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* Growth was "steady" for New York's top firms, with Latham & Watkins and Skadden Arps leading the pack in terms of gross revenue — which wasn't surprising, considering their Am Law 100 gross revenue ranking. [New York Law Journal]
* Dewey know when we'll be able to stop using this pun? Hmm, at this rate, probably never. Steve Otillar and Citi recently settled their dueling suits over the ex-D&L partner's capital contribution loan to the failed firm. [Am Law Daily]
* Cahill Gordon was supposed to investigate the Rutgers basketball scandal, but the firm cited a conflict of interest, so Skadden Arps stepped in. [Insert the joke of your choice here. I don't like or watch this sport.] [Reuters]
* Surely you've heard about Justice Orie Melvin's sentence by now. As it turns out, shaming a judge like you'd shame your dog online might not be enforceable… which is too bad. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
* When we last spoke about "controversial" commencement speakers, we didn't bring up the fact that Nancy Pelosi would be pulling double duty at UC Davis and Baltimore. Thoughts? [National Law Journal]
* She's got a death wish: the aggravation phase of the Jodi Arias trial was postponed at the last minute yesterday, and some think it's because of the interview she gave after the verdict was announced. [CNN]
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* The early numbers for the Am Law 100 are in, and it looks like Husch Blackwell's gross revenue grew by six percent in 2012 after a two-year decline. Hmm… perhaps the firm is saving money by cutting back on its rejection letter proofreaders. [Am Law Daily]
* "If I can't settle with any of those parties, I will sue them." Howrey's trustee, Allan Diamond, plans to sue former partners of the failed firm with a vengeance — and quite "quickly" — if they refuse to cooperate with him. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Speaking of bankrupt law firms, former Dewey partner Steven Otillar may proceed with his various claims against Citibank over the repayment of his $209K capital contribution loan. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* Anyone remember Amy McTeer, the attorney who doubled as an apparent model for "faces of meth"? She resigned from the bar after allegedly helping her boyfriend escape from jail. Classy! [National Law Journal]
* Cameron Ortiz, the U.S. Attorney whose name was dragged through the mud after Aaron Swartz's suicide, claims she intended to recommend only a six-month sentence for the deceased internet hero. [Bloomberg]
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Dewey Know Who's Next? (Reprise)
Which major law firm might follow in the footsteps of Dewey and LeBoeuf? Let's discuss….
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* Come on, people, Dewey really think that it's fair that these proposed partnership clawback settlements blame only us for the firm's implosion? The Steves and ex-CFO Joel Sanders don't think so. [Bloomberg]
* "[E]ven if partners' capital contributions were used to repay Dewey's indebtedness—so what?" Well, that's certainly one way to defend a suit alleging Citibank's participation in a Ponzi-like scheme. [Am Law Daily]
* A $280K bonus sure seems nice, but do all Supreme Court clerks choose life in Biglaw once they've completed their stints at the high court? As it turns out, the answer is no — some view the money as "golden handcuffs." [Wall Street Journal]
* Because nobody can ogle these crown jewels except Prince William: the royals' potential suit against Closer magazine over topless pics of Kate Middleton has turned into full-blown privacy proceeding. [New York Times]
* If you're struggling in law school, it may be wise to take some advice from those who've been there before you, like SullCrom's Rodge Cohen, the Ninth Circuit's Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. [National Law Journal]
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* Dewey know if Citibank is planning to sue other former D&L partners over their capital contribution loans? According to one court document filed by Luskin Stern & Eisler, the bank's counsel, the fun has just gotten started. [Am Law Daily]
* Unlike the voter ID laws in Texas and South Carolina, the Department of Justice has approved New Hampshire's law of the same ilk. Apparently hippies from the "Live Free or Die" state are incapable of discrimination against minorities. [CNN]
* Arizona, on the other hand, can discriminate against minorities all the live long day — for now. A federal judge ruled that the "show me your papers" provision of S.B. 1070, the state's strict immigration law, may be enforced. [Bloomberg]
* The latest argument raised in the case over the Mongolian Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton is that the bones are actually a "Frankenstein model based on several creatures." This movie is getting boring. [WSJ Law Blog]
* "[T]he state of New York doesn't get to be a dance critic." We're sure that any man would gladly tell the New York Court of Appeals that lap dancing is a form of art, but should it enjoy a tax exemption? [Associated Press]
Biglaw, Citigroup, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Dewey Collude With Citi To Screw Individual Partners?
A former Dewey partner alleges that the firm and Citibank worked together to improve the firm's cash position at the expense of individual partners.
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Celebrities, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, State Judges, Student Loans
Ed. note: Due to the Labor Day holiday, we'll be on a reduced publication schedule today. We'll be back to normal tomorrow. A restful and happy Labor Day to all!
* The lone ex-Dewey partner who was sued by Citibank for defaulting on his capital loan is fighting back, claiming that he was "fraudulently induced" into signing up for the plan even though the bank knew that the S.S. D&L was sinking. [Reuters]
* If you're trying to avoid additional questions being raised about your alleged bad behavior, a resignation amid scandal isn't the way to do it. Suzanne Barr, the ICE official accused of running a federal "frat house," has quit her job. [New York Daily News]
* A federal judge taught the members of the Louisiana Supreme court that the year 1994 did, in fact, occur before the year 1995. Justice Bernette Johnson will now ascend to the rank of chief justice. [Times-Picayune]
* Because we're all a little hopeless these days: given the bleak realities of our economic situation, perhaps it's finally time to change the standard for a discharge of student loan debt in bankruptcy. [New York Times]
* "The groups that attempt to rank schools are involved in a lot of hogwash." Even if that's the case, people are still going to care about the University of Illinois's rankings nosedive after the Paul Pless to-do. [News-Gazette]
* Don't be scared by the absurd tuition rates or the abysmal job prospects, because law school is still a great investment for African-Americans — and for law schools in search of diversity, too. [National Law Journal]
* "[T]hat a lawyer would take this kind of case is shocking." Sadly, it's not. Angelica Marie Cecora, the alleged escort who filed a $5M suit against Oscar de la Hoya, now has to pay all of his legal fees. [New York Post]
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Dewey Have Any Partners Left To Be Poached? Not Many After the Latest Departures
Dewey & LeBoeuf continues to hemorrhage talent, all around the world. Who is going where?


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Inari - Tablet for Verticals
Inari is the Aava Mobile tablet device dedicated for vertical markets.
The hardware and mechanical structure can survive drops from 1m height (see drop test video) and the optional Inari Rugged Frame increases drop resistance up to 1.8 m. The water-proof, shock-proof and dust-proof housing (IP65) withstands the requirements of retail, construction, military and other harsh environments without the extra bulk or weight of a ruggedized case.
Covered screw holes on the back allows easy mounting of additional hardware to the tablet (e.g. hand strap) or mounting the tablet onto some fixtures (e.g. on forklifts).
The Intel x86 platform supports the usage of different operating systems: Microsoft Windows 8.1 or Android 4.4.
Microsoft's Windows 8.1 seamlessly fits into your working environment. No limitations in terms of software compatibility! All desktop applications you are using on your Windows notebook or desktop are running on this tablet too. It also allows easy integration into existing IT infrastructure due to the known Microsoft security system.
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Inari is available with either an 8.3" or 10.1" screen with FHD resolution (1920 x 1200). The capacitive touch-screen supports multi-finger input even when wearing gloves as well as thin-tip passive and active pens.
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Inari comes with two cameras, a 8MP rear camera for high-quality images and videos, and a 2MP front camera for FHD video chats. The 8MP high quality camera on Inari supports reading of linear and 2D barcodes.
Interfaces are an integral part of any vertical device. Inari is packed with a great set of user accessible interfaces: at the bottom docking connector (USB 3.0 and HDMI output) and charging contacts, on the side USB 2.0, 3.5mm audio jack and a MicroUSB port (for charging). MicroSDXC card slot on the side allows storage capacity expansion supporting cards up to 2 TB. 64 GB of integrated memory gives enough data storage space for typical enterprise and vertical use cases.
We also offer optional LTE/3G modem for access to the internet and your own IT infrastructure from any place in the world with LTE/3G reception.
And every Aava Mobile Inari is backed by a 4-year availability guarantee!
Inari comes in two color variants: black & white.
Aava Mobile's Inari comes ready-to-use with battery and micro USB charger. But there are plenty of accessories that will make working with Inari even better.
• Inari Rugged Frame for 1.8m drop resistance
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• Thin-tip pen
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The 2013 Washburn Lady Blues will take to the field for the first time this season as they travel to the Arkansas-Monticello Hampton Inn Classic Feb. 2-3 in Monticello, Ark., as Washburn is scheduled for four games. The classic begins the second season of the Vanessa Becerra regime at Washburn after leading the Lady Blues to a 19-24 record and a fifth-place finish in her first season in the Washburn dugout.
Know the foes . . .
• Washburn will face Henderson State on both days of the classic opening the season with the Reddies at 11 a.m. and then wrapping up the classic on Feb. 3 at 1:30 p.m.
• The Lady Blues have not faced Henderson State since Feb. 20, 2004 falling 2-1.
• Washburn and Henderson State is tied all-time at 1-1 in the two meetings.
• The Reddies are part of the Great American Conference and finished the 2012 campaign with a 20-30 record.
• Host squad Arkansas-Monticello finished last season 40-14 going 21-5 in the Great American Conference winning the regular season and tournament championships.
• Washburn is 2-3 all-time against Arkansas-Monticello and the two teams have not met since Feb. 24, 2005 with Washburn falling 8-1.
• Ouachita Baptist finished 2012 with an 18-31 overall recording completing a 6-20 mark in the Great American Conference.
• Washburn and Ouachita Baptist have only played once and Washburn won the meeting 6-0 on Feb. 21, 2004.
• All four games will count as regional games for the Lady Blues as they have moved from the NCAA South Central Region to the Central Region, which encompasses the MIAA, the GAC and the Northern Sun Conferences.
Blue Notes . . .
• #3 Kristen Bell -- started all 43 games at catcher last season as a freshman.
• #4 Katie Schroeder -- carries a 14-game streak of reaching base safely into the start of the 2013 season.
• #5 Marina Quimby -- earned first team all-city and all-conference as a freshman at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo.
• #6 Lauren Byrn -- was a second team all-league pick as a junior and honorable mention all-league as a senior at Lawrence High School.
• #7 Amanda Kirkhart --appeared in 34 games as a freshman at Butler County batting .313.
• #8 Kayla Oldham -- Lady Blues' only returning pitcher from 2012 going 10-11 with an ERA of 3.28.
• #9 Haylee Marsteller -- A first team all-league pick as a senior at Lansing High School.
• #10 Deidra Jones -- Transfer from Ottawa where she appeared in 19 games starting 12.
• #12 Tori Gloudeman -- A second team all-league pick at first base batting .428 with 17 RBI.
• #13 Skyler Gentry -- Appeared in 62 games as a sophomore at Highland Community College where team finished second in the region.
• #14 Mallorie Monhollon -- Appeared in 29 games making 24 starts at Washburn.
• #15 Leah Garland -- Has made 12 starts playing in 14 games as a freshman at Washburn.
• #16 Lauren Thimmesch -- A transfer from Iowa State after she earned all-state honors as a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas.
• #22 Shelby Erickson -- Has started 89 of 91 carer games at shortstop recording a .280 batting average with 76 hits.
• #23 Alex Zordel -- her 22 career home runs is tied for sixth on the Washburn career chart while recording 130 hits, 74 RBI and 57 runs scored starting 134 of 137 career games.
2012 Season Preview
The Washburn Lady Blues return seven returners and have added a talented cast of newcomers as the team enters the second year under head coach Vanessa Becerra. Of the seven returners, four are starters and Washburn returns is winningest pitcher from last season as well.
A strong group of newcomers will help the softball program start its climb back to the top of the MIAA race as they look for their first conference regular season title since the 2000 season. Washburn finished the 2012 season with a 19-24 record finishing sixth in the MIAA standings.
Headlining the returns is senior third baseman Alex Zordel who earned first team all-MIAA honors last season.
Zordel led the team with a .380 batting average driving in 32 runs while scoring 31 hitting 10 home runs giving her 22 for her career.
Washburn also returns its middle fielders in junior second baseman Katie Schroeder and junior shortstopShelby Erickson.
Schroeder was an honorable mention all-MIAA selection last season after collecting 44 hits and batting .301 scoring a team-high 36 runs.
Erickson hit .299 last year with 41 hits and three home runs recording 12 multi-hit games as a sophomore.
Behind the plate sophomore Kristen Bell returns after starting all 43 games and finishing the season with 30 hits and 20 runs scored.
Also returning are a pair of sophomores who saw action in both infield and outfield positions in Leah Garlandand Mallorie Monhollon.
Garland appeared in 14 games making 12 starting collecting six hits with 33 at bats.
Monhollon played in 29 games making 24 starts and had eight hits with 12 runs scored while driving in 12 during the season. She tied a school record with seven RBI against Angelo State hitting a grand slam and a three-run homer in the game.
The lone pitcher returning for Washburn is sophomore Kayla Oldham who made 17 starts tossing 13 complete games going 10-11 on the season with a 3.28 earned run average. Oldham also had 45 at bats during the season collecting seven hits while driving in three runs.
Becerra will welcome in eight new players this season who will have an impact on the 2013 campaign. Junior transfer Skyler Gentry is the most-seasoned of the group after transferring from Highland Community College by way of Texas Wesleyan. In her sophomore year with Highland, she appeared in 62 games collecting 54 hits while scoring 45 runs for the Scotties.
The Lady Blues will also welcome in sophomore transfers Deidra Jones, Amanda Kirkhart and Lauren Thimmesch.
Kirkhart is transferring from Butler County where she played in 34 games as a freshman batting .313 with 25 hits and 16 RBI for the conference champion Grizzlies.
Jones appeared in 19 games as a freshman at Ottawa while marking 12 starts for the Braves.
Thimmesch joins Washburn after playing at Iowa State was an all-state pick in high school prior to joining the Cyclones.
Four more freshmen round out the team in Marina Quimby, Lauren Byrn, Haylee Marsteller and Tori Gloudeman.
Quimby was a three-time all-city pick in Aurora, Colo. Byrn was a two-time all-league selection as a junior and senior at Lawrence High School. Marsteller earned three all-league honors at Lansing High School and Gloudeman has played several different infield positions earning two different all-league honors at Maize High School.
Lady blues head coach Vanessa Becerra
• was named the Washburn Lady Blues head softball coach on Aug. 3, 2011 after spending four seasons at Metro State in Denver, Colo., with the final season coming as the head coach.
• is 19-24 in her second season on the bench and overall Becerra has recorded a 53-42 mark in her third year as a head coach.
• in her lone season as the head coach at Metro State, Becerra led the Roadrunners the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season championship while advancing to the NCAA regional tournament for the third-straight season finishing with a 34-18 record.
• has coached three Lady Blues to all-MIAA honors.
• has had 12 Lady Blues named to the MIAA's Academic Honor Roll.
Lady Blues softball history. . .
• The Lady Blues are 1034-735-1 in their 44th year of softball.
• The Lady Blues have made three NCAA Tournament appearances (1999, 2006, 2008).
• Washburn won the 2002 regular season MIAA title.
Up Next . . .
The Lady Blues will return to the road Feb. 8-10 to Durant, Okla., to play six games at the Southeastern Oklahoma State Invitational in regional competition. Following their trip to Durant, Washburn will not return to game action until Feb. 22-24 at the NSIC/MIAA Crossover Dome Tournament in Rochester, Minn. Washburn will open its home slate on March 5 when they will face Northwestern Oklahoma in non-conference action.


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Filmmaker Gillian Armstrong
She's been making great films for more than 30 years. Director Gillian Armstrong joined us when she was in town for The Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival. Armstrong, an Australian Filmmaker, was the Guest of Honor and screened her new documentary, "Love, Lust & Lies."
She talked about making that film, as well as working with some Hollywood stars like Christian Bale, Mel Gibson and Cate Blanchett.
For more information on the POWFest, visit their website.
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Welcome to All of you. The Labour Unity is an alliance of THREE largest Pakistani Labour Federations i.e All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions (APFUTU) and All Pakistan Federation of Labour (Durrani Group) (APFOL) and GFTU
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We do it because of our values. We do it because of our strong roots in our communities.
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Community Christmas caroling
The old Holy Family Church, Ninth and Church streets, will be open for community Christmas caroling at 5 p.m. Dec. 10.
Among those performing will be students from Bright Beginnings Preschool as well as local church choir members.
Members of the St. Theresa's Society at Holy Family will serve refreshments.
The event is free and open to the public.
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A number of New Zealand based international development non government organisations (NGOs) have been part of the ongoing response and recovery effort following the Christchurch quake. Working under the umbrella group the NGO Disaster Relief Forum (NDRF), the agencies were on the ground shortly after the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck.
Group members operational in Christchurch have included Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA), CBM, Christian World Service (CWS), Oxfam, Rotary NZ, Save the Children, TearFund, and World Vision. Many of these agencies enlisted the support of their international partners and local teams.
NDRF liaison and Cantabrian, Nick Clarke said he, like other members of the group, is used to responding to large-scale emergencies in countries like Pakistan and Haiti not in his hometown. "New Zealand hasn't seen a disaster of this scale for decades. The collective global grunt of the group means we can offer specialist help and advice from immediate disaster management through to recovery and psychosocial support.
Members have been working in a highly collaborative way - supporting liaison with local authorities, communications and other group activities. For example the Salvation Army has supplied a Linwood warehouse and food, World Vision has been carrying out logistical work, and Rotary has provided volunteers.
Christchurch based Christian World Service has been working in a liaison role and providing communications support along with World Vision.
Sector specific groups like those providing psychosocial support services meet regularly to coordinate programmes such as Journey of Hope (Save the Children) and a Psychosocial Resource Kit (TearFund).
These are just some examples of how the NGO Disaster Relief Forum (NDRF) is adding value in Christchurch and the high level of cooperation is drawing strong interest locally, nationally and internationally.
Find out more information on the NGO Disaster Relief Forum and their work in Christchurch.
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Kid Rock inducted his pal Bob Seger into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame way back in 2004, but it took the pair almost a decade to finally bite the (silver) bullet and hit the road as a double bill.
On Friday, March 15, the seemingly odd couple shared the stage at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center, the first of just two shows together, with a Saturday gig planned for Fargo, N.D. Was it a matter of conflicting schedules that prevented more joint dates? Or was this just a test of sorts to see if the two acts' fans could play nice together?
If it was a test, the crowd -- not to mention the headliners -- passed with flying colors. Both guys are from suburban Detroit. One grew up creating that old time rock and roll, the other twisted and tweaked it to fit his own vision. Seger may be 67 and Kid Rock is a mere 42, but that 25-year difference barely seemed to faze the sold-out crowd, who cheered lustily throughout the entire evening.
Kid Rock opened the evening with a ridiculously entertaining 75-minute set that, from the very start, proved he had plenty of material Seger's audience could easily enjoy. He played a few songs from his latest album ("Chickens in the Pen," "Celebrate"), but mostly stuck to his classics, including the smash hits from his 11-times platinum 1998 breakthrough album "Devil Without a Cause."
Fargo-born guitar prodigy Shannon Curfman -- who was billed early in her career as a female version of Jonny Lang -- has been part of Kid Rock's surprisingly beefy backing group, Twisted Brown Trucker, since 2010.
Seger took the stage after 10 p.m., dressed all in black and sporting a gone-white shag haircut and beard that made him look a lot like Michael McDonald. After the first three songs, and the departure of media photographers from the front of the stage, Seger pulled out a black headband and noticeably relaxed.
He opened with a pair of covers, John Hiatt's "Detroit Made" (presumably from his long-in-the-works new studio album) and the R&B classic "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You." From there, he started rolling out his big guns, like "Mainstreet" and "Old Time Rock and Roll." He has even reintroduced his old car-commercial classic "Like a Rock" into the set, more than 25 years after he last played it live.
After grunge took over in the early '90s, Seger quietly retired from the business and spent a decade raising his kids as just another suburban dad. His mid-'00s return to action saw him filling arenas across the country, including two previous stops at the X.
He recently told a reporter he doesn't think he'll continue touring once he hits 70, which is only about 26 months from now.
During Seger's encore, he invited Kid Rock onstage and the pair performed several of their hits together, including Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" and Seger's "Rock and Roll Never Forgets." Judging by their obvious chemistry and the crowd's wild response, don't be surprised to see Seger squeeze in a full tour with Kid Rock before he hits that self-imposed retirement deadline.
Pop music critic Ross Raihala can be reached at 651-228-5553. Follow him at Twitter.com/ RossRaihala.


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1991 Jeep Cherokee • 167,000 miles
I have a 1991 cherokee jeep with about 167000miles. My truck is having this jerking stubbering problem to where my rpm hand is jerking up and down and when I press on the gas it seems to have a low power almost like its missing. I have replaced the relays, throttle sensor, crank sensor, distributor cap and rotor and fule sensor and nothing has changed. What could this problem be?
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Any applicable trouble codes? Use a gage and check fuel pressure. Are you sure it is the engine causing issue and not tranny? Without a code or something to go in the right direction, The generic list of possibilities is probably as long as your arm? I can find you a list of possibilities if you want it?
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Who said I objected new blood? I think you missed the entire point of my post, assuming this was aimed at me. I have personally spoken with all of the registry officials and many of the breeders AT LENGTH, for YEARS. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I strongly disagree with what the registry is doing to this breed.
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The latest five-disc set from Northern California's Music@Menlo festival, curated by the husband-and-wife team of cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, features terrific playing all the way through a survey of chamber music from the early Baroque to about five minutes ago. The 2008 festival examined what it called "the unfolding of music" through the centuries, initially focusing on pre-Romantic music on modern instruments, then proceeding chronologically to the final concert, which showcased scores written during the past two decades. Each CD, however, retraces the festival's progress in microcosm, beginning with a Baroque piece and ending with something more or less contemporary.
There's a bright and light Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, and a tight, sprightly, mainstream performance of a Corelli concerto grosso. But the 18th-century works played by the Escher String Quartet—Adam Barnett-Hart and Wu Jie, violins; Pierre Lapointe, viola; and Andrew Janss, cello—receive remarkably romanticized performances, which in a way negates the concept of musical change or "unfolding" over time. Yet the results are nonetheless fascinating, particularly the Escher way with Haydn's "Sunrise" quartet, played with remarkable bar-to-bar detail and plenty of wit. In contrast, the Haydn E minor trio performed by Derek Han, Jorja Fleezanis, and Laurence Lesser is more plainspoken and well behaved.
The Romantic era is represented strikingly here by a mostly extroverted performance of the Schubert Octet (although the woodwinds are sometimes a bit reserved), a mercurial Escher treatment of Wolff's Italian Serenade, a mellow reading of the Brahms Horn Trio, a gracious account of Dvo?ák's Terzetto for strings, and an exceptionally warm and lyrical version of Schumann's Piano Quintet.
The 20th century creeps in with modest portions of Stravinsky (his acerbic and rarely heard Three Pieces for String Quartet, again featuring the Eschers), Prokofiev ( Overture on Hebrew Themes), Shostakovich (two pieces for string octet), and Britten (Phantasy for oboe and strings), plus a beguiling novelty: Louis Gruenberg's Four Diversions for String Quartet, a simultaneously playful and slightly tense work where Martin? meets Gershwin.
The set's greatest importance lies in the three more recent works it features, although one of them, Tan Dun's Elegy: Snow in June is not entirely rewarding as cellist Andrés Díaz plays meditative lines through 25 minutes of attention-deficit percussion consternation (the work honors the memory of the Tiananmen Square victims). More rewarding are selections from Gabriela Lena Frank's song cycle in progress, "Songs of Cifar and the Sweet Sea" (featuring baritone Robert Gardner and pianist Anna Polonsky), and the world premiere of Kenneth Frazelle's Piano Trio—its three movements aren't well differentiated and the musical argument, while given in accessible terms, is not entirely focused, but violinist Joseph Swensen, cellist Finckel, and pianist Jeffrey Kahane make a compelling case for it.
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The San Juan College Child and Family Development Center, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, are hosting a week of events to recognize the importance of early childhood programs.
What: San Juan College Week of the Young Child<
Wednesday: 9 a.m.: Greetings from San Juan College President Toni Pendergrass at the Child and Family Development Center playground
9:30 to 11:15 a.m.: Obstacle course on the lawn in front of the Child and Family Development Center
3 p.m.: Storyteller Mary Poppcorn in room 8126 of the Child and Family Development Center
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Where: San Juan College, 4601 College Blvd., Farmington
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"This week is set aside to bring attention to some of the needs that children in families have," said Mary Schumacher-Hoerner, associate professor of early childhood education at the college.On Tuesday, the center hosted a Family Fair at the college's student center to introduce parents to programs that support children and families in San Juan County.
"There are many, many things I've noticed people in the community are just unaware of," Schumacher-Hoerner said.
After student Jackie Reed was done with classes, she and her four-year-old daughter, Maliyah, visited the fair.
"I was just seeing if they had booths for (children's) programs for the summer to get her to interact with other kids. She's the only child," Reed said.
Maliyah is enrolled in preschool at the Child and Family Development Center, which allows Reed to attend classes while her daughter is nearby.
Reed said she thinks that her daughter has become more assertive because of the time she has spent in the campus center. Programs that Reed learned about from past Family Fairs, such as a ballet class that Maliyah attended last year, have also helped.
"(Maliyah) is able to make her own choices, see what she likes and go after what she likes," Reed said.
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This past Saturday evening our Pack celebrated the accomplishments of 9 of scouts who have earned the Arrow of Light award. This year we did the ceremony at the Forest Ecology Preserve. Read what the Arrow of Light Ceremony/Award is here on the post from 2009, when the year TV Boy earned his arrow of light.
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The Curse of American Politics
America is worried about its democracy in this election year. The power of money in our politics, long a scandal, has now become a disaster. Elections are fought mainly on television, in a battle of endless and hugely expensive political ads, and candidates are trapped in spiraling arms races of fund-raising, desperately trying to raise more than their opponents. The New York Times estimates that the 1996 presidential race will cost between $600 million and $1 billion, that it now takes at least $5 million to run a successful Senate campaign—in some states as much as $30 million—and that even a seat in the House can cost $2 million.
Much of that money is given in large amounts by corporations and individuals, many of whom contribute to both major parties. From January 1991 through June 1992, the Republican Party raised $34.9 million and the Democratic Party $13.1 million in "soft" money—money given to parties rather than to candidates and used for advertising the party's message, for voter registration, and for other activities that are exempt from legal limits on contributions. By the same period in 1995–1996, those numbers had exploded; the Republican Party raised $83.9 million in soft money and the Democrats $70.3 million. The totals for each party are expected to reach between $120 and $150 million by November. The flow of "hard" money—money that is subject to legal limits—has also dramatically increased: in the 1994 general election, for example, Political Action Committees (PACs) donated $172.9 million to House and Senate campaigns. (The total was $20.4 million in 1976, just after Congress enacted a law, discussed below, that was intended to curb campaign contributions.)
The sheer volume of money raised and spent is not the only defect in contemporary American politics. The national political "debate" is now directed by advertising executives and political consultants and conducted mainly through thirty-second, "sound bite" television and radio commercials that are negative, witless, and condescending; these ads, in the view of the authors of a recent book, Going Negative,
But money is the biggest threat to the democratic process. The time politicians must spend raising money in endless party functions and in more personal ways—not only during an election campaign but while in office, preparing for the next election—has become an increasingly large drain on their attention. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa complained in 1988, "As soon …
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WALLACE, EDWARD SECCOMB (1897–1964). Edward Seccomb Wallace, historian, was born in Ansonia, Connecticut, on June 15, 1897, the son of Frederic William and Grace Mary (Seccomb) Wallace. He graduated from Phillips-Andover Academy at Andover, Massachusetts, and Evans School in Mesa, Arizona, and received a B.A. from Yale, an M.A. from Harvard, and a Ph.D. from Boston University. His studies at Yale were interrupted by World War I, when he entered the service at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 11, 1917. In September he transferred to aviation and was sent to Love Field, Texas, for flight training. He received his commission there on March 22, 1918, and continued with advanced training at Ellington Field, Texas. During World War II Wallace served with the United States Army Air Force from February 1942 until October 1944 in the North Africa and Sicily campaigns. Following the war he lived for a time in San Antonio, where he served as military historian (civilian status) for the United States Air Force. Wallace taught at South Kent School, South Kent, Connecticut; Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts; Suffolk University, Boston; and Pan American College, Edinburg, Texas (now the University of Texas-Pan American). His special interest was military history in the American West, especially the Mexican War. He traveled widely in Texas and northern Mexico in connection with his scholarly pursuits and was very critical of works by academic armchair historians. He wrote four books of narrative history: General William Jenkins Worth, Monterey's Forgotten Hero (1953); The Story of the U.S. Cavalry, 1775–1942 (1954), which he coauthored with Maj. Gen. John K. Herr; The Great Reconnaissance: Soldiers, Artists and Scientists on the Frontier, 1848–1861 (1955); and Destiny and Glory (1957). The Great Reconnaissance is considered an outstanding book on the exploration of the West following the Mexican War. It was selected by Lawrence Clark Powell in his bibliography, A Southwestern Century, as one of the 100 best books written about the American Southwest. Wallace was a member of the Texas State Historical Association and a contributor to the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, American Heritage, and various Western journals. After 1956 Wallace and his wife, Betty Alden Wallace, spent several winters in Eagle Pass, Texas. He died at his home in Millington Green, East Haddam, Connecticut, on November 13, 1964.
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November 28, 2015
People are taking extra precautions this flu season to prevent from getting sick, especially with the scarcity of flu shots. But, does that mean giving up the "common cup" during communion?
The Catholic News Service reports that a bishop has asked Vermont Catholics not to receive communion from a "common cup" or shake hands for the next few months.
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GUEST REVIEW: Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
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I loved this book! It's wonderful to have a historical romance set in China. The setting is rich and the story and characters are imbued with its essence of honor, loyalty and tradition. Family is important, and so is love, and reconciling the conflict between those seems almost impossible at times. I was almost in tears by the end.
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This is an action and adventure romance, set in a time and place where men (and some women) must literally fight for what they want and for what they believe to be right. The romance is central to the plot, with two characters who love, learn, and become their best selves for each other. It's all the best things about historical romance, and I hope we'll see more romance from Jeannie Lin set in China.
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I never thought I would feel out of place wearing pants. I went to college, was the class clown and fully enjoyed my 20s - probably more than most.
I have been in the radio business for 30 years. I have been backstage at more than a few concerts and have enjoyed my share of record label hospitality suites. But I never thought I would feel out of place wearing pants.
Then I went to the 36th Annual Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival last weekend. Attending this event was NoCo50 Challenge No. 35. I was up for the event that annually makes Estes Park the Celtic Capital of North America. I was ready for the anticipated 80,000 attendees. I was ready for the Scottish, Irish and Welsh dancers and the Celtic rock, folk and traditional bands. I was ready for bagpipes and traditional food and drink. I just was not ready for all these dudes without pants.
While I do not have scientific evidence to back me up, I do know what I saw with my own eyes and feel I can say the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival is North America's largest gathering of men in skirts. But lad, those are not skirts. Those are kilts. What's with the kilts?
"Kilts are an expression of one's Celtic background," said Dr. James Durward, founder and president of the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival. "Kilts have transformative powers. The wearer adopts an interesting alternative ego. I've seen kilts bring on complete personality changes."
Superman has his cape and the Celt has his kilt.
"We are a very proud people and we like to celebrate our heritage by wearing our traditional tartans." Tartans, I learned from Dr. Durward, are patterns made of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands of fabric in multiple colors. I call it plaid. But I am not Scottish.
"You'll see more kilts here than on a tour through Scotland," chuckled Dr. Durward. A retired dentist, this affable fellow is a fixture in Estes Park and the obvious driving force behind the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival, which finished its 36th year.
I asked him to tell me about the first year.
"It began as a simple community event with the intention of celebrating our Scottish, Irish and British Isles heritage," James said. "We had no idea it would become an international festival. People literally come from all over the world to attend the event."
The Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival has become one of the largest of its kind with more than 50 Celtic events held throughout the weekend, including jousting competitions, Highland games, musical acts, Celtic dancers and North America's largest Celtic parade. It is fabulous, but why all this in Estes Park?
"The scenery is unbeatable," said Dr. Durward. "It's not hard to get people to travel here. Plus, Estes Park has a very rich Celtic heritage. Our legendary city founders - the Stanleys, Lord Dunraven and the MacGregors - are all of Celtic heritage."
The heritage of Estes Park's city founders is undisputed, but what if you are just starting to discover your own?
"This is probably the best event for that," said Jeff Brown, of Loveland. "The festival features the Gathering of the Clans. These clans set up booths under a huge tent and display information about the origins of the clan. You can wander through this gathering and locate your surname. Once you locate your surname, the individual clans help draw all the connections in your lineage."
According to Wikipedia, a clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Members of a given clan may identify with a coat of arms or other symbol to show they are an independent clan.
I noticed several coats of arms, but was more preoccupied with the fact that I was the only man wearing pants. Back to Brown, who is of Irish decent and has been doing genealogy research on his own.
"I've discovered all the different places in Ireland where my family is from," Brown said. "So I could take the research that I have done and compare it to the information available at the Gathering of the Clans. My research matched what I discovered at the festival, so it completely confirmed what I've learned about my heritage. It was very exciting!"
The festival is almost daunting in size, featuring hundreds of vendors, Celtic dancers and musical performers. Plus there were scotch whiskey tastings. Perhaps a wee nip would help me forget about my pants. Jack James, my 6-year-old boy, had other plans because there were dogs. Specifically, he found Dogs of the British Isles.
Dogs of the British Isles is a dog show affiliated with the festival featuring only breeds native to the British Isles. Laura Drotar, chairman of this unique dog show, is proud of the direction it has taken over the past few years.
"My husband and I have a real heart for helping shelter dogs avoid being euthanized," Drotar said. "Several years ago we decided to shift the focus of the show away from show dogs and a breed-specific mentality and instead focus on rescue and animal adoption organizations."
Her efforts have been well received. This year, more than 20 dogs were adopted at the festival and each adoptive organization gathered at least 10 adoption applications.
Drotar is also responsible for the amazing animal entertainment at the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival. True to Celtic cultures, working dogs move sheep. The herding demonstrations featuring the amazing abilities of working border collies and the Colorado Disc Dogs were pure delight for my son.
We took in some of the jousting where participants were competing for their share of a $40,000 purse. The Highland athletic events were particularly interesting. Athletes from professional to novice competed in such events as putting the stone, where athletes hurl a 17-pound rock shot-put style, and the Caber Toss. The most readily recognized of the Highland athletic events, athletes toss a caber, or large wooden pole, averaging 19-feet, 7-inches long and weighing an average of 167 pounds.
Unfortunately, there was simply more Scottish-Irish Highland Festival than we had time. We missed the military musical splendor of the Estes Tattoo; something definitely on the list for next year. I missed my wee nip of scotch, too. I am happy to report that my newfound friend, Durward, enjoyed his Scottish cocktail after the work of the festival was done.
"I had a wee dram last night," the good doctor said by phone Tuesday. I have more Scottish cultural terminology to define. A dram is used informally to mean a small amount of Scotch whiskey, usually around six ounces. A wee dram is less. That is what you tell your wife you consumed when she asks what became of your pants.


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Pumpkin Stuffed with Everything Good
This recipe courtesy of Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan
Shortly after I was given this recipe, I started keeping a list of whom I'd made it for-- because I loved it so much, I was sure that if I didn't keep track, I'd end up serving the dish to the same people over and over. The idea for it came from my friend Helene Samuel's sister, Catherine, whose husband grows pumpkins on his farm just outside Lyon. Catherine sent me a charming outline of the recipe, and as soon as I'd baked my first pumpkin, I realized that an outline is about the best you can do with this dish. It's a hollowed-out pumpkin stuffed with bread, cheese, garlic and cream, and since pumpkins come in unpredictable sizes, cheeses and breads differ, and baking times depend on how long it takes for the pumpkin to get soft enough to pierce with a knife, being precise is impossible.
As Catherine said when she turned this family favorite over to me, " I hope you will put the recipe to good use, knowing that it's destined to evolve... and maybe even be improved."
Well, I've certainly been putting it to good use, and it has evolved, although I'm not sure that it's been improved, since every time I make it, it's different, but still wonderful. My guess is that you'll have the same feeling once you start playing around with this "outline." See Bonne Idee for some hints on variations.
And speaking of playing around, you might consider serving this alongside the Thanksgiving turkey or even instead of it -- omit the bacon and you've got a great vegetarian main course. Makes 2 very generous or 4 more genteel servings.
You have a choice-- you can either spoon out portions of the filling, making sure to get a generous amount of pumpkin into the spoonful, or you can dig into the pumpkin with a big spoon, pull the pumpkin meat into the filling, an then mix everything up. I'm a fan of the pull-and-mix option. Served in hearty portions followed by a salad, the pumpkin is a perfect cold-weather main course; served in generous spoonfuls, it's just right alongside the Thanksgiving turkey.
It's really best to eat this as soon as it's ready. However, if you've got leftovers, you can scoop them out of the pumpkin, mix them up, cover and chill them; reheat them the next day.
Bonne Idee:
There are many ways to vary this arts-and-crafts project. Instead of bread, I've filled the pumpkin with cooked rice-- when it's baked, it's almost risotto-like. And, with either bread or rice, on different occasions I've added cooked spinach, kale, chard, or peas (the peas came straight from the freezer). I've made it without bacon (a wonderful vegetarian dish), and I've also made it and loved, loved, loved it with cooked sausage meat; cubes of ham are also a good idea. Nuts are a great addition, as are chunks of apple.
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As crazy as it sounds, those items have turned up at the lost and found office of the fair over the past few years. Some things are more common, said Gail Tompkins, who oversees the lost and found.
Cell phones, IDs, keys and jewelry turn up a lot. IDs are found so much that Tompkins has started sending postcards to the address on the ID notifying the person that the fairgrounds has something of theirs.
People are typically thrilled to learn their ID isn't gone forever, Tompkins said.
Calls about lost cell phones are high on the list of items the office tends to on a typical day as well, Tompkins said.
Even after several years as supervisor, Tompkins is still surprised by some things that roll in.
The brain scan was the weirdest, she said. Last year, a pair of black and white zebra print high heels turned up. Another year, a dog — a real one — was delivered to the office.
Three strollers are now in the lost and found. Tompkins said parents probably get into one of those "No, I thought you put it in the car" situations and don't realize it until they get home.
Anything that's left when the fair closes is kept in the fairgrounds marketing office for three months. After that, the items are donated to charities or thrift stores. Keys that aren't claimed end up being delivered to a shop that melts them and reuses the metal.
The lost and found is on the lower level of the grandstand near Chicken Charlie's. People looking for items they may have lost can call (858) 794-1124.
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Background: HSS goal is 7 million by March 31, 2014, 269231 PER WEEK
Republican strategy: point to shortcomings and declare the entire program a failure. They also do with with welfare and disability fraud. "Oh, there were some incidences of fraud, therefore the entire program is a failure and should be terminated. Government is inefficient."
That, or use the fact that a marginal share of people abuse an element of a program in order to broadside against "big government", a non-existent enemy. Standard Breitbart-strategy.
Daffy the better stat which we'll never get is the effectiveness of Obamacare to reach the previously uninsured since this was a MAJOR selling point we heard for months. Seems maybe out of convenience, that would be very difficult to track. I'm not talking about those who are now losing their insurance and being placed on the exchanges.
But this will be interesting if people keep the cash or buy insurance? Eventually down the road, perhaps years, we'll have to focus on the trajectory of total uninsured people/families since Obamacare has immediate acceptance. That will come with time though.
Good bad or indifferent, just like buying a car or other product. Generally a good idea not to be an early adapter if you want to eliminate the hassles associated with the typical early bugs in the product/process.
Welfare and disability are for those in need. Obamacare is a government subsidy. It is socialism. We have a product that is going to be sold to the public, but its price will vary with income. We can both get the same product but it will cost us different amounts. THAT is why it's a bad idea. You and yours may be in favor of such "leveling" but I'm not.
Like I said before, what's next? Obamacable? The Affordable Restaurant Plan? Why not institute graduated pricing on everything? BECAUSE IT'S A STUPID IDEA.
What part of the program is a government subsidy? And how much in expenditures is that part of it? Everyone's insurance premiums are different now. By nature, insurance prices differ for different people. WTF are you babbling about?
It is not "socialism" in any sense, which is government ownership of industry. The health sector will still be privately run. Doctors, nurses, technicians, insurance companies: ALL PRIVATE. You're flipping hysterical, and not to be taken seriously about anything. I simply cannot believe you were ever in Mensa. That's not possible.
Your petty attacks go nowhere and I've seen this exact response literally on 20 of your rebuttles. What Junic quickly overlooked is that it is version Fascism with under tones of Capitalism. Not exactly Socialism.
You can quickly see that RunnerX and others are on HIGH defense mode about Obamacare. Everyone expects the launch to be ugly, we get that. Every major program, system, etc. always launch with issues but the accountability with this is extremely low. And President Obama's goals for the program are 3,000,000 people a week until the middle of December. So far they'd be lucky to have 10,000 people signed up. You'd be better served dropping your partisan attacks trying to find 'any in' to pick someones response apart.
With the Obama Administration being the most transparent administration ever, where are the Obamacare enrollee numbers?!? For the TRILLIONS we are spending for this program over the next decade, it would sure be nice to know if its worth it!
Junic - Don't forget wireless broadband for everyone! Thats perfect though, because then in 20-30 years they'll have provided us with the exact high speed internet access that they can regulate, shut off, monitor, etc. Wait they sorta do that jumping through some hoops.
soooooo, if none of these people sign-up, are they still going to tax/ fine them? what a boon for the federal government!!!
at what point do they declare the program nonviable?
What did the two righties say to each other? "Should we go for the straw-man or the white whale? ".
Source??? HHS says 7000000 by March 31. 3000000 a week by mid Dec would be roughly 33 million based on your statement.
See this is just the thing. In business, the launch of any product is absolutely crucial. Insurance is a different but market penetration is vital. The launch has and will be ugly, but this is just small fries. The actual number of participants drives everything and more importantly the number of healthy younger participants.
If the number are bad, opponents who think it'll collapse onto itself are extremely mislead. Spending more money will be proposed and taxing the non-participants more will be right along with it. I'm still waiting for the numbers from the 'Most Transparent Government' in US history.
Yeah that can't be right. I heard the 3,000,000 between radio commercials on a news break. It has to be 3,000,000 total by December 15th and 7,000,000 total by March 31st. Well if we did see those numbers, the programs solvency would certainly be much better.
Uh yeah, thats part of the law. $95 to start and escalating from there. Get those irresponsible shirkers in the system!
Boon? They will use the funds to subsidize some of the low income folks to help them get insurance.
Please delineate the TRILLIONS in govt spending that will be spent on the ACA. On what part of it? Medicaid expansion? Subsidies for the poor to buy insurance? Where are you getting "trillions" from?
I dont have a problem with criticism of Obama. Just please, be rational! Calling the ACA "socialism" is simply idiotic, and is an insult to real socialism and communism. Right wingers have been calling literally every single thing Obama has done as "socialism". Tax hikes on rich? Socialism. Recapitalization of banks? Socialism. Bailout of GM? Socialism. EPA regulations? Socialism. Dodd-Frank? Socialism. It's retarded. Socialism actually means GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF INDUSTRY. Full stop. You guys need to chill and stop your hyperbolic hysteria.
Ok we are close. Not quite TRILLIONS but this is the CBO, so we know it'll come in much higher. Wasn't Medicare forcasted 10-12x lower than what the first decade finished for spending. Giving money away isn't cheap RunnerX.
I think the Socialism piece is overplayed. '50 Shades of Fascism' would be a Liberal Best Seller.
The thing is, Republicans ask themselves "why should we stop?". They are successful at dividing the nation along partisan lines, exactly as they wish. It's the 'Southern Strategy' taken nation-wide. The result of which is the Tea Party and other extremists, without which, the GOP would be effectively neutered as a party. Rationalism and sensibility haven't been at their core in nearly 40 years.
In all seriousness, what motivation do Republicans (rank-and-file and elected, alike) have for ending their lies, moral corruption at every single level of government, and hypocritical blamesmanship?
Sounds like Dems are battling within the ranks. Poor Joe may be getting the boot!
Nice dictionary definition of socialism. Now, why don't you look up socialist policies and how they offset capitalism?
Spot-on......+100,000,000...........which is also coincidentally the cost in dollars per day of the govt shutdown.......... thanks to the Republicans.
6!!!!!! WOW They go 6 on the first day!!!!
Only 6 People Enrolled In Obamacare On First Day
ATTKISSON: Early enrollment figures are contained in notes from twice a day war room meetings from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid services after the web site failed on October 1st. They were turned over in response to a document request from the House Oversight Committee. The web site launched on Tuesday. Publicly, the government said there were 4.7 million unique visits in the first 24 hours, but at a meeting Wednesday morning, the war room notes say 6 enrollments have occurred so far. They were with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, CareSource, and Health Care Service Corporation....
You are still keeping track, right Daffy?
"The White House said early Sunday that about 1.1 million people have enrolled in coverage plans through the federally run HealthCare.gov, which covers 36 states. That figure does not include the latest enrollment data from 14 states that run their own healthcare enrollment sites - including California, Connecticut, Kentucky, New York and Connecticut - and where response to Obamacare has been enthusiastic, so the total enrollment nationally is likely more than 1.5 million."
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The lower-than-hoped-for enrollment numbers on the federal exchanges are due to Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D., D.C.) argued on Monday. Norton blamed a "negative propaganda campaign" by Republicans that confused Americans into thinking that the law was no longer in effect.
"There are millions of people out there who think it was repealed, so there was no way to break through that very easily," she told MSNBC. Norton also pointed out that the "debacle of a website" made matters worse because it "seemed to confirm that [the law] must have been repealed, or should have been repealed."
Norton remained confident that the enrollment numbers will improve as people learn more about the law as well as the nearing deadlines and fines. "When that fine is going to kick in, you're going to see people trotting to sign on like you've never seen it before," she said.
Obamacare is the gift that keeps on giving.
I checked prices at healthcare.gov last night to see if it made any sense for me to purchase it there instead of through my employer. I am not qualified for a subsidy. The lowest priced policy was around $550 a month and the highest was $960. Ouch! So I get to pay a lot more so as to subsidize others. When all those people who had their private policies cancelled see what they are going to pay now there will be many unhappy folks. People who don't qualify for a subsidy might not be able to afford to buy insurance and will be forced to go without. Paying the penalty will add insult to injury. This is a transfer of wealth from those who earned it to those who didn't. Pure Marxism. The White House is counting everyone who looked at a policy as someone who signed up. They are not just counting those that actually paid the first months premium. At least the 650 million dollar website seems to be working.
Here you go, Daffy:
Washington (CNN) -- More than two million people will have health insurance under Obamacare at the start of 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.
The figure made public in a department statement includes people who have signed up through federal and state marketplaces set up under the politically charged health care reforms championed by President Barack Obama.
The figure is below the target of three million the Obama administration originally set for the end of December, which is halfway through the initial six-month enrollment period.
For the first time, Americans will be required to have health coverage or face a fine.
The botched rollout of the new marketplaces on October 1, when the HealthCare.gov website set up to handle the enrollment failed to work properly, harmed the sign-up process until the system began working better in early December, officials said.
Naz those numbers may include the 'shopping cart' fluff but not certain. I think the 2 million also includes Medicaid doesn't it? That % of the population already had coverage.
Either way, we need 4x more healthy people signing up than some of the initial numbers coming in thus far. I thought I heard 10-15% were private pay healthy policies and isn't that suppose to be approximately 40%. For this to be somewhat sustainable, instead of being another hemorrhaging government entitlement, we'll need a drastic increase of young healthy private paying consumers.
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Yes, we will see how things roll out in the months ahead. Daffy started this thread with a focus on the first WEEK, which shows how short his attention span is.
Yes true. There is no question that a good portion of the registrations are from previously insured Americans. The number kicked off their insurance is in the neighborhood of 4-5 million, right?
We'll be able to see with the income verification numbers on Obamacare when that is released. Not a good sign for the Administration that they are choosing 'not' to release those numbers now. Probably because the vast majority of Obamacare participants are already on welfare.
We still need the young, cheap and healthy to sign up.
The first week was crucial for a monumental launch and the failure was epic. Medicare Part D wasn't much better if I recall though. I think the sticker shock in 2015 for insurance companies is going to be epic! Especially if their models which supported 30%-40% private pay, young and healthy aren't adding up. Cuts in services and bailouts (increased reimbursements) for insurance companies will most likely be needed if something doesn't change.
I still laugh about Republicans. Their delicate balance to let the Obama Administration try to make this program work even though they see it as bad law, while trying to time their alternatives for replacing it. They don't want to take any attention off the epic train wreck by giving ammo to Democrats for proposing their own alternatives.
This bold part is the key, none of the pain of ObamaCare will be felt (well other than the loss of jobs and the pain that causes the economy). Obama has delayed every painful, cost raising, part of ObamaCare till after the 2014 elections.
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You guys cheering the failure of Obamacare are not paying attention to the actual news. Over 2 million Americans now have insurance through Obamacare.
Belittle and ridicule if you like but history should correctly put you in your place:
Idiots cheering against their own citizens and their own well being.
It is an impressive propaganda job - I'll give you that. But as the months pass more and more will have insurance and fewer and fewer will buy the Republican alternative which is "Get sick and die soon while driving your family into bankruptcy."
My religion got religion.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/...surance-got-religionThe Real Issue Is Whether Religion Has The Right To Control Healthcare?http://www.dailykos.com/story/...o-Control-Healthcare
It's OK, Daffy, the "moron autocrat" will be out of the White House in a few years and you can resume your normal activities.
What would Christ-ie do?
Maybe he would push single payer universal. The proper thing to do.
Except one problem. He's a Republican so he won't. I mean Chris, not Christ.
how many of those two million had insurance prior to ObamaCare? How many are like THM that will now be paying 100% to 1000% more for the insurance through Obamacare than prior or ObamaCare? How many of those two million were part of the 5 million that had their polices canceld due to ObamaCare? Seems that even if 100% were then we are still 3 million in the hole.


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