text: Enrollees in Health Reimbursement Arrangements Spend Less, GAO Finds By Stephen Miller 8/18/2010 Permissions A study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds evidence that health care spending by plan enrollees with health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) generally increased by smaller amounts or decreased compared with spending by those in traditional health plans. Consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs) combine a high-deductible health plan with a tax-advantaged account that enrollees can use to pay for health care expenses—typically either an HRA or a health savings account (HSA), as described in the box below. HRAs and HSAs: An Overview Enrollees in consumer-directed health plans must keep track of funds in their accounts. If the funds are exhausted before the deductible is met in a given year, enrollees are responsible for paying for the difference out of pocket. After an enrollee meets the deductible, the plan operates much like a traditional PPO plan. That is, generally the plan pays for most of the cost of covered services and the enrollee contributes a cost-sharing amount—which varies by plan—until meeting the maximum out-of-pocket spending limit, at which point the plan pays 100 percent of the cost of covered services. Any unspent funds in the account may be rolled over to the next year, thereby reducing or eliminating the enrollee's share of the deductible in subsequent years. HRAs must be funded solely by employers, whereas HSAs may be funded by employers and/or employees. On termination of employment, accumulated funds in HRAs generally revert back to the employer—unlike HSAs, which are employee owned and portable. In its July 2010 report, Consumer-Directed Health Plans: Health Status, Spending, and Utilization of Enrollees in Plans Based on Health Reimbursement Arrangements, GAO looked predominantly at the use of HRAs. In an effort to restrain cost growth, several employers, including the federal government through its Office of Personnel Management, have offered HRAs for several years. GAO analyzed data from two large unidentified employers—one public and one private—that introduced an HRA option in 2003. GAO compared changes in health spending and use of medical services ("utilization") before and after 2003 for enrollees who switched from a traditional preferred-provider organization (PPO) plan into an HRA plan (the HRA group) with those who stayed in the PPO plan (the PPO group). In addition, GAO reviewed published studies that included an assessment of the health status, spending and utilization of enrollees in HRAs and other CDHPs compared with traditional plan enrollees. What GAO Found Generally, spending and utilization by enrollees in HRAs increased by a smaller amount or decreased compared with those in traditional plans that GAO reviewed. At the time GAO made its data requests to each employer, 2007 data from the public employer and 2005 data from the private employer were the most current and complete data available. Key findings by GAO are noted below. For private-sector employer plans: • From the two-year period before switching (2001 and 2002) to the three-year period after switching (2003 through 2005) average annual spending for the HRA group increased by $152 per enrollee compared with $206 for the PPO group. • This smaller increase for the HRA group was driven partially by smaller increases in spending for physician office visits and decreases in spending for emergency room services. • Average annual utilization of services per enrollee increased by a smaller amount or decreased for the HRA group compared with the PPO group for four out of seven services GAO reviewed. For public-sector employer plans: • From the two-year period before switching (2001 and 2002) to the five-year period after switching (2003 through 2007) average annual spending for the HRA group increased by $478 per enrollee compared with $879 for the PPO group. • This smaller increase for the HRA group was driven partially by decreases in spending for prescription drugs. • Average annual utilization of services per enrollee increased by a smaller amount or decreased for the HRA group compared with the PPO group for six out of eight services GAO reviewed. Published Studies Similarly, in its review of the findings in 21 published studies related to consumer-directed health plans, GAO found that: • Seven of eight studies that examined spending and controlled for differences in health status or other characteristics reported lower spending among HRA and other CDHP enrollees relative to traditional plans. • Three of four studies that assessed visits to the emergency room found a decrease in emergency room utilization among HRA and other CDHP enrollees relative to traditional plan enrollees. • Six of eight studies that assessed the utilization of preventive services found an increase among HRA and other CDHP enrollees relative to traditional plan enrollees (most HRAs and other CDHPs exempt preventive services from the deductible). Stephen Miller is an online editor/manager for SHRM. 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As President Obama and congressional Democrats make their fight for economic inequality a repetitive theme in this midterm election year, House Republicans led by Budget Committee Paul Ryan want to redefine what "compassionate" aid for the poor should mean.
The 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee released a report Monday that he says "takes stock" of the government's decades-old web of antipoverty efforts — launching what is to be a House Republican fiscal messaging focus this year on reforming welfare and social programs.
Titled " The War on Poverty: 50 Years Later," the Budget Committee report comes a day before President Obama's scheduled release of his fiscal 2015 spending plan. It also arrives just before Obama heads to Connecticut on Wednesday for a conference with Democratic governors to promote a minimum-wage hike, and during a time when the president and Democrats have been calling for an extension of long-term-unemployment benefits. Obama also has said he wants to expand Head Start, an early-education program for low-income children.
For Republicans, pushing the poverty debate in a different direction could be risky. It might help energize a GOP base. But it also could put off moderate and independent voters if they see these efforts as a mean-spirited offshoot of party extremists pushing their agenda. Ryan seems not to worry so much about the latter prospect.
"Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Today, in the aftermath of the Great Recession, we are once again debating the best way to help the least among us," states the beginning of his committee report.
"Clearly, we can do better. We can rework these federal programs and help families in need lead lives of dignity," said Ryan, in a separate statement accompanying the 204-page report. "For too long, we have measured compassion by how much we spend instead of how many people get out of poverty."
House Republicans say they will release their own budget later this spring.
Ryan's report Monday provides a hint of what that budget might contain. The upshot is that the government spent $799 billion in 2012 on some 92 antipoverty programs. It says these programs form a "duplicative" and complex web that is both difficult to navigate, and even form "poverty traps."
In all, the report discusses eight areas of federal policy: cash aid; education and job training; energy; food aid; health care; housing; social services; and veterans affairs.
Despite these efforts, the report says, poverty (though there are a number of ways to measure that) is widespread. The report states that in 1965, the poverty rate was 17.3 percent, while in 2012, it was 15 percent.
"Over the past three years, 'deep poverty' has reached the highest level on record," the document states, adding that "about 21.8 percent of children live below the poverty line."
The report says the biggest cause of poverty is broken families.
"For all families, the poverty rate was 13.1 percent. But 34.2 percent of families headed by a single female were considered below poverty, and 22.8 percent of households composed of unrelated individuals were considered to be in poverty."
The report also claims that many of these antipoverty programs actually create a "poverty trap." Because they are generally means-tested — in which benefits decline as recipients make more money — poor families face very high implicit marginal tax rates, it states.
"The federal government effectively discourages them from making more money," the report says.
The report also takes a swipe at Head Start, an early-education program it states is "failing to prepare children for school." And it says Medicaid, which provides health care for low-income families, "increases the likelihood of receiving welfare benefits."
For their part, Democrats said they were unimpressed — and their response Monday underscored the risk Ryan and Republicans might be taking.
The Budget Committee's top Democrat, Chris Van Hollen, noted that Ryan did not reach across the political aisle to help come up with a bipartisan report. And he and other Democrats made sure to suggest that the report's tone was reminiscent of the infamous comment made by Ryan's presidential running mate, Mitt Romney, that suggested as much as 47 percent of the nation is dependent on the government.
"The GOP has never really given up on Mitt Romney's attack on the 47 percent," said Van Hollen.
"Whether it's saying that 47 percent of Americans are takers, or claiming that the social safety net is discouraging people from making more money, Republicans just don't get it," added Michael Czin, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee. "Their plan is to block a minimum-wage increase, cut access to higher education, slash early-childhood programs, voucherize Medicare, and shred the social safety net — a safety net that lifted 45 million Americans out of poverty in 2012 alone."

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Table Talk (Luther)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Martin Luther's Table Talk (German: Tischreden) is a collection of his sayings. It was compiled by Johannes Mathesius and published at Eisleben in 1566.[1]
Mathesius spoke enthusiastically of the privilege of eating with Luther and hearing him converse. Earlier notetakers had written down only the serious remarks of Luther, but Mathesius also wrote down the facetious or even damaging remarks, a sign of the increasing reverence in which Luther was held.
See also[edit]
- Hadith, the collected sayings of Muhammad
- ^ Hazlitt, William. "Introduction". Martin Luther's Table Talk. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
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- D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Tischreden. 6 vols. Weimar: Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nochfolger, 1912-21.
- Table Talk. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Luther's table talk; or, Some choice fragments from the familiar discourse of that godly man. ed. & trans. Charles Heel et al. London: A. & R. Spottiswoode. 1832
- Luther's Table Talk: A Critical Study. New York: Columbia University Press, 1907. ISBN 0-7905-3865-2 from Google Books
- Table Talk. London: Religious Tract Society.
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Local communities are encouraging tourists and residents to explore the area's history by traveling Wisconsin's first highway, the Yellowstone Trail, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its construction from 2012 to 2015.
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Artists aim to revive Mt. Pleasant Township landmark
Shawn Ronzio's evolution as an artist is deeply influenced by his experience growing up among the abandoned factories, mills and coke ovens located near his hometown of Dawson in Fayette County.
"I grew up around these hulking visual structures which stood over a time long forgotten," said Ronzio, 39. "That post-industrial imagery made a real impression on me as an artist."
So much so that Ronzio and his business partner, Vermont native Meagan Tooley, in 2011 bought another colossal monument to the local coal and coke era — the Standard Union Supply Co. — along North Diamond Street in Mt. Pleasant Township.
Since then, the pair has diligently labored to renovate the two-story, 1800s-era brick structure.
"We have been working on the warehouse for two years to get it to an operational point," Ronzio said.
The duo's vision is to fashion the facility for use as a creative and useful environment for artists to meet, create and display their work, share knowledge through professionally taught classes, and hold events all under the moniker the Standard Union Art & Supply Company.
"What we've done there in the time we've been here is a wonderful thing, but we're still in the works of getting this place in motion," he said.
Artist's journey comes full circle
Since 2007, Ronzio has been employed full-time as an instructor for Tom Savini's Special Make-up Effects Program, which offers students an associate's degree in specialized business, at the Douglas Education Center in Monessen.
Savini is a legendary special effects master whose work can be seen in many motion pictures including "Friday the 13th," "Dawn of the Dead" and "Creepshow."
A 1992 Connellsville Area graduate, Ronzio set out with bold ambition to make his own mark in the medium.
"I have studied my craft all my life, and I have been practicing and working in this journey for 25 years," he said.
In 1995, Ronzio graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a degree in industrial design technology.
In 2000, he moved west and spent the next seven years working in the special effects industry in Los Angeles on such movies as "House of 1,000 Corpses," "Slither," "Spiderman II," and "Spiderman III" and "Chronicles Riddick."
"I specialized in mold-making, prosthetics, set design and props," he said.
In 2007, Ronzio returned home and was eventually hired at the Savini program.
"This area really is the wellspring of creation for me," he said.
While traveling through the area a few years later, Ronzio spotted the Standard Union Supply Co. and he knew he'd found a space to carry out the next chapter of his artistic evolution.
"I saw the building was for sale, and when I saw the size of it, I knew it was what I was looking for," he said. "Working for the studios out west, you know all you need is space and knowledge; here we have that."
Owners craft a vision for the future
Ronzio said he and Tooley, a graduate of the Savini program, hope to open the front of the building's interior for art exhibits by spring.
Eventually, the partners aim to develop the rest of the interior to provide spaces for performance art and professional development, and production of all forms of art specializing in special makeup effects and fabrication for film, stage and the general public.
"We're definitely looking to be a part of the community, as well," Tooley said.
With that in mind, the partners wrote, designed and built the Haunted Hillside this past fall for the Hillside Orchard off of Deer field Lane on State Route 819 and plan to bring the event back again.
"We're in the concept stage for this fall as we speak," Ronzio said.
In addition, Ronzio and Tooley have requisitioned the aid of some his former students — Nathan Lucci, Nic Parks and Cody Ruch — and for an all-volunteer project involving the production of puppets for use in the staging of "Little Shop of Horrors" to be performed by students at Mt. Pleasant Area Junior-Senior High School in March.
"Everything we are doing for that production is all-volunteer, and we're very happy to be able to help them," Ronzio said. "We are going to create this product at nothing short of movie quality."
Both Parks and Ruch affirmed they are happy to help a teacher who they agreed made a positive impact on their development.
"Shawn really stuck out as one of my favorite, go-to teachers, even after I graduated," Ruch said. "Even after I graduated (in 2011), we've always had the kind of relationship where I can talk with him and get advice from him."
Parks added that the insights Ronzio possesses based on his professional background make him invaluable.
"(Shawn) helped me know a lot about this business. As far as working with him in the future, I'd definitely be willing," he said.
Cultural trust offers a hand
Cassandra Vivian, president of the Mt. Pleasant Cultural Trust, is leading an effort to advise Ronzio and Tooley in their efforts to develop the historic facility.
"When the trust first started out, we had several projects we set out to complete, including the establishment of a local arts center," Vivian said.
The purchase of the building by Ronzio and Tooley and their goals dovetail nicely with the trust's own objectives, she said.
"All we are going to be are advisors; it's their project, and it's their financing," Vivian said.
By month's end, Vivian said, a historic preservationist from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will tour the building with trust members before visiting the area of Standard Shaft.
"(The preservationist) is coming out primarily to view this building and to give some guidance to the work they're doing so they know what not to take down and what keep in place to preserve its historical integrity," she said. "But (Ronzio and Tooley) will ultimately decide if they want the building to have historical status."
As a photographer and a writer in her own right, Vivian said she has a personal stock in the development of a local artistic outlet.
"It makes me triply excited at the prospect of having a place to display my own art work," she said.
Both Ronzio and Tooley expressed enthusiasm at what's to come regarding their endeavors.
"It's just a great time to create," Ronzio said. "We've set the kindling, we've seen the spark, now we're watching it catch flame and go from there."
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Former Access HealthSource CEO Francisco "Frank" Apodaca, who pleaded guilty last year to a public corruption charge, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday morning, about a month after his original sentencing date was postponed due to medical concerns.
Apodaca had been scheduled to be sentenced this morning, but was rescheduled on Monday by U.S. District Judge Frank Montalvo to coincide with the sentencing of co-defendant Marc Schwartz at 11 a.m. Wednesday, according to court records. No reason for the change was given.
Last year, Apodaca pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering in a scheme to bribe members of the El Paso County Commissioners Court and trustees of the El Paso, Ysleta and Socorro school districts in exchange for taxpayer business. Federal prosecutors had alleged Access did not deliver on its obligations, costing district employees and taxpayers millions. About $150 million in contracts were awarded to Access as part of the scheme.
According to a factual basis document read in court by prosecutors at Apodaca's plea hearing last year, Apodaca became president and CEO of Access in 2000. He soon began bribing public officials in hopes of winning contracts with public agencies such as school districts and El Paso County.
In 2010, Apodaca was charged in the Access scheme along with 10 others: former Socorro Independent School District trustees Raymundo "Ray" Rodriguez and Charles "Charlie" Garcia; Schwartz, a former Access spokesman and political consultant; former El Paso County Judge Luther Jones; former El Paso County District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez; lawyer David Escobar; former Ysleta Independent School District board trustees Linda Chavez and Milton "Mickey" Duntley; former city representative and County Commissioner Larry Medina; and former SISD trustee and former Socorro mayor Guillermo "Willie" Gandara Sr.
Prosecutors have alleged Apodaca used Schwartz as a middle man to broker bribes made to elected officials, including Medina and former El Paso County Judge Dolores Briones, who pleaded guilty to a public corruption charge in a separate case.
Apodaca was originally scheduled to be sentenced in late September, but his hearing was postponed after his attorneys filed a request to delay sentencing, citing a note from Apodaca's doctor stating Apodaca was recovering from a brain injury. Attorneys also stated in their request that Apodaca has been taking the pain killer hydrocodone following groin hernia surgery on Sept. 25.
Sentencing dates for 10 others in the city's large-scale public corruption scandal are scheduled for December.
Former city Rep. Raymond Telles, El Paso lobbyist and political consultant Antonio "Tony" Dill, former Bear Stearns representatives Roberto "Bobby" Ruiz and Chris Pak, former El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobos, and local architect Lorenzo Aguilar are all scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Dec. 3.
Former County Commissioner Elizabeth "Betti" Flores, former EPISD trustee Sal Mena and politically connected computer technician Fernando Parra are scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. Dec. 10.
And Willie Gandara Sr. is scheduled to be sentenced at 10 a.m. Dec. 18.
El Paso businessman Adrian Peña is the sole remaining defendant in the public corruption case who has yet to go to trial.
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If you've spent any amount of time in Murfreesboro, you know about Uncle Dave Macon. A banjo picker, singer and songwriter who lived in Readyville, he became the first star of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted posthumously into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. His influence on country music is immeasurable and he is remembered annually in July with a weekend festival of old-time music in his honor at Murfreesboros Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village. This years festival is slated for July 12-14.


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Dabo said those being honored are the elite in their fields and deserve recognition, particularly in a time of specialization and change for both careers.
Much of his success can be attributed to the people around him, said Brandon Ross, Mity-Lite vice president of sales. "This award has very little to do with me and more to do with the company I keep and the company I work for," he said.
Jeffrey Harmon, Orabrush chief marketing officer, agreed, saying his team and mentors had been instrumental to his success.
Cafe Rio Chief Marketing Officer Ben Craner also credited the restaurant's customers with being great brand advocates. "It's just my job to make sure those people continue to spread the word for us."
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The Dean was elected president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools on January 7, 2011.
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The IU Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program helps low-income citizens and IU students with their federal and state income tax returns. You can meet one-on-one with a client, or pair up with another student. VITA meets with clients on Mondays and Thursdays during February and March for three hours each night. A call-out meeting will be held at noon in room 120. A training session will follow on Saturday January 22nd from 1 to 4 pm in the Moot Court Room. If you are unable to attend the callout session, you can still attend the training session on the 22nd! For more information, e-mail Daniel Huntley at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Join Professor Donald Gjerdingen on behalf of the Black Law Student Association's annual Barrister's Ball for a presentation on how to dress for a black-tie affair. He will also show examples of appropriate interview attire. Room 120, noon - 1:00.
Dean Robel was elected president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools on January 7, 2011. She will serve a one-year term as AALS president beginning in January 2012. Founded in 1900, the AALS is a non-profit educational association of 171 law schools representing more than 10,000 law faculty in the United States. The purpose of the AALS is the improvement of the legal profession through legal education. The AALS is legal education's principal representative to the federal government and to other national higher-education and learned societies.
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Despite the fact that all terrestrial plants require the same essential resources (such as mineral nutrients, water, and sunlight), we often observe multiple plant species successfully living closely together. In this talk, we investigate the role of canopy partitioning (or vertical leaf placement) as a possible mechanism by which clonal plant species with different competitive abilities may coexist.
I will begin by showing how plant competition for sunlight fits within the mathematical framework of resource competition. Next, I will present an analytic model of clonal plant population growth that emphasizes the role of light capture by leaves at different heights. This model's extension to two species competition is realized by a system of Kolmogorov integro-differential equations that are coupled through the species' vertical leaf density functions. I will then describe some mathematical methods that we use to determine the outcome of competition between two model species in the interesting but difficult case that they possess overlapping vertical leaf profiles. If time permits, I will also indicate some ways in which the biological realism of this model can be increased without altering its qualitative conclusions. This work is in collaboration with Richard R. Vance of the University of California, Los Angeles.


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Gunnery Sgt. Richard A. Jibson will receive the nations second highest valor award on Tuesday at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., for bravery he exhibited during a five-hour firefight in Afghanistan.
On May 28, 2012, Jibson, an infantry adviser with the Georgian Liason Team, Regimental Combat Team 6, was patrolling a village, Mazr Abad Janubi, with 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 23rd Georgian Battalion, and partnered Afghan National Security Forces. A group of Marine explosive ordnance disposal technicians disarming a bomb nearby came under enemy small-arms fire.
Without hesitation, Jibson bounded towards the EOD techs, placing himself between them and the enemy until they could reach cover. As the enemy attack persisted, Jibson continued working to break the onslaught.
Throughout the multiple engagements over the ensuing five hours, he bravely left covered positions and crossed open terrain many times under withering small-arms and machine gun fire to provide suppressive fire, inspire his comrades and direct the fire and maneuver of the entire coalition force, his citation reads. When a fellow Marine was shot in the head by an enemy sniper, Gunnery Sergeant Jibson fearlessly charged into a hail of enemy machine gun fire, pulled the exposed wounded Marine to cover, and then assisted a corpsman in rendering emergency measures to stabilize him.
Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Andrew Owensby, who ran through the machine gun fire with Jibson, will receive the Bronze Star.
After pulling the Marine to safety under enemy fire, he immediately recognized a lack of airway due to extensive trauma to the mouth, Owensbys citation states. Not able to establish an airway, he performed several advanced lifesaving techniques, including a cricotracheotomy. When the Marine stopped breathing, Petty Officer Owensby began breathing directly into the airway adjunct.
He restored the Marines pulse and stabilized him for 45 minutes until casualty evacuation arrived.
All the while, Jibson continued to coordinate defenses. His leadership, tactical expertise and calm under fire are credited with allowing for the successful withdrawal of the 53-man Georgian force he advised and the evacuation of casualties with minimal loss of life.
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Stargazing in the (Rose) Garden
Tonic - October 19, 2009Washington, DC Everyone loves astronomy; kids, grown-ups, even celebrities. So when it's World Space Week -- not to mention the International Year of Astronomy -- lots of folks get out there with their telescopes, binoculars and naked eyes, just to see what they can see in the night sky.
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Galileo Live at the Montréal Planetarium until January 10, 2010
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LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Laredo Community College was established as Laredo Junior College by voting citizens in the Laredo Independent School District on September 28, 1946. Classes began in September 1947 with an enrollment of 800. The school grew rapidly as World War II veterans entered and reached a peak of 1,745 students in 1950. The main 146-acre campus was at the western edge of Laredo on the south portion of the site of Fort McIntosh. By 1965 the physical plant included thirty-two buildings. Library holdings grew from 5,600 volumes in 1949 to 30,000 volumes in 1969. During the first years of the school's operation the curriculum was grouped into four divisions: liberal arts, adult education, vocational education, and terminal education (an accelerated elementary and high school program). As veterans completed their studies, the vocational and terminal departments were assimilated into the adult-education division, or evening school. When the liberal arts division increased in enrollment, faculty, and course offerings, overcrowding of library, science, and gymnasium facilities resulted. A master building plan for a new 1,500-student college to be constructed on the same site was completed in 1964. By the 1974–75 term student enrollment totaled 3,925. W. J. Adkins served as the first president of the college and was succeeded by Ray A. Laird and Domingo Arechiga.
In 2001 the main campus comprised approximately 200 acres. Students could earn associate degrees in thirteen departments: Computer Information Systems, Nursing, Reading and Speech, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Allied Health, Electronics, English, Math, Music, Science, Honors Program, Distance Education, and Continuing Education and Community Services. The school's name was changed to Laredo Community College in 1993. In the spring of 2000, 7,317 students were enrolled at LCC, full-time faculty numbered 177, and the president was Ramón H. Dovalina.
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Louisiana Superintendent of Education John C. White speaks Wednesday at South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette. He called for new partnerships among the state's schools, colleges and businesses. ?The oil and gas industry of our day is not the oil and gas industry of days gone by," White said. "We need to make a cultural shift if this is going to work.?
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Into the Moat
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|Into the Moat
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
|Years active
|Lovelost Records, Metal Blade Records
|Associated acts
|All That's Left, Meridian Dawn
|Earl Ruwell IV
Kit Wray
Matthew Gossman
Nick "The Greek" Ziros
|Past members
|Johannes "Hon-Hon" Naranjo
Josh Thiel
Rob Shaffer
Steve Walbroehl
Jose Escobar
Travis LeVrier
Into the Moat is an American mathcore[1][2] band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It first achieved national acclaim when profiled in Alternative Press (AP) Magazine (November, 2003). The band has signed with Metal Blade Records, which released both their full-length albums, and has completed four national tours during 2004 and 2005.
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The band got its start in 2001 as Matthew Gossman's one-man project. Gossman played guitar, bass, and drums on the first demo In January 2002 Johannes Naranjo (since departed) joined on bass while Wray moved to guitar.
Within a year, the group had recorded their debut EP, Means by Which the End is Justified. Engineered by Jeremy Staska at Studio 13, the album was "discovered" by Lovelost Records after a song on the group's website drew their interest.[citation needed] With only an informal agreement, Lovelost Records released the EP in May 2003. The EP and subsequent brief promotional tours for let the band to be signed by metal label Metal Blade, which released their first full-length album, The Design in March 2005, produced at Mana Recording Studios by Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal; Morbid Angel). Rob Shaffer retired from the band the same year. He is now a member of Dark Castle.
The Campaign, nearly four years in the making, was again produced and mixed by Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios, and mastered by Alan Douches, and was released in March 2009 to positive reviews.[1][2]
Current lineup[edit]
Former members[edit]
- Johannes "Hon-Hon" Naranjo - bass
- Josh Thiel - bass (retired 2005)
- Rob Shaffer - guitar (retired 2005)
- Steve Walbroehl - guitar
- Jose Escobar - bass
- Travis LeVrier - guitar
- "2 Song Demo" (2002) (self-released)
- "3 Song Demo" (2003) (self-released)
- Means by Which the End Is Justified (Lovelost, 2003)
- The Design (Metal Blade, 2005)
- The Campaign (Metal Blade, 2009)
- ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Rev. of Into the Moat, The Campaign". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b Falzon, Denise. "Rev. of Into the Moat, Design". Recently Reviewed. Exclaim. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- Bowar, C (No. 29). "Into the Moat: The Design". Outburn p 81.
- Burgess, Aaron (V. 19 No. 200, March 2005). "100 Bands You Need To Know In 2005: Into the Moat". Alternative Press Magazine p 114.
- Burgess, Aaron (V.19 No. 202, May 2005). "Into the Moat". Alternative Press Magazine p 144.
- Dick, Chris (August 2005). "Into the Moat-Review". Metal Maniacs p 60.
- Fletcher, Andrew (No. 18, 2005). "Into the Moat". Explicitly Intense p 10.
- Glasper, Ian (No. 130, April 2005). "Into the Moat: The Design". Terrorizer p 76.
- "Low Profile"(feature auth not ident) (No. 184, Nov 2003). "6 More to Watch: Into the Moat". Alternative Press Magazine p 28.
- Mick, S (April–May 2005). "Into the Moat". AMP Magazine p 219.
- Szpirko, Andrew (No. 6, 2005). "Interview with Matt Gossman-Into the Moat". Violence Magazine pp 22–23.
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Go CHAS !!!!! You can do it! Now Yalla and get running
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Keep up all the good work! xxxx
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Mazal tov Chas!! Keep up the good work!!
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Good luck Chas and well done on supporting such a worthy cause.Keep on running. Michael Plosker.
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great cause Chas, & great effort. Ive got a stitch just at the thought of it!
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Run Chas Run! Good Luck! xxx
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Just imagine our Justin is at the finish line...!! Go Chas Go!!
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Good luck Chas, and Happy Birthday!
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Run, run like the wind! Good luck, sweet. xxx
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Rihanna has denied that sexy snaps of her posing in racy underwear were leaked by a former lover. She says she published the images herself in an official photobook released last year.
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Last week we wrote about what you could do to stop the war in Syria. This week we can say – many Americans are taking the action needed to stop this war.
If we succeed, and it is still a very big 'if,' it will be a historic. We cannot remember when the American people stopped a war after a president said he wanted to bomb a country.
How close are we? The Washington Post is reporting [1] that 180 members of the House of Representatives are leaning toward a 'no war' vote. FireDogLake reports 216 are leaning no. To win requires 217 votes. We need to solidify those who are leaning toward voting 'no to war' and convince enough undecided votes to vote 'no.' Click here [2] for an updated tally.
The media is reporting [3] that Congress is being flooded with phone calls and that at constituent meetings people are telling their representatives to vote 'no' on war. Immediately after the President's call for war, there were protests across the country [4]. Hearings in Congress to authorize war were interrupted by protesters [5]. Congress needs to hear from you. Call 202-224-3121. Take part in a historic moment – stop a war!
Even before the war begins, members of the Armed Services are speaking out against the war [6]. Top military leaders leaked to the media their concerns [7] about the war while intelligence officials also leaked their concerns [8] about the shaky intelligence.
If we are successful in stopping an attack on Syria, it will teach the movement something very important. Movements need to be independent [9] of the two parties to win. As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. explained: "I feel someone must remain in the position of non-alignment, so that he can look objectively at both parties and be the conscience of both not the servant or master of either."
The only reason the antiwar effort has a chance is because opposition is coming from across the political spectrum, and both Republicans and Democrats in the House are opposing [10] this war. Even the classified briefings are unconvincing [11].
This local group in Oklahoma [12] composed of socialists, progressives, liberals, libertarians, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats and independents who oppose war together shows that it is possible. A national group, Come Home America [13], (of which Kevin is a co-founder) has been working to build right-left opposition to war and militarism for several years.
The leadership of both parties, Speaker of the House John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, support President Obama's call for war, but the rank and file members [14], in reaction to their constituents, are listening to the people. Nancy Pelosi is admitting [1] that she cannot guarantee a majority of Democrats will vote for war.
And, they should be doing so. The Green Shadow Cabinet, of which we are members, is calling on Americans to make a pledge [15] — "I pledge that I will not vote to reelect any member of Congress who votes for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force against Syria."
The Democrats who follow the mis-leadership of President Obama and Leader Pelosi do not seem to realize how angry Americans are [16] at the possibility of another war and that more people are aware of the lies that are told to foment war. Democrats who vote for war may find themselves out of a job after the next mid-term election.
A right-left coalition is also developing around another issue where President Obama is leading in the wrong direction. He is pushing the secret globalization agreement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership [17], and is urging Congress to give him sole authority to negotiate it through "Fast Track."
Under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, Congress is given the responsibility "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations." Just as with war, where the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and they asserted that power when nearly 200 demanded Obama get Congressional approval; when it comes to trade, Congress needs to assert itself and fulfill its constitutional mandate by refusing to allow "Fast Track," holding hearings, listening to experts and citizens and making amendments to the proposed TPP.
A bipartisan coalition is developing in Congress to stop Fast Track. For the Democrats, it is led by Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro; for the Republicans, by Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN). These Members are all aware of the secrecy over the past four years of negotiations – secret except for the more than 600 corporate advisers to the US Trade Representative for President Obama – and therefore Congress has not played its role in designing the TPP.
Outside of Congress, we are also seeing views from across the political spectrum in opposition to the TPP. Mayor Bloomberg [18] wrote an op-ed criticizing the TPP for risking U.S. public health and undermining our sovereignty. On the same day Jim Hightower [19] wrote an excellent report on the TPP calling it a corporate coup d'état against us.
And, the TPP is a big deal, the largest trade agreement since the WTO, that will affect every aspect of our lives from the food we eat to whether water becomes a commodity; whether we have health care [20] as a public good or whether workers [21] get paid a fair wage and work in a safe environment; whether Big Banks and their economy-risking, derivative deals are regulated to whether we have Internet freedom or a clean environment [22]. The list goes on and on.
As with stopping the war in Syria, stopping the global corporate coup of the TPP is possible. An overarching issue for our movement is putting people and planet before profits. To accomplish this, people must take action. On September 17, the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, protests are planned [23] to push Congress to oppose Fast Track. And, there will be a training camp and protests [24] in Washington, DC beginning on September 21. This will be something you will want to be part of, but space is limited, so register today.
There may be another right-left alliance coming up if President Obama is foolish enough to appoint Wall Street's darling, Lawrence Summers [25] to be Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Already we are hearing grumbling across the political spectrum. Ellen Brown has an excellent article [25] linking Summers, the global economy and war on Syria.
All of these issues are pressing, but the war on Syria is the most imminent. There are so many reasons to oppose this war. There are lots of doubts about the intelligence alleging that President Assad ordered the use of chemical weapons. There are reports of significant gaps [26] in intelligence, alleged manipulation [27] of intelligence by the administration and different information on who [28] used the weapons with equally credible reports that it was the U.S. supported rebels. There is also inconsistency between nations [29] on what actually happened and how many people were killed. Americans have been lied to so often about war that many no longer trust the government. And, we realize that the situation in Syria is complicated [30] and will not be solved by dropping bombs.
Americans have also seen how wars weaken the U.S. economy by costing hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars. Even President Obama's plan of firing multi-million dollar tomahawk missiles at Syria will be costly. The U.S. economy cannot afford another war [31]. We have many pressing needs domestically. And evidence indicates that war against Syria is about profits for the wealthy, in this case, it might be about gas pipelines [32].
And, Americans have learned that once the bombs are dropped and the attacks begin, it becomes impossible to predict what will happen next. Reports indicate that this may be a first step to a larger war [33]. Retired Colonel Ann Wright [34], an Army and State Department veteran, points out the history of unexpected consequences of war.
There are serious warning signs that a military attack on Syria will have unpredictable consequences. As we pointed out in our last newsletter [35]. Americans know the risks are high. And, the effectiveness of an attack is questionable. There is no doubt that an attack on Syria would be illegal under international law [36]. And there are more effective and legal ways to deter [37] chemical weapons by Syria.
We recommend [38] that the United States and other members of the Security Council refer this case to the International Criminal Court under the Chemical Weapons Protocol. This is what international law requires.
We do not have space to report on the other excellent actions people are taking. Please look over the first few pages of PopularResistance.org [39] to see what else is going on. It is truly amazing. But, we really urge you to act now to stop a war. It will be a historic moment when the people stop a president from bombing another country. Help make history happen. Do what you can to stop the war against Syria. [1]
This article is based on the weekly newsletter of PopularResistance.org [40].
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[1] Washington Post is reporting: http://www.popularresistance.org/we-can-stop-the-war-on-syria-take-action-now/
[2] Click here: http://firedoglake.com/syria-war-whip/
[3] media is reporting: http://www.popularresistance.org/nbc-national-news-reports-public-does-not-want-war/
[4] were protests across the country: http://www.popularresistance.org/photos-nationwide-protests-against-us-attack-on-syria/
[5] interrupted by protesters: http://www.popularresistance.org/protesters-interrupt-hearing-on-war-with-syria/
[6] members of the Armed Services are speaking out against the war: http://www.popularresistance.org/soldiers-speak-out-against-attack-on-syria/
[7] Top military leaders leaked to the media their concerns: http://www.popularresistance.org/u-s-military-has-deep-doubts-about-impact-wisdom-of-a-u-s-strike-on-syria/
[8] intelligence officials also leaked their concerns: http://www.popularresistance.org/lots-of-gaps-in-us-intelligence-on-chemical-weapons/
[9] Movements need to be independent: http://www.popularresistance.org/aboutus/
[10] Republicans and Democrats in the House are opposing: http://www.popularresistance.org/the-strange-majority-against-syrian-intervention/
[11] classified briefings are unconvincing: http://www.popularresistance.org/after-classified-briefing-members-of-congress-skeptical/
[12] local group in Oklahoma: http://www.popularresistance.org/opposition-to-intervention-in-syria-strange-bedfellows-in-oklahoma/
[13] Come Home America: http://comehomeamerica.us/
[14] but the rank and file members: http://www.popularresistance.org/despite-leadership-support-for-war-a-lot-of-opposition/
[15] make a pledge: http://greenshadowcabinet.us/statements/alert-pledge-peace-congress
[16] do not seem to realize how angry Americans are: http://www.popularresistance.org/video-call-to-action-from-an-american-who-sees-beyond-war-propaganda/
[17] Trans-Pacific Partnership: http://www.flushthetpp.org/
[18] Mayor Bloomberg: http://www.flushthetpp.org/bloomberg-opposes-tpps-threats-to-public-health-and-sovereignty/
[19] Jim Hightower: http://www.flushthetpp.org/trans-pacific-partnership-corporate-coup-detat-against-us/
[20] health care: http://www.popularresistance.org/stopping-the-trans-pacific-partnership-essential-to-universal-health-care/
[21] workers: http://www.popularresistance.org/tpp-is-job-killing-trade-deal-with-bipartisan-support/
[22] clean environment: http://www.popularresistance.org/tar-sands-a-dirty-outcome-of-free-trade-failures/
[23] September 17, the anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, protests are planned: http://www.popularresistance.org/s17-global-solidarity-for-global-justice-stop-tpp-ttip/
[24] training camp and protests: http://www.flushthetpp.org/upcoming-stop-fast-track-training-camp-and-days-of-action/
[25] Lawrence Summers: http://www.popularresistance.org/making-the-world-safe-for-banksters-syria-in-the-crosshairs/
[26] gaps: http://www.popularresistance.org/debunking-obamas-chemical-weapons-case-against-syria/
[27] alleged manipulation: http://www.popularresistance.org/how-intelligence-was-twisted-to-support-an-attack-on-syria/
[28] different information on who: http://www.popularresistance.org/which-syrian-chemical-attack-account-is-more-credible/
[29] inconsistency between nations: http://www.popularresistance.org/to-some-us-case-for-syrian-gas-attack-strike-has-too-many-holes/
[30] Syria is complicated: http://www.popularresistance.org/making-sense-of-syria/
[31] U.S. economy cannot afford another war: http://www.popularresistance.org/syria-and-sequestration-issues-of-concern-for-our-communities/
[32] might be about gas pipelines: http://www.popularresistance.org/why-syria-a-story-of-competing-pipelines/
[33] may be a first step to a larger war: http://www.popularresistance.org/is-obama-planning-bigger-war-in-syria-than-he-is-admitting/
[34] Retired Colonel Ann Wright: http://www.popularresistance.org/possible-consequences-of-a-u-s-military-attack-on-syria/
[35] last newsletter: http://www.popularresistance.org/popular-resistance-newsletter-stopping-war-on-syria-and-more/
[36] illegal under international law: http://www.popularresistance.org/un-warns-against-military-strike-against-syria/
[37] more effective and legal ways to deter: http://www.popularresistance.org/how-to-deter-chemical-weapons-without-war/
[38] We recommend: http://www.popularresistance.org/the-effective-path-to-controlling-chemical-weapons-is-not-war/
[39] first few pages of PopularResistance.org: http://www.popularresistance.org/blog/
[40] PopularResistance.org: http://www.popularresistance.org/
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The mission of Teen Challenge is "to facilitate life-transformation for people with life-controlling problems, one life at a time."
As I continue to grow in my relationship with Jesus, I've decided to join the NCC missions team to Jamaica to serve with Teen Challenge. I believe I was specifically called by God to participate in this amazing and life changing trip, and to serve and aide the rehabilitation needs of the program and its residents. This will be my first, of hopefullly many future missions trips!
Teen Challenge Jamaica (TCJ) was founded in Ocho Rios 1997 as a one-year residential, faith-based (Christian) rehabilitation program. Under the leadership of Executive Director Anthony Richards, TCJ currently supports a 40-bed Men's Center in Ocho Rios, Jamaica and has recently acquired a 10 acre farming operation near Haddon, Jamaica. The farm micro-enterprise will help to sustain the growing ministry of TCJ. In 2011, TCJ launched an 8-bed Women's Center under the leadership of Barbara Richards to help young women find the same help available to men through TCJ. TCJ is exploring a variety of micro-enterprises to provided need skills and work opportunities for the men and women that participate in the program and to enhance the long-term sustainability of the ministry, including a ceramics microprise to support the Women's Center.
We will be ministering to these men and women and working side-by-side with them to support TCJ Executive Director's vision for sustainability. Potential projects include painting the exterior of the training center, pouring concrete to build stairs for the building at the farm and enhancing microenterprise opportunities for TCJ through a ceramics workshop.
Our prayer is that the Gospel will be advanced through the different activities and relationships built during our time there and I'm excited to witness the incredible work of the Spirit as He moves and empowers the people of the Teen Challenge.
I would value your prayers for myself, my team, and those whose lives will be touched by God through us. I believe that God answers prayers, and I'm asking you to pray for safety, good health, smooth travel, and financial support. Just knowing that you will be praying will give me peace as I go into an unfamiliar place.
The needed amount to raise includes airfare, supplies, room and board for the week spent in Jamaica. Prayers and donations are greatly appreciated! I'm believing that with your help I will be able to raise the funds to experience something truly amazing. Your donation is tax deductible and any money over my target will be used for additional projects at the Teen Challenge center. Thank You!
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|Acute fulminant necrotizing colitis caused by amebiasis: report of a case.
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|PMID: 12181729 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Fulminating colitis rarely develops as a complication of amebiasis; however, it is difficult to diagnose and treat, and associated with a very high mortality rate. We report herein the case of a 62-year-old man with superacute fulminant necrotizing amebic colitis who, despite treatment with aggressive surgery and antiamebic agents, died of multiple organ failure following sepsis on the 25th day after onset. The patient had no immmunosuppressive disorders and claimed that he had never had homosexual intercourse, or traveled to the tropics in recent years. Since the incidence of amebiasis is increasing in developed countries, including Japan, more attention should be focused on the fulminating nature of this disease.
|Shinya Shimada; Takao Mizumoto; Ryoko Nishioka; Kensaku Fukami; Masafumi Kuramoto; Koichi Nomura; Norimitsu Aoki; Michio Ogawa
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|Title: Surgery today Volume: 32 ISSN: 0941-1291 ISO Abbreviation: Surg. Today Publication Date: 2002
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|Created Date: 2002-08-15 Completed Date: 2002-10-16 Revised Date: 2006-08-03
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|Department of Surgery, Yatsushiro Health Insurance General Hospital, 2-26 Matsuejo, Kumamoto 866-8660, Japan.
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The researchers also compared their findings with previous studies analyzing gene-expression changes in aging brain, muscle, and kidney tissue in humans, as well as in the tissues of flies and worms. The researchers found one theme universal to gene expression and aging: the slowing of a cell's energy factory. In each of these species, expression of genes related to energy production dropped twofold by the end of an animal's life span–about 2 years in mice and 80 years in humans. "This is the only common property of growing old between the four different animals," says Kim. "Maybe that should alert us to say there is something unavoidable to getting old."
However, researchers found few other similarities, raising the issue of how good of a model mice–or any of the other standard lab animals–provide for studying human aging. For example, studies in humans and other animals suggest that length of telomeres–repetitive strips of DNA at the end of each chromosome–is linked to aging. But researchers didn't find changes in expression of telomere-related genes in mice as they aged. "I wouldn't say that this means that model organisms can't be used to study aging in humans," says Promislow. "It does suggest there is a lot more going on."
Kim's analysis is likely the first of many analyses that will take advantage of the new database, dubbed AGEMAP. Scientists still need to figure out the function of the genetic networks implicated in aging.
"The scale of this study is phenomenal," says Promislow. "In some ways, this shows us where things are likely to be headed in coming years in terms of the kinds of experiments people will do to understand the genetic basis of complex traits."