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In April, business executive Clay Morgan found his family's health insurance in limbo after he moved across state lines from Kentucky to Nashville. Merely updating his address with his carrier wound up pushing him into a different, much more expensive plan.
"My wife was three weeks pregnant — just barely," Morgan said. "I was floored, absolutely livid about it."
All of a sudden, he had to examine his insurance options more closely than he ever had before.
Families across the country are experiencing a similar phenomenon as companies roll out their enrollments benefits packages this fall. Companies are bracing for the impact of the Affordable Care Act, and many are changing the health benefits they offer employees. That probably means that they are accelerating the trend of transferring more of the cost of care onto their workers. Employees, many who have been thrust into the role of health care consumer for the first time, are struggling to decide what to do.
Most American workers get insurance through their employers, according to a recent study by the National Institute for Health Care Management. As of 2011, the study said, more than half of the 75 million non-elderly people with jobs in the private sector were insured through firms with more than 500 employees. One quarter were insured through firms with 50 or fewer people on staff.
The cost of insuring the majority of the American workforce doesn't come cheap. Health insurance costs ate 7.7 percent of total payroll expenses for private-sector employers in 2012, according to the NIHM study.
It's a high cost that companies have long wanted to shed. And in the wake of health reform, they are taking action. Over the next four years, the study said, 69 percent of employers plan to shift more of the cost of health care onto employees. In real terms, that can mean much higher premiums for people, especially for employees trying to get coverage for their families.
In 2013, individuals paid, on average, $5,900 in total annual premiums for employer-sponsored coverage. On average, family plans cost more than $16,300. "With employees' costs for medical coverage growing much more quickly than general inflation, hourly earnings and family income, some workers are inevitably (being) priced out of coverage," the study said.
Eventually, the type of coverage will change, too. The NIHM predicts that by 2018, 40 million American employees will be enrolled in private exchanges. In this model, employers may give employees a set amount to help buy health coverage. The company will offer a selection of plans that workers can choose from. If they choose a plan that is more expensive than the employer's contribution, the employee must pay the difference.
By comparison, the study estimates 31 million members of the workforce will get their insurance through the federal health exchange by 2018.
In the interim, however, companies and the people they employ are struggling to navigate an uncertain system. The ACA does not offer much of a roadmap. It does mandate that companies with more than 50 people insure employees. Those that don't will face fines. Originally scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, that tax has been delayed until 2015 to give employers more time to comply.
A scapegoat?
But a funny thing happened: With the government mandating that employers provide coverage for employees or face penalties, many companies began to deeply research the policies they offer and trim what they don't have to provide.
One of the big items on many a chopping block is coverage for spouses, for instance.
"As businesses try to shave expenses, there's no getting around it, this is a very expensive area of health care," said Brian Haile, senior vice president for health policy at Jackson Hewitt. "The question is, is that practice becoming more prevalent? Absolutely. Did the ACA accelerate that practice? Arguably yes. The ACA may have rolled it forward a year or two, but that was on the horizon.
"It's not an accident that employers who are increasing the cost for workers are blaming Obamacare," Haile said. "It's a very convenient scapegoat."
Employers aren't necessarily using that scapegoat to be nefarious, Haile added — they're confused, too.
"The challenge we're seeing right now during open enrollment season, for employers, is that they're trying to make the right decision about what's in the best interest of their employees and the company," said Austin Madison, vice president at Nashville insurer Crichton Group. But now, he says, "It's kind of like death by information overload."
With employers frozen, the onus is on the individual to act, which is easier said than done.
Morgan, for example, is a small-business owner. He runs a local office for BNI, the world's largest business networking organization. For several years, he's bought insurance without an employer in between. But moving to Nashville wiped his family's coverage record with his carrier, and, like employees across the country, he was faced with the option of starting over.
"Any time you're dealing with something that has to do with health, potentially life and death, and there's a lot of money on the line, and you don't have a frame of reference, it makes it very challenging to figure out what to do," Morgan said. "And we just had more questions than we had answers."
The big reveal
Americans aren't confused about buying health insurance because they are lazy — for decades, they've been protected from the true cost of care, which has spiraled dramatically.
The history of American health insurance is a history lesson about taxes, Alex Tolbert, founder of local company Bernard Health, explained to health care industry up-and-comers last month.
After World War II, the government was concerned about wages skyrocketing unsustainably as companies bid to get the best employees, Tolbert told the group. But companies, ever brilliant about finding loopholes, began offering benefits, such as paying for health insurance.
Then, in 1954, Congress passed a law including the provision that employers could contribute to employees' health insurance tax-free. Ever since, employers and insurers have negotiated benefits, largely without employees watching.
Now, the blindfold is being ripped off.
"I've probably had three different insurance carriers since I started working," Morgan said. "I've never thought about it to this extent. I haven't been that concerned about it. You've got the coverage, you know what you're paying, you know roughly what it includes, and you just kind of go about your life. Your life isn't insurance; your life is living."
But now, Morgan and the rest of us are taking part in the big reveal. Americans were supposed to become informed health care consumers as part of the rollout of the federal exchange, or healthcare.gov. However, the government-run Web platform is glitchy, when accessible at all.
That's a major problem as families consider new ways to balance coverage with cost. If employers are raising the price of coverage for families, the best option for some employees may be to sign up for individual coverage and shop for other family members on the exchange — or it would be, if the exchange ran smoothly.
Do the research
In the short term, there's no easy answer, said Crichton Group's Austin Madison.
"This year is going to be rocky, and I think next year is going to be rocky," he said.
"If there's a takeaway, both to employers and consumers, it's that at the end of the day, you've got to make sure you're informed. It's like if you're going through an election — you've got to do the research to figure out what's actually going on."
In Morgan's case, he sought advice from Tolbert's firm. Morgan ultimately put himself and his 2-year-old daughter on a BlueCross BlueShield family plan. His wife is on a high-deductible individual plan. The family also opened a Health Savings Account, in which they can put aside the money they save toward her maternity care.
"We have a follow-up appointment to re-evaluate a little bit before Thanksgiving, once pricing is known about the exchange," Morgan said. "Will we go to the health care exchange? Will we stay where we are and merge everybody on the family plan once the baby's here? We don't know."
Nobody really knows. Every family has different circumstances, and different possible outcomes.
"When it's the biggest problem you have, that's a blessing," Morgan said. "But it doesn't make it easy, and it shouldn't be that complicated."
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A few days ago Skylarker made a post (I think in fun) about how old women disgust him, etc, etc.. Someone else made a comment in another thread about a 2000 era documentary on Morrissey where he was described as bloated and aging, "What would they think of him today!"
I got roped into a relationship with a man who was an ageist. He ruined my life, actually. He was thirty years my senior and played both sides of the ageist sword. I was simultaneously too young to have relevant or original thoughts and as the years went on and I started to age, (read: I got fat.) I was disgusting to look at, hips too large, bosom out of control, I looked like a woman, not the child he conquered years before.
(Poor girl didn't stand a chance.)
And I know another woman who is absolutely terrified of the idea of aging. Every grey hair dyed, every wrinkle lamented, every opportunity to impress others with proof of youth seized, every diet, every fad, every trick, every serum, JUST TO STAY YOUNG LOOKING.
And a friend of mine younger than me, 34, fears his wrinkles detected, vain about ageing, wants to be trapped in his current body and never age.
I don't get that mindset. I can't WAIT until I'm old and grey. I want to celebrate every wrinkle and grey hair, living proof that I've walked this long road in the body that served me well.
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Because of my November 7, 2012 column ("The smartest White team in the NBA: T-Wolves team return to the 1950s?"), we took heat from those who took exception with our prediction that there would be a "day of reckoning" (being fired) if David Kahn's "smartest White team" strategy didn't result in at least 45 wins (it was disastrous; they won only 31). As I wrote in that November 7 column: "Play the best players, whether all White, all Black or a combination. To have the best game possible, Commissioner Stern has insisted on 'color blind' drafting/signing. So why not the Timberwolves?" Thus, get the fans "the best players playing so their teams have the best chance to win. It is quite clear that owner Glenn Taylor is of the same mind set."
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Another measure now law would mandate hospitals to administer an inexpensive test that calculates oxygen amounts in the blood of an infant before the child is released from the hospital. The "pulse oximetry" tests can assess newborns for heart defects.
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Always Elegant
18 comments:
- Viltė said...
They're lovely! :)
- November 12, 2012 at 9:52 AM
- Sacramento Amate said...
Please do. They are regal.
Much love dear Ari.
- November 12, 2012 at 10:48 AM
- laurakidd said...
I love the B&W theme. Her black hat is to die for. And the structured coat is so luxurious! Good catch.
- November 12, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Marla said...
Beautiful and elegant.
- November 12, 2012 at 1:32 PM
- Still Blonde after all these YEARS said...
You must be so much more patient than me! I would have HAD to know why they dress with a common element.
- November 12, 2012 at 1:36 PM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these two! Would love to see more shots of their coordinated outfits.
Also, could you add the Pinterest button to your site? Thanks much!
- November 12, 2012 at 3:41 PM
I am glad to see you have included a photo of someone with a mobility impairment who has a wonderful sence of style. For someone like myself, who is 61 and moving around with a walker, it tells me no matter what my mobility status is when I am older, I can be elegant,happy and live life to the fullest.
- November 12, 2012 at 4:51 PM
- Sue said...
Mother and daughter??? and simply adorable!!
- November 12, 2012 at 5:46 PM
- Kathleen Richardson said...
There's no excuse for not looking as fine as these ladies. They set an example for women of every age.
- November 12, 2012 at 5:59 PM
- mirae. said...
Beautiful ladies! I love that they love to coordinate their outfits with some sort of similarities! Lovely!
- November 12, 2012 at 6:12 PM
- duckalicious said...
that's wonderful!
- November 13, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Thank you so much for this photo. There's so much love between these two that it makes me teary. And the white coat...oh, so fine, very fine.
- November 13, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- Forest City Fashionista said...
I'm thinking Mother and daughter, and of course, me being the nosy type, would have probably asked right then ;). Looking forward to seeing them on your blog again.
- November 13, 2012 at 4:10 PM
- Margie said...
Please do Ari! I will wait with baited breath.
- November 13, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- Brant said...
Such beautiful and lovely (full of love) women. Thanks for these photos Ari.
- November 14, 2012 at 12:29 AM
- Sublime Mimesis said...
Oh hats! Love it, amazing style and images as always :)
- November 14, 2012 at 12:42 PM
- Karen Albert said...
I would love to know more about these mother and daughter fashionistas!
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Dugongs in Malaysia
Dugong feeding on seagrass meadow. Photograph by Julien Willem. 2008
Dugong underwater. Source: Jaaman & Lah-Anyi
Dugongs were once common throughout the shallow coastal waters of East Malaysia (northeast Borneo). The hunting of dugongs, particularly off the coast of the state of Sabah, represented an important aspect of the local culture. Today, sightings are rare, the local dugong populations having been dramatically lowered by a congruence of factors. Locals lend anecdotal support to what the data overwhelmingly shows; dugongs are now rare in regions where less than a generation ago they were common. They do still exist off the coast of Malaysia, but the population is estimated to be around 200 individuals and is facing anthropogenic threats that will continue to push the population to the brink of local extinction. Concerted public efforts and government programs to educate the local residents and implement realistic conservation management strategies are essential if further population decrease is to be prevented.
In the summer of 1999, the Malaysian government announced that it would establish a dugong sanctuary, in concert with the Australian government, off the coast of the Johor state (in southern peninsular Malaysia). The announcement followed the sighting of a group of approximately 60 dugongs off the southern coast of Johor; according to the government, this was the first sighting of dugongs off the mainland Malaysian coast since 1974.
Known locally as duyung, or mermaid, local folklore claims the marine mammal originated from man. The dugong has also been known in the region as babi laut (sea pig) or lembu laut (sea cow).
Traditional Local Uses
Local residents commonly consume dugongs that are stranded on land or unintentionally caught at sea, the dugong's meat is considered to be better tasting than beef; historically, in some regions within Eastern Malaysia, dugong meat was a necessary delicacy at important at celebrations, including at weddings. Dugong bones are used in traditional local medicine for the treatment of asthma, internal pain, fever, and poor eyesight. Although hunting the creature is illegal, a minority of locals continue to hunt the rare dugong, generally with a harpoon.
Regional Threats
Traditional hunting for meat, starvation due to loss and degradation of sea grass habitat (the dugong primary food source) due, in part, to sedimentation and water pollution from coastal development and runoff from palm oil plantations are a few of the threats facing the Malaysian dugong population today. Entanglement in fishing nets, disease (which can be exacerbated by small population sizes), and loss of animals as collateral damage of dynamite fishing (an act that is illegal throughout Malaysia, yet remains relatively commonly documented) also contribute to falling population levels of this majestic marine mammal.
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This article was partially researched by a student at Texas Tech University participating in the Encyclopedia of Earth's (EoE) Student Science Communication Project. The project encourages students in undergraduate and graduate programs to write about timely scientific issues under close faculty guidance. All articles have been reviewed by internal EoE editors, and by independent experts on each topic.


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Detroit historically has been known as a key stop in the Underground Railroad, visited by Blacks escaping from slavery in the South. However, a University of Michigan professor's current research reveals that by no means were all of the slaves in Detroit passing through to freedom, even when slavery there was illegal. "Slaves in Detroit were not as interesting [to historians] as slaves in the South," said University of Michigan Professor Tiya Miles at the 19th annual David Noble Lecture April 9 at the University of Minnesota's Weisman Art Museum. The city originally was founded in 1701 as a fort first owned by the French; then it was acquired by the English until the time that it became a part of the U.S. Northwest Territories. "It [was] intended to be a settlement, not just a military trading post," explained Miles, who began researching Detroit's history three years ago. Continue Reading →


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State wildlife officials say vehicle-moose collisions typically increase during the months of May and June, as moose seek salt along roadsides.
Vehicle-moose collisions are expected to increase in Maine over the next month. Fish and Wildlife spokesman Doug Rafferty says this is the time of year when yearling moose are venturing out on their own for the first time, and seeking minerals that were not present in their winter browse.
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Tips and Hints on how to organize your folders ?
I am just starting to collect all the different kits, artwork, etc... and was wondering what the best way to organize them would be.
Any suggestions? How do you save and organize them?
Right now I am saving everything on a thumbdrive since my computer does go down every so often.
For folders, do you save under designer name? holiday? season? color?
Do you take apart the kit and save under ribbons, alpha, bows, etc...
Maybe I need more items to figure out what I need to do.Nancy
Hi Nancy, welcome to GDS! I am not the most organized person in the world, but I will tell you how I organize my digiscrap stuff.
I don't keep any of it on my computers, because I have 2 and use both of them for my scrapping. So I use my external hard drive (I use a Western Digital 160GB Passport ehd) to store all of my digi stash on and work between my 2 computers without having to find something.
On my ehd I have everything separated into folders. When I say 'everything' I mean that I will have a main folder for GDS PRODUCT, then underneath that I have subfolders by designer name with various embellies and pagekits stored underneath the main designer name. It's pretty easy to sort through the GDS products, the designers use a file naming convention that include their initials at the beginning of the name. I store the monthly collaboration kits under the GDS subfolder COLLAB.
If you choose to 'break apart' the kits, what is liable to happen is that you are going to lose your TOU'S (terms of use agreements) for the products. What that means is that you are going to find an item or use it, and then not know who to credit the design to because you broke apart the kit and the TOU for it was in the main folder you broke apart. It's really important to give credit to whosever designs you are using when you post your layouts to the gallery. This is a very sensitive issue in the digiscrap arena. The designers work hard and deserve the credit for their work. Make sure to keep the TOU'S for your scrap items intact with your product download folders so you don't have to backtrack and look for them. I learned this the hard way when I first started scrapping.
I just wanted to stress that one point so you don't lose your TOU'S. I know that some of the veteran scrappers on this site will be able to give you great storage tips or link you to a GDS forum thread that has already been discussed on this subject.
Most importantly, sit back and enjoy the ride! Digiscrapping is so much fun. I have been scrapping digitally for 3 or 4 years now. I am not a hybrid scrapper, I turned totally digital when I first discovered it. I am on the computer all the time so it just made sense for me to scrap digitally, and I totally love it.
There are also classes offered on this site, which I highly recommend if you need help with your digital scrap program (I use Photoshop, but they have classes for Paint Shop Pro and Illustrator). Alot of times they will have sales which could save you up to 50% off of the class price.
Ok, I know this was long winded, but I just wanted to give you a couple of tips. Again, welcome to GDS, we're glad to have you here!!
Best Regards,
Last edited by southflascrapper; 01-15-2010 at 07:36 AM.
Great suggestions, Tracy! Here's an older thread with information on organization. And another one here. It's a popular topic, so you can search on "organization" and find others. To search the forums, go to "Search" in the green bar right above the thread path, midway down the page. Start doing some kind of organization now, before the stash gets out of hand!
Thanks for all the the help. I am totally clueless on everything. Guess that is what a newbie does/is.
I searched for threads, but came up empty, so the links will definitely help.
Just want to get started and I can't because my computer is getting fixed and I am currently using a netbook to get online. It has been a crazy start to digiscrapping since I initially wanted to start on Tuesday. Nothing has happened yet. LOLNancy
I started out as a freebie hunter and had tons of stuff in one big folder. I too use the folder method of: store - designer - kit. I also make a contact sheet in PS for the entire kit and then sort those into a color category so that if I need a green something or a white something to finish a page or add that last touch it's simple to browse by color.
I checked before I posted this and I have 3 100 gig hard drives filled with just personal use kits:) I know I have some that I have never even used but I will get to them someday!
i only use 1 computer that has everything on it. im saving up for an ehd soon so i can get all my "stuff" off the computer. i organize it all in my pictures. i have a folder for digiscrap and then a subfolder for every kit with the designers name. i also put the kit picture as the folder pic so i can see whats in every folder. for freebies and things like that i have additional subfolders-alphas, wordart, misc emb. stuff like that. it works well for my type of organizing. and it's all alphabetized which i'm soooo ocd about. whatever works for you though! good luck with it. it accumulates fast :)
If you have a program like Photoshop Bridge or ACDSee, I believe you can "tag" items (i.e. pink, ribbon, satin) so anytime you search anyone of those categories it would bring up the item. I've never gotten around to actually DOING it, but I hear it's possible, LOL. That would allow you to keep the kits intact and still find the elements you need.
Belinda, I like the idea of a contact sheet. I think that would help alot.
Also, like the idea of the photo picture on the folder to see what that is.
Tagging would be wonderful. Hope I can do that.
You guys are giving me great hints and ideas. Thanks again.Nancy
LOL Belinda, I am only up to 100GB, and I thought I was the queen of freebie hunting. You are the true QUEEN of digistash if you have 3 100 gig hard drives. I like the idea of contact sheets, I don't even know what I have most of the time. Thanks for the suggestion! It will make it easier for me to find my stuff.
And also, thanks for making me crack up today!! :)
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Dapper at Spitalfields Market
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- The Village Idiot said...
it's amazing that men don't dress this way anymore. this is great
- August 25, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- samsara said...
What a dapper gentleman! I love the orange tie against that teal shirt. I'd love to know what his lapel pin says.
- August 25, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Sara said...
he's real gentleman! how charming, I wish all men would wear suits and behave like a gentleman too.. :)
- August 26, 2010 at 5:02 AM
- Jooey said...
amazing tie.. his outfit is beautiful.
- August 26, 2010 at 5:50 AM
- Inka said...
I like the third picture!! Lots of details... of the fabrics.
Mhmm luscious.
- August 26, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- c studio said...
What a dapper charmer this man is. Thank God there is still some dignity and style left in a world of boring conformity. Thanks for highlighting these original older folks.
- August 26, 2010 at 1:46 PM
- Lulu said...
i love that tie!!!
- August 26, 2010 at 5:44 PM
I've just read interview with you and I must say I love your blog and all what you do! This is truly style!
- August 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM
One little thing: I seem to recall reading recently of the death of the last British veteran of WWI (1914-1918), so...
- August 27, 2010 at 8:40 PM
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Love his lapel pin.
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So yesterday, four small pots were filled with JAB+JI, and then stood in a tray of warm water and Bio-Silicon (at very reduced dose) for 24 hours. This gives us a nice, friable compost that is perfectly moistened and ready for seeds.
The seeds (one in each pot) will be dropped on top, and then be covered with just a pinch of moist compost. They will then be placed in our Nursery Chamber and left to sprout naturally. I hope to ahve four ladies ready to go 12/12 in about 5 - 7 weeks, when our "WarDrobe 2" will be ready to receive them and host them through their bloom season.
Ortega Indica - according to DP, a vigorous hybrid, a cross of Northern Lights and an old Afghani. Now I'm an oldie, compared to most here on UK420. Not much to go before I am an OAP! So for me, it is nice to see Northern Lights and some of the older Afghani chemovars still being used. Both the NL and Afghani have been favourites of mine in the past, although I have not come across a decent NL in quite a while.
Stage one, pots prepared, ready to sow seed....
Let's not be too serious folks, this is a PFNC diary. So looning about and silliness is to be expected.
And OI! YOU! You over there in the corner!! Where the fuck is your spliff, and why are you not stoned to da bone today? God dammit chap, its past 0900 hours, mandatory stoning hours for all PFNC members. I'm watching you, your card is well and truly marked! Get it lit! Or else!! Or else the furry sexy-monkey pixies from planet Velda will come and tickle your fancies summat rotten.
Today I am mostly mapping out a new bread recipe.
And havin' a shave.
Tootle pip! Smithers, where's me spliff old chap? Come along now, come along. Tardiness around the spliffage is not a good thing, no sir, not a good thing at all. Buck up, or else I'll release the hounds on you!! Bah!
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BEDFORD, NH – May 9, 2006–New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR), a network of businesses committed to socially responsible business practices, will be offsetting energy use at its 2006 Spring Conference, "Corporate Social Responsibility: A Win-Win-Win Linking People, Principles & Profits," at the Wayfarer Inn in Bedford, NH on May 11, 2006.
"We are very pleased that Carbonfund.org is helping us to offset the emissions from our Spring event," said Jill Healey Wurm, conference chair and director of public affairs at Verizon. "This is a great opportunity to raise awareness about how our actions impact climate change and some of the steps we can all take to minimize our impact on the environment." added Ms. Wurm.
NHBSR is offsetting the emissions from the event through Carbonfund.org, a leading nonprofit organization which works to make it easy and affordable for any person or business to reduce their climate impact. Carbon offsets - also called renewable energy certificates and 'green tags' – enable individuals and businesses to offset the emissions they are responsible for creating in their normal activities, like home, office, driving or air travel emissions by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in a location where it is more cost effective to do so. For instance, a clean, zero CO2 wind farm can offset the carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fired power plant that powers a home.
For NHBSR, Carbonfund.org offset 22,000 pounds of CO2 expected to be created by the conference by supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that subsidize the cost of clean, renewable energy and that also help to develop the necessary technology.
The average American is directly responsible for producing about 10 tons of carbon dioxide annually through their home, car and air travel, and their average total annual impact rises to an average of 24 tons when factoring in the purchase of goods and services. Conferences, with the heavy reliance on air travel and other transportation, are an easy first step for any organization to recognize and take responsibility for their carbon emissions. Carbonfund.org advocates for organizations to 'reduce what they can, and offset what they can not.' In practical terms, this translates into greater reliance on car pooling to events, using centralized locations if possible, and limiting electricity usage. Once the organization has reduced the carbon emissions that are practical to achieve, offsetting with Carbonfund.org makes the event carbon free. "Because conferences often bring decision makers together, for Carbonfund.org, it is an excellent opportunity to educate business leaders and to demonstrate that being responsible is both simple and environmentally effective," said Eric Carlson, President of Carbonfund.org.
The May 11th NHBSR Spring Conference 2006 will be held at the Wayfarer Inn at 121 South River Road in Bedford, NH from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Myron Kandel, one of the founders of CNN and president of the newly created Concord, NH based Initiative for Corporate Responsibility and Investor Protection will be the keynote speaker. Some of the Lead Sponsors are The Browne Center, Pax World, Nixon Peabody LLP, and Timberland who are joined by Partner Sponsors Anthem, Cirtronics, NE Delta Dental, PSNH, & Citizens Funds. Registration is $100 for NHBSR members, $125 for non-members, and $30 for students. Register online at http://www.nhbsr.org or by phone at 603-645-2605.
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|Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands [1]
|火影式耳順術 廓庵入鄽垂手
|Hokage-Shiki Jijun Jutsu — Kakuan Nitten Suishu
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|Hokage-Style Sixty-Year-Old Technique — Enclosed Hermitage Entering Society with Bliss-Bringing Hands
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|Hokage Style Elder Jutsu: Kakuan's Tenth Edict On Enlightenment
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|Hokage Style Elder Jutsu: Tenth Edict On Enlightenment
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This technique utilises the power of the Wood Release to forcibly suppress a tailed beast's chakra. To invoke this technique, it is necessary for the tailed beast or its jinchūriki to be in the possession of the Crystal Gem (結晶石, kesshōseki) that responds to the First Hokage's chakra. Touching the chakra of the tailed beast with their hand, the user then suppresses the chakra inside an area lined with ten pillars.[2]
Yamato also used this technique during Naruto's training to suppress the Nine-Tails' power. Here he produced the same "sit" (座, suwaru) kanji in his palm,[3] but instead of creating spiked pillars, created wooden pillars which were engraved and had what resembled foo dog faces and lit wicks on top of them. By slamming his palm on the ground, the wooden statues will then rush towards the beast and absorb its chakra.[4]
The last part of this technique's name, "Kakuan Nitten Suishu" (廓庵入鄽垂手), comes from a famous series of short poems and accompanying images, called the Ten Bull Pictures (十牛図, Jūgyū-zu, Chinese: Shíniú-tú). The pictures and poems are intended to illustrate the stages of Zen discipline.
They were drawn by a twelfth-century Chinese Zen master called Kuòān (廓庵, Japanese: Kakuan, Literally meaning: enclosed hermitage). The tenth poem talks about how the fully-enlightened herdsman returns to the city to help others reach enlightenment. This poem is called Rùchán Chuíshǒu (入鄽垂手, Japanese: Nitten Suishu), which can be translated as "entering society with bliss-bringing hands" (i.e. hands that teach how to reach enlightenment).
- After Naruto Uzumaki destroyed the gem in his six-tailed form, Yamato tried to suppress the fox chakra at the Falls of Truth, despite claiming earlier being unable to do so without the gem.[5][6][7]
- It is possible that this technique can be used on persons who are not jinchūriki, as Yamato did with Kisame Hoshigaki on the Island Turtle, while he was confined to stocks which also had lit ends.[8][9]


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Fish community data were collected by Missouri Department of Conservation staff from 15 sites throughout the basin during 1988 and five sites we resampled in 1998 (Table Bc01). Additional sampling was conducted in 1994 and 2002 as part of the Resource Assessment and Monitoring program (RAM). Fish were collected using a seine 15 or 25 feet long with 1/8" mesh. Kick seine methods were used to sample riffles. A boat-mounted electrofishing unit was used where possible to sample deep pools. Large fish were identified on site and returned to the water. Small fish were preserved and later identified in the laboratory. Data collected prior to 1988 were obtained from the Missouri Department of Conservation fish database.
A total of 53 species from 11 families have been collected in the Wyaconda River basin (Table Bc02). Fifty-one species were found in recent surveys. The fish community of the basin was generally dominated by more tolerant, wide-ranging species and includes fishes representative of the Prairie, Lowland, Ozark, and Big River faunal regions (Pflieger 1997). The dominant families were the minnows (20 species), catfishes (7 species), sunfishes (7 species), suckers (7 species), and perches (5 species). The most common and abundant species collected in recent surveys were the red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis). Red shiners comprised 28% of the total sample in the basin and were found at 93% of all sites. Bigmouth shiners comprised 20% of the total fish sample in the basin and occurred at 87% of all sites. Both species are tolerant of high turbidity and siltation that persists throughout much of the basin. Other commonly occurring species (found in at least 60% of all sites) include: johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum), creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus), quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus), white sucker (Catostomus commersoni), sand shiner (Notropis ludibundus), bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus), suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis), central stoneroller (Campostoma pullum), orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis), and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus).
Sportfish (13 species that provide angling opportunity) comprised approximately 3% of all fish collected in basin streams. These fishes were under-represented numerically because larger individuals were not fully vulnerable to our sampling gear. Green sunfish were the most abundant species in this group and were found at 87% of all sites. Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), probably the most popular game species, occurred at 40% of all sites, but accounted for only 1% of the total fish collected. Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) were collected at 27 and 13% of all sample locations, respectively.
Two species found in the basin prior to 1988 but not found in recent surveys include the bluntnose darter (Etheostoma chlorosomum) and ghost shiner (Notropis buchanani), which were both last found in 1941. Both species have likely been extirpated from the basin. Similar declines of these species have occurred in other northeast Missouri streams. Reasons for the declines are not well understood; however, these species prefer clear water and are intolerant of turbidity and siltation (Pflieger 1997). The Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis) was thought to be extirpated; however three individuals were collected in 2002.
The Wyaconda River yielded the most species (40), followed by Sugar Creek (20), North Wyaconda River (16), and Little Wyaconda River (15). We also found a higher average number of species per site in the lower Wyaconda River. Thirty-nine species were collected from one site in the lower Wyaconda River at Sunnyside School Access. This higher diversity is likely due to its close proximity to the Mississippi River and the higher diversity of habitats in larger streams.
Threatened and Endangered Species
Of the species collected since 1988, none are considered state or federal rare or endangered. The Mississippi silvery minnow is listed as a species of conservation concern by the Missouri Department of Conservation. It is not considered endangered, but a species of long-term concern due to its rarity in parts of the state.
Fish Stockings
The Missouri Department of Conservation has not stocked the Wyaconda River; however many of the ponds and lakes within the watershed have been stocked for fishing.
Aquatic Invertebrates
Buchanan (1992) sampled seven northeast Missouri rivers (Fox, Honey, Wyaconda, North Fabius, Middle Fabius, South Fabius, and North) to determine the distribution of the endangered winged mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa). Although he did not sample this species within the Wyaconda watershed, he did find 21 species of mussels (Table Bc03), the most species found in the seven northeast Missouri rivers sampled. The catch rate in the Wyaconda River was 10 mussels/hour, the second lowest rate in the seven rivers sampled. The white heelsplitter (Lasmigona complanata) was the most abundant, composing 27% of all mussels sampled. The mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula) was the second most abundant, composing 21% of all mussel sampled.
Only one crayfish species is known to inhabit basin streams or grasslands (B. DiStefano, Missouri Department of Conservation, personal communication). This species is the Northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis); the most widely distributed of Missouri crayfish.
Individuals from the RAM project sampled aquatic insects as part of their standardized monitoring program. Samples were taken from the same sites that fish were sampled. Eighty-seven taxon were collected from the four sites (Table Bc04). Insects from the order Diptera (true flies) were the most abundant, with 42 taxons present, followed by the mayflies (Ephemeroptera).


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) -- A suspect in the assault and robbery of an 81-year-old woman has been arrested, according to police.
Tyran McElrath, 18, of Southeast D.C., was arrested and charged with burglary.
According to police, when the masked suspect came upon the home's 81-year-old owner, he assaulted her, stole something from the house and took off.
Joe Berman lives just a few doors away. He said for the most part, that it's a good neighborhood, but there has been a rash of robberies recently.
"We have a lot of burglaries, don't have many assaults, but they've been picking up a little bit over the past few years," Berman said.
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Since we last told you about the suspicious rash that was spreading throughout the school, the number of cases has tripled.
On Wednesday nearly 30 students had come down with an itchy red rash. School officials report there are at least 91 cases now, but the number of new cases has decreased. Health experts say it's unlikely that they'll pin point the cause of the rash, but they say there's no need to be alarmed.
These sorts of rashes are common in schools across the U.S. No need to keep the kids out of school either, a dab of ointment should do the trick.
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text: Mountain Bike Trails Database The Trails Database was built to showcase the extensive trail network in and around Whistler. The interactive map is intended to provide an overview of trails, their locations and degree of difficulty. Users may click on individual trails to access more detailed GPS information. How to use the Database Use the menu to browse by area or degree of difficulty. When viewing specific trails, you will be shown an elevation profile with statistics, and a list of nearby trails. Trail Ratings In general, Whistler's trails are considered more difficult than other trail networks areas due to their technical nature. Please use your best judgement when riding and err on the side of caution if you are unfamiliar with the terrain. Disclaimer & Technical Notes Disclaimer The GPS maps, elevations, and distances are intended to provide a general overview of Whistler's trails. The data will not be one hundred percent accurate according to military precision and discrepancies between five and ten metres were noted in the GPS findings. Please also note that the trail length calculations appear to be shorter than expected, which is likely a result of the GPS coordinates 'cutting corners' Technical Notes The GPS readings were compiled using MotionX software on an Iphone4. From the resulting GPX files, we used the latitude and longitude coordinates to recalculate each elevation point. We have also included links to corresponding KMZ files should users want to download the files directly and import them into their mobile device.


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Primaquine for Malaria
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You take primaquine as a pill (orally).
How It Works
Primaquine kills parasites in the blood that cause malaria.
To prevent malaria, you take primaquine daily, 1 to 2 days before you travel to an area where malaria is present, and then daily while you are in the area and for 7 days after you leave the area.1
To prevent relapses of malaria due to parasites that persist in the liver, you take this medicine daily for 14 days.1, 2
Why It Is Used
People take primaquine to kill malaria parasites that may persist in the liver. It is typically only used for people with exposure to or known infection with Plasmodium (P.)vivax and P. ovale.
To prevent relapses of infections caused by P. ovale or P. malariae parasites, you should take primaquine after you leave the area where these parasites are present.
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
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Common side effects of primaquine include:
- Nausea and stomach pain. These side effects can be reduced by taking the medicine with food.
- Anemia . This occurs gradually in people who take primaquine and gets worse with the length of treatment.
In people who have glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, primaquine can cause a sudden breakdown of red blood cells leading to aplastic anemia.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
You need to be tested for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency before taking primaquine.
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Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Advice for women
Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant. If you need to use this medicine, talk to your doctor about how you can prevent pregnancy.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
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Target will open at 9 p.m. while Toys-R-Us will open at 8 p.m. Target is promising deep discounts on electronics and other items. They'll open at 4 a.m. on Black Friday offering $10.00 gift cards to customers who spend $50.00 or more.
Toys-R-Us is offering door busters and a free goody bag to the first 200 customers in line. Both retailers say they'll stagger discounts throughout the holiday weekend.
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text: A regular Storm Trooper is already enough of a foreboding character, but imagine one that is infected with a virus that makes them even more frightening. The Death Trooper Men's Costume is a fun take on this classic Star Wars character. It's a great look where you can be both villainous and horrifying. This package includes a jumpsuit with molded armor, belt, and a two-piece mask. If you are familiar with the Storm Troopers of the classic Star Wars trilogy, then you know the white, futuristic armor they sport. The jumpsuit has this replicated armor attached to it, but the pristine white is traded in for a dark, decayed, and battered look on the molded panels. This outfit will be complete when you wrap the matching belt around your waist and assemble the two-piece mask to make your Storm Trooper helmet, which is also battered. You are sure to get a lot of compliments of your zombie version costume of this iconic Star Wars villain. There is no denying that this Trooper is on the Dark Side.


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Vern McKinley: Why Not to Bail Out the Banks
Recorded: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Research Fellow Vern McKinley discusses bank bailouts and his new book Financing Failure with the Wall Street Journal.
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Alexander Tabarrok, Research Director at the Independent Institute, speaks with John Stossel of Fox Business Networks Stossel on bounty hunting and defending the indefensible.
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Whoever, being an officer, director, agent, or employee of, or connected in any capacity with, any recipient of a contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant pursuant to this subchapter or the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596), as amended [25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.], embezzles, willfully misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud any of the money, funds, assets, or property which are the subject of such a grant, subgrant, contract, or subcontract, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than two years, or both, but if the amount so embezzled, misapplied, stolen, or obtained by fraud does not exceed $100, he shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Source(Pub. L. 93–638, § 6,Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2205.)
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Climate Change News Coverage Declines in 2012 but Local Governments Heed Warning Signs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed this week that 2012 was officially the warmest year on record in America's contiguous 48 states, based on 118 years of temperature records dating back to 1895. Despite this fact, news coverage of climate change actually declined in 2012. According to The Daily Climate, worldwide climate coverage decreased by two percent between 2011 and 2012, which represented the fewest number of published stories since 2009.
Last year the US was experience droughts in more than just rainfall. During the presidential election there were accusations of a "climate silence" until Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast in the days leading up to the election. In President Obama's acceptance speech he said, "We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet."
However, President Obama's statement has not reassured everyone that he and Congress are going to make any meaningful efforts to tackle carbon pollution and climate change. In fact, the League of Conservation Voters and a coalition of 70 environmental organizations recently wrote an open letter to President Obama, which encouraged him to spotlight climate change during his second term. A quote from the letter includes, "Cutting carbon pollution at home and rejecting dirty fuels will establish America's leadership and credibility, enabling [President Obama] to create clean energy jobs in the United States while forging an effective international coalition to cut global carbon pollution."
Whether or not President Obama and Congress heed the global warming warning signs, the bright spot is that local governments are undertaking real strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate change right now. ICLEI USA, a network of local governments working to address climate and sustainability challenges, recently highlighted 20 communities across the continental US that are leading the efforts to plan for the future and respond to extreme weather. Some particularly prominent examples by local governments include:
- Atlanta, GA – Urban heat island effects worsened by hotter seasons. Addressing the problem with a climate action plan, including cool roof/pavement standards and 10,000 new planted shade trees.
- Chicago, IL – Responding to extreme heat and flooding with the milestone Chicago Climate Action Plan and the most installed green roof square footage in the country.
- Eugene, OR – Ravaged by major wildfires and mega-dry conditions. Mitigating these issues by increasing water conservation, reducing hydroelectric power demand and planting drought-resistant trees.
- Miami Dade Count y, FL – Known as the most vulnerable city in the world to sea level rise as demonstrated by severe flooding. Urban planning now addresses sea level rise and disaster response, and they're also investing millions in flood mitigation projects.
- New York, NY – Suffered $19 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy. Taking positive action with a $2.4 billion green infrastructure plan, restoring barrier wetlands, and initiating a climate risk assessment requirement for new developments.
It's wonderful to see these steps being taken towards a more sustainable future. It would be even better if federal leadership ensues, taking their cues from local governments. Media silence or not, climate change is here and further delayed action will only result in catastrophic results. The time is now to secure a low carbon global economy and thereby the planet for current and future generations.
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CarbonFree® Business Partner Kivuto Solutions offers green software distribution solutions through ESD, enabling users to download software and avoid the carbon emissions attributable to product packaging and shipping. Previously known as e-academy, Kivuto seeks to maximize software availability for organizations by reducing the total cost and environmental impact of software distribution.
But Kivuto decided it was important to do more and wanted to join the national movement of businesses and organizations that are leading the fight against global warming. Recognizing that its own operations still created a significant carbon footprint, Kivuto took the proactive step to calculate its annual operational emissions. Kivuto then chose to partner with Carbonfund.org to mitigate its emissions by supporting Reforestation and Forest Preservation projects that absorb carbon emissions now and for years to come.
Electronic software delivery may be part of a lower carbon world, but IT systems use a tremendous amount of electricity. Carbonfund.org encourages companies to follow examples set by business partners such as Kivuto to take the next step towards operational sustainability by supporting carbon sequestration projects, energy efficiency innovation and renewable energy source development.