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I have proof my God is real. You tell me everything that happens, is only complete coincidence and it isnt my God? How could everything that happens be only coincidence? The theory of evolution; you mean to tell me that everything you see walking this earth came from just ONE single celled organism? From the tiny ants and microscopic insects to the giant elephants and blue whales, that EVERY bit of it came from just one cell? That it somehow worked its own way to make land animals and fish who wouldn't even survive on land. That's completely outrageous... Yet so is my God! When we pray who do we pray to? GOD! Why? He answers them, ALL of them! I have proof of God answering my prayers. I pray that my grandmother will be healed, the next day she dies, granted it most definitely wasnt what I wanted, but she no longer had to deal with being sick. I can name plenty of other examples of prayer working, not as soon as I wanted them to but they eventually came into effect. The way God places people and things in our path to help us and you wanna try and tell me my GOD is not real? I absoultely love the singer Michael Buble. I watched something with him talking about his religion and he got asked the question "what is your religion?" and he answered he didnt know. I took offense to that, he has always said that he prayed to be a singer and become famous, but cant even stand up to say he is a Christian, or not if he isnt. It is a simple answer. You either believe in God or you dont.
I have heard many friends claim God has abandoned them. No, God doesn't abandon us, he never has and I can guarantee he never will. God wont ever abandon us, but we abandon him. When we feel God isn't listening, it isnt that he isnt listening, its just we never spoke up. Even the slightest whisper God will hear. Our mouths are moving but we aren't speaking.
Life is not easy, I can say from first hand experience, everyone can! You are going through certain things for multiple reasons. Maybe to make you stronger, to test your faith, to teach you a lesson even. I will admit, I go through a lot that no one knows about because I keep it to myself, Ive grown closer to God a lot lately because he has tested my faith a lot. I have actually prayed some this week, I rarely ever pray to be honest. I have learned a great deal of lessons from certain things, and I am only 13. He's made me stronger by going through the worst things. My grandmothers death was not easy for me, or my family! But it's made me stronger emotionally and I now know how to deal with death easier.
The video Indesribable by Louie Giglio (I dont know how to spell his name correctly) Talks about space and how amazing it is God has created all of that and made everything in the perfect position as to where if we were any closer to the sun we would burn up and if we were any further away we would freeze. That's not coincidince, that is my GOD! He goes way way way way out in space and there is a picture of a cross smack dab in the middle of a nebula, the very center. Still want to tell me my God isn't real?


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The typical motorcycle has two levers on the handlebar, and one day I managed to break both of them.
Actually I'm being too modest.
Snapping off those levers required little more than an hour of basically effortless ineptitude on my part, as near as I remember.
If I'd had the whole day I might have dismantled the machine altogether, like one of those exploded view pictures they put in repair manuals so mechanics can figure out which washer goes on first.
Although to be precise I can't claim sole credit for the damage.
The ground helped.
I didn't, you know, grab the levers and wrench them off, as though they were turkey drumsticks.
What I did was crash the motorcycle.
But not on purpose.
This was a recurring problem for me.
The trouble with motorcycles, and more particularly the trouble with their levers, is that the handlebar ends jut out farther than any other part.
And so when you put a bike over onto its side, the lever, like as not, is the first part to hit the ground.
Which is unfortunate because the levers, being made of flimsy metal, or worse still brittle plastic, are not designed to support the weight of the motorcycle.
At least not when that weight is bashed against a chunk of granite or some other object that's as unyielding as a nervous mother's curfew.
Several years have passed since I owned, or damaged, a motorcycle.
But just recently I was reminded of my experience with, and occasional mistreatment of, that sort of vehicle.
The cause for my reminiscing is the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest's announcement that it intends to hire contractors to fix up more than 1,000 miles of hiking trails the next two years.
That was my job for a couple of summers, and it's how I got mixed up with motorcycles.
The major difference is that I worked directly for the Wallowa-Whitman rather than as a contractor.
Which was lucky for me because it meant that the motorcycle I rode — and in particular its levers — didn't belong to me alone.
Anyway, the subject of trail maintenance has afflicted me with a case of nostalgia, albeit nostalgia that is in the main pleasant.
The comforting cushion of 18 years, for instance, has transformed my destruction of those levers from a disturbing feat of incompetence to a trivial blunder — which of course it was even when it happened, in the summer of 1991, an era so distant that hardly anybody outside of Arkansas had yet heard of Bill Clinton.
What I've been remembering mostly, though, is that working on the trail crew was the best job I had ever had.
Still is, come to that.
Never before and not since have I drawn a paycheck for riding a motorcycle, hiking in the mountains and wielding a chain saw.
Which sounds like the basis for a pretty fun summer camp, now that I think about it.
I like to do all of those things, but except for those two summers I've always had to pay for the privilege.
(And for the busted levers.)
Which is why, I think, the job always seemed to me almost like cheating.
I suppose my ambivalence was similar to how rock stars or professional athletes feel as they bank their millions while doing what they're best at and love most.
Except I didn't make much more than minimum wage, and nobody ever asked for my autograph.
As with any rewarding job, though, while working on the trails I hardly ever paused to tally hours or calculate dollars earned.
I tried to convince myself, when the alarm clock blared before dawn, that I wasn't going to work that day.
No, I was going hiking in the Elkhorns.
To be honest, I was quite amenable to being deluded in that way.
It wasn't just that aspects of the job were fun (steering your motorcycle through a tricky section of trail and emerging with both the clutch and brake levers intact, for instance).
Maintaining trails also afforded me a mixture of freedom and sense of tangible accomplishment that's unique in my working life.
We were supervised, of course — but only to the extent that we knew, in a given week, which trails we were supposed to clear.
The choice on any given day, though, was ours.
When you maintain trails you see, with unusual clarity, the products of your sweaty and sometimes blistered toil.
In the morning you start up a trail that's littered with downfall from the past winter's gales.
In the afternoon you hike or ride the same trail in reverse, and even though you're weary you're also content because there are no logs or boulders in your way.
Ever since those two summers I have paid particular attention to the condition of the trails I hike. When the trail is free of obstacles I wish I could thank the people who cleared the path, maybe buy them a cold beer.
I'm fortunate that most of the trails I hike regularly are the ones that I worked on.
My wife, Lisa, is not so fortunate.
She has to endure, while we're hiking, my pathetic boasts about how I sawed through this particular log.
Probably I ought to keep quiet. These logs, having long since been bleached dull gray by all the years of heavy weathers, are more a testament to my advancing age than to any noteworthy achievement.
Still and all, it never fails to give me a little thrill when I walk across the turnpikes we built along the Dutch Flat trail during July of 1991.
(A turnpike is a sort of bridge designed to keep hikers out of boggy ground. To build one you lay a pair of de-barked logs parallel, one on either side of the trail, brace the logs with rocks and then dump fill dirt in between the logs.)
I've misplaced most of the details from those two summers in the mountains. But that week when we built the turnpikes remains vivid, and the person I was then, hefting boulders and shoveling granitic sand, seems scarcely different from the person whose words are scampering now across the monitor's flat screen.
I remember how the mosquitoes came on during the sluggish air of afternoon, and how it was stifling even in the shade of the thick old spruces.
My oldest daughter, my first child, was due later that summer but you never know about first babies, and we had a radio so I could check in each evening with the ranger station in Baker.
As it happened, Rheann was late rather than early, and so it was all right that I was gone for that week.
I remember that we sat around the campfire each evening and sometimes we talked about my impending fatherhood.
When I ponder that period it seems to me that not so much time has passed.
Except then I remember something else.
I remember that my college diploma, which during that summer I was still almost a year from earning, sits today on a closet shelf, bearing the dust of nearly two decades.
Just a few days ago I watched Rheann drive away in her own car, off to earn her own degree.
Perhaps one summer I can persuade her to hike with me up into the mountains.I'd like to show her what I helped to build on those torpid July days while I waited for her, excited and scared and elated.

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the whisk wasn't the tallestby Marc Johns
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I've always imagined the wires of the whisk as hair.
One of your best Marc.
I so wish this were a laptop skin
Wonderful style! Also really clever, whimsical and funny.
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so cute. those disappointed faces..
aghh i love it all!!
Fantastic stuff mate - Really love your work
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makes me smile. so fun.
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I love this so much. Very clever.
albeit 'wiry' hair ;0)
the best.
funny cool
so simple, so cool!
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love it
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I like your simple and conceptual style Marc :)
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saw this somewhere on the web years ago, and it still makes me crack up every single time!!!
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Never had disconnection problem before but I got disconnect twice while playing today (no new cards or special combo was involve, even try different deck). I can re-login after without problem, but losing match because of disconnect while trying to collect eggs is discouraging. So I wonder if its have something to do with your new server...
Battle ID : 2461493_11 and 2461503_11
Happen again... : 2461580_11 and again : BattleID:2461595_11]
Am I the only one? because its unplayable right now.
Edit : Something strange happen to me so maybe it can help to find what is going on. I was watching a live replay and I got the disconnection window again and I was not able to do anything. However the duel was still going on and I could still watch it (behind the disconnection window).


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26 U.S. Code § 859 - Adoption of annual accounting period
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(a) General rule
For purposes of this subtitle—
(1) a real estate investment trust shall not change to any accounting period other than the calendar year, and
(2) a corporation, trust, or association may not elect to be a real estate investment trust for any taxable year beginning after October 4, 1976, unless its accounting period is the calendar year.
Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a corporation, trust, or association which was considered to be a real estate investment trust for any taxable year beginning on or before October 4, 1976.
(b) Change of accounting period without approval
Source(Added Pub. L. 94–455, title XVI, § 1604(i)(1),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1752, § 860; renumbered § 859 and amended Pub. L. 95–600, title III, § 362(d)(6), title VII, § 701(t)(1),Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2852, 2911; Pub. L. 99–514, title VI, § 661(c),Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2300.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 859, added Pub. L. 94–455, title XVI, § 1601(a)(1),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1742; amended Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 701(t)(4),Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2912, related to a deduction for deficiency dividends, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–600, title III, § 362(d)(6),Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2852. See section 860 of this title.
1986—Pub. L. 99–514designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1978—Pub. L. 95–600, § 701(t)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "change to any accounting period" for "change to or adopt any annual accounting period", and added par. (2) and provision for nonapplicability of par. (2) to a real estate investment trust for any taxable year beginning on or before Oct. 4, 1976.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–514applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, see section 669 ofPub. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 856 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Repeal of prior section 859 of this title and redesignation of section 860 of this title as this section by section 362(d)(6) ofPub. L. 95–600applicable with respect to determinations (as defined in section 860 (e) of this title) after Nov. 6, 1978, see section 362(e) ofPub. L. 95–600, set out as an Effective Date note under section 860 of this title.
Pub. L. 95–600, title VII, § 701(t)(5),Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2912, provided that: "The amendments made by this subsection [amending this section and sections 275, 856, 6212, and 6501 of this title] shall take effect on October 4, 1976."
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Enhancing the healing environment in patient care areas through the utilization of music, visual arts, performing arts and a variety of expressive arts is a key component of the Healing Arts Program and the Medical Center at Augusta University philosophy of Patient and Family Centered Care. Artists participating in the program have the opportunity to share their talents in a unique environment where they are truly needed and appreciated. Hospitals incorporating the arts in their health care regimen report many positive results for their patients such as changes in breathing patterns, lowered blood pressure, decreased pain perception, increased relaxation and emotional well-being.
The Healing Arts Program is incorporated within several inpatient and outpatient areas of the hospitals and clinics with current gallery spaces on the 2nd Floor of the Medical Center near the Radiology Department as well as the Phlebotomy Lab on the 2nd Floor of the Medical Office Building. When we began planning this facility in partnership with our patient advisors, one of our major goals was to create a peaceful, healing environment for the minds and spirits of our patients, their families and friends. Part of that environment includes commissioned works of art from local and regional artists featuring flowers, plants and natural landscapes from our area.
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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Test Overview
The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to check for the hormone hCG in blood or urine. Some hCG tests measure the exact amount and some just check to see if the hormone is present. HCG is made by the placenta during pregnancy. The hCG test can be used to see if a woman is pregnant or as part of a screening test for birth defects.
HCG may also be made abnormally by certain tumors, especially those that come from an egg or sperm (germ cell tumors). HCG levels are often tested in a woman who may have abnormal tissue growing in her uterus, a molar pregnancy, or a cancer in the uterus (choriocarcinoma) rather than a normal pregnancy. Several hCG tests may be done after a miscarriage to be sure a molar pregnancy is not present. In a man, hCG levels may be measured to help see whether he has cancer of the testicles.
HCG in pregnancy
An egg is normally fertilized by a sperm cell in a fallopian tube. Within 9 days after fertilization, the fertilized egg moves down the fallopian tube into the uterus and attaches (implants) to the uterine wall. Once the fertilized egg implants, the developing placenta begins releasing hCG into your blood. Some hCG also gets passed in your urine. HCG can be found in the blood before the first missed menstrual period, as early as 6 days after implantation.
HCG helps to maintain your pregnancy and affects the development of your baby (fetus). Levels of hCG increase steadily in the first 14 to 16 weeks following your last menstrual period (LMP), peak around the 14th week following your LMP, and then decrease gradually. The amount that hCG increases early in pregnancy can give information about your pregnancy and the health of your baby. Soon after delivery, hCG can no longer be found in your blood.
More hCG is released in a multiple pregnancy, such as twins or triplets, than in a single pregnancy. Less hCG is released if the fertilized egg implants in a place other than the uterus, such as in a fallopian tube. This is called an ectopic pregnancy.
HCG blood tests
HCG blood tests can be used to see if hCG is present but they can also measure the exact amount of hCG in the blood. A blood test can be used to see if a woman is pregnant, to check for abnormal pregnancies, or to test for hCG related to certain cancers.
The level of hCG in the blood is often used as part of a screening for birth defects in a maternal serum triple or quadruple screening test. Generally done between 15 and 20 weeks, these tests check the levels of three or four substances in a pregnant woman's blood. The triple screen checks alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and a type of estrogen (unconjugated estriol, or uE3). The quad screen checks these substances and the level of the hormone inhibin A. The levels of these substances—along with a woman's age and other factors—help the doctor estimate the chance that the baby may have certain problems or birth defects.
In some cases a combination of screening tests is done in the first trimester to look for Down syndrome. This screening test uses an ultrasound measurement of the thickness of the skin at the back of the fetus's neck (nuchal translucency), plus a blood test of the levels of the pregnancy hormone hCG and a protein called pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A). This test is about as accurate as the second-trimester maternal serum quad screening.1
HCG urine tests
HCG urine tests are usually used for routine pregnancy testing. The test does not measure the exact amount of hCG, but it shows if hCG is present. Home pregnancy tests that show hCG in urine are also widely available.
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Why It Is Done
A test for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is done to:
- See whether you are pregnant.
- Find an ectopic pregnancy.
- Find and check the treatment of a molar pregnancy.
- See whether there is an increased chance of birth defects such as Down syndrome. The test is used in combination with other screening tests.
- Find and check the treatment of a cancer that develops from an egg or sperm (germ cell cancer), such as cancer of the ovaries or testicles. In such cases, a test for alpha-fetoprotein may be done along with a test for hCG.
How To Prepare
If a blood sample is collected, you do not need to do anything before you have this test.
If a urine test is done, the first urine of the day is generally the best to use because it has the highest level of hCG. A urine sample collected at least 4 hours after the last urination will also have high amounts of hCG.
How It Is Done
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) may be measured in a sample of blood or urine.
Blood sample collection
The health professional drawing blood will:
- Wrap an elastic band around your upper arm to stop the flow of blood. This makes the veins below the band larger so it is easier to put a needle into the vein.
- Clean the needle site with alcohol.
- Put the needle into the vein. If the needle is not placed correctly or if the vein collapses, more than one needle stick may be needed.
- Attach a tube to the needle to fill it with blood.
- Remove the band from your arm when enough blood is collected.
- Put a gauze pad or cotton ball over the needle site as the needle is removed.
- Put pressure to the site and then a bandage.
Urine collection
If possible, collect a sample from the first urine of the day (this urine generally has the highest level of hCG). A urine sample collected at least 4 hours after the last urination will also have high amounts of hCG.
- Place the collection container into the stream of urine, and collect about 4 Tbsp (60 mL) of urine.
- Do not touch the rim of the container to your genital area, and do not get toilet paper, pubic hair, stool (feces), blood, or other foreign matter in the urine sample.
- Finish urinating into the toilet or urinal.
- Carefully replace the lid on the container, and return it to the lab. If you are collecting the urine at home and cannot get it to the lab in an hour, refrigerate it.
How It Feels
Blood test
The blood sample is taken from a vein in your arm. An elastic band is wrapped around your upper arm. It may feel tight. You may feel nothing at all from the needle, or you may feel a quick sting or pinch.
You may feel anxious while awaiting results of an hCG test done to check the health of your baby.
Urine test
There is normally no discomfort with collecting a urine sample.
Risks of a blood test
There is very little chance of a problem from having a blood sample taken from a vein.
- You may get a small bruise at the site. You can lower the chance of bruising by keeping pressure on the site for several minutes.
- In rare cases, the vein may become swollen after the blood sample is taken. This problem is called phlebitis. A warm compress can be used several times a day to treat this.
- Ongoing bleeding can be a problem for people with bleeding disorders. Aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin), and other blood-thinning medicines can make bleeding more likely. If you have bleeding or clotting problems, or if you take blood-thinning medicine, tell your doctor before your blood sample is taken.
Urine test
There is no chance for problems while collecting a urine sample.
The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to measure the amount of the hormone hCG in blood or urine to see whether a woman is pregnant. HCG may also be measured to see whether cancer of the ovaries or testicles is present.
The normal values listed here—called a reference range—are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal. Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. Also, your doctor will evaluate your results based on your health and other factors. This means that a value that falls outside the normal values listed here may still be normal for you or your lab.
|Men and nonpregnant women:
Less than 5 international units per liter (IU/L)
Pregnant women, 1 week of gestation (about 3 weeks after the last menstrual period):
Pregnant women, 2 weeks of gestation (about 4 weeks after the LMP):
Pregnant women, 3 weeks of gestation (about 5 weeks after the LMP):
Pregnant women, 4 weeks of gestation (about 6 weeks after the LMP):
Pregnant women, 6–8 weeks of gestation (about 8–10 weeks after the LMP):
Pregnant women, 12 weeks of gestation (about 14 weeks after the LMP):
Pregnant women, 13–16 weeks of gestation (about 15–18 weeks after the LMP):
Up to 200,000 IU/L
None (negative test)
|Nonpregnant women:
None (negative test)
|Pregnant women:
Detectable (positive test)
High values
- If you are pregnant, very high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) can mean a multiple pregnancy (such as twins or triplets), a molar pregnancy, Down syndrome, or that you are further along in an early pregnancy than estimated by your last menstrual period (LMP).
- In a man or a nonpregnant woman, a high hCG level can mean a tumor (cancerous or noncancerous) that develops from a sperm or egg cell (germ cell tumor), such as a tumor of the testicles or ovaries, is present. It may also mean some types of cancer, such as cancer of the stomach, pancreas, large intestine, liver, or lung.
Low values
- If you are pregnant, low levels of hCG can mean an ectopic pregnancy, death of your baby, or that you are not as far along in an early pregnancy as estimated by your last menstrual period (LMP).
- If you are pregnant, levels of hCG that are decreasing abnormally can mean a miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) is very likely.
What Affects the Test
Things that may affect the results of your test include:
- Doing a urine test for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) very early in pregnancy (during the first week after implantation) or on a urine sample taken in the middle of the day. The test may not always show an early pregnancy.
- Miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) or therapeutic abortion. HCG results may remain high (positive) for up to 4 weeks after a miscarriage or therapeutic abortion.
- Getting an injection of hCG to treat infertility. This may cause test results to appear high for several days after the injection.
- Having blood in the urine sample or soap in the collecting container, which may change the hCG level.
- Using diuretics and promethazine. These medicines can cause false low hCG levels in urine test results.
- Using heparin, a medicine to prevent blood from clotting (anticoagulant).
- Using some medicines. These include hypnotics (such as Ambien), antipsychotics, and antinausea medicines (such as prochlorperazine and promethazine ). Be sure to tell your doctor what medicines you take.
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- Home pregnancy tests that find hCG in urine are widely available. To learn more, see the topic Home Pregnancy Tests.
- A blood test for hCG is generally more accurate than a urine test. If pregnancy is suspected even after urine test results do not show a pregnancy (negative results), a blood test can be done, or another urine test should be repeated in a week.
- HCG results may remain high (positive) for up to 4 weeks after a miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) or therapeutic abortion.
- A normal hCG value does not rule out the possibility of a tumor in the uterus, ovaries, or testicles. HCG is only one part of an overall evaluation when a tumor is suspected.
- The level of hCG in the blood is often used in a maternal serum triple or quadruple screening test. To learn more, see the topic Triple or Quad Screening for Birth Defects.
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007, reaffirmed 2008). Screening for fetal chromosomal abnormalities. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 77. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 109(1): 217–227.
- Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Other Works Consulted
- Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2010). Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 4th ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier.
- Wapner RJ, et al. (2009). Prenatal diagnosis of congenital disorders. In RK Creasy et al., eds., Creasy and Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice, 6th ed., pp. 221–274. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.
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Growing Number Of States Are Reporting Lower Than Expected Health Care Premiums
By Igor Volsky on Jul 27, 2013 at 2:14 pm
Health premiums in Marylands exchanges will be among the lowest of the 12 states that have available proposed or approved rates for comparison, the states exchange Maryland Health Connection announced Friday. The news comes just as New York, Oregon, Montana, California, and Louisiana are also reporting lower than expected premiums.
In Maryland, a 25-year-old will be able to purchase a plan that is more comprehensive than policies currently available on the individual market for $114 per month, while a middle aged adult will have to pay approximately $260 per month for insurance. A 21-year-old non-smoker can start as low as $93 a month. Officials say they used their authority to deny rate increases to reduce the proposed premiums by more than 50 percent. Thirty other states have have similar authority.
The prices Marylanders will pay are lower than the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) anticipated, but do cost more than the bare-bones plans that are available today. Residents will have a choice of nine insurance carriers and three out of four people purchasing coverage through the exchange will qualify for tax credits, further reducing the cost of coverage. Nationally, 6 million out of the 7 million people who are expected to enroll in 2014 will receive subsidies.
Historically, insurance carriers have been allowed to turn down people with pre-existing conditions and allow only the healthiest individuals into their plans, said Rebecca Pearce, Executive Director of the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange. In 2014, that will change, and 740,000 Marylanders will have new access to health coverage with more robust benefits.
Earlier this week, the Connecticut exchange announced that since a new insurer lowered its projected premiums, the average cost for an individual-market HealthyCT plan dropped by 36 percent, from $427 per month to $271.
In Nevada, preliminary costs find that strong competition between insurers in some areas of the state will lower individuals premiums.
The news is on track with a report from the Department of Health and Human Services, which found that the lowest cost silver plan in the individual market in 2014 is, on average, 18 percent less expensive than past projections.


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Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist who lives in Baltimore. Since a very young age, Warren has been playing many different instruments which include the vibraphone/marimba, drumset/percussion, and the piano/keyboards. As a youth, Warren attended the Peabody Preparatory of The John Hopkins Institute in Baltimore MD where he studied with former Baltimore Symphony Member Leo LePage. While at Peabody, Warren played many popular styles of music which included Classical, Jazz and Ragtime.
Warren Wolf is a multi-instrumentalist who lives in Baltimore MD. From a very young age until present time, Warren plays many different instruments which include the vibraphone/marimba, drumset/percussion and the piano/keyboards. As a youth, Warren attended the Peabody Preparatory of The John Hopkins Institute in Baltimore MD where he studied with former Baltimore Symphony Member Leo LePage. While at Peabody, Warren played many popular styles of music which included Classical, Jazz and Ragtime. After graduating from The Baltimore School for the Arts in the spring of 1997,Warren headed north and enrolled at Berklee College of Music. At Berklee, Warren studied with Caribbean Jazz Project Vibist Dave Samuels. While he studied at Berklee he began to experiment with many different music styles, outside of jazz and classical, such as hip-hop, r&b, drum-n-bass, funk, rock, gospel, world music, Latin and many others.
During his time at Berklee,Warren had the opportunity to play at the legendary jazz club Wallys Café to help get his foot in the door. After years of training at Berklee and sitting in with musicians at Wallys,Warren landed the weekend gig at the club for the next three years
but playing drums, not the vibraphone. Warren co-led a quintet with trumpeter Jason Palmer at Wallys.
Being at Berklee Warren had the chance to play and record with many of the worlds best musicians. Some musicians include; Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Nicholas Payton, Mulgrew Miller, Lewis Nash, Christian McBride, Terri-Lyne Carrington, Bobby Watson, Roy Hanynes, Danilo Perez, and many others.
Warren had recorded two records as a leader. INCREDIBLE JAZZ VIBES was recorded on the Japanese label M & I Records. That record features Mulgrew Miller on piano alongside Vicente Archer on Bass and Kendrick Scott on Drums. The other recording is entitled RAW. On that record date, Warren performs on both the vibraphone and drumset.That record features musicians such as Darren Barrett on Trumpet, Walter Smith on Tenor Saxophone, Lawrence Fields on Piano and a host of others. Warren can also be heard on recordings by drummer Adonis Rose(On The Verge-CRISSCROSS),trumpeter Jeremy Pelt(Identity-(MAXJAZZ),and the new Bobby Watson Group Live & Learn(From The Heart-Palmetto Records)which features Harold ONeal on Piano, Curtis Lundy on Bass, Quincy Davis on Drums and Leron Thomas on Trumpet.
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Former Navy officer Alden Smith raised just over $8,000 from July through September for his campaign for the Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ In his quarterly finance report filed with the Federal Election Commission, Smith reported raising $8,054 during the quarter.
Smith, of Sangerville, is one of three Democrats running for the seat now held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, who's running for governor in 2014. Three Republicans are also running for the House seat.
Smith's campaign manager said his quarterly report did not appear on the FEC website on the deadline date of Oct. 15 because the report was mailed and hadn't been processed.
State Sen. Emily Cain reported raising $75,000 while fellow Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson raised $72,000 during the quarter.
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Anthony Gregory, Research Fellow, Student Programs Director, and author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the Kings Prerogative to the War on Terror, gives a behind the scenes look at the exciting opportunities available to students at The Challenge of Liberty Seminar this summer.
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The Auroville Solar Kitchen is a collective kitchen for the Auroville community, and was finalized in December 1997. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an "experimental" township in the Viluppuram district, in Tamil Nadu, India, near Puducherry in South India.
It serves lunch daily in its dining hall, and sends lunches out to schools and to individuals as well. It derives its name from the large Auroville Solar Bowl on its roof, which provides the steam for cooking on all the sunny days of the year. Back-up staeam, if needed, is provided by a diesel fired boiler.
Throughout the year approximately 1000 lunches are prepared daily. 540 go to the schools, 200 go out by tiffins, which are interlocking cylindrical stainless steel containers, and 260 to 300 are consumed in the dining hall. Since October 2006 every evening, except Sundays, dinner is served between 6 and 7.30 p.m.
The Kitchen asks anyone intending to eat there to book in advance. It's possible to arrive unannounced without a booking, but you have to wait until 1 pm. After that un-booked diners are welcome.
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Dr. Emily Skarbek, Director of the Government Cost Calculator was interviewed on the nationally syndicated radio program, The Jason Lewis Show (Premiere Radio Networks). In the program, Dr. Skarbek uses MyGovCost.org to explain the specific effects of rampant government spending on the personal situation for any individual in America.
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Dr. Emily Skarbek, Director of the Independent Institutes MyGovCost.org was interviewed on the nationally syndicated, web, radio blog, Taking Back America. During the interview, Dr. Skarbek uses MyGovCost.org to explain the specific effects of rampant government spending for any individual in America. Dr. Skarbek illustrates how an individual can find out what their own personal costs imposed by government are, and what they could have earned instead.
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It's the ultimate Grinch story: while a family went Christmas shopping, crooks targeted their home, destroying all their decorations.
The family says they headed to the store Sunday night, and after shopping for a couple of hours returned to find their yard a mess: lights ripped apart, animal decorations with the heads kicked off.
The homeowner tells 11 News that her two young girls are devastated to see the vandalism.
The family says their neighborhood, near Union and Dublin in Colorado Springs, is quiet and typically does not experience this type of crime.
Police say they have taken a handful of reports regarding Christmas property crimes this holiday season, but that this type of crime is not on rise in Colorado Springs.
Officers advise those decorating their homes to set a timer or turn off the lights by 10 or 11 p.m., so that crooks can't see the lights, possibly deterring them from vandalizing the home.
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This month, Elektrik Boutique was added to the roster of Las Olas fashion boutiques amidst much fanfare. If you're going to be on the Boulevard anyways, finding some time to savor some eye candy is always a good idea. The good thing is there is no need for a battle of the sexes, because Elektrik has fashions for him and her in separate rooms and a wet bar to boot. Six degrees of square foot separation can be wonderful when shopping.
Elektrik features creations from J. Lindeberg, Psycho Bunny, AG Denim, DV by Dolce Vita, Yumi Kim and a few local designers as well. Opening day had Zhantra dancers add to the eclectic vibe. Owners Stacy Goren and Rory Dougherty Jr. have considerable amount of fashion and entrepreneurial experience. Goren doubles up as a buyer and sources finds from across country— New York, Atlanta, Las Vegas and LA.
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Pink Top by Lulu Marie $59. Teamed with a black or white skirt, you can't go wrong with fuchsia. We love the tailcoat look.
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Swain County authorities are investigating a case where a dog was found in a trash bin alongside a dead dog.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that Thomas Carswell found the dog Wednesday in a container off U.S. 19 outside Bryson City when he was dropping off trash.
Carswell says the dog had pushed his head and paws out of the bag.
Veterinarians at Noah's Ark Companion Animal Hospital in Franklin are caring for the dog, which they named Bryson. They say the dog's muzzle is injured and he may have broken bones in his face but he still wants to eat.
Chief Deputy Jason Gardner of the Swain County Sheriff's Office says authorities do not have a suspect now.
Swain County does not have an animal shelter.
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The fact of death of a veteran (admitted as such), or a dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the penultimate sentence of section 1781 (b) of this title, in a facility or hospital, while being furnished care or treatment therein by the Department, leaving no spouse, next of kin, or heirs, shall give rise to a conclusive presumption of a valid contract for the disposition in accordance with this subchapter, but subject to its conditions, of all property described in section 8520 of this title owned by said decedent at death and as to which such person dies intestate.
Source(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1260, § 5221; Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 208(c),Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2860; Pub. L. 99–576, title VII, § 701(100),Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3300; renumbered § 8521 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), (d)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238, 239; Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), 5(c)(1),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 406; Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(e)(9),Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2464.)
2002—Pub. L. 107–135substituted "the penultimate sentence of section 1781 (b)" for "the last sentence of section 1713 (b)".
1991—Pub. L. 102–40renumbered section 5221 of this title as this section and substituted "8520" for "5220".
Pub. L. 102–83substituted "1713(b)" for "613(b)" and "Department" for "Veterans' Administration".
1986—Pub. L. 99–576substituted "such person" for "he".
1976—Pub. L. 94–581inserted ", or a dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 613(b) of this title," after "(admitted as such)".
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Our friend Nic Pelham — who intrepidly went to cover war-torn Libya with a broken arm! — has a good long piece in MERIP on the situation post-Tripoli, in which he finds thatmost Libyans don't care much about catching Qadhafi. They're too busy making sure that their neighborhoods run and keeping the rebels from outside at bay:
But while the incoming fighters rake the night sky with triumphal volleys from anti-aircraft guns, locals decry them as impostors, intent on stealing their credit. By their telling, the capital's conquest was an act of self-liberation, an intifada launched by residents on 820/820 -- 8:20 pm on August 20 -- or the twentieth of Ramadan, the day the Prophet is said to have liberated Mecca from unbelief. A fighter recalls how four sentries shared one Kalashnikov, rotating guard duty every six hours, maintaining eight shifts before the rebels arrived. An NTC member from Tripoli claims Operation Mermaid never happened. "NATO didn't bomb its 40 pre-designated targets, and the fighters from the mountains turned up 48 hours late," says 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Radi. "By the time they arrived in the early morning of August 22, Tripoli was a liberated city, and they could march all the way to Green Square without a fight."


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My goals this week were to SURVIVE my first week of 3 classes (oh gosh). Fortunately with Bertie's class being overcrowded, we get a reprieve for a couple weeks. So this week and next will technically just be two classes (phew). And of course just in time for the big January dog show that I want to go (and not just for shopping), we start Bertie's classes again (ugh).
Yesterday was our Open class. I took Bertie along (see my 'plop' thread for my enthusary about how well-behaved the munchkin was. They didn't believe me when I said he was a muleheaded climbing the walls leaping off ceilings brat at home). I was SO PROUD of Jacks!!!! It could be he felt extra inspired having his baby brother there, but he was on his A game as far as doing everything I asked of him. He even had our instructor jaw-dropping when he retrieved/flat the dumbbell without pouncing or mouthing it! That is HUGE for him!
Now I wasn't on my A game... my instructor got after me for a couple bad habits. When I start heeling, especially on the figure 8, I roll from heels to the toes (both my toes come off the ground before I take a single step) before taking a step instead of directly stepping forward. She didn't feel I would get smacked for points off by a judge, but she felt it could mess up my dog and cause anticipation issues. I also was side stepping left when halting on the figure 8. And there were a couple other things like me forgetting my "high jump" command. <- I told him "jump" on one, "take it" on another, and then "go get it" on the other. Seriously.
Even better or best, I left the room with everyone else for the OOS stays. I did go back to reward him halfway through the sit stay because a dog next to him popped up and was resisting the owner putting him back.
And then on the down I popped my head around the corner and watched/praised him because our instructor was walking down the room dropping a heavy (LOUD) pole every few steps.
Tonight we have our first Utility class. I'm taking both boys again.
ETA - this is random, but my Tuesday/Wednesday instructor posted on facebook that while judging a trial down in OH she noticed a LOT of people touching their hair or fussing with their hair prior to setting up. She said this could be viewed as an extra cue to the dog? I DO that - and I know it's a nervous tic. o_O I even do it at class.
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Thanks Kate Not so much snowed in (although we have a lovely amount of the stuff) but kind of snowed under. Field teacher found a nice field that has blown pretty much clear and the snow mobilers have cut lovely tracks for 250 yard T work LOL So Faelan and Brady boarded the bus this morning.
One of my online courses has me having to think about Front Cross, Rear Cross, Push & Pull footwork on the flat. It has been so long since I had to think about these things, and her (Daisy Peel) method is different from how I do them that I am trying things, recording, reviewing and saying Nope, not right yet! Like I am used to the moving front cross so having to basically practice a 90 degree turn keeps bringing out the obedience in me LOL with 2 reward points yet.
The rear cross is taught as basically a 90 degree turn on the dogs part (in front of me) where I am more used to training the head turn as I step behind the dog.
Tape, review tape, yuck, try again ............. more of the same tonight, after all can't submit a video that might get criticized right ?????? And this of course is with both Towhee & Faelan with Brady being taught but no actually enrolled in the class. Casey will probably need to start too since I spent so long with the others and the videos etc that he didn't get any training time and was very sad.
I too have noticed the hair flipping (and wonder if the handler(s) is even aware that it can become part of the cue?), the twitching, the adjusting of bra straps etc. Oh the things we need to unlearn so we apear natural handlers! I was actually kind of happy to see it mentioned on Facebook. My instructors hammer me for hair stuff; keep it out of the face and your hands off of it - I swear I hear one of them telling me to do something with my 'poodle ears' when I see some teams....
ETA: Brady, pretty much on schedule, has started testing exactly how much pushing he can do -me: Sit, him: please hold while I finish sniffing. me: Here, Him: wait a bit I'm kind of busy. This is during normal every day stuff, not formal training. I actually love this stage of training since he truly starts to learn that while he can certainly test things out, it is in his best interest to 'Just do it'; And yes, he is on a long line outside for the next little bit.
His canines have erupted so he will soon begin his formal retrieve training. He already knows most of the components (give, hold, take it) but this will take him through the formal steps of the non-force fetched fetch training.
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Going training in about 20 min. Went last nite but was asked to give the class as the regular instructor had personal problem so nugget didn't do anything but retrieve the dumbell 3 times as there wasn't time for anything else. He's getting it consistently and bringing it to me but drops it at my feet , got to work on this
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I didn't even get past the first step with my new heeling instructor. After 20 minutes we got to step out for 3 steps when I was stopped again. I will be learning alot from this guy which is what I've been looking for.
Jonah did a couple of nice broadjumps and fronts and finishes. Then we practiced setting up for starting our heeling and giving Jonah a cue to be focused on me with lots of praise when he did focus.
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After throwing and BREAKING my almost unbreakable nylon dumbell we did for the first time the broad jump with two boards and as soon as I threw a piece of cheese over it Nugget took the jump . Good start!
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We just did articles today. I don't know how Jacks will do later on when hunting for a scented article, but when it comes to a cheese smeared article - it was a SURE THING. Only problem I had was getting out there fast enough to keep him from shopping and to encourage him to take the article in his mouth. He didn't want that thing in his mouth. Though that part got easier once I convinced him that he would get a treat once he brought it back to the chair.
I now know what "around the clock" means, and I have my own marked mat to show where to set the articles. We are just doing metals right now. Probably/hopefully if we are successful tomorrow and the next day - I may introduce the leather article. Both #1's are pocketed seperately as they will be my scent articles. Instructor said that successful pickup and carry is not necessary before switching to the leather, but I want Jacks to be successfully picking up the metals.
I was relieved it went so well. I planned on leaving early enough to get a little Bertie-training time in. That did NOT happen. We had a handyman at the house and he was blocking me in. And then I had to get gas. And the gas station was packed with on-the-way-homers and then I got stuck in line behind a guy who was having problems with his credit card (took almost 10 minutes before he finally scooted out of the way). Then I jumped on the highway and realized about halfway there that I forgot to grab any collars/leashes for the pup. o_O And then when I got there and was scrambling to gather all my stuff, I realized that the jar of peanut butter I planned on using to mark the scented article was not in the car. I had put it on my car while waiting for the handyman to move out of my way. So it was back home in my driveway somewhere. It still is out there. Somewhere. *laughs* I'm glad we were just doing articles today too, because I forgot the gloves....
But Jacks did fine.
So far I had been working on the same the same things for the past 2-3 weeks: mostly heeling (focusing on left turns), fronts of all kinds, and retrieves. We did not have class the past two weeks because of the holidays. Last week though we did our first ever run through! It was a lot of fun. Classes begin again tomorrow. Finally!
We're not currently training for competition (maybe some day), but I'm going to post here to help with motivation and accountability. I'm sure this is really basic stuff for most of you.
Thursday will be our third week of Intermediate Obedience class.
It was a little on the cold side this past week, so most everything was done in the house.
This week, we worked a lot on fronts and finishes in the house. These were introduced in last week's class, but we got ahead of the game over the holiday break, and worked on these for about 5-10 minutes every day prior to the class. I have found that spitting (actually dropping from my mouth) hot dog pieces in her mouth helps to encourage a closer and straighter front. Sometimes, I just move her back and forth between the front and finish positions. I also throw treats around the room while she waits, let her go get them, and call her back to front position. I usually do about 5 of these. She really loves practicing fronts and finishes. Must be the hot dogs.
Since it's been too cold to do much outdoor heeling, we've been doing a a lot of off leash heeling around the house. This hasn't been introduced in class yet, but it's something we've done for a couple months now. My main objective here is keeping her attention. Now that my hot dog spitting has improved, I've been attempting to spit the pieces into her mouth at a relatively slow heeling pace. I was actually surprised at how many she caught. I won't be doing this with all of our heeling, but I will continue to carry the pieces in my mouth and hand them too her. I've been doing that for a while, and it seems to have helped quite a bit. We've also been practicing the figure 8 in the house. That was introduced in the first week of class. I'm not having a lot of success getting her to speed up enough on the outside turn (I don't know if that's correct terminology, but you all know what I mean). It's a work in progress.
Finally, our trainer wants everyone to focus on our body movements when giving commands. Some people bend over when calling their dogs, etc. I had a bad habit to break on the "down" command. When I taught Bella "down" at 9-10 weeks, I would have her sit, then lower my hand with the treat right in front of her, ending up in between her front paws. Though I have been successful at getting her to lie down doing this over time, this is obviously not going to cut it, going forward. This week, we spent a few minutes per day working on the down command with a reworked hand signal, and with me standing straight up and down. Sounds easier than it was. I resorted to spitting a hot dog chunk at her as a reward for going down with a command and the correct hand signal. She gets it now, but it took a couple of days. She'll pretty much do anything for hot dogs, and seems to prefer them to be spit at her! LOL. I still haven't done that in class yet. Too many people there probably have never heard of that, and might think I'm nuts.
On the trainers syllabus for week three: Moving Down, 270 Left, 270 Right.
By the way, we practiced the figure 8 in class last week with a handler and dog in place of the cones. I was so proud of how Bella just sat there looking up at my face the entire time the other dogs were doing the heeling. I'm sure it's because of the hot dog pieces that were in my mouth, but she would have never been able to ignore the other dogs like that a month or two ago.
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@Nairb - reading your comment, it looks like you are training for competition. Please keep posting and don't feel shy. Even when you attend classes, it can be pretty tough staying on focus through the week. Threads like this def help. It's a LOT more fun celebrating those successes or banging your head on the wall over problems when you can throw those comments at people who know exactly what this means to you.
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This amends 49:15101(a) to correct a grammatical error.
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Victoria is portrayed by Rachelle Lefevre in the first two movies and Bryce Dallas Howard in the third, and James is portrayed by Cam Gigandet in Twilight only.
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You have multiple options for filing a complaint with the FCC:
- File a complaint online
- By phone: 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322); TTY: 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322); ASL Videophone: 1-844-432-2275
- By mail (please include your name, address, contact information and as much detail about your complaint as possible):
Federal Communications Commission
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20554
Commercial email on non-wireless devices
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules restrict sending unwanted commercial email messages to computers. To find out more, visit www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/spam/rules.htm. To file a complaint with the FTC or get more information, visit www.ftc.gov/spam or call 1-877-382-4357 voice; 1-866-653-4261 TTY.
State anti-spam laws
The CAN-SPAM Act is intended to preempt – or replace – state anti-spam laws, but states may enforce CAN-SPAM Act restrictions on non-wireless SPAM. State laws prohibiting fraudulent or deceptive acts and computer crimes remain in effect.
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