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Before we can address when the Biblical year begins, we must understand when a Biblical month begins. The Biblical
month begins at the Rosh Hodesh. This is the Hebrew term translated as New Moon. The primary meaning of Hodesh is actually
"New Moon" or "New Moon Day" and it is only by extension that it came to mean "month", that is, the period between one New Moon and the
This primary meaning is preserved in a number of passages such as 1 Samuel 20:5 in which Jonathan says to David "Tomorrow
is the New Moon (Hodesh)". Clearly, in this verse Hodesh is used to refer to the specific day on which the month begins and not the
entire month.
Another passage which uses Hodesh in its primary sense is Ezekiel 46:1 which talks about "The Day (Yom) of the
New Moon (Ha-Hodesh)". Clearly in this verse Hodesh (New Moon) is a specific event and the beginning of the month is the day
on which this event (New Moon) occurs.
Annual Sabbatarians believe that the new moon is a significant factor in determining the start of the Biblical year.
The question and point of controversy slips in over which new moon to use and how that new moon is designated.
There are many points of view on this subject. But, for the purpose of this study, we will address the three main
viewpoints regarding the start of the Biblical year. They are:
Having three distinct and differing views on when the Biblical year begins has created three distinct and differing
dating systems for determining when the annual Sabbaths take place. Once again, the devil has accomplished quite a divide-and-conquer coup
against YHWH's sincere followers.
In this study, let us prayerfully consider these three views and examine them with Scripture.
First, it must be noted that the majority of Sabbatarians do not keep the Seventh-day Sabbath by Jerusalem time.
The Seventh-day Sabbath is kept for the 24 hour period between Friday evening sunset and Sabbath evening sunset (Leviticus 23:32). All
Sabbaths (annual also) are kept from evening to evening. This is because YHWH made the Biblical day to start with the evening (Genesis 1:5).
If we do not get online to find out when the Seventh-day of the week has fully arrived in Jerusalem for determining
the timing of the Seventh-day Sabbath, why would we get online to determine when something is happening in Jerusalem to determine when the
Biblical year begins?
While this methodology is an unaddressed inconsistency among Barley believers, there is an equally obvious reason for it.
If people tried to calculate the beginning of the year by the Barley in their own area, there would be no dating consistency among annual
Sabbatarians at all. Susie's grain would come up a few days before Jane's and so on. And the result would be that Susie and Jane feast-keeper
would soon be having to keep these holy days alone in their own homes as no one's dates were in agreement. The command to "assemble" ourselves
together would be completely unheeded. Thus, for consistency, Barley believers start their calculation of the Biblical year by the first new
moon following the Barley being "Abib" in Jerusalem.
The modern Karaite movement, led by Nehemiah Gordon (webmaster of www.karaitekorner.com), largely follows this view. But,
before we decide if this view is the correct one or not - Biblically, we must look at what the Bible has to say about "Abib".
The term "Abib" is mentioned four times in the Bible. Here are all four of the Biblical mentionings of the word "Abib":
Adding no concepts other than what is plainly stated in these Scriptural references, we find the following:
Now, we must not jump to fast regarding making these texts say things they do not state. Barley believers add the
following additional beliefs to the above list
But none of these additional beliefs is supported by the four mentionings of the word "Abib" in the Bible.
So, let us examine the meaning of the Hebrew word "Abib." Perhaps the connection to barley is found in the meaning of this word.
According to Strong's Concordance #24 – Abib means "to be tender, green, young ear of
grain, green ears of corn." So where does the barley come into people's minds regarding Abib? It isn't found in the Bible verses using
this term, nor is it found in the Hebrew meaning the of the word.
Barley comes into significance in the month of Abib because of its use in the ceremony of First Fruits. First Fruits
is a holy day that falls within the week of Unleavened Bread, which falls within the month of Abib. For more detail on the timing of
First Fruits, Read our online First Fruits study.
At First Fruits, a special "sheaf of firstfruits" was to be waved. Leviticus 23:10-11 - "Speak unto the children
of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall
bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you:
on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it."
No details about what comprises the "sheaf of firstfruits" are given in Leviticus 23:10-11. But, the Bible does
specify the grains used in First Fruits in 2 Kings 4:42. "And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread
of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat."
Biblically then, we find proof for the following statements:
But having barley for wave sheaf is a far cry different from waiting for the Jerusalem barley to be in a certain
stage of ripeness and then watching for the next new moon. The fact remains that the Bible never says to calculate the start of the year
from the barley being in any stage of ripeness. It merely suggests a connection in timing. There is a big difference between general
timing of having barley and the precise timing of watching for the first new moon after Jerusalem's barley
is at a certain stage of ripeness (this is the Karaite viewpoint).
This is a jump in thinking that has no overt (stated in the texts) or covert (found in the Hebrew meaning) Scriptural
basis. Let us examine the Karaite viewpoint, promoted on the Karaite Korner (website). The following statement is taken from the
Karaite Korner website:
"...The actual timing of the pilgrimage feasts is dependent upon the barley harvest in Yerushalayim, which can only
be determined by waiting upon YHWH. The best source of this information is presently obtained by accessing the Karaite Korner web site, as the
Karaites specialize in the agricultural barley calendar issues." (Nehemia Gordon, www.karaite-korner.com)
Conservative Seventh-day Adventists are drawn the term "Karaite" as they have come to believe that the Karaites had a layer
of truth beyond that which was held by the Rabbinical Jews. However, before we buy everything purported by the Karaites today, please condsider
the following: many leaders of the Karaite movement do not accept Yahshua as the Messiah.
To further caution against the automatic credibility which the term "Karaite" carries among S.D.A's today, please consider the
following quotation regarding the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) in 1844. Both Ellen G. White and Hiram Edson were given visions regarding October
22, 1844. These visions confirmed that this day was the Day of Atonement that year. This teaching is in direct opposition to the Karaite view.
Karaites teach that September 23, 1844 was the Day of Atonement.
The typical Karaite viewpoint on this is stated most powerfully in a statement endorsed by Nehemia Gordon, himself (as it appears
on the Karaite Korner website.) Robert K. Sanders, with Nehemia's endorsement wrote: "Yom Kippur 1844
was celebrated by the Karaites in September and not October is confirmed by a Karaite Tomb Stone
inscription cited by Abraham Firkowitz in his book "Avnei Zicharon" (lit. 'Stones of Remembrance'. published Vilna 1872).
Seventh-day Adventists have FAILED to provide any Karaite calendar or any documentation from the Karaite Jews to show their Day of
Atonement was on October 22 and that it was a month later than the Rabbinical Date. S. S. Snow was wrong in setting the wrong date and
Ellen G. White was wrong in endorsing it with her prophetic seal. Ellen's date of October 22, 1844 HAS BEEN IMPEACHED, AS WELL
AS HER SANCTUARY AND INVESTIGATIVE JUDGMENT DOCTRINE." (http://www.truthorfables.com/Day_of_Atonement_of_the_Karaite.htm)
We certainly could not disagree more! Clearly, the Karaite viewpoint is not one which Seventh-day Adventists can afford
to buy hook, line and sinker. But, in addition to their blatant denial of the Seventh-day Adventist light on 1844, the Karaites also have
inadvertently revealed a deeper inconsistency in their dating.
How can the Karaites arrive at such a firm date when there are no clear records of Jerusalem's barley harvest in the year
1844? That is a very good question. Not only are the Karaites sure that Yom Kippur was on September 23 of the year 1844, many Messianic Karaites
teach that they can calculate the day of the week upon which Passover fell in Christ's lifetime. There are
definately no barley harvest records going back that far! In these historical cases, Karaites switch back to the Vernal Equinox way of dating.
Through using US Naval Observatory calculations, it is possible to accurately pinpoint the start of any year, even going back into the time
of the life of Christ. And if you can pinpoint the start of the year, you can find any given feast day (such as Passover - upon which Christ died).
This is because the US Naval Observatory is capable of pinpointing any Vernal Equinox and any new moon.
Rabbi Scheinerman, in Jerusalem, puts the Jerusalem barley growing season into early summer!
(See: http://scheinerman.net/judaism/shavuot/index.html) This gives a pretty wide window in which to have the first of the year and still have
barley in Abib.
But, the question it boils down to is: does the year have to wait for barley to be ripe to begin? Or can there be a
first month of the Biblical year without a barley harvest at all? If there can be a Biblical beginning of the year without a barley harvest,
then the logical conclusion is that the barley is not the critical indicator of the year's beginning.
There are three very serious issues which starting the year with the Barley doesn't address. Please consider
these three considerations:
While the Bible never once tells us to calculate the from the barley. The Bible does tell us that the heavens are to
be used for calculating days, festivals (annual holy days) and years.
Genesis 1:14 - "And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from
the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years."
From the New Jerusalem Bible translation:
"God said, "Let there be lights in the vault of heaven to divide day from night, and let them indicate festivals, days and
years" (Genesis 1:14).
From the New American Bible translation:
"Then God said: "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days
and the years" (Genesis 1:14).
If the heavenly lights are to be used to "indicate" years, they must be used to determine the start and end
of the year. But how does this work? And is this Biblical? Or is this just another example of humans putting words into Scripture that
simply aren't there?
For the majority of those who use the heavenly lights to determine the beginning of the Biblical year, it is the
Vernal Equinox they look for as the key event. From there, some division in perspective follows. Some believe the closest new moon to
the Vernal Equinox is the first day of the first month of the new year, while others believe that the first new moon after the Vernal
Equinox is the first day of the new year.
Before we address which new moon (if any) surrounding the Vernal Equinox should be used as the first day of the Biblical
year, let us first determine whether the Vernal Equinox is a valid starting point at all. Perhaps, it like the barley harvest is putting
words in Scripture that simply aren't there.
While it has been given a very pagan name, the celestial event which has come to be called "vernal equinox"
is certainly a heavenly happening. And it has being taking place anually in the heavens since ancient times. But, this in and of
itself is not compelling enough evidence to denote that this heavenly event is the one that begins the year as mentioned in Genesis 1:14.
"It seems to have been understood all over the world, from ancient times until now, that the vernal equinox signals the arrival
of spring and the autumnal equinox signals the arrival of fall. ... Wait until the sun signals the arrival of spring at the equinox,
then select the first visible new crescent for the beginning of months: ... the first month of the year to you." A Paper,
"Does Close Count?," by Henry Wylle.
Having been a common denotation for the beginning of Spring also does not put the Vernal Equinox in a favorable
position as being the indicator of the beginning of the Biblical year. The real issue is what does the Word of God say on the subject?
But, before we go to the Word of YHWH on the subject, let us first be very clear about the science of the vernal equinox.
The equinox is either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator.
Either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and when the length of day and night are
approximately equal; the vernal equinox or the autumnal equinox. The term "vernal equinox" is Middle English, from Old French
equinoxe, from Medieval Latin aequinoxium, from Latin aequinoctium: aequi-, equi- + nox, noct-, night. Equinox
literally means "equal days and nights."
To further understand this solar event, please consider the illustration above. The upper panel shows that
on an equinox (which occurs twice a year: once in the Spring and once in the Fall), neither half of the Earth points directly
towards the Sun. In fact, the Sun is at the equator, so both halves of the Earth are getting about the same amount of sunlight.
The bottom panel of the picture shows how the sun looks to someone standing on the ground at the equinox.
The equinox occurs when the sun "crosses" the equator.
Having given a brief overview of the science of the equinox, let us now address the real issue at hand. Does the
Bible tell us that the equinox is the marker for the beginning or end of the Biblical year? If so, this is the celestial event which
denotes which new moon is the first of the Biblical year. If not, this cannot be the correct method for determining the year. The ultimate
event must be Biblical if it is truth.
At first, it appears that there is no Biblical reference to the vernal equinox. It simply isn't there as any Bible
student can confirm by searching the Strong's Concordance. But this is only how things appear at first. Instead of trying to find
the vernal equinox term in the Bible going from English first, let us search for it in Hebrew. Hebrew words have multiple meanings and the
translators of the Bible may have selected from any one of them when translating the original text.
The Hebrew word for equinox is tekufah. This word refers to the solstices as well as to the equinoxes. And
notibly tekufah is in original Hebrew text of the Bible!
Tekufot (plural) means "seasons;" literally, "circuit, to go round." The four seasons in the year are
called tekufot. More accurately, tekufot is the beginning of the four seasons. ...Tekufah stands for the true, not the
mean, equinox. The tekufah (singular) of Nisan denotes the sun at the vernal equinox. The next tekufah denotes the summer
solstice. The third tekufah denotes the fall equinox. And the fourth tekufah denotes the winter solstice.
The four Tekufot of the Biblical year are:
The original Hebrew word Tekufah appeared in four Scripture texts. Let us see if any of them refer to
the beginning or ending of the Biblical year.
Of these four quotations, two use the term tekufah to refer to the end of the Biblical year. This appears to
support the teaching that the vernal equinox is the end of the year from which we watch for the first new moon. The new moon following
the vernal equinox, or more accurately the tekufah, is the first day of the new year.
But, there are a few missing pieces to be certain about this. First, Bible scholars agree that the Biblical year
began in the Spring. In a statement found in the 1888 version of the Great Controversy, we find that this teaching was espoused by
most of the early S.D.A. leadership as well (as is evidenced by this statement being included in this important book).
THAT METHOD TO ITS CLOSE. HENCE, 1843 WAS COUNTED AS ENDING IN THE SPRING, AND NOT IN THE WINTER." The Great Controversy, 1888 edition, p 681.
Some have cast dispersions upon this Great Controversy quotation because Ellen White herself did not write it.
While this is certainly true (she did not write the above quotation), it is incorrect to thereby assume that this statement was added to
her book without her awareness and approval. In fact, as Sister White explains in her own words, all of the
editorial statements added to her book were scrutinized by Mrs. White. Here is what she had to say about these editorial additions to her
Great Controversy book (which includes the above quotation):
"A few days ago, I received a copy of the new edition of the book Great Controversy, recently printed at
Mountain View, and also a similar copy printed at Washington. The book pleases me. I have spent many hours looking through its pages,
and I see that the publishing houses have done good work... Some changing in the wording has been proposed (by the editorial staff).
These changes I have carefully examined, and approved..." Ellen G. White --Letter 56, 1911
Now that we have established that the end of the Biblical year was in the Spring, the only missing link to be
sure that tekufah is Biblically the event which ends the year is to link it to the Spring. Can this be done without twisting the
Scriptures? The answer is yes. We simply need to view the 2 Samuel 11:1 quotation in additional Bible versions.
In the King James Version we plainly find that the Biblical year expires or ends at tekufah. It reads, "And it
came to pass, after the year was expired (tekufah), at the time when kings go forth to battle..." (2 Samuel 11:1). The connection to
Spring is found in more modern versions like the Revised Standard Version. In the RSV, this text reads, "In the spring of the year,
the time when kings go forth to battle..." Thus we have demonstrated Biblically that tekufah (called the vernal equinox in
modern times) is indeed the end of the Biblical year.
Most Christians have heard of the significant finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls (largely found in Qumran - see the above map).
But, many have not heard of a small, equally significant limestone device found along with the scrolls. Pictured below, archaeologists
have determined that this Qumran Sundial was used for the purpose of determining the Spring tekufah (vernal equinox).
Uwe Glessmer and Matthias Albani, "An Astronomical Measuring Instrument from Qumran", The Provo
International Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Technological Innovations, New Texts, and
Reformatted Issues, edited by Donald W. Parry and Euguene Ulrich (Boston: Brill, 1999), p. 442.
The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1944 edition, Vol. 4, states under "Calendar - Ecclesiastical Calendar" that "The
Jews celebrated their Passover on the 14th day of the first month, that is to say, the lunar month of which the 14th day either
falls on or next follows the day of the vernal equinox." Later in this same volume, under "Calendar - Jewish", it is stated that
"The Feast of Passover, on 14 Nisan (Abib) could not begin before the spring Tequfah." The term Tequfah is defined as "the mean
beginning of the seasons" - so the "spring Tequfah" referred to here is the vernal equinox. The Biblical year starts with the
lunar month in which Passover (the 14th day of the month) falls on or after the spring equinox."
Tekufot in the Encyclopedia Judaica confirms this. It states, "The equinox occurs because of the (apparent)
action of the sun. The earth, which is tilted 23.5 degrees, circles the sun, creating our seasons (spring, summer, fall and
winter). The equinox occurs when the sun "crosses" the equator. The Hebrew word is tekufah, and refers to the solstices as well
as to the equinoxes."
Additional historical confirmation for tekufah being the end of the Biblical year is found in the writings of
Flavius Josephus and Philo Judaeus. Both of which were Jews contemporary to Christ.
"In the month of Xanthicus, which is by us called Nisan, and is the beginning of our year, on the fourteenth day of the lunar
month, when the sun is in Aries, (for in this month it was that we were delivered from bondage under the Egyptians,) the law
ordained that we should every year slay that sacrifice which I before told you we slew when we came out of Egypt, and which
was called the Passover; and so we do celebrate this passover in companies, leaving nothing of what we sacrifice till the
day following. The feast of unleavened bread succeeds that of the passover, and falls on the fifteenth day of the month,
and continues seven days, wherein they feed on unleavened bread..." Flavius Josephus
As is shown in the above picture, the time "when the sun is in Aries" is the tekufah or vernal equinox.
"Moses puts down the beginning of the vernal equinox as the first month of the year, attributing
the chief honour, not as some persons do, to the periodical revolutions of the year in regard of time, but rather to
the graces and beauties of nature which it has caused to shine upon men; for it is through the bounty of nature that
the seeds which are sown to produce the necessary food of mankind are brought to perfection … Now wheat and barley are
among the things which are very necessary…" Philo Judaeus. Translated by C.D. Yonge. "A Treatise on the Life of Moses,
Book II, XLI." The Works of Philo Complete and Unabridged. Hendrickson Publishers, 1995.
First, let us address why such a statement would be significant to the topic of this study. If the year begins (Passover
takes place in the first month of the Biblical year) in late March or Early April, this supports barley harvest timing. Sometimes the new
moon after the tekufah falls in late April, putting Passover (14 days later) in early May.
Now, to address the question: Did Ellen White state that Passover took place in "late March / early April"? Wanting to
get fully to the bottom of this issue, we searched this question out. And what we found was seemingly confusing answer, "Yes and No." Huh?!
Let's begin with the "yes" part of the answer. This quotation is the one in question. It is found in Desire of Ages.
"The time of the Passover corresponded to the close of March or the beginning of April, and the whole land was bright with
flowers, and glad with the song of birds" Desire of Ages p 76.
Well, that settles it - clearly the first new moon after tekufah can't always start the Biblical year. But, what
about the "No" part of the answer? We didn't just stop at this quotation. We went all the way down the "rabbit trail" to find its source.
Why would we doubt that Ellen White was the source - after all, this quotation isn't written in all caps?
The reason for the question in our minds is that Sister White also teaches that October 22, 1844 was the Day of Atonement.
This information was confirmed to her in vision. It was also confirmed to Hiram Edson in a vision that came to him as he walked across a cornfield.
Thus, 1844 was the proven date. And you cannot have an October Day of Atonement unless you had a May Passover. And if you had a May Passover,
you certainly didn't have it in "late March - early April." Hence the problem. One date is confirmed in vision. The other date is written
in lower case letters - indicating it also is an E.G. White quote. But, both cannot be correct. Knowing this made us question whether Ellen
White made the "late March - early April" statement at all. A bit of research showed us - she didn't write it! Here's what we found:
"When writing out the chapters... she (Mrs. White) sometimes gave a partial description of an important historical
event, and when her copyist who was preparing the manuscripts for the printer made inquiry regarding time and place, Mother
would say that those things are recorded by conscientious historians. Let the dates used by those historians be inserted. Mother never
thought that the readers would take (her books) as authority on historical dates or use it to settle controversy regarding details
of history, and she does not now feel that it should be used in that way. Mother regards with great respect the work of those
faithful historians who devoted years of time to the study of God's great plan as presented in the prophecy, and the outworking
of that plan as recorded in history." --WCW to W. W. Eastman, Nov. 4, 1912 (see also 3SM, appendix B, pp. 446, 447).
Ellen White, in an announcement made by her son William White (which she heard), was not given heavenly light
regarding historical dates and times. Now before anyone gets confused, let us throw in a quick reminder. The October 22, 1844 date was not
a "historical" date. This was a date contemporary with Sister White's time (it happened in her lifetime). In addition, we are not referring
to prophetic dates (which happen after her lifetime). This statement is regarding "historical" dates only. We should take Sister White's
words and use her writings as she indicated they should be used.
Having stated this point of clarification, let us return to this "late March - early April" Desire of Ages quotation.
Clearly this is a "historical" date. But, can we be certain that the copyist did as Sister White suggested and simply inserted a historian's
date into Sister White's writings about Passover?
Significantly, we find this statement "The time of the Passover (Nissan) corresponded to the close of March or the beginning
of April..." in a book in Sister White's library titled "The Life of Christ by Frederic Ferrar (p 53). Indeed, this
historian is the source of this "historical" date. Sister White plainly informed everyone that this was her practice. Her heavenly messages
were not about historical dating.
But, Sister White did receive a heavenly message about October 22, 1844 being the Day of Atonement. From this
she wrote, "The tenth day of the seventh month, the great Day of Atonement, the time of the cleansing of the sanctuary, which in the
year 1844 fell upon the 22nd of October, was regarded as the time of the Lord's coming. This was in harmony with the proofs already
presented that the 2300 days would terminate in the autumn ... the close of the 2300 days in the autumn of 1844, stand without
impeachment" -- The Great Controversy, pp. 400, 457.
As we deal with the beginning of the Biblical year, we find Scripture and Spirit of Prophecy support for the
tekufah teaching. Additionally, we find that support for the barley concept begins to crumble Biblically and in the Spirit of Prophecy under
closer examination.
It is our belief that the Seventh-day Adventist church has a layer of Truth to add to the world's understanding of
the Sabbath. This is found in the confirmation of October 22, 1844 as the Day of Atonement that year. This date, as the Day of Atonement,
can only be arrived at by calculating with the year 1843 ending at tekufah and the new year beginning with the new moon AFTER
You may be aware that the Jews and Karaite Jews argue that Seventh-day Adventists are wrong about what day was
the Day of Atonement in 1844. By counting from the new moon CLOSEST to the vernal equinox (this new moon happened slightly before the
vernal equinox), the Jews have arrived at September 23, 1844 as being the Day of Atonement.
However, if the Adventists were right to calculate by the New Moon AFTER the Vernal Equinox (as we believe they were),
then the Day of Atonement falls unequivocally on October 22, 1844. For clarity, the following 1844 calendars have been reconstructed using
US Naval Observatory data of when the tekufah (vernal equinox) occured that year and when the new moons were.
It is important to understand the timing of the Biblical year, as it affects the timing of YHWH's annual holy days.
Ezekiel 20:19-20 - "I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, and keep My judgments, and do them; And hallow My Sabbaths; and they
shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God."
But, whatever your view on the dating - or whether or not you agree with this study - we hope and pray that the issue
of dating the holy days will not serve to isolate you. Let it never keep you from assembling together! We encourage you if you find yourself
alone with your interpretation of dates to keep those dates in your home, but still come to the "convocations." This will make sure no one
misses the heavenly blessing YHWH intended for us at these beautiful times. As it says in Hebrews 10:23-25 - "Let us hold fast the
profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love
and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so
much the more, as ye see the day approaching."
Calculating the Weekly Sabbath: Lunar or Seventh-week day
Calculating the Beginning of the Biblical Year
When are Passover and Unleavened Bread?
When are Firstfruits and Pentecost?
When is the Feast of Trumpets
When is the Day of Atonement?
When is the Feast of Tabernacles?


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Valentine's Day is celebrated in modern China but of course without the day off (just like here). In Chinese, Valentine's day is translated into "The Lover's Day" and "Happy Valentine's Day" is loosely pronounced as "Ching-ren (lover) jay (festival) kwai-ler (happy)". It is a festival to the young people and has become as commercial as it can be.
In mainland China, conventional Valentine's Day gifts are wine, fresh flowers, and chocolate, with chocolate being the most popular. Hazelnut chocolate means loyalty; almond chocolate, loveliness; liqueur chocolate, "get drunk with you". Other popular gifts are sea shells, crystal, and jewelry. In recent years, more and more young people put their hands on DIY gifts, to make special things for the special person in their life. The high-tech ones of course, never miss the chance to send another text message. Here is one by a young man on last year's Valentine's Day:
Today is the first Valentine's Day since we met.
I am sorry that I cannot be with you.
But we will be together for many Valentine's Days to come.
Knowing you is the happiest thing in my life.
Ching-ren jay kwai-ler!
Happy Valentine's Day.

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B) Shanghai Jiao Tong University and National University of Singapore Joint Programme on Energy and Environmental Sustainability Solutions for Megacities (E2S2). This Programme, hosted by NERI and supported by the Singapore National Research Foundation under the Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) scheme, focuses on the challenges facing megacities.
C) Centre for Climate Change Studies, C3S at NUS. A multidisciplinary research programme initiated by NERI, focusing on:
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- Climate Change Mitigation Options, and
- Plans and solutions to respond to Climate Change
NERI collaborates with Singapore and Regional government agencies, institutions and industry to promote awareness and develop projects of mutual interest.
At NUS, NERI works closely with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) and the Centre for Remote Imaging Sensing and Processing (CRISP) on advancing climate change research. TMSI is a NUS research institute focusing on excellence in research, development and consultancy in tropical marine as well as aquatic science. CRISP operates a high-tech remote sensing satellite ground station at NUS and conducts active research programmes on optical, infrared and microwave remote sensing with emphasis on monitoring the regional environment. NERI also collaborates with the Singapore Delft Water Alliance (SDWA), NUS and LIPI, Bogor and University of Jambi, Indonesia on peatland studies.
D) NERI and the Singapore Centre of Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Singapore's fifth Research Centre of Excellence, are collaborating on developing infrastructure and capability in biofilms and environmental metabolomics research.
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Leveraging on each party's expertise and resources for research, NERI and Yale-NUS College have established a collaborative framework to foster research synergism through developing initiatives and conducting activities to promote research relating to the environment at NERI Laboratory at NRF CREATE.
NERI looks forward to working with industry to leverage on mutual interest, expertise and resources to stay relevant and current. Some of our collaborations include:
A) NERI Agilent Environment Research Alliance (NAERA)
NERI and Agilent Technologies have collaborated to equip a part of NERI's new research laboratories with instruments for environmental research. These include chemical, bioanalytical, and electrical measurement instrumentation. Under the NERI Agilent Environmental Research Alliance, the parties will also work closely on joint seminars, manpower development and training, as well as scientific publications on environmental topics. New and novel biological and analytical methodologies resulting from this partnership will be further developed into joint R&D projects.
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collaborates with the GE Singapore Water Technology Centre at NUS on research on water treatment processes, joint seminars, and development of student training programmes. This Technology Centre helps to develop advanced water technologies to address environmental and water challenges faced by the world.
C) NERI collaborates with Lab Science Solution to promote research on areas of metabolomics, chemical analysis and emerging contaminants. Lab Science Solution, the exclusive distributor of Bruker mass spectrometers, has provided NERI with a Bruker gas chromatography triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer and relevant data analysis software that has allowed NERI faculty and staff on the targeted screening of volatile compounds in the above three areas.
D) NUSDeltares Alliance brings together the best minds from two leading institutions — the National University of Singapore and leading Dutch applied research institute Deltares — to address the most pressing water and soil issues confronting the world today. The Alliance offers high-impact contract research and specialist consultancy services to help governments, businesses and communities make vital decisions on these important issues.
E) Singapore-based Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) and NERI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, designed to further strengthen our collaborative efforts on environmental research. Shimadzu, a global leader in the manufacturing of analytical instruments will be contributing instruments such as a Mass Spectrometric (MS) system that can be used for microorganism analysis and identification and a Triple-Quadrupole Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (GCMS-TQ) for trace analysis of environmental contaminants during the initial phase. These instruments allow for quick identification and quantitation of volatile metabolites and microorganisms in the various environmental samples, which is key in investigating and understanding the relationship between these metabolites, microorganisms and the environment.
Additionally, NERI and Shimadzu will develop and apply fully automated and solvent-minimised sample preparation procedures that have been integrated with mass spectrometry for water quality monitoring. This analytical platform can be operated on site with minimal human intervention.
These instruments are housed under a joint facility called the NUS-Shimadzu Advanced Facility for Ecoanalytics (NUSAFE) at NERI will further enhance our laboratory's analytical capability and advance our environmental research.
F) NERI Thermo Fisher Scientific Collaboration on Metabolomics Study of Urban Water Systems
This collaboration focuses on the study of how metabolism in plants and bacteria affects water quality and the ecosystem in and around Singapore. Researchers from NERI and the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), an interdisciplinary Research Centre of Excellence (RCE), funded by the National Research Foundation, Singapore Ministry of Education, NUS and Nanyang Technological University, will examine how metabolomes (all the metabolites present in an organism at a given time) relate to the functioning of microbes in the urban water cycle. The team will employ a wide range of analytical tools including state-of-the-art liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) systems to identify and measure metabolites in samples. One of the goals is to better understand and enhance the self-purification capacity of urban waterways that use natural processes to reduce or remove nutrient and contaminant loads in surface water. Another goal is to understand the metabolic basis of wastewater purification in order to improve the processes involved.
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Did you know there is an organization of physicians from around the world that collaborate on allergy research and education? The World Allergy Organization (WAO) is just that. In fact, 93 regional and national allergology and clinical immunology societies from around the world participate and memberships are found in about 100 countries in the world.
Many countries make up the Board of Directors. The United States has a strong presence with five representatives on the board. They include past president Richard Lockey whom hails from the University of South Florida's College of Medicine. President-Elect Lanny Rossenwasser whom serves as the Dee Lyons/Missouri Chair in Pediatric Immunology Research from Kansas City, MO. Additionally, Michael Blaiss from TN, Hugh Sampson from NY, and Dana Wallace from FL are the other United States representatives on the board. The current standing President is Ruby Pawankar from Tokyo, Japan.
World Allergy Week is an annual initiative of the World Allergy Organization (WAO), together with its Member Societies, to raise awareness of allergic disease and related disorders and advocate for the provision of training and resources in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of these diseases and asthma, which are rising in prevalence around the world.
The focus of World Allergy Week this year is to emphasize the need for food labeling and standardized action plans to help those with food allergies.
Large areas in the world lack legislation on food labeling, standardized national anaphylaxis action plans for food allergy, or access to adrenaline autoinjectors. These circumstances can be improved with the distribution of information and resources for physicians, patients, parents, schools, health ministries, and throughout communities and by a call to action to policy makers, stated Ruby Pawankar, acting WAO President.
The United States is addressing food allergies better each year. However, we definitely have a long way to go. In fact, our northern neighbor, Canada, has more food allergy policies in schools and food allergy programs than you will see at this time in the States. Laws around food labeling are getting better in the U.S., but still have much room for improvement since allergen warning labels are still voluntary here. Additionally, traveling can be a hazard for those with severe food allergies since countries around the world have very different labeling laws for their packaged food. The World Allergy Organization is taking the first steps to address these concerns. They just need us to support their efforts.
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Darling Companion is Lawrence Kasdan's latest film offering; a relationship comedy centered around a family that loses their beloved dog Freeway while away for the weekend at their Rocky Mountain residence. Loosely inspired by Kasdan's own canine search and rescue, Darling Companion is not only Lawrence's first foray into independent film, but marks the first time he's directed a film completely in digital format. A four time Oscar nominated filmmaker, Kasdan is best known for writing films such as Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Bodyguard, while writing and directing films such as Body Heat, The Big Chill, and Wyatt Earp.
With Colorado as the depicted backdrop and some scenes filmed here, the Darling Companion filmmakers returned to the Centennial state and stopped in Denver briefly before heading up to the Boulder International Film Festival. Your Denver Cinephile had a few moments to chat with Lawrence, his wife and co-writer Meg, and Anthony Bregman, one of the film's producers. Read on for some snippets from the interview.
Although the film depicts Colorado, it was actually filmed in Utah. Was it the lack of incentives for CO that motivated you to film in Utah instead of CO?
LK: Absolutely. We wanted to shoot it in Colorado; we've spent a lot of time in Colorado and we explored it, but the rebates were about half of what we got in Utah. We didn't have a lot of money so the rebates made a significant difference. We did shoot second unit in Telluride. There are a lot of shots in Telluride, in the San Juan mountains, in the movie. We would gladly have shot in Colorado if the rebates were better.
So is it safe to say that if the ballot initiative gets passed, you'll come back to Colorado and film here?
Note: Ballot initiative HB12-1286 will be heard before the Business, Labor, and Technology committee this Monday April 30th.
LK: Absolutely. I'd love to. I love being here. I love shooting here.
AB: The way that financing is arranged now, it's impossible to shoot someplace without a rebate. The more rebate you have changes the numbers and means you have more days to shoot, in terms of actors, and other things. Rebates make all the difference. It's one of the first questions that you ask when you're putting together a plan.
LK: You have some of the most incredible, unique scenery in the country, so people are desperate to come here to film.
AB: In fact, you could that say the movie is a calling card for the governor to create a [better] rebate program.
You've worked with Kevin Kline on six different films now. Is there anything we'd be surprised to learn about him?
LK: He's a serious Shakespearian actor. He can play anything in the movies; cowboys, Hamlet on stage. He's probably America's greatest Shakespearian actor. And yet he can be this buffoon like he was in A Fish Called Wanda. In this movie we did called I Love You to Death, he played this crazy pizza guy.
MK: He can dance, he can sing, he can play the piano.
AB: Italian accent, French accent.
LK: He's a very convincing Frenchman. He was a great horseback rider when I put him in Silverado; better than anyone really.
I understand Sam Shepard (also in the movie) has some rodeo experience as well.
LK: Sam is a professional horseman. We haven't done a western together yet, but I'd love to.
Lawrence, how was doing this indie film different than your other films?
LK: Budget determines everything in terms of time and what you're asking people to do when they're being paid close to nothing… It takes an enormous commitment from actors who can make much more money, to say, "I'm going to leave my home in New York City and go to Utah for 6 weeks in the cold and wet, and work for you and get paid nothing. You're always grateful when people show up to your movie, but you're doubly grateful when they're doing it for nothing. They've just committed to your story. It's very heartening. That's true of the craft men too; the camera men, the crew, everybody's there because they want to do it.
Since you were dealing with factors such as the outdoors and animals, rather than just actors, did that pose any additional challenges for your team?
AB: There were scenes, in which we were shooting outdoors, and we had to clear away tons of snow and there were other scenes where we were shooting outdoors where we had to create our own snow. The weather doesn't necessarily cooperate with the schedule in that way. Every film has its challenges.
The interesting thing was, at the very beginning of this movie, when I first started talking to Larry and Meg about it, and Larry said, "Do you want to do this?" and I said, "I want to do this. Do YOU want to do this?" because it's a different movie. The economics are going to make it a completely different movie experience than you've had before. That's my principal uncertainty, uncontrolled factor. It was remarkable how Larry and the actors and the crew and everyone completely adapted to what this film was in terms of how to shoot it, in terms of doing it digitally, which I think this was the first film that Larry directed digitally, on a condensed schedule, with lots of new parameters. It was one of the most seamless productions I've ever been on.
LK: It was great fun. Every movie has a lot of tension, but for me, I've been really lucky. This is the 11th movie I've directed and I've had a good time with every one of them. I really love doing this work. So the situation is always different. One thing that never changes is you never have enough time. It doesn't matter how expensive the movie is, and I've done some expensive movies. You're always rushed, you never get all the work done that day, and you always feel you need more days. That's why if you have $10k, you can't make a movie. You just say these are our parameters and we're gonna get it done.
I think Ed Burns has done a great job of making indie films in the $10k range.
LK: He (Anthony) made one of his first films. [The Brothers McMullen]
AB: Yeah, he's even more extreme now than he was then. He's making these movies for like $10k, owning them, selling them on iTunes, and I think they do extremely well.
LK: There's a thing going on, which is movies about characters. All the movies you see at Sundance and Toronto, they barely have a home in theaters anymore. The most effective way to get to your audience is probably television now. There's so much niche audience targeting now. People know where to go on the tube to find the kind of movies they want. Those same people are very hard to get into a theater these days.
How has your writing style changed, if at all, over the years?
LK: I was counting the other day and I've written 27 screenplays. I haven't made them all. Some never got made. Some were for other people and they did get made. I don't think I've learned a damn thing.
Thirty years of writing, and every day I sit down and think, "How do you do this? What's the most effective way?" You write a page-I did this the other night writing a screenplay-I wrote a whole page and thought, "Oh, that's really good" and then I read it over and thought, "I used twice as many words here as I needed to. How can I make it shorter? How can I make it easier to read?" Because when a screenplay is sent to me, all I care about is how easy it is to read. And yet, after thirty years, I'm still making screenplays that are more difficult to read than they have to be.
MK: Yeah, but you know that. You know that immediately. I think he's learned something.
Are there any challenges working together as a husband-wife team?
MK: We work really well together. We've done enough activities together that we like together. We get along really well. We have a way of doing it; we sit together and our general rule is the person who feels the most strongly about something, wins. That sort of works out well. We edit each other. We respond to each other in a pretty vigorous way.
LK: If we make each other laugh, that's a good sign. We believe whatever makes us laugh, that's sort of what we're going for because we go to so many movies that are supposed to be funny but we don't find funny. So we try to do this other thing that we think is funny, even if it turns out no one else thinks it's funny. But we're going to have to look at this thing for a year, so we want to think it's funny every time we turn it on.
Meg, what would we be surprised to learn about Larry?
MK: He often runs about ten minutes late.
With the advent of the Golden Collar awards, do you think we will see any of the "Freeway" dogs in the movie this next go around?
LK: I hope so. The one main dog, Casey, he had an understudy but we didn't use the understudy very much because Casey was so good. Of course, the trainers were fantastic on the movie. They were able to give us everything we wanted in not much time. As you can imagine, we had a very brief schedule. So you're worried always, "Will the dog be cooperative?" as you are, like you said with animals or babies. But this dog was very good. I think he's great in the movie, so I hope he gets some recognition.
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Released: Aug 04th, 2010
Running Time: 136 Min.
Director: Lisa Loves
Company: Daring Media Group
DVD Extras: Behind the Scenes, Still Gallery(ies), Trailer(s)
Cast: Choky Ice, Vanessa Jordin, James Brossman, Mugur, Bambi (II) (Hungarian), Cameron Cruise, Madison Parker, Zara (IV), John Cruise, Sorana
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
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Tenderness, the second movie from female director Lisa Loves, continues to delve into the sensuousness of erotic play in and out of the bedroom. Exploring the beauty of the male and female form and the pleasures that can be experienced make this another sure hit with exploring couples.
A slow, sensual bit of eye candy, this Dutch import seeks to provide eroticism in small packages, with all-sex vignettes that feature seduction and foreplay which seem as important as the actual hardcore sex. With wall-to-wall music right out of a hotel spa, this is something best digested in small doses, perhaps as part of foreplay for couples. Stroking material this is not.
Beautiful blonde Vanessa Jordin sucks James Brossman's big cock skillfully, if in slow motion, eventually fucking him in a very pretty scene. It's the best coupling in the movie, although Madison Parker gets her ass fucked by Choky Ice in the most non-salacious anal scene I've ever watched. Zara and Bambi portray a cute female couple who passionately kiss and devour each other's pussies. The other boy/girl scenes are similar to the first, with Sorana and Mugur providing a couple of sparks, and Cameron Cruise and John Cruise fucking for the sake of it. By that final scene, either they lacked energy or I was just worn out from the deliberate pacing, but it came off as the weakest of the five.
Nice to look at and definitely not offensive in any way, Tenderness probably plays best to the crowd that buys the Playgirl series. A very short BTS featuring an interview with director Lisa Loves highlights the extras.


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A three-year-old komodo dragon has died at an Indonesian zoo infamous for scores of animal deaths, zoo officials say.
A zoo keeper found the dragon dead in its cage on Saturday morning when he came to feed the giant lizard.
"I moved its tail, but it didn't respond and when I checked, its eyes were already shut," said zoo keeper Suraji, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.
Sick Sumatran tiger Melani, who is painfully thin and dying from a digestive illness at Surabaya Zoo. Her trainer, Supadi, feeds her chopped chicken by hand. Photo: Michael Bachelard
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The Surabaya zoo, the biggest in Indonesia, has seen 105 animal deaths since July 2013, Supangkat said.
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An 18-month-old African lion died earlier in January after getting its head caught in cables in its cage.
The management of the zoo has been taken over by the Surabaya city administration, but the deaths have not stopped and animal welfare groups continue to call for its closure.
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College Hockey:Becker names former Utica assistant, player Kelley as first women's coach
Becker has announced that Eliza Kelley will be the first women's head coach for the Hawks.
"I am humbled and extremely excited to have the opportunity to begin the women's ice hockey program at Becker College," Kelley said in a news release. "Becker has built a reputation of attracting quality student-athletes to its programs and I look forward to growing both that repute and the great game of ice hockey in such a supportive environment."
Kelley comes to Becker after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Utica, where she also played from 2007 to 2010.
"Eliza Kelley brings experience as both a player and coach at the women's Division III level," added Becker director of athletics Frank Millerick. "She has earned the reputation as a relentless recruiter and her winning attitude will help Becker's women's ice hockey program come out strong in its first season."
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If you missed the initial live-stream airing of the 2014 Revolver Magazine Golden Gods Awards on Wednesday, April 23rd, VH1 Classic has announced it will also be airing it on May 24, 2014, starting at 8 p.m. (Eastern/Pacific). While WWE's Chris Jericho didn't host the event at Club Nokia this year (we missed you hosting Chris!), the awards show snagged the "That Metal Show" trio to host instead (Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine). If you've never watched the annual Golden Gods Awards before, it is the ONLY awards show of its kind that honors today's best musicians in metal and rock music.
Artists slated to be in attendance and to present this year's awards include Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Dave Navarro, Linkin Park, Joe Manganiello, Tony Hawk, Carmen Electra and Andrew Dice Clay. Musical artists performing at this year's event include a surprise performance by Slayer, Guns N' Roses, Joan Jett and Zakk Wylde. Axl Rose will take home the Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award and Joan Jett will be the first female performer to receive the annual Golden God Award (congratulations to Joan!).
Winners chosen by you, the fans include:
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Song of the year - "Lift Me Up" Five Finger Death Punch
Paul Gray Best Bassist Award - Five finger Death Punch - Chris Kael
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Comeback of the Year - Deep Purple
Most Metal Athlete -Josh Barnett, Mixed Martial Arts
Most Dedicated Fans - Avenged Sevenfold
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Rebecca Falcon murdered a cab driver in Callaway in 1999 when she was 15 years old. She tried as an adult, and handed life without parole. Recently the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it's cruel and unusual punishment to do that to young offenders under 18.
Using that ruling, Falcon's lawyers tried to get Judge Brantley Clark to apply the new ruling retroactively and give Falcon a new sentencing hearing.
Judge Clark ruled the ban on life without parole could not be applied retroactively. Now, the First District Court of Appeal says Judge Clark was right.
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As the reports slowly seep out that only 106,000 Americans actually signed up and paid for health insurance in the first month after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Law went into effect and the person responsible for the failed website launch has resigned confusion still exists over the law requirements. It is difficult to obey a law that nobody understands.
A survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI) has found that approximately four in 10 Americans (38%) would rather pay a fine than buy health insurance, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. There is also still a great deal of confusion over the law. Almost eight in 10 Americans who know about fines incorrectly think that children under the age of 18 are exempt from fines. Six in 10 falsely believe that senior citizens over the age of 65 are exempt.
The results reflect Americans' responses to a hypothetical scenario (a 45-year-old individual who earns $50,000 per year). A typical health plan would cost this person $3,000 per year. If this person did not buy health insurance, the fine would be $400. "One of the key questions surrounding the Affordable Care Act is whether or not young Americans – especially healthy young Americans – will sign up for health insurance. This research sheds a positive light on that segment of the population. However, it's concerning that about three in 10 Americans still don't know about the possible fines," said Laura Adams, insuranceQuotes.com's senior analyst.
The insuranceQuotes.com report also found that most Americans are confused regarding the penalty amounts, which are the greater of $95 or 1% of household income above the filing threshold ($10,000 for individuals and $20,000 for families). For an individual who earns $30,000 per year, the penalty would be $200. Only 21% of Americans who know that uninsured people will be fined correctly pegged the amount between $100 and $250 (38% overestimated and 36% underestimated). And many are uninformed regarding how to pay the penalty. Only 64% correctly said the fine would come from their federal income tax refund.
Michelle Snyder, the HHS official who was in charge of the website launch, is leaving her position.
PSRAI obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,013 adults living in the continental United States. Interviews were conducted by landline (507) and cell phone (506, including 260 without a landline phone) in English by Princeton Data Source from November 14-17, 2013. Statistical results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
President Barack Obama has promised to fix all problems related to the website. "The law is working: Already, nearly 365,000 people across the country have picked private plans through the Marketplace -- and 800,000 more are on track to get Medicaid through their states. These are people for whom health insurance might not have previously been an option -- people who in the past might have been discriminated against for simple medical conditions like asthma, or who may have been dropped from their coverage just because they got sick. Now, thousands of Americans are signing up for coverage every day. That matters. It means financial security for families all across the country. It means freedom from the fear that one illness or accident might cost you everything you've worked so hard to build," Obama said.
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Small businesses are about to get zapped with more Obamacare sticker shock. According to an article published yesterday, Feb. 25, Obamacare, now being referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), may increase premiums for up to 11 million employees of small businesses.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a report with this conclusion. Apparently, these premium increases are tied to Obamacare's requirement that premiums can't be based on a person's age. Healthy young people will pay the same rates as older, less-healthy insureds, driving premiums higher for young people but reducing premiums for older people.
As a result, more small businesses will see increases than decreases. The report found that 65 percent of small businesses will face increased premiums, while only 35 percent will see decreased health insurance premiums.
However, the estimate is just that: an estimate, since many small businesses renewed their health insurance plans in 2013 to avoid the higher premiums that took effect on January 1, 2014. There are also other factors that will affect health insurance premiums that were not taken into consideration in this estimate, and the report did not provide estimates for how much premiums are expected to increase or decrease for small businesses.


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Sophomore Dominik Koepfer earned LSWA Player of the Year
June 1, 2014
NEW ORLEANS - Dominik Koepfer, Jao Chi-Shan and a Sebastian Rey, all members of the Tulane men's tennis team, received 2014 postseason honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA), in was announced by the organization on Sunday morning.
Koepfer nabbed the state's top honor as the Player of the Year, while Chi-Shan was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year. The pair also earned first-team All-Louisiana honors and Rey received a second-team All-Louisiana spot.
The honors were selected by a panel of statewide sports information directors and media members.
"Congrats to these guys for earning these great honors this year," Tulane head coach Mark Booras said. "Dominik, Jao and Sebastian all did a tremendous job playing at high positions in the lineup this year. We are very proud of their accomplishments and are even more excited for their futures for the Green Wave."
Koepfer, a sophomore from Furtwanger, Germany, posted a 21-8 overall record in singles, including 16-5 in the spring. He also went 17-9 in doubles and 14-6 in the spring on his way to earning second-team All-Conference USA in singles and first-team All-C-USA in doubles with Chi-Shan. The pair was ranked as high as 37th by the ITA during the season.
Chi-Shan, a freshman from Taiwan, went 22-8 overall in singles and was 16-5 in the spring. He also was 18-11 in doubles and teamed with Koepfer. Chi-Shan closed the season by winning seven of his last eight singles matches.
Rey, a freshman, went 19-11 overall in singles and was 14-9 in the spring. The Wantage, UK, native closed the season by winning four of the last five matches, including wins in the second and third rounds of the C-USA Championships to help guide the team to a runner-up finish.
Tulane finished the season with a 15-9 overall record under Booras in his fifth season as head coach.
Dominik Koepfer, Tulane - 21-8 overall; Second-Team All-Conference USA
Chris Simpson, LSU - 21-20 overall; Second-Team All-SEC
Nico Mertens, Nicholls - 14-6 overall; First-Team All-SLC
Rick de Groot, Louisiana-Lafayette - 11-8 overall; First-Team All-Sun Belt
Jao Chi-Shan, Tulane - 22-8 overall; C-USA Freshman of the Year
Kyle Montrel, Xavier - 15-9 overall; NAIA First-Team All-America
Hunter Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette; Partha Adavelly, Nicholls; Justin Butsch, LSU; Sebastian Rey, Tulane; Jake Wynan, Louisiana-Lafayette; Edgar Lopez, Louisiana-Lafayette.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Dominik Koepfer, Tulane
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Jao Chi-Shan, Tulane
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR - Kevin Chaouat, Xavier
COACH OF THE YEAR - Mark Jeffrey, Louisiana-Lafayette


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Food Pantry in new home
The Fredericksburg Food Pantry is now helping local families from its new facility at 701 Mustang Street.
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday with the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors marked the official opening of the 3,000-square-foot building.
"Thank you. We're here," said Tommy Moose, president of the board of directors of the Fredericksburg Food Pantry.
"But don't forget us. We still need to feed the people of Gillespie County and we need to fill the shelves back up," Moose said. "Don't slow down."
He added, "We need to thank the City of Fredericksburg and all of those who donated to help make this possible."
"Fredericksburg and Gillespie County got behind us and we got this done."
The Fredericksburg Food Pantry moved into its new home from North Llano Street the last week of June.
The 40x75-foot building "conforms to our needs," Moose said.
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Rebekah is an empty-nester, living in the Southeast with her husband and faithful Husky Zeena. She loves to write and considers herself a storyteller, not a writer.
After dreaming night after night of a tall, slender, blonde hair girl walking down a dirt road in Africa and the dream ending in the same place, she started writing down the dream. Six months later, Emerald Eyes and the Legend of the Snow Wolves series had begun.
The second series, The Red Wolf Chronicles, is about a rogue wolf who makes a living hunting down and capturing the most heinous of criminals. His biggest competition is a female bounty hunter who ends up being a ... oops, that's the best part.
The third series is The Battle for Zarcon Saga [Science Fiction /Futuristic / Military/ Alien Planets, etc]. While not a romance, the two major characters will be a male and a female. He is an up and coming Captain from the slums and she is the spoiled rotten Cadet who are thrown together for much different reasons by her father, a high ranking General. The only love between the two is that they love to hate each other.


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Your fairly inexperienced archer shows up with not one, not even two, but multiple things changed, such as:
- new, heavier limbs (by more than 2 pounds difference)
- a new fingertab
- altered bow grip with plumbers' epoxy
- clicker (for the first time)
- added weights to the stabilizer
- added lateral bars to the stabilizer setup (with weights)
So what do you do, coach? Hissy Fit?
You may need to decide what the net impact is, when the archer realizes he/she has lost all semblance of the shot skill from before.
There is the distinct possibility that this is a good thing – get it all over with faster – by making so many changes that the archer's brain is totally discombobulated and you can make huge strides in correcting form issues and technique bad habits. It provides an opportunity for you to stretch your coaching muscles.
Or, this has such a negative impact on performance, or else you kneejerk the reaction so badly, that the athlete becomes disillusioned and quits the sport.
Finally, more cautiously, sometimes the best coaching technique is that of benevolent observation and inaction, followed by acute inquiry….After all, the coach has an obligation to WORK with the athlete, as long as the athlete is working. I think I like this approach the most – it's like, "hmmm, very interesting. How does that make you feel"? that psychiatrists are so famous for using in *any* situation. SEE what negatives crop up, deal with/knock them down one at a time, and seize upon the positives that arise from the archer feeling they've done good.
It may very well be that the way you handle the athlete doing something that demonstrates just how badly he/she needs you such as mega-changes, defines your own capability as a good coach. It's worth thinking about now, so you will be more comfortable and react optimally, when it does happen to you. And it will very likely happen to you. Remember when you were starting out?


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Sept. 15, 2012
Photo Gallery | Final Stats | Quotes | Notes
|Washington 52, Portland State 13
CenturyLink Field | Attendance: 54,922
Photo Gallery | Final Stats | Quotes | Notes
WASHINGTON HEAD COACH Steve Sarkisian
Opening Statement
"I was proud of our guys to come out of the blocks the way they did. When you have a week like we had last week you can get a little tentative and guy shy and concerned about the way you are playing the game and I thought our guys came out with a great deal of energy and great execution to start the ball game."
"It was good to see the big plays that were able to be generated on the defensive side of the ball; the blocked field goal for a TD and interception for a TD. I thought Keith (Price) was extremely efficient today."
"With that being said, we still showed some immaturity that needs to get better and that's why we had a pretty good heart-to-heart at the end of the first half. We, me, pride ourselves on not taunting our opponent, not hitting guys out of bounds. That's just not us. I wanted to make sure that we didn't accept that. When you are in ball games and winning it is great and a lot of young guys get a chance to play, but there is a style and fashion in which we play the game which is us. It was a point of emphasis this week. It obviously didn't completely hit home so it will continue to be one throughout the bye week until we know what it means to play smart, disciplined football and to execute at a high level."
Wide Receiver Marvin Hall
On his kickoff returns
It's always important to win, that's the first thing. It's good to come out with a win. It felt good to come out and be able to do what I know I'm capable of doing, and to help my team come out with this win.
On staying focused during a big win
You take it a snap at a time. You don't worry about the other team, you just keep your focus forward and make sure you come out with a `W.' It all starts with the preparation. We were really focused today, played with great tempo, and went out and got the job done.
On getting other players game experience
Injuries are always bad and you never want to have them. But we have players that are capable of coming in, taking on the role and getting the job done.
Wide Receiver DiAndre Campbell
On bouncing back from LSU
It was really important for us after last week. No one likes to lose, so it felt good to get that burden off our shoulders. It was a great thing to see us come out and go hard this week. We were hitting on all cylinders. We came out fast and really got rolling. We practiced hard all week, got our mindset in the right place and were prepared coming into the game. That makes the game that much easier.
On Quarterback Keith Price
Keith played great. Not many people give the quarterback as much credit as they should get when they aren't playing the best. For him to come and bounce back here was big for his confidence and for our O-Line as well.
Linebacker John Timu
On the defense
Turnovers are a big thing. They are a big step toward determining the outcome of the game. We needed to come out on fire, and after last week we owed our offense and the team. We set our goal to get three turnovers.
On team-wide success
The game of football is broken into three phases and I think we dominated all three of those. We need that confidence. We came into the first series on fire and this victory gives us a lot of confidence going into Stanford week.
On preparing for Stanford
We've got to keep practicing with a purpose. Coach says we have to play like we practice and it starts on Monday when we come in to watch film.
On the halftime team huddle
It was a penalty that wasn't us. That wasn't Husky football, and [Coach Sarkisian] was just emphasizing that to us. We came out and did a little better, but we've still go to improve on it.
Quarterback Derrick Brown
On getting first substantial time
To go out there and make plays, make passes, it felt good.
On moving forward from today's game
It builds more confidence. Every snap I get it builds my confidence more and more. One day I want to be that guy.
Running Back Dezden Petty
On getting his first carries
It felt real good. I've been waiting a year and a half for this. The opportunity presented itself so I tried to take advantage of it. I really, really wanted to get into that end zone but I have a long time here. I have to learn how to step through things. I had opportunities to make a touchdown, I just didn't do it today. A lot of work - I'll get there.
On moving forward
As Coach Sark will tell you, there's a lot of stuff that we left on the field - a lot of opportunities that we left on the field. We have a week and a half to prepare for Stanford, so this week we'll make it right. This is a great team.
Opening Statement
We just didn't execute that was the story of the day.
Game plan for attacking UW defense
Well the biggest thing we needed to establish the run, and I think we weren't able to do that early the way that we wanted, we had some opportunities to make some plays here and there, but credit goes to them they did a nice job defensively."
Do you think the fake punt was the difference there, you were down 14-0 and had just gotten a stop, would have been two stops in a row?
Well I think it was more the way we played down the stretch and in special teams were the biggest things (that turned the game in UW favor) but it sure didn't help.
Couple of opportunities on fourth down, why do you feel they weren't able to go your way?
You know when you are missing your All-American kicker it's a tough duty. It's football so there's no excuses, but when your down to your fourth snapper and second kicker it's tough at any level of football, but in the end those guys stepped up and I appreciate the effort they put in.
How tough was it with the loss of your coordinator four days ago?
I mean in the end it didn't change our operation at all, in the end we had a few guys out, but in the end the next guy has got to step up and it did create some match up problems for us that maybe we wouldn't have had, but such is life, you got to get up and dust your self off, everyone says they want to play and when the opportunity comes you got to step up and get it done.
Any positives from this?
Yeah I think one is there's a lot of teams in America that when they are down 45-0 they would roll over and play dead and embarrass themselves and our team didn't do that, our teams not built that way and they continue to fight till the end and I'm very proud of the effort they put in.
QB Kieran McDonagh
What was the plan at half?
We needed to get the ball moving a little bit more and to convert on third downs. That was the main focus.
Did you feel like there would be opportunities for you to run the ball?
There were a couple of designed runs for me. There were a couple that were planned for and a couple that I took the ball and ran with it.
Overall thoughts on the offense and fourth down plays
I was pretty happy for the most part with moving the ball. We were able to hang with these guys. We had miscommunications on the routes. There was one on a fourth down and guy ran the wrong route.
Expectations of the game
We had planned for them. We tried to make minor adjustments in the front but it didn't matter.
Were you surprised that you weren't able to run the ball?
I was a little surprised. DJ came off a big game last week and I was thinking maybe we could do the same. But the game changes.
RB DJ Adams
Thoughts on the offense
We did some good things. The game is different from the practice. We get in situations where you have to do things you didn't plan on doing. So you got to kind of make moves on the fly. But we did some good things on offense.
Was anything unexpected?
We expected everything. Things change. When you're down that much things become kind of one-sided and you try to get back up. It's just one of those things.
On fourth down chances
We thought we would do what was working. That's football. It's 50/50 at the snap. So we will keep working and fighting.
What did Washington do that changed your game plan?
We didn't run as much as we planned to. And they were filling up the box a little bit. It was tough. But that's how the game goes.


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