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This 18-hole course lies southeast of Tacoma in the neighboring town of Spanaway. Opened in 1967, the 6,938-yard layout was designed by Arthur Vernon Macan, the most prolific architect in the history of Northwest golf. This was the last course designed by Macan, whose more prestigious design credits include Fircrest Golf Club in Tacoma, Inglewood Golf Club in Seattle, and Columbia-Edgewater Country Club in Portland, all of which were built in the 1920s.
Lake Spanaway is a parkland-style course that winds through towering old-growth evergreens. The 160-acre property sits just south of the Henry Sprinker Recreation Center, with the Lake Spanaway to the west. The par-71 layout is one of the Puget Sound areas stiffest tests, earning a 73.0 rating and 125 slope from the back tees. As might be expected, the towering firs and cedars lining the fairways are the primary impediments to par, although dozens of greenside bunkers and a handful of water hazards also pinch target zones and grab errant shots.
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WELLSVILLE - While investigation continued Wednesday into a boat set afire in the Ohio River early Tuesday morning, village police found a second stolen boat that may have been involved in the incident.
The Hancock County Sheriff's Department launched an investigation Tuesday into how the first boat, which was stolen from the Kenney Marina in Wellsville, was set adrift or taken upriver to the Newell Bridge, where it was set on fire.
The Newell and Chester fire departments responded to that fire at about 2 a.m. after toll booth workers on the Newell Bridge reported hearing an explosion and then seeing the fire.
On Wednesday, Wellsville Chief Joe Scarabino reported that boaters Mike Lynch and Joe Porter were out for a ride when they saw a beached boat on the Yellow Creek shoreline and called Jefferson County authorities, who notified Columbiana County Sheriff's Department, which then notified his department.
Village officers determined the 1991 Sea Swirl pleasure boat was owned by George and Patty Exline and had been docked at the Kenney Marina. The owners were contacted and determined the starter switch had been removed so the boat could be hot-wired and started, Scarabino said.
An attempt was made to set this boat on fire, as well, but it wasn't successful, but it appeared to have suffered some damage in being beached, because it began to take on water after being towed back to the Wellsville marina, Scarabino said.
The state Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCII) was called in to process the second boat for fingerprints and evidence, and Scarabino said he will be in touch with the Coast Guard, which was also contacted by West Virginia officials Tuesday.
The burned boat is owned by Robert Hanley and Scarabino confirmed Wednesday it, too, had been docked at the Kenney Marina, and said it is possible the Exlines' boat was used to tow Hanley's boat up river, where it was set on fire.
"How else could they have gotten back to shore (after igniting the first boat)?" he pondered.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the police department at 330-532-1522.

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on December 16, 2012 - 1:00 AM
Internal investigation of FBI agent is a joke
How convenient that the FBI will do an internal investigation of Special Agent John Yervelli after he was arrested and charged with public lewdness. If that were you or me, the feds would have a photo picnic with the arrest, we would be sitting in the Holding Center and they would be bragging about their great police work and how good they are at their jobs. How could the feds not know of this behavior? It looks like a cover-up. Shame on the FBI.
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And in my first post of this thread I am going to say that I may have had Chinese tonight with my housemate to celebrate us both getting job interviews
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Lost 2lb!
However my exercise routine is slack at the moment!
aww thanks for the support guys! this thread is so useful, Its helping me stay on track!
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Yay new thread!
And in my first post of this thread I am going to say that I may have had Chinese tonight with my housemate to celebrate us both getting job interviews
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I have a feeling I'll be doing lots of exercise for the next 2 weeks... my pole has just arrived (X-pole XPERT, both static and spinning in case anyone is interested)
Also just signed up for a 5 week beginner's trapeze course AND to top it all off my uni timetable has been reduced from 9-5 to pretty much mornings only, so no more excuses!
Is trapeze fun? My pole dance teacher is organising a two hour taster aerial session in March, and I really like the idea of it.
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I can't tell you how much it's made me smile to see such a happy post from you Even if it is naughty.. :P.
Well done!
I'm feeling quite optimistic at the moment, I'd better make the most of it! I feel better now knowing that every cloud has a silver lining. I cut contact with him which hurts, but then I get a job interview the next day
2 pages already this thread is going fast.
Oh dear god, it's moved. I panicked there for a second.
Zumba was good I took another housemate today; she didn't like it much because she struggled to pick it up, but we explained that it was the same for us the first time and she should give it at least one more week.
Also didn't have a huge dinner date tomorrow, eeek
Being healthy has pretty much gone out the window in the last few weeks, so I've decided I'm going to start posting food diaries everyday, seeing as I think that's helped before... Pretty bad to start on though; 3 course dinner for a birthday tomorrow night and then a ball with unlimited food/alcohol this weekend eek! Going to try do more exercise to counter it I think
Breakfast: bagel with peanut butter
Lunch: Caffe Nero pesto chicken panini
Dinner: spiced chicken breast, chips (oops), salad. Plain yoghurt
Snacks: 99cal hot chocolate, Belvita breakfast biscuits, apple
Also cycled ~4miles
Being a health freak foodie, here's another healthy recipe site:
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Had the fright of my life when I saw the old thread was closed.
A bit cheeky but can anyone recommend me some new Fitblrs? I'm in dire need of motivation!
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Well we were almost at 10,000 so I made this (I was bored) and people started posting so thought we may as well move over otherwise it'd make things confusing! My fault for doing it so early though.
Thank you! I shall add it now :-).
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Bunch of thieves. I think you need to find yourself another gym. Which gym is it?
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Oh no I just thought it had been closed for nefarious reasons haha, I can't believe it's nearly or now at 10,000 posts though, mega thread
OMG. I hate eating! Can you guess already that I'm finding the very first day of my slow bulk phase tough?
It's so weird, when you're not aware of what you're having, you can easily hit 1900 calories or more, yet when you're trying to eat clean and very much aware of the calores, there's just not enough time to be eating alot. I made a mistake of having massive meals and was very much close to vomitting. Woke up too late for breakfast so completely my fault. It's going to be even harder tomorrow as doing some cardio, so have to eat my cardio calories on top of the 1900 calories.
Workout wise, it was great. I did this workout: http://newbie-fitness.blogspot.com/2...ipped-5x5.html I'm not aching so I don't know whether this is a bad thing or good thing. I did feel like I worked out whilst doing the sets and my heart rate was up, though didn't wear my heart rate monitor. Maybe i should during next work out just to see exactly how high it goes up.
I'm not sure if I should stick to this or do starting strength. I was initially going to do starting strength, but this is quite similar. Hmm.
wow I can't believe there's already 2 pages of a new thread.
I have decided that today is going to be the day start to lose a few pounds, get fitter and have a healthier lifestyle. I saw this thread and thought I'd introduce myself
I don't really know where to start.... I'm new to this so if anybody has any advice for me I'd be very grateful
Can I join put on 50Ibs last year
Been reading the old thread to get an idea of what exercises and food everyone is having
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14 May 2009: In a press conference held in New York, US, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer emphasized the need to accelerate progress with only 200 days left before the Copenhagen climate change conference.
He noted that climate change remains high on the international agenda despite the financial crisis.
De Boer also pointed to some encouraging developments such as the "clear commitment" of the new US Administration to re-engage in international negotiations and put an ambitious domestic policy package in place. He stressed that US President Barack Obama had reinvigorated the "major economies process" started by former President George W. Bush, with a greater focus on climate change. He also noted that many countries were re-channeling part of their stimulus packages in "greener" directions. Noting that emission reduction targets for most industrialized countries were now on the table, he underlined the importance for any Copenhagen agreement to clarify industrialized countries' emissions reductions by 2020, and developing countries' willingness to limit their emissions' growth.
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Paul Ryan released a thick report on federal poverty programs earlier this week, and liberals were none too pleased with it. Over at CBPP, Sharon Parrott explains why: "It's replete with misleading and selective presentations of data and research, which it uses to portray the safety net in a negative light. It also omits key research and data that point in more positive directions." In fact, it's so bad that quite a few of the researchers who are name checked in Ryan's report have spoken out publicly to complain about how badly their work was misrepresented.
But we should rein in the criticism a bit, says the Economist's John Prideaux. He believes that Ryan's report really is useful and really could represent a change of direction for conservatives:
In fact there is not a single proposal to cut spending on federal anti-poverty programmes in there. What the report does do is document how fragmented the federal government's poverty programmes are....Take the federal schemes to expand the supply of housing for people with low incomes. There is Public Housing, Moving to Work, Hope VI, Choice Neighborhoods, Rental Assistance Demonstration, Rental Housing Assistance, Rental Assistance Payment, the Housing Trust Fund, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, the Private Activity Bond Interest Exclusion, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program and the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program. The programmes on the demand side, in other words that help people pay their rent, are almost as numerous.
....Most of the commentary on the budget committee's report suggests that it is filled with the same stuff that Republicans have been peddling for ages. And to be sure it includes plenty of studies that are critical of food stamps, Head Start and Pell grants. But read the whole thing and you get the impression that there are House Republicans who understand that there is more to poverty reduction than getting the government out of the way. They should be braver about saying this.
I think this gets to the heart of the matter. Even conservatives—the more honest variety, anyway—will concede that liberals have plenty of reasons to be skeptical of Ryan's goals. His annual budget roadmaps have consistently relied on slashing spending for the poor, and Republicans in general have been consumed with cutting safety net spending for decades. It's perfectly natural to view a report that lambastes federal poverty programs as merely the first step in an effort to build support for cutting spending on those programs.
So how about if we see some of Prideaux's bravery before we bite on Ryan's proposals? Liberals should certainly be open to making safety net programs more efficient, and if that's Ryan's goal he'll find plenty of Democrats willing to work with him. But that all depends on knowing that this isn't just a Trojan Horse for deep cuts to spending on the poor.
So how about if we hear this from Ryan? How about if he says, plainly and clearly, that he wants to improve the efficiency of safety net programs, but wants to use the savings to help more people—or to help people in smarter ways—not as an excuse to slash spending or to fund more tax cuts for the wealthy? Really, that's the bare minimum necessary for liberals to suspend their skepticism, given Ryan's long history of trying to balance the budget on the backs of the poor.
This would require a genuine turnabout from Ryan, and it would require him to genuinely confront his tea party base with things they don't want to hear. And it would demonstrate that helping the poor really is his goal. But if he's not willing to do that, why should anyone on the left believe this report is anything other than the same old attack on the poor as moochers and idlers that's become practically a Republican mantra over the past few years?


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I bought a Havoc at Cabelas last night and they said that he Fury was discontinued.
I got in 150 havocs a few weeks ago and was told my Fury order will be here next week so they are alive and shipping.....
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Will Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana take us the US Health Care Way?
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n June 2011, the World Bank came out with its first-ever review of social welfare policies in India. For most part, the review panned the policies for their faulty design and sloppy implementation. However, there was one exception—the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY), or the national health insurance scheme.
"…the RSBY health insurance programme for BPL households is path-breaking in its design and has pioneered approaches to delivery which provide a model for other public programmes," it stated.
The scheme is today the world's largest medical insurance programme covering over 120 million poor people in the country (see box). It provides a maximum cover of Rs 30,000 to each BPL (below poverty line) household in the country. However, the insurance is available only for in-patient care (or hospitalisation).
The RSBY has received rave reviews even from international organisations. The GIZ (or the German Agency for International Cooperation that, along with the World Bank, was involved in designing the scheme) in its January 2013 report has found that based on data from three states—Bihar, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh—90 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the scheme.
So, it comes as a surprise that academics and health experts alike see its expansion as the greatest threat to achieving universal health care in India.
Sudha Pillai, then the labour and employment department secretary, led the design of the scheme. In 2008, she says, the RSBY—which was part of the UPA's Common Minimum Programme—was started to provide social security for workers in the unorganised sector. This was after the health ministry washed its hand of the scheme, stating it already had a lot on its plate.
Pillai used a similar government-funded medical insurance proposal from the Kerala government and the home ministry's efforts to provide smart cards to citizens in the border areas to come up with the RSBY model. Since its inception, RSBY has grown rapidly, both in terms of its coverage as well as budget allocations, the latter being quadrupled to Rs 1,137 crore (2013-14).
Over the years, RSBY has garnered an enviable position in India's policy space. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Labour Organization (ILO) picked it up as one of the top 18 social security schemes in the world.
Interestingly, the scheme has been championed by non-Congress states like Chhattisgarh, which has expanded the scope of RSBY beyond the BPL category to cover every citizen. On the other hand, the worst performers are Congress-ruled states Delhi, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Despite such eagerness shown by the governments both at the Centre and the states, observers feel RSBY is pushing India's health care into a deeper mess. The criticism against RSBY is at two broad levels.
According to experts like Sakhtivel Selvaraj of the Public Health Foundation of India, the first concern is that, in the absence of a strong primary and secondary health infrastructure, it increases the tendency among patients to get hospitalised at the first instance. As an off-shoot, it leads to increased frauds. Various studies and reports have shown how empanelled hospitals did not have adequate facilities, or how hospitals conducted unnecessary hysterectomies on patients to make easy money through the cashless insurance schemes.
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Two people were hospitalized after being shot by a police officer early Sunday morning in San Francisco's Mission District.
JRTWINS: Religious people from all different faiths are happier than those who have "no religion", official data released on Tuesday revealed. Of all the faiths in the UK, Hindus are the happiest, scoring well above the national average and just under the demographic of people who consider themselves to be "in very good health", according to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics. Christians - of all denominations - were the second happiest, followed by Sikhs and Buddhists. Those who followed these religions were happier than the average person, who scored a happiness rating of 7.38 out of 10. Hindus are the happiest of religions living in the UK On average, Hindus scored a rating of 7.57 for happiness, followed by Christians at 7.47, Sikhs with 7.45 and Buddhist at 7.41. Happiness amongst Jews fell below the national average, with a rating of 7.37. Muslims had the lowest happiness ranking of the religions listed, with a score of 7.33. Those who follow "any other religion" came in at 7.26. And people who belonged to "no religion" were the unhappiest, scoring just 7.22. The ONS report analysed personal well-being data for more than 300,000 adults in the UK. The samples were collected over three years, between 2012 and 2015.


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Spurs, Parker agree to multiyear extension
As we all waited for the biggest shoe to drop in a potential Kawhi Leonard contract extension, the Spurs unexpectedly announced Friday they have signed Tony Parker to a multiyear extension of his own. With most of the roster playing on expiring contracts next season, this news makes the future a little clearer in San Antonio, and assures Parker will be with the team — barring a trade, of course — beyond the end of the Duncan era. Or so it would seem.
Parker, whose final contract year will pay him $12.5 million during the 2014-15 season, had a bit of uncertainty swirling around at times last year, especially considering the approach of what could be the end of the Big Three era in San Antonio. But there was never a question about his wishes. Parker wanted to remain a Spur, and with Friday's news, it'll be a while before he's wearing anything other than silver and black.
Per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the deal is worth up to $45 million over three years, which would keep the point guard in town through the 2017-18 season.
It appears the extension Parker has signed is for the veteran maximum, which means 107.5 percent of the previous year's salary, which is $12.5 million in this case. If the contract is backloaded, these are the likely year-to-year details, assuming the maximum 7.5 percent raises of the first year of the extension:
2015-16: $13,437,500
2016-17: $14,445,312
2017-18: $15,453,124
It's been a productive summer in San Antonio following the franchise's fifth championship. Tim Duncan opted in to the final year of his deal; the Spurs drafted Kyle Anderson, who is considered a perfect systematic fit and a steal at the 30th overall draft position; Boris Diaw, Patty Mills, and Matt Bonner all agreed to deals to return to the team; international coaching legend Ettore Messina was added to the bench; Gregg Popovich signed a multiyear deal of his own; now, Parker has been locked up for the foreseeable future.
So far, so good. Next, we turn our focus to Leonard. The Spurs have until Oct. 31 to agree to an extension with the 22-year-old Finals MVP, and with Parker's future no longer in doubt, it should make the decision to financially commit to the young star a no-brainer. We'll have more on this in the coming days.
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Not even Simon Cowell was ever this tough.
In a mocking, profanity-filled post on her blog, former American Idol sweetheart Kelly Clarkson adds her angry voice to the celebrity chorus against Kanye West for his Video Music Awards outburst during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.
Calling him a "sad human being," among other things, Clarkson says, "I've seen you do some pretty s----- things, but you just keep amazing me with your tactless, ass--- ways. .... It's absolutely fascinating how much I don't like you. I like everyone."
Clarkson wonders if West has suffered some deep-seated psychological damage.
"What happened to you as a child?? Did you not get hugged enough?" Clarkson writes. "Something must have happened to make you this way and I think we're
all just curious as to what would make a grown man go on national television
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US Open
Posted 10 September 2005 - 03:44 AM
|QUOTE (RockyMountainWingGal @ September 9, 2005 - 08:34PM)
| Rooting for Dementieva huh? Have to admit I was pulling for Dementieva too - she played so well vs Davenport. Didn't get to see the matches today as they were on while I was at work.....
Mary Pierce - boring. I like Kim Clijsters - pulling for her!!!!!
Yeh I sure was, she's been on of my favourite players for a while. Very disappointed indeed, I just cant figure out where Pierce's form has come from?
Ken Holland: Hes (Mursak) a young guy, provides energy, can skate, hes a puck hound.
Posted 10 September 2005 - 09:43 AM
|QUOTE (Aussie_Wing @ September 7, 2005 - 07:25AM)
|Once again Iââ¬â¢m disappointed at the lack of input into this discussion. Being a huge tennis I make a new thread for every Grand Slam. However it seems like the interest in tennis decreases all the time. This has been a pretty good US Open, with some great matches such as Blake/Nadal, Hewitt/Dent, Agassi/Malisse and the list goes on. Oh well, at least Iââ¬â¢m enjoying it.ÃÂ
Hey Aussie... I think a lot of Americans are pretty wrapped up in the Hurricane Katrina disaster. While the US Open is a nice distraction, I'm not sure it's getting as much discussion online because people are pretty stressed out.
I couldn't watch the Agassi/Blake match live, so we taped it... but the matches before ran so long, and the match itself ran so long that when we sat down to watch it the next day (and we didn't know who won), we only got the first 20 minutes. AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
RMWG - from what you've said it sounds like even if I taped longer, I would've missed the end anyway. That happened with an earlier match, too... it seems they only allot so much time on CBS, and when it runs out, the coverage switches to USA network. Stupid. I wonder if the SuperBowl ran over time, if they'd cut off the ending? I don't think so.
I have to tape the matches today... I've erased most of the DVR and I'm just setting it up to run all day.
I'm pulling for Agassi and Pierce to take home the championships. Gotta root for the older players who have been crushing people almost half their age.
Edited by Muse, 10 September 2005 - 09:45 AM.
There's no place like Hockeytown.
There's no place like Hockeytown.
Posted 10 September 2005 - 10:02 AM
Couldn't believe Andy Roddick lost in the 1st round! He was very well prepared coming into the Open. He had lost 15 lbs, worked on his fitness and movement and was ready to go. Unfortunately for him, he caught Muller on a good day. In any case, Andy Roddick's game is very one dimensional. A big serve and forehand can't take you far every time. He still needs a lot of work on his return of serve, backhand and volley.
I was cheering hard for James Blake and was sorry to see him lose in a mindblowing match to Andre Agassi. Blake had a 2004 unlike any other player on tour. He broke his neck while practicing in Rome, developed paralysis in his face and also lost his father over the summer. In April he was ranked 210 but he has come back better than ever playing great tennis. I hope he continues to do well.
Robbi Ginepri has been a very pleasant surprise this summer. He is playing excellent tennis. The biggest advantage he has over his opponents is his fitness. The guy is a tank and can go far in every match. I hope he plays a good semifinal and advances.
I expect the Hewitt-Federer match to be a snooze. Maybe Hewitt will put up some fight but I don't think anyone can rival Federer at this point. Federer has the complete package and is as close as anyone is going to get to Pete. Safin is the only guy with the game to beat Federer consistently on any surface but he's a mental case, not to mention extremely lazy.
On the women's side, the quarter finals were great. I've been pulling for Kim Clijsters throughout the tournament. She has had an amazing hardcourt season. She also came back from injuries and rounded her game into form. She has beaten some tough players to get to the finals. I'm pulling for her tonight.
"He sits next to Steve in that locker room for a reason -- because we wanted him to internalize some of those things. Steve was able to will this organization to unbelievable years with the three Stanley Cups, and now it's up to someone else. Z has that kind of will and that work ethic and that passion to be the best. It's going to be his time." -- Coach Mike Babcock
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Posted 10 September 2005 - 11:16 AM
/surpress jealous rage
I've wanted to go for so many years, I can't even tell ya.
Have an awesome time if you go today & tomorrow.
There's no place like Hockeytown.
There's no place like Hockeytown.
Posted 10 September 2005 - 03:22 PM
Hewitt+Roddick=mental breakdowns vs Federer......
I'm guessing ( ) Federer will pull this one out - Agassi has a "shot" if he's worn out - a long shot, but still a chance....
Posted 10 September 2005 - 09:03 PM
Hey peeps, look at my previous post on this thread
"For most of a decade, the Wings were the most popular team not just because they won, but also because they won with flair, with speedy Russians and legendary leaders and the occasional willing fighter"
Posted 11 September 2005 - 06:52 PM
Very happy Kim Clijsters won her first major
"He sits next to Steve in that locker room for a reason -- because we wanted him to internalize some of those things. Steve was able to will this organization to unbelievable years with the three Stanley Cups, and now it's up to someone else. Z has that kind of will and that work ethic and that passion to be the best. It's going to be his time." -- Coach Mike Babcock
DOPASAPA est. 2006, President
Posted 11 September 2005 - 08:29 PM
Great match by Andre - had him on the ropes there in the third set - but Roger seems to come up with the goods when he needs it most. I guess I'm glad that he didn't get completely smoked by him, but still, would have been so cool to have the 35-year old US guy win, sigh.
No tennis until January, essentially......
Posted 12 September 2005 - 01:00 AM
I agree RockyMountainWingGal, Federer is a brilliant player, an absoulute freak, but I wish someone could beat him. Calling Marat...
Well Iââ¬â¢m ecstatic to tell all the tennis fans on this forum that Iââ¬â¢m going to the 2006 Australian Open!!! Can hardly wait!
Ken Holland: Hes (Mursak) a young guy, provides energy, can skate, hes a puck hound.
Posted 12 September 2005 - 03:21 AM
"I once devoured a monk's soul. It tasted like chocolate."
Posted 18 September 2005 - 10:33 PM
I was really surprised Andre gave Federer such a great match. I really thought Roger would take it in three sets, though I wanted Andre to win. I really hope we'll see more terrific tennis out of Andre next season.
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iOS 7 kneejerk review: adopting the best of the competition, and that's okay
0. phoneArena 10 Jun 2013, 16:15 posted on
Let's get one thing out of the way right off the bat: we absolutely love the look of iOS 7. It may just be that iOS finally looks markedly different from how it has been for the past 5 years, it may be that Apple has finally left behind the hideous skeuomorphism techniques, or it may just be that it reminds us of a mashup between Windows Phone and Google Now. Whatever the reason, we think Apple has done a solid great job of adopting the best of the competition to make something decidedly Apple...
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1. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
It's only stealing when others do it, Apple is "borrowing" ideas?
2. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
They wait and watch what other giants bring to the market. And then after couple of years they merge all those features together and say "Innovation".
What a shame.....
45. Hallucinator (Posts: 367; Member since: 24 May 2010)
Kind of like Android did with The iPhone?
68. darkkjedii (Posts: 21309; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
He'll ignore that, watch.
81. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
I won't ignore this as I always tell the truth and due to that I own your a$$ in every article. Grow up
84. bucky (Posts: 2576; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Actually to be dead honest, you really don't.
85. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Actually to be dead honest I wasn't talking to you dude and I just saw you first time around.
112. pixelado (Posts: 130; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)
Wow, you must think you totally owned him, right?
So, tell me, do you really think Android was "inspired" solely and entirely by iOS? Early Android versions looked more like and improved mix of Windows Mobile 6.5 and Symbian if you ask me.
Guess this won't matter to you, but that's fine.
139. techaman (unregistered)
android did none of that the guys wanted a os to go on top of any system use whats there to make it better and faster, iphone copied all other phones and tweeked a few things and gave it a metal back and said owwww wow look at this.
7. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
It's almost never stealing, no matter who does it, as long as it is incorporated into the platform ethos and made a natural part of the experience. It doesn't matter where the idea comes from. I know I'm personally very happy that Android is taking heavily from webOS, because it's making my daily experience better.
As stated above, Apple claiming that features are original when they aren't is the real issue, but that doesn't happen nearly as often as people think.
10. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
That really doesn't explain the plethora of lawsuits Apple has waged though.
15. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
It's not meant to. If your issue is lawsuits, then talk about lawsuits when they happen, and be sure to note in your complaints how the biggest issue with lawsuits is the broken system the USPTO has created.
If you're angry about something, direct that anger where it is due. Anger over lawsuits doesn't detract from the fact that Apple has made solid improvements in iOS 7.
78. deathgod (Posts: 122; Member since: 23 Nov 2011)
I think he's referring more to how apple criticize's others for 'borrowing' and sues, and then goes on to do the same but calls it 'innovation'.
I personally think the new UI looks great and am glad that those that love iOS are getting the features their comp have enjoyed for a while now.
79. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
What I have learned so far in couple of years in PA that "MichaelHeller" is a die hard Apple fan.
89. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
Little defensive, aren't we. Simple point is this, when someone copies Apple, they end up in court. When Apple copies someone, we get an article from you about how it's okay. I've read tons of comments about you being biased but never really believed them until now. Apple has sued plenty over less things copied than what they revealed today, and it's okay with you. How sad. And it's clear Apple is justified because they are taking advantage of a broken patent system. Sadder still.
For the record though, it's not anger. Not at all. It's disappointment more than anything, but you missed that being so defensive.
141. techaman (unregistered)
your right i mean look at the name iphone was in brazil on a phone before the iphone came out and what happened lawyers and money and courts pushed it to a small corner
135. CellularNinja (Posts: 306; Member since: 27 Sep 2011)
@MichaelHeller I can appreciate what you're trying to do here in defending Apple against all the android fans like myself, there's nothing wrong with that. But I feel like you're telling us what to think way too much. Should people be bringing up Apple's ridiculous lawsuits in this article, maybe not. But replying to all of these comments telling the user what to think and that there opinion is not the right one is not really necessary, and it's kind of annoying. I understand what you're trying to do in defending Apple to keep the peace, but it's getting to be a little too much I think.
51. zekes (Posts: 229; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)
u got coned
69. darkkjedii (Posts: 21309; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
He owned your ass sonnnn
90. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
114. pixelado (Posts: 130; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)
I appreciate your contribution to this comments board. Really informative, not to mention mature.
21. mafiaprinc3 (Posts: 530; Member since: 07 May 2012)
let's look at face time,or what we call video calling. apple introduced this as revolutionary and unique to ios,the word face is unique to ios but the functionality which is video calling was on android before,that's stealing.
i do understand & agree when you say "Apple claiming that features are original when they aren't is the real issue"
24. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
and video calling was on PCs before Android, and there were even video calling phones separate from PCs.
38. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
I agree with you Michael that nothing is truly original and everyone copies everyone I just dislike apples hypocrisy, they love to call out when they think someone's cooled them but when they do the same its nothing.. But as I said I completely agree with you.
44. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Oh yh forget to say that even though I agree with you it doesn't mean apple should'nt be called out for their obvious hypocrisy.
80. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
I concede the fact that nothing is original and that companies do borrow and build upon each other's feature.
But isn't Apple making it too obvious? As if they are taunting everyone else "Yeah, i copied Google's s*it. What are you guys gonna do about it?"
97. Whodaboss (Posts: 176; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
Sounds like an apologist to me. Say and write whatever you need to state to make you sleep good at night. But this is total stealing and copying. There's no innovation here. Just plain theft.
98. ncarlosmiguel (Posts: 206; Member since: 14 May 2013)
Apple made a great product no doubt. But they shouldn't shamelessly call it "innovation" then act as if no other product does or have it.
127. amozhi (Posts: 130; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
I don't understand why apple sued Samsung / Android for rubber banding effect ?!*%
131. ihatesmartphone (unregistered)
140. techaman (unregistered)
i loved my web os palm it was just slow and had no marketing and dev's behind it. the swipe up and other things where amazing.
8. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Yes, it's funny how the company that sues for round corners just "borrowed" their entire OS from the companies it likes to sue. OEMs should be firing up their legal departments right about now.
67. amiaq (Posts: 509; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
just DIE you arrogant Apple!! you deserve to go down in painful slow death.
70. darkkjedii (Posts: 21309; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Gee wiz dude. Get a grip
115. pixelado (Posts: 130; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)
Ha, look who's talking.
136. LumiaLover (Posts: 160; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
go amiaq go...de-pip that Apple!!
19. mafiaprinc3 (Posts: 530; Member since: 07 May 2012)
and then call it innovation, innovation is bringing something new to the table! apple did that with the first iphone,after that they began borrowing or in plain terms "Stealing",apple still makes good products but they need to innovate!!!
132. rcl4444 (Posts: 40; Member since: 06 Oct 2012)
It's been well argued and shown that Apple didn't really even innovate even with the first iPhone. Sure, they took a lot that already existed and many features found in different platforms (mobile and PC), prettied them up, wrapped them all together in a easy to use touch interface and brought it to the masses in an easily palatable & desirable form.
So it can be called a from of innovation...or maybe opportunism. Still, they deserve credit for changing the face of mobility forever. LG, Samsung, Nokia and Windows may all have playing with touch phones before iPhone, but they were getting little traction. iPhone changed that - copy or not.
Like many here I hate Apple's hypocrisy around claims of innovation and originality...and MichaelHeller by saying it's OK to copy by extension you invited the discussion of Apple's lawsuits.
However can't say I recall Apple using the word innovation at all in the keynote in reference to any of these changes...or when they implied it they always qualified that it was a first for iPhone, not a first for all phones.
And for the record, I'm not an Apple fan nor ever owned an Apple product - just calling it as I see it.
142. techaman (unregistered)
CANT WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THE SAY ABOUT THE IWATCH THAT EVERYONE IS ALSO MAKING AND SOME HAVE ALREADY PUT OUT. i see many of these in japan stores tv watch phone watch app watch and others.
49. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
"adopting the best of the competition, and that's okay."
Reaaaalllly? So why is Apple so far up Samsung's butt with lawsuits?
People can say Samsung stole ideas from Apple but when Apple steals from others, it's "borrowing" and okay to do?
53. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Not talking about lawsuits. Just talking about iOS 7.
58. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
But how can you talk about anything Apple related and not talk about lawsuits? They sue everyone who is competition with claims of stealing or as you say, borrowing. Yet it's okay for them to steal...er...borrow?
71. darkkjedii (Posts: 21309; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Re read #53 and #15 sheezzzz
75. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
I did but that doesn't change the fact that Apple is being hypocrites here and I certainly will not praise them for doing what others have done and go sue the crap out of the same companies that they stole from.
118. forzanetti (Posts: 9; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)
Michael, I think it's kinda hard for people just to "forgive" Apple's hypocrisy when talking about iOS. I myself am a diehard Android fans. Looking at iOS7, I have to admit that it looks stunning. But one of the first things to come to my mind is the word "lawsuit". For the past 2 years, we've seen and read tons of news and articles regarding Apple's lawsuit, so I can't help it that it came to my mind the moment I saw that quicksetting toggles and multitasking.
What bugs me the most is that Apple is suing Samsung over something as trivial as bounceback feature (which is actually just an effect, with no functionality at all), and now here they are presenting quicksetting toggles proudly.
You can say that iOS7 is beautiful, most people will agree with that. But please don't say that it's okay for Apple to copy from other OS. It's okay for Symbian, WeOS, Android, WP, or BB10 to copy from each other because they are not suing each other. Apple started the patent war, which makes it NOT okay for them to copy from other OS.
130. noim1 (Posts: 297; Member since: 15 May 2012)
Man you just took the words right out of my mouth .....Couldn't have expressed it better .....
Apple started this Lawsuit War & they should not have copied frm others...This is what makes People of other OS MAD !!
62. ihatesmartphone (unregistered)
I really hope that Apple will not suing other company due to these changes...:)
3. itreday (Posts: 68; Member since: 24 May 2012)
Can't wait! I Finally have no reason to jailbreak :)
72. darkkjedii (Posts: 21309; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Man I'm all over this bro. Ios7 is tite
117. pixelado (Posts: 130; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)
Glad to see you happy, but... what if it stays the same for another 5 years?
Just saying, it might get old quite fast.
4. paulyyd (Posts: 338; Member since: 08 Jan 2011)
Lol you bros sound mad
5. MartianMe (unregistered)
"And, everyone who is shouting on one side or the other about "copying" or whatever, just stop the argument right now. The argument is one of the silliest possible. As we've talked about time and time again, everything in life is built upon what came before it. If you look hard enough, nothing is original, and everything has been inspired by something else."" Michael H stop kissing as* to apple ..and while you're doing that...why not give the same advise to apple...since they think the world started with them..IDIOT!!
12. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
OK, so I'm sure you came out and commented on our Google I/O article complaining about how Google didn't give credit to Xbox live when announcing Google Play Games Services, right?
23. willard12 (Posts: 1686; Member since: 04 Jul 2012)
Is Google suing Microsoft over Xbox live continuously? If not, false equivalence.
26. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2703; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Who was talking about lawsuits? This article has nothing to do with lawsuits, it's about features and the announcement of those features. No one has been sued over anything here yet. If that happens, bring up that argument then. Until then, it has no bearing on the conversation.
(See comment #15 for the original version of this same comment)
40. willard12 (Posts: 1686; Member since: 04 Jul 2012)
Well, I guess we can choose to ignore the obvious. So as for iOS 7, Tim Cook once said that Apple can't be the innovators for the world. According to the article, he has achieved his goal and left that to task to MS, Pandora, and Google.
52. zekes (Posts: 229; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)
its sad u hate apple
41. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Michael, PLEASE call a meeting to bring back thumbs down!!! I know there were far too many who abused it, but there are some who truely deserve one right about now.
I think a good way of controlling the trolls would be if we're allowed 5 or 10 thumbs down per day ONLY. Set up like how we're only allow to follow so many article as one time, but let the thumbs reset at midnight. I like that PA took action, but we can't let the trolls win!
63. ihatesmartphone (unregistered)
You just wait and see...XD
92. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
It has every bearing on the conversation because Apple has sued over this exact same thing. While I totally agree about growth being good, when one company goes thermonuclear on another over this exact same thing, it CANNOT be ignored. Please acknowledge the gorilla in the room for once.


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The one that nearly got away
A thought occurred to me today. I was wearing one of my three versions of Burda 116-08-2011. I have pretty much decided this pattern is my perfect garment. It has pockets. It works in hot weather on its own or in cold weather with a long-sleeved t-shirt and leggings. It's incredibly comfortable to wear. Oh and it takes no time to make.
But I very nearly didn't make it at all. When I got the August 2011 Burda this pattern didn't stand out. Burda made their version up in a drapey pale pink fabric and styled it without a belt. It looked pretty shapeless on the model and the pastel colour didn't make it any more attractive. (I admit it is in fact pretty shapeless when not belted.) The technical drawing looked a bit more promising than the model photo but not enough to get it on the sewing list.
And then Allison made a version of it that I loved. She put a belt on hers. And around the same time Melissa mentioned she got some great stretch fabrics from Tissu Fabrics. They were new to me and I needed some double-knit so I checked them out. As well as the double-knit they had a stretch cotton poplin that cost next to nothing, so I bought a bit to try the Burda pattern out. And then went back for other colours to make more. And then went to the local craft market to get another belt made to go with the dresses.
I'm now wearing this pattern about twice a week. I'll probably make more versions when I find suitable fabric in different colours to the ones I have already. It's amazing to think I might never have made it at all if I hadn't come across those blog posts. Thanks, Allison and Melissa!
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12 Responses to "The one that nearly got away"
That is a pretty cool dress!!
Oooh, very nice! It's fabtastic that you've found such a go-to pattern…I've yet to find mine ;o) See you Saturday!!!
It's really you.. Cool and sofisticated… Love it
This is awesome! I never would have picked this as a winner, to be quite honest. The belt really adds structure to this and it looks fab!
Thank you, I am glad I am inspiring somebody because I'm sure not doing a good job inspiring myself at the moment. I hadn't thought of styling mine up for winter so I must try that. This is one of the great things about sewing blogs, you get to see patterns in a whole new light sometimes.


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As a fight over the design of a new juvenile-detention center heats up, developers and city officials have quietly floated a proposal to move the city-run Youth Study Center from Gentilly to the former Florida public-housing site in the 9th Ward.
But no one has yet consulted Florida-neighborhood residents, who were stunned last week when they got wind of the idea. "They should have let us know. That's the least they could've done," said Lawrence Lyons, 63, who's lived 40 years on Bartholomew Street. His neatly painted house stands a block from the Florida: 127 pastel-colored townhouses, untouched and empty since Hurricane Katrina.
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Juvenile advocates argue that the current residential site is ideal for a state-of-the-art juvenile facility with 40 secure beds. In other cities, similar structures have become neighborhood assets, they say. But school officials and a few Gentilly neighbors ask whether even a top-notch detention center belongs on prime Bayou St. John land or across from the new McDonogh 35 High School planned nearby.
Bart Lubow, head of the national Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, said that he's long been frustrated by the secrecy of Youth Study Center discussions. "People need to put their cards on the table," he said.
Delays in replacing the flooded-damaged facility will continue, Lubow said, until stakeholders publicly discuss two things: what the facility should look like and where it should be.
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The current Youth Study Center is no asset. The rundown 1950s-era structure is surrounded by razor-wire, and its sometimes-hapless management has been a flashpoint since Katrina.
Over the past few years, youth in custody have run from vans en route to juvenile court and escaped from the building itself. In 2007, six teenagers broke a window and crawled out after lifting themselves onto a television stand. A year earlier, 10 juveniles climbed onto the same TV stand and wriggled through the same window.
In December 2007, the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana sued the city and the Orleans Parish School Board, which provides educational services at the facility. Teenagers who'd been held in the building testified that they were bitten by bugs, kept on 20-hour lockdown, served rancid food and rarely went to school.
The lawsuit was tentatively resolved last month by proposed federal consent decrees.
No such truce is in sight for the building's design. The city's capital projects division has spent a year creating a promised "state-of-the-art" facility for the current site, to be built with $18 million from FEMA. In February, the City Council overrode a mayoral veto to bar the city from spending money on the center until the council's criminal-justice committee signed off on plans.
The first designs, shown on Wednesday to the council's criminal-justice committee, were roundly criticized for not incorporating recommendations made by juvenile experts.
"I think this is ridiculous," said City Councilman James Carter. Deputy chief administrative officer Cynthia Sylvain-Lear defended the city's efforts, saying that the plans were not final.
Reason for delay unclear
Derwyn Bunton, the city's chief public defender, who for the past year has participated in design discussions, believes city officials are stalling because they want to rebuild elsewhere. Until they break ground, they still have the option to move the building, he said.
Sylvain-Lear denied that, saying that the city is "very concerned" about delays.
But in March, Bayou District Foundation board members, including restaurateur Mike Rodrigue and businessmen Gerry Barousse Jr. and Gary Solomon, said that Mayor Ray Nagin and former recovery czar Ed Blakely had "committed" to move the center if Bayou District found an alternate site. The detention facility sits within blocks of the mixed-income housing that the foundation is building in place of the old St. Bernard public-housing complex.
No such deal exists, said Sylvain-Lear, but the city is open to a shift that would allow the new facility to be built on cleared land. Under the current plan, youth will stay in half the facility while the city demolishes and builds the other half.
No one can explain who offered up the Florida site and whether it's still in play.
This summer, J.T. Hannan of Bayou District Foundation pitched the move to a few local groups. Hannan "asked us to support relocation to the Florida-development site," said Juvenile Justice Project director Dana Kaplan, who declined, citing worries about further delays.
Around that time, Nagin asked about the Florida site during a meeting, Bunton said. FEMA officials were present for discussion about the Florida, said spokesman Andrew Thomas.
But city spokesman James Ross said only that the site "may have been among those mentioned at some point."
Spokesman Terry Cassreino said that HANO officials hadn't discussed a sale or swap of the site. Carter has heard the idea but hasn't come to a conclusion, he said. Councilwoman Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, whose district includes the Florida, said that "building a new facility from the ground up at the site of the Florida development is a novel idea." She plans to meet with constituents "to see if this proposal would work for them," she said.
Finding a new site wasn't Bayou District's job, said spokesman Rick White. "We're not in a position, nor do we have the responsibility, to effect its imminent relocation or to determine an appropriate site," he said.
White said the foundation shares a "widely held" view that the Youth Study Center, "while important and essential," doesn't fit in a neighborhood where major education and residential investments are being made."
But Kaplan, of the Juvenile Justice Project, said that juvenile-justice and community stakeholders met for years to make the plans and that it's now "past time to move forward."
David Bell, chief judge for Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, said he'd rejected the Florida idea when asked about it by city officials. He believes its "sole purpose was to allow a select few ... to profit," noting that the developers have tied their reputations to creating a high-end community near City Park. "What piece of land is more valuable than our children?" he asked.
View in Gentilly
Last week, Earline Francis, 78, sat on her Milton Street porch looking at the broken-down building across the street that used to be the Union Baptist Theological Seminary.
Her son, Wardell Francis, said that since Katrina, only he, his elderly parents and a handful of others have returned to their neighborhood, across St. Bernard Avenue from the former public-housing development.
Francis, who has heard nothing about moving the center, nodded at 10 blighted homes within view. "Youth Study Center is the least of my worries," he said.
But Darryl Dean, president of the McDonogh 35 alumni association, said that it's "definitely inappropriate" to have a $50 million college-preparatory school across from Youth Study Center,
McDonogh 35 will move in the next few years to the two Gentilly blocks occupied by the condemned Edward Henry Phillips Junior High and Vorice Jackson Waters Elementary schools.
The detention center is "a major drawback," said Orleans Parish School Board member Brett Bonin. What message does it send to college-prep students, he asked, to "look out their classroom windows and see a detention center and barbed wire?"
Bonin offered up the board's inventory of unused schools and suggested a former maintenance site on Almonaster Avenue as a site worth exploring.
Gentilly homeowner Karran Harper Royal, a longtime youth advocate, believes the bayou should be open to the public. It's "stupid to use some of the most prime real estate on the bayou" for detained youth, who can't use the waterfront, she said.
If Youth Study is moved, the land would likely be used either by McDonogh 35 or by HANO, for housing, said Hannan, from Bayou District. But Harper Royal said that before such decisions are made, Gentilly residents need to be involved.
"We need to have some open discussion," Harper-Royal said, noting that she and her neighbors -- if armed with sufficient information -- may be able to suggest an alternate Gentilly site. "Nobody should feel like this is being shoved down their throats," she said.
Katy Reckdahl can be reached at email@example.com or 504.826.3396.


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Health care in the last 10 years has changed so dramatically," said Jonathan Emerson, association administrator for Providence Holy Cross medical center.
Going forward the medical community will be paid based on making patients well rather than being paid "by the test," Emerson said.
Another shift taking place to improve patient care is the move away from a "physician centric" care model to a focus on delivering better quality care to patients for less money, said Bill Gil, president and CEO of Facey Medical Foundation.
A fee for service environment doesn't necessarily add value to patient care but the challenge is how to deliver better care for less.
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Health care is a fragmented business, Gil said. There are doctors in private practice, hospitals, pharmaceutical and biomedical companies and others all working independent from the other, but health care reform is going to push us to do the right thing and work together.
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Henry Mayo has been working with Facey to coordinate efforts but there is still room for more integration, Seaver said.
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It would be good to figure out how to provide preventative care without the patient needing to always visit a doctor, but the challenge is to figure out how to get paid, Gil said.
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"We won't see a monetary return until the next decade but we all agree transportable medical records are an important investment," he said.
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Tuesday, December 11th from 6:30pm to 9pm (or until someone tries to define
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Political Regime and Vertical vs. Horizontal FDI
Selen Sarisoy Guerin
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Stefano Manzocchi
Luiss University - Department of Economics
July 2007
Luiss Lab of European Economics Working Paper No. 49
We introduce the effect of the political regime in a model of North-South bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI), and test whether it matters for the nature of FDI inflows to emerging markets. Alternative political regimes in the host country may affect the incentive for foreign investors to implement horizontal rather than vertical FDI, if the political expropriation risk is different for the two kinds of investment. We test the model in a panel of 14 source countries and 24 host countries over 1992-2004, and find that autocracies are likely to receive relatively more FDI of the vertical type, while democracies are more likely to be associated with horizontal FDI inflows.
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Keywords: Democracy, Political regime, FDI, Expropriation
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