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There are so many plants blooming in the Garden that it is hard to choose which ones to highlight in this week's blog.
Starting near the Visitor Center and Orangerie we have our first show stopper.
There are so many plants blooming in the Garden that it is hard to choose which ones to highlight in this week's blog.
Starting near the Visitor Center and Orangerie we have our first show stopper.
As spring rolls on, one color starts to fade and another one quickly takes its place. Our early, and mid season daffodils are slowly descending from their peak bloom and the late season daffodils are in full swing. Be sure not to miss the miniature varieties on the upper Floral Walk and the new additions around the Rose House.
We are nearing the peak bloom for our impressive Garden-wide daffodil display. If you don't want to miss it, come visit the Garden during the next two weeks.
It definitely looks like spring is here. Early-flowering shrubs are blooming one by one, bulbs are popping up in every corner bringing much anticipated color, and the Natural Area is providing its own show of native flowers.
When you come up to see our fantastic bulb display this week, be sure to keep an eye out for some woodland flowers that are also waking up. There are Winter Aconites, Hellebores, and Liverworts which can be found growing in the filtered shade of the defoliated trees and shrubs along the Floral Walk, and in the Medicinal and Water Pavilion Gardens.
Color is popping up all over the Garden, from the earliest Daffodils in the Four Seasons Garden, the Snowdrops in the Medicinal Garden and Floral Walk, to the many cultivars and colors of Iris in the Rose Garden.
Right now for the next week or two is the best time to see the spring Irises before they fade and give way to the Daffodils.
It's happening folks! The garden is waking up. We may not be out of the woods yet as far as cold weather goes, but some of the plants have decided to flower a few weeks earlier than normal.
As winter embraces us, a new season of interest is budding out all over the Garden. Winter buds not only delight with the promise of spring renewal, but also create a fun focal point. Come enjoy a scavenger hunt for these often diminutive, but always interesting, winter garden highlights.
The flowers have faded and the leaves have fallen, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything of interest left to see in the garden. Many of the plants whose flowers and leaves had you in awe earlier in the season, have now lost them to reveal their colorful and variously textured bark.
As winter begins to bring bite to the air, some of the jewels of fall are rewarding those who visit the garden. Besides the colorful display of fall foliage, there are an abundance of fruits, cones and late season blooms just waiting to be discovered. Grab a jacket and enjoy a brisk jaunt through the wonderfully colorful Garden.
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In 1952, Lightwood and Payne1 described a new clinical entity which they termed idiopathic hypercalcemia. It was characterized by its occurrence before the age of 1 year, by anorexia, vomiting, constipation, hypotonia, and failure to gain. Clinically it resembles a disease previously described by Lightwood,2 infantile renal acidosis, but differs biochemically in that the former has an elevated serum calcium while the latter a hyperchloremic acidosis. Lightwood distinguishes this condition from one described by Fanconi3 in which the children had mental retardation, chronic renal disease, osteosclerosis, increased NPN, hypertension, elevated serum calcium, and death from renal failure. As there have been some cases of intermediate severity between the two, with a course leading to death, there has been some conjecture as to whether these are related syndromes representing the extremes of a broad spectrum. With no intent to state positively that these are unrelated diseases, this article
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Two of the Best Courses in the Valley of the Sun
There's little that compares to teeing it up in the Valley of the Sun, the huge area that encompasses Phoenix and its surrounding bedroom (and golf-obsessed) communities. This is desert golf (read: target golf) at its finest, but among the more than 100 courses in the region, some stand out, either for the land they occupy, their design, or - in the case of The Boulders and SunRidge Canyon - both.
Rosie the Rock on No. 7 at Boulders' South
The Boulders is set in Carefree in the far northeast corner of the Valley, while SunRidge Canyon lies in Fountain Hills on the eastern slopes of the mountains that divide that city from Scottsdale. Both courses are renowned for their routing through challenging terrain. But it's the quality of the overall experience that brings golfers back.
Early winter is the time of year - with snow covering the ground in most of the nation or rain in places where the temperatures are warm enough for golf - when the call of the desert is loudest. Getting in 18 holes (or more) on green grass and in a short-sleeved shirt or light sweater is a guilty pleasure in Arizona, and there are no finer courses to slake that yearning than The Boulders and SunRidge Canyon.
Between a Rock & a Hard Place at The Boulders' South Course
The combination of golf and related amenities at The Boulders Resort is second to none, beginning with its location amid granite rocks and, yes, boulders. The venue's eponymous rock formations and massive stones are the result of the cataclysmic geological upheaval of more than 12 million years ago that also led to the creation of the Grand Canyon.
A Feature at Boulders South is Undulating Greens
Part of the world-renowned Waldorf Astoria collection, The Boulders Resort is an intriguing combination of untamed desert and stylish luxury. Here the adobe villas and luxury homes are tucked within ancient boulders and sprawl across the resort's 1,300 acres on Arizona's Sonoran Desert. The Boulders is also the home to two Jay Morrish-designed golf courses - the North and the South; either might likely be the best desert track you will ever play.
North is longer and a bit more forgiving than the newer South, while South gets the most kudos, mainly because of its movement through, and on top of, the aforementioned rocks. From the opening hole on South, boulders enter play and are never far from consideration.
Par-71 South, which opened in 1983, is just 6,726 yards from its back set of five tees, but that's enough to produce a healthy rating of 71.9 and 140 Slope. It's manicured and rolling fairways venture off sculpted tee boxes to flawless bentgrass putting surfaces with compact green surrounds. There is plentiful bunkering, and the surrounding mountains, saguaro cacti, indigenous brush and desert wildflowers create postcard panoramas.
South has more than 70 bunkers near fairway landing zones or at greenside. Water enters play on four holes: about 90 yards short of the green on the 409-yard par-4 fourth; off the tee and right of the fairway at the 355-yard par-4 sixth; behind the green on the 221-yard par-3 10th; and, most menacingly, to the right of the green on the 514-yard par-5 finisher. (For a description of North, see www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/boulders_resort_wekopa_far_from_bsides)
The 5th Hole at The Boulders' South Course
There are also elevated tees and some precipitous drops. Desert carries are frequent but reasonable in length; in fact, all four par-3s involve tee shots over landscaped desert areas.
From the tee on No. 1 - a 447-yard par-4 - the rocks consume the players' thoughts. Here, if you hit a drive too far down the left side of the fairway, you'll be blocked by a boulder.
The most talked-about hole on South is the 545-yard, par-5 fifth, where the drive is played off a box cut into the side of the giant boulder outcropping adjacent to the resort's main building. The player's drive actually flies over the driveway that leads to the reception area and down to the fairway before ascending to a green ringed on three sides by rocks as high as 200 feet above the putting surface.
Perhaps giving the fifth a run for its money in notoriety is the 187-yard par-3 seventh. Near the elevated tee rests "Rosie," a seven-story-high boulder that seems as if it's ready to roll down the hill with the merest of shoves. It reminds golfers of the cartoon boulders seen on the old Roadrunner cartoons; the ones that always seem to flatten the hapless Coyote.
Many other formations don't enter play, but all of them make one feel small, given their sheer size and that they've been here for eons. With these rocks acting as sentinels, the course provides a great test, demanding accuracy off the tee, precise shots to large and wavy greens and, once home, prowess with the flat stick.
The back nine sports a 3-3-3 routing of par-3s, -4s and -5s and includes two Morrish trademarks: the long, but narrow par-5 and a drivable par-4. The former is represented by the 601-yard 11th, which moves left to right to a pinched landing area and then goes uphill to a putting surface guarded all four sides by sand. The latter is found on the 321-yard 12th, where the desert encroaches along the right and the green is the smallest of any of the course's two-shot holes.
The Boulders has garnered Golf Magazine's "Platinum Medal," as well as recognition as one of Golf Digest's "Top 25 U.S. Resorts" and Links Magazine's "Top Five - Best of the West." There is no place on Earth like The Boulders; expect your world to be rocked as much as your golf at this resort.
For more information, go to www.theboulders.com.
Mountains are a Key Feature at SunRidge Canyon
Up & Down the Canyons at Fountain Hills
Located about 20 minutes east of Phoenix, SunRidge Canyon has staked a claim as one of the Valley's top daily-fee facilities. Playing on the rolling, often-narrow course allows players to use every club in the bag and proves worthy of the accolades.
The Keith Foster-designed 6,823-yard, par-71 gem winds in and out of the ridges and canyons at the foothills of the McDowell Mountains on land widely considered one of the Southwest's most picturesque and dramatic stretches of natural terra firma. It carries a rating of 72.6 and a slope of 142 from its back set of five tees.
Views of Red Mountain, Four Peaks and the Superstitions are in the near distance. The course gradually descends to the canyon floor before doubling back to climb the slope on the way in. This subtle elevation change lies at the heart of the golf experience at SunRidge Canyon and allows golfers to see how Foster was able to utilize the land's natural contours while taking advantage of canyons formed over millions of years by wind-blown sand and water erosion.
The Well-Protected 18th Green at SunRidge Canyon
The fairways are narrow, and the desert - full of cacti, brush, boulders and wildflowers - creeps close to the fairways at many points. Danger also lurks among the arroyos, sand and grass bunkers, and an unforgiving desert wash woven through the inward nine. The course asks players to avoid its four man-made lakes, one of which sports a 19-foot-high waterfall.
SunRidge Canyon is an in-your-face experience and asks a lot, especially when nearing greens. Its fairway and green-side bunkers are positioned to force golfers to consider risks and the rewards and proper club selection as trouble lurks around every corner.
The desert and nearby mountains are always on display, and carries over desert areas are frequent from the back tees, though most are quite short. Sizable landing areas are the rule rather than the exception.
The layout at SunRidge Canyon unfolds slowly and increases in drama as the round unfolds. The closing holes present remarkable panoramas as the fairways meander into box canyons and over and around arroyos en route to greens defined by ages-old stands of mesquite, ironwood and Palo trees.
SunRidge Canyon
The last half-dozen holes are as fine a closing stretch as found anywhere. Collectively called the "Wicked Six" for their difficult climb up the canyon and the powerful wind that normally blows into golfers, the finish will have players on their heels, but happy for the experience.
The six-pack features a pair of uphill par-5s (the 578-yard 13th and the 533-yard 16th), two demanding two-shotters (the 457-yard 15th and the 432-yard closing hole, where the approach plays straight uphill, with considerable bunkering around the green), and two all-or-nothing par-3s, the toughest of which is the 209-yard 17th - a beast that starts at a wind-swept elevated tee and is almost all carry over a canyon to an extremely undulating green.
Foster's layout is true to his minimalist philosophy as it gently leads you down into the natural canyons before bringing you back up and out on the back.
SunRidge Canyon Golf Club was selected No. 42 on Golf Magazine's list of "The Top 100 Courses You Can Play in the United States," and has been ranked as high as No. 26 on Golf Digest's list of the top public courses in the U.S.
For more information, go to www.sunridgegolf.com.
Steve Habel is one of Cybergolf's world correspondents, contributing news stories, features, equipment and book reviews and personality profiles from his base in Central Texas. He is also works as a contributing editor for Horns Illustrated magazine, a publication focusing on University of Texas sports, covers the Longhorns for CBS Sports, is regional editor for Texas Golfer magazine and files stories for Golf Oklahoma magazine, Texas Links magazines and Golfers Guide. Habel's main blog (www.shotoverthegreen.blogspot.com) features news on golf and the Longhorns, and another (www.checkinginandplayingthrough.blogspot.com)chronicles his many travels, on which he has played more than 350 golf courses since 2009. Habel is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America and the Texas Golf Writers Association.
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I've given up on the guy.
I was a huge fan of his. Hell, I even wanted him to beat Ward, a fighter I love.
But I don't care to see him fight anymore. That performance, quitting like he did, and not fighting with any degree of fire since the first Johnson fight.....I'm done....to use a phrase the man said himself (to Smoger).
I'm not gonna invest my support in a fighter who goes through the motions and wastes his talent like that. Contrast him with someone like Ward - a winner who is constantly improving at his craft, who has the competitive spirt of someone who wants to be the best.
Blaming Scully is laughable. He's been fighting passively and without focus for a long, long time.
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To the Editor:
In reference to the planned layoff of all 270 Camden City police officers, supported by Mayor Dana Redd:
The city plans to replace these officers with 400 others hired for a new countywide police force. There have been bad neighborhoods in Camden for years. Camden will not be safer by replacing experienced officers with inexperienced or less experienced ones.
The 270 city officers should stay, and Redd should add more officers to work with them and learn form them. New officers don't know the area as well as the ones who are being fired.
This is a bad decision that will make Camden a lot worse. What was the mayor thinking?
My heart and my prayers go out to all of the police officers who will lose their jobs. I happen to know one of them. He has a family to support, as do most of them. I pray that they all find new jobs soon.
Does Mayor Redd care about these people? I think she doesn't. How would she feel if she were in this position?
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Are they really going to make 'The Hobbit'?
Fans can be forgiven their confusion about the status of "The Hobbit" this year. Even the filmmakers involved seemed unsure about what was happening. Guillermo Del Toro spent several years attached to the film, working on designs, breaking the script with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the brain trust behind the "Lord Of The Rings" adaptation. When Guillermo finally left the film, heartbroken, there was speculation both public and private that the film was dead, and that MGM's slow-motion bankruptcy death rattle would leave this film in the same awkward legal limbo as James Bond. When there's real money on the table, though, do not doubt the fortitude and determination of the lawyers to figure out a way to make things work, and by the time all of the contracts had been untangled, Peter Jackson had finally stepped up and announced that he would direct the return to Middle-Earth himself, something that finally seems to have this film on the right track and within reach of that elusive start date.
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Spurs Re-Assign Darius Washington To Austin Toros
NEW YORK, December 21, 2007 – The San Antonio Spurs have re-assigned rookie guard Darius Washington to their NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Toros. Washington was previously assigned to the Toros on Nov. 29 before being recalled to the Spurs on Dec. 13. Washington's re-assignment is the 23rd assignment of an NBA player to the D-League this season.
The 6-2, 195-pound free agent signed with San Antonio on Oct. 1, 2007 and has appeared in 18 games for the Spurs this season averaging 2.9 points and 1.1 rebounds while shooting .438 from the field.
During his first assignment to the Toros, Washington started all four games he appeared in and averaged a team-best 28.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.0 steals in 38.5 minutes. The 6-2 guard recorded his first professional triple-double when he finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a game against the Tulsa 66ers on Dec. 8.
Washington will join Spurs teammate Ian Mahinmi and a Toros team that currently holds a 7-3 record and is tied for second place in the Southwest Division. He will join the team for tonight's game against the Utah Flash in Orem, Utah.


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How do you approach death in the age of social media?
Avoid writing about it, is the advice of former New York Times editor Bill Keller and his wife Emma. Earlier this month, the couple published columns in the NYT and on the Guardian website, questioning the motives of Lisa Bonchek Adams, an American woman tweeting about her stage IV breast cancer.
About 10 years ago ago, I felt myself getting Holocaust fatigue.
Not that – God forbid – I stopped caring about the terrible atrocities or the national tragedy. Rather, I had reached saturation point. I had been surrounded by Holocaust stories and history for so long, I did not feel the need to know any more.
Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote a piece for a Jewish student magazine on the excitement of giving my first dvar Torah, or mini-sermon, at my Orthodox synagogue in Montreal.
It's time to do away with barmitzvah parties.
When you hear the same promises from leaders for years, or even decades, cynicism is inevitable. So I will forgive any readers who laugh when I predict there is going to be significant progress on one of the thorniest issues facing our community: the role of women in Orthodoxy.
It has been a bad year so far for Orthodox rabbis. Across the channel, French chief rabbi Gilles Bernheim quit after admitting plagiarising texts and faking his academic credentials while, last weekend, similar charges were levelled by Maariv against the Israeli chief rabbi, Yonah Metzger.
Where does the buck stop in the new Israeli government? You might think it was with the prime minister. Not so. Judging by the hysterical media reports over the past six weeks, it stops with Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, who is apparently responsible for most of his bad decisions in the coalition negotiations.
How fair are entrance criteria to Jewish schools? It's a question that has continually challenged Anglo-Jewry, culminating in the traumatic JFS case.
How should the Orthodox community handle allegations of sexual abuse? The scandal currently rocking London's Charedi world provides a classic example of how not to do it.
Rabbi Mirvis's appointment as the next chief rabbi has been greeted warmly by the community. He clearly has the respect of his rabbinic colleagues, the affection of his own congregation and he is popular in other synagogues, too.
Last month, Anat Hoffman donned her talit and began leading a prayer service for women at the Western Wall. As she hummed her first tune, she was interrupted by a policewoman demanding that she wear her talit like a scarf. She complied and continued. During the Shema, she was interrupted again, this time by a policeman telling her to lower her voice.
I realised that I had a problem straight after Yom Kippur went out. I had spent the last two hours of the fast with a splitting headache and was desperate for something to eat. So, as soon as the clock struck 19.37, I ran to the kitchen - to find my mobile phone and check my email. After 25 hours, supper could wait.
When Rabbi Meir Soloveichik delivered the blessing at the opening of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, all eyes in America were on him - as were, probably, quite a few eyes in United Synagogue HQ in London.
This is a painful and unusually personal column, because it concerns the complete breakdown of management at my shul and the partial breakdown of community relations.
Has Britain got Jewish educational talent? Yes - but it is slipping away and no one seems to care.
I reached this conclusion after interviewing Jeremy Stowe-Lindner, JCoSS headteacher, who is departing for a community school in Australia next month.
It feels silly, on the Jubilee weekend, to be discussing women's roles in Orthodox Judaism. This country and its church have been headed by a woman for 60 years, and the public seems perfectly pleased. Yet here we are, still debating whether a woman can be president of her shul. It's ridiculous.
Unorthodox is an account of Deborah Feldman's Chasidic upbringing in New York, her unhappiness at what she sees as her oppression, and ultimately her escape into secular society. Inevitably, the Satmar community in which Feldman grew up has responded aggressively, accusing her of mistakes, omissions and outright lies.
Early this month, Israeli President Shimon Peres sent a personal missive to Barack Obama, asking for clemency for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. The very next day, Obama rejected the plea, practically by return mail.
How much of the Tanach is literally true?
This was the focus of a talk at the London School of Jewish Studies last week. The panel - Menachem Leibtag, Shmuel Klitsner and Jonathan Bailey, all leading American-Israeli modern Orthodox scholars - was in agreement. The Torah is God-given, but not all the stories necessarily happened exactly as written.
Is Israel really in danger of being overrun by Charedi religious extremists?
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Comments: Michelle Gives Oscar a Happy Ending
Worthy of Josef Goebbels presenting a gold medal to Leni Riefenstahl for services to the Reich.
Posted by Rob De Witt at February 25, 2013 12:40 PM
The Oscars? Can't think of anything I look forward to missing more. Unless it's the Grammies.
Posted by Becky at February 26, 2013 5:56 AM
Seth MacFarlane was the best part of that whole monstrosity, because he acted out the true nature of Hollywood that so many of the others pretend to hide.
Posted by Don Rodrigo at February 26, 2013 12:47 PM
Come to think of it: MacFarlane was the best choice to host an entertainment event since the Hell's Angels were hired as security at Altamont.
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Time Out! Time Out! For The Beginning Of The End Time Out! Time Out! Of Man's Episodes Of Sin Time Out! Time Out! Glacier Melt Down Overload Time
There's so many places I wanna see So many things that I wanna be But time's running out on me There's so many places I gotta go So many things
Mustard on the beat, ho! Said it's the way that you've been actin' lately I might have to put you on time out Poppin' off like you're not my
spinning gently out of time Feel the sunshine on your face It's on a computer now Gone to the future way out in space And you've been so busy lately that
End of time We are running out Its all gonna end We are running out End of time
And the search you half remember Setting out on at the start Is burning like an ember in your heart Time running out time running out For the fool still asking
Can you even tell? Crackbaby, you're out of time, crackbaby, you're out of time Crackbaby, you're out of time, crackbaby I don't wanna come down
up your mind And watch the world spinning gently out of time Feel the sunshine on your face It's in a computer now Gone are the future, way out
When your whole world shatters Not a whole lot matters Running out of time, running out of time Out of my mind And I can't find A way to tell you
You light me up You bring the crowd I think about this Every time the stars come out You light me up You chase the clouds I think about this
died in his head No one could hear When it told him loud and clear It's check-out time It's check-out time He was always good At following
each other's existence Take the time out to love someone Reach your arms out and hug someone Be it king or some homeless one We are all one
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You're out of touch I'm out of time But I'm out of my head When you're not around You're out of touch I'm out of time But I'm out of my head When
of time Running out of time Oh, you're running out of time You're running out of time Oh, you're running, running Out of time Something like that? I can
Time out clock now running Human lemmings crowded hoard Ever faster to the shore Ever closing zero ground Official timer clock is wound Time out
mark begin We should take time out to really love We should find out who we really are We should take time out to really love Do you feel your
Lord, send the angels for my darling And take her to that home on high I'll wait my time out here on earth love And come to you when I die. I hear
the love I had to give And you took away my reason left to live I feel I'm running out of time And I just want to make you mine, make you mine Take me
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Lord send the angels for my darling And take him to that home on high I'll wait my time out here on earth, love And come to you when I die I hear
on inside Just another lonely broken hero Picking up the pieces of my mind Running out of faith and hope and reason I'm running out of time Running out
Circle of one Soul of the sun Cycle of sixty Heart of the moon Into the light Spirit of darkness Of space and time Out of our body Dreams
nothingness All sensation has disappeared Mater is only a spectra of cold light And this unreal fear to never come back Out of time Out of time for


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Washington, D.C., June 10, 2014 – American Heart Association President Mariell Jessup M.D. issued the following comments today on the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee's proposed $605 million increase to the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) FY 2015 budget:
"We strongly hope this modest boost to the NIH budget is the start of a new trend for federal research support. While it falls short of our recommendation, we greatly appreciate the efforts of Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Moran to move NIH away from the flat-funding cycle it's been stuck in for several years.
The Senate Subcommittee's action has provided a glimmer of hope for the one in three adults in the United States who are currently suffering from cardiovascular disease – our nation's No. 1 and most costly killer. We are pleased that the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke will receive some of this additional support so that more research advances can benefit heart and stroke patients.
This slight two percent increase in funding could help support initiatives like spinal cord stimulation to help paralyzed stroke victims regain mobility, or using a patient's own stem cells to improve heart function. If Congress can provide more federal dollars to the NIH in coming years, medical breakthroughs like these can offer hope for millions of Americans.
Robust support for the NIH also encourages young investigators to pursue research careers, supports valuable jobs, and preserves our position as the world leader in medical research. The association will continue to fight for adequate and sustained funding for the NIH to help Americans live free of heart disease and stroke."
I agree, hope NIH increase will end flat funding cycle.
I agree.
NIH need more funding for research, this help will researchers find the cure for many illness.Maybe o e the AHA/ASA will find the cure for heart and vascular disease. Thank you NIH and AHA/ASA for all of your help.


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Football Spring Practice #2 Report with @Pete_Lembo
Ball State third-year head football coach Pete Lembo (@Pete_Lembo) conducted the team's second practice of the spring at Scheumann Stadium.
Q: Obviously, the starting quarterback position is in pretty good hands heading into the spring. Talk a little about the backups and what you hope to see out of them this spring.
Coach Lembo (@Pete_Lembo): Kyle Kamman and Ozzie Mann are two terrific young men. They are both strong students, they have tight knit families and they are passionate about being at Ball State. Both players have different strengths and weaknesses. Ozzie is a big strong guy with a live arm. He played in a very different system in high school, although it was multiple. Ozzie is still learning the nuances of our system and how we identify defenses. It reminds me of Keith Wenning and Kelly Page in the spring of 2011. Kyle has a good feel for the game. The defensive identification and understanding of the scheme comes very natural to him. Kyle is not as big or strong as Ozzie. The good news is that both guys are getting a lot of work with the 2's and 3's this spring. In the fall, Jack Milas will join the group, so the competition level will increase.
Q: You consistently praise the strength and conditioning staff during the "offseason". How does the routine and effort in the weight room continue through spring practice?
Coach Lembo (@Pete_Lembo): Absolutely, I truly believe we have one of the best strength coaches in the country in our program here at Ball State. David Feeley has made a tremendous impact since arriving in February of 2011 and continues to make us better each and every day. We lost some big, strong guys to graduation, but some younger guys have made excellent progress under Coach Feeley's supervision. In the offseason we lift four days a week, but that gets reduced to two days a week once spring practice begins. When Coach Feeley has the guys on Mondays and Thursdays, he will continue to keep the intensity level and expectations very high.
Q: The team has chosen "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere" as the theme for 2013. Can you explain a little about how that came about and how it is applied to this year's team.
Coach Lembo (@Pete_Lembo): Our leadership council put a lot of time and thought into this year's theme. It's a slogan that has been used by the Special Forces in the United States Army. We have a great respect and admiration for the job our military does to protect our country. Throughout our discussions, the players kept going back to a feeling of humility and a true understanding of just how difficult it is to win football games. Our success last year does not guarantee us anything in 2013. So the "Anything" piece recognizes the fact we have to stay grounded and earn everything we get. The "Anytime, Anywhere" portion of the theme is a perfect fit for day to day life in the Mid-American Conference. We play on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. We play on the road in front of big crowds at places like Clemson and smaller crowds elsewhere. We play at various times of day and in various weather conditions. We focus on what we can control, not on what we cannot control. I am excited about the theme and appreciate the input of the players on our leadership council.


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Its new Graph Search may not be a Google-killer, but it has the potential to be a game-changer for Facebook's business. However, the secret sauce lies a little deeper. Motley Fool analyst Dave Meier explains how a collaboration with Wal-Mart over the holidays will guide Facebook's future growth.
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quote: Survey: UK Public is Unaware of Female Scientists Tiffany Kaiser -
quote: Furthermore, 90 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds could not name a current or historical female scientist. Lorna Casselton, Vice President of the Royal Society, said these results were "frustrating."
quote: If you look at the link, they claim that almost half the 18-24 year old women could name at least one male scientist, as if that was some kind of feat.
quote: The poll showed that almost half of the participants were able to identify at least one male scientist while two-thirds could not name even one female scientist.
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Islamic Banks and Financial Stability: An Empirical Analysis
Martin Čihák
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Heiko Hesse
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Janurary 2008
IMF Working Paper No. 08/16
The relative financial strength of Islamic banks is assessed empirically based on evidence covering individual Islamic and commercial banks in 18 banking systems with a substantial presence of Islamic banking. We find that (i) small Islamic banks tend to be financially stronger than small commercial banks; (ii) large commercial banks tend to be financially stronger than large Islamic banks; and (iii) small Islamic banks tend to be financially stronger than large Islamic banks, which may reflect challenges of credit risk management in large Islamic banks. We also find that the market share of Islamic banks does not have a significant impact on the financial strength of other banks.
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The San Francisco 49ers have several key free agents in the secondary this offseason.
The 49ers will have to make tough decisions on retaining safety Donte Whitner and cornerback Tarell Brown. Will they be able to re-sign both players? Will they have to decide between the two?
Watch as Adam Lefkoe and SFGate.com's Kevin Lynch (@klynch49) discuss the future of the 49ers secondary in the video above. Let us know which free agents you want them to bring back in the comments below!


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Erie's St. Peter Cathedral School unveils repaired statue
St. Peter Cathedral School was vandalized in September, and its outdoor statue of St. Peter was smashed into about 50 pieces.
Today, that statue is once again whole, sitting in the school's lobby. And school officials say that's a sign of where the school is headed.
"It means that we have come full circle this year," said principal Mary Gibson. "What has been broken is now fixed."
The statue was rededicated and blessed this morning by Erie Catholic Bishop Lawrence T. Persico during a ceremony to open a new memorial garden for the school at 11th and Sassafras streets.
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"J.R." Ray Fernando Rodriguez, 30, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today in New Life Church, 406 S. Pittsburg St., with Spike Maldonado, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Angel Funeral Home, 2209 S. Arthur St.
J.R. was born Jan. 1, 1982, in Amarillo to Fernando and Gina Rodriguez. He attended Caprock High School.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jorge Chavez.
Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Gina and Flavio Estrada; a daughter, Alexis Rodriguez; two sons, Russell and Ray Rodriguez; two sisters, Amy Rodriguez and Destiny Gomez; two brothers, Jorge Gomez and Marcus Jasso; his grandmother, Rachel Chavez, all of Amarillo; and many aunts, uncles and cousins who will miss him dearly.
Sign the online guest book at www.angelfuneral.com.
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Casa de Amistad goes to Rincon, Puerto Rico!
Casa de Amistad has partnered with charity organizations and local schools in Puerto Rico to provide the Athens community with volunteer opportunities in Puerto Rico!
From June 15, 2015-July 20, 2015 our volunteers will have hours of service in the areas of education, environmentalism, and animal rescue, among other projects.
This service initiative abroad is called One Planet and it aims to provide volunteer opportunities in different areas around the globe! We start our pilot program in Puerto Rico and we will expand to other countries including Ecuador, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Indonesia.
How does One Planet works?
For $500/week (only $70/night) you get to experience an amazing cultural immersion while obtaining service hours from well established partner organizations.
Your volunteer fee includes transportation to and from the airport, two meals a day (breakfast and dinner), a place to stay only one block away from the beach (with a private pool, internet access, washer/dryer and AC), AND an a memorable experience serving the local community in Rincon, Puerto Rico.
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Rincon is a beautiful town on the west side of Puerto Rico. It is one of the world's top surfing destinations with surfing champions visiting from many different countries. Although Rincon does have many visitors, the vibe of this town is not touristy at all! Rincon is a very laid back, progressive and authentic place. Some of the things you can do in Rincon include: taking surfing lessons, go scuba diving, horseback riding at the beach, enjoy live music and dancing every night, and much more.
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Nissan has pulled a shock unveiling of its hardcore Juke-R concept car at a media launch in Malaga, Spain. This is the first time the finished project has been seen in the flesh.
Nissan will build two examples of the Juke-R one in left-hand drive and one in right-hand drive. The two concept machines will be used for testing purposes from next month and may lead to a slightly tamer production version in the future.
The concepts come equipped with the GT-R's twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre 390kW V6 engine and advanced four-wheel drive system. It also features a widened body painted in a matte black finish, aerodynamic tweaking and large GT-R-style black alloy wheels wrapped in low profile tyres. The Juke-R interior has also been given an extensive refit with a 4WD controller, GT-R touch screen and engine control system all installed. Continue reading "Nissan unveils completed Juke-R concept" »


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Dr. John Joseph Guidry
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Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Saturday, February 5, 2011, at 12 noon Mass of Christian Burial for Dr. John Joseph Guidry, 82, who died Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at his residence in Rayne.
Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2, Rayne.
Surviving are wife, Genevieve Julie Gonsoulin Guidry of Youngsville; one son, Dr. John Charles Guidry and partner, Mike Galan, of San Antonio, TX; two daughters, Catherine Celise Guidry Hair of Plano, TX and husband, Trevor Hair, of Gueydan, Dr. Julie Anne Guidry Moulard and husband, Scott Moulard of Baton Rouge; four grandchildren, Alexander Armand DuBos of Plano, TX, Jean-Paul Joseph DuBos of Plano, TX, Jenica Candice Guidry of Carencro, and Celise Suzette Guidry of Carencro; four sisters, Viola Blanchard of Scott, Ella Mae Foreman of Rayne, Marie Broussard of Rayne, Jeanette Leger and husband, Willie, of Rayne; one brother, Lawrence Guidry and wife, Exaltha, of Rayne; and numerous nieces, nephews and their families.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eloi Guidry and Anne Alicia Callier Guidry; one sister, Julia Guidry; and five brothers, Rodney, Harry, Gerald, Dennis and Paul Guidry.
He was born Monday, December 17, 1928, in Rayne, son of the late Eloi Guidry and the late Anne Alicia Callier Guidry.
Dr. Guidry was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Rayne and Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette. He received his degree in medicine at Louisiana State University in 1953 and interned at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He was a resident practicing physician at Charity Hospital in New Orleans before he entered the service.
He served as a Captain in the Army, and was stationed in Formosa (now Taiwan). He survived an attack by Chinese piloted Russian MIGs over disputed waters between Taiwan and China during his service.
Dr. Guidry began his medical practice in Delcambre in 1957. He then established his office in Rayne in 1958 and practiced at the same location for almost 30 years, retiring in 1997. He was also one of the founders/owners of the Rayne Guest Home, Inc.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, and a past member of the Lions Club. He was on the St. Joseph Parish Council, and a Eucharistic minister at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He served as a delegate for 30 years for Louisiana State Medical Society and was a member of the American Medical Association.
The Family would like to express their sincere thanks to all the sitters and caregivers who assisted in his care this past year.
A rosary will be recited at Friday, February 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m..
Friends will be received at Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. Friday, February 4, 2011, from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. until service at Gossen Funeral Home, Inc., Rayne.
Pallbearers will be Dr. John C. Guidry, Alex DuBos, Jean-Paul DuBos, Trevor Hair, Mike Galan and Scott Moulard.
Contributions may be made to the in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, 215 E. Pinhook Road, Lafayette, LA 70501.
Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne,


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Zone 5-Valencia had sixteen Part-1 Crimes reported during the past week. The criminal incidents included grand theft autos, residential burglary and vehicle burglaries from various areas.
Three grand theft autos occurred in various areas including the parking structure at the mall and 25800 block of Tournament Rd. Vehicles stolen were a Ford Ranger, Dodge Dart, and an Audi A4. I am happy to report that all three vehicles were located within 48 hours of being reported stolen
. A residential burglary occurred on the 23800 block of Arroyo Park Drive between the hours of 12:00 am and 1:00 pm. Victim stated a large amount of cash was stolen from the bedroom area. Entry and exit is unknown. There was no evidence of forced entry made to the apartment. A second burglary occurred at 24000 block of Cornelia Place between the hours 7:00 am and 2:30 pm. Entry was made via the rear sliding glass door which was left unlocked. Items stolen were four lap tops, jewelry and money which were located throughout the house. No suspects have been arrested and the investigation is currently ongoing.
There were three vehicle burglaries which occurred at the parking structures in the Portofino Apartment Complex between the hours of 6:00 pm and 7:00 am. Victims reported the rear passenger window had been smashed by an unknown object. Items stolen were an Apple IPOD, GPS, sunglasses and loose change all which were visible in the center console area.
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Italian authorities say work to float the shipwrecked Costa Concordia so it can be towed away for scrapping can start Monday, weather-permitting.
The cruise liner struck a reef when it came too close to Giglio Island in January 2012 and capsized, killing 32 people.
After a daring engineering operation set the Concordia upright in September, crews fastened huge tanks to its flanks like water wings to float it off underwater platforms for towing to Genoa, on the mainland, for scrapping.
Government authorities said Saturday the floating operation could begin Monday and would last several days.
Ship owner Costa Crociere Spa said towing is set for July 21.
Concordia's Italian captain is being tried in Tuscany for manslaughter, causing the shipwreck and abandoning ship before all were evacuated.
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T. Temma, N. Chanover (New Mexico State University), A. Simon-Miller, D. A. Glenar (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center), J. Hillman (University of Maryland), D. Kuehn (Pittsburg State University)
A series of narrow-band images of Saturn was taken with the Acousto-optic Imaging Spectrometer (AImS) over a large number of wavelengths between 500 and 950 nm to perform a detailed study of Saturn's vertical cloud structure. The Air Force Research Laboratory's 3.67-meter Advanced Electro-Optical System telescope at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex was used for our observations on 6-11 February 2002. We photometrically calibrated the images with standard star data to obtain two sets of image cubes of Saturn. The high wavelength resolution and wide spectral coverage of AImS enabled us to sample different altitudes of the Saturnian equatorial region with higher vertical resolution than conventional narrow-band filter observations and to derive the wavelength dependence of aerosol optical properties. The center-limb profiles in the Saturnian equatorial region (-10\circ latitude) were fit with theoretical profiles generated from radiative transfer computations. We simultaneously fit 5 different profiles around the 890 nm methane band and 4 profiles around the 727 nm methane band to determine the vertical cloud structure and the aerosol property variation as a function of wavelength. Adopting 4 different cloud structure models with three different aerosol scattering phase functions, we varied at most nine free parameters and tried a total of 5800 initial conditions for optimization to seek the best solution in the vast multi-dimensional parameter space. In the Saturnian equatorial region, we draw the following main conclusions: 1) the tropospheric cloud extends up to the stratosphere (above 100 mb), 2) the wavelength dependence of the aerosol opacity suggests a lower limit of the average aerosol size of roughly 0.7-0.8 \mum for the upper tropospheric cloud. The US Air Force provided the telescope time, on-site support and 80% of research funds for this AFOSR and NSF jointly sponsored research under grant number NSF AST-0123443.
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November 10, 2013
I have a suggestion for our current health care plan. First, let me say that the HC website is not the president's faul....
You are one of the millions that this administration has denied exists. Now, he's taking Dramamine to keep from getting sick while spinning from lies, lies, lies.....
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@msgjsheets - I just received notification of 2014 insurance plans and rates through my employer. To keep the same coverage, but with higher out of pocket expenses, will cost me $40 more per week. If I opt for a plan costing me the same as I'm paying now, it's full of deductibles, 20% coinsurance, and higher out of pocket costs. It's a no win situation, basically paying now or paying later. This comes on top of no raises for several years. (yes, I'm trying to find another job with decent pay, so far no luck)
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Texas posted great thoughts about the "interview." Bottom line, we expect our politicians to never admit to being wrong, but for goodness sakes, none of you are politicians.....it's O.K., say it slowly...."We made a mistake in judgment." The longer you kick against the truth, the harder it is for those of us who still love America to try and salvage it.
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Do you progressive Democrats understand the reality of what happened in this country since Obama? Did none of you see 2016 and know that the producer of the movie (regardless of how you feel about him) has documented things fairly well and life, as he predicted...is unfolding? It is the total allegiance to Obama, under presentable solid facts that we struggle with. How can this many people be this stupid this long?
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I listened to the complete 20 minute interview on NBC news and the President said that most of the people who are getting cancellation notices will receive better coverage at the same or a lower price than they were paying. I think that he is feeding us another crook of lies. Of course since he used the word most instead of all, I guess that it will provide some deniability.
It was such a soft interview; even the NBC announcer was answer some of the questions before the President had an opportunity.
If is was really an apology instead of a lie to cover the lie, why didn't he have enough nerve to give it at a press conference or more public setting where he could be questioned by a cross-population of reporters. Instead it was by a soft reporter, by one supportive network, and in a comfortable, relaxed setting. I bet the questions were even pre-arranged and approved by the White House staff. The handlers arranged it all.
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Thanks Ritty,
Lies and betrayals to the American citizens.
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You know, they're putting together ads of Red State Democrat Senators parroting Obama's lies on the Senate floor. The Senate is really in play now for 2014.
More importantly for the long term, Congress is unconstitutionally allowing the Executive branch repeatedly to alter this legislation. They SHALL NOT delegate that authority. Lawless, the lot of 'em.
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Ritty, you forgot to mention the lies about the lies.
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For all of you out there discussing the high deductibles and out of pocket expenses, get ready. Within the next year or two, many who have employer provided insurance with very low out of pocket expenses are going to see their coverage change. Costs to employers will continue to rise and they will either opt for these types of plans or drop insurance completely. It humorous that so many who support this law find it impossible to consider scrapping it. The entire country will scrap it in a few years after it crashes the healthcare system and leaves no option but government funded and operated single payer. This is what they wanted from the beginning but once again, they aren't honest or brave enough to come right out and say it.
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Sorry doesn't undo the fact that had Obama and the Dems been honest about the ACA, it would not have passed.
They lied about people losing coverage. The lied about it being a penalty, then argued at SCOTUS that it was a tax, and therefore constitutional. They lied about the savings to the deficit and the costs to current policy holders. They bought Senators' votes with earmarks. Special waivers and exemptions for political allies, and on and on...
Obamacare was built by the delusional, utopian, big-government know-it-alls of the Left and forced through against the will of the citizens.
Obama can stuff his apology; it's just another lie.
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The purpose of Obamacare was never to provide healthcare, only medical professionals can do that. The purpose of Obamacare was always to expand government control of a large part of our economy.
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Political expediency.
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"Obama lied. Period."--Ritty
But he also made an apology (after ignoring, dodging the issue and blaming those 'bad apple' insurance companies), if that it what it really was......""I am sorry that they, you know, are finding themselves in this situation, based on assurances they got from me," he said in an interview with NBC News." What is he even referring to when he was talking? Oh and he forgot the word "Period" for emphasis.
Ritty or others.....Do you have any thoughts on the apology??
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Hero worship means never having to admit your hero's wrong about anything.
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My "low-end," "substandard" plan from "bad apple" insurer Blue Cross covered 100% of emergency care, 100 percent of preventative tests/probing, and, if you stayed within their network, the costs were adjusted so the bill matched the coverage. Copay was $25, $50, $100. No deductible, at least for the services I used.
I was a fairly healthy individual paying in more than I was taking out. Now, others will pay for my insurance, if I ever enroll.
Obama could have explained that some would lose their plans, but telling people they would be unaffected, allowed for the bill's passage. Obama lied. Period.
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erik, these people with low end policies can least afford a $1200.00 trip to the E.R.., a few hundred dollars to a G.P., prescriptions etc. Are you aware something as simple as an albuterol inhaler for asthma costs $185.00. Again, you speak as someone who could pay out of pocket. very few under 30's can afford to private pay a GP, a dentist an eye doctor and a few pharmaceuticals. On another note, do you know if the gas company hires individuals who are medically given methadone?
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Art, Good comment.
The letter writer has a great idea as for perhaps revisiting the Healthcare system. At least, with the reduction of hundreds of people in both House and Senate, and a minority of persons who actually deal, in some capacity with the system, more would be accomplished. I would suggest leaving the insurance companies out of the process.....just
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Mr. Reeder said:
"People would be losing their insurance policies without the ACA..."
True, but they were exceptions.
The ACA has created millions losing their insurance.
Millions more will lose when the employer mandate goes into effect....after the 2014 midterm election.
Unless you have a better explanation for the delay in the employer mandate?
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Late headline: The nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealthcare, claims the Affordable Care Act is responsible for forcing it to boot doctors.....
Anyone remember how AARP set in on the writing of Dumbamacare?
Anyone remember just who UnitedHealthCare is?
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"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits — either now or in the future." - President Obama, Sept 2009
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"You know what they still can get another policy and with subsidies." - CMReeder
Everyone, or just those who qualify? -Gavin
I've read where the Obama administration is thinking about expanding the qualification limits for subsidies so more people qualify as a peace offering for so many that lost their insurance. This would mean that those in middle class incomes would qualify. Question is, who is going to pay for all these subsidies? They did the same with SNAP and some other assistance programs and we can see the result of that and the cost it has on tax payers. I haven't heard any recent cost predictions for Obamacare since rollout but I'm pretty sure it's not even close to what this administration tried to sell us.
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"You know what they still can get another policy and with subsidies."
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About the subsidies - don't they come once per year, when the recipient files a tax return? Premiums will be due every month. What happens if there is a serious medical issue in the meantime, and the deductible has to be paid as well?
You could encounter a scenario where (1) you've missed work (and rec'd disability pay or perhaps no pay) because of a medical issue, (2) the premiums are still due, and (3) you have to meet the deductible. Let's say the deductible is $6000/year before the insurance pays 70/30 or 80/20 as an example. That works out to $500/month, for an entire year, just to pay that off, and you're still months away from filing a tax return to get the subsidy. After that's paid, you'll still have to come up with the extra 10, 20, 30% of what the insurance doesn't pay on top of that.
How is this going to affect people who can't afford the premiums in the first place, and are eligible for subsidies? How will they pay the deductibles as well?
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"You know what they still can get another policy and with subsidies." - CMReeder
Everyone, or just those who qualify?
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Scrap the whole plan and start the process all over again. That's your plan?
The right has no interest of solving the health care problems in this country at all.
People would be losing their insurance policies without the ACA with no options to get another. Some people had their policies cancelled because they did not cover enough for medical care. You know what they still can get another policy and with subsidies.
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Her NHK performance.
In a few days we will see her new programs on the television! So excited!
I do hope she can become a WORLD CHAMPION! SHe is already in my heart!
Japan Open is coming up soon! So excited!
Sorry I did not check the thread, but has anyone posted this video clip?
You can see Akiko practicing her free to 'O' from around 2:05.
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Her second competition is NHK.
Skaters there are:
Zijun Li
Akiko has 13 points for finishing second at SC. If she places 3rd, she will have 24 points, more than any lady who has done two events so far, except Kiira.
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If she places second, she should be in with 26 points. Third requires other girls' to cooperate by skating badly.
Tuktamisheva is listed to perform at NRW Trophy which is the same date as Grand Prix Final. So are the Helgesons and a few others who are competing in the Grand Prix Circuit. I wonder if they are already thinking "I won't make it" or would withdraw in case of getting enough points.
It's not unusual for people to sign up for Senior B's and then not show up, although they have paid the entry fees.
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The next two weeks past in a blur for Harry; classes, homework and catching up with friends left him no time to wonder about the events of his first day back or the confusing dreams of the corridor he had at night. But Harry was glad, he didn't like thinking about it, so he gladly accepted the distractions. His remaining injuries were hardly a bother anymore with the help of Madam Pomfrey, and they didn't hurt him as much as they used to. The only problem that he had to face daily was Snape, who took the Gryffindors and the Slytherins for potions. Harry was still angry - no infuriated - with the overgrown bat, and was glad that Snape had gotten the message loud and clear. He ignored Harry whenever possible and no longer humiliated him in front of the class, something that did not go unnoticed by the very disappointed Slytherins.
This is how it should be, Harry thought in annoyance as he sat in the Great Hall, pushing his breakfast around on his plate and ignoring the glares he was receiving from Ginny and Hermione. Harry glanced up at them and gave a smile, popping a piece of bacon into his mouth for their benefit. It seemed Mrs. Weasley had them watching Harry like a hawk to make sure he was eating, which amused him as much as it annoyed him. Hermione rolled her eyes at him and returned her attention back to the Daily Prophet in her hand, her eyes scanning over the articles.
Ron chose that moment to join them, plopping down next to Harry and making himself a large plate of breakfast. He made small talk with Harry as they ate. Then, to entertain Harry, Ron searched through the Great Hall for anyone embarrassing themselves and pointed it out to Harry the moment he saw it, his own little revenge for all the attention they paid Harry recently.
"What are you staring at, Gin?" Ron suddenly asked.
Harry turned his head around in time to see Ginny's eyes glance away from him, a pink blush making itself noticeable on her cheeks. Harry himself tried not to blush as he looked at her, fighting a smile, as she stumbled for an answer.
"I-I thought I saw something on Harry's face." Ginny muttered, looking apologetically at Harry.
At that moment Harry saw Hermione's head perk up and look over at them, as her eyes met his own, Hermione gave Harry a knowing look he was getting quite used to, he shook his head at her in response.
"He does, and don't pity him for it, he was born with that face." Ron said while he rolled his eyes playfully.
"OI!" Harry exclaimed in mock-offence as the others laughed.
Harry shoved his elbow into Ron's chest, a lazy smirk on his face as he heard Ron grunt.
"You wish you had my stunningly good looks, not everyone is as blessed as I am." Harry said, brushing his hand through his messy hair.
"More like cursed." Ron muttered to Ginny, who bit her lip to keep herself from laughing.
"Why're you Weasleys picking on me today? I can understand Ron since he's a git, but you offend me Gin." Harry said with a hand over his heart.
"You know what Harry? I think you're right, I never side with Ron. I'm joining Team Potter." Ginny said with a smirk, throwing her last piece of toast at Ron.
Harry and Ginny laughed at Ron who was removing the sticky bread from his face and turning red as he tried to wipe the butter and jam off his cheek. Hermione scooted closer to Ginny and grabbed a piece of bacon from the girl's plate and aimed it at Harry who jumped as it hit his face.
"Look at what you did, Potter, turning blood against blood! You ought to be ashamed of yourself." Hermione tried to speak sternly, but she couldn't hide her smile.
"I can't help myself, M'ione, Ginny's such a fantastic person to side with, have you seen her Bat-Bogey Hex?" Harry replied playfully.
"But I'm your brother!" Ron said to Ginny, throwing his hands in the air.
"I've got better brothers than you Ronnie." Ginny replied as she took a sip of pumpkin juice.
Harry snickered a little too loudly and was hit full in the face with Hermione's Daily Prophet, courtesy of Ron. They all burst into laughter, enjoying their playful banter. After a minute, Hermione wiped away a tear that had escaped the corner of her eye and checked her watch, with a small gasp she jumped out of her seat.
"We've got to go guys, Charms starts in fifteen minutes and the halls are bound to be full, we'd better hurry." Hermione said as she grabbed her bag.
Harry and Ron hurried out of their seats too and grabbed their own bags. Ginny smiled at them, as they hurried off, finishing her breakfast.
"Have fun!" Ginny yelled at them as they left the Great Hall, rolling her eyes at the rude hand gesture Ron gave her in response.
"Bloody hell! How does the teacher expect us to get all this done!" Ron exclaimed as he hitched his bag over his shoulder more securely.
Harry, Ron and Hermione were making their way back to the Gryffindor Tower after Charms, more out of breath than usual, with all the books they were carrying.
"Don't exaggerate, with the help of a study schedule you should be able to get all of your work done in time." Hermione told him with a sigh.
"Bloody hell, not this again." Ron leaned over to whisper in Harry's ear, who had to turn his head to keep Hermione from seeing him laugh.
Ron chose not to answer Hermione but rather he just gave a small shake of his head. She didn't notice. They kept walking until they reached the Fat Lady.
"Mimbulus mimbletonia." Harry spoke the password before he was asked and together they entered the Gryffindor common room.
Harry and Ron walked over to a small desk near the boys dormitories while Hermione headed to bed. They set their bags down, throwing themselves into chairs, and started sorting through their homework, searching for something easy to do first.
"Did you have any clue what Flitwick was saying earlier?" Ron asked, holding their Charms homework in his hands.
"I wasn't paying attention either you dunderhead, we were playing hangman on the corner of my paper."
"Oh yeah." Ron chuckled.
"We're just reviewing Summoning Charms right now, the homework shouldn't be too hard - let me see it... 'Explain the history of Summoning Charms'... We'll ask Hermione about that later..."
Ron nodded his head and threw the homework into a small pile next to him then began to dig through his bag for something else.
"What about the Dream Journals? Did you write in it for last night?" Harry asked, searching his bag for the journal.
"No, not yet, since I don't remember what I was dreaming 'bout last night but it'll take me ten seconds to make something up." Ron muttered as he opened the journal to the right page and grabbed his quill.
"I still can't believe Trelawney's making us do this." Harry said as he started writing.
"The woman's completely nuts." Ron replied as he dipped his quill in ink.
"Do you think she'll believe I had a dream the Giant Squid was drowning Snape?" Harry asked, his quill hovering over the journal.
Ron snickered in response, "Who cares? She'll interpret it somehow to your untimely death."
They sat in silence as they finished writing in the Dream Journals, concentrating so they wouldn't forget the details they had made up in their head for their 'dreams'. When Ron finished he put the journal away and took out his Prefect schedule, forgetting what day he and Hermione had to patrol the hallways.
"FRED! GEORGE!" A loud voice screeched.
Harry jumped and looked up, searching for the source of noise, when he finally found it he shared a glance with Ron, knowing what was coming next. Hermione had her hands on her hips as Fred and George walked up to her, mischievous grins on their faces as they stared at her, not at all intimidated.
"Yes?" George questioned, arching one of his eyebrows.
"Didn't I tell you to get rid of these?" Hermione questioned angrily, shoving a piece of paper in his face.
"It's amazing isn't it, Fred? How much our dear Hermione sounds like mum."
"Absolutely incredible." Fred replied.
Harry chuckled as he looked over at Ron who had a smirk on his face as he watched Hermione yell at someone else for once. Harry turned his attention back to the papers in front of him, trying to ignore Hermione arguing with the twins as he searched for the rest of the homework he had to get done.
"Harry?" A familiar voice said to his right, he turned to look up at her as he put his quill down.
"Yeah, Gin?" He asked.
"Hedwig came after you left the Hall and gave me your mail since she couldn't find you." She said as she held out an envelope to him.
'Thanks Ginny." Harry replied with a smile as he took the envelope from her and started to open it, but stopped as he saw who sent it to him. "Excuse me, I'll be right back." Harry muttered.
He got off his chair quickly and hurried up Gryffindor tower until he reached his room - thankfully empty - and sat down on his bed as he finished opening the letter.
I'm sorry I haven't been writing, things with the Order are a little crazy at the moment. How is school going? Tonks said that you've been doing excellently in your classes recently, even with all the OWL work. And before you ask, yes, it does get worse. How have you been feeling? Any dizzy spills? Are your nightmares getting better? Any scar pain? I know I must sound annoying, but I need to know. Please reply as soon as possible, but don't put too much, just in case the letter falls into the wrong hands.
Love Snuffles
Harry stared at the parchment for a moment, his emotions conflicted. Should he tell Sirius about the dreams he had been having? The searing pain on his scar that gave him a vision? Part of his mind was screaming yes, while the other part was telling him no. Harry was torn whether to tell Sirius what had happened and look weak or say no and deal with it by himself. He reached into the drawer in the bedside table and grabbed a piece of spare parchment along with a quill and ink. As he wrote, he left out what had happened on the first day.
"Harry!" Hermione called for him from the bottom of the stairs.
"Hold on a moment!" Harry called back.
Harry quickly signed his name on the bottom of the letter and sealed it in an envelope. As he went to place it in the drawer, he saw a flash of white by the window.
"Hedwig." Harry breathed as he hurried towards the window.
Harry undid the latch that kept the window shut and opened it wide, letting Hedwig fly in, she then landed on his shoulder and gave a gentle squeeze with her claws.
"Hey there girl." Harry said as he stroked her feathers, and in return she nipped his ear affectionately.
"I need you to send this to Sirius, I know the letter says something else; but it's for Sirius." Harry told her.
Hedwig nipped his ear again and Harry took it that she understood, when she held her leg out to him Harry tied the letter there and stroked her feathers once again before she flew back out the window. Harry watched her soar, away into the distance, with the letter for Sirius secured tightly to her leg.
A/N: Another chapter! I had a blast writing this one, especially with the playful banter, writing for Ron is the best! Anyways, the next chapter is done, I just have to have my Beta look over it before I post it. R&R!
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