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Building as a family affair is by no means a rarity in central Ohio. The area boasts several families in which commercial real estate is now carried on by second generations, and in some cases, third generations. Those organizations include the Robert Weiler Company, Pizzuti Companies, The Daimler Group, Virginia Homes and the Hadler Companies, among others. Some of these organizations' founders envisioned a legacy for their families; in other instances, family participation simply evolved.
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Signature projects: Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center, Flying Horse Farms in Mt. Gilead
Build Polaris' first office park and first major corporate headquarters — Mettler Toledo.
Another local real estate development group entwined with family is not obvious by its name – The Daimler Group. Co-founder and chairman Robert C. White leads the company he helped start in 1983. His sons, Robert C. White Jr., company president, joined in 1997, followed by younger brother, Tom M. White, project manager, in 2001.
White and his partners Conrad Wisinger, now CEO, and Glen Rowe, now vice president, along with numerous investors decided to focus on team concept over family name, White says from his expansive office overlooking Hidden Lake.
The founders put a lot of thought into the name, White says.
"Daimler Benz makes Mercedes Benz. We liked the sound of that so we took it off the windshield of a car. We are small enough we didn't think they would have a problem with us, but we don't do much work in Germany," White says, laughing.
Humor is a big part of this family's workday. For instance, during the interview for this story, the senior White bestowed the title "vice president" on his youngest son after feigning surprise that he was only a project manager. While the family is close, White and his sons embrace the wider concept of the entire company as family over the idea that it simply belongs to them.
"We typically don't classify ourselves as a family business, all of our employees are part of the Daimler family," Bob Jr. says. "All of our employees get an opportunity to invest in the real estate we create so they have skin in the game. Some of that is tied to motivation . . . and also to give employees an opportunity to help create wealth for their families."
As the boys grew up, they knew very little about the family's business, and there were no long-range plans to turn the company into a legacy.
Nonetheless, both young men, avid baseball players in college, labored on company construction projects in the summers of their high school and college years. Their inclusion was more slow evolution than methodical plan, but their father did impart the value of hard work, Bob Jr. says.
"In high school I went to work on construction sites doing manual labor, which was a great experience to start at that level of our business," Bob Jr. says. "We understood what it takes for a building to come together and the management of a very complex process."
Like his older brother, Tom worked on construction sites. After college he moved into the company's leasing department and obtained a real estate license. But a couple of months later the 9/11 terrorists attacks severely impacted the real estate market, so he switched to construction, which he now manages.
"These guys work a lot more hand-in-hand together on a daily basis than I do with either one of them," Tom says, acknowledging his dad and brother at the table. "By the time I'm involved the project is ready to roll."
The entrepreneurial and risk-taking nature of real estate development is a driving force into attracting family into the business, the Whites and other developers believe. For success, the job requires many workable partnerships focused on land acquisition, design, construction management, negotiations with municipalities, lenders and attorneys and setting up leases with tenants, Bob Jr. says.
"Our business takes an incredible team effort because you are exposed to so many different things," he says. "A younger person may think this business is exciting, challenging and unique every single day, and maybe that's why younger generations get excited about doing it."
Asked if it is good to work together every day, the senior White says jokingly, "Most of the time." It's clear after even a short exposure to this family, they enjoy each other's company immensely.
"It's a unique opportunity that not a lot of people have. A lot of families are scattered across the country in different professions," Tom says. "I get to see these two every day, but I should probably call my mother a little more often."
Disagreements are rare, but when they happen it's a bit stressful, says Bob Jr. But there's another side to that coin. "If there are disagreements, it's a little tougher to voice those, but you get a great sense of pride when you work side by side everyday."
Projects important to the company are the Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center and the Flying Horse Farms camp in Morrow County for kids with serious illnesses.


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Dragon Sword – New trailer focuses on action combat technology
Revealed earlier last year, Dragon Sword is a new non-target action MMORPG slated to be released this year. Developed by China's 2nd largest online gaming company, NetEase, an in-house engine is utilized rather than the more famous ones such as CryEngine or Unreal Engine.
While the art and design style may seem oddly close to TERA's and Blade & Soul's, Dragon Sword is currently being promoted for its combat technology in the latest video below.
Without a doubt, NetEase will be using Dragon Sword to counter Blade & Soul in China, which already has a huge fan base. Another major combat feature will be the option of both melee and ranged combat options for all characters regardless of class, which can be triggered anytime.
Of course, what Asian martial arts MMORPG will it be if there is no air sprint system? Dragon Sword has gone through a small private test thus far, with no news of a Closed Beta scheduled.
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this game could be something^^ and btw vindictus isnt the only game with true action, c9 were way before vindictus and has better combatsystem to, and btw tera is a action mmorp game, vindictus is more like a dungeon action game almost same as dragons nest, lame in my opinion, cause u get tired of it in 2 weeks. 😛

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The fossil fuel industry is putting pressure on the Obama administration. Hillary Clinton supports the pipeline, and there is a big chance that Obama will approve it. To be honest, that scares me. It's terrifying to think about where our addiction to fossil fuels has brought us. It's terrifying to think about what tar sands oil will do to our climate, to think of the suffering of so many people from increased storms and droughts, to consider our future when there are so many powerful people who care only about their money and so many regular people who listen to whatever they say.
They listen when the fossil fuel industries tell them the only way to have jobs is stay stuck on these fuels. They are afraid of making change so they ignore climate change. I won't cover my eyes. We are not going to sit down and accept this pipeline if it gets approved. The tar sands action is growing, and every day there are more and more people willing to fight for a way of life that's less about money and accumulating stuff and more about our connections to each other and to our experiences. I'm going to be hopeful and so is my mom.


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Robin Hinch, a petite homeless woman long known for hawking newspapers at the southeast corner of Broad and 3rd streets, had extra news yesterday for her customers.
"I got a job!" she said, beaming.
It will be Hinch's first in nearly four years.
"And it just fell into my lap," she said. Hinch said she walked into the nearby Subway on E. Broad Street last week, cold and hungry, and was told the place "could use a ray of sunshine" and a new employee.
"She's a spunky gal," said Betty Faryman, operations manager at the fast-food restaurant. "We're willing to give her a chance."
Downtown workers who regularly stop to chat with Hinch and buy a $1 copy of Street Speech shared in her joy.
"What a great way to start 2014," said Joan Wehrle, laughing as Hinch sang the praises of $5 foot-long subs. "You're practicing your marketing already."
Hinch, 44, is among about 50 people who sell Street Speech, a newspaper produced by the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless. Homeless or formerly homeless vendors pay 25 cents a copy, ask for a donation of no more than $1 and keep the rest of the money.
Street Speech had been a twice-monthly publication but cut back to once a month in September 2012, editor Jess Peacock said. "We would love to be able to put back into the coffers to help our vendors. But we often lose money."
Hinch said she has been lucky to have many regular customers, but she can't make as much as she used to. "Who wants to buy a month-old paper?"
Few vendors, she said, have regular jobs, although many have some Social Security or disability income. Hinch said she receives neither. She can't afford to buy new hearing aids, which she badly needs.
"The hearing thing has really been my downfall," said Hinch, who is to start her new job on Monday.
She plans to continue selling Street Speech from her regular spot for an hour or so in the morning and late afternoon as she saves for an apartment. She's now staying at Rebecca's Place, a women's shelter on the East Side.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of standardized upper extremity position versus varied upper extremity positions on neonatal peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) tip placement and movement. Secondary outcomes assessed were compliance with education, implementation, and complication rates.
STUDY DESIGN: Tip movement was analyzed between 136 post-PICC insertion x-ray pairs from 72 infants in the 6 months before and after standardization of upper extremity position. Tip movement was regressed over days between x-ray pairs, respiratory support, absolute weight change, and insertion vein.
RESULTS: There was no difference in PICC tip movement among varied analysis pairs or when standard position pairs were compared with pairs that were in a same nonstandard position. Days between x-rays, respiratory support, absolute weight change, and insertion vein did not predict tip movement. Attendance at education sessions was 100%. Compliance with the new standard was 73%. Complication rates were not significantly different.
CONCLUSION: Standardization of upper extremity position during neonatal PICC confirmation x-rays did not alter PICC tip movement.
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Fall is here and I love it. Fall brings crisp cool air, even here in Atlanta. Fall brings all of my favorite fruits and vegetables back in season. I am already drooling over brussel sprouts, persimmons and many others. This weekend was a perfect fall weekend for me. After a grueling week at work and lots of mileage as I begin to peak for WC100k, including having to work late on friday night I was looking forward to running, relaxing and enjoying the fall weather.
I got up super early on Saturday morning to head out to the Silver Comet Trail for a flat and fast 30 miler. I had gotten connected with a local speedster, Jason, through an ultrarunning acquaintance and it turned out he was going to do 10-12 miles at 6:30am, so I decided to meet him there at 6:30, so I could have company for the first 12 miles. While he said he wanted to take it easy as he was feeling tired, we clipped along at a good pace and what felt like no time, we were back at the start and I was grabbing my water bottle and heading back out for the remaining 18 miles. I decided to push the pace and dropped down to 6:30/mile. At about mile 16, I suddenly started having stomach pains and my entire insides started hurting. That morning, I had started my higher dosage of thyroid medicine, 3x higher than my previous dosage because the lower dosage was not having any affect after 8 weeks. I had been diagnosed with hypo-thyroid in August, after beginning to investigate why I was having muscle loss, slight weight gain, anxiety, fatigue, low max heart rate, dizziness, among several other symptoms. My normal doctor had struggled with this diagnosis because I don't fit the normal stereotype but in the end the numbers speak for themselves and it is great to feel like I am finally, at the very least, heading in the right direction. There is an interesting article about hypo-thyroid in runners here. Needlesstosay, after mile 16, the side effects started kicking in and I was not a happy camper. I kept pushing and manged to not only run 30 miles in 3:30, but along the way make a few new friends on the path.
After my run, I headed back to the house and went out to brunch with my dad at Perish. I then enjoyed a nap, ran some errands, including picking up a super cute new sweater, then I head out to Apres Diem with my friend George for dinner and drinks.
Today was another enjoyable day, I ran twice reaching 116.5 miles for the week, got a massage and more importantly made these:
I have been thinking about rice crispies treats for a few days, but traditional version didn't really appeal. I came up with the idea for this combination on my morning run today. It was a well deserved indulgence. I shared them with my friend/massage therapist Oni and my dad and Fran and they all raved. I dare you to try and eat just one. I guess it wouldn't be that hard to just eat one, if you didn't cut them into squares....It was a great weekend and it was a nice respite from the run/work jam packed but nothing else weekdays that I have been experiencing since being in Atlanta.
Koala Crispies Treats with Peanut Butter Morsels
1/2 cup Earth Balance
1 pkg marshmallows, organic if you can find em....but good luck
1 box gluten free Koala Crispies Cereal or any organic Cocoa Crispies cereal
1/2 package Peanut Butter Morsels
Melt the Earth Balance, add the marshmallows and melt them, stirring so it doesn't stick. I had it over medium heat. Most of you have made rice crispies treats at least one time in your life, so I have absolute faith you can make these successfully. Once the butter and marshmallows melt, add in the entire box of koala crispies and then after a few more minutes of letting it all cool, mix in the peanut butter morsels. They will will get partially melty, partially not. Put them in a greased pan and flatten. Let cool and then cut into squares....then attempt to not eat them all.
A few pictures of the delicious meal I mentioned in my last post....still no recipe, sorry :)!
And lastly, I just got an email from my friend Dan, whom I did the impromptu 50k with and he sent me this video!
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You are ridiculously fast. It's insane. Really. It is.ReplyDelete
I met you super awesome vegan librarian friend Linda and your other super cool friends Jamie and ACK I just forgot her name. But anyhow I like your friends a lot. I want them as my crew :p
Sounds like you're enjoying Atlanta. Very cool.
Um, those look amazing. I'll have seven. I've been anxiously awaiting brussel sprouts as well. MMMMMReplyDelete
I think I might have had 5. oink, oink.ReplyDelete
Oooooh, YUM, I want to make those this weekend! I love how much your recipes always inspire me to branch out in new and healthy ways (or in this case, indulgence).ReplyDelete
I hope the new meds start helping...
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Unitarian Universalists have a role to play as healers and repairers of the broken world we have inherited from our ancestors. Our congregations have a role to play as places to practice—to rehearse—Beloved Community for the benefit of future generations. — Taquiena Boston, Director of Multicultural Growth and Witness, Unitarian Universalist Association
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History has revealed that the best-performing stocks during the previous decades have been those that shelled out ever-increasing cash to shareholders in the form of dividends. Unfortunately for the individual investor and time-strapped financial advisor, most dividend analysis that we've seen out there is backward-looking - meaning it rests on what the company has done in the past: how long it has raised its dividend, etc. We're looking to change that view.
Although analyzing historical trends is important, we think assessing what may happen in the future is even more important. That is why we created a forward-looking assessment of dividend safety through our innovative, predictive dividend-cut indicator, the Valuentum Dividend Cushion™. We use our future forecasts for free cash flow and expected dividends and consider the company's net cash position to make sure that each company is able to pay out such dividend obligations to you -- long into the future. In this article, let's evaluate the investment merits of Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP), as well as its dividend.
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Alliance Resource Partners' distribution yield is above average, offering just above a 7.4% annual payout at recent price levels. Please click on the image below to get a feel for how we analyze a firm's dividend/distribution. You may have to resize your screen to get the best picture.
We think the safety of Alliance Resource Partners' distribution is GOOD (please see our definitions at the bottom of this article). We measure the safety of the dividend/distribution in a unique but very straightforward fashion. As many know, earnings can fluctuate in any given year, so using the payout ratio in any given year has some limitations. Plus, companies can often encounter unforeseen charges (read hiccups in operations), which makes earnings an even less-than-predictable measure of the safety of the dividend in any given year. We know that companies won't cut the dividend just because earnings have declined or they had a restructuring charge that put them in the red for the quarter (year). As such, we think that assessing the cash flows of a business allows us to determine whether it has the capacity to continue paying these cash outlays well into the future.
That has led us to develop the forward-looking Valuentum Dividend Cushion™. The measure is a ratio that sums the existing cash a company has on hand plus its expected future free cash flows over the next five years and divides that sum by future expected dividends over the same time period. We make some adjustments for utilities and MLPs, but the concept is still the same with them. Basically, if the score is above 1, the company has the capacity to pay out its expected future dividends/distributions. As income investors, however, we'd like to see a score much larger than 1 for a couple reasons: 1) the higher the ratio, the more "cushion" the company has against unexpected earnings shortfalls, and 2) the higher the ratio, the greater capacity a dividend-payer has in boosting the dividend in the future.
For Alliance Resource Partners, this score is 1.3, revealing the firm has a small "cushion" and the capacity to pay out its expected future dividends. The beauty of the Dividend Cushion is that it can be compared apples-to-apples across companies. Also, for firms that have a score below 1 or that have a negative score, the risk of a dividend cut in the future is certainly elevated. In fact, the Valuentum Dividend Cushion caught all dividend cuts in our non-financial coverage universe, except for one, which subsequently raised its dividend above pre-cut levels (meaning it shouldn't have cut it in the first place). The Dividend Cushion was also successful recently in predicting the dividend suspension at JC Penney (NYSE:JCP) and the dividend cut at Arch Coal (ACI). We use our dividend cushion as a key decision component in choosing companies for addition to the portfolio of our Dividend Growth Newsletter (please see our links on the left sidebar for more information).
Now on to the potential growth of Alliance Resource Partners' dividend. As we mentioned above, we think the larger the "cushion" the larger capacity it has to raise the dividend. However, such dividend growth analysis is not complete until after considering management's willingness to increase the dividend. As such, we evaluate the company's historical dividend track record. If there have been no dividend cuts in 10 years, the company has a nice growth rate, and a nice dividend cushion, its future potential dividend growth would be EXCELLENT, which is the case for Alliance Resource Partners. And because capital preservation is also an important consideration, we assess the risk associated with the potential for capital loss (offering investors a complete picture). In Alliance Resource Partners' case, we think the shares are undervalued, so the risk of capital loss is LOW.
All things considered, we think Alliance Resource Partners is a slam-dunk dividend play. The firm is undervalued, its yield is attractive, and the dividend/distribution has strong growth prospects, in our opinion. In the spirit of transparency, our full report on Alliance Resource Partners and hundreds of other companies can be found here.
The glossary below shows how we rate a company's dividend/distribution in each key area:
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CLEVELAND — Outspoken closer Chris Perez said he thinks the Indians need a more intense manager and better players.
Perez said yesterday that Cleveland's second-half collapse was embarrassing and the laid-back approach of former manager Manny Acta didn't help.
"August wasn't baseball, it was pathetic — in all aspects," Perez said about Cleveland's 5-24 slide that came after losing nine of its last 12 games in July.
Acta was fired on Thursday and replaced by bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr. on an interim basis.
"I'm not saying that a change earlier would have done anything," Perez said a few hours before the Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Jason Donald's RBI single in the 12th inning. " But sometimes we pressed the panic button. Why? A lot of things left you kind of scratching your head."
Alomar doesn't mind Perez being outspoken and said his occasional outbursts are not detrimental if you understand his mindset. Alomar pointed out that Cleveland had controversial players while winning five consecutive American League Central championships in the 1990s.
"That's what drives him," Alomar said. "He's an All-Star player and in the clubhouse he's everybody's friend, always talking. On the field, it's a little different."
Alomar said Perez's passion to win sometimes leads him to go overboard. He would not want to douse that competitive fire.
That's fine with Perez, who said he hopes whoever is hired as manager will match his intensity. He said either Alomar or Terry Francona, who led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, would be a better fit than Acta. Alomar is scheduled to interview for the full-time job on Thursday; Francona on Friday.
Perez said that watching Acta not argue with umpires or get angry with underperforming players led to his own frustrations boiling over in comments to the media earlier this season. Perez insisted he likes and respects Acta, but disagreed with some of his decisions. Most of all, he wanted him to take a stronger stand in the dugout and the clubhouse.
"He's not very confrontational," Perez said. "We are men, we can handle it. Last year, he had two speeches — on opening day and the last day."
Despite Cleveland's bad second half, Perez said he thinks the Indians have a good foundation on which to build. They led the Central for 40 days, until June 23. A gradual fade turned into an all-out collapse to last place.
Perez said he had a "very professional" conversation with general manager Chris Antonetti and came away with a better understanding of the organization's plans. He said he wants to stay in Cleveland and be part of a winner.
"If I didn't want to play here, the easiest way to get out was to tank," Perez said. "I didn't. They have control of me (under contract) for two years, and while I'm here, I want to win."
In the victory over the White Sox last night, Donald's single scored the winning run with two outs in the 12th. Lonnie Chisenhall doubled with one out against Matt Thornton (4-10), who then intentionally walked Russ Canzler.
Right-hander Nate Jones came on to face pinch hitter Matt LaPorta, who was then replaced by left-handed batter Jack Hannahan. Jones struck him out before Donald hit a liner into the left-field corner.


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The Killing
Release Date: October 10th, 1990
Not Yet Rated|1 hr. 23 min.
Plot Summary
Career criminal Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) recruits a sharpshooter (Timothy Carey), a crooked police officer (Ted de Corsia), a bartender (Joe Sawyer) and a betting teller named George (Elisha Cook Jr.), among others, for one last job before he goes straight and marries his fiancee, Fay (Coleen Gray). But when George tells his restless wife, Sherry (Marie Windsor), about the scheme to steal millions from the racetrack where he works, she hatches a plot of her own.
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen, Marie Windsor, Joe Sawyer, Ted de Corsia, Elisha Cook Jr.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Genres: Crime drama
Distributor: Criterion Collection, United Artists


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Skip to comments.A sneak peak of Levi Johnston's pose on Playgirl
Posted on 11/17/2009 6:32:30 PM PST by Justaham
Here's the first teaser image
Looks like a young, gay Mike Piazza.
I don't see the words DOUCHE BAG
Fail to see anything sexy about this skank.
That's what I like to look at, a big hairy arm pit!
Who posed this kid?
Wow, nice awkward head tilt. Can't wait to see him act.
Soro's towel boy?
A big, hairy, WET armpit.
Is that pose before or after he picked up the soap?
Levi Johnston: New Poster Boy for Gay Men across America
LOL ... that may be his best feature.
I didn't tell ya, but he's coming to our house for Thanksgiving dinner.
I'll letcha know............
He's just trying to raise lots of child support for his child I am sure.
He'll make some gay sugar daddy very happy (even as ole' Levi stabs him in the back a the old man pays for all Levi's indulgences.) It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Enjoy prostitution Levi. That is all you have left in Hollywierd and in the halls of power.
He is a handsome kid but I have a feeling he is stupid.
There are some other heads that would look awesome up there.
He is already a prostitute of lies, but now I add sexual prostitution. You know too the money he has made will be wasted as he is no man of principle, character, nor discretion. A fool and his money are soon parted and we all know what a fool ole' Levi is.
I'm glad its not in Smell-o-vision.
Im glad he takes showers.
He's being played like a country fiddle and later on those lavishing him will turn him out like trash. A hard fall's a comin' to Levi and prayers that he turns off the path of dark foolishness.
What else can he do?
It is best that we pray for this teenage child to grow up
into a mature man. A man that God can use. At this moment
in time, he is being extorted. How sad.
If we keep watching him, frighteningly enough, he may show us.
There are rumors he's not showing his peen. Maybe he's got tiny meat or sporting a short revolver.
He looks dirty, even in the shower. What is it with guys nowadays not wanting to be clean shaven? I find that look gross.
K-Fed is glad that there's finally somebody in the world that makes him look classy by comparison.
You are SO lucky I haven't eaten dinner yet. He is a disgusting, vile, nasty looking cockroach(My apologies to roaches) Thank God Tripp has a wonderful mother and supportive family. A guy like this, who is clearly F'ed up in the head, should NOT be allowed to see his son. He doesn't care about him anyway. All he wants is fame, mark my words, in a few years, maybe sooner then that, you will hear that he was found dead of a drug overdose. I already see the writing on the wall
A big, hairy, WET armpit. Wow, sexy.
Eeeeewww Levi! Get your clothes on. No one wants to see your naked body and laugh!
My words exactly, right down to the cap "WET." LOL.
I agree. I my consider witchcraft to make this man disappear on planet earth.
He'll get busted in a restroom stall within a year
Add....GAY sexual prostitute...
Heh. I assume Andy Sullivan's right next to him.
I predict that within a year he will be earning less than $100 per day making low budget gay porn.
LOL! My first thought, too.
"Dude! If you're going for the gay crowd, shave the pits!"
I can't wait until this idiot's 15 minutes of fame are up. HOWEVER...I can't help but encourage him. If he gets really rich, really fast and the Palin Family works fast enough, that GrandBaby of theirs is Set. For. Life. :)
He's a fool on SO many levels. He won't see it until he's 50 or so and Entertainment Tonight is doing an expose on, "Where Are They Now?" in 2040. Bwaaa-Haa-Haa!
I noticed he hasn't any chest hair either. Sissified by some photographer that made him wax all over except his stanky pit. More chickification of America.
Nah, the 'bear' gay crowd likes that. All the others love International Male. HAHAHAHAA!
Does he EVER see his son? What's the deal with that, I never hear him say anything about his child, only his bashing of Sarah.
Yep. That is basically what Sarah said during her Oprah interview yesterday. That he's a teenage kid who is being led by ill-intentioned people (and money). And hopefully he will wake up to reality soon.
He is an attractive guy; but he could use his "talents" on such better things. You know, like, having a real job or going to school full-time or going to a trade school or joining the service...and supporting his child.
He can give a rats ass about his son. I have come to the conclusion that he targeted Bristol from day 1, knowing she was the Governor's daughter, to get publicity for himself. But when she ran for Vice President, it was like he won the grand prize. If the media was in Sarah's corner you would NEVER see this schmuck on TV. Because they hate her, they promote him. That is what his Obama handlers have told him to do, to trash her, thus getting more publicity for his sorry ass
His mama must be SO proud.
Help a freepah with keywords?
My God, these gaypunks are now 'running' the USA.
I'm glad my AF immigrant grandfather isn't alive to see this.
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Loved itby #35
I used this head for a very long time its stiffness was perfect for a attack player only the face offs morphed it
I morphed it and it is now broken
Loved itby #35
I used this head for a very long time its stiffness was perfect for a attack player only the face offs morphed it
I morphed it and it is now broken
Viper2by . - verified purchaser From .
when i face off the sidewalls would touch the pad couldn't win any ones that are decided on the stiffness of the headPros:
Good for catching and throwingCons:
It is way too flexible
Viper 2by rybread - verified purchaser From WILMINGTON, DE
after i pinched it, i loved this head.this was my go to head.i liked this more than my proton power.but sadly, it morphed:( getting another one as soon as i canPros:
great retention, easy to catch, flexible for face offs-which is also why it should be improvedCons:
it was great for face offs for a little bit, but after a month or so it warped.the pinch could be better.
The Viper has spokenby Austin - verified purchaser From HYRUM, UTAH
i play middie and absolutley love this head. I cant vouch for its face off ability because im a left wing but seriously good head with the nastiest crank shot on anything that isnt crankshaft technology. good catching and ball retention as well.Pros:
make a tiny bit stiffer
viper 2by Alex - verified purchaser From ROANOKE VA
attack head dont use it for middie not stiff at all bends like a wet noodlePros:
stiffness of the head. seriously everytime u poke check u have to bend it back because it warps.
Stx viper 2by steve - verified purchaser From MILFORD,DE
generally good for expereinced playersPros:
the weight is good for a nasty crank shot.
nice design good for catching and throwingCons:
the weight is light yet sturdy
could have more pinch


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Mathew Prichard, the grandson of Agatha Christie, gives a rare glimpse into the life and work of Christie through words and images in this Masterpiece mystery! interview and slideshow.
Mathew Prichard became a director and later chairman of Agatha Christie Limited in 1970 after working for the book publisher Penguin in sales and marketing. He has three children and seven grandchildren, enjoys collecting mainly modern British pictures, sculpture and ceramics, golf, cricket, opera and walking his dog.
Select a topic from the list below to see Prichard's thoughts, or choose Show All to see the entire interview.
Agatha Christie as a person
Summers at Greenway (Christie's holiday home)
The inspiration for Christie's plots
How Christie wrote
Real people in Christie's fictional stories
Christie's favorite book
Prichard's favorite Christie book
The character Hercule Poirot
David Suchet as Poirot
The character Miss Marple
Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple
Agatha Christie as a person
People often ask me what my grandmother was like as a person. To me, she was a perfectly ordinary grandmother who was very kind, generous, percipient with my friends, who read me stories when I was very young and was very good with my girlfriends when I was old enough to have them. The greatest emotion I have, these days, when I talk about my grandmother and her work and what she was like is how much I miss her, even more than 30 years after she died.
Summers at Greenway (Christie's holiday home)
I never lived at Greenway [Christie's holiday home in Devonshire, England] but spent most of my summers there when I was young. I grew up until I was about 5 or 6 without a father, so my mother brought me down to Greenway for the summer holidays, and we spent a happy six, seven or eight weeks with my grandparents there, enjoying the wonderful surroundings on the River Dart, walking down to the boathouse, and watching the pleasure steamships come up the river. We had the most wonderful time in postwar Britain just as it was beginning to emerge from the great sadness of the war. I will always have a very great affection for Greenway.
The inspiration for Christie's plots
My grandmother got her plots from all around her. When you read the books, you see that they reflect ordinary life because that's where they started. Sometimes it was only very small things that influenced her — for example, my stepfather had a habit of twirling his hair, and the "twirling of the hair" was a method used to identify a murderer in one of her famous plays. I don't think my grandmother ever purposefully created situations that later appeared in books, and I don't think she actually went out looking for ideas. She just saw or heard things around her.
How Christie wrote
I think the way that my grandmother wrote stories might have been very different by the time I was alive than when she started. I can only tell you what she did by the time I was around — she used to dictate her stories into a machine called a Dictaphone, and then a secretary typed this up into a script, which my grandmother would correct by hand. I think that before the war, before Dictaphones were invented, she probably used to write the stories out in longhand, and then somebody used to type them.
She wasn't very mechanical — she wrote in a very natural way, and she wrote very quickly. I think a book used to take her, in the 1950s, just a couple of months to write and then a month to revise before it was sent off to the publishers. Once the whole process of writing the book had finished, sometimes she used to read the stories to us after dinner, one chapter or two chapters at a time. I think we were used as her guinea pigs at that stage — to find out what the reaction of the general public would be. Of course, apart from my family, there were usually some other guests here, and reactions were very different. Only my mother always knew who the murderer was — the rest of us were sometimes successful and sometimes not in guessing. My grandfather was usually asleep for most of the time that these stories were read, but the rest of us were usually very attentive. It was a lovely family occasion, and then a couple of months later we would see these stories in the bookshops.
Real people in Christie's fictional stories
In none of my grandmother's stories are real people reproduced exactly as complete fictional characters. I suppose the nearest that any character came to being like my grandmother herself was Ariadne Oliver. Even she wasn't completely like her — there were a few things that were similar, my grandmother liked apples and liked cream, for example — but I don't think my grandmother was as chaotically dressed as Ariadne Oliver was. I think members of the family that read the Ariadne Oliver novels recognize a certain twinkle in her eye, a sense of humor, and a love of the ordinary things of life that reminded them of my grandmother.
Christie's favorite book
I think my grandmother's favorite book would probably have been one of the early Miss Marple titles. It was a triumph to have created one memorable character, Hercule Poirot, which was, of course, her first detective. I think that she was even more proud that she had successfully created a second detective, especially a detective who was so English. I think that the first two Miss Marple books, Murder at the Vicarage and The Body in the Library, were memorable because they were so very British and about the family life in small villages in England, which my grandmother loved so dearly. I think she was very proud of having created her type of story in her kind of ordinary but attractive surroundings.
Prichard's favorite Christie book
My own favorite book is a comparatively late book called Endless Night, which was written in the mid 1960s, when I was in my mid 20s. It's a book written primarily about three young people, who were about the same age that I was at that time, and it was written by somebody in their 70s. It is a remarkably perceptive book about how young people grow up and how they feel and how they fall in love or don't, as the case may be. I was absolutely astounded that somebody in her mid 70s could be so perceptive about how I, and my friends, felt at that age.
The character Hercule Poirot
The first character that my grandmother created was, of course, Hercule Poirot, who she thought of as one of a group of Belgian refugees just after the First World War in about 1918 or 1919. I think she decided to create a character that was foreign because nobody had done that before. His character also appealed to her because she was very good at French, and so he came very easily to her. She invented the "little grey cells" that Poirot used to solve crimes and that again was an original idea that she felt very happy with. I think she needed a British person for Poirot to work with, and that's where Captain Hastings came in. Hastings only really appeared in the first Poirot stories — later, once Poirot became more familiar to her readers, Captain Hastings disappeared.
David Suchet as Poirot
I think it was a great shame that my grandmother never saw David Suchet play Poirot. The last actor she saw as Poirot was Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express. She didn't see Peter Ustinov either, but I think David Suchet is the nearest in looks and is so meticulous in the way that he plays Poirot that it's a shame that she couldn't have seen him. I think she would have found, perhaps rather to her surprise, that somebody really could visually interpret what she had written in the books.
The character Miss Marple
Miss Marple was the second great character that my grandmother created — and she could almost have been invented, although I don't think this is true, as the complete opposite of Hercule Poirot. She is British, not foreign; female, not male; and works in completely different surroundings. She is based in an ordinary English village for most of the time, although occasionally she is in a hotel, or a hotel in the West Indies. Miss Marple has very ordinary, down-to-earth British surroundings, and my grandmother felt very much at home describing these. I think that by the time I knew my grandmother, she preferred writing Miss Marple stories to Poirot stories because she got a bit sick of Poirot. He became too tiresome, even for her! Miss Marple was a relaxation, and she liked writing stories about her because they came so naturally to her.
Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple
A long time ago, my grandmother took me to see King Lear at Stratford. I had the privilege of watching Paul Scofield play King Lear. I was told at the time he was the archetypal and definitive King Lear. I don't remember much about it but remember being impressed.
There have been many impressive and different Miss Marples. One of the definitions of a great literary character is that even if there is a memorable archetype like Joan Hickson, that doesn't mean there aren't other interpretations that give the audience real pleasure.
I think Julia McKenzie is a very different character than the other actresses who played Miss Marple recently, and more different than people who played her a long time ago. She is less acerbic than Joan Hickson but has the same sharpness and intelligence, and perhaps a little more humanity and patience. I think audiences will love her. She is a wonderful person too, and that comes through in her acting. We are very pleased to have her join the club!


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Woman arrested on suspicion of OWI after nearly hitting squad car
Sheriff's deputy pulled over for another traffic stop
A Dane County sheriff's deputy was nearly hit Tuesday morning by a woman who was later arrested on her third charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
The incident happened around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday on Stoughton Avenue (U.S. Highway 51), just south of Milwaukee Street.
According to the Sheriff's Department, the deputy was conducting a traffic stop on Stoughton Avenue. When he was preparing to leave his squad car, a second car driving northbound nearly hit his car.
The deputy got back in his car, went north on Stoughton and pulled over the car as it exited onto Milwaukee Street.
The driver, Amanda Nachtigal, 26, of Madison, was charged with third offense OWI.
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Nikki Husmann and Darrell Swearingen, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday afternoon at Rockwell Road Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Paul Richardson officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Sharon and Matt Husmann of Amarillo. Grandparents of the bride are A.H. Husmann of Amarillo and Mildred Frazier of Dalhart.
Parents of the groom are Karen and Jim Swearingen of Amarillo. Grandparents of the groom are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mayes of Amarillo and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Swearingen.
Maid of honor was Lisa Castello. Bridal attendants were Aryn Husmann and Shawna West, sisters of the bride.
Best man was Stan Rickwartz, brother-in-law of the groom. Groom's attendants were Gary Mayes, cousin of the groom, and Dayne West, brother-in-law of the bride.
Flower girls were Brittani Swearingen, daughter of the groom, and Kayla Rickwartz, niece of the groom. Ring bearer was Dalton Rickwartz, nephew of the groom.
Music was performed by Stacie Rickwartz, sister of the groom, Dan Hall, Keith Richardson and Misty McGuire.
The wedding reception was held at the church. Reception attendants were Stephanie Rickwartz, niece of the groom, April Swearingen, sister of the groom, and Lacey Husmann and Amber Husmann, cousins of the bride.
The bride graduated from Randall High School and attended West Texas A&M University. She is a customer service representative for the Amarillo Globe-News.
The groom graduated from Palo Duro High School and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a delivery driver for Texas Furniture.
The couple will reside in Amarillo.
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So I lost my keys for my thule rack,its locked closed,(i know stupid). Anyone any idea of how i can get the lock out without damaging the rack,not bothered about scrapping the lock though.
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as Andy says, can order a replacement key with the correct number from various places, just check the number required on the lock barrel. I had to do it for a locked roof box i bought!
hadn't thought of that Andy as needed them today, couple of seconds search and a phone call reveals local halfords have a set of barrels with the same code. meaning i can match up my roof bars and bike rack.
We did exactly as above when we had bits from an old rack on a new one.
halfords own roof bar barrel locks will fit thule, i replaced mine with them for considerably less than thule originals.
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Justices in agreement — no arguments on Yom Kippur
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washington JTA | The only pleas Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer will be hearing the first Monday of this October are their own, for atonement.
For the first time in its 28-year tradition of opening its sessions on the first Monday of October, the Supreme Court will forego arguments in deference to its two Jewish judges, who will be observing Yom Kippur.
Instead, the seven other judges will convene only to admit new attorneys to the highest court's bar and to announce which cases they have decided to hear in the new season and which they have rejected.
Arguments will begin on Tuesday.
This is not the first time the court has suspended arguments for the holiday. In 1995, the court suspended arguments when Yom Kippur fell on the first Wednesday of October. Ginsburg, Breyer and Chief Justice William Rehnquist — who had undergone back surgery — all were absent that day. But the justices had opened on schedule and heard arguments on Monday and Tuesday of that week.
Additionally, that suspension was not explicitly in deference to the holiday, even if that implicitly was the case, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. This year's announcement said the decision was made "so that Yom Kippur may be observed."
According to Louis Henkin, a clerk of Justice Felix Frankfurter in the mid-1940s, such deference was unimaginable at that time. Frankfurter, who was Jewish, served on the court from 1939 to 1962.
Jews were just happy to be employed by the court and would never have dreamed of asking for the day off, Henkin said.
"Things have changed. Religious demands have become more open, more insistent," said Henkin, who is Sabbath observant and lives in New York.
Henkin, now in his 80s, slept Friday nights on the couch in Frankfurter's chambers in order to attend the court's weekly conference on Saturday. At the conference meetings, Henkin was careful not to write.
His observance was so subtle that Frankfurter, who did not observe the Sabbath or holidays, might not even have noticed that his clerk was keeping the religious laws.
"I don't even know if Frankfurter knew I was sleeping on the couch," said Henkin, a professor emeritus at Columbia University. "I did my job as well as I could, observing Shabbat as well as I could."
Henkin's was not an unusual approach at that time, said Marc Stern, a church and state expert who directs the Commission on Law and Social Action of the American Jewish Congress.
"Jews were happy to have been hired, to be on the court," Stern said. The attitude toward Jews was "more in the mode of tolerance than of accommodation.'
The court began hearing cases on the first Monday in October in 1975. The tradition before then was to begin the month with conferences to consider the cases before the court. Nowadays those are held in the last week in September.
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Midday Interview: Dr. Phil Garwood and Diana Corbett on Saturday's The Flytrap Frolic
By Gina Gambony • Apr 25, 2014
Dr. Phil Garwood and Diana Corbett invite us to the 4th Annual Flytrap Frolic, a celebration of native plants. It's from 9 to 1 on Saturday at the Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden behind Alderman Elementary School. The family-friendly event is free!
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Slow Cookin With AlbertsonsDan Hittle of Albertsons joined forces with GMW anchors to warm your bellies!
At this time of year... you may be "turkey'ed-out."
So we all put our heads together and came up with our own favorite hearty recipes that are low maintenance but sure to please the masses!
Famous Dave's no Famous Andrew's BBQ Chicken
The ingredients call for:
6 chicken breasts about 1.5 pounds
I bottle of BBQ sauce (at least 26 oz.) Whatever brand you like best
6 slices of bacon
6 slices of swiss
Put layer of chicken, 1/2 of the BBQ sauce and then another layer of chicken followed by the remaining BBQ sauce.
- You may dice up onions and put in as well.
- Add water "to keep it honest."
- Be sure to check on it!
Crock-Pot Three Bean Taco Chili
On a cold day, nothing warms me up better than a hot bowl of chili! This recipe is good because it includes three types of beans.
The ingredients call for:
2 lbs ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (16 oz) can mild chili beans – don't drain
1 (16 oz) can refried beans (your choice of brand)
1 (15 oz) can kidney beans – don't drain
1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
1 (15.25 oz) can whole kernel corn – drained
1 (2.5 oz) can sliced black olives – drained
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
1 cup thick and chunky salsa (I use the mild flavor)
2 (1 oz) packets of low sodium taco seasoning mix
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef along with the diced onion, crumbling the beef as you cook it, until the beef is no longer pink.
Drain and rinse the beef and pour it into a 6 quart crock-pot
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine
Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 4-5 hours
Serve with your favorite chili/taco toppings such as shredded cheese, sour cream, etc.
You could either serve with cornbread or with tortilla chips (which would be perfect especially if you're topping it with sour cream).
Crock Pot Corn Chowder by The Great Ali
This recipe is dairy free so if you have a problem with dairy products this recipe it for you.
6 slices of bacon
½ cups chopped onions
2 cups of peeled and diced potatoes
20 ounces of frozen whole kernel corn broken apart
16 ounce cream style corn
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon of salt
¼ teaspoon of pepper
1 cup water
In skillet or microwave, fry bacon until crisp: remove and reserve
Add onion and potatoes to bacon drippings and sauté' for about 5 minutes: drain well.
Combine all ingredients in crock pot and mix well.
Cover and cook on low setting for 6-7 hours
Slow Cooker Berry Cobbler – John Applegate
1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons plus one cup of sugar divided
1 teaspoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
2 tablespoons of canola oil
1/8 teaspoon of salt
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries thawed
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries thawed
In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. In a small bowl, combine the egg, milk and oil: stir in dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be thick). Spread the batter evenly onto the bottom of a 5qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray
In a large bowl, combine the salt remaining flour and sugar: add berries and toss to coat. Spread over batter.
Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2 ½ hours or until a toothpick inserted into cobbler comes out without crumbs. Top each serving with ¼ cup frozen yogurt if desired. Makes 8 servings
Crock Pot Shaghetti and Meat Balls according to John
2 handfuls of spaghetti pasta
26 oz. jar spaghetti sauce
24 fully cooked meatballs
Directions:Put all ingredients in crock pot on low, and let sit for about 6 hours. Check on it occassionally.


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Recent Informatics graduate W. Scott Campbell, MBA, Ph.D., holds the Thomas Jefferson Ingenuity award, given each cycle to a graduate student for ingenuity in doctoral research. He is shown, from left, with BMI Chair James McClay, M.D., Graduate Studies Dean Dele Davis, M.D,. and Laura Bilek, Ph.D.
The Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program (BMI) was formally approved by the Regents of the University and the State of Nebraska in the Spring of 2013. This program brings together experts and resources from multiple campuses including the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) and the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL).


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This Dental Practice are looking to recruit for an experienced Practice manager to work In their site in Tunbridge Wells.
This role is to work Full time from Monday to Friday from 9-5pm
Duties will vary from :
-Carrying out management duties, to ensure effective running
-To liaise with the Receptionists, Nurses and Clinical Team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the practice as a whole.
-To ensure the practice meets standards set by government legislation including but not limited to CQC and HTM 01-05.
-Candidates will be responsible in managing all staff members and will be responsible to report to the area manager.
-Carry out inductions for new members of staff.
-Conduct annual staff appraisals.
Suitable candidates must be able:
-To perform a high quality management service in areas of the practice finance, personnel, health and safety, stock control and clinical governance including all practice audits.
-To work with a number of external organisations, groups and individuals and carry out these tasks to a high standard of professionalism.
-Candidates must be confident in dealing with Accounts, Banking and Pay, understanding invoices, statements ,Petty Cash, Complaints,Policies and Procedures
This practice offers private treatments as well as offering restorative, Implants, Endodontics, orthodontic, Periodontic and facial aesthetics treatments. This is in addition to NHS treatments of check ups, routine work, and maintaining general oral health
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Project Healing Waters has recognized the benefits associated with fly fishing in the rehabilitation of our nation's veterans suffering from physical and psychological trauma incurred while defending our Nation.
Program participants are joined by PHWFF volunteers at their points of rehabilitation, where they learn skills such as casting, fly tying, rod building and other techniques. These skills are then used as participants are hosted at various Fly Fishing events to apply their newly acquired skills.
In 2010, PHWFF teamed with "Professional" Salt Water Fly Fishing Guides for a day of fishing on the Chesapeake Bay for Striped Bass. The event has grown in size and interest, and has much of Maryland's "Eastern Shore" community supporting the effort.
The event is open to Veterans who regularly participate in Project Healing Waters programs in the National Capital and Virginia Regions, and their families. Electronic Registration is now open and will remain open until FRIDAY, JULY 31
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In addition to a "Fly Fishing Tournament" (restricted to PHW Veterans only) additional activities will include light tackle fishing (as available), trot line crabbing aboard the "Karen L", and boat cruises aboard well-appointed pleasure craft. The event always begins with a hearty "Hot Breakfast" and ends with an "Eastern Shore Crab Feast and Barbecue".
Space this year is limited, and we will do our best to accommodate everyone's interest, but first priority will be given to our Veterans wishing to Fly Fish. We will make every attempt to keep families together.
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.
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Canada Has Its Own Health Care Debate
Hattip to Ed Morrissey at Hot Air. John Stossel is an anomaly: he is a libertarian in a profession, journalism, dominated by liberal democrats. Here is a column he wrote which summarizes the video, which spent quite a bit of time discussing the shortcomings of Canadian health care.
The experience of Canada under national health care is intriguing. A battle is raging over the net with opponents of ObamaCare pointing out its shortcomings and proponents rallying to the defense of the Canadian system. One often overlooked feature is the role of private medical clinics in Canada. Recently such clinics have been made legal based upon a Canadian Supreme Court decision and are becoming increasingly popular. A good article on the subject is here. Here is another article on the clinics.
I found this quote from the last article linked to curious.
"It's obviously extra billing and queue jumping," says David Eggen, executive director of Friends of Medicare. "If this goes on unregulated, it'll spread like wildfire and we can see it, even in a recession, starting to expand here in Alberta."
Now why would these clinics spread like wildfire if the Canadians are as enamored of their national health care system as the proponents of ObamaCare say they are? Here is a story from 2006 on the subject which appeared in that notorious right-wing rag The New York Times. As we debate changing our health care system to something approaching that of the Canadian system, we should also understand that there is a debate in Canada about broadening the availability of private pay health care.
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But..but..you're just pointing out the inefficiencies and poor care because you're already against government control of health care. Just like when you railed against GovMed because it will cover abortion and most likely euthanasia. These are small things, the important thing is that we have the honorable and intelligent people in congress give everyone free health care. Where's the hope, people?!?
I also found this interesting. I wonder why this is happening?
"While proponents of private clinics say they will shorten waiting lists and quicken service at public institutions, critics warn that they will drain the public system of doctors and nurses. Canada has a national doctor shortage already, with 1.4 million people in the province of Ontario alone without the services of a family doctor.
"If anesthetists go to work in a private clinic," Manitoba's health minister, Tim Sale, argued recently, "the work that they were doing in the public sector is spread among fewer and fewer people."
But most Canadians agree that current wait times are not acceptable.
The median wait time between a referral by a family doctor and an appointment with a specialist has increased to 8.3 weeks last year from 3.7 weeks in 1993, according to a recent study by The Fraser Institute, a conservative research group. Meanwhile the median wait between an appointment with a specialist and treatment has increased to 9.4 weeks from 5.6 weeks over the same period.
Average wait times between referral by a family doctor and treatment range from 5.5 weeks for oncology to 40 weeks for orthopedic surgery, according to the study."
You invoke the virtue of Hope in the same paragraph you call Abortion and Euthanasia "small things". In our creators eyes abortion is the modern day Holocaust. Hope is the virtue that makes the Christian Crave for the Kingdom of God and to place his trust in the promises of Jesus to get us there. Your insensitivity, to the point of trivialization, of the dignity of life clearly reflects your lack of Hope. Whenever a virtue whether Hope, Charity, Justice, etc are invoked without regard for it's origin in divinity you have Nothing.
Sorry, Ray. I was being sarcastic and mocking a type of argument that is offered by some in these parts. The really sad thing about it is that I didn't need to take much creative license to do it. Nevertheless, I should have written something at the end to indicate that I was being snarky.


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MONDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Gender differences exist in the failure patterns of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in BMC Medicine.
Andrea Hinsch, from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany, and colleagues investigated the potential influence of gender on morphological failure patterns following aseptic failure of hip resurfacing arthroplasty. The cause of failure in femoral remnants from 173 hips from patients of known gender was compared with 31 failures from patients of unknown gender. Gender differences in the risk of periprosthetic fractures, osteonecrosis, the presence of excessive intraosseous lymphocyte infiltration, and interface hyperosteoidosis were analyzed using adjusted and unadjusted logistic regression analyses.
The investigators found that, after adjusting for gender, age, size of the femoral component, and preoperative clinical diagnosis, the likelihood of fracture and presence of osteonecrosis in femoral remnants from female patients were lower (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.29 and 0.16, respectively; P = 0.02 and 0.01, respectively). However, the likelihood of excessive intraosseous lymphocyte infiltration and interface hyperosteoidosis were higher (aOR, 10.22 and 4.19, respectively; P = 0.08 and 0.03, respectively).
"We demonstrated substantial sex differences in distinct failure patterns of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing. Recognition of pathogenically distinct failure modes will enable further stratification of risk factors for certain failure mechanisms and thus affect future therapeutic options for selected patient groups," the authors write.
The study was funded by Biomet Inc., Corin Group PLC, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., Zimmer Inc., and Smith & Nephew.
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Every Wednesday three wanted individuals will be spotlighted on the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. They will be chosen based on felonies committed, number of warrants on file, or if they are considered dangerous.
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Nashville, TN – A wanted fugitive recently added to The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's "Top 10 Most Wanted" has been captured in Mississippi following a multi-agency effort.
At approximately 1:00 Eastern this morning, U.S. Marshals with the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Cashman Jamar Perkins in Columbus, Mississippi. At the time of his arrest, the Chattanooga man was with a female acquaintance, whom investigators believe he visited in an attempt to elude authorities.
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state's Top Ten Most Wanted list, Cashman Jamar Perkins of Chattanooga, TN.
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