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After a trip to Beijing to support U.S.-Chinese talks on UN peacekeeping, I recently made my way via Guangzhou, China and Perth and Darwin, Australia to Dili, Timor-Leste. I went to Timor-Leste to see if this tiny country -- roughly the size of Connecticut with a population of approximately one million -- is on track to say goodbye to its UN peacekeeping mission at the end of this year.
I was the first person from the Department of State's Bureau of International Organization Affairs to visit Timor-Leste in over a decade. That is largely because it is so far from Washington, D.C. -- about 10,000 miles (16,000 km). As I flew in, I could see below me a tropical country with lush, wooded hills covered in low clouds and the small capital of Dili nestled between the hills and a sparkling sea. As I arrived to the airport, I saw my first UN peacekeepers at work -- a Turkish and a Malaysian policeman (part of an 8-man contingent from as many countries I learned later). They were advising Timorese immigration officials, but the Timorese were clearly in charge.
Timor-Leste was the first new nation of the millennium. It celebrated the 10th anniversary of its independence on May 20, 2012, by swearing in a new president, who had been brought to office through free, fair, and peaceful elections. Nonetheless, this beautiful, small island country has had a hard time getting in the limelight alongside other recent conflicts. Perhaps the lack of attention is a good sign that Timor-Leste is on its way to becoming a thriving, prosperous democracy.
A bit of history: In 1974, after a revolution overthrew the dictatorship in Lisbon, the Portuguese decided to withdraw from their colonies in Africa and Asia, including Timor-Leste. In late November 1975, after a brief but bloody civil war, the Timorese declared an even briefer independence. Within days, the Indonesians invaded, and then occupied Timor-Leste until 1999. In 1999, a year after turmoil surrounding the Asian financial crisis forced Indonesian President Soeharto out of office, his successor authorized a popular consultation in which the Timorese could choose between greater autonomy or independence.
A special UN mission established in June 1999 organized the vote. Almost 80 percent of those who voted in the referendum at the end of August favored independence. Pro-Indonesian militias responded with severe violence; in mid-September the international community compelled Indonesia to accept UN peacekeepers. The UN force restored peace and established a UN transitional administration, which was in place until Timor-Leste joined the community of nations in 2002. In August 2006, the UN Security Council authorized the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, UNMIT for short, to help quell mass rioting and violence after an internal political crisis that displaced 150,000 Timorese. The mission represents the UN's most recent intervention in Timor-Leste.
In February of this year, the United States joined the other 14 members of the UN Security Council in approving the extension of UNMIT's mandate until December 31. In the resolution, the Council took note, among other things, of the improvements in the country's political and security situation and stressed the importance of the spring presidential and summer legislative elections. After the formation of a new government, the stage will be set for the conclusion of UNMIT's mission.
I spent four days in Timor-Leste speaking to a wide range of people, including Deputy Prime Minister Guterres, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Haq, head of UNMIT, the PNTL Deputy Commander, the Australian Ambassador, a district administrator, a veterans' leader, non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives, and various blue-bereted UN Police, including UNPOL Commissioner Carrilho. The overwhelming consensus was that Timor-Leste Timor was ready to sail on its own without international peacekeepers.
If UNMIT withdraws at the end of the year, it will be because the UN has succeeded in bringing stability in close cooperation with the Timorese themselves, and with the important help of other international partners such as the Australian-led International Stabilization Force (which will likely withdraw at the same time), the United States, Indonesia, Portugal, and the European Union.
The spirit of those I met seemed hopeful, optimistic. Roads were being built, power lines were being laid and ambitious plans were in the works to take good advantage of Timor-Leste's oil and gas revenues while they lasted. Timorese were understandably proud of the international role they had carved out for themselves during their decade of independence. The country and the UN mission there looks headed for success.


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Tim Grafstrom came all the way from Seattle to be a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing coordinator for this project.
Renewing with Green Jobs
Thanks to $121 million in funding made available to GSA through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, modernization and renovation of the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Honolulu is under way.
The funding covers redesign of the 32-year-old federal campus, and full renovation and construction of the courthouse portion of the facility. GSA will complete a comprehensive replacement of the core mechanical, electrical, fire-safety, and plumbing infrastructure, with additional goals of reducing energy consumption by 30 percent and attaining a silver designation under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.
Repairs and alterations will include replacement of most of the air cooling and circulation systems, along with major upgrades to the electrical power systems, alarm systems, and other safety capabilities. New ceilings and lighting will be added in many parts of the facility, and the restrooms and associated plumbing will be extensively renovated. Improvements to access areas of the building and various other changes will make the complex more efficient and functional.
This Recovery Act project has led to employment for many people who had struggled to find work during the economic downturn. Tim Grafstrom is one such person. Grafstrom came to Honolulu from Seattle to take the job of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing coordinator. Watch his story.


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Focus Pocus (Cedar Rapids Roller Girls)
July 2012 Roller Derby Spotlight
Diana Ferguson AKA Focus is currently the coach of the Cedar Rapids Rollergirls as well as an accomplished vet. Focus takes the time to plan and run practices every week while also trying to participate herself. Her actions ALWAYS reflect her dedication, love and respect for the sport of roller derby and for her sisters; she works extremely hard both on and off skates. She is starting her fourth season with CRRG. Diana leaves the drama at the door and she is all about the fitness and sport of derby.
Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Occupation & current employer: MOM of 4yr old Son - Owner/Operator Studio 5 Photography
- Production Artist YellowbookUSA to pay the bills.
Career goals: Full-Time Photography Studio/Self Employment
Current league: Cedar Rapids Roller Girls Inc.
Derby name & number: Focus Pocus 1/500
Years involved in derby: 3 Yrs – Going into my 4th Season
Coaches name: Myself, Team Captain: Flashdance YerPantzoff & Co Captain: American Pie
Favorite derby position (blocker, pivot, jammer): Blocker/Pivot – Jammer in a crunch
When did you begin skating: As a kid, I skated everywhere. My first skates were tall boots w/ metal wheels. I still have my first pair of "real" skates I bought myself, including the skate case. I took pride in never missing a school skate, and never falling. When I tried out for Derby, I had not skated for over 15+yrs
Fondest memory of skating: Roller Disco as a kid, my baby blue satin roller disco jacket, selling tickets to my "figure staking performances" to neighborhood kids, bout road trips w/ my team mates. CRRG has endured some turnover and we have done some rebuilding in the last few months. One of my best memories this season is from our first away bout. We were behind 20pts with just minutes left. We pulled together and brought home a win with a 23pt Jam!
Other sports you currently participate in: Derby was my first Team sport, as we all know derby does not leave a ton of free time, I cross train 3 days a week & I try to run a few 5K's in the summer & fall. Before Derby I completed a Sprint Triathlon in the late 90's and the Chicago Marathon in 2003.
Who is your favorite sports figure: Olympic Athletes: Love the personal interest stories, overcoming personal obstacles, and the fact they do it for the love of the sport. Dorothy Hamill, Mary Lou Retton, Picabo Street, Dara Torres.
Who is the person you most admire/greatest influence in your life and why: My parents, for their work ethic and unconditional support.
List your hobbies: Thrifting/upcycling, anything creative, running
What music do you listen to during training or competition? A bit of everything: Barenaked Ladies, White Stripes, Neil Young, Joss Stone, Dar Williams, Pieta Brown, Train, Blues Traveler etc. I am all over the place, even Olivia Newton John – Xanadu.
What makes you a unique and special person: I have a photographic memory, so don't give me names of streets for directions, I need landmarks. For Derby, I learn a lot from reviewing still images, both of myself or others. I look to see if I am actively watching for the jammer, communicating w/ the pack & my form when hitting & blocking. I look at other skaters to see their form when they are hitting, blocking or jamming and I try to do the same in the mirror to get the form down.
Favorite food before a competition: Water, Subway, sometimes a coffee for a little boost.
Favorite movie: My All time fave is Grease, the original. Others: Something's Gotta Give, Love Actually, Bridgette Jones Diary, pretty much anything w/ Drew Barrymore.
Favorite place to shop: Consignment/Thrift Stores, Target
Most prized possession: Besides my Son/family, & my Dogs. I guess my portfolio/photos.
If you could pick one word to describe you, what would it be: Loyal
Anything else you would like us to know about you:
Motto I live by:
I may not be the strongest, I may not be the fastest, but I will be damned if I am not going to try my hardest. It's about Drive – Determination - Dedication
My reality is that I cannot do & think derby 100%+ of the time, as much as I would like too. I have to pick and chose what I can afford to commit myself too from day to day. As we all know, Derby can take over your life. Each day my goal is to find the balance & have fun.


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Issue Brief #3828 on Energy and Environment
January 15, 2013
January 15, 2013 | Issue Brief on Energy and Environment
The energy sector has been pronounced as a big winner of the "fiscal cliff" legislation signed into law by President Obama. Lumped into the fiscal cliff bill are extensions of energy handouts that were originally scheduled to retire, as well as retroactively rewarded tax breaks for renewable energy that expired at the end of 2011.
The inclusion of these targeted tax credits takes energy policy in the wrong direction by prolonging unnecessary and damaging corporate welfare for energy companies. Representative Mike Pompeo (R–KS) is seeking to reverse course by introducing the Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act (EFEPA). The legislation would benefit energy producers and consumers by eliminating economically unjustified tax credits for both conventional and renewable energy sources and technologies while lowering the corporate tax rate to encourage investment and spur economic growth.
Reactions from supporters of the tax credit extensions in the fiscal cliff deal demonstrate why these economically unjustified provisions should not be handed out in the first place. A CEO of one wind farm developer, who is hoping to build three new wind farms, said, "Obviously, the extension makes it all finance-able. It will get us through another year."[1]
The quote speaks to the level of dependence on the subsidy that some in the industry have reached. Rather than create a market in which the producer must innovate and lower costs to be competitive with other generating sources, companies spend more resources lobbying to receive these extensions. If a technology is profitable, however, the investments will occur with or without the subsidy. In that case, the subsidy offsets private-sector investments that would have been made anyway, and the taxpayer dollars are simply a generous handout to the company.
Using the tax code to provide preferential treatment to energy producers has a number of market-distorting effects. Not only do targeted tax credits misallocate labor and capital by shifting resources away from more competitive use, but they are significantly impacting the production and consumption of energy.
Take the effects of the wind production tax credit, for instance. Power producers compete against one another to sell electricity to the grid.[2] When selling the electricity to grid operators, wind suppliers can underbid other electricity producers in times of excess supply because the wind producers will collect the $22 per megawatt hour generated from the tax credit. In fact, wind producers can actually bid negatively to supply power and still earn a profit because of the credit.
Although negative prices sound attractive to consumers, they have near and long-term adverse implications on the electricity market. In the short run, integrating an intermittent source such as wind into the power grid in place of what would be more reliable, dispatchable energy makes life difficult for power grid operators, who are constantly trying to balance supply and demand. Thus, wholesale operators must increase the amount of backup power readily available because of wind's intermittency, and these operational costs are spread among the ratepayers.[3]
In the intermediate and long term, wind subsidies can significantly distort the wholesale electricity market when wind displaces conventional sources of energy. Over time, if coal, natural gas, or nuclear power plants permanently close as a result of being priced out of the market because of subsidies granted to intermittent sources of energy, less stable flows of pricier electricity will hurt consumers and threaten grid reliability.
EFEPA would allow the energy tax credits set to expire at the end of 2013 and 2014 and expedite the sunsetting of all other energy tax credits that extend beyond 2014 to a hard deadline of December 31, 2014. The legislation would also repeal any targeted energy tax credits that were extended in the fiscal cliff deal.
The legislation would eliminate the broad array of energy tax credits available today, such as:
Eliminating these economically unsound tax credits would result in a net tax increase on energy providers, but EFEPA would offset it by requiring the Treasury to lower the corporate tax rate permanently. Not only would this ensure that there is no tax increase, but lowering the corporate tax rate would also spur investment, create jobs, and increase gross domestic product and capital stock.[5]
In order to end the current inefficient system of picking winners and losers in the energy sector, government policies intervening in the economy should be removed. Removing the targeted tax credits for all energy sources and broadly lowering the tax rate, as Congressman Pompeo's policy does, would allow for a more market-based energy economy that benefits economically viable producers and, ultimately, consumers with reliable, affordable energy.
—Nicolas D. Loris is Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
Show references in this report
[1]Bloomberg News, "Tax Credit Extension Boosts Wind Power Industry," January 2, 2013, http://www.startribune.com/business/185492552.html?refer=y (accessed January 11, 2013).
[2]Jonathan A. Lesser, "Wind Intermittency and the Production Tax Credit: A High Cost Subsidy for Low Value Power," Continental Economics, October 2012, http://www.continentalecon.com/publications/cebp/Lesser_PTC_Report_Final_October-2012.pdf (accessed January 11, 2013).
[4]The legislation does not eliminate broadly available tax credits the oil and gas industry receives that are often targets of drilling opponents. For more information, see Nicolas Loris and Curtis Dubay, "What's an Oil Subsidy?," Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 3251, May 12, 2011, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/05/whats-an-oil-subsidy.
[5]Stuart M. Butler, Alison Acosta Fraser, and William W. Beach, eds., Saving the American Dream: The Heritage Plan to Fix the Debt, Cut Spending, and Restore Prosperity, The Heritage Foundation, 2011, pp. 5–7, http://savingthedream.org/about-the-plan/plan-details/.


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by Anton Shilov
Nvidia Corp. has officially started advertising campaign of its next-generation Kepler graphics processing unit (GPU) that is due out in March or April. The company has posted a word on a Facebook wall claiming that performance of Kepler would be unbeatable.
"Waiting for Kepler. Patience, patience, patience... When the right time comes, there will be no chance to beat it," a statement posted by Nvidia Italy reads.
Both AMD and Nvidia start "unofficial" advertising campaigns well ahead of actual next-generation product releases by leaking alleged photos, benchmarks, parts of presentations and so on. Official advertising campaigns start much later in the cycle several weeks ahead of actual release or announcement. Nvidia's posting is a proof that Kepler is getting nearer its launch.
Nvidia has very high expectations for its Kepler generation of graphics processing units (GPUs). The company claims that it had signed contracts to supply mobile versions of GeForce "Kepler" chips with every single PC OEM in the world. In fact, Nvidia says Kepler is the best graphics processor ever designed by the company. Unfortunately for Nvidia, yields of chips made using 28nm process technology at TSMC, including Kepler, are lower than the company originally anticipated and therefore their costs are high and Nvidia's chief executive recently complained that the company cannot get enough wafers.
Kepler is Nvidia's next-generation graphics processor architecture that is projected to bring considerable performance improvements and will likely make the GPU more flexible in terms of programmability, which will speed up development of applications that take advantage of GPGPU (general purpose processing on GPU) technologies. Some of the technologies that Nvidia promised to introduce in Kepler and Maxwell (the architecture that will succeed Kepler) include virtual memory space (which will allow CPUs and GPUs to use the "unified" virtual memory), pre-emption, enhance the ability of GPU to autonomously process the data without the help of CPU and so on. Entry-level chips may not get all the features that Kepler architecture will have to often.


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CLEARANCE - Weapons of Chess
An Omnibus of Chess StrategyProduct Code: B0004SS
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Author: Bruce Pandolfini
Year of Publication: 1989
Pages: 287
Notation Type: Algebraic (AN)
Book DescriptionWith Weapons of Chess, National Master and highly acclaimed teacher Bruce Pandolfini brings us the most accessible and easy-to-use chess strategy book ever.
Written for beginning and intermediate players, Weapons of Chess is the first encyclopedia of chess strategies that doesn't rely on the usual baffling chess notation. There are no symbolic chess moves, no charts or sequences in chess notation: every move is explained in words.
Arranged alphabetically for easy use and based mainly on pawn formation, the incredibly detailed and thorough entries in this book talk a player through dozens of common strategic dilemmas, such as "doubled pawn," "bishops vs. knights," and "hanging pawn pair." Diagrams illustrate the terms, first showing the basic position and then strategically moving to more complicated versions of it. Players will learn how to formulate plans once they have reached a middlegame, enabling them to make wiser strategic decisions after the first few moves of the game.
Designed for use as a ready reference during actual practice games, and usable without a chess board, Weapons of Chess is a unique and invaluable resource for any developing chess player.
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Product Spotlight: MAC Face and Body Mixing Medium
It's Thursday and another MAC collection release...not one but two! Red She Said and Sheer Minerals are coming out today. I've been really trying to stick to my budget, so I've budgeted $70 for the two collections. I really want the 3 MSFs because they make such great highlighters for my kit. I use MSF in light flush and Warmed all the time. Hopefully I can exert some self-restraint and only buy a few items. I'm going during lunch, wish me luck!
In the meanwhile, I thought I'd start doing posts on items I have in my kit that are essentials. That way, I can shed some light on some great permanent products out there. Oftentimes, I, like many, fall into the trap of only picking up Limited Edition items (darn you MAC) and miss out on some great staples. Plus, it's a lot cheaper to review a product I currently have as opposed to buying something new!
Presenting MAC Face and Body Mixing Medium!
This is what MAC has to say about it.
Formula to dilute and mix with M·A·C powder or liquid makeup. Used to create effects from sheer to opaque. Perfect to decorate the face or body. Mix with pigments and powders to create a number of custom shades and colours. It offers sheer, even coverage and long-wearing attributes. Create custom body lotions or use to thin down heavier foundations such as M•A•C Full Coverage Foundation. Use alone to give the skin a satin glow.
50ml bottle/1.7 fl oz.
MAC Face and Body Mixing Medium is an essential to my kit. I use it as a foundation thinner to my Cinema Secrets foundation. I usually use my steel palette knife to scoop out 1/2 teaspoon of the cream foundation, and mix it with a nickel sized dollop of face and body mixing medium and this is usually enough to cover an entire face! The Mixing Medium helps to turn the cream foundation into liquid. This is often essential because I like to make foundation as minimal as possible...if you don't need it don't put too much on! The benefits are that it is also budge proof and non-oily. That makeup ain't going anywhere with this stuff! Some foundation thinners I've used in the past are oil based and that doesn't work on everyone. The same goes with using moisturizers to thin out foundation. I was watching a video of the IMATS and they used this to mix with pigment to body paint as well. I've had this product for several months and I've only used about ¼ of the jar.
The only cons? It's a pro product…you'll have to get it from a pro store, or call The Pro Number 1-800-866-6464 if you don't have access to the pro site. Other than that, love love love!
Till next time, ciao bellas!
10 comments:
- xppinkx said...
hey babes
superrrrrrrrrrrr BOOOOOOOOOO
i was super excited until i read it's only for MAC pros =(
sounds like a damn good product to have around!
- October 16, 2008 at 10:41 AM
- Tina Marie Online said...
AWWW it's too bad it's a PRO product. Only way of me getting this is if I drive like 2 or 3 hours to LA and buy it myself. But no way!! Thanks for sharing though I'll definitely keep this in mind :D
- October 16, 2008 at 2:34 PM
- Mrs. Lynne, MakeupFix.net said...
you definitely had me convinced from our email convo! now just to get my booty to SF to pick some up.
btw, i don't think you answered my email response back yet, but what concealer palette do you run to if i did get the RMCA?
- October 16, 2008 at 2:46 PM
- Sharon Rose said...
Hi there- a great review on what sounds a great product!!
- October 16, 2008 at 3:36 PM
- Joyce said...
Hiya sis! I posted my haul & take on the red she said collection =]
- October 16, 2008 at 3:55 PM
- Askmewhats said...
thanks for the review, i've always wondered about this product!
- October 16, 2008 at 9:15 PM
- May Nguyen said...
ure so lucky u pay in US funds. When Im in NY and I use my my pro card its cheaper!
In Toronto PRO stores are open to the public. So I dunno how the states work.
- October 17, 2008 at 2:25 AM
- lelaelena said...
no joke, as much of a MAC fan I am, I seriously never even heard of this stuff.
...urr now I want it, broke girl broke girl
- October 29, 2008 at 12:57 AM
- Kimberly said...
Go to YouTube & do a search for homemade mixing medium, there are some good videos there. It's basically just Glycerin & bottled water.
- December 13, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- nico said...
I'm wondering if this has glycerin in it (I'm allergic).
- August 5, 2009 at 4:56 AM


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I am surprised that Chris Bianco did not convince Jamie to open a Pizzeria Bianco clone in England. I wonder if they use the same dough recipe and procedures that Chis used in Phoenix?And the weather..... Imagine the shock for Chris when he moved from Sunny Arizona to wet and miserable England!Kind regards.Barry
Hard to believe, but this article says that Jamie Oliver is the richest chef in the world...http://eater.com/archives/2012/04/30/is-jamie-oliver-the-richest-chef-in-the-world.php
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Cohesive sediments in coastal engineering application
Documentation of the wave-induced circulation model
Analyses of some sedimentary properties and erodibility characteristics of bottom sediments from the Rodman Reservoir, Florida
Selected papers for a short course on coastal engineering
Cohesive sediment erosion: Part 1 - Test devices and field instrument assemblies ; Part II Relationship betweeen the erosion rate constant and bed she
Some observations on water wave attenuation over nearshore underwater mudbanks and mud berms
Fluid mud and water waves: a brief review of interactive processes and simple modeling approaches
Characterization of cohesive soil bed surface erosion, with special reference to the relationship between erosion shear strength and bed density
Erosion, navigation and sediimentation imperatives at Jupiter Inlet, Florida: Recommentations for coastal engineering management: Addenda to final report: Appendices H and I
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A survey of small-craft recreational marinas in Florida
Verifying "freshness" of tournament fish
Selective bottom sediment properties of lake Bonnet, Florida
Sea level rise and coastal hazards : an assessment of impacts nad coastal engineering research needs
Marine education and research organizations in Florida
Economic impact and participant characteristics for the First Annual Greater Jacksonville Natural Light Kingfish Tournament
Physical and numerical experiments on the time rate of scour
Erodibility of organic-rich sediments: a Florida perspective
Consumer acceptance of low temperature smoked fish fillets
Modeling the Apalachicola system
Some observations on mudshore dynamics and stability
Comments by the panel on scoping field and laboratory investigations in coastal inlet research
Low temperature smoked fish fillets
Design forces for connecting elemental units of very large floating structure
Statistical distribution of nonlinear waves in finite water depth
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Probability distributions of peaks and troughs for responses of nonlinear systems
Hydrodynamics and profile response due to cross-shore processes in the surf zone
Acoustic measurement and modeling of the vertical distribution of suspended sediment driven by waves and currents
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Wind induced wave resuspension and consolidation of cohesive sediment in Newnans Lake, Florida
Wind-driven circulation in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Numerical modeling of nearshore morphological changes under current-wave field
Current activities and research needs in marine economics for the Gulf and South Atlantic states
Two-dimensional time dependent structure of the suspended sediment concentration over rippled seabeds
A second-order diffraction theory for wave runup and wave forces on a vertical circular cylinder
Sailing fishing vessels engineering economic analysis
Erosional behavior of deposited cohesive sediments
A coupled discrete spectral wave hindcast model
Integrated modeling of the Tampa Bay estuarine system
A dynamic response model for free floating horizontal cylinders subjected to waves
Numerical modeling of current and wave interactions of an inlet-beach system
Vortex-induced transverse loading on an articulated tower
Eighth annual Tropical and Subtropical Fisheries Technological Conference of the Americas, January 11-13, 1983, Admiral Benbow Inn, Tampa, Florida.
Design of low pressure air curtains for environmental protection of surface waters
Sediment transport processes at a nourished beach
Vertical structure of estuarine fine sediment suspensions
Bottom mud transport due to water waves
Surface waves on vertically sheared flows
Three-dimensional curvilinear-grid modeling of baroclinic circulation and mixing in a partially-mixed estuary
A parabolic equation method in polar coordinates for waves in harbors
Structure-induced sediment scour, local scour bounds & assessment of global scour
Water wave interaction with porous structures of irregular cross sections
Simulation and analysis of sediment resuspension observed in Old Tampa Bay, Florida
Aggregation and deposition of estuarial fine sediment
Development and field application of a littoral processes monitoring system for examination of the relevant time scales of sediment suspension processes
Sediment-associated constituent release at the mud-water interface due to monochromatic waves
Impacts on the inlet-beach system of ebb tidal shoal mining
Measuring suspended sediments using acoustics
Circulation and transport within a system of shallow, interconnected barrier island lagoons
Numerical modeling of wave-induced currents using a parabolic wave equation
Improved cross-shore sediment transport relationships and models
Wave generated bedforms in the near-shore sand environment
Resonant and non-resonant reflection of linear waves over rapidly varying bottom undulations
Some considerations on coastal processes relevant to sea level rise
A two-dimensional finite-difference model for moving boundary hydrodynamic problems
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report
Estuarine and coastal cohesive sediment transport
Modeling of the sediment transport in the vicinity of inlet and coastal region
Coastal engineering investigation at Jupiter Inlet, Florida
Halocline erosion due to wind induced stress
A laboratory study of fine sediment resuspension by waves
Determination of direction of littoral transport along the north shore of Santa Rosa Island, Florida
Effect of bed shear stress on the erosional characteristics of kaolinite
Shoreline erosion due to extreme storms and sea level rise
Sediment budget principles and applications
A program for calculating the reflectivity of beach profiles
Coastal engineering study of proposed Navarre Pass
Inlet ebb shoal volumes related to coastal physical parameters
Storm surge and wave damage along Florida's Gulf Coast from Hurricane Elena
Florida's west coast inlets
Influence of a small inlet in a large bay
Short course on principles and applications of beach nourishment, July 10, 1989
Seawall design on the open coast
Response of fine sediment-water interface to shear flow
Performance prediction of beach nourishment projects
Fine sediment erodibility in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Preliminary investigation of fine sediment dynamics in Cumbarjua Canal, Goa, India
Wave-current interaction over a submerged bar field
Florida's east coast inlets
Flow-fine sediment hysteresis in sediment-stratified coastal waters
Experiments on the erosion of deposited and placed cohesive sediments in an annular flume and a rocking flume
Fine sediment regime of Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Study of siltation at Fernandina Beach Marina
Short course on principles and applications of beach nourishment, February 21, 1989
A two-dimensional hydrodynamic model using a finite-volume approach
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report
Equilibrium beach profiles
Erodibility of fine sediment in wave-dominated environments
Survey data report
Development of methodology for thirty-year shoreline projections in the vicinity of beach nourishment projects
Recommendations for placement of dredged sand on Perdido Key Gulf Islands National Seashore
Survey data report
Realistic economic benefits from beach nourishment
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report
Effects of seawalls on the adjacent beach
Survey data report
Wind-wave hindcasting and estimation of bottom shear stress in Lake Okeechobee
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report
Prediction of shoreline changes near tidal inlets
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) pre-nourishment report
Review of dredging effects on adjacent park systems
Water and erosion damage to coastal structures
Effects of seawalls on the adjacent beach
Performance and stability of low-crested breakwaters
Part I Fixed bed model
Third Progress report
Perdido Key beach nourisment project: Gulf Islands National Seashore 1990 annual report
Beach nourishment performance predictions
Experimental study of sediment sorting across the beach and its influence on the equilibrium profile
Part II Movable bed method
Perdido Key beach nourishment project: Gulf Islands National Seashore first post-nourishment survey, conducted September 22-26, 1990
Dynamic wave setup in coastal bays: Part 1 results of an experimental investigation
Structure-induced sediment scour potential near a rectangular structure due to waves
Influence of seasonal variation in longshore sediment transport with applications to the erosion of the downdrift beach at Jupiter Inlet, Florida
Fifth Progress report
Perdido Key historical summary and interpretation of monitoring programs
Rational techniques for evaluating potential sands for beach nourishment
Fourth progress report
Preliminary studies on mixing and entrainment of fluid mud
Wave data summary: Hollywood Beach, Florida, January 1990 to May 1992
Laboratory experiments on cohesive soil bed fluidizatino by water waves
Methodology for measuring the wind drag coefficient on coastal dune vegetation
Ponce de Leon Channel shoaling and erosion studies, Punta Gorda, Florida
Documentation of nearshore interactive wave - current - topography change models
Turbidity data: Hollywood Beach, Florida, January 1990 to April 1992
Video monitoring techniques in the coastal environment
Andrew vs Hugo: damages to residential communities
Perdido Key beach nourishment project: Gulf Islands National Seashore 1992 annual report
Physical effects of vegetation on wind-blown sand in the coastal environments of Florida
Natural fluctuations in nearshore turbidity and the relative influences of beach renourishment
Pier sediment scour tests for Merrill-Barber Bridge
A method for predicting local structure-induced sediment scour based on near bottom flow measurements
Beach face dynamics as affected by ground water table elevations
Historical shoreline response to inlet modifications and sea level rise
Perdido Key beach nourishment project: Gulf Islands National Seashore 1991 annual report
Tidal flood water withdrawal, with special reference to Jupiter Inlet, Florida
Sebastian Inlet physical model studies: Final report - moveable bed model
Barrier island erosion and overwash study: effect of seawalls, volume 2
Role of wave and current forcing in the process of barrier island overwash
Erosion, navigation and sedimentation imperatives at Jupiter Inlet, Florida: recommendations for coastal engineering management
Laboratory experiments on cohesive soil bed fluidization by water waves
Barrier island erosion and overwash study - volume 1
Short course on principles and applicatins of beach nourishment, February 11-12, 1992
Flow and transport characteristics at a canal network Burnt Store Isles, Punta Gorda, Florida
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report. Part II. Offshore profiles and wave data survey of July 11-17, 1990
China-U.S. joint muddy coast research, part 1, a review of hydrological and sedimentary processes in Hangzhou Bay, China
Application of WIS wave models in verification study
Some field observations on bottom mud motion due to waves
Prediction of the formation and migration of bar-trough systems
Perdido Key beach nourishment project: Gulf Islands National Seashore pre-nourishment survey, conducted October 28-November 3, 1989
Perdido Key beach nourisment project: Gulf Islands National Seashore First progress report
Second Progress report
China-U.S. joint muddy coast research, part 2, in-situ wave current and tide measurement in Hangzhou Bay, China, data summary, 1985-89
Shoreline changes adjacent to Florida's east coast tidal inlets
China-U.S. joint muddy coast research, part 3, in-situ suspended sediment measurement in Hangzhou Bay, China, data summary, 1985-89
Two-dimensional finite-difference model for estuarine and coastal fronts
Local structure induced sediment scour
Laboratory mobile bed model studies on inlet sic
Performance of the P.E.P. reef installation, town of Palm Beach, Florida
Evaluation study and comparison of erosion models and effects of seawalls for coastal construction control line
Evaluation study and comparison of erosion models and effects of seawalls for coastal construction control line
Evaluation study and comparison of erosion models and effects of seawalls for coastal construction control line
Bedform ripple model evaluation and the design of an acoustic ripple profiler
Prediction of local scour depth near multiple pile structures
Model tests of the proposed P.E.P. reef installation at Vero Beach, Florida
Equilibrium beach profiles
Sediment data for Florida's east coast
Field evaluation of equilibrium beach profile concepts southwest Florida
Application of equilibrium beach profile concepts to Florida's east coast
Cross-shore sediment transport relationships
Evaluation study and comparison of erosion models and effects of seawalls for coastal construction control line
Development of a digital particle image velocimetry system with an application to a numerical model of the breaking wave transition region
Ebb tidal delta evolution and navigability in the vicinity of coastal inlets
Florida's west coast inlets
Analysis of hurricane cycles in Florida
Beach profile response to abrupt volumetric perturbations
Comparison of measurements and models of the vertical distribution of suspended sediment under waves and currents
Modulation of inlet ebb tidal deltas by severe sea
Estimated wave energy dissipation by natural and artificial reefs via video imaging techniques
Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in the vicinity of submerged breakwaters
Analysis of the processes creating erosional hot spots in beach nourishment projects
An examination of the dependence of mud shore profiles on the nearshore environment
Hydrodynamic modeling in shallow water with wetting and drying
Non-Gaussian properties of waves in finite water depth
Shoreline response and sediment transport in the vicinity of Lake Worth entrance on Palm Beach Island
Local sediment scour flume tests for Hallandale Beach Boulevard
Pier scour model tests for Hathaway Bridge pier and Dolphin system in Panama City, Bay County, Florida
Response of the Perdido Key Beach nourishment project to Hurricane Erin
Performance of the midtown Palm Beach PEP reef installation
Local pier scour model tests for SR312 over the intracoastal waterway bridge St. Augustine (St. Johns County), Florida
Midtown Beach nourishment program: sedimentation monitoring
Ponce de Leon channel improvement studies Punta Gorda, Florida
Short course on coastal structure design: lecture notes November 28-30, 1996
Evaluation study and comparison of erosion models and effects of seawalls for coastal construction control line
Wave transmission and current patterns associated with narrow-crested submerged breakwaters
Evaluation study and comparison of erosion models and effects of seawalls for coastal construction control line
Comparisons of erosion models for January 4, 1992, storm at Ocean City, Maryland
Impact of Longboat Key beach nourishment on hard bottom sedimentation rates
Performance of the midtown Palm Beach P. E. P. reef installation
Beach profile and seawall interaction during severe storm conditions
Movable-bed modelling law of beach profile response
Determination of concentration and size of suspended sediments in the coastal zone using acoustic backscatter measurements
Joint distribution function of significant wave height and average zero-crossing period
Evaluation and development of particle saltation models
Numerical modeling of waves in the nearshore zone with permeable structures
Nearbed sediment suspension in the offshore zone of a large scale wave tank
Beach cusp analysis and the dry beach evolution of Longboat Key, Florida, using video monitoring techniques
Laboratory mobile bed model studies on inlet sic
Rheology and rheometry of mud slurry flow in pipes
A numerical hydrodynamic model for inlet-river systems
Volume, beach width and sand fence accretion comparisons for the Florida Panhandle region
Development of erosional indices and a shoreline change rate equation for application to extreme event impacts
Impacts on the inlet-beach system of ebb tidal shoal mining
Comparison of laser swath mapping data with conventional ground truth beach profiles
Spectral growth of hurricane generated seas
Effects of sand grain size and fill placement geometry on beach nourishment performance
Statistical characteristics of Florida shoreline changes
A mechanism for non-breaking wave-induced transport of fluid mud at open coasts
Coastal hydrology and hydraulics
A preliminary examination of amazon shelf sediment dynamics
Quantification of surf zone velocities and turbulence using digital particle image velocimetry
Evaluation of report "Survey-based sediment budget analysis for Sebastian Inlet" volumes I, II, III, by William R. Dally and Kathy FitzPatrick
Analysis of conventional aerial photography to determine shoreline position
A laboratory study of mud slurry discharge through pipes
Part 1: Description and analysis of changes
Field measurements of turbulance and wave-generated ripples
Part I
Independent analysis of porous groun installations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Efectiveness of fine sediment trapping in an estuary
Erosional hot spots at Delray Beach, Florida
Part II
Local sediment scour model tests for the Royal Park Bridge piers
Interim Report
Laboratory rip current circulation using video-tracked lagrangian drifters
Hydraulics and stability of multiple inlet-bay systems
Hurricanes Erin and Opal Hydrodynamics and erosion potential
Local structure-induced sediment scour at pile groups
Projected flood hazard lines for Brevard County, Florida
Modeling sediment and nutrient dynamics in the Indian River Lagoon
Bridge scour in bed materials other than cohesionless sediments Part 1
Modeling the effects of hydrodynamics, suspended sediments, and water quality on light attenuation in Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Heave reponse of a deep draft spar platform with a centerwell
Projected flood hazard lines for Lee County, Florida
Projected flood hazard lines for Escambia County, Florida
Photosynthetically active radiation in the Indian River Lagoon
Perdido Key Beach Nourishment Project : Gulf Islands National Seashore
Preliminary investigation of the chracteristics of coastal lake outlets in the Florida Panhandle Hurricane Opal beach recovery study : Task C
Sediment issues in the low-energy estuaries : the Loxahatchee, Florida
Next generation beach and dune erosion model for applications of the Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems
Relative significance of background erosion and spreading losses: A beach nourishment design aid
Performance report on the simulator of erosion rate function
Review of selected east coast Florida inlets Boca Raton Inlet, Florida Evaluation of coastal processes and management practices and development of
Comprehensive sediement budget for the east coast of Florida
Wave field modifications and shoreline response due to offshore borrow areas
Manatee County Beach Nourishment Project performance and erosional hot spot analyses
Beach nourishment design : Reduction in beach width due to profile equilibration
Alternate materials for the nourishment of Florida's shorelines
Sediment management in low-energy estuaries
Effect of offshore dredge pits on adjacent shorelines considering wave refraction and diffraction
Independent cost analysis of porous groin installations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Closure depth considerations along the Florida shoreline
Equilibrium dry beach widths for arbitrary nourishment sediment size distributions and arbitrary native profiles
Determination of selected sedimentary properties and erodibility of bottom sediments from the lower Kissimmee River and Taylor Creek-Nubbin Slough bas
Independent reviews of report : "Review of selected east coast Florida inlets Phase 1: Sebestian Inlet, FL Evaluations of coastal processes and man
Review of Broward County beach nourishment project : Segments II and III
Wave transformations by two-dimensional bathymetric anomalies with sloped transitions
Comparisons of erosion models for hurricanes Floyd and Irene at Ft. Pierce Beach, Florida
Three-dimensional conservative eulerian-lagrangian model for coastal and estuarine circulation
Revised Version
Martin County, Florida beach nourishment project
Effects of longshore currents on rip currents
Ortega/Cedar River Basin, Florida, restoration : Work plan to assess sediment-containment dynamics
Wave field modification by bathymetric anomalies and resulting shoreline changes : A state of the art review
Wave measurements in vicinity of Holly Beach, LA
Trapping organic-rich fine sediment in an estuary
Shoreline modeling at Holly Beach, LA
Morphologic asymmetry of ebb shoals at tidal inlets
Pilot program to quanitfy shoreline changes in Lee County
Nearshore wave and sediment processes
Evaluation of the modified lurcs rip current forecasting scale and conditions for selected rip current events in Florida
Hurricane Opal : Results from overwash analysis Task E : Characterization of beach and dune response
St. Augustine beach nourishment project : Anastasia State Park St. Augistine Beach 1996 Phase I Report
Original Version
Evaluation and determination of erosional hot spots after beach fill placement in Longboat Key, Florida
Effect of suspended fine sediment on equilibrium local scour depths
CedarOrtega River Basin, Florida, restoration
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Use of three-dimensional hydrodynamic model and accurate advection scheme for modeling flushing dynamics and developing segmentation schemes in Indian River Lagoon
Evaluation of the suitability and efficacy of aragonite sand for beach nourishment
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Properties of sediment from Newnans Lake, Florida
Laboratory and numerical studies of a pile cluster groin
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Midtown beach nourishment project in Palm Beach, Florida
Local sediment scour at large circular piles
Recommended beach nourishment guidelines for the state of Florida and unresolved related issues
Continued development of program to quantify shoreline changes, Lee County, Florida
Hurricane Opal
Beach nourishment design
Beach nourishment design
Erosional hot spots
Local pier scour model tests for Jensen Beach Bridge
An examination of flood deltas in Florida's tidal inlets
High frequency shoreline changes for the panhandle area of Florida
Beach nourishment prediction methodology, monitoring and sediment characteristics report of CETAC workshop 2
Pensacola Pass, Florida, inlet management study
Evaluation of beach and shoreface nourishment
Phase 1 development of a "next generation" beach and dune erosion model for CCCL and other beach management applications
Loxahatchee River, Florida central embayment
A laboratory method to evaluate the rates of water erosion of natural rock materials
Erosional hot spots
Phase 1 development of a "next generation" beach and dune erosion model for CCCL and other beach management applications
Physical modeling of nearshore response to offshore borrow pits
Characteristics of seasonal high water line change along the sandy beaches of the state of Florida : an atlas
Research needs of the Office of Beaches and Coastal Systems Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Use of multi-transducer array in determining bed profiles and transport rates under various wave conditions
Temporal development of clear water local scour around cylindrical piers
Local pier scour model tests for Jensen Beach Bridge
Beach monitoring project, Sand Key phase II beach nourishment program (North Redington Beach and Redington Shores) post-nourishment report
Beach and hydrographic survey results for "Monitoring and evaluation of submerged offshore breakwater in the town of Palm Beach"


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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Get Out of HP, Best Buy Now
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- If a company's fundamentals are declining, don't think they can be turned around easily, Jim Cramer said on "Mad Money" Tuesday.
He reminded investors one of the time-honored investing mistakes and the biggest personal portfolio management errors they can make is to believe in a turnaround or takeover.
Case in point, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Best Buy (BBY) , two stocks that were down 11% and 13%, respectively.
Cramer said investors may be tempted to buy into these companies because they're both household names. Surely they'll be able to resurrect themselves, many may think, but in reality both stocks are total disasters.
Tuesday, HP announced a $5.5 billion write-down for its purchase last year of the U.K.-based Autonomy. According to the company there was widespread accounting errors and misrepresentations at Autonomy, which caused HP to lose nearly $8.8 billion of its $11 billion investment.
Cramer said the problem with HP is it's no longer an innovator but an assembler of products that are in decline. PCs are losing out to tablets while margins are shrinking in the printer business. Meanwhile, rivals are eating HP's lunch in the consulting business. Cramer said it's not too late to sell this stock, which has already lost 55% of its value this year.
Then there's Best Buy, which reported more disappointing results Tuesday and continues to hope that someone, perhaps its founder, will swoop in and take over the company.
Cramer reminded investors the tech world is littered with turnarounds and takeovers that never happened. Remember Circuit City? How about Radio Shack (RSH) ? That company is on death's door.
Cramer said the list of tech stocks that are hoping for a turn is a long one that includes Nokia (NOK) , Research In Motion (RIMM) , Dell (DELL) and even Microsoft (MSFT) .
In all of these cases the fundamentals are in decline and management may be able to do little to stem the losses.
Up in the Cloud
In the "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer once again spoke with Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com (CRM) , the cloud-computing giant that delivered a penny-a-share earnings beat on a 35% year-over-year rise in revenue.
Benioff said Salesforce once again had a terrific quarter, despite Hurricane Sandy shutting much of the Northeast and the final cliff looming ever larger. He said this quarter was the company's fifth straight with over $100 million in operating cash flow.
Europe was also strong for Salesforce since times of distress often mean that companies forego buying hardware and turn to the cloud for rapid, cost-effective IT solutions. The cloud grows faster when things are bad, he noted. Benioff said Salesforce is focused on revenue and market share and not necessarily on making a profit.


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Topic: Adding elements in a array [IMG]
Somebody gave me this problem to solve some time ago:
1.Generate an array of 6 numbers(X) (max. 2 digits each)
2.Add each following numbers(X) to each other and store the individual scores(Y) in a separate array
3.Input a number via keyboard, if matches one of the numbers from array Y display msg, if not restart program.
Since I`m a total noob, trying my hardest to learn programming, this is what I know so far:
1. initilize empty array [x] & [y]
2. 6.times.map{ Random.rand(1..99) }
3. add numbers using each do?
4. store in array [y]
5. compare via input to == array [y]
6. if any instance matches display msg else restart
I would be really grateful for any guidance or help with this problem.
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Skip to comments.Congressional Report: Obamacare Leads to Skyrocketing Premiums, 200 Percent Possible
Posted on 03/21/2013 7:24:08 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
An exhaustive study by three congressional committees delivers startling news about the dire effects of Obamacare: President Barack Obamas signature legislation could increase health insurance premiums by over 200 percent and render insurance coverage unaffordable for millions of Americans.
Broadly, the new report declares that Obamacare breaks its core promise to make healthcare coverage affordable.
The report, The Price of Obamacares Broken Promises, was prepared by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Majority Staff; Senate Committee on Finance, Minority Staff; and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Minority Staff.
Studies and analyses from the Congressional Budget Office, independent actuaries, state insurance commissioners, health plans, benefit consultants, and others have reached the same conclusion: Obamacare will significantly increase premiums, the congressional report states.
Some estimates show some Americans facing startling premium increases of 203 percent because of the law.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Part of the plan to go to a single payer.
The people who have positive net worth pay through the nose until they, too, have no net worth.
All part of the plan to have the feral government own everything and the peasants rent everything from them.
But don't you dare call it indentured slavery!
Remember: We had to pass it to see what was in it... :)
We'll see if the sheeple get the cojones to revolt.
Clearly the Congressional Budget Office, independent actuaries, state insurance commissioners, health plans, and benefit consultants are all racist.
"Suckers. NOT for us.
NOT for OUR families."
How can that be? 0bamascare is the "AFFORDABLE Health Care Act". /sarc
If we had a real Media this would not be on Newsmax, it would be front page on every paper and first story on the Alphabet channels.
Pelosi and the idiots who voted for this mess without reading it are only partially responsible, The Media grabs more than their share of the blame for hiding the facts.
This crap is going to break the bank and ruin health care.
Already Doctors are bailing out. New doctors will not be able to repay their loans and we will be getting Island Doctors coming in to replace them.
If enough claims are shown to be materially false, a government consumer protection agency would intervene on behalf of a consumer to protect them from the evil greedy corporation that sold them the bill of goods based on fraudulent claims.
Who can we call to protect us against ObamaCare as the fraudulent claims pile up?
...including my senator John Cornyn.
Absolutely, these premium rate increases will collapse the system and chaos will ensue. The voters will demand that the government DO SOMETHING and the politicians will give them single payer government health care that will employ millions of permanent Democrat voters.
Not unexpected. Law of supply and demand still applies. Declining supply of doctors (as is well documented) combined with increased demand WILL result in some combination of increased prices and shortages (rationing).
Anyone who thought differently was/is an idiot. Many of those who said differently were lying to take advantage of the idiots.
I heard Howard Dean acknowledge just that with my own ears.
And yet I keep hearing (one was from a political studies major) who couldn't wait for Obamacare to kick in so 'she can afford health insurance..."
I just keep my mouth shut.
Keeping me awake at night. Must be others?
The only real good thing that will come from Obamacare will be that it comes into effect before next year's mid-term elections.
A radically declining economy caused by spiraling Taxes and Health Insurance premiums just might be the thing to wake people up and give the Donkeys the boot.
Then again, it might not...
Come Lord Jesus take me home!
I will be eligible for Medicare in 18 months, if I live that long. I wonder if I will be one of the first ones to be denied care.
Anyone who bought into the affordable healthcare scam was an idiot beforehand, the kind of person liberals feed on.
Do not forget, they will not fight when they have means available.
Google: Liverpool pathway controversy
Snip from the top article.....
Pensioner placed on Liverpool Care Pathway WITHOUT family's permission dies after spending eight days without food or water Susan Phillips said father Robert Goold, 69, was left to slowly deteriorate She claimed doctors said there was no record in his notes about LCP He died without being able to say goodbye to his wife of 51 years Addenbrooke's Hospital said it will investigate the family's claims
By Leon Watson
PUBLISHED: 08:04 EST, 6 March 2013 | UPDATED: 12:06 EST, 6 March 2013
A grieving daughter has lodged a complaint against a hospital which left her father to die on a 'barbaric' end of life pathway for eight days without her permission.
Susan Phillips said her 69-year-old father Robert Goold was left to slowly deteriorate for more than a week on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway.
The pensioner, who had dementia, got weaker and weaker as doctors took food, water and oxygen away from him but survived longer than they expected.
Addenbrooke's Hospital...yeah...they did the same to my dad...only he wasn't suffering from dementia...at least they gave him a morhene drip that he could work
Ours went from $668/mon to $1439 over a similar time period, all due to extra stuff Omaba care made them add to our high dectucible policy ($10,000 deductible).
That's $17, 268 dollars a year !! I can't really afford it anymore, though now I get to have pregnancy coverage ( past the age, I'm afraid), early drug/alcohol intervention treatment (mr rb and I neither drink, nor smoke), and a whole host of other coverages we neither want, nor can afford.
We have been served.
Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts. Your infamous ruling will bankrupt the USA and put rioters in the streets to protest this outrageous government takeover of the lives and fortunes of its citizens.
Was Roberts blackmailed?
When it comes time to hand out justice, remember who voted for this: ALL DIMocRATs. No Republican did (although some RINOs did help get it to a vote in committee).
Hmm, they will claim isolated incident.
Anything Democrats say, it really means the opposite.
Affordable health care isn't.
On top of that, coverage is 80/20 on medicine, so we're paying an additional $700/mo. for necessary meds.
Our grand total is over $20k/year.
If I was an illegal alien it would all be free.
But I can't complain. At least Zero hasn't had to cut back on his vacations.
It's the greedy insurance companies, of course.
I guess they've just become exceptionally greedy lately.
I'm just grateful that Obama, with his business experience scooping ice cream for Baskin Robbins, will know what to do.
"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it.The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics"-Thomas Sowell
And therein might be your solution if you can throw away all your values and upbringing - go to the emergency room, give an ID that you purchased on the street corner and a transient address - get free health care.
People will be beggin for Single Payer just like the Israelites begged Moses to return them to slavery under Pharaoh.
My hope in posting is that some DUmmie might stumble across this, and be provoked by this anecdote. Heaven knows, logic doesn't work.
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!/s
Boehner is f-n worthless.
What else to expect from the islamic white house.
What happened to that 3,000% decrease in premiums that was going to result in folks getting a raise? (yes this is sarcasm).
"All part of the plan to have the feral government own everything and the peasants rent everything from them."
I wonder how many people realize this Bury the middle class, exterminate jobs, lose homes. Turn these homes into Section 8 all over the US especially those that are ethnically or culturally challenged.
I am truly sorry for you losing your job. These liberals have nade this personal. It is not about some theoretical idealogy. People's lives are being turned upside down and trashed by these a-holes.
I truly appreciate it.
These liberals have made this personal. It is not about some theoretical ideology. Peoples lives are being turned upside down and trashed by these a-holes.
Yup. I just take it one day at a time.
What pisses me off is the media ignoring all this suffering. I remember how they hounded Reagan with endless stories of the homeless. Apparently, that problem has been solved.
My accountant's wife has been out of work for a year. My next door neighbor for two. BIL has been laid off twice. Two of his kids can't find work. I haven't seen anything like this in my 30 years of work. In truth, this is the second great depression.
No medical license required but must attend a 3 day seminar. Steady hands and familiarity with knives a plus. Lousy pay but steady work.
Call Ms. Sebelius, 1-800-DIE-EASY (ask for Kathy)
I heard Howard Dean acknowledge just that with my own ears.
And Krugman let slip that is the middle class that would be paying for it.
Yet strangely we hear nothing from the beltway GOP about those statements. It seems the fix is in.
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2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Flatwater Sprint, Update
Download Final Results here.
Saturday Recap:
Men's 1000m Single Canoe
1. Ian Ross 4:19.92
2. Robert Finlayson 4:20.43
3. Amniel Naranjo 4:28.02
4. Zac Guay 4:42.34
5. Justin Edward Staubach 4:42.72
Women's 200m Single Kayak
1. Carrie Johnson 43.85
2. Kaitlyn McElroy 45.24
3. Maggie Hogan 45.25
4. Arasay Aguila 46.35
5. Nicole Mallory 47.60
Men's 1000m Single Kayak
1. Carlos Garcia 3:48.66
2. Rami Zur 3:55.39
3. Cedric Bond 3:57.16
4. Luke Michael 3:59.75
5. Jake Michael 4:03.85
Women's 500m Double Kayak
1. Maggie Hogan/Kaitlyn McElroy 1:53.01
2. Hanieh Khatibi/Nicole Mallory 2:00.05
3. Katy Hill/Mia Overton 2:09.41
Men's 200m Double Kayak
1. Carlos Garcia/Rami Zur 37.25
2. Cedric Bond/Austin Schwinn 39.59
3. John DePalma/Tanner Easterday 45.82
Men's 1000m Double Kayak
1. Carlos Garcia/Rami Zur 3:51.96
2. Cedric Bond/Austin Schwinn 3:53.78
3. John DePalma/Tanner Easterday 3:58.21
Women's Paracanoe Legs, Trunk and Arms 200 m Single Va'a
1. Anja Pierce 1:14.58
2. Tammy Jopson 1:15.47
3. Kelly Allen 1:20.20
Men's Paracanoe Legs, Trunk and Arms 200m Single Kayak
1. Josh Wold 53.65
2. Stephen Evans 55.61
3. Oliver Hughes 1:24.11
Men's Paracanoe Legs, Trunk and Arms 200 m Single Va'a
1. Greg Crouse 1:00.84
2. Derrick Mertowski 1:03.31
3. Stephen Peterson 1:08.95
Men's Paracanoe Trunk and Arms 200 m Single Va'a
1. Jeremy Wagoner 1:15.37
2. Dylan Brown 1:16.52
3. Danzig Norberg 1:24.21
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Rami Zur (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Carlos Garcia (Oklahoma City, Okla.) had never paddled in the same boat before this weekend. Two races later, the Israeli-born Zur and Cuban-born Garcia earned two first place finishes in Men's K2 200m and 1000m Final on Saturday. Individually, Garcia and Zur would finish first and second, respectively, in Men's K1 1000m.
Click HERE for complete results.
For Garcia, 23, the 2012 National Team Trials mark the last one before he's fully eligible to compete for the U.S. The Trials represent a final competitive paddle for the three-time Olympian Zur, 35, who has represented both Israel (2000) and the U.S. (2004, 2008) on the Olympic stage.
"The first time I met [Garcia] was here [this weekend]," Zur said. "He Facebooked me, asked me if I wanted to paddle K2. I said, 'sure, why not.' I'm flying all the way from California, I train five months, regardless of the Olympics or not. I'm a competitor, I like to race, I enjoy it, and if I have an opportunity to jump in a boat, sure, why not."
Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) and Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) have trained together in the K2 before, but not since the 2011 Pan American Games in October. After winning the Pan American bronze medal, the duo proved they've still got it, winning the Women's K2 500m final on Saturday. Individually, McElroy and Hogan finished within one-hundredths of a second of each other, placing second and third, respectively, in Women's K1 200m, behind Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.). Johnson, Hogan and McElroy all qualified for participation in the World Cup No. 1 in Duisburg, Germany, May 19-20.
"We haven't stepped in the boat [together], since PanAms," Johnson said. "I think all our work this fall, we don't have to play too much catch-up. We click really well in the boat together, so I was happy with that."
In Men's Canoe 1000m, Ian Ross (Gainesville, Ga.) edged Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club teammate Robert Finlayson (Gainesville, Ga.) for the win. Ross finished in 4:19.92, 0.51 seconds ahead of Finlayson. Ross, Finlayson, and Ben Hefner (Gainesville, Ga.) qualified for participation in the World Cup No. 2 in Poznan, Poland, May 26-27.
In Paracanoe, Anja Pierce, Josh Wold, Greg Crouse, and Jeremy Wagoner won their respective races to earn the right to represent Team USA at the 2012 Paracanoe World Championships in Poznan, Poland, May 16-17.
Friday Recap:
Qualifer for 2012 U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team
Women's 500m Single Kayak
1. Carrie Johnson 1:57.76 *nominated to 2012 U.S. Olympic Team
2. Maggie Hogan 1:58.71
3. Kaitlyn McElroy 2:01.52
4. Nicole Mallory 2:04.95
5. Arasay Aguila 2:06.03
6. Jen Burke 2:07.35
7. Mia Overton 2:13.86
8. Katy Hill 2:16.80
9. Hanieh Khatabi 2:19.51
Men's 200m Single Kayak
1. Tim Hornsby 37.97 *not named Olympian, will continue to compete for spot
2. Ryan Dolan 38.05 *not named Olympian, will continue to compete for spot
3. Rami Zur 38.96
4. Morgan House 39.34
5. Luke Michael 39.38
6. Jake Michael 39.67
7. Cedric Bond 40.93
8. Austin Schwinn 41.93
9. David Petrovic 42.72
Qualifier for 2012 U.S. World Cup Team
Men's 200m Single Canoe
1. Rob Finlayson 44.69 *nominated to team
2. Ben Hefner 47.62 *nominated to team
3. Ian Ross 47.93
Qualifier for 2012 U.S. Paracanoe World Championship Team
Women's Paracanoe Legs, Trunk and Arms 200m Single Kayak
1. Kelly Allen 1:10.87
Men's Paracanoe Arms Only 200m Single Kayak
1. Ryan Padilla 1:04.55
Men's Paracanoe Trunk and Arms 200m Single Kayak
1. Danzig Norberg 1:10.05
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) became the first U.S. Canoe/Kayak athlete to be named a qualifier for the London 2012 Olympic Games with a first place finish in the Women's 500m Kayak final Friday at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Flatwater Sprint.
Johnson, who will race in her third consecutive Olympics just under 100 days from now, finished in 1:57.76, 0.95 seconds ahead of second place finisher Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.), who turned in a time of 1:58.71.
In the other Olympic qualifying race, Ryan Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii) missed the chance to book his 2012 ticket by eight-hundredths of a second. Dolan finished the men's 200m kayak final in 38.05, just behind Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.), who placed first with a time of 37.97.
Both athletes will continue to compete at World Cup No. 1 for the lone U.S. men's Olympic kayak spot. The best finish among the two of them will determine the 2012 Olympic nominee. Duisburg, Germany hosts Sprint World Cup No. 1 on May 19-20.
For more information, visit OlympicTrialsOKC.org. Follow USA Canoe/Kayak on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.
In the men's 200m canoe final, Rob Finlayson (Gainesville, Ga.) finished first in 44.69, followed by Ben Hefner (Gainesville, Ga.) in 47.62. Both athletes earned nomination to the 2012 U.S. Sprint World Cup Team.
Three paracanoe athletes earned nomination to the 2012 U.S. Paracanoe World Championship Team on Friday. Kelly Allen, Ryan Padilla, and Danzig Norberg won their respective races and will get the chance to represent the U.S. at the 2012 Paracanoe World Championships in Poznan, Poland, May 16-17.
Racing continues Saturday beginning 8 a.m. CST with races to determine which athletes will be named to the 2012 U.S. Senior, U23, and Paracanoe national teams. Afterwards, athletes will be signing autographs afterward, followed by the Paddle Now! Youth Experience. From 12-2 p.m., kids from grades 2 through 9 can experience the sport of canoe/kayak by getting into a boat to paddle with elite athletes. Paddle Now! is a free event.
Carrie Johnson, Women's Kayak, on Friday's final:
"It was a good race. It's a pretty good sidewind out there, which is a little bit of a challenging condition for us. But [I] went out hard and was able to hold out in the end."
Johnson on the experience gained from two Olympics:
"You learn from every race that you do. I think lining up at the Games is a little bit more pressure. You really know that you're with the top people in the world. And I think having done that two times now, I can go in, hopefully, a little bit more relaxed, a little bit more comfortable with the situation and be able to put out a better race than I did four years ago."
Johnson on what a potential Olympic medal would mean to her:
"It would be the culmination of about 15 years of training. I can't even describe what I think it would feel like."
Shaun Caven, USA Canoe/Kayak National Team Coach on the women's kayak final:
"Carrie did the job. It's what she expects of herself, to be able to paddle at that ability. She just demonstrated that she's the best female kayaker in the U.S. right now. I thought the other girls did a really good job trying to hold on for as long as possible, but that's the difference between a [prospective] three-time Olympian and everybody else. [It was a] really good quality race, [Johnson] just controlled it all the way down the course in really difficult wind conditions."
Tim Hornsby, Men's Kayak, on winning the race and keeping the Olympic dream alive:
"I'm very excited. It'll be good. [Dolan and I] We'll get to go to World Cups and race together at World Cups. And one of us will be in London, so that's pretty exciting for both of us. I think we'll both be able to put some things together, race a little bit faster, and hopefully be a little bit of a threat in Europe. That's the plan."
Ryan Dolan, Men's Kayak, on his second place finish:
"I was happy, a little disappointed in myself because I felt like I was leading and I, for whatever reason, slowed down. Hats off to Tim, he had a great race. Me and him have been going at it the last two years over 200 [meters], so he got me today. It's unfortunate because I can't yet go to the Olympics but there's still the next World Cup in May for the race-off."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO, on Friday's paracanoe racing:
"I was thinking, 'oh my gosh, four years from now, this is going to be a Paralympic sport and this is really going to be at a whole other level.' We're integrating that together with the sprint program with the resources that are available in places like Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, setting a super high standard. I think the paracanoe athletes today are watching what the men's kayak did today, watching what Carrie [Johnson] and the women's kayak did today, and saying, 'that's us in four years.' This would be the last quadrennial trials that wasn't a Paralympic trials. Four years from now, this is the Paralympic trials. It's going to be very exciting."
Wednesday, April 18, marks 100 days until the Opening Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games, July 27-August 12. And this Friday, USA Canoe/Kayak could be naming the first members of its 2012 U.S. Olympic Team.
The road to London runs through Oklahoma City, host of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Flatwater Sprint on April 20. Racing begins 2 p.m. at the Oklahoma City Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River.
The U.S. will send two sprint kayakers to London. For Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) and Ryan Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii), it's "win and you're in". Should anyone else finish first on Friday, the competition continues to World Cup No. 1 in Duisburg, Germany, May 19-20.
Two-time Olympian Carrie Johnson qualified the Olympic slot for Team USA by winning two Gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She will compete in the Women's Single Kayak 500m race against a number of competitors, including Oklahoma City-based athletes Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.), Kaitlyn McElroy (Oklahoma City, Okla.) and Jen Burke (Oklahoma City, Okla.).
Carrie Johnson, Sprint Kayak: "I am really excited to race for a spot on my third Olympic Team. I know that everyone has been training very hard and there is going to be some great racing."
Ryan Dolan, 22, qualified the Olympic slot for Team USA by earning the Bronze medal at the 2011 Pan American Games. He will compete in the Men's Single Kayak 200m race against fellow 2011 National Team members Morgan House (Gainesville, Ga.), Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.), Luke and Jake Michael (Kailua, Hawaii), and Ryan's older brother Patrick Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii), among others.
Ryan Dolan, Sprint Kayak: "[I'm] looking forward to Trials and racing everyone. 200-meter races are all close, so it's going to be some great racing with the Olympic spot on the line. OKC organized a great event in 2008, so I am sure they will do a good job with this Olympic trials."
Men's and Women's Paracanoe Single Kayak 200m races will also take place on Friday. Heats for all events begin 2 p.m. with Finals from 5 to 7 p.m. An awards ceremony will take place shortly after.
The Oklahoma River also hosted the Sprint Olympic Trials in 2008. USA Canoe/Kayak announced the relocation of its headquarters to Oklahoma City in December 2011
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "Being back in Oklahoma City again for the 2012 US Olympic Team Trials, is an exciting time for our U.S. competitors as two athletes will be looking to solidify their spots on the 2012 Olympic Team, while the other athletes will race to keep their own dreams of making the Olympic Team alive. It will for sure be some exciting racing as athletes have been training hard in what was a short offseason to win in Oklahoma City."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "The opportunity for two outstanding athletes to secure their positions on the Olympic Team on the Oklahoma River brings tremendous excitement to fans, media, sponsors and partners. This is exactly the kind of environment you want your Olympians to embrace on this critical step to London."
Mike Knopp, OKC Boathouse Foundation Executive Director: "As home to the OKC National High Performance Center for both rowing and canoe/kayak, it will be exciting for us to watch the athletes who live and train in OKC race here to qualify for Team USA. Over the past two years, these athletes have really become a part of Oklahoma City, so we want to give everyone the chance to come down to the river and cheer them on as they race for a shot at their Olympic dreams."
Competing with Crohn's: Two-time Olympian Carrie Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2003, while rehabilitating a shoulder injury. The illness left her unable to train in the 2003 and 2009 seasons. Johnson's favorite quote "falling in life is unavoidable- staying down is optional" suggests she has not let the disease keep her from her beloved sport.
The Waterman Spirit: Ryan Kawika Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii) embodies the spirit of the Hawaiian "Waterman." He excels at all paddle sports, which are important activities for many residents of the island state. The 22-year-old grew up surfing, fishing and swimming with his older brother, Patrick, also an elite sprint kayaker.
Racing continues Saturday morning with 2012 Senior, U23 and Paracanoe National Team Trials. Canoe and kayak athletes named to the 2012 Senior National Team will represent the U.S. at the 2012 ICF World Cup races in May and June in Europe.
Heats begin 9 a.m. Saturday with the Finals at 11 a.m. Athletes will be signing autographs afterward, followed by the Paddle Now! Youth Experience. Kids from grades 2 through 9 can experience the sport of canoe/kayak by getting into a boat to paddle with elite athletes on Saturday from 12-2 p.m. Paddle Now! is a free event. Click HERE for more info on the program.
The Paracanoe National Team Trials mark the beginning a four-year journey toward the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where paracanoe will makes its debut. Winners of the trials will have the chance to compete at the 2012 Paracanoe World Championships in Poznan, Polan, May 16-17.
This weekend, the first of three state-of-the-art starting systems will be unveiled. These starting gates will be identical to the ones used at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The pneumatic gates hold the boats in place and then drop with the starter's gun, ensuring a fair start and a higher standard of racing.
The U.S. Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom were held last weekend, but no athletes were nominated to the Olympic Team. Slalom kayaker Caroline Queen was in New York City Wednesday morning at the official U.S. Olympic Committee's 100 Days Out celebration.
About USA Canoe/Kayak
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.
About Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation
The OKC Boathouse Foundation promotes the use and development of the Oklahoma River as a world-class urban aquatic venue and provides access to rowing, kayaking and fitness programs for people of all ages and abilities. OKCBF programs pursue the highest goals of sports and embrace the principles of the Olympic spirit which inspire athletes to work toward personal excellence, embrace the power of teamwork, and practice respect for all people and the environment. To learn more or get involved, call (405) 552-4040 or visit okcbf.org, facebook.com/OklahomaCityRiversport or twitter.com/riversportokc.


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Tennessee's Kat Dotson nabs weekly honor
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today the selection of Lady Volunteer freshman Kat Dotson (Savannah, Ga.) as the Collegiate Player of the Week for the week of March 22-28.
"I am very honored to receive the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week award and proud to represent Tennessee," Dotson said. "I have worked really hard on my game and am glad to see my hard work paying off this season. I couldn't achieve anything without my teammates. They are there to help me each day and always willing to help me get better."
Dotson led the way offensively for the Lady Vols last week by hitting an amazing .769 (10-of-13) overall with a team-best six RBI. The Savannah, Ga., native posted a streak of seven consecutive hits, good for a tie for the 14th longest streak in NCAA Division I history, and reached safely by hit or walk in nine consecutive plate appearances (eight hits, one walk) from the 10th inning of the doubleheader opener against Kentucky through the first frame of the doubleheader finale versus Ole Miss.
She came up huge for UT during its marathon, 4-3 (10 inn.), victory over the Wildcats, knocking in the tying run during the sixth inning and later delivering a clutch, walk-off single to right center to secure the comeback, extra-inning triumph. Dotson recorded a career-high four hits in four at-bats with a double and three RBI in the 7-1 win over UK and made it two perfect efforts at the plate for the week with a 2-for-2 performance during the 4-2 victory versus the Rebels.
"This is a tremendous honor for both the Tennessee softball program and Kat Dotson," Lady Vol co-head coach Karen Weekly said. "She is a wonderful person, student and softball player and epitomizes the term student-athlete. We are so very proud of her for what she has accomplished."
Tennessee advanced from No. 21 to No. 19 in this week's ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 210,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed two World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com.


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Your Wednesday morning health roundup:
Aspirin effects: The idea that some heart patients are resistant to the clot-prevention powers of aspirin -- and in need of other medications -- is questioned by a new study that found no such problem among 400 healthy people. The study did suggest, however, that the coating on some aspirin tablets might alter blood and urine test results in a way that obscures benefits. (New York Times)
French sperm: The sperm counts of men in France fell by a third between 1989 and 2005, a new study finds. Though the counts still are within normal limits, the findings add to concerns that environmental or lifestyle changes could be affecting sperm counts around the world. (BBC News)
Doctors' choices: Most doctors completing residencies in internal medicine do not plan to actually become general internists -- the primary care doctors who care for many adults -- a new study finds. Instead, 64% want to specialize, most often as heart or lung doctors or oncologists. Such choices could worsen a growing shortage of primary care physicians. (Reuters)
STORY: Nurses get a flattering close-up in book, website
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Today's talker: Are guilty pleasures more fun? A new series of studies suggests they are -- finding, for example, that people enjoyed chocolate more when they were made to feel a bit guilty first. Now if someone could just figure out a way to make us feel guilty about eating lima beans and doing push ups... (Time)


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Check cashing arrest
Police say an Oregon man tried to cash a check from another man's account, only to run into his victim at the bank. Medford police arrested 37 year old Matthew Frombach on Saturday after the victim's friend chased him down and tackled him outside the bank. Police say the victim had gone to the bank to discuss forged checks cashed on his account when Frombach showed up and tried to cash another check.