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Cholesterol management health centre
This article is from the WebMD News Archive
Statin use link to diabetes
24th May 2013 - Some patients treated with high potency statins may have more than a 20% increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study.
However, experts point out that the overall benefit of taking statins still outweighs any potential risks.
Statins are amongst the most widely prescribed medications. They are used to lower rates of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol - the so-called 'bad cholesterol' in the blood. In turn, this can help cut the risk of heart attack, heart disease and stroke.
Concerns have previously been raised that some statins might raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, so researchers in Toronto, Canada set out to assess this risk.
They used a database of 471,250 Canadians over the age of 65 with no history of diabetes who had recently been prescribed statins. The average age of those involved when they started treatment was 73.
Patients were on several types of medication: more than half were taking atorvastatin, with the remainder on rosuvastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, lovastatin and fluvastatin.
Diabetes risk
The researchers found that patients treated with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, or simvastatin were at increased risk of new onset diabetes compared with those treated withpravastatin. No such risk was found among those on fluvastatin or lovastatin.
Overall, there was an increased risk of between 10% and 22% of diabetes for some statins, which the authors say is consistent with previous studies and trials. For instance, patients treated with atorvastatin were found to have a 22% increased risk of new-onset diabetes, rosuvastatin an 18% increased risk and simvastatin a 10% increased risk, relative to pravastatin, which was used for comparison purposes.
In conclusion, the researchers say clinicians should consider risk when contemplating statin therapy. They write that "preferential use of pravastatin, and potentially fluvastatin ... may be warranted" and that pravastatin may even be beneficial to patients at high risk of diabetes.
The study is published on bmj.com.
Benefits versus risks
Experts say that the findings need to be taken in context, particularly when weighing up the benefits of certain medications together with their risks.
In an editorial in the same publication, doctors from the University of Turku in Finland write that "the overall benefit of statins still clearly outweighs the potential risk of incident diabetes". They conclude that as statins have been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in patients, they "play an important role in treatment".
Dr Matthew Hobbs, head of research at Diabetes UK, says in a statement: "Statins help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke and, for many people at high risk they play an important role in preventing these potentially fatal health conditions. Previous research suggests they might also cause a slight increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the benefit would outweigh the risk for people prescribed statins.


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Wavertree Holy Trinity, Lancashire Genealogy
England Lancashire Lancashire Parishes
Chapelry History
Wavertree Holy Trinity is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire, created in 1825 from Childwall Childwall, Lancashire Ancient Parish.
The name derives from the Old English words wæfre and treow, meaning "wavering tree", possibly in reference to aspen trees common locally. It has also been variously described as "a clearing in a wood" or "the place by the common pond". In the past the name has been spelt Watry, Wartre, Waurtree, Wavertre and Wavertree. The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of Bronze Age burial urns in Victoria Park in the mid 1880s. The Domesday Book reference is "Leving held Wauretreu. There are 2 carucates of land. It was worth 64 pence".
Wavertree was part of the parish of Childwall in the West Derby hundred.
Wavertree also boasts a village lock-up, commonly known as The Roundhouse, despite being octagonal in shape. Built in 1796, and later modified by prominent local resident and architect Sir James Picton, it was once used to detain local drunks. The lock-up was made a listed building in 1952. A similar structure, known as Prince Rupert's Tower, survives in Everton. The village green, on which Wavertree's lock-up was built, is officially the only surviving piece of common land in Liverpool.
Holy Trinity Church was built in 1794 and is situated on Church Road close to the famous Blue Coat School and the church was described by the late Sir John Betjeman as "Liverpool's best Georgian church".
WAVERTREE, a township, in the parish of Childwall, union and hundred of West Derby, S. division of Lancashire, 2½ miles (E. by S.) from Liverpool; containing 2669 inhabitants. The orthography of the name in ancient records has the remarkable variations of Waudter, Wavre, Wastpull, Wastyete, and Wartre. In the 36th of Henry III. the manor was granted to William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby, from whom it reverted to the crown. The royalty of the lands was generally held with the neighbouring township of West Derby, and continued in the line of Lancaster so late as Queen Elizabeth, whose manor Wavertree was. The manor was sold, 14th Charles I., to Edward Ditchfield and others, citizens of London, who immediately afterwards conveyed it to James, Lord Stanley and Strange. From the Stanleys it passed successively to the Legays, Greens, and Gascoynes; and was brought by the heiress of the last named family to the Marquess of Salisbury, the present lord. The township of Wavertree comprises 1390 acres. Its proximity to Liverpool, and the salubrity of the air, have made it the residence of numerous wealthy families, and the land is fast increasing in value. The high grounds on the east form a fine shelter to the lower parts, which include the Wellington road; and a new road is projected, from Gateacre, past Wavertree, through Spekelands, to the end of Myrtle-street, Liverpool; the houses are to be of the first class, and the road will form one of the principal entrances into the town. The Manchester railway passes here, through a deep cutting of solid red-sandstone rock. In the township is an extensive brewery, established in 1836, and subsequently much enlarged by the proprietor, Mr. John Anderton. The living is a perpetual curacy, with a net income of £125, and in the patronage of Trustees. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was built in 1793, and is a plain structure with a tower and cupola: the late John Ewart, Esq., a member of the present respectable family of that name, is interred here. Another church, dedicated to St. Mary, was erected in Sandown-park in 1848-9, at a cost of £2400; it is in the middle-pointed style of architecture, from the designs of John Hay, Esq., and is surmounted with a tower and spire. The living is in the gift of the Bishop of Chester. There are excellent Church schools. A well here, at which contributions were anciently received by monks, bears a curious inscription in Latin, and the date 1414. Mrs. Hemans, the poetess, resided at Wavertree.
From: 'Watford - Wayford', A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 486-490. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51382 Date accessed: 03 August 2010.
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Online index of Lancashire Births, Marriages and Deaths Lancashire BMD
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
An extremely useful resource for research in Lancashire Parishes http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/
Church records
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Census records
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http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census
Poor Law Unions
West Derby, Lancashire Poor Law Union
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
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A few weeks ago, the government let student loan interest rates return to 6.8%. Sure, they could always retroactively put the rate down to 3.4%, and most people think that they will, eventually. However, the fact remains that most students rely on student loans to get through college, and most of them have a hard time paying back those loans.
While federal loans now come with flexible terms that let you stretch out your payments for 20 to 25 years, the sad fact is that by doing so, you'll still be making student loan payments after your children are born and growing. For some, they may even be making student loan payments once they become grandparents.
However, there are ways to get a college education for a lot less, if you're willing to sacrifice the college experience or be creative.
1. Live at home while attending a local college.
True, you may miss out on some of the college social life, but you'll save literally tens of thousands of dollars by not paying room and board. If your parents are willing to continue to shelter and feed you, take advantage of this. You'll be able to become financially independent after college much more quickly than those who pursued the college experience.
2. Look for free colleges.
Did you know that there are some colleges that are completely free for students? You won't qualify for all of them. Some of the colleges require that you come from a certain area of the country. Also, many of the colleges aren't completely free as they do have a work study component. Still, if you can get into one of these colleges, you can alleviate a huge financial burden.
3. Consider alternative college arrangements.
Just recently, Oregon approved a measure that would let students go to college for free if they agree to give the college 3% of their salary every year for the next 24 years. Whether or not this is a bargain for you depends on your degree and how much you anticipate making after you graduate.
4. Let your employer pay.
If you get a job first, you may be eligible for employer sponsored tuition. Ideally, your place of employment would pay all of your tuition. If that's not an option, even partial tuition payments can be a big savings. Even better, attaining higher education may make you eligible for a raise later on.
5. Work at a college.
You can create your own free tuition plan by working at a college full-time. Many colleges offer free tuition to employees. You could work as a secretary, grounds keeper, security guard. It doesn't have to be doing a job that you love or that you plan to do forever. It just has to be a job you can do for 4 to 6 years while you get your degree. Then, you can pursue other interests.
6. Look for local scholarships.
Any scholarships help, but national scholarships can be very competitive. You may do better to look for local scholarships. I earned a local scholarship to our community college, so those first two years of my education were free. That meant I had fewer loans to pay back after I got my degree from a large university.
No doubt, paying for college is getting more and more expensive. However, if you (or your child) is willing to consider alternatives, you can find plenty of ways to lower tuition costs.


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How Justin Bieber's Mom Protects His, Um, Purity
Sorry, lusty Justin Bieber fans: It turns out that the 16-year-old pop star's mom is making sure that none of you get your hormone-raging hands on her son.
In a recent interview with Vibe the "Baby" singer opens up about his home life and how his mother Pattie Mallette deals with Bieber's groupies. Pattie previously stated that Justin pledged to remain a virgin, but put a 16 year old around countless screaming admirers, and hormones may win.
When asked about the craziest thing groupies (if you can really call them that) had done for him, Justin hints that his mom works hard to keep them away:
My mom has me on a tight leash and [she's] being real protective. The girls show up wearing nothing. I can't lie, I'm 16, I don't hate it. I don't have a girlfriend.
Well, what red-blooded teenage boy wouldn't love nearly-naked girls showing up to his dressing room door? Pattie, who is a strict Christian, really has her work cut out for her.
Later in the interview, Justin admits that his mom doesn't let him run free now that he is an international pop superstar:
My mom is still my mom. She could care less if I'm an international superstar. I still have to clean my room on the tour bus. She takes my computer at 12 [a.m.] so I can sleep. I don't have a bedtime [but] she doesn't want me on the computer because she doesn't want it to rot my brain.
Just remember, ladies: If you want to meet Justin backstage, bring your clothes.
Do you think it is good that Justin's mom controls his groupies? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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Pitt coach Paul Chryst gets serious this week, with two-a-day practices Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All of a sudden, the opener is less than three weeks away. In fact, three weeks from Friday morning (Aug. 17), Pitt will have two games in the books (1/6th of the season) after playing Youngstown State on Sept. 1 and Cincinnati in the Big East opener Sept. 6.
Some observations after a week of drills:
1. Of all the players in Pitt's projected starting lineup, here is the one the Panthers can least afford to lose — quarterback Tino Sunseri. I know that surprises/shocks many people, but I say that for a few reasons.
First and most important, Sunseri has started 26 consecutive games at Pitt and backups Trey Anderson and Chad Voytik have started none. Nowhere on the field is experience more important than at quarterback.
Second, he looks so much more comfortable in the pocket of a pro-style offense than he did trying to figure out what Todd Graham was trying to teach him. He needs to develop consistency in his decision-making, but he looks like (if the offensive line gives him time), he might become a productive passer this season.
Third, quarterback is the most important position on the field, and it can't be taken lightly. Most teams (college or pro) suffer when they have to dig into that depth chart.
2. Anderson, a sophomore, has seized the backup job and could keep it for the rest of training camp. He looks a little more confident than he did last season when Graham shoved him into games way before he was ready. He has a long way to go, however.
3. Voytik wasn't under center a whole lot in high school, and he spent last week adjusting to that new dynamic, plus everything else that typically races through a freshman's head when he first steps on a college campus. Chryst, of course, hasn't said anything, but I bet he wouldn't mind redshirting Voytik, so he can go into the spring of 2013 with two quarterbacks with four years of eligibility (including Tra'von Chapman), one with two (Anderson) and a senior with one (transfer Tom Savage). That looks a whole lot better than the current depth chart.
4. Sophomore running back Isaac Bennett can play this game very well. Bennett runs with power and speed, and he has a team-first attitude that will allow him to develop at a good pace. Asked about the log-jam of players at running back among himself, Ray Graham, Malcolm Crockett (who also looks good) and freshman Rushel Shell, Bennett didn't call it competition for playing time. "It's just team-work," he said. Very refreshing. Consider Bennett a little going-away present from Graham to Pitt.
5. Ray Graham wants to play in the opener desperately, and you can't blame him after going through his difficult rehab from knee surgery. But easing him into the season is the best way to go. With Bennett looking more than capable of handling the workload against Youngstown State, why rush Graham's return? Save him for the Big East and tough non-conference games against Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.
6. By the way, Chryst doesn't need me to tell him that, but I offer suggestions free of charge, coach.
7. Even if he leads Pitt to a Big East championship, nothing Chryst does between now and letter-of-intent day will be as important as recruiting a bunch of big bodies who can play the offensive line. Former coach Dave Wannstedt didn't do a good enough job in that regard. The season-ending injury last year to senior guard Chris Jacobson was unlucky for him and the 2011 team, but lucky for this year's squad. It allowed Jacobson to return for a sixth year. Plus, what a great leader to set the right tone in the locker room and huddle.
8. Pitt has two offensive linemen in its 2013 class, Carson Baker of Fairborn, Ohio, who is 315 pounds, and Aaron Reese of Chambersburg, 290. Both are 6-foot-5.
9. Let me know if you disagree, but Pitt needs more beef at linebacker. Starters (at this point) Eric Williams, Shane Gordon and Manny Williams average 224 pounds, and I wonder what might happen when those big, pulling 300-pound guards start stampeding into the Pitt defense. Pitt's linebackers on the first unit are very athletic and very willing, but they aren't especially big and only Gordon has starting experience (two games). Todd Thomas and Ejuan Price will help in the latter area, but both are coming back from significant injuries.
10. As I am writing this, Twitter is flowing with people congratulating 2013 linebacker Luke MacLean for making a verbal commitment to Pitt. MacLean is a senior at Grand Blanc, Mich., High School and is rated the No. 27 inside linebacker in the nation by rivals.com. Pitt's first linebacker recruit in the Class of 2013 looks the part at 6-3, 233 pounds.
11. The coach who decided to move Tyrone Ezell from tackle to end is a smart guy. Ezell batted down three passes from the end position in Saturday's scrimmage, even while splitting time at tackle while K.K. Mosley-Smith is out with an injury. At 6-4, 300 pounds, Ezell has a lot to learn about line play, but he looks like he belongs in the NFL. He helps give Pitt a sturdy four-man front with 305-pound Mosley-Smith, 275-pound Aaron Donald and 290-pound T.J. Clemmings.
12. I spent a little time on the sideline talking to scouts about Pitt's best players. From what I'm hearing, Jacobson and tight end Hubie Graham have good pro potential, and there should be room in someone's camp next year for a smart, tough guy such as safety Andrew Taglianetti.
13. Speaking of safeties, Pitt has four experienced players at that position — Taglianetti, Jarred Holley, Jason Hendricks and Ray Vinopal — and I wouldn't be surprised to see three of them lining up together in certain defensive packages.
14. Among the most interesting sights of camp has been 5-10 cornerback K'waun Williams jumping up and batting away passes for taller wide receivers such as Mike Shanahan, 6-5, and Devin Street, 6-4. I get the feeling defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable will feel confident letting Williams go one-on-one on the outside while getting a little creative with his safeties and linebackers, all of whom can run.
August 12, 2012
Pitt coach Paul Chryst gets serious this week, with two-a-day practices Monday, Wednesday and Friday. All of a sudden, the opener is less than three weeks away. In fact, three weeks from Friday morning (Aug. 17), Pitt will have two games in the books (1/6th of the season) after playing Youngstown State on Sept. 1 and Cincinnati in the Big East opener Sept. 6.


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Australian actress Cate Blanchett, husband Andrew Upton and their children Dashiell, 7, Roman, 4 1/2, and Ignatius 'Iggy', 9 months play at a local park in Hunters Hill nearby their home in Sydney, Australia on Sunday. Afterwards the family headed to a local cafe for an outdoor lunch.
The Oscar winner hasn't ruled out more babies, "Who knows? Don't close those doors. The world is very overpopulated, but we do make nice ones. They all look like Andrew. To say he has dominant genes would be an understatement."
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The 'Escape Plan' actor will join Irrfan Khan, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, and Chris Pratt.
"Jurassic World" has cast its villain. Vincent D'Onofrio ("Escape Plan") is tapped to play the main baddie in the fourth installment of "Jurassic Park" movie franchise. Indian star Irrfan Khan ("Life of Pi") is also added to the cast ensemble.
According to a scoop from The Warp, Khan is set to play Patel, the billionaire owner of a new Jurassic Park. D'Onofrio's character, meanwhile, is the CFO of the Patel Corporation who projects the image of a normal family man to mask a hidden edge.
The new movie will star Bryce Dallas Howard as a smart corporate scientist, and Ty Simpkins & Nick Robinson as her nephews. Chris Pratt, meanwhile, is attached to play the male lead role, a rugged ex-military man. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, it's due June 12, 2015.
Though the plot is still under wraps, the "Safety Not Guaranteed" helmer assured fans that it would not be a reboot to the 1993 classic. "This is a new sci-fi terror adventure set 22 years after the horrific events of Jurassic Park," he once said.


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Last week, we talked about arcane magic (including fel energy and shadow) and the magic of the Holy Light (which also has shadow as a kind of opposite force). If that's not confusing enough, this week, we talk about the magic of shaman and druids, either of which could in its own way be called natural magic.
In part 1 of this series, we talked about the various means by which magical energy can be tapped. One of these magical "fonts" is the Emerald Dream, a kind of palimpsest dimension that lays beneath and mimics Azeroth. It is, essentially, the first draft of creation, the blueprint to which the world would be returned to in the event of reorigination. It's Azeroth before the original Sundering, before intelligent life, as it was the second the Titans considered their creation complete. The reason Ysera of the dream is charged with protecting and safeguarding the Dream is that it is the world's base state.


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Past Conferences
The 61st ISI World Statistics Congress (WSC) was held in Marrakech, Morocco from July 16-21, 2017.
ISBIS 2017 Meeting on Statistics in Business and Industry:
ISBIS 2017 Meeting was held June 7-9, 2017 at the IBM Watson Research Center in White Plains, New York, USA.
ISBIS 2016 Meeting on Statistics in Business and Industry:
ISBIS 2016 Meeting was held June 8-10, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.
ISBIS 2016 Book of Abstracts
Designed Experiments: Recent Advances in Methods and Applications
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
14 - 17 December 2015
ISBIS 2015 — Business and Industrial Statistics Satellite Meeting
(with a Focus on Quality Control and Improvement)
22-24 July 2015, University of Campinas
Campinas, Sao Paulo State, Brazil
"DAE 2015: Design and Analysis of Experiments Conference", Cary, NC, March 2015
National Conference on
"Excellence in quality, statistical quality control and customer satisfaction", Turin, Italy, September 2014
The European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics Annual Conference, Linz, Austria, September 2014
ISBIS 2014 and SLDM Conference, Durham, NC, USA, June 2014
ISBIS and the ASA Section on Statistical Learning and Data Mining (SLDM) jointly sponsored a conference on Data Mining in Business and Industry. The conference took place in Durham, North Carolina, USA during June 9-11, 2014, and will be hosted by the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University. The conference website is at http://www.stat.duke.edu/~banks/dcc/ and it includes instructions on how to propose an invited session or a poster. Highlights of the conference include a reception at SAS and keynote addresses by COPSS Award winners David Dunson (Duke University) and Xihong Lin (Harvard University), and by ARF Grand Innovation Award winner Claudia Perlich (Dstillery, formerly Media6Degrees).
8th International Conference on Partial Least Squares, Paris, France, May 2014
2014 ESSEC/Centrale-Supélec Conference: Bridging Worlds
in Big Data, Paris, France, 16th May 2014
ISBA-George Box Research Workshop on Frontiers of Statistics
The George Washington University, Washington DC
May 20th-22nd, 2014
The ISBA-George Box Research Workshop on Frontiers of Statistics is
co-organized by the ISBA Section on Economics, Finance and Business, the
Section on Industrial Statistics, and the Section on Objective Bayes.
The workshop featured invited and contributed talks as well as
contributed poster presentations. Some information about the
workshop can be found at the web site:
y-BIS conference, Istanbul, September 2013
ISBIS Satellite Meeting, Hong Kong, August 2013
ISBIS-2012: The biennial international conference of ISBIS was held in Bangkok, Thailand during 17-21, June 2012.
y-BIS/jSPE Joint Meeting: The first meeting of y-BIS, jointly with the first meeting of jSPE (Section of Young Statisticians of the Portuguese Statistical Society), was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 23 to 26, 2012.
ISI World Statistics Congress 2011, Dublin
2011 Taipei Symposium & 7th IASC-ARS.
Additional ISBIS information can be viewed here.
52nd Annual Conference of the South African Statistical Association (SASA 2010), Nov.10-12 2010, Potchefstroom, South Africa. ISBIS and SASA jointly organized the business stream and ISBIS sponsored young statistician activities.
ISBIS 2010 Conference, Portoroz, Slovenia, July 2010
6th Meeting Colombia Venezuela on Statistics, University of Carabobo in Valencia, Venezuela, 25-29 October 2009
The Conference Report can be viewed here.
6th International Conference on Partial Least Squares, Beijing, China, 4-7 September, 2009
The Conference Report can be viewed here.
Stellenbosch Statistical Symposium, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa, 24-26 August, 2009. This was an ISBIS Satellite meeting to the ISI 57th Session in Durban, South Africa, 2009. The Conference Report can be viewed here.
International Conference in Applied Probability and Statistics, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1-3 December, 2008.
The Conference Report can be viewed here.
ISBIS-2008 Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 1-4 July 2008
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Paper ballots may be trouble | Aug. 11, story
Only properly marked ballots should count
More voting nonsense. Now we have to have soothsayers determine who the incompetent voters cast their ballot for because they cannot follow the simple instruction of filling in an oval.
May I suggest the following to resolve the problem: Bring a 3- or 4-year-old into the booth to fill in the oval, or have an election worker take the voter by the hand into the booth to assist in casting the vote. Or just disregard any vote that is not cast according to the rules. No lines, no symbols, no crosses, no line outs or no anything except filling the oval. Period.
No wonder Florida is the laughingstock of the country every time an election comes around.
Joe Schlosser, Spring Hill
The latest tax idea: Leap first, look later Aug. 10, Howard Troxler column
A backbone builder
Howard Troxler feels it would be dangerous to pass Amendment 5 without first having replacement revenue lined up for education.
This is a good point, except the Legislature doesn't have the political will to increase the amount required now to fully meet the state's obligation. It has been increasing the local tax obligation for schools, which is how we got into the fix we are in now.
It appears that the only way to create a backbone in the Legislature and a political will to face up to the obligation of the state is to take such a drastic step as passing Amendment 5 and leaving the Legislature no other choice but to pass the sales tax increase, eliminate sales tax exemptions and take whatever steps necessary to close the gap.
The Legislature will have the 2009 and 2010 sessions and any special sessions necessary before the elimination of the school property tax takes effect. I could see the Legislature proposing putting options before the voters to choose the source of revenue to replace the property taxes for school. This might include perhaps a 2 percent sales tax instead of the proposed 1 percent in the amendment.
Paul C. Blatt, Dunedin
Hillary fans still frowning | Aug. 11, Susan Estrich column
A winning ticket
In her column, Susan Estrich simply misses the point. Though sympathetic, she doesn't seem to understand that Hillary Clinton's disappointed loyalists aren't going to be wooed by Barack Obama's words. They want action!
If candidate Obama would choose Sen. Clinton as his running mate the dissent would die down, his poll numbers would go up and a fractured Democratic Party would be well on its way to good health. The two of them would make an exciting, unbeatable ticket for victory in 2008.
Nancy Hoppe, Largo
New Rays stadium
That parking problem
Now that the Rays are having a championship season and the parking is now overflowing to the point of people parking wherever they find an opening, can anyone see the mess it would create if it was downtown? Where would the business people working downtown be parking? Where would the shoppers be parking? Where would the visitors to downtown be parking? Where would anyone park who had to come downtown? Moving the stadium downtown is very foolish.
And why would anyone build a stadium for millionaires and just give it to them? Make them pay for it and see how quick they run for the hills.
I see nothing wrong with where the stadium is now and it wouldn't take much to enlarge the parking there. Also how would you increase the parking downtown if it's ever needed? The stadium we have now is as easy to get to as any I've ever been to. If you want to upgrade it, fine, but don't mess with what ain't broke.
Robert Murray, Oldsmar
Fractured hip | Aug. 10, etc
It's all relative
For those who think 40 is old, here is an old saying that offers both perspective and consolation:
"Forty is the old age of youth, but is also the youth of old age."
Daniel P. Quinn, St. Petersburg Candidate replies The Times offers candidates not recommended by its editorial board an opportunity to respond. Here are some of the responses to the recommendations for the Aug. 26 primary races.
Miriam Velez, Esq. Candidate for Hillsborough Circuit Court judge, Group 2
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your recent recommendation. In doing so, I hope to dispel your editorial's dismissal of my experience in the judicial system. The judicial system is not only comprised of "lawyers" but also includes other officers of the court such as bailiffs, court reporters, clerks, probation officers and other law enforcement officers. Your recommendation is disappointing because it diminishes my experience and the role of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
I take great pride in the fact that I have worked my way through the system in various capacities, including the past six years as a member of the Florida Bar. I have been a part of the judicial system as a whole for 12 years. This experience has allowed me to view many different facets of our complex system firsthand and gives me an incredible level of diversity.
I am honored to be part of the judicial system. For the past six years, I have been practicing law, first working as an assistant state attorney and most recently operating a successful law practice focusing on criminal defense, civil and commercial litigation and family law. Having worked on "both sides of the aisle" can come in many different forms. Serving my community as a member of Florida's judiciary is one of my life goals and I am asking Hillsborough County's voters to help me achieve this goal on Aug. 26.
J. Kevin Carey Candidate for Hillsborough Circuit Court judge, Group 7
For the past six years I have worked hard serving the citizens of Hillsborough County as a judge. I have rendered fair and impartial decisions based on the facts and the law, not politics. I care deeply about our community and I have made a difference in various ways, including providing free legal services to the poor prior to becoming a judge and tutoring underprivileged youngsters.
I hope the voters will look at this race carefully and consider that those who are in a position to know best — the lawyers who have practiced in my courtroom and other leaders in the community familiar with my judicial service — believe I deserve to be re-elected. That is why I have been endorsed by 24 current and former presidents of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, as well as Sheriff David Gee, Public Defender Julianne Holt, the county firefighters, Police Benevolent Association and the Federation of Labor.
I have served with honor, decency, integrity and have been ethically above reproach. I ask the voters to make an informed decision based on the facts, not negative campaigning.
Linda Courtney Clark Candidate for Hillsborough Circuit Court judge, Group 21
While I thank you for your kind words and acknowledgement regarding the importance of my rounded view, it appears some of my professional experience may have been overlooked. I refer to my professional experience gained during my 10 years of practicing law (intern/attorney) as compared to that of my opponent. While my years of practice are indisputably shorter, I believe that my achievements and activities during that time period attest to my preparedness to take the bench. I have practiced in state and federal courts, 2nd District Court of Appeal, participated in oral arguments, and made law or changed existing law in multiple areas. My opponent has no experience in federal court, as she is not admitted to practice there, nor has she ever practiced on the appellate level. I am admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and my opponent is not. Importantly, court records confirm that my caseload as a private practitioner exceeds that of my opponent during her time in private practice.
I submit that these experiences have been broader and combine well with my life experience as a wife, mother, business owner and manager to make me the more balanced candidate.


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Captain America: The Winter Soldier "coming soon" to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone
Back in 2011 when Marvel released Captain America: The First Avenger into theaters, it also launched the Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty game for both Android and iOS. That first game was built in-house by Marvel, but development of the game for the new movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, has been given to Gameloft. And, it looks like the game is on its way.
The first Captain America game was a side-scrolling auto-runner action game that was pretty fun, though it was a bit buggy on Android. The Winter Soldier game looks to be changing up the gameplay. This time around, the game will be a full 3D action brawler with a bit of tactical strategy thrown in. You will obviously play as Cap, but this time around you'll have S.H.I.E.L.D. soldiers with you in the fight. Additionally, the graphics have been styled to look like you are controlling a comic book, which looks quite nice.
The movie isn't due out until April 4th, but a new trailer for the game is claiming that the game is "coming soon" for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone. No word on when "soon" might be, nor how much the game will cost; but, Gameloft tends to charge $6.99 for its action games, so we would assume this one will come in around the same price point.
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posted on 05 Feb 2014, 15:24 4
1. Moodi (Posts: 38; Member since: 11 May 2013)
i like how WP is start getting some love :)
posted on 05 Feb 2014, 15:52 2
2. papss (unregistered)
Agreed... To further my love for all things windows I just sold my surface pro and picked up the pro 2
posted on 05 Feb 2014, 21:15 3
5. rodneyej1 (Posts: 3576; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
Yes, WP is awesome.
posted on 05 Feb 2014, 18:20 0
3. bugsbunny00 (Posts: 2195; Member since: 07 Jun 2013)
why not release the MOVIE to ANDROID and IOS...that would cool...lol
posted on 05 Feb 2014, 21:16 3
6. rodneyej1 (Posts: 3576; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
Forgetting something...
posted on 05 Feb 2014, 18:28 1
4. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
I bet it will be a free 2 play instead of a 6.99 title, if their recent movie games like Iron Man 3 and Thor The Dark World suggest anything.
posted on 05 Feb 2014, 23:14 0
7. Reluctant_Human (Posts: 904; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
It's Gameloft. All their games on freemium. It's a shame because the game looks pretty good.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier "coming soon" to Android, iOS, and Windows Phone


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There were two notable injuries Monday morning at the Chicago Bears' training camp practice and both merit further discussion.
First, veteran defensive end Turk McBride was lost for the season after he ruptured his Achilles tendon. I'm not sure that McBride was going to make a team whose defensive end rotation is largely set with Julius Peppers, Corey Wootton and Shea McClellin, but he was an experienced player who could have stepped up if a member of that trio got injured.
Meanwhile, left tackle Jermon Bushrod strained his right calf and sat out the rest of practice. The injury isn't expected to sideline him long term, but it was serious enough to require a walking boot. Regardless, Bushrod's injury raised the now-relevant question of how the Bears will stack their reserve offensive linemen after reshuffling their starting lineup.
Former left tackle J'Marcus Webb is now working at right tackle, so when Bushrod was injured Monday, the Bears plugged in veteran Jonathan Scott. Leg muscle injuries can take longer to heal for big players, so Bushrod's situation is worth monitoring.


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Cefprozil Side Effects
In Summary
More frequently reported side effects include: oral candidiasis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vaginitis, and vomiting. See below for a comprehensive list of adverse effects.
For the Consumer
Applies to cefprozil: oral powder for suspension, oral tablet
In addition to its needed effects, some unwanted effects may be caused by cefprozil. In the event that any of these side effects do occur, they may require medical attention.
Major Side Effects
You should check with your doctor immediately if any of these side effects occur when taking cefprozil:Less common:
- Black, tarry stools
- chest pain
- cough or hoarseness
- diarrhea
- fever or chills
- lower back or side pain
- painful or difficult urination
- shortness of breath
- sore throat sores, ulcers, or white spots on the lips or in the mouth
- swollen glands
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- unusual tiredness or weakness
- Abdominal or stomach cramps, pain, or tenderness
- bleeding gums
- blistering, peeling, or loosening of the skin
- bloating
- blood in the urine or stools
- clay-colored stools
- dark urine
- diarrhea, watery and severe, which may also be bloody
- difficulty with swallowing
- dizziness
- fast heartbeat
- feeling of discomfort
- headache
- hives
- increased thirst
- inflammation of the joints
- itching
- joint or muscle pain
- large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
- loss of appetite
- muscle aches
- nausea or vomiting
- pain
- pinpoint red spots on the skin
- puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
- rash
- red skin lesions, often with a purple center
- red, irritated eyes
- shortness of breath
- swollen lymph glands
- tightness in the chest
- unpleasant breath odor
- unusual weight loss
- vomiting of blood
- watery or bloody diarrhea
- wheezing
- yellow eyes or skin
- Back, leg, or stomach pains
- bleeding gums
- bloody or cloudy urine
- bloody, black, or tarry stools
- decrease in urine output or decrease in urine-concentrating ability
- difficulty with breathing
- fever with or without chills
- general body swelling
- general feeling of tiredness or weakness
- high fever
- nosebleeds
- pale skin
- sudden decrease in the amount of urine
- swollen or painful glands
Minor Side Effects
Some of the side effects that can occur with cefprozil may not need medical attention. As your body adjusts to the medicine during treatment these side effects may go away. Your health care professional may also be able to tell you about ways to reduce or prevent some of these side effects. If any of the following side effects continue, are bothersome or if you have any questions about them, check with your health care professional:Less common:
- Itching or pain of the vagina or genital area
- pain during sexual intercourse
- thick, white vaginal discharge with no odor or with a mild odor
- Confusion
- hives or welts
- nervousness
- redness of the skin
- restlessness
- sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
- sleeplessness
- trouble sitting still
- trouble with sleeping
- unable to sleep
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to cefprozil: oral powder for reconstitution, oral tablet
Cefprozil is generally well-tolerated.[Ref]
Up to 20% of patients with penicillin allergy may demonstrate allergy to cefprozil.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity reactions have included rash (0.9%), urticaria (0.1%), anaphylaxis, angioedema, bronchospasm, eosinophilia, erythema multiforme, fever, serum-sickness-like reactions, and Stevens-Johnson syndrome.[Ref]
Pseudomembranous colitis has been reported in patients treated with cephalosporin antibiotics. If diarrhea occurs and is unresponsive to discontinuation of the drug and/or standard therapy, pseudomembranous colitis should be considered.[Ref]
Gastrointestinal side effects have included nausea (3.5%), diarrhea (2.9%), vomiting (1%), and abdominal pain (1%). Rare cases of Clostridium difficile colitis have been reported with some cephalosporins.[Ref]
Hematologic side effects have included eosinophilia (2.3%), decreased leukocyte count (0.2%), and thrombocytopenia. Cephalosporins as a class have been associated with aplastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, hemorrhage, prolonged prothrombin time, positive Coombs' test, pancytopenia, neutropenia, and agranulocytosis.[Ref]
Renal side effects have included elevated serum creatinine (0.1%) and BUN (0.1%). Some other cephalosporins have included interstitial nephritis. (Reversible fever, azotemia, pyuria, and eosinophiluria are the hallmarks of cephalosporin-induced interstitial nephritis.) Cephalosporins as a class have been associated with toxic nephropathy and renal dysfunction.[Ref]
Genitourinary side effects have included vaginitis and genital pruritus in 1.6% of patients.[Ref]
Hepatic side effects have included increased AST (2%), ALT (2%), alkaline phosphatase (0.2%), and bilirubin (<0.1%). Some cephalosporins have been associated with rare cases of cholestatic jaundice. Cephalosporins as a class have been associated with elevated LDH.[Ref]
Nervous system
Nervous system side effects have included dizziness in 1% of patients, and hyperactivity, headache, nervousness, insomnia, confusion, and somnolence in <1%. Some cephalosporins have been associated with seizures, primarily when dosages were not reduced in renally impaired patients.[Ref]
Other side effects have included superinfection and diaper rash in 1.5% of patients.[Ref]
Dermatologic side effects have included rash (0.9%), urticaria (0.1%), and erythema multiforme. Cefprozil has been associated with rash in a patients with infectious mononucleosis.[Ref]
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5. "Cefprozil." Med Lett Drugs Ther 34 (1992): 63-4
6. Romano A, Mayorga C, Torres MJ, Artesani MC, Suau R, Sanchez F, Perez E, Venuti A, Blanca M "Immediate allergic reactions to cephalosporins: Cross-reactivity and selective responses." J Allerg Clin Immunol 106 (2000): 1177-83
7. Christenson JC, Gooch WM, Herrod JN, Swenson E "Comparative efficacy and safety of cefprozil and cefaclor in the treatment of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections." J Antimicrob Chemother 28 (1991): 581-6
8. Christenson JC, Swenson E, Gooch WM III, Herrod JN "Comparative efficacy and safety of cefprozil (BMY-28100) and cefaclor in the treatment of acute group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis." Antimicrob Agents Chemother 35 (1991): 1127-30
9. Haskell RJ, Fujita NK, Stevenson JA, Border WA "Cefoxitin-induced interstitial nephritis." Arch Intern Med 141 (1981): 1557
10. Toll LL, Lee M, Sharifi R "Cefoxitin-induced interstitial nephritis." South Med J 80 (1987): 274-5
11. Baciewicz AM, Chandra R "Cefprozil-induced rash in infectious mononucleosis." Ann Pharmacother 39 (2005): 974-5
Not all side effects for cefprozil may be reported. You should always consult a doctor or healthcare professional for medical advice. Side effects can be reported to the FDA here.
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California Employment Law
Have California Employment Law Questions? Ask a Lawyer.
I do have right to sue letter, but most lawer don't want to deal with contingency fee arrangement, also as soon as I told my Co., name they don't want to take it.
Myat,Thank you so much for your reply. Do not be discouraged if you are rejected by the first few attorneys that you contact. Attorneys have many different reasons for rejecting a case and a few rejections doesn't mean you don't have a viable claim.Boil down the essence of your claim to a "pitch" that you can deliver over the phone in less than 60 seconds. Give the attorneys a summary of your evidence up front and the reasons why your case is likely to succeed--this will make them more likely to consider investing the time and money necessary to help you. If you are still having trouble locating someone to assist you, then you may want to target younger attorneys, who tend to be a bit little bit less selective when it comes to the cases they accept, since they don't get the same number of calls as do more established attorneys.Finally, if your damages are not terribly significant, you may wish to file suit in small claims court. You will be limited to recovering no more than $10,000, but the procedure is vastly simplified and you can easily represent yourself. In California small claims court, attorneys are not allowed to appear, and so you would not be "mismatched" against the legal "big guns" of your employer.For more information on CA cmall claims court, see here: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/small_claims/Again, please feel free to let me know if you have any further concerns.


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Meatball Subs (Crock Pot)
Recipe by Marg CaymanDesigns
One of my kids' favorite meals. The meatballs can be prepared ahead of time and frozen, if desired.
Top Review by Metritek
Followed directions exactly as stated and it make the most wonderful meatballs and so easy to do. When it was done put meatballs on fresh hoagies with a slice of provelone and bake in the oven for about 6 minutes to get toasty. My kids loved it too. Thank you Marg for posting, I don't know what I would do if nice people like you didn't post these great recipes.
See Discussion:59 Reviews 4 Tweaks
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup dry breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions or 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
- 6 -8 sub rolls (hoagie rolls) or 6 -8 hot dog buns
- mozzarella cheese (sliced or shredded)
Directions See How It's Made
- Place first seven ingredients in large bowl. Mix thoroughly with your hands just until combined. (I wear food prep gloves.) Shape into approximately 30 1-inch balls.
- Bake in an ungreased oblong pan (13x9x2) in a 400°F oven until light brown, 20-25 minutes. OR: microwave meatballs in an ungreased baking dish, 6 minutes on High, turning once. OR: cook over medium heat in frying pan, turning occasionally, until brown, about 20 minutes.
- Place cooked meatballs and spaghetti sauce in crock pot. Cook on low for about 2 hours. If you cook longer, stir every hour or so.
- Place meatballs and sauce in buns/rolls and top with mozzarella cheese.
- Note, I microwave the meatballs to cook them.
- (A friend places the raw meatballs & sauce in the crock-pot and cooks them for 8+ hours on low, but I have never tried this.).


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Unless you've studied online marketing, it may seem like it's smarter to stick with the marketing you already know.
Weathering the SWPPP Storm
While the Clean Water Act celebrated its 30th birthday this fall, parts of the country weren't feeling much like celebrating — those in the Gulf regions were dealing with storm water devastation. The magnitude of what happened in Louisiana and Mississippi this summer is clearly not an every day occurrence; however, it does serve as a reminder to builders to ensure they are compliant with ...
While the Clean Water Act celebrated its 30th birthday this fall, parts of the country weren't feeling much like celebrating — those in the Gulf regions were dealing with storm water devastation.
The magnitude of what happened in Louisiana and Mississippi this summer is clearly not an every day occurrence; however, it does serve as a reminder to builders to ensure they are compliant with storm water pollution regulations.
In May 2004, Thomas Skinner, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance said recent settlement activity had kicked off a campaign to increase compliance with storm water runoff regulations. "Runoff from construction sites is a primary contributor to the impairment of water quality in the nation," said Skinner.
Recent hurricanes and heavy rainfall in many regions just exacerbate the problem for developers and builders, whose responsibility it is to control pollutants in construction runoff.
The days of avoiding EPA fines without a focused strategy to comply with the Clean Water Act are gone. The EPA's strategy is to focus efforts on the large players responsible for the majority of construction in the United States. Two large groups who make great potential targets for enforcement are the large retail developers and national residential builders — Giants.
The EPA estimates the majority of the construction industry doesn't meet Clean Water Act standards. It's reasonable to expect that the EPA's recent enforcement activities show what's in store for Giants this upcoming year. Recent high-profile cases have shown the negative impact that violations can have on profitability.
Why storm water pollution is such a big deal
The EPA's concerns about storm water pollution are not unfounded. Sediment from jobsites poses a serious threat to the quality of U.S. water. Runoff — water flowing over the ground — becomes polluted as it flows over jobsites with loose excavated and graded soil, not to mention concrete, paint, and other harmful substances. "Unlike OSHA violations, Clean Water Act violations are crimes against the communities, and are handled by the Department of Justice. That's because all of us use our nation's waterways," says Richard Burton, director of the NESH Institute, a national training organization that provides educational resources in the fields of environmental safety and health training.
A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is intended to solve the problem of storm water pollution. Builders should be familiar with the requirement of a SWPPP on each of their jobsites. For every construction project, a SWPPP is developed and approved for the site, a Notice of Intent (NOI) is filed, and permit coverage is granted. Best Management Practices (BMPs) are installed and maintained by subcontractors who are hired to keep the site in compliance.
To manage the risk of fines and other penalties, Giants hire outside consultants who specialize in the SWPPP process. These consultants offer services that include SWPPP development, monitoring, analysis, sampling, training and field inspections. Giants should know consultants are not responsible for compliance.
"The biggest mistake management makes when they hire an outside vendor as a consultant," says Burton, "is that they think this subcontractor is responsible for making sure the SWPPP is implemented correctly on the jobsite. They're wrong."
Burton adds, "The parties the EPA refers to as the 'operators' — in the case of Giants, the developer and the builder — are both legally liable, and are therefore responsible for complying with the requirements of the permit, no matter how many SWPPP subcontractors they hire. In certain cases, the person who signs the SWPPP, which is a legally-binding contract document, can go to prison."
Fines from the EPA have recently gone up to $37,500 per day per occurrence + $10 per gallon of contaminated storm water discharged. "If the jobsite has two overflowing dumpsters, that violation adds up to at least $75,000 in fines per day," says Burton.
To avoid fines, builders must ensure their consultants, employees and other key team members are properly trained in compliance. Builders hire new construction personnel on a regular basis. No matter how large the builder is, construction, and therefore compliance, happens one site at a time. It's time for Giants to demonstrate companywide SWPPP training.
How can builders make sure their construction team members and other key personnel know how to establish and maintain compliant jobsites? Giants can reduce the number of non-compliant jobsites by training their project managers and site superintendents on compliance inspections, maintenance and recordkeeping.
Training your key people on every jobsite
Construction employees, in every division and on every jobsite, must be trained on BMPs. The BMPs employees must be trained on include runoff, erosion and sediment controls, as well as good housekeeping, like waste disposal, material management and vehicle servicing.
It's critical that construction employees thoroughly understand how and when to conduct quality control inspections and what to do when the inspector from the local water authority visits the site.
The EPA provides information, and individual states and localities have many resources available to train the key employees of developers and builders. Several independent agencies and non-profit organizations exist for the sole purpose of training developers and builders and helping them to steer clear of compliance woes. See below for a list of organizations.
On any jobsite, project managers and site superintendents must know how to:
- Make sure the permit application covering storm water pollution is posted at the site entrance
- Keep detailed maintenance records
- Perform the required weekly, biweekly, monthly, and after-rain inspections, and document them to show that the site is in compliance.
Compliance inspectors look for up-to-date records and onsite evidence of BMP inspections and maintenance. The employees responsible for the regular inspections must make sure the BMPs are actually working, and modify both the plan and the onsite conditions if the BMPs that have been installed aren't doing the job. They also must maintain good housekeeping practices, such as waste disposal, sanitary and septic disposal, construction entrance stabilization, material management and spill control.
|For more information...
|The following organizations provide helpful information on training employees to be compliant with the Clean Water Act:
|The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov
|The International Erosion Control Association: http://www.ieca.org
|The National Association of Home Builders: http://www.nahb.org
|BuildIQ: www.buildiq.com


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The key to the Singapore system is mandatory health savings accounts: again, something that libertarians and many conservatives wouldn't like. Matt Miller of the Center for American Progress describes Singapore as "further to the left and further to the right" than the American system--something that could also be said of Switzerland.Roy goes on to outline other pieces of the system -- a catastrophic insurance scheme and a fund further subsidizing care for the poor -- and concludes:
In a manner somewhat like our Social Security system, Singapore takes mandatory deductions from workers' paychecks--around 20 percent of wages--and deposits them into health savings accounts called Medisave. Medisave accounts are used mostly for inpatient expenses, but also some outpatient ones. Singaporeans are expected to pay most of their outpatient expenses with non-Medisave cash.
Why does this system work so well? Because it incorporates the central idea behind free-market health care: that health-care spending is most efficient when that spending is executed by individual patients, rather than third parties. It's easy to waste other people's money. But if that money is your own, you are going to try your best to spend it wisely.
That's partly true. But this patient choice is exercised in a very, very managed playground. As Ezra Klein pointed out at the climax of his recent marathon discussion with Roy, the common denominator between Singapore and other systems that control costs more effectively than the U.S. is government control over pricing.
What Roy does not like to mention is that the Singaporean system can ask individuals to pay a large portion of billed costs out of pocket because the government a) subsidizes most of those billed costs, and b) runs healthcare facilities that dominate the market.
In Affordable Excellence: The Singapore Health System (Brookings, 2013, free on Kindle), William Haseltine explains cost control, Singaporean style:
The government's most consequential approach to keeping prices under control: they have developed a quasi free market. within which the healthcare system must function...Public and private hospitals coexist in this market, but most hospital care is intentionally directed toward the public side through the patient incentives and subsidies I have described. With the ability to set the prices of services at the public hospitals, and with the ability to regulate the number of public hospitals and beds they provide, the government shapes the marketplace. It then allows market forces within that marketplace to regulate the private sector, which must not price itself out of the market....The system seems designed to avoid the kinds of distortions imposed by entrenched private market interests in the U.S.:
One study comparing healthcare systems among the developed Asian nations described the Singapore government as "micro-managing provision," ensuring that public hospital charges are kept at acceptable levels, and in turn relieving pressure on Medisave accounts. It went on to say that the government "uses funding (and hospital ownership) in a calculated manner to control service costs and subsidize care, in turn limiting expenditure from insurance accounts and providing incentives for private providers to keep costs down (Location 977-988).
Former Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has said that the public sector should always play the dominant role in providing care services, but there needs to be a private healthcare system to challenge it. In his view, the public sector is necessary to set the ethos for the entire system— which should not only be about maximization of profits, a primary focus of the private sector. It is the public side that tends to set boundaries and standards for ethics within the system. services, but there needs to be a private healthcare system to challenge it. In his view, the public sector is necessary to set the ethos for the entire system— which should not only be about maximization of profits, a primary focus of the private sector. It is the public side that tends to set boundaries and standards for ethics within the system.
Khaw Khaw takes the view that where the private sector does dominate, it will inevitably influence the government and public policy to serve its own interests. If the public healthcare system is too small, it becomes the "tail that tries to wag the dog." Once a private healthcare system becomes the dominant entrenched player, it is very difficult to unwind it— there are many vested interests and many pockets will be hurt. (Location 998--1007).
While federal and state governments pay almost half of total U.S. healthcare costs, the relative price discipline imposed by Medicaid and Medicare does not benefit those outside those programs. Making patients pay a proportionate portion of costs incurred can work if patients have the means to make informed choices, i.e., transparent pricing -- and ideally, some information as to treatment effectiveness. That is rarely the case in the U.S.,though some employer plans are beginning to provide some means of cost comparison and incentives for choosing favored providers.
Roy indulges in a bait-and-switch when he uses his favored healthcare systems, those of Switzerland and Singapore, as a stick to beat the Affordable Care Act. He touts the free market features of those systems that fit his ideological propensities, downplays features they share in common with the ACA that deploy government control (e.g., community rating, or limits on the extent to which older people can be charged more than young), and doesn't mention at all those features deploying more government control than either he or almost any politician now in office would countenance in the U.S.


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Policy 603
Policy 603: Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Compliance can be found here:
"Age of Consent" Laws
As noted in Policy 603, the age of consent may vary depending on the ages of the individuals involved in the act.
The "age of consent" is the minimum age a person must be to legally consent to sexual activity. The "age of consent" also varies by state.
"Age of Consent" – North Dakota
According to the North Dakota Century Code:
- The "age of consent" is 18 years old in North Dakota
- A person under the age of 15 cannot legally consent to sexual activity under any circumstances
- A person between the ages of 15 – 17 is legally able to consent to sexual activity if the partner is less than three years older. For example, a 16 year old can legally consent to engage in sexual activity with a partner who is 18 years old, but not a partner who is 19 years old
For more detailed information please see Chapter 12. 1 – 20 of the North Dakota Century Code:
"Age of Consent" - Minnesota
According to the Minnesota Criminal Code:
-The "age of consent" is 16 years old
- A person under the age of 13 cannot legally consent to sexual activity under any circumstances
- A person between the ages of 13 and 16 may legally consent to sexual activity if the partner is no more than 2 years older
For additional information and further details on the "age of consent" in Minnesota please see sections 609.341 – 609.3451 of the Minnesota Criminal Code:
For more information on the legal "age of consent" in states other than North Dakota and Minnesota you may call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE to request information.


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Sharing his exciting experience in starring opposite an animated Teddy bear for the comedy movie, Wahlberg says, 'With a Teddy bear, there are no ego problems and you only need one take.'
Mark Wahlberg is happy to have a foul-mouthed Teddy bear as his co-star in "Ted". The "Contraband" actor, who must act opposite the animated doll in the film, says that his inanimate co-star is much easier to work with than real actors.
"It's easier than working with another actor," the 41-year-old thesp tells New York Daily News. "Actors are a pain in the a**. With a Teddy bear, there are no ego problems and you only need one take."
Explaining how he shot the scenes with the bear, which is voiced by Seth MacFarlane, Wahlberg says, "They'd have a little stick there with a couple of dots on it for the eyes and I'd just have to visualize that the bear was there." He recalls, "It took some getting used to but in the end it was a great experience."
The "Pain and Gain" star unveils that the hardest part of filming "Ted" was when he had to do a fight scene with the bear. "I didn't actually fight the bear so it was just me flailing around," he says. "That one I felt pretty damn ridiculous doing, I'll be honest with you. I was just fake-fighting myself. It wasn't fun. But people love the scene."
However, Wahlberg claims that fake-fighting himself is better than doing a musical film. Insisting that he would never take a role in a musical pic, the former rapper says, "I'll do anything but a musical. I'm done with that. No more singing."
Speaking about MacFarlane, who also serves as the director and screenwriter, the Micky Ward of "The Fighter" has nothing but praises. "I've done a lot of movies and I can sit in a room with someone and get a good idea about whether they will be able to pull it off or not and I could tell just by meeting with him that he was going to be a good director," he gushes. "He's been doing his show for so long that he already knew the great cinematographers and editors to work with."
"Ted" follows Massachusetts-born John, a grown man who must deal with his teddy bear which comes to life as a result of a childhood wish. John refuses to leave his childish side ever since. The R-rated comedy film will arrive in theaters across the U.S. on June 29, the same day when another adult comedy movie "Magic Mike" opens nationwide.


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A WOMAN was airlifted to hospital following a five-car smash in Dorchester.
The crash happened at 4.22pm yesterday afternoon on the A354 Ridgeway Hill near Winterborne Monkton on a horrific day on the roads in South and West Dorset.
A total of 11 people were injured in three separate accidents involving 10 vehicles.
Two women are still in hospital after suffering serious injuries in the crash on the A354.
Dorset Police are now appealing for witnesses to the crashes, specifically the one on the A354.
Firefighters had to cut the woman out of the damaged car before she was airlifted to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester.
A further five casualties from the three crashes were rushed to Dorset County Hospital by four land ambulances.
A spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service said they had 'serious but not life threatening injuries'.
And a spokesman for Dorset Police said all of the cars involved in the smash were registered to local residents.
Police closed the road for several hours from the Football Ground roundabout in Dorchester to the Jurassic roun-dabout in Weymouth.
One eyewitness said emergency crews were on the scene quickly and long queues of traffic formed.
He said: "There was police tape across the road and when I was there.
"It looked like they were cutting someone out of a car.
"The road was totally blocked in both directions. It was mayhem. A police car was blocking the road at the Winterborne Herringston Junction to stop the traffic."
The eyewitness added: "Police were allowing cars to go along the minor road through Upwey, along by Maiden Castle and going to Weymouth to clear the section of road but the minor roads soon became blocked as well."
A Dorset Police spokesman confirmed two people were still in hospital after the crash, although it is not known if the injuries suffered are life threatening.
She said: "Two people from the crash are still in hospital suffering from serious injuries following the crash.
"One of them is a 34-year-old woman from Somerset who was driving in one of the cars, and the other is a 69-year-old passenger from one of the cars who was also from Somerset.
"It is not yet known how serious the injuries are."
Police Inspector Matt Butler praised the public for their patience during the crash and the resulting traffic gridlock, and has issued an appeal for witnesses of the crash to come forward.
Insp Butler said: "We are aware that the road closure was causing congestion and we were grateful for the public's patience.
"We are now appealing for witnesses of the crash, or anyone who may have seen any of the five vehicles travelling before the crash to contact police on 101."
Traffic ground to a halt around Dorchester and Weymouth after another four-car crash happened at exactly the same time at the Monkey's Jump roundabout.
Four cars, three registered to residents of Dorchester and Bridport and one from Middlesex, were in collision on the westbound carriageway heading towards Bridport.
Three people were taken by land ambulance to Dorset County Hospital and a further casualty was treated at the roadside. The injuries are not thought to be serious, according to officers.
A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "The collision involved a grey Ford S-Max, registered to a man from Middlesex, a black Nissan X-Trail registered to a man from Dorchester, a Citroen silver van registered to a company from Dorchester and a blue Vauxhall Meriva registered to a woman from Bridport."
The crash partially blocked the road as the cars were moved to the side of the road to await recovery.
The A354 Ridgeway Hill was closed for hours following the smash, and motorists were diverted to Max Gate and via the A352 and A353 to Osmington.
To add to the traffic chaos, a broken down car on Littlemoor Road by the Coombe Valley Road junction also partially blocked the road, causing further tailbacks.
Earlier in the day, a young woman was taken to hospital after a car and a pedestrian collided with each other on a pedestrian crossing in Chideock.
The collision happened at 2.16pm and the A35 was closed from Bridport to Charmouth for nearly an hour as authorities dealt with the incident, leading to long tailbacks in both directions towards Charmouth and Bridport on what is the main route that connects West Dorset and East Devon.
The woman was taken to Dorset County Hospital after suffering from head and back injuries, a spokesman for South Western Ambulance Service said.
Commuters on local bus services were also hit by the delays, with all local bus companies cancelling, diverting or delaying their services as they took revised routes.


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The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance welcomed the announcement on Wednesday by News that it remained committed to newspapers as well as digital media, but said the '"depth and extent of its planned redundancies during the restructure remain a mystery".
MEAA spokesman Paul Murphy said: "While the devil is still in the detail, and we are clearly concerned about the extent of redundancies being flagged by the company, we appreciate that News Ltd is carefully considering its future and how it comes to grips with the ongoing transition to digital platforms."
The Alliance wanted early consultation about further job cuts and for redundancies to be voluntary if possible. Editorial staffing on suburban newspapers should be retained to ensure local content.
"As the company unrolls its changes, it must ensure that its editorial staff can continue to do their job, to ensure local voices are heard," Mr Murphy said.
"No media outlet should be lured into the trap of allowing digital platforms to continue to ratchet up the intensification of work done by already overstretched editorial teams," he added.
News is understood to have about 3000 editorial staff in Australia, a level that will be reduced through the introduction of seven-day rosters at metropolitan daily and Sunday mastheads. The company will introduce "streamlined operations" in management, editorial, advertising, sales and marketing across print and digital products.
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"Although there will be retrenchments, many roles will be retired through natural attrition."
Mr Williams insisted the group's newspapers had a strong future and the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union welcomed the company's indication it would consult on the future of its printing operations.
The national secretary of the AMWU's print division, Lorraine Cassin, said a small number of job losses was expected among printers, but News had been adamant that print was integral to its business plan.
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"The company has not met its obligation to discuss the planned job cuts with staff,'' before they went in and wielded their axe, which is in breach of their responsibilities,"Mr Oliver said.
"Management is hoping everyone will believe that technology has changed and there's nothing they could have done to stop their planned redundancies, but we don't buy that for a minute.
"We want to see the full business case and the workers have a right to know what options the company has before we accept any redundancies."
Mr Oliver wants an urgent meeting between unions and Fairfax chief executive
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War Voting
This article explores the interactive effects of the economy and the use of force on incumbent parties' electoral performance. Research on the diversionary use of force assumes that leaders (especially democratic leaders) use force abroad to bolster their domestic political fortunes during hard economic times. But other research suggests that crises either lead to removal from office or have no effect on incumbents' political fortunes. Although a good deal of scholarship assesses the role of the economy on electoral outcomes, no research has explicitly examined the interactive effects between dispute involvement and the economy on leaders' share of the vote. We argue that the salience of the economy conditions voters' sensitivity to the costs of conflict, which reduces electoral support for incumbent parties engaging in dramatic foreign policy events. Moreover, we expect executives' efforts to emphasize foreign policy during economic downturns to be met with electoral punishment as voters prefer to see leaders working on a remedial economic policy. To evaluate this argument, we examine incumbent parties' vote shares in elections among nine advanced democracies from 1960 to 2000. Our results support the hypothesis that during economic downturns voters care more about domestic politics than foreign policy. Furthermore, our results have implications for the diversionary hypothesis, gambling for resurrection argument, the democratic peace, and economic voting research agendas.
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We're happy to bring you this weekly tip from celebrity wedding planner and Wedding Paper Divas stationery designer, Diann Valentine. To shop for her designs, check out our Diann Valentine collection.
When I started designing my new invitation collection, I knew one suite in the collection would reflect my love for retro pop art. In my interior work, nostalgic textile patterns and wallpapers with an updated modern flair from designers such as Osborne and Little and Flavor Paper have found a place in many of my environmental interpretations. I was compelled to extrapolate renditions of these motifs into a wedding stationery ensemble. The Lingering Love suite started with inspiration from the curvaceous lines of delicate antique perfume bottles and the geometric lines in a Chopard watch with a hidden abstract heart embedded in the design as a symbol of my love. As I studied the elements, bold colors screamed for recognition.
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As an artist, I took this opportunity to design from my soul without a client or a project in mind. I took a chance and simply did something that moved me. You see, artists are always in a tug of war between what people believe will sell and what we know in our hearts will satisfy our need to create. For this one, I threw caution to the wind and I'm thrilled to see in this month's Elle Décor—a headline that proves I was a little ahead of the trend.
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As the collection made its debut, Lingering Love was born. After months or percolating, it is building steam and growing in popularity (which is an amazing validation). This suite supports my belief that (1) women in love are ready to embrace color and (2) they truly want a fresh perspective on their weddings, but the options are far too limited! Like never before, I will represent the women who are ready, willing and able to embrace color in their life celebrations!
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After all of the work that goes into getting ready for prom – nail appointments, hair appointments, adding the finishing touches on makeup and making sure all of the accessories look OK – it's important to enjoy the pre-prom excitement and get ready for the big night with a pre-dance bash.
After all of the work that goes into getting ready for prom – nail appointments, hair appointments, adding the finishing touches on makeup and making sure all of the accessories look OK – it's important to enjoy the pre-prom excitement and get ready for the big night with a pre-dance bash.
And though parents love to see their kids all dressed up and take a bunch of group photos to remember the special night, it should also be its own celebration. While all the high school students gather together and prepare for one of the best nights of their lives, there are some fun and simple ways to make it a memorable party all on its own.
Serve some easy (and non-messy!) snacks, drinks, provide some party photo props and pre-party tunes for a memorable experience teens and parents will both love. And when the prom-goers head off to the big dance, the parents can stay back and enjoy the rest of the evening. Throw a memorable pre-prom party with these fun and helpful ideas, and be sure to invite everyone (and keep everything organized) with one of our prom invitations.
Set up Outside
Taking photos outside provides the best natural lighting and backgrounds. If the weather permits, set up for the pre-party outside. Use outdoor cocktail tables for snacks and drinks, and be sure you have a good spot to take pics that won't create grass stains on girls' dresses and shoes (an outdoor deck or porch, cobblestone path, etc.).
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Nothing will make your guests feel more VIP than a step-and-repeat. It creates a show-stopping welcome, and can be another backdrop for your photos! This can be as simple as lining a side wall or garage with some wrapping paper, or actually creating a full-on standing step and repeat. For a simple, yet personal touch, print out slips of paper with a custom event message, and attach to the backdrop with clear tape (i.e. McKinley High Prom 2015, #PromParty, etc.)
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For some silly photos, use photo booth props. Use our printable photo booth props to cut out funny moustaches, glasses and hats. Just attach to sticks, and have fun! Prom shouldn't always be so serious.
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Of course, you want to offer some light fare for guests, but stay away from anything that could do too much damange to any of the gorgeous gowns. Offer up some tasty bites such as cheese, crackers and prosciutto, a veggie tray and some fruit (apple slices and grapes are safer than strawberries or watermelon). Make sure you have water, club soda and other clear drinks available, too!
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To get everyone in the mood, create a pre-party playlist on Songza or with your iTunes. Pick upbeat music everyone will enjoy, but save the real bumping party tunes for the actual prom.
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Spring 2013 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony 1
The Undergraduate Ceremony 1, featuring Harvard economist Roland Fryer, will be held at 9 a.m. in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Graduates will be members of the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Health Sciences and Human Services.
The Undergraduate Ceremony (School of Communication and School of Business) will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex
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Hotel DeFuniak, built in 1920, is the center of one of the most intriguing and historic towns in the southeast, Defuniak Springs, Florida. In 1997 the hotel was painstakingly restored as one of Floridas most elegant and romantic historic hotels. Nineteenth century European and American antiques abound throughout the entire hotel to recreate the rich ambiance of a time lost. Every room has its own unique theme from the Safari Suite to the Romantic Suite to the French Country Room. No matter which room you choose, you will experience the warmth and luxury of another time and place. -ANY ARRIVALS AFTER 10 00 P.M. MUST CONTACT INNKEEPER PRIOR TO ARRIVING.- Check-in is at 3 00 PM. Guests planning to arrive before or after this time must contact the property at least 48 hours prior to arrival to receive special check-in instructions. As a bed and breakfast property, the Front Desk hours will vary guests should contact the property to find out more information. To contact the property, use the number on the reservation confirmation received after booking.