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Adam Dunn Used to Play Shortstop
As I type this, the Nats trail, 6-0. I don't appear to have brought much good luck to this place. I'll go back to staying away soon.
Two pieces of conventional wisdom: every Major League Baseball player once played shortstop, and Adam Dunn's strength is hitting rather than fielding. So, combine those and what do you get?
"Everybody in this damn room played shortstop, and everybody in this room pitched," Dunn said.
So, was he good?
"Probably not," he said. "I'm not very good defensively. Probably wasn't good then, either."
(In fact, Dunn said, when he was four, he was the all-star catcher in his tee ball league. "I don't remember it, it's just what my dad always tells me," he said. "You know what an all-star catcher does in tee ball? Exactly. Nothing. When a guy swings and misses and knocks the ball off, you pick it up and put it back on the tee for him."
It's possible he was joking about this. "I was 4, man," he said, when I looked at him skeptically. "The rest of the kids were 5.)
(Apropos of nothing, at least three Nats, including Josh Bard and Ronnie Belliard, were walking around the clubhouse wearing Adam Dunn giveaway t-shirts today.)
Anyhow, I didn't find a single member of the team who hadn't been a shortstop growing up.
"I was kind of in-between a Barry Larkin and an Ozzie Smith of Little League," Jason Bergmann said. "They realized my potential wasn't as a hitter, so all that talent went right out the window."
"Unbelievable," Collin Balester said of his shortstop skills. "Guzman-type. I was pretty good, not gonna lie."
"All-state shortstop buddy," Craig Stammen said. "I was way better at shortstop than I was at pitching in high school."
"Absolutely," Josh Willingham said. "The best athlete played shortstop. Did you play short?"
I said I did, which was actually true.
"Then your team had to suck," Dunn pointed out, which was also true. Anyhow, Willingham never played a position besides shortstop before he got to pro ball. So what happened?
"People's bodies change over time," he said. "I wasn't as filled out. I was skinnier."
And if he played shortstop today?
"I would catch the ball within a 10-foot radius and throw it to first," he said.
I asked the same question to Dunn.
"I don't know, I probably wouldn't be good enough out there," he said.
Dan Steinberg
August 6, 2009; 1:31 PM ET
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Maybe Stammen should have played shortstop today.
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Cheer up Steinz, by the time I got this in Google Reader, it was 8-7 Florida.,
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Dan baby'
The luck is still with you. NATS 12 Fish 8!! 5 in a row. Definitely a Marlin's fail.
Sec 204 Row H Seat 7
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I'm beginning to believe that the Nats can Catch the O's!! .. by season's end. That would be a championship of sorts.
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Nats won. lol
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It appears that the Soboba people aren't earning enough per capita to keep them from becoming criminals. Pechanga has the same problem. Is this what is meant by self-reliance?
After a 12-hour standoff, authorities on Tuesday arrested a Soboba tribal member suspected of robbing a woman and taking refuge on the Soboba Indian Reservation.
Riverside County sheriff's investigators tracked David Neil Morreo, 34, (who has many felony arrests) Monday afternoon to a home in San Jacinto, where he barricaded himself inside before a SWAT team invaded the home at 3 a.m. according to a sheriff's report.
Sheriff's officials said tribal officials cooperated fully with deputies during the investigation.
The Sheriff's Department and the tribe have been locked in a dispute about access for deputies in emergencies or investigations on the reservation. Sheriff Stanley Sniff has threatened to bring criminal charges against any members of the tribe who impede deputies in their duties.
Congratulations to Riverside County Sheriff's Deputies for putting their lives on the line to protect us.
CORRUPT Councils Wield Sovereignty As a CLUB to BEAT the Weak and
Destroy Native American's Civil Rights in the Process
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Soboba Tribal Member Arrested for Robbery, Soboba Cooperated
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Labels: Soboba; Killings; Reservation
1 comment:
- just do it said...
What a way to go
rich Indians committing home
invasion robberies.
Not enough per cap?
Afew years ago you had nothing
and what you have now is not enough
- September 19, 2008 at 12:13 PM
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The Revd Canon Dr Murray Harvey is Rector of St Mark's Clayfield, an Anglican Church in the diocese of Brisbane, Australia.
"We ran The Creed series. It was well received. We only meet once a month so it took us most of the year to do it! We'll continue with the Eucharist in February 2017. While the material was produced in the UK it was quite user-friendly for Australian participants, as was the supporting online material (videos etc). It's a joy to use such well-produced resources.
Our group meets at night, mainly for professional people who aren't available for our day time groups or who aren't wanting to commit to a house group. [It's made up of] Mainly existing church members but two newcomers are part of the group."
Ursula Sonnewald is a Reader at St Alban's Church, Copenhagen Denmark
"Our congregation at St Albans's includes representatives of 25 nationalities, so in our Pilgrim group of six there were never more than two people from the same country, and we often had three continents represented. Using Turning to Christ, doing the prayers and studying the bible verses was very rewarding. Answering the questions led to lively discussions that brought out common views but also big differences in the raising of children for example between an African country and a European. The most positive thing to come out of our Pilgrim experience is the deepening of the faith of the participants."
Ann Barlow is a Reader for the churches of St Oswald's, Lower Peover with St Lawrence's, Over Peover in Chester Diocese.
"We've been using the Pilgrim course since 2014, when we used Turning to Christ as our Lent study material for a daytime group. We now use Pilgrim with two regular evening groups, one led by our vicar, Jane Lloyd, and the other led by me. The one I lead came together in the summer of 2014 and meets for six week blocks in my home. The other group meets once a month either in the Vicarage or in the home of one of the group members and uses sessions from Pilgrim to structure their Bible Study.
The group I lead has focused on working through the Pilgrim material - it's now calls itself The Pilgrim Group - and we are now studying book 8. It's a mixed group of mature Christians as well as explorers with little background and while the core group has remained the same for two years it has been joined by others for particular books along the way. In talking to our group, one member said that it had enhanced the community, and another that she feels more aware of the words she uses in services and what they mean, which means that she doesn't "gabble" her way through the liturgy. As a group they felt that the material had helped us to get to know each other better as well as getting to know our Bible and understanding our worship better. They also felt that the material has helped them to think more deeply about their faith. Some of them have chosen to buy their own copies of the course booklets because they felt that it was material that they could refer to in future.
As a leader, I found the course material very well designed and easy to use. My background before retirement was in education, and for several years I trained adult educators in teaching and learning. I've appreciated the structure of the sessions and the variety of input. I also felt that the discussion questions have been very well designed and allow for real discussion and debate, so that participants do not simply offer an answer. I've used courses in the past where the leader has to drag participants into thinking more deeply and as a result the course has floundered if the leader has been inexperienced. Pilgrim hasn't been like that and it could equally well have been led by someone without experience of facilitation - especially given the excellent Leader's Guide. We think it's a very good course. The question my group now have is: 'What do we do when we finish Book 8?'"
The Revd Barbara Sharp is Vicar of St Paul's Church, Sale, Cheshire.
"The first book we did which was Turning to Christ. We had 14 people join the group which is the most that we have ever had in our study groups. One lady said it was the type of Bible study she had been waiting for, for 20 years. The whole group found it very user friendly and liked the fact it was not too prescriptive but allowed them to discuss their views and issues. We have since worked through The Lord's Prayer, The Commandments and The Bible. All have been well received although the Bible seemed to some to be too big a topic for one study. Some of the group thought that having two volumes to cover the subject in more detail would have been better. We are currently working on The Creeds and that has helped people to think a lot more about how they were put together and how they impact on our faith."
The Revd Alex Jeewan is Assistant Curate for the Witham and Villages Team Ministry
"Firstly, we have used Pilgrim as a resource to help with confirmation classes. We used Turning to Christ for this and it was a good way in for those wanting a sound introduction to the Christian faith. We have found that the 'Follow Stage' is a good starting point for enquirers. We have also used Pilgrim to run two Lent courses. One took place before I arrived, which was on The Commandments but I understand that people really enjoyed it and engaged with it. Earlier in the year I helped run the course on The Lord's Prayer. This was very well received indeed and people realised that they were saying the Lord's Prayer without really knowing why and what the words actually meant. This led to a lot of 'lightbulb' moments and a lot of connections were made.
This year we ran an extra course during the summer on The Creed and this was due to the popularity of our Lent course. People actually asked us to run another course! This was our first attempt at a 'Grow Stage' course and we could see that they were deeper and more involved. We usually run open courses during the day with tea, coffee and biscuits on offer in our church hall. It runs for about two hours. Many people who are retired or have flexible working hours come. Our ages go from around 45 to 85! Some people have been Christians for many years and others are just beginning their faith journeys. At our last course we averaged 25 people for each session and had to provide an extra session as the discussion time was so long! Incidentally, some of our older congregation members often feel left out because courses are usually run for the young or those new to the faith. It seems Pilgrim fits the bill for them also.
People have really enjoyed using the Lectio Divina way of reading Scripture. They have found this a good way of seeing what God is saying to them. Initially, it took a bit of practise especially where people just had to mention words or phrases as many found that they wanted to go straight into why they had chosen those words or phrases. We found that because the 'Grow Stage' is more in depth we had a variety of different degrees of confidence with talking about the different aspects of the Creed. Some people were more 'academic' than others. To cater for this we split into small groups for the discussions and tried to shuffle the groups so there was a variety of experience or abilities in each.
I think Pilgrim has made a difference in that people have realised it is part of their calling to further their knowledge of the Christian faith. They have realised that things they took for granted have a tradition that goes back a long time and has been carefully chosen. It puts them into the larger meta-narrative of what God is doing in our world. They have become excited about finding our more and, equally importantly, listening to each other's points of view. Perhaps, the most positive thing to come out of Pilgrim is a sense of fellowship and being on a journey of discovery together. Each one of us are Pilgrims and we all have a shared identity in Jesus Christ, wherever we are on our own individual journey."
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One of the things that has interested me over the years is Victorian Era food.
So from time to time when we have guests over I experiment with a bit of historic cuisine and this Saturday a Chicken Pie was on the cards.
One thing with the majority of 'historic cooking' you have to adapt them but the trick is to try not to do it too much otherwise you lose the point.
So to Mrs Beeton's Chicken or Fowl Pie
929. INGREDIENTS – 2 small fowls or 1 large one, white pepper and salt to taste, 1/2 teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoonful of pounded mace, forcemeat No. 417, a few slices of ham, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 1/2 pint of water, puff crust.
Mode.—Skin and cut up the fowls into joints, and put the neck, leg, and backbones in a stewpan, with a little water, an onion, a bunch of savoury herbs, and a blade of mace; let these stew for about an hour, and, when done, strain off the liquor: this is for gravy. Put a layer of fowl at the bottom of a pie-dish, then a layer of ham, then one of force meat and hard-boiled eggs cut in rings; between the layers put a seasoning of pounded mace, nutmeg, pepper, and salt. Proceed in this manner until the dish is full, and pour in about 1/2 pint of water; border the edge of the dish with puff crust, put on the cover, ornament the top, and glaze it by brushing over it the yolk of an egg. Bake from 1–1/4 to 1–1/2 hour, should the pie be very large, and, when done, pour in, at the top, the gravy made from the bones. If to be eaten cold, and wished particularly nice, the joints of the fowls should be boned, and placed in the dish with alternate layers of forcemeat; sausage-meat may also be substituted for the forcemeat, and is now very much used. When the chickens are boned, and mixed with sausage-meat, the pie will take about 2 hours to bake. It should be covered with a piece of paper when about half-done, to prevent the paste from being dried up or scorched.
Time.—For a pie with unboned meat, 1–1/4 to 1–1/2 hour; with boned meat and sausage or forcemeat, 1–1/2 to 2 hours.
Average cost, with 2 fowls, 6s. 6d.
Sufficient for 6 or 7 persons.
So I reduced the measurements for the three of us and used dried herbs for convenience (I don't if I can help it!). I browned the chicken and put it in the dish, topped it off with a thin layer of ham (thinker ham next methinks) and covered that with two hard boiled eggs and added salt, pepper, mace and nutmeg.
Added to this I needed to make up some force meat which is more or less the same as stuffing really.
So it's force meat 417 which has a wonderful lemon taste to it.
417. INGREDIENTS – 2 oz. of ham or lean bacon, 1/4 lb. of suet, the rind of half a lemon, 1 teaspoonful of minced parsley, 1 teaspoonful of minced sweet herbs; salt, cayenne, and pounded mace to taste; 6 oz. of bread crumbs, 2 eggs.
Mode.—Shred the ham or bacon, chop the suet, lemon-peel, and herbs, taking particular care that all be very finely minced; add a seasoning to taste, of salt, cayenne, and mace, and blend all thoroughly together with the bread crumbs, before wetting. Now beat and strain the eggs, work these up with the other ingredients, and the forcemeat will be ready for use. When it is made into balls, fry of a nice brown, in boiling lard, or put them on a tin and bake for 1/2 hour in a moderate oven. As we have stated before, no one flavour should predominate greatly, and the forcemeat should be of sufficient body to cut with a knife, and yet not dry and heavy. For very delicate forcemeat, it is advisable to pound the ingredients together before binding with the egg; but for ordinary cooking, mincing very finely answers the purpose.
Average cost, 8d.
Sufficient for a turkey, a moderate-sized fillet of veal, or a hare.
I shaped the force meat into balls and cooked it in the oven for about 20 mins, more or less until it was brown. I then sliced the all in half to create a layer before adding the water and pastry to the seal the deal so to speak.
Mrs Beeton on sweet herbs:
Those most usually employed for purposes of cooking, such as the flavouring of soups, sauces, forcemeats, &c., are thyme, sage, mint, marjoram, savory, and basil. Other sweet herbs are cultivated for purposes of medicine and perfumery: they are most grateful both to the organs of taste and smelling; and to the aroma derived from them is due, in a great measure, the sweet and exhilarating fragrance of our "flowery meads." In town, sweet herbs have to be procured at the greengrocers' or herbalists',
whilst, in the country, the garden should furnish all that are wanted, the cook taking great care to have some dried in the autumn for her use throughout the winter months.
And cook it on gas mark 7 for about 1 and half hours. With mashed potatoes, asparagus and a few glasses of wine it was a great meal!


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The rush-hour traffic was at its worst this morning as snow wreaked havoc and one school was even forced to close.
One local motorist spoke of particular issues around Hillsborough as the slushy roads caused problems for the morning rush.
"It wasn't too bad in Kinallen but it took mne half an hour to get from the Dromore Road in Hillsborough to the Sprucefield roundabout," said the driver.
"I think the radio mentioned there were broken down lorries holding it up.
"Hillsborough was absolutely gridlocked. There were school busses there that didn't seem like they were getting anywhere and students wandering about."
Meanwhile, Moira was brought to a stand-still, with northbound traffic queued right back through Magheralin towards Dollingstown.
"Thankfully I was going the other direction but it was the biggest queue I've ever seen going into Moira," said another morning driver.
One school's pupils got some good news this morning though as Anahilt Primary School was forced to close due to problems with their heating.
The only choice for their students, take a lie in or build a snow-man?


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Bishop Andriy (Peshko) of Krateia is an auxiliary bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He is the presiding bishop for the Ukrainian Eparchy of Western Europe. He is based in London.
Bishop Andriy was born Bohdan Peshko on April 27, 1972 in Ukraine. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Seminary in 1993, following which he undertook a year of postgraduate study at Christ the Saviour Seminary in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He completed his graduate work at the Kyiv Theological Academy, receiving a Master's degree in 1999.
Bohdan next returned to the United States, where he was ordained a deacon at St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Chicago by Archbishop Vsevolod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, on April 8, 2001. Deacon Bohdan was tonsured as a monk in 2004, taking the new name of Andriy. Later that year, he was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Vsevolod and elevated to the rank of Hegumen.
In October of 2004, the Ninth Sobor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Diaspora nominated Fr. Andriy as bishop for Western Europe. During the Sobor, Metropolitan Constantine (Bahan) of Irinoupolis elevated Fr. Andriy to the rank of Archimandrite. Archimandrite Andriy was consecrated to the episcopacy on December 13 (the Feast-day of St. Andrew), 2004 at St. Volodymyr's in Chicago. Presiding was: Metropolitan Constantine (UOC-USA), Archbishop Vsevolod (Maidansky) of Scopelos (UOC-USA), Archbishop Antony (Scherba) of Hierapolis (UOC-USA), Metropolitan Nicholas (Smisko) of Amissos (ACROD), Archbishop Yurij (Kalistchuk) of Toronto(UOCC), Archbishop Job (Osacky) of Chicago (OCA), Archbishop Nicholae of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Romanian Patriarchate), and Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Andrew (Peshko) of Krateia
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Egyptians mourn Coptic Pope
March 18 - Thousands mourn the death of Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III who died on Saturday at the age of 88. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION Coptic Christians turned out in their thousands to mourn as news broke that Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III had died. The 88-year-old's political advisor told Reuters he had died from old age. Bells tolled in the Abbasiya district of Cairo, site of Egypt's main Coptic cathedral, as word spread. Shenouda became the 117th Pope of Alexandria in 1971 and was popular with Christians and Muslims alike during his four decades in power. His criticism of the government's handling of an Islamic insurgency during the 1970s in which Christians were targets, and his rejection of Egypt's peace treaty with Israel, landed him in trouble with the country's then-president Anwar Sadat. During the rule of Hosni Mubarak he was portrayed in state media as a symbol of religious harmony despite occasional outbreaks of sectarian violence. His successor will play a crucial role in forging the church's position in the country after the overthrow of Mubarak last year.


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On Sunday night, TLC premieres "Who Killed Chandra Levy?," a terrific docudrama that covers the case from the day the DC intern went missing on May 11, 2001 until Sept. 11, the day our country suffered a tragedy so colossal that all other news faded into oblivion.
There's only one big problem with the special — the title. It shouldn't be called, "Who Killed Chandra Levy?" We all know who killed Chandra Levy: Ingmar Guandique, an illegal Ecuadorian immigrant.
The docudrama should be called, "Why Did The Cops, The Media and Everyone Else Think Gary Condit Killed Chandra Levy?" That's the real thrust of the 90-minute show — how Condit seduced Levy, how suspiciously he acted when she disappeared, how he lied during police interviews and how the fumbling, bumbling DC police force blew the investigation.
In fact, it wasn't the cops who nearly 10 years later nailed Guandique, but two Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters, Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz, when they reinvestigated the very cold case.
The special is done as a TV movie, interspersed with real-life interviews with Levy's aunt, her friends and the two reporters, plus interviews done at the time with her parents and with Condit. The special traces Chandra's life from the time she arrived in DC to the conviction of her killer.
Sarah Baskin as Levy and Joe Leon as Condit are not just believable in the parts, but pretty good. Most reenactments look like they hire whomever they find at the mall with the same hairdos as the killer and the killed — this one is 10 steps above that.
We learn how the congressman seduced the intern, and how slimy he really was — carrying on with three women at the same time. All that being said, however, he didn't kill Chandra.
But the bumbling, bungling cops blew it when they didn't check the camera in Levy's building, then crashed her hard drive and lost all information for six weeks. When someone finally retrieved the info, they found that she'd been searching for hiking trails in Rock Creek Park, the same place that rangers had recently caught a sexual predator named Guandique. They didn't bother to question him — even though he was sitting in jail. Nor did they search the trails. They just searched the roads.
To paraphrase an old African and Turkish maxim: DC, like a fish, stinks from the head down.


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She's finally, finally, finally here! The Maybelline Matte + Powerless foundation has finally hit South African shores and now I can post this on the blog without creating an unfulfilled longing in the hearts of my local readers.
This is an incredibly lightweight formula with a satin finish. This does not dry out my skin or cake up and has a medium coverage (freckles still visible) with one layer, but is definitely buildable for those areas you want more coverage on. It claims to be matte and erase the appearance of pores, but I don't think it does either of these things fully. It definitely minimises the appearance of pores and leaves my skin looking like a slightly more mattified version of itself. Go in with a concealer if you want to cover up blemishes completely! I personally love the finish and coverage of this foundation.
It does fade throughout the day, so don't expect this to look fresh for hours, but that is the case with most affordable foundations. I would recommend using a primer with this product as well as setting your face with a powder before bronzing, highlighting, etc.
This is available in 14 shades and retails for R92,95. Overall, I highly recommend this product, and a big fat YAY for these hyped products finally reaching our shores.


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Butler ruled the special ballot rules are unconstitutional since they deny an individual's right to vote under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Introduced in 2007 with unanimous support of all members of the House of Assembly, the special ballot rules allow people to vote at least four weeks before an election exists.
Among the first critics of the special ballot rules was Mark Watton. He represented the Canadian Civil Liberties Association pro bono as an intervener in the case Butler heard. In 2007, though, Watton wrote a letter to the editor of the Western Star and later published it on his now-defunct blog nottawa. SRBP reproduced it from the print edition.
The fight against the special ballot laws took four years to get to a court and another six for the case to end in a decision but the fight was worth it.
Most people likely haven't read Watton's letter and the fact it isn't available online anymore means that people writing about the issue these days won't know any of the background to the story. To remedy that and to give Watton his due, here's the letter in its entirety.
The provincial government might appeal the decision. Hopefully it won't since, as Watton explained a decade ago, the law is unconstitutional. There is no reason to disagree with Butler's conclusion. The only sensible task for justice minister Andrew Parsons and his colleagues is to introduce amendments to the especial ballot law in the fall sitting of the House.
[Originally published in the Western Star and at nottawa, Friday 14 September 2007]
Fixing the date or fixing the election
On Oct. 9 and 10, voters in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario will cast ballots under new "fixed election date" regimes. For the first time, the date of each election has been known well in advance, set by legislated changes to each province's elections act.
While campaigning is officially underway in Ontario, the writ has yet to be issued in Newfoundland and Labrador. With the shortest required writ period in Canada at 21 days, candidates will have to wait until next week to officially hit the hustings. After all, the election, despite its predetermined date, has not officially begun.
Surprisingly, however, voting already has.
That's right. In an election which is not yet official, in which candidates can not yet legally be nominated, it is not only possible to obtain a ballot already, it's legal to cast it. Valid votes in an election not yet called have been cast since Aug. 20. In all other jurisdictions where mail-in ballots are allowed, such ballots are requested only after the writ has been issued. Manitoba is one exception, where voters may request such ballots before the writ, but as elsewhere will only receive them afterwards. Some provinces are subsequently required to provide these voters with a list of registered candidates when nominations are filed.
There is no reason why similar provisions could not have been incorporated in our Elections Act. No reason, except for a succession of partisan Chief Electoral Officers, and the unabashed self-interest of the current Members of the House of Assembly.
The rationale behind fixed election dates was to curb the advantage of incumbent governments using hastily called elections to pre-empty their opponents. In recent memory, Ontarians punished Premier David Peterson for attempting such a stunt in 1990, while in Newfoundland and Labrador, electors went to the polls three times (1993, 1996, and 1999) in a span of less than six years.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, the current Elections Act has replaced this perceived advantage for a governing party with a profound advantage for incumbent members of all party stripes. No wonder it was passed with little debate and virtually no opposition.
Similar to their quiet deal to continue the flow of their much maligned members' allowances through to the election, MHAs did not flinch when presented with an opportunity to use their name recognition and stuff the ballot boxes before any opponents could even register as candidates.
Ten years ago, in Libman v. Quebec, a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada stated: "Elections are fair and equitable only if all citizens are reasonably informed of all the possible choices and if parties and candidates are given a reasonable opportunity to present their positions..."
More recently, in Figueroa v. Canada, they ruled that provisions of Canada's Elections Act which effectively ensured "that voters are better informed of the political platform of some candidates than they are of others" violated s.3 of the Charter and struck them down.
It is hard to imagine a greater democratic injustice than rules which permit incumbent candidates to campaign (and do so free from electoral spending scrutiny) and collect votes while their potential opponents cannot even register.
This ill-conceived and poorly-drafted legislation raises many issues of contradiction and disparity. It allows some individuals to receive votes under a party name while others can only receive votes under the name of a candidate, an impossibility given that individuals are not considered candidates until they meet the criteria - several weeks later.
In Haig v. Canada, the Supreme Court ruled that the Charter requires electoral laws to "grant every citizen of this country the right to play a meaningful role in the selection of elected representatives", an impossibility in a province without any means of preventing a determinative number of ballots being cast in a district before candidates are even nominated.
In 2000, the world was stunned as the fate of its only superpower was decided by hanging chads, inoperable voting machines, and a myriad of electoral inconsistencies. A handful of Florida counties reminded the outside world just how fragile democracy could be. The sad truth is we only cared about the flawed process because the result was close. Had either candidate won by a large margin, the inadequacies of America's electoral system would have been swept under the rug for another four years.
The "fixed" election results of 2007 in Newfoundland and Labrador likely won't be as close as those we witnessed in Florida in 2000, nor as consequential. But there's no reason to be any less concerned.


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text: Science, Tech, Math › Math What Is BEDMAS? Use BEDMAS TO Remember the Order of Operations Share Flipboard Email Print Jeffrey Coolidge / Getty Images Math Tutorials Geometry Arithmetic Pre Algebra & Algebra Statistics Exponential Decay Functions Worksheets By Grade Resources View More by Deb Russell Deb Russell is a school principal who has taught mathematics at all levels. She is also a freelance writer with more than 14 years of experience. Updated September 09, 2018 Although I'm a strong proponent of understanding the 'why' behind the math concept, there are acronyms that help individuals remember how to perform a set of procedure in math. BEDMAS or PEDMAS is one of them. BEDMAS is an acronym to help remember an order of operations in algebra basics. When you have math problems that require the use of different operations (multiplication, division, exponents, brackets, subtraction, addition) order is necessary and mathematicians have agreed on the BEDMAS/PEDMAS order. Each letter of BEDMAS refers to one part of the operation to be used. In math, there is an agreed upon set of procedures for the order in which your operations are performed. You will likely come up with a wrong answer if you perform calculations out of the order. When you follow the correct order, the answer will be correct. Remember to work from left to right as you use the BEDMAS order of operations. Each letter stands for: B - BracketsE - ExponentsD - DivisionM - MultiplicationA - AdditionS - Subtraction You have probably also heard the acronym PEDMAS. Using PEDMAS, the order of operations is the same, however, the P merely means parentheses. In these references, parentheses, and brackets mean the same thing. There are a couple of things to remember when applying the PEDMAS/BEDMAS order of operations. Brackets/Parenthesis always come first and exponents come second. When working with multiplication and division, you do whichever comes first as you work from left to right. If multiplication comes first, do it before dividing. The same holds true for addition and subtraction, when the subtraction comes first, subtract before you add. It may help to look at BEDMAS like this: B - Brackets or ParenthesisExponentsDivision or MultiplicationAddition or Subtraction When you are working with parenthesis and there is more than one set of parenthesis, you will work with the inside set of parenthesis and work your way to the outside parenthesis. Tricks to Remember PEDMAS To remember PEDMAS or BEDMAS, the following sentences have been used:Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.Big Elephants Destroy Mice and Snails.Pink Elephants Destroy Mice and Snails You can make up your own sentence to help you remember the acronym and there certainly are more sentences out there to help you remember the order of operations. If you're creative, make up one that you'll remember. If you are using a basic calculator to perform the calculations, remember to enter in the calculations as required by BEDMAS or PEDMAS. The more you practice using BEDMAS, the easier it gets. Once you are comfortable with the understanding of the order of operations, try using a spreadsheet to calculate the order of operations. Spreadsheets offer a variety of formulas and computational opportunities when your calculator isn't handy. Ultimately, it's important to understand the math behind the 'acronym'. Even if the acronym is helpful, understand how, why and when it works is more important. Pronunciation: Bedmass or Pedmass Also Known As: Order of operations in Algebra. Alternate Spellings: BEDMAS or PEDMAS (Brackets vs Parenthesis) Common Misspellings: Brackets versus parenthesis make the difference in the acronym BEDMAS vs PEDMAS Examples Using BEDMAS for Order of Operations Example 120 - [3 x (2 + 4)] Do the inside bracket (parenthesis) first.= 20 - [3 x 6] Do the remaining bracket.= 20 - 18 Do the subtraction.= 2Example 2(6 - 3)2 - 2 x 4 Do the bracket (parenthesis)= (3)2 - 2 x 4 Calculate the exponent.= 9 - 2 x 4 Now multiply= 9 - 8 Now subtract = 1Example 3= 22 – 3 × (10 – 6) Calculate inside the bracket (parenthesis).= 22 – 3 × 4 Calculate the exponent.= 4 - 3 x 4 Do the multiplication.= 4 - 12 Do the subtraction.= -8 Continue Reading


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Copperplate and Sheet MetalPure copper plate and tube have been applied in many parts and application because pure copper have good characteristic like have good electrical conductivity and resistance to corrode. For this character make copper also good as coating material for other sheet metal in order more stand to corrode because of base metal is protected by copper. So the corrosion reaction can't attack the base metal.
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Sulfuric acid is used as solution which has two hydrogen ions. Copper is a metal atom of which has two easily removable electrons. Copper sulfate (CuSO4) is the copper salt of sulfuric acid. In aqueous solution the copper ions, each with two positive charges due to loss of two electrons, separate them selves from the doubly charged negative sulfate ion SO42
If two copper plates, which may be called electrodes, are dipped into the solution of copper sulfate and a direct current applied to them, one plate will become negatively charged and the other positively charged. The negatively charged plate is called the cathode. When a copper ion touches the cathode, two electrons will transfer themselves from the cathode to the copper ion, and thus turn it back into metallic copper, simultaneously, at the positive electrode, the anode, a metallic atom on the electrode will slip away into the solution as a copper ion, leaving its two electrons behind. In this way the aqueous solution remains electrically neutral, but two electrons have been able to move down to connecting wire into the cathode, and another two up from the anode along its connecting wire. In other words a current (of electrons) flows in the metallic circuit, and a metallic atom has disappeared from the anode and another has appeared at the cathode.
Ions (whether anions or cations) do not move so freely in a solution as electrons do in a metal, so the rate at which that the current can pass from the solution to the cathode and deposit smooth copper is somewhat limited. The amount of current is obviously related to the area of the solution/metal interface, so it is called a current density. Under ordinary conditions it is limited in this case to about 30 A/ft2 of cathode area. This may be compared with a safe current of at least 1000 A/in2 of cross section in a metal. However, this rate of 30 A/ft2 of area corresponds to a growth of thickness of the coating of about 0.002 in/h (25 mm). This is fairly typical for most electroplating process, so that it will be seen that electroplating is essentially a rather slow method of metal coating.


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By Harry Iredale
"And so it had come to this. Never mind the extenuating circumstances. Sweep away all the irrelevant kindling. What mattered only was that 152-minute period on that freezing afternoon in the Sea of Japan; his dilemma was summed up in the clause ". . . so long as he has the power to resist." But how did one measure "power to resist"?" (Armbrister)
"In horsepower? In bullets? In will? Suppose he had sent one gunner to cross the icy deck and the man had been shot down. Would he then have been expected to keep sending replacements? Where did one draw the line? At five bodies? At fifteen? Was courage quantitative? Would it have made any difference if he had fired one shot himself? A symbolic gesture, of course, but precisely what Commodore Barron had done in 1807. Six years later Lieutenant James Lawrence had uttered his famous command: "Don't give up the ship." The scaffolding of Naval tradition. Did anyone remember that-as he lay dying-Lawrence had done just that?" (Armbrister)
During the Court of Inquiry many questions were asked about the lack of resistance to the boarding and seizure of
by the North Koreans. Why werent the .50 caliber guns manned? Why a Thompson was not poked out of a porthole and used to mow down the boarding party? Without knowing the verbal orders given the
captain, and the written orders for the mission, the history of previous AGER missions, and not being there, these appear to be incriminating questions.
captain had been told to expect harassment, but not to antagonize, or to start World War III.
was not a warship, but a research vessel. Therefore the .50 caliber guns were not manned when the Korean war vessels appeared. And since these guns were unprotected and not easily prepared for use, it would have meant certain death for anyone who tried to do so once the North Koreans used deadly force.
The first boarding attempt was made before actual hostile fire had commenced. This boarding attempt could easily be considered harassment, though rather extreme. No reason to open fire first and give the KORCOMs an excuse to attack. The second boarding (attempt) was accomplished after
had had several salvos of 57mm and machine gun fire directed at her, and
had sustained personnel casualties. Too late to man the unprotected .50 caliber guns. Too much confusion (poor visibility from smoke, men crowded in spaces trying to destroy classified materials and equipment) to mow down the second boarding party. But, even had the
crew resisted by firing weapons, any survivors would have been captured, and unmercifully beaten, severely tortured and possibly murdered at the KORCOMs pleasure if North Korean soldiers had been killed. And what would have happened differently? Most likely the same scenario, but with greater loss of life. What would sacrificing the
crew's lives have gained? Whatever classified materials were compromised would have been compromised. Would our leaders have then commenced WWIII?
had not been told that the KORCOMS had threatened to capture
, her sister ship which had operated off North Korea previously. Nor of the raid on the Blue House earlier in January, or other recent North Korean provocations. Otherwise, this incident may have not happened. That
should have had contingency forces available is now obvious.
had had them when off Korea.
would have been further offshore and possibly not even harassed, and the .50 caliber guns might have been manned when the subchaser was first sited had the
known the arrogant attitude of North Korea.
radiomen were in constant communications with Naval Security Group in Kamiseya, Japan during the entire attack, and had received word that "birds are winging your way", but was given no instructions.
The U. S. was not at war with North Korea.
crew members were incredulous and shocked that we had been attacked and expected the U. S. to attempt to terminate this act of piracy as it happened, and later to retaliate. That the U. S. did neither then, nor retaliated when the EC-121 was shot down with the loss of 34 lives in April 15, 1969 reflects our governments reticence to wage another war. Did not the actions of the government and
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Watercress is related to mustard, hence the peppery taste. This arises when plant cells break down under chewing. Chewing watercress produces isothiocyanates, which are reputed to prevent cancer, boost the immune system and repair the damage caused by exercise and stress.
Watercress is a good partner to duck, chorizo, roast beef or (less obviously) roast chicken. It also partners well with oily fish such as salmon, trout or Cornish sardines. But white fish is also a possibility — click on the pic, left, for a recipe involving cod & Parma ham. To get the most out of watercress nutritionally, wash and eat raw, or cook or mix with hot food at the last minute. A little salad dressing can calm down its fierce taste, whether hot or cold.
Soup: with chicken stock and cream, watercress makes a famous soup (Diana, Princess of Wales, contributed a recipe for the same to the 1986 Food Aid cookbook). It makes a good cream sauce or accompanying soup, if you're being posh (serve in a tiny coffee cup on the side of the plate).
Sauce: for a simple sauce, blend the leaves with sour cream and lemon juice.
Salads: for a classic winter salad, mix watercress with slices of red onion and orange; or try it with peaches and prosciutto. It goes very well indeed with mango.
Dip: Nigel Slater suggests chopping watercress with raw salmon, and stirring in plain yoghurt and lime juice.
Our wine buff, Richard J Smith of the Wine School of Cheshire says: Chardonnay works perfectly with watercress soup; especially if lightly or unoaked, such as Chapel Down Chardonnay. Grapes grown at their vineyard in Kent are not dissimilar to Chablis – the chalky soils bear many similarities to the French alternative.
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The Flyers announced on Thursday that rookie forward Brayden Schenn suffered a broken left foot in Wednesday night's 5-1 loss at Montreal.
Schenn is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks. The Flyers recalled rookie forward Zac Rinaldo from Adirondack to cover that roster opening.
The Flyers also recalled defenseman Erik Gustafsson.
Meanwhile, Chris Pronger (eye injury) continues to recover at home. He was examined again by Dr. Stephen Goldman on Thursday and general manager Paul Holmgren issued the following statement: "He continues to improve daily. Chris will start light exercise on the weekend.''
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I'm always the kind of person who will explore the new if it's presented to me and recently an acquaintance has been non-stop spamming my feed with his new album (even went as far as to PM me, which is nice of him really.) He's more or less a local DJ doing his thing every Thursday at a small place called Vola Lounge for a long while now. His remix talents lay more in the realm of dubstepping (of which I'm no great fan of), but there are some things he does that are not bad and pleasant to listen to.
Anyways, he's recently released himself an album on Mix Cloud which you can listen to or buy here. It's worth a listen to else, why the hell would I be posting it up. And if you're looking for more work and music by Mr. Memrx, then take a gander at his blarg site, specifically his February is Gone post which has download links to that compilation. Also available for stalking (probably) is his Facebook page that acts as a sort of hub all his DJ activities, but I'll leave you to find that out.
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And I guess Embraer will not only announce the official go-ahead but also will announce one or more first customers for the three-member strong family.
If you read this 10-Q statement from jetblue carefully, you see that there is a potential order in it. Hint: page 11 and 23 Although it is unlikely that jetblue will act again as a launch customer, according to CEO Barger.
Flybe deferred delivery for 16 E175 by three or four years to 2017-2019. We have to wait until Monday probably, if that leaves the possibility to take the G2 version of the E175, as Flightglobal suggested here. According to a pre-show briefing by GKN Aerospace, the E175G2 would be available from 2019. This would be too late, as only a few of these 16 deferred E175 could be taken in the G2 version. Interestingly the chart shows that the E190/E195 are expected in 2017 and 2018, whereas Embraer previously said that the EJets G2 are scheduled to enter the market in 2018.
Steven Udvar-Hazy praised the G2 version and could be an early customer.
Republic Airways as the largest operator of EJets worldwide would be a natural candidate as well as Azul as the largest customer for the E195.
Lufthansa also has a sizeable fleet of E190 & E195 but also has the CS100 and CS300 on order (through Swiss). Rumors are there that the options for 30 more CSeries will be converted into firm orders sooner or later.
New scope clauses at United Airlines allow for more 70 seater regional jets, if a "new small narrowbody" (90-120 seats) will be introduced for the mainline fleet. This "new small narrowbody" could either be the CS100 or the E190&E195. If it is the CS100, the CS300 would make sense also as a replacement for the A319 and the B737-700.
Other large customers are Hainan (50 E190) and Air Canada (15 E175 & 45 E190). The E175 are now in the process of being turned over the Sky Regional though.
I would not be surprised if Embraer has more orders for the reengined E190 and E195 at the end of next week than Bombardier has for the CSeries. But as the EJets already have a position with a large customer base in the market, the CSeries still has to find their customer base and is closer to the Airbus and Boeing models, thus has to fight with more "brutal enemies". So one should not see more orders for the EJets than for the CSeries as a bad sign for the CSeries.


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Bus Crash Kills 28 in Bolivia
A bus slammed into a Bolivian mountainside, killing 28 people and injuring at least 30, officials said Monday.
The crash took place Saturday night outside Cochabamba, 200 miles southeast of the capital, La Paz, said Cochabamba Transit Director Jose Luis Orellana.
The bus was traveling to Tarija, a city near the border with Argentina, when the driver apparently lost control on a bend in the road and slammed into the mountainside, Orellana said.
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The NCI recognizes that health information dissemination is key to raising public awareness about new cancer treatments, support for cancer patients and their families, and prevention strategies. To that end, in 1975 the NCI established the Health Communications Internship Program (HCIP) to attract individuals interested in careers in health communications and science writing.
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The knob puts the icing on hydraulic steering.
Edson knobs come w/ two different mounting loops, one of bare stainless wheels and one for rubberized.Stay away from the cheap Sea Dog spinners... they won't fit a rubberized wheel. In a pinch, a $20 car steering wheel spinner works just fine, but are a little big and clunky. I used to use one I got for $15 from Autozone.
Bought this from amazon. Much cheaper than just the knob listed above. Knob is incorporated in the wheel, not a separate add on. Works for me. No, I don't have hydraulic steering.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LXZ8FE8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Disability Benefit paymentsDisability benefit payments is compensation that can be awarded to you whether you are unemployed or not participating in a workshop or training, when you disability or mobility requires assistance and meets the conditions for payment. This type of benefit payment stays intact until your care needs change. If you return to your job because your disability and required care has changed, then you need to contact your Unemployment Benefits Office or the department in your country that works with workmen's compensation. The benefits officer will make adjustments to the benefit payment.
Incapacity Aid If you receive payment that allows you to do certain types of work, then you are not entitled to receive additional wages or income related payment benefits such as housing subsidy or income supplement support, unless you declare this. The benefits officer will evaluate your case and decide on a decrease or increase of your benefits according to the merits of your case.
Getting new skillsIf you gain additional skills, it will make your job search easier since you will become more eligible for certain types of work. The Learning Council in the UK assists people with training and guidance. People who live in other countries can contact their Department of Manpower for assistance.
Should you disclose your disability in your job application?
Although employers around the world are bound by laws not to discriminate against people with disabilities, most employers are positive towards disabled persons without consideration of the laws.
You can easily identify employers who are positive towards people with disabilities by the following :
- If they have the symbol on their advertisement or place of employment for disabled people.
- Many employers state in their job advertisements that they are equal opportunity employers.
Job search places for people with disabilitiesWhen you do a job search you are more likely to find the right kind of employer by looking out for the following :
- Did the employer advertise in several formats, for instance, used large print and radio?
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Volunteer for workWhile you conduct the job search, you may consider doing some volunteer work or getting job experience. Many churches and community centers welcome the assistance from people with disabilities. Apart from providing a service to the community, you also obtain experience; build new skills, and contacts that may help you get a job.


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Ranging in size from small single-location retail businesses to large multi-billion-dollar SEC-registered institutions, our clients include private community banks, SEC-registered bank holding companies, credit unions, S-Corporation banks and de novo banks.
Our professionals are immersed in the financial institution industry. We've developed deep relationships with key industry players and regulators who have come to know and trust PKM. Because financial institutions represent nearly two-thirds of our business, we have a seasoned team with partner-level specialists in every one of our four key disciplines. Virtually all PKM employees have worked on financial institution engagements, assuring that we not only understand your industry, but will get the job done right.


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Clarifying the UC Vision
Unified Communications is still in its infancy more or less. Vendors are still fighting to define what UC even is, and to declare their stake in the industry. Some vendors are traditional voice or network infrastructure hardware vendors that are trying to extend into software and application integration. Some vendors are software developers and application integrators who are working to develop or incorporate voice and network hardware. But, what *really* defines UC?
Joe Schurman, Founder and CEO of Evangelyze Communications and a respected VoIP and UC visionary, explores this question in a recent blog post. Actually, Schurman's post starts off as more of a vent against what he perceives as current marketing and sales efforts missing the mark. Essentially, Schurman feels that vendors are too focused on feature comparisons and 'selling' the underlying technology. Schurman says he believes that "…what will actually make a difference to people is how the technology can be integrated, how it can affect the business applications they use today…"
I agree with Joe. Enterprises like Cisco, Nortel, Avaya, IBM, and Microsoft should all know that one of the most fundamental rules of sales is that you "sell the 'sizzle', not the bacon." In other words, ultimately what matters is how the product or service will benefit the company. What value will that product or service provide the customer? There are those within an organization who may care what protocol is being used, or the operating system that the product runs on, or how the technical architecture is put together behind the scenes. All of those things will need to be known and understood at some point, but they are not compelling reasons to buy or not to buy a given solution.
Joe sums it up in his blog post "The CEO of a company does not care about whether dual forking is obtained through two components or one. The CEO of a company wants to know if he or she is saving cost and will be impressed if the solution can integrate into the company's business strategy, the process, and the underlying applications that support this strategy that have been custom-built by an internal staff." The bottom line is that an investment in UC helps an enterprise to operate more efficiently. Operating more efficiently translates to reduced travel and communications costs as well as enabling companies to trim costs in other business processes. Operating more efficiently means that the organization can innovate faster than competitors and respond quickly to changes in the market.


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Hilary Duff Gets It Just Right On Super Catchy "All About You": Listen To Her New Single
I wanted to love Hilary Duff's comeback single but "Chasing The Sun" just sounds like elevator music for medicated seniors. Happily, the 26-year-old dropped that turd like a drunk girl camping and moved straight on to "All About You". And it's the kind of sassy, sing-a-long summer anthem we've been expecting from the pop deity who brought us classics like "So Yesterday" and "Come Clean".
Penned by tried-and-tested hitmakers Savan Kotecha, Carl Falk and Kristian Lundin, "All About You" is a hook-filled delight that stays true to Hilary's new preference for largely acoustic pop/rock without being a cure for insomnia. "You could be my dirty secret," coos the girl formerly known as Lizzie McGuire before declaring her love in the monster chorus. Listen to the future radio staple after the jump.
Is "All About You" more like it? Have your say in the comments below.
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Everyone knows someone with multiple chronic conditions. It could be an elderly parent, a favorite aunt, a neighbor, or even a close friend.
In fact, more than a quarter of all Americans ― and two out of three seniors ― have multiple chronic conditions, and treatment for these individuals accounts for 66 percent of the country's health care budget. These numbers are expected to rise as the number of older Americans increases.
Too many with multiple chronic conditions spend their days consulting one specialist after another, with little coordination and communication among their various health care providers. For example, patients may see one doctor for their diabetes, another for their hypertension, and yet another for their asthma. What patients really need, however, is a "medical quarterback" -- a person or a system which ensures that each clinician is aware of all of their conditions and works toward providing each patient the right care and treatment at the right time.
Recent data released in CDC's journal, Preventing Chronic Disease, helps us move closer to this goal, by identifying the prevalence of multiple chronic conditions by sex, age, ethnicity and insurance status.
Understanding such data will help us move beyond our medical system's tendency to treat "one disease at a time," toward better systems of caring for patients with more than one chronic condition. This new data can guide research efforts to explain differences between subgroups, which can, in turn, help inform clinical practice guidelines and quality measures. The data can also inform health professional training programs so that providers are knowledgeable about how to care for common clusters of conditions. Ultimately, this information can be used to help us develop more effective prevention strategies that target particular subgroups most at risk for certain conditions.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the HHS Strategic Framework on Multiple Chronic Conditions to serve as a national-level roadmap for improving the quality of life and health status of people with multiple chronic conditions. The Framework guides many ongoing activities across HHS and in the private sector targeting this population to improve outcomes and reduce costs.
For example, the Affordable Care Act has accelerated adoption of innovative delivery models, such as accountable care organizations, to help many Americans with multiple chronic conditions receive improved care through better care coordination.
In addition, the health care law currently helps people living with multiple chronic conditions to receive coverage through Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans and soon from new Health Insurance Marketplaces, where millions of Americans will be able to shop for health insurance and receive tax credits to make insurance and access to care more affordable.
People living with multiple chronic conditions are a diverse group. By quantifying the occurrence of these conditions by sex, age, ethnicity and insurance status, we can help patients improve their health, ultimately reducing related health care costs, and giving people the care they need and deserve.


text: okay guys, finally news leaked. and looks like verizon is gonna be either hit or miss. we are NOT getting a new HTC Passion this early as some thought, it seems that verizon has a close relationship with motorola so you better get used to it ;\ As i've stated before i follow the feeds on these new early android phones, and basically, its been pretty much confirmed that HTC's only focus right now is the Nexus One. It is HTC's pride and glory as it will be completely 'googlized' and will only be avaliable on the t-mobile network (figures since they have been together the longest).. so as far as i know and what i've been reading, goodbye htc rumors for verizon this early in the year. They also stated the the droid eris will become quote "long in the tooth" once this new device is launched. Bigger news is with motorola (the only company that seems to have any relationship right now with CES and verizon) will be releasing a new android based phone for AT&T with oled screen and physical keyboard but will lack many basics such as 2.0 OS, instead running on 1.6. For us verizon users, it is also stated this morning that motorola "may announce" (yes they will) a second android phone for verizon wireless. forget about the droid devour, this phone is rumored to have ONLY a soft keyboard, no hardware keyboard. Could this be the sholes that have been rumored? images have been leaked so be sure to check it out. the phone is also supposed to pack a punch with 800mhz and has a more consumer friendly design with rounded edges. Also comes packed with a 8megapixel camera! Earlier reports said that the next motorola phone was going to be 'little brother droid', the devour. Boy, would this be a laughing stock. That thing belongs somewhere in toys 'r us! the fact that htc is now moving away from its only 'google phone' to compete with the world and instead teaming with t-mobile is a bit sad for many do not like motorola. but its going to be something we may have to live with for awhile. This is heartbreaking for me because I was going to pick up the Droid today (30th), but now I want to see about this new motorola phone coming to verizon. If its the sholes and the leaked pictures are correct, it looks like a very nice device running 2.1. Verizon/Motorola will be holding the announcement on the 6th of January (day after the release of the nexus one, who would have guessed). I guess we'll have to wait and see. I hope some of you find this information interesting. if you want more information, go to google and look up new verizon android phone (might even want to throw motorola in there) and look at the LATEST news. I guess we've been hit by some good and bad news. One question for people who usually follow CES, when an announcement of a new phone is put up, how long does it usually take for the phone to hit the market?


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Transaction mapping is a key component of analyzing performance for cost savings or to ensure regulatory compliance. AlphaVision's transaction mapping capabilities allow middle and back office users to create intuitive views to include in daily or weekly analysis reporting or to conduct ad hoc reporting.
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A Pickworth woman is urging others to take extra care after her stolen driving licence turned up having being used to commmit ID fraud.
Freelance journalist Georgia Burrows, 21, of Pickworth has recounted the cautionary tale after her handbag was stolen while she was still a student in Newcastle in May.
The Standard was called last week by a Good Samaritan who had found a copy of Georgia's licence in a field after the Leeds Festival the previous weekend.
He had made a Google search and came across stories written by Georgia for The Standard, hoping to reunite her with the licence. But Georgia had been nowhere near the event, saying: "It is my ID but I have no idea how it got to the Leeds Festival.
"My handbag, with the ID inside, was stolen in Newcastle in May so I can only assume it is that ID that was being used, but I have asked him to destroy it for me."
However the fear then arose that this could be one of many copies of the ID card which could be in circulation, used to set up fake accounts or other illegal activity.
Georgia warned people to take extra care. She said: "When I got my ID stolen I declared it as such, and have checked my bank account and everything is OK."
A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: "Identity theft causes untold misery and can last many years. Report all lost or stolen documents immediately to the relevant organisation. If you suspect your details are being used fraudulently, contact the relevant organisation immediately and then contact Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre on 0300 123 2040."


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Please take a moment to read the Communication-Spread the Word from September 2017. One of the goals in Indiana is that each and every student should be able to communicate. This document was created in collaboration with the Communication Community of Practice and various Indiana Resource Network (IRN) resource centers. It includes important information to support educators who work with students with No Mode of Communication (NMC).


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Am not kidding here, calling all my curries a "quick to make" kind but those that i mean, are really quick to make! I made this curry this morning for the dabba with rotis and learnt it from a punjabi girl about 5-6 years back...
2 medium sized potatoes
1/2 small onion chopped
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp jeera(cumin) powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/8 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp oil
Salt to taste
Finely chopped coriander for garnishing
Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 15 mins or lesser
- Cut the potatoes into medium sized cubes and place in a bowl
- Add the chopped onion to this bowl
- Add all the spices mentioned above and the oil and mix the veggies together to coat the spices on them
- Pressure cook them directly on the cooker with just enough water to cover them. This is the tricky part :-)
- Adding too much water will make the dish too liquid and we will end up boiling the gravy again to thicken it.
- Open the cooker once the steam escapes and add the coriander and garnish. The potato curry is ready to eat with your favourite roti!
- If you feel the gravy is little watery, just boil on low flame for a couple of mins to let it thicken...
Foot note: This curry has a different flavour as we add all the spices raw and cook them directly on pressure.
You could also add a small tomato if you want the curry to be a little tangy.


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Nance spent his first few days as a Laker apologizing for an old disparaging tweet about Kobe Bryant. Russell recently learned a few tricks from
With the Lakers past the draft, the attention turned to free agency, starting with forward LaMarcus Aldridge.
The team sat down with the former Portland Trail Blazer, but the meeting didn't go well. The Lakers were able to secure a second visit, but the franchise was left pessimistic about its chances.
Soon after, Aldridge chose to join the San Antonio Spurs, leaving the Lakers looking for backup options.
While waiting for Aldridge to decide, the Lakers met with Greg Monroe, but he picked the Milwaukee Bucks.
Former Clippers center DeAndre Jordan went with the Dallas Mavericks over both local teams.
The Lakers also lost their own free agent Ed Davis, who took a three-year offer from the Trail Blazers.
While the Lakers looked to be in denial concerning their shrinking status in NBA, the team did finally secure a center, in an agreement with the Indiana Pacers to trade for
Working quickly, the Lakers also struck an agreement with Lou Williams, the NBA's current sixth man of the year.
The team also came to terms with free agent forward Brandon Bass, although the final salary structure may depend on the Lakers trading away additional players.
Meanwhile, the Lakers opted forward/center Jordan Hill out of his contract for the coming season, but chose to lock in Robert Sacre's minimum deal for another year.
Julius Randle and Russell will headline the Lakers' summer league squad in Las Vegas, starting July 10.
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Acne is the number skin problem of teens most especially with the girls. Usually acne would begin to appear when a person reaches her puberty years and would sometimes just come and go.
The appearance of acne on the skin is not really pleasant looking. The more acne spots are present, the more dirty a skin could appear.
Thus treating acne has been one of the goals of many pharmaceutical companies that they will be able to create a product that is effective for treating acne.
However, the only problem with acne treatment is that the skin types of every person are different thus the approach to controlling should be individualized.
Can acne be totally cured?
Acne is a chronic skin disease. If you are genetically prone to develop acne at times, then you have to accept this fact.
However, if you observe proper care measures on your skin, then controlling its break out on your skin could be a great help. In other words, acne could be controlled but not totally removed.
What are the factors that could cause acne breakouts?
The most common cause of the presence of acne is both excessive oil production of the skin and excessive dryness and these two are usually controlled by hormones.
Thus any imbalance to your hormone production and secretions will cause the appearance of acne and most hormonal imbalances occur during the teenage years.
When your skin produces excess oil, it would be an opportunity for many bacteria and microorganisms to thrive in it.
It these bacteria would exceed in numbers that the body could tolerate, they would cause inflammation and redness on the skin and this is why most acne appear to be reddish.
When they finally start to die out, these bacteria would create a pus (that whitish thing that you see on the core of your pimple) and eventually dry out and heal.
Aside from bacteria getting in your oily pores, dirty could also get into them and clog your pores that producing redness also. Thus it is very important to wash your face at least twice a day.
On the other case, when you have a dry skin, this could also create acne breakouts. Dry skin would most of the time shed off and these dead skin cells that have not been properly removed by facial washing might also clog the pores and create your pimples as well.
Therefore it is important to keep your skin moisturized always so as to make it not so oily or not so dry.
How often should one wash her face to avoid acne?
It has been advised that one must wash her face twice a day: once in the morning and once before going to bed. Too much washing of the face may make the skin dry.
Also choose a facial wash that is hypoallergenic so that it would not cause irritation and redness to your skin. But if you wish to be on the safe side, going to a dermatologist for consult on what products to use would be a good decision.