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Dont think either will get cut. Sonnen is a company guy who will step up for any fight on short notice. Wanderlei has been lucky to alternate wins and losses, so he is not in jeopardy of getting cut should he lose to Sonnen, since he is coming off a win to Stann.
Dude, Im a wrestler. Im the best wrestler in MMA. Wrestling IS, was and always has been the most dominate form of mix martial art on the planet. Thats all there is to it. We all know it, some people want to fight it, some people want doubt it but wresters rule the MMA world. -
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I am not saying that Rashad's punches were love taps but watch other fighters take literally bombs and they do not give up. Look what punishment Shogun was taking against Hendo (Obviously there will be some smartass posting a gif of Shogun tapping against Jones, so first of all I am talking about Shogun vs Hendo, and secondly Shogun anyway took way much more damage in that fight that Cahel did against Evans), look what punishment Maldonado took from Teixeira and I can name you many more examples of fighters that were eating huge amounts of bombs and still they kept fighting till the end.
You can try to defend Sonnen all you want, he is a good wrestler but he has no heart.
Depends on how he loses.Also, you want Chael cut if he loses to Wand...can the same be said about Wandy if he loses to Chael?
Anyway if Wand loses he will be 2-3 in his last 5 fights. If Sonnen loses, he will be 1-4. Not the same thing, you know?
Yes. YOU, when it comes to Vitor Belfort.Is there anyone on these boards that is more blinded by their hate than Pashak?
Oh sure, I am so sorry that I am not a fan of that Twitter clown.I don't think Pashak knows what objectivity is.
Sorry that I pointed the fact that he tapped due to strikes when nowadays it is very very rare that a UFC fighter tap due to strikes.
But of course I have no idea what objectivity is.
I should have said "He did a very good fight, but Rashad was simply a bad fight stylistically for him (just as Jones, Anderson, Maia and many many others right?)"
Not only brazilians can do this stuff
The position sucks ass and is every bit as bad as you said it is.
Sonnen was not going to get out of it once Rashad gained the full mount.
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Those shots from the back were hard and dangerous. As a (once upon a time) fighter I can tell you that tapping to strikes is considered a bitch move, but tapping to strikes when in that helpless position is very understandable and acceptable (to a trainer etc...).
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My parents lived most of my life in the same house in Connecticut, and most of those years with the same next door neighbor, Mike. Mike and my father were friends with a twist. For years they played practical jokes on one another. Mother was more than startled to discover Mike's addition to her wreath one Christmas - the license plate begging to Let Me Tell You About My Grandchildren.
As to why this is germane in February - it isn't. I'm just late. In December our first grandchild was born. He is glorious, a complete masterpiece. All things a grandson should be, and more.
We have gazed at every toe (I get credit for those), lingered over every passing expression, oohed and aahhed over the slightest wave a hand. So far he seems to most resemble his maternal grandfather (no bad thing), arches his back and gazes like his father and my son (from under those same long lashes), has a voracious appetite (not sure who gets credit for that beyond his mom - there are plenty of candidates), and is according to his aunt, "Taking after his Mom.... a wiggle worm who always picked everything up quickly!" This last comment came after he learned to roll over at 7+ weeks.
In short we've spent hours discussing just how he fits into the family. I suspect he will carve his own place - as we all have. And I know we will be the richer for his presence.


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Related story: Sunshine laws: a light on government
Only one Montgomery County municipality — Rockville — received more than 50 formal Maryland Public Information Act requests in fiscal year 2012; many received none. Local leaders credit a general openness of government for the low numbers.
But a few organizations that make multiple requests under the state law disagreed, saying it's actually time and money that keeps them from filing more requests.
Under the Maryland Public Information Act, government records are considered public unless they fall under certain exceptions.
Montgomery County received more than 4,200 requests in fiscal year 2012, which ended June 30, 2012. Nearly 3,500 of those were inquiries about permits, such as for building, use and occupancy, and sediment control.
As part of Sunshine Week, a nationwide focus on open-government issues, The Gazette asked local governments about the number of information requests they received in fiscal 2012.
Local leaders said their practice is to provide information when someone asks for it, without requiring a formal written request.
"We're pretty open with our operations and records, so residents usually don't feel the need to go that far," Laytonsville Mayor Dan Prats said.
Laytonsville received only one request in the year — from a researcher, Prats said.
Poolesville Town Manager Wade Yost said his town also is open to providing information to those who ask. The town attorney is consulted if there are any concerns that the information may be sensitive or personal, Yost said.
The towns of Poolesville, Somerset and Brookeville reported that they received no requests in fiscal 2012.
Michael Acierno, president of the Brookville Commission, said he is not aware of any public information requests coming in since he joined the commission in 2004.
"Honestly, it's a lot easier if people just ask for what they need," Montgomery County spokeswoman Donna Bigler said. "When they file an MPIA request, they tend to ask for more [information]. Then, it becomes more difficult."
Bigler, whose office handles only media requests, said that often the information people are looking for is readily available, making it easier to respond to informal requests.
However, some of the people and groups making requests don't always find government as open as the institutions claim.
"They throw roadblocks up and citizens have to persevere, and I think they are thinking most citizens will not persevere," said Paula Bienenfeld, who is vice president of the Montgomery County Civic Federation and active with the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County. "They feel they are running the government and think citizens should go along with it. In the end, they hold all the cards. I think that is the governing philosophy of the county."
Under the PIA, government bodies have up to 30 days to provide information that's requested. If the request is denied, the applicant must be contacted immediately and given a written explanation within 10 working days.
"But they don't always respond," Bienenfeld said. "It's up to the citizen to pursue it and sometimes they don't get back or say it will cost for you to get the information."
Bienenfeld said she files about 10 to 12 PIA requests a year.
Members of the Parents' Coalition and the Civic Federation were some of the few repeat MPIA requesters that were not media outlets. Collectively, Parents' Coalition members made 23 of the 79 requests sent to Montgomery County Public Schools in fiscal 2012.
Time and money keep organizations from filing more requests, Bienenfeld said.
Government bodies may charge search fees to cover the cost of gathering public information, minus the first two hours, which are free.
After that, the school system charges for staff time and printing costs, if applicable, spokesman Dana Tofig said.
Both MCPS and Montgomery County calculate the cost using the hourly salary for the staff member who filled the request. Tofig said the lowest-paid MCPS employee who has access to the information in a department is put on the job.
Government bodies may charge a "reasonable" fee for copying records. The law does not define "reasonable," leaving it to government bodies to decide.
MCPS charges 15 cents per page, Tofig said.
Montgomery County also charges 15 cents a page for standard copies, but more for large-size plans, certified copies and microfilm and microfiche reproductions.
The Montgomery County Planning Department charges 10 cents per page and an hourly fee of $51.50 for staff time to gather information.
Tofig said the school system receives some common requests every year, such as magnet-program acceptance, high-school and middle-school fees, and salary information. Others are more specific, such as school-site selection, he said.
Tofig, the director of the office that receives requests, said he and Superintendent Joshua P. Starr respond to requests as quickly as possible, with limited staff to do so.
Of the 79 requests in 2012, the school system responded to 72 within 30 days. But Tofig argued that 77 requests were delivered "on time" — the school system requested and received extensions on two requests and had to wait for payment for three others.
Of the 4,221 requests sent to the county, 3,474 went to the Department of Permitting Services, seeking permit documents, said Reginald Jetter, chief of the department's Division of Customer Service.
To Jetter's knowledge, all of those requests were fulfilled within 30 days.
Stan Edwards, chief of the Division of Environmental Policy and Compliance for the county Department of Environmental Protection, said almost all of the 217 requests received by DEP were seeking information about environmental assessments. Edwards said his division generally can fulfill those requests within the 30 days.
Bienenfeld said government could reduce its burden on citizens by making information more accessible.
"In practice, the county could put the data up and that would mean the citizens don't have to ask for the data," she said.
Both Montgomery County and MCPS have begun publishing data online. The school system has started putting procurements and independent activity fund reports on its website. The county has launched data.montgomerycountymd.gov, where it posts sets of data, such as county salaries and food inspections.
The county site has only been active a few months, Bigler said, but just having the salary information available online has reduced the number of requests.
MCPS experienced similar results. Tofig said there are fewer requests for the types of documents now online.
Generally, the number of requests governments answered appears to be rising.
Public information requests in Rockville doubled from 30 in fiscal 2011 to 60 in fiscal 2012, according to information from city staff. About one-fifth of the 2012 requests came from the media.
In the last two budget years, the school system's Department of Public Information and Web Services received 79 and 85 requests, respectively. That's up from 68 in fiscal 2008 and 66 in fiscal 2009.
Tofig said he thinks the public knows it has access to school-system data.
"Given the number of requests we have, I think people are fairly aware," he said.
However, Carol Rubin, associate general counsel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, said the Montgomery Planning Department has received fewer requests from the public and the press the last few years.
The Montgomery County Planning Department received 11 formal requests in fiscal 2012 on project plans. White Flint redevelopment and future development on Batchellors Forest Road in Olney were among the topics requested, Rubin said.
About half of the 103 requests the media made to Montgomery County in fiscal 2012 took more than the allotted 30 days, Bigler said.
"At least half are complicated enough that we almost always know up front it will take a while," she said. "The goal is to get the information out as quickly as we can."
Written requests from the media tend to seek vast amounts of countywide information, housed in hard files, Bigler said.
Additionally, she said, requesters will ask for "every" document, making the request more difficult to fulfill.
"When they start including everything, you've got to make sure you have delved into every department and agency and make sure something was not overlooked," Bigler said. "It is easier if you ask for what you need. It is harder if you want every document or correspondence."
Staff writers Agnes Blum, Jen Bondeson, Sylvia Carignan, Terri Hogan, Daniel Leaderman, Peggy McEwan, Lindsay A. Powers, Kara Rose and Elizabeth Waibel contributed to this report.


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My name is Brittney Richmond and I am 23 years old and was affected by preeclampsia when I was pregnant last year. I was lucky enough to have made it to 38 weeks while I was pregnant and was able to have a c-section after 22 long hours of labor to a healthy boy. However, my doctor did not treat this disease seriously whatsoever. I knew something was wrong with me pretty much from the beginning. I was overweight for my height when I got pregnant so I knew the weight gain would be a hardship on me but I was not prepared for what was about to happen.
First of all, I was gaining weight in weird amounts. Some check ups, I didn't gain anything, another check up the next month, I gained 13 pounds. I was also walking every single day and drinking no sodas and only water. My doctor also prescribed me an inhaler because I could not breathe properly from the rapid weight gain. So as time went on he mentioned protein in my urine around 31 weeks (mind you my feet were so swollen I couldn't wear shoes but flip flops at this point and my legs couldn't fit in my jeans) and he suggested bed rest for only a week and my blood pressure was up a little bit. He was very rude and acting like this was my fault somehow and accused me of taking water pills (ridiculous right?) So I decided to contact my employer and go on short term disability for the rest of my pregnancy because I couldn't walk down across my house without feeling dizzy or I might pass out. Well this is when I started asking questions. Why am I feeling like this? Why am I so swollen? What is causing this rapid weight gain? So that's when I found about preeclampsia. I decided to ask my doctor about it and he kind of blew it off and said I had little signs of it but it could be possible. Well around 34-38 weeks of my pregnancy, I finally had enough. My grandmother had a blood pressure machine at her house and I would monitor my blood pressure myself and I was getting up into the 160's and I began to get scared because no one that I knew had even heard of preeclampsia and every time I called labor & delivery, they said call your doctor and they just kept telling me to lay down. I hadn't even gotten up out of bed that day, and the blood pressure kept rising. So finally at 38 weeks, I had my appointment and my blood pressure was 190/120 and I was so scared for my baby's life and they finally admitted me to the E.R.
I feel so lucky to have survived and to have had my son who I am so thankful for every single day that I have decided to start an organization for the foundation in my community called Purple Hope and I plan on doing bake sales and walks in my area! Every single one of you inspire me and not to take one day of my life for granted and I am so ready and excited to fundraisers in my community. I am so glad that there is a community atleast online that I can come to and read stories of hope to motivate me to continue trying to get this group off the ground.


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We've officially launched mobile services on one of the newest CDMA 4G LTE networks in America. Along with this new CDMA coverage come major enhancements including HD voice quality and incredibly fast data speeds.
Stream Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Internal Event
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It's not every day that a company gets to celebrate 10 incredible years with the people who helped make it all possible. Stream's 10-Year Anniversary Celebration was a great event that took place at a special location – the Sambuca in Uptown Dallas. Stream used to rent out a small section of this restaurant to celebrate big customer acquisition milestones (in 2005 and 2006). Just a few weeks ago, Stream rented out the entire place! Our growth and success has been tremendous, and we're grateful to everyone who has been a part of it.
Stream's CFO Renée Hornbaker Named Dallas Top Financial Executive
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We're proud to announce that Stream's CFO Renée Hornbaker was named a 2015 top financial executive in Dallas-Fort Worth by D CEO! The Dallas CPA Society, Financial Executives International, and the Association for Corporate Growth collaborated with a panel of industry experts to choose this year's esteemed award winners. Renée was named award winner of the "Excellence in Corporate Governance" category.
Stream Ranked 9th Largest Direct Selling Company in North America
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We're thrilled to announce that Stream (Stream Energy) has been ranked the 9th largest direct selling company in North America by Direct Selling News! In addition to this impressive accolade, Stream was again included at the top in the 2015 Direct Selling News Global 100 (#18), recognizing the largest direct selling companies in the world. Stream has been consistently recognized by Direct Selling News in their Global 100 list, and the North America 50 is an entirely new subset list this year.
Sprint's Changes Affect MVNOs—Including Stream
Posted On: March 6, 2015 | By: Stream MarketingRecent changes to Sprint's phone eligibility requirements have made it almost impossible for MVNOs to activate new or used phones on their network. Even brand new phones, including iPhones and Nexus that have never used on the Sprint network, are failing Sprint's Financial Eligibility Check (FEC) criteria.
Our first-ever Stream University event happened in a big way!
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This past weekend we held our first-ever Stream University event in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and from what everyone is saying, it was phenomenal! With standing room only, we had over 700 Associates in attendance, learning everything from how to make money with Mobile by Stream, to building a successful Stream home-based business and improving communication skills.
Stream's Director of Field Development Adrian Avila, was very excited to see the hundreds of Associates in attendance and to hear their overwhelmingly positive feedback: "We have always understood the importance of training our Associates, as it provides them with the necessary tools and knowledge to be empowered, build their confidence and ultimately become successful in their business. But what makes Stream University such a success is the unique mix of advanced training, recognition and inspiration from our top leaders in Stream."
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Posted On: February 4, 2015 | By: Women of PowerWe at Stream Women of Power are thrilled to unveil our newly branded name and logo! We were looking for something that was a little less pink and better aligned with the new Stream logo and rebrand. In our opinion, the new logo is even more powerful and clearly represents the power of women in business. It resonates with who we are —strong, empowered women— and also gives us more options for coming up with different spin-off designs for our events.
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The Direct Selling News has featured us in their article "Who Will Summit Next?: Reaching $1 Billion," announcing that we have now met the billion-dollar summit.
President & CEO Mark "Bouncer" Schiro featured on Entrepreneur.com
Posted On: December 17, 2014 | By: Stream Marketing
Our President & CEO Mark "Bouncer" Schiro recently contributed a great article, "4 Essentials for Retaining and Motivating Your Direct Sales Force," to Entrepreneur.com.
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Moscow, Idaho (Jan. 19)-In a tightly contested dual meet, the New Mexico State swimming and diving team suffered a 154-144 loss at Idaho, Jan. 18.
"We had a great meet," head coach Rick Pratt said. "Although we didn't come home with a win that does us no justice as to how well we did. We won eight events, and the meet could have gone either way. We had a lot of great swims with many in-season best times. I am very proud of how the girls swam."
Sophomore Jessica Legge had an outstanding meet with three individual victories. Legge won both the 100 breaststroke (1:03.78) and 200 breaststroke (2:18.71) en route to breaking Idaho's pool records in the events. She also captured top honors in the 200 individual medley.
Freshman diver Audrey Ruiz had a breakout meet as she led the Aggies and qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. She finished second on the 1-meter (271.88) and fourth on the 3-meter (242.78).
The Aggies opened the meet with a second-place finish in the 200-medley relay with the team of junior Tricia Kiss, Legge, freshman Dorottya Lennert and senior Alex Fenton.
In the distance freestyle, the Aggies swept the 1,000 free with freshman Emily Nightingale taking first-place honors, and senior Haley Gansneder and freshman Kenzie Soper following in second and third, respectively.
"To travel this far and swim as well as we did really goes to show how tough and passionate our team really is," he said. "Great job to Idaho who had a really great meet as well."
In the other freestyle events, junior Terrin Seaver won the 100 free, freshman Nicole Brennecke won the 500 free and was second in the 200 free.
The Aggies won the 100 back with Kiss leading the way in first place, and Seaver taking third. Kiss also claimed runner-up honors in the 200 back and third place in the 200 IM. Lennert paced NM State in the butterfly events with top honors in the 100 fly and second place in the 200 fly.
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NFL Blitz tops PSN January sales
EA Sports' arcade football game leads Sony's monthly sales chart; NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat collection, Infamous: Festival of Blood, and Sonic CD round out top five.
EA Sports' arcade football game leads Sony's monthly sales chart; NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat collection, Infamous: Festival of Blood, and Sonic CD round out top five.
Sony, THQ offering downloadable copy of madcap action adventure's predecessor gratis to those who redeem online pass.
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THQ CFO Paul Pucino says Saints Row II sales nearing 4.5 million; Turtle Rock Studios title due after April 2013.
Grand Theft Auto-like crime franchise, table-top inspired sci-fi series both top sextuple platinum mark; Saints Row 2 sells over 3.4 million.
First two installments in Volition's open-world action series bundled on Xbox 360 for $30.
Red Faction creator Volition posts job listing for design director for "original" AAA franchise; reference to "high-powered creative talent" hints at possible SyFy, del Toro collaboration.
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Mail service is vital
Mail delivery is vital to our American way of life. It's the buy of a lifetime. Think of it.
Nine nickels – 45 cents – to send a message to Alaska.
Over the years, a notion of reliability has prevailed. In 1958, because it was considered the safest way to transport gems, a package containing the famed Hope Diamond was mailed from New York City to Washington, D.C. Sent by registered mail, the postage amounted to $2.45, along with an insurance fee of $142.84 to cover an indemnity of more than $1 million.
Stamps were first issued in 1847 at 5 cents each. "All U.S." delivery followed in 1863 at 2 cents. It has taken 149 years to reach the current cost-per-stamp of 45 cents (a penny more come Jan. 27).
The motto: "Neither snow nor rain nor sleet nor heat nor gloom of night can stay," etc., cannot be attributed to our postal service. It originated in 500 BC to describe the Persian system of mounted carriers.
In reflection, considering on how profoundly awesome a task dependable postal service has become, words of appreciation seems appropriate to all those involved in making its continuation a reality of life in this age of technical domination.
Harry Gleason
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On the eve of the rollout of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and a much-rumored cut in funding for the MOX project, a South Carolina senator pushed hard for answers and support from the administration – and it wasn't Sen. Lindsey Graham.
During the confirmation hearings of Energy Secretary nominee Dr. Ernest Moniz, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., repeatedly asked pointed, and weighted questions looking to gauge Moniz's position on the mixed oxide fuel fabrication facility. Moniz did not take a position, rather stating, if confirmed, he would investigate this as a "high priority." Moniz, though, was heavily involved in the process which saw the MOX project selected to be the disposition project for 34 metric tons of U.S. plutonium.
"There are two options. One of them is the MOX facility ... so my question really is, do you think we should continue on the work we have invested $4 billion in, at 60 percent completion in to honor our agreement?" Scott asked.
"I certainly think we need to honor our agreement with Russia in mutual disposition of plutonium," Moniz said.
The nominee would not back or oppose MOX further, saying he felt it would not be prudent to do so before confirmation.
"The MOX program is important to South Carolina, and to the world as a whole," Sean Smith, spokesman for Scott said after the hearings. "The fact remains that the United States signed an international agreement to dispose of this material, and we need to uphold our end of the bargain. We hope the president understands that and reflects it in his budget proposal."
Also questioning Moniz, Scott brought up the agreement signed between the federal government and South Carolina regarding the storage of plutonium.
"Are you aware of the penalties that the federal government would have to pay to the State of South Carolina if the facility is not finished on time?" Scott asked.
Moniz said he was aware of the agreement and that penalties were in place.
"I think it's 2016, and I think it's $1 million-a-day," Scott said.
"That would be substantial," Moniz responded.
Scott is correct; the U.S. code for "Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River Site" states that if the MOX production objective is not achieved as of Jan. 1, 2016, the federal government must pay an amount equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to exceed $100,000,000 per year."
This would continue until production objectives are met, or if 1 metric ton of plutonium is removed from South Carolina. And, it would continue through the end of 2021. If the processing of plutonium gets underway, but progress stalls in 2022, the same payments must be made to South Carolina.
"Our concerns remain in regards to this administration's energy policies. We need comprehensive, all-of-the-above solutions, and the president has not yet presented any," Smith said. "Mr. Moniz's answers today showed that the administration still doesn't have, or is unwilling to share, answers for some very important questions on the energy front. The energy sector can be a huge economic driver for our nation moving forward, but needs to be given the opportunities to unleash that potential."
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Google Maps includes information about toll roads (roads where you have to pay a fee), at least for the US. Chris Maloy, who sent me the tip, says:
"This has been long been missing from Google, but available on most other map services. I like seeing this on the detail, however it would be nice to have on as an indicator on the map, or where the toll booth is (helpful for long toll roads), and finally the cost of the toll."
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Sarah Hrdy
Robert Langer
Willamette University announces commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients
Willamette University will bestow honorary degrees upon three prominent individuals at the university's May 16 commencement ceremony for the College of Liberal Arts.
Peabody Award-winning writer Scott Simon will deliver the commencement address and will receive an honorary doctorate in humane letters. Willamette will also award an honorary doctorate in humane letters to anthropologist Sarah Hrdy and an honorary doctorate in science to chemical engineer Robert Langer.
Scott Simon
Scott Simon is a reporter for the BBC and also the host of National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition Saturday." Simon has reported from all 50 states and every continent. He has covered 10 wars and hundreds of campaigns, sieges, famines, hurricanes, earthquakes, civil wars, scandals and other important events. Simon has interviewed and profiled some of the most interesting personalities of the times, from Mother Teresa to Ariel Sharon.
Simon has received numerous honors for his reporting, including the Overseas Press Club and Emmy awards. He received the George Foster Peabody Award for his weekly essays, which were cited for their sensitivity and literary style.
Simon has written for The New York Times book review and op-ed sections, the Wall Street Journal opinion and book pages as well as The Los Angeles Times. He is also the author of two novels: Pretty Birds, about teenage girls during the siege of Sarajevo, and Windy City, a political comedy that was chosen by the Washington Post as one of the best novels of 2008.
Sarah Hrdy
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, professor emerita at the University of California, Davis, spent years researching how various evolutionary pressures shape primate behavior. A former Guggenheim Fellow, she was elected to the California Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She is the author of five books examining many aspects of evolution in primates' relationships, attachment and bonding. Among the many accolades she has earned for her writing, Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants and Natural Selection, won the Howells Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Biological Anthropology and was chosen by both Publisher's Weekly and Library Journal as one of the best books of 1999.
She edited the "Foundations of Human Behavior" series from 1985-96 and continues to serve on editorial boards for Evolutionary Anthropology and Human Nature.
She graduated summa cum laude from Radcliffe College and received her doctorate from Harvard University.
Robert Langer
Robert Langer is the David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is one of 14 institute professors, the highest honor that can be awarded to a faculty member. Langer is head of the laboratory that studies and develops polymers.
He has written more than 1,000 articles and has 750 patents either issued or pending worldwide. Langer's patents have been licensed or sublicensed to more than 220 pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology and medical device companies.
Langer has received many major awards, including the 2006 U.S. National Medal of Science, the Charles Stark Draper Prize and the 2008 Millennium Prize, the world's largest technology prize. He is the also the only engineer to receive the Gairdner Foundation International Award.
Forbes Magazine selected Langer as one of the 15 innovators worldwide who will reinvent our future. Time Magazine and CNN named Langer as one of the 100 most important people in America and one of the 18 top people in science or medicine in America.
Langer earned a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Both degrees are in chemical engineering.


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When i first got this paint pot i loved it! It was creamy, smooth, pigmented, and it made my eyeshadow last longer. But as months passed, i noticed it became so dry that whenever i use it on my lids my eyeshadow won't stick anymore and it was hard to blend. I didn't leave the lid open and would always close it tight so i was disappointed that the product dried just half way of using it.
I love how it neutralizes my eye lids so the color I apply over-top is more true to pan and looks more opaque! It makes blending so much easier and resists creasing. When I add UDPP underneath, I can apply my eyeshadow at 8 in the morning and it will stay put with the occasional touch-up until 11 at night!
I just wish there was a more sanitary way to apply the paintpots and they came in a smaller size for less $ because I feel like it will dry up before I finish it.
I've had this baby for nearly a year now (probably should replace it), and it's a godsend if you have oily lids. Soft Ochre is creamy and matte in the jar, but after spreading it on your lids–easy to apply and blend, by the way–it settles down to a dry, matte finish. Soft Ochre is a "light" nude shade, which is just slightly brighter than my NW20 skintone. This paint pot works best as a cream base for eyeshadow.
So I've never used any paint pot aside from this, and I've only used this as a makeup base as it shows up a really nice light tan color on my skin, but I love it. This paired with my Urban Decay primer potion and no makeup is coming off of my eyes or creasing for the next 24 hours.


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Dear Colleagues,
The Tenure and Evaluations Review Board (TERB) is happy to announce the successful negotiation of the revision of Article 17 of the Faculty Contract (July, 2013). Article 17 is essentially our "Faculty Manual" with regard to Tenure Review and Evaluations.
Our website has been updated to reflect the changes in our forms and procedures, and we hope you find that it supports your work in evaluations. Melissa Kloz, Senior Administrative Secretary for Tenure & Evaluations, has been the leader in updating the site, and I know I represent all faculty members when I thank her for her dedication to this work.
Our goal has been to arrange information and forms in a helpful and straightforward way, so please don't hesitate to offer feedback and suggestions as you begin to use this space during the upcoming evaluation cycle.
The revision of Article 17 reflects years of concentrated effort by many groups, primarily the members of TERB in consultation with the Faculty Senate, the Negotiations Advisory Council, and the District, represented by Vice President Berta Cuaron. The TERB sought additional feedback through several forums and PD sessions, as well as from dozens of individual faculty members. Student representatives in the Associated Student Government were also included in the conversation.
Although several elements are new, the description of the role of TERB remains the same as it did in the original Faculty Contract, Article 17:
17.2.1 In accordance with Education Code §87663(c), evaluations of faculty members will include, but will not be limited to, a peer review process called tenure and evaluations review. There shall be a Tenure and Evaluations Review Board (TERB) that shall oversee and make recommendations regarding the development and use of evaluation forms, oversee and make recommendations regarding the evaluations of faculty members, hear and consider matters of concern brought to it by faculty members and the District regarding the faculty evaluation process and/or procedures, and perform other duties which specifically are delegated to it by this Article.
We are fortunate here at Palomar College because our Governing Board and Administration support a faculty-driven process, and the Faculty has been invested in maintaining this distinction from the beginning. Our office is focused on the continuing success of our process and procedures, and we look forward to working with you.
Barb Neault Kelber, Tenure & Evaluations Coordinator
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2014-2015 Faculty Speaker SeriesDeadline for Proposals: Tuesday, April 15
Faculty Speaker Proposal
2014-15 Committee:
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Greg Smith
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Faculty Speaker Series
2013-2014 Faculty Speaker SeriesIMAGE: Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Asha Kowtal
Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Asha Kowtal
Sexual Violence Against Dalit (Outcastes) Women in India
Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m.
Main Hall Auditorium
Guest Lecture
Thursday, April 10 at 2 p.m.
209 Main Hall (limited seating)
The Faculty Speaker Series at Kent State Stark proudly presents transmedia artist and journalist Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Asha Kowtal, general secretary of All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch.
Soundararajan has been featured in Utne Reader as one of the Top Visionaries Under 30 and in The Source as one of the Top Ten Political Forces in hip hop for her musical talents. Growing up as an Indian "untouchable," she was driven to tell the stories of marginalized communities. After graduating from University of California Berkeley, she founded the international media training organization, Third World Majority, for which she worked in the U.S., France, Tunisia, Venezuela, Brazil, South Africa and India. She also spent time in residence at the MIT Center for Reflective Community Practice, writing about storytelling, diversity and future technology. She later enrolled in the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.
Her films often explore interactivity and stereoscopic imagery, as well as use science fiction to examine societal issues. Soundararajan is currently preparing her 3D documentary, Touchable: The Journey from Untouchable to Dalit, and its related album, Broken People. Her work has been widely recognized by such prestigious organizations as the Producers Guild of America Diversity Program, the Annenberg Innovation Center, MIT Center for New Media Studies, the Sorbonne, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, International Children's Festival and the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, among others.
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Brenda J. Allen
Communicating Difference Matters at Kent State University
Monday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Main Hall Auditorium
Guest Lecture
Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m.
305 Main Hall
Brenda J. Allen is Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, and a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado, Denver. Her research and teaching areas are organizational communication, diversity, group communication, and computer-mediated communication. Among her numerous publications is a groundbreaking book entitled Difference Matters: Communicating Social Identity (2nd Ed., 2011, Waveland Press). She serves as Master Mentor of the Tenure Track Faculty Mentoring Program at University of Colorado, Denver. In addition, she presents keynote speeches and conducts workshops for various groups on a range of topics, including diversity, teamwork, self-empowerment, and presentational speaking.
2014-2015 ProposalsThe Speakers Committee is accepting proposals for the new faculty speaker series focused on faculty research and teaching interests. The committee hopes to bring one speaker to campus in the fall and one in the spring.
Budget: $5,000
Ideal speakers will have interdisciplinary appeal and may be willing to visit classrooms for informal conversations, as well as give a more formal talk open to the campus community.
Before submitting a proposal, please do the following:
- Contact the proposed speaker to ensure availability and to determine what the speaker's fees and other expenses would be involved in bringing the speaker to campus.
- Contact other faculty members whose research or teaching interests might also be related to the speaker's field of experience. Proposals that can demonstrate broad faculty support will be given preference.
- Determine what other funding sources might be available to help support the speaker's visit to campus (such as URC), especially if you wish to bring in a speaker beyond our local area.
- Be prepared to write a rationale for bringing this speaker to campus that includes:
- an overview of the person's work
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Designers channel love for the city into T-shirtsWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | firstname.lastname@example.com
They are proud to live in Toledo and want everyone to know it. They also want to give others a chance to show it.
At least half a dozen entrepreneurs in the Toledo area have independently created pro-Toledo T-shirts, which have been popping up on everyone from local festival-goers to Mayor Mike Bell and members of City Council.
John Amato, founder and president of local clothing company JUPMODE, said the mainly grassroots effort was unplanned.
"I've never really seen it as a movement, but recently it has been more noticeable, and you could probably call it that," Amato said. "We all kind of did it independently. I think it shows there are a lot of people out there realizing the same thing — that they really like Toledo and they want to showcase that and let other people know."
Amato said the designers are supportive of each other.
"Even though we're technically competing because we're making similar T-shirts, we want each other to do well," Amato said. "I want all those other people selling shirts to sell a lot of shirts because it's good for Toledo. I think they all share the sentiment of the more shirts like this out there, the better it is for Toledo and Toledoans. It's all the same message. It's all about Toledo pride."
Shirts range from $10 to $26 and are sold at local businesses, including Bozarts, 151 S. St. Clair St.; Downtown Latte, 44 S. St. Clair St.; Glass City Café, 1107 Jackson St.; and Loonar Station, 3142 Markway Road or 5801 Telegraph Road.
Amato's designs are online at www.jupmode.com.
One of JUPMODE's 10 Toledo designs features the slogan "You will do better in Toledo." Mayor Bell has worn the shirt to several recent events.
"For me that was really neat," said Amato, who grew up in Sylvania and counts himself among those who chose to counteract Toledo's "brain drain."
"We aren't here by default; we're here because we like Toledo and see opportunities here," Amato said. "I think the shirts like 'You will do better in Toledo' speak to a lot of people because it's a positive message. These are people who are proud of Toledo and are happy to be here. They want a shirt that says that. You can't show your pride for Toledo in any better way."
Other JUPMODE designs feature references to Toledo history, including Buckeye Beer, the Lion Store, former NFL team the Toledo Maroons and UT football legend Chuck Ealey.
"There are a lot of really neat things that happened here that people may not be aware of," Amato said. "I like to showcase that history. It gives people from Toledo a reason to be proud because our history really is significant."
One of the earliest pro-Toledo shirts was actually made as a joke, said Jules Webster, a Toledo native and owner of Shine Ceramics.
Webster, a Toledo Free Press Star contributor, designed a shirt reading "Chicago doesn't need you" for Ryan Bunch's [performing and literary arts coordinator at the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo] birthday party last year only to get orders from members of City Council.
"They debuted as a joke and they sold out instantly," said Webster, who later made a Portland version as well as a "Team Toledo" design.
Webster and Dana Syrek are opening The Art Supply Depo at 29 S. St. Clair St. on July 21.
Designer Matt Crouse is excited to see pro-Toledo sentiment growing.
"I couldn't believe it when I saw the first Toledo shirts; now there's so many of them," Crouse said. "It's a pretty cool thing."
Crouse's family, who owns Erd Specialty Graphics and the Glass City Café, has designed seven Toledo shirts, most recently a depiction of the carousel at Walbridge Park.
The café sells shirts from several designers, including Jemma Hostetler, whose shirt reads "I chose Toledo over your bulls–t city."
Crouse said the shirts get plenty of attention, especially when he wears one while working.
"If I'm wearing someone's shirt, I sell at least one, two, three shirts a night just by wearing it," Crouse said.
Crouse said he sees Toledo pride spreading beyond Downtown and Old West End to all corners of the city.
"Years ago, it was embarrassing to say you were from Detroit; now people from Farmington Hills are proud to be from Detroit. I feel like that same thing is happening here," Crouse said. "I think it's started to spread. I think people are not as ashamed anymore. It's becoming cool and kind of accepted to be from here."
Max Reddish quit his factory job last year to open Reddish Printing, a screen printing shop he operates out of Reddish Sporting Goods, his family's store in East Toledo.
He has since designed six Toledo T-shirts, including one stating "Boring people hate Toledo," one with the word "Explore" above a map of Toledo and one depicting the Skyway Memorial Bridge that asks, "Does yours change color?"
Reddish, who sold his shirts out of a backpack until setting up shop at the Erie Street Market on Saturdays, said the shirts offer a Toledo pride alternative to Mud Hens gear.
"The only Toledo swag around for years has been Mud Hens stuff," Reddish said. "That's one of the main things I was hearing from people. People love the area and they want to support it and they want to show their support, but there hasn't been anything around."
Detroit native Joshua Kulpa came to the same realization. After moving to Toledo for work more than a year ago, Kulpa has fully embraced his adopted home.
"I just started to realize, wow, this was a city I've always wanted to live in,'" said Kulpa, citing nice people, gorgeous Metroparks, urban agriculture, a thriving art scene and "a real sense of community spirit." "The city, just by every measure, is just one of the best cities I've ever been in, period."
He wanted to buy a Toledo shirt to show his support; not finding one, he decided to make his own.
Kulpa's design, which reads "Toledo Love" in stacked block letters, was inspired by New York City's iconic "I (heart) NY" shirt.
"I know it's become cliché now, but the original was a very real and genuine statement people felt and connected with," Kulpa said. "I think we're kind of at the same place where New York was when that shirt was made, when it still had the stigma of the '70s on it. People were like 'Why would you go to New York?' But people were like 'No, it's fantastic.' You might have to look a little deeper, but they realized it's awesome."
Lifelong Toledo resident Rachel Richardson, founder of Art Corner Toledo and co-founder and co-director of Independent Advocates, recently designed a shirt that reads, "When you're famous … tell them Toledo sent you."
"I just feel like everyone in Toledo is so talented," Richardson said. "I just feel like I personally am a product of Toledo and I hope everyone else feels the same way. I hope we give Toledo and the surrounding area thanks for helping us achieve what we are achieving right now."
Richardson, a Toledo Free Press Star contributor, said she is excited more people are embracing Toledo.
"I'm thrilled," Richardson said. "I've got a whole drawer of Toledo T-shirts. It's like my entire wardrobe, There's so many unique messages, but they're all basically saying the same thing, which is that Toledo is a really great place to live."
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Cooler Crew -- A History
During the 1990's, the St Paul Pioneer Press opened online discussion forums. These forums were called Water Coolers. The forums had discussion topics related to sports, politics, news, and current events. Each year, the Pioneer Planet — the online section of the Pioneer Press — opened a discussion forum as a media for hunters to discuss the clues for the Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt.
During the earlier years, one might find a few hundred posts during the hunt. As more hunters had computers, those numbers jumped. From 1997 to 1998, the number of posts increased from the hundreds to the 5-digit thousands. It was during the 1998 hunt the Cooler Crew was born.
The community spirit and teamwork displayed in the Pioneer Press Medallion Hunt thread was inspiring. The group of hunters found themselves at the end of a hunt not wanting to let go of new friendships and the camaraderie found on the Water Cooler board. The idea emerged to do what anyone would do in the middle of winter in Minnesota. A picnic in Cherokee was planned - the first Rehash Bash!


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Friday, January 24, 2014
Dog fighting a real problem
To the Editor:
On Jan. 18, a pit bull terrier named Samson was brazenly stolen while in the care of a local animal rescue group holding an adoption event in a pet store in North Charleston. It is well-known that this particular breed is often stolen, but what is being done about it and the corresponding problem of dogfighting?
I have been aware of the problem since moving to Summerville in 1997. The next summer I found five dead pit bulls thrown on the railroad tracks.
I didnt understand at that time that the dead dogs were evidence of dogfighting in the area until I read an article in the Summerville Journal Scene June 18, 1998 about a pet Boxer who had been stolen from his front yard while his owner was doing yard work. She turned around and the dog was gone. He was found dead with his mouth and head taped shut in a creek bed in Knightsville with other dead dogs.
Since that time I have found several other dead dogs discarded in out-of-the-way places when I am walking my own dogs; the most recent finding was the week before Thanksgiving 2012. I reported that to the Charleston County Animal Control since it was in Lincolnville and an officer came out to get the remains. He told me he sees evidence frequently of this activity.
I have recently contacted the Dorchester Sheriffs office and complained that they are not doing anything to stop the flourishing illegal dog fighting activity. There is no coordinated effort between the Frances C. Willis SPCA, Animal Control, and law enforcement that I am aware of.
I know if they wanted to do something, they could because where there is a will, there is a way. Laws could be enacted and enforced requiring registration of all dogs of this breed and making it illegal to breed them.
There could be a task force set up to coordinate efforts because this is not just about dogs, but about all kinds of criminal activity that is going on without any obstacles.
There is too much apathy about this very real problem.
Janet L. Frisco
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A co-worker of mine, Candace Perry, broadcast the following note to her Facebook friends Tuesday night. It's striking.
It's after work and I'm in my business casual, walking through the mall having just bought a not-so-scrumptious dinner of Sbarro's pizza when I see a sad sight before my eyes.
A girl, probably about 12 years old, of the tomboyish type with short brown hair, is kinda hobbling along. Her left leg is in a cast of some sort. It crosses my mind that I'd seen this girl a bit earlier, walking in the same condition — looking rather lost with a super sad face. Destitute was the word that came to mind. Well, not really destitute as far as her clothes went, just the expression on her face was. As I get closer to her, she looks at me with that look you can recognize anywhere — you know, the look that says "I need help, can you help me?!" I immediately start wondering what she's about to ask me … could it be that this poor little orphan child was abandoned by her parents and has no way to get home? Could it be that she's starving and hungry?"
With sad, puppy dog eyes, she asks in a fast, mumblish, barely audible fashion, "Miss, do you have a second?" And I answer, all sympathetic, "Sure," just knowing she was about to ask me if I had some cash to spare. And even though I didn't have any on me, I'd do my good samaritan deed for the day and walk back over to the food court and buy her something with my debit card. I had almost kept walking because of that lack of cash, but the look on her face was just THAT sad that I couldn't help but stop.
But there was no way, absolutely no way I could've been prepared for what she said next. With complete seriousness and the same sad face, she says, "I was in this store and they have this new DVD and I was going to buy it, but then they told me they had this other version, the special edition version, and I wanted to buy it but it was $4 more, so I was wondering if you might have $4 to spare?"
I did a double-take, not quite sure I'd heard right.
So I asked her to repeat herself and she repeated the whole "sad" story again.
Yep, I'd heard right.
I was astounded. Was this girl SERIOUS?!!
I then told her no, I didn't have any cash, sorry.
I wish you could've seen the look on her face. It looked like death warmed over. Like she'd just lost her best friend. Like I'd just told her I couldn't help her get home or like she'd have to wait days for her next meal. I mean the look on her face almost made me turn around and take her to that store to buy the DVD, it was that pitiful. But just in time I caught myself: I had just been begged — FOR A DVD. It wasn't even that she couldn't afford the DVD period — she just couldn't afford the special edition version!! Did I look like I was rich or something, that I had $4 to freely give to anyone who asked for it? Sadly, the poor child would have to wait.
I quickly turned away so she wouldn't see the laughter bubbling up inside of me that threatened to spill out (and did) as soon as I walked away. Before you say I'm cruel or something, you just have to realize that I was caught completely off guard and so I found the situation in that moment hilarious.
But now that I'm sitting here writing this, I feel sadness washing over me. Sadness that a child would be so oblivious to the world around them that they'd actually stop to beg people to help them get a DVD. I wish I had taken her aside and said "Child, do you REALIZE how many people are starving in this world?! How many people make less than $2 A DAY in developing countries and that the cost of food has gone up so much that they can't even afford to eat?!! And you're begging me to get the latest and greatest version of a DVD?!!"
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that because people are starving we should give up all semblances of fun and entertainment forever. But I am saying that this perspective, that a DVD is a NEED and needed so much that you must beg for it if you don't have the money for it NOW … WOW. I guess you can't really blame her for trying, and I know I have lived in an American bubble for much of my life — but wow.
Anyhow, maybe some of you haven't heard about it yet, but there is a food crisis going on in the rest of the world and tomorrow, June 25th, Compassion International is hosting a Day of Prayer and Fasting to pray for the people, the children, that are in REAL dire situations. AND, did you know that just $13 can feed one child for AN ENTIRE MONTH? Just think: That DVD you were considering buying this month can feed a child for an entire month. Actually, they don't sell DVDs that cheap so for less than the cost of a DVD you can feed a child for one month. Think about it.


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The mission of the nursing program is to be the best in Maryland at preparing skilled registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to deliver exceptional nursing care to meet the needs of our community. Guided by the Maryland Nurse Practice Act and directed by the criteria and guidelines as set forth in the NLNAC, as an institution, we are committed to teaching and to the development of future nurses.
Program Goals
- Goal 1: Practice nursing within an established theoretical framework, the Neuman Systems Model within the role of the practical nurse for the client system with common recurring health problems.
- Goal 2: Use the nursing process to prioritize nursing care for the client system experiencing stressors from the internal and external environment as a means of decision-making for refining and evaluating practice.
- Goal 3: Use critical thinking and applied theories, principles, evidenced-based nursing, and concepts in making decisions as part of the professional health care team to assist the client system to attain, maintain and retain stability.
- Goal 4: Provide safe, competent nursing care.
- Goal 5: Implement comprehensive therapeutic communication skills, both written and verbal, when interacting with the client system and members of the health care team during primary, secondary and tertiary prevention.
- Goal 6: Provide client teaching to strengthen normal and flexible lines of defense.
- Goal 7: Demonstrate through practice, the legal and ethical parameters while caring for the client system that is retaining, attaining, and/or maintaining the goal of system stability.
- Goal 8: Examine one's own behaviors, attitudes, and values in helping the client system deal with physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual variables.
- Goal 9: Demonstrate accountability for decision-making related to nursing by internalizing professional workforce behaviors.
- Goal 10: Demonstrate commitment to continued learning by self-directed learning, professional growth, and professional organization membership.
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I was invited to the VitaMix headquarters in Cleveland, OH to shoot a 60-minute DVD that will be included in their latest VitaMix Turbo Blend Variable Speed blender. This was a huge honor for me, as you all know how much I love my VitaMix. My family had an early model in our kitchen from the 70s, so I've used the VitaMix my entire life.
The production was shot in a big stadium kitchen where the production crew and VitaMix employees including chefs, food scientists, marketing, and product development filled the stands. I think we shot about 14 or 16 segments in just 2 days! The owner of VitaMix is vegan, so all the recipes are free of dairy and animal products.
Bob Stefanov, the director, was a joy to work with. We had loads of fun and made sure to laugh a lot.
The wonderful team at VitaMix. I am so eager to watch the videos, haven't seen them yet, and friends were telling me they watched it at the VitaMix booth at Expo West last weekend up on a big screen TV. We're planning a big launch at Expo West, so make sure to look for me at the VitaMix booth in March in Anaheim, CA.
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By Justin Skelnik | Photos by Ross Dettman
Chicago Wolves left wing Mike Duco has played in more than 225 professional hockey games during his four-year career, which includes 12 National Hockey League tilts.
Those games may never have materialized for him without some hard work and a little bit of being in the right place at the right time.
Duco went undrafted in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft after his first year with the Ontario Hockey League's Kitchener Rangers. He was invited to the Edmonton Oilers training camp in both 2005 and 2006 on a tryout basis, but left both times without a professional contract. At the conclusion of the 2006-07 campaign, when other undrafted players were receiving invites to teams' rookie camps, 30 NHL clubs again decided to pass on Duco. That bypassing was something that served as his wakeup call in how he prepared for and played the game.
"It was an eye-opener at first, not having a camp to go to, that is for sure," Duco said. "I didn't have the best year before that, at least not good enough to get an offer, and that just made me work even harder. That really helped me get to where I am today."
Duco returned to Kitchener for his final year of junior hockey in early Sept. 2007. Besides the Rangers' training camp going on, the town of Kitchener also was hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers in a four-team NHL rookie tournament. Duco was practicing with his Rangers teammates one day when his hockey career changed in an instant.
"The first day of practice in the rookie tournament, a player on the Panthers got hurt," Duco recalled. "Florida didn't want to fly anyone in, so they asked the Kitchener coaching staff if they had anyone they could use to fill that open spot. My coaches recommended me, and the next day I was practicing with the Panthers.
Before Duco skated with the Panthers, he was told not to expect much. He was especially told not to expect to play in a game. Duco accepted those guidelines without any hesitation. He was just happy to be practicing with an NHL club. He showed the Florida coaching staff enough in those first couple practices that he found himself in all four games of the tournament.
"I went in thinking I wasn't going to get in a game, so I just went and worked hard in practice," Duco said. "Florida ended up throwing me in the lineup and, in four games, I got in five or six fights to go along with a couple points. The next thing I knew, they are inviting me to their main training camp."
Duco played in a few exhibition games with Florida, but was ultimately sent to its American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester. With a year of junior eligibility remaining, the Panthers sent him back to Kitchener from Rochester, but not before signing him to a three-year entry-level contract.
With an NHL contract in his pocket, Duco returned to the Rangers and posted career-bests with 32 goals, 54 points and 173 penalty minutes in 62 contests. His 173 penalty minutes ranked seventh in the OHL that season, but racking up minutes in the sin bin is something that comes with the role Duco has played since he was a child.
"I really started to play a physical game right when contact was allowed when I was 12 years old," Duco said. "I was always a little smaller than most people, so my dad always told me to try and make up for my size by playing physical. I guess I took that to heart and I have been doing it ever since. Once I started playing physical as a child, I knew it would have to be part of my game in order to achieve success as a player. I am still one of the shorter players at 5-9 but, at 195 pounds, I am one of the thicker guys out there, for sure, and I use my body type to my advantage."
Hitting, taking the body, and fighting have been a part of Duco's repertoire since he was young. In his first year with the Wolves, he has also been tasked with a new aspect of the game: penalty-killing.
"Killing penalties has been great," Duco said. "It is my first year as a legit penalty-killer and I feel I'm fairly natural at it. The Wolves, as a unit, really take pride in killing penalties and we want to be the best in the league. Hopefully I can keep up the success on the penalty kill."
One side of his game that Duco thinks Wolves fans have yet to see is his offensive upside. Last season, he paced Rochester with 20 goals but, as of Dec. 26, he only had bagged five with the Wolves; one of them coming on an empty net. He confesses that 11 of his goals last year came on the power play and Duco knows that is not his role this season with the Wolves. He is just happy being part of the team.
"Most people probably haven't seen too much of an offensive game from me yet," Duco said. "I am happy in my role and killing penalties, but I know I can bring more offense to the table. Hopefully I can start putting up some numbers soon."
While Duco may be down about his offensive numbers being low, he doesn't let that affect his mood in the dressing room. He is one of the driving forces behind the Wolves close-knit and loose locker room. Duco is occasionally the butt of a lot of people's jokes, but he laughs it off and then gets even.
"You can't take things too seriously in this environment," Duco said. "I definitely enjoy messing around with the guys, especially (Wolves forward) Matt Clackson. I just like to keep things light and make sure people are having a good time.
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The Portsmouth Public Library's home school program called Hullabaloo started back up Wednesday.
What began as Home School Story Time in the fall of 2012 has now evolved into what the Portsmouth Public Library calls Hullabaloo, and is one of the newest additions to the library's programming schedule.
Jennie Dutton and Sheree Howard of Youth Services of the Portsmouth Public Library are the two facilitators for the Hullabaloo Home School Program.
Dutton works with the older group of children, while Howard works with the younger group.
Dutton, who works as Youth Services Coordinator, said Hullabaloo transcends the traditional story time sessions held at the library.
"Our Home School Hullabaloo is a bit different than our typical story times in that we span a larger age range and topic. We try to partner fun with education in this program," Dutton said.
Dutton said the name Hullabaloo is appropriate because of the nature of the program.
"We originally called it Home School Storytime, but that felt a bit young for the range of ages that are in our home school groups. Hullabaloo indicates excitement or noisy events, and our program typically includes both of those feelings," Dutton said.
According to Dutton, Hullabaloo is divided into two groups with home schooled students ranging from ages 5 to 10. Both groups have had 5-10 children at each event, and averages 20 children each week.
Howard said she and Dutton will work collaboratively to focus on children's authors for this season.
"We are focusing on children's authors, just to make the children aware of all of the children's authors that are out there. The children many times do not know the author's names of their favorite books, so we just want to make them aware of the fun things we can do with children's books," Howard said.
Dutton said the two groups do different activities that are age appropriate.
"Last season, we went over famous people, like Louis Braille, Johnny Appleseed, the Wright brothers, and Helen Keller in the older group, while the younger group used picture books to form science experiments and learn about nature. Last season, for example, we studied Ruth Law, a female pilot," Dutton said.
Marita Cooper is the mother of Elizabeth Cooper, her second grade daughter which she home schools. Cooper said her daughter enjoys Hullaballoo and that it has been very beneficial.
"They have really great programs, she absolutely loves coming. She enjoys the time that she has had here, and she has made new friends," Cooper said.
Cooper also credits the Hullabaloo program for her daughter's new found love for reading.
Jessica Neal, has two children who participate in Hullabaloo, her second grade son Charlie, and Joey Lynn, who is a kindergartner that Neal home schools.
"We have used the library for years, which is how we found out about it. My children love it, they love to come. The staff is awesome, they always have great things prepared for the children, they are really kind to them. It's a great learning environment," Neal said.
Hullabaloo convenes at the Portsmouth Public Library main branch downstairs in the Youth Services Department every Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m., and will continue to April 17.
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The current population of Randolph County is 7,577 with the median age of 43. Randolph County's median household income is $32,201, and the average household net worth is $268,719. 43% of Randolph County's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 9% of Randolph County's population have moved in the last year.
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Randolph County by age group. In Randolph County, the male-to-female ratio is 3,491:4,086, which is 10% lower than the ratio of Georgia, which is 4,858,299:5,092,772. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. Georgia, has 15% more property crime than the national average, and has 7% less personal crime than the national average
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Randolph County that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Randolph County, 57% of people are married and 43% of people are single. The percent of people married is 13% lower than the ratio of Georgia, which is 70%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Randolph County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Randolph County is $32,201, which is 35% lower than that of Georgia ($49,276). Income data for Randolph County is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Randolph County. In Randolph County, 27% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 15% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 13% lower than that of Georgia. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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Aetna Aetna's CEO, Mark Bertolini, has been the most powerful voice in the health insurance industry articulating how their business model has been flawed. This is what has driven Bertolini to reinvent Aetna into what he has described as a "healthIT company with an insurance component." [See also Aetna's Remarkable Reinvention Underway.] Obamacare has simply been an accelerant to an inexorable trend driven by employers. Employers have been fed up with the "get less for more" bargain that is unique to healthcare costs unlike any other cost in their P&L.
In the first part of this two-part series, I will outline two under-reported facets of Obamacare that will have far-reaching impacts. In the second part, I will outline how DaVita DaVita has made a smart move with their recent $4.4 billion of acquisitions pushing them ahead of virtually all other healthcare provider organizations in the country.
Two portions of Obamacare have received relatively little attention and are a backdrop to DaVita's prescient moves. Taken together, these provisions could have a long-term effect that is going to be devastating to the traditional health insurance business while also creating huge new opportunities for them and others. The first is the new "Medical Loss Ratio" (MLR) requirement. The second is allowing flat-fee primary care practices, also referred to as Direct Primary Care Medical Homes (DPC for short), to compete within the state-based insurance exchanges. The DPC models have a membership model that isn't insurance-based and so they avoid the 40% or more of the costs associated with insurance that doesn't positively impact patient well-being. Notable financial backers of DPC pioneer, Qliance, include Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell, Rich Barton (Expedia/Zillow founder) and Nick Hanauer (aQuantive founder, 1st outside investor in Amazon, etc.).
Medical Loss Ratio Will Drive Insurance Companies to Spike Rates or Opt Out
The new law requires health insurers, starting in 2011, to spend at least 80 to 85 percent of the premiums they collect on medical services or activities that improve the quality of care or else they have to rebate money back to consumers. (That percentage is the MLR.) The remainder can be allocated to administration or profits that don't benefit patients (e.g., administrative overhead, advertising, etc.).
Many insurance companies have been operating at a 65% MLR (common in the individual and small business market). Consequently, the logical response is to to either jack up their rates or opt out of serving that end of the market. [Note that the large group market is closer to the target already.] It's not hard to imagine that a small business or individual will look for an alternative if they are faced with a 40% rate increase. In many places such as those reported on by the NY Times, rates have dramatically increased. Sometimes it was through direct increases. Most of the time, it was a combination of a rate increase, coverage limitations and deductible/co-pay increases that obfuscated the full scope of the increase.
The better alternative for the buyer of healthcare is DPC combined with a high deductible wrap-around insurance policy. When a large employer has a concentration of employees in one location, they are also increasingly using onsite clinics. For smaller employers, DPC enables the similar objective of expanding access to primary care which employers, unions and others recognize as the best bang for the buck as outlined in "Primary Care Spring" unleashed by IBM.
Direct Primary Care Can Lower Costs by 40% or More
Allowing for DPC is the best example in Obamacare of what can actually bend the cost curve, as it removes 40+% of the cost out of the equation. Previously, that 40% has gone to insurance overhead and profits. This relatively little-known provision in the law creates an affordable new choice for individuals and businesses by allowing flat-fee DPC practices to compete within the state-based insurance exchanges. This is where many Americans and small businesses will be able to shop for health coverage beginning in 2014 although there's no need to wait until then from a consumer perspective. Smart health insurers have begun to recognize that a way they will compete on insurance exchanges is based on price, so they are actively developing their DPC strategy since the combination of DPC and a high-deductible policy can lead to lower overall costs.
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The DPC provision enables Americans to elect a more affordable health care option compared to traditional insurance plans — an alternative in which patients and/or employers pay a flat monthly fee directly to a primary care provider for all primary and preventive care, chronic disease management and care coordination throughout the entire health care system. Under the new law, a flat-fee DPC membership can be bundled with a new, lower-cost "wrap-around" insurance plan that covers unpredictable and expensive services outside its scope, such as specialist care, hospital stays or emergency room visits. Not unlike a health club, DPC practices allow unlimited use. Despite that, over-utilization hasn't proven to be an issue. Further, since primary care providers don't have to spend so much time and money on Rube Goldbergian insurance billing procedures, they are able to spend far more time with their patients.
One of the risks for insurers with the public insurance exchanges is they can't deny people insurance and thus could have a heavier-than-planned claims exposure. By coupling DPC with a high deductible plan, they can ameliorate that risk as DPC has proven itself to outperform any other primary care delivery model in reducing unnecessary claims. This is referenced elsewhere in this article as well as in Patient Engagement, Negaclaims Can Rehabilitate Health Insurance.
Update: The biggest obstacle to DPC being broadly adopted has been the lack of a push by health insurers to develop a wraparound. Traditional insurers were either unaware or viewed DPC as a threat. In contrast, others see it as an opportunity to steal marketshare. The following two articles outline a major new development with Direct Primary Care:
- Small Business: Don't Read This If You Like High, Ever-Growing Health Insurance Premiums
- While Health Insurers Sleep, Nationwide Enters Health Insurance Market
Today, flat-fee practices offer affordable, high-quality health care at up to 40 percent less than the cost of traditional insurance, even when combined with a lower-cost "wrap-around" insurance plan. Benefits of DPC membership vary by provider, but typically include many of the following:
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