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Written by John Goodman
With all of the heated rhetoric coming from Washington these days you would think there is a huge difference in the way Republicans and Democrats want to reform Medicare.
But did you know that over the next decade there is no difference at all between the agendas of the two parties? Although the House Republicans voted to repeal ObamaCare they did not vote to repeal the cuts in Medicare spending intended to pay for ObamaCare. So for the next ten years, there's not a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, to quote an all but forgotten political refrain.
Even more surprising, there is no difference between what the House Republican budget proposes and what Democrats voted for in last year's health reform bill for anyone over the age of 55. It's only young people who have a real stake in this fight. But as former Medicare Trustee Thomas Saving and I reported in The Wall Street Journalthe other day, the cuts the two parties are proposing are so draconian, that there is little chance they will ever see the light of day.
In a way, that's bad news. Absent politically unsustainable spending cuts, Medicare's unfunded liability is almost $90 trillion at today's prices, looking indefinitely into the future. That's about six times the size of the entire U.S. economy. And Medicare spending is growing at twice the rate of growth of our national income. Clearly that cannot go on forever.
So what can be done? Fortunately, there are three common sense steps we can take that will give us substantial reform with a minimum of pain.
My colleagues and I at the National Center for Policy Analysis found we can solve Medicare's financial problems this way:
The first reform lets seniors do what 23 million younger Americans are already doing. Instead of paying three premiums to three plans (Medicare, medigap and drug insurance) for wasteful first-dollar coverage, seniors would be able to choose a single plan that provides comprehensive catastrophic insurance for any cost, say, above $2,500. They could then take all the money they were previously giving to insurance bureaucracies and spending on copayments ($2,500 or more!) and manage their own small dollar expenses through a savings account they would own and control.
This arrangement would change the economic incentives of senior patients, just as it has for younger patients. Every dollar of waste a patient avoids is a dollar he or she gets to keep and use for other purposes. Imagine what difference that would make. For the first time in Medicare's history, we would have close to 47 million people with an economic self-interest in keeping health costs down.
The second reform would let doctors do what suppliers of other professional services do in every other market: profit from lowering costs and improving the quality.
Doctors participating in Medicare today must practice medicine under an outmoded, wasteful payment system. Typically, they receive no financial reward for talking to patients by telephone, communicating by e-mail, teaching patients how to manage their own care or helping them be better consumers in the market for drugs. Medicare pays doctors government-mandated fees for about 7,500 specific tasks and these tasks are not on the list.
Other health care providers face the same perverse incentives. In fact, all too often high-cost, low-quality care is reimbursed at a higher rate than low-cost, high-quality care.
How can we produce high-quality care for a cost that is well below the price we are paying today? Fortunately, we do not have to speculate. There are hundreds of examples of efficient, high-quality care, and many of them have been studied and described in the academic literature.
To reverse these perverse incentives, we propose to allow providers who save Medicare a dollar to be able to pocket 25 cents (or some other substantial amount). Once 800,000 doctors and 5,000 hospitals and tens of thousands of other suppliers realize that they can make money by saving taxpayers money, cost-reducing innovations will spring up everywhere, overnight.
The final reform is to stop running Medicare like a Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Although employees are told that their payroll taxes are funding their retirement medical care, in fact every dime is being spent — the very minute, the very hour, the very day it comes in the door. When today's young people reach the retirement age, they will get health care benefits only if future taxpayers are willing to cough up a lot more than what today's taxpayers are paying.
We have calculated that if employees and their employers deposit four percent of wages in a tax-free account (managed safely and securely away from the grasp of politicians), the average employee can fund his own post-retirement health care. We can meet all of Medicare's promises by mid-century with a payroll tax no greater than the one we have today.
In fact the payroll tax would not be needed at all, except for low-income workers who do not produce enough to pay their own way.
None of these reforms would take away government's commitment to the elderly. To the contrary, we need these reforms to make that commitment a meaningful reality.
SOURCE: John Goodman's Health Policy Blog
John C. Goodman is president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis. The Wall Street Journal and the National Journal, among other publications, have called him the "Father of Health Savings Accounts," and the Media Research Center credits him, along with former Sen. Phil Gramm and columnist Bill Kristol with playing the pivotal role in the defeat of the Clinton Administration's plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system. He is also the Kellye Wright Fellow in health care. The mission of the Wright Fellowship is to promote a more patient-centered, consumer-driven health care system.
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If your child thinks corn originates at Stop n' Shop, eggs derive from cartons, and doesn't know if bacon, ham, or both can come from the same pig, it's time to visit a Living History Farm! These farms offer a glimpse into life on a farm in simpler times, and give kids the chance to try their hand at everything from bottle-feeding lambs and gathering honey, to collecting sap and harvesting ice.
Although the majority of events and activities take place Spring through Fall, some farms stay open year-round, and since the chores change with the seasons, there's reason to return again and again. So gather up the family (but leave Fido at home–dogs aren't allowed) and head to the countryside for some farm fun.
Howell Living History Farm (Lambertville)
Farming began on this site in the 1730s, and today offers visitors a huge array of opportunities to experience over 250 years of New Jersey farm life. Pitch in with daily chores including feeding and watering animals, mixing animal feeds, and collecting eggs. Participate in a walk-in Children's Craft program most Saturdays. Coming up in June, Hog-slopping, Haying, Dairying and Old-time baseball! Also check out Howell's summer camp opportunities.
Saturday Hours: 10am - 4pm, programs from 11am - 3pm (A calendar of Saturday events is available on the website.) Sunday Hours: Noon - 4pm, April through November for self-guided tours only. Weekday Hours: 10am - 4pm February through November; Tuesday - Friday (Closed Mondays) Closed on Mercer County holidays. FREE admission and parking. Small fee for some craft programs. Call 609-737-3299 for more information.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm (Morristown)
This 200-acre National Register Site offers a full immersion into turn-of-the-century, 1920's farming methods and life. Not a replica, Fosterfields is a working farm, using the tools, techniques, and materials of a turn-of-the-century farm. Staff dress in period attire, acting out the lives and roles of Foster family members, domestics, and farm laborers, performing a daily regimen of chores (such as churning butter, cracking corn and feeding chickens); and raising livestock and crops by historical methods. The farm also contains two dwellings open for tours: an elegant Gothic Revival mansion and a farmhouse. Seasonal events showcase the draft horses, carriage driving, planting and harvesting.
Check out the new exhibits, "Letters to Emma" showcasing the letters written to Emma Thompson Foster from 1860 to 1880 and "The Transportation Exhibit" where you can see Caroline Foster's Rockaway carriage and her 1922 Model T.
And if your kids aren't completely worn out from churning butter and cracking corn, visit the nearby Raptor Trust, Environmental Education Center or Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
Historic Cold Spring Village (Cape May)
More than just a farm, Historic Cold Spring Village is a full-blown, Early American open-air living history museum with twenty-six restored antique buildings housing historically-clothed interpreters ready to educate young 'uns about the lifestyles, issues, trades and crafts of yesteryear. The Village brings to life the day-to-day activities of villagers living in South Jersey during the "age of homespun." (1790-1840).
An activity area allows kids to try on costumes, participate in hands-on crafts and play games. Or if they're getting antsy, they can run through the 22 acres of shaded lanes. Bring your wallet for this one–the kids'll want sweets, treats and wooden toys from the Country Store; and you'll be yearning for the artisan-made items at the Village Country Store including bowls, mugs and containers; and ironware like horseshoes, hooks and broom-holders.
Open 10am-4:30pm weekends beginning Memorial Day Weekend through late June, then Tuesday through Sunday until Labor Day weekend and weekends until mid-September. Admission $8/Adults, $6/Kids.
This weekend, May 28-29, is Cold Spring's "Village Sampler Weekend" with FREE admission! Call 609-898-2300 for more information.
Historic Longstreet Farm (Holmdel)
This farm re-creates the sights, sounds, and smells of rural Monmouth County in the 1890s, including the breeds of animals and crops raised. Like other living history farms, interpreters in period dress show both daily and seasonal agricultural and domestic activities, including sheep shearing, spring planting, and ice cutting. There's also a Harvest Home Festival and a Victorian Christmas complete with sleigh rides.
Loads of FREE weekend activities allow visitors to pitch in: milking a cow, playing 19th century games, grinding corn for animal feed, and wood stove cooking.
Catch the "Decoration Day" celebration this Memorial Day from noon to 3pm, in honor of the Civil War tradition of decorating the graves of fallen soldiers.
Open daily year-round from 10am-4pm. From Memorial Day through Labor Day open 9am-5pm. Weekends and holidays, noon-3:30pm. FREE admission and parking. Call 732-946-3758 for more information.
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(WMC TV) - Grace. Forgiveness. Redemption.
This week, a Cordova, TN, sub shop blessedly received all three.
Subway, 1204 N. Houston Levee Rd., rated one of the Scorecard's High Scores of the Week with a 96 on its health department inspection Sept. 6.
"It's a nice clean spot," said customer Rodney Dabney of Cordova. "I like to come here and eat when I get the chance."
This chance was the second one for Joy and J.P. Patel's Subway.
In April, their Subway landed the Low Score of the Week with a 74 after a multitude of mishaps.
Joy's sister was seriously injured in an auto accident. She left a rookie employee in charge of the store so she could rush to the hospital.
The employee accidentally left the counter warmer off.
The entire day.
Food spoiled. The counter, a mess.
As luck would have it, a health department environmentalist just happened to show up in a surprise inspection (please click on the Scorecard report here: http://www.wmctv.com/story/14475446/andys-rest-scorecard-subway-slips-plus-scores-as-of-41511).
Six months later, the Patels' employees are on their A-game: stricter hygiene standards, point-on procedures, better food quality.
"I want to try to best my food quality and everything," said a humble J.P. Patel.
A 22-point jump in six months. I'd say that's a personal best.
PERFECT SCORE ALERT: Gigi's Cupcakes, 4709 Poplar Ave., East Memphis, 100 on Sept. 9.
Gigi's Cupcakes constantly updates its menus -- standard and seasonal -- of gourmet cupcakes.
It's not uncommon for loyal customers to clean out Gigi's specials, like the Kentucky Bourbon Pie cupcake (Bourbon cake with pecans & chocolate chips; Bourbon cream cheese frosting with pecans, chocolate chips, caramel and ganache [chopped chocolate & cream]).
But what's uncommon is how Gigi's staff competes to keep the kitchen clean.
"We have a routine, and we have a checklist, and then we make a little game out of it where we pull different work-to-do tasks out of a bucket to make sure it's clean," said Gigi's employee Christyna Stewart.
The friendly competition paid off in perfection.
LOW SCORE OF THE WEEK: Applebee's, 2890 Bartlett Blvd., Bartlett, TN, 71 on Sept. 6:
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"red meat sauce (at unsafe food temp)"
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"Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our guests," said Darren Brown, director of operations for Applebee's corporate office in Lenexa, KS. "We have corrected each reported issue and are conducting our own daily inspections until we are confident that good habits are in place."
Taco Bell, 9821 Highway 64, Lakeland, TN, 98 on Sept. 6
Dinstuhl's, 436 Grove Park, Laurelwood Shopping Center/E. Memphis, 98 on Sept. 8
Papa John's Pizza, 4213 Summer Ave., Berclair/E. Memphis, 97 on Sept. 9
CD's Place, 3307 S. Third St., South Memphis, 97 on Sept. 8
Crescent Center Deli, 6075 Poplar Ave., Crescent Center/E. Memphis, 97 on Sept. 7
Subway, 1204 N. Houston Levee, Cordova, TN, 96 on Sept. 6
Wet Willie's, 209 Beale St., Downtown Memphis, 95 on Sept. 6
Blimpie's Sub Shop, 7557 E. Brooks Rd., Walker Homes/S. Memphis, 92 on Sept. 8
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Red Robin, 1231 N. Germantown Pkwy, Cordova, TN, 91 on Sept. 6
China Spring, 1204 N. Houston Levee, Cordova, TN, 90 on Sept. 6
Rio Azul Mexican Restaurant, 1204 N. Houston Levee, Cordova, TN, 90 on Sept. 6
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Two topics... one thread. Dunn won Comeback POY. A dubious honor perhaps. Still, I think Mauer should have won.
I saw this article, "Jerks of the Year: Worst Batters, Pitchers, Teams in the 2012 MLB Season."
Only one Twins mention that I noticed, Ben Revere hitting an MLB worst zero home runs. I did take note of the worst attendance: Tampa Bay drew 1,559,681 (19,255 average per game). That would have led the AL in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970 and 1974 (and very often prior to '61).
I imagine both leagues measure the same way now but, back in the day, one league (I think the AL) counted the turnstiles which included give-aways like Knothole Day (among others) while the other counted tickets sold, including no-shows. The NL numbers were always higher than the AL but nobody was really sure which league actually drew more.


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1 Thesssalonians 5:14: Precision Parenting
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- The feeble-minded
- The weak.
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Former Packers CB Al Harris Retires from the NFL
Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Al Harris, who spent seven seasons with the Packers from 2003-09, has retired after 14 NFL seasons.
Harris announced the decision over the St. Louis Rams' Twitter page on Wednesday. Another knee injury factored heavily into his decision.
Harris tore his right ACL while making a tackle back in Week 10 and has surgery scheduled on the knee for Jan. 13. The Rams placed him on season-ending injured reserve on Nov. 14.
"That's just God's way of telling me it's time to turn the page. I had an awesome time," Harris said through Twitter. "I thank God for Spags [Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo] giving me the opportunity to come out and I hope I left a positive impression on everybody."
Harris said that he'd like to stay involved in football through coaching in the future.
In his seven years with the Packers, Harris made 102 regular season starts and intercepted 14 passes.
The Packers acquired him during the offseason in 2002 by trading the Philadelphia Eagles a second-round selection for Harris and a fourth-round pick. Harris went on to start the next 80 games for the Packers at cornerback, pushing himself into the elite status at the position with his patented bump-and-run style.
The most memorable moment in Harris' Packers career came during the 2003 NFC Wildcard game against the Seattle Seahawks, as he intercepted an over-confident Matt Hasselbeck in overtime ("We want the ball and we're going to score, Hasselbeck said after winning the overtime coin toss) and returned it for a game-winning touchdown.
Harris would then go onto to make the Pro Bowl in 2007 and 2008, and was an All-Pro pick in '07.
During the 2009 season, Harris had a catastrophic injury to his left knee on a non-contact play against the San Francisco 49ers. He suffered damage to his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), lateral cruciate ligament (LCL), fibular cruciate ligament (FCL), iliotibial band and lateral hamstring. Harris had surgery eight days later and missed the rest of the '09 season.
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Jim Hall: The Elegant Guitarist
Hall says he doesn't listen much to other guitarists, "I think, on purpose. I haven't for years." He even kept to his own focus in the latter 1960s when rock music began expanding and several of that genre's guitar gods emerged. Jimi Hendrix's sound and approach stirred many younger jazz guitarists.
"It turned out that he lived right on our block (in New York City)," says Hall. "I didn't really know who Jimi Hendrix was. I'd heard the name and I think he lived maybe in the next building. But when I heard him play [on record] the "Star Spangled Banner" at that festival in upstate New York [Woodstock in 1969], that just knocked me out. I said, 'That guy's OK.' Then there was this recording studio Electric Ladyland, that he had just started. I recorded there a few times. But I never really heard much of him. But he was quite different. That's usually what I base things on. He was sort of unique."
Over the years, Hall cites Christian, Freddie Green, Carl Cress and George Van Eps, as guitarists he listened to, "All for different reasons. Jim RaineyI love Jimmy's playing. That was quite different, I think. Django Reinhardt was pretty amazing. I never got to see him play, or Charlie Christian. I like the people who move things in their own direction."
and John Abercrombie are guitarists of today who draw his mention, along with Frisell. "But if I do listen to something, I try to make it something that will push my brain a little bit. I like what Chris Potter is doing with his group. It's really unusual. Adam Rogers [guitarist] is playing with Chris. Recently, on occasion, I've been listening to some of my own stuff just to see how it holds up. But, generally if I listen to music, especially jazz guitar players, it doesn't really help me any. I know most of these guys and I know they're great players," he says. But in his spare time, "I'd rather read a short story or look at some paintings. I'm a big fan of paintings. So I don't really listen."
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As for his own playing, Hall is still exploring, still learning. "That's the whole idea." Even his practice regime is set up so that he has something new and unknown to recognize, react and respond to.
"I have a couple of guitars. I don't have a whole collection. At the moment, I just have one in the apartment. Sometimes if I practice for a while, just to keep it interesting, I'll tune the guitar randomly, so I don't know what's going to come out. I'll practice that way, just sort of react to whatever comes out of the instrument. That keeps me guessing, to try to make music out of whatever is there. It's like improvisation, because you don't know exactly what is going to come out until you hit the note. Then you try to react and make something out of it. Sometimes on the bandstand, you screw up, but you try to make it work. Then you feel next time it will work out." He notes, "My other big interest is writing music. I haven't done much compositionally in the last year. That has to do with taking a thought and letting it grow and develop, reacting to it. That's what I try to do when I'm playing the guitar, as well."
Hall says he was concerned years ago about the jazz scene. "The worst was when I was doing the Griffin show. I felt like rock and roll was taking over. Unfortunately, so much is in the hands of marketing people now. It's a little dismal." But on the positive side of the ledger, "there's all these remarkable young players coming up. We got a new president. That ain't bad either. That gives me hope for everything. It got so bad. I stopped reading the newspaper and everything after the 2004 election. I think there are young players coming up and it feels good to me."
Hopefully relieved of back problems, Hall is ready to move on with more touring in 2009. "I'm still kind of gimping around, using a cane," he said in February, but "my guitar chops have come back pretty well." His trip to Japan in May, which includes pianist Keezer, is for a series of concerts that will involve strings. Promoters "wanted a string quartet and a version of 'Concierto de Aranjuez' and some specific soloists. So I wrote that out. I took a lot of liberties with it. I put the solo parts in odd meters and that sort of thing," he says, noting that, in general "I'm hoping to get moving again pretty soon."
, Bill Evans, George Russell. I remember at the end of the three weeks, John Lewis was talking about great things happening in music and what we'd done in three weeks. One of the students asked, 'Are there any gigs out there? Can I make money?' John said something like, 'You've got it wrong. You've learned something and been involved in something really personal for three weeks. That's your payoff. There may not be any other payoff, but you've gotten something personal for yourself. "That's so importantI still feel that way. Music is something inside, very personal."
His advice to the aspiring guitarists? "Mostly just keep playing and enjoy yourself." Referring back to his teaching experience at John Lewis' school in Massachusetts years ago, Hall recounts, "We had some marvelous students. There were incredible teachers. Max Roach
Selected Discography
Jim Hall/Bill Frisell, Hemispheres (ArtistShare, 2008)
Jim Hall/Geoffrey Keezer, Free Association (ArtistShare, 2006)
Jim Hall/Enrico Pieranunzi, Duologues (CamJazz, 2005)
Jim Hall, Magic Meeting (ArtistShare, 2004)
Jim Hall, Jim Hall and Basses (Telarc, 2001)
Jim Hall/Pat Metheny, Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc, 1999)
Jim Hall, Textures (Telarc, 1997)
Jim Hall, Subsequently (Music Masters Jazz, 1991)
Michel Petruccciani, Power of Three; Featuring Jim Hall and Wayne Shorter (Blue Note, 1987)
Jim Hall, All Across the City (Concord, 1989)
Jim Hall, These Rooms (Denon, 1988)
Jim Hall, Circles (Concord, 1991)
Jim Hall, Live (Horizon, 1975)
Jim Hall, Concierto (Sony, 1971)
Jim Hall/Ron Carter, Along Together (OJC, 1971)
Bill Evans/Jim Hall, Intermodulation (Polygram, 1966)
Bill Evans, Undercurrent (Blue Note, 1962)
Sonny Rollins, The Bridge (Bluebird/RCA, 1962)
Photo Credits
Top Photo: Roberto Cifarelli
Hall/Frisell Photo: Courtesy of ArtistShare
Color Photo Jelle van der Hijden
Bottom Photo: Jose Manuel Horna


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Nicole Kidman donned head-to-toe red at a tribute gala held in her honour during the 2012 New York Film Festival on Wednesday evening in New York City.
The actress wore a dress by her favourite designer/stylist L'Wren Scott.
Her red fitted dress with fire-red sequin embroidered details had a sexy keyhole opening.
L'Wren Scott 'Lady' lattice shoes and Fred Leighton jewels accessorized her look.
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Posted October 13, 2010 by Trey's Angels Team
Posted October 13, 2010 by Trey's Angels Team
Angels Tyesha and Glinelda were selected at random to cover the exclusive So Kodak event last week in NYC. They went beyond the velvet rope to capture Trey on the red carpet, performing live, and even in his dressing room with the new Kodak Easy Share cameras! Check out some exclusive photos taken by Glinelda and Tyesha here, along with footage of them kicking it with Trey here.
Angels, Shanae and Kathleen were recently sent on an Angel Assignment as they both had the opportunity to 'Shadow Trey for the Day'. Both accompanied Trey on interviews and even went on a lunch date with him. Click here to view their photos and check out their recaps of the day below.
Hey Angels!!! It was my duty to report back to you all about my day with Trey. I must start off by saying it was very enjoyable and fun. When I arrived to my first destination, I met the other angel, Shanae. We were greeted by Sydney and Jason from Atlantic Records. Then, shortly after, they took us to where Trey was going to have his first interview. When we got there we met some more people from his team and then a few minutes after we met Trey and he came over with his cute smile and gave me a big hug and a kiss on the cheek :-) then he asked us how we were doing. After this he got ready for his first interview. We actually were able to stay and watch the whole interview and took pictures of trey and ourselves for our document of the day. When this interview ended we got ready to leave to get to our next destination which was Billboard studios. When we stepped outside we had a driver waiting to accompany us to our next destination.
As soon as we arrived, there were some fans outside; I guess they knew Trey was going to be there and he was nice enough to take some pictures with them. We went to pick up our tags at the front desk before we went up to the studio. Trey is such a gentleman, as we were getting in the elevator; he held the door and let us Angels go in first, which was so sweet. Now, we're upstairs and were greeted by the people that work for Billboard Magazine. After this, Trey gets ready for his next interview and right before his interview the people at Billboard took some pictures of Trey and we did the same as well. Then it was time for the interview which I hope you all were watching. In case you missed it you can still catch it on their website. Right after this interview we took some more pictures with trey. After that Trey was hungry and he took Shanae and I out to eat; this was our lunch date :-). We arrived at the restaurant he chose, once again Trey is a true gentleman and holds the door for us ladies (aww he's so sweet). When we get to our table Trey sat right in between Shanae and I which I thought was nice of him.
We ordered our food and boy Trey can eat! lol. This was our time with him and he is such a jokester lol. He likes to make you laugh and have fun. When it is time for work he works but when he has down time Trey is so laid back. He is such a humble, caring, sweet gentleman. He is not all about sex all the time like the media says he is. If I had another opportunity like this to kick it with Trey again I would do it in a heartbeat. Trey, I just want to say keep up the great work. I support you 110% no matter what. You're such an amazing and fun person to be around. Until next time, Trey, love you and I hope you enjoyed and had as much fun as I did :-).
- Kathleen
Upon arrival, we were met by Sydney from Atlantic Records and taken to meet Jamie from Sister 2 Sister Magazine! She asked us questions about how we became members of the fan club and we were briefed on the events for the day. We were introduced to Jason, also of Atlantic Records, and he took us downstairs to meet Trey!! Once downstairs we were given our cameras and explanations of what our mission was. And then I heard a familiar voice. It was Trey on his phone!!!!! He comes out and gives us both hugs and kisses on our cheeks. And that man is finer in person than he is on TV. He then began his 1st interview. As he spoke to Jamie about everything from childhood to Toni Braxton, I was snapping pictures.
When that interview ended we headed to Billboard for Trey to do the live Q & A. Once inside we awaited passes to go upstairs and Trey shared skittles with me and Kathleen. I know… awww. He was such a gentleman as he held the elevator door for us. Upstairs Trey took pictures for Billboard and so I took pics for you guys. And did he look great!!! While taking pictures of Trey, disaster struck!!!!! My camera DIED!!! I was devastated. We had to keep going so we watched as he did the Q & A, and we joked and laughed as Trey yelled and sang things loud out of nowhere. Lol. He really is a goof ball Angels and a sweetheart.
We were told that the last interview had been canceled so we went to eat. The whole time we were eating, he sang and I took that opportunity to ask questions! I asked everything I could think of. We cracked jokes on each other, he sang as the people in the restaurant looked at us like we were crazy. He took pics with Kathleen's camera, threw potatoes at his bodyguards, and followed me and Eileene on twitter! It was time for us to say our goodbyes and we were all a little sad. We took more pics and he hugged and then he was gone. Our day had ended. I am grateful for this opportunity. I don't win anything and I won this opportunity to spend the day with my favorite person. Priceless. There is so much more to say but I can go on for years talking about Trey. So, my Angel Mission is complete. I love you Trey!! Thanks for an amazing day that I will never forget.
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Angels – Presale tickets for the OMG tour at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC go on sale TOMORROW Thursday, October, 7th at 10AM local venue time. Presale tickets will be available on a limited, first come, first served basis by accessing the below link with the fan club password noted below. The general public on-sale is Friday October 8th at 10AM local venue time.
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There has been a lot of speculation that the Cowboys' will sign Ray Lewis. That speculation doesn't seem to by dieing down, despite Jerry Jones saying he will not make a big splash in free agency.
Many have argued it is a great idea because he will provide veteran leadership in the locker room and bring some of the more divisive players to heel. In my opinion, this is the wrong reason to sign an aging star player. In fact, I think some of the people hoping for this acquisition in Dallas are being blinded by visions of Lewis having a less than cordial meeting with TO.
Leadership and locker room respect are not transitive properties. They are earned over the course of years while playing for one team. Lewis earned his position of leadership with every bruising hit over the course of his 12-year career. Lewis can never be the leader for another team in the same way he is a leader for the Ravens, not without first earning it on the field over at least a couple years.
Veteran players, no matter how legendary, are rarely able to acccomplish this feat. Does it happen? Sure. Rod Woodson earned a leadership role on the Ravens after moving there for a 4-year stint after a long career in Pittsburgh. But he was helped by the ability to switch to a new position. Kurt Warner did it in Arizona, but it is arguably easier for a quarterback, especially a high character guy who started in the new city with low expectations. When it comes to veteran stars moving to new teams, there are a lot more Favres than Woodsons and Warners.
When legends on the downside of their careers walk into another locker room and try to assert the leadership role they had with their former team, more often than not, it results in hard feelings. This potential move would likely backfire with Lewis adding one more strong personality to the locker room mix at the very time his physical ability starts to recede. While he had a superb season this year, as a soon to be 34 year-old hard hitting linebacker, it is hard to imagine he has that much left in the tank.
If you can't get good leadership from the coaching staff (or are unwilling to provide that staff the support needed to establish leadership), looking for it from a player in another team's locker room is not the answer.
Unless they are just looking to upgrade a position for one to two years, I think the Cowboys, if they want to spend big money on a free agent, should look for a younger player in the upside of his career who can earn a leadership role over the course of a few seasons.


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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
I have to wonder where Ralph K. Ginorio ("Common Core standards give away too much power," Sept. 7) gets his information about the standards. One thing is sure: He hasn't actually read them.
The writer of a letter criticizing the Common Core standards for their "global" focus presented misinformation, a reader says.
Ginorio says the Common Core seeks "to produce 'global citizens' ... with little reference to their American citizenship or Western heritage."
Had he actually read the standards, he would know that they cite as exemplary instructional material works by the following figures: Thomas Paine, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ronald Reagan.
What's more, the standards recommend the U.S. Constitution as a text deserving close study by all American high school students.
I can't believe this needs to be said, but I guess it does: People who want to write letters to the editor to vilify educational standards should first take a few minutes to read what they're about to criticize.
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Green space could resolve Congress Square conflict
The sale price of the Congress Square Plaza parcel is incredibly low. The City Council is divided, and the people are against the sale.
A middle ground can be carved. A rooftop public green space with upper-floor access from the hotel would be a gem in the heart of the city.
The hotel would get green space that guests could easily access and a place where functions could be held, thus extending the capacity of the hotel.
The public could have much-improved green space. It could have access from the street with stairs or ramps and would be a place where one could sit at a bench or on a lawn and enjoy a lunch or play with the kids away from the street.
For the city, it gets something it can be very proud of: a best and highest use that will result in both economic expansion and an embrace of common spaces for its citizens, all in the very heart of the city. Given the environmental benefits of such spaces, our environmental portfolio gets a notable and visible boost.
There would need to be modifications to the contract, such as oversight and maintenance, no buildup, etc., but those are details that can be worked out.
This could be a huge win on all sides. I would even suggest that the city put the money for the sale toward the project itself.
A rooftop park that is a respite from the city streets shared by both the public and a hotel overlooking the heart of Portland. This is where we as a city should be going.
Michael Shaughnessy
Why didn't Assad's killings spur earlier action on Syria?
According to CNN, more than 100,000 people have been killed in the conflict raging in Syria, and 1,300 may have died as a result of the use of chemical or biological weapons.
Would somebody please explain to me what the big deal is about chemical and biological weapons?
Bashar Assad had murdered more than 100,000 people, no big deal, but now he uses weapons we don't like, so we must do something. It makes absolutely no sense.
Paul Anderson
Cutler silent as LePage dismantles government
Where is Eliot Cutler?
Hardly a word over the last three years about what's been going on in Maine under our cockamamie governor. Notice how silent and disengaged he's been in the Category 5 hurricane of Maine politics?
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A big thank you to the lovely ladies at The Design Files for profiling me and my work! I've had a lot of really positive feedback. My head is swelling up a little bit.
If you haven't already, check out the post here . Thanking you kindly.
All credit to The Design Files and Sean Fennessy for the photos n such.
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Posted by Dawn Vachon at 9:25 PM
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- EYardley said...
Your work is absolutely beautiful. I love the simplicity of these cups. Do you have an online shop I could possibly purchase your work from?
- June 25, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Dawn Nwad said...
Thank you very much! No online shop as of yet, but I'll post a link here when i get my act together ;)
- June 26, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Hi Dawn
We are a store in Notting Hill, London and would love to stock some of your pieces.
If this is of interest to you please get in touch
Many thanks - Hayley
- July 6, 2012 at 7:50 AM
- WSAKE said...
such beautiful work... in case you ever want to do a jewellery - pottery - swap let me know :)
- August 17, 2012 at 5:36 AM
- Jeanie said...
I'm so in love with these pieces, I did a little blog post here http://emmajeangilmour.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/ceramic-love.html
All the best
- August 17, 2012 at 5:49 PM
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The girls tennis players had plenty to cheer about – and that was even before juniors Marika Cusick and Caroline Lorenzini defended their state doubles title.
By the time they won a hard-fought three-set championship match at Prospect High School to complete a 28-1 season, the rest of the tournament was over. The Red Devils already had comfortably regained the state team crown with 39 points, 11 ahead of second-place New Trier (28 points). Stevenson (21) was third.
Cusick lives in Hinsdale and Lorenzini in Clarendon Hills. Hinsdale Central sophomore Alex Solovyev (27-3) was third in singles, and seniors Kristy Hamilton and Jackie Altansarnai (22-2) were fifth in doubles to also earn individual medals for top-six finishes. Junior Tiffany Chen (20-5) reached the final 16 in singles.
Everyone's success toward the Red Devils' unprecedented 13th state team title was even more important when bad weather during Thursday's opening day resulted in the cancellation of the double-elimination consolation bracket.
Entries earned two team points per victory, but they were done with any loss prior to Saturday's quarterfinals. Solovyev added one team point by winning the third-place match.
"The great thing about the championship was it was the true definition of team. Every position played outstanding, and it was such a satisfying team championship," Hinsdale Central head coach Robin Kramer said. "Their performances were spectacular, and considering the pressure of single elimination. Only playing one match Thursday made this a really emotionally draining couple of days for them and me."
The Red Devils are known for bringing large number of players and fans to cheer on their state entries. During the streak of four straight team championships from 2006-09, the primary cheer was "Devil Power! We are No. 1!"
Cusick and Hamilton finished fourth in doubles to help the 2009 state championship run. Last season, the Red Devils finished second to Lake Forest, creating a slight problem during cheering practice leading up to state.
"I guess we can't say, 'We are No. 1' because we placed second," Kramer said. "(After we clinched), Marika said, 'We're doing the cheer we are No. 1.' The kids did that and it was something so symbolic and sweet. To do that cheer again was awesome."
Cusick and Lorenzini put the finishing touches on a state tournament that couldn't have gone much better, but they had to dig down deep.
The Red Devils outlasted Nazareth junior Alysa Straub and Lexie Petrovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 by winning the final two games, climaxed by Cusick's ace on match point.
"That was absolutely a gut-check match of the first degree. Plus the fact that there were so many ups and downs in that match," Kramer said.
Straub and Petrovic, a No. 5-8 seed, finished fifth at state in 2010. Cusick and Lorenzini had beaten Nazareth 6-1, 6-2 in the Hinsdale Central Sectional final Oct. 15, but in their 2010 sectional final meeting Nazareth won the first set before the Red Devils rallied.
On Saturday, Nazareth forced a third set Saturday by winning the final two games of the second set after jumping to a 4-1 lead. In the final set, the Red Devils took a 3-0 lead only to have Nazareth tie it 3-3. The teams then broke each other's serves to keep it tied 4-4.
With Straub serving, the Red Devils pulled ahead 5-4 by jumping to a 40-15 lead and Cusick delivering a game-ending play at the net after a strong Lorenzini baseline shot. Cusick served the Red Devils to a 40-15 lead before her ace on double championship point.
At 4-4, the Red Devils won probably their biggest game of the season facing what Kramer called "brutal" wind and late-afternoon sun that Lorenzini had just endured while serving.
"Not only is it the state championships, and there's 200 people watching, those conditions were incredibly difficult," Kramer said.
Last season, Cusick and Lorenzini won their title with a perfect 24-0 record after also going undefeated in a few matches as freshmen because Cusick and Hamilton eventually were paired.
In just their fifth match this season Sept. 6, Cusick and Lorenzini suffered their first loss ever, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 to Lyons Township freshman Kristen Thoms and sophomore Alex Chatt, who finished second in singles Saturday.
From that point on, the Red Devils didn't lose another set—and didn't even lose more than three games in any set—the remainder of the season until the state championship match. Cusick and Lorenzini were 7-0 at state with the last five victories over teams among the 32 seeds.
"With the LT loss, I know they were disappointed, but it might have been the best thing for them," Kramer said.
"It's scary because they're a great team, but it might have made them greater. I think it showed them a few areas of their style of play to maybe work on and they worked on them so hard. Although they were extremely disappointed, to their credit they learned from that match and attained some things that they learned from."
Cusick and Lorenzini recorded the Red Devils' ninth state doubles championship in the tournament's 40 seasons. Hinsdale Central's Courtney Dolehide and Nida Hamilton, Kristy's sister, (2007-08) and Anne Hutchens and Vicki Shields (1979-80) are among the five other teams in IHSA history to win two state doubles championships. No doubles team has won more.
"Hinsdale Central has such an amazing doubles tradition. They're all great in their own right, but definitely these guys (Cusick and Lorenzini) are fantastic, so competitive," Kramer said. "They complement each other well. They're an incredible team to watch. They do so many things so well. When they play well, they're unbelievable."
What was even better Saturday was that the other three Red Devils who played also finished on winning notes.
Solovyev, a No. 5-8 seed, captured third with a laborious 7-6 (10), 6-4 victory over top-seeded Wheaton Warrenville South sophomore Keisha Clousing, last year's second-place state finisher who lost to Chatt in the semifinals.
Hamilton and Altansarnai, a No. 5-8 seed, dominated their fifth-place match 6-1, 6-2 over unseeded Whitney Young freshmen Natalie Whalen and Kendall Scruggs.
"I've never left state on the last day with everybody winning. That's incredible," Kramer said. "I was so happy for (Hamilton and Altansarnai) because they knew the team already had won. They got to play for a state medal now. There's no pressure."
Hamilton made her third state appearance with three different doubles partners, tying for ninth last year with graduated Julia Quintero after being fourth with Cusick in 2009. Altansarnai made her fourth state trip but first in singles after tying for 17th in 2010. Altansarnai joined the program last year as a transfer after two seasons with Plainfield North.
In the quarterfinals, Hamilton and Altansarnai lost 6-2, 7-5 to No. 2-seeded Decatur St. Teresa juniors Tracey Kuhle and Amy Kuhle, who ended up fourth after taking third in 2010 and second in 2009. The Red Devils then beat No. 3-4 seeded Emily Barretta and Gabby Nixon of New Trier 6-4, 6-4 in the consolation semifinals.
Their only other loss this season was to Straub and Petrovic 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in the sectional semifinals.
"They battled the entire season. They fought their hearts out against (St. Teresa), but to their credit, they played well their next two matches (to finish fifth)," Kramer said.
Solovyev proved she's in line for more medals after tying for 17th at state as a freshman. She avenged losses to No. 3-4 seeded Deerfield junior Alexis Casati during the regular season and the 2010 state meet with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 quarterfinal victory Saturday before losing in the semifinals 7-5, 6-2 to No. 2-seeded Morgan Park Academy junior Jerricka Boone, the eventual state champion for the second time in the past three years after being injured in 2010.
Solovyev's only other loss this season was to Chatt in three sets in the sectional final after beating Chatt in three sets the previous weekend in the No. 1 singles final at the conference meet. Saturday marked the only loss this season for Casati, who finished fifth.
"(Solovyev) was so excellent last year, but she picked up her game to a whole other level. When I look at the people she beat in this state tournament, that is unbelievable," Kramer said.
In her first state appearance, Chen turned in perhaps the biggest victory for the Red Devils Friday before being eliminated 6-4, 6-2 by No. 9-16 seeded Mundelein junior Ari Dechter in the final 16.
A No. 17-32 seed, Chen upset No. 5-8 seed Marian Catholic sophomore Gaby Rosales 6-1, 6-3 in the third round. The victory contributed to the Red Devils' slight 30-28 lead going into Saturday over New Trier, which also had three entries in the quarterfinals but all lose in that round.
"I hope (Chen) realizes what a wonderful accomplishment that was and how well she played," Kramer said.
"It won't look the same (in the final standings), but Friday, psychologically for our team, (Chen's upset victory) pumped everybody up. I was with Caroline and Marika (at another site) and when the texts were coming in that (Chen) was winning, it even perked up their play."
This is Kramer's first state title as a head coach but her seventh in 11 years coaching with the program. She took over as head coach last season from retired longtime head coach Jerilyn Scardina after nine years as an assistant.
Scardina was head coach for the Red Devils' previous 11 state team titles. Scott Radecki is in his second season as the varsity assistant coach with other assistant coaches Corky King and former Hinsdale Central standout player Shawa Zuccarini.
Did it feel any different for Kramer to win her first state championship as a head coach?
"It's funny. Everyone's asking me that, and what's weird is no," Kramer said. "When you win a state championship and you're a part of the program, I don't really get wrapped up in what my title is. And I don't look at it as I'm winning it. It's their state championship. I'm just honored to be a part of it."
State tennis meet
Top five teams: 1. Hinsdale Central 39, 2. New Trier 28, 3. Stevenson 21, 4. Deerfield 18, 5T. Homewood-Flossmoor, Morgan Park Academy and Wheaton Warrenville South 16
Hinsdale Central results
No. 1-seed Marika Cusick-Caroline Lorenzini: Beat Lynnae DeJong-Rachel Blaauw (Illiana Christian) 6-0, 6-1; beat Lauren Chibucos-Avani Patel (Warren) 6-0, 6-1; beat No. 17-32 Mary Beth King-Daniella Reyes (Benet) 6-0, 6-3; beat No. 9-16 Anna Zelechonok-Katrine Zhadovich (Glenbrook North) 6-2, 6-3; beat No. 9-16 Jenna Borczak-Jorie Fox (Deerfield) 6-0, 6-1; beat No. 3-4 Alexxis Kiven-Kendall Kirsch (Stevenson) 6-3, 6-3; beat No. 5-8 Alysa Straub-Lexie Petrovic (Nazareth Academy) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 (state champions)
No. 5-8 Kristy Hamilton-Jackie Altansarnai: Beat Ashley Randazzo-Kate Lesswing (St. Charles North) 6-0, 6-0; beat Selena Smith-Sam Jackson (Lincoln-Way North) 6-2, 6-0; beat No. 17-32 Kelsey Laktash-Rachel Siemon (Crystal Lake South) 6-0, 6-3; No. 17-32 Danielle Vasiliev-Michelle Tulchinskay (Stevenson) 6-2, 6-2; lost to No. 2 Tracey Kuhle-Amy Kuhle (Decatur St. Teresa) 6-2, 7-5; beat No. 3-4 Emily Barretta-Gabby Nixon (New Trier) 6-4, 6-4; beat Natalie Whalen-Kendall Scruggs (Whitney Young) 6-1, 6-2 (5th place)
No. 5-8 Alex Solovyev: Beat Maureen Lawless (Peoria Notre Dame) 6-2, 6-0; beat Brianna Dao (Rockford Auburn) 6-0, 6-1; beat No. 17-32 Allison Hanson (Champaign Centennial) 6-1, 6-2; beat No. 9-16 Adesuwa Osabuohien (Homewood-Flossmoor) 6-4, 6-0; beat No. 3-4 Alexis Casati (Deerfield) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4; lost to No. 2 Jerricka Boone (Morgan Park Academy) 7-5, 6-2; beat No. 1 Keisha Clousing (Wheaton Warrenville South) 7-6 (10), 6-4 (3rd place)
No. 17-32 Tiffany Chen: Beat Rachel Tockstein (Centralia) 6-0, 6-0; beat Lexi Chlonis (Chicago Christian) 6-0, 6-0; beat No. 5-8 Gaby Rosales (Marian Catholic) 6-1, 6-3; lost to No. 9-16 Ari Dechter 6-4, 6-2 (tied for 9th)


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I am a professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. My lab works on designing new strategies for rebuilding and regenerating tissues in the body. We work on developing new biomaterials to help rebuild the tissue and study how stem cells can be used to make these new tissues. Being a professor, it is important to think not only of the basic science and engineering and teaching but also how your work will impact society and how you can make your research help people. As a child I always liked toys or projects that were scientific or engineering-related, but I started focusing more in middle school and high school on engineering science fair projects. I did research projects related to my father's area of research (he is a professor of engineering) and loved working in his lab after school. My short-term goal is to develop a productive research laboratory working to solve important medical problems using engineering. In the long term I would still like to be a professor but also start a company and get involved with science policy. The biggest challenge, balancing a career and family, is also the most fun and gratifying part of my life.
Dear Gopika, You have many good questions. In the early days of biomedical engineering, one had to major in a more traditional department because the field was not well known or well accepted. Today, that is not the case anymore and you can major in biomedical engineering and people will know your degree. Chemical engineering can be actually quite different than chemistry class in high school so i would still keep an open mind about it. Other options you might like include materials science and engineering or mechanical engineering.
I bet you are - or could easily be - more innovative than you think. In college or before, take some design or design engineering classes - innovation is a process you can learn. Also - take a class in something very different - innovation often occurs at the crossroads of fields or by taking an idea from somewhere and applying it to a new field.
As for classes - AP classes can be nice in getting a good start in college classes but the health sciences classes sounds different and therefore interesting. I don't think you can go wrong either way so may be good time to take what you would enjoy the most!
Good luck!
This can be a tough question and there is no "right" answer. I will be biased in my response since music/instruments are an important part of my family's life and I believe in the many benefits of music in education, brain development, and overall creative thinking. The oboe is also a unique instrument that not many people play so it sets you apart. However, balancing activities is a lifelong challenge and you have to determine what is right for you. If possible, I would try not to give up the music, but keeping up grades and preparing yourself for the academic challenge is important.
1) I would like to known how having a degree in biomedical engineering effects or betters an career as a doctor, as in will i have to start from scratch to become a doctor and some if the benefits of having a a degree in biomedical engineering, will i have to acqire additional cxc subjects as well as other information?
2) If i do become a biomedical engineer and then later decide to become a doctor which is the best field to go in that involves some aspects of biomedical engineering?
3) what is the difference between an electronic engineer and a electric engineer?
4) I love learning and discovering new things, as well as acquiring knowledge about stuff i did not know about before. I love to watch the history channel, discovery channel and AND national geographic channel. I like to draw but i can not draw very well.I love trying new things and what i'm asking is based on this information is engineering a good career for me to go into? If so suggest a field. If not what other careers might I be interested in?
1) BME is a great preparation for going to medical school. You will get some background in biology and chemistry and even some physiology in BME, all important for medicine. In addition you will learn critical thinking and problem solving skills that engineers use, which will make you a better doctor. You also have many other good options when you are finished with your degree so if you end up choosing something else that is OK too.2) Most areas of BME have a pretty strong connection to medicine so you should take a number of classes in different areas of BME and see what you like best. 4) A love of learning will help you in anything/any field that you decide to choose!
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