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If it Involves a Vote, it Involves Jessica Levinson
If you live in Southern California -- or anywhere in the U.S., for that matter -- and followed the 2012 election, then you probably benefited from Associate Clinical Professor Jessica Levinson's analyses of the biggest campaign-related stories of the year.
Levinson '05 employs a multi-pronged approach to advocacy that includes opinion articles, media commentary, conference presentations and scholarly writing. She admits to being blessed with the ability to "write quickly," which makes her a go-to expert for media in need of someone to break down complex legal issues in an easily digestible way. That's a skill Levinson prides herself on. And she has done it regularly for TV networks like Fox and NBC, local outlets like KNBC, KABC and KCET, NPR-affiliate KPCC and a host of print and online publications.
"My mom actually told me when I was little, 'If you can't explain it in a few sentences so your friend at Thanksgiving can understand it, then you probably don't understand it yourself.'"
She tries to instill that in her students, too. Levinson's course load includes "Money, Politics and the Supreme Court," plus seminars on campaign finance and privacy torts. She spends a lot of class time asking students the same questions she asks herself when writing an op-ed, namely: "What does this boil down to?" and "What does this actually mean?'
And her instincts tend to pay off. "Almost every issue that I talked about in my election law class came to the forefront in this election," Levinson said. She pointed to voter access, redistricting, the efficacy of ballot measures and last but not least, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, as the biggest talking points coming out of 2012.
The Citizens United case is one that still rankles Levinson. In its opinion, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibited the government from restricting independent corporate political spending. "The history of campaign finance law was ruined with that stroke of the pen," she said. It bothered Levinson so much that she spent last summer arguing that the act of spending money should not be equated with free speech in an article for the 2013 University of Richmond Law Review entitled, "The Original Sin of Campaign Finance Law: Why Buckley v. Valeo is Wrong."
And when she's not taking on contentious Supreme Court decisions in her spare time, Levinson enjoys walking around Los Angeles taking photos, many of which hang in her second-floor office in the Fritz B. Burns Academic Center. She says photography gives her the opportunity to "cheat time" by snapping shots of fleeting beauty. And for someone as busy as Levinson, even a momentary break from the seemingly endless election cycle can be a much needed respite.
"It's like a meditation or an escape," she says. "If you really get into taking the picture then you can't think about anything else."
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I came across this article today. I did not know this. http://pulse.me/s/ivP2V
I came across this article today. I did not know this. http://pulse.me/s/ivP2V
Vesal Tirgari DM/IST
The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's.
"Hunts are best measured by the endurance of the memories they produce," E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
Funny. I was doing some pedigree browsing about Air Express and stumbled on Eddie Bauer tonight as well.
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Kerrybrooks Magical Atticus "Atticus" MH
Coastalight Kiowa Ravenhawk "Raven" MH
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Swooped in and Stole My Heart "Cooper"
Gonia trained the Eddie Bauer dogs. I was up there at about the end of the Eddie Bauer era in the dog world.
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HRCH Patton's Parker Co. Shadow "Shadow"
HRCH Clineline Hijacker "Jack"
HRCH Marks a Lot Midnight Hudson, SH "Hudson" RIP (5/26/01-6/18/15)
Castile Creeks Rawhide, MH "Rowdy"
I was up at Mchord in the late 60's early 70's. I spent a lot of time at Roy's. Charlie Hill was running Dandy around that time if my poor memory serves. I had a dog named Toni's Blaine Child that I bought from Roy. Jimmy used to throw birds occasionally when you could drag him away from the cars.
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"When he stood up to speak, battalions of words issued forth from his mouth and scoured the countryside in search of an idea, and when they found one, they swiftly and thoroughly beat it to death." ---- -Anonymous
Thanks for sharing the story. In the article it mentions:
The offspring of Bauer's dog, Dart of Netley Creek, accumulated the most points in the 1974 Open and Amateur All Age Competition.
• Dart's mating with Super Chief, which was owned by Louise and August Belmont (yes, those Belmonts, of Belmont Raceway), has produced some of the top Lab lines of all time – many of which are still evident today.
Dart was a Canadian Dual CH who was bred to Super Chief, as someone mentioned & produced great off spring. One from the breeding was Paha Sapa Greta who was the dam of the great FC AFC Ironwood Tarnation (Canadian). My three dogs have him in his pedigree.
Interesting he named his first dog Blackie. Good name!!
Great info Thanks.
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A side note, the author is also a member of RTF under an alias. Brian's blog articles are well written and cover a wide range of dog care, use and purpose. Plus he's a dedicated father, committed retrieverite and most specially a good guy. HPW
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Eddie Bauer the company sent a puppy a couple years ago to Gonia to train. They named the puppy Eddie. His handler "Cam" from Eddie Bauer told me Eddie wasn't always in training because of his obligations flying on the company jet doing photo shoots with super models all over the country. I think Cam ran him in some hunt tests and hunts him also
I am not new to dogs, but new to the retriever game. I have a two year old black lab with a junior AKC title and a NAHRA started. We have hunted two seasons now and he is a retrieving machine. I have learned the past few years while in this sport that there are a lot of real great dogs from various bloodlines. It's amazing to me to see some of the lineage. Some of you guys spit out names of dogs and bloodlines like sports stars. Pretty cool... You have Michael Jordan's of the dog world in the field trial and hunt test worlds. I have had a chance to see some really amazing dogs run. It's awesome to see them perform there jobs so well. I had no idea...
Vesal Tirgari DM/IST
The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's.
"Hunts are best measured by the endurance of the memories they produce," E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
I always thought Charles Hill was Eddie Bauer, from the pictures I saw of him and even seeing him in person if he wasnt the inspiration behind the Eddie Bauer line of clothing, he was their best customer..When the Eddie Bauer stores were still in existence I always chuckled that one could purchase a Roy Gonia whistle among all the other outdoor gadgets


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By Michael Aneiro
The up-and-down Treasuries market seems to be heading in the up direction early Monday, as government bond prices are firm at the outset of a week that looks to be defined – as a lot of the Treasuries market is these days – by the actions of the Federal Reserve. This week that action includes a speech before Congress by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday, and then the release of the minutes from the Fed's most recent policy meeting.
Here's Ian Lyngen of CRT Capital with a preview:
This week offers little in the way of top tier economic data, however the combination of Bernanke's congressional testimony on Wednesday morning and the FOMC Minutes hold the potential to recast the debate about QE-tapering. We see no compelling reason for the chairman's testimony to depart from his more guarded optimism on the economic outlook with little near-term concern about inflation.
Bernanke has more information on the labor market to refine his economic outlook than at the time of the last FOMC meeting (namely the April NFP/UNR data and the continued improvement in Jobless Claims). As a result, whatever balanced/optimistic tone the chairman might offer to the Joint Economic Committee could be challenged by the Minutes – recall that this was the meeting at which the FOMC added the phrase "The Committee is prepared to increase or reduce the pace of its purchases…" It is difficult to imagine that the meeting at which the Fed introduced the "increase" option is going to be characterized as a hawkish one….
The price action last week suggests Treasuries might handle tapering rather neutrally if not bullishly. Part of this came from the action in mortgages, derivatives specifically, which are under illiquid duress as people ponder if taper will include MBS as opposed to Treasuries alone, faster prepays in general, and pressure on lenders to refi. Part also came from comments by even hawkish Fed governors about a gradual pace of tapering.
The 10-year Treasury note yield is holding just below the 2% threshold, most recently at 1.93%, down from 1.97% earlier Monday, per Tradeweb data.


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I've tryed to keep diaries like this one in the past, but it never seems to work out. We'll see how this works :|.
Gonna spend some time this weekend learning how to parse XML from jpython, using both the DOM and SAX. This should be interesting. BTW, if you like the java api, but hate having to type so much shit just to something simple, take a look a jpython, python is much more terse than java, and you can get alot more done in fewer LOC than in java.


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SWR Meters
An SWR meter is used to measure the Standing Wave Ratio of a CB antenna. Setting the SWR for your CB antenna is essential for good range. Essentially you are checking for two things when you check your SWR; to make sure the reading on channel 1 is the same as 40, and that both readings are at a safe level. If your SWR readings at channel 1 and channel 40 are even, than the readings for channel 2 through 39 are going to be in line as well. You want your SWR on all channels to be as close to 1:1 as possible. Ideally, you're aiming for less than 2:1 across all channels. A reading of 3:1 is too high. You know you have a problem when your SWR is over 3. See our CB antenna tuning guide for more information.
Be sure to pick up a short CB coax for connecting the meter to your radio, if you don't already have one. Some meters have the short coax included! If you're in the market for a new CB antenna, or simply want to consider other options to ensure you have the best antenna for your needs, we recommend reading our guide to choosing the right cb antenna.


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Jardin de Paris
Collection Title: Scenes, figures, groups and illustrations from Australia, England and France: A sketchbook by A Henry Fullwood.
Page: Leaf 47 verso.
Place made: Paris, Île-de-France, Ville de Paris department, France
Materials & Technique: drawings, sketchbooks, graphite; paper drawing in black pencil Support: thin white wove paper with perforations on inner edge
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I haven't played in months. I was 100 hours in and I'd barely touched any of the main quest lines. I'll get back to it when I have that kind of time again.
I haven't played in months. I was 100 hours in and I'd barely touched any of the main quest lines. I'll get back to it when I have that kind of time again.
I've played about 141 hours or so. I'm at level 61 and still trying to find missions to do. Just got my Alchemy up to 100, to go with my Smithing and Enchanting.
So, now that I've joined the modern age and started Skyrim, any suggestions for what I should do first?
Note: if your suggestion is to hang out with the Giants near Whiterun, mission accomplished. The scenery from that high up in the air was amazing.
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Last call for alcohol.
Stay away from the giants lol. They're typically friendly unless provoked. But if you run up into their camps and just stand around they'll become defensive and you're not sting enough to fight one yet.
If you want to play the game the way I played it and maximize as many of your individual skill trees then I'd begin with smithing and enchanting.
Buy as much iron as you can, heard to the blacksmith, craft iron daggers over and over, take those daggers to an enchanting table, enchant them with some kind of enchantment, sell the enchanted daggers to a shop. Repeat those steps.
Hop on YouTube and search for "power level smithing, power level enchanting, power level speech" etc.
Sounds good. Already started smithing a bit, but that's a good way. I've spent hours just wandering around so far. Love it. I had more wandering hours than quest hours in Oblivion, I think, so I imagine it will be the same here.
Yeah it's best to combo smithing & enchanting. I think those are two of the few that you can combo like that in the game. I've maxed everything out to 100 except one-handed. Took a looooong time to get to that point but it keeps the game interesting.
I'd definitely watch a video on how to power level speech and do that one next. Once you move up the speech tree with certain perks, merchants have a lot more money and you can sell them any and everything by making investments in their business.
Buy a house as soon as you can afford it if you haven't already.
Jcane is right about the smithing/enchanting, but don't you think throwing that many points in speachcraft takes away from your character's combat ability potential? I mean, yes it's nice that the merchants have another 1k gold, but it's not like I ever had money problems. I had like 300k gold and rather than keep selling all my crap I just started using my whiterun house as a storage space after I'd bought a few of the other bigger houses. You only get 80 skill points, I'd personally rather throw them into something combat related.
As for alchemy, how I did it was I'd wait until I had collected and stored a pretty sizable chunk of ingredients, than I'd slap on a +alchemy set I'd enchanted and stored next to my alchemy table and crank out some potions in bulk. Now, if you just go around picking ingredients yourself, this is going to take forever and a day, so what I did was every alchemy shop I went in, I bought all the cheap ingredients that were under 25g. At first you might be hemorrhaging a little money but once your alchemy starts getting higher and your +alchemy enchants get a little better this practice turns into a serious money maker.
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Minecraft and Gnome Shell
If you are running Minecraft on Linux with Gnome 3 then you might have noticed that it doesn't integrate well into Gnome Shell as you can see in these screenshots:
So instead of having a nice application name like Minecraft Gnome Shell displays the Java class name. This is not really a problem of Minecraft but more a problem of bad Linux integration of Java applications in general. In Gnome 2 and other desktop environments this application name wasn't really important but since Gnome 3 it is crucial to have a valid application name because the Dash (The dock of Gnome Shell) uses it to connect the running application with its application launcher. And that's another problem: Minecraft doesn't create an application launcher. It only provides a JAR file you have to run somehow. And because this launcher doesn't exist and it can't be connected to the running application because of the bad application name you don't get the usual menu in the Dash to add Minecraft to your favorites.
All this can't be tolerated and must be fixed. In this article I will explain how.
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Health economics research promotes a deeper understanding of how stakeholders (patients, providers, health care systems, payers, regulators) use and value new and innovative technologies and interventions aimed at improving health. The value of any NIH-funded biomedical research finding will ultimately depend on the actions of these participants in the health care system because they determine what interventions are actually delivered and how well they are utilized. Health economics research can provide insights into what services and products are most needed, why new ones do or do not get developed, adapted, or adopted, why patients do or do not use or adhere to their use, and identify factors that might make the services and products more valuable. Stressing causal analysis and the need to consider the effects on decisions of goals, preferences, constraints, and responses to market conditions, health economists are well equipped to conceptualize and conduct rigorous, innovative research to answer these critical questions.
Economics approaches are instrumental in understanding significant barriers that can prevent exciting scientific discoveries from improving health and saving lives. For example, studies of the effects of various incentives and pressures in the marketplace on consumer and provider behavior can elucidate strategies that promote the optimal adoption and use of high-value innovations. Understanding the implications of health care system structure and organization, as well as practice design, for adoption and use can identify both opportunities for further innovation and barriers that could be overcome by thoughtful design of interventions stemming from fundamental advances in medical science. Careful modeling of the likely adoption and real-world effects of treatment, diagnostic and preventive strategies can inform efforts to maximize their impact on health and well-being. Equally important as the research findings from this program will be the research capacity and tools that are being developed. These resources can be leveraged by individual NIH Institutes and Centers to conduct related, but more narrowly focused, research on these questions, and importantly can optimize the adoption of future biomedical technologies and interventions.
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Bruce hits one into the teeth of the shift. I hate that shift.
3-1 heading to the bottom of 8.
Bruce hits one into the teeth of the shift. I hate that shift.
3-1 heading to the bottom of 8.
Another wrestling reference, anyone?
BP's tribute to Trish Stratus.
Big inning coming up. Sandoval, Posey and Pence due up
A key is to keep Sandoval off base for Posey. What are his splits? Would the Reds be well served to leave Marshall in for Sandoval?
I don't know about you guys but I am excited for possibly the Reds first post season win in 17 years.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Broxton in to pitch. Heisey stays in to play left.
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I propose that Ashton Kutcher should play Waru, who has returned from his other dimension and can now take a humanoid form, making him look like a dude covered with raw meat (or Lady Gaga).
Kutcher is the only actor awesome enough to play this super-duper awesome character from the greatest Star Wars book ever (up until Legacy of the Force was even awesomer).
And Seth Rogen can be Cade Skywalker because they are both super awesome, too!!!! Oooooh, and Nicki Minaj can do a remix of John Williams' theme!!!!!!1!!!!


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Thanks for pulling all these onto one site.
Wow, nice list of Christmas WordPress themes. Thanks.
Thank You~
It's so nice~
There's some really nice themes here! Thanks for this! :)
Awesome work! Thanks for sharing the collection. I've also been trying to put together a list of good christmas themes too and it's a lot of work. You should check out our list and tell us what you think. It's a little smaller, but still pretty useful I think :"+20 free Christmas themes for WordPress 2009″
Anyway, thanks for the blog post and keep up the good work!
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Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky to read
Posted March 25, 2009; 03:19 p.m.
Acclaimed essayist and former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will read from his work as part of the Althea Ward Clark Reading Series at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Pinsky was the first poet laureate to serve three consecutive terms, from 1997 to 2000. A New Jersey native, he is the author of six books of poetry, including "Jersey Rain" (2000) and Pulitzer-Prize nominee "The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966-1996." In 1994, Pinsky's translation of Dante's "Inferno" became a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and a best-seller.
He also is the author of several prose titles, including "The Sounds of Poetry" (1998), which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is poetry editor of Slate, an Internet magazine.
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Author discusses 'Invention of World Religions,' Oct. 7
Posted September 22, 2005; 05:54 p.m.
Author Tomoko Masuzawa will discuss her new book, "The Invention of World Religions: Or, How European Universalism Was Preserved in the Language of Pluralism," at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in McCosh 50.
Masuzawa is an associate professor in the Program in Comparative Literature and Department of History at the University of Michigan. She also is the author of "In Search of Dreamtime: The Quest for the Origin of Religion" (1993).
Sarah Coakley, the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, and Richard King, an associate professor of religious studies at Vanderbilt University, will offer comments on Masuzawa's latest book.
The symposium is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion and was organized by Stephen Teiser, the Suzuki Professor in Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion.


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adventure this summer with these 8 great ideas adapted for your
Late-night mess hall raids, cabin wars, zip lines, campfires,
climbing walls, sleeping under the stars, and not showering for a
week — anyone who's experienced summer camp knows how great it is.
Summer camp experiences are, after all, the stuff of legends for
kids. Your kids look forward to summer camp all year long because
they're surrounded by excitement, adventure, and tangible lessons
about God. And camp counselors enhance their experience by teaching
as Jesus did, using modern-day parables that embrace the landscape
and camp experiences.
Throw on your hiking gear and an adventurous mind-set; these ideas
will bring the fun of summer camp home to your ministry — minus
the personal hygiene issues and the bug spray.
The Path
This experience helps kids understand how difficult life can be
without God.
Best for: Ages 6 to 12
Gear: A large indoor or outdoor area; blindfolds;
and various obstacle course items such as chairs, boxes, or
Scripture Compass: Psalm 121
Camp Challenge: Create an obstacle course using
large objects to form various twists, turns, and challenges. Read
aloud the Scripture. Then have kids form pairs, with one partner
wearing a blindfold. Instruct the other partner to help the
blindfolded partner through the obstacle course using only simple,
nonverbal cues, such as tapping on the person's left shoulder to
signal a left turn or tapping on his or her knees to signal
crawling. (Kids can't simply physically lead one another through
the course). Once through the course, have partners switch roles.
Then reconfigure the obstacle course and play again.
Buddy Up: Have kids form pairs to discuss the
experience. Ask: What was it like for you to go through the
obstacle course? Read aloud the Scripture again. Ask:
What does this Scripture tell us about God? Find something
in this passage that helps explain walking through the maze
blindfolded. What's a past or present "maze" in your life? How has
God helped you find your way in a difficult
Close in prayer, asking God to help kids see more clearly and rely
on him in difficult situations.
Shine Like Stars
A look at the night sky reminds kids what it means to follow
Best for: Ages 6 to 12
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Gear: A plastic glow-in-the-dark star (available
at craft stores) and a downloadable constellation sheet for each
child (available at childrensministry.com)
Scripture Compass: Matthew 5:14-16
Camp Challenge: Give each child a copy of the
constellation sheet. Have kids stare at the large dot in the center
for 30 seconds. Then have them close their eyes and tilt their
heads back. Ask kids to describe what they see. With their eyes
still closed, say: When we look at an amazing nighttime
sky, we don't say, "Wow! Look at that big, black nothingness!
That's incredible; just look at all that darkness!" No, our eyes
are drawn to the stars, to the points of light set apart from
Have kids open their eyes. Ask: Why do you think God made
stars? Read aloud the Scripture. Say: As followers
of Jesus, we're supposed to shine so that others see his light
through us. What do you think it means to shine out for others to
see? Why do you think it's important to God that we shine? What
does this Scripture tells us about what God wants?
Buddy Up: Tell kids God put a picture in the sky
of what we're supposed to be like as followers of Jesus-a brilliant
light in the darkness that draws everyone's attention toward God.
Then give kids a glow-in-the-dark star as a reminder to shine every
day for Jesus.
Sin Stones
Kids experience how the guilt of sin is wiped away with God's
Best for: Ages 9 to 12
Gear: A medium-size bead and a 6-inch piece of
yarn for each child
Scripture Compass: Psalm 32:1-5
Camp Challenge: At the beginning of class, give
kids each a bead to place inside one of their shoes. Have kids
think of a sin they've committed within the past week, such as
fighting with parents, stealing, lying, or gossiping. The bead
represents that sin. Have kids keep the bead in their shoe for the
duration of class, and encourage activities where they have to get
up and move around so they'll constantly feel the discomfort of the
bead. Toward the end of class, let kids remove the beads from their
Buddy Up: Ask: How do you feel when you
sin? How are these feelings like the bead in your shoe?
Read aloud the Scripture. What does this passage tell us
about confessing our sins to God? How was taking out the bead like
or unlike receiving God's forgiveness?
Have kids attach their beads with yarn onto their shoes as a
reminder of God's forgiveness. Close with silent prayer, giving
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Charles W. "Bill" Black, 64, Rockford, and formerly of Oregon, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012 in River Bluff Nursing Home, Rockford.
He was born Sept. 14, 1948 in Oregon, the son of Richard and Ida (Herbert) Black.
Bill was a 1966 graduate of Oregon High School and a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam.
He lived in Rockford the past 30 years and worked for many years at Mechanical Tool & Engineering, Rockford.
He was an avid Chicago White Sox fan.
She is survived by sisters, Iola Geyer, Oregon, Lori (Eric) Wirstrom, Machesney Park, and Martha Picchi and Julie Scott, both of Rockford; brother, Terry (Cheryl) Picchi, Rockford; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Dale Geyer.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday Dec. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, Oregon, with Pastor Michael Hoffman of Oregon Church of God officiating.
Private burial will be at Daysville Cemetery.
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>>...these two trips maybe the last of the season.<<
Nah, no way!!
But I'm bringing a camera anyway!
RE:See you all tomorrow!
Just checking the site one more time before leaving for Dennis. I've been somewhat ambivilent, given the recent weather and the cancellation two weeks ago - but I'm getting jacked up now. See you in the morning.
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See you all tomorrow!
I am anxiously awaiting the day on the rip tomorrow. My son will be coming along, maybe to get his second keeper on the fly.
If anyone is backing out, please do not make us find out at the causeway. I look forward to seeing you there. The weather Gods seem to be smiling on us for both days - but please either check the site before you leave -or- call Keith to check if there is any doubt.
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Bring a sinking line and some big sand eels, squid flies, and pogie patterns. Make sure you have sunblock, water, food, and everything you'll need for a day on the water. The water has been too cold for comfortable wet wading on the flood, but deep wading is not needed (nor advisable). Remember, we are all responsible for our own safety as individuals - so be careful out there!
Cameras - the more the merrier, these two trips maybe the last of the season.
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Chevron (CVX) was rising 0.5% in recent trading, on news that the oil giant a $1.5 billion joint venture with Argentina's state-run energy company, YPF SA, to tap that nation's energy resources.
Per the agreement, Chevron will invest $1.24 billion in a pilot project to develop oil shale deposits in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, including drilling more than 100 wells by the end of next year; YPF has already spent more than a quarter of a million dollars to prepare the region.
A second phase of the project would see more than 1,500 new wells created, although the companies did not disclose financial terms of that half of the venture.
At present, YPF produces about 10,000 barrels of shale oil a day in the area, more than double the 4,000 it extracted at the start of 2013; however, the companies forecast that oil production could skyrocket to 50,000 barrels of oil and 3 million cubic meters of natural gas a day.
The joint venture marks the first major investment by big oil in an Argentinian company since that nation's president, Cristina Kirchner, expropriated a 51% stake in YPF from Spain's Repsol SA little more than a year ago. Argentina's Supreme Court t lifted a freeze on Chevron's assets in the country in June, paving the way for more investment.
Argentina is second only to China in terms of the world's largest potentially recoverable shale-gas reserves.
Still, note everyone was happy with the agreement: Tudor Pickering Holt called the deal 'rich' as they calculate the deal carrying a price tag of $25,000 per acre.
Last week Chevron warned that lower oil and natural gas production would hurt second-quarter earnings.
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23rd January 2012 03:33 AM #1
Are you a full-time baby wearer or a part-time babywearer ?
It seems that with each child I have birthed, I have used the baby carrier a greater number of hours a day. I have found that some mums use their baby carrier simply as a replacement for a pram, but others use them all day long - all over the house. I am pretty sure the true benefits of baby carrying are more apparent to those who use them all throughout the day. I often have mums approach me in public and tell me that they could never get their baby to enjoy the carrier, I think this is usually because they started too late or didn't use it frequently enough.
How often do you wear your baby?
23rd January 2012 08:19 AM #2
I'm done wearing my babies (youngest is now 7) but I found that I started baby wearing when my babies were about 2 months old and I would, at times, wear them when they were 3 (because it was easier than carrying them with my arms). For me I just used it when it was convenient and when it "worked" (i.e. if baby just wanted to be close to me and I had other things I needed to get done). Find a baby carrier that's comfortable and works well for you and baby and you'll be well on your way to being a productive Mum with a happy baby
25th January 2012 06:14 AM #3
I wear my baby full time. In fact, we have never owned a pram or buggy! He first went into a Kari-me at one day old.
19th February 2012 09:48 AM #4
We have not had a pram or buggy for our last three babes either LJ! I had my second in a ring sling when he was only a few hours old. =)
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I used to be part-time babywearer. I just use it when we are out of the house for a walk or at the mall.
And sometimes I just carry my baby in my arms because it was easier for me.
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I am also a part-time baby-wearer. I started late (when my baby was around 2 months old) mainly because I was too scared to use the ring sling I bought. Is it safe to use rings slings even for newborns?
11th May 2012 09:45 PM #8
Hi Ana,
Thanks for your post. Ring slings are suitable for newborns. However, I agree with you - I preferred to not use mine on my newborn. Instead, I used a stretchy wrap sling which I found more comfortable and secure feeling than the ring sling. I have found the ring sling great as my baby got a little older - especially for times when I wanted to put him in and out of the sling frequently and quickly (e.g. at larger social occasions). The ring sling is also easy to use for breastfeeding in. My ring sling is made from a mesh material so I can even use it in the shower!
I don't think 2 months is that late to start with baby wearing. Your baby and you will still gain loads of benefits - both through the close bonding and in the way a sling lets you have your hands free.
Please feel free to post any other baby wearing questions you have here.
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Hi LJ,
Thank you for sharing your insights!
30th May 2012 09:32 AM #10
It is safe to use ring slings with newborns, but a lot of people prefer the stretchy wraps. I could never get the hang of wraps to be honest. I have some that I bring to doula clients houses for testing but I always felt like they were slipping. Maybe I just have really heavy babies, lol. You can also get a newborn insert for the Ergo.
Not sure where the question was asked, but I do not think that two months is too late to start at all. =)


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As you've seen, to solve quadratic equations you often have to take the square root of a number. As you might expect then, when graphed, square root functions form half of a parabola. In this chapter you'll graph such functions. Square roots are a type of radical, which is the second focus of this chapter. You'll also perform operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and rationalizing the denominator on a variety of radical expressions and equations to simplify and solve them. You'll then apply the knowledge of square roots and radicals you've gained to solve right triangle problems, to find the distance between two points, and to find the midpoint of a line segment.
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News Corp. Settles 17 Phone-Hacking Cases
LONDON— News Corp . 's U.K. newspaper unit said it settled another 17 phone-hacking claims filed by various public personalities in the U.K., including Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York; singer James Blunt and "Doctor Who" actor Christopher Eccleston.
The settlements, read out in a London court Friday, are the latest fallout from a long-running scandal involving journalists' illegal interception of voice-mail messages. The sizes of the settlements weren't disclosed.
Revelations of widespread phone-hacking at the News of the World tabloid prompted News Corp. to shut the newspaper in 2011. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch has called the scandal a "major black eye" for the company.
Earlier this year, News Corp. said it had settled the majority of the dozens of civil lawsuits filed against it by victims of phone hacking. Those who have settled include the actors Hugh Grant and Jude Law, soccer player Ashley Cole and British politician John Prescott.
In a statement Friday, Ms. Ferguson's lawyer, Paul Tweed, said News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit had acknowledged that Ms. Ferguson "had been the victim of unlawful interception of her voice-mail messages for a number of years dating back to the year 2000." He added that Ms. Ferguson "has this morning received a comprehensive and categoric apology by way of a formal statement in open court, together with a significant payment in damages and her legal costs." He said the size of the settlement was confidential.
He added: "Notwithstanding this successful outcome, my client remains extremely concerned that questions beyond the scope of these legal proceedings still need to be answered in relation to other instances of inappropriate and extreme intrusion into her private life."
In a statement, News Corp.'s U.K. newspaper unit said it has "taken a range of measures across the board to identify what went wrong at the company, to compensate victims with minimal delay and distress and to ensure the same mistakes never happen again. We are pleased to have made further progress today."
News Corp. owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.
The phone-hacking scandal dates back to the arrests in 2006 of a News of the World reporter and a private investigator on the company's payroll. The two men were sentenced in 2007 after pleading guilty to illegally intercepting voice-mail messages.
The company long asserted that phone hacking had been limited to those two individuals. But later, evidence suggesting the practice was more widespread surfaced in U.K. courts, and the scandal boiled over when it emerged that the News of the World had hacked the telephone of teenager Milly Dowler after her disappearance in 2002. She was later found dead. After the news broke, News Corp. acknowledged widespread wrongdoing and shut down the News of the World.
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In Ocean Conservancy and Pew Charitable Trusts' recent report "The Law That's Saving American Fisheries", we make three key recommendations about how to improve the already vital law that governs our nation's fisheries:
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Chimps at Henry Vilas Zoo to be replaced by lemurs
Lemur family should arrive later this fall, officials say
MADISON, Wis. - The Henry Vilas Zoo will soon become the home to a family of ring-tailed lemurs, according to a release.
By adding the lemur family to the zoo, the public will have the opportunity to see living examples of different kinds of primates including great apes, old world monkeys and others, officials said.
"We look forward to the fun and educational opportunities that this lemur group will provide the community," said Ronda Schwetz, zoo director.
The ring-tailed lemur is near-endangered in the wild due mostly to the loss of their forest homes, according to the release. By providing a home for the lemurs, the Henry Vilas Zoo is helping the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Ring-Tailed Lemur Species Survival Plan populate animals and contribute to the preservation of the species in North American zoos.
"The addition of lemurs to our animal family presents another great opportunity for the Henry Vilas Zoo staff to do what they do best -- provide excellent care to conserve animal populations and educate the public about the world around them," Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said.
The lemur family will be replacing the zoo's chimpanzees, Magadi and Cookie, who will be joining a group of chimpanzees at Lincoln Park Zoo, according to the release. The AZA recently recommended that all chimps be kept in groups of 4-7 to best meet their social needs, so small groups of chimpanzees across the country are being moved to larger groups.
"Our primary concern is always what is best for the animal," said Schwetz. "We are very sad that Magadi and Cookie will leave us, but we are so excited about what this opportunity will provide them."
According to the release, Magadi was born at Lincoln Park Zoo and will be reunited with her daughter, Vicki, and her half-sister, Kibali.
Lincoln Park Zoo primate staff worked with Magadi, Cookie and their current keepers to ensure the smoothest transition for the chimps to their new home, officials said. The chimps' primary keeper from the Henry Vilas Zoo accompanied them to the Lincoln Park Zoo and spent time there to help them adjust to their new surroundings.
"This is a tremendous opportunity for Magadi and Cookie to go to one of the best exhibits in the country and be with chimps in a larger group," said Mary Schmidt, primate keeper.
The chimpanzee exhibit will be under renovation for a short time as the zoo prepares for the arrival of the new lemur family this fall, officials said.
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Courtney Ashleigh Boller, 11, Pequot Lakes, is a state finalist for the National American Miss Minnesota Pageant to be held June 1 and 2 in Bloomington.
She is the daughter of Scott and Karen Boller. Her activities and interests include swimming, tennis, soccer and softball, as well as baking, playing with animals, biking, ice skating, tubing and horseback riding.
National American Miss pageants are for girls ages 4-18. There are five age divisions. Boller will participate in the pre-teen age division.
The pageant winner will receive a $1,000 cash award, crown and banner, and will compete in the national pageant in California.
National American Miss pageants are kept age-appropriate. Girls under age 12 are not allowed to wear makeup and there is no swimsuit competition. The pageant program is based on inner beauty, poise and presentation.
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The cowardly Westboro Baptist Church hatemonger nutballs who were threatening to picket Seacoast Rep's performance of The Laramie Project last week never showed up, turning what might have been an ugly protest/counter-protest into the opposite of what the "God (and we intolerant bigots) hates fags" group was hoping for.
It was a community festival of support, inclusion, and understanding. Here's some local media coverage of the event, which targeted the right-wing organization - though previous WBC event listings around here have also not resulted in any demonstrations by the hate-your-neighbor group.


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Figured with half the people in Puget Sound on Lake Washington chasing the sockeye, it might be a good time to get the raft out and check out the Sky. Headed up to High Bridge early this morning with a friend from work. He through spoons all day (yech!) while I swam spey patterns with the long rod. We had the river almost to ourselves as we only saw one other boat until we hit the run above Sultan.
Keeping with my millenium curse, I hooked a fish but quickly managed to lose it. That was all the action either of us had but it was a great day and much, much better than being at work.
In keeping with Brian's advice on switching to a floater, I also took along the single hand and through a few mudlers as well. Water temp was 50 though so I didn't spend much time at it.
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History: Originally from Scotland unfortunately most of my books are still at my old house so I cannot check the full history. Ashley I helped you out on this in an Internet second so to say. Heroes some history on the Willie Gnu.
WILLIE GUNN, the angler, gave his name to one of the deadliest salmon flies that have ever been tied. The fly is an essential part of many a salmon fisherman's equipment and is especially productive in cold water conditions, at the beginning or end of the season. "To be Willie Gunnless on any Highland stream was to be improperly dressed," wrote Bruce Sandison in Trout & Salmon.
It was Rob Wilson who had a tackle shop in Brora, Sutherland who tied the original Willie Gunn fly. It was one of about 20 experimental patterns and Wilson asked Gunn to select one.
Gunn's experienced eye fell upon one which was intended to be a hair-wing variation of another noted salmon fly, the Thunder & Lightning. "By gum" said Gunn, "that one looks bonny. That's the fly I would use." Well," said Wilson, you must have it and we will name the fly the Willie Gunn." Gunn's instant judgment was rapidly vindicated. That very day he caught six fish with the black, orange and yellow fly, and four the day after. Word spread and everyone on the River Brora began to use the Willie Gunn. Now it is known throughout the salmon fishing world.
According to one story, the Queen Mother, a skilled and enthusiastic salmon fisher, knew the fly, though not the man himself. It is said that she turned to her ghillie on an unproductive day and asked why they had not tried the Willie Gunn. "Ma'am" he said "I am Willie Gunn." Lord Strathnaver, the son of the Countess of Sutherland, for whose family Gunn acted as chauffeur and ghillie, said of him: "Willie was an extremely amusing gentleman and of course, famous as both fisherman and ghillie.
"He loved to help people to catch their first salmon. He always knew where fish were likely to be caught whatever the river level, and he was an absolute master of short casting. He could not see the need for long casting, preferring to keep everything as simple as possible."
Hook any salmon hook, waddington, UTC or flourescent red for high water version
Thread - black UTC or fluorescent red for high water version
Tag oval gold or fluorescent red glo brite silk
Rib - Oval gold
Body - Black silk for low water or gold braid for high water )no rib)
Wing - Low water yellow, orannge, and black bucktail in equal parts
High water same but less black
Head - black for low water and red for high water
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1, Start thread near eye and wind down to bead, tie in tag
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3. Wind thread down to near and tie in floss. Wind down to tag and back again, tie and cut off
4. Wind rib
5. Tie equal parts of yellow, orange, and black bucktail (artic fox could also be used)
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The park contains extensive lava flows and ash and steam explosion craters now turned to lakes called maars. It also offers dynamic coast and beach environments of barrier islands and low sand dunes. Granite tors stand as craggy testimony to past volcanism at Serpentine Hot Springs. Today's hot springs reveal the continuing presence of substantial geothermal energy in this area.
Continental Glaciation
Grasping the magnitude of Ice Age glaciation is possible today only on Earth's two extant polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. During the final Ice Age push - the Wisconsinan glacial period (illustrated at left) - vast ice sheets up to nearly two miles thick burdened much of North America. Because the amount of water in the Earth's hydrosphere is constant, the great ice sheets' hoarding of global waters caused sea levels to fall significantly. As a result, land masses grew dramatically where continental shelves slope gradually, as they do here in the Bering Strait.
Continental shelves are the shallow submarine plains that border many continents and typically end in steep slopes to an oceanic abyss. Where a wide continental shelf slopes gradually, a small drop in sea level can increase shoreline areas greatly. At Beringia, a sea level drop of approximately 300 feet during the Wisconinan glacial period revealed a relatively flat, low-lying stretch of continental plain linking North America to Asia. Today's 55-mile stretch of sea waters that separates Alaska and Siberia was once dry land. Although popularly known as a "land bridge", this land mass linking Asia and North America was in fact up to 1,000 miles wide, as shown in the map at left.
Sea level now rises an average of one foot per century because global warming is melting the great polar ice masses of the Arctic and Antarctica. The greenhouse effect and loss of stratospheric ozone may have increased the rate of global warming recently. Many clues to this intriguing puzzle about how and when humans first peopled the Americas undoubtedly lie under water now.
20,000 years ago.
In the four Wisconsinan stages of the Pleistocene Age, Beringia joined Asia and North America. Most of the Aleutian island chain became a peninsula and with its islands also nearly linked the continents. As glaciers fluctuated, much of Beringia - even inland of today's Alaska coast - often stood free of ice and would have been habitable by humans.
Some 150 U.S. citizens live just three miles from Russia. They are the mostly Inupiat Eskimo residents of Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait. From Alaska's Seward Peninsula it is just 25 miles to Little Diomede and from there only three miles to Big Diomede Island, Russia, and then 28 miles on to Siberia. The US / Russia fishing boundary is also the International Date Line.
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I must have one, no question about that. R2Dtoys have reduced their pre-order price to between 60 and 75 pounds, to be confirmed exactly later, with their fixed price no pre-order at 79.
So should I pre-order?
I must have one, no question about that. R2Dtoys have reduced their pre-order price to between 60 and 75 pounds, to be confirmed exactly later, with their fixed price no pre-order at 79.
So should I pre-order?
Although you pre-order the money goes out of your account on shipping day. With the Gunship they only took what the final price was, not the original pre-order price (about £4 more). So even if you pre-order it at £79 you'll only pay whatever it settles to.
That's how I think it works. John, are you about? Can you confimr for me please?
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Although you pre-order the money goes out of your account on shipping day. With the Gunship they only took what the final price was, not the original pre-order price (about £4 more). So even if you pre-order it at £79 you'll only pay whatever it settles to.
That's how I think it works. John, are you about? Can you confimr for me please?
That extra £4 that was taken out !! wasn't that for the postage costs ??
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I could have sworn I left a post in here somewhere. What I said was if you pre-order rather than wait for it to hit as an in stock item before you order, then you benefit from John's low pricing more. If you wait you'll end up paying more.
Sort of like Jesus bestowing gifts on the faithful and repenters really... okay not like that at all really. Ignore the last part and pay attention to the first bit which makes sense. 'Buy' now pay less.
And although the postage was about £4 the actual pre-postage price was dropped by £4. I know the amounts are scarily similar but there was a saving there.... I'm convinced.
PS: £60 for the Arena from The Entertainer / Toyshop.com - are they having a larf?
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That's what I just said to the other half. £60 for a big brown lump of poo. Not on your Nelly mate! And why has the Entertainer got this before TRU? Xmas is looming and it's exactly the sort of thing that's perfect to get for the kiddies and the only place you can find them is at the Entertainer at a scandalous price.
I think it's overpriced at John's current price, for what it is. Chocoshell playset. Not a lot of play in it is there? "It's got doors! it's got a balcony! it's got... it's got... a thing with arm things on it and stuff...!!! it's got...... masses of pooey brown plastic and looks like a melted down Barbie dreamhouse..... and stuff.......!!!!!!"
I bet these things are still there next Christmas.
I agree with both your posts. Will pre-order awsome looking shuttle.
Arena looks crappy. Will buy one when stores realise no one wants it and sell for 1/2 price.
Speaking of R2DTOYS. Is this me just being paranoid or is there a postal snarl up going on i should know about apart from the xmas thing slowing deliveries down. The gunship was shipping out last week so just from London to here it should have been here in a maximum of four days. And that's when it's slow. I'm just gonna be so ticked off if i don't get one before xmas and have no new toys to play with. I'm gonna be even more ticked off if john sold them all and I got forgotten. Oh don't mind me, I know I'm being melodramatic but the gunship is one of the few items this year I was really looking forward to having and I don't want it to be shadowed by the shuttle in January if it doesn't come 'til then. I wanted time to enjoy it on its own.
So have you got yours then? And is just Merseyside that's getting really lousy treatment from the postal services? We've had no mail here for days, ordinary mail that is. Not one xmas card from people we know have sent them. Damn annoying. this country is going to the dogs. They should just dissolve the royal mail service and put it out to the private sector completely. Be more competitive. Why the hell should we be paying more for postage when it's royal mail's bad management that got them into debt? Our mail comes from London say, it travels to manchester, then to Warrington and then to Chester, then it goes to our local sorting office out in the middle of nowhere, then the postman decides whether he can be arsed to deliver that day or whether he'll stash the mail for later. Then we get some dog eared rags that used to be letters and postcards and parcels. I caught my postman trying to shove a parcel through the letterbox. Total wanker.
Sorry, bad day at the office..... And to cap it all there's all these deals around that are perfect for army building and guess who has no money because he's had to buy the relatives all these bloody expensive xmas gifts they all want. Bloody christmas gets in the frickinfrackin way of everything BAH HUMBUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Don't forget R2Dtoys have offshore warehouseing etc now so it may take longer than ordinary.
We have had mail of other kinds though.
I'll be getting my gunship from TrUs after Xmas probably.
Me and my better half are going for a massive January spend, we've been skint the last three months as we've been doing the kitchen.
I'm currently torn between new shelving/more toys and a PS2.
Hi guys !
Merry Xmas to all of you.....there is good news !
ALL orders are clear and will arrive before xmas...if not, it is the courier backed-up causing the problems. I made sure it was 100% completed before today so that as many of you had their delivery before the big day....
I just came back from the shiping dept. and it is CLEAR, and thats after mailing almost 500 packages in 2 weeks for us alone...that is very busy for us indeed !
There are a good 20 people whose card details were incorrect at time of placing their order and as a result are held-up. We simply had no time to chase them due to mass shipping volumes, we were more concerned about shipping the 'paid-for' orders opposed to those that were declined. So if you are one of the unlucky ones we are STILL trying to sort this out over the weekend and will mail any postal dregs on Monday, so you still may get them before Xmas.
Arena Playset is £40 NOW and in stock while stocks last.
Republic Gunship is £35 NOW and in stock.
Shipping both items is just £6 (or singly also £6, that is the rate we are charged by the courier). Sending together saves you money and most boxes are mint too...
See you all in 2003...we have some good deals in January, like Slave I for £13, Jedi Starfighter for £11, Zam and Anakin Speeders at £6 and many figures from just £3.


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I don't think they have a clue what they should do or are doing.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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When I went thru cancer treatment, (chemo, rad and surgery)I didn't spend a dime except for gas, tolls and parking. I doubt that this socialized medicine can improve on the deal I have.
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I think they should "fix" Medicare before they attempt to install a much larger government program.
The kind of action mentioned in this article seems another example of poor "homework". They don't really know the details of why spending is higher in some geographical regions, but they're going to cut the spending just because it's "high", so they can use the money for somebody else's healthcare. What happens when they find out that there was a valid underlying reason for that region having "high" healthcare spending, and they can't really just cut the spending off? Especially when they've already spent the "savings" somewhere else?
I'd suggest they first start on cutting out the fraud and abuse ... then see what the real spending should be. I KNOW there is abuse in Medicare spending. I paid the bills when my mother was on Medicare ... dr charging $50/day for a "visit" to my mother while she was in the hospital. He was not her "attending physician". I never met the dr. I never spoke to the dr. He never contacted me. I question whether he ever "visited" other than looking at her chart at a nurse's station. He provided no other medical services. She was already being attended to by another physician. That is "abuse" of the system as far as I'm concerned.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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When Obomo screws up healthcare, where will Canadians go?
"All those things bother me: The populism, the lying and the scapegoating and the xenophobia bother me, but then theres a layer of incompetence here. I suppose, in a way, we should be thankful: If he had a coherent ideology, hed probably be more dangerous." P J O'Rourke
When has increased government regulations and oversight ever led to a decrease in operating expenses? As a nurse I can tell you I am not for "Universal" healthcare. Not everything should be covered. Obama is going to sacrifice another free market business by forcing medical providers to accept the "NEW" government insurance no matter what, unless the provider is not credentialed to address that problem. Sounds like a loophole to me. I still don't understand why people are willing to pay the mechanic who works on their care $45/hour for labor plus parts but gets upset when a medical provider charges that much. Where are our priorities? That's right we are going to let others determine what is important for us because we are not smart enough to determine that for ourselves, since we won't pick what they choose for us.
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