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Right-Wing Media Falsely Claim Cost Of Health Care Law Has Doubled
Right-wing media are falsely claiming that a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows that the cost of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has doubled since CBO's estimate in 2010. In fact, CBO's analysis actually showed that the insurance coverage provisions of the health care law will cost less than originally estimated.
Right-Wing Media Claim CBO Report Estimated That Cost Of Health Care Law Has Doubled
Fox's Doocy: Health Care Law "Is Going To Wind Up Costing Us Double, At Least." On the March 16 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy and Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson Jr. both claimed that the CBO report showed that the ACA "is going to wind up costing us double, at least." From Fox & Friends:
DOOCY: One hefty price tag. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office, the CBO, estimating that President Obama's health care law will cost about twice as much as he originally promised. But that it will actually now reduce the nation's overall deficit over time, they say.
JOHNSON: What the president was talking about and we heard it time and time again, press conference, speech, $900 billion. So in a couple of years now, it's skyrocketed, with new estimates out to 2022 to almost $1.8 trillion.
DOOCY: You know, this is such a big story, as you look at the national debt and you're talking about the deficit being reduced. This is such a big story that this is going to wind up costing us double at least, although you project quadruple the amount that we were promised and a lot more people will not be insured. And yet the mainstream media, nary a word. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 3/16/12]
Fox Nation: "Obamacare Twice As Expensive At $900 BILLION Price Tag?" A March 15 Fox Nation post highlighted a FoxNews.com article about the CBO report under the headline, "Obamacare Twice as Expensive at $900 BILLION Price Tag?" From Fox Nation:
[Fox Nation, 3/15/12 [1]]
Washington Examiner: Heath Care Law Cost Is "More Than Double What Obama Advertised." In a March 13 post on The Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog, senior editorial writer Philip Klein wrote:
President Obama's national health care law will cost $1.76 trillion over a decade, according to a new projection released today by the Congressional Budget Office, rather than the $940 billion forecast when it was signed into law.
Democrats employed many accounting tricks when they were pushing through the national health care legislation, the most egregious of which was to delay full implementation of the law until 2014, so it would appear cheaper under the CBO's standard ten-year budget window and, at least on paper, meet Obama's pledge that the legislation would cost "around $900 billion over 10 years." When the final CBO score came out before passage, critics noted that the true 10 year cost would be far higher than advertised once projections accounted for full implementation.
Given that in 2022, the last year available, the gross cost of the coverage expansions are $265 billion, we're likely looking at about $2 trillion over the first decade, or more than double what Obama advertised. [The Washington Examiner, 3/14/12 [2]]
Gateway Pundit: "Obamacare Will Cost Twice As Much As Promised." In a March 14 Gateway Pundit post, conservative blogger Jim Hoft wrote:
In March 2010 leading democrats [3] and their lackeys in the state-run media were "just giddy [4]" to report that they crunched some numbers and found the nationalized health care bill they were pushing would reduce the deficit by $138 billion.
It was a lie. Democrats knew it was a lie [5]...
But, after several backroom deals they rammed the bill through Congress anyway.
Americans are right to be concerned about our country's enormous debt, especially given the Congressional Budget Office's recent announcement that the health care bill will not in fact provide the deficit reductions the president promised. Republicans are committed to addressing Americans' concerns with fiscally responsible policies that will create jobs, grow the economy, and reduce our nations deficit.
This week the CBO released some revised numbers and the true cost of Obamacare is twice what we were promised. [Gateway Pundit, 3/14/12 [6]]
In Fact, CBO Projected ACA's Coverage Provisions Will Actually Cost Less Than Previously Estimated
CBO: Insurance Coverage Provisions Will Be "About $50 Billion Less Than" Previous Estimate. In the March 13 companion blog to CBO's 2012 estimate of PPACA's insurance coverage provisions, CBO reported:
The Estimated Net Cost of the Insurance Coverage Provisions Is Smaller Than Estimated in March 2011
CBO and JCT now estimate that the insurance coverage provisions of the ACA will have a net cost of just under $1.1 trillion over the 2012-2021 period-about $50 billion less than the agencies' March 2011 estimate for that 10-year period.
Gross Costs Are Higher, but Offsetting Budgetary Effects Are Also Higher
The current estimate of the gross costs of the coverage provisions -- $1,496 billion through 2021 -- is about $50 billion higher than last year's projection; however, the other budgetary effects of those provisions, which partially offset those gross costs, also have increased in CBO's and JCT's estimates -- to $413 billion -- leading to the small decrease in the net 10-year tally.
Over the 10-year period from 2012 through 2021, enactment of the coverage provisions of the ACA was projected last March to increase federal deficits by $1,131 billion, whereas the March 2012 estimate indicates that those provisions will increase deficits by $1,083 billion. [CBO, 3/13/12 [7], emphasis in original]
Reuters: "The Estimated Costs" Of ACA's Insurance Coverage "Have Been Reduced By $48 Billion Through 2021." From a March 13 Reuters article:
The estimated net costs of expanding healthcare coverage under President Barack Obama's landmark restructuring have been reduced by $48 billion through 2021, though fewer people would be covered under private insurance plans, a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office showed on Tuesday.
By reducing the estimated net 2012-2021 costs to $1.083 trillion from $1.131 trillion a year ago, the CBO report could help Democrats blunt some of the criticism over the high costs of extending coverage to some 47 million uninsured Americans, as they try to tout savings elsewhere in the law.
These cost reductions are largely due to lower estimates for subsidies and tax credits associated with the law's planned insurance exchanges for individual coverage. [Reuters, 3/13/12 [8]]
CBSNews.com: "CBO Lowers Health Reform Cost Estimate." A March 14 CBSNews.com article noted:
Congressional economists are estimating somewhat lower costs for covering the uninsured under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, as well as slightly fewer people gaining coverage.
Assuming the Supreme Court does not overturn the law, the Congressional Budget Office would reduce the number of uninsured by 30 million in 2016, or 2 million fewer people than estimated last year. Total costs from 2012-2021 are about $50 billion lower than estimated last year. That's due to a combination of factors, including overall health care costs rising more slowly than in the recent past. [CBSNews.com, 3/14/12 [9]]
New Republic Senior Editor Jonathan Cohn: "No, Obamacare's Cost Didn't Just Double." In a March 15 post on The New Republic, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
If CBO had truly determined that health care reform's cost will be twice the original estimates, it would be huge news. But CBO said nothing of the sort.
In the this latest estimate, CBO extends its projection out one more year, to capture the expenses from 2012 to 2022, in order to capture a full decade. In 2022, CBO says, the gross cost of coverage expansion will be $265 billion. Add that to the $1.496 and you get (with rounding) the $1.76 trillion -- the one in the press releases and the Fox story.
But there is nothing new or surprising about this. It's only slightly more money than the previous year's outlays. The ten-year number seems to jump only because the time frame for the estimate has moved, dropping one year, 2011, and adding another, 2022. Obamacare has virtually no outlays in 2011, because the Medicaid expansion and subsidies don't start up until 2014, which means the shifting time frame drops a year of no implementation and adds one of full implementation.
The real news of the CBO estimate is that, according to its models, health care reform is going to save even more taxpayer dollars than previously thought.[The New Republic, 3/15/12 [10]]
Mother Jones' Kevin Drum: "The Cost Of Obamacare Has Gone Down, Not Up." In a March 15 Mother Jones post, Kevin Drum wrote:
Republicans rushed to the microphones today to announce that new projections show that Obamacare will break the bank. In fact, says Fox News, a CBO reports says that it will cost "twice as much as the original $900 billion price tag."
You will be unsurprised to learn that this is not true.
As Table 1 shows, if you compare the original 2012-21 time period, CBO's new estimate of the cost of Obamacare is $48 billion less than it was last year. (The report estimates only the cost of expanded insurance coverage under Obamacare, not the entire set of costs and revenues. So the total impact on the deficit hasn't yet been updated.) [Mother Jones, 3/15/12 [11]]
Klein: CBO Report "Shows The Net Cost Of The Coverage Provisions Will Be About $50 Billion Less Than Previously Estimated." In a March 15 post on The Washington Post's Wonkblog, Ezra Klein noted that those claiming PPACA costs will increase "didn't read this analysis closely." From The Washington Post:
You'll notice something about the above list: It appears to add up to a net reduction in the cost of the health-care law. And, sure enough, here's CBO: "the insurance coverage provisions of the ACA will have a net cost of just under $1.1 trillion over the 2012-2021 period--about $50 billion less than the agencies' March 2011 estimate." You would get the opposite impression reading Ransom.
But those other parts of the bill aren't a secret. They're mentioned right there in the analysis. Quoting again: "CBO and JCT have previously estimated that the ACA will, on net, reduce budget deficits over the 2012-2021 period; that estimate of the overall budgetary impact of the ACA has not been updated."
It's easy to do at least some of the update ourselves. This analysis shows the net cost of the coverage provisions will be about $50 billion less than previously estimated. That implies the law will cut more, not less, from the deficit than previous estimates suggested. In other words, this estimate says the bill is more, not less, fiscally responsible than was previously reported.[The Washington Post, 3/15/12 [12]]
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|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
The fourth of Calistril 4708 was a cold and crisp morning. Even the sun seemed to be reluctant to come out and ground fog swept through the cobblestoned streets of Karcau.
Nevertheless, the city was in a good mood. The onion-domes of the four major academies of the city were festively decorated and alot of house owners followed this example with great joy and enthusiasm. That at this special morning a flock of ravens circled around the spires of the academies, was regarded as a good omen (while few doubted the beasts were magically attracted).
The alumni ceremony was one of the major, maybe even the most important, highlights of the year for the inhabitants of the city. Visitors and Professors from all of Ustalav attended the celebrations always trying to persuade promising students to join the University of Lepidstadt or the Arcanas of Caliphas or just to become the new swordmaster or bodyguard of an important noble.
It was about noon, when the student's gathered on the great square in front of Pettoria Academy. The ceremony began with a sermon of the great history of the four academies, accentuating their good cooperation (and concealing that alone in this year three students had died in cross-academy duels) and the fair sportsmanship within the students.
After all academy masters held speaches (highlighting the enormous quality of their students) and chosen students gave performances of their trades, the festivities began.
Whole Karcau drowned in a swirl of Varisian dancing performances, wine, ale, roasts of all kinds, the work of illusionists, various juggler and acrobat performances etc.
Just tell me, what you are intending to do during the festivities. Those of you, who are from the same academy, cann assume that they know each other.
Pettoria: Adelain, Rakston, Garabott
Kiavelak: Asuna
Vizyalesh: Rautha
Noriski: Victoria, Dominic
|Rydlon One of the Unknown
Rydlon is staying in the middle of the crowed, telling a story of vampire child...searching for red mother milk...
"Hmhm...that is the end of the story, but as we can learn never trust a vampire child...Aha and I assume you" pointing at somebody "and you" pointing to an other one "have graduated as well...Congratulation to all of us."
"Anybody interested in Beer and having a little bit fun? Does anybody needs an escort?"
Diplomacy 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
Your audience claps joyful, being entertained by that gruesome story, nevertheless, you notice that your story about vampires, even though babies, has hit a soft spot and some people were rather concerned than amused.
Let's wait if one of your fellow students is interested in joining you for an ale.
After people start dispersing after the story, Asuna calls out, "I'll take you up on a drink. It's been quite the day."
As they, and any others who join them, walk toward a nearby alehouse, Asuna would turn to his companion and ask, neutrally, "Do you really believe that vampire children cannot be trusted?"
|Kirk Spearborn
"Pointless. Useless. Lifeless. Idiots." Kirk muttered to himself under his breath, pushing his way through the crowds, ignoring any congratulations from someone who might recognize him. He knew this was supposed to be 'his day,' but he was just glad it was over and he could get out into this crazy world around him.
Spotting a tavern that looked like a welcome relief from the crowded and bustling streets, he beelined for the door, and only noticed two classmates heading the same direction until it was too late. They practically bumped into each other at the door.
Kirk gave a curt nod of his head.
|Dominic Weathermay
A pale man is a dark leather frock sits near Rydlon's crowd. His deeply sunken eyes are trained on the pages of a thick tome, and his pastey flesh leaves little doubt concerning his social habits. He squints his eys tightly and with one hand massages his temple, remarking on the numerous distractions with a heavy sigh. He shuts the book and buckles it to a heavy leather strap on his belt, then leans forward and addresses Asuna.
"A wise man does not trust the whimsy of any child. Children can always be counted upon to be children, and the fewer people indulge their idleness, the quicker the will learn to grow up."
|'Countess' Victoria
An elegant, angelic looking, immaculately coiffured woman sits next to the pale man, clearly restless. On closer inspection, one would notice the small elegant horns cleverly worked into her tiara and exotic yellow irises, suggesting a far from angelic heritage...
"Oh Dominic, you are so impossibly boring some days, I really despair about whether you will ever possibly be fun"
The lady adjusts her sleeve delicately, as she does, a small serpents head poking out is rather evident.
Spying the crowd heading for the Inn, she smiles, and gently kicks Dominic in the shin.
"Should I remind you, that you should be a gentleman and escort me to the tavern and ensure I am suitably entertained?"
The obvious level expectation is breathtaking.
|Dominic Weathermay
Dominic offers a heavy sigh and brings himself to a standing position. Brushing a few strands of unruly hair back into place, he aims a cold stare at Victoria.
"Such customs are the vestigial growths of high society, my dear. I'll not deny the uses of basic courtesy, but much of the decorum you insist on sticking to has little actual practicality. I am a scholar, not a courtier. Still, if you desire the company of a friend..."
He takes a shallow bow and offers his arm to Victoria.
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
As it looks like you all got a knack for taverns. Maybe the remaining two can find their way there also
The tavern - Snickering Madman - you all entered, is nearly bursting at its seams. People are waiting at the open door for a chance to slip in and a group of Varisian-looking teenagers press their faces to the yellow stained glass windows trying to get an impression of the action inside.
Once you found a way into the taproom the noise is deafening, but as you enter most of the talks end abruptly. A strange moment of silence goes by and then the crowd roars out in congratulations and toasts on you.
The innkeeper organizes a table impromptu and shooes away a group of drunkards that (astoundingly) joyful staggers off to sit on the stairs.
Once he has also placed enough stairs around the table he twirls his mustache into position and asks for your oders.
If the suggestion is made, adventurers will always flock to get drunk.
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Asuna takes a seat, turning the chair sideways to accommodate his tail. Looking around at the unintentional grouping, Asuna turns to the innkeeper. "Seems we could do with a round, my friend. What might you have on tap to ward off the chill?"
|'Countess' Victoria
"Oh Dominic, my dear dreary Nicky, how can a man as smart as you have it so desperately wrong? The decorum I so vehemently cling to is simply a set of rules by which most civilised people try to live by...and the one who best masters the rules, wins the game"
There is a brief moment as her fascade slips, Victoria looks Dominic dead in the eye, the ditzy airheaded act disappearing as if by magic, the eyes speak of deep calculation and almost inhuman motivation. Then, as she turns away, she presents herself back to the world as the slightly vacuuous heiress people believe her to be.
"Oh how fun "The Snickering Madman", Nicky, do you see? Everybody who is anybody is here, perhaps we might find you a lady friend to lift you from your normal bookish malaise!"
'Countess' half turns to the barman with an elegant non-chalance...
"Darling Nicky will be provisioned with a fine ale, or perhaps a carafe of red, no...perhaps both. And what have you to impress a lady? Never mind, just bring it."
Turning back to her fellow graduates, she beams a warm welcome...
Sense Motive 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
Naga always had a dislike for Dominic, teasing him whenever she/he? could. Nevertheless the familiar is very active scanning the other graduates around the table?
"Strange man alwaysss smellsss like the whole ssspell component ssstorage room. But what about the other hellssspawn, mistresss?"
|'Countess' Victoria
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
Yess missstresss, that'sss why I called him the taboo word.
Naga chuckles telepathically.
Anywaysss, he doesss not sseem to be interessting enough for uss.
Btw I came to the conclusion that since a witches familiar teaches and stores spells (even though only as some kind of vessel) should haven an INT of 10).
|Kirk Spearborn
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
The innkeeper, obviously in a state of near felicity, smoothes his apron and pulls out a leatherbound menu with gilded letters.
Dear guests of honour, never before had my tavern such prominent visitors, it'd be a privilege for me to feast you with the best my kitchen has to offer. It also contains some exotic specialties I'm very fond of. Oh and it's all on the house
Smiling proudly he hands over the (special edition) menu.
Caydenbrew Absalom Import 8 cp/Tankard
Coffee 2 cp/Cug
Corentyn Wine 22gp/Bottle
Janderhoff Stout 9 cp/Mug
Prophyrian Shores Grog 4 cp/Mug
Karcau Knight's Ale 7 cp/Mug
Kahve rare Brand 5 cp/Cup
Linnorm Mead 1 sp/Mug
Mwangi Coffee 5 cp/Cup
Oldlaw Whiskey 26 gp/Bottle
Rumboozle 2 sp/Glass
"Qin" Tea 3 cp/Glass
Stew of the Day 1 sp
Roast of the Day 3 sp
Salmon Steak 2 sp
Lobster 4 sp
Mixture of seasonal Vegetables 1 sp
Spicey Fire Pelt Paws 1 gp
Smoked Trout 2 sp
Potatoe pot-pourri 8 cp
Soup of the Day 7 cp
Giant Gecko Ragout 7 sp
Smashed Donkey Rat 1 sp
Boiled Cinder Snake 6 sp
Roc Egg 5 gp
Noting the odd phrasing used by the innkeeper, Asuna scans the menu. "I suppose I'll have the mead and an order of the Ragout. Surely you exaggerate when you say you haven't had such prominent visitors before. The ceremony happens every year, and you do seem to be situated very close to the square."
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
For a second he seems to blush, then he regains his confidence calls your order out to a barmaid and tells you:
One might expect that m'lord, but truth be told I bought this inn in Arodus last year, so this is my first ceremony of that kind and I have to admit that I'm a little bit overwhelmed of the festivities.
|Dominic Weathermay
A few brisk strides see Dominic at the bar. He practically snarls as the ale that's presented to him and gestures to the bag of Mwangi coffee.
"Enjoy the toil while it lasts, my good barman. In a week the students will be between semesters, and after that you've three months of raucous fraternities to cater to."
He offers a non-commital thanks for the coffee and takes his cup to an empty table where he produces a small vial of orange liquid from his coat. His eyes take on a glazed look as he rolls the concotion between his fingers for a moment, then he eagerly unstoppers it and adds the contents to his coffee, resulting in a loud hiss and sickly spiral of green smoke.
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
Some of the drunkards surrounding Dominic exchange scared glances and as a precaution move some feet away. Just one very courageous (or extremely drunk - hard to tell) boozer sits down at Dominics table.
Woohoo mate! Tha' is un nicey drink ye 'ave there...wunna share?
Then his head drops on the table, but before it hits the table board he is already snoring loudly.
Observing the strange situation, the innkeeper raises a nearby tankard and shouts:
Three cheers to our graduates, the best of whole Ustalav!
The crowd roars in unison and soon the whole lot is singing an old but very popular tune, "Karcau beauty on the lake".
|Rydlon One of the Unknown
Rydlon starts singing with the Crowd.
"Heh Barkeeper, for me one Cayden Brew; I know it is the best. "
Rydlon turns to the Group
"Well mates; well done!....do not know ya plans for tonight, but I will do some"
Rydlon continues singing with the people celebrating the graduates.
|Dominic Weathermay
Dominic raises his cup and takes a hearty swallow, and as the spiked coffee hits his system, he gives the whooping half-cough half-laugh of an unseasoned drinker trying strong whiskey for the time. He wipes the excess from the corners of his mouth as the veins in his neck pulse slightly and take on a very faint glow before returning to their usual state.
|Rydlon One of the Unknown
Somehow Rydlon dances, by coincidence, with the beer to a former mate of his academy, having a smile on his face.
"He man, nice to see ya. The Ceremony? Yes, this was the last day and it was a good one. This is a target rich enviroment."
Rydlon raised his Tankard and the chummily average guy clinked with the glasses.
"We will gona have a good time! .... I guess it is my turn, isn't it? 1 Gold Coin? Come on that is a bet, a bet on the premises!"
The colleague reminded Rydlon to go on.
"I do not know... just, just doesn't seem fair - for you I mean. But...."
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
|Kirk Spearborn
Kirk scans the menu for some time, pondering the choices. Let's see just how much weight my new "presitigious" status actually has he thinks to himself.
Eventually he glances over to the beaming bartender and says "I'll have the lobster, and since I assume that your offer extends to the choice of drinks as well I'll take the Outlaw Whiskey. A bottle would be fine." He pauses for a moment, then continues rather maliciously, "I feel if you truly wanted to impress upon us the generosity, and not to mention the quality, of this establishment, that's the least you could do. Of course, that's only what I would expect."
Intimidate: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
|DM Zyren/ Heart of Light
A shadow of fear hushes over the innkeeper's face, but he soon hides it under a broad smile.
Avernus Wellbottom always keeps his promises. You deserve the best and so you will get the best!
He pulls out a rag and sweeps some sweat from his forehead, while he passes your order on to one of the barmaids.
|Kirk Spearborn
Kirk smiles genuinely at Mr. Wellbottom. "I knew you wouldn't let me down.
He settles back into his chair, infinitely more comfortable than before. Perhaps he would stick around here for a little while, if things kept looking up like this. With a fine bottle of whiskey coming his way, and an order of lobster to boot, there would be little need to wander the city at this point. He made a mental note to himself not to drink it all tonight, or let his companions do likewise. Things are likely to be a little rough in the coming days, and the taste of fine alcohol will definitely be a welcome treat. He glances around to see if any of the other graduates noticed his interaction with the bartender.
|'Countess' Victoria
"Oh Nicky, not the coffee again, are you planning another evening buried in your books and studies again? Oh I do admire your stoicism and committment in being able to sit there ad read through them, I find it such a burdensome chore"
The Countess turns to Asuna, deftly splaying a courtiers fan to cover her lower face so she can regard him with modesty, before quickly whipping it away and beaming a polite smile...
"It has been a long day, and Dominic is no doubt overcome by the magnitude of it all, so much study over so long, and with such admirable dedication it would be no wonder if he felt some fatigue"
There is a brief pause as Victoria takes in the song being sung by the motley bar crowd...
"Oh how sweet, a serenade, Nicky do you hear? They sing of Karcau on Lake Prophyria, of course too cold and swampy for me there, but I hear they have a lovely opera"
Victoria stands regally near her table, to better listen to the chorus; her fan flapping gently like the wings of a butterfly at rest on a flower, gently poised, and with a benign smile.
|'Countess' Victoria
He glances around to see if any of the other graduates noticed his interaction with the bartender.
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Though she stands no more than a yard away, Victoria was too clearly distracted by being the center of the universe to notice the subtle scenario that played out around her.
|Dominic Weathermay
Dominic takes another sip of the coffee, though this time it's apparent effects are less marked. He gives a heavy sigh and places the steaming cup down on the table, a small chuckle breaking through his stoic demeanor.
"You know very well, Victoria, that have stronger concoctions to stave off the effects of sleep. I do seem to have developed a fondness for the stuff, though."
He looks out over the lake, taking on a more relaxed posture as his chemicals take effect.
"No. No rigors this evening. I knew halfway through my second year that a certification and qualification are two very different things - but just because I the cause of the celebration holds little meaning to me, it doesn't mean I can't take advantage of the leisures they bring. Tonight is as good as any to relax a bit."
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Leaning toward the tall, slender Half-Orc, Asuna murmurs below earshot of the innkeeper, "You'll leave the poor man with nothing left to sell, and frighten him out of his skin to boot. No need to scare the man. He would have given you the bottle without it."
Turning back to the 'Countess,' Asuna asks, "Pray tell, which Academy are you and Dominic from, milady?"
|'Countess' Victoria
"We have recently been enduring our indentured servitude under the roof of Noriski; dry on its own merit, but always a hotbed of intrigue and the odd fraternity scandal"
"Oh and I forget my manners, I am Victoria, and this is my dear friend Dominic; oh how we have endured together. I would have gone quite spare if it were not for his level headed interventions"
The lace fan she holds has moved to a more curious and inquisitive gesture.
|Kirk Spearborn
Kirk leans toward the Tiefling and grumbles in the same quiet manner, "Forgive me, but I can't understand why anyone would give away such fine delicacies for simply doing something as pathetically useless as graduating from one of these prestigious academies. I didn't expect it to work, and I'm not convinced he would have gifted a 26 goldpiece bottle without the extra motivation. That's probably how much money this place makes on an average night. Then again, tonight is going to be far from an average night: he can spare it.
He leans back in his chair, and continues to observe the scene around him while waiting for his food and drink.
|Dominic Weathermay
Dominic turns and gives a nod of acknowledgment to Asuna and Kirk.
"What of yourselves?" His eyes glint briefly to the horns sprouting from Asuna's brow and he displays a slight grin, but makes no mention of his exotic appearance. "You wear the raiment of a priest, if I'm not mistaken, though I confess that religious studies are not my forte. Which of these academies gives spawn to a specimen such as yourself?"
|Kirk Spearborn
Taken aback momentarily by being suddenly thrust into the conversation, Kirk hesitates a moment, glancing to the Tiefling with whom he spoke briefly, as if seeking some form of social advice. However, he quickly turns back to Dominic and responds, "I studied in the Pettoria Academy: Combat Basics, Humanoid Anatomy, and Tactical Subtlety."
|Dominic Weathermay
|Dominic Weathermay
"Well, it would seem that some studies are not exclusive to a single academy. I know a bit about anatomy myself, as well as chemistry, herbalism, and magical theory - though I leave the actual application of such thaumaturgy to my friend here." He casually waves towards Victoria.
|'Countess' Victoria
"Oh Nicky, 'tactical subtlety', moi? you are such a scream! Your comic innuendo's are always delivered with such precision timing, it's truly a marvel"
|Kirk Spearborn
"Aye, but the anatomy I was taught only instructed on the best places to stick a knife, if you catch my meaning. And our focus in Tactical Subtelty was more on the subtelty than tactics. If we wanted to pass our exams, we had to steal the answers from the professor in their sleep. That was the exam. Kirk shifts in his seat, repositioning himself to face the talkative pair and more-easily continue the conversation. Needless to say, you must know where the majority of my talents lie.
|Dominic Weathermay
|'Countess' Victoria
"Monotony and Drudgery were the areas they most commonly lectured on, interspersed with long periods of studying dusty old tomes and books almost as ancient as the professors themselves. In some fairness though, I believe they were trying to give me some semblance of tutelage into the Arcane arts, of which I found the theory so bone crushingly dull but the application...enlightening"
|Dominic Weathermay
A cold cackle escapes Dominic's throat.
"My dear Victoria, I think that nothing exemplifies that which is not enlightened so much as your mercurial and dismissive approach to academia. A reclusive scholar you are not, but those applications you are so fond of would doubtless benefit from a measure more of erudition on your part."
He gently taps a tube of glowing green liquid resting on his belt.
"Take this compound, for example. Taken apart from the whole, any of its components would be direly enervating - if not fatal - to the demihuman body. But the delicate balance achieved by their careful combination?"
A smile that is not entirely pleasant creeps across his face.
"Well, the result can bestow marvelous perks."
|'Countess' Victoria
"Oh Nicky I know you are right, however I will have ample time in my dowdy matron years when married off to some absent husband in which to occupy my time with idle curiosities and academic leanings, right now I am young and vibrant, and to be locked in a room buried under a pile of books is just such an...impost"
"I appreciate their great efforts to shape my mind into that of a scholar, but like a stubborn hedge resisting ministrations of determined topiary, I find the results somewhat average. I'm so fortunate that the dusty old professors took such a lenient view with my productions; I'd like to think I equally brightend their dreary days just by my arriving each morning"
|Dominic Weathermay
|'Countess' Victoria
"There you go again! a riot! To be flattered or insulted, how to tell? Oh Nicky you are a quick student of Diplomacy indeed!"
Covering her face once again with her fan, only her eyes gaze out, clearly laughing... a small dainty snicker emanates from behind the lace.
|Kirk Spearborn
"I couldn't agree with you more, Victoria, about the absolute pointlessness of these schools. I've learned nothing that I couldn't have taught myself, and my most precious talents," he pauses a moment, then continues, "I did teach myself. I'll look back on my days in the Academy as days of a pampered lifestyle, of ignorance waiting to be shattered: I'll look back with disappointment."


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'Sabres defenseman Jay McKee will be out indefinitely after re-injuring his left knee in Buffalo's 2-1 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday.'
Archives for January 2004
McKee out indefinitely with knee injury
Fiery Sabres leave 'Canes snowed under
'"You could see we didn't quite have the energy level we had (Saturday), but I thought the desperation was there to win the game," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose team played well in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Philadelphia.'
Delmore day ends on an upbeat note
'"I felt pretty good," Delmore said. "I was nervous, but it was fun."'
Asthma event to feature Buffalo Sabre
'Curtis Brown, a Buffalo Sabre and asthma educator, will take part in the event, which is sponsored by the American Lung Association.'
Sabres LW Boulton separates shoulder
Boulton and Boulerice began slugging it out 4:47 into Buffalo's 4-2 victory. Boulerice whipped his smaller combatant around and Boulton dropped to the ice in obvious pain.
Canes find way to lose
'"To be up 2-0 midway through second period and to end up losing 4-2 is pretty [expletive]," Canes winger Erik Cole said.'
Canes waste lead, shot advantage
'"I think the thing that's most impressive is that we got down 2-0 and we fought back to win the game," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "It doesn't happen very often. It would have been an easy game to go the other way, but we came back. Bartovic coming down and scoring right after they made it 2-0 was an important goal for us."'
Hecht Leads Sabres In Big Comeback
'The upcoming week will be critical for Buffalo's playoff hopes as they play Montreal and a home-and-home series with the New York Rangers, a team that the Sabres must pass to get into the playoffs.'
Canes can't hold lead in 4-2 loss to Buffalo
'Carolina outshot Buffalo 39-21, took an early 2-0 lead, and dominated in most areas all day, only to allow four unanswered goals to lose for the fourth straight time at home.'
Buffalo 4, Carolina 2
'The Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit with two second-period goals and some big saves by Biron.'
Buffalo 4, Carolina 2
'Jochen Hecht scored twice against a shaky Jamie Storr as the Buffalo Sabres finished an otherwise disappointing road trip with a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.'
When you\'re hot, you\'re hot
I think we knew we were going to win this game no matter what after what happened in Buffalo, Esche said. I think we would have scored as many as we needed tonight.
Sabres vs. Hurricanes
'C Chris Drury has 12 points in his last 12 games.'
Eye on the Hurricanes
Buffalo dropped a 2-1 decision at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon and is 1-3 on a five-game road trip.'
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Hey folks, just wanted to drop everyone a line about a new-ish tradition at my house that we have been practicing for about 3 years now. Hobby Lobby sells these really cool Christmas puzzles with potraits done by various artists of really great Christmas scenes. Some with Santa, some of snowy scenes, and things like that.
Thomas Kincaide is one of the artists they use most often, and he does really great scenes of small towns at Christmas time, and other things that remind you of the season.
So what we do is usually around the end of August/beginning of September we go out and pick out our puzzle for the year. And yes, to answer your question it does take me and my wife (our son isn't old enough yet to participate) 2-3 months to put together a 1000 piece puzzle. It's not a race remember, it's a marathon then once we finish it, we glue it to cardboard, and frame it. it provides a really unique Christmas decoration that we can hang and also provides a fantastic memory. Just thought I'd share, hope you all give it a shot!!


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Enjoy all the colors of Fall in the White Mountain's Waterville Valley
August 27. 2013 2:41PM
Town Square Condos is offering an Autumn Wine & Dine package that includes lodging in a one-bedroom condo at Town Square, a three-course dinner at The Lantern Restaurant, and a 25 percent discount on bottled wine. Autumn rates are $200 for two guests per night during the week, and $227 per night on weekends.
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Steve Gass is out to change the tool world in a big way. The Portland, Ore., inventor is a woodworker and patent attorney who holds a Ph.D. in physics. His new safety device for table saws could mean the difference between a Band-Aid and an amputation. You've got to see Gass's SawStop in action to believe it. The electrically controlled super brake stops a full-speed table saw blade within 1/4 of a revolution when it comes in contact with a finger--even with a feed-rate as high as 60 feet per minute. Gass likens his invention to automotive airbags.
"This should be on every table saw sold," Gass says. And, if his early results are any indication of performance, eventually it could be. The SawStop sends a high-frequency charge to an electrically isolated blade and then monitors the blade's amplitude, looking for a rapid drop in the signals. Wood contacting the blade doesn't change the amplitude fast enough to trigger the brake. But a finger does. That's because the device detects the contact by sensing the finger's conductivity, which causes the blade's amplitude to plunge and triggers the brake.
Gass's brake jams a 1"x2"x6" piece of ABS plastic into the blade's teeth within 2 milliseconds of contact. It takes 2 to 3 milliseconds to go from contact to a dead stop--quick enough to leave the finger with only a 1/16-inch-deep cut. Without this device, Gass estimates even the quickest woodworker's reactions would result in a 3 1/2-inch-deep cut or losing a number of fingers. The safety-stop trashes the brake cartridge. But the cartridge slides off the saw easily, ready for a $20-to-$30 replacement.
You're probably asking yourself, "Who the heck tested this to see if it works?" Fair question. Most of the testing has been done with stand-ins that have the same conductivity as human fingers--a team of specially trained hotdogs. But Gass, the consummate inventor, couldn't ask an actual human to use his SawStop if he hadn't backed it up with his own blood, sweat, and tears. Actually, he'd hoped to limit it to just the sweat and tears. "Forcing my finger into that blade was the hardest thing I've ever done," says Gass. "Every instinct was fighting what I had to do." His invention worked though, and Gass avoided becoming one of the estimated 3,000 people who lose fingers on table saws each year.
Don't look for the SawStop on the shelf anywhere--or on tools anytime soon. The brake will most likely end up installed as original equipment by tool manufacturers. And while Gass has begun discussions with a number of companies, the reception has been mixed. After all, industry-wide efforts to re-design and re-tool existing product lines to incorporate these devices would take a lot of time and would have a massive impact on manufacturing. On the other hand, who could ignore its existence?
Gass has only conducted his own tests and demonstrations, so the SawStop hasn't gone through UL testing or any other organization's ratings. That, he says, will be up to tool manufacturers who adopt the technology. So far he's only tried it out on table saws, but he is sure the device has applications for all types of saws, and maybe even jointers. Gass estimates a SawStop brake would add $50 to $100 to the cost of a table saw. Check out the company's Web site at www.sawstop.comeaxyawrztaccvtaxfraexavutudzyvawd.


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For a simple collection of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, water has an
astounding repertoire of contortionist tricks when frozen. It works
particularly well under pressure. In bulk quantities, there are 15
known forms of ice, only a few of which occur at normal atmospheric
pressure. "There are so many unique things about water,"
says Xiao Cheng Zeng, a chemist at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. Zeng decided to check out ice's act when it is
forced into microscopic containment—in this case, into carbon
nanotubes less than 2 nanometers in diameter. He and his colleagues
Jaeil Bai and Jun Wang have found that ice has a whole new
repertoire when it's pushed into a tight spot.
Zeng and his colleagues use supercomputers to model the molecular
dynamics of water molecules confined within carbon nanotubes. A few
years ago, the group created models for four new types of ice in
these close quarters at relatively low pressures—only a few
tens of times atmospheric pressure. Several groups have now
experimentally proven that these modeled forms of ice actually exist
when water is frozen in carbon nanotubes under such conditions. But
since bulk ice has so many more forms under high pressure, Zeng and
his colleagues wanted to see how ice would react if they put the
squeeze on the nanotubes as well.
In the December 26, 2006, edition of the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A., Zeng's group
reported that they had simulated subjecting the ice in the carbon
nanotubes to pressures of 10 to 40,000 atmospheres. Each
experiment's reaction time was no more than a few tens of
nanoseconds. The investigators expected that the ice would simply
roll up into a tubular structure—and for four of the six
resulting phases, this was the case. But for two sets of parameters,
the ice spontaneously transformed itself into nested helixes with
multiple strands.
In a 1.35-nanometer tube at a temperature of minus 9 degrees
Fahrenheit and 40,000 atmospheres of pressure, the ice became a
double helix that somewhat resembles DNA in structure, except the
outer sheath has eight strands and the inner layer has four. In
another simulation of a 1.9-nanometer tube at the same temperature,
when the pressure was suddenly raised from 10 atmospheres to 8,000,
the water abruptly froze into a helical formation with
triple-layered walls. In this case, the outermost wall had 18
strands and the two ice sheaths nested inside of it each had six.
"They are intertwined together like a braid of chains,"
explains Zeng. "At the highest pressures, we were surprised to
find that the helix is the most stable formation of ice."
High pressures force a large number of water molecules to pack
themselves into the carbon nanotube. Zeng suspects that the helix
may be an efficient way for the molecules to arrange themselves to
be as compact as possible at extreme densities. Hydrogen bonding is
also involved. Hydrogens from the inner chain match with those in
the outer wall, and each water molecule prefers to be bonded to four
others in a tetrahedral structure.
It took several years for experiments to confirm Zeng's previous
models of low-density ice in carbon nanotubes, and it's much more
challenging to create such high pressures in the lab than it is on a
computer, but Zeng is hopeful that the new high-density ice
structures will eventually be found in the laboratory. If so, that
will bring the total number of ice's known contortions to about 25
different structures.
Because the way that these ice structures assemble themselves
somewhat resembles the assembly of certain proteins, there is some
hope that the new study could be applied to understanding basic
biological processes, such as the protein misfoldings associated
with mad-cow disease and other illnesses. Also, because the water
molecules spontaneously assemble themselves into such a complex
arrangement, it might also be possible that Zeng's results could aid
in the fabrication of intricate materials at the nanoscale.
"This helix of ice is a cooperative arrangement of tens of
thousands of molecules together. They have to act in a cohesive way
to form this kind of unique structure. It's not like a polymer where
they are already connected by strong bonds," Zeng says.
But Zeng himself is most interested in knowing more about water for
its own sake: "Water and life go hand in hand, so that's the
most important reason why we study it."
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/ice-entwined/1
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Well saturday was a big sucsess for my son and I.
My son and I went to Sutter for his 1st duck hunt
and my 1st opener on a refuge and 1st time @ sutter
So lots of 1st for us on Saturday.
It started out great, First bird in was a Bull sprig cupped up right
over the blocks. I made my brother hold up and my son got the 1st shot of the morning. :mrgreen: Rolling that big bull sprig right in front of us.
YA!! he's hooked now
It wasnt dead when it hit the water so we got to watch Samson chase him around for a while. another big + :mrgreen:
except he pulled the pin tails out trying to get a hold of it. It seems
that dog always pulls those feathers out of crippled sprigs or pheasants.
Oh well wasnt really a mounter anyway so we ate him for lunch today :tounge:
To be honest the shooting was not as great as I expected. But
we had a couple of elderly gentlemen 70+ years (that had not been hunting in years) walk out with us. They setup "RIGHT" next to us and were shooting at any and everything. They were having such a good time I could'nt say anything to them although my brother wanted to.
one of them gave us his left over shells (3/4 of a box ) they shot a solid three hours an easy 75 rounds with one bird each to show for it.
We ended up with 9 birds only one was a mallard. my son got 2
the sprig and a hen woody.
But more imortant he had a GREAT time and wants to go again.
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WANTED Queen Bee capable of starting a colony to produce honey. Looking for one male bee as well so they can make love and have honey making babies. LOOKING FOR AMERICAN BEES ONLY, DO NOT TRY TO SELL ME SOME AFRICAN BEE. Honey will be used only to make mead and not for anything weird. Mead will be called Double D's Mead. Not looking to spend a ton so it's OK if the queen is the runt of the litter. I know how to sex bees so no scammers please.
Quoteno scammers please ok, how many things can you find wrong with this ad ? :-D
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Section 75.24
75.24. Determination of exemption eligibility; qualified organizations—180 days. (a) Notwithstanding Section 75.22, a property shall be eligible for exemption from the supplemental assessment if the organization claiming the exemption is a qualified organization and meets the qualifications for the exemption established by this part no later than 180 days after the date of the change in ownership or the completion of new construction.
(b) For purposes of this section, "qualified organization" means an organization that qualifies as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Health and Wellness Seminar
Tara Magpusao CHC of Heal With Tara Holistic Health Coaching
Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Presented by: KSCO 1080am
WARRIOR SQUAD Santa Cruz
of the Alex Jones InfoWars Team
FREE!! Health & Wellness Seminar
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Portuguese Hall, Santa Cruz
the Nobel-Prize nominee...
the LEGENDARY Dr. Joel Wallach
Medical Doctor, Natropathic Doctor and Veteranarian
of "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" (7pm)
PLUS "Bright Side" Ben Fuchs (2pm)
AND Dr. Corey Gold DDS(5pm)
You don't know, what you don't know...
And what you don't know,
can KILL YOU!!!
Do you or anyone you know suffer from preventable and treatable health issues, including... Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Arthritis, Anxiety, Autism, ADD/ADHD, Asthma, Allergies, Alzheimer's, Anerysms, Joint Pain, High Blood Pressure, Depression, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, digestive disorders Athletic Injury...
Tried it all, but nothing SOLVES the problem?!?!
NEWS FLASH: Prescription Drugs are NOT THE SOLUTION!
You don't know, what you don't know...
And what you don't know,
can KILL YOU!!!
Get in the KNOW!
Register NOW for your FREE tickets before we run out.
We know you won't want to miss a moment of this LIFE CHANGING event!
However, if you are unable to attend the full length of the seminar, please select the appropriate ticket for the presenter(s) you wish to hear so we can be sure to have enough seats for everyone! But HURRY!! These events have sold out in the past!
You'll be getting TONS of LIFE CHANGING health information for the first time,
so don't forget to bring a pen & notepad!
Medical Practioners and Healers
Join the WARRIOR SQUAD and become a WELLNESS WARRIOR!
Bring your clients and customers to this amazing event and help RESTORE HEALTH in our Community!
Contact me ASAP to sign up: healwithtara.my90forlife.com
THANK YOU for helping to restore HEALTH in our community!!
Our kids' future DEPENDS on it!
Brought to you by Heal With Tara CHC
in partnership with Youngevity Essential Life Sciences.
Thank you YOUNGEVITY!
Dr. Joel Wallach
Nutritional research pioneer, author, and radio talk show host, Joel Wallach, BS, DVM, ND has spent his life studying the effects of individual nutrients on disease and bringing that message to the general public. Thanks largely in part to his efforts, the public is now aware of the effects of essential fatty acids on heart disease, folic acid on neural tube defects, and selenium on cancer and other diseases. His forward-thinking ideas form the basis of his famous lecture, Dead Doctors Don't Lie. With more than 150 million copies distributed, DDDL is the most widely distributed health lecture in history.
Nutritional Pharmacist Ben Fuchs
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The Bright Side with Nutritional Pharmacist Ben is a fast-paced, entertaining and educational radio program that focuses on the latest, cutting edge ideas in health and fitness. Featuring nutritional and wellness information about exercise, diet and supplementation, prescription drugs, psychological transformational tools as well as the timeless wisdom of all the great religions and philosophies.
Dr. Corey Gold
Dr. Gold brings his diverse background to the air and voices his opinions on politics, the economy, world issues and other hot-button topics. Dr. Gold brings tremendous passion and energy to the Cory Gold Show.
Formerly a practicing dentist, Dr. Gold moved into the business world where he founded several businesses in diverse fields. Dr. Gold has been the president of both a publicly traded company and has run several privately held companies.
Dr. Gold is also a nationally recognized speaker and trainer in the entrepreneurial world of network marketing. He has a history of being a top level leader in several world-renowned network marketing companies and currently holds the highest international rank at the company that he works with.
Corey is working with KSCO owner Michael Zwerling and fellow KSCO news-talk host David Coursey to develop innovative new methods to introduce ordinary people to the exciting and lucrative world of entrepreneurism.
When & Where
The Portuguese Hall
216 Evergreen St
Santa Cruz,
Sunday, January 27, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
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Robin van Persie returns to the starting line-up for Arsenal's vital Champions League clash with Partizan Belgrade tonight.
The Dutch forward captains the side as Arsène Wenger makes three changes from the team that started Saturday's win over Fulham.
Van Persie steps in for Tomas Rosicky, Denilson replaces Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs comes in for Gael Clichy.
Arsenal team: Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Gibbs, Song, Denilson, Nasri, Van Persie, Chamakh, Arshavin. Subs: Szczesny, Rosicky, Vela, Walcott, Wilshere, Eboue, BendtnerCopyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Department directors manage planning, policy implementation, research, and evaluation as they relate to programs and services for students. In addition, Student Affairs Administrators manage budget and personnel services, publications, communications, data analysis, and reporting.
As educators, teachers, and advocates, members of the division work closely with students in developing a community that is both stimulating and supportive where personal development and learning, about oneself and others, are central.
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Like storm chasers on Earth, a NASA spacecraft spends time each day pursuing intense weather on Mars. Speeding along in orbit, it takes images of dust storms. Often, the storms are spiral like giant tornadoes on Earth. Sometimes they form huge fronts of churning dust like the "black blizzards" of the 1930s. The storms lift dust particles high into the atmosphere that serve as seeds for water-ice cloud formation. Water ice condenses onto the dust particles to form wispy, white clouds.
These images show whirlwinds on top of volcanoes and a dust front rising from a network of canyons. Thin veils of icy clouds dissipate into the atmosphere above the dust plumes. The orbiter has discovered that smaller storms on Mars can feed into larger storms. Now that NASA has extended the mission, there will be lots more chances to look for the perfect storm on Mars!
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars Color Imager
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Arsène Wenger faced the media shortly after Arsenal's 3-0 win against West Ham at Upton Park on Saturday.
Subscribers can now see the manager's press conference in its entirety on Arsenal TV Online.
Wenger discussed:
- a comprehensive win
- Avram Grant's situation at West Ham
- Robin van Persie's performance
- the title race


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Want to Know How to Bring Another Fraternity or Sorority to SJSU?
Chapter Expansion
The core document of the fraternity and sorority community is the Relationship Statement (PDF), adopted on June 8, 2005 and revised January 2013. This document details the expectations of the fraternity and sorority community, San José State University, and the surrounding campus community. It lays the foundation for self-governance, while outlining accountability to the University and broader San José community.
"Each social fraternity and sorority shall belong to the appropriate governing/coordinating council. Most general interest groups affiliated with the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) will belong to the Interfraternity Council (IFC), general interest sororities affiliated with National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) will belong to the Panhellenic Council (PHC), most cultural-interest organizations shall belong to the United Sorority and Fraternity Council (USFC), and historically African American organizations associated with National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) shall belong to the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) at San José State University."
"Expansion should be undertaken when adding an additional social fraternity or sorority would strengthen the Greek community and benefit the University. The Greek coordinating councils in consultation with the University set policies and procedures regarding expansion. When a decision to pursue expansion is made, invitations to participate in the expansion process will be extended jointly by the Vice President for Student Affairs and the appropriate coordinating council. On behalf of the University, only the Vice President for Student Affairs may extend invitations to colonize a chapter at SJSU."
The previous paragraph lays the foundation for each governing council to determine its expansion policies. Further, the practice of such policies dictates that each council shall determine whether it will open for expansion. Usually, this openness to expansion is predicated upon council resources and the stability of member chapters.
If your organization wants to join our community, it is recommended that an SJSU student representative, as well as representative from the organization's national office, meet with a member of Student Involvement's Student Engagement team staff, where the process is outlined in more detail.


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By Rob Kelly
Arsène Wenger says beating Barcelona at Emirates Stadium was his personal highlight of 2011 - but admits it has been one of the most challenging years of his Arsenal career.
The Frenchman was delighted with the 2-1 victory against the eventual Champions League winners back in February but says he has had to endure some testing times over the past 12 months.
"The game against Barcelona was maybe the best game we have ever played on the football pitch here. For me, that was the highlight," said Wenger.
"When I look back, it was not the easiest year of my career. The end of last [season] was even more difficult than the rocky time we had at the beginning of this season because it was all doom and gloom, only negatives.
"This season we had a very tough time too, but we had something in front of us, we could still fight for something.
"With the last two months of last season, once you are in a position where you will not win the Champions League, will not win the league, will not win the FA Cup, you just have to get over the line as well as you can. It was difficult."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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...What part of Florida is your "business" taking ya to??...
Ahoy Floridians.
I am thinking of spending a few days (Jan 19 Jan 22) in Florida. I will be there on business and was thinking of going down to the keys for a couple of days. I just want to experience the semi tropical green environment.
It is dry and brown in Phoenix.
Can anyone recommend an out of the way (read cheap) place to sleep and shower? A cheap hotel or campground? I dont care about the amenities and am even considering sleeping in the car. I dont want to stay in a house or B&B, I just want to be alone for three days.
Where to go and what to do? I dont want to fish, and I dont want to snorkel (some shark would see me in the water and smile thinking wow my lucky day, how did a walrus get this far south). Just walk on the beach, find a quite place to read. Ride a bicycle and maybe find a couple of trails to hike. Shoot a LOT of photos.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
...What part of Florida is your "business" taking ya to??...
There aren't too many quiet spots in the keys anymore, but Key West is a great place to see if you've never been there. Check Travelocity or the like and you'll find the going rate. Most of the cheap places will be away from the action. As for a place to shower, find a gym and get a day pass. It will be cheaper than a hotel.
I'd advise against sleeping in the car unless you're at a campground. There are a lot of broke, strung out kooks who are constantly on the lookout for a (seemingly) easy target.
I will be in Orlando in January for the SHOT show, and plan on traveling to the Keys on the 19th.
Jeff what Eastern Keys would you reccomend? My goal are to drink beer and smoke cigars at a tiki bar on the beach, and shoot a bunch of photos. I am planning on 2 days there.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
...I'm a lot further north in Florida than you're gonna be headed but I can't think of a better place to sit around in a tiki hut drinkin' some brew and watching the "bikini's" walk by...
I am in the early planning stage.
I am thinking of driving from Orlando to Key Largo (6 hours).hit the beach, drink beer take pictures, smoke cigars and watch the sunset.
Drive down to the southern keys the next day (2 hours) and hang out. Take some photos of the highway, hit the beach, find a jungle trail, hike, take photos. Then back to Key Largo for more beer, cigars, and beach time.
Leave for Miami. Go to a cigar factory (lets see if cuban makers roll per the legend), eat Cuban food, smoke cigars, drink beer walk on the beach and shoot photos.
Kennedy Space Center prior to flying out. I wonder if they have a beach
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain
Find you a good Dominican Cigar roller they are the BOMB!
Kennedy Space Center IS a beach... They whole damn thing... One of the nicest in FL. And if you know someone, just grab a beer and a few cigars at the O-Club at Patrick... Nice view.
When is SHOT? I should just look it up.
Can you get me credentials???????? Special Guest of Galco????
I'm brand new here but I live about 2.5 hrs North of Key Largo & used to hang there on weekends with some crazy charter boat captains.. but that's another story.
When you get to Florida City, look for the turn off to Card Sound Road on your left - you get a really good view of what the keys used to look like before mass commercialization took over but you'll have to pay a dollar to use Card Sound Bridge which gives a great view too. Just before the bridge there is an open air bar called Alabama Jack's which is a great place to stop for a conch fritter and a beer & watch mostly locals go by cause tourists don't know about this road. Card Sound Road dumps you back out on US-1 in Key Largo after avoiding many miles of Winebagos & touritas towing huge boats & going too slow.
Continue on a mile or three & look for the Islamarada Fish Company. Good food there & the Sportsman's Paradise store next to it has Hemingway's fishing boat, "Pilar" inside & you can go on board & look around at it. Cool stuff. Also, look for a place called the "Carabean Lounge". This is the place where the Humphry Bogart movie "Key Largo" was filmed. Used to be the best biker bar in the keys but now I think it's all ferns & umbrella drinks.
Good seafood can be had almost everywhere you look & you can buy T-shirts by the lb. Campgrounds are fairly numerous but getting harder to find because land owners can make alot more money with a motel & there just isn't any more land than what's already there - it's a bunch of small islands after all.
You are wise to camp somewhere in the upper/middle keys as the drive to Key West (and back) will be done at about 35 - 45 mph. All thru the keys, the local constabulary seem to be more concerned with your speed than of your state of sobriety - open containers are cool if you're not too obvious or tend to bump into things like other cars or storefront windows etc.
In Key West, stop in to Sloppy Joe's Bar & have a listen to Terry Cassidy, the guitar/banjo guy. Go accross the street from Sloppy Joe's to that little hole-in-the-wall bar that's almost empty & have a beer. You are now in the REAL Sloppy Joe's Bar where Hemingway actually sat & drank with Joe & the gang.
Go to Mallory Square to watch the sunset with everybody else & check out the steet performers etc. Juggling was king the last time I was there but that was like 25 yrs ago so I don't really know what's up there now. Or you could take any one of the "Sunset Cruises" on a charter boat which can be pretty cheap & some offer free beer/wine or champagne.
Another thing is the Official "Southernmost Point in the Continental US" monument, which is basically a painted up hunk of concrete on a corner overlooking the ocean but it's been there since forever & if you're gonna drive all that way, you might as well see it!
There are NO cheap motels or campgrounds in Key West that I know of but I don't exactly go there a lot. I probably should.
I just realised how long winded I got here on my first post! Sorry 'bout that. You're gonna love the keys - it really IS a different country from where the rest of us live. Everytime I go there, I don't want to come back
Sorry for the long winded reply,
There are alot of campgrounds all through the Keys. Most of them are very nice, and well taken care of. I lived there for several years in Marathon. Check out Key Largo, Long Key, Big Pine, Marathon. Believe it or not there is not alot of beaches in the keys. There are some small ones on various keys, but nothing spectacular. Key West would probably be your best bet to find a beach of any size. Beautiful scenery all through the keys so you will not have a problem getting some good photos. Do some research on the internet before you go. It is snowbird season so you need to check availability. Some phone calls and a little research will save you alot of wasted time. If you end up on the west coast I am about 60 miles north of Tampa in Homosassa Springs. Stop by and say HI !! The nicest beaches in the state are probably in the panhandle. There are some nice ones also on both coasts around Daytona, and Clearwater-St. Pete. The drawback is traffic that you have to contend with and finding public access can be a problem in some places. Have a great time!!!!!!!!!!
I am new here also but ,I'll tell you the space center beach is Awesome.
just bring water and such cause there is are no vendor's on it .
I live about 20mins from it . I rather go there then New Smyrna Beach , and that is only 5 minutes from my home
I found a little campground in Key Largo called Riptide. They have 5 hotel rooms. They look pretty small, I dont think they have a toile in the room. Perfect. They have not yet (over a week) returned my phone calls or email.
If I dont stay there I think I will bring a small tent and stay at Key Largo Campground. It is right on the ocean and costs about $40.00 a night.
It really isnt about money. The difference between $90.00 and $40.00 a night is negligible for a 2 night stay. I just dont plan on staying in a room much and dont see the benefit of amenities.
Thanks for the advice on Joes, I will stop in there. Sounds like a great beach on the space center
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain


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Premier League
April 19, 1997
Today's FreezeFrame takes us back to April 1997, just six months after Arsène Wenger had taken over as Arsenal manager.
Early exits from the Uefa Cup, the FA Cup and the League Cup had dented the Frenchman's debut campaign but, by the New Year, his team had found some rhythm and remained in contention for the title as their rivals dropped points.
However, a home defeat to Liverpool at the end of March killed off any lingering hopes of pipping Manchester United to the championship.
Going into the game against Blackburn, Arsenal still had realistic hopes of securing second spot and a Champions League place but they endured another frustrating afternoon at Highbury.
Wenger's side were dominant for much of the first half and they grabbed a deserved lead in the 18th minute when David Platt fired in after Martin Keown's header came back off the post.
It remained a physical, niggly encounter though, and Arsenal were made to pay for failing to put the game to bed when, in the 89th minute, Garry Flitcroft scored a controversial equaliser.
It came about after Patrick Vieira had kicked the ball out of play because Stephen Hughes was down injured. After the Gunners midfielder was stretchered off, Blackburn took the throw in and played it behind Nigel Winterburn.
Chris Sutton chased Winterburn down and won a corner for his troubles, to Arsenal's fury. To add to the controversy, Flitcroft then fired in from the resulting set piece to cap off a disappointing afternoon for Wenger's side.
Today's FreezeFrame image captures the moment Keown gets to grips with Chris Sutton.
Arsenal team: Seaman, Winterburn, Dixon, Keown, Adams, Bould, Hughes (Parlour, 89), Platt, Vieira, Bergkamp, Wright. Subs not used: Lukic, Marshall, Merson, Anelka.
Our FreezeFrame series gives you a classic image ahead of every match. Roll your cursor over the players and click for more information.Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Bicycle Drunk Driving Offense
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Have you been charged with biking under the influence? Thought you were too drunk to drive home, so you decided to bike? Well, swerving on your bike and having difficultly maintaining balance may be the least of your worries. You can actually get a DUI for it! Not all states include bikes in the DUI laws, but many do. Many state laws, and court interpretations thereof, extend the definition of "vehicle" to include bicycles and other modes of transportation - some even go so far as to include lawn mowers, wheelchairs, and horses. So yes, you can get a DUI in any of these situations, depending on your state's laws. And a bicycle DUI, or any other kind of DUI, is regarded the same as a motor vehicle DUI.
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg bans food donations to homeless shelters (Update)
posted at 3:29 pm on March 20, 2012 by Howard Portnoy
In a perverse variation on the magnanimous expression "Your money's no good here," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has adopted a new policy that might be encapsulated as "Your donation's no good here"—except he means it.
The watchdog group My Food. My Choice! explains:
[T]he [Bloomberg] administration is now forbidding you from donating food to government-run homeless shelters because he has to monitor the salt, fat, and calorie content of the food being served.
A mayoral task force and the Department of Homeless Services have joined forces to go beyond just dictating the nutritional standards at the city's shelters.
Well, isn't that special? The man who decreed that your sodium intake is his business and who spends a quarter million dollars of taxpayers' money on three personal chefs is now refusing to allow good-hearted New Yorkers to help out their homeless brethren. His reason? Their edible donations may not stack up to his high standards of nutrition and food safety.
So how is his food safety initiative working out? That would be his system of assigning a letter grade to New York restaurants based on violation points assigned by his crack team of health inspectors. The program, which was launched in 2010, requires eating establishments to display their letter grade in a prominent location on the façade.
What does a restaurant need to do to earn an "A"? Judging from three branches of the coffee chain Starbucks that made the grade, contamination with fecal organisms is a good start. An investigation by the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at New York University Langone Medical Center revealed that the establishments tested positive for Enterococcus, fecal strep, E. coli, and Klebsiella.
An article in the New York Post quotes DHS Commissioner Seth Diamond as explaining that the ban on food donations "is consistent with Mayor Bloomberg's emphasis on improving nutrition for all New Yorkers." But the article's author, Jeff Stier, wonders whether "the real driver behind the ban is the Bloomberg dietary diktats."
With friends like Bloomie, another saying goes, who needs enemies?
UPDATE (3-20, 7:20 p.m.): I received an email from Samantha Levine, Deputy Press Secretary for the Office of the Mayor, that states:
[C]ontrary to NY Post column that ran yesterday, there is no NEW policy (nor has there a change in policy) around food donations to NYC homeless shelters. The Department of Homeless Services actually NEVER took donations: the shelter system is very heavily regulated—even beyond the City's nutritional guidelines—with specific requirements around food handling and serving that leave little room for donations.
I don't know about you, but that makes me feel much better.
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In the final, frantic seconds Monday night, Denver guard Ty Lawson drove into the lane and fired a crisp pass to wide-open teammate Corey Brewer.
At this time, the Jazz would like to thank Lawson for his wonderful example of unselfishness.
In the worst decision made at EnergySolutions Arena since last March when Miami's LeBron James passed the ball to Udonis Haslem (who missed a last-second shot), Lawson allowed the clock to expire long before Brewer could launch a tying attempt from the right wing.
The sequence that began when the Nuggets in-bounded the ball with 3.6 seconds remaining preserved the Jazz's 105-103 victory, and nothing could have served as a better illustration of this bizarre game.
Ultimately, the Jazz won because they stopped impersonating the Washington Generals.
They stood around in the first half as if they were playing along with a Harlem Globetrotters script, giving up 10 dunks and seven layups. Their defensive effort? Simply offensive. If someone looked at the halftime box score and figured, wow, the Nuggets must have been really hot because they shot 73 percent from the field, that would have been a mistaken conclusion.
Denver scored 65 points, while making exactly one 3-pointer and only a few jump shots.
In case you're wondering, Jerry Sloan witnessed all of it, with no apparent side effects. The former Jazz coach and professed lover of defense watched impassively from the 11th row as his old team was exposed in ways he never would have tolerated.
Somehow, the Jazz figured it out.
They usually do, around here. On the road, the Jazz probably would have lost by 20 points, just as they did in Denver in early November.
Their 2-7 road record with another three-game trip beginning Wednesday at New Orleans makes their 6-0 home mark a necessity, not a luxury.
Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said of his team's soft defense, "That's not who we are, so we wanted to make sure that we understood that we needed to pick it up in the second half."
Spurred by that dunkfest, Denver led 77-65 midway through the third quarter before the Jazz responded with 14 straight points. Even after Andre Iguodala, the Nuggets' leading scorer, was ejected with two technical fouls during that run, this was a fight to the finish.
Denver coach George Karl knew what to expect coming in, even if the Jazz hardly resembled an intimidating home team in the first half.
"It's a tough place to play," Karl said before the game. "The fans are into the game, they're pretty intense, the volume in the building's pretty high and [the Jazz] seem to get a friendly whistle on a lot of nights."
This actually was not one of those nights, as a series of strange calls affected both teams about evenly. None of them came at the very end, allowing the issue to be settled by Denver's last two empty possessions.
Wearing their alternate (green) road uniforms, the Jazz almost gave this game away via Jamaal Tinsley's errant pass when they held a one-point lead. Yet after giving up all those dunks and layups, they succeeded in luring former University of Utah star Andre Miller into a 3-point try. Miller missed from the left angle, then the Jazz's Derrick Favors made one free throw and missed the other.
That gave the Nuggets one last shot, which Lawson kindly chose not to take thanks in large part to the defense of DeMarre Carroll.
So the Jazz escaped, as they have a habit of doing here. Out there, somewhere, you just know this would have ended differently.
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Green Bay Edged 4-3 by #63 Arkansas on Saturday
By: Ryan Hartwig (@GBHartwig)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay men's tennis team (3-2) dropped its second-straight contest to a ranked opponent on Saturday, falling 4-3 to No. 63 Arkansas in Minneapolis.
Green Bay fell behind 1-0 after Arkansas swept the doubles point, but strong singles play nearly helped the Phoenix pull off the upset.
Sophomore Howard Scott (Exeter, England) earned a hard-fought win at the No. 2 singles spot, taking down the Razorbacks' Hall Fess 6-5 (6), 6-4.
Classmate Leopold Gomez Islinger (Weiden, Germany) rolled to a convincing win in his No. 3 singles match, beating Santiago Munoz 6-1, 6-0, and freshman Jorge Gonzalez Soler (Madrid, Spain) came from behind to beat Juan Marino (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) at No. 6 singles, but it wasn't enough as Arkansas won at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 to secure the 4-3 result.
Green Bay will play its third consecutive match against a ranked opponent on Friday when it travels to Des Moines, Iowa to take on No. 30 Drake.
#63 Arkansas 4, Green Bay 3
No. 1 - Mike Nott/Johan den Toom (ARK) def. Michael Tenzer/Howard Scott (GB) 6-3
No. 2 - Hall Fess/Pete Thomason (ARK) def. Joey Leto/Michael Tebon (GB) 6-3
No. 3 - Jovan Parlic/Christian Lee (ARK) def. Leopold Gomez Islinger/Rowan Isaaks (GB) 6-4
No. 1 - Mike Nott (ARK) def. Michael Tenzer (GB) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 - Howard Scott (GB) def. Hall Fess (ARK) 6-5 (6), 6-4
No. 3 - Leopold Gomez Islinger (GB) def. Santiago Munoz (ARK) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 - Christian Lee (ARK) def. Joey Leto (GB) 6-0, 6-5 (6)
No. 5 - Johan den Toom (ARK) def. Rowan Isaaks (GB) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 - Jorge Gonzalez Soler (GB) def. Juan Marino (ARK) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
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hi yall. started meddling with my old beskar that i never finished :P new ideas and designs. feels good to be working on it again
im starting a new post because the old one is too big and it jut feels right:P the old can be viewed here http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f34/m...y-mando-30757/
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ok so i ordered a belt with puches and a boba fett armor plate package from ebay. Cut the cod piece as you can see in teh pics. the white new lower circular form on the chest plate is actually the collar piece, and the lower abdominal (just above the belt) is the butt piece. attached the diamond on the right shoulder piece, and the middle shoulder pieces you can see is from the original Fett chest pieces. using the original back plate and abdominal plate. planning for original knee pads
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Normally, I never buy brands that aren't super mainstream. But, the Bersa caught my eye. I was actually doing the paperwork on 1 last Nov at a gunshow, but when I asked them to cut the plastic tie on it, so I could try out the trigger, the trigger wasn't very good on that particular gun.
The other 2 they had were kinda scratched up, so I just cancelled the deal. I have heard nothing but good things about the Bersa 380, and I've since been told that my experience is very unusual.
I think it is a very nice gun. That being said, I already have several 9mm guns, including a couple of compacts. If I got the 380, it would be to have an extra gun. If I were U, I'd try to find a compact 9mm.
BY the way - where is Coastal Bend? I am in College Station.


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