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Talk to your vet about referral to a dermatologist or starting Apoquel. Apoquel is a nonsteroidal anti itch. We have had amazing success with it, but it's very hard to get. A veterinary dermatologist will have a better chance of having it.
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|my guy gets some rashes too if he lies in mud or runs into filthy water. about 2 months ago I went to the vet and they gave me a shampoo that says 4% chlorhexidine and broad spectrum antibacterial shampoo. If he starts breaking out I do his belly/groin area thoroughly with it and let it sit 10 min (like the vet said) before washing off. I also use a plain 'natural shampoo' for regular baths all over his body except head. his skin is way, way better than it was a few months ago. sorry your pal is going through this
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We used to live in the desert of California. Then we moved to Virginia, near DC....2 years ago. This is when this whole thing started happening. ....
Her itching seems to have picked up big time lately, which coincides with summer just starting.
I think the NutriScan Testing, By Dr. Dodds that you can do at home, would be more beneficial if this is food related.
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NutriScan tests for the twenty-four most commonly ingested foods by dogs and cats to provide you with specific results as to your companion animal's food intolerances or sensitivities. Since it is a salivary test, you have the convenience to complete the test at home or at your veterinarians office. Best of all, you can have the results in approximately two weeks to help you put your pet on the right diet. NutriScan tests for:
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Sorry, the water is taking all the oil out of the skin and coat. Dry dock that dog and get some professional help..
Thanks everyone for your answers. I will schedule an appointment for allergy testing. I had asked my vet about that but they said it didn't need to be done. They did swabs for yeast and another thing, I can't remember, and she didn't have anything they could see, according to them. Ugh I hate this I just want her to feel better.
Originally Posted by Sunflowers View Post
I did try Seacure...what a nightmare.
Then I found out that Hans is very sensitive to whitefish!
I think it is well worth it to send a saliva sample to California, so you know what to avoid. Ever since I did this, we have had no more food problems.
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You are totally right Sunflowers! Dr. Dodds NutriScan just may be the ticket for this poor baby!
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her skin has become chronically yeasty from the sounds of it
yeast has a distinctive odor on the skin and so does bacteria
what happens is the skin gets irritated so pumps out extra oil
that traps and feeds yeast on the body and is itchy so they scratch or bite
that becomes infected
it is not necessary to go raw to help her
i would actually suggest a unique protein such as duck or venison or bison
natural balance is good for this use as it has only one protein source whichever you use
you have to get and keep her skin dry
if it is damp or moist this will contribute to the yeast infection
apple cider vinegar ca be added to her food perhaps a tbs per day
i have also had good luck with my itchy pup using topical malacetic otic which is for ears or skin
your main goal is to properly acidify the skin so the acid base balance returns
I did try Seacure...what a nightmare.
Then I found out that Hans is very sensitive to whitefish!
I think it is well worth it to send a saliva sample to California, so you know what to avoid. Ever since I did this, we have had no more food problems.
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Best advice I could suggest is to go totally raw and do not allow her to eat anything else including "store bought" items or food falling from your table. You can make your own easy one ingredient treats (let me know if you want the recipe).
Commercially prepared LIMITED ingredients would be the way to go if you cannot prepare raw balanced meals yourself. Something like Bravo Beef: Bravo! Balance
Beef, beef organs (livers, hearts, kidneys), beef bone, celery, acorn squash, turnip, sunflower oil, salt, potassium chloride, vitamin E, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganous oxide, potassium iodide, vitamin D.
If you decide to do this, read the ingredients carefully, making sure that the raw food you choose does not contain any Chicken, Eggs, or Flax Oil/Flax Seed.
Another great supplement item for dogs with allergies is called SeaVive. I know of several dogs that it has helped.
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IMMUNE SYSTEM MISSION: Prevent disease and infection
Mucous membranes that line body cavities open to the environment, such as those found in the nose and gut, house antibodies called immunoglobulins that ensnare pathogens and potential antigens encountered in daily life. Thus, mucous membranes function as the first step in the mission of the immune system to prevent disease and infection.
Toxic invaders that sneak by the mucosal barrier are met by white blood cells called macrophages, which by a process called phagocytosis literally digest and destroy invaders in the blood. Thus, macrophages become the body's inside line of defense responsible for seeking and indiscriminately destroying viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria.
Two new supplements aid and assist these defenses against disease and infection. They are Colostrum, which supplies critical immunoglobulins to block invaders at the level of the mucosal barrier, and Beta glucan, which stimulates the action of the macrophages to phagocytize invaders in the blood stream. A third supplement Seacure® aids the immune system indirectly by correcting pathogenic bowel permeability to prevent hazards from passing through the gut membrane to infect internal organs. Finally, Vitamin C is well recognized for its immune-supportive properties. All four of these components are combined to produce the one-of-a-kind immune-booster ... SeaVive®. About SeaVive
SeaVire® is a 100% natural, pre-digested fish protein concentrate combined with Colostrum 80/40 which is critical for good immune function. This combination is the only product on the market like it in the world. It is now available in the nutraceutical industry today. SeaVive® naturally contains a total of 18 amino acids including the 11 essential amino acids. Essential amino acids are amino acids that cannot be synthesized by the dog/cat's body and must be supplied to the body in their daily diet. But when a system is compromised due to disease or a debilitating condition SeaVive is the ideal supplement because of the benefits of a quickly absorbed and fully assimilated protein source- one of which is fast repair and recovery from illness, surgery, and wound healing.
Because SeaVive® is already pre-digested it is 100% usable by the body, and it does not require effort on the part of the dog's digestive system to process the protein. This makes it readily available for nourishment, boosting immune function and accelerated healing. This product is perfect for fading puppy syndrome, the systemic yeast removal detoxification process, dog's whose systems are depleted from IBD, IBS, Coccidia and Giardia. It is a terrific supplement for dog's with allergies due to its immune boosting properties and an answer to nourishment for the stages of early renal failure because it's a protein the body does not have to process, so it is usable and not hard on the compromised kidneys.
During the manufacturing process of SeaVive they employ a proprietary technology that permits them to, naturally, breakdown the fresh raw material, Pacific Whiting (a member of the Cod family) making SeaVive
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Anyone going to gun show this coming weekend in Raleigh?
I didn't know there was one, but I wouldn't have been able to go anyway since my cousin is getting married in Asheville. Let us know how it goes, won't you?
Nope. IMO, the ones at the fair grounds suck and at the last one I went to, a lot of the vendors seemed a bit "sketchy". I'm better off shopping at local shops and on-line.
I go mostly to see if anyone has the ammo I need for my rifle. And it's been months since he saw any range time with me. Ordering it online is just too forbidding for me with shipping costs as they are and I don't have a lot of money to begin with. Plus, I like to see what Classic Arms has to offer at the shows. If something catches my eye I like the idea of leaving with it right away. But I have made the choice to only buy that type of firearm (classic/military surplus) at the show, and hopefully only from Classic Arms. I got screwed once, it won't happen again.
I guess if you're hunting for something in particular, especially if it's a hard to find item, then the shows might be a way to go.
Yeah, I don't think most stuff at the gun show is a bargain or even close to it. But my ammo is tough to find and this time around I'm the only one off for the show, so I'm taking a list for other people's nearly impossible to find ammo. At least I'll get my $8 worth of looking around.
Oh, yeah, mom's already got the coupons. She got four, because apparently the folks decided this is a family outing, so the fourth is for me so I can go back alone the next day. LOL!
No, dad's anti-gun. Mom has a rifle. I think mom wants to look for revolvers and dad just likes to go to look at older weapons. He likes my rifle and was almost giggling the day I put an M1 Garand in his hands. He just really hates handguns and doesn't like ammo, either, apparently.
Not sure if any of you went. I went both days. First time I've ever done that. It was actually a decent show this go around. Not a lot of airsoft that I could see, lots and lots of guns on display, very few jewelry and book dealers, only one coin dealer I noticed. The shocker for me was that there wasn't one table I stopped at that I wasn't treated like everyone else. Normally I have to beg and plead for help, but this time was different and most of the dealers even stood there talking shop with me. I actually had a guy asking me what I thought of the S&W 460. Weird. But it was a decent show and very, very crowded. The vendors I spoke to today said they did amazingly well, even those vendors not selling stuff listed by name in HR1022.
Only bad thing: lack of ammo. There were very few vendors selling ammo this go around, and the ones who had ammo didn't have a lot of it. I actually ran into people saying they were having a tough time finding normally easy rounds to find, like .45 ACP. I found one vendor selling my rifle ammo and bought a few boxes from him. But it was slim pickings.
Yeah, it was Dixie. Now, today I heard different reviews. A lot of people thought the show sucked. But I still think it was better than any I've seen in the past few years.


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BERKELEY - Lauren Schmidt - a former Fresno State assistant coach and Stanford All-American - joined the California lacrosse program as an assistant coach, head coach Ginger Miles announced on Thursday. A two-time Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Year while with the Cardinal, Schmidt coached with the Bulldogs for the past year.
"I am so thrilled to add Lauren to our staff," Miles said. "Lauren is driven, highly competitive and passionate about lacrosse. Lauren brings with her not only a passion for lacrosse but also a desire to see the game grow on the West Coast. Lauren has coached many local youth and has been very involved in fostering the continued growth of the game in California. Her familiarity with the conference and her experience playing for the U.S. National Team will undoubtedly help us take this program to the next level. Lauren will be a great mentor for our midfield unit and ensure they are maximizing their potential. I have no doubt that her experience as both a player and coach will be tremendous additions to the program."
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On April 22, attorneys for Aereo and the broadcast TV networks will face off before the Supreme Court in American Broadcasting Companies Inc. v. Aereo . The closely watched case could change the course of broadcast television and determine the future of the emerging over-the-top video marketplace. With so much on the line, Aereo—fighting to stay in business—and the broadcasters that want to shut it down have enlisted the services of a couple of big-name Washington attorneys with deep ties to the high court. The Supreme Court decision , which could come in late summer, will end two years of legal battles that began just prior to Aereo's launch in New York. What Aereo calls a technology that gets it around the copyright law to deliver over-the-air TV stations on the Internet broadcasters call a legal gimmick and a clear violation of copyright. As Aereo rolled out in other cities, broadcasters sued. Aereo won in New York and Boston but lost in Utah. When broadcasters petioned the Supreme Court last October to hear the case, the response of Aereo, knowing it faced an endless series of expensive lawsuits, was: Bring it on. The question before the court Whether a company "publicly performs a copyrighted television program when it retransmits a broadcast of that program to thousands of paid subscribers over the Internet." What's at stake for Aereo? If it loses, Barry Diller, Aereo's financial backer, has said the startup is toast .
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Hello all!
I am new to this forum and I really would appreciate some advice.
About 18 months ago I bought my first ever digital camera, a Nikon D40x fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 18mm - 70mm lens. I have now decided to buy another lens and am keen on getting a more powerful zoom lens and in particular the Nikon 18-200MM F3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX.
My question is this....
What are the benefits of going for this lens rather than the Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC Optical Stabilised Zoom Lens?
If you compare both lenses, the price difference is substantial, so is the extra money for the Nikon lens worth it?
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Riverview girls set for return to higher class
After an adventurous two-year stint in Class A, Riverview is set for a return to the Class AA ranks of girls basketball.
The world finally has stopped spinning, but the team isn't too concerned with its new surroundings.
"Actually, we're not concerned about the move at all," Raiders coach Keith Stitt said. "Class AA has more teams and consequently has its share of good and bad teams. You look at the teams we played last year in the North Catholics and Vincentians — Greensburg Central Catholic and those teams are no better than those teams."
Numbers may dictate where the Raiders play, but experience — or lack thereof — could determine if another historic postseason run is possible.
Last year, Riverview (16-9) put together a laundry list of accomplishments, from its first WPIAL semifinal appearance since 1980, to a rare state playoff appearance.
The Raiders will have to replace three senior starters, including Valley News Dispatch Player of the Year Mary Andrejko, who averaged 21.6 points and scored 1,344 points in her career.
"We still have a chance to be a pretty good team," Stitt said. "We'll just have to see how the young ones come along. The bottom line is that we're inexperienced."
True, but not completely.
Senior point guard Ashley Bruni has started since the midway point of her freshman year, and senior 5-10 forward Rene Ault also returns as a third-year starter.
Call that battle-tested duo the foundation.
"We expect them to have big years for us," Stitt said. "But I can see us starting two sophomores and a freshman with them."
The sophomores are 5-foot-9 forward Leah Sero and 5-10 guard-forward Bree Patsey, who is coming off a knee injury that cost her much of last season.
The freshman Stitt mentioned could become a household name in the program. Sadie Buchser has received high praise from coaches and teammates. A 5-7 shooting guard, Buchser should make an immediate impact.
"She's going to be a dynamite player," Stitt said. "She has the potential to be as good or better than some of the best girls we've had come through here."
Another important player is guard Erin Lauff, another senior leader.
"If things work out, we'll have a lot of depth," Stitt said. "We're hoping to go seven or eight deep."
Key reserves look to be senior Kim Botta and 5-10 junior forward Madison Long. A foreign-exchange student, Isabella Gudmundsdottir, also could contribute. The 5-9 senior forward is from Iceland. She first attended Allderdice before moving to Oakmont and transferring to Riverview.
Now in Section 3-AA, the Raiders will face talented teams in Greensburg Central Catholic and Jeannette, along with Shady Side Academy, Springdale and South Allegheny.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by mikhail1973, Jun 29, 2009.
Brown to stay with Pistons | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press So, we have a center.
He'll be a good back up.
Oh Joy. I don't dislike him. In fact, he's OK. I'm just not fond of him being our starting C/PF etc. I'd say we need him or Shaq/Dwight but we really don't.
Kwame played well last year. I'm glad he's back. While we haven't had a dominant big man in recent years, we have been spoiled by the number of big men on our roster. Sheed + Ben + Dyess + Dale Davis + Amir + Maxiell + Brezec, etc. We don't remember what it is like to be extremely thin at those positions. To be one injury away from permanent small ball with MC as the conducter would be horrifying.
Im glad he decided to stick around. He played pretty well most of the time for us. If he could develop a little inside game he could be very good on offense because he gets great positions all the time just has a hard time finishing with little hook shots and stuff. He is a good defender, rebounder, shot blocker so if he had some offense to go with that he would be a solid starting C in this league.
One of the few bright spots near the end of the season. It was a dim light, but a light nonetheless. At least he showed energy and used his size. Just fine for 15-20 minutes a night.
Glad to hear he's coming back, he is a nice guy off the bench, and gives us a bit of size up front.
big man on the cheap, that's what we have..
If Kwame proved anything last year, he proved he's not necessarily a liablity at the center position. He may not help, but he's not hurting. I'll take that, for now, while we try to get people at the other positions that will help the team.
Thank god, if there's one thing that's true about Kwame Brown, it's that you can trade him for absolutely amazing things.
At this point, unless we sign or acquire someone bigger, he may well be the tallest guy on our team next season and the only one with more than 5 years experience. I too believed that despite dropping many passes to him in the post, if he had played/started every game, we may have finished at least .500 and won one game vs the cavs.....
Kwame turned out to be solid especially for the money. I remember one guy last year called him Giant Turd.
We need cap space for 2 players. Maybe we already have the required space to reel in our 2 targets? It is possible that Joe has a good idea of the 2 guys that he wants and dumped Amir to get over the hump on the financial side. If that is the case, then the other way that we are going to get significant players it through trade. So, it is possible that by having Kwame accept the 2nd year option, he is really helping Joe by giving him a non-essential trading piece with a $4M salary to fill a gap. Say Joe acquires Ben Gordon and Charlie Villenueva through FA. Then Joe can trade the redundant Rip Hamilton + Kwame Brown for a $16M/year player. That is Chris Bosh ($15.8M). Toronto gets Rip for the long run + an expiring big man that they can likely resign if they like him. So, Stuckey/ Bynum Gordon/ Afflalo Prince/ Daye Villenueva/ Maxiell Bosh/ Plaisted??/ Dyess??? That team would have a lot of guys with energy, but who are hitting their stride and have some real experience. Are we allowed to go over the cap to resign Dyess if we wanted to since he is an existing player?
Didn't Villenueva and Bosh start together in Toronto at some point? I like this lineup....except we would need a defensive minded big man coming off the bench.
Theo Ratliff? He knows his way around the Palace.
I really like this lineup. We'd get killed defensively though, but hey at least we'd have something that resembles an NBA offense.
Roscoe is going to ban you for that suggestion j/k
They lost the Bird Rights to Dyess when they traded him. I think the most they can offer his is the veterans minimum. I read it last week somewhere but am guessing at the max they can give him.
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okay your thoughts are needed on EVERYTHING
i just got a nano tank the aqua culture wave (16.75 x 11.2 x 10.88)
tank by laq997, on Flickr
i want to have
1 betta
shrimp, (ghost) how many???
snail (??) how many ???
okay... so
substrate, lighting, plant options...
most important will this tank work? it was $13 so i grabbed it but i can return it if i need a more traditional one.
betta eat shrimp 1 snail or 2. I would take it back buy the 5.5 gallon kit or buy 10 gallon tank at petco. Any kit you buy you will be upgradeing everything just a matter of time. I found it best just to start with the good stuff first. You can even buy the cheaper hood for the 10 gallon put two cfl spirls in there, aqua clear filter, heater and you are g2g but If you want to stay small I would just buy a glass tank if you want to stay small get a 2.5 glass tank lots of options with those or you can use what you have just might run into some problems maybe some more people have some opions on to keep or not keep becuase that is the quenstion. As for everything els do some searching around all can be answered with good ol reading
Well, heres the deal. In the 2.5g, I wouldn't keep anything but shrimp. So, you could have 15-30 cherries or ghosts, whatever. The smallest I would keep a betta in is 5g. As for plants, you are limited to mosses and dwarf/petite species, even with a 5g. In my Spec, i have taiwan moss, crypt parva and anubias nana 'petite.' Substrate, you can really use anything you want, since you need so little. I used fluval plant stratum in my Spec. Lighting will be the issue. I doubt that those LED's are powerful enough to sustain plant life, therefore, you would be tossing the lid all together. You would want to get a small CFL (5000-10000 range), 8w or so, and a desk lamp standing behind it, pointing directly down (bulb vertical, not horizontal).
Ya I wish people wouldn't advertise small tanks as betta tanks. Yes, they can live in 0.25gal of water the same way you can live in a closet. Are you going to be happy? Neither is the betta.
The notion comes from bettas in the wild being found in shallow water, therefore people think well if it comes from rice paddies 4" deep, it must be able to live in a small amount of water. What they don't take into account is the fact that it may be 4" deep but it is 1000 sq miles in length and width.
what trickerie recommends is the best option for light. now since that makes it open-top, a betta is not a good choice.
the issue with tanks under 5 gal, is that most heaters dont keep the temp stable (they can keep the average at what you set it to, but because the body of water is so small, the fluctuations away from that are large. thats the main reason i dont recommend tanks that size for bettas, its very stressful for them in particular, as the temp needs to be higher than for most fish species (78-82 for regular maintenance).
i would ditch the top, get an azoo palm filter (they have em on drsfosterandsmith) or similar small HOB, and make it a neocardina shrimp tank. cover the intake with a filter sponge to keep shrimplets from being sucked in.
red cherrys are pretty tough to kill. i had 3 who hitchhiked as shrimplets into a betta tank, grew up, survived over 6 months with the betta, 2 treatements of copper sulfate for a velvet issue, and one was a female and even berried up during that period. 2 were moved when i finally caught them, and 1 is still in there (saw him 2 weeks ago).
for a low-light small tank, i would go with flourite. maybe add a very thin layer of MTS underneath, or just put root tabs near root feeding plants (like cryptocoryne species).
some plants to consider are mosses, pelia, c. parva, c. wendti, l. sessiliflora, anubias petite, m pteporus varieties (in the background), m. minuta, and lileopsis sp (in the background).
i had picked this tank because it's so much longer then the other 2.5 gallon tanks and he is so happy in his 1 gal bowl (blowing bubble nests daily) that i want him to have more room to run.
he's pretty mellow so i may try a shrimp in with him, are cherries better then ghost (why she likes ghost is beyond me)
already planned on ditching the top, adding a filter, have a heater/light already with a plant in his bowl.
i do want to keep it really small as i like it on the dining room table (it's where i have my coffee and work during the day and he seems to be happy hanging out with me)
do i need anything under the tank?
just ordered the substrate, once it's here i'll get the plants (or maybe before so i can desnail them (the anachas came with a pond snail - ick)
any thoughts on type of snail (dear lord please don't let there be a 'ghost' snail)...
i love the cherry shrimps, so maybe i'll win that one.. but she had to settle on the betta .. hmm...
Well, the 2.5g will be better than the bowl, thats for sure. Personally, I still recommend the 5g, but if you must stick with the 2.5g, so be it. I use non-slip drawer liners under my tanks, just incase. As for snails, I'd only go for a mystery. They are fine with betta.
by the way where do you get a 5 gal... i only find 3 and 10!
I know Aqueon minibows come in 5g. Also standard, glass tanks with rims come in 5g. I would recommend a standard rimmed tank. The customization options are larger than with a tank you would get in a kit.
I personally would recommend cherry shrimp or amano shrimp over ghost shrimp. Ghost shrimp are very active but with their protruding eyes, humped back, and long legs, they just gave me the willies. I liked it when they kept more out of sight. RCS are cute especially when they swim around in midwater. Haven't had amanos but may be a better choice with a betta since they are larger in size.
Whether you need something underneath the tank. That's your judgment call based on what material the tank is, what the bottom is like, what material the surface you're putting it on is, etc... I wouldn't worry about it unless it's glass on glass (glass tank with no rim on glass table).
Oh about snails. Nerites are pretty and come in lots of colors. But they are harder to find and more expensive. You may want to first test out the living-together thing with another snail that is easier to find/replace/don't care about as much.
all-glass and the other brand that look the same make standard 5 gals. also so a 5.5 gal a few times in the same style. bought that one.
cherries are easier to breed. youll have some live food for the betta to graze on that way. and the shrimplets he doesnt catch can be sold online or to your lfs for store credit. and the look nicer.
nerite snails work fine with bettas, too.
i agree on ghost snails ... ewwwww.... for some reason my 15 year old girly girl likes them...
i figure i'll buy a small one and hope the betta eats it...(sad but true)
cherry are my fav. and i'm doing a black bottom so they should pop...
i have looked for a standard 5 gal.. none around here all 10...
i thought the longer would be better for the little guy to 'run' in...
thinking... thinking.. thinking...
i need a location for the 5 gal...
I don't know your budget, but the Spec V has everything you will need for the tank. But it's price is def a turn off. I have the Spec 2.5g and have cherries in it
i'm looking at this one - it has better lighting and i want plants
has anyone ever tried the Shiruba Force Filtration Power Filter ?
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Overview of Relief for Non-Permanent Residents in Removal Proceedings
Individuals who are not legal residents and are in removal proceedings may be eligible to apply for cancellation of removal, a discretionary application for long term residents who can demonstrate good moral character and significant hardship to a U.S. citizen or legal resident spouse, parent or child. An applicant who is approved for cancellation of removal becomes a legal permanent resident.
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- Has been physically present in the United States at least ten years;
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- Has a U.S. citizen or legal resident spouse, parent or child who will suffer "exceptional and extremely unusual" hardship if the applicant is removed. This means that the relative will suffer substantiallymore than what is expected to result from the applicant's removal;
- Has not been convicted of certain crimes or been involved with subversive or terrorist organizations.
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Applications can be made only in removal proceedings before an Immigration Judge (IJ). An adversarial hearing is conducted with the government represented by an attorney, and the IJ determines whether the applicant is eligible and merits the favorable exercise of discretion. To apply, the applicant must,
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The other day I put up a post on Mike Weaver's and Bryce's Salvador's possible ability to boost their goalies save percentage and I followed it up with a post on the Maple Leafs defensemen where we saw Phaneuf, Gunnarsson, Gleason and Gardiner all seemingly able to do so as well while Robidas had the reverse effect (lowering goalie save percentage). This got some fight back from the analytics community suggesting this is not possible. My question to them is, why not?
Their answer is that if you do year over year analysis of a players on-ice save percentage or a year over year analysis of a players on-ice save percentage relative to their teams you will find almost no correlation. While this is true I claim that this is not sufficient to prove that such a talent does not exist. Here is why.
We Know Players Can and Do Impact Save %
The most compelling argument that players can and do impact save % is that we see it happening all the time and it is fully accepted among the hockey analytics community. It is known as score effects. Score effects are a well entrenched concept in hockey analytics. It is why we often look at 5v5 "close" or 5v5 tied statistics instead of just 5v5 statistics. Generally speaking, the impact score effects have is that the trailing teams usually experiences an increase in shot rate along with a decrease in shooting percentage while the team protecting the lead experiences a decrease in shot rate but an increase in shooting percentage. The following table shows the Boston Bruins shooting and save percentages when tied, leading and trailing over the past 7 seasons combined.
The difference in the Bruins save percentage between leading and trailing is 1.33%. This is the difference between a .923 save percentage goalie and a .910 save percentage goalie which is the difference between an elite goalie and a below average goalie. That is not insignificant. Is this the goalies fault or does it have something to do with the players in front of him? The latter seems most likely. It makes sense that when protecting the lead the players take fewer risks in an attempt to generate offense and in return give up fewer good scoring chances against albeit maybe more chances in total. Conversely, the team playing catch up take more offensive risks so they end up giving up more quality scoring chances against. This is reflected in their teams save and shooting percentages when leading and trailing.
So, now if a team can play a style that boosts the team save percentage when they are protecting a lead, why is it so inconceivable that a player could see the same impact in his on-ice save percentage if that player plays that style of hockey all the time? If Mike Weaver and Bryce Salvador play the same style all the time that teams play when protecting a lead, why can they not boost on-ice save percentage? There is no reason they can't.
It is Difficult to Detect because Individual Players Don't Have a lot of Control of Outcomes
The average player's individual ability to influence of what happens on the ice is actually fairly small as there are also 9 other skaters and 2 goalies on the ice with him. At best you can say the average player has a ~10% impact on outcomes while he is on the ice. That isn't much. Last week James Mirtle tweeted a link to Connor Brown's hockeydb.com page as evidence why +/- is a useless statistic. Over the course of three OHL season's Brown's +/- went from -72 to -11 to +44. I suggested to Mirtle that if this is the criteria for tossing out stats we can toss out a lot of stats including corsi% because most stats are highly team/linemate dependent. When challenged that this dramatic of reversal is not seen in corsi% I cited David Clarkson as an example. In 2012-13 Clarkson was 4th in CF% but in 2013-14 he was 33rd (of 346) in CF%. From one year to the next he went from 4th best to 14th worst. Why is this? WEll, Clarkson essentially moved from playing with good corsi players on a good corsi team to playing with bad corsi players on a bad corsi team. No matter how much puck possession talent Clarkson has (or hasn't) his talent doesn't dominate over the talent level of the 4 team mates he is on the ice with.
Now think about how many players change teams from one year to the next and think about how many players get moved up and down a line up and change line mates from one season to next. It is not an insignificant number. TSN's UFA tracker currently has 109 UFA's getting signed starting July 1st, the majority of them changing teams. There are only ~800 NHL players (regulars and depth players) in a season so that is pretty significant turnover. Some teams turn over a quarter to half their line up while others stay largely the same. With that much roster turnover and with so little ability for a single player to drive outcomes it should be expected that the majority of statistics see relatively high "regression". Regression doesn't mean lack of individual talent though.
Think of this scenario. We have a player with an average ability to boost on-ice save percentage and he has been playing on a team with a number of players who are good at boosting on-ice save percentage but generally speaking he doesn't play with those players. Under this scenario it will appear that the player is poor at boosting on-ice save percentage because he is being compared to players who are good at it. Now that player moves to another team who isn't very good at boosting on-ice save percentage. Now that same average player will look like he is a good player because he has a better on-ice shooting percentage than his teammates. The result is little year over year consistency but that doesn't mean there aren't talent differences among players.
Hockey is not like baseball which is a series of one-on-one matchups between pitcher and batter or isolated attempts to make a fielding play on a hit ball. Outcomes in hockey are completely interdependent on up to 12 other players on the ice. QoT is the largest driver of a players statistics in hockey. Only when we factor out QoT completely can we truly be able to identify every players talent level for any metric we measure. This is a kind of like the chicken and an egg problem though because to identify a players talent level we need to know the talent level of their team mates which in turn required knowledge of his own talent level. We can't just look at year over year regression to isolate talent level.
The "team" aspect in hockey is more significant than any other sport and any particular players statistics are largely driven by the quality of his team mates. Even more than teammates, style of play can be a significant factor in a players statistics. The quality of the players that a particular player plays with is a function of both the team the plays on and the role (offensive first line vs defensive third line) he is playing on the team and this is maybe the greatest driver of a players statistics. This is why David Clarkson can be a Corsi king in New Jersey and a Corsi dud in Toronto. It also accounts for why James Neal can be a 25 goal guy playing on the first line in Dallas to a 40 goal guy in Pittsburgh (and probably back to a 25 guy guy in Nashville next year). This also accounts for why year over year correlation in many stats is not very good despite there being measurable differences in the talent that that stat is measuring. Significant statistical regression is not sufficient, in my opinion, to conclude insignificant controllable talent if no significant attempt to completely isolate individual contribution to team results has been successfully made.
Just for fun, here is a chart of Lidstrom's on-ice save percentage vs team save percentage. It is pretty outstanding that an offensive defenseman can do this too.


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DOD Must Have Petroleum Fuel Alternatives, Official Says
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2012 – Smart investing and less reliance on petroleum-based fuels will help ensure an agile, lethal and adaptable combat force, and ultimately, national security, a senior Pentagon official said here today during an Energy Department-hosted conference.
During "Biomass 2012: Confronting Challenges, Creating Opportunities – Sustaining a Commitment to Bioenergy," Sharon Burke, assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and programs, called biofuels and alternative fuels "sustainable and reliable" ways the United States can accomplish the defense mission.
"Energy security is about international stability and prosperity and that is fundamentally an issue of national security," Burke said. "We're looking for fuels that are compatible with our existing equipment and storage infrastructure and a cost-competitive alternative fuels market."
Although accounting for less than 1 percent of all domestic energy use, the Defense Department remains the single largest consumer of energy in the nation, Burke said.
"Last year, our energy bills totaled $20 billion and we consumed about 5 billion gallons of petroleum," she explained, adding that 75 percent of DOD's consumption is operational energy required for training, moving and sustaining military equipment and weapons.
"The department is going to have ships, planes and vehicles that were designed to use petroleum fuels for a very long time to come," Burke said. "[Alternative fuels] investment ensures our equipment can operate on a wide range of fuels, and that's important for our readiness over the long term." Burke also noted the DOD's long history of innovation and the role bioenergy will play in future missions.
"Hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicles have the potential to achieve much longer mission durations than those that are powered by traditional petroleum-based products, … and the department is interested in technologies that can generate fuel or energy at a tactical location."
"The Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marines have all recognized the vulnerability of our singular dependence on petroleum," Burke said. "They've all taken a first step toward a different future by certifying their equipment to operate on a range of alternative fuels, … and that certification activity is really important."
Burke said her office coordinated with the services and key defense agencies to form an alternative fuels policy for operational platforms.
"It articulates the defense interest in alternative fuels to ensure operational military readiness, improve battlespace effectiveness and further flexibility of military operations through the ability to use multiple, reliable fuel sources," she said.
The policy also establishes clear guidelines for future investment in alternative fuels for testing and certification activities, field demonstrations and bulk purchases to meet operational requirements beyond those certification and demonstration activities.
"With this policy in place, … we will definitely continue to have a strong commitment to alternative fuels to enhance the capability of the joint force," she said.
Burke said the issue isn't whether or when biofuels will trump petroleum in terms of price and availability. Rather, she said, it's whether the United States will be primed for viable alternatives.
"Today we have to keep investing in the legacy economy because our global prosperity depends on it," she said. "We will have the energy we need to defend the American people, [and] I believe … alternative fuels will be an important part of that future."


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Furacao 2000 x Fever Ray x The Twelves - Um Tapinha Nao Doi (André Paste Mash)
Let it be known, my Portugese is mega shaky. And by that, I mean I know not one lick of the language, although with a bit of help from some friends and online translatorials, I was able to come up with the English equivalent of what this track is trying to say, who the original artist is, and so on and so forth. So say thank you...because that's more work and research than I've done in a long time. Also, this mix is killing me so sweetly right now, so you should probably join in the fun.
This mash, mix, medley of radness comes from André Paste, who apparently (at least according to his press blurbs on MySpace) has seen quite a good bit of positive reviews of his past work. Here, the Brazilian takes Furacao 2000's Um Tapinha Nao Doi (translated as Hurricane 2000's A Paddling Not Hurts), lifts the vocals and lays them ever so effortlessly on his fellow countrymen, The Twelves' remix of the hauntingly special Fever Ray track, Seven.
Yep, this goes on repeat for the rest of the afternoon. But you probably already knew that was coming.
mp3: Furacao 2000 x Fever Ray x The Twelves - Um Tapinha Nao Doi (André Paste Mash)


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Successful park planning requires a lot more than checking off a box on a form or meeting a standard requirement. Getting the public involved at a project's onset makes a significant difference in a park's final plan and overall success and longevity. Citizens and key stakeholders provide valuable input such as expectations and possible solutions for addressing unique problems. Meaningful public participation also gives a voice to those directly affected by decisions such as where new parks are to be located or whether park trails should be motorized.
In order to foster an equitable public participation process, the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2, www.iap2.org) developed guidelines titled, "IAP2's Five Steps for Public Participation Planning." These steps guide park planning facilitators and the public through a real and meaningful decision-making process. The following summary of these five steps includes practical applications.
The park planning team should work with local government to gain internal support for the public participation process. The park planning team typically includes a park plan project manager, public participation lead, and others. This team should profile decision makers to determine how they approach public participation and what they believe are the benefits of public input. This exercise will foster consensus among the decision makers as they work with each other and the public to determine the scope of the park planning decision and its specific objectives.
The decision makers should keep the scope of the decision-making process broad enough to encourage public input on all aspects of the project. The issues should then be narrowed to those that are of primary concern to the majority of the public. This will enable a timely solution that meets the greatest public needs and objectives.
For example, when considering where to locate a new active park, some residents may be concerned about the impact on natural areas. Public participation provides the framework to determine how broad or narrow the scope of the decision needs to be.
Establishing good relationships with stakeholders from the start is important. Understanding stakeholder concerns and finding some common ground to discuss those concerns helps everyone understand what decision needs to be made and what the objectives of that decision will be. Holding informal stakeholder/group interviews is an effective process in finding common ground. Through the interviews the public's role becomes more real because key issues and concerns are heard. The public grows to trust the sponsor and the project team through open communication and feedback.
A comprehensive list of stakeholders includes local government officials, school district officials, property owners, real estate agents, the development community, local institutions, financial and business leaders, local residents, interest groups, neighborhood groups, and regulatory agencies.
Determining the level of public participation is important since different methods deliver different results and offer varying degrees of involvement. The decision makers should be comfortable with the level of participation selected and should not offer false promises to the public.
An appropriate level of public participation should be selected using a tool such as the Public Participation Spectrum developed by the IAP2. There are five participation levels: inform, consult, involve, collaborate, and empower. The city, county, agency, or organization should decide what level of public participation is appropriate for each decision.
If a decision needs to be made about where to locate a new park, the decision makers will want public feedback on issues such as site analysis and alternatives. The public will want to know that their concerns are considered. According to IAP2's Spectrum, the appropriate level of participation in this case would be "consult." At this level the decision makers will get public feedback on specified issues while agreeing to keep the public informed, listen to their concerns, and let them know how their input influenced the final decision.
The decision-making process of where to locate the new park should be outlined so that it is clearly understood and can be easily shared with the public. The process may already exist as a regulatory process, or it may be created by the project team. In either situation, the process should meet the decision's objectives, which are influenced by the needs of the stakeholders. If the question is where to locate a new park and a stakeholder objective is preserving natural resources, then the process should clearly address this objective.
The public participation plan should present a clear picture of what the problem is, how decisions are made, and how the public participation process influences that decision. Public participation techniques that should be established as part of this step range from newsletters and fact sheets at the "inform" level, to workshops at the "involve" level, to ballots and delegated decisions at the "empower" level.
A strong public participation plan should include a project background and overview, stakeholder issues and concerns, a project scope and process, objectives, and a comprehensive budget.
A comprehensive budget must have elements including technique implementation costs, a project timeline, and defined roles and responsibilities of involved parties.
The important role that parks play in a community's quality of life is a reflection of the values and needs of the community's residents. Following the "IAP2's Five Steps for Public Participation Planning" offers an opportunity for equitable public participation during park and recreation planning.
— Sarah Johnson is a community planner with R.A. Smith & Associates Inc., Brookfield, Wis.
IAP2's five steps for public participation planning
1. Gain internal commitment
2. Learn from the public
3. Select the level of participation
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DETROIT (Feb. 15, 2010) – Wayne State University Law School is pleased to host a moot court event for a pending United States Supreme Court case on Thursday, Feb. 18 from 12:20-1:30 p.m. in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. The mock argument will address Berghuis v. Thompkins, a case that will be argued before the Supreme Court on March 1, 2010.
Elizabeth Jacobs, a local criminal defense attorney and a 1974 Wayne Law graduate, will serve as counsel for the respondent/defendant. She will argue the issues in the case concerning Miranda rights and the scope of review for a habeas corpus petition.
Wayne Law full-time professors Tony Dillof, Robert Sedler, Jonathan Weinberg and Steven Winter along with adjunct professors John Engstrom, Leonid Feller and Ken Mogill will serve as Supreme Court Justices.
The mock argument will last 30 minutes. A short Q&A will follow.
"This moot court event provides students with a wonderful opportunity to observe the way in which an advocate before the highest court prepares a case," Professor Henning said. "This is an intense process, and shows the type of work attorneys do every day for their clients."
This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available for $4.25 in Structure #1 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street in Detroit.
For more information regarding this event, please contact Wayne Law Professor Peter Henning at email@example.com or at (313) 577-3906.
Case summary (as written by Professor Peter Henning)
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to decide how far police officers can go in non-coercively persuading suspects to cooperate once they say they understand their Miranda rights but don't immediately invoke them.
When arrested for murder, Van Chester Thompkins did not ask for a lawyer or say he didn't want to talk to police after being read his Miranda rights. He confessed and was convicted. On appeal, however, he said his Miranda rights were violated.
In January 2005, Thompkins filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which denied the petition.
Last November, a three-judge panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth circuit overturned the conviction, ruling that since Thompkins did not waive or assert his Miranda rights, the police questioning should have stopped.
In asking the Supreme Court to review the case, Michigan prosecutors argue that the decision will limit police questioning of suspects.
On Sept. 30, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal. Oral arguments are scheduled for March 1, 2010.
Question presented: Whether the Sixth Circuit expanded the Miranda rule to prevent an officer from attempting to non-coercively persuade a defendant to cooperate where the officer informed the defendant of his rights, the defendant acknowledged that he understood them, and the defendant did not invoke them but did not waive them?
About Wayne Law
Wayne State University Law School has educated and served the Detroit metropolitan area since its inception as Detroit City Law School in 1927. Located at 471 West Palmer Street in Detroit's re-energized historic cultural center, the Law School remains committed to student success and features modern lecture and court facilities, multi-media classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium, and the Arthur Neef Law Library, which houses one of the nation's 30 largest legal collections. Taught by an internationally recognized and expert faculty, Wayne Law students experience a high-quality legal education via a growing array of hands-on curricular offerings, client clinics, and access to well over 100 internships with local and non-profit entities each year. Its 11,000 living alumni, who work in every state of the nation and more than a dozen foreign countries, are experts in their disciplines and include leading members of the local, national and international legal communities. For more information, visit www.law.wayne.edu.


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UPDATED AT 4:37 P.M.: Lexington police have made an arrest in a burglary that turned fatal Wednesday morning at an apartment complex near Hamburg Pavilion.
Reginald Laron Jones, 24, of Lexington has been charged with first-degree burglary.
Police say he was one of three people, including a man who was killed by a male resident in the apartment and a female, who charged into the apartment Wednesday morning.
Officers are conferring with the Commonwealths Attorneys Office as they explore whether the shooting was self-defense, said Officer Ann Gutierrez, a Lexington police spokeswoman. The shooting was being treated as a homicide Wednesday morning as police canvassed an area at Gleneagles Apartments at 2920 Polo Club Boulevard and interviewed witnesses.
The victim and the shooter have not been identified.
Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said the man appears to be in his late 20s or early 30s. He had not yet checked for an ID.
Ginn said he did not know where the man was shot or how many times he was shot.
Neighbors said they heard people yelling followed by at least three gunshots. The shooting was reported to police about 8:30 a.m.
A neighbor, who heard gunshots, flagged down officers and directed them to the apartment, Gutierrez said.
Investigators were told the couple who lives in the apartment answered knocks at the door and were rushed by several people, Gutierrez said.
The intruders had handguns, she said. One of the occupants in the apartment got a handgun and shot one of the men. He was found dead inside the apartment when police arrived.
There were a lot of people at the scene when police arrived, Gutierrez said. And officers were interviewing them Wednesday afternoon, trying to determine whether they were involved.
Investigators also have not figured out why the intruders were at the apartment and whether they knew the residents.
Gutierrez said police are looking at whether a 2006 law, commonly called the castle doctrine, applies to this case.
Under the law, Kentucky residents can shoot an intruder without fear of being arrested. The National Rifle Association has lobbied for such laws across the country.
Jeff Haddix said his 27-year-old daughter and her boyfriend live at the apartment where the shooting took place. He did not want to give his daughters name, but he quietly waited for several hours at the crime scene with other relatives as the woman was interviewed by police.
Haddix said police told him that shes OK; just a little shaken up. He said he was terrified when he arrived at the apartment complex and saw the police cruisers. He said he was not able to talk to his daughter at all.
He mouthed a few words to her as she sat in the back of a police cruiser. He asked if she wanted something to drink.


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Is there a way to add dents to vacuumformed plastic? I really want to add the dents in the knees I have, and figure there's a way to melt them in a little or something. Any suggestions?
Is there a way to add dents to vacuumformed plastic? I really want to add the dents in the knees I have, and figure there's a way to melt them in a little or something. Any suggestions?
How thick is the plastic? You can add dents with a dremel if the plastic is thick enough. You can also hold the plastic over a candle and let a hot spot form, which will sink down a bit under it's own weight. You run the risk of ruining it.
I used a heat gun and the but of a screw driver. It worked great. Some people just use hot water to get the plastic soft and then dent it that way. It's not real hard, I think a hair dryer would even work. Good luck.
If you use the screwdriver,make sure the plastic is not to hot.If it is it will stick to the screwdriver.Trust me,I already found out the hard way.Build fett or die trying.
I've also used an "Aim N Flame" ,....basically a lighter,and held the flame close to the plastic I'm trying to re-shape.It works well,just try and "dent" or re-shape often because if it gets too hot it will distort.That is why holding the flame right on it is important,....if the tip of the flame is dancing over it,it will char the plastic's surface.
I JUST did that same thing. I lit a match and waved it for 10 secs onder the knee and you can see the plastic getting soft. Just push down gently and blow on it. I will post pics tomorrow of before and after or you can email me @ firstname.lastname@example.com and I will email you some shots.
I too used a lighter on mine. I just heated it up until you could tell it was getting soft. I then used a large marble to make a circular dent (not in my knees). It worked out great for me.
I used a heat gun making all my armor from scratch. Just wear gloves and push your thumb into the armor or some sort of tool so that you dent it. The plastic won't stick to the screwdriver unless you've melted the plastic too much. You shouldn't be melting it to the point that its smoking. If you do, you've gone too far and your also risking health problems. Styrene releasing cancer causing fumes if you heat it to the point of smoking.
I would boil it and poke it while it's still flexible!
Heat up the back of it with a lighter and push it in with your fingure to the desired dent!!
Also a good techinque!
You could also take it out in the backyard with your blaster......or do what I do: head down to Mos Eisley and start a bar fight! "No blasters," my *****!!!
Uh, don't heat it sintra up with fire. It releases toxic gas. At least do it outside. I just made the dents with various dremel attachments. You can sand right into the sintra and make lots of different shapes.
It would be an embarrassing way to die, too.LisaFett wrote:Uh, don't heat it sintra up with fire. It releases toxic gas.
"What happened?"
"He was killed while playing with his plastic Star Wars costume."
yeah that thought was running through my mind as I dremeled away at various parts of the jet pack. I knew not to hit the fiberglass (crap that stuff itches, I'd hate to get a nose-ful) and all the while as I melt away at various plastics I'm thinking, "wow, maybe this should be better ventilated... hmm..."
That would suck,
Hey Lisa, I love toxic fumes... Makes me feel all funny inside!!!LisaFett wrote:Uh, don't heat it sintra up with fire. It releases toxic gas. At least do it outside. I just made the dents with various dremel attachments. You can sand right into the sintra and make lots of different shapes.
LOL journeyman, I was thinking the same thing the other day as I sat there sanding away at some resin parts for my gauntlets.....I made sure to do it outside....
Thank you all for the great advice and feedback.
I put the dents in the other night.
I sort of combined bfett81's and WPK's technique.
since i had already bent my armor and didn't want it to loose its shape, We had to be very careful with how to put in the dents.
So, My dad got out his heat gun and heated the back of the armor, then we needed to figure out a way to put the dents in without ruining its shape.
So then we put cardboard(since we new it would indent with the sintra) behind the piece of armor that was to be dented and when the sintra was heated enough, we took various sized metal rounded objects and pushed it into the different places until we got the desired dent.
I think it turned out realy well.
And we didn't have to worry about too many toxic gasses.
now i just need to paint and weather it.
BAH! Toxic fumes are just one of the perks.
Oh don't worry, there's enough toxic fumes from all the spray paint i've been using.


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|February 9th, 2008, 10:47 AM
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What about medical savings accounts?
Give people the choice to "shop around" for the best/cheapest care they choose.
Forcing doctors to lower their price to get more 'customers'.
I really don't know enough about a plan like that, I've just heard it discussed before.
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yes health care cost are to high,but anyone that has dealt with anything the goverment has their hands on sees the problem of goverment care. we need change true. until then i'm sending my wife to nusing school. f---. it can't beat'em join'em
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In reality, the burden of paying for a child's education shouldn't necessarily be on the parents, but on society as a whole. In effect, you're making an investment in children's education, expecting that they will give society a return once they become a functioning, working member of society. When you're paying taxes on education, you're really paying off your own debt to society for educating you.
Education is pretty essential to maintaining a cohesive, functional society, especially here, where we're moving away from brute force/manufacturing type jobs and becoming more focused on being highly specialized in certain fields.
And now tying education to health care - educate your young properly, they can grow up, get a job, and get their own!
Back on health care, I don't believe any of us are advocating that people be left for dead at all. But we don't want to be forced into universal health care either, I'm perfectly happy paying for my private health plan ($430/mo out of my own pocket, and that's just for me - I'm single with no children). My health plan provides me great coverage that I'm completely happy with.
Personally, I believe that people who are physically or mentally unable to work or care for themselves should have access to free health care. People that do work to care for themselves, but don't make enough to provide for health care should have access to some form of cheap health care, prorated against their ability to provide for themselves.
The rest of the people that are perennially unemployed, but are physically and mentally unable to work for themselves should be enrolled into programs similar to the WPA (Works Progress Administration) of the 30/40's. Tired of road projects taking so long? Shouldn't be an issue when you've got a large workforce of the unemployed available to perform this type of labor 24x7 until it's finished, rather than the halfass attempt all of these government contracted road work teams make to complete projects in a reasonable time. Crucial infrastructure is being repaired or built, and previously unemployed workers are employed, and getting the benefits they need.
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I totally believe in public schools and cops and fire fighters and but they are just forms of acceptable government funded programs and I think that in 50 years or so the generation then will say the same thing about healthcare. Even though I agree with getting a good job and paying for it yourself I also think that it's coming and wont be stopped.
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Now I agree with you on this, make sense and very reasonable to the point of including everyone.
But the idea about public schools potentially the same in the sense of we care for the young children to make them well and healthy so that they can go to school and apply themselves to be productive members of society. Right or not?
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Parents should be providing health care for their children wherever possible, and in the event they cannot, they should be receiving aid in a similar fashion to what I mentioned above. Either prorated based on the amount they make, or in the event that they're unemployed, they become a part in supporting essential infrastructure.
Socialism sounds great in theory, but over and over again, we show that you simply cannot rely on a system where there is simply no reward for working hard and trying to get ahead.
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The first "wave" of employers who were looking to save money on employer sponsored plans has already implemented this. The employee shoulders most of the costs (through high deductibles), but this is good for most people. You ask why? Because 20% of the employee population is responsible for 85% of the costs. So, for the other employees, they end up paying less overall by using their own money to buy into a HSA (Health Savings Account). They aren't visitng the doctor as much and the money rolls over year to year. Also the money is pre-tax deducted from their paycheck.
For the 20% that cause most of the healthcare costs, well... they pay for the higher costs, but the insurance kicks in at some point and pays the rest.
The problems we are seeing in the market is that there are still alot of companies that aren't buying into this. HSAs work best, in theory, when the whole market participates. This is because it forces doctors to compete. But, as healthcare costs increase, we will probably see the rest of the market trend this direction.
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