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John Key's Waitangi Day speech defended February 6 as our national day, acknowledged our willingness to look back and pointed out that we're not a nation of flag wavers. But why not and why shouldn't we be?
There is something about a beginning; about the hope it represents and the faith that it will lead somewhere, the fact that it is always the hardest part and often the truest. Our beginning is Waitangi Day, our national day, and John Key has again demonstrated his gut appreciation of what it means to us as a nation.
To many New Zealanders I suspect the day and the document mean little more than a summer's day off work, but to our sense of nationhood they speak of common cause, concession and commitment, both then and now. And they are worth remembering and waving our flag over.
Waitangi Day seems to bring out the best in John Key, which always seems surprising for a man often derided as a bucket list PM driven by focus groups and antennae rather than deep political roots. It would be easy to listen to those focus groups, which I suspect speak mostly of division and disdain for our race relations. It would be easy to muck along with those whose sole interest in the day, as Key mentioned in his speech today, "is encompassed by the weather forecast".
But again this year Key didn't take the easy way out. Last year he recognised the Treaty of Waitangi as a living document that we must keep wrestling with. This year he stressed that this remains our national day – not ANZAC Day – and the trend towards more forward-looking debate on this day is due precisely to the fact that we've had the courage over the past generation to look back and face up to some hard truths.
To the many Pakeha who continue to whine about endless settlements and say Maori just need to put the past behind them and move on, Key rightly today said no. The very ability to look forward stems from the courage to look back.
Why? Because the past does not stay still, but walks beside us. Land lost 100 years ago remains lost, wealth and opportunity denied remains denied, and the sense of a wrong done to a family still burns – unless we choose to act. Injustice is not something that goes away on its own; indeed, a rotten foundation will not hold us as a country. The only way to move forward, to get over it, or whatever other cliche you want to trot out, is to square it all away, to put it right, to do justice.
As Key acknowledged today, we are looking forward more, and "mostly, we have the Treaty settlement process to thank for that".
Since Labour began the settlement process 59 deeds of settlement have been signed, 44 of them by National governments and 33 by the Key government alone. The Prime Minister used his speech to glory in that, which is somewhat cynical given that the early settlements needed to cut a path that the rest now walk down with more ease. As noted at the start of this post, beginnings are always the hardest part. But credit where credit's due, National under the leadership of Sir Doug Graham and Chris Finlayson have got more done than the other lot.
You may not have heard about that part of Key's speech because he couldn't resist a dig at the "vocal few who are sometimes apparently unable or unwilling to see the world through any lens other than that of Maori disadvantage". He knew they would be the headline quotes relayed to most Pakeha by the media and trotted them out, rather than asking, say, why and how someone who lives amongst Maori disadvantage every day should see the world through a different lens and whether that's not a view worth listening to.
While he is right to warn that "public goodwill should not be taken for granted", painting protesters as negative trouble-makers only erodes that goodwill a little further. His actions – as he continues to visit Waitangi, listen to the criticism and join in the debate – does him much greater credit than those words.
But well done to him for putting his mana behind Waitangi Day as our national day. And well done to him for not being afraid to praise those who dare to look back. And well done to him for resisting the well-worn populism David Shearer embraced with his hoo-ha about moving the New Year's honours list to Waitangi Day and the need for this to be... yawn... a day of celebration. That's a line that keeps company with "why can't we all just get along" and it shows little understanding of our history... or our future.
The other most telling part of Key's speech came in this paragraph:
From time to time, governments and others have tried to engender a greater sense of national participation around this day. It would be good to see but I'm not sure that we can or should try to force it. We are not by nature a nation of flag-wavers.
I would like to think that a willing government (and media) could make more of this day. But Key may be right. Perhaps that deeper love of nation, pride in our shared past and sense that through settlements and partnership we are building something special at the bottom of the world can't be forced, but must come from within. Perhaps.
But I'm intrigued by the last line: "We are not by nature a nation of flag-wavers".
We are not. We are a reticent people. A nation of explorers, boundary-pushers and democrats. A nation of fair goes, yeah rights and chins raised in greeting. A nation that gets on with it and then enjoys a few quiets. We don't wave flags often out of fear of making too much of a fuss.
I can't really speak for Maori, but Pakeha are very much people of the now. We stem from a people who boarded ship to leave their pasts behind and start anew. And it served us well in a new land far from home. It taught us to get on with it. It kept our sceptism healthy. And happily it stopped us becoming hooray Henrys... or brash Aussies. Shallow commitment to lines on a map only proves Johnson's line that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel".
Still, I think our lack of flag waving needs to change. Just a bit. We need to lift our heads up more often, to look both back to learn our lessons and forward more than three years to plan our prosperity. We should be willing to pat ourselves on the back for the concessions Maori and Pakeha have made to each other. We need to say out loud, just now and then, that we've got something pretty special down here.
So take heed: For all our problems, we are better off than most in the world. We gave women the vote, split atoms, sent kids to school and to the doctor for free, said we'd look after each other from 'cradle to grave', re-invented rugby, gave our lives against facism, stood up for peace, acted to redress historic wrongs, saved a few endangered species, made some nice wines and, by and large, created a great country to raise a family.
I think back to the World Cup and seeing those flags flying from so many cars; there was a sense of unity and possibility in that which we could do with more of. I think of over 50,000 people heading to Australia last year and the lack of possibility they must have seen here. I think that exactly because we're not flag-wavers who think of ourselves as exceptional, that we need to step back now and then to realise exactly how exceptional that is.
And I think that on Waitangi Day at least we should look back to our beginnings with pride, to admire the faith of those who dared, and to wave a flag in their honour.


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The Red Sox have their pitcher.
Just a couple of hours after Ben Cherington said the Sox "were engaged" with a free-agent pitcher and after the Globe reported Thursday morning that a deal was close, the Red Sox agreed to terms with veteran Ryan Dempster on a 2-year, $26.5 million deal.
The deal, first reported by Fox Sports, is pending a physical.
Two general managers had said Thursday morning that they thought the Red Sox would land Dempster and were willing to go a third year either through an option or straight deal. All indications are they didn't have to go to a third year. Dempster had turned the Red Sox down on a 2-year, $25 million deal last week.
Now comes the issue of how will Dempster do in the American League?
The Angels ate him up in three starts. He allowed nine hits and eight runs in 4-2/3 innings in one start; six hits and five runs over 3-1/3 innings in another; and seven hits and four runs in 5-2/3 innings in a third.
The Yankees beat him up for nine hits and eight runs over six innings. The A's got him for six hits and five runs over three innings.
The feeling is Dempster will have more problems against good American League lineups.
"The Red Sox are aware of this, and will certainly try to manage who he pitches against if possible," one National League general manager said.
The Sox needed someone who could give them between 180 and 200 innings and Dempster fits that.
Sox general manager Ben Cherington said at a press conference Thursday to announce Shane Victorino's signing, "We're engaged on a pitcher, but that's all I can say at this point. We're still working on a number of things."
Cherington added, "We feel we're further ahead than we were when we left Nashville. We're talking to free agents and working through some trade options. We're not ready to comment on any specific player or trade scenario. We're working on a number of things. We'll see where it leads us."
Asked about obtaining a pitcher who can throw 200 innings, Cherington said, "We struggled in that area for different reasons. One of the things we've been lacking is reliability and someone who can be a reliable and durable part of the rotation. That is something that we've focused on this offseason and haven't executed anything yet. Hopefully we can do that. We feel like we need to go into 2013 with more starting pitching depth we have right now. Hopefully we'll be able to add somebody."
Dempster pitched two splendid games against the Red Sox last season, allowing no earned runs over 13-2/3 innings.
Is Dempster worth it?
The way he pitched with the Cubs last season, yes. The way he pitched for the Rangers after being traded, no.
He was 5-5 with a 2.25 ERA for the Cubs and was truly an ace. He was 7-3 with a 5.09 ERA for the Rangers in 12 starts.
The Rangers have not made a big effort to re-sign him.
Some scouts believe he's a National League pitcher. His interleague record (and he's only spent a half-season of his career in the AL) is 11-15 with a 4.63 ERA and a 1.465 WHIP.
Yet he's a workhorse, who for four straight years pitched 200 or more innings for the Cubs. Previous to that, he threw 200-plus innings for the Marlins for three straight years.
He'll be 36 May 3, which means he'll pitch the majority of the season at that age. Pitchers can pitch with age. Hiroki Kuroda is doing swell at 38. Andy Pettitte is still good at 40.

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Attention golfers! There are still spots available for Butch and Jan's 14th annual Labor Day Charity Golf Scramble, which will take place at Alden Pines Country Club. The golf scramble will benefit Pine Island charities.
Jan Green said 14 years ago she asked Butch (Waring) what he wanted to do on Labor Day. He replied, "Let's get a few people together and play golf."
That first year attracted 24 players.
"The next year is when we decided to turn the get-together into a charity event. Working together with the Kiwanis Club," Green said. The event was called the Steve Dunlap Memorial Tournament, which raised $1,000 for a Kiwanis scholarship.
Green said they also started donating $1,000 to the Pine Island Moose Lodge in Dunlap's name for the scholarship as well. The Kiwanis Club and Moose Lodge benefited with scholarships for about five years.
Then they changed from awarding scholarships to benefiting charities. This year the winning team of the golf scramble will choose the island charity to receive the proceeds. She said in years past the teams have decided to give money to F.I.S.H., Beacon of H.O.P.E. and an individual who was experiencing medical problems.
Fact Box
If You Go:
What: Butch & Jan's 14th annual Labor Day Charity Golf Scramble
When: Monday, Sept. 2 with shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Where: Alden Pines Country Club, 14261 Clubhouse Drive in Bokeelia
Fee: $30 per person collected at 8:00 am
"We helped her through a tough time there," Green said.
She said over the years they have given away more than $17,000 to island charities.
The biggest scramble they have held since its inception featured 123 players and the smallest occurred three years ago with 84 players.
"Come out and play," Green said.
The event will be held Labor Day, Sept. 2, with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. at Alden Pines Country Club, 14261 Clubhouse Drive, in Bokeelia. Players are encouraged to have their team at the country club by 8 a.m. for check-in.
The registration fee is $30 per person. That fee includes $5 that goes towards the prize money, $5 that goes towards a Pine Island charity and the remaining $20 goes towards the fees of playing golf.
A team of four can play in the tournament. If an individual does not have a team, he/she will be paired up with others.
Players will be playing for first and second place. A drawing will be held for the third and fourth place winners.
There will be cash prizes for the longest drive for men, the longest drive for women, two closest to the pins for men, two closest to the pin for women and closest to the line for men and women
They will also have a 50/50 drawing and door prizes (donations for door prizes welcome)
There will be four cash winners: One each for the first and second place winners and a drawing for the third and fourth place winners.
The winning team will choose a Pine Island charity to receive the charity portion of the monies collected.
Contact Butch or Jan at 239-283-3669 for additional information.


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Scott Rigby & Richard Ryan: "Given the deep emotional engagement today's games can elicit, it seems clear there are more meaningful motivational dynamics that lie at the heart of a player's enjoyment. But what are they and how can we practically understand and measure them so we can build better experiences?"
DRC: At the recent StoryWorld Conference, Rhonda Lowry of Turner Broadcasting mentioned Player Experience of Need Satisfaction (PENS) and its usefulness in measuring what motivates people. Here's an excellent article on the subject, if you'd like to know more.


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Jake Lindsey was a highly recruited linebacker out of Cleves, Ohio, in 2011, attracting the interest of a number of Bowl Subdivision programs.
In his first season at Harvard, however, the 6-foot-2-inch, 220-pound Lindsey was on the sideline with a bum right shoulder. Then he was held out the first two games this season with a concussion.
So realistically, "we almost had no expectations this year," acknowledged coach Tim Murphy.
The moment senior captain Bobby Schneider broke his left arm at Princeton in Week 6, on the next-to-last defensive snap of a 39-34 loss, those expectations changed dramatically.
The Crimson needed Lindsey to be a presence in the middle of their defense alongside seniors Alex Norman and Josh Boyd.
"[Bobby] had a great understanding of the game, and of our [defensive] schemes, and a great understanding of what the offense shows us," said Lindsey of Schneider, who was in full uniform at midfield for the opening coin toss.
"You can't replace that, he's a great leader. Obviously, those are big shoes. I did what I could, and [Bobby] was a big help."
Lindsey, however, quickly emerged as a playmaker.
In his first start, he racked up a team-high 12 stops at Dartmouth, followed by six- and five-tackle efforts against Columbia and Penn before capping his season with 10 stops Saturday, sharing team-high honors with Boyd. And his crunching hit early in the fourth quarter on Cameron Sandquist separated the Yale wideout from the ball on a key third-and-4 play.
"He really came out of nowhere to become a real money player, a guy that you could really count on," praised Murphy.
"Besides being a tremendous athlete, he has great instincts for a player that has very little college football experience. When he grows up mentally and physically, he has a chance to be a special player, along the lines of [former standouts] Dante Balestracci and Isaiah Kacyvenski."
School ties
Harvard and Yale compete with nearly every other program in the Ivy League for recruits across the country. This season, five high schools shared players on the Crimson and Eli rosters: Bergin Catholic (Oradell, N.J.): C Jack Holuba (Harvard, Sr.) and DB Nick LaTesta (Yale, So.); Elder HS (Cincinnati): LB Jake Lindsey (H-So.) and DT Nick Daffin (Y-Sr.); Oaks Christian HS (Westlake Village, Calif.): DB Brian Owusu (H-Sr.) and Max Napolitano (Y-Jr.); Rocky Mountain HS (Meridian, Idaho): WR David Trompke (H-Fr.) and LB Tyler Manu (Y-So.); St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.): DB Reynaldo Kirton (H-Jr.) and DB Cole Champion (Y-Fr.), DE Dylan Drake (Y-Sr.).
Owusu said he and Napolitano communicated during the season, but this past week, "we were both focused on the task at hand," he said. "It's all business" The 5-11, 180-pound Owusu has one season of eligibility left after missing all of his sophomore year with an injury.
Middle man
Dave Leopard stepped in at center for sidelined senior Jack Holuba, and in his first career start "played incredibly well," according to Murphy . . . Murphy also saluted Yale's Tony Reno, who coached the Crimson secondary and special teams for three seasons. "A 2-8 record is not indicative of the job Tony and his staff have done this season," he said. The Yale staff has six former Harvard assistants . . . Eli sophomore receiver Grant Wallace was tremendous, hauling in 11 catches for 118 yards, including an 12-yard pass from Henry Furman at the start of the fourth quarter, which he pilfered from safety Chris Splinter . . . Concord resident John Norton was in attendance for his 67th Harvard-Yale matchup. A former statistician at Harvard, he caught his first in 1948, a 20-7 Crimson win . . . Harvard set an Ivy scoring mark with 394 points this season . . . Yale leads the series, 65-56-8.Craig Larson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeLars.


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In what was a rather sloppy affair, the North Queensland Cowboys have thrashed the West Tigers 42-14, resulting in a rare home victory for the Cowboys.
The game opened in explosive fashion, as new recruit Antonio Kafuasi crashed over the line in the second minute, allowing the Cowboys to draw first blood. Whilst it looked like ominous signs for the Tigers, they would soon strike back through Marshall-esque expansive play followed up by a dominant charge from Tuiaki. However, this would prove to be an rare flash of coherent play from the Tigers during the first half, as the Cowboys would strike with successive tries. A well timed flat ball from the Cowboy standoff would send Webb crashing over ten minutes later. Likewise, a well-placed offload from Luke O'Donnell close to the Tigers line would allow Matty Bowen to weave some of his magic and dart through a small opening to extend the Cowboys lead.
Not even Bowen, however, could sustain a fast-paced game. Errors were abound through the bulk of the first half. At certain intervals, both teams would gain possession before literally losing it in a poor show of ball control.
The Tigers did, however, manage to threaten the Cowboys first half-lead on occasions. Marshall managed to break the line ten minutes before the break and almost sent a flying Moltzen through for a try. It took a rather comic fumble from Thurston in the final seconds of the half to see the Tigers post more points on the board. A re-gather from Robbie Farah put him in a footrace with Bowen before he executed a perfectly weighted grubber for John Morris to end the half at 24-10.
There were plenty of chances for both teams to score in the opening minutes of the second half. A high shot on John Williams put the Cowboys in good position for Travis Burns to force his bulky frame through an opening and extend the lead by 20. A multitude of errors and forced passes saw little coherent play until the 53rd minute when a well-exectued Tigers backline movement saw young gun Moltzen deftly slice through the Cowboys line: granting the Tigers a glimmering hope of catching the extensive lead the Cowboys now held.
This was not to last, however. A Cowboys try in the 60th minute put victory beyond reach. Two tries in quick succession, through speedy backline movements, to the Williams duo pushed the scoreline to embarassing length's.
This is not to say that the Cowboys were impressive. Both sides suffered from a chronic inability to retain the ball and consistently complete their sets. Thurston, Rovelli and Burns were standouts in a winning outfit, but the rest of the team will need to lift when they face up against a well-drilled and organized Melbourne Storm next round.
Match Summary North Queensland Cowboys 42 def Wests Tigers 14 Round 2 - Saturday March 21st, 2009 9:30pm Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Crowd: 19,879 Referee: Jason Robinson & Phil Haines Touch Judges: Daniel Eastwood & Gavin Reynolds Video Ref: Russell Smith Halftime: Cowboys 18-10 North Queensland Cowboys 42 Tries: Antonio Kaufusi, Carl Webb, Matt Bowen, Travis Burns, Aaron Payne, Ty Williams, John Williams Goals: Johnathan Thurston (7/7)
Wests Tigers 14 Tries: Taniela Tuiaki, John Morris, Tim Moltzen Goals: Benji Marshall (1/3)
LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Match 3 Points: Grant Rovelli (Cowboys) 2 Points: Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys) 1 Point: Travis Burns (Cowboys) LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Hello and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the match between the North Queensland Cowboys and the West Tigers. The game is certainly shaping up to be one with the potenial for plenty of points and linebreaks. There are exciting match-ups on hand with the likes of firebrands Ellis and Webb, coupled with brilliant Bowen and Thurston squaring off against the likes of Marshall and Farah.
There are a few changes in the team: Willie Tonga has been ruled out with fears he could be out for a month, Ty Williams has been shifted into the centres with John Williams to move onto the wing. On a positive note, flyer Ashley Graham comes in as a late inclusion to the squad. Carl Webb has moved to starting team, whilst Scott Bolton shifted to the bench. Grant Rovelli and Manaese Manuokafoa have moved onto bench, while Clint Amos and James Tamou are pushed out of team Daine Laurie has been ruled out as Payne and Galea round out the squad.
COWBOYS: 1. Matt Bowen 19. John Williams 3. Ashley Graham 2. Ty Williams 5. Ben Farrarr 6. Travis Burns 7. Johnathan Thurston (c) 8. Shane Tronc 9. Aaron Payne 10. Antonio Kaufusi 11. Carl Webb 12. Ben Harris 13. Luke O'Donnell Interchange: 14. Clint Amos 15. Scott Bolton 18. Grant Rovelli 20. Manaese Manuokafoa. TIGERS: 1. Tim Moltzen 2. Taniela Tuiaki 3. Dean Collis 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Beau Ryan 6. John Morris 7. Benji Marshall 8. Bryce Gibbs 9. Robbie Farah 10. Keith Galloway 11. Gareth Ellis 12. Chris Heighington 13. Todd Payten Interchange: 14. Rhys Hanbury 15. Dene Halatau 16. Danny Galea 17. Corey Payne
1 min: Kickoff! Thurston gets us started with a deep kick. Galloway takes first hitup.
1 min: Slow opening set to the Tigers. Bowen returns the ball and the Cowboys work their way upfield. Payne through a clever ploy earns a penalty.
2 min: Cowboys threaten the Tigers line. Strong goal-line defence is keeping them out.
3 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys Kaufusi easily pushes over the fragile Marshall for his seventh career try. Thurston converts from infront. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 6-0
5 min: Some lazy Cowboy defence concedes a penalty for some easy yards to the Tigers.
6 min: TRY Wests Tigers A rather fragmented play sees Marshall spread the ball to Tuiaki for a wide try. The Cowboys seemed to stop after what appeared to be a forward pass. Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall unsuccessful. North Queensland Cowboys 6-4
8 min: Galloway has a first great hit-up off the kick as the Tigers continue to push through the middle of the field.
10 min: Cowboys retain the ball from the scrum. Some sloppy play sees Tuiaki kick the ball away from Bowen and almost score before Thurston recollects in a great try-saver.
12 min: Conservative play from the Tigers. Both sides are dropping a considerable amount of ball which is really stifling momentum.
13 min: A well placed kick from Burns sees O'Donnell nearly recollect and score before Cowboys regain the ball and get six again. They are constantly threatening the Tigers at their end of the field.
14 min: Yet another ball is dropped as Ellis fumbles on the Tigers 30m line.
15 min: Webb drops the ball on the second tackle. As both sides form to scrum, it is becoming increasingly clear that both are struggling with ball control as the Tigers drop the ball off a set-play.
16 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys Shocking ball control from the Tigers see Webb crashing over after a well-placed, short flat ball. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 12-4
19 min: Cowboys slow down the momentum with a solid set. Payne is demonstrating his skill in exploiting a tired ruck. The kick from Thurston finds touch as both sides form in a scrum.
20 min: After a soft penalty to the Tigers, they lose the ball through an unecessary offload before Halatau gives away a penalty through failing to be square at marker.
21 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys After failing to contain O'Donnell, a well placed offload to Bowen sees him race under the sticks. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 18-4
24 min: Cowboys are making easy metres through the middle of the ruck before getting a long kick away courtesy of Bowen.
25 min: Some tit for tat play as both sides complete their sets and successfully get long kicks away.
26 min: After some hopeful looking runs, Morris gives away a penalty by pushing away Thurston who was standing in the ruck.
26 min: After gaining the ball near the Tigers 20m line, Cowboys drop the ball before giving away a simple penalty through poor discipline.
30 min: Cowboys are looking tired in defence as Marshall breaks the line and almost gets a poor pass away to Moltzon who drops it. Cowboys regain the ball on their own 20.
32 min: Yet another ball is dropped by the Cowboys on the 40m line. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the humid weather is playing its part in fatigue.
34 min: Tigers are continuing to exploit the poor positioning from the Cowboys wingers by putting in long, threatening kicks behind the line.
35 min: Exciting passage of play as Bowen almost recollects the ball from an accurate Thurston kick before Moltzon heroically regathers.
37 min: A solid set from the Cowboys sees them attacking the line well within Tigers territory.
39 min: Thurston, attempting to break the Tigers line on the 20m line, fumbles the ball comically before it slips into a rampaging Farah's hands.
39 min: TRY Wests Tigers A fumble from Thurston and clever kick from Farah puts the Tigers right back in the game Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall successful. North Queensland Cowboys 18-10
HALFTIME: A rather dismal performance by both teams, all things considered. There has been plenty of dropped ball and fumbled try attempts. Both sides have looked threatening at times but the clear driver in this match is the humid, tropical weather which is taking a physical toll on the players in this match.
40 min: Kickoff! Marshall gets proceedings back underway
41 min: Tigers regain possession on their own 30m line before kicking it into open field. A high shot on John Williams by Lawrence gives away a penalty.
43 min: Cowboys once again look threatening 15m away from the Tigers line as Scott bends the defensive line.
43 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys Burns barges over the goal-line after a solid set on the Tigers goal-line. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 24-10
46 min: In line with tonights precedent, Cowboys drop the ball 20m from their own line and now must defend.
47 min: Solid contact from Manuokafoa looses the ball free from Ellis
48 min: Amazingly, Morris loses the ball from feeding the scrum and Thurston recovers to grant Cowboys possession.
49 min: After fielding the long kick, Cowboys drag Tuiaki out of bounds and Cowboys get possession on the Tigers 20m line.
50 min: Tigers drop-out after Rovelli puts in a well balanced grubber into goal-area.
53 min: Tigers work their way up-field through expansive play and looking threatening
53 min: TRY Wests Tigers On the back of good hands and ball-play, Moltzen deftly slices through the Cowboys defence, making it look easy, Conversion attempt by Benji Marshall unsuccessful. North Queensland Cowboys 24-14
55 min: Halatau makes a bust up the middle of the field and Tigers are looking threatening on the halfway line.
56 min: Cowboys are looking tired as they regain the ball and take it up field before putting in a well-placed kick for Moltzen.
57 min: 40/20! A beautiful kick from Farah puts the Tigers within the Cowboys 30 and on the front foot.
58 min: Tigers get a penalty on the back of a Marshall bomb and look dangerous once again.
60 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys Burns continues his masterful performance by putting in a perfectly weighted grubber through the heart of the Tigers ruck before Payne regathers and scores under the post. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 30-14
64 min: After attacking on the Cowboys line for an entire set, a flat cross-field kick deflates all the pressure and Cowboys regain possession.
65 min: Sloppy ball control and loose ball carries have seen possession switch back and forth before Tigers put in a kick which is defused by Ben Farrarr.
68 min: An astray kick from Morris out on the full on their Cowboys 20m line lets them off the hook and Cowboys regain much needed possession.
70 min: After a promising set of play, Marshall throws a forward pass to Lawrence who looks to be in the clear. Scrum sets on the Tigers 20m line.
70 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys After spreading the ball across the face of the Tigers goal-line, Rovelli gives a neat ball to Williams to go over for another try and what looks like a sure Cowboys victory. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 36-14
74 min: After poor ball control from Payten, Bowen recovers and is subsquently smashed.
75 min: Gibbs looks to be in strife next week with the judicary after he flung himself into a completed tackle. Cowboys back on the attack on the Tigers 10m line.
76 min: TRY North Queensland Cowboys A cut-out ball from Bowen sets Williams up for a brilliant dive for the corner-post, managing to keep his body in touch against all odds. Conversion attempt by Johnathan Thurston successful. North Queensland Cowboys 42-14
79 min: Cowboys keep up the myriad of dropped ball tonight after dropping the ball on their own 30m after the Tigers kick off. Following the scrum, Tigers also drop the ball thanks to a dodgy pass! Both sides seem to look resigned with the current score and are happy to let the clock run.
80 min: Fulltime! No real brilliant stand-outs from either side but it is clear that the Cowboys stood well above the dismal Tigers and their poor handling.


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GENEVA – When Kevin Burns is sworn in May 6 for his fourth term, he will make history as Geneva's longest-serving mayor.
That result is one of many significant stories to come out of Tuesday's election. Also, Jay Moffat, who once sought to be on three ballots, ended up on two and won a spot on the Geneva Park Board.
And Geoffrey M. Carreiro, who was tossed off the ballot for Geneva Township Clerk, ran as a write-in and won by one vote against two others, according to unofficial results.
According to a listing of Geneva's past mayors posted at City Hall, Oliver Adamson served 12 years from 1941 to 1953, the longest until Burns.
Burns said he did not have any particular thoughts about his tenure being historic.
"I really don't see it that way – 'making history,' " Burns said. "I grew up in a family that valued service, in high school and in the community, in any way, shape or form. To reside in the community is one thing. To contribute to its health and well-being is entirely different. I just had the privilege of service. It just happens to have the title of 'mayor' after it."
Burns has had other political aspirations. He sought the Republican nomination for the 14th Congressional District in 2007, but Burns withdrew when former Speaker Dennis Hastert endorsed Jim Oberweis.
Last year, Burns sought the GOP nomination for County Board chairman, but he lost to former State Sen. Chris Lauzen, who went on to win in the general election.
"In some respects, the greatest gifts are your wishes not coming true," Burns said. "You travel world over to find what you want, and you return home to discover what you need."
SUBHEAD: Carreiro gets in:
After Carreiro was removed from the ballot for not having enough valid signatures, he filed as a write-in candidate. So did Debbie Draus, vice president of Fagans Inc. in Geneva, and former township highway commissioner John Carlson.
Carlson got 83 votes. Draus got 138. Carreiro tallied 139 votes.
"Thank you to everyone in the community," Carreiro said. "I'm excited about getting involved."
Draus said she was disappointed, but the results might change over the next two weeks when absentee ballots come in.
"Earlier in the evening, it looked like a done deal," Draus said. "But I know of absentee votes that are still coming in with my name on them."
Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham said Geneva has 23 absentee ballots that have not been received.
"Any absentee ballot postmarked on Election Day or before, we will honor in the 14 days after the election," Cunningham said. "It could affect the race."
Spelling the names of write-in candidates does not have to be perfect, Cunningham said, because courts have decided voter intent is what matters.
"If it's close enough to the name, the judges would allow that to be counted," Cunningham said.
Robert Kovacs – the Geneva Township trustee whose objection to Carreiro's nominating petitions removed him from the ballot – was not re-elected.
Kovacs said he did not regret challenging Carreiro's signatures, saying the result of three candidates running still left the choice to voters instead of an unchallenged candidate.
"I let the voters decide," Kovacs said. "I did my job for the township. … I have one more meeting to attend, and then my political career is at an end. I have no aspirations for the future."
SUBHEAD: Moffat's journey:
Moffat started out with aspirations for three ballots, Geneva School District 304 board, Geneva Park Board and Geneva Library Board.
Newly retired as an air traffic controller and having served 22 years on the Geneva Plan Commission, Moffat said he could have served all three well.
A decision from the Illinois Attorney General determined that serving on a school and park board would be incompatible, which prompted him to withdraw from the school board race.
Winning one post, he said, was just fine.
"I am very enthused about the fact that the voters will allow me to continue to show my passion toward public service to the residents of Geneva," Moffat said.


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version 6.4.3
|What is Instant SAXON?
Writing a stylesheet
Running a stylesheet
Conditions of Use
Full SAXON
Technical support
|For comprehensive information about using XSLT
see my book
XSLT Programmers Reference
published by Wrox Press
Version 6.4.3 clears a number of bugs; you will find these listed on the project page at http://sourceforge.net/projects/saxon
Instant SAXON is a cut-down version of the full SAXON package. It provides an XSLT processor that can be executed directly on Windows 95/98/NT/2000 platforms. It includes the same executable code as full Saxon, but omits source code, API documentation, and sample applications.
Note: the name "Instant" was originally chosen for two reasons: ease of download and installation, and execution speed. The advantage in execution speed arose because a packaged executable was much faster to load than a conventional Java archive. This is no longer true; in fact, Saxon runs up to three times faster using Sun's JDK 1.3 Java VM than it does with the Microsoft Java VM. For high performance, the full Saxon product, run under JDK 1.3, is therefore recommended.
The XSLT processor is a complete implementation of the W3C XSLT 1.0 specification from the World Wide Web Consortium, found at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xslt-19991116 (including the associated XPath syntax) with a number of powerful extensions
You need a machine running Windows (95, 98, NT, or 2000), with the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. The Java VM will already be installed if you use Internet Explorer 4 or later; if it is not, you can download it free from Microsoft.
Some problems have been reported running previous versions of Saxon with older versions of the Microsoft Java VM. The typical symptom is that your transformation produces a blank output file, or sometimes that sections are missing from the output. If this happens, try upgrading to a later version of the Java VM: you can do this simply by clicking Tools / Update Windows from the IE5 menu bar.
You will need an unzip utility such as WinZIP.
Because the product is run from the command line, you might find it useful to have a text editor with better command-line support than the standard DOS window. I use Programmer's File Editor (PFE), a free product available from a number of download sites, for example softseek.com. Another suitable product (available as shareware) is UltraEdit.
No other software is required. Instant SAXON comes with a bundled XML parser, the AElfred parser from Microstar. This version of Aelfred has been modified to support the SAX2 interface and to fix known errors.
Download the file instant-saxonVVV.zip (400 Kb) to a convenient directory. You will find an index of the available versions of this file on the Saxon home page.
Unzip the file into the directory from which you intend to execute it, e.g. c:\saxon
It contains two files: saxon.exe, which is the XSLT processor, and instant.html, which is a copy of the HTML page you are reading.
The syntax for stylesheets is exactly the same as for the full SAXON product. It is described in the following pages:
For more advanced functionality, such as writing your own extension functions, or embedding Saxon within an application, please see the documentation that comes with the full SAXON package.
The SAXON XSLT interpreter is designed to be run from the command line:
saxon [options] source.xml style.xsl [ params ]
The options must come first, then the two file names, then the params. The stylesheet is omitted if the -a option is present.
The options are:
|Use the xml-stylesheet processing instruction in the source document to identify the stylesheet to be used. The style-doc argument should be omitted. Stylesheets embedded within the source document are not supported at this release.
|-ds | -dt
|Selects the implementation of the internal tree model. -dt selects the "tinytree" model (the default). -ds selects the traditional tree model.
|Switches line numbering on for the source document. Line numbers are accessible through the extension function saxon:line-number(), or from a trace listener.
|-m classname
|Use the specified Emitter to process the output from xsl:message. The class must implement the com.icl.saxon.output.Emitter class. This interface is similar to a SAX ContentHandler, it takes a stream of events to generate output. In general the content of a message is an XML fragment. By default the standard XML emitter is used, configured to write to the standard error stream, and to include no XML declaration. Each message is output as a new document.
|-r classname
|Use the specified URIResolver to process all URIs. The URIResolver is a user-defined class, that extends the com.icl.saxon.URIResolver class, whose function is to take a URI supplied as a string, and return a SAX InputSource. It is invoked to process URIs used in the document() function, in the xsl:include and xsl:import elements, and (if -u is also specified) to process the URIs of the source file and stylesheet file provided on the command line.
|-o filename
|Send output to named file. In the absence of this option, output goes to standard output. The file extension of the output file is used to decide the default output method if none is specified.
|Display version and timing information to the standard error output
|Display stylesheet tracing information to the standard error output. Also switches line numbering on for the source document.
|-TL classname
|Run the stylesheet using the specified TraceListener. The classname names a user-defined class, which must implement com.icl.saxon.trace.TraceListener
|Indicates that the names of the source document and the style document are URLs; otherwise they are taken as filenames, unless they start with "http:" or "file:", in which case they are taken as URLs
|-w0, w1, or w2
|Indicates the policy for handling recoverable errors in the stylesheet: w0 means recover silently, w1 means recover after writing a warning message to the system error output, w2 means signal the error and do not attempt recovery. (Note, this does not currently apply to all errors that the XSLT recommendation describes as recoverable). The default is w1.
|-x classname
|Use the specified SAX parser for source file and for any files loaded using the document() function. The parser must be the fully-qualified class name of a Java class that implements the org.xml.sax.Parser or org.xml.sax.XMLReader interface
|-y classname
|Use the specified SAX parser for all stylesheet files, including any loaded using xsl:include or xsl:import. The parser must be the fully-qualified class name of a Java class that implements the org.xml.sax.Parser or org.xml.sax.XMLReader interface
|Display command syntax
A param takes the form name=value, name being the name of the parameter, and value the value of the parameter. These parameters are accessible within the stylesheet as normal variables, using the $name syntax, provided they are declared using a top-level xsl:param element. If there is no such declaration, the supplied parameter value is silently ignored.
You can specify a parameter value containing spaces by enclosing it in double quotes, for example name="John Brown"
If the -a option is used, the name of the stylesheet is omitted. The <?xml-stylesheet?> processing instruction must have a pseudo-attribute href that identifies the relative or absolute URL of the stylsheet document, and a pseudo-attribute type whose value is "text/xml", "application/xml", or "text/xsl". For example:
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style3.xsl" ?>
The full SAXON distribution includes source and object code, documentation, and sample applications.
You will find it at http://saxon.sourceforge.net/
SAXON is free. Please see the conditions of use.
Saxon comes with no warranty and no formal technical support service.
If you have questions, however, you can usually get an answer by raising them on the Saxon discussion list at http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/saxon-help.
Once registered, you can post messages to firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you hit something that looks like a bug, please check the known errors on the Saxon project pages at SourceForge. Also check the list archives.
If the query relates to the XSLT/XPath language rather than Saxon itself, it is better to use the XSL-list: check first that the query isn't already covered in the FAQ. Another useful site for XSLT information is www.xslinfo.com
Michael H. Kay
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Personal home page: http://users.iclway.co.uk/mhkay


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Oct. 28, 2011
Plymouth, New Hampshire – Despite outshooting their opponent 28-11, women's soccer (12-6-1, 3-3-1 LEC) can walk away from Friday's Little East Conference 0-0 draw with Plymouth State University (5-10-1, 2-4-1 LEC) with something to be excited about. With the tie, the Beacons closed out their conference schedule as the fourth-seed, and will host a first-round Little East Conference tournament game next Tuesday.
As the fourth-seed, the Beacons will host the fifth-seed Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth as part of the six-team single elimination tournament, which kicks-off next Tuesday. Plymouth State has also secured a trip to this year's playoffs as the sixth-seed. The Panthers will travel to either Eastern or Western Connecticut State University. The final tournament standings will be decided tomorrow afternoon with the remainder of the conference closing out their regular season schedule.
In Friday's match, the Beacons tried everything they could to break the scoreless draw, but no matter who shot the ball it just would not cross the goal line. Of the 28 shots taken by UMass, 19 of those were on goal and were collected by Plymouth State goalkeeper Angelina LaBroad. Freshman Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, Mass.) led the Beacons offense with 10 shots in the match.
Senior Kristin Mulry (Holbrook, Mass.) also had her chances as she closed out her final regular season conference match with four shots on goal. Two of her chances came in the opening minutes of the second overtime, and nearly gave UMass the huge conference win.
The Beacons defense also did their part in Friday's match as they allowed only four shots in the first half, three in the second, and two in each overtime period. Of those 11 chances, only five ended up on goal, where they were met by freshman goalkeeper Dani Perkins (Murrieta, Cali.)
With Friday's decision, Perkins now holds the program record for career and single-season shutouts, with nine.
A start time for next Tuesday's Little East Conference tournament match will be announced this weekend. For more information as well as the tournament bracket go to www.littleeast.com.


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First Student Recital in Sams Chapel!
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Posted on September 20, 2013
Kansas Wesleyan will feature music students Chiton Brinson, Keighley Miller, Hannah Antholz, Allison Budke, and Jaicee Wilson in the first student recital of the year. Recitals are an opportunity for students who are enrolled in private lessons to perform the pieces they have been rehearsing. Music majors and minors are required to perform each semester unless they have a junior or senior recital. There are typically 5-10 performers per show and a variety of instruments and composers are represented and each recital usually lasts around 30 minutes. The recital will be held in Sams Chapel at 3:30 p.m.
Recent KWU music graduates are making headlines all over the world. Aine Hakamatsuka, class of 2012, who is currently in the Classical Voice program at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, won first place in the adult vocal division at the Yokohama International Music Competition, a competition designed to provide gifted musicians in Japan or overseas an opportunity to present their performance.
Brittany Jeffery, class of 2013, earned a leading role in Wichita State University's upcoming production of Susannah. The production will be held on Thursday, October 17 - Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale for $16 on September 26. For more information, call the WSU box office at 316-978-3233.
The music department is led by department chair and associate professor Ken Hakoda.
Upcoming student recitals are as follows: Friday, October 4, Friday, October 25, Friday, November 22, and Friday, December 6. In addition, the music department has many fall events including orchestra, band, and vocal concerts, and the opera, The Elixir of Love. To find out more about fine arts events, visit www.kwu.edu/fine-arts-calendar.


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The Mellon International Dunhuang Archive
The Mellon International Dunhuang Archive (MIDA) is the product of a major and ongoing multi-institutional, multi-national effort to create high-quality digital reconstructions of the mural paintings and related art and texts associated with the several hundred Buddhist cave shrines in Dunhuang, China, a uniquely important cultural crossroads on the ancient Silk Route in the Gobi Desert. Established in the 2nd century BCE, Dunhuang is an oasis town located near the historic junction of the northern and southern routes of the Silk Road, which served as the primary avenue for trade and cultural exchange between China and countries to the west. Dunhuang was also a center for Buddhism, and for a thousand years beginning in the 4th century CE, Buddhist monks carved an extensive series of grotto shrines in the surrounding area. Today, more than 490 caves have been preserved, containing 45,000 square meters of wall paintings and over 2000 sculptures. The monks also collected and copied Buddhists texts and scriptures, which were stored, along with ceremonial paintings and ritual objects, in a secret "library cave" discovered in 1900.
Using digital cameras, a team from Northwestern University, in collaboration with the Dunhuang Research Academy (an organization in China that seeks to preserve and document the caves), has photographed the wall paintings and sculpture in more than forty of the cave grottos. The team has been able to capture intricate details of the cave ensembles, many of which are extremely difficult to see even in situ. The digital images are then digitally "stitched" together to produce two– and three–dimensional visual representations of the cave surfaces and spaces that can be viewed using Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) technology.
A second component of the project involves creating high quality digital images from direct digital photography of the sacred and secular scrolls, manuscripts, textiles and other objects once located at Dunhuang and now dispersed among museums and libraries around the world. Institutions involved in this collaborative effort include: the British Library, the British Museum, the Musée Guimet, the Bodleian Library, and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
A third component of this project involves the digitization of the Lo Archive in Princeton, New Jersey, which contains 2,500 black and white negatives of the cave. They were produced by James and Lucy Lo in the 1940s, using a system of mirrors and cloth screens to bounce light along the corridors of the caves to illuminate the paintings and sculptures within.
Ultimately, the Mellon International Dunhuang Archive seeks to reunite "virtually" and present to scholars a rich body of primary source materials that are relatively inaccessible and difficult to see and study on-site even under optimal circumstances.


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The 100th edition of the U.S. Open Cup will feature a number of significant changes from past editions of the competition.
U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday that all rounds will have host locations determined by random selection, as opposed to last year in which the semifinal and final were determined by a closed bid process. In addition to that change, unlike last year, when some lower division teams sold hosting rights they had won by random selection, teams will not be permitted to sell off hosting rights in 2013.
A U.S. Soccer spokesman confirmed to Goal.com that possibility no longer exists. Last year, the Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake negotiated with a pair of lower-tier sides, the Atlanta Silverbacks and Minnesota Stars, respectively, to host third-round matches. The incentive for the typically low-budget lower-tier sides was a chance to pocket some money in exchange for playing the game away from home, a decision that caused some uproar from supporters.
In addition to the hosting-rights provision change, the winning team will take home $250,000, a vast increase from the previous high of $100,000. The final will be considerably later this year than in past years, with Oct. 1 or 2 slated for the winner-take-all championship game. Last year's final was played on Aug. 8.
The tournament field for the 2013 competition will be the biggest of the modern U.S. Open Cup era, with 68 clubs (up from last year's high of 64) ranging from the depths of the U.S. amateur circuit to the 12 USL PRO teams, six NASL teams and 16 USA-based MLS teams in the three tiers of professional soccer. MLS teams will enter the competition in the third round, which begins on May 28.
Sporting Kansas City claimed its second Open Cup in franchise history last season, defeating the Sounders and ending Seattle's three-year reign as tournament champion.


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Yeah, because eeeeeverybody here agrees to cop killings over some dispute about copyright violations.
When enough pigs will be killed because they're stupid enough for enforcing silly laws, one day will come that only the smarter cops will be left, and hell will freeze over when they'll start enforcing them...
Don't believe me? Something very similar just occured in Australia: hundreds of police officers in South Australia were caught with pirated movies on their computers, but they will not be prosecut
That's because there is no "agree/disagree" moderation option. If you agree or disagree you respond to the post.Most of will agree with you but they'll be too afraid to mod you up. Sad.
Seed cops; Those seeds are copyright - you cannot plant them/you violated copyright by planting them
IP cops; thank you for welcoming us to your business, we will now audit all of your computer systems
RIAA cops; thank you for welcoming us to your home, we will now audit all your media for copyright violations
MPAA cops; You know when you pirate a movie a small child dies in a third world country, you should be ashamed of yourself
And of course the "say goodbye to innovation cops", these guys will be the thought police come to audit your head for having ideas that just happened to already be copyright.
Big Mother in sooo many ways.
No extensible language will be universal. -- T. Cheatham


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Most women want to feel alluring when they walk out to face the world each day. Beauty, elegance and style is brought to each of these women when they put on Marie Jo lingerie. This European quality lingerie prides itself in creating unique, custom-designed, comfortable garments for the woman who wants to feel this way. Marie Jo produces this quality by making bras and panties with exclusive European fabric and embroidery. Each piece of lingerie requires work done by hand to reach perfection for the everyday woman who will step into the luxurious fabric.
Marie Jo is a creation stemming from Prima Donna lingerie. Prima Donna traces back to 1865 in Germany. Van de Velde of Belgium gained control of Prima Donna in 1990 and began to change its production of primarily only bras for full-busted women into a production of lingerie to "shape the body and mind of women." In 1981 Van de Velde brought forth Marie Jolie. It later emerged into Marie Jo. The design team in Finland began testing women of all shapes and sizes to see just what they loved best about lingerie. Marie Jo designers then began to craft this lingerie using high quality, hand-selected materials with laces, bright colors and extensive detailing. Marie Jo's opaque fabrics and graphic prints quickly put the brand ahead in the world of fashion.
Marie Jo consistently pays attention to the fit and quality of all of their lingerie. Each item receives thirty minutes of manual work before it even reaches the warehouse. The fabrics are both hand cut and sewn by Marie Jo specialists. Marie Jo is best known for their strapless bras. Not only sewn with the idea of elegance, but also with an idea of comfort allowing the woman to move freely throughout the day. Marie Jo takes pride in knowing the women who wear their lingerie will walk out the door feeling confident in their own skin. Many of the lingerie products are designed to quickly cross over from day into night. The Avero collection allows the Marie Jo woman to wear a patterned fabric with embroidered lace and convertible straps. These straps can transform any outfit from day into night. The clean lines and cozy quality allow not only wearers of this collection, but of all other Marie Jo collections to easily wear the lingerie with many types of clothing.
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Marie Jo is one of the front runners in the world of stylish lingerie. It continues to grow and evolve each day along with the modern woman. Marie Jo Boutiques are popping up all around the world. Defining style and class the Marie Jo woman hits the pavement in the morning feeling a sens of perfection.


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Ever since Karen Straub had her thyroid removed because of cancer in 1999, she has struggled with her weight. She became diabetic and suffered from terrible acid reflux. So when her boss, California State Controller John Chiang, started a worksite wellness program for his staff, Straub decided to give it a try. She joined new Weight Watchers at Work meetings during lunch on Thursdays. She beams activity data from her accelerometer to the Healthrageous website, which allows her to track her activity and interact with her co-workers through a social media platform. She and her colleagues now compete to see who will be the top walker each week. She walks during her work breaks and for 15 minutes at lunch on most days. Since starting the program, Straub has lost 27 pounds. She doesn't have to take pills for her diabetes anymore. Her acid reflux has disappeared.
Chiang's job is to make sure California's tax dollars are well spent -- to root out waste, fraud, and abuse of public funds. Recognizing that the healthcare costs of state employees and retirees were among several threats to the state's fiscal health, Chiang commissioned a study to determine the proportion of costs that were due to modifiable factors such as diet, exercise and smoking. "We all understand that healthcare costs are spiraling out of control," Chiang said.
The California Public Employee's Retirement System health program covers nearly 1.3 million active and retired government employees and their families. Of $1.6 billion spent on healthcare for state employees in 2008, 22 percent was on high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke and kidney disease -- much of which could have been prevented through diet and exercise. The Urban Institute, which conducted the study, estimated that if changes in diet and exercise could reduce the prevalence of these diseases by 5 percent to 15 percent, it would save the state $18 to $54 million per year.


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- Beastsoul Band of Onslaught
- Item Level 232
- Binds when picked up
- Finger
- +50 Agility
+76 Stamina
- Requires level 80
- Equip: Increases your haste rating by 34.
Equip: Increases your mastery rating by 34.
This is part of the Hunter & Enhancement Shaman set available to characters that are boosted to level 80 under the revamped Scroll of Resurrection program. Most sets have more than one option for each slot to accommodate different specializations.
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Strasburg strikes out 8, but Astros top Nats
- Associated Press
- March 16, 2013 - 9:12 PM
VIERA, Fla. - Stephen Strasburg moved one step closer to being ready for his opening day start by striking out eight Houston Astros Saturday night.
The 24-year-old right-hander threw a spring training-high 93 pitches in 5 1-3 innings of a 4-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
The overpowering command is there: At one point, Strasburg struck out five batters in a row — that streak was broken up by former teammate Rick Ankiel's solo homer in the fourth inning.
Now, he just needs to get his pitch-count up a bit.
"When you get to this point and you start to get to closer to 100 pitches, you're like, `All right, let's get the season going,'" Strasburg said. "But that's not the case. I've still got a couple of weeks. I'm just going to keep working and keep grinding."
Strasburg did make one significant improvement from his last start, adjusting his spot on the rubber when he pitched from out of the stretch. He struggled with that in his last outing against the Atlanta Braves on March 11.
"I felt better out of the stretch today," Strasburg said. "I just made an adjustment of where I put my foot on the rubber. It seemed to help me use my legs a little bit better and get on top of the ball."
Saturday night also marked the debut of Ryan Zimmerman playing defensively at third base. Zimmerman, who had shoulder surgery on Oct. 25, had been serving as the Nationals designated hitter this spring.
It didn't take long for Zimmerman to get tested. Houston's Carlos Corporan led off the second inning with a slow roller up the third base line that Zimmerman had to field on the run and throw across his body to get the out at first base.
"I was a little nervous in the first inning, but everything was good," Zimmerman said. "I felt better each inning. It was good to back out in front of people and get back into a game."
Astros starter Lucas Harrell could probably say the same thing. The right-hander missed his last scheduled start because of a groin injury, but when four scoreless innings Saturday night. He did not allow a hit while walking two and striking out three.
"I feel great," Harrell said. "It was one of those things where I mixed it up, used all of my pitches and used the defense (to make plays)."
Harrell reported no problem with his groin injury and said he felt like he could have gone a couple more innings.
The Astros pitcher did have one scare, though, in the bottom of the fourth when he sawed off Zimmerman on an inside pitch and the broken bat sailed over his head.
Harrell immediately hit the deck, avoiding all but a small particle of the bat, which hit him in the face.
"You've always got to protect yourself out there and when . almost the entire bat's coming at you at head level, it can definitely be a little bit scary," Harrell said. "But I got away. Luckily, I didn't get hit."
NOTES: LHP Ross Detwiler rejoined the Nationals on Saturday, one day after Team USA was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic on Friday night in Miami. Detwiler will pitch Sunday for Washington against Detroit . LHP Gio Gonzalez, meanwhile, is not expected to be back until Monday. "He's staying at home with his buddies,' Johnson said of Gonzalez, who is from nearby Hialeah. The Nationals manager was sure Gonzalez was getting his work in and added the left-hander will likely throw at the team's minor league complex on Monday. . RHP Chris Young is expected to make two more starts for the Nationals this spring, the next outing coming on Wednesday. . Johnson said as of now Dan Haren is his No. 4 starter, while Detwiler is No. 5. The team has already announced Strasburg will start opening day. He is expected to be followed by Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann. .The Astros had a scare during batting practice when first base coach Dave Clark was hit in the head by a thrown ball and fell to the ground. A large crowd gathered around Clark, who got up after several minutes and later assumed his first base coaching duties once the game started. . Astros manager Bo Porter was eager to get his first glimpse of three prospects — infielders Carlos Correa and Jonathan Singleton, as well as outfielder Domingo Santana. Previously, he only read minor league reports about the trio and watched them field ground balls and take batting practice. "That's one of the reasons why we brought them over today, to give not only myself but the rest of the staff an opportunity to see these guys in action." . Right fielder Fernando Martinez left the game after the top of the first inning with back tightness.
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Learn to whitewater kayak! This four-day course will start at the beginning and teach you all the necessary skills to navigate the whitewater in a kayak! The first two days will focus on technique and practice. The last two are out on the river!
Oct. 9 & 11 at CWU Aquatic Center - 7-9 p.m.
Oct. 13 & 14 on the river - 9-4:30 p.m.
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Teamlist Tuesday is here with #NRL Teamlists and officials for Round 12 confirmed.
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The Australian Kangaroos have recorded their third straight victory in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup with a 50-0 victory over Ireland at Thomond Park in Limerick. A crowd of 5,021 watched on the wet conditions played their part in the contest.
Australia wasted no time as they jumped to a 4-0 after just 3 minutes as Brent Tate broke the Irish defence to send Jarryd Hayne over down the western sideline.
Cooper Cronk extended Australia's lead with a solo effort which saw him dart over through three defenders to score. Australia ahead 10-0 after 12 minutes.
The one-sided penalty count was the telling factor in the first half as Ireland conceded 9-1 penalties. Possession swung heavily in favour of Australia, this was converted into points as Daly Cherry-Evans, Brett Morris and Billy Slater crossed for the Kangaroos to finish off the first 40 minutes.
At half time, Australia held a commanding 26-0 lead of Ireland.
The second half saw Australia record their highest points tally of the World Cup as they racked up a half century.
Cooper Cronk and Daly Cherry-Evans were brilliant in the halves and both rewarded with tries in the second 40 minutes. Cherry-Evans claimed his four-pointer in the 61st minute as he kicked ahead for himself to sail over for the Kangaroos, Australia led 38-0.
Cronulla Sharks' combination of Paul Gallen and Andrew Fifita linked together in the closing stages to extend Australia's lead to 44-0 as Fifita rampaged through the Ireland goal line defence.
Jarryd Hayne seal the victory as he darted over the goal line courtesy of a Robbie Farah short pass. Corey Parker converted to give Australia their 50 point win.
Australia will now play the USA Tomahawks next weekend in their first quarter-final match.
Match Details
Australia 50 Ireland 0
Venue: Thomond Park
Crowd: 5021
Halftime Score: Australia 26-0
LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Andrew Fifita
2 points - Daly Cherry-Evans
1 point - James Tamou
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Q I want to cut greens for decorations for the holidays. Can I cut now without hurting my plants?
A The weather is cooling and daylight is shorter, so the danger that your plants will produce tender new growth that can be damaged is much reduced.
You should consider your greens harvesting as a winter pruning. Prune your plants carefully for shape, then simply use the greens for your decorations. Traditional cuttings include holly branches and boxwood clippings. You can cut evergreen twigs from hemlocks, spruce trees and, of course, magnolias.
Hollies and boxwoods can recover from severe pruning, but you should never cut the needled evergreens back to a bare part of the branch. They will not regrow.
Hemlock branches are soft and pretty, but when they dry out, the needles drop. Use hemlock branches for arrangements with available water.
To start, assemble your tools: a sharp pruner and lopper and a big bucket (or two) with water. If you have two buckets, use a short one for small clippings and a deep one for bigger branches. Don't be afraid to plunge the cuttings deeply into the water. A well-hydrated branch stays fresh longer.
Hollies with berries are the best, but you can always add natural berries from nandinas or pyracanthas.
You may want to purchase green floral wire and blocks of Oasis, which are available at craft stores.
Dried bare branches of interesting plants can also be used. Consider the curled branches of Contorted filberts, the lacy or weeping branches of Japanese maples or even blueberry bush twigs. You can have a lot of fun finding possibilities outside your doors.
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Whenever I watch a TV show centered on data, numbers or math, I can't help but think of fellow members of the All Analytics community and wonder whether the storyline would seem plausible to you.
A quintessential example, as we've discussed here previously, is the season 2 Homeland episode in which terrorists murder the U.S. vice president by hacking into his pacemaker and jolting him to death. I'd not been a regular Homeland watcher, but I recently managed to whip through the first two seasons on demand. I figured I might as well see what all the fuss was about and be prepared to watch week to week, starting with season 3. Since I just watched the pacemaker episode, killing-via-data was fresh on my mind this weekend when I caught the latest airing of yet another crime drama, Elementary, and its math-themed episode "Solve for X."
Elementary is a contemporary, New York-citified version of the BBC TV series Sherlock, itself a play on classic Sherlock Holmes stories. In "Solve for X," Sherlock and his sidekick Joan Watson are investigating the homicides of two mathematicians said to have been close to solving the trickiest of all tricky math problems, "N vs NP." In the process, they'd win a million bucks from a mathematics institute -- not to mention the envy of math and computer science geeks the world over.
Not being in either of those disciplines myself, I didn't recognize N vs. NP as a very real-life challenge. No doubt, however, many of you All Analytics readers will know how foolish that was. N vs NP is, in fact, "the most notorious problem in theoretical computer science" today, as I've since learned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The big question is whether N equals NP, and the Clay Mathematics Institute will indeed give anybody who can decisively answer that question $1 million for doing so.
As MIT explained, N vs NP is all about the time an algorithm takes to execute in direct proportion to the number of elements it's handling (the "N") and polynomials, which are mathematical expressions involving "Ns and N2s and Ns raised to other powers."
Obviously, an algorithm whose execution time is proportional to N3 is slower than one whose execution time is proportional to N. But such differences dwindle to insignificance compared to another distinction, between polynomial expressions -- where N is the number being raised to a power -- and expressions where a number is raised to the Nth power, like, say, 2N.


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And then just for a little prop for my buddy since he made the biggest wave today.....
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man i need to get mine GL going better:(
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Ever notice the naysayers are always driving some beast of a truck to act Macho and be all that but really aren't they just hiding in a giant truck from the Subaru that keeps showing them up?
Love the 3rd eye BTW:headbang: Looks like U had fun (makes me wanna go)
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I would have been one of those mini jacked up foriegn 4x4 owners with pride until I learned myself what a just a stock little 13 inch wheeled DL could do... Those trucks are mistake riddled with several things, aside from engine longevity in alot of them.The greatest benefit I have concluded is the actual height for deeper water, and certain types of mud (as with any 4x4- they all get stuck in wrong terrain)
That photo of the "biggest wave" from the nissan is one huge reason I avoid that line of 4x4 for real roads, not to menton the feel of CG (center of gravity- alot of roads lean to the right here, I find myself leaning in my seat to counteract it). There is always real roads and responsibilities after the mud fun in one, I really do not like those jacked up trucks for daily driving.. The old soobs sincerely have a good effort at the whole realm of driving anywhere.A few mods as I have seen here keep up with most of them. It looks like if you went fast though the puddle in photo, you could have brought your own wave over the hood
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I'm currently having a problem with the enlarged thumbnails that appear over the desktop when I mouse-over an application's button on the panel.
I should state that I'm using Fedora 15 (waiting for F18 before upgrading) with its KDE desktop(4.6.5).
When I do this mouse-over, the thumbnail appears but the applications thumbnail image only appears for a split second before it disappears. The image "box" in the thumbnail then becomes a uniform gray whilst the overall thumbnail continues to be displayed. This behaviour of the image (i.e appearing then disappearing in a split second) is also exhibited when the mouse pointer is moved away from the button on the panel.
Has anyone else seen this kind of behaviour ? Does anyone know how to make the image more persistent, i.e. the image remaining displayed whilst the overall thumbnail continues to be displayed ?
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Annual Australian Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology ST Lee lecture
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On Wednesday 31 July the Australian Centre for Asian Art and Archaeology, with which Power is strongly linked, will be hosting the annual ST Lee lecture by Professor Nora Taylor of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The lecture will be given by Professor Nora Taylor of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is titled The Artist, the Archive and the Historical Artifact: Contemporary Vietnamese Artists Contemplate the Past. In her talk, Professor Taylor will discuss the contrasting ways in which two contemporary Vietnamese artists, Danh Vo and Dinh Q. Le have used historical documents dated to the American war period in their art installations as artifacts. The talk will explore whether these artists attempt to challenge official historical narratives, or through the objects they use, provide a kind of archive of the War period as a way to provoke discussion about personal versus collective memories. It will also address the recent project initiated by Asia Art Archive to collect documents pertaining to independent art spaces in Vietnam to highlight the role of the archive in historicising Vietnamese art. All these projects touch on the greater problem of the dearth of art historical documents and the loss of material artifacts that would enable multifaceted research in Vietnamese modern and contemporary art history.
Professor Nora Taylor is Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is author of Painters in Hanoi: An Ethnography of Vietnamese Art (Hawaii, 2004 and Singapore 2009) and co-editor of Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art: An Anthology (Cornell SEAP, 2012) as well as numerous articles on modern and contemporary Vietnamese and Southeast Asian art.
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Cops hunt man who befouled drugstore's cough drop stash
P*ss artist leaves foul taste in cops' mouths
Posted in Bootnotes, 27th April 2011 11:35 GMT
Florida police are hunting a man who took a slash over a drugstore's stock of cough drops before trying, unsuccessfully, to get a prescription filled.
The "hefty" individual walked into a branch of Walgreens in Sanford, Florida at 10.30pm last Thursday, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
CCTV showed him roaming the aisles before lighting on the store's cough drops selection, whereupon he looked around before unzipping himself and taking a whizz all over the stock.
With staff completely unaware of his pollution of the pile of pastilles, he then went to the pharmacy counter to pick up a prescription. However, he did not have the appropriate paperwork, and he then left the store.
It was only when a member of staff noticed a strong smell of urine and played back the store's CCTV that his befouling of the throat remedies was uncovered. The slack-bladdered perp had ruined 100 packets worth $300 dollars.
A shocked Sgt David Morgenstern told NBCMiamai: "I don't know what the problem is, but he needed something, like he needs to go to jail for what he did. But he may need help because why would you urinate in Walgreens on cough drops?"
Why indeed, when Walgreens is famous for its extensive of goods, from cosmetics and pharmacueticals to general hardware.
You can view video of the outrage here. Police say anyone who recognises the phantom pisser can call their crimeline on 1-800-423-TIPS. ®


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Santa Fe, N.M.
The coat was lambskin. Buttery soft and supple with haute-couture styling. But the price, $1,250, made it too extravagant for my budget. I continued to browse.
On display were a concho belt for $26,500, sculptures priced at more than $20,000, a beadwork doll for nearly $35,000. All were beautiful, but they were meant to grace a home other than mine. It didn't matter. Other things did fit my budget.
It was mid-August 2006, and I was visiting the Santa Fe Indian Market, an amazing weekend of commerce, when the nation's great Native American artists display work worth thousands and sit side by side with novice craftsmen selling $10 Christmas ornaments.
The event is held annually in August, with this year's market getting underway this week. There's a preview show Friday night, which will be followed by the market on Saturday and Sunday. Nearly 80,000 collectors, artists and tourists are expected to attend. Craftsmen and artists say it's the place where Indian art meets the world.
The show is a colorful bazaar that turns Santa Fe's Plaza and downtown streets into a tent city of 700 booths overnight. The market, established in 1922, has more than 1,100 Indian artists representing 100 tribes. There are Northern Plains Indians, Seminoles from Florida, Chugach Aleuts from Alaska, and Pueblo, Hopi and Navajo craftsmen from throughout the Southwest. It's the oldest and largest juried native art show in the world.
Avid collectors know it's the early visitor who scores the best work. I was interested in the whimsical pottery of Kathleen Wall, a Jemez Pueblo Indian. So my first stop was at 8:30 a.m. at Wall's booth.
"You're too late," she said, standing next to one of her smiling jester figures. Its price tag was marked $4,500. "I was nearly sold out by 8 a.m. this morning."
The market, which is free, officially begins at 7 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, but some visitors arrive before 6 a.m. -- while participants are just setting up their booths -- to buy prize-winning art before it sells out. The show ends at 5 p.m. both days.
Artists work all year preparing for the Santa Fe show. Many participants say one-third to one-half of their annual income is derived from it, according to Stacy Golar of the Southwest Assn. for Indian Arts, which sponsors the event.
"A lot of our artists also show in galleries and museums, but the market provides a way for them to have their work viewed by more people in two days than they could in a year," she said.
"Nonnative artists may think it's unconventional to sell your work at a market, but native artists don't feel that way, particularly those who are doing unconventional work. They like having thousands of people see their work in just a couple of days and being able to talk to them about it."
Last year's show was dogged by rain, which put a damper on sales. Golar said she hopes for good weather this year.
Sunny skies also will bode well for an unofficial happening on the streets of Santa Fe, the annual Western wear fashion show.
The market has evolved into a prime venue for visitors and Santa Fe residents to strut their stuff: Southwestern jewelry, leather and other trappings and gewgaws. Men sport Stetsons, cowboy boots, turquoise jewelry and more. Women wear painted and beaded leather dresses or skirts and more turquoise jewelry.
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Affordable Care Act Challenge II: A Constitutional Debate
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Affordable Care Act Challenge II: A Constitutional Debate
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Lawrence B. Solum, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Gregory G. Katsas, Partner, Jones Day; former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division and former Acting Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
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It's not rhetoric. It's the god dammed truth.
Mark Sanchez is BY FAR the best quarterback on the roster. He's the only guy on the team that can make every NFL throw (except anything under 5 yards). Is he good? No. Unfortunately, McElnoodle and Teblow are even worse.
No one is saying that Sanchez is a HoF, it's just that he's by far and away better than the garbage behind him.


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Phillip Di Bella loses Telstra business award
Telstra is set to strip Brisbane coffee entrepreneur Phillip Di Bella of his 2014 Queensland Business of the Year award.
Telstra has stripped Brisbane coffee entrepreneur Phillip Di Bella of his 2014 Queensland Business of the Year award, saying his online comments were "completely inappropriate''.
Mr Di Bella was awarded the highly coveted prize last week, just two days before Fairfax Media revealed his series of offensive, expletive-laden social media posts aimed at State of Origin referees and commentators.
On Wednesday morning, Telstra CEO David Thodey did what Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk have so far refused to do. He publicly condemned the comments and sought to distance himself from Mr Di Bella.
"Disappointing and inappropriate comments from Telstra Bus Award winner in Qld, not consistent with our values and we don't support," Mr Thodey posted on Twitter on Wednesday morning.
Late Wednesday, Telstra issued a statement confirming the decision to "withdraw'' the award bestowed on the coffee businessman.
"We are extremely disappointed by Mr Di Bella's comments. They do not reflect Telstra's values nor those of the Telstra Business Awards and were completely inappropriate,'' Telstra said in the statement.
"While we note that Mr Di Bella has apologised for the comments, we believe in creating and promoting a culture of inclusion and respect and we expect our award winners, as role models and leaders in the business community, to uphold these values.
"Regrettably, as a result we have spoken with Mr Di Bella and informed him of our decision to withdraw the award.''
His foul-mouthed State of Origin tirade was the latest in a long history of often unsavoury Twitter and Facebook postings he has made over a number of years, many of which could be deemed anti-gay.
Others have targeted welfare recipients and foreign aid.
His highly publicised tweets during last Wednesday's game came just hours after Cr Quirk announced he would take on the key advisory role of chairman of the new Brisbane CBD economic development board.
When Fairfax Media contacted Mr Di Bella for comment on Thursday following Opposition Leader Milton Dick's call for him to be dumped from the role, he spruiked the Telstra award as proving he was well-credentialled for the job.
"Look love, you can write whatever story you want because I'm happy for them to question it," he said.
"Research my resume, I started Di Bella Coffee with $5000 and just won Telstra business of the year.
"If I'm not suitable for it, tell me who is."
Cr Quirk also pointed to the award as proving his suitability for the economic advisory role.
Despite his social media comments, neither Cr Quirk or Mr Newman sought to distance themselves from the businessman on Friday.
The long-time LNP donor holds a number of influential advisory positions to both the State Government and Brisbane City Council.
In May 2013, he was appointed by Mr Newman to the Premier's Advisory Board.
It came the year after he was appointed a director of the government-run Queensland Tourism and Events, the marketing body designed to sell the Sunshine State to the world.
That year, 2012, Mr Di Bella donated more than $18,000 to the LNP.
At Brisbane City Council level, he is currently chairman of the Queen Street Mall advisory board, to which Mr Newman also appointed him when he was Brisbane's Lord Mayor.
He is also a director of Brisbane Marketing, a promotional entity designed to fuel economic growth and attract tourists to the river city.
This year, he was named the Lord Mayor's Corporate Citizen of the Year at the 2014 Australia Day awards.
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The shortage has been happening for years before Obama care. We will simply import more doctors from other countries who will become loyal Democrats.
Before the peanut gallery starts screaming "ahh, Newsmax", please note the study was performed by Georgetown University.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/stu...1/14/id/464028Report: US Could Face Massive Physician Shortage Under Obamacare
Wednesday, 14 Nov 2012 07:21 AM
By Paul Scicchitano
A new study predicts that Obamacare could leave Americans with a shortage of primary care physicians by the year 2025¸ reports the National Monitor.
Population growth will be the greatest driver of expected increases in primary care utilization. Aging and insurance expansion will also contribute to utilization, but to a smaller extent, the study concludes, according to the publication.
Researchers from Georgetown University and the Robert Graham Center, Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care blame the possible massive shortage of physicians on the advent of Obamacare and an aging population.
Researchers project that the U.S. will need an additional 52,000 primary care physicians in 13 years or face the prospect of millions of Americans without access to healthcare.
The researchers warn that the shortage could begin to put pressure on the healthcare system earlier than 2025 as baby boomers age and physicians retire.
The healthcare consumer that values the relationship with a personal physician, particularly in areas already struggling with access to primary care physicians should be aware of potential access challenges that they may face in the future if the production of primary care physicians does not increase, warns Dr. Andrew Bazemore, director of the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in Primary Care who co-authored the study, reports the National Monitor.
The publication noted that the total number of office visits to primary care physicians will likely increase from 462 million in 2008 to 565 million in 2025.
The shortage has been happening for years before Obama care. We will simply import more doctors from other countries who will become loyal Democrats.
Here's one from 2004:
Here's one from 1993:
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Derp on, brother. Derp on.
The article is about the impact Obamacare will have on the Physician shortage. That it will take an existing problem and makes it worse. What does any of these links have to do with that.
Is this going to scare off more young people from becoming doctors? Are the majority of doctors in favor of it?
obviously you can find articles/quotes/threads/blogs for and against it.
What it's impact on the primary health physician, will working more for less have a positive impact in quality for preventive care and how will specialists reimbursement schemes work.
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Hospitals will become the DMV.
Having read the article, this seems like a tough sell to me.
We're supposed to dislike Obamacare because it will accomplish it's objective of getting including more people in the healthcare system, and thus require more doctors?
No one who supported Obamacare is going to feel like that is a negative consequence.
There are a lot of reasons to dislike Obamacare. This one sucks.
Without question, this law increases our supply of patients and decreases supply of doctors. The latter is conveniently overlooked/ignored by its supporters.
Why dont you read the actual article instead of Newsmax's editorialized, misleading version of it.
The author's conclude " Population growth will be the greatest driver of expected increases in primary care utilization. Aging and insurance expansion will also contribute to utilization, but to a smaller extent".
If you read the article carefully you will see that the authors make an argument that too many graduating physicians specialize rather than go into primary care and that the shortage they are predicting is in PRIMARY CARE physicians not ALL physicians.
Also, nowhere in the article do the authors crticize Obamacare or argue that its a major contributor to the Projected Primary Care Physician Shortage. In fact they praise that Obamacare has included provisions to increase the attractiveness of Primary Care to graduating medical students and residents.
Newsmax (as expected) has completely distorted the study to make another warantless attack on Obamacare.
It does not matter if the effect is of greater extent than population growth. It remains true that Obamacare does increase the rate of this problem. End of story.
What is spin is the Newsmax article title "US Could Face Massive Physician Shortage Under Obamacare". That shortage exists with or without Obamacare. Read the study.
I like how the Newsmaxx article makes the statement:
"Researchers from Georgetown University and the Robert Graham Center, Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care blame the possible massive shortage of physicians on the advent of Obamacare and an aging population".
The truth is, the study blames population growth and to a lesser extent the aging population and insurance expansion.
Those are not my words. Those are the words of the authors who actually did the study
He wasn't spinning he has a very good understanding of the issue.The law helps to pay for more residency slots at hospitals for medical students planning careers in primary care, and at community health clinics. It provided $1.8 billion for "medical homes," practices in which physicians agree to monitor and coordinate their patients' care by specialists and others.
It also created bonus payments for primary-care doctors who treat Medicare patients, and raised payments for primary-care doctors in Medicaid to match higher Medicare rates.
"The legislation without a doubt made a conscious effort to shift the paradigm in delivery to support a foundation of primary care," said Shawn Martin, a vice president of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Glen Stream, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, said the law pays him more for treating Medicare patients at his practice in Spokane, Wash. He said he sees fewer people declining recommended preventive tests and screenings, like mammograms and colonoscopies, because the law requires insurers to cover such procedures without co-payments.
"There's very positive features in the bill for family medicine," Stream said.