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With the US Supreme Court expected to rule Thursday on the President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul, here is a look at where each of the 50 states stands.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 720,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 15.4 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Republican Gov. Robert Bentley, a physician, created a
commission in 2011 to recommend a plan for a health insurance exchange,
but he successfully opposed efforts by some legislators to enact one in
May. Critics said the bill would have limited the exchange to companies
operating statewide, which is one at this point. Bentley said it was
premature to act before the Supreme Court ruled.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Bentley said he will have to study the ruling before deciding what to do about an exchange.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 125,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 18 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Alaska, which is among the states that sued over the
constitutionality of the federal health care law, has yet to implement a
health care exchange. The health department has hired a consultant to
help design one, and that report is expected soon.
NOW: Republican Gov. Sean Parnell is expected to take the report and the
U.S. Supreme Court decision into consideration in deciding how to
proceed on the health care exchange issue. Spokeswoman Sharon Leighow
declined to comment about contingency plans before the court's ruling.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.28 million state residents not covered, or about 19 percent
THE STATE STANDS: Arizona is among the states challenging the
constitutionality of the health care overhaul. The lawsuit covers about
22,000 people statewide, including some 14,000 people in the Phoenix
area. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving to implement
part of the contested law by reviewing health insurance rates to see if
they should be labeled unjustifiably high. The state also has accepted a
federal grant to create a state health insurance exchange.
HAPPENS NOW: If the Affordable Care Act is upheld in total or in part,
Arizona will make a final determination to move forward or defer to the
federal government on the health insurance exchange, the rate review
process and the other components of the law that can be implemented by
states. If the law is overturned, Arizona officials plan to work to come
up with their own health care changes with the goal of increasing
choice and competition.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 539,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 19 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Arkansas decided on a federal-state partnership for
its health insurance marketplace. Legislators blocked a bill by which
the state would have created its own insurance exchange but have since
accepted a grant that will allow it to at least have a role in the
federally created exchange.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Insurance
Commissioner Jay Bradford says the state is well-positioned to implement
the law if it is upheld. If it is overturned, the state doesn't have a
plan for helping uninsured residents. Bradford said it would be up to
Congress to come up with a new solution.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 7,209,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 19 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: California has worked to be a model for the health
care law and has begun implementing parts of it already, including
creating the beginnings of health care exchanges to provide consumers a
marketplace to purchase insurance policies starting in 2014. The state
has also already banned insurers from refusing coverage for children
with pre-existing illnesses and young adults are allowed to stay on
their parents' plans through age 26 in California.
NOW: California has passed its own state legislation to ensure parts of
the federal law still will be implemented even if it is thrown out or
altered by the Supreme Court. If the law is upheld in its entirety,
California stands to gain as much as $15 billion annually in new federal
money for health programs one of the measure's biggest financial
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 656,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 13 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Colorado lawmakers passed legislation in 2011 to set
up health insurance exchanges, and a commission is in the process of
implementing them. The exchanges are set to start October 2013.
HAPPENS NOW: Lawmakers from both parties and the commission
implementing the exchanges have said they would like to proceed even if
the law is struck down. However, officials may have to discuss next
steps if a ruling compromises federal funding for the exchanges.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: About 377,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 11 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Connecticut has hired staff and a board of directors
to begin implementing health care exchanges and have them in place by
the 2014 deadline set by the federal law. The state already is allowing
people under 26 years old to stay on their parents' health insurance
policies, which is part of the federal law.
Connecticut has already taken steps to implement the law in case it is
upheld. If it is overturned, Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said it
could cost the state $100 million and affect about 500,000 residents.
Malloy said his administration has been looking at the state's options
in case the ruling is overturned.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: Between 100,000 and 110,000 Delaware residents are uninsured, about 11 percent of the state's population.
THE STATE STANDS: Delaware officials are working on a health care
exchange. State officials also are accepting public input as they come
up with minimum coverage requirements that must be included in health
care plans for individuals and small businesses.
In his State of the State speech in January, Democratic Gov. Jack
Markell said current incentives reward neither efficiency nor quality,
resulting not in a health care system, but "a sick care system."
Markell spokesman Brian Selandar said that regardless of the ruling,
"our nation's health care system and marketplace are changing and must
continue to change to address the unsustainable increases health care
costs nationally, which the Affordable Care Act means to tackle."
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 3.85 million Floridians are uninsured, or about 21 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Republican Gov. Rick Scott ordered the state not to
accept federal money for implementing the health care law after he took
office last year. Florida has rejected or declined to pursue more than
$106 million and has returned $4.5 million. The state has its own health
insurance exchanges, mainly for small businesses but without an
individual mandate. The state has not implemented an exchange that would
meet the requirements of the federal law.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Scott
says if the federal law is upheld, Florida will continue to resist
implementation because he's hoping Mitt Romney will be elected president
and the law will be repealed. If that doesn't happen, Scott says
Florida will comply.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 111,000 state residents are uninsured, or 19 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Georgia has done nothing to implement a health care
exchange. Lawmakers have introduced bills that would either allow or
hinder implementation of the law, though none have passed.
HAPPENS NOW: Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, opposes the health care
overhaul and voted against it while a congressman. But Deal has said he
would prefer that Georgia authorities, not the federal government,
implement the exchanges if the law is upheld. However, it's unclear if
Georgia would be able to meet federal deadlines to do that.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 97,000 state residents are uninsured, or 7.7 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Hawaii has been moving at full speed in anticipation
the overhaul will be upheld. It joined several states last year in
filing a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the law. Gov. Neil
Abercrombie, a Democrat, said at the time the law preserved the best
elements of Hawaii's long-standing health care statutes. The state also
used a $300,000 private grant to create a state job for a coordinator to
implement the overhaul. Hawaii plans to develop its own insurance
exchange, a key component of the federal overhaul.
NOW: If the law is struck down, Hawaii still will try to develop its
insurance exchange and find ways to expand coverage for those who need
it, according to state Healthcare Transformation Coordinator Beth
Giesting. Giesting acknowledges the efforts will become more difficult
without federal funding. She says officials have considered various
scenarios — such as if the Supreme Court strikes down only the
individual health insurance mandate or Medicare expansion provisions —
and are prepared to conduct a full analysis to determine specific steps
once the ruling is issued.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 294,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 19 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Idaho has not implemented health insurance exchanges,
over objections from insurers including Blue Cross of Idaho. The
GOP-controlled Idaho Legislature declined to accept federal grants for
the project and also balked at putting together a scaled-down
state-funded version while awaiting the Supreme Court's decision.
HAPPENS NOW: Idaho lawmakers were the first in the nation to pass a law
in 2010 requiring the state to sue the federal government over the
health care overhaul. In 2011, they toyed with the idea of nullifying
the law within state borders. Now, they're banking on the U.S. Supreme
Court turning down the measure, or barring that, an eventual push by a
Republican president and GOP members of Congress to repeal provisions,
including the individual mandate or refuse to fund the enterprise. Many
GOP lawmakers in Idaho have said they would work hard to block key
provisions of the health care changes if the Supreme Court upholds the
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1,914,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 15 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Illinois has received three federal grants to study
and start building its health insurance exchange, but the Legislature
has failed to pass a law establishing it. Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat,
has considered an executive order to do that, but now may pursue a
federal-state partnership instead.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: The Quinn
administration was waiting for the Supreme Court ruling before making
public comments about what will happen next in President Barack Obama's
home state. Quinn has been an enthusiastic supporter of the overhaul,
but other state lawmakers, including Democrats, have backed away from
the law as its critics grew louder. If the court overturns all or most
of the law, Illinois lawmakers say they may come up with their own
suggestions for addressing rising insurance costs and people losing
health coverage.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 850,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 13.4 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels ordered state agencies
to build a framework for a possible exchange, but he has not implemented
one pending the Supreme Court ruling. Indiana also has pushed to use
its health savings account to help cover an estimated 500,000 who will
become eligible for Medicaid in 2014 under the federal health care
overhaul, but federal officials denied the request in September, saying
it was premature.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Although Indiana has planned
for its own insurance exchange, it still could be forced into the
federal one if the court upholds the law. Indiana hasn't enacted a law
creating its own exchange and Daniels told the agencies to keep their
work in the planning stages. State officials haven't said what they
might do to address health coverage if the law is struck down.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 366,000 Iowa residents are uninsured, about 12 percent of the population.
THE STATE STANDS: The state does not have a law establishing a health
insurance exchange, and Republican Gov. Terry Branstad has said Iowa
will create a state-based exchange only if the law is upheld. The
Republican House Majority leader says the state has already enacted
several pieces of the law, including a website that helps residents find
insurance, but the state has yet to comply with other requirements.
HAPPENS NOW: The Iowa Department and Health and Human Services the
state Insurance Division have been planning for an insurance exchange in
case the law is upheld. Democrats who control the Senate say they will
push for such an exchange even if the law is rejected, but the plan
would likely face opposition from Branstad and the Republican-controlled
Iowa House. House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer says the state agencies
will continue to prepare Iowa until lawmakers reconvene in January. But
some Senate Democrats say a special legislative session may be
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 350,000 state residents are uninsured, or almost 13 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: The Republican-dominated state government has been
hostile to the 2010 federal law and hasn't moved to set up a health care
exchange. Last year, GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's administration returned a
$31.5 million federal grant.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If the entire law
is upheld, Kansas won't be in a position to set up an exchange in time,
according to the state Insurance Department. If that part of the law
survives, Brownback's administration would have to decide whether to try
to partner with the federal government on running the exchange. If the
entire law is struck down, Brownback and other state officials are
likely to take no further action.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 640,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 15 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Kentucky has laid the groundwork for a statewide
health insurance exchange, but Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear opted to
wait for the Supreme Court ruling before moving doing anything more.
HAPPENS NOW: Beshear says if the law is upheld, he will sign an
executive order creating the state's health insurance exchange.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 886,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 20 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Louisiana has not implemented health care exchanges,
instead choosing to have the federal government create and operate them.
Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell oppose
the health care law, and Louisiana is one of the states challenging it
in court.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If the law is upheld, Jindal looks
next to the fall election cycle, hoping Republicans will win the
presidency and take control of Congress and repeal the health care
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 121,000 state
residents uninsured, or about 9.4 percent. The number may rise due to
Medicaid cutbacks authorized by the latest state budget.
STATE STANDS: Maine had a task force to create a health care exchange,
but legislation implementing one was set aside until after the Supreme
Court's decision. Maine has passed laws implementing components of the
law, such allowing parents to add coverage of children up to age 26 and
outlawing denial of insurance coverage due to pre-existing conditions.
Maine has also passed a law that will allow consumers to shop
out-of-state for coverage.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If the law is upheld,
protections for consumers will remain. The insurance exchange will at
least be initially designed by the federal and not state government. If
the law is struck down, Maine residents could lose protections from
sharply increased insurance rates.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 747,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 13 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Maryland has passed legislation to create a health
care exchange, setting up standards and regulations to run the program
and creating the framework for a marketplace where individuals and small
businesses can purchase coverage.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Marc
Goldberg, a spokesman for Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, said that
if the law is struck down, Brown and the governor "are committed to
utilizing the work that's already been done on this front to the best of
the state's ability, working in concert with all stakeholders." Health
Secretary Joshua Sharfstein says Maryland, which has worked to tailor
its approach to the state's needs, is on track to meet deadlines if the
law is upheld in its entirety.
OF UNINSURED: Massachusetts says 120,000 people, or about 2 percent of
the population, remained uninsured in 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau had a
somewhat higher estimate of about 370,000 people, or more than 5
percent of the population.
WHERE THE STATE STANDS: Massachusetts
passed a sweeping health care law in 2006 that became the blueprint for
the federal overhaul. Many of the key elements of the federal law,
including the "individual mandate" requiring nearly everyone have
insurance, remain the law in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts officials say that no matter how the Supreme Court rules,
the state will forge ahead with its efforts to expand coverage to nearly
all residents, although the state could lose hundreds of millions in
assistance if the federal law is knocked down.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.27 million Michigan residents are uninsured, about 13 percent of the population.
THE STATE STANDS: The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
has been working to set up a health insurance exchange but has had
limited success because House Republicans refuse to let it use $9.8
million in federal planning dollars. Because of looming federal
deadlines to have an exchange in place, state officials are planning for
a state-run exchange while also talking to federal officials about a
possible partnership on a federal exchange where the state handles just
some responsibilities, such as customer service.
If the health insurance exchange is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court,
state officials hope the House will approve spending the $9.8 million
when it returns to session July 19. In the meantime, the state will try
to apply for more federal funds so it can get the exchange up and
running, whether on its own or with the federal government. If the
exchange is struck down, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, who has previously
expressed support for the idea, says he's more likely to focus on
wellness initiatives than pursuing a state exchange.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 509,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 9.8 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Minnesota has embraced the health care overhaul more
than many states. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton used a provision in the
federal law to extend Medicaid coverage to more than 80,000 vulnerable
adults as soon as he took office in 2011. His administration has focused
on developing an online health insurance exchange envisioned as a key
part of the law, securing $28.4 million from the federal government for
Minnesota's planning efforts.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Top administration
officials aren't saying how they would maintain coverage of those
vulnerable adults if the federal support goes away. Any new state
spending would need the help of Republicans, which appears unlikely. One
top GOP lawmaker on health care issues says an overturned law would
allow the state to pursue a more market-oriented approach.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 618,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 21 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney, a
Republican, has been working on a health care exchange and has accepted
federal money for the project. The exchange originally was proposed by
Republican Haley Barbour when he was governor.
Chaney says Mississippi will continue to work on its health care
exchange, regardless of how the Supreme Court rules.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 835,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 14 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Missouri received an initial planning grant but has
not implemented a health insurance exchange because of opposition to it
by some Republican state senators.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Regardless of
the Supreme Court ruling, Missouri residents will vote in November on a
ballot measure asking whether Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon's
administration should be barred from implementing an insurance exchange
without specific authority in state law. Nixon has said he will not
order the creation of an insurance exchange.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 176,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 18.1 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Republican lawmakers in Montana who controlled the
Legislature rejected any efforts to establish a health insurance
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If they law is upheld, Montana will
likely use the health exchange established by the federal government for
states that choose not to do it themselves. State authorities say they
will have to see what the court does exactly before determining how they
can proceed.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 237,000 Nebraska residents are uninsured, about 13 percent of the population.
THE STATE STANDS: The state does not have a law establishing a health
insurance exchange. However, Republican Gov. Dave Heineman has
instructed the state Department of Insurance to plan for one in case the
law is upheld.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Department of Insurance
officials say they are planning for an exchange in case the law is
upheld. To move forward with one, Heineman could issue an executive
order, though his office has declined to comment until after the ruling.
Democrats in the Legislature say they will push for an open process
that includes lawmakers and the public. Nebraska lawmakers say little
will happen in the state if the court rejects all or most of the law.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 563,000, or about 21 percent.
THE STATE STANDS NOW: The Nevada Legislature in 2011 passed a bill
implementing the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and creating a
seven-member board to oversee it. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval opposed
the federal health care law as a candidate. He also allowed a private
attorney appointed by former Gov. Jim Gibbons to continue representing
Nevada in the lawsuit filed by more than two dozen states challenging
the law. State officials estimate the Affordable Care Act would cost
Nevada $575 million in the first five years as more people become
eligible for Medicaid.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Sandoval's administration
has planned to implement the law unless it is overturned. The
governor's office has said administration officials would review the
U.S. Supreme Court ruling before commenting on the state's next steps.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 134,000 state residents are uninsured, or just more than 10 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: New Hampshire currently has laws that echo portions
of the Affordable Care Act, such as allowing dependent unmarried
residents to remain on their parent's health care insurance until age
26. Last year, state legislators passed laws that said residents cannot
be required to obtain health insurance or be fined for not being
covered. They also established a state oversight committee that must
give its OK before the federal law is implemented. Democratic Gov. John
Lynch's office said it has done some work on implementing aspects of the
Affordable Care Act, but has put plans on hold until the U.S. Supreme
Court makes its ruling.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Lynch's office said they
were waiting to hear the Supreme Court's decision before deciding how
to move forward. Spokesman Colin Manning would not elaborate on specific
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.3 million, or about 15 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: The Legislature passed a law to set up a state health
insurance exchange, but Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed the
measure in May, saying he did not want to spend money on something that
could be ruled unconstitutional.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Christie said
in May that he intends "to fully oversee New Jersey's compliance in a
responsible and cost-effective way" if the U.S. Supreme Court upholds
the overhaul.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 433,000, or about 21 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: New Mexico this week announced formation of a task
force to develop a proposal for creating a state health insurance
exchange. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's administration is also
working on an overhaul of Medicaid to try to slow the growth of the
program without cutting enrollment or changing who's eligible to receive
medical services. The state wants to have the revamped Medicaid program
implemented in the fall of 2013.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: A spokesman
for the state Human Services Department says New Mexico will establish a
state health insurance exchange regardless of how the U.S. Supreme
Court rules. State officials say it will be next year, at the earliest,
before an exchange could be implemented.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 2,886,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 15 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive
order April 12 to establish a statewide health insurance exchange, where
individuals and small businesses could tap up to $2.6 billion in
federal tax credits and subsidies, planning to show by January that the
state is ready to participate, start taking applications the following
October and start operating Jan. 1, 2014.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: New
York will be in a good position if the federal law is upheld in its
entirety and appears on track to continue planning for a state insurance
exchange even if the law is struck down, but Cuomo spokesman Peter
Constantakes says health officials will analyze the impact of the
Supreme Court's ruling once it happens.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.57 million state residents are uninsured, or about 17 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Legislation aimed at prohibiting the mandate for
individuals to buy health insurance was the first item introduced after
Republicans took over control of by North Carolina's General Assembly
last year. Lawmakers haven't been able to overcome Democratic Gov.
Beverly Perdue's veto of their bill. But work to design health care
exchanges has stalled since last summer.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: House
Majority Leader Paul Stam said a Supreme Court ruling overturning or
partially rejecting the individual mandate may be enough to sway the
handful of Democratic votes needed and justify another effort to
override Perdue's veto. Stam and other Republican legislators aren't
saying whether they have contingency plans for the federal law being
partially or entirely upheld.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 83,000 North Dakota residents, or about 13 percent, had no health insurance in 2010.
THE STATE STANDS: Legislators rejected a state-run health insurance
exchange last year. Majority Republicans said it was too complex and too
expensive and to do so would be tantamount to accepting the federal
health care overhaul.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If the law is overturned, a
health care official says funding for the state's 15 community health
centers may be threatened and three others that are planned might not be
built. If the law is upheld, North Dakota officials say a special
session could be called to deal with an insurance exchange. Lawmakers
could delay any action until after the November elections, to see who
wins the presidency and the control of Congress, but doing so could
effectively turn the task over to the feds, given the Nov. 16 deadline
for submitting exchange plans to the federal government.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: More than 1.5 million state residents are uninsured, or about 14 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Ohio has not moved to create a health care exchange
but is evaluating its options. It received a $1 million federal exchange
planning grant in 2010. Republican Gov. John Kasich's administration
has taken advantage of some parts of the new law to expand coordinated
care and propose changes to Medicaid eligibility. Democrats have
unsuccessfully pushed bills in the Legislature to set up a state-run
exchange. But Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who is also Ohio's insurance
director, frequently criticizes the overhaul and says it's premature to
plan for an exchange without further clarification from the federal
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Kasich has said he'd rather have the
state set up the exchange than "a bunch of people in Washington who
can't seem to get out of their way come in here and try to run Ohio."
State officials have not said whether Ohio is far enough along to have a
state exchange set up by 2014.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: About 624,480 Oklahomans are uninsured, or about 17 percent of the state's population.
THE STATE STANDS NOW: Oklahoma lawmakers first rejected $54 million in
federal funding to create a health care exchange and then decided to
take no action on developing an exchange, deciding instead to wait and
see whether the law is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
HAPPENS NOW: Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said her first hope is that the
federal law is overturned, allowing states to pursue their own health
care solutions. Fallin intends to determine the state's course of action
after the Supreme Court decision is handed down.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 612,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 16 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Oregon is working aggressively to implement the
health care law and is farther along than most other states. The federal
government has committed more than $60 million in grants to develop a
health insurance exchange that could be duplicated in other states.
HAPPENS NOW: State officials say they'll try to create an exchange no
matter what the Supreme Court rules, but the court's decision could
leave them short on cash or require them to redesign the business model.
Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber says the Supreme Court's decision will
have no impact on Oregon's work to create "coordinated care
organizations" to lower Medicaid costs. The regional organizations would
be responsible for integrating mental, medical and dental care for
Medicaid patients and intensively managing chronic conditions like
diabetes to keep patients out of the hospital. The Obama administration
has tentatively agreed to give Oregon nearly $2 billion to help
implement it, and state officials say that money is not in jeopardy
because it comes from a program that predates the 2010 Affordable Care
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 1.37 million state residents are uninsured, or about 11 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, as state attorney
general in 2010, joined a group of state officials in challenging the
law. Still, Pennsylvania is working to set up a health insurance
exchange required by the law, although the state Insurance Department
says it is waiting for the Supreme Court's decision before it touches a
$33 million grant it won in January to build out the exchange.
HAPPENS NOW: The state will proceed with the development if the law is
upheld in its entirety. State Insurance Department officials will
otherwise be watching to see how the court decision affects the amount
of state money necessary to operate the exchange, whether consumers
would still use an exchange without government subsidies and whether the
federal government would still fund its initial development if all or
some of the law is struck down.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 119,000 state residents are uninsured or about 11.4 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Rhode Island has received $58 million in federal
funds to assist in the creation of its health benefits exchange. Gov.
Lincoln Chafee, an independent, last week picked a former state health
official to direct the exchange.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Chafee says
even if the health care law is overturned, Rhode Island will move
forward with its exchange, which officials say they hope to have up and
running late next year.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 930,000 state residents are uninsured, or more than 20 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: South Carolina, which is among the states that sued
over the constitutionality of the federal health care law, opted not to
implement health care exchanges after a panel concluded there were too
many unanswered questions.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: South Carolina is
working to implement certain health care changes, such as a project to
better coordinate Medicare and Medicaid. State health officials say they
will begin enrolling about 70,000 children who are currently eligible
but not yet enrolled in Medicaid as a way to ramp up for the large
Medicaid enrollment expansion scheduled to start in 2014. But Republican
Gov. Nikki Haley's office says South Carolina won't consider any change
in policy until after the November elections.
OF UNINSURED: Federal officials estimate 105,000 state residents are
uninsured, or about 13 percent; South Dakota officials say state survey
data is lower, about 9 percent.
WHERE THE STATE STANDS: Republican
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has delayed work on setting up a health insurance
exchange until the Supreme Court's decision.
Daugaard says even if the law is upheld, South Dakota won't move forward
with implementing a health insurance exchange until after the November
election. He hopes Republicans will win the presidency and take control
of Congress and repeal the law. If the law is struck down entirely, it
would jeopardize grant money that helps pay for community health centers
around the state.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: About 930,000 people, or 15 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Tennessee has laid the groundwork for a health
insurance exchange but would have to wait until the Legislature returns
in January to complete it.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Republican Gov. Bill
Haslam says the state is prepared to implement the requirements of the
health care law, despite his concerns about the cost. The state has kept
more than $200 million of surplus revenues in reserve to help defray
those costs. If the law is overturned, it's unlikely the state would
move forward with an insurance exchange.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: About 6.2 million, or about 25 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Texas has not implemented a health care exchange.
Texas has joined with other states in challenging the law in court. Gov.
Rick Perry, who is vocally opposed to the law, says the state can
"deliver health care more efficiently, more effectively and cheaper than
the federal government can."
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If the law is
upheld, the state may be forced into the federal government's health
insurance exchange because Texas has lagged in creating its own online
marketplace. However, a spokeswoman for Texas Health and Human Services,
which oversees Medicaid in the state, said the agency has already
implemented parts of the law. Perry and other Republican leaders have
offered few solutions on how to drive down health care costs if the
court overturns the law.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 386,000 state residents are uninsured, or nearly 14 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Utah implemented a health insurance exchange before
the federal Affordable Care Act was passed to help small businesses
obtain insurance coverage for their employees. Utah is among 26 states
that sued the federal government over the law. Republican Gov. Gary
Herbert has criticized the individual mandate and the expansion of
Medicaid rolls that administration officials say would cost the state
hundreds of millions of dollars.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Herbert administration officials say Utah's exchange program will continue regardless of the ruling.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 59,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 9.5 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Vermont in 2011 passed legislation to use the
insurance exchange called for under the federal health care law as a
springboard to launch a statewide, universal, publicly funded health
care system by 2017.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Democratic Gov. Peter
Shumlin says he's "bound and determined" to push ahead with the state's
plan, but worries about the up to $400 million a year in federal
subsidies that would be lost if the federal law is struck down. He vows
to push ahead with cost controls, like set budgets, rather than
fee-for-service payments, for doctors and hospitals. "Health care reform
in Vermont will not wither on the vine because of actions by the U.S.
Supreme Court," Shumlin says.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: Nearly 1.1 million state residents are uninsured, or about 14 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Virginia has expressed its intent to create a health
care exchange, but Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell has not acted on
recommendations made by a gubernatorial advisory council. Virginia filed
its own lawsuit challenging the health care law, but lost in federal
appeals court.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: McDonnell is waiting to see what
the Supreme Court does before moving on creation of a health care
exchange, but he has declined to say whether he will wait until after
the November election.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 927,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 13.8 percent
THE STATE STANDS: Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna signed on to
the health care lawsuit against the wishes of the state's Democratic
governor and majority Democrats, but Washington state moved ahead this
past legislative session with implementing its own health insurance
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: If the act is overturned, the state's
exchange could still be put in place, but federal funding, including a
planned major expansion of Medicaid, would likely be lost. If only the
mandate is overturned, there would be no short-term or long-term impact
on Medicaid or its current caseload. Some Democratic lawmakers and
others have already planned a summit in late July to develop a
legislative response to whatever the court decides and plan for the next
legislative session that begins in January. Another question is what
will happen to federal funding the state has received if the law is
overturned. Washington received $128 million to help set up its
exchange, and an additional $200 million for its preexisting condition
insurance pool.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 244,000 West Virginians are uninsured, or about 13.5 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: West Virginia has enacted legislation allowing for a
state-run health care exchange, but the state has slowed the pace of
setting it up to see how the Supreme Court rules.
NOW: State officials say they won't know how to proceed until the
ruling. West Virginia did, however, begin studying the health care
exchange concept before it became part of the federal overhaul.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 526,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 9 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Wisconsin has not begun setting up its health
insurance exchange. Work on that was put on hold in January by
Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who wanted to await the Supreme Court's
WHAT HAPPENS NOW: Walker said that regardless of the
Supreme Court's ruling, Wisconsin will not move forward with
implementation until after the November elections. Walker hopes
opponents of the health care law will win the presidency and take
control of Congress and repeal it. If the law is struck down entirely,
Democrats want to pursue putting key parts of it in place in Wisconsin,
while Republicans and Walker have been less specific about what
initiatives they would pursue.
NUMBER OF UNINSURED: 93,000 state residents are uninsured, or about 17 percent.
THE STATE STANDS: Wyoming has not implemented health care exchanges,
but a steering committee is studying an exchange for Wyoming and will
present a report to the Legislature this fall.
Republican Gov. Matt Mead says the will state evaluate it options after
the Supreme Court ruling. Mead has said he considers the federal health
care law bad policy.
Source: Associated Press


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text: While working as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Henry Ford (1863-1947) built his first gasoline-powered horseless carriage, the Quadricycle, in the shed behind his home. In 1903, he established the Ford Motor Company, and five years later the company rolled out the first Model T. In order to meet overwhelming demand for the revolutionary vehicle, Ford introduced revolutionary new mass-production methods, including large production plants, the use of standardized, interchangeable parts and, in 1913, the world's first moving assembly line for cars. Enormously influential in the industrial world, Ford was also outspoken in the political realm. Ford drew controversy for his pacifist stance during the early years of World War I and earned widespread criticism for his anti-Semitic views and writings.


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SCARPA has been a longtime leader in the outdoor world, but our success can't be measured only by the passion and tenacity of a chosen few. It takes the dedication of many people for a brand to be successful, and SCARPA has been blessed with many fruitful relationships, many of which are with stalwart sales representatives, "reps", who by their own love of the mountains perpetuate the SCARPA ethos through hard work and dedication.
Two personalities SCARPA is proud to acknowledge are Michael Down of British Columbia, the recent recipient of SCARPA's Rep of the Year; and Brian Block, a critical addition who divides his time between Iowa and Colorado. We're lucky to have two capable (among many) colleagues who are both skilled mountaineers, fathers and resolute characters who bring a wealth of experience and personality to the SCARPA culture.
Brian Block loves the flexibility the sales rep job gives him. With two kids and an affinity for climbing big mountains, it's hard to create a balance between business, family and free time. Still, he has an agenda that works. "If I didn't push hard in family, in life, and in business," he says, "I wouldn't be myself for my kids." He knows the difficulties that come with the territory, but he enjoys his current arrangement. "It's great working with the best, cutting edge gear, and having a flexible schedule," says Block, "But the people are what make it worthwhile." Michael Down, who has four kids, and a self-proclaimed "fire for climbing," echoes those sentiments. "I get to work with the best group of people in twenty years of being in the outdoor industry."


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First off, let's start with some simple tacit functions that will allow you to stream some arithmetic to create algebraic functions using function composition and a technique called currying.
in algebra:
f(x)=(x-1)/(x+1) would be a simple rational function. Let's see how you'd make it in J
f=.<:%>: f 1 0 f 2 0.333333
This is what's referred to as a fork. I showed you this before with the mean function. mean=:+/%#
What it's basically saying is for any three functions f g and h where g is dyadic and f and h are both monadic, a fork occurs wherein it's evaluated as f y g h y or "f of y composed of g composed of h of y" where y is the one operand of a monadic function. The identity of which is ]
So what +/%# actually means is +/ of ] % # of ]
So when you say mean 1 2 3 this evaluates to +/ 1 2 3 % # 1 2 3
+/ 1 2 3 => 1 + 2 + 3 and # 1 2 3 => 3 as there are three elements.
So when you say f=.<:%>: you're saying f is a fork such that <: of ] % >: of ]
Then with something like f 2 you have <: 2 % >: 2 => 1 % 3 => 0.333333
To do tacit control structures in J you have to use what are called gerunds and agendas. The gerund is a set of actions that work somewhat like a function array. The agenda is like mixed form of conditional statements that generates an enumeration for the array. If there are only two options, only one conditional is necessary, but the list of conditionals can become arbitrarily large.
So let's look at a recursive factorial definition.
First, in case you don't know, a factorial is a function that takes a product of a number and every number below it down to one.
The recursive definition states that while the number is greater than 1 the definition becomes the number multiplied by the factorial of the decrement of the number.
in other words:
if number >= 1 f = fact of decrement of number else f = 1
Let's break that into parts
First the conditional. If number is greater than or equal to 1 is easy. * represents signum which, for real numbers, is 1 if it's positive, 0 if it's zero, and _1 if it's negative.
Agenda is represented as @. we now have our agenda...
fact=: ... @.*
Next, we have to break apart the rest of the statement.
f = number times fact of decrement of number
f = 1
well the false condition 0 comes first, so that would be 1
In tacit definitions, usually you would use a : after numbers, so this would be 1:
This is what we have so far...
fact=: 1: ... @.*
Now to create a gerund, you add the gerund operator `
but before we add it, let's work out the second statement.
In a tacit definition, there is no explicit variable representing the number being used in the function. In J, there are temporary placeholders for these variables. If you have a v b for a dyad (such as 2 + 3) then you can interpret this simply as [ + ] ... For something like v b for a monad (such as >: 0) then you would have >: ]
So if we have number, which in this case would be ] because fact is a monad, number times fact would be ] * fact...
Now J has a special operator that refers back to the recursive function without explicitly needing the name of the function, so that it needn't be actually be defined as a function. This is the $: or "self-referential" operator.
So to say "number times fact" we would have ] * $:
Now if you want to apply a function to something, you use atop @ The monadic forms of @ and & bond are equivalent.
So now let's see what we have.
There, we've finished it.
now you can do something like
fact 1 3 5 7 9 1 6 120 5040 362880
Here's a couple more fork examples for you.
am=:+/%# NB. Arithmetic Mean am 1 3 5 7 9 5 gm=:#%:*/ NB. Geometric Mean gm 1 3 5 7 9 3.93628
Forks can even be used by themselves and with two operands
1 (+%-) 2 _3
that is 1 + 2 % 1 - 2
or you can use a definition like the one given above by itself
(+/%#) 1 3 5 7 5
Well that's enough fun for today, I'll go over some more later once I get some more experience with it
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So, I've been updating a lot of my mp3 files to FLAC and overwriting them on my server.
All seemed to be fine with replacement until build 9080. Some of the time when I rescan the
library after replacement there are no files showing up on the Madsonic server. I usually have to
move the files to a different part of my storage and then put them back with a rescan inbetween.
Just a bug I wanted to note.


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donAdeo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 113 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
TheFunded 'Founder Institute' is a new incubator helping to start the best high tech companies of 2009, 2010, and beyond. We are looking for a memorable logo and powerful typeface treatment that conveys the seriousness of our mission, while still being playful and fun.
TheFunded Founder Institute
TheFunded Founder Institute needs a logo that conveys the seriousness of a university with the novelty and fun of startup.
Some similar incubators include:
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- Use TheFunded existing logo in 'TheFunded Founder Institute' design, adding carefully kerned and laid out type for 'Founder Institute' in any typeface
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- The ability for 'Founder Institute' and 'Institute' to stand alone as text with the original artwork, removing TheFunded existing logo
- Logos that we like include: X Prize (http://www.xprize.org/), Harvard University (http://www.harvard.edu/), KaplanIndex (http://99designs.com/contests/16815), LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/)
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Feb 25, 2004
Feb. 25, 2004
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Junior James Rohrbach and sophomore Cory Werk were named to the 2004 Men's Fencing All-Ivy teams. Rohrbach, the Eli captain, was named to the first team All-Ivy epee squad after going 8-4 (.667) during league play.
Werk, an All-American a year ago, was recognized as second team All-Ivy in the foil. On the season, Werk compiled a record of 9-3 (.750).
The All-Ivy awards are determined by individuals' winning percentage in Ivy League matches.


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December 21, 2012 13:24 ET
- BMO Holiday Spending Survey shows consumers are better prepared for holiday shopping now than in 2011, with most planning weeks or months in advance - However, three per cent of Canadians still consider themselves last-minute shoppers - Men more likely to wait until December to start (38 per cent versus 21 per cent of women)
- BMO Holiday Spending Survey shows consumers are better prepared for holiday shopping now than in 2011, with most planning weeks or months in advance
- However, three per cent of Canadians still consider themselves last-minute shoppers
- Men more likely to wait until December to start (38 per cent versus 21 per cent of women)
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 21, 2012) - According to the BMO Holiday Spending Survey, fewer Canadians are waiting until the last minute to cross names off of their holiday shopping list, with the majority planning their shopping weeks or months in advance (26 per cent and 68 per cent respectively).
However, three per cent don't begin their holiday shopping until the last minute, leaving themselves only a short time to wrap up their gift giving.
"With Canadian families balancing busier schedules more than ever before, it's no surprise that a few shoppers will be rushing around at the last-minute. However, this last-minute rush can often cause people to make impulse decisions and sometimes over-spend on gift buying," said Janet Peddigrew, Vice President, BMO Bank of Montreal. "Planning and establishing a budget early on to cap and track holiday spending can help avoid last-minute spending pitfalls."
Ms. Peddigrew added that online banking features, including tools such as BMOMoneyLogic™, allow Canadians to set spending limits and get immediate insights into whether or not they are staying on track.
BMO Bank of Montreal offers the following Do's and Don'ts for the frantic, time-crunched holiday shopper:
Don't Panic - You still have time to get everything done. Keep your shopping list handy at all times and try to pick up one or two items when you can - either during your lunch hour or after work. A call ahead to the retailer can confirm whether or not your item is in stock. Ask them to hold it for you so you can get in and out of the store quickly.
Do Check Return Policies - Don't forget to check the retailer's return policy before making a purchase. Knowing the return policy can help ease the stress of last-minute shopping and help safeguard against the consequences of making impulse gift purchases.
Don't get Scrooged when you Shop Online - Shopping online can save you time and money, but stick to reputable sites and beware of sites you don't know. Pay close attention to shipping dates and build in extra delivery time so you won't be disappointed. For added protection, consider purchasing your gifts with a credit card that offers some form of insurance, which will cover you if gifts you buy get lost, stolen or broken.
Do Cap your Spending - Develop a budget and stick to it. The pressure of last minute shopping can cause shoppers to make impulse decisions and often spend more than necessary. Set a budget for each family member and ask them to make a list of gifts that fall within the allotted amount, which will help you set a realistic expectation and ensure you don't over-spend.
Do Take Advantage of Store Sales and Coupons - Overpaying is overspending. The one upside for last-minute shoppers is that retailers are often anxious to clear their inventory before December 25th; watch for significant sales. Many retailers will discount their merchandise from 20 per cent to 50 per cent, or more. Take the time to comparison shop and look for store sales to ensure you're getting the best price.
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For more details on BMO MoneyLogic, visit www.bmo.com/moneylogic, and for more details on how to save, borrow and spend smartly, visit www.bmo.com/smartsteps.
The survey results cited in the 2012 BMO Holiday Spending Outlook conducted by Pollara are compiled from a random sample of 1,000 Canadians 18 years of age and over between October 11 and October 16, 2012. A probability sample of this size would yield results accurate to ± 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20.
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Trade Finance recruitment agency listing
Trade finance roles involve the facilitation of trade deals between importers and exporters. Where an exporter requires guarantees that an importer is in a position to pay once goods or services are delivered, a trade finance expert works with the associated banks and the importer in order to minimise or eradicate risk of non-payment.
There are many different aspects to trade finance, such as factoring, forfaiting, structured commodity finance, trade credit finance and numerous others.
On this page are listed a number of recruitment agencies with experience in filling trade finance positions.
Qualifications and entry requirements
A degree in international business, accounting or finance will normally be required to work towards a role in this sector.
Alongside degree courses, there are a number of part time courses in trade finance and related subjects, particularly in London, which can put candidates in a good position for applying for trade finance vacancies. Experience within banking at a lower level is a good way to work towards trade finance roles.
Many trade finance positions are in London, since the capital plays host to many national and international financial organisations, so candidates should be prepared to live and work in this city. There are roles across the UK, however.
Working hours tend to be regular 9am - 5pm, but additional work may well be required in order to finalise a deal or transaction.
Pay can vary a great deal depending on the precise role within trade finance, but entry level roles may pay around £30,000 per year. Those with more experience can earn around £50,000 per year, while those in senior positions can earn £100,000 per year and often much more.
Press "Search Agencies" when your new query is ready.
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Iwakuma's brilliance, Seager's bat lift Mariners
SEATTLE -- Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma was brilliant for eight innings, third baseman Kyle Seager went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs and the Mariners snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Rangers in front of 39,196 fans Sunday at Safeco Field.
The victory helped the Mariners improve to 35-34 and avoid a series sweep by Texas.View Full Game Coverage
SEATTLE -- Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma was brilliant for eight innings, third baseman Kyle Seager went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs and the Mariners snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Rangers in front of 39,196 fans Sunday at Safeco Field.
The victory helped the Mariners improve to 35-34 and avoid a series sweep by Texas.View Full Game Coverage
Seattle grabbed the lead for good when Seager delivered a two-out, two-RBI double down the right-field line off Texas starter Nick Martinez (1-4) in the fifth inning, giving the Mariners a 2-1 edge.
"He probably didn't play one of his best games last night and he came out very determined today and he was big for us," said manager Lloyd McClendon, referring to Seager striking out in his final two at-bats Saturday night.
Seager struck again in the eighth with an RBI double to nearly the identical spot, extending the lead to 3-1. In his last eight games against Texas, Seager is 16-for-32 with three doubles, three homers and 11 RBIs. The four hits tied a career high.
"He doesn't miss much when we face him," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "The first couple of days I thought we did a good job against him, but today when we made a mistake, he didn't miss it."
Seager had no explanation for why he crushes Rangers pitching.
"It's just one of those things," he said. "That's just the way it lined up, I guess."
From there, the Mariners tacked on as left fielder Dustin Ackley followed with an RBI single. Shortstop Brad Miller's sacrifice fly provided the insurance run that allowed McClendon to avoid using closer Fernando Rodney.
When Rangers first baseman Brad Snyder hit the first home run of his MLB career, staking the Rangers to a 1-0 lead in the second inning, it looked as if the Mariners might drop their sixth straight game to begin the homestand.
But Iwakuma was stellar, scattering six hits and allowing just a run after nearly getting scratched before first pitch because of neck stiffness.
"He had some problems warming up and really wasn't sure if he was going to make his start. It just goes to show you how tough he is," McClendon said. "The trainers actually had to go out to the bullpen and readjust him a little bit and he was able to go out."
The visit loosened Iwakuma's neck and gave him the confidence to pitch. It got better as the game progressed. When asked if it might cause him to miss his next start, he wasn't sure.
"I needed to pitch today," Iwakuma said through translator Antony Suzuki. "I felt responsible after [we] lost five in a row so I wanted to go out there and give it all I had."
The 33-year-old struck out six and didn't walk a batter, improving to 5-3 with a 2.59 ERA. He threw 68 of 106 pitches for strikes and tied a career high by lasting eight innings.
He kept the Mariners around when they stranded runners in scoring position in each of the first four innings.
"We were luring them into a false sense of security," McClendon joked.
Iwakuma slammed the door after Seager delivered in the fifth. He said he'll begin treatment on his neck Monday.
"Hopefully this won't affect [me] down the road," he said.
For a while, the Safeco Field crowd was on edge.
Right fielder Endy Chavez led off the bottom of the first inning with a double. He didn't advance farther than second base.
Seager began the second with a single. He was thrown out trying to steal after catcher Mike Zunino swung and missed a 3-2 pitch. Ackley followed with a double, then utility man Willie Bloomquist hit an infield single, advancing runners to first and third, before Miller popped out to the shortstop to end the frame.
In the fourth, Miller again came to the plate with runners on first and third and two outs but flew out to right fielder Alex Rios.
Despite it, the Mariners finished 5-for-14 with runners in scoring position and collected 13 hits. It helped them move in front of Texas for sole possession of third place in the American League West.
"Last year, we might have packed it in," Ackley, who went 2-for-4, said when asked about ending the losing skid. "This year, we're a different team."
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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The inaugural Paddy Power Egg-and-Spoon Race next Wednesday (1 August) in London (in the French region of Burgundy) will see male and female athletes competing to carry an egg balanced in a spoon for 200 metres.
Paddy Power has booked three of JCDecaux's billboards at London Bridge, Kings Cross and Victoria rail stations to support the race and will roll out a national campaign later this week.
Two Irish agencies, Mixtape Marketing and Social House, have collaborated on the marketing activity and the media planning and buying is by M2M.
A spokesperson for Paddy Power said: "It's an honour to support the biggest athletics event in London this year. We're looking forward to a competitive and fun event where our athletes can wear, eat and drink whatever they want!"
The promotion is a not too subtle reference to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which formally begins on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Olympic Park in Stratford.
A spokesman for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games said it was "aware" of Paddy Power's campaign but declined to comment on whether it was investigating it or whether the bookmaker had run the ad past it.
None of the Olympic sponsors are betting companies and the IOC has strict rules on betting being linked to the Olympics.
Article A5 of the IOC Code of Ethics provides that all forms of participation in, or support for betting related to the Olympic Games, and all forms of promotion of betting related to the Olympic Games are prohibited.


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Sunday, August 31, 2003
All over, except for the shouting
In an interview with CNet, PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conroy says he's no longer concerned about Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft. He points to the fact that, so far, Oracle has received tenders for only 8% of PeopleSoft's stock, and also to PeopleSoft's shareholder rights provision and staggered board of directors--corporate measures that make it all but impossible for Oracle to achieve success. Indeed, at this point, no one I know thinks that Oracle will win.
In a related note, prospective buyers are getting a bit tired of the takeover actions of the big software players. I attended a software demo recently for a prospective buyer. After the initial introductions, one executive in the back of the room spoke up, "I just have one question. Who are you buying, and who's buying you?" Enterprise system investments are supposed to last at least 7-10 years. Therefore, customers are looking for stability and predictability in their software vendor relationships. Amidst all the noise about who's buying whom, vendors had better remember that the ultimate stakeholder in these deals is the customer.by Frank Scavo, 8/31/2003 10:07:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2003
Who's next on SSA's shopping list?
According to Michael Dominy, senior analyst with the Yankee Group, SSA may target additional vendors in the supply chain management space, following its acquisition of EXE Technologies announced yesterday. Quoted in an article in the Daily Deal, Dominy specifically mentions Adexa, Prescient Systems, and Optiant. Adexa (formerly known as Paragon) is a supply chain vendor with strength in the automotive and high tech electronic verticals. In 2001, Freemarkets nearly acquired Adexa for $340M but called it off due to weak market conditions. Adexa would certainly go for less today. Prescient Systems is a small (50 employees) supply chain planning vendor focused on the consumer products vertical. Early in 2003, Prescient announced it had doubled its license revenue over the previous year, bucking the negative trend generally. Optiant (formerly SupplyChange) is small (42 employees) provider of supply chain analytics and optimization solutions. With overall supply chain technology spending flat, niche vendors such as Adexa, Prescient, and Optiant are probably better off as part of a larger portfolio, such as SSA's.
Update, Aug. 22: ARC Advisory Group's John Moore speculates that MAPICS (MAPX) may be SSA's next target, based on the fact that General Atlantic Partners (GAP), which owns 25% of SSA, also has a "sizeable stake" in MAPICS. However, in my opinion, MAPICS is not acting like a company that wants to be acquired. It just made the strategic move to acquire Frontstep, giving it a full product suite based on Microsoft .NET architecture. And it has lowered its cost structure, allowing it to maintain profitability even in these weak market conditions (see my post on August 5). Although GAP's 30% stake in EXE Technologies was, no doubt, a major factor in SSA's acquisition of EXE, GAP only owns 6% of MAPICS--not enough to ensure a deal, although they surely could initiate a discussion. Watch whether GAP tries to increase its stake in MAPICS. That would be a sign that a deal might be coming.by Frank Scavo, 8/19/2003 07:59:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Monday, August 18, 2003
SSA is buying EXE Technologies
EXE is a well-regarded provider of supply chain execution and warehouse management systems. The company was formed as the result of the merger of Dallas Systems and Neptune Systems in 1997. The company went public in 2000. In the most recent quarter, EXE had a loss of $822,000, on revenue of $19.8 million. SSA GT is offering just over $47M for EXE, significantly less than its last year's sales of $70M.
EXE Technologies is generally considered one of the Tier I players in the warehouse management space, although it has been losing ground to Manhattan Associates over the past three years. I evaluated EXE's EXceed offerings a few years ago and was quite impressed with their functionality. But with EXE's weak financial position, the acquisition by SSA makes sense. SSA makes no secret of its strategy to acquire weaker vendors. And EXE surely has been having a rough go of it these past few years. On the other hand, SSA already has a good warehouse management system in its portfolio, in Warehouse BOSS. But Warehouse BOSS is limited to the IBM iSeries (formerly AS/400) platform, whereas EXE claims deployment across all of IBM's hardware platform. In fact, IBM is a strategic partner for EXE. This fits well with SSA's strategic alignment with IBM.
There's a press release on SSA's Web site. The same press release appears on the EXE web site.
Interestingly, starting early this morning, before any news reached the wire, the Spectator suddenly began getting web site referrals from Google for users doing searches with the words "SSA," "exe" and some variation of the word "acquisition." Obviously, the word got out before the announcement.by Frank Scavo, 8/18/2003 06:19:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Saturday, August 16, 2003
Wal-mart suppliers face October deadline for Internet-based EDI
In about two months, many of Walmart's suppliers will reach Walmart's deadline for adopting Internet-based EDI (EDI-INT, AS2), in place of older VAN-based EDI. Many of these suppliers have already made the switch, mostly with help from a few software vendors that provide interoperable solutions, such as iSoft (which Walmart uses), Webmethods, bTrade, Cleo Communications, Cyclone Commerce, IPNet, and Sterling Commerce. As I've written previously, Walmart's mandate is a huge shot in the arm for such software providers. And as I predicted last September, other retailers (Home Depot, Lowe's, and others) have followed Walmart's lead in converting to Internet-based EDI, creating strong incentives for adoption of these standards throughout the retail supply chain.
Internet e-commerce is not getting a lot of buzz in the trade press these days, but in fact it's becoming a way of life for many companies.
CNet has an update on the trend.by Frank Scavo, 8/16/2003 04:35:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Thursday, August 14, 2003
Word on the street: IT spending is up, but not across the board
In discussions with technology sales people here in Southern California, I'm hearing mixed reports regarding corporate IT spending. The bottom line is that IT spending is picking up, but not in all areas. Here's the buzz.
Certainly, we're not in the technology boom times of the 1990s. But that doesn't mean IT spending is moribund. It's just happening in different directions today.
- In the mid-market, spending on new ERP and CRM systems continues to be slow. Most mid-market companies are still attempting to extend the life of existing systems with add-on's or complementary products and are only buying new ERP systems when existing systems are clearly inadequate. There is a pick up of mid-market activity is some verticals, such as life sciences, health care, and defense contractors, but among many verticals, such as high tech electronics, there is not much appetite for large investments.
- With large companies, on the other hand, spending is stronger. But it revolves around streamlining IT processes and cost savings. Specifically, there is a lot of interest in anything that reduces space requirements, such as blade servers.
- Data center facilities are now hot properties. Nationwide there is strong demand for new data center space. The need is driven by several regulatory mandates: HIPAA, which drives increase in electronic records in healthcare, Federal Reserve regulations that require banks to have backup sites outside the region of existing data centers, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for stronger internal controls such as audit trails, which increase demand for data storage. One source mentioned a case where several banks got into a bidding war for an empty data center facility that came on the market.
- Phoenix and Nevada appear to be strong markets. This is being driven by the high cost of doing business in California and the proximity of Arizona and Nevada, which makes them attractive as backup/recovery sites.
- When companies go shopping for new application systems, they are showing strong interest in Linux-based systems, mostly because of perceived cost savings. Consistent with this, enterprise system vendors such as Oracle and PeopleSoft are promoting Linux because it allows them to lower the cost of hardware and operating systems in the deal, leaving a larger share of the budget available for software licenses.by Frank Scavo, 8/14/2003 11:39:00 AM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Tuesday, August 05, 2003
MAPICS outsourcing most software development to India
CIO Magazine has a profile of Sandra Hoffman, CIO at MAPICS, who also carries the title of Chief People Officer. The article gives an interesting perspective to the changes that vendors needed to make to survive the downturn in technology spending that began in 2000. In the case of MAPICS, the changes included consolidating functions previously built around separate product lines, moving most employees to home offices, and offshoring large parts of the development function. Concerning outsourcing, MAPICS now outsources all development and maintenance activities to the Indian firm, HCL Technologies. System architecture, design, training, information development, and quality assurance work remain in the US, however. Hoffman estimates that the outsourcing strategy cuts software development costs in half. The changes seem to be working. MAPICS returned to profitability in 2002 with earnings of $14 million on revenue of $128 million.
MAPICS is not unique in moving software development offshore. Oracle is known to have large parts of its development organization offshore and a number of other vendors, such as IFS, have similar arrangements.by Frank Scavo, 8/05/2003 05:54:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Many of us have struggling readers in our classrooms. Now that school is back in full swing and reading groups are going, we teachers of lower grades need to take a look at how we meet the needs of our struggling readers.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD), after two years of extensive researched, published it's findings in 2000 in The Report of the National Reading Panel (NRP). The panel concluded there are five essential components of reading instruction that help struggling readers learn to read. These concepts are known commonly as "The Big 5". (Side note: Interestingly, the Panel did not address issues relevant to ELL learners as this was being done by another study.) They include the following:
In our district, we must have this posted somewhere in our room as a constant reminder of the most critical elements of teaching reading.
Over the next few weeks I want to take a look at each one of the Big 5 and have you link up with activities that you use in your classrooms!
Today, my focus is on the first stepping stone, phonemic awareness. Too often, teachers confuse the terms phonemic awareness and phonological awareness, or they use them interchangeably. Phonological awareness is the overall umbrella referring to the awareness of the sound structure of a spoken word (Gillon, 2004). When you are talking about rhyming, alliteration, clapping syllables, dividing words into onset and rime, you are talking about phonological awareness. Phonological awareness develops from the larger level, rhyming, to the smaller level, phonemic awareness.
The graphic above is based on a fabulous picture I found in the book, Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions, (page 56). I wanted to adapt it to my for my own use and made the one above.
As you can see from the picture, phonemic awareness is the tail end of phonological awareness. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear sounds in isolation and to manipulate those sounds. And, as shown by the chart above, there is a sequence to developing phonemic awareness just as there is phonological awareness, from easiest tasks to the more challenging tasks (isolation to substitution). This makes identifying the phonological and/or phonemic instruction a child needs much easier!
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In college in the early 70s I remember receiving a letter over the summer from the guy who had agreed to be my roommate (after the disastrous random pairing of freshman year), who remains an all-time friend to this day. He noted our common interest in music (he is an opera buff from Philadelphia) and said that he was on his way to Katonah for the Caramoor Festival. It sure sounded to provincial me as though he had made up those names, even though I lived closer to the place than he did. Last weekend, 42 years later, finding myself relatively in the neighborhood, I more or less spontaneously attended my first ever Caramoor performance.
It was a pick-up group of very fine musicians working under the name of Edward Aaron & Friends. I have little to say about the quality of the performance. I have always maintained and it is usually borne out that anyone who takes on the chamber repertory in the first place has to be good enough to pull it off at a very high artistic level. So with extremely minor and momentary problems of ensemble and one episode of a violinist losing tension in a string and bringing the music to a halt, these were excellent performances. I will limit myself to a couple of brief remarks.
The program began with Hummel's Piano Quintet in E-flat Op. 87. I will just say that at the end of every movement I was left thinking "Is that all? Is it over already?" It all seemed much too short for the richness of the material, and perhaps it is this (among other things) that separates a Hummel from a Beethoven. The first half of the program concluded with an impeccable performance of Strauss's Metamorphosen in the six-string version. After the intermission the group performed the Beethoven Third Symphony in the arrangement for piano quartet by Beethoven's protégé Ferdinand Ries. Though such arrangements were common, useful, and often done with the approval of the composer, I couldn't help think about what was missing without a full orchestra. To my ear, Erwin Stein's arrangement of Mahler's Fourth for chamber ensemble preserves more of essential Mahler than Ries's arrangement does of essential Beethoven.
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I believe the Ries arrangement was not intended for concert performance but for home music-making at a time when orchestral concerts were few. Perhaps the Caramoor players shouldn't have resurrected this obsolete arrangement and instead should have programmed music originally conceived for piano quartet.
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Been there. Loved the place. CMG's founder, the late WARD BOTSFORD and his wife lived not far from there.
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When I answered my seven-year-old's Christmas request for an iPod Touch recently with a "no" (and a side of "are you kidding me?"), he shot back: "But you don't even have to pay for it! It'll be from Santa."
I was temporarily stumped, but I reminded him that not only is Santa on a budget just like we are, he also knows (being magic) what certain parents' rules are.
But my son brings up a vexing point for frugal-minded parents: You want to make your kids happy this time of year—but playing Santa in a grand style can kill your budget.
Is it possible to recast Santa as a cost-conscious gift-giver? Or should the holidays be conveyed to kids as a money-free zone, with no acknowledgement of bills coming in January—or of family values in general?
All the holiday hoopla, plus the intensity of kids' desires, makes Santa a tough suit to fill. I've seen moms run around like maniacs, trying to get the exact X-box or iProduct or whatever.
The pressure blunts your ability to parse the difference between real wants and temporary ones. Kids'll ask for anything shiny and new; that's their job. It's ours to see the difference between what they truly want, and what they perhaps want to want.
Also, when we shower our kids with presents, we may confuse them, particularly if they see us fretting over bills or clipping coupons the rest of the year.
You don't have to turn into a Grinch, but I've stopped worrying that a dose of reality will kill the buzz of Christmas fantasy. My kids aren't getting an iPod, but they are getting affordable items they've shown they truly want. That's a Santa strategy I can get behind.
Make a list. What kinds of gifts are kids you know asking for?
Denise Schipani blogs at Confessions of a Mean Mommy. Her book, Mean Moms Rule: Why Doing the Hard Stuff Now Creates Good Kids Later, will be published in April 2012.


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June 21, 2013
Tributes to James P. Gordon
I am very sorry to hear this- we have lost a great pioneer who contributed an enormous amount to quantum electronics right from the very start and stayed active to the end.
Sir Peter Knight
2004 OSA President
Jim's contributions to optics and photonics, beginning in the 1950s with his co-invention of the maser, were crucial in shaping several areas of the field as we know them today—including quantum electronics, laser science and optical communications. When Jim joined us in 2010 for the LaserFest gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of the laser, it gave us an opportunity to celebrate his legacy as one of the pioneers in modern optics and photonics. We were thrilled to have him there. He will be missed by all who knew him and OSA sends our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
Elizabeth Rogan
I'm very sorry to hear the news. Jim Gordon was a great scientist and a very esteemed colleague. I always enjoyed meeting him and discussing technical matters with him. His PhD thesis on the experimental demonstration and theory of the maser (done at Columbia with Charles Townes) essentially started the era of lasers and modern optics.
Tony Heinz
2012 OSA President
I'm sad to hear the news. I thought of Jim as the ideally personable true professional. As an Honorary Member, he was rightfully recognized by OSA as a superstar in quantum electronics and quantum optics.
Joseph H. Eberly
2007 OSA President
Jim was a wonderful friend, a brilliant scientist with inspired insights, and an outstanding tennis and paddle player. I was very fortunate to know him and to work and play with him. I learned a lot from him. We will miss him very much.
Herwig Kogelnik
1989 OSA President
Very sad news indeed. Jim was a remarkable person – insightful and precise scientifically, thoughtful, kind and encouraging as a friend and colleague, and elegance in motion with a racquet in his hand. It was a privilege to have known him.
Erich Ippen
2000 OSA President
I was very sorry to hear about Jim Gordon. He was definitely one of the best known pioneers of modern optics who played a pivotal role in the development of multiple new fields involving lasers. He will be greatly missed.
Eric Van Stryland
2006 OSA President