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IRS targets Americans for political reasons, the Administration targets the Press, Sebelius shakes down private businesses, Benghazi lies continue . . . and the media are still yawning
Consider for a moment, if this were still the George W. Bush administration in office. First we have the revelations this past week about the deliberate lies and the cover-up in the wake of the administration's failures at Benghazi, which cost four Americans their lives. Next comes the bombshell that the IRS has been deliberately targeting political groups and individuals from the opposing party for their tender attentions. And finally, we learn the Department of Justice has secretly tapped the phones of the Associated Press. I know the comparison has become cliché, but who honestly thinks the Bush administration, or any Republican administration for that matter would survive any of these scandals, let alone all three? Cliché or not, this thought exercise should be repeated again and again so long as we have such continuing dishonesty and hypocrisy in the way such scandals are portrayed in the media, that is if they are covered at all. Even more disturbing is the inevitable conclusion any honest mind will reach in the wake of this week of revelations: this is an administration that deliberately colors waaaay outside the lines of the law, and they have no purpose nobler than their own self-interest in so doing.
Of the three major scandals, one would imagine the bugging of the Associated Press would be most likely to get the media all worked-up. Apparently, you would imagine wrong. In looking through the websites of major online news sources, here are the lead stories as of Tuesday morning, May 14th, still hours after the bugging story broke:
CNN – Angelina Jolie's double-mastectomy
NBC News – Kenneth Feinberg, the man who "puts a price on pain"
CBS News – Angelina Jolie again
ABC News – Apparently Angelina Jolie's mastectomy is far and away the most important story in America today!
New York Times – The IRS Scandal (In typical Times fashion, their story is not about the scandal, but a defense of the IRS! I'm not kidding, go read it yourself!)
Fox News – At last, someone covering the AP bugging story!
Reuters – A puff-piece about poor Obama having to deal with three major "problems" all at the same time.
Is it any wonder why Americans have so little trust or respect left for the media? With few and rare exceptions, the media are either busy pushing their own political agenda, or doing tabloid stories about celebrities.
Everybody remembers Abu Ghraib. Naked pyramids, oh the horror. For months, the media did story after story trying to tie Abu Ghraib directly to the White House in apparent certainty that if they only could dig deep enough, they could find orders directly from Bush or Rumsfeld explicitly instructing the whole thing. Remember Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson? Again, the media spent more than a year trying to prove that George Bush had deliberately "outed" a non-covert, working-mom who had been manning a desk in Langley, Virginia for the previous five years, completely missing the actual scandal, which was the lies she and her husband had told in a deliberate attempt to smear the administration. For eight years, we listened to the media editorialize about an imperious and lawless administration. Now, we have an ACTUAL lawless administration, repeatedly abusing its power, and we get multiple stories about Angelina Jolie's mastectomy.
This is the predictable, inevitable result of willfully demonizing your political opponents. Once you have convinced everyone on your side that everyone on the other side is not just wrong, but EVIL, the rules of the game change. Political is no longer just a contest of ideas, beating the other side becomes a moral imperative, and the end justifies the means, no matter if those means are outside the law. And once you take that step, you become the very demon you claim to be fighting against, you become lawless, imperious, and abusive of power.
For eight years under George W. Bush, we heard the mantra that, even if they couldn't prove Bush was directly responsible for scandals and abuses, both real and imagined, he still "created the atmosphere" which allowed these things to happen. In a truly ironic twist, today we have an administration that expends great energy deliberately creating just such a REAL "atmosphere," and the response from the media and the voters on the left is crickets and apathy. A legitimate question is why they should be taken the least bit seriously ever again.
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I can imagine Dan LaFontaine, the "Movie Voice Guy" reading that great title "IRS TARGETS AMERICA …. AND THE MEDIA ARE STILL YAWNING!" (when does the movie debut?).
Why is it that in 2008, a couple of humble blue collar Latino types like my wife and I, both of us Democrat and Conservative, had no difficulty seeing these corruption chickens coming home to roost at the feet of the media – deception being invited, made to feel welcome and given a place of honor at America's table? Why are we not a bit surprised nearly six years later?
Why is it that Liberals regardless be they the deceivers or the deceived, believe themselves and their acts to be invisible or free of shame (often both quite comfortably, thank you very much) and free from the scrutiny of truth? As if truth were an imbalance to their new form of justice.
This is nothing but indicative of how ruthlessly apathetic Liberalism has made both it's leaders and followers. An absolute blindness with disregard for the Constitution and their fellow Americans who wisely choose to keep Liberalism at the very least, at arms length.
@rofomoreno I believe there is a clear and unequivocal answer to your question. The fundamental trait of all left-liberals is this: The believe that through the state, they can build paradise on earth. They believe that with enough tinkering and coercion, and rule by "experts," they can eliminate all hard choices and competing goods, perfect human nature, and bring all good things to all people. This utopian thinking quickly leads to an unavoidable conclusion, echoed from the French Revolution to Lenin and Stalin to Mao to the Progressives of the modern era: On ne fait pas d'omelet sans casser des oeufs. (You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs.) To the utopian statist, "process costs" are entirely acceptable. They are building paradise, after all. What's a little lying here, a little corruption there? They are building paradise. What's a little cheating in the face of all they intend to accomplish? They are so convinced of the nobility of their intentions, in fact, that they believe that anyone who stands in their way must, by definition, have evil intentions. After all, who but a monster would stand in the way of paradise? And what consideration do monsters deserve? Why none at all, of course—they're monsters. To them, you are just another process cost. Their willingness to accept process costs on the road to their utopia goes beyond corruption and lying—if you are in their way, you are a target. They will calumniate you, deny you employment, bear false witness against you, and deploy 1000 different ways to harm you. Given enough power, they will kill you, as 100 million poor souls discovered in the 20th century.


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Title: Little Women
Author: Louisa May Alcott
Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Classic Literature
Format: Audiobook
Source: Library
Rating: 5 of 5 stars
In a Nutshell: Emotionally beautiful story with a charming, close-knit family who focus on appreciating the simpler things in life
Synopsis from Goodreads:
In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy come of age while their father is off to war.
My Thoughts:
I attempted to read this book as a child, found it boring and did not finish. As an adult, I decided to give it another chance and made it part of my books to read for the Classics Club. I absolutely loved the book and what surprised me most is the lessons it taught about being a mother. I admired the patience and love that exuded from the girls' mother, whom they call Marmee. She was very relatable and admitted in the story that she did not always have patience, but worked hard on it for years to achieve. Marmee allowed the girls to learn their lessons themselves rather than preaching to them how to act. She helped her daughters develop into caring, thoughtful young ladies who were not obsessed with status and marrying well as their peers did. Although they lived poorly and simply, the little women valued their lives and each other. If I could be like any mother in fiction, Marmee would be it.
The "little women" themselves are charming and as different as kids could be. I face the same looking at my 3 sons and marvel at how their individual personalities shine. The closeness of the sisters was beautifully touching and poignantly written. The kind of closeness we hope our kids have with their siblings. The author drew me into this family and I felt as close to them as if I was their aunt.
The narrator of this audiobook was wonderful. Her soothing voice fit perfectly with the patient and loving Marmee and she handled the male voices with equal ease and drama.
This is a wonderful coming of age story and the trials and tribulations of a family fighting their poverty to learn the valuable lessons in life. While it's considered a young adult book, I think it's timeless and I certainly appreciated its value more as a mother myself. One of my favorite classics, it's heartwarming, emotional, charming and happy. When I need a pick me up or a reminder of the finer things in life, I will be re-reading this one!
Favorite Quotes
"I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen."
"…the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy."
"I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now."
"Beth ceased to fear him from that moment, and sat there talking to him as cozily as if she had known him all her life, for love casts out fear, and gratitude can conquer pride."
"My dear, don't let the sun go down upon your anger. Forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow."
"…we all have our temptations, some far greater than yours, and it often takes us all our lives to conquer them."
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3. Young Adult/Children's selection for the the Classics Club
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The R+D+I ICT Health and Social Conference aims to enhance the visibility of the key agents in the sector of ICT applied to the field of Health and Social Welfare and to establish a platform for transfer of knowledge.
This conference is organised in the framework of the FET funded QUCHIP project and the Marie-Curie project PICQUE. It will be the final conference for both projects. The scientific program foresees tutorial lectures, invited seminars on scientific results, oral contributions and posters. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 April 2017.
At Graphene Week, international graphene technology experts present the latest research on graphene and 2D materials.
At the 2017 i~HD Conference you can find out how big data can be used for clinical research, how hospitals are successfully reusing patient data as 'Learning Health Systems', and how they are improving their data quality. A major part of the conference will be dedicated to patient perspectives on reusing their health data for research.
This event is organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in cooperation with the Government of Portugal. This year's edition will focus on "A Sustainable Society for All Ages - Realising the potential of living longer".
'Shaping the future of pediatrics' is the first conference on innovation in pediatrics in Europe. It will involve pediatricians, nurses, researchers, patients, entrepreneurs, and specialists in different areas in the field of innovation in pediatrics. The conference will include sessions on omics, Big Data, patient empowerment and the cycle of innovation in pediatrics.
Applications for the Digital Healthcare Hackathon are open The event is organised by the EU funded INNOLABS project, and takes place in Oslo, Norway,on 19-20 September.
The European FP7 project DIADEMS (DIAmond Devices Enabled Metrology and Sensing) and the French regional project SIRTEQ (Science and Engineering for Quantum Technologies in the French region of Ile-de-France) are organising a joint industry-orientated workshop bringing together some of the most prominent stakeholders in the field of Quantum Technologies.
The Internet of Health Conference is tailored for clinicians, healthcare managers and technology leaders looking to harness the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) to transform operational efficiency and improve patient care.
This workshop is organized in the context of the H2020 FET Proactive project Bio4Comp that aims to develop network-based computing, and to build a strong research community around this challenge.


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In this episode our Cook & Chef pay homage to the one of the young chefs making a name for himself in Australia today. With his restaurant named as one of the top fifty in the world, Melbourne based chef Shannon Bennett is pushing the boundaries of modern French Cuisine and fine dining. Inspired by Shannons unique style and technique Maggie & Simon cook four irresistible dishes, Steak Tartare and Slow Cooked Lamb, followed by Chocolate Mousse and Quince and Prune Croustillant.
Theres no shortage of drive or passion when it comes to some of the young chefs making a name for themselves in Australia today, none more so than Melbourne chef & restaurateur Shannon Bennett.
Having being inspired by home economics at school , Shannon was desperate to work in the industry and lied about his age to score his first job at the local McDonalds. This gave work him the work ethic and organisational skills he needed to make the most of the opportunities that lay ahead.
After completing his apprenticeship at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne and already winning awards, Shannon left for England where he worked for two of Europes top chefs, John Burton Race, who featured in the TV series 'French Leave' and the 'Chef Returns' and Marco Pierre White known as both the 'enfant terrible' and the Godfather of modern English cuisine.
In 2000 Shannon returned to Melbourne to fulfil his dream of opening his very own classic French restaurant, renovating a former pasta restaurant in Carlton which he called Vue du Monde.
This risky venture was a huge success and in 2004, to meet demand Shannon moved to Melbournes CBD, where he received an unprecedented 19 out of 20 in The Age Good Food guide and last year his restaurant was named as one of the top fifty in the world.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
INX Boosts Credit Facility
Houston-based INX, a provider of IP communications and data center services, said today that it has upped a senior credit facility from Castle Pines Capital, to $70M. The credit line was previously worth $60M. INX said the new financing would go towards inventory floor plan financing and working capital requirements.


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Beth Protea has extended its warm and loving care as well as its services to the community at large.
The goal is to provide security and peace of mind to senior citizens (and their families) who prefer to remain in their own homes. This exciting new project is called Protea Home Care
How does it work!
This is a modular program where each client chooses which services best suit their particular requirements. There is a long list of services available which include:
- Personal "Case Manager" who visits each client on a regular basis and is available 24/7.
- Appointed Social Worker for support coordinating community services
- Minor Home Repairs
- Homemade Food Delivery
- Shopping
- Laundry
- Nurses & Caregivers
- Physiotherapy, Dietician, Optometrist
For further information, please contact Gadi on: 054 632 3603
Tel : +972-9-9595223
or +972-9-9595222
E-mail : email@example.com
"I refer to your letter dated January 2014 in which you introduce the Beth Protea Home-Care Services.
I wish to warmly applaud this ground-breaking initiative and express my unreserved support with an enthusiastic "hats off". As someone who has been involved with Beth Protea from its inception, long before it became a reality, and have since followed its growth and development with keen interest, I can emphatically state it does the community of South African Israelis extremely proud."
Dear all,
This is a short note just to let you know that this service of the well-known retirement home in Herzlia, has proved an invaluable help to both my husband and myself in recent months.
In our need now to move our residence back to South Africa in order to be closer to our family there, we have benefited so much just knowing that food (which was excellent) will be delivered whenever we want it, that house managers, Gadi, Amichay, with social worker Hadassah would be with us whenever needed at any time – and that all this loving and dedicated care came from a source with which we are so familiar – English spoken and everyone of them like mischpocha shelanu.
It was truly wonderful to have experienced this caring from such capable and willing young people – all I may add, guided from the top by Lynn Lochoff, whom many of us know well.
I cannot express enough our appreciation for all they have done to help a rather traumatic move become easier and less stressful. Amichay even marched into Celcom with me and sorted stuff out there man to man in Hebrew, and got onto our bank account to find out the whats and whens – and Hadassah came over a number of times to get help me sort out household goods – an onerous task.
And it was all done with smiles and perfect equanimity. Just what I needed!!
So I thank you again, you all – and I have taken the liberty of passing this along to the few who may like to mention this service to others. It was special.
Best regards and lechaim!
June and Bernie Levy
Dear Gadi, Amichai, and Hadasah,
We would like to convey our sincere gratitude to you all, for your care and services that came with having such an amazing service as Beth Protea Home Care.
Not living close to our parents was a total distress for us. They refused to live elsewhere besides their apartment. We were unable to frequently visit them or take care of their immediate needs. Besides being old and incapable of dealing with day today issues like changing a light bulb, knowing why the television isn't working or if in need of immediate medical attention, they were also very lonely.
Your services gave answers to all our worries and to all their needs.
Hadasah, thank you, Mom and Dad so much enjoyed your coffee visits and conversation. We were thrilled that they had company and we were grateful to receive feedback from you about their situation and their on going needs.
Amichai and Gadi, thank you, for all those times that you were always available to see too our parents and that you could both be reached by phone without any hassle 24/7, and for keeping us informed of all going on and escorting them to the doctor or hospital in an emergency. Dad eventually got used to the idea of knowing to call you and ask for your help and was happy with your services and friendship.
Many a times these past few weeks your services were beyond the regular visits and issues as our parents situation declined. You helped with the ordering and bringing of food and your presence was needed more and more when the situation at home declined. Thank you for the support you gave us, It is exactly what we needed and you were there for us at all times. Sincerely with gratitude!
ALL AT PROTEA HOME CARE, and BETH PROTEA:
On behalf of Yaakov and myself, I would like to express our deepest appreciation for all aspects of the magnificent gesture and kindness shown to us. It is easy to give, but so difficult to receive, and our only hope is that we can reciprocate by doing the best we can for others less fortunate than ourselves.
The words "Join the Beth Protea family and feel peace of mind, security and independence" printed on the cover of the Protea Home Care brochure are so heartwarming, and cannot better describe the emotions induced.
Furthermore, I feel compelled to mention that, for those of you who still understand Yiddish, our "Amichay" is in fact "A Mechiya", with his empathy, and all the other attributes seen also in the team of Gadi, Ora, Bernard, etc. and no doubt possessed by all of you.
Our very best wishes to you all
I would like to take this opportunity to once again express my sincere appreciation and thanks to all of you and whoever else is involved in the wonderful service I have been receiving through the Protea Home Care project. And always with such kindness, caring and friendliness. As you can well imagine, it has given me and my family enormous peace of mind – and nobody could wish for anything better than that! I am sure that when my son and daughter come for a visit they will express all the above to you personally.
With best wishes to you and your families for a very pleasant Pesach.
Kind regards
חג שמח והמון תודה על כל העזרה שאתם מושיטים לנו ממועד הצטרפותנו לבית פרוטיאה. יחסכם החם ותשומת הלב מאירים את חיינו בשעותינו הקשות והנעימות גם יחד. עזרתכם היא משמעותית וחיונית. מאחלים לכם בריאות טובה, שמחת חיים וחג שמח למשפחותיכם.
I want to wish you and the entire PHC team chag sameach and express my sincere appreciation for everything you do for my father and the community. I can't stop singing praises for Beth Protea to my family and friends in New Jersey, and how you have set the standard for compassionate care.
I want to thank you for the excellent food we have been receiving from Beit Protea. Everything has been of a very high standard. Thursday's Mussaka, broad beans etc. was simply outstanding.
My congratulations to the chef for such tasty food – as good as the best restaurants.
In appreciation.


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Summit Microelectronics rolled out the SMB346 and SMB347 programmable Li-Ion battery charger integrated circuits. The new ICs offers up to 2.5A charge/system current with dual input/dual output CurrentPath technology for operation with a dead or missing battery. The Summit charger ICs are available now. The SMB346 is priced at $1.27 and the SMB347 is priced at $1.36 each (quantities of 10,000 units). The new chips are ideal for smartphones, tablets, digital still cameras, digital camcorders, wireless routers, portable media/MP3 players (PMP), portable GPS navigation equipment, and portable game consoles/controllers.
The SMB346 and SMB347 support all battery charging standards: USB 2.0 specification, USB on-the-go supplement, USB battery charging specification 1.2, IEEE1725 standard, Chinese USB charging specification, and others. In addition, the SMB346 and SMB347 are the only battery charger ICs with CurrentPath to detect the input source type (USB host/hub/charger, AC/DC, etc.) and automatically optimize operation for the fastest and safest battery charging.
The SMB346 and SMB347 are based on a 3MHz, switch-mode DC-DC architecture, with minimal external components, which results in a conversion of over 90% and extremely compact solution size. The SMB346 and SMB347 battery charger ICs also simplify system designs. They do this by integrating a robust set of system functions, which reduce external components and software requirements. In addition, both integrated circuits offer a wide programmable range of parametric and functional configurability.
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Can you tell readers a little bit about yourself and what inspired to write in this particular genre?
I'm a Libra/Scorpio and a mild over-achiever. My favorite color is orange, and I'm currently killing the guitar and the Arabic language all at the same time due to being overly talented. *cough* I have been in love with Fantasy since….OMW. Lord of the Rings? Or was it the Belgariad that happened first? I don't remember, but they both happened at the same time. I've tried writing something that wasn't fantasy based and it's okay, but not great. LOL! It's in my blood!
What inspired you to write this book?
My daughters. I wanted to show them that Mom and their Aunt PITA (SistaPITA) were little once too and they used to go out and fail all the time, sometimes, epically! So right before bed, I'd tell another Ol'Lukoe story, taking something that they didn't do so well with, or something I kinda messed up, and I'd take us to Dreamland on a sparkling cloud of fairy dust, where we were safe with no worries and I'd mess it up even more. LOL! OMW! We would laaaaaaugh! Those were magical times.
I think there was a little crush between MissThink and our dustman, Luk. Yes. I think so. One night, she looked at me and said, "Momma, Lukoe needs a wife who loves him." And The Dustman was born! LOL!
Please tell us about your latest release.
The Dustman is a love story and a "believe in hope" story. LOL! The dustmen are disappearing because dreamers are starting to forget about them. Luk has been on the hit list for awhile now, but he's been hiding out in the real world.
Meg is a struggling single mother who is failing at just about everything imaginable. It's not because she's not capable, but because she allowed reality to creep a little too far into her heart, turning off hope and dreams.
Meg needs Luk to help her save her family and Luk needs Meg to help him remain among in Dreamland. Together with her kids, her Aunt Jo, and entire town of Paonia, they work together to try and save Dreamland.
Do you have a formula for developing characters? Like do you create a character sketch or list of attributes before you start writing or do you just let the character develop as you write?
I take them to lunch! We talk and talk and talk! It's funny because apparently I make faces during our internal conversation, and I write down what they mention. That leaves a little mystery for me to figure out as I'm writing the book, but enough for me to get started with.
What is your favorite scene from the book? Could you share a little bit of it, without spoilers of course?
My favorite scene is definitely when Luk takes her to Dreamland for the first time in several years. The excerpt is below:
SHE woke to find herself eyeball to…well, not even close to eyeball with a dragon.
The huge, clear, black orb was as wide around as she was tall. The thick, blue-scaled eyelid blinked he pushed his head away, the dreamtime sun gliding off his metallic skin to bring hues of blue, purple and green over his large and muscled body.
"Telfgar?" Meg asked, taking a step back in surprise. When had he gotten so big?
His beaked, equine head seemed to go forever into the pale, blue sky as he rose on his powerful haunches, his short clawed arms pawing the air as huge opalescent black wings beat the air, blocking the view around her and sending the wind to pummel her.
She looked around, trying to find a place to hide. Had he turned feral?
His beaked mouth turned up as he lowered himself back to the ground, his weight resting on his short arms and long, powerful haunches. His long, spiked tail swung out, narrowly missing the multitude of boulders and rocks sitting around his home near the peak of Rocky-Faced Mountain.
She dodged him and a few rocks, eyeing him warily. Why was he so quiet?
As Telfgar settled his head again to the ground, he expelled a sigh that hit Meg like a hurricane wind. She resettled herself and stared at her old friend in what could only be described as shock.
Telfgar chuckled, the boulders around him shaking slightly with his body. He settled his monstrous wings along his back and tipped his head, burying half his eye in dirt.
Do you write in different genres? Do you find it difficult to write in multiple genres?
I do, though they're all fantasy based. I find it a relief and a challenge to write in all these genres. I honestly think I'd be bored if I didn't.
I write:
Paranormal/Sci-Fi Erotica
Urban Fantasy Adult Romance
Paranormal Thriller
Young Adult Urban Fantasy
New Adult Steampunk
I love each one of them! I don't think I could pick a favorite.
What can readers expect next from you?
Well, next month, you'll be seeing my paranormal thriller, Demons Are Jackasses, which is being published through TLT Publishing! I'm very excited. Next will be my new adult steampunk, The Hands of Tarot, and then later this year there will be The Nightmare, book 2 of the Dreamland Stories. We'll get a deeper look into Nightmare Keme's life as he works with Mechanic Harley to save the Nightmare Realm from a deadly glitter virus that's killing the nightmares off in droves!
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He looked at her, his eyes flaring, icy blue lights shooting from his eyes.
"How is it you're here?"
She took a step back. "What do you mean?"
"You exist. How?"
She frowned at him, her nose flaring. "I was born."
He took one step toward her, his mouth set in determination. "So was I a long time ago."
"Things happened, Luk. I had to grow up. I couldn't—" She looked at the refrigerator case in frustration. "I couldn't pretend anymore."
"Am I pretend?" he growled, taking a step toward her.
She looked up and blinked. She was surrounded by the warmth of his body as he crowded her space.
His eyes, consuming and raw, sucked her breath away.
"I don't know," she whispered.
Like the unborn wrath of a tiger unleashed, he grabbed her waist and head, crushing her against him. His teeth ravished her lips, demanding them to open. His hands dug into her hair, pulling it loose in unruly waves.
She couldn't breathe. She wasn't sure if she wanted to. This man, this solid and real man, made her feel something she hadn't felt in a long time.
She opened her mouth to him, pushing herself onto the balls of her feet to deepen the kiss. She ran her tongue along his, gasping as his teeth gripped it, raking it.
She molded her body into his.
He growled, pulling his lips from hers. His head against hers, he pushed her toward the glass door of the refrigerator case, pushing her back and up.
She cried out, her eyes opening in surprise. "Luk," she said breathlessly, caressing his face with soft, needy hands. "My Luk."
He growled again, deeper, claiming her, the intensity of his gaze, telling her without words she was his.
She looked into his eyes and met his lips halfway.
With a hungry, forceful sigh, he melted into her body.
They both felt the heat of the kiss, so different than the first. This was primal. This was about claiming. This was about territory.
This was about power.
They closed their eyes, letting the emotions rack their bodies as they rocked against each other. The heat built inside them, their bodies touching.
Her head came up as she sucked in air at the same moment the milk jugs in the case behind them exploded with a loud, multi-shot pop.
They looked at each other, the spell broken but the result still apparent.
Turning, she looked in surprise and amazement at the milk-painted case.
His face was bright red.
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The Dustman
A Dreamland Story
Available: April 3, 2012
Format: E-book
Dustmen are useless.
Meg has two kids, one of which is hell bent to land himself in jail. She's about to lose her house, her home, her ability to support her children. Her aunt tells her to publish the story of her childhood friend, her dustman, her Luk.
Dreamland is empty.
He's watching his world shrink, his friends blinking out of existence. Children no longer call for him. He's watched his fellow dustmen disappear while their lands are eaten by a ferocious void.
There is no cure.
He's next.
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She's dated vampires, werewolves, sorcerers, weapons smugglers and US Government assassins. Yes. She has stories.
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At one of our branch offices we have a 2003 sp2 server which does file/print sharing. The user's my documents folder is redirected to their own folder on this server. This has been fine for many years, until we started getting vista machines at this office and redirecting the my docs folder for these users. Now on the server, every user's folder that uses vista appears to have the same name. for example. Lets say I have 3 users
So i create these users folders on the server with the folder name the same as their logon name. I then goto their vista client and change the location of their mydocuments to this location on the server(\\server\users\username). Then i go back to the server and look at the folder names. All 3 folder names seem to have the name mdole.
If i right click on any of these folders and rename one of them, all 3 appear to change to that name. I say "appear to" because its not reallly changed. If i open the jdoe folder(which says mdole on the server) the title bar of the folder says jdoe. Also, if i open up a cmd prompt there and do a dir, it shows the correct names of the folders. Only in explorer on the server does it show all the names of the vista clients as the last name that i added to this user share. I hope that you understand what I'm saying, i can include some pictures if you want them.
It makes no sense to me whatsoever.
Oct 29, 2009 at 10:12 UTC
Just for the heck of it, show hidden files and folder then edit the desktop.ini file to make sure the owner (edit: and personalizedname) value is correct. DigiB had a similar issue at one point.
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Oct 29, 2009 at 10:12 UTC
Just for the heck of it, show hidden files and folder then edit the desktop.ini file to make sure the owner (edit: and personalizedname) value is correct. DigiB had a similar issue at one point.
Oct 29, 2009 at 10:41 UTC
Oh yeah, here's the link to his issue I brought up...
Oct 29, 2009 at 11:04 UTC
Wow. Thanks that works just great. I deleted the desktop.ini file and now its all good. There was no Owner or Personalized name associated with the desktop.ini files in the folders with this problem.
Oct 29, 2009 at 11:46 UTC
So what was in the desktop.ini file then? Pretty strange, but at least that file was the root cause. Always happy to help a fellow spicehead ... especially those that have helped me in the past!
Oct 29, 2009 at 12:22 UTC
I dont remember what was in them, just 3 lines of junk, i saw no [owner] so then i just deleted them.
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India, Pak on mine mission in Kashmir
Geneva (AP): India and Pakistan have embarked on a massive landmine-laying operation along their border in Kashmir, in possibly the largest deployment of mines in decades, a watchdog group said on Friday.
Numerous civilians and soldiers on both sides have been injured by the mines, said the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, in its 928-page report.
In July, Indian Army officials had said mines had been laid across 70,000 hectares of the frontier that divides Kashmir between the two countries, as part of troop build-up in December.
ICBL said it had evidence that at least six non-government groups had also set mines or improvised explosive devices in the area. Although the total number of mines in Kashmir is unknown, more mines were probably laid in the year that started May 2001 than in any year since 1999 said ICBL, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
The report will be presented next week in Geneva, at a meeting of countries that have ratified the 1997 treaty to ban the production, sale and use of landmines.
ICBL said there was also "extensive ongoing use" of anti-personnel mines by the government of Myanmar and by Russian forces in Chechnya and to a lesser extent by Nepal and Somalia. Although Georgia has had a moratorium on the use of mines since 1996, the countrys forces also apparently laid mines.
Nadia death-row trio acquitted
Calcutta: Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted all three persons who were given the death sentence by a trial court in Nadia district, says our legal reporter.
In the same case, the high court also freed seven others who were sentenced to life imprisonment by the lower court. All the 10 people were convicted in a murder case that took place near Shantipur in Nadia and were in jail since May 1998.
A high court division bench observed that there was no sufficient proof to substantiate the crime of the appellant convicts.
According to the prosecution, a truck was going to Guwahati from Calcutta on May 3, 1998. On the way, a gang chased the truck between Shantipur and Krishnanagar. The gang members managed to stop the truck on the National Highway and allegedly killed the driver. The miscreants then fled away with the goods and the vehicle. The helper lodged a complaint with the police.
Hearing for sati cases
Jaipur (PTI): Rajasthan High Court has decided to hear a joint petition by womens organisations seeking to be impleaded in sati related cases of Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts on September 20.
Organisations like Rajasthan University Women Association, Janwadi Mahila Samiti, Mahila Punarwas Samooh Samiti and Akhil Bhartiya Pragatisheel Mahila Association had submitted to the court, to be allowed to implead in the Rani Sati, Dholi Sati and Khemi Sati cases.
Bail plea rejected
Moga (PTI): A local court dismissed the pre-arrest bail application of senior Akali leader and president of Nagar Council Moga Kuldeep Singh Gill. A case was registered by the vigilance bureau on the plea of some shopkeepers. They had deposited a sum of Rs 1.75 lakh with Singh, but he failed to deliver ownership rights of the shops to them, they said.
Imposters loot man
Mumbai (PTI): A senior citizen was looted of cash and valuables worth Rs 38,000 by persons, posing as prospective flat buyers, at Santacruz. The man had intimated estate agents to sell his flat. On Thursday, three persons approached him on the pretext of buying the flat. Once let in, they assaulted the victim, sources added.
Tihar inmate dies
New delhi (PTI): A 25-year-old undertrial inmate in Tihar Central Jail died in hospital on Thursday night after falling sick, prison authorities said. Ganesh, who was arrested on September 9 under the Arms Act, died at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital.
PWG surrender
Guntur (PTI): Three members of outlawed Peoples' War Group surrendered on Friday. They severed ties with the PWG to protest against the looting of rice and abduction of children.
Counterfeit notes
Agra (PTI): Police busted a gang engaged in printing and circulating fake currency notes of Rs 100 and Rs 500 denominations. They were arrested with notes worth Rs 30,000.
The Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai is organising a one-day national science drama festival on Saturday to boost scientific temperament among students. The plays revolving around science and society will focus on demolishing myths and superstitions.


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Have you heard about the Coanda Effect? Well in this blog topic we shall discuss the same and the making of a flying saucer and it could give you some insight on your mechanical projects for the semesters.
Everybody gets mused by rumors. Rumors are interesting because there is some bit of truth in it. I was always mused by UFO sightings. Hundreds of sightings are reported each year across the world. Theoretically,never ending universe aliens should exist, that gives some strength to our hope of seeing a UFO. But we could never contact them or have any real evidence of their existence. What keep most of us interested in UFOs is the far more technological power they wield. Flying saucers are of special interest as they are quick and nobody knows what fuels them; so are they real?
Let's know more about the Coanda effect:
Coanda effect is the tendency of a jet of fluid emerging from an orifice to follow an adjacent flat or curved surface and to intake fluid from the surroundings such that a region of lower pressure develops.
Nice definition I realised, but if you are anything like me who wants to be more precise you need to check videos online for a proper understanding.
So ultimately, the alien technology is ours and if you are an engineering student' now you must know how to build a flying saucer.
Components rewuired:
Electrical parts:
- Brushless motor – 1 nos
- Speed controller – 1 nos
- Lipo Battery – 1 nos
- Propeller – 1 nos
- Receiver 5 channels – 1 nos
- Servos – 6 nos (4 and 2)
- Gyro piezo – 3 nos
Designing materials:
- A 3 mm thick styrofoam sheet XPS.
- Some 1 mm diameter carbon rods.
- A brand new cutter.
- To glue the different parts, you need to use UHU Por or special foam Cyanoacrylate (CA) glue.
Instead of struggling with a Styrofoam you can use a lightweight plastic bowl. To metion,styrofoam is lightweight; there is a chance that the final frame you make might have some deformations which can adversely affect the flight of the flying saucer, so a plastic bowl is definitely better.
The making:
You need first to download the airframe plan online.
There are two proposed setups:
- The first is in DXF format (ces01plan.DXF); at full size (scale 1:1), to be used for CNC or CAD printers.
- The second is XPS format (CES01.xps), at full size (scale 1:1), ready to be printed in any A4 printer. You need to print the 35 pages and assemble them and build the plan at full scale
The main saucer frame is then finished with 8 curved petals sheets.The lateral control flaps are fixed with an
adhesive tape. The brushless motor is fixed on the top of the cupola via an epoxy disc.You have to cut the 24 rudders, four series of three rudders a fixed and four series of three rudders
are controlled by a servo.
Your Coanda Effect Saucer is soon finished.A streamlined body of 280 mm diameter and 60 mm height and placed at 45 mm above the hull. The streamlined body is made with a 3 mm thick foam and fixed with 8 carbon rods and height rectangular plates on the hull.
The balance point should be higher than possible and centered on the axis of the engine. The Lipo batterie is placed on the top inside the saucer.
Use full charged Lipo battery
For your first try, you must have no wind or a very light wind weather conditions.
Put the throttle as rapid as possible to the max power so as to overcome quickly the ground effect.
Then, at about certain height freom the ground, you might set the throttle to the hover value (middle power) and enjoy yourself to pilot your flying saucer.
A very brief oinsight is shared here.We conclude the discussion now.
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The know-nothing Associated Press is once again attempting to claim that the wars overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan are using up ammunition supplies for our police at home.
This article is of course entirely wrong.
Let's start by pointing out that the military has their own dedicated ammunition plants. They have no impact on the civilian market (which the cops use, just like us) in any way, shape, or form. And not that it matters, but the military is actually running a surplus, and is selling what they don't need to the civilian market. But let's demolish this badly researched article a bit more.
The military uses 5.56 NATO ammunition and 7.62 NATO ammunition in their rifles, and 9mm NATO ammunition in their handguns. They use full-metal jacketed ammunition. Law enforcement officers use 357 Sig, 40 S&W, 45 ACP and a few still use 9mm, almost always using jacketed-hollowpoint ammunition. They don't use the same ammo.
The AP was wrong when I debunked this story 4 years ago, when I debunked it 2 years ago, and they're wrong now.
As regular readers know, I was at a a private event this past weekend in one of the free states south of NJ where we shot more than 91,000 rounds of ammo, and had another 108,000 in reserve on-site. We had 200K rounds, without depleting the supplies of the ammo retailer hosting the event. Obviously, the ammunition is out there and readily available.
So what is going on?
I like to think that the ammo companies–some of which aren't even running at full capacity–simply place a lower priority on delivering ammunition to states that have done their best to destroy the shooting sports industry.
The reality is probably more mundane, and related to civilian supply and demand. One thing we know for certain is that the war effort has nothing to do with the civilian ammo supply, and that lie doesn't become truth no matter how many time the Associated Press repeats it.


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. Overview Fully Armored Hybrid Zero is the power source of Stuart. Together they form Soldier Zero! Hybrid Zero is a living and breathing thing that needs a host to survive, without one - they will simply die off. Originally, Hybrid Zero was like the Soldier One units. Instead of having the color white, Hybrid Zero was black. However with a change of heart, Hybrid Zero became a protector and not a killer. When fighting against an army outside of Earth's atmosphere, Hybrid Zero and the alien host were badly injured and hurled towards Earth. At this time, Stuart Trautmann was talking with his girlfriend Lily about the accident that placed him in a wheelchair. About to be crushed alive (thanks to Hybrid zero falling on the building), Hybrid removed itself from it's previous host and made a special/unique bond with Stuart. From there on out, Stuart is considered to be one of the most (if not the only) powerful host in the universe. For some reason, Stuart's connection with life and the Hybrid are different than previous host. While there is still a lot of mystery of Hybrid Zero, he is considered a traitor to the Soldier One's. Powers and Abilities In Action Hybrid Zero is considered to be an "outsider" of the Hybrid One's (or Soldier One's). It has been noticed in the series that before Hybrid Zero had bonded with Stuart, it was weaker than the Soldier One's. Having to always go with killing was the only option for Hybrid Zero at this time. Hybrid Zero has the power to create hard light weapons, fly, has the power of healing, super strength, and other prowess. Since the bonding with Stuart Trautmann, Stuart is considered to be more stronger than any host in the known universe. Thus being able to wake up from having no brain activity, thanks to Hybrid Zero. While Stuart Truatmann doesn't know how to "fully" control the Hybrid Zero and also agree on the same thing, his powers haven't been reached to there full potential. However with time and training, this feat could be met extremely soon! Dishing out on thugs is one thing, but taking down super powered alien villains is another thing!


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That 6-foot statue of Benedict Cumberbatch made out of 500 melted bars of Belgian chocolate is now a thing of the past – because it was recently devoured in a London mall.
One cannot blame these people, though, for three obvious reasons:
A: It's Belgian chocolate
B: It's Benedict Cumberbatch
C: It's Benedict Cumberbatch made of Belgian chocolate!
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The sculpture, which was created as part of an unusual promotion for UKTV, was put up in Westfield Stratford shopping center on Good Friday with a hidden camera to see what people do to it.
While many of them licked it and mostly took selfies, there were others who couldn't resist themselves from snapping its fingers – and in one woman's case, its nose – off and eating it.
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Windows 7 machine with a Radeon HD 3850 graphics card continuously had the video drivers crashing and recovering. Several system upgrades were done including a new case which has 3 - 200mm fans for cooling.
The video card was replaced with a Radeon HD 4850 (which is PCI-E x16 2.0) and the power supply was upgraded from a 500W to 750W. The motherboard also had to be replaced to accommodate the new video card (an Asus M3N-HT Deluxe was purchased) because the old board had a PCI-E x16 1.0 slot. The same RAM and CPU were kept since they were compatible with the new system board.
Afterwards, when playing the same games, the system would either crash, lock up, or go to a blank screen after about 15 minutes. For troubleshooting, a hard drive with a new install of Windows XP was tested with just the drivers were installed. The system still crashed. Temperatures were monitored and everything was remaining cooled (most components less than 41 deg C) except the CPU was reading towards 54 deg C at its peak.
Amongst continued troubleshooting, another brand new video card (Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1GB) was tested (the Radeon HD 4850 was bought used from EBay so I wanted to eliminate a used card as being the problem). It also seemed that the CPU was increasing in temperature so a new heatsink was installed. Since then, the heatsink has lowered the CPU temp by 8 to 10 deg Celsius and has not hit anywhere near what it used to even when running games. When running the same games, the system now runs for over an hour before the video drivers crash and recover. Different video drivers were also tested with no change. Each stick of RAM was tested individually in the system and produced the same effect.
The only original components are the RAM and CPU. The CPU is compatible and is listed for the motherboard. The RAM is compatible, but the RAM's vendor is not on the Qualified Vendor List. Any ideas what might be going on? Some of the new parts are returnable so if I can figure out the problem, I can return some of them if I can rule them out.
Current System Specs:
System Board: Asus M3N-HT Deluxe
CPU: AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (Dual core)
RAM Slot 1: 1 stick Centon 2048MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz
RAM Slot 2: 1 stick Centon 1024MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz
Video: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1GB
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Mar 4, 2011 at 9:14 UTC
What did you test your RAM with? i would try to replace the ram with a dual channel kit 2 sticks of the same speed and size. Also i would try getting older driver for the video card if you can get the first version or so
Mar 4, 2011 at 9:24 UTC
Sorry, I should've explained the RAM testing a bit better. I pretty much pulled one stick of RAM out of the system and ran the computer on one stick only. Many forums I've looked up for the driver crashing stated that going to one stick of RAM resolved their similar problems.
Mar 4, 2011 at 4:48 UTC
I would leave both sticks in the system and run Memtest for at least 2 full passes. That will tell you for sure if it is the memory or not.
Mar 5, 2011 at 12:53 UTC
...the RAM's vendor is not on the Qualified Vendor List.
I think that's the key. Try to replace it another 2-channel kit. After that you'll stay with your CPU as a suspect =)
Then, you may want to check the AC power source. Maybe, there's something wrong in the wall outlet or somewhere else.
Mar 7, 2011 at 5:35 UTC
Does it only crash with games, try a bios update for the motherboard
Mar 7, 2011 at 5:48 UTC
Is it Windows 7 - 32bit or 64Bit, which version, home/ pro/ ulti etc, does all the ram show in the system details?
Mar 7, 2011 at 7:53 UTC
Is it Windows 7 - 32bit or 64Bit, which version, home/ pro/ ulti etc, does all the ram show in the system details?
Windows 7 32 bit Professional. Yes, the RAM does show up correctly in the system details
Mar 7, 2011 at 8:08 UTC
Craig, the reason i ask is that i have win 7 on both of my own computers at home (all win 7 pro 64bit)
After i had installed the OS on both machines, my machine started getting stange video errors, everything pointed to the video card or drivers, but these had worked fine in XP for ages before (Nvidia 512Mb), these errors varied from bits missing in certain apps to video crashing to BSOD from time to time, i looked through the microsoft forums and found a possible fix and tried it, it worked and i've not had a problem since, problem is it was a while ago and i've forgotten where the panel you have to change is, You need to set the processor type / speed and actual ram size in the system, i know this may seem a little strange but it does work, i'm sure it's in control panel but need to check it at home before i can give you the definitive answer
Mar 9, 2011 at 2:39 UTC
Try this:
Type MSCONFIG in the start menu
Click on BOOT and select ADVANCED OPTIONS
Set the NUMBER OF PROCESSORS so it is correct for you CPU ie; 2 for dual core etc
Manually set the value of MAXIMUM MEMORY Note: it's in MB so 4GB will be 4096 etc
Save the changes and restart your system
Let me know if it makes any difference
Mar 9, 2011 at 6:54 UTC
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Try this:
Type MSCONFIG in the start menu
Click on BOOT and select ADVANCED OPTIONS
Set the NUMBER OF PROCESSORS so it is correct for you CPU ie; 2 for dual core etc
Manually set the value of MAXIMUM MEMORY Note: it's in MB so 4GB will be 4096 etc
Save the changes and restart your system
Let me know if it makes any difference
I did try this and still had the system display drivers crash. I'm going to try running a memtest on the RAM and possibly throw in some dual channel RAM to see if that does the trick.
Mar 9, 2011 at 8:57 UTC
Ok, there was a chance it might have helped, can't fix every thing i suppose
Try the ram but you might also try a "Super duper" video card, the gts 450 is fairly low in the range
Mar 11, 2011 at 6:02 UTC
check on your motherboards manufacturers website to see if they have relased any fixes regarding support with ATi graphics card
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Q: Will the tax penalty for going uninsured go away under this plan?
A: Yes. This plan would remove the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate – that is, the requirement for most people to purchase health insurance or face a possible tax penalty.
Q: Will there be a specific open enrollment period when I can get a new plan?
A: The answer is not clear to us in the overview provided by Dr. Price's office.
Q: What happens if I lose my job, move, get married, or start a business?
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A: The proposed legislation would create high-risk pools for people who are declined or for whom coverage purchased on their own is more expensive than coverage available through the high-risk pool.
Q: How long can I go without insurance before being considered uninsured under this proposal, and how much more can I be charged for insurance if I do have a gap in my insurance coverage?
A: Those specific details were not available in the overview of the draft legislation.
Q: Will I be able to purchase health insurance from a state where it's more affordable?
A: Yes, if such a plan becomes available. The draft legislation would make it easier for states to enter into interstate compacts that may allow the sale of health insurance across state lines. It is still uncertain if these proposed changes would actually result in insurance companies offering more affordable plans in many states or regions.
Q: Would health insurance benefits be the same as those under Obamacare-compliant plans?
A: The proposed legislation would allow health insurance companies to offer plans with more varied ranges of benefits. So, for example, new plans may be allowed to exclude coverage for things like maternity care or brand-name prescription drugs. It's possible that coverage limits may also apply under new plans.
Q: Would Obamacare subsidies (also called advanced premium tax credits) go away under this plan?
A: Yes, but they would be replaced with new tax credits based on your age rather than your income.
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A: The value of these new tax credits would increase as you age:
- For people ages 18 to 35 the annual credit would be
- For people ages 36 to 50 the annual credit would be
- For people ages 51 to 64 the annual credit would be
- For people under age 18 the annual credit would be
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A: The authors of this proposal would likely argue that the plans will not cost more for the following reasons:
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Q: Does the proposed legislation make any changes to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)?
A: Yes, it would incentivize more consumers to enroll in HSA-eligible health insurance plans by allowing a one-time-only tax deduction of
Q: Would new plans be more affordable than Obamacare plans today?
A: Possibly. The proposed legislation seems designed to encourage insurance companies to offer new plans with lower prices. These new plans would not be required to provide coverage for all the same benefits, or at the same levels, as Obamacare plans. That means that new health insurance plans would likely have lower monthly premiums in some cases. However, there are many factors (such as age, personal medical history, etc.) that can influence the cost of coverage for any individual.
Q: How would the proposed legislation affect people who get coverage through employers?
A: It would enable employers to offer a "defined contribution" option to employees, allowing employees to opt out of employer-sponsored coverage and purchase coverage on their own with some financial assistance from their employer.
Q: What would it mean for small business owners and other companies?
A: With the repeal of the ACA, employers would generally not be required to offer group health insurance to workers under federal law. However, small employers (with fewer than 50 employees) may be eligible for certain tax credits when instituting a defined contribution option or a program that would automatically enroll new employees in the company-sponsored plan (employees could still opt out). It would also allow small employers to band together into association groups across state borders to purchase group health insurance coverage from a stronger bargaining position.
Q: What would happen to online government-sponsored health insurance exchanges like Healthcare.gov?
A: They would likely be replaced by state-based plan transparency websites where consumers could go to learn about health plans offered from different insurers, presented in a uniform manner. The proposal makes it clear that consumers cannot enroll in coverage through one of these sites.
Q: Where would consumers go to purchase health insurance?
A: Health insurance shoppers would still be able to purchase health insurance through licensed online brokers, agents and private exchanges, through local licensed agents, or through insurance companies.
Q: Would the proposed legislation have any impact on
A: It appears that
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