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Former House speaker predicts 'Obamacare' won't be repealed
February 23, 2017 2:22 PMWASHINGTON - Former House Speaker John Boehner predicted on Thursday that a full repeal and replacement of "Obamacare" is "not going to happen." Boehner was forced out by conservatives in 2015. The Ohio Republican says he started laughing when he heard President Donald Trump and Republicans promise swift action on... more »
6 universities to benefit in health care case
February 7, 2017 7:31 AMBATON ROUGE - Louisiana's insurance commissioner says six state higher education institutions will divide more than $2.7 million - the result of the dissolution of a failed health maintenance organization. Jim Donelon says in a Monday news release that LSU-Shreveport, Southern University, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, the University of New Orleans and... more »
Risk to women's health benefits seen in health law repeal
February 2, 2017 9:18 AMWASHINGTON - The Republican push to repeal the Obama-era health care law already is raising concerns that women could be hit hard. The 2010 law ended a common insurance industry practice of charging women more than what a man would pay for policies purchased individually. It made maternity and newborn... more »
North Baton Rouge emergency room groundbreaking set for Tuesday Play Video
January 27, 2017 12:07 PMBATON ROUGE – Our Lady of the Lake will host a groundbreaking ceremony on a new emergency room in Baton Rouge Tuesday. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the LSU Health Baton Rouge North Clinic on Airline Highway. Hospital... more »
Obama derides 'reckless' plan to repeal now, replace later
January 6, 2017 12:36 PMWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is deriding as "reckless" a Republican plan to repeal his health care law now and replace it later. Obama is urging lawmakers to come up with an alternative to the Affordable Care Act before voting to gut it. He writes in the New England Journal... more »
GOP unveils initial 'Obamacare' repeal measure
January 3, 2017 2:22 PMWASHINGTON - Senate Republicans have already introduced legislation that's a precursor to repealing much of the Affordable Care Act. Successful passage of the measure would allow a detailed follow-up repeal bill to pass through Congress without fear of a filibuster by Senate Democrats. Tuesday's measure doesn't contain any policy language.... more »
Health nonprofit sues Louisiana for cuts, alleges defamation
December 20, 2016 10:20 PMBATON ROUGE- A government-financed nonprofit aimed at improving Louisiana's health information technology is suing the state health department. The Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum says the agency hasn't paid $12 million in promised funding. The lawsuit also claims Health Secretary Rebekah Gee is attempting to undermine the nonprofit's reputation by... more »
Aramark to lay off more than 200 employees at Lafayette Medical Center
October 17, 2016 10:38 AMBATON ROUGE – Aramark Healthcare Services, LLC, stationed at the Lafayette Medical Center, has announced that more than 200 employees will be laid off later this year. Lafayette Medical Center did not renew its contract with the company and will result in Aramark ceasing operations at the hospital on Dec.... more »
Former VP of healthcare company pleads guilty to stealing $7.6 million
October 12, 2016 3:31 PMBATON ROUGE – A former corporate executive has been sentenced for stealing more than $7.6 million from a Baton Rouge based health services company. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that 41-year-old Michael David Pitts was sentenced to 48 months in the Bureau of Prisons which will be followed by three... more »
4 plead guilty in health care fraud scheme
October 6, 2016 11:59 AMNEW ORLEANS - A Jan. 5 sentencing date has been set in New Orleans for four people who pleaded guilty in a health care conspiracy case. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite said in a Wednesday news release that the four were part of a scheme involving the distribution of Medicare-funded "talking... more »
Obama says he supports veterans' health care recommendations
September 1, 2016 5:27 PMWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he supports a congressional panel's recommendation to create a veterans' health care system that coordinates government and private care. The recommendation is among a total of 18 issued in July by the Commission on Care. Congress created the panel following a scandal over long... more »
Blue Cross, Blue Shield eases some restrictions
August 25, 2016 10:59 AMBATON ROUGE - Louisiana's largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has relaxed some restrictions to ensure that customers affected by the recent flooding can get health care, medicine and medical supplies. The company said in a news release Blue Cross is expanding its more extensive Preferred Care PPO... more »
Governor's budget chief: Deficit from last year 'inevitable'
August 8, 2016 3:05 PMBATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards' top financial adviser says it's "inevitable" Louisiana will have a deficit to close from the last budget year, though it's too soon to say how large the gap will be. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne said Monday there's one more week of tax... more »
Medicaid expansion enrollment reaches 250,000 in Louisiana
July 16, 2016 3:00 PMBATON ROUGE - More than 250,000 people have been enrolled in Louisiana's Medicaid expansion program, which began offering health insurance coverage this month. The Louisiana Department of Health announced the latest figures Friday. The state's budget estimates 375,000 will eventually be enrolled, to reach the $180 million savings target assumed... more »
New peak for US health care spending: $10,345 per person
July 13, 2016 4:42 PMWASHINGTON - A new government report says the nation's health care tab is expected to surpass $10,000 per person this year for the first time. The new peak means the Obama administration hasn't solved the problem of high health care costs and will pass it on to its successor. Number... more »
Louisiana 1st state in Deep South to expand Medicaid
June 30, 2016 4:26 PMBATON ROUGE - Louisiana is becoming the first state in the Republican-dominated Deep South to expand its Medicaid program. More than 233,000 people - largely the working poor - have been enrolled so far in the government-financed insurance coverage offered under the health law championed by President Barack Obama. The... more »
Lawmakers approve budget, look to raise taxes in special session
June 5, 2016 10:08 PMBATON ROUGE - State lawmakers passed a budget Sunday evening that slashes funding for both TOPS scholarships and hospitals. The approved cuts means the TOPS scholarship would be cut in half, costing an LSU student about $1,800 to go to school next year. The healthcare cuts could hurt health... more »
Edwards signs 1-year moratorium on pediatric health centers
June 2, 2016 11:16 AMBATON ROUGE - New Medicaid-financed centers aimed at helping "medically fragile" children won't be created in Louisiana for one year. Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law a measure placing a one-year moratorium on pediatric day health care centers, not allowing any new ones into the state-funded program until... more »
Lawmakers back 1-year delay on new pediatric health centers
May 12, 2016 12:24 PMBATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers have agreed to block the creation of new Medicaid-financed centers aimed at helping "medically fragile" children. With an 85-0 vote Wednesday, the House gave final legislative passage to a measure placing a one-year moratorium on pediatric day health care centers, not allowing any new ones... more »
La. plans to use food stamp data in Medicaid expansion
May 7, 2016 3:16 PMBATON ROUGE - State health department officials say they are confident they will receive federal approval for a plan to use data from food stamp applications to qualify people for Medicaid. The Times-Picayune reports the approach will allow the Department of Health and Hospitals to automatically qualify tens of thousands... more »
Feds issue new standards for Medicaid insurance plans
April 25, 2016 5:06 PMWASHINGTON - The Obama administration is setting new standards for Medicaid private insurance plans, now the main source of coverage for millions of low-income people. The rules issued Monday address insurers operating as Medicaid middlemen in 39 states. Each state runs its own program, although the federal government pays... more »
Back in session: Higher education, healthcare could face cuts
March 14, 2016 8:51 PMBATON ROUGE - The new legislative session began today, and Governor John Bel Edwards delivered grim news to lawmakers regarding the state budget in his opening address. Lawmakers didn't raise enough money in the special session to keep critical services from being cut. Under state law, they can't raise... more »
Parents plead for taxes to pay for their children's services Play Video
March 2, 2016 3:11 PMBATON ROUGE - Senators weighing deep cuts to state services were wiping away tears as parents pleaded for them to pass tax hikes to protect programs that help them care for their children. Health care services that serve thousands with developmental disabilities are threatened as lawmakers decide how to close... more »
VA watchdog releases reports on wait-time manipulations
February 29, 2016 5:44 PMWASHINGTON - Reports documenting scheduling problems and wait-time manipulation at the Department of Veterans Affairs are being made public, as the agency's internal watchdog bows to pressure from members of Congress and others to improve transparency. The VA's Office of Inspector General released 11 reports Monday outlining scheduling problems and... more »
Town hall to address north Baton Rouge issues Play Video
February 18, 2016 11:37 PMBATON ROUGE - Metro Councilwoman Chauna Banks hosted a town hall meeting Thursday to talk about improving the economic well-being of north Baton Rouge. The meeting was moderated by Gary Chambers, co-owner of The Rouge Collection. Town hall panelists include Sen. Regina Barrow, Adam Knapp of the Baton Rouge... more »
Edwards addresses lawmakers as special session begins Play Video
February 14, 2016 3:53 PMBATON ROUGE - Two of Louisiana's prominent Republican politicians were targets in Gov. John Bel Edwards' speech to open the legislative session. The Democratic governor never named former Gov. Bobby Jindal and state Treasurer John Kennedy directly. But he took digs at Jindal as helping to create the state's financial... more »
Edwards releases budget proposal without taxes, only cuts Play Video
February 13, 2016 3:05 PMBATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration has presented its doomsday budget to lawmakers. Edwards' chief financial adviser Jay Dardenne unveiled Saturday what next year's budget looks like if Louisiana cuts more than $2 billion in state financing to close a budget gap, rather than raise taxes. He called... more »
Medicaid expansion expected to roll out in May
January 27, 2016 1:19 PMBATON ROUGE - The state health department hopes to start signing up eligible people for Medicaid expansion by May, a spokesperson said Wednesday. Officials at the Department of Health and Hospitals believe 300,000 more Louisianans will have Medicaid cards 'in hand' and can start using them July 1. DHH... more »
Needed step for Medicaid expansion: Hiring enrollment staff
January 22, 2016 3:28 PMBATON ROUGE - Before anyone can get insurance coverage through Louisiana's planned Medicaid expansion, the state needs to hire the workers who will sign patients up for that coverage. Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration is working to have health care providers pick up that short-term $2.8 million cost for salaries,... more »
Future neighborhood clinic destined for former Jeep dealership property
January 21, 2016 12:21 PMBATON ROUGE - Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has purchased property located in the 6800 block of Florida Boulevard, formerly the Brian Harris Jeep dealership, with preliminary plans to construct a new neighborhood clinic. OLOL says neighborhood clinics are designed to bring healthcare directly to patients... more »
Sanders health plan would be more generous than Medicare
January 21, 2016 11:12 AMWASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his plan for a government-run health care system from cradle to grave is like Medicare for all. But with full coverage for long-term care, most dental care included, no deductibles and zero copays, the Sanders plan is considerably more generous. Think of... more »
Mother arrested after child is found with brain injury, human bite marks
January 14, 2016 10:19 PMZACHARY - A mother was booked into jail Thursday, accused of abusing her two-year-old child. Deputies wrote in arrest documents, emergency care workers reported a possible case of abuse after seeing the child of Doneisha Renee Carter before Christmas. Carter complained her son would not eat, was irritable, vomiting,... more »
President Obama greets excited crowd in Baton Rouge Play Video
January 14, 2016 9:00 AMBATON ROUGE - A crowd of hundreds greeted President Barack Obama with cheers and shouts as he entered McKinley High School Thursday, and the president responded with "Geaux Tigers!" The president was introduced by Che'dra Joseph , McKinley High School's Student of the Year. The school gym where Obama's... more »
Louisiana ACA's enrollment tops 193,000
January 14, 2016 8:57 AMBATON ROUGE- The number of Louisiana residents who got coverage through the federal insurance marketplace reached 193,249 as of Jan. 9, roughly 7,000 more than last year's total. For the first time, HealthCare.gov's figures included numbers for the state's metro areas. In the New Orleans area, 79,984 consumers either picked... more »
Survey: US progress on health insurance stalled in 2015
January 7, 2016 11:24 AMWASHINGTON - A major survey out Thursday finds that progress has stalled on reducing the number of uninsured Americans under President Barack Obama's health care law. The share of U.S. adults without health insurance was 11.9 percent in the last three months of 2015, and essentially unchanged from the start... more »
Edwards sets July 1 date for planned Medicaid expansion
January 6, 2016 4:34 PMBATON ROUGE - Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards has set an ambitious timeline for a Medicaid expansion, saying he wants to have government-funded health insurance cards in thousands more people's hands by July 1. To make that happen, his new health care leader says Louisiana will have to hire an estimated... more »
Health care repeal vote to open a political year in Congress
January 2, 2016 3:18 PMWASHINGTON - This will be the year when Republicans finally put legislation on President Barack Obama's desk repealing his health care law. It's the first order of business when the House reconvenes this coming week. And it's a sharply partisan start on Capitol Hill to an election year in which... more »
Audit: Monitoring of Medicaid program deemed deficient
December 8, 2015 8:56 AMBATON ROUGE- A state legislative audit shows the state health agency failed to properly oversee an $18 million a year program that provides non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid recipients. The audit, released Monday, marked the seventh time the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals received audit findings that could result... more »
Senators seek plan to expand Louisiana's Medicaid program
December 7, 2015 1:23 PMBATON ROUGE- State senators are asking Louisiana's health department to draw up a Medicaid expansion proposal within weeks, as they ready for a new governor who wants to tap into that provision of the federal health care law. Lawmakers have repeatedly rejected Medicaid expansion plans, siding with Republican Gov.... more »
High court skeptical of state power to gather health data
December 2, 2015 11:48 AMWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appears skeptical that state officials have the power to require health insurers to turn over reams of data revealing how much they pay for medical claims. During oral arguments Wednesday, most of the justices seemed to agree that efforts by Vermont and other states to... more »
Medicaid expansion timeline under Edwards may be slowed
November 24, 2015 12:17 PMBATON ROUGE - While he pledged to expand Louisiana's Medicaid program on "day one" in office, Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards is finding out that might be trickier than he thought. The financing plan enacted by lawmakers is caught up in a swirl of legal questions, and Edwards is saying... more »
Jindal proposes cuts, patchwork financing to close deficit Play Video
November 18, 2015 5:46 PMBATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal proposes to cut $150 million across agencies, tap into the state "rainy day" fund and use piecemeal financing to close a $487 million budget deficit. Public colleges will be shielded from cuts. The state health department, however, will have to shrink its state spending... more »
Lawmakers meet with hospital chief to shutdown closure rumor mill
October 30, 2015 4:06 PMBATON ROUGE - In an effort to try and ease the nerves of many, lawmakers met with the CEO of Baton Rouge General to discuss the plans for the Mid City campus. Earlier this week , the hospital announced it was moving its burn unit to the Bluebonnet facility.... more »
Feds: Switch plans, save on health insurance
October 30, 2015 3:47 PMCHICAGO- "It pays to shop" is the message from the government, two days before the start of the third sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The Department of Health and Human Services released data Friday on next year's prices in the insurance markets established by the law.... more »
Plan targets health care bias against transgender people
September 3, 2015 11:20 AMWASHINGTON - The Obama administration says it wants to end discrimination against transgender people throughout the health care system. The new protections are part of a much broader proposed regulation released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services. The long-delayed rule amounts to a manual for carrying out... more »
Medicare turns 50 Play Video
July 28, 2015 10:39 AMBATON ROUGE- At the end of the week America's first nationalized healthcare, Medicare, will turn 50 years old. Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance coverage for more than 50 million Americans. Before Medicare, senior citizens were plagued by poverty, shorter life spans and very few... more »
2 Baton Rouge-area women accused of Medicaid fraud
July 7, 2015 8:00 AMBATON ROUGE- Two Baton Rouge-area women have been booked with Medicaid fraud. State Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said in a news release Monday that the women allegedly claimed services that were never rendered. Caldwell said 55-year-old Beatrice Scott, of Springfield, allegedly filed 149 false claims, billing Medicaid for $8,500. She... more »
4 South Louisiana organizations get New Markets Tax Credits
June 17, 2015 7:22 AMBATON ROUGE - Four South Louisiana organizations have received a total of $220 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits, which they plan to invest in small businesses that create quality jobs and in projects that offer education and health care to poor people. AMCREF Community Capital, Capital One Community... more »
House conservatives offer plan to replace Obama's health law
June 4, 2015 5:07 PMWASHINGTON - House conservatives are offering their plan for repealing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and replacing it with tax breaks and other changes. But they're divided over whether to replace that law's subsidies for lower-earning people should the Supreme Court annul them this month. The Republican Study Committee,... more »
National Healthcare Decisions Day Play Video
April 16, 2015 9:33 AMBATON ROUGE- Tax day is officially over, and it's time to start thinking about healthcare. April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day so Dr. Nelson from the Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment Coalition stopped by 2une In to talk about what Americans need to know about healthcare. ... more »
Louisiana Healthcare Education Coalition Play Video
April 8, 2015 7:45 AMBATON ROUGE- The open enrollment deadline to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act passed in February, but some people are getting another chance. A special enrollment period is happening through the end of the month. This morning Doug Wilkinson, from the Louisiana Healthcare Education Coalition,... more »
Leaders to host forum on community's desire for EKL site
March 9, 2015 10:55 PMBATON ROUGE - City and state leaders want to hear what people would like to see replace the shuttered Earl K. Long Hospital. Thursday, there is a forum to discuss what people might envision. The meting is hosted by State Senator Sharon Weston Broome, State Representative Regina Barrow and... more »
Sen. Cassidy talks immigration, healthcare and more Play Video
February 19, 2015 7:44 AMBATON ROUGE - It's been whirlwind few months for new U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy. At the end of 2014, the then-representative defeated incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu to earn a spot in the Senate. Now that he's been sworn in, he's in the think of debates over immigration, healthcare and energy.... more »
Outraged leaders point finger at Jindal for ER closure Play Video
February 11, 2015 5:55 PMBATON ROUGE - Political and community leaders blame the Jindal administration for creating the issues which forced Baton Rouge General to close their Mid-City emergency room. The group said the area served by the hospital would be a "Jindal Death Zone" if the ER stays closed. "It's going... more »
New privacy concerns over government's health care website
January 20, 2015 2:26 AMWASHINGTON, D.C. - The White House is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections for consumers. But a little-known side to the government's own health insurance website has prompted renewed privacy concerns. When you apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, dozens of data companies may be able to tell that you are on... more »
Inside the 'Earl' Play Video
December 2, 2014 7:32 PMBATON ROUGE - The charity hospital along Airline Highway will soon be gone as the state works on securing a contract to begin demolition of Earl K. Long. The hospital was closed in April 2013, when the state dismantled its charity hospital system. It will cost about $2... more »
Facing health law hikes, consumers mull options
November 25, 2014 10:35 AMWASHINGTON - Consumers across most of America will see their health insurance premiums go up next year for popular plans available through President Barack Obama's health care law. But experts say it's going to take time for families to find the best deal for their finances - even as a... more »
Agents get subsidized 'Obamacare' using fake IDs
July 23, 2014 2:47 AMWASHINGTON, D.C. - Congress will hear testimony Wednesday detailing how undercover investigators used fake identities to get taxpayer-subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law. The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says its undercover operatives were able to get subsidized health care in 11 out of 18 attempts. The GAO is... more »
House, Senate move to improve health care for vets
June 11, 2014 2:58 AMWASHINGTON, D.C. - Thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care could soon get help from Congress. The Senate is poised to vote by Thursday on a measure making it easier for veterans who've encountered delays getting initial visits to receive VA-paid treatment from local doctors... more »
Data problems could jeopardize health insurance coverage
June 4, 2014 1:00 PMWASHINGTON - A government document provided to The Associated Press says more than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama's law have data discrepancies that could jeopardize coverage for some. Two million people works out to about one out of four who signed up, creating a... more »
Nevers proposes Jindal's health insurance for La. Play Video
May 7, 2014 5:18 PMBATON ROUGE - After failing to get enough support to try and expand Medicaid coverage in Louisiana, Sen. Ben Nevers (D-Bogalusa) proposed on Wednesday instead that Louisiana implement Governor Bobby Jindal's healthcare model and see if it can work first here in his home state. "It's not about partisan... more »
At the Capitol: Rep. Patricia Smith on the key issues Play Video
March 26, 2014 7:25 AMBATON ROUGE - State Representative Pat Smith (D) sat down with Whitney Vann on 2une In Wednesday to talk about some of the big issues at the legislative session. Watch the video to hear her take on education reform, incarceration rates, payday loans, and healthcare. more »
Healthcare deadline approaches Play Video
March 10, 2014 8:10 AMBATON ROUGE - The deadline to sign-up for healthcare to avoid a tax penalty is March 31st. Doug Wilkinson, a state coordinator for the Louisiana Healthcare Education Coalition, stopped by 2une In Monday to tell you what options you have to avoid the fee. Watch the video for more... more »
Sebelius visits New Orleans for health care
February 8, 2014 10:24 PMNEW ORLEANS - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wants Louisiana residents to sign up for the Affordable Care Act by March 31. The Times-Picayune reports that Sebelius met with customers and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Friday. Sebelius wanted to remind people to that they have... more »
Obamacare deadline pushed back a day Play Video
December 23, 2013 5:33 PMBATON ROUGE- Those enrolling to receive coverage in the federal healthcare exchange will get an extra day to sign up. Monday the Obama Administration extended the deadline to midnight Tuesday in case of heavy demand on the government website, according to Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for the agency overseeing... more »
Healthcare deadline extended
December 23, 2013 12:47 PMCHICAGO - The federal government has extended the deadline for signing up for healthcare insurance through Tuesday. The extension is in case of heavy demand on the government website, according to Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for the agency overseeing the health overhaul. Bataille said the grace period is... more »
Obama to meet with health insurance CEOs
November 15, 2013 9:19 AMWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, trying to rescue his much-criticized health care program, is set to discuss strategy with health insurance CEOs. The White House meeting scheduled for Friday comes after Obama announced a substantial change to the law. The president said Thursday that insurance companies can offer... more »
Town of Slaughter corrects bookkeeping problems
November 13, 2013 8:17 AMSLAUGHTER - A financial audit for the town of Slaughter for the fiscal year 2012-2013 shows late payments for insurance and employee health care coverage, improper bank reconciliation of funds and late bond reserve payments. Auditors say the problems were all due to a town clerk out on an... more »
Donelon: At least 80,000 face canceled policies
November 5, 2013 8:46 AMBATON ROUGE - Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says at least 80,000 people in Louisiana won't be able to keep their current insurance coverage because of the federal health overhaul. Donelon said Monday that he asked insurance companies doing business in Louisiana for a tally of how many customers had existing... more »
GOP set to question Sebelius on health law
October 28, 2013 7:50 AMWASHINGTON - Republicans plan to seek answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obama administration's troubled debut of the website it is using to offer health insurance. And they are raising concerns about the privacy of information that applicants submit under the new system. ... more »
Health care signup experiences more glitches
October 8, 2013 7:41 AMWASHINGTON - Americans trying to sign up for health insurance under the new law are experiencing more problems. The online enrollment system was down again early today for upgrades. And consumers in different parts of the country reported delays Monday, as well as problems setting up security questions for... more »
Area doctors agree obesity is a disease
June 19, 2013 9:18 PMBATON ROUGE - The American Medical Association is classifying obesity as a disease, and doctors around the capital city are backing the move. Tuesday, top doctors said they made the change in an effort to reduce heart disease and type 2 diabetes, which are often linked to obesity. ... more »
Experts say grads finding health, engineer jobs
May 3, 2013 4:33 PMBATON ROUGE - In a few short weeks thousands of college students will be off campus and hopefully off to work. "It's not easy by no means but it's a rewarding feeling you know to know that you're about to be an adult with a degree," says Southern University... more »
Earl K. Long Memorial closes this weekend Play Video
April 12, 2013 4:22 PMBATON ROUGE - In less than three days, Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital will shut its doors for good. The hospital's closing due to changes in the LSU Health System and state budget cuts. Officials have transferred much of the hospital's services to other hospitals and clinics around... more »
Govt appeals judge's contraceptive mandate ruling
January 15, 2013 4:30 PMWASHINGTON - The Obama administration is appealing a judge's order that is temporarily preventing the government from forcing a Christian publishing company to provide its employees with certain contraceptives under the new health care law. In November, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton granted a preliminary injunction sought by Tyndale House... more »


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Book News! The Phantom's Apprentice to be Published
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Happy day! I'm so thrilled to share the gorgeous cover for FALL OF POPPIES, the WWI anthology releasing from HarperCollins March 1, 2016. It's also up for pre-order! (Follow the links below to reserve your copy.) I had so much fun writing my novella and working with the other authors. We hope you'll enjoy the wide range of stories as much as we did writing them! Stay tuned for advanced reader giveaways and a list of signing events in a region near you. ...Read More
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You may recognize the name of this dish from the menu of your local Chinese restaurant. In order to get a great "sear" on the tofu, allow time for each side to turn golden before stirring.
4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups tofu mixture and 2/3 cup rice)
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Recipe Time
Prep: 18 Minutes
Cook: 16 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Calories 218
Caloriesfromfat 24 %
Fat 5.8 g
Satfat 0.9 g
Protein 9.9 g
Carbohydrate 31.8 g
Fiber 3.9 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Iron 2.1 mg
Sodium 585 mg
Calcium 61 mg
1 (3 1/2-ounce) bag boil-in-bag brown rice
3/4 cup organic vegetable broth (such as Swanson Certified Organic)
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (14-ounce) package water-packed extrafirm tofu, drained and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 1/2 cups sliced carrot (about 4 carrots)
1 (14-ounce) can whole baby cocktail corn, rinsed and drained
1 cup snow peas, trimmed
1. Cook brown rice according to package directions. Drain; keep warm.
2. While rice cooks, stir together broth and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add oil. Add tofu, and cook 10 minutes or until golden on all sides, turning occasionally. Remove from pan, and set aside.
4. Add carrot, baby corn, and snow peas to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until vegetables just begin to soften.
5. Stir in broth mixture. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in reserved tofu. Serve immediately over rice.
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Professor Porter's challenge comes on the heels of the annual Global Competitiveness Report commissioned by the World Economic Forum andwhich he co-authored. The World Economic Forum is best known for its winter gatherings at Davos, Switzerland, during which world political and business leaders exchange views.
The Global Competitiveness Report showed Britain slipping from fourth to eighth place in this year's ranking of the most competitive national economies - losing ground to Taiwan, Canada, Switzerland and Lux-embourg.
Professor Porter, who has spent much of the past decade scrutinising countries' competitiveness and was close to the Department of Trade and Industry when it was being run by Peter Mandelson, said: "The fall shows that there is a need for the UK to rebuild the momentum of previous years."
He said that the UK's image as a low-cost place to do business "has attracted investment, but in businesses that compete on costs rather than innovation". In terms of GDP per capita, the UK ranked 17, only just ahead of Ireland - and behind many other western European countries.
Professor Porter believes Britain must convert its high-volume, low- cost industries into high-value, hi-tech industries. He said: "It is not enough to be innovative in theory. A prosperous economy must turn good ideas into practice."
He called for Britain to start investing in innovative ideas rather than "bricks and mortar", saying: "The United Kingdom's undoubted innovative capacity is threatened by under-investment in human resources, and in research and development."
Despite repeated overtures to the private sector by the Prime Minister,Tony Blair, the results portray New Labour's Government as failing to support businesses in key areas, such as in education and in infrastructure.
The results - based on a poll of multinational businessmen as well as analysis of economic data - showed a backlash by UK respondents, while the macro-economic indicators remained more constant.
Other academic heavy-weights behind the report include Jeffrey Sachs, the outspoken director of Harvard University's Center for International Development, and its research fellow Andrew Warner.
The authors acknowledged that slowing economic growth in the United Kingdom may have contributed to the more pessimistic response, but the result remains a setback after the initial surge of pro-New Labour feeling in the business community.
This surge pushed the UK up the league table of competitive economies last year from seventh to fourth.
Commenting on the result, Professor Porter said: "There were substantial slips backwards, compared with only modest gains. For example, there is a perception in the UK of more government intrusion; that the general infrastructure is not getting better and may be worsening compared to other countries; and human resources are becoming a problem."
On the merits of New Labour's Third Way, he said: "Many of the ideas in the UK are impressive, but, at the same time, the policy blue-print has yet to be properly formed. Some of the consequences of this, like red tape and bureaucracy, are beginning to hinder business vitality and manifest themselves in the data."
The results pinpoint the UK's strengths as the sophistication of its financial markets, availability of venture capital and information, and quality of scientific and research institutions. Its chief weaknesses are the quality of its infrastructure, and the inadequacy of basic education in the workforce.
Other black spots include a perceived rise in burdensome administrative regulations. Respondents felt that government policies are increasingly influenced by special interest groups, and that senior management is having to spend more time dealing with government officials than before.
Modest gains in road and rail infrastructure, the vitality of local competition, and the use of computers by businesses were offset by significant falls in the areas of anti-trust policy; bureaucratic red tape; international communication costs; the quality of airports; openness of public sector contracts; the quality of domestic suppliers; adequate schooling of the labour force; and the rising power of collective bargaining in the workforce.
Particularly embarrassing for a government that has heavily promoted the use of technology, is the gap between UK companies and their overseas peers in the use of the internet. Less than 50 per cent of British businesses use the internet for e-commerce, compared with nearly 70 per cent in other countries. British companies ranked in the bottom eleven countries, just above Greece and Portugal, for their use of the internet to communicate with suppliers.
Elsewhere in the poll, British respondents told the World Economic Forum that diplomatic relations with neighbouring countries are hindering trade; that the pound is slightly overvalued; and that the Government's exchange rate policy was not favourable to exports.
Professor Porter believes that some of these conclusions should set alarm bells ringing in the UK. His recommendations to the British Government include reducing capital gains tax by half, and introducing an incremental tax credit for research and development.
Professor Porter describes the Thatcher years of government as "getting out of the things that government should not have been doing". He says that the challenge for the New Labour Government "is to figure out what it should be doing". He has already briefed the Government privately on the results.
How Britain rates on its competitive abilities against 58 other countries
Openness 19
Government 16
Finance 1
Infrastructure 6
Technology 22
Management 19
Labour 12
Institutions 3
Overall ranking 8
Source: Global Competitiveness Report
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Andreas Whittam Smith (Opinion, 31 March) may be wrong in his assumption that the possibility of ending up in court will deter "substantial numbers of people" from taking part in UK Uncut's peaceful demonstrations.
I was one of thousands of pensioners who walked past Fortnum & Mason as part of the TUC march. I am so horrified that the police chose to arrest such idealistic and thoughtful protesters while letting organisers of the mindless violence run free that I will now be joining UK Uncut.
I suggest that a "pensioners' wing" be established for those of us who have nothing to lose by being arrested and criminalised. A day out in court; a short time in prison when we refuse to pay our fines: bring it on – beats day-time television!
Angie Smith, Hull
Andreas Whittam Smith shows a blinkered naivety about UK Uncut second only to that of Johann Hari. He seems to be oblivious to the direct connection between the "peaceful" but still inconvenient and illegal trespassing on property by UK Uncut and the violent behaviour that others who claim similar aims engage in. The kind of civil disobedience that UK Uncut uses has inspired the violent acts against the same targets, and they have to bear some responsibility for it.
Obstruction and trespass are offences, and people who behave like that should expect to be arrested, especially when they are quite rightly seen as being part of a wider occurrence of illegal activity at the time.
If they want to push at the boundaries of acceptable protest, then they should expect there to be consequences. There were a half million of us who protested, legally and peacefully on Saturday, and the mindless self-promoting tactics of UK Uncut and the splinter groups' violent action has diluted what could have been a very strong message.
Paul Harper, London E15
So this is democracy
The protests in the Middle East and North African countries have been part of the struggle for the sort of democracy that we in the UK take for granted, yet our cuts march was against decisions made by our democratically elected government. Those Arab states where thousands of lives are being lost in the fight for democracy must not only envy what we have got but must be amazed at our violent protests against it.
John Rogers, London SW16
Defection points the way to a deal for Gaddafi
By all means let our intelligence services debrief Moussa Koussa, but after that there should be no question of offering Colonel Gaddafi's highest-profile "defector" asylum in the UK. If Gaddafi himself is ever brought before the International Criminal Court, Moussa Koussa should be alongside him in the dock, such has been his loyal service to the Libyan tyrant and his complicity in terrorism.
However, allowing Moussa Koussa to find refuge elsewhere in the world rather than send him for trial at The Hague might yet open the door to a similar deal for Gaddafi himself and his odious family.
Those of us who called from the start for international intervention to prevent Gaddafi slaughtering his opponents in Benghazi can be satisfied by what's been achieved on that front. But it has also become clear that the "rebels" aren't capable of toppling Gaddafi without a level of direct military intervention going beyond the current UN resolution and amounting to a strategy of regime change.
But such a strategy, inevitably involving equipping and training the rebels, as well as backing them with increased Tornado and Tomahawk attacks, would also hugely increase the chances of collateral damage to Libya's civilian population. It remains highly questionable whether the UN Security Council would support this partisan approach.
Increasingly the alternatives seem to be a stalemate and de facto partition of Libya, or intensive diplomatic and economic pressure to persuade Gaddafi to relinquish power in return for a safe haven somewhere in Africa or South America and, yes, a "grubby" but realpolitik deal removing the threat of a trip to The Hague.
President Obama was right to float that. It probably still represents the best way to break the Libyan impasse without the loss of thousands more lives. Further down the line, it could also save the West future embarrassment should the Arab Spring lead to the toppling of regimes we've championed but who have their own track records of brutal repression.
Paul Connew, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Moussa Koussa's defection to Britain is reminiscent of the solo flight of Rudolf Hess during the Second World War. Now the question is whether his ultimate fate will also resemble that of Hess.
Ramnik Shah, Epsom Surrey
Please can somebody tell me what is going on in Bahrain? It seems to have dropped out of existence. The last I heard was an impassioned plea for help from a young woman doctor trapped inside her hospital while the imported Saudi Army was busy slaughtering any Bahraini who dared to be ill or injured. They were also threatening to maim, rape and/or murder any doctor who attempted to attend the sick.
So, why is it permissible for one mad ruler to kill his own people in Bahrain – albeit with outside help – while we have to listen to self-justifying speeches from America and our own Prime Minister telling us that it is totally unacceptable to stand by and watch while another mad ruler slaughters his.
Please tell me why it is OK to help the Libyans but not the Bahrainis? I really would like to know.
J C Stevenson, Eccles on Sea, Norfolk
William Hague's suggestion that UN Security Council Resolution 1973 authorises the supplying of arms to the Gaddafi opposition has many ramifications. The CIA, for instance, will be dismayed to learn that its past covert operations in arming insurgents in Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Afghanistan, Angola, Iraq, Cambodia, Cuba, Peru and Vietnam, to name but a few, were all unnecessary and a simple UN 1973-type Resolution was all that the United States needed. Too bad that the more informed consider UN Resolution 1973 to be ultra vires under the UN Charter.
Patrick M Lavender, Taunton, Somerset
I would like to think that General Sir David Richards's statement that "killing Gaddafi was absolutely not an option" is made in our best diplomatic tradition. It is not an option; it is a necessity.
Malcolm Addison, Woodbridge, Suffolk
If the "allies" are looking for a safe haven for Gaddafi somewhere in a country that has not signed up to the International Criminal Court, they could try the United States of America.
B Emmerson, Selby, North Yorkshire
Labour charade on spending cuts
Christina Patterson (30 March) is absolutely right to challenge the hypocrisy of Ed Miliband's addressing a march against cuts when his own party was planning to make at least 80 per cent of the cuts that the Coalition is making, and would have, in the words of its then Chancellor Alistair Darling, "cut deeper than Thatcher".
She could also have pointed out that the people on the march should be asking themselves why Mr Miliband and his shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls, continue with the ludicrous charade of denying their responsibility for our current financial plight. If, as they sometimes argue, it was the irresponsibility of British bankers that caused the recession, then why did they not install a stricter regulatory regime during their 13 years in power?
Or if, as they argue on other occasions, it was an international problem, then why did they not follow Gordon Brown's vaunted maxim of "prudence" and prepare for the eventual financial crisis by seeking to pay down the national debt during the boom years?
Steve Travis, Nottingham
Reality strikes hard on the vulnerable. Visiting the excellent Berkshire centre for adults with special needs where my daughter lives, I find that care staff are having to endure salary cuts for the next four years. Consequently, the most experienced long-term staff are leaving.
The effect on residents is like that of a close friend or relative departing. Why hasn't a freeze been enforced so that all such care centres and homes are excluded from such brutal treatment? The care staff deserve more.
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AV slur about 'wasted votes'
Your front-page article promoting the virtues of the Alternative Vote system (30 March) repeats the slur that some electors votes are "wasted" under First-Past-The-Post. No one's vote is ever wasted, as the support candidates get is a clear indication of the popularity of their policies and is taken very seriously indeed – note the concern at votes for the BNP – and can and does influence policymakers. To say that anyone's vote is "wasted" is an insult to those who take the trouble to go to the polling station and cast their vote.
Where your article is spot-on is in the acknowledgement that "hung parliaments and coalition governments are more likely" under AV.
That means that political parties can promise anything they like during the election campaign and then ignore it afterwards. Witness the wheeling and dealing that went on after the last election and the backtracking and broken promises that followed.
That is why people should vote No on 5 May.
David Clelland, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Full marks for effort to Elliot Folan for his ingenious piece of sophistry on behalf of AV (letter, 31 March).
However at "AV Newsagents Ltd" they would be running a special offer whereby if sales of any one title failed to account for at least 50 per cent of papers sold then customers who purchased the least popular would get a second choice etc.
In a highly intelligent locality where The Independent and Guardian were the frontrunners, there might be a further problem, as readers of the least popular (probably The Sun or Star) would by now have become confused and be demanding their Beano or Dandy.
Steve Edwards, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Elliot Folan says that under AV all votes count the same. That, to me, is the problem.
Suppose Voter A has as his order of preference Labour, Lib Dem, Conservative, Green, Bonkers 1 and Bonkers 2. Suppose that also happens to be the order of first-preference total votes cast for the respective parties. Suppose Voter B selects the parties in the reverse order.
The minority parties are then eliminated until Labour and Lib Dem remain. Voter B's fifth choice vote then counts the same as Voter A's first. Can that be right?
Alan Pearson, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire
Your front-page editorial (30 March) repeats the chestnuts that under AV, unlike FPTP, the winner must have majority support.
A single hypothetical, but not implausible, example both illustrates this claim and reveals its superficiality. Take a constituency in which voters are of three types according to their first [and second] preferences over candidates X, Y and Z. Thus: 45% X [Z]; 40% Y [Z]; 15% Z [Y].
Under FPTP, X wins here with only 45 per cent of the vote. AV instead eliminates Z and reallocates those votes to Y, who then wins with 55 per cent against X. But although a majority prefers Y to X, another majority (60 per cent) prefers Z to Y. Indeed, Z is preferred by a majority to each of X and Y, although eliminated first by AV.
Generally, the winner under AV must be preferred by a majority to at least one other candidate, which is more than can be said for FPTP. But any number of previously eliminated candidates could be preferred by a majority to the winner, possibly including one preferred by a majority to each other candidate.
John Bone, Department of Economics, University of York
AV is a step in the right direction, but wouldn't it be more logical and fairer to add second-preference votes at half value?
N M Waller, St Albans, Hertfordshire
High cost of death control
Venetia Caine is right to raise the question of population and food shortages causing or influencing some of the world's current problems and conflicts (letter, 31 March). There are two specific factors that must urgently be addressed – death control and water supplies.
Death control through medical and other advances in the past 150 years has greatly increased life expectancies in both the developing and developed worlds. Not only must effective birth control methods be accepted and adopted, but a major debate among philosophers, theologians, lawyers, medics, politicians and others needs to decide how far we can afford to go to prolong life – however difficult and distasteful that may be, to put it mildly, and despite the inevitable accusations of western cultural imperialism.
The UK's population is forecast to have increased by 50 per cent in the 100 years to 2050. But Egypt's population was 22 million in 1950, is 80 million now and is projected to be 120 million by 2050; Sudan's is projected to almost double from 39 million now to 70 million; Ethiopia's to more than double from 83 million to 183 million; and Uganda's to treble from 32 million to over 100 million.
These last four countries all depend on the waters of the White and Blue Niles for their existence, largely controlled by Egypt under a UK colonial-era treaty. Other examples pertain worldwide. The USSR's destruction of the Aral Sea shows how easily and quickly we can ruin livelihoods. Will water be the cause of the next major war?
John Birkett, St Andrews, Fife
Our happy life with sparrows
With reference to nesting sparrows ("Perspectives on sparrows and where they flourish", 16 March), many years ago we were in the process of renovating an old, Burns-type single-storey cottage, prior to moving in. My husband was unhappy about possible gaps under the eaves, but we ran out of time before having to occupy the cottage.
How thankful we've been ever since for this omission. From day one, we've been treated to countless generations of sparrow families living in very intimate proximity, entertaining us with their antics.
Over the past two decades we've learned to live with them and they with us. In summer we are woken at 3am (almost daylight up here) by the hungry cheeping of half a dozen sparrow families over our heads. We soon learned to ignore the noise and go back to sleep. They in turn, have to tolerate our attempts to police their squatting tendencies when the equally welcome house martins return to build their own nests under the eaves in spring.
Occasionally, scraps of ancient yellowed newspaper still drift down, evidence of fruitless attempts of previous tenants to evict the birds.
Of course we also have a few visits from the magnificent female sparrow-hawk, gliding swiftly through the garden at head height, bearing off a dove or blackbird. But she, too, has to eat and feed young.
A Martin, Kinrossie, Perth
Not all can see the bright side
I agree with Joan Allen's comments about depression bringing a sudden illogical loss of confidence (letter, 31 March), but depression can be mild, moderate or severe. One in four people have a mental illness at some time in their lives.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a really useful tool which Nice guidelines state can help people recover from mild to moderate depression. If we choose to see the good things in life it can help our mood, but when you are severely depressed you just can't see the good.
Linda Dickins, Wimborne, Dorset
Party line
Duncan Anderson's explanations of the lack of planned street parties on royal wedding day (letter, 31 March) – changing family and employment trends and so on – may be part of the reason, but he misses what seems to me a much more obvious one: that lots of us don't give a damn about the royal wedding.
Laurie Marks, Cambridge
Hitler house
One question about the "Hitler house" in Swansea ("Houses that look like people", 31 March): does the occupant sit down and watch TV in the Lebensraum?
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Implementation and execution Armed with an understanding of the fundamental differences between paper documents and e-documents, as well as an awareness of the potential implementation pitfalls, it is possible to design, implement and deploy an electronic archiving project that reaps clear business benefits for an enterprise.12 things to consider: 1. Understand that archiving is a long-term project that requires constant monitoring and revising; 2. Assess the enterprise's current electronic policies, and define processes and procedures that account for worldwide regulation; 3. Assess the total document repository size in terms of the number of individual documents rather than in terms of storage capacity; 4. Assess the rate at which documents must be stored in the archive; 5. Assess all vendors that will supply system components, and evaluate their services and support; 6. Assess all software platforms, their security levels, and the frequency and ease of updating such platforms; 7. Assess archiving hardware and software capabilities, specifically in terms of capacity planning and the evolution of their functionalities over time; 8. Enlist a technical team to perform an in-depth analysis of all system components, focusing on indexing and classification infrastructure, as well as assessing performance and ongoing maintenance costs; 9. Comprehensively assess the type of indexing and classifications offered by the system and the "query performance" at scale, monitoring how quickly a user will be able to find a document in the overall electronic archive; 10. Assess the capacity of the system to support concurrent queries and retrieval; 11. Don't allow any one constituency to control the process; rather, work with a team to design electronic archiving solutions to be used enterprise wide and for all forms of e-documents; and 12. Train employees in the system, and monitor compliance to ensure proper adherence for potential litigation and/or government regulatory investigation. Conclusion Although electronic archiving infrastructure might appear complex, expensive and of little business value, it is in reality a cornerstone of proper enterprise governance, as well as a guardian of enterprise memory and intellectual capital. As enterprises produce more electronic information, it is crucial to conserve and protect this intellectual capital. Having such an infrastructure in place will facilitate meeting the increasing compliance requirements that are facing enterprises today. Understanding the challenges of such systems, avoiding common pitfalls, and following a strict implementation plan will enable enterprises to successfully elicit both the business and cost benefits of electronic archiving. Jean-Luc Chatelain is Vice President and CTO at HP. An HP Fellow, Jean-Luc joined HP at the time of acquisition of Persist Technologies, where he was Founder and CTO. Jean-Luc leads the overall information management and business intelligence strategy for HP. Jean-Luc is an expert in the design and development of high-performance enterprise storage and archiving, processing and workflow imaging systems for the healthcare, biometrics and defense industries. Jean-Luc earned his degree in CS and EE in Paris, France. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Daniel Garrie, Esq., is Principal and Managing Partner of EMI Capital LLC and a Senior Consultant at FSRDG, an independent consulting firm. Daniel was previously a principal and director of e-discovery at the global consulting firm of CRA International, and a co-founder of LegalTech Group LLC. Daniel is not only an accomplished attorney, but he also holds two degrees in technology, a rare combination which makes him an exceptional neutral in disputes involving the convergence of law and technology. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
A well-planned electronic archiving deployment starts with a cross-functional team able to account for the requirements of business, legal and IT constituencies. By including all constituencies, the enterprise has a better chance that each group will be able to explain the system. If they can do so, then it shows that all employees understand the reasons for it. This allows the enterprise to implement and enforce it more readily.
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crashes js debug and opt shell on m-c changeset 44d992ccc97a without any CLI arguments at IsPoisonedId or js::array_sort with too much recursion.
Too much recursion crash, usually not security-sensitive, but IsPoisonedId freaks me out just a little.
Bug 684462 might be related.
autoBisect shows this is probably related to the following changeset:
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changeset: 67921:0906d9490eaf
user: Jeff Walden
date: Mon Mar 28 20:01:53 2011 -0700
summary: Bug 645468 - Remove js_TryMethod: its semantics aren't what most of its users want, and its utility is limited. r=luke
Looks like a recursion DoS? If you agree, Jeff, we can unhide this bug. If not please change [sg:dos] to something more appropriate
Yeah, this is just recursion.
See bug 717497, bug 721935 and bug 728722 for other possibly-related too-much-recursion crashes.
> See bug 717497, bug 721935 and bug 728722 for other possibly-related
> too-much-recursion crashes.
May I please convince someone (if Waldo is too busy) to fix these too-much-recursion dos crashes? (also see bug 671797, bug 684462 and bug 743301.
They are producing so many duplicates that we have to ignore js::Invoke on the crash reports, and js::Invoke seems to be a pretty commonly used function that ignoring it may hide other bugs.
Fix and test landed in bug 779215. -> RESOLVED / VERIFIED FIXED


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Archinect - News 2017-02-26T02:57:30-05:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/123198621/soundscape-new-york-captures-the-sounds-of-nyc-s-iconic-buildings "Soundscape New York" captures the sounds of NYC's iconic buildings Justine Testado 2015-03-18T14:13:00-04:00 >2015-03-23T22:20:29-04:00
Karen Van Lengen, who created the installation with her husband, James Welty, says to really soak in a building, you need to listen to it. 'If you close your eyes, what you're going to hear are things that you can't hear with your eyes open,' says Van Lengen, an architecture professor at the University of Virginia.

You can also find more about the exhibition on Bustler.
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Mark your calendars! Some popular architects will be speaking in the upcoming "Innovators" talk series at the Museum of the City of New York, starting tomorrow May 6 at 6:30 p.m... Accompanying the current "Palaces for the People" exhibition, each talk will explore the influence of the Guastavino Company, led by a Catalan father-son team whose architecture, construction, and design practices helped shape NYC's built landscape.

Below is the panelist line-up:

May 6 - Innovators: Building Design and Construction: Guy Nordensen (Guy Nordenson Associates); Valentine Lehr (Lehr Consultants International); Jill Lerner and Marianne Kwok (Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates); and Corie Sharples (Shop Architects)

May 14 - Innovators with Norman Foster: From Guastavino to the Moon: Lord Norman Foster and his engineering partner Roger Ridsdill Smith

July 7 - Innovators: The Uses of Tiles Today: Suzanne Stephens (writer, critic, and deputy editor of Architectural Record) as moderator; Daniel Libeskind (Studio Daniel Libeskind), Ingeborg Rocker (Harvard University GSD, Rocker-Lange Architects); and Matthew Karlin (president of Nemo Tile Company).

Find more details about the series on Bustler.

Related: First major Guastavino exhibition opening at MCNY on March 26
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The upcoming "Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile" exhibition will showcase the works of Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino and his son Rafael Jr. that helped shape the architectural identity of New York City.

Opening at the Museum of the City of New York on March 26, the exhibition will share the story of the Guastavinos, whose family legacy graces the vaulted and tiled ceilings of over 200 historic NYC buildings like the Grand Central Terminal, Ellis Island, Carnegie Hall, and the Bronx Zoo's Elephant House.

The exhibition was first organized by MacArthur Fellow John Ochsendorf from MIT before MCNY expanded it to feature 20 major Guastavino projects throughout NYC's five boroughs. The exhibition will include never-before-seen drawings and materials, an 11 ft x 15 ft replica of a Guastavino vault, contemporary photos by Michael Freeman, and a video gallery installation that lets viewers "visit" Guastavino spaces.

"Palaces for the People" will run until...
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 The "Norman Bel Geddes: I Have Seen the Future" exhibition will open at the Museum of the City of New York starting Oct. 16. Presented by MCNY and the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, it will be the first major exhibition to explore the life and multi-faceted career of the man whose futuristic designs shaped the image of modern America during the early half of the 20th century.

 This event is also in promotion through Archtober, a festival of architectural and design programs, exhibitions, and activities happening throughout New York City in the month of October.

 Curated by MCNY's Donald Albrecht (Curator of Architecture and Design), the five-part exhibition will begin with Bel Geddes' birth in 1893 and the early stages of his creativity, then delve into his prime decades from the 1920s-1940s, and finally end with his post-war-period works until his death in 1958.

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Medical expenses may be tax-deductible using an itemized deduction. Total medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of a person's adjusted gross income can be deducted as part of itemized deductions. Starting with the year 2013, the 7.5% threshold will increase to 10% of adjusted gross income.
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Some employers offer an employee benefit whereby the employer will reimburse an employee for medical expenses. Reimbursements from an HRA are tax-free.
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Individuals can set up a health savings account (HSA) either themselves or through a group plan with their employer. HSAs, like FSAs, are a pre-tax savings account. Unlike FSAs, health savings plans do not have a "use-it-or-lose-it" feature for accumulated savings. Health savings account holders can use their savings funds to pay for medical expenses on a tax-free basis.
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