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text: the only other possible explanation i see is a bigger conspiracy...im still confused by mdas refusal to play lin, especially when you consider he cited defense as his concern (the man may have changed, but not THAT much). couple that with the abrupt press conference ending when people asked why he didnt play lin (potentially evidence that someone above mda had reason to not want reporters asking questions regarding the pg situation, horrible offense or whatever). all things considered, an offense with this much talent just cant be as bad as they were by accident.


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The Department of Finance and Administration said the state's net available revenues for the fiscal year that ended Saturday totaled $4.7 billion, a record for the state and $178.7 million more than last year. The state collected 3.2 percent more than finance officials predicted.
Combined with the unobligated portion of the previous year's surplus, finance officials say the state has $191 million in one-time money available for when the Legislature convenes for its regular session in January. That figure will likely top $200 million once unused balances from various agencies and interest earned are factored in, the department said.
Most of that money will likely be eyed by lawmakers and Gov. Mike Beebe for helping with a shortfall projected in the state's Medicaid program. Human Services officials estimate the program faces a deficit of between $250 million and $400 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2013.
"This will help a whole lot in dealing with the Medicaid crisis that we've talked about," said Richard Weiss, the department's director.
Beebe said he wanted to set aside part of the surplus to help with that deficit, but did not give a specific figure. Beebe said he also wanted some of the money to go to his economic development incentives fund and to help some higher education institutions.
Beebe and lawmakers said they expect more agencies and groups to begin lobbying for a piece of the pie.
"We always used to jokingly say back when I was in the Senate that it was a harder session, harder to govern when you had more money than when you had less," Beebe told reporters. "Because you had more people fighting over it. I'd much rather be in that posture, however, than not having any money."
The additional money will likely fuel more tax-cutting talk in next year's session. Beebe, a Democrat serving his second term, has said he wants to continue cutting the state's grocery tax if there's money available.
Sen. Larry Teague, who will serve as that chamber's president next year, said that tax cut is at the top of his list for reductions next year as well.
"It's one of those things we need to finish what we started," said Teague, D-Nashville.
Republicans in the majority-Democrat Legislature have said they want to see if there are additional tax cuts the state can afford.
"We were told last time if we passed any additional tax cuts, it would be harmful, and we see that it's not true," said Sen. Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville. "We need responsible, pro-growth tax policies."
Weiss warned that lawmakers and others shouldn't view the surplus as a sign that the state can afford large tax cuts.
"We still have just very shaky economic times in this country and for anybody to say 'well, we've crossed over into some time where we can cut all the taxes and not have any income and everything's going to be rosy,' I don't think you can read that at all," Weiss said. "I certainly don't."
The state saw a rise in its three largest categories of tax collections. Individual income tax collections for the year totaled $2.8 billion, which was $156.2 million above last year and $59.5 million above forecast. Sales tax collections totaled $2.1 billion, which was $56.1 million above last year and $11.4 million above forecast.
Corporate income tax collections totaled $435.3 million, which was $43.7 million above last year and $43 million above forecast.


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Gardenhire ejected after arguing for balk call
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected by home-plate umpire Marty Foster in the third inning of Minnesota's 2-1 win in 11 innings over the New York Yankees on Saturday afternoon.
Gardenhire was tossed, as he argued from the dugout that Yankees right-hander David Phelps balked with Sam Fuld at first base and Brian Dozier at the plate.
After being thrown out, Gardenhire came onto the field to argue with Foster before third-base umpire Joe West came in to intervene.
"I didn't think it was a balk, it was a balk," Gardenhire said. "I saw video. He was stepping toward third and actually was moving his front foot like it was the old third-to-first play. He did it two times. So that's what I said, and then the umpire yelled, 'I can't hear you.' So I said, 'Ask Joe West. He calls every balk.' So then he threw me out."
It was the third time this season that Gardenhire was ejected, and the 70th time in his career.
Twins not expecting Pelfrey to return this season
MINNEAPOLIS -- Right-hander Mike Pelfrey, who underwent elbow surgery in early June, isn't expected to start throwing again until September and could miss the rest of the season, Twins general manager Terry Ryan said.
Pelfrey, who is on the 60-day disabled list, had surgery to clean up scar tissue in his right elbow that was causing pressure on his ulnar nerve on June 10.
He's been around the Twins' clubhouse during the homestand, but Ryan said Pelfrey isn't likely to pitch again this season and could see action in the instructional league after the season to get extra work.
"I'm not real sure he's going to pitch this year, but he may," Ryan said. "It won't be anything extensive. He'll be able to play catch in early September, and we'll go from there. But he may not pitch this year. If he does, he does. If he doesn't, no one is going to worry about it. But he feels good, and the numbness in his hand has gone away."
Pelfrey struggled early in the year, going 0-3 with a 7.99 ERA in five starts before originally going on the DL with a groin strain on May 2. He made two rehab starts with Triple-A Rochester in mid-May before undergoing elbow surgery.
Rehab stint could precede Santana's return
MINNEAPOLIS -- Rookie shortstop Danny Santana hasn't been ruled out of making his return next weekend in Colorado, but he is likely to go on a rehab assignment over the All-Star break if he's not ready to be activated from the 15-day disabled list.
Santana was placed on the DL on June 27 with a bone bruise in his left knee and is eligible to return on July 12. He's still using the underwater treadmill at Target Field to keep the pressure off his knee and has been swinging off a tee.
"He's doing some light work," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He's eligible to come off on our road trip, and that's the target date. But they still haven't allowed him to get on the field and run around."
Twins general manager Terry Ryan added that Santana won't need long to get ready once his knee heals and he's allowed to fully resume baseball activities. But if he can't return next weekend, he'll likely go on a rehab assignment to stay sharp over the All-Star break.
"If he's ready to go, we'll activate him in Colorado, but I don't know if he will be," Ryan said. "But it's not going to take him long once they give him the green light. He's getting better daily."
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The New York Times' Frank Rich takes a stab at smearing the tea party movement this morning, claiming tea party groups have "common cause" with McVeigh-era militia groups, and concluding that Joseph Andrew Stack, the anti-capitalist/pro-communism suicide pilot, somehow demonstrates his point. These outlandish claims emanate from the Times despite recent mainstream media recognition, even by the left-leaning Associated Press, that the tea party movement is a non-violent, "antiestablishment, grass-roots network motivated by anger over the growth of government, budget-busting spending and Obama's policies." Here is Rich's ridiculous smearing of the tea party movement as the latter-day successors to the militias of the McVeigh era:
It is not glib or inaccurate to invoke Oklahoma City in this context, because the acrid stench of 1995 is back in the air. Two days before Stack's suicide mission, The Times published David Barstow's chilling, months-long investigation of the Tea Party movement. Anyone who was cognizant during the McVeigh firestorm would recognize the old warning signs re-emerging from the mists of history. The Patriot movement. "The New World Order," with its shadowy conspiracies hatched by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. Sandpoint, Idaho. White supremacists. Militias.
Barstow confirmed what the Southern Poverty Law Center had found in its report last year: the unhinged and sometimes armed anti-government right that was thought to have vaporized after its Oklahoma apotheosis is making a comeback. And now it is finding common cause with some elements of the diverse, far-flung and still inchoate Tea Party movement. All it takes is a few self-styled "patriots" to sow havoc.
Rich's NYT editorial then continues on with unsupportable fear mongering that the tea party's "ideology is far more troubling than the boilerplate corporate conservatism and knee-jerk obstructionism of the anti-Obama G.O.P. Congressional minority." Basically Rich is saying here that the GOP has no control over the tea party, and they are so crazy that their very existence is "far more troubling" than the national Republican party. While this runs counter to Pelosi's claim of GOP control of the tea party movement in her interview on ABC's This Week today, the hysteria in his commentary is particularly odious as the "ideology" Rich is so troubled by is simply a limited government, low spending, low tax, strong national defense point of view – hardly revolutionary ideas. It seems the real problem for Rich is that he considers the national GOP "domesticated" to some extent regarding big government policies, and therefore preferable to the explicitly anti-big government stance of the tea party movement.
It seems clear that Rich's NYT column today comparing the tea party to terrorists and McVeigh-era militia groups and Robert Wright's NYT column last week entitled "The First Tea Party Terrorist" are part of a coordinated push on the American left to demonize the the party as terrorist-linked extremists in the runup to the November 2010 elections. Indeed, last week reports surfaced that James Carville, a senior Clinton-era Democratic strategist (who coincidentally used the McVeigh bombing to successfully demonize Newt Gingrich while working for Clinton) is apparently pushing the strategy. One huge problem with Carville and the Democrats' attempt to recycle the demonization strategy that was so successful for former President Clinton in 1995 is that the tea party movement is not violent nor a militia. No serious violent incidents by tea party protesters were reported despite hundreds, if not thousands, of such tea party protests occurring across America in the past year.
Accordingly, desperate for some facts to hang the Carville smear strategy on, the left has turned to suicide pilot Joseph Andrew Stack, who flew his plane into a federal building earlier this month in Austin, Texas, killing one IRS employee and wounding many others. Rich and Wright both claim that Stack was a tea partier because of his anti-IRS views, but those views seem to be created by the decades of disputes Stack had with the IRS personally, not an outside ideology of anti-government as a whole. Further, Stack's suicide note manifesto concludes with the following two sentences in praise of Communism:
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.
By all accounts, the tea party movement draws its ranks from the centrists, independents and above all, conservatives – folks who are not exactly supportive of Communism. Regardless, by omitting these comments in his column today, and following the lead of the NYT's Robin Wright, CNN, the Washington Post and Time, Rich misrepresents Stack's actual views as expressed by Stack in order to utilize the tragedy of Stack's horrific suicide attack to push Carville's political messaging. Such conduct by Rich and Wright, pushing a smear campaign against the tea party movement with very questionable facts in support, as sanctioned by the NYT editorial page, represents the worst of the establishment media.
Finally, Rich gets in a shot at Sarah Palin by concluding that her association with the tea party movement is "enough to make you wonder who is palling around with terrorists now." Here Rich is referencing Sarah Palin's campaign 2008 comment that Obama is "palling around with terrorists" based on Obama's relationship with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dorn. Ayers and Dorn admitted engaging in terrorist acts in the 1960's and 1970's, while there are no tea party terrorists, despite what the NYT and James Carville would have you believe. The smear of Palin as palling around with terrorists because of her speech at the tea party convention is truly over the top, and should have never made it past the NYT's editors. Here's Rich's conclusion in full:
In his Times article on the Tea Party right, Barstow profiled Pam Stout, a once apolitical Idaho retiree who cast her lot with a Tea Party group allied with Beck's 9/12 Project, the Birch Society and the Oath Keepers, a rising militia group of veterans and former law enforcement officers who champion disregarding laws they oppose. She frets that "another civil war" may be in the offing. "I don't see us being the ones to start it," she told Barstow, "but I would give up my life for my country."
Whether consciously or coincidentally, Stout was echoing Palin's memorable final declaration during her appearance at the National Tea Party Convention earlier this month: "I will live, I will die for the people of America, whatever I can do to help." It's enough to make you wonder who is palling around with terrorists now.
It appears from Pelosi's "astroturf" smear today, and the two NYT editorial pieces that explicitly label tea party members as terrorists, the Carville demonization strategy is in full gear, using the tragedy of Stack's horrific suicide attack as the "evidence" to back the terrorist smear. Considering the recent even-handed reporting by other mainstream media sources about the tea party, it will be interesting to see if the "tea partiers are terrorists" smear gains life beyond the pages of the NYT editorial page and left wing new media sites.
UPDATE: Welcome to the readers of theAtlantic.com who came over from the "Defining the Tea Party" post, thanks for the link John Hudson. Please take a look around, leave a comment or two and let's have a debate. Thanks.


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i read over everything in were to go farm for gold out of all th eloacations listed and things to kill only 2 places actually worked but didnt bring in much gold. for example in storm peaks location 2 it says kill th ewarriors drop on average 74silver and grey trash items. there is nothing there but frozen statues only thing i found to kill in that area were rams. move down a little south there were a bunch of elites. so i went to a few other areas the guide listed most places dont drop what it says they do and alot of things it says to kill dont ever seem to be there. back to location 2 though a few peopel hae tould me that its probably becasue other peopel were killing before i got there but i find it hard to believe that it takes 6 hours to respawn i was checking there on every half hour/hour othe rday not one thing to kill there except rams. i must say i am dis appointed with the whole gold guide included auction house. only thing i liek is the profession leveling guide part. now onto the auction house problem.
what is the trick to making the gold seriously its getting on my nerves trying to figure it out. i set the auctioneer up exactly the way the video showed it i didnt have a extra box when i goto bendors telling me what to sell and i would always do search with a min. profit of 50% i would do 100 items 50 items and so forth. it woudl pop up with things i can make money on but it was 100% wrong on just about everything. i did read th epart sayign scan for a whole week before buying wich i did i scanned about a little over a week now. its tell me somethings for sale for example 300 gold i can profit 800 gold off it but yet when i do manuel search on that item before i buy it it says there only selling for 50-100 gold. i do not get this at all. if there is no way you can help me out understan dthis better can i exchange this guide for th epvp one or just get a refund. things are more complicating for me i thought this would be just as easy as your leveling guide wich i have actually had people beg me even pay me to tell them how i go tmy first character since i baught the guide from 1-80 in 7days play time when it took them 3 months. can u please help me out here i didnt pay $30 for a guide to not do me any good except loose money. i started otu with 200 gold and have tryed buying things manually at lower prices and resell an dim still no higher then 500 gold i made most of my gold in one night on buying dream shards for 10g piece and resold a nunch of stacks that was last of it. there has got to be some kind of trick or something to make all this gold. as of the way things look its easier buying from gold sellers then doing this since its hard to figure out. please help me out here


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This is the web site of Shakespeare's sonnets
|Shown below are some examples of pages from sixteenth and seventeenth century books. There are 13 copies extant of the 1609 Quarto of Shakespeare's Sonnets, held in libraries in the UK and America. Owing to their value and rarity they are not generally available to the public, although scholars are usually granted access to them. Modern editions do make changes, mostly by modernising spellings, but it is often difficult to digest the bulky annotations which are necessary to record each diversion from the source text. For those who wish to consult the first printed edition, which in the case of the sonnets is the 1609 Quarto, the best bet is a facsimile version. These are readily available in two modern editions, those of Stephen Booth and Helen Vendler, and a full facsimile version by J.M. Osborn. See notes for full details.
|I cannot reproduce exactly the 1609 Quarto, as I do not have direct access to it. However I have attempted to give a version which is fairly close to the original with the commentary attached to each sonnet. Readers may judge for themselves how close the html copy follows the original by consulting the examples below. It is from a photo-copy of the original of Sonnet 1 from the Thomas Thorpe printing of the 1609 Quarto.
His tender heire might beare his memory:
But thou contracted to thine owne bright eyes,
Feedſt thy lights flame with ſelfe ſubſtantiall fewell,
Making a famine where aboundance lies,
Thy ſelfe thy foe,to thy ſweet ſelfe too cruell:
Thou that art now the worlds freſh ornament,
And only herauld to the gaudy ſpring,
Within thine owne bud burieſt thy content,
And tender chorle makſt waſt in niggarding:
Pitty the world,or elſe this glutton be,
To eate the worlds due,by the graue and thee.
Two consecutive pages of the 1609 quarto, showing the repetition of the title page ascription to Shake-speare.
From the above it may be seen that a web version of the sonnets may be made to follow the original fairly closely, even though the letter size and lineation is not exact. Certain features cannot be copied, most notably the various ligatures, as for example the 'ct' of contracted. The elongated 's' is taken from a Word symbol font. Its appearance on individual screens will depend on the capacity and settings of the browser used to read the page.
For a further taste of what 17th century books looked and felt like I give here some examples, using colour reproduction, as the black and white images usually available are not always a very satisfactory counterfeit.
This book was published in 1654, forty five years after the 1609 Quarto of the sonnets. But it has the charm of containing many items supposedly written in Shakespeare's day. The styles of printing are much the same as they were in 1609, and the extracts below give a good idea of printing of the period.
The first page of the introduction to the Cabala. It is slightly larger than the original which is 4.2 in. or 10.7 cm. wide. This is a black and white scan of the page, whereas the ones above and below use colour.
The Stationers were the printers, as may be gathered from this description by Stow: 'Pater noster makers of olde time, or Beade makers, or Text Writers, are gone out of Pater noster Rowe, and are called Stationers of Paules Church yarde'. John Stow Survey of London, 1598, 1603.
The Stationers Company was icorporated in 1557 and controlled book production in Elizabethan England.
A letter supposedly written by Anne Bullen to Henry VIII when she was imprisoned in the Tower. The printers (stationers) make the following claim
"Of these letters we may safely be believed, though they come out thus late, and are so little known, their merit will easily weigh down the age and fame of those which have gone before."
Slightly larger than original size.
|The continuation of Anne Bullen's letter. The heading at the top of the page refers to the letter which follows it in the book.
Two pages from a copy of Ovids Metamorphoses, published in Amsterdam in 1624, by William Caesium.
The great publishing centres in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries were situated in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Geneva, Leyden, Paris and Venice. English book production of the period was generally much inferior to that of Europe. All of the classics were printed abroad, apart from basic school text books, and booksellers had to import them to satisfy the (somewhat limited) demand.
|The first page of Ovids metamorphoses, a work which, in Goldings translation, much influenced Shakespeare.
|Sonnets 1 - 50
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|Sonnets 51 - 100
|Sonnets 101 - 154
|Copyright of this site belongs to Oxquarry Books Ltd
|If you wish to comment on this site please refer to details on the home page.


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"The Summer I Turned Pretty" reviewed by Amanda on June 18, 2011
The Summer I Turned Pretty
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Isabel, fondly called "Belly", has spent every summer at Cousins Beach with her mom's best friend, Susannah, and her two boys, Conrad and Jeremiah. For as long as she can remember she has been chasing Conrad and trying to make him notice her. Finally, Belly decides that this summer will be different. But when a new boy, Cam, hits the beach and Jeremiah seems to want to hang out more, Belly finds that focusing her attention on Conrad may be harder than she thought. As Belly spends what she calls her "last summer" at Cousins beach, she realizes that she must make it last. For more than just one reason.
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Jenny Han has written two sequels to this book. The second book is "It's Not Summer Without You" and the third and final book is "We'll Always Have Summer".
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to several of my friends. But as a friend I would also have to point out that these books have several cuss words and have a few scenes where Belly is at a party where beer is being served and some kids are drunk. Despite these few things it is an engrossing book and I enjoyed every page of it.
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Breakdowns: George Clooney Has A Message For The Protesters In Ukraine
George Clooney is the ambassador to everything; Bette Midler has been cast in the role she was born to play; Jack Reacher will be back in theatres; and the World's End gang wants to remind you that it's the most wonderful time for a beer.
- Despite the fact that he forgot the golden rule of filming iPhone videos horizontally, George Clooney, ambassador to everything, has a message for the protesters in Ukraine. [YouTube]
- In the most perfect casting of all time, the inimitable Bette Midler will be playing the almost inimitable Mae West in an HBO biopic of the latter's life. The film will be produced by Jerry Weintraub, who was behind HBO's lesson in opulence, Behind The Candelabra. [Deadline]
- Even though no one asked, Tom Cruise and Paramount are teaming up to make another Jack Reacher movie—based on the 18th installment of the novel series. [THR]
- The gang from the Cornetto Trilogy remind us what's important this holiday season: beer. Always beer. [Deadline]
Breakdowns is a daily roundup of all the news that wasn't interesting enough to deserve two paragraphs.


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By Mary D. Naylor, PhD, FAAN, RN. Dr. Naylor is the Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology and director of the NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She is also the National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program, Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, aimed at generating, disseminating, and translating research to understand how nurses contribute to quality patient care. She was appointed to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in 2010.
Building on the Future of Nursing report's call for nurses to fully engage with fellow health care professionals, a new report from the Institute of Medicine, Best Care at Lower Cost, calls on nurses and others in the health care system to apply emerging tools, technologies, and approaches to yield lower costs and better health outcomes. I had the great fortune to serve as a member of the study committee.
The complexity problem. The report couldn't be more timely or relevant, particularly for nurses and the patients they serve, given the complexity of the current health care system. Administrative and workflow inefficiencies limit hospital nurses from spending more than about 30% of their time on direct patient care. With increasing specialization, modern medicine now includes nurses in more than 50 specialties. To successfully coordinate a patient's care, nurses need to communicate and collaborate with patients, family caregivers, physicians, pharmacists, social workers, and many other team members.
The complexity of patient care can blur accountability. Among hospital patients, 75% are unable to identify the clinician in charge of their care. Breakdowns in communication also can contribute to poorly coordinated care. As a result, almost one-fifth of Medicare patients are rehospitalized within 30 days, at a cost to Medicare of $15 billion in 2005 alone.
The 'care team' model. The report envisions a health care system with organizational cultures and incentives that prioritize leadership, team care, transparency, safety, and continuous improvement. And at the core of a continuously learning system is the care team, centered on the patient and comprised of family caregivers, clinicians and others involved in the patient's care, within and between critical transitions in care settings.
What would a continuously learning health system mean for nurses? At every stage of patient care, nurses remain focused on the patient's goals. They help ease the complexity, stress, and confusion of the health care system. When forming a care plan, they're connectors who can help bridge clinical knowledge with a patient's care needs. During a course of care, they're explainers who can help patients understand and implement their care plan. And during care transitions, they're facilitators, connecting the hospital, community, home, and other providers and services involved in the patient's care.
Nurses are the common thread linking all components of a patient's care, and are therefore also the key to advancing a less complex, less costly health care system. Continuously learning health care cannot wait.


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you know some ancient astronauts theorists suggest that this planet exists and has a long rotation in our solar system?
what if they are right to a degree?? what if Nibiru does exist but is not a planet at all, what if it were a planet sized ship like the death star and has some type of device that hides it from our radars and telescopes and that is why they cant see it coming?
im not really a believer of all the stuff they say, but i find some of their theories entertaining. like the show ancient aliens, it's entertaining to watch but i dont believe everything they say on the show but i do believe that we are not alone in this universe
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STATue in all sense of the word right there
STATue in all sense of the word right there
Step in front of him STAT YOU BIG P*SSY!!!
Sorry to offend anyone's sensibilities. I won't get into their contract situations, either.
I'm willing to eat crow like anyone ele would if Melo get his **** together this season and beyond.
But I'm also willing to stake a bit of my cred on this one.
yeah Lin come down and shoot fcuk everyone else
No call on Melo but they get one on Gaines.
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Our players just missed a plethora of wide open, good looks that the offense generated.
And the refs compounded our errors and maximized everything the Nets did good.
Doesn't help when Melo plays like ass in the crunch, too. Not even getting into Amare's foibles.
Screw everyone else!! LIN just take control and do what u gota do
when lebron has a bad game its a great game for some but when melo has one it is atrocious
I stongly believe we woulda won this game if Shumpert played


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Since we're actively looking for interns, I thought we'd do our next Q&A with a former art intern, Daniel Lee. Dan was part of the Oblivion intern class who helped us down the final stretch. Our games are big so we rely on the extra manpower that interns provide. Dan is now a full time artist, working on Fallout 3.
What's your job at Bethesda?
I'm an Environment Artist. Since I've been here I've made models varying from teal mushroom trees to utility poles and electricity pylons. Or as Mr. Todd Howard once said "things that reach into the sky". In addition to that I will also handle some of the fonts used throughout our games.
What other games have you worked on?
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and the Shivering Isles expansion are my only two shipped titles.
What is the best part about being an artist? The worst part?
The best part would be being able to directly affect the look of the game (hopefully in a positive way). The worst parts would be the hours I put in and those days when the creative juices just aren't flowing.
How did you get into the industry? Do you have any tips for breaking in?
I was hired directly from my internship here about 9 months before Oblivion shipped. I have two pieces of advice for anyone looking to "break-in". First, get any experience you can, even if you can't get an internship, there are lots of homebrew projects out there that need help. This will help you hone your skills and get your feet wet with working with a team of people. You will also forge connections which leads into my second tip. As common sense as it may be, I cannot stress the importance of networking enough. The industry is very competitive and knowing the right people can keep your resume from getting lost in the sea of applicants and give you a head's up about upcoming openings.
What is it like working there?
The people are great and it's quite an opportunity to be able to work on AAA titles. Plus, working underground means that we'll be shielded from the brunt of a nuclear blast.
How many games do you own, including game systems? What was the first system you ever owned?
I own 782 games, two NES's, a Super NES, a Genesis with Sega CD and 32X attatchments, a Sega Nomad, a GameBoy Pocket, a Sega Saturn with VCD card, two Nintendo64s, five Dreamcasts, two PlayStation 2s, two Gamecubes (both with Broadband Adapters and one with a GameBoy Player, a GameBoyAdvance Sp, a Nintendo Ds, a Nintendo DS Lite, two Xbox 360s, a Wii, and a PC. I tried to put that in chronological order based on memory, apologize if I'm wrong. My first game console was the classic Nintendo Entertainment System.
What would you say is your personal favorite game of all time?
Wow, that's a hard one. I'm going to cheat and pick two: Mega Man 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
Who made you those awesome Mega Man cupcakes for your birthday?
My awesome girlfriend Natalie.
Any other hobbies and interests? What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Well, with so many video games to play, long hours at work, doing art on my own time, AND having a girlfriend, I have very little time to do much else. When that does occur though I'll use that time to study some Japanese. I also used to be quite fond of rock climbing, though I haven't done it in years.


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Want to be a superhero?
April 7, 2010 at midnight
Updated April 6, 2010 at 11:07 p.m.
Many of you have probably heard about the new movie coming out in a couple of weeks called "Kick A**" (and no, that's not us gratuitously cursing, that's actually the name of the movie).
Based on the comic book of the same name, the movie is about average, everyday citizens who decide to become superheroes. They can't see through walls, be invisible or have any special abilities, but they can kick your ... well, you know.
As such, we're doing a special movie edition of our M3 entertainment section for the movie release all about superheroes, and we want to know what kind of super hero you'd be if given the chance. The Advocate will feature photos and answers in a future issue.
Then just send to firstname.lastname@example.com a photo of yourself (preferably a head shot) along with the answers to these questions:
What would be your superhero name? Why?
What non-supernatural powers would you have?
Who would your arch-nemesis be?
What would your costume look like?
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Just think out the economics thoroughly !
All this after reading "The Pragmatic Programmer" [http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com] - a very inspirating book, that I can haertily recommend.
I'm having a lot of fun now, trying to learn Smalltalk on the train going back and forth to work (I have an hour each way, so I can use my portable and get something done). I


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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Berentzen AG Group (BEZ3:GR) announced the launch of its operations in the US and the appointment of Alain Barbet to the newly created position of President and CEO, effective January 1,2013.
Mr. Barbet will spearhead the development of the Berentzen Spirits portfolio in the US, in particular the flavored spirits category with a focus on Berentzen Apple Liqueur. His role will be to work closely with the company's importer, Total Beverage Solution, based in Mt Pleasant, SC, and to oversee the initiatives that will be designed and executed in the marketplace to expand the company's footprint in the US at an accelerated pace.
Berentzen AG is an international beverage company based in Haseluenne, Germany. For more than 250 years, the name Berentzen has been synonymous with the production of high-quality spirits. The Berentzen portfolio consists of international brands like Berentzen Liqueurs and Pushkin Vodka, as well as popular domestic German brands such as Doorknat, Strothmann and Bommerlunder. The company is also a major bottler for Pepsi-Cola in Germany.
Alain was most recently the President of Palm Bay Spirits, the Spirits division of Palm Bay International, an industry leader in the U.S. wines and spirits marketplace, with brands like Cavit, Santa Rita and many other prestigious houses.
At Palm Bay, he oversaw the extraordinary success of Skinnygirl Margarita, a brand that grew from zero into a 150,000 cases, $20 Million retail brand in a 12 month period, and was then acquired by Beam, Inc. in March 2011. In addition, Alain helped drive the continuous growth of brands such as Aperol, Voli, and others which helped Palm Bay's Spirits portfolio grow four fold in the last 3 years.
Previously, Mr. Barbet was Chairman and CEO of Pernod-Ricard Americas, where he managed the integration of Absolut Vodka and achieved record operating profits. Prior to that, Alain was President and CEO of Pernod-Ricard USA, the top profit contributor to the company's 85 worldwide subsidiaries, where he led the post-acquisition integration of the former Allied Domecq company.
Frank Schuebel, the Chairman of the Board of Berentzen AG said: "We are successfully selling Berentzen AG's brands in more than 30 countries through distribution agreements. In addition to China and Turkey, the US is now one of the 3 strategic markets where we have decided to establish our own organization to support the development of our brands, in partnership with our importer, Total Beverage Solution. US consumers are showing a growing interest in flavored spirits, a perfect fit for our Berentzen Apple, Pear and Cherry liqueurs. Alain Barbet's appointment as President and CEO of Berentzen USA comes at the right time to realize the full potential of our entire portfolio."
"Alain is an industry veteran who has played a critical role in driving the success of some of the world's leading spirits and wine brands. His depth and breadth of experience will be a tremendous asset to our company moving forward" said Torsten Timm, Managing Director of Berentzen AG's International Division. "His focus will be in helping to grow our brands in a market where we have had a presence and historic success, and bringing our company's footprint to the next level."
"I am extremely happy to join the Berentzen AG group, which has leveraged its 250 year history into a powerhouse in its domestic and key international markets" said Barbet. "The resources that the company has committed to growing its international presence, including in the US, are very significant and will enable me to make Berentzen Apple liqueur and the rest of the portfolio successful competitors in the marketplace."
Berentzen AG is publicly traded on the German stock market. Its principal shareholder is Aurelius AG, a diversified investment company (AR4G.DE)


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floyd was a ghost against USC
floyd was a ghost against USC
Well then, he must suck. The play QB at ND has been such that he should be catching every ball.
Point being, SC looked to take away Floyd and ND wisely threw the ball elsewhere. On the few times he was open, Reese (who would never be mistaken for a top-flight QB) missed his chance to pull the trigger.
If you saw the Michigan game, you saw just how dominant Floyd can be. Fitz is a fair comparison - Floyd has some work to do in order to be the downfield threat that Fitz has become, but in the short area there won't be many better once he's in the league.
I don't think he'll be in the 4.4 area, so he should be available right up until the end of the 1st round.
I'm a huge ND fan and if his play against USC leads him to drop to number 30-32 where the Jets will pick, then great for us.
i got nothing personal against Floyd but i do feel we should note the following
1) late 1st round WR become 3rd rounders awful quick. I like him at a lower price
2) we spent 7 months fighting about which OLB they would take last year. they ended up taking none and finding Maybin on the trash pile.
WR just isn't a priority for this front office. It will probably be another corner to replace Cro in 3 years. or a OL/DL.
If the Jets need a WR they will sign one or trade for one, that's the history of their activity at that position. I don't make the history that's damn near 10 year with Bradway in charge of the scouting.
Lb first round, Joe Adams in 2nd or 3rd depending on where he's predicted. Of course I'm bias, but he's a freak athlete.
I'm not disagreeing that WRs seem to have been an after thought in recent Jet drafting... however consider the following;
--Recent offensive struggles and turnstile play at that position may finally prompt them to stop shopping at walmart for what's on sale.
--We ARE going to need a legitimate playmaker at WR in the very near future. We're in a lose - lose situation with Burress. Does great = too much $$. Does poor = we don't want him back. And believe Burress is gonna want to cash in on his probable last real contract in the NFL in 2012.
--If rex didn't take a OLB last year early, he sure isn't now.
--Sanchez is more than likely a Jet for another 2-3 years regardless of everything... hopefully longer (meaning he plays well). we could stand to give him a WR to groom and continue growing with
--Floyd fits the bill of what this team wants to be offensively
And Holmes needs someone opposite to divide coverage. That much I'm SURE of.
but the question isn't what you or I would do to fix that problem.
Maybe they don't believe in their ability to develop a WR or an OLB and would rather take a scattershot approach. They've been good developing corners, OL/DL, RB and even ILB with Harris. WHo's the WR coach?
Instead they try to fill it on the cheap (they signed Riley and Jamarko Simmons in the last week or so) and they love to trade for/sign vets. Derek Mason signing failing is a better outcome than Tanny drafting a WR and having him bust.
Walter Football is a great site, I don't think it's an accurate mock draft projection to have a WR going to the Jets in rd 1. I think they would like Floyd, Toon or Fuller but in rd 3 or later.
Well I'm definitely not advocating that the Jets take a WR in the first regardless of who's there. Floyd is someone i both like and believe his value will have him available roughly where the jets will presumably be picking (late first)
If that didn't happen, and he went early then ya, take a WR where it makes sense. rnd 3, 4 whatever.
Also I'm saying all this under the assumption that we'll have a new OC (good i hope so)... and if I had it my way, it would be Curtis Johnson from the NOS, their WRs coach. I'd like someone of that kind of lineage - and would make sense in that respect that a statement pick is made for that new OC.
I have Floyd right behind Blackmon. I don't think Fuller or Toon belong in the same class as Floyd.
I've seen Floyd be very good and make some ridiculous catches on a consistent basis for 4 years now. I actually think he's the best WR with the ball in the air that's coming out this year, by a fair margin too.
Blackmon is so good with the ball in his hands. He's way better than all of the other receivers in this area, and that's what puts him at the top.
If Floyd drops out of the 1st round then he'll be the steal of the draft. I don't see why the USC game means anything. He's had good games against them in previous years. A bad game from Floyd means less than a bad game from any of the other receivers because he has a 4 year resume that they don't.
Jeffrey's supposed weight issues don't bother me. He puts up big numbers against SEC defenses. He's a little chubby. Doesn't seem to be affecting his play any.
More than anything this is what gives me boners. ...Blackmon of course has elite talent once he has the ball in his hands like you mentioned, but in my books that icing. I want the cake. Floyd will move the chains every. damn. game. So few WRs that have that gut killer instinct to just come down with the ball. Regardless of coverage, and the number of bodies around him.
Activity around Floyd literally does not phase him. You could be shooting a machine gun 2 feet away and he'll never lose focus on the ball.
I dont really like the value of this WR crop... at the top end. Don't get me wrong I'd love the Jets to have an Andre Johnson or a Calvin Johnson and I think Tannenbaum and Bradway want that too... but these guys... I shutter to think of how they will time in the 40. Blackmon, Floyd, I don't have any faith in them to break 4.5. Blackmon is like Bolden and that's great but pre-draft you don't want to use a 1st rounder on these types of players.
don't get me wrong a guy can run poorly and be a great player (and a fast runner can be a worthless in the NFL) i'd rather not use a late first on that guy.
id rather have a guy like Mike Wallace running 4.3s, in rd 2 or 3.
the Jets need more deep threats they don't need more possession WR.
I feel the Jets do not value one position over the other, they just value, value. That's it.


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Looks like a young Kobe to me. I lived where he is from (Middletown NY) but moved before he was playing, but he looks like a nice 2nd rd pick....scored 39 in one game (avg 17 i believe)....sure he's raw as heck....played for Witchita St
Looks like a young Kobe to me. I lived where he is from (Middletown NY) but moved before he was playing, but he looks like a nice 2nd rd pick....scored 39 in one game (avg 17 i believe)....sure he's raw as heck....played for Witchita St
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Thanks RJ with the specifics ....the guy looks like asleeper
with our next pick we got a 7 Footer from Greece ...don't know much about him
My snap reaction to Early is that he was far and away the best available at 34 and that he definitely should be a rotation player at the NBA level, but he is the dreaded PF/SF tweener who may not fit either spot well in the NBA. Worst case scenario for us, he joins our current league of misfit forwards and gives us some depth off the bench who can put the ball in the hole.
Love that he's a New York kid and an underdog like Jamario Moon. He played community college ball in Sullivan county before transferring to Witchita St. Had a monster game against Randal the 7th pick, looking forward to seeing him play in the summer league.
man, just think about what Knicks picked up for Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton... Cleanthony is just the icing on the cake; I watch his 2014 undefeated Wichita State team a few times this year, and he was the star! hitting 3's at will, and putting the Shockers on his back for victory after victory. 4 year collegian, 23 years old, he's NBA ready. GREAT pick up! so psyched!
OK cool, sorry i thought i read 7' tall....PS: thought his last name looked familiar....his brother looks like a lot of potentail too. Then we got a 3rd pick via of cash from the pacers....That kid looks like a shot blocking machine
and Clyde nailed it....who would had thought Chandler and Felton would net us this....so far Jax looks like the man with a plan....
I like his knack for scoring the basketball and his physical tools to help us contain the perimeter, but I think he's 2yrs away from being a staple on this team.
Honestly think this is a great pick, also to the point that self explanatory that Knicks' Brass are preparing that Melo isn't returning... Hope for the best prepare for the worst any smart General Manager would take this approach... Early should be able to step as a solid role player for his rookie season... Might take a full season before we see the real value he brings to the table but with the right coaching this kid could eventually crack the starting 5...
Yes....WELCOME! I have no clue how you fell to us at 34, from what iv seen you deserve at least a mid first round. But im selfish, and im glad you are a knick! show em all what you got!
eventually? with our lineup? id say hell be learning on the fly sooner than later


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Prize For Bad Writing Announced Like a Bullhorn Fart
Bulwer-Lytton prize! Bulwer-Lytton prize! They announced the 2010 Bulwer-Lytton prize for bad writing! Ha, "we didn't win," although there is always next year. Click through for some bad writing to treasure forever, like a beloved dog's cremated genitals.
For the first month of Ricardo and Felicity's affair, they greeted one another at every stolen rendezvous with a kiss—a lengthy, ravenous kiss, Ricardo lapping and sucking at Felicity's mouth as if she were a giant cage-mounted water bottle and he were the world's thirstiest gerbil.
Congratulations to Molly Ringle of Seattle, who is now officially qualified to write for Gawker.


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from VIVA la Birdos
"according to bernie, elizardo ramirez was tipping his pitches, giving away his fastball; the cardinals had "a lengthy hitters meeting" about it before the game and applied the knowledge immediately. in the first inning they saw 11 strikes and swung at 8 of them -- and put the ball in play on all 8 swings. didn't just put it in play, either -- roped it, yanked it down the lines and over the wall. only one player (rolen) swung at an off-speed pitch; ev'yone else feasted on fastballs. beginning with the 2-0 pitch to duncan -- which resulted in a single to plate the game's first run -- the cardinals scored 5 runs in a span of 7 pitches.
way to go, scouts."
He was tipping his changeup a month ago
I want Verne and his extensive use of film and analysis back!!!
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MANATEE COUNTY — Manatee County Public Schools officials are moving forward with conceptual plans to place Manatee Technical Institute along State Road 70 and to develop a master plan for the overall 195-acre property on which it would sit.
"The bottom line is we've got to get a school," board member Barbara Harvey said of MTI. "I now feel that it's time to move. We've been with it and just as a child carrying a blanket around with it forever, we have carried this blanket around for a long time."
The board voted 5-0 to conceptually approve the construction of MTI on State Road 70 at Caruso Road, close out existing contracts for MTI design and construction, contract with Fawley Bryant Architects to begin the master-planning process for the 195-acre parcel and allow for new preconstruction services for MTI.
"I believe the 50-year solution for Manatee Technical Institute is to build on State Road 70," Superintendent Tim McGonegal said. "All of the students that go there choose to go there. The best tool we have for marketing that is placement."
McGonegal said no change will be required in the existing MTI total project budget, but additional costs for redesign are estimated between $500,000 and $800,000, depending on the scope of services.
The board's decision to have a master plan developed for the 195-acre site would provide for the possible development of an elementary and/or middle school or K-8 school on the 46-acre parcel north of Braden River High School, the original site proposed for MTI's new campus.
McGonegal did not have a timeline for when a school would be needed but noted there are more than 9,000 developable acres of land within a five-mile radius of the site.
"The piece of this that's most important to me for the next 50 years," McGonegal said. "(These schools) aren't going to be developed overnight … but sometime in the future, we are going to need elementary and middle school student stations in this area."
Creating a master plan for the property, which will have to be approved by Manatee County officials, will ensure future uses on the site are identified and also help provide for an integrated approach to storm water retention and site access, McGonegal said.
Costs for master-planning the site are about $205,935.
The superintendent said the school's layout on the proposed property may allow the school board to retain several smaller, two- and five-acre out-parcels — about 10 acres in total — along S.R. 70 to sell at a later date.
Additionally, McGonegal noted any additional sites for MTI likely would be north of the Manatee River so reserving space for expansion on the proposed site is not necessary.
Moving the MTI site to S.R. 70 frontage also eliminates a conflict between the school district, Manatee County and neighbors of Braden River High that began in 2006 over the placement of MTI. Residents to the north of the site had opposed the district's original placement of MTI, which would have backed up to their neighborhood.
The new proposal garnered the support of Dude Ranch Acres resident Brad Hawkins, who also spoke for some of his neighbors. Although residents would still like to see the northern parcel converted into a park, Hawkins said neighbors appreciated the changes and would be more OK with an elementary or middle school than a college.
"We're excited (MTI is on S.R. 70)," Hawkins said. "As residents, we're willing to throw in our full political support."
Contact Pam Eubanks at [email protected].
MANATEE COUNTY — Manatee County Public Schools officials are moving forward with conceptual plans to place Manatee Technical Institute along State Road 70 and to develop a master plan for the overall 195-acre property on which it would sit.


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In its discussion, the commission grappled with the question at the center of every planned-community zone change, a mechanism that allows developers to exceed building limitations in exchange for public benefits: How much should the city demand from the developer in the zoning quid pro quo?
The Wednesday discussion demonstrated the city's changing approach to answering this question. In the past, the process of negotiating public benefits was a largely ad hoc and highly subjective affair, with council members declaring what they want the developer to provide and the developer modifying the offer over a series of contentious meetings. Recent "planned community" projects included in their list of benefits items such as sculptures, public plazas, Caltrain Go Passes and affordable housing.
Now, the rezoning process is looking less like an art and more like a science, filled with economic projections and third-party analyses. In a sign of the times, commissioners agreed Wednesday not to vote on the zoning initiation until they have more information about the value of the project to the developer and the value of the benefits to the city.
The project at 2755 El Camino Real would be the second "planned community" project in the immediate area to fall under the new "Show me the money!" approach. On Wednesday afternoon, the city released such an analysis for a planned-community proposal that would stand about a block away, at 395 Page Mill Road, and that would feature 311,000 square feet of office space.
Jay Paul Company, the developer behind 395 Page Mill, offered to build the city a new police headquarters in exchange for permission to construct two dense office buildings. The city's consultant, Applied Development Economics, concluded that the Jay Paul proposal could cover the cost of the police building and still bring the developer a 17 percent profit over a 30-year period. (See sidebar.)
For 2755 El Camino, both the scale of the project and the offered benefits are far more modest. The four-story building would be 33,500 square feet and the benefits include the widening of Page Mill Road to create a right-turn lane onto El Camino Real; an upgrade to a pedestrian tunnel on El Camino; and installation of pedestrian light poles on California Avenue.
Other suggested benefits, including various landscaping improvements and an offer to buy Caltrain passes for building occupants, were dismissed by the commission as "mitigations," or conditions that the developer would likely have to provide anyway to get approval.
"When I think of public benefit, I don't think of it as mitigation of the problems your project is creating," Commissioner Alex Panelli said. "When I look at the list (of offered benefits), some of them feel like they are intrinsic."
Public benefits, he said, should either be "something that enhances for the benefit of all or helps to solve problems that already exist."
Vice Chair Arthur Keller, reflecting the prevalent view, said the benefits should be "commensurate with the benefit to the developer of increased development." He disagreed with the suggestion from his colleague Michael Alcheck, who said the city should look at what other planned-community projects in the area had to provide in benefits to get their zone changes approved.
Times have changed, Keller said, pointing to the "considerable complaints in the community about public benefits not benefiting the public."
Chair Mark Michael also endorsed the quantitative approach and said the commission's process for determining public benefits should be "consistent and predictable."
"We should be objective and analytical and make decisions based on rules that apply to us," Michael said, before concluding that the commission doesn't yet have the information it needs to be objective and analytical.
Cara Silver, senior assistant city attorney, said the process of commissioning independent economic analyses before ruling on a zone change was introduced during the council's recent approval of the Stanford University Medical Center expansion, a $5 billion project that the city green-lighted in 2011 after several years of negotiations.
"When that project went through, there was an overall recognition that the economic analysis was very helpful to decision makers," Silver said. "I think the council has indicated that an economic analysis in connection with PC projects is a worthwhile task."
So far, the project hasn't seen the kind of fierce neighborhood resistance that has characterized other recent planned-community projects, including the housing development proposed by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation on Maybell Avenue and the office-and-theater complex that billionaire John Arrillaga hopes to build near the downtown Caltrain station.
Chris Donlay, who lives a block away from 2755 El Camino, was one of only three people to address the commission at Wednesday's public hearing. He raised concerns about the potential parking and traffic problems caused by the development, which is being proposed by Ken Hayes and Jim Baer on behalf of the property owner, Pollock Financial Group.
"It's underparked and it's over-occupied," Donlay said. "While we as a neighborhood feel that rezoning may be a good idea, we do not feel cramming such a huge project into this site is a good idea."
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Original post made on Jul 8, 2007
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jul 8, 2007 at 8:22 am
Why don't they just slow down those half empty trains?
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Jul 8, 2007 at 10:38 am
There was a time, perhaps a generation ago, when train tracks were pretty much unfenced. Those trains that ran through urban spaces were located in industrial areas away from most of the population, or, away from middle-class population areas.
Caltrain, running down the spine of the Peninsula, has its corridor surrounded by ever increasing population densities. More and more, the tracks are in the way – an obstruction –- to urban civic life. People talk about putting the tracks below ground, or up on viaducts. Grade separations are considered a way of isolating the trains from vehicle traffic. All of which is to say that the forces of urbanization and increased population density are in conflict with the existing rail line. That condition will not, by itself, improve.
There is a very strong force of tradition in the railroad industry, and making changes is anathema. Fencing all of the corridor is not – yet – within rail bureaucracy thinking. "Let's look at the problem areas and fence those" is probably what they said at one of their meetings. They want to electrify. They will then be obliged to fence that high voltage rail corridor entirely and make it as people-proof as possible. Well, why can't they do that now? There is, on average, one death a month on the tracks. It may never become a zero-defect condition, but they certainly can reduce that mortality rate considerably. And, they certainly should try harder. Full railroad corridor fencing is a minimum requirement.
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What can you do with an emergency room bill that's bigger than your annual income?
Can't Afford the Emergency Room Bill
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Can't Afford Emergency Room Bill
Eight months ago, I had to visit the ER. I stayed there for 24 hours. They did two EKGs, x-rayed my chest, did lab tests, and gave me one shot and one tablet. Now I got a bill for $18,000. My total household income is $2800/month. My mortgage, car insurance, gas, and utilities are almost close to that amount. I don't have any insurance. What are my options? I cannot pay that bill.
Contact the Hospital
Contact the hospital for an appointment with the billing department, taking along your last two year's tax returns and evidence of your monthly expenses. Many hospitals will either greatly reduce the fees or eliminate them all together once they can review your true circumstances.
If there are still fees to be paid, then structure a payment plan directly with the hospital and stick to it; this will help to avoid collections from appearing and damaging your credit rating. Keep all receipts in the event you have to prove your payments to a credit reporting agency.
Do Not Ignore Bill
Please contact the hospital and let them know that this bill is a hardship and that you have no insurance coverage. Most hospitals have a department that deals with clients who cannot pay and that department can usually adjust the billing to a more reasonable level.
Do not ignore this bill. Be proactive, and you will most likely be able to have the bill reduced, sometimes by as much as half. If you ignore the bills and they have to send you to collections, it is much harder to have the bill reduced. Send a letter to whomever you speak to confirm what was said on the phone. If the person you speak to is not sure how to help you get a bill reduced, ask to speak to a supervisor. Keep careful notes and be polite. Send them a payment of whatever you can afford. They would rather get a small amount each month and keep you out of collections.
From Someone Who Knows…
Most hospitals will work with you on the emergency room bill if you tell them you don't have insurance and/or have low income. There are also programs that vary by state for uninsured/underinsured patients, particularly for the unemployed. Go to the billing department at the hospital and tell them where you stand. They will be able to give you some help. How do I know this? I work for a hospital and we see this all the time.
Make a Deal with Cash
I'm a nurse, so I've heard variations of this story often. The day you got your first bill you should have:
- Called the hospital and talked to them immediately. Never wait. You should have asked to speak to a social worker to help you and work with you to perhaps qualify you for Medicaid and/or any special programs.
- Also the billing department knows perfectly well that an $18,000 bill would be paid to the tune of $1000 to $1500 (if that) by most third party carriers, so you can often make a deal if you pay cash. Offer $500, but remember you have bills for the ER physicians, etc. Call everyone involved and ask politely and respectfully. Keep track of every person you talk to, what they say, and when.
- Normally, if you pay $10 a month, they can do nothing. However, who wants this hanging over their head? It is often better to try to make an arrangement. It's may also be beneficial for taxes.
- Try getting help with the Help Column in your local newspaper and/or television station, even a local reporter. Remember that they like to hear interesting stories and often can help you and give advice, as can your local politicians. Hospitals are businesses, and they don't want news people or too many people looking too closely at them and their billing practices.
- AHCA and JCAHO accredit hospitals and like to hear about abuses of the system. These are names that are handy to mention when talking to hospital administrators.
Prove Your Income
I, too, once had a huge medical bill that I could not pay and collectors were constantly calling about it. I inquired about social services at my hospital. They have a program that will help pay your bill according to your income. I filled out a small application, brought copies of my tax returns, mortgage bill, electric bill, etc. Within a few weeks, the lady called me to say that my bill had been paid in full. What a relief!
Am I a good candidate for bankruptcy?
Always Put a "Face" to a Request
Many hospitals have a "patient advocate" or ombudsman. A personal visit to that individual might be a good place to start. These folks know the ins and outs of hospital finance and they have a good handle on community resources. They know what adjustments the hospital can or cannot make. Whatever you do, don't ignore the bill, and if possible, avoid using the phone for your first contact with any one person. If you can actually visit the person you're asking for help, it puts a face to the problem, and it's human nature to respond stronger to someone you "know" than a voice on the phone.
If a physician's bill is part of this problem, try asking the doctor to forgive the bill or to let you pay the Medicare rate (which would be a small fraction of the bill). A handwritten note to the doctor at his office may really help (don't type and don't use the billing address because the doctor may not see your note). My late husband, who was an MD, was always willing to do this for anyone who asked if he felt there was a good reason and the asker was sincere.
Stand Your Ground
I was bitten by a poisonous spider and taken by ambulance to the local emergency room where they did various tests, applied an anti-venom, and sent me home with Tylenol at $2.50 per tablet! The total bill was over $8,000, which, in our local rural community, equals nearly six months of wages. I, too, had no insurance.
After receiving the emergency room bill, I contacted the hospital. I made it clear that not only could I not pay it, but that I thought the billing was outrageous and was willing to risk their anger. They asked for me to provide some documentation on my liquid assets, and once they found I had very little cash available, my bill was reduced to $591, which I was allowed to pay off at slightly over $13 per month.
I later learned that one of the reasons hospitals charge so much for services rendered under insurance or accidents is to make-up for the discounts they otherwise provide in a situation such as yours. Don't be afraid to ask and stand your ground.
Minimize Credit Damage
Look into State Health Insurance
Our family makes near this amount too and we qualify for state health insurance. You could look into that and it would pay for bills you incurred in the past three months. If you do not qualify, every hospital has its own funding and assistance program that would greatly reduce that bill, and you could setup monthly payments of an amount that you can afford.
Ask for an Itemized Bill
Get an itemized emergency room bill. They have to provide one if you ask. Go through it. Many mistakes are made there.
You'll Get Through This
My son was in the same spot. He worked out an arrangement with the hospital where he worked weekends as a volunteer. Volunteer hours equaled money off his bill. He also got a reduced bill after the hospital examined his wage statements and tax return. He still owed a lot of money, but at least it was about half of the original bill. He is still making monthly payments of about $150 a month. He also asked that any future gifts (birthdays, etc.) be cash payments for his bill. He seriously considered bankruptcy and was told, in consultation with a lawyer, that the number one reason people file for bankruptcy is medical bills! He sold one of his vehicles instead and the family now gets along with one car. An $18k medical bill may seem insurmountable, but remember that it's like any other debt, such as a car loan or education loan.
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- Use these guidelines to negotiate a lower hospital bill.
- Get more advice on dealing with medical debt by visiting the Doaal Stretcher Library.
- Understand what the future may have in store for you if you decide not to do anything about your debt.
- Stop struggling to get ahead financially. Subscribe to our free weekly Surviving Tough Times newsletter aimed at helping you 'live better...for less'. Each issue features great ways to help you stretch your dollars and make the most of your resources. Subscribers get a copy of Are You Heading for Debt Trouble? A Simple Checklist And What You Can Do About It for FREE!
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The 1st Annual Franchise Classic Memorial high school game will be held on Saturday, August, 13, 2011,
at Col. Young Park.
This game is a memorial to the legendary streetball player John "Franchise" Strickland, featuring some of the top high school players from around the country, as Team USA, against the top players from the NYC Tri-state area as Team NYC.
Most of the players are in the top 25 player's rankings in their respective classes. This game is free entry and open to the public. There will be free giveaways for fans. This game is sponsored by Inside Streetball and the Tri-State tournament.
What: 1st Annual "Franchise Classic"
When: Saturday, August 13, 2011 @ 8 PM
Location: Col. Young Park, 145th Street and Lenox Avenue, Manhattan, New York
Players invited:
Team USA:
Ricardo Ledo, Archie Goodwin, Jarnell Stokes, Shaquille Goodwin, Martavious Newby, Malik Price-Martin, Christopher Walker & Greg McClinton and others coached by Rah Wiggins
Team NYC:
Omar Calhoun, Kyle Anderson, Myles Davis, Kareem Canty, Malik Nichols, Daniel Dingle, Savon Goodman, Derek Woods, Daijuan Walker, Mike Lee, Jevon Thomas, Kamari Murphy, Nkereuwem Okoro and Akil Carr and others coached Mousey Carela
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Brits enjoy hottest day of the year
Britons flocked to parks and beaches today as the hottest temperature of the year so far was recorded.
The mercury rose to 23.9C (74.66F) in Santon Downham in Suffolk, beating yesterday's high of 23.7C (75.02F) recorded in Pershore College in Worcestershire.
Forecasters said tomorrow could be even warmer and reach 25C (77F), with bookmakers slashing their odds to just 4/7 that it will reach 26C (80F).
Ladbrokes is also offering odds of 8/1 on May becoming the hottest on record.
A Met Office spokesman said: "It's been a story of two halves today. England and Wales have been warm and dry but Scotland and Northern Ireland have seen rain.
"It's likely to be a similar picture tomorrow and it could possibly reach 25C in the South East."
Next week will become more unsettled with thundery showers anticipated all over the country although overnight temperatures are expected to stay warm.
Today's sunny weather meant the UK was warmer than Athens and Rome, which both had temperatures of 21C (69.8F) recorded.


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O'Flaherty remains out, but likely not for long
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
O'Flaherty woke up on Monday with what he described as a little bit more than normal soreness. He has experienced some relief while resting over the past couple of days and believes he might be available to come out of Atlanta's bullpen by Saturday.
"We did all of the exams, and it does not look like anything major is going on," O'Flaherty said. "We'll just give it a couple days and see if it calms down."
O'Flaherty plans to play catch at Turner Field during Thursday's off-day. If all goes well, he could throw a bullpen session on Friday, then possibly be ready for the final two games of this weekend's series against the Orioles in Atlanta.
"Our medical people are saying if we can get him through these next couple of days, he'll be fine," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
With O'Flaherty unavailable, the Braves could not afford to keep Cory Gearrin, who also would have been unavailable on Wednesday after coming out of the bullpen on Monday and Tuesday. So the club optioned Gearrin back to Triple-A Gwinnett and recalled right-handed Anthony Varvaro on Wednesday.
Varvaro posted a 2.81 ERA and saw opponents hit .260 against him in 18 appearances for Gwinnett this year. Varvaro learned of his promotion around 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday after traveling throughout the day from Pawtucket, R.I., back to the Atlanta area.
Braves yet to decide how to use Medlen
ATLANTA -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said a decision has not been made about whether to bring Kris Medlen back up to the Braves as a starting pitcher or reliever. But the manager provided a clue when he said it would be difficult to remove either Mike Minor or Randall Delgado from the starting rotation right now.
When Medlen was sent to Triple-A Gwinnett two weeks ago in hopes of stretching out to be a starter, it was believed he would return after three starts to replace either Minor or Delgado in the rotation. But now that Medlen has completed those three starts, the Braves might determine that they need him to return to the relief role he held during the season's first two months.
"We're kicking around the role," Gonzalez said.
Medlen allowed 15 hits and seven earned runs in 13 1/3 innings over three starts with Gwinnett. The versatile hurler is stretched out enough to serve as a starter, but after blowing four-run leads on Sunday and Tuesday, the Braves might determine he provides more value in the bullpen.
Because Medlen went six innings against Pawtucket on Tuesday night, he would not be available to join the Braves' bullpen before Friday. If the club adds him as a reliever, Medlen would likely take the spot of Anthony Varvaro, who was promoted on Wednesday to provide bullpen depth.
Making what could have been his final start due to recent struggles, Minor seemed to solidify his spot in the rotation on Tuesday by limiting the Yankees to one run in 7 1/3 innings. It might have been the finest performance in the career of the 24-year-old left-hander, who had posted an 8.84 ERA in his previous seven starts.
Fredi laments Yanks' pivotal six-run eighth
ATLANTA -- Looking back on the troublesome six-run eighth inning the Yankees produced against his club in Tuesday night's 6-4 loss, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said he wished he had brought in right-hander Cristhian Martinez instead of fellow righty Cory Gearrin to face Nick Swisher.
Gearrin's struggles against left-handed batters were extended, as Swisher greeted him with what proved to be a game-winning two-run home run. One night earlier in his season debut, the sidearmer allowed hits to two of the four left-handed batters he faced.
There is no guarantee things would have turned out differently had Martinez been brought in to put the switch-hitting Swisher on the left side of the plate. But Martinez had limited left-handed hitters to a .220 batting average at the big league level this year.
Gonzalez said that the decision to pull starting pitcher Mike Minor after he allowed a one-out single to Derek Jeter in the eighth inning was based on something pitching coach Roger McDowell spotted during Russell Martin's at-bat to open the inning. Gonzalez did not elaborate on what McDowell saw.
With Eric O'Flaherty's left elbow ailing, Gonzalez turned to Jonny Venters, who allowed a single and issued a walk before allowing Alex Rodriguez's game-tying grand slam.
There was no need for the Braves to even contemplate bringing closer Craig Kimbrel into the game before the Yankees loaded the bases, and that occurred so quickly, Kimbrel would not have had time to get his arm warmed up before the damage was done. Kimbrel's only two-inning appearance in the closer role occurred last April 21, when he blew a save opportunity against the Dodgers in the ninth inning, then pitched a scoreless 10th.
"It's not about the pitch count and the stressful innings," Gonzalez said when asked about Kimbrel making a multi-inning appearance. "[John Smoltz] would do it all the time. But Smoltzie was a starter, so he knew how to come in, sit down and go back out there. That's the only thing that is the unknown with a young reliever."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Location: Diet, Genomics and Immunology LaboratoryTitle: Effect of subcutaneous glucose sensor implantation on skin mRNA expression in pigs Author
|Kvist, Peter
|Iburg, Tine
|Dawson, Harry
|Jensen, Henrik
Submitted to: Diabetes Technology & Theraputics
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/5/2010
Publication Date: 8/4/2010
Citation: Kvist, P.H., Iburg, T., Dawson, H.D., Jensen, H.E. 2010. Effect of subcutaneous glucose sensor implantation on skin mRNA expression in pigs. Diabetes Technology & Theraputics. 10:791-799. Interpretive Summary: Pigs are similar to humans in terms of organ size, digestive physiology, coronary vasculature, social behaviors, dietary habits, and propensity to obesity. In this study, pigs were used to evaluate sensors routinely implanted under the skin of humans for continuous glucose measurements. Previous studies suggested that measurements from these devices are inaccurate and unstable because of host incompatibility and a progressive inflammatory response that limited the number of days that data can reliably be obtained from the sensor. This study provides a quantitative measurement of inflammation in the skin at the molecular level. The results showed a broad category of genes involved in immunity and inflammation that were increased from 24 hours to seven days after implantation. Understanding the mechanism involved in gene activation will provide an important model to construct glucose sensors with materials that are host-compatible, resulting in a longer lifespan and reduced inflammation. This work furthers the use of the pig as a model for human diabetes and obesity research, and provides useful information for those interested in the control of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Technical Abstract: Tight glycemic control has the potential to reduce long- and short-term effects of diabetes mellitus. Glucose sensors for short-term implantation in subcutis offer an alternative to the classical, self-monitored blood glucose concentration in the management of diabetes. However, instability of in-vivo glucose sensor measurements, partly due to inflammation around the sensor, has been reported. Here, tissue was sampled around a glucose sensor at different time points after implantation in the subcutis of pigs. Real-time PCR analysis was performed on RNA extracted from the subcutis. Genes coding for adhesion molecules, chemokines, cytokines, CD markers, and antigen presentation molecules were differentially expressed over time. The majority of genes were significantly up-regulated 24 hours and 7 days after implantation and the inflammatory reaction involved elements of innate and adaptive immunity.


text: CENTS Convention to Feature International Keynote Speaker DJ Vanas The Midwests largest green exposition aims to inspire CENTS Marketplace (The Central Environmental Nursery and Landscape Trade Show) announced today it has secured the talent of international speaker, author and leader D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas. Recognized for his work with entities like IBM, Walt Disney, NASA, the Secret Service, and the American Cancer Society, this decorated U.S. Air Force offi cer and member of the Odawa tribe brings a unique message about taking on professional and personal challenges in the spirit of a warrior. CENTS brings some 7,500 professionals together each year, and we intend to make it count, states Amy Eldridge, new manager of the 80+ year-old event. In todays business environment conventions need to provide top talent and opportunities, and D.J. Vanas represents the best of that thinking. Excellence is why CENTS Marketplace continues to thrive through the OSU Nursery Short Course and our convention and business programming; we lead by example. Vanas is an entrepreneur like many members of CENTS nation, dedicated to building the warriors of tomorrow. The green industry is full of these modern day tribes, according to Eldridgeorganizations, companies, clients and customers who can benefit from exposure to the warrior approach to workplace challenges and opportunities. CENTS Marketplace draws the industrys best because we have forged a community committed to growth in every sense, explains Kevin Thompson, Executive Director of the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association. CENTS leadership takes very seriously the trust of this outstanding group of professionals. This year were making a statement about what it takes to capture the attention of convention-goers, and what organizers must do to engage and thrive. We are inspired by loyalty to CENTS Marketplace, and we intend to give that inspiration back to our industry. CENTS Marketplace recently rolled out a new website, CENTSMarketplace.com, to highlight the green and business education, events and inspiration that can be found there. About CENTS Marketplace Slated for January 13-15, 2014 at The Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, the CENTS Marketplace Convention is a dynamic regional convention with national presence and a local flavor. The event draws growers, independent garden centers, landscape contractors, arborists, turf, and pest management professionals who seek a national industry show for industry people. This high-energy forum enables attendees to buy, sell, learn and meet at a convention that goes beyond the green side of the business to the business side of the business, to help the industry prosper with inspiration and fresh thinking. For more information about CENTS Marketplace 2014, call (800) 825-5062 or visit www.CENTSmarketplace.com.


text: I have been riding a plated '01 Yamaha WR426 for the last few years and it's a very capable bike, but I'd like something that requires less maintenance and has a six speed gearbox. As part of my low maintenance requirement, I wanted something air-cooled. After researching many bikes, it appears that the DR350 is the largest displacement air-cooled dirt bike that come with a 6-speed tranny and and weighs less than 300 lbs. So last winter I bought a '98 DR350 kicker.


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To those who submitted posts, I say thanks. I appreciate that you did. Medical Grand Rounds keeps going because of you, the medical blogger. Your voice, your impressions, your passions and your human stories make our field such a great canvas.
via Grand Rounds: February 14th, 2012–Valentine's Day version.
I actually submitted this time around.
Anyone know the ongoing volume/edition number?


text: Yeah, this is a good idea. Except, why limit it to just the end of the Occupation? Do a four parter covering the entire 60 year occupation. Yeah, I know the novels already did a trilogy on this (and very well, too), but there's no reason it can't be adapted for a miniseries.


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Robert Steichen, 77, of Longboat Key, died Nov. 12.
He was a charter member of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.
A memorial Mass will take place at 11 a.m. Dec. 1, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
Griffith-Cline Funeral Home is responsible for arrangements.


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