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WASHINGTON - Approximately 89.6 million Americans -- more than one out of three people (34.7 percent) under 65 years of age -- were uninsured at some point of time during 2006-2007, according to a report released today by the health consumer organization Families USA.
The report, based mainly on Census Bureau data, showed that most of these uninsured individuals lacked coverage for lengthy periods of time: nearly two- thirds (63.9 percent) were uninsured for six months or more; and over half (50.2 percent) were uninsured for nine months or more.
The report, based mainly on Census Bureau data, showed that most of these uninsured individuals lacked coverage for lengthy periods of time: nearly two- thirds (63.9 percent) were uninsured for six months or more; and over half (50.2 percent) were uninsured for nine months or more.
The number of states where more than one-third of non-elderly people went without health insurance for all or part of a two-year period more than doubled -- rising from nine states in 1999-2000 to 20 states plus the District of Columbia in 2006-2007. Texas had the highest rate with 45.7 percent of the non-elderly population uninsured. The other states are: New Mexico (44.3%); Arizona (41.8%); California (40.5%); Florida (40.1%); Mississippi (38.7%); Nevada (38.4%); Louisiana (38.1%); Oklahoma (37.7%); Georgia (37.6%); South Carolina (37.4%); Arkansas (37.2%); Utah (35.2%); Alabama (35.1%); the District of Columbia (35.1%); West Virginia (35.1%); Alaska (34.8%); North Carolina (34.6%); Oregon (34.6%); Colorado (34.2%); and Montana (33.9%).
"The huge number of people without health coverage over the past two years helps to explain why health care has become the top domestic issue in the 2008 presidential campaign," said Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA. "The expansion of health coverage in America is no longer simply a matter of altruism about other people but a matter of intense self-interest."
The report shows that four out of five of the uninsured (79.3%) were in working families: 70.6 percent were employed full-time, and 8.7 percent were employed part-time. In addition, nearly every age group was affected. Of the total 89.6 million uninsured, 64.2 million were between 18 and 64 years of age. More than one-third (34.9%) were ages 25 to 44 -- the age group that makes up the largest percentage of the uninsured.
The report also documents the large increase in the number of people who have experienced a loss or lack of health coverage. In the two period of 1999-2000, 72.5 million went without health coverage -- more than 17 million fewer than the people experiencing a lack of coverage in 2006-2007.
"These trends document the consequences of inaction," said Pollack. "The number of uninsured has reached crisis proportions that must be addressed by the President and Congress to ensure that health coverage is available and affordable for all."
According to the Families USA report, the states with the largest number of uninsured people for some or all of 2006-2007 were California (13.0 million), Texas (9.3 million), Florida (6.0 million), New York (5.5 million), Illinois (3.6 million), Georgia (3.1 million), Ohio (2.9 million), Pennsylvania (2.9 million), North Carolina (2.6 million), Michigan (2.5 million), and New Jersey (2.4 million).
Although nearly half of the uninsured were non-Hispanic whites, the report found that there were huge disparities in the uninsured rate based on race and ethnicity. Among people under 65 years of age, approximately 26.0 percent of non-Hispanic whites were uninsured in the past two years, compared to 44.5 percent for non-Hispanic blacks, and 60.7 percent for Hispanics.
"This report shows just how many working families are struggling with the sky rocketing costs of health care," said Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI). "It is simply unacceptable that in the greatest country in the world, a third of Americans have had to go without health insurance at some point over the last two years. Health care should be a right, not a privilege in our country and I will continue my fight to make that a reality."
"Given what we know about the growing number of uninsured Americans, and the findings from the new Families USA report, we have a historic opportunity to address the health care concerns of our nation's Children by passing a final CHIP reauthorization bill before the end of the month," Rep. Frank Pallone said. "I am confident Congress will do that, and am hopeful that President Bush will reconsider his veto threat so that we can help millions of additional children. This is how we begin to address the issue of the uninsured here in America."
The Families USA report was based on data from the Census Bureau's annual Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). The data was compiled with the assistance of the Lewin Group. For this analysis, Families USA examined trends in health insurance coverage from 1999-2000 to 2006-2007.


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CHAMPAIGN — Film festivals — festivals themselves, let alone films — are rarely as poignant as the one unfolding right now in this college town. The 15th Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival began Wednesday without its founder, who died two weeks ago. Earlier in the evening, an hour or so before the opening-night gala, Chaz Ebert, his widow, told a reception at the University of Illinois' president's home that every year after Ebertfest, on their way back to Chicago, the couple would write down movies to show next time. Before he died, Roger left her a long list, of dozens of movies to show.
Next time.
Everything about this festival, at least in its opening hours — Ebertfest runs through Sunday — felt like oblique, melancholy commentary on the absence of its namesake. In the third-to-last row from the back of the Virginia Theatre, the festival's newly restored home, built in 1921 — where Ebert, an Urbana native, often said he learned about the art of film — the late critic's large brown leather chair was installed for the duration of the festival, having been shipped from Chicago, as it has for years, an Ebertfest tradition.
Usher Joan Peressini, a longtime festival volunteer, looked across the aisles at the empty chair and recalled that there was a time when the theater stationed ushers, inside and outside the lobby doors behind the chair, to ensure that no one disturbed the critic.
She sighed. "This year, it's going to be difficult to get through this thing."
The first panel discussion on Thursday was the now-presciently-titled "Sustaining a Career in Film." Normally a practical-minded festival topic, it began as a meditation on long-term relationships and Roger Ebert: Michael Barker, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, recalled meeting Ebert when Barker was a high school student in Texas; Chicago filmmaker Steve James — in the late stages of work on a documentary about Ebert (he said before the panel he expects it to be ready for festivals later this year) — talked about meeting Ebert in the early '90s, just before the critic raised the profile of his film "Hoop Dreams."
Even the titles of the opening selections (selected by Ebert) were reminders: The short film "I Remember" by Grace Wang, a writer for Ebert's web site, was followed by "Days of Heaven," Terrence Malick's mournful take on age and loss. (Indeed, as if that wasn't poignant enough: Malick's latest, "To the Wonder," was the last movie Ebert reviewed.) Wang's voice broke as she introduced her film: "My one regret is I didn't thank (Roger) in the credits. I thought there was more time." Chicago filmmaker Haskell Wexler, who shot part of "Days of Heaven," told the sold-out movie house of 1,400: "What Roger stood for is what we all want to stand for — art and expression and understanding...."
Wexler, 91, looked lean and tanned and ornery, like a cowboy poet. Ebert dedicated this year's festival to him. When Chaz Ebert introduced Wexler, he took the stage of the Virginia with a small video camera, filming himself thanking the audience.
The audience itself, hours before the gala began, lined up in front of the theater, a line that curled around the block, down the length of an entire block, then curled again down another block. An old man and his older mother inched haltingly to the end of the line and shivered as the sky went black and the humid day became suddenly windy and cold. People hopped in place and spoke excitedly about Jack Black and Tilda Swinton and Richard Linklater, all of whom were expected to visit this tiny town in the next few days. But mostly they talked about seeing Chaz Ebert, who, clearly, was the real star.
She wore the white scarf that her late husband often wore to the festival. Before the first screening, after a standing ovation, she told the audience: "I was hoping my — I always called Roger 'my boyfriend' — my boyfriend would be with me, and he's not...." She added: "Thank you for giving me some place to go today. Thank you, I need this."
She mentioned that comments on her husband's web site presumed that he knew he would die very soon. "But I always say 'No, I don't think so.' It just happened. He passed away very gently, serenely. We were there with him, and then, he just, he just left."
He also left her scores of instructions on how to continue the festival, she said. "A month and a half ago, he thought he could go to the festival," she said, but doctors told him that his "radiation treatments would leave him too fatigued... So he started to make a lot of notes." She said that she just now, backstage, found a new note from him in her eyeglass case, a reminder of what his Facebook and Twitter account passwords were.
"He wanted to make sure this festival continues, so we can see what we're going to do about that," she said, and then she plugged the festival's new mobile app, the new company she created with Roger, Ebert Digital, and their re-tooled RogerEbert.com.
Having emceed the festival in past years — since her husband lost his voice after complications with surgery — she appeared now to be the new face of the Ebert brand.
Then, in a moment not listed on the evening's manifest, she read another memo from her late husband, asking all of the critics, filmmakers, contributors and sponsors in the house to stand on the edges of the stage. Then, using rewritten lyrics to "Those Were the Days," and the accompaniment from the theater's Wurlitzer organ, she led the audience, and members of the University of Illinois Black Chorus, in a singalong: "Once upon a time there was a theater/ Where we used to see film or two/ Remember how we laughed away the hours/ And dreamed of all the great things we would do..."
Which was followed by a clip of Orson Welles, as Falstaff in the opening of "Chimes at Midnight," staring into a fire on a dark winter's night. Falstaff says, "We have heard the chimes at midnight," to which Shallow, his friend, replies, "Jesus, the days that we have seen." Then the lights came up in the theater and Chaz said, "That Roger...." She made her way to the back of the theater and sat in her husband's chair and the movie began.
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Sarah Tolessa of Marion took her two sons, Hap and Anderson Waddell, to Ethiopia for a month during the summer. To hear Hap and Anderson talk about the trip, it sounds like one big safari. But Tolessa had other reasons for making the trip. How many elementary school teachers get a chance to present in front of an international audience?
It was her third trip to Ethiopia in a little over a year. She went to the country in eastern Africa in the summer of 2011, at the invitation of a friend, to volunteer with Ethiopia Reads, a charity that trains librarians, teachers, and school administrators on how to get more use from books in schools.
Tolessa found the experience rewarding enough to make two return trips to Ethiopia in about a year.
Tolessa said people have been surprised when she tells them how mild the temperatures were during the trip to Ethiopia. It was cooler in Ethiopia for most of the time they were there, with highs in the mid to upper 80s. The reason for the mild temperatures is that Ethiopia is very mountainous. They spent most of their time in Addis Ababa, the capital city, which is at an elevation of about 7,700 feet above sea level.
Tolessa and her sons did go on a trip to southern Ethiopia, where they saw a bunch of safari-favorite animals, such as crocodiles, hippos, zebras, gazelle, monkeys, baboons, and hyenas.
"We were in a little metal boat, and one of them (crocodiles) swam right under our boat and scraped along the whole length," Tolessa said.
As frightening as the crocodiles were, Hap got a bigger scare from Ethiopia's mosquitoes. The family took precautions, including getting 11 shots before going and using mosquito nets while sleeping in the south, but Hap came down with malaria for about two days. One night he got tangled up in his mosquito net, was bitten by a bunch of mosquitoes, and got ill.
"It's horrible," Hap said, saying he hurt all over and was sleepy the entire time.
Hap wasn't much of a fan of the local cuisine, either. Most meals consisted of injera, a kind of flat bread, almost like a pancake, made from teff flour and served with stew on top.
Anderson said he was interested in how Ethiopians built their homes, using whatever materials were available.
"Going to Ethiopia is like going back in time," Tolessa said. Farmers plow their fields with oxen, they carry water home instead of relying on plumbing, and animals are everywhere.
"In Ethiopia, there aren't fences; the animals just roam," she said.
Tolessa also met a man named Maranata during her first trip to Ethiopia, and they quickly hit it off. When she returned to Ethiopia in March, they got married.
The trip this summer was her sons' first time to meet Maranata face-to-face. Tolessa said they are getting close to having all of the arrangements made for Maranata to move to the U.S., after beginning the process in April.


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I encountered a list of wrong views rejected by Theravada and formulated in Kathāvatthu
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But there is a sutta in which Buddha says:20. Saḷāyatana micchādiṭṭhi — that the six sense-bases are the result of kamma.
(Kamma sutta from Samyutta Nikaya)"Now what, monks, is old kamma? The eye is to be seen as old kamma, fabricated & willed, capable of being felt. The ear... The nose... The tongue... The body... The intellect is to be seen as old kamma, fabricated & willed, capable of being felt. This is called old kamma.
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Then in sutta Buddha says that six bases are old kamma, which AFAIUI means these are the results of old kamma (old actions), that is kamma vipaka.
How then to understand that Kathavatthu states that "the six sense-bases are the result of kamma" is a wrong view? Maybe six bases in Kathavatthu are external six bases - forms etc.?
Could anyone comment on this?


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Doesn't keepass2 on win support autotype natively without an extension? and I've only encountered one website (paypal) that breaks, and that's only with the most recent overhaul of their design
Yes it does, at least on Windows. Ctrl-Alt-A calls KeePass, and autofills if you've already logged into KeePass. If you aren't logged in, you get a log-in prompt first. If the log-in screen matches multiple entries in your KeePass database, it gives you a nice list of accounts to choose from.
I had a couple bad experiences with this version of autotype, where "username"-tab-"password" didn't work, and it ended up typing my password in some random spot (the search box, for example), and then hitting "enter" automatically.
But maybe these problems have been fixed in the latest version, I just haven't noticed.


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NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark today announced that former Major League pitcher Javier Vazquez has joined the association as international special assistant.
Vazquez, 37, was born, raised and currently resides in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he was drafted by the Expos in the fifth round of the 1994 First-Year Player Draft. Vazquez played 14 Major League seasons between 1998-2011 with the Montreal Expos, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins (now Miami), and he amassed 165 wins while averaging almost a strikeout per inning in over 2,800 innings pitched.
While an active player, Vazquez took it upon himself to get heavily involved in union affairs by serving as a team player rep and/or alternate beginning with the 2002 season. He played an important role and was very active during collective bargaining negotiations in 2002 and 2006, often representing the interests of the game's foreign-born players.
In his new role, Vazquez will work in support of the union's international players, as well as assist with the MLBPA's efforts working with Major League Baseball International to help grow the game. In addition, Vazquez will represent the Players Association at various international events throughout the year, including, but not limited to, Winter Ball, amateur showcases and tournaments.
"Javy's experience and accomplishments as an active player, as well as the commitment he made as an integral part of our union leadership while in uniform, make him an ideal addition to our staff," said Clark. "His expertise and desire to impact our international players will be instrumental in accomplishing our goals in the short term and long term."
"I'm excited to join the Players Association as its international special assistant, and I look forward to sharing my experiences and knowledge with today's active players, especially those from Latin America," said Vazquez. "I'm eager and committed to helping all players navigate their way through the various stages of their careers, and to helping spread the global popularity of the game and the players."


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'Gun show loophole' visible in Las Vegas
Las Vegas --
When gun control advocates talk about closing the "gun show loophole," it's a 70-year-old retiree named Norm from Henderson they want to stop.
Norm, who declined to give his full name for fear of getting robbed if it were published, was among the hundreds of private sellers who crowded into the Las Vegas Sports Center on Saturday to exchange guns for cash - no background check needed.
It's a practice that will be outlawed if Congress adopts President Obama's proposal to require background checks on all gun purchases, not just the ones involving a federally licensed seller.
Asked who could buy his Uzi semi-automatic weapon with a bundle of 30-round magazines, Norm replied, "Anyone who has $2,000."
As far as Norm's concerned, Obama - and the 80 percent of Americans who recent polls show agree with efforts to close the loophole - can go take a long walk in the hot desert.
At stake, Norm said, was nothing less than his constitutional rights under the Second Amendment and his personal freedom to sell his property when and how he chooses. Rules forcing him to call the federal government to get clearance for each of his buyers would be an undue burden that would cost him money.
"This is a good time to cash in," he said. "This is doing better than my CDs and 401K combined. So who's going to tell me I can't sell something that's mine, and to whomever I want to?"
Record sales at shows
In Nevada, it's perfectly legal for one private resident to sell firearms to another resident, no questions asked. Still, private sellers are supposed to ask for proof of residency, and no one from California is allowed to directly purchase any gun the Golden State classifies as an illegal assault weapon - such as Norm's Uzi with the high-capacity magazines.
Yet law enforcement officials say that loophole is exploited every weekend, when sellers - motivated by the chance for quick cash - turn a blind eye to the buyer's home state. Obama, citing a 1997 study, estimated last week that 40 percent of the 300 million firearms in circulation were purchased off-market, such as at gun shows.
Since last month's massacre of 20 schoolchildren and seven adults in Newtown, Conn., gun show organizers, much like federally licensed gun shop owners, have reported record attendance and sales - a buying frenzy fueled by concern that new regulations will make it more difficult to purchase weapons.
Out-of-state inquiry
In an attempt to gauge how frequently private sellers checked for identification at the Las Vegas Gun Show, a Chronicle reporter approached five sellers to ask about buying a tactical rifle such as an AR-15, which is outlawed in California as an assault weapon. In each case, the seller was told he was dealing with a California resident who was hoping to buy the weapon for cash.
Of the five, one asked to see proof of Nevada residency before the sales discussion progressed, while four never asked. They were informed they were talking to a reporter only after the terms of the sale were agreed upon and the cash was requested.
A seller named Joe agreed to sell a POF-brand AR-15-style assault weapon, including grenade launcher, for $3,500. Joe, who said he was originally from Ocean Beach in San Diego, pressured his California client to act fast.
"These are banned in your state, but they're going to get banned everywhere soon," he said. "You can buy it for an investment."
Told later he was talking to a reporter, Joe, who declined to give his last name, quickly changed his tune and said he would not have completed the sale. "I don't know what the laws are in your state, so you need to know what's going on out there first. I can't sell you anything today."
One private seller, Ron Delia of Las Vegas, quickly begged off the transaction after he was told his potential buyer was from California. "I can't help you there, pal. If you were from Nevada you could walk out the door with it. Sorry."
Delia said later he was approached often by California residents, but steered clear of the illegal transactions. He said he agreed with Obama's call for background checks and disagreed it was an infringement of rights.
"If that's what we have to do to make sales, that's what we have to do," he said, noting federally licensed dealers already go through the process. "I tell people from California if they don't like the gun laws there, they should move here. That's what I did."
Piggybacking on convention
At the Antique Gun Show on Friday at the Riviera Hotel, where about 300 exhibitors sold both aging and modern firearms, Charles McManis of Reno pointed to a man he said had just asked him to approve the sale of a gun for a California resident. McManis said that while he ran background checks, he'd be resentful if federal law dictated that he do a rap-sheet run on a friend who wanted to buy a gun at McManis' home.
"We're not dealing with a gun problem here, we're dealing with a person problem," he said. "If guns were so dangerous, every person in this room would be dead, because we have thousands and thousands of guns here, and there's far more guns than people." Both of Las Vegas' public gun shows were held on the heels of the world's largest firearms trade industry convention, which drew 60,000 people to town and closed Friday. Organizers of the two weekend events said they had scheduled their shows to piggyback on the industry convention, well aware their booths would be flush with inventory and their aisles crowded with buyers.
'Exploiting the situation'
To gun-control proponents, the weapons-centric week sparked concern that what happened in Vegas will linger in Vegas.
And then it will get trafficked into neighboring cities and states.
"From a business perspective, it makes perfect sense," said Aimee Riley, a former student body president at the College of Southern Nevada who was among a small group of local residents who protested the industry show. "But it's also exploiting the situation and our community. It's reprehensible."
At Saturday's show, a teenager named Jacob walked the aisles with an AR-15 slung over his shoulder and a "For Sale" sign pinned to his chest. For $1,800, Jacob said, the deal would include magazines of 20 and 30 rounds.
Jacob turned the final stage of the transaction over to his father, Doug, who declined to give his last name.
Told that his would-be buyer lived in California and the weapon was illegal there, Doug said it didn't matter.
"As far as I'm concerned," Doug said. "I'm selling you a DVD player."
Justin Berton is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @justinberton


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MACON, Ga. – Coming off a career-high 27-point effort, Lipscomb redshirt-freshman guard Chandler Cooper has been named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week by both the league and College Sports Madness.
The Clarksville, Tenn. native had a career night from the floor in an 86-76 win over Jacksonville State on Tuesday. She was 9-of-12 shooting, including 7-of-9 from beyond the arc. Her 27 points were the most by a Lady Bison since 2010.
On the night Cooper also grabbed four rebounds, dished out four assists and collected two steals.
In the second half against the Gamecocks, Cooper was perfect from the field going 5-of-5.
Playing in only five games this season Cooper has hit 17 3-point shots and is averaging a team best 16.2 points per game.
The Lady Bisons return to action on Tuesday in Athens, Ga. to face the No. 16 Georgia Bulldogs in a 6 p.m. tilt.


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UK black women have double the risk of pregnancy complications
In the UK, black Caribbean and black African women have twice as much risk of experiencing severe pregnancy complications than white women, according to research published today on BMJ.com. The study, the first of its kind undertaken in the UK, also found that Pakistani women have a significantly higher risk of severe pregnancy-related health problems than white women. Today's research reflects previous studies carried out in the US, Canada and the Netherlands.
Using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS), Dr Marian Knight from the University of Oxford and her team, investigated 686 cases of severe pregnancy-related complications out of a total of 775,186 maternities between February 2005 and February 2006. Complications included hysterectomy after childbirth, fits with high blood pressure (eclampsia) or blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary embolism).
Dr Knight's research concludes that non-white women are one and half times more at risk of experiencing severe pregnancy-related complications than white women. This risk doubles for black Caribbean and black African women.
There is an overall estimated risk of severe complications of 89 cases per 100,000 maternities. The authors conclude that for white women this risk is around 80 cases per 100,000 maternities, 126 cases for non-white women as a whole, 188 cases for black African woman and 196 for black Caribbean women.
Knight argues that the increased risk for non-white women may be because of pre-existing medical factors or because of care during pregnancy, labour and birth and is unlikely to be due to the socio-economic situation of the woman or whether she smoked or was obese. She says the research "highlights to clinicians and policy-makers the importance of tailored maternity services and improved access to care for ethnic minority women".
The authors believe that one possible reason for the higher risk of complications is access to care. A number of studies have previously indicated that this was a contributing factor to ethnic differences in health. A recent national survey of women's experience of maternity care in the UK reported that women from black and minority ethnic groups were more likely to recognise their pregnancy later, access care later and as a result book antenatal care later than white women. These women also said they did not feel they were treated with respect and talked to in a way they understood by staff during pregnancy, labour and birth and postnatal care.
In an accompanying editorial, Wendy Pollock from the University of Melbourne believes that routine collection of more detailed data is key to improving knowledge. She says that one unresolved question is whether ethnicity itself is directly relevant to poor maternal outcomes, or whether it is a surrogate marker for other factors like low socioeconomic status, low level of education and poor nutrition. Ethnicity is a "blunt marker when each ethnic grouping is so diverse," she argues.
Pollock also makes the point that more resources need to be directed to raising awareness about the dangers of delaying childbearing beyond the age of 35 years.
She says: "The additional burden placed on the health of these women needs further investigation because women over 40 are up to eight times more likely to have a pregnancy related death than those in their early 20s. For this group of women, improving access to maternity services is not the solution. However, defining and communicating the risk of delaying childbirth for society may speed policy movements that could support earlier childbearing, such as paid maternity leave and flexible arrangements for return to work."
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KTM factory rider Antoine Meo on Sunday finished a close second in the Enduropale du Tourquet classic beach race on the rain and wind swept beach of this French resort after leading for much of the three-hour event.
It was only the second time Meo had raced the Enduropale. He finished fourth in 2013 in his debut ride.
Antoine Meo: "I would have liked to win. That was my objective and I am a little disappointed that we didn't make it but I had a crash on the last lap and I lost the contact with the leader."
Meo, the current E1 World Champion, rode the KTM 450 in the race and said it has been a great experience and excellent mental and physical training for the coming Enduro World Championships.
The KTM Factory team also opted for a three stop refueling strategy so the bike would be lighter, where most of the other riders chose to make two stops. The Enduropale is also a specialist event for which many riders prepare exclusively throughout the year, so Meo did very well to finish a close second.
On Saturday, Ben Watson, competing for KTM UK, also picked up an impressive victory in the Enduropale Junior event, finishing in one hour 32.45.451 to make it a good weekend for the Austrian brand.
For the Enduropale, riders contest as many 14 km laps as possible in the three hours of the race. The course is laid out on the beach both in long straights, at times passing through water, and through artificially shaped whoops and serpentines through treacherously tricky soft sand. The final ranking is determined by the number of laps completed after the three hours of competition and the order in which riders cross the line.
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Fall: March 1
Applications are processed shortly after the deadline date. Applications are evaluated by the Program Director and members of the Master of Journalism Committee, which is composed of faculty in the program.
Number Required: 2
From Whom: Letters of recommendation should be obtained from college/university faculty members familiar with the applicant's academic competence.
No specific courses are required for admission, but a professional background is highly recommended.
The Statement of Goals should be approximately 500-1,000 words and should include the following elements: your interest in Temple's program; your research goals; your focus in the program; and your talents and achievements.
The GRE is required. A score in the 65-75% range on the verbal and quantitative sections is expected.
Minimum TOEFL score or range of scores needed to be accepted:
620 paper-based or 260 computer-based test.
A resume is required.
Professional, published articles or papers are preferred as a writing sample.
Graduate credits from an accredited institution may be
transferred into the M.J. program but must be a "B" or better
in order to transfer. The maximum number of credits a student
may transfer is 8.
Main Campus, Center City
Courses are primarily offered at the well-equipped and professional facility of Temple University Center City campus (TUCC), a location across from the Philadelphia City Hall and appropriate for a professional news training program. Some classes are also offered on Main campus, fifteen minutes away by subway, bus or automobile. Parking is available at both sites.
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 40
Required Courses:
JPRA410: News Reporting
JPRA518: Contemporary Issues in Journalism
JPRA411: News Editing
JPRA460: Computer Assisted Reporting and Research
JPRA622: Communication Law
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Students must pass an examination in three fields of study. Students have a week to complete three questions submitted by faculty members in separate fields. Students cannot graduate without a 3.00 overall average.
Comprehensive Exam:
The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to demonstrate competence in three areas of study in the Master of Journalism Program. Students request three major professors to submit three separate questions for exam. Students have a week to complete the exam. Students must take Communication Law or Communication History as one area of the exam, but may choose two other areas from subjects studied. The examination is taken during or after the last semester of work. The graduate faculty in the Master of Journalism Program participate based on the student's choice and that of the M.J. Director.
The graduate faculty members who write the questions also evaluate the answers. Each examination is evaluated by two faculty members, each voting to pass or fail the student. If the members are not in agreement, a third faculty member reads and evaluates the examination and determines the outcome. The student must answer every question on the examination in order to be evaluated. Students must successfully pass all questions on the exam in order to qualify as satisfactorily completing the requirement. Comprehensive examinations are administered at various times during the year.
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Time Limit for Degree Completion: 4 years
Courses are primarily offered at the well-equipped and professional facility of Temple University Center City campus (TUCC), a location across from the Philadelphia City Hall and appropriate for a professional news training program. Some classes are also offered on Main campus, 15 minutes away by subway, bus, or automobile. Parking is available at both sites.
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m. Students are able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Master of Journalism Program
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The Master of Journalism Program at Temple University is the only one of its kind in the state and one of just a handful of programs in the United States. The program is proud that it provides professional training within a University liberal arts context appropriate for individuals who seek to be leaders in their field.
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Coursework is offered in the following areas: news reporting for print, broadcast and online distribution; magazine writing; news and magazine management; law and ethics; communication history; and specialized classes in sports writing, documentary photography, electronic information gathering, computer-assisted reporting, Web design, and other areas.
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M.J. students may participate in the London Program offered by the School of Communications and Theater in the summer and fall semesters.
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The program offers limited teaching and/or research assistantships. Applications for the assistantships should be made at the time of application. Assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis that includes consideration of, among other things, scores on the Graduate Record Examination. Assistantships carry a stipend and full-tuition remission (up to 9 credits each semester). Applications should include: a statement of experience, areas of interest, and future goals; transcripts; and a curriculum vitae.
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Neither Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs nor Flyers CEO Ed Snider — to pick a pair of hardline hawks driving the NHL agenda — was allowed out from behind the curtain yesterday to explain their need to reach into the players' pockets in order to enrich their own already substantial bottom lines, the league's governors willingly gagged by a by-law that doesn't permit them to speak for themselves.
Actions, though, speak louder than words ever could. And the NHL's inexorable march toward its second owners' lockout in the last eight years, this one set for Sunday at 12:00:01 a.m., tells the world the owners' priority is not in finding a solution to the particular small-market issues that damage the league's finances, but rather in devising a system in which they keep as much cash for themselves as they possibly can — even the owners operating thriving franchises such as Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and the Rangers.
Incredibly, it is the T-shirt-and-shorts-clad players who are not only more fully vested in the game's growth than the league's owners, but also appear to believe in the NHL's capacity to grow more than the suits in the boardrooms.
It is the players who somehow still believe in the concept of a partnership that the league embraced as a core principle emerging from the last lockout, but abandoned in practicality the moment the ink was dry on the agreement.
The players have proposed taking significantly smaller percentages of the gross as the league generates additional revenue. The more the league creates, the more it keeps. The players have proposed aggressive revenue-sharing aid directed to needy franchises.
They have been met by the stone wall of the Board and commissioner Gary Bettman, who identify the league's ills only as a function of the players making too much money.
"I thought we would be working more cooperatively in an attempt to find the solution to this, but that hasn't been the case," Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist said. "I didn't want this to be 'us against them,' but their first offer set a tone I didn't expect.
"They told us in a meeting that the system they got seven years ago hasn't been working, so I thought they would be a little bit more open-minded about creating a new system, but that has not been the case."
The union envisions continued annual revenue growth of 7.1 percent that is consistent with the data through the seven years of the hard-cap era. The commissioner yesterday called those projections unrealistic, citing the strength of the Canadian dollar, the league's deal with NBC and the move of a franchise from Atlanta to Winnipeg as unique factors in the NHL's success.
In other words, the commissioner — who locked the league into a 10-year exclusive deal with Snider's NBC/Comcast for its U.S. rights that is self-limiting — neither believes the league is capable of maintaining meaningful growth nor is willing to invest in that prospect.
But then, Bettman is the one who insists on maintaining a feeble franchise in Phoenix. His is the league that has failed to create an international market. His is the league that allows the Maple Leafs to own a monopoly in Toronto.
In other words, his is the league without a vision beyond reaching into the pockets of the players on the other side of the table.
And his is the league whose hardline owners conveniently stuff gags in their mouths so they don't have to explain their avarice.
A few years ago, Snider, an Ayn Rand acolyte, gave an interview for a DVD tribute entitled, "The Birth of Objectivism." In it, he referred to a lecture Ayn Rand Institute founder Leonard Peikoff gave at the University of Pennsylvania in the mid-1970's at Snider's urging and invitation.
It was, Snider fondly recalled, "a lecture on the virtue of selfishness."


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Phaladingwe Nature Trail
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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal
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SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.102 no.1 Cape Town ene. 2012
Malignant persecution of doctors by the HPCSA
To the Editor: A person is likely to complain to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) about a doctor, judging by TV advertisements by lawyers and the headline in our local newspaper, the Daily Dispatch, 'How to sue your doctor'! The complaint should then be assessed (the Schabir Shaik case comes to mind) and an inquiry made as to what has transpired (this is made by the Legal Department, and 20 pages of regulations are enclosed).
A doctor replies in good faith, and presumably in most cases this involves providing an adequate and comprehensive report. There is no reply indicating whether this report has been received, but the doctor is then autocratically summonsed to appear before a 'Medical Committee' to supply more information. No attempt is made to contact the doctor by telephone or letter. This appearance before the 'Medical Committee' is at the doctor's own inconvenience and expense, as the HPCSA points out in their initial letter.
I have many documented accounts of doctors from East London having to appear before this Committee for insignificant matters. There is no explanation why this ludicrous appearance should occur when the situation could be solved with communication. I do not think this situation is unique to East London - it is probably a national phenomenon!
Is this not gross abuse of misplaced bureaucratic power?
If the doctor does not appear before this 'Medical Committee' with good documented reasons, the next step is a summons to appear before a 'Disciplinary Committee'. There is no communication, apart from lawyers' letters (there cannot be any shortage of people in the legal department at the HPCSA), as the only reply one gets is a lawyer's summons.
This process takes years, during which time the doctor is obviously unnecessarily stressed. The HPCSA has the audacity to publish in their bulletin of 2011 'Stress'. Is this not the kettle calling the pot black!
The mandate of the HPCSA is 'to protect the public and guide the doctors' - perhaps this should be reversed, i.e. 'to protect the doctor and guide the public'. This would help to stem the mass exodus of doctors. An added benefit would be not antagonising the doctors remaining in South Africa with the HPCSA's Gestapo-type approach.
Surely the South African Medical Association (SAMA) would be interested to hear of other doctors' reports about the malignant harassment (persecution) of doctors who have had similar problems when there has been 'no offence'. These minor issues should be handled by SAMA.
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This is a smorgasbord bento for my 2-year-old daughter. It is packed in a small Lock and Lock box - smaller and more shallow than the regular "4 square Lock and Lock" I normally use. This one is just sandwich sized.
In the top left are tortilla strips (really, just the "crusts" of a quesadilla, my son won't eat the edges and she will, so...), a leftover spring roll from my husbands dinner the other night, some mini kabobs of colby cheese and summer sausage. Rounding the right side and to the front left corner are a silicone cup holding raspberries, some of those never-ending Pooh animal crackers, a tiny heart shaped silicone cup of baby Goldfish crackers.
The first thing my daughter did with this lunch was pull the cheese and sausage off the picks and throw the picks to the floor. She was definitely not as taken with them as she was the pink kitty pick yesterday. She was also not very keen on the spring roll. It has been a long time since she's had those, she used to gobble them up. I hope this isn't a sign she's turning picky on me!
Monday, February 15, 2010
a little of this and that bento
Posted by Melissa at 2:00 PM
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- April said... [Reply to comment]
I don't want to be rude and say you are insane but wowzers girl............ you are over the top. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GUCCI!!!!!!!! You make moms like me feel bad about slapping a pb&j in a brown bag. =)
- February 16, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
Silly April. I felt bad reading that Luke would eat organic waffles. LOL What I would do to see my boy doing THAT!!! Did O's lunchbox post "the anti-bento lunchbox" make you feel any better? :) I had to share that - it felt dishonest to not include it. It's like my dirty little secret. :P
- February 16, 2010 at 1:59 PM
- Melissa said... [Reply to comment]
But seriously, ditch the brown bag. Nothing green about that!!! Aren't you the terracycling queen? Hmmm?
- February 16, 2010 at 2:01 PM
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Gay Florida 19-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt accused of texting teen
(CNN) — Is Kaitlyn Hunt headed to jail?
A Florida judge will decide the gay Florida teen's fate Tuesday after prosecutors pulled her plea deal when they discovered she'd exchanged about 20,000 text messages with the underage teen girl at the center of the case against her.
Prosecutors filed a new charge against Hunt, accusing her of "transmission of material harmful to minor by electronic equipment." In a court filing, the state said it violates Florida law for her to have sent the "harmful" texts to a minor.
Their relationship began when Hunt was 18 and the girl was 14. The girl's family said the relationship was sexual. Hunt's family has said the relationship was consensual, but under Florida law, a 14-year-old can't give consent.
Hunt, who turned 19 last week, was charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery.
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Prosecutors had offered Hunt a deal: Plead guilty to one felony that could later be removed from her record and two misdemeanors in exchange for community service — with no jail time and no mandatory ankle bracelet.
Now, prosecutors want her bond revoked after the discovery of the texts. They say Hunt violated a February court order to not contact the girl. There will be a hearing at 1 p.m. Tuesday in an Indian River County court.
Hunt had been free on bail while awaiting trial. She was booked into detention Monday night after her bail bond company declined to secure the $5,000 bond any longer and picked her up. Hunt can go free if her family or another bail bond company comes up with the money.
In court documents, prosecutors say Hunt gave the girl an iPod in February that was used to receive and send about 20,000 text messages between the two.
Prosecutors also said 25 photographs were also sent, and secret meetings took place between the two.
"These photographs are explicit and depict the defendant nude," the documents state.
Prosecutors also included examples of texts they say Hunt sent to the girl, including: "(N)o matter what if they find out we talked I'm going to jail until trial starts."
The state also said the girl told a detective that Hunt would drive her to "a remote location where they would have intimate physical contact." The court papers claim that the most recent meeting took place two weeks ago.
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The Hunt family has refused to comment, and their attorney has not responded to CNN's request for an interview.
The case gained national attention when Hunt's family went public on Facebook after she was charged, detailing their daughter's case and essentially accusing the victim's family of going after their daughter because she is gay.
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Patch 2.4 brings new content in Sunwell Plateau, as well as a plethora of new items and gear. There are also a few warrior specific changes, but nothing that really impacts tanking.
Shattered Sun Offensive Reputation Rewards
There are several reputation reward items for the Sunwell plateau that may well provide upgrades if you have not been raiding much, or are an up and coming level 70. There is a shield, [item]Dawnforged Defender[/item], and a tanking sword, [item]Inuuro's Blade[/item] on par with Grom'tor's charge. These will only cost you a few gold once you have the required reputation with the Shattered Sun Offensive reputation.
New Defensive Metagem – [item]Eternal Earthstorm Diamond[/item]
There is a new metagem as well. [item]Eternal Earthstorm Diamond[/item]. It will grant +12 Defense and +10% Shield Block VALUE. I'm not so sure this will outweigh the [item]Powerful Earthstorm Diamond[/item] unless you are going for a passive crush immunity set.
New Enchant – Enchant Chest – Defense
This new enchant will grant 15 defense rating to your chest. Now this one I see as a possibility depending on your gear and gem selections. Typically tanks would go for Major Health, which is +150 health. But if going with +15 Defense would allow you to socket more [item]Solid Star of Elune[/item], then going with Defense will be the better option. Add in the Vitality talent bonus for Stamina and you would definitely lean more towards gemming Solid Stars and enchanting +15 Defense.
New Head Glyph – [item]Glyph of the Gladiator[/item]
At first glance, this is a PVP glyph. But let's look a little closer. This glyph gives 18 stamina and 20 resilience. This might be a good choice if you are going for more health and less avoidance of the [item]Glyph of the Defender[/item]. Again, this one will come down to personal preference, raid encounter, and current gear setup.
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There are various new items as well that will cost tokens or badges of some sort. I am hoping to get on test realm soon to find out exactly what it will take but for now here is a list of some items:
[item]Breastplate of Agony's Aversion[/item]
[item]Crown of Dath'Remar[/item]
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The Lutheran Women's Missionary League met Nov. 7 at the church with Phyllis Mueller as hostess. Pastor Clark Davis led the lesson, and Joyce Medley gave opening and closing devotions. Others present were Kathy Davis, Janet Bielefeld, Adeline Bernhardt, Leona Kleiber, Betty Mueller, Phyllis Mueller, and Edna Backhus. The current officers were re-elected to serve in 2013. They are Kathy Davis, president; Betty Mueller, secretary; Janet Bielefeld, treasurer; and Joyce Medley, Christian growth chairman.
Deb Hall and Kaylee of Herington and Tom and Dee Duggan attended the funeral of Jacquie Sjodahl at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Herington on Nov. 7.
Mary Clemmer visited with Collin Bailey of Ramona at the polls on Nov. 6.
A good crowd turned out for the first game night of the winter Nov. 4 at the senior center. The community Christmas party will take the place of game night in December. The event on Dec. 2 will feature open house at the businesses on Main Street, a soup supper, and entertainment by the Cottonwood Valley Band.
Rustyn Kerbs of Hillsboro and Lucille Kerbs were Nov. 4 dinner guests of Russ and Julie Kerbs.
Leona Kleiber spent Nov. 2 through 4 with Dean and Becky Routh and Danielle of Augusta. Danielle was a member of the cast of "The Wizard of Oz," which was presented Nov. 1, 2, and 3 by Christian Youth Theater Wichita. Leona, Dean, and Becky, along with Holly Routh and Easton, attended the Nov. 3 performance. On Nov. 4, they all ate dinner at a Wichita restaurant.
Tom Duggan attended a junior high school basketball game at White City on Nov. 5 to watch his granddaughter, Kaylee Hall of Herington, play.
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Lucille Kerbs visited Connie Thompson and Taylor in Abilene on Nov. 3. Allison Sluder and Brooklyn joined them for dinner out.
Georgia Spohn met Lenora Graham and Paulette Zook of Florence in Hillsboro on Nov. 2 for Lifelong Learning at Tabor and dinner out. Nancy Jo Leachman of Salina presented a program about her collection of cotton flour sacks, which reveal a lot of history.
Lucille Kerbs and Dorothy Ensz of Hillsboro ate dinner out on Nov. 1 and visited Mildred Steinle at Parkside Homes.
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Bev and Tom Reid of Marion, Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, and Edna Backhus attended a children's carnival Oct. 28 at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church. Cody attends a preschool there.