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Visp (French Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Its population is around 7,000. The two valleys are Mattertal and Saastal. It borders with Brig-Gils.
The majority of the population is German-speaking.
With its 24 authentic Valais mountain villages perched on the mountain slopes and nestling in the Rhone Valley, and its five skiing areas, this varied holiday region is often called 'the Valais in pocket format'.
The pretty little old town of Visp in the Rhone Valley is one of the most important cultural and wine-growing centres in the Valais. With the opening of the Lötschberg base tunnel, Visp became a new railway hub for visits to the central and upper Valais, and excursions to Saas-Fee, Zermatt, Leukerbad and the Aletsch Glacier. Its wide range of accommodation including hotels, holiday apartments, group accommodation, mountain huts and two camp sites makes it a perfect place to stay, away from the bustle of the big resorts.
With 500 km of hiking trails, the Visp region is primarily hiking country in summer, but there are also a wide range of tracks for bikers. Because of the dry, almost desert-like climate on the sunny mountain slopes of the Rhone Valley, an extensive network of irrigation channels was built centuries ago by farmers of the region. This is why the area is so fertile today. Discover the 28 different flowers used for making Bach flower therapies along a special themed trail in Eggerberg; then visit the wild, romantic Turtmann Valley, where you can watch tasty mountain cheese being made the traditional way in the show cheese dairy.
The 'Rund um Visp' ski region comprises two main ski resorts: the Augstbord region and the head of the Vispertal, including Visperterminen. 28 ski- and chairlifts ascend from these high plateaus to 2540 m. The carousel of ski resorts made up of Bürchen/Törbel and Unterbäch with Eischoll revolves around the Augstbordhorn, and a free ski bus runs between them. Those in search of peace and quiet should make for the slopes of Gspon, reached by cableway from Stalden or Staldenried. One ski pass gives access to all these ski regions, where you will also find snow-boarding, carving, cross-country skiing and winter hiking trails as well as prepared sledge runs. Every resort also has marked snowshoe trails offering three levels of difficulty. There is also an indoor ice-rink in Visp while Bürchen, Raron and Visperterminen have natural outdoor rinks.
- Old town of Visp: Visp is the centre of the region and has a pretty little town centre.
- Visperterminen: the highest vineyard in Europe at 1150 metres. This is where the fruity-spicy Heida white wine is pressed from Traminer grapes.
- Raron: fortified hilltop castles and a baroque church dominate the historic old part of the town where the poet Rainer Maria Rilke chose to be buried.
- Safrandorf Mund: the only village in central Europe where the precious spice, saffron, has been grown since the middle ages
- Birkendorf Bürchen: visitors can re-energise themselves here in the shade of the birch-lined avenue with some fresh birch juice.
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Honors & Awards
» 2014 Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, Coaches)
» Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013, 2014)
» Team Captain (2014)
» Cletus Fischer Native Son Award Winner (2014)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2014)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014)
» Three-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
Offensive guard Jake Cotton completed his Nebraska career with a standout 2014 season. A second generation Husker, Cotton had great success on and off the field during his time in the football program.
One of five senior captains in 2014, Cotton started all 13 games at left guard, teaming with tackle Alex Lewis to form a strong left side of the line. The Nebraska offensive line helped the Huskers ran in the top 20 nationally in both rushing offense and scoring offense, while senior running back Ameer Abdullah became Nebraska's all-time leader in all-purpose yards while ranking second in career rushing yards. The line also helped Nebraska rank among the top offenses in protecting the passer in 2014.
Cotton was an honorable-mention all-conference pick by the media and coaches for his performance this season.
Cotton played in 32 games in his Nebraska career, while starting 24 of 26 games in his final two years. Cotton played his senior season as a graduate after earning his degree in history in August of 2014. A Lincoln native, Cotton earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for three consecutive seasons.
Cotton was a key part of an offensive line that powered several record-setting performances. The Nebraska offense opened the season with a Big Ten modern-era record of 784 yards of total offense, including 498 rushing yards. The line pounded the defenses of both Miami and Illinois as the Huskers rushed for 343 and 458 yards, respectively, and Ameer Abdullah topped 200 yards in both contests.
The line paved the way for Abdullah's fourth 200-yard rushing game of the season against Rutgers.
2013 (Junior)
Cotton started 11 of 13 games at left guard, while missing the Michigan and Michigan State contests with a knee injury. His play helped Nebraska average better than 215 rushing yards and more than 410 yards of total offense per game. With the offensive line providing the push, junior I-back Ameer Abdullah rushed for 1,690 yards and had 11 100-yard rushing games. As a team, Nebraska topped 250 rushing yards five times in 2013.
2012 (Sophomore)
Cotton played in five games as a sophomore, serving as a reserve guard behind All-Big Ten pick Spencer Long and Seung Hoon Choi. Cotton saw his most extensive action of the year against Georgia in the Capital One Bowl.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman)
Cotton played in wins over Chattanooga, Washington and Wyoming, helping the Huskers rack up more than 300 rushing yards against both Washington and Wyoming. He suffered a knee injury before the Ohio State game and was lost for the season. Cotton moved from defense to the offensive line during spring practice.
2010 (Redshirt)
Cotton redshirted in his first season and worked on the defensive line.
Before Nebraska (Southeast HS)
Cotton excelled on both lines at Southeast for Coach John Larsen. As a senior, Cotton helped the Knights to a 9-2 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals. Cotton provided a physical presence at offensive tackle, while on defense he made 58 tackles, including 12 sacks, and added a pair of fumble recoveries. Cotton's play earned him first-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and first-team Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star. Both papers selected him to their all-state teams as an offensive lineman. Cotton was the first scholarship signee for Nebraska from Lincoln Southeast since 2003.
Cotton gained more than 40 pounds between his junior and senior season. As a junior, he played tight end and defensive end for the Knights. Cotton was ranked among the top 50 players in the Midlands Region by Super Prep Magazine.
Jake is the son of Barney and Christine Cotton and was born on July 11, 1991. Cotton is a history major and has earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll three times. He was also an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2012 and 2013. He has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, School is Cool Week, Fuel Up to Play 60, Uplifting Athletes, Madonna Rehabilitation Center and team hospital and school visits. Cotton earned a spot on both the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams in 2014 for his community outreach efforts.
His father earned three letters for the Huskers from 1975 to 1978, as both an offensive and defensive lineman. His older brother, Ben, was a four-year letterwinner at tight end for Nebraska from 2009 to 2012.
Cotton's Career Statistics
» Games Played - 32 (3 in 2011, 5 in 2012, 11 in 2013; 13 in 2014)
» Games Started - 24 (11 in 2013; 13 in 2014)

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BELMONT � When Nate Cudney came to Belmont Abbey College in the fall of 2008 out of Charlotte�s Myers Park High School, he was eager to join his brother Jordan Cudney in a baseball program that had just made the NCAA Division II tournament.
Five years later, Nate Cudney has enjoyed the best and worst of times but is hopeful of ending his career on a positive note with Thursday�s start of the 2013 Conference Carolinas tournament in Burlington.
�He�s really been a critical part of our success,� Belmont Abbey coach Scott Brickman said of Nate Cudney, who will be the starting pitcher for fourth-seeded Crusaders in Thursday�s 11 a.m. opening-round tournament game. �And we�ll need a good effort for him to reach our goals this week. A lot of that goes back to his experience. He�s done a lot as a pitcher at this school, going all the way back to that 2009 team.�
That 2009 team was the school�s best in history, going 40-26 with a Conference Carolinas tournament title, the school�s only Southeast Regional title and capped by a third-place national finish in the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary.
Nate Cudney, then a freshman, is the only player left on the Abbey roster from that team.
Then primarily a reliever � he went 4-3 with a 5.47 ERA in 19 appearances (six starts) � Nate Cudney has become a starter in the years since � but not before overcoming an off-field incident that cost him a year with the team and at the Abbey.
A pitcher for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plains League in the summer of 2010, Nate Cudney was arrested and charged with seven felonies for breaking into motor vehicles, five misdemeanors for larcenies and five misdemeanors for stolen goods on July 28, 2010.
The arrest was a public relations nightmare for Nate Cudney and the school.
�I guess I was the talk of the town for months,� Nate Cudney remembers.
But while he was suspended from school for a year, he was able to rehabilitate himself and his image.
�I did my two years of probation and they dismissed me of all charges,� Nate Cudney said.
Nate Cudney�s brother Jordan Cudney was a senior for the Crusaders during his one-year suspension.
�Baseball during that time frame was something I couldn�t do,� Nate Cudney said. �It was terrible, watching the guys play and missing my brother�s senior year. I took classes at (Charlotte�s) Central Piedmont Community College, so I had no ties to the baseball team whatsoever.�
Nate Cudney did come watch some games, but even that came with a price.
�It was a totally different world,� he said. �I had some kids look at me a little bit differently.�
Brickman admits there was some concern about bringing Nate Cudney back to the team for the 2011-12 school year.
�With Nate and the mistake he did make, he was asked to take a year off,� Brickman said. �And there were a lot of stipulations put in place and a lot of learning for him to do. He had to prioritize a lot of things off the field, like his grades in the classroom.
�The final hurdle was trust with the team. If you have 35 guys in the locker room and they don�t trust you, you can�t come back. But he earned that trust back and I think he�s matured a lot for having gone through this.�
The year off made Nate Cudney eager to return � and hungry to show his talents hadn�t been diminished.
In fact, as a junior last season, Nate Cudney was 5-3 with a 3.55 ERA in 15 appearances (10 starts) and this year, he has become the Abbey pitching ace.
Entering Thursday�s tournament opener, he is 8-2 with a 3.21 ERA in 14 appearances (12 starts) and has team-highs of 81 1-3 innings pitched and 75 strikeouts.
�Taking a year off made me grow up quickly,� Nate Cudney said. �It made me the man I am today. I did see a lot of things. It happened but it made me stronger as a person.�
And while he is pleased with his role as ace starter, he says �to me, pitching�s pitching.�
Said Nate Cudney: �I pitch regardless of reliever or starter. An inning is an inning. The only bad thing about starting is that usually when the game�s on the line, you�re out of the game. But who doesn�t want to be the staff ace?�
Brickman thinks that splitting time between the starting rotation and the bullpen has made Nate Cudney a smarter, more effective pitcher.
�His poise on the mound is incredible,� Brickman said of Nate Cudney. �You see guys that throw 90 mph and they have no clue about anything else and they will get hammered.
�Nate has all the intangibles you look for in a pitcher. Some of that stuff you can try to teach, but some kids don�t see that. He sees it.�
Richard Walker: 704-869-1841; twitter.com/JRWalk22
2013 Conference Carolinas baseball tournament
(At Burlington Athletic Stadium)
Thursday's games
No. 3 (King) vs. No. 4 (Belmont Abbey), 11 a.m.
No. 2 (Coker) vs. No. 5 (Pfeiffer), 3 p.m.
No. 1 (Mount Olive) vs. No. 6 (Erskine), 7 p.m.
Friday�s games
Thursday 3 p.m. loser vs. Thursday 7 p.m. loser, 11 a.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. loser vs. Thursday 7 p.m. winner, 3 p.m.
Thursday 3 p.m. winner vs. Thursday 7 p.m. winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday�s games
Friday 3 p.m. winner vs. Friday 7 p.m. winner, 11 a.m.
Friday 7 p.m. loser vs. Friday 11 a.m. winner, 3 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. loser vs. Saturday 3 p.m. winner, 7 p.m.
Sunday�s game(s)
Saturday 11 a.m. winner vs. Saturday 7 p.m. winner, 1 p.m.
If Saturday 7 p.m. winner wins Sunday 1 p.m. game, 4 p.m.


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Entitlement reform key to future
As the sequester blame game hits fever pitch this week, Republicans' stance on taxes is simply indefensible, falling hundreds of billions short of even their own prior positions. But as Democrats, we also share a large portion of responsibility for the coming cuts to domestic discretionary spending, as the party has decided in both action and rhetoric that meaningful fixes to the major entitlement programs of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are off-limits.
Think about it. Over the past three years, from debt ceiling deals to the supercommittee and the fiscal cliff, social insurance programs have escaped virtually unscathed while every other category of spending took some hit and revenue grew. And because of the sheer enormousness of the Big 3 entitlements, Democrats face a serious new crisis that is closer to home and will linger long past the sequester: There is now barely a farthing left in the budget for any new investments.
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Over the past century, Democrats can boast two major economic legacies. The first is the safety net programs of the New Deal and the Great Society — successful programs that lifted the elderly and vulnerable out of poverty. The second is the New Frontier investment programs defined and expanded under President John F. Kennedy. These investments in science, space, defense, education, as well as highways, rails, ports and medical breakthroughs helped power the U.S. economy during the latter half of the 20th century.
For the past 50 years, these two Democratic legacies have been on a collision course. In the mid-1960s, federal spending on investments outpaced those of entitlements by 3-to-1. By the mid-1970s, we spent one dollar on investments for every dollar that went to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Last year, it was one dollar for investments for every three in entitlements. In 10 years, the ratio will be 1-to-5.
The problem is this: During this decade and the next, the number of Americans over the age of 65 will jump by 75 percent while those of working age — the people who fund entitlements through their tax contributions — will nudge up by just 7 percent. On top of that, entitlement benefits typically grow faster than both inflation and wages, and can pay out significantly more than people pay in. The median lifetime Medicare taxes paid by new retirees in 2030 will be $180,000; while the median paid benefit will be a staggering $664,000. Vastly more elderly, combined with steadily larger retiree benefits, and relatively fewer taxpayers to fund them create an untenable budget situation unless addressed.


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Andre Villas-Boas wants Tottenham to keep going after 2-2 draw at Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas wants Tottenham Hotspur to 'keep the faith' following the 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
Last Updated: 09/05/13 7:03am
Spurs must now rely on either Chelsea or Arsenal slipping up in the final two games of the season in order to claim a place in the Premier League's top four.
Villas-Boas was pleased to see Spurs twice come from behind to claim a point at Stamford Bridge, and has urged his team to focus on beating Stoke City and Sunderland in their final fixtures.
"It was good for us to get back in the game in the second half, we really increased the tempo and played really, really well," the former Chelsea manager told Sky Sports.
"Obviously with the point we don't depend on ourselves any more as somebody has to drop points.
"Our focus is on doing our job in these remaining fixtures. In the Premier League, everything can happen, so keep the faith.
"We wanted to win and the feeling is a point is not bad. Our focus is to continue to do our job and, hopefully with the teams that Arsenal and Chelsea have to play, who are fighting for survival, something can happen.
"The Premier League is completely unpredictable. Wigan, they have to go to Arsenal. Chelsea have a difficult game against Aston Villa on Saturday morning, and we have a difficult game at Stoke, who are also fighting.
"The next fixtures before the emotions of the last day of the season can be decisive."
Villas-Boas also praised the performance of Emmanuel Adebayor, who scored Spurs' first equaliser in stunning fashion in the first half.
He added: "Adebayor's first goal is absolutely unbelievable. It was good for him to score in such a decisive place.
"He had a great, great game. He really linked up the game well for us and you saw his finishing touch. He has fully deserved his man of the match."


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The good news? Ebony Jackson and Josh Rendon, who were featured on the first season of 16 and Pregnant, have beaten the odds that plague teen parents by getting married and staying together. The bad news? They were arrested in September 2011 and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a drug premise when authorities raided the couple's home after CPS received complaints about their "deplorable living conditions." According to the report by the Department of Human Services, "Every room inside the residence had human and dog feces on the floors, walls, and clothing." There were also maggots and flies, dirty diapers, and piles of garbage. CPS removed their daughter—who turns three this month—from the home. Animal control also stepped in and rescued three dogs. By November 2011, Ebony had made a second stab at drug rehab in an attempt to get her life in order and regain custody of her daughter. At the moment, Josh and Ebony, whose cases are still pending, are only allowed supervised visits with their daughter.
So it was a shock to everyone when the couple announced that they are "extremely excited" to be expecting their second child. Speaking to TMZ, Josh said that although this pregnancy was not planned they are ready for the responsibility because they have learned from their mistakes. Hopefully this round of "learning from mistakes" was a little more effective than that time they accidentally became teen parents!
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1. You deserve my respect, honor, and my best.
2. You deserve cautious, diligent, indifference.
3. You deserve the sword.
It is violence. It is rabid determination. It is the dark recesses of the animal in you. It is "never give up." It is relishing the destruction of evil. It is a smile on your face with blood on your hands and your enemy at your feet.
I don't have a problem releasing the beast...I struggle with not doing so on a very frequent basis. I'm not claiming to be tough or skilled, I'm just wired to go. Always have been. I've drawn my lines in the sand, made my decisions the triggers are set. If your locked in a battle of moral quandaries when it's time to go. you won't! Those decisions have to be made before the battle.Van Canna wrote:So how do you access that dark side of you when justified to fight for survival?
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Rights of the People: A Rhode Island Constitution Established
Commemorating the 170th anniversary of the state's first Constitution effective on May 2, 1843, this exhibit features an array of original documents leading up to and relating to its ratification, including journals from the first Constitutional Convention in 1824, petitions to expand the right to vote and a copy of the 1841 "Peoples Constitution" as ratified by supporters of Thomas Dorr. Other featured items include records of the state's last Constitutional Convention in 1986. Video footage taken during the plenary sessions will run continuously as part of the exhibit.
See the full exhibit for yourself at the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, through May 31, 2013. We are open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free, two-hour validated parking is available at the nearby In-Town Parking lot at the corner of Snow and Westminster Streets.
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Yesterday Facebook quietly introduced a new feature it first called Friendshake (which still pops up in your browser when searching for the app) that's now been labeled Find Friends Nearby. In a nutshell, opening the Find Friends Nearby app shows you everyone around you who is also looking at the Find Friends Nearby app.
The app, originally spotted by TechCrunch, arrives in the aftermath of a Facebook acquisition spree that included ambient social app Glancee. The deal was little more than an acquihire, in which Facebook simultaneously grabbed the Glancee team and the app itself boarded up its business. The road to social-local features has been a rocky one for Facebook, and it was inevitable that, post-Glancee grab, the social network would take another stab at connecting users based on location – and now we're looking at it.
Strangely, while Find Friends Nearby hasn't been officially launched, Facebook wants word of the new app to start spreading organically. And that means, for the time being, you're likely to be looking at an empty Find Friends Nearby feed.
You might question why Facebook needs an app to further connect people – being found and finding other users on Facebook is relatively easy. But the rash of SoLoMo apps that have recently launched are probably part of this recent push: apps like Banjo, Sonar, and Highlight dominated SXSW this year, and there's a lot of interest in fostering this technology.
At the same time, there's a lot of skepticism. Sure, these apps were all the rage at Austin this spring – but there were also harshly critiqued. Everyone used them, but hardly everyone loved them. The jury is still out on whether or not we want to connect this way or if it's even effective.
It's supposed to make creating connections more seamless, easier, and intuitive. An example social-local evangelists love to use is that you're at a conference or event, where you've met a handful of people. Instead of remember each of their names to find them later and keep as connections, you can open up one of these apps and instantly have access to their information and, more often than not, Facebook page (as this is the platform many outside apps choose to integrate for user accounts). The connection is seamlessly, immediately made – without any awkward "what was your name again so I can friend you on Facebook?" interactions to be had.
If the app catches on, it could be bad news for Highlight, arguably the most popular SoLoMo app that only leverages Facebook. The app enjoyed some early success and has a gorgeous interface, but has been rather quiet since SXSW. Banjo and Sonar also tie in Foursquare, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn, so it's a bit bulkier but obviously has content you won't find solely on Facebook or a Facebook-only app.
At the moment, you can access the feature via the mobile Facebook page (m.facebook.com/ffn) or the Facebook app itself. It's rather buried, but hit up Apps, Find Friends, Other Tools, and then you'll see the Find Friends Nearby app.
And it's gone. Facebook issued a statement to ABC, saying:
"This wasn't a formal release – this was something that a few engineers were testing. With all tests, some get released as full products, others don't. Nothing more to say on this for now – we'll communicate to everyone when there is something to say."
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Health care costs are biting Alaskans, businesses harder
The estimates were developed for the Alaska Health Care Commission by the University of Alaska's Institute of Social and Economic Research.
Businesses and families are getting hit: At $11,926 per employee, Alaska has the highest average annual cost for employee health benefits in the nation, twice what employers in some other states pay. Between 2003 and 2010 the share of health benefits paid by employees increased from 17 percent to 22 percent for family coverage.
Dr. Ward Hurlburt, the state's chief medical officer, briefed state legislators in Juneau on the commission's 2011 findings. The health care commission is a state advisory panel that includes health care providers and insurance companies as well as state officials.
There are effects on Alaska businesses and employees: Higher health costs mean fewer employers can offer health benefits. The percentage of Alaska employers offering benefits dropped from 35 percent to 30 percent between 2003 and 2010, and during the same period, health insurance premiums climbed 35 percent for families over the same period, to an average premium cost of $14,230 in 2010.
Insurance premiums are, on average, 30 percent above the comparison states. Annual health insurance costs for a family in 2010 was $1,817 compared to $1,413 in Washington state.
On a national level, the rising cost of health insurance, driven mainly by rising medical costs, have far outpaced general inflation and growth of workers' earnings. From 1999 to 2011, insurance premium costs increased 160 percent and workers' contribution to premiums by 168 percent while workers' earnings increased 50 percent and overall inflation was 38 percent.
Here's more: Since 1982 the Consumer Price Index for Anchorage has increased 95 percent while costs for medical care over that same period rose 320 percent. Just in the last decade, medical costs in Anchorage have increased 46 percent compared to 27 percent nationwide, according to the commission's report.
"This is unsustainable," both on the state and national levels, Hurlburt said.
Rep. Wes Keller, R-Wasilla, chairman of the House Health and Social Services Committee, one of the legislative committees Hurlburt briefed, was shocked at the $7.5 billion annual spending number.
"That's half of overall wages paid in Alaska. It's spooky," Keller said.
Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, said the $7.5 billion may be conservative because it probably does not include spending by Alaskans on out-of-state medical services.
The real rub is that, for all this money, Alaskans aren't getting healthier. The state is second highest in the nation in per-capital health care spending but the quality of health care is ranked 38th in the nation and Alaska ranked 35 in overall health, according to the report.
"Our kids will be the first generation that will not live as long as their parents," Hurlburt told the House Health and Social Services Committee in the Juneau briefing.
It's not just an Alaska problem, of course, but the trends here seem worse. The state's small, dispersed population and the long distances between populated areas make efficient delivery of medical services difficult.
The cost problem is huge for state government. Of the $7.5 billion paid annually in Alaska for medical services $2 billion is paid by the state. Much of this is in the state's roughly 50 percent share of Medicaid, the health program for lower-income Alaskans, but also medical benefits for public employees and retirees. Medicaid, at about $800 million a year, is the largest state budget item aside from state funding for school districts.
If the state's share of overall medical spending stays constant and doubles to $4 billion a year by 2020 it could seriously crowd other state programs at a time when declining oil production will bring less revenue to the state.
In the briefing, Hurlburt laid out a number of findings from the report but also highlight areas where the increases could be slowed while overall health care would be improved.
• Almost 60 percent of Alaska health care spending goes to hospitals and physicians. Hospital costs were about 37 percent above the average of hospital costs in a group of five comparison states, and physicians' compensation is 60 percent to 69 percent, according to a report to the health care commission by a consultant, Milliman Inc.
• There are a wide range in price differentials among the medical practice specialties. Pediatricians, for example, charged rates 43 percent higher on average, while cardiologists charged an average of 83 percent higher than the comparison states.
• Differences were dramatic for certain procedures. A diagnostic colonoscopy cost, on average, $1,199 in Alaska in 2010. In Washington state a colonoscopy cost $488.
• A physician's office visit cost $194.83 on average in Alaska compared with $140 in Washington.
• A hip arthroplsty (replacement) cost $10,557 in Alaska compared with $2,263 in Washington.
The Milliman study for the commission found that the major reason why physician's prices were much higher in Alaska was lack of competition.
Hurlburt and others on the health care commission have some ideas of what can be done to slow the medical cost growth.
"Generally, we find that 5 percent of our population, those with health problems, consume 50 percent of medical services paid for; 1 percent of those, in fact, consume 30 percent. In contrast, 50 percent of our population, being healthy, consume only 3 percent," Hurlburt told the House committee.
The best approach is to keep the 50 percent healthy and even improve their health, but investments should really be made in ensuring that the 5 percent get the most effective care and at the right time.
Hurlburt told the committee about an experience he had as chief medical officer for an Outside health provider group. A decision was made to invest in coordinated care for patients with health problems where registered nurses managed groups of 50 to 60 individuals.
"We had a return on investment of 15 to 1," just in monetary savings through more effective care, not even considering the improvements in health.
In Alaska, an opportunity could be strategic intervention with children with asthma, to reduce the number of hospital emergency room visits, Hurlburt said.
"Put money into case management," because there's a big payback, he urged the legislators.
Along this line the commission also has considered the experience of other states with "medical home" concepts, where patient care would be coordinated by a team, Deb Erickson, executive director of the commission, told the House committee. Pilot programs being done in North Carolina and Michigan were investigated, she said.
Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services will experiment with this concept this year, according to Bill Streur, the commissioner. Contracts will be let later this spring for pilot programs in Alaska, one managed by a for-profit provider, one by a nonprofit and one by a tribal health provider.


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The menu has lots of options but we decided to go for the banquet of grilled meat. This consisted of various starter salads, sashimi and lots and lots of cuts of meat to be grilled over the coal BBQ. I usually associate the grilling of meat like this with Korean BBQ but I guess Japanese would do similar. The flavours of the meat were good, with some being marinated and others not. The wait staff were also really helpful in coming to cook the meat and cut it up for us.
What the banquet doesn't include, which is a bit strange, is dessert. We decided to order every dessert on the menu, and they were all excellent. Each dessert dish comprised a number of interesting elements, like the dish below with a panna cotta, caramel popcorn, good ice cream, mochi, red bean, biscuits and cake.
The ambiance in the restaurant is good, with sound surprisingly not too bad given the wooden floors. The service, as I mentioned before was efficiently and helpful, but also rushed. As there are 2 hour sittings, it is a bit of a rush to eat everything in time as there is a number of meat courses. I liked the food and desserts and thought the price was reasonable.
Overall Rating: 14/20, Good BBQ meats and desserts in a nice setting.
Scores: 1-9: Unacceptable, don't bother. 10-11: Just OK,some shortcomings. 12: Fair. 13: Getting there. 14: Recommended. 15: Good. 16: Really good. 17: Truly excellent. 18: An outstanding experience. 19-20:Approaching perfection, Victoria's best.


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Unemployed Man Fills His Days Visiting Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- It seems like a dream as flighty as Tinkerbell and as quirky as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Yet a Southern California couple have passed the halfway mark in their quest to visit Disneyland in Orange County every day this year."We joke around that we're here more than the cast members are," Jeff Reitz said Tuesday.
Reitz, 39, of Huntington Beach, and Tonya Mickesh, 45, of Lake Forest were both unemployed when she came up with the idea of becoming Magic Kingdom marathoners, Reitz said.
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As annual passholders, they could go to the Anaheim theme park and its adjoining California Adventure as often as they wished. So they decided to go all 366 days in the leap year, beginning on New Year's Day.
The idea was to "put a smile on our faces instead of sitting at home and being bummed out about being out of work," Reitz said.
Mickesh now has a full-time job but Reitz said she still joins him in the evenings. They celebrated her birthday there this past weekend and on Sunday passed day 183 - the halfway mark.
Over and over, the couple have strolled down Main Street, goggled at the fireworks and laughed at quips on the Jungle Cruise. They often meet up with park-loving friends and have even given directions to lost tourists, Reitz said in a telephone interview.
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"I still get a charge," he said.
"I've been going in the afternoon and evening," Reitz said. "Last night I was just going to go for three or four hours and I ended up shutting the park down."
His favorite ride is the Matterhorn Bobsleds, although he said new cars are a tighter squeeze for his 6-foot-2 frame.
"I joke around that I basically have to fold my knees over my ears," he said.
Reitz said he still finds out new things about the Disneyland and California Adventure parks. He hasn't even eaten at all the restaurants. Although he has had temporary jobs, the former Air Force firefighter and administrative office worker is currently unemployed and Reitz said he cannot afford some of the fancier fare, such as the $22 cheeseburgers at the Carthay Circle Restaurant.
Reitz said he needs to find employment, though, to afford a new annual pass at a higher price when his current pass expires on Dec. 11.
His dream job, he said, would be working at Disneyland. But for now, he's happy being a constant visitor.
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Date November 18, 2005
Senate Passes H.R. 1815 The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
On November 15, 2005, the Senate passed H.R. 1815, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, by a vote of 98-0. The Senate requested a conference on the bill with the House of Representatives.
The Senate-passed bill includes the following provision of interest to SSA.
Extension of Eligibility for SSI for Certain Individuals in Families that Include Members of the Reserve and National Guard
Would provide that individuals who were made ineligible for SSI because of their spouses or parent(s) being called to active military duty would not have to file a new application for SSI benefits if they again could be eligible for benefits before the end of 24 consecutive months of ineligibility. (Currently, individuals ineligible for SSI for 12 or more consecutive months must reapply in order to become eligible for SSI. Individuals ineligible for fewer than 12 months are reinstated without having to file new applications.)
Would be effective upon enactment.


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WASHINGTON -- Someone got sent to the penalty box for playing with a broken stick, and someone else scored a goal from center ice.
Unusual moments like that can produce crazy results, and that's exactly what happened when the Winnipeg Jets -- a team with seemingly no offense to speak of -- mounted a two-goal comeback in the final 135 seconds of regulation, then prevailed in the shootout for a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
"We haven't had a lot of luck lately," Winnipeg coach Claude Noel said. "So, for us, we'll take that and we'll run with it."
The bizarre turn of events tighten the race in the Southeast Division that appears on pace to produce only one playoff team. The Capitals and Florida Panthers, who beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1, are tied atop the standings with 61 points, and the Jets are only three behind.
So much for the momentum the Capitals had after beating the Panthers 4-0 on Tuesday to vault into first by themselves.
"We should have had the hockey game," Washington center Brooks Laich said. "It's disappointing to lose it that way."
Laich was the player whistled for playing the puck with a broken stick, the call coming shortly after Roman Hamrlik was sent off for slashing while the Capitals held a late 2-0 lead. In the furious moments of a penalty kill, Laich didn't know there was a problem.
"I tried to clear the puck right away and wasn't aware that it had snapped," Laich said, "and he made the call."
The 5-on-3 became a 6-on-3 when the Jets pulled the goaltender, and the resulting pressure on the Capitals net produced the inevitable goal when Evander Kane knocked in a loose puck with 2:15 to play.
Then, 12 seconds later on a 5-on-4 advantage, defenseman Dustin Byfuglien was simply trying to dump the puck into the offensive zone from center ice. His hard drive was deflected by defenseman Karl Alzner and hopped past goaltender Tomas Vokoun -- a goal measured at 82 feet.
"They dumped the puck in off my stick and it went in the net," Alzner said. "Pretty simple, and pretty stupid. Pretty unfortunate."
It was Byfuglien's first goal since Dec. 9, and it gave the Jets back-to-back power-play goals after they went seven games without one. The Jets had scored only eight goals in those seven games.
"That's what a team always needs -- good luck and some bounces," Byfuglien said. "I thought we've worked hard lately and haven't really got a nice bounce. Luckily we got one."
Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little scored in the shootout for the Jets, as did Alexander Ovechkin for the Capitals, but Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec stopped shots by Alexander Semin and Mathieu Perreault.
All of the game's goals came in the final 10½ minutes of the third period, and all were on power plays. The Capitals seemed in control after Ovechkin and Semin scored less than three minutes apart, each assisting on the other's tally.
It was Ovechkin's 23rd goal of the season and third in two games. Dennis Wideman assisted on both goals.
But the Jets got the breaks when it mattered most, leaving the Capitals to wonder what had happened.
"I think you chalk that one up to a couple of bad bounces," Washington center Matt Hendricks said. "Or at least one bad bounce."
- Pavelec finished with 32 saves. Vokoun stopped 25 shots.
- The game ended a streak of seven straight Jets games in which both teams combined to score exactly three goals. Winnipeg was 3-4 during that stretch.
- Jets C Kyle Wellwood missed his second straight game with flulike symptoms.


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Electric Bus Could Charge Itself At Every Stop
Instead of plugging in to refresh its energy, Utah State University has demonstrated a high-efficiency wireless power transfer system.
Utah State University has demonstrated a first-of-its-kind electric bus and inductive charging system. This technology could be very useful for bus stops, as the vehicles stick to planned routes and could recharge every time they pass through a stop via a pad in the ground.
The Aggie Bus benefits from a high-power, high-efficiency wireless power transfer system capable of transferring enough energy to quickly charge an electric vehicle. It has demonstrated 90% electrical transfer efficiency of five kilowatts over an air gap of 10 inches.


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Written for Exeunt
At one point in Matthew Dunster's new play an earnest young man launches into a ten minute diatribe against the oil companies who are raping the natural world. He leaps from one desperate injustice to another, becoming increasingly depressed at the impossibility of a quest which is as epic as it is important. There's just too much to care about, leaving him exhausted and frustrated.
The same could be said of this play. Dunster's writing is laced with a kind of brutal humour which engages for a while. But he tries to cover so much ground that you begin to feel as if you're being beaten into a submission. Statements are thrown about that dare us to care, generalisations are made about people's selfishness and inability to see into the future, attacks are made against big business and perceived capitalist ideals. In an increasingly hysterical manner, Dunster begs his audience to see the bigger picture, to not simply think of themselves and their children but to think (you've guessed it) of our children's children.


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ProSoundNetwork announces "Best of Show Award" for TG 1000 at InfoComm 2013
ProSoundNetwork awarded TG 1000 with the "Best of Show Award" during InfoComm 2013
Pro Audio Review and Pro Sound News presented at InfoComm 2013 the ProSoundNetwork Best oft he Show Awards.
The annual conference and exhibition "InfoComm" for professional audiovisual buyers and sellers worldwide was held June 8-14 in Orlando, Fla. It was visited by 35,126 professionals attending from more than 110 countries.
Within this event the ProSoundNetwork awarded the new beyerdynamic wireless microphone system TG 100 with the Best of the Show award.
The Award is given to new and noteworthy products which are selected by the editors of Pro Audio Review and Pro Sound News with assistance from the editors of sister titles Audio Media and Mix. At each major convention and trade show the editors search in the exhibit halls for mentionable products for this Award.
This time the editors chose 13 products from different brands and product categories and one of them was the new wireless microphone system TG 1000. beyerdynamic produly accepted the award during the exhibition which is a great distinction for the developments of the company in the wireless sector.
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Today is Giveaway Day on Sew Mama Sew, kicking off a week of fabulous giveaways all around blogland. And here on Stumbles & Stitches, we're offering up a bundle of 5 craft books -- your choice from the pile pictured and listed below! (Read on to find out the details.)
If you're visiting from Sew Mama Sew, WELCOME! Stumbles & Stitches is a conversation between 2 friends, Jenny and Angel. For the past 4 years, we've been sharing our craft projects (successes and failures both), as well as tutorials, spotlights on favorite artists, giveaways and book reviews.
Things have slowed down a bit over the past year, since Angel helped launch Kaleidoscope in Nashville and Jenny has been busy in Seattle with her Etsy shop and writing projects for upcoming sewing books. We still come by the blog, here and there, to share the latest, and we have a ton of great archives, so please stick around and browse a bit.
Back to the Giveaway: a bundle of craft books!
The winner of this giveaway will get to choose 5 books from a bunch of recent publications by Lark Crafts, photographed and listed below. ($75 estimated value. U.S. residents only, apologies to our international friends!) Lark Crafts graciously and regularly sends us books to review, and we're excited to share!
Available books:
Stitched Blooms: 300 Floral, Leaf & Border Motifs to Embroider by Carina Envoldsen-Harris
Print Collective: Screenprinting Techniques and Projects by Jenny Doh
Doodle Stitching: Embroidery and Beyond by Aimee Ray
Paper Blooms: 25 Extraordinary Flowers to Make for Weddings, Celebrations & More by Jeffery Rudell
Stamp It! DIY Printing With Handmade Stamps by Jenny Doh
Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books by Margaret Cogswell
Adventures in Pompom Land by Myko Diann Bocek
Sweet and Simple Jewelry by Aimee Ray
Wee Felt Worlds by Amanda Carestio
Paper Pups by Hiroshi Hayakawa
Creative Lettering: Techniques & Tips From Top Artists by Jenny Doh
Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction by Abigail Glassenberg
Flip Dolls & Other Toys That Zip, Stack, Hide, Grab & Go by Laura Wilson
Printing on Fabric: Techniques With Screens, Stencils, Inks & Dyes by Jen Swearington
Journal Your Way: Designing and Using Handmade Books by Gwen Diehn
- Please leave a comment on this blog post. (One entry per person, please.) If you'd like, tell us which titles on this list look most appealing to you.
- Make sure to include an email address if it's not included in your Blogger profile.
- This giveaway is open until December 13 at 5 p.m. PST, at which point we will choose a random winner and will contact them by email.
- This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, apologies to our international friends.
- Void where prohibited.
This giveaway is now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered! Congratulations to our winner, wobblybobbin!
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And before you leave, I'd like to plug a brand new book that will be released in February 2014. Shameless promotion! I am excited to have 2 projects featured in this book, including one on the cover! It's called Never Been Stitched: 45 No-Sew & Low-Sew Projects, edited by the lovely and talented Amanda Carestio for Lark Crafts. And you can pre-order it now!
Don't forget to swing by Sew Mama Sew to check out all the amazing giveaways happening this week!


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Angel tattoo designs have become more and more popular in recent years among both men and women. One of the reasons this is so is because of the powerful symbolism the angel tattoo represents. There are of course many different meanings of the angel tattoo design.
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Because angels are seen as representing a link between the heavens and earth, between the material world and the spiritual world, an angel tattoo design can be regarded as a way to connect oneself to the spiritual world. Alternatively, there are angel tattoo designs that have a dark side.
I started out writing an article on this subject but I decided that I would let the images pull the info in a more informal manner.
This angel tattoo design is fairly popular and will be seen often in various styles.
The word angel, is basically derived from the Greek word "angelos", which means messenger. Hence, the connection between the material and spiritual worlds.
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The angel tattoo often symbolizes the belief of protection and spiritual freedom among it's bearers.
The angel tattoo is also worn by many in remembrance of a loved one.
This angel tattoo design speaks volumes, as the owl is incorporated into it. The owl is symbolic of wisdom and experience and in some cultures represent the balance between the mortal world and the spiritual.
What a very significant tattoo design this is. Very well thought out.
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Increasingly popular among both men and women, the angel wings tattoo design is infused with inspirational and spiritual significance.
Along with the full angel design. the angel wings design represents not only protection and guidance, but also the sense of freedom, as in that of a bird taking flight.
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This angel wings/nautical star tattoo design is another well thought out design. As we know from the Nautical Star Tattoo Design post from October 2011, the nautical star represents guidance and the path home. Combined with the symbolism of protection and guidance of the angel wings design, their is a tremendous amount of meaning in this design. KUDOS!!
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The fallen angel tattoo design in and of itself has a few different meanings. As you can see here, there is a tremendous amount of despair being depicted. Often times the fallen angel represents the loss of a loved one as we will see in the next image. However, the fallen angel tattoo design can also represent one's own fall from grace, perhaps from mistakes a person endures, to sadness, to abandoning the spiritual realm altogether. Whatever the case, the fallen angel's significance is daunting.
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This fallen angel tattoo design obviously has very deep-rooted emotional significance in remembrance of a loved one.
Although powerful and sad, I like to think of this type of design as a celebration of life, and the connection between the spiritual and the mortal.
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Depicted here is the cherub angel tattoo design. Cherub angel tattoo designs typically represent innocence and love. You will often see the cherub as symbolic of cupid, as in the connection between lovers.
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As with the symbolic nature of cupid, the cherub tattoo design also can signify the loss of a child, who has now become a messenger between the heavens and the earth.
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This woman has very colorful and well inked artwork.
Along with the outlines of an angel, albeit a nude one you will find two sun tattoo designs and on the lower back, the butterfly tattoo design.
The whole package in this full back tattoo design seems to signify a real sense of freedom and an enjoyment of life.
Well done and well thought out. The tattoo artist deserves a lot of credit here for style and imagination as well as collaboration with the bearer of this artwork.
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People will get guardian angel tattoo designs in order to protect themselves from temptation or demonic forces, and to keep them safe from the harms of the world.
Various beliefs are associated with angel tattoo designs. Some people use angel tattoos designs as a symbol of protection and spiritual freedom. Others use it to commemorate their loved ones who just passed away because they believe that we transform into angels in the after life to guide and protect the people we love most. Angels are the messengers between the heavens and the earth and are very spiritual in and of themselves. These angel tattoo designs have different meanings to those that bear them, and usually will have tremendous significance to a persons life.
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October 20, 2003
Los Angeles — Brett Trueman has rejoined the UCLA Anderson School of Management faculty after a 15-year stint at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He first taught at UCLA Anderson in the accounting department from 1981 to 1988, the last two years of which he served as area chair.
"I have great respect for the accounting faculty and students here," Professor Trueman said, "and I'm looking forward to returning to this environment."
While at the Haas School, Prof. Trueman served as area chair of the accounting group, held the Donald and Ruth Seiler Chair of Public Accounting and established the Center for Financial Reporting and Management, of which he served as faculty director. In 1995, he received the school's Earl F. Cheit Award in Teaching Excellence for his service in the MBA program.
Additionally, during his tenure at the Haas School, Prof. Trueman served on the doctoral committee for UCLA Anderson associate professor David Aboody, who commented, "Professor Trueman will be a great asset to the school as a teacher, researcher and colleague."
UCLA Anderson's accounting faculty has grown significantly in recent years. Faculty are publishing in the most prestigious accounting journals and have developed new courses for the MBA program, the undergraduate accounting minor and executive education programs. Faculty research spans a wide array of topics such as analyst recommendations, individual retirement choices, executive compensation and valuation of stock options. Business and financial media frequently consult with UCLA Anderson faculty on a variety of accounting and financial reporting issues.
Prof. Trueman has published widely and is on the editorial boards of several prestigious accounting and finance journals, including Financial Analysts Journal, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Auditing and Finance. His primary research interest is the performance of security analysts' stock recommendations. His co-authored studies of data from Zach's Investment Research and First Call indicate that analysts' buy recommendations significantly outperformed their sell recommendations over the 1986-1999 period. However, the evidence is more mixed for the 2000-2001 period.
In a recent paper in Financial Analysts Journal, Prof. Trueman and his co-authors note that the stocks least favored by analysts in 2000 and 2001 earned an average annualized market-adjusted return of 13.44 percent while the stocks most highly recommended underperformed the market by 7.06 percent — a return difference of more than 20 percentage points.
Prof. Trueman's work is timely given the recent focus on conflicts of interest among analysts working in investment banking firms.
"We've known for some time that there is a potential for conflict of interest when securities analysts and investment bankers work for the same firm," he said. "The question is whether we can find evidence of it in the performance of analysts' recommendations. Whether conflicts of interests actually exist, regulation may be the best way to restore investor confidence."
Prof. Trueman is also interested in the growing impact that financial information on the Web has on investors and the economy. He notes that the Web has given investors greater access to recommendations by stock analysts as well as to corporate financial reports. This potentially increases the influence of analysts on investment decisions and the impact of managerial accounting choices on the market.
Financial literacy is critical for investors, commented Prof. Trueman. He notes that the 10K and 10Q reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain a wealth of information about firm performance and suggests that the footnotes to the financial statements, found in these filings, can be particularly useful.
"Investors who don't have the tools to analyze the financial statements and the accompanying footnotes in these SEC filings would probably be wise to invest in mutual funds or index funds, rather than in individual companies," he added.
When he returns to the classroom next quarter, Prof. Trueman will offer a course on corporate financial reporting in the MBA Program. The course will provide students with the tools to better analyze financial information for themselves.
"One of the fun things about my classes," he said, "is that students see the practical value right away."


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January 13, 2011
LOS ANGELES -- All For Good, an online venture founded and led by UCLA Anderson School of Management thought leader Jonathan Greenblatt, is powering MLKDay.gov, a website launched by the Obama administration in association with the celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Americans are encouraged to visit the site to find volunteer and service opportunities in their local communities. All For Good is the open-source venture launched in 2009 by Greenblatt to assist Americans seeking ways to perform public service
According to Greenblatt, All For Good was inspired by President Obama's 2008 campaign, during which he called upon all Americans to get involved in their communities, and is the largest aggregation of service opportunities on the Internet. The site pulls data from a wide range of sources including non-profits, businesses and government agencies, creating an integrated database where interested Americans may find service opportunities in their communities.
"All For Good is not a destination web site," Greenblatt said. "It's a platform to help Americans find service opportunities. We take an expansive view of service that includes traditional volunteer opportunities, as well as micro-volunteerism, meet-ups and virtual volunteer opportunities. We believe there are many ways whereby Americans can strengthen their opportunities using their talent and technology."
Significantly, All For Good is an open source venture. It was incubated by Google and is maintained by a dedicated team, including many volunteers. All For Good is open source, allowing its API (advanced protocol interface) to be used by both developers and casual users. These uses manifest in a variety of ways, from individuals who install the All For Good widget on their blog, Facebook or webpage to customized versions that allow for database searching on such popular sites as The Huffington Post, Serve.gov, Care2, MTV and the AARP.
"When all is said and done, the President, First Lady Michelle Obama and the entire administration are hosting a series of events promoting ways in which Americans might serve and give back on this, the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Day," Greenblatt said. "It's a time to renew the civic fabric in more of a kind and rational way than cable news shows or the voting booth or the floor of the House of Representatives. The president and his administration are promoting service in a most nonpartisan way and I'm gratified that All For Good is there to power the search as Americans seek out ways to serve."
The MLK Day of Service is an extension of United We Serve, the President's national call to service initiative. It encourages Americans from all walks of life to work together to provide solutions to our most pressing national problems.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
Celebrating 75 years of Business Beyond Usual, UCLA Anderson School of Management is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are globally renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides a distinctive approach to management education to more than 1,800 students enrolled in its MBA, Fully-Employed MBA, Executive MBA, UCLA-NUS Global Executive MBA, Master of Financial Engineering, doctoral and executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 39,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.


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Jojo Warrior won the $200,000 Summertime Oaks for 3-year-old fillies by 5 1/2 lengths for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Saturday at Santa Anita Park.
Ridden by Martin Garcia, Jojo Warrior wore blinkers for the first time and ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:36.38. She paid $8.40, $4.80 and $3.80.
A troubled third as the 7-5 favorite in the six furlong Miss Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on May 16, Jojo Warrior tried two turns for the first time Saturday.
"She's been running against good horses and she wants to run all day," said Garcia, who hadn't ridden her since a first-out maiden score going 5½ furlongs at Del Mar on Sept. 2. "I knew that I had the rail but she broke well and I put her on the lead and she was comfortable with that. I took advantage of it. She's really sharp and when I asked her to go, she responded."
Live for Now returned $13 and $8, while Baffert-trained Front Range was another length back in third and paid $4.20 to show.
The victory, worth $120,000, increased Jojo Warrior's career earnings to $200,781, with two wins in five starts.
•In the $75,000-added Singletary Stakes, Home Run Kitten won by three-quarters of a length.
Ridden by Joe Talamo, Home Run Kitten ran a mile on the turf in 1:34.89 and paid $5.80, $3.60 and $2.60 as the 9-5 favorite.
Argyle Cut returned $12.20 and $6, while Home School was another 1 3/4 lengths back in third and paid $4.40 to show.
The victory, worth $48,660, increased Home Run Kitten's career earnings to $151,800, with three wins in seven starts, including two in a row for trainer David Hofmans.
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Hot Stones edged Merry Meadow by a nose in the $150,000 Bed o' Roses Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
The 4-year-old, trained by Bruce Levine, angled four wide at the top of the stretch and battled through the lane for her first stakes victory, and sixth overall in 11 starts. Irad Ortiz, Jr. was aboard as the 6-1 shot ran seven furlongs in 1:21.98.
"She always like to fight a little bit when you get close to the wire," said Ortiz, who won five races on the afternoon.
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Christopher Hobbs LAc, AHG
"I can't make
love, I have a terrible headache." This phrase has become well-recognized, and even a subject of humor to epitomize a popular belief that women may often need an excuse to avoid love-making with a man whose sexual appetite is much more insistent that hers. In recent years, however, we have been hearing increasingly about men who are intimidated by women, or for one reason or another, cannot perform--"performance anxiety." Do women or men have a higher incidence of inhibited sexual desire to the point where it becomes a problem in their life? Perhaps it is much more equal than is popularly thought, but men are more reticent to talk about it. It's no joke to many men when it comes to what is called in the
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abnormal fear of the vagina
. Other intrapsychic (it's all in the mind) causes in men for "inhibited sexual excitement" (impotence) are listed as sexual guilt, fear of intimacy, depression, and some recreational drugs (see sidebar).
In no other area of human health does the mind enter in more thoroughly than in human sexuality--an ironic statement, because most of us realize that this is precisely one area of human activity where the mind can often do more harm than good. But in fact, statistics show that for both men and women, up to 80% of sexual dysfunction and inhibited sexual desire are of mental or emotional origin.
According to the Merck Manual, impotence in men is of two types: primary, which is rare, and "generally indicates severe psychopathology;" and secondary, "in which erectile dysfunction prohibits completion of successful sexual intercourse in about 25% (or more) of opportunities." As mentioned, a full 80% of the secondary impotence is directly attributable to mental and emotional factors and only 20% to disease and functional abnormalities such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, surgery, and disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal hormone processes, which might lead to lowered levels of testosterone. Although low levels of testosterone might even be found in a majority of men with impotence, it is difficult to know whether psychological factors inhibiting sexual contact leads to lowered testosterone levels, or visa versa.
Drugs and their effect on Sexual Performance
Drugs, such as alcohol, can also be a factor. I recently read a study that was carried out in the 60s in San Francisco with a group of volunteers, which clearly showed that while cocaine (which is considered the 'cadillac' of sexual stimulants) and marijuana led to increased sexual interest and improved performance, drugs such as heroin, alcohol, and a variety of downers (such as reds and quaaludes) and amphetamines actually led to a mild to strong decrease in these areas. Common prescription drugs can also lead to impotence as a side-effect. This is especially notable with hypertensives, sedatives, and tranquilizers.
A common myth in this culture is that older people loose their sexual desire and ability to have satisfactory intercourse. Statistics and studies do not support this, however. According to the Merck Manual again, "Aging is not an inevitable cause of impotence, even into the 70s and 80s." Of course, the desire to have sex will cool off somewhat as we get older. I've often felt how fortunate I am to not have the same desire in my 40s as I did when I was 19!
The most common prescription for functional impotence is yohimbine hydrochloride. The drug originated from a West African tree,
Pausinystalia johimbe
, which has been sold for years on the herb markets of countries world-wide, including the U.S. The alkaloid is an -adrenergic blocker, increases parasympathetic tone and decreases sympathetic tone, as well as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. There are a few modern studies showing that it is effective for some types of impotence, especially ones of vascular, diabetic, or psychogenic origins, and it can improve the quality and staying power of erections,
usually without increasing sexual excitement
. However, the drug should be used cautiously, because it is a CNS stimulant and can lead to side-effects such as dizziness nervousness and anxiety (
Physicians Desk Reference
, 43rd edition). Yohimbe is also available in some products sold in health food stores, but again, it should be used with caution.
Because many cases of impotence are associated with our mind and emotions, it is appropriate to seek the services of a qualified psychologist, marriage and family counselor or social worker. I prefer to work with practitioners who do not view such problems as pathological, but as a process of self-discovery and personal growth. It is important to clearly understand the root causes of impotence, and often doing so, the problem will disappear on its own.
As an herbalist, and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, I use herbs as a major part of my "bag of tricks" in a clinical situation, as well as personally and with friends and acquaintances. Besides herbal therapies, I recommend proper exercise and deep breathing daily, to make sure the circulation is moving. Hydrotherapy (cool showers, for instance) can also be effective for this, and it is essential to eat a strong diet that avoids foods rich in saturated fats, refined sugars, and processed foods in general, and emphasizes high-fiber foods such as grains and legumes, fresh lightly cooked vegetables, and a variety of fruits in season. Following this diet and the other recommendations will often lead to improvement within a few weeks.
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Luce wrote:I managed to figure out the top-secret reason for the 4 divine names in the LBRP, but I may be missing something and wanted to know for sure
I'm not sure I understand the significance of YHVH. The other ones seem very obvious when one works with the geometry, but YHVH seems less obvious.
Also, is there a reason for the specific order of the names?[]/quote]
That was the question I thought you were addressing in this thread. The answer is not mathematical-geometrical.I know the sequence is important (let the reader understand) but could YHVH be in the South and Adonai be in the East for example?
No, not for this formula. There are other formulae where one might do this for other reasons, but it would no longer be The Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram.Finally, I don't know if I fully understand what it means for the elemental attributions in the LBRP to be based on the ADNI formula instead of the YHVH formula like in the inner order. Is it that aleph is air, dalet is Venus (ruled by fire), nun is Scorpio (water), and Yod is Virgo (earth)?
Luce wrote:I see. I know you mentioned that the info is in a pre-zohar Kabbalistic text. Would someone with a basic knowledge of qabalah and a copy of 777 be able to figure it out without reading it in a book?
Like, if i study 777 long enough and go down eough lines of thinking, is there a chance I might figure it out? Or would you actually need to find it in that ancient Kabbalistic text?
Gnosomai Emauton wrote:Jim, do you have a recommendation for what to tell that part of the mind that wants to understand the whys of the ritual but has nowhere to confirm the answer?
Given the rocky history of the various lineages of the A.'.A.'., it's unlikely that the correct answer is part of that oral tradition or it would have been published by some disgruntled Zelator or other by now.
I realize that the actual answer underlying all of this is that, until A.C. decided to publish it in The Equinox, it was a secret ritual of the G.D. so questions like this wouldn't arise outside the realm of graded instruction. But, since it is now probably the most commonly performed ritual in the canon thanks to A.C.'s publication, how can the lonely practitioner ensure that s/he is doing it correctly?
Luce wrote:Seems silly to me though. I understand you can't say anything, but if I say something that helps someone else figure it out, so what?
I didn't think this was a big secret of the AA or something, just something you personally promised not to tell people. I guess it's your forum though, so if you want the whole issue censored, that's your call.
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