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Or maybe it's the "best before" date. Real food uses "expiration," a lot of semi-food is "safe" to eat almost indefinitely although palatability suffers hence, "best before."Strangelove wrote:One more time: Perhaps you have been wrong all along about AV's "expiration date".
AV's demonstrated inability to successfully adapt to changing situations has been really frustrating to endure. A mid-season coaching change in a shortened year might not be as hazardous as during a full season. The team isn't super competitive, could use a kick in the pants right now, but most importantly it gives the potential new coach a few months and, maybe, a playoffs to evaluate current personnel to better be able to contribute to off-season movement.
The years with Iron Mike here sucked, but it was a phoenix/ashes thing. I don't think that this team needs that level of gutting, but maybe a milder shock to the system? An "A person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing you to grow. Without them, it sleeps- seldom to awaken. The sleeper must awaken." perhaps?


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Reviewed by BD (age 7)
I like this book because Ms. Frizzle's students are learning about science which is my favorite thing to study in school. My favorite part was when Ms. Frizzle turned on the fan and the boy's hair blew all around. I thought the illustrations were super because they gave me lots of details.
I recommend this book because it is filled with science information and facts. I think students who want to learn more about electricity will like reading this realistic fiction story.

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POZEN Presents Positive PA32540 Phase 3 Data at the 2013 International Stroke Conference
POZEN Presents Positive PA32540 Phase 3 Data at the 2013 International Stroke Conference
HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- POZEN Inc.
According to the studies, in the post-hoc analysis of subjects with a history of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke, long-term (6 months) treatment with PA32540, compared to EC-ASA (325 mg), was associated with a significantly reduced rate of endoscopic gastroduodenal ulcers (2.0% vs. 12.4% respectively; p=0.005), and study discontinuation due to adverse pre-specified upper GI events (0% vs. 8.0% respectively; p=0.006). The incidence of adjudicated major adverse cardiac events was similar for PA32540 (2.9%) and EC-ASA (325 mg) (4.4%).
"Discontinuation of aspirin therapy is often due to the adverse GI effects of aspirin," said Mark J. Alberts, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. "In these pivotal studies, PA32540 was associated with a significantly lower rate of treatment discontinuation than aspirin alone. Patient adherence to aspirin therapy saves lives, as aspirin discontinuation increases the likelihood of potential adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events."
AHA guidelines state that the use of an antiplatelet agent, such as aspirin, is recommended to reduce risk of recurrent stroke and other cardiovascular events.
Key Findings of the Study
- PA32540 is associated with a lower rate of endoscopic gastroduodenal mucosal injury with a similar cerebrovascular event profile as EC-ASA therapy.
- PA32540, a single tablet containing EC aspirin and IR omeprazole, has a lower rate of discontinuation and, hence, may improve long-term adherence to ASA therapy.
About the Study
The two Phase 3, double-blind, randomized, multicenter studies enrolled 1,049 subjects who were prescribed daily aspirin (325 mg) for greater than or equal to three months for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. The primary endpoint was the cumulative observed incidence of gastric ulcers over six months. Secondary endpoints included cumulative incidence of gastric and duodenal ulcers, discontinuation due to pre-specified UGI adverse events and heartburn resolution. Subjects were randomly assigned to once-daily treatment with PA32540 or 325 mg of enteric-coated aspirin. Endoscopic assessments were performed at screening and at one, three and six months. MACE were reviewed and adjudicated by an independent, blinded endpoint committee composed of Cardiologists.
In the combined data from the two trials, 85.1% of subjects on enteric-coated aspirin (325 mg) reported adverse events compared to 71.8% of subjects on PA32540. The most commonly reported adverse events with PA32540 and enteric-coated aspirin (325 mg) were of the GI tract and include dyspepsia (11.3% vs. 30.2%), erosive gastritis (11.5% vs. 26.3%), and gastritis (17.5% vs. 16.0%) respectively. The incidence and nature of adjudicated MACE such as heart attacks was similar between the 2 treatment arms: 9 subjects (1.7%) on PA32540 experienced adjudicated MACE compared to 13 subjects (2.5%) on aspirin (325 mg).
For the abstract a post-hoc analysis of the intent-to-treat subpopulation, (n=102) from the PA32540 group and (n=113) from the EC-ASA group, with a history of one or more TIA, ischemic stroke and/or other cerebrovascular disease was analyzed. Treatments were compared using a Cochran-Mantel-Haenzel test.
About Antiplatelet Therapy
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and there are currently 24 million secondary prevention patients, most of whom are on a daily aspirin therapy. However, approximately 15% of people on low-dose aspirin are at risk for upper GI adverse events, and 12% discontinue or reduce intake due to these serious UGI side effects.
Additional data from the two pivotal Phase 3 PA32540 trials were recently presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2012 and the American College of Gastroenterology 2012 Annual Meeting. For more detail of the study results, please see www.pozen.com for the complete poster.
About PA
POZEN is creating a portfolio of integrated aspirin therapies - the PA product platform. The products in the PA portfolio are intended to significantly reduce GI ulcers and other GI complications compared to taking aspirin alone.
The first candidates are PA32540, containing 325 mg of aspirin, and PA8140, containing 81 mg of aspirin. Both products are a coordinated-delivery tablet combining immediate-release omeprazole (40 mg), a proton pump inhibitor, layered around pH-sensitive aspirin. This novel, patented product is administered orally once a day and an indication will be sought for use for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients at risk for aspirin-induced ulcers.
About POZEN
POZEN Inc. is a progressive pharmaceutical company that is transforming how the healthcare industry addresses unmet medical needs. By utilizing a unique in-source model and focusing on integrated therapies, POZEN has successfully developed and obtained FDA approval of two self-invented products in two years. Funded by these milestone/royalty streams, POZEN is now creating a portfolio of cost-effective, evidence based integrated aspirin therapies designed to enable the full power of aspirin by reducing its GI damage.
POZEN is currently seeking strategic partners to help maximize the opportunity for its portfolio assets.
The Company's common stock is traded under the symbol "POZN" on The NASDAQ Global Market. For more detailed company information, including copies of this and other press releases, please visit www.pozen.com.
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Review Group Week 248 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE #8
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by thefourthman » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:12 pm
Until Bird started his discussion group, which is woefully neglected, I PROMISE TO CATCH UP SOON, I was reading Hellboy in Library Editions. It is well known that I trade wait the book and I made a big stink last time the property was chosen.
He made this price decision on his own, with out imput from the group - for the "good of the group" and to keep "grumbling" about price down and participation up and then goes and picks a book that he knows I would rather not read right now.
by BlueStreak » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:20 pm
You can skip the week. There's not exactly a penalty for skipping that week.
I think, and John can correct me if I'm wrong, that the price point is supposed to help encourage some of the less frequent participants and new members to join. It's hard enough to get people to join and participate in the week's discussion without throwing a series of (more) expensive books into the mix as well.
When you look at all the red on the list, it's kind of scary.
by Punchy » Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:59 pmWe went through all this Hellboy drama last time, and even though it was a continuity-free new readers special, he still refused.
by ****** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:01 pm
He reviewed it and gave it a 10!
Anywho, we can talk about Hellboy next week (and anyone who wants to yell about the price limit thing can pm me), this week is for American Vampire.
by Starlord » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:03 pmjust read it, will review later today but I really enjoyed this.
by Punchy » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:07 pm
He did? Which only shows how retarded this objection is.
by Daringd » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:02 pmI'm trade waiting American Vampire. Review next week for Hellboy.
by Stephen Day » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:39 pm
I'll have some extra money next week, and I'm interested in possibly checking this out to review it. However the shops in my area are terribly inconsistent when it comes to getting anything that isn't Marvel or DC that you don't already have in you pull list.
I don't know if I'll be able to get a copy.
by Starlord » Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:38 amAmerican Vampire #8
I'm sort or getting burned out on the whole vampire story right now, so it's always refreshing to read something of that genre that interests me. I did enjoy the first seven issues quite a bit but issue #8 seems to have taken the story in a whole different direction - of which I totally approve.
A much more linear story is now evolving and that's just fine with me. Also I think this particular issue actually seemed a bit better than the others without master horror novelist Stephen King involved. Though I'm a HUGE King fan, I always felt that his story seemed to be phoned in.
The art is, in my opinion, some of the best on the marke, as is the inks and colors. This is a great story that is nicely packaged and once again proves that Vertigo is heads and tails above all the other companies in quality.
The only drawback of this week's pick is that it may be a bit bumpy for new readers to get into, but it's not one of the hardest to either. Great pick this week!
Story: 8
Art: 10
My Score: 9.55
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by Punchy » Sun Nov 14, 2010 9:34 amAmerican Vampire #8 - 'Devil In The Sand Part Three' - Snyder & Albuquerque
Story - In my review of the first issue of American Vampire for this very site (read it here: http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/reviews/punch-drunk-reviews/7031-american-vampire-1-review.html), I focussed a lot on how the Vampire had been twisted into something it was never meant to be by stories like Twilight and True Blood, and that American Vampire was all set to right Edward Cullen's insipid wrongs by returning our Fanged Friends to their roots, but in many ways, I was wrong in that assessment, American Vampire is not exactly a return to old traditions, it's changing vampires just as much as Twilight et al, but it's just doing it in a different way, and this 8th issue, and the 3rd chapter in the book's second story arc, is a good demonstration of that.
Scott Snyder, now going solo without the esteemed Stephen King is creating his very own mythology of Vampires in America, and has developed it wonderfully, and is doing a great job of entwining it with real American History. While the first arc featured stories set in 1920s Hollywood and the Wild West, this second story is all about the building of Las Vegas, and the reveal that the city was built with funding from Vampires is a brilliant bit of business, Las Vegas, a city that comes alive at night, a city of Sin... it's the perfect place for Vampires to get involved, in fact, it's such a great idea that I'm surprised it hasn't been done before. But that's the hallmark of all great ideas isn't it?
This arc has very much been a Historical Crime story with just a hint of Vampires around the edges up until now, with the Young Sheriff Cashel McCogan investigating mysterious deaths that surround the construction of the Hoover Dam, but with this chapter, the Vamps are back in full force, Pearl Jones from the first arc is back, and it's interesting to see how her character has changed and how it has stayed the same, while Skinner Sweet seems fairly unchanging, Pearl is something new, and I can't wait to see what she gets up to next. How Snyder is developing what makes her different is also interesting, it's clear that he has lots of different ideas about lots of different types of Vampires, and when that's revealed it should be very exciting, he has a lot to live up to compared to Chris Roberson's 'Unified Theory Of The Undead' in iZombie, but I'm sure Vertigo has room for both. The development of the Vampire Hunters is also strong here, the Book family was a big part of King's story, so it's good to seem them back in the mix.
American Vampire continues to be one of the strongest comics on the market, Snyder is reinventing the Vampire here, and he's doing it for America, throw in some rock-solid dialogue and a great ending, I can't wait for the conclusion of 'Devil In the Sand' and whatever comes after that.
Art - Rafael Albuquerque continues to be a revelation on this title. Can you continue to be a revelation? I dunno, but if you can, he is. He made the jump from Teenage Superheroes to Horror amazingly, and is just a brilliant fit for this book, managing to tweak his style accordingly for whatever era he's drawing, but also make it a unified whole. Just great.
Best Line - 'Let me get this straight. You want me to tell you how to kill me?'
by Starlord » Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:23 pmgood review Punch. Where is everyone? I've seen barely any reviews for this book and this one is REALLY GOOD!
by GLX » Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:26 pm
American Vampire ain't on my pull list. I might review Hellboy next week, but a Dark Avengers: Ares #1 review is more likely to appear.
by Zero » Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:39 pmOff to the shop on Thursday, if a download appears between now and then I'll review. It was a great choice though, the book has been superb.
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Smartphone Wars Move to the Pentagon
In the coming weeks, the Pentagon is expected to grant two new security approvals for iPads, iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices. Will Connors has details.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the the ... as the smartphone wars going on inside the Pentagon listed the winning his can lose Will Connors from the front of your of the Wall Street Journal ... as in the sky the very interesting situation ... as battle between ... a BlackBerry ... Apple and Samsung to get their devices into the hands ... of people work in the military of Willow Street to see this one ... or if ... I'd tell us what's going on Samsung and Apple ... are very close ... to getting permission to other devices the workings of the most ... read that the Obama defense ... for years been the domain only of of blackberries ... the government Greece labels those companies Samsung tablet try harder to get ... their devices pass ... muster with the security folks of the deity ... and it looks like there ... is cause they've ever been ... aam ... and the stats of approvals ... silly tablet and a ... huge orders ... but they are on an important bellwether for ... for other security minded firms like like law firms or financial ... Sprite so ... so what this is basically is a seal of approval ... but if you're Samsung or Apple will ... you can say to them they were going up the Pentagon should be given for you ... exactly as these approvals come with a dose of all of the US the Samsung phones because they run on the ... the less secure and operating system from school ... Samsung had to work with several third party companies to get their phones ... a more secure so those earning over phones are not the Samsung phones you will buy a ... tire store or mall or something after ... that that really goes on several ... security ... security matters to the masses of course the commander in chief of the military president Obama has accused BlackBerry user ... a new story was anchored in one to read on commission dot com ... I you describe us and joking that when on the tenth of executives about getting a Blackberry on this ... yes the Samsung ... is really going hard at ... you know every type of government and see and ... people and businesses well they had a meeting in London ... weeks ago with members of ... the tax and other government agencies from the U K and Germany ... aam and during the meeting of some Samsung does Joe than to say that once they get the security approvals needed to get condense the president to ... switch to a galaxy or something like that ... they said you never know ... when the health effects of the gas demand but ... again I will ... tell us about what this means for BlackBerry ... I was a struggle for quite some time ... had a new product launch seem to be doing relatively ok ... of but does the incursion of these other companies in the Pentagon and beyond ... spells bad trouble here by ... threatening the Pentagon moves of this or slowly honestly than the rate of markets I think this is a reflection of what's been happening for BlackBerry ... and in the broader market over the last two three years ... so this idled it is a big surprise um ... I think that Samsung is getting approval is it has been more surprising ... but Dom certain doesn't ... bode well for BlackBerry idle think it's kind of ... resonance in the immediate losses ... but to um if the defense contractor or no government agency can can order a bunch of I Phones are Samsung phones ... set up by three is ... um I think that I like the choice and that doesn't doesn't look good for them forever ... well I think we all feel safer knowing that Americans to be Obel to play ... Angry Birds without ... government approval ... in the future we appreciate you joining us will of ... the fall in the black brace story as it develops ... thank you


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High Point, N.C. > The Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each Head Coach of participating league institutions. Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Conference Second Team and All-Conference Second Team. Awards were presented at the league tennis team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships co-hosted by Erskine College and the Sumter Palmetto Park Tennis Complex in Sumter, SC. This year's award winners are as follows:
Player of the Year:
Gabriela Celi, Lees-McRae
Freshman of the Year:
Gabriela Celi, Lees-McRae
Coach of the Year:
Paule Goode, Lees-McRae
All-Conference First Team:
Patty Dominguez, Pfeiffer
Tessa Rheault, Erskine
Gabriela Celi, Lees-McRae
Elena Mileva, Queens
Christine Vanard, Lees-McRae
Alyssa Blanchard, Coker
All-Conference Second Team:
Carol Aro, Mount Olive
Rachel Lemar, Coker
Britton Bignon, Erskine
Jimena Munoz Quiroga, Limestone
Camila Kurebayashi, Mount Olive
Jessica Galasso, Barton
All-Conference Third Team:
Jennifer Snaider, Limestone
Mary Claire Rollins, Erskine
Eve Aubry, Limestone
Sophia Medeiros, Mount Olive
Ashley Mayers, Lees-McRae
Player of the Year:
Nandor Solymosi, Lees-McRae
Freshman of the Year:
Christian Lee-Daigle, Queens
Coach of the Year:
Paule Goode, Lees-McRae
All-Conference First Team:
Nandor Solymosi, Lees-McRae
Thomas Ollivier, Limestone
Philip Pakebusch, Anderson
Stephane Murray, Anderson
Nemanja Brcan, Erskine
Christian Lee-Daigle, Queens
All-Conference Second Team:
Philip Lawson, Pfeiffer
Cesar Grobel, Barton
Shawn Sumner, Lees-McRae
Alexandre Queiros, Mount Olive
Alek Mojski, Lees-McRae
Miguel Lopez Zuniga, Limestone
All-Conference Third Team:
Phillippe Hogan, Limestone
Pierre-Alexander Desilets, Barton
Johan deWit, Pfeiffer
Murilo Pelegrino, Mount Olive
Angelo Ciarrochchi, Erskine


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Treasure Chest Thursday – Cooking for the Heart, Not Just for HealthMay 13, 2010 at 02:08 | Posted in Carnival of Genealogy, memories, Treasure Chest Thursday | 2 Comments
Sometimes one has to consider cooking for the heart – for health purposes — but then again, sometimes it's all about for the heart emotionally. Today's treasure chest memory is the old yellow plaid cookbook my mother was given as a child in elementary school. She still had that cookbook when she married and it was a staple in our kitchen. I used to love to read the recipes over and over. Most were accompanied by black and white photos and of course there were plenty of hints and tips for successful baking and cooking. Years later my mother would buy big fancy cookbooks such as Time Life and they would showcase beautiful full-page color photographs. Yet something drew my interest back to the old yellow plaid book. In it my mother would make notations in pencil about changes or adaptations she preferred. And the front and back cover pages boasted a few of her own recipes. One was for her amazing Yum Yum Cake – a flavorful fruitcake that I still love.
Now as a married woman myself, I often clip recipes from magazines or handwrite copies from friends and family. When I find a cookbook at a garage sale, it is hard to resist buying it. I love to sit in Barnes and Noble and spend a rainy afternoon reading through the newest cookbook offerings. I love the glossy photographs of favorite Italian recipes and have indulged myself with extravagant purchases every now and then. A few Christmases ago I made cookbooks for each of our sons printing out old favorite family recipes of the family from Italy. This past year I drove my mother to distraction as I made another cookbook for everyone with her family recipes. But it is the old yellow plaid cookbook that evokes the fondest memories of my childhood at my mother's side learning to cook as she taught me to read the recipes and follow the directions.
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McCain Campaign Sends Letter To YouTube Defending Fair Use
from the what-the...? dept
The letter basically notes that YouTube seems a bit too fast on the trigger in pulling down content based on DMCA takedown notices, in part parroting the some of the recent ruling where a judge said that those sending DMCA notices need to at least take fair use into consideration. Of course, that was directed at the sender of the DMCA takedown notice, not the recipient, as in this case. I'm sure the McCain campaign recognizes that YouTube is completely within its legal rights to automatically pull down the content, but in sending this letter the campaign is suggesting that, specific to videos put up by either political campaign (the letter cc's the Obama campaign), that YouTube take into account fair use.
The letter is addressed to YouTube's founder, Chad Hurley, as well as Google's Senior Copyright Counsel, William Patry (who we've talked about and quoted here many times) and Zahavah Levine, who is General Counsel for YouTube, who I've met and spoken with in the past. Both Patry and Levine are well aware of the legal issues here (probably better than just about anyone else), so it will be quite interesting to see how they respond. The real issue here has almost nothing to do with Google/YouTube -- but with the way the DMCA itself is structured. Since it provides clear safe harbor for a recipient of a takedown notice if they take down the content, it's a reasonable business decision to simply take down the content and then follow the proper procedures for letting the uploader file a response notice.
While it certainly would be nice for YouTube to take into account fair use before deciding whether or not to pull down the content, the real problem is with the law itself, and the incentives it puts in place for any recipient of such a letter. If the McCain (or Obama) campaign were really concerned with that, they should not just ask for this special exception to YouTube's official policies, but should promise to push for a change to the DMCA that makes an explicit point that recipients of such takedown notices shall retain their safe harbor protections even if they refuse to take down content, if they have a reasonable belief that the content in question is being used in accordance with fair use rules.


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Fallon's "Glee" parody on Emmys finally arrives on NBC's website
Did you hear the one about NBC punishing Jimmy Fallon, viewers and the Emmys by refusing to pay up for rights to put the "Glee"-inspired show opener online? Finally, after Fallon squawked in the press about NBC's reluctance to part with a buck, the network allowed the clip to go on its site.
Pirated versions of the clip had appeared all over the Internet earlier this week. "That could have been worth 500,000 hits on NBC.com," Fallon told Daily Variety on Tuesday. "People are looking for it…it's a good commercial for our network."


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Australia will use its presidency of the United Nations Security Council next month to make sure those responsible for a chemical attack in Syria are held accountable, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
UN weapons inspectors will start investigating the site of a deadly suspected Syrian chemical attack in Damascus on Monday.
But there are concerns Syria's acceptance of the probe has come too late for the experts to fully establish the facts.
"There are grave concerns about the degradation of the site," Mr Rudd told ABC radio on Monday.
Mr Rudd says Syria will be a top priority when Australia takes over the presidency of the security council in September.
"This will be a vital period ahead. We must act responsibly with the international community to make sure that those who are responsible for this mass atrocity are brought to justice," he said.
"You cannot just wave these things through to the keeper."
Mr Rudd spoke to French President Francois Hollande about the situation on Sunday and plans to discuss it with other world leaders in coming days.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr says the government will be upfront with the public if the US requests help for any action against the Syrian regime. He said the US was unlikely to put any "boots on the ground".
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said he hoped the UN inspectors would be able to determine exactly what happened.
"Once that's been done it will then be up to the international community to consider a response," he told reporters.
"It's too early to speculate on what kind of action might be taken against the perpetrators of this atrocity, if that's what it turns out to be."


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It builds up and creates a lot of tension, breaking it down to a point, then building it up again.
It is perfect for action movies, or sport showcase etc.


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Do It While You Think Of It
Whenevcr we think about writing a blog on life, health or long term care insurance, we think about how many policies may be lapsing at that very moment because the policyholder has the beginnings of some cognitive disorder which affects the ability to remember to pay premiums.
One would think that an insurance company which deals with older persons would be aware of the fact that advancing age sometimes brings on Alzheimers or some other functional disorder that affects a person's ability to take care of their business. If the insurer were a friend, or even neutral, one would expect that the insurer would make inquiry about the failure to pay premiums before canceling a long term care or life policy.
However, the insurer is anything but a neutral, vis-à-vis the policyholder, and is plainly and simply, an adversary. So, when it comes time to pay premiums on the policy, the insurance company gains nothing by spending a lot of time and money trying to ascertain why the insured has stopped paying the premium after many years of payment. After all, if the company cancels the policy for nonpayment of premium it has the best of both worlds – it keeps the premiums it has and sheds the obligation of ever paying money out. What could be better?
That's why every state should have a law requiring the insurance company to follow a specified procedure to try to make certain that the policyholder hasn't defaulted because of cognitive failure. This procedure might involve absolutely requiring a check of Social Security's
Master List of Deaths to see if the person has died. If the person has not, further inquiry requirements should be set forth before the policy could be legally canceled.
As an example of making a start on the problem, New Jersey has a statute, N.J.S.A. 17:29C-1-2, requiring that every senior citizen (a person over 62) be permitted to designate a third party who shall receive notices of cancellation, nonrenewal or conditional renewal before those policy changes can be effective. Although this statute doesn't shut the door on cognitive policy loss, it should help to cut these losses.
But, let's be real. No matter what the requirements of the law, insurance companies will do the minimum required to meet the law and that may not be enough. There will be nobody at the company working on the insured's behalf when it decides to cancel the policy.
Every policyholder should protect against losing his or her insurance coverage because of a lapse caused by cognitive dysfunction, by making certain immediately that their policy requires at least a 30-day notice, not only to the owner, but to a close relative or friend, of the insurer's right to cancel or substantially alter the terms of the policy.
In this way, a policyholder will have someone in his or her corner when the company decides to cancel because of nonpayment of premium or some other reason related to a cognitive failure.
If you are such a policyholder, and while you are thinking of it, just notify the company of the names and addresses of those besides yourself to whom you want notice of cancellation sent, so you will know you are protected if things start to go downhill mentally for you.
After all, when things start to go downhill for you after years of paying premiums, that's the worst time for you to lose your coverage.
From the insurance company's point of view, it's the very best time.


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Falling in Reverse Singer Ronnie Radke Slams Former Band Escape the Fate
Loudwire caught up with Falling in Reverse frontman (and former Escape the Fate singer) Ronnie Radke at the Rock on the Range Festival in Columbus, Ohio earlier today (May 19).
Radke shared his candid thoughts on his old band and declared that he'd have no problem playing on the same stage, right after his former band's set at this year's ROTR. Falling in Reverse are set to play a few more large festivals in the States before embarking on Warped Tour 2012; go here for a full list of dates.
You guys gained a pretty big following right away, how did that happen?
I think it's from my past. The truth is I made a really good record with my first band and then the controversy sustained me until I got out – like an ice capsule kind of thing. That's what I believe.
Your old band is here this weekend too. Are you guys on different days by design because I know you don't have the best...
...I don't know. I didn't set that up. I would rather put us on the same stage, one right after another.
Are things still pretty rocky between you guys?
I just don't like that they call themselves Escape the Fate when there's one original member.
You feel like that was your band and they shouldn't be able to use that name.
I feel it's disrespectful - the new music that they play, that's not what that band was about. That s---'s...like off in left field, compared to what that vision was.
Any bands that you're excited to see at Rock on the Range?
Escape the Fate [laughs]. I can't wait to see them. It would be kind of funny to stand on the side of the stage [and watch them] ... Every time they look back, be kinda laughing at them. That'd be kinda weird.
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|2008-06-25, 13:08
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1. That obsession is what Reiji's supposed to be cured from.
2. In the end, it's best that Reiji heals himself, but Mimi could provide a catalyst. I don't know if it would be something due to her current "weakness" or perhaps her growth would enable her to do something.
3. NO WAY NOT WITH MIMI!!! It doesn't help at all.
4. Yes I was thinking more of this. We were promised a happy ending, weren't we?
|2008-06-25, 16:28
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Chapter 38 was erm...how should I put this...fluffy?
Even with the hints and such I did find it rather pointless though.
And where did all the censoring smoke go...
|2008-06-25, 16:40
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and boo to thee censoring smoke
|2008-06-25, 17:12
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I disagree with you all.
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I didn't find it pointless at all. Mimi has changed since she was a constant victim. This chapter showcases how.
The event with Rin's father and her subsequent decision to marry Reiji obviously changed many things. The last few chapters introduce us to the new situation.
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Kazumi sure is cute...
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And you guys are really ragging on the fluff, lol. I remember lots of people were like, the story is getting to depressing and that it needed some "lighter moments, but now, some are like watashiya wasted a month giving us this...Even if it didn't advance the plot (which it did), it was still I highly enjoyable chapter, lots of laughs, right? Do I have a warped sense of humor?
Very good observation... the only thing I thought was progressing the story before reading your post was the fact that mimi's self esteem got a boost this chapter. Which, IMO, is very important as her character has been constantly shown beating her own self up over her body and her situations.
Oh, okay I agree with that fully! I would not have put her in "might help reinjii" category for the exact reason you list... Well the only difference is, I actually want them to hook up. I want her to be happy with reinji and for kuro-chan to be happy with shiro-chan (although her and aoki is pretty hot.... ) Of course rin with aoki and boin sensei being the mistress. No but seriously. I am not sure about the rest of them, but reinji x mimi really is the only solution in my mind. They are the only 2 people with no other options, or should I say no body else to like, but who they currently like, if rin leaves reinji then he has no one (the office chick, but you know I mean main characters), if reinji is taken from mimi she has no one else to like. Everyone else in the story has another person besides their main interest (except boin sensei... actually if aoki is taken from her what will happen...oh yea she is fully loaded... but story wise she would be in the same boat as mimi or reiji, maybe I've shot my theory in it's metaphorical foot, lol).
But.... there are not enough characters to go around (for everyone to be happy), maybe watashiya will pull a 10 or 11 volume story with this one and introduce a new character or 2 for someone else to be involved with... What do you guys think? Will it be a sad ending for 1 or 2 of the characters, or will watashiya add some new love interests. I know KnJ is the flagship manga for Comic High! ( or is hitahira...is there a comic high discussion thread?), so maybe they want her to make it a long story, so readers will be exposed to other comic high stories (like I was) for as long as possible.
|2008-06-25, 22:43
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That happens to a lot of series out there really no matter what kind of story it is people will always find a reason to rag on it. I however have learned to ignore such people...
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|2008-06-26, 11:10
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Kazumi sure is cute...
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Oh a transfer student from america, lolol. That would be the best. Its so easy to have a crush on kuro-chan, she is moe extract! But that would be too awesome! kuro-chan is already the main source of humor in the story, if she added someone to play off of kuro-chan it would be so crazy, lol.
|2008-06-26, 12:25
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The core cast of this story is made up of 7 characters: 3 teachers, 1 parent, and 3 kids. Aoki Shiro Houin Reiji Rin Mimi and Kuro.
Rin, Reiji, and Aoki are the core, core characters. Then comes Shiro-sensei, whose development is a semi-related side plot. The others are actually reoccurring support characters.
Three true main characters seems a too few. Then again, depending on how the plot develops some of the support characters can have their roles elevated to where they have a true impact on the story. If the Aoki-Houin-Shiro relationship heats up or if Reiji and Mimi come into contact more often.
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Edit: Wow, just wow. I checked it so many times, and the time i actually stopped checking is the time they put it up. Marvelous
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|2008-07-23, 12:32
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Kazumi sure is cute...
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If you check Saha's site, they have it translated... no need to look for raws....
|2008-07-23, 13:20
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Kazumi sure is cute...
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Wow, wow, wow. I am really really enjoying this chapter. I have never seen this type of fan service and I like it. Maybe I should start looking for kodomo no jikan doujinshii.... Wow, I was so pleased , he he. The beauty, the bountiful beauty....
Please give me more of this watashiya, I wub you so much....
Spoiler for spoiler for size:
Spoiler for little things I noticed:
Thank you watashiya for the sex switch thing again, lol. She did it twice in this chapter, one for the beginning and once in boin's story. Man why is shiro-chan so stacked??? So funny! She slapped the taste out of aoki's mouth, lol.
I really enjoyed this chapter this month. What did you guys think?
|2008-07-23, 15:07
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Today's chapter was simply marvelous, it sure did bring the good ol' times when Rin would blow-up Aoki's mind to the skies; nevertheless something he said afterwards bother me...
Spoiler for what he said...:
Putting that aside, it's come clear that Shirai is finally warming up to people, specially men, and it looks like Oyajima is after her (or so it seems).
Also, the fanservice came double this time (one was Houin, and the other was, of course, Rin); and for the end of this awsome chapter? well.... we have the face off between Aoki and Reiji, right now, a lot of thoughts about what might happen fills the mind. Once again, Watashiya sure knows how to put us to the edge of our seats (at least that's where I was after I read this chapter).
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How AQHA is Governed
Take a behind-the-scenes look at how rule-change proposals are examined at the AQHA convention, where all members are invited.
By Larri Jo Starkey | February 2, 2015
The American Quarter Horse Journal
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of The American Quarter Horse Journal. With the 2016 AQHA Convention right around the corner – March 11-14, to be exact – the Journal staff dove into its archives to provide readers with this behind-the-scenes article about how a rule-change proposal becomes an AQHA rule.
Don Clark had an idea.
"I was raised around the western horse," the lifelong horseman says. "I thoroughly enjoyed him, and I made two AQHA Champions and several Register of Merit horses."
But Don, who has been an AQHA judge and director before elevating to director emeritus, wasn't seeing those good ranch horses recognized in AQHA competition, and his idea persisted in his mind.
"I kept thinking, 'We've got to have a place for these ranch horses,'" he says.
So he made a phone call to Don Treadway Jr., who at the time was the AQHA executive vice president.
"I called him and said, 'I've got an idea,' " Don Clark says. "I'd like to do a ranch pleasure class at regular shows. And everything went quiet. I said, 'Dumb idea?' And he said, 'No, no, put it on paper and get your thoughts to me.' "
So Don hand-wrote a long letter and send it to Don Treadway in a big manila envelope.
"I'll never say never in response to someone's request for a rule change unless it's illegal," Don Treadway picks up the story. "Sometimes, some ideas are ahead of their time. (Don) didn't have rules or anything like that (for his proposed class). His suggestion was submitted to the show committee where it was studied for a year. Don kept insisting that it was something that needed to happen.
"It took about three years, but we finally got ranch pleasure as a class in 2012. It's one of the most popular new classes we've ever introduced."
So popular, in fact, ranch pleasure, now called ranch riding, is now offered in the youth, amateur and Select divisions, as well as junior and senior in the open division.
The class isn't exactly as Don Clark envisioned it – he had asked for the class to be worked on the rail – but he's still thrilled with the response to it and the nice working-type horses he has seen shown in the class.
He claps his hands together when he's told that 220 horses qualified for the first ranch pleasure class at the AQHA World Championship Show and that 66 were entered.
"I think it's a wonderful class," he says. "They changed it from what I wanted, and it's fine because it still shows the versatility of a good-minded horse that has some handle to him.
"I'm a poor traveler – I've had back problems and two new knees – but I have it in my mind to come to the World Show to see ranch pleasure."
Changing the Rules
Well, that's great for Don Clark, who knows Don Treadway. But can someone who doesn't know an AQHA employee make a difference?
"Every AQHA rule and every class came from a member," Don Treadway points out. "I'd say 95 percent of the AQHA Handbook of Rules & Regulations has come from members and from committees made up of members."
AQHA has a procedure in place for any member who has a good idea like Don Clark's, and it starts with going to the member services area of www.aqha.com and clicking on the "rule change" link. Fill in the form and submit it by December 31 to get it on the agenda at the next year's AQHA convention.
Let's say that you want to make a rule that all exhibitors in western classes must wear white shirts.
"You'd submit that as a rule change," Don explains. "We have a rule that specifies that exhibitors must wear collared, long-sleeve shirts. To amend that rule so it says, 'white,' you'd go to the website, get the form and say that you'd like to amend Rule SHW320.1. Submit it by December 31, and I assure you it will be sent to the appropriate subcommittee."
For example, an attire rule would go to the general subcommittee of the AQHA Shows Committee.
At Convention
AQHA committee members get notebooks full of proposals to consider, minus the frivolous ones, such as discarding shows.
"The staff in Amarillo combines similar-sounding rules or at least groups them together," Don says. "The shows committee receives nearly 200 suggested rule changes every year. We group those by category, and there are multiple subcommittees of the shows committee."
Suggested rule changes go to the subcommittee that handles that discipline or class.
"So if someone wants to change a particular rule regarding western pleasure, and another person wants to change it differently, and a third person has yet another idea, all those would go together," Don says. "The subcommittee would consider each one independently, and then it's up to the committee to either take a little of each one, deny all three of them, pick one the committee members like or take no action."
Many committees offer three to five minutes for AQHA members to make their case or offer support of any agenda items.
"Traditionally, we ask the committee chairmen to see if there are others in the room who'd like to speak about a particular suggestion," Don says. "After two or three are saying the same thing, we normally ask for a show of hands to see who else feels the same way. That gives the committee a good idea of how many people are in favor of an idea."
It's not necessary to attend convention if you submit a rule change, Don says, but letters of support are important.
"Rather than having many people submit the same rule change, other AQHA members can send a letter saying they support your recommendation," he says. "A lot of people can't attend convention, but they feel passionately about rules and procedures, so if they'd like to submit a letter, that's fine, and the letters will be given to the committee that will be handling that particular rule."
Speaking on behalf of a particular rule change is not terrifying, says Carol Whittaker, an AQHA director from Arizona, who has submitted several rule-change suggestions, including ideas on rules related to Level 1 (formerly known as Novice) and developing an AQHA handicapping system for shows.
"I went as a member, before I was a director," Carol says, and the experience was positive. Her suggestion that each class be considered a separate Novice skill set passed.
After each AQHA committee meets and votes on which ideas to advance, the chairman of the committee reads its report at the general membership meeting, the Monday of convention, Don says.
"The membership in attendance votes yay or nay on the committee reports," Don says. "The recommendation simply states that they're voting that the board of directors consider the committee report, and then the report goes into the board meeting immediately following the general membership meeting."
The board of directors votes on whether to forward the reports to the AQHA Executive Committee.
"There are only two exceptions to that," Don adds. "The Executive Committee cannot change any bylaws, so if it's a bylaw change and the board votes on it, yes or no, that's where it stops. It can't go to the Executive Committee for further action. The same holds for rules of registration. The Executive Committee cannot change rules of registration, so the board of directors has the final say."
The Executive Committee
Let's assume that our imaginary white shirt rule has made it through the board of directors. Next it goes to the AQHA Executive Committee at its quarterly meeting in April.
"The Executive Committee looks at all the recommendations with the exception of bylaws or rules of registration," Don says. "Something that might have sounded like a great idea at the board meeting or through the committee process might not be a good idea when we look at budgets and there's no feasible way to fund a particular initiative or to make it happen."
The Executive Committee can table a line item, deny it or send it back for consideration the next year.
"We usually explain to the person who submitted the rule or policy change what happened," Don says. "We also let each committee know the result of all of its committee recommendations."
Some ideas are ahead of their time, Don points out, like Don Clark's ranch pleasure idea that took several years to come to fruition.
"The wheels of change turn slowly, but a good idea will eventually get there," Don Treadway says.
Amateur Division
One rule change that took nearly a decade was the creation of the amateur division.
"I remember that very well," Don says. "We started out with just two amateur classes, western pleasure and bridle path hack, in 1972. They were in the first World Show in 1974. Then as they grew, there were passionate members who wanted their own division. It took several years to get that through."
In 1979, the amateur division opened up for all classes.
"It was a pretty radical change from the old way of showing horses in an open format," Don remembers. "We did have youth classes, but the open show was the open show.
"But the interested members kept pushing and kept driving. There was a big petition brought to the show committee in 1978 to say 'We want this.' The amateur division opened up, and it has been one of the most successful things we've ever done.
"So my advice to people is if you think you've got a good idea and others think it's a good idea, don't give up. If it's a good idea, it will eventually find a place in AQHA."
Writing Rules
So you have a great idea that you want to submit. How should you write it up?
"I've talked to people who have wanted to submit rule changes, and what I always tell them is you have to be very careful when you write a rule-change proposal," Carol says. "Think about the consequences. It's important that you present to the committee something the members can look at, understand and not have to modify."
Now that she's a director, looking at rule changes from a committee perspective, Carol says it's important to keep all of AQHA in mind, not just your corner of it.
"Just because I know what's happening in my region and what works here in Arizona, it's not necessarily the same thing in the Northeast or in Montana or in Europe," she says. "When you're looking at a rule change, you really have to have a broad perspective. We need to be able to apply rules globally and have them function globally."
Members who want to suggest a class should think about whether the class will benefit the American Quarter Horse as a horse and the American Quarter Horse as a breed, not to mention spectators, exhibitors and owners, Don Clark advises.
"Be prepared to give AQHA a class routine and time needed to conduct the class. Before presenting it to AQHA, talk to other people and get their support," he says. "A new class must be different from what's being done. Be patient. It will take time – maybe two or three years – to get it approved."
Making a Difference
The welfare of the horse was one of Don Clark's foremost thoughts in suggesting ranch pleasure.
"There are horses in every discipline that are failures at that discipline," he says. "But their bodies are still good and their minds are still good. Those horses can be ranch pleasure horses, and that gives them value."
And adding value to horses helps the horse market, he says.
Doing what's best for the horse is on the minds of all of the members of the board of directors, according to Gunnar Otness of Duvall, Washington, a former chairman of the now-disbanded AQHA Amateur Committee.
"There have been several directors' meetings where it's gotten pretty hot and heavy," Gunnar says. "Some of the guys were in tears on some of the items that came up – they were so passionate about where they stood on the issue.
"AQHA's direction comes from directors, through the Executive Committee."
Directors welcome suggestions from members, he says, and communication is key.
"Without members writing in and presenting proposals, we wouldn't have anything," he says. "That's where I'm coming from when I say that as a director, don't be afraid to talk to people. There's nothing to hide here. We're not in secrecy."
Some meetings are closed, Gunnar says, but members can attend meetings and know exactly how the vote went.
"If we didn't have the people out there, we wouldn't be where we are today," he says. "We're the biggest breed association, but not only that, we're the best. And we're the best run. Bar none."
The 2016 AQHA Convention is March 11-14 at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. All AQHA members are welcome to attend the convention, and most committee meetings are open to the public and allow time for member comments. Convention is also where year-end high-point exhibitors and horses are honored, as well as the inductees into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. Visit www.aqha.com/convention to learn more about the annual event.


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Why was UConn so late to Outlow's party?
Here is the line from Marcus Outlow, the whiz kid running back at Norwich Free Academy, that should have fans of UConn football petrified about the future:
"UConn has been sending me a lot of stuff and calling lately," he said earlier this week. "I wouldn't be surprised if they offered me. I'm keeping my options open."
Keyword in previous sentence: lately.
Reaction to keyword in previous sentence: sigh.
And while it would be hyperbolic for Outlow to wonder, "where have you been all my life?" he certainly could wonder where the Huskies have been since the summer.
"We know we have a special player," NFA coach Jemal Davis said. "This offseason we sat down and talked about what we needed to do to play at next level. Marcus committed himself to doing that by going to various combines. Then he made it to a special combine in Oklahoma and he was rated one top backs in his class."
Davis alluded to the National Underclassmen Combine. This is what was written about him a few months before his senior season commenced:
"Outlow was one of the most impressive looking players. His physical attributes are very special. � He already has the build and speed of a Division One running back. � He was able to beat the linebackers with his speed and he can match the linebackers in physicality."
This explains why the following schools have already offered him: Oregon, Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Ohio State, Michigan, BC, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and others.
And the best we get from State U is "lately?"
Now I'm not the first guy to suggest that recruiting is inexact. The hucksters who have turned this into an industry, attaching "ratings" to high school kids, are stealing money. Questionable credentials and too many variables cannot possibly offer foster a hint of believability.
Still, the evidence suggests Outlow has potential. And so why UConn wasn't on him first � he lives 30 minutes from campus � appears to be a really good question. Even if there are doubts, he's 5-foot-11, 200 pounds, ready physically and a good student.
"Marcus is definitely ready. A great head on his shoulders," says teammate Ryer Caruso, who drives Outlow home from practice every day. "He's ready to take on the world. A very smart kid."
Outlow also offers the anecdotal value of the state kid. It's significant to any program, but positively critical for UConn, which isn't merely fading into irrelevance nationally, but within the state, too. They didn't fill their home stadium once all season. Now here is a kid Outlow who has captured the attention of the state left to tell his story that UConn has been calling "lately."
Outlow moved here with his family from Philadelphia when he was 12. He describes himself as "a city boy," and grinned at the memory of seeing so many trees in this corner of the world. Maybe he would go elsewhere, even with superior effort from UConn. Maybe not. It's sort of not the point anymore. The point is this: Why was UConn so late to the party?
Selected high school coaches across the state attended the news conference the day Paul Pasqualoni was hired. They lauded the choice and even suggested that state borders had closed. Except that Outlow, arguably the state's top running back probably isn't headed there. Neither is arguably the top quarterback, Tim Boyle of Xavier, who is headed to BC.
Until this week, I thought UConn football's biggest dilemma was a perception problem. Dead program walking. No juice. No buzz. Not to outsiders (which is why Louisville just got the invitation to the ACC). Not to insiders (too many empty seats).
Now I wonder if the problem isn't obliviousness.
I'm not suggesting Outlow is Barry Sanders Jr. But his potential is too great for UConn's nonchalance. I don't understand.
This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro.


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Networks with complex structures and functions are pervasive in the modern world, spanning social, biological and technological systems. One feature common to many such networks is a broad variation in the number of edges incident to each node, and growth by preferential attachment, whereby the rich get richer, has been assumed as an explanatory axiom. I will show that an underlying local optimization mechanism can in fact give rise to preferential attachment. Another complex feature of evolving networks is that exhibit phase transitions, such as the sudden emergence of large-scale connectivity. I show that a variant of the classic Erdos-Renyi model of network formation (using the power of two choices) can alter the location and also the nature of the phase transition, making for an explosive onset of connectivity. Finally, in the past ten years a general theory of networks has been developing, but it applies only to isolated networks. In reality, individual networks are increasingly interdependent (e.g., the Internet and the power grid, globalization of financial markets and of social networks). I show that interactions between different types of networks can actually lower the critical threshold, allowing large-scale connectivity to be achieved with fewer overall connections, with implications for the spread of disease across geographic regions and the design of simple communications networks.
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Spokane - Religious Email
Spokane Valley fire captain fired over sending religious emails from department account
Category: Religious News
Haiti and Islam
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Islam has won a growing number of followers in Haiti since the earthquake two years ago that killed some 300,000 people and left millions more homeless. The disaster drew in aid groups from around the world, including Islamic Relief USA.
A capital where church attendance is so prevalent that the streets echo with Christian hymns on Sundays now has at least five mosques, a Muslim parliament member and a nightly local television program devoted to Islam.
A 2009 study by the Pew Research Center on the world's Muslim population estimated that Haiti had about 2,000 devotees. Islamic leaders in the country insist the figure is now much higher and growing.
The decision to convert has made some targets of discrimination. The Haitian government doesn't recognize Islam as an official religion, nor does it honor Muslim marriages.


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Ask that question at the annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., and you could get one of 350 answers. That's the number of crops represented at the annual gathering in the mud in the former alfalfa field that now claims to be the largest show in the world.
It almost always rains during the farm show. The skies opened up on Wednesday of the three-day midweek February show, but exhibitors says the wet weather that produced rivers down the show grounds' main avenues did not deter visitors.
Good rainy day attendance typifies the attitude most growers expressed at the show, according to exhibitors; times are still difficult, but farmers now are more willing to tread water as best they can until more prosperous times return.
Farm show officials quit giving attendance figures several years ago, although admission is paid. A figure of 100,000 is usually bantered around as the annual attendance. However, most exhibitors say attendance has dwindled in recent years. After all, they say, there are fewer farmers today than there were a decade a go.
Regardless, exhibitors say the crowds were good with an overall optimistic attitude.
"There has been more optimism this year than last. Last year everyone was pessimistic," said David Parrish, president of A&P Ag Structures, Inc., Visalia, Calif. He sells overhead trellising systems for grape production, primarily for dried-on-the-vine (DOV) raisin production, and raisins are probably the most economically depressed commodity in the state.
'Guardedly optimistic'
"I would say everyone's attitude has been guardedly optimistic. It is definitely up from last year, however," said Kubota Tractor service representative Ron McDermott of Fresno, Calif.
"It all depends on which farmer you are talking as to whether or not they are doing well," said Hanford (Calif.) Equipment Co. sales representative Ken Arnst working in the Gearmore Inc. booth.
"Cotton farmers are doing OK. Specialty crop producers are doing pretty well. Many tree fruit growers are doing OK, but not all of them. However, raisin growers are not buying anything," said Arnst. There is a huge raisin surplus in storage, and growers are bulldozing Thompson seedless vines due to low prices.
"Niche crops like blueberries are doing well," said Arnst. "Dairies are not making money right now, but they are spending money."
People were in more of a buying mode this year than last, said Arnst. "I just had a guy come by who wanted a quote on 10 tractors," he added.
The show attracts nurserymen like Edgar Tuna, director of equipment, facilities and transportation for El Modeno Gardens, an Irvine, Calif., based nursery that sells to 13 western states from farms in Southern California, Hollister, Calif., and Watsonville, Calif.
"Home sales in California are good for our company and that is good for nurserymen," he said. "Things are picking up."
That is good for sales, but new Californians and new homes sales are putting a squeeze on available water supplies. That is challenging nurserymen like Tuna in producing plants.
"Water is a big issue in Southern California just like it is in the San Joaquin Valley or anywhere else. There are row crop farmers and nurserymen who have left Southern California because of the water issue," he said.
This is Tuna's fifth year to attend World Ag Expo. "I have never come here that I have not picked up an idea or a new piece of equipment for use in the nursery," said.
'Must be here'
"The Tulare show is a bad time of year for me because February is the busiest time of the year for me — a lot of growers want to talk to me right now," said Parrish. "Nevertheless, this is an important show for us and we must be here."
Many of those producers who want Parrish's personal attention are raisin growers struggling through hard economic times.
Parrish sells overhead trellising systems for dried-on-the-vine raisins. Raisins produced on the DOV system are mechanically harvested and can produce three times more raisins than the traditional, hand-harvested field dried system.
"Last years growers were so down they were not looking for solutions," he said. "This year they realize there is a solution with the DOV systems. There are new varieties that sugar sooner and mechanical harvesters to harvest the raisins."
To move to DOV, growers must tear out existing vineyards and trellising system and replace them with DOV systems. The trellising system alone costs at least $3,000 per acre. That does not include the cost of new vines or the mechanical harvester to harvest the DOV raisins.
It is expensive, but Parrish contends consumers will continue to buy raisins and the producers who produce them more economically will be the ones who supply the market.
Takes commitment
"In many cases, there are no solutions to problems in agriculture. There is in the raisin business, but it takes a commitment to accept the solution and move to correct the problem," said Parrish.
Who is buying into that? Parrish said it is raisin packers who own vineyards.
Tulare County, Calif., is the No. 1 dairy county in the nation and the dairy industry dominates the World Ag Expo.
Dairying also is taking a bigger role in farming.
"One farmer stopped by our booth and said he was switching totally from cotton to silage corn," said Kevin Long, new field representative for Calcot.
Although a new farm bill and increasing prices are bolstering cotton prospects for 2003, the National Cotton Council informal grower planting intentions survey indicated a slight decline in Acala/upland acreage for California, but a sharp drop on Pima acreage.
"I would tend to agree with the Pima estimate," said Long. It was for just 159,000 acres in the San Joaquin Valley this season, a drop of more than 24 percent from last year.
"I think a lot of that is due to growers switching to the newer, higher yielding Acalas," said Long. Four- and five-bale Acala yields were common last year. It costs more to grow and gin Pima.
Long believes the council's 474,000-acre Acala projection for 2003 is low.


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So this was pretty much inevitable. Alex Gonzalez seems to carry the traits that are typical of recent Giants shortstops, namely that he's old and can't hit. He's a veteran, a guy that's been there before, but he's also not a particularly good player. With the Giants out on Jose Reyes and Jimmy Rollins, and a few shortstop options already off the market, there isn't much left out there. Eventually, it gets to the point where it's not worth it for the Giants to pursue any of these guys because they just aren't any better than the internal option, Brandon Crawford. Gonzalez might be that point.
The Good
— The defense: As old as Gonzalez is, his defense is still top-notch. If you go by DRS, he's saved over +30 runs with his glove in the last two seasons; if you go by FRAA, he's still +20 since 2010. This is really the only thing that makes him a useful player. He was worth 1.3 rWAR in 2011, and 85% of that value came from his glove.
— He's cheap: Well, presumably he is. Maybe I'm wrong here. This offseason's been a little crazy, but I still can't imagine any teams are willing to throw much money at him. Even his last contract only had an average annual value of ~$2.5MM.
The Bad
— He can't hit: And that's pretty much all there is to it. On Twitter, Scott Willis (@BAStatsGuy) spells it out pretty simply in two tweets: Gonzalez has never posted a wRC+ above 100; in other words, he's never even been a league-average hitter. And Crawford, as ugly as his bat may seem, isn't projected to hit much worse than Gonzalez.
— He's old: He'll turn 35 years old in February. He doesn't seem like the type to age gracefully, either.
…at least it's not Yuniesky Betancourt?


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"To go up twice and come away with a tie at home is difficult," said Lipscomb coach Charles Morrow. "You expect that you can hold a lead at home. I can't say that we deserved to win letting the two goals in that we did."
It was the second overtime game of the season for the Bisons. The game was the A-Sun opener for both teams. It proved to be a surprisingly physical game as well.
"It was certainly a hard-fought game," said Morrow. "Here at the start of the conference season everything is there to play for.
"Both teams lacked the guy who was going to put his foot on the ball and settle the game. It was played at a frantic pace. We don't mind getting physical, but that is certainly not the game we want to play."
The Bisons struck first in the game when forward Miguel DaSilva scored from the left side from about six yards out at 16:12 of the first half.
Campbell answered with a goal from Justin Smith at 37:21 to tie the game at 1-1 in the first half.
In the second half Alexander Faulk entered the game and scored on a header off of a corner kick from Deven Bahadoorsingh at 81:01. It was the third goal of the season for Faulk and was almost his third game-winning goal of the season.
Faulk, a freshman, leads the Bisons in scoring this season.
"He works really hard," said Morrow. "There is something to having a nose for the ball and knack for scoring. It is probably best to not try to understand it."
However, with 2:28 left to play Ben Hames found the net for Campbell to tie the game.
Patrick Walsh started for the Bisons in net and gave up one goal while making two saves.
Brent McGee was in goal for the second half. He also gave up one goal, but made three saves. Pettis led the Bisons in shorts with five, including two shots on goal.
"Pettis is getting more involved in the offense and that is good to see," said Morrow. "I thought he looked like his old self. Miguel is also getting more involved."
The Bisons outshot Campbell, the A-Sun defending regular season champion, 26-19 and held a 10-7 edge in shots on goal.
The Bisons are 3-5-2, 0-0-1 in the A-Sun. Campbell is 1-6-1, 0-0-1 in the conference.
Saturday night at 7 the Bisons are back in action at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex when Mercer visits. The Bears, 2-4-2, beat Belmont 5-1 Friday night.
"Mercer will be a very physical team," said Morrow. "We beat them last year in the regular season and we beat them in the conference tournament in the first round. Mercer is a much-improved team. Saturday is going to be a battle too."


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Tottenham midfielder Wilson Palacios expects the qualities that sparked an extended World Cup party in Honduras to be on display when Wigan arrive at White Hart Lane.
Palacios almost missed the win over Portsmouth last month as the president of Honduras ordered a party to celebrate their World Cup qualification for South Africa next summer, where the South Americans, whose only previous appearance came in Spain in 1982, will look to showcase their powerful team.
However, the 25-year-old and international team-mate Hendry Thomas, who share more than 100 caps between them, will first be battling against each other in midfield this weekend.
Palacios left Wigan in January and has since earned praise for his no-nonsense approach, with Spurs boss Harry Redknapp deeming the #12million fee to be money well spent for what the midfielder brings.
"I have always played football in this way, ever since I was young in Honduras, football is very raw, very strong, but there is plenty of technique too," Palacios said.
"All the kids in Honduras play like that. The blend of technique and toughness suits the Premier League very well but the thing about the game here is the speed, we have to adapt to that very quickly.
"The speed is something that really hits you when you come here."
Although Palacios will come face-to-face with his Honduras team-mate tomorrow, he is reluctant to draw comparisons.
"Hendry is a good player but I wouldn't say that he is similar to me," he said.
"We don't really share the same style and I believe we like to play a different sort of game but, nonetheless, he is hard to play against.
"Maynor Figueroa, their left-back, probably won't play on Sunday because he is injured, but he is also a good friend of mine from the national side along with Hendry.
"I still have many friends at the club and I've had three weeks of them talking to me about the game, sending me loads of texts."
Redknapp has Ledley King out with a hamstring problem but Aaron Lennon is back following an ankle injury, easing Spurs' attacking concerns as Luka Modric's return from a fractured fibula has been slower than expected.
Consistency is the new key word at Wigan as manager Roberto Martinez looks to build on a solid start to the season.
Despite ending Chelsea's 100% record and being the only team to so far beat Aston Villa and Burnley on their own grounds the Latics are locked in mid-table.
That is mainly due to results like the home loss to newcomers Wolves and defeats at Hull and bottom club Portsmouth.
Having won four and drawn two of their opening 12 matches Martinez is now looking for an improvement in the next 12 fixtures.
"We have been really pleased with certain flashes of games this season but the lack of consistency is a negative of the period," said the Spaniard.
"From a football point of view it doesn't really make sense.
We are the only team to beat Burnley and Aston Villa away and the first team to beat Chelsea.
"Then losing against teams who, with all due respect, haven't had the best results in the last couple of months - like Portsmouth, like Hull or Wolves - is disappointing.
"In a way it shows you the potential we have got as when we play well we can beat anyone in the Premier League and when we don't play well we can be beaten by anyone.
"We need consistency. I never look at the team in terms of points in the table, I always believe the level of performance will give you the amount of points you deserve over a season.
"The focus is on that for the next 12 games to see how we have progressed from the first day of the campaign.
"I have been very pleased with many aspects but we need to make sure we are a consistent team." Martinez's first job is to mastermind Wigan's first victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane tomorrow.
Wigan defender Erik Edman will face his former club as he continues to deputise at left-back for the injured Maynor Figueroa.
The Swede made his first Premier League start since the end of last season last time out in the draw at Fulham as Figueroa was sidelined with a knee ligament problem and is still at least a week away from recovery.
Honduras midfielder Hendry Thomas missed his flight back from international duty in Central America but will be back in time to train with the squad on Saturday.
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