Eliezer Ben Yehuda, who transformed Hebrew from the rusty language of ancient Israel and the Bible into the dynamic, dominant language of modern-day Israel, would be 155 years old today.
By Christa Case Bryant,?Staff Writer / January 8, 2013
This December, 2012 photo shows visitors at the Mahane Yehuda market, one of Jerusalem's free tourist attractions. Beyond its earthly past, Jerusalem has an impossible beauty with broad appeal. For residents and tourists, secular and religious souls, city slickers or nature lovers, there is always an unexplored alleyway, street corner or vista that will show you the city as you?ve never seen it before.
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If it weren?t for Eliezer Ben Yehuda, I wouldn?t be able to order ice cream, ask directions to the local furniture store, or discuss Gaza bombings in Hebrew.
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Since I?m a new journalist in Israel who happens to love ice cream and arrived here with only one piece of furniture to my name, that would be grave indeed.
So I for one am grateful for Mr. Ben Yehuda, who was born 155 years ago today in the Russian empire.
Legend has it that the man was not only brilliant, but a little crazy. And you would have to be, if you were planning to try to resurrect an ancient language after roughly 2,000 years and expect it to become the primary spoken language of a country that didn't even exist yet.
But the Sorbonne-educated Ben Yehuda did just that ??well before the state of Israel was founded in 1948, and even before Lord Balfour of Britain made his famous promise to the Zionists in 1917 to help establish a Jewish homeland.
Of course, Hebrew was the language of the Torah ? the biblical books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy ? as well as other religious writings. So many Jews were familiar with it. But they didn?t use it to talk about things like grocery shopping or even politics.
Where to start? With your family, of course. When Ben Yehuda arrived in Israel with his family, he banned his wife and children from speaking any other language. According to tradition, his family was the first to speak exclusively Hebrew in the home.
He also helped start schools and Hebrew-language newspapers, and published the first dictionary of modern Hebrew, often drawing on biblical words to coin modern terms. Ultra-Orthodox Jews pushed back hard, arguing that Hebrew is a holy language and not to be used to discuss the mundane. Many of them still prefer to speak in Yiddish when discussing daily affairs.
But Hebrew is nevertheless the dominant language in Israel today, although Arabic is an official language as well.
But I digress.
You were wondering about how to order ice cream, right?
WSIL -- ?Union membership nationwide has been dropping steadily. It has now fallen to what's believed to be the lowest level in 80 years. ? Illinois leads the country in the loss of union members, down by 75,000 people since 2011. At the same time, the state ranks third in the country for union membership. ? Some sectors are taking big hits, while others have been stable. ? The Illinois Education Association represents teachers in many Southern Illinois school districts. ? "I think we have to get back in touch with the new generation," said IEA Field Director Jim Clark. ? Over the past 30 years, the organization has grown. ? "In 1982, IEA had 50,000 members," said Clark. "Today, we're in the 130,000." ? Clark has watched the movement develop. He believes the union plays an important part in the classroom. ? "Sometimes the problem isn't you," said Clark, "It's the system. So how do you change the system? Well you need collective purpose and collective action." ? The IEA is bucking the trend, though. ? Union membership on a national scale is shrinking. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a yearly drop of about 400,000 people. More than 35 percent of public sector employees belong to a union, compared to less than 7% in the private sector. ? "Once the union goes away, wages come down again, benefits go down again," said IEA UniServ Director Matthew Johansson. ? Johansson believes the recession could be playing a role in the latest numbers. ???? "People feel so grateful just to have a job that they are willing to put up with extra tasks," said Johansson. ? Johansson feels that some of the recent numbers are part of a cycle. He believes attitudes toward unions and what they bring are always shifting. ???? "We're going through a transition, especially generationally," said Johansson, "We have the baby boomers that are leaving, and they for a long time were the leaders." ? While the IEA hasn't experienced the nationwide decline, they are still working to recruit new teachers. They also want to give them the tools to stay in their career long-term. ? "We have mentoring and professional development," said Johansson. "Those are things we have to really look at." ? You can find the Bureau of Labor Statistics study here: Union Members 2012
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Europe has gone accelerator crazy. If putting burgeoning startups through a 13 week mentor-led boot camp and throwing a few euros their way is the key to economic growth, then the Euro crisis is all but solved. I jest, of course, and you arguably can't have too much idea-stage money and support. But, seriously, I can barely keep up with these things. To that end, two European accelerators opened to applications this month: Dotforge, a brand new accelerator based in Sheffield, UK, and Lithuania's StartupHighway, which runs for its second year.
Study finds little progress in participation of early-career RNs in hospital QIPublic release date: 30-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Christopher James christopher.james@nyu.edu 212-998-6876 New York University
"Nurses Are an Important Resource in Efforts to Improve Care and Patient Outcomes, and That Resource Needs to be Optimized"
Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses (RNs) in quality improvement (QI) efforts is essential to improving our health care system, patient care and our nation's health. Unfortunately, despite studies demonstrating the value of nurse-led quality improvement efforts, far too few nurses are involved in these efforts, and the number is not growing, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
The studypart of the RN Work Project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)compared the participation levels for RNs who were first licensed between 2004 and 2005, and RNs first licensed between 2007 and 2008 in hospital QI activities. The research team found little difference in participation levels between the two cohorts for a variety of activities, including performance measurement, working to improve processes or systems of care, monitoring sustainability of improved practices, and efforts at performance improvement. The only exception was "use of appropriate strategies to improve hand washing compliance to reduce nosocomial infection rates." (Hospital acquired infections.)
The research team included Maja Djukic, PhD, RN, assistant professor at the College of Nursing, New York University; Christine Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the College of Nursing, New York University; Carol Brewer, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the School of Nursing, University at Buffalo; and Ilya Bernstein, BS, RN, Langone Medical Center, New York University. Kovner and Brewer direct the RN Work Project.
"We expected to find a greater variation in QI participation between the two groups," said Djukic. "These findings underscore the need for hospitals to collaborate with nursing schools to develop effective strategies to ensure that RNs expect and are prepared to engage in QI activities. Nurses are an important resource in efforts to improve care and patient outcomes, and right now, that resource is too often being underutilized."
The team noted that there has been an increase in the number of hospitals who participate in formal programs aimed at increasing nurses' engagement in quality and safety initiatives since 2008. They expected that trend would increase the likelihood of participation in QI activities for the later cohort. Among those initiatives are Transforming Care at the Bedside, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators Program, the hospital Magnet Recognition Program, and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses initiative (QSEN), funded by RWJF.
The research team cited several promising programs for engaging staff RNs in QI activities, including the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program in California, and the Bi-State Nursing Workforce Innovation Center's Clinical Scene Investigator Academy in Kansas and Missouri. They also recommended better data systems for monitoring quality outcomes specific to nursing care, so that RNs receive timely feedback on their performance. Other recommendations for hospital leadership include:
Subscribing to programs that allow RNs to complete self-directed online modules to learn about QI, such as the Institute for Health Care Improvement Open School for Health Professions and QSEN;
Having more experienced colleagues guide early-career RNs in translating newly-acquired QI knowledge into action;
Ensuring that staffing levels are high enough and that RNs have sufficient release time to participate in QI activities; and
Ensuring RNs have access to an information technology infrastructure that provides meaningful, timely and actionable QI data.
The study was based on surveys of 539 RNs who work in hospitals in 15 states: Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Center for Regulatory Excellence provided funding for the study, in addition to the RWJF support.
The RN Work Project is a 10-year study of newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) that began in 2006. It is the only multi-state, longitudinal study of new nurses' turnover rates, intentions and attitudesincluding intent, satisfaction, organizational commitment and preferences about work. The study draws on data from nurses in 34 states and the District of Columbia, covering 51 metropolitan areas and nine rural areas.
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About New York University College of Nursing
NYU College of Nursing is a global leader in nursing education, research, and practice. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Arts and Post-Master's Certificate Programs, a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. For more information, visit www.nyu.edu/nursing.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, measurable, and timely change. For 40 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org. Follow the Foundation on Twitter www.rwjf.org/twitter or Facebook www.rwjf.org/facebook.
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Study finds little progress in participation of early-career RNs in hospital QIPublic release date: 30-Jan-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Christopher James christopher.james@nyu.edu 212-998-6876 New York University
"Nurses Are an Important Resource in Efforts to Improve Care and Patient Outcomes, and That Resource Needs to be Optimized"
Nurses are the largest group of health care providers in the U.S., and health care leaders and experts agree that engaging registered nurses (RNs) in quality improvement (QI) efforts is essential to improving our health care system, patient care and our nation's health. Unfortunately, despite studies demonstrating the value of nurse-led quality improvement efforts, far too few nurses are involved in these efforts, and the number is not growing, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
The studypart of the RN Work Project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)compared the participation levels for RNs who were first licensed between 2004 and 2005, and RNs first licensed between 2007 and 2008 in hospital QI activities. The research team found little difference in participation levels between the two cohorts for a variety of activities, including performance measurement, working to improve processes or systems of care, monitoring sustainability of improved practices, and efforts at performance improvement. The only exception was "use of appropriate strategies to improve hand washing compliance to reduce nosocomial infection rates." (Hospital acquired infections.)
The research team included Maja Djukic, PhD, RN, assistant professor at the College of Nursing, New York University; Christine Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the College of Nursing, New York University; Carol Brewer, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the School of Nursing, University at Buffalo; and Ilya Bernstein, BS, RN, Langone Medical Center, New York University. Kovner and Brewer direct the RN Work Project.
"We expected to find a greater variation in QI participation between the two groups," said Djukic. "These findings underscore the need for hospitals to collaborate with nursing schools to develop effective strategies to ensure that RNs expect and are prepared to engage in QI activities. Nurses are an important resource in efforts to improve care and patient outcomes, and right now, that resource is too often being underutilized."
The team noted that there has been an increase in the number of hospitals who participate in formal programs aimed at increasing nurses' engagement in quality and safety initiatives since 2008. They expected that trend would increase the likelihood of participation in QI activities for the later cohort. Among those initiatives are Transforming Care at the Bedside, National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators Program, the hospital Magnet Recognition Program, and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses initiative (QSEN), funded by RWJF.
The research team cited several promising programs for engaging staff RNs in QI activities, including the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program in California, and the Bi-State Nursing Workforce Innovation Center's Clinical Scene Investigator Academy in Kansas and Missouri. They also recommended better data systems for monitoring quality outcomes specific to nursing care, so that RNs receive timely feedback on their performance. Other recommendations for hospital leadership include:
Subscribing to programs that allow RNs to complete self-directed online modules to learn about QI, such as the Institute for Health Care Improvement Open School for Health Professions and QSEN;
Having more experienced colleagues guide early-career RNs in translating newly-acquired QI knowledge into action;
Ensuring that staffing levels are high enough and that RNs have sufficient release time to participate in QI activities; and
Ensuring RNs have access to an information technology infrastructure that provides meaningful, timely and actionable QI data.
The study was based on surveys of 539 RNs who work in hospitals in 15 states: Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Center for Regulatory Excellence provided funding for the study, in addition to the RWJF support.
The RN Work Project is a 10-year study of newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs) that began in 2006. It is the only multi-state, longitudinal study of new nurses' turnover rates, intentions and attitudesincluding intent, satisfaction, organizational commitment and preferences about work. The study draws on data from nurses in 34 states and the District of Columbia, covering 51 metropolitan areas and nine rural areas.
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About New York University College of Nursing
NYU College of Nursing is a global leader in nursing education, research, and practice. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, a Master of Arts and Post-Master's Certificate Programs, a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. For more information, visit www.nyu.edu/nursing.
About the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, measurable, and timely change. For 40 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org. Follow the Foundation on Twitter www.rwjf.org/twitter or Facebook www.rwjf.org/facebook.
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An ounce of cocaine doesn?t usually come with a blue ribbon, even in Miami.
That didn't stop Emma Bartelt, 10, from winning first prize in the science competition at Coral Gables Preparatory Academy with the help of three drug-sniffing hounds and 28 grams of the illicit white powder, all provided by the Miami-Dade Police Narcotics Bureau, according to the Miami Herald.
She also earned an honorable mention at the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Elementary Science Fair on Saturday, according to the paper.
The Herald reported that the scientific-minded fourth-grader received help on her ?Drug Sniffing Dogs? project from her dad, Detective Douglas Bartelt. The three contraband-seeking chows included a springer spaniel named Roger; a chocolate lab, Franky; and a spaniel, Levi, according to the Herald.
A spokesman for the school district told the Herald that science fair rules do not explicitly prohibit use of cocaine in projects. Bartelt?s dad handled all the cocaine for the project, according to the Herald, which involved timing how long it took the dogs to find the cocaine in a room.
?It was kind of my idea, because I wanted to do my dad?s job,? Bartelt said of her award-winning experiment, which took place at police facilities.
In a statement, a school district spokesman told the Herald there was nothing wrong with Bartelt?s experiment ? even if the only white powder at science fairs is usually baking soda for papier-mache volcanoes.
?The student's science project involved a very unusual set of circumstances, including having a parent who is a well-respected police detective with experience in training dogs that sniff for illegal substances,? the statement read, according to the Herald. ?From our understanding, the parent was the only person involved in working directly with the dogs and the hidden substances, which took place at a police training facility.?
NEW YORK (AP) ? A new J.D. Salinger film and biography are being billed as an unprecedented look into the mysterious life of the author of "The Catcher In the Rye."
Simon & Schuster announced Tuesday that it had acquired "The Private War of J.D. Salinger," an oral biography compiled by author David Shields and filmmaker-screenwriter Shane Salerno, whose screenplay credits include the Oliver Stone film "Savages." Salinger's own books have been published by Little, Brown and Co.
Salerno has been working for several years on his documentary, which PBS will air next January for the 200th of its "American Masters" series. According to Simon & Schuster, the book and film draw upon interviews "with over 150 sources who either worked directly with author J.D. Salinger, had a personal relationship with him, or were influenced by his work."
Salinger's longtime literary agent, Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates Inc., declined to comment Tuesday.
Simon & Schuster's announcement does not say whether the ultimate Salinger question is answered: Did he leave behind any unpublished manuscripts? Simon & Schuster publisher Jonathan Karp said he could not provide detail beyond what is in the news release.
Virtually nothing new has been learned about the author since he died in New Hampshire in 2010 at age 91. No authorized biography has appeared.
"The myth that people have read about and believed for 60 years about J.D. Salinger is one of someone too pure to publish, too sensitive to be touched. We replace the myth of Salinger with an extraordinarily complex, deeply contradictory human being," Salerno said in a statement. "Our book offers a complete revaluation and reinterpretation of the work and the life."
"Both the film and book are an investigation into the cost of art and the cost of war," Simon & Schuster senior editor Jofie Ferrari-Adler said in a statement. "This is a truly revelatory work, and one that transcends literary biography to investigate the larger story of the legacy of World War II. Through the prism of Salinger's life and his experience at war, the authors are presenting a personal history of the 20th century."
Salinger was reportedly deeply scarred by his service during World War II, when he interrogated prisoners of war.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent prices held above $114 a barrel on Wednesday on optimism about the U.S. economy after a string of data out of the world's largest oil consumer showed a recovery was gaining ground.
Still, investors are cautious about making big bets ahead of a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting and first estimates for fourth-quarter U.S. gross domestic product due later in the day.
Brent crude edged up 2 cents to $114.38 a barrel by 0235 GMT, after reaching a more than three-month high in the previous session.
U.S. crude was down 2 cents to $97.55, after gaining nearly 1.2 percent in the previous session.
"There are bullish reasons to see oil prices rise and our view is that this week we will continue to see better-than-expected U.S. data, which should move oil in the same direction," Jeremy Friesen, a commodities strategist at Societe Generale in Hong Kong, said.
"But we do think the supply side is probably enough and ultimately should cap oil prices in the second quarter."
Investor sentiment got a boost after U.S. home prices rose in November, climbing more than five percent from a year ago, in the biggest increase since August 2006, when the housing market was starting to collapse.
But the focus is now on the Fed's monetary policy committee, which started its two-day meeting on Tuesday. The Fed has said it expects to keep short-term U.S. interest rates exceptionally low to help support the economy.
The low rates have helped push up oil prices, as investors pour cash into riskier asset classes.
The short-term oil outlook was also buoyed by optimism of growth acceleration in China.
China's factory activity in January probably expanded at its fastest pace in nine months, according to a Reuters poll ahead of official PMI data on Friday, adding to signs that recovery momentum is building as domestic demand strengthens.
Analysts say Chinese factories are approaching the end of a destocking cycle, which is usually followed by a rebuilding of inventories that will raise industrial output in 2013.
German consumer morale rose for the first time in four months while French consumer confidence held steady in January as fears of job losses eased, fuelling hopes demand will prop up growth in these countries.
The rebound in China's growth is expected to continue until the second quarter before fading in the second half, though an economy rebound elsewhere towards year-end will likely sustain (global) growth rates for the whole year, Friesen said.
"We do think U.S. and European growth statistics will pick up at end of the year. The main driver of this optimism near-term has been China but we don't think it'll last the whole year," he added.
"That's generally positive for the commodity space but for the oil market in particular, oil supply is probably enough to cap that, barring any sudden supply risks."
Supply risks from the Middle East capped oil price gains after at least 65 people were found shot dead with hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.
U.S. OIL INVENTORIES
U.S. crude stocks rose 4.2 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute (API) reported on Tuesday.
Crude stocks at Cushing fell 15,000 barrels, according to the API, while gasoline stocks rose 2.4 million barrels and distillate stocks fell 1.8 million barrels, the API said.
Analysts had expected U.S. crude stocks to rise 2.6 million barrels, according to a Reuters survey ahead of weekly inventory reports from the API and the U.S. government's Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA weekly inventory report is due on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT).
'You can party to it; you can chill to it; you can ride to it,' Atlanta MC tells Mixtape Daily of his latest project, which drops Tuesday. By Rob Markman, with reporting by FLX
-- Health insurance exchanges will change the way people buy coverage and will help millions of uninsured people get a private plan. Nearly 49 million people are uninsured in the United States, but the numbers vary dramatically by state.
Exchanges will be the most visible part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law in everyday life. Open enrollment starts Oct. 1, less than 10 months away.
Some questions and answers on how the exchanges will work:
Q: What's a health insurance exchange?
A: "Exchange" is just another word for "marketplace." The plans sold in the new markets will start covering patients on Jan. 1, 2014. Each state will have its own exchange serving people who buy their health insurance directly, as well as a separate one for small businesses. The vast of majority of people now covered by employer plans will not see a change.
There will be three types of exchanges at the beginning: those run by states, those run by the federal government, and partnerships. Most Republican governors opposed to "Obamacare" are letting Washington run the exchanges in their states.
For consumers, the benefits should be the same no matter who runs the exchange.
Q: How will exchanges work?
A: Exchanges are supposed to have the feel of an online travel site ? think Orbitz or Expedia.
Middle-class people will be able to pick from a range of private insurance plans, and most people will be eligible for help from the government to pay their premiums.
Low-income people will be steered to safety-net programs for which they might qualify. This could be a problem in states that choose not to expand their Medicaid programs under a separate part of the health care law. In that case, many low-income residents in those states would remain uninsured.
Q: How will I know if I can get help with my health insurance premiums?
A: You'll disclose your income to the exchange at the time you apply for coverage and they'll let you know. Only legal residents of the United States can get financial assistance.
The health care law offers sliding-scale subsidies based on income for individuals and families making up to four times the federal poverty level, about $44,700 for singles, $92,200 for a family of four.
But do yourself a favor and read the fine print because the government's help gets skimpier as household income increases.
For example, a family of four headed by a 40-year-old making $35,000 will get a $10,742 tax credit toward an annual premium of $12,130. They'd have to pay $1,388, about 4 percent of their income, or about $115 a month.
A similar hypothetical family making $90,000 will get a much smaller tax credit, $3,580, meaning they'd have to pay $8,550 of the same $12,130 policy. That works out to more than 9 percent of their income, or about $710 a month.
The estimates were made using the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation's online calculator. Some people will also be eligible for help with their copayments.
Final note: Though it's called a "tax credit" the government assistance goes directly to the insurer. You won't see a check.
Q: What will the benefits look like?
A: The coverage will be more comprehensive than what's now typically available in the individual health insurance market, dominated by bare-bones plans. It will be more like what an established, successful small business offers its employees. Premiums are likely to be higher for some people, but government assistance should mostly compensate for that.
All plans in the exchange will have to cover a standard set of "essential health benefits," including hospitalization, doctor visits, prescriptions, emergency room treatment, maternal and newborn care, and prevention. Insurers cannot turn away the sick or charge them more. Middle-aged and older adults can't be charged more than three times what young people pay. Insurers can impose penalties on smokers.
Because the benefits will be similar, the biggest difference among plans will be something called "actuarial value." A new term for consumers, it's the share of expected health care costs that the plan will cover.
There will be four levels of coverage, from "bronze," which will cover 60 percent of expected costs, to "platinum," which will cover 90 percent. "Silver" and "gold" are in between. Bronze plans will charge the lowest premiums, but they'll have the highest annual deductibles. Platinum plans will have the highest premiums and the lowest out-of-pocket cost sharing.
Here's a wrinkle: The government's subsidy will be tied to the premium for the second-lowest-cost plan at the silver coverage level that's available in your area. You could take it and buy a lower cost bronze plan, saving money on premiums. But you'd have to be prepared for the higher annual deductible and copayments.
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Online:
Federal government health care site: www.healthcare.gov
Kaiser Health Reform Subsidy Calculator: http://healthreform.kff.org/subsidycalculator.aspx
BALTIMORE (AP) ? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donating $350 million to Johns Hopkins University, the bulk of it to help expand its research on such cross-discipline issues as global health and urban revitalization as his lifetime giving to his alma mater soars past $1 billion, the university said.
University officials announced the commitment late Saturday and said they believe Bloomberg, who amassed his fortune creating the global financial services firm Bloomberg LP, is now the first person to give more than $1 billion to a single American university.
Most of the latest gift, $250 million, will be part of a larger effort to raise $1 billion to foster cross-disciplinary work on global issues at Johns Hopkins, the university said. Funds initially will be used toward the appointment of faculty for interdisciplinary work on a series of issues that also will include individualized health care delivery, sustainability of water resources and the science of learning.
The remaining $100 million is to be devoted to need-based financial aid for undergraduate students, awarding 2,600 Bloomberg scholarships in the next 10 years, it said.
It added that the latest gift brings Bloomberg's giving to the institution just more than $1.11 billion in the 49 years since he graduated ? including his first gift of $5 in 1965 only a year after he received his bachelor's degree in engineering from Johns Hopkins.
"Johns Hopkins University has been an important part of my life since I first set foot on campus more than five decades ago," Bloomberg said in the statement issued by the university. "Each dollar I have given has been well-spent improving the institution and, just as importantly, making its education available to students who might otherwise not be able to afford it."
Bloomberg added that his giving was intended to make a difference in people's lives. "I know of no other institution that can make a bigger difference in lives around the world through its groundbreaking research ? especially in the field of public health," he said in the statement.
University president Ronald J. Daniels praised Bloomberg for being a "visionary philanthropist" for social good on the order of Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and the school's founder, Johns Hopkins. Daniels said the chief impact of Bloomberg's gift would be to strengthen the university's multi-disciplinary approach to solving key societal problems.
"This latest initiative allows us to greatly accelerate our investment in talented people and bring them together in a highly creative and dynamic atmosphere," Daniels added. "It illustrates Mike's passion for fixing big problems quickly and efficiently."
Money from the gift is expected to endow 50 distinguished professors to be recruited worldwide with expertise spanning traditional academic disciplines. The school said the work of those recruited would bridge disciplines and schools such as medicine, the humanities, public health and education, social science and engineering.
The New York mayor has remained closely involved with the university where he graduated in 1964, including stints on its board of trustees from 1996 to 2002 and as chairman of Johns Hopkins Initiative fundraising campaign.
The university said Bloomberg made his first $1 million commitment to the university in 1984, 20 years after his graduation. Later gifts included $120 million toward the construction of a children's section at The John Hopkins Hospital in honor of his late mother. All told, the university said, Bloomberg's philanthropy has benefited Johns Hopkins in many ways including improvements to facilities, research and the quality of its student body.
The latest gift touched off praise and excited reactions on the university website after the announcement.
We've managed to pull through music's deafening January gathering just outside of Los Angeles with our hearing still somewhat intact. The last few days have held a wealth of DJ gear from controllers and consoles to portable units. Both Moog and Korg trotted out new analog synthesizers that look quite formidable while remaining rather affordable. As expected, a truckload of wares to outfit a mobile device arsenal were on display from Bluetooth foot controllers to dual-input audio interfaces. And as always, a few surprises crept in as well -- like a MIDI guitar and fully portable, handheld DJ solution. Head on down past the break to get caught up on the happenings that you might've missed as we look for a nice quiet room to recover for a few hours.
The third round of the 2013 Farmer Insurance Open will resume Sunday, with most golfers having yet to tee off thanks to a fog delay on Saturday. Check out where and when to tune in to see Tiger Woods attempt to hold off the pack at Torrey Pines.
Play will resume at 7:00 a.m. at Torrey Pines (10:00 a.m. ET) after fog delayed the third round of the 2013 Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday. A grand total of one hole was played Saturday, and leader Tiger Woods has yet to begin his third round in the lead grouping. He entered the day at 11-under overall, two strokes ahead of Billy Horschel in second place.
For more, visit SB Nation's Golf hub
You can catch lead-in coverage on the Golf Channel from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, and live coverage from 3:00-6:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The Golf Channel will have replay coverage from 7:00 p.m. into the late night. You can also tune into PGA Tour Network on Sirius XM Radio from 1:00-7:00 p.m. for more.
Sunday's schedule will look a lot like Saturday's as a result of the fog, with the final round to be played Monday. You can check out the top groupings below. For a full list of tee times, check out PGATour.com. You can also visit Golf.com for a full leaderboard.
Note: All times Eastern.
11:40 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Aaron Baddeley, Martin Laird (Tee No. 10)
11:40 a.m.: Luke Guthrie, John Senden, Tag Ridings (Tee No. 1)
11:50 a.m.: Matt Every, Eric Meierdierks, James Hahn (Tee No. 10)
11:50 a.m.: Jimmy Walker, Josh Teater, Nick Watney (Tee No. 1)
12:00 a.m.: Scott Gardiner, Steve LeBrun, Doug LaBelle II (Tee No. 10)
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Jan. 27 is National Chocolate Cake Day. Celebrate with this chocolate cake and buttercream frosting recipe that has been a favorite with Monitor readers for decades.
By Kendra Nordin,?Kitchen Report / January 26, 2013
Celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day on Jan. 27 with this tried-and-true dense and moist chocolate cake with buttercream frosting.
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There?s not a lot to say here except that this will be the best chocolate cake you ever bake. Ever. It has stood the test of time, fads, and the convenience of box cake mixes. This chocolate cake recipe first appeared in The Christian Science Monitor in the 1930s or ?40s. It was reintroduced to readers a few years ago in this?essay.
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When my mom gave me cake tools for Christmas this year, an eight-layer cakemaker complete with a plastic wand with interchangeable parts for carving pretty patterns in the icing, I decided to put them to the test for a friend's New Year?s Eve birthday bash.
I don?t think I had even made a double-layer cake before attempting this towering masterpiece.
I layered the cake with alternating buttercream frosting and raspberry preserves that I heated in the microwave for about 10 seconds to get it to a spreadable texture. I covered the sides and top with a chocolate buttercream frosting. I adapted the frosting recipe a bit from the original recipe, made it less sweet, which I think works just fine ? because this is a really moist, dense cake.
On a whim I decided to use a few fresh flowers for a decorative touch, since I don't quite trust my skills yet to make frosting flowers.
It?s?delicious?either as a simple sheet cake or dressed up into a multilayer celebration cake.
There was just enough to give our revelers a nice big piece each ? and left the Birthday Girl with a giant piece to eat the next day, which she did for breakfast. While sweet endings are nice, sweet beginnings are even better.
Chocolate cake
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 sticks butter
1-1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9- x 13-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans. If you are using round pans, it is recommend that you cut out a piece of parchment paper and line each pan, since this cake tends to stick.
Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add boiling water and stir until the butter and sugar are dissolved.
Sift the dry ingredients into the batter and combine. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.
Pour into prepared pan(s) and bake about 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Note: Homecooks who have used this recipe find that the cake rises higher in the middle.
Vanilla Buttercream Icing
1/2 stick butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1-2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter until fluffy, gradually add powdered sugar. Stir in milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until you achieve the consistency you want. Add vanilla. This is a thick, rich icing.
Sift the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, soda, salt) into the batter. Mix well. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined.
Chocolate Buttercream Icing
1-1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 egg yolks, unbeaten
6 1-ounce squares unsweetened baker?s chocolate
In the top of a double boiler, melt the chocolate completely. Remove from heat, allow to cool.
Cream butter until fluffy, gradually add powdered sugar. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. Add in chocolate, beat until desired consistency.
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A local living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga in Happy People: A Year in the Taiga, directed by Werner Herzog and Dmitry Vasyukov
Photo By Music Box Films.
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga doesn?t quite qualify as a Werner Herzog movie. Think of it more as a Herzog remix: The idiosyncratic German director culled 94 minutes of footage from a four-hour documentary the filmmaker Dmitry Vasyukov created for Russian television. Vasyukov had spent a year and a half living in a remote Siberian village, following the day-to-day life of its residents over the course of four seasons. After condensing and re-editing Vasyukov?s film for theatrical release (with the help of his son, Rudolph Herzog, and editor Joe Bini), Herzog added one of his characteristically meditative voice-overs, turning a straightforward anthropological documentary into a filmed essay on freedom, self-reliance, and the sheer miracle of another year survived in one of the planet?s harshest settled places.
Bakhtia is a remote settlement of about 300 people accessible only by helicopter and?during the parts of the year when the river flowing through it isn?t frozen solid?by boat. It?s nestled deep in the heart of the Taiga, an immense wooded region one and a half times as big as the continental United States. The people of Bakhtia lead an existence not too far removed from that of their Iron Age ancestors, hunting, trapping, fishing, and growing vegetables with tools they make themselves (plus some chainsaws and snowmobiles).
Gennady, the omnicompetent hunter/trapper with whom Herzog?s edit spends much of its time, demonstrates early on how to fashion a pair of skis from a freshly chopped-down tree, all the while extolling the virtues of a properly honed ax wedge. Later Gennady explains how to lay a trap for a sable using only tree branches, find and train a good hunting dog, and store precious winter supplies out of the reach of marauding bears. Here I?d be happy just to be able to open a new jar of pickles without help.
Much of Happy People takes place not in the village of Bakhtia itself but out in the lonesome wilderness of the Taiga, following Gennady on the fur-trapping route that takes him away from his family?and indeed, from all companionship except that of his hardworking hunting dog?during the snow-covered winter months (when a 33-degree-below-zero day counts as a balmy excuse to address some undone chores). The taciturn Gennady has a way of offhandedly segueing from sable-skinning tips into jaw-dropping stories of struggle and loss, including a still-painful memory of losing a beloved dog to a maddened bear. Later, after demonstrating the construction of that ingenious trap, he suddenly waxes reflective about the moral valence of his relationship to animals: ?Come to think of it, we are all killers or accomplices.? But at least, Gennady concludes, unlike a farmer who raises animals only to slaughter them, the hunter?s relationship with the animal is ?honest?: ?Here, it?s about who outsmarts whom.?
Happy People?s images of the Taiga, while often breathtaking, come from the standard visual language of nature documentary: in between interviews with villagers, cutaways to icicles hanging from branches or dawn breaking over an expanse of snow. It?s Herzog?s inventive use of voice-over that elevates the film above an extremely well-researched episode of Nature. In some moments the voice-over takes off on solo flights that achieve the narrative compression of haiku: ?Summer in its fullest display. Swallows, boats. Daylight lasts twenty hours.? Like haiku, Happy People is also finely attuned to the passage of the seasons: The film begins during the spring thaw, when preparations are already beginning to be made for the inevitable brutal onset of winter, and grows increasingly suspenseful as the seasons progress. Will the inhabitants of Bakhtia be able to get through the staggering amount of labor that lies before them?the stockpiling of supplies, the carving of dugout canoes, the readying of hunting cabins and setting of traps?before winter sets in and makes survival the only priority?
It?s Herzog who declares the stoic residents of Bakhtia ?happy people??with the exception of an indigenous Siberian who appears in a too-brief scene to lament the plague of alcoholism in his community, the subjects in this documentary spend little time holding forth on their state of personal well-being. Near the end, when Herzog, in voice-over, embarks on yet another lyrical flight celebrating the radical freedom and self-reliance of this largely pre-modern culture, it?s hard not to hear in his enthusiasm the idealizing nostalgia of a modern European observer, and to smile at his naivet?. But after watching Gennady and his fellow hunters spear fish in the dark of night using a method that?s remained unchanged for thousands of years, it?s even harder not to be inspired by the villagers? ingenuity, resilience, and capacity to endure. In their honor, tomorrow I?m getting the top off the pickle jar all by myself.
JACKSONVILLE, FL:? Thomas S. Edwards, Jr., senior partner at Edwards & Ragatz, P.A. has been extended an invitation to become a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.?
Membership in the Academy is limited to 500 Trial Attorney fellows under the age of 70 in the United States. The organization is composed of the top trial attorneys in the nation ? both plaintiff (representing the injured) ?and the defense (representing corporations, governments and insurance carriers).? Each nominee is thoroughly vetted by colleagues and judges before whom they have appeared. Mr. Edwards plans to be inducted into the Academy at their Annual Meeting at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California, starting April 3, 2013.
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The International Academy of Trial Lawyers was chartered in 1954 and is recognized as the most prestigious organization of trial lawyers in the world. Membership is by invitation only and is strictly limited to 500 active trial lawyers in the U.S., as well as over 100 Fellows from more than 30 countries throughout the world. The Academy?s purposes are to promote reforms in the law, facilitate the Administration of Justice, promote the Rule of Law internationally and elevate standards of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession.
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Thomas S. Edwards, Jr. has a long history of leadership and service to the legal profession and our community, including, past President of the Jacksonville Bar Association, past President of The Florida Justice Association, a current member of Best Lawyers in America & Super Lawyers, a Board member for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and a current member of the Florida Bar Trial Lawyer?s Executive Council and the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Management Council.
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Edwards & Ragatz, P.A., is a law firm located in Jacksonville, Florida, that represents the injured, victims and consumers in all courts. The firm?s attorneys are experienced in handling all types of personal injury and medical malpractice, as well as complex commercial litigation. The attorneys serve in prominent positions in local and state trial lawyers? associations and have testified before the legislature on issues of importance to the justice system.
One of the best things about Android is the choice you have between tons of different devices, and while it can be a pain sometimes?see the fragmentation problem?it gives you the freedom to pick the perfect phone for you. We're wondering which phone that is.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, Europe has gone accelerator crazy. If putting burgeoning startups through a 13 week mentor-led boot camp and throwing a few euros their way is the key to economic growth, then the Euro crisis is all but solved. I jest, of course, and you arguably can't have too much idea-stage money and support. But, seriously, I can barely keep up with these things. To that end, two European accelerators opened to applications this month: ![[ Back to EurekAlert! ]](http://www.eurekalert.org/images/back2e.gif){kind=small}
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One of the best things about Android is the choice you have between tons of different devices, and while it can be a pain sometimes?see the fragmentation problem?it gives you the freedom to pick the perfect phone for you. We're wondering which phone that is. 