My classroom windows open to the playground, so I listen to little kids play at recess every day. They're so cute bundled head to toe in snow suits.
I hear one of them say, Pretend you're________.
Okay, the other one says. And you pretend you're________.
They imagine a world where there are no limitations, and they can be anything they want to be.
My husband and I play this game.
We're 23 years into pretending big stuff for each other. I was just reading Happy Wives Club, by Fawn Weaver, and apparently imagining big things for one's spouse is a common element in happy marriages.
Really my husband is the best. When I started this writing thing and had seven blog readers –oh no wait, now 10 –he imagined me all kinds of famous.
Pretty soon, he would say, you'll have about 157,000 readers, and then I'm going to have to quit my job as pastor so I can go with you on your book-signing tours.
And he mapped out the book-signing tours.
Of course, they would start on the east coast where the high-density crowds are, and I would have to sneak into bookstores so all my fans wouldn't see me and mob me.
You know, because that's how it is being famous. We would get used to it.
And then I would have to decide how many speaking engagements I could really handle in one year, because I wouldn't want to overdo it. A woman has to live a balanced life you know.
I think all of these conversations happened on our Taco Bell dates. Him with his taco, and me with my burrito, hold the onions. And 80's music playing in the background.
Back in our early days of marriage, I was the one pretending for him.
He was getting his masters in psychology, at UMHB in Texas, and then we were going to move to Montana where he would become the James Dobson of the north.
And I would help him with his radio broadcasts, because that's what good wives do.
He would sign book deals because the world would be clamoring for his sage counsel.
Sometimes we would have to figure things out. I mean, how do a husband and wife with two very successful careers and world-wide fame still find time to be in love and care for their children? But we were willing to make it work.
The thing is, we kind of believed each other into doing brave and influential work. Somehow it went from pretending to making us feel truly valuable.
Because if that man of mine thinks I can be something in this world?
I probably actually can do something meaningful.
And, hey, let me point out that I'm writing for Club31Women now, which means I am F.A.M.O.U.S.
And I was brave enough to get this far because that man of mine imagined me here.
See, what you need to do is go on a date, and it can just be value meals, you guys. And on your date start talking about the big things you hope you can do.
Go ahead and imagine your husband in his dream.
No one at Taco Bell is listening. They're all busy reading their funny taco sauce packets, so you don't need to worry they'll think you're crazy.
We have to learn to believe the best of our spouse or this world will teach us to always see their down falls. Sometimes all they need is to know that their beloved believes in them when no one else does. Love this article!
This is so neat! I love pretending the best things can happen.
I love this, Christy! My husband does the same thing for me. My dream is to become a published author and he speaks to me about it using the word "when", not "if". The influence we have over one another when we choose encouraging words is just beautiful, isn't it? Thanks so much for sharing this incredible post. And congratulations on being a now famous writer on club31women! 🙂 Blessings to you and yours!
Great post! This serves as a great reminder for me to dream with my husband. We dreamed together a lot when we were newlyweds, but we got off track with this after the children arrived. Happy New Year!
I agree! Such a wonderful post…thank you! I am 25 years into marriage and I think this is an important part of any marriage!
I couldn't agree with you more, Janelle. And congrats on thriving with your husband for a quarter of a century and counting. Cheers!
Love this, Christy! You certainly share the art of dreaming with your spouse with all the other happily married couples around the globe. So happy you wrote this, reminding us at the top of the new year, to not only dream together but to dream big!
Thank you so much! I just inhaled your book as a special treat over the holidays and can't stop thinking and talking about what makes my husband and I so happy. My daughter is newly married, so I keep pointing out the happiness factors. It's sweet to hear from you after your words meant so much to me. And for anybody reading in on these comments, you should put "The Happy Wives Club" on your 2015 reading list!
You rock, Christy! Thank you so much for your kind words and enthusiastic endorsement of my book. I'm so grateful. And I don't know if Lisa forwarded your note but I absolutely love your writing – so fun and easy to read. Good thing your husband is mapping out your best seller book tour now :).
Oh no -my ego. Stop! I won't be bearable to live with, you guys.
What a great compliment. Thank you so much!


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Emily Erickson, a Purdue University senior from Clarks Hill, Indiana, has won the Churchill Scholarship. Only 14 students nationwide receive this competitive award, which funds a one-year graduate degree in science, engineering or mathematics at Churchill College at University of Cambridge in Great Britain.
''Purdue was the only university in the country to have two Churchill Scholarship finalists,'' Purdue President Mitch Daniels said. ''We are as proud of Emily as her family and friends must certainly be. As our first Churchill winner since 1997, she has brought honor to our entire university, and it's our intent to make sure she is followed by many more in this and other prestigious competitions. We wish Emily the best of luck and know she will be a tremendous Boilermaker ambassador.''
Erickson's goal is to conduct research in Cambridge's Department of Pathology that will eventually lead to the development of more effective treatments and therapeutic solutions for breast cancer.
Erickson, a biochemistry major in the College of Agriculture, has already gained experience in top laboratories at Purdue, Mayo Clinic and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
''Researching aspects of breast cancer in Dr. Karen Plaut's lab at Purdue led me to spend a summer at the NIH,'' Erickson said. ''At the NIH, I studied the capacity of the mouse mammary microenvironment to redirect cancer cells to a cancer-free state. These experiences fueled my desire to pursue a career in breast cancer research. ''
Erickson grew up raising dairy goats on her family farm, which fueled her interest in science.
''Milking dairy goats every day initiated my interest in mammary biology research, and it was through this conduit that my research career began to take off,'' she said. ''At the NIH, I studied the regeneration of the mouse mammary gland and how the signaling involved in its regeneration may possess the capacity to redirect cancerous cells. This research also introduced me to mammary stem cells, the part they play in the normal development of the mammary gland, and their role in the progression of cancer.''
Churchill Scholars prove exceptional academic achievement and ''display a bewildering array of talents outside of academic pursuits, especially in music, athletics and social service, among other activities,'' according to the scholarship website. Erickson fulfills this description.
Her academic merits have led to several national distinctions, including the Goldwater Scholarship and Astronaut Scholarship. She also co-founded Purdue Goat Club, which she currently serves as president. The goat club hosts outreach activities such as ''Pet a Kid'' and conducts workshops across Indiana to educate youth and the larger community about goats and their world-wide role in agriculture and sustainability.
Erickson is principal violist in the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra and plans to play her viola as part of Churchill College's Musical Society, which coordinates several ensembles and performing groups of students and staff.
''I'm excited to continue my musical experiences at Cambridge, as music is such a big part of my life,'' she said.
Daniels has enhanced university support for students pursuing national and international scholarships and prioritized increasing awareness of those opportunities. Purdue's Honors College and National and International Scholarships Office (NISO) have strengthened these efforts in a number of ways. NISO's robust program navigates the path toward prestigious scholarships by working with faculty, offering information sessions and activity-based workshops, and providing individual advising to students with strong academic credentials and leadership qualities that extend far beyond the classroom.
The Winston Churchill Foundation's closed competition of select universities allows each institution to nominate up to two students for the Churchill Scholarship. Purdue students undergo a rigorous application process through NISO. This year, both of Purdue's nominees made it through a highly competitive field of applicants and became scholarship finalists. Steve Mussmann, a Purdue senior majoring in computer science, statistics and mathematics, was among only 20 Churchill Scholarship finalists.
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Torts: A Contemporary Approach, 3rd ed., Interactive Casebook Series (West Academic Publishing, 2018) (co-authored with Meredith J. Duncan and Ronald Turner).
Featured Speaker, "Implicit Bias and the Morality of Newsworthiness," Day Long In-Service Faculty Teaching Workshop, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, December 6 2018, (with Russell McClain, Kris Franklin and Paula Manning).
"Sustainable Affordable Housing," 50 Arizona State Law Journal 455 (2018).
Quoted, "Kansas Restricted the Rules Cities Can Make, That's Complicated Affordable Housing Efforts," KCUR 89.3, February 26, 2019.
Quoted, "Inside An Idaho Homeowners Association's Frosty War Over One Resident's Lurid Christmas Pageant," Pacific Standard, December 14, 2018.
"Interviewed, 2018's Best & Worst Places to Rent in America," WalletHub, July 25, 2018.
Panelist, International Women's Day, Women's Legal Forum, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, March 8, 2019.
"The Interpretation & Enforcement of Non-disclosure Agreements," Themester event, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, February 11, 2019.
"Keeping Housing Affordable: The Federal Government's Role," Urban Law Journal Symposium, One Hundred Years of Rent Control: An Examination of the Past and Future of Rental Housing, Fordham Law School, New York, New York, January 18, 2019.
"Stakeholder Property," Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting, Section on Property Law, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4, 2019.
"Fair Housing Training," Kansas Housing Resource Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, November 29, 2018 (with Michelle Ewert).
"Too Poor for Bankruptcy," Central States Law Schools Association annual meeting, Dallas, Texas, October 13, 2018 (scholarly work in progress).
"Strategies and Techniques for Enhancing Teaching Before, During, and After Class," Central States Law Schools Association annual meeting, Dallas, Texas, October 13, 2018.
"Fair Housing: 50 Years Later," Kansas Housing Conference, Topeka, Kansas, September 14, 2018 (with Michelle Ewert).
Elected Kansas member of the exclusive American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), 2019.
Led a discussion group "Chapter 11 Venue Reform," American Bankruptcy Institute's annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, October 12, 2018.
"Reorienting the Rules of Evidence," 39 Cardozo Law Review 2115 (2018).
"The Other Birthright Citizenship Question—Who Decides?," Washburn Law Journal Blog, November 3, 2018 (with David S. Rubenstein). Republished: Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (November 5, 2018).
Pro bono representation, "Human Trafficking Victim Files Suit Against Promise Keepers to Recoup Nearly $8M Awarded to Her," Legal Newsline, March 13, 2019 (with legal team from McGuireWoods led by Betsy Hutson).
"Legitimating the Transnational Family," Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law Symposium, Shaping American Nationalism: Immigration Law, Gender, and Sexuality, Washington, D.C., November 9, 2018.
"Introduction to Laying Evidentiary Foundations," American Bar Association, Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence Trial Skills Institute, Chicago, Illinois, August 1, 2018 (with Madeline Garcia Bigelow).
"Practical Evidence," Department of Children and Families, Child Support Services Fall CLE, Topeka, Kansas, October 24, 2018.
Discussed the proposed legislation dealing with full faith and credit for tribal court judgments, National Public Radio, April 15, 2019.
"Review of the Year 2017 in Family Law: Immigration Issues Impact Families," 51 Family Law Quarterly 501 (2018) (co-authored with Robert G. Spector).
Child Custody Practice and Procedure. 2019 ed. (Thomson Reuters, 2019).
Kansas Family Law: Kansas Law and Practice, Volumes 1 and 2. 2018-2019 ed. (Thomson Reuters, 2018).
Teacher's Manual to Accompany Family Law: Cases, Comments, and Questions. 8th ed. American Casebook Series (co-authored with Harry D. Krause and J. Thomas Oldham) (West Academic, 2018).
"Citizen Children and Unauthorized Immigrant Parents: Can Best Interest Analysis Relive Discrimination Based on Status," In Child Rights and International Discrimination Law: Implementing Article 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Marit Skivenes, Karl Harald Søvig, eds.) (Routledge, 2019).
"Relocation and Jurisdictional Conundrums: Custody and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act," New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, New York City, New York, January 17, 2019.
"Social Media and Ethics for Lawyers and Mediators," 12th Annual Family Law Case Management Training CLE, Children and Family Law Center, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, December 14, 2018.
"The 21st Century Family: Parentage and Child Support Issues," Missouri Child Support Enforcement Association Professional Training Conference, Springfield, Missouri, November 8, 2018.
"Relocation and the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: Jurisdictional Problems," American Bar Association Family Law Section, September 25, 2018 (webinar with Ashley Tomlinson).
Prepared written testimony and testified in opposition to SB 157, March 7, 2019 (amending the divorce code to presume 50/50 parenting time for a child in all temporary orders).
Participated in a meeting of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL) February 27, 2019 (discussing the proposed "Guide to Good Practices on Article 13(1)(b)(grave risk of harm defense) of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction").
Reappointed to the United States Department of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law, February 2019.
Participated in the Kansas Bar Association Fall Legislative Conference, Topeka, Kansas, November 19, 2018 (included discussions of possible legislation in the coming session).
As Reporter, participated in the Uniform Law Commission Joint Editorial Board on Family Law meeting Washington D.C., November 15-17, 2018.
As Editor Emeritus of the Family Law Quarterly, chaired the editorial board meeting at the American Bar Association Fall Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, October 5, 2018.
"Spotlight on Washburn Law Clinic's Expungement Activities," 87:9 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 40 (October 2018).
"Washburn Law Clinic: Integrating Service and Learning," 87:9 Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 36 (October 2018).
"Fair Housing Training," Kansas Housing Resource Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, November 29, 2018 (with Andrea Boyack).
"The Legal Landscape of Transgender Rights," Q and A: Queers and Allies Discover the Law, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, November 16, 2018.
"Fair Housing: 50 Years Later," Kansas Housing Conference, Topeka, Kansas, September 14, 2018 (with Andrea Boyack).
Guest, "Kansas' Unmatched Tracking Of Ex-Convicts Attracts One Legal Challenge After Another," KCUR 89.3, August 31, 2018 (begins at 6:30).
Recipient, Warren W. Shaw Distinguished Service Award, Topeka Bar Association, 2019.
"Helicopter Law Professors Are Hurting Their Students," TaxProf Blog, December 18, 2019.
Editor, Kansas Probate and Trust Administration after Death. 8nd ed. (Kansas Bar Association, 2018).
"Reading for Better Writing," 87:9 The Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 27 (October 2018).
Panelist, "What to Make of Student Evaluations," AALS Arc of Career Program, Association of American Law Schools annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 3, 2019.
Panelist, "The Helicopter Effect: Connecting with Students and Society," Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) 2018 Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 8, 2018.
Panelist, "Teaching Fundamentals I – How to Design and Implement a Law School Course," Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) 2018 Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 7, 2018.
"Helicopter Professors," 18th Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 12, 2018.
"Fear and Loathing in Kansas Water Law," Governor's Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas, Manhattan, Kansas, November 11, 2018.
"Meeting Our Obligation to At-Risk Students," The Learning Curve 20 (Winter 2017).
"Tales from our Village: Guidance for Effective Academic Support Interventions," 7th Annual Southwest Consortium of Academic Support Professionals Conference, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, March 8, 2019.
"Get Ready Texas: Preparing Faculty for the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE)," UBE Transition Boot Camp, St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, March 7, 2019.
"Law & Entrepreneurship in Global Clinical Education," 25 International Journal of Clinical Legal Education 85 (2018) (with Susan R. Jones).
Interactive Citation Workbook for ALWD Guide to Legal Citation, 2018 Edition (LexisNexis, 2018).
"The Rational Basis Test," The Federalist Society, December 21, 2018.
Quoted, "Recording Shows Efforts by Topeka Police to Enter Apartment," The Topeka Capital Journal, November 18, 2018.
Quoted, "Kansas Supreme Court goes on tour, to hold special session at Manhattan High School," The Kansas City Star, September 24, 2018.
Quoted, "Looking into the Debate Concerning Unaffiliated Votes," FourStatesHomepage.com, August 13, 2018.
Panelist, "Sticks and Stones: The Power of Words, What Can Be Said, What Should be Said and What is Really Prohibited," WU-Mester Event, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, April 4, 2019.
Presented, "Bail, The Constitution(s) and the Statutes," before The Kansas Supreme Court Pretrial Justice Task Force, December 13, 2018.
"The Difficulties in Harmonizing Legal Protections for Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property," 58 Washburn Law Journal 249 (2019).
"Duck, Duck, Goose: The Potential Perils of "Intellectual Property" Conglomeration," Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (October 4, 2018).
"Symposium Introduction: Sam Halabi's Intellectual Property and the New International Economic Order: Oligopoly, Regulation, and Wealth Redistribution in the Global Knowledge Economy," Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (October 1, 2018).
"An Evolving Role for TRIPS in Addressing Public Health Crises," "TRIPS Agreement at 25" Symposium, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas, March 29, 2019.
"Managing Risks in Overseas Markets: Counterfeiting and Piracy," Rural and Independent Innovators Conference, sponsored by the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Washburn University, Manhattan, Kansas, January 28, 2019.
Member, Executive Committee, Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Mass Communication Law, 2019.
"What Role and Rules for Canada's Armed Drones?," Canadian Global Affairs Institute: Policy Perspectives (December 2018).
"Lessons From Japan on the Legitimacy of Informal Constitutional Amendment," East-West Center, co-sponsored by the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 31, 2018.
Chair-Elect, East Asian Law and Society Interest Group of Association of American Law Schools (AALS), January 2019.
Moderator, "Increasing Tension: Labor and Employment Law Protections and Religious Accommodations," Labor Relations and Employment Law section, Association of American Law Schools annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 4, 2019.
Editor, Income Tax Manual for 2018 Returns Prepared in 2019, (Iowa State Bar Association, 2018).
"Tax Law Practice Ethics CLE," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, December 14, 2018 (with Lori McMillan).
Contributing Editor, Income Tax Manual for 2018 Returns Prepared in 2019, (Iowa State Bar Association, 2018).
"Taxes and Donald Trump," Washburn Law Journal Blog, October 17, 2018.
Guest, "Tax Cuts Proposed by the GOP," Wharton University of Pennsylvania Business Radio on Sirius XM Channel 132 program, Knowledge@Wharton, September 14, 2018.
"Tax Law Practice Ethics CLE," Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, December 14, 2018 (with Roger McEowen).
Ex-Officio member, Kansas Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia in Education, Current State and Federal Law subcommittee, 2018-.
Forms Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law. 7th ed. (2018) (West Academic) (co-author with John S. Lowe, Owen L. Anderson, Ernest E. Smith, Christopher S. Kulander and Monika U. Ehrman).
"Oil and Gas Law: A Critique" (chapter 19) in Sixty-Ninth Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law, (The Institute for Energy Law) (Matthew Bender, 2018).
"The Exercise of Professional Judgment When Drafting Legal Documents: The Ethics of Legal Drafting," State of Kansas, Department of Administration, Office of Chief Counsel CLE, Topeka, Kansas, March 29, 2019.
"Paying Quantities: Oklahoma Style," Oklahoma City Mineral Lawyers Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 27, 2019.
"Subsurface Trespass," Oklahoma University College of Law Student Lecture, Norman, Oklahoma, March 27, 2019.
"Problems Interpreting Wellbore Assignments," Kansas Bar Association 2019 Spring Oil, Gas & Mineral Law CLE, Hays, Kansas, March 8, 2019.
"Recent Developments in Oil and Gas Law," 43rd Annual Kansas Bar Association and the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association (KBA/KIOGA) Oil and Gas Law Conference, Wichita, Kansas, October 12, 2018.
"Valuable Lessons for the Kansas Oil & Gas Industry Taught by Court Decisions from Across America," 2018 Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Law Conference, Chanute, Kansas, August 3, 2018.
Amicus curiae brief in Jason Oil Company, LLC v. Frank E. Littler, et al., Case No. 17-118387-S, pending before the Kansas Supreme Court, September 11, 2018. (The issues concern future interests and the rule against perpetuities. Pro bono project on behalf of the Eastern Kansas Oil & Gas Association).
"Whither Accountability," Institute for Investor Protection Roundtable Conference, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, September 14, 2018.
Panelist, "Whither Accountability," 2018 Institute for Investor Protection, Lehman 10 Years Later: Lessons Learned, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, September 14, 2018.
"Patent Rights and State Immunity," 28 Federal Circuit Bar Journal 15 (2018).
Quoted, "Local Experts Doubtful President Trump's Executive Order Can Reverse 14th Amendment," KSNT News, October 30, 2018.
"Freedom of Speech: Bright Lines in a Murky World," International Brown Bag Lecture, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, April 10, 2019.
"Immigration Blame," 87 Fordham Law Review 125 (2018).
"Privatized Detention & Immigration Federalism," Stanford Law Review Online symposium (March 11, 2019) (with Pratheepan Gulasekaram).
"The Perilous Stakes of Immigration Law by Executive Fiat," The Hill (November 19, 2018).
"The Other Birthright Citizenship Question—Who Decides?," Washburn Law Journal Blog, November 3, 2018 (with Gillian Chadwick). Republished: Notice & Comment, blog from Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice (November 5, 2018).
Quoted, "Clash Between Student-Loan Companies and States Could Wind Up in the Supreme Court," MarketWatch, January 28, 2018.
Quoted, "Lawsuit Against Student-loan Giant Navient Moves Forward, Perhaps Bolstering Others," MarketWatch, December 22, 2018.
Quoted, "Ruling on Temporary Status Could Play Well for DACA, H-1B Cases," Bloomberg Law, Daily Labor Report, October 10, 2018.
Quoted, "Lawsuit Against Navient Can Proceed — Why Student Loan Borrowers Should Pay Attention," MarketWatch, July 22, 2018.
"Immigration Exceptionalism," Constitution Day presentation, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, September 17, 2018.
"Why I Love Casemaker," 83:1 Kentucky Bar Association Bench and Bar Magazine (January 2019).
"The Library's Role in Training the Rural Lawyer," Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, October 12, 2018.
"An Overlooked Resource: Opportunities for the Library in the Law School Curriculum," 2018 Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Conference, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, October 5, 2018.
Member, Management and Business Acumen team, Annual Meeting Planning Committee, American Association of Law Libraries, Washington DC, 2018-2019.
"Climate Commons Law: The Transformative Force of the Paris Agreement," 50 New York University Journal of International Law & Politics 885 (2018).
Co-Chair, Third Investment Claims Oxford Summer Academy, Kellogg College, Oxford, July 5-6, 2018.
Quoted, "How to Govern the Unicorns," (requires account) The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2018.
Quoted, "Investors Gave Snap a Gift," Bloomberg Opinion, July 11, 2018.
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Ali Harb (Arabic: علي حرب) is a Lebanese writer, intellectual, and philosopher, he has many works and is known for his style of writings. He is influenced by Jacques Derrida, particularly with his theory of deconstruction. His book Critique of the Text is part of the curriculum in the University of Paris. He stands against elitism, intellectual fundamentalism, and formal logic which is based on holistic thinking not abstract intellectual tools and mechanisms for consideration and thought. As Harb follows Kant's approach of critiquing the mind and its mechanics and intellectual structure.

Identity
Ali Harb was born in 1941 in El Babliye, South of Lebanon. He taught philosophy, which was part of the Lebanese curriculum, until he retired. Harb introduces himself in his book Identity Speech: An Intellectual Biography saying:"I am a Bedouin, a heathen, a tribal, an Arab, a Muslim, a Lebanese Shia, a Greek, a Westerner, and a French in one meaning or another. A Christian, a Jew, a Buddhist…"In an interview Harb says,"I expressed my definition of identity as a person who is open to diversity and difference, when the Civil War, which is far from over, started because of how identities are treated. The horrible experiences, successive failures, and day-to-day life made me place my identity as a Muslim Arab Lebanese on the table of criticism and dissection to reveal what is behind it of illusions, stereotypes, or narcissistic reveries. The outcome was that I developed a new conviction about the identity being its statistics and relations with others, as much as it is a web of its own changing reciprocal effects and continuous transition process. As the case for strong identities. It is its ability to communicate and engage with the other, as much as it is its capacity for constant renewal considering the transitions and impact of crises. Let alone when we are in the age of communication and interdependence, where interests and fates are intertwined."

Three stops
Harb specifies three fixed stops to his identity, he says,"There are three pillars: first, my home country, Lebanon, where I live and work. Then, my career as a writer. And finally, my Arab identity as I speak and write using Arabic. Religious origins and narrow, sectarian ideologies do not concern me much. I do not acknowledge them and try to break out of their suffocating classifications, which put a person in specific categories to later refer to him or her by a number in a crowd to serve a holistic purpose, or to a person in a herd, driven by all kinds of blind instincts, as we suffer in Arab countries with a multi-ethnic structure."

Cultural and intellectual activity
Ali Harb holds an advanced cultural and intellectual position in the Arab world for his intellectual and philosophical works, which he started writing in 1985. His books are described as a new way of thinking, a new style of philosophical writing, or a different view of the world. Since philosophers– as Harb says– "are famous for their hunger for truth and love of knowledge, then comes one who writes about the critique of the truth, that opened up a new horizon of thought and enlightenment. Harb's works opened up the doors for critics, writers, and scholars. They adopted them as references, utilized them in their philosophical writings, employed their methodological techniques to analyze and conduct studies, or used his ideas in their works, articles, and dissertations."

Works
Ali Harb has about 26 books on intellect, philosophy, and Arab heritage, some of which have been printed multiple times, as well as tens of articles and studies. Here are some of her works:

 Interventions, 1985
 Interpretation and Truth, 1985
 Love and Loss, 1990
 Critique of the Truth, 1993
 Critique of the Text, 1993
 Identity Speech: An Intellectual Biography, 1996
 Islam between Roger Garaudy and Nasr Hamid Abou Zayd, 1997.
 The World and its Dilemma, 2002
 The Man from Below: Religious Diseases and Obstacles of Modernity, 2005
 Times of Hypermodernity, 2005
 The Conspiracy of Adversaries, 2008
 This is How I Read: Post-Deconstruction, 2010
 Interests and Fates - The Manufacturing of a Common Life, 2010
 Soft Power Revolutions in the Arab world: Towards the Deconstruction of Dictatorships and Fundamentalisms, 2011
 The Game of Meaning, 2012
 Terrorism and its Creators, 2015

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Lebanese philosophers
Lebanese writers
Muslim writers
1941 births
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Coverage, Access, and Affordability in California: Key ACA Data 2013-2016
In 2014, CHCF launched ACA 411, an interactive online tool that provided baseline and trend data to help users track the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on insurance coverage, access to health care, and affordability in California.
As of 2018, CHCF no longer maintains the ACA 411 tool. However, its raw data is now available as an Excel file for download below. The file includes approximately 50 indicators around coverage, affordability, and access to care, including:
Uninsured rates
Private and public coverage levels
Covered California enrollment
Consumer spending and premium sharing for employees
Use of services and barriers to care
Most indicators include breakdowns by gender, race/ethnicity, income, geography, and age.
The majority of indicators contain data covering 2013 (the year before the ACA was fully implemented) through 2016. Data were last updated on November 9, 2017.
Below are additional sources, notes, definitions, and regional breakdowns to help users understand the data.
In 2018 and beyond, CHCF will continue to publish updates to most of these data through blogs, infographics, and issue briefs available on our site.
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Adams or Anne Sunderland.
Sources and Notes
The majority of the data come from these sources:
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). Note: Estimates exclude the population 65 years and over. 2015 estimates were updated in August 2017 to reflect a revised weighting strategy. CHIS data are weighted to California Department of Finance (DOF) population estimates. DOF estimates for CHIS 2013 were based on the 2010 Census. CHIS 2015-2016 doubled the fraction of interviews from cell phones to address the potential coverage error in random digit dial (RDD) telephone sampling that arises from an increasing fraction of the general population being accessible only by cell phone. In CHIS 2015, 9,727 adult interviews (46.2% of adult interviews) were conducted from the cell sample. In CHIS 2013-2014, 7,752 adult interviews were conducted from the cell phone sample (19.3%). Learn more about cell phone sampling from the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Get the public use data files.
CHCF/NORC's California Employer Health Benefits Survey. Performed by NORC at the University of Chicago for the California Health Care Foundation. Note: In 2005, this survey was conducted by CHCF and The Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), a nonpartisan policy research organization located in Washington, DC, that merged with Mathematica Policy Research in 2013. See more information.
Covered California. California's health insurance marketplace. Learn more about it from Covered California and the California Health Benefit Exchange.
Kaiser/HRET's Employer Health Benefits Survey. By the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. Learn more and get the public use data files.
Other data sources apply for these particular indicators:
Average Monthly Enrollment in State Public Programs: California Department of Health Care Services, Research and Analytic Studies Division (RASD), Medi-Cal Monthly Eligibles Trend Reports, and the ACA Expansion Adult ages 19-64. Learn more and get the reports.
Emergency Room Visits per 1,000 Population & Avoidable Emergency Room Visits as a Share of All Emergency Room Visits: SHADAC analysis of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) Emergency Department and Ambulatory Surgery Data. Learn how to access the data files.
Enrollment in Covered California by Subsidy Status and Metal Tier: Covered California, Active Member Profiles. Get the data.
Families with Any ESI Offer & Families Offered ESI with All Family Members Enrolled: SHADAC analysis of National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Note: The NHIS sample is drawn from the Integrated Health Interview Survey (IHIS), Minnesota Population Center, and SHADAC. Data were analyzed at the University of Minnesota's Census Research Data Center because state identifiers and continuous income were needed to produce the results, and these variables are restricted. Get the IHIS public use data files or learn how to access the restricted variables data files.
Families with High Health Care Cost Burden & Median Annual Out-of-Pocket Spending per Family: SHADAC analysis of the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS SHADAC-enhanced). Get the public use data files.
Individual Market Purchasing Through Covered California: Enrollment reporting by the Covered California, Active Member Profiles (get the data) and Total Individual Enrollment & Small Group Enrollment (see below).
Patients Using Safety-Net Clinics & Volume and Type of Services Provided by Safety-Net Clinics: SHADAC analysis of OSHPD Primary Care and Specialty Clinics Annual Utilization Data. Note: County and other local government clinics are not included in the data reported here. Get the public use data files.
Physicians Participating in Public Insurance Programs & Physicians Accepting New Patients: Voluntary supplement to the Medical Board of California License Renewal Survey. UCSF School of Medicine. The 2013 data cited are from the California Health Care Foundation report Physician Participation in Medi-Cal: Ready for the Enrollment Boom? (August 2014).
Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations as a Share of All Hospitalizations: SHADAC analysis of confidential OSHPD Patient Discharge Data. Learn how to access the data files.
Total Individual Enrollment & Total Small Group Enrollment: Enrollment reporting by the California Department of Managed Health Care (get the data files) and the California Department of Insurance (get the data files). Adjustments were made to reported enrollment numbers to include deductible HMO enrollment (adjustments needed prior to 2014). Combined reporting from these sources is available from the California Health Insurance Enrollment Database, available as a document download from CHCF.
Uncompensated Hospital Care: SHADAC analysis of OSHPD Hospital Annual Financial Data. Note: The data exclude Kaiser Foundation hospitals, which provide roughly 10% of general acute hospital care in California. Get the public use data files.
Any offer of employer-sponsored insurance means that at least one working nonelderly adult (age 18-64) is offered workplace insurance that could be used to cover other family members.
Appointment in timely manner is defined as the percentage of people who were able to get an appointment within two days of when they were first sick or injured.
Avoidable emergency room visits are defined using the algorithm developed by the California Emergency Room Coalition, an advisory committee working on cost containment in the Medi-Cal program. See more information (PDF).
Cost-sharing subsidies, to reduce the costs of deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses, may be available to people who meet certain income limits and purchase medical insurance through Covered California.
Effectuated coverage tracks the number of individuals who purchased health insurance through Covered California and had their coverage take effect after paying their first month's premium.
Family coverage refers to insurance that covers the worker and at least one dependent.
Family take-up means that all individuals eligible for employer-sponsored insurance (either as a worker or a dependent) are enrolled in that coverage. Analysis was limited to families with a nonelderly adult (age 18-64) head of household.
Family is defined as the health insurance unit, which includes one or more individuals in a household who would likely be considered a family unit in determining eligibility for private or public coverage.
Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG) are issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) each year and used to determine financial eligibility for certain federal programs.
Government premium assistance refers to premium subsidies, in the form of tax credits, that lower the monthly premium cost for people living at between 139% and 400% of the federal poverty guidelines (FPG).
High health care burden is defined as when medical insurance premiums plus out-of-pocket spending for health care (copays, deductibles, etc.) exceeds 10% of a family's total income.
Individual coverage is insurance purchased directly.
Individual premiums through the Covered California marketplace represent the monthly maximum that a 40-year-old individual will pay for silver plan health care coverage based on their income level.
NA indicates that data were not available.
Necessary care includes prescription and medical care.
NS indicates that data did not meet the criteria for a minimum number of respondents needed and/or has exceeded an acceptable value for coefficient of variation.
Out-of-pocket costs include family expenses for premiums, copays, deductibles, and coinsurance for services and prescription drugs. They do not include over-the-counter medications. (Others' definition of OOP spending excludes premiums.)
Potentially preventable hospitalizations are defined using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Quality Indicator (PQI).
Preventive care visits include routine care, such as physical examinations and checkups.
Single coverage is for the individual, without spouse or dependent enrollees.
Small group includes enrollees in plans offered by employers with fewer than 50 workers.
Statewide average premium represents the unweighted average monthly premium cost across all 19 regions for the second-lowest-cost silver plan for a 40-year-old.
Usual source of care refers to the place or provider that an individual typically turns to when medical services are needed.
Regional Breakdowns
Bay Area Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma
Central Coast Counties: Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Ventura
Los Angeles County: Los Angeles
Northern and Sierra Counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, and Yuba
Other Southern Counties: Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego
Sacramento Area Counties: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo
San Joaquin Valley Counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare
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By Neha Prakash
It's been almost two weeks since Lady Gaga's epic Super Bowl LI halftime performance, and we still can't get over it. And now there's even more to reason to worship the Mother Monster: Gaga's isolated vocal track from the Super Bowl has leaked, and, unsurprisingly, it is lit.
The track proves that Gaga barely relied on lip syncing during her 13-minute solo set—despite incorporating complex dance moves and costume changes into her performance. Of course, the pop star does become breathless on faster tracks that involved a lot of moving around, like "Just Dance," but her voice absolutely soars on ballads like "Million Reasons." And don't even get us started on Gaga's rendition of "Bad Romance" from the Super Bowl, which manages to sound just as powerful and fun as her studio version—scratch that, her ad libs and riffs in the live version made it better than anything we've heard from her before.
It's easy to hear why her mic-drop performance was the second most-viewed Super Bowl halftime performance of all time. If you can't get enough of Gaga, catch her on her upcoming Joanne World Tour, where we're sure her voice will be just as on-point.
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Schumann Quartett
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": I. Allegro con spirito
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": II. Adagio
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": III. Menuetto - Capriccio presto
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": IV. Finale
Landscape for String Quartet
String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: I. Moderato
String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: II. Allegro molto capriccioso
String Quartet No. 2, Sz. 67: III. Lento
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Wesley Center on Bancroft is Dedicated
By Steven Finacom
Monday September 27, 2010 - 05:28:00 PM
Steven Finacom
Dignitaries including Wesley Foundation Board President Vincent Wong (left) and Executive Director Tarah Trueblood (right), cut the ribbon with an oversized pair of sheers.
Some 75 people gathered for the dedication in the back courtyard, which provided a tranquil setting for the formal remarks.
Those honored at the ceremony included, left to right: (second from left), Marjorie Pfister Keck, Wesley supporter and donor; three family members of the Reverend Dennis Taber, whose contributions to the Wesley campus ministry were remembered; architect Kirk Peterson. Parts of the facility are named for Keck, Tabor, and Peterson.
A handsome new Berkeley building was formally dedicated Sunday, September 26, 2010. The event represented the culmination of a several year effort by the Wesley Foundation—the United Methodist Church student center in Berkeley—to provide not only a new home and income for its program facilities but residential quarters for Cal students.
The four story Wesley House and Campus Center rises at the southwest corner of the intersection of Bancroft Way and Dana Street, immediately across from the University of California, Berkeley, campus and continues an 85-year tradition of the Wesley Center presence in the University community.
"It's been a dream of Wesley to have a self-supporting campus ministry program", Wesley Foundation Board President Vincent Wong told about 75 people gathered for the building ribbon cutting and dedication.
"It's just now hit me. We're done!" said the Reverend Tarah Trueblood, the Executive Director and Campus Pastor said, to applause. "Today we gather in deep gratitude for the miracle of this new building."
"Let us seal this dedication together", she said, inviting the audience to join her in a multicultural invocation of "Shalom, Salaam, Namaste, Amen."
Several of the speakers emphasized how changing times and student interests required a rethinking of the campus ministry approach. "The 1950s model of doing campus ministry is ineffective in this Post-Modern world" said Trueblood.
"We could no longer expect that the students would walk across the street to us", said Asca Welker. "We had to take our ministry to the students."
"By providing student housing Wesley has entered into a new way of relating to students", Trueblood added. "When students walk through our doors they bring all aspects of their identity." They are coming from different backgrounds—financial, cultural, racial, sexual.
"Come as you are", is the message of Wesley, said Trueblood. "The mission of the new Wesley Center is to create a place of 'radical hospitality'."
The Reverend Gary Putnam, a former member of the Wesley Board, echoed her theme. University life, he said, presents individuals with four fundamental questions. "Who am I? What should I do with my life? With whom shall I do it? Is there any meaning in it?"
"If the Christian Faith is to be relevant in this life it has to be immersed in those questions." He emphasized engagement of the Wesley Center with student life, saying, "The miracles of today are not to be found in burning bushes but in burning issues."
His theme was recalled by Amanda Mohammed, the student speaker at the dedication, who talked about working for Sudan humanitarian relief, and by the Reverend Jeffrey Kaun of the Oakland Chinese Community Church who said "we are not preparing our younger generation for the Church of tomorrow. We are preparing them for the Church of today. The work of this building may be done. But the work of campus ministry will continue."
Several of the speakers recalled daunting financial, planning, and procedural challenges that faced the project. It verged on financial collapse and cancellation at some stages but at each turning point organizers and supporters were able to find a way to continue.
"It was a testament to the fact that God gives us just enough to get to the next level", said Derek Lang, the chair of the Wesley Development Committee.
Speakers praised project architect Kirk Peterson for helping them persevere. "Kirk Peterson was the one who said this project was a series of small miracles which got us through each day", said Lang.
Trueblood said, at one point in the process she was deeply discouraged and told Peterson that the project needed a big miracle to survive, and he encouraged her to go on. "Those were the words of an architect to the pastor. Have faith."
The Reverend Bridgette Young, from the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church, traveled to bring national congratulations to the project. "You can tell we're from Nashville and the South. We're wearing suits", she led off, to laughter.
"John Wesley (one of the founders of the Methodist denomination) was a campus minister, he started his ministry on the Oxford campus," she said. She noted that the movement was active across the country, and she had recently been to a dedication of a Methodist student facility in Florida.
"This is a place of hope, a place of miracles", she added. "God tells the Children of Israel never to neglect to show hospitality to strangers. What this Wesley House does is it says those who are not like us are welcome among us."
Deborah Matthews, a member of the City of Berkeley's Zoning Adjustments Board, was the next speaker at the podium after Putnam and Young. "It's hard to follow the clergy", she said. But "it's wonderful to be here today for the completion of this building." Matthews is now a member of the Wesley Center Board.
She said that since the building had been supported by the Zoning Board, City staff, and the City's Design Review Commission, "I feel really comfortable saying the City of Berkeley is so happy to have this building here."
"We do not remove the old, we embrace it" is a Berkeley philosophy she endorses, Matthews said. The new building, she added, is appropriately located on a major corridor. "It sets a precedent for the type of development we'd like to see here. With this particular facility, the bar is set really high."
The four-story building combines program facilities for the Wesley Center ministry and residential space for 90 Cal students in several suites. Students do not need to be Methodists or Christian to live there.
The building, completed in time for the fall semester, is not yet full, and the Wesley Center temporarily dropped starting rents to $650 per month according to flyers posted on the building in recent weeks.
The challenge of reaching full occupancy is shared with numerous other private residential facilities around campus. In the past year, particularly on the edge of campus, I've seen many flyers advertising apartments for rent, hawkers trying to get students to look at their buildings, and semi-permanent "Apartment Available" signs at numerous buildings.
Despite the current shortage of student renters, the Wesley facility is probably positioned for long-term success. It's right across from campus and the Recreational Sports Facility / Haas Pavilion athletic complex.
The furnished units look comfortable and spacious, with plenty of light and air. The building is large enough to have a community feel and there are several excellent common spaces for the residents to use.
Steven Finacom wrote about the groundbreaking for the Wesley Center in the July 9, 2009, Planet.


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Collaborative series brings local stories of rural health inequities to national audience
Collaborative series brings local…
Today, the Institute for Nonprofit News' Rural News Network completed publication of Breaking Point, its four-piece collaborative series on health inequities in rural America. Reported from communities in distinct parts of the country – Hawaii, North Carolina and Northern California – this collaboration showed that despite differing demographics and landscapes, the core challenge was the same: inadequate access to quality health care.
The journalists covering these human-centric stories are locals, so they experience firsthand the same struggles they are writing about – finding it nearly impossible to see specialists in person or to get a strong enough internet signal for a virtual visit, if that's even an option for their condition.
A home in the northern mountainous region of Haywood County, where, like other rural areas that dominate the county, access to broadband internet is sparse. Photo by Mark Darrough for Carolina Public Press
The Rural News Network (RNN) launched earlier this year to surface and report on the most pressing issues facing rural America by leveraging the expertise of 60 newsrooms of the INN Network seeking to serve rural communities in 30 states. (The INN Network extends across 49 states, parts of Canada and the Caribbean.)
Breaking Point was led by The Daily Yonder – the only national news organization for rural people and places – in partnership with Carolina Public Press, Honolulu Civil Beat and Shasta Scout and with support from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation.
Like all RNN collaborations, the initiative entailed a selective process to find the right mix of newsrooms for the topic and was facilitated by an editorial lead, in this case veteran journalist Sharon McGowan. All participating news outlets were paid a stipend.
"Collaborations such as 'Breaking Point' allow relatively small nonprofit newsrooms to expand their audience and magnify their impact," said McGowan. "They also create valuable relationships among participating newsrooms that can extend long beyond the original project. And they shed light on the common challenges facing communities across the country, as well as solutions to address them."
Breaking Point is RNN's third successful news collaboration, following projects that centered on Indigenous communities led by ICT, formerly known as Indian Country Today, made possible with the support of the Walton Family Foundation, and the two-part "Tapped Out: Power and water justice in the rural West," one part made possible by a grant from The Water Desk with support from Ensia and INN's Amplify News Project, the other supported by the Water Foundation.
Annelise Pierce, founder, editor and community reporter at Shasta Scout, found that working with series editor McGowan was helpful for connecting across teams. "I've so appreciated the way Sharon was able to respect the individual work while holding space for the collaboration. She really kept things moving forward with just the right level of support and made this project possible for our tiny newsroom."
In addition to providing editorial, financial and graphic resources, INN supported the collaboration with a Slack channel for reporters to share information and with distribution opportunities, including a republication arrangement with the daily KHN Morning Briefing newsletter from Kaiser Health News and Public Health Watch – a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative news organization that reports on the nation's health infrastructure and policies.
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Abu Sayyaf frees Filipino kidnap victim in Sulu
Marites Flor, a Filipino woman, was kidnapped with two Canadians and a Norwegian in September
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The terrorist group Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippine province of Sulu released on June 24 a Filipino woman who was abducted in Davao del Norte province in September last year.
Marites Flor, who was kidnapped with two Canadian nationals and a Norwegian from Samal Island, was released in the town of Jolo early morning of Friday.
Flor's boyfriend, Canadian national Robert Hall, was beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf on June 13. Another Canadian, John Ridsdel, was also killed in April this year.
Kjartan Sekkingstad, a Norwegian, remains in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf.
The Abu Sayyaf has been blacklisted by the United Nations Security Council for having ties to al-Qaeda.
The Philippine military estimates the Abu Sayyaf group has about 300 to 400 fighters, mostly in Basilan and Sulu provinces in Mindanao.
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Depression Following Thrombotic Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries: Risk of Morbidity and Mortality
Christopher M. Blanchette,1,2 Linda Simoni-Wastila,3 Fadia T. Shaya,3,4 Denise Orwig,4 Jason Noel,5 and Bruce Stuart3
1Division of Clinical and Outcomes Research, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 87108, USA
2Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
3Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
4Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
5Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Received 22 May 2009; Revised 7 August 2009; Accepted 24 September 2009
Academic Editor: John Longhurst
Copyright © 2009 Christopher M. Blanchette et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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2020 ended with 2.15 million seriously delinquent mortgage loans, that is 1.7 million more seriously delinquent homeowners than when 2020 began — "a looming reminder of the challenges facing the market in 2021," according to the First Look mortgage loan performance report from Black Knight, published Friday, which includes data from the full year.
The increase exists despite continuous months of improvement; In December, the overall delinquency rate fell to its lowest level since 2020, and serious delinquencies (90+ days late) improved by 400,000 loans.
The number of seriously delinquent homeowners in 2020 hit 2.6 million—according to Black Knight, that's a 250-plus% increase in 90-day default activity.
Foreclosures, on the other hand, are at all-time lows, thanks to moratoriums and forbearance plans meant to protect distressed homeowners from facing foreclosure in the wake of the pandemic. Foreclosure starts and sales (completions) fell to record lows. Starts fell by 67% from 2019 and the year's 40,000 completions represented an annual decline of more than 70%.
The analysts at Black Knight said prepayment activity ended the year 112% higher than in December 2019, which they say highlights a still-strong refi market going into 2021.
"Even with Freddie Mac reporting the 30-year average at 2.77% Friday morning, there are still some 16.7 million refinance candidates who meet broad-based eligibility criteria and could also cut their first mortgage rate by 0.75% or more," according to Black Knight's report, which is available on Black Knight's blog.
Black Knight's delinquency numbers count all homeowners who have missed payments, whether they are in forbearance plans or not. That said, borrowers in forbearance should not have missed payments reported to the credit bureaus by their servicers.
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Alkonost – Tales of Wanderings
Band(s): Alkonost
Label(s): Beverina Productions
Review Date: May 1, 2017
In 2013 Alkonost released an album called "?????? ??????????" which is now kind of re-released. But not in a way with only new artwork or something like that. No, it's rereleased in an English version, the songs seems to be rearranged and the female vocals are rerecorded by the new vocalist. Which stands is the style of Alkonost, as the Pagan/Folk Metal is done in a mostly up-tempo and melodic way, accompanied with a Opera, or Soprano if you will, Therion ("Vovin") like vocals with a traditional touch. From time to time a growl will enter your ears to spice it up a little, or like a track as "All Alone (Loneliness Time)", you will hear the growl of Maxim Shtanke as main vocals. "Tales of Wanderings" is worth to check out if you're into Pagan Metal a Soprano Female vocals. (Ricardo)


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Q: Find the disjunctive normal form and then simplify Let $f(x,y,z,w)=zw+z'w'+xy'z'w+xyz'w$
Disjunctive normal form
$zw(x'+x)(y'+y)+z'w'(x'+x)(y'+y)+xy'z'w+xyz'w=(zwx'+zwx)(y'+y)+(z'w'x'+z'w'x)(y+y')+xy'z'w+xyz'w$
$DNF=zwx'y'+zwx'y+zwxy'+zwxy+z'w'x'y'+z'wx'y'+z'w'xy'+z'w'xy+xy'z'w+xyz'w$
Simplified form
$
 \begin{matrix}
          & y & y' & y' & y        \\
       x  & \color{red}{1} & \color{red}{1} & 0 & 0   & z    \\
       x' & \color{red}{1} & \color{red}{1} & 0 & 0   & z    \\
       x' & 0 & 0 & \color{green}{1} & \color{green}{1}   & z'   \\
       x  & \color{blue}{1} & \color{blue}{1} & \color{green}{1} & \color{green}{1}   & z'   \\
          & w & w & w' & w'        \\
\end{matrix}
$
Where $L_1, L_2, L_3$ are red, green and blue, respectively.
So (...)
$L_1=wz$
$L_2=w'z'$
$L_3=wz'$
$SF = L_1+L_2+L_3 =wz+w'z'+wz'=w(z+z')+w'z'=w+w'z'$
My question is: this is well done?

A: Not enough reputation to comment:
How come the $L_3 = wz'$
To my knowledge, if we combine the entire row not only the blues but also part of reds then $L_3 = xz'$
Or if we combine with a part of reds in the first rows then it would
$L_3 = xw$

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Trying New Cheeses: Entry 9, Ile De France, Camembert
It may come as a surprise that I haven't tried Camembert cheese but it's true. Sure I've had Brie, a very close relative to Camembert, but they are NOT the same cheese as I was to learn.
Ile De France, Camembert
Milk: Cows
Region: Camembert, Normandy
Pasteurized: No
Description: Round mold rind with pale yellow creamy inside
Claim to Fame: Issued to troops in WW1
HISTORY: Camembert comes from the town of Camembert in Normandy. It was first made in 1791 by Marie Harel following advice by a priest from Brie. Usually unpasteurized, but in modern times cheese producers use pasteurized milk for safety, Camembert is aged for at least 3 weeks. In 1890 a round wooden box started to be used to help distribute it over longer distances, namely America where it became popular. It became wildly known during World War 1, when it was issued to the French troops. Today Camembert is a one of the most well-known and loved Cheeses from France.
TASTE: Camembert comes in a round wooden box, very similar to Brie. In fact, you have to look closely or you'll mistake the two. (Much like Edam and Gouda) When I opened up the wooden box I found the cheese was wrapped in a paper, again, just like Brie. UNLIKE Brie, the smell was VERY pungent, and unpleasant. However, once I unwrapped the cheese I noticed that it did not have the same smell and it apparently was all in the wrapping. The cheese was a pale yellow and covered in a mold, just like Brie. Camembert had been very Brie-like until this point but this is where the similarities stopped and the Camembert began to take on a personality of its own.
The cheese itself was VERY soft, even softer than Brie. It would hold its shape when left alone but if you tried to pick it up, it would sag and droop. This made cutting into the Camembert different from Brie, I feel Brie holds its shape better. It was very soft and the cheese could be described as runny as it oozed out of the mold rind. The texture was extremely creamy and I could tell right away that using it for any sort of cooking would have been great because it wouldn't take much for it to melt.
The taste was different from Brie. It was similar but the mold was far less noticeable, overall it was a nutty and earthy flavor with musty hints of mushroom. The rind itself was softer than the Brie rind and wasn't as firm. I decided to try it with the Brie favorite, a pear, but to my surprise it didn't go as well with it. It easily spread on a cracker and that was very tasty. It definitely melts in your mouth and I kept going back for more. Cutting it got tricky so use a long knife that will cut the entire length of the cheese.
Camembert had a good price of $2.25 for 4.5 oz. It was small but it's a specialty cheese as the flavor is so strong you won't need a lot of it anyway. I highly suggest Camembert for those Brie lovers out there. If you love Brie, then you'll ADORE Camembert. When compared to Brie, Camembert is softer, milder mold rind, and creamier with a stronger flavor. I give the Ile De France, Camembert a 9 out of 10, the only reasons it didn't get a perfect score was it can be difficult to cut and eat, and the simple fact is, you're still eating a mold rind. I'm glad they sell Camembert here in America because I would have no problem storming the beaches of Normandy to get this cheese, but that's just my two cents.
CHEESE FACT: Mozzarella is most consumed cheese in the world.
Thank you for reading and I hope you will check back with my next entry in this series!
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Earthquakes (and other earth movements) produce different types of seismic waves. These waves travel through rock, and provide an effective way to "see" events and structures deep in the Earth.
One of the earliest important discoveries was that the center of the Earth is liquid. Pressure waves pass through the core. Waves that shake side-to-side, requiring a rigid material, do not.
The process of mapping subsurface features is a specialty called seismography. Seismic waves produced by explosions have been used to map salt domes and other oil-bearing rocks, faults (cracks in deep rock), rock types, and long-buried giant meteor craters. For example, Chicxulub, the meteor that is believed to have killed the dinosaurs, was localized to central america by analyzing ejecta in the cretaceous boundary, and then physically proven to exist using seismic maps from oil exploration.
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