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CA-GOV: Text of Newsom Speech to CDP

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:30:00 -0700
The full text of Gavin Newsom's prepared remarks to the California Democratic Party convention: Let me get to the most important business first... Art: every single Democrat owes you a debt of gratitude. Thank you is hardly sufficient. But let's start there. Thank you for being a champion for our health, for our kids, for our environment, for California. I also want to express my appreciation to Art for something else - for that very kind introduction. I certainly enjoyed it a whole lot m

Sampler: Blackwork

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:38:51 -0700
Blackwork is a counted cross-stitch technique executed in black thread on a light background evenweave fabric. Please note, blackwork may not be done with black thread (it can be red, white, or any color). It also can be done on a non- evenweave fabric, and it doesn’t have to be light colored. Motifs and designs are generally outlined in running stitch (also called Holbein stitch–see below) and filled in with different shading patterns. This is a very old technique, sometimes called “Spanish w

Finance Ministry plans to create for-profit health maintenance organization (Haaretz Daily)

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:14:08 -0700
If the Finance Ministry gets its way, Israel will get a fifth, for-profit, health maintenance organization, nurses will be authorized to prescribe medication and the hospital planned for Ashdod will be smaller than originally envisioned and have its construction put off until 2020. These are just a few of the items on the treasury's draft of the Economic Arrangements Bill meant to accompany the ...