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By John Beauge
Available low-cost natural gas and a growing need for electricity add up to billions of dollars being spent to build generation facilities tin he Marcellus Shale region of northcentral and northeastern Pennsylvania.
Panda Power Funds of Dallas, Texas, is constructing two 829-megawatt plants, each capable of providing the power needs to one million homes.
IMG Midstream of Wexford has obtained permits for five smaller generating plants and has four more in planning stages.
The Marcellus Shale has been "a complete game changer in the United States," said Bill Pentak, vice president of public affairs for Panda.
There is a need for power in the PJM interconnect, a regional transmission organization based in Valley Forge that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or part of 13 states and the District of Columbia, he said.
PJM spokeswoman Paula DuPont-Kidd agrees. There is a lot of power leaving the system, she said.
Read more: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/11/billions_being_spent_on_new_ma.html


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Okay we finally did another huge code update. Included in this update are the final bug fixes for the My IJ portal. Please log in and check it out. There are a number of other updates. Please let me know if you find anything that is not working the way it should be.

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Let's be honest… How many times did you forget your phone charger or your toothbrush? Actually it used to happen to me quite often. And yes, I'm just sharing with you my Packing-&-To-Do List for the day before my trips. Some items won't probably be necessary, depending on the place that you're going but I included them all in order to cover all kinds of trips, independently of your destination. Just check all the items below before travelling and I'm pretty sure you won't forget anything!
1. Documents:
- I.D. or Passport (and copies!)
- Confirmation of reservations for accommodation and attractions
- Student card (if you have one)
- Credit/Debit card and cash
- Paper with your blood type, allergies and contact in case of emergency (keep it in your wallet, close to your I.D.)
- Travel guides
2. Electronics
- Chargers for electronic devices
- Power bank
- Set your google maps to be available offline. You check how to do it here
- Power strip
- Headphones
- Camera (and charger)
- Memory card
- Voltage adapter
3. For the flight
- Sleeping mask
- Travel pillow
- Empty bottle to fill with water
- Snacks
4. Toiletries
- Small (less than 100mL) recipients with shampoo/shower gel
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Deodorant, perfume and other similar products
- Face/Baby wipes and tissues
- Hair elastics
- Mini first aid kit (include some pain relievers, travel sickness pills, etc.)
5. Useful Clothes and similar:
- Underwear and socks
- Swimming wear
- Raincoat
- Clothes according to the weather conditions (don't forget to check the forecast)
- Clothes for a special event
- Sunglasses
- Pyjama!
- Towels
- Scarves
6. Others:
- Plastic bags
- Money belt
- Padlock
- Luggage tags
- Pen and paper
The day before to do list:
- Notify your neighbors
- Take out the trash
- Turn off/unplug everything
- Download the necessary apps
- Check the forecast
- Check the airport WiFi information here
- Check the airline allowed dimensions and weight of luggage
- Save the phone numbers of the embassy and emergency numbers
- Leave all the addresses and contact information to someone of your trust
- Save some e-mails to be read offline
- Set an "out off office" automatic reply for e-mails from work!
Now that you've packed everything, go on you merry little way!


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Everybody rise a Broadway BoylesqueSeptember 09, 2016 | by Rich Aronstein | in Print
«Just lots of good will and maybe one small thrill but there's nothing dirty going on.» – Carol Hall Raise the curtain! Light the lights! Drop your drawers! And leave your inhibitions at the door. That's right….we're going to put the 'show' in show tunes. Get ready for a Broadway revue you'll never forget. «Everybody Rise!read more
Welcome to the rj productions brand new websiteSeptember 09, 2016 | by Rich Aronstein | in Print
We at rj productions are constantly cooking up something fun. We work with so many amazing artist performers and presenters, we can hardly contain our excitement when it comes to sharing. So look to The Buzz for what's happening- updates on who's performing where…read more
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Amazon to Begin Sunday Deliveries, With Post Office's Help
Experiment Is Web Retailer's Latest Speed Initiative
Amazon.com Inc. will begin delivering packages on Sundays in the nation's two largest cities later this month with an unlikely partner—the U.S. Postal Service.
The marriage of one of the country's most successful enterprises with one of its most troubled underscores Chief Executive Jeff Bezos's ambitions to weave Amazon more deeply into consumers' lives. The nation's largest Internet retailer has begun same-day grocery delivery in some cities, and is developing smartphones and a set-top box....


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This blog is dedicated to the topics of Course materials, Innovation, and Technology in Education. it is intended as an information source for the college store industry, or anyone interested in how course materials are changing. Suggestions for discussion topics or news stories are welcome.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
University of Illinois awarded grant for open source textbooks
A news post from UI Springfield has a short video about the project.
Charles Evans, University of Illinois associate Vice President for academic affairs states, "The idea behind open-source textbooks is to allow students to go to a website and download customized material for their course. The material is made up of a mix of resources already available on the web and resources provided by faculty. The real benefit of open source materials is it allows faculty to customize their courses and actually produce a better teaching-learning experience for students."
According to Ray Schroeder, director of the University of Illinois Springfield, online textbooks are nothing new to many instructors at UIS, "Schroeder estimates that about 15 to 20 percent of courses currently offer open-source resources."
A recent article from The Chronicle takes a look at this topic and also discusses the grant that was awarded to the Florida Distance Learning Consortium to research the barriers to entry of adopting open-source textbooks.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Kindle Editions: Audio and Video added to e-books
In the press release, Dorothy Nicholls, director, Amazon Kindle commented, "This is just the beginning—we look forward to seeing what authors and publishers create for Kindle customers using the new functionality of the Kindle apps."
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Music in the cloud
An article from the New Yorker takes a look into online music in the cloud—specifically at some online radio services such as Pandora, MOG, and Spotify.
According to Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora, "Of the twenty hours a week that an average American spends listening to music, only three of it is stuff you own. The rest is radio." When it comes to music, we are already accustomed to accessing it and we do not necessarily own a copy of all the music that we want to listen to. In the future, we may become more accustomed to accessing e-books in the same way.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Amazon and B&N drop e-reader prices as Apple reports record sales
A few analysts have commented on the news:
From The New York Times: "It was obvious that the price of stand-alone e-readers had to come down," said James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research, citing the threat by Apple and other tablet makers. "We just never thought it was going to happen this rapidly."
From Businessweek: "Their sales have obviously been impacted by the iPad," said Charlie Wolf, a senior analyst at Needham & Co. in New York. "These price cuts are almost an act of desperation."
Friday, June 25, 2010
Reinventing the bookstore business model
According to the WSJ article, stores such as Indigo Books & Music Inc. in Canada and Barnes & Noble are already working on this. Leonard Riggio, chairman of B & N, says that over the next three to four years B&N stores will begin to sell a variety of merchandise and will serve as a showcase for digital products which will create a much more diverse retail store.
College stores must also begin preparing for this change. While many stores already offer a variety of merchandise, new product lines will become even more significant in the coming years. But more importantly, college stores need to offer students the opportunity to purchase print books and digital books through the store website. Students are already very accustomed to shopping online and this trend will continue in the coming years.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Traditional bookstores and digital booksellers – everyone can win
Edwards goes on to state that, as the world becomes increasingly digitalized, the experience of paper books is accentuated, as the idea of reading words on paper becomes more appealing than looking at another screen. He also argues that bookstores have always been and will continue to be a social gathering place, and there are many options to add other aspects and activities that will appeal to and improve the experience of store goers—a platform on which digital-only providers cannot stand.
"The onus is on booksellers to prove their continued relevance in the digital age. If they continue to innovate in the services and experiences they offer and the ways they engage the community, consumers will continue to make bookstores a vital part of their lives. If they fail to adapt to changing market conditions and consumer needs, they'll deserve the empty aisles -- and cash registers -- that result."
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The end of netbooks?
"The last quarter of 2007 heralded the birth of the mini-note PC (netbook)," John F. Jacobs, director of notebook research at DisplaySearch, said in a statement released Tuesday. "Q1'10 signaled the birth of the slate PC, and possibly by extension, the beginning of the end of the mini-note PC."
With new devices being announced and unveiled every day, we will have to wait to see how the industry progresses in order to determine the accuracy of these predictions; in the mean time, many intriguing devices continue to be released—some even incorporating ideas from both the notebook and the tablet. In a recent press release, Toshiba unveiled the Libretto W100, a dual, touch-screen, hybrid PC—a mix between a tablet and a notebook—in addition to two other new products. This device, which has two 7-inch multitouch screens, will be the first dual-screened device to run on Windows 7, and it will double as an e-reader. An article from Wired goes into more detail about the device.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
What books can become
Publishers can add more value to paper books by combining the purchase of the physical copy with a complimentary e-Book. This could be a digital copy of the hard-copy book, or other works could be promoted by adding an excerpt or full copy to the purchased book.
Another suggestion is to utilize the capabilities and versatilities of the e-Reader platform and software. Examples include adding author commentary, background information, images, videos, and embedded content that the reader may enjoy. The act of reading could easily be transitioned into something more interactive and even social, where users could communicate and interact with other individuals reading through the same book, creating networks and a system of casual book clubs.
"Instead of trying to understand eBooks within the space of the old paper-and-binding universe, we should examine the media that survived the first wave of the distribution revolution: movies and music."
The author challenges publishers to "unite our old ideas of reading alone in quiet rooms with the vast potential created by new technology."
Monday, June 21, 2010
Google Editions versus DRM
As we have mentioned in the past few posts, DRM is currently a major issue in the ebook industry, with many proponents pushing for different models with the aspiration of balancing between the publisher's protection from piracy and the consumer's experience and desires. Currently, there is very little interoperability between e-reading devices, which is problematic and somewhat disorienting for the consumer. Buyers want the freedom to read their e-books on other devices; this is especially a concern due to there being so many different e-readers currently on the market, so many companies working on producing the next generation round of devices, and the indeterminable question of which products will consumers want to be using in the future.
A recent article from FutureBook makes the bold claim that, thanks to its upcoming Google Editions, Google may have already won the eBook war due to circumventing these issues. The article draws comparisons to the music industry, and it goes on to predict a trend towards device agnostic reading. Books purchased through Google Editions are stored in the cloud, allowing users to access their books through any device capable of connecting to the internet, and, due to this, Google will be in a great position to seize market share in the industry if other companies continue with their DRM policies of limited-to-no device interoperability,
"The industry needs to grow digitally to last, and we need to start thinking uncomfortable thoughts about how we help readers access books in the way they want before companies like Google lock up the market."
Sunday, June 20, 2010
USB Typewriter for iPad
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thought for the day
Friday, June 18, 2010
Access to free wi-fi and content at Starbucks locations
Mobile Learning
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Gentler Digital Rights Management
The goal of this IEEE working group is to return control of digital property to the consumer by establishing standards such that "consumers may enjoy all of the digital conveniences and ownership privileges of the movies, music, books, games, and other digital products that they purchase, while honoring copyright and respecting the rights of authors and artists to profit from their creative works."
A recent Ars Technia article delves deeper into this subject. The intent is to make digital property more similar to physical property with respect to product ownership. As we stated in one of our recent blog posts, the nature of DRM and licensing at this time effectively cause e-book buyers to pay for the right to access digital media for as long as the provider is willing to allow access. As we saw in July last year, when Amazon recalled two books by forcibly deleting them from their customers' Kindles, the rights of the consumer at this point are somewhat ambiguous. One goal of the P1817 working group is to ensure that product ownership is perpetual, allowing owners of digital personal property to be free of restrictions on private use or sharing.
"The 'digital personal property' idea involves two major pieces: a title folder and a playkey. The title folder contains the content in question. It's encrypted, and it can be copied and passed around freely. To access the content inside, however, you'll need the playkey, which is delivered to the buyer of a digital media file and lives within a 'tamper-protected circuit' inside some device (computer, cell phone, router) or online at a playkey bank account."
The playkey cannot be moved or copied, but an e-book or other digital property can be shared with a friend by linking them the playkey along with a copy of the product. Users need to be careful, though, because just as with physical property, "controlling the playkey means that you control the media, and you truly own it." Read here for more information on the process.
P1817's first meeting is on July 14, and interested parties are invited to join and participate.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Futuristic Designs: Achievable Today
Included in the article are intriguing concepts such as:
The Prime, a folding laptop that is incredibly versatile. It can be compressed into a thin, 13" notebook for travel, opened completely with a 26" screen, or kept somewhere in between by leaving some screens closed.
Asus Airo Origami, which consists of four independently moving parts: the keyboard, the display, the wrist support, and the base. It has a raised keyboard to increase airflow and a very thin, triangular design.
Qualcomm's Multi-Fold features three touch screen panes that are hinged together and can be configured in several different orientations.
The XO-3, a minimalist tablet from One Laptop Per Child, which will feature a 100% unbreakable, flexible plastic screen.
The Skiff Reader, a thin, tablet e-reader that has a large, flexible touch-screen which can bend into a U without being harmed. It also has an expected battery life of one week! Interestingly, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, which among other things owns Fox News and Wall Street Journal, acquired Skiff earlier this week.
Sony's flexible, color OLED display, a 4.1 inch display that is limber enough to be wrapped around a pencil. A video demo is available here.
The very impressive design concept called Rolltop, which can be unfurled from its cylindrical stand and configured as a flat, 17" flexible tablet or folded into a 13" laptop. Here is a video demo.
Some other flexible displays that are in the works include those that are being developed by HP and Arizona State University, Plastic Logic, and PARC.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
e-book file conversion
This summer we have a couple interns working with us who will be contributing to the blog. We hope it provides a fresh new perspective and some new views on content. Here is another of their contributions -- one from the tech file:
A recent article at How-To Geek walks through the process of converting PDF eBooks into ePub format, using Calibre, which is an interesting program that allows users to organize their eBooks and to transform them into pretty much any format. It also supports many format conversions, including MOBI, which is used by Kindles.
"Calibre is program to manage your e-book collection. It acts as an e-library and also allows for format conversion, news feeds to e-book conversion, as well as e-book reader sync features and an integrated e-book viewer."
Converting from PDF makes eBooks much easier to read on smaller, mobile devices, on which the PDF format forces readers to zoom in and move around the page in order to see everything. If the PDF contains text, rather than only scanned images, this conversion will instead make the book reformat to fill the screen of your device. Additionally, the many file conversions supported by Calibre allow users to read non-copy-protected eBooks on various devices and e-readers that do not support every format.
Monday, June 14, 2010
DRM and content ownership
As e-readers and e-books become increasingly popular and pervasive, the rights surrounding e-books and issues of DRM are at the forefront of industry concerns. An article from Mainstreet.com takes a look at digital books, noting that "for the most part there is no real distinction between an e-book and a piece of software. When you buy either, what you are really paying for is a license to use the product, not to own it." The interesting title for this article is "Do we own the e-books we buy?" An interesting phrase choice, as most of the options for students to buy digital textbooks fit this concept of paying for a use license for a period of time -- more like a digital rental than a digital purchase.
Publishers and e-book sellers rely on DRM software to prevent piracy, and it is used by all major e-book readers with the exception of the iPad.
With Google Editions expected to be launched later this summer, which will not be focused on proprietary devices and software, and with publishers pushing for a standardized e-book format, perhaps DRM restrictions will be at least somewhat reduced in the not-too-distant future.
"Amazon took a big step and allowed publishers to decide whether they wanted a particular book to use DRM. While this is definitely a step toward allowing consumers more control over the books they buy, Nieman Lab points out that most publishers will likely choose DRM for fear of piracy."
Sunday, June 13, 2010
E-book Sales Chart
Note: IDPF's figures represent the 12 to 15 trade book publishers who have been willing to supply their data to IDPF.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Opposing Voices in Digital Publishing video
Friday, June 11, 2010
Video demo of Kno Tablet
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
iPad news from Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference
A posting on Allen Weiner's blog notes that these stats show that readers are ok with reading e-books on a backlit LCD screen. At this point consumers seem to appreciate multi-function reading devices, even if it means a less optimal reading experience than single purpose E Ink devices can provide.
Also at the WWDC, Jobs announced that the iBooks app will be available for the iPhone and readers will be able to synchronize their books between devices. In addition, new features will be added to the iPad including a PDF viewer, book marking functionality, and note-taking capabilities.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Verso Advertising's Survey of Book Buying Behavior
Verso Advertising has released the results from the third wave of its Survey of Book-Buying Behavior. The surveys were conducted in November and December 2009, and April 2010. Altogether 9,300 respondents were polled. Some interesting findings from the third wave include:
- E-reader sales are moving beyond early adopters. Since November, e-reader ownership has increased from 2.9% to 6.8%. However, the number of respondents who said that they are not at all likely to buy an e-reader increased slightly from 49% to 52.2% which suggests limits to e-book penetration.
- 41.9% of respondents said that they are at least somewhat likely to buy a deluxe edition of a hardcover if it includes a digital version for a modest surcharge.
- E-reader owners continue to buy print books in addition to e-books. 27.7% of respondents said that they plan to buy 10 or more print books this year and 17.2% are likely to buy five to nine print books. This shows that readers enjoy both formats and a hybrid market is developing.
- Contrary to popular belief, many young people prefer the bricks and mortar shopping experience. 37% of 18 to 34 year olds said that they prefer to buy books from independent bookstores. In addition, 40% of 18 to 24 years olds said that they visit independent bookstores five or more times a year which is more often than every other age group.
PowerPoint slides of the 2009 findings and 2010 findings are available on the Verso Advertising website.
Monday, June 7, 2010
E-reader and tablet news
New competitors continue to enter the e-reader and tablet space. Here is some info about the latest announcements.
- According to Bloomberg.com, Amazon may release a new version of the Kindle in August. The new version will still feature a black and white screen but it will have a sharper and more responsive display. The device will also be thinner than existing models. In addition, a posting on the Bits Blog says that Amazon may be working on devices with color screens and touch functionality.
- Last week, Dell introduced a smartphone/tablet hybrid called Streak. The device will be sold like a phone but with its 5-inch touchscreen it is larger than others on the market. According to the ZDNet blog, Streak will run Google's Android operating system and include 3G/WiFi/Bluetooth capabilities as well as a 5 mexapixel camera.
- According to Information Week, Motorola may release a 7 to 10 inch Android tablet later this year that serves as a companion product to a TV.
- Last week at the Computex show in Taipai, Taiwan, Asus announced new devices called the Eee Pad and the Eee Tablet. According to CNET, there will be 10-inch and 12-inch versions of the Eee Pad that are designed to provide users with "a real-time cloud-computing experience." The Eee Tablet will be more like a traditional e-book reader but will include a stylus for note-taking and annotation. A release date for the devices is not yet known.
- Also at the Computex show, MSI showed off its 10-inch, Windows 7 tablet called WindPad. A posting on Engadget includes a video demo of the device.
- In July, Borders will begin selling a second e-reader called the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro. The device comes with 100 pre-loaded classic books. Consumers can also purchase the Kobo e-reader from Borders. According to the retailer's website, the first shipment has sold out and new orders will arrive in early July.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
March 2010 e-book sales statistics
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Fast Company's e-reader guide
Apple sells two million iPads in two months
Friday, June 4, 2010
Kno Tablet unveiled
As expected, the Kno Tablet was unveiled earlier this week at the D8: All Things Digital Conference and it is impressive. Of particular interest, Kno has already partnered with four higher education publishers (Cengage Learning, McGraw Hill, Pearson, and Wiley) and pilots will begin this fall. Here is a list of some of the highlights:
- Two 14 inch touchscreens that open like a book to allow the device to display 95 percent of textbooks
- There will be an online store that is linked to the device for the purchase of materials
- It has WiFi and Bluetooth
- It weighs 5.5 pounds
- It supports all document-creation formats and PDFs
- It will include a stylus
- Operating system is Linux based
- Pre-orders will begin in October and it will ship in time for the holidays
In addition, here is a link to an article on CNET and another on All Things Digital. The videos on each link are worth a watch.
This brings us pretty close to having a commercially viable multi-function device for e-textbooks that was designed with textbooks in mind. The road ahead could get bumpy for college stores.
Thought for the day
Thursday, June 3, 2010
One Laptop per Child partners with Marvell to produce tablet for education
The companies expect to debut the first version of the tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2011. By CES 2012, it is expected that a completely plastic and unbreakable tablet will debut.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Kno's (formerly Kakai's) e-reader/notebook for education


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What is Fair Trade?
So, what does Fair Trade actually mean? We all want to buy things that don't harm our world. We want to buy things that we know are made by people who are treated well and paid fairly for their work.
That is what Fair Trade is about. Fair Trade is a movement that supports:
- fair access to markets
- fair wages for work
- good environmental standards
What does that mean? It means that suppliers are paid fairly for their work, and that their skill and the quality of their work is appreciated. It means that workers have healthy working conditions, with no child exploitation or forced labour. It means that the goods are made in a way that is sustainable and not harmful to our environment.
10 Principles of Fair Trade
The 10 Principles of Fair Trade provide guidelines for businesses who want to support the Fair Trade movement:
- Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
- Transparency and Accountability
- Fair Trading Practices
- Fair Payment
- Ensuring no Child Labour and Forced Labour
- Commitment to Nondiscrimination, Gender Equity and Women's Economic Empowerment, and Freedom of Association
- Ensuring Good Working Conditions
- Providing Capacity Building
- Promoting Fair Trade
- Respect for the Environment.
You can find out more about the 10 Principle of Fair Trade from the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) website.
What is the World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO)?
The World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) is a global network of organisations representing the Fair Trade supply chain. Membership in WFTO provides Fair Trade organisations with credibility and identity by way of an international guarantee system, a place of learning where members connect with like-minded people from around the world, tools and training to increase market access, and a common voice that speaks out for Fair Trade and trade justice – and is heard.
Isn't Fair Trade about Coffee and Tea?
Fair Trade is not just about coffee and tea! Although that is how many people have heard about Fair Trade, the Fair Trade movement covers much more than coffee and tea. The Fairtrade (one word) logo that you often see on coffee and tea is a subset of the Fair Trade movement, specific to commodities.
The broader Fair Trade (two words) movement also covers many things that don't come under the Fairtrade labelling program, such as handcrafts created by artisans.
Nim's Goods is a supporter of Fair Trade
Nim's Goods brings together Fair Trade goods for you from Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda, Thailand, Cambodia and Swaziland – just to name a few. You can read about all of our wonderful suppliers here.
Nim's Goods is a member of the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand.


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The Access to Care Report (#24) / Access scorecard for 2014
December 19, 2013
This is installment #24 in a continuing series of Access to Care Reports
Changes in access to health care are helping drive organizational reactions to the ACA.
During the period 2010-2012, implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was focused on internal decision making, the writing of regulations and procedures, and contracting out of key program operations. These were all familiar tasks and approaches to program management.
Other organizations in the Health Care System were primarily in a reactive role, watching and evaluating HHS activity.
Then, during 2013, the results of previous efforts by HHS surfaced. It rapidly became clear that the HHS preparation activities were not leading to results that were consistent with smooth implementation of the ACA.
Outside health care organizations began to resist these surfacing efforts. In a turnabout, outside organizations started to become the active drivers of program activities, while HHS was often forced into a reactive role.
Political resistance by many states was expressed through decisions to not implement state Exchanges. This threw a much broader and unexpected burden back on HHS. Given the situation, these reactions might have been anticipated; however, HHS was forced into a late reactive role to set up a federal Exchange to serve 36 states.
Similarly, about half of all states refused to adopt the new Medicaid expansion, leaving unresolved how to provide insurance to individuals without enough income to qualify for subsidized policies. HHS is still struggling to find a workable reaction to this problem.
As October 1 arrived, it rapidly became clear that the federal Exchange was not ready. Reactions by HHS evolved from early denial, to blaming contractors, to bringing in outside experts and then asserting that problems had been largely solved. Turmoil continued as individuals tried to enroll and often found themselves frustrated.
During the fourth quarter of 2013, other reactions by outside organizations also began to require attention.
Large employers charged that regulations were not yet ready for the large-employer mandate, and HHS reacted by postponing the mandate for another year. This has not kept these employers from being vocal about the transition problems that they face.
Insurance companies complained about errors in the information coming from the federal Exchange, which brought forth efforts to provide abbreviated and alternative files for new enrollees.
Individuals began to complain about having their old insurance policies terminated, so an effort was made by HHS to reinstate these policies for another year. Insurance companies announced that this would be burdensome and in conflict with ACA objectives. State insurance commissioners split on this "fix", with some allowing it to go forward and others "opting out".
Many providers found themselves excluded from the new "narrow" networks set up by insurance companies in order to compete under the ACA. Some individuals began to complain over being excluded from the providers that they preferred. HHS listened but had no strategy to "correct" the situation.
Word also began to spread of large deductibles that individuals might experience under the new ACA-driven policies. HHS largely chose not to respond, since these features were built into the ACA plans. However, it was clear that these complaints were likely to worsen in 2014.
All of these problems and reactions to HHS actions are affecting access to care.
The longer-term results of the ACA may be improved access to care for the public at large, but 2014 seems likely to be a difficult transition year, with access reduced in important ways for many individuals.
More on these and related ACA topics, with an in-depth discussion of organizational reactions to implementation issues, may be found in a recent book by the authors that describes evolution of the ACA, and in a new Practice Guide by the authors that addresses funding and access issues in health care.


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I used the dandelions and daisies from the stamp set Discover Your Wings for the background. Even though they are flowers, I think that stamped on the chocolate background and embossed in white allows for enough masculinity for it to be given to any self-respecting man. Am I right? ;)
This card could be a great for graduation! My son, Brandon, will be graduating from High School NEXT WEEK! I don't know how this happened... it seems like just yesterday he was throwing his things off his high chair and wanting us to pick them up for him so he could throw them again. haha! That's one of the many fun memories we tease him about.


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Geneva, 14th March 2018
On the occasion of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, COJEP, the International Centre for Justice and Human Rights, Alkarama Foundation and ICFUAE held a side event on the 14th of March at Palais des Nations to present the outcome of the United Arab Emirates' UPR and discuss its recommendations.
The session was moderated by Ms. Ines Osman, the Coordinator of the Legal Department & Regional Legal Officer of Mashreq at Alkarama Foundation.
Ms. Safwa Aïssa, Executive Director of the ICJHR highlighted the concerns presented by the ICJHR during the pre-session of the 29th UPR as well as the recommendations made by countries in the UPR. The organisation presented issues concerning attacks on human rights defenders, the conditions of detentions and the reprisals against families of prisoners of conscience. The particular cases mentioned by her were the conditions of Ahmed Mansour, Nasser Bin Ghaith and the conditions of detention of the prisoners in the UAE94 mass trial. Ms. Aïssa then underlined the recommendations made by countries with regard to protecting human rights defenders. She noticed the failure of the UAE to acknowledge the recommendations presented at the UPR session and called upon the UAE authorities to adopt as many recommendations as possible, both from the UPR in 2013 as well as those from the most recent one of January 2018.
Ms. Julia Legner, Regional Legal Officer for the Gulf at Alkarama Foundation spoke about restrictive legislations infringing on freedom of expression, the persistent practice of torture in the UAE and the lack of cooperation of the UAE with the UN human rights mechanisms. Indeed, Ms. Legner highlighted the ever-restrictive legal arsenal used to prosecute peaceful activists for criticising the Emirati authorities, in particular the Cybercrime law, the Federal Law on Combatting Terrorism Offences and the amendment of the Penal Code in September 2016. Regarding torture, she mentioned that the UAE acceded to the UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT) in 2012. Nonetheless, the practice of torture has still not been eradicated. Furthermore, the UAE never submitted its initial report to the Committee against Torture overdue since August 2013.
Ms. Harriet Paintin, Campaigns Manager of ICFUAE underlined issues with regards to arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance by focusing on foreign nationals and emphasising on the importance of accepting recommendations for the implementation of the ICCPR treaty. She stated that the UK's recommendations to the UAE in the 29th UPR failed to address this issues, and focused instead on issues of human trafficking, treaty body elections and death penalty. By neglecting to acknowledge the UAE's practices of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and torture, they are leaving their own citizens vulnerable to such practices. Nonetheless, she underlined that during the 29th UPR 19 states, such as Germany, Australia, Slovakia and Japan, recommended ratification of the ICCPR and a handful of states recommended ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances.
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Jaidah, Qatari national and medical doctor detained and tortured in UAE recounted his experience of torture in the UAE. He was arrested on 23 February 2013 at the Dubai airport without any judicial warrant. He stayed in an isolated cell for 8 months. He was tortured, constantly blindfolded, had no access to a lawyer nor was he allowed to call his family or the embassy. He was suspected of financing the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group. He also stated that his health was deteriorating while in detention. Indeed, 52 days after his arrest, he had a colonoscopy and was diagnosed of having a small tumour. As a result, today his reputation is destroyed, as the UAE government still accuses him of being a terrorist. He also stated that he cannot travel to the UAE, Kuwait or any other GCC countries. In conclusion, he called upon each human rights actors to take responsibility in the promotion, protection and implementation of human rights legislations. In particular, he called upon States to allow third party bodies to evaluate the situation of human rights in their country.
As a conclusion, to follow-up on the 29th session of the UPR, the different panellists called upon the UAE to ratify the most fundamental human rights treaties, eradicate the practice of torture, enforced disappearance and reform its legal framework on freedom of expression and association, calling upon the government to release all prisoners of conscience, including Ahmed Mansoor.


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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Okorodus Exhibits Immigraliens at the Harmattan Gallery
By Mary Ekah
The word, Immigraliens, is coined from the word, "Immigrants" and "Aliens", two words that accentuate the chasm between two worlds. For some reasons, people move around for the purpose of work, for studies, and more specialised forms of knowledge or political asylum across borders. But for some reasons, a lot of them lack the legal means to embark on such journey and therefore devise other means, including illegal means to ensure they embark on the desperate search for greener pastures. Most often, they are regarded as illegal immigrants in the countries they move to and are usually discriminated against. So they keep moving on and on without definite destinations.
Over the years, living in Europe as an African artist, Godfrey Williams Okorodus has seen first hand the problems that immigrants encounter.
"People come to Europe for different reasons and sometimes when they get there, their aspirations are not met and so they are left in the hand of the authorities who torture them."
Okorodus who has lived in Europe for about seven years and had run an art gallery for that period, feel that with his sculptured Immigraliens series, he would be able to sensitise the public both in Europe and Nigeria on the need to treat immigrants with a little bit of respect.
He started the campaign in June last year with an exhibition held in October on the same theme in Brussels and right now the exhibition is ongoing in his Gallery Labalaba in Antwerp, Belgium.
"I am the only African that runs a gallery in Antwerp, Belguim, and over the years, we have been able to show Africans from all over the continent, mostly African living in Europe and also African artists based in Africa. This campaign must be a two front thing because on the one hand you have immigrants living in Europe and the only thing we can do is to find ways to educate them on the society and also to let society know that when people are immigrants in your country, you should treat them with a bit of respect, even though we aware there are a lot of people who do not contribute in any way to the society. The problem that I have noticed over the years is that everybody seems to be lumped into one sum. So, you are an immigrant, they don't care why you are there and what made you leave your country", Okorodus noted.
So with this exhibition here in Nigeria, Okorodus intends to enlighten the government and also the youth on the problems they are likely to face in their final destination.
The immgraliens series are ten in number with each one carrying a mask (its identity). Reason: Okorodus notes that when people leave the shores of their land, they become anonymous. There is a particular sculpture with the words: "Good day sir, I am here, it took a while but here I am, desert crossed, checkpoints dodged, friends lost, always fearful, always hoping. I am here no name, anonymous, no country, just a limbo child, when I am tired I will go back, I come in peace". This he calls the Limbo Child. "When you don't have any where to go, you are in a limbo and most immigrants end up in the limbo state. And that limbo state is psychologically damaging to any individual.
"It is really a confusing state and I have seen people in that state for 15 years, and in that time you lose a lot of things and after a while you find that you have not been able to do anything constructive."
Apart from the sculptured Immigraliens series, Okorodus also has other paintings like Nude Maskerade, Poker Face, Queen of Slums, The Loser, The Joker, and several others.
"Our youths must arm themselves before traveling out of the country and the best way to do is through education. I have a feeling our government is not doing enough in that respect. I might be wrong but I don't see any sign from the government telling the youths the problems they would face. Let us have people do documentaries showing the dangers of traveling without being prepared", he said.
"Moreover, if we have a very conducive environment here like stable electricity supply, stable government and most things working, people will not feel the compulsion to want to leave the country. But because we always seek for greener pasture and for a lot of youths, living abroad is the utopia, which sadly is not. I think that if I am able to convince one or two people, I have succeeded. And if those two people also go ahead to spread the message, over time we would begin to see the impact".
Okorodus is not particularly opposed to the idea of migrating. "Traveling is one of the best education one can give to oneself," he said. "But it's necessary to be prepared. That is all I want to get across to people. If everybody stays put in this country how would it be possible to broaden our mind? People should know about the rigours of the journey they intend to take because a lot of people don't really have the idea of the distance and the terrain. A lot of the immigrant youth that you find in Europe do not have sound education, so they find themselves in a society where a lot of people there are educated and then find it difficult to get good jobs."
Okorodus, an Itshekiri was born in Lagos and spent much of his adult life in Lagos. He attended the University of Benin where he graduated in 1992 with a degree in graphics and advertising. He worked with The Guardian as a cartoonist before its closure by the military authorities in 1994. From 1994 till now, he has been a full time studio artist. In 2002, he opened his gallery, Gallery Labalaba, an African Art gallery in Belgium. That he had to do because when he got to Belgium. "There was really no strong West African art influence in Belgium. Mostly I saw works from East African region, so I was compelled to open my gallery."
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This Sunday 30th June was held the 15th edition of the IRONMAN France Nice with 2541 athletes starting from the « Plage du Centenaire » for 3.8 kilometers SWIM, 152 kilometers BIKE with 2000 meters of positive climbing and 30 kilometers RUN under the intensive heat of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
The decision made by the prefectural authorities to shorten the race from its original distances, which are 3.8 kilometers SWIM, 180 kilometers BIKE and 42 kilometers RUN, made a lot of sense today with the high temperatures on the BIKE course and on the RUN section.
One of the most festive triathlon in France started at 6.25 am with the Professional Men, 6.26 am for the Professional Women and 6.30 am for the Age Groupers. At the end of the SWIM, Frederik Van Lierde was already in the lead, swimming the 3.8 kilometers in 48'38 in front of a group of 8 athletes with Frenchmen Kevin Maurel, Thomas André and Kevin Rundstadler. In the women's race, Carrie Lester dominated the first leg of the day, leading with more than 4 minutes over Candice Mizon, Manon Genêt, Tine Deckers and Martina Dogana.
Even reduced to 152 kilometers, the BIKE course was not a walk in the park with more than 2000 meters of positive climbing, including the ascent of the « Col de l'Ecre » and some technical descents under a blazing sun. On those perfectly known roads for him, Frederik Van Lierde succeeded a great BIKE with a time of 4h08. Kevin Rundstadler was the only athlete to keep the pace of Van Lierde to pretend for the win today. Gwenaël Ouillères had a consistent ride as well, finishing the BIKE in 4th position. Starting the RUN, the South-African James Cunnama was hunting the top positions of Van Lierde and Rundstadler.
The show was about to start.
In the Professional Women race, Carrie Lester executed perfectly her race plan, dominating her opponents from the SWIM to the RUN. Tine Deckers, 5 times Champion in Nice, made her experience talk for her as she was only 6 minutes behind Lester in Transition 2. Manon Genêt, the biggest French chance for the podium today, was 14 minutes behind the lead, saying goodbye to any hope of winning the race. From the Promenade des Anglais to the countryside mountains, our athletes enjoyed one of the most beautiful course on the IRONMAN circuit.
The heat was about to be the X factor for all the athletes, including the professionals battling for the win and the Prize money. Frederik Van Lierde, who was coming in Nice to make history and win a 6th title, couldn't maintain the gap on the RUN. Probably tired of his recent win of the IRONMAN 70.3 Les Sables d'Olonne - Vendée, the Belgian athlete saw the Frenchman Rundstadler and James Cunnama pass him in the second lap. Ultimately, he saved his third place from a Diego Van Looy on fire on the RUN. Known as a great runner, the Belgian has proven today he was indeed was of the fastest runner on the circuit.
At the end, James Cunnama made the difference to win the 15th edition of the IRONMAN France Nice in front of Kevin Rundstadler and Frederik Van Lierde. On the Women's race, the RUN didn't change the podium. Carrie Lester keeps her title in front of the Legend Tine Deckers and the French Manon Genêt, once again third in Nice.


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Over 3 years ago, a really cool-sounding idea was suggested for Yandere Simulator. I've always wanted to make a video about the concept! At this point in time, I am very, very hesitant to plan or announce any new features for the game, so I can't actually guarantee that this idea will make it into the game…but I still wanted to talk about it, since I think it's a really badass concept!
The illustrations of the Yakuza were drawn by Mioki-Kanta!
The illustration of Yandere-chan holding a katana was drawn by Hikari-NJ!
So, what do you think? How do you feel about the idea? Vote here: http://poal.me/8ak6hf


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Durban, December 2011
Expectations were very low going into this round of talks that sought an agreement from member nations on the issue of climate change. The good news is that they kept the dialog going, and made a tiny bit of forward progress. They created an independent structure (outside of the World Bank, and composed of 50% developing nations) to disburse "climate funds" to poor countries affected by climate change; they agreed that carbon dioxide emissions must be monitored better; and they decided to set up an international center for developing and sharing energy technology among countries. The bad news is that the target date for meeting the emissions goal was moved back to 2020. Expect a loud "dis-information" campaign by the fossil fuel industry.


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Bills claim defensive lineman Crichton off waivers
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have claimed defensive lineman Scott Crichton a day after the Minnesota Vikings placed the former third-round draft pick on waivers.
The Bills' acquisition appeared on the NFL transactions list released on Monday.
Crichton appeared sparingly over 21 games during his first two seasons and missed all of last season because of an injury. He's listed at 6-foot-3 and 273 pounds.
He was a three-year starter at Oregon State, where he had 23+ sacks and 10 forced fumbles.
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We have now discovered that some but not all social workers are making it up as they go along we have had some instances of this in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Dundee.
Recently we have been accused of having an agenda by this post by an Aberdeen Social worker, our message is clear if your a professional social worker and you apply your training to the job, your reporting is fair and balanced then you have nothing to fear from us. However if your a dodger and like to tell porkies just to get your way then look out as we will always find the truth no matter where it lurks, it's called being professional for our clients!
No-one is going to silence us if we find social workers not doing the right thing we always report such things to their employers but if they turn a blindeye it's off the SSSC we go, that's what they are there for?
We have been informed by other charities it's happening all over Scotland moreover it seems to be when children are taken into care and seems to be about doing all they can to keep them there.
Social work is meant to offer every bit of support they can to the family units and do everything they can to stop children being taken into care but the cases we are advising on there is no evidence any support has been forthcoming.
There has been a total lack of Parental Assesssments being carried out.
Dadscare is one of the very few charities that supports fathers and families in these types of cases, if you have found yourself in this kind of crisis please contact Dadscare at [email protected]Dadscare.org.uk
Or in first instance text message to 07414544590 and we will call you back.


text: Share: Comments Print October 7, 2013 at 10:22 AM Those 'American Hustle' fashions Posted by Moira Macdonald We've got several reasons to look forward to "American Hustle," coming around Christmastime: it's David O. Russell's follow-up to "The Silver Linings Playbook"; it re-teams that movie's stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence; and it looks like the most fun a movie has had with '70s fashion in a while. I mean, look at this: Photo by Francois DuhamelCopyright: © 2013 Annapurna Productions LLC All Rights Reserved. That's Amy Adams in the wild disco hair; Bradley Cooper in the gold medallion, Jeremy Renner and Christian Bale in the enormous bow ties, and Jennifer Lawrence in — well, not much. Costumes are by Michael Wilkinson, who most recently designed "Man of Steel" and the last two "Twilight." For a closer view of the outfits, poster by poster, go here. Can't wait to see more! Comments


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Our trip to Colorado was AMAZING (minus the part where we lost the game because of a fumble.........)
Colorado is a BEAUTIFUL state.
We landed in Denver mid-day on Friday.
Friday night we went out on Pearl Street, which is a really cool downtown area with shops and restaurants and bars. It was COVERED with Georgia fans. I was amazed at how many people made the trip.
This guy was covered in pieces of cloth to make himself look like a dog and he was putting on a show.. Pretty interesting


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Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group
Achieves MGMA "Better Performer" Status
Cullman, AL, November 5, 2012 –The MGMA Performance and Practices of Successful Medical Groups: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data identified Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group as a "Better Performer" because of superior operational performance compared with similar medical group practices nationwide. The medical group was recognized in the areas of Profitability and Cost Management, Accounts Receivable and Patient Satisfaction. This is Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group's 6th year to be selected as a Better Performer.
With the evolving and challenging future of health care, Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group has been a model for success. The group's leadership had a vision a number of years ago which guided them to its foundation as a comprehensive multi-specialty group. The group currently has 25 physicians and 3 nurse practitioners that practice in 12 different specialties. Additionally, the group provides advanced diagnostic imaging including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Digital Mammography, Ultrasound, and Bone Density Testing as well as a Clinical Laboratory, Physical Therapy, and Pharmacy. The size and comprehensive nature of the group has positioned it to succeed during a time when many groups are uncertain about the future. It also allows the group to achieve higher levels of patient satisfaction, practice efficiency and cost management.
"We are pleased to be among such a successful assembly of our peer groups. The success of Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group is based on the belief that the patient always comes first. The group's vision has been to conveniently provide health care services to our patients so they do not have to travel lengthy distances for their medical care. We are committed to providing comprehensive medical care that is community oriented in a compassionate and cost effective manner", John Reynolds, CEO.
The MGMA report, a benchmarking standard among medical groups for more than a decade, was produced using data from respondents to the MGMA Cost Survey: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data as well as data from a questionnaire that assessed management behaviors, practices and procedures of better performers. The report profiles medical practices that have demonstrated success in one or more areas: profitability and cost management; productivity, capacity and staffing; accounts receivable and collections; patient satisfaction; and managed care operations.
About Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group
Comprised of 25 physicians and 3 nurse practitioners practicing in 12 specialties, Cullman Primary Care Multi-Specialty Group is the area's leading provider of medical services. The group has been providing care to its patients dating back to 1975 and currently has over 70,000 active patients in the practice. In addition to its board certified providers, the group provides advanced diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratory, pharmacy, and physical therapy.
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MGMA-ACMPE is the premier association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. In 2011, members of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), and its standard-setting body, the American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE) voted to merge to form a new association. Since 1926, the association has delivered networking, professional education and resources, political advocacy and certification for medical practice professionals. The association represents 22,500 members who lead 13,600 organizations nationwide in which some 280,000 physicians provide more than 40 percent of the healthcare services delivered in the United States.
MGMA-ACMPE's mission is to continually improve the performance of medical group practice professionals and the organizations they represent, helping medical practices provide efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA-ACMPE is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. Please visit
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A plane wart is a small wart with a flat surface. Like many other types of warts, it is usually caused by a virus and is contagious. Children commonly get these types of warts on their hands. Although these warts will not usually cause any major problems, they can itch and be unattractive. Various wart treatment methods can be used to remove these warts, including over-the-counter creams, cryotherapy, and surgery.
The Verruca plana is more commonly known as the plane or flat wart. Unlike other warts that are often dome shaped, these raised skin abnormalities typically have flat surfaces. The surfaces of these warts are also usually smooth and sometimes shiny. Many other warts may have rough surfaces.
A plane wart is also usually smaller than most other warts. At first, this type of wart may go unnoticed, since it will often start out roughly the same size as a pinhead. Over time, this wart will usually grow bigger. Most of these warts, however, will not get any larger than 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) in diameter.
Children are generally more likely than others to suffer from plane warts. They are most commonly found on the hands or fingers, but they can also occur on other parts of the body. They can be found on arms, legs, feet, and necks, for instance. A man may also find this type of wart around the edges of his beard.
A plane wart is usually caused by certain strains of a virus known as the human papilloma virus (HPV). This virus can easily spread to other parts of the body, and groups or clusters of warts are not uncommon. In fact, a person can also contract a wart infection from another person, simply by coming in contact with that person's skin.
Serious complications of plane warts are uncommon. A wart can be somewhat uncomfortable at times, though, and it may itch or be sore. Generally, the most common problem with these types of warts is their appearance. Although they are small, clusters of these warts can be unattractive.
Most plane warts can typically be treated with over-the-counter remedies, such as topical creams. Applying a bandage over the area can help the medication work faster. More severe cases may require the attention of a medical professional. Doctors are typically able to surgically remove warts or freeze them off in a procedure known as cryotherapy.
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@turquoise-- I think doctors differentiate them based on their appearance because all warts are caused by HPV. So the same treatment options are available for treating all warts, regardless of which type they are.
If you want to find out if you have plane warts, just compare pictures of different warts to see which one your warts resemble the most. Plan warts are much smaller than regular warts and they are much darker in color, they are usually red or brown. Regular warts tend to be bigger, irregularly shaped and the same color as the skin.
Some people think that plane warts are completely flat, but that's not true. It will be a little raised, it won't be completely even on the skin. It's just the very top of the wart won't grow out into irregular shapes, it will be flat.
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If I have warts but don't know whether they are plane warts or something else, is it important to find out for the treatment?
I mean, are there different types of treatments for different types of warts? How can I find out, aside from comparing the appearance, if I have plane warts?
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When I was young, they used to say that you get plane warts from touching frogs. I never touched any frogs and still got plane warts as a child. First it was just one on my hand and they more came up and it was a cluster of them.
My mom used the wart killing liquid from the pharmacy but it didn't work. Eventually, I had to get the warts laser burned at the doctor's office. I never got them after that but I still have a scar where they were.
I wish we could have treated them in another way because I really hate this scar. I don't want to be constantly reminded that I had warts there.
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I learned tonight that some days, after some meetings, it takes 5 hours of knitting to make the world seem livable again.
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Yes…image please! What did you knit?
I'm pretty sure that Lisa over at Supermodel2.0 is another librarian knitter. I thought she had an entire separate knitting blog, but I can't trace it right now. She's also Australian and seems friendly, so you might want to follow it up with her.
Images… we'll, considering I'm working on a sweater (my first), 5 hours was enough to get me a 4-inch tube. But you're right. I should start documenting my progress (maybe on Flickr).
This 4-inch tube was my second. I'd already gotten that far and then decided to "tweak" it, which meant that I unraveled the entire thing on Sunday and started over Monday.


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I can just sense Gwii hiding in the bushes with a knife between his teeth.
English is not my primary language so screw codes. I shave my balls and trim the hair above my penis.
Setra, I think that is the best statement I have read on this forum. Very well said.
Also, check the shape of the voting results.
on par with the anguish one would have from getting unconsensually bent over and buttloved.
Joe and I in the same squad is basically the virtual equivalent of us plowing a rape van through an elementary school playground at recess.
Quote from: ariich on March 08, 2010, 04:35:16 PMAlso, check the shape of the voting results.
Quote from: Portrucci on March 08, 2010, 04:42:48 PMQuote from: ariich on March 08, 2010, 04:35:16 PMAlso, check the shape of the voting results. Someone needs to "even" it out
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
So should lonestar and I have babies or something now, is that how this works?
Dang, you're easily the coolest fogey I know of
I have 9 footers (cedar obviously) around my place.Takes me between 3-5 hours.
Orion....that's the one with a bunch of power chords and boringly harsh vocals, isn't it?
I don't want my girlfriend to choke, so...
I felt its length in quite a few places.
Shake it too hard, and a bunch of na'vi fall out?
ITT: 73109 brags about his broken and outdated sarcasm detector.
Quote from: BirchBoy on March 08, 2010, 05:40:15 PMI don't want my girlfriend to choke, so...inb4 small penis joke
Quote from: Ultimetalhead on March 08, 2010, 05:45:10 PMITT: 73109 brags about his broken and outdated sarcasm detector.and how he's the luckiest in this thread, he doesn't have to worry about his hedges, they aren't growing yet.
Hef is right on all things. Except for when I disagree with him. In which case he's probably still right.
Quote from: bösk1 on March 08, 2010, 11:30:37 AMJudging from your posts in the avatar thread, I don't see that as a serious concern for the foreseeable future.
Judging from your posts in the avatar thread, I don't see that as a serious concern for the foreseeable future.
I trim if I feel like I have a chance of getting laid.
women cops are a joketo get a boner is just put pressure on the dick
I've never had anyone over to look at my yard and I don't anticipate anyone coming to see my yard any time soon, so I let it run wild.


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People who have a difficult time paying for over-the-counter medicines, like aspirin, cough medicine, allergy medicine and vitamins, will have the chance to get them free at the Koinonia Christian Center on March 25.
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"We are honored to bring an OTC Give Away Day back to Pitt County, thanks to the Vidant Health Foundation," said Executive Director Lori Giang. "NC MedAssist is excited to work with our partner agencies, Access East and ECU and other community organizations to give back to our neighbors in need. Through the OTC partnership, we will be able to reach more and more individuals and educate them on our free pharmacy program resources. No one should go without medicine, and this program is enabling us to reach those who are unaware of our services."
Last fiscal year, NC MedAssist distributed more than $1.9 million dollars of donated OTC medication to North Carolina individuals and clinic partners. This fiscal year, the organization plans to distribute more than $2 million. There currently are more than 12,000 people in Pitt County who live below the federal poverty level and do not qualify for insurance. For more information on the OTC Program and NC MedAssist, please visit medassist.org.
In addition, the OTC Give Away committee would like to thank Great Harvest Bread Company, Target – Greenville, Subway/The Patel Group, Walgreens – Winterville, and Chick-fil-A – Winterville for their community support.
Founded in 1997, NC MedAssist is a statewide non-profit pharmacy that provides free prescription medicines to low-income, uninsured North Carolinians. MedAssist offers three programs that address the needs of children and adults: the Free Pharmacy program, the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Medicine program and the Senior Care program. MedAssist dispenses more than $39 million worth of free prescription medication to 14,000 low-income North Carolinians each year. To learn more about NC MedAssist and find out how to get involved, visit www.medassist.org, like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.


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