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Hmm.. Shibs scored 60.84. I/K scored 59.96. That is pretty close considering I/K got -2 deductions. Will be an interesting season going forward
Hmm.. Shibs scored 60.84. I/K scored 59.96. That is pretty close considering I/K got -2 deductions. Will be an interesting season going forward
Meryl & Charlie's deduction was for an extended lift, and Elena & Nikita was for an extended lift as well, and for a time violation... Hmm...
I/K also only got level 1 for one of the YPs...
Only one couple was able to attain a Level 4 on either Yankee Polka sequence. yikes
Protocols are up:http://www.isuresults.com/results/gp..._SD_Scores.pdf D/W -1 for extended lifts. I/K -1 for time violation and -1 for extended lifts. Okay, maybe I have had too much Thanksgiving holiday good cheer, or watch too much sci fi, but I am tempted to wonder if the judges have had stopwatches/digital timers bionically implanted
D/W really need to work on that lift. It seems to go on forever and it never looks like they can hit whatever position they're going for. Other than that, this is still my favorite SD of the season.
Davis and White - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bJGDfU_DeM
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If you missed SD comp earlier, UK Eurosports is showing it now http://www.hahasport.com/v-4/8/40/v-484154.html
On You Tube are all three first pairs. And I found Williams Orford S/D.
I like it.
You only need 2 distinct positions to qualify as a change of position lift.
I think Merlie have the best SD this season. They have the complete package while showing something a bit different to what the other couples are doing. Also they have seemed to be on straight since Skate America. Clap clap.
1. Meryl DAVIS & Charlie WHITE (USA) - 69.86 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
2. Maia SHIBUTANI & Alex SHIBUTANI (USA) - 60.84 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
3. Elena ILINYKH & Nikita KATSALAPOV (RUS) - 59.96 Short Dance, 2nd Copy
4. Nicole ORFORD & Thomas WILLIAMS (CAN) - 49.76 Short Dance
5. Cathy REED & Chris REED (JPN) - 48.33 Short Dance
6. Penny COOMES & Nicholas BUCKLAND (GBR) - 46.72 Short Dance
7. Xintong HUANG & Xun ZHENG (CHN) - 45.99 Short Dance
8. Xiaoyang YU & Chen WANG (CHN) - 40.92 Short Dance


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As evidence the Marcellus and Utica shale boom continues to grow, MarkWest Energy is building more natural gas processing infrastructure in both Ohio and West Virginia....
The Obamanauts are trying their best to sabotage the fossil fuel industry, but this story is evidence that we still have a little bit of economic freedom in this country.
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When asked to define himself, Robby said he was stunningly handsome. We all laughed, knowing that kid was such a Greber.
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He is really abular.
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Wow, thats abular, maybe we can do something on friday, something abular.
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when somebody's bling, lings around, then comes to life, and buys a ding dong and gets hit on the head, because he really stole the ding dong, therefore he gets dong dinged, meaning.(eg. WOW, look at that Blingalingydingdong).
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"That one's my baby," says Burgard High School earth science teacher Angelo Muscarella.
It's an early summer morning in August, and he's pointing to a mini earthquake-simulation table in the College of Arts and Sciences' Instrument Machine Shop on the first floor of Fronczak Hall.
Muscarella worked with UB graduate students Alex Ticoalu and Mike Habberfield to design the device, first sketching the 18-by-18-inch contraption by hand and then drawing some components on a computer.
The resulting product: a square platform that moves along three axes when users turn a manual crank.
Muscarella plans to bring the gadget into his high school science class, where teenagers will use it to test how various structures and soils hold up to strong shaking.
The creation of the earthquake-simulation table was one of many projects that middle and high school teachers completed at UB, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Life Technologies and Praxair this summer through the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership (ISEP).
The goal of the $10 million program is to improve the quality of science education in Buffalo Public Schools. Participating teachers get training and resources, including regular, in-class help from UB graduate and undergraduate students during the school year.
The summer research projects are meant to give teachers a taste of what's happening in real-world labs today so that they can pass along the latest scientific knowledge and methods to their classes.
This year, 52 ISEP teachers took part.
In the Natural Sciences Complex, Dan Hildreth from South Park High School worked with UB chemistry PhD candidate Robert Dennis to test whether water filters made from a remarkable material called graphene could remove heavy metals like chromium from water.
In a moment of serendipity, Tara Hogan, a senior studying biological sciences and psychology, was assigned to work with Jacqueline Nelson, Hogan's former science teacher at Hutchinson Central Technical High School (Hutch Tech).
"I got accepted into the honors biology program for my senior year at UB, and Professor Gerald Koudelka mentioned that he was part of this grant that furthers education in the city of Buffalo and that two high school teachers were coming to work in his lab. As it turns out, one was Mrs. Nelson, whom I actually had as my teacher."
Working with Hogan, Nelson and Hutch Tech teacher Jill Jakubowicz took samples of water from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, and identified the species of bacteria present using DNA-analysis techniques including PCR—polymerase chain reactions.
"We were looking for pretty much anything that is E. coli-containing, anything that can cause human disease, indicating there may be fecal matter," Hogan said. "During the school year, the students at Hutch Tech are going to end up doing the same kind of testing with DNA amplification."
Michael Gallisdorfer, a PhD student in geography who works in Buffalo schools through ISEP, said the best summer projects provide teachers with skills and resources they can actually use in class.
Toward that end, Gallisdorfer spent the summer helping middle school teachers from Southside Elementary develop lessons that incorporate geographic information systems (GIS), which scientists use to map, analyze and display data. The team designed exercises asking sixth-graders to use Google Earth and Google Maps to explore local geography and take "virtual field trips" to locations around the world. These projects will teach kids about topography, map-reading and other concepts in cartography.
Muscarella and Bennett High School teachers John Nowak, Jeff Walter and Rich Rittling, who all designed earthquake-simulation tables, said their new devices will definitely be put to work in the classroom this year.
In August, they ran a series of demonstrations for Channel 2 reporter Heather Ly, who was on campus to do a story on ISEP.
Placing a Tupperware container full of wet sand atop Muscarella's shake table, the teachers turned the crank, causing the container to rock up and down and side to side. A brick representing a building quickly sank into the sand, while water bubbled to the top—a phenomenon called liquefaction that mirrors what engineers see in real life, Rittling said.
Science aside, the whole thing looks fun: the rattling noise the metal platform makes as it pitches and rolls, the brick falling over, the water rising up. So cool.
"It's under 500 bucks, you can't break it—there's no motors—and with the crank, the kids can run it themselves," Muscarella said.
"We can have the kids come up with their own ideas, make a building that's a ball or a cone, and see how it holds up," he added.
"You could put a pill bottle under the ground, slip it under the sand to represent a gas tank, and see if it comes back up," Rittling said.
"It gets the students to think outside of the box—to think about how different types of structures and soils can withstand earthquakes," Walter said. "Science is very creative."
ISEP teachers will present their summer research projects at a poster session from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott St., Buffalo.
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Maria Shriver praised Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, in a moving online tribute on her blog Thursday under the headline "Spirit of Sisterhood." Shriver, California's first lady during her ex-husband Arnold Schwarzenegger's time as governor, said she was impressed during a visit with Chittister last summer by the amazing spirit that Erie's Benedictine nuns share. "It struck a chord in me so deeply that it still comes to mind all these months later," Shriver wrote. During her visit to Erie in July, Shriver dined at Danny's Restaurant in Millcreek, where she signed autographs and posed for pictures with customers. She tweeted a memorable photo of herself with 11-year-old Nate Burhenn, son of Danny Burhenn, the restaurant's owner. ... These must be heady times for Chittister, whose latest book, "God Speaks in Many Tongues," came out this month. She's also been quoted at length in the national press in anticipation of the election of a successor to Pope Benedict XVI. I hope the next pope calls off the attacks on American nuns. ... Erie native George Deutsch received glowing reviews for a recent lecture he gave in Washington, D.C., on the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War. Many soldiers from Erie fought at Antietam. ... Speaking of the Civil War, a book by former Millcreek schools Superintendent Verel Salmon is now in print. "Common Men in the War for the Common Man" follows the 145th Pennsylvania volunteers from their origins through their heroism at Gettysburg. Salmon, who was inspired by the stories he heard about his ancestor, Sgt. George Washington Salmon, who served in the 145th, spent 30 years researching his book.
Chase Rogan, a Saegertown native who's married to Erie's Taylor Baker, won $100,000 last week on the "Joe Schmo Show," which airs on Spike TV. The Rogans live in Lawrenceville, near Pittsburgh. ... Congratulations to former Erie Times-News intern Jacob Fling, now in his second year of law school at the University of South Carolina, on his appointment as Article Editor of the American Bar Association Real Property Trust & Estate Law Journal. His parents, Gene and Kathy Fling, of Millcreek, must be proud. ... Rebecca Brumagin said the Achievement Center will start moving on March 18 into its new quarters at the former Steris Corp. offices at 2424 W. 23rd St. The building, which has been checked from stem to stern for months by lawyers and other officials, is ideal for children, and it's a great move for the center. Millcreek school officials who said the complex "isn't safe," as they rejected an application for the Erie Biosciences Academy charter school to locate there, are full of baloney. By playing politics, they needlessly worried some parents of Achievement Center children. ... Eskinder Negash, director of the national Office of Refugee Resettlement, will speak Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at a free lunch and lecture at the Jefferson Educational Society. He will talk about human trafficking in the 21st century. Later that night, at a gathering of University of Notre Dame backers at the Kahkwa Club, Negash will receive an award. A football autographed by players on ND's most recent team will be raffled at the dinner, with proceeds benefiting the Barber National Institute. ... Almitra Clerkin said 200 performers, ages 7 and up, are needed for the Perry 200 Pageant. Auditions are March 18-19 at the Erie Playhouse at 6 p.m. The Rev. Shawn Clerkin will direct the show, which will be performed in June.


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The best movie ever made. "the shawshnk redemtion" or 'the shank' for short.
Andy dufraine gets raped in the shank...its a major plot point.
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The term that strippers can use to describe to their boss that they cannot come in because they have Diarrhea. I mean, seriously, who wants to see that?
Um, yeah Vinny this Bumper, I cannot come in tonight cause I got the shanks.
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So it should come as a relief to the most famous goat on the Internet that he has the singer's approval. In fact, when the video of the farm animal singing (er, screaming?) along to her single "I Knew You Were Trouble" went viral in February, she was feeling the bleat.
"I thought the goat video for 'I Knew You Were Trouble' was brilliant," Swift, 23, tells Billboard. "I showed it to everyone on my tour."
But when it comes to her true love of the non-human persuasion, Swift is, claws down, a cat lady. (Is there anyone more beloved than her kitty, Meredith?)
Twitter followers know the Red singer uses an app to create memes starring Meredith. But when she's not whipping up viral creations, she's probably doing the same thing you're doing on the Internet.
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After a long night of loving, me and Sarah just passed out afterwards. In the morning, she had a couple of jizz chips on her chin.
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"Nice vanilla flavour which mixes really well. I've tried it with semi skimmed milk the consistency is a little thinner than what I was expecting with the deluxe version. Even tried reducing the amount of liquid really didn't make a difference. One other point, it is sweet, too sweet in-fact. The 'true whey' product was for me better, thicker, sweetness was just right. Could just be the batch I had, though this is still good, I will be sticking to other tub. In terms of effectiveness, too early to tell, but generally whey is whey, if it has what it says on the 'tin' then I am sure all is good."
"Just finished my 2nd bag of this protein and I've gotta say it's been brilliant. It mixes after 4/5 shakes in a blender bottle and goes smooth. I've only had vanilla and its a great flavour, I also mix this with fine scottish oats to increase my calories during the day and it makes them taste great. As for effectiveness I've increase my muscle mass a lot over the past 2 months, not all down to this product as my diet has been great as well but this has certainly helped get the protein in whilst I'm working 12 hour shifts, would highly recommend this to anyone."
"just had to write a review because this product is awesome - I got the strawberry cream flavour and it is DELICIOUS (with semi-skim milk). With water it tastes somewhat ""thin"" but that's to be expected of most shakes. It's instantised so mixability is second to none. Great for pre or post-workout or halfway through the next day to aid recovery, but also good for cutting if you need to get those calories in from protein. Mmm, drink it in - it always goes down smooth. Overall 5 star product."
"This is the best protein shake I have used. Especially the choc mint flavour. The shake is very smooth, no lumps when mixing. I can drink this very easily and always look forward to doing so."
"Decided to try a bag of the Choc Mint after reading the reviews. If you want it to taste like After Eight's, you'll need to make the shake quite thick (eg 150ml of liquid per scoop) otherwise it tastes like seriously value brand equivalent of After Eight. Also the taste becomes quite sickly if you don't have another flavour to change to every now and then. As usual the quality and mixability are brilliant."
"Amazing taste really good, not like other shakes i have had. Tryed this instead of impact whey before my workouts so need to wait and see on effectiveness!! well done MP seems like another top product..."
"I've been using True Whey for many months (Cookies & Cream and Toffee Fudge flavours). I thought that was the ultimate in taste, but this stuff's just as good if not better. Don't know if it's the milk protein or the vanilla flavouring but it's great! Not been using long enough to report on results, but I suspect the mixture of slow and fast protein release will be exactly what I need whilst cutting."
"Took strawberry cream flavour. Very impressed! Compared with Impact Whey protein: Better results Better mixability, although I personally preferred the taste of Impact Whey Strawberry. Am definitely going to use again, maybe choc mint"
"Great tasting product, it is slightly creamier than the other Impact Wheys, mixes well with water (not tried with milk). Good protein sources used too, so a better Amino profile. I tried Strawberry Cream, tasted like ""Frijj Milkshake"", wasn't too sweet like the other ones, just right."
Strawberry is delicious! Absolutely the best shake I've ever had.
"Seems good. Mixes very well. Coming from unflavoured, I'd say the Strawberry Cream I have is much better, but not great. I hear Chocolate Mint is better, will be getting that next time"
"9 month user of the Impact range and this is the cream of the crop. Have seen some very noticeable gain in strength, muscle size and definition. Doesn't seem to mix as well as the regular impact formula and needs a good few shakes more to make it smooth. Currently working my way through the Strawberry Cream, the flavour is good but not brilliant. Going to try the Chocolate Mint next time."
Tried for the first time after recommendation and got to give it 5 out of 5 for taste! Mixes well and like tohers will wait to see on effectiveness
"Tried this instead of the impact whey protien, mixes very similar if not a little thicker - taste is very similar if not a little better (strawberry). Effectiveness -well, we'll see! Overall please, another great product and priced well too."
"I've given this product top marks for it is the best tasting protein powder I've had, an actual pleasure to drink! Think I might very well be a convert from the smooth chocolate whey concentrate. Mixes really easily as well and though I've given it 5 for effectiveness that is obviously quite subjective. Big thumbs up."


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Review: Investing in Brazil Stocks by Fred Fuld III
I don't know Fred Fuld too well, though we've swapped a handful of emails, but I suspect he's a no nonsense, get to the point, don't waste your time kind of guy. I suspect this because his book, Investing in Brazil Stocks, is a no nonsense, get to the point, don't waste your time kind of book. If you want to learn about the major companies of the major industries in Brazil and you had only one hour to do it, this is your book.
The book is organized in a very straightforward manner. The book begins with a discussion of the importance of international markets, of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), and the rapid growth of industries in those countries. The book then makes a bit of an entertaining digression to discuss a fund Fred created called the Gisele Bündchen index (he has created several of these and the Gisele Bündchen index was featured in Money). The Gisele Bündchen index increased 29% last year (Dow increased 6.5%) and is down only 1.9% this year (Dow fell 5.6%). From there, Fred jumps into the major industries of Brazil in this order:
- Chemical, Energy & Mining
- Bank & Real Estate
- Telecom
- Food
- Utility & Forestry
- Airline
In each industry, Fred outlines a handful of companies in pretty solid detail. For each there is a brief profile, history, recent news, sometimes some trivia and discussion of their financials. Some of the trivia is entertaining to read as well such as Petrobras Energia Participaciones, a leading Brazilian oil company commonly called Petrobras, having some product placement in the yet-to-be-successful Speed Racer movie (that's polite for 'it bombed').
If you are looking to get a comprehensive overview of the major Brazilian industries and their major players, you'll be hard pressed to find a better starting point than this book. I recognize that's a very specific need, one that I really didn't have (but the prospect of a book on Brazilian stocks did interest the trivia side of my brain), but investing internationally is where the investment money will be made in the next hundred years so you might as well start learning now or be relegated to the dinosaurs.
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Group shot of everyone...
(l-r) back: Nina, Meghan, Lisa, Jackee, Rhonda, Amy, Beth, Sarah, Arianne, Crooked Eyebrow
front: Sarah, Sheryl & Aisling, Me, Jaymi & Popeye
Two of hearts (Beth & Arianne play with my belly.)
Then this morning I had a preggy photo session with Marianne McNamara of Scandica: Fine Art Photography (a prize I won a while back thanks to Katja at Skimbaco!) at the beautiful Northerly Island in Chicago... at sunrise. It was actually such a peaceful drive up there and I took it all in. Such a good feeling to get out of your box (unless you normally are out driving around at 4:30 in the morning) and breathe in life and the amazing surroundings right outside our door. To take my favorite line from Wall-E, I don't want to survive, I want to live. Yes. Me, too.
I know that Crooked Eyebrow will be downloading the hundreds of photos she took last night and I'll be posting my faves throughout the day. And as soon as I have any shots from my gorgeous photography session this morning, I'll get those up, too!


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on May 8, 2013 - 10:27 PM
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Buffalo-area hospitals charge far less to replace joints, treat pneumonia and care for heart patients than other hospitals across the country, federal data released Wednesday shows.
But a Buffalo News analysis found a wide disparity in what hospitals throughout Western New York charge for these and the other most common medical problems.
The findings are based on a review of data released by the office that oversees the Medicare program, offering the public a first look into the cost of health care in this country.
"The price of health care services is complicated and opaque. This information only shows how crazy it is," said Dr. David Goodman, director of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, who added, "We should know what we're paying for health care."
The Buffalo region's hospitals as a group rank near the bottom in the average charge for the five most frequently diagnosed health problems, including joint-replacement surgery and treatment of sepsis and similar blood infections.
Out of the 306 regions of the country, this region ranked 298th in the average charge for the treatment of heart failure, 301st in the charge for treating sepsis and 305th in the charge for joint replacement.
The $23,300 average charge for joint-replacement surgery at Buffalo-area hospitals is less than half the $52,062 national average charge for the procedure and less than one-quarter of the San Jose regional average charge of $111,891.
In this area, however, the charge for joint-replacement surgery ranged from $37,230 at Kaleida Health's hospitals to $14,788 at Medina Memorial Hospital. And the charge to care for heart failure and shock ranged from $28,856 at Kenmore Mercy Hospital to $9,075 at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital in Springville.
"There should be a relationship between the actual charge for the service and the reimbursement the hospital receives," said Jim Dunlop, chief financial officer for the Catholic Health System.
The reasons for the disparity in what hospitals charge for the same procedure are complicated, and the charges don't reflect what Medicare, private health plans or patients pay for this care.
Still, the release of this data is an attempt to bring more transparency to the issue of how much we pay for health care – a crucial initial step in the ongoing campaign to rein in costs.
"Secrecy invites mischief," said Bruce Boissonnault, CEO of the Niagara Health Quality Coalition.
The data from 2011 covers more than 3,000 medical centers across the country, including 14 hospitals and one hospital group – Kaleida – in this area. Kaleida's data was drawn from Buffalo General, the former Millard Fillmore Gates Circle, Millard Fillmore Suburban and DeGraff Memorial hospitals.
The data reveals how often each hospital performed any of the 100 most common inpatient services, the average charge to treat each problem and how much Medicare – the federal health-insurance program for the elderly – reimbursed the hospital for each procedure.
These are facility charges and do not include fees paid to surgeons, anesthesiologists and other doctors who cared for the patient.
"This is the opening bid in the hospital's attempt to get as much money as possible out of you," Chapin White, of the nonprofit Center for Studying Health System Change, told the Associated Press.
A Buffalo News examination of the Medicare data found:
• Among the 14 conditions treated most frequently at area medical centers, the Kaleida hospitals charged the highest, or second-highest, average rate to Medicare for nine of the procedures.
• Erie County Medical Center charged the highest average rate for seven of the procedures.
• Medina Memorial Hospital charged the lowest rate for nine of the 14 procedures and the second-lowest rate for two other procedures.
Similar disparities exist among hospitals across the country, and health care professionals say there is little explanation for the wide-ranging charges.
"It's completely opaque," said Kristina M. Young, an instructor in the University at Buffalo's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, who studies health care delivery.
"In the health care market, the seller is in control of all of the information," she added.
Experts and hospital administrators say the variation in charges can be driven by differences in the length of stay in the hospitals, whether a patient stayed in an intensive care unit, the medications prescribed or the brand of artificial hip inserted during the surgery.
"There's a lot of factors that go into charges," said Mike Sammarco, ECMC's chief financial officer, who noted the extra cost of operating a regional trauma center.
The different charges also reflect each hospital's overhead and any markup applied on top of the actual cost for the procedure.
"Many of the patients that are cared for in the Kaleida Health system are very complex," Michael P. Hughes, a Kaleida Health spokesman, said in an email.
"In addition, the mission of our teaching program does contribute to higher cost of service as we work to educate and train the physicians needed now and into the future,"
The Medicare data also serves as a barometer of health care costs among different regions of the country, and the analysis by The News shows that hospital charges in this region are among the lowest in the United States.
Experts in the delivery of health care warn that the varying charges don't reflect differences in quality of care and that patients shouldn't assume that a hip-replacement surgery that carries a charge of $35,000 will lead to better outcomes than the same procedure that carries a $15,000 charge.
"There is no correlation with quality," said Dr. Thomas Foels, Independent Health's chief medical officer.
And these charges don't relate to what Medicare reimburses the hospitals for these procedures.
For example, Kaleida's hospitals charge $37,230 to replace a joint but receive just $16,040 from Medicare in reimbursement.
At the other end, Medina Memorial charges $14,788 and receives $13,269 in reimbursement.
Medicare has a standard reimbursement rate for each procedure, based on a number of factors that can include whether a hospital carries the additional expense of being a teaching hospital.
Health insurance plans such as BlueCross BlueShield, Independent Health and Univera Healthcare negotiate their own reimbursement rates with hospitals and hospital networks.
Patients who have good health insurance typically don't see the hospital charges, or even the reimbursement rates. The patients who are most vulnerable to paying the full charge are the uninsured and underinsured.
But hospital administrators here say they take pains to limit the fees passed along to those who don't have health insurance.
United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, for example, automatically reduces its procedure charges by 50 percent for the uninsured, and the hospital further reduces fees for those who qualify.
"We know our charges are higher, that's why we discount our self-pay patients," said Gregory Horr, United Memorial's comptroller.
Cost disparities
Major joint replacement
or reattachment of lower extremity
Average Rank /Region charge
1. San Jose, Calif.: $111,891
2. San Mateo County, Calif: $109,466
3. Alameda County, Calif: $101,933
U.S. average $52,062
304. Baltimore:$24,134
305. Buffalo: $23,300
306. Takoma Park, Md. $22,978
Same procedure, different bill
National survey finds wide variation in charges among hospitals
Septicemia or severe sepsis
Rank Region Average charge
1. Santa Cruz, Calif. $154,303
2. Contra Costa County, Calf. $124,596
3. New Brunswick, N.J. $106,575
4. San Mateo County, Calif. $106,292
5. Modesto, Calif. $100,616
U.S. Average $45,935
300. Baltimore $20,796
301. Buffalo $20,726
302. Winchester, Va. $18,911
303. Rochester $18,484
304. Altoona, Pa. $18,396
305. St. Joseph, Mich. $17,159
306. Appleton, Wis. $16,683
Major joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity
Average Hospital City Cases charge
Kaleida Health Buffalo 479 $37,230
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia 46 $31,655
Erie County Medical Center Buffalo 83 $27,731
Olean General Hospital Olean 49 $27,564
Mount St. Mary's Hospital And Health Center Lewiston 61 $24,491
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls 14 $23,266
Sisters Hospital Buffalo 138 $22,643
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Tonawanda 204 $20,987
Mercy Hospital Buffalo 53 $20,775
TLC Health Network Gowanda 31 $17,756
Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk 47 $17,027
Eastern Niagara Hospital Lockport 18 $16,991
Medina Memorial Hospital Medina 13 $14,788
Source: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services email: email@example.com


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We got the house! We have a place to live! The kids will start school in Ohio!
Someday I'll have to tell you the awesome story behind this photo and how we came to find our new home and all the other good things along the way.
YAY!!!! Congrats and smooth travels to you!ReplyDelete
Hooray! And that picture is just too much awesome.ReplyDelete
That photo is fabulous. And I definitely want to hear ALL about it!! So glad you all found a house!!ReplyDelete
That's it!!! That's your poster photo... Blow it up put it in your new house - I love it!!! And then get one of my eight in a row... because that is just wonderful!!! How did you catch that... I know I am going on a little bit, but I love it... Not to mention so thrilled you found a home... But back to the photograph... AWESOMENESS!!!ReplyDelete
Yay! So happy for you and your beautiful family! And, yes, I want to hear the story!!ReplyDelete
Yay!! So happy for you!ReplyDelete
Perfect picture! I can see this hanging on Connie & John's wall. So excited for you guys.ReplyDelete
sooooooo glad for you. The pic is so great!!!ReplyDelete
Yay!! Many blessings to you!ReplyDelete
i love this photo! so happy for you and your lovely family.ReplyDelete
Heart this picture. This is so wonderful. Very happy for you!ReplyDelete
Hooray! So excited for you. (And guess what? The house that we got outbid on that we chatted about? The buyers backed out and we are now in escrow!!)
Love the photo... welcome to Ohio... go Bucks! :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to Ohio! :) So happy that everything has worked out for you.ReplyDelete
That's the best OH-I-O photo I have ever seen. Usually I dislike them, as I am an alumna of other Big 10 schools living in Buckeye territory.
Congrats on the house, good luck with the move.
cute!! congrats on the house!!ReplyDelete
Congratulations! Hubs is from Ohio so we are pros at that lol :)
and that was years ago. Imagine the 3 of them now :) Best of luck with the move and the new schools mama!
That is awesome news, Steph. I can't wait to hear the whole story. Safe travels!ReplyDelete
YIPPEE! Very, very happy for you and yours, and I can't wait to hear more.ReplyDelete
I'm an OSU student/employee (and mama!) so this picture makes me very happy! :DReplyDelete
Although I live in Florida now, I was born and raised in Ohio. My heart will always be a Buckeye. Can't wait to hear all about your new home and new adventures.ReplyDelete
I'm very behind after a crazy work week, just sitting down to read blogs on a Sunday afternoon. So excuse my belated, "CONGRATS!" Love the photo, the news, everything!ReplyDelete
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Beloved teacher Michael Landsberry, a former Marine, died a hero at Sparks Middle School in Nevada on Monday in another tragic campus shooting.
The 45-year-old was killed while trying to talk to the unidentified 12-year-old gunman (who later killed himself).
"He was telling him to stop and put the gun down," student Jose Cazares told Today on Tuesday. "Then the kid, he yelled out, 'No!' Like, he was yelling at him, and he shot him. [The teacher] was calm, he was holding out his hand like, 'Put the gun in my hand.' "
Students, parents and fellow teachers are calling Landsberry's actions heroic. Tom Robinson, deputy chief with the Reno Police Department, also praised him, saying, "In my estimation, he is a hero. We do know he was trying to intervene."
Landsberry, who went by the nickname Batman, and coached sports teams at the middle school and neighboring high school, was remembered fondly on social media by many students.
A Sparks graduate who goes by the handle @yazzgonn on Twitter, issued a lengthy string of Tweets after hearing of the teacher's death.
"It's just so sad knowing he left because he protected his students," one of the posts said, followed by another that read, "The sad part is this week it's his and his wife's anniversary and his daughter graduates from the military tomorrow."
CNN reports that two students who were wounded by the shooter – who used a Ruger 9 mm semiautomatic handgun – are currently in stable condition in hospital.
Authorities will not be releasing the identity of the shooter out of respect for his parents, but schoolmate Amaya Newton was shocked by his actions, calling the gunman "a really nice kid," adding, "He would make you smile when you were having a bad day."
"Everybody wants to know why [the shooter opened fire]," Sparks deputy chief Tom Miller said at a news conference. "That's the big question. The answer is we don't know right now, but we are proactively trying to determine why."
Teacher Victim Called a Hero After Intervening During Nevada School Shooting


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Krispy Kreme hiring for new Greenville store
In advance of its planned mid- January opening, Krispy Kreme is seeking 50 employees.
Online applications are now being accepted at here
The new Krispy Kreme Doughnut Factory will be located at 1215-B Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607.
An exact opening date has not yet been confirmed.
"Krispy Kreme has been a leader in sharing delicious tastes and creating joyful memories for 75 years and we are looking for team members with passion and a commitment to service with a smile." explains Cindy Bay, SVP of US Franchises and Company Stores for Krispy Kreme. "Becoming a team member at Krispy Kreme is not just a gratifying career choice. Once you put on our signature uniform, you instantly become part of a warm and friendly family."
Full-and part-time team member, production specialist and shift supervisor positions are now available.
The approximately 2,300-square foot location with a drive-thru will feature more than a dozen varieties of Krispy Kreme's one-of-a-kind doughnuts, including the signature hot Original Glazed® , as well as a complete menu of Krispy Kreme Chillers®, iced beverages and Krispy Kreme Signature Coffee Blends.
Expected hours of operation are Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Copyright 2012 by WYFF All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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A few years ago, we planted a "pollinator garden" in a sunny corner of our yard. Shortly thereafter, an amazing array of bees, butterflies and hummingbirds began visiting the native flowers we added.
There was such a hubbub of winged activity that one evening we set up folding chairs and settled in for the "show." Now watching "our" bees visiting flowers in the garden has become our family pastime where we play "Name That Bee!"
Bees and other pollinators transport pollen grains from flower to flower on their hunt for tasty nectar or high protein pollen to eat. Some insects visit flowers to find mates in order to reproduce.
Bees are especially important as pollinators because they deliberately collect pollen to feed their young. Moths, butterflies and hummingbirds feed on nectar when they visit flowers, although they often transfer less pollen than bees.
Bees are also efficient because they don't waste pollen by dropping it on the wrong flower; they exhibit a behavior called "flower constancy" which is a fancy way of saying they visit the same type of flower over and over again. This behavior is important for farmers and gardeners who grow large numbers of the same plant.
Americans depend on pollination by bees for more than 100 of our favorite fruits, vegetables and nuts. The meat and dairy industry rely on bee-pollinated grains, such as alfalfa, for animal feed.
The reality is that one out of every three bites of food we eat each day is the result of insect pollination. The commercial agriculture industry reports that pollination by the imported European honeybee accounts for more than $15 billion in increased crop values yearly, and pollination by native bees contributes approximately $3 billion annually.
Bees have been in the news a lot lately, unfortunately, both honeybees and native bee populations are in decline. The decline in honeybee populations has occurred due to Colony Collapse Disorder, the causes of which have not been clearly identified by researchers. Fewer beekeepers and increased disease issues also are to blame for the dwindling number of honeybees.
Sadly, native bees also made national news last month when approximately 50,000 bumble bees were killed by improper pesticide use on flowering ornamental trees in Oregon.
While North America is home to more than 4,000 species of native bees, habitat loss and indiscriminate pesticide use are blamed for declines and possibly even the extinction of some species.
According to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, gardeners can help support all pollinators and especially bees by making a few simple changes to the way we garden:
Plant preferred flowering plants en masse to help support bee feeding habits.
Plant native landscape plants such as blueberries, Southern magnolia, native hollies and red buckeye for their excellent pollen and nectar.
Choose members of the mint family such as anise hyssop (Agastache spp), bee balm (Monarda didyma), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), and native spotted horse mint (M. punctata) for floral beauty and functional food sources.
Perennial natives such as purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium spp), and purple gayfeather (Liatris spp) are easy, reliable perennials that support bees and butterflies.
Annuals such as cosmos, sunflowers and zinnias attract honeybees and native bees alike and are inexpensive to start from seed.
Choose heirloom or open pollinated vegetable varieties.
Grow kitchen herbs such as thyme, basil, rosemary and lavender near the garden to encourage the most bee diversity.
Protect natural areas where native bees nest. According to the Xerces Society's Conserving Pollinators: A Primer for Gardeners, "even patches of bare soil, piles of stone, and clump-forming grasses can provide enough nest habitat" in the urban or suburban landscape to support bees. Minimize tillage to protect ground nesting bees.
Reduce or eliminate pesticide use in the landscape. Even organic pest control products are effective insecticides that can kill bees. Spinosad and rotenone, common organic pesticides, are particularly dangerous for bees.
Typical lawn weeds such as clover, violets and dandelion provide excellent early season food for overwintering native bees. Set the mowing height a little higher and allow these "weeds" to flower to put a buzz in your garden.
For a complete list of pollinator friendly plants visit www.pollinator.org.
To learn more about bees and pollinator conservation visit www.xerces.org
Deadline approaching
Learn more about gardening and give back to your community through the Clemson Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2013-2014 Clemson Extension Tri County Master Gardener Volunteer Training Course.
The course will be begin Sept. 19 and will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays for 12 weeks (except holidays) at the North Charleston City Hall.
Candidates must apply by Aug. 2. Candidate interviews will be Aug. 12-16.
For more details and to apply online, go to www.clemson.edu/extension/mg/counties/tri_county/.
Amy L. Dabbs is the urban horticulture extension agent and Tri-County Master Gardener coordinator for the Clemson University Cooperative Extension. Send questions to email@example.com.


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The automotive industry is quickly embracing turbocharging
technology for gasoline engines which was once relegated to sports cars and
luxury vehicles in an effort to improve
fuel efficiency. Now vehicles ranging from "lowly" Chevrolet
Cruze compact sedans to Ford F-150s (as witnessed by our article
earlier today) are jumping on the bandwagon.
A little over a year ago, Ford
debuted its Start concept car which featured a brand new three-cylinder
EcoBoost engine. While the vehicle is (and likely will remain) a concept, the
engine has now
been approved for production.
The tiny 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine is turbocharged
(obviously) and features an offset crankshaft to help improve fuel economy. It
also features a split cooling system to warm up the cylinder block before the
cylinder heads. In addition, other EcoBoost staples like direct injection and
twin independent variable camshaft timing are included. The engine also weighs
less than the current 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine used in the Fiesta.
All of this technology means that the tiny 1.0-liter engine
puts out the same or better power as a normally aspirated 1.6-liter engine
while achieving "much higher fuel economy and lower emissions".
"No one's ever built a three-cylinder engine quite like
this," said Joe Bakaj, Ford VP of Global Powertrain Engineering
"Consumers are telling us they want to buy affordable
vehicles that get many more miles per gallon," said Kuzak. "Our new 1.0-liter
EcoBoost engine will give consumers looking for hybrid-like fuel economy a new,
more affordable choice."
Ford isn't ready to provide EPA numbers for the 1.0-liter
EcoBoost just yet, but the company said that it will get much better fuel
economy than the already good 30 mpg city/40 mpg highway rating of the Fiesta
with the 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine.
quote: Not certain maintenance is gonna be more expensive.
quote: With forced induction on a gas engine, they can't push them too lean or push too much boost, as someone else above stated. You need to have a decent safety margin for a stock turbo'd motor.
quote: Not unless you consider a VW 2.0 TDI with zero spark plugs to chang
quote: The other half is will the smaller less powerful engine be enough lighter to match the performance of the rival hybrids, or will it be even more sluggish?
quote: My only worry is the higher maintenance cost / frequency of repair from the compression-driven engine.
quote: My only worry is the higher maintenance cost / frequency of repair from the compression-driven engine. Saving money on fuel is great, but if repair bills add a couple grand over a ten year period the savings is gone.


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Global voices shared as volunteering entities convene
23 February 2011
Representatives from the European Year of Volunteers met with their national volunteer committee counterparts from countries in Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania in perhaps the first meeting of its kind.
Under the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers umbrella, the gathering was a chance to explore the challenges and successes of diverse volunteering organizations.
"In Jordan," said Jenine Jaradat, Director of the Princess Basma Youth Resource Centre, "we want to see greater awareness of volunteering at a national level. At this conference, I'm learning so much from the European Year of Volunteers and others that I can take back to my country."
"Volunteering is not a resource that comes for free," noted the Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in her welcoming address. "It needs nurturing, investment, structure and support." UNV is the focal point agency for the International Year of Volunteers +10, which brings together 40 partners and stakeholders.
After the introductory sessions, the 'Sharing Global Voices' delegates got down to business by mapping out a 'timeline' of events set for the year.
They went on to host an interactive 'share fair' to display the various initiatives underway in countries from Australia to Nepal, Burundi, Ecuador and Poland.
On the second day of the conference, delegates tackled four key themes: influencing volunteering policy and research; sustainability and mobilizing stakeholders; organizing high-level events; and public awareness.
Their recommendations ranged from creating a central 'knowledge bank' of volunteering research to combining word-of-mouth and Internet advocacy to spread the word about the value of volunteering.
National volunteer committees and bodies are key to the success of the International Year of Volunteers +10, and will play a vital role in promoting and recognizing volunteering at the national level, as well as exploring steps to make volunteering accessible to all.
"This year is important," said Jenine Jaradat, "because Jordanian youth see what's happening in the region, and it's important for them to feel that they have a voice. We will highlight that this year, and show how youth can gain a voice through volunteering."
"One change I'd like to see is to ensure that volunteering is understood," said Patrick Karangwa, Executive Director of Parlament Des Jeunes Rwandais (Parliament of Young Rwandans). "People must see that they are contributing to social and economic status on the ground."
In addition to a series of regional conferences, many national volunteering entities will convene again in Africa during June. The Sharing Global Voices event was co-funded by the Youth in Action programme of the European Commission.


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Mrs. Flinger: A work in progress
UPDATE TO Mrs. Flinger October 16, 2015
Because the Universe has a wicked sense of humor, after this delcaration, my blog threw up all over my last upgrade.
So I'm starting over using Craft. Turning 40 and kid entering Jr High next year, sometimes it's just time for a change. These archives will still exist in the way the last child goes off to college and their room is the same for 20 years, but it's just time to move forward.
When your child sleeps Jun 25, 2005
I am currently sitting in the back of our SUV with the doors open in our driveway working. The child fell asleep just as we were coming home and is so out of it, she didn't move when we got out the groceries, the stroller, the dogs. In fact, she's so peacefull, we left her. Mr. Flinger says, "How come they don't make carriers for big kids." Well, ya see, 'cause Moms don't want t haul around 5 year olds in a carrier to and from the car. Instead, they'd rather sit in the back enjoying some sun and blogging.
Amen for the convertable car seat. Guess I can't do laundry from here, hu.
It's Friday? WTF? Jun 24, 2005
MIL left today about noon. I woke up at 11am this morning for the first actual sleep I've had in 6 days. Aside from sweating, tossing and turning, not breathing, puking and not being able to eat, the last week is a blur. I was finally given antibiotics on Wednesday night after going back to the doctor. I
had Strep Throat. Strep is not a terminal illness, but I swear, I was dying.
I'm 36 hours into antibiotics and while my throat still holds on to some of the pussy legions (groooossss), there are a lot less of them, I can (almost) swallow and I feel like dancing. Kinda.
I'm busy, y'all. BUSY. I got another class to teach this August, I have a few designs and I'm scrounging up my past work (which sucks.. woah.. I didn't realize how much I've learned) to add to my portfolio. I'm torn if I should even post past work. Of course I'm capable of more now, but it's a simple design that I used to use, so I probably will tout it.
The book club.. Ahhh, yes.. are y'all reading?? I've been sick and able to read Hypocrite in a Puffy White Dress for hours, y'all. HOURS. I'm on page 260-something. Y'all, this book KICKS ASSSS. I love it. I've laughed amid fever chills and puking. THAT is a good book. It's been great to go to a place where I'm not me, I'm not dying, and I'm a lesbian newspaper reporter (my favorite chapter thus far) instead. So, lemme know where y'all are at. You've got another week or so.. (we can extend it if you want). In fact, how's this? Shall we.. say.. extend Hypocrite in a Puffy White Dress until July 10th and start Harry Potter on July 16th? Anyone up for that?
Is there onion in my carrot cake or am I pregnant? Jun 22, 2005
#Rants and Raves#got pee sticks?
Did I tell you that when I was pregnant, everything smelled like onion? My friend's shampoo was onion. My husband seeped onion into our room at night while he breathed and I'd come in from the bathroom and gag from the smell. The dish soap was onion. The laundry, fresh out of the dryer, smelled like onion. I gagged from all the onion smell all the time. I grew to hate onions. I still cant eat them.
What I've really been up to besides puking Jun 21, 2005
I'm not just about lying in bed feeling like totally crap. heckno. I've got things brewin'.
chicka chicka bow wow **Edited** Jun 20, 2005
So, the good news is I'm not dying. It's a virus. A good ol' shitty virus. I went to the doctor, came home, curled up in a freezing cold ball under two down comforters and fell asleep for a few hours. I was at 101.5 when I came home and now am back down (PRAISE THE LORD FOR TYLENOL) to 99.
Did I tell you I have pink eye? I do. Yea, gave myself a freakin' infection from RUBBING MY EYE TOO MUCH with allergies. Sexy. Also? I'm hot and sitting on the bed now, in my bra tank and panties and the satelite guy just came to fix the satelite. It's like some really really really bad porno…..
"Hey, sexy, can I rub my eye on you or cough all over your sexy handsome body? Yea, baby.. I'm hot.. feel me.. fevery hot.. **cough cough** **wretch, puke** Rauuur…"
**Mr. Flinger is here to take care of me so at no time did the satelite guy actually SEE my sexy body (poor him, hu?) But the stupid guy left the back gate open FIVE HOURS AGO and one of our dogs took off. Buddy is gone. Y'all… where the HELL could Buddy have gone to?? Have you ever lost a dog? Damn mutt. Our numbers are on his tag. It'd be nice if someone called (if he's not dead on the busy road near by)... :(
Come home Buddy.. Come home!
Have I told you I'm a hypochondriac? I am and this can't be good. Jun 20, 2005
I woke up today with a 101.5 fever. I'm sick, ya'll. Achy, tummy, stuffy, sore throat sick. Also, my neck hurts. I figured it's from being all achy? Well, the nurse just asked if I had a stiff neck, yes, I say, I do. That answer got me an appointment. Shit. What does that mean? She said, "Just to be sure it's not something more serious."
Now I'm scared I'm going to die.. must… google.. stiff… neck…
Oh, lord… bacterial meningitis? Spinal tap?? Surely they won't do a spinal tap on me… right? RIGHT?!
Ok, so it's probably just the virus LB had, right.. ok.. I'm breathing.. have all the symptoms.. am.. breathing..
"Early diagnosis and treatment is the key to survival with normal function and no deafness." Well, that's good.
A letter to the Feds Jun 18, 2005
Dear the Federal Government:
I realize you are busy, you know, saving our ass, collecting taxes and taking over the world and all that but I have a request. Can you please please make the use of cell phones in public illegal? You see, old women have no idea they are not the only people in the universe. It is, without a doubt, a daily occurrence that some middle-age woman will get a call and yell, "HELLO? HELLO? WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU. WHAT? I'M AT [fill in the blank]. OH, YES, WELL MARVEY GOT HIS COCK-N-BALLS LOOKED AT AND THE DOCTOR SAID IT'S A VIRAL FUNGUS. I KNOW. WELL, YOU SEE, THERE'S ALL THIS PUSS AND…."
Although the real trouble with the world is a lack of community and general compassion, there also seems to be a great misunderstanding of public space. If you could find it in your heart to ban cell phones, or perhaps ban loud, obnoxious middle-aged women? Either way, the world would become a better place.
Yours truly,
A woman coming into middle aged much too quickly but who has the social understanding that a cell phone can be spoken into just like a regular phone. Thankyouverymuch.
Part 2 bitchin' Jun 17, 2005
Oh, eff it. I can't remember part 2 or 3. I got a chocolate chip cookie and somehow forgot.
I could come up with something.. I'm sure.. but I'm too busy enjoying my cookie.
I wish life was that easy.
For Karma's sake Jun 17, 2005
To weigh out my bitchy post, I thought I'd add that today I zipped on my size 10 pre pregnancy jeans. Oh, sure, I can't sit down or take a deep breath, but they're on. Never mind my belly spillover, but looky! THEY ARE ON!
Would you do it? Jun 16, 2005
Could you stay motivated if you might win a million dollars? Yea, I don't know if I could, either, but I'm gonna try.


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"Visitors are encouraged to browse the events, some of which are interactive, to learn the available resources in our community," explained Penn State Berks Nurse Supervisor Alice Holland. "It is a nice way to get rid of that cabin fever, see firsthand how healthy habits influence a more healthy lifestyle, and plan a spring filled with fun and activity."
The event will feature exhibitors from various organizations discussing topics such as fitness, nutrition, blood pressure, drugs and alcohol, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, addiction treatment, and much more.
First-year seminar credit will be available for student attendees. This event is sponsored by the Penn State Berks Health and Wellness Committee and Health Services.
For more information on the event, contact Health Services at 610-396-6075.


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Top Definition
Possessing the qualities of a wrist.
Also see: Giulia Giordano
Also see: Giulia Giordano
Dang that bitch wristy!!!!!!!!
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The act of giving a hand job with furious wrist action
Troy gave me a "wristy"
chode1011によって 2012年01月12日(木)
Another bleak play on words for a hand job from a male or female.
John- So did you at least get a wristies
Mat- Naa my penis was far to small & flacid for that.
Mat- Naa my penis was far to small & flacid for that.
tgreeによって 2011年12月11日(日)
What's known in Yank-land (America) as a "hand-job."
Basically, a woman manually stimulating a man.
Basically, a woman manually stimulating a man.
"She gives GREAT wristies, mate!"
Bean-oによって 2003年04月30日(水)
when a female masturbates a penis
"i copped a wristy from this chick lastnite"
Dakineによって 2003年02月19日(水)
Is usually a hot ass girl who has only one hand. The term wristy or getting wristed originally came from the southeastern US but has since traveled the western states. A wristy will usually be able to give you a hand job like no one else. Some people call it getting wristed.
I was at the gas station and saw a wristy we hooked up and she wristed the fuck out of me.
You just got bitch wristed by a wristy.
You just got bitch wristed by a wristy.
Iceman2956によって 2014年08月16日(土)
All the other definitions of wristy are wrong. The wristy is actually sort of a "high-five" alternative where one bends his/her wrist about 45 degrees, also making a very slight fist, and makes contact at the wrist of another person doing the same thing. Used to celebrate the mention of the number five, a shared amusement, or a mere agreement.
Josh: Yo, I'ze about to get me FIVE delicious BURRITOS from CHIPOTLE!
Chris: Yut! *wristy, both for the five and the excellent choice of CHIPOTLE*
Chris: Yut! *wristy, both for the five and the excellent choice of CHIPOTLE*
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There are a few things you need to see a rainbow.
The main things are water droplets and sunlight.
The water droplets need to be illuminated by bright sunshine and they must also be in the right position relative to your eye sight.
A primary rainbow is always somewhere on an arc 42 degrees around the shadow of your head, which is called the anti solar point.
So the brightly illuminated water droplets must be in this direction away from you to see a rainbow.
For a secondary rainbow it is 51 degrees around the shadow of your head.
A rainbow is caused by the refraction and internal reflection of light inside rain drops, which results in the white sunlight being separated out into the colors of the rainbow.


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9 Quirky Things Every 'Cool' Workplace Is Required to Have
If you have any interest in games or animation or technology, you've probably watched a "look how fun and crazy our workplace is" video or photo tour of some company. They'll throw everything from scooters to Nerf guns at you to show you how their company is basically Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory if Willy Wonka made software.
But if you watch enough of these tours you start to notice the same things coming up again and again. Exactly how "out of the box" is something when every single one of your competitors is doing the exact same thing? Take a look at these things and you decide:
#9. Nerf Guns
I know what they were thinking here. "What would be a really great way to show our company is FUN and CRAZY? What if we had Nerf gun fights? I KNOW! Who DOES that? In an OFFICE!"
Short answer, lots of people. Go search YouTube for "office nerf battle" and you'll find videos left and right, like this one, or this one, or this one. They're all fairly lame -- take your pick.
I'm just saying, it's not exactly Die Hard.
Each person posts theirs as if people's minds are going to be boggled that Nerf guns would be used in a workplace. This video actually uses the CEO (and possibly the only employee) of a web design company talking about Nerf gun strategy as an advertisement for the company. "THAT'S who I want designing my website!" you are meant to say. "This is no boring Joe Schmoe who will give me a beige-colored website. He is a craaaaazy thinker!"
There is nothing more exciting than a guy standing in front of a company logo without a Nerf gun, talking about Nerf guns.
But wait! What about CashLinq, which doesn't just allow Nerf gun fights in the office but actually issues an official Nerf gun to every employee hired? Nobody else would be so crazy as to take fun to the edge like that! Except TerraCycle, and Sudden Impact Marketing, and so many dotcoms in the '90s that it's a standard cliche for a wannabe-edgy company.
Via VentureBeat
The other cliche would be the high-visibility mascot you have to sell when your company goes bankrupt.
The worst part is that Nerf guns probably knock down as much office morale as they boost, leading to a wash. For every employee that loves spontaneous cubicle battles, there is a terrified quiet person or grumpy curmudgeon that will either shut down or snap when the darts go flying. But if the bosses are wacky fun types, they'll just write these people off as party poopers who have negativity problems or something, and keep telling themselves that the forced Nerf culture is great for anyone who really counts.
#8. "Cool" Pop Culture Decorations
The thing about a "cool" workplace is it has to show off how trendy and current it is, so the decorations have to be the most popular Internet memes or whatever the Internet thinks is cool that day, like goddamned Charlie Sheen or some old school Star Wars-original Legos if possible (to show that they liked Star Wars before it was cool).
YouTube is really going against the grain here by liking Star Wars.
Facebook demonstrates they are aware of the Charlie Sheen meme and the Obama Hope poster.
It can be a homey background decor if everybody's genuinely into that stuff, but when you display it prominently and make sure it gets photographed on a tour as a badge of how cool your company culture is, that's like a hipster pointing out their TMNT T-shirt to anyone in earshot.
Here are Zappos and Groupon showing that they remember something old that is supposed to be cool to remember now.
I might be impressed if it wasn't all Marvel titles.
I bet they quote lines from Labyrinth at each other too.
Meanwhile, Mashable put up an ironic Justin Bieber poster:
... only to find out that Twitter had done the exact same thing.
#7. Foosball Tables
It's the same deal with foosball tables. If you have a foosball table and the employees enjoy it, that's cool, but these things are virtually standard equipment in every tech and game company. Showing them off during a tour with the tone of, "Can you believe we have one of THESE?" is just kind of sad if this is the seventh time your visitor has heard the same spiel.
Top row: Epic Games, Google Stockholm, Apple. Bottom row: Pixar, Groupon, Moo.com. Sources: BusinessInsider.com, Home-Designing.com, OfficeSnapshots.com, Epic Games Studio Tour.
If you really wanted to blow them away, I'd suggest getting an actual soccer field, or I guess maybe a basketball court if you want something your employees would actually want to use.
#6. "Creative" Conference Room Names
Etsy also has "Slayer Cake" and "Wu-Tang Clams" conference rooms, because they are artistic.
Naming conference rooms after something punny or some kind of retro pop culture theme might sound good to a marketer or an image-conscious executive who wants to tell reporters how different their company is, but 9 out of 10 people who actually have to go to meetings will tell you they prefer conference rooms to be named in some fashion that tells you where the damned rooms are. "Second Floor Northwest" might not sound sexy, but your odds of actually getting all the participants to show up on time will go up exponentially compared to if you name it "Johnny Ewoker" or "Fighting Chuck Norris" or "Land War In Asia" or "fl33twood mac" or "LOLCat Stevens" or "Jay-ZOMG."
Those are all Facebook conference room names if anyone was looking for another reason to hate Facebook.
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Another Facebook room.
As mentioned, "creative" naming of conference rooms can lead to internal chaos, such as when a Yahoo! employee was told a meeting was "in Limbo" and went back to his desk assuming the location hadn't been decided on.
They also often cross the line from a winky "We have a sense of humor and aren't stuffy office types," to an obnoxious "HEY LOOK AT ME I'M WACKY," as seen in the Facebook conference names. Other offenders include SoftLayer, which names its conference rooms after obscure inside jokes, which I'm sure visiting vendors and consultants enjoy as much as adults enjoy hearing a gaggle of teenage girls joke about which one of them is the craaaziest.
Poggled names its rooms after memes people won't remember six months from now, and SEOmoz names its rooms after comic/sci-fi locations (Batcave, Mos Eisley) that their children tell them are supposed to be cool.
#5. Office Dogs
Another feature that trendy loft offices might as well rent to their tenants as a standard option is the office dog. I'm pretty sure the only tech/animation/gaming/design workplace that doesn't allow dogs is mine because they are mean and have hearts of stone. I keep telling them all the other companies let their employees bring dogs and it's not fair, and they just respond by asking if all the other companies' employees jumped off a bridge, would I jump off a bridge too?
Well yes, if it wasn't a very high bridge, and it meant I could bring a dog to work. Here are some of what looks like 10 million companies that not only allow dogs but have an "official" office dog.
Working At Popcap
PopCap Games.
Blue Slate Digital.
Warne Marketing.
The office of Senator Al Franken.
As you can see, having an official dog is adorable, but isn't a great move to make your office stand out.


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The name Nestaho means lots of joy. A person with this name is a very happy and unique individual with a great personality. The person is outgoing and has a unique smile to go with the name! When people meet a person with the name Nestaho they have nothing but nice words to say.
this is a Nestaho moment!
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A large luxury car, stretched limo or SUV used to haul large numbers of inner city thugs to and from the hood.
Darius and he homeys e cruisin downtown in he gangstaline.
Por Reverent JAB 04 de noviembre de 2008
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i huge line of cocaine
"roll up that bill so i can take this gangsta line to tha face"
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on February 7, 2013 - 6:47 PM
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An East Aurora high school teacher arrested in December on a misdemeanor cocaine possession charge has resigned his tenured position but will receive an undisclosed separation agreement.
Ryan J. Ellis, 36, of North Tonawanda, submitted his resignation, even though the charge was recently dropped because prosecutors said police violated his rights. He has been on paid leave since his Dec. 3 arrest in Buffalo, where police said they found crack cocaine in his vehicle.
The School Board accepted his resignation as an industrial arts teacher, effective July 1. He remains on paid leave until then, the district said.
The board also unanimously gave its permission to Superintendent Brian D. Russ to sign a separation agreement with Ellis.
"We're pleased to be able to move forward," Russ said, declining to disclose the separation terms.
In early December, school officials said they were shocked to learn that Ellis had been arrested on the cocaine charge and that he had previous brushes with the law.
He had been convicted of misdemeanor drug possession in 2000 at a North Tonawanda party he attended where a fatal drug overdose occurred. Records showed he pleaded guilty to seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He was one of several people charged with bringing the drug Ecstasy to the party.
He began working for East Aurora schools in 2003. The district said he had cleared background checks with the state Education Department and was hired. When he was arrested, the district began an internal investigation and said it advised the state Education Department of the arrest.
But in mid-January, a prosecutor requested that the cocaine possession charge against Ellis be dropped. District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III said police had violated his constitutional rights, and because of that, the cocaine and Ellis' statement would not have been admitted in court.
The School Board in January voted to terminate Ellis' probationary science appointment, though he remained on paid leave as a tenured technology teacher. The ending of his probationary science appointment had been scheduled to kick in today. He is certified in both technology and science but had been teaching more physics this year.
Because of the early termination of Ellis' science appointment, School Board President Daniel Brunson said Wednesday that his resignation as an industrial arts/technology teacher supersedes the termination of the science appointment.
"Rather than be terminated, this is a full resignation of his [technology] position," Brunson said in response to questions from board member Stephen Zagrobelny.
Ellis also had two earlier convictions for driving while intoxicated, pleading guilty in 2006 in Amherst Town Court and in 2009 in Tonawanda City Court.
In both those cases, he received conditional discharges, and his driver's license was revoked, according to court records.
Ellis could not be reached to comment. A man who answered the phone at his home said, "He doesn't want to talk."
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A shooting at a Connecticut elementary school prompted the town of Newtown, Connecticut to lock down all of its schools and drew SWAT teams to the school, authorities said.
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