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This article explains what prospective home based medical billing business owners should not consider when researching online medical billing courses.
Sure it would be easy for someone to tell you what good online medical billing courses should be comprised of. However, by showing you what they SHOULD NOT be will make a more dramatic impact on you so you will remember them instantly when researching an online course.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT be taught by anyone other than experienced medical billers, medical coders or a successful medical billing business owner.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT be given by an Educational Clearinghouse (school that teaches everything from accounting to zoology). The BIGGEST problem with EC's is that you are not taught the in-depth education that you need to be proficient within this industry.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT take you 2 years to complete unless one of the following applies:
- Your current situation doesn't allow you to dedicated the necessary time to complete the course sooner,
- Your course also consists of additional subjects such as medical transcription, medical coding or healthcare management,
- Your course also prepares you to sit for one of the National Certification Exams given by the The American Medical Billing Association (AMBA), The American Academy Of Professional Coders (AAPC) or American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT be really short in length. A really good course should cover the 8 essential aspects of doing medical billing as a business and that cannot be properly learned in a cram course or seminar type course.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT be overly expensive. The norm for a good online program is between $500 - $700 and anything above that is usually a sign that the school is trying to pad their pockets at your expense. However if your course also includes classes on becoming a nationally certified medical coder or medical transcriptionist then the cost could get as high as $2,500.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT promise any CERTIFICATION. Only 3 organizations can award you with certification and you will have to pass a very lengthy and extensive exam to earn your designation. When you take a course the most that they can give you is called a "Certificate Of Completion" which means that you satisfied the requirements of the course and have been awarded the certificate as proof that you did.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT push you to learn the material at their pace. People learn differently and attaching unrealistic time limits to a course is very detrimental to the learning process.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT give you only one payment option. Any good school will be flexible enough to accommodate each student's different financial circumstances and online courses are no different.
- Medical Billing Courses online SHOULD NOT restrict you from speaking with current students, students from other courses and alumni. It should be a school/courses pleasure to supply you with as many referrals that you may ask for and if they don't that's a BIG RED FLAG!
One of the biggest reasons that people fail in the home based medical billing industry is because of FEAR. This fear overcomes those that realize they invested time and money in online medical billing courses and they still feel like they know nothing about medical billing after they completed the course. Don't allow that to happen to you so educate yourself on what you should be looking for before you spend any money taking an online medical billing course.
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On past Toro y Moi albums —2010's Causers of This, 2011's Underneath the Pine— Chaz Bundick would occasionally lean on styles from the dancefloor; elements of funk, disco, New Jack Swing, and modern R&B at play in his wonky, wobbly chillwave. His third TYM LP, Anything in Return, takes a more uncluttered influence from the dancefloor, with the particular influence of house music persisting throughout the LP. Which is not to say, entirely, that you can dance to the record, but you could certainly try.
Bundick introduces the brighter, slicker, less-cluttered, more-direct sound of Anything in Return with opener "Harm in Charge," a piano-house production with driving synths, sampled vocal cues, and a largely-straight meter. It's backed by "Say That," a song of similarly upbeat, vocal-sample-addled sound. And, at this point, it's conceivable to imagine that Bundick's dancefloor alter-ego, Les Sins, has taken over. The mood doesn't hold, but it's been set; and Anything in Return plays out as Bundick's largely-melancholy meditation on production.
On Causers of This and Underneath the Pine, Bundick was, for all the swimming, slurring, slippery sounds of his tape-sheeny, bedroom-recorded sound, effectively approaching music as a songwriter. Here, he sounds more like a producer. On Side A, that production definitely errs towards a cleaner sound than Toro y Moi has ever displayed. But, on Side B, things get a little bit strange; reminding you that this is, after all, smooth dancefloor production heard via the ears of a Guy Called Chazwick.
"Cola" feels like a piano-vampin' pop ballad from the early '80s, thrown down to the bottom of a well; pitch-shifted vocals tending down, as if hoping the central heartbreak might just drown. "Day One" is deep funk whose saunter seems more like a lope, and whose lope is so slow that you notice all the strange details: all the odd, digital filters scribbling trails in the wake of Bundick's singing; all the jazz-fusion organ runs that rise and fall; all the dissonant noise buzzing away in a swathe of unreal digital-delay. "Studies" sounds like robots trying to learn how to recreate psychedelic, Indian-tinged sunshine-pop, with Bundick's high, heliophonic voice autotuned slightly to match the mechanistic rhythms of the electronic assemblage.
The general feeling, in so many of these songs, is of Bundick playing things 'straight,' but not making them straight-laced; smuggling in secretly-subversive sonic amidst the seemingly-slick overall sound. It's a producer's kind of trick, of course, and one that symbolizes the record. If early Toro y Moi felt like a singer-songwriter giving his melancholy confessionals an unexpected sound —all claggy tape-sheen and strung-together segues— this feels like an album in which a clearer sound contrasts with more complex compositions; with even the 4/4 numbers feeling likely to change spots at any point.
This, in turn, gives the album a considered, almost conceptual form that stands in contrast to its supposed embrace of straight dancefloor jams and/or (on cuts like "How's It Wrong") modern R&B sounds. It's an album that engages mentally and, if you're feeling so under-the-influence, could indeed be played in a disco. But it also lacks the easy, smeary charm of its predecessors, and feels like an early crossroads in the Toro y Moi discography.
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Jhonas Enroth made 43 saves to spoil the return of Tampa Bay star Steven Stamkos and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Lightning 3-1 on Thursday night.
Stamkos had been sidelined since breaking his right shin Nov. 11 at Boston, causing him to miss 45 games. The center received a partial standing ovation during pregame introductions, when it was announced that he is the new team captain.
Right wing Ryan Callahan, acquired Wednesday from the New York Rangers for former Tampa Bay captain Martin St. Louis, made his Lightning debut.
Tyler Myers, Marcus Foligno and Cody Hodgson scored for the Sabres. Enroth stopped a combined seven shots by Stamkos (three) and Callahan (four) through two periods.
Tyler Johnson ended Enroth's shutout bid with a short-handed goal at 17:31 of the third.
Myers put Buffalo up 1-0 when he beat Anders Lindback from the right circle 15:56 into the game. Lindback had been out since hurting his ankle on Jan. 30.
Foligno made it 2-0 with his first goal in 11 games at 9:25 of the second.
Tampa Bay's Ondrej Palat hit the post during a power play with 8 minutes left in the second. Five minutes later, Teddy Purcell missed the net with a shot during a 2-on-1 off a pass from Stamkos, who then had his in-close shot go over the net in the final minute of the period.
It was just the eighth time this season that Buffalo has taken a lead into the third period.
The Sabres went up 3-0 on Hodgson's goal with 6:16 to go in the third.
The Lightning went 22-18-5 while Stamkos was out. Center Torrey Mitchell, obtained in a trade Wednesday with Minnesota, played his first game with the Sabres. Michal Neuvirth, acquired from Washington, was Buffalo's backup goalie.
The Sabres announced that goalie Dominik Hasek will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame during a pregame ceremony on March 29.


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A SUSPICIOUS DEVICE discovered in Dublin's North Wall this morning has been declared a hoax. Gardaí have confirmed that the device was found at Seville Place this morning and the area was closed off at 7.50am. An army bomb disposal team was called in and declared the device to be a hoax. The area was reopened at around 9.30am.
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Explosive device found close to Our Lady's Children's Hospital
The homemade bomb was viable, but was defused at the scene.
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Homes evacuated after explosive device is found in Drogheda
The device was found to be viable, before being made safe this afternoon.
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Flight diverted after bomb threat man demands to be taken to Sochi
The threat came as the Winter Olympics got under way.
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Viable bomb defused in Monaghan
The device was defused without a controlled explosion.
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This Belfast pub responded to a bomb scare in the best possible way
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Derry streets evacuated after bomb warning
A telephone warning has led to the closure of two busy city streets.
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Groom who called in bomb threat before his wedding jailed for one year
He'd forgotten to fill out all the paperwork, and tried to delay the event.
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San Fran's Union Square temporarily shut down due to bomb scare
A suspicious bag led to the evacuation of the square.
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Man arrested as suspicious devices found in Limerick
Both devices were declared non-viable after an investigation overnight.
# bomb-scare - Thursday 16 August, 2012
Plane bound for Moscow lands in Iceland after bomb threat
The flight from New York made an emergency landing after an anonymous phone call said there were explosives on board.
# bomb-scare - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Update: US Embassy in Oslo evacuated after discovery of suspicious object
A bomb squad attended the scene after the suspicious package was found under a vehicle. However it's thought that the object is not dangerous.
# bomb-scare - Thursday 26 July, 2012
Army bomb squad deals with viable device in Cork city
The squad spent over two hours examining the device in the Farranree area and carrying out a controlled explosion.
# bomb-scare - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
Plane forced to land over soft drink 'bomb' scare
A can with the word 'bomb' written on it was found on board the plane after it had taken off from Melbourne for Mauritius.
# bomb-scare - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Suspicious object at Israeli embassy 'false alarm' – bomb squad
The army bomb disposal squad was called to the scene this morning but have said that the suspicious object was "harmless".
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Jealous wife 'told airport her husband had a bomb'
Johnna Woolfolk had her husband stopped as she believed he was on his way to meet another woman, the FBI said.
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Three IEDs discovered in north Dublin
The viable devices were made safe at an area of waste ground in Finglas.
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Security alert in Antrim following hoax bomb warning
The PSNI had received a phone call this morning, warning that a bomb was in the area. It has since been declared a hoax
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Bank bomb in Newry defused by army squad
Two masked men entered a branch of Santander bank, dropped the device and issued threats before escaping.
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British police say suspicious package linked to dissident republicans is a hoax
The package had been linked to dissident republicans in Northern Ireland but police have dismissed the link and said the package was a hoax.
# bomb-scare - Saturday 21 May, 2011
Sixty-year-old 'loner' questioned over IED found on bus in Maynooth
The man is not believed to have any connections to dissident republicanism. A viable device was discovered on board a bus on Monday prior to the Queens visit.
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Controlled explosion carried out on "elaborate hoax" device in Fairview
The suspicious device was found earlier this afternoon on Dublin's northside, just as Queen Elizabeth II was set to touch down in Ireland for visit.
Bombs scares and controlled explosion herald the Queen's historic visit to Ireland
It's all systems go for Queen Elizabeth II's first ever trip to the Republic. Enda Kenny says he hopes protesters don't embarass the country as the eyes of the world's media turn on Ireland.
Bomb found in Maynooth ahead of the Queen's visit
A viable IED was discovered on a bus in Maynooth last night, while a security alert at the Luas stop in Blackhorse this morning has been declared a hoax.
# bomb-scare - Wednesday 11 May, 2011
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Your brain and spinal cord serve as the main "processing center" for the entire...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article Cerebral palsyCerebral palsy is a group of disorders that can involve brain and nervous system functions, such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking...ImageRead Article Now Book Mark Article The FDA recommends that women who are pregnant, or may become pregnant, and nursing mothers avoid fish that may contain unsafe levels of methylmercury. Such fish includes swordfish, king mackerel, shark, or tilefish. (Young infants should not be given these fish, either.) You should not eat any type of these fish caught by friends and family. Check with your local or state health departments for warnings against locally caught, noncommercial fish.Some health care providers have raised concerns about ethyl mercury (thimerosal), a chemical used in some vaccines. However, research shows that childhood vaccines do not lead to dangerous mercury levels in the body. 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LOS ANGELES - Viacom has decided to let new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" be shown on its websites, easing a blockade of online viewings that it imposed last week in a fee dispute with DirecTV.
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The Sandy Hook shooting deaths have everyone on edge and wondering just how safe they - and their children - really are.
The focus naturally turns to guns, and how to keep weapons from the hands of those who would kill the innocent and unarmed.
And it has put those who sell guns in the spotlight.
Dick's Sporting Goods, which has over 500 stores in 44 states including Peachtree Corners, sells rifles, shotguns and ammunition. Shortly after the Friday shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the company made an announcement that "out of respect for the victims and their families," it would remove all guns from sale and from display at its store nearest to Newtown, Conn.
"The company also made the decision to pull sporting rifles from all stores," said Ryan Carson, the store manager at the Peachtree Corners location. Other models of rifles and ammunition would still be available for purchase he said.
At the Norcross Gun Club and Range, also located in Peachtree Corners, owner Cara Workman said it would be business as usual.
"We continue to follow all state and local requirements," said Workman. Anyone coming into the store is required to complete a form that includes a background check that's run through NICS (the FBI's national instant criminal background check system, she said.
It's a thorough examination that will flag anyone who "even an unpaid speeding, parking or other traffic ticket," she said.
The gun range sells handguns, rifles and both semi- and automatic-rifles. Chris Sterling, the general manager, said the store has no plans of removing the store's automatic rifles from the shelves.
"We're all sad about what happened in Connecticut," said Sterling, "but there are more people killed by drunk drivers every year. Are they going to outlaw alcohol to eliminate those kinds of deaths from happening?"
President Obama has vowed to get something done to ensure a tragedy such as this would not occur again. Locally the Georgia General Assembly will face the issue of stricter gun control when it convenes in January.
But gun advocates quickly point out that "guns don't kill people, people kill." The National Riffle Association (NRA), a strong advocate of our 2nd Amendment rights, has been mostly silent since the shootings, issuing only a short statement that expressing saddness of the shootings and out of respect for the families who had lost loved ones would wait until later to make a public statement.
The NRA has been in the spotlight since the school shootings and is expected to hold a press conference on Friday regarding the call for stronger gun control and the possible ban of automatic weapons.
So what is the answer? Is it a simple matter of mandating stricter gun controls? Or is the issue much more complex?
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For most of her show at the House of Blues on Tuesday, as in most of her career, Melissa Etheridge was, in song, a woman with clouded vision. Prowling a colorfully decorated stage and wearing a headset microphone, she was clouded by love in "Bring Me Some Water" and "Come to My Window," clouded by rage in "Scarecrow" (about the murder of Matthew Shepard) and the new "Tuesday Morning" (about Mark Bingham, the gay man credited with trying to retake Flight 93 from terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001).
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Straightening of the caudal border of the laterally projected cardiac silhouette is a reliable marker of left atrial dilation.
In the ventrodorsal view, left atrial enlargement may be apparent as "splitting" of the mainstem bronchi or by a prominence
of the cardiac silhouette at the 3 o'clock position.
Distention of the pulmonary veins provides indirect evidence of venous hypertension and though this finding is relatively
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Interstitial edema causes blurring of vascular detail and often precedes the development of alveolar edema that is indicated
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radiographic left atrial enlargement. MVD is a chronic disease and, therefore, enlargement of the left atrium and ventricle
precedes the development of pulmonary edema.
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While driving home the other day, out of the blue, one of my three daughters declared "I can't wait for the all-you-can-eat candy buffet!" Without any context I turned blankly and asked her what she was talking about.
"Trick or treating," she quipped with a big smile on her face. It got a laugh from the whole family, but raised one of several questions I have about Halloween's sweetest tradition:
How old is too old to go trick or treating?
When I see high schoolers come to the door, I always raise an eyebrow, at least in my mind if not on my face. If they went to the trouble of dressing up and/or they are my immediate neighbors or my children's friends I am more than happy to give them treats. Once in a while though kids just knock on the door asking for candy. Kids I don't know and more importantly kids who didn't even bother to dress up. I usually give them something, but always wonder whether I should.
On the other end of the spectrum is my youngest child. She is now a fifth grader and who would like nothing more than to be allowed to roam the neighborhood with her friends, but without a parent (especially her parent) in tow. That's not going to happen this year, I'm not ready to stop enjoying the trick or treat experience with her. She will have an adult with her and her friends, even if it is a distance that spares her the embarrassment of having a chaperone. That leads me to question number two:
At what age do you let your kids trick or treat without an adult?
Now, let's talk strategy. This is possibly the most important question parents and kids must decide upon:
What time should your trick or treating begin?
How you answer may depend on how old your children are. If you have toddlers do you wait for dark or do you go even before dinner time? There are obviously no rules, but there are often some "norms" or traditions based on family or neighborhoods. Do you compare notes with other parents? I'm curious how it is in your neighborhood.
Of course the other side of that time coin is:
What time should your trick or treating end?
It is a school night after all. Is 8 great or is 9 just fine?
At the end of the day I don't know that I've ever come up with any answers that satisfy both me and my children for these questions.
Oh, one more question for people who live in areas of Tredyffrin and Easttown where the houses are spread out.
If you don't have a neighborhood that doesn't lends itself to walking or if you live in a house that's not in a neighborhood at all, how do you decide where to knock on doors- or do you just stay home?
Share your trick or treat thoughts about these or any other Halloween topic in the comments section.
All of us at Patch wish you and your family a happy and safe evening.
And when you get back from trick or treating post your photos wed love to see your costumes and how much "loot" your trick or treaters collect.


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Posted by Catherine Kallon on May 1st, 2009 In: Best Dressed Of The Week
Posted by Catherine Kallon on May 1st, 2009 In: Best Dressed Of The Week
I love The Olsen Twin. The belt is cute, and her clothes dress is flattering!
I voted for Selita.
Instead of Charlize, I would include Christy Turlington in Bottega Veneta in the top ten.
Vote for Becki Newton because she totally owns it !
I voted for Mary Kate. She looks gorgeous, and I don't think anyone was outstanding this week.
sorry selita, this is going to zoe. she so deserves this. the shoes, the dress, the hair, sighh…
Wow…this one was real TOUGH…I gave it to Mary-Kate as she rocked the look and also because she is looking healthy and is smiling for once.
Selita hands down.
Why aren't anyone from the Emmys are nominated. I voted for Kate Hudson because it was the most interesting dress in the bunch and she owned it. Becki Newton was also amazing as well. Even though Zoe's shoes were amazing I think her all black dress didn't compliment her skin tone.
Emmy's? Do you mean the BAFTA's?
If you do that's because I already gave them a Best Dressed poll, otherwise this poll would have too many people on it.
selita is SO beautiful.
so is zoe. the only reason i didn't vote for zoe is because i voted for her for the past 2 weeks and she didn't win! so i gave it to selita.
but wow, those girls have style.
also loved mary kate! usually i look ashleys style better, but she so works it!
have a great weekend!
i have to say alot of em look gorgeous! kate hudson is perfect.
the day the olsens start wearing baby pink, or a color other than black for that matter,i will consider voting for them.
Zoe's outfit is great. But, I like her more in lighter colors. I think she looks more beautiful in light colors.like the red prabal gurung dress she wore earlier to one of the premiers of star trek.
My favs are Kate Hudson, BekiNewton & Selita.
Kate looked fantastic. She truly owned the dress.
Beki's pajama shorts r adorable. Her overall look is so chic & sassy. LOVED IT <3
Selita's dress with the neon prints was amazing on her and it looked beautiful against her skin.
But, at the end, I had to give it to Beki. I tottaly agree with you FC, she made the impossible possible.
Kate Hudson…. although I do love Lynn Collins Yellow Malandrino and Eva Mendez in her outfit.
I would have to agree with Lexa though.. Christy Turlington should've been there as well….. but i still would've voted for Kate
i voted zoe i really hope she wins.. third times a charm right? haha loved the look head to toe!
My nxt two would be Selita and Charlize.
have a good weekend everyone!
mary-kate olsen, no question. She's probably one of the only people there that doesn't have a stylist dressing them.
Demi and Kate do look great, but when they're in the arms of Rachel Zoe, it seems a little unfair to give it to them.
Becki, Charlize, Michelle and Eva do look good too, but their hair is quite unimaginative.
Mary-Kate made a quirky and accessable look, and let's not forget how amazingly healthy she looks!
For me, it was between Becki and Mary-Kate; normally I hate everythin Mary-Kate wears cos it's always 5x too big for her, but I really loved the pop of colour and her hair and makeup … and yet I voted for Becki cos I just love those shorts!!
Kate Hudson – she's magnetic!
This is the best I've seen her look in ages!!!
Zoe looks amazing too though
fashion critic did you notice the two bleach stains on mk's jacket before placing her in the poll. usually i love the olsen's grungy style but bleach stains on the red carpet is a bit much for me
kate hudson!!!
she looks so perfect! i absolutely love her! xx
How is it that no one has mentioned Eva Mendes? She looks absolutely divine.
If not her then it would have to be Zoe Saldana. But Eva is definitely my first choice.
No I didn't notice the bleach satins
What do bleach satins have to do with how she looks?
I can't even see what you are talking about Andre, nor why you are making such an issue out of it.
I guess 12% of those voting don't care either.
Charlize Theron looks good but I can't believe she is considered since her dress feels 2007-ish :S
Eva Mendes looks elegant.
Kate's look is timeless but there isn't anything special about it..
Becki sure did pull off those D&G shorts, creative!
Demi Moore looks too thin
Marykate doesn't look much different than she usually does, except for the hair, i like the hair.
My vote was between Zoe & Silvia
& i chose Silvia because I always prefer gowns in these polls. she looks like a disney princess
^ which is a good thing.
Selita – summery as it gets, relaxed, cool… what more can you ask for??
Although, perhaps it's time for Zoe to win; I'm sure everyone noticed she loves to support new/underrated designers, and we LOOOVE that, don't we? First Prabal Gurung, now Peter Dundas at Pucci… What's next?
Btw, anyone else D.Y.I.N.G. to see what the stars will wear on Monday? :))
Rogue…totally. I'm hoping it will be a huge improvement on the Oscars, which was so disappointing.
I love what Becki Newton wore, but Kate Hudson totally blew me off. She's been quite consistent recently and I have been loving her choices. With the cut outs on this dress, one can look trashy, but she managed to pull it off. She looks soo good in it!!! Kate for me…..
why you dont put leighton meester, her look, was sexy yet edgy, she looked great, and she pulled it off, but for some reason you didnt put her!!
she was also outstanding this week, btw zoe look would look better with the christian Louboutin Differa 140 sandals in black!
Honestly, I really love Zoe in that dress. But i'm going to choose Mary-Kate as it's something I would wear in real life.
The way she poses makes the outfit look awful but I think it looks nice on her.
Hey Antonio,
Leighton look was too tight, she should have gone up a size.
Thanks for the love xx
where is Christy in BV? she looked far better than majority of the contestants..
Every week…
There's no contest here. Zoe is the best. Everything about her look here is fabulous
=D, yes, i saw the pictures of her (LEIGHTON MEESTER) in that dress in HQ and it was clearly it was too tight for her, loooove ZOE in that dress…!!!
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks were hammered Wednesday with no end in view to political sparring over raising the debt limit and economic data that only heightened uncertainty about the recovery.
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"The debate in Washington is creating more and more uncertainty, and the longer it drags on is only going to enhance market anxieties and lead to more volatility," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. Read more on lawmakers' latest plans to cut the deficit.
Extending losses into a fourth session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.42% fell 198.75 points, or 1.6%, to 12,302.55. The rout is the worst for the blue-chip index since June 1.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.29% shed 27.05 points, or 2%, to 1,304.89, with technology and industrials the heaviest weights of the index's 10 industry groups. All groups fell, "indicating investors are just hitting the sell button without distinguishing," said Luschini.
The Nasdaq Composite Index /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP -0.39% fell 75.17 points, or 2.7%, to 2,764.79.
The selloff extended beyond stocks, to almost every major asset class except the U.S. dollar.
Treasury prices also fell after investors offered tepid demand as the government auctioned $35 billion in five-year notes, with yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note /quotes/zigman/4868283/delayed 10_YEAR -0.16% rising to 2.978%. Read more on Treasurys.
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Traders prepare for the likelihood of a U.S. credit downgrade. Plus, Amazon beats estimates, the muni and money markets are trying to stave off uncertainty and how the U.S. is trying to avoid the largest municipal bankruptcy in history.
Gold futures for December delivery fell $2 to end at $1,617.30 an ounce, retreating from a string of record closes for bullion, while crude-oil futures slid $2.19 to $97.40 a barrel after government data showed a rise in inventory last week. Read more on gold futuresand read more on oil futures.
The dollar index /quotes/zigman/1652083/delayed DXY -0.18% rose to 74.09 from 73.501, gaining ground as stocks sold off and as the euro slid. Read more on currencies.
For every stock that rose, more than nine fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where nearly 1.1 billion shares traded. Composite volume topped 4.6 billion.
Helping fuel worries about industrials firms, conglomerate Emerson Electric Co. /quotes/zigman/225940/delayed/quotes/nls/emr EMR -0.39% warned on Wednesday of slowing economies in the U.S. and in Europe.
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"News on the corporate profit front has been good, but the market is of the opinion that companies really have to surprise to the upside to get the benefit of the doubt," Luschini said.
Wall Street's nerves frayed as the deadlock over raising the debt limit showed few signs of abating in Washington, with a House vote on Speaker John Boehner's plan to raise the debt ceiling and trim the deficit delayed at least a day.
Adding further fodder to the debate, the Congressional Budget Office said Senate Majority leader Harry Reid's deficit-reduction plan would cut projected deficits by $2.2 trillion over 10 years, $500 billion less than the $2.7 trillion in future cuts estimated by the Nevada Democrat.
The CBO found a competing plan sponsored by Ohio Republican Boehner would cut the deficit by $850 billion over 10 years, $350 billion short of the $1.1 trillion he projected. See more of the CBO's analysis.
Stock losses intensified after the Federal Reserve's survey of its 12 bank regions had seven reporting slower growth in June and early July, and the labor market stayed soft in most districts.Read more on Fed's Beige Book survey of regional economies.
The Fed's findings added to worries that came with the government's report that orders for U.S. durable goods unexpectedly fell in June. Read full story on decline.
"There is no immediate sign that we're going to see the second half economic recovery that is consensus," said Luschini.


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Last night MTV had what it calls the biggest night of the year, the Video Music Awards. Everyone's favorite musical acts were there including Paramore, B.O.B., Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj. Musicians have always served as idols for their fans using their popularity to reach millions of people. Often times their art serves as an emotional purpose to help fans find love, have fun, or even just get through the day. It is hard to say exactly why people love their favorite so much, but pop culture has dictated that they do indeed have a voice. Which musician or artist has inspired you the most? Which one would you want to write a paper on? Here are some examples of artists with papers already written about them: The Beatles, Tupac, Panic at the Disco, Madonna, and many more.
Usually, the VMA's provides some sort of newsworthy item of a scandalous proportion, but last night was relatively lame in comparison to past years. However, there were some really great performances and moments.
Lady Gaga was the big winner of the night winning best pop, female and video of the year awards. As always, she dedicated her award to her Little Monsters. It is also apparent that Eminem's comeback is in full swing with him winning the best R&B and male video awards. Justin Bieber even won the Best New Artist award.
My favorite performance of the night by far was Florence and the Machine. The performance of the Dog of Days are Over was romantic and intricate creating a great sense of whimsy to a night pack with rap music. Check it out below!


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I received a set of Sweaty Bands earlier this year but because my hair has been on the shorter end, I really haven't had the opportunity of trying them.
Well, it's been awhile since I got a hair cut and the hair has been unruly during and after my workouts. Especially since it's not long enough to throw into a ponytail. I decided to give the bands a shot and their great. I've always had the problem that bands fall right out of my head and I am constantly readjusting them. I sweat a lot and many bands slip right off. On the other side of the spectrum, those "non-slip" bands are TIGHT and give me a headache.
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COMMENTARY | When the Chicago Bears' Henry Melton went down against the Pittsburgh Steelers, everyone seemed to know it was a bad one.
About 12 hours later, we all found out it was. And just like that, Henry Melton was lost for the season with a torn ACL. And just like that, the Chicago Bears received their first major injury of an otherwise celebratory 2013 campaign.
It's never easy to replace a Pro-Bowl caliber player, but here are three reasons the Bears are designed to do just that:
The Bears' defensive line runs on depth
You can't presume that whoever the Bears stick in to replace Melton -- Nate Collins most likely -- will suddenly perform at the same caliber, but since the defensive line is so direly important to the success of any Cover-2 variation, the Bears run with several defensive linemen and use them on a rotational basis.
Losing Melton's talent is a blow, and it does lessen that depth, but the Bears are specifically designed to sport depth at the position.
The Bears' defense hasn't been that good with Melton
I mean no disrespect, but apart from the gratuitous amount of forced turnovers (eleven turnovers, three defensive touchdowns), the Bears' defense hasn't been overly elite. Admittedly, those turnover numbers are enough to overlook many of the defense's shortcomings over the first three weeks of the season, but it's alarming that the Bears have allowed two receivers (A.J Green, Antonio Brown) to have monster games, and have allowed almost 400 yards per game to their opponents.
When you consider that the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers (19th and 28th in yards, respectively) were two of those opponents, the numbers are a little more alarming.
The Bears are not fully reliant on their defense
History tells us that if the Bears' defense gives up points (24.7 per game), the Bears usually lose seeing as their offense is normally mediocre at best. And while the offense is undeniably a work in progress under Mark Trestman, it's an increasingly dangerous unit. The weapons are all over the field and, most importantly, Jay Cutler is protecting the football -- something he has almost never done in his career -- with four turnovers in three games.
Melton's loss isn't a throwaway by any means, but the Bears are finally constructed in a way that they can endure the loss. Starting 3-0 can't possibly hurt.
Brian is a lifelong Chicago Bears follower. Living in Illinois his entire life has given him an opportunity to closely follow Chicago sports and has allowed him to contribute to Yahoo Sports,Yahoo Voices, and various independent sports blogs. Brian is also a senior in college majoring in creative writing.
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I hope that this is not taken for a political statement, because I have sworn off writing about politics out of respect for my husband's feelings. The last presidential election separated us, politically speaking, and I don't want to offend him. He is still the head of our house, you know.
The reason I am writing like this is because I have read all the non-fiction, including my favorite, Clive Cussler, which I have in my home, except for Sarah Palin's book, which was loaned to me this past week. You will soon see why I mention "Going Rogue" in political terms.
To begin my critique, let me tell you that this is a very easy book to read. For the most part, it's because I have already seen the content on television news, or have read it in the newspapers' political commentaries. There is no "reading ahead" to find out what happens next, if you see what I mean. There are areas that raise a few transient questions, however. For instance, the names of her children are really unusual, and in regards to her sons' names, rather bizarre. There is Track (son), Bristol, Willow and Piper (all girls), then Trig (infant son) and Tripp (grandson). Is that what you get when the parents' names are so original as Sarah and Todd?
The most interesting part of the book deals with the history of her family (mother, father and siblings) moving to Alaska in 1964. Following that, her and Todd's moving to the Matanuska Valley to start their own home interested me, because Colon and I planned to move to that area and homestead years before that. We were sidetracked (hey, that may be where the name came from … Sarah and Todd were side-Track-ed, too!) by starting a family sooner than we meant to. That, and Granny's putting her foot down that "no great-grandchildren of mine are going to grow up in that god-forsaken, unsettled frontier!" caused us to remain in Texas.

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A former Disneyland Princess accused of lying to help her ex-fiancé cover-up a double-murder and dismemberment saw her bail amount cut in half in a Santa Ana courtroom Monday.
A judge lowered the bond for Rachel Mae Buffett, 25, from $100,000 to $50,000.
Authorities charge Buffett with misleading Costa Mesa Police officers during the investigation of her former fiancé, actor Daniel Patrick Wozniak.
Wozniak faces the death penalty if convicted of murdering and dismembering his neighbor Samuel Herr in a Los Alamitos Theater in order to gain access to his bank account and then killing the man's friend, Juri "Julie" Kibuishi, in an elaborate ploy to cover up his crime.
He is also accused of taking part of Herr's body and hiding them around Long Beach's El Dorado Park, where they were found after his arrest.
Buffett's attorney Anja Sharma-Wilson said she had attempted to have Buffett released on her own recognizance.
"She doesn't even own a passport," Sharma-Wilson said. "This girl is not a flight risk."
Buffett is currently in custody, and Sharma-Wilson said she didn't know if the family would be able to make the lower bail.
"I hope so, but I don't know," Sharma-Wilson said.
Buffett is due back in court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing, and Sharma-Wilson said she's looking forward to talking to prosecutors because she doesn't see anything that would lead them to file felony charges against Buffett.
The senior deputy district attorney handling the case could not be reached for comment.
According to a statement from the Orange County District Attorney's office, Buffett fabricated a story about Herr, 27, having family problems to throw suspicion off Wozniak and help him "avoid and escape from arrest, trial, conviction and punishment for the felony."
However, her family and her attorney have repeatedly said Buffett had no knowledge of the murders before police contacted her.
Arrested Nov. 20, Buffett pleaded not guilty in court on Dec. 3.
Buffett faces three felony counts of accessory after the fact. If convicted, she would face a maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison.
Buffett, an actress who grew up in Seal Beach, worked as a princess at Medieval Times and played several characters at Disneyland, including Princess Ariel and Alice from Alice in Wonderland.


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Quick Links: All Discipline and Teens Resources | Quiz: Is your teen a slacker?Many power struggles and arguments parents have with their teens could be totally avoided by changing the way you react to what your teen is saying or doing. Not that you are to blame for your teen's behavior - you're not - but, this isn't about blame. It's about learning strategies that work with your teen to get them to do things that will lead them to be successful in their lives. That's the number one goal.
I'll explain how to react to a teen who is procrastinating for an example. Here is an everyday example parents can relate to, I know I have had this problem creep up on more than one occasion: Your teen is watching television instead of completing their daily chore of cleaning the dinner dishes. You get frustrated and yell. Your teen then yells back and an argument ensues. By the time you are done, there are bad feelings on both sides and the dishes are still dirty. To make matters worse, you feel you will be having the same argument with your teen the following night and every night after that. Not a fun daily prospect for any parent.
Let's take a look at what you could do to change the situation by changing how you react to your teen. First, you'll want to make your expectations of the responsibility clear to your teen before you are facing the situation. In this instance, since it is a nightly chore for your teen, you may want to set up a contract writing out what is expected to be cleaned and how it is tied to your teens allowance or other privileges like watching television or being on the Internet. Having a conversation will work here as well, but writing it down will help everyone remember what was agreed on.
When dinner is finished and it is time for the dishes to be done, ask your teen if they are okay with the chore they need to do. Do they need help with anything in particular? For instance, do they need to know how to scrub a nonstick pan? Being courteous to them shows that you care about them and the chore they need to complete. Plus, you would be surprised at how many teens do not know how to do the things that are asked of them even when they have seen you do the task a million times. After they have completed the chore, be sure to thank them. If something wasn't done correctly, help them get it done. If it happens more than once, add that particular thing to the contract and follow through with it like the rest of the chore. This process will become a good habit for them.
But what if it doesn't go that smoothly? What if your teen doesn't comply even when you do all the necessary preparation of making your expectations clear, etc.? What if you still find yourself in a power struggle with your teenager? First take your emotions out of the situation. Remain calm and remember the goal. It's not to win a fight and 'make' your teen behave at this one particular time. The goal is to teach them life lessons about responsibility. Using a calm and firm voice, let your teen know that if their chore isn't started within 30 minutes, you will do it for them and they will have to deal with the consequences you agreed on in the parenting contract or during your conversation when you set up the responsibility. Then walk away and let your teen make their own choices. Worst comes to worst, you will have to do the dishes until they understand that their privileges are attach to their responsibilities. If it takes longer than a few days, there may be other factors involved and you'll need to seek help.
What is truly important to note here is that you don't hurt your teen's self-esteem when you react to them in this fashion. You have actually help build it because you've turned the ownership of the responsibility over to them. And while it may be difficult to react this way at first because it doesn't seem quite right, the benefit of never having to deal with that particular power struggle is worth it.
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The good news for Marshall football in 2012 was the offense.
Led by sophomore quarterback Rakeem Cato, the Thundering Herd was seventh in the nation, scoring 40.92 points per game.
The bad news?
The Marshall defense was 119th in America, allowing 43.08 points a contest.
That formula led to a disappointing 5-7 record.
It was so bad that Marshall actually scored 59 points against East Carolina, and lost by six. The Herd also lost games in which they reached 41, 38, 34 and 31 points, and had a pair of three-point wins by scores of 54-51 and 44-41.
Changes had to be made. Marshall head coach Doc Holiday did just that, bringing in Chuck Heater as defensive coordinator, which was a good sign for Roger Topping, the president of the Four Seasons Big Green Club.
The 60-year-old Heater is a 37-year coaching veteran, who has been at 11 different schools, including working with Holliday at the University of Florida. He was at Temple last season, and the Owls were the nation's third ranked defense behind Alabama and LSU.
"Last year we out-scored people, that is how we won," Topping said. "You can't continue to do that and Doc (Holliday) went out and got a new defensive coordinator who has got the guys to buy into his program.
"I think it is going to a whole better defensively than we have seen since Doc has been there."
Holliday, who will be in Princeton on Tuesday for the Marshall Coaches Tour at the Chuck Mathena Center, hired Heater, a West Virgina native from Weston, to fix the defense.
Holliday will be joined on Tuesday by Marshall Athletic Director Mike Hamrick and men's basketball coach Tom Herrion.
"They got their new defensive coordinator and he has made a huge difference in the defense and it showed in the spring game," Topping said. "He has a whole different philosophy about the defense, you don't lay back and wait for the wide receivers, you bump heads with them right on the line.
"It is just a very aggressive get-to-the ball defense that he has in place."
The offense has no such issues. Cato, who threw for 4,201 yards and 37 touchdowns last season, is surrounded by playmakers, even though the Herd did lose wide receiver Aaron Dobson to the New England Patriots of the NFL.
"What can you say about the offense? It was one of the best offenses in the country and we have got virtually everybody back and then some," Topping said. "We did lose Dobson to the pros, but we have several receivers that seem to be stepping up to the plate,
"We have got some freshmen coming in and Cato, he just keeps getting better and better as the quarterback...It is just the whole team, the offensive line seems to be there jelling even more and our running game could be much stronger this year."
Topping does expect to Marshall to run the ball more this season, and reinforcements have arrived to help make that happen.
"We have got a couple of 4-star recruits that are coming in and certainly they should help with the running game," Topping said. "We have two of our three running backs back this year, and when you add the freshmen our running back position should be a lot stronger.
"You can't be one-dimensional, and our offense is going to be a lot more wide open this year with a lot more diversity."
Marshall opens its season on Aug. 31 by hosting Miami (Ohio). Also on the Herd slate this season is a trip to Virginia Tech, and revamped slate of Conference USA teams.
Topping expects the defense to be key for the Thundering Herd.
"If we can get our defense where we are stopping people," Topping said, "then we are going to have a really good season."
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While football struggled last season with defense, the Thundering Herd men's basketball team had high hopes of possibly ending Marshall's long NCAA tournament drought that goes back to 1987.
It didn't happen. There were many issues, including injuries to DeAndre Kane, who left the Herd after the season and has enrolled at Iowa State.
Topping felt the issue last year came down to leadership.
"What was missing from that team was a solid leader on the floor," Herrion said. "This is my opinion, there was not a leader on the floor, a consistent leader, one that everybody looked to and who commanded leadership on the floor, they just didn't have it.
"When you don't have leadership out on the floor, it is very, very difficult to win ball games. I don't care how talented you are, if you are not playing as a team and playing more one-on-one, one guy can't beat five guys on the court."
Topping does feel like Marshall has a good recruiting class coming for next fall, although it won't include 6-foot-10, 280-pound Dominic Woodson, a product of Huntington Prep.
Woodson announced earlier this week that he had chosen Memphis over the Herd.
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Marshall has placed an emphasis in recent years on recruiting in southern West Virginia and even into Southwest Virginia.
The Marshall football team includes local products, Joe Woodrum, who played at Bluefield High School, and Devon Johnson, who started his prep career at Big Creek and finished up his last three seasons at Richlands.
Both Woodrum and Johnson saw action in 11 games each last season. Woodrum played at tight end and on special teams, while Johnson had 11 tackles from his linebacker position and also caught a touchdown pass.
"Marshall has done an outstanding job of recruiting in-state and regionally, they are doing extremely well," Topping said. "The Woodrum boy from Bluefield, it is my understanding people think he is going to be playing a lot more this coming year, and Devon Johnson proved himself as a freshman last year.
"Dobson was local, he was from South Charleston, and now he is going to the pros and will be playing in New England, Doc has done a good job of recruiting locally and that has been a big help."
Other local athletes at Marshall includes Ian Lovern, a sophomore on the men's soccer team, and three incoming freshmen, all from Princeton, including McKenzie Akers (women's basketball), Jessica Inman (women's soccer) and Rebecca Downard (cheerleader).
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The Marshall Coaches Tour stop will be on Tuesday at the Chuck Mathena Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $30 and tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information, contact Topping at (304) 920-9696, Charlie Pace at (304) 920-5441 or Susie Pace at (304) 920-5500.
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August 2, 2014
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Four rural Kentucky airports will share more than $3.5 million in federal grants that will cover most of the costs for improvement projects.
State officials say the grant recipients are the Breckinridge County Airport at Hardinsburg, the Mayfield-Graves County Airport, the Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport and the Stanton-Powell County Airport. The grants are from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Breckinridge County Airport will receive a $3.2 million federal award for a project that includes lengthening the runway.
The Mayfield-Graves County Airport will get $215,916 for runway and pavement rehabilitation for the taxiway.
The airport in Harrison County will use a $175,000 grant for runway repairs.
In Powell County, a $163,568 grant will be used for an environmental analysis.
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A young, mortally wounded militiaman lay still, clutching his muzzleloader as the Redcoats stepped over him – pressing on toward the heart of Charleston. His last thoughts were of his family back in the colony of Georgia. Though breathing was getting harder for him, the pain was easing now – the light was before him. He closed his eyes and faded away.
"No Man's Land" seemed an endless stretch of mud and blood-soaked French countryside. The "Doughboy" – cut down by the Kaiser's soldiers during a futile charge – knew he would never see home again. His only concern was how they would tell his mother. He could see her troubled face as his drew his last breath.
The dying Marine, his body racked in searing pain as he waited to be transported off of the beach, looked up to the top of Mount Suribachi to see the vivid colors of the American flag stretched out by the winds of war. It was a reminder of his home – and the last thing he saw on this earth.
The soldier felt each bump as medics hurriedly placed his stretcher onboard the Huey. The rhythm of the main rotor and the engine's roar blocked out almost all other sound as he laid there, his head tilted to one side, looking out at the grassy clearing and the jungle beyond. His sight grew dim, while the medics feverishly worked against the Reaper. The soldier's last images of Vietnam dropped below him just as he heard one of the voices yell, "I've lost him!"
The relentless desert sun bore down on the 19-year-old's sand and blood-covered face. An IED had killed three of his 1st Cavalry Division buddies instantly – he knew he was about to join them. His final thoughts were of his North Georgia home, where his grieving family would soon gather to welcome him back – one last time.
These fallen heroes – and thousands like them – all share many things in common. Perhaps the most important thing is the fact that they died for us - even though they never knew us.
The truth is, you can go to church where you wish, you can complain to your governing leaders, you can live where you want, work as you will, vote as you choose…even cook those burgers and hot dogs the way you like this weekend. And it's all because members of America's militia and armed forces have died for your freedom for nearly two-and-a-half centuries.
So, while we gather with friends, burn a few burgers, take a nice ride on a Harley through the North Georgia mountains or just sit and enjoy a Braves game, remember; Freedom isn't free – it has come at a steep price.
Take a moment to remember our fallen friends and family – even the ones we never knew – and have a happy and safe Memorial Day.


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