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BP says that the cost of dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has risen to $3.5 billion.
The oil company said Monday that this includes nearly $165 million paid to settle individual claims. BP said that by Saturday, it had received 105,000 claims and made more than 52,000 payments.
The company says it is still too early to estimate the final total of costs and compensation.

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Entry Fee: $5 (If you purchase a L5R Core Set at Blakfyre, that will count as your entry fee.)
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- Each participant recieves a lanyard, badge, and clan sticker sheet. Create your samurai name and show your clan loyalty!
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These Movies Are Expiring on Netflix in December 2015
Netflix just announced the slate of movies and television shows that will be taken off the streaming service beginning December 1 and the list is huge!
December 1 will see a huge amount of movies leave the streaming site, with more trickling off as the month rolls on.
Stay tuned for the list of movies coming to Netflix next month as well!
Click inside to see the full list of movies and TV shows that will be leaving Netflix come December 1…
Leaving December 1st
All About Eve (1950)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Season 1 (2012)
Batman Begins (2005)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Brian's Song (1971)
Brian's Song (2001)
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
The Burbs (1989)
Cop Land (1997)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Employee of the Month (2006)
Forces of Nature (1999)
Get Low (2009)
The Great Escape (1963)
The Guardian: Season 1-3
The High and the Mighty (1954)
The Hustler (1961)
Insomnia (2002)
Juice (1992)
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
Labyrinth (1986)
Last Night (2010)
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002)
Left Behind: The Movie (2000)
Left Behind: World at War (2005)
Modern Problems (1981)
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Necessary Roughness (1991)
The Omen (1976)
Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
The Paw Project (2013)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly (2008)
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
Shrink (2009)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Soapdish (1991)
Trek Nation (2011)
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
Leaving December 4th
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Road Rally (2010)
Leaving December 6th
360 (2011)
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012)
Leaving December 9th
Leaving December 10th
Ultimate Spider-Man: Season 2
Leaving December 11th
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes: Season 2
Rescue Me: Season 1-7
Leaving December 12th
Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
Leaving December 13th
How to Build a Better Boy (2014) Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (2011)
Leaving December 15th
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Leaving December 17th
Underclassman (2005)
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Red Hook Summer (2012)
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Una Noche (2012)
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The brilliant idea of the next big hit in the internet industry may belongs to you and you know that you are able to build a really successful famous website that could make you a multi millionaire if a big internet corporation buy over your website but all that will not happen and it will only be a dream on a broad daylight if you do not know how to make a web page. If you want to achieve your dream and make it a reality, it is important that you know how to build a web page.
Before you build a successful, worthy and valuable website, an idea that you are really passionate about is necessary. The idea should not be an idea where you will get bored if it gives you some hard time. However, more often than not, you will not be passionate if the idea is not a good idea. Sometimes you can also be innovative where you can make a new website with an improved way of presentation by the website or an improved user interface. If you start with a website that solves such problem, more often than not your website will grow bigger than the website you are not satisfied with.
Once your ideas, solution and goals are set. You will need to be dedicated for your upcoming web page, set aside at least 10 hours a week for this project and schedule your time to read up about web page and gather as much knowledge as possible because creating a web page is not a rocket science where you can do it overnight. Make sure you read up about web page marketing because if nobody knows about your web page, no matter how amazing it is, the web page will eventually die due to no visitors.
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New to Prestige Stallions for 2017 is Classic racehorse and sire EMPIRE MAKER's son SUNS OUT GUNS OUT, winner of $327,451. Bred by Creston Farm the 2009 colt brought $75,000 at the Keeneland September yearling sale after selling to Hoby Kight, Hoby and Layna Kight resold SUNS OUT GUNS OUT at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training for $325,000 to Buzz Chace, agent for West Point Thoroughbreds.
Placed at 2, SUNS OUT GUNS OUT broke his maiden at Saratoga at 3 in a 1 1/8 mile dirt race, an $85,000 maiden special weight. His next start was the Oklahoma Derby where he was less than 2 lengths from the winner. On the board in all five of his next starts, SUNS OUT GUNS OUT returned to the winner's circle at in a 1 mile 70 yard allowance at Indiana Grand.
Fourth to Eldaafer, Indian Jones and Pool Play in the Grade 3 Greenwood Cup Stakes at Parx, trainer Dale Romans wheeled him back to allowance company where he won by 4 ¾ lengths. The Breeders' Cup Marathon S.-G2 was the next test at Santa Anita. Finishing fourth by 2 ½ lengths from the winner SUNS OUT GUNS OUT was able to turn the tables on Indian Jones and Pool Play, where the European invader London Bridge won by a length.
SUNS OUT GUNS OUT made his last career start a winning one at Gulfstream in March of his 5-year-old season, defeating the very fast Stormin Monarcho by 3 ¼ lengths in 1:34.61 for the mile race. From 26 starts SUNS OUT GUNS OUT was on the board 19 times.
Race and (Stakes) Record
Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd
2 3 0 0 1
3 10 1 2 1
4 11 2 2 2
5 2 1 1 0
Totals: 26 4 5 4
Earnings: $327,451
4th Breeders' Cup Marathon-G2 (dftg. Indian Jones, Old Time Hockey, Pool Play, Commander, Cease, Ever Rider (ARG))
4th Greenwood Cup Stakes-G3 (dftg. Sky Venture, Charlie Bull, Chief Energy)
4th Oklahoma Derby (dftg. Prospective, Daddy Nose Best, Master Rick, Ted's Folly, Speightscity, Diamond Joe)
EMPIRE MAKER returned to the U.S. from Japan and entered stud at Gainesway in 2016 for $100,000. While initially standing at Juddmonte Farm in Kentucky he sired champion ROYAL DELTA ($4,811,126, Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic-G1, twice, etc.), Santa Anita Derby-G1 winner PIONEEROF THE NILE (sire of Triple Crown Winner AMERICAN PHAROAH, etc.), Arkansas Derby-G1 winner BODEMEISTER, etc.
Out of the ARCH mare ANGLE ARCH, SUNS OUT GUNS OUT's second dam is the successful DEPUTYMINISTER broodmare MAID'S BROOM, dam of multiple graded stakes winning millionaire and sire TENPINS, multiple stakes winners IT'S A SWEEP and OVERRIDE BATTLE and stakes winning filly DUST AROUND. Third dam OVERREACTION was the graded stakes placed daughter of NODOUBLE and BAMBEE T. T., by BETTER BEE.
At Stud
SUNS OUT GUNS OUT entered stud in 2016. New to Prestige for the 2017 season, this gorgeous son of EMPIRE MAKER is his sire's only son standing in the Sunshine State.
Empire Maker–Angel Arch, by Smart Strike
2018 Fee:
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2017 Fee: 2,500 S&N


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Visionary Art
Rodney Birkett, native of San Francisco, Virgo extraordinaire. Arts and Crafts
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in his life.
Music was a strong influence to the young Rodney. He
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Having no formal education in the arts and mainly self-taught, he
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painter, who brought him to a new level of artistic expression. In
the early 1980's he moved to Mt. Shasta and became exposed
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Bloody Commotion As Deadly Boko Haram Fighters Strike Again, Bomb Top Northern State
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At least three people were confirmed dead in two separate suicide bomb attacks, which occurred in Maiduguri, on Wednesday morning, security sources have confirmed.
According to a Chieftain of the local vigilante, Civilian-JTF, Danbatta Bello, at about midnight, a male suicide bomber was shot dead from an observatory by a military sniper, after he was spotted advancing towards a security check post manned by soldiers in the Usmanti layout of Maiduguri.
At about 5.30 a.m. another deafening blast echoed in Maiduguri, as another suicide bomber, a teenage girl, blew herself up after members of the Civilian-JTF stopped her from advancing towards a mosque, where Muslim worshipers were praying.
The female suicide bomber died alongside one member of the Civilian-JTF that tried to stop her. Two others were injured.
Police Spokesman, Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident and promised to provide more details at a press briefing by the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu.
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The Apathetic Generation
Recently voter turnout has been decreasing as well as waning attendance in churches. What has caused this to happen and furthermore, how are they both related? The sudden apathy of the recent generation caused these previously stable events to go into an abrupt downfall. I believe that younger American generations have developed apathy towards many aspect of society.
Government is a primary area that has been affected by this sudden change in the generation as a whole. For example, there is an increasing number of independents in America. This shows that younger generations no longer care about a certain party as older generations. Also, voter turnouts are much higher by the elderly than those in their twenties. This drastic difference shows that recently people do not care who gets into office if they have to put out any effort to vote. Therefore, younger generation's apathy and laziness keeps them from participating in governmental affairs.
Another part of society that has been affected by the apathy in younger generations is religion. Churches have seen a continuous decrease in attendance over the last couple decades. Younger generations no longer hold religious beliefs as closely as past generations. Also, those who still go to church do not bind themselves by the rules of the religion as closely as previous generations. This apathy towards the restrictions shows that the beliefs are not important enough any more to them to follow. Overall, religious beliefs continue to dwindle among the younger generations.
The final area which younger generation's apathy affects is education. Average grades in schools have been decreasing. Recent generations do not care to have a decent education, since it involves a good deal of work to complete. As well as grades, graduation rates have dropped as well. Having a high school diploma is not a priority to many of today's youth. Planning for their future is not important enough to them, because it would require work from them now. Therefore, recent generations apathy towards education is due to an overall laziness.
The apathy developed in America's youth continues to cause many problems in today's society. It is a major factor in childhood obesity as well as in unemployment. If this problem does not become corrected then America could become slowly deteriorate by a laziness epidemic.
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Baby Rashes 101
Different types of rashes
Baby's skin is the most sensitive. Soap, detergent, lotions and other conditions can all cause a rash on your baby. Newborns are especially prone to rashes. A few of the most common rashes you might see are:
Pink Pimples, also called Neonatal Acne, is thought to be caused by exposure to hormones from the mother in the womb during pregnancy. No treatment is needed. This type of rash can last for several weeks.
Diaper Rash is very common in babies. Diaper rash can be caused by anything from moisture in the diaper, chafing, or a change in diet.
Hives are probably one of the most common rashes in babies and children. This type of rash is identifiable by the raised welts on the skin. These welts will be itchy and may come and go.
Jaundice is a yellowing of the skin caused by an excess of bilirubin. Jaundice needs to be treated by a physician.
Preventing rashes
There are a few things you can do to prevent rashes:
Specialized Soaps and Detergents
There are specialized soaps and detergents formulated just for babies. These products tend to be gentler on baby skin and less likely to cause a rash on your baby.
Pat dry
After baths pat your baby's skin dry. Rubbing a baby to dry them can cause skin irritation.
While most rashes may not be serious, some do require medical attention. If you have questions or concerns about your baby's skin, seeking professional medical advice is always the best choice.
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Coimbatore, Apr 27 (PTI) Traders in Mudalipalayam area in Tirupur district downed shutters today to protest filing of cases against residents, who had ransacked a relocated wine shop, even as the outlet was opened with police protection. Over 500 residents in Mudalipalayam area had ransacked the shop, which was relocated from the national highway and smashed liquor bottles and brought down the roof of the bar attached to it, yesterday. All this happened before the police team could arrive at the scene. Cases have been filed against 200 persons in the area for indulging in arson and ransacking the outlet, police said. Protesting against police action, traders and owners of petty shops downed shutters in the area. However, residents were in for shock, as they found the government-run liquor shop open this afternoon, with police protection. PTI NVM SS
Relocation of wine shop; traders down shutters
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Monday, September 6, 2010
Review: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto tells the intriguing tale of the battle between light and darkness, with moments of creativity and great imagery, but the characters and relationships hold the novel back from realizing its potential. The narrative begins with a breathy, ethereal tone that fits perfectly with the divine theme of the novel and the trio of angels each possess a certain allure that draws the reader into their story. Bethany is sweet, cute and spunky compared to the ancient sagacity of her two elder "siblings," though her mental voice does have a cadence that evokes scenes of the past. Ivy is a sweetheart, the classic older sister, and readers will love her instantly. On the other hand, it takes a while to warm up to Gabe, who comes across as rather harsh and cold in the beginning of the novel. Thankfully, over time, he relaxes and allows his sympathy for others to shine through, making him a more compelling presence in the story. Then, of course, there's the hero of the tale - a mortal boy named Xavier, to whom Bethany can't help but be drawn, despite the strict divine laws against such a collision of worlds.
After a promising start, the narrative lapses into cliches and stereotypes. Xavier is open and warm, but eventually he begins to seem almost too perfect with his scripted lines and golden boy persona. Xavier's over-protectiveness toward Bethany was unbearably frustrating. Their relationship is completely imbalanced: she's an angel, and yet Gabe and Ivy have (human) Xavier babysitting her like an infant. It's hard to relate to or sympathize with such a fragile and insecure heroine. Fortunately, it is around this time that the villain enters the scene and becomes the most captivating character in the novel, blending a smoldering mystique with a distinct sense of foreboding. (That's all I can say without giving away spoilers.) Overall, the dialogue and relationships in the novel were too contrived and melodramatic to be truly engaging, but the battle between Heaven and Hell keeps the narrative moving forward and leaves the reader wondering how this story of free will and the fate of mankind will ultimately end in the upcoming sequels Hades and Heaven.
Disclosure: I won an ARC of this novel from a contest. This did not affect my review in any way.
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- Faye said...
I can't wait 2 start this. Great Review.
- September 7, 2010 at 9:57 PM
- Mrs. Q: Book Addict said...
I've seen this one around, and I'd like to try it. It sounds really interesting. However, I worry about it being full of cliches and stereotypes. I think I'll wait for this one. Great, honest review!
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I completely agree with you!
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Korie Robertson of 'Duck Dynasty' Talks About Her First Deer [VIDEO]
Star of A&E hit series 'Duck Dynasty,' Korie Robertson is proud to be part of the growing population of female hunters.
In a recent interview with her husband, Willie, the pair discuss his new book "American Hunter."
Centered around how hunters have shaped America, Korie points out that there is an entire chapter dedicated to the contribution of female hunters. In this chapter, she tells the story about the first time she killed a deer.
Watch as Korie Robertson recalls feeling "very powerful."
At the end of the day, for Korie Robertson and many hunters, hunting is simply about being able to provide for your family.


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EVENT DATE: Apr 20, 2013
When's the last time you climbed a tree? For many of us, it's been awhile. And with the hustle and bustle of life in Dallas, we often forget just how important trees are to our community. They provide shade and recreation and help keep our environment clean and pristine.
Earth Day Dallas is giving back to our green friends and taking fundraising to new heights with Charitree on April 20 at Fair Park.
To remind people of the fun and freedom of tree climbing, Charitree participants will strap on a helmet and a harness and scale their way to the top of two historic live oak trees in Fair Park, starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20. We're keeping our participants under wraps for now, but you'll be surprised by who you see up in those trees!
1. Donate to our Crowdrise page. All funds will be donated to the Urban Forestry Advisory Committee of Dallas and the Dallas Historic Tree Coalition.
- $25 will provide life-sustaining water for a recently planted tree.
- $100 will provide water-conserving mulch for a recently planted tree.
- $500 will plant a tree.
- $750 will plant and maintain a tree for three years.
- $1,000 will provide research for Historic and Indian Marker Trees.
- $5,000 will provide recognition and celebration of our Historic and Indian Marker Trees.
2. Climb a tree! Throughout Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, at Fair Park, all Earth Day Dallas attendees over the age of 5 can sign up to climb the very same trees used for Charitree. All climbers will receive a brief training from professionals with Tree Climbers International before hitting the bark.
For more information about Earth Day Dallas, follow us on Twitter at @EarthDayDallas, friend us on Facebook and visit our website at EarthDayDallas.org.
The Team: $4,070 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
Donor Comments
Doug G Pierson
In memory of all of the trees that didn't make it to their 50th birthday but succumbed to the bulldozer, disease or damage. 5 years ago
Teresa, Ann, Caroline and Rosemary Parravano, and Barbara and Thad Teaford
In loving memory of Dennis Parravano. 5 years ago


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How To Sell: An ExcerptBy Clancy Martin
May 15, 2010
Our father told it that Jim was caught dressing up in my grandmother's black Mikimotos when he was scarcely two years old, but the first time I considered jewelry was the morning I stole my mother's wedding ring. It was white gold. A hundred-year-old Art Nouveau band with eleven diamonds in two rows across the finger, garnets that were sold as rubies in the centers of tiny roses on both sides, and hand-engraved scrollwork on the underside where it held the skin. It was the only precious thing she had left. It was never from her hand. But there it was on the sill of the window, above the kitchen sink, next to a yellow-and-green plant she kept.


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Hillary Clinton Announces Agenda to Lower Health Care Costs and Improve Value for All Americans
Today, Senator Clinton laid out a major plank in her framework for providing affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans: her 7-step strategy for lowering spiraling costs. The rising cost of health care is threatening working families, American businesses, and the nation's economic competitiveness. Premiums have almost doubled since 2000 – up 87 percent – four times higher than wages. And if left unattended, health care spending will double to $4 trillion per year over the next 10 years. Senator Clinton stressed that the necessary commitment to cover all Americans will require the reform of our often irrational, inefficient and wasteful policies. Senator Clinton proposed a series of initiatives that will cut the spiraling rate of growth by one-third over time. Her health care modernization strategy achieves this by targeting the drivers of health care costs, including (1) our back-ended coverage of health care that gives short-shift to prevention, (2) the nation's reliance on an antiquated, wasteful, costly and even dangerous paper-based medical records system, (3) unmanaged chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease which account for over 75 percent of health care spending, (4) the over-utilization of medical interventions that provide little added value and the underutilization of those that do, (5) and excessive insurance, drug, and malpractice costs. Senator Clinton's proposals would reduce costs and improve quality in the health care system. Taken together they would lower national health spending by at least $120 billion dollars a year. If businesses received a proportionate reduction in their health benefits spending, they would achieve at least $25 billion in savings in 2004 dollars. Families would substantially benefit as well. In fact, Business Roundtable has estimated $2,200 in national health savings for the typical family.i And these savings would be reinvested in the system to help cover the 45 million uninsured. To achieve this goal, Senator Clinton's strategy would: 1. A Groundbreaking National Prevention Initiative to Reduce the Incidence of Such Diseases as Diabetes and Cancer that Impose Huge Human and Financial Costs 2. Institute a New "Paperless" Health Information Technology System
3. Transform Care of Today's Chronically Ill Population to Improve Outcomes and Decrease Costs 4. Ending Insurance Discrimination to Help Reduce Administrative Costs 5. Create an Independent "Best Practices" Institute to Empower Consumers, Providers and Health Plans to Make the Right Care Choices 6. Implement Smart Purchasing Initiatives to Constrain Excess Prescription Drug and Managed Care Expenditures 7. Put in Place Common-Sense Medical Malpractice Reforms SENATOR CLINTON'S 7-STEP STRATEGY TO REDUCE HEALTH COSTS WHILE INCREASING AFFORDABILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND QUALITY
1. Install a Groundbreaking National Prevention Initiative to Reduce the Incidence of Obesity and Diseases Such as Diabetes and Cancer that Impose Huge Human and Financial Costs: This century's plague is chronic illness including diabetes, heart conditions, obesity and other chronic conditions. Obesity rates have doubled among adults over the past 20 years; in fact Medicare could save over a trillion dollars over 25 years if obesity among seniors could be returned to levels in the 1980s. One out of three children born in 2000 is at risk of developing diabetes, and today's children are at risk of having shorter life spans than their parents – for the first time in our nation's history. Chronic illness accounts for 75 percent of health costs, and two-thirds of recent cost growth. Only half of recommended clinical preventive services are provided to adults, and less than half of adults had their doctors provide them advice on weight, nutrition, or exercise.ii Only 38 percent of adults receive recommended colorectal screening and roughly 20 percent of children do not receive recommended immunizations.iii Senator Clinton will: • Require all insurers participating in federal programs to cover prevention priorities: Senator Clinton would make it a condition of doing business with the Federal government that health plans cover high-priority preventive services. Covered services would be based on recommendations from the U.S. Prevention Services Task Force. Insurers would provide both individuals and providers with the financial incentives, such as eliminating copays for high-priority prevention services. This approach is being taken by such businesses as Safeway, which not only covers all preventive services but provides an integrated health promotion model for many of it employees. Target prevention by coordinating and pooling public funding: Senator Clinton would coordinate public spending on prevention across federal programs in the Department of Health and Human Services to maximize high-priority prevention. A
public-private collaboration would ensure that prevention is pushed outside of the boundaries of the health care system and into schools, workplace, supermarkets and communities through free provision of preventive benefits. It would enlist a new prevention workforce including pharmacists, church leaders and others who can best use funds to ensure 100 percent use of cost-effective prevention.
2. Institute a New "Paperless" Health Information Technology System: Billions of dollars and millions of mistakes result from the use of an outdated, paper-based medical records and billing systems. Modernizing our health care system through the use of information technology will empower doctors and other healthcare providers to communicate electronically and will reduce waste and redundancy while improving safety and quality by reducing medical errors. Today, 75 percent of health care claims are submitted electronically. However, only 71 percent of these claims are automatically adjudicated (i.e. processed without any manual intervention). Paper claims that are clean (no manual intervention) cost about $1.60 per claim; however, electronic claims cost almost half that amount ($0.85).iv And claims that require manual intervention/adjudication cost 40 percent more than an electronic claims.
Senator Clinton will: • Create system-wide savings from full use of health information technology and bring a paperless revolution to health care: Require providers participating in federal programs to adopt private, secure, and interoperable technology. Provide one-time financial assistance: An up-front and phased-out $3 billion a year investment fund would be provided to help hospitals and doctor's offices to adopt and implement HIT. Maximize use and improve quality: Health IT is a critical tool for ensuring patients receive the highest quality care. The proposal will give doctors financial incentives to adopt health IT and facilitate adoption of a system where high quality care and better patient outcomes can be rewarded. Reduce 200,000 adverse drug events: If all hospitals used a computerized physician order entry system, the tragic results of medication errors could be avoided and roughly $1 billion per year could be saved.v Save $77 billion: RAND estimates net savings to be $77 billion per year. If IT impacted the nation's healthcare system as much as it impacted the wholesale and retail industry — savings could be as high as $346 billion annually according to the series of RAND studies—over 15 percent of health care spending.vi
3. Transform Care of Today's Chronically Ill Population to Improve Outcomes: The largest driver of health care costs in the nation is related to the small numbers of Americans who
incur catastrophic expenditures, usually for the care of chronic diseases. These diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, account for 75 percent of our total national health expenditures and are the leading causes of death in the U.S.vii In fact, the 23 percent of Medicare beneficiaries who suffer from five or more chronic illnesses account for 68 percent of total spending in the Medicare program.viii A recent RAND study projected nearly $30 billion in national health expenditure savings per year after implementing disease and lifestyle management programs. Combined with prevention and health information technology, with full participation, the U.S. health system could save $147 billion alone for better care of this vulnerable population.ix Senator Clinton will: • Ensure higher quality and better coordination of care: Senator Clinton proposes using state-of-the-art chronic care coordination models within federally-funded programs such as Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), to provide care for Americans afflicted with these costly, multi-faceted and difficult to manage illnesses. Based on the concepts promoted by primary care physician groups, Senator Clinton would permit multi-specialty clinics (such as the Mayo Clinic), private plans (such as Evercare and the On Lok program in San Francisco), and provider-sponsored organizations to bid on and provide coordinated care services. Provide incentives for participation in chronic care management programs: Services provided would include: care coordination among and between providers, drug management, diet and exercise counseling, lifestyle management, and the promotion of patient responsibility for self-management. Medicare beneficiaries and federal employees could choose to opt-in to this program and many would do so because of the additional services (many of which would have no cost-sharing requirements) and the potential for higher-quality care and outcomes. Physicians providing services within these programs would receive management bonus payments to compensate for their cost-effective coordination services.
4. End Insurance Discrimination to Help Reduce Administrative Costs: Insurance is about spreading risk across a group of enrollees, yet insurance companies in the U.S. often discriminate against those with expensive, pre-existing conditions. A recent study showed that insurance companies in America spend tens of billions of dollars per year avoiding costly beneficiaries. Insurance companies' profits skyrocket by steering clear of expensive beneficiaries and misusing utilization management techniques for plan enrollees. Further, recent research has shown that health administrative costs in the U.S. total at least $294 billion, and the overhead for private insurers averaged 11.7 percent -- exceeding Medicare (3.6%) and Medicaid (6.8%).x In a reformed system where all Americans are covered and risk is spread extensively, administrative costs could be reduced by billions of dollars. Senator Clinton will: • End discriminatory insurance practices: A "guarantee issue" system will build on
the concept of shared responsibility by allowing anyone to join a plan. It would not relegate high-cost people to separate plans or public programs. In addition, insurance companies would not be allowed to carve out benefits or charge higher rates to people with health problems or at risk of them. • Reduce marketing costs and improve value for the premium dollar: Insurers would compete on low costs and high quality, not on successful underwriting and deceptive marketing practices. By insuring all Americans through accountable public and private plans, we can wring out administrative costs that do nothing but add to the bottom line. Enact uniquely American and bipartisan health reform for all: Success in covering all Americans will not only provide desperately needed coverage and security, but also reduce administrative costs in U.S. by as much as $20-30 billion a year.xi
5. Create an Independent "Best Practices" Institute to Empower Consumers, Providers and Health Plans to Make the Right Care Choices and Invest in Research for New Treatments: Patients, providers and payers would benefit from getting better information on what works in health care and how treatments compare to one another. Little is known about how these procedures stack up, so we end up paying for them all, even when they may do nothing to improve health. Researchers at Dartmouth have found that more care is not better care, and that inefficient care may do more harm than good. Health care providers and patients are being bombarded with information. In the past decade, there has been an 80 percent growth in the number of drugs prescribed, 100 percent growth in new device patents, 300 percent growth in teaching hospital procedures, and 1,500 percent growth in diseases with gene tests.xii Senator Clinton will: • Create a Best Practices Institute: A new Institute would be created, funded by both the private and public sectors, since its results will benefit all payers. Research will compare the effectiveness of alternative treatments such as pharmaceuticals, devices, and surgical interventions. For example, information supplied by organizations such as the Drug Effectiveness Review Project (DERP) has been used in North Carolina to educate providers and improve quality of care, saving the state an estimated $80 million in 2003. According to Congressional Budget Office Director Orszag, there is "an amazing opportunity in this long-term fiscal challenge to take cost out of the system without harming health…and that opportunity is remarkable." This research will facilitate the development of quality and outcomes measures.
6. Implement Smart Purchasing Initiatives to Constrain Excess Prescription Drug and Managed Care Expenditures: Americans pay the highest prices in the world for drugs, and no other nation spends what we do for health insurance. In the last decade, prescription drugs accounted for 15 percent of the total increase in health spending, despite the fact that they account for only about 10 percent of all health spending.xiii When Congress passed the
Medicare prescription drug benefit, language was included to explicitly prohibit the Secretary of HHS from using the purchasing power of the federal government to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. Excess expenditures are not limited to prescription drugs. MedPAC, a non-partisan congressional advisory committee, reports that Medicare pays private managed care plans, on average, 12 percent more than traditional Medicare pays to providers to treat the same beneficiaries. This has raised Medicare premiums by $24 for all beneficiaries, even those not enrolled in these private plans.xiv The Medicare actuaries report that these overpayments are accelerating the depletion of the Medicare Trust Fund by 2 years. Senator Clinton will: • Remove barriers to generic competition: Eliminate loopholes in federal law that allow drug companies use the courts to prevent generic competitors from coming market. Increase funding for the Office of Generic Drugs at FDA to eliminate the backlog of generic drug applications. A one percent increase in the use of generic drugs could yield $4 billion in government savings.xv Create a pathway for biogeneric competition: Give FDA the authority to approve safe and effective biogeneric drugs -- ending the monopoly currently enjoyed by large biopharmaceutical companies. Creating biogeneric competition will spur innovation resulting in lower costs and more choices for patients, providers and employers. Providing such competition will save $5-7 billion per year.1 xvi Allow Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. Eliminate the prohibition in federal law that prohibits the Secretary of HHS from negotiating prescription drug prices in Medicare. Provide more oversight of drug advertising, marketing excesses and inappropriate financial relationships with providers. Limit direct-to-consumer advertising, institute reporting requirement for financial arrangements between providers and manufactures, and protect physician prescribing data from being sold to pharmaceutical manufacturers. In 2000, for every dollar spent on direct-to-consumer advertising, pharmaceutical sales increased by $4.20.xvii Medicare to crack down on overpayments to private plans: Reduce overpayments to private managed care plans and move toward a level playing field in the reimbursement of traditional Medicare and private managed care plans.
7. Put in Place Common-Sense Medical Malpractice Reforms: In order to ensure greater stability and predictability for physicians to continue to practice, we need common-sense medical malpractice reforms. While some have overstated the role that malpractice insurance plays in the health care crisis, it is clear that we have to find a way that works for everyone, doctors and patients alike. Senator Clinton will:
Promote medical error disclosure and provider-patient trust: Senator Clinton has introduced the National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation (MEDiC) Act. It would encourage the adoption of a model that provides liability protections for physicians who disclose medical errors to patients and who offer to enter into negotiations for fair compensation. Overall, these policies have resulted in greater patient trust and satisfaction, more patients being compensated for injuries, fewer numbers of malpractice suits being filed, and significantly reduced administrative and legal defense costs. At the University of Michigan, this program has saved $1-3 million in litigation costs.
Overall Health Costs Crisis and Impact of Reform • Costs are high and rising: U.S. health care costs are the highest in the world, now total $2 trillion and expected to double to $4.1 trillion in 2016.xviii In that year, health spending will comprise nearly one-fifth of the entire economy. U.S. spends more for less: On a per-person basis, this is 50 percent higher than the next nation, and twice the average of competitor nations. Our spending if $6,100 in 2004 was significantly higher than that of the next most expensive nation, Switzerland, where the average life expectancy is 3 years longer.xix A recent analysis found that, controlling for income, the U.S. spends $477 billion more than peer nations on health care.xx Impact on businesses: In 2005, businesses financed $367 billion of private health insurance premiums;xxi by 2008, with current cost trends, this could climb to $450 billion. One analysis found that health costs in Fortune 500 companies could exceed their profits by 2008.xxii Impact on families: Premiums for employer-sponsored insurance have risen 87 percent since 2000, compared to a 20 percent increase in wages. The average family premium in 2006 was $11,480.xxiii Median income in the U.S. dropped by nearly $1,300 between 2000 and 2005.xxiv Generally, reform lowers national health spending: Comprehensive reform plans have the potential to reduce national health spending, even with the federal investment in insuring all Americans.xxv
Preventing and Managing Disease • Epidemic of chronic illness: An estimated 45 percent of Americans had a chronic illness
in 2000. This is projected to rise to 50 percent by 2020.xxvi o Diabetes: The number of people with diabetes has doubled in the past fifteen years, with the expectation that one-third of the people born in 2000 can expect to have diabetes in his or her lifetime.xxvii And this trend is even more disturbing for African Americans: the rate of diabetes is 50 to 80 percent higher for this group compared to non-Hispanic whites. o Obesity and health: About 24 percent of Americans were obese in 2005, up from 15 percent in 1995.xxviii Obesity contributes to a wide range of chronic conditions, from diabetes to stroke to cancer. If trends continue, children's life spans may be shorter than that of their parents for the first time in about a century.xxix • Chronic diseases drive costs. Chronic diseases, some of which can be prevented, account for more about 75 percent of health care costs. In addition, about two-thirds of the rise in health care spending is associated with a rise in the prevalence of treated disease—more diabetics, more pulmonary disorders, etc.xxx Medicare is particularly affected: chronic diseases account for 68 percent of program costs, and 23 percent of beneficiaries have 5 or more chronic diseases.xxxi o Obesity and costs: About 30% of the rise in health care spending is linked to the doubling of obesity among adults over the past 20 years.xxxii Had the prevalence of obesity remained the same today as it was in 1987, we would spend 10 percent less per person – approximately $200 billion – on health care today. o Impact on employers: About 30 percent of total cost of diabetes results from work loss, disability, and premature death and the effects of preventable influenza present a major cost to employers in terms of sick days and reduced productivity.xxxiii • Proven prevention is underused and undervalued. o Low use: Only half of recommended clinical preventive services are provided to adults and less than half of adults had their doctors provide them advice on weight, nutrition, or exercise.xxxiv Only 38 percent of adults receive recommended colorectal screening and roughly 20 percent of children do not receive recommended immunizations.xxxv Additionally, the percent of elderly people who received an influenza vaccine in 2003 was 64 percent in the U.S., well below Australia at 79 percent and the United Kingdom at 71 percent.xxxvi o Difficult to provide only through insurance: Health insurers typically do not cover the full range of recommended services. An employer survey found that only 57 percent cover flu vaccines, 20 percent cover tobacco cessation services and only 18 percent cover alcohol problem prevention.xxxvii Since people frequently change insurers, insurers have little incentive to invest in them. The average person in their 40s has already had 11 jobs.xxxviii
o Difficult to provide only through doctors: One study estimates that it would take over 7 hours per day to deliver all of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Forcerecommended clinical prevention to a typical patient panel of 2,500.xxxix Moreover, our payment system does not value prevention. Reimbursement for a diagnostic, surgical, or imaging procedure often is three times as much as a thirty-minute visit with a patient involving management and counseling.xl o Low spending: The U.S. spends only an estimated 1 to 3 percent of national health expenditures on preventive health care services and health promotion.xli This is an estimated $70 billion per year.xlii • Primary prevention can reduce costs and improve lives. o Immunization: Fully vaccinating all seniors against the flu could save nearly $1 billion per year.xliii Full vaccination of seniors against pneumococcal disease could save $10 for every $1 spent.xliv o Obesity intervention: If obesity among the elderly were to return to the level in the 1980s, then savings could total a trillion dollars over a 25 year period.xlv o Workplace wellness: A systematic review of this literature evaluating workplace health promotion programs found that 88% of the 32 studies found that these initiatives reduced healthcare costs, and virtually all found they reduced absenteeism. The mean return on investment of the initiatives was $3.93 for health care costs and $5.07 for absenteeism savings.xlvi o Safeway example: Safeway covers all preventive care services appropriate for a patient's age group. It offers other benefits, such as a 24-hour hot line staffed by registered nurses, services to help people manage chronic conditions and incentives designed to promote healthier lifestyles. Safeway has integrated a health promotion/prevention model with care management. According to Safeway's analysis, overall, health coverage costs for Safeway employees enrolled in the new plan fell 11 percent in 2006, its first year of operation. It has projected that their 2007 spending will be flat.xlvii • Chronic care management can produce savings: o Example of diabetes care management: A comprehensive program to achieve and maintain weight reduction of 7% among adults with elevated blood sugar produced results so dramatic and quick, randomized trial was stopped a year early. The incidence of diabetes was 58 percent lower among at-risk individuals enrolled in the lifestyle intervention than the control group. The results were most pronounced among those aged 60 and older – a 71 percent reduction in the incidence of diabetes. These results have been replicated in studies in Finland and China.xlviii o Example of warranty for care: Geisinger Clinic has experimented with a model that
provides all follow-up care for up to 90 days after surgery through a "warranty". This has resulted in more aggressive follow-up (e.g., ensuring antibiotics or aspirin are used) and fewer subsequent hospitalizations.xlix o Example of the VA's use of HIT and chronic care management: Between 1993 and 1999, the VA adopted electronic medical records, developed explicit evidencebased treatment protocols for chronic disease, and provided financial incentives to VA health centers to improve care outcomes. Quality of care indicators improved dramatically: VA patients received 67 percent of clinically recommended care compared to 51 percent nationally.l Moreover, use of hospital services declined dramatically—total hospital bed days declined by: • 51 percent for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, • 49 percent for those with pneumonia, • 43 percent for those with heart failure, and • 49 percent among diabetics.li Health Information Technology • Medical mistakes: In part due to our lack of health information technology, an estimated 195,000 Americans die each year due to medical mistakes.lii At least 1.5 million people – are ere given the wrong medication each year.liii High cost of paper-based payment: Today, 75 percent of health care claims are submitted electronically. However, only 71 percent of these claims are automatically adjudicated (i.e. processed without any manual intervention). Paper claims that are clean (no manual intervention) cost about $1.60 per claim. Claims that require manual intervention/ adjudication cost over $2 per claim. However, it costs 85 cents for an electronic claim.liv Lowers medical errors: If all hospitals used a computerized physician order entry system, an estimated 200,000 fewer adverse drug events would occur, saving roughly $1 billion per year.lv Savings from duplication of tests: A local study in Santa Barbara found that one in five lab tests and x-rays were ordered solely because the previous results could not be found.lvi System-wide savings from full use of HIT: RAND estimates net savings of $77 billion per year with 90 percent adoption. If efficiency in the nation's healthcare system increased by an additional 1.5 percent per year — what economists generally agree was the impact of information technology on the wholesale and retail industry — savings could be as high as $346 billion annually—over 15% of health care spending.lvii Example of the VA: The HIT system, known as the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), provides clinical, financial and management systems for the VA. The health record component of VistA, the computerized patient record system (CPRS), is used in outpatient, inpatient, mental health,
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intensive care unit, emergency department, clinic, home care, nursing home and other settings. CPRS contains all components of a patient's health record, such as laboratory test results, medical images, bar code medication administration, progress notes, and appointments. CPRS permits VHA clinicians to access a patient's record from anywhere within the health enterprise, at the point of care. The CPRS is fully operational at all medical centers and most other VHA sites of care. The VA efficiently delivers some of the best quality health care in the United States. Between 1999 and 2003, the number of patients enrolled in the VHA system increased by 70 percent, yet funding (not adjusted for inflation) increased by only 41 percent. Health care spending per capita averages $6,300 in the U.S.; at the VA, however, the per-patient cost is $5,000, 21% lower than the national average.lviii Reducing Drug and Insurance Costs • Drugs continue to drive costs: In the last decade, prescription drugs accounted for 15 percent of the total increase in health spending, despite the fact that they account for only about 10 percent of all health spending.lix In 2002, patented drugs cost 67 percent more in the U.S. than in Canada.lx Promoting generic drugs: While 53 percent of all prescriptions are generic medicines, they account for only 12 percent of total pharmaceutical costs. A 1 percent increase in the use of generic drugs could yield $4 billion in government savings.lxi Direct-to-consumer advertising: In 2000, for every dollar spent on direct-to-consumer advertising, pharmaceutical sales increased by $4.20.lxii Medicare overpayments to private plans: MedPAC has found that private plan payment rates are about 12 percent higher, on average, than traditional Medicare pays to treat the same beneficiaries. This has raised Medicare premiums by $24 for all beneficiaries, even those not enrolled in such plans.lxiii CBO reports that the cost to the budget is $54 billion over 5 years, and about $160 billion over 10 years.lxiv The Medicare actuaries report that the overpayments are depleting the Medicare Trust Fund: and advancing the date that Medicare Hospital Insurance will become insolvent by 2 years.
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Research for a Value-Oriented Health System • Proliferation of options: Health care providers and patients are being bombarded with information. In the past decade, there has been an 80 percent growth in the number of drugs prescribed, 100 percent growth in new device patents, 300 percent growth in teaching hospital procedures, and 1,500 percent growth in diseases with gene tests.lxv Need for improved quality: Adults get recommended care only about 55 percent of the time.lxvi Use of comparative effectiveness information: Information provided by the Drug Effectiveness Review Project (DERP) has been used by some states in setting policy. For
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example, North Carolina used this information to educate providers, saving the state an estimated $80 million in 2003.lxvii • Example of need for comparative effectiveness: Today, more than 45 million people – 26% of adults – are diagnosed with arthritis. That figure is expected to jump to 67 million by 2030. The total costs attributable to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (AORC) in the United States in 2003 was approximately $80 billion.lxviii The current therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is based on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). And today, new DMARDs are being developed which offer hope for better prevention and control of the pain and disability associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But we have little information on the safety and effectiveness of new DMARDs as compared to traditional DMARDs.
Administrative costs: • Administrative costs drive our costs above our competitors: The U.S. pays 6 times more per person on administrative costs ($412 per capita in 2003) than similar nations, partly due to the complexity of and cracks in the system. Of the $98 billion in excess administrative costs, $84 billion came from the private sector, where 64 percent of the administrative costs were incurred due to underwriting health risks, and sale and marketing, costs that aren't in public systems of most OECD countries.lxix Administrative costs exceed spending on long-term care and public health: In 2007, roughly $167 billion will be spent on administrative and private insurers' overhead. This is more than will be spent on nursing home care ($132 billion) and public health ($66 billion).lxx Significant savings could result from simplified administration: Most estimates of the impact of comprehensive reform plan suggest savings due to pooling and reduced administrative costs for small firms. A recent analysis of one plan suggests that systemwide administrative savings could be $30 billion a year.lxxi
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Oh I can totally relate to feeling the need for a break and some relaxation. Just like you, I currently don't get a lot of free time on a daily (or weekly) basis, because I've got a couple of important mid-terms and deadlines coming up. It's been quite stressful and being able to escape that is just wonderful. The book you read sounds very interesting. I've not listened to a lot of Type O Negative, but I've been getting more into them recently and I do love a good biography :)ReplyDelete
I just finished my holiday and another break would be welcome =D I have a school and in addition it I have a job =D It's crazy, but I had to do this now.Delete
Tuo täytyy ehdottomasti päästä lukemaan pian ^^ReplyDelete
Vapaa-aikaa on täälläkin päässä ehkä seuraavan kerran n.kolmen vuoden päästä :pReplies
Sitten kun sitä vapaa-aikaa on, ei osaa hyödyntää sitä tehokkaasti, ärsyttävää! =D Lue ehdottomasti :)Delete


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This is deep stuff that really relates to me--enjoy!! :D♥
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squirreleydoodle Nov 27, 2011
I have tears in my eyes. The style you write in is so beautiful. I really need to look up a synonym for beautiful. I could never be a poet like this. How you can put so much emotion and feeling into a shirt poem fascinates me. Poetry is beautiful. This is a stellar example of poetry.
penguin239 Sep 04, 2010
its really good, i can totally relate to this my best friend a few years ago did a similar thing...
Happy_24_7 Sep 04, 2010
awwwwwww thats a sad one.... but it was really well written!! great job!
Happy_24_7 Sep 04, 2010
awwwwwww i really like this one!!!!! its so cute! reminds me of a guy... but he betrayed me..... sad i know
BlueSkiesGrayClouds Aug 18, 2010
I'm sorry:( I can't say I know how her family or you and your cousin felt but I hope she's in a better place. This was amazingly deep, sincere, and moving:)
Bixie101 Jun 13, 2010
@MsRenzybenzy thanks :D yeah, we're okay. it happened on February 18th this year and it was just really bad, especially for her family :( but thanks for reading.....


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Just when I thought I knew every beach, watering hole, waterpark, and pool in the tri-state area, I was introduced to what may be my new favorite family outdoor day trip: Dutch Springs in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The "Aquapark" is a deep, cool, clean natural spring-fed swimming hole filled with massive rafts and water slides in a well-patrolled swimming area. Another part of this ancient limestone quarry is the premier diving center in the area. (If you're SCUBA certified, or getting your certification, this is wet-suit fun park, with a submerged school bus and helicopter among the treasures deep down below.)
The teens and tweens I brought with me loved the thrill of climbing up the massive iceberg floats, trying the floating "Wibit" obstacle courses, and, for the sheer live-to-tell-the-tale adrenaline rush, scaling the platform of the "Big Boy" float to then jump to launch, and then be launched, off the end (no, I did not try it).
In fact the Aquapark turned out to be on of the highlights of our summer. I spent most of my time floating in the super clean spring water watching all the action around me while the kids had a blast. And extra kudos to Dutch Springs for the abundant life guards, mandatory life vests, and overall friendliness and cleanliness of the entire "Springs" park area.
Bonus: As part of the price of admission, you can also take a swing on the dry land ropes course and climbing wall, a nice value-add perk.
The Details
There are lounge chairs available for free, but you have to be here at opening to grab them (and since the area is open for camping, which many SCUBA divers take advantage of, you really have to be quick off the gun to grab one). Instead, bring beach chairs and perhaps a pop-up tent for shade to set up on the grassy slopes.
A snack bar offers subs and pizza at reasonable rates (around $6 for a 6″ sub), but lines are huge on weekends (we waited for an hour). Instead, bring your lunch and head to snack bar late afternoon for some locally made ice cream.
Bethlehem is quick 90 minute ride from my starting point of Montclair, NJ, and is located in Lehigh Valley (where you'll also find kid favorites such as The Crayola Experience). Be sure to check out the coupon section of the tourism web site for Dutch Springs discounts.
Dutch Springs
4733 Hanoverville Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020
Cost: Ages 10 and older: $30 / Ages 5 – 9: $19 on weekends and Labor Day


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I did a couple of workshops with Ross Rayburn last month; one of his key themes was to get heavy in our poses. The main effect of this was that we had about an hour and a half to get some lunch and take a 10 minute walk to the second part of the workshop. We were late. The message of heaviness definitely had an effect.
One of the definitions of Guru is the weighty one. So by getting heavy in our poses we are invoking the Guru within and I've found that this makes us much more aware of how we move through poses. They then are no longer become something to tick off your to do list but a delicious moment to be savoured.
The cool thing is that practicing in this way gets taken off the mat and you become much more aware of everything which is going on around you. When we were mid-way through our workshop we were far more interested in what each other had to say, knowing that we wouldn't see each other again for a while. OK, it made us a bit late which isn't great Adhikara (studentship) but that's a subject for another post and to be honest, Ross only has himself to blame for being such a great teacher ;)


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ALLISON BRESSI is a New York-based creative producer committed to making and developing new work in close partnership with playwrights. Recently, her world premiere production of Songbird by Michael Kimmel and Lauren Pritchard, starring Tony Award Nominee Kate Baldwin ran Off-Broadway and was a New York Times Critics' Pick. She is currently a producer on This is Reading, a site-specific, multimedia performance installation conceived by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, Tony Gerber, and Kate Whoriskey, which will premiere in Reading, Pennsylvania July 2017.
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Working from home seems like a pretty sweet gig. That is until your kids interupt your interview on live television.
Professor Robert E Kelly was discussing the impeachment of South Korean president Park Geun-hye in a live interivew with BBC, when his children just wandered into his office without a care in the world.
Watching the woman (not sure if it's Mom or Nanny) come in to inconspicuously remove the kids, is the best thing you'll see all day.


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