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People are living longer and keeping their natural teeth more than ever before. The advances in tooth retention, the desire to look one's best, and higher expectations about oral health have raised dental awareness among older adults.
With the significant increase in the older portion of society, with even greater increases expected, more older adults will have more teeth that are susceptible to root caries. Root caries may emerge as one of the most significant dental problems among older adults during the next decade. A recent study conducted by the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) showed that over half of older adults have decayed or filled root surfaces. The frequency of root caries is strongly age-dependent and will continue to be a major dental problem among the elderly.
Root caries lesions can be caused by new or primary root caries, caries around existing dental fillings or recurrent caries, and abrasion or erosion of the root surfaces. Root caries progress quickly due to the relatively soft nature of the root surface, as well as the risk factors associated with the incidence of root caries.
Risk factors associated with the high prevalence of root caries among older adults include decrease salivary flow or xerostomia, exposure of root surfaces due to periodontal (gum) disease, chronic medical conditions, radiation treatment for head and neck cancer, physical limitations, and diminished manual dexterity due to stroke, arthritis, or Parkinson's disease, cognitive deficits due to mental illness, depression, Alzheimer's disease or dementia, Sjögren's syndrome (an autoimmune disease), diabetes, poor oral hygiene, multiple medication use, and changes in dietary habits. One or more of these risk factors or life changes, which are more common among older adults, can increase root caries in an individual who has not had dental caries for many years.
Root caries can be a challenge for the dentist to treat depending on the size and the type of root caries lesion, the extent and rate of caries activity for that person, the physical and mental condition of the individual, and where the root caries are located in the mouth. Many root lesions have limited accessibility and visibility, are often more complicated by pre-existing extensive dental work, and are difficult to isolate from oral fluids during the restoration process. Also, many people who have widespread root lesions have limited tolerance for dental treatment because of medical conditions, illness, and mental health problems.
By Denise J. Fedele, DMD, MS
Recently, the issue of over brushing and its direct link to tooth abrasion has been a topic in many journal and news articles. A story in The Wall Street Journal (dated February 4, 2000) stated that in many cases, "the culprit in toothbrush abrasion is the toothbrush itself." This issue is particularly important because people can damage healthy teeth and gums by brushing too hard, oftentimes with a medium- or hard-bristled toothbrush. In fact, dentists and representatives of the American Dental Association have recommended for years that people use a soft-bristled toothbrush for their dental care.
Our teeth and gums are susceptible to wear and tear like all other parts of our bodies. In cases of improper brushing, such as brushing too vigorously, gum tissue can be worn away. Receding gums then lead to other significant dental problems such as sensitive teeth, periodontal disease, cavities, root canals, and potentially removal of teeth.
Solutions to brushing too hard and causing tooth abrasion include adjusting the angle of your toothbrush (it should be at a 45-degree angle), lessening the amount of pressure you use, monitoring the length of time, as well as making sure that you are using a soft-bristled toothbrush. In addition, always ask your dentist for specific recommendations related to your oral health care.
While the potential harm to teeth and gums through over brushing is significant, an even greater percentage of the population suffers damage to their teeth from occlusion (bad bite), genetic factors, and poor overall dental hygiene. It is critical to carefully maintain and monitor your oral health. The best approach to maintaining good oral health is to brush your teeth twice a day with a soft-bristled toothbrush to prevent tooth abrasion with fluoride toothpaste, floss or clean between the teeth using an interdental cleaner (special brushes, picks or sticks), and visit your dentist every six months. Follow your dentist's advice with regard to any changes to this regimen.
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As a reminder any items left in the breezeways such as lawn chairs and stools will be removed without notice. As mentioned before the Resident Responsibility Guide states that no items are to be stored underneath the stairwells or any common area space in the building.
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Is Direct Mail Junk Mail? - LinkedIn Discussion of the Week
Early voting may be controversial in politics right now, but it's perfectly fine in the LinkedIn group "Integrated Marketing Mix."
"NEW! Multichannel Marketing Thursdays: Is Direct Mail Junk Mail?" is the subject of the poll Group member Colleen T. Reese created.
She writes: "Chet Dalzell's [blog] post on Target Marketing has sparked a lot of heated discussion. So we'd like to ask you … What is the real difference between 'Direct Mail' and 'Junk Mail?' "
It's a topic Dalzell visited on Sept. 5 in "Direct Mail Still Haunted by the J-Word," where he received a comment from TM reader Gay Bitter: "Chet—I cringe every time I hear the J-word too. As a former boss of mine said, 'If you're targeting properly, it should not be junk!' "
One IMM voter agreed with Bitter, choosing "No Way!" following the question from Reese, "Is Direct Mail Junk Mail?"
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- No way!
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Three hours after Reese created the poll, one vote declared direct mail the antonym of junk mail. Another voter was apathetic.


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Republicans Worried About Adrian Smith (And They Should Be)by Kyle Michaelis
In a communication sent last week seeking volunteers to help [Adrian] Smith turn out the GOP vote, Republican State Chairman Mark Quandahl wrote: "The 3rd District congressional race is going to close."
Quandahl shows good sense in recognizing that Smith is in trouble. And, the more voters pay attention - the more they look at the record - the more trouble Smith will be in. Scott Kleeb continues to impress people across the Thrid District. Both Democrats and Republicans alike have recognized that Kleeb beats Smith in person, on paper, and on the issues.
Add in the fact that Smith has sold-out the interests of his constituents to the dangerous, anti-farm programs Club for Growth, and even the most die-hard of Republicans are hard-pressed for a reason to support him over Kleeb if they care about rural America.
In trying to defend the hundreds of thousands of dollars in special interest money he'd taken in Friday's Omaha World-Herald, Smith already laid the groundwork for his eventually succumbing to the Club for Growth's extremist position. At the same time, a fellow Republican state senator who served with Smith throughout his years in the legislature raised new and very significant doubts about Smith's leadership:
As of the last campaign report, Club for Growth members had given more than $400,000 to Smith's campaign, well over half of his contributions....
Smith said it was his record of opposing tax hikes and the estate tax and his support for President Bush's tax cuts that won the club's backing....
"My contributions are an endorsement of my record," Smith said....
Smith said Club for Growth knows that he differs with the group on farm policy. He pointed to a recent radio interview in which Club for Growth President Pat Toomey said Smith doesn't agree with the group "100 percent."
"We need a slight change (in farm subsidies), not revolutionary change," Smith said.
In a "perfect world," he said, subsidies could be ended gradually, "but we have to be realistic, and that's what I've been for the past eight years."
Interviews with several lawmakers produced mixed views on Smith's effectiveness as a state senator, though almost all agreed he was pleasant to work with....
Smith's hard-line stance against a tax-hike package in 2002 during a state budget crisis cost him political capital with some lawmakers and admiration from others.
"He voted against every budget, but he didn't articulate any particular thing that needed to be cut," said Sen. Don Pederson of North Platte, chairman of the budget-writing Appropriations Committee. "That doesn't accomplish anything."
Pederson, a Republican, said he was concerned about Club for Growth's involvement in the campaign and Smith's contention that he doesn't have to support its views. "It doesn't work that way," he said.
That's some "realist" who votes against every budget with an eye on future elections without offering any actual ideas for what cuts he'd like to see.
What's funny (and scary for the Third District) is that Smith already has a record of changing his mind to position himself with the Club for Growth and to keep their flow of contributions coming in to his campaign. When the Omaha World-Herald last profiled Smith before the primary (Apr. 18), he had not yet grown so cautious about hiding the Club for Growth's influence:
In an interview, [Smith] said he would have voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement. Later, Smith called back and said that after more contemplation he had changed his mind and would have voted for CAFTA.
That later stance puts Smith in line with the Club for Growth, but Smith said the group's support had nothing to do with his position on the trade pact.
"Nothing to do with his position." Nope, nothing at all. As Sen. Pederson remarked above, "It doesn't work that way." And, to think, the Club for Growth has funneled at least another $100,000 into Smith's campaign since that first demonstration of just how far their money will go.
A sucker may be born every minute, but Smith seems to be counting on every last one of them being voters in the Third District. That isn't going to be the case this November. The people are on to Smith, and the Republican Party knows it. That's why Adrian Smith needs all the help he can get. That's why Scott Kleeb can win this election.


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Ajax have reached agreement with defender Niklas and goalkeeper Henrik Moisander about extension of their conracts with one year. The twin brothers' contracts now run to 30 June 2006.
The twins (born 29 September 1985) come from TPS Turku in Finnland. Both played for Ajax 2 with coach John van den Brom. On 17 May last they captured the national title with Young Ajax.


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Rhiannon Hartvigsen had only been using the Canvas learning management system for three weeks when she started to see the benefits. "It provides the students opportunities for differentiation, automatically, without me having to say 'Oh my goodness, you're already finished with that. Now what am I going to have you do?'" said Hartvigsen, who teaches language arts to seventh and eighth grade students at Mount Ogden Junior High School in Ogden, Utah.
Hartvigsen appears in a video produced by the Ogden School District to showcase her blended learning best practices. The district is taking part in a statewide Canvas initiative to increase the use of technology in education. At Instructure, our mission is to make teaching and learning easier through Canvas.
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On January 11, 2019, we have a planetary alignment of the Sun conjunct Pluto in the sign of Capricorn.
The Sun is our individuality, our radiance, our identity. It is the force that we present to the world on a daily basis.
Pluto is our true Self, our soul purpose, our unconscious urge to transform. It is our ability to transcend ego and evolve on a deep soul level.
Capricorn, ruled by Saturn and the 10th House, represents our reputation, our place in society as a leader, and our ability to carry out what society expects of us.
When these two powerful planets align in the sign of Capricorn, we are shown in what way we hide our truth in the face of society. What fears have been created by our ego that hold us back from truly shining?
Saturn, the ruler of Capricorn, correlates to our karmic blocks. These blocks are important for our growth but only when we take the steps necessary to break them down. Capricorn is here to help you take calculated action in order to break down those blocks and move into a place where your identity aligns with your soul purpose.
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Sometimes I feel like I'm operating at a higher frequency.
By which I mean not that I am somehow above anybody else, but rather that my needles are jumping.
For me this is what anxiety looks like, a shaky, spiky, scratchy line and it's high up, in my head. Utterly disconnected from my gut, which is centred and whole, vast and calm.
There's a well known metaphor that we are the sky and our thoughts and moods are the weather, passing through. Sometimes turbulent, but always temporary.
We are as vast as the sea and yet often I feel caught in the froth. Far removed from the calm, quiet depths as I am tossed about on the surface. White water rafting.
And sometimes I think that my desire to control comes from this place, ever gasping for breath, grasping for something solid, immutable.
If only I could see clear to just let go. To drift out of my head and down, down to the the ocean of my heart. For this is where I will find clarity, calmness and truth.
There is such noise in being in my head. There is chatter and the constant need to fill the gaps.
In my centre, in my heart and gut there is quiet, stillness and, if I care to stay long enough also authenticity. The only solid and immutable thing, the quiet actuality of who I am.
I don't really do new years resolutions - they are too prone to failure. I do like to reassess a bit though. Take a look at where I am and where I want to be.
So for 2014 my focus is spending more time in my calm, in my still, in my quiet - this means getting out of my head.
This is the year to start operating at my optimal frequency.
What's your focus for this year?
Listen to: REM What's the Frequency Kenneth
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David A. Conklin, 68 of Taunton, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. He was the husband of the late Dale (Yudkin) Conklin.
Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was a son of the late John F. and Vivian (O'Dell) Conklin.
He served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1971 during the Vietnam War.
David worked as a truckdriver for Coyne Rug Company in New Bedford for several years, prior to retirement.
Mr. Conklin enjoyed cooking, collecting coins, and was an avid New York Yankees and Minnesota Vikings fan.
He is survived by his son Eric Conklin. David also leaves his former daughter in law, Stephanie A. Roberts, and her husband, Todd, and Hannah Awadallah, who he loved as they were his own daughters; and eight grandchildren, Trenton, Abigail, Lydia, Brandi, Kaila, Kyle, Hadassah, and Ari. David was also the father of the late Sara Elizabeth Conklin.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Interment with military honors on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 10:15 am, in the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA. Visiting hours are respectfully omitted. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Sowiecki Funeral Home, 69 West Britannia Street, Taunton, MA. For directions and online condolences, please visit: www.sowieckifh.com
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Destructoid writes: "David Braben, founder of Frontier (Lost Winds, Thrillville) has some interesting ideas that developers can use to avoid consumers from trading in their games to get newer ones. In an interview with DevelopMag, Braben proposes that 'struggling' developers should utilize unique box codes or create single-use incentives.
'Another option would be to offer extras - or even part of the game itself - packaged in with the game as a unique code on a scratch-card. If you do this, then those extras could only be obtained once.'
Braben ultimately concedes that downloadable is really the only route to go in terms of avoiding pre-owned sales, considering that consumers can do nothing with them other than keep them on their hard drive. Personally, I utilize the pre-owned system at popular retailers heavily. Without that sort of system, I wouldn't be buying the amount of games that I do. And I have to say, it's not like the majority of the games that I own are real champions in their genre. I'm still ticked off that I bought Puppy Luv: Your New Best Friend.
What do you guys think about this? Should developers try to black out retailers with their product with special codes and giveaways? If every developer were to start doing what Braben wants, how would it affect you?"
I never buy used. It's a waste of effort in the end. Developers don't see the rewards for their work and you're supporting a system with air money. Sony or Microsoft isn't going to be jumping up and down because you're playing "said" game on their system unless you paid for it.
And when I said "paid" I mean at the new tag price. No one wins when Madden on Ps3 sold more used copies than madden on xbox 360 does new.
For instance. <This is a hypothetical and it doesn't mean it will. It's an example. Don't get all huffy puffy with me.
Yeah, because every place still sales factory sealed copies of Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario World and Metal Gear Solid.
Once the presses are stopped, the number of copies available begins to decrease. They break, they are lost. At one point, there aren't any new copies on the shelves anymore. If you can tell me which store sells all the PSX games I bought used off of eBay and Amazon, I'll gladly re-buy them.
Konami already did something like this, at least on the PS3 version of PES 2008...you registered to play online and the game was locked to that info to play online so anyone else buying a used copy of the game wouldn't be able to play online unless they had the original user's info
I really don't care if they do lock the games, here in Europe there're not rental services like Gamefly or others in the US so I do only purchase games and check very well if the game is worth my money...this wouldn't affect me...I think Gamespot, Gamefly ,etc would suffer more than gamers as those companies are really usurers when it comes to buying your used games to only resell them for a price close to the normal...
thinking about that I'd happy if this became true, just to see how Gamestop would react to that...pre-owned games makes a good percent of their yearly profit
why does everyone say there are no rental services in Europe?
There are at least 4 top names here in the UK for example. I am sure there are others in other European countries too.
UK: Check Gameflirt and Game Monster. Even LOVEFILM do games.
Google if your friend.
What is dumb is that Gamestop will sell a used game for $5 cheaper than new and people go for it. Gamestop is winning twice because they sold the game twice, and consumers lose because they can only sell it to gamestop for $30 or less.
If I ever sell a game, it is on Ebay and I only buy new.
Developers hear me out..Sue Gamestop! They are the ones making..correction: Gouging the profit out of both used and new games.
This is them wanting more of your money. They see you buy a game, play it, and sell it to someone else. They don't get paid for the second transaction.
How about you get your hands out of my pocket and make games. Developers already get their money from the first game. I don't know what entitles them to think they should get paid for every owner of a single copy.
Sheesh. For every human born, there's 5 more to take his money.
Here's a solution: Make a game good enough to keep so people wouldn't have the need to sell it.
Um, shouldn't the developers be going after the publishers and telling them they don't like the idea of used games. Yeah I see it as selfish of the developer to A) demand you shellout as much money as you can for their products and B) are in a way dictating how you are to use your property.
There is no simple solution, but there are solutions. Publishers can easily pressure GameStop to hold off on used games sales of new titles for like 60 to 90 days simply by threatening to cut off their supply. They can also limit the copies they ship to them. It's really the trade-in system.
But all and all if devs wanted to stop this then they could make better games cheaper (Patapon was made to be sold for $20) Wii games don't seem to suffer as much as 360 / PS3 games. If anything the dev/publisher royalties system needs an overhaul if devs are making money only based on sales.
It will just get more people to resort to piracy.
ie u buy game for +$60 and gamstore gives u $10... and they RE-sell it for $25..bring it.
get on with making Elite 4
You arent ever gonna stop 2nd hand copies of games PERIOD !!
If you want ppl to hold on to there games then make games worth holding on to like i do with games like Final Fantasy & RE4 for instance, i havent sold them simply cos once a year i dust em down and play them during a game drought.
Braben`s idea sounds just like another sort of DRM, we dont liked to be forced into things, its human nature. Personally i dispise DLC unless its free & availiable to everyone.
Yeah, the only games I buy new are the ones worth paying full price for. As you said, developers should make games worth spending the money and holding on to.
This guy is a complete douchebag, do you think ford or chevy is whining and crying about pre owned sale's or trade in program's or how about boat's or movie's or appliance's or clothe's. What about auction's and yard sale's. If i seen this guy in public i would probably....ok i am not going to say it.
I think it should actually be illegal for devs to do stuff like this. Part of the reason I prefer buying disc based games than PSN or XBL games is that there is a resale value if I get bored of the game (even if it is not much, it is better than nothing).
making the best game possible? I will never sell my mgs games or shadow of collosus, okami and so on. heck, I might even get burried with them just in case nobody sells them after my death.
Okay so whats going to happen when the hard drive is filled up? Do they really think consumers are going to delete a $50 game? Making everything digital will have absolutely no production costs for discs, etc so the games better be a cool price of $20
Say for example you buy one of his 'coded' games for the Xbox 360. Your 360 gets the red light and dies and you have to buy a new console. Then you can't use the game you paid for and have to buy another copy to get a new code???.....This will only encourage piracy. Look at PC.
Codes and download-only games may cut down the secondhand market but I think this is wrong. I will not even play half the games I do without the second hand market. I can't afford a lot of games at $100 AUD a game. That means I won't play any sequels of that game either or maybe get excited about their next projects if I haven't had the chance to enjoy the first game....so ultimately they risk getting nothing from me.
Gaminoz you hit the nail on the head about PC. With no second hand market more and more people have resorted in piracy, making the console market even more desirable to devs. I understand that people want to make a profit but doing something like this will only cause spite. What happens when they want to get rid of split screen co-op unless you have two discs? Sounds crazy but the dollar, yen, ext. makes people do crazy things...
Haha, man, that guy had me laughing. Well thought out, Sherlock. Really, it's a genius masterplan. I approve your intelligence.
Wait, this reminds me of something... This reminds me... Isn't there already something that uses a unique combination of digits and/or numbers... Oh yes. PC games. Just good that there is no piracy whatsoever with PC games, because nobody has these codes.
F'ing morron.
Say hello to keygenerators for console games.
I don't see the point in stopping pre owned games. It just gives buyers that choice of affordablity if need be
I understand the desire to stop it, I just don't see how it can be done.
Personally, I won't buy a used game unless its a PSX game that is no longer available at regular retail, as i'd rather spend the extra $5 and support the company who actually put the time and money into developing it, instead of giving the douche who owns gamestop a nice $30 profit for keeping it in their back room for a few days.
Would it be ok if ford told you, "You cant trade your expedition in cause there is a code for the vehicle you can only use once" or "You can't buy a used car you have to buy a new one cause you have to get a code". There is no reason not to be able to buy pre owned game's same as movie's and such.
It would be funny if next next-gen systems have burners inside them that label each disc when it's first played so it only works with your specific console MAC address or serial number
All they'd need was a proprietary device which burned your SN or MAC address onto the TOP of the disc instead of the bottom. That way it would be more difficult to burn on a PC, or possibly use an embedded chip in the disc
If you want to stop preowned sales, make a game that no one ever wants to let go. Then it'll never be traded in.
As far as how it would affect me, I hardly ever buy used or sell games so it really wouldn't. (I hate buying used and getting a beat up disc for $5 less than the retail cost).
Most of the time you don't even get the manual, the case has more stickers on it than a little girls dresser. If anything it makes me want to buy a new copy instead of the used one.
Very much agreed, I can't stand all the stickers and lack of manuals either (Not that I ever read them unless I'm bored). If I buy a game, I make sure it's worth the money first and after that it'll more than likely stay with me until the end of time. I still have psx games (that I sometimes play! YIKES!)
Trading in at stores only helps the store owner. Gamers get ripped off with trade in prices, at least that is true in the UK. You might get £15 for a game on trade in and then see it back on the shelves marked up at a few pounds less than the cost of a brand new version. "make a game that no one ever wants to let go" even classic games like Gears of War, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Metal Gear Solid 4 get traded in. In the long run I think it will only end up hurting the end user as publishers increase costs to cover the money lost in sales to trade-ins.
In my honest opinion no current gen game should be allowed in a used game shop for buy, trade or sell. All there is to it.
Ps3, xbox 360 and wii games should, under no circumstances, be bought, sold or traded in at Gamestops, EB games and so forth and so on. It is only hurting the industry more and more. current gen games should also not be allowed on amazon and ebay, either.
I think all games should go through a 5 year cycle before they are allowed into the used market.
So your saying that people shouldn't have the RIGHT to do with their property as they wish then? Because it sure sounds like it...and I for one (and am sure MILLIONS of others) wholeheartedly agree that once I PAY my money for it that it's mine to do with as I please and absolutely NOBODY will change that no matter what.
I never buy a used game from EB or Gamestop cause of that sticker they place on the spine of the case and they are way too overpriced. I do buy alot of games off of ebay and have sold alot of games on ebay. I know if I download a game off of steam, psn or wii VC, I can never sell it. That hurts the actual value of the game. Only the games that are of great value to me stay with me forever.
Well dude how the heck do you think USED games get USED?? people buy them NEW so its not really hurting the industry at all really... id say keeping them at such a high price for 5 years you say (thats little much) would hurt the industry... people wouldnt want to pay 60 bucks for a game that is 2 years old already! when newer better ones are around the corner... i like going to gamestop and buying Original Xbox games for 3-10 bucks lol i got both Max Payne games for under 4 dollars... we still enjoy them :)
Granted I personally don't trade in my games anymore, I'm glad everyone else does. Because just about every game in my collection is a used one, simply for the fact that they cannot be found any longer.
Buying a used game gives collectors a chance to pick up a masterpiece that someone else either didn't like or was overlooked. Not to mention it also gives someone more incentive to buy a game when it's used at $19.99 instead of buying new at $50 or $60, and if that person likes the game, more tham likely when either a sequel comes out, or if they end up liking games from that developer, maybe they'll then think it's worth it to buy their next game new.
It seems that in the US then the cost of a traded in title is fairly priced. What I was gettign at in my post above was that in the UK shops such as GAME and Gamestation will take your trade-in and give you say £15 or so depending on the age of the title of course but then it will go back on the shelf at around £37 which is just a few pounds short of the £39 brand new price for the same title.
Its the same way here in the US. Look at the Gamestop website. The have the trade in value of MGS4 at $25, and I can guaran-damn-tee that you wouldnt find it for anything less than $55, used, in their store.
Wow, MGS4 is already in the bargain bin brand new for 37 us dollar's in japan?
I was just using $19.99 as an example, but sadly enough, if a game is rated bad enough, or if it generally doesn't sell well, despite being almost-brand new, it will sell used for $20 and new ones will still be $50 or $60
Uncharted and Burnout Paradise,great condition for cheap. Best deal I ever made. amazing games. Truly amazing.
This is a real problem in the industry and finding out a way for a developer to prevent used game sales would put alot less pressure on studio's as every copy being sold is going to them instead of the shop selling the game. This is one of the many reasons devs don't take chances on anything anymore if they can't guarantee a profit they may as well not try. Personally I don't buy used games I like to support the dev making the game and not the annoying clerk trying to get me to buy 20 things i don't want.
You aren't supporting some annoying clerk, he's just some average guy working some horrid retail job to pay the bills. It's not like he works on commission or anything.
Do you buy all new vehicle's also? To support ford or chevy or whoever? Do you buy all brand new movie's? Do you go to yard sale's or auction's? If someone goes to give you a couch do you say NOOOO! i buy all new furniture to support Ikea. If you are going to imply that theory to game's then you need to apply it to everything in your life
stop kidding yourself cars which cost thousands of dollars are on a completely different scale than games and cannot be compared. Stop using exaggerated comparisons to help you weak point.
Exactly, more of a reason to do so. So much more money on the line. It's the point of the matter doesn't matter how much money it is, still the same principal. What about movie's? Or even rented game's and movie's they are losing on all the sale's for that. They don't get a kick back from rented game's, just from what the video store buy's from them.
rental copies cost EXTRA, don't tell me you actually believed that the rental stores just use regular retail copies for rental *facepalm*
Rental licenses are way more expensive as retail versions. Hence the rental firm pays for being allowed to rent the title all the time.
Additionally you hardly see any normal music or movie store putting traded in stuff right in your face in the best showcases. Gamestop does exactly that. Not only that, the clerks will try to sell you the used game before the new one, as the earnings are HIGHER on the used games.
Guy buys MGS4: $60 retail - gross market price = ~ $10 earnings (max)
Guy hands in used MGS4: gets $20-25 for it
Gamestop actively sells that version to the next customer: $50 pre-owned price -$25 buyout = $25 earning
The guy who bought the pre-owned version comes back to trade in his $50 MGS4: he gets $20, GS sells it again for $50
So far GS made $65 from a %60 retail priced game that made $10 to the devs. And repeated reselling will only rise that margin.
the problem is not the used games sales via ebay or vertical markets, thats not a problem at all. The problem is when the specialty stores for games make it their primary business to resell single game copies over and over again. That smell awfully like rental to me.
Here's away to stop people from trading in games they own, Make Better games.. if the game is so fun people won't trade it in... you put out trash and wonder why people don't want it
By supporting the store by buying used games keeps them in business therefore allowing that clerk to keep his job which is therefore supporting the clerk. I don't know if they get a commission but clerks at gamestop HAVE to ask you if you want the used copy or if you want this game or if you wanna subscribe to some random magazine. That is the reason I stopped shopping at those stores.
then shut ur trap, go to the drawin board and make a game consumers wont want to trade. it makes me laugh when i see articles like these. some developers wana be lazy and feed us garbage games but they dont want us to trade those garbage games in.if developers keep gving us crap games like beowulf the game, spiderman 3 the game, iron man and the list goes on what do you expect us to do keep ur crap like a trophy. please you cant stop us consumers so dont even try
How about making a game worth paying full price for? Like MGS4! If there's a truly foolproof way of stopping 2nd hand games, places like Gamestop and Gamecrazy would go bankrupt.
The local used game store nearby had a few used copies of MGS4 for sale when I went in there a little over a week after it was released. The quality of the game doesnt make a difference. People will always buy, play, finish and resell them almost immediately.
Actually i wouldn't even buy a used copy of MGS4 sorry. I am glad i gameflyed it.
Many people also trade games in if they played it to death and there's nothing else that they really want to do with the game. It's not always because they think a game is sh!t.
Didn't know if you knew that, and I thought I might want to get that point out for everyone to see.
The only reason developers and publishers want to get rid of pre-owned, is that they get no money on the resale of the games.
@ What you disagreeing for? That is the reason.
well, i'm all for stopping the sell pre-owned games. it's bad for development studios (who are already under financial constraints as it is), which will ultimately end bad for gamers. plus, i'm not too keen on making a purchase that will result in 100% profit for a company like Gamestop; private companies, yeah, but not Gamestop. Gamestop usually employees some of the biggest fanboys imaginable, and usually offers nigh nill incentive to even purchase pre-owned, seeing as they only knock off $5 max from new prices. and thats assuming you can actually find a pre-owned game in good condition: most pre-owned games at Gamestop have horribly scratched discs, don't have the original box, and don't have manuals. i'd rather just spend the extra $5 for a new copy in mint condition.
about the only advantage i can see in selling pre-owned games is for older games that aren't in circulation anymore. even still you can usually find what you're looking for on ebay, and that's going back as far as the NES era--most new/used outlets don't even sell games from the pre-sixth-generation era, leaving ebay as your only option for fifth-generation and prior.
I can't say I agree with stopping the sale of used games, but I am indeed all for the fall of Gamestop.
By principle alone, I don't shop there, and I don't need to worry about missing any used treasures, considering that Gamestop catches on to price trends very quickly and will change the used price of a game accordingly.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on Xbox? $80 used, saw it a year ago for $25, they probably bought it for $5 credit.
And I guess now MGS:TS is going for $60 used at all EB and Gamestop, and they took it off their internet inventory.
And yes, I hate their fanboy employees that gave me that sh!t-eating grin whenever I bought a PS3 game, or a game THEY didn't think was good. But I DO support the likes of Gamecrazy and Disc Replay, who give fair prices on both ends (trade-in and resale.)
Gamers that want used game sales to stop should have their consoles stripped from them, gamestop cheats you, and resells games for to much ect.
Shutup, i don't care if you signed a blood oath to never support gamestop as long as you live, you can find some good games used for $15-$20+ at gamestop and other places.
You can pay 49.99 and 59.99 for each and every new game you buy, me i dont mind getting a used game for 15-20 dollars less that is in good shape.
Alot of times games aren't worth 50 or $60 they should be 29.99 or 39.99 when released, kane and lynch rings at bell.
Maybe i am lucky that my gamestop has several employees that are ps3 owners, and yes they still ask the standard questions, doesn't bother me though.
Do you really know the situation about the guy who you're blasting for working there. They're also paying for college, rent, etc. They need the job just as much as you must need your's. They are trying to follow the rules as much as anyone else who has a job follows theirs. And don't try to use that "just get another job" thing with me. The way our economy has become because of such an incompetent president (at least in the US) because of this unjust, wrong war in Iraq, it's WAY too hard to FIND one that is a VERY good paying on (not that there is anything wrong with working at GS, mind you).
Plus, I really don't see a huge deal with trading games in, personally. Game developers still get a cut of the profits from the trade ins (assuming you use the value to buy a new game). This just sounds like something the RIAA and the MPAA would say to me.
Its hard to support places like gamestop when they wanna charge almost new prices on used games but then they dont wanna pay us hardly anything for used games.I dont use these places anymore.
I never trade in any of my games, I keep all the games I buy. I like to build up a gaming collection, so selling or trading them makes no sense to me. Plus, I've always found time to play games that I haven't played in several months or a few years all over again.
Which sucks since I cant sell anything I buy on there. Luckily I have only bought the Orange Box and Flatout 2. These games just sit on my computer because I cant sell them.
"Developer" ..
David Braben is a fkin legend!
does this guy work for EA games cus it really would not surprise me.
Where do you think those used games come from? They come from people who buy the games new. If people couldnt sell a game they bought that would also impact sales. Alot of people buy games more often because they know they can sell them off when they are done in order to help pay or another new game.
Keeping them from selling their games may also keep them from buying new games as often as they do now.
Give that man a cookie. He doesn't need anymore bubbles.
if you re-sell your games to a game store you will be ripped off.
Anytime you sell anything do you get all of your money back?
ive never sold a game, but DMC4 may be that first game. what a waste of 60 bucks! shows you must always use your gut when it comes to buying new games. don't buy into the hype. you droids could have saved lots of money, too, what with turds like lesbian sword, lair, haze, and MGS.
Great games will always be purchased new for me. It's the ones that should not cost $60 that I will not buy new. Why should all games cost $60 new? Not all games are equal in quality. All other things in retail are priced based on quality. I would pay $60 for Killzone2, Gears2, and other games that are worth it, but for soo games I refuse to pay more than $30 for them.
Its true why should we pay $60 bucks for a game (90 in others more and less)??!? i mean DVD new are what half that now? even less... and they spend just as much even MORE money making the movie then Devs use to make games... thats why i always either buy used or wait for the price to drop... except on Gears 2 lol i got excited for that one since i liked the first and i know that the price wont drop for a good year just like Halo 3 is still 60! ah its sellings that why... i mean come on Bioshock is half that now and its newer! and just as good game
The gamestop near me are total 360 fanboys. They wear 360 hats, keychains, and shirts. It's really pathetic.
I got into a argument with them once for trying to tell customers that 40% of PS3 and Wii's have hardware problems. They also told this poor old man buying GTA4 for his son that buying the 360 bundle was the only way to play online. lol


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The jury at a Halifax murder trial spent Friday rehearing about six hours of evidence from a key Crown witness as part of its deliberations.
Calvin Maynard Sparks, 26, of Dartmouth and Samanda Rose Ritch, 22, of Halifax are charged with first-degree murder in the June 16, 2017, stabbing death of Nadia Gonzales at a Dartmouth apartment building.
They're also accused of attempting to murder John Patterson, a Hants County senior who accompanied Gonzales to the building at 33 Hastings Dr. in Dartmouth that evening to deliver crack cocaine to a tenant.
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Brothers sent the jury to a hotel shortly after 6 p.m. Deliberations will resume Saturday.
Patterson testified last month that Calvin Sparks and Ritch came out of Wayne (Batman) Bruce's fourth-floor apartment after Gonzales knocked on the door. He said Sparks knocked Gonzales down with a strike to the head and began stabbing her.
Patterson said he was attacked after trying to pull Sparks off Gonzales from behind. He said he remembers seeing Ritch down on the floor with Gonzales and making stabbing motions but couldn't say for sure that she had a knife.
Gonzales, 35, of Hammonds Plains, was stabbed upwards of 40 times and placed in a hockey bag that was discovered on a landing in the building's west stairwell. Patterson, who suffered six stab wounds, made his way out of the building and collapsed on the lawn of a school across the street.
Sparks and Ritch were arrested in Halifax the next morning. Both had fresh cuts on their hands.
Ritch subsequently shared details of the killing with an undercover female officer in cells at the Halifax police station.
The undercover officer testified that Ritch said her ex had stabbed a girl about 30 times and put her in a duffel bag. Ritch allegedly told the officer she didn't stab the girl but helped put her in the bag and that the girl had scratched her face.
Ritch allegedly also stated that her ex had stabbed her in the left ring finger during the incident.
A knife with Sparks' and Gonzales' DNA on it was found in the backyard of a Hastings Drive property. There was a broken knife in the hockey bag with the body, and a piece of the blade was in the fourth-floor hallway.
A DNA expert told the court that Sparks' blood was also found, among other places, on clothing and one of the shoes worn by Gonzales, on the hockey bag and in the stairwell. Ritch's DNA turned up in fingernail clippings taken from Gonzales' right hand.
In his closing submissions, prosecutor Rob Kennedy said Sparks wanted to kill Gonzales because he was jealous of her financial success as a drug dealer, thought she was a police informant and couldn't tolerate her calling him a rat.
Malcolm Jeffcock, Sparks' lawyer, argued the case was based on police tunnel vision and unreliable witnesses and should leave the jury with reasonable doubt about the accused's guilt.
Jacob Sparks and two other men were arrested in a nearby parking lot more than two hours after the killing but were released the next morning and never charged. Jeffcock raised the possibility that one of them was the source of an unknown male's DNA found on Gonzales' fingernails.
Jeffcock said someone else was responsible for the attack and that the hand injuries suffered by Calvin Sparks and Ritch were consistent with defensive wounds.. Sparks would have been bleeding profusely, he said, causing his DNA to be spread "hither and yonder."
Peter Planetta, Ritch's lawyer, said his client acted as an accessory after the fact but should be found not guilty on the charges before the court.


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We invited our partners and collaborators to our office for a morning get-together.
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Except for the Grupo SanJose construction trucks passing by every so often, we are very used to hearing the sounds of chirping birds.
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Lithuania, Klaipeda: After a three-year reconstruction, the new equipment and advanced control systems have been installed in Klaipeda transformer substation which is now ready to be connected with NordBalt power interconnection.
As part of the project, the Klaipeda substation has been equipped with two auto transformers of 256 MVA, the most powerful in the Lithuanian electricity transmission grid.
The reconstruction of the Klaipeda substation, coming at a cost of $77 million, also involved dismantling of old 330 kV and 110 kV sections, renovation of more than ten of 110 kV overhead power lines and cables, and the construction of new modular buildings for 10 kV, 110 kV and 330 kV switchyard control rooms, reports The Baltic Course.
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|Special Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar Lecture
|Random Local Algorithms
|Endre Csoka
|Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
|Monday, April 9
|11:15am - 12:15pm/S-101
Consider the problem when we want to construct some structure on a bounded degree graph, e.g. an almost maximum matching, and we want to decide about each edge depending only on its constant radius neighborhood. We show that the information about the local statistics of the graph does not help here. Namely, if there exists a random local algorithm which can use any local statistics about the graph, and produces an almost optimal structure, then the same can be achieved by a random local algorithm using no statistics. We describe such an algorithm for maximum flow and minimum cut between two disjoint sets of nodes.


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David Tours Scotts Miracle-Gro Plant In Butts County
Larry Stanford, The Rockdale-Newton Citizen
Georgia Senator David Perdue toured the Scotts Miracle-Gro Growing Media Plant on Ga. Highway 42 in Jenkinsburg Wednesday afternoon and said it is a place lawmakers in Washington need to visit to understand the working people in America.
"Having been an old manufacturing guy, I always look forward to invitations from manufacturing plants in Georgia," Perdue said. "Georgia is the best place in the country to do business. Part of that are companies just like Miracle-Gro. When they look at the investments they make down here, they continue to grow.
"We've worked hard from a federal level to get the economy going again, and these people are certainly benefitting from that," he added. "And I wanted a chance to come see the operation and meet the people here and get a lay of the land. I heard a little bit about it a few weeks ago and wanted to see it for myself."
Headquartered in Ohio, Scotts Miracle-Gro is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care. The company recently expanded operations at its Jenkinsburg facility. The plant has been open for more than 40 years and employs 56 full-time and 45 seasonal workers. It produces 110,000 bags of mulch a day, with an average of 150 tractor-trailer loads of fertilizer leaving the plant daily.
Perdue said the Scotts Miracle-Gro facility is representative of what Georgia has to offer in both products and people.
"This is Georgia. Ag is about half of our GDP (Gross Domestic Product), and they're using God-given raw material from right here out of our forests," Perdue said. "Having been a big consumer of Miracle-Gro in the past, I know their mediums and mulches are really high quality. You can see the safety procedures they have in the plant, and this is what it is really all about.
"A lot of people in Washington who make these rules about business have never been in a place like this. These are the honest-to-goodness working men and women of America. They're right here in Georgia, and this is how I grew up, how these people grew up, and this is a great job for this area – one of the largest employers in the area – so I'm delighted with their success here."
Plant Manager Adam Davis took Perdue, along with State Sen. Burt Jones, Butts County Commission Chairman Ken Rivers, Butts County Sheriff Gary Long and Chief Deputy Arthur White and others on the tour and said his employees were happy Sen. Perdue wanted to see their plant.
"We're excited the senator visited the facility today," Davis said. "We showed him around, showed him what we do, showed him our operation. This facility has been in the community for 40-plus years. It is a big contributing economic factor out here. We're excited to have him out."


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My boyfriend is starting to tell me not to hang out with my friends anymore (I do not have female friends) and I am starting to feel pressed in a corner. He says that if I hang out with one of them even once again he will break up with me. It hurts my chest to think about that. Really broken right now.
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:D who needs friends when you can have an abusive boyfriend who isolates you from people instead.
talk it through with him, if he cant accept that your friends are male, then he can go fuck himself, no ones partner should tell them they arnt allowed friends or that they cant have the friends they do.
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Courtesy of Gallup polling data, a little over a week ago Americans met Alvin Wong: the happiest person in the nation. After parsing demographic characteristics, the polling firm and the New York Times deduced that the happiest person in the nation would be "a tall, Asian-American, observant Jew who is at least 65 and married, has children, lives in Hawaii, runs his own business and has a household income of more than $120,000 a year."
After searching around in Hawaii, the New York Times introduced Americans to the affable Mr. Wong who wondered if the whole experiment was a "practical joke," and noted "if you can't laugh at yourself, life is going to be pretty terrible for you."
This week, Times blogger Catherine Rampell followed up this heartwarming little project with an unintentionally awkward follow-up: the least happy person in America. Based on the same Gallup demographic data, Rampell produced a statistical composite of perhaps the most unfortunate person living in the nation. Who fits the bill?
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Dr. Beverly A. Belson
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Dr. Edward Trembley
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Dr. Howard E. Farris
The purpose of this study was to address the following questions; What are the attitudes and practices of counselors in small college counseling centers regarding dual relationships? What are the counselor characteristics that appear to affect counselors' attitudes and practices? How do the attitudes and practices of counselors in small colleges compare to other professionals' attitudes and practices?
A nationwide, random sample of 300 small college counselors was surveyed. Half of the sample received a Counseling Practices Survey: Ethics, which sought information about the respondents' attitudes regarding 17 nonsexual and sexual dual relationship behaviors. The other half of the sample received a Counseling Practices Survey: Practice, in which they were asked to report the frequency with which they engaged in these 17 behaviors. Both Counseling Practices Survey forms were adapted from Borys' (1988) Therapeutic Practices Survey. With 217 respondents to the survey, the following conclusions were drawn:
1. A range of views was reported regarding the ethicality of the dual relationship behaviors addressed in the study, though the majority of dual relationship behaviors were likely to be viewed as unethical in most circumstances.
2. Respondents were unambiguous in their attitudes against sexual involvement with current or former clients, and no respondents reported any sexual involvement with a current or past client.
3. A significant correlation existed (r = .902, p < .001) between ratings of ethicality and actual reported practices related to dual relationships. Respondents were less likely to reportedly engage in a behavior than they were to view it as ethical.
Respondents' attitudes and practices were examined in relation to five variables (gender, theoretical orientation, educational background, number of available referral sources, and memberships in professional organizations) . Females were least likely to report engaging in most dual relationship behaviors but no statistically significant difference was found between male and female respondents' attitudes toward dual relationships. In addition, theoretical orientation had a statistically significant relationship to some reported dual relationship practices, and also to some attitudes toward dual relationships.
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Darling, Terry W., "A Study of Dual Relationships in Small College Counseling Centers" (1991). Dissertations. 2022.


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Check out what Fast and Furious 8 will offer you: Spyshots
Hello people, stay alert. Caution for "Fast and Furious" lovers.
When the next Fast and Furious movie hits the theatres in April, 2017 brace yourself, as there will be Rally Fighters, Lamborghini Murcielagos, heavily modified Subaru Imprezas, armoured Dodge Ram trucks, couple of SUVs in military green, couple of Ripsaw bearing US Army badge and even golf carts tossed in the air. No wonder it will be a hell let loose in the beautiful and peaceful Island, where the major part of the movie is being shot.
Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham will be back again in the next Fast and Furious movie. Although, in the last movie we thought we won't be seeing Dominic Toretto again, but we were wrong. Not only chapter 8, but there will be 9 and 10 as well releasing on 19th April, 2019 and 2nd April, 2021 respectively. The entire Fast and Furious crew and actors are now relocating in Iceland to shoot the 8th installment. Interestingly some photographs has been surfaced where we can see several cars are gathered in a port in USA for transportation. All these vehicles will be used in the Fast and Furious 8 shooting. Subaru is not a new player in Fast and Furious game, as in the Furious 7 they donated 7 Imprezas.


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Skateboarding is definitely an old model sport that commenced ultimately of 1940s. In those days, the skaters were being a little safer than now simply because the skating terrains had been just concrete partitions. By 1970's, a lot experienced modified concerning the sport, and it had develop into necessary to introduce precautionary equipment. At any time due to the fact, the skateboard helmet has often been a significant component with the activity. In reality, it is so needed that mega ramp participators can do with summitboard.co.
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Thus, being a mum or dad, you may have to really encourage your child to take part, but with the exact same time, she or he needs a skateboard helmet. It will protected the kid's head as she or he glides on top of the board. The problem is that as the child or adult learns ways to use the board, they can get rid of control of the board. If that comes about, the minor a single will simply crash on posts, partitions, pavements and the like.
The skating board lacks a braking system, and when the skater loses management out of the blue, it will eventually shake and drop path. When the little one or adult contains a helmet on, then he or she can endure a serious personal injury that could otherwise come about without the need of any headgear. The person may nonetheless get hurt but not severely. What will make the helmet so secure?
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Either we live in a controlled universe in which all outcomes are determined, or we live in a free universe in which dynamic relationships of give-and-take determine outcomes. But only in the free universe is love conceivable and possible. The Bible teaches that "God is love" and therefore God created a world governed by free will, with all the risks involved in doing so.
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Beautiful words of God in Isaiah 11 – no hurt or destruction in his holy mountain!
This was the best explanation in the simplest words that I have ever heard of the Great Controversy and God is Love that I just fell even more in love with God! Thank you so much! This is giving me an easier way to share the Gospel. I'm not much of a tv watcher so it was providential that I turned 3ABN on this morning. God bless you all! And by the way, nice literature ministry you have. I will be sending a donation as soon as this -45 degree wind chill goes away! Blessings!


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The Spy novel had role in birth of British intelligence. Books reflect real-life espionage and can influence it
Jeremy Duns has an article in today's Sunday Times looking at a century of British intelligence and exploring how fiction has represented and occasionally influenced real-life espionage over the years.
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In most states, the family pet is legally nothing more than a piece of property.
For many pet owners going through a divorce, that's devastating information to find out -- especially if the other spouse is holding onto a family pet out of a sense of retribution or malice. Many pet owners consider their "fur babies" to be much more than mere animals. They're loving companions, confidantes and -- in a very real sense to some -- substitute children.
Soon, family court judges in California will start treating family pets with some of the same concern that human children are afforded in a divorce. Pet owners will be entitled to ask for temporary custody orders while a divorce is pending in cases where there's fear that the animal might be mistreated or neglected by the other spouse. Owners will also be able to ask for either sole or joint custody after the divorce is over, with an appropriate visitation schedule.
The new law, which takes effect at the start of 2019, was recently signed into being by California's governor after being promoted by a legislator who wanted to see pets recognized as true family members. In essence, the new law gives judges a playbook that they can follow when deciding on a pet's custody.
Pet owners seeking sole custody can bring evidence into court to show that they are the animal's primary caretaker and, therefore, the person who should ultimately have custody of the pet. For example, a dog owner could use witnesses to show the court that he or she is the person who feeds, grooms and walks the dog every day. Receipts and statements from the dog's vet could help establish that the spouse seeking custody was the individual most involved in the dog's medical care. If the tasks were more divided, then shared custody and a visitation schedule would be appropriate instead.
Couples seeking a divorce should keep these things in mind if the custody of a family pet is likely to become important. It may be smart, if you are planning a divorce, to document the care you take of the family pet, gather receipts for purchases of treats and toys and keep a log of the time you spend playing with the animal or otherwise tending to its needs. The more prepared you are for any custody issue, the better.


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"Black Panther" and Its Box Office Success
Season 2017 Episode 20180302 | 26m 48s Video has closed captioning.
Marvel's "Black Panther" already earned a staggering $898 million worldwide. Our panelists explore its success and what it means for the future of black characters. Guests: Lisa Simmons, director of the Roxbury International Film Festival; John Adekoje, filmmaker and teacher at Boston Arts Academy; Kim McLarin, professor at Emerson College; and Michael Jeffries, professor at Wellesley College.
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From the 12th April 2014 on, Direktorenhaus Berlin will be displaying the exhibition of Gustav Weiss.
In this way Direktorenhaus will honor the lifework of the artist with a comprehensive presentation encompassing all facets of his work.
Exhibitionopening: Friday, 11.04.2014, 7 pm
Duration of the exhibition:11.-27.04.2014
Visiting hours: By appointment (Guided tours)
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It's the chilliest time of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and most of the country is experiencing especially cold weather this season.
Overnight low temperatures across the country, from Boston to Seattle and everywhere in between, are forecast to be below freezing in the days ahead. Icy cold weather like this puts seniors at risk , so it's important to pay special attention to their well being during this time. Learn more about how to keep seniors safe during cold weather.
Keeping Seniors Safe During Cold Weather this Winter
Elderly people with frail health are especially vulnerable to extremes in temperature, especially cold weather like that which is occurring this winter.
In the case of cold weather, seniors even risk hypothermia in their own homes in cases when the temperature falls below about 60 degrees, says Jennifer Tapner, a registered nurse at an assisted living community in Philadelphia, who was quoted in a recent CBS article.
Alzheimer's disease and dementia can add to the risk when seniors don't remember to dress appropriately or take measures to keep warm.
For this reason, experts recommend that during periods of cold weather:
- Caregivers and neighbors keep a particularly watchful eye on seniors who live alone.
- Family members of seniors should make sure that their loved ones' houses are warm enough, and that they have enough blankets.
- Neighbors should offer to take out the trash for seniors in the neighborhood so that they don't risk slipping in the ice. In a recent Associated Press International article, Dr. David Zich of Northwestern Medical Hospital in Chicago discusses how falls caused by ice are another danger to seniors during cold spells, and shares how neighbors can help seniors mitigate those risks.
If you have helped a senior in your life stay safe during cold weather, be sure to share your story and suggestions with us below.
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In the late 1990s, I embarked on a 12-week spiritual path to higher creativity while re-navigating my life after not being accepted into veterinary school. I had adored animals since I was a small child and excelled in academics especially mathematical, scientific and analytical studies, so it just made sense that's what I would do. I tried not once but several times with the same results, leaving me with this huge sense of failure not only for not getting in but for not having a plan B. So when a friend asked if I wanted to participate with her in this inward personal journey to greater confidence and intuition I thought why not.
One of the basic tools of this course is "morning pages" which are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing done first thing in the morning. They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind so it doesn't matter so much what is written but that the pen keeps moving across the page. When we write, things tend to become clear to us. It helps us see windows of opportunity we didn't see before. In this process of clearing our mind moving into creativity, we achieve emotional empowerment because we are less reluctant to hesitate and more apt to take risks. Instead of getting overwhelmed with the huge complexities of different situations, we just take smaller steps. We learn to trust our inner guide rather than listening to external influences that dictate how we should live our life. We live from a safety net of belief that this creative force in us is the Divine's creative pulse itself, expressing as our unique gift to the world.
This experience retrained my brain from acting from the mind and intellect to working from the heart and soul. I still write morning pages two decades later however it was in my yoga teacher training I was reminded of the value in doing it again daily. Instead of being emotionally and creatively starved, we are able to fill our own wells and care for our own spirit. This sense of abundance enables us to be more generous, compassionate and effectively help others. La Luna Alchemy's New Moon Journal Ritual is a two-week journey from setting intentions on the New Moon to manifestation on the Full Moon. Every morning in your inbox a visually stunning email will guide you through a process of personal inquiry and contemplation. Join us on this incredibly transformative process to your exquisite metamorphosis. Write on yogis, Namaste.


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I have been editing for many years and have edited just about every kind of project known to man (and woman): narrative features, narrative shorts, wedding videos, plays, panels, music videos, and documentaries.
You can find my Editing Resume right here, although, keep in mind that it's only a small sample of all the projects I've edited. It just lists the recent and the favorites: Editing Resume
Here is my editing reel:
I have experience with Adobe AfterEffects. Here are a few links to some simple work I have done…
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Spy satellite effect I designed to play on a monitor in the background of a friend's project:
Teaser Trailer for a friend's project, with AfterEffects intro and main title:
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Our shutterbugs clicked the ever-gorgeous Kareena Kapoor Khan on the sets of Dance India Dance 7. Begum K, yet again stunned us all in a shimmery peach coloured saree and the iconic pout. Kareena is amongst one of the judges on the show. Well, Bebo definitely knows how to rock different looks with ease.
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Not just Kareena but the other two judges-Bosco Martis and Raftaar were also seen in dhotis and kurta.
(Source: Viral Bhayani)