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Aggression: Theories and Theoretical Solutions
I began my research on the topic of violent crime prevention. After reading about different crime programs, it became obvious to me that many of these programs conflicted in their deterrence philosophy. Many of the crime programs were based on a different theory of violence causation. It seemed more important for me to understand why violence exists before learning the methods of preventing crime. I looked up the definition of violence in several sources and after combining some words decided that violence is simply extreme aggression. Aggression is the behavior intended to injure another person. The six main aggression theories include: the instinct theories, the biological theories, the drive theories, the learning theories, the social learning theories, and the cognitive theories. Understanding the major theories of aggression is essential to understanding the theoretical and practical solutions to fighting crime.
Pioneered by Sigmund Freud, the instinctive theories of aggression are arguably the first explanations of human aggression. In the 1920's Freud formulated his theories known as life and death instincts. He believed that the life instinct explained humans' motivation to protect and reproduce themselves. Juxtaposed to Freud's life instinct was his death instinct - a deep and usually suppressed desire to end the stresses of life by death. Freud considered aggression to be an expression of the death instinct towards other people rather than towards oneself - to release the stresses of life.
Freud's death instinct is not the only aggression instinct theory that has achieved notable recognition. Scholar Konrad Lorenz established his theory on aggression based on Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Natural Selection states that only the strongest survive. Lorenz believed that "aggression drive is a primarily species preserving instinct". (Montagu 1976) By the use of aggression species can easily gain more of their desired resources, thus defending their existence by aggressing and offending others.
The instinct theories tend to darken the image of humanity. Based solely on instinct theories, aggression and violence cannot be prevented because human nature cannot be changed. This means that crime prevention programs would be useless. History has shown us that certain crime prevention programs are effective at reducing crime.
Somewhat ironically, as a growing knowledge has lessened the plausibility of instinctive aggression theories, this knowledge has also lead to more modern theories of aggression that give an equally dark face to human nature. Biological theories of aggression have been a more recent subject of judicial debate. The question is - if the biology of a human dictates its aggression, and ultimately violent tendencies, if the human has no control over its biology, can it be held responsible for its actions? Courts have agreed that if a person commits a crime, while having no control over their actions, then they are considered mentally insane and are at times legally not responsible for their actions. The biological theories have been categorized into four areas: neuronal, brain damage, genetic, and biochemical.
Neuronal aggression experimentation is done almost solely by electrical stimulation. Because of the sensitivity of the brain most of the experimentation is done on animals. The most recognized electrical stimulation experiment was performed by a psychologist named Delgado. He implanted an electrode in the brain of a bull. The bull was put in a bull-fighting ring and prompted to charge at a matador. In mid-charge a current was delivered to a part of the bull's brain. The bull came to a screeching halt. (class lecture) This experiment clearly demonstrated that the specific voltage of an electric shock to the brain could have an effect on aggression. This experimentation is still relatively young and it is hard to picture any application of it on humans in the near future. However, the effects of natural injuries on the brain can be studied more effectively.
" 'It's becoming increasingly clear that we're never going to solve the problem of violent crime if we don't address the link between brain damage and criminal behavior,' says University of Southern California researcher Adrian Raine, Ph.D." (Sullivan 1997) The most astonishing case study to date, which has brought much of the interest to the effect of brain damage on aggression, is the killings of Richard Speck. Speck murdered eight nursing students in the summer of 1966. When Speck was first place in jail he was visited twice weekly by the head Cook County Jail psychologist Dr. Marvin Ziporyn. After a few sessions with Speck, Dr. Ziporyn's believed that Speck was suffering from organic brain damage and was clinically insane. Speck's sister testified that he had suffered from an unusually high number of serious injuries to his head as a child. When he was six
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I've recently completed Kokoro by Natsumi Soseki. Completing the book was a really emotional experience for me - can anyone recommend similar reading experiences, Japanese or not?
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Maybe Some Prefer Nettles by Tanizaki Junichiro or Thousand Cranes by Kawabata Yasunari. You may also be interested in checking out /r/JapaneseFiction
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I would say The Wind Up Bird Chronicle or Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. I really got into both of those.
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I don't really read Japanese literature so I have little to compare to, but those are two of my favorite works of modern fiction I've ever read.
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OP, you may want to check this http://www.reddit.com/r/booksuggestions/comments/13tcj3/japanese_literature/
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Snow Country by Kawabata is similar, if I remember correctly. It has a melancholy feel to it and is about relationships
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First, pull the SIM out and look for any physical damage. If you can't find any physical damage, I would recommend dropping by a Verizon store and grabbing a new SIM. It should take less than five minutes, and then you can verify whether or not the SIM card is at fault.
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I went to a VZW store and got a new SIM. Now I'm on the network but something's not right. I can't send texts and when I call someone my number shows up as restricted.
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Ann Maybury is 75 years old and has been involved in all phases of software production for over 50 years. When she was 18, her career started. She reports that she was lucky enough to get a job in the Analog Computing division of Douglas Aircraft. The interview below focuses on Ann's computing history and shift to Java, NetBeans IDE, and the NetBeans Platform.
Hi Ann, great to meet you! Please tell us a bit about the beginnings of your programming career.
Well, at that time, digital computers were big vacuum tube machines that filled huge rooms and were programmed using straight ones and zeros. The analog engineers had only contempt for them.
The next year, my boss suggested that I should try programming the digital computers. I did my first progam on the Burroughs E101 by sticking pegs into a set of plug-in computer boards.
Then I decided to become a programmer. In those days there were no "Computer Science" departments so I studied Mathematics and Physics in college. When I graduated (magna cum laude), I got my first digital programming job.
You've had quite a long history in software development—please tell us something about that.
During my college years, the industry had really changed. Digital computers were now preferred over analog computers and were programmed using assembly language. My job at Space Technology Laboratories involved targeting for Atlas, Titan, and Minuteman rockets...
After about three years there, I had married and was expecting our first child. I decided to stay home with the baby. Over the next ten years, I had three children, received a MS in Mathematics (summa cum laude), got a college teaching credential, and taught college mathematics in the evenings at a local junior college.
Your path crossed with FORTRAN. How was that experience?
Well, when my youngest daughter was in first grade, I again started programming at my former company which was now TRW. The industry had changed again. Everyone took for granted that I knew FORTRAN. I hadn't a clue. With the help of my husband, I learned FORTRAN in a few weeks and worked on support programs for Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo.
As time went by, I worked on multi-CPU speech recognition software, other signal processing applications, and originated a unit test program that was featured test commands embedded as special comments within the FORTRAN code. I also started to manage software development.
What areas of software development have held your interest?
My interest became more focused when TRW won the Hubble Space Telescope Ground Station Contract and I became one of the senior managers. I was responsible for the design, development, testing, and deployment of the Post Observation Data Processing portion. This software receives the data from the on-board instruments, formats for use by the astronomy community, prepares it for initial viewing, and archives it for posterity.
In parallel with this responsibility, I became obsessed with the art of developing schedule and cost estimates that could accurately forecast performance. I started development at home of such a computer program, Schedule Maker. I wrote the first version of ScheduleMaker in Pascal at home on an Apple II computer. It was accurate enough to predict both cost and schedules three years before my team actually delivered within projected costs and on schedule.
My success with estimation prompted me to continue ScheduleMaker development. I moved my efforts to an Amiga Computer and started using Modula II for development. At work we were looking at Modula, Pascal, C, and Ada. I became interested in object oriented programming. Java did not interest me because it was slow compared to compiled programs.
TRW signed an agreement that I had produced ScheduleMaker on my own time and that I owned it. I used it successfully while managing the design, testing, and deployment of a wide variety of multi-million dollar hardware and software programs.
What happened to ScheduleMaker over time? And what happened after that?
After my retirement from TRW, I converted ScheduleMaker to run under Windows. I licensed this program back to TRW. It was used mostly on programs in deep trouble. Each of them recovered. However, when Northrup Grumman bought TRW, I decided to retire.
After retirement, I continued to do programs in Modula whenever the spirit moved me, but after a while the StonyBrook IDE that I was using became obsolete. I decided it was time to learn another language. I desired to learn a language more object oriented than Modula. After some experimentation, I decided on Java because computer capabilities had improved so much that the virtual machine no longer seemed a big performance hit.
And now you're working on a round robin application for golfers. Can you say a few words about how that came about that?
My sister plays a lot of golf. She complained to me that scheduling of tournaments was a difficult job if one took into account all of the constraints needed.
I decided it would be a good application to use while learning Java.
Somehow you came across NetBeans IDE and the NetBeans Platform. Which came first for you and why? How did you discover the IDE and the NetBeans Platform?
By this time, I knew that an IDE was required for me to do any software. I was not about to go back to the command line interface I had used in my early career. I looked for an IDE featuring at least a good programming editor and a symbolic debugger.
I bought, tried, and rejected JetBrains because it did not provide me with enough instructions. I found NetBeans IDE referenced in one of the Java books and started researching it. The NetBeans tutorials seemed to meet my learning needs. I started writing programs using just the IDE. After creating a deployment (using Izpack) I was disappointed with the awkwardness of the process (especially with respect to help and documentation).
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I have appreciated the editor, Swing, Javadoc, and the help system. I have just started to use the Subversion capabilities and believe that they will be great also.
For my golf program, I designed a self-validating test scenario as part of the application, and so felt no need for the unit testing. I have read about it and feel that it will be very useful if I continue.
Are there any tips you'd like to pass on to anyone out there creating their own NetBeans Platform applications?
It seems to me that software developers make the same errors over and over. I believe that error processing and testing are the keys to success.
- Error Processing. Error processing frequently gets short shrift because it is so boring to developers. They frequently neglect to log every error because they believe that some branches can never be executed. The Java exception logic goes a long way toward fixing this problem. However, it would be nice if the exception reporting automatically gave an indication of where the error occurred in the code, without having to go into the debugger to get a stack trace.
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Future gazers abound in our industry, and we're being promised a near-future of sensor networks and RFID tags that will control or facilitate everything from ordering the groceries, to personalised news projected into our homes or from our mobile phones. This stuff of science fiction, fast becoming science fact, is the visible, sexy end-result of the technology, but what about the guys working at the coal-face, actually producing the tools that enable the dreams to come true?
Micron Technology is one of the prime forces at that leading edge. Among the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND Flash memory, and CMOS image sensors, among other semiconductor components and memory modules for use in computing, consumer, networking and mobile products. And Mark Durcan, Micron's Chief Operating Officer, is confident that the company has been instrumental in helping the gradual realisation of the future gazers' predictions.
"I do think that we are, in many ways, creating the trends, because we've created the technology which enables them," he comments. "I can give you two prime examples. The first is in the imaging space where, for many decades, charge-coupled devices (CCDs) were the technology of choice for capturing electronic images – mostly because the image quality associated with CCDs was much better than that of CMOS images, which is what Micron builds today.
"Nonetheless, we were strong believers that we could marry very advanced process technology, device design and circuit design techniques with the CMOS imager technology, and really create a platform that enabled a whole new range of applications.
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The second example Durcan quotes is in the NAND memory arena. "What we've done is probably not apparent to everyone just yet, but, actually, I believe that we've broken Moore's law.
"We are now scaling in the NAND arena much faster than is assumed under Moore's law, and that has really changed the rate at which incremental memory can be used in different and new ways. As a result, I believe it will also pretty quickly change the way computers are architected with respect to memory distribution. So we're going to start seeing changes in what types of memory are used, and location in the memory system, and it's all being driven by a huge productivity growth, associated with NAND flash and the rate at which we're scaling it. We are scaling it faster than anyone else in the world now and we are also well tuned to the increasingly pushy demands of mobile communications, computing and image capture devices."
The productivity growth Durcan alludes to has been particularly sharp for Micron over the past year. The formation of IM Flash – a joint venture with Intel – in January 2006 has seen the companies bringing online a state-of-the-art 300mm NAND fabrication facility in Virginia, while another 300mm facility in Utah is on track to be in production early next year. The venture also produces NAND through existing capacity at Micron's Idaho fabrication facility. And just to keep things even busier, the partners introduced last July the industry's first NAND flash memory samples built on 50 nanometre process technology. Both companies are now sampling 4 gigabit 50nm devices, with plans to produce a range of products, including multi-level cell NAND technology, starting next year. At the same time, Intel and Micron announced in November 2006 their intention to form of a new joint venture in Singapore (where Micron has a long history of conducting business) that will add a fourth fabrication facility to their NAND manufacturing capability.
In June 2006, Micron also announced the completion of a merger transaction with memory card maker Lexar Media, a move that helped Micron expand from its existing business base into consumer products aimed at digital cameras, mobile computing and MP3 or portable video playing devices.
"Our merger with Lexar is interesting for a number of different reasons," Durcan comments. "Certainly it brings us closer to the consumer, as, historically, our products tended to be sold through OEMs. But, in addition, it provides the ability to build much more of a memory system, as opposed to stand-alone products, given that Lexar delivers not only NAND memory, but also a NAND controller that manipulates the data in different ways and puts it in the right format for the system that you're entering. Working closely with Lexar, we want to ensure that this controller functionality is tied to the new technologies we want to adopt on the NAND front, making sure that they work well together, thus enabling more rapid introduction of new technologies and getting them to market more quickly."
The considerable activity of the past twelve months clearly reflect Micron's view of itself as a company that is in the business of capturing, moving and storing data, and aiming for the top of the tree in each section. On the 'capturing' front, for instance, Durcan notes: "We've been very successful from a technology development perspective, and I think we're pretty much the unquestioned leader in the image quality and imaging technology arena. As mentioned we also happen to be the world's biggest imaging company now – it happened more quickly than any of us thought it would, but it was driven by great technology. So we have plenty of challenges now in making sure that we optimise the opportunity we've created to develop new and more diversified applications."
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Certainly, the company is willing to put its developments to the most stringent of tests. All of Micron's senior executives, including Durcan, recently drove four Micron off-road vehicles in an exceptionally rugged all-terrain race in California, the Baja 1000, digitally capturing and storing more than 140 hours of video from the race, using Micron's DigitalClarity image sensors and Lexar Professional CompactFlash memory cards specially outfitted for its vehicles. All the technology performed remarkably well, as did Micron's CEO Steve Appleton, who won the contest's Wide Open Baja Challenge class some 30 minutes ahead of the next closest competitor.
Appleton's energetic and non-risk-averse approach to both the Baja 1000 (in some ways the American version of the Paris Dakar Rally) and to life in general (he is reputed to have once crashed a plane during a stunt flight, but still proceeded with a keynote speech just a few days later) is reflected in an undoubted lack of stuffiness within Micron.
Certainly, the company has taken a certain level of risk in pioneering technology developments. RFID is a case in point. "Sometimes," Durcan explains, "the technology was there, but the market was slow to develop. RFID is a good example. Today, Micron has the largest RFID patent portfolio in the world. We certainly developed a lot of the technology that is now incorporated in global RFID standards, but when we first developed it, the threat of terrorism, for instance, was less obvious, so we simply couldn't get these tags going that are now absolutely commonplace. I suppose you could say we've been a little ahead of our time."
The company is also managed by a comparatively young executive team, with a very non-hierarchical approach to business. "I do believe that we have a certain mindset that keeps us pretty flexible," Durcan explains, "and one our strongest cards is that we have some really great people, with a great work ethic. At the same time, we drive a lot of decisions down into the company. We're probably less structured in our decision making than a lot of companies.
"So, we try to get the right people in the room (not necessarily in the room actually, but on the same phone line!) to make a decision about what is the right space to operate in, then we can turn it over to people who can work the details.
"We try to get to that right space, at a high level, through good communication and then drive it down. It is the opposite of what I believe can happen when companies grow, become compartmentalised, and tend to get more and more siloed.
"There is also very strong synergy between the different activities within Micron," he continues. "In each case we're really leveraging advanced process technology, advanced testing technology, and large capital investments in large markets. There are a lot of things that are similar and they do all play closely with each other."
International bunch
Micron's people are, in fact, a truly international bunch, recruited globally, and bringing a great diversity of skills and approaches to the company. "I think that we are one of the most global semiconductor companies in the world," Durcan says, "despite being a relatively young company. We recently started manufacturing our sensors in Italy and have design centres in Europe, both in the UK and Norway, which are expanding their operations. In fact we are now manufacturing on most continents – except in Africa and Antartica – and we have design teams right around the world who work on a continuous 24hr cycle handing designs from site to site. We've tried to grow a team that is very diverse, and leverage the whole globe as a source of locating the best talent we can."
So, does all this talent produce its own crop of future gazers? Durcan believes they have their fair share. "There certainly are people at Micron who are very good at seeing future applications. My personal capabilities are much more at the technology front end. I can see it in terms of 'we can take this crummy technology and really make it great'. Then I go out and talk to other people in the company who say 'that's fantastic, if we can do that, then we can...'. It really does take a marriage of the whole company, and a lot of intellectual horsepower."
That horsepower has resulted in a remarkable number of patents for Micron. Durcan comments: "The volume and quality of new, innovative technology that Micron has been creating is captured by our patent portfolio. It's an amazing story, and something I'm really proud of. The point is, Micron is a pretty good-sized company, but we're not large by global standards – we're roughly 23,500 employees worldwide. Yet we are consistently in the top five patent issuers in the US.
"I feel the more important part of the patent story, however, is that when people go out and look at the quality of patent portfolios, they typically rank Micron as the highest quality patent portfolio in the world – bar none. I think that's pretty impressive and speaks volumes about the quality our customers benefit from."
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Family-friendly Urayasu hotel with a restaurant
With a stay at Tokyo Disney Resort Partner Hotels Palm Terrace Hotel in Urayasu, you'll be in the entertainment district and close to Disneyland® Tokyo and Tokyo DisneySea®.
This family-friendly hotel is within the vicinity of Tokyo Sea Life Park and Kasai Rinkai Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 350 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LED televisions. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature bidets and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and wake-up calls, and you can also request irons/ironing boards.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Tokyo Disney Resort Partner Hotels Palm Terrace Hotel. Buffet breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and an elevator (lift). A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times.
Hotel Amenities
- General
The hotel offers a restaurant. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times is offered to guests. This family-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and an elevator (lift).
Tokyo Disney Resort Partner Hotels Palm Terrace Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 350
- Number of floors - 5
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
- Designated smoking areas
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Year Built 2005
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Refrigerator
- Wake-up calls
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Dining
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
PALM TERRACE CAFE - This café serves breakfast only.
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Pets
Pets not allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: JPY 950 for adults and JPY 500 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: JPY 1000 per person (one way)
- Airport shuttle fee per child: JPY 500 (one way)
- Self parking fee: JPY 1000 per night (a different rate applies for extended parking)
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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2013, and this last September to be precise, sees the 50th Anniversary of that very British fashion doll, Sindy! So what better way to celebrate than a theme celebrating all things gold!
So even if you never even heard of Sindy before you can still celebrate and show us your dolls in all their golden finest!
Plus the winning pic will spend a month featured on our front page and be the public header for our Twitter & Facebook Fan Page too!
The 'rules' of the theme photo competition are very simple:
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Great action shot!
Michaela Unbehau said:
here is my golden girl: Adele Makeda
Coudn't have said it better myself, A round of applause for everybody!
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Thank you Isabel and Nilsa for the lovely compliments. Each and every entry for this theme is so beautifully executed. It shows, not only the technical skill and taste of each participant, but the passion everyone has for what they do. Bravo to everyone!!!
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Great look!
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here is my golden girl: Adele Makeda
I love it! It's like a Russian icon!
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Sunday Insert Round Up
There are two coupon booklets available today: Smartsource and Redplum.
Kroger has a new batch of products this week you can mix and match to automatically receive $5 off.
You can also still receive four times the fuel points when you purchase participating gift cards at the grocer.
Macy's has a new Wow! Pass this week offering an extra 20% off select regular, sale and clearance apparel for kids, juniors and young men's. You can also get an extra 15% off all regular, sale and clearance shoes. This coupon is good through Wednesday.
"The Hunger Games" comes out on DVD this week and when you make any Hunger Games purchase of $40 or more in-store at Toys R Us the retailer will reward you with a free $10 gift card.
There are also tons of products that qualify for a buy one, get one 40% off sale, like: Melissa & Doug toys, Duracell batteries, LeapFrog Explorer Software, K'Nex, My Little Pony and more.
There are also a couple new coupons this week:
*Save $10 when you buy a Pampers value box of diapers plus a Pampers value box of wipes
*Save $10 on any three powder formulas
Michaels has a sale this week offering multiple products buy one, get one for one cent. Artist pads, canvases, stack paper, craft storage, poster frames, Elmer's white boards and more all qualify.
There are also new coupons:
*40% off a regular priced item
*45% off your entire regular and sale priced purchase of acrylic paints, brushes, pencils, pastels and markers
*25% off your entire regular and sale priced purchase of wall and tabletop frames, framed art and display cases
Meanwhile, AC Moore has some great back to school deals. Solid color backpacks are $5; messenger and printed backpacks are $7.99; and assorted school supplies (like glue, scissors, pencils, highlighters and more) are $1.
There are also new coupons this week:
*60% off + $10 off custom framing
*40% off any regular priced item
Walgreens has some back to school deals, as well. High Trails, Trailmaker or Global Design backpacks and select binders are buy one, get one free.
Sharpie markers and index cards are on sale for 39 cents each, and composition books and book covers are only 99 cents. Mead binders are all 33% off, and various other supplies are on sale for $1.49.
As usual, there are tons of buy one, get one free deals this week, like: fragrances, Conair and John Frieda hair accessories, select soaps, Colgate toothpaste, Noxema, digestive relief and Kodak one-time-use cameras.
CVS has a selection of school supplies buy one, get one 50% off, like: Caliber stationary, Scotch tape, Aver or Wilson Jones binders, lunch boxes and backpacks, Five Star notebooks, Georgia-Pacific multi-purpose paper, Crayola products, Paper Mate pens and Sharpies.
Also, when you buy a new Green Dot card and use it to make a purchase at a CVS store by Sept. 22 you'll get a $5 credit (aka, free money).
When you buy $15 or more in iTunes gift cards this week, you can get "The Hunger Games" DVD for only $9.99.
Kohl's is offering $10 in Kohl's Cash for every $50 spend now through Thursday. Additionally, if you open a Kohl's Charge account you'll receive an extra 20% off your first day's purchases.
Sears has a coupon available today offering an extra 15% off clothing, accessories, watches, footwear and fine jewelry, or an extra 10% off intimates and sleepwear, now through Saturday.
Shop Your Way Rewards members will receive a $25 Kmart gift card when they transfer a prescription to the retailer.
Clearance apparel is up to 70% off when you take an additional 40% off markdown prices.
Back to school deals include binders, notebooks, pens and #2 pencils for $4 each; Wite-Out, mechanical pencils, protractors, and scissors for $1.50 each; solid color poly folders for 75 cents; Crayola crayons, Expo markers and copy paper for $3 each; and Sharpie markers, Pilot pens and Elmer's glue for $1 each.
Rack Room Shoes has a new coupon available today offering $10 off a minimum purchase of $60. Combine the coupon with their everyday offer of buy one, get one half off for the best savings!
Dick's Sporting Goods is offering an extra 25% off men's and women's clearance golf apparel and footwear, as well as an extra 50% off the lowest ticketed price on all towable tubes, ski PFDs, wetsuits, water skis, wakeboards, kneeboards, skim boards, bodyboards, and inflatable rafts and tubes.
Target has apparel for the family on sale this week, so stock up in preparation for school and the fall season.
Additionally, all iTunes cards are 10% off (aka FREE music!).
Now onto the biggest back to school sales at Office Max and Staples:
Office Max is offering free filler paper after a $5 minimum purchase, and you can receive up to five packs.
Throughout the rest of the store you'll find dozens of deals under $5, as well as multiple BOGO deals.
You'll also receive a coupon good for $10 off a purchase of $25 or more at any Payless Shoe Source when you purchase two $25 iTunes gift cards.
Don't miss the coupon on the back of today's ad offering Boise multiuse paper for only $2.50.
Staples is offering students a $100 VISA prepaid card when they by select laptops and present their school ID this week.
Additionally, there are dozens of deals for under $10.
Don't miss the coupon offering $5 off a purchase of $50 more.
Remember, all of these ads may not appear in your paper. However, many retailers post their ads online, so always check there if you're interested in finding out more details. You can also get printable coupons at these websites: SmartSource , Redplum , Coupon Network and Coupons.com.


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Last September, the independent Newsmax surveyed 3,660 doctors nationwide in all 50 states. Their political affiliations were mixed with 35 percent Republican; 24 percent Democrat; 26 percent Independent; 6 percent Libertarian; and 7 percent unaffiliated.
This survey showed that if the election were held today, 55 percent would vote for Romney and 36 percent for Obama. The remaining were undecided or claimed to support another candidate.
The survey, conducted by Jackson & Coker, a division of Jackson Healthcare, said Newsmax, is the third largest healthcare staffing company in the US.
While other polls show opposite numbers, what is it doctors see that the rest of us do not?
It could be the following five downsides pointed out by Nick Tate, an award-winning journalist, in the 'Obamacare Survival Guide'
Downside One: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul.
How? Obamacare has taken $716 billion from Medicare over the next ten years, which means less funds for those of us who use Medicare.
Downside Two: Insurance companies are free to pass on increased costs in the form of higher premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. There is nothing to keep costs in check. AARP has already raised its premiums, says Tate, from 8-13 percent.
Downside Three: Doctor shortage anticipated due to lowered payment rates for Medicare among other areas. Up to 40% of those surveyed could retire or seek other aspects of health care. With the additional millions covered by insurance coupled with a 30-40% decrease in doctors, I'd hate to think how long I'd have to wait to get in to see one.
Downside Four: Delayed implementation of Obamacare as well as hundreds of unwritten rules.
According to Tate, many of the rules of the new healthcare system have not been written. The author surmises that as costs balloon, benefits for consumers are likely to lessen significantly, particular for seniors who are the highest users of health services.
Downside Five: Unelected government official will have control to make decision about your healthcare.
The previous drawbacks are shocking enough, but now let's get into some specifics.
Downside Four for example-delayed implementation of rules.
If you'll think back, you'll remember how we were told many of these 'benefits' would be phased in over the years. That was clever political maneuver designed to delay any public outrage until after this upcoming election.
The Americans for Tax Reform has pointed out taxes that are slated to kick in after the election.
1. 2.3 percent tax on medical devices including pacemakers, prosthetics, stents, even the operating table.
2. Deductible medical expenses must exceed 10% of your income instead of 7.5% for income tax purposes.
3. Funds for Flexible Spending Accounts will be capped at $2,500. Currently, there is no cap, allowing families to spend untaxed funds on everything from glasses, contacts, braces, crutches, bandages, anything not covered by insurance. It will even impact families with special needs children.
4. Surtax on investment income that pundits estimate will take over $123 billion taken from taxpayers' pockets over the next ten years.
5. Medicare payroll tax increase, which could cost employers over $86 billion in the next decade.
You want to know how bizarre, how ill-thought out this plan really is? Read on.
In one of the rulings, the Health Resources and Services Administration says http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/ "Non-grandfathered plans and issuers are required to provide coverage without cost-sharing consistent with these guidelines in the first plan year that begins on or after August 1, 2012. ... All Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for ALL (author capitalization)women with reproductive capacity."
All women. In Oregon, a woman's age of consent is fifteen, which means a fifteen-year-old girl in that state can request sterilization without her parents' permission.
Is that the type of idiocy you want to permeate our health care in the years come?
If you watched the presidential debate, you know that not even President Obama could explain his own plan.
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June 2013
The Art of the Drop Set
June 26, 2013There is nothing quite like that feeling of bringing your muscles to their absolute limits. I love shocking my muscles and there are many different ways to do this, but drop sets are a personal favorite. You can complete them with barbells, dumbbells, or even machines.
May 2013
Move it: Six Ways to Move More
May 01, 2013Not all of us do Ironmans, hike Mt. Everest, or swim the English Channel. But we all know we should get the blood flowing somehow. Here are some easy ways to get your body moving during even the busiest (or laziest) of days.
February 2013
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February 11, 2013Stand out anytime, any place.
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January 2013
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Reducing Medication Costs
Topic Overview
The answer to the first question is "Yes." Many brand-name prescription medicines, either over the Internet, by mail order, or in person, cost less from Canadian pharmacies than from their U.S. counterparts. Whether it is legal to buy them remains controversial.
The FDA warns that the safety of drugs bought from other countries cannot be ensured. But many doctors say that Canada also demands safety and efficacy for medicines. These doctors say they would rather have their patients buy medicines from Canada than skip doses because they can't afford their medicines. U.S. citizens have been buying medicines in Canada for years, although federal law prohibits the practice.
Talk to your doctor if you decide to import your medicines. And be sure to buy only from licensed Canadian pharmacies and wholesalers.
How can your doctor help?
To get your doctor to help, tell him or her that your prescription medicine bill is a financial burden. Ask for drugs that are less expensive but that work just as well. Often, several medicines can be used to treat the same condition, and your doctor may be able to prescribe one that costs less.
You might ask your doctor if he or she has medicine samples, vouchers, or other resources for you, especially when you are trying out a new medicine to see whether it will work.
What about the Medicare drug program?
The Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit began in January 2006. For the most current information about what the Medicare Part D Act means for you, go to www.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE. Your doctor, pharmacist, or social worker may also be able to help you know about your Medicare benefits.
What other resources are available?
See whether the pharmaceutical company that makes your medicine has a patient assistance program. Some companies offer free or discounted drugs for people who cannot afford them. These companies often require that your doctor contact them first about your case. Your doctor will need to be involved, and the application process can be complex. You may need to provide documentation to verify your income. The Partnership for Prescription Assistance provides doctors and other health care providers with the information they need to access these programs. You can find out more at www.pparx.org.
Some states have programs for seniors and people with disabilities or low incomes.
If you have a rare disease, you may qualify for a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) medication assistance program. NORD's assistance programs help people with rare diseases whose income is too high to qualify for Medicaid but too low to pay for their prescribed medicines. For more information, visit www.rarediseases.org/patients-and-families/patient-assistance.
Most veterans know that the Veterans Administration offers prescription drug coverage for retired veterans. But many people don't know that the same service is available for their families and survivors. Call the VA Health Revenue Center toll-free at 1-877-222-VETS (8387), or go to www.va.gov/health.
Some organizations offer special discounts on prescription drugs for their members. For example, AARP and AAA offer savings. Many pharmacies offer some form of a discount plan for seniors. Community health clinics or programs may have low- or no-cost prescription drugs for those who qualify. Also, some pharmacies offer one low cash price ($4) for a 30-day supply of certain generic medicines.
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US consumers on five major service providers will now be able to own the Samsung Galaxy S3, supported by the nation's 4G LTE and HSPA+ 42 networks, according to Samsung Electronics.
The device will be launching with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and US Cellular starting in June.
The Galaxy S3 weighs 4.7 ounces and is 8.6mm thin, and features a 4.8-inch AMOLED display. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core CPU and 2GB, and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS.
Exact pricing and retail availability will be announced by each of the five carriers in the coming weeks.
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This report analyzes the current state of development and strategies of the two largest AMOLED panel makers, Samsung and LG Display, examines the potential of the AMOLED handset panel and OLED TV markets, and takes an in-depth look at the competitiveness of S. Korea in the AMOLED sector.


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