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Ever wonder what goes on inside an NFL team facility? There are placards all around the players environ that stress proper tackling techniques and what is allowed and not allowed on the field of play. In the wake of last weeks heavily fined offenses for helmet to helmet and defenseless receiver contact the NFL is coming down even harder in the coming weeks and months.
While some players criticize the action of the NFL the fact is this is nothing new. It's been around for years. The NFL originally cited the issue of concussions by leading with your helmet and now that has come full circle to include contact itself. In an newly released video by the NFL that was sent to all 32 teams, the NFL breaks down what is acceptable forms of defensive punishment and non-acceptable forms. You can view the same video that NFL players received, here.
The subject of how the NFL will determine the severity of the punishment will be predicated on a subjective system that will attempt to determine the malicious intent of a hit. So in other words, when Clay Matthews drills Brett Favre into the "not yet frozen" tundra on Sunday night, some guy in the league offices in NY will try and decide if it was incedental or malicious.
The video is actually interesting especially when they show what constitutes a good hit and you suddenly realize that all those years of playing football they did actually teach you to hit right, and it still makes sense today. Of course we can all hope that Penn State HC Joe Paterno gets his wish and all levels drop the face-masks. Wonder if that would really sway anyone from going for the head or just give them a better opportunity not to break their hands when they throw a punch?
The Packers will host the Vikings on Sunday night and I guess the NFL will be watching!
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Almost since I arrived to work in Belfast last summer I've lost count of how many people said to me, "Have you been to Donegal yet?" Turns out, I think, at least some of them actually meant "Have you been to Inishowen". This was a really lovely B&B - very pretty, tasteful and well-equipped room; lovely location; very warm welcome with tea and scrummy biscuits and a real fire; great choice of breakfast; really nice ambience; peaceful and quiet. (I'm running out of adjectives for "lovely" here, but it really was a great antidote to the hustle and bustle of city life.) I was especially grateful to my hosts for suggesting some places to see based on my interests - I think I may now have found my very favourite bay in Inishowen...
Nothing - everything was just lovely.
We had an incredible experience at Inishowen Lodge. Olga and Irwin are outstanding hosts. The breakfasts cooked by Olga were the best that we had in Ireland. Irwin's knowledge of the Inishowen peninsula led us on great adventures. We cannot recommend this B&B highly enough.
Lovely Hosts Great views Fantastic breakfasts Great rooms Lovely house very central to the wedding we were attending
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Hi, Just to compliment Olga and Irwin on their great hospitality - from the moment you enter the house, you are made to feel very welcome. The breakfasts are great - we were attending a cousin's wedding and it kept us going for most of the day. And albeit up the side of a hill, the rooms have a spectacular view of Lough Foyle. Thank you for looking after us so well ..... From Pat, Michael, Katherine and John .....
Helpful suggestions and directions. Big room, enough space to do yoga on the floor. Great breakfasts.
Bathroom noise from adjoining room.
Excellent, with a wide choice of fresh fruits, homemade brown brown bread and quality rashers. Just as good as at home. Irwin was most knowledgeable and enthusiastic about local tourist attractions and their history.
Everything was perfect
Olga and Erwin were excellent hosts with a good knowledge of the area. The views from the rooms were out of this world.
No Complaints whatsoever.
The beautiful views and the spacious rooms also delicious breakfast with friendly homely welcome.
Great breakfasts, large, clean bright room, great hosts.
Everything was perfect.
the situation is superb with view over the Foyle. The owners were friendly, welcoming and helpful as regards places to visit. The food and its presentation was excellent!
I really could not complain about anything!
Lovely location with superb views across Lough Foyle
A very warm welcome. Gorgeous food. Spotlessly clean. We felt like honoured guests in their beautiful home!
We loved everything about innisowen! Fantastic house and view, fantastic food!! (Especially eggy bread bacon and maple syrup) and a lovely friendly warm and helpful Irvwin and olga! The best bed and breakfast we have ever stayed in including hotels! We can't wait to have another visit. Thank you both for a wonderful stay!
Having to leave this wonderful innisowen B&B on Sunday afternoon!
We had a wonderful two night stay in this B&B. Spectacular views met us each morning, the sunshine helped a lot. Our room was spacious and comfortable and the breakfast delicious. Our hosts were generous with their time and full of local information and insight. I would very much recommend this accommodation.
Great breakfast and wide choice. Excellent standard well sized bedroom, very helpful and friendly owners. Will be back!
Even though we only stayed one brief night at this beautifully located lodge, it was a wonderfully warm and memorable experience. Irwin and Olga gave us the most amazing welcome and the breakfast was divine - I recommend trying the scrumptious porridge! We definitely didn't want to leave but on the way out, we got to see a few of the wonderful attractions of the area that Irwin recommended. I'll definitely be recommending this place to everyone!
Lovely setting-great views. Good accommodation. Extremely friendly & attentive staff.Excellent breakfast.5
Everything! This was our first few nights in Ireland and there's nothing better than a great first impression! Erwin and Olga set the tone for mine and Lauren's 2 week holiday. Everything seemed so perfect, it was nice to be treated like an old friend. Olga's fresh made soda bread was awesome as well as a full breakfast. Erwin shared information about many great places to visit and pointers on how to get there. We loved walking on the wall in Derry and visiting The Guild! Great experience all around! We will definitely stay again when we get to return.
Everything was perfect!
Nothing was dis likeable about this place!
A beautiful establishment surrounded by breathtaking scenery The owners were kind, friendly and extremely helpful. The food was execellent and the hospitality was second to none. We would highly reccomend a stay here.
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A Life-Changing Invention: The In-Window Cat Litter Box
Since 1945, man has been shoving air conditioners through his windows. Despite our fears, very rarely is someone wounded by a falling air conditioner. We have the technology. We have mastered gravity. It's time to shove our cats out the windows.
If we can put a cat in space, which we have been doing since 1963, we can put a cat box outside our space, and therefore end our suffering at the hands (??) of our cats. (Our cat's butts, I guess.)
We're edging slowly closer to this goal.
The Whiskervent sucks air out your window through a hose; so does the Littervent. The Cat Jet is a pretty impressive home-built version; you can make one yourself. Let Meow't makes a window-box outdoor perch and also an in-window cat door.
But even the best litterboxes (or at least the most attractive) don't disguise that an animal is crapping in your house.
It is time to let our cats dangle. What if I told you that your cats could crap outside, even if you lived in a small Manhattan apartment?
Made of a hardy metal, the Cat Conditioner (or The Window Cat; can't decide!) is mounted like any air conditioner, with an exterior bracket, a front-of-window screw system, and a lock mount for the top of the bottom window. Venting occurs through holes on the side of the exterior of the unit, so that it doesn't rain in your cat's crapping area.
Finally, the front panel slides easily forward, bringing the litter tray into the room for easy cleaning.
Some day the highrises of New York City will be adorned with extruded cat boxes. The city will be both rat- and vermin-free but also not filled with stench!
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Aren't you tired of marinating in your cat's foul odors? It is time.
Thank you for your attention. To prove my point further here is that weird gif of cats in space.
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Or you could just get rid of the cats.
@jolie Hissssss
That's already a thing from 90 years ago, only for babies: http://boingboing.net/2009/07/22/devices-for-storing.html
Windows are typically meant to provide one with a view. You want to change that to a view of a cat taking a shit?
@271044602@twitter Hahaha you think we have views?
@271044602@twitter Clear Acrylic David Blaine Collabo Colorway Cat Conditioner
Just let them hang off the windowsill and let 'er rip. No more cleanup!
Al Jaffee's "Things We'd Like To See!"
May I suggest naming it "The Catbird Seat" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird_seat)?
I was so proud of Sybil (my cat) when she learned to use the toilet. Training took about two months but it was totally worth it.
One Sunday morning she woke me up crying and crying. She'd run to the bathroom and then back to me a few times. Eventually (as I'm not one to get out of bed at the command of a cat) I followed her and just outside the bathroom door she laid a dookie on the floor. She had had it.
Now I still use one of the training trays and keep the litter in the toilet bowl. It makes for easy cleanup and can be moved to the bathtub when guests are over.
As for this idea? Because we're horrible, we'll never clean the box since we can't smell it. Weighted by fetid piss and shit, the box will somehow fall to the sidewalk and hit … you're in Brooklyn? It will hit a stroller with precious twins Chip and Chandler. Their litigious mother will own everything that is now yours. Including The Awl which will become a mommy blog. The end.
Three tips: scoop every day, add lots of baking soda, replace every week. Really, really simple.
I have a neighbor who flings the clumps from her cat's clumping cat litter (including cat shit) out her bathroom window, onto the sidewalk. One day she will hit a belligerent drunk from the bar around the corner with a clay/cat scat missile and he will kill her. I can imagine many ways in which this idea will have similarly terrible and possibly tragic consequences.


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Hey everyone, remember Darfur? The massive murder, rape and torture of tens of thousands pf civilians by the government and their agents was termed a ...
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Last week, a woman gave birth while chained to a prison wall in Sudan. But as soon as baby Maya is weaned, her mother will hang for the crime of "apostasy." But President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are silent.
As the president of Jewish World Watch, I encounter one question, again and again. This question can creep up slowly in conversation. Others convey the sentiment more bluntly.
Remembering is just the beginning. As we prepare to celebrate Passover next week, we pause to reflect upon the bitterness of tyranny, the taste of freedom and the universal longing for human dignity.
Every year the international community (meaning the developed Western nations, the UN and the European Union) spends millions of dollars bankrolling ballots in profoundly undemocratic places. Why do we bother?
Although 2 degrees Celsius of warming is widely considered to be the upper safe limit, such a temperature rise will usher in changes not seen for some 115,000 years.
At the international level, if those who promote and organize atrocities on both side of a conflict are not subject to accountability, the message of impunity to the citizens of that country undermines the establishment of a peaceful and well-functioning society.
Such attitudes do much to explain why a year after the film festival millions of Sudanese continue to face not only relentless aerial bombardment, but severe deprivation and increasingly, in all three regions, the threat of catastrophic mortality from malnutrition and disease.
The UN must support its own soldiers in Central African Republic and the existing force in Darfur when they try to do their job. Otherwise, why do we bother to extend this false hope to civilians facing ethnic cleansing? The answer, of course, is that sending Blue Helmets makes us feel better.
One of our worst fears was recently confirmed: polio has returned to Syria for the first time in 14 years, infecting at least 10 young children.
For every Syrian who escaped the civil war in his or her homeland by crossing international borders, there are three more displaced within the country. They are part of a growing population of refugees that are often without international support: the internally displaced.
The very arrogance and presumption defining this action by the intelligence community -- increasingly opaque and beyond the control of the State Department -- help make sense of any number of otherwise bewildering features of U.S. foreign policy.
The regime in which Hamad serves has ruled Sudan with an iron fist since its coup in 1989. It's time for a real peace process that can set forth the terms of peaceful democratic change. The Sudanese people are in the streets, resiliently calling for change.
Celebrity and citizenship proved inseparable when Steven Spielberg presented the "Ambassador for Humanity" award to George Clooney at a gala hosted by Jon Stewart on Thursday night in New York.
Allowing Bashir to attend the General Assembly meeting without consequence would send a clear message to the rest of the world emphasizing an international culture of impunity.


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Cross the Bridge - August 21, 2012
He is Zealous for You - Tuesday, August 21st 2012
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.'"
It's hard to imagine that the God of the universe would be zealous for us. After all, there is nothing we can do to earn God's zeal. We have all sinned against Him and chased after other things. Yet God steps out of heaven, walks to the cross and lays down His life for us. With this graphic demonstration, God forever declares His love and zeal for mankind.
Romans 5:10-11 "For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God." NLT
What amazing love, and yet we often lose sight of it. Friend, if you find yourself struggling with loneliness, depression or anxiety...look to the cross. As you come to grips with the overwhelming love of God demonstrated on the cross, you will find joy. Even if the entire world deserts you and nothing seems to be going your way, reflecting on the cross and what it means for us changes everything. Because of Jesus' death, we have eternal life. Because of His blood spilled on the cross, we have the forgiveness of sins. Because of His resurrection, we now have hope of rising again. This is the Truth that can change the world. Experience it. Live it. Share it.
Life Lesson: The cross is evidence of God's zeal for us.
Dear God,
I praise You for the cross. Because of Your great sacrifice, I have everything I need for life and for eternity. Father, give me the eternal perspective I need to overcome my fears and doubts. Help me to remember the cross so that I will continue to rejoice in my salvation and have the passion to share it with others. In Jesus name, Amen.
Living to tell what He died to say,
Pastor David McGee
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Been playing a prot war for almost four years and I've seen the highs and lows of the class as changes are made.
Just got done with heroic stonecore alittle bit ago and noticed that my threat is higher then its ever been since playing in early BC. Still have a few greens left. Was running with competent guildies so alot of the packs we did WOTLK style (no CC just run in and AOE everything) and using CD's. I noticed when there were only 2-3 mobs left, that my TPS was 300-400k above the next. Maybe its a glitch on my skada but this continued thru the whole instance. It got to the point where I tabbed out during a pack to find a strat for the 3rd and 4th bosses and was able to still keep aggro. This was with an MD in the beginning of the pull by the way.
I'm not really liking this to be honest. Anyone feel the same way? I'm not sure if its the actual warrior class or the amount of TPS misdirects give now which which is the prob.
Also damage is insane. On AOE packs I'm pulling 9-12k+. Spiked at 15k-ish on a 5 mob pull. Single target DPS I seem to be doing about 6-7k.


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Kaiser Health News consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers this reader's question (7/11). Read her response.
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, is challenging the Obama administration's failure to enforce parts of the health law.
The New York Times: Suit Against Obama To Focus On Health Law, Boehner Says
Speaker John A. Boehner's lawsuit against President Obama will focus on changes to the health care law that Mr. Boehner says should have been left to Congress, according to a statement issued Thursday by the speaker's office (Weisman, 7/10).
Los Angeles Times: House Lawsuit Over Obamacare To Focus On Employer Mandate Delay
House leaders announced Thursday that their planned lawsuit against President Obama would focus on his failure to enforce provisions of the Affordable Care Act, renewing a fight over his landmark health law. Speaker John A. Boehner had previously announced plans to sue the president over what he said was Obama's failure to fulfill his constitutional duties, but Boehner did not specify what the challenge would be based on (Memoli, 7/10).
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire: House Republicans Lay Out Legislation For Lawsuit Against Obama
House Speaker John Boehner's (R., Ohio) planned lawsuit challenging President Barack Obama's executive actions will focus on the White House's decision to waive the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate without the consent of Congress, Republican leaders said Thursday. Republicans unveiled a draft House resolution that would authorize the House of Representatives to file a lawsuit against Mr. Obama, which the chamber is expected to vote on this month. Mr. Boehner said that the lawsuit would be about the division of powers between the executive and legislative branches, saying the White House decision to alter the health law violated that separation of authority (Crittenden, 7/10).
Politico: GOP's Obama Lawsuit To Focus On Employer Mandate
House Republicans will base their lawsuit against President Barack Obama on the administration's "unilateral" decision to delay the employer mandate provision in Obamacare, Speaker John Boehner said Thursday. Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) released a draft resolution that would authorize the House to move forward with a case against Obama for what House Republicans are characterizing as a broad abuse of executive power. The resolution will be considered by the committee next week and a vote on the House floor is expected by the end of July (French, 7/11).
The Associated Press: House GOP Moves Ahead On Suing Obama
House Republicans took the initial step on Thursday to sue President Barack Obama over the administration's decision to delay the employer mandate of the healthcare law. The office of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) released a draft of the resolution that would authorize the House to file suit amid GOP criticism that the president has declined to faithfully execute the laws of the country (7/10).
The Hill: Boehner Suit Targets Obamacare Delay
Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) lawsuit against President Obama will focus on the delay of the employer mandate in ObamaCare, according to a draft resolution authorizing the litigation released Thursday. The lawsuit will challenge the administration's decision to unilaterally delay a requirement that firms offer health insurance to their employees or pay a penalty, Boehner said in a statement (Sink, 7/10).
NBC News: Boehner Lawsuit Against Obama To Focus On Obamacare
House Speaker John Boehner announced Thursday the Republican-led lawsuit against President Barack Obama will focus on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the White House decision to delay the employer mandate. "In 2013, the president changed the health care law without a vote of Congress, effectively creating his own law by literally waiving the employer mandate and the penalties for failing to comply with it. That's not the way our system of government was designed to work," Boehner said in a statement. The House Rules Committee will hold a hearing next week to discuss the legislation that would authorize a lawsuit against the president (7/10).
According to three new studies, the health law has in its first year reduced the number of uninsured adults by between 8 million and 11 million, and the majority of enrollees report satisfaction with their plans.
Politico: The Verdict Is In: Obamacare Lowers Uninsured
A survey by the Commonwealth Fund found that 9.5 million fewer adults are uninsured now than at the beginning of the Obamacare enrollment season. The Urban Institute's Health Reform Monitoring Survey found a similar drop, with 8 million adults gaining coverage. And Gallup-Healthways survey reported that the uninsured rate has fallen to 13.4 percent of adults, the lowest level since it began tracking health coverage in 2008. That was all on Thursday. In recent months, other surveys in the Gallup series have consistently found the same downward trend, and a RAND survey in April estimated that the law extended health coverage to 9.3 million Americans (Nather, 7/11).
Los Angeles Times: Health Law Covers At Least 8 Million
President Obama's health care law has reduced the number of uninsured adults by 8 million to 11 million in its first year, according to three new studies, and the vast majority report satisfaction with their new health plans. The studies -- done separately by the Commonwealth Fund, the Urban Institute and the Gallup organization -- use different methods to estimate the effect that the Affordable Care Act has had (Terhune and Lauter, 7/10).
Los Angeles Times: Rate Of Uninsured Californians Is Halved Under Obamacare, Survey Finds
The percentage of Californians without health insurance was cut in half in the last nine months during the federal health law's expansion of coverage, a new survey shows. Nationwide, an estimated 9.5 million adults under the age of 65 gained health insurance between late summer 2013 and last month, according to a survey the Commonwealth Fund released Thursday (Terhune, 7/10).
Reuters: Californians Lacking Health Insurance Halved Under Obamacare: Study
The number of Californians without health insurance has been cut in half since the implementation of Obamacare, according to a survey published Thursday. The study by the Commonwealth Fund, a healthcare research foundation, showed that about 11 percent of adults in the most populous U.S. state were uninsured as of last month, down from 22 percent in the summer of 2013. California was the first state to pass legislation to set up its own marketplace allowing consumers and small businesses to purchase highly regulated coverage under the Affordable Care Act, and the state has also expanded its Medicaid program, providing insurance to more low-income residents (7/10).
Politico: More Signs That Health Coverage Is Growing Under Obamacare
Millions of Americans have gained health insurance since Obamacare went into effect, according to several new surveys that show the law is bringing down the nation's uninsurance rate after its "train wreck" of a start. Three new surveys released in rapid succession Thursday found substantial numbers of newly insured adults. None of those findings will put to rest the political debate about the cost, structure and wisdom of the Affordable Care Act but they do give advocates firm evidence that the law is meeting coverage goals (Wheaton, 7/10).
Another study finds increased health plan enrollment in areas that saw heavy advertising against the law --
The Hill: Anti-Obamacare Ads Might Have Increased Sign-ups
Millions of dollars in conservative ads against ObamaCare might have backfired and actually boosted enrollment in key states, according to a new study. A fellow with the Brookings Institution found a "positive association" between ad spending against ObamaCare and enrollment in health plans under the law. The trend appeared strongest in states with competitive Senate races this year, where conservative groups are spending widely on ads against the Affordable Care Act (Viebeck, 7/10).
Under an obscure, 50-year-old rule, Medicaid covers residential addiction treatment only if a center has 16 or fewer beds, severely limiting options for newly covered drug addicts and alcoholics, reports The New York Times. Meanwhile, some Californians whose doctors are not in their plans have been able to switch coverage after the deadline because of the law's "qualifying life events" provision, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
The New York Times: Obscure Rule Restricts Health Law's Expansion Of Care For Addicts
The law allowed states to expand Medicaid to many more low-income people, meaning that drug addicts and alcoholics who were previously ineligible could now receive coverage for substance abuse treatment, which the law has deemed an "essential health benefit." But there is a hitch: Under an obscure federal rule enacted almost 50 years ago, Medicaid covers residential addiction treatment in community-based programs only if they have 16 or fewer beds (Goodnough, 7/10).
Earlier, related KHN coverage: Barriers Remain Despite Health Law's Push To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment (Gorman, 4/10).
The San Jose Mercury News: Obamacare: Little-known Provision Allows Californians Stuck In Bad Plans To Switch
Furious after discovering that their longtime doctors weren't part of their new Anthem Blue Cross plans under the federal health care law, many Bay Area residents didn't just get mad. They got even. They called the Covered California health insurance exchange and switched to plans that accept their physicians. Exchange officials say it's possible to change plans even after the mid-April open-enrollment deadline because of a little-known provision under the "qualifying life events" section for special enrollment (Seipel, 7/10).
Modern Healthcare: Most Insurers Hit Medical-loss Ratio Requirements: GAO
Roughly three-quarters of health insurers spent enough money on medical care to avoid paying refunds to their customers in 2011 and 2012, according to a report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Insurers operating in the individual, small group and large group markets spent a median of 88% on medical care during those two years. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, insurers are generally required to maintain medical-loss ratios of at least 80% for the individual and small group markets, and 85% for the large group market. Health plans that fail to spend enough money on medical care are required to refund money to their customers. (A small group is typically defined as an employer with fewer than 50 employees) (Demko, 7/10).
Fox News: Court Decision Looms In Subsidy Challenge That Could Unravel Obamacare
A few blocks down the street from where the U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its ruling in the Hobby Lobby case, a powerful federal appeals court is preparing its own decision in a case that could cause serious complications for Obamacare. The case, Halbig v Sebelius, is a major legal challenge that cuts to the heart of the Affordable Care Act by going after the legality of massive federal subsidies and those who benefit from them. A ruling could come as early as Friday (Chakraborty, 7/10).
New software for the health exchange has passed its initial testing and officials say they are cautiously optimistic that the state can run its own marketplace when enrollment begins in the fall. Also, Modern Healthcare examines where small business exchanges stand.
The Boston Globe: New Mass. Health Insurance Website Passes Key Test
A new software system for the state's health insurance website passed its first key test this week, and a final decision on whether Massachusetts will run its own site or join the federal exchange will be made in early August, a top state official said. Maydad Cohen, special adviser to the governor, told the Massachusetts Health Connector board Thursday morning that the new software from hCentive performed every task required by federal officials, and then some, in a Washington, D.C., demonstration Monday. This success, he said in an interview afterward, leaves him increasingly but cautiously optimistic that the state will be able to employ the hCentive software when open enrollment starts Nov. 15 (Freyer, 7/10).
WBUR: Cautious Optimism That New State Insurance Site Will Work
The first test of a new Massachusetts health insurance website was a success, a top state official says, leaving him cautiously optimistic that it will be up and running for a critical Nov. 15 deadline. That's Opening Day for anyone who plans to buy insurance through the Health Connector, or is seeking free or subsidized coverage. But Maydad Cohen, a top aide to Gov. Deval Patrick, says he's not sure yet if the site, developed by hCentive, will be ready (Bebinger, 7/10).
The Associated Press: State Reports Progress In Fixing Health Website
Software ordered by Massachusetts to fix its hobbled health care exchange passed initial tests, renewing hopes that the state could finally have a fully operational website by year's end, officials said Thursday. The breakdown dramatically slowed the state's transition to the federal Affordable Care Act from its own first-in-the-nation universal health insurance law that provided a model for President Barack Obama's plan. Massachusetts severed ties earlier this year with the lead contractor on its health exchange, CGI Group, and has been forced to shuffle more than 200,000 of its residents into temporary Medicaid coverage (Salsberg, 7/10).
Modern Healthcare: Small Business Exchanges Hope For Better 2015 After Rocky Start
Health insurance marketplaces for small businesses have largely been a bust in their first year of operations. That's in large part because online enrollment hasn't been available for businesses in the 32 states relying on the federal HealthCare.gov website. In addition, several state-based exchanges, most notably Covered California, also have required businesses to send in paper applications to enroll. That undoubtedly served as a deterrent for companies with less than 50 employees that might otherwise have considered shopping for coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) (Demko, 7/10).
Meanwhile, an ambitious Connecticut plan to overhaul how health care is delivered and paid for worries Medicaid advocates, who fear doctors will have financial incentives to withhold care.
The Detroit News: Michigan Medicaid Expansion Exceeds 322K
More people have enrolled in Medicaid's expansion in less than four months than were expected to sign up in the entire first year of the program, the Snyder administration announced Thursday. The expansion, called the Healthy Michigan Plan, opened April 1 with a first-year goal of 322,000 sign-ups. The state said it exceeded that projection Thursday with more than 323,022 residents enrolled. The Michigan Department of Community Health estimated 477,000 Michiganians would sign up by the end of 2015 (Bouffard, 7/10).
The CT Mirror: Health System Overhaul Plan Has Medicaid Advocates Worried
State officials are seeking millions of dollars in federal funds with the ambitious goal of redesigning how health care is paid for and delivered to the majority of Connecticut residents. But critics say a late addition to the application has the potential to significantly change Connecticut's Medicaid program, in ways they worry could make it harder for low-income children and adults to receive care. The goals are big: Improve the health of Connecticut residents; eliminate disparities in health between different groups; improve care quality and access, as well as patient experience and participation -- all while lowering costs. And the aim is to affect the care of nearly everyone in the state (Becker, 7/11).
Kansas Health Institute News Service: Feds Ask Kansas For Plans To Fix Medicaid Delay Issues
Federal officials have asked six states, including Kansas, to submit plans for resolving issues that appear to be delaying the processes to determine Medicaid eligibility, primarily for pregnant women, children and people with disabilities. Letters were sent to each state's Medicaid director on June 27. "CMS is asking several state Medicaid agencies to provide updated mitigation plans to address gaps that exist in their eligibility and enrollment systems to ensure timely processing of applications and access to coverage for eligible people," said Aaron Albright, a spokesman for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The six states – Kansas, Alaska, California, Michigan, Missouri and Tennessee – were asked to respond by July 14 (Ranney, 7/10).
The FDA is reviewing what kind of data drug companies should be allowed to give doctors about off-label uses with a goal of issuing guidelines by year's end.
The Washington Post: FDA Has Free-Speech, Safety Issues To Weigh In Review Of 'Off-Label' Drug Marketing
Prompted in part by recent federal court decisions, the FDA is reviewing its rules on what kind of data drug companies should be allowed to distribute to doctors regarding off-label uses, as well as how they should respond to unsolicited questions from physicians about those uses. Its goal is to issue new guidelines by the end of the year (Dennis, 7/9).
Meanwhile, a doctor quits an FDA safety panel to avoid conflict of interest issues -
The Wall Street Journal: Doctor Quits Uterine-Device Safety Panel Over Conflict
A member of a panel advising the government on the safety of a medical device that can spread cancer in women stepped down after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviewed consulting fees he accepted from a device manufacturer, the agency said Thursday (Levitz, 7/10).
A selection of health policy stories from California, Virginia, Missouri, Vermont, Maryland, Georgia and New York.
Los Angeles Times: UnitedHealth Group Sues California Over Fine
Setting up a major legal fight, UnitedHealth Group Inc. has sued California's insurance commissioner to block his attempt to fine the insurer $173.6 million for violations during a botched 2005 acquisition. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Orange County Superior Court, is the latest twist in a long-running political drama. Four years ago, California sought a jaw-dropping fine of nearly $10 billion against UnitedHealth, the nation's largest health insurer. The penalty related to problems handling medical claims and policyholder applications after the insurer bought Cypress-based PacifiCare (Terhune, 7/10).
The Associated Press: Va. Changes Regs On Long-Term Care Insurance
Virginia regulators are encouraging long-term care insurance policyholders to take advantage of changes that strengthen protections against unintentional coverage lapses due to nonpayment. The Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission says insurers have long been required to provide policyholders with the option to designate a third party to receive notice of an impending policy lapse (7/10).
The Associated Press: Missouri Governor Signs Health Care Expansion
Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Thursday expanding government-funded prenatal health coverage and allowing some newly trained doctors to go to work more quickly in areas of Missouri where there are physician shortages. The health care provisions are contained in a pair of wide-ranging bills, which also extend the life of a state prescription drug program for seniors. The new Show-Me Healthy Babies Program will provide insurance for pregnant women who earn too much to qualify for traditional Medicaid but don't have affordable private-sector insurance. The program is projected to cover more than 1,800 people annually at an annual cost of $14 million, most of which would come from federal funds (Lieb, 7/10).
The Associated Press: Vermont Lawmakers Approve Health Care Rules
Vermont lawmakers on Thursday approved a lengthy set of provisions governing health care, despite an earlier objection from legal advocates. But work will continue to examine possible scenarios that might play out for Vermonters from the rules. The set of provisions on health benefits eligibility and enrollment are part of wider efforts for health care reform in the state, a major goal for Gov. Peter Shumlin and legislators (Garbitelli, 7/10).
Baltimore Sun: Disabled Foster Child Dies At Maryland Group Home
A 10-year-old disabled foster child died last week while under the care of a group home in Anne Arundel County that Maryland health regulators were in the process of closing down, state Health Secretary Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein confirmed Thursday. Regulators, he said, are conducting investigations into the July 2 death at the Laurel-area home operated by LifeLine Inc., a state contractor that had provided round-the-clock care for such children -- and that was recently warned it would lose its license for having inadequate staff to meet the "health and safety needs of each child" and other issues. In the meantime, 10 other youths have been moved from LifeLine's care. Sharfstein could not specify when the moves took place but said all were completed the day after the boy's death. He did not link the events and said the children were not moved sooner from LifeLine's care because it takes time to find other contractors to provide housing and the necessary medical care (Donovan, 7/10).
Georgia Health News: Medicaid Change On Long-Term Care Delayed
A state health agency Thursday delayed approval of a change in the Medicaid eligibility system for people in long-term care whose incomes are above the government program's thresholds. The Department of Community Health's board had been set to approve a switch for some lower-income Georgians -- who now use "Qualified Income Trusts" (QITs) to qualify for Medicaid -- to a "medically needy" eligibility program. These people make too much money to qualify for regular Medicaid, but not enough money to pay for their health care needs (Miller, 7/10).
The Associated Press: Prosecutors: Northern NY Hospital To Pay $750,000
Federal prosecutors say a hospital in northern New York has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that it submitted 1,900 improper Medicare claims. According to the U.S. attorney's office, Carthage Area Hospital double billed the federal health care program for the elderly for operating room and ambulatory surgery services from 2006 through June 2010 (7/11).
Detroit News: Detroit's Maternal Death Rate Triple The Nation's
Detroit women are dying from pregnancy-related causes at a rate three times greater than for the nation. Experts blame the same combination of medical conditions and social toxins that kills Detroit babies at a frequency that is the worst of America's big cities, and even some Third World countries (Boufford, 7/10).
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Health Affairs: Adoption And Use Of Electronic Health Records Among Federally Qualified Health Centers Grew Substantially During 2010–12
We found that in 2012 nine out of ten health centers had adopted a EHR system, and half had adopted EHRs with basic capabilities. Seven in ten health centers reported that their providers were receiving meaningful-use incentive payments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Only one-third of health centers had EHR systems that could meet CMS's stage 1 meaningful-use core requirements. Health centers that met the stage 1 requirements had more than twice the odds of receiving quality recognition, compared with centers with less than basic EHRs (Jones and Furukawa, 7/8).
Health Affairs: Progress And Challenges: Implementation And Use Of Health Information Technology Among Critical-Access Hospitals
Despite major national investments to support the adoption of health information technology (IT), concerns persist that barriers are inhibiting that adoption and the use of advanced health IT capabilities in rural areas in particular. Using a survey of Medicare-certified critical-access hospitals, we examined electronic health record (EHR) adoption, key EHR functionalities, telehealth, and teleradiology, as well as challenges to EHR adoption. In 2013, 89 percent of critical-access hospitals had implemented a full or partial EHR. Adoption of key EHR capabilities varied (Hufstader Gabriel, Jones, Samy and King, 7/8).
Annals of Internal Medicine: The Experience Of Young Adults On HealthCare.gov: Suggestions For Improvement: A Case Report
We observed 33 highly educated young adults, aged 19 to 30 years, navigating the HealthCare.gov Web site in Philadelphia .... Participants were challenged by poor understanding of health insurance terms that were inadequately explained. Although participants expressed their preferred benefits (for example, preventive care and dental coverage), they had difficulty matching plans with their preferences, partially because they perceived that the amount of information was overwhelming. Young adults qualifying for affordability provisions were confused by discount applications that made more-comprehensive plans (such as silver) cheaper than less comprehensive alternatives (such as catastrophic). ... Using a systematic approach, we identified 6 actionable improvements for HealthCare.gov (Wong et al., 7/8).
Plos One: Premarket Safety And Efficacy Studies For ADHD Medications In Children
We identified all ADHD medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and extracted data on clinical trials performed by the sponsor and used by the FDA to evaluate the drug's clinical efficacy and safety. ... A total of 32 clinical trials were conducted for the approval of 20 ADHD drugs. The median number of participants studied per drug was 75. Eleven drugs (55%) were approved after <100 participants were studied and 14 (70%) after <300 participants. The median trial length prior to approval was 4 weeks, with 5 (38%) drugs approved after participants were studied <4 weeks and 10 (77%) after <6 months. ... Clinical trials conducted for the approval of many ADHD drugs have not been designed to assess rare adverse events or long-term safety and efficacy. ... better assurance is needed that the proper trials are conducted either before or after a new medication is approved (Bourgeois, Kim and Mandl, 7/9).
The Kaiser Family Foundation/Urban Institute: Medicaid Spending Growth In The Great Recession And Its Aftermath, FY 2007-2012
During [the FY 2007 – 2012 period], Medicaid enrollment rose from 42.3 million to 54.1 million and spending on medical services (that is, excluding administrative and other non-service spending) rose from $292.7 billion in FY 2007 to $383.6 billion in FY 2012–an average annual increase of 5.6 percent. ... In 2012, however, spending growth slowed to near record lows. ... Managed care is playing an increasingly dominant role in Medicaid spending. Growing at 14.1 percent on average per year, managed care grew steadily and faster than any other service category .... Medicaid spending on services for families grew much faster than Medicaid spending on services for the aged and individuals with disabilities. ... Medicaid spending per enrollee on medical services grew more slowly than underlying medical care inflation, national health expenditures per capita, and the growth in private health insurance spending per enrollee (Young and Clemans-Cope, 7/3).
The Kaiser Family Foundation: The Mystery Of The Missing $1,000 Per Person: Can Medicare's Spending Slowdown Continue?
Based on our comparison of CBO's August 2010 and April 2014 baselines, Medicare spending this year will be about $1,000 lower per person than was expected in 2010, soon after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which included reductions in Medicare payments to plans and providers and introduced delivery system reforms that aimed to improve efficiency and reduce costs. By 2019, Medicare spending per person is projected to be nearly $2,400 lower per person than was expected following passage of the ACA. Medicare spending projections in CBO's August 2010 and subsequent baselines take into account the anticipated effects of the ACA, along with other factors that are expected to affect future Medicare spending. So it seems that the ACA may be having a bigger than expected effect, but something else may be going on here too (Neuman and Cubanski, 7/8).
Here is a selection of news coverage of other recent research:
Examiner.com: Too Many Seniors Suffer From Malnutrition
Malnutrition continues to be a serious problem in older adults. Nutrition screenings should be regular part of geriatric health assessment, ... In a special review article published July 3, 2014 in the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)'s Nutrition in Clinical Practice journal, Dr. Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili, an Associate Professor of Nursing at Drexel University, examines each component of the [Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment] and outlines how nutrition screenings would fit into each individual domain: physical/medical, mental, functional, and social (Hart, 7/4).
Reuters: Preventative Services Differ Between Primary Care Docs And OB/GYNs
The services women receive during annual preventive care visits may partially depend on what type of doctor they see, suggests a new report. Women who saw primary care doctors for their annual checkup tended to receive a broader range of services, compared to those who saw obstetrician/gynecologists (OB/GYNs), researchers found (Seaman, 7/7).
Reuters: Rural Residents With Disabilities Less Likely To Get Colon Cancer Screening
People with disabilities are less likely to get screened for colon and rectal cancer if they live in rural areas, according to a new study. Researchers said that means rural residents with disabilities may be at higher risk of getting diagnosed with late-stage cancer than their urban counterparts (Storr, 7/7).
The New York Times: Weekend Dangers At The E.R.
A new study suggests that emergency surgery done on children during the weekend results in more complications and deaths than similar surgery done during the week. The study, published in the July issue of The Journal of Pediatric Surgery, used a large national database to match 112,064 weekend operations on children younger than 18 with 327,393 operations performed on weekdays. ... Only about 1 percent of cases had complications, and less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the children died. But even after controlling for sex, age, race, the type of surgery and other factors, patients having a procedure on the weekend were 40 percent more likely to sustain an accidental puncture or cut, 14 percent more likely to receive a transfusion, and 63 percent more likely to die (Bakalar, 7/7).
Reuters: Adoption Of New Surgical Technology Linked To Complications
Patients may be more likely to have complications when a new surgical device is first being adopted, suggests a new study looking at prostate removal. Based on the results, the process of how new surgical technologies are introduced to the healthcare system should be improved, researchers suggest. There is currently no formal process for introducing new surgical technologies into hospitals after they are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Seaman, 7/8).
JAMA News: Gene Researchers Work To Engineer HIV-Resistant Cells
Ever since the evolution of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, researchers have long sought effective strategies to prevent HIV infection or help the body keep the virus in check after infection has occurred. In addition to a decades-long effort to develop an effective vaccine and continuing research to find less toxic drugs, some researchers are focusing on another strategy—modifying the genes of host cells to make them resistant to infection (Hampton, 7/9).
Baltimore Sun: Study Shows Minimally Invasive Surgery Underused
Minimally invasive surgery leads to fewer infections and other complications than traditional open surgery but not all hospitals are regularly offering such procedures, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. The researchers looked at a database of more than seven million hospitals stays at more than 1,000 hospitals and found laparoscopic methods were underused in several specific surgeries -- appendectomies, colectomies and hysterectomies, which studies have shown have better outcomes when they are done using minimally invasive techniques (Cohn, 7/9).
Reuters: Older Adults And Their Children Move Closer Together After Health Issues
Seniors who have a stroke or heart attack are more likely to end up living closer to their adult children afterward, according to a new study. Adult children often serve as informal caregivers when their parents become disabled after an illness, researchers note. But living far apart can make caregiving more difficult (Lehman, 7/9).
The Pacific Standard: The Ongoing Mental Health Benefits Of Neighborhood Diversity
Hope to have robust mental health well into your senior years? Seeking safety and stability, you might opt to move to a gated community, but new research from England suggests that might be a bad idea. Examining health information on more than 10,000 seniors, plus localized data on home prices, researchers led by Alan Marshall of the University of Manchester found lower levels of depression in older people who live in economically diverse neighborhoods (Jacobs, 7/3).
The New York Times: Early Returns On Health Care Reform
It will take a while to understand fully how the Affordable Care Act affects the quality of health care and access to doctors in this country. But a new survey offers encouraging reviews from people who signed up for private plans or Medicaid during the first enrollment period from October 2013 through March 2014 (7/10).
The New York Times: The State Of Obamacare
The Commonwealth Fund has a new study out on Obamacare enrollment, estimating that about 9.5 million people gained coverage through Medicaid and the exchanges; this is roughly in line with some previous estimates but perhaps slightly more encouraging for the law's supporters (Ross Douthat, 7/10).
Bloomberg: Success Kills Another Obamacare Myth
The Affordable Care Act was designed to achieve two goals, according to its advocates: it was supposed to increase the number of people with health insurance, and to cut health care costs. Increasingly, the former looks like a solid achievement, and there are increasing signs the latter is being accomplished, too, though it isn't clear the ACA deserves the credit (Jonathan Bernstein, 7/10).
Bloomberg: The Court Case That Could Kill Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act has overcome a Supreme Court challenge, persistent Republican opposition and the initial dysfunction of its own website. It could still fall victim to another foe: its own language. Any day now, a federal court may rule that in 36 states, the federal government can't offer tax credits to people who buy insurance on Obamacare's exchanges. That's because the law, as written, authorizes those tax credits only in states that have set up exchanges -- and most states refused to do so (Ramesh Ponnuru, 7/10).
Los Angeles Times: Hey Liberals, There's A Logistical Problem With Your Hobby Lobby Boycott
There's a big problem with all this boycott mania: There's almost no Venn-diagram overlap between the nearly 18,000 people who "like" the boycott's Facebook page so far and the consumer base that actually shops at Hobby Lobby. Crafts customers -- people who make their own quilts, soaps, scrapbooks, Christmas wreaths and kids' Halloween costumes -- are certainly overwhelmingly women. But they also tend to be stay-at-home moms (who else has the time?), and it's safe to say that a large percentage of them are religiously and probably politically conservative. Dressing up like an IUD doesn't do it for them. In fact, the whole idea that an employer should be obliged to pay for someone else's birth control, period, probably sticks in the craws of many of them. What's wrong with buying your own contraceptives? (Charlotte Allen, 7/10).
The Wall Street Journal: A Minimally Invasive Approach To Health-Care Reform
Minimally invasive surgery using a fiber-optic camera and small incisions rather than traditional "open" surgery significantly reduces costly surgical complications. That's been known for some time. But a study that my Johns Hopkins University colleagues and I recently conducted has found that it is still surprisingly common for patients in the U.S. not to be given that surgical option (Marty Makary, 7/10).
On other health issues --
The New York Times: Crack Down On Scientific Fraudsters
Even though research misconduct is far from rare, Dr. Han's case was unusual in that he had to resign. Criminal charges against scientists who commit fraud are even more uncommon. In fact, according to a study published last year, "most investigators who engage in wrongdoing, even serious wrongdoing, continue to conduct research at their institutions." As part of our reporting, we've written about multiple academic researchers who have been found guilty of misconduct and then have gone on to work at pharmaceutical giants. Unusual, too, is the fact that Iowa State has agreed to reimburse the government about $500,000 to cover several years of Dr. Han's salary and that the National Institutes of Health has decided to withhold another $1.4 million that it had promised the university as part of the grant (Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, 7/10).
USA Today: VA Manufactured Its Own Doctor Shortage
Why was the situation so dire that veterans faced months-long waits to see Veterans Affairs physicians? It's not exactly a secret that the VA faces a severe shortage of physicians. More than 800 job openings are listed on the VA website. There are many reasons why it is so hard to recruit physicians to work for the VA, including challenging patients, dwindling financial resources and uncompetitive salaries (Greg Siskind, 7/10).
New England Journal of Medicine: Drug Companies' Patient-Assistance Programs -- Helping Patients Or Profits?
Assistance programs are a triple boon for manufacturers. They increase demand, allow companies to charge higher prices, and provide public-relations benefits. ... [But Medicare and other payers] worry that patient-assistance programs discourage patients from using generic drugs and other less costly alternatives to new, patent-protected therapies. ... Pharmaceutical manufacturers and patient-advocacy groups are seeking clarification from the DHHS about the legality of patient-assistance programs' providing aid to exchange enrollees. Given the high cost of many new drugs, the DHHS's approach to patient-assistance programs will strike many people as cold and insensitive, but I believe that the DHHS is absolutely right to limit the scope of these programs. Patient-assistance programs help individual patients but are associated with hidden costs for insurers and taxpayers. Cost sharing will accomplish nothing more than cost shifting if assistance programs shield patients from costs (David H. Howard, 7/10).
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Left-hander Tommy Milone will take the mound against the Orange and Black for the first time in his career, and he'll play a role on offense as well as National League rules take effect for the final two games of the series.
Milone has one win in his last seven starts after jumping out to a 3-0 record, and in his most recent outing against the Houston Astros he started off sharp before a five-run fifth inning that included two home runs put a damper on an otherwise stellar effort.
Still, the 26-year-old sports a 3.80 ERA with 55 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 64 innings, and his losses came throughout the A's poor stretch of play from late April to mid-March when run support was hard to come by.
That hasn't been a problem lately for Bob Melvin's club. The A's are consistently getting men on base, and last night was a prime example of their plate discipline as they drew two bases loaded walks that provided the margin of victory when paired with Adam Rosales' eighth inning solo home run. The A's lead the Majors in walks with 219 on the season.
Yoenis Cespedes is also in the midst of a career-best 10-game hitting streak, Josh Donaldson is showing that his early success at the plate isn't a fluke, and it's no coincidence that the A's recent uptick in performance coincided with leadoff man Coco Crisp's return from the DL.
Combine these factors with contributions from players in the bottom of the order like Rosales and Derek Norris last night and the patience of a hitter like Jed Lowrie, and it's evident that the A's have found a recipe for success when their starting rotation throws the way they're capable of. Oakland's starting rotation is 7-1 with a 2.73 ERA in their last 11 games, 10 of which have been wins.
Tonight may prove to be a little more difficult, however, as the A's have lost 10 of their last 12 at AT&T Park. Game time is set for 7:15 PST.
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Keeping interest rates at the current 11 percent will do little to reduce inflation in the months ahead, economists at Itau Unibanco, Santander and Bank of America Merrill Lynch said, despite a smaller-than-expected increase in consumer prices last month.
Their pessimistic outlook contrasts with the central bank's, which has signaled it is willing to stop raising rates soon by saying that the 375-point increase since April last year was "sizable" and is yet to have a meaningful effect.
Behind the divergence are their opposing views on Brazil's fiscal policy. They differ on how President Dilma Rousseff should be treating federal money on the run-up for a re-election campaign later this year.
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A couple of weeks back a young photographer (very talented if i do say so myself haha) who happens to be a friend of mine went to Francistown to collaborate with other young people in our second city and produced this amazing fashion shoot for his portfolio, he also collaborated with local fashion designer Hibatikvah who was a mentor at the recent Fashion Mentor, her work is amazing and proves why she is an industry favorite. this is just the first in a series of shoots at different locations around the country for Kodie, if you love the work he does make sure to keep coming back to Free To Be Punk for upcoming shoots as i will be covering all of them.
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Have you ever smelled ammonia? Or cleaned a fish tank or a cat litter?
Well, it's also used in cleaning. Given the acid rain that falls on Cybertron (an thus the air would have a bit of an acidic pH), ammonia is a common on world material used in the wash racks as well as a preventative against corrosion.
It's not an overpowering smell (like when you clean the fish tank), but its definitely there, and though while we might find it repulsive (one, Shockwave has no olfactory sensors) that doesn't mean those on Cybertron would.
He also smells like bleach and other cleaning materials.
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