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Topics: Health Costs, Delivery of Care, Insurance, Marketplace, Medicare, Politics, Health Reform
Apr 22, 2013
Reuters reports a softening in demand for hospital chains and device makers, among others. Meanwhile, law enforcement officials warn of insurance scams that play on confusion over the health care overhaul.
Reuters: Analysis: Ahead Of Reform, Medical Care Slowdown Hits Companies
As the clock ticks down to the start of a U.S. healthcare overhaul, companies from device makers to hospital chains have been surprised to see Americans make even fewer trips to the doctor's office. Use of non-emergency medical services has been weak for several years in the wake of a deep recession, high joblessness and the steadily rising cost of care (Berkrot, 4/22).
Kaiser Health News: Seniors Get Hung Up In Health Care Scams
Law enforcement agencies are reporting an increase in these sorts of health insurance scams across the country. Many of the fraudsters seem to be preying on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system (Gold, 4/22).
Medscape: Push To Keep ACA Guidelines Out Of Malpractice Cases
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is accelerating the switch from fee-for-service reimbursement to pay-for-performance, and organized medicine is worried about the medical liability implications. What if a physician scores poorly on ACA-driven performance measures regarding his or her care for patients with diabetes, for example? Do low grades give those patients sufficient grounds to sue the physician for malpractice? … Not in Georgia, at least, under a bill passed earlier this month by the state legislature and awaiting the signature of Governor Nathan Deal (Lowes, 4/19).
The Hill: Obama Administration Inks $8M PR Contract To Promote Health Law
The Obama administration has signed a new contract with a public relations firm to promote the central piece of ObamaCare. The agency charged with implementing most of the healthcare law has signed a new contract with the firm Weber Shandwick (Baker, 4/19).
Also, an examination of how the health law and immigration reform proposals could potentially interact -
The Wall Street Journal: Bill Bars Health-Care Cost Assistance For Immigrants
Immigrant advocates are upset with a health-care provision of the immigration-overhaul legislation that could force certain immigrants to pay a fee for lacking insurance coverage while excluding them from financial help to buy it. The wrinkle could create the first class of Americans who would face the 2010 Affordable Care Act's penalties without having access to its main benefit. If passed into law, the immigration changes would apply to many of the 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who would have "provisional" status for a decade before becoming eligible for green cards (Radnofsky, 4/19).
This is part of Kaiser Health News' Daily Report - a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. The full summary of the day's news can be found here and you can sign up for e-mail subscriptions to the Daily Report here. In addition, our staff of reporters and correspondents file original stories each day, which you can find on our home page.
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New music video for 'the Hypnotist'
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I'm so excited to share with you today my brand new video for 'the Hypnotist', which premiered over at Nothing But Hope and Passion.
I'd like to thank the exceptional team who helped bring this video to life: Nína Cohagen (director/editor), Zeno Vaclavik (cinematography) and Jón Tryggvi & Unnur Arndísardóttir (wonderful songwriters who acted in this video).
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It's really unwise to post racist comments on a public page on a public site. Not only does it taint your image, it also hurts your chances of getting employed. They refuse to apologize for their unreasonable behavior.
I have the uncensored version ready to deploy should this behavior continue to persist. They act like they can get away with racist behavior because it's just the internet. Please pass this post around to prove them wrong.


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Gorgeous backpack by Bexar Goods Co. - the Urban Vagabond Backpack:
These guys don't just make backpacks. There are also totes and accessories galore. From their "About Us" page:
Our vision is to create carry goods products that can journey the world with you, and develop character and charm from the environment and adventures they experience with you. We believe in ruggedness, simplicity, durability, and timelessness.
Who can argue with that? While their gear is a bit pricey for my taste (If I'm spending $300 on a bag I want it to have more in the way of technical fabrics), it's certainly beautiful.


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of consistency with which both governments approach cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation has undermined programmatic efforts that build mutual confidence in the area of arms reduction. As a specific example, some Russian participants noted that changes in the work strategy of every new U.S. administration, and the subsequent reshuffling of the U.S. program management, is problematic for cooperative programs.
The following subsections more specifically address higher-level political issues that were part of the workshop.
The Russian background paper suggested that an ultimate objective of the international nuclear nonproliferation regime is to prevent nuclear weapons from spreading in the world. Therefore, according to the paper, the bilateral U.S.-Russian cooperative programs on nuclear nonproliferation, and impediments to them, should be considered in terms of this international context, i.e., how they affect and reduce the proliferation risk. Bilateral programs with such objectives meet the interests of both sides, and are therefore least subject to changing political goals of current administrations. Insulation from these shifting political goals is a necessary, but not sufficient, prerequisite for program success.
Although such insulation would clearly bring some benefits to cooperative nonproliferation programs, the realities of cooperation are sometimes different. Provisions of both overarching legislation and individual appropriations bills in the United States sometimes link cooperative programs to requirements for action by Russia. Some American participants suggested that, while such legal provisions are sometimes regrettable, these linkages are generally unavoidable within the U.S. political system. For example, in the case of destruction of chemical weapons under the CTR program, funding could only be provided if the president of the United States certified Russia's compliance with chemical and biological arms control accords. The requirement for annual recertification was modified in 2002, allowing waivers of the requirement at the president's discretion until 2006, except for demilitarization of the Schuch'ye site, which continues to need annual recertification. In 2002, before the U.S. Congress granted the president the authority to waive recertification, funding was held up for several months.
A whole array of restrictions, including funding restrictions, applies to U.S. interactions with parties that are believed to be assisting Iran in any of several ways. The Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996, and several executive orders imposing these restrictions, which are part of a broader U.S. policy regarding Iran, are examples of U.S. actions that pressure Russia to freeze its collaboration with Iran in the area of nuclear energy. According to the Russian background paper, the U.S. intelligence community assesses that Iran is seeking to develop and acquire nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the means to deliver them, and that Iran hopes to exploit access to the Russian nuclear establishment to promote the Iranian weapons program.
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I visited this facility
My dad will be at Fair Acres. Although the place is not fancy but I can say their health care system is good. The personal care is good. It has a little bit of institutional environment. The interiors are not super fancy. It's a high rise facility and it's super, super clean.
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My sister-in-law is at Fair Acres. The place is fine. They really treat her well. Her room is adequate. They have dancing activities and she seems to enjoy dancing. The only complaint I had was that she never has a cup of water by her side. If she wanted a glass of water, I had to go and find somebody to get it for her.
I am a friend or relative of a resident
Fair Acres is okay, it's not state of the art or anything but it's clean. The food is okay. They give mom medicine on time. The people working there are friendly and helpful. I think they could have more space for each resident; there are three people in a room. She seemed stronger since she moved in.
I visited this facility
We're in the process of getting my mother admitted to Fair Acres Geriatric Center. We've only been there one time but it just seemed like everyone there was very friendly and everybody was doing things, no one was sitting around. It's well-organized.
I visited this facility
This is a huge facility located in a spacious community of Media, PA. This facility appeared to be hectic and looked cold in appearance. I visited a friend's grandmother who is a resident who absolutely loves it here. She said she loves that they arrange bus tours to Atlantic City and they teach them crafts to make for gifts for loved ones. She is 92 years old and is still very active.
I myself would not like such a huge Nursing Home for myself; however, the resident loves it for herself. There is nothing elegant about this place if thats what you are looking for. Fair Acres appears to give good care to their residents and that should be a #1 consideration in choosing a Nursing Home.
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All six mayoral candidates spar for first time
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From left, mayoral candidates Carol Moseley Braun, Gery Chico, Miguel del Valle, Rahm Emanuel, Bill "Dock" Walls and Patrica Van Pelt-Watkins share the stage at the Chicago Defender debate on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at the Dusable Museum. | Scott Ste
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Long-shot candidate for mayor William "Dock" Walls sat next to front-runner Rahm Emanuel at the Chicago Defender debate Wednesday night and shot him a zinger:
"Mr. Emanuel, when you were chief of staff, we had children dying in the streets of the city of Chicago," Walls said as the crowd of 500 at the DuSable Museum of African-American History began to cheer. "We never heard that you wanted to bring more police officers to the city of Chicago."
As the crowd cheered louder, Walls told Emanuel he expected more of him when he was chief of staff to President Obama because, "You're a Chicagoan!"
The exchange came on a day that Emanuel's campaign unveiled a new television commercial featuring Obama's fond send-off of Emanuel, which sounds almost like an endorsement.
Candidate Carol Moseley Braun said after the debate that Emanuel should be "ashamed" of his time as Obama's chief of staff because Emanuel "spent two years dragging his poll numbers to the ground, damaging the president's agenda, a lot of people in Washington think so."
While the largely African-American crowd at DuSable cheered louder for Braun than for Emanuel, the crowd's most enthusiastic cheers were for community organizer Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins. This was the fourth debate for the four front-runners but the first that also included less well-known candidates Walls and Watkins.
Watkins often stood up to make her points, telling the crowd they had not seen much of her because the media ignored her. That only made the cheers louder.
"Fifty-five percent of adult black males in the city of Chicago have felony records, meaning they can't work, they can't get public housing," Watkins said to shouts of agreement. "It's a cycle that keeps us in a state of poverty. Let's stop acting like black folks are the only ones who commit crimes."
Walls, Watkins, Braun and Gery Chico said they supported reparations for descendants of slaves. Emanuel and Miguel del Valle said they did too but would spend the money on community development or plugging the hole in the city's deficit. Watkins said she took offense to that.
All six candidates said the city's tax increment financing program needed reform and all said that the city should do more to help ex-offenders find jobs.
Del Valle said he did not think all the candidates were equally committed to that principle.
"It's a matter of scaling up," del Valle said. "I don't think, if certain people on the stage here are elected, that's going to stay on the map."
Asked after the debate if he wanted to respond to Walls' dig about him not fighting for more police as Obama's chief of staff, Emanuel shook his head.
Asked if he was happy about Tuesday's ABC-7 poll showing him winning the mayor's race on the first round with 54 percent, Emanuel smiled and said, "It beats the alternative."
All six candidates say they would focus more on the neighborhoods and less on downtown.
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CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Community Foundation has announced a July 31 deadline for the Ron and Suzanne Borto Scholarship.
This scholarship is open to any Lake County, Indiana residents over the age of 21 who continuing their education at a college, university or technical school.
Applications are now being accepted and must be postmarked or returned to the Crown Point Community Foundation by July 31, 2013.
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brand news
Posted by Dale Buss on September 23, 2014 09:09 AM
Apple releases new iPhone 6 TV commercials amid speculation regarding its plans for the Beats Music service.
NFL names a female CMO in PepsiCo veteran Dawn Hudson.
Karl Lagerfeld creates his own newspaper, Karl Daily, in content marketing move.
Philips spins off lighting business in corporate breakup to focus on fastergrowing healthcare markets, especially in Asia.
Omnicom forms CRM alliance with Salesforce.com and launches Instagram ads in the UK with Starbucks, Cadbury and others as CFO steps down.
Air France pilots vote to extend strike.
Atlantic City announces redevelopment plan as Revel casino group pulls plug on branded property.
AT&T and Chernin Group's Otter Media acquires Fullscreen YouTube multichannel network.
BMW hopes for high-tech halo with i8-focused campaign.
Baskin-Robbins survives frozen yogurt.
Betty Crocker cookbook app woos new generation of chefs.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on July 10, 2014 04:29 PM
General Mills says it's going to try hard to revive US cereal sales, but the CPG giant isn't going to be content with re-inventing the wheel: The company also is investing heavily in a variety of other new products, in marketing to Millennials and in expanding its distribution in convenience stores and foodservice locations.
The company, like Kellogg's, has been stymied by a steady decline in sales of their traditional staple, ready-to-eat cereal. So part of its answer is to exploit more eat-away-from-home occasions where General Mills brands and products have never been a big part of the menu. C-stores have become a main target.
"Many of our snack items leverage our US retail brands and offer different formats and flavors specifically for our convenience-store customers," said Bethany Quam, the company's newly named president of convenience stores and foodservice, in a recent investor presentation.Continue reading...
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brands we love
Posted by Mark J. Miller on June 24, 2014 06:36 PM
In yet another example of how the LGBT community is becoming more integrated in the US, a new study from YouGov BrandIndex shows that there isn't a big difference between the companies that LGBT consumers like compared with the general population. The list of best-perceived brands in the general population shares about half of the best-perceived names on the LGBT list.
"As consumers, you would expect them to have the same likes and dislikes," YouGov President and CEO Ted Marzilli told Marketing Daily. "When you look at the numbers, American society is looking to go more and more in favor of gay rights. Brands are no longer looking at this as a judgment call, but as a civil rights issue."
Costco jumped 13 spots to No. 1 this year thanks to the high score it earned for its LGBT workplace-policy tracker on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. Panera also made a big jump, going from No. 19 to No. 3, likely due to it putting more energy behind socially-conscious initiatives. It also "may just be that Panera's stores are located in environments that are more liberal or predisposed to LGBT issues," Marzilli told Marketing Daily.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on June 24, 2014 09:39 AM
Ford tops Interbrand's 2014 ranking of the Best Global Green Brands.
Costco tops LGBT perceptions.
Avon cuts another 600 jobs.
News Corp. former executive editor Rebekah Brooks cleared of all charges in UK phone hacking case.
Amazon and Warner Bros. near resolution of pricing dispute.
Betty Crocker debuts gay-marriage support campaign.
BMW examines cars for Takata airbag problems.
Ferrari plans to cut emissions by 20 percent while boosting performance.
Jaguar's British Villains campaign sees extension on Sundance TV.Continue reading...
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social media
Posted by Dale Buss on June 26, 2013 01:43 PM
Not settling for the social media stake in the ground comprised by its Cheerios ad featuring a mixed-race family, General Mills now is boosting social media and branded content efforts across 37 of its major brands.
The company just announced that it has implemented a newly upgraded system by tech vendor Spredfast to manage content publishing and consumer engagement across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social platforms for brands including not only Cheerios but also Pillsbury and Betty Crocker.
The move is described as the second of two major steps that the processed-grain giant has been taking to establish itself as a significant player in social media.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on May 14, 2013 04:47 PM
Joining a long roster of freshened iconic-female CPG logos that includes Betty Crocker, Aunt Jemima and Wendy of fast-food fame, Little Debbie is getting a modern makeover. The face of the snack-cake brand is being tweaked by owner McKee Foods for just the third time since the iconic logo was introduced in 1960.
The difference between Little Debbie and the other three females is that she's the only real person who is still working in a key role with the company whose eponymous logo she inspired. Debbie McKee-Fowler is still an executive vice president of McKee, a family-owned, Collegedale, Tenn.-based company that was founded by her grandfather, O.D. McKee. Grandpa was inspired by the angelic visage of his three-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter to make her the fresh and appealing face of his new food enterprise.Continue reading...
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Posted by Dale Buss on January 7, 2013 04:11 PM
Leveraging its design chops in a whole new way, Target is launching a new multi-faceted marketing campaign behind its CPG products with a decidedly unique twist.
"The Everyday Collection" by Target isn't its latest limited edition designer collaboration. It's a minimalist campaign touting — wait for it — groceries, from cake mixes to laundry detergent, prenatal vitamins to cuts of steak. It's also applying its acknowledged sensibilities in fashion and design to promoting the, let's face it, more mundane SKUs in its inventory on behalf of its brand affiliates: consumer packaged goods.Continue reading...
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branding together
Posted by Dale Buss on April 17, 2012 04:08 PM
Ever heard of Beer Nuts? The brand of bar peanuts, redolent as it is of junk foods and calorie-laden alcoholic concoctions, is typical of male consumption of nuts.
But now Kraft has another approach in mind. Leveraging the increasingly understood association between nuts and health in a new way, the Planters brand has signed a deal to co-brand a nutritious nut mix with Men's Health magazine, as we noted here yesterday.
Planters Nut-rition Men's Health Recommended Mix has rolled out with an advertising campaign on the back cover of the May issue of the magazine and a TV spot (watch it below) that's now running on ESPN and other US cable networks.Continue reading...
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Behind the Tables
It appears that I'm going to be running a pair of tables in the dealer's area at Stoker Weekend, the interesting event that's currently being plugged on the board. I thought I'd take some time to give people an idea of just what goes on for dealers at conventions. Some of you may be eyeballing books on your shelves or the craft items you've been making as a hobby. Let me give you a little insight into what might await, should you try to sell at a convention.
1) Travel. If you're driving, this isn't a big deal… unless you've got a small vehicle. If you're bringing enough to make good use of a table, you should have enough to fill the back of a small car. If you're carring something heavy, like books, you're going to need to drive differently… that much weight doesn't only decrease your fuel mileage, it also increases the stopping distance for your breaks. And a flat tire becomes a real nightmare. Airlines are fine… but you'll have to ship your item to the hotel via a package service, and that'll add to your costs.
ANECDOTE: Keep in mind the conditions for your products, also. I attended a convention in Oklahoma called Conestoga. It was a great convention, well organized with friendly staff, engaging guests and a good attendance. I, however, failed to consider that the vehicle in which I was making the trip lacked air conditioning. In August. Many of the books suffered heat damage during the multi-hour trip, particularly the paperbacks as glued bindings expanded and warped.
2) Setup. This comes in two parts. The first is getting the stuff to the table. If you drove, this is where a dolly will come in handy. And someone to open the doors for you as you move the items to your table. And a lot of luck regarding the weather. You'll typically have a six-hour gap on the night before the convention and a few hours before the dealers' room opens to get all of your merchandise in and set up. All of the other sellers have the same time span. If you mailed your items to the hotel, they'll be waiting in a storage area, and you'll again be well-served by a dolly.
The second part is arranging the goods on your table(s). Displaying items can be a complex game. You have to take into account what you're most trying to sell, and display it for optimum notice by passersby. You also have to look to see what other dealers are selling, and make a spot decision about the competition. Modifying this will be the type of convention.
ANECDOTE: I was set up at a science fiction convention, and there were three other book dealers. Rather than follow the usual formula and spread all of us out, the convention organizers decided to make a "book alley" where all four of us had adjacent tables. Two of the dealers had new books out for sale, and one had 1950s hardcovers. Rather than spend my limited table space duplicating what was already available for sale, I put out modern collectibles, expanded the area I'd designated for rare paperbacks, and set three more boxes of rare magazines on the table for people to hunt through. My sales were brisk. Although I did have to restrain myself from responding to comments made by the 1950s HC dealer about the innate superiority of his (overpriced) wares.
At the next convention, I undercut him on many of his books. Important lesson: respect the other dealers.
3) Sales. This is what you'd think would be the exciting part of the convention. And, well, it is. But it's exciting in the manner of a full day at the racetrack. There are typically bursts of activity, followed by periods of quiescence. It's very hard to reach a happy medium. Ideally, you'll have a constant flow of one or two customers. In reality, you'll get five people at a time, with two others browsing, causing you to watch for theft while simultaneously trying to make change and fill out receipts… and all the while, someone will be trying to hold an interesting conversation with you. This is a recipe for stress. After the sales flurry dies away, you'll find yourself sitting… and sitting… and sitting. Depending on the convention, hours can go by without anyone doing more than walking by your table. More than anything else, you have to be expecting this and not let it worry or depress you.
When there's a con guest who has a table, they usually can shut down (by throwing a tablecloth over their wares) and go to a panel or lunch, and return with little worry. Their primary purpose for attending is to be a participant, with the sales a helpful aside. When it's a dealer, the story is different. They're present to make a profit, and their presence makes both attendees and organizers happy… the former because it gives them yet another available activity (shopping) and the latter because happy attendees make for a pleasurable convention. It's not a good idea for any of the three groups if the dealer has to close down in the middle of the shopping times for more than an incidental break.
The best part of being a dealer, to me, is the chance you get to talk with others who share your interests. That is not always a good thing. If you're lucky, you'll get someone like Mort Castle wandering by, noticing a book you have out, and getting into an informative and interesting discussion. If you're unlucky, someone will start a long discourse on why the Hulk could beat up Superman, or why a cross-genre novel featuring Frodo Baggins and Lestat as private detectives would be a great idea.
Authors deal with these people all the time. For the most part, they're nice people who are a touch obsessive. Remember, though… the dealer is stuck there, at his or her table, while an author participant can merely walk away.
No matter what the temptation, be nice. That person has paid to go to the convention, and it's in everyone's best interest that all the attendees have a good time. And know ahead of time that it's likely to happen.
ANEDCOTE: At the last convention, I surprised a legendary sf writer by having a variety of Fredric Brown paperback mysteries on my table. He'd heard good things about them, but had never seen more than one in any place. We proceeded to get into a lengthy discussion about Brown's work in sf, mystery, and horror, and then spun off into a general discussion of mystery/thriller books. At the same convention, a person provided a full synopsis of a fan-fiction novel they want someone to write, featuring Anne McCaffrey's Pern. I listened to him politely, despite A) his having told me the idea before, B) Ms. McCaffrey aggressively defending her copyright regarding Pern, such that no fan fiction is allowed to be professionally published, and C) it being a better idea to learn to write than to wait for someone to do it for you.
4) Breakdown: At the end of the convention, dealers typically have three to five hours to get everything boxed up and clear of the room. That smaller time span can cause logjams at the doors out of the room. The best thing to do is to watch, and try to time your departure; if everyone is scrambling to leave, spend a little extra time packing items up; if the majority are packing, start moving things out immediately. A little careful assessment can save hours.
This is meant both to encourage and dissuade readers from setting up a table at a convention. If you're ready for the tedium, annoyance at missing an interesting panel or three, and troubles associated with getting your merchandise to and from the con, and then if you have wares to sell, you might be successful with convention sales. If any of that sounds like it would be a bit too much, stick with ebay and direct sales off of your web site or a message board.
And, of course, I have another motive. As I stated at the beginning, I'm going to be attending Stoker Weekend as a dealer. Conversation will almost certainly be not merely appreciated but encouraged, and I hope to see some of you there!


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1. Your feeling about the game coming today:
You dealing with your sylladex:
You dealing with your guardian:
(Well, that's pleasant.)
Your server player who helps you enter:
(Oh well that's a big help.)
Your sprite's first prototype:
(Is it the computer or is it Penny? Maybe it's both.)
Entering the medium:
(surprisinly possibly accurate.)
Your sprite's second prototype:
(Woo! Luke!)
You fighting:
(Somehow, I have the feeling climbing the echeladders will be really tough.)
Your patron troll:
(not only do I have a Luke sprite, but Hermonie will be guiding me as well.)
how you spend the game dicking around:
Your client player:
(seems legit)
Your romantic interest:
(okay then…)
Your death:
(something tells me I don't want to know.)
Your god tier:
Well, that's a lot of things…I could by the hero of water, blood, equalizing, snow, sledding, stalking or fangirling obsessively.
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I hadn't done any consultation in a long while. so when I received an email from charles requesting one before doing headshots, I was somewhat surprised. I told the guy that if he was an actor there wasn't really any need for him to schedule a consultation. he finally decided to book a shoot.
it was on a wednesday, and he wanted to do the shoot the same day I had scheduled a shoot with another client who also wanted actor's headshots. late evenings shoots are not my favorite and that day the weather was a very bad day. there was winter advisory and a lot of snow was expected. considering I had to brave the elements and go to the studio for one shoot, I decided I might as well book two clients.
the first shoot went quite well. the guy was told that he looked great and could be a model or an actor. so he wasn't sure whether he was gonna take acting headshots or modeling pictures. as soon as I was finished, I got a call from charles that we was downstairs. I went to pick him up and since I had a shoot earlier, there was very little setup. he had quite a few scars on his face and he was concerned they would show on the pictures ruining his chances of getting acting gigs.
sometimes, you need to remind aspiring actors that the purpose of a headshot is to show what they look like. exactly. you don't wanna send pictures and show up looking like somebody else. that wouldn't get you any closer to getting a role.
when I shoot head shots for male actors, I adjust my lighting to produce high contrast and reveal more character on their faces. from the start he displayed great comfort in front of the camera and was changing his mood and poses as we went along. you could easily see that he had good acting skills. the purpose of a headshot is to show that you were the right person for a role you're auditioning for.
a couple of days later after he made his selection, he was sent 12 pictures touched up in photoshop with all the skin blemishes gone. I don't know how a director would react if he liked the guy and met him to find all of those scars. I thought that they would be an asset rather because if you were auditioning for a tough guy, you would have something to support it.


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New research calls into question marriage equality opponents' claims that mothers and fathers are not interchangeable.
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Friday, October 31, 2014
'Phineas and Ferb' Gets 'Lost' with Damon Lindelof
It's been more than four years since Lost, one of the most successful and popular TV series of the 21st century, ended its six-season run. But one series on TV isn't afraid ... Continue Reading →
VIDEO: Jon Stewart Guests on 'Phineas and Ferb'
Just when you think every possible combination of media properties has already been done, along comes a cool surprise like Jon Stewart doing a guest voice on Monday's brand-new ... Continue Reading →
Breaking: 'Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars' Gets Premiere Date
Worlds will collide as an all-new action filled special, Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars, is set to premiere Saturday, July 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Disney Channel. The story takes place a ... Continue Reading →
'Mr. Hell' Trio Reunites for 'Unstable' Feature
Unstable, a 2-D animated feature film to be co-directed by Phineas & Ferb co-creator Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, has moved into development for production and a theatrical ... Continue Reading →
So This Is What It's Like When Worlds Collide!
This summer, Disney offers a special treat for toon heads and comic-book fans as Phineas and Ferb encounter the Marvel Universe. This summer, a little milestone in toon history will ... Continue Reading →
'Phineas and Ferb' Use the Force
The creators of Disney Channel's hit animated musical comedy toon Phineas and Ferb have another geek-tastic crossover special planned to follow up this summer's Mission ... Continue Reading →
'Phineas & Ferb: Mission Marvel' to Premiere on Aug. 16
Two iconic universes collide when Marvel and Disney characters team up in Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, a special Phineas and Ferb episode in which Marvel Super Heroes and the popular ... Continue Reading →
'Phineas and Ferb' Celebrates Platypus Day
Groundhogs are sooooo last millennium, guys. The coolest mammal on the block is the platypus, as evidenced by the popularity of Disney's Phineas and Ferb and its secret agent animal, ... Continue Reading →
Dr. Doofenshmirtz Set on Web Domination
The popular villain from Disney Channel's hit series Phineas & Ferb is bent on a new nefarious plan: Taking over the Internet with a double-pronged attack on the Twittersphere ... Continue Reading →
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As if we didn't have our share of Marvel at the Con this weekend, Disney's pint-size heroes Phineas and Ferb have also announced that they will be crossing over to the Avengers ... Continue Reading →


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October 31, 2014
Monday, April 28th 2014
AIKEN COUNTY S.C. (WRDW) – A growing concern in Aiken County is current water levels and where they might be trending.
"It's not that there are any immediate problems," said the USGS'S Bruce Campbell, "what we're concerned about is the future years."
The USGS says that groundwater levels have dropped at a significant rate over the past several decades. Now, several of the county's numerous water districts are asking for help in a plan of action for the county.
"We've seen this in South Carolina already," said Campbell, "The coastal area has had some serious ground level concerns."
With the issues also comes concerns that industrial giants like MTU and Bridgestone that are contemplating Aiken County for large plants might not be as apt to relocate if concerns about water continue to surface.
"We are asked if we can provide 'x' gallons of water, "Breezy Hill Water District General Manager Charles Hilton says, "We have days, not months or years to answer."
According to the USGS levels in some areas have gone down six and seven feet. That study would be done over forty month period to a tune of just over $700,000. The USGS says that would pay for a little over $100,000 of the study but the rest would have to come from the water districts themselves.
"There's a lot of water down there but before we run out we need to see what's available." Said Hilton, "We need to see how we can best utilize the resources we have."
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Aesop Rock -Fryerstarter. Song + Lyrics.
Let me put you up on Bob's donuts
Controller of the warm deep fryer that charms cobras
Mostly it was aggravated ulcers over goat's legs
Will they go for maple, custard, buttermilk or wolfs bane?
Hm, late after your cinderella pulsate and crash I was rotating casts
Picture if you will a witching hour on week night in the trenches
Where paranoia dead-ends in a bright florescent heaven
With sprinkles
I know right yum
Whether tummy ache or fever
Keep the funnel cake I'm honey glaze in vitro
In the company of similar believers
Sleepless, who hear the walls breath and foam at the facial features
Now the yeast, a phoenix in the partially hydrogenated
Equal parts flower, faith, healing
Might replace your previously nominated jesus
But only if you privy to the following secret of all secrets
Shh, every night at 12 they would march out from the back
With a tray of raw dough for the pool of hot fat
Show up around 1 never get your god back
If you're just tuning in, walk into the light
I boil oil too, not for scarfing
For CCs of japanese innovation that screech into free parking
Purple heart and 2nd chin that beseech him to squeeze the carbs into the motherboard
You can chew the eucharist in cruller form
Locally a seedy danish underworld is bustling where jelly's not a celebrated it's a puppet string
Pluck, nose for canola
5 cow stomachs like a mime with a rope going nowhere
Fast, right hand of god on my shoulder, crows feet swollen, dopey
Combing apple fritters over with folk of opposing cultures
Baby sitter cop thief reverend, body glitter, botched c-section, bronze teeth
Each progressively more sequestered
Yet if threatened will defend the rasin bread as codefendants
Some lose religion or view it as superstition
You can tell a friend if you are down to kill them
Shh, every night at 12 they would march out from the back
With a tray of raw dough for the pool of hot fat
Show up around 1 never get your god back
If you're just tuning in, walk into the light
The fat boys are back, foam fingers over open arms
To feverishly reclaim their stomachs from golden jars
And stagger through the pulse of the gulch on a builder's dividends
Hiding high behind his guilty powdered-sugar fingerprints
Seething eventide fever, sidewalk feeling a little dicey
I'm snake-eye straight to the cakes icing
Might, fortune-teller up your favorite paper tiger stripe
Great, grace invaders, the first-name basis patron haters
Who compromise the pilot lights and flavors
Silent night, holy night, invite the pious out the pagan
Midnight kitchen doors un-caging the enablers like butchers in bloody aprons
Can I get a fucking amen?
AMEN, hazelnut raiders of the lost, navigate consecutive pastries like stations of the cross
No name no dayjob
Know the folk where it virgin mary toast by the loaf
Thanks bob
Shh, every night at 12 they would march out from the back
With a tray of raw dough for the pool of hot fat
Show up around 1 never get your god back
If you're just tuning in, walk into the light
Schoolboy Q - There He Go (Official Video)
A$AP MOB - Bath Salt Feat. Flatbush Zombies.
Well two major leaks got to hit the Internet today. The one I will not be posting, is the first single from Rick Ross's newest album; as it just a re-hash of a song featuring his MMG cohorts. The one I am posting is possibly the last leak Nas will deliver, to promote, which has become one of the most anticipated albums in recent memory- the already controversial, already headline making: "Life Is Good".
Off a head nodding instrumental from NO I.D, Nasir reunites with Large Professor (Nas first appearance was on "Live at The BBQ" on Main Source's classic "Breaking Atoms" LP; Large Professor is one of the members of Main Source) to create a jam for his people "stuck in the 90's". The album is only a few weeks away from the ears of many, who wish to listen, dissect; and hopefully appreciate it.
While we may never get another Outkast album, I can count on Big Boi to actually release new material. For the first leak from his next release "Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors" the Atlanta legend brings in some legends from Houston, and a potential legend from Mississippi.
The group continues to come up with originality for their music videos. While everyone will sit for almost ten minutes to watch a label, hammer the idea that they are successful, I rather watch this video on loop. This is fun, creative, and dope.
I was waiting for the explicit verison to hit the web already. The chemistry from Nas, and Rick Ross, is apparent just as much here, as on the last record the two collaborated on: the stand out "Triple Beam Dreams" from Ross's "Forever Rich" mixtape. July 17th is coming closer, and closer. It truly seems that Nas is set to release, a monster of an album.
Download the track HERE.
I can always count on Freddie Gibbs to come through, and deliver some good music. It has been a while since we have heard anything from the collaboration between Gibbs and Detroit producer Madlib. Their first release "Thuggin" was gold on the blogosphere; this is a more smooth out joint, but does not disappoint lyrically, or from behind the boards.
You can head over to the official Stones Throw site, to purchase the vinyl. The vinyl, or EP if you just want it for your iPod, features new tracks by MadGibbs, and the instrumentals for them.
We as fans always wonder what our favorite artist are doing in-between albums. As years go by between releases, fans pretty much harass the artist in wanting new material. We know they live their own lives, and with life, setbacks, and other complications come in. Brother Ali is an artist who I highly respect, not only as a MC, but as a human being. His music has always been legitimate in terms of emotions, and impact. With the release of the album artwork for his collaboration album with producer Jake One "Mourning in America, Dreaming in Color" we also get the first glimpse of the work the two have been crafting.
On "Stop The Press" Ali gives us happiness, guilt, sadness, and determination. The lesser emotions are ones that I personally go to Ali's music to get through; the higher ones are the emotions that come to me by listening to his words. It is a compelling track, and one that makes the fanboy inside me leap with joy, and glee. The album releases on August 12th. If you want a free download of the track, just hit up the Fifth Element website to pre-order the album.
"It sounds like a cliché, don't it"? Yes, it does. Living in the Bronx, I know all too well what Brooklyn MCPack FM inspiration comes from. While it is illegal for cabs to refuse service to anyone, regardless where you have to go in NYC; I bet you can pick any random person in New York, and they will tell you stories about trying to get cabs home at late hours of the night. Whether you are wanting to go home from a party in a borough you do not regularly visit, or one of those nights where you have had one- or three- too many, and you do not want to get on the train, for fear you are either: going to get jumped, or fall asleep and miss your stop. Trust me, i got stories about that one.
This new track will be featured on Featured Material v.4, featuring new tracks, remixes, and other goodies for long time- and hopefully new- Pack FM fans.


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Intrigued by the idea of anal play but not sure where to start? We've put together a beginner's starter pack to kick-start your anal adventures, with thrilling anal toys and lube to take you all the way...
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This miniature butt plug is perfect for your first foray into the world of anal pleasure. Slim with a tapered tip for easy insertion and a flared base to keep it exactly where you want it!
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A firm-yet-flexible anal probe with a choice of 2 stimulating ends: one with graduated jelly beads, the other a smooth bulbous head. Switch up the sensations during solo play, or keep your partner guessing...
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Long-lasting and super-slick, this anal lube from international sexpert Tracey Cox is infused with aloe vera, known for its soothing and moisturising properties. Extra thick, it's perfect for anal play and safe for use with condoms and sex toys.
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- Length: 7.5 inches
- Insertable Length: 6.5 inches
- Circumference: 2.75 inches
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Anal beginner kit
Reviewed: October 5, 2014 by LSnRD, a Straight Going Steady Male
Amazing product!
Me and my boyfriend wanted to try something new, that we could both enjoy. This beginners kit has really enhanced our sex life, providing pleasure to both of us.
There is a quality look and feel to all the products. The colours of all the pieces are the same, so I would have preferred different colours, especially as we are using the products as a couple, we only use our own selected products.
The lube is great, it doesn't smell, it's not sticky and has a good texture. It doesn't become watery like others.
- Pros
- Size, colour, presentation.
- Cons
- Maybe using different colours on each item to clearly distinguish each piece.
- Bottom line
- Brilliant kit, made the scary world of anal play enjoyable.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
Easy to insert, and nice to look at
Reviewed: September 28, 2014 by Lovehoney - Tobias, a Gay Going Steady Male
I was very impressed by this non-intimidating kit of anal toys. All of them, not only look nice, but feel even nicer. ;)
Even though I'm not new to anal sex, I haven't tried many anal toys before. So this kit was an ideal starting point to explore the world of anal toys, and find out what kind of toy I like.
Firstly, all toys were extremely easy to insert as they are very smooth and slender. The anal lubricant comes with it and can be used with all toys and condoms. I applied a good amount to myself and all of the toys before starting.
1) The anal lubricant is my new favourite. It is water-based, very thick and it has a surprising but very sexy warming/numbing effect. The pumping bottle makes it very easy to apply and to shut it you just need to turn the black top to the right or the left. Easy to use - even with lubey hands!
2) The anal plug is the softest and bendiest of the three toys. For this reason it almost naturally found its way inside me. I applied a bit of pressure to push it all the way in without having to be afraid because the flared base stops it and makes it easy to control. After using it in preparation for the other toys, I even discovered that it was a suction cup at the same time.
3) I then tried the anal prober, which has two sides with 4 small bubbles that get gradually bigger on one side, and a long smooth bit on the other side. I started with the bubbly bit because I really liked the idea of feeling the ribbed bit inside me.
I was not disappointed as pushing it in and pulling it out feels really good. I then turned it around to try the other end, which was kind of boring in comparison, but the transition towards the girthiest middle part was easier from this side (the insertion was so easy that I only realised how far it had gone in when pulling it out - amazing!). This made me really look forward to the last toy.
4) When preparing for the vibrating anal beads, I realised that after inserting the 3 supplied batteries into the bullet, it needs to be closed really tightly, otherwise it will not vibrate. There is only one speed. To turn it on/off just press the button once.
I inserted the beads one by one, which was very pleasurable already, and then turned on the vibrations. It felt funny at first, but after getting used to it, I enjoyed it very much and started moving them up and down inside me while masturbating. It felt amazing and made my orgasm a lot more intense! Definitely my favourite toy of the three.
Cleaning was very easy. I just took them into the shower with me afterwards, used mild soap and dried them with a towel.
- Pros
- Warming lubricant, very easy insertion.
- Cons
- The bullet needs to closely tightened to work.
- Bottom line
- Amazing kit for people wanting to find out which kind of toy is for them.
- Was this review helpful to you? Yes
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Great value and amazing variety.
Reviewed: September 21, 2014 by Dota, a Straight Engaged Female
Woohooo! Thank you Lovehoney for your amazing toy tester program. This kit came packed in usual discreet box so if you're new to Lovehoney, then don't worry about packaging - it is always this way.
Although I have a couple of butt plugs I am still a beginner in anal play and have a whole lot of exciting exploration to do in this area. I was super-excited to receive this kit but unlike others who fancied beads, I was most excited to try a prober.
Opening the box was like early Christmas - 4 new presents and a lovely note from LoveHoney's Cazz. Each toy is in their own packaging, clear plastic with purple, minimalistic informative labels.
When I unboxed toys one by one, well I was a little bit intimidated by them. As I said I have 2 butt plugs, but they both are smaller, than plug in this kit. However there was nothing to be worried about as they looked bigger and scarier than they actually are.
I started with butt plug and TC anal lube. Lube is very good and thick with no smell. I found this lube and TC Supersex lube sometimes gives me burning sensation. I haven't found the reason why and it varies from time to time.
Butt plug is jelly-like, very flexible but firm enough when needed. It had a little smell, but it vanished after several uses. Although it is bigger than my other plugs, it went in without any problems and I have to say, it is my favourite plug so far. It has a flared suction cup base and it prevents any unwanted travelling. I loved to use it during foreplay and intercourse.
Next toy I've tried was the prober. It is firmer than plug and have two usable ends. This is my fave toy in this kit. In first use I wasn't sure if I really liked and enjoyed the experience, but as they say - practice makes perfect. I like to start with ribbed end and then change it to bigger, smoother one. I have a long way to go to DP, but in missionary, with smooth end in was heavenly. It was a bit tricky, but yeah - practice, practice.
The beads. Whoa! First of all they're butt beads, then vibrating beads and then you have a mini bullet vibe. I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy them at all, but how wrong was I. True, I couldn't get them all in, I think mainly because of my fears, that there is not enough space for them all to fit in. Again, practice makes perfect and I have plenty of time. So I got only 2 beads up there, but at this time I felt it's enough. Vibrations from this little but mighty bullet went all the way through the beads. We both - me and my partner - loved the sensations during intercourse. He said it felt like I was narrower up there.
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A panel discussion challenging views on the Inquisition, Crusades and Christian Colonisation, which was recorded during Christ Week 2014 at the University of New South Wales in Sydney on 18 Sep 2014.
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Despite a biography title labeling him the "Unknown Pope," Benedict XV had a tremendous impact on life of the Church, and his legacy of diplomacy and efforts for peace live on today.
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Monday 28 July 2014 marks exactly one hundred years since the outbreak of the first world war - the global conflict that rocked Europe and the globe. During his Angelus address on Sunday 27 July, Pope Francis reflected on this anniversary, and once again urged us all to join in prayer for peace - particularly in the three crisis areas of the Middle East, Iraq and Ukraine.
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In this field and lab activity, students will engage in field data collection and in lab data analysis and interpretation of stream dynamics at a local watershed. Data collection will include stream channel morphology, stream velocity, and fluvial landforms. Students will analyze and interpret field data to calculate stream discharge. They will also interpret their field observations within the broader context of the entire watershed, analyzing the human and natural factors affecting discharge, erosion and flooding and considering sustainable stream management options for urban watersheds conservation and restoration. This activity can be used as a stand-alone lab but in my courses is part of a larger scope field study of a local watershed. This is a service-learning project offering students "hands on" learning opportunities on stream systems while also providing stream monitoring data to city water managers and the public. Real data collected by students in a face-to-face geology course can be also used in online or hybrid classes by students engaged in a virtual stream dynamics lab.


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GAO discussed: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) progress in improving health care services for women veterans; and (2) remaining barriers to women veterans' access to health care. GAO noted that: (1) VA has taken a number of actions in the past 10 years to improve women veterans' access to health care, including establishing an advisory committee, requiring VA medical centers to implement care plans for women veterans, establishing women's clinics, eliminating physical barriers to providing health care to women veterans, and improving its outreach efforts; (2) VA has not effectively implemented plans to ensure that women veterans receive appropriate cancer screening, which is critical because women veterans experience an unusually high incidence of cancer; (3) VA continues to have problems in providing complete physical examinations to women veterans; (4) some VA centers have undertaken innovative efforts to improve the quality of physical examinations for women; (5) while VA generally complies with accepted standards for mammography services, it does not inspect mammography equipment frequently enough; and (6) VA has not established adequate procedures to protect women veterans' physical privacy.
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Evangelical Trends to Watch This Decade
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The temptation in watching trends is that we imagine God in Deistic fashion, as if he were uninvolved or absent in human affairs. But history is not an inevitable progression. God may choose to start a revival in the United States this decade. He may allow the U.S. to wither from a nuclear attack. Who knows what the Lord has planned? We should never speculate about the future in a way that makes God seem distant and removed.
There is, however, something to be said for understanding the times in which we live. If we can discern contemporary trends in evangelicalism, we should consider their implications and trajectory. Here are five trends to watch:
1. Chastened Expectations of Culture Change through Politics
Evangelicals will be less inclined to focus our efforts on changing culture through the political process. Books like Culture Making by Andy Crouch, To Change the World by James Davidson Hunter, and Christ and Culture Revisited by D.A. Carson are already influential among thoughtful evangelical leaders. Younger evangelicals (on both the political right and left) are increasingly put off by the politicization of evangelicalism.
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A downtrodden soldier embarks on a government-sponsored time-travel mission and returns to find the world he left altered beyond recognition. Like many shooters, this game gives you the chance to shred bad guys with a wide array of weapons. But the real kicker is the never-before-seen time-control abilities, which let you disrupt and manipulate enemies and the world around you by slowing, stopping, and reversing time. You, however, remain completely unphased. To complete the game's combat missions, you'll need to think in four dimensions and use time to your advantage. Oh, and when you think you've hit a lull, don't bother catching your breath. The storyline has an alternate time stream.
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TimeShift Rewinding to 2004 Dec 13, 2007 It's been a tough year to be a first-person shooter. With the bar being set ludicrously high by games like The Orange Box, and Call of Duty 4, we are in a golden age of action titles. It's a bit hard, then, to recommen...more
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it's not a bad game. Although I guess really w/o those it would be just another generic FPS so if that mechanism doesn't have any attraction for you then you might want to give this one a pass. The graphics at the beginning of the game (the outdoor rain effects) looked really good. Later in the g...more
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Roundup: No. 5 Notre Dame men avoid upset, get by Rutgers, 7-6
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Caris LeVert had 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double, and No. 10 Michigan beat Purdue 75-66 on Thursday night, extending its winning streak to 10.
Nik Stauskas scored 16 points and Derrick Walton added 14 for the Big Ten leaders. The Wolverines (16-4, 8-0) shot 61 percent from the field against a Purdue team that had held its previous five opponents under 42. Glenn Robinson III (Lake Central) scored eight points for Michigan, and Spike Albrecht (Crown Point) added five points.
The Boilermakers (13-8, 3-5) were led by A.J. Hammons, who had 16 points and eight rebounds.
Michigan was coming off three straight wins over top-10 teams, and there was no letdown at home against Purdue.
Nebraska 60, Indiana 55: Terran Petteway scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, and Nebraska came back from a 16-point deficit to defeat Indiana.
The Cornhuskers (11-9, 3-5 Big Ten) won for the third time in four games and back-to-back conference games for the first time in their three years in the Big Ten. They also improved to 10-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Hoosiers (13-8, 3-5) have lost three of their last four.
Shavon Shields and Walter Pitchford scored 11 points apiece and Ray Gallegos added 10 for Nebraska.
Yogi Ferrell, who made 4 of 7 3-pointers, led the Hoosiers with 14 points. Will Sheehey and Stanford Robinson had 12 apiece. Noah Vonleh, the Hoosiers' freshman sensation and the Big Ten's top rebounder, was held to seven points and three boards.
IPFW 86, Nebraska-Omaha 82: Joe Reed scored 20 points as IPFW topped Nebraska-Omaha.
IPFW (17-6, 5-1 Summit) shot 52 percent, including 9 of 22 on 3-point attempts. Mo Evans had 15 points, Joe Edwards added 13 and Steve Forbes scored 11.
Justin Simmons led Omaha (12-9, 2-4) with 28 points.
Western Illinois 69, IUPUI 54: Garret Covington had 17 points and nine rebounds as Western Illinois pulled away in the second half for a win over IUPUI.
Covington hit 5 of 7 shots and all six of his free throws to lead the Leathernecks (9-12, 3-3 Summit League). Michael Ochereobia added 13 points and Mike Miklusak 10.
Ja'Rob Mcallum led the Jaguars (5-18, 0-6) with 18 points and Khufu Najee had 14, hitting 7 of 9 shots. IUPUI has lost six straight.
No. 2 Notre Dame 74, Virginia Tech 48: Kayla McBride scored 18 points, and Notre Dame held Virginia Tech to 27 percent shooting as the Fighting Irish won their 22nd straight home game.
The Irish (20-0, 7-0) are off to their second best start, three victories shy of matching the 2000-01 start en route to a national championship. It was the most lopsided loss of the season for the Hokies (10-10, 0-7), who have lost eight straight.
No. 12 Penn State 75, No. 19 Purdue 72: Maggie Lucas had 23 points, and Ariel Edwards added 21 as Penn State (16-4, 7-1 Big Ten) avenged its lone Big Ten loss by beating Purdue.
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Title: Preliminary results on predation of gypsy moth pupae during a period of latency in Slovakia
Author: Turcani, Marek; Liebhold, Andrew M.; McManus, Michael; Novotný, Július
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Publication: In: Proceedings: IUFRO Working Party 7.03.07; Kanazawa, Japan. September 2003. 72-77
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Abstract: Predation of gypsy moth pupae was studied from 2000 -2003 in Slovakia. Predation on artificially reared pupae was recorded and linear regression was used to test the hypothesis that predation follows a type II vs. type III functional response. The role of pupal predation in gypsy moth population dynamics was also investigated. The relative importance of predation of pupae by invertebrates vs. vertebrates was estimated using exclosures. During the study, population densities remained very low and stable. In general, invertebrates caused 55.8% and vertebrates 44.2 % of total predation. K-values varied from 0.20 to 3.00 and plots of abundance vs. k-values suggested that total predation was density independent during a period of latency. The ultimate role of predation on gypsy moth pupae remains unclear, however there are some indications that pupal predation plays a significant role in the dynamics of gypsy moth populations.
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Your Yoga is now located upstairs in The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, suite 223!
It's a lovely studio space with wood floors, big windows, and a gorgeous new paint job.
Join me there at 9 am on Sunday mornings for Kundalini Yoga!
YOUR YOGA, now at THE EMERSON!
Sat Nam!
YogaMotion Graduation
Over the past 9 months, I've been studying Hatha Yoga with local teacher Nancy Ruby in her YogaMotion teacher training. It's been an incredible journey of transformation infused with love and joy. Here I am accepting my certificate at our teacher training graduation ceremony last night. I look forward to sharing BOTH Kundalini and Hatha Yoga with our sweet community! Namaste!
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Spring Integrative Health's GRAND OPENING!
Friends, I'm so honored to be able to teach at Spring Integrative Health and I'd like to invite you to celebrate Spring Integrative Health's new space with us at our OPEN HOUSE on JUNE 12th from 4-8 pm!
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Sat Nam! Just a quick little post here to let you all know what I've got in store for May 2014! Generally I take summers off from teaching (or at the very least whittle my schedule down quite a bit), so May is full of classes and workshops!
My Sunday morning Kundalini Yoga classes continue, 9 am at Your Yoga with the exception of May 4 as I'll be involved in another teacher training.
Mommy & Me Yoga will run all month long, 9 am on Fridays at Birth Place. May 9 & 23 will be hybrid Prenatal/Mommy & Me Classes, so if you're pregnant with toddlers at home, come join us for a pregnancy friendly Mommy & Me Class!
Prenatal Yoga continues, 5:30 pm on Thursdays at Birth Place (No Class May 15) through the end of the May.
KIDS YOGA Mini Series- Fridays, 4:15 pm on May 9, 16, and 23 at Bozeman Yoga Center. May 9 is a special Mother's Day themed class.
Join me on May 10 for the "Mother's Prayer" workshop, 1-3 pm at Your Yoga. This donation based class is a gift to Bozeman mothers in celebration of Mother's Day AND my birthday. We will practice "The Women's Set," learn the "Meditation for Keeping Up with Your Children" and chant "The Mother's Prayer" for our beloved children.
"Blissful Heart," my wildly popular women's workshop is coming to Billings, May 24, 12-4 pm at Limber Tree Yoga Studio! This workshop will focus on kriyas (yoga sets) for the heart center as well as relationship specific meditations for healing a broken heart, transforming your karma with men, clearing the energetic imprints of past lovers, and elevating the men in your life. If you're in Bozeman and you've missed the last couple opportunities, please make the drive- we'd love to have you join us!
As always, call me with your questions and concerns! (406) 595-2547
Gloria (Ravi Inder Kaur)
More Mommy & Me Yoga!
Back by popular demand! More Mommy & Me Yoga alternating with Hybrid Prenatal & Mommy & Me Yoga Classes! 9 am Friday mornings in April at Birth Place Bozeman~
4/4 Mommy & Me Yoga
4/11 Hybrid Prenatal/Mommy & Me
4/18 Mommy & Me Yoga
4/25 Hybrid Prenatal/Mommy & Me Yoga.
What's a hybrid class you ask? These classes are pregnancy safe with the addition of baby/toddler yoga and of course the freedom to bring your little ones. If you're pregnant and don't have any toddlers or if you're a new mama and not expecting another, don't you worry, you are still welcome to join us for the hybrid classes!
Kids Yoga- April Mini Series
KIDS YOGA! April Mini Session will include a special "Earth Day" themed class and begins THIS WEEK! 3 classes for $30 or drop in for $12. Friday afternoons~ 4/11, 4/18, & 4/25, 4:15 pm at Bozeman Yoga Center. This class is for children aged 5-10. Parents may stay and watch (or even better, participate) or drop their child off for the hour long class.


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New furloughs that took effect Wednesday hit close to home in Michiana.
3900 people are employed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission but just 300 are continuing to work through the shutdown. Inspectors are still on the scene at all nuclear plants, including Palisades and Cook.
The Palisades plant has had its fair share of troubles, facing multiple shutdowns and repairs in the past. But if there are any issues or emergencies at the plant during the shutdown, NRC workers will be called back and taken off furlough status.


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