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The market for pharmacy benefit management services is in flux, with many different stakeholders working to alter the sector's dynamics or exploring new options.
Inside This Issue - Opinion
The ultimate outcome of the ongoing dispute between Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) and Walgreen Co., a standoff that has so far inconvenienced as many as 6 million pharmacy customers and disrupted countless patient-pharmacist relationships, will have a significant impact on the balance of power between PBMs and retailers. Walgreens ceased to be part of the ESI network in January after rejecting a contract renewal proposal that executives at the drug chain said included below-market rates and other terms that would have created too much operational uncertainty.
Walgreens rightly argues that if its stores and other retail pharmacies are to realize their full potential as community health care centers — thus easing the growing burden on primary care physicians and other parts of the health care system, and helping contain expenditures — adequate remuneration for the services they provide is essential. ESI counters that cutting costs for payers while maintaining adequate pharmacy access for patients should be the priority. Which of those competing visions prevails won't be known, at the earliest, until the completion of the PBM selling season at the end of the year.
ESI is the protagonist in another pivotal battle whose resolution will affect the PBM market — the effort to convince the Federal Trade Commission to approve its $29 billion merger with Medco Health Solutions Inc. If the deal is allowed to go forward without substantial modifications, it will create a PBM of unprecedented scale, with market shares of some 40%, 50% and 60%, respectively, in the pharmacy benefits, speciality pharmacy and mail-order sectors. In addition, it is very likely to trigger further consolidation in the PBM field, which would stack the deck against retail pharmacies.
Beyond those two developments, there are indications that the current PBM model is under some pressure. A new report from Citigroup Global Markets makes the case: "We recently hosted a panel of three leading PBM industry consultants, where the idea of fatigue with the big three PBMs is resonating with customers. Whether it is channel conflict, restricted networks, formulary issues, service levels or uncertainties due to consolidation, clients are fed up."
If the shift in attitude proves to be widespread and has staying power, the companies that now dominate the field will face new challenges. "Increasingly clients are more willing to look at a non–Big Three PBM, and all signs point to unusually high levels of market share change this selling season for 2013 business starts," says the Citigroup report.
Smaller companies can be expected to get a chance to demonstrate what they can do. The challenge will be to create a meaningful point of difference in their offerings, one that recognizes the unique value that regular face-to-face interaction between patients and pharmacists creates.
PBMs perform essential services, and it's doubtful that pharmacy operators would want them to disappear completely, despite the frustrations they cause. As Dr. Steve Miller, senior vice president and chief medical officer at ESI, pointed out in a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, such companies facilitate the efficient adjudication of prescription claims, improve fill rates and help identify potentially dangerous drug interactions.
"This type of innovation is a hallmark of what we do currently and what we expect to do more of if our merger with Medco is completed," he wrote. "Our combined company will help advance the delivery of health care, allowing us and our pharmacy partners to increase adherence rates, close more gaps in care and improve patient outcomes."
All of those objectives are laudable and should, in theory at least, provide common ground for ESI, other PBMs and retail pharmacy operators. The cooperative paradigm breaks down, however, when financial incentives come into play. PBMs are rewarded for administering prescription coverage at the lowest possible cost over the life of a short-term contract; community pharmacies aim to build their business on long-term relationships between patients and pharmacists, relationships that lead to better health outcomes and lower overall expenditures.
Everyone would benefit if the current ferment in the PBM industry resulted in a closer alignment of interests between the parties.


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Honor Thy Farmer
Chef Alex Roberts of Restaurant Alma in Minneapolis is known for fastidiously sourcing locally grown ingredients. His favorite farmer? His father. -
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Emeril Lagasse's Tips for Cooking and Eating With Kids
With two kids at home and three childrens' cookbooks under his belt, chef Emeril Lagasse shares his best tips for cooking with kids. -
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Wolfgang Puck's Home Cooking
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Seven-year-olds today can tell Camembert from Fourme d'Ambert, and 11-year-olds aren't just taking cooking classes, they're teaching them. Here, writer Sara Dickerman talks to America's youngest foodies, and F&W presents the winners of our Ultimate Kid Cook Contest. -
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Web Part Features
The latest release of the already powerful SharePoint Form Web Part adds the ability to easily build pre-populated forms. You can now update existing SharePoint List items, or instruct your form to post new items to your SharePoint List.
In the spirit of keeping things simple, you simply tell the web part what kind of form you want:
- Add New Item – Allows you to quickly build custom forms for posting NEW items to a SharePoint List.
- Update Existing Item – Allows you to quickly build custom forms for UPDATING existing items in a SharePoint List. This highly anticipated new feature is now released!
Quickly add forms to SharePoint pages now with reCaptcha support! reCaptcha is a free anti-bot service you can use on your forms by simply clicking a checkbox!
Field Validation – Your form fields will validate proper entries.
Submits to ANY SharePoint list type (even External lists & Custom lists).
Landing Page – You can optionally provide a URL to be used as a Landing Page for users after they use your form. Users will be automatically redirected to the Landing Page you specify (any URL will work, doesn't even have to be a SharePoint site).
Thank You Text – Optionally provide the text to be displayed to users after they use your form. Examples: "Thank you for requesting information", "Thank you for providing feedback", "Thank you for subscribing", "Your vacation request has been submitted", "Your expense report has been submitted", "Thank you for signing up", "We'll see you at the meeting!", "Thank you for being awesome!", etc…
Allow Attachments – Optionally allow users to attach files to their form submissions.
Easily pass information from your new form to ANY Landing Page. You tell the SharePoint Form Web Part which fields you wish to pass to your Landing Page – it will automatically append them to your Landing Page URL as parameters. This is in addition to posting the information to a SharePoint list!
Submit Button Text – Optionally control the text on the Submit Button (example, change it to say "Send" or "Add" or "Go", etc…)
Cancel Button – Optionally display a Cancel Button.
Cancel Button Text – If you want to use a Cancel Button, you can control the text on it (example, change it to say "Abort" or "Forget This" or "Nevermind", etc…)
Cancel Button Landing Page URL – Optionally specify a Landing Page URL to redirect users if they click your Cancel Button (if you even want to use a Cancel Button).
Replace the Submit Button with an image of your choice.
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Control the Look & Feel using industry standard CSS.
Multilingual compatibility for all 40 Microsoft Language Packs.
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Field Descriptions – Optionally display field descriptions including instructive text below your form fields.
Anti-bot – Ensure your form is not being filled out by a spam-bot with the free reCaptcha anti-bot service.
Complete Instructions – Comes with easy to follow illustrated installation instructions and user manual.
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URL Fields – In addition to posting form data to a list, the sky is the limit when it comes to what you can do with this data on your Landing Page (if using one). You can optionally pick which fields you want posted to your Landing Page, and your Landing Page doesn't even have to be a SharePoint page – the field data will still be passed along!
Thank You Text – Type in the text you wish to be displayed to the user after they click the submit button. This text will be displayed right above a new blanked out form just like the one they just filled out. This is the option you would want to use for users who need to repetitively enter data using the same form (think Help Desk, entering Trouble Tickets, new Project Tasks, etc…). The Thank You Text can also contain HTML if you wish (make the Thank You message a hyperlink, or bold, etc…). Note: Thank You Text is ignored if you are using a Landing Page (because the user is going to be redirected to your Landing Page which will contain whatever text/html you want).
Landing Page URL (after Submit Button is clicked) – If you want, you can provide the page URL to redirect the user to after they click Submit. The Landing Page can be any URL you wish, even a non-SharePoint page works just fine. Furthermore, if you are passing URL Fields to your Landing Page (see URL Fields above), they will be posted to any page you specify. This comes in handy for personalized Landing Pages (Think: "Thanks [Bob] for signing up for [Mondays] and [Wednesdays]. We really appreciate your help!" – for example, items in [brackets] were passed from the SharePoint Web Form Web Part).
Landing Page URL (after Cancel Button is clicked) – Perhaps you wish to make sure the user understands what they are missing out on if they don't submit information. You can optionally provide a "Cancel Page" to redirect users if they click the Cancel button. This page can also be any URL you wish, even non-SharePoint pages work just fine.


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Jimmy Henchman Sentenced To LIFE
Payback—In Due Time.
Former music exec Jimmy Henchman will spend the rest of his days behind bars. In Brooklyn Federal Court today, Henchman was sentenced to LIFE after being convicted on drug trafficking charges. U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch told Newsday:
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MILAN, Italy — Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers who regularly show in other fashion capitals. And Donatella Versace even called for a fashion summit in a bid for unity.


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Organizational Charts. You Decide: Goldman's Facebook Pitch or Nigerian Email 'Opportunity' - Deal Journal. To be offered private stock in Facebook, wealthy clients of Goldman Sachs had to have a spare $2 million lying around.
But even the hoi polloi may have a similar pitch sitting in their email inboxes right now. As a first step to drum up investor interest in Facebook stock, Goldman Sachs shot missives to clients with the opaque subject line, "Private Investment," according to an email reviewed by Deal Journal. We couldn't help compare it to another solicitation for money, from an anonymous Nigerian who assures you of a giant payout if you help him get back to his home country. Goldman Sachs declined to comment. Instants! Collection. Octopus Steals Camera, Swims Away, Directs First Film. Photographer Victor Huang was diving off Wellington, New Zealand recently when an octopus snatched his video camera and swam off with it while it was filming.
Huang gave chase, and got the camera back after a few minutes, lucky for all of us. The octopus has a nice eye for close-up action sequences and effectively establishes a dramatic tone through the use of the natural lighting available in a bed of kelp. "He swam away very quickly like a naughty shoplifter," Huang said: "I honestly believe that it saw the bright blue digital camera and went, 'Oh I need that,' you know?
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Turkey unrest: Unions call strike over crackdown
Turkish unions have called a strike to protest against the police crackdown on demonstrators.
Turkey's Prime Minister has angrily defended the eviction of protesters from Gezi Park on Saturday night.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan told hundreds of thousands of supporters at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday that the protesters were manipulated by "terrorists".
On Sunday there were continued sporadic clashes between protesters and police in Istanbul and the capital Ankara.
The Confederation of Public Workers' Unions (KESK) and Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DISK), along with three professional organisations, have announced what they call a one-day work stoppage to demand an end to "police violence".
The unions have called for a march and a rally in Istanbul on Monday afternoon.
Lawyers from the Turkish bar association say that close to 500 people have been detained as part of the police operation against the demonstrators.
'Missing doctors'Some lawyers have complained that they have not been given access to their clients, and in some cases do not know where they are being held, the organisation says.
Dr Ozbemir Aktan, president of the Turkish medical association, told the BBC that five doctors and three nurses had gone missing after treating injured protesters.
The Turkish health ministry had previously opened an "investigation" into healthcare professionals volunteering at makeshift first aid centres, saying they have been acting without permission from the ministry.
Amnesty International said in a statement that it was "completely unacceptable that doctors should be threatened with prosecution for providing medical attention for people in need".
'Duty'The prime minister said it was his duty to order the eviction of protesters from Gezi Park, and denied behaving like a dictator.
Mr Erdogan also criticised foreign media, and vowed to "identify one by one those who have terrorised the streets".
The BBC's Chris Morris, in Istanbul, says an important part of the city centre remains in a state of flux.
The police have blocked all roads leading to Taksim Square and Gezi Park, which was occupied for 18 days by people protesting against plans for its redevelopment.
But clashes between police and protesters have continued in surrounding areas, involving the liberal use of tear gas and water cannon, our correspondent adds.
Protest timeline
28 May: Protests begin in Gezi Park over plans to redevelop one of Istanbul's few green spaces
30-31 May: Police raids on protest camp culminate in mass unrest
3 June: Protesters establish camps with makeshift facilities from libraries to food centres
4-10 June: Protests widen into show of anti-government dissent in towns and cities across Turkey; clashes between police and demonstrators
11/12 June: Night of clashes see riot police disperse anti-government demonstrators in Taksim Square, which adjoins Gezi Park; camps in the park remain
13 June: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issues a "final warning" to protesters to leave Gezi Park
14 June: Government agrees to suspend Gezi Park redevelopment plans until a court rules on the issue, PM holds talks with members of a key protest group
15 June: Police move in, clearing protesters from Gezi Park
Late on Sunday night there were disturbances in streets around Istanbul's central Taksim Square, in the Nisantasi area and around the Galata bridge, which crosses the Sultanahmet district, according to the Reuters news agency.
A member of parliament for the opposition People's Republican Party was beaten by police, a spokesman told the BBC.
The Dogan news agency reported that dozens of protesters had been detained in Istanbul and some 70 others in Ankara on Sunday.
One 20-year-old woman in Ankara was critically hurt on Sunday by a tear gas canister that struck her on the head, the city's medical association said.
The Turkish medical association has also condemned the extensive use of tear gas, warning of the dangers of exposing such large numbers of people to its chemicals.
The demonstrators have meanwhile vowed that they will not back down.
"We will win Taksim Square again and we will win Gezi Park again,'' Alican Elagoz, a spokeswoman for one protesters' group, told the Associated Press.
Our correspondent says harsh words have been spoken on both sides, and there is now concern about growing tension between Left and Right in a bitterly divided political system.
The protests in Turkey began on 28 May against a plan to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi Park, but snowballed into nationwide anti-government protests after the perceived high-handed response of the authorities under their three-term prime minister.
Medical officials estimate that 5,000 people have been injured and at least four killed since the protests began.
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Business secretary Vince Cable addressed delegates at the Liberal Democrats annual conference yesterday
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
"Vince or Nick?" one Liberal Democrat delegate was asked by a sodden hack as she walked through the rain to the Brighton conference centre.
Whether it was her real feeling or down to loyalty in front of the camera she said "Nick". But she was drowned out by a gaggle of others walking behind her who shouted "Vince" at that exact moment.
It was the question floating across a lot of minds at the Lib Dem conference, perhaps even Vince Cable's, as the time approached when the business secretary was due to give his speech yesterday.
Vince has been resurgent recently. He took a battering last year after being caught bragging to young female journalists pretending to be constituents about how powerful he was. He had a political "nuclear weapon" he told them manfully, and he wasn't afraid to use it.
But since that humiliation he has bounced back. Recently he said the "cult of youth" in politics had come to an end, and that the electorate wanted more experienced politicians; a dig at David Cameron, or even at Nick Clegg perhaps.
Indeed, Vince is now undeniably back in his most favoured position; not being his party's leader, but being the man the party grass-roots wants as leader. How he played up to them on the conference stage.
He hit out at "head bangers" (read rightish Conservatives) who want to change employment law so it's easier to lay people off. They like sacking people so much they see it as an aphrodisiac, he said a little dirtily.
There was a not very funny joke about reports that he speaks on the phone with Ed Miliband, he even took his mobile out at one point and said "not now Ed".
But everyone laughed anyway, this was their man and he knew just how to press their buttons. So while he noted the need for fiscal discipline in economic policy, he added the line "this is no time for the state to be stepping back".
He went on that the rich had "got off lightly" and promised to hunt them down in their sunny tax havens. Rapturous applause.
Whether it was his real feeling or down to loyalty in front of the camera, he said he supported Nick as leader. But I suspect that at the time when the question is seriously put, there will be a conveniently positioned group of Vince supporters to shout his name.
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None of the above. The voters who backed the Lib Dems at the last election, who normally would have voted Labour or Tory, are very unlikely to repeat their mistake at the next election. I think UKIP is going to have more of an effect this time round, particularly in the marginals. Not necessarily winning any seats but dividing the votes in the way they did at Gt Yarmouth in the local elections which resulted in Labour doing far better than the tories. The Lib Dems were once described as opportunists - their time in government has only reinforced this view.
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Theory - Common Mode Choke
A common mode choke may be used to reduce a type of electrical noise known as common mode noise.
Electro-magnetic interference (E.M.I.) in the circuit's environment is one source of electrical noise. E.M.I. induces Common Mode Chokeor couples unwanted electrical signals into the circuit. It is Product Pagedesirable to filter out the unwanted noise signals without significantly affecting the desired signal. Environmental sources Power Inductors, Chokes of E.M.I. often create an independent return path (ground path) & Reactors FAQsfor the electrical noise signals. The return path of the desiredsignal is a different path. Because there are two different return paths, a Common Mode Choke can be used to significantly block (hence reduce) the unwanted noise signal (at the load) without significant reduction in the desired signal.
A.C. Power Lines provide a good example. They are known to carry significant levels of electrical noise. Their long length gives environmental E.M.I. ample opportunity to generate unwanted electrical noise into the power lines.
Figure 2 below illustrates an application without a Common Mode Choke.
In the example above, the power line voltage, "Vs", causes current, "Iz", to flow through the load, "Z". At any non-zero instance, Current "Iz" flows into "Z" through one power line wire and returns through the other power line wire. E.M.I. voltage, "Vnc1", causes current "Inc1", to flow through the load "Z". Similarly, E.M.I. voltage, Vnc2 causes current "Inc2" to flow through the load "Z". Because the E.M.I is generating both "Vnc1" and "Vnc2" - the two voltages tend to be in phase. There is very little current flow between them. Current "Inc1" does not flow through both power line wires. It flows through one power line wire and through the ground path. Similarly, current "Inc2" does not flow through both power line wires. It flows through one power line wire and through the ground path. In this example only "Vnc1" produces electrical noise across load "Z" because the "Vnc2" end of "Z" is grounded. In practice, the effective ground point could occur somewhere between the two ends of load "Z".
Figure 3 below illustrates the same application with a Common Mode Choke.
The common mode choke has two windings. Each winding of the common mode choke is inserted between the end of a power line wire and the load.
As in Figure 1 below, current "Iz" flows through both power line wires and currents "Inc1" and "Inc2" each flow through one power line wire and return through the ground path. Observe that current "Iz" flows through both windings but in opposing winding directions, while currents "Inc1" and Inc2" each flow through only one winding and in the same winding direction. The ground path does not flow through a winding.
The inductance of Winding A restricts (reduces) the flow of current "Inc1" (when compared to Figure 1), thereby reducing the noise voltage across "Z". Similarly the inductance of winding B restricts (hence reduces) the flow of current "Inc2". Windings A and B have the same number of turns. The ampere-turns created by Current "Iz" (but excluding any "Inc1" current component) flowing through winding A is cancelled by the opposing ampere-turns created by current "Iz" flowing through winding B. Ideally, the cancellation results in zero inductance and no restriction (no reduction) of current "Iz". "Iz" produces the same voltage across load "Z" as it does in Figure 1. In practice this will not be true. The common mode choke will have some leakage flux between windings A and B hence incomplete cancellation. Windings A and B will have some winding resistance. Both of these will have some effect on "Iz" (reduces "Iz").
In contrast, the load current "Iz" flowing through both Winding A and Winding B of the differential choke shown in Figure 1 do not cancel, hence "Iz" will be restricted (reduced). Differential chokes are useful when the electrical noise frequencies are much higher than the operating frequencies. The higher choke impedance at the high frequencies block the electrical noise while having a tolerable effect at the operating frequencies.
Some common mode chokes are intentionally designed to have significant leakage inductance. The leakage inductance acts in series with the load hence the leakage inductance provides differential noise filtering. One common mode choke functions like the combined chokes shown in Figure 1 but may differ in levels.
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President Bush is set to address the nation tonight regarding the immigration issue. Lots of buzz around the 'sphere.
Michelle says: "Read my lips: No New Amnesty"
Jim has the "Open Border Drinking Game"
Blue Crab Boulevard highlights the protests against the backlash to the protests.
Hot Air has a roundup.
John thinks the troops-on-the-border tactic is just a gimmick.
PoliPundit is expecting tonight's speech to be same sh*t, different day.
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After spending the day reviewing research reports and papers, my head was about to explode so I picked up the latest copy of Entertainment Weekly to decompress a bit before wading back in to the fray of technical equations. In the music section, one of the writers thought that the latest music video by Jennifer Lopez was reasonably cool. According to the review, the new song (called "On the Floor", which isn't nearly as dirty as one might hope) has rejuvenated her career as a singer a bit, which is nice because she'd already been forced to look for a new day job as a judge on American Idol.
Normally, the music I listen to is a little more, shall we say, brutal, to put it mildly. (I'm the kind of university researcher your mother warned you about.) But hey, I was at my computer anyway, so I surfed on over to YouTube to find the video and hear what the song was like.
The song was okay (if she ever does a cover of Behemoth I might be more enthusiastic), but I was surprised to find, right at the 25-sec mark, synthesizer notes that sounded bizarrely familiar. I even started the song again, just to make sure it wasn't an audio hallucination. Nope, I definitely knew that tune.
Here's the video:
Jennifer Lopez's "On the Floor"
That kind of old-world background tune is very similar to the now-infamous refrain used in Edward Maya's song, "Stereo Love". I wasn't the only one who thought so, either. One music reviewer wrote: "It sounds like producer RedOne has been listening to Edward Maya's hit single "Stereo Love", and that is not a bad thing. It has helped add in just enough of a touch of the exotic to keep this breezy record interesting."
What's more interesting in my humble opinion is that the reviewer did not call out RedOne for apparently 'borrowing' Maya's well-known tune.
Here's the video by Edward Maya (the tune starts at 22 seconds, but can be clearly heard at the 52-sec mark):
Edward Maya's "Stereo Love" featuring Vika Jigulina
Well, that might be a bad thing if it turns out that RedOne was listening so closely he copied the tune, but that will have to be up to the Romanian Copyright Office to decide.
Romanian Copyright Office, you ask? Yes, the story is about to get that much more interesting.
You see, Edward Maya, who wrote the song with the background tune that J-Lo might have plagiarized, actually did plagiarize that very same background tune in the first place, for his song "Stereo Love". Here's what happened:
Soon after "Stereo Love" was released in the fall of 2009, Azerbaijani composer Eldar Mansurov came forward and contacted the Romanian Copyright Office (Romania is Maya's country of origin) to file a copyright infringement claim. According to Mansurov, the refrain of "Stereo Love" was a copy of a song he composed in 1989 titled "Bayatilar." At the time, Maya claimed that he tried locating the original composer of the song, which he heard over the internet. He (probably a little too quickly, in retrospect) gave up the search when he couldn't find the rightful owner, and went ahead and used the music (crediting the author as Anonymous). In the end, he had no choice but give a full co-writer's credit to Mansurov. Score one for the accordion player from Azerbaijan.
So, to reiterate what might be going on here:
---In 2009, Romanian Edward Maya writes "Stereo Love" with a nifty refrain plagiarized from Azerbaijani composer Eldar Mansurov.
---In 2011, American Jennifer Lopez releases "On the Floor", with a nifty refrain that sounds suspiciously like the one from "Stereo Love".
---Shortly thereafter in 2011, Canadian Kanuk releases a Blog speculating on the possibility that the same tune has been plagiarized twice. International intrigue ensues.
Just to add insult to possible liability, according to some critics, Jennifer Lopez's "One the Floor" apparently plagiarizes "Party O'Clock" by Latin singer Kat Deluna. Interestingly enough, "Party O'Clock" was also produced by RedOne, the same person who produced on J-Lo's "On the Floor."
And while we're talking about plagiarism, Ultra Records, who actually owns the rights to "Stereo Love," decided to re-release the same song using Canadian singer Mia Martina (without Edward Maya's involvement; he's not even in Martina's video, which is filmed in and around Toronto). Ultra Records plagiarized from themselves!
Here's Mia Martina's version:
Edward Maya's "Stereo Love" featuring Mia Martina
I'm sure that Eldar Mansurov is a very happy man, with a major hit (the same song with two distinct female artists). But he should probably contact the U.S. Copyright Office. He might be even happier.
Additional Information:
For readers who are interested in finding the differences between sampling, being influenced by a song and plagiarism in music are referred to the following websites:
University Publishing - Music and Copyright
The Composer's Dilemma: Musical Influence Versus Plagiarism
UCLA Law Copyright Infringement Project
It should be pointed out that strict rules apply for sampling music, including asking and getting the permission to use a song (i.e, cover) or a portion of it and usually involves taking excerpts directly from the music that is sampled (and not copying the melody). The sampled song is also typically documented in the writing credits.
A large thank you to my wife, Taste is Sweet, for her suggestions and input.
Update (Nov. 21, 2011)
J-Lo performed On the Floor at the 2011 American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20th. Interestingly, the famous background tune is no longer part of the song (On The Floor "without the accordeon sample" starts at the 3:00 mark):
Weird isn't?
Update (May 30th, 2014):
Given the recent lawsuit filed by the estate of the late Spirit's guitarist Randy California that claims that Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" was plagiarized (from the song "Taurus"), two copyright lawyers interviewed on CNN explained that for plagiarism to occur, the plagiarized music does not need to be copied note-for-note. If the song or excerpt is close enough that normal people believe that they are hearing the same songs (or excerpts), this is good enough to claim copyright infringement. For example, they played the beginning of Taurus to 20 people on the streets of New York and 18 of them thought it was the opening of Stairway to Heaven.
As to international copyright protection, good luck to whomever.
So let's get to the music...Quick, four on the floor, warm synth wash, autotune, cue the talent. Wait. Where's the talent? Lovin' it/r/:~)
But on the issue of trying to track down copyrights, that's an interesting problem. It's funny because you'd like the registry of copyrights to be public so you could search it, etc., but then of course the person owning the copyright wouldn't have control of its publication. Still, the issue of finding something is not copyrighted is a tricky problem. I've run into this in interesting quotes. Sometimes you find them in a search, but maybe if you don't it's because you substituted a wrong word and so you're not searching for the right thing. That means you don't realize to correct it and you can't attribute it, even if you want to. Add in the complexity of contacting a known author (as you mention) or of trying to figure out what aspect of a work might be copyrighted... well, it just sounds daunting. I'm surprised it doesn't happen more.
I'm a big fan of copyright, actually, but it has a lot of practical problems in domains like music that are subconsciously contagious and where people like (or sometimes just can't help) building on others' works.
Yes, EW is my light-hearted reading. Excellent point about Autotune. I recently read that some artists are using it for live concerts. Furthermore, I watched a few live tracts from Pitbull, the guest artist on J-Lo's song, while doing "research" for this post. He did not use autotune for the songs performed and it showed. His voice was awful.
Alysa: I'm sure this dude is the one responsible the problems associated with this song. However, a musical artist should nonetheless be aware of what's going on in the music industry. For some, this is probably close to impossible since many are sheltered from the outside world. Thanks for dropping by.
Kent: I updated the post and indicate where you can find the tune (52 seconds into the first video).
Thanks for sharing very good information about copyright issues. In literature, it may be easier to track down the author than for music (maybe I'm wrong though). Since I work quite often with copyrighted material (in research), the best approach would be not to use the material if you don't know where the source comes from. If you do, you may be the subject of a lawsuit down the line. I think this is not worth it, but some people may be believe that it's worth the risk.
but **wow** that mia martina video is really awesome. luv the cinematography on that. the director has a really great eye, its cosmic. luv the lights & neon and the warped effect, the reflections. that video really captures something deep.
Indeed, some have claimed that the melody is a sample of Lambada, as Jaher has been gloating above. If you listen to melodies from Lambada and Bayatilar, they are almost the same. One could technically use Lambada and try to mimic (without legally crossing the line; a very grey area) the melody from Stereo Love and Eldar Mansurov. In addition to the melody, the refrain from "On the Floor" has characteristics that are very similar to the song written by Edward Maya (ambiance music). At some point after I posted the piece, I was listening to the refrain from both songs one after the other on my head phones and my wife could not tell which song I was listening the melody from (as she told me).
People should consult the second link I provided above (The composer's dilemma). There are a lot of videos and interviews with various experts on the subject of song copyright, sampling and plagiarism. As one music professor said in an interview posted on the website, the best approach a song writer can do is to come up with your original music. This way, you don't get into trouble and your work could legally be used by others. The bonus: you get paid for it! RedOne et al. should have followed this advise.
Oops, it should have been "advice" in the previous comment.
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On The Floor uses the first half of the verse from Lambada/Chorando Se Foi/Llorando se fue. No portion of the melody lifts from Stereo Love. Yes, it relies on similar harmonic and melodic elements - but it is NOT at all the same melody. They use the same scale type, but that is all that is similar. The melody falls on different beats, the accent and grace notes are different - everything is different. There will be no court case for Stereo Love because any close examination will only serve to dis-prove similarities. Whether Kaoma or Los Kjarkas have a case is another question. It is possible this melody has its origins on an old Portugese/Peruvian/Bolivian folk melody (if you search, you can find suggestions of that). If true, this would place it in the public domain, provided one can prove it. Here are some links:
The history:
Lambada on Youtube:
Llorando se Fue on Youtube (the "original"):
With all due respect, on Lambada, you really did not discuss it or analyze it – so there's not much you could have re-posted. You did acknowledge Lambada as being plagiarized (you said sampled, but it is not sampled, it is just played). Then you moved to restate your position that Stereo Love is obviously plagiarized – but without providing any factual support of that assertion (other than what appears to be a mere hunch). The facts are such that Stereo Love is very obviously and factually NOT being plagiarized. I can tell you are not a composer/musician, or you'd easily be able to hear that there are only 3 notes from each 14-15 note phrase that even happen to occur in similar sequence. That would never be construed as "substantially similar" for a 14-15 note phrase. And, those notes don't match in terms of their placement, rhythm or emphasis either. But MORE important is the fact that the melody can be shown to be an exact rhythmic and melodic replica of Lambada, which will clearly establish the melody as having been taken from Lambada/Chorando Se Foi/Llorando se fue – and nothing else. If you have any inside information, I'd love to hear it – but factually, there's no truth to Stereo Love being plagiarized because the melodies simply do not match. Hoping or guessing that it's the case does not make it so – it just means you don't understand music. This may be a clumsy analogy, but… you can't accuse me of copying your cake if yours is white and mine is chocolate. The fact that you didn't look under the icing to check the color doesn't make you more correct, it just makes you uninformed. But the person with the yellow cake WILL be correct is asserting plagiarism when he/she looks under and sees that my cake does, in fact, match their yellow cake. You are making an issue where none exists, and pointing to the murkiness of copyright law doesn't support your position at all. It's just a cop out that again shows a lack of knowledge. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I am merely pointing out that you have nothing to stand on – the facts, when examined, completely undo your hoped-for assertion. Copyright law can in some instances be murky, but only when two pieces of music are substantially similar. Not only are these not substantially similar, the entire melody is taken note-for-note, with exact rhythmic placement and emphasis, from Lambada. THOSE two are more than substantially similar, they are EXACT replicas - so the conversations about ANY other song (Stereo Love, Bavatilar or God Save the Queen) now become moot. They are no longer an issue, no matter what you might wish for. If you can't hear this when listening, and if you cannot transcribe the music on paper and see it visually, then you should find someone you trust who can do this for you so that you will understand the similarities and differences.
As discussed here, plagiarism can take various forms. Although the website focuses on written material, here's what it says about plagiarism:
"More subtle abuses include the appropriation of concepts, data, or notes all disguised in newly crafted sentences, or reference to a borrowed work in an early note and then extensive further use without attribution. All such tactics reflect an unworthy disregard for the contributions of others."
Last year, I was actually the victim of plagiarism (written material). The author did not use my work 'word for word', but utilized information taken directly from my work. Given the overall context of what happened (too long to explain here), it was obvious that my work was plagiarized. The case was settled relatively quickly when the other author indicated that it was a mistake and gave me credit for the work "borrowed" in a revised version of the document.
1981: Llorando se Fue (Los Kjarkas)
1986: Chorando se Foi (Marcia Ferreira)
1989: Lambada (Kaoma)
2006 :pam pam (Wisin y'╗┐ Yandel)
2010:taboo (don omar)
2011: On the Floor (J Lo)
Stereo love has some similarites, but you were barking up the wrong tree on this one!


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OK, I have an idea to make a list of the champions which can generally counter other champions in a 1v1 lane, for example in ranked if you see the other team has picked a certain champion you could counter pick him with a champion that naturally does well against them. Here are some of my opinions for counter picks: Zilean counter picks WarWick - reason: WW ultimate makes sure your team can pick one off, Zilean can just ultimate the person WW ultimates. Caitlynn counter picks Vlad - reason: Her long auto attack range can keep him away from transfusion health regen. Swain counter picks Ryze - reason: Recently saw this in the game's yesterday, Swain can dominate Ryze with his long ranged Snare and combo and Swain is generally a very stong laner. Some Ive seen and i agree with: Soraka counter picks Karthus - reason her ultimate scales with twich the AP and Half the cooldown as Karthus's Katarina counter picks A team with no CC - reason: If her ultimate isnt shut down in a team fight with Stuns she will do alot of damage. Swain counters picks Vlad - reason: Not sure to be honest he just seems to dominate him and at Level 6 Vlad will be unable to harras Tristana or Caitlyn counter picks Veigar - reson: It's all about their range and escapes. Veigar will have a hard time landing a stun AND since they are both ad he won't be dealing extra damage with his ultimate. Irelia counter picks Squishy Solo Top - reason: She can junp onto them and dominate them at close combat, also she can vamp HP to stop harrass LeBlanc counter picks Squishy AP casters Feel free to add to the list! ↓↓↓
Kat counter picks a team without CC
LB counters Vladimir, her combo can bring him low enough, or he would have to use pool preventively, there fore limiting his farm & heal Jax - Udyr counter vayne, their high dodge chance can limit effectivly vayne harass, expecially regarding silver bolt proc
Shushei is a good counter pick for everything!
Tristana or Caitlyn counter picks Veigar middle lane Reason: It's all about their range and escapes. Veigar will have a hard time landing a stun AND since they are both ad he won't be dealing extra damage with his ultimate.
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morgana/soraka counterpicks karthus.
Rumble counters any melee DPS @ top lane.
Swain counters vlad. hard
Irelia counters squishy solo top Vladimir counters Irelia Malzahar counters Vladimir LeBlanc counters Malzahar Morgana counters LeBlanc
also. ezreal counters vlad pre lvl 9 in lane. you can deny him last hits early game quite a bit if you play correctly, and can manage him after 9 if you played your cards right early game. Kennen can also shut down vlad pretty decisively. Karma ezreal or karma xin/any strong tanky dps with a gap closer counters your usual EU support ad carry bot.


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Take the dog days of August, add a presidential election. What do you get? Time for the mainstream media to roll over like Fido for the Democratic candidate.
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Hi. This is Susan Westmoreland in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchens and tonight we're gonna make Couscous with Garbanzo Beans. It's a very delicious Moroccan flavor dish that's got some olives and some raisins and some sweet spices, and a lot of times in Moroccan and Indian and often classic French cooking, clarified butter is called for. So, what is clarified butter? Basically, you're melting just plain old butter and it's gonna separate out into three layers if you give it the time to. We've got some melting here, and what you're gonna have is the top layer, which is gonna be this white foamy stuff and that's the whey protein, and then the center layer is going to be the pure fat, and then on the bottom you'll have milk solids. So, do you need to do this? Why do you need it? You don't need to do it. You can-- I mean lots of people use oil these days, but in Indian cooking if you wanna get that authentic flavor or in the French sauté in butter, they've taken all this away and that's because you can cook in a much higher temperature if you have just pure fat. If you got the milk solids in the way, that's what will scorch in the pan and get blackened. So, you wanted to just give it the time to do that. Now, it's here, it's simmering around the edges, so I think we can scoop off some of these nice, white whey and we'll be able to-- I'm gonna put this to get this back on a little bit, [unknown]. Okay, we're coming-- you can see that we're coming to more-- and once you clarify it, the clarified butter will keep in the fridge for quite a long time and it is, at tightly sealed jar, as long as you keep it away from other flavors, it will keep for months. So-- here where they can see. Okay, I think we're just about ready to pour. We might get a little bit of that, but you can see that we're gonna get gorgeous nice bright yellow. Here we go. You can see that gorgeous gold color, that is all the pure butter fat. So, when somebody's measuring the butter fat content of something, this is what they're talking about. This is Susan Westmoreland in the Good Housekeeping Kitchen helping you take back dinner time.
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Does Toothpaste Gum up Plumbing?
Hi everyone... I have a question you might think strange, but here goes. We moved one year ago from an old house that had plumbing problems (slow bathroom drain, eventually roto-rootered it, there were roots in our plumbing!) and the plumber that helped us said that toothpaste spit in the drain causes sludge that slows the drain. So we began the habit of spitting toothpaste in the toilet (I know... TMI!) Now we've moved into a newer (but still kind of old) house and I still have been spitting toothpaste into the toilet. I was pretty good at keeping it from my 2-year-old but she discovered I was doing it and wants to do it too. I don't want her to learn to do that! So I've started spitting toothpaste in the bathroom sink (like normal people LOL) So... will we have plumbing problems down the line because we're using the sink for its intended purpose? I've never heard of anyone having to not let toothpaste get in the bathroom sink, but I'm also afraid of having to pay a plumber some time in the future. Any advice or reassurance for me? Many many thanks.. *Peace*! :)
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B.C. answers from Norfolk on September 10, 2010
Sludge forms. And you want to know why?
For SO many years they've been hammering home the message "turn the water off while you brush". When it's time to spit, people only turn the water on long enough to rinse the paste down the drain, but not long enough to flush it past the trap. If it doesn't settle in the trap, you will be sludge free. (I'm talking tooth paste sludge here - if you get hair clogs, you've got a different problem.)
Spitting in the toilet is an effective method because a single flush is enough to clear it's trap. Some people will brush their teeth while taking a shower. This also works because even a short shower is enough to rinse debris clear of the trap.
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A.C. answers from Houston on September 09, 2010
Never heard of that particular problem, but an easy solution is a big pot of boiling hot water down the drain once a month or so. If it seems really tough pour baking soda then vinegar and then the boiling water.
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A.S. answers from Eugene on September 09, 2010
When ever our sinks get slow to drain we get a bottle of Liquid Plumber. Every 9 month to a year it seems to happen. All kinds of gross stuff gets caught in drain.
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D.K. answers from Washington DC on September 09, 2010
Spitting it in the toilet is still sending it down the pipes so really there shouldn't be any difference. I've never had a plumbing problem related to toothpaste. It's usually activated and on it's way to being dissolved by the time you spit it out anyways. The big killer for the plumbing is hair in the drains so we keep a little mesh drain cover on our shower drains and clear the hair out of it once every day or two.
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A.C. answers from Cincinnati on September 09, 2010
Yes, toothpaste has clogged our sink plumbing regularly in our house, built in 1994, although it never did in any of our apartments (some newer, some older). I think it depends on your plumbing - it's a possibility, but not a given. I'd go ahead and use the sink as it is intended, and if it gets clogged, you'll know why. If it does, ask your plumber to show you how to clean it out yourself if possible. Our plumber did this for us so that we don't have to keep calling them out (it doesn't require chemicals, but it does require some plumbing skills). Good luck.
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S.G. answers from Savannah on September 10, 2010
Never heard of toothpaste causing drain sludge but "B's" thought makes total sense!!
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L.M. answers from Dover on September 09, 2010
We have never had a problem with toothpaste in our drains.
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L.L. answers from Topeka on September 10, 2010
Use your sinks as they were intended to be used.I also do this baking soda
sprinkled down the drain heat up vinegar to a boiling point then pour it down the drain the most inexpensive way to clear out your drains before a problem arises.
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New Model Army is a modern punk band, more melodic than many of their classic counterparts, and are widely respected for their unwavering political stance and working class ethics. The band was named after the English revolutionary army of Oliver Cromwell. Led by guitarist / vocalist, Justin Sullivan (who performed under the name Slade The Leveller in the early 1980s) it was formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert Heaton and bassist Stuart Morrow in their hometown of Bradford, England.Do you promote/manage New Model Army? Login to our free Promotion Centre to update these details.
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Yes its that time of year again we have a great acoustic / un-plugged bill again this year at Uttoxeter Racecourse
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New Model Army to close Strummercamp Festival. One of Los Amigos favourite bands they will be supported by Goldblade and Neck.
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We were contacted by HGTV to assist them get access to a local island. See the episode when it airs January 26, 2014.
We were contacted by HGTV to assist them get access to a local island. See the episode when it airs January 26, 2014.
Ah, I have been neglectful in posting over the winter. The winter was long, long, long and very cold. You may not know that I am a commercial diver (I dive for urchins that get sold in the overseas market). This can be grueling work, as you can well imagine. Now that we have finally thawed out here in Harrington, I have converted the boat from a working vessel back to a touring vessel. We are working hard to make sure that the Kandi Leigh is in tip top shape for the tours we have set for Mother's Day weekend. Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates, looks like we may be in for some rain. We are grateful to have another season ahead of us and hope that you join us aboard the Kandi Leigh.
How we love to cook lobsters for passengers on Flint Island! Thank you to an amazing group…what an adventure we had!
Ah, The Robertson Clan enjoying time on the water together! What an amazing summer so far! The boys are growing up right before our eyes and have developed a true love and respect for the ocean. We are very fortunate!
We are planning a Lobster Bake on Flint Island soon. Have you thought to have your family out with us on a end of summer adventure?
This is NO JOKE! Captain Parker, aboard the Elisabeth Rose today, was out with family and friends. Captain Parker runs whale watches with us. He saw TWO HUMPBACK whales BREACH side by side! Can you imagine? He had never seen that in all his years on the ocean. I have never seen a breech myself..this is the Captain's Wife posting…(a breech is when the whale literally launches itself straight up into the air and crashes back down into the ocean.) I have not seen any photos from today, but the above photo is from a whale watch with us awhile ago. Whales a-plenty out there now!
Organic Blueberry Pies that just came out of the oven for the Flint Island Lobster Bake tomorrow. The blueberries are from Intervale Farm in Cherryfield, a certified organic, family run, blueberry farm. Check them out at www.intervaleblueberryfarm.com. We love to use their berries for pies that passengers often get to enjoy during our treasured lobster bake cruise.
Hello all! What an incredible stretch of weather we have had! The wildlife has been abundant (including the whales!) and we have had happy passengers. We are grateful for so much wonderful publicity this spring and summer. Keep a look out for an article with us featured in the Bangor Metro magazine coming out soon!
Check out this AMAZING article that was published in the local newspaper!
Great Day out at Flint Island Sunday with the family. Got the picnic table loaded and transported on the island. All set up and ready for summer lobster bakes and adventures. The boys Brody and McKade explored and found treasures while Kandi and I cleaned up the island a bit from a winters worth of storms. As a family we had our first ride on the new boat the Kandi Leigh. Now if I could just get some photos to download!


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There are plenty of reasons to drink, but only two good ones:
1. To achieve that flush of heady, giddy, tingly optimism that comes quick on the heels of the day's first tipple. (All successive swigs are nothing but guileless attempts at holding onto this fleet feeling, although I still over-partake all the time.)
2. To imagine being in another time and place, preferably involving fedoras, topcoats, garters, nylons, evening gloves, watch fobs, spats, held doors, cigarette holders, cigarette cases and the right to make use of all this enchanting cigarette paraphernalia indoors. (I'm not anti-smoking bans; I'm just saying there's nothing romantic about going outside to smoke. Besides, I quit smoking, although I still over-partake all the time.)
I love (love, love, love) The Moscow Mule — vodka mixed with ginger beer and lime juice, on the rocks — for conjuring both of these moods so effortlessly.


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quote:In three games with his new team, Agudelo has completely transformed the New England attack. They've averaged three goals per game since the former Chivas man arrived, including Sunday's 5-0 shellacking of the LA Galaxy. Prior to his arrival? The Revs had averaged .6 goals per 90 over 10 games. That's not an accident.
quote:Want to see him do well in the Gold Cup
quote:I can't believe he's not on the GC roster. He is going to be such a big part of this team moving forward while Alan Gordon and Wondo will probably not be.
quote:pedantically annoyed with the metaphor of him verging upon his third act (aka the finale) as a 20 year old. 0 out 10 for the article's headline 10 out of 10 for the self-hatred packaged in this reply
quote:It took Jozy two years to score from the run of play for the nats, and you're still panning me like I said that Alan Gordon is the next Didier Drogba.
quote:It was ridiculous then and it's ridiculous now.
quote:Juan is better than Jozy bump. Silly rebel
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Lighting an F-16 with 400 Watt Strobes
Photography & Video Tutorial
By JPMorgan | June 17, 2014
For today's The Slanted Lens lesson, we are shooting out at Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix, AZ. We want to get shots of fighter pilot Josh "Chunk" Moffet with his F-16. What an incredible airplane!
The first obstacle we have to deal with is the plane facing the direction opposite of what I wanted and not being able to move it. In choosing the best angle to photograph the F-16 in this position, it will have me looking into the sun. I will need to light the shadow side of the jet with 400 watt strobes. Not an easy task. Let's take a look at how we will accomplish lighting an F-16 with 400 watt strobes. Oh yeah, did I mention it was 105 degrees Fahrenheit outside?
1. This is our first image with just the ambient light. I'm going to set 3 strobe heads to light the Jet fighter and one head on the pilot.
2. Head #1 will be on our fighter pilot. I will use radio slaves for the the heads. It's a small OctoDome with a FlexFlash head. Here is our image with the first light.
3. Head #2 is a TritonFlash aimed at the tail section. The head is placed on camera left.
4. Head #3 is a FlexFlash with only a reflector on it aimed at the wing or mid-section. This head is placed on camera right.
5. Here is what the setup looks like around the pilot.
6. Head #4 is a FlexFlash with only a reflector. It will be placed camera right and light the nose of the fighter. I tilted it up slightly to keep some of the light off the ground.
7. Here is our lighting diagram.
8. I moved to the front of the jet and did some more shots. These turned out great when I applied a Nik effect on them. I took the image and added dark contrast and used subtraction points to remove 70% of the effect from his face and body. I then added a straight contrast and desaturated the image. I'm very pleased.
This was a great shoot. I loved the location and the subject matter. It's not that easy to light a large object with smaller strobes, but it's very doable.
Thanks for watching! Keep those cameras rollin' and keep on clickin'.
-Jay P Morgan
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Nathaniel Johnston: | June, 17, 2014
That last shot is your money shot. Looks like you accomplished it (correct me if I'm wrong here) with only one strobe to fill the back of the pilots head, using the sun as your key light. now THAT'S how you shoot a big subject!


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Renewable energy enthusiasts concerned about damage to habitat from renewable energy development have been saying for a few years that there's plenty of disturbed and damaged land on which we could be building our solar and wind facilities instead. And now, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is backing them up.
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Solar energy growing slowly in Ohio
McCoy, who lives in rural southeastern Ohio, boasts that his eight-panel solar array will pay for itself in three years through savings on his electric bill.
World's Largest Operational Solar PV Project, Agua Caliente, Achieves 250 Megawatts of Grid-Connected
First Solar, Inc. today announced that the Agua Caliente solar project has achieved a peak generating capacity of 250 megawatts (MW) AC connected to the electrical grid. The project, which is under construction in Yuma County, Ariz., is currently the world's largest operating photovoltaic (PV) power plant and will have a generating capacity of 290 MWAC when completed.
Academy's solar array performing better than anticipated
The United States Air Force Academy says it foray into solar power has been more successful than it anticipated. After a year of operation, the Academy says it's received 7 and a half percent more power than anticipated from its 6-megawatt solar array project.
U.S. Solar Installs More Than Doubled in Second Quarter
U.S. solar-panel installations more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier led by demand in California, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Army Seeking 'Net Zero' Energy Use at Bases
The Army is preparing to collect proposals for a contract vehicle worth up to $7 billion over as many as 30 years meant to help it manage energy resources at Army bases around the country.
Solar Cells and Batteries Could 'Go Viral'
Investors looking to get fabulously rich may want to place a few bets on solar cell and rechargeable battery technology.
Buffett Plans More Solar Bonds After Topaz Deal
Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. is planning a second round of bonds to finance its $2.4 billion Topaz Solar Farm in California after investors sought more of the debt than was offered in the first public issuance for a U.S. photovoltaic power project.
'Solar Friendly Communities' Program Launches In Colorado
A team led by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) has launched the Solar Friendly Communities initiative, which is designed to help streamline permitting for solar energy installations.
Borrego Solar Systems Completes Its Largest PV Installation At A Federal Site
On Tuesday San Diego-based Borrego Solar Systems announced the completion of a 3.4 megawatt solar plant at Edwards Air Force base, which is located near Lancaster, California. The photovoltaic system consists of three single-axis tracking units mounted to the ground.


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5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week: April 5
5. Repros Reproach
Markets were closed last Friday in honor of Good Friday. Luckily for us, Repros Therapeutics (RPRX) CEO Joe Podolski generously provided more than enough dumbness last Thursday to tide us through the long holiday weekend.
On a conference call last Thursday morning, Podolski told analysts that his experimental testosterone drug Androxal helped gay Cubans have more sex. The gay Cubans entered the clinical trial with low testosterone, according to Podolski, yet after taking Androxal, their testosterone levels soared, leading to lots and lots and lots of sex.
Seriously, we're not joking. We may kid about a lot of things, but gay Cuban sex is not one of them.
Anyway, Podolski said the gay Cuban men had so much sex that it caused their sperm counts to drop precipitously. But he urged the crowd not to blame the plunge on Androxal. Podolski maintained instead that the lower sperm counts were the result of the gay Cubans having so much sex that their ammunition ran low.What more can we say Dumbest fans? Res ipsa loquitur . And if that wasn't enough, TheStreet's Adam Feuerstein reported that at another point during the conference call, Podolski disclosed that a nurse at one of the Androxal clinical trial sites fabricated baseline sperm counts for patients. When Repros discovered the data fraud, the company changed the fishy numbers and everything turned out fine. A second phase III study of Androxal is under way with enrollment expect to wrap in May. Podolski insisted the data announced Thursday should convince investors that the second study will also be positive. Repros bulls are probably looking forward to the next report and not just for its racy content. Shares of the stock spiked nearly 80% on Podolski's pronouncements despite the trial's inconsistencies and the missing Androxal data. Then again, fundamentals aren't really a factor when it comes to Repros stock. Nearly half the company's shares have been sold short, opening up the possibility for the bulls to once again squeeze the bears where it hurts. And that can't be good for their sperm counts either.
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Marika.com Overview
Marika was founded in 1982 with the vision of producing an exclusive line of contemporary women's fitness clothing. We quickly changed the face of the industry during the aerobic clothing explosion in the mid 80s, emerging as one of the first companies to specialize in women's aerobic clothing. Today, nearly three decades later, we continue to sell women's activewear in department stores, sporting good chains, specialty stores, gyms, yoga studios, spas, and catalogs. With three different collections, Marika is one of the most familiar names in the women's activewear market. In fact we are one of the leading manufactures in the growing yoga clothing market today. The Balance Collection, our fastest growing brand, has carved out a unique niche within the industry as a contemporary line for women who want to combine yoga with other more traditional forms of fitness. Its feminine yet functional design empowers women emotionally, spiritually, and physically while training for everyday living. In addition to our yoga clothing, we also manufacture Marika Fitness Apparel, our flagship collection. This line offers an uplifting mix of athletic basics and feminine style. Whether working out or enjoying the weekend, Marika's easy fit and trendy designs are versatile enough to keep up with a healthy, active life.
The fitness industry has dramatically changed over the past two decades and we have strived to provide the customer with what she wants. We remain dedicated to manufacturing apparel that suits the needs of the modern woman.


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text: A processor that is capable of executing more than one instruction during a processor cycle. Processors can do this by fetching multiple instructions in one cycle, deciding which instructions are independent of other instructions, and executing them. To do this the processor must have an instruction fetching unit that can fetch more than one instruction at a time, built-in logic to determine if instructions are independent, and multiple execution units to execute all the independent instructions. Instructions that depend on the results of the previous instruction obviously can't be executed simultaneously with the instructions on which they depend. This type of instruction slows down superscalar processors. If all instructions are of this type you get no benefit from the superscalar architecture.