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January 25th, 2012 by Ben
What's the most important piece of equipment you need to compete? A lot of us may say our racquet, glove, string, or even grip. I rarely hear shoes as an answer and it baffles me. Having a high performance shoe can not only benefit your game, but benefit the way you feel, too. That's why we're offering the chance to win a pair with the latest styling and technology. Click for more information and how to enter.
Ever since I can remember I have been most picky about the shoes I play with. Having a shoe that is comfortable, stable, properly fitted, and that caters to your style of play is no less important than choosing the right racquet or any other piece of equipment. From my past personal experience and from talking with others, a lot of racquetball players will settle on shoes that may not be the best option for them.The first thing I look for in a shoe is fit. If it doesn't fit well it doesn't matter what incredible technologies the shoe may have. It is often easy to make compromises to look good, but save that for off the court. I've done it, and I'm sure we're all guilty of it! When I am looking at shoes I will look for a shoe that is narrow with a medium arch. If the shoe doesn't offer either of those I pretty much know that it's not going to offer what I need.
My second consideration is the technologies that are built into the shoe. There are a number of technologies designed specifically for competing on an indoor court surface. A few notable ones are: Mizuno's Wave Technology providing superior stability and cushioning, Hi-Tec's 4:SYS Midsole Technology that distributes impact to increase stability and support using seven different densities of foam, and Asics' WET GRIP technology designed to increase traction on wet or dirty surfaces. These are only a few of the newer technologies introduced – for a full list check out the Racquetball Warehouse Learning Center. Technologies can have a significant impact on the performance of a shoe, especially in a fast-paced sport like racquetball.
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Mon 24 Aug 2009
Paradigms Lost and Found
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If this photo suggests someone who has been far away and returned to report on his explorations, then it accurately depicts MBL scientist Paul Colinvaux's informal lecture in the last of the MBLWHOI Library's Summer Salon series. Reading from his book, Amazon Expeditions: My Quest for the Ice-Age Equator (2008, Yale University Press), Colinvaux gave a "you are there" sense of the exciting discoveries he made during his long career, which included climate research revelations during a search for lakes on cloud-shrouded Galapagos Island mountaintops; trekking deep into the Amazon for further climate studies; and recounting his earliest climate research in the Alaska wilderness.
"This is a memoir of a life in science. It is a story of exploring," writes Colinvaux in a synopsis to his book. "It is a story of a great hypothesis [the refuge hypothesis] that grew into a scientific paradigm of our times. It explores the Amazon, the ice age, and climate change. … It is a tale of when evolutionary ecology came of age, to seek causes for the diversity of living things. … It tells of the power of paradigms to control the thoughts of men and of a struggle to remove an Amazon paradigm whose consequence was mischievous."


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Paul George has decided to change his jersey number, a decision that will bring about one of the all-time great nicknames, PG-13.
But before he cashed in on the cache of his new number, George decided to buy of the old No. 24 jerseys adidas had in circulation and donate them to his old high school in Palmdale, Calif.
MORE: George switches jersey to No. 13 | Pacers expect George to make full recovery
Per NBA rules, some players have to buy all the jerseys in the market once they decide to change his number as a member of the same team. In George's case, this did not apply because he beat the deadline to announce the switch.
George decided to buy the jerseys anyway and he made the day of so many students at his alma mater.
Awesome! RT @Liz_vibes_: ✌4⃣ @Paul_George24 #KHS pic.twitter.com/HCHEpAxm5h
— Paul George (@Paul_George24) August 13, 2014
@Paul_George24 Thank-you For Everything You've given To KHS,We Really hope You Get Better Soon💛 -LoveTheClassof2015 pic.twitter.com/qCo9bwWzYj
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"Abby Head On," an ESPN Films documentary about Abby Wambach that premieres Wednesday on ESPNU (8 p.m.), is part of the network's "Storied" series about Southeastern Conference athletes. But this portrait of the soccer superstar will hit home for anyone within about 100 miles of Rochester.
Wambach, of course, grew up in Pittsford and this year returned home to play for the Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League. While any fan of the sport will find plenty to like in "Abby Head On," the interviews with her parents, siblings and high school coach — all of whom speak in various upstate accents — serve to make you feel that Abby was once one of us.
Wambach is among the greatest female soccer players of all time. She is four goals away from breaking Mia Hamm's record for career goals in international competition. And she has provided some Michael Jordan-like moments of drama in international play.
None was bigger than her game-winning goal in the 2004 Olympic gold-medal game against Brazil. Kristine Lilly lofted a corner kick toward the goal and Wambach headed the ball into the net to stun the Brazilians in overtime.
A broken leg suffered in a 2008 exhibition match kept her out of the Olympics that year. But four years later, Wambach helped the U.S. capture the gold medal in the London Summer Games.
A World Cup title has eluded Wambach. In 2007, she and her teammates suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat against Brazil in the tournament. They rebounded four years later, ousting Brazil in the quarterfinals; the game was decided on penalty kicks after a Wambach header goal in stoppage time tied the score. (Abby's goal won the ESPY Award for 2011 Play of the Year.)
It is no coincidence that many of Wambach's most dramatic goals were produced by heading the ball. Her coach back at Our Lady of Mercy High in Rochester, Kathleen Boughton, says in the film that Abby would stay after practice just to work on diving headers. It's a maneuver that involves throwing your whole body into the play, which embodies her approach to the game.
"She plays women's soccer like a man — and that's a compliment," says Becky Burleigh, Wambach's coach at the University of Florida. "She will do whatever it takes to win."
Wambach was one of the nation's most sought-after players coming out of high school. She chose Florida over soccer power North Carolina and helped the Gators to an NCAA championship during her freshman year.
There have been disappointments, also. Boughton, the Our Lady of Mercy coach, chokes up while recalling Abby curling up on the field after their team lost its state championship game against Massapequa her senior year. Though Wambach had a sterling career at Florida, her freshman season was the only one that ended with an NCAA title.
In 2002, Wambach was drafted by the Washington Freedom of the Women's United Soccer Association. She and teammate Hamm helped the Freedom to a WUSA championship in 2003, but the league folded later that year.
For all of Wambach's honors in the sport, it was not entirely clear early in her career that she had the dedication necessary to become an elite player. Boughton recalls Wambach consuming six cans of Coke for breakfast, or her grabbing meals at a fast-food drive-through window.
Jerry Smith, a coach from the U.S. Under-21 national team, was one of the mentors who made Wambach realize that her raw skills wouldn't be enough to carry her in the international game. "It has to be a full-time commitment," Smith told her.
Wambach took the feedback to heart.
"I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones," she says. "I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well."
Andi Sellers Goodwin, a teammate at Florida, observed Wambach's new level of dedication.
"She saw it as, 'This could be my livelihood. This could be my career.' And as she grew older and college went on you saw that focus really sharpen and you saw her training just really intensify."
Wambach was honored as FIFA Player of the Year in 2012. She has achieved almost everything in the sport, except for a World Cup trophy.
"Abby Head On" ends on a thought-provoking note.
"The World Cup kicks off June 6, 2015," the filmmakers write. "Just four days after Abby Wambach's 35th birthday."
Ramsay steps aside
Dr. Jack Ramsay, the Basketball Hall of Famer who once coached the NBA's Buffalo Braves, took a leave from ESPN Radio's playoff coverage last week to seek treatment for an unspecified medical condition.
"I'm going back to Naples (Fla.) and will start the treatment on Monday there," Ramsay told The Miami Herald.
Ramsay, 88, had earlier said this would be his last season in the broadcast booth, meaning his career is likely over. NBA fans will miss his wit and wisdom on radio broadcasts.
"I'll miss doing the broadcasts," Ramsay said in a statement, "but I'll be watching and listening."
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FAIRHOPE, Alabama -- With sand filling in the Mobile Bay entrance to Fly Creek, Mayor Tim Kant says the city must act soon to help dredge the marina.
"I've been approached by the yacht club and the other people down there," Kant told council members during Monday's work session. "The (Army) Corps (of Engineers) is not dredging for the yacht club basin, and so that's going to be coming forward to figure out how we need to solve the issues of getting into the harbor."
The mayor said two dredging options have been proposed that city's harbor board will look over and make a recommendation to the council.
"One was for $20,000 to just dredge the entrance to the marina," Kant said. "To do a complete dredge we're talking about a half a million dollars. And that's doing all up into the creek (and) back up, everything."
Kant said it's imperative that all entities using the marina pay their fair share, including the yacht club, Fly Creek Marina, Eastern Shore Marine and individuals who rent slips on the creek.
"The city is not going to do all of it," Kant said. "We have our part that we're responsible for ... and everybody is going to have to work together."
Kant said Ed Wall, owner of Eastern Shore Marine, suggested that a dredge either be purchased or rented to handle the problem. Decades ago the city operated its own dredge, the mayor said, for areas around Fly Creek and the municipal pier marina
"So it's not something that we can't do, it's just they're not trained to do it," Kant said. Permitting will also take some time, he said.
Councilman Mike Ford said a key part of any marina project should include the extension of the jetties.
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So, we're back in Resurrection City, you said something before about how you felt that Resurrection City opened up people's eyes. Could you say that again?
Well, I felt that, ah, about Resurrection City being there, it opened up a lot of people's eyes there. At that time, you know, they didn't feel, they didn't feel the way they did before they came to Resurrection City. But after they came to Resurrection City, and they was taught about racism, discrimination, violent, and all of that and homeless peoples and poor peoples and how they being, you know, being mistreated, police brutality and all of that. It opened up a lot of people's eyes and things were just, you know, thinking differently and they went to feeling different toward each other.


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I drafted on Sunday in a 12 team league, snake draft, standard scoring, no return yards, half a point per reception. Unconventional roster rules require 2 QBs, 4 RBs, 4 WRs, 2 TEs, 2 Ks, 2 DEFs, no more, no less.
3. Matt Forte, RB
22. DeAngelo Williams, RB (a gift)
27. Marques Colston, WR
46. Vincent Jackson, WR
51. Donovan McNabb, QB
70. Anthony Gonzalez, WR
75. Felix Jones, RB
94. Brandon Marshall, WR
99. Darren Sproles, RB
118. Matt Hasselbeck, QB
123. San Diego, DEF
142. Randy McMichael, TE
147. Brandon Pettigrew, TE
166. Jeff Reed, K
171. Seattle, DEF
190. Phil Dawson, K
I missed out on both TE runs so that position looks weak, but everywhere else I'm pretty happy. I don't think it's worth trying to trade for an upgrade there yet, but it's something I have to keep an eye on.
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I like your team, particularly if your QBs stay healthy (or at least are kind enough to alternate injury time).
I think TE could be weak, or it could be reasonable.
I don't know how Jones grades out as RB3. My league does return yards, but no PPR, and he comes out as a good value there - so if those are similar effects on his numbers you may have a steal if he's healthy. Same with Sproles. Hopefully a rejuvenated LDT doesn't take too many of his touches.
Thanks for the reply. What pushed me over the top towards Felix Jones as an RB3 is his matchups against Denver and KC in the two weeks I'd need him most. As for health, it'd be really great if Marshall shuts up and plays to give me a position of depth to trade from when needed.


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|Look up causation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
See also: Causality (disambiguation) and Cause (disambiguation)
Causation may refer to:
- Causality, in philosophy, a relationship that describes and analyses cause and effect
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- Causation (law), a key component to establish liability in both criminal and civil law
- Causation in English law defines the requirement for liability in negligence
- Causation (sociology), the belief that events occur in predictable ways and that one event leads to another
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Study Assesses Impact of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants on Sea-Level Rise
17 April 2013: A study published by Nature Climate Change concludes that sea-level rise can be cut by reducing local air pollution from four short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), namely black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
The research initative, led by V. Ramanathan, Chair of the Atmospheric Brown Cloud programme of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), calculated that the annual rate of sea-level rise could be reduced up to 24% by 2100 by controlling these four climate pollutants, and that cumulative sea-level rise could be reduced by 22%. It indicates that cutting both SLCPs and carbon dioxide can avoid 2.3°C of warming, keep temperature increases under 2°C, and reduce the rate of sea-level rise by up to 50%.
UNEP underlines that the damage from rising seas and higher storm surges is one of the most visible and costly impacts of climate change. It adds that flooding and storm surges are projected to become more frequent and stronger as a result of climate change. [Nature Climate Change Study] [UNEP Press Release]


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This document addresses physical therapy (PT) services, skilled services which may be delivered by a physical therapist or other health care professional acting within the scope of a professional license. Physical therapy is used for both rehabilitation and habilitation.
Rehabilitative services are intended to improve, adapt or restore functions which have been impaired or permanently lost as a result of illness, injury, loss of a body part, or congenital abnormality involving goals an individual can reach in a reasonable period of time. Benefits will end when treatment is no longer medically necessary and the individual stops progressing toward those goals.
Habilitative services are intended to maintain, develop or improve skills needed to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) or instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) (see definitions) which have not (but normally would have) developed or which are at risk of being lost as a result of illness, injury, loss of a body part, or congenital abnormality. Examples include therapy for a child who is not walking at the expected age.
The terms "physical therapy" and "physiotherapy" are synonymous.
Note: The availability of rehabilitative and/or habilitative benefits for these services, state and federal mandates, and regulatory requirements should be verified prior to application of criteria listed below. Benefit plans may include a maximum allowable physical therapy benefit, either in duration of treatment or in number of visits. When the maximum allowable benefit is exhausted, coverage will no longer be provided even if the medical necessity criteria described below are met.
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Rehabilitative physical therapy (PT) services are considered medically necessary when ALL the following criteria are met:
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Maintenance (see definitions) therapy is considered not medically necessary as a rehabilitative service.
Rehabilitative PT services are considered not medically necessary if any of the following is determined:
Duplicate rehabilitative therapy is considered not medically necessary. When individuals receive physical, occupational, or speech therapy, the therapists should provide different treatments that reflect each therapy discipline's unique perspective on the individual's impairments and functional deficits and not duplicate the same treatment. They must also have separate evaluations, treatment plans, and goals.
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Duplicate habilitative therapy is considered not medically necessary. When individuals receive physical, occupational, or speech therapy, the therapists should provide different treatments that reflect each therapy discipline's unique perspective on the individual's impairments and functional deficits and not duplicate the same treatment. They must also have separate evaluations, treatment plans, and goals.
A comprehensive evaluation is essential to determine if PT services are medically necessary, gather baseline data, establish a treatment plan, and develop goals based on the data. The initial evaluation is usually completed in a single session. An evaluation is needed before implementing any PT treatment. Evaluation begins with the administration of appropriate and relevant assessments using standardized assessments and tools. The evaluation must include:
Treatment Sessions
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Documentation of treatment sessions must include:
Progress Reports
In order to reflect that continued PT services are medically necessary, intermittent progress reports must demonstrate that the individual is making functional progress. Progress reports should include at a minimum:
A reevaluation is indicated when there are new clinical findings, a rapid change in the individual's status, or failure to respond to physical therapy interventions. There are several routine reassessments that are not considered reevaluations. These include ongoing reassessments that are part of each skilled treatment session, progress reports, and discharge summaries.
Reevaluation is a more comprehensive assessment that includes all the components of the initial evaluation, such as:
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The services are delivered by a qualified provider of physical therapy services acting within the scope of their license as regulated by the Federal and State governments. In addition to licensure, physical therapists must have passed the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). Physical therapy assistants may provide services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist. Benefits for services provided by these practitioners are dependent upon the member's contract language.
Aides, athletic trainers, exercise physiologists, life skills trainers, and rehabilitation technicians do not meet the definition of a qualified practitioner regardless of the level of supervision. Aides and other nonqualified personnel as listed above are limited to non-skilled services such as preparing the individual, treatment area, equipment, or supplies; assisting a qualified therapist or assistant; and transporting individuals. They may not provide any direct treatments, modalities, or procedures.
The following codes for treatments and procedures applicable to this document are included below for informational purposes. Inclusion or exclusion of a procedure, diagnosis or device code(s) does not constitute or imply member coverage or provider reimbursement policy. Please refer to the member's contract benefits in effect at the time of service to determine coverage or non-coverage of these services as it applies to an individual member.
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|Application of a modality to one or more areas (constant attendance) [includes codes 97032, 97033, 97034, 97035, 97036]
|Unlisted modality [when not specified as a procedure that is considered investigational and not medically necessary]
|Therapeutic procedure, one or more areas [includes codes 97110, 97112, 97113, 97116, 97124, 97139]
|Manual therapy techniques (eg, mobilization/manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction), one or more regions, each 15 minutes
|Therapeutic procedure(s), group (2 or more individuals)
|Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact (use of dynamic activities to improve functional performance), each 15 minutes
|Development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes
|Sensory integrative techniques to enhance sensory processing and promote adaptive responses to environmental demands, direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes
|Self care/home management training (eg, activities of daily living (ADL) and compensatory training, meal preparation, safety procedures, and instructions in use of assistive technology devices/adaptive equipment) direct one-on-one contact, each 15 minutes
|Community/work reintegration training (eg, shopping, transportation, money management, avocational activities and/or work environment/modification analysis, work task analysis, use of assistive technology device/adaptive equipment), direct one-on-one contact, each 15 minutes
|Wheelchair management (eg, assessment, fitting, training), each 15 minutes
|Work hardening/conditioning
|Debridement (eg, high pressure waterjet with/without suction, sharp selective debridement with scissors, scalpel and forceps), open wound, (eg, fibrin, devitalized epidermis and/or dermis, exudates, debris, biofilm), including topical application(s), wound assessment, use of a whirlpool, when performed and instruction(s) for ongoing care, per session
|Removal of devitalized tissue from wound(s), non-selective debridement, without anesthesia (eg, wet-to-moist dressings, enzymatic, abrasion), including topical application(s), wound assessment, and instruction(s) for ongoing care, per session
|Physical performance test or measurement (eg, musculoskeletal, functional capacity), with written report, each 15 minutes
|Assistive technology assessment (eg, to restore, augment or compensate for existing function, optimize functional tasks and/or maximize environmental accessibility), direct one-on-one contact, with written report, each 15 minutes
|Orthotic(s) management and training (including assessment and fitting when not otherwise reported), upper extremity(s), lower extremity(s) and/or trunk, each 15 minutes
|Prosthetic training, upper and/or lower extremity(s), each 15 minutes
|Checkout for orthotic/prosthetic use, established patient, each 15 minutes
|Unlisted physical medicine/rehabilitation service or procedure [when not specified as a procedure that is considered investigational and not medically necessary]
|Services performed by a qualified physical therapist in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
|Services performed by a qualified physical therapist assistant in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
|Services performed by a qualified physical therapist, in the home health setting, in the establishment or delivery of a safe and effective physical therapy maintenance program, each 15 minutes
|Electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for chronic stage III and stage IV pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and venous stasis ulcers not demonstrating measurable signs of healing after 30 days of conventional care, as part of a therapy plan of care
|Electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in G0281
|Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other then wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care
|Electromagnetic therapy, to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in G0329 or for other uses
|Electromagnetic therapy, to one or more areas for chronic stage III and stage IV pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, and diabetic ulcers and venous stasis ulcers not demonstrating measurable signs of healing after 30 days of conventional care as part of a therapy plan of care
|Complex lymphedema therapy
|Physical or manipulative therapy performed for maintenance rather than restoration
|Back school, per visit
|Physical therapy, in the home, per diem
|Note: HCPCS modifier '-SZ' may be used with the above procedure codes to indicate 'habilitative services'
|ICD-10 Diagnosis
|All diagnoses
Activities of daily living (ADLs): Self-care activities such as transfers, toileting, grooming and hygiene, dressing, bathing, and eating.
Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs): Activities related to independent living and include preparing meals, managing money, shopping, doing housework and using a telephone; IADLs do not involve personal care activities.
Maintenance treatments: Services intended to preserve the individual's present level range, strength, coordination, balance, pain, activity, function, etc. and prevent regression of the same parameters. Maintenance begins when the therapeutic goals of a treatment plan have been achieved, or when no additional functional progress is apparent or expected to occur.
Qualified provider of physical therapy services: One who is licensed where required and performs within the scope of licensure.
Government Agency, Medical Society, and Other Authoritative Publications:
Physical Therapy
PT (Physical Therapy)
|Medical Policy & Technology Assessment Committee (MPTAC) review. Updated Reference section. Removed ICD-9 codes from Coding section.
|MPTAC review. Updated Coding, Description and References.
|MPTAC review. Reformatted medically necessary criteria for rehabilitative therapy. Revised medically necessary criteria to address habilitative therapy. Clarified not medically necessary criteria addressing rehabilitative therapy, maintenance therapy, and duplicate therapy. Revised not medically therapy criteria to address habilitative therapy. Updated Description, Definitions, References and Websites. Updated coding section with HCPCS modifier '-SZ' effective 07/01/2014.
|MPTAC review. Updated Websites and Coding.
|MPTAC review. Updated Websites.
|MPTAC review. Updated Websites and references.
|Updated Coding section to add code S8990; removed revenue codes 0420-0429.
|MPTAC review. Updated websites and references.
|Updated Coding section with 01/01/2011 CPT and HCPCS changes.
|MPTAC review. Clarified language in Providers of Physical Therapy (PT) Services section stating that physical therapists are required to have licensure and have passed the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) and that other qualified providers of PT are required to act within the scope of their licenses. Websites and references updated.
|Updated Coding section with 01/01/2010 HCPCS changes.
|MPTAC review. Remove Place of Service/Duration section. References and coding updated.
|MPTAC review. References updated.
|MPTAC review. References and Coding section updated.
|MPTAC review. Minor revision to Not Medically Necessary statement. References updated.
|MPTAC review. Revision based on Pre-merger Anthem and Pre-merger WellPoint Harmonization.
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|Last Review Date
|Document Number
|Anthem Midwest
|RA-008 (Midwest Medical Review & UM criteria)
|Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy For NASCO, Prestandardized Medicare Supplement Plans, Group Blue Retiree Products, And FEP
|WellPoint Health Networks, Inc.
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Banks square up in new commodities era
The number of major investment banks able to be successful commodities players will fall to around five by 2016, according to three heads of investment bank commodities operations.
One said: "What we're seeing now is some of the banks retrenching because they don't actually know how to make money in commodities anymore or compete with the commodities trading houses. Most banks have relatively generic offerings."
Seb Walker, managing partner at Tricumen, a consultancy that analyses investment bank revenues, said: "The costs of a big-sized commodities business are huge and it is definitely a market where you need to be in it properly or you're out."
Low volatility has dampened trading activity and in turn reduced fees, while new restrictions on proprietary trading and stringent new capital requirements will make it much more expensive to trade and invest in riskier assets such as commodities.
At the same time, privately owned and largely unregulated physical trading firms such as Trafigura, Glencore and Cargill are encroaching on investment banks' turf in areas that include commodities financing New data published last month has further highlighted growing pressure on the commodities businesses amid the increasingly hostile competitive and regulatory environment.
A report published by JP Morgan in April showed that 10 of the largest banks – Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Macquarie Group, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse, RBC Capital Markets, BNP Paribas and UBS – saw their commodities revenues incorporating sales, trading and, in some cases, commodities financing, fall by an average of 4% last year.
Credit Suisse was hardest hit, with a 29% decline in revenues in 2012, while Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, traditionally commodities heavyweights, each saw estimated commodity revenue drop by about 15%, according to JP Morgan.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse declined to comment for this article.
Bleak picture
Separate data from research consultancy Coalition, which tracks JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, UBS and the Royal Bank of Scotland, paints a similarly bleak picture. It shows that the total pool of revenues in the commodities business has fallen from a peak of $14bn in 2008 to $6bn in 2012.
Although the Coalition and JP Morgan data is not comprehensive and, in the case of the JP Morgan report, omits three significant commodities players – JP Morgan itself, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Citi – it provides an insight into the challenging state of the global investment bank commodities business, which is rarely broken out in these institutions' financial results.
One commodities head from a top-tier global investment bank said: "The market wallet [for commodities] has shrunk. So the real question is, when you look at the next few years, do you think the market wallet will stay the same, increase or decrease? A conservative approach is to assume in the worst case revenues go down and in the best case they stay the same. So the question is: what is the right business model to take you through this? Banks are each hoping their commodities arms will be able to answer that."
In or out
As a result, most banks are rethinking their commodities strategy.
Investment banks have pursued one of two approaches in recent years: investment or retrenchment. Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and UBS have all been either wielding the axe or considering scaling back their commodities businesses.
These were among the top 10 banks in commodities in 2012, according to the JP Morgan report, with revenues of $1.12bn, $881m and $132m respectively. However, all were down by about 15% compared with the previous year.
The JP Morgan report said: "The impact of increased regulation is evident from press reports suggesting Morgan Stanley may sell a majority stake in its commodities business because of regulatory changes. We note that Morgan Stanley's chief executive during the quarter-three 2012 conference call indicated that they were exploring different structure for the business."
In its fourth-quarter earnings call, Morgan Stanley chief executive James Gorman said of the bank's commodities business: "We're… constantly looking at the combination of capital, liquidity and funding and the mix of those three things and trying to figure out the best way to move forward."
Deutsche is selling off some of its European physical gas and power books, after cutting a large number of traders from the business. UBS has also been scaling down its commodities business in recent months, and announced in October that it plans to close its oil, base metals and agriculture trading desks in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is expected to see revenues fall by about a third from 2011 to 2013, according to the JP Morgan report.
Overall, the sector-wide revenue decline and retrenchment have seen the bank commodities business shrink, with headcount across the institutions tracked by Coalition falling from a peak over the past five years of 2,775 in 2010 to 2,240 in 2012, according to the firm.
But not everyone is running scared. For JP Morgan, investment through several acquisitions has won the bank a seat in the top tier. These deals include: the takeover of big gas and power player Bear Stearns in 2008; UBS's Canadian energy operations and global agricultural business in 2009; and the Royal Bank of Scotland's Sempra Commodities unit in 2010. The US firm now ranks second only to Goldman Sachs, according to Coalition.
Barclays has also opted to invest, with recent moves including the acquisition of a gold vault last September. The JP Morgan report said the UK bank was one of only three in the top 10 to see an increase in revenues last year from $810m in 2011 to $877m in 2012. Meanwhile, after Citi outlined its intention to build out commodities in 2010, with a goal to boost the number of traders and bankers in that business by 40% in three years, it has been hiring extensively.
José Cogolludo, Citi's global head of commodities sales, said: "We see ourselves as one of a select group of banks that will emerge as winners in commodities and markets in general. Our goal is to join the group of top-tier banks in the next two years."
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has also been investing in commodities, according to competitors. Although no figures on the bank's commodities business are publicly available, Coalition said its analysis showed that the bank was one of the strongest performers by revenue in 2012 compared with 2011.
Howard Tai, senior analyst at research firm Aite Group, said that these larger organisations were increasingly competing for client-facing business through more technologically sophisticated and cost-efficient cross-asset trading platforms, which increasingly offer the type of slick order handling, execution and trade processing familiar to more vanilla asset classes.
He added: "You will continue to have niche players but they will focus on bespoke over-the-counter products that are exempted from regulation. It is the players in between that will end up without a role."
•A tale of two banks
Consultancy Coalition currently ranks Citigroup as a tier-three commodities player, but the bank has big ambitions. Jose Cogolludo, Citi's global head of commodities sales, said: "We see ourselves as one of a select group of banks that will emerge as winners in commodities and markets in general. Our goal is to join the group of top-tier banks in the next two years."
According to Cogolludo, the bank realised around 2010 it was missing an opportunity to exploit the breadth of its client base to cross-sell commodities. After outlining its intention that year to grow the number of traders and bankers in its commodities business, particularly in oil, base and precious metals, the investment bank has set about doing just that.
Cogolludo said: "Citi has the largest client base and global footprint among the investment banks with a unique presence in emerging markets. We believe emerging markets will provide the growth in the next few years and commodities is one business that can benefit from that.
"We also have a very broad client base in the traditional economies where we haven't deployed the commodity offering very systematically. We've been looking to change that dynamic through a number of key strategic hires and some improvements in our organisational structure."
In addition to growing its footprint in oil and metals, the bank is also focusing on extending its presence in liquid natural gas, where it trades both physically and financially, by increasing its product offering for over-the-counter hedging.
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank has moved to scale back some of its commodities activities in recent months as it attempts to ensure the business remains profitable in the face of new regulation.
The German bank, which has traditionally been strong in areas such as metals, freight and coal, is in the process of selling off some of its European physical gas and power books after cutting around 10 traders from the area in Europe and a further group of traders in the US across the end of 2012 and start of this year.
Former commodity chief David Silbert, global head of metals trading Ray Key and global head of oil products and agricultural trading John Redpath have also all left the bank since January.
According to one person familiar with the situation, the cuts in commodities are a reflection of a wider move to streamline the bank's operations more generally.
The person said: "Deutsche Bank has gone through a number of [strategy] changes [decided] at the senior management level recently and this has resulted in the commodities business taking stock. "Some of the power and gas changes are related to the market opportunity for trading, which is really costly to deliver."
Deutsche Bank's commodities revenues dropped almost 14% last year, from $1.02bn to $881m, according to an analysts report from JP Morgan.
--This article first appeared in the print edition of Financial News dated May 6, 2013


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Opponents and critics of gun shows fail to realize the important part gun shows make in impacting legal gun sales. Gun shows offer an avenue for responsible gun owners to sell their private firearms in a legal, regulated and safe way. Without this avenue, people may choose to turn to less regulated or unregulated ways to sell and trade firearms. Gun shows, responsible gun owners, and guns themselves are not the problem, but take away a responsible way to sell firearms and you will surely create problems.
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I was just going to call this pumpkin ice cream, but when my boys tried it, they said it tasted exactly like pumpkin pie. This is the perfect dessert to celebrate fall in hotter climates. It's actually the perfect celebration of fall for colder parts of the country, too—just turn the heat up.
Whenever I make ice cream, I always start with a custard base. It is very similar to making the crème caramel, but uses only egg yolks instead of the whole eggs. Also, after tempering the eggs, the mixture is returned to the pan and cooked on the stove instead of in the oven.
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
3 cups of half-n-half
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 agave nectar or corn syrup
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. In a medium saucepan, whisk together half-n-half and spices. Set the saucepan over medium heat and bring to almost a boil. Meanwhile, whisk together egg yolks and brown sugar until smooth. While whisking, slowly add about a cup of the hot half-n-half. When it is incorporated, pour the egg and half-n-half mixture back into the saucepan. Add in agave nectar and maple syrup. Use a wooden spoon to stir constantly until the mixture thickens. You'll know it is done when the mixture coats the back of the wooden spoon.
2. Remove from heat and stir in pumpkin and vanilla. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve. And let cool completely. Refrigerate until cool and pour into an ice cream maker. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to churn the ice cream. Place in an airtight container and freeze until ready to serve.


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Bobcats halt Wolves in key district contest
By Lisa Soileaux
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RAYNE — In a game predicted by Rayne High Coach Curt Ware as their "pivotal point in the district," the Euncie Bobcats handed the Wolves their first loss of the 2013 season Thursday evening.
"They (Eunice) looked like they wanted it more by executing their plays and staying on top of their plays," stated Ware following Rayne's first loss not just in district, but for the season.
The 23-11 loss places Rayne and Euncie in a two-way tie in District 4-4A. Eunice was handed an unexpected loss last week against LaGrange, who Rayne beat the week before.
"This places us on a long, hard road," notes Ware of their upcoming district race. "Sure, it's hard to go the entire district without a loss. But, these guys, with the right mindset, could have done it. We have to collect ourselves and get back on track."
What looked like a game for the books between two teams that run the same offense, Thursday came down to execution and big playmakers. On those two counts, the Bobcats handed Rayne their first loss on both counts. Eunice beat the Wolves with a consistent offense that turned in almost 440 yards, along with a number of big plays by Bobcat running back Darious Richard.
Richard turned in 200 yards on 34 carries and scored one of Eunice's three touchdowns.
The Wolves were limited to 167 total offensive yards on the night, compliments of a number of penalities, turnovers and special teams miscues which prevented Rayne from any advancing
In the start of the evenly-match ballgame, neither teams touched the endzone the first quarter and what was anticipated as a defensive battle. But, the Wolves were close -- close enough for a Ty Delahoussaye 27-yard fieldgoal and a short-lived 3-0 Rayne lead.
Eunice answered with a 77-yard scoring drive, ending on a quarterback keeper by Alex Richard 11 yards out. The extra point put the Bobcats up 7-3 early in the second quarter of action.
As the first half ticked down, seemed the Bobcats would increase their lead, but the Rayne defense held a goal-line stance with the half-time break upon them. The defense held strong but Rayne offense could only muster 48 yards in the first half of play.
But, that Rayne momentum didn't last long with the Bobcats scoring quick out the gates executing a 73-yard scoring drive, ending on a Richard score. The extra point put Eunice up 14-3 with plenty of time remaining.
With both teams trading fumbles, the Wolves found themselves on the three-yard line from where Trent Duhon punched in a touchdown and two-point conversion for a Rayne score, cutting Eunice's lead to 14-11.
That much-needed Rayne momentum was short-lived when special teams returner Jerwaski Thomas took the kickoff, hit the sideline, and sped past Rayne defenders for a 96-yard touchdown and a 21-11 Euncie lead with the third quarter ending.
But, the third quarter proved letal for the Wolves when a Rayne punt snap went over Delahoussaye's head and out of the end zone for a safety, increasing the Bobcat lead to 23-11.
Jonathan Dugas snagged an interception in the fourth quarter for the Wolves, placing the pigskin nearfield for an attempt by the Rayne offense for a comback. But, seven plays later and an interception by Euncie, the Bobcats had the ball once again to click out the clock for the big district win.
Rayne's limited offense was led by Trent Duhon with 78 yards on 16 carries, and Javon Cormier with nine carries and 35 yards.
LeJeune hit the air with three completions on eight attempts and 48 yards.
Bryon Mouton nabbed three catches for 48 yards.
Recovering fumbles for the Wolves were T.J. Bearb and Jonathan Dugas, each with one apiece.
Bearb also led tackles on the night with 10 and four assists. Brice Meche recorded 7 tackles, while Donavon Cormier, Christian Hodges, Jonathan Dugas and Jaquan Cormier each had 5.5 tackles.
"I don't think we played with as much intensity as they did tonight," commented Ware on the loss. "Usually when you come off of a loss like they did last week, you re-adjust what you need to and refocus your game plan and who needs to do what. We came off of a win over a team that's not very good, in addition to homecoming, and a short week not having school today, that dosen't help. I'm not making excuses, but Euncie is a good team and deserve the win"
The Wolves will travel to Crowley High this week where they will attempt to get back on track against the long-time intra-parish rival.


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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Some wins are simply ho-hum in nature. Nothing spectacular necessarily happens. One team is just loads better than the other and the scoreboard reflects what most people expected to happen.
In Stratford coach Ray Stackley's mind, Friday night's Region 7-AAAA victory at Cane Bay was a situation just like that for the Knights.
Stratford went up 21-0 less than 17 minutes into the game and coasted to a 42-7 victory over the outmanned Cobras at CBHS.
"It was a little bit of a lackluster performance by us," Stackley said. "They're struggling. We came in and scored quick, went through a lull, and then put 21 points on the board in the first two quarters."
Stratford stayed unbeaten on the season, moving to 7-0 and 1-0 in the region.
The Cobras are still winless at 0-7 and it doesn't get any easier on Friday with Goose Creek coming to visit. The Gators are also 7-0.
Named to the Shrine Bowl team a day earlier, Stratford quarterback Jacob Park was 19 of 35 passing for 191 yards and ran for 46 yards.
In all, he had a hand in four touchdowns, including three on the ground. His scoring runs covered 34, 2 and 5 yards, and the touchdown reception went to Tyree Scroggins from 28 yards out. His passes were distributed to seven different receivers.
Scroggins and Chris Allen had 50 yards receiving each.
The Knights also got 104 yards on the ground from Jordan Johnson.
"We need to run it more," Stackley said. "We came in thinking we'd work on our run game. Jordan ran it well and Jacob carried it several times in our option game."
Cane Bay's lone sustained drive came in the closing minutes. Bridges Howard scored on a 1-yard run with 54 seconds left to prevent the shutout.
Initially Stratford's defense held inside the 5 but was flagged for pass interference on a fourth-down play, allowing the Cobras a second chance.
The Knights host Wando on Friday when they look to end a two-game losing streak to the Warriors. Wando won 42-7 in Mount Pleasant last fall and won 22-7 in 2011 on Crowfield Boulevard.
"They've had our number the last two years," Stackley said. "We know they'll be a tough opponent."
The Warriors are coming off a 38-32 win over West Ashley.
Stackley thinks it will take a lot more to knock off Wando than it has most teams this season.
"We're inconsistent right now," he said. "We're at the point where we need to start tightening things up."
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Aikido Pattern
Many Eastern martial arts rely more or less on the principle of 'giving way to superior force'. This can be variously described as 'turning the other cheek' or 'the great outer turning circle'.
The principle is to avoid confrontation or conflict by retreating from an obvious attack and to use the force of that attack in countering in an unexpected quarter.
Many Eastern martial arts are defensive as they believe a front-on attack will invariably produce an unexpected counter.
springs an unexpected result from an obvious solution. Therefore it works like martial arts on a karmic (ie psychological) level.
In martial arts, if an attack is required (attack is the best form of defence) it should come from an unexpected quarter in order to avoid the 'anti-pattern' syndrome.
'Spring from the void, avoid strong places, attack weak points' --
('void' = a place which does not exist (in the mind of the one attacked))
RM - computer programmer and 3rd Dan martial artist
Martial Art
- a pattern language for fighting? (This is a little naive though - there's got to be more to it than that. Systematic thought has it's place though: some of the early founders of Ju Jutsu performed postmortems to discover the anatomic details that influence the effectiveness of their techniques.)
I would say that martial arts is the study of fighting while martial art styles are pattern languages. --
(No Dans, JustaMartialArtist
I'm not sure why this is topic's called
, but there actually is an "Aikido Patterns" book of sorts, "Aikido in Everyday Life : Giving in to Get Your Way" by Terry Dobson (
), an original aikido dude who's now dead. What he did was adapt physical aikido techniques for mental/verbal use, to deal with communication problems and conflicts. This makes perfect sense with aikido, at least, which is pretty unique. The book was written in the '70s, in a self-help style - there's a more recent intro where Dobson kind of apologizes for the outdated tone. But the content's definitely interesting. I don't know where my copy is, but I looked it up at amazon - in stock, $12.
- mm
This is a bit naive. Sure, every martial art teaches a set of techniques (some 'softer' than others), but it is the philosophy or the 'Way' that is of paramount importance - the techniques come second. My sensei told me I would become weak before I became strong when I first started out. What he meant was that I would learn a lot of techniques relatively quickly (2-3 years) but I wouldn't understand the Way for much longer. Armed with only the techniques I would be vulnerable (both physically and spiritually) because I would know what to do but I wouldn't know when and how to do it.
I once had the good fortune to study with a 6th Dan master who told me the only time he ever got into a street fight he bit the ear of the guy attacking him. The guy was so shocked he ran away. This master didn't consider a balance of forces as might be presented in a
as we understand it, he understood the Way to the degree that he knew
what to do to end the situation with the minimum of exertion and danger on his behalf and the minimum of damage to his opponent.
I wonder if there is a parallel in the way we apply pattern languages. Having found a pattern language that addresses our domain of concern, will we really know how to apply it?
PD - 1st Dan Shotokan Karate
In Go, a martial art with an incredibly vast
known as joseki, there is the proverb "A meijin [top rank] knows no joseki". At least one Go master,
, 6-dan-professional, teaches a way to learn Go without memorizing joseki, called
... but he does so only by devising a more economical
of his own.
So - there are many competing software patterns in the literature, not just the
, but even folk who only use
swiftly learn
. Learning many patterns will give you some perspective, but only by using them until you directly experience their various properties will you develop the ability to use them to their best advantage. Or when to say, forget this, we can just bite off the guy's ear.
he bit the ear of the guy attacking him
"... this is related to
. --
Aikido is a deep martial art. You cannot become a black belt in a year or two. The depth lies in not only what is taught, but also in the manner in which it is taught. Especially fascinating is that there are no screams, no kicks, no punches. In contrast with other martial arts, which ask you to tense up in the face of attack, Aikido tells you to relax when attacked, confident with the knowledge that the attacker will fail, and you will overcome him with something more than a physical energy.
There may be no kicks or punches in practice, but O Sensei is widely quoted as saying "Aikido is 90% atemi". (for the layperson, atemi are strikes of any sort). Also, an aikidoka's kiai may sound more controlled than a "scream", but that is to misunderstand the "screams" employed in other martial arts; they are the same thing, but styled differently. --
I'd like to know which martial art teaches you to tense up. I've practiced kendo for a long while (an offense driven martial art), and rule number one is that you have to stay relaxed. I've been told the same about Judo and Kung Fu. I don't understand how you could achieve speed and stamina while "tensing up". --
You are right, Judo does have similar elements, because Judo and Aikido are both derived from jujutsu - which have similar concepts. And it is also known that certain styles of kung-fu (like pa-kua) talk about not meeting force directly but moving in circles. It is known that kung-fu has definitely influenced oriental martial arts. Kendo comes from the samurai traditions of fighting, and also has similar elements. However, the difference b/w Kendo and Aikido is - Kendo talks of attack, not defense. In Aikido, it is a cardinal sin to attack. You never make the first move. Martial arts that ask you to tense up are Karate, Tae-kwon-do and various derivatives. All such arts that talk about moving in a straight line, meeting force with force, require the capacity of tensing up. But those arts that do not require force, talk about relaxation.
The seriousness of Aikido has been maintained, and special steps are taken to preserve its status - no competitions. Many good martial arts have been destroyed by making them competitive, wherein a lot of dangerous elements of the art are removed, and the training class becomes more like a sports activity, instead of concentrating on the philosophy.
Some styles of aikido include competition, arguing that it is necessary to maintain martial realism. There is a great deal of debate about this in the aikido community. While aikido does not emphasize attack, effective aikido absolutely requires control of the initiative. You may not make the first move, but you control what first move the attacker makes. Saying that aikido is purely defensive is a radical oversimplification. Cf.
Some of the wisdom seen in
today, seems to be present in Aikido (
). In the workplace, co-operative work produces harmony - which leads to a better product.
does a lot to remove negative competition within the team.
Martial arts that ask you to tense up are Karate, Tae-kwon-do and various derivatives. All such arts that talk about moving in a straight line, meeting force with force, require the capacity of tensing up.
Karate requires
, which is
at the
of techniques. One remains relaxed and loose during the execution of a technique until the moment of kime. Karate styles like uechi-ryu do use tension in their training but not during kumite (fighting). 9 times world kumite champion Wayne Otto practices uechi-ryu and is very relaxed during kumite until the moment of impact, at which point you feel as though you've been hit by a car (I know this from many painful years of training with him).
As for straight lines; in styles such as shotokan there is an emphasis on straight lines during beginner training (< 1st dan), but if you examine the kata and basics carefully you will see many circular movements (particularly in properly executed blocking - something not taught well in general). In Okiniwan styles, seidokan, goju, etc there is a great emphasis on circular movements as a component of tai-sabaki and blocking to redirect your opponents force. You should not attempt to meet force with force, it is simply not effective.
At the end of this all though, I don't think that making analogies between programming and martial arts is particularly helpful. I have practiced martial arts for 25 years and programming for 20, and have found some similarities. But then I have found some similarities with playing music and solving problems in academic research. It comes down to focus, concentration and clarity of thought, which one finds in all aspects of human endeavour.
If two masters (in Aikido) face each others, there shall be no fight, because nobody attacks !
If two masters face each other, there is no fight because neither master presents an opening. To attack where there is no weakness is to commit suicide. This is true in many martial arts, not just aikido. If for some reason the fight is necessary, then one master - of aikido or any other art - might present a pseudo-opening to entice the other. The strategy is a little more complex than your generalization.
But in Judo on the contrary you have to attack, otherwise you lose the match (it's a sport: what do you think of a baseball tournament - for instance - where all the players sit down, meditating ...)
They call it a PitchersDuel
The point is that you can't compare those two categories of martial arts, but as far as I'm concerned I enjoyed the Judo practice (I played Judo: it's fun) a lot more than Aikido practice (interesting, but boring). (I practiced both: about 32 years Judo and only 3 years Aikido)
"every martial art teaches a set of techniques (some 'softer' than others) but it is the philosophy or the 'Way' that is of paramount importance "
Not all martial arts concentrate on "the way". Of the Japanese arts, roughly those whose names end in "do" ("way", the Japanese version of tao) (Ai ki do, Karate do, ken do, ju do, etc.) emphasis the way, while those that end in "jitsu" ("art") concentrate on technique (ju jitsu). Other martial arts are much less spiritual and concentrate much more on pragmatic technique and mechanics: Muai Thai (especially as it is taught in many western schools), orthodox (western) boxing, fencing and the Russian "System" are all in that camp.
Not to be nitpicky, but it's
, not
.. The former means technique, while the latter means berry, and is used as a slang for certain erogenous zones of women. And, as an analogy,
(way) is indeed used to describe a way that leads somewhere specific,
(technique) is used to describe techniques to get where you want to, and
(heavenly truth) is used in reference to the higher order of certain arts, and describes a state of being more than a place.
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Three Trashy Women
I've been meeting just the trashiest people in the last couple of weeks. Um… trashy in a good way.
Trashy Beachkeeper
I met Sara Bayles after the Blogger Beach Cleanup on October 24. You know, the one I missed. Sara's blog, The Daily Ocean, tracks her goal of collecting trash on the beach in Santa Monica, CA for 365 days. She's currently completed Day 72 and already collected 336.13 pounds of trash ALL BY HERSELF. And get this: she only collects trash for 20 minutes each day. That's a lot to collect in a very short amount of time.
Sara is a ceramics teacher and told me that while always wanted to participate in an organized beach cleanup, she routinely found herself working and was never able to make it to one of them. So when she moved close to the beach this February, she took it upon herself to create her own beach cleanup program and invite others in the community to join her. So far, the community has collected an additional… Read the rest


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Someone called Patrick Sullivan visited me this afternoon, sent to me by Sean Gabb who has been teaching him. He is a promising young libertarian writer who showed me two pieces he had done. One was very long and rather dull-looking, full of sensible opinions about pension reform and the EU, of the sort that have been said many times before. But the other was about the British soap opera Eastenders, and was, I think, of real interest.
We don't have nearly enough libertarians commenting about TV drama. We have lots with opinions about pension reform, but not so many who know what happened on The West Wing last night, or who is just about to be expelled from Big Brother. So here is Patrick's piece about Eastenders. It's called "Why Eastenders leads to Big Government". Any month now Patrick will have blogs and websites charging off in all directions, but for now this is all there is, so no links, just a piece of writing.
Every week 13 to 17 million people across the nation tune into Eastenders. This programme is often derided as trash. I would not agree. Eastenders is very clever television. The production values of the show are high, and it skips very cleverly between story lines at least every 90 seconds, which means that the viewers are able to keep numerous plot threads in their minds at once. Eastenders also carries a message. This message is: "Your life is miserable. No matter what you do, it will go on being miserable. You are unable to look after yourself, therefore you need the state to look after you." Eastenders creates a demand for an intrusive government.
In Eastenders a person in a suit is almost always a villain. This must cause many of those watching the show to distrust men in suits. Men in suits are often businessmen. Whenever a big corporation pops up in Eastenders it is more often than not to cause trouble for the cast. Big corporations never seem to offer jobs and opportunities for individuals in the fictional world of Albert Square.
The cast of Eastenders are always in a perpetual state of misery. They never seem able to surmount the obstacles in their way. Whenever a cast member seems to find a problem too overwhelming to deal with, the state is generally expected to solve the problem.
Eastenders also pushes the Blairite constituional agenda, and seeks to undermine the institutions of this country which protect liberty. New Labour has so far failed in its attempt to abolish trial by jury. In Eastenders, the character of "Little Mo" was found guilty of attempted murder even though she was innocent. "Little Mo" was found guilty by a jury of her peers. The message this gives out is that trial by jury doesn't work and that a centralised judiciary would do a better job.
In Eastenders nobody seems to better themselves substantially. There appears to be little room for entrepreneurial vigour in the world of Albert Square. When a character leaves Eastenders, it is not to pursue opportunities elsewhere. It is due to death, going to prison or the desire to flee from some problem or person.
Compare Eastenders with the Australian soap Neighbours, which is also shown every week day on British TV. Neighbours offers viewers a positive message: "Life isn't miserable. Hard work will get you somewhere. You don't need the state to solve your problems. There are opportunities if you seek them out." . In Neighbours, characters often leave due to opportunity elsewhere. The state rarely appears, and when it does it is usually a nuisance. Alas, the production values of Neighbours are lower than those of Eastenders, and Neighbours only attracts an audience of 7 to 8 million viewers per episode.
If you sat two children of identical background and mental health in front of a television set for a year, with one watching Neighbours and the other watching Eastenders, the child who watched Neighbours would be less dependent and happier than the child who watched Eastenders.
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1.Get a head start to your 2014 fitness goals and register for the Walt Disney World Marathon. Take a look at runDisney's website for details on the race.
2. Change up your dining routine and head to Downtown Disney for some cuisine on wheels. Every Wednesday from 5-11 p.m. food trucks are parked near Cirque du Soleil and House of Blues.
3. The International Flower & Garden Festival will be sprouting at Epcot from March 5-May 18. There will be flower displays, interactive play areas, and appearances by Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
4. This spring, Magic Kingdom will be presenting the "Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade." This parade will feature floats inspired by favorite Disney movies.
5. Disney's Hollywood Studios will mark its 25th anniversary on May 1, 2014.
6. Car lovers, this is for you. Car Masters Weekend will be revving up in Downtown Disney June 14-June 15.
7. Mickey Mouse will be wearing his magicians hat at Magic Kingdom Park. If you want to see some of his tricks, Town Square Theater is where you need to be.
8. Disney's Night of Joy is returning to Magic Kingdom Park on September 5-6. Popular artists Mercyme and Matthew West are already in the lineup.
9. Fantasyland's newest addition, the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, is ready to have you aboard to tell you the story of "Snow White" from the seven Dwarf's point of view.
10. Put your clogging shoes on and join Downtown Disney for the St. Patrick's Day celebration. Be sure to stop by Raglan Road to really embrace the Irish spirit.
11. This year Spice Road Table will be joining Epcot at the Morocco pavilion.
12. Spring training for the Atlanta Braves will be at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. Beginning in February you can even stop by and watch a preseason game.
13. The force will be with us at Disney's Hollywood Studios from May 16-June 8 at the Star Wars Weekends.
14. Beginning January 26, Disney Junior stars, Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First, will be visiting with guests during meals at the Disney Junior Play n' Dine at Hollywood and Vine.
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