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Author | Source: Business Line | Thursday, Apr 13,2006 8:05 AM
Timex India has launched Opex, a French brand of women's watches from Timex group's international portfolio in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. It had been test-marketing the brand in its two exclusive outlets in Delhi so far.
Speaking to Business Line, Ms Aarushi Agarwal, Manager-Marketing, Timex India, said Opex is a 14-year-old "boutique brand" restricted to select stores in France, Belgium, the US and China. Timex would continue that marketing strategy in India too. It will not be distributed everywhere. Right now, it is available in all of Timex's exclusive showrooms called Time Factory, all Lifestyle and Landmark outlets, she said. In France, Opex is a premium brand but in India, it's priced between Rs 2,000 and Rs 6,000. The pricing was fixed at these points to break the mindset that French fashion isn't always unaffordable, said Ms Agarwal. "The wow! factor's the price," she added. In Paris, this range is priced euro 150-200 (Rs 10,000-15,000).
Opex will bring In its `Watch Wardrobe' by offering a watch for every occasion from a black tie event to a poolside party to a board meeting, she said. These watches can also double up as accessories - they can be worn around the neck, as a waist belt, as anklets and armlets or as fancy brooches. There is going to be a boom in the watch and jewellery market in the country and Timex hopes to capitalise on that, Ms Agarwal said.

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The Stover volleyball team lost in three sets to Versailles on Monday, falling 12-25, 25-11, 25-18.
Mallory Uptegrove had 13 kills, four aces, six digs and three blocks. Aliyah Mitchell had two kills and 13 digs. Lacey Buck had 20 assists and five digs. Ashley Schroder had three kills and six digs. Taylor Beckmann had seven digs and two kills.


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Bf of almost 2 years tells me he's probably going home after he gets out of work when I asked if he'd be going out because I was out w my gf's and wondered if I'd be seeing him. Tells me to have fun. About 2 hours later I run into him at our local bar which he said he knew I'd most likely be at and joked he was stalking me. Should I be concerned that he said he was probably going home and didn't give me a heads up he'd be out or am I reading too much into this? He did stay by my side and I told him to go back to his friends which he did for about 10 min after a good 45 min w me then came back. I saw him look over at me while I was dancing w my gf's and looked like he was coming over then walked to the other side 3 min later he came to me. Stayed another hour then left to go home. I stayed out w the girls.
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As a semi-psycho girlfriend (not THAT bad I swear) I would absolutely hate the fact that my boyfriend told me he was going home and ended up out and would probably question it just like you are. That being said, as an outsider looking at the facts, it really doesn't seem like anything sketchy is going on. He probably just changed his mind and didn't want to bother you since you were out with your girls. If it was my boyfriend I would have been a little ticked that he didn't at least message me but it's not like you're his babysitter. I really wouldn't worry about it and just let it go. If it really seriously bothers you, you could bring that up to him, but honestly I think the best thing is to just let it go, only say something if this is like something you're losing sleep over.00|00|0
cont from comment above, he said he was going to text me that he was going to be in same spot as me but knew I was w the girls and didn't want to bother me and knew where id be going so he wanted to make it more of a surprise...
Aw well that's kind of sweet. As long a you know he's honest I wouldn't worry about it.


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Decades-old crime grows more serious.By Melissa Kress, Convenience Store News
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This March, The Tax Foundation released a report highlighting the illicit cigarette trade in the United States. Shortly after, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new Cigarette Strike Force -- composed of state, local and federal agencies -- to crack down on illegal tobacco trafficking and sales in the Empire State.
A few months later, Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) launched a special website called the "New Tobacco Road" to draw attention to cigarette smuggling and the issue's seriousness for the tobacco industry and all its players, including convenience store retailers and wholesalers.
While the black market trade of cigarettes is not a problem of the 21st century -- it has been around for decades, in fact -- the situation is getting more serious.
"This isn't a new problem. It has been around since the late '70s when there were studies and research done about this issue. But we have seen it become a more serious issue as organized criminal enterprises look at illicit cigarette trade as part of their portfolio," explained Bryan Hatchell, director of communications at RAI. "It is becoming the currency of organized crime."
The "New Tobacco Road" refers to Interstate 95 along the Eastern Seaboard and the website is specifically meant to point out this issue. Along the I-95 corridor, criminals are taking advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits from the illicit sale of tobacco products, Hatchell said.
RAI is not the only tobacco company taking aim at this problem. Combating the illicit trade also has been a major part of Richmond, Va.-based The Altria Group Inc.'s corporate responsibility platform for several years.
The Brand & Trade Channel Integrity Department within Altria's law department works toward an end. Its efforts include communicating to trade members that distribute Altria's products at wholesale and retail; maintaining a system to monitor compliance and address violations of the terms of trade programs; supporting law enforcement and regulatory agencies at all levels; and investigating those involved in importing and selling illicit cigarettes.
"Those are some big-bucket things we do as a company to protect our business and the legitimate cigarette distribution system," said Brian May, senior manager of communications at Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA.
The illegal cigarette trade has moved beyond the average person traveling south to buy cartons of cigarettes at cheaper prices.
"More and more, we are finding organized crime, ethnic street gangs and even terrorists getting into the game because it's the new currency for the criminal. It's more profitable than narcotics," said Rich Marianos, a retired assistant director with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. "It's a $5.5-billion loss to this country a year in tax avoidance, tax evasion and just plain old stealing from the American taxpayer."


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WHERE: Maravich Center (Baton Rouga, La.)
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LSU had a quick start against Reinhardt in the Tigers' exhibition game, jumping out to a 23-7 lead rolling on to top 100 points while giving up 80+ defensively. There's positives and negatives to take away from their performance. While there was no one that could match him physically, big man Duop Reath had a successful debut as a Tiger and figures to have more success on Saturday against the Terriers. Reath can begin to stake his claim to being a reliable scoring option for the Tigers and not just a rim protector today with a big performance.
Antonio Blakeney had a solid first outing this season with nine assists as he played more point guard than he really ever has with Skylar Mays sitting out with foul trouble at times and Jalyn Patterson sitting on the bench. Blakeney heated up following a slow start shooting as well to get into double-digits too. All in all, LSU should be able to score against Wofford. It's just a matter of that defense as it always seems to be for LSU.
Scouting Wofford
Mike Young's squad finished two games below .500 last season, but did have a positive in finding freshman Fletcher Magee, who wowed the country really with his ability to shoot the three. Johnny Jones said on Monday that this is a team that LSU has to watch and make sure that they can't get hot from beyond the arc. Following LSU's defensive effort against Reinhardt, it's no secret that Wofford will look to move the ball around and find open threes. Wofford is replacing two of its top four point getters from a year ago and Eric Garcia pairs with Magee in the back court to lead the Terriers. Replacing Justin Gordon in the front court, Cameron Jackson figures to see more minutes this season as a junior at 6-7, 255. The Terriers lack a true post man that can matchup with LSU's Duop Reath.
Key Player to Watch
It's no secret. LSU has to keep an eye on Wofford sophomore guard Fletcher Magee, who was named to the Southern Conference all-preseason team. Magee can light it up from beyond the arc as he was third in the nation as a freshman in three-point shooting (47.9%). That's staggering and if he gets to the line, the 6-4 guard from Orlando, Fla. figures to be even more deadly as he shot 92 percent from the free-throw line. LSU's task is simple, just don't let him get hot. It's been done before that if a hot player can get going and get some sort of help, these games can be much tougher than aticipated.
Keys to the Game
LSU struggled to defend the three-point shot early against Reinhardt on Monday, but a lot of times, that happens against inferior talent where the only way the team can compete is by chucking three-balls from every corner of the court. LSU did struggled to rotate and do the little things associated with defending the three though. That's not encouraging, but did likely light some sort of fire under the Tigers to step up with energy and defending. That's something the Tigers talked about a lot in the preseason was the emphasis on defense. To have things to pick apart on that side of the floor is a positive for LSU to be honest.


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God Walks The Dark Hills (4 of 7) by Wayne Hinson
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Series: High Notes for Higher Living Volume One
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Psalm 119: 25-32
1. Hide Me From The Darkness Of Depression
A. The Lonely Sorrow Of Depression
B. The Lowly Scene Of Depression
C. The Lordly Solution To Depression
1. We Can Have More Life Through Faith
2. We Can Have More Labor Through Frankness
3. We Can Have More Love Through Forgiveness
4. We Can Have More Learning Through Fullness
2. Help Me In The Delight Of Determination
A. Make Me To Talk Of Thy Ways
B. Melt Me To Train In Thy Word
C. Mark Me To Trust In Thy Works
3. Hide Me In The Deepness Of Dependency
A. Notice The Gateway Of Dependence Upon God
B. Note The Glue Of Dependence Upon God
C. Notice The Goal Of Dependence Upon God
Introduction: The eight verse of this fourth octave of Psalm 119 is presented to us from the area of David's life that evidently he spent much time in. We will notice a divine progression of events in this stage of his life that establishes a guide for us when we find ourselves in the valley of spiritual depression. As we exposit these verses, we need, at this point, to carefully and cautiously distinguish the difference between spiritual depression and mental-physical depression. This study involves only spiritual depression and does not imply or apply the realm of mental or physical depression. This author is well documented in the other realm, but that realm needs to be addressed in a completely different forum. This kind of depression is caused by sin, and David experienced it because of his and his sin alone. Both realms of depression are real, but spiritual depression is often induced by sin, while mental depression can have nothing whatsoever to do with individual sin. Those brethren who do not adhere to this truth, need to take a reality check. Let us glean from the experience of David's spiritual depression.
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Scanning for satisfaction or digging for dismay? Comparing findings from a postal survey with those from a focus group-study
Study design
Despite growing support for mixed methods approaches we still have little systematic knowledge about the consequences of combining surveys and focus groups. While the methodological aspects of questionnaire surveys have been researched extensively, the characteristics of focus group methodology are understudied. We suggest and discuss whether the focus group setting, as compared to questionnaire surveys, encourages participants to exaggerate views in a negative direction.
Based on an example from our own research, where we conducted a survey as a follow up of a focus group study, and with reference to theoretical approaches and empirical evidence from the literature concerning survey respondent behaviour and small group dynamics, we discuss the possibility that a discrepancy in findings between the focus groups and the questionnaire reflects characteristics of the two different research methods. In contrast to the survey, the focus group study indicated that doctors were generally negative to clinical guidelines. We were not convinced that this difference in results was due to methodological flaws in either of the studies, and discuss instead how this difference may have been the result of a general methodological phenomenon.
Based on studies of how survey questionnaires influence responses, it appears reasonable to claim that surveys are more likely to find exaggerated positive views. Conversely, there are some indications in the literature that focus groups may result in complaints and overly negative attitudes, but this is still an open question. We suggest that while problematic issues tend to be under-communicated in questionnaire surveys, they may be overstated in focus groups.
We argue for the importance of increasing our understanding of focus group methodology, for example by reporting interesting discrepancies in mixed methods studies. In addition, more experimental research on focus groups should be conducted to advance the methodology and to test our hypothesis.
After several years of conducting qualitative research as well as mixed methods research, combining broad surveys with in depth focus group studies, we have started reflecting upon an apparent tendency for focus groups to convey a more negative view of the topics in question than the views conveyed through surveys. Revisiting the material from our earlier focus group studies, we note that some participants have had similar thoughts when they have been asked to assess the focus group experience. Below is an extract from a focus group discussion among general practitioners where they comment on their own presentation of their relationship with hospital psychiatrists (study described in
These kinds of statements, combined with a comparison of survey results, have made us speculate: Could the focus group as a method be biased towards negative findings?
Quantitative and qualitative methods have complementary strengths and weaknesses, and researchers are therefore increasingly encouraged to mix these different approaches
Despite growing support for mixed methods approaches we still have little systematic knowledge about the consequences of combining research methods in general, and focus groups and surveys specifically
As a basis for our discussion, we briefly present an example from our own research where our use of both focus groups and a questionnaire survey led to results that appeared to be pointing in different directions and where the focus group findings conveyed a much more negative view than the survey. The findings, which were reported in separate publications
Methods and results of the mixed methods study
In our first study we conducted focus groups with Norwegian general practitioners (GPs). The aim of the focus group study was to elicit GPs' attitudes to clinical guidelines and guideline adherence. In the second study, we conducted a survey where key postulations were directly drawn from the focus group discussions. The survey aimed to explore the importance and distribution of attitudes to guidelines that we had identified in the focus group study. Further details of both parts of the study have been reported elsewhere
The focus groups
We conducted six focus groups with a total of 27 GPs in 2007. Our sampling strategy was a mixture of convenience and purposive sampling. We mailed a general invitation to participate in the study to the leaders of 93 doctors' educational groups. A majority of Norwegian GPs participate in these groups during their careers, either to obtain a specialist certification in general practice or to maintain the specialist competence. Eleven educational groups responded to the invitation and we selected six of these groups with a total of 27 members. The six groups were chosen in order to achieve a sample that was fairly similar to the population of GPs with regard to age, gender, professional experience, list size, urbanisation, and patient populations of different socioeconomic levels. Interviews were carried out until no new themes occurred according to a continuous and preliminary analysis.
The participants in each group knew each other from regular group meetings. The focus groups were moderated by one of the authors (BC), who presented herself at the start of each group session as a social scientist funded by the Research Council of Norway, and informed participants about the motivation of the study and anonymity issues. The interview guide specified some overarching themes, including participants' confidence in and adherence to clinical guidelines, and how such guidelines influence professional autonomy and shared decision making. The moderator asked the participants initially to define what they meant by guidelines, encouraged participants to discuss freely, and only probed to clarify and to secure that all the predefined themes were discussed. The moderator aimed at conveying a neutral stance towards the role of clinical guidelines in general practice. Participants were asked specifically for both positive and negative views and examples, but the moderator consistently began by asking participants to discuss what they perceived to be positive aspects of guidelines.
We applied thematic content analysis
A total of 27 GPs, 18 men and 9 women with a mean age of 45 years, participated in the focus groups. In comparison, the mean age in the national population of GPs is 47. The sex ratio and size of patient lists (work load) were similar to those of the study sample
We registered lively discussions in the groups; the moderator did not dominate the discussions and talked less than any single participant. The GPs referred primarily to a limited number of well-known guidelines, including guidelines for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, antenatal care, COPD/asthma and mammography screening. In line with earlier international studies, several barriers to following guidelines emerged, including a lack of trust in the evidence behind the guidelines, a desire to adjust treatment to the needs of the individual patient, and different practical challenges. The most striking and consistent message focus group participants gave was one of general scepticism towards guidelines and their authors. The doctors were particularly suspicious of health authorities' possible economic motives behind their guidelines, and this was presented as a reason for non-adherence.
Our main impression from the focus group interviews was that negative views dominated, and participants' negative statements were both longer and more emotional than their positive remarks. This impression was based on our observations during the interviews, on further interpretations while listening to the recordings of the interviews and on our analyses of the transcriptions. In addition, we coded and quantified what we perceived to be positive and negative remarks about guidelines, and counted 69 positive and 46 negative remarks. While the strength of participants' scepticism is difficult to convey, the statement below, where a doctor describes his relationship to the health authorities, captures some of the atmosphere:
"(Carlsen 2010:264)"
The survey
The survey was carried out a year later, in 2008. Using the key findings from the focus group study, we developed a questionnaire to explore how the attitudes we had identified were distributed among Norwegian GPs. We asked about adherence to and confidence in clinical guidelines in general, presenting a broad definition of guidelines, and did not mention any particular guideline as an example. We also asked about confidence in guideline authors, such as the health authorities. Key postulations that the respondents were asked about their agreement with were:
·I have good knowledge of guidelines in my specialty
·Generally, I follow the guidelines
·I have confidence in guidelines from the health authorities
·I have confidence in guidelines from the Medical Association
·There are too many guidelines in my specialty
·The distinction between information, guidelines and regulations is unclear
·Guidelines are frequently difficult to access
We also asked the respondents to rate the importance of the following obstacles when guidelines are ignored:
·I lack a comprehensive, definitive source of guidelines
·There are several competing guidelines in my specialty
·Inconsistent guidelines are confusing
·The guideline does not fit the individual patient
·Guidelines are only suggestions, clinical judgement should be applied
·Economic concerns overshadow clinical concerns
·I am sceptical about the evidence
·The recommendation is contrary to the patient's preferences
We distributed the questionnaire to a representative sample of 1600 Norwegian medical doctors, including 400 GPs. The questionnaire was part of a more extensive panel survey administered by The Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association every other year. The response rate was 60 % among the GPs in the survey. The respondents were informed about anonymity issues when they originally entered the panel. We also had access to anonymous background data about the respondents and their practices.
The survey results showed that almost all of the respondents (98 %) claimed that they generally followed guidelines, while 88 % said that they had confidence in guidelines issued by the health authorities. Hence, the survey, in contrast to the focus group study, indicated that almost all the GPs were generally positive to clinical guidelines issued by the authorities. However, the barriers to guideline adherence that emerged in the focus group study were confirmed to be of importance and the survey also confirmed the relative importance of the different barriers. Thus, the barriers identified in the focus group study were confirmed as relevant by survey participants, but appeared to have little impact on participants' confidence in the guidelines and the health authorities.
How can the differences be explained?
We interpret the main finding in our comparison above as an indication that the attitudes of the samples are comparable, and that the difference is not one of essence, but rather one of degree. This difference between the focus groups and the survey could reflect methodological flaws tied to these two particular studies such as the representativeness of the small and self-selected focus group sample. More detailed discussions of the strengths and limitations of the two studies can be found in the corresponding publications
The survey is based on a representative sample with an acceptable response rate, and the sample in the focus group study is quite similar to the sample in the survey according to some observable variables. Thus both survey and focus group participants share specific background characteristics with the general GP population. While the survey respondents may be more motivated then the non-respondents, this motivation is not necessarily tied to the questions about guidelines as this only constituted a small part of the panel study. The focus group participants, on the other hand, may be seen as less representative than the survey participants because of the lower number of participants and stronger issues of self-selection. Although the focus group participants were similar to the survey participants in terms of certain observable background characteristics, we know less about their characteristics in terms of motivation, personalities and general attitudes, and it could be argued that such a self-selected sample is often made up of individuals with a
We have also considered how the researchers' may have influenced the results of the focus group study. When scrutinising the transcripts again in light of the survey results we could not see that the researcher tended to ask leading questions or probe for negative views. Instead, in our opinion, the researcher held a rather low profile during the group discussions. However, due to the fact that the researchers enjoy more flexibility when interpreting qualitative material than they do when interpreting quantitative data, emotional utterings or detailed stories from a few convincing informants may influence the researchers to draw too strong or even distorted conclusions. While we recognise our limited ability to assess our own research, we did take the recommended precautions in the analysis (e.g. recording the discussions and involving another researcher who had not participated in data collection). Also, in the re-analysis done for these methodological reflections, we introduced an external researcher (CG), who had neither been involved in data collection or analysis of the two primary studies.
It is also worth noting that although the survey depicts more positive attitudes towards guidelines, the barriers identified in the focus groups are strongly supported in the survey, and the relative importance of the barriers is the same in the two studies. In addition, the findings in both studies are supported by other studies from other researchers.
We therefore suggest that both studies are basically methodologically sound and that the discrepancy in results therefore is not primarily caused by contextual methodological limitations.
An alternative explanation for these differences could be that they are an indication of a general methodological phenomenon: that the two data collection methods tend to bring forward different attitudes. Below we refer to empirical research which suggests that problematic issues are under-communicated in surveys. Our experiences from mixing these two methods suggest that focus groups, in contrast, appear to overstate problematic issues. Does existing literature on survey and focus group methodology support this hypothesis?
Do surveys paint too bright a picture?
As mentioned above, the literature indicates that survey respondents tend to understate problems and negative feelings
It may be argued that these general characteristics, or biases, of surveys alone could explain the discrepancy in our results. However, considering the apparently striking difference in the findings of our studies and the fact that we have very little research-based knowledge about the typical workings of focus groups, we believe it is possible that the focus group method has its own biases.
Do focus groups paint too gloomy a picture?
It is of course possible that focus groups also generate courtesy bias, i.e. that participants understate problems and over-report socially desirable behaviour. This has been discussed as a hypothetical problem
Faced with a lack of direct evidence with which to better understand focus group processes specifically, some researchers have turned to the field of small group dynamics
Another interesting finding in empirical research regarding group behaviour is the phenomenon that social groups reinforce attitudinal tendencies and thus lead the group towards extreme views
With regard to focus groups, some authors
But could these group conformity and polarization effects take the form of a negative attitude bias in focus group studies? After carrying out a focus group study of school students' views of their science classes, Watts and Ebbutt
A related mechanism could be that focus groups may be experienced as particularly well suited for forwarding complaints. Participants are offered time and encouragement to explain their attitudes and personal experiences regarding a problem area in detail to external researchers who, in addition, may be connected to the relevant authorities/policy makers, as we were in this focus group study. This could make the focus group a good opportunity for those who want to forward a message of complaint about a difficult situation or an unjust practice. It is therefore essential that focus group researchers report and reflect upon how participants are recruited, what motivated them to participate and that the researchers discuss and reflect upon who they represent towards the participants. In our particular comparison, we have taken account of these issues and, as mentioned, found no strong reason to suspect that the participants were driven by a wish to complain to start out with. We suggest instead that the participants' complaints may be a characteristic of the group process rather than a reflection of their original motivation to participate in the focus groups.
Methodological considerations
It has been argued that the potential of mixed methods is not realised in practice, e.g. that data from randomised controlled trials are seldom integrated with attached qualitative data
Focus group methodology is an understudied area and our hypothesis rests mainly on only one empirical study and on inferences from research into small group dynamics. We are aware that knowledge about other types of small groups is not necessarily valid for focus groups. While extensive research into survey methodology suggests that surveys lead to overly positive findings, it is possible that our hypothesis regarding focus groups is false and that this method is not particularly liable to either overly positive or overly negative data. We have suggested alternative explanations; e.g. systematic tendencies regarding motivation among participants or researchers in FG studies, but still our hypothesis is plausible and may form part of the hitherto unexplored methodological characteristics of FGs.
Conclusive remarks and way forward
In our original presentation of our own survey findings
Methodological studies of questionnaire surveys have shed light on respondent behaviour; knowledge which is actively used by researchers when designing surveys and interpreting results. Methodological studies of focus groups could help researchers in similar ways, and could possibly facilitate integration of findings from qualitative and quantitative parts of mixed methods studies. Methodological studies of focus groups could include, for example, experimental studies that explore how focus groups influence participants' attitudes; studies where actual behaviour and behaviour as reported in focus groups is compared; or, as Hyde et al. (2005) suggest, studies where individual participants are asked in post-session questionnaires to validate the group discussion. In addition, we encourage researchers of mixed method studies to explore whether there are systematic differences between findings produced by the survey and the focus group study that may be related to distinctive characteristics of the methods involved.
We conducted a focus group study and a follow up questionnaire survey on the same topic, doctors' attitudes to clinical guidelines, but the two parts of the study indicated conflicting conclusions. In contrast to the survey, the focus group study indicated that doctors were generally negative to clinical guidelines. We had reason to believe that both studies were methodologically sound. Combined with our experience from several focus group studies, this led us to speculate whether the focus group setting encourages participants to exaggerate views in a negative direction. We discuss the possibility that while problematic issues tend to be under-communicated in questionnaire surveys, they may be overstated in focus group interviews. While surveys have been the subject of much empirical research, we know less about focus group processes. Based on the methodological literature, it is reasonable to claim that surveys, especially when based on general questions, tend to find positive views. There are some indications in the literature that focus groups may result in elaborated complaints, but this is still an open question. We argue for the importance of increasing our understanding of focus group methodology, for example by reporting interesting discrepancies in mixed methods studies. Also, more experimental research on focus groups should be conducted to advance the methodology and test our hypothesis.
Competing interests
Both authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
BC initiated the paper. Both authors discussed and developed the idea. BC drafted the paper and both authors have contributed to writing the paper. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Authors' information
Both authors are social anthropologists with PhDs within health services research from the medical faculties of the Universities of Bergen and Oslo. Both authors have experience in the use and interpretation of individual interviews and focus groups and have published mainly in health related journals. Carlsen has also experience in the use of surveys. The authors have also taught and published work within research methodology, including mixed methods and quantitative and qualitative meta-studies.
The article was funded by the Research Council of Norway, grant number 196311/H10.
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Runtime: 90 min
Genre : Action
Movie Release : 9 December 2009 (Vietnam)
Ratings: 6,0/10 from 787 users
Director: Thanh Son Le (as Le Thanh Son)
Writers: Thanh Son Le (as Le Thanh Son) , Johnny Nguyen (as Johnny Tri Nguyen)
Stars: Johnny Nguyen, Veronica Ngo, Hoang Phuc Nguyen
Country: Vietnam
Language: Vietnamese
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Trinh, a mercenary, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan, who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.
After "The Rebel" one would expect a movie starring Johnny Nguyen would at least offer the same experience action wise. Sadly somehow they found it necessary to put in focus on drama. While sometimes it does help intensify the action, in this case it doesn't help at all. It even distracts from it. Some directors have no clue what is important. Being pretentious with a story this bad is never a good idea. All this would not matter if the action sequences were up to par of those in "The Rebel". Sure there were some nice moves by the main characters but rarely were they exciting enough to be interesting. There is a joke in the movie about this being like a Hong Kong movie. While I admire their spirit and ambition in no way comes it even close to that. They wish!
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Alsakan was a planet located in the galaxy's Core Worlds[1] that was the homeworld of Dr. Cornelius Evazan, a male human notorious for the cruel medical experiments that he performed upon his patients.[2]
Behind the scenesEdit
Alsakan was first mentioned in the Dark Empire Sourcebook, a 1993 Star Wars Legends sourcebook written by Michael Allen Horne for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.[3] It became canon when it was mentioned in Ultimate Star Wars, a reference book co-written by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham[2] that was released on April 28, 2015.[4]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game (First appearance)
- Ultimate Star Wars (First mentioned)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
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Tags: Bill Gates, charity, gifts, Reddit, Santa Claus Bill, Secret Santa, stuffed cow.
Posted 12/19/2013 at 5:52 PM
Posted 4 years ago
After receiving a package in the mail weighing in at 7-pounds, Reddit user NY1227 must have tore apart the gift she received from the richest man in all of the land, Bill Gates, as she went through the discovery of what was in it.
A cash cow? Yeah. Yet I point out that it was an undisclosed amount in the contribution lodged inside of a stuffed cow. The only contents that the public has been made aware of is the Santa Claus playing Bill Gates' donation to Heifer International via this gift to NY1227 that also contained a National Geographic Journey's of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips book. And, of course, a certificate of authenticity.
Readers should understand that a Heifer International $500 contribution gifts a family the provision of having a cow that brings in income and provides dairy products.
Reddit started in June 2005 and provides entertainment and news in a social context, whereupon its users register themselves and send the site links/text posts. Reddit has the claim to fame of breaking the Guinness World Record For Largest Game of Secret Santa.
Merry Bill Gates is welcome to come down my chimney this Christmas, as I've been good, and I am quite fond of Moo-lah myself!
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Rampone Dockside Shipping was a business located at 1369 Winston Avenue in the Wayside Dock District, operated by N. Rampone and Jason Rampone. The business served as both a warehouse for shipping contracts and as office space for various small businesses. Garrett visited Rampone Dockside Shipping to earn a little extra money to pay his rent. (T2: "Shipping... and Receiving")
Rampone Dockside Shipping was a large complex which consisted of two buildings. Building A consisted primarily of offices and workshops of both the clients and of the Rampone administration, while Building B, located adjacent to the docks, primarily housed large shipping bays for incoming and outgoing cargo. At the time of Garrett's visit to the company, Building B had been leased entirely to the Mechanists, who had almost entirely filled all of the cargo bays with their own machinery and cargo.
The following is a list of everyone who is known to have rented space from Rampone Dockside Shipping:
- Lady Angelica
- T. M. Blackheart
- E. B. Bramrich
- Cid Capezza
- D. M. Gilver
- Gonzalez
- Noah Jerm
- Venik Kilgor
- The Mechanists
- Sven Mynell
- Lord Porter
- Lucky Selentura
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If you're looking for a dirt cheap phone that's completely usable and not embarrassing to own then you're probably looking for something like the Blu R1 HD. While the unlocked version of this phone starts at $99, Amazon Prime members can pick up a version that only costs $49! But there's a reason why it's so cheap — it comes with ads on the lock screen.
And since the ads are such a unique aspect of this phone, let's talk about them first.
Yes, every single time you see your lock screen it's going to have an ad on it; that's just the way it is. Sometimes the ads are targeted and sometimes they're not: when they are they're more tolerable but when they're not… it can be a bit annoying. I'm a bit surprised that ads can be so un-personalized considering you have to sign in with an Amazon account during setup (which means they should know you better based on previous orders/browsing history).
I don't mind seeing an ad for headphones (too much) but I don't like seeing an ad for lipstick or makeup. And then there's the bloatware: Amazon pre-installs around 9 apps on your phone and includes a homepage widget.
The ads are fullscreen when you don't have any notifications, but when you do they are otherwise shrunken down to a less invasive size.
I think I could live with the ads (even the ones that aren't so targeted) though I'd obviously prefer them not to be there, but using this phone is surprisingly doable — probably because we're all so used to seeing ads in apps and on websites anyways (on our mobile devices).
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My first reaction when I saw and held the phone for the first time was wow, this only cost $60? It seems more premium than it's pricing would suggest: that is because there are some nice touches like the metal edge and some curved glass.
There are some odd design elements, however. For instance, there's kind of a weird placement for the headphone jack which isn't centered either vertically or horizontally on top top of the phone (it's just kind of off). It's not something that apple would ever do just for aesthetic reasons, but little details like these make the phone feel somewhat less finished to me than my iPhone or other (higher-end) Android smartphones....


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Group with UDA links closer to government recognition
A group with UDA links is thought to be getting closer to having official government recognition.
Resolve, an East Belfast community restorative justice group, has been described as making a "useful contribution in a fragmented community", according to the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland.
The aim of the group is to offer non-violent solutions to problems within the community.
The UDA, along with the UVF and other loyalist and republican paramilitaries continue to carry out 'punishment' shootings and beatings across Northern Ireland on a regular basis.
The Resolve scheme is less than two years old and will now enter the second stage of CJINI's accreditation process.
Brendan McGuigan of CJINI said: "It's very significant in the sense that it is the first of the schemes to come forward with links from the UDA constituency.
"Community-based restorative justice schemes have been operating now for approximately 16 to 17 years, but have only been formally accredited over the last nine years.
"Some of them are from republican backgrounds, others are from loyalist backgrounds, but mainly the UVF constituency as opposed to the UDA."


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By David Moltz, Inside Higher Ed
If community colleges were to find all the formerly enrolled students whose academic records qualify them for an associate degree and retroactively award them the credential, then the number of associate degrees awarded in the United States would increase by at least 12%.
This compelling projection by the Institute for Higher Education Policy is one of the primary reasons why it is working with the Lumina Foundation for Education to roll out the three-year, $1.3 million Project Win-Win. This initiative will financially support 35 community colleges and four-year institutions in six states —Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin — so they can track down and retroactively award qualified students associate degrees who, for whatever reason, never received one. It also will help these institutions identify students who have recently dropped out who are "academically short" of an associate degree by nine credits or fewer and re-enroll them to finish a degree.
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"Project Win-Win has the potential to make a considerable down payment on increased degree completion goals set by state governors and the Obama Administration," said Michelle Asha Cooper, IHEP president, in a statement.
Last year, nine of the project's institutions ran a pilot of this program during a seven-month period; they awarded nearly 600 associate degrees and identified almost 1,600 students who were just shy of earning one. The pilot, however, revealed a number of difficulties that institutions face when attempting to retroactively award degrees.
"It's not as easy as it sounds," said Stephanie Tarver, dean of enrollment management at McNeese State University, which awards associate degrees as well and was part of the pilot program. "We were kind of bumbling around in the dark a bit. When you pull data, it doesn't always match up like you thought it would. You have to have a lot of staff to dedicate to a project like this to keep it going."
Then, even when candidates for degrees and those just shy of them were identified, reaching them proved just as challenging.
"At that point, we don't have as much control as we do in the other areas because these students have been out for a while," Tarver said. "We didn't know if the contact information we had for them was accurate. We didn't know how to get accurate information without spending lots of money to find it. Also, when we finally did make contact, some of the students were leery of us. 'You're calling me out of the blue and saying I'm qualified for a degree and want to offer it to me? What's the catch?' "
Eventually, though, McNeese awarded about 15 associate degrees, out of approximately 150 former students who met degree requirements. Officials also tracked down about 300 students who were just short of graduation and are in the process of helping those who wish to complete find a way to do so.
"A lot of the students who dropped out of school didn't realize just how close they were to finishing," Tarver said. "The success stories we've had are truly heartwarming, especially for those who didn't realize they were qualified for a degree. We made an immediate impact on their lives. Rarely have I felt we've impacted students as we did through this project."
Though many of the institutions participating in the project had never before made efforts to retroactively award degrees, a few of them have been doing it for a while and have found ways to integrate this into regular degree audits for current students.
Anna Flack, registrar at Suffolk County Community College, in New York, noted that her institution has made it a point to search for these "lost graduates" at least once every year for the past decade.
"We did this on a small scale," Flack said. "It was really part of office procedure. {hellip} We made it part of the daily responsibilities of the degree audit staff."
With students who are just a few credits short of earning an associate degree, Flack said, the college has adopted a no-pressure approach in approaching them.
"We've just sent letters to students, saying that can finish if they'd like to," Flack said. " 'Here are the different ways you can reach that degree.' There's no convincing, no strong-arming, no sales pitch. 'We just see this, and we'd like you to know about it.' "
Those pushing the project at the national level argue that, despite some of the challenges in the degree audit process, this is a relatively easy way to boost graduation rates around the country.
"This is an issue that hasn't been raised," said Cliff Adelman, senior associate at IHEP. "We're saying to these institutions, 'Hey, guys, you haven't paid attention to people based on your criteria who've crossed the degree threshold. You've been asleep at the wheel.' There's all this talk about awarding these degrees, but they're just making a lot of noise. This is low-hanging fruit."
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Hiltons, VA -- Clinch Mountain Music Fest is gearing up for its 12th annual celebration of mountain music in Scott County, Virginia, on Friday, June 16 & Saturday, June 17, 2017. The goal of Clinch Mountain Music Fest is to preserve and perpetuate the heritage of the Appalachian region through its' music. Admission to the festival's shows at the Fold is $10 for each concert, $2 for children 6-11, and under 6 free. Doors at the Carter Fold open at 6 p.m., and the shows kick off at 7:30 p.m.
Bristol, VA/TN -- The Birthplace of Country Music (BCM) has released the initial lineup for it's 17th annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival, to be held September 15-17, 2017. This year, the festival gets even better than previous years. Headlining the Reunion will be Dwight Yoakam. Other hot acts will include Jerry Douglas and the Earls of Leicester, Rodney Crowell, The Infamous Stringdusters, The SteelDrivers, Mark O'Connor and the O'Connor Band, Judah & The Lion and a host of other fine artists covering many styles. Buy your tickets here.
Trey Anastasio Band, Gov't Mule, Bela Fleck, Leftover Salmon, Hot Rize, and The Infamous Stringdusters are just a few of the fantastic acts coming to the family reunion in Cumberland for the 10th Annual DelFest. Teen, Kids, On-site RV, Dry RV, Vehicle, and DELuxe packages went on sale Tuesday, January 10th so hurry while they're still available. This 10th Anniversary event takes place May 25-28 in Cumberland, Marylannd.
Cambridge, MA -- Passim's BCMFest (Boston's Celtic Music Festival), an annual showcase for the Greater Boston area's rich trove of Celtic music and dance, returns to Harvard Square January 13-14, 2017 for a weekend of performances and interactive events. Specially priced Early Bird full festival passes are available from November 16 – 30.
Galax, VA -- Some of the biggest names in folk, bluegrass, and Americana, including the finest dobro player in contemporary acoustic music and the most highly decorated female musician of all time, will come together to honor the late Joe Wilson on Friday, September 2, 2016, at the Blue Ridge Music Center, milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Nashville, TN -- The Americana Music Association has unveiled its final round of artists to perform during the 17th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference, AmericanaFest, to be held in Nashville from September 20-25. The lineup, which features icons, innovators, and up-and-comers, underscores Americana's perennially formative place in the world's musical landscape.
Hiltons, VA -- In the classic mountain ballad "Rank Strangers," the narrator bemoans the changes that have occurred in his cherished home place. The fact that those changes do occur was brought home to music lovers worldwide with the death of Dr. Ralph Stanley recently. The Stanley Brothers version of "Rank Strangers" is undoubtedly the gold standard for this haunting ballad. Author Thomas Wolfe, himself from Appalachia, wrote that "you can't go home again." Some folks may say that modernization happens slower in Appalachia – and it does. When it does happen, it can feel as though the sacred musical traditions we grew up with are fading away.
New York -- On July 16, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival is pleased to present a night of sublime harmonies and extraordinary musicianship, headlined by "masters of soulful folk" (Paste) The Wood Brothers and featuring Aoife O'Donovan, whose latest record The Magic Hour "evokes the reverberant chamber pop obsessions of Grizzly Bear and the lush austerity of Alison Krauss"(The New York Times). The shape-shifting M.C. Taylor, a.k.a. Hiss Golden Messenger, a musician with a voice that's "craggy and wounded, but it soars in his broken sort of way" (Stereogum), kicks it off with a solo set. The concert, which takes place at the Prospect Park Bandshell (9thSt. & Prospect Park West) is free to the public (with a suggested $5 contribution at the gate) and begins at 7:00 P.M.
Hiltons, VA -- Clinch Mountain Music Fest is ready for its 11th annual celebration of mountain music in Scott County, Virginia, on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The goal of Clinch Mountain Music Fest is to preserve and perpetuate the heritage of the Appalachian region through its' music. Admission to the festival's concerts is $10 for adults, $2 for children 6-11, and under 6 free. Doors at the Carter Fold open at 5 p.m., and the show kicks off a bit early at 7:00 p.m. – 30 minutes earlier than our normal start time.
Cambridge, MA -- Club Passim will once again bring Celtic music to Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA. For the second year, Club Passim will host Summer BCMFest, Boston's Celtic Music Fest, during Boston's Independence Day weekend on Sunday, July 3. This year's Summer BCMFest will include a free afternoon outdoor concert on Palmer Street at 2:30 P.M. followed by a ticketed concert at night in the club.
Wilkesboro, NC -- MerleFest, presented by Window World, has wrapped up its 29th year. Early estimates show that from its start on Thursday, April 28, to its close on Sunday, May 1, aggregate participation over the festival's four days was approximately 74,500 participants. MerleFest, held on the campus of Wilkes Community College, is the primary fundraiser for the WCC Endowment Corporation, funding scholarships, capital projects and other educational needs.
Masontown, WV -- Deep Roots Mountain Revival Festival is proud to announce the 2016 lineup for its inaugural music and arts festival happening September 15-18, 2016. Headliners Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon and The David Grisman Sextet will be joined by Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Shooter Jennings with Waymore's Outlaws, Melvin Seals & JGB, Cabinet, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, The Black Lillies, The Hip Abduction and many more. The festival takes place on the legendary Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, WV, the original site for the All Good Music & Arts Festival. Top-tier bluegrass, jam band, rock and country acts will convene in the picturesque mountains, effectively bringing West Virginia back to the forefront of the festival scene. A confirmed listing of the initial lineup is below. More artists including additional headliners will be announced soon.
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"As a team, we're doing really good," Robinson said. "It's the third time our team has made the playoffs. We have a chance to go to states this year. Individually, I've been done fine. I have two interceptions. I don't know how many tackles I have, but it's plenty, though."
In the recruiting process, Robinson holds two early offers from UCF and Kentucky and is fielding interest from Louisville, South Florida, Vanderbilt and Miami.
Robinson hopes to add his second instate offer from the Bulls. The Hialeah star has always had a sweet spot for the program residing Tampa Bay.
"Actually, my auntie went to school there," Robinson said. "I've always been liking the Bulls a lot. I talked to the coaches and they wrote me. They told me to stay focused and they hope I'll be a Bull in the future. I've always been a USF fan."
Two schools are in line to receive visits from Robinson in the near future.
"I want to go to USF for a game at the end of the year, and to UCF as well," Robinson said.
Robinson states that he has no leaders, but if the Bulls pull the trigger with an offer, it could get interesting.
"Hopefully I get a USF offer," Robinson said. "They'll definitely be in my top three."


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Chennai, Sept 23: Amidst a boycott by DMK and some other opposition parties, Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution "thanking and lauding" Chief Minister Jayalalithaa for the 'successful' conduct of the maiden two-day Global Investors Meet this month. Opposition DMK, PMK, Congress and Puthiya Tamizhagam boycotted the government resolution.
Finance Minister and Leader of the House, O Panneerselvam, moved the resolution saying Jayalalithaa had evinced keen interest in the successful conduct of GIM, and had guided the officials with necessary inputs.
As a result, the investment commitments exceeded the targeted Rs one lakh and stood at Rs 2.42 lakh crore, he said crediting Jayalalithaa for the 'grand success' of the investors meet, held here on Sept 9 and 10. The resolution said the Assembly "thanked and lauded" Jayalalithaa for ensuring Rs 2.42 lakh crore investments and over four lakh employment opportunities.
Panneerselvam also recalled the various pro-industry efforts by the Jayalalithaa governments since 1991, when she first came out with a New Industrial Policy, and said that it paved the way for industrialisation as car manufacturers, Ford and Hyundai, first set up shop here. However, DMK opposed the resolution and party's Deputy Floor Leader Durai Murugan wanted to make some remarks which Speaker P Dhanapal did not allow.
The DMK members persisted for sometime before staging a walkout as the Chair did not heed their demand. Puthiya Tamizhagam leader K Krishnasamy said there was no "atmosphere" to welcome the resolution and walked out.
PMK and Congress members also followed suit. Later, the resolution was adopted by a voice vote. Last week, the Assembly had extended its appreciation to Jayalalithaa for the successful conduct of GIM.


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Warm Fuzzy Feeling is an upcoming 3D fighting game for the Wii U being released...someday. The game follows an alternate timeline to all creations made by TheFoxyRiolu (t∣b∣c), where one sole villain combines all past timelines of the other creations and forces the manifestations of these timelines to fight each-other to the death. Not much else is known about the project currently.
As stated previously, all characters in the game are from different timelines that either exist in Fuzzy's games, or are just general characters that were created with no purpose I guess.
|He's lean, he's green, and he's got low self-esteem! This cinnamon roll is back and ready to fight...wait, no he's not. But I guess he has no choice. Whoops. Lucky is the sole character of the game Lucky Charm, an erebokinetic, pessimistic feline who suffers from a curse that gave him magical powers and allows him to use dark magic. Anyways, Lucky uses (surprise!) dark magic in his attacks, as well as a seemingly endless Arsenal of throwable bells.
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|A happy-go-lucky kitty-cat, younger brother to Shudi, and Lucky's almost-boyfriend (!!!!), Karis's personality can probably let someone's guard down, but he's a force to be reckoned with. Karis uses his claws to fight, being able to scratch his enemies silly. He also can throw bells, like Lucky.
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|Ivan is simultaneously an aspiring actor, cryokinetic fighter, flamboyant Beorn, and savvy lover of blankets, among other things. The fuzzy fella hails from the animated series Crosshair Theater, where he's one of the main characters. Ivan's powerset comes from his ability in cryokinesis, where he can fire icy bursts across the stage, and breathe icy mist to freeze opponents.
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|A space deity from the Celestial Kingdom, and the adviser of 11 warriors for the universe, Ciriesta was forced to escape the kingdom after the Warriors turned on their ruler, and is now currently stranded in her spaceship, forced to wander the cosmos. Ciriesta can summon STARS at her side to fire at opponents, as well as form weapons out of them.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — For Betty Minor of Sedalia, blurry vision was a fact of life. The 75-year-old had resigned herself to coping with her deteriorating eyesight. She would only read large-print books and she needed someone to read her the menus at restaurants. Her prescription glasses did little to help.
For more than 35 years, Minor has lived with Fuch's dystrophy, an inherited degenerative condition that causes vision loss. In July, Minor underwent a new corneal transplant procedure that changed her life.
"I began to accept the fact that I was losing my eyesight," Minor said. "After hearing of this new type of procedure, I found renewed hope."
Minor underwent a state-of-the-art corneal transplant procedure known as a Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty, or DMEK. She was the first patient within University of Missouri Health Care to undergo the surgery.
"DMEK is a corneal transplant procedure that replaces a thin membrane on the inner side of the cornea," said Rick Fraunfelder, M.D., M.B.A., a fellowship-trained corneal disease specialist at MU Health Care. "In most cases, traditional corneal transplant methods can only restore vision to 20/30, but with DMEK, patients can achieve perfect 20/20 vision with a recovery time as short as a few weeks."
Using donated corneas, Fraunfelder replaces the Descemet membrane inside the eye. This thin, cellophane-like membrane contains cells known as endothelial cells. These cells are responsible for pumping fluid out of the cornea to keep it clear. When these cells deteriorate, vision becomes gray and hazy, and can eventually result in blindness.
In a conventional corneal transplant procedure, the entire thickness of the cornea is replaced. In DMEK procedures, however, only the innermost corneal layers are replaced. By grafting a thinner cornea transplant, the patient's cornea remains closer to its original condition, resulting in a quicker recovery. Because a thinner cornea graft is used, light is less distorted as it comes through the cornea.
Most patients who are candidates for the less-invasive DMEK procedure suffer from Fuch's dystrophy. Though the condition rarely affects individuals under the age of 50, it's estimated that one in every 2,000 people may be living with the condition.
"One of the first indicators that Fuch's dystrophy is advancing is cloudy vision when you first wake up," said Fraunfelder, who serves as the chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the MU School of Medicine and medical director of MU Health Care's Mason Eye Institute. "When your eyes are closed, the moisture in the cornea doesn't evaporate. This generally starts to clear up as the day goes on, but if left untreated, the condition can eventually cause blindness."
Other symptoms of Fuch's dystrophy include:
Minor had the procedure done in her left eye, which has been her weaker eye. Minor expects to undergo a DMEK transplant procedure in her right eye later this year.
"My eyesight has improved greatly, and I'm looking forward to having the procedure done in my right eye," Minor said. "My vision has gotten stronger each day, and I'm confident that I will be able to read again and see my grandchildren play ball."
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What do you get when you cross an Alien with a Predator?
Either a bad joke or a box-office hit.
Colin and Greg Strause are hoping for the latter as they tackle Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, the sequel to the 2004 hit. It opens Christmas Day with the tagline "There will be no peace on Earth."
Perhaps, but will there be a movie worth seeing?
The Strause brothers, video-effects wizards who are making their feature-film debut, concede that sequel-happy Hollywood turned the final installments of the Alien and Predator franchises into pale imitations of the originals.
And even Alien vs. Predator, which raked in $80 million, was born more of a popular video game than artistic inspiration.
So the brothers plan to bring the new film back to its roots — namely, Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, Alien.
"That movie was dark. That movie used a lot of rain," Colin says. "And that movie was scary. We want it more like the classic early Alien and Predator movies we grew up on."
Indeed, the brothers first saw James Cameron's 1986 Aliens as children, hanging out at a hotel room while their parents attended a convention.
"We kept changing to another movie when it got scary, then switching back," Greg, 32, says. "But we didn't know it charged us for a new movie every time we did. It must have cost them $100."
It will be money well spent if they can pull off the latest AVP, in which an alien that bursts from a predator's body, or a "predalien," leads the war as the creatures descend on a small Colorado town.
OK, so it's not Fellini. But the Strause brothers, who made their names overseeing the visual effects on such movies as The Day After Tomorrow and 300, say the franchises have a mythology that still resonates with audiences — old and young.
"There's a real history to these characters," says Colin, 31. "People grew up with these characters when it was a serious franchise. We want to make it just as serious and dark as the originals."
That means cutting back on computer-generated effects. In the first two Alien films, Scott and Cameron had six alien outfits. For this AVP, the brothers have just 12.
"You're not going to see 50 digital creatures running around," Greg says. "We want to bring the franchise back to basics.
"That's what made them so frightening in the first place."
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|The Skull
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Top-Notch Comics #9 (1940)
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Golden Age Origin
The Skull was a criminal who framed New York police officer Kip Burland for a crime. Kip was let go from the force, but attempted to clear his name by finding the Skull. Burland finds the Skull after searching for some time and attempts to thwart a robbery of a fur store but ended up being shot eight times and left for dead in the woods by the Skull and his thugs.
Burland however is saved by the Hermit, who was a sheriff in the old west also made an outlaw by the Skull. The Hemrit trains Kip to become the the Black Hood, to clear his name and stop the Skull.
While Black Hood was away Skull went on a crime spree with the law unable to stop him. He decided after reading the paper to attend the masquerade ball of Barbara Sutton which would have the richest socialites in attendance. He sends a message to his attended victims and even puts an ad in the paper which brings it to Kip Burland attention. Kip takes the place of David Seymon, a lawyer and attended victim of the Skull, to attend to the party as Black Hood.
Skull, in disguise as Mrs. Sutton, killed a socialite after stealing her pearls by using a poison that makes her face resemble his. However, Black Hood sees through Skull's disguise after looking over pictures taken at the party and traps him by pushing the Skull into a large vase.
Foiled, the Skull was then turned into the authorities, however the Hermit warns Black Hood that no jail could hold the Skull for long.
The Skull was executed by electric chair and his son, the Son of the Skull took up his former mantle.
Golden Age Appearances
- Top-Notch Comics # 9-11,18-19, 20-21 (cover only)
- Jackpot Comics #2, 6
- Only the golden age MLJ Comics Skull is public domain subsequent versions used by Archie Comics are not.


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Double Teething Troubles and other stories is a Fan-Fiction US Thomas video release featuring two Season 5 episodes narrated by Alec Baldwin and six Season 13 episodes narrated by Michael Brandon.
- Double Teething Troubles (Alec Baldwin)
- Thomas and the Pigs (Michael Brandon)
- Creaky Cranky (Michael Brandon)
- Duncan Gets Spooked (Alec Baldwin)
- Hiro Helps Out (Michael Brandon)
- Percy's Parcel (Michael Brandon)
- A Blooming Mess (Michael Brandon)
- The Lion of Sodor (Michael Brandon)
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Hop on board! Thomas would like to share this DVD with you called Double Teething Troubles and other stories. Join Thomas, Percy, Hiro, Duncan, Bill and Ben, Emily and many more useful engines. When Emily finds out that Mavis isn't saying hello to her, will she make her happy? When Duncan thinks ghost don't exist, will his driver and fireman pay him back. Will the other engines make it through thier troubles? Find out in Double Teething Troubles and other stories.
- Narrated by Michael Brandon and Alec Baldwin.
- Release Date: October 1, 2011.
- Most DVDs come with Wooden Railway Engines.
- The cartoon sequence from Seasons 13-present were used after Season 5 episodes too.
- The front cover shows a picture from Emily's New Coaches, but that episode does not appear on the DVD.
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- Bonus DVD Game: A Day At The Works
- Sodor Superstars Hall Of Fame
- "Easter in Harwick" read-along story
- Bonus episode: Gordon and Ferdinand
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- Bottom: Emily from "Emily's New Coaches"
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- Bill and Ben from "Double Teething Troubles"
- Hiro from "Hiro Helps Out"


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Arm people with a cloak of anonymity and a shield of non-accountability, and watch the cavalcade of crazy charge.
Through the years, I often thought: Am I really just seeking revenge, veiled in a cloak called justice?
Defending diversity, not a tool of oppression hidden beneath a cloak called "justice" or "equality."
Or is this simply yet another attempt by the artist to get past the cloak of royalty?
Pulling back his cloak, he shows off his giant phallus bearing forth a bushel of fruit.
His cloak was embroidered with frost, and he carried a huge icicle as his sceptre.
On receiving her orders she departed, and presently returned with the cloak and hat.
"I shall keep my cloak on while we go down the aisle," she declared.
I don't know what the cloak is exactly, but I am sure it is something precious.
Its "firm tone" is only a cloak to hide America's consciousness of her own culpability.
late 13c., "long, loose outer garment," from Old North French cloque (Old French cloche, cloke) "travelling cloak," from Medieval Latin clocca "travelers' cape," literally "a bell," so called from the garment's bell-like shape (the word is thus a doublet of clock (n.1)). An article of everyday wear in England through 16c., somewhat revived 19c. as a fashion garment. Cloak-and-dagger (adj.) attested from 1848, said to be ultimately translating French de cape et d'épée, suggestive of stealthy violence and intrigue.
Other "cloak and dagger pieces," as Bouterwek tells us the Spaniards call their intriguing comedies, might be tried advantageously in the night, .... ["Levana; or the Doctrine of Education," English translation, London, 1848]
c.1500, from cloak (n.). Figuratively from 1540s. Related: Cloaked; cloaking.


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The Bradford Elysees Hotel is located in a lively residential area in the heart of the magical city of Paris just a few minutes walk from the department stores and close to the ChampsElysees the palace of Congres and the Maillot gate. Within easy access to the Opera the Eiffel Tower and the business district of La Defense both business and leisure travelers appreciate the central location. This elegant former private residence features 50 attractive rooms with modern amenities and a warm and welcoming staff ready to assist you with reservations tour information and any other requirements you may have. For an unforgettable holiday or business trip to Paris the Bradford Elysees Hotel is a perfect choice! Paris Charles de Gaule Airport is 60 km from the Hotel.
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