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Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior beta delayed to October
Torn Banner Studios has pushed back the closed beta for the Deadliest Warrior expansion for Chivalry: Medieval Warrior.
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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare getting Deadliest Warrior expansion
This is a bit weird – Chivalry: Medieval Warrior is getting a new expansion in collaboration with Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior TV show.
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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare sales pass 1.2 million
Torn Banner Studios' first-person historical combat sim Chivalry: Medieval Warfare has shifted 1.2 million copies in just nine months.
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Chivalry dev "investing in fans" with free DLC
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare just produced a huge content update which most players would have been happy to pay for, but developer Torn Banner says money is not the point.
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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare gets massive content update, details here
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare has received a huge content update, courtesy of developer Torn Banner Studios. It adds new modes and arenas a-plenty. We've got the full patch notes and content details here.
Fri, Jan 25, 2013 | 05:02 GMT
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare free to play this weekend
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In John D. Pettigrew's lab, there is less to human experience than meets the eyes. Over the past several years, dozens of test subjects have stared through goggles and pressed keys while the neuroscientist squirted ice water into the volunteers' ear canals, fired strong magnetic pulses into their heads or told jokes that made them giggle. These unusual experiments, which were reported in part last March in Current Biology and presented more fully in November at a neuroscience conference in New Orleans, confirmed that people often cannot see what is plainly before their eyes. More important, the studies suggest that many optical illusions may work not by deceiving our visual system, as long suspected, but rather by making visible a natural contention between the two hemispheres of the human brain. If Pettigrew's theory is correct, then the reason an optical illusion such as the Necker cube outline, which seems to turn inside out periodically, works is that, in some deep biological sense, you are of two minds on the question of what to see.
Reversible figures, such as the Necker cube and drawings of a white vase between black faces, have been curiosities for centuries. And it was in 1838 that Charles Wheatstone first reported an even more peculiar phenomenon called binocular rivalry. When people look through a stereoscope that presents irreconcilable patterns, such as horizontal stripes before one eye and vertical bars before the other, most don't perceive a blend of the two. Instead they report seeing the left pattern, then the right, alternating every few seconds. "Every couple of seconds something goes ¿click' in the brain," Pettigrew says. "But where is the switch?" The answer is still unknown.
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President Bush's photo ops are so tightly controlled that it's rare when a photographer catches him looking "non-presidential". It's nice to see this side of him captured once in a while.
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Suggestions could lead to better deer seasonsMarch 2, 2013Editor, Well, hard to believe another deer season has come and gone. Now we can all get down to our post-season "Monday morning quarterback" commentaries, so here's mine.... PuremagixThe state legislature did a stupid thing when they left it up to the individual counties to decide on Sunday hunting. Since most churches these days think with their collection plate, they went into a panic over the possibility of losing revenue if some of their members opted out of Sunday services to go hunting. They never once considered the possibility of some of their members needing the meat to feed their families. When the legislature left it up to the individual counties, I knew it Sunday hunting was dead, and frankly, I believe the legislature knew that too. The bill needs to be brought up again, and revised to make it legal to hunt on Sunday. It would bring more revenue to the state, and help those who need the meat. 0 Agrees | 0 Disagrees | Report Abuse » Showing 1 of 1 comments
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COMPUTER VIRUS ANNIVERSARY: The first computer virus, born circa 1982, was a far cry from today's malicious software, which can subject a computer to remote control.
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The first computer virus wasn't much of a threat. Created by a mischievous Pittsburgh high school student, Elk Cloner annoyed unwitting Apple II users with a brief poem extolling its power to proliferate:
It will get on all your disks
It will infiltrate your chips
Yes it's Cloner!
The year was 1982. The IBM personal computer had only been born the year before (its first virus would not crop up until 1986), the worlds of science and business had yet to adopt computer technology on a wide scale and computer users were primarily a gaggle of tech-savvy hobbyists who swapped files by floppy disk.
In the 25 years since the irksome but relatively benign Cloner, the growing World Wide Web of computer networks and high-speed Internet connections has left just about everyone with a PC or laptop vulnerable to malware (malicious software). In the process, malware has evolved from a minor irritant into big business.
The costs of malware are hard to quantify, but estimates range from tens to hundreds of billions of dollars in lost profits and fraudulently acquired gains annually, says computer security expert Eugene Spafford, a professor of computer science in the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security at Purdue University.
Like viruses and similar programs called worms, modern malware copies itself onto unsuspecting computers via e-mail attachments, Web pages or more direct attacks. But instead of causing those machines to crash, it may monitor keystrokes to detect social security numbers or deliver spam peddling bogus get-rich-quick schemes. So-called bots even allow attackers to remotely control infected systems.
Old-style malware, seemingly written for bragging rights, made headlines for knocking out swaths of the World Wide Web. The SQL Slammer worm briefly slowed Internet traffic to a crawl in early 2003. Financial motives often drive newer malware, which is subtler, more like a parasite, Spafford says. It sticks around inflicting damage but "it doesn't want to kill the host because that kills it," too, he says.
In a commentary published online this week in Science, Spafford and computer scientist Richard Ford of the Florida Institute of Technology warn that the problem will widen in scope as cell phones and other household electronics become increasingly sophisticated and connected (think iPhone). Proof-of-concept viruses could in principle hop between cell phones via the Bluetooth wireless standard. "Virulent cell-to-cell malware is not far off," the researchers caution.
Malware has no single cause or solution, and is likely to get worse before it improves, Spafford says. "A lot of the problems have to do with human nature," he says. Consumers demand more and fancier computer functions, creating more spaces for viruses and bots to hide. Software and machines could include tools to make them more resistant to malware, but people would probably switch them off to play games, he says.
A National Research Council report published in late June called for more research to improve cybersecurity technologies and policies. Spafford says a concerted effort by governments and industry could rein in the growth of malware in the coming decade—if the subject received sustained attention.
"We don't see malware going away," he says. "The question is, how much is it with us?"


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Such stunts have led to a public battle of wits between Kidult and designer Marc Jacobs, who used images of Kidult's spray paint attacks and printed them on hats and T-shirts and sold them.
Kidult could not be reached for comment.
It's a question worth exploring: Does commercialization detract from an artist's authenticity?
Jeffrey Deitch, former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, would argue no. "Art evolves," he said.
In 2011, the museum showed a well-known exhibit named "Art in the Streets" that looked at the global development of graffiti into street art throughout history. "This is one of America's big cultural exports. You go all around the world and see echoes of 'Wild Style,'" said Deitch, who was the lead curator of the exhibit.
He believes that artists represent the voice of a generation, and by including street artists in museums, galleries and clothing, artists are given a platform to show their talent and innovation.
The popularity of these collaborations might present an annoyance to those who view street art as pure vandalism. While Deitch says he understands the anger of a shop owner who has to remove graffiti from a storefront in order to maintain business, he notes that street art is bigger than that -- it's often an expression of social and economic unrest.
"A lot of the important art forms are started by renegades,' he said, noting jazz music in speakeasies and rock music that "made the neighbors angry."
"This is where culture starts."
Street art-inspired styles will likely make their way into your local retailers within as early as the holiday season, said Julian, the trend forecaster.
Deitch championed the lines' promise of accessibility: "Not everyone can afford a $10,000 painting, but almost everyone can afford a $15 shirt."


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The Sassy Housewife: How to beat the holiday food weight gain
I don't have the world's best restraint. What do you recommend?
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We also survived snowy road conditions and boring moments throughout the trip.
Jen Schneider: The Christmas tree is up. Bring on the good times
We're celebrating our first Christmas in our new home.
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Getting my 84-year-old great aunt to our family's Thanksgiving feast was no small feat.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol says a man left Dunes Cycle about 6:20 p.m. Thursday, test driving a motorcycle, went across Highway 707, hit a ditch and a tree.
David Walsh, 47, died at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center at 7:50 p.m. from massive trauma, according to Horry County Coroner Robert Edge.
Dunes Cycle is on Highway 707 at Salem Road.
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Some say, that next to water, tea is the most widely consumed drink in the WORLD! And believe me, I'm definitely on that bandwagon! As you may already know from some of my previous posts, I'm OBSESSED with tea! So, I did some research and found some promising benefits related to drinking tea.
Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds that can be found in tea, cocoa, fruits, vegetables, and wine. Flavonoids contribute to the taste and color of these products and are HIGHLY responsible for upholding some normal, healthy body functions.
Many flavonoids are shown to have antioxidative activity (see An Antioxidant a day, Keeps the Free Radical Away for more information on antioxidants), free-radical scavenging capability, coronary heart disease prevention, and anticancer activity. Some flavonoids even exhibit potential for anti-human immunodeficiency virus functions. Furthermore, other studies show that teas may also encourage weight loss, lower bad (LDL) cholesterol, and bring about mental alertness (alertness is however due to the caffeine and theanine in tea).
Black, green, white, oolong, and pu-erh tea are all full of natural sources of flavonoids, providing 100 – 300 milligrams of total flavonoids per 240 milliliter serving. In addition, the majority of flavonoids are infused from the tealeaves to the brewed tea after about 4 minutes of brewing.
Now, remember the more processed the tealeaf the less flavonoid concentration. Oolong and black teas are oxidized or fermented so they tend to have lower concentrations of flavonoids than green tea, which are steamed. However, oolong and black teas still have great antioxidizing potential.
The following list of teas and benefits were found on WebMD:
Green Tea: is made with steamed tealeaves and has a high concentration of flavonoids. Antioxidants interfere with many cancers; prevent clogging of the arteries, burn fat, reduce risk of stroke, and improve LDL cholesterol levels.
Black Tea: is made with fermented tealeaves and has the highest caffeine concentration compared to other teas. Black tea can protect lungs from cigarette smoke and reduce risk of stroke.
White Tea: is uncured and unfermented and studies show white tea has anticancer properties.
Oolong Tea: animals given antioxidants from oolong tea were said to have lower LDL cholesterol levels.
Pu-erh Tea: (considered a black tea) is made from fermented and aged leaves that are pressed into cakes.
In conclusion, my mantra for this blog is not only "know what you're putting in your mouth," it's also … "too much of one thing is never good for you!" Something I personally need to work on! Remember the quote from Paracelsus; "All substances are poisons; there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison and a remedy." It is important to keep your diet balanced because where there is a benefit there is also may also be a cost…. For example, teas also have oxalates… more on this next time, see you tomorrow!
Related articles
- You're Invited to the Tea Party! (toxicfoodie.org)
- Tea: Differences between White, Green and Black [Ketan JOSHI] (ecademy.com)


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CARDINALS vs. RAMS (THURS Oct 4 8:20 PM ET)
Preview for tonights NFL Network game. (NFC West)
Both the Rams and Cardinals are coming off a win and St. Louis played good D in their 19-13 win over the Seahawks. While the Cardinals have yet to lose this season the Rams are still 2-0 at home.
The Cardinals beat the Dolphins in OT this last Sunday and while they had 2 INT and came up with a couple of big stops on defense, their offense is still pretty weak. They only rank 25th in the league in passing yards per game and 29th in rushing yards per game, but they are still winning.
Sam Bradford passed for over 200 yards in the Seattle win, but they struggled to run the ball. However, their D held the Seahawks to 2/9 on 3rd down conversions and they came up with 3 INT.
Arizona QB Kevin Kolb passed for 324 yards with 3 TD and 2 INT in the Miami win, but, like the Rams, they could not get anything going in the ground game. Since both teams have major issues running the ball the keys to this NFC West match up will be QB play and defense. The Cardinals had 2 INT last week, but they still allowed the Dolphins to gaining 431 passing yards.
Beanie Wells is still out with an injury and Ryan Williams will man the backfield, but he is only averaging 3 yards per carry this season.
This is a hard one to call and with the stats of the Cardinals I cannot believe they are undefeated. That will change after this game, as I think Bradford will have a good game and the Rams will hand Arizona their first loss of the season.


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3 weeks in Japan
Posted 02 January 2011 - 03:06 AM
We'll fly in and out of Tokyo, and I want to go to Kyoto, other than that, the trip possibillities are wide open. It's a bit too soon to be asking for specific restaurant recommendations I think, so I guess what I'm asking all of you seasoned Japan travellers and folks living in Japan: if you had 3 weeks to discover the culinary wonders of this country, where would you go?
We're mostly looking for good but not too expensive food, particularly because this 3 week stay in Japan is part of a 2 month trip around the world and not only is budget an issue, the fat that we will be eating out for 8 weeks means we would like these dinners to be mostly informal (with a couple exeptions of course.)
So, what would be your foodie dream trip around Japan?
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When I eventually go back to Japan, I want to visit Kumamoto, to sample Kumamoto-style ramen at its source; and Hokkaido, for the same reason. Now that I think of it, a ramen tour of Japan is an excellent idea. If you're similarly interested but don't have the time or resources, I recommend the Ramen Museum in Yokohama.
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 08:44 AM
I just spent two weeks in Tokyo -- with a few brief trips to the outskirts -- with the family, and I'd offer the following bits of food advice:
Ditto Erin on cooking while there. We rented an apartment in Nakano that was near the metro station and had a small eat-in kitchen, and there were many, many times when we collapsed there to eat simple things and, yes, some Western food as well. (My two kids can only make it so long without some cold cereal in the morning!) It was also handy for tea making: if you're addicted to caffeine, you'll want a system for delivery, because there are very few take-out coffee or tea places around the city (that we found). Finally, having a kitchen will force you to find a supermarket or two, and you'll lose a few hours in there each time you visit.
Do some research on neighborhoods or restaurants you want to hit before going, and put them on a map or load them into your google map (if you can access that on your phone while there). Tokyo in particular can be overwhelming to navigate, and my Droid's GPS and google maps got me through many confusing moments. Along the same lines, invest in a good subway map.
Prepare to snack, nosh, and eat a wide variety of things that no guide book or eGullet member will mention. The street food situation is phenomenal: diverse, cheap, and for the most part very fresh, and there are thousands of small joints serving quick meals.
If you are interested in scotch, visit a few of the high-end department stores, which have scotch tasting counters. For a couple of bucks, you can taste some of the world's best scotches -- and at several hundred to thousand dollars per bottle, that's as close as I'm going to come to more than a wee dram!
If you are at all interested in cocktail culture, visit Tender Bar in the Ginza. I've been working on a piece about it for months and it's still difficult to explain just what it's like there, but it's a great place to spend a few hours.
Plan for a few hours at each of several food courts, most of which are at the bottom of the big department stores. I'm writing this quickly so I can't remember the ones we hit, but each was fascinating in its own way, and I always wanted to spend an extra hour or two there. Beware getting takeaway food to eat while there, as there is often little to no seating anywhere near the markets.
For food enthusiasts, I think that any trip to Tokyo requires a trip to Tsukiji Fish Market. You can read here, and elsewhere, about the restrictions to visiting. There's nothing like it in the world, and while the tuna auction is interesting, the real attraction for someone interested in food is the wholesale fish market, which will blow your mind. The food stalls around the market have some interesting stuff as well. I still wake up in the middle of the night dreaming about an egg custard cup I had there.
Similarly, I think any trip to Tokyo requires a trip to Kappabashi, which is the kitchenware center of Tokyo. Knives, ceramics, plastic sushi, tea sets, baking equipment... more than you can possibly imagine and across the quality and price spectrum.
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 09:05 AM
Similarly, I think any trip to Tokyo requires a trip to Kappabashi, which is the kitchenware center of Tokyo. Knives, ceramics, plastic sushi, tea sets, baking equipment... more than you can possibly imagine and across the quality and price spectrum.
Can I say that I enjoyed the kitchen supply district near Dotombori in Osaka more? I thought it had a wider selection of items, and it was less spread-out.
Chris is right about tea/coffee. In Tokyo, especially on the weekends, there are very few places to sit down. Coffee shops like Starbucks will likely be completely full, especially in popular areas.
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 10:03 AM
As for foodie ideas, you can easily spend the first week and the last week in Tokyo itself, the place is awesomely big in every gastronomic respect. Here's a short report on a whirlwind visit we had a couple of ago. I would spend a couple of days in Osaka and a couple more in Kyoto. I have relatives in Fukuoka in the south of the country so have enjoyed incredible ramen there and mentaiko but to visit it may be a little out of the way.
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 10:26 AM
Depachika are great for prepared foods, but they do tend to be on the expensive side. Not as expensive as eating out, but still pricy. Your standard neighbourhood grocery store (if you're doing apartment rental) will be cheaper.
There are tons of take-out coffee places in Japan, from Starbucks to Tully's to Illy. Tons, especially in metropolitan areas. If you're just getting coffee or tea to go, you won't have a problem. Although a little more expensive per cup (and not very environmentally friendly), you can also get 1-cup coffee filter things (coffee and paper filter in one!) to make individual cups of coffee. Those are great for travelling as pretty much every hotel room will have a hot water thermos.
I don't know how much you want to spend on transportation, but I'd go north to Hokkaido (or at least Aomori) for seafood. Then I'd make my way down, passing through places like Hida-Takayama and Nagoya on the way to Kansai. I'd spend at least 5 days in Kansai since you've got Kobe, Osaka, and Kyoto to cover. (If you had to skip one of those, I'd skip Kobe although my favourite okonomiyaki place is in Kobe :-) ). Then go down south to Hiroshima and Fukuoka (plus Nagasaki). Nagasaki isn't great for food, but it might be historically of interest to you because of the Dutch connection, not to mention the Atomic Bomb Museum and all those great pottery places like Sasebo.
If you're thinking of getting a JR rail pass, you might also want to consider night buses. They're cheaper than taking the train, plus you save on accommodations. If you're interested, pm me and I'll send you the link to the website I use (which is in both English and Japanese, though the Japanese site gives you more options).
Posted 11 January 2011 - 03:27 PM
...Nagasaki... might be historically of interest to you because of the Dutch connection, not to mention the Atomic Bomb Museum and all those great pottery places like Sasebo...
, and tourist attractions like Haus ten Bosch (sp ?). In Tokyo, are there things that interest Dutch people in the Yaesu area right next Tokyo station ? You probably know that it's named after Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn, who arrived in Japan with William Adams of Shogun fame.
Hanami season - in Tokyo this is usually at its peak in early April and done by mid-April. That means it's also done by then in areas to the south and west - Kansai including Kyoto and Kobe, and of course Kyushu too. Except it's later in the mountains, and there it's later depending how high you go. Off-hand I can't tell you particular when & where's, but if you want to see the cherry blossoms, look into it, and think about going to Hokkaido early on if you're going there, and/or staying in the mountains in the middle of the country, within a few hours of Tokyo.
For a single recommendation, contact Suimeikan in Shin-Hodaka for a wonderful onsen experience. Of course any inn will know best when the flowers are likely to be at their peak in the area. For me, the kaiseki-style meals at onsen inns are the tops in quintessential Japanese eating. visit mid-week for solitude (& negotiable pricing) or Fri/Sat to socialise. Suimeikan is at the "treat" end of the budget scale (USD120-160 ea for Dinner, stay & breakfast ?). For cheaper places, look for minshuku rather than ryokan - I can make some recommendations from experience, though. When it comes to food, all Minshuku are not equal.
Chris is right on the money re. department store food halls, as a tourist attraction. Expensive as Prasantrin says, but you shouldn't find it hard to enjoy them even if you buy nothing (I tend to come away with some quality 7% salt honey-enhanced umeboshi - great as souvenirs as well as on-tour snacks). In Shinjuku, Isetan is my favourite, I like Takashimaya a lot too, and I won't turn up my nose at Mitsukoshi.
I laughed and sat bemusedly at the thought you'll have trouble getting caffeine in Tokyo - to me, if there's one thing you can't avoid bumping in to when you turn round here, it's coffee shops: to expand on Pra's list, there are also Doutor, Pronto, Ginza Renoir, Excelsior Cafe, Segafreddo, Caffe Veloce, Becks, and on and on. And that's ignoring the impressive range in every convenience store (maybe the only things that outnumber the coffee joints), never mind the bloody drink vending machines that are everywhere, even at the super-rural bus stop you use for the Toshogu shrine at Nikko.
Tsukiji, of course, and it's well covered in eGullet already. I second the thought of Hokkaido for seafood, and overall seafood is the gem in Japan's culinary crown, just as charcuterie is in France's, for me.
I think you'll enjoy Andy's fish place in Yurakucho, Tokyo for really really excellent seafood in an English-friendly, lively informal setting. Wed, Fri or Sat for the most noise & life; the clientele is a mixture of local Japanese workers, a few foreign tourists (it's in the guide books these days) and the odd resident-foreigners-sports team on a bender.
Oops, you said too soon for specifics. As Torakris will tell you, Japanese kids get an excellent education on the subject of eating & nutrition. Like people everywhere, the Japanese like to eat well. The difference maybe is that it's still such a prosperous country, which is maybe the driving factor behind its reputation for particularly demanding consumers. In the end, I don't think that you need to choose the places/areas you visit in order to eat good food cheaply. Japan's culture has been completely remade, since the war: this list of regional specialities still has some bearing, but if you take it with you, you'll find you're better informed than 90% of the locals under 40 years old.
Choose your itinerary for the things you want to see & do, and then figure out the eating, I say.
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Posted 12 January 2011 - 06:50 AM
I've been here since July 2008 and I probably will live here for many years.
The end of April coincide with Golden Week which will be from April 29th to May 5th. It's probably the worst time to travel inside Japan, but if you plan now, you should be fine. Traffic is crazy, trains are full and hotels are usually full.
I currently live in Hiroshima prefecture in the middle of nowhere, but I would strongly recommend that you visit the Japanese countryside to get a taste of the real Japan. The soul of Japanese is deeply anchored in the countryside. Tokyo and Osaka are both amazing, but nothing beats little villages to give you a taste of Japan.
I don't spend a lot of time in Tokyo, but I have visited many places.
Here is a few suggestions:
1- Kurashiki city in Okayama prefecture. My wife is from Kurashiki and the Bikan area is probably one of the prettiest place I have seen in Japan. http://en.wikipedia....ashiki,_Okayama
You can also visit Bizen where they make the famous pottery.
2-Island of Shikoku. You can eat amazing udon in Takamatsu. Sea food in Kochi and visit the famous Iya valley.
My linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iya_Valley
3- Hiroshima city for the Peace park and great okonomiyaki
4- I have a thing for Fukuoka. It's a very cosmopolitan place, it's not too big, the ramen are to die for.
5- The onsen region of Buppu near Oita is great.
6- Visit Uji near Kyoto to drink tea
If you can rent a car, driving in Shikoku or Kyushu is a pleasure. You can explore the deep country side. I drive everywhere and as long as you make sure the hotel has a parking, you should be fine. Avoid driving anywhere near Osaka and Tokyo, it's pure hell!
Food is everywhere, it's often overwhelming. If there is a line somewhere, never hesitate, you are in for some goodness and it's often cheap.
Have a good trip!
Posted 12 January 2011 - 02:28 PM
I want to second the word of warning about Golden Week in Japan, I would strongly advise to plan on being in Tokyo during that week and avoid any type of trips to touristy areas. This would be a great time to explore Tokyo.
Japan is really amazingly cheap when it comes to food, I am always shocked in the US when I get the bill for a mediocre meal for my family of 5, we can eat so much better and for half of that in Japan.
Since there is no tipping and tax is included, when the menu says it is 1000 yen, it really is 1000 yen.
To keep costs down I would make sure your hotel rooms have a at least a small refrigerator, if it has a small kitchen set up or at least a single gas burner even better. While convenience store are convenient they are also expensive. I would suggest finding a supermarket and doing your shopping there. Pick up some bread, jam, yogurt and fruit and you have some great inexpensive breakfasts. If you shop after 6 (or even better after 8) you'll find that most of the prepared foods are heavily discounted and you can get a really cheap dinner.
If you are looking for a place to stay, I would suggest looking at Dormy Inn
The prices are extremely reasonable, they include a mini kitchen and laundry facilities and well as an onsen (hot spring) on premises that is free for guests.
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Posted 12 January 2011 - 07:09 PM
- Train station food courts. I was awed at the variety of bento and various and assorted other stuff you could get to eat on the train.
- Convenience stores. Lots of fried stuff, much like in convenience stores in the southern US, but they don't fry the same stuff. It's worth sampling!
- Noodle shops. Don't know what half of what I ate actually was, but it was all good!
- Sushi, early in the morning, at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. There is no comparison in the universe.
- If you go to Kamakura -- seaside village just north of Tokyo -- I don't know how in the world you'll find this place, but it's worth it if you can. Up in the mountains, pull off in a gravel lot, walk down the path, down some stairs, over a couple of bridges, up a flight of steps, and there's a restaurant whose roof peaks are level with the lot in which you parked. I had possibly the best meal there I've ever eaten in my life, with good Japanese and American friends and pitcher-after-pitcher of ice-cold Sapporo and platter-after-platter of wonderful sashimi.
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You must have monjayaki in Tokyo. It's a visual experience as much as a culinary one.
Posted 16 January 2011 - 05:56 AM
Here is a couple of reasons to visit the city
1- Hakata ramen is the crack cocaine of the ramen world, the stuff is addictive and you get to eat at the original Ichiran or Ippudo. These are very famous, but ramen is everywhere. There is a ramen museum/food court in the Canal City Mall.
2- Fukuoka has a very active street food scene, the yatai are a great place to try new food at a good price.
3- Motsunabe ( offal hot pot) is a speciality of Fukuoka.
4- Really good sea food including squid sashimi so fresh that the sashimi jumps in your plate.
Posted 16 January 2011 - 08:50 AM
1- Kurashiki city in Okayama prefecture. My wife is from Kurashiki and the Bikan area is probably one of the prettiest place I have seen in Japan. http://en.wikipedia....ashiki,_Okayama
You can also visit Bizen where they make the famous pottery.
I love Kurashiki, and although it's very pretty, it's really not worth more than a day trip. There's a great coffee shop I've been to a couple of times (not that you want to go to Japan for coffee, but if you drink coffee, anyway, it's worth a stop!) called Kohi-kan. Just don't get any of the coffees with whipped cream (like Vienna coffee) because they use fake stuff.
Unless you're seriously into pottery, you could pass on Bizen and just look at the style of pottery in Kurashiki. Plenty of stores carry it.
I think I forgot to mention Koya. I would highly, highly recommend a one-night trip up there when you're in Osaka. When in Kansai, you can get a special unlimited pass (Y2000 for two days, Y3000 for three days, or something like that) that lets you use all the private railways in the Kansai area, and that would include a trip up to Koya-san. It's a good place to try shojin-ryori. I stayed at Eko-in--there's at least one monk there who speaks English so it's pretty easy to make reservations.
And, when you're in the Kansai area, if you happen to have a friend who speaks Japanese fluently, try to get in to make instant ramen (completely from scratch!)at the Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum. It was probalbly one of the most fun things I had done in all the 11 years I spent in Japan. But you need to book early (they start taking bookings 2 or 3 months ahead), and you need someone who speaks Japanese to translate for you. It's only Y500 per person, and you even get to decorate your own personal instant ramen bag! (I have pics of my experience on flickr, let me know if you want to see them and I'll send you the link)
Posted 16 January 2011 - 07:32 PM
I would skip the El Greco coffee shop, their coffee is vile when you compare it with Coffee-Kan.
It's a great coffee shop. There is a cool food market on the third Sunday of the month and they offer their great coffee at only 200 yen a cup.
I agree that Kurashiki is a nice day trip, but there is a bunch of very nice ryokan in the Bikan area, which could make a good stop over on the way to Hiroshima or Fukuoka. The Bikan area is magic at night.
I really want try making ramen in Osaka, it's on my list of things to do, thanks for reminding me.
I still haven't visited the Yokohama ramen museum...
So many things to do!
Posted 17 January 2011 - 12:24 AM
Other highlights are Myajima outside of Hiroshima. Yes, it is very touristy but it is still beautiful and worth going to. We stayed at a hostel near the ferry that leads to it and it was a lot of fun for Squid ball night. Our very drunk, young japanese hostess provided hours of entertainment and of course the hostel was super clean - though there were no privates.
You can't miss Tsukiji in tokyo. And in Kyoto, I highly recommend renting a bike and riding around. The main parts of town aren't that far apart and really, this is a town where you can get really "templed-out". I would recommend stopping at one of the famous rock gardens either right when they open of 30-45 minutes before they close. It'll be the most quiet then and that's huge.
Have fun!
Posted 17 January 2011 - 01:49 PM
prasantrin, the ramen thing sounds fantastic, unfortunately we won´t be travelling with someone who speaks japanese so I guess that´s not a possibility..
will definitely look into Koya and Fukuoka.
thanks all and keep it coming!
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Posted 17 January 2011 - 06:40 PM
I second Izumo Taisha which is the house of all the spirits in Japan. Izumo is located near the beautiful city of Matsue which has a great looking castle.
The soba is worth the trip itself.
There is a great cafe on route 9 on the way to Yonago, Cafe Rosso might be in the middle of nowhere, but the coffee is world class!
In this area, near Mt Daisen, you can visit Misasa onsen which is located in the Valley of Love. The onsen are radioactive and the crabs kaiseiki is crazy good. I stayed at Misasakan.
The whole area on the Sea of Japan might be easier to navigate by car. Access by train is not really easy. If you decide to take the train, you can travel from Okayama to Yonago station.
Posted 17 January 2011 - 08:05 PM
I still have friends in the area, so if you narrow down your Osaka dates (if you go to Osaka), I can see if any of them are free to accompany you (if you're interested in going, but if not, no worries!). The reservations are open 3 months in advance of any particular date, so they're taking up to April 16th right now (they do the ramen making W,Th,F, and Sat, usually 4 times a day starting at 9:30).
I loved the Daisen area. It's very pretty, and they've got the best milk in that area. Really good milk in the Hiruzen Kogen area of Okayama, too.
If you do the night bus route, on longer routes the buses stop every few hours for bathroom breaks. Even if it's at 4 am, I loved going to the different rest stops. Some of them are very posh, and have great regional foods and milks! (I love Japanese small-producer milks--very rich, and usually non-homogenized!)
@Foodietopo--Kohi-kan is really great! I'm glad someone else likes it, too. I prefer the coffee at Inoda in Kyoto (another must-do if you like coffee!), but I really liked the atmosphere of Kohi-kan. (The Okayama Kohi-kan should not be confused with the chain Kohi-kan. Very different levels of quality!)
Posted 17 January 2011 - 10:16 PM
Second the rec for a place with cooking facilities for Kyoto..I was just there in November and rented a house with a kitchen and loved trawling through Nishiki Market for produce and ingredients.
If you go to Mt Koya (highly recommended after the frenzy of the cities), definitely try one of the specialties of the area, gomadofu - ground sesame thickened into 'tofu' that is the creamiest and most unctuous mouthful..yum.
If I was planning a no holds barred eating tour of Japan (who am I kidding, I have had two eating tours of Japan in the last two years!) it would look like:
Sapporo - seafood (crabs esp.) and milk (fabulously creamy dairy)
Aomori - seafood and apples (I LOVED Aomori apples). Even the water is supposed to be notably tastier here though with all the sake I was drinking, I can't say I noticed!
Kanazawa - seafood, again especially crab, and jibuni, a duck stew from the cuisine of the region known as Kaga. Wagashi sweets are also a specialty.
Koya - shojin ryori (the food of the vegetarian temples), including all sort of interesting tofu preparations (like the gomadofu above, and koyadofu, a freeze dried affair with a chewy texture)
Osaka - just about anything really, but famous for takoyaki octopus balls and ika-yaki grilled squid.
Tokyo - again everything, but as for department stores I too love Isetan in Shinjuku, Tokyu Food Show in Shibuya the most. Tokyo is also insanely great for French pastries; total macaron frenzy - I was eating macarons three times a day! There's even a Laduree in the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi. Pierre Herme's shop in Aoyama for more pastries. Tsukiji of course but also Kappabashidori, as Chris said, for kitchenware and stuff you've never seen before but instantly need. Backstreet yakitori around the train tracks in Yurakucho and West Shinjuku. Tonkatsu from Katsukura at the top of Takashimaya Times Sq. Tonkotsu ramen (boiled so long it's an exercise in collagen and fat) is also worth seeking out in Tokyo (my picks are Ichiran and Ramen Jiro, for hardcore tonkotsu-lovers), though it's better in Fukuoka/Hakata. Monjyayaki, a kind of pancake similar to okonomiyaki, is a Tokyo specialty. Korean-style BBQ in Tokyo is also great for a bit of a meat-henge.
Kyoto - better for produce than restaurants I've found. But here would be where I'd stop for kaiseki/tofu/eel restaurants. I love pickles and adore the specialist pickle restaurant in Kyoto Station. There's also a whole floor (level 10) in Kyoto Station devoted to ramen restaurants (with English menus) so that could be a low-stress way to explore ramen. There are a growing number of specialist yakitori places in Kyoto now too it seems, proper restaurants as to the more traditional barstool format.
Hiroshima, Miyajima and Kumamoto are famous places for oysters, there are even a couple of moored barges around Hiroshima that specialise in oysters.
Kagoshima also has alot of seafood and astoundingly delicious pork, Berkshire black pigs sort of thing.
Okinawa has quite interesting cuisine and would be worth investigating.
My next Japan food plan involves the eki-ben lunch boxes sold at train stations - each station or region will usually have a lunchbox of incredible local specialties on sale, and can get quite competitive in their effort to be considered the 'most delicious'. I found a book in Tokyo of a collection of the nation's most renowned eki-ben, and would one day love to do a massive eki-ben tour of Japan, tasting as many regional delicacies as I can while flogging the hell out of a JR railpass. ;)
Happy to give specific recs too, when you're up to that, I have a spreadsheet to keep track of them all!
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I don't know if they were the best, but the oyster okonomiyaki and the fried oysters were really finger licking good. I went to a little shack which only had about 10 seats with 2 old grandma cooking.
What is so special about Miyagi oysters?
You might find, like me, that more than 9 times out of 10 Miyagi oysters are better than the Hiroshima / western Japan ones.
Posted 18 January 2011 - 02:10 AM
Back in the go-go 90's I sat in an oyster bar in SF and compared a half-dozen oysters, side by side, from 6 different places. Miyagi Bay and Prince Edward Island are the two that stick in my mind as having been the tastiest, even there.
Posted 18 January 2011 - 03:53 AM
I will most certainly give Miyagi Bay oysters a try when I have a chance.
I am a bit disconnected with the Tokyo food scene since as I am sure you know, Hiroshima Prefecture is pretty far. Where would be a good place to enjoy these oysters?
@rarerollingobject Any Kagoshima suggestions? I will be there during Golden Week.
Posted 18 January 2011 - 05:45 AM
@rarerollingobject Any Kagoshima suggestions? I will be there during Golden Week.
It's worth seeking out Satsuma cuisine type stuff in Kagoshima. Apart from the inevitable fishcakes, they also do lots of braised melting pork belly (kakuni). I remember (sort of) being intoxicated a lot, on what I think was shochu rather than sake, since it's even more like firewater in Kyushu. Two places I tried were 'Satsuma Ebisu' and a yakiniku place south of the city centre called, oddly, 'Juan'. I used this link to ID places at the time.
Posted 18 January 2011 - 07:12 AM
I am a bit disconnected with the Tokyo food scene since as I am sure you know, Hiroshima Prefecture is pretty far. Where would be a good place to enjoy these oysters?
I didn't realise you were based in Hiroshima. There is a chain of oyster restaurants in Tokyo called 'Jackpot' - branches in Shinjuku and Shinagawa, amongst others. They have a good international selection, and a good pasta & pizza menu too, but the oysters aren't cheap at JPY400-JPY700 each. Supermarkets are your friend, and as I'm sure you know the best season for oysters is winter.
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ANA does have discounted domestic fares if you book in advance. Might be worth your while if you travel longer distances.


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8:01am Monday 9th September 2013 in Dragons By Chris Kirwan
THERE was no time for basking in the glory of a magnificent start to the season for Newport Gwent Dragons last Friday, thoughts quickly turned to Murrayfield.
The Dragons started the Lyn Jones era with a 15-8 RaboDirect Pro12 victory against Ulster at a raucous Rodney Parade.
The region managed just one win against a top-six side last season, a narrow win against Munster in their final home game of the campaign.
The 2013/14 will at least match that tally after they opened up with a success against a side sure to be challenging for silverware.
But captain Andrew Coombs insists victory wasn't toasted long into the night – Friday's encounter in Edinburgh was on the Dragons' minds before they had even got showered and changed.
"What a great win and it meant so much to everyone at the club, but we are not going to get carried away," said the Wales lock.
"Our feet are firmly on the ground and there is plenty to work on. Ulster is done and in the changing room we were already talking about Edinburgh and looking forward to coming back in for training and getting ready to go again.
"There is something special building here but it's going to take time, it's not going to come straight away and we are quickly onto the next job."
That task is against an Edinburgh side that suffered a 34-23 loss to Munster in Cork on Saturday.
If the Dragons are to record back-to-back league wins – something they failed to do last term – they will need to work on a set piece that was under pressure both against Bath in pre-season and against Ulster.
Good honest toil and time on the training paddock is the only solution, according to Coombs.
"We are coming off the training field each day and can see the improvements so if we keep putting the hard work in then we will be a tough side to beat," said the skipper.
"We struggled a bit at the scrum and lineout early on against Ulster but that was down to our own processes – if we had done our jobs right then it wouldn't have been such a problem.
"In the second half we cut out the individual errors that had been killing the team and got the rewards.
"It's our turn to be the improving team in the Pro12 and if we keep working hard then things are going to happen for us.
"Edinburgh are rebuilding this season, just like us, but we head up there with confidence and momentum after beating Ulster."
Coombs' opposite number Johann Muller was full of praise for the tenacious Dragons.
"At the end of the day we got beaten by a side who wanted it more than us," said the former Springboks lock.
"They outsmarted us and they played with a lot of passion. They defended outstandingly and all credit them – they deserved to win that game."
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He averaged 12.0 points and 5.0 rebounds for the week, as the Beavers won the Iowa Conference men's basketball tournament. He hit two free throws in the tournament final against Coe to tie the game at 48-48 and helped spark a 7-0 run late in the game to put Buena Vista ahead 53-48. Those two free-throws also gave him 1,000 career points.
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text: Home Culture Odd Future's Odd Fan Base So what if Odd Future's music makes critics feel "weird and awful"? The rap group is a success -- especially among white music writers. By: Cord Jefferson Posted: March 29 2011 12:25 AM 0 Courtesy of LA Weekly I was introduced to the Los Angeles-based hip-hop group Odd Future (full name: Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) over craft beers at a friend's house several months ago. This friend, a white guy in his late 20s, was in the midst of writing a feature about them for a major music magazine -- one of the first features to be written about the band, in fact. For his research, he'd collected literally every song Odd Future had recorded -- the group gives away all of its music for free on its multiple websites -- and he played them for me one after the other, prefacing each with, "This one is greaaaaaaat." After listening to what must have been three whole albums of music, my friend turned to me, his head nodding, and asked, "So what do you think?" "I like it a lot," I said, my head nodding in unison. "But do they always rap this much about rape?" Turns out that they do. If you've read anything about Odd Future recently, or listened to just a few of their songs, you know that the group, led by a charismatic teenager who calls himself Tyler the Creator, specializes in gross-out rhymes. To be sure, many of their raps have nothing to do with rape, murder, torture or general mayhem -- but many others do. On the song "Splatter," Tyler raps, "F--- Tyler, I'mma change my name to Uncle Phil, 'cause every girl I … f---, it's always against her Will." He then says he's going to go into a retirement home and have sex with an old woman. On another song, "Seven," Tyler says he and Odd Future "go skate, rape sluts and eat donuts from Randy's." The darkness neither begins nor ends with Tyler. On Odd Future team member Earl Sweatshirt's eponymous solo track, "Earl," Tyler's right-hand man boasts, "Earl puts the ass in assassin, puts the pieces of decomposing bodies in plastic." And on "Couch," Earl fantasizes about feeding a woman acid, binding her in duct tape and putting her in the trunk of his car. "Now you ain't laughing, huh?" he asks his victim at the end of the gruesome verse. It's a White Thing The thing is, a lot of people are laughing -- laughing and fawning. One thing that jumps out at you when you look at much of the criticism of Odd Future is that hardly any of it is very critical. Indeed, most of America's revered music-news outlets -- and many of the British outlets -- love Odd Future. Another thing that jumps out at you is that most of these critics are white. As I've followed Odd Future for nearly half a year now, it's been strange to watch hip white America wholly embrace a bunch of African-American punks whose leader once tweeted, "I want to scare the f--- out of old white people that live in middle f---ing America." Page 1 of 3 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre


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Well good day everyone. I decided today that I was going to weigh in on the Kim Kardashian Sex Tape. Seeing this broad nude is a site to behold. She's not only beautiful but she's got a body that makes you just sick. Worth like a bazillion dollars and sweet as pie. Not that bright either…what a combination. Dumb, hot and rich. I don't think there's another combination in a woman that I would ever want more. But did it really start with the sex tape. The simple answer is a simple YES.
You see, before February of 2007 there was very few people who knew who Kim Kardashian was. Yes she was the daughter of Robert Kardashian, the guy that successfully defended OJ Simpson in his infamous murder trial. Yeah, she was the step-daughter of Olympic legend and now lion faced woman, Bruce Jenner. But that was about it. Then along came Ray J, brother of Grammy award winner Brandi Norwood and two things…well maybe three. One a video camera, two a desire to cash in on his limited fame and three…a big ass schlong.
I woke up one morning, February 8th, 2007 to be exact. The reason I know this because immediately after the next part of the story I went downstairs to my office and bought this domain name. Kim Kardashian Sex Tape.
OK..back to the story, I woke up and turned on the television. It just happened to be on E! Entertainment Television. There was a breaking story of Brandi's brother had been in talks with Vivid Entertainment head honcho Steven Hirsch to release a celebrity sex tape with the then little known Kim Kardashian. To be honest, I had no idea who this chick was but she was smoking hot. I had an idea that if I got on board with the Vivid folks I could make a couple bucks advertising the tape for them, and get a free copy of the sex tape for myself in the process…Ka-ching.
The deal went through and 2 weeks later the now infamous Ray J and Kim Kardashian Sex Tape was released to the public and this site began seeing traffic. It was really never about the money, I just wanted to score myself a copy of the Kim Kardashian sex tape and share it with my friends. (please don't tell the RIAA or Steven Hirsch)
Fast forward to 2011 and let us take a look at where Kim Kardashian is today and how a celebrity sex tape can be the best thing that ever happens to anyone.
First and foremost her net worth…35 MILLION dollars. Are you serious…45 minutes having what appeared to be a great time to be worth all that money? Well it's not that simple. Turns out that I was wrong earlier…this broad is not dumb. She's arguably either one of the smartest women I've ever seen, or she surrounds herself with the smartest people. Either way very bright. Way to go Ms. Kardashian.
So how did she get all this money. First of all she got her whole family involved and started the E! Entertainment show "Keeping up with the Kardashian" which not only has been on for 5 seasons now but has spawned a couple other shows for her and her sisters.
What do these spinoff shows focus on…the ever growing upscale boutiques owned by Kim and her sisters, Khloe and Kourtney aptly named "Dash" an portion of their last name, how quaint…by the way, what's up with the "K" names Mr. and Mrs. Kardashian??
Then came the movies and TV shows, the books, the clothing line Bebe featured at the Dash store a shoe line called ShoeDazzle a sunless tanning product called Kardashian Glamour Tan….Jesus Christ what doesn't this girl have her hands into?
The simple answer is nothing. Let this be a lesson to each and every want to be entrepreneur in the world. When you have some extra cash laying it around, reinvest it in yourself. Rumor is that Kim Kardashian took her sex tape money, about 5 million and did all this.
So in closing, thank you Ms. Kardashian for letting me see you nude. Thank you for your sex tape. Thank you for showing the world that a woman who came from a successful father, raised around a successful step-father can go out into this big world of ours, make the "mistake" of having a celebrity sex tape and capitalizing on it to become arguably one of the most famous women on the planet today.
If I ever have the privilege of meeting you face to face, let me by you a drink and just stare at that smoking hot body of yours for just a while and pick your brain on how to grow my brand and business.
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- Learn more about why state risk pools were formed.
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One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act was to make health insurance available to nearly all Americans, including those with pre-existing conditions. Although group health insurance is guaranteed issue for eligible employees, people who purchase their own health insurance have to go through a medical underwriting process that has historically resulted in roughly 20 percent of individual applications being denied.
The ACA was signed into law in March of 2010, and at that point, the requirement – starting January 2014 – that all policies be guaranteed issue was still nearly four years in the future.
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To bridge the gap between 2010 and 2014 for people with pre-existing conditions, the ACA created temporary Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP), initially run by state governments in 27 states and by the federal government in 23 states and the District of Columbia. As of July 2013, 17 states that had been operating their own PCIP had turned their plans over to the federal government. (See who currently runs your state's PCIP). And although new-member enrollment ceased in early 2013, the PCIPs continue to provide health insurance coverage for people who are still enrolled.
The PCIP program was well-intentioned but struggled financially from the outset, with lower enrollment and higher costs than originally projected. In order to help keep the program afloat as long as possible, HHS made some changes along the way.
In 2011, eligibility requirements were eased in order to increase enrollment. Premiums were also lowered by up to 40 percent in 18 states where the PCIP is administered by the federal government, to bring the premiums closer to the rates in each state's individual health insurance market.
In the face of higher-than-expected costs, however, the government increased enrollees' maximum out-of-pocket annual expenses for 2013 from $4,000 to $6,250. The rate increase took effect January 1, and applies to plans administered by the federal government, which impacts enrollees in 40 states and the District of Columbia.
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Roughly 135,000 people have enrolled in PCIP plans nationwide since they opened in 2010. To qualify, people had to have been without health insurance for at least six months and must have a pre-existing health condition or have been denied coverage as a result of a health condition. PCIPs were initially established to function as a bridge to 2014 when people will no longer be denied insurance coverage or charged more for a health plan because they have a pre-existing health condition.
The PCIP program's high cost has been attributed in part to the fact that the population served is disproportionately older. More than seven in 10 people enrolled are age 45 and above.
Nearly four in ten claims paid in 2012 were for one of four diagnoses: cancers, ischemic heart disease, degenerative bone diseases, and the follow-up medical care required after major surgery or cancer treatments. In 2012, the average cost per person was $32,108. However, just 4.4 percent of enrollees averaged costs of $225,000 accounting for more than half of all claims paid.
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In addition to raising out-of-pocket expenses for enrollees, the government has taken additional steps to reduce the PCIP program's cost.
In August 2012, the federally administered plans changed provider networks and in the process reduced reimbursement rates. They also lowered the rate of pay to hospitals treating large numbers of the program's enrollees.
Three benefit plan options were consolidated into one, and pharmacy benefits have been changed; enrollees are now required to refill prescriptions for chronic illnesses by mail order after the second refill, and only pharmacies that have proven to be more cost-effective will be allowed to dispense specialty drugs.
How will people in the PCIP transfer to a private plan?
Coverage will be available through the risk pools until 2014, when consumers will have access to health coverage through insurance exchanges established by the health reform legislation.


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The Pomorian Old Orthodox Church (Древлеправославная Поморская Церковь) is a branch of the priestless faction of the Old Believers, born of a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century.
Pomorian soglasiye[edit]
The Pomorian soglasiye (Согласие, in the meaning of "creed", "confession") is a creed of bespopovtsy ("priestless") Old Believers, who abandoned the practice of receiving the "runaway priests"[1] after the death of the last pre-Raskol (schism) priests of Russian Orthodox Church. In the absence of the priesthood, they began to elect literate laity to conduct service. On the basis of Solovetsky Monastery rules was created Pomorian service rules for the laity, without words which were given by priests. Also in Pomorye, by the Vyg River, the Vygovsky monastery was estanlished, which became the spiritual center of the entire creed from the early 17th to middle 19th century.
Pomorian soglasiye was formed in 1694, when the Vygovsky men's monastery (Vygovsky obschezhitelstvo) founded at the Vyg river. It became the ideological center of the priestless Old Believers.
In 1706, the Leksinskiy female monastery was founded. Vygovsky monastery is famous for compiling "Pomorian answers", which became the basis of its religious doctrine. In 1738 Pomorians had started praying for the Tsar. It is provoked a split in their community. Part, that have not accepted the prayer have formed Filippovskiy agreement. Local communities of Pomorians was an important economic centers of northern Russia in the early XIX.
In the early 1830s Pomorian community was divided on Staropomorsy (Old-pomorians) and Novopomortsy (New-pomorians) consents because of the issue of marriage. Novopomortsy allowed to transfer property by inheritance and legalized marital relations outside the church marriage. It has attracted members of the other agreements, disgruntled strict attitude to marriage.
The official church organization was formed after the "Freedom of religion" manifesto publication at the April 17, 1905. First All-Russian Pomorian council was in 1–10 May 1909 in Moscow, the second - in 1912.
After the revolution of 1917, Pomorians abroad the Russia have formed organizational centers in theirs countries.
The Pomorian Old Orthodox Church has parishes in Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus and Ukraine (in these countries they are headed by National Councils and Spiritual Commissions), the United States, Brazil and elsewhere.
- Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Russia : Российский совет ДПЦ (РС ДПЦ)
- Chairman : Oleg Ivanovich Rozanov
- Council of the Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church in Latvia
- Chairman : Alexy Karatayev
Pomortsy (Russian: Поморцы), also known as Danilovtsy, Danilov's confession, Pomorians (not to be confused with pomors), or Pomorian Church was a confession of the Bespopovtsy (the "priestless") strain of Old Believers. It was founded in the end of the 17th century in Russian Karelia, by the Vyg River (Russian: Выг), by Danila Vikulin and the Denisov brothers. Initially Pomortsy denied the sancticity of tsar and marriage. Later they were split into Novopomortsy ("New Pomortsy"), who recognized marriage, and Staropomortsy ("Old Pomortsy"). They also spun off the confessions of Filippians and Fedoseyans.
According to 2001 data, in Lithuania there are over 27,000 Old Believers in 59 officially registered parishes of the Pomorian Church.
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- ^ Runaway priests: the ones who deserted the mainstream Russian Orthodoxy, the practice known as beglopopovtsy


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