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In my previous post on this subject, I described the benefits and costs of upgrading from a "legacy version" of Final Cut Pro to FCPX. Here I'll describe my experiences adding Adobe Premiere Pro into my classroom workflow–it's immediate benefits and more persistent challenges, how students responded, and its current place in our work.
For print journalism classes looking to make the switch to video, Adobe Premiere Pro might be a good option: many of the menus and keyboard shortcuts are consistent across Adobe applications, and you can share assets seamlessly. Plus, if you're like me, your district may already have a license for it–you just need to ask for it.
How I Got Adobe Premiere Pro
Like many school districts, mine has enormous licensing agreements with various software providers. Our print journalism and yearbook classes use InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Bridge. Our graphic design classes use Illustrator and Photoshop. Web design classes use Dreamweaver and Flash. And if they ask for it, teachers can have Acrobat Pro installed on their computers. You get the idea: lots of Adobe software floating around. So one day I asked: in addition to these applications, does the district also have licenses for the Production Premium applications (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, etc.)? Turns out, yes they do. But nobody had asked for them. So I asked for them, and a week later, my Broadcast 2 students were editing with Premiere Pro CS5.5. Last year was successful enough to warrant an upgrade to CS6. So here's the rundown of what this change has meant for me and my students.
Quick note about the difference between CS5.5 and CS6.
In talking with my print journalism colleagues, I've noticed a persistent belief that not much has changed between CS5.5 and CS6. And while it may be that the changes in CS6 to Photoshop or InDesign won't drastically alter a newspaper or yearbook workflow, the improvements made to the video applications are staggering in their scope and utility. Premiere Pro CS6 has a number of features (adjustment layers, scrubbable media, context-adaptive trim tools, open format tracks, Prelude) that make it vastly superior to version CS5.5, so if you're going to try Adobe for video, and you have CS5.5 or earlier, do yourself a favor and at least try a free 30-day trial of Premiere Pro CS6 to see how things have changed.
The Immediate Benefits
- Familiar-looking interface. There is a reason that people use "Final Cut Pro 8" as praise for Premiere Pro CS6: it's has the functionality many people wanted from an FCP upgrade without losing the core interface and editing paradigm. You can detach windows, move them around, expand them, arrange them in any way you like and save it as a preset. You can organize using bins and subclips and nested sequences. You have tracks. You can move stuff around in the timeline without getting a bunch of gap clips. If you like the way legacy FCP works, you'll feel immediately at home in Premiere Pro.
- True native editing.While Final Cut Pro X performs flawlessly with most formats and codecs, there are a few important exceptions–among them .mts and .mpeg files. For most people, not a dealbreaker, but every now and then it's nice to be able to have an application that can truly edit ANY format, which allows us to simply import the .mts files (or whatever format) and start working. Trust me: there will be situations when FCPX simply will not take what your students are trying to feed it. You can, of course, transcode using Compressor, MPEG Streamclip, Handbrake, or whatever, but it's nice not to need to do that.
- Less Rendering. Depending on the power of your computer, Premiere Pro can play video back without needing render files (or, in Adobe-speak, "preview files"). If you're used to FCP color-code render indicator, you'll be disoriented at first, but yellow does not mean that you necessarily need to render your timeline. Handy.
- Dynamic Link. If you're a legacy Final Cut Pro user, you'll remember the "Send to Motion" command, which allowed you to send a clip from the timeline into Motion for compositing, a lower third, a title, whatever. It was handy, and in FCPX it's gone. Dynamic Link allows you to send a clip to After Effects, fiddle with it, and then have those changes updated in your Premiere Pro timeline. If you want to make changes to that After Effects project, you simply switch over and make those changes, and they'll update in your timeline. I cannot overstate the usefulness of this feature
My students occasionally do "client work," where they'll work with a client (maybe in the community, maybe within the school) toward a video product of some type. As anyone who has worked with clients–or even worked freelance–knows, empathetic interpretation of client requests is an important part of this sort of work. For instance, let's say a client asks for a "cool animated graphic title" for a video. As you know, a 17-year-old's idea of "cool" may miss the mark. No biggie: that's part of the learning process. In those instances, it's very very handy to be able to tweak a title (or lower third, or whatever) without having to recreate it completely. Very handy.
- Precision. In my experience, students gravitate toward Premiere Pro when they need to produce a very precise edit–say a school-spirit montage or a music video, or anything where edits need to be precisely timed to coordinate with audio or music. In Premiere Pro, you can switch the timeline units from timecode (minutes:seconds:frames) to audio time units, which is far more precise.
- Cross Platform. Adobe applications operate the same in Windows or Mac OS environments. 'Nuff said.
The Lingering Challenges
- Media management. This could go under either good or bad. Unlike Final Cut Pro X, which by default keeps assets organized in the Events folder, Premiere Pro has no such luxury (or confines, depending on your perspective). Your students can simply import footage from wherever it is (an SD card, an external HDD, the desktop), and start working without any sort of dialog prompting them to move, transcode, or consolidate project files.
While I actually appreciate the freedom afforded by this (I can organize my project files using Finder, and then import and retain folder names as bins), for many students this is a recipe for missing media–the dreaded "media offline" screen. So far this year, I've had to help students reconnect media on nearly every Premiere or After Effects project, and in some cases they've mistakenly trashed things. Truth be told: I think it's vitally important that students learn how to manage media (especially in a file-based, rather than tape-based, work environment), and it only takes one time for a student to learn this lesson the hard way. I'm just saying, if your students use Premiere, expect to make media management lesson #1.
Exporting/Compressing Media. It boils down to this: in our experience, Adobe Media Encoder is super slow. That's the biggest gripe. There is no doubt that AME has a number of really top-notch features, but the "Share" menu in FCPX is simply faster, especially in combination with Compressor. Now, that said, Media Encoder seems a little easier for students to figure out. It's easy to create custom presets and set up a render queue and share those features between applications (like After Effects). And it's great if you've got the night to let your queue render, but on a deadline, we've often found ourselves frustrated by the time spent waiting on a render and export from Adobe Media Encoder.
- Complexity. One of the best features of FCPX for newcomers is its approachability. It's a powerful NLE, but it doesn't seem complicated; with very little coaching, students can start editing in a flash. Premiere Pro isn't quite so approachable. A series of settings menus stand between launch and editing, and for many of my students, trepidation about these menus can cause unwarranted paralysis. The menus aren't difficult: for each project, you're prompted to choose a save location, a capture scratch location, sequence settings–all nice features…if you know what they mean. So student perception is that it's "harder" or "more complicated" in some ways.
The upside of this complexity is an abundance of teachable moments–having to do with video capture codecs, formats, frame size, frame rate, output formats. These are concepts I expect my students to negotiate regardless of their preferred editing platform, so I welcome having this opportunity to discuss the finer points of technical know-how without having to lead a stand-alone lesson that distracts them from their storytelling.
So that's about it. Very general, I know. But if you have additional questions about adding Premiere Pro to your students' tools, please post a comment or question below.
Next time I'll speak generally about the importance of teaching your students to use editing principles, not editing platforms.


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Breakfast, coffee break; Melanie comes out and we decorate the tree
Now, today:
In the morning, I got up and drove to Abby's Home Cooking. Abby had been at the wedding last night with her family, including daughter Emily who was a member of the bridal party.
So I decided I would go and let her fix breakfast for me.
I passed this cyclist along the way.
As you can see, another horrid mass of warm air has moved in from the Pacific - just like I speculated it would when I was trying to read the signs and predict the weather.
I hate this warm weather in December.
Funny, if any place else in the country, including the coldest states of the northern tier, had experienced the degree of consistent cold that we did in November, the religious among them would have said it was a sign that end was coming soon.
Hmmmm... perhaps all this warm weather in December here in South Central Alaska means... the end is coming soon?
There she is - Abby - cooking away behind the counter. This morning was the busiest I have ever seen it at Abby's. Every table but one was filled and there was action at the counter, too.
Shelly was not there to help her, because Shelly had run the restaurant all by herself all yesterday so that Abby could go to the wedding.
Abby's husband Andy was there, helping her.
Still, Abby was waitressing, cooking and busing.
If business keeps building up like this, she is going to have to hire more help.
As always at Abby's, I enjoyed my breakfast.
I guess I didn't totally work through the afternoon. Margie took the car and went shopping, so, having little rituals that I follow to keep me sane, when the time came, I walked to Metro Cafe for my coffee break. As I walked, this airplane flew by to both inspire and taunt me.
If it had been me up there, I would have had skis on by now.
I surely would have.
I'm not criticising, mind you.
This pilot might have a perfectly good reason to have kept this plane on wheels.
I can't think of a good reason, but the pilot might have thought of one.
Still, I would have rejected such a thought.
One of Carmen's guests had brought his 1974 yearbook to Metro. I would tell you his name, but I am going to let you see if you can figure it out for yourself.
If you can't, then I am sorry to say it, but your own education was a waste.
I don't care if you are a historian now, getting paid millions of dollars by government agencies and $60,000 a speech - if you can't figure this out...
Now, don't anybody post your answers in comments.
If you were wrong, I would hate to have to inform you.
In the evening, Melanie came over. We ate dinner, then we ate Alaska Wildberry chocolates. After that, we decorated the tree - or least Melanie and Margie did, after they went out into the yard while I was working on the wedding and cut it down.
For a long time, Margie had what she called "a Charlie Brown tree" all picked out.
They didn't cut it, though, because Melanie found another, even better, Charlie Brown tree.
Now, I have a very serious question to ask you:
Do you see any chocolate on the left side of Melanie's face?
Do you see any chocolate on the right side of Melanie's face?
Neither do I.
This is important, because a bit after I took these pictures, Melanie saw the image of herself in a mirror. She claims that chocolate was spread all across her face. She says she then washed that chocolate off.
She then began to scold me, telling me not to dare put a picture of her with chocolate on her face in the blog.
You didn't have chocolate on your face, I told her.
Yes I did, she insisted, and don't use any pictures showing chocolate on my face. Delete them. Delete them all.
I never delete a picture, I told her.
It didn't matter. There was no chocolate.
Margie hangs a Christmas tree ornament.
Melanie hangs a birch bark canoe ornament on a high branch. "We should get a star for the top," Margie said.
"Okay," I agreed.
This conversation has taken place now for, oh, I don't know... 25 years now? 30.
We really should, though.
Or an angel.
Or a cat, holding a song book, singing Christmas carols.
It could have a chip in it and really sing.
Last came the tinsel.
When it was done, I noticed they hadn't put the airplane oraments on the tree.
"Why didn't you put the airplanes on the tree?" I asked, reasonably.
"You have to do it," Melanie said.
"No," I said. "You could have done it."
"No. You always scold me. 'Don't put the airplanes on the tree,' you always say, 'only I can do that.'"
"No," I countered, truth on my side but to no avail, "I never say that."
Yet, it was clear that if the airplanes were going to get on the tree, I would have to do it.
So I did.
There were only two of them.
What happened to the rest?
I had enough airplane ornaments to decorate a whole tree all by themselves.
Not that I would ever do that.
But I had enough.
Where did they go?
Probably flew away, I guess.
Finally, the tree was done. The three of us stood before it and altogether we sang, "Oh Christmas Tree."
Or at least I did. All by myself.
Or at least I sang this much of it, in a non-existant key of my own invention:
"Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree! How lovely are thy branches!"
"Dad," Melanie challenged, "are those the real lyrics? Or did you make them up?"


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|Mark Thornton runs a Game of Dragons!
Richard Morita and his new Edo Jidai - Duelling Samurai game for a grand tounament complete with Japanese ritual bells ringing. Mark Thornton ran a new creation called Game of Dragons. Darren from Auckland brought Magic: The Gathering and a boardgame he purchased from a Kickstarter campaign called Cthulhu Wars which included all the expansions (for around 450 NZ$) and looked amazing. Cthulhu Wars is a strategy/horror board game from Lovecraft's classic Cthulhu Mythos.
I ran a game of D&D on the Saturday evening at Mark's place and then another game on Sunday at the Festival. The night game was reminiscent of how I began playing, with no miniatures or terrain, now often termed Theatre of the Mind. As Dungeon Master this is incredibly liberating and allows for a higher level of spontaneous creativity but in my experience works best with a smaller group. The next day I brought out the DWARVEN FORGERY™ terrain, which certainly helps keep focus on the game when running for sixteen players!
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|The final roll of the dice.
|Wrapping things up.
|Winners: Patrick (Gold, red shirt), Mathew (Silver, green shirt), Kamea (Bronze, blue shirt)
and my mum Marlene (Organiser, purple hat).
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Congratulations to the winners: Patrick (Gold), Mathew (Silver), Kamea (Bronze). Thanks and blessings to all those who helped make it happen again for 2015, especially my mum Marlene.
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Just thought I'd show you the latest couple of things that I've made. I seem to always gravitate towards making rings, I love to look at them, I love to wear them but since having my kids, the skin on my fingers seems not to tolerate them for long. Boo Hoo.
The first ring is made from rhodochrosite and silver to match a bracelet. It measures 2.5cm across and will stop the traffic.
The second one is a square moonstone set onto a wide silver band. The band was stamped with a repeat random oval pattern and oxidised for emphasis.
First of all when I'd finished making the rhodochrosite ring I knew it was one that I was going to fall in love with...but now that I've made the moonstone one, I can't help but fall in love with that one too.
Maybe you're starting to see the reasoning behind not making rings in my size.
Are brooches in fashion at the moment? I have a strange fancy to make one. I say strange because brooches are one of the few items of jewellery that I've never worn...along with nose studs and lip saucers.


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The fourth industrial revolution is all about modern technology, mass connectivity and the diversification of skills, but 'thinking like an engineer' will always be at the heart of the industry, writes Robert Smith.
Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are both prerequisites of the fourth industrial revolution, which, according to research published last year by manufacturers' organisation EEF and digital Cloud specialist Oracle, will become a business reality in the UK by 2025.
The IIoT consists of any 'thing' that can be assigned an IP address and provided with the capability to transfer data over a secure network and into the Cloud, whereas Industry 4.0 is essentially the discrete manufacturing subcomponent of the IIoT.
Graeme Philp, chief executive officer at automation trade body Gambica, says: "The fundamental principle of Industry 4.0 is that digital technology allows both primary process information, used to control the manufacturing process, and secondary information, used for diagnostic, predictive or process improvement processes, to share a common network."
The speed is fundamental to react to changes, such as customer requirements – due to changing culture and digital transformation, market and pressure from competitors, and even global events such as economic crises
Clemen Weiss, partner at Click Reply
He says the universal benefit of mass IIoT implementation across the engineering industry will be agility and flexibility.
Clemen Weiss, partner at supply chain execution firm Click Reply, says the biggest single benefit of the IIoT is the ability to adapt quickly to external forces.
"The speed is fundamental to react to changes, such as customer requirements – due to changing culture and digital transformation, market and pressure from competitors, and even global events such as economic crises," Weiss says.
Mark Higham, Siemens UK & Ireland general manager for process automation, adds that being able to address increasingly diverse needs quickly and cost effectively will ensure companies survive and prosper in an IIoT world.
"The IIoT enables the mass customisation of products to be realised at a price the consumer is prepared to pay," he says.
Mike Brown, senior director of marketing for Honeywell Connected Plant, says companies in the oil and gas and mining industries are the front-runners when it comes to implementing the IIoT. "This is because they have connected data...and they also have Source: Honeywell many 'stranded' assets placed in areas that are hard to populate," Brown says.
"Also, there's limited expertise at those sites to manage operational performance effectively. Therefore, anything you can do to connect these systems and remotely analyse the resulting data to detect problems before they happen can save a lot of time and money," he adds.
Siemens' Higham, by contrast, says it is the pharmaceutical industry that leads in IIoT implementation.
He argues this is because there are several strong trends driving the need for change in this industry.
"An example is the increasing demand for personalised medicines – where the drug and dosage is optimised for the specific patient condition. This means that, from a production perspective, more agility and flexibility is required to produce personalised medicines cost-effectively. Therefore companies need to build a complete digital enterprise, which links the patient demand seamlessly through production to dispatch," Higham says.
Businesses within these process industry sectors are also beginning to adopt the concept of the 'connected plant'.
Connected plants are designed to use 'powerful' new data analytical tools, such as IBM Watson, which can process large amounts of data and provide fresh insights into complex manufacturing processes, comments Higham.
"This insight can be used to predict equipment failure, describe remedial procedures, and optimise maintenance regimes, therefore reducing unwanted downtime."
Higham adds that in order to unlock this data and apply artificial intelligence, the plant needs to be 'connected' from a sensor level through the automation layer.
Brown, meanwhile, says Honeywell's own connected plant offering is all about bringing togethere IIoT capabilities with software solutions that optimise performance.
"Now that our systems are able to pull different pieces of data together from multiple facilities, the ability to optimise processes through machine learning and data analytics goes way up. We now have large amounts of various types of data from across the enterprise," Brown says.
He adds that the richness of the company's data sets, along with the ability to perform advanced analytics in the Cloud, is enabling Honeywell to bring about new insights for process improvements.
Now that our systems are able to pull different pieces of data together from multiple facilities, the ability to optimise processes through machine learning and data analytics goes way up
Mike Brown, senior director of marketing for Honeywell Connected Plant
Gambica's Philp says that with the connected plant, the technology itself can communicate with other machines in the plant, and often with the product itself, throughout the entire supply chain, which helps maximise visibility and flexibility.
"The same machine-to-machine communications can also be used to continuously trim time off the process and identify process and product design weaknesses for improvement," he says. So where do humans fit into this new world?
Fortunately, access to adequately skilled staff will also play a major role in the successful implementation of IIoT and the fourth industrial revolution.
Research by EEF and Oracle found that 83% of firms are gearing up to invest in staff skills, while 65% are investing in management skills.
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This ensures that they can more easily adopt new advances in technology, such as multi-purpose production lines, capital equipment with embedded sensors and controls, and cloud solutions.
Employees will also need to adapt to 3D simulation technology, augmented reality and fully autonomous robots, the research adds.
EEF chief economist Lee Hopley says the fourth industrial revolution will be crucial for UK manufacturing.
"Manufacturers are aware that the fourth industrial revolution will be a game changer – not just for investment in technologies, but for the cutting-edge, high-level skills required alongside," he commented.
As this revolution takes hold, companies will need to look to third-party experts, suggests Honeywell's Brown.
"In addition to hiring engineers and operators, process manufacturers will need to consider the value of hiring in-house data scientists, although it's completely possible that as analytics tools become simpler, they'll be able to easily leverage data science expertise from third-party providers," he says.
As process industry businesses become fully IIoT-enabled, Siemens' Higham argues this will bring more opportunity and will "hopefully" make a career in engineering seem more attractive to young people.
The human aspect and experience will always be important. There will be the need to upskill engineers who have not grown up in the 'new digital' world, but this is an opportunity for organisations to invest in those people
Mark Higham, Siemens UK & Ireland
Currently, the engineering industry suffers from an annual deficit of 20,000 new engineers per year, according to a recent report by trade body EngineeringUK.
A joint letter from Malcolm Brinded, chairman of EngineeringUK and Ann Dowling, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which accompanied the report, said: "There continue to be real concerns and efforts should be redoubled to improve STEM education, to attract young people into engineering, and to retain, motivate and improve the skills of those already in the industry."
To compound this issue, the process industry must also face the reality that is it losing senior engineers at an alarming rate.
Despite this, "thinking like an engineer" and understanding how and why things need to be done will not disappear from the industry, claims Higham.
"The human aspect and experience will always be important. There will be the need to upskill engineers who have not grown up in the 'new digital' world, but this is an opportunity for organisations to invest in those people," he says.
"As with anything, change is not always easy and it is essential that senior engineers are brought along on this journey too."


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Academy activities, legislative/regulatory updates, and more.
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee published an issue brief July 11 providing an overview of the general factors underlying premium rate setting and highlighting the major components driving Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium changes in 2018, which include:
Underlying growth in health care costs;
Legislative/regulatory uncertainty;
Risk-sharing programs for high-cost enrollees;
Changes in the risk pool composition and issuer assumptions; and
The expected resumption of the health insurance provider fee.
"During the early transition years to the ACA marketplaces, the uncertainties that drove premium changes in the individual market were inherent to insuring unknown populations under untested market rules," said Academy Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello. "While more has become known about the ACA market, the continued rise in health care costs and increased uncertainty surrounding the market rules are some of the major factors driving premium changes for 2018."
The Individual and Small Group Markets Committee and the Medicaid Subcommittee sent comments June 30 to U.S. Senate leadership on the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), which is intended to repeal and replace provisions of the ACA. Separately, Uccello participated in a number of BCRA meetings with Senate and federal agency staff. The New York Times quoted Uccello and the Academy work groups' letter in a July 5 story on an amendment proposed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that would allow insurers to offer less-comprehensive coverage than mandated under the ACA, as long as they offer access to at least one ACA-compliant plan. (See "In the News" below for additional media coverage.)
The Health Financial Reporting and Solvency Committee submitted a proposed amendment related to high-cost risk pooling in the ACA risk adjustment program to the NAIC's Statutory Accounting Principles (E) Working Group.
This year's Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum, to be held Nov. 14–15 in Washington, will shed a light on today's top issues, including up-to-date information on the status of health care legislation and regulations and potential implications for our work. Health breakout sessions at this year's Annual Meeting include:
The Uncertainties in Health Care, Part 1 and Part 2, will dive into the legislative and regulatory efforts to stabilize the individual market or repeal/replace the ACA, as well as a look at the implications of changes to the health care system (and possibly tax reform) for Medicaid, Medicare, and employee benefits.
Bending the Cost Curve will focus on the drivers of health care costs, with panelists discussing outcomes from recent demonstration/pilot programs and various studies being conducted to evaluate delivery and payment system reforms and their impact on cost and quality.
The Academy believes in good faith that you may earn 1.8 continuing education credits for each breakout session. Stay on top of health care developments—register today.
The U.S. Senate Budget Committee released a discussion draft on June 22 of legislation that would, in part, repeal and replace the ACA. Any floor vote was postponed until a potential rewrite can be released.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its score of Senate Republicans' draft version of BCRA. CBO estimated the Senate version could result in the loss of health insurance for 22 million Americans by 2026, while reducing the federal deficit by $321 billion over the same period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, which is charged with implementing programs of the ACA, released a Summary Report on Transitional Reinsurance Payments and Permanent Risk Adjustment Transfers for the 2016 Benefit Year, which indicated the transitional reinsurance and permanent risk-adjustment programs functioned smoothly for the 2016 benefit year.
CMS approved its first 1332 waiver under the Trump administration for Alaska to set up a reinsurance program that would help reduce premiums for consumers on the individual health insurance market.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) proposed modifying certain parts of that state's proposed Medicaid 1115 waiver from August 2016 to add more restrictions to Medicaid expansion. Bevin has suggested he would consider ending Medicaid expansion if the additional restrictions are not approved.
Health claim reserves, premium deficiency reserves, and health reporting and special topics are just a few of the sessions on the agenda for the Academy's 2017 Life and Health Qualifications Seminar, to be held Nov. 12–16 in Arlington, Va. This seminar, offered each year by the Academy, is considered to be the most efficient way to gain the necessary qualifications required to sign the NAIC life and health annual statement actuarial opinions. Attendees will have the opportunity to take the Specific Qualifications Standard exam on the final day. Visit the event page to see the agenda at a glance and to register for this essential seminar.
In addition to the New York Times (see above), other media outlets reported on the Academy's June 30 comment letter to Senate leaders on health care legislation, including Axios, Fierce Healthcare, BenefitsLink.com, Bloomberg BNA, Becker's Hospital Review, California Broker, and the subscriber-only Politico Pro. Bloomberg Radio in New York City; Washington, D.C.; and Salt Lake City also reported on the letter's analysis of proposed market stabilization funding.
The Associated Press quoted Senior Health Fellow Cori Uccello in a story about health care costs to consumers under the Senate health bill. The story was picked up by more than 400 other media outlets, including the Washington Post, CNBC, and Yahoo Finance.
The Kaiser Family Foundation cited the Individual and Small Group Markets Committee's issue brief on association health plans.
Oklahoma's Nursing Times cited the Health Practice Council's issue brief examining ways the individual health insurance market can be strengthened and made more viable.
New York magazine cited the Academy's analysis that 2017 health premium increases in a number of states are not necessarily indicative of an ACA premium spiral.
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A Georgia man is dead after a vehicle crashed into a building in Fulton County on Feb. 14. The driver of the vehicle left the scene but was apprehended later.
Risks to motorcyclists involved in accidents
A motorcycle rider who is involved in an accident on a Georgia road is much more likely to suffer serious personal injury or to die than are those who are occupants in other types of motor vehicles. Motorcyclists simply do not have the same protection as do other vehicle occupants.
Car accidents and shoulder fractures
When people in Georgia are involved in motor vehicle collisions, especially those that occur at high speed, they are in danger of suffering shoulder fractures as one of their possible injuries. Shoulder fractures can occur in accidents as a result of a significant blow to the chest, leading breaks to any of the three main bones that comprise the shoulder.
Some statistics about impaired driving
Safety on Georgia roads can be negatively impacted by the actions of just one drunk driver, and the problem of impaired driving continues to be a concern on a national level. Statistics indicate that individuals in the United States perish at a rate of one person every 51 minutes in car accidents that involve a drunk driver. Although a combination of increased education and stiffer penalties has been used nationwide in an effort to reduce DUI accidents, the problem with impaired individuals getting behind the wheel remains a significant one.


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Most of their stuff is 20% off today only, so act now if you want to cash in on the savings. I picked up some more bases for my DA army.
Happy 2nd Anniversary, SWM! Keep up the great work.
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What a fun 80s horror! In Meadowvale, California three babies are born simultaneously during a solar eclipse. Years later, the kids (Billy Jacoby, Elizabeth Hoy and Andy Freeman) turn ten and go on a violent killing spree, offing horny teens, schoolteachers, cops and others. It's a pretty sick/tasteless combo of THE BAD SEED, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED and FRIDAY THE 13TH, and kind of jarring to see these calculating kiddies shooting, stabbing and strangling their victims (making some look like accidents), stalking people with guns, spying on people having sex, pretending to put poison in birthday cake, keeping a scrapbook with obituary clippings and doing all kinds of other horrible things! Name-value stars Susan Strasberg as a stern teacher and Jose Ferrer as a doctor get top billing for bit roles; the real star is Lori Lethin (also in THE PREY and RETURN TO HORROR HIGH) as the astrology obsessed teen who catches on. I don't know where they found the kid actors at, but they're all good. You may also want to catch this for comedienne Julie Brown's topless dance scene. According to some reference books it wasn't released until 1986, but that's wrong. It was filmed in 1980 and released the following year.


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IT is on tuesdays in the afternoon 13.30 to 15.30.
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Month: February 2015
Young Hygienist Snapshot: Jane Whitelaw
Jane Whitelaw is a true Australian Hygiene God and current coordinator of the Master of Work Health and Safety program at the University of Wollongong……………..among other things!
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to have worked with, or be taught and mentored by Jane will testify to her energetic and relentless action to promote the education and development of hygienists, not just in Australia, but globally. Speaking from my own personal experience I have no doubt Jane has significantly influenced the development and shaped the careers of countless hygienists and safety professionals, with many more yet to come. And yes, I do consider myself to be one of the lucky ones!
So here's 5 mins with Jane:
Best location I have worked: My first job as an 18yr old chemistry trainee was at an aluminium smelter in the middle of the Hunter Valley Vineyards. Part of my job was monthly environmental sampling where we'd pick the grape leaves to analyse for fluoride – at the same time picking up a few bottles of grape juice for later!
The best thing about my job is: Being a positive influence of peoples health…a small intervention today can reap lifelong reward as far as health goes.
Career Highlight: Achieving CIH at the age of 29 (in the days when there were no cheat sheets for the calculations) and still being considered a young (at heart) hygienist!
If you want to be an Occupational Hygienist, you'd better get used to: Thinking on your feet and using all five of your senses. As my Mum would say "God gave you two ears and one mouth – listen twice as much as you speak" I'm still working on that one!!!
People normally think my job involves: Health and Safety of some sort. I've had 30 yrs to get an answer ready for when I'm asked.
The best thing I've been asked to do was: Join Brian Davies and the team at the University of Wollongong. I learn something new every day and it's a great environment to work in. The most fulfilling part is sharing my passion with and sowing into the lives of the next generation of Occupational Hygienists across the world.
The worst thing I've been asked to do was: For many years I analysed about 500 urinary fluorides/yr for smelter workers who weren't always the most hydrated workforce I've seen….wish I had that data to write up now!
Young Hygienist Snapshot: Kristie Davies
Kristie is one of the first graduates of the UOW's Masters of Science Occupational Hygiene Program, and currently works as an energetic Workplace Health and Safety Coordinator at a Peabody Energy underground coal mine in NSW, Australia.
5 mins with Kristie:
Best location I have worked: That's a hard one. I have been lucky enough to work on various remediation projects and a number of mine sites, always learning and improving skills at each role.
An interesting asbestos remediation project that always sticks in my mind was located in Batam, Indonesia. Instructions were to fly to Singapore, then ferry across to Batam. Upon arrival in Batam, I had to pay for my visa (US dollars), and I would be collected by a site representative. Simple enough I hear you say and I thought so too.
All was going smoothly until Indonesian border security starts questioning me. Unfortunately not being able to speak the native tongue; and watching your Australian passport being waved about and start walking away, can make you feel very nervous. Luckily for me the site representative had arrived and was able to sort everything out. (Heart back in chest, breathe!).
The best thing about my job is: There is never a dull moment. Locations and type of work can vary which always keeps my hygiene mind in overdrive, and makes work very interesting. Also meeting other hygienists and health professionals at different locations is a bonus.
Career Highlight: Being able to travel and work and see some amazing locations. And always surviving, after constantly being thrown in the deep end! I have met some wonderful hygienist along the way (You know who you are!) who are always there for support and assistance. It's a privilege to know some of the #hygienegods, in particular studying under the fabulous guidance of Brian Davies, Jane Whitelaw and John Henderson.
If you want to be an Occupational Hygienist, you'd better get used to: Being flexible and adaptable. Things don't always go to plan!
People normally think my job involves: Ensuring everything is hygienically clean; from lunch rooms to bathrooms; including personal hygiene (ensuring you can wash your hands correctly).
The best thing I've been asked to do was: Join the UOW Occupational Hygiene program by Brian Davies at a career fair day. Originally I was studying to be a dietitian. I am passionate about maintaining good health, and I enjoy sharing this knowledge to help others achieve this, whether it is at work or socially.
The worst thing I've been asked to do was: Nothing really comes to mind; I try to view everything as a learning experience. One such experience was my first trip in an underground coal mine, busting for the toilet, where I was taken and to this day I describe as a box trailer with a toilet seat attached to one end, and no brattice anywhere. My guide was my look out at one cut through – and those of you who have been underground can imagine being female and trying to use a toilet!
Well hello, who are you?
Custodian of the #younghygienist blog! Well I cannot guarantee I will be as funny, however I will exhaust all effort to be as enlightening as our #hygienegodintraining Kate Cole!
I would like to congratulate Kate on all that she has achieved with the blog during 2014, in particular promoting the Occupational Hygiene profession. Big shoes to fill you think? Yes, I think so!
So who am I then? I am Holly Fletcher and yes, you guessed it I am also a #younghygienist in my mid thirties. Those who know me would say I get slightly excited about all things Occupational Hygiene!
It's hard to believe that I grew up on a sheep and cattle farm in a small farming town by the name of walcha in Northern NSW, Australia. As a child I am pretty sure I wanted to be a pop singer and by the time I reached secondary school, I was sure I wanted to be the physiotherapist for the Australian Rugby team thewallabies
I don't know much, but one thing I do know, sometimes things don't always work out as you expect it!
Now people will ask "how did you get "into" hygiene"? As much as I would love to say that my dad had a consulting hygienist to assist him to control workers exposure to agricultural chemicals, dusts, noise and in particular biological health hazards, and that occupational hygienist inspired me to pursue the same career path, unfortunately that is not my reality.
My story is similar to the majority of other hygienists I meet i.e. I was introduced to this career by introduction to another hygienist. Lucky for me I was inspired by a fantastic #younghygienist with a huge amount of energy and passion for her job. One day I ask her what "all the numbers meant"? In more or less words she explained how her team performed sampling activities to collect "the numbers" which she would then use to make decisions regarding risk for purposes of protectingworkerhealth.
Like most others I really didn't understand the whole numbers bit, however I did accompany her in the field to perform sampling and that's when I knew what I wanted to do when I grew up!
That's when I enrolled and completed a Masters of Occupational Hygiene Practice OHP at the UoW and now I do understand the whole numbers bit!
These days, although relatively early in my career as a #younghygienist I have had some amazing experiences working with inspirational #hygienegods in some incredible locations in Australia, the United Arab Emirates and now in Laos, where I am currently working.
My intention of becoming the custodian of the #younghygienist blog for 2015 is for one reason only. That is to promote the occupational hygiene profession, not only in Australia, but globally. I don't doubt my story about how I came to be an occupational hygienist is unique in any way; it just presents the question "how many other occupational hygienists are out there that don't know it yet"?
In 2015 the #younghygienist blog will showcase occupationalhygiene as a career to promote the profession so we can be successful in protecting worker health.
Holly Fletcher and Kate Cole – AIOH2013
Mmwhaaa Goodbye!
It's been a while between posts. It's been a nice break, but I have missed you my blog!
2014 was a great year. Over 730 people started following this blog from over 20 different countries (and counting). I learnt a lot from the Draeger Award trip, from the AIHA's Future Leaders Institute, and from pulling together the numerous Young Hygienist Snapshots that were published each week. I also learnt that participating in the Color Run was hazardous to my health. But probably the biggest thing I learnt though in writing this blog over the course of a year, was how supportive the community of occupational hygienists are, both in Australia, and internationally. I received many emails, tweets, messages, and comments of encouragement and thanks from numerous hygienists to thank me for taking the time to write it all down.
It's all sounding very warm and fuzzy at the moment, as though writing this blog was akin to moonbeams and lollipops, but in reality, writing a blog takes planning, time, dedication, and more dedication….and did I mention time? Time is one of those things that is pretty elusive for me normally, but given all the things I'd like to focus on this year, such time is really not there in 2015. But despair not, because this blog was really never about me anyway. I started it to be about the awesome career that I, and thousands of others, have…and about promoting it. So in reality, the blog can live on without me, but it needs a new Young Hygienist to run it.
Luckily, there are many awesomely talented Young Hygienists out there, so I have no doubt that the blog will only rise to bigger and better things than I was able to take it too.
So who is the new Young Hygienist who will run this blog? Well I'll have to let her introduce herself to you in the next post.
Bye for now!
Young Hygienist Snapshot: Luke Di Corleto
Lucky for us Luke Di Corleto chose to follow in his dads footsteps and became an #occupationalhygienist
Luke is a fellow MSc OHP graduate of the UOW and freely admits to really enjoying the university lifestyle. I hope so given that he has just clocked up his 8th year of tertiary education participating in a Masters of Occupational Health and Safety Science at the University of Queensland #UQ (his 2nd postgraduate degree………and counting). Luke reports he was lucky enough to score his first real OHS related job recently during the university holidays and was able to put his occupational hygiene knowledge and skills to good use at Rio Tinto's Exploration division, as part of their vacation employment programme. Luke reports he is more keen now than ever to put his many years of education to good use……… along with starting the long road of paying off his sizeable HECS debt!
So here is 5-mins with Luke:
Best location I have worked: The Rio Tinto main office in Brisbane. Thrilling, I know but it is a nice building with a nice view. That and I am about 30 seconds away from the cafe. He is Italian after all!
The best thing about my job is: Rubbing shoulders with people who have an enormous amount of experience in the field of hygiene, I feel really fortunate to be working with such people. Also the view of the river from the 17th floor is quite nice.
Career Highlight: I need to have a career before I can reminisce about its highlights.
If you want to be an Occupational Hygienist, you'd better get used to: Time consuming, soul crushing data entry. Someone has to do it and you can be sure it's the kind of job that gets passed down to newbies.
People normally think my job involves: Either food inspection or cleaning toilets if they are trying to be funny. I try to avoid saying hygienist to people who don't have much experience with the mining industry, generally opting for just health and safety.
The best thing I've been asked to do was: Sit around in a haul truck for a few hours to get vibration results I ultimately didn't use. It strikes me as a job that would be tiresome if you had to do it for 12 hours a day but it's still pretty cool the first time you go up.
The worst thing I've been asked to do was: Do whole body vibration #WBV monitoring for stemming and capping trucks. A 2 hour job turned into an 8 hour job because I wasn't permitted to drive on-site and my ride back from the pit went home and left me out there. Fortunately the guys doing the stemming were kind enough to give me a ride back to my car.


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Social search had been on my mind for two and a half years now. Back then, I expected Google
"When it comes to search, it's important to understand the sources to which we ascribe value. Friends are more valuable to us than strangers, but strangers also have value. Social networks have seen to that by providing a mechanism for indexing groupthink [and] Twitter aggregates these digital conversations better than any other platform on the Web," I wrote at the time.
Microsoft is finally listening. Last week, Mr. Softy expanded its partnership with Facebook to include deeper integration with the Bing search engine. The idea: Let your friends help you make better decisions about what to read, where to travel, what to buy, and so on. Here's a closer look at how the two are cooperating:
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CSKA Moscow 1-4 Manchester United: Player Ratings
On a relatively cosy night in Russia, Manchester United ran riot all over the home side, CSKA Moscow, beating them by 4 goals to 1.
The Red Devils came gun blazing, getting on the score-sheet inside of first 4 minutes and adding 2 more by the half an hour mark, courtesy of the prolific Romelu Lukaku scoring twice on either side of an Anthony Martial penalty. The Russian outfit had the rare off-chance but were largely toothless as David De Gea maintained his poise for the majority of the game.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan added the fourth one around the hour mark as the visitors, especially the mercurial Martial, continued to dominate throughout, with the home side managing to score a late consolation in the dying minutes of the game, courtesy of a strike by the super sub youngster Konstantin Kuchaev.
Here are the player ratings:-
CSKA Moscow
Igor Akinfeev - 5/10
Akinfeev was one of the best CSKA players, which is saying something considering the fact that he got hammered with 4 goals. Early on, he made a marvellous save against Mkhitaryan's shot but still ended up conceding 3 in less than 30 minutes. Fair play to the goalkeeper, if not for him the Krasno-sinie might have been behind by double figures.
Mario Fernandes - 5/10
Even though Fernandes was caught up many times up front, he managed to muster good link up in attack with Golovin at times, which again, barely amounted to anything.
Viktor Vasin - 4/10
Vasin had a horrible time against a phenomenal Martial, with the latter running past him at times like a breeze. He should have done better to block the cross for the third goal but could barely be blamed alone as his entire defence was at fault for the outcome.
Vasili Berezutski - 3/10
His defensive back three fell into disarray from the get go as they conceded 3 goals in the first half itself. Berezutski's horror compounded when his tame attempt at clearance let Lukaku score the third goal. Martial and Mkhitaryan ran riot all over him and he was found out terribly for the 4th goal also.
Sergei Ignashevich - 4/10
The veteran defender had a terrible time with Lukaku a constant pain in his side. After losing out on the Belgian twice, which led to goals, the Russian enforcer was constantly occupied by the trickery of Martial and ended his night on the worst possible note.
Georgi Shchennikov - 4/10
After being troubled by Young throughout the first half, he stupidly felled Mkhitaryan for a penalty. As the game dragged on for his team, he could barely keep up with the electric passing of the opposition.
Alan Dzagoev - 5/10
The Russian veteran nearly equalized immediately after conceding the first goal and was one of the more potent threats up-front. Like his entire team, he was left flustered and unable to work his skills into the game.
Pontus Wernbloom - 4/10
A spectator for the majority of the match, he was plauged by a vibrant Mkhitaryan throughout the game and couldn't keep up with Herrera's one-touch passing. Unable to clamp down the aforementioned Armenian, he got himself an early yellow in the second half.
Aleksandr Golovin - 6/10
His shooting was above average but still couldn't test De Gea early on with a few rare chances his team could manage. His helplessness at going down to 3 goals was evident, as his reckless challenge on Herrera put him in the referee's book. In spite of that, he was the heart of most Koni attacks and even got an assist for his perseverance.
Fedor Chalov - 5/10
His pressure upfront kick-started a great move for CSKA early on but like the rest of the evening for his team, barely anything came to fruition. His two good shots were thwarted by two equally great saves from De Gea and the teenager finished off his quiet evening with nothing of substance to go along with it.
Vitinho - 5/10
Vitinho took a couple of tame shots but that was all he could muster for large parts of the game. Moreover, the Brazilian earned himself a yellow for a silly challenge on Bailly, adding to his frustration of being unable to test De Gea's goal effectively.
Timur Zhamaletdinov - 5/10
The youngster was brought on with 20 minutes to go to help his team scale back from 4 goals down and he had little to no effect on that outcome, often isolated from his own midfield.
Georgi Milanov - 5/10
Even though Milanov came on with 20 minutes to go, he was largely ineffective as United's crisp passing shut him out of the game.
Konstantin Kuchaev - 6/10
The youngster got a nod to come on with 5 minutes to go and had an immediate effect, scoring the consolation with a near finish between De Gea's legs. Super-sub indeed.


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COSSIP the gossip of cosmetology (3min read)
April 23, 2016 April News
Wouldn't you like to receive more for your dollar when maintaining yourself? Who doesn't understand how hard it is to find the time and money to make you feel and look better. It seems for some, that we spend a whole lot of money beautifying this tired body of all of its ripping and running of the week, and can never quite feel the satisfaction in paying for what I call the worst customer service ever! The waiting for hours, not honoring appointments, the stylist quit and you really liked them. The barber took your sons hairline back, and he has a soccer game. Your daughter has to get bangs and its prom tonight. The little things, where you need your money to work for you, and you don't have time for it not too. It's just too much people.
I have a suggestion for the answer to our prayers from the disappointments of the big bad cosmetology world. Reviews! Reviews! Reviews! You all know that there is power in a pen. Imagine a place that you can spill all the horror stories that you have experienced while making yourselves look amazing for the competitive world. Lets rate the trauma of it all. COSSIP the gossip of cosmetology, where it all begins. I can't let them get away with taking our money and not having accountability for the service they provide. We deserve a great experience when we give our hard earned money. I mean down to buying our hair ladies. I know some of you as well as myself has just paid and went home unhappy. No more. Raise the bar!
COSSIP has the remedy to get every hairdresser, make-up artist, barber, esthetician, salon owner ext. whomever in this industry here's a warning. I serve notice today that there is a voice that will represent the people's pockets and make sure you are doing the right thing. The voice of people has given us our country's presidents; it will definitely work on how we spend our money, to make us feel good about ourselves. How much do you spend in maintenance for yourself? Now tell me can you afford to not get what you want, without consequences?
We have to rate the cosmetology workers; we have to tell them when they're doing good and bad. You know the feeling of when your report card was coming in the mail. The feeling of it being issued to your parents and they had to see what you been doing in school, and make sure what you been saying matches up with what their reading. COSSIP provides the same concept; you are the parent of your dollar and your just making sure it adds up at the end. Everyone needs a progress report to observer the improvements of ones craft. You have to make people accountable or they wont give there best. We do it for restaurants, so do it for what you spend the most money on. We dress up this body more than we feed it. So I want to know all the good the bad the ugly. Lets dress up the right way without stress.
Maximum 5 stars- Minimum 1 star
Annie Nail Spa– 8150 Ogontz Avenue Wyncote, Pa 19050- (215)-885-7224
- I give Annie's Nail Spa 4 stars for their eyelash and eyebrow bar. There following never exceeds their staff and they always honor appointments and their services have longevity. Can improve by offering different varieties of new eyelash products and methods.
Hair Town Beauty Supply– 1000 Easton Road Wyncote, Pa 19050- (215)-887-
- I give Hair Town Beauty Supply 4 stars for their wig department. They give great assistance and privacy when testing out different wigs. Can improve by have more sales on different brands of wigs.
Mighty Sharp Barber Shop– 6526 Rising Sun Ave Philadelphia Pa. 19111- (267)-288-7983
- I give Mighty Sharp Barber Shop 5 stars for their excellence in technical ability. They are consistent with all of their haircuts. Can improve by making sure their staff exceeds their following.


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Astigmatism Contact Lens
Astigmatism is an eye ailment resulting in blurred vision. It is caused by the non-symmetry between the shape of the cornea and the lens of the eye. The cornea is in an oblong shape resulting in loss of vision. In astigmatism, there is a difference in curvature in the various medians of they eye.
Based on myopia and hyperopia, there are five types of astigmatism. Simple myopic astigmatism is where one meridian is nearsighted while the other is free of any ailments. The second is compound myopic astigmatism, where one meridian is nearsighted and the other shares the same symptom but on a much broader scale.
The other is called simple hyperopic astigmatism where in one meridian is farsighted while the other is free of both myopia and hyperopia. The other called hyperopic astigmatism means that both meridians are farsighted with one having a graver condition.
The last condition is mixed astigmatism, where one meridian is nearsighted while the other is farsighted. Contact lenses are a form of treatment for astigmatism. Toric contacts are the contacts that is used for treating astigmatism.
They are composed of the same materials used by both soft or regular gas permeable contact lenses. Toric lenses have two powers in them; one is for treatment of astigmatism, the other for either myopia or hyperopia. It also includes a mechanism that keeps the lenses' stability when the user blinks or looks around.
It is important to have a eye examination with an eye practitioner to check if you are fit to wear toric lenses. Doctors may choose to fit the patient with a higher-powered spherical soft lens to mask the astigmatic concerns. This fitting process deals with trial and error for both patient and doctor.
There are a significant number of companies producing astigmatism contact lens. Better have your eye check with a doctor so he or she can recommend a good brand for you. Toric contact lenses are available as frequent replacements, disposable and even daily disposables.
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text: ETNA GREEN - Russell D. Binkley, 100, died at 10:05 a.m. Sunday, April 22, in Miller's Merry Manor Nursing Home, Warsaw. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy (Pellett); a sister-in-law, Dortha Binkley Sheets of Warsaw; a brother, Cecil (Maxine) Binkley of Etna Green; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, Bourbon, where friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of services. Burial will be at Etna Green Cemetery.


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RedDave2 wrote:I'm quite happy for this on the switch. Mark of wolves has shown that the d-pad works fine for fighting (At least in single player, which I'm fine with) Disappointed it's not alpha 3 max, had that on psp many years ago and it was great fun.
Bit of a Switch tax unfortunately. Base.com have an excellent price for all versions but Switch is still £10 more.Blue Swirl wrote:I'll get Switch, assuming it's budget price, and not full-fat like Ultra SF II was.
Brooks wrote:I want to know how low the input lag is first really. The PS3 version of 3S Online was basically bang on arcade-perfect there, I hope this is also.
Dinostar77 wrote:Streetfighter related, primark have a cool ryu doing a dragon punch tshirt for £6. Also some mario, black panther and star wars tshirts that didn't appeal to me personally.
JonB wrote:Bit of a Switch tax unfortunately.
RedDave2 wrote:My favourite and in fact only street fighter t shirt was the original world warrior select screen with the heading 'life is full of choices'
Base are good. I got MHW with keyring (surprisingly good quality) from them recently.
tigerswiftly wrote:Street Fighter could be OK depending on the design. Not cool but acceptable in public. Maybe. Or not. At least it's a cool game. Mario is fucking trash tier.
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Peppermint Penguins
A bit of peppermint extract makes these cute penguin cookies taste perfectly appropriate as Christmas cookies, although you could enjoy them any time of year.
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Peppermint Penguins
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, milk, peppermint extract, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
- Remove 3/4 cup dough and set aside. Remove 1/3 cup dough and tint with orange food coloring. Tint the remaining dough with black food coloring.
- To make each penguin, shape black dough into one 1 1/4-inch ball and two 1/4-inch balls. Shape the plain dough into one 3/4-inch ball. Shape the orange dough into two 1/4-inch balls and one 1/8-inch ball. On the prepared cookie sheet, for the body, flatten the black 1 1/4-inch ball into a 1/4-inch-thick oval. For the white tummy, flatten the plain 3/4-inch ball into a 1/4-inch-thick oval. Place the plain oval on top of the black oval so that the bottoms of the ovals align. Using a knife, cut the bottom of the ovals to make a straight edge; discard cut edge. For wings, flatten the two black 1/4-inch balls to make teardrop shapes. Position the drops, round sides up, on each side at the top of white oval. For the feet, shape the two 1/4-inch orange balls into squares. Use the handle of a spoon to make small indentations in one end of each square for webbed feet. Attach squares to the bottom of the ovals. For the beak, shape the 1/8-inch orange ball into a triangle and position for a beak. Shape penguins on cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between each penguin.
- Bake for 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes. Carefully transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Make eyes with dots of white decorating icing and a dot of black food coloring in the middle. Let stand until set.
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To Store:
Layer cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
Use purchased decorating icing, or in a small bowl stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 to 3 teaspoons of water to reach piping consistency.
Nutrition Facts (Peppermint Penguins)
- Per serving:
- 240 kcal ,
- 13 g fat
- (8 g sat. fat ,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 3 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 35 mg chol. ,
- 159 mg sodium ,
- 28 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
- 12 g sugar ,
- 2 g pro.
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jdcontreras 441 Days Ago
This is very cute and it does take a little time to get all the shapes right. The problem is the black dye. It takes away from the good taste of the cookie.


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Visit project website: parkprojectberlin.com
PARK PROJECT BERLIN is a year-long multimedia project, creating a snapshot of Berlin 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Filming the parks of Berlin and the people who use them while exploring the traces of history left behind.
Filmmaker Laura J. Lukitsch and photographer Gundula Friese have set out to document the parks of Berlin. Through photographs, videos and conversations they explore the importance of public space and the role that parks play in our society. The team is curating a contemporary mosaic, with the reflections and visions of both old and new residents of Berlin, as the city faces changes from immigration and gentrification.


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Registration is underway for the 6th annual Paddle at the Porch, a stand-up paddleboard race to be held Aug. 19 behind The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House in Destin.
There be races for all ages and skill levels, including a Kids' Fun Paddle event, a one-mile beginner course, a three-mile recreational race and a six-mile "elite" race, a release posted on the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce website said. There will be vendors at the event and an awards ceremony will be held later.
A Packet Pick Up Party will be held Aug. 18 at the Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House, 1740 Scenic Highway 98 in Destin.
To register, go to https://paddleguru.com/races/6thAnnualPaddleatthePorch.


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Fully Licensed & Bonded
This attractive hotel is located in the heart of Tarragona, near the famous Mediterranean Balcony viewpoint and the main Roman monuments, offering an ideal base not only for tourists but also for those travelling on business purposes. Tarragona train station is easy reachable within 10 minutes' walk from the property and an array of restaurants and shops can be found in the surrounding area. The accommodation units range from standard to deluxe rooms, all offering a charming interior design as well as excellent facilities such as a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi access. Those travelling with children can take advantage of a more spacious family room. After a busy day of work or sightseeing, guests may relax in the common lounge area or take a refreshing dip into the sparkling outdoor pool, which is equipped with sun loungers, ideal to enjoy the Mediterranean sun.


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Social Skills Video: Taking Turns in Conversation
This blog post is one in a series of entries outlining our social skills videos. Our social skills video library is up to 80 videos, each focusing on a social interaction that children and young adults has to face on a daily basis. All videos compare expected and unexpected behavior and show internal thoughts to get the perspective of everyone involved. Videos can be viewed on all your devices, including PC's, Mac's, iPad and Android tablets, and smartphones. To learn more about our social skills video library, head over to our main Social Skills Videos page.
Owen tries to tell Johnny about his trip to Florida but Johnny doesn't let Owen speak. Johnny talks over him which makes Owen feel bad. Johnny needs to remember to take turns in conversation.
Use Taking Turns in Conversation
This video focuses on what can happen if you do all the talking. We show the consequence that it will make others feel bad or annoyed. We also introduce the idea that conversations are like playing catch. You have to go back and forth each turn. I've even had students throw a ball back to forth to get the idea. I usually tell them that the ball will drop if the conversation starts. The visual really helps them understand this idea.


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Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Game Attribute: PlayStation 3
Genre: Sports
Players: 2
Network Players:8
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground features deeper customization than ever before, including a Video Editor with full-featured editing tools and visual effects for making epic skate videos, and a fully customizable online Skate area where players can skate with friends in the ultimate pad. In addition, players will have the liberty to skate from single player to online seamlessly, as well as utilize new gameplay mechanics such as skate able terrain altering and building, and Bowl Carving, delivering the most empowered skating experience ever. Tony Hawk's Proving Ground also features even more Nail the Trick moves such as Nail the Grab and Nail the Manual intensifying the thrill of pulling off big tricks


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Yes another group of girls have now graduated and once again my house (the RED house at school) made some parting gifts for the year 12's in our house. (You can click here to see what we made last year) This year we made little boxes using the Top Note Die and made a little gift card to go inside sticking with the owl theme. Inside the card was a little quote (each girl had their own quote particular to them and their personality). The girls were thrilled with their little gift and I hope they treasure them for years to come. Each graduating box came with its own little tassle (in red of course), the card uses the owl from Fox and Friends and the sentiment is the Happy Grad Set. The graduating hat on the owl is stamped and cut out from the Great Grads set. Click here to see instructions to make the box. I have included a collage of the girls in production mode from one of our crafting sessions - the girls really love making them and look forward to it each year. I found the idea for these cute little graduation boxes here.
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Dong Thap (VNA) – A wooden drum in the Phuong Nam Cultural Tourism Area of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap was recognised as Vietnam's largest drum by the Vietnam Record Association.
A ceremony to announce the status was held on January 24.
The drum is 2.9 metres tall, with a diameter of six metres and carved from a 10-tonne wood block from Cameroon by artists of the Doi Tam drum-making village in northern Ha Nam province.
Dong Thap province is well-known for its hundred-year-old Sa Dec flower village, Cham Chim National Park and Go Thap historical relic site.-VNA


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- An itinerant teacher for students with visual impairments to travel to students' assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative special education services relating to vision loss.
- Work with classroom teachers, counselors, parents and diagnosticians concerning appropriate assessments, modifications, and/or test administration
- Supervise modified materials preparation, acquisition and insuring necessary classroom modifications are made for students
- Provide instructions to students ranging from age 3 to 21 for skills needed by blind and visually impaired students in order to access all areas of core curriculum
- Maintain current professional libraries, assessment materials and registrations to appropriate agencies for students
- Participate in transition for successful integration into community by helping students set realistic personal and vocational goals
- A bachelor's degree from a college or university
- Kentucky certification for teachers of students with visual impairments
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A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.
I was planning to do this review in my normal fashion, but after starting I decided, since the book was hardly worth my time to read, it is hardly worth my time to do a lengthy review. While reading We Were Liars, I kept waiting for something substantial to happen the entire time. There was some mysterious thing that happened that was eluded to the entire time and I kept waiting for something to happen to at least give us clues as to what had happened but they never came.
I kept complaining the entire time I read that this book wasn't good and my family kept asking "Why are you still reading it then?" to which I would reply, "I am waiting for it to redeem itself. I have heard it's so good!" I had heard so many great things about it from people that I generally like similar books with so I was SURE there was going to be something to make it all click together coming up...never happened. The ending, where you finally do find out what the whole mystery was, I said to myself "Really? Are these characters, even as teenagers, that stupid?" Needless to say, I was very disappointed.
This was one of the worst books I have read in the last year. I know it worked for other people, and I am happy for them, but the only reason this book is getting a 2 from me is because I actually finished it. I almost gave up on it several times but I guess I just needed to know what actually did happen and was waiting for that ultimate book redemption to show up even though it never did. Thank heavens I checked this one out from the library and didn't buy it!


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A baby gorilla was finally born at the Washington Zoo after nine years and the organization decided to record the emotional moment.
Calaya, the mother, gave birth to the little gorilla and received him in her arms in a lovely way. This gorilla is at the Smithsonian National Zoo to preserve the species since in recent years it has decreased by 60 percent due to disease and poaching.
Learn more about western lowland gorilla Calaya and her new infant, Moke: https://t.co/l9X72uJimF. #GorillaStory pic.twitter.com/8S1jjjbsev— National Zoo (@NationalZoo) April 16, 2018
The video is beautiful (and also a bit strong) and when you see it you will understand why it became quickly viral.
Check out the adorable moment below:
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Welcome to the Oyster House, a beach-front house for friends and family on Lummi Island's only beach with private extended tide flats at low tide; perfect for beach-combing, exploring, oysters and crabbing when in season. Enjoy breath-taking views of Hale's Passage, the City of Bellingham, Mount Baker and Sisters as you walk through the forest canopy to the main deck overlooking the beach and ocean.
Hand-scraped teak flooring, the impressive floor to ceiling natural beach-stone fireplace, massive glass windows facing Hales Passage and warm surroundings instantly welcome you to the outstanding views from the great room. Just beyond the spacious kitchen; complete with stainless appliances, french doors lead you to a covered balcony, literally hanging over the ocean! There you will find a 4-burner stainless steel propane BBQ* and ample comfortable seating areas.
Plenty of indoor seating areas include an oversized sofa sectional with flat screen 1080p LED TV, WiFi, ROKU & DVD player and an intimate sitting area. A second bedroom upstairs offers a queen-sized bed and shares the custom-tiled bathroom; furnished with granite counter tops and a walk-in glass shower complete with ocean views. A third bedroom with a queen-sized bed is located on the main floor; ALL ROOMS PROVIDE STUNNING OCEAN VIEWS!
The Oyster House ensures your first-class comfort while maintaining a rustic beach side theme. After a day of beach-combing and oyster & clam gathering, or fishing from the beach-level patio; complete with fire-pit, enjoy a fireside gathering or a relaxing natural cedar sauna. The Oyster House on Hales Passage is your perfect Lummi Island getaway! Come, enjoy and be our guests today!
*The BBQ tends to move around from side deck to front deck, depending upon the weather!
Keywords: Ocean-side beach house, bedrooms, ocean-side patio, beach combing, ocean, city and mountain views