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In reading countless mind numbing health care articles lately, I've time and time again come across the the idea that socializing medicine will somehow halt or significantly slow the innovation of new life saving medical treatments, drugs and equipment.
There simply won't be a financial incentive to find a cure cancer if you aren't going to get rich selling it, right?
And if the insurance companies who are run by the drug companies who are the ones funding the research to make them bigger and more expensive drugs they can then charge whatever they want for aren't making money off the drugs anymore… well, you get the idea.
The way I understand it, most companies are motivated by profit. And profit and innovation don't necessarily go hand in hand when it comes to medicine. In other words: I'm pretty sure the current system doesn't do a whole lot to provide incentives for innovation either.
Take this for example: Any finance-driven, company run, research facility is going prioritize research and development of disease treatment drugs that maximize profit and need to be taken on a daily, lifelong basis rather than invest time and money in curing said diseases completely. Why spend money creating a cure that will cause you to lose millions of life-long customers and untold dollars? It simply doesn't make sense from a business perspective.
So, how then can we create an incentive to make actual life-saving innovations that are independent of the profits lost by curing the disease rather than requiring people to buy a company's product for life in order to live? What about the diseases that are less common, and therefore less lucrative? What about diseases that primarily affect the lower class and therefore are less profitable than say, investing money and research into developing something like Viagra?
Many claim that ours is free market system and where there is a need, someone will fill it.
It's not really fair to call the current system a free market system when the individuals options are: Pay whatever price the insurance companies demand: Pay whatever the cost of life-saving treatment happens to be or: Die.
The theory of the free market as I understand it is that the need for some product or service creates companies which then fill that need, and in doing so, compete with each other to gain the public's patronage, which results in prices leveling out, based on what people are willing to pay to have that need filled. Supply and demand. And if the prices rise too high, the market levels itself out because people refuse to pay more than something is worth.
But- in the case of health care-people can't simply refuse to get treatment until prices are lowered. Not if they want to, you know, live. And as an individual our only option is refusing to buy insurance to force down costs, and that is ineffective as well because then if we do get ill we are forced to use the emergency room thus driving up the costs for everyone else even more.
It's a never ending cycle where the people can't win, society as a whole isn't benefiting, and really, the only happy ones are the insurance and drug companies who are making humongous profits with wasteful, pointless drugs and procedures.
It has become so that people can't afford to not have insurance that covers even routine and preventative care by artificially raising the costs of such care. I, for one, would have been more inclined to pay out of pocket for simple routine doctors office visits and pay less for insurance overall, but now even the cost of an average fifteen minute, procedure-free doctors visit is about seventy dollars. Which is rather ridiculous.
And if you get a serious or chronic illness, forget it. Without insurance you will undoubtedly go bankrupt trying to pay for it all.
Chronically ill people need drugs and treatments, in many cases just to continue to live. And usually one company manages to corner the market with a drug with patents and secrecy, making it so there is virtually no competition to drive the price of that drug or treatment down. And the cost can be hiked up, not because the company makes the best product and therefore deserves the best price for it, but because people simply have no other choice, and they know it. Forcing a person to pay exorbitant fees for life saving medications and procedures-or forcing them to suffer the consequences- is essentially extortion.
Pay the price, or die.
When the health care industry is driven solely by profit margins and not the ultimate well being of people, everyone loses.
There has to be a way to actually make insurance companies competitive, and provide incentives for drug company research that actually saves lives rather than just increasing profits.
So, I'm all for a government program that funds lifesaving research. Drug companies claim the costs of medicine are so high because it costs so much to research and develop new medications and they lose so much money on failed attempts. Well, fine. Honestly, I think they should be able to charge whatever they want for things like Viagra.
But, the things that save lives? Diabetes treatments, asthma inhalers, cancer medication? The list goes on.
No. I think these things should be taken completely out of the hands of for-profit companies. I think we should have a government funded research center that exclusively develops life saving medications and treatments. I think it should be linked to the charities that work tirelessly to support these causes, and I think the drug companies should be given incentives to A) Donate money, and B) Pay their employees to donate their time. Give them tax breaks, give them ponies. Whatever. Also, the people that are willing to work there should be well compensated. Give them ponies too. Because the only way some of these diseases are ever going to be cured is if it's not going to take money out of the hands of profit driven CEO's to actually do so. And because the people with cancer and diabetes shouldn't be dying because the drug companies want to make a buck off their medication.
I also think the government should create a completely new system-and abolish the old wasteful, mismanaged ones- that provides care to a few key groups, no matter what. Specifically, children, the elderly and the chronically ill, mentally ill or otherwise disabled. Use the money that is currently going to medicaid and medicare.
(Need more money? Stop wasting tax money making commercials and pushing the whole seat-belt law on adults, and stop making us pay to feed, house and clothe drug addicts in prison- but that's an entirely different post. And to be clear, if you don't put seat belts on your kid, yeah, you should get in trouble. Don't put one on yourself? You are stupid and should know better by now. Don't make us pay to enforce laws that protect people from their own stupidity. Same thing with drugs. Don't sell them to kids. Do I care if you want to use them yourself? Should we pay to feed you when you go to jail for it? No. Ahem. Moving on.)
As for peoples gripes about how they shouldn't be forced to pay taxes that go towards a health care program for other people:
We live in a civilized society, not a third world country. And, as a civilized society: Yes. We should all bear the responsibility for caring for the old, young and infirm the same way we all pitch in to help build roads and schools and all of the other things that make this country better than a third world hellhole.
Here, we don't leave our elderly out on the ice when they become a burden, or expose infants to the elements when they are born ill.
If you are one of those who doesn't think you should have to pay for health care for kids because you don't have any? You may not have any, but I bet you were one once. And chances are, you will be elderly too. Or you could be run over by my a car and become disabled. You never know.
I'm repeating this in case you missed the point: In my ideal world, there absolutely would be a health care option that provides for people who are elderly, children (and pregnant women,) and those who are facing illnesses that make it impossible for them to work.
And those people would not have to jump through bureaucratic bullshit hoops to have access to that care. We don't need to hire thousands of paper pushers to get these people enrolled. Make it simple. When you are born, you automatically get health care that covers you until you are 18. When you get ill, pregnant or become disabled, your doctor sends in a paper and you get health care. Once you retire, you get health care. No matter what. Oh, and when you get old, you get to go to a decent retirement community. That's paid for too. And doctors have to accept this coverage. Even the good doctors. Hand out more ponies if you have to- make it worthwhile-but make it so.
I know it could be done- most likely with money we are already paying in taxes. Get rid of the bullshit and waste and pointless bureaucracy, take care of those that genuinely need it, fund the research that's going to actually save lives and come up with a way to make insurance companies competitive enough to drive the prices down to a reasonable, manageable level for the rest of us. Because my insurance premiums shouldn't cost more than your mortgage either.
That's not to much to ask, is it?


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I am looking for anonymous stories and experiences from grandparents for a new book being written by Gloria Hunniford.
Gloria's book will be a personal account of what it is to be a grandmother. But while it will be filled with uplifting and happy stories and memories, Gloria's book also has a serious side - acknowledging that for a modern-day grandparent, life isn't always easy.
It will touch on many of the issues that grandparents face such as divorce and limited access to their grandchildren, feelings of being 'taken for granted' as a childminder and managing views on manners, discipline, food and other aspects of raising a child.
By drawing on the experiences of many other grandparents, Gloria will offer practical advice and guidance on these emotive subjects.
As part of the research for the book it would be great to hear your own personal experiences of grandparenting and your answers to the questions below.
(* These details are purely for follow up phone interviewing. All names and details will be changed to make sure the stories and experiences cannot be recognized.)
1. Did you find that your relationship with your child shifted when he/she became a parent themselves. If so, in what way? How did this make you feel?
2. Sometimes your relationship with your child's new partner can create difficulties. Has this happened to you? Any examples of stories and how did you manage the highs and lows? Vice versa - is your child the one being difficult while their partner acts as peace-maker?
3. What issues and difficulties have been raised in managing your views on childrearing, manners, discipline, bedtime, TV, routines and food?
4. Have you ever felt dumped on by your children or their partners. Did it feel like you were expected to drop everything to look after the kids?
5. Would you like more access to your grandchildren than you're getting? Have you brought this up? What reception did you get? Did you get more access? Have such issues gone as far as court?
6. Any good ideas for keeping the kids occupied? Any games or special days out you can recommend? How do you keep up with their changing interests. Have you embraced modern technology?
7. Have you ever experienced rivalry with your grandchild's other grandparents? Or do you have touching stories of bonding over your grandchildren?
8. Any stories about how divorce or death have affected your role as a grandparent. Did you feel a little forgotten at this time? How did you cope yourself?
9. What are the golden rules of being a good grandparent?
10. Can you give examples of the sheer joy of being a grandparent? What are you fondest memories? Any priceless moments that you will cherish forever or that made you laugh.
11. Do you have a favourite grandchild or is it important to you to deal equally with all grandchildren. Do you plan to leave money/inheritance/trust funds to them all? Have you addressed that with them or their parents?
12. Any other stories whether tricky or touching which you believe are important for other grandparents to read about?
Many thanks,
Charlotte Ward
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Information for Gloria Hunniford.
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New Apartment Tour/
Ok, readers, be patient with me. In honor of our move (and my 700th post! This one!) I wanted to debut using video occasionally on the blog. Fun, right?!
It's a little harder than I thought... and since I know you want to see the new place, I'm not going to hold out on you just because the video isn't perfect (plus, I forgot to take still pictures... I know, bad blogger). So please, I KNOW it's amateur and it's kinda rough. You may get motion sickness because I'm walking around the whole video, sorry!
I also meant to add a title but couldn't get it to work last night. So be it. Figured out the title! Not the tiny tiny size (watch it here for "full size" but it's still small!)
Here's the video (I hope you enjoy!):
Uptown Apartment Tour from Maggie Morgan on Vimeo.
The apartment already looks VERY different, as we have six pickup truck loads of furniture and boxes here, as well as several car trips of lamps and pictures and clothing.... but we're getting settled. Next week I'll be sure to share some pics with the nice camera!
P.S. I call the bathroom sink a pedestal sink when clearly it is wall-mounted and not on a pedestal. I blame Moving Induced Brain Mush.


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Photography Workshop with Karen Hutton
March 18-20, 2018
Lake Tahoe/Truckee California
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Come along with me for two and a half days of nature and landscape photography right in my own backyard!
Traveling from afar and think a couple of days is too short? I've planned this so you can either come for the weekend before –
or stay during the week after, when fewer people are in the area.
Photographing the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area in the snow is SUBLIME!
My favorite images of this area that I call home are covered in a magical blanket of snow.
I'd love to take you there!
High season in the Lake Tahoe area means CROWDS. Getting around to photograph on weekends is frustrating at best, so I'm going to save you that pain! This short 'n sweet workshop begins on Sunday evening and goes through Tuesday, which means we've got room to breathe and get our shots of this beautiful area.
OUR FOCUS: How to SEE in photographically unique and wondrous ways! Everything you learn over our two and a half days together can easily be applied back home or on your next travel out into nature. You'll leave the workshop with renewed vision and confidence – not to mention with new, like-minded friends who share your same passion for nature, landscapes and the great outdoors!
COOL TOOLS: Fujifilm curious? We'll have Fujifilm cameras and lenses on hand for you play with during the entire event, as yet another way to "see different"!
Everybody takes pictures… but does everyone really SEE? I mean, from the inside-out?
Learning to do THAT is like learning to create visual gold.
With a strong emphasis on nature and landscape photography,
this photo workshop is really about learning to see photographically and tell a visual story.
The strongest images capture ONLY the details which tell a unique story.
Particularly when visiting often-shot landscape vistas, you want to figure out YOUR take.
You have to feel, think and listen 'outside the postcard'.
This is what artists do… and it's what we'll be laying the groundwork for in our time together.
This approach is like a big, beautiful ball of instinct, emotion, technique and artistry all blended together into a single frame.
When you truly SEE YOUR WORLD in a photographic and artful way…
you don't just go home with an outsider's touristy photo album but, but a book of images that are iconic – and unique to you.
this workshop is for you if…
- You already know how to photograph, but feel like your images lack a "certain something". Meaning: they don't stand out, they fall short of what you were seeing when you took the shot – or worse yet, are simply the visual equivalent of elevator music.
- You are a photographer who feels she already has a "voice" – or at least understands the concept – but is wondering how to make her images express that voice more consistently, over a wider range of subject matter.
- You are a photographer wanting to continue down your creative path with a sense of renewed & refreshed thoughts and ideas. You might even want a bit of a boot out of your comfort zone!
- You embrace the notion that gear isn't everything; it's meant to serve you and not the other way around.
- You dream of feeling excited and confident about your photography, of inspiring others with the images you create, of hanging out with a group of like-minded people who all loves this stuff as much as you do – and have a "BRING IT" attitude.
this workshop is NOT for you if…
- You're obsessed with "getting the shot" at all costs and aren't interested in broadening your focus. Then yeahhh, this is so not for you.
- You go to these events so you can teach others in the workshop and/or pump your own event. Noooooooo!
- You believe that gear, settings and technique are the main event in photography and feelings/emotion/vision makes you want to fling yourself off a cliff. (While gear and post-processing are always part of the conversation, they are not the main event of this experience.)
- You have a camera, but don't know how to use it – or you need tons of help. Hey that's OK! This workshop doesn't cover that… but I'm happy to recommend some who do. Contact me!
The "See Your World" workshop will begin late Sunday afternoon with a Keynote presentation at the beautiful Cedar House Sport Hotel followed by a welcome dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Truckee, CA. Here's how it'll roll…
Sunday Evening:
4:00 pm
We'll gather as a group for a wine, cheese and crudité reception, followed by a presentation. This presentation will not only preview the locations, challenges and unique possibilities that photographing in this area offers, but you'll also learn some of the focusing techniques that you'll be using to get into "the zone". Being grounded and focused is key to seeing your world in refreshing new ways… and I'll introduce a few of the techniques I've used for over 40 years (and still use) to keep the inspiration flowing.
You'll also have an opportunity to check out Fujifilm cameras and/or lenses for the weekend too! I thought that would be fun – and there is no charge for that, no obligation attached. Our time together is all about creativity; and Fujifilm is simply one of the most creative tools I know.
6:30 pm
Following the presentation, we'll head to one of my favorite restaurants for a welcome dinner among new friends who share the same passion for photography.
10 am
We'll meet at Lake Tahoe for a photo day to practice our newly learned techniques.
9 am – 1 pm
We'll meet in one of my favorite areas of Truckee for a photowalk – on snowshoes! Along the way, we'll apply everything you learned the day before in an entirely new area and situation. We'll also be using snowshoes (provided for you) to access certain areas… so be sure you have the right boots and spirit of adventure!
2:30-4:30 pm
The workshop will wrap up in the classroom, with mid-afternoon photo critiques and some post processing.
NOTE: A full schedule & location details will be sent out to participants a few weeks before the workshop. Also, a private Facebook group will be set up for participants, so you can meet one another, arrange carpools, commiserate over accommodations, gear, weather and all the fun stuff nature and landscape photographers and fellow travelers like to chat about.
Instruction by Karen Hutton
Dinner on Sunday night
Conference room with projector
Snowshoes and guide on Tuesday (guide is first aid & CPR qualified)
Fujifilm gear to borrow and create with
Airfare & Transportation to/from airport
Transportation during workshop
Car rental
Other dinners (besides Welcome dinner)
Dinner beverages
Personal expenses
While lodging is not included as part of the cost of this workshop, a special group rate for participants is available at the Cedar House Sport Hotel:
All rooms come with breakfast and you'll be staying right where this workshop begins and ends.
Specify "Karen Hutton Photo Workshop" when you call to book!
"Karen Hutton Photo Workshop" Special Rates:
Designer Queens, Premier Kings, and Double Queens: $180.00/night plus tax.
Single Queen: $165.00/night plus tax.
King Suite: $200/night plus tax.
Two-room suite: $230.00/night plus tax.
The cost to attend this workshop is $695 (USD). Payment can be made securely, using the credit card of your choice via Paypal.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and make payment. Currency conversion (if any) will be made automatically.
Still have questions? Contact me! I'll be happy to answer them and help any way I can.
First and foremost, I encourage participants to shoot with camera gear that they are VERY familiar with. This is a very short event and will not be covering the operation of your camera.
Secondly, March is still winter in the mountains! Granted, it's on the milder end – but sudden and unexpected weather turns are the norm for us that time of year. There might be alot of snow… or not much at all. The best plan is to think in layers. Short of a full on, winter blizzard with howling winds, we'll get out and shoot in just about any weather. Personally, some of the coolest images I've ever created were captured in a snowstorm. So here's what I recommend:
- Camera, 2 lenses. If it's snowing, plan on NOT changing lenses out in the field!
- Tripod
- Clothing layers. Be sure to bring something appropriate for cold weather, snow boots, gloves, hats, etc.; but also if it warms up during the day.
- Water. You lose alot more body moisture than you think up here. Avoid dehydration issues by having a bottle of water or thermos of tea with you.
- Several lens cloths. Mine get wet if it's snowing… so I bring alot of them and stash them in various pockets of my coat and backpack.
- Sunscreen
- Good hiking shoes and/or snow boots, depending upon conditions.
- Camera/lens cover. It doesn't have to be fancy – but you'll be glad you have something to keep snow off your lens if we're out in weather.
- Headlamp or flashlight, just in case we stay a little later after sunset.
- Laptop or a tablet for the Tuesday afternoon critique session.
- NOTE: You can use the processing software you're most familiar with. Please note that I will NOT be teaching how to use a processing software during this workshop; I'll be sharing ideas about how to use some of it creatively to enhance your vision. You need to know how to use the software of your choice ahead of time.
- NOTE: You can use the processing software you're most familiar with. Please note that I will NOT be teaching how to use a processing software during this workshop; I'll be sharing ideas about how to use some of it creatively to enhance your vision. You need to know how to use the software of your choice ahead of time.
YOU IN? CLICK HERE TO LEARN more & REGISTER!
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OR… join me on another upcoming photo adventure.


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to hit it off
to see and smile
she waves, wave back
close, just met,
feels quite nice -
looks so, too -
arm around,
hand in hand,
touch in touch
and hold her up -
feels all right
but seems so odd
are we both us,
or just us drunk?
Monday, February 11, 2008
drunken stumblings
Posted by Bryan Schultz at 10:44 PM
Labels: poetry
1 comment:
- Wendy said...
both us, just drunk us. ;)
- February 14, 2008 at 10:50 AM
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[7.30.2017] Variety roundup: Knowing Bros + Infinity Challenge + 1N2D + Masked Singer + Running Man
Knowing Bros (Kim Jong Kook & Lee Jong Hyuk)
news 1 via Naver: 'Knowing Bros', Kim Jong Kook, explosive chattiness...even Kang Ho Dong is charmed by Mr. Capable's force
1. [+3,248, -136] I didn't know Kang Ho Dong and Kim Jong Kook were close until today ㅋㅋ Why's Ssamja so good at skits ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Hoping his new song hits daebak~
2. [+2,630, -139] Ssamja's jokes are awesome ~I doubt the only reason why Kim Jong Kook doesn't have a girlfriend is due to his low voice ㅋㅋ
3. [+2,516, -106] Makes me wonder how much did Kim Jong Kook hold himself back from talking that he was exceptionally talkative today ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
4. [+1,966, -102] Today's funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Jong Kook hyung's good
5. [+1,592, -95] Kim Jong Kook is so cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
6. [+392, -31] Kim Jong Kook, Kang Ho Dong, Lee Jong Hyuk and especially Ssamja were hilarious ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
7. [+436, -52] This is what a fun episode looks like. Last week's comments were ridiculous
8. [+352, -28] Kim Jong Kook is funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Turbo's new song is catchy
9. [+331, -23] I've said the same thing last week: episodes when they don't invite idols are freaking fun
10. [+288, -10] The guest who hit Kang Ho Dong's head the most is Kim Jong Kook
Infinity Challenge (Summer Festival)
Xports News via Naver: "War or festival"... This is Infinity Challenge's ticket festival
1. [+2,322, -148] What Mudo needs is a ddorai
2. [+1,694, -91] Mudo's captions aren't as witty anymore. The irony in the captions is what made it funny and unique
3. [+1,521, -92] I wish they bring back Park Jin Kyung PD-nim and the old captions
4. [+1,495, -103] Tae Ho PD, remove the PDs and writers below you and recruit a ddorai like Park Jin Kyung
5. [+1,561, -130] The members deserve no criticisms, they're all working hard
6. [+538, -36] Did the person who used to do the captions get replaced?
7. [+423, -38] The female PD who adds the caption is no fun
8. [+378, -26] Mudo's legendary days were back when they had Young Jae PD, Ok Hyung PD, Nam Ho PD and Jin Kyung PD
9. [+564, -105] Kim Shin Young, Hong Jin Kyung-ssi, thank you for your effort
10. [+309, -32] Kim Shin Young carried the episode
1N2D (Invigorating Food Tour Pt. 2)
Xports News via Naver: '1N2D', Defconn flies in Invigorating Food Trip
1. [+394, -20] Today's fun ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ the members carried ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
2. [+335, -17] Kim Jong Min and Kim Junho ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ sausage bread lol ㅋㅋㅋ
3. [+276, -13] Hurry up Naver and upload the sausage bread clip ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I laughed the hardest during that part ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
4. [+253, -17] Beetle is cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This episode is definitely better than last week's ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
5. [+240, -14] I admit today's episode is thoroughly enjoyable
6. [+90, -6] Kim Jong Min may have met the members through work but you can tell he's grown attached to them by how he's comfortable around them
7. [+85, -5] The fun is back ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
8. [+122, -18] This is why I'll never stop watching 1N2D ㅜㅜㅜ there will be boring episodes but there will always be the entertaining ones
9. [+81, -6] Kim Jong Min is freaking hilarious today ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
10. [+69, -4] Kim Jong Min hard carried ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Masked Singer (K.Will, Lee So Eun, Red Velvet's Joy)
Mydaily via Naver: Masked Singer, Young Hee becomes the new winner... Baby Walrus is K.Will
1. [+2,536, -133] Ah I wanted to see more from K. Will, too bad he's eliminated
2. [+1,768, -102] Sucks that K Will is out ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
3. [+1,481, -63] Everyone can tell it's K Will the very start ㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋHis elimination is funny
4. [+1,043, -66] K Will, thanks for your effort
5. [+719, -69] Every performers did great today
6. [+397, -10] Young Hee is obviously Ok Joo Hyun
Osen via Naver: Bandabi is Red Velvet's Joy... Young Hee, strong contender for victory
1. [+179, -13] Has Joy's voice always sounded this good? On this hot weather, I'd want to listen to her clear and refreshing voice over Young Hee's voice. Red Velvet, fighting
2. [+130, -8] You did well!! You were awesome. Keep doing well Soooyoung-ahㅜㅜㅜㅠㅠ
3. [+109, -7] Her voice thoㅠㅠㅜ Way to go Sooyoung-ah❤
4. [+128, -15] Joy-yaㅠㅠ I teared up ㅠㅠ When she talked about her singing in the bathroom ㅠㅠㅠThere's more people who love your voice, haters are just jealous. Hope you become the Michael Jordan of singing!! Love you ♡♡♡♡♡
5. [+94, -6] Voice as beautiful as her face!! Joy and Red Velvet fighting♡♡♡
Running Man (7th Anniversary-Family Special)
Herald Pop via Naver: 'Running Man', the taste of betrayal... Ji Suk Jin X Kim Soo Yong's miraculous victory
1. [+1,012, -17] Running Man is too fun ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
2. [+842, -12] One of the best episodes so far
3. [+718, -10] Running Man is so good lately
4. [+665, -9] Running Man's on their 7th year. Daebak
5. [+601, -8] Fun episode!!! Running Man is the best ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㄲㅋㅋ
6. [+208, -5] Feels like Running Man's rating is gonna break 10% this time ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
7. [+185, -4] Congrats again on reaching your 7th anniversary ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
8. [+173, -4] Ah Running Man makes my entire week. It's so much fun lately
9. [+167, -4] It's been a long time since I laughed this hard ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
10. [+164, -6] Running Man is reaching another peak
The qoo: Taeyeon in uniforms from Running Man's preview
-She's so pretty
-Could be the fact that she looks young for her age but the uniform suits her well
-I thought I was looking at Taeyeon when she just debuted
-She hasn't changed ㅠㅠ Taeyeon jjang
-I have the same facial expression as Yooneunim


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Cognitive Linguistic Approaches to Teaching Vocabulary and by Boers, Frank
By Boers, Frank
Gaining knowledge of the vocabulary of a international language is without doubt one of the so much daunting initiatives that language beginners face. The immensity of the duty is underscored by way of the realisation that it isn't purely unmarried phrases but in addition a variety of standardised words (idioms, collocations, etc.) that must be obtained. there's hence a transparent want for tutorial equipment that aid newbies take on this activity, and but few proposals for vocabulary guideline have to date long past past innovations for rote-learning and widespread technique of selling of noticing. this is why vocabulary and phrasing have lengthy been assumed arbitrary. The volume? offers a long-overdue substitute by means of exploring and exploiting the presence of linguistic 'motivation' - or, systematic non-arbitrariness - within the lexicon. the 1st half the quantity stories abundant empirical facts of the pedagogical effectiveness of featuring vocabulary to inexperienced persons as non-arbitrary. the information suggested point out that the proposed educational equipment can gain whilst either the character of the objective lexis and the fundamental cognitive orientations of specific inexperienced persons are taken into consideration. the 1st half the ebook regularly objectives lexis that has already attracted a good quantity of realization from Cognitive Linguists some time past (e.g. phrasal verbs and figurative idioms). the second one part broadens the scope significantly by means of revealing the non-arbitrariness of numerous different lexical styles, together with collocations and note partnerships in general. this is often accomplished via recognising a few long-neglected dimensions of linguistic motivation - etymological and phonological motivation, particularly. Concrete feedback are made for placing the non-arbitrary nature of phrases and words to strong use in advised language learning.? The volume? is accordingly of curiosity not just to utilized linguists and researchers in Seco
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In the control condition, the same lexis was organised under functional headings referring to whether the expressions were used to describe sudden anger, a slow build-up of anger, or angry personalities. This was done to ensure the same degree of organisation of the input under both conditions, so that any superior learning effects under the experimental condition could not be dismissed as being merely the result of the lexis being grouped rather than listed. In an immediate post-test (a text-based gap-filling exercise targeting ten of the expressions), the experimental group outperformed the control group significantly.
G. Brinton and Traugott 2005; Bybee 2003; Sweetser 1990), CL typically views linguistic motivation synchronically. However, a diachronic perspective may prove to be a useful addition for helping learners appreciate the motivated nature of words and phrases. At word level, a diachronic perspective is usually equated with "etymology". Etymological explanations of the meaning and/or form of words can serve as a type of intra-linguistic motivation and thus as a pathway for semantic and/or structural elaboration.
G. pass the baton and a dummy run). The experimental students were given the supplementary task of writing down a hypothesis about the origin of each idiom while the control students were asked to invent a communicative How cognitive linguistics can further vocabulary teaching 35 situation in which each idiom could be used. e. g. associating pass the baton with a mental image of a relay race). 001), which may again be indicative of the mnemonic power of dual coding. 001). Encouraged by these results, Boers, Demecheleer and Eyckmans (2004a, b) and Boers, Eyckmans and Stengers (2006, 2007) conducted a series of larger-scale experiments with the aid of an on-line programme of exercises they developed to help Dutch-speaking students comprehend and remember a total of 400 English idioms.


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So they're finally here, performing for you If you know the words, you can join in too Put your hands together, if you want to clap As we take you through this monkey rap
DK Donkey Kong
He's the leader of the bunch, you know him well He's finally back to kick some tail His coconut gun can fire in spurts If he shoots ya, it's gonna hurt He's bigger, faster, and stronger too He's the first member of the DK crew
DK, Donkey Kong, DK, Donkey Kong is here
This Kong's got style, so listen up dudes She can shrink in size, to suit her mood She's quick and nimble when she needs to be She can float through the air and climb up trees If you choose her, you'll not choose wrong With a skip and a hop, she's one cool Kong
DK Donkey Kong
He has no style, he has no grace This Kong has a funny face He can handstand when he needs to And stretch his arms out, just for you Inflate himself just like a balloon This crazy Kong just digs this tune
DK, Donkey Kong, DK, Donkey Kong is here
He's back again and about time too And this time he's in the mood He can fly real high with his jetpack on With his pistols out, he's one tough Kong He'll make you smile when he plays his tune But Kremlings beware cause he's after you
DK, Donkey Kong
Finally, he's here for you It's the last member of the DK crew This Kong's so strong, it isn't funny Can make a Kremling cry out for mummy. Can pick up a boulder with relative ease Makes crushing rocks seem such a breeze He may move slow, he can't jump high But this Kong's one hell of a guy
C'mon Cranky, take it to the fridge!
Walnuts, peanuts, pineapple smells, Grapes, melons, oranges and coconut shells, (repeat)
Powers and Expansion's
Tier: Expanded tier
Name: DK
Origin: Heaven
Gender: Dong
Age: 27
Classification: Kong, Professional singer and Dong expander
Powers and Abilities: Faster, bigger and stronger too, his coconut gun can fire in spurts if he shoots ya it's gonna hurt, Dong manipulation, immortality (type 8).
Attack Potency: Gurren Lagann verse x5000 (His Dong pierced every heaven in every dimension)
Speed: You can't escape from the coconut cream pies, since he will shower you
Lifting Strength: Hairy arms, can lift steel dongs
Striking Strength: At least Multi-universal (punched a moon from orbit, his dong can reach other universes and hit them)
Durability: Dong will expand regardless of resistance+
Stamina: Irrelevant
Range: 8th wall You can feel his Dong
Standard Equipment: Bongo drums, Coconut gun, Red tie, spare Dongs.(Usually 8)
Intelligence: Omniscience
Weaknesses: When the Dong doesn't expand, This does not expand dong memes, and if that happens he becomes and absolute zero
Notable Attacks and Reality expansions
Dong Cena: The Dong can tap into his inner wrestler powers, said to put him on same level as said wrestler
Coconut gun: Fires in spurts, it's gonna hurt
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Second Batch of Stolen Cowboys Casino Data Released Online
The nightmare continues for Calgary's Cowboys Casino.
A year ago, this gambling venue from Canada was victim to a cyber-attack in which hundreds of documents containing personal information of staff and customers, gambling habits and payouts to hundreds of patrons got stolen.
The casino management feared those documents would be published online and their worst nightmare came to life earlier this month when hackers released the sensitive data on Pastebin website used for sharing documents.
Little more than ten days later and another batch of stolen documents is leaked online as hackers kept their promise that they will keep publishing information until the Cowboys Casino have mended their online security.
"Cowboys Casino has still not taken the matter of their customers/employees security seriously, so we are releasing our 2nd data dump to the public", the note posted to the aforementioned website read.
The second batch of documents included emails, employee payroll, background checks, disciplinary reports and security incidents.
No Further Attacks After 2016
The general manager of Cowboys Casino, Tyrone Waite, reiterates that the casino had no further attacks since the last year's incident and insists that data security changes have been put in place to improve online safety.
"We have assurance from all our IT people. Our e-mail isn't even kept here. It's kept in the cloud through a secure, third-party server.", Waite said.
Calgary police investigation into the data breach is still open and active, it was confirmed, whereas other Canadian agencies have also been approached to help with the ongoing security case.
"At this point the investigation sort of identifies that it's not a foreign entity, but that the group resides most likely within Canada," Wittman said.


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The Lions' Kristen Hayes took a first place finish in the 50 freestyle event with a time of 27.21 while Kerry Bresnahan qualified for the state sectionals with her first place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:19.19. Bresnahan also took a second place finish in the 100 butterfly with her time of 1:06.63.
The St. John Paul II Lions have six returning veterans from last year's squad and this year have added 12 new varsity team members, including a pair of eighth graders. The co-ed varsity squad is comprised of 10 boys and 10 girls.
"Their enthusiasm is contagious," said head coach Jena Brown. "I can't wait to see how the season goes."
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The new single by Phil Good is a smooth take on EDM but which borders closely on pop. The song comes off the heels of previous successful releases like "Growing Up", "Sleeping In" and "I'll Miss You".
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Having been accepted onto my chosen challenge - next October in Tanzania, I have now set up my very own sponsorhip page through Just Giving. This can be found at http://www.justgiving.com/Andrewmaasaitrek and provides an easy and secure way for people to help me towards my fundraising target of £3000.
I am extremely grateful to all those who have already committed sponsorship for my challenge.
I will be organising a number of innovative and entertaining events over the coming months in order to raise the funds required, in the meantime if anyone has any (relatively sensible) ideas, please pass them on!
Many thanks