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networkn: own3d: There isn't any real discussion as yet as I believe the ROM's currently on offer don't rival the stability and speed of the SII ROM's. The SIII is still relatively new and most people I see commenting here are running rooted but stock roms and kernels.
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Mobile Infirmary and other area hospitals have initiated a legal battle against some of the nation's largest purveyors of opioid medications, accusing several powerhouse pharmaceutical companies of fueling the drug epidemic that has burdened health care providers for years.
Styled similarly to 1980s lawsuits against the tobacco industry, the case claims corporations such as Purdue Pharma, Endo Pharmaceuticals and several other manufacturers used "false, deceptive and unfair marking" to sell doctors and patients on their opioid products.
Infirmary Health is joined in the lawsuit by the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center as well as the Monroe County Healthcare Authority and Monroe County Hospital in Alabama.
In a 134-page complaint filed in Mississippi on Nov. 30, the hospitals accuse several opioid manufacturers of aggressively pushing "highly addictive, dangerous opioids" for years while "falsely representing that patients would rarely succumb to drug addiction."
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In addition to manufacturers, several drug distributors, including the McKesson Corp., are also named as defendants. They're accused of failing to "monitor, detect, investigate, refuse and report suspicious orders of prescription opiates," which the hospitals claim has aided the large-scale drug diversion that supplies the illicit market for opioids.
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Martino was referring to the treatment hospitals provide for those affected by opioid abuse and addiction — many of whom are uninsured. In addition to general health care, Martino said hospitals often provide psychiatric, neonatal and detox services for patients affected by opioids.
In recent years, opioid abuse and addiction has grown into one of the most pressing concerns for health care officials at all levels of government. In October, President Donald Trump designated it a "health emergency" and in Alabama, Gov. Kay Ivey and Attorney General Steve Marshall have set up independent committees to address the situation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, there were 64,000 opioid-related deaths in 2016 — a 22 percent increase from the previous year. More in line with the hospitals' complaint, though, has ben the monetary cost incurred dealing with this problem.
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Martino said many of the companies that manufactured these drugs went about their business in "a devious way," claiming they "knew there would be a health care fallout at some point, but it would be for somebody else to worry about." He said hospitals and emergency rooms across the country have been dealing with that fallout for years.
"You've got the hospitals — nurses, doctors and administrators — on the ground dealing with this problem, and then you have these guys who just invented this market," he added. "For years the medical standard was that these drugs were prescribed only for end-of-life treatment and cancer. Well, that's not much of a market."
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"As a company grounded in science, we must balance patient access to FDA-approved medicines, while working collaboratively to solve this public health challenge," the statement reads. "Although our products account for approximately 2 percent of the total opioid prescriptions, as a company, we've distributed the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, developed three of the first four FDA-approved opioid medications with abuse-deterrent properties and partner with law enforcement to ensure access to naloxone." (Naloxone is a medication used to block the effects of opioids and prevent overdose deaths.)
While a civil lawsuit can't force companies to change their behavior, Martino said he's hopeful, if the hospitals' case is successful, some might move to do so on their own. He also stressed that even though they are seeking substantial monetary damages, the hospitals bringing this case view it as "part of their obligation to provide effective and safe health care."
"A lot of times, when the public hears about lawsuits like this, they think it's just some big cash grab, but this is a real problem in emergency rooms," he said. "It's not just a money thing, either. If your kid falls out of a tree and breaks his arm, and you're sitting in the ER waiting because they're having to deal with someone looking for pills, that's a problem."
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Teague's Dramatic Discoveries performance was actually a whole week ago. It ended up being standing room only which is a good thing, it means the program is growing. He was so excited to finally be in the spotlight. When I saw him come walking onto the stage in his bee costume, I got a little bit teary-eyed. Both my kidlets...such naturals...unlike their mom who really has to work at it. Anyway....his little play was called "Mrs. Tiddlemouse." All the kids in it were 5 years old, so needless to say, it was adorable. Teague had been practicing his one line for two weeks, so he had it down pat, "I'm staying put!" He said it perfectly, I could hear him and understand him. YES! He also had another line that was recorded, "Mr. Jackson went to look in the kitchen." I recognized his voice and his line immediately. I was just oozing with Pride......
We didn't get any still pictures of him in his bee costume because we were recording. These pictures are after all of the performances are done and everyone is saying goodbye until next year!
I am so grateful that my kidlets have been able to be a part of Youth Theatre. I don't think that there is a better program. Every single one of the teachers are there because they love theatre and understand the importance of teaching the kids not only theatre, but Life. I have never met nor worked with such a talented group of people, it's true. Thank you so much to Penny and anybody that is involved with this fabulous program.


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"It has been a great 42 years:" Silver Spring House closes
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GLENDALE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The doors are closed at what was one of the area's most enduring gathering spots -- The Silver Spring House on Green Bay Avenue in Glendale.
It was a place that traces its history back to the mid-1800s, under a variety of different names and owners.
The restaurant now has a sign on the door that says "It has been a great 42 years, thank you, but we are closed."
The Silver Spring House website makes no mention of the closing although its events calendar for February is blank.
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For the very first time we want to give you some Italian music. To tell you the truth this is actually the second time because I have already talked about Giorgio Moroder in a previous post (click here). Italy has a great music tradition in Opera and in Classical music, nobody can deny that, but what about "modern" music? I mean, considering the fact I am not into Opera and Classical music, I don't listen to any Italian music. That must be a reason as I consider myself really open to any good sound.
If we are not brilliant in music we are great in movies. Fellini, Rossellini, Antonioni, Bertolucci, are just some of our most honoured directors! This CD, Beretta 70 roaring themes from thrilling Italian police films, is a collection of some of the finest tracks from the 70's ultra violent police/crime movies. Do you like Quentin Tarantino? I am sure you do. That is where he took inspiration. This sort of movies, so called B-movies, describes Italy's cities full of corruption and crime. On the other side Police fight the mob with unorthodox praxis. Many of the films were made on low budgets and in times of political tension and censorship as Italy was rocked by terrorism.
In one of this movies in the 1974 also the great Isaac Hayes was involved.
The sound is a pretty nice blend of 70's funk and disco with of course an Italian touch. Close your eyes and start the engine of your Alfa Romeo Giulia, the city needs you and your Beretta as the crime is striking. Let's roll!
Here a trailer in English. The movie is Il cittadino si ribella.
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ah enfin de la musique italienne mr Marty ! very good.
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RIP Maya Angelou
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I found out that Dr. Angelou died while I was sitting on the C train platform. I gasped (because women like Maya Angelou don't die), and immediately thought of my student who'd spent all semester dissecting her work. I wondered how she'd take the news. Something about that transference brought me great comfort. Every day, from now until the end of time, someone somewhere will discover Dr. Angelou for the first time and be made better by the experience. She rises…perpetually.


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We have been exhibiting alongside Farm Stay UK at the Farm Business Innovation Show in Birmingham's famous NEC.
All very exciting, visiting and networking with many who share in similar interests discussions start feeding wild ideas. Meeting with people really helps widen thought-lines of how we as provides can team up for the benefit of property owners. Of course talking sharing a beer always helps too :)
It was fantastic to be part of the Farm Stay UK stand waving the Prop-Sync flag. Thank you Farm Stay UK for including us.


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Wow! Your job does look awesome! Even though I am an ESL teacher and love to teach reading and writing I also love when I get to do a little bit of science and experiments. Was the fish story supposed to be funny? I'm sorry if it wasn't, but I giggled a little bit - I used to have the exact opposite problem. I had a fish that was obviously suffering (he swam upside-down) but the little bugger just wouldn't succumb. I was plagued with guilt that he was suffering and there was nothing I could do!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
Roomba, huh...tell me more...I like the sound of that...lol!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Beth! A roomba is a small circular robot that vacuums on its own! It has a sensor brush that tells it when it is near something and it will reverse direction. It makes a zig zag circuit of the room until it thinks the room is finished and then re-docks itself to charge. Mine was about $300 but worth every penny when you have 3 cats! Thanks for visiting!Delete
How funny that you linked up right before me...I wasn't ready for Farley's November either...lol. I used to have a Roomba, well technically I still do it just won't hold a charge anymore so I am back to doing it myself with my Dyson. I need to break down and get another, you are totally right they are the best! I so want to come be in your class, you are always doing such fun stuff. Lol..on your fish tank, I know you probably don't think it is funny, but that sounds like something I would do.ReplyDelete
Luv My Kinders
While I do love my job, I totally want your job (and a Roomba!). I love hearing about the great investigations you do and love your lab and class pets! Very jealous!ReplyDelete
Growing Little Learners
You crack me up! My sister has a Roomba and loves it!! My husband has killed too many fish to count, but always thinks it'd be a great idea to get another aquarium with some "cool" fish. Your job sounds awesome and you're lucky you don't have to deal with all the testing crap!ReplyDelete
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I am very lucky with my job- just not as lucky with fish. I went to buy new ones and when my water sample was tested it still was not a good ph level. So, I went back and dumped the entire tank, cleaned the gravel, and started over! Maybe by tomorrow I can add fish! Thanks for visiting!Delete
We are sooooo lucky to be able to teach science. Don't tell too many people or they might want our jobs:) I agree... we have Teachscape, Teacher effectiveness, PLC's, EBD kids almost all day in their rooms...I get them for an hour and then poof they are gone. After I teach the one hands on class they get all day so they are pretty good for me. I agree...life IS good. I forget sometimes.ReplyDelete
Renee at The Science School YardReplies
We have a lot in common- maybe with juts different acronyms! Thanks for visiting! Have a great week!Delete
I love your job too and definitely wish the 60s/70s fall weather would stay. 43 degrees is not ok here in south Alabama!!!ReplyDelete
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An online tribute dedicated to the life and memory of legendary WBOC photojournalist and renowned storyteller C. Norris "Scorchy" Tawes, who died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007 at the age of 86 in the Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home. His funeral was held Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007 in Crisfield.
Born in Crisfield on Jan. 20, 1921, he picked up the nickname "Scorchy" as a teenager when those days fishing scorched his skin and his hair.
He graduated from Crisfield High School in 1939. He recalled that he delayed his graduation by deliberately "flunking" his classes to play sports, including baseball. He was a member of the Central Shore League and ultimately was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame.
But during this time, duty called on young Scorchy. In the 1940s, he joined the Army and fought in World War II. In fact, he parachuted into France during the liberation and fought during the Battle of the Bulge. It was there that he discovered another passion.
"I first picked up a camera in World War II," he said. "I was with General Patton's Army there. And when I came home from World War II all I did was shoot pictures."
It became such a passion that Scorchy decided maybe he could make some money at it. So he started his own photography business. He shot his share of wedding portraits, but it was pictures of nature and of interesting people that he really loved. One of his favorite subjects was Crisfield's other famous residents, wildfowl carvers Lem and Steve Ward.
Scorchy always enjoyed the time he spent with his children. He also maintained his two life-long hobbies: photography and fishing.
While with WBOC, Scorchy was able to combine his two loves for his award-winning "Outdoor Report," which had its on-air debut in 1975. Scorchy's segments were one-of-a-kind and he drew a large following of fans for his work. For nearly 30 years, he graced WBOC with stories about fishing, hunting and then people, everyday people. These stories landed Scorchy numerous journalism awards and cemented his status as a Delmarva legend.
He became a full-time employee of WBOC in March 1980 before reverting to part-time in September of 1990.
A loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Scorchy was preceded in death in November 2005 by his wife of 66 years, Jean Tawes of Crisfield.
He is survived by four children, Pat Gray and her husband, Harry, of Salisbury, Butch Tawes and his wife, Justine, of Marion Station, Tim Tawes and his wife, Bobbi Lynn, of Marion Station and Jeanne Hanke and her husband, Bob, of Marion Station; nine grandchildren, David Tawes, Brian Tawes, Andrew Tawes, Kymberly Tawes, Michael Gray, Leslie Westfall, Lisa Gibson, Ashley Hanke and Robert Hanke; and eight great-grandchildren.
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Artist: Hayden James
Release: Hayden James
Label: Future Classic
Genre: Dance – Beats & Breaks / Electronica
Debut EP from Future Classic's (Flume, Classixx, Flight Facilities) new Hype Machine Chart topping Electronic star. Backed by the likes of BBC Radio 1, KCRW and JJJ this gorgeous collection is the soundtrack to late-summer 2013. Hayden James is a singer/songwriter and producer from Sydney, Australia, who makes music with organs, noisy synthesisers and guitars. This being Hayden's first solo project, it's given him the freedom to create music that resonates on a very personal level. His debut single 'Permission To Love', which features here, went to #1 Most Blogged track on Hype Machine.
Artist: Lost Midas
Release: Memory Flux
Label: Tru Thoughts
Genre: Dance – Leftfield
Lefto (the BBC DJ) tweeted "Dreaming to the sounds of Lost Midas", and there's a reason for that: lush, beautiful electronica (backed by a visionary video) from this young LA producer gravitating close to Brainfeeder and Flying Lotus. Irresistible and enduring tracks peeped through a shifting shroud of striking textures and idiosyncratic beats. With influences ranging from a lifelong love of pop melodies and 80s New Wave, through J. Dilla to The Mahavishnu Orchestra, LA based producer and multi-instrumentalist Lost Midas treads an aesthetic turf somewhere between Neon Indian and Bibio.
Artist: Woahnows
Release: The Joy Disorder
Label: Big Scary Monsters
Genre: Alternative – Punk
This new offering is furiously quiet, loud and insanely catchy; with a punk rock ethos and a full European tour happening in September, these lively ones are fresh on the trail. Describing themselves as "indie-punk with a short attention span", are three friends just trying to make their point in the best possible sounding way. Their new EP, 'The Joy Disorder', is 5 tracks clocking in at just under 15 minutes, and offers a thrilling introduction of what's to come.
Artist: Grass House
Release: I Was A Streetlight
Label: Marshall Teller Records
Genre: Alternative – Indie Pop
London/Yorkshire four piece Grass House release the third single from their stunning debut album, recorded by Jim Anderson (Cold Specks, The Twilight Sad). Tastemakers from Pitchfork to Q, Clash to The Fly have tipped Grass House for success in 2013 with their special brand of Outsider Pop. 'I Was A Streetlight' is taken from their hotly anticipated debut album 'A Sun Full and Drowning', which is due to land on the 25th October.


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Weighed in this morning at 156 pounds.
In my last blog post from Friday, I mentioned wanting to weigh in at 155 pounds on Saturday morning. I accomplished that.
I also said that on that Saturday I'd be taking a motorcycle ride with my wife for the weekend, and I accomplished that too. So when I weighed in on Monday morning, I was back up to 159 pounds.
Between Monday and Tuesday, I managed to lose weight by sticking to the beef jerky diet on Monday, and Tuesday I actually lunched at a buffet, but I stuck to eating only meats, and consumed no sugar.
I think moving forward, I'm going to try eating meats the first thing I do after waking up. I'm hoping that will not only get my metabolism jump started, but keep it running consistently all day long, assuming I eat more beef jerky later that day.
I'm also going to take fiber supplements in the evening. I'm guessing that should keep my digestion working as I sleep, but without adding calories.
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Taking care of the elderly is a universal responsibility and not a question of personal morals, the Swiss national churches state on the occasion of Human Rights Day on December 10.
The Reformation decade presents a tremendous opportunity for the Protestant church, FSPC President Gottfried Locher and Margot Kässmann, the Reformation jubilee ambassador of the German Protestant...
Gottfried Locher and Norbert Brunner appeal to the conflicting parties in the Gaza Strip and Israel to live up to their responsibility for the civilian population and to halt the resurgence of...
The Diaconal Conference of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches met with representatives of Judaism and Islam in Berne last Tuesday to discuss concepts of exercising social responsibility in...
In the current ecumenical situation, the WCRC's decision to move away from Geneva sends the wrong message, states the FSPC Council, which now wants to find other ways to secure the presence of...
Catholic-Protestant ecumenism is in a state of crisis. A change of perspective about the internal unity of Protestantism is needed, FSPC President Gottfried Locher suggested today in his introductory...
Today, Verena Enzler, Jean-Marc Schmid and Daniel Reuter were elected to form the presidium of the Assembly of Delegates of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches for the 2013-2014 term.
The Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches rejects the popular initiative "Abortion funding is a private matter." Society shares responsibility for abortions, the FSPC states in a brochure published...
"Precarity has a gender: it's female" – this was the title of this year's FSPC Women's Conference. The church and its diaconal institutions must take a stand for the recognition of female care work...
FSPC President Gottfried Locher will discuss the state of ecumenism in Switzerland in his Council President's public address this coming Monday in Berne. The address will open the Assembly of...
The CPCE General Assembly in Florence was a success, the FSPC delegation reports, also paying tribute to outgoing CPCE president Thomas Wipf.
FSPC President Gottfried Locher is one of three Council Presidents of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), the association of European Protestant churches.
FSPC President Gottfried Locher denounces violence against Western institutions after the publication of the Muhammad movie and at the same time appeals against the defamation of Muslims.
On September 20, the plenary assembly of the Swiss National Ecumenical Council (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in der Schweiz, AGCK-CH) elected Rev. Rita Famos as its new president for the...
Für die Stärkung einer profilierten europäischen evangelischen Stimme nimmt eine Delegation des Kirchenbunds an der GEKE-Vollversammlung in Florenz vom 20.-26. September teil.
The Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches wants to improve and institutionalize its relations to the federal authorities, the Assembly of Delegates decided today in Aarau.
Addressing the delegates of the FSPC Assembly of Delegates in Aarau, FSPC President Gottfried Locher stresses the importance of defining core message for the upcoming Reformation celebrations.
Religious Communities Issue Joint Appeal on Refugee Sunday and Refugee Sabbath, held June 16/17, 2012.
A draft bill regarding the vocational training of teenaged undocumented immigrants leads to improvements, but also to unequal treatment, says the official response statement by the FSPC. What is...
The delegates of the Diaconal Conference of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches discussed the difference between diaconal services provided by the church and welfare services offered by...
A summit meeting between the FSPC and the EKD in Hannover brought a partnership agreement on its way. In addition, Swiss pastors should soon be able to apply for EKD positions abroad. Finally, the...
"Shared Security is Double the Security – Against a Politics of Fear" was the topic of the spring women's conference of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches. On March 26, around 50 delegates...
Today the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches (FSPC) submitted its activity report on a pilot project titled "Monitoring Immigration Law Enforcement" to the Federal Office for Migration (FOM)....


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The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja granted the Senate an extension of time to file a counter affidavit on a motion challenging its resolution for the?warrant it issued on Abdulrasheed Maina.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina, Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force Team, had dragged the Senate and seven other defendants to court in respect of the warrant for his arrest.
The other defendants included?the Senate President, Clerk of the Senate, Senate Committees on Establishment & Public Service
and the State & Local Government Administration.
Others were?the Inspector General of Police,? Sen. Aloysius Etuk, Chairman, Senate Committee on Establishment & Public Service as well as Sen. Kabiru Gaya, Chairman, Senate Committee on State & Local Government Administration.
At the resumed sitting on Monday, Justice Adamu Bello held that "since the respondents had yet to file their counter affidavits,
arguments on the application cannot go on today''.
"In the circumstance, the respondents are given three days within which to file their counter affidavits and the applicant has
three days to reply,'' he said.
In a related development, Mr Magaji Mahmud (SAN), counsel to Maina filed an oral application praying for an order for the maintenance of "statuesque'' by all the parties.
He submitted that such an order was necessary to stop the threat coming on his client from the respondents.


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Romney phoned Obama to congratulate him on winning and told an audience of disappointed Republicans: "I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation."
"I believe in America. I believe in the people of America. And I ran for office because I'm concerned about America. This election is over, but our principles endure," Romney said. "I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader."
Romney aides had talked up the possibility in recent days of a runaway national victory, declaring that a late jolt of momentum had suddenly put big, Democratic-leaning states within reach. But Democrats easily turned back late efforts by Romney and outside-spending groups to flip Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Michigan over to Romney.
Instead, Romney made only modest progress over Arizona Sen. John McCain's 2008 electoral map and actually lost ground with key demographic groups that helped decide the race.
From the outset of his campaign in June 2011, Romney staked his White House bid on the assumption that Americans were utterly fed up with a stagnant economy and willing to replace Obama with a credible alternative.
Yet exit polls Tuesday suggested that Romney's theory may have been flawed from the start or at least that the Republican failed to prosecute his case effectively. Sixty percent of voters said that the economy was their No. 1 concern, but more blamed former President George W. Bush for the state of the nation than blamed Obama.
And Democrats relentlessly attacked Romney as an instrument of powerful financial interests and a rich man out of touch with the concerns of ordinary Americans. In exit polling, a full 52 percent of respondents said Romney's policies would favor the rich, while 36 percent said they would favor the middle class.
For Obama, a 43-percent plurality said his policies lean toward the middle class and just 10 percent said they favor the rich.
The biggest story of all may be turnout: Voters appear to have turned out at explosive rates in the most hotly-contested states, with large numbers of black and Hispanic voters heading for the polls.
In effect, Obama may have managed to win reelection by confounding Republican expectations that the electorate would be whiter and more conservative than the 2008 voting population. Despite GOP skepticism, Obama's 2008 coalition may have remained intact – and even grown.
Exit polls showed the racial composition of the electorate was similar to 2008, and in fact a bit more diverse. African-Americans, Latinos and Asians made up a combined 26 percent of those who cast ballots, exits showed, compared to 24 percent in 2008.
The age breakdown was similar, too: Voters aged 18-29 made up 19 percent of the electorate, up from 18 percent in 2008, and conservative-leaning voters older than 65 were 17 percent of the electorate, up from 16 percent four years ago.


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Archive for July 2013
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Want to get your fill of print yaoi? Now's your chance – Akadot is holding a "post-AX 2013 thank you!" sale! Until July 29, you can enter the coupon code postax2013 and receive 15% off any purchase of $60 or more. That could add up to a lot of fantastic yaoi!
eManga.com brings digital fans countless new titles to enjoy, including a superntural love story, plenty of new Weekly Astro Boy Magazine for the Tezuka fan (which should be mostly everyone, by the by – even the resident fujoshis here have fallen in love!), and yaoi classics like Earthian and Love is Like a Hurricane! And if you love webcomics or our indie offerings, we've got plenty of new submissions for you to enjoy!
And for all our yaoi fans — next week is 8/01, affectionately known as yaoi day around these parts. Stay tuned for more sales, giveaways, and man on man fun in the days to come!
|A Dark Fable of the Forest: "If 90 out of 100 cases are scientifically explained, the remaining 10 persist as mysteries surpassing human knowledge."When a story about the supernatural takes reporter Alyssa Thompson into the Dark Night Forest, she and her co-worker Nick are accosted by strange forces. Are the culprits mere men, or something more sinister? As Alyssa seeks the truth behind a series of weird and unnatural mysteries, she repeatedly crosses paths with the enigmatic (and handsome!) Chevalier Bayard Gran d'Or and his strange young companion, Pineau Rouge. Will they lead her to the 10 percent of cases that are truly supernatural? And how does Chevalier always know where she is and what her heart secretly desires?
Earthian, vol. 4: The secrets of the Black Cancer and the Angel's long-time examination of the Earthian finally comes to light…and the consequences are not what anyone ever expected. Chihaya is distraught when he discovers just what Michael has been hiding from him, and becomes withdrawn. But in the end, the consequences of Chihaya's relationship with Kagetsuya may probe to be even more disturbing! As the Angels prepare to invade Earth, Elvira and her cohort of Black Angels ready their defenses. Chihaya and Kagetsuya must finally decide where their loyalty lies-and if it even lies with each other anymore!
Love is Like a Hurricane, vol. 2-5: Student council president Azuma is gifted with
intelligence and looks, but when it comes to relating to people, he is a little slow on the uptake. His relationship with Mizuki got off to a rocky start when he molested him one morning on the train to school – his idea of a "confession of love," but Mizuki's idea of a nightmare! However, Azuma is nothing but persistent, and with a little push, the two have "successfully" started dating. So you would expect things to be progressing smoothly…
Weekly Astroboy Magazine: Often hailed as the "God of Manga", Osamu Tezuka draws stories of life, death, and morality His compilation of stories touch upon sci-fi, history, crime, politics, romance, but always raises questions on the human condition and reflects the ambiguity of morality.
Additionally, if you experience trouble with an Akadot order, please email customer service at servicemaster[AT]akadot[DOT]com! Our Akadot staff is aware of the packing mistakes that were made on several orders in the past couple weeks and will be fixing any problems that are reported to them. Thank you for the patience while we get this sorted out!
Thanks for the patience everyone, now that the convention craziness has subsided, we're back to bringing you your regularly scheduled digital yaoi! This week we've got love stories that are a little melancholy, love stories that are packed full of boysmut and crossdressing, and the digital return of a out-of-print favorite, Love is Like a Hurricane, vol. 1!
And if you haven't heard, we're also swimming in Tezuka goodness lately. Last week at Anime Expo, we announced a joint venture with Tezuka Productions to bring classic manga fans digital versions of the God of Manga's entire body of work (sans those already published, of course)! In the weeks to come we hope to announce more details on this exciting development, and who knows – we might even look into printing more Tezuka in the future! On top of that, we're happy to say that for those of you who backed our Kickstarter Project to publish Triton of the Sea, we've begun sending out vol. 1 of Triton this week! Keep an eye out for updates and let us know ASAP if your shipping address has changed!
Finally, we'd like to extend a big thank-you to all the fans who came out to see us last week at AX. Whether you dropped by the booth or braved the epic Anime Expo lines to come to the panel, you made our Anime Expo fantastic! Word is one of the panels got filled to capacity… W O W !
|Boy Evolution: Teen pop idol Mizuki Asoh has a secret that only his management knows. He's actually not a teen at all, but a grown man with a youthful face and body who is the father of a teenage boy. How this all came to pass is revealed as his son matures and searches for a sense of identity. Is this deception all the selfish ploy of an egocentric man, or is there some other reason at play? Growing up is hard, but so is parenting, and perhaps unconditional love is before them both, unseen…
Love is Like a Hurricane, vol. 1: Getting your breasts or butt grabbed on a train in Japan is a common experience for some women. So when Mizuki finds himself getting molested first things in the morning on the way to school, he can't believe it. Worst, the perpetrator isn't a nasty old man, but the school council president, Azuma! When Mizuki gets called to the student council office later that day, he plans to tell Azuma how he really feels about the morning's excitement and demand an apology. What he gets instead is a confession of love! Can Azuma convince Mizuki that they are a match made in heaven? Granted his courtship technique could use a little work-telling your beau you like him because he reminds you of your dog doesn't score you that many points-but Azuma isn't above using his skills in bed to weaken Mizuki's defenses
Prince and Butler: Hajime's sister has hired a second butler for her maid café, and this "Prince" is seriously cramping Hajime's style! Must he be so beautiful?! Hajime quickly loses popularity, while Prince doesn't even notice the heart-eyed lady customers! What, or who, is Prince looking at? Hajime is feeling a strange sensation….Come check out the menu at this café—their specialty is a sexy love comedy soup of cross-dressing, bondage, and other delicious ingredients!
Sink Into You: Love? Family? Belonging? Takata tells himself he doesn't need them; a gay man like him can't have them.Seno despises shameless Takata. Whenever Takata enters the coffee shop, Seno grits his teeth, barely manages to greet him, and tries not to think about how Takata destroyed his boss's marriage. But Seno makes a horrible assumption: he pins the cruel heart on the wrong man. His strong feelings morph into something more complicated than disgust. Can Seno convince Takata that creating a family doesn't rely on being "gay" or "straight"?With her stark, dramatic line art, isino aya strips humanity to its basic needs. Men break into pieces on their way to wholeness in the intelligent, interconnected stories of SINK INTO YOU.


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Money Matters: Couple seeks advice on accessing IRA inheritance
Q. I just found out I'm going to inherit a portion of Mimi's (my Grandmother's) IRA. It may not sound like a lot to many people but it's a pretty large amount to me. My husband and I both have student loans and we think it would be a good idea and something of which Mimi would approve to pay off our loans. From my understanding, my portion (before the market tanked this month) will be about $75,000. Between us we have about $70,000 in student loans and the interest is a crazy 7 to 8 percent. We figure we can pay off the loans and still have a nice amount for a vacation before we start a family. How do we even get this money from Mimi's IRA to us?
A. You are right, that is a lot of money, especially at your age. Your Mimi must have loved you very much and thought a lot of you to leave you such a nice inheritance. I'm glad you are seeking advice before acting. You may want to hire a fee-only adviser for an hour of their time to make sure you understand your options, tax consequences and make sure you have the money invested appropriately for your age. The following information will answer some of your questions and hopefully convince you not to proceed with your plan.
As a beneficiary of your Mimi's IRA you will have what is referred to as a non-spouse inherited IRA. To receive your designated share of the IRA you must establish an Inherited IRA account. The easiest way to do this is to first establish one at the same financial institution the deceased IRA owner (Mimi in your case) used for their IRA. The application will usually ask for the deceased owners name, date of death, last four digits of their social security number and a death certificate. The person handling Mimi's estate should be able to provide this information. You will then provide your personal information. You will also be ask to designate a beneficiary that the account will pass to if you should die while there is still money in the inherited IRA.
Once your inherited IRA is established and funded, you can do the following:
1) Open an inherited IRA account at another financial institution ( credit union, bank or brokerage) and transfer to that IRA – you could transfer cash by selling the inherited assets or transfer the assets "in kind" to the other institution (if they accept them).
2) You can leave it with the same custodian Mimi used in the same investments and/or change investments at the custodian.
3) Once the IRA is funded you could request all investments be sold and moved to cash and the money be sent to you. If you do this, you will pay taxes on the entire amount and may bump yourself into a higher tax bracket. More on this below.
You can't add or combine an Inherited IRA with any other IRAs (unless from the same deceased owner). You MUST take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from the IRA each year beginning the year after the original IRA owner's death by December 31st. The RMD amount is calculated using the IRS beneficiary life expectancy table and your age. If you don't take your RMD you will be charged a 50 percent IRA penalty and still owe income tax on the amount you should have taken. You can always take more than the RMD but not less without penalty. You can ask the custodian to withhold federal and state income tax or not – unless your state requires it (North Carolina requires 4 percent).
Two problems with your plan. 1) If you cash out the entire IRA you will pay at least 15 percent federal income tax on that amount, likely 25 percent or more plus state income tax. At least $10,500 would go to Federal tax leaving you with $59,500 or less after tax. If you pay off your student loans from where will the money to pay taxes owed come? 2) This is an inheritance. It's yours, not marital property – marital property is split 50/50 in divorce while inheritance is yours. In the unlikely but possible event of divorce, if you co-mingle the RMDs/distributions by paying off loans, into house projects, or into a joint account, etc. it may become marital property.
Holly Nicholson is a certified financial planner in Raleigh. She cannot answer every question. Reach her at askholly.com or P.O. Box 97128, Raleigh, NC 27624


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Peace Valley Winery began in 1968 with the creation of Susan's Vineyard. This small 3 acre vineyard has expanded to over 20 acres where we have grown over 20 varities of grapes. The winery opened in 1984 and has been producing award winning wines ever since. Our current wine list includes:
Chardonnay Reserve: Cold fermented with oak. Light and dry with tropical fruit flavors
Traminette: Moderately dry white Gewurtztraminer hybrid.
Merlot: Medium bodied red with strong berry and cherry flavors, soft tannins with a vanilla accent
Excalibur: Full bodied, very dry red wine aged with oak
New Britian Red: Moderately dry full bodied oaky red. A true Italian style classic.
Nouveau: Released the weekend before thanksgiving.
New Britian White: German Riesling style white wine.
New Britain Rose: A light bodied semi dry red wine made with the Steuben grape.
Spring Fling: Mid April Release. German style may wine flavored with woodruff. Limited release
Chalfont Rouge: Light pink wine with a refreshing fruity flavor
Fredonia: Concord hybrid. Wonderful red color and grapey flavor.
Niagara: Intense floral and grapey flavor.
Blushing Apple: Sweet apple wine with a touch of red wine added for color.
Summer Solstice: Mid June Release. A very sweet white wine with fruit flavors. Limited Release.
Spiced Apple: Blushing Apple wine with cinnamon and other spices
Spiced Wine: Hearty red wine with a stimulating blend of spices.
Peace Valley is not just a winery however, we also are a pick your own farm. We have four acres of dwarf apple trees, pick your own grapes, blackberries, and strawberries.
We have now expanded into pick your own vegetables and melons as well. we carry a wide variety of tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, broccoli, melons, eggplants, herbs and cut flowers.
Stop by the winery to taste our great wines, and visit during the harvest season to pick up great fresh vegetable straight from the field.
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Warm up those chilly Autumn nights with some nice, hot apple cider.


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*** The next goPro workshop is set for January 18-19th, 2013 in San Diego, California! Read the bottom of this post for more details.***
Happy Monday morning, friends.
You know you had a great weekend when you wake up Sunday morning and feel like you were hit by a train. It took Tyler and I probably about 4 hours to "wake up" this morning- we were exhaustapooped. The goPro Reunion was a success!
We convened in Breckenridge, Colorado in a giant cabin full of taxidermy. It was a tiny bit weird to have dead animals watching our every move, but the house was really nice.
Among the activities of the weekend: practice family shoots, childrens' session, paint war, terrific video conferencing lectures, playing with random wild foxes, gondola rides, and dizzy heads from altitude sickness.
The goPro Reunions differ from the actual goPro workshops in that they are more laid back, and allow for people to become drawn together through their love and passion for photography. You can learn so much by handing out with a knowledgeable, experienced group of photographers, and we felt like this reunion, the attendees made lifelong friends.
Here are some photos showing moments from the weekend- and, if you are an instagram user, you can get a wonderful photo review of what went on by using the #goproreunion hashtag.
Let it be said that this reunion was Meta. And I'm not even sure what that means :)
(I wanted to include our official group photo for 2012, but Tyler and I were too busy holding a 100 pound cougar carcass and couldn't reach our cameras. So we'll have to wait for somebody else to email us a copy.)
Isaac and Isabelle were spoiled rotten by the reunioners. SPOILED ROTTEN. But, they looked dang cute for their shoot- which involved the most awesome animal heads.
Below are a few pictures of the families who modeled for us one night. I can't say for sure, but I suspect their children were robots because they were willing to do anything we wanted, and that's just not normal. And, they were suspiciously able to last the entire session without complaint.
Taxidermy mixed with a lecture on off camera flash.
We had a color war planned for 2011's goPro reunion, and our models didn't show up. So a few reunioners decided to do it themselves while the rest of the group photographed. It ended up being so fun that we were glad the models flaked out.
This year, we did it again, but with paint this time. Amazing.
I thought it would be cool to put up a white background and fling paint on people, then have them walk away and you'd see an outline of their bodies on the background. Just FYI, it didn't work. But, the paint flinging was fun anyway!
Yes- it was a smashing success- thanks for reading all about it.
Info about the next goPro workshop- for all those who are looking to go professional or simply gain a comprehensive knowledge of portrait photography.
Please click this link if you are interested in reading more about what you will learn, etc. at this workshop- we have so much fun at these and would love to help you GO PRO!
BLUE LILY | Lifestyle Photographer | Salt Lake City, Utah


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Ten times is enough for the first time. Repeat this exercise daily and keep adding repetitions. Over time, your back will strengthen and straighten out. No more poor body posture!
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