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Friday, April 05, 2013
The Physician Payment Reform I'd Like to See
Rules Are Only for the Little People
I was alerted to the presence of this report after an "Online First" article entitled "Phasing Out Fee-for-Service Payment" by Steven A. Schroeder, M.D., and William Frist, M.D. for the so-called National Commission on Physician Payment Reform was published March 27, 2013 in the New England Journal of Medicine. (So much for Journal's Ingelfinger Rule that prevents the publication of works previously published elsewhere. It is interesting that Dr. Schroeder, the lead author of this New England Journal of Medicine article, failed to disclose that he currently serves as an editor for the New England Journal of Medicine. No doubt he "exempted" his own piece from the Ingelfinger Rule because this 5-year, 12-step program [pun intended] was felt to be "public-health information that needs to be brought to the public's or profession's attention without delay.")
But the concerns about this article and its authors' backgrounds go much further. We should realize that this 14-member "National Commission on Physician Payment Reform" was supposedly created out of thin air by an obscure general internal medicine group called the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) comprised of approximately 3000 academic internists. We are led to believe the SGIM doctors chose their 14-member National Commission with physician payment reform solely as their guiding light. And why not? What physician wouldn't want to enjoy not being paid for the work they do?
Whose Interests Are Served By Physician Payment Reform?
So let's look at a few of the members of their "National Commission."
First and foremost is the "honorary" commissioner and former US Senator, William H. Frist, MD. Doctors should ignore Dr. Frist's deep, deep ties to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the largest operator of health care facilities in the world. After all, he only held a few blind trusts that his 2005 financial disclosure form valued between $15 million and $45 million. And we should ignore the fact that he sold his interests in those trusts just one month before HCA stock price precipitously fell in 2005 and was subject to a SEC investigation. To be fair, no wrongdoing was ever found. But that hasn't stopped our "own" Dr. Frist from serving as partner and Chairman of the Board for Cressey and Company, LP, a private investment firm based in Chicago and Nashville "focused on the health care industry."
I'm seeing this effort for physician payment reform as being all about patients, aren't you?
But there's more.
Another member of the 14-member commission is none other than Dr. Troyen A. Brennan. Dr. Brennan is Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of CVS Caremark, the nation's largest pharmacy health care company. In this role, he oversees the company's MinuteClinic, Accordant Health Care, clinical and medical affairs, and health care strategy. CVS was so happy about his appointment to this National Commission that it even sent out a press release! While I have no idea about Dr. Brennan's salary with CVS, I'd bet my medical degree that his salary is higher than that of most US physicians. One only has to look at the relative salary and benefits that CVS Caremark's Chief Executive Officer earns and you see why I am confident about Dr. Brennan's relative salary. I mean, who wouldn't want that private jet? No doubt America's doctors will feel nothing but goodwill and fuzzy feelings about helping to fund the nice retirement package CVS routinely gives to its chairmen as a result of Dr. Brennan's efforts on the Commission.
Another member of the Commission is none other than Dr. Lisa Latts. Dr. Latts also serves as the Vice President of Public Health Policy for WellPoint, Inc, the largest managed health care, for-profit company in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. They insure nearly 11% of the US population. But one could argue, cheap doctors should mean cheaper insurance, right? I don't think so. After all, it's not easy to keep paying for retirement packages for your retiring CEO's that cost $20.6 million. But no worries. Wellpoint's new CEO's compensation will include just an annual base salary of only $1.25 million with eligibility clauses for an incentive bonus of up to 300% of that amount, not to mention that he is also getting equity-incentive grants for 2013 with an $8 million target value, restricted shares with a grant date fair value of $1.5 million as "an inducement to joining" the company and a "make whole" payment currently estimated at almost $3.6 million for compensation he'll forfeit in switching jobs. Poor guy.
So physician payment problems really ARE a major cause of those high health care prices today, doctors, don't you see?
So let's hear it for the Society of General Internal Medicine and the New England Journal of Medicine for providing their white paper to America on how to implement physician payment reform! I'm so glad to see that all of the members of the National Commision of Physician Payment Reform were willing to do their part to sacrifice part of their hard-earned salary on behalf of our national health care cost crisis, too, aren't you?
Oh, wait...
A Solution?
Look, here's my idea: stop redirecting the truth about what's really eating up the cost of health care. It's time we address the excessive costs of all of these excessive middle management healthcare leeches. If you want physician payment reform, stop creating ridiculous fronts called "National Commissions" of doctors that act has our modern-day Physician Inquisitors.
Instead, pay us what we're each worth (trust me, it's not that hard to find out and it sure as heck doesn't take a year of meetings held at expensive hotels that results in just one white paper with 14 co-authors that carry innumerable conflicts of interest into the discussion.) Pay us by the hour at our fair rate. And pay us for everything we do for our patients: every minute we type at the computer, answer a health-related e-mail, sit on a phone, sit at their bedside, remove an brain tumor, teach a medical student, look up labs, grow our practice, explain a procedure, or care for your mother after hours, too. Then pay us double for every minute we take call after hours.
Dissolve the RUC. Flush the SGR formula that is never followed anyway and wastes too much time and money each year. Rid us of stupid proprietary CPT procedure codes that must be linked (properly, mind you) to a ridiculous list of ICD-10 procedure codes so we can be paid.
Keep it simple, stupid. It's not that hard to do.
It's only hard to make changes to our current physician payment system when everyone that wants "physician payment reform" also wants to make sure they get their part of our already dwindling pay.
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- Fri Apr 05, 08:08:00 AM CDT
Last year I had an echo study, plus stress/echo ins $314 + $0 copay based on CPT. Done in cardiologist office.
This year hospital took over that operation. For echo study ONLY ins paid $312 + $50 copy based on Revenue codes
- Fri Apr 05, 08:15:00 AM CDT
Life is too short to ride a sinking ship to the bottom, especially when you don't have to.
I hear your frustration. I know you speak for thousands of others. I just don't understand why Doctors as a group put up with it.
I also don't understand why some Docs have been such a big part of driving the changes - consolidating practices, moving from independent small groups to employees of big medicine, serving on pricing boards, the list goes on.....
It's hard to watch a group of professionals eat their own without wondering why the eaten stick around to serve the eaters.
I applaud you for sticking with it, but I can't say I'd do the same.
Life's too short, and you can't take the extra with you when you die.
- Fri Apr 05, 10:05:00 AM CDT
Dr. Brennan made $575,000 is salary for 2009. Total comp was $2.9M. This was found on EDGAR online. He didn't make the cut for comp disclosures in later years, but one would assume it has only increased.
- Fri Apr 05, 11:57:00 AM CDT
Anyone know Don Berwick's salary at his 'institute'?
- Fri Apr 05, 10:48:00 PM CDT
- betsy said...
Dr Wes- As regards Senator Frist.
About three years ago the New York Times did an expose of the LTAC (Long term acute care) industry, and about how poorly regulated it was and how lethal its hospitals were. Senators Baucus and Grassley were to set up an investigative committee to look into these hospitals, which feasted on Medicare dollars-
Did it happen?
Of course not.
The biggest of the LTAC chains put Dr Bill Frist on its Board of Directors. He earned his money. The Senators backed off. Nothing was done. No committee. Down the memory hole.
This is how things are done.
- Sat Apr 06, 04:05:00 AM CDT
Yes, indeed payment to doctors only contributes a very small percentage to the cost of health care in this country.I am a solo doctor (gynecologist)practicing holistic and comprehensive health care to women. I am a dying breed.
I took a tremendous financial hit to practice the last 15 years of my career in a way which nurtures my compassion as a physician.
I spend time with patients and I listen.
The way medicine is heading in this country I fear for my life when I am old and feeble.
As Dr. Wes points out in great detail, it is the salaries and profits of the medical health insurance companies (and the related industries), which are sucking money from meeting patient needs and compensating physicians for the cost of doing business as inflation continues.
- Sat Apr 06, 03:12:00 PM CDT


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Airbnb Loves Sharing So Much, It Agreed to Subpoena On Illegal Hosts
Airbnb hosts in New York are about run into the business end of the sharing economy. According to a newly agreed upon subpoena, the $10 billion rental site will submit anonymized data on local hosts. But if the Attorney General suspects illegal activity, Airbnb will turn over your name, social media account, exact address, Tax ID number and more.
The rule that most otherwise law-abiding hosts should be worried about prohibits renters from subletting their entire apartment for less than 30 days at a time, if they're not present. The judge quashed an earlier subpoena from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for being too broad. But within the decision, the judge noted evidence that a "substantial" number of hosts may be violating both tax laws and laws that prohibit illegal hotels.
The case went to court only after settlement talks fell apart. But despite the judge's decision, this agreement is a clear victory for the Attorney General. For the first time, it feels like regulators have pierced the Randian logic that let startups become multi-billion companies by breaking the rules, but front as though authorities are impeding the freedom of its customers.
However, the unusually detailed language of the agreement (embedded below) makes it clear that users will be paying the price, unless Airbnb allocates some of the $776 million in venture capital it has raised into protecting hosts.
Here's a joint statement from Darren Weingard, deputy general counsel for Airbnb and Janet Sabel, first deputy attorney general of affirmative litigation for Schneiderman, sent to Valleywag about the decision:
"Airbnb and the Office of the Attorney General have worked tirelessly over the past six months to come to an agreement that appropriately balances Attorney General Schneiderman's commitment to protecting New York's residents and tourists from illegal hotels with Airbnb's concerns about the privacy of thousands of other hosts. The arrangement we have reached today for compliance with the OAG subpoena strikes this balance."
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Around the turn of the millennium -- just after the release of Blur's moody sixth album, 13 -- Damon Albarn began to quietly back away from the very concept of fronting a rock band, turning his attention to a series of collaborative projects that soon overshadowed his main gig. First there was the electro-bubblegum group Gorillaz, which afforded Albarn the opportunity to masquerade behind a cartoon, a move that allowed him to let his music speak louder than his fame, a method that he found irresistible as he began to do several projects similar to this, including a voyage to Africa documented on Mali Music, along with other less-publicized forays into soundtracks. In this context, the post-Graham Coxon Blur albumThink Tank seemed less like a band effort than another conceptual project directed by Albarn instead of the work of a band, which is what all these new-millennium projects were at their core, including the Good, the Bad & the Queen, a quartet comprised of himself, Clash bassist Paul Simonon, Verve guitarist Simon Tong, and Tony Allen, Fela Kuti's drummer, who was name-checked in Blur's "Music Is My Radar," and whose eponymous 2007 album is produced by Danger Mouse, who previously collaborated with Albarn on Gorillaz's second album, 2005's Demon Days. A flurry of pre-release activity compared The Good, the Bad & the Queen to Blur's 1994 masterpiece Parklife, as it represents a conscious return to Albarn writing songs specifically about London at a particular point in time. Thematically accurate though this may be, it is also misleading, suggesting that Albarn is also returning to the bright, colorful, clever guitar pop that made his reputation -- something akin to Coxon's reclamation of that sound on his excellent recent solo albums, Happiness in Magazines and Love Travels at Illegal Speeds. That couldn't be farther from the truth, as The Good, the Bad & the Queen is deliberately drained of color and mired in moodiness. If Parklife exuberantly captured the giddiness of the mid-'90s, as fashions and politics changed, ushering in New Labor, Britpop, and new lad culture, The Good, the Bad & the Queen captures how all that optimism has calcified into weary cynicism, as the endless opportunities of the '90s have given way to a warring world that seems to lack any center or certainty. So, in that sense, it is a cousin to Parklife in how it captures a national mood, but in sheer sonic terms, the closet antecedent of Albarn's is Demon Days, which traced out an apocalyptic vision despite its insistent pop hooks. Which isn't to say that The Good, the Bad & the Queen is a Gorillaz album in disguise, nor should Simonon's presence suggest that this is the second coming of London Calling; if anything, GBQ suggest the Specials at their most haunted, which is hardly uncharacteristic of Damon, who has always used "Ghost Town" as a blueprint whenever he's wanted to get spooky. Despite these echoes of the past -- and there are other echoes, too, arriving in Simonon's thundering dub bass, Tong's spectral guitars, Allen's nimble rhythms, and Albarn's vaudevillian piano and carnivalesque organ -- The Good, the Bad & the Queen is most certainly its own distinctive thing, the product of five iconoclastic musicians working a theme endlessly, relentlessly, and inventively, producing music that plays more like a movie than an album. Early on, as "History Song" eases into view on a circular acoustic guitar phrase, it establishes an alluring, dank, and artfully dour mood that the band continually expands and explores without ever letting the gloom lift. But for as dark as this is, GBQ never sounds despairing -- it's wearily resigned, as Albarn and his bandmates prefer to luxuriously wallow in the murk instead of finding a way out of it. There's a comfort in its melancholy, particularly in how the album glides from one elegantly doleful song to another, but at times the album almost sounds too samey, with no individual song emerging from the whole. Part of the reason for this is Danger Mouse's production: it's as subtle and clever as ever, but built largely in the post-production -- to the extent that he'll mix out Allen for large stretches of the album just for the aural effect. He's orchestrated a unified, dramatic album -- it's a tapestry of impeccable, sorrowful, yet sultry soundscapes -- but given the pedigree of this band, it's hard not to wish that the album offered more of the quartet just playing, gussied up with no effect. Nevertheless, as an album The Good, the Bad & the Queen is singularly effective, bringing the roiling melancholy undercurrent of Demon Days to the surface and creating a murky, mud-streaked impressionistic rock noir that's sinisterly seductive in its gloom.
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This Morning: Unleash the Street iPhone Hyperbole, Glum PC news, PANW Defended
By Tiernan Ray
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
It must be a truth of physics the closer one gets to an iPhone introduction, the greater the activity on the sell side.
Tomorrow is Apple's (AAPL) media event in San Francisco and the Street is preparing its point of view.
JP Morgan this morning sounds like its expecting the second coming, with Mark Moskowitz writing that "We believe that the iPhone 5 will be revolutionary in form factor and software capabilities, contributing to a major upgrade cycle over the next 12-18 months." Moskowitz actually teamed up with several of his colleagues for a 33-page report that explores the implications for various sectors. Among the recommendations: Avago Tech (AVGO), Broadcom (BRCM) Qualcomm (QCOM) and OmniVision Technologies (OVTI) could all be beneficiaries this year and next.
As if that wasn't enough, JP Morgan's economist Michael Ferolli yesterday opined that the iPhone could add as much as a half a percent to annualized GDP growth, as related by The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy.
And Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty this morning reiterates an Overweight rating on Apple shares, writing that the company could see upwards of 53 million units of the iPhone next quarter, the first full quarter, and sales of 266 million in fiscal 2013.
And she advises: "We view a China Mobile partnership as the biggest potential sales catalyst in CY13 and any clue that iPhone 5 includes a chip compatible with CM's TD network is a positive, in our view."
Speaking of Apple, DigiTimes's Max Wang and Alex Wolfgram report that the much-rumored "Mini" version of the iPad is being delayed by problems of yield in the manufacture of its display, citing "industry sources." Yields on the display so far have been too low for an introduction is month, the authors write. Still, there are those who claim to have seen the thing.
Apple shares this morning are up $4.66, or 0.7%, at $667.40.
Meantime, not far away in the same town, Intel (INTC) is getting ready to kick off its annual developer forum at the Moscone Center, which commences with a keynote at 9 am from the head of the Intel architecture group, David Perlmutter. I'll be there covering the event.
Intel shares this morning are up 32 cents, or 1.4%, at 23.58.
Tidbits this morning for the PC market continue to be mixed. Brean Murray Carret & Co.'s Ananda Baruah this morning reiterates a Buy rating on shares of drive makers Seagate Technology (STX) and Western Digital (WDC) warning that shipments of PCs and drives this quarter are tracking five million units lighter than either firm has been modeling, writing "Our mid-August update suggested that demand was tracking softer than expected, but that we believe units of 157M remained possible (in-line with Sep Q guidance). Our work also suggests the possibility of unit shipments below our 145M – 155M range is possible IF STX & WDC decide to reduce finished goodinventory levels a bit."
Western, mind you, will host it's analyst day this Thursday, September 13th, while Seagate will host its analyst day a week later, the 21st, so we should know more in short order.
And Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets this morning writes that data from Asian contract manufactures such as Hon Hai was in aggregate much worse than expected in August, writing "Assuming average September MoM sales growth for the ODM Monitor, we estimate 3Q12 revenue will be flat QoQ and much weaker than the average increase of 14% over the past seven years. In our OEM coverage, Dell is the most exposed to the .PC market at 50% of sales, followed by Hewlett-Packard at 29% and Apple at 13%."
Shares of networking equipment vendor Palo Alto Networks (PANW) are down $3.91, or almost 6%, at $67.84 after the company last night beat fiscal Q4 expectations and forecast this quarter's revenue slightly ahead of what analysts have been modeling.
Obviously, it wasn't enough for some, but the Street today has rallied to the stock's defense, with Todd Weller of Stifel Nicolaus reiterating a Buy rating and a $75 price target, writing that the results of its first report as a public company were "strong," and that expectations had simply gotten ahead of the company.
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Reishaun Michael Hopkins Malden man, 18, struck and killed by two cars on Route 128 in Newton
Rest stop worker from Malden killed crossing Route 128
An 18-year-old man killed after he was struck in both the north and southbound lanes of Route 128 in Newton today has been identified as a Malden resident who worked at a nearby rest stop.
Reishaun Michael Hopkins was employed by the Honey Dew Donuts located in the Newton rest area and was normally scheduled to work day shift, State Police said this afternoon.
"We were deeply saddened to hear this news and our condolences go out to the family," Bob Hogan, the owner and operator of the store, said through a spokesperson.
Hopkins was apparently crossing the highway on foot around 6:30 a.m. today when he was hit by a vehicle traveling northbound, State Police said. The impact sent Hopkins over the concrete median dividing the highway and into the southbound lanes, where he was hit by another vehicle.
Hopkins, who was pronounced dead at the scene, landed within sight of the doughnut shop on the southbound side of Route 128.
No charges have been filed against the drivers involved, State Police said. The investigation is continuing. During the investigation, State Police closed two lanes, one in each direction, causing major rush hour traffic congestion. The highway was fully reopened by 10 a.m.


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Iliad 1.220-221:
"He thrust the great sword back into the scabbard, and didn't fail to obey the command of Athene; but she was [already] on her way to Olympus."ἂψ δ' ἐς κουλεὸν ὦσε μέγα ξίφος, οὐδ' ἀπίθησε
μύθῳ Ἀθηναίης: ἣ δ' Οὔλυμπόνδε βεβήκει
or: "...but she was [already] gone to Olympus."
Which one is correct?
'on her way' has excellent authority:
W. Leaf's commentary on Homer's Iliad 1:
βεβήκει: 'the pf. βέβηκα expresses the attitude of walking, the step or stride; hence βεβήκει, "was in act to go," comes to mean "started to go" (not "had gone").' — Monro.
Kirk's Commentary on Iliad 1-4: "βεβήκει 'was in the act of going'."
But how is this interpretation to be reconciliated with e.g. Odyssey 3.410:
The reference is to Nestor's father Neleus, who has died decades earlier. "But he'd been subdued by fate and had gone to Hades" is how I translate. "...and was on his way to Hades" would be totally absurd.ἀλλ' ὁ μὲν ἤδη κηρὶ δαμεὶς Ἄϊδόσδε βεβήκει
Chantraine's Grammaire Homérique has a discussion of the pluperfect. "Le plus-que-parfait, qui n'exprime pas proprement l'antériorité, sert parfois à indiquer de façon expressive que le procès verbal est déjà réalise." (My translation: "The pluperfect, which strictly speaking doesn't express anteriority, sometimes serves to indicate in an expressive way that the verbal process has already been realized." Not sure how to translate procès verbal). Chantraine doesn't discuss Il. 1.221, but he considers Od. 3.410 (which he doesn't translate) analogous to Il 11.296 ἐν πρώτοισι μέγα φρονέων ἐβεβήκει, which he translates "il avait déjà pris place au premier rang" ("he'd already taken his place in the front row"). So my guess would be that for Iliad 1.221 he would translate "had gone".
This seems to be a difficult question even for the greatest scholars. I'm leaning towards "she had gone to Olympus". Any ideas? Suggestions for further reading?


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While in NY last week, I had the opportunity to visit the MOMA to check out their special exhibitions. Since I'd just done a full tour of the museum in August, I felt I didn't need to see every Matisse, Pollock and blue/white/black/slashed canvas again. The first special exhibition I walked through was SAFE: Design Takes on Risk. At first I wasn't sure what to expect out of an exhibit on safety, but it was fascinating. The idea behind the exhibit is that nowhere does design matter more than in an emergency, where a tool or safety device needs to be so user-friendly that it can be understood and used immediately. The exhibit included everything from life vests, fire blankets, and Target's new prescription bottles, to some more amusing art objects playing with the idea of safety. Some more images and examples can be found in this article.
The other special exhibition running at the MOMA was on Pixar animation. The gallery walls were filled with concept art from all of Pixar's films, including their upcoming film Cars. There were also quite a few character model sculptures and plasma screens showing slideshows, Pixar shorts and more concept art. It was fun to see all of the artwork together, but I'd still seen most of it already in the various special features from the DVDs. But… the real highlight of the exhibit was in one of the theater spaces, where they had this giant turntable behind a glass case (pictured above). On the turntable were countless character models from Toy Story, all in slightly different poses. The whole thing started spinning rapidly, and then the regular light went out and the strobe light came on. The whole scene animated into a continuous loop of Woody galloping on his horse, Buzz balancing on a ball, green aliens walking around, and little army men jumping out of the box in the middle. In motion the whole scene looked like it was a state of the art 3D hologram projection, but it was so much simpler. It was an amazing demonstration of exactly what creates animation.


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So, two weeks ago I did something kind of weird.
I baked three dozen cookies and wrapped them up all purty...
...and then I mailed a dozen each to three complete strangers in Illinois, Texas, and Georgia.
Yum!! It is so fun to see who else is participating in the swap!!
Thanks for the detective work Maggie! Those cookies look fabulous by the way, I think I will try them out for one of the holiday parties I'm hosting. p.s. the pug stays here, but if you ever in my area let me know and you can meet him!ReplyDelete
We would love these at our house. They look delicious. Come visit. We have a great Kahlua hot cocoa this week and today we are giving away a wonderful Christmas present. A great book and it comes autographed! Come by and register to win.ReplyDelete
THANK YOU!!! I rec'd these soo early and they were so big and delicious! SUPER moist and packed beautifully :)
So glad u got meeeeeeeeeeeee!! and now i can follow ur blog . Cheers :)
These look fabulous! I only wish I could have participated in the swap this year. Your cookie recipients are very lucky indeed! :-)ReplyDelete
I made these cookies yesterday and they are some of the best cookies I've ever had! Easy to put together and SO tasty! Big and chewy and just awesome! I love the PB, chocolate, oatmeal combo. I also love that I can make them holiday themed or just regular by using different colored M&Ms! Thanks so much for a great recipe!ReplyDelete
These cookies look delicious! Very similar to some that my family makes! I like the idea of adding peanut butter! I really love following your girls' blog, all your recipes are delicious! I would really appreciate if you followed me as well :D oatsnchocolate.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I have made this recipe about 5 times now and I'm baking more as I type. I have given away tubs of these things and gorged myself on them as well. This is an exceptional recipe!!!! I just add 1.5 cups M&M's and 1/2 cup choc chips. Anyway... I had to comment since I've made these so many times. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!ReplyDelete
There were so good! I haven't had monster cookies in years and there were just like I remember. Thank you for sharing them!ReplyDelete
Thanks for trying them, and glad you enjoyed!Delete
This recipe is the same one my mom always made when we were kids. She would tuck them in our suitcase before we left for camp for the week and seeing this recipe brings back many fond memories. They are great around Easter time made with Eggies. Nom, nom!ReplyDelete
awesome cookies, I have been looking for a good monster cookie recipe for a while. I have now found it.ReplyDelete
I love Monster Cookies! My Grandma, who is 76, still makes them for her grandkids and great grandkids. Though she uses peanut M&M's. You should try it! Makes them extra special :)ReplyDelete
These cookies are so delicious! I just ate one from my first batch! :) Thanks for sharing your recipe!!ReplyDelete
Thanks! Glad you like them :)Delete
Num! I'm making these for Mother's Day tomorrow (make them today that way I don't get counted down for cooking on Mother's Day LOL!)ReplyDelete
I'm about to make monster cookies with my 5 year old son and he can't wait. I've made this recipe countless of times with my daughter when she was his age but never used PB so I can't wait to try them either. Thanks! :)ReplyDelete
Made these today & they are delicious!!!! Thanks for the great recipe :)ReplyDelete
Made these today for a cookie swap and they are delicious!!! Thanks for the great recipe and best of all its Gluten Free...yah!ReplyDelete
Awesome! Glad you like them!Delete
Okay I made these and they look horrible! THey are chewy but they look horrible and they are big and fluffy. They keep burning before they get done in the middle!! HELP!
Hi Lauren,
It's hard to tell what may have gone wrong without being in the kitchen with you :(
There isn't any flour in these, so I'm not sure what is causing them to be fluffy. Did you maybe use baking powder instead of baking soda? Also, it might be worth picking up an oven thermometer from the grocery store to address the burning issue. Temperature gauges on ovens can be inaccurate, and a too hot oven will cause cookies to burn before the middle is done.
Hope this helps!
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LOCKSS Manifests
In designing our LOCKSS repository and Manifests, we echoed the methodology of institutions such as ... who list the available journals on one page -- then when you click that link, you're taken to a list of the years for each journal -- and you continue to drill down to access the Archival Unit (as LOCKSS calls it). For journals, the archival unit may be a single issue or a complete year's content. In our case the Archival Unit is a collection.
All LOCKSS Manifests are named Manifest.html (or, if the collection is over a terabyte, Manifest2.html, Manifest3.html, etc., with each manifest containing no more than a terabyte of content.) The top entry-level one is at the top of the file system in the web-accessible LOCKSS folder. This one lists each of the holder areas, and links to those manifests.
All manifests besides this one are located in Documentation folders at the directory level where they apply. That is to say, each holder area (such as u0001, the Hoole Image Collections) has a corresponding subdirectory (u0001) containing a subdirectory named Documentation, in which there is another Manifest.html. This one will list the links to the image collections belonging to Hoole Image collections.
Each collection has a corresponding subdirectory. Thus, all content for the University of Alabama Encyclopedia (u0001_1831001) will reside in the /u0001/1831001 directory. A subdirectory there named Documentation will contain another Manifest.html. This one will list the links to all the archival content for this collection.
The ordering of this content Manifest is in layers: "Administrative Information" contains icons and administrative metadata. Other layers are "Collection Level Metadata," (Item level) "Metadata," "Transcripts," and "Content." The latter is where the links to the tiffs or wave files or other archival bitstreams resides. All other layers will contain links to versioned files, with the unversioned (and unlinked) copy residing in that directory understood to be the most recent copy for use purposes.
We retain the original, and the most recent version of metadata and transcripts.
To recap, our LOCKSS Manifests support drilling down to the archival content, and reflect our file organization pattern. All but the top level manifest are created and updated by script.


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Suffolk is a seven-block neighborhood in Algonquin, Liberty City. It is located in Downtown Algonquin, bordered by Union Drive West to the west (Castle Garden City), Garnet Street to the north (The Meat Quarter and The Triangle), Columbus Avenue to the east (Lower Easton), and Feldspar Street and Frankfort Avenue to the south (Little Italy).
Character and influences
Based on SoHo in New York City, Suffolk is an affluent neighborhood characterized by its low-rise cast iron buildings (based on many real-life counterparts in SoHo). Similar to neighboring Little Italy, a number of Suffolk's streets are constructed from cobblestone, similar to certain streets in SoHo.
The "Suffolk" name may be interpreted as a reference to the common practice of naming new settlements and regions in the Thirteen Colonies (including New York state, which Liberty City State is based on) after existing locations in England. Suffolk is a real-life county in England; naturally, the name was eventually carried over to a number of then British-ruled locales in North America, including Suffolk County in Long Island, New York state.
The neighborhood is served by the Liberty City Subway system. The Suffolk station, located at the intersection of Garnet Street and Denver-Exeter Avenue, is served by the K/C Algonquin Inner Line. The station is popular as it is located directly underneath the Rotterdam Tower.
Points of interest
- Jeff's third and final random character mission is located in Suffolk, at Denver Avenue and Feldspar Street, bordering Little Italy.
- Another of the random characters, Sara, is located in front of a Didier Sachs at Back Passage in Suffolk.
- A moderately large LCPD station at Frankfort Avenue and Feldspar Street. The station is a complex of two buildings, one smaller structure facing Frankfort Avenue, and a larger, newer 8/9 storey building fronting Feldspar Street. The newer extension appears to be similar in design to the skyscraper housing Jerkov's in Hatton Gardens. Skeletal remains of an older building may also be spotted at the western side of the complex.
- An unnamed church at Liberty Lane in west Suffolk, where the funeral of one of the McReary brothers (either Francis or Derrick) is held and where Roman and Mallorie get married at the end of the game. The church comes complete with an interior accessible only in cutscenes during the missions, as well as a small cemetery in the rear. Both the church and cemetery are deemed as "endangered" landmarks threatened with demolition for the construction of condos.[1]
Back Passage, Suffolk, as viewed to the north from Feldspar Street. The base of Rotterdam Tower is visible in the background.
Suffolk LCPD station.
- ↑ www.peepthatshit.com/sights.html (In game website.)


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SOURCE: Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
July 19, 2012 08:00 ET
Results Extend the Utility of Carmeseal™ From Cardiac Disease to Respiratory Disease, the Main Cause of Mortality in Boys With DMD
Results Extend the Utility of Carmeseal™ From Cardiac Disease to Respiratory Disease, the Main Cause of Mortality in Boys With DMD
ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - Jul 19, 2012) - Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and heart failure, today announced that it has completed preclinical studies in mdx mice that demonstrate a beneficial effect of Carmeseal™ on the diaphragm, the skeletal muscle that supports respiration, after subcutaneous dosing as low as 3 mg/kg per day.
Phrixus evaluated the effect of Carmeseal in mdx mice, the most widely used animal model of DMD, in a number of dosing regimens ranging from daily to weekly dosing, and at doses ranging from 3 to 300 mg/kg per day, all administered subcutaneously. Mice were aged to seven months and then dosed for five months to allow for full development of the phenotype. The effect of Carmeseal was evaluated by whole body plethsymography (WBP), an established method to understand the impact of drugs on respiratory function. These studies indicate that Carmeseal has a maximal effect on tidal volume, an important measure of respiratory performance, at doses as low as 3 mg/kg dosed once-a-day. This dosing would translate into a daily dose for each patient of 105 mg based on a 35 kg pediatric patient compared to bolus intravenous dosing of up to 120 grams per patient in previous trials for sickle cell disease, a difference of three orders of magnitude.
"These results demonstrate the utility of Carmeseal in respiratory disease, the main cause of death in boys with DMD, and open a new, convenient route of administration for Carmeseal, similar to the subcutaneous administration of insulin, a route that has been found acceptable for millions of individuals in diabetes," said Thomas A. Collet, president and CEO. "The results confirm our previous findings in animal models of heart failure, in which we demonstrated significant efficacy at doses up to two orders of magnitude lower than previously published," adds Dr. Bruce Markham, Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific Officer.
This work was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under its SBIR program and will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
DMD is the most devastating of the muscular dystrophies. No drug is approved for its treatment. It is a genetic disease that affects about one out of every 3,500 boys. Approximately 20,000 boys and young men live with this disease in the United States. The hallmarks of DMD are skeletal muscle weakness, respiratory distress, and cardiomyopathy. It is a degenerative disease that leads to premature death.
About Carmeseal™
Carmeseal, generically known as poloxamer 188 (P-188), has been shown to improve the efficiency of damaged hearts to pump blood and to improve the performance of damaged diaphragms. When Carmeseal, which acts as a molecular band-aid, is infused into the bloodstream, it encounters and binds to microscopic tears in the muscle. This prevents the pathological leak of calcium into the cells, which causes calcium overload and keeps the muscle from performing as required. Carmeseal, which has been shown to be effective in four animal models of DMD and heart failure, is expected to have its effect in patients with DMD irrespective of the genetic defect that causes the disease.
About Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Phrixus Pharmaceuticals is developing Carmeseal for DMD and for acute decompensated heart failure. For more information about Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, please visit www.phrixuspharmaceuticals.com.
Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This announcement may contain, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements reflect management's current views and are based on certain assumptions. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated as a result of a number of factors. The company is developing several products for potential future marketing. There can be no assurance that such development efforts will succeed, that such products will receive required regulatory clearance or that, even if such regulatory clearance were received, such products would ultimately achieve commercial success.
Thomas A. Collet
President and CEO
Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
+1 (734) 926-0966 ext. 12Email Contact
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President and CEO
Phrixus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
+1 (734) 926-0966 ext. 12Email Contact
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Google has provided funding to recruit computer science teachers in the UK, chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed.
Speaking at the Science Museum in London on 'Why Science Matters' this week, Schmidt said that the company has been working with independent charity Teach First to train more than 100 science teachers.
"We provided funds to support more than 100 first-grade science teachers over the next three years, the majority in computer science.
"We will also provide each computer science recruit with a small bursary to help them get the things they need, such as Raspberry Pi," he said.
The first batch of Teach First teachers will be placed in schools this year, and Schmidt said that the rest of the technology industry should make an effort to support computer science education.
"I urge you all to help pitch in where you can," he said.
Schmidt criticised the UK's teaching of ICT last year, which prompted the government to get rid of the current ICT curriculum to make way for more 'rigorous' IT education in schools.
"Scrapping the existing curriculum is a good first step," he said. "The question is now how to power it back up."
The Google chairman believes that early exposure to computer science is key to encouraging children to enter the technology industry.
"Only two percent of Google employees say they were not exposed to computer science at high school," he said.
Exposure to female role models is also important to attract more girls into science and technology, he added.
"I think more visible examples of female successes at every level is going to be helpful. We have success stories and they're not being told enough," said Schmidt.


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Rate Relief
Updated: 22 Feb 2019
Rate Relief provides help for low income households who are receiving either no, or only partial help with their rates through Housing Benefit.
Who can get Rate Relief?
If you are getting only partial help with your rates through Housing Benefit you may be entitled to extra help through the Rate Relief Scheme. Other people just outside the Housing Benefit limits may also qualify for Rate Relief.
How do I apply for Rate Relief?
If you are not currently receiving Housing Benefit and wish to apply for Rate Relief you will be required to complete an application for Housing Benefit and Rate Relief.
If you are currently receiving Housing Benefit you do not need to do anything at this stage. We will contact you if we require any further information.
If you rent your home from the Housing Executive, a housing association or a private landlord and you live outside Belfast, to receive an application form you should contact your district office.
If you are a private sector tenant living in Belfast you should contact the Private Sector Housing Benefit Office.
If you own and live in your home you can find out more in the following ways:
- Freephone 0800 587 7477
- Collect an application form at your local Land and Property Services office.
How do you assess my entitlement to Rate Relief?
The Rate Relief Scheme is designed to help those who are not getting full Housing Benefit on their rates charge. Therefore an assessment of Housing Benefit is first required to establish any entitlement to Rate Relief.
Entitlement to Rate Relief is determined by comparing your income and your applicable amount, a weekly figure set by government for someone in your circumstances to live on. The difference between the two amounts is known as "excess income."
You will have to pay 12% of your excess income towards any rates liability remaining after your entitlement to Housing Benefit has been calculated. Rate Relief will then cover any rates charge remaining after these calculations.
For example:
- a family with two children and a weekly income of £278.53 and a weekly rates charge of £11.62 would receive Housing Benefit of £2.40 for rates and Rate Relief of £3.69.
- a lone parent with three children and a weekly income of £256.48 and a weekly rates charge of £13.31 would receive Housing Benefit of £6.21 for rates and Rate Relief of £2.83.
These figures are for illustrative purposes only
If I am entitled to Rate Relief how is it paid?
For Housing Executive and Housing Association tenants Rate Relief will be credited to their rent account.
For owner occupiers and private tenants Rate Relief will be credited to Land and Property Services on their behalf.


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Ask Air Traffic Control: Could an amateur pilot land a jet?
Question: Could you talk an amateur pilot into landing a commercial jet if the whole crew were disabled, or is this a Hollywood fantasy?
Answer: This depends on the type of aircraft and if the "amateur" has any pilot experience. Several years ago, controllers at Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center and Fort Myers used all available resources when the pilot of a King Air, a twin-engine turboprop, passed away mid-flight with a family of four on board. The gentleman who took over the pilot controls had limited experience flying a small, single engine aircraft, which is much less complex than the King Air. The controllers at Fort Myers called a friend who flew King Airs, and a Miami Center controller who had experience flying that model were able to assist the gentleman who took over the controls, and he was able to land the aircraft safely.
This could happen in a situation with a commercial jet if the right pilot is available to provide instruction over the radio to the pilot in distress about how to use the autopilot and other systems.
ASK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: How do you keep airplanes apart?
ASK AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: Most interesting airport approaches and departures
Dale Wright is the National Air Traffic Controllers Association Director of Safety and Technology.
Do you have a question for an air traffic controller? E-mail it to email@example.com and we may use it in a future column.


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Academic Eligibility is the status that determines whether a student can remain enrolled. Several mechanisms are in place to promote academic progress, including the following policies.
Students who earn a semester grade-point ratio below 1.5, regardless of their cumulative grade-point ratio, will be placed on academic alert. Evaluation of Academic Alert will occur on a semester-by-semester basis. If a student's earned semester GPR is below a 1.5, that student will be placed on Academic Alert and his/her grade report will be sent to his/her adviser. This alert will not show on the student's transcript, nor will any notification be sent to the student's mailing address. This alert is for advisers to use to help a student before the student's academic record is adversely affected to the point where the student cannot graduate in a reasonable length of time. A student will be placed on alert even if the student's cumulative GPA is above a 2.0.
If a student is on academic probation (i.e. his/her cumulative GPR is below a 2.0), that student's grade record will be evaluated at the end of each semester unless otherwise indicated. Students who fail to meet academic eligibility criteria will be subject to suspension or dismissal.
Students on probation are subject to suspension at the end of each semester if they do not meet the academic eligibility criteria. Students entering Clemson for the first time will not be subject to suspension until they have attempted coursework at Clemson for three semesters, excluding summer terms. Suspended students are ineligible to enroll in classes for the regular academic semester (fall or spring) immediately following the decision to suspend. Suspension is for one semester only, and the student is eligible for readmission the following term. Learn about the appeals process to avoid being suspended.
Students reenrolling after a suspension are subject to dismissal at the end of the semester (fall or spring) in which they did not meet the academic eligibility criteria. Dismissals are for one calendar year and readmission is by appeal only. If the appeal is denied, the student may file subsequent appeals for readmission after an intervening term. Dismissed students who are readmitted and again fail to meet the requirements for academic eligibility will be permanently dismissed. Permanent dismissal may not be appealed. Learn about the appeals process to avoid being suspended.
If a student has not been enrolled at Clemson University for two or more years and does not wish to have his/her poor academic record be a liability against him/her, that student may apply for readmission under special conditions known as academic renewal. Learn about the appeals process to apply for academic renewal.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Undergraduate Studies is prohibited from disclosing the student's academic record to third parties, including parents. If the student wants access granted to a third party, then the student must contact the Office of Undergraduate Studies at 864-656-3022 to receive information on how to process a release form. NOTE: This waiver is for Undergraduate Studies' use only, it will not apply to other departments on campus. More information on the FERPA law.
Attention Student Athletes:
Please note that there is a difference between Academic Eligibility and Athletic Eligibility. Please visit the Nieri Center.
For other science majors advising information, see Departments.


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The fourth United Society of Believers community established
in Massachusetts, Tyringham Shaker village was begun in 1792.
The leaders of Tyringham followed the very successful model of
previous Shaker settlements, such as Watervliet
and Hancock. In doing so, the members of
Tyringham followed the archetypal model of Shaker perfection.
Shaker historian Dolores Hayden described the motivation for the
layout of Tyringham and other Shaker communities. "Buildings were
designed to be overcapacious, eliminating crowding, anticipating
the future growth of each family. their forms, however were forbidden
to be odd or fanciful, and their siting was deliberately methodical
and antipicturesque." In a sense, "just as they decried the arts
of music, drama, and painting, the Shakers denounced architecture."
In accordance with this understanding of Shaker design, the North,
Church, and South Family complexes at Tyringham were spaced evenly
in half-mile increments along the main axis of the settlement,
Jerusalem Street.
Historic view of Church Family
Complex c1890-1895, showing Ox Barn, Horse Barn, Carriage
Shed, Cobblers Shop, Dairy House, Elders House, Meeting
House, Seed House, Seed Drying House and main dwelling
Courtesy of Eugenie Fawcett, from National Register
Suffering from a mass departure prior to the outbreak of the
Civil War, the Tyringham Shaker Settlement began to steadily lose
support from its congregation in the mid-19th century, so that
by 1874 the community could no longer serve a useful purpose.
Resigned to failure, the community leaders departed Tyringham
and went to live among the Shakers of Mount
Lebanon, Hancock, and Enfield.
Nevertheless, their history lives on through the sites and scenes
of Tyringham, Massachusetts.
The Tyringham Shaker Settlement Historic District is located
along a mile and a half along Jerusalem Rd. between Shaker Pond
and Breakneck Rd., in Tyringham, Massachusetts. The buildings
of the district are private and are not open to the public.
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M. Baumgartners Wedded 50 Years:
Strasburg Couple Observed Anniversary Wednesday With Family
"M. Baumgartners Wedded 50 Years: Strasburg Couple Observed Anniversary Wednesday With Family." Emmons County Record, April 1948.
|Michael and Odellia Wolf Baumgartner, Strasburg, North Dakota, April 1948
Both are natives of South Russia and came to this country in the early days with their parents. Miss Adilea became the bride of Michael Baumgartner on April 29, 1892. They were married by the late Rev. Fr. Bernard Strassmaier, pioneer missionary priest, at Fort Yates. The couple filed on a homestead four miles east of Strasburg and lived there until 1909 when they moved into town.
Mr. Baumgartner is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Johannas Baumgartner, pioneer settlers of Strasburg. His father died a few years ago at the age of 93. After coming to Strasburg, Mr. Baumgartner entered the business field. He was one of the founders of the Strasburg Bazaar with his brother John, Jacob Feist and Egidi Keller. Started in 1902, it was the first mercantile establishment in Strasburg. He was interested in the Strasburg Lumber Co., two local banks and the Northwest Motor Co. For the past forty years he has been buying cattle and has shipped hundreds of carloads of stock from that point.
The couples are parents of ten children. They are Mrs. Anton Wickenheiser, Strasburg; Michael J., fieldman for the Bank of North Dakota at Dickinson; Mrs. Wendelin Wickenheiser, Strasburg; Frank F., with the U.S. Army air force; Mrs. E. M. Klein, Strasburg; John, with Northern Power & Light company at Fargo; Mrs. Peter Miller, Strasburg; Miss Phillipina, deputy county superintendent of schools, Miss Agnes, 5th grade teacher in Linton, and Mrs. Robert Carls, Linton. There are 25 grandchildren.
Mr. Baumgartner has three brothers and three sisters, John, Anton, Leopold, Mrs. Joe Burgard, Mrs. Kasper Unser and Mrs. Conrad Kraft, all residing at Strasburg.
All the members of the family except Frank, their son, were home for the wedding anniversary. Frank left last week to go to Venezuela where he is to be instructor at a new army air base.
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When Deb entered the room, I was lying in Erica's lap with my sperm all over my body. She was topless and all I had on was the diaper. After Deb shouted at her younger sister, both Erica and I scurried around to cover ourselves up. She put her bra and dress back on. I picked up my clothes and ran out the door to the restroom. Deb just stood there with her hands on her hips waiting for an explanation as to what was going on.
"Deb," Erica pleaded, "you can't tell anyone about this. Please?"
"I don't know what I am going to do," Deb replied. "James has been looking for you. He is ready to leave. I guess we'll talk about this later."
With that, Erica gathered the baby and their belongings, and headed outside. I walked out of the restroom and grabbed my son. Deb just looked at me and nodded her head as I left the nursery. She was stunned and disappointed at what she had seen.
"You are going to hear from me too," she said angrily.
Erica and Jim were gathering up their stuff to leave when I got outside of the church. I made sure Jim did not see me. Karen was still chatting with her friend; she barely noticed I was gone. I asked her if she was ready to leave.
We packed up our things and got in our car to go home. We both commented on the way home on how we had such a good time, and that our picnics are always so much fun.
Several days passed without any mention of what happened at the picnic. "I suppose Deb is keeping her promise of not telling anyone," I thought. "I certainly would have heard about it by now if she told someone." That afternoon, I received a call on my cell phone from Erica. "Oh, great," I thought.
"Hello," I answered.
"Mike, this is Erica."
"Hey, uh, how are you?"
"Fine," she said. Just wanted to let you know that Deb wants you and me to meet with her tomorrow morning at 8:00 to talk about the situation. Can you meet at my house at 8:00?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I can call in late to work. Does anyone else know, Erica?"
"No. Deb hasn't told anyone yet. She said that she wanted to find out the whole story before she did anything about it."
"OK. I will see you at 8:00 tomorrow then. Bye."
I was not very productive at work for the rest of that afternoon, nor was I very talkative at home that evening. I couldn't get my mind off of what would happen the next morning.
I awoke at 6:30 from my bed after a restless night. I went through my usual morning routine and headed out the door at my usual time. I arrived at Erica's house at about 7:45 that morning. Before pulling into the driveway, I made sure Jim's car was gone. He had already left, but Deb had already arrived as well.
I shut my car door, and walked up the driveway onto the porch. I rang the doorbell and Erica answered the door with her pajamas still on. "Wow!" I thought, "She looks good even when she gets out of bed." She was wearing a cotton two-piece outfit. The top was light green with blue stripes. It came down to her waist and buttoned down the center. The bottom was matching shorts which came down to middle of her thighs. Erica had a nice tan body and was medium build. She is about 5'3" and very compact, meaning she had good-sized breasts and ass.
She invited me into the living room, where Deb was sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee. Erica sat down and requested I do the same.
"Would you like anything to drink, Mike? Coffee? Water?"
"No thanks," I replied.
"Well," Deb started, "Who wants to explain what I saw in the nursery?" She folded her arms and looked at both of us.
"I will," I said.
"You see Deb; it all started about 3 years ago after Lucy was born. Karen and I came over to see Erica's new house one afternoon. Erica answered the door and said Lucy was crying because she was nursing her when we came over. Since then, I have been very attracted to Erica. Specifically, I wanted Erica to fulfill my teen fantasy of breastfeeding from a woman, and being treated like a baby."
"Well," I continued, "around last Christmas time, Jim invited me over for dinner as my wife was out of town. When I showed up for dinner, Jim was not here. He had to work. The baby had trouble eating that day, so she let me drink her milk."
"I also put a diaper on him," Erica said with a smile.
"Did you guys have sex?" Deb asked bluntly.
"Um, yes, we did," I replied shamefully.
"Don't you two love your spouses?" Deb asked.
"I love Karen very much, but Erica and I just got caught up in the moment. Karen doesn't really care for my fantasy, and Erica was into it."
"I love Jim too, but I have always been attracted to Mike. We were just afraid to tell each other until that day when he came over for dinner."
"I see," Deb said. "So, did you guys plan the meeting in the nursery?"
"I kind of thought it might happen," Erica said, "but Mike didn't. He walked into the nursery to check in on his son, when he found me changing little Jimmy's diaper. I told him that Jimmy was not eating enough, and that he could breastfeed again if he wanted. He locked the door, and I took him into the nursing room and breastfed him. I also brought a special diaper in case I got the chance to change him."
"Hmm, well," Deb hesitated, "I don't think it will help anybody if I tell Jim or Karen about what I saw. It is obvious that both of you love your mates and I wouldn't want to be responsible for causing any trouble in your marriages."
"Thank you, Deb, so much," I said. I was worried that you were going to rat us out.
"Yeah, thanks, sis," Erica quickly replied.
"Wait, I am not finished," Deb piped in. "You guys have to promise me something before I promise not to tell anyone."
"What is it Deb?" Erica and I both asked.
"Well, when I walked in on you two, I was upset, but I was also turned on. I want to breastfeed Mike also. I know, I know, I don't have any children and am not expressing milk, but I have always wondered what it would feel like to have a baby. After all, I want to have children of my own some day. Erica, I want you to show me how to take care of a baby, and Mike is going to be my baby. Then, we will have a deal."
"Wow! Sounds like a good deal to me!" I quickly snickered.
"OK," Erica said. "Just tell me what you want to know and what you want Mike to do."
"To start, Erica and me can go upstairs and get me the right clothing. Mike, I want you to lie on the living room floor. After a few minutes, Mike, I want you to start crying like a baby."
"Alright," we both agreed as they went upstairs while I got comfortable on the floor.
Deb and Erica entered Erica's bedroom. Deb wanted a nursing bra and a different top to wear. Deb was wearing a tight sweater and a push-up bra, which was not conducive to nursing a baby. She almost exclusively wore push-up bras, and everyone who knew her appreciated that. Deb was also short like Erica, but a little heavier. The bra was a little small on Deb, as Deb was probably a 42D. They got their big chests from their mother, also a knockout. She wore the undersized nursing bra anyways, and Erica helped her look for a top to wear. Erica really had nothing that fit her, so Deb decided on a pink bathrobe. Deb put on the bra, slipped out of her slacks, and put the bathrobe on. Then, they started down the hall towards the stairs.
As I heard them walking in the upstairs hallway, I began to cry like a baby. "Waaa!! Waaa!!" I cried. I thought this request was a little strange, but was happy to comply.
Erica explained to Deb that I was probably hungry. She told her that babies eat about every 3-4 hours. They walked into the living room and looked down at me crying on the blanket I laid on the floor.
"Is baby hungry?" Erica asked. "Aunt Deb is going to feed you. Is that OK?"
"Actually, Erica," Deb chimed in, "I want you to show me how first. Then, I'll try."
"OK, Deb."
"Mike, come sit by mommy on the couch. It's time to nurse."
"I usually pick the baby up and bring him over to the couch and lay the baby in my lap. But since Mike is a big baby, he can walk over to the couch himself."
I walked over to the couch and sat in the middle. Erica sat to my right in one corner of the couch, and Deb sat on my left in the other corner of the couch. I didn't know exactly what would transpire that day, but it was looking good so far. I was sitting in between two hot sisters in their twenties who both wanted to breastfeed me.
"Now watch me closely," Erica said.
"First, I grab a pillow and lay it in my lap. Second, I lay baby's head down on the pillow. Next, I unsnap my shirt and push it away from my body, so it doesn't get in my way. Then I grab the snap by my shoulder and release the cup of the bra. Push the cup all the way open, so baby can easily access the nipple. Finally, I grab my bare breast and direct the nipple towards the baby's mouth. I rub the nipple against the baby's lips, which automatically opens his mouth. Once his mouth opens and finds the nipple, he instinctively sucks, eventually receiving my milk."
I was enjoying this very much, as I was sucking away on Erica's breasts while Deb was listening to Erica's instructions. I opened my eyes while I was nursing and saw that Erica and Deb were watching me drink. They both smiled when I opened my eyes. Deb had gotten up off the couch and was leaning over me, and I could see down her bathrobe. I could tell that her breasts were popping out of Erica's nursing bra. Erica rubbed my face with her hand, and I closed my eyes again and dug in to her breast.
Deb sat back down on the couch and rested my legs on her lap while I breastfed from her sister. She then began to massage my thighs and calves. When she noticed my erection, she unbuttoned and unzipped my pants.
"Now you should be more comfortable, Mike," Deb said.
She went back to rubbing my legs as I finished Erica's right breast.
"OK, Deb," Erica said, "This one's empty of milk. Is it OK if I give him my other one or are you ready to give it a try?"
"I think I am ready," Deb replied. "You can give him the other one later."
I rose up from Erica's lap as she snapped her nursing bra and buttoned her shirt back up. I waited for Deb to give me instructions before I made my next move.
"OK, Mike," Deb ordered, "Lay on my lap. Aunt Deb is going to feed you now."
I laid my head in Deb's lap. I grabbed a pillow and put behind my head as she forgot. I reached up and rubbed the robe she was wearing waiting for her to make the next move.
She reached her hands down by her waist and grabbed the belt which tied the bathrobe together. She slowly untied the belt and began opening the robe. I bit my lip with excitement as I started seeing more and more of Deb's upper body. I could tell she was very tentative, but also very excited. She pulled the robe away from her body and got herself comfortable. She lifted my body off of her legs so I wouldn't be lying on the robe. I laid my head back down and saw that she had no pants on. I looked down and noticed her red underwear. Deb had a real nice body, as she was a former cheerleader. She had gained a few pounds around her waist, but she was still very firm. The bra she had on was identical to the one Erica had on at the picnic. She tucked her hair behind her ears, and grabbed the snap with her hand.
"Oh, Aunt Deb, nurse me," I begged.
She fumbled with the snap a little before the cup opened. She pulled the fabric away from her body, revealing the hard breast she had been covering. Her nipples were already hard, as she was turned on by the situation. I didn't wait for her to direct her breast into my mouth. I rubbed my face all over her tit before latching on to the nipple. I took as much breast into my mouth as it could handle and began to suck on her.
"Mmm," I moaned as I enjoyed the dry nursing as much as the wet.
"It feels so good to have someone suck on Aunt Deb's titties," she replied.
Erica moved closer as I sucked on her sister's breasts. I looked at her and could tell she was getting turned on. She took off my socks and shoes, and slid my pants off of my legs. She then began fondling my penis and caressing my balls.
As Erica was tending to my erection, I looked up and could tell Deb was in some discomfort. I unlatched from her breast.
"Is something wrong, Deb?" I asked.
"Um, yeah, this bra is hurting me. It is too tight."
"OK," I replied, "Get up and I'll take it off for you."
Deb agreed and I sat up out of her lap. She stood up and dropped the robe to the floor.
"Deb, go ahead and sit back down and keep feeding Mike," Erica said, "You never want to interrupt your baby breastfeeding. I'll take care of the bra for you."
Deb sat back down and laid my head back in her lap. I latched back on as Erica leaned her sister forward.
"Lean forward, Deb," Erica ordered.
Erica reached for the hooks of Deb's bra and released the bra from her body. Erica slid the straps of the bra off her sister's shoulders and laid the bra on my head.
"Does that feel better, sis?"
"Yes, much better Erica. Thank you"
Erica went back to playing with me as I tossed the bra on the floor. I grabbed Deb's other breast and began to massage it.
"That feels sooo good, Mike. Please don't stop," Deb pleaded.
After a few more minutes of pleasing Deb and her pleasing me, Erica was getting a little jealous of all the attention Deb and I were getting.
"I think we need more room," Erica said, "What do you say we take this upstairs?"
Deb and I both agreed and we all got off the couch. Erica was still fully clothed, I had only my boxers on, and Deb only had her underwear on. I grabbed my clothes as we all went up the stairs.
"OK," Erica said to Deb, "I think you've got the breastfeeding part down. Now you need to practice changing the baby's diaper."
"Sure," Deb agreed. "Do you have any more diapers for Mike?"
"Of course I do," Erica replied with a smile. "Since Jimmy is still asleep in his room, we'll have to change Mike on my bed. Let me go into Jimmy's room and get the diaper and wipes. I'll meet you guys in the bedroom."
Erica went into Jimmy's room while Deb and I laid down on Erica's bed. Without speaking, I dug back into Deb's breasts as she laid on her side. I pressed her body up against mine as I nursed.
"Do you want Aunt Deb to change you," she whispered into my ear, "I can tell you are wet."
I nodded my head in agreement.
Erica entered the room with a diaper and a couple of wipes.
"OK, baby," Erica said, "let's put a diaper on you and then you can eat some more."
She removed me from Deb's breast and rolled me onto my back.
"Alright, Deb, here is the diaper and wipes. Stand here at the foot of the bed and I'll tell you what to do."
Deb agreed and got off the bed and looked down at me.
"After you take off his boxers, I want you wipe his ass and cock real good. Perfect. Now, I want you to unfold the diaper. Pick his ass up off the bed and slide the diaper underneath him. Good. Next, you need to pull the diaper around his body and put his cock through the hole. Then, you fasten the tabs from the back of the diaper to the front. Good job. I think you are ready to be a mom."
"Thanks, Erica," Deb replied, "that wasn't so difficult after all."
"Do you mind, Deb, if I finish nursing Mike. My other breast is still full."
"No. Go ahead."
Erica sat on the bed leaning against the headboard.
"Come here and finish mommy," Erica ordered me.
I crawled on the king-sized bed to where she was and laid my head on her lap. She unbuttoned her shirt again, tossed it on the floor, completely took off her nursing bra, and threw it on the floor as well. The situation was getting very hot very fast. I sucked on her breast like I never had before. She moaned louder and louder as I drank her milk and massaged her other breast. Deb came over to where we were and began stroking my cock. After a few seconds of all this, I stopped.
"Deb! Wait! I don't wanna cum yet!" I yelled. "This feels so good. I don't want it to end."
"Come on Mike," Erica pleaded, "Keep sucking. I was about ready to cum."
She grabbed my face on took it to her breast.
"Suck it, baby! Suck it!" she yelled.
I aggressively sucked on the breast again as Deb had stopped playing with me. Just then, I felt Deb slide my dick into her pussy.
"Come on, Mike! Let's all 3 cum together!" Deb pleaded.
I couldn't stop as she rode my cock up and down faster and faster.
I grabbed Erica's breasts and pulled them together and began sucking both nipples.
"Oh, Mike, don't stop!! Don't stop!!" the sisters screamed in unison.
"OHHHH!!!! OHHHH!! Erica cried as she began to orgasm when I sucked on both nipples. "MIKE!! MIKE!! MIKE!!"
A few seconds later, and after hearing her sister get off, Deb was ready to explode. She rode faster and faster.
"Mmm! Mmm! MMM! She shouted as she closed her eyes and rode down hard on me. I was now watching Deb as I had released from Erica's breasts. Erica was breathing heavily with her eyes closed leaning against the headboard.
"OHHH! OHHH!! YES! YES! YES!" Deb was pushing down on my chest as she came.
"Don't stop, Deb," I yelled. "I cumming too!!"
She pulled off of me before I had the chance to cum.
"Hey!" I yelled angrily, "I didn't cum yet."
"We've got something special for you," Erica whispered in my ear. "Just lay there, cool down, and close your eyes. I promise that you'll like this surprise."
I laid there while the two of them talked about what they were going to do. The talking stopped and they both got back on the bed.
"You keep those eyes closed, baby," Deb said.
A few seconds later, I felt someone sitting on my stomach.
"OK, baby, open your eyes," Deb whispered.
I opened eyes to find it was Deb who was sitting on my stomach. Erica had her face by my cock.
"Here's what were gonna do, Mike. Deb is going to put her breasts in your face, and you are going to suck and play with them. I am going to suck your cock, because I want to taste you like you have tasted me."
Deb leaned down and rubbed her 42D breasts all over my face. I started sucking on one while she rubbed her other nipple against my cheek. Erica opened her mouth and began sucking on my dick. She pumped faster and faster on me. It did not take long for me to cum.
"Here it cums," I said softly. My semin exploded into Erica's mouth, and she was enjoying every drop of it. I could hear her swallowing as I pumped my seed into her mouth.
"Oh, Erica!! Erica!! Mmmm! Mmm! Mmm!"
Erica licked every last drop as Deb rested her chest against mine. After I was dry, Erica and Deb laid on both sides of me. They rested their heads on my shoulders as I wrapped my arms around them both. We all lay there for a few minutes while our bodies tried to recover from all the excitement.
"Well," I said, "I better get to work. Thanks, Deb, for being so understanding."
We all laughed as I got off the bed and put my clothes back on.
"See you gals later, I am off to work."
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