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Thanks to the voters in the Broken Bow school district, the dream of building a new and improved elementary school is coming true. Now one local organization is working to complete that dream, and they need your help. "Little Feet, Big Dreams" is the name of the campaign that has been launched to achieve those final touches on the school project that the bond does not cover - namely quality flooring and equipment for the new gym, and playground equipment at North Park School. The committee also has long-range plans of renovating the Middle School gym as a performing arts center. A number of fundraisers have taken place during the last few months, and this Saturday everyone in the community will be given an opportunity to pitch in and help. The project is called "Field of Dreams", and entails using corn as a cash crop for the school - literally! Frank Govier & Sons has agreed to donate the crop from one of their corn fields to be picked up. A combine has already gone through the field, and now volunteers are needed to go out and pick up the ears. Plains Equipment and Red Line Equipment have both agreed to donate the use of equipment for the project, though committee member Janice Nozicka points out that for safety sake no combines or large equipment will be used in the field that day. Everyone - both children and adults - is encouraged to participate in the corn pick-up fundraiser. As the ears are picked up and gathered in tubs, they will be dumped in an adjacent field. Howard Transportation will then come in and grind the corn, and deliver it to the buyers. Jacobson Rental and Store More are donating the use of dump trailers. Adams Land & Cattle Co. has offered to market the corn for the group, and once they have the buyers lined up Howard Transportation trucks will make the deliveries. Both Howard Transportation and ALCC are donating their services for the project. Mead Lumber has donated 5-gallon buckets which will be used to collect the ears from the ground. And the best part is, 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the corn will go to the North Park Elementary facilities projects. "This is a great opportunity for those who can't write a big check for this project to contribute as well, by giving a few hours of your time to help," Nozicka says. "This is a community effort, and this project gives everyone - regardless of their financial situation - the chance to help." The corn picking will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 10. Volunteers will meet at the bus barn west of the Middle School, with buses departing at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For those who can only give a shorter amount of time, buses will return at 10:30 a.m. and then at the end of the picking day, at 2 p.m. "We wanted to be sure and get everyone back in time for the Husker game," Nozicka smiles. The committee requests that K-5 students be accompanied by an adult, "but there's nothing that says an adult can't bring six kids!" Nozicka laughs. She says this is designed to be a great family event. The idea for picking corn as a fundraiser cropped up during a meeting of the Little Feet Big Dreams committee Oct. 26. Nozicka says the idea took off pretty quickly. "There is too much corn in the field for the farmers to put cattle out on it," she explains. "They have already combined it and done what they can with it, and now it's just laying there." With crop damage from the winds a few weeks ago, there are a number of farmers with corn fields that are not able to be harvested. This created a golden opportunity for a project like Field of Dreams. But the real key to the success of the project will be the volunteers who come out to help pick. Nozicka says they need at least 100 people Saturday to make this work. Lunch will be provided for those working in the field, made possible by Tumbleweed Cafe. Those planning to attend are urged to RSVP to Alberta at 308-872-6821 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com by Friday, Nov. 9, so they can have a count for lunch. Volunteers are reminded to dress appropriately: boots or heavy shoes, long pants, long sleeves, leather gloves and layered clothing for changing weather. "We realize not everyone has the ability to make a financial contribution to the school project, so we wanted to come up with a way anyone could help," Nozicka explains.


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Universities are often in a unique position when it comes to managing their pharmacy benefits. Those associated with medical schools, hospital, and clinics often have affiliated pharmacies and access to staff with clinical pharmacy expertise. If an institution can fully leverage these in-house capabilities, it can have a dramatic effect on its overall pharmacy benefit budget. How to best leverage these capabilities should be considered when HR administrators selects a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) partner.
Consider seeking PBM options that provide flexibility and decision-making authority. Universities that choose to be more self-directed can explore the following options:
Optimize Affiliated Pharmacies
Universities often have their own affiliated pharmacies that may be under-utilized by the plan's membership. Increasing the volume of prescriptions filled at these affiliated pharmacies is another way to lower the institution's overall drug spend and lower membership costs.
PBMs can offer flexible program management that enables the university to drive patient traffic to its affiliated pharmacies, including:
- A plan design that allows lower copays for patients when they frequent those pharmacies.
- Utilizing the university's affiliated pharmacies to provide mail order services and fill specialty prescriptions.
Additional savings may also be available through a 340B/GPO "Own Use" program, by taking advantage of higher discounts offered through participating 340B/GPO contract pharmacies.
The flexibility to use its affiliated pharmacies for retail, mail, and specialty prescriptions allows for enhanced pricing and savings for the institution. Promoting the use of university pharmacies through plan design encourages participant usage and contributes toward additional member cost savings. In addition, people can visit pharmacies close to where they work, making filling prescriptions more convenient.
A copay differential can be created for employees who use pharmacies within the contracted 340B/GPO network.
Pharmacy benefit management partners can often implement a phased approach. For example, at the outset, it may make sense to merely drive retail prescriptions to the affiliated pharmacies, and then transition mail order and specialty prescriptions at a later date.
One U.S. university recently collaborated with a PBM, resulting in optimized use of outpatient pharmacies. The institution implemented a tiered plan design; copays for all levels of drugs are lower at the university's pharmacies. Employees now have a financial incentive to visit those pharmacies. Administrators developed a select list of generic medications that are available for $1 a month and $3 for three months. These copays are available only at the university's pharmacies. University employees are thus encouraged to visit university pharmacies and to use generic drugs. The plan requires that specialty drugs are available only through the university's pharmacies. Mail order drugs are available only through the university's mail facility. Customized member welcome letters and benefits booklets were used to communicate the plan design.
The increased use of these pharmacies has helped this university lower costs through deeper discounts and use of generic alternatives.
Direct Formulary Drug Product Selection
Another option for pharmacy benefit self-direction is for a college or university to have the ability to customize its formulary to any extent needed. Some universities are fortunate to have access to pharmaceutical expertise - from medical centers and in-house pharmacies - that aid them in the ability to drive formulary decisions and customize their formularies. These institutions can leverage the expertise of their clinical staff and essentially develop their own Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) or Formulary Committees that the PBM supports. A PBM's P&T committee typically is the governing committee in the formulary process and makes decisions regarding drug therapy.
Thus, the university's formulary can be customized to its unique needs, leveraging the expertise of the university staff and the PBM. In addition, when the PBM partners with a university client to create its own P&T Committee, the university can ensure first-hand that the make-up of the formulary has the university's best interests at heart. When the university's staff is involved in the formulary process, institutions are often better able to garner support from employees and other key stakeholders - and are better able to reach savings goals.
The national PBM and university described above also worked together to target a clinical and formulary strategy specific to the employee population. This collaboration enabled both organizations to craft a framework in which the university could achieve control of its formulary via the following tailored approach:
- The PBM's P&T Committee meets quarterly. The university's medical director participates in these meetings and experiences the diligence that is involved with each formulary decision.
- A team of clinical and other PBM staff compiles and summarizes the decisions made during the PBM's P&T Committee meeting and customizes the recommendations to the university.
- The university's Formulary Review Committee meets. The PBM summarizes what occurs during the P&T committee and answers any questions raised. Utilizing the documents provided by the PBM, the university's Committee reviews all of the formulary decisions and considers the health, efficacy and economic ramifications specific to the university.
- The committee decides which formulary decisions it wishes to implement.
The PBM that manages this university's benefits allows complete disclosure of its formulary operations, including detailed, client-specific pharmacoeconomic modeling, and provides the university the flexibility of making customized formulary changes. In this scenario, all parties involved know the reason for, and the tier placement of, drugs on the formulary
In sum, this university now directs its own pharmacy benefit destiny. Through its partnership with its PBM, the university is able to control its pharmacy benefit plan at any level desired. The university also has achieved extraordinary savings using this benefit management strategy.
Overall, there has been a decrease in drug spend and member costs, and an increase in generic utilization. Cost savings to both the plan and its membership have been significant - without compromising patient care. These outcomes provide a true example of savings through collaboration and partnership.
A key decision point for others looking to move in this direction includes the selection of the correct PBM partner. There are multiple PBM options from which to choose and often the selection process can become overwhelming. Nonetheless, an easy first step is to understand the business models of the various PBMs and decide which model best matches the university's needs.
How Do PBM Models Differ?
- A traditional PBM offers a very low or no administrative fee in exchange for retaining pricing spreads and rebates. It is not in the traditional PBM's best interest to allow clients formulary flexibility, for example. The traditional PBM may also maintain its own mail order, specialty and/or retail pharmacies--and therefore, has the incentive through higher profits to move as many claims as possible to its facilities. The PBM may discourage or, in some cases, prevent clients from using their own pharmacies.
- A translucent PBM offers a low administrative fee, but often conceals some revenue streams and retains some spread. The translucent PBM is also motivated to reward formulary and/or rebate decisions contrary to its clients' best interests. More control is afforded universities through this type of PBM, but alignment of goals still isn't absolute. Goals continue to be aligned with the PBM's profitability, and thus, limited flexibility is available.
- A full pass-through PBM offers a higher administrative fee, but conceals no revenue streams and retains no spread. The only money the truly pass-through PBM earns is through its administrative fee. Forging a collaborative partnership with a pass-through PBM can allow for self-direction by the university, while simultaneously leveraging the expertise of the PBM staff.
Brent Eberle is vice president of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Navitus Health Solutions, www.navitus.com.


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Most of us are aware that aloe vera is often used to soothe burns and may have even at some point used part of a plant to get immediate relief for burning skin. It has long been known to calm the flaming skin from a recent burn. But, did you know there have also been other uses for aloe vera in regards to the skin? There most certainly is.
This is ingredient is often included in many skin creams to provide an extra ingredient to help calm and soothe skin in addition to moisturizing it. Aloe vera offers great anti-inflammatory properties to help keep the skin free of inflammation. This is a great way to not only treat sunburns but other skin problems that have symptoms of redness and inflammation.
Aloe vera can help treat the skin because of its medicinal properties which certainly work to provide healthy and well maintained skin for anyone who wishes to use this ingredient.
ZENMED products offer this ingredient in many of their skin care line. Products that are geared toward treating the skin from various symptoms as well as sunburn offer the ingredient aloe vera to do so. So, if you suffer from inflammation or redness as well as itching of the skin this may well be the ingredient you need in your skin care product to give you some much needed relief.
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The following timeline, assembled from Sun clips, Anne Arundel County Police records and SafeRoadMaps (an aggregator and cartographer of federal crash data), shows summaries of fatal crashes on Mountain Road in Pasadena. It is not necessarily a complete record. Readers who know of other fatal incidents on the road can email details to firstname.lastname@example.com. Supporting documents may be requested.
Oct. 16: JB Cobb, 74, of Pasadena died when his Dodge Ram truck crashed into two other vehicles at Magothy Beach Road. The crash remains under investigation, and police say the cause may have been a medical emergency. It is not clear whether the crash will be classified as a highway fatality.
Oct. 12: Kala Marie Austin, 17, of Pasadena, died after her car crashed into the side of a vacant house just off Mountain Road near Fairwood Court. Police said speed and wet weather may have been a contributing factor in the single-vehicle crash.
Jan. 27: Robert Francis Oles, 77, a Pasadena pedestrian, was struck and killed by a snowplow near Hog Neck Road. Believed to be alcohol-related. Driver convicted of hit-and-run but not charged with alcohol offense because too much time had elapsed for tests.
Aug. 27: Robert Rudloff Jr., 32, a motorcyclist, went off road near Fairwood Road and hit a utility pole. Speed and alcohol believed to be factors.
Nov. 29: Jason Tucker Coburn, 19, and Michael Joseph Medura, 21, of Pasadena were killed when their Dodge Ram truck failed to negotiate a curve near Meehling Road and struck two trees. Speed and alcohol were listed as factors in the single-vehicle crash.
Nov. 11: Michael Walter Brumwell, 60, of Pasadena was killed when struck by an SUV while walking across Mountain Road from the Cheers of Pasadena bar near Brookfield Road in a crash that was ruled pedestrian error.
Feb. 24.: Chesapeake High School seniors Robert Allen Flowers, 19, and Jonathan Paul Sekinger, 18, both of Pasadena, died when their car struck a utility pole near Carol Drive. Speed was called a factor.
Oct. 13: Joseph Selby, 24, of Pasadena was killed when the car he was driving went off the road near Old Mountain Road. Alcohol, speed and failure to use a seat belt were believed to be factors.
April 6: Steven James Rackey, 51, of Pasadena died when his motorcycle struck the back of a stopped truck near Maryland Avenue. Police said the victim failed to control his speed to avoid a collision.
April 16: William Gorman Smith, 52, of Pasadena was killed when his motorcycle struck a telephone pole while he was trying to avoid a bicyclist near Pinehurst Lane.
Jan. 22: Robert Lee Gordon, 61, of Pasadena was killed while walking on a parking lot off Mountain Road near Penn Drive when he was struck by a minivan that had been had been turning into a gas station when it was hit by another car, forcing it into the victim. Alcohol use by one of the drivers, who later pleaded no contest to negligent homicide, was involved.
Dec. 13: Lance Edward Mitchell, 37, of Pasadena was hit by a pickup truck while crossing the road after leaving a bar in the 2800 block. Police said he had been drinking.
July 13: Pedestrian Alton Davis Slay III, 34, of Pasadena was hit by an SUV while walking near North Shore Road. Alcohol use by the driver was reported.
Christopher Paul Schultz, 12, died when a Jeep ran a stop sign coming out of Chesapeake High School and rammed the side of the truck in which he was riding.
Nov. 25: Kelley Ann Airey, 16, of Pasadena was killed when the pickup truck in which she was a passenger fishtailed across the highway and struck a tree near Ritchie Highway. The 20-year-old driver lost control while when another car darted in front of the truck, police said.
Sept. 7: William Alan Armetrout, 31, of Pasadena was killed when his van sideswiped a telephone pole and crashed into a tree in the 4700 block of Mountain Road in front of Mount Carmel United Methodist Church. Police said he had been drinking.
March 1: Brian James Beacom, 29, of Glen Burnie was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking across Mountain Road near Mansion House Crossing.
May 1: Mark A. Uhlig, 26, of Arbutus was killed when the driver of the car in which he was a passenger lost control of the car near Route 10 and hit a utility pole. The 25-year-old driver, who had been drinking, was sentenced to six months for homicide by motor vehicle.
April 19: Steven George Meyers, 29, of Pasadena was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle in the 4400 block of Mountain Road and hit metal markers. Police said alcohol appeared to be a factor.


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The Gloob: The Multi-Purpose Small Space Saver
We like a piece of furniture that pulls double duty. Can you tell what this piece is supposed to do? It's pretty to look at and even collapses, but what is it exactly? Well tell you right this way...
The Gloob Baby Bathtub from BabyNow is ridiculously beautiful to look at and takes aim at small space dwellers who are looking for their furniture to do more than just look pretty. This piece comes in three pieces, the tub (which is intended to be used as such), the base, and the topper to the tub.
Their goal was to create a wash tub and a changing table that can be used on the collapsible metal frame or not. It's pretty, like really pretty, but would you really use it? It's nice for folks who might not have room for either traditionally and when your baby no longer needs it you could plant flowers in it and call it a raised bed.
It hasn't been put on the market yet for consumers, but we're curious if you would lay down money for the product if it was available?
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New Colorado Rapids forward Charles Eloundou today played the final 30 minutes for Cameroon's senior national team in a 1-0 friendly loss to Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.
Tanzania's Mbwana Samata struck in the 89th minute to give his side the home victory. Cameroon entered the friendly without star midfielder Alex Song and striker Samuel Eto'o, both ruled out to injury days before the match. Eloundou entered the match for Tchami Herve in the 58th minute.
Colorado aquired the 18-year Cameroonian last month through a weighted lottery.
Neither country qualified for the current African Cup of Nations tournament, so both used the international fixture dates to prepare for next month's World Cup Qualifiers. Cameroon will face Togo in Yaounde on March 22 while Tanzania will host Morocco on the same day.


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Until they have full contact figure skating…
The bloodlust of the crowd, the smell of beer in the air, the long lines at
the restrooms – I love hockey. There's just something magical about the way
athletes can play a fighting sport cleverly disguised as a game.
In any case, hockey is fast paced and deserves a fast paced game. With Electronic
Arts' NHL 2001, we've got the PS2 's first step out onto the ice. Let's
see if these old guys still remember how to skate.
EA's NHL series has been a strong hockey staple for fans and not a whole lot
has changed over the years. Sometimes that's a good thing, and sometimes, it's
not. With the release of the PS2, we now have a much more powerful system to
play with, so you'd better believe there would be some changes.
The most obvious upgrade for 2001 is the enhanced graphical quality.
NHL 2001 looks awesome. The game's level of detail is definitely set
on high. Everything from the expressions on player's faces to the reflections
on the ice are there and really make the experience that much more exciting.
The only really weird thing is the way a player's upper torso seems to move
independently from the lower, giving them a sort of old-school action figure
The mo-cap isn't half bad, but I don't ever recall seeing grizzled hockey
players hop up and down like giddy schoolgirls after a scoring a goal or winning
a game in real life.
Surprisingly, the sound is pretty good. Effects are accurate and the game's
music is actually tolerable. Featuring music by Collective Soul and Templar
(who?), the tracks in NHL kinda grow on you. The announcer, however, gets annoying.
Not every single thing that happens in a hockey game is worthy of high pitched,
feverish excitement. That guy really needs to lay off the caffeine pills.
All thirty of the NHL teams are included and even some international teams
are thrown into the mix. Ah, international hockey, where the iceborn brutes
from all over the world come to knock each others' teeth out. Did I mention
how much I love this game?
A new addition to EA's NHL series is the momentum meter. Now you can actually
see how the game is progressing" or so they say. Sometimes this meter seems
just plain wrong. At one point, I purposely got on the wrong side of the puck
and was losing by a score of 5-2. At no time did I lose the momentum advantage.
What's the deal here? If you're going to include something like this, try to
get it right, I say. Momentum is a tricky thing to measure and the benefits
of having the momentum advantage aren't apparent. Maybe they should have had
a heckler shout insults when teams are playing badly. Or maybe they could have
the 2D cardboard audience throw beer cans.
NHL 2001's gameplay takes a no-nonsense, simple approach to playing
hockey. Controls are very easy to pick up and the game has an arcade feel to
it. The four main buttons for a puck handler are shoot, pass, deke and speed.
If you're on the defensive, just know that there are three different ways to
check a guy.
Woohoo! Three ways to check! I was thrilled…until I realized that NHL
2001 doesn't quite capture it accurately.
Now, anyone with the slightest sense of physics would realize that smashing
into someone at a faster speed means a bigger hit. In 2001, your "big
hit" button only seems to work when you're standing still. To accurately put
the big hit on opponents, players must skate out in front of their target, stop,
and then apply the hit. So, dear gamers, there will be no flying down the ice
to smash a puckhandler this season, no squashed faces pressed up against the
glass, and certainly none of that icky roughness that makes hockey fun. At least
there's still some good ol' fighting to be had"
…at the daycare center in the GR compound, that is. To put it mildly, fighting
in NHL 2001 is the most pathetic and sorry display of fisticuffs I've
ever seen in my life. Even a four-year old could knock the bejeezus out of these
guys. Fights have two punches – high and uppercut. They imitate bouts of Rock
'em Sock 'em Robots so accurately that it seems like only a matter of time
until someone's head pops off. At least that much imitates real hockey.
Hockey is one of the fastest paced sports around and an NHL video game should
reflect it accordingly. 2001 runs at a pretty slow pace overall and fails
to capture the frenzied pace of professional hockey. In addition, you'll notice
some bizarre slowdown when passing the benches. Maybe the players are checking
to see if someone put a whoopee cushion on their part of the bench.
Even with all these problems, a hockey newbie will probably enjoy this game.
Its simple controls and impressive visuals are just enough to make this game
satisfactory. But for veterans of the series and die-hard hockey nuts, this
game turns out to be a disappointing dish that reeks of cold leftovers out on
center ice.


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For many small club operators, money is often in short supply. And that is especially true for those just setting up their businesses. The option to lease equipment—especially if it is really a financing option that allows for the purchase of the equipment at the end of the lease—is an attractive proposal for many, including Tammy Wright and her husband, John. The two opened ABC Wellness and Fitness Center about six years ago in Waldorf, MD.
"It was cheaper for out-of-pocket expenses," Wright says. Putting just $20,000 down on an initial lease and then making monthly payments for three years was a better choice for the couple than spending $80,000 in one lump sum, she says.
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"At this point, we just want to pay it off and have that money in our pocket," Wright says. "It was a little over $2,000 [per month], and that's money that we won't have to worry about putting out. And we'll just switch out one piece here and one piece there as it needs it."
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However, leasing may not be the right fit for everyone.
"We look at leasing at least once per year," says Erica Smith, facilities director for Gainesville Health and Fitness' three clubs and two physical therapy centers in Gainesville, FL. Smith gets bids from vendors each year to ensure that purchasing is still the best option for the company.
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Because Gainesville can typically buy its equipment outright and usually purchases a large order at one time, the equipment is often cheaper than doing a finance deal, but that is not the biggest reason for purchasing rather than leasing, Smith says.
"One of the big things we consider over money is down time," Smith says. "We call it turnover days. From the moment that the machine is down until it is back up and running, how many member days have we lost?"
Gainesville does all maintenance in-house. Smith computes how much it would cost the company to wait for a service technician under a lease agreement rather than fix it in-house.
And because Gainesville maintains its own equipment, Smith often can negotiate better equipment purchase terms with manufacturers, including deleting the three-year labor warranty and extending the parts warranty from the typical three years to a more generous five years.
Smith has built a system to track the mileage, down time and repairs on each piece of equipment. She determines when it is time to replace equipment based on how much it costs the company to maintain it.
"Once it hits a certain point of being not cost-effective for us to keep it, that's when it triggers in the program that it is time to get rid of these pieces of equipment," Smith says.
This kind of tracking and maintenance system may be beyond the ability of some smaller clubs, just as purchasing more than one or two pieces of equipment at a time is beyond their ability.
Wright says that any future equipment orders of more than $20,000 will be leased again so that the ABC Wellness cash flow can go toward operational expenses and possible future expansion rather than toward equipment.
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They do not have the cash flow they need to purchase equipment.
- They want to spread the cost of the equipment over time.
- They want to preserve cash for things that could bring in more members, increase profits and allow the company to grow faster.
- Their business structure is set up so that leasing allows them some tax benefits.
- They plan to swap out equipment every three to five years and want to keep equipment under warranty during the term of use.
- Leasing rather than getting a bank loan can help manage cash flows since the monthly payments for leases are consistent while bank loans can be based on a variable interest rate, which means the monthly payments could fluctuate.
- They have the cash on hand to do so.
- They do not want a monthly payment.
- They hold onto equipment for longer than the traditional three to five years and are less concerned about keeping equipment that is only under warranty.
- Business and personal credit of the club owner(s). Better credit equals a better deal.
- Whether the business is a start-up or existing business. Existing operators have a track record while start-ups are unknown risks.
- The size of the transaction. A bigger transaction will cost more overall but less per thousand.
- Ensure you are working with a reputable leasing/financing company by asking around and checking with the Better Business Bureau.
- Read your contract completely to ensure it does not contain hidden fees.
- Know what will happen at the end of the lease. Will you have the option to buy the equipment? If so, will it be a dollar buy back, a fair market value purchase or a residual? Are you responsible for returning the equipment at the end of the lease?
- Be certain how and when you must notify the leasing company at the end of the lease that you are returning the equipment or that you want to buy the equipment. Leasing companies often require a 30- to 60-day notice. If you fail to do so, you could be charged for another year's lease.
- Reserve money for the shipping freight on the equipment, a cost that usually is not included in the financing.


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ACTA : Why it should not pass
I'm sure everyone knows about ACTA, the secretive multi-nation agreement that will affect the internet in a major way(From what I read, it would mean that the federal government and corporations of whatever nation signed the act could get personal information from ISPs without a warrant.
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Since Japan is supposed to be a signatory, I feel that means it will be easier to shut down translation groups and such even easier.
The second bill is an American bill that is even more frighting.
Combating online Infringement and Counterfeits Act
This act would allow the US government to create two blacklists. The first list is an instant removal if an American domain, and a blocking for all American users if it has a domain from another nation. The user would see a 404 error page. These sites would be allowed to have judicial review, but it would be a long drawn out process.
The second list is the Department of Justice list, which doesn't mean automatic removal/blockage, but a strong recommendation to do so. These sites would have no judicial review.
The Act also allows ISPs to block sites on the second list, even if the federal government hasn't, at their own discretion.
Any site can be blocked/removed, including this one, for Americans anyways.
Any Americans on here have any thought on this? These bills could potentially stop people from all over the world from watching even unlicensed material, but the American act could really hurt the American anime fanbase. That law is China or Iranian esque censorship.
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|2010-09-28, 16:17
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Not so much fans, as it impacts everyone else. It'll be great to put your political opponents on the blacklist to shut down their message, or anyone else you disagree with.
But yeah, when you talk to regular folks, stress the question: "Why is the US so interested in pushing China and Iran level censorship on the rest of the world? Why are they trying to sneak this legislation in through the back door via a treaty instead of the normal process?"
Equating it with China and Iran is a good move.
But ultimately, it won't affect the hardcore fans so much as the casual ones. There will always be ways to encrypt and distribute anime/manga material to those who want it. The casual ones will have a tougher time finding it, but as long as they have one hardcore techy friend, they'll get it. Even if we have to reduce ourselves to invitation-only sneaker nets, SSH tunnels, and sneakernets.
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I've always been against internet regulation because it is now the only tool through which people can fulfill their right of knowledge. It is the largest, most efficient and cheapest source of information that allows people to freely communicate and exchange knowledge. Censoring it and controlling it would be stripping people of a basic human right. And I find it even more disgusting that the US would try to enforce its brand of censorship on the rest of the world, and I fail to find the correct words to express my fury at how the US is even trying to obtain methods by which to get personal information through ISP's without warning. That's downright breach of people's privacy. It's getting to a point where people have to be afraid of what they say on the internet because they may get into serious trouble for it. It's ironic that this is happening in the US, the very country that advocates democracy and freedom of speech. Despicable. Absolutely dusgsting.
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For once... I support Obama with his vow to preserve open Internet. Of course I don't know if he will back this up forever, but I'm going to support him for now. Even Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski agrees with him
I think this is a little troublesome to block all sites outside of the U.S..
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Anime will be the least of our concerns as global citizens if the ACTA is passed, this thing is so full of corporatist evil (assuming that even half of what the leaks about this highly secretive document contain are true). It simply does not serve the interests of the general public or even of the creative artists - its a stranglehold by the middlemen that criminalizes and provides no recourse.
Tsuyoshi, the "US" is being used as a tool by these multi-national corporations (e.g. Sony, Disney, the consortiums behind the MPAA/RIAA) to force the world's consumers into little revenue-extracting buckets and protect by force existing business models. Australia and the EU government are being likewise manipulated (amongst others). So target your wrath precisely
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But still... Whats the point in doing this now? All this stuff has been happening for however long, and it has not become a major problem to the U.S in a major way. Or do they want to just piss us off?
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|2010-09-28, 18:11
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I had always assumed that the casual anime fan(Such as myself) would eventually be forced out of the unlicensed shows. I knew that torrent sites, translation groups, etc. would eventually be shut down. I know hardcore fans will be able to get passed, but I am not tech saavy enough to know how to do such things. I mean, stuff like IRC confuses the hell out of me. Every time I've ever tried to use it, I get banned, lol.
Even for the fans in the know, they can be slowed. If list sites such as andb or baka manga are taken down, you might not even know what you want to watch/read or how to even find a group translating it.
Luckily for me, I have actually been losing interest in most new shows/manga and am actually only following a few older ones until they finish. I guess then it is time to find a new hobby.
|2010-09-28, 18:36
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It's really too bad that a lot of corporations and other things are trying to control and restrict instead of embracing and using what the internet provides for them. Digital Distribution is already taking off for a lot of video game companies. Honestly I can't remember the quote or where I saw it recently but it was something like you can't walk backwards into the future. I'm probably off on it but that describes my feelings on the subject.
|2010-09-28, 21:05
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In a very personal sense and factually speaking, before I found fansubs my expenditures on anime and manga were basically ZERO dollars - I simply was not interested.
After some encouragement from a web comic artist, I tried a few recommended series via fansubs ... now I watch fansubs regularly and spend $1000-$2000 a year on average on manga/anime/figures/etc.
Take away my ability to preview/watch broadcast tv shows (just like japanese viewers get to do) and my expenditures will go back down to just about zero because I (bluntly) "don't buy shit without being able to check it out".
And no, streaming really doesn't do the trick (though I know how to capture it) for me, streaming doesn't really work like it does "on tv" ... it flakes, stutters, and pauses even on really good connections with really good computers.
So.. that's the direct impact on me and, ergo, the direct impact on the anime/jpop industry. ACTA will have unintended impacts on those who wave its banner.
|2010-09-28, 21:23
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Don't think companies care. They seem to be very short sighted. RAWR PEOPLE NOT PAY US RAWR.
|2010-09-28, 21:25
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Same thing for me... The only intake the anime industry would have from my household would be all the Dragonball tapes I bought back in the 90's-early 00's if it weren't for fansubs. Not that I'm a rabid consumer, but I never would have bought any DVD boxsets without fansubs.
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The more they dig in ... the more troublesome it'll be when they collapse.
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In this new brave new bond world, investors need to access different risk models and approaches that have evolved to suit a radically altered investment environment. With this in mind, we look at six ways income and protection-hungry investors can look to evolve their investment strategy within credit.
Question long duration's ability to absorb shocks
Low US bond yields and fears of a market bubble have called into question the role, if any, that a long-duration credit exposure should play in investors' portfolios in the coming years. This concern is justified: the annualised 10 year yield to maturity of global investment grade bonds implies returns of just 2.40% in the next decade[1] – a period in which interest rates in developed markets will likely increase from the extremely low levels set during the financial crisis.
Such low prospective returns undermine the ability of long-duration instruments to withstand future market shocks. As a consequence, we operate a very low duration exposure in Hermes Multi Strategy Credit Fund and instead allocate to defensive credit trades to preserve capital.
Find new ways to provide downside protection
We believe the key to downside protection is replacing the necessity to hold government and long-duration credit with defensive credit trades, thereby taking away the reliance on the relationship between interest rates and risk assets.
One of the credit strategies we use within the defensive bucket is curve trading, meaning we take a view on the relative value of different points on a name's credit curve. This defensive trade works well on names where we are cautious on the longer term fundamentals of the business but have a favourable view of its liquidity profile, taking into account all sources including cash, committed credit facilities and levers available to the company such as asset sales or equity raises.
Avoid the great bond rush
The rush to corporate bonds means much of the market is exhibiting valuations that are increasingly difficult to justify. Instead, we have accessed credit default swaps in Europe, which fall out of the ECB's buying programme, rather than physical credit.
We also believe US and hard-currency emerging market credit have the potential to continue to outperform European bonds. Europe is a region that remains over owned despite its lacklustre relative returns this year.
Focus on quality names in high yield
In the high-yield market, our focus today is on up-in-quality trades and we are avoiding stressed names that require more supportive macro environments to grow into their capital structures. We believe that declining recovery values, brought about by years of covenant weakness and subsequent asset leakage to preserve liquidity at any cost, imply that downside scenarios will be more malignant than in the past.
Access global mandates
Global high yield managers have this year been able to enjoy a significant tailwind from their allocation to regions outside of the US and Europe. Emerging market corporate bonds have undergone a remarkably rapid transformation from one of the least-loved asset classes to perhaps the most popular.
A return to fair value compels us to remain up in quality, but given the siren call for yield persists, and the exogenous catalysts of the BoE and ECB programmes are expected to endure, it is more important than ever to fully exploit flexible, global mandates to eke out returns where risk is deemed appropriate, and to fully utilise such mandates with nimbleness, rotating into areas of attractive risk adjusted return and away from overheated ones.
Increase vigilance in EMs
Valuations have now largely normalised despite the risks still remaining – primarily a renewed declining of the oil price and other commodities prices. Indeed, a Fed rate hike and geopolitical risks also remain as potential deterrents to continued outperformance. It is essential to combine a thorough assessment of operating, financial and ESG risks to identify companies that are able to prosper in an environment where many emerging market economies are still struggling to return to growth. A return to fair value compels us to remain up in quality and highly selective as the low-hanging fruit of the trend is now behind us.
[1] Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Data as at 23/09/2016 for corporate bonds excluding financials
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WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Four Republican farm state
U.S. senators on Thursday expressed concern that possible free
trade talks between the United States and European Union may not
dismantle longstanding EU barriers to U.S. pork, beef, poultry
and other farm products.
"Our trade negotiators must demand of EU officials that
barriers to U.S. agricultural products be addressed in any
potential trade agreement," the senators said in a letter urging
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, a Democrat, to
schedule a hearing with U.S. trade officials.
The United States and the 27 nations of the EU have been
discussing for more than a year the possibility of launching
free trade talks and are widely expected in coming weeks or
months to make a decision to take that step.
The senators - Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Pat Roberts of
Kansas, Mike Enzi of Wyoming and John Thune of South Dakota -
said they wanted a hearing because Congress has not passed
legislation, known as Trade Promotion Authority, giving the
administration specific guidelines for any talks with the EU.
"It is important we know where the discussions with the EU
stand, and what exactly has been discussed regarding barriers to
agricultural products, so we can determine for ourselves whether
the administration is adequately addressing this key trade
priority," the senators said.
The United States has been frustrated for years by what it
considers the EU's "non-scientific" approach to food safety.
The EU has blocked imports of U.S. genetically modified corn
and soybeans, poultry treated with chlorine dioxide and beef
with lactic acid to kill pathogens and pork produced from hogs
given ractopamine, which promotes lean meat growth.
U.S. trade officials have said they are looking for progress
from the EU on agriculture barriers before talks begin.
That is believed to be one of the main reasons that a
high-level U.S.-EU working group report on the expected
negotiations that was due in December still has not been
"I know there is a lot of interest in whether we will decide
with our EU colleagues to launch trade negotiations," said
Andrea Mead, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative's
office. "Our work in that regard is ongoing. We want to take the
time to get the substance right so that any agreement we might
pursue would maximize job-supporting economic opportunities."
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MBA Alum Creates A New High-Tech Angle for Anglers
Mike Lauenstein casted his Carlson MBA skills into building a tech business that helps anglers reel 'em in.
People who fish know that having knowledge of when and where the fishing is good can be the difference between a successful day on the water and going home empty. Mike Lauenstein, a recent Carlson MBA graduate and avid angler, has struck on a tech-savvy solution designed to improve the odds of catching fish.
"The idea actually came up in February 2009 in the back of my business formation course at the Carlson School," says Lauenstein. "I started scribbling some notes on paper and it started taking form."
What started to take form was an idea for a fishing tracking system, where a professional fishing guide could track data of his or her day out on the water, have the data packaged in a detailed, visual format, and later sell the data package to recreational anglers who could use the information in their fishing outing.
Lauenstein and his business partner knew early on that they were on to something unique, so much so that Lauenstein, who at the time was working on his MBA while employed at Microsoft, decided to quit his job to work on the idea full-time.
"The challenge and excitement of an entrepreneurial endeavor was always attractive to me. Technology is fun, but my passion lies in the outdoors," he says.
With a concept formulated and a business name, Contour Innovations, solidified Lauenstein turned to his Carlson MBA colleagues for additional guidance.
"I submitted the business as the course project for my financing business ventures course, so I had a great team of eight Carlson MBA students drill into Contour Innovations' potential revenue streams, balance sheets, etc.," says Lauenstein. "To say that was valuable would be understatement. Getting a wide range of perspectives was a great learning experience and in the end, that project produced a researched, tangible, and accurate pro forma."
John Stavig, director, Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship, says that kind of peer-to-peer learning is exactly what makes the entrepreneur classes at the Carlson School so effective.
"Requiring peer feedback helps all the students learn to apply a framework for evaluating potential business ideas and demonstrates the value from seeking input to develop and improve their ideas," says Stavig. "Leveraging the collective experiences of a class of Carlson MBA students can really accelerate the business planning process."
For Lauenstein, the insight he received from his peers helped propel Contour Innovations into what is and what it offers today: a high-tech fishing system called the Contour Innovations Platform (or CI Platform).
After a day out on the water, the professional guide uploads the data to Contour Innovations' database where it is processed, matched with weather conditions, and a detailed map (or "trip") is produced of the entire fishing outing. Everything from the boat's path on the water, the depths and locations of rock and weed formations under the boat, to the wind speeds and barometer pressures are laid out.In essence, the CI Platform is a boat's "black box" that records the data of consumer-based depth finder models as well as tracks movement on the water via GPS.
The guide can add comments and suggestions, and publish these dynamic trips on Contour Innovations' website for purchase by recreational anglers who can choose a trip based on the guide, lake of interest, weather conditions, time of year, and species.
"Fishermen can use the data to improve their odds in catching fish by leveraging a powerful web environment," says Lauenstein.
Since taking on Contour Innovations full-time, Lauenstein says he has been using his Carlson School education to the fullest while navigating the often times uncharted waters that most entrepreneurs face.
"Whether the challenge is financial, marketing, technical, negotiations or legal, the Carlson MBA has provided a foundation to attack each challenge with a level awareness and exposure that increases the chance for a successful solution," he says.
Contour Innovations had its official launch in mid-May of this year, and Lauenstein and his partner foresee expanding their technology to become a valuable research tool to ensure the future health of lakes and rivers. They also anticipate introducing a consumer model that creates 2D and 3D maps.
"Where that takes the business, I do not know, but I do know it will be challenging and exciting along the way!" says Lauenstein.


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Kjelke wrote:
If this really is THE show to watch, then you should surely be more adamant in your work to get this licensed in more territories.
From the amount of time it took to get the license AT ALL I suspect they did try their hardest but Funimation's deal probably made it more difficult to expand the regions. Sucks for the rest of you, I know.
Gargantia is kind of boring so far. Started out as an alien invasion space opera and settled into a post apocalyptic slice of life. Last episodes great revelation? what should we do while were stranded? continue to live.... amazing...
Gargantia was my second most anticipated this season, but they haven't hooked me at all so far. At this point I'd be hard pressed to care less what happens to any of the characters. If they can tie the ancient civilization back in with the war against the Hideauze it might yet turn out good. If they remain on the flotilla jockeying containers around for 8 more episodes i'm out.
I will admit, Gargantia is good . Yes I do like the differentiated plot and all; but Attack on Titan has got more of a style than Gargantia does. Honestly, I think that the 3D Gear was absolutely great. With the added effects, it makes scenes look a bit more action worthy. Attack on Titan is for those who like suspense, and a lot of action. Plot is actually the main thing I go for, so Attack on Titan delivers that. In my honest opinion, Attack on Titan has brought it to the table .
『夕暮れ.』~ evenιng . ♥ ıllıllı
Can't people like both gargantia and titan without comparing? although reading people's perspective is interesting. i watch both, i like both, just.. one we watch in front of the kid and the other we don't lol i like gargantia cause of the world it's set in. i like titan cause i am a sucker for zombie apocalypse type of story lines where humans are being wiped out. anyway, thanks for promoting the reviewers! 'm glad i got to see/discover/like the others.
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Don't worry all you Gargantia fans, we love that show too! In fact, SailorBee and DarlingDaniChan will be hosting a livestream of episodes 3 and 4 tomorrow, May 2 at 7pm PDT on the Crunchyroll Livestream! Tune in for a chance to chat live with other fans and enjoy the latest two episodes at the same time!
Gargantia is my top 2 along with Leviathan so far. Attack on Titan is around 5th on my list. I would expect it to be higher when the action starts.
Only have to say this 1 word to describe it >>>>> AMAZING<<<<<<
The way to my heart is anime and food
Potato girl is best girl.
like wont anything if u never read the manga. there is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much graphic killings . dead bodies everywhere. it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooo terrible, either chunkyO or sudio remove the scene where Eren Jaeger mother body was crushed and her head was eaten first by the Titan. the manga artist is no so good, but animation is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo amazing.
shotanime wrote:
Can't people like both gargantia and titan without comparing? although reading people's perspective is interesting. i watch both, i like both, just.. one we watch in front of the kid and the other we don't lol i like gargantia cause of the world it's set in. i like titan cause i am a sucker for zombie apocalypse type of story lines where humans are being wiped out. anyway, thanks for promoting the reviewers! 'm glad i got to see/discover/like the others.
Agree with you on that point. Why can't people just be allowed to enjoy both of them? Well actually they do just hipsters and people that want attention that keep venting their always so meaningless opinions that nobody really cares about
Tis an amazing anime. Really, really hoping it's licensed so I can buy it.
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I'm really enjoying Attack on Titan. I also like the pace that the episodes go at, it doesn't feel rushed.
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This looks like it's going to be a great anime. After watching the first three episodes I decided to read the manga, and I was not disappointed in the least bit. The build up pace may be a bit slow, which is especially evident in the anime because they've been arranging the training flashbacks into the story from the beginning, but once the plot begins to thicken the action and suspense doesn't let up. The anime has so far done a great job following the manga and, if it continues to do so, it seems like we're going to be in for an intense roller coaster ride of a series.
whoa-oh, whoa-oh, I'm a taco.
I have two problems with Attack on Titan, one minor and one major. The minor problem is that the time progression is seeming incredibly fast paced. They went through five years in only four episodes and less not forget this has to last 25 episodes. Im sure i will slow down soon but the time progression has led to a major problem, character development. The only character that I truly know is the main one. True its only been four episodes but five years have also gone by and everybody is exactly the same even though the went through all this training. I thought they might go more in depth with Eren and Mikasa relation ship and whats his name's jealousy (cant even remember his name). Also the main three characters (I think thats what their supposed to be) are so stereotypical. Theres a guy who wants to be strong and get revenge, a girl who can kick ass and has no real backstory, and a guy who is weak but will prove himself later in the show. It seems their making the show fast pace so they can skip character development but in the end thats not gonna work. It might still be a good anime when its done if it lives off of the action and its other great points, but it wont be great if the characters dont start becoming memorable.
All of my reasons for Attack on Titan not being a great anime, are the reasons Gargantia is. The characters are really unique and although its started to feel a little slow, its only going to be 12 episodes and that flashback in episode four has added a lot of interesting questions to the already huge roster of questions viewers have about the show and that it will need to answer.
"The hardest part of ending is starting again" - LP
Not much about this show really interests me at all. The characters are very simple and not all that exciting at all. The story so far has not really sold me much at all, except for the 1st episode. Since then each episode has progressively been getting more and more boring for me. It says a lot about a show when I find Flowers of Evil more face paced and much more interesting characters then the big hit of the season.
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Richardson to miss rest of season
Philadelphia 76ers guard Jason Richardson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
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Richardson will soon undergo surgery on his left knee. It will be performed by Dr. Jonathan Glashow of Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York.
Richardson started 33 games for the Sixers this season, averaging 10.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.21 steals across 28.4 minutes per game. He had 40 steals, but missed the past eight games with the injury before the team ultimately decided on the surgery.
Philadelphia – a season after landing in the Eastern Conference semifinals – is just 21-27, four games behind the No. 8 playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers will take on Charlotte on Saturday night at home.


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As the debate on whether or not the lack of LTE makes the Nexus 4 dead on arrival wages on, Google has clarified the network connectivity listing for the device, adding a correction as to just what kind of speeds it's capable of.
It has been confirmed by Google that the Nexus 4 has a Dual-Cell HSPA+42 penta-band radio inside, not HSPA+21. For anyone planning to use the Nexus 4 on T-Mobile in the US, or any smaller carriers operating on the same bands, this is great news.
In a study performed by PC Mag this past June, T-Mobile's HSPA+42 network was able to keep up with and outperform Verizon LTE in several locations across the country. Of course it was bested in some areas by both Verizon and AT&T, but the point is that HSPA+42 is more than capable of holding its own.
For a list of global carriers capable of utilizing HSPA+42, check out this Wikipedia article. The Nexus 4 will be available online via the Google Play store in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Australia November 13. Offline availability is expected in Europe, Asia, CIS, the Middle East, Central and South America by the end of November.
Anyone now reconsidering the Nexus 4 after the orignal lack of LTE turned them away? Or is this just an added bonus for a device you already planned on buying?


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