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So here is what happened, in case you missed it –
The individual mandate was upheld. The provision penalizing states that refuse to expand Medicaid was invalidated, leaving the federal incentive to states that do agree to expand Medicaid in place. All other provisions, such as requirements that insurers cover individuals with pre-existing conditions and that employers with over 50 employees offer health insurance coverage, are left in place as well.
The individual mandate was upheld, not under Commerce clause, but under Congress's taxing powers. Five justices (Chief Justice Roberts plus the 4 more conservative justices) would have struck the mandate under the Commerce clause.
But what counts is that 5 justices (the Chief plus the 4 more liberal justices) upheld the mandate as a permissible tax: individuals have the choice – get coverage or pay the tax. Individuals are therefore subject to a new tax for lack of coverage.
As to choosing to rule the mandate as a tax rather than a mandate or penalty: "[T]he rule is settled that as between two possible interpretations of a statute, by one of which it would be unconstitutional and by the other valid, our plain duty is to adopt that which will save the Act."
Chief Justice Roberts wrote:
Under the mandate, if an individual does not maintain health insurance, the only consequence is that he must make an additional payment to the IRS when he pays his taxes. … That, according to the Government, means the mandate can be regarded as establishing a condition—not owning health insurance—that triggers a tax—the required payment to the IRS. Under that theory, the mandate is not a legal command to buy insurance. Rather, it makes going without insurance just another thing the Government taxes, like buying gasoline or earn-ing income. And if the mandate is in effect just a tax hike on certain taxpayers who do not have health insurance, it may be within Congress's constitutional power to tax.
As to the law's provision to get states to expand Medicaid coverage, the Court ruled (the Chief and 6 others agreeing) that Congress can't take away existing federal funding as a way to penalize states that do not agree to expand Medicaid, but Congress can (as the law also does) offer additional federal funds as incentive to states who agree to expand coverage.
In a three part analysis, the Chief wrote that Congress does not have the authority to require states to regulate; however it can establish "cooperative" spending programs with states, i.e., Medicaid
He said:
Nothing in our opinion precludes Congress from offering funds under the Affordable Care Act to expand the availa¬bility of health care, and requiring that States accepting such funds comply with the conditions on their use. What Congress is not free to do is to penalize States that choose not to participate in that new program by taking away their existing Medicaid funding.
Here is the Court's short version on the Medicaid provision:
The threatened loss of over 10 percent of a State's overall budget is economic dragooning that leaves the States with no real option but to acquiesce in the Medicaid expansion. The Government claims that the expansion is properly viewed as only a modification of the existing program, and that this modification is permissible… But the expansion accomplishes a shift in kind, not merely degree. The original program was designed to cover medical services for particular categories of vulnerable individuals. Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid is transformed into a program to meet the health care needs of the entire nonelderly population with income below 133 percent of the poverty level. A State could hardly anticipate that Congress's reservation of the right to "alter" or "amend" the Medicaid program included the power to transform it so dramatically. The Medicaid expansion thus violates the Constitution by threatening States with the loss of their existing Medicaid funding if they decline to comply with the expansion.
The Chief lays out the choices now before the states –
The Court today limits the financial pres¬sure the Secretary may apply to induce States to accept the terms of the Medicaid expansion. As a practical mat¬ter, that means States may now choose to reject the ex¬pansion; that is the whole point. But that does not mean all or even any will. Some States may indeed decline to participate, either because they are unsure they will be able to afford their share of the new funding obligations, or because they are unwilling to commit the administra¬tive resources necessary to support the expansion. Other States, however, may voluntarily sign up, finding the idea of expanding Medicaid coverage attractive, particularly given the level of federal funding the Act offers at the outset.
Here is how Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby writing for Kaiser Health News reported it:
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld nearly all of the landmark federal health law, affirming its requirement that most everyone carry insurance, but complicating the government's plan to extend coverage to the poorest Americans.
Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. joined the court's four liberals in upholding the mandate, the best-known and least popular part of the law. The court also upheld hundreds of other rules embedded in the law designed to help millions more Americans obtain insurance and to refashion the health care industry.
But a majority of the justices voted that the government could not compel states to expand Medicaid, the federal and state program for the poor, by threatening to withhold federal money to existing Medicaid programs.
That change creates unexpected challenges for the Obama administration's plan to extend insurance to 30 million more Americans. More than half of those—mostly childless adults in poverty or slightly above it -- were to be covered by expanding Medicaid, but now states can opt out.
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On the mandate –
Kaiser Health News reported:
Creating an unusual majority coalition, Roberts joined the four liberals on the court in upholding the mandate, which had been viewed as the most legally tenuous part of the law. Roberts concluded the penalty for not carrying insurance fell within Congress' taxing power, even though the court's liberal wing had justified the mandate as a reasonable regulation of interstate commerce.
Under the mandate, people who refuse to buy insurance will face a tax penalty. By the year 2016, that will amount to either $695 a year or 2.5 percent of income, whichever is greater. Roberts wrote that while the penalties were "plainly designed to ex¬pand health insurance coverage… taxes that seek to influence conduct are nothing new."
The decision leaves intact other major parts of the law that require insurers to accept all customers regardless of their health status and provide tax credits to those who need help to buy coverage. Those provisions go into effect in 2014.
The ruling eliminates one of the main justifications states have used to delay setting up new, online insurance markets called exchanges, where small businesses and individuals can shop for coverage.
While 14 states and the District of Columbia have authorized creation of these exchanges, another 33 have taken only initial steps or none at all, and three states have declared they won't do it at all. The law requires the federal government to run the exchanges if state officials are unwilling or unable to do so.
Congressional Quarterly reported:
The majority agreed that the law does not pass muster under the Commerce Clause. But the justices noted that failure to have health insurance is not made a crime. The majority found the mandate and the penalty fee constitutional under Congress' power to levy taxes. The penalty would be collected by the IRS through individual tax returns.
"The federal government does not have the power to order people to buy health insurance," Roberts wrote for the majority. "Section 5000A would therefore be unconstitutional if read as a command. The federal government does have the power to impose a tax on those without health insurance. Section 5000A is therefore constitutional because it can reasonably be read as a tax."
On expansion of Medicaid –
Kaiser Health News reported:
The court's ruling on Medicaid took away one of the federal government's primary inducements to get states to participate in its expanded health coverage for the very poor. The law would have allowed the government to withhold all Medicaid money to states that didn't go along with its expansion to cover people who earned up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $31,000 for a family of four.
Today, about 60 million people are enrolled in the program, mostly children, pregnant women and the elderly, and the expansion would have added another 17 million. Roberts said that Congress had not revised an existing program, but essentially created a whole new one, and therefore was not entitled to yank longstanding funding for states that wouldn't go along with the changes.
"The financial 'inducement' Congress has chosen is much more than 'relatively mild encourage-ment'—it is a gun to the head," Roberts wrote. "The threatened loss of over 10 percent of a State's overall budget … is economic dragooning that leaves the States with no real option but to acquiesce in the Medicaid expansion."
The law calls for the federal government to pick up all the costs of the Medicaid expansion from 2014 to 2016. After that, states would gradually start having to pay a portion, but the federal government's share would not fall below 90 percent.
Congressional Quarterly reported:
The states — which filed suit immediately after the law was enacted — challenged as unduly coercive the expansion of the state-federal Medicaid program to adults younger than 65 who have not previously been eligible.
Roberts agreed, writing in the 7-2 majority on the Medicaid question that it would be "economic dragooning" to penalize states that do not participate in the expansion by taking away their existing Medicaid funding, which makes up a significant portion of state budgets. "A state could hardly anticipate that Congress' reservation of the right to 'alter' or 'amend' the Medicaid program included the power to transform it so dramatically," Roberts wrote.
But the chief justice also wrote that the problem could be "fully remedied" by barring the Department of Health and Human Services from taking away Medicaid funding.
And what of other parts of the law (after all, the legislation was over 1,000 pages) –
The decision leaves intact other major parts of the law that require insurers to accept all customers regardless of their health status and provide tax credits to those who need help to buy coverage. Those provisions go into effect in 2014.
As reported Jane Norman of Congressional Quarterly, who also offered an early and succinct analysis of the Supreme Court Decision that upheld the health care law:
The decision also means the law's complex framework remains intact. Employers with 50 workers or more will be required to provide health insurance or pay penalties. Insurers will be unable to discriminate against sick people. Subsidies to help pay for insurance will be extended to people earning up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Insurance companies will be forced to meet standards for how much money they spend on health care as opposed to administrative costs. Young adults up to age 26 will be able to remain on their parents' health insurance policies. And the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap known as the doughnut hole will eventually disappear.
For a copy of the Court's opinion, go here: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf
For an interactive version posted by NPR, go here: http://www.npr.org/2012/06/28/155907705/interactive-inside-the-health-care-ruling
And check out a resource page posted by Kaiser Health News here: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Judging-The-Health-Law.aspx?utm_source=khn&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=skybox
More later from NAHAM News.
Friday, June 29, 2012
A Day-After Look at Supreme Court Ruling on Affordable Healthcare Act
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How to Care for Yourself When Ending a Relationship
Ending a relationship is something that causes many to enter counseling. What happens when the person you normally would go to for support and relief, is now the person that is causing these negative feelings? How do you learn how to function without this support in your life? These are the questions that I witness daily.
I was recently asked by a friend, "how do I just terminate this person from my memories?" I often sit with words as they float in the air, and this pause often creates an even deeper meaning of the words. I had so many places to help navigate this conversation. However, my gut had me immediately process the deeper feelings behind this statement- the pain, hurt, and grief. "These feelings must seem unbearable," I reflected.
The truth is the more we try to stop thinking about things, the more we think about them. I was once told, "I want us to play a game. I want to see how long you can go without thinking about a big, pink elephant. Try your hardest to not think about it." I failed. I couldn't stop thinking about. The harder I tried, the more I thought about that darn pink elephant. The person then said, "Imagine a purple dog. It can be any size. Describe the dog to me." 5 minutes later, I realized I had forgotten about the pink elephant. I thought this was brilliant and could be incorporated into so many places in our lives. We can't will ourselves to un-think things or "terminate" these memories. Instead, we can use our thoughts to focus on something else. For instance, a break up often leads to healthy new routines, such as eating healthy, working-out, and taking care of oneself more. These healthy routines can be the "purple dog" of our thoughts.
As a counselor, when someone tells me they don't want to "go there" when referring to an event or emotion, I know that healing must happen by processing these emotions. Naming an emotion is incredibly healing. Just saying "I feel complete and utter devastation that hurts like Hell" can begin to heal that open wound that the person feels. By minimizing or hiding from that feeling, means that the open wound will likely stay open. Unhealthy behaviors tend to happen like over indulging in food, alcohol, lack of sleep, chronic stress, or other unhealthy practices when we try to "not go there." The truth is that the feelings are going to be expressed in some way- either by processing them, or by unhealthy practices. Giving the feelings a name, allows you to take control of your emotions.
Don't try to forget the good memories. I imagine the ending of a relationship like going through the process of grief. We often talk about the good memories of the person we lost at their funeral to honor the person. It is okay to honor the place this significant other held in your life. The love was real and can be processed. Eventually, you will find yourself wanting to think about these memories less and less, as you have more "purple dog" experiences. Give yourself balance of doing more things for a healthy distraction and to cope, while also honoring the experiences you had.
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Amy Rollo is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and owner of Heights Family Counseling. Amy has been practicing counseling and diagnostic evaluations for fifteen years. She has doctoral level training in the areas of child and adolescent counseling, evaluations, marriage and family therapy, and adult counseling. Amy Rollo provides counseling and evaluation services in the Houston Heights and surrounding areas. Amy's goal in counseling is to journey with her clients in order to foster positive changes and growth in their lives. Read more about Amy's counseling style by visiting www.heightsfamilycounseling.com and read more about her services http://heightsfamilycounseling.com/services-1/


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It is birthday time in Florida. The Mercedes Benz tuners of Palm Beach, Renntech, are celebrating their 20th anniversary and in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the G Class they have released the G Wagen design concept.
The rendering takes the classic military box shape and adds a muscular attitude. Instead of modifying another AMG G 55 and start off with the 500 HP big dog, The tuners at Renntech are thinking a little cleaner. They have chosen to go diesel, and are planning to use a Mercedes Benz CDI engine with 400 HP from the factory.
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Canada ready to tackle the worlds
2017 IFAF Women's World Championship begins June 24 in Langley, BC
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Football Canada's women's national team is ready to play against the best female tackle football players from around the world as the third edition of IFAF Women's World Championship kicks-off Saturday June 24 in Langley, BC at McLeod Stadium.
"Our team is really excited to be able to play on home soil. I've had the opportunity to represent Canada on more than one occasion and it's always a special opportunity but this time around, we'll get to do it on home soil," said Canada head coach, Jeff Yausie who returns after serving the same role in 2013. "No other Football Canada tackle football national team has had that opportunity so we're excited to get started."
Canada opens the tournament against Australia, one of three first time participating nations.
"We expect a tough first game against Australia," said Yausie.
Australia is led by head coach, Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL.
"They (Australia) were the first team to arrive in Vancouver and have been busy preparing for the tournament with a training camp at SFU," said Yausie of Canada's first opponent. "With the growth of the game around the world they have more players playing American tackle football than we do in Canada. We expect them to be well coached and prepared for their tournament debut."
Canada enters the 2017 tournament looking to build upon a pair of silver medals won at the 2010 and 2013 events in Sweden and Finland, respectively.
"We're heading into this year's tournament looking to win gold. That's our goal and we know it's not going to be easy."
"Our girls are proud, tough and talented… we will play hard and do our best to represent our country."
After a tough opening day draw, on June 27, the host nation will face the winner of Finland and Great Britain. Finland captured bronze at the first two worlds while Great Britain makes their tournament entrance after falling to Finland in the 2015 European Championship.
"There's some good football going on in Europe," explained Yausie of Canada's competition on day two.
"We played Team Finland back in the last world championship and we were down at halftime. They're well coached and a good football team. We know we'll have our hands full (with either Finland or Great Britain)."
Team USA heads into the 2017 women's worlds looking to add a third gold medal and stay undefeated at the tournament.
"USA leads the pack," said Yausie of the field of six which also includes Mexico, the third first time women's tournament participant. "There's somewhere between three and six thousand women that play in a couple of different leagues in the US. We're catching up on that (in Canada)… and we're excited to see the talent that we're going to put on the field this year."
Tournament Schedule
June 24
|11:30 a.m. PT, 2:30 p.m. ET
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|United States (1) vs. Mexico (6)
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|Canada (2) vs. Australia (5)
June 27
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|Australia (5) vs. Mexico (6)
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|United States (1) vs. loser of Finland (3) / Great Britain (4)
|7:30 p.m. PT, 10:30 p.m. ET
|Canada (2) vs. winner of Finland (3) / Great Britain (4)
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It is about time again to think about redecorating your home.
Consider what you're going to use the main function of a room or area before you start on a new design project. If you are decorating a den that will be used often, you want want brighter colors that will match their bubbly personality. But you don't want to use overly casual furniture in the dining room.
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Think about how many people will be using a room when decorating. Will you just have a few people in your home or many?When you remember this fact, will find that your home design will be much more effective.
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Choose a mood for each room in your home. Do you have a congested room? Maybe you would like a peaceful area where you can relax with a book.
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Please arrive 10-15 minutes before class to get checked in and set up! If you are a new rider, the earlier the better.
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A 45 minute rhythm-based, heart-pounding energy ride. Tribe30 classes are 30 minutes. Please be advised that the room will have low/ambient lighting and occasional darkness. Temperatures may reach up to 85°. Music will be played at a high volume that may contain explicit language; complimentary earplugs will be available.
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Any athletic top and bottom you like, just avoid loose clothing that could get caught in the bike.
Should I eat before I ride?
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Yes, we require you to wear clip-in shoes for the best (and safest!) results. If you don't have your own, we rent shoes for $2. If you bring your own shoes, our pedals are compatible with both SPD and LOOK cleats.
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We provide towels on every bike. An onsite water filtration system is available to fill your own bottles, or we have bottled water for purchase.
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What do I do when I get there?
Check in at the front and let us know you are here! We will help get you situated and answer any questions you may have.
Will someone help me set up my bike?
For sure! Having your bike set up properly is the key to a great ride. A staff member will be happy to help you.
What if I am running late?
Riders not present at least 2 minutes prior to class will have their bikes released. If you are running late, you must give us a call to ensure we do not release your bike and we can help you quickly set up. For safety purposes, no one is permitted into the cycle room after the first song is over.
What are your cancellation and no-show policies?
All classes can be unreserved without penalty up to 2 hours prior to the class. If you late cancel after the 2-hour window has closed, you will lose your class. Unlimited package holders will be charged a $15 penalty. If you are a "no show" (i.e. no self-cancellation or no call to the front desk) you will lose your class and be charged a $15 no-show fee. We do not accept cancellations via email, Facebook, Instagram, or text message.
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All About Embroidery
If you couldn't tell from this post I am definitely obsessed with gingham, but there might be another trend to top it! Everything with embroidery has been my obsession lately!
I have been seeing embroidery everywhere lately and on everything! Skirts, tops, even shoes and I'm all about it! It's funny because to me, embroidery was always something that I thought was outdated and old (probably because my grandparents love embroidery lol), but I love how the fashion industry is bringing it back to life. As I get older and through studying fashion in college, I have realized that mostly everything comes back in fashion!
Now lets get into the outfit: This top gives gingham a fall twist! Gingham became my obsession this summer and I definetly own way too much of it. It's just so cute I can't stand it! I also just love black and white prints in general. For some reason, I always thought that gingham was a summery print, until I saw this top. The embroidered flowers give them top a little kick and edge it up from the sweet gingham I usually wear. I love that the flowers are orange too, making this top perfect for fall!
This top is so perfect on it's own, but this day was a little chilly so I paired it with this J. Crew puffer vest (not pictured). I live in these guys during the fall because they are a great solution for when its not super cold yet but you still need a little something something. I own this vest in black and a camel color, but I have been thinking about getting this one for so long now... it might have to happen this season (I'll keep you posted). P.S these are both on sale right now at J.Crew Factory!! They are way cheaper at J.Crew Factory than J.Crew and they are a for sure steal right now.
I also paired this top with my go to jeans and gray booties that I literally wear with everything. I always look forward to fall every year, so that i can break up my booties. I love the way they look good with so many looks. This outfit would also be cute with some black ripped jeans too!
Hope you all enjoyed this outfit as much as I do!


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What is the best way to get from montezuma, CR to monteverde?
There are 2 ways that I know of: 1) Get a shuttle from one of the tour agencies in Montezuma. This will take you direct to Monteverde but will cost you a bit of $$. Can't remember exactly how much though. $40 or $50 maybe; or 2) Get a bus to the ferry at Paquera (about 1000 colones I think...6:30am and 2:30pm), get the ferry over to Puntarenas (810 colones...every hour), and then get a bus from there to Monteverde (about 1200 colones I think). I did this trip in reverse about 3 weeks ago. It was pretty simple, but when we got off the bus in Puntarenas we were in the centre of town so we had to walk to the ferry. Not a big deal, but you might want to look into where exactly the Puntarenas - Monteverde bus leaves. over 8 years ago
We are traveling to Cuba in November for 3 weeks. It's my second time and would love to take the alternative route. Any suggestions?
Not too sure where you went to last time but here are our favourites: Vinales (Pinar del Rio Province) - Lot's of places to explore through hiking and horse riding. Heaps of beautiful nature to see and places to visit such as tobacco farms and cave systems (from memory the caves just outside Vinales are the 2nd or 3rd largest cave system in Latin America). Cayo Jutias - Stunning beach, beautiful white sand and clear blue water. On the coast north of Vinales. Not a lot to do there, but the scenery is stunning. Trinidad - Our favourite city in Cuba. Lots of things to do around town. Plenty of nightlife. And heaps to do for day trips as well. Hope this helps. Have fun! almost 8 years ago
Is it currently safe to travel to Guatemala? We want to cross through Mexican border and travel to Antigua, Atitlan...
No problem at all. We went by bus from San Cristobal in Mexico down to Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, and then eventually on to Antigua. Totally safe, and we had a fantastic time. Have fun. almost 8 years ago


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After eight years of living in a spacious 2-bedroom apartment, I was very overwhelmed at the thought of downsizing and moving into a studio apartment in Manhattan. After meeting with Jaclyn, I was completely put at ease as she categorized items, identified what to take and what to toss, and essentially packed up my life in a series of extremely organized boxes.My moving experience was completely stress-free because of Jaclyn's expertise and calm, warm persona. THANK YOU S.O.S. I truly could not have done this move without you!!
After a complete closet overhaul, I am able to actually close my closet door, instantly find what I need, and easily maintain the systems. I am in awe! Thank you S.O.S.!
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text: Biologists at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital have shown that independent, but similar, molecular changes turned a harmless digestive enzyme into a toxin in two unrelated species--a shrew and a lizard--giving each a venomous bite. "The venom is essentially an overactivation of the original digestive enzyme, amplifying its effects," said Dr. Yael T. Aminetzach, lead author of the study. "What had been a mild anticoagulant in the salivary glands of both species has become a much more extreme compound that causes paralysis and death in prey that is bitten." In the first part of the study, Dr. Aminetzach and her colleagues compared a toxin found in the salivary glands of the insectivorous North American shrew (Blarina brevicauda) to its closely related digestive enzyme kallikrein. Dr. Aminetzach found that the specific molecular differences between kallikrein and its toxic descendent are highly localized around the enzyme's active site. "Catalysis is fostered by three specific changes that increase enzyme activity," Dr. Aminetzach said. "The active site is physically opened up, and the loops surrounding it become more flexible. The area around the active site also becomes positively charged, serving to better guide the substrate directly into the active site." To further demonstrate that these molecular changes to kallikrein are related to the evolution of toxicity, Aminetzach explored the evolution of another kallikrein-like toxin in the Mexican beaded lizard (Helodermata horridum) (male and female shown in photo). She found that this toxin, while distinct from the analogous toxin in the shrew, nonetheless exhibits the same catalytic enhancement relative to the original kallikrein enzyme. Equally importantly, she found that this functional change in the lizard toxin is accomplished through similar molecular modifications of kallikrein, and through identical mechanisms of structural alteration of the active site, as in the shrew toxin. This insight--namely, that toxins can arise by increasing the catalytic activity of enzymes through a conserved and predictable mechanism--could be used both to identify other kallikrein-derived toxic proteins and as a method to evolve new protein function in general. The report of this work appeared online on October 29 in Current Biology. [Press release] [Current Biology abstract]


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Temporary Normalcy
On Monday, October 9th at 5:30AM, I stepped on my back porch and was struck by the smell of smoke—like a thousand chimneys going at once. I quickly went to my computer to see where the fire was. The smell was so intense I was sure the Santa Cruz mountains were blazing. To my shock, the fire was 2 hours away in Napa Valley. Even more shocking was the news that there were several unrelated fires that all started within hours of each other causing a perfect storm for emergency responders.
Days later, the fires are still burning.
Two days after the fires started, I had a short phone exchange with a close friend who was packing up to evacuate. She planned to go to an as yet unaffected area. She wasn't sure when she'd be in contact again.
I found myself praying to G-D again—this time for rain. But so far, rain hasn't come.
Napa Valley is a place people typically dream of escaping to—not evacuating out of. A "happily ever after" place. Just like the Caribbean. Today, both havens, once lush and green, have been stripped of life. Many places look like they were hit with a Daisy Cutter.
I'm writing this from my kitchen table where it is neither too warm nor too cold. Where something to eat or drink is just a few feet away. Where the lights work. Where Keri, our pets, and our chosen life goes on day after day. A blissful island of normalcy.
The events of recent days and weeks have bombarded us—unprecedented tragedies of every kind--have stunned me and those closest to me into an uncomfortable acknowledgement of how temporary everything is. No matter how many times you hear it in meditation class, it all sounds abstract until its right on your door step.
Sitting alone on the edge of the bed, I imagined losing all my possessions and all the trappings of my normalcy—I couldn't wrap my head around it except to acknowledge it could happen…that it is happening only 2 hours from me.
How do you find peace when the world is literally on fire? How do you find comfort when nothing is coming in the nick of time to stop the disasters happening all around?
In high-school I read The Plague by Albert Camus. The story centered on an outbreak of bubonic plague in a remote French village that started gradually but eventually decimated the population.
Amid the cases of people falling to the plague, the story followed the lives of people and how they responded to living through the plague. Some people despaired to the point of becoming unhinged. Some worked to get ahead of plague and tried to help. Some accept falling ill to the plague and some struggle against it. There are cries against the government that should be caring for them. Some people say it is a punishment for the sins of the town. There is a great deal of appealing to G-D and then appealing to superstition as a means of coping. Eventually people come to understand that the plague comes for the rich and the poor, the faithful and the unfaithful. That all are subject to the threat and there is no knowing of when it will end.
One scene in the book stood out to me. After a day of working hard to help plague victims, two of the central characters went for a swim. The scene focused on how they moved through the dark water, one stroke at a time. The pleasure of a simple swim. There was nothing special except that in the midst of all the loss and difficulty, there was a pocket of normalcy.
The next day they returned to what life had become in the middle of a plague.
One day the plague subsided and all the restrictions and difficulties came with it went away. People went back to their lives.
Despite the return to "normalcy", as the story concludes, the narrator muses that the germ that started the plague could lay dormant in a chest of linens for years and could come to life again without rhyme or reason. That the potential for the same chaos was still there, just asleep for the time being.
Revisiting the story today against the backdrop of fear and despair that seems to have infected our lives and discourse, I'm reminded of the message that I didn't appreciate when I was 16.
We have many stories about why things are the way they are—most of them are wrong. We only have control over how we choose to respond and act.
What is useful in times like these?
Fred Rogers had a wonderful story from his childhood—when he would see scary things in the news his mother would say "look for the helpers".
It might sound trite and simplistic when things are so uncertain.
Look anyway.
What I see around me are people opening their homes and resources to help. People trying to understand and act on how they can help. People choosing to make a different kind of paradise—not one you run away to and that is trouble free, but the one you create through compassion, love, and action.
The blessing of the G-D of small things.
I don't know why all of these hard things are happening all at once. But the potential for them to happen has always been there. We always live with the possibility of the world turning on its head. Even in paradise. Even in the places we dream of escaping to.
Living two hours south of the destruction, I can't take lasting normalcy as a given. I can only ask, who do we want to be in this temporary normalcy? In this precious and uncertain time, what do we want to do with our lives? And when normalcy is broken, what will sustain us?
Look for the helpers. They are the way.


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As of this month, I've officially spent half my life practising yoga. It sounds like a fact to pat myself on the back with. Do I get a badge now? Can I cash in some kind of intermediate level yogi chip?
When somebody asks me how long I've been practising, the reaction is usually a genuine "Wow, that's amazing", or a sarcastic "Great, good for you". The first response tends to come from a person who is new to yoga and has fallen in love with it a bit. Someone for who 15 years seems long enough to master whatever it is they're finding difficult, or a huge amount of time to continue enjoying whatever it is they're enjoying.
The second response tends to come from someone who knows I'm a yoga teacher, and wants to make it clear to me (and anyone else in earshot) that they think yoga is load of rubbish and that I'm a deeply flawed individual.
Silent disinterest is the third response of course, but in these situations the question never comes up.
For me, when I think about yoga in terms of how long I've been practising, I'd class my reaction as 10% wow, 60% sarcasm and 30% disinterest: I never set out to practice yoga, especially for this long, so the yoga part of my life feels more like an accident than an achievement. I clearly don't think yoga is rubbish, but I do think the practice can only ever reflect the individual taking part in it, and I don't mind telling you that I am deeply flawed (yeah, who knew right?!). Lastly, despite writing about it (!), I'm just not that interested. Time spent doing anything, is not really a measure of anything but the time spent doing it.
What I am interested in is how I have spent that time, what I have learned (and still have to learn) and why I continue to practice - because continuing to do something purely out of habit is not a practice in my view - it's just a thing that is repeatedly done.
When thinking about my relationship with yoga over the past 15 years, I also have to ask myself what is just the coming of age. My life didn't magically become easy when I discovered yoga. I did not suddenly become wise, or at peace with myself. I do feel more at ease, more wise and more at peace with myself than I did at 15, but I expect that most people do - with or without yoga, we grow up.
So really, all I can do is consider how my practice has changed as a symptom of how I have changed, not the other way around. Perhaps, at 60, I will change my mind about this, but 60 is a long way off and I hope I'm right in thinking that this blog post won't matter much then.
Books in the library. It was actually a Pilates book that set me off. Hours spent trying breathing exercises dangling my legs off the edge of the bed. A yoga book with an old lady standing on her head. I wanted to do that.
I practised every single day in the quiet of the evening, my sister spying on me through the net curtain of my bedroom door. It was the occasional giggle that gave her away.
I didn't know what I was doing, or why, I just did it. It made me feel good. I didn't have the best childhood, or the worst, but it definitely could have been better. Although I wouldn't have recognised this at the time, with hindsight, I think yoga helped carve a protective space for myself where I was the one in control.
University. I discover Ashtanga. It was disgusting. I loved it.
My first Ashtanga class saw me barely make it through the standing sequence. I was weak, wobbly and sweating all over, but then came the seated sequence and my natural flexibility made me feel like I was pretty good at it. This is what kept me coming back. I wanted to get better.
Inside and outside of that yoga class, I was regimented, unforgiving of any mistakes I made, and trying harder and harder to be perfect at whatever it was I considered myself worth being perfect at (or, whoever it was I considered myself worth being perfect for). I lived in my head. My body was for looking at and for making me feel bad.
I think the routine and demanding physicality is why I was so attracted to Ashtanga, but this was the bind, and it's a bind I continue to see in my own students: on one hand, Ashtanga made my body useful, it made me feel stronger (both physically and mentally) and gave me confidence. On the other hand, I made my Ashtanga practice a punishment, an exercise in self-discipline that ascended any self-discipline that is helpful. I used it to reinforce the extremes of what I considered good and bad about myself.
It seems ironic to me now that the flexibility I praised within my body was so absent from the mental picture I had of myself and of others.
Back to university. Life was very different and very difficult and, after trying to do everything and succeeding for a short time, I realised it was ok to do nothing and fail for a short time. I stopped beating myself up with yoga (asana specifically) because I didn't have the time, energy, or the money - I was not regularly practising at home at this point.
I practised when I could, sometimes I enjoyed it, sometimes I didn't.
10 years down the line and yoga was still a part of my life. My practice was not as punishing as it once was, but I still got a kick from looking at other practitioners and seeing that I could do a particular posture 'better' than them, or that I couldn't, and withstanding the insecurity that followed.
I got talking to my long-standing teacher about teacher training. It's not something I'd ever thought about, but the seed was now planted.
Teacher training. Yoga philosophy and discovering that I'm no longer allergic to the stuff. My view of what yoga 'is' is challenged and changed. My view of who I am and how I want to live is challenged and changed. Is ever-changing.
I start engaging with the yoga world and find out that it's just as fucked up as the real world. Because we're in it. Because we're human.
Find out that I love teaching. Find out that the way I teach, and consider my role as a teacher, is ever-changing too. Teaching forces me to interrogate my own assumptions, be more open, experiment, become more comfortable with failure and not knowing.
Navigate the the business of teaching yoga and question how to maintain integrity in a shiny, magpie, yoga world. Start by rejecting and mentally lambasting 'bad' teachers and 'bad' teaching decisions. Quickly realise everyone's just trying to find their own way and doing what they think is right. Decide just to go by what feels right for me and allow myself to make mistakes. Be honest about those mistakes. Don't assume my mistakes are the mistakes of other people. Commit to my own standards. Let those standards evolve.
All of this can only ever be a work-in-progress.
15 years since dangling my legs off the edge of the bed, reading books. My practice is not without humour and a healthy dose of self-derision, but it is earnest and becoming increasingly so. The way I practise and the way I live is one and the same. It seems like a cliché, but everything is yoga to me. Yoga is just another word for living; for trying to live, for trying to stay alive, for trying to be alive.
I used to be very solitary, and the way I viewed my practice was very solitary too. In some ways, being on your own and inhabiting your own view of the world is easier. I used to joke about running away to live in the forest on my own. This had once seemed like the only way to get by.
How I relate to others, and the way I interact with other people is now far more important to me and my practice, than touching my forehead to my shins ever was. If I can have any insight into the future, it seems to me that this is where my practice is going. Has been going.
What do I know now that I didn't at 15? Everything and nothing.
Everything is valid. Nothing is fixed.
If I had any advice I thought worthy of giving, it would be this:
Change your mind all the time. Don't hold on to being in the right. Move. Be moved.


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Insurers have been addressing two important areas: making it easier to claim and increasing consumer understanding.
This is good news for advisers who struggle to engage their clients on the need for protection, especially those who are cynical about policies paying out when needed.
Payout rates for life claims are over 98% across the market with critical illness and income protection in excess of 90% – emphasis on improving the likelihood of a claim being paid goes some way to hopefully showing clients these policies do pay out and do offer value.
Product innovation
For new homeowners with children, parents are now able to purchase extra cover for their children as part of Legal & General's children's critical illness cover extra.
Under this policy, Legal & General will pay 50% of the amount of the policyholder's cover, or up to £25,000, for a valid children's claim.
Children will be covered from birth until the age of 22 and there is no limit to the number of children a parent can claim for.
It also includes a new children's terminal illness benefit of £10,000 if the child is diagnosed with an advanced or rapidly progressing incurable condition with a life expectancy of less than 12 months.
Advisers with clients worried about cancer will find VitalityLife's cancer relapse benefit an interesting proposition.
And VitalityLife has added seven new illnesses to its serious illness policies to cover 145 conditions under primary cover and 178 under comprehensive cover.
The latter already covers a wide range of conditions but going forward it will also automatically include VitalityLife's unique cancer relapse benefit.
This pays out on all subsequent cancer claims but also boosts the payout by 50%.
This should help to simplify comprehensive cover and means customers will be financially protected against the recurrence of cancer at no additional cost.
Meanwhile, Royal London has launched a serious illness benefit for its direct-to-consumer offering.
In effect, it is a simplified critical illness cover policy for people buying cover without financial advice.
The benefit is available to customers taking out a Royal London life insurance policy directly, offering a lump sum payment of up to £350,000 if the customer is diagnosed with one of six conditions: cancer, heart attack, stroke, multiple sclerosis, benign brain tumour or dementia.
On a similar theme British Friendly has been trialling 'immediate support payment' for claims received on income protection policies that have been in force for at least three months.
British Friendly will commence payment of the weekly benefit amount at the end of the deferred period, whether the supporting medical evidence has been received or not.
The maximum amount payable is £500 and will be 'on account'. This should reduce the claim burden for customers and improve the ease and speed of the claims process.


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Ryerson One Card
The One Card is the official identification card for the Ryerson University community. As well as being the single most important piece of ID you possess during your time here at Ryerson it also serves as a convenience card for many of the services available on campus, including the library, printing and photocopying, food purchases, discounts, savings and more.
To apply for your One Card, and for more details, please visit the Ryerson One Card web site: https://www.ryerson.ca/university-business-services/onecard/.
Program Orientation Session
When: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Where: Computer Science Department boardroom, ENG-288 (on the 2nd floor of 245 Church Street)
There will be a short presentation with useful information for new Computer Science graduate students. Light refreshments will be provided.


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Dear Comrades,
I am for purposes of this communication called Cadre Sharp, I am but one of you but for reasons we all can guess, It is better to use this open and anonymous platform of print media to share some important information that we may need to consider as we gather to deliberate.
So I begin by sharing what in my view is at stake today and this weekend, many have misinterpreted this conference to be a battle of control between our two most senior leaders Mr Museveni and Mr Mbabazi, they have said that we have come to strengthen one and bury the other.
I would like to argue, that it is untrue and misleading. What is at stake today is bigger than a power struggle between two ambitious men and their families. Were this to be the only truth, it would indeed be an absurdity and a monumental failure of our struggle for freedom and democracy as a nation
What is at stake today is the very soul of NRM as a party and a struggle. Is the NRM a mass party to be owned by the people of Uganda and be used as a vehicle to advance their interests or is it a private enterprise of an individual's quest for power which has now become contested by two competing owners?. That my comrades is the question we must ask and answer
What is at stake is whether people who shed their blood in Luwero and other places in this country died so that we should keep certain individual leaders in power or whether they sacrificed their lives so that Ugandans should have the right to hire and fire any leaders they wish any time.? That is the question that faces us.
What is at stake is the validity of the opening statement in our national constitution which asserts that power belongs to the people and that the people will exercise it according to this constitution, they so painstakingly debated and promulgated in the early years of this revolution.That the same constitution, prescribes that political parties must be national in character and democratic in nature, that their national leaders must be regularly " Elected and not Appointed" from Ugandans.
What is at stake is whether what commenced on 6th Feb 1981 was a peoples struggle to give themselves freedom and democracy or was a reckless blood thirst adventure for personal and perpetual power, fortune and glory for one of two families or perhaps even only one man.
What is at stake is whether 26th Jan 1986 ushered in a fundamental change in our politics or a mere change of guards from brutal naked dictators to a more sophisticated and educated type of the same, that has resulted in today's no change ideology. Can any society improve if it rejects any kind of change?
Now my friends, we here present must find the courage to tell our leaders that Uganda must belong to Ugandans not to those who happen to be our leaders at a particular time and that political parties are public and not private property.
That God forbid that NRM should become the private political enterprise of Museveni or Mbabazi for that matter. God forbid that all the blood and sweat we have expended in the struggles were only to serve the selfish desire of our leaders to maintain and monopolize power.
We therefore have no choice but reject every proposal that usurps the power of the many and seeks to concentrate it in the hands of a few or one man. We must indeed prove that we fought the UPC government because we were and should always be better democrats than them.
Let us indeed demonstrate to Ugandans that the struggle for liberty, freedom and democracy we have been the vanguard of as NRM, was genuine, potent and still continues. If we do so we will have served Uganda and posterity well, if we do any less, we will have failed our historical mission and betrayed Uganda and posterity.
I am a leader in NRM, a member of a number of its national organs, a freedom fighter and above all a concerned citizen of Uganda. I implore you to consider these views seriously
For God and my Country
Comerade Cardre Sharp (CCS) Via UAH Platform.


text: Just arrived in NYC for a meeting with major Book Publisher, Dan Giles, along with world renowned Art Critic and Author, Carter Ratcliff. To say that I am excited barely expresses my true feelings. I am so honored to be representing Theo and working tirelessly on getting him "in the books" as one of his dearest friends, James Rosenquist, encouraged me to do after Theo's passing. No doubt, there are many, many friends, family, and colleagues that are so delighted to know his profound and prolific works and life are being preserved. It is with great hope that there will be further scholarly study on him. It was a unique time that Theo, myself, and our daughter, Frankie, enjoyed during his illness. How lucky we were to laugh, cry, grumble and fumble our way thru it. Everyday since Theo's passing has been filled with joy as I fulfill his hopes and dreams for his legacy. A legacy that has the deepest roots in some of the most important contemporary art genres. His collaborations and friendships with a number of leading art world figures of our time have made it so easy to connect the dots. I am humbled by the enthusiasm I've been shown by Giants.


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Vasco's Story: A male's perspective on Natural Fertility(0)
Vasco gives a male's perspective of how using Natural Family Planning (NFP) has positively impacted his life and that of his wife. He uncovers some myths and shares his intimate story of conversion from the more common methods used to plan families. He challenges you to become a better man and a better husband. A… Read More ›
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Fertility Awareness Evening: 19 March(0)
Fertility Awareness Evening: Diocesan Ministry Centre, 51-59 Allawah St, Blacktown 19 March 2019, 7pm Abnormalities in a woman's menstrual cycle can indicate underlying health issues. Hear about how irregularities to a normal cycle can be addressed and how an awareness of a regular cycle is a sign of good health. You're warmly welcomed to… Read More ›
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Sunday 11 November 1:30pm-4:00pm IFM- Institute for Mission Cnr Flushcombe Rd and Marion St, Blacktown Hear from trained professionals on methods of natural fertility awareness including: The Sympto-Thermal Method The Billings Ovulation Method® The Creighton Model FERTILITYCARE™ system used in conjucation with NAPRO technology (Natrual Procreative Technology) The afternoon will also include guest couples' testimonies,… Read More ›


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If storage isn't a big enough part of your work life, how about bringing it home for the Holidays?
This enterprising chap turned 70 old SCSI disk drives into a one terabyte tannenbaum.
If he had used today's latest small form factor enterprise SAS drives (like the 300GB Seagate Savvio), he would have would have had 21 terabytes to string with tinsel.
Something to plan for next year, Philip?
Happy Holidays to Storage Effect readers wherever you are. I wish you the very best in 2009.


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It's safe to say that this driver managed to get themselves in a bit of a pickle.
Their truck was left pointing towards the sky at almost a right angle after it became stuck under a bridge in China.Pictures show Tutankhamun sarchophagus after being taken out of tomb for first time
Bizarre footage showing the aftermath of the crash showed the cab on one side of the bridge, and the vehicle's load left behind having crashed into it.
The position the vehicle ended up in left the driver hanging perilously in the sky, and it is unclear how they managed to escape.
A police cordon can be seen at the scene of the crash in Dalian, preventing other traffic from reaching the bridge.
The American expat who chronicles local life on the Instagram page Shanghai Observed filmed the video and posted it online.
They wrote: 'I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was so shocking the way the truck was stood upright.
'I just whipped at my phone and had to capture it.
'It took the whole of the next day for them to clear up all the mess, it really was quite the scene.'


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Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh expects a tougher test from Zambia when the Black Satellites play their second game at the 2015 African Youth Championship.
The young Chipolopolo come into the second Group B encounter wounded after an opening day defeat to mali and will fight it all for their survival in the Caf U-20 Championship.
The Black Satellites did well to brush South Africa aside with two goals but their second half performance against the Amajita has been well-criticized by officials and fans. This, coach Tetteh is demanding improvement from his lads as ensuing games will prove tougher.
"We wasted a lot of chances. After the red card [to South Africa], we were not effective. It is good to get the three points, but there is still room for improvement. We hope to continue from there," the 2009 AYC winner said.
"The [Zambia] encounter will be challenging; they are wounded, they are dented so they will be coming firing on all cylinders.
"We watched them and we know they are a strong side, a very physical side but we cannot also count in it as their true picture because they could change at any given time."
"The only thing is for us to prepare very well. What we saw from them, we work towards it and make sure that our plan B will be working so that at least if there are difficulties, we could also turn around to meet the difficulties and overcome it," coach Sellas Tetteh added.
Ghana who lead Group B will face the Zambians on Thursday at 21:30 CAT.
Ghana coach Sellas Tetteh expects a tougher test from Zambia when the Black Satellites play their second game at the 2015 African Youth Championship.


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Geometric tips, exaggerated cat eyes with wide-spread wings and luscious faux lashes to top your look — let your peepers make a dramatic statement.fashion-and-trends Updated: Oct 05, 2015 10:35 IST
For those who believe in the 'wake up when you make-up' philosophy, take a cue ladies, because drama-infused peepers are back in beautydome. While a simple swipe on the waterline or a slim strip of eyeliner on the upper lashline will always make for a classic look, exaggerated wings, strongly-cut creases and flutter-perfect faux lashes are what celebs are opting for. Colour, too, is a vital part of the makeup mix.
"Use colour pencils to give a unique touch to your eye makeup. Go for coral hues or bold berry shades for your eyeshadow. If you like experimenting, try coloured faux lashes," suggests makeup expert Kanikka Gauraav Tandon. Even though there are basic tricks and tools that can give your eyes that oomph factor, the 'rule of balance' still stands strong.For example, if you feel like doing a bold lip, keep the eyes simple. "If going for a statement lip colour, don't go heavy on the eyes or any other part of the face — you don't want to look over the top. Maybe you could go for a striking,single-stroke of eyeliner coupled with dark lips if you want to draw attention to both," says makeup expert Puja Taluja.
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Alpacas Anyone?
I was watching Bill O'Reilly last night, a man who is more reasonable than the blowhard charicatures of him would suggest, but that is not my point in this piece.
I was struck by an ad during his show for alpaca farming, or perhaps it is "ranching."
I've seen the Bible DVD ads and the ones for inexpensive steel buildings large enough to house blimps, but this was a first.
Anyway, the ad showed a man tired of the medical profession who had followed his muse to the alpaca breeding industry, where where my guess is that the occasional muse gets pretty lonely for other muses to chew the fat with. I mean, how many of us, even on our most trying day, when the story isn't coming together or there are too many coming at us at once, have longed for the life of an alpaca farmer. A piece of Bill Gates' bank account, sure, or to waste away in Jimmy Buffet's Mararitaville, yup. But Farming?
Anyway, this guy seemed happy enough and eager to share his good fortune. And no voice came on to yell at me three times: "alpacas, apply directly to the forehead." So I checked out the ilovealpacas.com Web site and found all sorts of useful information, like this: "It is difficult to compare alpacas with other investments as pure investments. How much is peace of mind worth? Unlike the stock market, alpacas are depreciable over five years, giving the investor an immediate investment return in tax savings while the herd is growing."
Sounds good to me, kind of like the dream of Oliver Wendell Douglas in Green Acres, but we know how that turned out, or do we?
It also reminded me of an uncle I once had who tried to raise chinchillas in a climate best suited for sunbathing. The animals, whose mother had not raised any dumb chinchillas, produced spotty coats that let in plenty of that sunshine but left too much to the imagination for furriers to be much interested.
Having worked on a farm, I can tell you it is far from sitting on the porch with a lemonade and watching your investment frolic and gambol toward the bank.
The guy in the ad seemed to be peacefully living off the fat of the alpaca when my experience suggested raising four-footed critters is more like an often back-breaking, albeit rewarding, 14-hour day, six-plus-days-a-week-for-life kind of thing where you rarely get to take a vacation without wondering what gate you might have left ajar or what hungry nondomesticated animal with less regard for your investment as an investment than you had was lurking somewhere in the dark.
In case you wondered, the gestation period of an alpaca is 11 monnths, or far longer than most TV shows with marginal ratings are allowed to incubate. And, if you are worried about hoof and mouth disease, as I recall, "the only high security quarantine station that was in operation in Key West, Fla., was closed permanently by the Clinton administration."
Still, best to keep your day job, even if it means dealing with testy, two-footed reporters.
That is all.
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A youngster in Ludhiana will want to own a phone his cricketing heroes are endorsing. It suddenly makes an alien brand seem relatable to them.
Five years ago, if I had told you that Chinese handset manufacturers would be the title sponsors of the Indian Cricket team, the IPL and the Pro Kabaddi League, you would probably have thought that I knew nothing about either brands or sports. But here we are today with Chinese brands dominating and owning true-blue Indian sports like kabaddi and cricket. Besides huge investments in these leagues, other Chinese manufacturers like Gionee are also spending millions in having the likes of Virat Kohli endorsing them. And mind you, these figures are merely the acquisition costs, not including the millions that brands spend on media to leverage these properties.
So the question is — why are Chinese handset manufacturers, who have nothing in common with sports like cricket and kabaddi, spending so much on them? Well, the answer is fairly simple. Firstly, Vivo, Oppo, Gionee and the rest are all playing the volume game. They are concentrating on smaller towns and cities where the cost-conscious Indian middle class wants all features of an iPhone but at one-tenth of the cost. All phones have very little separating them in terms of features and costs, and there are limited media options to break the clutter. This is where sports comes in.
Suddenly seeing Oppo on Indian cricket team jerseys or Vivo plastered everywhere for two months of the IPL, helps in creating brand recall in an instant.
A youngster in Ludhiana will want to own a phone his cricketing heroes are endorsing. It suddenly makes an alien brand seem relatable to them.
Secondly, there is no better way to reach the length and breadth of the country than through sports. Bollywood doesn't quite cut through South and North East India. But cricket definitely does. Kohli and Dhoni are household names. In the case of kabaddi, the viewership numbers across the country are astounding and second only to IPL. Also, Vivo's strategy with PKL is to get the property at a good price while it's still young, and grow with the sport — the same sort of logic brands take when it comes to signing young talent.
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Whether these Chinese handsets can use sports and build strong brands in India remains to be seen; but what is abundantly clear is that by associating with cricket and kabaddi, they have managed to break through the immense clutter and grab eyeballs instantly. In a country of over a billion people, grabbing instant brand recall so quickly is no small task.
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The latest pop gem from the conveyor belt of singer, songwriter, musician, hit factory, Donnie Vie. On this release, Donnie joins forces with his touring partner of recent years, Baz Francis of Magic Eight Ball, and Swansea studio wizard, Lewis John. Together they are V8.
This record is a limited edition pressing on creamy coloured vinyl, snugly packaged in a paper sleeve, safely housed in a glossy picture 300gsm card outer jacket. Yeah, a cool piece of kit. A classic 7" pop 45.
A side: Mrs Vandevelde
B side: You're My Favourite Thing To Do (live)