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A lot of healers I know on my EU server are hiding from pugs and/or respeccing, and our tradechat is filled with begs for last spot healers.
Many are frustrated as the healing traditional tanks + dk's in one party is causing massive damage to be consistently taken on by two toons instead of the usual one (when they don't know what they're doing), and the healers are getting blamed for wipes as a result.
anonymoose said...
Darkly, I think there are other issues making pugs unattractive, but you have certainly high lighted one dynamic. The other is this new post 3.0 "I don't believe in CC or focus firing" mentality where everyone pretends they never played pre-3.0 (and perhaps they really didn't?) and chooses to forget every method of CC & spell interruption they possess.
I personally find it tiresome as a healer when groups engage in this type of gameplay *unsuccessfully* and then want to blame me as the healer for their poor skills.
So yes, I don't tend to run with many pugs as a healer, and even within my own guild I've had to be somewhat careful. Rogues who can't kick, mages who won't counterspell, etc you have all brought this on yourselves.
Call me a traditionalist, but Tank dies it's the healers fault, healer dies it's the tanks fault, DPS dies it's their own fault. When I play my holy paladin aka LOLadin, I make it abundantly clear that I will always put my health and the tanks health first and will only heal dps if I have the time and if they are not pulling an insane amount of damage on themselves. On my level 73dk I manage to dish out 1.1kdps and still not pull aggro in any instance I've run. It's possible to let the tank keep aggro but 90% of the DKs i've grouped with go balls to the wall and pull aggro then die.
"Tank dies it's the healers fault, healer dies it's the tanks fault, DPS dies it's their own fault"
That was true a while back. But now that Blizard has got AoE damage happy with most Bosses the statement no longer doe justice.
We now have to be ready heal the whole group after a "Nova/AoE/Chain/DoT/Add..." takes the whole party down to 50% health.
Any healer that focuses simply on the tank and himself better find himself a really good mana regen set, because those fights are going to be just him and the tank do the damage ^^
I think was of the reasons for the lack o healers if that most people think we got less new "toys" to play with that the other classes...
Just my two cents
Spazmoosifer said...
You have it all wrong.
If the tank dies, it is the healer's fault, because the healer should be healing the tank.
If the healer dies, it is the DPS' fault, cause if the healer pulls agro, the DPS should be trying to get it off them.
If the DPS dies, it is the Hunter's fault, cause they probably did something wrong.
And if the hunter dies, it is his own damn fault, cause they could just feign death :-)

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Prague Markets
An overview of Prague's bargain-hunting options
Written by Melissa Deerson
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When the craving for a bargain begins, it´s time to head off to one of Prague´s many markets for a browse, a wander, and a cheap fix.
The following overview should give you a good idea of what some of the city's larger markets have to offer:
Pražská tržnice - Prague market Holešovice
Bubenské nábřezi, Prague 7
Metro: Vltavská (line C)
Open: Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00; Sat 8:00-13:00
(Turn left out of the Vltavská metro station and walk along Bubenské nábřeží by the river, until you come to the big walled complex - you can´t miss it.)
Everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous 'Bankrot´ and 'Krach´ variety shops dotted around Prague. Well, think of the biggest, most labyrinthine Bankrot you can imagine, and you´ve got fair warning about what to expect at Prague Market. Dozens and dozens of stalls await, selling, amongst other things, cheap clothes, underwear, electronics, statues and ornaments (usually with lewd overtones), watches and wallets. Additionally, many stores seem to specialise in personal weaponry and cigarette accessories, so if you´re looking for the perfect flick-knife with optional novelty lighter attachment, this is the place for you. Once you´ve run the gauntlet of over-zealous sellers in this main section, you can have a more leisurely peruse of the fruit and vegetable market, discount supermarket, and the cheap eateries. One of the best parts of the market is the collection of antique shops with an amazing selection of pieces; when I visited, one was selling a 1950´s dentist chair, complete with spit-basin and drill, as well what no Czech flat can do without - a huge wrought-iron gazebo.
Nábytek Bazar - Furniture Bazaar
Below Libeňský Most, Prague 8
Metro: Palmovka (line B)
Open: varied hours for each trader
(Trams stop on the bridge, or you can walk from Metro Palmovka towards the river and take the left ramp off the bridge down to the warehouses)
Having a fairly entrenched personal aversion to furniture shops, it is a testament to this market that I ended up carting home a strange, sputnik-style table (a steal at 250CZK) and a set of antique spoons after my exploration. The surroundings are almost reason enough for a visit - technically more a collection of privately run stores or warehouses than a market, it´s a set of huge, dilapidated sheds in a practically deserted industrial area by the river, and the atmosphere on a cold winter day is impressively eerie. You can find new and second-hand furniture, beds, lamps, tables, chairs, bookshelves, and even the occasional sewing machine, as well as antiques. The prices are reasonable, and many of the traders aren´t averse to a spot of bargaining. Oddly enough, there´s also what seems to be a dog-supply warehouse full of bulk dog-food, toys etc, so you can stock up for your canine friends while you´re there.
Tržnice Pankrác - Pankrác Market
Na Pankráci, Prague 4
Metro: Pankrác (line C)
Open: Mon to Fri 8:00 - 18:00; Sat 8:00 - 13:00
(It´s just outside Pankrác metro - just look for the sign)
For a small market with a friendlier feel, Pankrác market is the way to go. It´s a practical, compact little place, full of cheap clothes, socks and underwear, some good shoes, the standard nightclothes and manchester, electronic goods, as well as a bakery and fruit and vegetable stall. The most interesting part is the chaotic second-hand clothes shop hidden up the back of the market, which during my visit surrendered such retro gems as a pair of sky-blue Adidas men´s short-shorts, an 80s black velvet strapless dress replete with large purple bow, and a number of decent tees and Marks & Spencer shirts.
Tržnice Hradčanská - Hradčanská Market
Milady Horákové, Prague 6
Metro: Hradčanská (line A)
(Go out of Hradčanská Metro and it´s directly opposite over the road.)
Hradčanská market is another small market, but with more of an emphasis on the knuckle-duster and cigarette lighter end of things, as well as the usual assortment of clothes, underwear, wallets and such. There are a couple of fairly good fruit and vegetable stands, and the little bar at the entrance is a picture of gritty unpretentiousness, frequented by tough-looking characters toting their morning beers. Although not exactly bursting with charm and atmosphere, it can be worth popping into when you´re going through Hradčanská metro station to see if anything catches your eye.
Bleší trh - Flea Market
Kolbenova, Prague 9
Metro: Kolbenova (line B)
Open: Sat 07:00 - 14:00
Entry: 10CZK
(From the Metro, turn right into Kolbenova street, cross to the other side of the road, and it´s about 100m along)
Anyone with a penchant for pre-loved items, quirky finds and general odds-and-ends will feel like all their Christmases have come at once when they visit this market. Although it opens and closes early, it´s worth dragging yourself out of bed at an unreasonably early hour on a Saturday morning to take advantage of the huge number of stalls selling practically everything you could imagine, from car-parts and electronics to antique tea-sets and musical instruments. Row after row of stands offer trash, treasure, and everything in between, often at amazingly cheap prices; a brief visit yielded such varied purchases as a shoe-horn, an antique necklace, a pair of nose-hair clippers, some second-hand books, and an old Russian model plane. The food stall at the entrance does great pizzas and has cheap beer too, so take some time out for refreshments and enjoy watching your fellow shoppers at work.
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Definition of Austronesian in English:
AustronesianLine breaks: Austro|nes¦ian
Pronunciation: /ˌɒstrə(ʊ)ˈniːʒən , -zɪən/
Relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken in an area extending from Madagascar in the west to the Pacific islands in the east. Also called Malayo-Polynesian.
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- Today, Austronesian languages are spoken from Madagascar in the west, to Easter Island in the east.
- Small Austronesian languages are another area of current research.
- Archaeological evidence supports the commonly held theory that peoples speaking Austronesian languages first came to the islands some 4,000 years ago.
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- He is continuing experiments on the Indo-European issues, and has new work on Austronesian in progress.
- Some people argue against it, but I think the evidence for Austronesian is very strong.
- The indigenous languages belong to the Central Oceanic branch of Eastern Austronesian and are divided into eastern and western branches.
Austronesian languages are spoken by about 140 million people, of whom all but 1 million speak a language of the Indonesian group, which includes Indonesian, Javanese, Tagalog, and Malagasy. The other groups are Micronesian, Melanesian, and Polynesian, scattered across the islands of the South Pacific
from German austronesisch, based on Latin australis 'southern' (see austral) + Greek nēsos 'island'.
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Fresh peaches, bananas, milk, and frozen yogurt make this smooth, creamy, fruity shake a summertime favorite for little kids and big kids alike.
Yield: 3 cups (serving size: 1 cup)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 155
- Calories from fat: 2%
- Fat: 0.3g
- Saturated fat: 0.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 6.4g
- Carbohydrate: 34g
- Fiber: 1.4g
- Cholesterol: 1mg
- Iron: 0.2mg
- Sodium: 99mg
- Calcium: 222mg
- 3/4 cup fat-free milk
- 2/3 cup sliced ripe banana
- 1/2 cup peeled, sliced fresh peach
- 1 1/2 cups vanilla fat-free frozen yogurt
- Combine first 3 ingredients in a blender; cover and process until smooth.
- Add frozen yogurt; process until smooth. Serve immediately.
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Welcome to the Instruments of the Now web site.
Just recently, our first-ever Fire Poi Video passed 1,000,000 views on YouTube, making it the internet's most-watched poi video:
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Zan and Aurora released a short video meant to inspire your practice! It complies 4 years of performance footage and is set to some yummy music. Watch it, second from the top in the Video Gallery.
Zan has announced another world-renown Poi and Staff Retreat in Costa Rica, February 2-15, 2014. Daily Poi, Staff and Yoga classes, beach time, outings to waterfalls and islands, snorkeling, and fire dance. Our training space is a 900 square foot training deck that overlooks the ocean.
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Malala Yousafzai nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which announces its decision on October 12, said on Monday that it had received a record 259 nominations for this year's award.
"This year's nominations come from all over the world… well-known names, well-known presidents and prime ministers and also lesser well-known names working in humanitarian projects, human rights activists," said Norwegian Nobel Committee Director Geir Lundestad, who made the announcement.
"In recent years, some of the Nobel Peace Prizes may have been controversial but they have added to the interest of the prize," he added.
"The prize keeps gaining importance and attention," Lundestad stated.
The secretive committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize doesn't identify the nominees, but those with nomination rights sometimes publicize their picks.
Former US President Bill Clinton, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, and Myanmar's President Thein Sein are also nominees for this year's award.
Kristian Berg Harpviken, the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, said he believes Malala Yousafzai is the favorite to receive the prestigious prize.
On October 9, 2012, Yousafzai was shot by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants in the town of Mingora for speaking out against the fanatics and promoting education for girls and women in her home region, the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A day after she was shot, a bullet which hit Yousafzai's skull was removed by surgeons in Peshawar. She was later transferred to a military hospital in Rawalpindi for more specialist treatment.
On October 15, Yousafzai was flown to Britain for specialist care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after Pakistani doctors said she needed treatment for a damaged skull and "intensive neuro-rehabilitation."
She underwent successful surgery on her skull and ear in a five-hour operation at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham on February 2, and left the hospital on February 7 after her medical team decided she was well enough to be discharged.
Surgeons replaced part of Yousafzai's skull with a titanium plate and inserted a cochlear implant in her left ear to restore her hearing.
In an interview recorded before the surgery, the teenager said, "Today you can see that I am alive. I can speak, I can see you, I can see everyone and I am getting better day by day. It's just because of the prayers of people. Because all people — men, women, children — all of them have prayed for me.
"And because of all these prayers, God has given me this new life, a second life. And I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated. For that reason, we have organized the Malala Fund."
In December 2012, Pakistan and UNESCO unveiled the Malala Plan, which aims to get all the girls in the world into school by the end of 2015.
Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, attended the ceremony where the plan was announced, along with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In addition, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, appointed Malala's father a UN special advisor on global education.
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General Zod Might Not Be The Character You Expect
Anyone who has seen either of the two Richard Donner Superman films will remember Terrence Stamp's performance as General Zod, a Kryptonian completely indifferent to human life, as well as a man with the obsession of getting people to kneel before him. Michael Shannon has been pegged to play the same character in Man of Steel, and we've only gotten one short glimpse of him in the trailer. In a recent interview with Totalfilm, Shannon revealed an interesting detail about his character.
[General Zod] is not a villain...He's not a villain any more than any other General fighting to protect his people. He doesn't like to just hurt people and steal diamonds; he's focused on being successful at his job.
I think the way Terrence Stamp approached it - and this isn't any kind if criticism of his performance - there was something detached about it. Pure, hatred, rage... I think this [characterization] is more ambiguous.
That actually sounds pretty interesting. Granted, the headline that most people are pulling from this is that "General Zod isn't a villain", when it seems like it would be more accurate to say that he's just a really sympathetic villain, but is easily the most fascinating detail about Man of Steel to come out in a long time.


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An ugly 80s dress (see the last two pictures) became a summer playsuit.
The pattern itself was pretty straightforward, but I had trouble getting all of the pieces on the fabric of the dress and this led to a few head-scratching (and hair-pulling) moments.
I added shoulder straps (and two black buttons) to the strapless pattern. Oh, and I shortened the legs a lot, too, of course!
The whole story is on my blog.
Jul 23, 2013, 10.06 PMby MandieW
This is so cute, especially the color!
Jul 23, 2013, 01.31 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Wow! thats really clever and cute! ;)
Jul 23, 2013, 11.53 AMby themedusa
Very cute on you and I love the color
Jul 23, 2013, 11.07 AMby Mary Athey
just gorgeous, i love the added straps and buttons. it adds such a nice touch. the playsuits lovely on you and you suit it so well x
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Happy New Year Thrasherville and welcome to the middle of the season. Hopefully everyone out there had a great time ringing in 2011 and I truly wish everyone the absolute best in the coming year. Today brings with it the hopes and possibilities of what can be…as well as college bowl games a-plenty and the NHL Winter Classic in Pittsburgh.
By the way, speaking of today's much-anticipated matchup against the Pens and Caps…in case you haven't heard, it has been moved back to 8:00 tonight because of weather issues.
What today also marks is the exact middle of the 2010-11 Thrashers campaign. Yesterday's lackluster 3-1 loss to the worst team in the NHL was game number 41 of the season and tomorrow afternoon's tilt in Montreal begins the first game of the final 41. So naturally, today is the perfect time to mark just where this Thrashers team is currently, what they have done so far and look ahead to the possibilities of the next three-plus months.
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PLAYERS: T.J. Oshie, Dany Heatley, Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Tarasenko, Hal Gill, Jaroslav Halak
TEAMS: St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators
TEAMS: St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators
Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images All it would take is the goal tallied by T.J. Oshie on the PP in the first period to win the game for the St. Louis Blues at ScottTrade Center. They would go on to score on a penalty shot and another Tarasenko goal to ice the game with a marker in each period of play. St. Louis has been possibly the toughest team for anyone to play so far in the early season. The Blues have won 3 out of 4 games and in their only loss to Chicago, the Blues made it interesting in the third period losing 3-2 after trailing 3-0. The best comparison one could make in this game is that playing Hitchcock's defensive system is a lot like playing someone in a game of checkers that refuses to move his back row. It is frustrating, grating and tiresome and leads to huge mistakes that are easily jumped upon by the Blues offense. There was not one instance where the Predators had an odd man rush going into the St. Louis zone and the defensemen lead by Shattenkirk and Pietrangelo stifled any progress in the neutral zone or past the blueline. Also, Tarasenko continues to be deadly scoring another against Nashville tonight bringing his point total to 4 against the Predators. Sooner or later, the Predators will need to address this player as he is, as Terry Crisp pointed out, "starting to become like another Dany Heatley against the Preds." Halak gets the shutout, but similar to their opening night game against the Red Wings, Halak wasn't called upon to stop many shots. 13 shots on goal was all Nashville could muster against St. Louis as the Predators consistently shot the puck over the net, wide of the net or didn't take a shot. Yip stood out tonight for his solid play and ability to wrestle the puck free and get to open areas, but for all his effort he managed only 2 shots on goal. Advanced stats from the game will probably show Yip missing another 3-4 shots on net and Weber who leads the team in SOG only registered 1. -Oshie scores on the PP at 12:59 of the first period, the Predators would go on have only 2 shots on goal in the first 17 minutes of play. -Penalty Shot awarded to and scored by Patrik Berglund at 9:26 in the second period, Predators had a combined 7 SOG in the first and second period. -Vladimir Tarasenko scores to make it 3-0 at 9:04 of the third period, Predators left the back door wide open for a streaking Tarasenko and Steen fed it perfectly for the score. Special Teams: Powerplay – 0 for 4, 0% Penalty Kill – 3 for 4, 75% Best Play of the Game: Not really anything except Ellis' play tonight was top notch. He is learning much on body positioning and corner work from his defensive partner Hal Gill. Worst Play of the Game: The Predators leaving Tarasenko unmolested and streaking free to the goal for the score. Honorable mention to the horrible back check that led to Berglund breaking free and Fisher having to take a trip to stop him that led to the 2-0 penalty shot. My Three Stars: #1: – Patrik Berglund #2: – Vladimir Tarasenko #3: – Jaroslav Halak ——————————— See you Saturday night as the Predators travel to Anaheim to take on Ducks in the third game of this 7-game road trip. Game is at 9:30pm CT Stay HardCore…
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Elena Baltacha's Birmingham Blog: Monday
Published June 07, 2010 12:00
BIRMINGHAM, England - With her best career results under her belt over the last 12 months, Elena Baltacha is hovering around a career-high right now and comes into the grass court season as Britain's No.1. Catch up with her now!
Monday, June 7, 2010
Hi guys,
It's great to be back here in Birmingham for the AEGON Classic, the first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event of the grass court season.
I love playing on grass and last week I won the AEGON Trophy warm-up event in Nottingham (about 45 minutes' drive away from Birmingham), which I hope has set the right tone for the next few weeks!
I know everyone says it, but it is really true that playing at home is great. You come to tournaments like Birmingham and you see a lot of friendly faces working there, plus when you travel all the time it's nice to be around familiar food and TV and all those little things that make life easy. I've always liked playing in Birmingham and I've had some good results here down the years. Grass is one of my best surfaces and these Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments are always full of tough players. I've got a lot of confidence from playing well on grass last week in Nottingham.
Overall it's been a really good year for me. I started off by qualifying in Auckland and Hobart and then reached the third round of the Australian Open and in March, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, I became the first British woman since 1994 to beat a Top 10 player when I knocked out Li Na. All of that makes a big difference to how you feel coming into this time of year. In the past I've felt a bit of pressure being British and knowing that there are so many opportunities. Now I know that I can play well on all surfaces and all over the world, it means I can just go out there in these tournaments and just play.
Off the court I haven't been doing a lot lately, other than all the usual pre- and post-match injury prevention, which is something that my coach Nino Severino takes very seriously. I try to be as professional as I can be and it really helps that Nino has a very detailed plan about how to manage every aspect of my tennis. That's the thing about tennis - it's all about getting the little details right in your physical and mental approach, from what you eat to things like stretching and massage. If you get those details right then I think you give yourself a much better chance of playing well.
I play my first match on Tuesday against Kaia Kanepi and I know I'll have to play well to get past her. She came through qualifying so she's had two matches on these courts already and she's been ranked a lot higher than she is now. Hopefully I'll get a few people cheering for me and it'll be my job to make sure they've got a lot to shout about!


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For the short story, see Captive Market (short story).
Captive markets are markets where the potential consumers face a severely limited number of competitive suppliers; their only choices are to purchase what is available or to make no purchase at all. Captive markets result in higher prices and less diversity for consumers.[1] The term therefore applies to any market where there is a monopoly or oligopoly.
Examples of captive-market environments include the food markets in cinemas, airports, and sports arenas, the Kosher food market in the United Kingdom and phone calls and food in jails prisons.
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Marketing Affects How Children Perceive Food
Published on - August 13th, 2007 (by J.D. Roth)
How powerful is marketing? How young are we when we first feel its effects? Can marketing really change the way we perceive the things we buy? Earlier today I shared a passage from Malcolm Gladwell's Blink that explored how marketing works. A recent study funded by Stanford University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation demonstrated that advertising influences even young children.
Lindsey Tanner of the Associated Press writes:
Anything made by McDonald's tastes better, preschoolers said in a study that powerfully demonstrates how advertising can trick the taste buds of young children. Even carrots, milk and apple juice tasted better to the kids if it was wrapped in the familiar packaging of the Golden Arches.
Study author Dr. Tom Robinson said the kids' perception of taste was "physically altered by the branding." The Stanford University researcher said it was remarkable how children so young were already so influenced by advertising. The study involved 63 low-income children ages 3 to 5 from Head Start centers in San Mateo County, Calif. Robinson believes the results would be similar for children from wealthier families.
The study included three McDonald's menu items — hamburgers, chicken nuggets and french fries — and store-bought milk or juice and carrots. Children got two identical samples of each food on a tray, one in McDonald's wrappers or cups and the other in plain, unmarked packaging. The kids were asked if they tasted the same or if one was better. (Some children didn't taste all the foods.)
McDonald's-labeled samples were the clear favorites. French fries were the biggest winner; almost 77% said the labeled fries tasted best while only 13% preferred the others. Fifty-four percent preferred McDonald's-wrapped carrots versus 23% who liked the plain-wrapped sample.
When I see my young friends who love Thomas the Tank Engine and Bob the Builder, I wonder how they'd feel about generic toys of the same nature. Are the kids obsessed with the stuff because of the branding? Or do they just like trains and construction equipment? And what about those Disney princesses? I suspect there's some of both going on, but that marketing plays a key role in creating desire, in creating young consumers.
[USA Today: Marketing tricks tots' taste buds]
This article is about Kids, News, Psychology
Over 20 years ago, a friend's elementary school class performed an experiment during a field trip. Half the class got a "large" french fries from McD's, and 1/2 got "regular" french fries. The students counted the french fries before eating them and reported to the teacher.
In each case, the "regular" size actually had more fries than the "large".
Naturally, this meant whenever any of the students when to McD's, they'd demand that their parents buy them a "regular" because they wanted MORE FRIES than the "large" size. Loudly. My friend said the loudness was very important, so as to make sure one would have the chance to educate other patrons.
I don't think those kids were very popular at McD's.
I'd like to see how my child would do on the results. We don't eat at McDonald's and he is not allowed to watch TV that included branded characters (no Dora…just educational PBS fare from shows that have no licensed characters). I will pay more to buy him things that don't have characters or brand names on them. He *does* like to eat out, but he isn't allowed chicken nuggets or fries. (If we get fries, we share one order among the family.) He's still a preschooler, so I know he'll be influenced by outside groups over time. But, for now, I bet he wouldn't pick the McDonald's stuff.
This kind of study is scary. I have a one year old and I'm hoping to hold off on things like McD's for as long as possible but I know that inevitably he'll end up being a fan.
I guess I have to work on my cooking skills so he'll want to eat at home!
In relation to toy branding I'd have to agree 100% that children are affected.
In fact I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed The Transformers movie sooo much b/c it started reminding me of fun times from my childhood. A favorite game of mine I play with new people is actually talking about some dorky cartoons growing up…someone made a fortune on my childhood.
My two-year-old son put it well one day while he was in front of the TV. He told my wife, "big hamburger", then asked with the cutest smile, "McDonalds, please!".
If the brand is associated with quality, then the brand preference is fine.
But in many cases, it isn't. And kids are especially susceptible to the whole "BrandX is better than NoBrand" phenomenon.
This can be applied to grocery shopping too. Buying store brands can save you a lot of money on your groceries.
I'm not sure whether I should be proud or ashamed that I've only heard my two-year-old recognize three brand names:
1.) Koigu
2.) Red Bull (no, she's not allowed to drink it)
3.) Whole Foods (there are only so many places her MSG-intolerant celiac mom can eat lunch out and, uh, that's one of them).
JenK, I *love* your story.
And count us in the no TV bandwagon. (We have one, but no cable — it's in the basement so we can watch the odd DVD. The spawn's never watched any. And we're not McD's fans, so she's never been there.)
Sociologist Juliet Schor has written a really good (and readable) book about the problem of marketing to children, called "Born to Buy: The Commercialized Child and the New Consumer Culture." See: http://www2.bc.edu/~schorj/
My daughter has mostly watched PBS and Animal Planet – although she's only experienced TV with commercials during the past year or so (she's 6.5). Recently we went to McDonald's with a relative for a "treat." My daughter nibbled desultorily on a McNugget and told me it tasted "weird," then insisted on trading for the grilled chicken off of my salad. She doesn't like fries and refused the toy with her happy meal because it was a plastic Hello Kitty thing that she wouldn't use. (She REALLY had to fight the clerk on that one.) I was impressed with her self-determination – and I think it's because she's had so little brand influence, she just doesn't care. It's kind of dumbfounding to me — as a kid, I would have been one of the McDonald's kids, I think.
My 2 year old is just now starting to show brand preference. He loves to watch Thomas, but we bought the generic wooden train set and he loves to play with that. But when we visit the toy store, he goes straight for the Thomas branded stuff.
I'm hesitant to believe this study has any validity whatsoever– if anything it sounds like market promotion for McDonalds.
Case in point: it wasn't that one food was wrapped without the logo and was was wrapped with the logo; one food was clearly 'unwrapped.' There are psychological implications to this as it seems like the food wasn't prepared *for* them. It just *was*.
Second– this study doesn't test other types of branding. It could be that the kids saw an emblem– in this case the golden M of McDonalds– and associated that with a company producing a product. Again, this is a case of someone creating something FOR them versus them picking something out that just was.
Looking at it that way, I don't see why the kids *wouldn't* have thought the wrapped product tasted better. And it had nothing to do with McDonalds.
Nevermind the second paragraph in my comment– I just reread the article and noticed that they did indeed use unmarked packaging.
The second point still holds up, though. It might have just been a case of 'official' branding versus generic, not a case of McDonalds being successful at marketing to extremely young children.
[...] this week, I was reading how marketing affects how children perceive food at Get Rich Slowly. The original study claims that low-income children from age 3-5 perceived [...]
I'm not surprised as kids state of mind seems to alter based on suggestion. Weren't ants on a log much more fun to eat than celery and peanut butter? As a kid, other food was just other food, but McDonalds was a 'treat'. I think the parent's attitude and behavior about McDonalds would be insightful.
I remember being brand-influenced as a kid. I had licensed characters on everything – sheets, blankets, lunchbox, clothes, and of course toys. I want to shield my sons from some of that consumer mania.
By the way, a really good organization is the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. I'm not sure if J.D. will let me post a link, but here it is:
Children that young believe in The Institution.
They believe grownups are always right. They believe tv is always right because grownups make tv and grownups let them watch it. They also believe that coming into contact with something more frequently automatically means that it's better, because the grownups would stop it if it wasn't. I remember believing all of these things myself.
To a certain extent, peers also form part of The Institution. I used to think everyone in the world got together and talked about what was good and what was bad behind my back and then made decisions on things like what happened on tv, which products were good or bad etc and only the ones that they decided were good remained.
And if you would have asked me these questions when I was a small child, I absolutely would have said that "Anything made by McDonald's tastes better", for all the reasons already listed: I thought that's what grownups wanted me to say. I trusted grownups so much that I would believe it was better because they said so. Even the places that looked more professional would *be* *better* because otherwise, why would they look so good? (And McDonalds somehow got it just right to make it 'look better' to children.) And of course the fact that it was such a rare treat for me meant it was treated with some reverence.
Because of the way small children look at the world, advertising hits them the hardest. Not the least. ["A recent study ... demonstrated that advertising influences EVEN young children." Nope. It ESPECIALLY influences young children. Because of the way young children are designed. ]


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of LinkedIn Corp.
(LNKD) are up 3.49% to $162.04 after it announced on its blog today the acquisition of Newsle, a start-up that highlights news about people in a user's professional and social networks.
Newsle will remain a stand-alone service and will combine its technology with LinkedIn's product.
The purchase is the latest in a string of moves meant to improve relatively low user engagement rates.
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Separately, TheStreet Ratings team rates LINKEDIN CORP as a Sell with a ratings score of D+. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate LINKEDIN CORP (LNKD) a SELL. This is driven by multiple weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity and generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself."Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Internet Software & Services industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 159.4% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $22.62 million to -$13.45 million.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Internet Software & Services industry and the overall market, LINKEDIN CORP's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- The share price of LINKEDIN CORP has not done very well: it is down 17.03% and has underperformed the S&P 500, in part reflecting the company's sharply declining earnings per share when compared to the year-earlier quarter. Turning toward the future, the fact that the stock has come down in price over the past year should not necessarily be interpreted as a negative; it could be one of the factors that may help make the stock attractive down the road. Right now, however, we believe that it is too soon to buy.
- The gross profit margin for LINKEDIN CORP is currently very high, coming in at 86.80%. Regardless of LNKD's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, LNKD's net profit margin of -2.84% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average.
- LINKEDIN CORP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, LINKEDIN CORP increased its bottom line by earning $0.23 versus $0.19 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.66 versus $0.23).
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Joint Media Release
Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Dr David Kemp
Minister for Industry, Tourismand Resources
The Hon. Ian Macfarlane
25 March 2003
Nine major renewable energy projects have been backed with almost $1 million in Commonwealth funding, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp and Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Ian Macfarlane announced today.
"These projects - ranging from assessing impacts of wind turbines on wildlife to converting pig waste to electricity - will receive a share of this funding under Round 7 of the Government's $6 million Renewable Energy Industry Development program," Dr Kemp said.
"The Renewable Energy Industry Development (REID) program - a component of the Renewable Energy Commercialisation program - is funded with $6 million over four years, aimed at building Australia's capacity in developing renewable energy and maximising renewable technology already available in Australia. A total of $3.5 million has funded 35 grants to date."
Among the projects funded under the latest round are:
"Grants have also been provided to a number of organisations and industry associations to help develop resource assessment, training and accreditation programs, standards and best practice guidelines to lift the quality and reliability of renewable energy installations," Mr Macfarlane said.
"These projects are an excellent example of the Howard Government and industry working together to build a strong renewable energy industry. Australia is among the world's leaders in the field of renewable energy and - backed with Federal Government support - I am confident it will continue to grow in leaps and bounds over the coming years."
Dr Kemp added: "The Government is committed to increasing the uptake of renewable energy as a key means of meeting Australia's future energy needs without adding to our greenhouse gas emissions.
"Renewable energy is a key element of the Commonwealth's climate change policy and these grants demonstrate the Government's determination to be a good citizen in the international effort to combat greenhouse."
Media Contacts:
Catherine Job (Dr Kemp's office) 6277 7640 or 0408 648 400
Kirsty Boazman (Minister Macfarlane's office) 6277 7580 or 0412 171 444
Australian Wind Energy Association and Environment Victoria - $200,000 to create a series of protocols for the assessment of wind turbine impacts on birds and bats and develop and disseminate a range of educational material on Australian wind farms.
Australian Pork Ltd - $150,000 to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of converting pig wastes to electricity. The study results will be promoted to association members, electricity utilities and the financial sector.
National Association of Forest Industries - $150,000 to review the global use of wood waste as a source of renewable energy, identify the capacity of the Australian forest and timber industry to participate in the renewable energy industry and develop information and educational packages to raise awareness and address concerns of consumers, manufacturers, and the finance sector.
Electricity Supply Association of Australia - $73,000 to boost Australian representation in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Photovoltaic (solar) Power Systems Program over three years. Funding will allow the consortium the certainty and resources to commit to involvement in new projects being developed within IEA.
Standards Australia International - $50,000 grant for Standards Australia to work with the European Standards Organization to ensure the continued acceptance of Australian quality standards for Solar Hot Water Heaters exported to Europe.
Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society - $86,300 grant to develop a marketing strategy which will include coordinating information tours of leading Australian renewable energy facilities. The project will also create a website with virtual tours of these facilities which can be accessed by potential markets around the globe. In addition, the project will also provide information on rebates, energy service options and links to manufacturers.
ACT Utilities and Light Manufacturing Industry Training Board - $25,000 grant to undertake a national scoping exercise to stocktake existing renewable energy support networks and materials. This will identify funding agencies, suppliers of training and education equipment, support materials and software development agencies. Also it will identify bodies willing to offer scholarships and awards as well as energy suppliers and retailers who are offering incentives for renewable energy installations.
Global Sustainable Energy Solutions - $99,700 to showcase Australian renewable energy products and services to international markets. This project will focus on meeting the needs of small to medium sized renewable energy firms.
Solarch - $80,000 to produce best practice guidelines for the implementation of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (solar panels). The guidelines will outline displacement cost savings compared with conventional materials. Stakeholder consultation will be used to determine the structure of the Guidelines. The guidelines will also cover safety and standards planning as well as contractual and compliance issues.
For more information on Australian Greenhouse Office programs, visit the website www.greenhouse.gov.au or phone the infoline toll-free on 1300 130 606.
The Australian Government is strongly committed to increasing the use of renewable energy in Australia as a way of meeting our increasing energy needs without adding to our greenhouse gas emissions. To this end, it has committed some $377 million in programs to support the commercialisation and deployment of renewable energy technologies and related industry development, and has legislated to create a world-first, guaranteed market for
9,500 GWh of new renewable electricity generation by 2010, through the Mandatory Renewable Energy target.
The Mandatory 9,500GWh Target
World-first legislation that guarantees enough new renewable electricity is generated over the next 10 years to supply the residential needs of a city of 4 million people came into force on
1 April 2001. By 2010, the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target will have increased the contribution of renewable energy sources in Australia's electricity mix to 9,500 GWh per annum. This initiative is being achieved by establishing an innovative market in renewable energy certificates, and is expected to deliver in excess of $2 billion of new investment in renewable energy in Australia.
Renewable Remote Power Generation
The Australian Greenhouse Office is implementing a program to increase the uptake of renewable energy technology in remote areas of Australia not serviced by a main electricity grid. Rebates are provided for up to 50% of the capital cost of converting diesel based electricity supplies to renewable energy technologies. Program funds of up to $264 million over ten years are derived from excise paid on diesel used to generate electricity by public electricity generators.
Projects supported include the Bushlight Project, which focuses on the provision of renewable energy in small remote indigenous communities, and the Bulman and Kings Canyon project which will test the effectiveness of larger renewable energy installations under different tropical climactic conditions. A large wind farm has also been approved for funding for Esperance. Further applications for large off-grid projects are currently being considered.
Supporting Photovoltaic Systems
To increase the use of photovoltaic technology in Australia, funding is available to enable householders and owners of community buildings, such as schools, to install photovoltaic systems. Cash rebates are available for grid-connected or stand-alone photovoltaic systems. $31 million is available to the program, which should fund about 6,000 systems, each averaging around 1kW (peak), over the life of the program.
Renewable Energy Commercialisation Program (RECP)
This five year competitive grants program has made over $50 million available to foster the development of the renewable energy industry in Australia. With two components - commercialisation and industry development - the program supports and promotes strategically important renewable energy technology initiatives that have strong commercial potential, and supports projects that will contribute to the development of a sustainable, internationally competitive renewable energy industry in Australia.
Some 49 projects have been supported under the commercialisation component, covering a range of renewable applications such as wind, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic, biomass, wave energy, hot dry rock and enabling technologies. Such projects include the Narrogin integrated wood processing plant that not only will produce renewable energy, but will also help to combat salinity, sequester carbon and produce eucalyptus oil and activated carbon for sale as by-products. Other examples include a project to develop a small high efficiency biomass to electricity system, suitable for use in a range of rural industries and an innovative solar power station for the Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands, located in the north-west corner of South Australia, which will use the latest solar dish technology developed by Australian company, Solar Systems.
Renewable Energy Industry Development (REID) Program
This is a sub-program of the RECP, with funding of $6 million over four years. 35 grants totalling $3.5 million have been provided to date. Projects supported include funding to establish a national facility dedicated to testing and accrediting renewable energy systems. Through this project, Australia will have a state of the art renewable energy testing laboratory of international standard. Grants have also been provided to a number of organisations and industry associations to enable them to develop resource assessment, training and accreditation programs, standards and best practice guidelines to lift the quality and reliability of renewable energy installations. Associations include the Sustainable Energy Industry Association, the Australian EcoGeneration Association, the ANZ Solar Energy Society, the Waste Management Association of Australia, and the Australian Wind Energy Association (AusWEA). A recently completed project was the development of Best Practice Guidelines for Wind Energy Projects in Australia, produced by AusWEA with AGO funding. Summaries of the projects supported under the Renewable Energy Commercialisation Program are at the AGO web site at http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/renewable/recp/index.html
Renewable Energy Equity Fund
The Renewable Energy Equity Fund provides venture capital for small companies seeking to commercialise innovative renewable energy technologies. The Commonwealth is providing $17.7 million in funding, which is boosted to about $26.6 million by private sector capital. An independent private fund manager makes investments in accordance with set guidelines. Companies that have received support under this program are Battery Energy, Wind Corporation Australia, Novera Energy, Geodynamics and Superior Energy Systems.
Renewable Energy Action Agenda
The Government, in partnership with the renewable energy industry, has launched a Renewable Energy Action Agenda. This Action Agenda provides a strategic policy framework for the development of a sustainable and competitive renewable energy industry in Australia, that aims for growth in annual industry sales to $4 billion, by 2010.
Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap
The Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap builds on the directions identified in the Renewable Energy Action Agenda. The roadmap analyses strategic technology development crucial to establishing and maintaining long term competitive advantage. It outlines a long term research and development plan that defines the industry's collective future and establishes clear pathways forward for each technology.


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Sherlock (mix)
Sherlahk [listen]
(Source: orbitfactors)
Big Coat
Here, have some kidlock from me. ehe
appreciate a nice view *sits down*
Oh wow!! You gorgeous gorgeous girl!
Absinthe Sherlock
For Let's Draw Sherlock, based off of the Absinthe Robette poster by Henri Privat-Livemont (one of my favorite pieces of art in existence, and the fact that it was made as an advertisement doesn't detract from its value at all, in my opinion.) I couldn't not attempt this image. Bonus - tiny John and that sneaky wallpaper! This was somehow both the most tedious and most enjoyable thing I've drawn in a long time!
(Source: annyskod)
If Sherlock didn't cut his hair for three years.
created by a friend of my friend's
#just impossibly proud of this fandom sometimes
Fucking perfection and your fucking swag.
Impregnate me.
Oh bloody Hell.
Only swag better than this one was when he was walking down the morgue hallway.
I think his right hand agrees, look at it.
*invisible cigarette*
…unless your name's Sherlock Holmes. In this case, do the fuck you want.
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Avengers AU | 1920's
(Source: lecterings)
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San Francisco Gate "It didn't take long for Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams to develop a relationship with center Festus Ezeli. During one of their initial meetings, Adams told Ezeli that he worked with Chicago center Joakim Noah from 2010-13. "That was the first thing he sold me on," Ezeli said Tuesday..." September 17
USA Today "Klay Thompson bound out of the celebratory Team USA locker room, his feet floating forward but his eyes focused downward on the new piece of memorabilia that he carried like a newborn. It was the kind of basketball you never bounce. Each of his NBA brethren on this American team that won the..." September 16
San Jose Mercury News "Warriors executive board member Jerry West has agreed to a two-year extension with the team through the 2016-2017 season, an NBA source confirmed to this newspaper on Wednesday. West had one year remaining on his original deal with the team and this new deal will be tacked on, for a total of a..." September 10
NBA.com "The Golden State Warriors have signed free agent guard Justin Holiday, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Holiday played for the Warriors at the 2014 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, starting all five games and averaging a team-high 14.8 points to go..." September 09
San Jose Mercury News "Warriors general manager Bob Myers has agreed to a three-year extension with the team that will keep him under contract through the 2017-2018 season, an NBA source confirmed to the Mercury News on Thursday night. Myers, whose deal was due to expire at the end of the coming season, has been the..." September 06
Deadspin.com "The New Zealand national team did a haka dance before playing Team USA in the FIBA World Cup Tuesday, and it was neat to watch, as haka dances are. (James Harden and Derrick Rose seemed puzzled as it happened, but whatever.) The Warriors' Andre Iguodala, who isn't playing in the tournament,..." September 04
The Warriors signed Aaron Craft, James Michael McAdoo and Mitchell Watt to make-good contracts. Camp begins at the end of the month.
ESPN.com "Brazil guard Leandro Barbosa has reached an agreement to sign with the Golden State Warriors for the upcoming season, ESPN.com has learned. After Barbosa received initial interest from the Miami Heat, Golden State has secured a commitment from the 31-year-old on a one-year deal at the veteran..." August 29
SB Nation "There will be more space around the basket stanchion next season because the NBA is trying to improve player safety. The NBA is attempting to improve player safety by cutting down the amount of photographers around the basket stanchion, according to a memo from Rod Thorn, the league's president..." August 26
Washington Post "Stephen Curry is no longer the overlooked overachiever who routinely silenced those with modest to low expectations for his game or his career. Curry is now a star with playmaking skills to accompany that pure shooting stroke and has stepped into a world where outside perceptions of his talent..." August 26
CBSSports.com "Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group transcribed a radio interview with Klay Thompson's father, who said that owner Joe Lacob and GM Bob Myer wanted to trade Thompson for then-Minnesota-Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, but front office advisor Jerry West and coach Steve Kerr "took (Thompson)..." August 25
San Jose Mercury News "Klay Thompson isn't much of a talker, especially not to the media. He's a nice guy who will give an interview if you ask him in person. But he's not volunteering to be anybody's spokesperson. Which is why when I texted him to ask for an interview, and he immediately responded in the..." August 24
Bleacher Report "There is no column in an NBA box score for playing through an injury, just as there are no bonus clauses in contracts based on defensive assignments accepted to cover a teammate's ass. It's why such players, especially ones whose place or paycheck in the league already is secure, are to be..." August 23
Pro Basketball Talk "A couple weeks back, it was reported that Warriors' guard Nemanja Nedovic suffered a stress fracture in his foot that would cause him to miss out on playing for Serbia in the FIBA World Cup. It was later revealed that the injury was not a fracture, which gave Nedovic hope that Golden State..." August 21
Warriors say G Shaun Livingston had arthroscopic surgery on his right foot big toe earlier this week & is expected out a min of 6-to-8 weeks
While Coach K wouldn't reveal the starters,a source said Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry, James Harden & Anthony Davis likely vs Brazil w/1 TBD.
Real GM Basketball "Stephen Curry was asked if watching LeBron James returning to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers would lead him to consider playing for his hometown Charlotte Hornets. "I've always had thoughts about playing at home, what it would be like," Curry said on The Doug Gottlieb Show. "My dad played..." August 15
Yahoo! Sports "Few destinations have benefited from the craft beer boom more than the Bay Area. Breweries and beer gardens abound, so naturally when Golden State's most famous basketball player drowns his sorrows after a first-round playoff loss to the L.A. Clippers, he orders some suds at California Pizza..." August 14
CBSSports.com "The NBA announced its 2014-2015 schedule Wednesday, and for the first time in seven years, LeBron James will not feature on its opening night. The season opens Tuesday, October 28th with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs raising their fifth banner before taking on the Dallas Mavericks...." August 13
Arraignment for Marreese Speights, who last week was charged with driving under the influence, is scheduled for Sept. 16 in Tampa.
CSN Bay Area "On May 29, amid swirling rumors that the Warriors were reportedly contemplating trading Klay Thompson to Minnesota for power forward Kevin Love, Stephen Curry let it be known he didn't want Thompson to be dealt. "I definitely want him to continue to be my backcourt mate and keep pushing," Curry..." August 13
Fox Sports "Stephen Curry has never shied away from a good offense -- the Warriors star has made a career scoring a barrage of baskets throughout his five years in the NBA. But the guard beefed up his offensive prowess even more on Tuesday by taking a shot at the King himself. During a call-in to the Dan..." August 12
Pro Basketball Talk "Nemanja Nedovic reportedly suffered a stress fracture in his foot earlier this summer that was of little concern to the Warriors, but would have kept him from playing for Serbia in the FIBA World Cup. It appears that the injury was not as serious as originally believed, and Nedovic now hopes to..." August 11
San Jose Mercury News "Asked about his reaction to Minnesota reportedly reaching an agreement in principle to trade forward Kevin Love to Cleveland, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he didn't have one. "It doesn't include our team, so when other teams make moves, that's really their business," Kerr said..." August 11
Michigan Live "Draymond Green is heading into the biggest season of his young NBA career. A veteran of two NBA seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Green became an impact player last season after helping lead the team to a seven-game playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, and he's heading into..." August 10
Pro Basketball Talk "Golden State won 51 games last season and pushed a very good, deep Clippers team to seven games in the first round. That locker room, led by Stephen Curry, played hard for Mark Jackson and believed what he sold in the locker room. Notice that when Steve Kerr got hired there were not tweets about..." August 09
Pro Basketball Talk "Brian Scalabrine is "coming home" to be an analyst with CSN New England, after spending part of last season as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. Mark Jackson had a rough year in what was his final one as the team's head coach, and sent more than one of his assistants away..." August 06
CBSSports.com "Aaron Craft has signed a one-year, partially guaranteed contract with the Golden State Warriors, his agent, Lance Young, told Diamond Leung of the Bay Area News Group. Craft averaged 7.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.4 assists in five summer league games for the Warriors last month,..." August 06
Pro Basketball Talk "The Warriors traded for Nemanja Nedovic back on draft night in 2013 to gamble on his potential. He bounced between the Warriors bench and the D-League last season, then this summer was off to his native Serbia to be on that team's roster for the World Cup. But that's not happening, according to..." August 05
Sheridan Hoops "Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has been the subject of trade rumors in the summer before he becomes a restricted free agent. The Warriors brass has refused to include the lesser acclaimed Splash Brother in a trade with Minnesota for Kevin Love, opting to keep one of the league's most..." August 05
San Francisco Examiner "Warriors center Marreese Speights was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence the morning after his 27thbirthday early Tuesday in Tampa, according to the Tampa Police Department. Speights was arrested at 3:31 a.m. ET after submitting to two breathalyzer tests showing blood alcohol..." August 05
Hoops Rumors "The Warriors are waiving center Hilton Armstrong, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports (Twitter link). Armstrong's minimum-salary deal has been to set to become fully guaranteed if the team doesn't waive him by the end of Friday, but it appears Golden State will do so. The 29-year-old..." July 31
Klay Thompson initially hoped extension done b4 USA camp, but source says "he's honored to play for USA & not thinking about anything else"
Yahoo! Sports "Klay Thompson is confident he will still be with the Golden State Warriors next season amid the Kevin Love trade talk. The Warriors have spoken with the Minnesota Timberwolves about acquiring Love, but also have strong competition from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics and..." July 28
Bloomberg "The National Basketball Association players' union spent about $5.42 million on the internal audit that resulted in the firing of Executive Director Billy Hunter, according to public records. The union spent $5,421,965 on matters pertaining to what it labeled NBPA Internal Review &..." July 23
Yahoo! Sports "The NBA warned a touring group of its stars that they could face financial fines for participating in clinics in Manila, Philippines, that include short scrimmages and games of "H-O-R-S-E," league sources told Yahoo Sports. Several NBA stars, including Blake Griffin, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard..." July 22
In a deal agreed to last week, #Warriors today announce official signing of 6-6 wing Brandon Rush.
San Jose Mercury News "The Warriors have an interesting decision to make on 2013 first-round pick Nemanja Nedovic, who did not exactly inspire gushing reviews through the team's Las Vegas Summer League run, which just ended yesterday. It's certainly not a Kevin Love/Klay Thompson level decision; just one of those..." July 20
USA Today "Kevin Love and Stephen Curry will be teammates soon enough, but not in the sense that so many have expected. The Minnesota Timberwolves forward who wants to wear a new jersey will suit up for Team USA later this month, as will the Golden State Warriors point guard whose team has been debating..." July 20
CBSSports.com "The Golden State Warriors have reportedly said time and again that they want to keep Klay Thompson and not include him in a potential deal for Kevin Love. If they do keep Thompson, it looks like it's going to cost them a whole lot. From USA Today: The Thompson debate doesn't stop with the..." July 20
Not to burst Cavs fans bubble but if Warriors are willing to include Thompson that trumps Cavs. Wolves prefer Klay bc more ready per source.
Basketball Insiders "According to a source with knowledge of the situation the Golden State Warriors are increasing their efforts to land Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love. Love has recently been linked to trade talks with the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James has even reached out and voiced his..." July 18
Reports.. Staff and personnel of the Warriors Organization are becoming frustrated in Kerr's un-willingness to deal Klay Thompson
SB Nation "The NBA Commissioner met with reporters on Tuesday in Las Vegas to discuss potential changes to the association. Adam Silver had some bold new ideas for the crowd of reporters waiting for him on Tuesday at the Las Vegas Summer League, including one that has several scratching their heads -- a..." July 16
Hoops Rumors "The Warriors and Brandon Rush have reached agreement on a two-year deal with a player option for the final season, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports (Twitter links). It'll be worth a total of $2.5MM, a source tells Shams Charania of RealGM (Twitter link). The precise value is most likely..." July 16
The Wall Street Journal "Could there be a better time for the NBA to be looking to negotiate a TV deal? The league just enjoyed a fantastic playoff season, capped off be a marquee Finals matchup. Then its biggest sports star, LeBron James, captivated millions across the globe with his intriguing free agency run that led..." July 15
Since arriving at summer league, #TWolves and #Warriors have re-engaged in trade discussions for Kevin Love, I'm told.
Real GM Basketball "Baron Davis has been training and hopes to make a return to the NBA this season. Davis said the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors would be the best fits and that he could play 15 to 20 minutes per game." July 15
San Francisco Chronicle "Warriors David Lee was omitted from the 19-man roster of participants for Team USA training released Monday, because the power forward had surgery to repair a core muscle in his pelvic area. The Warriors consider the injury to very minor and expect Lee to be fully recovered by early August." July 14
Oakland Tribune "Warriors coach Steve Kerr has yet to get together with forward David Lee after several meetings were postponed, including the forward's trip to Las Vegas. But the two have spoken several times, with Kerr early on having talked to both Lee and Klay Thompson about their names surfacing in trade..." July 13


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HARTS CERBERUS 8 String in Dark Cuban Mahogany and Japanese Oak Top
Body with a Ash and Maple neck and a Spanish Olivewood 30 inch scale fingerboard. This guitar has a Bareknuckle Cold Sweat pickup with push pull tone pot with two differant sounds 47cap and a 32cap and three straplock Marvle pins.
If you are interested in a Harts Guitar, just ask :)


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Michelle is the director of audiology at Central ENT Consultants, PC. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology and Doctorate of Audiology from West Virginia University. She has made guest appearances on local television to discuss hearing aids and hearing health issues. She has also given presentations for the Lions Club on hearing healthcare and local donation programs. Michelle's clinical experience has allowed her to help patients across the lifespan hear better using the most recent technology available. She takes pride in knowing that she helps her patients connect with the world around them.
Deirdre received her Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology and completed her Doctorate of Audiology from Towson University in May, 2014. She completed her fourth year externship with Central ENT Consultants, PC. Deirdre enjoys helping her patients across the lifespan connect with the world around them using the most recent hearing device technology available. She enjoys attending continuing education events to stay current on the latest technology to best serve her patients and seeing new cities along the way.
Central Audiology Center, LLC has served the Hagerstown, Maryland area and its surrounding communities for over 20 years. We offer a full range of diagnostic and preventative hearing healthcare professional services, including hearing aid screening, evaluations, hearing aid sales, and rehabilitative and preventative counseling. We are dedicated to keeping abreast of the latest improvements in technological advancements in the hearing industry and are committed to offering the most current options to our patients.
Your Goals Are Our Goals We promise to work closely with you to discover where you are having the most difficulty communicating. Then we will collaborate with you to determine the best solution to increase your ability to hear and understand in the situations you describe. If that solution includes hearing aids, then we are committed to recommending the technology that:
Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal!
Developing a Long-Term Partnership Choosing a hearing professional is one of the most important decisions you will ever make, and the personal relationships you will develop with the staff at Central Audiology Center, LLC will continue long after yuour initial appointment. We understand that ongoing counseling, periodic adjustments and regular hearing aid cleanings are vital to your continued satisfaction with your investment in better hearing, and we are committed to being here to support your every need.
Diagnostic Hearing Evaluation During your initial visit, you will be asked questions about your medical and hearing history. The Audiologist then uses a lighted otoscope to inspect your outer ear and your ear canal for any abnormalities that may affect your hearing test results or require you to visit an ENT doctor. Next the Audiologist will conduct several tests to determine:
Audiometric Test You will be tested using a series of low & high frequency words to determine your ability to understand vertiage within a short distance, as in a conversation. We will also give you several words to repeat. The results will help us determine your percentage of hearing loss, your ability to understand speech, and if hearing aids will help you.
Tympanometry This procedure is an examilnation used to test the condition of the middle ear and mobility of the eardrum (tympanic membrane), along with bone conduction, by creating variations of air pressure in the ear canal.
OAE Acoustically evoked otoacoustic emission testing allows the hearing instrument provider to understand how the outer hair cells of your inner ear are working.
Tinnitus Evaluation and Management Tinnitus is a common condition where a person experiences a ringing, rushing, roaring or buzzing in the ears. Tinnitus will not cause you to go deaf, but its presence may affect your daily activities. Our professionals can help recommend a course of action to deal with this persistent problem. Each person has an individual response to treatment. Our goal is to work with you to relieve this condition.
Technology-advanced Hearing Aids with Bluetooth Compatibility We offer the most technologically advanced digital hearing aids and offer a variety of options designed to meet any budget. If you need hearing aids to work with Bluetooth technology, we can help you choose the hearing aid that is best for you. We also offer a complete inventory of cell phone accessories.
Custom Ear Molds and Plugs
We provide custom hearing protection as well as custom molds for iPods and Sleep Plugs. We also sell Musician Pluts ER-9, 15, 25 and Musician's Monitors.
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Older Dads Up Baby's Risk for Autism
Plus: What one father of a child with autism has to say about the latest research
A study from Iceland that ties the risk for autism with a father's age has certainly grabbed headlines. But does the research live up to the hype—and what does a dad of a child with autism think?
Published in the journal Nature, the study found that older men are more likely than their younger peers to father a child who develops autism or schizophrenia due, researchers speculate, to genetic mutations in sperm that are more common with advancing age. What's more, dads' biological clocks may be the deciding factor in whether or not a child develops autism or schizophrenia—moms' age seems to have little bearing on risk for these disorders. (Previous studies laid blame more equally on both mom and dad.)
One experienced dad's perspective? Stuart Duncan blogs about raising a child with autism at Autism from a Father's Point of View. He believes this latest research, like other studies that have come before it, just serves to raise the fear factor for parents-to-be. "More information is better than no information, but at this point, the only result we're seeing from all of this research is that parents are becoming scared to death to have children. They can't have kids if they're overweight, live close to a freeway, are over 40, ever get sick, might have a preemie…" he says. "What are parents to do? They can't possibly avoid all of that!"
Duncan—who, for the record, fathered his son at 29—may have a point. Researchers say the absolute risk of a dad in his 40s having a child with autism is only 2 percent, though experts interviewed by The New York Times suggest that age-related genetic mutations may be responsible for 15 to 30 percent of all cases of autism.
"Paternal age is clearly a risk factor, but it is one among many risk factors that include advanced maternal age and unknown gene-environment interactions," Daniel G. Smith, Ph.D., Senior Director of Discovery Neuroscience at Autism Speaks, tells BabyZone in an exclusive statement.
What else does Smith want parents to know? "The reality is that most individuals with autism were born to parents in their 20s, and that there are many children of older parents that do not have autism or schizophrenia."
In other words, there's still a lot we don't know. Says Duncan, "Parents should just have a child if they are ready to have a child, period."


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XenaCompact cost-effectively addresses rapidly escalating need for Layer 1-3 Ethernet test ports among carrier Ethernet providers moving to 100G
20 January 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark: Xena Networks is explicitly targeting carrier Ethernet providers moving to 100G with its new XenaCompact test platform, a 1U unit that scales from 1G through to 100G, and has a port-price less than half the industry-standard.
"To meet the massive demand for high-speed bandwidth most carrier Ethernet providers are now gearing up for 100G," says Jacob Nielsen, the CEO for Xena Networks. "However, cost is still a big issue, so the XenaCompact represents a powerful value proposition."
"For most central offices, rack space is precious so we've combined a small form factor with high port density," explains Hans Hurvig, the CTO at Xena Networks. "The XenaCompact is very robust and equipped with multiple ports, so it can run a full complement of service tests simultaneously, lasting from a millisecond right up to 72 hours. Plus we include free software that literally takes 10 minutes to master."
"The startling growth of Carrier Ethernet is inevitably drawing significant new players into the industry as evidenced by the entry of companies such as Xena that is introducing a product set designed to address the specific testing needs of service providers rolling out very high performance services," says Bob Mandeville, president and founder of Iometrix. "We have seen the Xena platform deliver test capabilities for conformity and performance testing that are equally well adapted to the needs of lab and field test environments."
"Some carriers are still questioning the cost of moving to 100G Ethernet, and while testing is only a small part of that upgrade, being able to help our customers save money during the early phase can influence the overall timeframe," says Jacob Nielsen. "You can never have too many Layer 1-3 test ports so demand will certainly increase both in the field and in the lab."
Xena's approach is being noticed in the market. Xena Networks is experiencing exponential growth thanks largely to their aggressive price/performance per port, and their unusual policy of free software,free tech support and 3 years' free software upgrades.
Factors like these helped them win Frost & Sullivan's "Global Gigabit Ethernet Test Equipment Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award" for 2010. The company already has customers among major carriers in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, and is currently negotiating deals with numerous others through a growing sales network.
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My reaction after applying Tif's homemade lavender vanilla brown sugar scrub to the bottom of my feet in the shower. Did not think it though. :) It's a fantastic scrub but super slippery.
(Source: a-s-t-e-r-i-s-m, via pocketranger)
from This Side of Paradise
Getting super excited for Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby!
Great Gatsby 3-D Release Countdown on Tuesday, 25 December 2012