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Virtual Primary Care & Employee Health: Infographic
Doctors and other healthcare professionals are increasingly adopting virtual primary care and telehealth options to adequately meet the access-to-care needs of today's healthcare consumer. What's more, the ability to collect and analyze care data quickly with artificial intelligence (AI) is leading to advanced health analytics, predictive medicine, and faster test results. AI is also helping people engage with their health and improve it by tracking real-time health metrics through wearables and adding that data to the health information viewable to doctors.
Today, we're evolving primary care from transactional support to ongoing, whole-person care. Intelligent, digitally enabled primary care experiences allow your employees to receive lower-cost, high-quality care when and where they need it.
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Disrupting the healthcare ecosystem
A widespread shift away from increasingly expensive yet disparate care options and toward virtual alternatives is driving innovation and evolving care models within healthcare. When it comes to in-person care, consumers are simply paying more for the same care.
- $1,122 is the average annual out-of-pocket healthcare cost for one person in the U.S. This includes: copays for doctor visits, prescription drugs, and/or healthcare deductibles1
- 38X higher — the level at which virtual care use has stabilized vs. before the pandemic2
Driving down costs, closing gaps in care
Instead, virtual primary care makes it easier for your employees to focus on their overall health, not just urgent care needs. When employees have convenient and affordable access to care and health resources, they're more likely to feel confident and protected. The primary care experience has evolved from transactional support to ongoing, whole-person care.
Virtual care doesn't just work — consumers prefer it.
- 88% of survey respondents want to continue telehealth services for non-urgent consultations after COVID-19 has passed3
- 86% of survey respondents say telehealth makes it easier to get the care they need4
Virtual primary care supports whole-person care...
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- Low or no additional cost, depending on the health plan
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- The Commonwealth Fund: U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective, 2019: Higher Spending, Worse Outcomes? (accessed November 2021): https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/jan/us-health-care-global-perspective-2019.
- McKinsey & Company: Telehealth: A quarter-trillion-dollar post-COVID-19 reality? (accessed November 2021): https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/telehealth-a-quarter-trillion-dollar-post-covid-19-reality.
- SYKES: How Americans Feel About Telehealth: One Year Later (accessed November 2021): https://www.sykes.com/resources/ reports/how-americans-feel-about-telehealth-now/.
- Ibid.
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It never seems to stop. Another day, more nonsense from everyone's favorite reverse merger pink sheet Coronacrapper, Cytodyn (CYDY). So just what is Cytodyn hyping today?
After the bell last night, on the 7th of June, the company issued the latest in a long series of breathless press releases (here) touting, this time, an animal study. Eighteen (18) rhesus macaques were given Cytodyn's "wonder drug" leronlimab and then deliberately infected with SHIV (aka Monkey AIDS) in an intrarectal challenge (aka up the butt). And what do you know? One of the two doses studied seemed to be effective in preventing the transmission of the Monkey AIDS (hard to say for sure, as there was no control group and n=18 is too small to make valid determinations, but hey, this is CYDY, where it's all about the press releases to keep American and German retail morons excited). Great news for macaques? Not really. Because just a year ago a study was published on a vaccine that keeps macaques safe from infection by SHIV (here).
But The Nadir won't tell you about that, because the point of press release is to get the retail base excited about the idea of using leronlimab as "PrEP" (Pre-Exposure Prophylactic) for human AIDS. Currently the approved PrEP regimen is a well known combination pill known as Truvada. Cytodyn is trying to hype up the idea of using a weekly or bi-monthly injection of leronlimab instead. Said The Nadir:
"We are eager to build upon these preclinical results describing leronlimab's utility in HIV prevention by initiating clinical studies for leronlimab as a PrEP treatment. Current PrEP options require a continued daily dosing regimen in order to be effective and are inherently difficult to maintain in the long-term," said Nader Pourhassan, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of CytoDyn. "Coupled with its safety profile, leronlimab could offer a much needed simple and long-lasting preventative treatment option for people at risk of HIV infection," concluded Dr. Pourhassan.
It is all just warmed-over nonsense, of course, as The Nadir has been doing this since at least 2013! Remember this press release?
Or how about 2019's PrEP hype (here), which was about a human (not macaque) study to be conducted in Thailand?
That study, by the way, never happened, but you won't find a press release anywhere from the company, just this little snippet from a conference call from May 26, 2020:
But what if you believe that there is a large, untapped, market for a a long acting injectable PrEP regimen? You will be very pleased to know that while Cytodyn hypes up worthless (see central limit theorem as to why n=18=bullshit) pre-clinical animal studies, there have already been successful studies of other injectable PrEP regimens. Including a very recent Phase 3 study. That was randomized, double-blinded, and controlled. In humans. Over 4500 of them. This study, known as HPTN083, was stopped earlier than planned, in May 2020, for efficacy.
Results from that study were also presented yesterday (at the same conference where Cytodyn presented their weaksauce). See the HPTN083 study presentation here to understand how a REAL study (n=4500, 43 sites, actual controls) is done, and what REAL results look like: p<.0005, HR=0.34.
Cytodyn is clearly never going to be the winner in the injectable PrEP space, their much-hyped Thailand study never actually happened and they are still touting animal results. Who will ride the HPTN083 cabotegravir P3 results to victory and all that sweet sweet TAM that comes with it? The maker of cabotegravir is no reverse merger pink sheet piece of trash. It is ViiV Healthcare. The very same joint-venture company (a jv between Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline) that makes the only approved CCR5 inhibitor, Selzentry aka maraviroc! If CCR5 inhibition was a viable PrEP strategy, don't you think ViiV would already be on it? Hint: CCR5 inhibition has already been studied for PrEP in 2016, see HPTN069. CCR5 inhibition as PrEP is most likely only viable in combination with other medications, like tenofovir (part of Truvada). This completely eliminates the supposed advantage of not having to take daily pills.
Pfizer, and GSK (and Gilead maker of Truvada), will continue to own the entire HIV/AIDS market, while Cytodyn cult members will continue to be bamboozled by The Nadir into thinking they are actively building a bright new future and SAVING LIVES! with leronlimab, merely to be passively fleeced (yet again) in the mundane present.


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For the second year in a row, Chevrolet was the official automotive sponsor of Hispanicize 2012, the annual Latino trends event held from April 10-13, in Miami, Florida.
Alma L. Guajardo-Crossley, Director of Diversity Initiatives at General Motors, spoke during the First Annual Champions of Corporate Diversity Lunch about how the company is providing support for Hispanics in the United States and how GM has become an advocate for Latino inclusion.
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Reading is one of my favourite things to do. I would probably say that I'm a bit of a fanatic about always having a hard-covered book to read. I have tried e-books (I commend everyone who can master that technology) and even paperbacks. But I always find myself coming back to a hard-covered book, especially when it is a new release from my favourite author (James Patterson), as I am too impatient to wait for it to be released in another form. Here's a little secret about me….when I finish one of his books, I go to the bookstore to see when his next release is due as I'm so enthralled to keep reading the storyline.
As a child I read most of the limited selection that was available at that time, but as my own children were growing I found myself engrossed in tales of adventure, fantasy, make believe, and imagination. Dr. Seuss had meaning as a child, but as I grew older the messages were even more profound. Books such as Seuss's Oh the places you'll go and Love you forever by Robert Munsch held just as much inspiration and deeper meaning for me as an adult as when I was a child.
Today, I am a whodunit buff. I love tales of intrigue and mystery that are thrillers and keep you on the edge of your seat with each page. Whatever your preference in literature is, I hope that you embrace reading with passion, gusto, and a sense of exploration. With every turning page, more is revealed. How awesome is that!
As we approach Family Literacy Day on January 27, it's a great time to consider how your unit will participate in our new National Service Project, Words in Action. This is a great opportunity for girls to explore the world of possibilities that literacy can open up for them – and how they can provide service to others through literacy activities.
By guest blogger Sharron Callahan. Sharron is Girl Guides of Canada's Chief Commissioner and International Commissioner, and also a book lover.
Words in Action runs from January 2015 to August 2016. Girls only need to complete one service activity to earn the crest, which will be available from thegirlguidestore.ca beginning the third week of January.


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How many people have spent countless hours in Skyrim wondering what the game would be like if they added the MMO elements of World of Warcraft? How many people have played World of Warcraft and wondered what it would be like if it had the same depth and level of detail as Skyrim? The lovechild of these two worlds is The Elder Scrolls Online, and perhaps the best news of all is that it works.
When The Elder Scrolls Online was first announced for PC, I was disappointed that I would not get to partake in the rich online world that Bethesda was putting together. My seat at the Sony press conference turned that disappointment around however, as The Elder Scrolls Online was announced as coming to the PlayStation 4 (with an exclusive beta). I would get to partake in this beautiful marriage as a console player.
Bethesda's booth allowed us to play in a large area of the map with 20 or so other connected players. The game runs very smoothly even given all of the detail in the world. Think of the level of detail in Skyrim and then translate that to this world. It is literally Skyrim as an MMO. You can move individual objects around the game world. You can explore not only the land of Skyrim, but the entirety of the continent of Tamriel. There is even going to be a first person mode, which was shown to us in the theater but not playable at the time, that will make the entire experience actually look like you are simply playing Skyrim with other people.
Set 1000 years before the events of Skyrim, the people of Tamriel are divided into three factions in a constant struggle for power. This struggle sets the stage but there will be plenty of other secrets and quests to discover in the game. The Elder Scrolls Online will not require you to select a server when logging on to play, but rather will intelligently place you in the world with friends, guild mates, and other like minded players.
While the preview demo was showcased on PCs, I was assured that the console version of The Elder Scrolls Online would feature no changes except to the control scheme, which is a testament to the power of the next generation of consoles. Setting up my player offered a ton of different options to choose from such as nine different races that include all of the Elder Scrolls classics. From there, I was shown how to select and set up the large variety of skills exclusive to that race and chosen class. Note that the final version may include more races or classes. This comment was overheard, not told directly to me so I have no additional details on that.
The amount of customization for your character goes as deep as anything that you will find in Skyrim, and I was told by a Bethesda rep that what I was seeing for this preview was not the full scope of options that would be available in the final build. Once our characters were built out, Dan and I partied up immediately and easily to take on Tamriel multiplayer.
In the town that we started in, various other human players were running around, talking to NPCs and fighting creatures on the fringes of the village. There was a simple quest assigned by an NPC that was assigned to us to put out fires and defeat a few enemies. At the behest of a Bethesda rep, we also took on a quest in a dungeon on the edge of the map that took a little exploration to find and added a little bit of a challenge.
If the final build of the game improves on the already deep level of detail, not to mention adding the first person mode, more customization and optimizing controls for the PS4, this will be a title that many will lose hundreds of hours to next gen. The Elder Scrolls Online is literally a massively multiplayer Skyrim and it's looking to steal your life. Our time spent with this game impressed us so much that we awarded it with one of our Best of E3 awards.


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The People, original name of 'People Weekly', it is a weekly magazine based in U.S. and it publishes information about celebrities and various other stories. This magazine is published by the Times Group. The readership of this magazine ranges up to 46.6 million people, making it the magazine with largest audience. The magazine roughly runs 50/50 mix of both human-interest and celebrity related articles. The first issue of the magazine was published back in 1974 and after some time the magazine also introduced a version known as the Teen People, which targets teenagers of the country mainly.
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Why Mortgage Rates Differ from Advertised Rates
In mortgage lending, what you see is not always what you get. The mortgage rates that are advertised by lenders aren't always available to average consumers. Even so, there's a very good reason not to ignore them. Understanding the assumptions behind advertised mortgage rates can help you budget your home loan more effectively.
Throughout most of 2010, Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey has reported average mortgage rates in the 4 to 5 percent range. At the same time, lenders have been pitching rates in the 3 percent range and sometimes even lower. What gives? It comes down to this: Freddie Mac's survey is based on actual mortgage loans, while advertised rates are based on assumed conditions and qualifications.
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Lenders develop advertised mortgage rates based on the best possible conditions, which may or may not apply to your particular situation. If you're reviewing advertised mortgage rates online, you can usually locate fine print that describes the specific assumptions involved. Each lender defines these independently, but some common parameters are:
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Even a slight difference in any of these factors would result in your mortgage rate being higher than the advertised one.
Lenders may also make adjustments based on the details behind the above factors. Take the credit score, for example. Lenders will review the amount of debt you have and your required debt payments. They'll also analyze how frequently you open new accounts, and the amount of credit you use relative to what's available.
Using advertised mortgage rates
Advertised mortgage rates can still be useful, even when they're not exactly reflective of your situation. If you're just beginning the shopping process, make a spreadsheet of the various rates you see. Locate the fine print and record the assumptions. Where they're roughly similar, compare rates between lenders to see which one appears to have more competitive offerings. You may also stumble upon rates that reflect your situation. Don't disregard a lender just because the rate looks higher than others you've seen.
Closing the gap
Once you start collecting personalized quotes, you'll have a better idea of how different your rate will be from the advertised ones. Don't throw in the towel if this difference is a budget buster. You still have options. The easiest strategy is to buy down your rate with points paid up front. Your lender may have other suggestions, as well, such as increasing your down payment, or paying off some credit accounts. If these alternatives are outside your reach, consider delaying your loan while you work to improve your credit score.
Advertised mortgage rates don't have to be confusing or misleading. Use them to your advantage by knowing how to uncover what they really represent.
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Why do I have a problem with western subterranean termites?
Western subterranean termites feed on wood and other materials that contain cellulose (the main substance found in plant cell walls and vegetable fibers. If your property has fallen trees, stumps, decaying logs, or if your structure has water damaged or rotting wood, you could find yourself dealing with these wood-destroying pests. While subterranean termites prefer wood that is damaged by water, they will move on to consume sound wood and other materials, both inside and out.
What are the signs of a western subterranean termite infestation?
Mud tubes and termite swarmers or evidence of them are typically the most common or noticeable warning signs of a termite infestation.
Mud tubes
Mud tubes are like superhighways for termites and allow them to travel from their underground colonies to their food source without being exposed to air. Mud tubes extend from the ground and are often found running up the foundation or along walls.
Termite swarmers
Western subterranean termites often swarm in the spring after a rainstorm. Termite swarms occur when the reproductive members fly from a mature colony in order to mate and create a new nest; in the process, they create a termite "swarm". Witnessing a termite swarm is a good indication that a termite colony is located near your structure or even inside it (you'd likely find piles of termite wings near window sills or on the floor).
Termite damage
In addition to the two previous signs, damage to your home or business is another indication that termites are currently active or have been active. Unfortunately, subterranean termites are very good at avoiding detection. Infestations are not usually obvious until termites have been present for some time—even years! Termite damage could be dark or blistered wood inside, wood that looks intact but that is actually thin at the surface and easily punctured, and sagging or warped floors and doors.
Are western subterranean termites dangerous?
Though these termites are highly destructive pests that can cause significant damage to homes and businesses, they are not a health threat to people or pets.
How do I get rid of western subterranean termites?
In order to completely eliminate a termite colony from your property, you must exterminate the entire colony, including the queen. If she's not eliminated, the colony will continue to produce members. To ensure that all termite activity in or around your property is removed, you must partner with a pest control company that specializes in termite control.
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How do I prevent problems with western subterranean termites?
Making your property less attractive to termites is the best way to keep them away. We recommend implementing these useful prevention tips for subterranean termites:
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- Fix leaking pipes, faucets, fixtures and appliances.
- Unclog gutters and make sure downspouts direct water away from the structure.
- Remove wood that has been damaged by water from your structure.
- Avoid soil to wood contact on your property.
- Remove rotting logs, piles of leaves, and other organic debris from your property that could attract termites to it.
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Now seems like a good time to roll out that quote again from the offensive line coach that had both Clint Boling and Andrew Whitworth in college.
"They're similar guys," Stacy Searels said not long after the Bengals drafted Boling last year. "Smart guys. Tough guys. Versatile. Football is important to them. I wouldn't be surprised if Clint grew into some kind of leader like Whit after he moved up the ladder. They've kind of got the same personality."
Well, he's getting up there on the ladder.
Now Whitworth is playing on the same side with Boling assuming the starting role at left guard in the wake of Travelle Wharton's season-ending knee injury. When the Bengals took Boling in the fourth round a year after Searels coached him at Georgia, Searels texted Whitworth and told him to take Boling under his wing. Whitworth, who played for Searels at LSU, did exactly that and is the resident Boling expert.
"I've done a little bit of everything. I've trained with him in the offseason, played basketball with him, you name it," Whitworth said after Sunday's practice. "He has a lot of athleticism that is going to come out as he gets more comfortable as a player.
"He's hungry and ready for his opportunity. He's shown that in this training camp to this point. He was kind of one of those people knocking on the door. 'Man, this guy is on the verge of taking somebody's spot. He's playing well.' You hate the way it happened. He's getting an opportunity and he's got to make the most of it."
Boling also shares with Whitworth a laser seriousness that burns with competitiveness, whether it's swinging a golf club or inputting a playbook. He didn't seize the opportunity Sunday. He grabbed it by the throat back in January following his rookie season that ended on the bench after he started the first three games at right guard while Bobbie Williams served his NFL suspension.
Told by offensive line coach Paul Alexander he needed to work on staying low and getting stronger, Boling immediately went to the trainer he's had since 10th grade near his hometown of Alpharetta, Ga., Ryan Goldin and his fitness firm of GATA.
Naturally, Boling comes home Thursday to make his first start at left guard in Atlanta (8 p.m.-Cincinnati's Channel 19).
"I came back this offseason and told him these are the things I want to get better at and he put a great program together for me," Boling said. "Obviously the strength staff here, I had a great offseason here, too. Chip (Morton) and those guys do a great job, too."
Boling stunned Goldin back when he was a sophomore at Chattahoochee High School and followed every morsel on his eating itinerary. He went from a lanky 6-5, 220-pound tight end to a 270-pound senior that so impressed the coaches at a University of Georgia camp that the Bulldogs offered a scholarship.
"That's how serious he is. He's the only 10th-grader I can remember that ate only what he was supposed to eat," Goldin said Sunday night as he talked about how Boling attacked this offseason.
"We added in a 'weak link' prescription of exercises. One of those was hip flexibility and core strength. He was committed to improve that. He knew what he needed to do and he went at it. That was the edge. People can see his hips having a better range of motion and that's very important (for explosion)."
Goldin says Boling worked a total of nine hours four days a week with three of the hours on the field and the weak link prescription as a daily regimen.
"He got stronger, but is still about 311 pounds," Goldin said.
While the Wharton injury hurts the team's depth, no one seems to be pushing the bat phone in the situation room now that Boling is the guy. It gives you an idea of how well he's played this camp and the karma he exudes.
"He's just so steady," Goldin said. "I mean I know he must have good and bad days in practice, but with us, no matter what he's doing, he's always the same: steady."
Left guard is about the only place Boling didn't play at Georgia. He started 49 games with at least nine of them at three different positions. While becoming the rarest of breeds (an active player named to a school's all-decade team), Boling started 28 games at right guard, 12 at left tackle, and nine at right tackle.
But since he arrived in Cincinnati, he's added left guard to the résumé, if only in practice.
"I did a lot last year. I didn't do a ton in college, but last year I played a lot and training camp I played a lot," Boling said. "I feel comfortable at all three positions. Now I'll probably work more at left guard. I feel comfortable there."
Boling says the main thing he has to do is get used to Whitworth since he's been playing next to backup left tackle Anthony Collins and backup right tackle Dennis Roland.
But they're already on the same wavelength. If Whitworth was a top junior golfer in Louisiana, then Boling was an all-region schoolboy basketball player and helped lure Searels when he scouted him at a game where he slashed to the basket.
"I didn't come too far out of the paint," Boling said. "(But) I had a nice little dunk that game."
If there are fears about Boling working on a new side, now is probably a good time to conjure up another Searels quote from May 2011:
"There were a lot of times I would rotate so I could keep the five best out there and I would take Clint from guard and move him to left tackle. It might have affected him a little bit. I think he's the kind of guy that could finish a game for you at left tackle in the NFL. The experience should help him. If you're not 'The Guy' in the pros, and there aren't many of them, you're going to have to play a couple of different spots if they're going to keep you. Even Whit didn't come in as a left tackle."
Or this quote Sunday from offensive coordinator Jay Gruden:
"The thing that is so appealing about him is you have to play smart. We change protections and do a lot of things at the line. If you're not smart you have no chance. He has to get down, he was getting pushed around last year but now he is doing better."
Now that Whitworth, 30, and Boling, 23, are literally joined at the hip, Boling is hoping he's not going to hear what Whitworth says to him if he unleashes a long but wayward drive.
"He'll say something like, 'Whoa, what was that?' And he'll get on you like that in football," Boling said. "I hope I don't get any of those on the field."
Boling, Whitworth and backup quarterback Zac Robinson played golf after nearly every workout in May and June, and the steady Boling would be right there with something in the mid-to-high 80s. Whitworth, about five to six shots better, sees the same kind of athleticism in the younger man as well as long distance impact.
"He's got a chance to develop into a leader; Clint definitely has that in him," Whitworth said. "He's very focused. The game means something to him and he's got a chance to show how committed he is."
Boling wouldn't mind following in Whitworth's footsteps, complete with the lower handicap.
"Obviously Whit's a huge leader on this team. He's a real important and great guy," Boling said. "He helps the younger guys out and he helps me out a ton. If one day I can help somebody else, that'd be great, too."
It looks like one day is here.


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Star Wars Gear For Ultimate Fan Girls
While I have no doubt that the fanbase for the Star Wars movies, books, and video games skews towards the male side, there are still hundreds of thousands of female fans of the galaxy far, far away as well. If you happen to be one of those among the ranks, we have put together a short list of Star Wars stuff that any female fan will enjoy.
Victorian Star Wars Portraits
As a guy, I generally consider the Star Wars Universe to be full of badass things like Jedi, Sith, all sorts of super-powerful space hardware, and the like. Yet if you look beyond the surface, there are also some things that are a bit more refined than the brutishness of intergalactic combat. These Victorian Star Wars Portraits, for example, take your average bloodthirsty killer and turn then into upstanding gentlemen and ladies. I have to admit the throwback looks is rather hilarious, but C-3P0 is my personal favorite. The question is, could you really get Boba Fett to wear a top hat? I get the feeling he wouldn't be into that sorta thing, since he's mostly busy being the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy and all that.
Star Wars Slippers
Couldn't we all use a little wisdom from the force when we first wake up in the morning? Yoda's calming presence can now get you on the right side of the bed with these Star Wars Slippers. If there are days where you feel like force gripping someone to death, the dark side is also an option as they include a Darth Vader pair of slippers as well. Admittedly, the dark side doesn't look nearly as comfortable, but at least your family will have fair warning when they see the Darth Vader booties come out. That's when you know it is time to take cover.
Star Wars Babies
Whether you are a guy or a girl, there's no question that dressed up little kids are downright adorable. These Star Wars Babies are a testament to that fact, and the costumes are perfect. As you might expect, Yoda is a popular character for parents to choose, and my oldest brother dressed up his newborn son as Yoda for Halloween recently. Other characters are around as well, though, from this mini Stormtrooper to the mighty baby girl Chewbacca. I'm not sure if I would be proud to be a baby Chewbacca when I grow up, so the parents might want to hide that one away for their own enjoyment. My nephew also went to a recent convention as General Grievous, and he was the life of the party there. Little kids in Star Wars getups are just that much more awesome.
Cute Animals in Star Wars Costumes
My cat is so old and grumpy these days that I seriously doubt that I could get her into a Darth Vader costume, but there are more tolerant animals out there, it appears. These cute animals dressed up in Star Wars costumes are hilariously cute, and they run the gambit in terms of characters. The black pug dressed up was Darth Vader is my personal favorite, if only because he or she looks like they know they are going to be the subject of much humiliation, and are really just waiting for the biscuits to arrive. I'd also like to know how they got that cat to wear a Yoda costume, and why said cat couldn't put on a less "I'm going to kill you" expression when they did so. The Collie dressed up as Princess Leia also gets some serious points for greatness.
Star Wars Wedding
While I am sure there are plenty of guys out there who would entertain the idea of having a Star Wars themed wedding, the number of female participants willing to do the same is rather low. Still, these brave souls managed to get everyone together and dressed up for this wedding from a galaxy far, far away, and the array of characters present is staggering. I wonder how their Aunt May took it when she showed up in normal garb. Only the most hardcore of Star Wars fans would make the one day they get to celebrate the rest of their life in such a fashion.


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Eel Point
Current Driving Status: Closed to oversand vehicle traffic.
Emergency Beach Access Number: 1
Current Beach Conditions:
Rules & Regulations
- Fishing is permitted with a state license, which can be purchased here
- Dogs are allowed, providing they are leashed and licensed. Dogs and owners are not allowed in any dune vegetation, marsh grass, protected wildlife and other fenced areas at any time.
- Bonfires, campfires, and fireworks are not permitted.
- No kites (of any kind) or drones within 200 meters of any fenced shorebird habitat.
- Alcohol is not permitted on public property.
- Glass is not permitted on public beaches.
- Smoking is not permitted on public property.
- Please do not dig holes deeper than the waist. Fill in any holes before you leave the beach.
- Beachgoers must stay at least 150 feet away from any marine mammal.
Basic Information
Eel Point is an approximately 100 acre natural area sticking out off the west end of the island, composed primarily of tall sand dunes and saltmarsh. Eel Point is bordered by Nantucket Sound to the north and Madaket Harbor to the south. It is accessed via 40th Pole and beach driving is permitted during the winter, however access is often restricted in the spring and summer months due to nesting shorebirds. The waters on the north shore of Eel Point are calm and warm, and the views are beautiful and unique. Federally-protected shorebirds utilize this busy beach for nesting and breeding during the spring and summer months, so please respect any symbolic fencing and signage in place, and do not enter any fenced areas. Look out for signs stating "Restricted Area" that delineate shorebird habitat. For more information on Eel Point, visit the Nantucket Conservation Foundation website.
Directions and Access Information
Find your way onto Madaket Road from town and follow it until you see Eel Point Road on the right-hand side. Turn onto Eel Point Road and continue on even after the pavement ends and the road turns to dirt. Follow the dirt road past all of the houses approximately 1 mile. (There are occasionally large puddles along the dirt portion of Eel Point Road, so make sure your vehicle can handle off-road conditions if you attempt to access this beach). There is a dirt parking lot on the right – pull into the dirt parking lot for access to 40th Pole. There are two emergency access points that lead from the parking lot to the beach – please stay to the right and use access 45 to get onto the beach, and return via access 45A or 46. When you enter onto the beach, turn left from 40th Pole and continue driving down the beach to access Eel Point Beach.
Beach Driving Information
Eel Point is open for beach driving in the winter months, and is closed seasonally in the spring and summer months for nesting shorebirds. Eel Point may also be closed due to a lack of access caused by erosion. Eel Point can be slightly more forgiving in terms of driving over sand than some of Nantucket's other beaches, like Smith's Point and Great Point – the sand here tends to be more densely packed and not quite as soft, which makes for slightly easier driving. However, the access roads through the dune system are steep and very soft. There is no driving east of Emergency Access 45 as all property past this point is privately owned. Please make sure you are well equipped with a tire gauge, shovel, tow rope, and jack with jack boards. The recommended tire pressure is between 12 and 15 PSI and please operate in the "4 HIGH" setting. Additionally, if your vehicle is equipped with a "traction control" setting, please turn it off to prevent interference with the 4WD system. A beach driving permit, which can be obtained from the Town of Nantucket Police Department by clicking here, is required in order to drive onto Eel Point. There is a strict speed limit of 20mph when driving on the beach, which is reduced to 5mph when you are anywhere within 100 yards of a pedestrian. Eel Point is one of the most productive areas for nesting shorebirds and as such experiences seasonal vehicle restrictions during the breeding season. Please stay within existing established vehicle tracks; driving through dune vegetation or creating new trails is not permitted. You may stop and park anywhere along the beach, however make sure to pull off the main trackway so that traffic can get by. Pedestrian traffic is welcome after a vehicle restriction is in place, but pedestrians must obey fencing and signage and continue to stay out of restricted areas. Please respect boundaries and rules established by private property owners on private property.
Swimming and Recreation
Like other north-shore beaches, Eel Point offers excellent swimming and a great location for a day at the beach. The calm, shallow water means swimmers of all ages and experience levels can enjoy the ocean, however please be aware that there are no lifeguards anywhere along Eel Point Beach, and swimmers should remain vigilant when in the water. There may be biting insects such as greenhead flies and mosquitos, especially on a day with little wind. There is a large saltwater lagoon located on Eel Point nicknamed "the Bathtub" for its warm water in the summer. There are no restrooms or other amenities nearby so visitors should come prepared with snacks, water, sunscreen and bug spray.
Eel Point is also a popular fishing location. There is usually an abundance of bait fish here such as the "bunker", also known as a shadfish or alewife, which attract larger predators like bluefish. Stripes bass looking to enter Nantucket Harbor must swim past this section of the north shore. Grilling on the beach is allowed, preferably with a charcoal or propane grill (please do not leave charcoal briquettes on the beach). Small, enclosed cooking fires located away from any flammable material or dune vegetation are allowed without a permit – please click here for further regulations on fires. Keep this beautiful beach clean - all trash and items are "carry in, carry out", there are no trash receptacles on the beach so please bring any trash you create with you when you leave.
Shellfishing and Water Quality
To ensure the safety of Nantucket's beaches during the busy summer season, the Town of Nantucket Department of Health and Human Services conducts weekly sea water testing. Done in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the samples are collected weekly for analysis at the Barnstable County biolab, and coliform bacteria levels monitored to ensure safe swimming conditions. Should levels exceed safe margins for two consecutive weeks, the beach will be closed to swimming and monitored until it's safe to return.
The recreational scallop season runs from October 1 – March 31 and is open to all who carry a recreational shellfish permit from the Town of Nantucket. Permits are $35 for residents and $125 for non-residents, and are available at the Public Safety Facility at 4 Fairgrounds Road. Scallops taken must have a legal raised growth ring a minimum of 10mm from the hinge or are larger than 2.5 inches (63.5 mm) from hinge to shell. Quahogs and oysters can be harvested year-round under a recreational shellfish permit. Soft-shell and razor clam shellfishing is prohibited from June 15th – September 15th. A comprehensive list of Town of Nantucket Shellfishing Policy and Regulations, including daily harvest limits and shellfish sizes, can be found here. A shellfish classification area map for the Eel Point north shore is available here. A shellfish classification area map for Madaket Harbor is available here. For questions about any shellfishing closures, please contact the Department of Marine Fisheries directly.
Eel Point is one of the most productive shorebird areas on Nantucket, and as such is a bit of a bird-watcher's paradise. There is always something interesting happening on this sandy spit, no matter the season. In the winter there are plentiful sea ducks like Common Eiders, Scaup, Long-tailed Ducks and Mergansers. There are also loons and occasionally grebes, and in some years Snowy Owls also make good use of this remote area. Many different types of gulls use Eel Point to feed and rest, and the rolling dunes are also good places for smaller songbirds like finches, sparrows, and snow buntings to forage. Spring and summer bring nesting Piping Plovers and Least Terns. These tiny little shorebirds are federally-protected species that needs our help to survive – please respect all fenced areas and make sure that your dogs are leashed. For a complete list of the bird life that can be found on Nantucket, click here. Seals are also frequent visitors to Eel Point, especially in the winter as Eel Point is in close proximity to Tuckernuck and Muskeget islands.
Important Phone Numbers & Web Addresses
Nantucket Police & Fire Department (emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 911
Nantucket Police Department (non emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 228–1212
Nantucket Fire Department (non emergency) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 228–2324
Beach Hotline/ Marine Dept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 228–7261
Natural Resources Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 228–7230
Coast Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 228–0388
Environmental Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(800) 632–8075
Marine Mammal Stranding Team (via Police) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(508) 228–1212


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This look of Ashley Greene's is one of my favorites. I love leopard print, and I really like how it is paired with a pop of red, and the addition of the camel colored leather skirt. When I spotted this faux leather skirt at Piperlime and the great sale at Express, I thought I would put together this look for less…
The Look for Less...
Tinley Road Vegan Leather Mini Skirt sold @ Piperlime ($79)
Tube Cuff with Chain Bracelet sold @ The Limited ($19.90 plus Buy one, Get one 50% off)
Love Fury Pump sold @ Nine West ($39.99)
Sam & Lavi Adrianna 3/4 Sleeve Top sold @ Piperlime ($59.99)
Faux Leopard Fur Jacket sold @ Express ($48)
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The Risks for 2016: Economic Collapse, More False Flags and WWIII – Talking about the serious risks that we currently face as a species is not fear-mongering, it is necessary. Keeping our heads in the sand is witless. Assuming that "everything will be okay" without taking any action, as many people do in the 'new age' community, is also highly dangerous.
The fact remains that the masses don't understand what's happening because they've been programmed by the mainstream media, which is either owned or controlled by the oligarchs. Yet belittling those who sleepwalk is not only hypocritical, as we all had to wake up at one stage, it's also unhelpful, because as soon as someone feels attacked it's only natural to put up the walls of defense.
Accordingly, no insight occurs, and no progress is made. That's why if we can gently help others to understand what's truly happening in our material, corrupted world, then we might have a genuine shot at collectively averting the serious problems that we face.
On the other hand, it could also be our destiny to experience some societal hardship. Only time will tell, so hang on for the ride that 2016 is about to bring.
The Next Economic Collapse is Already Here
Since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the world's increasingly interdependent economy has been struggling to recover. Due to unprecedented monetary policy that included trillions in free dollars being injected into the 'Wall Street' economy to keep the banking and finance sectors afloat, the 'Main Street' economy has deteriorated to a more vulnerable point than the depths of the GFC.
In 'The next Global Financial Crisis is coming.. And this is what can be done about it', I elaborate:
Whilst a natural reset was not allowed to occur and the Wall Street economy was kept afloat, the Main Street economy continued to suffer. Real unemployment figures have risen exponentially. Poverty has also significantly increased in the US and elsewhere, as has homelessness. Poverty is even increasing in Australia which survived the 2008 GFC mostly unscathed, as evidenced by this independent report. In any case, our economic model has simply failed in resolving this and other forms of socioeconomic disadvantage.
To really solidify the dysfunction of our global economy, millions of people are on food subsidy programs all across the so-called developed world, especially the US. Moreover, the middle class is increasingly disappearing whilst wealth inequality continues to amplify to levels not seen in decades. The global poverty levels are also highly distressing, including an astonishing 22 thousand children dying each day from poverty.
At the end of 2015, after the Federal Reserve raised rates in an overdue and irrational fashion, the globalized economy is looking scarily close to not just a recession, but a prolonged depression. To begin, Brazil is the 7th largest economy in the world and is already in deep recession, whilst many other nations have officially entered recession territory.
In the U.S, this article illustrates 58 concerning facts about its economy. There are also 11 global economic indicators that are seriously concerning the objective social analysts, as presented in this article published in early December. In addition, the "27 Major Global Stocks Markets That Have Already Crashed By Double Digit Percentages In 2015" are continuing to show volatile signs of a crumbling market.
As we move into 2016, the global economy is clearly the weakest it's been in a long time. There's no doubt some economic devastation will unravel over the coming months and years, and one demographics expert, Harry Dent (who correctly predicted the economic crises of 1991, the Japanese 'lost decade', the 2000 tech bubble and the 2007 real estate bubble), forecasts that:
"The DOW is going to crash to a degree we haven't seen since the Great Depression".
We'll have to wait and see how this unfolds, but given that many social commentators and economists are predicting much the same, which include, but are not limited to: Mark Faber, Ron Paul, Paul Craig Roberts, Max Keiser, Gerald Celente, Paul Volcker, Bill Fleckenstein, Peter Schiff, Harry Dent, Art Cashin, Steve Keen, and many others, it's probably best we listen attentively to what they've got to say.
Furthermore, Stefan Molyneux has even put out an urgent Christmas message to help more people wake up to the destruction that awaits us if we don't collectively do something about it. That's why we should of course be preparing accordingly too, because its not looking like the masses are ready to awaken from their slumber.
False Flags and the Escalation of World War 3
The prevailing view in the conscious society is that there is a shadow order that controls US and other western foreign policy. It is believed that they created Al Queda, and it's offshoot Islamic State (IS), as proxy armies to overthrow leaders of the Middle East and obtain control of the governments, banking sectors and resources, as part of their global unification plan. This is also known as the New World Order (NWO) and is thought to be controlled at its core by ancient bloodlines that are fronted by Zionist and/or Jesuit agents.
The rise of terrorism has been a well planned ingredient to this recipe, officially beginning in 2001. In orchestrated stride, the 'war-on-terror' continued to escalate in 2015 with supposed terror attacks being carried out in dozens of areas across the Middle East and Africa, as well as the well-known 'Paris Attacks' and San Bernardino shootings later in the year.
Of course, many of these incidents might well be false-flag operations carried out by these ruling elite, who are hell-bent on uniting the world under their impenetrable rule. As I documented in a previous article called 'The Paris Attacks: What You Really Need to Know':
Aspects of the increasing exposure of the 'New World Order' mission include:
– For many generations, a powerful consortium of banking and secret-society families have been increasing their control over US and other Western Governments;
– They manage the global central banking system and siphon huge amounts of monetary and resource wealth into their empire;
– Bodies such as the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank were created and are managed by this shadow governance;
– Mechanisms such as the secret trade agreements (TPP, TTIP & TiSA), as well as the UN's 2030 agenda, are designed to consolidate more of the world's resources under the control of the multinational corporations which are arms of their army; and
– False flag attacks of the past, such as 9/11, are allegedly used regularly by this regime to further their agenda.
This shadow command – driven by centuries-old, secret-society ideology – has been well documented over the last several decades, so its existence is indisputable. A new documentary created by The Corbett Report shows at the very least how the oil, educational, pharmaceutical and banking industries have been monopolized over the last century or so.
Where the shadow order gets the most tricky to uncover is in what sense China and Russia play into it, as well as how strong the competing alliance is. This alliance, which has formed within both Western and Eastern institutions, aims to disempower the narcissistic and omnipresent controllers of the military-industrial-media-politico-banking complex.
However, many people believe that the geopolitical chess games being played, particularly in the Middle East, are a smokescreen to throw off social researchers on the true plans of the NWO. Yet given the relentless pumping that Putin has given this order, it seems too far-fetched that Russia is really working with this cabal, especially considering that they went into Syria on request of Assad, inhibited the expansion of IS and then called out the western ties to these radical extremists.
Examples include: Russia has 'more proof' ISIS oil routed through Turkey, Erdogan says he'll resign if it's true', Putin: ISIS financed from 40 countries, including G20 members', and 'US, Turkey failed to Inform UN Security Council about ISIS Oil Smuggling'.
To support Russia's claims that Turkey, a NATO country, is intimately involved with the smuggling of IS oil, a Norwegian report in mid December 2015 has found that "most of the IS-smuggled oil has been destined for Turkey, where it is sold off at bargain low prices". This information has had little presence in the mainstream media, further supporting the argument that Putin might just be as he appears to be: the true leader of the free world.
As indicated in an article at International Man:
Many people (conspiracy theory advocates and otherwise) acknowledge that an effort exists to create a New World Order, with the US at its head and the EU as its little brother and co-conspirator. Many of these theorists believe that Russia and China only pretend to oppose the order but secretly only seek to have a place at the table.
To think that leaders of other great powers, such as China and Russia, will willingly comply just to get to break bread with the US in the same room is a faulty assumption.
The bubbles on the surface indicate that the head-to-head battle primarily consists of US-Israel-Europe-Saudi Arabia vs. Russia-Syria-China-Iran. Yet, of course it's not that simple, as there is also the alliance that aims to dethrone the cabal. They allegedly have agents in both groups, so really it's better described as the current controllers (and their brainwashed, ignorant and/or fearful minions) vs. the rest of humanity.
For a comprehensive background on the moves that this alliance has made against the 'globalist' power structure in 2015, see this series of articles (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Overview). In these articles the theme of the Global Collateral Accounts is of special interest too, as it is claimed that an ancient wealth of Asian gold is to be utilized for the release of humanity from its enslavement to debt, as well as the pure betterment of humankind.
Regardless of how powerful this alliance is and how and successful they'll be, there is an itchy expectation that another major terrorist attack, or false flag, is right around the corner. More fear for the masses simply equals more consent from them; this is why false flag attacks are orchestrated in the first place. In fact, even the media has been psychologically preparing the public for something to potentially occur over the New Year holidays:
I have never seen more buzz about a potential terror attack during the holiday season than I am seeing right now. Over the past couple of weeks, the mainstream media and the alternative media have both been full of headlines about the possibility of terrorism on Christmas Day or New Year's Eve.
This may or may not occur, however it is worth noting that this propaganda has been hard-pressed into the mindsets of the collective consciousness. Furthermore, given the shadow war is escalating and is taking turns that neither party likely anticipated, it's a safe assumption that contingency plans will also enter the process. That means that anything goes; so expect the unexpected.
In terms of the potential of WWIII becoming a reality beyond the present currency wars, we need to accept that it is a strong possibility in 2016 and beyond. As I speculated in the article 'Turkish Forces Take Down Russian Jet; Is this the Official Start to WWIII?':
Will it happen? Maybe. Yet, we've got to ask the question: why would these puppet-masters want a WWIII? Well, that's a tough one; there are many potential answers. It could be simply to implement the New World Order. There is also the Zionist agenda for the Middle East. Or could it sadistically be a depopulation strategy? Who knows; these power-hungry loony's could really be capable of anything.
The other potential reason is a reset of the world's economy. Once we do our proper research, we understand that the global economic landscape is cracking at the crust with mountains of debt that will never be paid off and a series of financial ponzy schemes which have made a necessary embarrassment of the capitalist, materialist and consumerist models.
In addition, World War 3 could act as a scapegoat to the economic implosion that awaits us, as it could be implemented to hide the tracks of the banking and finance sectors criminal and immoral behavior. It would also fuel the military-industrial machine that has despicably ripped apart tribal and sovereign nations, as well as led to the deaths of millions of innocent people.
Fortunately, it looks like Putin is too strategically brilliant to fall for any trap set by the cabal, although they appear to be pushing for it as subtly as they can. As stated in an article by Paul Craig Roberts:
The Russian government has learned that Washington does not respect Washington's own laws, much less international law, and that Washington cannot be trusted to keep any agreement. This lack of trust, together with the aggression toward Russia spewing from Washington and the presstitute media and echoing in the idiotic European capitals, has established the ground for nuclear war. As NATO (essentially the US) has no prospect of defeating Russia in conventional war, much less defeating an alliance of Russia and China, war will be nuclear.
So regardless of all this noise, can we really be sure that Russia and China are not secretly part of the current-controllers plans? It really is anyone's guess, as all this could be part of the theatre. Yet with all the moves that have been made by both Putin and the Eastern partners, it appears unlikely that they would all go to such elaborate lengths just to entertain the public consciousness. At the moment, the majority of people uncritically accept anything that they're fed by the powers-that-shouldn't-be anyway, so unless it is actually real, it appears unnecessary and inefficient.
The Global Warming Circus
Another item on the world-order-agenda is 'global warming'. Now before I begin on this delicate issue, I must make it clear that the jury is out: humanity's activities are having an extremely adverse impact on the earth's natural systems.
However, it is alleged that this issue is being used as a psy-op to instill fear into the collective consciousness of humanity so that they willingly agree to a globally coordinated effort to combat the desecration of our planet. Effectively, it will be a legal precursor to a one world government which taxes the people for their contribution to the CO2 that they release into the atmosphere.
This agenda recently materialized in the climate change conference in Paris; however it used pseudoscience as its argument for planetary warming, as well as failed to comprehensively identify the real human activities that are negatively impacting earth's natural systems. This also obviously includes the solutions to these issues. As I've previously explained in an article titled 'The Problems and Solutions Missed by the Paris Climate Change Conference':
Humanity needs to legitimately move forward to counter the destructive impacts we're having on our natural systems, so we need to identify the real issues, to design the real solutions. Otherwise, any discussion is just naive and fruitless noise.
It is clear the Paris talks on climate change were just that, as they were not based in reality. Whilst the so-called leaders of the modern era continue to discuss what's it's like to live in their politicized world, which has disgracefully sold out to big business and big money, it's up to the people to continue to talk about the truths of this issue, as well as lead by example with how they live their own lives.
If you haven't read that article, I suggest you do, as it provides an essential snapshot of the 'environmental damage' debate. It's a narrative about the false and misdirected narratives of 'global warming', and refocuses towards the provable damage that we're causing to our natural systems. There are real, achievable solutions, provided too.
The one aspect of this debate that I left out of that article is geoengineering. Without going into the abundant evidence that supports this secret project, it is becoming obvious that the truth is slowly going mainstream. For a quick snapshot of the evidence that many scientists, pilots and other professionals presented to a local county in the US, watch this short video:
Moreover, if you want to personally take action against this sadistic and illegal practice, on the 23rdof April, 2016, you can participate in the Global March Against Chemtrails and Geoengineering.
Final Thoughts
Of course terror, war, crisis and more has been relentlessly embedded into the human experience since our conception, yet for the first time in our known history, humanity has united as a global culture and we have the potential of consciously determining the evolution of our species as a whole. In this sense, I personally believe that a global agreement, not a global governance, is a necessary feature of our evolutionary landscape, as we've never had so many technologies and systems that either are, or can, do irreversible damage to not just the natural order, but our species too.
The current puppet-masters have shown that they're not capable of forging an authentic and honorable global agreement. This is clearly illustrated by their corrupt choices and the adverse impacts that their decisions have had, such as the increased centralization of power, environmental degradation, amplified socioeconomic disadvantage, the mayhem of multinational monopolies, the destruction of local economies, the pillage of wealth, sadistic social engineering and the drugging of society with unhealthy and toxic substances, to name but a few.
As a natural collective called humanity, we need to make some serious choices on how we move forward for our future.
We need to wake up.
We need to stand up.
Fortunately, the alternative and progressive mindsets have already identified the problems and designed the solutions, however the first step that we must take together is to shake and wake the masses from their fantasy world so that together we can say NO to war and NO to the so-called elite that have infiltrated our systems, as well as violated our freedoms.
As we move through the fun and adventure of the holidays and into 2016, it's clearly the time for us to amplify the public discussion around all these issues, so please make it a priority to share and talk about the information contained in this article with your family and friends. As a team, we are powerful; as an individual, we are weak. With all that's going on in our majestic, but fragile world, we have no option but to make 2016 the year that the tipping point finally occurs; one in which the conscious society finally begins to dominate the collective consciousness of humanity.
Cheers to a safe and amazing holidays, as well as a socially, systemically and spiritually liberated 2016.


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The discrepancy boils down to staffing. Metro thinks it will need almost twice as many employees to operate the streetcar system — including operators, mechanics and supervisors — as SDOT does.
Seattle's expanded downtown streetcar system, now under construction, will cost 50 percent more to operate than the Seattle Department of Transportation has publicly said, according to an internal memo from King County Metro, the agency that operates the streetcars.
In documents submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Seattle City Council, SDOT has estimated that the expanded streetcar system will cost $16 million a year to operate, once it opens in 2020.
But Metro, which is under contract to run the streetcars, says the new system will cost $24 million a year.
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The discrepancy boils down to staffing. Metro thinks it will need almost twice as many employees to operate the streetcar system — including operators, mechanics and supervisors — as SDOT does.
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SDOT used its lower estimates to apply for federal grants and to get final approval for the project from the Seattle City Council.
"SDOT appears to have ignored Metro's estimated labor cost for streetcar [operations and maintenance] by $8 million," says a memo prepared in December by staff for Metro General Manager Rob Gannon. "Metro's rail section has communicated to SDOT information that contradicts published information about estimated labor costs for streetcar operations staffing, but neither FTA nor the Seattle City Council appear to be aware of contradictory information."
The memo, and other documents obtained through a public-records request, show SDOT pushing to get the streetcar project moving and brushing aside concerns from both its partner agency and the City Council, which was worried that the streetcar could siphon city funds from bus service and other transportation priorities.
Four City Council members questioned the wisdom of the streetcar project last fall, including one who was dubious about SDOT's financial projections. All were unaware of the interagency dispute over costs.
SDOT did not respond to interview requests or a list of questions. Instead, the agency released a joint statement with Metro, stressing their history of working together on transit projects.
"Metro is further refining its previous cost estimates and together we are working closely on a joint streetcar operations plan," the statement said. They said they expect to have final cost estimates and a final rail activation plan in the coming months.
Councilmember Lisa Herbold has consistently been skeptical of the streetcar expansion, raising concerns that its ridership projections were too optimistic and it could run deficits in the future.
She said her past projections showed a possible annual deficit of just over $2 million.
"Now we find out that the annual operations deficit might be an additional $8 million a year," Herbold said, when informed of the dispute.
She noted that one of the recommendations in the memo is that SDOT should tell the mayor and City Council that Metro was not involved with the cost estimates and that costs could be significantly higher.
"This seems to me to be a sound recommendation," Herbold said. "To my knowledge, SDOT has not communicated this information to the council."
70 employees? Or 135?
The city broke ground last year on the new $177 million, 1.2-mile streetcar route. The new line will run along First Avenue — mostly in its own lanes — connecting the fragmented streetcar routes in South Lake Union and on First Hill.
The city has high hopes for the new line as a crucial transit link across a downtown growing ever more congested. It expects that the new streetcar, when it opens, will more than quadruple ridership on the entire streetcar system, which has failed to meet ridership projections. And the city thinks it can do that with only a modest increase in staffing — from 58 current employees to 70 employees.
Metro thinks the new, expanded streetcar system will require 135 employees.
Once the new system opens, streetcars should arrive at downtown stops every five minutes during peak hours. That will require 14 streetcars operating simultaneously for 13 hours a day, seven days a week. During early-morning and late-night hours, nine streetcars will run at a time.
SDOT anticipates this will require 46 streetcar operators. Metro thinks it will take 63.
SDOT thinks they'll need 10 electro-mechanics to service the vehicles and the track. Metro thinks they'll need 23. There are similar chasms across other job descriptions.
Last summer, when the Seattle City Council gave the go-ahead to SDOT to accept federal grants to build the streetcar, council members expressed skepticism that the new system would live up to expectations, worrying that low ridership and fare revenue would mean dipping further into city money to support the system.
"I don't want to see transit dollars for city service used to cover operational shortfalls," Herbold said at the time.
So the City Council required SDOT to return in the fall with a more detailed financial operating plan.
But first, SDOT submitted its operating plan to the FTA last summer, part of the grant application that has already netted $50 million for the project and is expected to bring $25 million more later this year.
"A non-answer answer"
Metro repeatedly offered input on the plan, but was basically ignored, according to the memo. Metro employees didn't even get to see the operating plan until after it was submitted to the FTA.
"Metro's rail section made repeated offers to SDOT senior leadership," the memo said, "but was told that SDOT didn't need Metro's help at that time."
Once Metro realized that SDOT had submitted the lower cost estimates to the FTA, Metro staff again reached out, telling SDOT the numbers were too low and offering expertise.
Again, they were rebuffed.
Andrew Glass Hastings, SDOT's director of transit and mobility, responded "you aren't changing anything in this operating plan," according to the memo.
Instead, SDOT submitted the same costs to the Seattle City Council in the fall.
The council had requested contingency plans in case the streetcar lost federal funding or collected less in fare revenue than SDOT anticipated.
SDOT's report said the agency would identify "alternative funding sources" if it lost federal money, but offered no further details.
"That's a non-answer answer," Herbold wrote in response. "Unfortunately the only realistic funding sources would be to cut other spending, such as roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, proactive landslide prevention and transit."
Meanwhile, Metro staff continued to tell SDOT that they were not on board with the cost estimates.
"We are not comfortable with the proposed operating plan actually being executable regarding headways, maintenance or staffing," Tedd Hankins, Metro's streetcar superintendent, wrote to SDOT in October, "and are definitely not agreeing to its requirements."
The next month the City Council passed its 2018 budget, with full funding for the new streetcar expansion.


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Lizard Squad launches DDoS tool that lets anyone take down online services
Lizard Squad, the "hacker" group best known for attacking Microsoft's Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network, has now launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack tool. Now anyone can now take down the website or online service of their choice thanks to "Lizard Stresser," which we're not linking to for obvious reasons.
A DDoS attack is a common method for taking down a server by overloading it with requests. The end goal is to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users.
"Welcome to LizardStresser, brought to you by Lizard Squad," reads the tool's introduction page. "This booter is famous for taking down some of the world's largest gaming networks such as Xbox Live, Playstation Network, Jagex, BattleNet, League of Legends, and many more!
With this stresser, you wield the power to launch some of the world's largest denial of service attacks."
It offers eight packages, ranging from $6 monthly (for taking down a site for 100 seconds) to $130 monthly (for taking down a site for 30,000 seconds, or over 8 hours). It also has "lifetime" options that are one-time fees ranging from $30 to $500 (the page notes this actually means five years, because that's apparently how long the tool will exist).
Not only is Lizard Stresser open to anyone willing to pay, but customers can also use it against any target they wish. As a result, if someone wanted to target Xbox Live and PlayStation Network again, they could do so, even though Lizard Squad itself promised not to attack those services anymore.
VIA: venturebeat.com


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BEC Chairman Mehmet Ogutcu to address the annual Bucharest Forum, 5-8 October, Romania
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About The Bucharest Forum
Bucharest Forum is the public events platform of Aspen Institute Romania. Its creation was inspired by an Aspen Institutes Network of International Partners international committee gathering in 2009. Since its inception in 2012, the mission of the Bucharest Forum is to create a regional platform for forward thinking on economic and security policies and for promoting political dialogue between governments and business.
This series of international, large scale, conferences focusses on the needs of economic and strategic decision makers in the region between the Adriatic, the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Bucharest Forum offers a unique opportunity for high level East-West conversation in a global transformative context. Specifically it facilitates an in-depth understanding of how the developments on the Eurasian nexus shape decisions for Europe and the Transatlantic link.
Jointly organized by the Aspen Institute Romania and GMFUS office in Romania, Bucharest Forum enjoys the key support of the Romanian Presidency, Romanian Government and the Romanian Parliament. It benefits from a diverse participation of foreign and Romanian government representatives, political figures, experts, media and think tank representatives, as well as business leaders.


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Trying to overpower the sun seems to have become a popular thing again lately. The go-to technique for these results is a fast shutter speed and high speed sync. But the limited power available in speedlights often falls a little short. Now, with more powerful HSS-capable strobes on the market, like the Godox AD360II and AD600BM, it's become a more common look.
This look has been available for a long time, though, with the use of neutral density. These would allow you to shoot wide apertures in the daytime while keeping your shutter speed below the flash sync. In this video from photographer Levy Moroshan of sector5films we see how that technique works. Balancing the bright daylight with the flash, to make our subjects stand out with a shallow depth of field.
While there are HSS capable strobes now, this is still a solid technique that'll work with any camera and flash system. It lets you bring the environment under control at wide apertures while keeping your shutter below sync speed. This lets you get the most out of your flash's power.
Levy is using a 6 stop ND filter in this video to achieve this. And his first shot is to get an ambient exposure without any flash. This lets him see how the natural light falls on his subject and how the background environment looks.
As you can see, it's pretty dark. But any brighter and you'd lose colour and blow out the sun rim lighting the subject's arm, face and hair. If Levy wasn't using flash here, or was using strobes capable of high speed sync, he could dispense with the 6 stop ND filter. Keeping the aperture the same, 1/4000 at ISO200 would give the same result.
The next step is to bring in the flash. Using the neutral density filter, you don't need to worry about high seed sync capabilities. Levy is using a 640Ws Paul C. Buff Einstein light, but this would work with anything that has enough power. He starts at a quarter power and takes a test shot.
And it looks pretty good right out of the gate. If the subject had been underexposed, simply dial up the flash power a little more. If she'd been overexposed, knock it down. It's really that simple.
Until fairly recently, the neutral density technique has come with a few drawbacks. You might have to carry several filters with you. You'd need to swap out depending on how the light changes throughout the day. In some locations, switching filters in the middle of a session might not even be possible. The optical viewfinder of a DSLR, also doesn't make it that easy to see and focus through with 5 or 6 stops of ND over your lens.
Variable ND filters solve two of these problems. You just keep one filter over your lens the entire time and simply rotate the dial to adjust intensity. The third is solved by electronics. You can set Live view in most DSLRs to automatically expose the scene, even if you shoot manual. This lets you see what the sensor sees, even if your eyes can't see through the viewfinder. Mirrorless cameras with electronic viewfinders also offer this ability. These advances allow you to cut right through the neutral density to compose and focus your shot.
For DSLR shooters, high speed sync is often still the easiest route. But for mirrorless users, neutral density filters are just as convenient now. Neutral density filters also have the advantage of letting you capture some motion blur from the environment. If you want it. High speed sync will always freeze whatever's in the frame.


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The Victory Team based in Dubai in the UAE has for over two decades been a world leader in the sport of professional international offshore powerboat racing.
Now it's their first full year in another challenge, F1H2O racing.
In the spring of 2015 the Victory Team turned a new page in their racing history book, deciding to tackle the world's toughest circuit racing series electing to field a pair of boats in the 32-year-old UIM F1H2O World Championship.
Starting a new challenge in any professional racing circuit is never easy, especially when you are mixing new personnel, boats and ideas while starting out against the world's best drivers and crews.
Hastily putting together a new group of personnel, together with a well-used racing boat, they went out and hired one of the most dynamic young drivers in the world in American Shaun Torrente.
The Florida driver was leading the championship after winning the first race of the year in Doha.
He was able to join the team after his organisation disbanded, leaving the Miami driver available for hire.
Torrente was able to produce three top five finishes including a podium result at the last round of the season, helping the team to an eighth place in the Team Championship with 33 points.
He finished third in the drivers' standings, all this, considering they were at full speed developing their own racing boat from scratch while 2015 rolled on.
Now, as the 2016 campaign officially 'kicks off' on their home waters for the very first time, next to the Le Meridien – Mina Seyahi and the iconic Palm Jumeirah on March 2, for the inaugural Grand Prix of Dubai the Victory Team wants to prove they not only belong, but they will also develop into a giant in the sport of F1H2O as well.
"We didn't decide last season to be just another team in this great international series," said Torrente. "We were, then and now, jumping into this project feet first and plan on making this a new 'era' for the organization and for the history of the sport.
"The Victory Team has been synonymous with winning ever since it took up the challenge years ago in offshore racing. Now, we are once again going flat out producing new boats, equipment and futuristic ideas that I feel will make everyone excited that we are here pushing the limits of the sport and we have a future in F1H2O racing for years to come."
With Torrente is offshore legend Nadir Bin Hendi. The driver from Dubai scored a remarkable 30 victories in his 68 race starts on the Class 1 Championship tour including four wins in Dubai.
The 46-year-old driver is developing into a fast learner. Since joining the series at last years' third round in Porto, Portugal, he earned his first points of the year in Sharjah at the final round of 2015 with a ninth place finish and has progressed even more with impressive test times over the winter in preparations for a new season.
Since the final chequered flag on the Khalid Lagoon in mid-December the Victory organization has built a pair of brand new 'Victory' boats. They will once again be coloured in their historic dark blue with yellow trim on the bottom of the boat.
The team will also introduce their new boat numbers for the 2016 season, Bin Hendi carrying the number three with Torrente the number four, a "good luck" number that he's done well with in his racing career including numerous national and international titles wearing it on the side of his hull.
So, as the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC) begins the start of a multi-year agreement to bring the world's most exciting series on water to the spectacular location of the rapidly developing waterfront, near the iconic Palm Jumeirah, the Victory Team looks forward to embarking on their first full season in F1H2O.
They are hoping their non-stop continuous hard work pays off for them, hopefully becoming a world power in the sport as well.
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