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Mr Gary
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:01 pm
Post subject: Celebulicious
So, uh, celebrities are cool! You don't think so? Think it's trivial? Dude
(Featuring in this thread if anyone gives a shit: Lindsay Lohan / Anne Hathaway / Lena Dunham / Hulk Hogan / Anyone Who Has Been On X-Factor / Nikki Minaj / Hadley).
tl;dr: post interesting / sexy celebrity gossip here
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:06 pm
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No. You can't make me.
The older I get, the more certain I become of one thing. True and abiding cynicism is simply a form of cowardice.
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Mr Gary
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:10 pm
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How about if I give you some
Ice cream
Wouldn't that just beat all?
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:46 pm
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who's lena dunham?
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Mr Gary
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:59 pm
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Michael wrote:
who's lena dunham?
she is a
No, I've not watched that show either.
*cue Michael google searching 'girls', the most non-specific pornhunt ever*
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Dennis J. Squidbunny
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:34 pm
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here, have an insane, confused, violent rant about Mean Girls 2.
Mean girls took place just before, or just as, Lilo started to get a bit wobbly, like a baby giraffe whos had too much coke and cant remember if shes got underwear on or not and thats all anyone wants to see anyway amirite boys WOO and represents the last time someone let her anywhere near a writer as good as Tina Fey. I dont know if we should really be expecting much more for an actor whos first credited role is when she was 8, where she was on David Letterman playing a character called Trick-or-Treater Dressed as Garbage, but I think her best performance since then has involved her having a three way with heritage listed mass of scar tissue Danny Trejo after some undoubtedly now suicidal work experience stage hand had finished gluing wig hair to her nipples
But as much as Lindsay doesnt appear in Mean Girls 2, in a lot of ways the movie is all about her. And by all about her, I mean its about me and my housemates sitting in my loungeroom loudly asking WHERE IS LINDSAY LOHAN? WHERE IS ANYBODY? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?
Watching Mean Girls 2 brings about the same joy as taking home a homeless person, you think youre doing a good thing and helping someone but really all youre doing is inviting an hour and a half conversation about genital scabs and which seedy alleyways have the best rats to fuck.
SO. We begin. Everyone buckle in, because Im trying to get through the plot here and Im pretty certain Im at least going to do a better job than the screen writers of Mean Girls 2. Even if I stop talking from here on in and spend the next fifteen minutes absent mindedly looking for my car keys mumbling about how that mailorder screenwriting course I did assured me I would have agents knocking down my door in no time and instead Ive written a telemovie for ABC family that I only got hired for because the producer had just finished freebasing his dogs prescription urinary tract infection medication when I was washing his car windows and he thought I was actually Lindsay Lohan, when in fact Lindsay Lohan doing windows at the other traffic lights.
SO. We begin. We begin halfway through the movie with a dude offering Meaghan Martin a fat wad of cash to be friends with his daughter thus hopping straight to the classic teen movie cliché of being paid or bet or dared to be someones friend and then actually wanting to be their friend which is great because we can really do without the first half of the movie FUCK theyre doing it anyway. Cue her fixing racecars as a child montage.
This movie is full of montages but no one making the movie really understands how to do them. Theyre the sort of person that looks at a filthy kitchen they have to clean and says WERE GOING TO NEED A CLEANING MONTAGE and then laughs like a horse having twins that laugh where they cant control it at the start, like their lips are suddenly filled with ghosts and you see a little bit of spittle travel through the air out of their mouth and then it lands on your mouth and its disgusting but can you really say something about that?
We meet her dad who is a racecar fixing man or something, a job that requires she moves school every two years for NO REASON WHATSOEVER. In Mean Girls the dad was played by the Janitor from Scrubs, the only character that stayed consistently good as a once beloved comedy show slid into its fourteenth season and became little more than an extended close up of Zach Braffs douchey face, looking like a puppy thats just been told it has bone cancer.
In Mean Girls 2 the Dad is played by a guy who has credits in two straight to DVD Wild Things spin offs, a movie only famous in the first place for Neve Campbell and Denise Richards making out and everyone suddenly realizing that Matt Dillon didnt die in 1992. His best credit is for playing Johnny Cage in the first Mortal Kombat movie, so what the fuck is the fucking point of him being in the movie if hes not going to be playing Johnny Cage? Why is he in anything not playing Johnny Cage?
So Meaghan Martin is a loner with a highly developed defence mechanism she tells us via voiceover while she rides her beast of a scooter as she voiceovers her rules for survival. At this point she hasnt actually talked yet, its all disembodied voice which means maybe this movie will be about how shes imagined the entire highschool and shes actually trapped in a snowed in hotel and Shelley Duvall is about to get a right royal axing but alas, alack, it is not to be.
Then we hit another time honoured teen movie cliché and meet the cliques! We meet THE REV HEADS and the NERDS the CUTSEY CHEERLEADERS and the PLASTICS
In Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan was daughter to zoologists, so she first studied her classmates as a zoologist. In Mean Girls 2 Meaghan Martin is daughter to a race car driver and a dead woman, so she first studies her classmates as a zoologist.
then she says If they liked you, your life is green lights. If they didnt, youre nothing more than a wreck on the side of the road CAR SIMILIE TICK. ALL WE NEED IS SOME PUMPING KATY PERRY! OOP THERE SHE IS!
We meet the Plastics like in Mean Girls head mean girl Mandy, blonde girl who bones everyone Chastity (lol name joke) and germaphobe Hope Plotkin.
Then we meet nerd Abbey, whos art book has been knocked into a bin that is for some reason full of milk! Abbey and Meagen Martin start to make friends and oh LOOK ITS THE PRINCIPAL FROM MEAN GIRLS ITS TIM MEADOWS WE KNOW HIM ITS GOING TO BE OKAY
but why why does he look so tired? why is he appearing on a tv in the hallway?
Anyway now it is time for us to find out that Meaghan Martin is a sassy new age feminist and she does this by choosing to do SHOP CLASS and work with WOOD instead of doing WOMAN CLASS and building tampons or whatever the fuck even goes on there. Everyone is sexist to her, including the woodwork teacher who tells her to go to home ec and he also just looks so, so tired.
She gets partnered with Tyler AKA Colombian dream boat pop star who was also in the new 90210 which failed horribly because instead of casting actors to play the main female leads they just hurled some miniskirts and wigs into a broom closet and started filming.
Tyler is also a SEXIST to her but unlike most women she knows all about MAKING A BIRDHOUSE. When he says maybe you can decorate it she says MAYBE ILL REROUTE THE ENCRIPTIONS and he is all I HAVE AN ERECTION.
The Plastics have a tiny dog in a bag and they talk to each other in such a way that the whole room started screaming WHERE ARE YOU LACEY CHABERT AND AMANDA SEYFRIED COME BACK WE MISS YOU and who the fuck ever imagines themselves saying that?
So Meaghan wants to go to Carnegie Melon which is either a university or something with an umberalla in it you drink out of a hollowed out dildo, but Johnny cage and FUCK YOU if you think Im not going to keep calling him Johnny Cage, wants her to go to Ohio State so shell be closer to him.
Johnny Cage then sadly divulges that her tuition money is gone and he does so by saying I kept hoping the market would rebound and my investments are in the tank which is pretty depressing for a guy who once punched a four armed monster in the dick.
And she says BUT MUM WENT TO CARNEGIE MELON and her mum is dead, did you get that? If not, dont worry, have a voice over saying that her mum is dead.
Now we learn about sweet nerd Abbey and lead Plastic Mandy who have lived over the road from each other forever and Mandy has always been jealous of Abbey because she is richer and gets bigger bouncing castles and Victorian era period dress etc. me telling you this bit is more important than it sounds.
Anyway, some dude straight up destroys Abbeys car with a paintball gun at the bequeth of the Plastics and Meaghan Martin gives her a lift home and finds her art book and is all sweet art and Abbey is like I SAD and her dad who we met at the start wants to fix it with money and has an idea!
Her dad is a rich infomercial king who sells MEAT JUICERS and CAT TOILETS both of which are products I would ACTUALLY LIKE TO BUY so I missed the next few scenes because I was sulking and wishing I was watching an infomercial about meat juicing cat toilets, but thats okay because the next scene was the scene at the beginning so its a great time to think about how a cat could poop and it would pop out a hamburger and you would stop hunger in Africa like those invisible children kony 2012 cunts want to do. So Dad pays Meaghan Martin to be Abbeys friend even though theyre already friends so she can pay to go to Carnegie Melon only seven dollars at happy hour tip your waiter, Juan he loves to get freaky.
We meet Quinn Shinn who runs the local paper who much like every other girl in an American highschool who has run a newspaper by which I mean Andrea Zuckerman she is a frumpy turncoat that wants to fuck Jason Priestly on a merry-go-round. Shell be handy later on so dont forget her. Like I forgot her. Before shed even left the screen I was left wondering who she, or anyone else was. Watching Mean Girls 2 has primed me for going into a nursing home. I was forever wondering who all these people were and why they kept smiling at me.
Theres a comedy crazy old man over the road and he has just installed video cameras which will probably have no relevance until LITERALLY THREE SECONDS LATER WHEN THOSE PLASTICS WHO ARE ANGRY FOR SOME REASON BREAK INTO THEIR GARAGE AND USE INDUSTRIAL GLUE GLUING MAIN GIRL TO HER MOPED which is pretty intense as a prank what if her vagina came off?
She gets to school and her scooter falls on her because she is glued to it dont worry ladies her vagina doesnt come off. She rides her moped through the school and because she has to cut her pants off she wears one of Abbeys smocks with paint on it and instead of everyone HATING her because she has PAINT ON HER and is a IDIOT they all come to school the next day with paint on their clothes so yay, everyone is an idiot!
Now it is war between Meaghan Martin and the Plastics her and Tyler who are slowly falling in love like the love shared between two idiots who fall in love over a love of idiot horseshit have to do a special woodwork class test where they build a parachute system for an egg and drop it and if it doesnt smash you get a scholarship to an architecture school which actually isnt all that ridiculous because the American education system.
I know weve been here for what seems like longer than the entireity of Mean Girls 2 but no shit this next bit is one of the worst things I have ever seen in my life. Hottie McBlandy Tyler wants more study time so why dont they go to a movie tomorrow night.
They get in a car and say they are driving to the movies and then it CUTS to a MONTAGE of still photos of them sitting in a park and giving each other piggy back rides in the middle of the day and eating icecream, theres ten still photos of nothing in a park at daytime then CUT and theyre sitting in the car discussing how well she did on the rollercoaster and how she was better at doing some sort of carnival game than him and NOW ITS NIGHT TIME. AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO THE MOVIES.
Meanwhile Mandy has stepped up her reign of terror making Meaghan Martins egg parachute explode and other insane horseshit and THEN her and the other Plastics Chastity and Hope wear pink camo gear and sneak into Johnny Cages Garage which for some reason doesnt have a sign saying Johnny Cages Garage on it and pour coffee and sugar into the engine hes working on so it breaks and Meaghan Martin comes home to find Johnny Cage sobbing that the car is broken and they will be poor forever and then Meaghan Martin sees sugar packets and then her voiceover says
which is actually a real medical thing that can happen I am assured by that doucheheel at the end of the bar that says he cure lesbianism with his DICK
there are dueling birthday parties between Abbey and Mandy but Abbey has a black man DJing so she wins and there is a whole attempted poisoning which backfires with vomit and the nerd that has a crush on Abbey fucks a pot plant but in truth I missed a lot of this because I was discovering that chastity meyer is a water polo and kung fu champion from Brisbane and I wonder if this was her plan when she decided to make the jump from kung fu water polo to the stage.
THEN IT IS WAR as Meaghan Martin creates her own revolutionary army.
Ill let Meaghan Martin tell you what they were called.
we called ourselves the anti-plastics. not very original but it got the point across
Which is screenwriter shorthand for No joke from Hadley required.
Have one anyway. NOT VERY ORIGINAL! Tina Fey is too expensive and Lindsay Lohan is trying to whittle a lifelike version of herself out of soap to escape a Mexican jail but who really needs them? Just make the same movie! But worse! High fives!
Then the plastics also recruit people and we have montages of people posing in different outfits as the two sides swell.
Meaghan Martin tips off poor tired old Principal Tim Meadows to Chastitys makeout rooms in which she makes out with all sorts of different ugly stunt men and background artists and the idiot producers horny nephew but as he puts her on detention he suddenly has to do a video announcement anyway from here on in shit really starts to get real.
For no reason at all, principal tim meadows, poor, tired tim meadows is filimg himself dancing and spanking himself and it goes out over the school video tv and then he turns off the camera and says no one will ever see that this scene comes completely out of nowhere and is never mentioned again
Now Meaghan Martin is boss of the anti plastics she wears boots and it makes Tyler uncomfortable prompting him to be all
She realises she has changed for the worser and goes to have a very public confrontation with abbys dad to give him back the be my daughters friend money while Mandy hides in the garden in hot pink and listens to everything!
Within about an hour that turncoat frumpy bitch Quinn Shin has put it in the school newspaper which cues the most emotionally charged and second most confusing scene where this dialogue is said:
ABBEY: Is it true did my dad pay you to be friends with me? Quinn finally got her big story (pause flap paper)
MEAGHAN MARTIN: Why would Quinn do this? How could you? I was going to tell Abbey everything
QUINN: Face it Meaghan Martins character name I cant remember, the plastics are the originals and they dont have to pay anyone to be their friend.
MEAGAHN MARTIN: No you just sold out your friends for free!
ABBEY: Oh what like you sold me out storm off
Shit just fucking gets worse as if that is even possible from here on in with Mandy and her idiot boyfriend stealing money that is going to a home for neutering dogs and framing Meagan Martin for it so she will be expelled and cant be prom queen because apparently thats the plot now? Anyway long story short it works and also Mandy has a really skanky fake pink butterfly tattoo on her lower back WILL THIS BE IMPORTANT LATER ON? probably not.
Police go to the shed and find the heart and Principal Tim Meadows briefly wakes up to tell Meaghan Martin shes expelled. She almost punches out Mandy but Principal Tim Meadows catches her arm in a finally funny moment says as much as wed all like that I cant let you hit her.
He says to settle it like ladies and she says screw being a lady and there is a dramatic pause and then she challenges Mandy to a football game.
And then all of the characters and the actors playing them and presumably the screenwriters are all just as fucking batshit confused as we the audience are. That is, the audience is confused why a football game could possibly help anything and the screenwriters are confused why they just woke up in an alley surrounded by empty bottles of cough syrup and is that prostitute dead oh shit I hope that prostitute isnt dead. hey, honey are you okay? oh shit okay, whatre we going to do. why isnt Lindsay here? Lindsay would know what to do!
Okay so they have a football team and its time for a still shot montage like I could even give a fuck.
Anyway here they are for the football match which presumably will have no bearing on anything whatsoever, unless again the American education system is so fucked you can overturn expulsion by winning football awkward pause where I look knowingly at you see I can be political.
Now they play football which is still confusing. Even when the karate girl Mandy got on her team has her nunchuks confiscated that makes more sense then why are they doing this in the first place?
montage montage football football OCCASIONAL KARATE football football no more karate football
and now the nerd in love with Abbey hacks the crazy old mans security cameras and finds footage of Mandys skanky back tattoo and her stealing the money and he uses hacking to send it to the phone of everyone at the football game. Mandy is all YOURE STILL GOING TO LOSE and now shes running away and Megahan Martin tackles her and SLOW MO SCENE TRIUMPHANT MUSIC AS ABBY PICKS UP THE BALL GETS OVER THE LINE AND SCORES A POINT.
AND EVERYONE IS SO HAPPY FOR ABBEY WHO HAS NEVER WON ANYTHING BEFORE. And then Abbey becomes PROM QUEEN!
And Abbey says oh my god Ive never won anything! And then I remember the montage that explains her family is incredibly rich and shes always had everything shes ever wanted! But she won football! Because the other team was arrested! And she has everything shes ever wanted! Except a crown! But now she has a crown. So uh yay rich white girl!
Then Meaghan Martins voiceover tells us she went to Carnegie Melon and got rich building a birdhouse with a security camera in it. And the credits roll which is nothing more than a handy list of people to hate.
Once, at a local NOW meeting where I was the only male among about a dozen women, a feminism trivia contest was held. I came in third.
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i am concerned about how long that is
(inb4 "that's what she said")
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Dennis J. Squidbunny wrote:
here, have an insane, confused, violent rant about Mean Girls 2.
And the credits roll which is nothing more than a handy list of people to hate.
Except for Johnny Cage. We should love Johnny Cage.
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In other news, kriss kross are getting back together...
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:55 am
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something something Daddy Mac something ...
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:24 am
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I've never found Megan Fox to be breathtakingly hot. She's cute, but not like super hot.
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The lip on the left curves exactly the same way as the lip on the right.
which lips is he looking at?
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:02 am
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Canopus wrote:
I've never found Megan Fox to be breathtakingly hot. She's cute, but not like super hot.
No, she is super hot. Not much else going on there, but she is super hot. Would bang.
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:06 am
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Zooey Daschanel via Twitter, re:
Did Lindsay Lohan ever find her phone?
So adorkable, Zooey.
See normally now I would be wanting a Lohan movie to prove an unexpected success, but given that her co-star is 'porn legend' James Deen, I'm queasy about it and hope it is the trainwreck it's said to be. And not in a so-bad-its-good kind of way like that Taylor/Burton biopic, but genuinely unwatchable, hatefully bad. Because, well, James Deen, a guy who makes porn for men who hate women.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:06 pm
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wait, have you
read this
? It really paints Deen as the only remotely sane one on set.
Also, Angelina Jolie has just called up Ang Lee and asked if he wants to direct her in Cleopatra, when we all know they should have cast Linds.
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The original founders of RDIA separated into different categories those businesses that manufacture diapers primarily for wholesale (Manufacturers) and those who make diapers one at a time, primarily for retail (Small Manufacturers). Just adding the descriptor "small" makes it seem that size is the main difference between the businesses in the two categories, but it isn't.
Because the description "small manufacturer" alone didn't convey this difference adequately, at the July 1, 2009, meeting of the board of directors, they agreed to refer to this category as "Small Manufacturer, artisan." This better conveys the original intent of separating this category from "Manufacturer." In many places on the RDIA website, you will see the category referred to as "Small Manufacturer (artisan)." You might also see references to "Manufacturer > Retail," which describes many small manufacturers (artisans) whose primary business is one-to-one selling to end users of cloth diapers. Sometimes you will just see all manufacturers, both "Small manufacturers" and "Manufacturers" referred to together as "Manufacturers" in reference to regulations. CPSIA, for example, applies to all manufacturers of any size, so there is no reason to separate the categories. Sometimes the differences matter, and sometimes they don't.
Many manufacturers began their businesses at their kitchen tables, and many artisans deliberately keep business at home. Small manufacturers (artisans) may make one-of-a-kind (OOAK) and one-at-a-time cloth diapers, or they may occasionally have wholesale accounts. Small manufacturers (artisans) may consider themselves work-at-home mothers or they may have small studios. Small manufactuers (artisans) may focus on the craft of making quality cloth diapers, or they may focus on decorative diaper design---or both. Whatever the focus on their businesses, small manufacturers are at heart craftspeople who are more likely to have Etsy or other craft sales accounts than wholesale accounts.
Many RDIA members operate in more than one business category. Though members are asked to self-select the category that most closely describes their primary business category, sometimes our administrator will help new members choose an appropriate category.
Small manufacturer (artisan) businesses are not all the same. You are the one who has to determine what category you operate under as allowed in the bylaws. All of the RDIA categories are flexible to cover those of us who make up the cloth diaper industry. If you wonder whether your business is in the right category, review category descriptions from the RDIA bylaws and contact admin at firstname.lastname@example.com with questions.
NOTE: Since this explanation was posted in 2011, RDIA has changed the category name for these members to Artisan Manufacturer. Members passed this change to the bylaws March 2012.


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The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) announced that its research might soon lead into a clinical proof-of-concept trial at the Department of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Research, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland, and the Institute for Neuroimmunology and Clinical Multiple Sclerosis Research in Hamburg, Germany. This clinical trial will determine the safety and efficacy of a potential therapeutic pathway to desensitize the immune system to myelin in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, based on research conducted by MRF Investigator Stephen D. Miller from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
"The Myelin Repair Foundation has established a solid scientific foundation to initiate this clinical trial that examines a potential targeted treatment pathway for MS patients, the first of its kind"" said Dr. Roland Martin, head of the Dept. of Neuroimmunology and MS Research in Zürich and former director of inims. "I am excited to lead MRF research into this clinical trial, which will examine the potential of a treatment specifically targeted to re-establish tolerance of myelin during the earliest stages of MS."
"I am thrilled that the scientific discoveries from my lab could impact MS patients all over the world," said MRF Investigator Stephen D. Miller, professor in microbiology-immunology at Northwestern's Feinberg School. "The Myelin Repair Foundation's support and unique research approach which facilitates collaboration with other leading neuroscientists supported by the MRF has sped up the research process to where we are today, moving an MS therapeutic closer to the patient with this clinical trial."
By inducing immune tolerance to myelin, a hospitable environment for myelin repair in MS patients is facilitated through two primary mechanisms: halting immune-mediated damage thus protecting myelin and minimizing the risk of infection, a frequent side effect of current MS therapeutics. This clinical trial will examine an antigen-specific MS therapy, a superior alternative to the non-discriminating immunosuppressive treatment regimen used currently for MS.
Release Date: March 7, 2012
Source: Myelin Repair Foundation


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U.S. stocks advanced as equity markets in the world's largest economy reopened after Hurricane Sandy caused the longest weather-related shutdown since 1888.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index increased 0.1 percent from Friday's close to 1,413.83 at 9:31 a.m. in New York. The benchmark gauge has declined 2 percent in October after four straight months of gains.
"Investors are braced for an exceptionally busy open, as three days of trading are combined into one," Richard Hunter, head of equities at Hargreaves Lansdown Plc in London, wrote in an e-mail. "There is the additional feature of some likely window-dressing business, given today being the last trading day of the month and the end of the year for many mutual funds. There has been some encouraging economic data in the form of house prices."
American equity markets were closed Oct. 29 and yesterday, the first consecutive shutdowns because of weather in more than a century. The decision to open U.S. markets was announced in statements by NYSE Euronext, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and Bats Global Markets Inc.
Backup Power
Internet and mobile-phone connections were limited on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange as U.S. equity markets prepared to open after the longest weather-related shutdown in more than a century. The NYSE's headquarters are running on backup power and will keep using it if necessary all week, Larry Leibowitz, the chief operating officer, said in a phone interview.
Data yesterday showed the S&P/Case-Shiller Index of property values in 20 cities rose 2 percent in August from a year earlier, after a 1.2 percent advance in July. The average estimate by economists in a Bloomberg survey had called for a 1.9 percent increase.
A report today may reveal business activity in the U.S. expanded in October. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc.'s business barometer rose to 51 from 49.7 last month, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of 54 economists. A reading of 50 is the dividing line between expansion and contraction.
Economic Data
The Labor Department is striving to issue its monthly report on employment on Nov. 2 as scheduled, a spokesman said yesterday. Payrolls increased by 125,000 workers in October and the jobless rate rose to 7.9 percent, according to the median forecasts of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
The jobs report is the last before the Nov. 6 presidential election, and may help sway voters trying to decide between giving President Barack Obama another four years in office or to change course with Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
Investors are also watching corporate results. Some 24 companies in the S&P 500 are due to report earnings today, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Profit has exceeded projections at 72 percent of companies to have released third- quarter results, while sales trailed estimates at 60 percent of firms, Bloomberg data show.
Hurricane Sandy may reduce economic output by $25 billion in the fourth quarter, according to Gregory Daco, a U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Massachusetts. That could lower the fourth-quarter pace of growth to between 1 percent and 1.5 percent, from an estimate of 1.6 percent, he said.
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Tales for Twos
Date:Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 10:30 AM—11:00 PM
Location:Dunwoody Library
Event Type:Storytimes
Series:Build A Better World
Age Group:Toddler (2 to 2 years)
Stories, fingerplays, rhymes, songs and more, especially targeted to the developmental needs of 2-year-olds. Please sign in upon arrival.
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Sa Kaeo Sa Khwan
These two ponds are located in Tambon Sa Kaeo on the western side of town. Before approaching the city, turn right at 246th kilometre. It is believed that these two ponds contain sacred water once used for the coronation ceremony. The name of the province (Sa Kaeo) had been derived from this venue, whereby Somdej Chaophraya Maha Kasatsuk (King Rama I later) went to fight with the Cambodians, and stopped at this site to use sacred water to swear for the fighting courage.
Paang Sida National Park
Covering the area in Amphoe Muang, Amphoe Wattana Nakhon, Amphoe Ta Phraya of Sa Kaeo and Amphoe Na Di of Prachin Buri, the Park occupies an area of 844 square kilometres or 527,500 Rai. It has been declared a national park on February 24. 1982. The topography of the area consists of complex highlands with various and diversified forests, and an abundant of wild and rare animals.
Located at Ban Khlong Yang, Tambon Thap Rat, this venue is a large area about 800 acres with many earth pillars in various shapes like the ones in Phrae Province. They are indeed an amazingly beautiful site of nature wonder. At Ban Khlong Yang, home-stay trip is available.


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Conventional agricultural ecosystems (i.e., farms) are inherently fragile: Their productivity can be sustained only if fossil fuel subsidies, in one form or another, are employed as inputs. Most farms entail, as well, other very serious environmental costs. Clearly, we need to create new food raising systems that will conserve soil, water, and nutrients ... minimize the use of fossil fuels, chemical fertilizers, and synthetic pesticides ... and lead to regionally self-reliant food systems.
Alternative farming practices—known variously as organic, biological, or biodynamic methods—come closer to meeting such a criterion of sustainability. Nationwide, an estimated 30,000 farmers now rely on crop rotation, animal manures, legumes, green manures, mechanical cultivation, mineral-bearing rocks, and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and tilth, supply plant nutrients, and control insects, weeds, and other pests.
Although the expanding organic movement is a positive development, in the final analysis agricultural production will be maintained only if farms are designed in the image of natural ecosystems, combining the knowledge of science with the wisdom of the wilderness. Natural ecosystems are extremely resilient and use only renewable sources of input. They have, for thousands of years, demonstrated high productivity, an impressive ability to maintain environmental quality, and quick adaptiveness to natural disturbances. Hence, they can be used as architectural and botanical models for designing and structuring our agroecosystems.
This is the approach of permaculture, the term coined by Australian Bill Mollison to describe the concept of a self-sustaining, consciously designed system of agriculture. Permaculture takes the practices of organic farming one step further, applying natural principles to design a self sustaining food-, fiber-, and energy-producing ecosystem. By weaving together the elements of microclimate, annual and perennial plants, water and soil management, and human needs, the permaculturist forms an energy-efficient, low-maintenance, high-yielding, and intricately interconnected system. The philosophy, as summed up by Mollison, is one "of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation, rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking at plants and animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single product system."
Although permaculture setups are still in the experimental stages, I believe that—with some modifications—these concepts will form the backbone of a truly sustainable agriculture. At the New Alchemy Institute in Massachusetts, we're redesigning our entire 12-acre site in order to test the economic performance of a small farm that employs biological and solar resources as its main production and management inputs. Anyone with a small parcel of land—be it a homestead plot that simply meets the food needs of a family, or a farm that must generate income—can share in similar research by completing and implementing their own designs, and reporting on those components that perform well and those that don't.
In Permaculture Design Part I, I'll describe the permaculture design guidelines for small farms and homesteads. Then in Part II, I'll explain the actual design process. These articles are necessarily general rather than specific but my hope is to set you on the right road. You will have to find out most of what you need to know from other sources (such as the ones I'll mention) and from your own experience. Remember as you work that the ever changing landscapes around us have much to teach the patient observer. The challenge we face is to listen, look, and learn.
Two million small farms in this country produce 20% of our food, and gardens alone supply an estimated $16 billion worth of produce each year. As heartening as this sounds, most of us still depend on food produced on large farms that are far removed from the point of consumption. We share, therefore, in the serious environmental costs associated with conventional agriculture. As in other areas of human endeavor, technological progress in agriculture has been purchased at the price of environmental degradation and the loss of natural resources. Consider, for example, some of the external costs of modern farming in this country.
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After all the rumors, HTC has finally officially announced the One mini. And like the name suggests, it is indeed a smaller version of the HTC One… with a few changes. Coming in at 4.3 inches, the One mini is significantly smaller than the One. But it doesn't sacrifice quality at that size; the device still offers a 720p resolution for a crisp and vivid display.The body of the phone follows the One closely in design, retaining the aluminum back and aluminum covers on the front-facing speakers. The sides of the phone, however, are wrapped in a plastic trim rather than the aluminum construction seen on the full-size HTC One. Aside from that, the only real design change is that the flash for the camera now sits above the lens. The phone will be available in the same Glacial Silver and Stealth Black options that the One launched with.
Speaking of the camera, Ultrapixel camera has been carried over from the One. In fact, many of the hardware specs have stayed the same. See how the One mini stacks up in the table below.
Those are the major changes between the two devices, as far as we could tell. It seems the HTC One mini sure does a much better job at being a miniature model of the flagship phone than say, the Galaxy S4 mini.
Pricing and US availability will be announced later this summer, so you'll have to wait a bit to get your hands on it. In the meantime, you can check out the gallery down for more pictures of the device.
Are you impressed by the One mini?
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Available in 181 countries and across more than 583 networks worldwide, the HTC One has proven to be an unprecedented success across the globe, receiving multiple industry accolades since launch and increasing the company's brand awareness with young consumers to an all-time high of 87%[1]. The number of consumers intending to own an HTC in the next six months has also doubled as a result[2] with the HTC One being recommended by 94% of owners[3].
Answering the call of consumers who want the best in mobile technology in a body that slips easily into a pocket, the HTC One mini heralds an exciting period for the company, as it builds on its platform of innovation leader. Distilling the iconic design of the HTC One, this new addition to the family combines a 4.3" display and powerful dual-core 1.4 GHz processor. It also runs the latest version of Android with HTC Sense®, bringing HTC's flagship mobile experience to style-seekers who demand premium looks and performance.
"We are proud to be behind the market's leading smartphone and now, with the addition of the HTC One mini, the best smartphone family in the world." said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. "The HTC One mini embodies everything that makes the HTC One a success on a smaller but equally eye-catching scale."
An object of desire
Sporting a sharp and vivid 4.3" High Definition 720p screen, the HTC One mini boasts HTC's unrivalled design credentials. Available in Glacial Silver and Stealth Black, its striking aluminium unibody, slim profile and tapered edges both look incredible and feel great in the hand.
HTC BoomSound: mobile sound changed forever
The HTC One revolutionised the smartphone audio experience with HTC BoomSound's dual frontal stereo speakers. Powered by dedicated amplifiers to deliver less distortion and finer detail, the HTC One mini offers the same huge sound, delivering the raw power that will put you and your friends at the heart of the action, whether listening to music, watching videos or playing games. Beats Audioâ"¢ integration takes immersive audio to the next level, guaranteeing the best listening experience available on a mobile phone.
HTC BlinkFeed: Your favourite content all on one screen
The HTC One mini puts your favourite content at the centre of your mobile world. Transforming the home screen into a single live stream of relevant information, HTC BlinkFeed delivers social updates, news updates and photos directly to the place you need them most. Aggregating the freshest content, with more than 10,000 feeds served up daily from the most relevant and interesting sources, all the information you need is available at a glance, without the need to jump between multiple applications and websites.
HTC UltraPixel Camera with HTC Zoe and Video Highlights
Never miss a moment with HTC's revolutionary camera experience powered by the stunning UltraPixel Camera and featuring HTC Zoe. Capturing 300 per cent more light than traditional smartphone camera sensors, HTC's UltraPixel camera captures photos in incredible detail and enhanced dynamic range, even in low light. HTC Zoe also brings special moments to life in three-second videos, enabling a range of advanced editing capabilities and creative flexibility.
With the ability to take awe-inspiring images and amazing self-portraits on the 1.6MP front-facing camera, you won't want to keep them to yourself. Watch your photos come to life in a living, breathing gallery and share special events with visually stunning 30-second shows, created automatically by Video Highlights — no professional editing software or skill required. Simply select your own soundtrack from one of the pre-loaded themes or from your personal music library, before sharing your videos online for everyone to enjoy.
Global Availability
The HTC One mini will be available in select markets from August and rolled out globally from September.
About HTC
Founded in 1997, HTC Corp. (HTC) is the creator of many award-winning mobile devices and industry firsts. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC pushes the boundaries of design and technology to create innovative and personal experiences for consumers around the globe. HTC's portfolio includes smartphones and tablets powered by the HTC Sense® user experience. HTC is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE: 2498). For more information, please visit www.htc.com.


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POTTSTOWN — The identity of the 48-year-old man found dead Monday morning beneath the South Charlotte Street bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks is Ronald Sheerer.
Montgomery County Coroner Walter Hoffman said the examination of Sheerer's body was conducted Monday and "there was no evidence of any injury."
He said it will be "eight to twelve weeks" before the results of tests performed on the body will provide any results.
In the meantime, he said, police must keep the criminal investigation of his death open until a conclusion cause is determined.
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What is Inventory Management Software?
The fundamental Function of stock & inventory management is to allow organizations to track, store, sort and organize their stock levels. inventory software Facilitates the logistical management of stock and items and can enhance processes related to ordering, transportation, storing, assembly, dispatching and delivery.
Also called a inventory control system, it could be utilized across commercial enterprises from production to sales by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Characteristics of these products consider more effective recording and maintenance of stock levels, quality control, sorting by distinctive item types, tracking the last shipment of products and organizing recurring requests.
Inventory Management Software can help organizations to avoid problems, for example, over-ordering and over stockpiling expenses. They can help to ensure raw materials are constantly in inventory software, monitor how much time a product stay at different areas, and follow product transportation.
Inventory management system are gainful to organizations who deal with huge amounts of items, allowing them to focus their efforts on enhancing and analyzing different regions of the business. It is so helpful for small entrepreneurs and retailers who need a clearer review and more control over their product flow.
Features of Inventory Management Software
Inventory management software helps a lot in streamlining the operations and goes beyond in house inventories. Nowadays, they help you to track whether the products have reached your customers and even give you an idea of what items are selling more than the other. Here is a rundown on the essential features seen in inventory system:
- Ease of use: Inventory software free is easy to install and is configured well on your operating system. With step by step instructions the software gets installed in jiffy.
- Compatibility: Most inventory control system is compatible to the Windows operating system which most of the companies use. This makes it the most preferred software for commercial as well as non-commercial small and medium based businesses.
- Data Storage: The software keeps storing the data over a period of time. This means that you just have to keep adding the essential items in the list without worrying about losing the previous data
- Ease of Access: The best part about the inventory software is the accessibility. Your employees also can use the software without any interference
- Customization: Inventory software solutions allow you to create prints of the data and even customize these prints according to your needs. Multiple prints of the same data in different manner are also possible.
- Excel is now outdated: Excel doesn't help in tracking the inventory since it has to be created manually. This makes the software a good choice that allows automation of the entire inventory process.
- Integration: Certain accounting software is integrated with the inventory software free. This helps the businesses to enable their financial and inventory process smoothly administered.
- Mobile Accessibility: Certain free inventory software system is available on the mobile too. They are made on responsive design platform. This means that these software are designed to be used on PCs, Tablets and Mobiles
- Security: Inventory management system for small business comes in different users' accessibility. As a business head you can assign roles as to how much access your employees or team members have to the inventory data. This compartmentalizes the editing or inputs of each of the employee in accordance to their work.
Online OR Offline Inventory Software
Many of our customers gets confused whether to opt for online or offline free inventory software. With that in mind, here are few points that will help you in taking the right decision to manage your inventory effectively.
Managing Inventory online:
- Company's inventory can be managed online from anywhere if you have laptop with internet connection.
- No need to upgrade or install the software. It is done remotely using servers that saves both time as well as expense.
- Allow access to multiple accounts to manage inventory at same time.
- Ensures Data security on servers that features firewalls & security programs.
Managing Inventory Offline:
- Most offline inventory management software cost extremely high. The hardware costs could add an expense over it which is just a one time cost solely.
- Limited to single user at a time.
- You Inventory data might lost if computer crashes.
The Role of Inventory Management Software in your business
You need to have products available to meet your customers' demands and also not overstock or under stock any particular product. So, instead of relying on your memory, your inventory management software and stock software helps you in making better judgments.
- Efficiency: Inventory management system gives you the complete picture of all your products without the tedious process of counting each of them. Also, you get the accurate account of all the products at different locations without going there personally.
- Money Saver: You can keep a track of all your products and inventory control system software helps you by giving details about products that are hardly sold thereby enabling you to choose products to be discounted. Products that are sold most of the time are restocked quickly to maintain the demand.
- Customer Satisfaction: Right from the time the product is stocked till it reaches the customer, each stage is entered in the inventory management. This particular benefit is clearly seen in online retail sales where the customers are even updated on the tracking code of products ordered.
- Add-ons: The free inventory software gives the most accurate status of the products stocked. Some also give their price list and more advanced ones even generate individual barcodes of each of the products. This makes the entire inventory process smooth going.
- Future: Every business poised for growth entails expansion in the inventory list; making the inventories more complex than before. In spite of this change, inventory system can still work very well for your small business.
- Seamless coordination between the suppliers and retailers is a must, information has to be updated and sound technology has to be in place. This might not be possible at all locations
- If the new information is not updated or there are too many products then there could be problems of making any useful decisions regarding products
Market Trends in Inventory Management Software:
- Integrating multiple channels – Software manufacturers are building multi-channel environment for customers to track progress of their orders real time. With the rising popularity of Omni channel, it becomes more important than ever to optimize product inventory, its availability and timely fulfillment.
- Integrating big data analytics with the inventory management software – Big data will be used to improve inventory planning and management. This optimizes the inventory and helps in space management. Organizations can now store products based on the sales forecast and customer demand trends. Data analytics eliminates the guesswork and provides real time insights to make more informed decisions.
- Mobile trends continue to grow – Customers, vendor partners and businesses opt for inventory management software that can be operated via tablets and smartphones. This helps them access information and operate functions on the go. Road blocks and intermissions can be observed real time and solved quickly. Software will have to be accompanied by integrated experiences for their own teams and end customers, leading to improved efficiency in operations.
- The demand for cybersecurity is rising – With increased demand and connectivity of inventory management software, the latest trend of 2016 is to detect threats and its mitigations. With the advancement of technology, cloud and social media on multiple devices, variables such as systems, data, personal information and money processed via payment gateways has to be safeguarded. Developers are using self-protecting applications, encryption and behavior analytics to enhance security. Increased cybersecurity awareness means the customers now want to know the plans being adopted to protect their confidential data.
- Adoption of cloud technology continues – Business are shifting their systems to cloud. Applications that needed manual operation are now being moved to cloud to solve the challenge of infrastructure and the need for labor. Cloud computing results in subscription based models that are more preferred, businesses pay for features as per their requirement. Especially in the domain of warehouse management and inventory management, cloud technology increases efficiency and results in cost saving.
- Multichannel integration will become widespread – Since organizations are adopting big data analytics, it is becoming essential to integrate multiple software into a single database. In the coming time, software systems will have to create a single point of access for transferring information. Such a system will store data from multiple sources and present it in an easily consumable manner. Multichannel integration has given rise to Platform as a Service (Paas) where the user can deal with multiple services on a single platform. This year developers will have to understand how to collaborate all these together.
- Increased demand for business intelligence – Business intelligence helps the vendors in better management of their inventory and products in their supply chain. Consumers are increasingly demanding advanced analytics to empower their decision making process. Business analytics is used by consumers, analysts and organizations and is presented in an easily consumable visuals.
- Simplifying complexities – A trend creating ripples in the inventory management software is to break down complex issues into easily understandable packets. It is a challenge to come up with creative solutions. Instead of long manuals and user guides, software manufactures are breaking down this information into videos, quick guides, podcasts and visual content. It is easily understandable and the consumer doesn't need to dig the entire user manuals for a specific information.
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Medicare Launches New Provider Reimbursement Appeal Rulesby John P. Wagner, Nossaman, Sacramento, CA
On May 23, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated long-awaited new provider reimbursement appeal rules, primarily dealing with appeals of Medicare Part A reimbursement before the Provider Reimbursement Appeals Board (PRRB). The major rule changes were expected -- and the new rules are actually less onerous in some cases than the earlier proposed rules published in 2004. Some of the major aspects are as follows.
Shorter time for adding appeals--immediate attention needed for existing appeals.
Now, providers have 180 days after issuance of the Notice of Program Reimbursement (NPR) to file their appeals and then have no deadline for adding new issues until the hearing commences--a process that generally covers several years. In addition, providers must add any new issues within 60 days of their 180-day deadline. Of critical importance is that, for all existing appeals as of August 21, 2008, providers have only 60 days from the expiration of the 180-day deadline or October 20, 2008, to add new appeal issues. Therefore, providers and reimbursement counsel must immediately review all outstanding PRRB appeals to determine if they should add appeal issues.
Hospital "chains" immediately must establish procedures for coordinating appeal issues.
Currently, while the PRRB requires commonly owned or controlled providers having the same appeal issue to file that issue in a group appeal, there is no deadline for doing so. Under the new rules, a provider must state, as part of its hearing request, whether it is commonly owned or controlled with other providers; if so, it must either state that no other provider under its parent has any similar issues or it must bring any similar issues as a group appeal. As the new rules state: "any appeal by commonly owned or controlled providers that could be brought as a group appeal must be brought as a group appeal." 1 Thus, CMS expects parent corporations to have (or immediately develop) mechanisms in place to (1) identify appeal issues common to one or more chain members and (2) coordinate all appeals of those issues. 2
Consequences For Intermediary Failures to Follow Board Rules.
Now, if a provider fails to follow Board rules, such as meeting deadlines for position papers, the Board may dismiss its appeal; but if the intermediary fails to follow the same rules, there is no penalty or "consequence." The new rules purport to change this, allowing the Board to impose the sanction of issuing a decision based on the written record at the time of the Intermediary's infraction or to "take other appropriate action." 3 If the Board truly will act, this would provide at least some deterrent to current "sharp practices" of certain intermediaries, although the CMS Administrator could always reverse such Board action. Indeed, the new rules are somewhat Pollyannish in their expectations that the intermediaries will work with providers in good faith and that the Administrator will look unfavorably on intermediary delaying tactics or failures to cooperate on procedural issues.
Need to specifically claim self-disallowed items.
Currently, healthcare attorneys generally take the position a provider that does not claim a given cost--i.e., that "self-disallows" that cost--because it is not allowed by regulation or intermediary policy may nevertheless appeal that cost pursuant to the Bethesda decision. 4 Under the new rules, however, if the provider does not claim the disputed cost on the cost report, it must expressly show the cost as a self-disallowed protested amount on the cost report. In other words, the provider cannot remain silent about the cost in the cost report and appeal the cost later.
Overall: Need for Early Evaluation and Coordination of Appeal Issues.
There are many more specific rule changes that need to be carefully analyzed. Overall, the new rules require more "front-loading" of appeals in such areas as jurisdictional documentation and evaluation of possible group appeals; require more specificity in defining the precise issues being appealed; and require much earlier evaluation of appeal and coordination.
More To Come: PRRB to issue New Instructions.
Reimbursement counsel should carefully and immediately review the new appeal rules and discuss the changes with their clients. And there is more to come. The PRRB is now expected to issue new instructions that will implement the new appeal rules and may themselves create more significant changes. Stay tuned ...
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Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice provided plenty of heroics during Baltimore's Super Bowl-winning season, and a bit of mirth during the team's championship parade on Tuesday.
The video clip above chronicles Rice tumbling off a parade float onto the street before hopping back to his feet. Rice said he was so involved with the fans that he lost his footing when the float made an abrupt stop.
"You know, the float stopped short and I fell off of it, but I caught myself," Rice told WFAN-AM in New York. "I'm good though. I'm telling y'all that because y'all are my boys. Ray Rice has no injuries. I fell off the float, but I'm good.
"... I caught myself in the pushup position, got back up and said, 'Let's party.' "
It's about that time for the Ravens.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.


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Volume 17, Number 8
December 2000
Electronic Backups of Hard Copy Documents
Most data backup discussions focus on backing up information contained in files on your computer. This would include your work product generated on your computer and documents received in electronic format from others and retained on your computer. But this approach still leaves a substantial hole in terms of a complete backup strategy. For all the recent talk about paperless offices, the fact remains that we do still receive a substantial quantity of documents as hard copy. A complete backup strategy would include hard copy documents as well. Because electronic storage is much more convenient and saves considerable space, we would prefer to store backups of hard copy documents in an electronic format. Therefore, we need to address the issue of conversion of hard copy documents to electronic format.
The only way to convert hard copy to electronic format is to scan the hard copy into the computer and save it. Once saved, it can be duplicated by any of the storage devices discussed in this article. Scanners come in a variety of configurations, sizes, and capabilities. A review of scanners exceeds the scope of this article. As a practical matter, however, if you have any substantial quantity of documents that you want to scan into a computer format, you should consider investing in a scanner with document feeder capabilities. As you might expect, a document feeder will increase the price of the scanner considerably. Scanners equipped with feeders, however, tend to be better made "industrial weight" devices. Moreover, the time saved by multiple-page semi-automatic document feeding over single page manual document loading should more than make up for the increased cost of the scanner if you have any substantial quantity of documents to scan.
Scanning software will allow you to transfer a text document into an electronic format as a graphic (you can call the document up, read it and print it, but cannot alter it) or as a word processing document. Standard scanner programs will load the documents as a graphic. Conversion to a word processing document requires OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. There are many OCR programs that are quite adequate and the industry standard gets better all the time. A word of warning, however-OCR software has not reached 100 percent accuracy. If you are going to use OCR software, you need to carefully review the output to ensure that you catch any errors. If you are going to use OCR software, you should also maintain a copy of the document as a graphic for confirmation purposes.
The combination of scanning and the use of the devices referred to in this article provides the ability to effectively back up your work and the documents that you receive in hard copy. It also allows you to consider replacing hard copy storage of certain types of files and documents with electronic-based storage and disposing of the hard copies entirely. Examples of this might include copies of older financial records such as invoices, statements, receipts, etc. It is also an option for storage of information from older, closed client files that are slated for destruction.-Jeffrey M. Allen


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Hosted by Infocast Business Intelligence and endorsed by the Toy Industry Association (TIA), the inaugural Safer Consumer Products Summit: The Road to Product Compliance in California and Other States will take place from September 6-7 in San Jose, California. TIA members can register for the event online and receive a 15 percent discount using the code 129044.
With a focus on state and federal green chemistry initiatives, the summit will provide brand companies, suppliers, and manufacturers that directly or indirectly play a role in the consumer goods market in California with compliance information, resources, and strategic insights in the face of new and emerging product and chemical regulations.
The summit's first-day keynote address, "Towards a New Regulatory Paradigm," will be delivered by Debbie Raphael, director, DTSC, who will discuss how the department is working to address both industry and NGO concerns, timelines for roll-out, enforcement mechanisms, and future directions in its implementation of new regulations for safer consumer products and cleaner production.
TIA Senior Vice President of Technical Affairs Alan Kaufman will also participate in the event, speaking on a panel entitled "Industry Responses to the New Regulations." The panel will address strategic questions regarding the protection of trade secrets under a proposed mandate for companies to share data across competitive lines; easing compliance burdens on small and medium sized companies; and more.
A pre-summit forum, "Innovating for Safer Greener Products," will take place on September 5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., highlighting innovation opportunities driven by the new Green Chemistry regulations.
This post was originally written by Ali Mierzejewski and published by ToyBook.com. For more news, visit www.toybook.com, follow The Toy Book on Twitter, and like The Toy Book on Facebook. The Toy Book is a bimonthly trade magazine covering the toy industry, published by Adventure Publishing Group.


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Poteau coach named Coach of the Year by SE Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association; Perdue, Poteau players named to North Team for Wednesday night's All-Star Game tryouts
The Poteau Pirates baseball team had quite a season this spring under first-year coach Andy Perdue. They won 29 games to set a school record, as well as setting team records in at-bats (1,000), runs scored (280), hits (341), runs batted in (215), doubles (77), sacrifice bunts/flies (47), walks (145) and stolen bases (149). The Pirates won the 32nd LeFlore County Tournament, won the Class 4A Regional Tournament and got to within a victory of the state tournament — losing 10-0 to Byng in the winner-take-all regional final on May 6 at Town Creek Park.Coming as a complete surprise, the veteran coach was named the 2013 Southeastern Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association Coach of the Year."It was something that was very unexpected," Perdue said. "I'm sitting there next to [Red Oak] coach Trey Booth, who just won his seventh straight state championship, and I get elected as Coach of the Year. It was very gratifying, and it was a nice end to a great season. Any coach will tell you it's not the Xs and Os, it's the Jimmys and Joes — it's the players."To top it off, Perdue will coach not only one of the North All-Star Teams in Wednesday night's All-Star Game Tryout at 7 p.m. at McAlester's Mike Deak Field, he had two of his players — Jay Werner and Blake Johnson — make the team.


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Here are some pizza ideas I used at this year's party. It only takes a few extra minutes to make your meals match the decor.
For one pizza, I had a tomato sauce, onions, mozzarella cheese, sliced turkey pepperettes and red peppers. I used the red peppers to spell out 'HELP' across the pizza...a cry from an employee in the kitchen.
The next was a giant sea monkey pizza (shrimp) with fresh basil, some mozzarella, and an artichoke and asiago cheese spread as the sauce.
"Shoot'em in the head and they'll stay dead". That is the basic premise for the game I created this week.
This game uses balancing skill. You have one 'bullet' to kill the zombie. As most of us know, a zombie only dies if you shoot him in the head. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the bullet (a tiny ball or marble) by tilting the picture box of the zombie back and forth, rolling the ball into the head shot hole without accidentally 'shooting' the zombie in other body parts or missing him completely (making the ball fall through other holes). It's super easy to make and you could change the image of the zombie to match your theme.
If you're interested in seeing how it's done, take a look in my Horrific How-To Monster Workshop, and peek in on other Step-By-Step Prop Projects while you are there!
I have 33 hours left to create before my party starts. Wish me luck!
Use this idea to serve your guests some authentic finger foods this Halloween.
Check your local dollar store - they often sell popcorn containers in their party section. If you can't find them there, head to the local party supply store.
Fill your containers with snacks and a few extra bits. Be sure to use food colouring for the blood effect, and you might want to give the body parts a rinse before placing them in the containers.
This is a simple game idea you could adapt for your own party. The object of the game is to predict where the ghost will appear next in the haunted house.
For my party, people will be earning tickets as they win different games. They will have a chance to bet some of their winnings (either against the house or each other). Get it right, they double their bet. Get it wrong, they hand over their tickets.
I have four days to finish getting ready for my party this year (hence the sporadic blog posts lately). Every free moment is being dedicated to decorating.
I just finished carving this craft pumpkin or Funkin. I've never bought one before because a large one will run you close to $20 at the craft store. I found this one in a second hand store for $1.50.
Carving was a little tougher than I thought it would be. If you try to carve one, be sure to use a sharp knife and please be careful. They are great because you can reuse them, they won't go mouldy, and you can put them anywhere.
Ok. That's all the time I have. I must get back to decorating. Speaking of which, if you're interested in seeing how the house is coming along, take a peek at Halloween 2008 in the Art Ghoullery. I'll be updating the album as I get each room finished. Right now, you'll find images of the kitchen.
Before you attend the Toronto Zombie Walk on Sunday, take a stroll over to 6 Noble St (Dufferin and Queen) for the Bazaar of the Bizarre.
The Royal Sarcophagus Society has gathered all the local artistic ghouls and gals to participate in a sinister shopping experience.
Our first Halloween & Holiday Marketplace! Over 40 artists, clothing designers, craft-folk, publishers and other independent makers of all things exotic and macabre will assemble for this eccentric emporium of curious crafts.
Today I've been playing with the stove I snatched off the street. I need to finish the gift shop area, the party room and the kitchen this weekend so the rest of the week can be focused on the game room.
I thought I would share a quick glimpse of the oven with you. To create the illusion of fire, I have a simple LED rope light in the bottom of the oven. I put a metal cooling rack on top of that (even though the lights are LEDs, I still would rather not have the other material touching it), and piled wood and bones on top of that. Stay tuned for more!
Have you missed me, my little monsters? Things have been busy, so I'm sorry if you've been neglected.
Tomorrow marks the start of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. I don't have time to ramble on in my usual rotten way, so I'll just quote the source:
8 Nights of New Horror, Sci-Fi, Action and Cult Movies! And we just can't wait to share with you some of the most amazing movies we've discovered over the last year!
Starting from tomorrow, Friday, Oct 17 to next Friday, Oct 24, we are at the Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W, Toronto screening 16 thrilling new feature film premieres and a host of kick-ass short films.
Check out their website for more details.
I was enjoying a coffee this morning on my porch when I looked across the street and spotted this stove staring back at me.
Kitchen prop, the Halloween voice quickly whispered.
Everyone passing by, on foot or by car, was turning to look at the stove. I knew it wouldn't be there for long, so I quickly got dressed and went for a closer look.
My neighbour, who has lived in the house since the 60's, said the stove is left over from the previous owner who must have purchased it somewhere closer to 1940. It's been in their basement ever since and they decided it was time to finally get rid of it.
With the help of Yetch, the two of us carried it back to our property and into the back yard to be cleaned. First, I attacked it with the air compressor, just to knock out as much of the dust and grime as I could before taking the pressure washer to it.
Shhhhh. Mr. Flopsy's sleeping. It appears the children were just too much for him at the last birthday party booked at Clive E. Cleaver's (everyone's favourite restaur-haunt).
For this year's theme, I thought it would be creepy to juxtapose a cute pink bunny mascot costume with a crusty corpse head. The result: Mr. Flopsy. He'll be sitting in the corner of the birthday room for the party (right underneath the Birthday Poster I made).
He's a pretty simple prop. His body is stuffed coveralls with a pink sheet as the costume. His head is wire, styrofoam and cardboard. His skull is paper mache and paperclay.
The best place to find current art and WIPs is Instagram
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We stray after the Homecoming episode in Season 3 of Vampire Diaries and provide players a place to take the story how THEY want to, using the TVD setting as the foundation to develop as YOU like, encouraging Original Characters OR Canons. Don't know the show? No problem. You just need the setting!
The Original Families, Vampire and Werewolves, are back in town after the Mikaelson family was released by Tatia Petrova, giving us a whole new set up then the show. Intermediate/Advanced RP with mandatory application & a 400 word count


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Protect You Bubble, travel protection brand, takes a look at three must-try dishes for anyone traveling to New Orleans.
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One of the greatest things about New Orleans is the cuisine. Food in New Orleans is a way of life and steeped in rich, cultural history. Protect You Bubble, travel protection brand, takes a look at three must-try dishes for anyone traveling to New Orleans.
- THE BEIGNETS – The word is pronounced 'ben-YAY' and they are a staple of New Orleans cooking. Brought to the city by the French settlers from French Quebec, the deep fried fritter is a square of dough, fried and covered with powdered sugar. Beignets are sold at the Café Du Monde (café of the world) in any of its eight locations, but for the true experience, go to the French Market. Since 1862, beignets have been cooked and served here 24 hours a day.
- JAMBALAYA – Jambalaya was born out of necessity to feed large families with little ingredients and few cooking vessels. Depending on where you are in relation to New Orleans, jambalaya is meat: sausage, chicken or pork; vegetables: the trinity of green pepper, onion and celery, tomatoes, and rice. Cooked in a single pot for anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, jambalaya can be made to feed a family of four or four hundred.
- SEAFOOD GUMBO – New Orleans sits on the mouth of the Mississippi River where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Seafood, therefore, is a staple of New Orleans cooking and like the jambalaya, gumbo was born out of necessity to feed large groups with little ingredients. Gumbo requires thickening agents in three distinct types: okra, file powder, ground sassafras leaves the settlers took from the Natives who lived there, or a roux (pronounced roo). A roux is nothing more than flour and fat, normally butter, cooked over medium heat and stirred constantly until the flour browns. The degree of brown, from a blonde to an almost burnt color, on the roux gives the gumbo its distinct flavor.
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Long Realty is pleased to bring you tips for Living in Arizona, courtesy of our local Long Advantage business partners. The articles below covers an array of helpful and insightful tips for the Arizona lifestyle. We hope you find this information useful.
Home Weatherizing Tips
January 29, 2015
Feeling the effects of drafty doors and windows this time of year is easy, but did you know that cold air can enter your house in several surprising locations? And even small leaks can result in a significant increase in your energy bill. Homeowners can save up to 30 percent on monthly energy bills just by properly weatherizing their home, says the Department of Energy.
Living in the desert, you've probably already prevented drafts on your doors and windows by using weatherstripping, but below are a list of sneaky leak culprits and how to prevent them from running your energy bill up.
Dryer vents and exhaust fans are important factors in proper ventilation, but they can also draw conditioned air out of a home and let outside air in.
Bathroom exhaust fans should have an internal flapper damper to prevent air from coming in or out when the fan is off. Check the flapper damper in your bathroom exhaust fans to ensure that they're working properly, if not, they are easily replaced either on your own or with the assistance of a professional.
Dryer vents also typically have a flapper to reduce air leaks, but if the vent becomes clogged with lint, it can prevent the flapper from working properly. Check vents periodically to make sure they're free of lint, or install a dryer-vent seal.
Electrical Outlets
Electrical outlets and switch plates can allow air to seep through the walls. Find leaks by holding a candle near the outlet cover, if you see the flame waver you'll know you have a leak. The Department of Energy recommends installing foam gaskets behind outlet covers and switch plates to prevent air from coming through. This is an easy DIY fix, just be sure to turn the breaker off in the area you're working in. If you're not comfortable with that, hiring an experienced electrician is always a safe bet!
The Extras
Add-ons such as recessed lighting or mail slots may add convenience and comfort to a home, but they also add the potential for air leaks. Caulk any gaps around mail slots, and seal around leaky light fixtures. If the insulation above a recessed light seems dirty, it's probably allowing air to escape. Keep in mind that sealing around recessed lighting is best done by a professional, contact your contractor or an electrician to assist you with this job.
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Xbox Live Gamer Hub looks at three recent TV shows that could make kick ass games.
''Making waves over on MTV, Death Valley is a melting pot of video game potential. Following San Fernando Valley's Undead Task Force, Death valley could make for a highly entertaining game (if handled correctly). With Zombies, Vampires and Werewolves the main villains of the show a video game adoption could be a neat little prospect. Playing as one the Undead Task Force officers in a open world could offer many different experiences in the same vein as Saints Row.''
So, many ways to do a Firefly/Serenity game right.
If they ever do make a game, I hope they get the original creators and cast-
I would want a "Heavy Rain"/ "L.A. Noire" styled "CAPRICA" Game.
(Caprica is the short lived prequel show to BattleStar Galactica)
-I think it would be a great jump into further pushing Mature (notjustsexandblood) Themed gaming.
Activision is making a Walking Dead shooter but I and many other really don't have high hope or even much hope that game isn't a disaster/trash.
For a moment I thought that was Michael Bluth. Still, an Arrested development game could work well as a mix between Telltale's walking dead and Sim city, obviously with some Metal gear solid elements thrown in for Tobias's stalking scenes.
The Inbetweeners ;) j/k
Need more/better Game of thrones games.