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P&G's measured spending on those media is growing at double- or triple-digit rates in some cases, though it still pales beside the billions spent on TV and magazines.
P&G's spending of $19.6 million on radio through September 1998 was tracking somewhat lower than the $29.3 million the company spent in 1997, according to Competitive Media Reporting. But P&G radio spending is up significantly from five years ago; in 1994, P&G spent $11.7 million on radio.
Its use of outdoor and newspaper advertising is growing faster. In 1994, P&G spent $2.3 million on newspaper ads and virtually nothing on outdoor. P&G spent $4.5 million on newspapers through September, according to CMR, up from $1.1 billion for all of '97, and $4.2 million on outdoor through September, up from $3 million in all of '97.
P&G's Agency Renewal program-its current push to reshape the creative process and its relationship with agencies-along with its agency compensation test should provide more impetus for a broader use of such traditional media.
One motivation for those efforts was to get beyond "a 20-plus year dependence upon 30-second television advertising, which a lot of our people have grown up with and are very comfortable with, and a lot of the agency people have grown up with and are very comfortable with," said Robert L. Wehling, P&G's global marketing officer.
"We have to be equally good at outdoor, radio, Internet and all of the different ways to reach the consumer," he said. "In fact, for some of our brands, television may be the third or fourth medium we think about. It shouldn't be the first thing we develop."
Such thinking would be a big shift for many P&G managers and agency creatives, who traditionally developed copy for TV, then magazines, then occasionally other media, said Jim Van Cleave, former VP-media and programming at P&G.
"Agencies would say that they didn't use radio because they didn't have the copy for it," Mr. Van Cleave said.
P&G's Folger's brand has long used radio, but recently has been joined by a host of fledgling P&G brands, such as Millstone coffee and test-market brands Dryel home dry-cleaning kits, Jakada iced coffee, Bounty napkins and Jif Sensations flavored peanut butter.
A 1997 ad for Pantene shampoo from Grey Advertising, New York, ended P&G's long absence from the outdoor medium. Since then, four more P&G brands have added outdoor to their mix, including Millstone, Tide detergent, Oil of Olay skincare products and, most recently, Pert Plus shampoo.
Tide's outdoor campaign recently spilled into newspapers, with a color ad based on the outdoor copy.
Mr. Wehling said the broader use of media really stems from individual decisions by marketing directors and brand managers, rather than any central company directive.
For example, he said P&G's move toward more outdoor advertising started with Pantene's broader strategy of omnipresence through a variety of media.
"And they became omnipresent," he said. "You couldn't escape Pantene billboards and messages."
The executive added that, "as usually happens around here," other P&G brand managers would notice a Pantene sign and say, "Maybe we can do that on Tide or Oil of Olay."
Long term, said P&G VP-Marketing Denis Beausejour, the company's experiment in "media-neutral" agency compensation will generate "significantly more proposals from the agencies about how to . . . meet our consumers where they are, whether that's print or newspaper or billboards or . . . whatever that


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It's 'Back to the Future' madness on the Internet this week.
It's Back to the Future madness this week on the Internet, thanks to the movie's impending Blu-ray release (October 26), and Spike TV got in on the action by corralling MJF to reshoot the movie's teaser as a promo for their Scream awards. (Here's the original if you'd like to compare.)

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Things To Do in NewtownExplore SA's World of Beer
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Where? SAB (South African Breweries) World of Beer, 5 President Street, cnr Ntemi Piliso, Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
When? Tuesday - Saturday, first tour starts at 10h00, last tour starts at 17h00. Closes 18h00. On Tap (Pub & Restaurant): 11h00 - 16h00.
How? Call :+27 (0)11 836 4900. Reservations ext 106 Mon - Fri 08h30- 16h30, Sat ext 115.
How much? Falls into price group R1 to R100 per person. Confirm with the provider.
Overnight? Stay at accommodation in Newtown, in Gauteng
Easily accessible to all beer drinkers in Gauteng, the South African Breweries (SAB) poured a multi million Rand investment into the rejuvenation of Johannesburg City creating the World of Beer.
Celebrating SAB's centenary year the World of Beer was formally opened in 1995 by former President Nelson Mandela and has been informally enjoyed by local and international visitors ever since. South Africa is world renown for its beer and brewing quality and the World of Beer is a world class exploration of beer's world heritage. The 90 minute tour is fun and informative with tour guides bringing to life the details of personalities that pursued beer brewing in South Africa.
Watch through 3D glasses as Egyptians pioneer beermaking and trace its flow through Ancient Mesopotamia, Africa and Europe. Touch leaves in the Greenhouse where a tangible display of the green plants that constitute raw beer ingredients grow. Duck through the doorway of a quirky recreated township Shebeen (South African rural bar) and visit history in the nostalgic old town tavern replica named Heritage Hall.
Watch as the majestic Brew House and Maltings facilities impress in function and design. Lightboxes reflect beer lessons, touch screen terminals flash beer packaging through the ages and arc cinema screens reveal community development. Multimedia displays create interactive experiences throughout the tour but the best interactive experience is between beer and mouth while refreshing on two free frosty beers in a complimentary World of Beer glass at the tour finishing point and pub, On Tap.
Take home a momento from the Tangards and Toggs shop with clothing, caps, glasses and accessories branded in your favorite South African beer logo. Make beer and friends at one of South Africa's top two tourist rated experiences, the SAB World of Beer.
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Chinese scientists have devised a set of new methods to recover indium from used LCD screens, hoping to develop a closed-loop recycling process before the world's reserves of the rare metal run out.
The team from the School of Environment of Tsinghua University in Beijing tested 18 methods for removing indium from discarded LCD screens and displays. The methods involved crushing and grinding the LCD glass into particles less than 75 micrometres in size. The researchers then soaked the particles in a sulphuric acid solution at a temperature of 50 ºC.
The set of experiments rendered promising results.
"All the obtained results and findings could contribute to affording a closed-loop recycling process for waste LCDs and sustainable development of indium industries," the researchers stated in a report published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
With the electronics industry selling millions of gadgets equipped with LCD screens, displays and panels of various sizes every year, there could easily be supply problems within the next 20 years if a sustainable way of indium recycling is not developed, some estimates suggest.
Indium is used in LCD screens in the form of a thin film of indium tin-oxide which acts as a transparent conductive coating. Recycling of the material is only in its earliest stages at present.
In China - currently the world's most dynamic electronics market - it is estimated that 100 million TVs, computers and laptops will be thrown away between 2014 and 2020.


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If you're wondering "what is the best GPS for my car?", it can be a daunting process to find the answer since there are a host of GPS devices out there. Your main concern, of course, is the level of detail, the ease of use and the quality of directions is given to you by the device. Additional features like optional information about surrounding establishments and cool graphics take a backseat to the actual purpose of buying a GPS device, which is to get to your destination as quickly and as efficiently as possible.
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Garmin Nuvi 205W
For people who like sleek and compact devices, the Garmin Nuvi 205W is the perfect GPS device for cars. Even with a compact design, it still features a large widescreen display that offers brilliant colors and a bright view of map details, photos, and driving directions. By default, it offers turn-by-turn driving directions featuring millions of possible destinations and maps located in different parts of Europe, the U.S., and Canada. It is also capable of using MSN Direct services, so if you are more comfortable with the data provided by that service, you are free to use it with the Nuvi 205W, available at Amazon.com for $84.
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Garmin Nuvi 3790T
Garmin Nuvi 3790T offers a wide range of helpful features like voice-activated navigation, multi-touch glass display, myTrends, trafficTrends, nüRoute technology, lane assist with junction view, 3D building and terrain view, and hands-free calling compatibility. You are also treated with subscription-free traffic alerts. With this suite of features at your disposal, the Nüvi 3790T is the ultimate companion on the road because it offers easy navigation without requiring too much effort from you, which is a very important thing--especially if the one doing the navigating is also the one doing the driving. Its thin design also makes it visually appealing as well as easy to handle. Amazon lists it at $372.
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Motonav TN765t
Its large display makes the Motonav TN765t a great navigation companion whether you have company in the car or if you are driving alone. Hands-free calling and voice-activated navigation also make the whole navigation and communication process easy and safe. This GPS device does not just help you get to where you are headed in the most efficient manner, it also gives you suggestions on where you could visit on the way to your destination by providing information about different locations around you as you go along the road. Another strength for this navigation tool is the option to view streaming traffic, which means you will always have access to live information about traffic conditions, giving you a clearer view of what route you should take. Buy it for $136 from Amazon.
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Magellan RoadMate 1700
Not only does the Magellan RoadMate provide useful information about road conditions and efficient directions that you can take to reach a certain destination, it also allows you to bookmark places. This gives you an easier time in navigating toward the places you usually go to, especially if you are not really familiar with the place but you are totally in love with it. The AAA TourBook feature gives you insight on the best places to eat, shop, sleep and be entertained in your current location. Like the Motonav above, this unit sells for $136 on Amazon.
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TomTom XL 340 S
One of the products that you should consider when you are asking yourself "What is the best GPS for my car?" is the TomTom XL 340 S. One of the reasons for this is its accurate driving directions that give you actual names of streets rather than general directions when turning. Viewing the display screen is also a pleasant experience since it offers a large display. It is easy to use even with advanced features like lane guidance and text-to-speech operations. Amazon sells it for less than the manufacturer's suggested retail price.
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Cooperative Development
Why is transformation needed in this program area?
A strengthened cooperative sector can play an instrumental role in agricultural transformation through effective input delivery to smallholder farmers. At the same time, coops can create an organized outlet for surplus agricultural produce by acting as an agent of aggregation, market orientation and commercialization.
Many countries with vibrant agriculture sectors clearly illustrate the role that farmer organizations and cooperatives can play to support farmers in earning a greater share of their final produce through collective marketing and economies of scale. In countries such as the Republic of Korea, The Netherlands, India and Thailand, value addition and marketing of a significant percentage of smallholder farmer production has been done through cooperatives. In countries that have undergone rapid agricultural transformation, the total output marketing share of cooperatives was relatively high in their takeoff phase to accelerate development.
In Ethiopia, farmers' cooperatives currently account for the primary channel through which agricultural inputs reach farmers. However, many studies and diagnostics have determined that cooperatives could undertake this function more effectively. The opportunity on the output marketing side is even greater. Although farmers' cooperatives in Ethiopia currently account for less than 20% of the marketed outputs, their members tend to achieve a higher premium price of nearly 10%.
Despite these opportunities, the cooperatives sector as a whole is very far from the level of performance necessary to provide the expected contribution to transformation of the country's agricultural system. Aside from cooperatives in certain cash crops, there is much to be done to improve the operational competency on basic input distribution and output marketing functions of many cooperatives around the country.
What are the objectives of this program area during GTP II?
The objective of this program during GTP II is to create a well-functioning cooperative sector that helps smallholder farmers and agro pastoralists to increase their yields and incomes by: 1) transforming cooperatives into competitive and efficient business oriented entities, and 2) enhancing cooperatives' human, institutional and infrastructure capacity.
What are the focus areas of this program?
Based on its objectives, the Cooperatives Development program area has planned to focus on two main deliverables during the GTP II period.
1. Enhance the cooperative promotion sector's capacity in order to transform cooperatives into market oriented entities. Currently in Ethiopia, the main role of cooperatives is to address input distribution, with only minimal focus on output marketing. Transforming cooperatives into market-oriented entities can be achieved by enhancing institutional capacity for promotion sector HR, raising awareness of the benefits of cooperatives output marketing to the public, development partners and senior policy makers, enhancing the organizational and management capabilities of cooperatives at all levels, supporting cooperatives to increase the proportion of women and youth as both members and in leadership positions, and expanding commission-based output marketing to enhance the role of cooperatives in output marketing. It is also important to develop mechanisms to ensure access to finance, in order for cooperatives to engage in input and output marketing and value addition.
2. Expand cooperatives' human, institutional and infrastructure capacity. Although cooperatives often have ample marketable output, many lack important infrastructure (like storage and value addition facilities) to effectively market smallholder farmers' produce. To address this issue, the Cooperatives Storage project plans to improve cooperative marketing infrastructure through the construction of warehouses and cold stores, the use of effective storage practices and technologies, improved logistics, and enhanced marketing centers. This will also be supported by activities to build the human capacity and systems necessary to effectively manage and take full advantage of these infrastructure enhancements.


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Report: CMS hospital star ratings wrong for two yearsJune 18, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has miscalculated hospital star ratings for two years, according to a startling report published by Modern Healthcare Friday.
How will PBJ impact Five-Star staffing? Would you like one lump or two?March 30, 2018
We don't know when, and we don't know how, but when Payroll-Based Journal staffing data replaces the data currently being captured from CMS Form 671 for calculating Five-Star staffing, we are likely going to take several lumps.
Great associates are sought from the top downMay 01, 2015
A prosperous community environment beginning with the top leadership is something that many organizations tout, but here at La Posada, a community in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, it's something that we truly live by.
More changes ahead for the current ratings system: fedsApril 06, 2015
Staffing and retention rates are expected to be added to the Nursing Home Compare website in 2016.
Officials: More additions and rebasings of nursing home ratings to comeFebruary 23, 2015
Nearly one-third of the nation's skilled nursing facilities lost a rating star due purely to administrative changes Friday, when regulators also emphasized that more quality measures will be added next year — when another round of Five Star scores rebasing also could take place.
Changes to Five Star expected, providers fear lower ratingsFebruary 12, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expected to unveil major changes to Nursing Home Compare today that could cause facilities to lose rating stars, according to industry sources.
New models predict SNF hospital readmission ratesJanuary 21, 2015
If a skilled nursing facility were an overall Five Star performer, you would think that it would provide the best care and have the fewest rehospitalizations, right?
AHCA goes on offense, backs 5 Star auditsNovember 01, 2014
Following victories such as the newly signed IMPACT Act, provider advocates now will be more aggressive on Capitol Hill, leaders of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living said at their annual convention last month in Washington, D.C.
New hospice comparison tool uses government info, Washington Post calls for more transparencyOctober 28, 2014
In the absence of a hospice consumer guide from the government, The Washington Post has created one using available Medicare data. The newspaper unveiled the quality tool Sunday, in an article criticizing a lack of transparency around hospice quality.
Providers should expect 'disruption' but are ready for Five Star changes, Parkinson saysOctober 10, 2014
Coming changes to the Five Star rating system for nursing homes will "cause some disruption," but many long-term care providers already are on track, according to American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson.
Why the New York Times' 'hatchet job' shows better days are coming to long-term careAugust 26, 2014
A pall hangs over this sector at the moment, thanks to the New York Times.
Plan of correction can be anything but, as this provider learns the hard wayApril 28, 2014
Justice has an odd way of showing itself if you're a nursing facility that disagrees with a deficiency citation but decides to work with inspectors to clear your name. You're not going to believe this one.


text: Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Marijuana How old do I have to be to be a Medical Patient? You have to be 18 year + to shop by yourself at a Medical Dispensary with a medical card. Is there a Discount for Veterans? Yes! at Rino Supply we offer 10% off the entire purchase for our beloved Vets (no other Discounts apply) How much MMJ can I buy in a day? Every MMJ Patient has a plant count, the average MMJ patients plant count is 6 plants and 2 ounces. Some patients have a EPC (Extended Plant Count) which the doctor will prescribe more. Can I make multiple purchases in one day? Yes you can! As long as you don't go over your allotted plant count (Normal plant count is 6 Plants / 2 Ounces). Does your pricing include TAX? All of our prices are TAX included! My card is damaged/lost/stolen but I've been in before can you still see me if you have a copy of my card/ID? NO, the state requires a valid MMJ Card & State issued ID at all times to shop, however we are happy to provide you with the proper paperwork and instructions for getting a new one. Does Rino honor High Plant Counts? We typically do, although we cannot guarantee. Feel free to give us a call or come to the store and we will happily assist. Can I renew my medical card with RiNo? We cannot do renewals in-store, however you may contact us and we can give you some credible recommendations. Why does Indica make you sleepy and Sativa make you energized? The high produced from smoking Indica bud is a strong physical body high that will make you sleepy or 'couch-locked' and provides a deep relaxation feeling compared to a Sativa high, which is known to be more energetic and uplifting. What Are The Benefits of Indica? Relieves body pain Relaxes muscles Relieves spasms, reduces seizures Relieves headaches and migraines Relieves anxiety or stress What Are The Benefits of Sativa? Feelings of well-being and at-ease Up-lifting and cerebral thoughts Stimulates and energizes Increases focus and creativity Fights depression What is the difference between CBD&THC and why should I care? Cannabidiol — CBD— is a cannabis compound that has significant medical benefits, but does not make people feel "stoned" and can actually counteract the psychoactivity of THC. THC is the main psychoactive component of the marijuana plant. In other words, THC is the primary agent responsible for creating the "high" feeling associated with marijuana use. The effects of THC include: Relaxation Altered senses of sight, smell, and hearing Fatigue Hunger Reduced aggression The effects of CBD include: Reduction of psychotic symptoms Relief from convulsions and nausea Decreased anxiety Decreased inflammation Where in Denver Can I Smoke? Just because cannabis is legal to purchase and possess in Colorado, there are only a few legal places to consume cannabis. You can consume cannabis in the privacy of your home, hotel (if you book your room at one of the few that will allow consumption), a private (NOT FOR HIRE) limousine/bus, private events. #CONSUMERESPONSIBLY What are my restrictions on growing Cannabis in Denver Colorado? Adult residents can grow up to 6 marijuana plants per person, with no more than 3 in the mature/flowering stage at any time. No more than 12 total plants are allowed per residence regardless of the number of adults living there. Marijuana plants must be kept in an enclosed, locked area. Take extra precautions to ensure that only authorized adults have access to the marijuana plants. You must be 21 and older to have or use retail marijuana. Children and pets should be kept away from plants at all times. What are is difference between Medical and Recreational Marijuana? Only licensed retail marijuana stores may sell retail marijuana, and only to those 21 and older. Medical marijuana requires a state red card, which can only be obtained by Colorado residents with a recommendation from a doctor that a patient suffers from a debilitating medical condition that may benefit from medical marijuana. Medical marijuana patients can obtain marijuana from a licensed center, a primary caregiver or self-grow. For more information about medical marijuana, please visit the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment. How do I legally drive with Cannabis? Marijuana may be carried in cars but it may not be in an open container and cannot cross state boundaries. It is illegal to use or consume marijuana in a motor vehicle and it is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana. It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana and it can result in a DUI, just like alcohol. Anyone with 5 nanograms or more of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (known as THC) per milliliter in whole blood (CRS 42-4-1301) while driving can be arrested for DUI. The consequences of DUI is dependent on the driver but they can include fines, jail time and a revoked license.


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Haunted Houses & Halloween Attractions in Connecticut
Connecticut is home to a number of Halloween attractions both family-friendly and spooky for the most daring of thrill seekers spanning from Stamford, Darien, Norwalk, Westport, Fairfield, and Bridgeport in the Fairfield Region; New Haven; Mystic, New London; Mashantucket; Uncasville; Hartford; to Danbury, Waterbury, Bantam, Kent and Torrington in the Litchfield Region. CTHauntedHouses.com is the place to find all the adventure and action this Halloween season whether you're looking for Haunted Houses, Scream Parks, Haunted Mazes or Pumpkin Patches and Fun Halloween Parties & Parades!
Factory of Terror West Warwick, RI
Located in West Warwick
* Ghost Cemetery at Centerville Falls * Psycho Alley * Dracula's Hideaway * 4D Black Out * Asylum of Screaming Souls Read More
Nightmare Acres
Located in South Windsor
Come visit the place where nightmares become a reality. Read More
Ghost Ship Harbor
Located in Quincy
Ghost Ship Harbor??? is your last hope for survival. A plague has broken out on Land and all hell has broken loose. Authorities are commissioning a decommissioned ship called the USS Salem. A ship that was once the prize of the fleet! The ship will be leaving port October 31st so you must get on before that if you want to survive. We will be checking people to make sure the virus does not ge... Read More
Factory of Terror Fall River, MA
Located in Fall River
Haunted House in Fall River MA Upscale haunted house with 30 rooms of terror. This factory building has been abandoned and haunted for the past 100 years with passageways behind the spirit filled walls and underground tunnels, one of which leads to Lizzie's bedroom where the infamous murders took place. Bring a friend! You'll see why! Read More
Nightmare On Wolcott Street
Located in Waterbury
Indoor haunted house with over 55 rooms to leave you terrified.This indoor haunted attraction with chainsaws, animatronics, mice spiders,live characters and much much more! Read More
Field of Screams
Located in West Greenwich
Closed today. Next open 10/5/18
Doom and gloom begin in the path of fright from the sunset to darkness which the twilight prevails. Unseen voices whisper from the dead trees, a chill is in the air, an eerie howl can be heard.... Strange sounds are everywhere. Ghouls, zombies and disembodied spirits are just waiting for you to visit. Field of Screams offers: Three haunted attractions - The Haunted Insane A... Read More
Haunted Isle
Located in East Haven
Legend has it that somewhere in the woods behind the Trolley Museum, lurk the things that nightmares are made of. This October, a trolley will carry passengers down the tracks to the gate. The choice is yours... enter if you dare! The Haunted Isle is back this year and better than ever. A visit to the Haunted Isle remains an affordable way to get scared sleepless. Good walking ... Read More
Fright Haven
Located in Stratford
Fright Haven is CT's largest & scariest indoor haunted attraction "back from the dead" with 20,000 square feet of scares, chills and thrills. The only world-class professional haunt between New York and Central CT, Fright Haven has been resurrected after laying dormant for nearly a decade. With features such as an old-school "Dark Manor" Victorian haunted house filled with ghosts, vampires and z... Read More
Factory of Terror Worcester MA
Located in Worcester
Factory of Terror is New England's premier haunted house. Now 3 Exciting Haunted Attraction Locations!! Factory of Terror Fall River,Ma. & Factory of Terror Worcester, MA. These Factory Buildings have been abandoned and Haunted for the past 100 years with Dark passageways behind Creepy Spirit filled walls and underground Tunnels... Bring a Friend, You'll see why !! Factory of T... Read More
Legends of Fear - Fairview Tree Farm
Located in Shelton
Haunted Hayride Celebrating 21 Years! Experience one of the most unique haunted traditions in New England. Board our tractor pulled hay wagons into our fields and forest of fear for thirty minutes of spine chilling fun. You may try and huddle together for safety, but in our domain we live to hear you scream! Into the darkness you will descend imprisoned on our sinister ride… deeper ... Read More
Located in Hamden
The Dark Maze of Creeperum features numerous nightmares, loops and false directions as its name implies. Suspenseful with randomly dispersed encounters with an amazing assortment of unexpected entities of the night, it doesn't take long for emotions to take a downward turn into fear as you wander in the barely lit darkness searching for a way out. Occasionally, faint glimpses of light ... Read More
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- CT Trolley Museum Presents Rails to the Darkside
- Factory of Terror Fall River, MA
- Haunted Isle
- The Haunted Graveyard
- Haunted Theater: Never-Ending Nightmare
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- Legends of Fear - Fairview Tree Farm
- Nightmare On Wolcott Street
- Field of Screams
- Factory of Terror Worcester MA
- Factory of Terror West Warwick, RI
- Nightmare Acres
- Haunted Miniature Golf
- Creeperum
- Evidence of Evil
- Nightmare on Main: Hauntings Unearthly Tales from Connecticut's Past
- Harrybrooke Park Haunted Trail
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- The Haunted Graveyard
- The Connecticut Renaissance Faire
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- Field of Screams
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- Field of Screams
- Hayes Corn Maze
- Nathan Hale Homestead Haunted Corn Maze
- Wells Hollow Farm & Creamery Corn Maze
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- Trail of Terror
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- The Haunted Graveyard
- Fright Haven
- Legends of Fear - Fairview Tree Farm
- A Haunting at Mill Hill
- Factory of Terror Worcester MA
- Factory of Terror West Warwick, RI
- Nathan Hale Homestead Haunted Corn Maze
- Haunted River: Ghostly Tales and Valley Lore
- Harrybrooke Park Haunted Trail
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- The Connecticut Renaissance Faire
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Jason thank you so much for making such an easy to use machine. It has saved so much time and has allowed me to make all sorts of bath bombs. The machine has allowed me to make dozens in minutes, thus saving time. At first I had to adjust my oil to water ratio due to the warm weather. But once I got that figured out, I received perfect bath bombs, that didn't crack or fall apart. My customers prefer the ones made by the bath bomb machine, as it packs them hard and lasts a lot longer when dissolved in water. My family and friends are also amazed by the machine. My family thinks this is one of the best inventions ever. You are a genius. And has been a great investment for my soap business.
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With the same recipe, I am able to turn out 30 bath bombs over 12 - 14 with old mold.
We displayed a few at Market Saturday for a sneak peak and I sold every last one, but came home with a full stock of the old bath bombs.
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NWS: Flash flood watch for several southeast La. parishes
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for several areas of southeastern Louisiana through Thursday evening.
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A scientific report published in 1936 revealed that when the front portion of rat pituitaries was homogenized and the extract injected into other rats, they became diabetic. Oxytocin derives from the pituitary gland, and although present in the rear of the pituitary, which was not selected for use in the experiments, the two halves of a pituitary are poorly defined and therefore difficult to separate. This could have resulted in contamination of the test material with oxytocin, or alternatively, may mean that one or several of the hormones present in the anterior portion of the pituitary may be diabetogenic.
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TORONTO — The Salvation Army warehouse boss recently dismissed after $2 million worth of donated toys and other goods vanished now faces three criminal charges.
David Rennie, 51, who surrendered to police Monday, is charged with theft over $5,000, possession of stolen goods and criminal breach of trust. He was released on his own recognizance and will return to court Jan. 4.
Staff-Insp. Tony Riviere said police "anticipate further arrests" in what he told QMI Agency was an "atrocious" scheme to steal donated items and sell them for profit.
Suspended in September after a Salvation Army "whistleblower" alerted officials, Rennie — the former executive director at the facility used to store bulk donations — was fired recently after an internal audit revealed toys went missing over the past two years.
Staff-Sgt. James Gotell told reporters that in his 23 years with Toronto Police, "I haven't seen anything like this magnitude before."
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Riviere said detectives seized more than 150 skids of toys, food and other items from a Toronto warehouse and a Brampton, Ont., cold storage facility over the weekend.
Two Canadian-made bicycles donated by Premier Dalton McGuinty for a Christmas drive were among the recovered donations.
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The beta version of the Science Fiction Encylopedia is now online. Other than some formatting and layout issues (long entries are not easy to read) it's pretty functional, at least for a beta. However, we do have one complaint. How can the 1980 cinematic masterpiece Flash Gordon earn little more than a footnote? For shame!
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To be honest, when I was growing up, I wanted to be a doctor and I was almost always the representative to Science fairs and Math competitions. My interest kinda shifted in high school and I was considered as one of the more prolific journalists and artists in the campus. I enjoyed school sooo much I felt the calling to become a teacher. Do you believe in being left-brained or right-brained? If you're anything like me, you would have taken those tests on Facebook that tell you which one you are. Well, results revealed I'm 57% left-brained and 43% right-brained. Though praised for my creative lessons and activities, in 2015, I was made the Primary School Science Coordinator of my school here in Melbourne.
I actually have a Certificate IV in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from Chisholm here in Melbourne and a Bachelor of Secondary Education (Major in English, Minor in Journalism) degree from the University of the Philippines.
I'm a wifey to a committed and super funny husband and a mommy to an uber active and sweet little girl. We live on a ten-acre farm here in the Land Down Under with a dozen chickens, several cows, two alpacas, and a flock of white sheep. I love hearing students' laughter and seeing their faces light up when they finally figured out something. I also feel really blessed for being able to share my passion for creating Science and Math jewels to teachers like you and students all over the world. It's like living a charmed life! I'm sooo happy to connect with you! Thanks for being a blessing! :)
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Colors, shapes, fine motor skills, counting, we can do so much with construction paper and glue!
|Tearing paper to make a blue and purple kite
|Happy to tear paper! (he just doesn't know it's also good for strengthening those hands!)
|Gluing the kite together
|Stickers are really popular with these two
Both the kids can count to four, sometimes independently, sometimes needing a little assistance. It's lots of fun to hear their little voices.
|We've been able to add some gross motor, walking with Isaiah!
Isaiah is really into the color yellow lately. Sometimes his color recognition kind of comes and goes, but it's definitely expanding. When he's "on" he can get red, blue, green, yellow and even orange! In this picture you can see the "stop light" that I made for the kids to practice matching, identifying and counting colors. Nadia really enjoyed it and played with it several times. Isaiah matched the colors just right! He can match his colors almost 100% of the time.
|"The Wheels on the Bus" was a book one week, but we have the real thing! This bus "sings" the fun song
Once, while painting, Nadia fell out of her chair. (she was fine, don't panic) She started crying more when I tried to comfort her because she thought I was going to make her stop painting! As soon as she got back to work, she immediately calmed down.
|Painting, painting, painting. We've been doing lots and lots of projects with painting.
|Shh, it's a surprise!
|And lots of play-doh!
We've enjoyed some great play dates with our new friends, too! We are so thankful for the new friends God has brought into our lives.
There's so much more I could tell you, but that's all for now. We're officially on break, and I'm looking forward to planning more fun learning for next year. Maybe I'll even make the time to share our learning, but don't hold your breath. Just know we're having fun!
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Blake originally visited Ryan back at the end of October for a Saturday and Sunday weekend visit for his birthday. She even bought him a special birthday present!
Ryan is currently in Boston filming for his upcoming film R.I.P.D.


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HELENA — State lawmakers Tuesday queried the Schweitzer administration's top health official about plans to hire a private company to manage part of Medicaid, asking why the administration hasn't had a more public discussion on the proposal.
"Why wouldn't we reach out as early as possible to include people who had experience with prior managed care, the providers and the recipients of services?" asked Sen. Dave Wanzenried, D-Missoula.
The Legislative Finance Committee also heard from health care providers and former officials who experienced the state's 1995 foray into private management of Medicaid for the mentally ill — and how it became a disaster for its low-income patients and their providers.
Kathy McGowan, who represents several mental health centers in the state, said the East Coast contractor promised greater access to services for patients and no cuts in care. Instead, the system devolved into a mismanaged mess where patients often couldn't get care and providers weren't getting paid, she said.
"Yes, there is a lot of cynicism out there," she said. "I think we have to be careful about our next relationship. ... The best thing about their plan was when we saw their taillights going east. That's not an exaggeration."
Anna Whiting Sorrell, director of the state Department of Public Health and Human Services, told the panel that the Schweitzer administration hopes to ask for contract proposals by January for a private firm to manage Medicaid in a five-county region.
The demonstration project would cover all Medicaid services in Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Pondera, Teton and Judith Basin counties.
Medicaid is the state-federal program that pays medical bills for the poor and disabled, covering about 100,000 Montanans statewide.
The private company likely would be paid a certain amount of money per patient and then "manage" care for those patients, directing them to lower-cost care and saving money for the state and the company.
Sorrell said the contract will require at least a 10 percent savings and coverage of all Medicaid services.
She said she knows managed care has a "bad reputation " in Montana and that the proposal is a bold plan, but that the Medicaid program will be facing rising costs and requires "bold action."
The Gazette State Bureau reported last month that the Schweitzer administration had discussed possible managed-care plans for Medicaid as early as August 2009, with one proposal coming from managed-care giant Centene Corp., based in St. Louis.
Montana health care providers said they hadn't been involved in any of the talks and knew nothing of the plan.
When asked why the administration hadn't reached out to include providers and consumer groups in the discussion, Sorrell said outreach occurred "as early as possible," and that doing it before the governor had formulated the plan "would not be appropriate."
Schweitzer invited some provider groups and consumers to a meeting last week at the Capitol, where, in front of reporters, he lectured them about the benefits of the plan and how Medicaid costs need to be examined and contained.
Providers said afterward that they still hadn't seen details of any plan.
Rep. Jon Sesso, D-Butte, also asked whether a new, private managed-care contractor might disrupt programs already in place that are working, such as a statewide effort by community health centers to manage high-cost patients on Medicaid.
Sorrell said private insurers already have many "provider networks" and that the new contractor would be working through or arranging its own network of providers, and doing so with a cost benefit to the state. She also suggested that the contractor might look to incorporate the health centers' program in its management plan.


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Today my mind was jogged by another entry in a sister web diary here at the Sri Chinmoy Centre website. More sprinted than jogged really, and straight between the "uprights" with egg-shaped "ball" in single hand, for the recollection is of Colin "Pinetree" Meads—New Zealand and possibly the world's greatest rugby player ever.
It was during a nationwide mid-winter power crisis several years back, when the lakes of the South Island—source of much of our hydro-electricity—had almost run dry, and a national newspaper ran a story quoting prominent New Zealanders on what they were doing personally to avert calamity.
The substance of the article is mostly irrelevant—no doubt the Prime Minister was wearing an extra pair of slippers, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performed her concerts by candle-light that year—of interest is the fact that it spawned a second, even bigger story: namely what the current All Black Captain—he of hair-product and sports-car fame, and past captain and "Legend" with a capital "L"—Colin Meads, were doing to avert an "All Black winter".
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What: "The Green Mile," director Frank Darabont's 1999 adaptation of Stephen King's death row novel, starring Michael Clarke Duncan and Tom Hanks.
When: Saturday (Setp. 26) at 6 p.m., and repeated at 9:30 p.m.
Where: Bravo.
Why: Any credible conversation about the best movie based on a King work has to include this multiple Oscar nominee -- along with "The Shawshank Redemption," "Stand by Me," "Misery" and "The Shining."
Below, find The Times-Picayune's original reviews of "The Green Mile," "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Misery."
By Michael Kleinschrodt, The Times-Picayune
Friday, December 10, 1999
Horror meister Stephen King sends movie director Frank Darabont back to prison for "The Green Mile, " a haunting story set on Louisiana Death Row in 1935. The movie repeats the success the team enjoyed with 1994's "The Shawshank Redemption," an uplifting prison drama that starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.
In "The Green Mile, " an old musical on television triggers traumatic memories for a nursing home resident who tells a friend about his days as the chief guard on Death Row at the fictional Louisiana State Penitentiary at Cold Mountain, near Vicksburg, Miss. The movie's title comes from the long, green-tiled hallway through which inmates must walk on their way to the electric chair.
Guard Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) is doing the best he can in the only job he could get at the height of the Great Depression. He treats those on Death Row - both the inmates and his fellow guards - with dignity and fairness. He faces a crisis of conscience when John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a mentally impaired gentle giant, is sentenced to die for the rape and murder of two young girls. When Edgecomb realizes that Coffey possesses a special gift, he comes to doubt the man's guilt despite the overwhelming evidence against Coffey.
As if that's not enough to fry Edgecomb's brain, he also has to control sadistic (but politically connected) guard Percy Wetmore (Doug Hutchison), psychopathic inmate William "Wild Bill" Wharton (Sam Rockwell) and Cajun inmate Eduard "Del" Delacroix (Michael Jeter), who has turned a mouse into Death Row's mascot, Mr. Jingles.
As you'd expect, Hanks is magnificent as the conflicted guard. No doubt he'll be nominated for an Oscar - again. I only hope his nomination doesn't come at Duncan's expense.
Duncan, who has played bouncers in "Bulworth" and "A Night at the Roxbury" and a spacebound roustabout in "Armageddon, " is a revelation as the condemned Coffey. Nothing in his previous roles suggests the subtlety and richness of emotion he achieves in "The Green Mile."
Hutchison and Jeter also turn in particularly memorable performances. Hutchison, who is best known as one of the redneck rapists in "A Time To Kill" and as liver-eating mutant Eugene Toomes on television's "The X-Files, " could well capture an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in "The Green Mile." Like Ralph Fiennes' character in "Schindler's List, " Hutchison's Wetmore is evil personified as he gets a little too much enjoyment out of chanting "dead man walking" and sabotaging the electric chair to make executions more painful.
In fact, this may be the movie's only downside. The depictions of the electrocutions are graphic, extremely so in one case. Consider yourself warned. (I'll overlook the movie's unseemly preoccupation with Edgecomb's bladder infection early on.)
It's a testament to the movie's quality that so many A-list actors appear in small roles, including James Cromwell, Gary Sinise, Graham Greene and Harry Dean Stanton.
Sharp eyes will notice native New Orleanian Patricia Clarkson as Melinda Moores, Cromwell's wife. Hers is the proverbial small but pivotal role, and she handles it well.
Although the movie's running time tops three hours, audiences won't feel as if they are serving a life sentence. The performances are mesmerizing, and the story is thoroughly engrossing even if the ending doesn't quite work.
By David Baron, The Times-Picayune
Friday, October 7, 1994
There's a fine line between honest sentiment and unwelcome sentimentality, and some who see "The Shawshank Redemption" - a prison drama with an unabashedly upbeat message about the durability of the human spirit - will argue that writer-director Frank Darabont's movie crosses that line. Were this film not so beautifully fashioned and so powerfully understated, I might be tempted to agree with them.
Instead, I suspect Darabont's 2 12 -hour feature - based on the 1982 Stephen King story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" - may be the most affecting mainstream picture about the perseverance of hope behind bars since John Frankenheimer's "Birdman of Alcatraz."
This is the luminous story of a friendship that endures for two decades of grim incarceration - a friendship that helps both friends not merely to survive, but to dream. Its principals are Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a shy New England banker who has been wrongfully convicted of the murders of his unfaithful wife and her lover, and a seasoned lifer named Red (Morgan Freeman) who functions as the fixer at the maximum security facility where the tale takes place.
Darabont uses the luxury of a longer-than-usual running time to develop the film's central friendship with extraordinary subtlety and care. Though Andy is an introvert and Red is at least outwardly more easygoing, both are emotionally guarded, immensely prideful men in a setting where mistrust is the order of the day.
As Andy and Red cement an unlikely bond that transcends differences of age, race and personality, mental tugs-of-war with the prison's cruel chief guard (Clancy Brown) and crafty, Bible-thumping warden (Bob Gunton) enable the younger man to improve both his own lot and that of his buddies "inside." A final determination of Andy's fate (and Red's), however, ultimately hinges on one of the more extravagant - and magical - plot twists in recent memory.
Darabont's film bends the rules of prison narratives to the viewer's advantage by pursuing one major subplot (the tragic "freeing" of an aging con who's superbly played by James Whitmore) beyond the walls of the penal institution. And it takes risks with an ending that, while almost unbearably poignant, can be faulted as unnecessarily tidy.
On the other hand, "The Shawshank Redemption" offers Robbins an ideal vehicle to strengthen his credentials as a serious dramatic performer . . . and allows Freeman (who deserves an Oscar nomination for his most deeply felt turn since "Driving Miss Daisy") to reaffirm his very secure stature as one of the pre-eminent screen actors of our time.
By David Baron, The Times-Picayune
Tuesday, December 4, 1990
In the new movie "Misery, " A wildly successful romance novelist named Paul Sheldon (James Caan) has just finished his latest book. But the new, untitled script isn't another in Sheldon's hugely popular Misery Chastain series. Instead, it's a personal story he has neglected writing for years because of the incessant demand for new Misery books.
Determined that his most beloved heroine will haunt him no longer, Sheldon has killed Misery off in the soon-to-be-published final installment of the series. But this move to show the world his "real" self is soon to have unforeseen consequences.
Driving home from a snowbound Western lodge, the author is forced off the road by a fierce blizzard and plummets to the bottom of a steep ravine. He survives the crash, but blacks out before being pulled from the wreckage. And when he awakens he's in the home of his "No. 1 fan, " Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates), a plump middled-aged nurse bent on speeding his recovery.
Alas, Sheldon's leading admirer thinks the final Misery Chastain novel is a ghastly mistake. Misery, she tells him, simply isn't supposed to die. And when the writer lets her read his latest work, she wigs out over its grittiness and profanity. Soon enough, Annie is revealed as, er, less than stable, and Sheldon, lying helpless with massive injuries, realizes he's her prisoner.
So far so good in Rob Reiner's film version of "Misery, " which is what's known in the movie trade as a crowd-pleaser. Reiner's tense adaptation of Stephen King's first satisfying screen yarn in years is superbly paced, chock full of devilish plot twists and capable of lifting audiences inches off their seats.
Virtually a two-character piece (Richard Farnsworth and Frances Sternhagen play the largely gratuitous roles of a country sheriff and his wife; Lauren Bacall has a cameo as Sheldon's agent), "Misery" also benefits tremendously from Caan's finely controlled work as the writer and - above all - from Bates' extravagantly mercurial performance in a role that (as scripted by William Goldman) is sometimes too hammy for its own good.
On the minus side, there are too many loopholes and unanswered questions in the movie's plot to allow "Misery" to survive even casual scrutiny of its logic.
Just for starters, it strains credibility that the sheriff, who's convinced Sheldon may have survived the crash, doesn't immediately suspect the area's resident raving lunatic of complicity in the author's disappearance. Somehow, Annie has been acquitted of an almost endless string of gruesome murders; the story fails to explain why. And we never learn whether Annie had had a hand in the accident itself: The plot suggests as much, but leaves the matter maddeningly unresolved.
The verdict on "Misery, " then, is this: See it (if you don't mind the sight of some excruciatingly repellent brutality), but don't think about it for very long after you leave the theater. It's a scary but slender entertainment, and taken for more than it's worth it's likely to come apart at the seams.
"Misery" has been rated R for profanity and intense violence.
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