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Aqua and Red Bow Tie for Dog Collar; Geometric Dog Collar Bow Tie: Cube
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A red and aqua dog collar bow tie from The Petal & Bow! This listing is for the BOW TIE ONLY! Click this link to get it with the collar: https://www.etsy.com/listing/398851779/black-plaid-bow-tie-dog-collar-black-and **Pictured is a large bow tie** - - - - - - - - What we are made of - - - - - - - - -100% designer cotton fabric lined with interfacing for added support to keeps its shape - Bow tie attached with double sided velcro that wraps around the width of the collar - Fits up to 1 inch wide collar… if your collar width is smaller you can trim the excess velcro to your specific collar width - Larger than 1 inch width? Indicate your collar width in note to seller at checkout - - - - - - - Why The Petal & Bow - - - - - - - - Your pet's comfort, safety, and of course style are key. We shop the trendiest fabrics and styles out there to make your pet the talk of the town! - Durable fabrics and hardware for long wear! All fabric collars, flowers, and bow ties are machine washable. - Made with tons of love and passion for our fashionable pets! woof! - - - - - - - Bow Tie Sizing - - - - - - - The bow ties are available in 3 different sizes (lengths): **SMALL 3 inch **MEDIUM 4 inch **LARGE 5 inch Please Note: Pattern placement will vary slightly between each handmade item. Please keep in mind that color on your computer screen may vary slightly. If you have questions regarding colors please send a conversation. - - - - - - Bow Tie Care - - - - - - - - All fabric collars, flowers, and bow ties can be machine washed on a gentle cycle, cold water, and air dried. - An iron can be taken to the collar and flower tips to keep them looking fresh! Do NOT touch iron to plastic buckles and velcro strips. - Spray all fabric collars, flowers, and bow ties with Scotchgard fabric protector spray. Want to see more from The Petal & Bow Collection? https://www.etsy.com/shop/thepetalandbow Thank you for visiting The Petal & Bow <3

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In addition to having the region's most affordable tuition, we offer thousands of dollars in scholarships every year. Learn more about scholarships and aid to help you on your path to becoming a dentist.
Pre-Dentistry Program
About the Pre-Dentistry Program
Make people smile! That will be your job as a dentist. Or at least you'll make their smile shine brighter. To become a dentist, you'll start your path toward a dentistry degree by studying biology at Wayne State. You'll develop a broad understanding of anatomy and physiology, biological systems and structures, as well as some chemistry and physics. You can graduate with your undergraduate degree from WSC and then be ready for graduate work in dental school to earn your DDS degree.
Percent of recent WSC graduates employed or in graduate school
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Fast Facts
Degrees offered: This program is set up so you can receive your B.A. or B.S. from Wayne State, then be ready to move on to graduate work at a professional dentistry school.
Suggested courses of study at WSC: Biology
Hours required:
For major: 42-56, plus one year of clinical experience
General education: 30
To graduate from WSC: 120
School: Natural and Social Sciences
Department: Life Sciences
Popular minors: Chemistry, Spanish, Business Administration
Scholarships and Aid
Our Focus is Results
Wayne State has the keys to your success and offers just what you need to become well prepared for the real world.
Skills Learned
- Human anatomy and physiology
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Our faculty are accomplished, with 87% of our full-time faculty having the highest degree in their field. Several are highly regarded as experts and have been recognized with notable honors and awards. And with a low student-to-faculty ratio, you'll be sure to receive an excellent education in a personalized setting with a friendly atmosphere.
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At Wayne State College, you'll have opportunities to enhance your education by participating in clubs, organizations, activities, and more.
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Make a difference in the community while learning skills you can apply toward your future career. Wayne State's Service-Learning program has received national awards in recognition of outstanding community service, with more than 400 students participating in Service-Learning projects each semester.
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Japanese Verb Forms
To understand any language, including Japanese, you need to know verbs — the words that convey action. Like English verbs, Japanese verbs have a few eccentricities, so you need to keep a few facts in mind when you're dealing with Japanese verbs:
Habitual actions and future actions use the same verb form, so taberu means I eat and I will eat. (You can think of it as the Japanese equivalent of present tense.)
You don't conjugate according to person. It doesn't matter who's eating — you use taberu for I eat, you eat, he/she/it eats, We eat, and they eat.
Use the stem form if you're adding a suffix to show politeness or another condition.
Use the te-form if you're adding another verb or an auxiliary verb to the main verb.
In Japanese, you don't conjugate verbs according to person; rather, you use different forms for present and past tenses, for affirmative and negative statements, for polite and informal speech, and to convey respect. The following table shows the various forms of taberu (to eat).


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Tell Your Computer Who's Boss
This Month, "Save Your Vision"
Most of us work at a computer these days. Unfortunately, too much computer work can harm our vision. Computer-related vision problems are so common, the American Optometric Association has determined that many computer users suffer from Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). Are you one of them?
CVS is comprised of eye and vision problems related to frequent and extensive computer use. Eye strain, blurred vision, dry eyes and a stiff neck are some of the symptoms of CVS. The good news is, a few easy changes can help most issues.
This March, during Save Your Vision Month, simply take the following small steps for healthy computer vision:
Make smart screen adjustments.
The resolution, contrast and glare on your computer screen can wreak havoc on your eyes. You can prevent eye strain and squinting by adjusting your monitor for the highest resolution possible.
- Contrast is the difference in light and dark between the characters and the background—and intense contrast is alarming to your eyes. You should select a contrast that is a comfortable midpoint between bright and dark.
- Glare doesn't help much, either. If overhead lights or nearby windows are causing glare and reflections that decrease your screen visibility, this can make your eyes tired. To reduce glare, use dimmer switches or window shades. You can also move your computer screen so it's out of direct sunshine or bright lights.
Just blink.
It might sound silly, but while you're busy concentrating on your computer task at hand, you may forget to blink. This can cause your eyes to become dry and irritated. "Artificial tear" eye drops can help—just be sure to choose the appropriate kind if you wear contact lenses. If you work from home, you may want to use a humidifier near your desk.
Back away from the computer.
Short, frequent breaks during computer tasks are important to relieve your eye stress. This is especially important if you're intensely focused on a challenging task. Every 20–30 minutes, it's important to get up and walk away. Also, allow your eyes to look into the distance (at least 20 feet away) to give them a rest from close-up work.
Check your prescription.
If you wear glasses (especially bifocals) or contact lenses, your prescription may not be quite right for a computer-related reading task. The distance and angle of a computer screen is usually higher up and farther away than when you're reading a book or newspaper. Simply check with your eye doctor.
Don't skip your annual eye exam!
It's important to keep up to date on eye exams. Your eye doctor may recognize symptoms and give pointers for good eye health. Let him or her know if you work frequently with computers to make sure the contact lenses or glasses you wear are the best for computer tasks.
It's important to take precautions for wellness! By keeping your eyes and body in good health, you'll be able to continue to perform at your best, without discomfort or injury.
For more information about vision coverage through Meritain Health, please contact your Meritain Health representative.


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David Bowie Interart|text|media
Date: 28-29-30 September 2016
Venue: School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
Organization: CEAUL/ULICES – University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies
Keynote speakers:
Will Brooker, Professor of Film and Cultural Studies, Kingston University, London
Toija Cinque, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne
Sean Redmond, Associate Professor in Media and Communication, Deakin University, Melbourne, and editor of the journal Celebrity Studies
The conference will include a roundtable discussion, as well as an exclusive screening of Professor Brooker's documentary on his year-long research project Forever Stardust living as David Bowie, followed by Q&A. There will be a focus group on the fandom of David Bowie convened by Toija Cinque and Sean Redmond, streamed as a panel session within the timeframe of the conference. It will involve audiovisual material, memorabilia, and open conversation structured around a number of key questions.
Following the announcement of David Bowie's death, tributes soon appeared in the media, presenting him as the most consistently inventive performer of our generation. Many took to social media to pay tribute – Facebook was the privileged venue for impromptu homages and compulsive video sharing via YouTube; a new record for the most video views in 24 hours was broken on Vevo. In particular, Bowie's self-referential adieu "Lazarus," a single from the album Blackstar released just two days before his death, struck a chord with listeners. Voicing the comments of many, Annie Leibovitz noted that Bowie "curated his death" with this final album and his off-Broadway play Lazarus, based on the science fiction novel The Man Who Fell to Earth (1963) by Walter Tevis (whose 1976 film version directed by Nicolas Roeg starred Bowie).
In an interview from 1996 with The Telegraph Magazine prior to the release of his album Earthling, Bowie stated: "I have done just about everything that it's possible to do. (…) anything that Western culture has to offer — I've put myself through it." Spanning more than five decades, his career as a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer is invested with a cultural significance that goes well beyond his own work directly. Besides his musical career stricto sensu, he was an actor, e.g. in Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) and David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); one of the most recent of many roles was as Andy Warhol in Basquiat, artist/director Julian Schnabel's 1996 biopic of Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was actively involved in visual arts – Bowie studied art and design, together with layout and typesetting; he collected German Expressionist and British contemporary paintings and was a painter himself (Bowie's online art gallery can be found at bowieart.com); he sat on the board of the art journal Modern Painters, for which he also contributed art criticism; he designed wallpaper; he collaborated with the artist, entrepreneur and art collector Damien Hirst, and multimedia and installation artist Tony Oursler.
From the early days of his career, the presence of interart and intermedia forms is persistent – in the late 1960s, then an aspirant pop singer studying dramatic arts under performer Lindsay Kemp, Bowie was experimenting with mime, kabuki and commedia dell'arte. This clearly impacted the creation of his artistic personae, artfully appropriating avant-garde ideas and bringing them to the realm of popular culture. Many of his songs draw on interart, intermedial and intertextual forms, e.g. the title of "Space Oddity" (1969), his breakthrough single, is a pun on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968); "The Drowned Girl" (1982) is a version of Bertolt Brecht's poem inspired by the death of Rosa Luxemburg, originally titled "On the Girl Beaten to Death," set to music by Kurt Weill in 1928 as "Ballad of the Drowned Girl" for Berliner Requiem. His lyrics reference works from Sigmund Freud's Interpretations of Dreams to George Orwell's 1984; furthermore, their literary quality has also been noted: e.g., philosopher Simon Critchley describes Bowie's lyrics to "Fantastic Voyage" (1979) as Ezra Pound-like. Bowie also composed soundtracks for adaptations of literary works, e.g. writing and performing the music for the TV series adaptation of Hanif Kureishi's novel The Buddha of Suburbia (1993).
This two-day conference calls for an examination of Bowie's oeuvre and its global legacies across the many media platforms and art spheres his creative output– from Starman to Blackstar and beyond – intersects with, including music, lyrics, video, performing arts, literature, theatre, film, television, the internet, exhibition, installation, design and fashion. Looking to encourage inter- and transdisciplinary dialogues, we warmly welcome theoretically-informed papers (for 20-minute presentations), panels (of 3/4 papers), roundtables, creative narratives, artwork or performances from all disciplines, professions and vocations which address the interart, intertextual and intermedial dimensions of Bowie's sonic and visual legacies. Presentations of visual essays are welcome, as well as suggestions for pre-organized panels and roundtables.
Abstracts of 250 words should be sent to the conference email: firstname.lastname@example.com. More information (including the social programme and registration details) will be available soon on the conference website: davidbowieconference.org.
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- Influences in/of Bowie's music;
- Influences in/of Bowie's alter-egos and personas (Arnold Corns, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack,The Thin White Duke, Jareth, Nathan Adler, Lazarus, etc.);
- Bowie's impact on sci-fi culture; Bowie as sci-fi icon;
- Covers and collaborative or interart forms; Bowie's duets and musical collaborations (Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, Annie Lennox, Placebo, Nine Inch Nails, Damon Albarn, Arcade Fire, etc.);
- Appropriation, adaptation and mash-up; parody and pastiche; metafiction;
- Intertextuality and self-referentiality in Bowie's lyrics and music videos;
- Intertextuality and intermediality in musical genres (art rock, glam rock, pop, electronic, experimental, etc.);
- Bowie, sexuality and androgyny desire; gender-bending in/inspired by Bowie; Bowie's influence within the LGBTQ community;
- Use of literary devices in Bowie's songs (metaphor, metonym, etc.);
- Bowie(s) depicted (e.g. photography, magazine and record covers); Bowie(s) exhibited (e.g. the V&A touring exhibition "David Bowie Is");
- Bowie on YouTube, Vevo and Spotify;
- Bowie and performativity; alien, alternative and transgressive identities in/inspired by Bowie;
- Bowie's songs;
- Bowie on stage;
- Bowie and cinema; Bowie as actor;
- Bowie and painting; Bowie as painter;
- Bowie's music videos;
- Bowie fandom; Bowie as an institution and a cult; academia and Bowie fandom;
- Bowie and brand-building;
- Bowie as trend-setter;
- Bowie and fashion;
- Bowie in the city;
- Bowie's reception beyond the UK;
- Bowie's death.
When submitting your proposal, please provide the following information in a Word document: 1.Author's Name; 2.Email address; 3.Institutional affiliation and position (if applicable); 4.Title of presentation and format (paper, panel, roundtable, creative narrative, artwork or performance); 5.Abstract; 6.Keywords (approximately 5-7); 7.Short biographical note; 8. AV requirements; 9.Availability for panel chair duties. The deadline for abstracts or proposals is June 17, with decisions communicated by July 1, 2016.
The conference will include the screening, followed by discussion, of Will Brooker's documentary about this unique research experience as he immersed himself in aspects of Bowie's life, work, locations and personae, for a year: tragically, the year in which he died, halfway through his research. It includes his engagements with international media, live performances, physical transformations, geographic pilgrimages and reflections on the process.
The working language is English. The organizers plan to publish selected papers presented during the conference in a peer-reviewed edited collection and/or a journal.
Registration fees
Early bird fee 100 € until August 1, 2016
Regular fee 130 € August 2 to September 1, 2016
Early bird fee student 60 € until August 1, 2016
Regular fee student 80 € August 2 to September 1, 2016
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Release date: July 22, 1977
Director: Wes Craven
Susan Lanier,
Robert Houston,
Martin Speer,
Dee Wallace,
Russ Grieve,
John Steadman,
James Whitworth and
Virginia Vincent
In The Hills Have Eyes during a cross country trip a family from Middle America takes a "short cut" through the Western desert in the hopes of finding a silver mine that the mother and father of the family (the family includes – mother, father, two daughters, one son, a son-in-law, and a baby) had inherited many years ago. Against the advice of an old man that owns a run-down gas station the family heads down a deserted dirt road searching for their mine but, when buzzed by an Air Force jet, the father drives off the road, breaking an axle on the car which in turn leaves the family in the middle of nowhere. But while they are far away from any civilization, they are also not alone. A feral family, which is like a stone-age mirror image of these Mid-Westerners, is watching these interlopers from the surrounding rock falls and crags and are making their plan of attack.
The family splits up, the father heading in one direction for help while the son-in-law heads in the other direction, both hoping to find some kind of help. As night falls and the men are still not back, the crazies of the desert are moving closer. Their true nature is revealed when one of the twin German Shepards the family own runs into the desert and is killed by one of the members of the feral family. And as the night grows and the cannibalistic family makes its move the American family are shattered as they lose three of their own in a brutal attack that ends with the their baby being stolen, and now, faced with the sorrow of their losses and an escalading fear, the family must become like their hunters in order to survive. The movie then becomes a war between the American family and the mutant cousins as the desert sun climbs to its height to watch the drama unfold.
The draw of The Hills Have Eyes is two-pronged it is of course a very gruesome horror film, which will always gain you some kind of audience this genre, but is more than just that, it is also a social commentary on how very shaky the ground society stands on is. When pushed into a corner, when we, or our family are threatened, we are more than willing to become monsters if it means we will survive. Which is the beauty of this, and many of Craven's films – he actually has something to say. Unfortunately Craven's ideas over-reach his skill. The film is ably and believably acted by the American Family, and features some very good performances from actors just finding their first work. But the weak link lies with the cannibal family, who come off not threatening, but kind of as cartoons, their dialogue and its delivery becoming funnier than it is threatening. And I feel the same with the casting of the feral family. Aside from the woman that plays Ruby, the member of the ferals that wants to escape them and that helps the American family the rest are just caricatures of what we imagine these people would be. Dirty, stupid, selfish, and not even seeming as much a family as a tribe, which I think is a problem for the movie. What would have ideally happened is that the deeper into the film you got, the more you'd see that both families are the same and both are merely trying to survive.
You should empathize with the monsters and the heroes so that at the end, both families are the same. But we never get that sense. We see a young family driving into an area of the desert they should not have, but they never harm nor impinge on the feral family. They are victims through and through. And if that wasn't clear enough, you have the daughter (who is about eighteen in the film I would guess) being raped by two of the ferals and the other daughter's child being stolen. The film is slanted far too much for the American family. I appreciate what director Craven was trying to do, and as it is, it is an effective, if predictable, horror film, but it could have been so much more. And the hell of it is he meant it to be more. You can see that at the very end, with the final shots of the film, and hear it when he speaks about the film, but he never achieves his goal. The same can be said, to a degree, about Last House, where you never ever feel for the villains in the film and are happy to see them all killed. It's more powerful and shocking if the audience begins to side with the 'bad-guys' and has to re-examine the way the were viewing the film.
But I don't want to put people off from seeing this. Flawed as it is, this is still a very well made, and very horror film. The desert makes an eerie, surreal location, and the tension builds and builds as the two families strategize their attacks in the hopes of destroying their foes. The heart of the movie though lies with the young father who, having lost his wife, and both in-laws, must become the monsters he hunts wholly in order to rescue his stolen child. The actor goes all out in this role and really brings depth and heart to what could have been a very false secondary plot. It is obvious in The Hills Have Eyes that Craven was becoming the director that would make A Nightmare on Elm Street and his eye for pacing and tension are obvious. There is a lot to like in Hills, the interplay between the American family especially, but the weak link always has been, and remains the ferals and their portrayal and the way they were written. This is a good movie, but could have been a great one.
This is a very effective, very grim look at what the All American Family could become, if put in the right circumstances. But this is an interesting and intriguing movie and shows a director just hitting his stride. Not as classic as a lot of people seem to think, but a very strong horror film that deserves a second look.
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Commercial / Professional Collections
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is."
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A Continentalist in Paris: Versailles - Petit Trianon & Hameau de la Reine
My mother and I got up early (especially seeing that the clocks sprung forward) to play Easter bunnies. It was pretty cold, and though the garden's big, it wasn't easy to find enough challenging locations for the dozens of little chocolate eggs well out of the dog's reach. My fingers were numb when we went back in. similar product) - I don't know if I'll be able to make myself eat him (Nate has less compunctions). We then headed off to a part of Versailles I hadn't visited before: Petit Trianon and the Hameau de la Reine. Petit Trianon is a French royal chateau from the 1760s later used by Marie Antoinette as a retreat of sorts from Versailles court life and restrictions. I enjoyed both Antonia Fraser's biography of the queen (which I read back in 2009 while pregnant with T) and the Sofia Coppola movie inspired by the book - so it was interesting to see Marie Antoinette's original rooms. Temple de l'Amour, built in 1778. The Great Gatsby where the narrator, Nick, discusses the history of Gatsby's house: A brewer had built it [the house] early in the "period" craze, a decade before, and there was a story that he'd agreed to pay five years' taxes on all the neighboring cottages if the owners would have their roofs thatched with straw. Perhaps their refusal took the heart out of his plan to Found a Family - he went into an immediate decline. His children sold his house with the black wreath still on the door. Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry. teacup pigs that grew up to be too uncute for their owners. l'orangerie de Jussieu. series' wiki.
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Stonewall Uprising and Youth Panel in Central PA Last Night, Counterprotest Today
So last night I attended the alternative event organized by Equality Pennsylvania and the Central PA LGBT Community Center in response to NOM's arrival here in Harrisburg today.
The event consisted of a screening of the new documentary Stonewall Uprising, which I found particularly compelling. Even when you know a lot of the history and precedent for your community, there is something incredibly powerful about hearing the story told by the people who were actually there. It's also a stark reminder that what we know as "Pride" today started there, yet most people don't understand the important historical roots of such events. If you have a chance to see this film, do.
Following the film was a youth panel, featuring student leaders from local universities (UPenn, Millersville, Lincoln, and Gettysburg). They spoke about the work they have been doing to increase visibility for our community, humanize LGBT people, and educate their peers on our issues. They were passionate and really related to the film, saying "anger can be a firestarter" and "you cant wait for others to achieve equality for you."
It was great to hear about some of the successes at Millersville, but disappointing to hear about some of the frustrations at Lincoln, our nation's oldest HBCU. There, they only started their LGBT student organization last year for the first time. We often think of our universities as these sanctuaries for LGBT students, but many have long ways to go.
What was most telling is that the student leaders were very aware of generational divides. In one sense, there was a defensiveness that many young people can be apathetic, but that isn't necessarily representative or as accurate as some would like to think it is. They also recognized that young people didn't live through Stonewall; they didn't live through the times when homosexuality was most demonized. Nonetheless, they can be just as energized. They want to build better relationships across generations and always "give credit where credit is due."
Overall, I thought it was a great event, with about 60 people in attendance. I was disappointed that at an event that was spurred by NOM's Summer Tour, little if nothing was said about NOM, about demonizing tactics in modern day, or about marriage equality in general. I recognize that marriage is not Equality Pennsylvania's number one issue; employment and housing discrimination are serious concerns for LGBT Pennsylvanians. Still, it seemed an opportunity was lost to capitalize on the frustration folks might have regarding NOM's arrival in the city.
Today, we offer our own response. I will be at the counterprotest motivating those who want to stand up for themselves and doing what I can to document the event. Below is the press release:
August 11, 2010 – Harrisburg, Pa — On Friday, August 13, 2010 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm Justice League – Activate! a group based out of State College, Pa, Equality Across America, a national group that organized the National Equality March in DC back in October 2009 and Freedom to Marry, a national organization that fights for the rights of same sex couples to marry are glad to join the National Organization for Marriage in drawing attention this summer to the importance of marriage.
In announcing their summer tour, NOM declared that this is "an urgent time for marriage" and that "a strong marriage…makes a strong family," "strong neighborhoods," and "strong towns, cities and states." We couldn't agree more, which is why we believe that it is time to stop excluding loving and committed same-sex couples from marriage. Two major political issues involving same sex marriage in the United States involve the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defines marriage between one woman and one man and has recently been declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in Massachusetts; and Proposition 8, a voting initiative that took the right of marriage away from same sex couples in California, which has also recently be ruled unconstitutional by Judge Walker in Sacramento.
At noon, the co-founder of Justice League – Activate!, Audrey Smith, a lesbian from State College, will welcome the crowd of counter-protesters and explain why marriage equality matters to her family. Equality Across America PAC 9 founder Scott C. Strait, a gay local college student from the Harrisburg area, will also share his story and then introduce Jesse Salazar, the Latino and LGBTQ Liaison for Senator Bob Casey Jr. After the various speakers from the audience have shared their family's stories, the crowd will be led in some cheers that honor love and equality including: "We're here, we're queer, our families are REAL!", "Gay, Straight, Black, White – Marriage is a civil right!" and more.
Those interested in joining the counter-protest should meet out front of the state capital at North Third and State streets promptly at noon on Friday. We ask that you wear red. We also must request that you are respectful to the NOM protesters and other commentators, keeping a safe distance at all times, and remember that this will be a family event.
For more information on the counter-protest or how you can become involved, email Audrey Smith at firstname.lastname@example.com or Scott Strait at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CMS makes physician payments data accessible, causing open-data squabble
Physicians' Medicare payment data, once completely private, can now be accessed by way of a formal request to CMS.
In a change that was more than 30 years in the making, disclosure of Medicare-related physician payments is now permitted under the Freedom of Information Act. This ruling was made by CMS to further the effort of more accessibility and transparency of data in order to help improve quality and care while ultimately giving patients the chance to understand where they can get less-expensive care.
This move is a significant change to the former policy, which kept the financial information associated with physicians who provide care to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries private. The previous stance of CMS on the physician payments issue was officially established in 1980 and received criticism because it stood in the way of sharing information that is in the public's interest.
Organizations looking to gain access to physician payment information will still be required to submit their request to CMS, which in turn will evaluate and make a determination whether Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act -- which protects personal privacy interests -- applies.
Once the payment data is released, the recipient will have the ability to apply analytics and mine it for insights. Some of the areas under close examination may include:
- Analysis on physicians' payments for procedures by region, state, city and county.
- Comparative analysis of federal reimbursement payments amongst providers.
- Measure the performance of and create quality benchmarks for individual physicians.
- Financial incentives available to physicians participating in accountable care organizations and other shared savings programs.
- Fraud detection and evaluation of physician's reimbursements.
As technology developers and data scientists mine the information that will be made accessible to them, the true value and potential of all this data can be realized. The release of physician payment information by CMS will be a win-win for everyone if it motivates providers to innovate and creates ways to improve care and reduce costs. Despite the advantages that could be gained from the release of such information, there are several groups voicing privacy concerns on the behalf of physicians.
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Reda Chouffani is vice president of development with Biz Technology Solutions Inc., which provides software design, development and deployment services for the healthcare industry. Let us know what you think about the story; email firstname.lastname@example.com or contact @SearchHealthIT on Twitter.


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