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May Money 'Scopes by Jasmine Wolfe
Your usual go go go attitude is going to be faced with a couple road blocks this month, and by "road blocks" I mean naps. You know what it feels like to run against some really strong winds? Yeah that's you at the start of May. But hey, maybe it's just the universe telling you to sit the f down and put your money where your mouth is. Venus enters Taurus on the 15th; this is a good time to practice saving your money for the right moment. You're being called to release your fears around money and success at the end of the month with that Scorpio full moon, but what does that mean for you? It's going to require extra effort on your part to figure out what needs to be released, it won't come naturally. It's also ok if you are still confused by this on the 18th when Luna is nice and full, just be present and forgiving. The first 3 and the final 3 days of the month will be lucky for you, so you'll have those highs to carry you.
May is your time to shine Taurus! The moon will be in Taurus on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th bringing with it a new rejuvenated energy… one you can use to do all the things you love the most: control the situation, complain about being in charge, eat take out, crush your goals despite being thought of as lazy, take a nap after hitting said goal, etc. By the 15th of the month the Sun, Mercury, and Venus will all be in Taurus. So utilize this time to focus on being your high vibe self. High vibe Taurus knows what they want and also exactly how to get it. The full moon on the 18th is all about releasing that which no longer serves you and it's in your opposing sign of Scorpio, so release an obsessive thought surrounding your money. The 31st will be a lucky money magick day for you.
You are being called to slow down in the first two weeks of May. Be thoughtful with the words you use and the way you spend your money, which is easier said than done. Be on the look out for career opportunities on the 6th and 7th. This time of slowing down should be used to put some thought into your bigger plans and goals. Whether they be business plans or that big summer camping trip you're going on, your plans need your undivided attention… well, as undivided as you can manage. By mid month you're going to feel frustrated and a little confined; it's ok to cry about it. With Mars moving into Cancer around the same time as the Scorpio Full Moon it's a good idea for you to spend time connecting with water; take a bath, walk alongside a river, catch moon water, scry into a glass of La Croix. On the 21st the Sun and Mercury are conjunct in Gemini, giving you a much needed boost of energy to sail into the tail end of Spring.
Taurus season is second only to your own sun sign season, my little cutie crabs. The New Moon on the 4th is a good time for you to call in new ways of deepening your foundations. Think about your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual security at this time. The 8th, 9th, and 10th are days of action for you, so don't be afraid to go after what you need to in order to find that aforementioned security. Mars moves into Cancer on the 16th making your usual modes of passion particularly magnetic. Let your emotions drive you to new heights. Recognize that having feelings is your super power! Release the negative stories you have about money on the Scorpio Full Moon on the 18th. I know that Cancer horoscopes always talk about crying, but this water moon is a great time to cry in the fetal position, dance in a creek a midnight, or scream into a cup of tea. Emotions can be released in many ways, and if anyone understands that it's you, Cancer.
I'm not gonna lie my little lion cubs, this is going to be rough month for you. I tell you this so that you can mentally prepare and handle it like the bad ass that you are. That Taurus New Moon wants you to relax and allow space for more structure in your life, but structure can hold you back from expanding to your fullest potential, right?!? How can you balance your need to be open to all possibilities with the grounded structure of Taurus? That's the work this month. On the 15th Venus moves into Taurus and you may find that you want to blow your mid month pay check on an over priced bikini or some other luxury item. Instead you should save that paper for something even better, something worth waiting for (did someone say Vegas pool party?) The Scorpio Full Moon on the 18th is asking you to go deep and release an unhelpful narrative around money. Going deep isn't your favorite thing, but it is necessary. By the 21st you'll be feeling more expansive and curious with the sun and mercury in Gemini.
With lots of Earth and Water in the air this month you'll be feeling super charged and ready to tackle that lengthy list of to do's, Virgo. Use the Taurus New Moon on the 4th to create a wealth intention. How do you want to grow? What do you want to add into your life? Dream big because this is a moon phase that particularly speaks to you and your ability to create perfection on this earthly plane. In the final days of Venus in Aries you'll be riding a powerful wave of luck that will culminate on the 15th. Luck is wasted if not utilized though. Venus in Taurus will help you distinguish when you need to save and when to invest in yourself. Mars might be in fall in Cancer but it's a placement you understand. The latter end of the month is the perfect time for you to focus on how you heal your friends/ family/ community/ the world. Use the Scorpio moon on the 18th to scale back your work load. The idea is to work smarter not harder.
Taurus might share your planetary ruler but there are more than a few misunderstandings between the signs, and so misunderstandings are going to follow you this month. But by the 21st your communication skills will flow with ease and grace as per usual; you'll need to account for some extra necessary tact for the first 20 days of the month. Frustrations in work and business will likely make you more emotional than usual by the time Mars moves into Cancer on the 16th, but the moon will also be in Libra on that day, so a beautiful opportunity may come if you allow your emotions to flow freely. Full moons are always about releasing that which no longer serves us, so use the Scorpio moon on the 18th to release a negative mindset around your career. On the 21st the Sun and Mercury move into fellow air sign, Gemini. It is then that you are being called to integrate the lessons of the first 3 weeks of this month.
Ah, Taurus season, a time when you're more inclined to spend your money on your favorite guilty pleasures. Scorpio, you probably understand money better than anyone in the zodiac, don't forget that this month! Use your opposing sign to learn how to better invest in yourself, particularly on and after the 15th when Venus enters Taurus. Your ability to understand people is heightened when Mars enters Cancer on the 16th, so use that knowledge to your best benefit. In fact the 15th through the 18th is a super charged time for you, so if you have any big plans or deals on your to do list, I'd suggest working on them in that time frame. I don't need to tell you what to release on the Full Moon on the 18th, you will already know. Set an intention and be specific. Handle any important conversations before the 21st or else you may find yourself entangled in more than one lie.
There is a serious slowing down that's happening this month and that might be a lot to ask of you. Taurus might be an archetype that feels very distant and confusing for you, but try to use it to focus on the details of your life. You're a big picture person, but you're being called to focus on the small day to day stuff, especially when it comes to money and structure. Practice making to do lists and finding joy in checking things off. You might not be sure what to release on the Scorpio Full Moon on the 18th but if you can spend sometime alone taking a nice long bath or relaxing shower it might reveal itself to you. And even if it doesn't, be proud of yourself for taking some alone time; you can tell everyone about it when Mercury goes into Gemini on the 21st. An important conversation will take place at the end of the month with someone younger than you, so take note.
Call in all the money and success this month, Earth Babies! You love a long goal, so set a big one on the 4th when the moon is new in Taurus. Venus moves into fellow Earth sign, Taurus, on the 15th. You're usually the type to save rather than spend but the gift of Venus in Taurus is the realization that you need to invest some of that hard earned money into yourself to make true progress. Mars enters Cancer on the 16th and it's asking you to nurture your existing projects. Give some much needed heart and soul to your goals and watch them flourish. You love Scorpios and feel very comfortable within the darkness of a Scorpio moon, so on the 18th make sure to set an intention around releasing things that no longer serve you in your career. This is a powerful manifestation energy so be very specific and intentional. Be on the look out for interesting new opportunities on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd of the month.
With all of the earth and water signs taking over the sky this month, your usually articulate and matter of fact way of dealing with things is not going to work in your favor. You might not be the most emotive sign but you are deeply empathetic, so fall on those laurels this month. The Taurus New Moon on the 4th is a good time to look at the structures in your life. If you run a business this is the time to call in growth. If you want to start a side hustle, now is the time to put plans into action. With Mars going into Cancer on the 16th you'll want to focus on how to water your garden. Slow down and take care of all of your passion projects and dreams. On the 18th when the moon is full in Scorpio you'll want to look into how you spend your money, a hard choice may have to be made, but you can do it my little space babes. You are in charge of your abundance! By the 21st the Sun and Mercury will be in Gemini and this will have a number of new and exciting opportunities fall into your lap so long as you are showing up and doing the work.
The New Moon in Taurus on the 4th is probably going to make you want to sleep as opposed to call anything new into your life. I dare you to indulge in your 5 senses at this time and allow this exploration to open new pathways to growth in your life and business. When the planet of love and money also goes into Taurus on the 15th you'll know exactly what to do: make an investment or create an action plan in regards to your money. You might not be where you want to be financially, but this Venus phase is going to help you bring roots to your goals. With Mars going into Cancer right before the Scorpio Full Moon on the 28th, you'll be feeling comfortable and ready to use your natural powers of empathy, healing, and artistic ability to your best benefit. Use the moon phase to dive deep into the negative mindset you may have around money. Money isn't evil, can you believe that? Be on the look out for something special to come your way on the 26th, 27th, or 28th.


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The Obama administration might have convinced colleges to get more transparent about the risks of taking out loans, but that doesn't mean life after graduation will be any easier.
Credit Sesame took some time to examine what life's really like when the party ends, and it isn't a pretty picture.
Apparently, only 40 percent of the 2011 graduates will land a full-time job in their field of study, while a third will move back in with their parents. And even if they decide to fly solo, they'll still be facing $1,456 in rental expenditures.
Check out the graphic below for a closer look at the costs of joining the real world after school:

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The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
I'd been hearing about this one for years, and I can tell you it is all it was cracked up to be.
First, the director, Michael Ritchie. He went on a streak beginning with Downhill Racer in 1969, one of the best sports movies ever made. Then he made The Candidate, one of the best political movies, and Smile, a wonderful thing about small-town beauty pageants. After that his output was uneven, and he died in 2001, much too young. He was at the top of his game when he made this one.
Then the writer, Jane Anderson. The name wasn't ringing any bells, so I looked her up and found she had written How To Make an American Quilt and written and directed The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, which we liked a lot. I hope she gets more directing jobs.
And the story: You've certainly heard of it. In Channelview, Texas, Wanda Holloway becomes so obsessed with getting her daughter on the cheerleading squad that she hires a hit man to kill the girl's chief rival and her mother. This could have been done as a routine movie-of-the-week (and was, shortly after this one: Willing to Kill: the Texas Cheerleader Story, on ABC). Even the title sucks, especially compared to this one. Jane Anderson handles it as a black farce. After Wanda is arrested the story becomes one of who among the many people involved will make out best selling the TV rights to the story. It's very funny, with these Texas rubes talking about agents and cuts of the profits. One writer, attempting to convince the intended victim to deal with her, mentions that she has Holly Hunter in mind to play her.
Which brings us to what makes the whole crazy thing work: Holly Hunter. This lady is so good she scares me sometimes. If you want 5 feet 2 inches of firecracker intensity with a southern accent, you could not possibly think of anyone else for the part. This film is shot on two levels. There is the story itself, told in the conventional way, and an interview with Wanda and her daughter, shot on video. In these segments she is … so fantastically good it was like she had gotten into the crazy skin of Wanda. Her eyes are laser beams, and her mouth is capable of speaking whole paragraphs with just a small twist. She can smile in such a way that it makes your skin crawl, and hold it those few daring extra beats that make you want to turn away from her naked obsession and total lack of self-doubt. She is a monster, pure and simple, and has no idea that she is. If this had been a theatrical release, she'd have won an Oscar.
The heart of the movie is a long scene, that looks as if it was partly improvised but probably wasn't, as it was based on transcripts of tapes made by the hit man. She and Beau Bridges play off each other so wonderfully, Hunter goes though such a range of things … it is quite simply one of the best scenes between two actors ever put on film. I would recommend the film for those 15 minutes alone, but there is so much more. Rent this at once.


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The rain. Anyone who has lived in Oklahoma knows that seasons mean nothing here. We live in the black hole of weather conditions, which is why the premiere meteorology schools in the world are here. Meteorologists (not "weather guys," there is a difference) come here from around the country to study for precisely this reason: We get every kind of weather here: ice, snow, heat, dry, humidity, tornadoes, tropical fronts, extreme winds, no wind, earthquakes - you name it, we've got it.
And if you've lived here as long as me, as much as you hate it, you also love it, because it's what makes Oklahoma so beautiful.
And, because of this, here in Oklahoma, we've got this wonderful treasure named Gary England. If you have ever watched the movie "Twister," Gary is in it.
I couldn't find a screencap from the actual movie,
but he's on the TV giving the weather both at the beginning and also later in the film.
A recipient of numerous awards and honors including two Emmys and the Silver Circle Award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Heartland Division, Gary England is Oklahoma's top rated television meteorologist. Gary England is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and meteorology. He is an internationally recognized authority in severe weather and holds the distinction of being the person who implemented with Enterprise Electronics, the world's first commercial Doppler radar.Gary has over 40 years of weather experience. What you need to understand is that meteorologists aren't like "weather guys". Weather guys (or girls) work like other TV anchors - printing off the projected weather from the Weather Channel or something like it, and regurgitating the information while waving their hands in front of a blue screen. Meteorologists, on the other hand, are scientists, who study the weather themselves, understand the science, and are proactive in projecting the weather.
In 1981, Gary England became the first person in history to use Doppler radar for direct warnings to the public. The author of four books and the subject of another, Gary England is also a popular public speaker. Besides appearing in the Steven Spielberg movie, "TWISTER", he has become a much sought after consultant for weather specials produced by international channels from all areas of the globe.
Of special distinction in 2006 was his being asked to be a keynote speaker for the dedication of the new National Weather Center in Norman, OK. Additionally and in conjunction with the Oklahoma Centennial celebration in 2007, Gary England was immortalized by the sculpting of his bust which honored '100 Heroes and Outlaws' of Oklahoma repute during the state's first 100 years.
In 2009 Gary, his weather team and News 9 were awarded the National Edward R. Murrow Award for best in the nation in the category of breaking news/weather in competition among all large television markets.
Do they still get it wrong? On occasion. But it's nothing like when we were in Disney, and the weather guy for the local TV station told us, "Friday will be warm for part of the day, cooler for part of the day, and there may or may not be some scattered showers at some point in the day." Gee, thanks, I bet I could have guessed that myself.
Yeah, he's kind of a big deal around here, and around the country. He was featured on O'Reilly a few months back to talk about global warming, which - based on 40 years of weather observation and scientific study - he calls "a load of bunk." I'll take a scientist's word over a politician, thanks.
Today I saw something on facebook that just cracked me up and I had to share. From "The 50 Most Powerful Oklahomans":
1. Gary England. Some might call it blasphemy to rank Gary ahead of Jesus. Particularly Bill Kumpe. But, we have to call it like we see it. When Jesus tells us to give all of our money to the poor, we figure out a way to convince ourselves that Jesus, a homeless Middle Eastern man, would consider us to be poor and thus let us use our money for Starbucks and LostOgle T-shirts. When Gary England tells us to get in our hidey-hole, though, we ask no questions. We just know to hop in and listen to Gary England, because he'll let us know it's okay.Your "hidey-hole" is a patented Gary England phrase for "storm shelter," FYI.
Love Gary. He will be one of the "things" I most sorely miss when we PCS.
No P90X last night. Long story.
Disney Quote of the Day:
"Of all our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language." ~ Walt Disney


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15th November 2017 - We are pleased to announce that the Carbon Plug-in is now available for Houdini 16.5 on both Windows and Linux.
5th November 2017 - Congratulations to Rodeo FX for some great FX in Paddington 2.
Rodeo FX used Carbon for simulating Paddington's hat and coat.
3rd November 2017 - Congratulations to Rodeo FX for the great FX in Thor: Ragnarok.
Carbon's use by Rodeo FX included simulating the chains.
27th September 2017 - We are excited to announce the release of SIM_CarbonTool 8.6.0.
Adds paintable Cloth aerodynamics (drag, skin drag, and lift) parameters (SOP + DOP) and lots of fixes.
Full release notes available with the download.
11th September 2017 - RodeoFX contributed some amazing FX to the blockbuster "IT".
They used Carbon for Pennywise cloth, saliva and tentacles. Furthermore, Carbon Cloth was also used to simulate the dead kids' clothes, and a lot of morphing applications have been handled with Carbon Tetras.
8th September 2017 - We are pleased to announce the release of SIM_CarbonTool 8.5.0
New features include;
* New Carbon Binding painted attributes parameters for radius, stiffness, and viscosity.
* Carbon Binding parameter override to allow individual binding parameters per binding pairs.
* Groom mesh parameter for the Carbon N-Lattice node, fixing the Angle Limit in the process.
* Improve the Carbon N-Lattice scaling.
+ lots of fixes.
7th September 2017 - Congratulations to Rodeo FX for winning an Animago Award for Best Visual Effects for its contribution to "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
Rodeo FX used Carbon for Nundo skin deformation.
8th August 2017 - In the absence of any real competition in the desktop/workstation CPU space, Intel has been been strolling along for the last 10 years at its own incremental pace, increasing cores but not really increasing (well actually sometimes decreasing) clock speed. Might be good for rendering, but large constraint network simulations, like cloth, benefit from higher clock speeds.
However finally in 2017 AMD has come out with Ryzen, a CPU competitive enough to lite a fire under Intel.
Ryzen is a desktop part with a lot of cores and so Intel has been forced to respond.
As a result Intel has had to step up its game and release higher clock speed, higher core desktop CPUs.
Welcome to the i9-79xx range and we feel the 14 core i9-7940 is probably the best # cores vs Turbo Boost trade off - see turbo chart below.
We'll be benchmarking this CPU later in the year and with an all core turbo of 3.8GHz we are expecting a 20+% performance increase over the current 14 core E5 v3 and v4 (all core turbo of 3.1/3.2GHz). As these are desktop CPUs there is also plenty of scope for an easy 10% overclock to add a bit of spice. Finally these chips have a new matrix cache architecture and with some of the L3 cache moving to L2 both in the desktop and workstation parts. It will be interesting to see if this is beneficial to typical Carbon simulations.
On paper these desktop CPUs look ideal for workstation use and it will be interesting to see the knock on effect on the E5 series v5 CPUs usage, which will be at slightly lower clock speeds, and much more expensive as usual.
27th July 2017 - We are excited to announce the release of SIM_CarbonTool 8.4.0.
This includes some great new features.
Find out more about these new features here:
Carbon N-Lattice: http://numerion-software.com/index.php/carbon-plugins/carbon-n-lattice/overview
Carbon Override solver: http://numerion-software.com/index.php/blogg/47-new-overide-feature-coming-soon


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New games for Quickspin and Playtech
Today we invite you to discover two next headlines from the online slot machine game catalogs of two giants of the gaming industry. Announced for release in the coming weeks, these games may very quickly become essential and essentials at your online casinos like Casino777.be.
We thus learn Quickspin officially announces this week the next release of its new slot machine which will be called Dwarfs Gone Wild, scheduled for the month of June; and Playtech for its part announces the release of its new slot machine The Dark Knight, soon online according to the publisher.
Quickspin's next game hits June
An opportunity, following this press release, to tell you a little more about this brand new game that the software provider has just added to its game library and that you will certainly be able to test soon at your usual online casino. Dwarfs Gone Wild will therefore be a game that immerses you in the world of gnomes, beings constantly in search of wealth. While it will be officially available from next June, we were able to have an exclusive preview of this title on Roulette.be, which will therefore be offered on the majority of online casinos which are powered by the developer. But before going into the details of the game, it seems interesting to tell you that the publisher has confirmed to us that this slot machine will offer several possibilities to increase your chances of winning.
Quickspin Dwarfs Gone Wild
Right before summer, you will be able to have fun online alongside gnomes, also sometimes called elves. A very appropriate theme for a slot machine since these creatures are particularly famous for their attraction to money, their mysterious origin and above all for being holders of fabulous treasures. A judicious way on the part of the publisher to immediately immerse you in the heart of an adventure dedicated to offering you to actively participate in the development of a game that speaks of big money and will make you earn money easily, by playing on an interface that already announces the color, with quality graphics, but also a rather immersive and dynamic soundtrack. Quickspin, which is far from being in its infancy,
A location that allows you to easily manage the games on this slot machine which will therefore be structured on 5 reels, 3 rows and which will benefit from 20 active payment lines; while taking advantage of a rather particular mode of operation. We know Quickspin's habits of always wanting to stand out from the competition like Playtech, which we will talk about a little bit below. The Dwarfs Gone Wild slot machine aims at a rather precise and original objective through a concept which consists in gathering the necessary points in order to optimize the gains and above all to easily and quickly make a return on your investment. But the publisher also promises, with its title, the player to also benefit from very lucrative features.
The features of Dwarfs Gone Wild
We therefore know that the Dwarfs Gone Wild slot machine will contain classic options. This is how you can play with Wilds, as wild symbols used to replace all other icons in order to create winning combinations, but also a Scatter as a scatter symbol and used to allow you to access free spins. Obviously, you will be able to benefit from multipliers, but also other equally important special symbols which could lead you to touch a jackpot of 100,000 coins maximum in cash.
What if we told you about a feature announced by the developer? Indeed, we know that the slot machine will also be equipped with a mystery and collection function, allowing you to accumulate and save points. An opportunity here to store your points even if you decide to quit the game and come back later. New and effective, this little extra adds even more spice to the game and justifies twice as much that the slot machine is already expected by thousands of players.
Playtech's The Dark Knight Coming Soon
You are not really gnomes and prefer the universe of DC Comics and its superheroes? Then you will certainly be happy to hear that the new slot machine The Dark Knight, offered by Playtech, will be online soon as well. Surfing on the home stretch before the start of summer, Playtech has just announced the upcoming release of a new title in its game library. This will be a new online slot machine inspired by the legend of the famous hero Batman.
Playtech is tackling a remake of the film "The Dark Knight", a title which already holds its fame in its category and in which you will be able to don the costume of the vigilante and therefore accompany the night knight throughout Gotham, history of protect the city from its terrible criminals who roam the streets, like its nemesis: the Joker. Playtech, which always accustoms us to quality products, offers here a game which does not deviate from the rule, by being endowed with an always impressive graphics. He knows how to play on the rendering and has even endowed his next slot machine with a background that gives the game a really perfect and immersive effect.


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Chewbacca Kong Climbs the Empire State Building
It's been awhile since there was a good King Kong movie. But I don't think the solution is bigger and badder visual effects. I think the problem is Kong himself. The Planet of the Apes movies have cornered the market on CGI monkeys, so I think that the studios need to do something different for the next Kong reboot.


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Hawks seek to track down another title
BEACON FALLS — Another track and field season is on the horizon, and that means more championships could be coming for the strong Woodland program.
The Hawks boys and girls both enter the outdoor campaign as the reigning Naugatuck Valley League champions. The girls have taken it a step further, holding the last four running titles awarded by the league dating to the 2013 NVL indoor meet.
Woodland's girls, led again by head coach Jeff Lownds (144-34-1 in 12 seasons), are loaded for another championship run. The Hawks destroyed the field at the NVL indoor championships by earning double the points of any other team.
Eleven Woodland girls made the All-NVL team for winning gold medals at the indoor meet, and all 11 are back for the outdoor campaign.
They include Marisa Macek (hurdles and relays), Lisa Thrasher (mid-distance and relays), Haleigh Resnick (mid-distance and relays), Ashley Michie (sprints and relays), Ava Capuano (mid-distance and relays), Erin Machado (mid-distance and relays), Val Vinca (long-distance and relays), Clara Drozdowski (long-distance and relays), Samantha Plasky (sprints and relays), Jazmyn Menzies (jumps, mid-distance and relays) and Megan Lynch (pole vault and relays).
That list doesn't include several other athletes who have enjoyed past success on the NVL stage, including Audra Blewitt (jumps, hurdles and relays), Becca Moscato (jumps), Mary Sardinskas (long distance), Alina Martinez (hurdles), Clara Atallah (pole vault) and Bianca Poehailos (long-distance).
Blewitt, Michie and Erika Tyrrell are the squad's senior co-captains.
"We return several All-NVL athletes, and we hope to be among the top teams in the league and to do well in the NVL championships," the ever-coy Lownds said. "We want to qualify as many as possible for the Class M meet, and will attend several invitationals to prepare us."
The Woodland boys are also coming off an undefeated and championship-winning outdoor track season, but the Hawks settled with the runner-up trophy at the recent NVL indoor meet.
Levi Fancher (throws), Drew Chura (pole vault) and Mike Lang (jumps and hurdles) earned gold medals at the event and are all back for the outdoor campaign. This will be the final outdoor season for Lang, who has established himself as one of the most decorated athletes in school history.
"I'd like for him to leave his mark and have another successful season," Woodland boys head coach Tim Shea said. "Cracking 23 feet in long jump is the big goal he really wants, and we want him to finish the decathlon in one of the top spots. We want to get him as prepared as possible for college."
Lang and Fancher will join Jack Pinho (mid- and long-distance and pole vault), Shane Classey (pole vault) and James Giacomazzi (hurdles) as the team's five senior captains.
Other key athletes include Taylor Tucciarone (sprints and jumps), Alik Bures (throws), Tom Bethin (mid-distance), Dean Conway (mid- and long-distance), Jason Rodrigues (sprints), Pat Hale (mid-distance and pole vault), Will Flormann (throws), Brian Guerrera (hurdles), Zach Noreika (mid- and long-distance), Jeff Moffat (mid-distance), Tyler Collodel (sprints and jumps), Jeff Giusto (long-distance), Jimmy Jensen (mid- and long-distance), Sean McAllen (sprints), James Yacavone (sprints) and Colton Cronin (mid-distance).
Shea, along with assistants Adam Schultz and Josh Woodin, thinks the team can be in the running for another NVL championship.
"We set that standard, and anything short of that to the kids is a disappointment," Shea said. "Even though we were pleased with how we performed at indoor, there's still a chip on their shoulder. Every week's going to be a battle. We'll move around Lang wherever we need him and hope some of the younger kids step up."
The Hawks opened the season Wednesday with victories over Kaynor Tech and Bullard Havens Tech in a nonconference meet. The girls defeated Bullard Havens 136-14 and Kaynor 127-23. The boys topped Bullard Havens 134-16 and Kaynor 121-29. They will compete at the Bellringer Invitational on Saturday before hosting Seymour, Kennedy and Wilby on Tuesday.


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The weather seemed a bit hit and miss so we opted for the pub lunch. We went to a nice, fairly upmarket place called The Woodhouse which had really nice gardens and did nice food too. It's just as well the gardens were nice, as they had no readily available disabled access and I was feeling so rotten I had to be in the chair. They had one ramp, but that led to a locked door with curtains across it and no bell or anything, and there were no "please call for disabled assistance" buttons by any of the stairs into the pub either. Still, I was lucky enough to not be on my own, so we sat outside and the others went in to order the food, and I just tried not to drink too much and end up needing the loo.
After lunch, we decided to go to Burton Dassett after all. It was a nice drive, and then we got out and Steve had brought a folding chair for me to sit in. The others had immediately run up the nearest hill, so I decided to join in and with Steve on one side and my stick on the other we took the easiest route up the hill (with a couple of breaks) and set up the chair in what seemed to be the least windy spot, in the lee of a stone turret.
At first it was all very nice and idyllic. Beautiful scenery, happy friends, loving boyfriend. We put the kite together and tried to launch it but the turret was playing havoc with the wind currents.
Which is why they all wandered off.
I tried to get out of the chair to follow them, but I couldn't. I was stuck. And even if I had got out of the chair, I'd have been staggering and collapsing and making Steve worry, and I know he doesn't like thinking about me being disabled, he'd prefer it if I seemed as normal as possible and kept as safe as possible.
He kept coming back to me every so often, and if anything that made me feel worse - like a great big useless anchor, dragging on him and stopping him from doing what he wanted to do. Then he was coming back less and less. Half the time I couldn't even see them any more from where I'd been deposited.
I don't know how long we spent on the hill. I know it was 2pm when we ate lunch and 5.30pm when we finally got back in the cars and left Burton Dassett. I was getting more and more tired, I was getting colder and colder, I was slumped in the folding chair and the wind had come round and was whipping my face with my hair and that's probably a good thing as it gave me cover for the crying.
Steve and the others came back eventually, and by all accounts they'd had fun. I'd pretty much cramped up in position in the chair and needed help getting out of it, then Steve helped me down the hill again which involved severe pain, lots of tears and several rests. I was praying that I could just be folded into the car and go but I really must learn to say those things out loud, as praying doesn't work.
Since we were all together again, I tried to join in again by throwing a frisbee, but even with the help of the wind my arms were so weak that I only managed to make it go a metre or so, which got me summarily laughed at. Didn't matter, I couldn't have crumpled up in on myself any more than I already had.
I ended up sitting on the grass as I couldn't balance on the bench, then I ended up crawling towards the car as I couldn't walk at which point it was considered funny to put things on my back without me noticing and snigger at me.
Yeah, hilarious.
I think Steve had a reasonably good time, but I think both of us would have had a better time if I'd been a good little crip and stayed at home in bed. Maybe I'm just fooling myself to think that I can integrate.


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Student earns award for her dedication to volunteerism
"Service is an act of the heart."
And it's because Janet Oyeteju has such a big heart for service that she was named the 2011-12 Student Volunteer of the Year by the UTSA Inclusion and Community Engagement Center.
As a freshman, Oyeteju volunteered for one activity as a way to meet people. Soon, she joined VOICES, a student service group at UTSA. She became an officer, and also joined Women of Honor, a group working to discredit stereotypes of minority women. Now as a senior, she's the vice president of alternative spring break, and she has logged countless hours of service at a variety of San Antonio-area nonprofit organizations.
"My favorite aspect of volunteering is the impact it has on an organization and the community in general," Oyeteju said. "It makes me feel good to make them smile, even for a moment."
Originally from Houston, Oyeteju dedicated Fridays and Saturdays to her volunteer projects. One of her favorites is working with Habitat for Humanity.
"I liked how we had a part in helping families have their first house. I liked being part of the family history and putting life into the house," she said.
Oyeteju also coordinated the first Extreme Makeover UTSA event, which brought together more than 250 students working on projects to beautify the university campus. "The purpose of the event was to make students feel proud to go here," she said.
In her application for the award, Oyeteju wrote, "I encourage friends to start by doing projects with things they like. Their love for service will grow, and then they can do any volunteer activity and love it. ... Service is an act of the heart."
The award honors an outstanding student for time, effort and personal commitment to volunteerism and community enhancement. As someone who embodies the true spirit and UTSA mission of civic engagement and volunteerism, Oyeteju also received the $500 Sandra Cisneros Scholarship that accompanies the award.
"I think that the work we do for others, without ego, without expectations of return, is the highest work we can do as spiritual beings," Cisneros said. "I was surprised and honored when UTSA created this scholarship bearing my name. I asked that the scholarship go to someone who understands this generosity of spirit. In my own lifetime, I have been blessed with rewards when I have worked on behalf of others with humility. I think the rewards of volunteering are greater than fame or fortune."
"Many students logged lots of hours of community service, but Janet gave really thoughtful answers about why she volunteers, the impact service has on the community and the impact it has on her peers," said Jennifer Rames, associate director of service learning. Rames added that Oyeteju's leadership in the Extreme Makeover event also made her stand out from other applicants.


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It did not take long for the Wiggins Tigers to show their capabilities of taking another step forward with the baseball program this spring.
In the first double-header of the season on Saturday, the Tigers (2-0) needed only five innings in both games with the Akron Rams (0-2) to win by the 10-run mercy rule on their home field. With the two wins, the Tigers are tied with the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs and the Yuma Indians at the top of the Lower Platte League standings
Game one
Early offense and dominant pitching were the keys for the Tigers to get a 12-0 win in five innings to start the season Saturday morning.
Bryce Ford got the start for the Tigers and shut down the Akron lineup in the first inning. In the bottom of the first, the Tigers scored nine runs, doing most of their damage by drawing walks, getting timely hits, and making Akron pay for their five defensive errors in the game.
Wiggins would score one more run in the second and two in the third to get the 12-run lead, which was more than enough for Ford to work with. In five innings on the mound, he allowed two hits and two walks while striking out 11 batters. His shutdown inning in the fifth ended the game early for the Tigers.
Diego Cordero-Granados had a team-high three RBI's and Devon Harshman drove in two to lead the Tigers in the win. The team had seven base hits and walked nine times against a trio of pitchers for Akron. Taking the loss for the Rams was Raul Alverex, who gave up the 10 runs in the first two innings.
Game two
One key Wiggins baseball coach Aaron Phillips has for his team this season is to play consistent baseball in their double-headers. Too many times last season, the Tigers would play good in one game but struggled in the second, resulting in many splits with other teams.
His team showed their consistency Saturday as two pitchers combined to allow one hit in a 16-1 victory in the second game Saturday afternoon.
Dillon Harshman got the start in game two for the Tigers and opened with a shutout inning in the first. He then had a lead to work with as Wiggins scored four runs in the bottom of the first. Following a shutout inning for both teams in the second, the Tigers opened the floodgates with nine runs in the third to pull comfortably ahead. Akron would score one run in the fourth inning, only to have Wiggins answer with three more runs to get the big win.
Harshman threw 4 2/3 innings to get the win, giving up one unearned run off of one hit and two walks. He also got a hit strikeout total with eight in the game. Cael Croissant came in to get the final out in the fifth inning with a strikeout.
On offense, the Tigers had nine base hits and seven walks. Croissant, Ford and Alec Oberg each finished with three RBI's and Harshman helped his own cause with two RBI's off of two base hits. The Tigers also picked up their first three extra-base hits with Croissant, Harshman, and Josh Bates each hitting for a double. Derrick Poss took the loss for the Rams.
Next games
The Tigers will look to keep the momentum going this weekend when they host the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs (2-0) on Saturday. Haxtun won its first two games of the season against the Caliche Buffaloes with a 4-3 win in eight innings and a 19-17 victory in game two of the double-header. Saturday's games are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. in Wiggins.
Brandon Boles: 970-441-5102, firstname.lastname@example.com or twitter.com/FMT_Sports
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We just came back from our first Reunion of the season
Montpelier, Ohio. It surely was a pleasure to see so many of you
again and meet you folks.
Of course, one of the highlights for the Ladies is always the
Cooking School and the Get Acquainted Teas.
Between these two affairs on Thursday afternoon, our President
of TNT gave a brief review of the growth and activities. She said
after 8 years our group has grown from a very small number to
today's attendance of approximately 90 women. They have been
selling Cook Books to make a little money, which by the way, are
very nice. Our women are responsible for decorating the floats
which are used in the parades. We do have a lot of fun doing them
and riding on them too.
The organization sells name badges for a quarter. They can be
used from year to year. A snack bar is sponsored by us and we have
hopes of it being improved upon gradually. The ladies from the
Hobby Lobby building discussed and displayed some of their work.
Among these were Mrs. Collins specialty of pillows, aprons and many
other items made from Turkish towels Mrs. Jones with ceramics. She
has a shop of her own and also gives lessons. This all started as a
Hobby at first. Her bowls, dishes, animals and salt and pepper
shakers were all lovely.
Mrs. Bucher specialized first in doilies cloths in her spare
time, today she not only has these but many other beautiful pieces
of handiwork to display and sell at our show.
Mrs. Gunn started in 1900 to make doll clothes. Today she is
quite an expert.
Mrs. Tingler's interest is gathering and selling antiques.
Mrs. Simmons has Edith's Gift Shop and she had many pretty
articles but most outstanding to me were the ones made from
chenille, such as flowers, dolls and salt and peppers.
There are many others I have not mentioned but very interesting
and worthwhile.
I personally had two big thrills. They were given to me by two
kind men, neither one my husband. First Mr. Earnest Hoffer of
Toledo, Ohio, allowed me to try to drive his Buffalo-Pitts. Gee
Ladies, if you haven't tried this, you don't know what you
are missing. Last but not least, Mr. George Green of Lambertville,
New Jersey, took me for a wonderful ride in his 1904 Oldsmobile
down to the city Post Office and home. It sure was smooth
traveling. Thanks to you both.
Hope to see you all soon.


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There are a great many ways that your small business can use authentic marketing to engage more fully with consumers these days, and to convince them that yours is a company worthy of their patronage. Strategies like those listed below are all designed to take consumers below the surface level of your business, and establish a deeper sense of familiarity or intimacy with them. If you can achieve that, you will likely have found the key which unlocks the door to customer loyalty.
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Today's more sophisticated consumers want more than just a run-down of your products, services, and features – they want to know who it is they're doing business with. They want to know why your company is a better provider of their needs than other companies might be, and they want to know what your company stands for. By opening up to your audience, you can literally bring them inside your world, and give them reasons to choose you over your competitors. Tell them your personal story, introduce them to some of your employees, relate to your audience what your values and beliefs are – do all of these, and you'll be marketing as authentically as your potential customers could hope for.
Have a Cause
One of the things that most appeals to consumers about a company they might do business with – and which they consider to be the most authentic – is the fact that a business aligns itself with a cause greater than itself, and greater than the entire community. This shows that your company is one that cares about more than just profits, but that it cares about the human experience and about making the world a little bit better place. Yogurt manufacturer Yoplait has had a very successful ad running for nearly 20 years now which encourages consumers to return the lids from their products, in exchange for making a $.10 donation to a breast cancer charity for each returned lid.
Use Facebook Messenger
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Create Unique Experiences
If you can generate unique experiences with potential customers, it's a great way to establish a bond, and it also stands a fair chance of being shared endlessly on the social media. One memorable such experience was recently devised by Ikea, which developed an ad that invited pregnant women to urinate on the ad paper to see how much of a discount they would get on a new baby crib. This kind of marketing causes direct participation of consumers and generates buzz-worthy interest. In fact, it was such a unique and funny way to advertise a discount that it was widely shared, and ended up achieving tremendous reach for Ikea.
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Surf's Up Summer Dance Camp~July 2016
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2015 Summer Dance Camp Fun!
9th Annual Recital May 2014
2014 Halloween Costume Party & Lock-In
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The next Paleface Ranch HOA Board Meeting will take place on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 7:00 PM at 23409 Tres Coronas. All property owners are welcome to attend board meetings.
Minutes of June Meeting
Treasurer's Report
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The Chronicles of Erdon
"Welcome … to Erdon"
Before getting started, you may wish to know about the world you've chosen to adventure upon; you can find a lot of useful information about Erdon here. Otherwise, suffice it to say that things had never been more peaceful, prosperous, or profound than at the height of the Golden Age. It was a time when the elves had the nearly unfettered opportunity to take full advantage of their longevity to advance the sciences and arts significantly; especially the arts of magic and alchemy (much of their knowledge, especially of complex machinery has been hidden or destroyed). When humanity began to flourish, mankind readily accepted what elvendom had to offer. Eventually, by human reckoning, the short lives of men (still much longer than they are now) begat glaring differences between these races, and the race of men sought to define themselves apart from the elves. It was this schizm of sorts, that made the fall of Erdon inevitable, though many hope that this difference will yield Erdon's redemption as well. That time is now the stuff of legends and myths; for even the oldest and wisest of elves count that time as ancient history. Now the world of Erdon faces the imminent threats of darkness and death. The fundamental rhythm of the world is disjointed, even threatened in the places that guard it best; such as the pastoral floating islands of the elves: where beauty and nature would yet thrive; the artificial continent of Archlond in the East: where men of valour would reign in peace; the Wild Lands of the South: where the barbarian peoples would be free, or the heart of the world: where dwarvenkind and their friends would be left to their business. While the main continent is overrun with the creatures of darkness; it is said that noble giants live monastically in the Frozen Heights, that the oldest of dragons yet live in the fiery lands of the east. The jungles and woodlands are rumored to be overrun with horrors that drive back even the Dark Hosts.
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Coming into its first round playoff series with the bruising St. Louis Blues, the Minnesota Wild knew the adversary would try to play a punishing, physical style of game. The Blues are the type of team that tries to run their opposition out of the building, or rather, hit them out of it. Through two games however, the Blues have failed to do so and its becoming clear now that Minnesota isn't going away.
In managing to take one game on the road, the Wild has proved that its a team that is very much for real. On top of that, they've stuck to their strategy.
Dubnyk effect
It's well known that the Minnesota Wild has been a completely different team since Devan Dubnyk arrived in mid-January and basically saved the season. He brought solid goaltending the likes of which was absent for most of the year, plaguing an otherwise strong team. He came in with a positive, "can-do" attitude that was lacking after Minnesota had lost 11 of 12 games and seemingly couldn't do anything right. He even managed to steal a couple of games the team perhaps shouldn't have won early on in his Wild career. These things have been talked about so
much that it's equivalent of beating a dead horse at this point, but the bigger picture of what the 6-foot-6 netminder has meant to his team is less heralded.
Dubnyk not only brought a calm to the Minnesota net, he completely changed the psyche of the team. Before Dubnyk's arrival, even team leaders like Ryan Suter were saying that everyday was a bad day for the Wild. Having lost 17 of 24 games, the team was down in the dumps with no light to be seen at the end of the tunnel. Dubnyk turned that all around with one word: unflappable.
Under what I imagine is extremely large goaltender's gear, Dubnyk sports a shirt that bears that exact word on the back. The word unflappable is defined by Webster as "having or showing calmness in a crisis". That's exactly what he's been since he's gotten to the State of Hockey, and it's rubbed off on his teammates.
No pushovers
The Wild has hardly been a team that one would call 'physical', but that doesn't mean it's not a tough bunch. Minnesota had to come back from being double-digit points out of the playoffs to put itself in a position to even play for a Stanley Cup. Now that Minnesota is in, it's continued that same unique brand of toughness into the first round series with the division rival Blues.
Despite what many thought would be a series dominated by St. Louis' brute physicality, the Wild has proven effective against the Central Division Champions by using its speed and smarts and staying away from the post-whistle non-sense that some of the Blues' players like to employ. In other words, remaining unflappable has allowed Minnesota to play its game and not St. Louis'. After winning game 1 in surprisingly dominating fashion for a road game, the Wild was in a position to win game 2 as well, despite a rather poor first period that saw the Blues score twice.
It wasn't to be though, as Spring Lake Park native David Backes saved a sure Charlie Coyle goal before Patrik Berglund sealed the deal for the Blues late. However, nearly winning both road games in St. Louis is an impressive feat against a team that has been nearly unbeatable at home for a number of years. Now Minnesota gets to come home to one of the loudest buildings in the NHL with a raucous crowd behind them; a building the Wild went 5-1 in during last year's playoffs.
It's an enviable position for most any NHL team to be able to steal a game on the road and now Minnesota has an excellent opportunity to take a commanding series lead if it can take care of both games at home, a place where they've shown plenty of toughness. Don't be fooled though, the remainder of this series will be a fight until the very end; the Blues are very capable of winning on the road and Mike Yeo knows nothing will be given to the Wild.
Still though, the Wild has to feel good about the way it's played against a team many picked to basically run over everyone. It's now a best of 5 series and the Wild has a great chance to take charge of it with more strong play at the Xcel Energy Center. They've done it by matching St. Louis' hitting, but also by being mentally tough. Blues agitators
Steve Ott and Ryan Reeves have done their best to get under the skin of Wild players with Ott even going as far as literally poking fun at Jason Zucker's previously broken collarbone.
To Minnesota's credit though, the Wild hasn't allowed those antics to take them out of their game. They haven't taken any undisciplined post-whistle penalties when the Blues get in their face. Rather, the Wild has simply remained unflappable just like Dubnyk's shirt says. They've made the game between whistles the focus of the series, which is exactly what the Wild need to do if they want to win this series.
Final thoughts
The Blues are undoubtedly a worth adversary and will be a tough out for the Wild no matter what. The team, however, is on the same page right now with regard to the way the games must be played if they are to win. And with the series tied at one game a piece, little is decidedly clear as it shifts to Minnesota. One thing is very clear though; the Wild is a tough team. Maybe not in the way that St. Louis tries to be, but tough nonetheless. Minnesota has been resilient, strong, mentally tough, and most importantly… Unflappable.
Nate has been a Minnesota Wild contributor at The Hockey Writers since 2014 and previously spent time covering the University of Minnesota Duluth men's hockey team. For everything Minnesota Wild related, follow him on Twitter @natebauer.


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PhillipOrdonez wrote: ↑17 Feb 2021I guess we'll have to wait and see, slow robot...ok.guitfnky wrote: ↑17 Feb 2021the more I'm using it, the more I wonder if I'll even be interested in what Reason 12 is like. if I get familiar enough with Ableton (which I'm already working at), I have a feeling the functionality there is so far ahead of what I can do in Reason that even if 12 is a massive upgrade, it will still likely be far behind.
Seriously though, perhaps for users of other daws, the new features the rack could bring could be more enticing than those of the standalone app. Now they have to work on both to be able to grab our moneys with future updates.
As always, in my case, it has been dependant on what features they provide and whether they are worth my money and whether I have the funds available. And features on both standalone and RRP will be deciding factors for me as I use both standalone and RRP.
Patience is key.
very good points. it's looking like RRP updates may start factoring into upgrade decisions for me. as for patience, well, I'm getting awfully impatient with having been so patient these last few years.


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Pharma marketers need to know the different areas of access to best benefit their brand.
The number one goal of pharma marketers is to maximize sales of their products. But this is challenging because many factors, including sales force time and attention, promotional budget, key opinion leader support, and product access, contribute to success. The last of these, access, adds another layer of complexity because it has several meanings, each representing a specific strategic choice for brand champions. Marketers need to know the different definitions of access and how to use each type to their brand's benefit.
Access Is More Than Formulary Position
Many marketers think of access as preferred positioning on health plan formularies and automatically assume that this should be the goal for their brands. Typically, preferred products have the lowest co-pays among branded products. Low co-pays mean that patients are less likely to complain to physicians about cost and more likely to comply with treatment. Fewer patient complaints mean physicians are more likely to prescribe those brands.
Access also refers to the ease with which physicians can prescribe a brand. For example, health plans may require physicians to obtain prior authorization before prescribing a product. Or they may impose generic step-edits, which require that a patient fail therapy with a generic product before they will reimburse a branded agent. Pharmacy controls like these disrupt physicians' treatment process by adding paperwork or denying payment when patients try to fill a prescription. If physicians can prescribe products that are free of these "hassles," they will.
Finally, access can refer to patients' willingness and ability to pay for a product. Patients' price sensitivity has many contributors, some of which have nothing to do with the actual products or the patients' pharmacy benefits. Patients' perception of a condition's severity is one major factor. For example, patients with type 2 diabetes tend to be less sensitive to out-of-pocket costs than patients who take anti-allergy products or oral contraceptives. In addition, health plans aim to get patients (and physicians) more engaged with the cost of their treatments by creating multitier formularies.
Some real-world examples will illustrate how these considerations vary from drug to drug and how various levers can be used to increase product access (Figure 1).
Treatment Guidelines and Physician Perceptions of Product
Novo Nordisk launched its once-a-day GLP-1, Victoza, in late 2010 with few, if any, contracts for preferred access.1 Its only competitor was Amylin's Byetta, which had a five-year2 head start and good formulary access but requires BID (twice daily) injections. Victoza eclipsed Byetta in share of the GLP-1 category in less than two years without, according to Health Strategies Group research, offering contracts to health plans.3
This strategy worked for several reasons. First, health plans have historically applied few management controls to the diabetes category. In addition, Victoza had a superior product profile and offered patient coupons. Finally, diabetic patients believe in their physicians' treatment recommendations and are reluctant to reject prescriptions due to out-of-pocket cost.
Market Share and Plans' Ability to Manage a Category
The autoimmune category is one of the most crowded and complex biologic drug classes. Ten competitors differ in route of administration as well as approved indications. However, payers see only slight clinical differences among these agents; therefore, when they make access decisions, net price is their key consideration. As a result, access strategies in the category reflect two primary factors: health plans' ability to manage use and brands' market shares.
Enbrel and Humira have been able to leverage their high market shares and plans' management systems to obtain pharmacy benefits that work to their advantage. More than one-third of plans have agreed to include one of these brands on their second formulary tier in exchange for rebates.4 High-market shares, like those of Enbrel and Humira, make this strategy feasible because health plans have difficulty shifting use away from market leaders, but they can use co-pay differentials to encourage physicians and patients to use preferred agents first.
Payer Perception of Disease and Product Attributes
Historically, drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) have had few barriers to access. The severity of the condition, combined with the wide variation in patients' response to therapy, has discouraged plans from managing access to MS products tightly. These factors have enabled many brands to adopt narrowly focused access strategies, contracting only with the few plans that have managed product use and reimbursement.
Aggressive price increases for category products have prompted health plans to begin erecting barriers to access. For example, plans are beginning to require that patients fail on certain interferon products prior to receiving others on the same formulary tier. Going forward, brand teams will need to broaden their access strategies to compete more intensely with the many other category brands for preferred formulary positions, or to convince plans not to apply management tactics such as step-edits and prior authorizations.
What's Next?
The reimbursement and access landscape will become more complicated as brand use shifts toward the specialty market. Ideally, new brands would have sufficient clinical and economic differentiation so that health plans would grant them unfettered access without price concessions. However, few brands will achieve this ideal. For most, teams will need to develop a brand access strategy that reflects category competition, distribution of category market share, the positioning of new products in accepted treatment standards, and patients' perceptions of their disease.
1. Source: MCC-Hypoglycemics, 2011
2. Source: Amylin 10K filing for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
3. Source: MCC-Hypoglycemics, 2011
4. Source: MCC-Autoimmune, 2012


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The London Confession of 1689 says the following about the 5th tenet of the Doctrines of Grace, Perseverance of the Saints:
3. In various ways-the temptations of Satan and of the world, the striving of indwelling sin to get the upper hand, the neglect of the means appointed for their preservation-saints may fall into fearful sins, and may even continue in them for a time. In this way they incur God's displeasure, grieve His Holy Spirit, do injury to their graces, diminish their comforts, experience hardness of heart and accusations of conscience, hurt and scandalize others, and bring God's chastisements on themselves. Yet being saints their repentance will be renewed, and through faith they will be preserved in Christ Jesus to the end.
This statement can be found on the Founder's Website by CLICKING HERE. I use this quote to ward off any misguided arguments that this is not a valid confession explaining the meaning of Perseverance of the Saints. If it is good enough for the Founders, it is certainl good enough for this discussion.
The key to understanding perseverance is exactly that… persevering. To persevere is to "To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement." It is to "'continue to do something in spite of the difficulties." To persevere is to continue walking in faith. That is what the term means. If one does not continue walking in faith, the inference of POS is that he was not saved in the first place. While it is true that this is a fine line, fine lines in theology do become great divides.
Notice what the LC of 1689 actually says: that even though someone may fall into fearful sins, "being saints their repentance will be renewed." What is interesting is that they do not repent, the statement says their repentance is "renewed" which is passive meaning God does it, just as He effectually calls one to repentance in the first place. Like it or not, that is what Perseverance of the Saints means. The language and the words dictate that meaning. It is black ink on what paper. Perseverance maintains the monergistic salvific thread in sanctification that it does in conversion and that is the reason the language is what it is.
Baptists do not believe in persevering because it is not our persevering that saves us or determines whether or not we are saved; it is God's promises to us that preserve us. I fully understand that Calvinists today believe preservation means the same thing as perseverance and that POS is the same thing as eternal security but the facts are, they are not mutually exclusive and they do not say the same thing. They don't. Perseverance is sanctification by works: what one does proves what one is. The argument with respect to one's truly being the elect is not in God's promise but rather in one's persevering because it is the persevering that proves the election and not the other way around. While it is true that one perseveres because he is the elect, it is still the persevering that validates the election.
I read the following statement somewhere: Perseverance is by definition "man hanging on to God" while the definition of preservation is "God hanging on to man." Someone cleverly responded, "Man hangs on to God because God hangs on to him." Now, while the latter is certainly true, the fact remains, in perseverance the key to eternal security is in the persevering and that test does not end until this life ends. Perseverance by necessity does not give the Calvinist any real assurance because none of us know what we will or will not do.
Here is the real question and the difference in eternal security and the perseverance of the saints. Remember, perseverance states "saints may fall into fearful sins, and may even continue in them for a time. In this way they incur God's displeasure, grieve His Holy Spirit, do injury to their graces, diminish their comforts, experience hardness of heart and accusations of conscience, hurt and scandalize others, and bring God's chastisements on themselves… yet being saints their repentance WILL BE RENEWED."
What happens to the "saint" who dies in this state "whose repentance was not renewed?" The answer to THIS question is the ultimate difference in the preservation of the saint and the perseverance of the saint.


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"Meet our Guests"
I invite you to write a guest post introducing your site to the readers and members of My Green Nappy.
My Green Nappy launched on March 1st 2010. Presently, there are 1200+ facebook fans and 500+ members receiving My Green Nappy Guide.
I have a category of blog posts called 'Meet our Guests' and would be pleased to introduce your site in this regular feature of the site's resources. It's for family friendly, eco-conscious friends only of course!
Please link to My Green Nappy from your site in return. I feel this is far more useful than a mere link exchange…
Here is a suggested format.
This will make it EASY for you:
I like to use a similar format all over My Green Nappy as it makes it more familiar for readers, easier to navigate and tidies things up – plus it makes it easier for you to contribute something excellent with your limited time!
For each part, write a sentence or two – brief is fine. Or waffle on – either is good. My goal is about 250 – 500 words for a post.
Part #1 Say Hi!
– say hello and tell us who you are, where you live (state), how many kids you have if relevant, or something about you!
Part #2 About your site…
– tell us a bit about your site / shop. Eg: What is your specialty? What inspired you to start a shop? Why is it called that? Tell us about something special or unique- a charity you support, notable features, discounts you have for fans or newsletter recipients…
Part #3 Our Planet Matters!
– tell us your perspective on the environment – any aspect! What concerns you the most?
Part #4 Where do we go first?
– finish this sentence:
When you visit (your site), make sure you have a look at… (3 features or items & include http://www links for me to add.)
Part #5 Plug your friends or faves…
Recommend 3 of your favourite sites. (Include http://www links for me to add.) Say why if you like.
3 of my favourite sites are:
Part #6 Let's talk more!
Ask a question of readers. Whatever you like…
What to do:
– Have a read of some of our previous guest posters: Meet Our Guests…
– Have a think, make a plan, grab a cuppa and write out what you want to say.
– Gather what is needed together:
– Your responses, I'll create the post and add it to the schedule.
– A banner or a link to a banner – 468 * 60, to be included with your post. A 125*125 / 150*150 button as well for the resources page for this feature. Static banners please – I'm avoiding animated banners.
– Send them to me here.
Thankyou! I really appreciate you taking some time to share about your site.
P.S Do you have a list of customers?
I have a favour to ask: Would introduce My Green Nappy to them for me?
That would be awesome.