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Posted on 08/20/2003 10:30:12 AM PDT by new cruelty
LONDON -- Remember Pushme-Pullyu? That was the llama with a head at both ends, from the "Dr. Dolittle" stories by the British-born Hugh Lofting. The creature could get along just fine in the 1967 and 1998 movies starring Rex Harrison and Eddie Murphy, but in the real world, of course, such an absurd critter has never existed -- unless one counts the forward-backward creature known as socialism, in which things are free but are often not available.
Alas, the pushme-pullyu paradox of socialism is not confined to faraway areas. Practical-minded Americans, for example, might consider themselves to be immune to the absurdities of such collectivism; yet in fact, back in the U.S., even Republicans sometimes indulge in the temptation to use state power to distort the market and control prices. As the great economist Milton Friedman observes, most politicians and most people are lured to the idea of "a free lunch" -- the idea that the government is a means of getting something for nothing. The most relevant, as well as dangerous, instance of such free-lunch-thinking in America today is the effort to push down the price of pharmaceuticals. It's a tempting vision, to be sure; all socialism is based on the appealing promise of abundance for all and hard work for none. But as Friedman says, there's no such thing as a free lunch. And there's no such thing as free health care, either: one way or another, everybody pays. Indeed, as we shall see, people ultimately pay more for health care when it's "free."
So with stateside applications and implications in mind, maybe it's worth pausing for a moment to consider some of the lessons one learns on a visit Over Here, in the hopes that the bad precedents of British policy perversity will not be exported to the states.
By its very nature, the British National Health Service (NHS) is a pushme-pullyu critter. It supplies its services for free, and therefore demand is infinite; even socialists have figured that much out by now. And since socialists have also discovered, to their infinite chagrin, that they must live within a budget, the bureau-barons of the NHS have had to figure out a way to limit the care they provide. Yup, that's right: having created a system that gives away its product, the NHSers must now find a way to give away less of it. That's bureaucratic pushme pullyu in action: take all you want, but don't take much.
One way to limit consumption, of course, is to raise the price, but that violates the first law of socialism: everything must be free -- at least in theory.
With these yes-no points in mind, let's ponder three news-items, culled almost at random from the daily papers here.
The first item comes from The International Herald Tribune. Under the headline, "Britain's dental system taxed by high demand," the August 12 paper reports that the average NHS dentist sees 30 to 40 patients a day -- as noted, when the price is free, demand tends toward infinity -- compared to the 12 a day that an American dentist sees. There's nothing wrong with amping up productivity, but there's plenty wrong with assembly care that scrimps down on quality; that's what's happening, according to the government's own Audit Commission. And yet at the same time, the overwork of NHS dentists has caused a shortage of such dentists; in Wales, for example, would-be patients pitch tents overnight so that they can be first in the queue to see a dentist. And thus one of the eternal problems of socialized medicine: treatment may be free, but treatment isn't very good. And given the nature of health care, cheap treatment can ultimately be expensive indeed--at least for the patient.
The second item comes from the August 10 edition of News of the World, Britain's biggest-selling Sunday newspaper. The headline blares on the front page: "Warning: Health Tourists are seriously damaging our nation's wealth." "Health tourism," of course, is one of those unintended consequences of underpricing a product; in this case, the product is health care, priced at zero. The NHS care might not be so great for Britons, but the price is right for foreigners, who have even worse doctoring in their home countries. As the News reports, 100,000 foreigners turn up in the United Kingdom every year, which costs the NHS some ₤ two billion annually. For example, the NHS treats some 6,000 non-British AIDS patients, each one at rate of ₤15,000 per annum. Nor is it easy to for NHS providers to turn potential patients away; as the News notes, that's a path for getting into deep legal trouble.
Parenthetically, one might add that in these p.c. times, the embrace of socialism usually goes hand in hand with opposition to racism, in its real and imagined forms. So, by this advanced "ism"-ic logic, it's OK for a doctor to help bankrupt the system by providing costly care, but it's verboten for a government doctor to screen out ineligible patients, lest someone be victimized. So avoiding the possibility of racial victimization in a few cases leads to the fiscal victimization of the country on a systemic basis.
To students of such free-market economists as Friedman, or Friedrich Hayek or Ludwig Von Mises, these incidents of the pushme-pullyu absurdity are merely additional data points in the century-long historical folly of socialism in action. But defenders of socialism -- and its watered-down variant, which might be called bureaucratism -- still have a few cards to play. Public-sectorites argue that only the state can peer ahead into the murky future and ascertain "national needs." By contrast, these pro-governmentalists argue, capitalists are driven by their short-term obsession with quarterly earnings.
Yes, there is some truth in this statist argument. The U.S. government did, for example, come up with the original idea for the Internet -- although it was the market that transformed Darpanet from a military survival tool into the Internet, the engine of commerce and information in the 21st century.
But now public-sectorites must consider this article that appeared in the August 12 edition of the Guardian. Here's the header: "Quick-fix political culture distorts research, says NHS healthcare agency." Now it's worth remembering that for decades, the Manchester-based publication, now gone national, has been the premier lefty paper in Britain; for it to admit that there's something wrong with the NHS must mean that there's really something wrong with the NHS.
The article detailed a report from the NHS' own internal think tank, the Health Development Agency (HDA), which found that only 0.4 percent of studies looked into such long-term health issues as the prevention of cancer and heart disease. According to HDA's Mike Kelly, "Prevention is better than cure -- so a strong research base . . . is essential." But, the article continued, a major factor deterring prevention research is the government's interest in "short-term, politically high-profile 'quick hits' which could inhibit a focus on longer term health benefits." One such "quick hit" cited in the article is needle-exchange programs. These needle programs may reduce the prevalence of AIDS, but they contribute little or nothing to either the treatment of AIDS or the suppression of drug abuse. Yet as the Guardian concluded glumly, there are "few incentives" for universities to become involved in long-term research, given "the cost and complexity of the research."
Thus we see the true dead end of the system, laid out in three parts. First, by underpricing its product, the NHS undercuts quality of service for its customers. Second, because those same lousy services are, on a relative basis, very attractive to non-Britons, and because the system is scandalously open to foreigners, the NHS has become, in effect, the default health system for the world. And by adding yet another tranche of customers, the pressures on the system to control costs by controlling access to its services grows all the more intense. In other words, as the fawlty-towers logic of the NHS plays out, the system must ration its product all the more severely--by longer and longer lines.
So now to the third part, which is the enormous pressure on the British system to produce good data. Note: that's "data," as opposed to actual results. The standard rap on corporate America is that CEOs lie and cheat to "hit their number," defined as whatever earnings amount is demanded by Wall Street. This is not a small problem, as recent corporate scandals reveal. However, it is ultimately a self-correcting problem, because investors eventually wise up to accounting shenanigans. But now, as we see, in the Guardian, the government also is busy jacking around its numbers.
But the difference between mendacities in the private sector and those in the public sector is that the latter can get away with fibs by laundering them through politics. That is, if politicians can persuade voters to believe their bureaucrat-generated numbers, then the fiction of governmental efficacy can go on forever. And history shows, alas, that some countries keep falling for the same scam; the NHS has been politically untouchable since its creation.
Meanwhile, the realization that the same thing could happen in the U.S. -- that a health-care contraption could prove popular, even as it also proved incompetent -- should keep American free-marketeers on their toes. On their toes against, for example, those Americans who still push for a British-style system in the U.S.
And that means swatting down each and every pro-socialized medicine argument as it pops up. For example, The Physicians' Working Group for Single-Payer National Health Insurance is mostly content to recycle neo-socialist arguments in its advocacy of a "single payer" system in the U.S. But the leftish docs are on to something, at least a little bit, when they argues that "adverse selection" -- defined as shooing needy, and therefore costly, customers away -- as practiced by insurance companies and hospitals, is a serious problem. As the Working Group asserts in the August 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the status quo in the U.S. "creates the paradox of a health care system based on avoiding the sick."
Yet as we have seen, "adverse selection" is a problem everywhere. To put it bluntly, rational actors in both the private sector and the public sector are inclined to skim the cream of health care -- that is, treat "easy" cases that help the bottom line, by either pumping up profits to report to shareholders, or pumping up numbers to report to voters.
All of which underscores the reality that health care is a difficult issue everywhere. Yes, normal supply-and-demand is the most efficient way to allocate any kind of good or service, but health care is so important to people that it's hard to express utilitarian cost/benefit calculus in the public square.
Yet it's worth noting one group of health care players that actively seeks out "hard cases." And who are those guys who perform in it? The pharmaceutical companies, that's who. The drug markers, it could be said, offer "inverse selection." That is, they don't want to drive away sick patients; they want to cure them, or at least treat them.
As an aside, one might add that in a monopoly environment, drug companies might be inclined to offer drugs that allow only for maintenance in cases of chronic illness, not actual remedies. But history shows that in a competitive environment, at least one firm always finds it advantageous to offer a superior product when possible, i.e. an outright cure.
Of course, there's a catch: the drug manufacturers don't want to give away their product for free. They are willing to tackle any disease, spending billions of dollars in the process, but only if they can see the solid chance of a profitable return on their investment, however many years in the future.
Yet government bureaucracies, as the Guardian article reminds us -- even those bureaucracies within something called a "health service" -- don't display such lengthy time horizons about public health.
But now comes the crunch -- and it's biting down, even now, on potential treatments and cures. Advocates of an NHS for America are scarce, but advocates of expanding the government's role in health care are abundant. For a long time now, both federal and state governments have been muscling down drug prices. The argument is always the same: drugs cost too much, so make them cheaper. There's no way to know how much past government action has served to restrain drug R&D; that's one of the problems of government regulation. What's never seen is what never was created.
The next phrase in what can be called, in deference to Friedman, "a free lunch of drugs," is the effort to legalize the importation of drugs from countries that have British-style systems of their own, such as Canada. More detailed examinations of the legislation can be found here. But in this survey of lessons to be learned from foreign health care systems, suffice it to say that the Canadian system is another example of pushme-pullyu. That is, health care is cheap, unless one counts waiting for a year or too as a cost.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., all these negative exemplars notwithstanding, the domestic political system is grinding toward Pharma-geddon. The Republican-controlled House voted on an importation provision in July; now it awaits action in the Republican-controlled Senate. And then, of course, it would need to be signed into law by a Republican president. Which is to say, there's a decent possibility that even the ostensibly principled free-market party might sell out its beliefs for a mess of votes.
A cynic would say that in the long run, national health planners have an interest in suppressing new drugs. After all, pharmaceuticals that cost billions to develop in the lab tend to be expensive at the pharmacy. So arguments as to why the drug companies should be allowed to continue to develop expensive, efficacious treatments are destined to deaf bureaucratic ears.
In which case, that's all the more reason for ordinary Americans to speak up on behalf of their own healthy future. Because otherwise, one way or another, by political hook or bureaucratic hook, Americans are going to end up with a system like the one here. That is, a pushme-pullyu system that's a delight to fantasize about, but horrible to inhabit.
After law has been successfully socialized, then come and talk to me about socializing medicine....
We have so many so-called conservatives that are willing to accept socialism slowly as long as it doesn't infringe on their own self-gratification. The RINOS and NEO-CONS are good examples of this phenomenon as they love big intrusive government as well as the socialists. Absolute power is the name of the game, the discrepancy with the socialist arises in the means to achieve it.
I was reviewing my old bookmarks and came across this article.
Bump for a new read.
wow, still an interesting read. thanks for bringing that article back.
Yeah, I think that it is even more relevant than it was a few years ago. I didn’t remember the part about the pharmaceuticals at all.
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TV weather presenter broadcasting from whale watching boat
AS THE sun rises over Fraser Island, the Channel Seven Sunrise weather crew will broadcast to the homes of thousands of Australians from aboard whale watching boat Whalesong.
For the second day in a row, Sunrise weather presenter Edwina Bartholomew is broadcasting from Hervey Bay, exposing the area to a national audience.
The Channel Seven personality was on Pelican Bank on Wednesday, a sandbar between Hervey Bay and Fraser Island.
Edwina said she put a call out on the local news on Wednesday night for people to join the whale watching cruise but they had to be at the Urangan marina at 3am.
"I didn't think anyone would turn up," she said but a small group has joined the Sunrise crew on Whalesong.
As a whale surfaced beside the boat, she described it as "absolutely spectacular".


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Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) are conditions that commonly manifest in critically ill patients. They are associated with a multiplicity of pathophysiological disturbances. This study retrospectively reviewed literature relating to IAH and ACS published in the last two decades to consolidate an understanding of the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and non-operative management of these conditions. Additionally, the authors of this study have recently conducted a large study on intra-abdominal pressures of consecutive catheterised patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (N.=403). A preliminary analysis of this study has also been included.
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After an auto accident in Oklahoma, all parties are required to remain at the scene of the crash until police arrive. Failure to do so is against the law, according to Title 47, Section 10-103. Violators can be fined up to $500 and face up to one year in county jail.
Despite the legal consequences, many drivers still leave the scene after an accident.
Why Do Drivers Leave the Scene of a Crash?
Road deaths caused by hit-and-run accidents happen almost six times per day in the United States, according to Mercury News. Additionally, hit-and-run accidents happened more than 2,000 times per day across the U.S. in 2015.
According to psychologist Emanuel Robinson, drivers feel intense emotions at the time of a crash. Some drivers might become scared or angry and decide to leave. Others may see nothing wrong with leaving the scene of a crash and will often rationalize their decision to do so.
Researchers at the University of Leicester in Britain observed 53 drivers who fled the scene of a crash. The study found that at the time of the crash:
- 21 panicked
- Seven were concerned about drunk driving
- Eight claimed to be unaware of the crash
- 13 believed the crash was too minor to report.
Criminal behavior is also a leading cause in hit-and-run accidents. This includes:
- Drunk and drugged driving: A report by the Belgian Road Safety Institute examined 853 hit-and-run offenders and found that 42 percent of them were drunk or drugged.
- Drivers concerned about criminal activity: Some hit-and-run drivers may leave the scene of a crash, because they are in possession of something illegal or because they were involved in illegal activity.
- Fleeing from the police: Drivers fleeing police in a high-speed chase will most likely not stop if they hit anyone. These hit-and-run accidents can often be severe and can affect multiple road users.
What to Do If You've Been Injured in A Hit-And-Run Accident
If you have been injured in a hit-and-run accident in Oklahoma, you may be entitled to compensation. Typically, you would be able to file a claim with the at-fault driver's insurance company if he or she can be identified.
However, if you're unable to catch the license plate or identify the driver, you could be forced to pay for your medical expenses and other damages associated with an accident out of your own pocket. The best way to ensure that you'll be eligible for compensation to carry Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UM). This will cover the cost of medical treatment after an accident, up to the policy limit.
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MRE Consulting was engaged to lead an assessment of bid-to-bill solutions based on our understanding of the energy industry, complexity of the marketplace, and expertise in trading operations technology.
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We utilized our Commodity Trading Technology Framework which combines a proprietary Business Process Master List (BPML) for front and back-office trading operations, a Requirements Matrix for ISO market solutions, combined with our software assessment approach. We analyzed functional, technical and vendor fit, and created a business case to justify the investment.
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Our findings showed that the COTS (Commercial Off the Shelf) solutions satisfied the functional fit requirements. In addition, Adapt2 provided an edge in technology fit because it aligned with the client’s vision for cloud hosted infrastructure and incorporated Machine Learning and AI capabilities.
Our client was pleased with the recommendation and accepted the proposed cloud software solution, approving the implementation of the solution. We were able to secure competitive pricing and satisfy our Clients’ legal concerns with a cloud hosted solution.


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Hi. I am new to this site. I have left temporal lobe epilepsy. I first recall having symptoms as a child in which I would be in my house but suddenly everything would seem unfamilar. I would look around at my family but couldn't explain my experience. I've also had episodes in which I wake up and am confused. I am aware of what I am saying but it doesn't make any sense at all. One episode stands out--I woke up, walked to the kitchen door and looked up at the sky and said, "I wish they would stop that." My father and brother laughed, and asked what I was talking about. I had no idea myself. I was aware of not making sense, but no idea why. I was awake, sort of.
As a child, teachers and others complained that I day dreamed too much. I always knew I had these strange experiences but didn't know how to explain them, or if they were normal.
Another time, I remember having that same spacey feeling and looking at our Christmas tree. The lights and colors seemed more vibrant than usual and I had that same feeling of being in unfamilar surroundings. But the vibrancy of lights had me transfixed. It's like I was in another place and time. No idea where, though.
I wasn't diagnosed with epilepsy though. In 1993, while in college I had blank out spells. Friends would tell me things and I'd insist that we never discussed it. I was seeing a neurologist at the time for the sleep disorder restless legs syndrome and a pituitary tumor and described my symptoms. He sent me for a sleep deprived EEG which showed a problem in the temporal lobe. He prescribed Tegretol, which helped with my legs as well. I remember the hyperventilation part of the EEG--my hands went numb and I was fascinated by it, holding my hands up in front of my face, as if I could spend an eternity studying this sensation. The technician reassured me that I was alright. I seemed to fade out for a time.
Early this year my leg symptoms worsened and I started to have more spacey spells, and black outs. I was also falling a lot. I saw another neurologist. He did an EEG which showed a problem in the left posterior temporal lobe. It also showed diffuse slowing in the right frontal lobe, which could be caused by a metabolic disoder, but I question why a metabolic disorder would cause problems in only one particular lobe. I fell asleep during the EEG and at one point was dreaming, or at least thought I was. I remember waking up and looking around, not knowing where I was for a bit.
I am now taking Lamictal 200 mg/day and tapering off Tegretol. The past couple of months I have had episodes of falling out of bed. The first time, I was fully awake, then blanked out and was on the floor. I bashed my forehead and eye on the TV stand as I fell. The second time, last week, I was alseep. I recall dreaming and then all of a sudden waking up on the floor in intense pain. The bridge of my nose hit something in the bedroom. The doctor can't tell if these are seizures or not. All I know is that twice this year I've been injured falling out of bed.
Has anyone had experienced symptoms of falling out of bed like this for no reason? Could I be more prone to nocturnal seizures since I already have a sleep disorder, RLS? I thought these epiosdes could be grand mals, but I am not sure. There isn't any soiling of the bed or anything. All I know is that my nose is still might sore after my fall last week. I feel extremely beat up emotionally and physically. Also, while I was told about the problem in the temporal lobe in 1993, nobody used the word epilepsy, just a little something wrong on the EEG. Now I have a diagnosis, which should be a big deal but it is.
Part of me finds it fascinating and unique, blessed in a way, to have a disease that causes these unique episodes of utter fascination and surreal experiences. It sounds odd, but that's how I feel. The other part of me hates the idea that there is something wrong with my brain. I haven't been able to use the word epilepsy too much, but I am getting used to it.
But my primary question for posting this is to ask if anyone has had nocturnal seizures and what they've been like .
I'd appreciate any input you have on this--could I be having nocturnal seizures? Is it possible to have a TLE seizure and fall out of bed?


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To celebrate both her birthday and her fascinating interview in the latest issue of AnOther Magazine, Molly Ringwald shows her Jazz Favourites
The term America’s Sweetheart is bandied around quite loosely these days, but back in the 80s the title belonged heart and soul to the flame haired star of Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles – Molly Ringwald. Much has changed in the years since her John Hughes scripted heyday. She’s moved to France and back again, written a novel and a memoir, acted in a number of films and TV shows and, in 2013, released Except Sometimes, an album of jazz songs. But no matter what, people are still fixated on the Duckie vs Blane dilemma from Pretty in Pink. In a candid interview for AnOther Magazine S/S14, Ringwald opens up about how it feels to be a grown up teen icon. “I have changed and I am a different person than I was when I was 16 years old,” she says. “Mainly, I’m just a lot smarter. More stuff has gone into my brain. Like, duh.”
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For wannabe knights and princesses what could be more thrilling than staying in a real castle complete with turrets and a drawbridge?
Brimming with wildlife parks, beaches, forests and rivers, Tasmania is an ideal place to be for families who love spending quality time together in the great outdoors.
The colder weather is setting in, which means it's time to plan a winter escape.
Experts are weighing in and saying that 'mumcations' are totally necessary for a mum's wellbeing. Here's where you should be heading.
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The Winklevoss twins reached a settlement with Charlie Shrem on April 16, 2019, declaring that their case against him has been dismissed with prejudice and will not be reopened.
The twins, who founded the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, originally sued Shrem, the founder of early bitcoin company BitInstant, in November 2018, alleging that Shrem stole 5,000 bitcoin from the pair in 2012. They asserted that Shrem agreed to build a stockpile of cryptocurrency for them at their expense but then came up short by nearly $60,000 in bitcoin at the contemporary market rate, keeping this portion of the hoard secret until its worth grew to the tens of millions of dollars.
As the case proceeded, however, Shrem took an early upper hand. Several days after it was opened, federal judge Jed S. Rakoff ordered the end to a freeze on Shrem’s assets and financial accounts. Shrem’s legal team suggested that a separate person entirely was responsible for the unaccounted crypto assets.
After several months of relative quiet, the digitally-published proceedings of the case were updated in April 2019, suggesting a near end to the legal battle. On April 5, both parties declared to the court that they had reached an undisclosed settlement. This statement claimed that the suit was dismissed with prejudice but that both parties would have the opportunity to reopen the lawsuit within 30 days provided the agreement was not put into effect.
Neither party was inclined to let this deadline run out, however. A second statement released 11 days later, claimed “by and through their respective counsel of record, that the entire civil action be dismissed with prejudice.” Both parties will bear their own legal costs, and “the case will not be reopened.”
Given the brevity of these statements and the figures involved, further details regarding the exact agreement between the two parties may never become public knowledge.
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- The list below includes 220 free or cheap things to do in or near St. Paul, Minnesota, including 90 different types of inexpensive activities like History Museums, Parks, Movie Theaters and Children's Museums.
- From State Fairgrounds Minnesota to St. Croix River, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in St. Paul and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Minneapolis, Burnsville, Hastings and Stillwater.
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Home to the Minnesota State Fair, the State Fairgrounds Minnesota is a huge expanse located in Saint Paul. The Fair draws tens of thousands of visitors annually and features rides, barnyard animals, crafts, games, delicious food and other delights.
St. Croix River runs through Afton State Park, and offers wildlife viewing opportunities on foot, or by canoe or kayak. Explore the river via a boating excursion, or make stops at historical sites and apple orchards, or one of two downhill ski areas in winter.
A converted railway bed, Gateway Trail, features 18-miles of multi use trails just outside of the twin cities. Bikers, hikers, even the occasional horseback rider enjoy the paved trail and the picturesque lands it passes through.
Outdoor enthusiasts love visiting Fort Snelling State Park in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The park features great fishing spots, shady picnic areas, hiking trails and bike paths. The park is open daily, but overnight camping is not allowed.
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The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Paul is the seat of the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. It is also the United States' official Catholic shrine of Saint Paul the Apostle and Evangelist. It was built in 1841.

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Welcome to another Sentimental Sunday!
A special thank you to everyone who participated last week! I'm sure those cards will be a smile to a lot of our brave troops when they receive it :) Thank you!!
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A note about this week's freebie:
Every other week, will be creating freebie sentiments picked by a member of the design team. These are some of their favorite sentiments! Sometimes they will match the theme, sometimes they won't, but I still hope you enjoy ALL them. This week the freebie is a set of three sentiments chosen by our design team member, Joanna! Joanna's creations always amaze me: they have a certain softness to them that I am always drawn to. We're lucky to have her on the team!
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One of the wintertime highlights of the much-beloved and long-defunct newspaper strip Calvin and Hobbes was always Calvin's snowman house of horrors, an annual phantasmagoria of hilariously macabre snowman murder involving cannons, beheadings, hangings, car accidents and unorthodox surgery that left Calvin's parents pondering the benefits of child therapy. In honor of the season of snowman slaughter, check out this video of a 3D model recreation that pays fitting tribute to the fantastic darkness of young Calvin's heart. [via Topless Robot]
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Xiaomi Poco F1 has been a highlight successful smartphone from the Chinese maker and it is considered to have the best hardware when it comes to the budget segment. For the unknown, Xiaomi Poco F1 is powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 SoC processor which is also present in more premium smartphones such as OnePlus 6T, Google Pixel 3 XL and more. On the other hand, the Poco F1 is also the cheapest smartphone to feature the Qualcomm octa-core Snapdragon 845 SoC.
It should be noted that during the Xiaomi Poco F1 launch, the company promised that its new performance-oriented smartphone will soon get the Android Pie update with the MIUI 10 skin since it was launched with Android 8.1 Oreo with MIUI 9 on top. Now, the Poco F1, which is also the first smartphone from Xiaomi’s sub-brand, has started receiving the MIUI 10 8.11.15 update with Android 9.0 Pie.
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- Download “Recovery ROM” for Poco FI from the Xiaomi’s official website.
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- Go to Settings > About phone > System update.
- Now tap on the three dots (for menu option) present at the top right corner.
- Tap on the update package.
- Select the MIUI 10 8.11.15 Recovery ROM file from the file explorer window.
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- The installation process will begin after which you will be asked to reboot your Poco F1 to install the update.
- Tap on the Reboot option and then select the update.
- The update process for MIUI 10 could take a few minutes to get finished
- Go Settings > About phone > check the MIUI version to check your current MIUI version for confirmation.
Xiaomi Poco F1 specifications
6.18-inch Full HD+ (2246 × 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display with 18.7:9 aspect ratio, 84 per cent NTSC color gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass protection.
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC clocked at 2.8Ghz with Adreno 630 GPU for graphics.
6GB / 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB/ 256GB of (UFS 2.1) storage, which is expandable up to 256GB via microSD.
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Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD), a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and IR Face Unlock
12MP primary rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, 1.4μm pixel size, Dual Pixel auto focus, dual LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor and secondary 5MP camera which also includes a Samsung sensor
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Xiaomi Poco F1 measures 155.5x 75.3x 8.8 mm and Weighs 180 grams
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Xiaomi Poco F1 price and availability
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Although everyone knew it’d be a foregone conclusion, the next-to-last “Hunger Games” film, “Mockingjay: Part 1,” has pulled in the biggest opening weekend of the year. “Mockingjay,” based on the final “Hunger Games” book, opened with $123 million. While it’s a massive hit, it didn’t make nearly as much money as its previous few films’ opening weekends. Box Office Mojo guesses it might be the result of splitting the final book into two films and/or being the least-popular book in the series. I’d wonder if the snowstorm that hit out east might’ve impacted things, as well—a sizable number of people unable or unwilling to go to the movies. Not that it matters—the film’s also already earned $152 million overseas, for a global total of $275 million. It also only cost $125 million to make, according to Forbes, so it’s already made a profit.
Elsewhere, “Big Hero 6” came in second place, earning $20.1 million (-42.1% from last weekend). Its totals to date stand at $135.7 million domestic, $49.5 million overseas, and $185.2 million globally. Forbes notes that while it’s no “Frozen,” it’s doing better than “Wreck-It Ralph,” which is good news.
“Interstellar” came in third place with $15.1 million (-46.7%). Its totals stand at $120.7 million domestic, a lopsided $329 million overseas (73% of its take to date), and a global total of $449.7 million.
“Gone Girl” dropped to fifth place, earning $2.8 million (-38.3%). Its totals to date stand at $156.8 million domestic, $170.9 million overseas, and $327.7 million globally. If curious, fourth place was “Dumb and Dumber To,” which dropped 61% in box office from last weekend.
“Birdman” rose to ninth place, earning $1.9 million (-24.9%). It’s earned a total of $15.2 million to date.
“The Theory of Everything,” a biopic about the life of Stephen Hawking, got slightly wider distribution this weekend, rising to tenth place at the box office. “Theory” earned $1.5 million this weekend (+104%), and has earned $2.8 million to date.
That finishes the biggest grossing weekend of the year. Next weekend’s the Thanksgiving holiday weekend here in the US, with two films opening: comedy sequel “Horrible Bosses 2” and “Madagascar” spinoff “The Penguins of Madagascar.” The latter should be a big hit overseas—two-thirds of the “Madagascar” films’ box office take come from outside North America. Here, however, “Big Hero 6” will still provide the penguins with competition.


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A small laundry room with washer and tumble dryer is located on the lower ground floor. The property has use of a ski and boot room, which is shared with the two other apartments in the building; Antoinette (sleeps 12) and Soline (sleeps 12). In addition, our guests have access to the wonderful spa area, which is on the lower ground floor. Spa facilities include a hammam, sauna, and relaxation area.
The property has external parking for one vehicle.
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Widely regarded as having some of the best snow conditions in the Alps, St Anton is known as the ski capital of Austria. The resort has an impressive history with an international clientele, and with plenty of luxury chalets and hotels to choose from you may find yourself somewhat spoilt for choice. The ski area is large with three interconnected areas; Gampen, Galzig and Valluga. Innsbruck is just over an hour away and a fantastic place to spend a long weekend.Continue Reading…Explore St Anton
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Goldenrods of Northeast Ohio: A Field Guide to Identification and Natural History
Goldenrods are the unsung heroes of Northeast Ohio's natural landscapes, occupying key roles in ecosystems across the region. This guide provides a comprehensive resource for understanding and identifying the 21 goldenrod species that grow in the 17-county Northeast Ohio region.
By James K. Bissell and Steven M. McKee, Judy Semroc, Trish Fox, Sarah Riehl, and Lucy Williams.
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A decade since the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, a landmark report has been released detailing thousands of examples of reported human rights violations in Sri Lanka between 1983 and 2009. It is the most comprehensive report on alleged violations in the Sri Lankan civil war to date.
Tides of violence: mapping the Sri Lankan conflict from 1983 to 2009 was produced by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Conflict Mapping and Archive Project (CMAP).
In the ten years since the conflict ended, alleged violations of human rights and international law remain largely unaddressed, as do the underlying tensions that contributed to the conflict.
‘The Tides of Violence report shows just how much serious work still needs to be done. It provides a conflict map that demonstrates the extent, range and widespread impact of the conflict on Sri Lankan society,’ said PIAC Transitional Justice Program Director, Daniela Gavshon.
‘Although the Sri Lankan Government has not yet done enough to address accountability and underlying tensions, PIAC is pleased to join others in the international community to support truth and justice initiatives through the release of this report.’
‘A conflict map provides an invaluable detailed overview of potential violations of human rights that are alleged to have occurred in the course of a conflict,’ said Luc Côtè, Advisory Committee member.
‘By listing alleged violations chronologically and across regions, a conflict map supports and stimulates the transitional justice process. In the Sri Lankan context, with transitional justice processes still developing, the Tides of Violence report is both compelling and useful’, said Mr Côtè.
The aim of Tides of Violenceis not to make findings or attribute blame, but to present available information in a clear, easily accessible manner to support the process of transitional justice. The report reveals the range and patterns of violations, but also the gaps and trends in reporting and the multitude of questions that remain unanswered. This reinforces the importance of commitments made at the UNHRC to address the instability, violence and suffering caused by the war.
‘Tides of violencemay provide future transitional justice mechanisms with a sound basis for further investigation in the face of constrained resources and political uncertainty’, Chair of the CMAP Advisory Committee, John Ralston, commented. ‘A conflict map can be used by the various mechanisms for their work. Further to this, Tides of violence may also contribute to inter-ethnic, grassroots transitional justice projects in Sri Lanka, as well as international accountability efforts, which remain important in the face of obstacles at the national level.’
Media contact: PIAC Media and Communications Manager, Gemma Pearce – 0478 739 280

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One of the first French films to address the issue of collaboration during the German occupation, Louis Malle’s brave and controversial Lacombe, Lucien traces a young peasant’s journey from potential Resistance member to Gestapo recruit. At once the story of a nation and one troubled boy, the film is a disquieting portrait of lost innocence and guilt.
Shot outside of Pittsburgh at a fraction of the cost of a Hollywood feature by a band of filmmakers determined to make their mark, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is one of the great stories of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.
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After initially planning to partner with a Philadelphia firm on a new 250-unit apartment building in Jackson Ward, Richmond-based developer SNP Properties is moving ahead with the project on its own.
Earlier this month SNP purchased the roughly 1-acre parking lot at 200 E. Marshall St. from Philadelphia-based Parkway Corp., which had for a time been teamed with SNP to build a 12-story mixed-use tower on the site.
SNP paid $6.1 million for the parcel. It was most recently assessed by the city at $2.5 million and Parkway had owned it since paying $2 million in 2016.
Parkway CEO Robert Zuritsky confirmed this week that the firm is no longer involved in the project.
“I really liked the project, but it was difficult timing with construction costs. It was just the opportunity to hand it off to somebody who wanted it,” Zuritsky said. “We wish (SNP) all the best.”
SNP co-founder Eric Phipps said the firm continues on with the development, the specs of which remain unchanged.
“We thought it was a better structure if we were the developer,” Phipps said of Parkway’s departure. “(The deal) accomplished what everybody was looking to accomplish.”
Phipps said they’re looking to break ground on the project in the next 60 days and construction should last about two years. Walter Parks Architects is the project’s designer. Phipps said they haven’t finalized a general contractor yet.
At 12 stories, the building would be among the tallest new-construction buildings to come to Jackson Ward in recent years, and Phipps said it would be the largest project in SNP’s portfolio.
In addition to 255 apartments, the building is set to include 10,000 square feet of commercial space.
“One of the retail spaces is ideal for a restaurant. It’ll also have an outdoor space on the back side of the building,” Phipps said.
The project was formerly referred to as The Admiral, but Phipps said they’re planning a new name for it.
The soon-to-be developed parking lot was once owned by the city’s Economic Development Authority, which traded it to the Ripp family’s The Restaurant Company in 2015 in exchange for the Intermediate Terminal building near Rocketts Landing. The EDA needed the Terminal Building in its 2014 pitch to bring Stone Brewing Co. to Richmond.
The Ripps held the parking lot in Jackson Ward for about a year before selling it to Parkway for $2 million in 2016, while the Terminal Building, once planned to be a Stone bistro, has sat idle while the brewery and the city continue to mull the building’s feasibility as a restaurant.
Parkway, meanwhile, still has a presence in Richmond as last year it spent nearly $3 million on a pair of parking lots along Grace Street in Monroe Ward. Zuritsky said the firm hasn’t finalized any plans for those sites but said it remains excited about the area and Richmond market.
In addition to the 12-story tower on Marshall, SNP has a pair of redevelopments on opposite ends of the city in its pipeline.
In the Museum District, SNP is planning to convert the former Saint Gertrude High School campus into 38 apartments. Phipps said they still have that property under contract, and the city’s Planning Commission is scheduled to vote on SNP’s request for a special-use permit for the project at its Oct. 3 meeting.
Down in Shockoe Slip, Phipps said they’re still working through plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of the former LaDiff building at 125 S. 14th St. It bought that property for $10 million last year.

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Ash vs Evil Dead, one of the most “groovy” shows on TV, has added a new series regular to their already fantastic cast for season 3. Predestination actress Arielle Carver-O’Neill will co-star as Brandy, a smart all-American high school senior whose life is changed forever when she finds herself in the middle of a demonic event.
Last season, Ash (Bruce Campbell), Kelly (Dana DeLorenzo), Pablo (Ray Santiago), and Ruby (Lucy Lawless) returned to Ash’s hometown of Elk Grove that had become the nexus of evil, all while fighting Baal to save humanity.
Ash vs Evil Dead is currently filming in New Zealand and will return this fall on Starz.
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An Affordable Housing Crisis Amid Wealth and Plenty in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley
Mind-boggling amounts of wealth have been created in California’s Silicon Valley since computing and electronics pioneers invented the first integrated circuit, or microchip, the first operational version of which was produced at Fairchild Semiconductors in Silicon Valley in 1960. But that’s just for starters. Home to Hollywood, businesses in Los Angeles County in recent years contributed even more to California’s economy, which would be the fifth-largest in world were the state a nation unto itself, according to analysis of the latest US Census Bureau data.
Yet homelessness abounds amid all that wealth and plenty, as Californians continue to struggle to deal with a longstanding shortage of affordable housing. It may be difficult to comprehend how a young Silicon Valley software professional can earn US$ 75,000-100,000 a year or more yet find that he or she lives in a car, van or recreational vehicle (RV), but that’s become commonplace in the world’s high-tech hub, and the situation is equally, if not more, difficult just north in San Francisco. The median rent in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View, home to Google’s Googleplex worldwide headquarters, almost doubled to $4,151 a month since 2010. That’s nearly triple the national average, according to data from online real estate search company Trulia. The median home value is $1.8 million, up from $750,000 ten years ago, according to another online real estate service, Zillow.
With the number of people living in vans or recreational vehicles (RVs) soaring, Mountain View’s city leaders recently voted to ban overnight RV parking. “With house prices out of reach, where will the van dwellers go?,” asks a Bloomberg reporter. “This is the epicenter of a Silicon Valley tech boom that is minting millionaires but also fueling a homelessness crisis.”
Finding affordable housing is just as difficult in Los Angeles (L.A.), where monthly rents average $2,685, according to Clean Energy Solutions, which recently launched a program to help address the issue. One of the fastest growing solar energy installation and energy efficiency companies in the US, CES intends to build 1,000 so-called accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as garage conversions, “granny flats” or “in-law apartments,” across L.A. during the program’s first year. The ADUs will be highly energy efficient, and CES offers homeowners the option of having a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system installed.
California turns to accessory dwelling units
California government leaders in 2016 introduced legislation permitting homeowners to convert garages into apartments, build backyard cottages or make additions to their homes for rental purposes. Cities and municipalities have been instituting ADU programs in compliance since, and the number of ADUs began soaring soon thereafter. Aiming to streamline the ADU process and spur faster growth, legislators in the state Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee in late June passed Senate Bill 13 (SB 13).
“We are in a severe housing crisis and homeowners who build ADUs are making an important contribution to help us resolve it by providing additional housing,” said the bill’s main sponsor, Senator Wieckowski, a member of California’s Senate Housing Committee. “This bill will help more of them achieve their goal of building a small unit on their own property. We should be encouraging this behavior rather than blocking it with excessive fees, owner occupancy requirements and other restrictions.”
Today, ADUs in L.A.,which range anywhere from 400-850 square feet (37.16-78.97 square meters), are renting for anywhere from $1,200-US$1,800, according to CES, which may not seem affordable to people who don’t live in L.A., San Francisco or Silicon Valley, but they’re priced substantially lower than the average price of a monthly apartment rental, and on par with renting a bed with shared facilities in a hostel or college dormitory-like setting. “Our partnership with the City of Los Angeles allows us to help alleviate California’s housing crisis. In fact, Los Angeles will lead the state in the construction of ADUs,” said CES founder and CEO David Gomez. “With this new integration, we’re excited to help residents citywide find affordable ways to live, including cutting down utility energy to a fraction of the average cost for energy generated from the burning of fossil fuels.”
Sporting a 4,300% revenue growth over the past three earned CES a spot on the 2018 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies. Applying the same strategic approach that has led to its success in California’s residential solar and home energy efficiency markets, CES has reduced the time it takes to obtain building permits for ADUs in Los Angeles from three to five months to down to two to three weeks, CEO David Gomez said in an interview.
CES has built 23 ADUs for L.A. homeowners to date, five since it streamlined the permitting process. With electricity costs among the highest in the nation, homeowners are expressing strong interest in CES’ solar-ADU offering, according to Gomez. The company offers L.A. homeowners the option of having a solar PV system installed either via outright purchase or a power purchase agreement (PPA) with longtime partner Sunrun, the largest residential solar energy systems installer in the U.S. The ADU solar PV systems come with separate electricity meters and separate sub-panels. Most are in the 3–4 kilowatt (kW) range, he explained.
Energy-efficient ADUs are a win-win situation, benefiting California homeowners and renters, Gomez said. They yield substantial passive income on a monthly basis for homeowners and also raise the value of their homes, while renters gain access to housing substantially below current market rates, he explained. And that’s not to mention helping Californians achieve the state’s ambitious zero-carbon-energy-by-2045 goal.
CES sees a lot of potential in Los Angeles and California’s fledgling solar ADU market. “Any single-family home built in L.A. in the past 20 years has a garage, and that [converted to an ADU] ends up being a guest house,” Gomez pointed out. CES expects many of its homeowner ADU customers to opt-in and have a solar PV installed. “They can purchase the system outright, or go with a PPA and simply pay for energy but at a lower cost. Most tend to go with the PPA and just pay for solar panel production,” he concluded.
Besides CES’ efforts in L.A., Google and Stanford University recently offered to spend billions of dollars to help alleviate the affordable housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area. Google said in June that it would spend $1 billion to increase the stock of affordable housing across the area.
Also in late June, Stanford University presented a $3.4 billion plan to Palo Alto city leadersthat entails building thousands of homes for students and staff in Santa Clara County over the next two decades. Stanford graduates have gone to play key, driving roles in the development of the high-tech sector in Silicon Valley, and many have become multimillionaires doing so. Driving up rents and home prices, therein lies the roots of the affordable housing crisis in the Bay Area, however, as the influx of wealthy high-tech workers pushes out longtime residents and workers that find they can no longer afford to rent their own apartments or purchase a home of their own.

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Between October 2 and 9, the Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) were dispatched to Iwaiizumi-cho, Iwate. The area was affected by Typhoon Lionrock. Massive flooding caused 19 deaths and damage to some 700 homes. Upon receiving a request from Iwaiizumi-cho’s Social Welfare Council, staff from DRHC Headquarters, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, and Aomori dioceses were dispatched in three waves. Members removed mud covered household goods and debris from homes.


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Pie Five weekly sales per store up 17% year over year
Pizza Inn Holdings this week announced results for 3Q, which included a weekly sales-per-store increase of 16.9 percent at company-owned Pie Five restaurants.
"The performance of the Pie Five concept was very strong in the third quarter," president and CEO Randy Gier said in a news release. "Despite some negative weather impact early in the quarter, the average weekly sales per store for our 13 company-owned restaurants increased 16.9 percent year over year due to a 4.4 percent increase in comparable store sales and very strong results for the new restaurants opened in the past 12 months. I'm particularly pleased that these strong trends have continued into the current quarter."
Gier said the Pie Five brand has benefited from better site selection and a better concept prototype.
“(They) have had a clear impact on the performance of our four new company-owned restaurants and four new franchised restaurants opened this fiscal year. That group of eight new Pie Five restaurants generated average weekly sales per store in the third quarter that were 45 percent higher than that of the existing 11 company-owned and franchised restaurants," Gier said in the release.
Pie Five’s 20th location opened this week in Richmond, Va., and the company expects the brand to double by the end of this year.
Pizza Inn results
Its sister brand Pizza Inn’s domestic comp sales were up 36.2 percent at company-owned restaurants, and 0.8 percent at franchised units. In addition to signing new franchisees, Pizza Inn is also accelerating the development of company-owned restaurants in multiple metropolitan areas, the release said.
"The Pizza Inn system also demonstrated improved performance in the quarter, with an improved trend of comparable store sales and store count," Gier said. "The hard work by our restaurant support team and our Pizza Inn franchisees is paying off as we bring stability to the system.”


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How to become an agricultural or forestry scientist
What does an agricultural or forestry scientist do?These scientists advise and work alongside agricultural stakeholders, including farmers, to further the agricultural industry and ensure long term growth and sustainability. They typically spend their time between working outdoors completing investigations and field work, and working within an office or laboratory environment
Duties and tasks
- Assist and support data collection and analysis for project work.
- Gather, collect and maintain samples and record results.
- Cultivate an in-depth knowledge of farming techniques.
- Build a knowledge and awareness of soil and favourable conditions for crop production.
- Oversee and project manage research sites including budget management, equipment management and supervision of staff.
- Perform in-depth research on factors that may affect farm production such as disease and insect and pests related problems.
- Provide technical support and research knowledge.
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Hello, i'm Alina. I'm a graphic designer & illustrator.
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On the corner of 15th Street and Dalzelle in Detroit, Michigan lie the ruins of a building once held in high esteem. Once known as Michigan Central Station, the majestic ruins of this thirteen story train depot seem in a state of perpetual neglect.
This blog is a documentation of my senior project entitled, "15th & Dalzelle". I plan to recreate the main sections of Michigan Central Station in an explorable, interactive environment. Updates soon!
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A few asset updates...
For workflow's sake, I've decided to hold off on sculpting until I've finished doing all the low poly models. I'll go back and do that stuff when I know for a fact I'm going to finish the modeling.
the gargoyle that inhabits each peak
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Audio-Technica Artist Elite products
Audio-Technica in Stow, Ohio, announces a new five-year warranty on its entire line of Artist Elite wired microphones, wireless microphone systems and wireless microphone system components. Effective immediately, all Artist Elite products purchased after January 1, 2010, through an authorized U.S. A-T dealer, now come standard with this warranty.
Greg Pinto, Audio-Technica U.S. VP of Marketing, made the announcement.
Included in the warranty are the 4000 Series and 5000 Series Frequency-agile True Diversity UHF Wireless Systems, AE2500 Dual-element Cardioid Instrument Microphone, AE3000 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone, AE3300 Cardioid Condenser Handheld Microphone, AE4100 Cardioid Dynamic Handheld Microphone, AE5100 Cardioid Condenser Instrument Microphone, AE5400 Cardioid Condenser Handheld Microphone and the AE6100 Hypercardioid Dynamic Handheld Microphone.
For more information, visit www.audio-technica.com.