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The third day of medical insurance negotiations: Pfizer left the morning session last, some companies said "too much reduction"
According to on-site information, the pharmaceutical companies present on the 7th may include Betta Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Fosun Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals,…
According to on-site information, the pharmaceutical companies present on the 7th may include Betta Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Fosun Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Iris, Novartis, Roche, Real Bio, BeiGene, Hansoh Pharmaceuticals, etc. Hansoh Pharmaceutical announced in March 2022 that inelizumab injection was used to treat adult patients with NMOSD who were positive for AQP4 antibodies, and it had obtained the drug registration approval from the State Food and Drug Administration.
Sino-Singapore Jingwei, January 7th (Wang Yuling Lin Wansi) The national medical insurance negotiations entered the third day.
Compared with the "crowded crowd" on the first day, there were fewer people at the National People's Congress Conference Center on the 6th and 7th, but there were still pharmaceutical company personnel and the media waiting.
At around 13:10 pm on the 7th, the last group of business negotiators in the morning session left, avoiding talking about the negotiation results.
Someone on the scene recognized that the negotiator was from Pfizer.
According to public information, Pfizer has passed the formal review list for a total of seven drugs this time, covering one anti-infective drug, one drug for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, four anti-tumor drugs, and Paxlovid, a new crown drug that has attracted much attention.
In addition to Pfizer, Du Jinhao, the chairman of Iris, and his staff appeared at the negotiation site and said, "The support of the state to enterprises is still quite large."
According to on-site information, the pharmaceutical companies present on the 7th may include Betta Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Fosun Pharmaceuticals, Biogen, Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, Iris, Novartis, Roche, Real Bio, BeiGene, Hansoh Pharmaceuticals, etc.
Some inquired about competing products, and some said "the drop is too much"
The medical insurance negotiation scene is a volume-price game between pharmaceutical companies and the National Medical Insurance Administration.
On the afternoon of the 7th, some companies heard their laughter before seeing the person, and some company representatives who talked about neurological drugs came out and said bluntly, "We talked for 20 minutes, and the talk was very good. Everyone hopes to be included in the (medical insurance catalogue)", And take a group photo at the door.
Some enterprise representatives high-fived the waiting colleagues after entering the venue, and some enterprises left quickly.
On the 6th, when a reporter asked about the negotiation situation,
some pharmaceutical companies said that "the price drop is too much."
Some pharmaceutical companies said, "After two rounds of talks, a total of more than an hour, the decline is hard to say."
At the same time, the medical insurance negotiation scene is also a game between pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical companies.
A staff member of a Chinese medicine company asked the reporter whether the person in the photo had finished negotiating and leaving the venue. She told Zhongxin Jingwei that their industry competitors were negotiating on the morning of the 6th, and their company's similar drugs had not yet been launched. Come to inquire about the news in advance.
Analysts from securities companies were also present and said in an interview with the media that information can be formed through the demeanor and actions of pharmaceutical companies on the scene, forming expectations for the decline in this medical insurance negotiation.
In this medical insurance negotiation, WuXi Giant Nuo, the manufacturer of the "sky-high priced anticancer drug" CAR-T, also received high attention from the market.
Because the online price of the CAR-T product Ruiji Orunsa injection is 1.29 million yuan per injection, and in the 2021 medical insurance negotiations, the competing product Fosun Kate's Ajilunsa injection appeared after the national medical insurance directory adjusted the preliminary review list , did not appear at the medical insurance negotiation site, and WuXi Giant Nuo is a veritable star pharmaceutical company in this medical insurance negotiation.
It is reported that WuXi Junuo is suspected to have appeared, but Sino-Singapore Jingwei did not find the negotiating team of WuXi Junuo at the scene.
Pfizer shows up, how much can the price of new crown treatment drugs be reduced?
After most pharmaceutical companies left the venue after negotiations in the morning, Pfizer was still in the venue at 1:00 noon.
According to on-site news, as on the 6th, Qian Yun, vice president of Pfizer Global Biopharmaceutical Business Group China and head of market access, also appeared at the negotiation scene.
When the Pfizer team left the venue, the reporter asked him about the negotiation situation, but the other party avoided talking and turned away.
According to public information, Pfizer has passed the formal review list for a total of seven drugs this time, covering one anti-infective drug, one drug for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, four anti-tumor drugs, and the much-watched new crown treatment drug Paxlovid .
According to public information, Pfizer's new crown treatment drug Paxlovid was conditionally approved by the State Food and Drug Administration in February 2022, and has been temporarily included in the medical insurance. The current medical insurance payment price has dropped from the previous 2,300 yuan/box to 1,890 yuan/box.
Currently, Paxlovid can be prescribed in community centers in many places, but the overall supply is relatively tight.
In this national medical insurance negotiation, how much Pfizer's "magic medicine" can reduce the price, and whether it can achieve the world's lowest price is one of the biggest highlights of this negotiation.
However, judging from the situation of the pharmaceutical companies that appeared on the morning of the 7th, it may be that the negotiations on tumor drugs have been carried out. It is not known whether Paxlovid has concluded the negotiations, and the specific decline and the results of the negotiations will have to wait for the official announcement of the National Medical Insurance Bureau.
In the preliminary review list of the national medical insurance catalog adjustment, there are three new crown treatment drugs listed, in addition to Pfizer's new crown oral drug Paxlovid, as well as the new crown oral drug Azvudine, and Qingfei Paidu Granules.
It is reported that
the indications for the treatment of COVID-19 by Real Bio's Azvudine tablets will not be approved until July 2022. The national medical insurance negotiations only involve the indications for the treatment of AIDS, and the indications for COVID-19 are not included.
And the new crown specific neutralizing antibody "ambavirumab/romisvirumab" that has attracted much attention has voluntarily given up the national medical insurance negotiation.
This also means that the drug will miss the on-site negotiation/bidding session.
The National Medical Insurance Bureau once pointed out that according to the relevant provisions of the basic medical insurance, all drugs included in the diagnosis and treatment plan for new coronary pneumonia can be temporarily included in the scope of medical insurance payment.
In August 2022, the National Health and Health Commission has issued a notice to include Azvudine Tablets in the diagnosis and treatment plan for new coronavirus pneumonia, so when insured patients use the drug, the medical insurance fund can pay according to regulations.
On January 7, multiple departments jointly issued the "Notice on Relevant Policies for Optimizing Treatment Expenses for Patients with New Coronavirus Infection after the Implementation of "Class B and B Controls", which clarifies that the new coronavirus treatment drugs in the diagnosis and treatment plan for new coronavirus infection Continuation of the temporary payment policy for medical insurance, which will be implemented until March 31, 2023.
Negotiation of six PD-1 antineoplastic drugs
In terms of PD-1/PD-L1, a total of 6 domestic drugs participated in the negotiation this time, including camrelizumab for injection from Hengrui Medicine, toripalimab from Junshi Biotech, Tislelizumab from BeiGene and sintilimab from Innovent will negotiate new indications this time.
In addition, two newly approved PD-1/PD-L1 from Henlius, Corning Jerry/Studi/Simcere Pharmaceuticals participated in this round of negotiations.
As far as the negotiation drug renewal rules are concerned, according to the requirements of 'Revising and Improving Negotiating Drug Renewal Rules' in the 'Medical Insurance Drug Catalog Adjustment Work Plan', the core classification basis is the ratio of product sales to the actual expenditure of the medical insurance fund/estimated budget impact .
This time, for the negotiated drugs (including negotiated renewal drugs), three contract renewal methods were adopted: inclusion in the regular catalog management, simple contract renewal, and renegotiation.
For varieties with new indications, if the simple contract renewal procedure is followed, the reduction may be up to 25%.
According to the research report of Debon Securities, on the whole, the market share of the four domestically produced PD-1 monoclonal antibodies that have been included in medical insurance continues to increase. In particular, BeiGene's tislelizumab single-handed sales in the third quarter achieved a reversal, leaping to the top of China First.
With the subsequent inclusion of major indications in medical insurance and product price reductions, domestically produced PD-1 will further expand its domestic market share.
As for Akeso Biotech, which has entered the negotiation table this time, as the first domestically produced double antibody and the world's first PD-1-based bispecific antibody approved for marketing, Akeso Biotech's PD-1/CTLA4 The dual-antibody Cardiniril will be approved for marketing in June 2022, and its listing will make up for the demand for targeted therapy for second- and third-line cervical cancer.
The current price of the drug is 13220 yuan/125mg/bottle.
Akeso Bio once disclosed, "Akeso Bio is actively participating in various national and local medical security systems, and adopts a patient assistance plan, with an annual treatment cost of no more than 198,000 yuan."
Four Rare Disease Drugs Fight Again
Sino-Singapore Jingwei combed and found that in this preliminary medical insurance review list,
19 drugs for rare diseases have passed the preliminary formal review in 2022.
Among them, in terms of the ultra-high-value rare disease drugs SMA and Fabry disease indications that were included in the medical insurance last year, Roche Pharmaceuticals (hereinafter referred to as Roche)'s Lisporan oral solution powder for the treatment of SMA, and Sanofi's treatment for Fabry disease The injection of agalsidase b also passed the formal review.
Judging from the on-site news, on January 7, Roche appeared at the medical insurance negotiation site, but it is not yet known whether Sanofi will be present.
Will the medical insurance negotiation prices of these two drugs with the same indication this year refer to the last national medical insurance negotiation?
Taking Nosina Shengna as an example, the scene of "soul bargaining" in December 2021 is still vivid.
Biogen's Nosinagen Sodium Injection was launched in China on April 28, 2019, for the treatment of 5qSMA (the main type of spinal muscular atrophy).
However, before entering the medical insurance, the price of a dose of Nosinagen Sodium Injection was as high as 700,000 yuan, while the price of the drug entering the new version of the medical insurance drug catalog has been as low as the "floor price" of 33,000 yuan per injection.
Zhang Jinni, Director of the Medicines and Devices Procurement Supervision Department of the Fujian Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau, said at the negotiation scene that "every small group should not be abandoned" has also become an annual hot spot in 2021.
According to Biogen's official account, Nosinagenat is the first high-value rare disease drug to be included in the National Medical Insurance List.
For Biogen, it is more urgent to promote Nosinagen Sodium Injection into the medical insurance.
According to public information, at present, pharmaceutical companies have begun to deploy generic drugs of Nosina Senna.
Huaxi Securities' previous research report analyzed that Nosinagen Sodium may become the first small nucleic acid API launched by the pharmaceutical company Orient, and the original research patent of Nosinagen Sodium will expire in 2025. Has progressed to the pilot stage.
Roche's Riesporam Oral Solution Powder (trade name: Amanxin) will be launched in June 2021. This product is a drug for the treatment of rare diseases in children, and the indication is for spinal muscular atrophy in patients aged 2 months and above.
Facing the competitive pressure that drugs with the same indication have been included in the medical insurance, and there may be generic drugs in the future, Roche Pharmaceuticals will promote the price reduction of risporam oral solution powder in 2022, which is generally regarded by the industry as a preparation for medical insurance negotiations .
In June 2022, according to the Shandong Provincial Pharmaceutical Equipment Purchase Platform, the price of Lisporan Oral Solution Powder was officially reduced to 14,500 yuan per bottle.
According to media estimates, if the maximum dose of patients (2 years old and above and weighing more than 20 kg) is used, the annual treatment burden of risporam will be less than 450,000 yuan, and the economic burden of low-weight patients will be lower. Save up to 2/3 of the maximum dose.
It is not only Roche that failed to make progress in the last medical insurance negotiation, but also Sanofi's agalsidase b for injection for the treatment of Fabry's disease, Biogen's dimethyl fumarate enteric-coated capsules for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, Takeda's lanariumab injection for the treatment of prop


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Wallenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae endemic to the West Indies.

Species

Wallenia apiculata
Wallenia aquifolia
Wallenia bumelioides
Wallenia calyptrata
Wallenia clusioides
Wallenia corymbosa
Wallenia crassifolia
Wallenia discolor
Wallenia ekmanii
Wallenia elliptica
Wallenia erythrocarpa
Wallenia fawcettii
Wallenia formonensis
Wallenia gracilis
Wallenia hughsonii
Wallenia ilicifolia
Wallenia jacquinioides
Wallenia lamarckiana
Wallenia laurifolia
Wallenia lepperi
Wallenia maestrensis
Wallenia punctulata
Wallenia purdieana
Wallenia subverticillata
Wallenia sylvestris
Wallenia urbaniana
Wallenia venosa
Wallenia xylosteoides
Wallenia yunquensis

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Primulaceae genera
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The "Tip of the Iceberg" of Fermented Foods
by Amelia Nielson-Stowell / Tuesday, 14 June 2022 / Published in Health, Science
There's a huge amount scientists worldwide still need to learn about fermented foods. "We're really at the tip of the iceberg, as far as I'm concerned," says Paul Cotter, professor and head of Biosciences at Teagasc Ireland.
"If you think of the vast variety of fermented foods from all across the globe – from East Asia, from Africa, from South America – we really haven't studied these in any great degree at all, maybe some very basic study, but no microbiome analysis," Cotter continues. "So really not fully appreciating what's in there or really harnessing those foods for broader society."
Cotter, Bruno Pot (science director at Yakult Europe) and Maciej Krol (founder of mac.ferments) discussed fermented foods at a panel at this year's Probiota conference in Copenhagen. In an interview with NutraIngredients – which wrote "fermented foods took center stage" at the conference – Cotter and Pot discussed the opportunities and challenges of fermented foods.
Expanding the Study of Fermented Foods
Modern technology continues to advance, allowing DNA sequencing and complex analysis of food. It's of "critical importance" that we further study fermented foods, Cotter adds.
For example, there have been numerous randomized controlled trials with dairy kefir that confirm health benefits. But the results were shown to be dependent on the probiotic strains used – one could help reduce cholesterol, while another would address the gut-brain axis.
"If you don't happen to have the right one in your kitchen, you're not benefiting from it," he says. "By carrying out in-depth investigations of the microbiomes and the metabolites that they produce, you can get a better sense as to what foods have the right microbes for you and to make almost a personalized type of fermented food for each person."
Cotter stresses studying the foods individually rather than fermentation as a whole. There are specific foods, unique to a country or culture and produced on a small scale, "that we know very little about and might have fantastic health attributes." He fears that, if these foods aren't studied, the populations that traditionally make them will die off or move, and their approaches to making these foods will be lost.
Dietary Microbes
Pot points to the fact that non-communicable – "New Age" – diseases emerged and began to increase as food production became more commercialized.
"We need to promote (the) intake of live microorganisms," Pot says. The public needs to be told "how important it is to maintain healthy conditions in their gut."
Pot is pushing for a microbes category to be included in dietary recommendations. A late 2020 study published in The Journal of Nutrition officially introduced the idea that a daily intake of microbes could improve health. He compares it to the definition of dietary, which helps educate the public about the kinds of fiber important in a healthy diet.
"The purpose of creating a category is really to allow easier communication with the consumer about the importance of live microorganisms in the diet," Pot says. "The creation of this category will be a first step."
Any recommendations, he adds, must be based in science. But it can be challenging to try to educate consumers about often complex scientific topics. It's important for messaging to be simple, Cotter adds.
"Unless you have a means of explaining to the consumer what are these benefits, then you're running into great difficulty," he says.
Today, the public is more conscious today of immune health, and views fermented foods as natural and functional. Cotter believes, if it can be scientifically proven that dietary microbes should be consumed daily, legislators and regulators will add it to dietary guidelines.
Artisanal vs. Large Scale
Cotter sees the future of fermented foods tied to compromise between large- and small-scale producers. Industrialized ferments need to be tweaked to more closely resemble artisanal foods, while artisanal products need to become more readily available to the public at large.
"Fermented foods are quite often very healthy, but the health benefits aren't fully appreciated because they haven't been studied in great depth," he says. "Typically, when those foods have been converted to make them on a large scale by an industry for production to try to make a product that's available to as many people as possible, the microbiology of the food is very much simplified."
On the other hand, it's challenging to "harness the health benefits associated with artisanal foods" when a small brand scales up.
"I think there's an opportunity for the two to meet in the middle," Cotter says. "Retain artisanal qualities associated with food but make them available to as many people as possible for mass production."
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Pavel Lieth (born 28 December 1883, date of death unknown) was a Russian Empire sports shooter. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

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Sorry Dads of the Mahoning Valley**...there is nothing else on our minds going into this weekend but the inaugural day of the city's first downtown event celebrating our colorful Slavic heritage. Simply Slavic will take place on Saturday, June 18th from Noon-11 PM on Federal Plaza East. The event was created to educate both the region's large number of Slavic descendants and the community-at-large about Slavic heritage.
Ø A Euro Disco with DJ Richard Elmsworth showcasing the modern Eastern European dance music for the young and the "young-at-heart" will end the night. The weather is supposed to cooperate so come on down especially to enjoy some Polish Arts Club pierogi and Krakowiaki pączki!
** Father's Day is not just an American holiday; it is celebrated around the world. However, the officially recognized date varies from country to country. In Poland that date is June 23rd, the day they celebrate in Poland! So if you want to surprise your Pop, maybe bring him some pierogi. Or if he's gone, like my Daddy, Andrew Cika, drink a Żywiec beer in his honor.
In our last newsletter we talked about Sobotka being voted the best Polish Happy Hour 2010…well I guess it is in the running for the award this year too! The rain never came, there was a cool breeze, the parking lot was full, the Chardon Polka Band was fabulous, there was a lot of dancing and food NEVER ran out! Imported Tyski beer, summery, black currant vodka cocktails with the newly released Vesica vodka and our old favorite Żubrówka Bison Grass vodka cocktails were celebratory and packed a punch. The traditional St John's Eve flower wreaths petite with a votive in the center were the perfect size to float on the reflecting pool. If you haven't done so already, you should consider marking the 2nd Thursday of every month on there. You never know what kind of fun we will cook up for Polish Happy Hour!! See the pics here.
COMING UP: June 25th 11am Veteran's Monument Dedication in Peterson Park, Poland...Aug. 28th Polish Day 2011.


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Being torn apart
I am saddened and angry that our country is being torn apart by the lie that Donald Trump won the election, and it was stolen from him.
The fact that Joe Biden won and Donald Trump lost is beyond dispute but apparently some of the evidence bears repeating. First of all, it makes no sense that Trump somehow lost the election because of widespread fraud and Republicans did well in down ballot races.
Republicans challenged the results in numerous court cases. They were overwhelmingly rejected including by two Republican judges. An audit in the most populous county in Arizona done by a Republican chosen firm resulted in a net gain in Biden votes. A study done by The Associated Press found only 475 possible cases of fraud in the six battleground states. Some of them were Trump votes. The closest loss in any of the battleground states was 10,457 in Arizona. There were 198 possible fraud cases in Arizona. This is just a partial list of the evidence that Biden won and Trump lost.
Meanwhile Trump continues to claim the election was stolen. His claims would be farcical if they were not so important in weakening our democracy. They led directly to the events of Jan. 6, which was an attempt to stop the peaceful transfer of power, a cornerstone of democracy.
Multiple surveys show that confidence in our democracy is at a long-time low. There have been continued efforts to make it easier to turn over the selection of electors' votes to partisan state legislators, something attempted in 2020 and in a stronger position to happen now. As long as a significant portion of voters think the election was stolen more violence is possible. Joe Biden is correct in saying that Trump's stop the steal lies are a "dagger at the throat of democracy."
All but a few Republicans do not challenge Trump's lies about the election. When asked about Jan. 6, a common tactic is to quickly turn to criticism of President Biden's job performance rather than mention the lies that inspired the Jan. 6 insurrection.
It is fair enough to argue about President Biden's job performance but they are changing the topic. It is not right to turn the page when the head of your own party and likely candidate for president in 2024 is mouthing the same lies that caused the insurrection on Jan. 6. Republicans complain that Jan. 6 is being politicized. It absolutely should deserve intense scrutiny when the same lies that caused the disaster that occurred on Jan. 6 are being repeated by the most powerful person in the Republican Party.
Although polls are showing declining confidence in our democracy, I think that Democrats, Republicans and independents all would like us to have a healthy democracy.
I have friends and family who are good people and voted for Trump. However you ultimately vote please consider the evidence or lack thereof, and if you consider Trump's claims to be false, think about what type of person would repeat the same lies for years.
John Mitchell lives in Lewisburg.


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Bokep – View Online..
I'm afraid that young people aren't kissing as much as they used to, particularly during sex. Last weekend I watched Guidelines of Attraction a 2002 cult film in accordance with the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Though it's 7 years old, its portrayal of sexual intercourse-based relationships on college campuses continues to be accurate. There is plenty of sexual attraction, although not much emotional link. Maybe I shouldn't have already been amazed then, after i realized about midway with the movie that there wasn't any kissing within the sex scenes. I figured it unusual; after i was being raised in the 70s, making out was a necessary precursor to even probably the most casual sex.
In thinking about what's changed in the last thirty years, I quickly hypothesized the ready accessibility to porn might have something connected with this. Technology has made it possible for many men to view explicit porn every day. This is a well-known men bonding activity among university guys. Lately, porn has exhibited behaviors which have quickly become part of the well known younger heterosexual scene, such as Brazilian waxing and girl-on-woman kissing. Now it seems that the technique of anal sex is growing dramatically among young adults, because of its recognition in porn. Today, there is evidence that women really feel pressured to participate in in threesomes, and also to allow their companions to ejaculate onto their encounters, the quintessential porn flick money picture.
I made the decision to do a little, ahem, study, and looked at Situs Bokep to find out for myself. Bingo. A lot of banging, almost no kissing. And this was real even on the amateur sites, in which normal people publish video clips of themselves having sex to discuss the love with the viewing general public. Although I wasn't a big consumer of porn 30 years back, I suspect there wasn't much kissing in these films either. What various today is the fact that porn has become the primary form of sexual intercourse ed for young men, and they're mimicking these actions in their lifestyles. What kissing I did discover on the internet was unusual, almost reptilian. I learned that this is called pornkissing: To kiss somebody with tongue but no lips, like adult films (UrbanDictionary.com). (Being an fascinating aside, I found much more enthusiastic kissing in the gay [male] porn sites. It wasn't the standard, but a lot of video clips had been named to mean that the actors were in love, so it was obviously a draw for many audiences.)
Surprisingly, very little studies have been completed on the subject of kissing. A 2007 study of 1,041 college students at the State University of New York City at Albany performed disclose some fascinating things about just how the sexes differ within their look at kissing:
Most women regard the initial kiss as a ensure it is or break it minute.
Only ten % of females would think about having sex having a man without kissing initially, whereas guys found kissing less important.
Guys consider kissing a way for an finish, including gaining intimate favors or reconciling.
Ladies kiss to establish and monitor the status of their relationship, and consider this an essential aspect in getting a companion.
Kissing is biologically powerful; it releases feel-good dopamine and hormones to the mind, decreases cortisol (stress hormonal) amounts, and flooding your brain with oxytocin.
Ladies worth kissing before, throughout and right after sexual encounters.
More than half in the men said they would gladly have intercourse without having kissing, compared with 15 % in the ladies.
Guys expect kissing to lead to sex half enough time, compared with one-3rd of times for females.
Guys are more likely to initiate French kissing, perhaps seeking to arouse the girl with the testosterone inside their saliva.
Flavored another's saliva offers you their "chemical substance fingerprint." Saliva and sweat include pheromones, and enable you to determine your level of attraction and compatibility to a person.
Simply because nearly all porn viewers are men, and since most porn is produced by men, it is really not astonishing that porn concentrates on what men want. But do you know the long-phrase effects for emotional closeness and partnerships inside our tradition when young men are understanding the majority of whatever they know about courtship from porn? How can ladies really feel concerning the mklpdp of porn getting portion of the well known intimate set of scripts?
In 2003, 3rd-wave feminist Naomi Wolf wrote a seminal item for New York Magazine known as the Porn Misconception. She created the point that the onslaught of porn is deadening the male libido, who see less genuine women as "porn-worthy". She states: "In case your appetite is activated and fed by poor-high quality materials, it will take more junk to fill you up. Individuals are not nearer because of porn but further apart; people are not much more turned on within their lives but less so." She feels that young women on university campuses worry that in case they actually do not offer what porn provides, they won't have the capacity to hold a guy. And today it would appear that they may struggle to kiss him either.
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Petrogale godmani är en pungdjursart som beskrevs av Oldfield Thomas 1923. Petrogale godmani ingår i släktet klippkänguruer och familjen kängurudjur. IUCN kategoriserar arten globalt som livskraftig. Inga underarter finns listade.

Pungdjuret förekommer på östra Kap Yorkhalvön, Australien. Arten vistas i klippiga områden.

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Searching for Strip Search – Part One
Posted on April 24, 2017 by The Average Joe
The year was 2012. America said they could (again), I launched my own webcomic (oh God, the art!) and as if in response JPEG juggernaut Penny Arcade ran their very first Kickstarter campaign. This campaign was nominally for the removal of ads from their site, but the real reason we all backed it was hidden in the stretch goals – the promise they'd create the world's first webcomic reality game show: Strip Search. Five years on I wondered, what happened to the twelve contestants on that show which was, perhaps, before it's time? Here's what I found.
For those of you unfamiliar with the single-season show produced by PATV and Loading Ready Run, here's a quick run-down. Strip Search aired online between March and June 2013, running a familiar "reality TV" format: twelve artists were picked from a multitude of applicants (yeah, including me), and proceeded to battle their way through thirty-one episodes of coaching, industry experience, and tense elimination challenges. The prize? A year working in the Penny Arcade offices, hosting and advertising through the PA site, and access to all their internal resources.
Depending on what webcomics you read, those twelve names might be a bit unfamiliar these days. I know I found most of these guys – particularly the ones eliminated early in the competition – had fallen off my radar. I wanted to know what they'd been doing over the past five years, if they were still making webcomics, and how their art and writing had developed since the show. Today, I'd like to share a bit about the first three contestants who left the show: Alex Hobbs, Ty Halley, and Lexxy Douglass.
Alex Hobbs
Creator of "Wanderlust Kid" before his stint on the show, Alex had the dubious honour of being the first contestant whose artwork was literally torn apart by judges Mike and Jerry (Gabe and Tycho). We didn't get a lot of time to get to know him through the show, but his parting words: "This isn't just the end. There's no way it could be," suggested he planned to keep webcomicking for a long time to come.
I'm not sure when that changed, but it seems like "Wanderlust Kid" is offline. I linked it above in the hopes you'll have better luck than me, but no matter how much I tried, I couldn't get the page to load. Alex doesn't seem to be making any other webcomics at the moment, either – at least, none that I could find. He is still creating – his Tumblr account is full of artwork as recent as four months ago, and it seems like he works (or worked) as an artist for Card Kingdom. It's great to see Alex still making art, and hopefully we'll see another strip online someday.
Ty Halley
Ty's exit from the show in episode seven was… a little sadder than Alex's. Ty also had a strip going before Strip Search started: "The Secret Life of a Journal Comic," although it's web address now seems to lead to… something else. Even so, webcomic aficionados may be familiar with what Ty has been up to over the past few years, especially if they've kept up with comics attached to the Penny Arcade brand. I dropped out of reading "The Trenches" shortly after it's debut, but by it's final season it had apparently moved beyond the artistic attention of it's creators, leaving Ty to take up the mantle. Not that you'd know it, unless you scrolled right to the bottom of the author page…
Since the Trenches finished I haven't been able to find much more for Ty; his Tumblr page and other online networks don't seem to have been updated in a while, and I couldn't find any current comics with his name on them. Let's hope he's not gone for long!
Lexxy Douglass.
Lexxy was an unique Strip Search contestant, in that she had already appeared in Penny Arcade: The Series before auditioning for the competition. Working for Penny Arcade in her capacity as a designer, she was also one of the few contestants who didn't have a webcomic going when the show started. The elimination episode that saw Lexxy leave the show (the first time) was tense and dramatic, with an appropriately dramatic conclusion. Readers who have followed the webcomic scene over the past few years may already know that, unfortunately, drama continued to follow Lexxy following the show. The Kickstarter campaign for her webcomic "The Cloud Factory" infamously failed to deliver (although as of January this year, this seems to have been corrected), and the webcomic itself never progressed beyond eight updates with a two year hiatus between the penultimate and final strips. These days, Lexxy is continuing her work as a freelance artist and designer. Her Tumblr account is also constantly updating with samples of her artwork, tips and tricks, and everything else you need to see how her style has developed over the past few years.
There's a snapshot of what I was able to find, but I'd love to hear if you know more about what Alex, Ty or Lexxy have been up to in the past few years? Did you watch Strip Search while it aired? Do you know what happened to Alex and Ty's comics? Or were you a backer of Lexxy's ill-fated kickstarter? Let us know in the comments, and until next time… don't eat the clickbait!
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Home Trademark & Copyright Personal Care Personal Care trademark collection with emphasis on: Cosmetics – Beauty
Personal Care trademark collection with emphasis on: Cosmetics – Beauty
Category: Personal Care, Subcategory: Cosmetics – Beauty, Created On: 2021-01-27, Record Count: 19
Personal Care trademark collection with emphasis on: Cosmetics - Beauty quantity
This Trademark collection includes royalty reports related to cosmetic products such as skin moisturizers, lipstick, fingernail polishes, makeup and hair colors under trademark license.
Subcategory: Cosmetics – Beauty
Beauty Aid
Retail Service
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, during the Term of this Agreement, the exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Trademarks on and in connection with the sale and distribution of the Licensed Products in the United States at the following retail stores only: J.C. Penney; Sears; Thrift Drugs; Genovese; Ulta III; Crowleys; Mervyns; Longs Drug; Troutman's Emporium; and Cox Department Stores.
Licensed Trademarks:
Canada Mark
Frances Denney
United States Mark
Licensor is engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of hair care and personal care products at both the wholesale and retail level.
Licensed Products:
Hope Bath and Body Perfume
Hope Perfume/Cologne Hope
Dusting Power
Hope Body Lotion
Interlude Perfume/Cologne
Interlude Bath & Body Perfume
Interlude Dusting Powder
Interlude Body Lotion
Fade Away with SPF 15
Hope Spring Set
Interlude Spring Set
Licensee hereby grants the worldwide use of the Trademarks: Cara Mia.
Licensee acknowledges that Licensor is the exclusive owner of the Trademarks and of the IP Rights and that all of Licensee's uses of the Trademarks and the IP Rights shall inure to the exclusive benefit of both Licensor as owner of the Trademark and Licensor.
BRAND. As used in the Agreement, 'Trademark' means the Trade name CARA MIA, and any derivative thereof used by Licensor.
Licensor owns and operates fragrance and skin care brands.
Product Catagories: Men's and Women's Fragrances, Skin Care Products, Bath and Related, Personal Care Beauty Products.
"Licensed Products" means scented items intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed upon or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance, including, but not limited to, toilet water, colognes, perfumes, body powder, moisturizers, deodorants, soap, bath salts and other related personal care beauty products, manufactured by or on behalf of Licensee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until such time as Licensor has licensed to a third party the right to use a Trademark in connection with cosmetic products, Licensee may use the Trademarks on those cosmetic products approved by Licensor which are included as a gift with purchase of Licensed Products.
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, and Licensee hereby accepts a non-assignable, non-transferable exclusive right, except as provided herein, to use the Trademarks in connection with the distribution at wholesale and Advertising of the Products in the Territory.
Trademark Phantom.
Toiletry and Cosmetic Preparations – Namely, Perfumes, Fragrances. Including skincare products, bath and gel, body lotion, soap, miniatures, testers, Eau de toilette, Eau De Parfum, after shave lotion and deodorant.
The Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, during the term of this Agreement, an exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable non-assignable right and license to use the Licensed Marks in the Territory in connection with the manufacture, promotion, sale and distribution solely of the Articles and on all brand identifications.
Licensed Marks. The trademarks 'Bal a Versailles, Jean Desprez, Sheherazade, Jardanel, Revolution a Versailles', and such other trademarks as are, from time to time, agreed to by Licensor.
The Licensor engages in the creation, design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of fragrances and beauty related products.
Articles. Men's and women's fragrances, cosmetics, skin care products and bath and related personal beauty care products, or any other items included in International Class 3, as listed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Licensor grants the sole and exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Mark in the Licensed Channels of Distribution, in the Territory as a trademark in connection with the manufacture, promotion, sale and distribution solely of the Licensed Products and on all related packing materials, containers, promotional material, publicity, sales, advertising, newspaper, magazine, radio, television, cinema and similar media presently existing or that may exist in the future,
Licensor owns or has the right to grant licenses of the Licensed Mark, which is to be licensed herein solely in connection with the Licensed Products.
The trademark is KANYE WEST.
Celebrity is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer.
The field of use is related personal fragrance enhanced beauty care products: body lotions, body creme, hand creme, body butter, body mist, bath and shower gel, bath oil, body oil, dusting powder, after shave balm or gel, deodorant stick, bath soap, incense, room fragrances and scented candles (but excluding cosmetic products, hair care products and other skin care products not set forth herein), which are manufactured, produced, sold, distributed, promoted and advertised by Licensee in the Licensed Channels of Distribution.
The Italian Licensor grants to Licensee the exclusive rights to use the name of 'Victor' or any other trademarks (Silvestre, Acqua Di Selva, Acqua Di Colonia, Tabacco D'Harar, Visconti E Biscione) hereafter adopted and used by either of the parties hereto subject to any territorial or other limitation on any right to use a trademark which Licensor acquires from other firms or persons, together with Licensor's interest in the good will of the business in connection with which said marks are used in Licensed Territory in the manufacture and sale in Licensed Territory of the name of Victor and other trademarks now or hereafter manufactured or sold in the men's toiletries market.
The Licensor has been and now is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of men's toiletries throughout the world under the name of Victor and other trademarks (hereinafter 'Products').
TRADEMARKS REGISTERED IN U.S.A.
RELATING TO MEN'S TOILETRIES
NUMBER MARK EXPIRATION DATE
639455 Victor January 1, 1997
649846 Silvestre August 6, 1997
857617 Acqua Di Selva September 24, 1988
1056831 Acqua Di Selva January 25, 1997
868289 Acqua Di Colonia
Fresca April 15, 1989
1068829 Tabacco D'Harar July 5, 1997
Licensee acknowledges that the quality and character of the Products are such that they have been recognized and accepted by the public as having achieved the repute of being a leading high style line of men's toiletries and Licensee agrees to use the Trademarks, names, type styles, logos and symbols.
Licensor grants the following:
(a) a non-assignable, non-transferable exclusive right to use the Trademarks and the IP Rights in connection with the manufacture of Products; and
(b) a non-assignable, non-transferable exclusive right to use the Trademarks and IP Rights solely in connection with the distribution at wholesale and Advertising of the Products in the Territory, provide Licensor may also advertise.
The trademarks include GUESS; GUESS?; and GUESS? AND TRIANGLE DESIGN. Licensor is an internationally famous designer and manufacturer of high quality fashionable clothing and fashion accessories and other products.
The licensed Products mean mens and womens fragrances and related personal beauty care products such as body lotion, body creme, body mist, hand creme, bath and shower gel, massage oil, dusting powder, after shave, after shave balm or gel, deodorant stick and bath soap.
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee, during the Term, as defined below, of this Agreement, the sole and exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Mark in the Licensed Channels of Distribution, as defined below, in the Territory as a trademark in connection with the manufacture, promotion, sale and distribution solely of the Licensed Products and on all related packing materials, containers, promotional material, publicity, sales, advertising, newspaper, magazine, radio, television, cinema and similar media presently existing or that may exist in the future, in connection solely with the creation, manufacture, introduction, marketing, distribution, sale and advertising of the Licensed Products, through the channels used to manufacture, sell, distribute, advertise and promote Licensed Products of comparable prestige design and quality as described in the Channels of Distribution.
Licensed Mark. The trademarks "KANYE WEST" and any approved secondary marks, approved logos, the approved signature of the artist known as "KANYE WEST" (the "Artist"), and the approved likeness of Artist and any derivative thereof, and such other trademarks as are, from time to time, agreed to and approved in writing by Licensor, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
Channels of Distribution:
BON-TON/ CARSON PIRIE SCOTT
VON MAUR
SAKS INC
YOUNKERS
MILITARY EXCHANGE
STAGE STORES
ROGERS DEPARTMENT STORES
PERFUMANIA
This agreement pertains to the consumer goods industry relating to personal care products. Licensed Products. Men's and women's fragrances, skin care products and solely the following related personal fragrance enhanced beauty care products: body lotions, body crème, hand crème, body butter, body mist, bath and shower gel, bath oil, body oil, dusting powder, after shave balm or gel, deodorant stick, bath soap, incense, room fragrances and scented candles (but excluding cosmetic products, hair care products and other skin care products not set forth herein), which are manufactured, produced, sold, distributed, promoted and advertised by Licensee in the Licensed Channels of Distribution.
The Licensor granted the Licensee the exclusive, worldwide license to utilize the Trade Marks and know how in connection with the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of products limited to Class 3 products, including but not limited to cosmetics; powders; toiletries; perfumes and fragrance products; shampoo, soaps, shower and bath gels and other bath products; creams and lotions related promotional products, and similar products developed and sold now or in the future under the Trademarked names or the Trademarks.
Trade Marks shall refer to those U.S. and foreign trade marks relating to the name Alexandra de Markoff and other names as set forth.
Know-How includes, among other things, all technical information, procedures, processes, trade secrets, formulae for the perfume oil and the bulk of all the products, methods, practices, techniques, information, bills of parts, diagrams, drawings, specifications, blueprints, lists of materials, labor and general costs, production manuals and data relating to design, manufacture, production, inspection and testing of the Products known by, available to, used or owned by Grantor.
The rights granted apply to the beauty industry.
Sub-Licensor grants the sole and exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Mark in the Licensed Channels of Distribution in the Territory as a trademark in connection with the manufacture, promotion, sale and distribution solely of the Licensed Products and on all related packing materials, containers, promotional material, publicity, sales, advertising, newspaper, magazine, radio, television, cinema and similar media presently existing or that may exist in the future, in connection solely with the creation, manufacture, introduction, marketing, distribution, sale and advertising of the Licensed Products, through the channels used to manufacture, sell, distribute, advertise and promote Licensed Products of comparable prestige design and quality.
The trademark is RIHANNA.
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, record producer, businesswoman, fashion designer, actress and philanthropist.
The field of use is mens and womens fragrances and solely the following related personal fragrance enhanced beauty care products: body lotion, body creme, body butter, body mist, bath and shower gel, dusting powder, after shave balm or gel, incense, room fragrances, deodorant stick and scented candles.
Sub-Lcensor hereby grants to Sub-Licensee, and Sub-Licensee hereby accepts, the exclusive sublicense of the Amended License Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amended Sublicense, pursuant to which the Sub-Licensee shall be responsible for performing all of Sub-Licensor's obligations under the Amended License Agreement directly for the benefit of the Licensor, and the Sub-Licensee shall be entitled directly to all of the rights and benefits of the Sub-Licensor under the Amended License Agreement. The Sub-Licensee hereby assumes all of Sub-Licensor's obligations to the Licensor under the Amended License Agreement and guarantees to the Licensor and Artist that it will fully perform as the licensee under the Amended License Agreement, as if the Amended License Agreement were directly entered into with the Sub-Licensee. All capitalized terms used in this Amended Sublicense shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Amended License Agreement, except as otherwise defined in this Amended Sublicense.
Under the Amended License Agreement:
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee and its related and affiliated entities, the exclusive right and license to utilize the Licensed Marks in connection with the production, marketing and distribution of the Licensed Products in the Licensed Territory.
Licensed Mark: 'JABOT FOR THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS GENERATION'
Licensee is a manufacturer and distributor of cosmetic preparations and desires to use the trademarks 'Jabot' and 'Jabot for the Young and the Restless Generation' (hereinafter collectively referred to as, the 'Licensed Marks') in connection with the production, marketing and distribution of perfumes, colognes, toilet water, talcum powder, bath gel, personal deodorants and other cosmetic preparations.
IPSCIO Record ID: 234
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee the non-exclusive right during the Term to manufacture or have manufactured for it and to promote, advertise, distribute and sell the Licensed Products utilizing the Property throughout the Territory.
The trademark babyGUND, and all copyrights pertaining to the babyGUND line. Specifically excluded from the Property are the names of all BABYGUND characters, which Licensee shall not use without written permission from Licensor. babyGUND line is collection of unique teddy bears and other soft toys recognized the world over for their quality and innovation.
Licensor is a manufacturer of plush stuffed animals.
Licensed Products: Infant and children's cosmetics and toiletries limited to the following hypoallergenic, non-toxic and 100% safe for children items: Shampoo; Hair conditioner; Hair lotion; Bubble bath; Body lotion; Body cream; Children's perfume (fragrance water); and Children's cologne (fragrance water).
Licensor grants to sub-licensee an exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Licensed Property to design, manufacture, sell, distribute, market, advertise and promote the Sub-Licensed Products only within the territory and only within the distribution channels.
The licensed property are the trademark and merchandising rights relating to Jessica Simpson's commercial persona and image, including the trademarks associated with her, all of her rights of publicity in her name, likeness and image, collectively.
Jessica Simpson is an American singer, actress and fashion designer.
The distribution channels include approved department and specialty stores.
The Sub-Licensed products consist only of: fragrances and bath and body products namely, body lotions, body crème, body mist, hand crème, bath and shower gel, massage oil, dusting powder and bath soap, candles as well as seasonal or selected color items.
The Swiss Licensor grants the French Licensee an exclusive license to use the Trademarks and/or the tradename in connection with the development, manufacture, sale, distribution, advertising, merchandising, promotion and marketing of the products in the territory.
Licensee agrees to distribute the products or have them distributed by its related comanies or third party distributors only through selected distribution channels including speciality department stores, qualified independent perfumeries, select perfumery chains and travel retail outlets, of high standing and compatible with the high quality and high luxury image of the Trademarks.
The tradename is Van Cleef & Arpels.
The trademarks are:
– Van Cleef & Arpels
– First de Van Cleef & Arpels
– Tsar de Van Cleef & Arpels
– Tsar
Licensor is a French luxury jewelry, watch, and perfume company.
The field of use is for products which shall mean such luxury fragrance, womens and mens fragrance and home fragrance, and cosmetic products, limited to bath and body products, to the exclusion of skin care and make up products.
The French Licensor grants the French Licensee the exclusive right to use the trademark for creating, producing and marketing the products in the licensed territory.
'CELINE' trademark .
The products are the perfumes, toilet water, parfums de toilette, toiletry products derived from the said perfumes that may be or shall be created by Licensee within the framework of the performance of this Agreement.
We entered into a License Agreement to operate the Perfumania.com retail storefront.
Perfumania.com
Licensor specializes in the sale of genuine designer fragrances, bath and body, cosmetics, skin care products and related gifts and accessories for men, women and children.
This site offered over 2,000 fragrance and fragrance-related products, including bath and aromatherapy products.
Licensor grants on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries the perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable sole and exclusive, right and license under all Trademarks included in the Existing North America IP and under all Trademark Extensions to use, reproduce and display such Trademarks and Trademark Extensions solely in the North America Region, except for Canada, and a non-exclusive right and license under any Trademarks included in the New International IP. Licensor hereby grants a perpetual, irrevocable, exclusive, transferable, sublicensable license to use the Domain Names included in the Existing North America IP.
Multiple trademarks are included, relating to the AVON brand.
Licensor manufactures and markets cosmetics products.
The field of use includes Beauty Products, Fashion and Home Products.
"Beauty Products" means skincare, personal care, fragrance, haircare and color (cosmetics) products, in each case including all components, ingredients, related tools and implements thereof and tools and accessories for use in connection therewith.
"Avon NA Business" means the business of researching, developing, producing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, sourcing, licensing, maintaining, marketing, promotion, advertisement, lease, sale, and other distribution of any products or services solely to, directly or indirectly, consumers through any channel in the North America Region conducted by Avon NA and its Affiliates from or after the Effective Date (including the North America Business and the sale of New North America Products).
The Licensor hereby grants to Licensee the sole and exclusive right and license to use the Licensed Trademark- 'HEAVEN SENT' solely on, and in connection with the manufacture and sale of products designed or intended to be poured, sprinkled or spread upon the human body to promote the beauty and appearance of the user, in the the United States of America and all its territories and possessions, excluding the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The term 'Licensed Trademark' means the trade name and trademark 'HEAVEN SENT'.
The term 'Products' means the cosmetics and toiletries as it may be amended from time to time, designed or intended to be poured, sprinkled or spread upon the human body to promote the beauty and appearance of the user.
Celebrity trademark collection with emphasis on: Personal Care
Apparel and Accessories trademark collection with emphasis on: Apparel
Food and Beverage trademark collection with emphasis on: Snack Food – All
Personal Care trademark collection with emphasis on: Fragrance
Personal Care trademark collection with emphasis on: Cosmetics – Health


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Opens 138th Season with New Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Trolley Ride and Musical Stage Show
2015-05-19 | Blog
LIGONIER, PA – May 20, 2015 – Idlewild and SoakZone is celebrating its title of 'Best Kids' Park in the World' for the fifth consecutive year, and will open for its 138th season on May 22. Because you love to see them smile, Idlewild & SoakZone invites families to ring in summer with its new trolley ride, musical show and friendly puppet character.
The park continues its long relationship with The Fred Rogers Company with the debut of the new "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood" ride this summer. Guests will board the iconic Neighborhood trolley and travel through the Neighborhood of Make-Believe to meet Daniel Tiger, the main character from the award-winning animated preschool series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, and many of his friends and family. The trolley runs along the same track that ushered park guests through the former Mister Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe ride, which operated at the park from 1989 through 2013.
In conjunction with the new ride, Daniel Tiger and his friend Katerina Kittycat will star in a musical stage show, Daniel's Grr-ific Day. The show will take place three times a day in Raccoon Lagoon kiddieland. After the show, kids will have the opportunity to meet and greet Daniel, Katerina, and their friend, O the Owl! "Daniel Tiger's Neighbor Days," a new event featuring other characters from the television program is also being planned for August.
"We can't think of a more ideal place to have the Neighborhood of Make-Believe than at Idlewild – one of the most beloved kids' parks in the world," said Paul Siefken, Vice President of Broadcast and Digital Media for The Fred Rogers Company.
"We can't think of a more ideal place to have the Neighborhood of Make-Believe than at Idlewild – one of the most beloved kids' parks in the world," said Paul Siefken, Vice President of Broadcast and Digital Media for The Fred Rogers Company. "When children ride the trolley for the first time, they will feel like they are in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood; but for people who remember the original ride, they will feel like we've paid tribute to the original, and that we've come full circle, bringing Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood together in this new family experience."
Design consultation for the new ride was provided by Pittsburgh-based Schell Games which boasts a history of creating theme park gems, including Race for the Beach at SeaWorld and other successful attractions at some of the world's most popular family vacation destinations. The animatronic characters were designed by LifeFormations with set displays manufactured by The Weber Group, Inc.
"We are excited to continue offering wholesome family entertainment through our partnership with The Fred Rogers Company," comments Brandon Leonatti, General Manager of Idlewild & SoakZone. "Both the Daniel Tiger trolley ride and stage show provide fun interactive experiences for guests of all ages to enjoy. They are the perfect fit for the children who visit our park, and their parents who grew up watching the original Mister Rogers' program will enjoy seeing Daniel bring smiles and learning to the next generation of children."
The final addition to the park's 138th season is a new family-friendly monster puppet character, Grigsby, who will make appearances throughout Idlewild three times a day. Several popular events will be returning this summer, including Marvel Super Hero Days (July 7 – 9 and July 21 – 23), and Princesses in the Park (July 14 – 16 and July 28 – 30).
Idlewild & SoakZone is providing FREE admission to military personnel during Memorial Day weekend, May 23 – May 25. Guests save up to $14.00 on their Regular FunDay Passes from the regular gate price when they purchase online at www.idlewild.com. Small groups of 15 to 24 may also purchase tickets online and save up to $13.00 per ticket, while large groups save up to 50% off the gate price by contacting Groups Sales at 724.238.6784. Discount tickets are also available at participating Giant Eagle locations. Children 2 years and under are always FREE.
The park's popular season passes are currently offered in two pricing levels. The Summer Season, $54.99, includes unlimited admission to Idlewild & SoakZone during the 2015 summer season (through September 7, 2015). The Gold Season Pass, $69.99, includes admission to summer season, September weekends and HALLOWBOO!, and comes with Bring-A-Buddy days, sister park discounts, VIP Access to SoakZone and other in-park perks!
ABOUT THE FRED ROGERS COMPANY - The company was founded by Fred Rogers in 1971 as the non-profit producer of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for PBS. In the years that followed, it not only created hundreds of episodes of this much-loved program, but also extended Fred's values and approach to other efforts in promoting children's social, emotional and behavioral health and supporting parents, caregivers, teachers and other professionals in their work with children. The Fred Rogers Company continues to build on Fred's legacy in innovative ways through a wide variety of media, and engaging new generations of children and families with his timeless wisdom. The company's highly-rated, award-winning children's series include Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Peg + Cat and Odd Squad. For more information, visit www.fredrogers.org.
ABOUT SCHELL GAMES - Schell Games is a full-service game design and development company with a focus on creating transformational games and innovative, interactive experiences. Founded in 2002 by world-class game designer and renowned author Jesse Schell, the studio, based in Pittsburgh, PA, heralds a highly talented array of artists, programmers, producers, and game designers. Schell Games specializes in creating memorable experiences through mobile, PC, console, handheld, online and social games, interactive theme park attractions, internet-enabled toys and virtual worlds. The company counts some of the world's most respected brands as clients, such as Amplify Learning, The Fred Rogers Company, Yale University, SeaWorld Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company and Microsoft Corporation. For more information on Schell Games, visit www.schellgames.com or email info@schellgames.com.
LIGONIER, PA – May 20, 2015 – Idlewild and SoakZone is celebrating its title of 'Best Kids' Park in the World' for the fifth consecutive year, and will open for its 138th season on May 22...


Situated in the heart of the city's thriving business and shopping district, the contemporary Radisson Blu Latvija is one of the finest spa hotels in Riga offering ideal accommodation for both the leisure and business traveller. This spa hotel is just a five-minute walk from Old Town Riga and near the best shopping, entertainment and nightlife. Just two kilometres from Riga Passenger Port and 11 kilometres from Riga International Airport, the hotel also boasts close proximity to major transport options and motorways. Guests at this Riga hotel will find a wide variety of things to do in Riga, from taking in historic Old Town's art nouveau architecture to experiencing Riga's nightlife, including the hotel's on-site nightclub and popular Skyline Bar. Reflecting a contemporary style and featuring breathtaking Riga skyline views, the hotels exterior is a modern complex with a striking glass faade. From the five-star ESPA Riga spa facility, with a full menu of beauty services, several indoor pools and a large gym area, to the delicious daily Super Breakfast Buffet, guests at this spa hotel in Riga have access to a wide range of amenities. The sixth-floor spa features warm amber tones and a beautiful lighting sculpture over the magnificent central staircase and has been uniquely tailored to provide a genuinely holistic and restorative experience for each guest. This Radisson Blu hotel boasts some of the finest restaurants in Riga, including the fresh, modern Esplanade Restaurant and a 24-hour sushi restaurant. Guests will enjoy Japanese cuisine and fresh, hand-rolled sushi and sashimi after a fun evening at the Olympic Voodoo Casino. Esplanade Restaurant offers a delectable, convenient all-day buffet as well as masterfully prepared dishes on the la carte menu for lunch. Alternatively guests are welcome to revel in incredible views of Old Town and the Baltic Sea in trendy Skyline Bar, the ideal bar to experience Riga nightlife. As part of the E@syConnect Service concept, the hotel offers Free Internet access throughout the hotel, allowing guests to stay connected with the world. Guest rooms at this hotel are designed for maximum comfort and privacy. These spacious rooms offer one shower or bath, and tasteful, modern dcor. Rooms are of a good size and excellent standard offering all the facilities expected of this category of hotel, as do the bathrooms. All are freshly decorated in vibrant colours and most of the rooms offer some of the best views over Riga.


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Q: Xamarin.Forms use current ContentPage as CommandProperty in XAML I need the currently visible ContentPage, that is bind to a viewmodel, as a CommandParameter for a view model's command.
Like:
<Button Text="Save"
        Command="{Binding AddObjectAndClosePage}"
        CommandParameter={Binding MyContentPage} />

But Xamarin does not support the ElementNamebinding. How can I use now my ContentPage as parameter?

A: Ok, it was completely my fault.
My approach was breaking all rules of the mvvm pattern.
You can access the Navigationcontext in the command method in your viewmodel by writing:
Application.Current.MainPage.Navigation.PopModalAsync();

Lesson learned.

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HomeNewsNew Triton statue unveiled
New Triton statue unveiled
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A new statue of Triton has been put outside the Radcliffe Humanities building this week, to replace the old statue which is being restored.
The new statue, made by Stephen Pettifer, was taken from the mould of a previous commission by Lady Rothermere and is one of four in existence. Before being taken away for conservation work, the old Triton had taken pride of place in the middle of the fountain outside the Radcliffe Infirmary building for more than 150 years.
'We are pleased with the new statue and it is a great replacement for the original Triton,' said Isobel Hughes of Oxford University Estates Services.
'The old statue needed urgent conservation because of some major cracks which meant it could no longer be exposed to the elements. When this work is completed we will keep Triton inside St Luke's Chapel on the Radcliffe Observatory Site initially, before finding him a permanent home.'
The Radcliffe Humanities building has been fully refurbished and will be officially opened on 22 October. The building will be occupied by the Humanities Divisional Office, the Faculty of Philosophy, and the Philosophy and Theology Libraries.
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
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            public static final String TITLE = "title";
            public static final String DATE = "date";
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Children's Basic Nutrients by Thorne is the ideal way to make up for any dietary 'holes' in your picky eater! The capsules are small and easy to swallow, or they can be opened and sprinkled on food.
Typical Dose: For children 4 years or older; take 2-6 capsules daily or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Warnings: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under six. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Folinic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate supplementation is not recommended at the same time as methotrexate cancer therapy, as they can interfere with methotrexate's activity; however, these folate sources have not been shown to interfere with methotrexate. An individual taking methotrexate for psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis can safely take a supplement containing folate.


Congratulations! You have decided to add the amazing look and warmth of a chandelier to your individual living space. While choosing the right type of chandelier for your home can often be difficult (crystal, rustic, contemporary, etc.), it is also a purchase that can represent a substantial investment. In fact, many chandeliers can cost upwards of several thousand dollars, depending on the materials used in design. With that being said, there are several merchants that offer outstanding discount chandeliers. How can you feel confident when shopping for the best discount chandeliers? In this article, we'll take a look at some common sense tips that may just end up saving you major money on your chandelier purchase.
First and foremost, determine the type of chandelier that you are interested in buying. Once you identify the particulars of the piece you want to purchase, it will be much easier to find the right discount chandelier for you. What are the things to consider when shopping for the best discount chandelier? Naturally, you will want to have an idea of the style of chandelier you are searching for based upon the style of your home. It wouldn't make much sense to buy a crystal chandelier if you live in a log cabin; conversely a contemporary chandelier would probably look out of place in a large mansion. You should then decide whether you prefer glass or metal, and how many lights you want your chandelier to have.
Once you have a pretty good idea of the type of chandelier you are looking for, it will make shopping for the best discount chandeliers a painless process. You should approach buying a discount chandelier much in the same way you would a car. Compare, compare, compare. There are literally hundreds of discount dealers out there, and they all offer unique chandeliers at varying prices. By searching several different merchants and the pieces they offer, you will be able to search out the best discount chandelier at the lowest price. One tool that you should definitely consider when shopping for the best discount chandeliers is the internet. There are so many more retailers available online than in your local area, and many of them can offer rebates, free shipping, and/or custom designs. In addition, web sites such as ebay and ubid allow people from around the world to sell chandeliers at very low prices. One last advantage of using the internet when shopping for the best discount chandeliers is the ability to see detailed photos and receive in-depth details about the chandeliers you are interested in. Whereas your local merchant may only have a handful of chandeliers in the style you prefer, the internet is sure to have lots of choices at great prices.
A chandelier is sure to give any room in your home a whole new personality; an interior fashion face-lift if you will. By following the tips discussed above when shopping for the best discount chandeliers, you will be sure to find an amazing chandelier at an unbeatable value.


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Piggy bank in a mask on a background of blurry lights. - Credit: Konstantin Evdokimov / Unsplash - License: Unsplash
Pricewise
Zorgverzekeraars Nederland
Zeker.com
Zorgkiezer.nl
Femke Koning
Friday, December 31, 2021 - 09:03
Last chance to switch health insurance; Half want discount based on lifestyle
New Year's Eve has arrived, the last day residents of the Netherlands can cancel their current health insurance. Those looking for a new provider can then make their final decision in January. Health care premiums expected to be on average about 4 euros more expensive per month.
About 47 percent of people in the Netherlands said they would be willing to provide more information about their lifestyle if it meant they could receive a discount on their health insurance costs, according to an analysis by Pricewise. Roughly 48 percent were opposed to the idea, mainly out of privacy concerns. The comparison website said 51 percent of younger people are more in favor of such a proposal. Only about 41 percent of older people joined them.
A year ago, approximately 1.1 million people switched to another health insurer, roughly the same as the year before. That is equivalent to about 6.2 percent of insured people. According to Zorgverzekeraars Nederland, which released the figures at the time, many more people were still learning about the range of health insurance policies, possibly because of coronavirus.
Femke Koning of Zeker.com expects that slightly fewer people will choose to increase their deductible this year, which carries the advantage of lowering the monthly premium. "I expect a decrease in particular due to coronavirus. If you end up in the hospital with coronavirus, a hospital visit is subject to the additional payment. Anyone who opts for an increased deductible will pay more. I think that people will be more careful with this during the pandemic."
Comparison site ZorgKiezer.nl says it is now "extremely busy" with health insurers and comparison sites. "This year is characterized by fierce competition between health insurers for customers' preferences. Those switching often opt for a price fighter." According to ZorgKiezer, there are significant price differences.
"The cheapest budget policy will be almost 535 euros cheaper for all of next year than the most expensive basic insurance with free choice of care."
Reporting by ANP.


No. Long drives make me car sick anyhow.
My Grossmith looks better in person than it does on the web!
I see......Thank you for the clarification. I will pass.
Played Ice hockey and continue ice skating, guitarist of thirty years, fragrances two years now.


Feb. 16, 2017 - A porch swing proved to be too much for Ricky the goat, who comically collapsed in fright at his Ohio home after experiencing the sudden motion.
The video was shot by the goat's owner, David Taneyhill, and shows Ricky and his sister Lucy playing in a yard. When Lucy jumps onto the swing, causing it to rock towards Ricky, the latter stiffens and keels over in fright. His temporary paralysis lasts only a few moments before he jumps back up, unfazed.
Their bizarre display of fear appears humorous and only harms them if they faint from a tall surface. However, the goats are still susceptible to stress if purposefully frightened.
This strain of livestock are properly called Myotonic goats but they go by a number of common names, including: wooden leg goats, Tennessee fainting goats, stiff leg goats, and nervous goats.
They get their name from a genetic condition called myotonia congenita, which causes their muscles to briefly stiffen after they are startled.
The breed is one of only a few types of goats native to North America and, as their name might indicate, they are commonly found in Tennessee and neighboring states in the South.
Click here to read more about Ricky the goat.


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Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Phonegap and Titanium? I am planning to create a cross platform application which works in Android, iPhone and Blackberry? I thought of using Phonegap or Titanium. My questions are as these:

*

*Whether in cross platform if it is possible to
achieve all the native behavior of
all phone models, something like in Android menu and iPhone gestures?

*Apart from cross-platform
advantage, what are other
advantage do it have?

*What are the disadvantages? Is
there any limitation when it comes to comparing to
native app?

*Whether I can use same code
without any modification in all the devices or i have to
change the code with respective to
device identified dynamically?

A: Previous discussion on Stackoverflow:
Comparison between Corona, Phonegap, Titanium
A good clear explanation from Jonathan Stark:
http://jonathanstark.com/blog/2010/04/05/phonegap-vs-titanium-mobile-et-al/
In terms of your questions:
To check which native features are available for each framework you will need to check the API docs of each of the frameworks:
The phonegap ones are here http://docs.phonegap.com/
The advantages/disadvantages I think are covered in the two links above.
It will depend what you are doing but I imagine you will have some differences in your code for each platform.
Hope that helps!

A: Following are the answers to your question, hope this will help some one.

Whether in cross platform if it is possible to achieve all the native
  behavior of all phone models, something like in Android menu and
  iPhone gestures?

No it will not supprot all the native featrues using Phonegap the look and feel remains like web.  If you go for titaniam (I have done for one project) some features we need to write cusotm native code to achieve it.  If you are doing this you have to do for both platforms iPhone an Android.  Also the Titaniam will generate a lot of native code.  So, my suggestion is either go to Native or go to Phonegap.

Apart from cross-platform advantage, what are other advantage do it
  have?

Apart from cross-platfrom the main advantage is the custom controls, for example if you are doing a custom tab bar that looks different than the native it will be hard to do in native you have to write more code for that.  In Phonegap as it is web you an do what you want.

What are the disadvantages? Is there any limitation when it comes to
  comparing to native app?

As I told before,  the UI will look like a web UI and some important features cannot be achieved.  See this SO link for more information

Whether I can use same code without any modification in all the
  devices or i have to change the code with respective to device
  identified dynamically?

Yes you can do, but I have not done this yet.  See this link some code change should be done with respect to the device type.
I hope this will help some one


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Hallbera Snorradóttir (c. 1200 - 1231) era hija del famoso escaldo e historiador islandés Snorri Sturluson y Herdís Bessadóttir (1180 - 1233). Pertenecía al clan de los Sturlungar. Según las sagas casó con Árni óreiða Magnússon en 1218, último Allsherjargoði de Islandia, pero fue un matrimonio muy infeliz y se separaron a los tres años de su enlace. Posteriormente fue pretendida por otro caudillo, Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson, del clan Ásbirningar, que era muy joven, apenas veinte años. Se casaron en 1224 y tras un año de matrimonio, se trasladaron a Þingvellir donde la fortuna les hizo muy ricos.

Tampoco duró mucho la relación, pues abandonó a su marido y regresó a Reykholt con su padre y posteriormente a Borg con su madre, pero murió dos años más tarde.

Referencias

Sturlungaöld
Saga Sturlunga
Islandesas del siglo XIII
Sturlungar


A minimum of four years ballet training is required.
Courses will start on Sunday, 4th August and will end in the late afternoon on Friday, 9th August.
NO DISCOUNT WILL BE GRANTED WITHOUT A SUPPORTING DOCUMENT, please enclose the document with your registration.
(1) Only for students coming from the Paris Opera Ballet School, the Conservatoires Nationaux Supérieurs of Paris and Lyon, the Ecole Supérieure de Marseille and prestigious international ballet schools.
(2) Only for professional dancers, upon presentation of a copy of a current contract with a Dance Company. Fees do not apply to dance teachers.
standard, willingness to learn and to progress, respect, tolerance and open dialogue.
2. To respect these values, the participants shall follow simple rules.
3. Each participant receives a statement that explains these rules and regulations with one's registration form. The registration to the course implies its acceptance and can only be completed after the signature of the course contract, image right release agreement and proof of medical clearance.
4. The Academy is placed under the artistic direction of Madame Hélène Gillet and the liability of Ballet Biarritz — the course organisers. The course is designed for professionals, amateurs (with at least two years of Ballet practice) and future professionals.
5. The course organisers shall guarantee that legal obligations are met to ensure high standards of teaching on behalf of the teachers and the contributors as well as to provide appropriate premises.
6. The registration is complete when the deposit is paid. The deposit is non-refundable. Access to the classrooms will only be granted once the payment has been cleared and the participants have been given an ID card which shall be carried at all times. Once started, the course shall be fully paid.
7. A validated registration gives entitlement to a preferential rate for the Malandain Ballet Biarritz performances given during the period of the Academy course.
8. Senior course takers can take part in the presentation evening performance at the Gare du Midi. Studio and dress rehearsals are compulsory.
spectators carrying an access card. Spectators are to observe silence.
– The use of cameras and recording equipment is strictly forbidden, except for photographers authorised by the course organisers.
– Mobile phones and tablets must be switched off when entering the studio and throughout the duration of the lesson.
– It is forbidden to chew gum inside the premises.
– It is forbidden to wear jewellery during the lessons.
10. The course organisers are not responsible for the supervision of minor participants outside of the teaching hours.
11. The course organisers are not liable for theft.
12. The course organisers are not liable for any physical injury or property damage caused or sustained by any participant or accompanying adult during the lessons, meetings, activities, occasional field trips organised by the Academy or within the accommodation.
13. The course organisers reserve the right to make changes to the course – schedules, places, contributors – without entitlement to any refund. In case of cancellation on the part of the organisers, the sums paid shall be fully reimbursed.
organisers may orientate students to other classes of the same level in order to maintain high standards of teaching.
15. The organisers reserve the right to change a student to a more suitable level.
16. The participants agree to respect the safety instructions and their underlying policies.
17. The course organisers reserve the right to use, free of charge and without consideration, the image of the participants on any medium whatsoever for communication and marketing purposes in the interest of the Academy.
18. Smoking is strictly forbidden within the Academy premises, in the rooms and in the park. Pets are forbidden within the premises and silence is to be observed after 10 pm.
19. Any violation of these rules or disregard to elementary rules of politeness as well as any behaviour deemed unacceptable inside or around the premises could result in temporary or complete exclusion. No refund shall be made in case of exclusion of the participant from the course.
20. Each registered person assures to be medically authorized to the dance's practice and have taken out a third party insurance.


During a "Make 'em Say WOW" customer service session that I recently presented, a lady in the audience asked me, "What is the most important idea you can give us to provide great service?
That's a great question, a question that I had never been asked before. It kind of caught me off guard. I felt the pressure because there was a relatively large audience waiting for a brilliant response.
And then it came to me. It was obvious.
That's it. Consistently and sincerely remind your customers that you appreciate their business.
There have been many times when I have experienced team members who finished the transaction by saying "Have a great day." Insincerely telling me to have a great day never ever impresses me.
Since there were no customers behind me, I complimented him on providing good service. I then offered him one suggestion. I told him that the transaction would have been perfect if he would have said "thank you" instead of "have a great day." I don't think the young man appreciated my suggestion as he pointed out that the sales receipt had "Thank you for your business" printed at the bottom. That doesn't count!
Saying thank you doesn't cost a thing. Saying thank you lets customers know you appreciate that they have chosen your services. Saying thank you makes your customers feel important.
Your leadership team must walk the talk. Be sure that you are offeriing sincere appreciation to all of your customers. Also, treat the team members with whom you work as your very best customers and consistently thank them for their efforts. The more you catch people doing something right, the less you'll catch them doing something wrong.
Make saying thank you a non-negotiable with your team. Pay attention to customer interactions and if a team member isn't always saying thank you, let them know. They probably didn't realize that they hadn't said thanks. Or maybe they didn't understand how important it is. After all, where attention goes energy flows.
In these challenging times, every customer is important. Implementing an attitude of gratitude program is a very inexpensive and effective way to build loyalty.


The electronic controller is made with a Raspberry PI, and some electronics on a PCB, and on top a Solid State Relais.
The Raspberry used is a version 2, but it should be exactly the samre with the version B(+) and it can probably be made with a version A as well. Now days the best and cheapest option is probably to use a Raspberry Zero, since it costs less then 10 dollar, and it uses the least power.
In the extra hardware is except some connectors and LED indicators mainly a AC to DC convertor to covert the power from the wall plug to a 5Vdc, and a solid state relais. The 5Vdc is not supplied to the raspberry in the typical way by means of the USB-port, but straight into the pins of the GPIO. The solid state relais used to power on the fan, is not soldered onto the PCB, but mounted on top by means of the screws.
The schematic and PCB have been designed with the Eagle PCB software, that is free for hobbyists.


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On the electric column, and aerial electroscope / by J. A. De Luc.
Luc, J. A. de (Jean André), 1727-1817.
You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law.
Public Domain Mark (PDM) terms and conditions https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
Credit: On the electric column, and aerial electroscope / by J. A. De Luc. Public Domain Mark
Publication/Creation
London : G. Sidney, 1812.
16 pages ; 22 cm
Royal College of Physicians of London |data contributor.
With half-title page.
This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
Royal College of Physicians, London
Scientific apparatus and instruments.
Dissent and Disputes.
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Review on The Space Between
Harper Isabelle is the most popular girl in her grade. All the boys want to date her and all the girls want to be her friend. Her freshman year of high school is going perfectly. That is until she meets Sarah Jamieson, a girl who hides behind a thick layer of dark make up and constantly gets bullied. When Harper befriends Sarah, she soon comes to realise there is more to this girl than meets the eye. As their relationship progresses, Harper must choose between her popularity and being with Sarah.
I was immediately drawn to this book by the gorgeous cover, and when I found out that it was a YA lesbian romance novel I knew that I had to read it! The story follows Harper Isabelle, a girl in her freshman year of high school who has always followed in her older sister Bronte's footsteps. I loved that the sisters were named after famous classic authors, and although I could not relate to Harper's popularity, I did relate to her love of classic literature and the expectations put on her by others.
Harper's romantic relationships have always been set up for her by her older sister, and consequently she has never felt any romantic feelings towards any of the boys she has dated. However, she soon develops a crush on Sarah Jamieson, a girl in her class who wears black make up and gets bullied. I loved that Harper was confused about her feelings towards Sarah, as she had been brought up being told that she was meant to want to date guys. I loved the build up to their relationship and seeing things from both of the girls point of view.
However, once they had admitted their feelings for each other around the middle of the book I felt as if nothing much happened apart from cute dates and a little angst. The majority of the book seemed like a cute fan fiction that would be tagged as fluff, and although it was adorable I felt that it was extremely cliché, and the fact that it was a lesbian romance was the only thing that kept me interested.
Sarah's brother Tyler was one of the most interesting characters, as my feelings towards him kept changing throughout the book. I hated what he did to Harper, but I also felt sympathetic as he had started to develop genuine feelings for Harper only to be cheated on. However I was glad that he was able to redeem himself towards the end.
Although I did overall like Harper, I hated that she was trying to force Sarah to come out to her parents. As Sarah comes from a deeply religious Christian family, it may not have been safe for her to come out. Sadly many teenagers get physically abused or thrown out of their homes by homophobic parents, and I felt as if Harper should have respected her decision to not come out rather than threatening to break up with her if she refused.
There is a highly pessimistic view on coming out, and the majority of books and tv shows that represent coming out to their family show the process in a negative light with the parents reacting in a homophobic and unaccepting manner. I was disappointed that this was also the case for Harper, as I feel as if it is important for gay teenagers to see families act positively too, as not all families will react negatively, and it is important to show that sometimes coming out doesn't have to end in emotional or physical abuse.
I felt as if the epilogue left out a couple of plot points I was looking forward to finding out, such as if Sarah ever came out to her parents and what their reaction was, along with if Harper's parents ever came to terms with her being gay. Although I didn't enjoy this book as much as I thought I was going to, it still made for a light and fluffy read, which made a nice change to the emotional trauma that I usually put myself through.
The Space Between is now available to purchase!
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