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My main concern here is coming up with something other than 'Website Designer' as that is only one small aspect of what I do. I dont want it to feel so limited.

'Website Developer' makes it sound like im just a programmer.

Are there any more general terms that you think would work great and still keep the card very simple?

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Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The High Cost of Ignoring Medical Advice

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It's up to you, people. All we doctors can do is examine you, diagnose you, write prescriptions for you and give you our best advice on how to prevent, treat or cure you. We're not Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," lining up patients, handing them a paper cup of water along with a pill, and watching for the Adam's apple to bob as they swallow. It's just not possible for doctors to make every patient take pills as prescribed. Research points to some things the healthcare system can do to help, but at some point, the ball is in your court.

Sure, you probably did some research to get to what you see as the finest healthcare team available for your condition. You ask questions, you go through diagnostic procedures, and you listen to advice.

But some of you disappoint on the follow through. Maybe you've read something on the web that contradicts what your trusted physician said. Or maybe you don't want to put up with a side effect of a drug. Maybe you have trouble remembering to take your pills, or you don't have the money to pay for them, or you just don't like taking pharmaceuticals.

As many as 40 percent of you — especially older adults — don't take prescribed drugs as directed, or at all. You ignore physician advice, becoming what the medical community calls "noncompliant" or "nonadherent." And while that's your own business, noncompliant patients cost the healthcare system $290 billion a year.

The High Cost of Drugs

Enough lecturing. Let's look deeper at why some people don't take their physicians' advice. Among the leading reasons is the cost of prescription drugs. As medical costs have risen, health plans have asked patients to pay higher co-pays for their pharmaceuticals. Higher out-of-pocket costs can be a significant burden, especially for older patients who take several drugs.

Many newly diagnosed people delay filling their first prescription because of cost. When researchers looked at three common conditions that depend greatly on drug therapy for control — high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes — they found that those who had a higher co-pay ($10 compared to $5 per prescription) often delayed filling their first prescription for several months.

Of patients with hypertension, when the co-pay was $5 per prescription, 55 percent filled the first prescription within the first year, but when the co-pay doubled to $10, that number dropped to only 40 percent. For high cholesterol, those numbers were 40 percent when the co-pay was $5 and 31 percent when it was $10. And when the diagnosis was diabetes, 46 percent of patients filled their first prescription within a year with the lower co-pay, but only 40 percent filled it that soon when the co-pay was $10.

In one survey, a quarter of patients on Medicare reported not getting their prescriptions filled because of cost. But some people try to save money by being just a little noncompliant: They'll fill one or two of the three or four prescriptions they have, or they'll skip doses, or take reduced doses, to make a prescription last longer.

With all categories of drugs, studies consistently show that 20 percent to 30 percent of the prescriptions patients clutch in their hands as they leave their doctors' offices are never filled, and half of the patients don't take the drugs as directed.

Other Reasons for Not Following Doctors' Orders

It seems that the more prescriptions a person has, the more likely he or she will skimp on some or all of them. Patients with high blood pressure, asthma and depression, for example, are less likely to strictly comply with doctors' orders. Cultural attitudes toward medications are a significant factor. And, surprisingly since women go to doctors more regularly than men do, women are less likely than men to consistently take their medications for high blood pressure. Side effects like dry cough, diarrhea or sexual dysfunction also can discourage people from taking the drugs that can protect their health and prolong their lives.

Some areas of noncompliance are truly shocking. For example, a woman fighting breast cancer likely has already been through the difficulties of surgery and chemotherapy. Studies have shown that hormonal therapy taken for one year after treatment reduces the risk of recurrence by 12 percent; after two years, such therapy reduces risk by 29 percent; and up to five years of hormonal therapy reduces the risk of recurrence by almost half. Yet one study of women taking hormonal therapy after breast cancer treatment found that after four years, compliance rates dipped to 50 percent. Another study found that among women prescribed tamoxifen, which can improve the 10-year survival rate for breast cancer patients, 17 percent stopped taking the drug after two years.

As we ponder why a breast cancer patient might be reluctant to follow through and increase her odds of long-term survival with a drug regimen, there's an equally puzzling group of patients. About one quarter — between 22 percent and 28 percent — of kidney transplant patients don't comply with their anti-rejection drug regimens. After surviving a waiting list for a transplant and enduring the surgery, and with the ax of lifelong kidney dialysis hanging over their heads if the organ fails, some recipients fail to follow through by taking the drugs that allow their bodies to accept the donated kidney. Persistent low compliance with these drugs costs an estimated $33,000 over three years for each noncompliant patient.

Another head-scratching example of nonadherence with medical recommendations — this one not involving medication — involves vasectomy. One study followed 1,892 men who opted for the male contraceptive procedure and found that 644 of them, or 34 percent, never went back to the doctor to test a semen sample. They went through the emotional, psychological and physical efforts required of such a procedure, then never bothered to find out if it worked.

Improving Compliance

This is a significant and costly problem, and research is beginning to provide some answers for improving patient compliance. Doctors and patients should be having honest discussions about cost, since that's the number one reason people don't take their medications as prescribed. In some cases, physicians can try to find appropriate generic or lower-cost drugs. Doctors can ask patients if they are taking their medications as directed, and can educate patients about the importance of compliance.

Pharmacists also can take note when ongoing prescriptions are not refilled. Some health systems make phone calls to see if patients are following orders. Phone calls or email follow-up can uncover problems with cost or side effects, and begin to offer possible solutions. For instance, many pharmaceutical companies have programs to provide medications on a compassionate or reduced-cost basis to patients who cannot afford them.

Patients tend to take their prescriptions more reliably if the routine is easy, so physicians can look for slow-release drugs, once-a-day regimens, or combination pills that can make things easier. Simplifying drug regimens when it comes to medication for high blood pressure, for example, increased adherence by up to 20 percent.

As our healthcare system slowly begins to make the changes necessary to keep it afloat, you might get more nagging phone calls from your doctor's office, or even from your pharmacist. Take them in the spirit in which they're offered, and please discuss your concerns with your healthcare provider. In the long run, following medical advice will save money and protect your health.

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Relationship Advice

Hey guys,

I am here to answer all of your relationship questions.

I have a show on my YouTube channel called Relationship advice.

You can ask your questions here on the forum or on my videos (don't matter to me either way).

Give me questions I can answer via video! I am your one stop shop.

Heres a few sample episodes you can look over:

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Newbie who needs some advice / tips.

No I would highly suggest making your own as you go. I does ofcause depend on what your target audiance is but research is king here. Find out where your target is, when they are there and so on.

A marketing plan does not need to complex and actually the more simple you can make it the better. Otherwice you might find youself getting stressed out.

Here are some points to consider when making your plan:

Company mission: what is it that you want to do
Long-Term goals: big milestones like being nr1 or getting 1million$ (dont be afraid to make it a "dream goal")
Shot-Term goals: smaller milestones for you to focus on
Strengths: where are you strong
Weaknesses: where are you weak
Budget: how much money you can spend on marketing
Customer analysis: age, gender, where do they spend time on the web, etc
Competitor analysis: where are they weak, strong, etc

and then you want to write how you are going to market yourself. This is very dependent on your situation so I cant give that many pointers besides:

Facebook: 2 posts a week
Youtube: 1 video a week
Google adsense: Budget of 200$ a month
and so on..

I hope this will help someone and lead you on the way. The reason this is importent to do is so that you dont end up in a situation where you dont know what to do. If you spend 1-2 days figuring out most of this then you can avoid alot of mistakes down the road.

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Billy Crystal Has Some Advice For 2013 Oscars' Host Seth MacFarlane On 'Katie'

Anticipation for the 2013 Academy Awards is building with the Oscars set to air on February 24. Katie Couric devoted her entire show on Monday to discussing this year's nominees and past winners and hosts.

Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal were on hand to discuss past Oscars hosts like Bob Hope, who holds the record for hosting the Academy Awards the most times with 19 appearances.

"There are hosts for different eras. I kind of like it old school... because they knew what they were there for," said Goldberg, who has hosted the Oscars four times and has the distinction of being the first woman to host by herself. "They were just funny, they didn't have to prove it. Hosting is not an easy thing and not everyone can do it."

"You really have to have some muscle to be on the stage in front of the world," Crystal told Couric.

This year's Oscars will be hosted by Seth MacFarlane, the 39-year-old creator of television shows "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show." What's Crystal's advice for the newbie?

"Look like you really want to be there," Crystal advised. "Really love the job and have fun. The moments you can shine, shine, and then get out of the way."

Seems like Crystal is a great source of advice for MacFarlane, who is also nominated for "Best Original Song" for his movie, "Ted." He told reporters that his Oscars' hosting style will be a blend of classic Crystal and the acerbic Ricky Gervais (who got major flack for his Golden Globes hosting job).

"I'm going to go out there and certainly be mindful that that's what works but also try and inject some of what I do into the mix and hopefully come out with something that is fresh and surprising and has an edge but doesn't completely thumb its nose at the Oscars," he said.

To see great Oscars hosting moments from Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and past hosts, watch the video above.

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Bad Love Advice: 9 Lessons To Unlearn

By Carey Moss for YouBeauty.com

Love rom-coms, love songs and breakup songs? There are a few lessons they teach us we might be better off without.

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The whole "You complete me/You had me at hello" scene in “Jerry Maguire” is a big old lesson in what not to believe about relationships. First of all, Tom Cruise's Jerry was a pretty crappy husband, so Renee's Dorothy definitely needed more than "Hello" as an explanation. Plus, the whole idea of completing another person isn't exactly healthy. As YouBeauty Relationship Expert David Sbarra, Ph.D., says, "We get messages about happy endings, soul mates and destiny. In this way, pop culture ideas -- while fun to engage in and with for a bit -- can cast a huge shadow over real-life relationships." (Photo: Amazon)

Ladies, we can all move past the, "Save me, my handsome prince!" mentality, right? Let's all agree to be a little more Merida (from “Brave”) and a little less Sleeping Beauty … and raise our daughters to do the same. (Photo: Amazon)

"Love means never having to say you're sorry" is the most famous line from “Love Story,” the tragic tale of WASP-y Oliver Barrett and working class Jenny Cavalleri. But seriously, what does that even mean? Sorry, but love is all about having to apologize -- not for being who you are, mind you, but compromise is key. "Even the happiest and most successful couples fight and sometimes quite a lot, but they're fighting for their relationship," says Sbarra. "If we see a fight as a sign that things aren't ‘meant to be,’ we're only ever engaging a fantasy relationship." (Photo: Amazon)

Both Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are playing games to try to NOT end up in a relationship. And yet somehow they still manage to fall in love and work through all their lies without much drama. Well, there is a motorcycle/cab chase, but the emotional part is pretty darn easy! Sbarra is right yet again in saying that rom-coms portray love as something that magically "works out.” "This causes two problems,” he explains. “First, we come to think we're defective if things don't work out. And second, we come to see the hard work of making a relationship successful as indicators that something is wrong." Amen. (Photo: Amazon)

Every hard-hearted, gruff loner is not actually an awesome person who will love you forever underneath it all. But the movies would have you believe otherwise. See: Edwards (both Cullen from “Twilight” and Richard Gere's character in “Pretty Woman”); or Mr. Big (though at least his flaws showed more frequently). Just remember that dark and angsty can also turn out like the philandering Don Draper.

Stranger Danger is real, but not in rom-coms. And definitely not for Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Whether Tom’s creeping on Meg (in “Mail”) or vice versa (in “Sleepless”), I think we can agree that in the real world, these stalker-ish tendencies would freak us out. (Photo: Amazon)

If only it was as easy to get over a breakup as Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton or the myriad of country stars make it sound in their songs. "I think country music is terrific but that it can do a disservice for some people," says Sbarra. "A lot of the music is about loss and breakups, but one of the messages is that it might be fairly easy to get over a breakup by having a few beers with your friends. In this way, people again see themselves as defective if they don't or can't have a beer and 'get over it.'"

From “Grease” to “Bridget Jones” to “She's All That,” we've been bombarded with scene after scene of changing appearances being the successful way to finally get the guy to notice you. Is there anything more infuriating, perhaps because there may be a grain of truth to this one? We stand behind being who you are, always! (Photo: Amazon)

Reese Witherspoon's good girl Annette loses her virginity to Sebastian in a pretty romantic way, even though his initial intentions were, well, cruel. It's all sweet and set to the Counting Crows with lyrics that even say, "I am ready …" Let's see a show of hands of whose experience was that lovely … especially in high school. Nope, usually it's more along the lines of the Taylor Swift lyrics "Abigail gave everything she had to a boy, who changed his mind. We both cried …" Well, at least she got that one right! (Photo: Amazon)

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Divorce Advice: 26 Ways To Get Over Your Ex, According To Our Readers

The message is loud and clear after divorce: Move on with your life. Put the past -- and your ex -- behind you and begin again.

But how can you even attempt to do that when you can't seem to stop thinking about your ex? On Thursday, we asked our followers on Facebook and Twitter to share with us their tried-and-true methods for getting over their exes once and for all. From letting go of built-up anger to unfriending an ex on Facebook, click through the slides below to see some of the best responses, then share your advice in the comments.

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What are some good forums or online communities for computer advice?

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I have some specific questions that I'd like to ask about computers in general and would like to know what are some of the best communities for receiving specific advice about my concerns. For example, if I upgrade my laptop's RAM from 4GB to 16GB would that significantly impact battery life? Would any old RAM do the job, or are there real differences between brands names and do I need to only stick to manufacturer recommendations etc? I often make multiple short recordings. each lasting anywhere from 3 to 20 seconds, and later I need to combine these and add additional sounds bites and would like to know which software might be suitable for achieving such things. Windows Movie Maker under XP used to do this just fine, but for some reason the Windows 7 version just doesn't play nice!

I am not just looking for review or advice websites in the traditional sense. What I mean is that I want to be able to ask my OWN questions and get answers to my unique questions. The examples I provided above were for reference only. So, any ideas about good computer advice forums?

Thanks!

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Toms Hardware is one of the best sites for computer related advice. If you would like any suggestions or even if you have an issue you can write a post and it will be answered until you are satisfied.

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