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I read something earlier today that made me think a lot about the ramifications of a Romney led country; given the statements that have been made and the stances historically taken by the GOP. Many jokes have been made, gallows humor I suppose, about the white republican males knowledge of my genitalia and sensitive workings of which I couldn't possibly be allowed to control, you know, as a woman.
But at the heart of it, I am fearful. And THAT frightens me.
I am frightened of what a Romney led Supreme Court could do to Roe v. Wade. To strides made in wage equality. To strides made in marriage equality. Veteran's benefits equality. Military service equality. Equality in general.
And I also believe that I am rather experientially qualified to speak to a lot of it.
What in particular frightens me most is the seeming need to take away a woman's right to choose if and when she can have an abortion. If and when she can have birth control and how much it will cost. Et cetera.
You see, my own mother was the product of a rape. And according to (R) Todd Akin, a "legitimate" one at that. But her mother was poor. She was from backwoods Missouri and lived in a time when if you got a girl pregnant, you married her. So marry her rapist she did. She gave birth to my mother either right before or right after she turned 14. My mother was treated with hate and resentment by her own mother, a mother that was a scared and traumatized girl who was subjected to repeated abuse by an evil adult man. When my grandmother finally got away from him, she sent my mother and her little brother with him. My mother represented everything evil about her adolescent and teenaged years so instead of protecting my mother, she projected upon her. She rejected her repeatedly. She allowed her to be abused by him as well, however in her defense; I don't know if she even realized what he was doing. This is the world my mother grew up in. This is why my mother is irreparably broken. Why my mother will always be a child mother, as described by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. She cannot deal with life in any healthy way. My mother allowed those cycles to continue. In her own misguided way, perhaps even facilitated them. Our family has a systemic history of sexual and physical violence.
I am a survivor of sexual abuse. I am a survivor of rape. I chose to have an abortion when I was 21, to terminate a pregnancy that was not the result of rape or incest and my life was not in danger. I simply could not afford another child and decided not to have it. As I sit here today, ripe with all my book learning and fancy education in social work and criminology, despite my lifelong passion and commitment to end the cycle of my own abuse, my own daughter was abused. But we are survivors, she and I. She is actually the one who inspired me to write this, as I am sure certain family members who could read this may be less than thrilled that I wrote it and am publishing it publicly. But I will not continue shame and secrets. Those things give power. I refuse to participate and facilitate. I now understand transgenerational trauma. My mother has never been anything but a victim in her eyes. She wouldn't know how to be a survivor. She has never allowed herself to be validated as one. And after years of trying, I gave up on fixing her to follow my own path.
A path that had my grandmother been financially or theologically able to control; never would have been. She told me more than once when I was younger that she had prayed for a miscarriage, a stillborn, anything while she was pregnant. Had she been granted that, my mother never would have been born. I would have never been born. My daughter would never have been born. At least not in these specific situations. I have the benefit of my beliefs, which in the most simplistic of explanations are as follows: I believe in energy and the human need to name it and I also believe that energy never disappears, it merely changes. I also believe that we have some control before we are born in choosing our circumstances. This shapes my conscience the same as your beliefs shape yours.
So, in believing this way I can say that in some other way, I would have been born. Or maybe not. The baby I aborted? Was born later. I remember reading a Dean Koontz book once that had a boy who I believe was labeled as autistic, but in reality he was some amazing dimensional savant who, in one scene of torrential downpour, was walking with numerous other characters and yet he was the only one that didn't get wet…When they asked him how he avoided the water, he replied "I just walked where it wasn't raining." I've digressed, but my point is that similarly to TV shows like "Fringe,""Lost" and any other amazing multiversal show created by JJ Abrams, every choice we make can be made different somewhere else. Theoretically, in some other dimension where my grandma was able to have an abortion, where she was allowed some semblance of a normal childhood and my mother was never born to her to be resented and broken, I was never born. My daughter in turn, never was either. And I am OK with that. That is a choice that I believe my grandmother should have been able to make.
But for a man, any man, who can never experience what it means to be carrying the product of a rape and be expected to love it and cherish it as a gift of some God to determine legally who can make that choice is absolutely wrong.
For a man, any man, who can never experience what it means to be carrying a child that you don't want, can't care for, are not ready for, know you will not be able to be a proper parent to and yet be expected to love it and cherish it the way it deserves because of how HE feels the LAW should be, is absolutely wrong.
I can see this issue from every female side. I do not understand how these men can dictate from a position of ignorance. Some of them are well educated. But they cannot know what it is like.
I am for equality, in all choices. To be able to choose whether you see a pregnancy which results from a rape as a blessing or a curse, to keep it, terminate it or put it up for adoption is the most intimate and difficult of choices. And it should be a personal one. And the same should be said about a pregnancy that is the product of a one night stand. A relationship. A birth control mistake. A statistical anomaly from perfectly taken birth control. A broken condom. It should not be one that is made in the legislature. It is not one that should be made by men who have no idea what is going on in a woman's life.
Becoming a parent is a huge decision.
You know that bumper sticker that says "A world of wanted children would make a world of difference." Ponder it for a moment.
Why would you force someone who wants an abortion to have and raise a child when you already believe they are wrong, misled or evil because they WANT an abortion? You already know they don't want or have decided they can't have the child. Otherwise, they wouldn't want the abortion. Just slow down and think.
Human Rights courts have determined it is a violation of human rights to not allow someone who is raped to have an abortion.
So many things are going on in the government, in society, in the world that seems to be attempting to exert power over others. Has the pendulum really swung back so far that we are going to start going the other way? Are the men so worried women are going toward equal that they need to start oppressing us again? Sexually? Legally? From the vaginal ultrasounds before an abortion to Paul Ryan's not even wanting IVF to be legal, we could be moving backwards. I just wish more people were understanding what could potentially happen. What the damage could be. Back alley abortions. Unreported rapes. More babies in dumpsters. Infanticides. Suicides. Should we bring back the foundling wheel?
Oy. I could go on and on. But I suppose I will close with a quote from Hillary Clinton: "I have met thousands and thousands of pro–choice men and women. I have never met anyone who is pro–abortion."

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Davis blasts 25th of season in Orioles win
Baltimore tops Detroit 13-3 on Wednesday
Chris Davis cleared the fences twice, giving him a major-league leading 26 homers, to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 13-3 Wednesday.
Davis hit a two-run homer and Taylor Teagarden followed with a three-run home run in Baltimore's six-run fourth. Against embattled reliever Jose Valverde, Davis hit another two-run shot for his second multihomer game of the season and the fifth of his career.
The Orioles improved to a season-high 11 games over .500 after beating the AL Central-leading Tigers twice in the three-game series.
Chris Tillman (8-2) gave up three runs and seven hits over five-plus innings. He became the third pitcher in franchise history to win his first six decisions on the road, joining Jeff Ballard (1989) and Hoyt Wilhelm (1959).


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I don't care about if a guy will read the books I like or not. I wouldn't want to be forced to read some crap that he enjoys but I don't. BUT to go out and see a movie, that's different. I LOVE going to the movies and I like drinking at the movies. It's all fun even if the movie is bad.wishingiwasbella wrote:But I was like honey your going with me or no sex for a wk and he was like no and I was lik ok. I don't really care if he goes with me. I just want him to read the damn book!
Hmmm... are movie theaters like the draft house and movie taverns only in Texas? I haven't heard of them being anywhere else.


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Checks whether f(va_list va){ &va; } works as expected.
This macro uses compile-time detection and so is cross-compile ready.
C99 mentioned passing a pointer to va_list to other functions (footnote 212 of "7.15 Variable arguments <stdarg.h>"). However, f(va_list va) { &va; } produces broken pointer on some environments such as gcc on x86_64, although { va_list va; &va; } works as expected. See the detection code of this file and any of pages https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/html_node/Function-Portability.html, http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14557, and http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20951 for further information.
Although C99 does not define the operations f(va_list va) { &va; } and &va itself as standard (footnotes are declared as "normative part, information only"), certain situations need it. This macro provides a type detection about va_list implementation to deal with the operation.
Following workaround will probably work on such environments although it does not ensure to be safe and portable. At least it is working on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu:
f(va_list va) { va_list *vap;
#if HAVE_REFERENCEABLE_PASSED_VA_LIST vap = &va; #else vap = (va_list *)va; #endif }
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England's World Cup qualifier against Poland was postponed in farcical circumstances on Tuesday night because of a waterlogged pitch, with the hosts having declined the option of closing the stadium's retractable roof earlier in the week.
About 2,500 traveling supporters were left sodden in the stands awaiting a decision from the FIFA delegate Danijel Jost and England's players were on their bus by the time the announcement came over the loudspeakers at 10:05 p.m. that the game had been called off.
The rain, which had been falling since early afternoon, had stopped by then, though, to add insult to injury, the England fans were asked to remain in their seats for a further 15 minutes while the locals departed.
The game will be replayed at 4 p.m. UK time on Wednesday after lengthy talks between the respective football associations and the FIFA match officials and delegate. Poland had floated the possibility of rescheduling it during next month's international break -- when England are due to play a friendly in Sweden -- but the Football Association rejected the proposal. As midnight approached, the roof was finally closed and water appeared to be draining off the surface, making it likely that the game will go ahead without any further delays.
The vast majority of the travelling support will not be able to attend the rearranged match, however, with their frustration exacerbated by the fact this stadium boasts a 240 meter by 270 meter roof. The structure, which is made of a tarpaulin-type pvc material, takes only 15 minutes to shut but could not be closed while the rain fell. "The roof is something that's decided upon by the stadium, in conjunction with the Polish federation," said Adrian Bevington, the managing director of Club England. "We don't have a say. We did ask the question on Monday whether the roof would be open or not, and we were advised it would be open."
The National Sports Centre, which owns the stadium, confirmed it would have violated the guarantee on the structure if attempts had been made to close the roof while wet. "It takes 15 minutes to close the roof but we cannot do it in temperatures below zero, in high wind, or while it is wet," said a spokeswoman.
"If we closed it while it was wet, the roof could fall. And we're not able to make the decision to close the roof without the presence of the FIFA match delegate. He did not arrive at the stadium until 7 p.m."
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The weather forecast in Warsaw is for some showers on Wednesday, though Roy Hodgson has expressed concern over the time it will take to repair the surface, which was relaid only last week and was criticised after last Friday's friendly against South Africa. "I am rather hoping they will get the roof closed as quickly as possible and start to get some work on the pitch because, at the moment, it is in a very poor condition," England's manager said. "The water is lying on the surface and will need a lot of attention if it's going to be playable on Wednesday afternoon."
The England goalkeepers, Joe Hart, John Ruddy and Fraser Forster, along with the coach Dave Watson, had emerged into the deluge around an hour before the scheduled kick-off to warm up, though it quickly became apparent that the puddles in the goalmouth were preventing the ball from running freely. Once they had retreated to the dressing room Hodgson, accompanied by his coaches Ray Lewington and Gary Neville, came out to inspect the turf himself, trudging into one of the goalmouths and attempting to kick the ball towards the centre-circle, though the ball barely crept out of the penalty area.
The Italian referee, Gianluca Rocchi, conducted his own pitch inspection at 9 p.m. -- the scheduled kick-off time -- throwing a ball nine times into various puddles that had gathered on the turf. "It was pretty obvious early on that the game was not going to be played," said Hodgson, whose side returned to England's city centre hotel on Tuesday night to begin preparations once again.
"The referee and FIFA were desperate to give it every opportunity to get the game on. But the referee was aware of the safety of the players and was very conscious he wasn't going to allow a game to go on if there was any danger. We have to respect that, for the Polish Federation, it's a disaster. They had a big crowd and there's a problem in rearranging tickets."
There were complaints from some England fans that the visiting players had not come over to thank them for their attendance once the game had been formally postponed. But the England striker Wayne Rooney tweeted: "Thanks to the England fans who came tonight. Sorry we couldn't come out of the tunnel to see you but we all really appreciate your support."
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That freshly popped Popbox media streamer looks as good connected to a TV as we were hoping for yesterday. Shown off at the CES Unveiled stand, the size difference between the last model was noticeable, and yup, the price is $US130.
I had a quick fiddle with the remote on the stand, with the screen-hopping proving fast and the interface just as fresh as the Popcorn Hour. There are little tweaks on the interface, animations that you're not quite expecting – like in the weather – which made me quite shocked that they're only asking $US130 for it.
Netflix, Facebook and Twitter are supported, and as you can see from the screengrabs over here it's laid out in a really nice, clean manner. Further driving the point home was the popcorn machine on the stand, as you can see in the last pic. Smells gooood.


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Die Cutting & Embossing Fome-Cor® & Gator™ Products
Key elements to consider when die cutting are the press, the steel rule, the ejection rubber and the substrate. When these elements are properly selected they yield satisfactory results. Embossing of Fome-Cor Products enhances foil laminates, glossy lithographs or high gloss screen prints.
Die Cutting and Embossing
Die cutting and embossing information is provided for the products listed below. Products marked with an "*" do not have a recommended application for die cutting and embossing.
|Fome-Cor® Products
|Gator™ Products
|Fome-Cor® Board
|Specialty Products
|Specialty Products
|Acid-Free Fome-Cor® Board - *
|GatorLite™ - * (exception 3/16")
|Heat-Activated Fome-Cor® Board
|Self-Adhesive Fome-Cor® Board
|Gatorblanks® - *
|JetPrint Board™
Die Cutting:
Fome-Cor Products:
One of the most common applications for the Fome-Cor products is die cutting. Die cutting with steel rule dies allows the production of pieces of various level of intricacy. This process can utilize one of the unique features of genuine Fome-Cor, edge pillowing.
The key elements to consider when die cutting are the press, the steel rule, the ejection rubber and the substrate. Each of these elements must be selected properly to yield satisfactory results.
The substrate is the material to be die cut. In this case the substrate is Fome-Cor products. Fome-Cor is a laminate consisting of linerboard top and bottom layers, and a polystyrene core. The linerboard is a rigid paper product, similar to material used to manufacture lightweight cartons. The laminated structure yields excellent rigidity and strength to weight ratio.
The laminated structure of Fome-Cor results in some unique considerations for die cutting. The die cutting actually consists of a multi-step process as each layer of the laminate is cut sequentially.
When die cutting, the paper is the critical part of the laminate. The properties of the paper create the challenges encountered while die cutting. Linerboard is a rigid product and because of its rigidity, it is not flexible or ductile. Linerboard does not tend to stretch easily. As a result the top liner of Fome-Cor can tend crack if improperly die cut.
All machine-produced papers have a "grain". The grain runs along the length on the paper as it is manufactured. The grain direction is often referred to as the machine direction. The opposite direction is referred to as the cross machine direction.
The properties of the paper are different in the machine direction vs. the cross machine direction. Paper is more rigid and will stretch less in the machine direction. Paper cuts more easily along the grain rather than across the grain.
The polystyrene foam core can compress during die cutting. Fome-Cor has the unique property that the crushed foam will remain crushed. The foam does not tend to assume its original thickness. This results in the die cut edges remaining closed (about 40 to 60 mil residual foam thickness). This provides an ascemetrically pleasing rounded effect at die cut edges, called pillowing. This process can also be utilized to produce alternating raised and lowered areas (debossed or embossed).
Fome-Cor is most commonly die cut on flat bed presses. The presses can be either moving platen type or "clam shell" type. Either type of press can be utilized without affecting the quality of the die cut. The key press consideration is proper "make ready". Make ready is the preparation of the press bed (anvil) to assure that the steel rule cuts evenly through the Fome-Cor without dulling the steel rules.
Typically Fome-Cor is cut on a "hard anvil" to give a pillowed edge. Make ready for this type of die cutting utilizes carbon paper. The press is lowered to the point where the steel rule just touches the anvil. The places where the rule fails to touch the anvil are built up with 1 mil thick shim tape. This process is repeated until a complete imprint of the steel rule is apparent.
Make ready is very important because the platen of the press does not necessarily close evenly. This can be caused by misalignment, uneven cutting loads or by deflection of the platen. As a rule of thumb, a 4 post press will deflect 1 mil per ft. Steel rules, that have been dulled by improper make ready will cut poorly, have increased cutting loads and can contribute to liner cracking problems.
Steel rules are flat strips of steel with very uniform height. One edge of the steel rule is honed to yield a cutting surface. The key properties of cutting rules are hardness, flexibility, bevel type, thickness, uniformity of height and edge preparation method.
There are three types of steel rules: 1.cutting rules, 2.scoring or creasing rules 3.serrated and perforating rules.
Cutting rules are the most common when die cutting Fome-Cor. These rules are used to both cut and pillow the edge. Cutting rules are divided into center bevel and side bevel. Center bevel rules have the cutting edge located in the center of the rule. Center bevel rules result in equal forces being placed on both sides of the piece to be cut. The distribution of forces can be important when attempting to minimize cracking.
Center bevel rules are either single bevel or double bevel (also called double double). Double bevel rules have two different tapers. This results in a thinner section of blade that is forced between the cut pieces. The cutting edge is thick enough to be durable.
Side bevel rules have one side that is essentially flat and the opposite side is sloped or beveled. The flat side should be placed toward the Fome-Cor piece to be saved. The bevel is toward the scrap piece. This results in additional compressive force being placed on the scrap (or bleed off side). Cracking tends to be directed in this direction.
Cutting rules can be coated with Teflon to reduce cutting friction and therefore cutting force. This can be effective but it is unclear how long the Teflon coating will last.
Scoring or creasing rules are used to create a fold line. Scoring rules are shorter than standard rules. These rules cut through the top liner but leave the bottom liner intact. This technique is also referred to as slit scoring or "short knifing". This method is often used when additional materials are laminated to the Fome-Cor products.
Unique to Fome-Cor, because of its foam structure, is the capability to crease cleanly. Creasing rules create a crease line on the top liner. Creasing rules should have curved edges and shorter than cutting rules. Fome-Cor is general creased without the use of a matrix. Wider creasing rules make folding Fome-Cor easier. Creasing rules can be used to emboss patterns in the noted Fome-Cor products.
The edge of the steel rule can be prepared in either of two methods: 1.grinding or 2.drawing. Ground edge rules have micro-scratches on the cutting edge. This can result in a blade that has a reduced cutting force. The disadvantage of this type of rule is that it is difficult to maintain the uniform blade height. Drawn edge blades are made by drawing the blade through a die. This produces a uniform blade height and a smooth blade surface.
Serrate rules are used to cut Fome-Cor without closing the edge. These rules have lower cutting force than straight rules. When they are used to cut Fome-Cor the board is not compressed past the point that it will rebound. The result is that the edge is left open. The best serrated edge rules to use are 12 -20 teeth per inch, side bevel rule. The unbeveled side should be placed toward the good piece.
When using a 12-tooth rule, the cut piece will have an unclosed edge with fine serration marks. A 20-tooth rule will slightly indent the top liner but the serration marks will be almost invisible.
The side toward the bevel (bleed off area) will be partially closed with more noticeable serration marks. Serrated rules must always be used with a soft anvil because the teeth must penetrate completely through the bottom liner.
Perforating rules can be used to slit score the top liner. Perforating rules typically have 22 to 60 teeth per inch. These rules should be shorter than the cutting rules so they only penetrate the top liner. Perforating rules should not be used to through cut completely through Fome-Cor.
Ejection and stripping rubber is essential when cutting Fome-Cor. It serves two purposes. The first purpose is to eject the part from the die after the press opens. The second purpose is to assist edge pillowing and to prevent cracking. Rubber used to merely remove the part from the die is called ejection rubber, rubber used to prevent cracking is called stripping rubber. Liner cracking problems need to be considered whenever coated products such as Fome-Cor are die cut.
In order to better understand the role of the ejection rubber, it is helpful to understand the dynamics of die cutting. Briefly the process is as follows: The press begins to close. The ejection rubber contacts the liner and begins to compress, the steel rule contacts the top liner. The rubber and rule press on the Fome-Cor, and the supporting polystyrene core begins to compress. The liner stretches. The stretching continues until the force exerted by the core and the liner is sufficient to cause the liner to "burst". If the liner has a weak spot the liner can crack before the burst occurs.
Stripping rubber serves to spread the liner stretching over a larger area and reduce local stresses. This reduces the tendency to crack.
Ejection rubber can be either closed cell or open cell. The cell structure can be determined by blowing air through the rubber.
Open cell has interconnecting cells. It will allow you to blow air through it. Open cell foam should only be used with flat dies. This type rubber resists fatigue better but does not stretch as well. Open cell rubber will typically last longer than closed cell rubber.
Closed cell ejection rubber is composed of nitrogen filled cells or bubbles. The tensile strength is excellent. It can be stretched and used on both flat and rotary dies. Its life expectancy is less that of open cell rubber.
Rubber is rated by its hardness. Typical Shore "00" Udometer hardness ratings are:
|20 - 40
|30 - 50
|40 - 60
To aid in denoting a udometer for the ejection rubber a manufacturer will often use a color designation.
It is commonly believed that rubber compresses. In fact rubber actually distorts. Pressure in one-area results in expansion in another. Foamed rubber compresses until the bubbles are essentially flattened and then begins to distort. The amount of compression before distortion depends on the durometer rating of the foamed rubber. Solid rubber immediately distorts upon compression. Restrained rubber, compressed to the point of distortion, can create a great deal of force. This will crush Fome-Cor or even bend the steel rules. As a rule of thumb, soft open cell rubber will compress 50 - 60% before distortion. Hard, open cell rubber will compress 20 - 30%.
The proper techniques for the use of ejection rubber with Fome-Cor include:
- The ejection rubber should be at least the height of the steel rule and preferably 1/16" - 1/8" higher than the rule.
- The ejection rubber should not touch the steel rule. This prevents dragging on the blade or getting the rubber cut by the rule. This also prevents the liner from being pulled away from the rule by the distorting rubber.
- Medium to hard rubber is most commonly used. It is best to completely rubber the rules to prevent cracking and achieve uniform pillowing.
- On critical areas, soft rubber can be used for additional build-up to prevent cracking. Critical areas are usually near tight bends or sharp points. For these areas, the stripping rubber can be built up as much as 1/4" above the rule height.
- The rubber should be selected to allow it to fully compressed between the steel rules without crushing the Fome-Cor or bending the rules when the press is fully closed.
- A more gradual pillowing effect can be obtained by using wider, soft rubber stripping. Stripping rubber from 1-2" wide is commonly used.
- Fome-Cor can be bent while attempting to die cut a small piece from a large sheet. To prevent bending, the dieboard should be lined with a sheet of soft, low density (2-3 lbs/ft3) polyurethane foam about 3/4" thick.
Die Cutting 3/8" – ST: Die cutting ST with the pillowed edges can be successfully done. This type of die cutting has somewhat different requirements than for cutting thinner Fome-Cor. ST is 3/8" thick. This is about twice as thick as the 327C Fome-Cor. The additional thickness must be compensated for during die cutting.
The dieboard should be 1/2 inch thick and the rule 1.125" high. A 3-pt, long, side bevel, coated rule works best. The rule should be continuously lined inside and out with medium to hard ejection rubber.
The ejection rubber should be placed 1/16" away from the rule on both sides rule. A continuous sheet of soft rubber can also be used in place of the strips of ejection rubber. If cracking results with the continuous rubber, the outer 1/2" of the soft continuous rubber should be replaced with strips of medium rubber.
When designing the figure to be die cut into ST Fome-Cor, it is best to avoid sharp corners and narrow spaces. A minimum distance of 1 inch is recommended between pieces. When sharp corners cannot be avoided, additional, very soft, foam rubber should be added on top of the ejection rubber to avoid localized cracking.
Gator Products:
GatorLite 3/16" and Gatorplast are die-cuttable.
The 3/16-inch and 1/2-inch Gatorplast boards can be die cut using side bevel and serrated-edge steel rules. It is also possible to die cut 3/16" Gatorplast with a standard rule. When cutting ½" Gatorplast, care should be taken to ensure that the cutting rule is long enough to accommodate the board and the ejection rubber comfortably.
Fome-Cor Products:
Attractive 3-dimensional effects can be achieved by the embossing of Fome-Cor products in 1/8", 3/16" and 3/8". The 3/16 inch, 327C product produces the best embossed effects. The 3/8" product sometimes referred to as "ST". Special considerations for embossing ST are noted below.
Embossing particularly enhances foil laminates, glossy lithographs or high gloss screen prints.
Embossing utilizes the same board characteristics that allow edges to be closed or "pillowed" when die cutting. Fome-Cor compressed beyond a certain critical point will retain the pattern of the compression. This feature of Fome-Cor is utilized in the embossing process. The resulting displays are both unique and eye catching.
Embossing is done by using an embossing die on a flat bed die cutting press such as a clam shell, clicker or a fixed platen press. The embossing can be done as part of the die cutting step or if desired, as a separate operation. The portions of the Fome-Cor board that are compressed are referred to as embossed and the portions not compressed are referred to as debossed. Posters and displays that have been laminated or screen printed can be embossed later.
Small, straight line areas can be embossed by using a scoring rule mounted in a standard dieboard. Simple "line shapes" can also be produced by bending scoring bars. The score bars will produce pillowed sections in the center of the board.
It is best to use score bars with rounded edges to avoid liner cracking. The score bar should also be rubbered with soft ejection rubber if cracking is an issue. Straight score lines easier to "emboss" in the grain direction than across the grain when this is an option. Score bars located less than 3/4 inches apart will compress the board between the score bars slightly. Score bars should be at least 3/4" from the edge of the board.
Score bars should extend to the die cut, pillowed edge if possible. If this is not possible, the score bars should gradually taper off (less depth of compression) to avoid a sharp edge that would puncture the liner.
The sheet of 3/16" Fome-Cor can be compressed to a residual thickness of 30 - 40 mils. Fome-Cor will bounce back slightly from its maximum compression. The force to accomplish this maximum compression with a cutting rule or scoring bar is about 150 - 200 lbs per linear inch. This force varies depending on cutting geometry. The closer the rules, the greater the required cutting force. Insufficient cutting force will result in the bottom liner not being completely cut and it will tear when ejected.
Embossing or compressing of large areas can be done by utilizing an embossing die. The embossing die is a plate, attached to dieboard that will compress additional areas of the Fome-Cor. The pattern of the embossing die is often matched to the screen print or lithograph. The depth of embossing can be varied, typical embossing die would compress to a residual thickness no less than 60 - 80 mils. The force required would be about 100 lbs per square inch compressed. The embossing depth can be less if desired.
The embossing force will vary depending on the configuration of the piece and the depth of compression.
The embossing can be done during the die cutting operation or as a separate operation. The decision to separate the operations may depend on the capability of the press to provide the required cutting power. If the press cannot provide sufficient power, the bottom edges of the Fome-Cor may not be cut through. This problem would require cutting and embossing in separate operations.
The embossing die should be designed to avoid puncturing the top liner. To accomplish this, it is necessary to follow the same basic rules as die cutting. Sharp points or angles should be avoided. Spacing should be adequate to avoid excessive liner stretch. The embossing die should be fabricated with smooth rounded edges. The angle of the edge should be no sharper than about 30 degrees.
Embossing dies can be made from various materials including metal (copper, brass etc), rigid plastics or pressed board. The material of construction of the die is usually selected based of on available fabrication techniques, complexity of the design and intended life.
Embossing 3/8" ST: Several different methods can be used to emboss ST. A hand engraved hard rubber die can be used. Embossing dies can also be made from hard plastics or metal. These dies are more durable than the hard rubber dies. Plastic and metal embossing dies should be lined with a thin layer of soft ejection rubber to avoid cracking.
The die should be designed to compress the ST to a thickness of no less than 60 mils in any place to avoid high cutting loads. When estimating the residual thickness, the soft ejection rubber should be assigned a value of 1/3 of its original thickness.
Simple patterns can be made in ST using rounded edge creasing rules. It is necessary to continuously line the creasing rules with soft to medium ejection rubber to avoid cracking. The ends of the creasing rule should be tapered to avoid a sharp point at the end of the rule. The creasing rules should be spaced 3/4" apart and should be at least 3/4" from the edge of the part.
The embossing dies should not have any sharp points or edges. The die should be designed with both rounded edges and rounded (vertical) contours.
Gator Products:
No Gator products are embossable.
Additional product/technical support documents are available from this service, including:
- Product Information Sheets – describing the features and benefits of each graphic arts board in the Fome-Cor and Gator™ board lines and designed to aid in your product selection/specification process. Products available include:
Fome-Cor Product Line Gator Product Line
- Fome-Cor®
- Acid-Free Fome-Cor
- Heat-Activated Fome-Cor
- Self-Adhesive Fome-Cor
- JetMount®
- JetPrint Board™
- ValuBoard™
- Gatorfoam®
- GatorLite™
- Gatorplast®
- Gatorblanks®
- Technical Bulletins – describing the following decorating/fabricating techniques that may be used with Gator and Fome-Cor board products:
- Direct Printing and Painting
- Mounting
- Laminating
- Cutting
- Die cutting/Embossing
- Framing
- Products for Use – describing other manufacturers' products that are recommended for use with Gator and Fome-Cor boards.


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Singapore is one of the richest small countries in the world. It's a crowded but highly progressive city-state in Southeast Asia. But despite the population density and manmade attractions, lush greenery still covers half of Singapore. It's such a fantastic destination that even Singapore's international airport is a destination itself!
Start wandering Singapore by riding the bus to Marina Bay, where you can take pictures of Singapore's iconic Merlion. Experience cruising Singapore River on a bumboat tour for the fantastic views of the city.
Cool off in Gardens by the Bay, where the gigantic Super Trees awaits you. See miles of flora and smell their perfume in the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. Want a more interactive experience with nature? Then head on over to Singapore Botanic Gardens or Jurong Bird Park is for you. Don't forget to meet the cute panda couple Kai Kai and Jia Jia at River Safari. And nearby, you can complete your wildlife adventure at Singapore Zoo and the thrilling Night Safari.
Ride the Cable Car to Sentosa for amazing aerial views of the island. You'll need days to enjoy Sentosa's many attractions like the SEA Aquarium, the night show "Wings of Time", and Universal Studios Singapore.
For a taste of Singapore's culture, explore and shop at Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street. Other shopping destinations worth your Singapore Dollars are the famous Orchard Road, Haji Lane, Bugis and Kampong Glam.
Singapore is a melting pot of cuisines, so you're in luck if food is the taste you're after. From chilli crab, laksa, satay, and the popular Singapore Sling cocktail, hawker stalls and restaurants all over Singapore will satisfy your cravings. Complete your Singapore travel bucket list and get tips from the Wandering Trader.
Finish your trip on a high note by riding the Singapore Flyer. You'll see spectacular views of the city, the places you've been and where else you should come back to.
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Black cat fever: Saving one of those nine lives
When Jeff and Alex Hanna went to the SPCA on October 17, looking for a feline addition for their new home, they thought they had found the perfect kitten.
But they were surprised by the adoption instructions. They were told they had to take their pet home in the next 24 hours– or wait two weeks.
The Hannas had stumbled upon the "Black Cat Rule." All over America, animal shelters, apparently acting independently, refuse to sell black cats around Halloween.
At the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, that rule has been official policy for about 10 years, says director Carolyn Foreman.
"We do what we can to not allow someone to hurt our animals," says Foreman. She says the SPCA remains adamant about keeping this policy in effect forever, even though she knows of no tales of torture happening in Albemarle County.
Her tenure has provided her with enough information about would-be pet owners that she would rather be safe than sorry.
Like bunnies abandoned after Easter, black cats may seem like fun and games. Until the holiday's over, and the need for food, water, and shelter turns hijinks into drudgery, and the cat comes out the loser.
Authorities also suggest that cats have been ritually maimed, tortured, and /or sacrificed during this fantastic time of ghouls, goblins, and witches. It's not clear who would indulge in such grotesque and barbaric acts, but consensus points towards emotionally disturbed individuals.
Under the Virginia Felony Cruelty statute, any person who tortures, willfully inflicts inhumane injury or cruelty, and unnecessarily beats, maims, mutilates, or kills any animal whether belonging to himself or another shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony subject to fines and up to two years in prison.
All shelters incur extra costs to keep animals that normally would be released during the month of October, but it's a small price to pay, Foreman says, for safety.
By the time the Hannas made their decision, not a single black kitten was on display. Inquiring, they were told the young black felines had been "put away." Not euthanized, not shipped out, just hidden from public view– until Halloween was over.
The Hannas decided on a several-week-old black kitten, whom they dubbed Cessna and took home the next day. But the adoption process this time involved more than the requisite paperwork.
After a specially arranged SPCA committee meeting and while trying to arrange an appropriate time to pick up the kitty, one SPCA worker quipped, "You're not going to offer up this kitten for any Satanic sacrifice, are you?" Joking aside, this issue has become a real threat to cats of all solid color everywhere.


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The budget deal passed by Congress this month includes a provision to close a coverage gap for prescription drugs under Medicare Part D in 2019, a year earlier than scheduled. But Kenneth E. Thorpe, a professor of health policy at Emory University, warns at the National Review that what many are calling a big win for patients could wind up being problematic.
At issue is what's called the "Medicare doughnut hole" — a gap in prescription drug benefits that AARP calls "the most criticized and unpopular part of the Medicare prescription drug program." Here's Thorpe's explanation of the doughnut hole:
"With the standard benefit, Part D enrollees have to pay the first $405 in drug costs out of pocket. Then proper coverage kicks in, covering about 75 percent of their expenses. However, once enrollees spend $3,750 on medicines, that normal coverage falls away and their out-of-pocket costs spike significantly. Suddenly, they're responsible for 35 percent of brand-name-drug costs and 44 percent of generic ones.
"Part D patients keep facing those higher expenses until their annual drug spending hits $5,000, at which point the program's catastrophic coverage kicks in and their portion drops way down, to just 5 percent."
Under Obamacare, that coverage gap was set to be completely filled starting in 2020. The new budget deal fills the hole in 2019 by requiring drug companies to provide 70 percent discounts on the cost of drugs for enrollees in the gap — up from 50 percent currently. Insurers would see their share of the costs in the coverage gap fall from 25 percent to 5 percent.
It's this structure that Thorpe warns could backfire:
"Previously, insurers had some incentive to drive drug costs down and keep patients out of the doughnut hole: The insurer still had to pick up a big chunk of the drug costs once the patient fell into the gap.
"That's a big reason why Part D insurers have aggressively encouraged the use of generic drugs, which typically cost a small fraction of the brand names on which they're based. … This new budget provision eliminates that incentive. Insurers will now bear just a tiny fraction of the doughnut-hole expenses — so they'll have little reason to keep costs under control. In fact, they may even have a reason to drive costs up: The sooner patients hit that catastrophic-care threshold, the sooner the government steps in and takes over virtually the entire bill."
Even if that dynamic plays out, though, the new rules might still save the government money overall. An analysis by Avalere Health, a consulting firm, earlier this month acknowledged that federal spending might rise "as patients move through the coverage gap faster," but still concluded that the benefits of the new rules will outweigh the costs and "on balance the federal government will save money with this change."


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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel claims fourth consecutive win extending his F1 championship title lead over Fernando Alonso.
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday and stretched his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was a battling second, to 13 points with three races remaining.
The victory from pole position was the world champion's fourth in a row – the first time he has done that in a single season – and maintained his dominance in India after winning last year's inaugural race at the hazy Buddh International Circuit from pole.
The 25-year-old German now has 240 points to 227 for Alonso, who started in fifth place, and his surge towards a third title in a row is beginning to look unstoppable despite the Spaniard's best efforts.
His fifth win of the season was the 26th of his career.
'Special' win
"A very special grand prix. I don't know what it is about this circuit but I really like the flow of it," said Vettel, who has now led every single lap for three successive races – a feat last managed by the late triple champion Ayrton Senna in 1989.
"This was another good step for us but there's still a long way to go."
Australian Mark Webber finished third for Red Bull, complaining of a loss of KERS boost after 45 of the 60 laps and being passed by Alonso three laps later.
"It is not easy at the moment to fight the Red Bull but we will never give up," said the Spaniard in a podium interview in front of the cheering crowd.
"Well done to Red Bull and Sebastian but we want to be happy and enjoy it in Brazil (the last race). It is not only here. I am sure we will do it."
Kimi Raikkonen hung on to third place in the overall standings with seventh place for Lotus but he is now 67 points off the lead and just six ahead of Webber.
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button finished fourth and fifth respectively, with the latter denying Vettel the fastest lap but with his title hopes now mathematically over for another year.
Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth for Ferrari, ahead of 2007 champion Raikkonen, with Germany's Nico Hulkenberg eighth for Force India in the team's home race.
Frenchman Romain Grosjean finished ninth for Lotus and Brazilian Bruno Senna grabbed the final point for Williams on an afternoon short on thrills for the crowd making the trip south from New Delhi.
Schumacher retired
Seven times champion Michael Schumacher, probably the biggest Formula One name in a country more focused on cricket, collided with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne at the start and pitted with a punctured rear right.
That sent the 43-year-old German to the back of the field on his last race appearance in India. To compound his problems, he was lapped by Vettel after eight laps and was then under investigation for ignoring blue warning flags.
To his credit, Schumacher battled on until finally retiring three laps from the end.
Mexican Sergio Perez retired in the pits after also suffering a puncture when his Sauber clipped the front of Toro Rosso's Australian Daniel Ricciardo as they were leaving the pits together on lap 20.
"It's been a difficult weekend. The contact with Ricciardo came and that's it, we damaged rear suspension of the car," said Perez, who is joining McLaren next season.
India's sole driver Narain Karthikeyan finished 21st for Spanish stragglers HRT.


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Berry Bread Pudding with Orange CustardFrom SWISS WOODS BED & BREAKFAST INN
Berry Bread Pudding
8 slices white bread, cubed
8 oz cream cheese, cubed
1 1/2 cups mixed berries (red raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, currants..can be frozen or fresh )
8 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/4 cup butter, melted (optional but really really good!)
Fresh berries to serve along side
Butter a 9X9 baking dish
Place half of the cubed bread in the bottom of the baking dish
Layer with the half of the berries, half of the cream cheese
Cover with half of the remaining bread cubes, the rest of the berries and the cream cheese cubes finishing with the last of the bread cubes.
Mix the milk, eggs, honey and orange zest in a bowl and pour over the bread layers
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator half an hour before baking
Drizzle with the melted butter
Preheat your oven to 350F
cover with foil and bake for 30 min.
Uncover and bake for an additional 15-20 min or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool before serving though it can be warm to serve
Cut into squares and serve with the orange scented custard and lightly sweetened fresh berries
Orange Scented Custard
This custard sauce is derived from the custard my mother made to serve with the fresh blueberries we had growing in the back yard. This sauce is versatile and holds well. It is good slightly warm or cold. It is good over cakes and, as used here over bread pudding, served with berries or.. all alone. I have added some orange zest to compliment the fresh berries
2 cups of milk
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
1 Tablespoon corn starch
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Scald 2 cups of milk in a glass mixing bowl in the microwave*
In another microwave safe bowl mix the sugar with the cornstarch
Add the beaten egg and egg yolk and stir till there are no lumps
When the milk is hot, add half to the egg mixture stirring till smooth
Slowly continue adding the rest of the milk to the egg mixture till all is well blended
Microwave at 30 second intervals stirring with the whisk ever 30 seconds till you see it starting to thicken.
Reduce your microwave intervals to 15 seconds and lower to medium high power. It is important to watch it here that it does not overheat.
Your custard is finished when it thickens, coats a spoon but has not boiled. Microwaves vary in strength but this process took me about 5 minutes.
Remove from the microwave, add the orange zest and vanilla and a pinch of salt
Stir at intervals till the custard has cooled to warm
Serve with the warm bread pudding
Refrigerate remaining custard
*Scalding is heating milk to right below boiling. I used the microwave when I was doing this custard because I find it a simple way to make a small amount of custard, but you can just as easily make it on the stove. Watch as you heat the final custard, stirring constantly so that it does not set on the bottom of the pan and make sure to remove it just as it starts to boil. Use a medium high heat setting. You do not want a full boil.


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Today BioWare released a video outlining the sweeping changes coming to Star Wars: The Old Republic in game update 1.2. With the evolution of the game's Legacy system and new Warzones, Flashpoints, and Operations in the pipes, is it sad that what I'm most excited about is new lightsaber colors?
Yes, this is very sad, but you can't stand behind a man and his pink lightsaber. Don't worry, I'm excited about some of the other things too. Customizable armor appearance? New vanity pets? Count me in for the long haul, Darth baby.


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My day started at 7am, but I drove to the dig site shortly after 9am. I was absolutely exhausted and barely functioning on a basic level, but once onsite I'd be okay to a degree.
Why was I so exhausted? I have medical conditions which make my life challenging on a daily basis. Some people tell me I'm NOT disabled, but as my abilities have been severely restricted since I developed these conditions five years ago (including costing me my job at the time), I beg to differ. A nasty head cold triggered a balance disorder and associated symptoms including chronic fatigue syndrome, tinnitus, hyperacusis (sensitivity to certain tones and pitches of sound), anxiety and depression. Fortunately here in Sheffield we have an incredible Audiovestibular Department at one of the hospitals, staffed by very attentive and compassionate people. Not everyone suffering from a balance disorder is that fortunate. There is no "cure", but a programme of specialised exercises set and monitored by a physiotherapist to retrain the brain into interpreting the signals for your balance correctly. Essentially, you're being re-taught how to stand and walk and sometimes it can take years as pushing yourself too hard does more harm than good.
The hardest element of my condition is that I look normal and people judge me accordingly. I visibly lose my balance occasionally, but what people don't see is me concentrating as hard as I possibly can to remain upright and avoid walking into people and objects. Due to the balance system no longer being automatic, my brain has to therefore think about walking and standing, so every task (physical and mental) uses up those limited energy resources very quickly. The problem doesn't end there either – you may feel okay after a good night's sleep. People with chronic fatigue syndrome don't. After five years I now know that if I exert myself mentally or physically one day, I need to rest completely for a week in order to recover properly. That means doing absolutely nothing; no housework, no visiting friends or family, no going food shopping, no attending medical appointments, no studying. I don't have a social life per se, as it's too tiring. I visit friends and family at their homes. Chronic fatigue is cumulative, and those energy levels return VERY slowly.
Anyway, bored you enough with the background, so back to the Day of Archaeology:
I'm 41 years old and study the BA in Archaeological Studies part-time at the University of Sheffield as a mature student. I have just completed year 3 of 6, and for the second year running I volunteered my services to Sally Rodgers, Community Heritage Officer at Heeley City Farm, for the community dig during the Festival of British Archaeology.
Last year I assisted in the Finds Room with cataloguing finds. That was my very first time on a dig, and due to my disabilities I'd requested to be used where I could best contribute. This year I accepted the role of Finds Officer, partly for the opportunity to become more involved and to learn more, but also as being on a summer dig is a requirement for a module I'm taking next academic year.
The dig started on Saturday 16th July and had been taking place every day. What were we excavating? Victorian terraced houses. Boring, you might think. The local community would disagree with you there! The site of the farm was once residential housing built during the latter part of the 19th Century and we want to know about the structures and the people who once lived there during the houses' entire history.
The Finds Room already had approximately 20 finds trays awaiting sorting and recording, but let's start at the beginning:
Three trenches were opened onsite and the Trench Supervisors; Ken Dash, Jane Woodcock and Joe Page, would come to me and request a context number and recording sheet. Archaeology is a precise discipline. When recording finds and structures the context in a three dimensional space is essential in mapping the distribution of those finds. Without the context the finds are meaningless and have to be recorded as un-stratified. Every time a Trench Supervisor discovered a new layer of different material (different soil layers, rubble layers etc) or if they extended their trench I would assign them a new context number made up of the site code, trench code and a unique reference number. This layer in the trench would be labelled and all finds discovered in that context would be labelled accordingly. I also provided the Trench Supervisors with additional finds trays with relevant context tags where required (which was happening more and more frequently in Trench C!). Heaven help anyone who touched my recording sheets – including the Site Director – as I'd threaten to bite them!
The trays would come into the Finds Room where I would sort through them in turn, separating them into materials such as metal, wood, bone, plastic, glass, ceramic etc. Each pile would then be placed into a finds bag labelled with the context reference (as detailed above) but additionally a unique three digit finds number would also be allocated and recorded on the Finds Register. The Finds Register records the finds number, site and trench codes, context number, number of items in the bag, weight, and a brief description of the contents such as clear glass, or bone fragments etc. The bags were then set aside for later processing.
Pretty simple you'd think, but my responsibilities also included greeting members of the public who wished to be on the dig. My duties involved ensuring they were properly attired (suitable footwear and clothing), that adults were aware of the age restrictions for children, ensuring all participants had completed the relevant documentation including photography permission forms, and introducing them to Sally, Dr Roger Doonan (the Site Director and one of my lecturers) as well as Jane, Ken or Joe out at the trenches.
Engaging with visitors is essential on a community dig, and in the Finds Room Sally had created display boards of information, maps and photographs of the farm site throughout history. This encouraged visitors to ask questions and make observations, particularly the older generations who recalled living in the properties before they were demolished for a doomed relief road during the 1970's. I would ensure these people were introduced to Sally so she had the opportunity to record their stories for future use and interpretation of the site.
Due to the number of interesting finds, I created a special tray and once those finds had been suitably recorded I placed them there for visitors to look at. This included two Police Community Support Officers and a Police Officer! Of particular interest was the button stamped GR for George Rex, made by a company called Firmin & Sons Limited (which was stamped on the reverse). They started manufacturing buttons for the military and then the Police in 1677 and are still in business today! As part of a research project in conjunction with Heeley Historical Society and the Hawley Collection at Kelham Island Museum, we had information from the Trade Directories and Census Returns for the addresses we were excavating, and we knew a Policeman resided in one of the properties as a lodger at one stage. Did HE lose the button? It was very exciting!
The day was much of a sameness with trays coming in, trays being processed, context numbers being issued, participants and visitors being greeted. The huge excitement was all of us standing around Roger's vehicle during the morning whilst we listened to Rony Robinson on BBC Radio Sheffield. He'd been out at the site previously to interview Roger and participants regarding the dig and interesting finds. Sally was talking to Rony live by phone and we found some of the comments really funny, such as the "Knicker Hoard of Heeley". A collection of lady's underwear had been discovered earlier on in the dig, and this had produced much hilarity amongst the volunteer staff. You don't have to be mad to work here – but it helps!
As the personal belongings of all participants and staff were kept in the Finds Room, I was also responsible for ensuring the security of the room. Unless another member of staff was present I would secure it if needing to go elsewhere on the farm site such as the cafe (which is excellent!) or the toilets.
The dig day ended at 4pm, but certain tasks needed to be completed before we could leave. I would ensure the large table where I worked was tidy, that all finds trays were processed in the order they came in, and that all paperwork was in the correct folder. All staff would close the shutters, ensure all tools and display boards had been brought inside and we'd signed out before the room was secured and the shutters brought down. My day ended at 4:25pm before I headed home to collapse with my cats.
Usually Rachel Walker-Higgins, a friend of mine, had been assisting me in the Finds Room, but she was poorly that day, and I would like to thank her particularly as without her help I would never have coped with the demands of the role. I would also like to thank Roger for his patience and confidence in my abilities to be Finds Officer despite my limitations; Sally for the incredible opportunity she gave me and her undying confidence that I could achieve what was required; Giovanna Fregni for her support and advice which proved exceptionally valuable; Rach, Jane and Ken for repeatedly badgering me into taking breaks to rest and eat properly; but most of all I want to thank all of them for making me take days off when my exhaustion was severe despite my sense of duty, and their compassion and understanding regarding my disabilities. They helped me feel like I have a value, that my disabilities haven't made me worthless, and that I still have something to contribute to society and the world around me. An exceptional experience and one which will look amazing on my archaeology resume. I'm still recovering now!


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WELCOME to the Bounce Out the Stigma Project®, founded in 2005. . .
Our Project is Special, Our Kids Are Unique, & the Wonderful Thing About Both. . . Everything.
Stigma is NOT a Physical Limitation, Nor an Illness. It is a 'LABEL' Applied BY OTHERS, Based on THEIR Perception, That Says 'YOU Can't.'
WELCOME to the Bounce Out the Stigma Project®, founded in 2005. . .
Our Project is Special, Our Kids Are Unique, & the Wonderful Thing About Both. . . Everything.
Stigma is NOT a Physical Limitation, Nor an Illness. It is a 'LABEL' Applied BY OTHERS, Based on THEIR Perception, That Says 'YOU Can't.'
"Autistic, ADD, ADHD, Epileptic, No Attention, Daydreamer, Slow, Spazz, Dummy" and many times even WORSE. . . Too many kids are given these cruel "labels" before they learn to read. These are "hurtful terms" with sometimes tragic outcomes. Many children, young adults, and their parents are confronted with these issues daily. What often accompanies these "terms" is peer bullying and restriction from activities! Kids are targeted and again branded by many as having limited capacities in motor skills, emotional comprehension, and too often, intelligence to participate or interact within "normal" activities. This removes this group from normal confidence building accomplishments. Unfortunately, the spectrums are being expanded by non-vested groups to further attach a label to young kids. With one broad stroke, a child cannot play in a community rec program or school events. This forces more kids and parents to fill ostracized from mainstream recreation programs. Kids are separated from peers, peers view the kids differently and parents try to cope. In many cases, kids are placed on prescribed medications that may further hamper motor and learning development. This "roller coaster of community diagnosis" further limiting children and telling kids, "You cannot do that, so don't even try".
The Bounce Out the Stigma® Project seeks to empower those kids and young adults with special needs who find themselves the VICTIMS of these labels. Children with special needs are confronted with more than enough challenges in life without facing the battle of having perceived limitations. Far too often, these kids hear, 'You Can't', BEFORE they have even tried! Stigma is a perceived limitation placed in the path of potential success . . . the by-product for children results in shame, fear, isolation, and distrust.
The Bounce Out the Stigma Project's Primary Goal is Empowerment," Limits Will Not Define You, Your WILL Defines Your Limits." ™
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150,000 In Oregon To Face Health Plan CancellationsPosted: October 31, 2013 | Author: Pundit Planet | Filed under: Health and Social Issues, U.S. News | Tags: Associated Press, Cover Oregon, Insurance, Obama administration, Oregon, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Portland Oregon, United States |1 Comment
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — About 150,000 Oregonians enrolled in individual health care plans will see their plans cancelled by the end of the year because the plans don't provide the minimum level of coverage required under the new health care law, Oregon officials said on Wednesday.
Some of those facing cancellations could see a break in coverage if they don't enroll in a new plan on the state's problem-plagued online exchange by Dec. 15, the state's Insurance Division spokeswoman Cheryl Martinis said.
Many of the insurance carriers plan to automatically enroll people in another more expensive insurance plan if the person is not enrolled in the other exchange, Martinis said.
Another group that could face a break in coverage: about 11,000 Oregonians who are part of the state's high-risk insurance pool — a program for those rejected by private insurance carriers because of pre-existing conditions. Because the insurance pool will dissolve by year's end, those individuals would be stuck without insurance if they don't enroll via Cover Oregon.
But a month in, the state has not enrolled a single person. Cover Oregon has received 4,260 paper applications and its website still can't tell people what subsidies they are eligible for.
Oregonians can sign up for a new plan via an insurance broker — but if they qualify for a subsidy, they can only enroll through Cover Oregon.
About 48,000 clients of Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, one of Oregon's largest insurance providers, have plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act and will see cancellation notices, spokesman Jared Ishkanian said.
The company has been communicating with those affected since early summer, Ishkanian said. Those who don't enroll in a new plan via Cover Oregon or through Regence will automatically be moved to a plan that's most comparable to the one they had.
They won't face a break in coverage, Ishkanian said, but could face much higher insurance costs.
"We're here to help people through what could be a difficult transition. We want them to experience as little disruption as possible," Ishkanian said.
This week, the Obama administration granted a six-week extension for Americans to sign up for coverage and avoid the tax penalties. But anyone who wants their new insurance to start Jan. 1 must abide by the Dec. 15 deadline.
Cover Oregon officials declined to name a date when they expect the website will be functional enough to enroll anyone and they could not explain how they plan to sign up hundreds of thousands of people within a month and half.
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Labour is going to go how labour is going to go… as one of my midwives tell me. I now understand how true this statement is. You can prepare for as much as you want, with your birth plan, but your labour will progress the way it does and it is largely out of your control. Some women are more fortunate than others.
It's interesting the expectations I had going into labour the first time. I wanted this and not that, but had no real idea how it was going to go. Even though I had done lots of reading and research prior to my first birth, no one can really tell you. I was a little disappointed looking back, but overall very happy to be done with it and have had my baby naturally. I reviewed my first labour with my new backup midwife the other day, and also spoke to my Naturopath about it, both who have had children in the past couple years. It was comforting to know that they too did not get their birth wishes… meaning that circumstances took over and things needed to be done, at absolutely no fault of their own and it does not reflect on them poorly or mean they aren't a strong people because of it.
Don't let this scare you, but my first labour was long. It does not mean yours is going to be. Every labour and pregnancy are different. I was in pre-labour for about 24 hours or more. I was anxious and thought things would get going. My midwife suggested taking Gravol and trying to get some rest, I should have listened. By the following night she came over and I took some homeopathic remedies to try to jump start things, within a couple hours I was in early labour and contractions were noticeable stronger, closer together and more painful. The next morning I was in the same place, and my midwife stopped by my house again. She decided we should go to hospital to do a stress test on the baby, and she wanted to check my bag of waters as she thought I had a slow leak. I remember going in around 10am on Sunday morning and choosing to stay at the hospital, I was 100% effaced, and 3cms dilated by this point, or so I thought. Looking at my notes I was only a finger tip dilated, but 100% effaced, which I find embarrassing now that I stayed in the hospital. Contractions were coming every 5 minutes, plus or minus a couple minutes and felt quite strong. Reviewing my past labour with my backup midwife she said so after 10 + hours of labour you chose to stay in the hospital and you think you went and stayed in too early? Okay so, you really think after 10 hours of labour it was too soon to go and stay, 10 hours is quite a while Julia…. that made it sound differently to me.
By that evening I was about 3cms dilated, contractions were about the same distance apart (anywhere from 3-8 minutes) but feeling much stronger and painful and I was noticeably more tired having not slept since Friday night, and it was now approaching Sunday evening. Around 7 PM it was suggested I get an epidural to get some rest, after asking everyone in the room that they would not be disappointed in me if I got an epidural, we decided to get one. My caregivers were also thinking it might be necessary to augment my labour as things were taking a long time and more importantly they were concerned about my exhaustion having to deal with strong contractions that were not furthering my progress.
So ladies, when they say once you choose to get an epidural PLAN to be able to cope with labour for the next couple hours in case hospital staff are not available to give you one. Oh SO SO true. I was prepared for a couple hours, but not the 7 MORE hours that passed waiting for one AFTER I decided to have one! A nurse needs to be dedicated to you and in your room to monitor you if you have an epidural, although your midwife is more than capable, it's "hospital policy" to have a nurse. Around midnight my midwife gave me a shot of Demerol, and checked my cervix before doing so, I was only 4cms. It took the edge off but I could feel the peak of each contraction, so I slept for a couple minute intervals between them. A couple hours later it was wearing off and finally at 2 AM the nurse was ready, and the Anesthesiologist came in (I thought we'd have to wait for him! But not so he was ready). I hate needles (I've fainted in the past with a needle) and hate the thought of an epidural, but I can honestly say it was no big deal. I was so exhausted and in pain I didn't notice.
When you have an epidural you are on your back confined to a bed, I have not heard of any woman who had a walking epidural and was actually allowed to get out of bed. I was hooked up to all sorts of monitors by that point. They have a constant monitor on the baby, and it was turned up too loud, it rung in our ears for days after. My midwife would turn it down, and the nurse would crank it back up. I don't know if they augmented me with Oxytocin right away or just at the beginning or end. I sort of remember the OB coming in to check on me that my midwife consulted (as things were going on a while and I think it's in their 'handbook' that they need to consult an OB at that point) and asking why I was not get Oxytocin. I remember someone saying well she's progressing now, but I guess he wanted things to go even faster?! I have no idea if that meant they did give me something after that or not. I'll have to ask my midwife to look back in my records to see.
My son was having decelerations in his heartbeat after contractions. The nurse (which I did not like, I wish we were able to keep the nurse that relieved her for her break) was scaring me saying I might need a c-section, which was my ultimate fear. My midwife didn't seem overly concerned as his heart rate was recovering well after each decel. I remember the nurse wanting to put a screw in the top of my sons head to better monitor his heart rate, I midwife kind of looked at her like… you've done that before, and politely skirted the issue, luckily it was not done. When he was born we found out the decelerations were because he had the cord wrapped around his shoulder.
Around 5:40 AM or so my midwife checked my dilation again. There was a small lip of the cervix left, she moved it out of the way with her finger as I pushed through it. I started pushing. I pushed for 45 minutes and my son was born at 6:30 AM on the dot.
Because of my exhaustion they were concerned that I would not have the stamina to push the baby out and my uterus would be too tired to do the work. I remember thinking to myself there is NO way I've gone through all this and am going to still have to have an operation! I was very determined to say the least and got second wind, I ordered a couple people around telling them how to hold my back or legs and pushed as hard as I could. The OB came in to check on my progress and was like, 'oh she is definitely making up for a tired uterus no problem, she'll get this baby out.'
I wrote notes a couple days after my first birth so I would remember as much as I can. It's funny how my memory alters things. It was what it was. In the end I was delighted to have a healthy baby out of it born naturally. Yes it was long, but that is not abnormal. Labour start and stops, that's not abnormal either. Contractions can go from 3 minutes apart back to 8 minutes, yup in the realm of normal too. First labours can be longer and yes that's normal too.
Knowing what I know now I will TRY to listen to my midwife better this time, and REST when she suggests it. I still have wishes for this birth of course, but I am way more open to assessing things as they go along and doing what is necessary. As I found out from the first time, labour is going to go how labour is going to go. It doesn't mean I am broken or abnormal etc… it just is and it's all okay!


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This process refers to carbon cycling in lakes and is described in the context of $CO_2$ flux from lakes into the atmosphere. GPP is gross primary production, $CO_2$ is carbon dioxide, R is respiration, and OM is organic matter. I realize that this question may be rather simplistic to some but my basic knowledge of any biological/ecological processes is rather limited. So, basically what I am asking is
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Hey guys, sorry if this has been answered on this forum already. I searched around a bit and couldn't find the specifics of what I am confused about.
Basically I've created a small program to test my overall understanding of encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. I'm using Planets in the solar system as the theme, basically making a superclass "Planet" that has subclasses "Mercury", "Venus", etc. Here is code for my parent class "Planet", and one subclass "Mercury". I'm using mass, temperature, and distance from the sun as the 3 variables that every planet inherits.
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public class Planet { private double mass; private double temperature; private long distance; //Planet constructor public Planet(double size, double temp, long dist) { mass = size; temperature = temp; distance = dist; } //default constructor public Planet() { } //display method public void display() { } //get mass public double getMass() { return mass; } //set mass public void setMass(double size) { mass = size; } //get temp public double getTemp() { return temperature; } //set temp public void setTemp(double temp) { temperature = temp; } //get dist from sun public long getDistance() { return distance; } //set distance from sun public void setDistance(long dist) { distance = dist; } }
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public class Mercury extends Planet { public Mercury(double mass, double temperature, long distance) { setMass(mass); setTemp(temperature); setDistance(distance); } public void display() { System.out.println("Planet Mercury has a mass of " + getMass() + " Earths."); System.out.println("Its average temperature is " + getTemp() + " degrees Fahrenheit."); System.out.println("Its distance from the sun is " + getDistance() + " Kilometers."); } }
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public class PlanetTest { public static void main(String[] args) { Planet mercury = new Mercury(0.55, 350, 57910000); mercury.display(); } }
Basically I understand how to inherit functionality from the Planet superclass, which in this case I am inheriting the getters and setters. I want to be able to also inherit a display method from the superclass, but I am unsure of how to go about it. Does each child class need a display method, or is my approach incorrect? I feel as though my understanding of polymorphism is lacking a bit.
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The principles of just war provide guidelines for determining the conditions under which using violence against a foe is justified. The requirements include exhausting all efforts to resolve the conflict without force, pursuing a war only if there is a reasonable chance of its success, and making every effort to ensure that noncombatants are not killed during the conflict.
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Since Roger Clemens has taken center stage as the poster doughboy for steroid use in baseball, Barry Bonds has quietly faded into the background. There will be an update on his perjury charges here, a question about why no MLB team is courting him there, but, for the most part, all of the shrieking Bonds ire has dissipated.
This shift in anger (or interest) is no more apparent than when Barry ridiculously popped up in rapper David Banner's video for "Get Like Me," showing off his swing and sporting a nondescript baseball hat straight out of a Tom Emanski video. Banner did his best to put it out there as a positive addition for his new video, not grasping how kind of bizarre it is :
"Barry Bonds came out!" Banner said with pride. "You know how y'all like to have your rappers' friends — Barry Bonds is here. Barry came fresh out of court to come holla at me. That's real."
Fresh out of court? Surreal, maybe. Bonds appears in the video at the 49 second mark. Maybe this is the only way he can attempt to generate interest from any teams looking for a big left handed bat in their lineup.
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David Banner Gets A List Of Support For 'Get Like Me' Video [MTV News]