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Lin smiled, placing Zhan's high on her bare thigh. "Then I'm sure we'll make this work."
She laughed. "You're the first guy who's ever wanted me to prattle on instead of getting naked, but whatever you want, tiger."
Lin went on much as she had before. She carefully avoided making any references to her exact age, and quickly moved along topics that didn't end up with her being awesome. Still, she seemed to be honest, and while she may have downplayed the times she fucked up, Zhan got the idea she never really lied about consequences, nor were any of her achievements exaggerated. She just liked to focus on how great she was.
And compared to most of the Dragons he knew, she was certainly humble.
Apparently Lin has started on the "being sexy while beating people up in front of big crowds" tournament circuit about 4 years ago (again, carefully avoiding mentioning her age, although mentioning she had done one or two before that 'when [she] was younger') and had won her fair share. She'd never had a Dragon watching her fight before, though, at least not to her knowledge. The biggest thing she knowingly was at was a tournament down in Yagyu, not too long ago. She lost that one, although she didn't go into too much detail. She did, however, go into great deal about how she beat up that foreign redheaded lady at the tournament earlier, Myfanwy, at it. She neglected to mention how Myfanway made it farther in the tournament than she had. Not that Zhan knew. And, in fairness, Lin's two defeats came at the hands of the woman who ended up beating Myfanway her second time, anyway, so it kind of balanced out.
She'd spent most of her time along those lines. Telling Zhan about all the places she'd been, the faces she'd smashed. Naturally she didn't go into much detail about all the times it was her face getting smashed, but she never seemed to lie about winning fights or tournies she didn't actually win. She also, naturally, didn't mention all the fans she'd picked up in more ways than one along the way, except every now and then just to playfully tease him. She was arrogant, but in her own way it seemed a bit charming.
"And what about you, tiger? I imagine you've seen all sorts of beautiful places. Probably all sorts of strange things too, right? Beautiful dragon women, I imagine, also. I'm sure they're prettier than I am," Lin added, "but I doubt you'll find any Humans better," she laughed.


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Could ASU's Jahii Carson return for another season?
Originally published: Feb 27, 2014 - 9:05 am
Prior to the Sun Devils' game against Cal, seniors Jordan Bachynski, Richie Edwards, Jermaine Marshall, Shaquielle McKissic, Jarrett Upchurch and Dave Whitmore will be honored.
But could Saturday also mark the final home game in the ASU career of guard Jahii Carson? The sophomore tweeted before the season that this would be his final year in Tempe and he'd be headed to the NBA Draft.
This year at ASU I'm participating I'm every school event. This my last go round time to have fun— Jahii Carson (@Jahii_carson1) August 6, 2013
Most projections have Carson as a second-round pick due to inconsistent play and a perceived lack of improvement in key areas of his game.
Carson scored 26 points Wednesday night in ASU's 76-64 win over Stanford -- his home career-high -- but didn't sound too sure afterward that he only had one more game left at Wells Fargo Arena.
"(Jordan Bachynski) and all the seniors that have been here and who have been a big brother to me, that's just the saddest part for me, them having their last game here at Arizona State," Carson said. "I have many more opportunities if I decide to."
This is the first time the 2013 Pac-12 Co-Freshman of the Year has left the door open for a return to campus for another season.
"I'm just saying if there was a time that I would say 'I want to come back,' I have two more years of eligibility," he said. "(Senior Day) is for those guys who have been here for four years and have sacrificed and put everything on the line for four years -- that's their night. That's not really mine."
Carson is averaging 18.7 points and 4.6 assists per game for the Sun Devils, who notched their 20th win of the season with their triumph over Stanford.
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Well hello there! Remember me? No? Well, I can't blame you for that. It's not like I've been using this bully pulpit regularly.
I'm the first to admit that I've neglected this blog over the past several months. Part of my excuse is situational–moving from one coast to the other, getting through a second pregnancy while keeping my business going and making sure my toddler didn't get into trouble, then having the baby just before Thanksgiving–and part of it is attitudinal, meaning most days I just didn't put blogging at the top of my priority list.
Now that the baby is giving me longer stretches of sleep at night, I'm starting to see a third reason why I didn't keep blogging here in 2010: the lines between business and personal have blurred to the point where posting something on Facebook feels kind of like blogging. But that's a big lie because short, pithy little FB posts are absolutely no match for original thoughts and essays carefully written and purposefully shared on a business blog with a specific goal for a particular audience.
Case in point: I met my fabulously talented logo designer, Jenny Decker, through an online communications networking group. We completed a barter arrangement, meeting once in person, and then kept in touch via email. Then we became "friends" on Facebook, learning more about each other's personal lives through postings and photos, and comparing notes on parenting babies and toddlers. Then I asked Jenny to join a small women's entrepreneur group, further blurring the lines between our separate businesses and our personal lives. After that, she recommended me to one of her clients, who then hired me, and pretty soon I was reading her family blog and asking what she remembered about the last months of pregnancy while sharing my own toddler-raising advice and inviting her to read my birthing story on a personal blog after calling to ask how she invoiced a particular type of client.
So is this a personal friendship or a friendly business connection? The answer is both, and it's the inevitable merging of these worlds that has so many businesses falling behind because they don't know how to leverage these relationship-savvy social media tools.
If you'd asked me a few years ago whether I would someday have business colleagues in my social media network and actually develop real friendships using tools like Facebook, I would've said hell no. In fact, I actively avoided revealing my location, profession, and everything else about myself online in any capacity for many years. (I'm still unlisted in the local phone book–but that's another story.) But I'm noticing that the people who steer clear of social networks are the ones who aren't connected in any meaningful way to what's happening in the business world today.
Yes, social media can be all about personal branding and marketing, especially if you're using these tools to get more business. But it's also about knowing where your audience, customers, potential employers, and colleagues (past and present) are spending their time and energy.
Dropping by the social media water cooler once in a while is good for your reputation and keeps you in the loop, at least for as long as those folks are sipping water. It reminds them that you're still there, still interested, still part of the team.
Whether these people knew you way back when or just met you last week at a networking event, they're all part of your ever-widening circle–what some might call your sphere of influence. It's actually smart to keep these folks informed about your activities. Just try to keep the truly personal information (the embarassing stuff you wouldn't want publicized on the evening news) off Facebook, or else your sphere will shrink before you know it.
So, in the effort to win back some blog readers in this new year, I invite you to visit my Facebook fan page and follow my posts (Twitter account to be revived soon) as I share my thoughts and experiences with clients, colleagues, and friends. We're all merged into one group now, so let's have some fun while we're at it!


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Grapefruit seed extract is an antimicrobial that is recommended by both Dr. Newman and Dr. Gordon for application to nipples with thrush (diluted though), and Dr. Gordon says you can use the diluted solution in the baby's mouth. I used it with my LO when she was about 3 months old, and though she made a face when I swabbed it in her mouth, it was otherwise fine. Just follow the directions in the links above
I got both the GSE and the probiotics at a health/supplement store. I guess it depends on where you are as to what's available, but I'm sure you could find it online. I did order baby probiotics (hmf natogen), but you can just use an adult capsule - break it open, put the powder on your finger/nipple and give to baby.
Thanks! I'll go to a store today
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Surveillance cameras captured a struggle and then a shooting at a Camden gas station that left a 43-year-old attendant injured.
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Shouldn't the carbon precede the softener? Without a chlorinated supply, it would be nice to use a softener valve on the carbon to clean it with bleach occasionally.
Certainly a valid concern Mikey, and exactly what I'm hoping to figure out. I'd much rather add a chlorination stage than replace the carbon every 6 months, I need the right long term solution.
Shouldn't the carbon precede the softener? Without a chlorinated supply, it would be nice to use a softener valve on the carbon to clean it with bleach occasionally.
Yes; usual sequence is Chlorination->GAC->Softener. Interesting idea about "regenerating" the carbon with chlorine; I'm not knowledgeable enough to pass judgment on that.
I decided to attempt sanitizing the carbon to see if that made an improvement and it did. Not 100%, but better. Also checked one of the toilet tanks and found a thin layer of clear slime, so I'm pretty sure that bacterial growth is either partly responsible for the taste/odor and/or clogging up the carbon preventing it from being as effective.
So my direction now is chlorine injection. Solves any bacterial problem and knocks out iron and H2S. I'll add a pump, solution tank, contact tank, then run to the carbon and finally the softener.
How noisy is the chemilizer? Hard decision because it's so much less expensive than a Stennar and flow switch. I am looking at the 1:500 model specifically.
Any input on 120 gallon contact tank design? Well-mate, Clack, mixing, etc?
Once down this path, I won't need catalytic carbon for H2S, do all carbon types remove the chlorine equally well?
Don't know about the Chemilizer, but a neighbor has a Stenner pump and it seems quite quiet. I've got a Pulsafeeder, and it makes a racket.
I would not recommend a steel retention/contact tank -- too hard to keep clean via periodic draining. The Polyglass/Fiberglas tanks usually have a round bottom and a drain that's very effective. There's also a smaller but claimed equally-effective tank that uses a special mixing chamber you might consider; discussion at http://www.terrylove.com/forums/show...od-stuff-or-BS. I've got one, and will be installing it shortly as part of a major reconfiguration of my system. Long discussion of carbon filters at http://www.terrylove.com/forums/show...arbon-Filter-s.
I found this video of a chemilizer, I think this may be a bit too noisy for my garage. Dittohead, is this typical?
yes I'll get a fiberglass tank, mainly interested in any pros/cons to the different versions like top/bottom in/out of Clack and Well-mate. Not sure why I'd need one with in/out on top and bypass valve, etc. What's the blow down process? Neck it down to a garden hose and run it outside?
For proportional control of a stennar I think I need a fixed rate pump, a pump control module, and a flow meter. Correct?
The way they've mounted that Chemilizer pretty-much guarantees it'll be loud. I think it could be made quieter, but probably not quiet.
The simple blowdown process is you just open the valve on the blowdown line periodically and drain until clear. There are timer-controlled valves available, and you could probably go crazy and control it by analyzing the water somehow to determine when it needs to be blowed down and activate the valve. Simple works pretty good, though. The blowdown on my swirly tank is 3/4", so no necking down required -- just put a standard male hose thread adapter on the outlet.
Here's Stenner's advice on proportional control -- http://www.stenner.com/prod-pcm.htm -- but I don't know of any local homowners going to all that trouble. They usually just connect the pump in parallel with the well pump, but I don't think that's optimal -- depends on the injection point, though. Most use a translucent barrel of some kind for the chlorine solution, with the pump sitting on top of it, but there's a very nice pump and barrel system available from Stenner: http://www.stennerpumps.ca/prod-tanksys.htm.
I was at the CarWash show last week and there were many running diplays of the Chemmilizer style of pumps. It has become a very popular design for its simplicity, reliability, and automate proportioning ability. it is definetly noisy walking by any of the booths that had them on display.
The peristaltic pumps are probably the quietest but the tubes do require regular changing. Diaphragm pumps are also a bit noisy.
I ordered a Stenner pump, solution tank, pcm, flow meter, and a Wellmate 120 gal retention tank. Also ordered 2cf of carbon and some gravel so that I'm ready when my carbon is used up. Big spending day in my world, but I should be ready for anything now.
I forgot to ask what type of chlorine testing equipment is recommended in order to check total and free chlorine levels.
I use Hach for both total (http://www.hach.com/single-parameter...imContext=USen) and free (http://www.hach.com/single-parameter...imContext=USen) chlorine. Pricey but I trust them.
Those are excellent kits but for those who cant see color... I use the Sensafe exact micro 7+. It is one of the easiest and most accurate chlorine testers I have found for the price. It is very expensive, and probably completely overkill for a homeowner, but for the service technicians, I highly recommend it.
Are you going to relocate the carbon filter ahead of the softener?
Yes I'll reorder the tanks. The order will be pressure tank, particulate filter, chlorine injection, retention, carbon, softener.
That's a lot of tanks. We city dwellers have it easy, water arrives chlorinated and without iron. Hope it de-swamps the water to your satisfaction!


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Did the Republicans step over the line in the congressional race in northeast Ohio between Democrat Betty Sutton and Republican Jim Renacci?
Sure sounds like they delivered one of the ultimate cheap shots today.
Andrea Bozek, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, issued a blistering statement assailing Sutton for apparently not condemning five men linked to a plot to blow up a bridge in suburban Cleveland.
The reason? Well, Bozek argues that the five men have been linked to Occupy Cleveland. Then she points out that Sutton, a House member from Copley Township, traveled to New York to march with Occupy Wall Street protesters.
"Not only has Betty Sutton missed votes to protest with Occupy Wall Street, she is now refusing to condemn a plot by Occupy members to blow up an Ohio bridge,'' Bozek said. "Sutton's cowardly silence shows she would rather riot with Occupy than stand up for Ohio families.''
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- Daytime Phone:
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Section Manager David Fowler, K4DLF 561-628-4384 firstname.lastname@example.com
Assistant Section Manager Jeff Beals, WA4AW 561-252-6707 firstname.lastname@example.com
Affiliated Club Coordinator Steve Lowman, N4SGL firstname.lastname@example.com
Official Observer Coordinator Al Flapan, KN4FA firstname.lastname@example.com
Assistant OOC Marshall Paisner, K4MAP firstname.lastname@example.com
Assistant OOC Harry Newell, N3HN firstname.lastname@example.com
Public Information Coordinator Dan Fisher, AI4GK email@example.com
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Section Traffic Manager Phyllisan West, KA4FZI firstname.lastname@example.com
Section Webmaster Bill Laakkonen, N4BKT firstname.lastname@example.com
Technical Coordinator Don Drennon, N4TZH email@example.com
District Emergency Coordinators
Gold Coast District Jeff Beals, WA4AW email@example.com Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties
Palm Beach District Vacant
Treasure Coast District Steve Lowman, N4SGL firstname.lastname@example.com Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River & Okeechobee Counties
Space Coast District Ray Kassis, N4LEM email@example.com Brevard & Osceola Counties
Gulf Coast District Thom Street, N5KFR email@example.com Collier, Lee, Hendry & Glades Counties
Recent SFL Field Organization Appointments
Broward County Jon Kramer, W4JRK OO
Collier County Ed Esborn, K1UQE EC
Ken Bills, W9KB AEC
Mark Harms, AC4ZM AEC
Lee County Tom Muye, AC4TM OO
Richard Hillyer, W2RWH PIO
Martin County Steve Marshall, WW4RX EC
Monroe County Chris Vasilenko, K4FLL EC
Osceola County Mel Liwag, KF4PN OO
Palm Beach County Dr. Ron Goldstein, KJ4UUG ADEC
Bob Vastola, KK4ATI EC & OES
Chris Anderson, KK4ENJ AEC
St. Lucie County Steve Lowman, N4SGL DEC, Treasure Coast
PR-101 Graduates Richard Hillyer, W2RWH
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Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management and Palm Beach District ARES sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Division of Emergency Management (DEM) and Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) yesterday, 11/25/13. The MOU outlines the commitment of the two agencies to work together to prepare for and respond to emergencies. ARES provides a critical link in emergency communications to shelters, emergency operating areas, the EOC, and CERT teams to highlight a few. "We are thrilled to formalize our relationship with ARES through this MOU, which will contribute to a heightened state of disaster readiness for the County," said Bill Johnson Director of Palm Beach County, FL Division of Emergency Management.
David Fowler, K4DLF, SFL SM / PBC DEC signing the MOU at the Palm Beach County, FL Division of Emergency Management offices.
Larry Zimmer, W4LWZ, Lee County EC receives Doolittle award from Lee County DEM
May 22, 2013 -- Ft. Myers, FL -- (photo above) Larry Zimmer W4LWZ, ARES EC for Lee County and leader of A.L.E.R.T. was presented the General James H. Doolittle Award by Lee County EOC Operations Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi.
The General James H. Doolittle Award is "Presented to volunteers who exemplify the volunteer spirit in their generous commitment of time, effort, and support to our endeavors". The award is relatively new, with the first recipient being John Ludlum in 2010. Larry is only the second volunteer to receive it. Top photo : Larry and his wife Fran K4FPZ.
Visit our SFL Section Website
Surf to www.sflarrl.org to get additional info about our section & it's activities. Take a look at the site and if information about your county is missing or outdated, ask your EC or Club President to send the information to our Webmaster, Bill, N4BKT. His email is email@example.com
If you need more detail on Section officials and District & County Emergency Coordinators go to www.sflarrl.org.
Please check the Affiliated Club listing and update the contact name, phone number, e-mail and web site address. You won't get new club members is your club can't be contacted and the meeting sites can't be located. Also, be sure to appoint a club PIO in order to have local media outlets contacted for meeting dates and club events.
Hamfests and Free Fleas
Any hamfest, no matter what size may request ARRL sanctioning. Please see: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/hamfests/rules.html for hamfest and convention rules
See: http://www.arrl.org/awards/dxcc/checkers.html for the list of ARRL awards checkers. If you wish to have an awards checker at your hamfest these arrangements must be made by the hamfest committee and the cards checker.
If you wish to have cards checked at a location other than a hamfest contact the card checkers directly
*** for details on submitting cards for DXCC awards go to: http://www.freewebs.com/fecdx/dxcccardchecking.htm
"A great hamfest is usually one that you find something you wanted or something you thought you would never see," says Bill, W2CQ.
Upcoming Events
Flamingo Net / UoM Free Flea April 19, 2014
Fort Pierce Hamfest August 9, 2014
Info: http://fparc.weebly.com/
Florida State Convention at Melbourne October 10, 2014
Flamingo Net / UoM Free Flea Nov. 15, 2014
Section policy has been and will continue to be: if health, family or work matters interfere with an appointee performing the duties of the appointment he/she may step aside without hard feelings and may apply for an appointment at a later date when the other matters are settled.
Amateur radio in many areas receives a lot of favorable press and praise from government officials for their work during and after the storms. Why? Because there were PIOs (Public Information Officers) working with ARES to get the information out in real time and the PIOs were available to the media. Where does your ARES group stand in this area?
Need to know who your ARES® Emergency Coordinator is? When the traffic nets are held? Hamfests throughout the area? How to complete the Public Service Honor Roll (PSHR) report? Go to: www.sflarrl.org
Need traffic handling procedures? Need information about ARES® and RACES functions? Can't find information on your individual traffic count for your Station Activity Report? Go to: http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/index.html
I will be happy to mail traffic handling information to anyone interested... Just ask. de KA4FZI@ AOL.COM
SFAN (Saturday at 8AM local, 3.940MHz ), Net Manager is Thom, N5KFR.
All ECs are encouraged to check into these nets or send an OES representative if you cannot join the net. All ARES members are welcome to join the nets.
If your weekly net and local repeater has IRLP or Echolink check-in available please let Phylisan KA4FZI and us know. Also advise the ARES EC in your county and the neighboring counties. This information could be useful during disasters.
If you are going out of town for more than a few days when the season is quiet or more than 48 hours with a system beginning, please notify your local EC. Time is of the essence when a phone tree is activated or when members are phoned after they do not check into a resource net. And, especially if you can't deploy to a shelter or to another area, please offer your time to phone members, enter logs into a database, provide route directions, or other at-home activities. Everyone can do something.
Check into a net - better to learn how now than during a disaster!
FMSN (FL Medium Speed CW Net) 3.651 Daily 6:30 PM
QFN (All FL CW Traffic Net) 3.547 Daily 7:00 PM, 10:00 PM
FAST (FL Amateur Sideband Traffic Net) 3.940 Daily 6:00 PM
FMTN (FL Midday Traffic Net 7.242 Daily 12:00 Noon
FPTN (Friendly Phone Traffic Net -- FL AL GA) 3.940 Daily 7:55 AM
NFAN (North FL ARES Net) 3.950 M-S 9:00 AM
NFPN (North FL Phone Net) 3.950 Daily 5:30 PM Winter 6:30 PM Summer
SFAN (South FL ARES Net) 3.940 Sat 8:00 AM
TPTN (Tropical Phone Traffic Net) 3.940 Daily 5:00 PM
SEFTN (Southeast FL Traffic Net) (2 meter) 146.790- Daily 6:00 PM
SWFTN (Southwest FL Traffic Net) (2 meter) 146.685 M-S 10:00 AM
http://wx4j.com -- A great place to check for other ARES/NTS info
Does your club have a Publicity Chairperson? Is there a Public Information Officer for your ARES group? Are these people actively promoting amateur radio on an ongoing basis and are they known at the EOC by the county or city PIO? For more information read the e-magazine "Contact", at www.arrl.org/pio. For more info, contact our PIC, Dan Fisher, AI4GK at firstname.lastname@example.com
Say Hello to your world with Amateur Radio. Get on the air, talk up ham radio, be an Elmer to a new ham & support your local club and ARES group.
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Pregnancy symptoms differ from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy; however, one of the most significant pregnancy symptoms is a delayed or missed period.
Understanding the signs and symptoms of pregnancy is important because each symptom may be related to something other than pregnancy. You may experience signs or symptoms of pregnancy within a week of conception. However, it is possible you may not experience any symptoms for a few weeks.
What are Early Pregnancy Symptoms to Watch For?
Symptoms to watch for early on include a missed period, headaches, tender breasts, nausea and lower backaches. If you have been sexually active and are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important to take a pregnancy test. Are you experiencing morning sickness – are you pregnant or experiencing something else?
You can search for a pregnancy center for free testing by using the search tool on the right sidebar. Questions about paternity can be made at 1-800-798-0580. Other numbers and helpful steps can be found at the bottom of the page.
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First Sign of Pregnancy: Spotting
Implantation bleeding can be one of the earliest pregnancy symptoms. About 6-12 days after conception, the embryo implants itself into the uterine wall. Some women will experience spotting as well as some cramping. Some women do not even notice this so don't worry if you are trying to get pregnant and don't see it – you could still be pregnant.
Other Explanations: Actual menstruation, altered menstruation, changes in birth control pill, infection, or abrasion from intercourse.
First Sign of Pregnancy: Delay/Difference in Menstruation:
A delayed or missed period is the most common pregnancy symptom leading a woman to test for pregnancy. When you become pregnant, your next period should be missed. However, some women can bleed while they are pregnant, but typically this bleeding will be shorter or lighter than a normal period.
Other Explanations: Excessive weight gain/loss, fatigue, hormonal problems, tension, stress, ceasing to take the birth control pill, illness or breastfeeding.
Swollen/Tender Breasts:
Swollen or tender breasts is a pregnancy symptom which may begin as early as 1-2 weeks after conception. Women may notice changes in their breasts; they may be tender to the touch, sore, or swollen.
Other Explanations: Hormonal imbalance, birth control pills, impending menstruation (PMS) can also cause your breasts to be swollen or tender.
Feeling fatigued or more tired is a pregnancy symptom which can also start as early as the first week after conception.
Other Explanations: Stress, exhaustion, depression, common cold or flu, or other illnesses can also leave you feeling tired or fatigued.
Nausea/Morning Sickness:
This well known pregnancy symptom will often show up between 2-8 weeks after conception. Some women are fortunate to not deal with morning sickness at all, while others will feel nauseous throughout most of their pregnancy. If you are experiencing morning sickness at all, take a look at our articles on morning sickness to learn how to manage it better.
Other Explanations: Food poisoning, stress, change in hormonal birth control method or other stomach disorders can also cause you to feel queasy.
Lower backaches may be a symptom that occurs early in pregnancy; however, it is common to experience a dull backache throughout pregnancy.
Other Explanations: Impending menstruation, stress, other back problems, and physical or mental strains.
The sudden rise of hormones in your body can cause you to have headaches early in pregnancy.
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If you are pregnant, the skin around your nipples may get darker.
Other Explanations: Hormonal imbalance unrelated to pregnancy or may be a leftover effect from a previous pregnancy.
Food Cravings or Food Aversions:
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Other Explanations: Poor diet, lack of a certain nutrient, stress, depression, illness or impending menstruation.
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Timber Legality Verification
Illegal logging harms not just the environment and local communities but also the companies that are already operating responsibly within the boundaries of existing laws and regulations. Governments worldwide are strengthening the legal frameworks that regulate the trade of wood and wood products. The Rainforest Alliance has developed standards and procedures for independent third-party verification that wood has been harvested and/or traded legally.
Want to source verified timber? See our list of active clients.
The Rainforest Alliance's legality verification standards verify the legality of the wood at the forest level and ensures the traceability of legal timber at all points in the supply chain (Chain of Custody).
Are you ready to start working with the Rainforest Alliance?
The Rainforest Alliance offers forest product companies voluntary independent third-party verification of legal status for the sources of raw material used in their products. A 2008 study by Greenpeace of various timber legality programs declared the Rainforest Alliance's program as the top-ranked verification program.
Overview of Rainforest Alliance Timber Legality Verification
The Rainforest Alliance originally developed its legality verification program as a progressive, two-tiered system in which companies began with Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) and moved to Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC). The Rainforest Alliance has begun to phase out VLO certification and will eventually discontinue it altogether, although we maintain active VLO certificates for those companies that applied prior to July 1, 2012.
Verification of Legal Origin
Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) verifies that timber comes from a source that the harvester has a documented legal right to harvest, pursuant to the laws and regulations of the government of the jurisdiction. Suppliers of VLO timber must follow and maintain documented chain-of-custody systems.
Verification of Legal Compliance
Verification of Legal Compliance (VLC) ensures that the administrative requirements of permitting, planning, taxes or fees, and harvesting, as well as a broad range of applicable and relevant laws and regulations related to forestry, have been met.
The difference between "legal origin" and "legal compliance" is an important one. Legal origin verification signifies that a company has met the administrative requirements of permitting, planning, taxes or fees, and harvesting in defined areas only. Legal compliance encompasses a broad range of laws on environmental protection, wildlife, water and soil conservation, harvesting codes and practices, worker health and safety, and fairness to communities.
Legality verification services are available to forest management enterprises as well as to companies producing, manufacturing, trading, and selling wood products and to companies wishing to verify the sources of products they purchase. Learn more about the verification processes for forest management enterprises and the wood processing industry.
United States Lacey Act and the European Union Due Diligence Regulation
Rainforest Alliance legality verification provides important support for companies to demonstrate due care/due diligence in their sourcing of wood and wood products. Such demonstration of due care can assist companies in reducing the risk of importing, exporting or trading illegal timber, acts which are now punishable by law in the United States (Lacey Act amendment) and the European Union (EU Timber Regulation).
Lacey Act and the 2008 Farm Bill (includes an amendment to the Lacey Act)
The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States designed to protect plants and animals through criminal penalties. The act was passed by President McKinley in 1900. In 2008, the US Congress passed The Food, Conservation and Energy Act, which contained a provision(section 8204) that amended the Lacey Act of 1900 by strengthening measures to combat illegal logging and expanding anti-trafficking protections to cover a broader range of plant species and plant products. Find out more about the Lacey Act of 1900 here.
European Union Timber Regulations (EUTR)
In order to stop illegal timber from entering the EU market, the European Union Commission added the EU Timber Regulations (EUTR) to their existing Forest Law, Enforcement, Governance and Trade action plan in 2008. The European Union formally adopted the EUTR's mandatory regulations in 2012 (with implementation scheduled for March 2013) on companies importing timber products into the EU.
The EUTR is more detailed than the Lacey Act. It requires organizations importing forest materials into the EU to develop and implement a due diligence system (DDS) for all of its timber imports. Operators can employ the help of monitoring organizations to provide and/or evaluate the due diligence system; however the operator is always responsible for implementation and therefore liable to any kind of legal action. Competent authorities within each member state implement and monitor the regulation. Find out more about the EUTR here.
A Phased Approach to FSC Certification
These verification services would involve audits of forest areas if required, but they do not result in Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification. The Rainforest Alliance considers legality verification as a first step towards FSC certification only. We therefore encourage verified organizations to undertake activities to attain full certification. For forest managers who wish to enter into a formal stepwise approach to FSC certification, we offer support and third-party evaluation of progress towards this goal through our SmartStep program.
The Rainforest Alliance Legality Verification Program is applicable to forest sources (forest management enterprises), processors, manufacturers, traders, and suppliers of wood products within a supply chain or verified as a single entity.
The process of verification may include the following steps:
Legality Assessment and Monitoring: Companies that buy a variety of wood products from a number of suppliers and producers may not know the sources or associated risks of the forest products they purchase. These companies may need to perform an analysis of their wood product supply chains. By working with our SmartSource Program, a company can avoid illegally harvested wood and procure more non-controversial and certified supply. With a clear understanding of risks and opportunities, a company can establish a responsible purchasing program and work with its supply chain to obtain legality verification and/or certification—and monitor progress in this regard.
Legality verification for forest managers: This option is for organizations that directly manage forests and want to provide the extra assurance to the market that their timber products are legally harvested and traded. Regular on-site audits of the forestry operation against the VLO or VLC standard are required for maintaining verification status. The Rainforest Alliance will compare required documents against on-the-ground practices and applicable legislation before awarding permission to use the Rainforest Alliance Verified Mark™ and claim.
Legality verification for processing industry and traders: This verification is intended for manufacturers and traders who want to demonstrate that their wood products originate from legal sources and that they operate legally. It requires regular on-site auditing against the applicable Rainforest Alliance standard for Chain of Custody to determine the integrity of documentation and procedures for identifying and tracking verified wood throughout processing and trade. Sometimes this will require audits of specific upstream suppliers or traders, as well as forests that do not already have a VLO or VLC Verification Statement.
Groups and Multi-Site verification: Multi-site verification allows for the grouping of multiple sites to be covered under the scope of a single Verification Statement. This option is most applicable to organizations with the capacity to manage and oversee larger supply chains. Multi-site or group verification allows more flexibility in adding and removing sites from the scope of the verification, and it reduces the overall cost of verification per unit.
How to Apply for Verification
Verification of a candidate operation can occur in isolation (a single Forest Management Unit or processing facility) or as part of a more complex supply chain that includes several sources and/or processing facilities. The Rainforest Alliance will verify Chain of Custody back to the forest source through all entities included in the scope of the specific supply chain.
The steps for participating in the Rainforest Alliance's Verification of Legal Compliance services include the following:
- The candidate completes an application.
- Based on the application, the Rainforest Alliance will supply the applicant with a proposal to carry out a verification of the company facilities or wood sources as identified.
- Based on a mutual agreement, Rainforest Alliance will then move to the actual on-site verification audit as outlined in our client guides for forest management enterprises and the wood processing industry, respectively.
Please contact us with any questions you may have.
The generic Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) and Compliance (VLC) standards are global in scope and are applicable to forest managers, traders, producers and suppliers of forest products either as individual companies or as parts of a defined supply chain. Regionally or nationally adapted standards are developed for the legal frameworks specific to the areas in which they are applied. These standards will follow the framework of our generic legality standards and will be adapted to account for relevant laws, regulations, acts, and decrees defined for the given jurisdiction. These versions will draw from existing multi-stakeholder processes or definitions of legality, as they exist, and will be developed through consultation with stakeholders. We actively solicit comments on these standards and appreciate your input. Links to these VLO/VLC standards are organized by country and region below.
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Mitral insufficiency; Acute mitral regurgitation
Definition of Mitral regurgitation – acute
Acute mitral regurgitation is a disorder in which the heart's mitral valve suddenly does not close properly, causing blood to flow backward (leak) into the upper heart chamber when the left lower heart chamber contracts.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Regurgitation means leaking from a valve that doesn't close all the way. Diseases that weaken or damage the valve or its supporting structures cause mitral regurgitation.
Signs and tests
The doctor may detect a thrill (vibration) over the heart when feeling (palpating) the chest area. An extra heart sound (S4 gallop) and a distinctive heart murmur may be heard when listening to the chest with a stethoscope. However, some patients may not have this murmur. If fluid backs up into the lungs, there may be crackles heard in the lungs.
Patients with severe symptoms may need to be admitted to a hospital for diagnosis and treatment.
Expectations (prognosis)
How well a patient does depends on the cause and severity of the valve leakage. Milder forms may become a chronic condition.
Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 5/4/2010


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The Eljer does very well
and so does the Gerber....
both for a reasonable price....
if you change out the internal 1.6 flapper
and install a normal one it really scours the bowl
I currently have a AS Champion "Right Height" 2-peice.
Other than the lousy bowl wash, I'm actually quite happy with it. (I suspect proper installation has a lot to do with it, but I don't know.)
I need to buy a new toilet to replace an old "I Don't Know" Model manufactured by "Beats Me".
In my research I discovered that it is possible to get a powerful flush from lots of different places. Unfortunately, I haven't seen anyone pointing out a toilet as having a good Bowl Wash.
I have no objection to a pressure assist toilet. I couldn't possibly care less about the noise. In fact, I'm tempted to get one of those toilets that are installed in commercial establishments that have a flush that sounds like a 747 and could clean cement out of the bowl.
I just need to know what people's experiences have been with toilets that have a particularly good bowl wash.
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The Eljer does very well
and so does the Gerber....
both for a reasonable price....
if you change out the internal 1.6 flapper
and install a normal one it really scours the bowl
if you change out the internal 1.6 flapper
and install a normal one it really scours the bowl
The internal 1.6 on which toilet?
Besides the noise there are few drawbacks with a Gerber Ultra Flush.
Having just recently purchased one (21-312) I can tell you that it flushes everything and the bowl wash is truly second to none.
Another great feature is the water spot-which is even larger than my 1957 vintage standard.
Toto recently introduced new models called the Soiree and Gunivere with double cyclone flush. It has 2 bowl-wash jets, and the legendary Toto 3 inch flush valve, so should have the right combination of good bowl wash + good flush.
TOTO Soiree pedestal lav, faucet and toilet suite
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Along the line of experience or known troubles with a "good wash"...
My wife recently finished her MD and her education routinely makes its way into our daily lives. Of all the "fecal-oral" transmitted diseases they are most commonly transmitted by aerosolized particles from toilet flushing and not from licking each others' ____. (c: The stronger the flush the more particles that float inexplicably strait to your tooth brush.
If this is an unappetizing thought then close the lid before flushing or keep toothbrushes hermetically sealed when not in use! I'm a big fan of the mega-flush but it will definitely add validity to your wifes nagging to put the lid down! (But don't think your immune with low flow toilets!)


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Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit for the Xbox 360 is the first Dragon Ball game for the current console generation and the successor to a long line of Dragon Ball games. While there have been dozens of Dragon Ball games going far back, Burst Limit improves on most and continues a fine tradition of getting pitting the loved heroes and hated villains of the series together in a fight to the finish.
Burst Limit plays like the previous games on the last generation consoles. The player is given a character or picks a character based on what game mode their playing then faces the computer opponent or a live opponent at home or online. The controls in this new game are much simpler. This might sound like a bad thing but just because the controls are simpler doesn't mean the game play is any less complex. There are combos, super combos, grabs, special attacks, counter attacks, super counter attacks, transformations, and button mashing sequences along with the usual kicks and punches. Even with simpler controls and combos the game play is still very much about being faster and smarter than your opponent. One new feature, a fatigue gauge, shows you how much more evasion and blocking a character can manage before they collapse with exhaustion. This prevents turtling and keeps things interesting. Combat takes place in the air and on the ground but there is less player control over what altitude the combatants are at. Power attacks act like knocking an opponent down stairs or through a wall in other fighting games were there is a brief sequence and then the fight starts again at the new location.
The Story mode of Burst Limit is not what I would call a true story mode. Like most fighting games now a days the story is condensed into its more exciting (better?) elements to keep the player from watching hours of cut scene animation. The cut scenes did such a good job of capturing the emotion and excitement of the series that I could have watched even more before getting to the next fight. Because the cut scenes were so well done every match felt more important. Of course that illusion of immersion was broken when I failed the match, but when I was on a hot streak (not hard to do on normal difficulty) I really enjoyed the feeling of being a participant in the story. The visual style uses cell shading or what most people are calling it these days "comic shading" were the outlines of the characters are thicker giving them that just inked look. That said this DBZ game has more detail than any I've seen before and the differences between the animated series and the video game as far as visuals are quickly becoming none.
There aren't as many unlockable characters or levels as there were in earlier titles. While it really wasn't that important to me that I get to fight as every character from the series it really surprised me that some very popular characters were left out of the game (for the most part) including Bulma, Master Roshi, and King Kai (bubbles!). The title "Dragon Ball Z warriors" would have been more appropriate since the story mainly focuses on the Z warrior's major battles. One feature in the game that is unlockable are things called drama pieces. The single most frustrating aspect of the game are drama pieces. Drama pieces work like power ups but are only triggered by preset conditions and, unfortunately, come with a brief cut scene of their own. It used to be that there was a strategy ,almost like a role playing game, when picking the powers you went into a match with. In Burst Limit's story mode the drama pieces are chosen for you and there is no telling when they might go off and interrupt your combo or fling you to the ground just as you were gaining the upper hand. In versus mode players can choose what drama pieces going into a match but still have no control over when they go off.
Online multiplayer was a nightmare for me. I'm sure it's not like this for everyone but when I went online for a match there was a 2 second lag between the button press and the character's on screen response. This made matches a lot of unnecessary guess work and left me losing most of the time. While playing offline multiplayer I lost a lot as well but that's mostly due to the fact that I always do horrible against human opponents in fighting games. Offline multiplayer played just like the rest of the game (not the online) and ran smooth. There are other game modes that allow you to train (tutorials) or practice your skills but the most interesting game mode is trial mode that was incredibly difficult to defeat.
I found myself singing along with the sound track of the game which never gets old. It's the same sort of Japanese rock pop that is in a lot of anime shows and when it plays over the credits it truly rocks. The voice acting is spectacular, even the different stages of Cell's and Frieza's transformations had unique voices that really added to the experience. You can expect all the great sound effects that are in the animated series and it is pure pleasure hearing your opponent fly through the air as they are cast down from the sky to their defeat.
Achievements can be summed up pretty easily. Get points for unlocking stuff and defeating chapters in story mode. Get more points for defeating opponents online. That's pretty much it. So you point whores out there set it to easy and play through story mode to get some easy points.
I had a good time playing this title. The combat was familiar enough to the last gen titles that it was easy to pick up and play while still making the controls easier to understand and use. Visuals are crazy close the animated series and along with the well done music and voice acting made immersing myself in the story mode a fun ride. For the second time I felt pain as I watched Krillin killed mercilessly by Frieza. Did I mention the cut scenes were well done? If I have one complaint about the game (other than the online yuck) it would be that there just wasn't enough content to keep me playing for more than one go through the story mode. Then again there is no doubt that another sequel will be out, and they will keep releasing sequels until fans stop buying them or they finally make that one perfect DBZ game. That being said there is one final thing. This is not a game for the average fighting game fan.
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For all of its digs at Disney cartoons, "Shrek" may have been the most refreshing and original movie to hit theaters in 2001.
Yes, it does take some well-earned potshots at Disney icons, and I think I noticed a few nods to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and even "Citizen Kane." But what "Shrek" most resembles--in spirit--are the irreverent "Fractured Fairy Tales" that Jay Ward produced for TV. Like those classics, "Shrek" is kind enough to (a) use its satire as throwaway gags, rather than loudly calling attention to its genius, and (b) assume, like all the best cartoons, that both adults and children can enjoy a well-made, hilarious animated movie.
The story has great fun with turning fairy-tale conventions on its head, starting with the "Once upon a time" tale which the ogre Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) reads so sweetly and then ends up using as...well, perhaps I shouldn't say it here. Suffice to say, the movie turns a lot of cliches about love's first kiss inside out by way of demonstrating that, by golly, true love really can come to those who wait, even ogres.
In the meantime, Shrek acquires a sidekick (a donkey with the voice of Eddie Murphy) who himself is enough of a wink at Disney cliches, in that he is actually funny and has a personality. Shrek and the donkey save an imprisoned princess (Cameron Diaz), and that would be enough story for most cartoons right there. But by the time the princess is saved, the movie is only one-third finished, and the princess is an original enough character to be annoyed at the manner of her rescue.
And that is the charm of "Shrek," because just when it seems to follow familiar paths, you find that the movie's makers have quite a few surprises to unfurl. Like the best animated films. "Shrek" has densely filled landscapes, characters, and plot twists that make most of its live-action movie competitors look puny in comparison.
Kudos are richly deserved all around, from the great voice actors (including John Lithgow as a snotty and diminutive prince), to skillful directors Vicki Jenson and Andrew Adamson (never is a shot too lingering or too short), to the gifted writers who adapted the original children's book--and to DreamWorks Pictures, which had tried hard in previous years to be a contender and pretender to the Disney throne. This time, they succeeded.
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Making fun of Disney and the classic fairy tales a
This movie is pretty much a comedy, but fortunately Dreamworks crew managed to keep the story together even though it is tightly packed with jokes and parody. The story works quite well, and is kinda touching. Cannot really tell more about it without spoiling the movie.
Those who have seen Disney's Snow White and Seven Dwarfs (1937) will notice one particularly funny reference to it (or to Disney animations in general). Look for it as Fiona goes singing in the morning... :)
Another interesting detail - mentioned in the commentary track that comes on the DVD - is that we actually hear Cameron Diaz belching and that it was the real thing (and not acting for the movie).
The visual quality was something .. Well, astonishing, in 2001. Full CG with nice fluid dynamics, good matte rendering, rich nature, realistic looking skin, etc. (the shadow-maps were bad though and really looked bad at some parts).
A movie that truely can be recommended for people of all ages and definitely not just kids.
If you wish for something less comic and more serious, try Fox's Anastasia (but you'll want to see both anyway).
For more of similar stuff to Shrek, see Ice Age.
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Great, but not classic...
This is great production by Dreamworks. It seems that digital cartoons are gaining more and more fans nowadays and 'Shrek' is an additional reason for that. The characters are wonderful, and the story very interesting. I think Edie Murphy is great in lending his voise to cartoon characters (considering his role in 'Mulan' as Mushu, beside this one). But still, the movie is more of a parody of other productions, rather than an original cartoon movie. That's why -in my opinion- it won't be a classic.
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AUSTIN -- Just four miles from the about to open Circuit of the Americas is the abandoned site of the old Longhorn Speedway.
Near the intersection of 183 and 812 a sign reads "for Sale or Lease."
If you look closer, you'll see the remains of stands.
Bobby New and his son used to race at the track. Bobby's dad, James "Papa Bear" New, used to build the cars they raced.
The Longhorn Speedway opened in 1960 as the Austin Speed-O-Rama. The name changed to Longhorn Speedway and eventually closed in 1997.
Over the years, Bobby and Papa Bear said they saw some famous drivers race the small quarter-mile asphalt track, including AJ Foyt.
Bobby said Foyt would fly in on a helicopter, land in the field by the track, race and fly back out to Houston.
Foyt was the 1961 Indianapolis 500 winner. Even in it's heyday, when four or five thousand people would gather for a race, it pales in comparison to the 3.4 mile Circuit of the Americas.
Bobby said he doubts many from his racing days will attend because it's so expensive.But he said he is excited about F-1 coming to Austin.
"People just don't realize what kind of an impact this is going to have on Austin. It's fantastic!"
Bobby said he will definitely attend but not this year.
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