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I have had two Rhinoplasty surgeries and I still have a crooked bone and septum. I am wondering if I also have a pollybeak?
Does my Nose Have Polly Beak?
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From your pictures you do not need more rhinoplasty
You had two surgeies on your nose and your result may not be the results that your expecting, but the third surgery may make it worse. Filler can help you and they are reversible.
Polly beak nose deformities
A polly beak nose has more dramatic excess just above the highest point of the tip. You do not have that. While your dorsum could be taken down a slight bit more, this is not a polly beak.
Parenthetically, I would strongly caution against further surgery, as I have only once in my life seen a patient with multiple rhinoplasties who eventually was perfectly happy. Best to stop now while you're ahead and like the result you've gotten.
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Polly beak deformity is when the nose has characteristics of a parrot's beak
A parrot's beak is round at the end and the round portion projects away from the face further than the tip (end) of the beak. In attractive noses, the tip is usually the most projecting part. In your case, the tip has slightly more projection than the bridge so you do not have a "polly beak".
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Polly beak deformity in Rhinoplasty
It does not appear that you have a polly beak deformity. I think just the opposit, you have an overresected dorsum which gives the impression of a polly beak. To correct this you probably need a dorsal only graft.
Polybeak deformity
From one view, my opinion is no. You have a low dorsum, with a low take off but not a polybeak deformity.
You have had what is called a reductive rhinoplasty (or two), essentially, they took away. To correct the problems, you need to "augment" the dorsum.
I agree that a nonsurgical approach could improve things. A surgical tertiaty rhinoplasty will be difficult, and will require cartilege grafting from either the ear or rib, so if you go with this route, find a very experienced rhinoplasty surgeon.
It appears that you have a small poly beak
Your polly beak is very small and should be easily corrected. The polly beak looks higher than one that would be due to scarring. I would venture to say that the polly beak that you have is probably due to cartilage being left in and this can be easily reduced.
The crooked bone and septum can also be fixed. I usually only need one procedure to correct a crooked nose. A crooked nose requires the most extensive knowledge regarding rhinoplasty so its not surprising that you might still have that after having undergone two rhinoplasties. Also one thing to realize is that rhinoplasties are the hardest surgery that a facial plastic surgeon can do.
There are many variables that can contribute to a less than perfect result. Many times a crooked nose entails some complicated maneuvers along the key areas of cartilage that hold your nose up which many surgeons are not comfortable venturing into. If you are not careful your whole nose could collapse if not done well. Many times the cartilage is what is holding your nose in a crooked nature and it requires releasing cuts into the cartilage itself to release the crooked forces that hold your nose in that state. Then the cartilage needs to be reconstituted and strengthened with other cartilage to solidify the new form.
You might benefit from a Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Procedure.
I think you have a slight "polly-beak" condition. This is not the end of the world. You seem to have some fullness just above your tip.
Before considering a third surgery, you should consider an Injectable Filler treatment for your nose. You could have Injectable Filler to the upper 2/3 of your bridge which could lead to a straight, attractive appearance. Your results could be permanent, depending on what filler is used. I offer Silikon-1000 for permanent results.
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See a revision rhinoplasty specialist
Your upper bridge is slightly low and the tip of the nose is even with the bridge. It is difficult to say whether or not you would need slight augmentation of the tip with of without slight lowering of the cartilage just above the tip.
See an experienced revision rhinoplasty surgeon who is used to doing these very difficult noses. I agree that the skill of the surgeon is the only way you will be improving your nose. Over 30 years of doing revisions I see patients who have gone from "ok" to bad noses by having a surgeon tell them what they want to hear.
You don't have Polly Beak Deformity
You do have some fullness in the supra tip area but it does not qualify as a polly beak deformity. In fact your nose has an acceptable appearance from this profile view. Every nose has some features that can be pointed out but in your situation where you have had two prior procedures I would say it is better to stay with what you have than try to do anything more.
I would recommend that you give the nose tissues some time, about two years, to see how everything does long term. Maybe after a long time of healing you can consider some type of small revision.
Best Wishes
Dr. Peterson
Low Naso-frontal Angle After Rhinoplasty
Hi Pinup Girl,
Your naso-frontal angle (where your nose "takes off" from your forehead) is low, likely from your previous two rhinoplasties. This gives the impression that the lower 1/3 of your nose is slightly large, but you do not have a typical "polly beak" deformity.
If you are satisified with your nasal appearance then you should leave it alone. If your nose bothers you, consult with rhinoplasty surgeons about a possible radix graft which would elevate your naso-frontal angle.
Good luck and be well.
Dr. P
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A traveling businessman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the drug-induced death of a Monterey woman was sentenced to the maximum term of nearly 12 years in prison on Tuesday.
Gabriel Martinez, 37, of Paradise was joined in court by supporters from his hometown before Judge Julie Culver handed down the term of 11 years and 8 months.
He will have to serve at least 85 percent of his term before he is eligible for parole.
Martinez originally faced a murder charge and a possible life sentence, but the count was changed to manslaughter when he agreed to have a bench trial without a jury last month.
According to trial testimony, Martinez was in Monterey on business on June 9, 2011, when he met Lisa Groveman, 30, at an Alvarado Street nightclub and gave her methadone pills at her request. The next morning, officers summoned by Martinez found her dead in bed of a drug overdose.
Martinez's attorney Larry Biegel asked Culver for a four-year sentence, citing his client's lack of a criminal record and the fact that he turned himself into authorities.
He noted the prison terms for several drug charges and enhancements add up to more than the primary charge of involuntary manslaughter, which carries possible sentences of two, three or four years.
He said he plans to file an immediate appeal. One of the main grounds will be a legal angle that was much discussed at trial.
Culver ruled an enhancement of causing great bodily injury would be allowed, while Biegel argued the law says the enhancement can't be applied to murder or manslaughter counts because those imply great bodily injury has occurred.
Culver, agreeing with prosecutor Steve Somers, said it could still be applied to Martinez's two other counts of supplying illegal drugs to Groveman and her friend.
Biegel argued against the enhancement, which "significantly" increased Martinez's sentence.
"We respectfully take extreme issue on some of the rulings of the court regarding great bodily injury," Biegel said after Tuesday's sentencing hearing. "You're already being punished for murder and manslaughter. It is part and parcel of that."
According to trial testimony, Martinez retrieved methadone pills from his hotel room at Groveman's request the night they met. He and Groveman ended up at her apartment in the 500 block of Aguajito Road. In a videotaped police interview shown at trial, Martinez said Groveman started breathing strangely and drooling about 5 a.m.
When he left the apartment hours later, Groveman was "breathing on her own," Martinez told police, and he left a cellphone next to her head so he could check on her.
In other statements, he told police she was "unconscious" when he left.
Martinez went to Red's Donuts on Alvarado Street, and when he called about 10 a.m. Groveman didn't respond, he said. He returned to check on Groveman because, he said, his intuition told him something was wrong.
After he alerted a patrol officer about 11 a.m., she was found dead.
Prosecutor Steve Somers asked for the maximum sentence, noting Martinez's delay in seeking help.
A pathologist testified "Martinez could have saved her life if he had promptly summoned aid for her," Somers said in an emailed statement.
Biegel said his appeal should be filed before the end of the week.
"The sad thing for me was that there was no accounting of his legitimate remorse and that this did not have to be the maximum," Biegel said.
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I haven't posted in the group in ages, but I get the digests and enjoy reading them.
I thought you guys might like this little adventure I had today...
I'm currently in Germany for another week before heading back to Central Texas and my group had a weekend trip into Italy . I wanted to geocache like crazy, but I had some noncachers with me, so I had to severely curb my enthusiasm of caching in another country. Thus I only got one cache in Venice . However, I hit three in Verona today, and only expected to get one...
The first cache was more of a novelty for two people who hung around me during our self-tour of Verona . The second cache though... here's the cache link: http://coord.info/GC3PC0W
Basically, our group was checking out the backside of the Verona Coliseum when another person and I spotted two people looking for something. After spotting their GPS, I jumped over and asked them if they were looking for a cache. After a couple of seconds, we discovered it together.
The third cache was one I wasn't even aware to be in the area of where we were eating for lunch: http://coord.info/GC35FY4
I was wondering around the restaurant and when I returned, I noticed a family looking at metal poles, signs, and anything else metallic. After watching them for a couple of seconds, while trying to look like I was admiring the nearby structures, I asked the adults if they were geocaching. Now, I say that I wasn't aware of the cache's location, but I study all the geocaches in the center of Verona the morning we headed into town. I was not aware of where our restaurant was located because I turned my tablet off; I left my Garmin on my kitchen table back in Texas by accident. I let them know I had to grab my tablet and I would be right back. After a couple of minutes, we found the cache and bid farewell.
I haven't cached regularly in about two years for personal reasons, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to cache in another country. Now, I mention the nationalities of the geocachers I met, because like I said, I'm currently in Germany (for some training), and while caching here, I haven't ran into anyone. But I go to Italy , and I run into not one, but two groups of geocachers from the country I'm temporarily staying in.
This was definitely a fun time, and a good adventure. Just thought I'd share.
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Phil Hill, 41, lives with his wife Sarah-Jayne and two children, Charlotte and Lucas, in Newport. He is the man behind a petition for Jack's Law to make the provision of heart defibrillators in public places compulsory in Wales. He talks to CAIO IWAN.
"I'VE been living in Newport since 1990.
I joined the Severn Rescue Team because I was looking for something that looked good on the CV.
I had always wanted to be a fireman or a paramedic but this work triggered an interest in pre-hospital care.
I then became a student nurse at the Gwent School of Nursing, before the university days.
I did my qualifications quite young – I was the youngest resuscitation officer in the UK at the age of 22.
Before 2000, I set up the Heartstart CPR training programme, which aimed to train 2,000 people in the Newport area on how to do CPR before the year 2000.
We managed to do it in 18 months, which was a great achievement.
Before my son was born in 2007, I founded the Newport City First Responder scheme attached to the Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.
I took a break from this in 2012 so I could concentrate on my studies in university while maintaining my commitment to a part-time NHS post as an advanced nurse practitioner in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
Part-time, I also provide first aid and emergency care training to the public and private sectors.
It's amazing how few people in the UK are aware of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and how to use them.
Nearly 20 years ago, during my time as Gwent's first full time resuscitation training officer, I was asked to do a talk during a national conference on possible future developments on resuscitation.
I presented my findings on public access defibrillators and first responder schemes in the United States.
They seem to be so more knowledgeable over there compared to here.
Along with co-ordinated community CPR training programmes they were achieving much better survival rates from those who collapsed with sudden cardiac arrest in public places – I have since had a great interest on systems that get defibs nearer to the victims so that it can hopefully restart their heart if it has suddenly stopped.
My dissertation at Cardiff University has been on developing a survey to examine current public awareness and attitudes related to CPR and AEDs.
My worst fear is losing my job, losing my profession.
It has taken me to so many places. In 2007, I volunteered to be part of the medical staff for a Star Wars convention.
I had initially volunteered to be a fan there so I could get in for free. But then they told me they didn't need any more medical staff because St John's Ambulance staff members were on hand but they told me they were short of security staff.
So they asked me if I wanted to be a bodyguard for the autograph queue – it was a no brainer!
It was bizarre.
I was a bodyguard to all my childhood heroes for three days in London. I even had a pee next to [Luke Skywalker actor] Mark Hamill!
One of my earliest memories is as a five-year-old listening to the first Star Wars film outside the cinema doors in Newport.
I'm such a huge fan.
I was also selected out of thousands of applicants to be in the Olympic Athlete Recovery Team for London 2012.
It was amazing to be next to all these athletes in the main stadium – something I'll never forget. I've also been lucky enough to write a children's book, something I never thought I would do, but something I really enjoyed doing.
So my job has given me so many different opportunities, and has led me to where I am today, which is battling for a change in legislation for the provision of defibs in public places in Wales.
A sudden explosion of interest seemed to occur following the successful resuscitation of footballer Fabrice Muamba on the pitch [in March 2012].
It seemed that people were suddenly more aware of sudden cardiac arrest and how important early CPR and rapid defibrillation could be, even if it appeared all hope was lost.
How tragic would it be if someone died from a reversible cause in the first few minutes and yet there was a nearby AED locked away or not well signposted?
While on holiday in June last year, I came across such an incident when a woman collapsed in a restaurant.
There was a lot of confusion from the staff over what was going on.
Perhaps because I do not fit with the stereotypical image of a nurse, I had to provide ID from my wallet before they said I was allowed to have the AED.
Fortunately the lady I was performing CPR on responded quickly and later that night I heard from the doctor that she was awake in hospital, although she could not remember anything.
It just shows you the importance of being quick to act.
I was pleased when the petitions committee at the Welsh Government showed an interest in the petition on public access AED provision.
Jack's Appeal coincidentally occurred around the time that the petitions committee invited myself and two others to attend the Senedd in April to present some oral evidence and answer some questions.
Obviously a senior officer from the Welsh Ambulance Trust was essential to give a service-wide perspective but I was delighted when the Argus put me in touch with the parents of Jack Thomas [who passed away from an underlying heart condition in 2012 aged just 15] and I was able to speak to his mum, June.
I was honoured and slightly choked up when June said she would be willing to come with us.
If we can fulfil this goal I will be very proud and it would definitely be a life achievement."
*Mr Hill will be at the Whitehead Sports and Social Club in Newport on June 3 as part of a CPR and defibrillator training event.
Members of the public can attend for only £1 by contacting the club on 01633 893227, or email email@example.com before May 30.
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Should Online Users Be Required To Use Their "Real Name?"
One of the major issues facing the "online world" is cyber-bullying. With MySpace, Twitter and Facebook, it has become easier for those intending to attack others via the internet. The issue of anonymity has come up recently. Should people be required to use their "real name" when accessing an account or using an account on the major social network sites?Randi Zuckerberg, (Mark Zuckerberg's sister) was recently quoted as saying…
"I think anonymity on the Internet has to go away," "People behave a lot better when they have their real names down. … I think people hide behind anonymity and they feel like they can say whatever they want behind closed doors."–Marie Claire Magazine
To me it makes a lot of sense. Just like when people drive large suv' s and cars. They have a false sense of strength or security and act/drive more agressive. The same happens with online predators and bullying.
The counter argument is that victims of sexual abuse or other related crimes need to remain anonymous to protect them. The other argument against is that it will limit the extent of certain discussion online that may otherwise be productive when people comment or share ideas anonymously.
It has even happened here at WYRK and on my own social network sites. We get anonymous comments/emails and texts many times. Some are good-natured but, there are those that are simply vicious. When there is no legitimate email/name attached, there is no chance for us to have a discussion or response to these "drive by" comments.
I imagine that these policies may be hard to enforce. However, there needs to be some sort of action taken to thwart off would be attackers. In some cases it IS a matter of life or death. Just consider the amount of suicide cases that have occurred as a result of cyber-bullying.
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Could NFL players be learning rookie hazing tactics from Tony Soprano?
In season five, episode one, Tony Soprano explains to a mob rookie that it is a tradition of respect for younger members to pick up the tab for their older colleagues.
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?They will work spiritual revolutions through their mighty praying.? –E.M. Bounds
Three weeks ago, we encouraged everyone to join us in praying to God for a revolution in the world, our country and our localities. ?The first week our focus was to pray for God?s kingdom rule to come to the world; the second week our focus was the persecuted church. ?Last week we focused on praying for the United States and our own localities. ?This week we want to pray for our church.
Paul regularly interceded for churches. ?In almost every one of his letters he shares how he thanks and prays for each of the churches. ?For example in Ephesians 1 Paul prays:
I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might. ?(Ephesians 1:16-19)
Paul prayed the Ephesians would know Christ more, have a deeper hope of seeing Jesus, realize that the saints are God?s inheritance and be assured of God?s infinite power toward his them.
Let?s pray for our local churches this week. ?Here are some suggested prayers:
Lord Jesus, thank you for the grace you?ve poured out upon our church. ?All glory goes to you for every good thing in our church, for you have accomplished it all.
Thank you for giving us love for you and for one another. Thank you for the grace of serving you?ve given our church. Thank you for all your care, protection and provision over the years. Thank you for leading us and guiding us into sound doctrine and giving us an understanding of the Gospel.
Please let us grow in the knowledge of you. Please open the eyes or hearts to see the height, width, breadth, and depth of your love for us, your incomparable power toward us, and the hope of our calling. Cause us to abound in thankfulness and love.
Please pour out your Holy Spirit on us, and give us gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. Let us all say every Sunday, ?Surely the Lord is among us.?
Please cause us to walk in a manner worthy of the gospel and bear much fruit for you. ?Please help us to worship you wholeheartedly with our lives and our mouths. Please let us bring you glory, Jesus. Please use us to share the gospel with thousands and please bring thousands into the kingdom through us.
Please save every child, young and old, of every family in the church. ?Give every parent grace and wisdom. ?Bless the Children?s Ministry – every teacher and helper and child. ?Thank you for everyone who serves in this way.
Please bless the single adults, and college students in our church. ?Use them for your glory.
Please pour out healing on everyone in our church who is sick. ?Please provide our daily bread – provide jobs for all who need them.
Please deliver us from sin and temptation. Please keep us pure, holy and humble. Please cause our love and affection for one another to abound and overflow.
Please help, guide, anoint and protect our pastors and raise up many more laborers for the harvest, and leaders in our church. Please give us many more servants and children's ministry teachers and workers.
Let's pray for God to do great things for his own glory.? He's lavish and generous and does far more than week can think, ask or imagine.


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Vallejo voters will be asked to consider two taxes on the November ballot, one impacting all city sales, the other limited to medical marijuana purchases.
Full ballot language and arguments for and against the measures are available online at www.ci.vallejo.ca.us, in the "Elections" link or from the city clerk's office, 555 Santa Clara St.
Measure B is a proposed 1 percent general sales tax measure that will require just more than 50 percent of the vote. The tax would sunset after 10 years, and bring the city an estimated $9.8 million annually to help fund city services.
After the expiration of a 1 percent state tax this year, Vallejo's proposed tax would bring the local sales tax back up to about 8.4 percent.
An analysis by City Attorney Fred Soley listed potential tax uses as public safety, youth and senior programs, street and pothole repair, graffiti removal and economic development.
An argument in favor of the ballot, signed by Mayor Osby Davis and Councilman Michael Wilson, says the funds are needed to rebuild the city and revenues will stay local. The proposed tax follows approval of a balanced budget and policies that call for city government to live within its means, according to the argument.
Davis and Wilson joined Councilmembers Erin Hannigan, Hermie Sunga and Joanne Schivley in voting to put the tax on the ballot.
An argument against the ballot measure, signed by Schivley and Stephanie Gomes, share sympathy with residents struggling to survive in a recession and question giving the council power over unrestricted new funds. The councilwomen argue that the tax hike will put local business at a competitive disadvantage with neighboring cities.
The argument suggests an alternative -- cutting the cost of providing city services, rather than further cutting services themselves. In particular, the argument focuses on the city's high cost for public safety employee salaries and benefits.
Schivley has said that while she does not support the tax measure, she believes the public should be given a chance to vote on the issue.
Measure C will ask voters to consider requiring Vallejo marijuana dispensaries to acquire an annual $500 city business license, in addition to levying up to a 10-percent tax on sales. The tax has no sunset date, and estimated new revenue is unknown.
The new ordinance would not authorize illegal business operations, and thus far the city has taken the stance that existing zoning laws do not permit marijuana businesses within city limits. However, an estimated 13 to 23 dispensaries are in operation, though no official count exists. The city is hiring a consultant to draft dispensary regulations, determining operational standards, location and quantity of such businesses.
Revenue from the tax would help fund vital city services, according to an argument in favor of the new tax, signed by Councilwomen Marti Brown, Gomes and Schivley.
Brown, Gomes and Schivley joined Hannigan and Wilson in a vote supporting the ballot measure. Davis and Sunga voted against it.


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Wolff-Michael Roth
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Griffith Institute of Educational Research, Griffith University
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Roth, W.-M. (2002). Evaluation and adjudication of research proposals: Vagaries and politics of funding [90 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-line Journal], 3(4). [pdf]
Roth, W.-M., Tobin, K., & Zimmermann, A. (2002). Coteaching: Learning environments research as aspect of classroom praxis. Learning Environments Research, 5 (1), x-xx.
Roth, W.-M. (in press). Editorial power/authorial suffering. Research in Science Edcation.
Roth, W.-M. (in press). Learning science in/for the community. Enseñanza de las Ciencias.
Roth, W.-M. (in press). Scientific literacy as an emergent feature of human practice. Journal of
Curriculum Studies. [pdf]
Roth, W.-M. (in press). From action to discourse: the bridging function of gestures. Journal of
Cognitive Systems Research. [pdf]
Roth, W.-M. (in press).Phenomenology and mathematical experience. Linguistics & Education. [pdf] (Now published as: Roth, W.-M. (2001). Phenomenology and mathematical experience. Linguistics & Education, 12(2), 239-252.)
Roth, W.-M., & Tobin, K. (2000). Learning to teach science as praxis. [pdf] (Revised version published as: Roth, W.-M., & Tobin, K. (2001). Learning to teach science as praxis. Teaching and Teacher Education, 17(7), 741-762.)
Roth, W.-M., & Lawless, D. V. (in press). Science, culture, and the emergence of language.
Science Education. [pdf]
Roth, W.-M., Lawless, D. V., & Tobin, K. (in press). Toward a praxeology of teaching.
Canadian Journal of Education. [pdf] (Now
published as: Roth, W.-M., Lawless, D., & Tobin, K. (2000). Time to teach: Towards a praxeology of teaching. Canadian Journal of Education, 25, 1-15.)
Roth, W.-M., & Harama, H. (in press). (Standard) English as Second Language: Tribulations of
Self. Journal of Curriculum Studies. [pdf] (Now
published as: Roth, W.-M., & Harama, H. (2000). (Standard) English as second language: Tribulations of self. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 32, 757-775.)
Roth, W.-M. (in press). Graphing Henderson Creek: A case of relations in sociomaterial practice. To
appear in S. Strauss (Ed.), The development of notational representations. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [pdf]
Roth, W.-M. (1999). The evolution of umwelt and communication. Cybernetics & Human Knowing, 6(4), ooo-ooo. [penutlimate version]
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- Origin of signs
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Science studies
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Forgive and forget.
Prov. You should not only forgive people for hurting you, you should also forget that they ever hurt you. When my sister lost my favorite book, I was angry at her for weeks, but my mother finally convinced me to forgive and forget. Jane: Are you going to invite Sam to your party? Sue: No way. Last year he laughed at my new skirt. Jane: Come on, Sue, forgive and forget.
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forgive and forget
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forgive and forget
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We had a budget of about £900 for a new corner sofa, so knew that Ikea was pretty much our best bet. Yes CSL and the Furniture Village do lots of 0% APR/Buy Now Pay Later deals, but all of their sofas are rank. Unless you want a corduroy multicoloured monstrosity with integrated cup holder (which you might, but we didn't) then, on such a tight budget, there isn't really a lot of choice.
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About the Book
From global brand status at its peak in the 1850's the Sheffield Cutlery industry has fought to maintain its integrity and to survive. As it enters the 21st Century a group of master crafts people strive to produce knives and flatware which rival those of former times. With ingenuity and commitment they succeed in producing a remarkable range of innovative and quality products.
This photo-documentary, conducted over a ten-year period, has had unprecedented access to the crafts men and women of the City producing a graphic and insightful record of their activities and craft.
Photographer, Martin Pick, has produced this work as a self funded project. He is internationally collected and published and is an Arts Council Visiting Artist Alumni.
"Photography has a unique ability to capture a sliver of time to illustrate the fact and emotion of the act being recorded. They provide an insight to the character and lives of individuals and collectively to the character and nature of a trade."
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Linoleum flooring is generally very durable and can last 25 to 40 years with proper care, according to North Dakota State University. However, linoleum floors can begin to peel over time, especially if the subflooring has water damage. If there is no subfloor damage, you can easily adhere the flooring back into place to avoid the cost of replacement. Damaged subfloors require repair of the wood underneath, in which case you'll have to replace the linoleum floor.
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Clean the underside of the linoleum by sweeping dirt and debris with a broom or use a shop vacuum to clean up all loose particles on the floor and on the underside of the linoleum.
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Fireplace Maintenance. A fireplace is like any other appliance in a home and requires periodic maintenance to prevent problems. Don't wait until you want to use it to have it checked. All fireplaces, whether gas or wood need to have occasional maintenance to keep them operating properly. Have a qualified technician check and clean your system so it is running at peak efficiency. Expect to pay about $125. Essentially, all the parts of the fireplace are removed, cleaned, re-installed and then tested for function.
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On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote: > "If additional Director positions are added, such Directors will be > allocated to those who terms expire at the annual meeting and those whose > terms expire at the semi-annual meeting for the purpose of maintaining > approximately equal groups of Directors whose terms expire at the annual > meeting and the semi-annual meeting of the members." > > This is the only place electing Directors at the semi-annual meeting are > mentioned until the sunset of the organizing directors. The result would > that for the first couple years of the organization, all directors will be > elected at the annual meeting only until the number is increased. > Alternately, it could result in an additional Board member being added with > a term of one month. I think this is a good example of something that > shouldn't be defined in the bylaws. It really needs to be up to the sitting > board to make term decisions of appointees and additional board seats based > on several factors. I think this is a really good point. Also, I dislike the legalese. Some of this problem may be resolved when we alter the terms of the Directors and streamline the election process. > "Notwithstanding the standard term in Section 3.1 above, the initial term > for each of the three initial appointed Directors is approximately eighteen > months, ending at the semi-annual member meeting in 2010" I don't know that we need the eighteen month term in the bylaws, but I think we agree about 2010. One thing - I don't like the idea of having the election at different times of year. I think this will be confusing for members. I had originally raised an objection about the location, but eventually, I think it would be great to have our meetings in different places across the country. But for the first few years, I think we need to stay in one or two places. > That'll get the initial board running on a 4/3 election split, give the > organizing directors some additional time, but not chain the organization to > the organizing directors regardless of what they do. I like that. -selena -- Selena Deckelmann United States PostgreSQL Association - http://www.postgresql.us PDXPUG - http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx Me - http://www.chesnok.com/daily
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Sculpture & Memorials
The original design for the Mall did not include public art, but today there are nine sculptures and memorials between Arlington Street and Charlesgate East, adding to the Mall's distinctive charm and character. All the works are oriented to the east, facing toward the Public Garden.
Arlington-Berkeley. The first statue appeared in 1865 on the newly made land between Arlington and Berkeley Streets. The granite likeness of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) was the gift of Thomas Lee, who also donated the Ether Monument in the Public Garden. Sculpted by physician William Rimmer, the work is not highly regarded for its artistic skill. Hamilton was a Revolutionary War soldier, a signer of the Constitution, and the first secretary of the treasury, serving under Washington. He was killed in a famous duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. His likeness can be seen on the ten-dollar bill.
Berkeley-Clarendon. The 1875 bronze and granite sculpture of John Glover (1732-1797) was the work of Martin Milmore, who also designed the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Boston Common. General Glover led the Marblehead, Massachusetts, regiment of fishermen who distinguished themselves throughout the Revolutionary War. It was Glover's regiment that saved Washington and his troops at the Battle of Long Island and, most famously, rowed Washington across the Delaware River through ice and snow.
Clarendon-Dartmouth. This block features two works of art. The bronze and granite memorial for Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) was created by Henry Kitson and Theo Alice Kitson in 1908 and moved from Charlesgate West, displaced by construction of the Bowker Overpass, to this block of the Mall in 1966. An Irish immigrant, Collins rose to become mayor of Boston, serving from 1902 until his sudden death in 1905. Collins was such a popular mayor that funds were raised for this memorial only six days after his death. His bronze portrait bust rests on a granite base that is flanked by two allegorical figures representing his native land and his adopted country; the one with the lyre is Ireland. The memorial is an elliptical granite arc with a bronze casting of a helmet and coat resting on it.
The other memorial in this block, near Dartmouth Street, is the Vendome Firefighters' Memorial sculpted by Theodore Clausen with Peter White, landscape architect. It honors the nine firefighters who died on June 17, 1972, when four floors of the Hotel Vendome collapsed after a raging fire. Dedicated in 1997, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fire, the memorial is an elliptical granite arc with a bronze casting of a helmet and coat resting on it. The former Hotel Vendome is located diagonally across the street.
Dartmouth-Exeter. The seated bronze statue of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was sculpted by Owen Levi Warner and dedicated in 1886. Known as "the emancipator," Garrison came to Boston from Baltimore in 1831 and launched his anti-slavery publication The Liberator, which he continued to publish until the abolition of slavery in 1865. He was also the founder, in 1832, of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. Hounded by angry mobs for his views, he was often in danger for his life. Garrison also supported the movements for women's rights, temperance, pacifism, and free trade.
Exeter-Fairfield. The statue of Bostonian Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) shows the maritime historian and avid sailor casually dressed and seated on a large granite rock. Morison was a Harvard professor and the foremost American maritime historian of the twentieth century. An expert sailor, he retraced one of the voyages of Columbus across the Atlantic using the original log books as a guide. In 1964 Morison was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. His bronze figure was sculpted by well-known Boston artist Penelope Jencks and dedicated in 1982.
Fairfield-Gloucester. Dedicated in 2003, the Boston Women's Memorial is the newest sculpture on the Mall, donated with funds raised by the Boston Women's Commission. The effort began in 1992 when Mayor Thomas M. Menino reserved the Fairfield to Gloucester block as the site for a memorial honoring women. The commission worked for ten years to select the subjects, choose the artist, raise the money, and oversee construction and installation of the memorial. The bronze figures, by New York artist Meredith Bergmann, are at ground level, not on top of pedestals. The women are shown in casual poses, writing and thinking. The three women honored share a Boston connection, a place in national history, and a passion for social justice.
The three women honored share a Boston connection, a place in national history, and a passion for social justice. Abigail Adams (1744-1818) was the wife of the second president of the United States and mother of the sixth, whose letters established her as a strong voice for women's advancement. Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), a slave brought from Africa to Boston, became a literary prodigy whose poems were the first book published in America by an African writer. Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was an ardent abolitionist and suffragist, a renowned orator, and a leading figure in the struggle for women's rights, inspiring Susan B. Anthony and others.
Gloucester-Hereford. The bronze, stiffly posed statue of Domingo F. Sarmiento (1811-1888) was signed by Yvette Compagnion and dedicated in 1973. Sarmiento, who served as president of Argentina, founded his country's education system, modeling it on the one developed in Boston by Horace Mann. In appreciation, the Argentine government offered a statue as a gift to the City of Boston in 1913. The statue did not arrive until sixty years later, and finding a spot for it was problematic. The location on the Mall opposite the former International Institute was finally agreed upon.
Massachusetts Avenue-Charlesgate East. The monument to legendary Norse explorer Leif Eriksson (975-1020) commemorates the landing he is believed to have made somewhere along the New England coast, at a site given the name Vinland. Eben Horsford, the patent-medicine maker who donated the memorial in 1887, believed that Vinland was located on the Charles River. The explorer's life-size bronze figure, sculpted by the eminent American artist Anne Whitney, originally overlooked the river, but that view has been replaced by roadways. The dragon's head on the prow used to spout water, but the fountain is now dry.
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Discussion in 'Music & Media' started by mycoolgirl, Jun 14, 2010.
Anything by David Allan Coe
Within Temptation Our Farewell, find the acoustic version..
Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses, it says don't cry, but cry everytime when i listen
Adele - Someone Like You bautiful song but scream sadness at least to me./
The Thrill is Gone - Nina Simone - she hardly sings, its mostly the piano that gets me, I have no idea why - couldn't find a freebie version to share
Xandria - Like A Rose On The Grave Of Love. I know this too well.
Like A Rose On The Grave Of Love - YouTube
You "REEELY" wanna know a song that can make me cry? Listen to this one and i bet $20 Simoleons you can hold back a tear:
This song always make me feel very down
Sniff sniff!
Teletubbies Theme song - YouTube
WAY cool! Stinky Stink!!
Heres one!
Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross (Lyrics) - YouTube
Wow a song about true, faitful, unshakable love! It does have a sad touch to it in a somber kind of way.
(side note: Hey Stinky, where youve been, man?!)
There are many songs that make me get emotional, but here's one that hits close to home... O moun Pa
Oh this song make me get chiils out of its message and deep love for those he leaves behind! Love this song! Who remembers this one? What do you guys think about this song?
The Escape club I'll Be There - YouTube
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I must say the video above this "You Never Know" is grammy award material...deep!
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for an update on the status of expanded U.S. potato exports into Mexico during a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the state of the rural economy. Increasing potato exports into Mexico would benefit U.S. producers, including those in the San Luis Valley, and lead to increased trade revenue and American job creation.
Mexico has limited fresh U.S. potato imports by raising safety concerns through foreign sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. SPS measures are non-tariff food requirements from foreign nations intended to protect the health and safety of their populations and environments. While SPS measures permit all nations to ban products that are unsafe, in too many instances foreign nations have imposed SPS measures that have little to do with scientifically-based safety concerns and have instead become the preferred means to protect their own agriculture industries from competition.
SPS measures can be used by foreign governments to manipulate trade practices in violation of their treaty commitments, even though the EPA and FDA and many international organizations have used scientific methods to certify American products as safe. This has been the case with U.S. potato imports into Mexico. These barriers are hurting jobs. Every $1 billion in agricultural exports supports over 8,000 American jobs; therefore we must make fair trade a higher priority.
Watch video of Rep. Scott Tipton questioning Secretary Vilsack during the hearing. The question regarding exports is second on the video.
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TIPTON: In the San Luis Valley, we have a lot of potatoes we would like to export into Mexico. Can you give us an update on where that is at? It seems like in dealing with the Mexican government that we have an inability to export our potatoes and they are trying to use phytosanitary issues to inhibit that.
VILSACK: This is a good example of those circumstances where barriers are created that have no justification in science and are contrary to agreements. We've been working with the Mexican government to create a process by which access to their markets would be expanded significantly. We had an agreement with Minister Mayorga from the previous government to potentially open up that market. We are going through a process now with the Mexican government to refine that agreement and the technical aspects of it. The hope is with the new administration that we will be able to carry that agreement forward and ultimately see access. We had some success in reopening the beef market in Mexico. That gives us some degree of optimism that this is an opportunity for us to also reopen that potato market. It's very, very limited, and we don't think is justified.
As he has done in the previous Congress, Tipton is committed to working to increase potato exports into Mexico and expand job opportunities for the San Luis Valley.
In January, 2012, the Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, under the chairmanship of Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO), held a hearing on the impact of foreign sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures on small family farms and agriculture exports.
During that hearing, Roger Mix, Owner-Operator of Mix Farms in Center, Colorado, testified about the double-standard that we often see as the result of the misuse of SPS measures: "Mexican potatoes produced in areas of the country with identical pest profiles as those in U.S. production areas have been allowed to move throughout Mexico if they are washed or brushed and labeled for consumption only. Yet U.S. fresh potato exports to Mexico are not allowed to move in a similar manner. The application of a different standard for domestic production than for imports clearly violates the globally accepted principle of "National Treatment." Additionally, he noted that Colorado is the second largest producer of fresh potatoes in the nation ($200 million market value in 2011), with a potential to increase exports into Mexico.
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The Sept. 9 launch, which is expected to feature a larger iPhone and possibly a computerized watch, will be in the same Silicon Valley venue where Apple's late co-founder, Steve Jobs, took the wraps off the original Mac computer 30 years ago. That machine was hailed as a major breakthrough that helped bring personal computing to the masses.
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After months of trading increasingly sharp legal filings, a pitched battle between San Bernardino and the nation's largest pension system will take place in bankruptcy court today - with each warning that the other's victory could mean defeat for the little guy all across the state.
Since filing for bankruptcy Aug. 1, the city has stopped paying its share of required payments to the California Public Employee Retirement System and anticipates deferring those payments until the end of fiscal year 2013 - by which time CalPERS calculates it will owe up to $19million.
But for CalPERS to give that money as an "involuntary loan" could threaten the soundness of the fund, violating its constitutional duty to protect retirees statewide, said Chief Executive Officer Ann Stausboll.
"The system has to be sound so we can pay the benefits," Stausboll said. "These people have worked their entire lives, choosing a career in public service. They made life decisions based on that. ...
"No one else is standing up for employees."
That's the sentiment behind a high-octane push to have bankruptcy Judge Meredith Jury lift a stay that otherwise prevents anyone from suing a city while it's in bankruptcy court, so CalPERS can ask state courts to force the city to make those payments.
That wouldn't leave money for essential city functions - or workers to help, city officials say.
"Of course, their version of it would completely annihilate the city, leaving our workers with no jobs," said Jim Morris, chief of staff and son of San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris. "The fact is they're asking for a payment we can't make. And so if that's the case, the only way to make it is if we have massive layoffs."
San Bernardino's pendency plan - its budget during bankruptcy or until the end of fiscal year 2013-14 - cut $26million as it sought cuts of 30percent to most city departments, but also puts off nearly $35million in payments.
"It's going to come back to them 100 cents on the dollar, plus interest," Morris said. "If they're concerned about the workers, then we really should be working together."
Meetings between CalPERS and city officials have continued as the legal battle rages, and Stausboll said some compromise is possible.
"We want to be flexible," she said, and when pressed said it was "conceivable" some plan involving deferred payments could be worked out.
CalPERS does offer - and other cities have used - hardship plans, but much of that depends on reamortizing the payments, meaning they're made over a longer period of time. For the most part, San Bernardino is amortized for as long a period as is allowed - 30 years - according to David Lamourex, deputy chief actuary for CalPERS.
Meanwhile, both sides accuse the other of exaggerating the damage they would suffer, and both have enlisted allies to the fight.
A group of pension obligation bondholders - the city's next-largest group of creditors, after CalPERS, who themselves face deferred payments of $3.4million under the city's plan - hired an outside actuary, Joseph Esuchanko, who declared to the court that San Bernardino's deferred payments wouldn't hurt the statewide system.
CalPERS notes that state laws make it the only one responsible for determining whether its system is sound and add that it's impossible to determine what the effect of stopped payments will be because the city's official plan doesn't say when repayment will begin or what, if any, interest will be offered.
And it attacks the financial picture painted by the city as unreliable.
Thousands of pages of documents they've asked for haven't been produced, and financial records appear to be in shambles, said CalPERS attorney Michael E. Lubic.
In court documents, the city says enough relevant information has been produced and criticizes CalPERS for "a harangue replete with misstatements respecting the city's production of documents."
City Attorney James F. Penman said Thursday there's enough information to see the basics: There isn't enough money.
"I don't know without seeing the documents precisely what they would show, but I think it's pretty clear that we don't have money to provide essential city services and pay all of our creditors - including PERS, our largest creditor - at the same time," Penman said. "That's the purpose of bankruptcy, that's why there's a Chapter 9, is so you can work through these issues."
Lubic said the purpose of bankruptcy is to adjust debts from before bankruptcy - not to allow a city to keep collecting services without payment afterward.
To that, the city responds that deferring payments is "routine" for municipal bankruptcies, of which there have been few, because otherwise operating during bankruptcy proceedings would be impossible.
As for the documents CalPERS - along with the mid-manager employee union, the only other group besides CalPERS to argue San Bernardino isn't eligible for bankruptcy - it would be great to have them, Morris said.
"We made drastic cuts in order to basically become cash-flow solvent and to make payroll, and we've had other (people leave voluntarily)," he said. "We are down to 13 people in our Finance Department."
Other cities close to San Bernardino's size - 210,000 - usually have 25 to 30 finance workers, Morris said, even for routine business.
What the city does produce is being eagerly watched by observers throughout the state and nation, because it may set bankruptcy precedent and because of the role pensions play.
"You can't overemphasize that, look, the biggest problem: San Bernardino is not unique in being crushed by its pension obligations, in large part because CalPERS is under-performing and San Bernardino offered very healthy pension offers," said bankruptcy lawyer Michael Sweet of Fox Rothschild in San Francisco.
Mayor Pat Morris has also blamed pensions for much of San Bernardino's problem, and Calpers acknowledges it's part of a vibrant debate.
"There are discussions to be had about whether benefit levels have been appropriate," Calpers spokesman Robert Udall Glazier said. "But that's another discussion."
In Pomona, Deputy City Manager Mark Gluba said the City Council has cut extensively because not paying CalPERS isn't an option, regardless of how the San Bernardino case goes.
"We've gotten a lot of these speculation calls - `are we next?' ... but we've made a lot of adjustments," Gluba said. "All I can comment from Pomona's perspective is we're paying those obligations, and I don't want to speculate as to what CalPERS situation would be if San Bernardino did or didn't pay."
Most participants and observers hesitantly predicted Judge Jury would hear arguments and give some guidance Friday, but delay a decision for later.
It will still be big, they said.
"As I said, you can't overemphasize how big a deal this is," Sweet said. "It's a pretty wonky concept - this is not something people think about every day - but the implications will be extraordinary for current workforces and cities going forward."
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As of August 3, 2012, Canon has built 80 million EF lenses. For a bit of perspective on this, back in 1995 they breached the 10 million mark and by 2001 they toppled the 20 million milestone. It would then take them another seven years to break the 40 million EF lens production mark. However, when the EOS SLR cameras took off shortly thereafter, it was all of one year before they toppled 50 million EF lenses.
Now it seems Canon is a production powerhouse as it is only nine months since they announced their 70 millionth lens. At this pace, Canon just may break 100 million in fewer than two years.
The EF lens first hit the market with the EOS SLR camera system way back in March of 1987. According to Canon, the EF line has since introduced a wide range of the world's first technologies. Some of these include the Ultrasonic Motor used to quietly autofocus, Image Stabilization that allows users to hand hold and use their camera at very low shutter speeds, and multilayered diffractive optical elements that help produce images with richer color, lower chromatic abrasions, and sharper subjects. Currently, the EF line contains 76 models and continues to grow.
A big congrats goes out to Canon on breaking through the 80 million mark. With the rumors of a medium-format camera on the way, a newly announced mirrorless system that also utilizes the EF lenses, and a continuing growth in the high-end consumer markets, it will not take long for that 100 millionth lens to roll off the production line!


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