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Women in Physics Talks
Join the Women in Physics at the University of Chicago for biweekly talks over dinner. Everyone from undergraduates to faculty is welcome.
Email azizas_at_uchicago.edu to be added to our e-list.
Past Talks
April 18, 2017
Jiayi Wu, Irvine lab
Nonlinearities in Gyroscopic Materials
We study the nonlinear dynamics of a one dimensional chain of weakly interacting magnetic gyroscopes. It has been found that gyroscopic lattices with hexagonal and kagome geometries are mechanical analogue to a Chern topological insulator. Thus, the dynamics of the 1D gyroscopic chain may help us understand the nonlinear behavior of chiral edge modes in 2D lattices. We demonstrate that gyroscopic lattices with on-site nonlinearities supports propagating breather solutions.
April 4, 2017
Sam Stam, Gardel Lab
Biological polymer-based materials remodel under active, molecular motor-driven forces to perform diverse physiological roles, such as force transmission and spatial self-organization. Critical to understanding these biomaterials is elucidating the role of microscopic polymer deformations, such as stretching, bending, buckling, and relative sliding, on material remodeling. Here, we report that the shape of motor-driven deformations can be used to identify microscopic deformation modes and determine how they propagate to longer length scales. In cross-linked actin networks with sufficiently low densities of the motor protein myosin II, microscopic network deformations are predominantly uniaxial, or dominated by sliding. However, longer-wavelength modes are mostly biaxial, or dominated by bending and buckling, indicating that deformations with uniaxial shapes do not propagate across length scales significantly larger than that of individual polymers. As the density of myosin II is increased, biaxial modes dominate on all length scales we examine due to buildup of sufficient stress to produce smaller-wavelength buckling. In contrast, when we construct networks from unipolar, rigid actin bundles, we observe uniaxial, sliding-based contractions on 1 to 100 μm length scales. Our results demonstrate the biopolymer mechanics can be used to tune deformation modes which, in turn, control shape changes in active materials.
February 21, 2017
Anita Gaj, Chin lab
In Rydberg atoms the valence electron is excited to a barely bound orbit in which it is far away from the nucleus. The interaction between a slow Rydberg electron and a separate ground state atom can lead to a bound state and the formation of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules. In my talk I will discuss how to create these molecules and why they are so much different than the conventional molecules. Finally, I will talk about recent experiments involving Rydberg molecules and the future of this new direction of research.
January 31, 2017
Prof. Abigail Vieregg
Radio Detection of the Highest Energy Neutrinos
Ultra-high energy neutrino astronomy crosses boundaries between particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. I'll discuss the search for these highest energy observable particles in the universe, how we do it, what we know now, and what we hope to learn in the coming years. I'll talk about a balloon-borne experiment called ANITA that just completed a successful flight in Antarctica, as well as a ground-based experiment at the South Pole called ARA, and a new idea we're working on here at Chicago to improve the efficiency of such detectors.
January 10, 2017
Polina Navotnaya, Engel Group
Electronic dynamics in bulk GaAs induced by light with orbital angular momentum
Light with orbital angular momentum, known as twisted light, is a topic of growing interest due to the new opportunities it opens for exploring the interaction of light with matter. Twisted light has been explored in communications, where it was transmitted efficiently over the distance over 100km. In addition to that, entangled states created with twisted light may be important in quantum computing and communications. However, detecting information encoded in twisted light can be a challenge because it requires complicated laser setup and stable conditions. Taking this technology from lab bench to commercial applications requires new detection materials. This inspired me to study interactions of twisted light with matter. Introducing orbital angular momentum to light generates corkscrew-shaped helical wavefront that stirs the sample's charge density in a way different from planar light-matter interaction. The current density induced in the sample induces terms beyond dipolar in the multipolar expansion. In the interaction Hamiltonian, the presence of the multipolar terms creates new selection rules that are governed by the transition probabilities and the overlap between the light mode and charge density of the sample. The states achieved by these excitations are poorly coupled with the environment. Thus, the lifetime of these states is expected to grow as OAM grows. I have performed pump-probe spectroscopy experiment with twisted light and bulk gallium arsenide at liquid helium temperatures. The results have indeed shown the prolonged lifetime of the excited states, opening up the opportunity to study dynamics of the states beyond dipole moment approximation.
November 28, 2016
Nicole James, Jaeger Lab
What causes shear jamming of suspensions?
Fluids like water or honey have an intrinsic, constant viscosity at a given temperature. However, concentrated suspensions of solid particles in a liquid can display a surprising, counterintuitive behavior: the harder they are sheared to flow, the higher the viscosity becomes. In rare cases, the fluid even solidifies, then 'melts' when the force is removed! This phenomena is called shear jamming, and is commonly seen in cornstarch/water suspension demonstrations.
Previous understanding of granular flows suggests that shear jamming of suspensions ultimately arises from particles being sheared into direct contact, at which point particle-particle friction prevents the flow of particles past each other, and the suspension jams. However, that raises the question: Why do some systems (most notably cornstarch) display prominent shear jamming, while practically no other systems do?
In this talk I will present a new synthetic particle system that displays shear jamming and allows us to pinpoint and characterize the chemical contributions to particle-particle friction that we believe are necessary for shear jamming. This understanding opens the door to designing and optimizing these materials for applications such as stab-resistant liquid armor.
November 14, 2016
Margaret Gardel
October 31, 2016
Menglu Chen, Guyot-Sionnest Lab
Electronic states in mercury chalcogneide colloidal quantum dots
In the past few years, colloidal quantum dots based on the zinc-blend mercury chalcogenides, Hg(S, Se, Te), have become leaders in efforts to transform mid-IR technologies with solutions based materials. Understanding the electronic states, the doping, and the relative band positions of the three materials and the colloidal dots is essential for current and future investigations.
I use spectroscopy and electrochemistry to monitor the electronic states, the mobility of electrons in films, the origin of the spontaneous doping in several of the systems, and the effects of the surface.
I will describe how a single cyclic voltammetry curve on one particular sample of quantum dots already reveals much novel information, such as predicting if the system is spontaneously doped, the Fermi level, the electron injection energies, the degree of reversibility, the presence of surface states, and the mobility of electrons hopping from different states.
I will then present our complete set of electrochemical and spectroscopic data collected on the three different chalcogenides, with a systematic range of sizes and surface chemistry, and these unveil an unprecedented view on the materials and of their properties as quantum dots.
October 3, 2016
Chen He Heinrich, Hu Lab
Complete Reionization Constraints from Planck 2015 Polarization
I will present a recent analysis of the 2015 cosmic microwave background data from the Planck satellite that is complete in the reionization observables using principal components (PCs). By allowing for an arbitrary ionization history, the PC technique probes a larger space of physical models than in the standard analysis (which assume stantaneous reionization) and tests the robustness of the inferred optical depth. A reliable measurement of the total optical depth is important for the interpretation of many other cosmological parameters such as the dark energy and neutrino mass. We found that Planck 2015 data not only allow a high redshift z>15 component to the optical depth but prefer it at the 2σ level, contributing to a higher total optical depth than in the standard analysis. I will further demonstrate the power of the PC method to efficiently constrain models given predictions of ionization history by applying our effective likelihood code.
October 17, 2016
Nora Shipp
Exploring the Effect of Dark Matter Self-Interactions on the Subhalo Distribution of Galaxy Clusters
Observations of galaxy clusters indicate that the splashback radius, a density caustic corresponding to the first orbital apocenter of satellite galaxies after accretion, is smaller than predicted by simulations. This decrease in radius could be due to an effective drag force on the dark matter subhalos resulting from scattering between dark matter particles. In order to explore this possibility and place preliminary constraints on the self-interaction cross section, I integrated dark matter subhalo orbits though evolving galaxy cluster potentials and examined the effect of self-interactions on the subhalo distribution.
August 7, 2016
Lipi Gupta, Innovations in Bright Beam Science group
Synchotrons and Free Electron Lasers
Light sources such as synchrotrons and FELs generate bright, high-energy radiation. These sources can be used to probe extremely small structures due to the ultra-short (order Angstrom) wavelength light they produce. Currntly operating machines include APS at Argonne National Lab and LCLS at SLAC National Lab, as well as many international facilities sucha as SACLA in Japan. Protein imaging, material surface studies, and more are driving the demand for higher energy photons and higher luminosity. By creating high-energy radiation at increased fluxes, scientists hope to be able to construct "movies" of chemical reactions taking place; which could become possible at future light sources. This talk will discuss the basic physics of these machines, as well as some of the challenges faced by current accelerator physicists designing 4th generation light sources.
August 10, 2016
Rebecca Cheng, Jaegar Group
Shear thicknening flow curves and viscosity fluctuations in synthetic pMMA suspensions
Under impact or shear, cornstarch and water suspensions have shown to thicken and solidify, allowing a ball to bounce or a person to run across its surface. However, most observations of shear jamming have been on starch suspensions, which are prone to rotting, making practical application of this phenomenon difficult. Here, we study viscosity fluctuations at regions of shear thickening and jamming of synthetic pMMA suspensions. By learning more about the limits of shear thickening and jamming in synthetic suspensions, we can begin to harness this behavior for further application in engineering and industry.
August 10, 2016
Analis Lawrence, Gandi Group
Gain calibration of the Hamamatsu R11410 PMT
Hamamatsu R11410 3" photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are aligned in liquid xenon detectors designed for dark matter searches. The detectors are two-phase xenon time projection chambers to determine detection of a WIMP particle or a dark matter candidate. The role of the PMTs is to amplify photon signals from xenon scintillation light. In this study, a 470 nm blue laser light pulse signal was sent to the Hamamatsu R11410 through a dark box. A single photoelectron peak gain curve was analyzed at varying voltages. Calibration of the PMT helps ensure accurate detection of interaction events as well as rejection of background.
August 3, 2016
Marina David, Robert M. Wald Group
Deformation of the Event Horizon of a Schwarzschild Black Hole Induced by Gravitational Waves
Gravitational waves are fluctuations of spacetime curvature generated in gravitational interactions. We study the effects of gravitational radiation on the event horizon of a Schwarzschild black hole. We find that gravitational waves cause a deviation in the horizon generators, which in turn cause a deformation in the black hole. We first consider the metric perturbation and how it propagates through Schwarzschild spacetime, by which we then calculate the curvature perturbation and use the geodesic deviation equation to determine the deviation in the null generators.
July 27, 2016
Niharika Sravan, Kalogera Group
Preparing for the Era of Time-Domain Big-Data Astronomy: Supernovae and The Transient Sky
In this talk I will present an overview of the advent of time-domain big-data astronomy, its implications, challenges, and connections to my research. I will give a broad summary of my current research interests aimed at helping prepare for this new era in astronomy. Finally, I will present results from my most recent work on supernovae and describe how they fit in context of my broader research goals.
July 20, 2016
Ariel Sommer, Simon Lab
Quantum Anomaly in Pair Dissociation of 2D Fermions
Symmetries present in classical systems can in some cases break in their quantum counterparts. These so-called quantum anomalies appear in a wide range of interacting quantum systems, from particle physics to condensed matter. In two-dimensional gases of fermions with contact interactions, the classically expected scale invariance breaks due to regularization in the quantum system. I will present measurements of the excitation spectra in a two-dimensional gas of ultracold lithium-6 atoms in which the quantum anomaly has a strong effect and discuss how these observations fit in with our understand of 2D Fermi gases.
July 13, 2016
Rui Zou, Young-Kee Kim lab
FastTracKer (FTK) system and VBF Higgs to Invisible analysis
I will briefly talk about the ATLAS trigger system, with an emphasis on the structure of FastTracKer (FTK), part of the trigger system update, and how FTK can help confront the challenges due to high luminosity in Run II. I will then proceed to give a brief overview of the Vector Boson Fusion produced Higgs to Invisible decay analysis using the ATLAS detector in Run II.
July 6, 2016
Kim Wirich, Gardel lab
Cytoskeletal droplets: a fluids perspective on structural biomaterials
Living cells dynamically change shape as they routinely divide, migrate, and exert forces on their environment. Driving these enormous deformations is a protein-based structural material, the cytoskeleton. This material has fascinating mechanical properties, primarily derived from semi-flexible filaments, called F-actin, which cross-link into bundles and networks traditionally described as elastic solids. In this talk, I will discuss my recent research that suggests these structures can also behave like liquid crystal droplets, as well as possible biological implications of describing this essential material from a fluids perspective.
June 29, 2016
Danielle Scheff, Gardel lab
Material Properties of the Actin Skeleton
Actin filaments are an essential protein that creates the skeleton of animal cells. They display a wide range of material properties depending on factors such as surrounding proteins. I will talk about the material properties of actin with one such protein, called fascin, as well as the bulk rheology techniques used.
June 22, 2016
Kaitlin McLean, Clark lab
Control of Antibody Selection in the Immune System
Every day, our immune system has to deal with multiple assaults from a wide host of different pathogens. To help recognize and fight these pathogens, B cells in the immune system use a process called VDJ recombination to create their repertoire of millions of unique antibodies. It is a tightly controlled process, which when gone awry can lead to lymphoma, immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders. Our lab recently discovered a new epigenetic modifier, Brwd1, which plays a crucial role in chromatin remodeling during VDJ recombination. I will focus on our lab's use of different sequencing and genome editing techniques to learn more about the role Brwd1 is playing in this process.
June 14, 2016
Lisa Nash, Irvine Lab
Topological gyroscopic metamaterials
Mechanical metamaterials can have topologically protected states, much like their electronic and optical counterparts. We recently demonstrated an example of this in experiment by building a metamaterial composed of coupled gyroscopes on a honeycomb lattice. This system breaks time-reversal symmetry and exhibits topologically protected one-way edge modes. In this talk I will discuss our theoretical understanding and experimental demonstration of this metamaterial.
June 7, 2016
Sofia Magkiriadou, Irvine lab
Color and Disorder: Colloidal Photonic Glasses and the Case of Red
When a material has inhomogeneities at a length scale comparable to the wavelength of light, interference can give rise to structural colors: colors that originate from the interaction of the material's microstructure with light and do not require absorbing dyes. A familiar example are opals, whose crystalline microstructure gives rise to Bragg scattering and iridescent structural colors. However, long-ranged order is not necessary for structural color: glasses, which have only short-ranged order, can also be colorful. Unlike those of crystals, the structural colors of photonic glasses are independent of the viewing angle since glasses are isotropic. Nature has been employing this coloration mechanism for millions of years. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no natural example of a red photonic glass. What is special about red? In this talk, I will share some insights into the absence of red photonic glasses in nature, derived from experiments with colloidal glasses combined with scattering theory. I will further describe experimental methods that we have developed in order to make non-iridescent, structural red color. Finally, I will discuss the color gamut that could potentially be achieved with analogous techniques, and I will entertain the prospect of using photonic glasses as a new type of long-lasting, non-toxic, and dynamically tunable pigment.
May 17, 2016
Lesya Horyn, Young-Kee Kim lab
Jets in the ATLAS Detector
This talk will give a brief overview of jets and how we study them at the LHC.
May 3, 2016
Prof. Young-Kee Kim
An Atom as an Onion
Subatomic-particle research has made enormous progress in the 20th Century by looking inside matter at deeper and deeper levels. It is as if we were peeling the layers of an onion in the hopes of finding more basic rules for the structure of nature. Although the concept of the ultimate building blocks of matter has been modified in several essential respects in the last century, Democritus's idea remains at the foundation of modern science. Great experiments of the 20th century have led to the discovery of ever-smaller entities that make up what were once thought to be indivisible particles. Starting with the atom, they uncovered the nucleus, which was made of smaller particles such as protons and neutrons. These have themselves been dissected into even smaller particles. Moreover, this theory of the very small has been shown to be intimately connected to the largest scales imaginable - cosmology and the beginnings of the universe. Despite these considerable successes, this current theory nevertheless has within it the seeds of its own demise and is predicted to break down when probed at even smaller scales. By using our increased understanding we continue to peel away at the more hidden layers of truth with the hope of discovering a more elegant and complete theory. But as is the case with the onion, we must wonder whether there will ever emerge an ultimate layer where the peeling must stop.
May 3, 2016
Nidhi Pashine, Nagel lab
Designing Networks with unusual responses
Amorphous materials are structurally very different from crystalline materials. Here, we use jamming as a method to create anisotropic spring networks. By selectively removing a small percentage of bonds/springs from such a network, we can tune the network to have a desired response. It could be a change in the global elastic properties of the material, or a localized output corresponding to a local input strain at a distant site. The latter response is similar to the allosteric regulation in proteins where a reaction at one site activates another site of the protein molecule. Experimentally, we have been able to show these properties in 2D and 3D networks.
April 26, 2016
Lipi Gupta
Raman Spectroscopy
Raman scattering is used to identify the vibrational modes of molecues, and has been used to characterize molecules since 1930 when C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering this method. When light is scattered though a sample, the molecule can be polarized to certain modes, called Raman active modes, which emit light at specific energies. In order to excite these transitions, polarized light from a known frequency laser is scattered through a liquid sample, causing the emission of light from Raman active modes in the molecule. The light is collected and filtered through a monochromator in order to measure the intensity of the light at frequencies near the laser frequency, then amplified in a photomultiplier tube to be detected. By determining the polarization of the scattered light by using a polarizer, the symmetry of the vibrational modes can be determined. In our experiment, we studied the vibrational modes for CCl4, CS2, CHCl3, C6H6, and C6D6, and compared our results to literature values. We were able to determine the transition energies of the Raman active modes, the symmetry of the modes, and the temperature of the CS2 sample. The optical alignment and amplification of the signal from the Raman modes were optimized in order to study these samples. However, in a future study both could be improved to obtain higher resolution spectra.
April 19, 2016
Aziza Suleymanzade, Simon lab, Schuster lab
Engineering interactions between optical and microwave photons/
In this talk I will describe the motivation and current progress on the experimental effort to engineer effective strong interaction between optical and microwave photons. In particular, I will give some theoretical background for quantum mechanics behind single photon interactions using Rydberg atoms as a mediator. I will go over the experimental setup for our hybrid optical cryogenic system necessary for the science. And, finally, comment on the importance of this project for the fundamental science as well as its potential applications.


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It is important to note the authors of this study are huge CPM/LM supporters (2 of the six are CPMs themselves and five of the six are on the MANA Division of Research Coordinating Council) so this is hardly unbiased. The information used for this study was on a VOLUNTARY basis and was SELF REPORTED by the midwives. From the study "Participation in the project was voluntary, with an estimated 20% to 30% of active CPMs and a substantially lower proportion of CNMs contributing" Just a couple of the many red flags…
For a more in-depth look at the MANA numbers, click here to read my series.
Here is the new MANA study:
Let's look at some numbers from the MANA study:
Intrapartum mortality rate = 1.30/1000
Neonatal mortality rate (including lethal anomalies) = 1.29/1000
Neonatal mortality rate (excluding lethal anomalies) = 0.77/1000
They were very sneaky in the study not to show numbers for comparison. They did not include hospital numbers for births in the USA. They compared to home birth outcomes in Netherlands and Canada and admit the mortality rates are higher in the MANA study but did not give any numbers. To quote the study: "The intrapartum fetal death rate among women planning a home birth in our sample was 1.3 per 1000 (95% CI, 0.75-1.84). This observed rate and CI are statistically congruent with rates reported by Johnson and Daviss and Kennare et al but are higher than the intrapartum death rates reported by de Jonge et al, Hutton et al, and Stapleton et al." So if you want to compare, you need to do some digging.
Click here to see how home birth in the USA compares to home birth in the Netherlands.
So let's do some comparing.
An easier way to get a good feel for this is using the CDC numbers from Vital Statistics, instead of going the CDC Wonder database route - because the Wonder Data Base can be a little confusing. If you read the Birth Center study (link below) that came out in 2013, they used the neonatal death rate of 0.75/1000 for hospital births to show a comparison, which comes from the CDC Vital Statistics and that number reflects ANY baby weighing over 2500 grams born to mothers of all races (so premature babies, lethal anomalies, *all high risk* pregnancies, women with no prenatal care, etc.... all risks and complications). Here is the vital statistics study where the 0.75/1000 neonatal mortality rate comes from:
Go to page 21, under all races, 2500 grams or more then look under the Neonatal column and you will see 0.75So comparing that hospital neonatal death rate of 0.75/1000 to the neonatal death rate from this MANA study of 1.29/1000, including lethal anomalies since they are included in the hospital numbers, it, again, shows an increase risk to babies born at home. Keep in mind, that hospital rate includes ALL risks and complications, all races, even premature babies, any baby born that weighed over 5.5 pounds.
Now here is the Birth Center study:
This study is based off of select Birth Center births in the United States and majority of the births centers included in this study were run by Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs).... compared to the MANA study, which is mostly CPMs.
Intrapartum Motality Rate:
Birth Center study = 0.47/1000
MANA study = 1.30/1000
That is 2.7x greater risk reported in the MANA study.
Neonatal Mortality Rate (total neonatal, early plus late, for each):
Birth Center study = 0.40/1000 excluding anomalies
MANA study = 0.77/1000 excluding anomalies
Almost two times greater risk.
TOTAL MORTALITY RATES (intrapartum plus neonatal):
MANA study = 2.06/1000
Birth Center study = 0.87/1000
A baby born at home is 2.4 times more likely to die than baby born with in a CABC accredited birth center. This means for every 10,000 babies born at home, 12 babies will die that would have lived had the mother been under the care of a midwife at a CABC accredited birth center. A part (though not all) of this increase is because most CABC accredited birth center will risk women out who are no longer considered low risk. A low risk woman should take proper screening measures to ensure she remains low risk if you want to consider the rates that reflect low risk women only. To look at low risk comparison, we have:
TOTAL MORTALITY RATES for LOW RISK (intrapartum plus neonatal):
MANA study = 1.62/1000
Birth Center study = 0.87/1000
A home birth is then just shy of two times more likely to end in the loss of life of a baby than if the baby were born at a CABC accredited birth center. This means for every 10,000 babies born to low risk moms at home, 7 babies will die that would have lived had the mother been under the care of a midwife at a CABC birth center.
Both of these studies show the safety (or lack thereof) of out-of-hospital births in the USA. Keep in mind again, the Birth Center study was majority CNMs (Certified Nurse Midwives); the MANA study was majority CPMs (Certified Professional Midwives).
Edit 02/03/2013:
In another online discussion about this study, Judith Rooks (CNM, MPH) and Wendy Gordon (CPM, MPH) both discussed intrapartum mortality rates in hospitals. It was a very informative discussion. Judith Rooks provided some information and numbers regarding the rare occurrence of a fetal death during labor and delivery in a hospital (intrapartum fetal death). To quote her exactly, she said "Intrapartum fetal death rates in hospitals have declined consistently since the late 1970s consequent to ever-expanding use of electronic fetal monitoring combined with increasing rapid access to cesarean sections for fetal distress from asphyxia. All of these studies are referenced in the attached paper. The most recent large, reliable studies of intrapartum fetal deaths in hospitals in developed countries now range from 0.1 – 0.3/1000 births."
Wendy Gordon, one of the authors of the MANA study, did not dispute these numbers. Those numbers include high risk and low risk pregnancies in hospitals. So using those numbers and comparing to the MANA study we have this:
Intrapartum rates:
MANA study = 1.30/1000
Birth Center study = 0.47/1000
Hospitals = 0.1/1000 to 0.3/1000
That means a baby is 4 to 13 times more likely to die during labor and delivery at a home birth than in a hospital.
And sadly, who knows what the real numbers are for the MANA study because of so much data is missing and again, the fact that this is self reported.
For a more in-depth look at the MANA numbers, click here to read my series.
Read my story on why I am a former home birth advocate.

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Ok glad we got that sorted out. It wasn't intended as a slight. Now for questions.
ok, Cuba which features do u feel set the Pt1911 above is competitors? Simply curious. I do agree normally I would prefer a forged frame but a properly cast frame on a 1911 can be just as good I believe Caspians railed frame is one such example. I would sacrifice a forged frame for
MIM in the internals personally. Such as the Ruger for example.
MIM makes me nervous because it seems to have less tolerance when improperly made.
@Officer's Match, since you've had numerous 1911s did the Pt1911 frame feel larger then the norm? That was one thing that I really noticed when holding it. it felt oversized and unfinished compared to the other 1911s at the shop. A kimber of some sort and 2 springers.
Another reason I'd find it hard to recommend a Taurus is their QC apparently both of you have fantastic 1911s which I do not doubt. But every single Taurus firearm I have encountered has had some sort of major issue usually resulting in an unsafe or non functional firearm. I believe the count is up to five now? I know others have great luck with them but I do not hence why my views differ.
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Quote from: CHEWIE on March 22, 2010, 12:50 AMI'm thinking the live action series is going to give the overall line a huge boostUnless of course it's based on Rogue Squadron and more Rebel Pilots...
I'm thinking the live action series is going to give the overall line a huge boost
Back in 2002 coming out of the Power of the Jedi line, there wasn't a dedicated "Attack of the Clones" line - there was Star Wars: Saga and sure, for the first year, most of the figures were from Attack of the Clones, but as the first year ended and we moved into the second year of that packaging design, we started to get figures mixed in from the other four movies that were out.In 2005 when ROTS hit, the line for an entire year was 100% dedicated to that movie.If the Clone Wars figures had been released in a realistic style, back in August 2008 the line could have gone for a year with only releasing Clone Wars related figures and the figures from the six movies could have taken a break and I don't think anyone would have minded. With realistic Clone Wars figures no one would have been running around freaking out that the realistic line was "done".Stopping realistic figures entirely for a year to focus on the new media wasn't an option with those figures being done in a non-realistic style.So there is actually a huge difference between the two. Collectors who have passed on the Clone Wars line due to the figure style wouldn't be passing on the Clone Wars line since it would be in line with all of the rest of the figures they already have.
I haven't been following this conversation all that much - but are you saying that the realistic Clone Wars figures bombed? I seem to recall most of them doing pretty good, but the animated ones having more problems. A lot of those hit clearance in quantity.
What is Hasbro supposed to do if the retailers ain't buyin' the stuff?
Quote from: CHEWIE on March 22, 2010, 12:50 AMI haven't been following this conversation all that much - but are you saying that the realistic Clone Wars figures bombed? I seem to recall most of them doing pretty good, but the animated ones having more problems. A lot of those hit clearance in quantity.Just my impression really, not based on any hard data. I've looked through those 2003 offerings though and they are pretty limited, IE: not a huge # of figures, vehicles, etc. I assume if they had strong sales Hasbro would have had a more robust assortment of swag.
Quote from: Darth_Anton on March 18, 2010, 11:05 AMWhat is Hasbro supposed to do if the retailers ain't buyin' the stuff? Why would a retailer buy product if Hasbro ships them yet another case of the first wave of Legacy? A brand new case of Legacy figures popped up at my local Walmart in December. Yarna was on the front of the pegs. If I was the retailer and that's what Hasbro sent me I'd them them to F. off as well. It's not a chicken and egg argument here, Hasbro, at least in Canada, has routinely made the retailers bend over and take it from behind by sending craptastic waves to the retailer leaving them with useless, non-moving stock on the pegs.
The interesting thing about the live action series? According to IMDB and some recent reports the live action series could debut as early as the 2011/12 television series. That in itself is interesting. A live action series that debuts in 18 months might be a boon to the line. And it could revitalize interest in the Expanded Universe, too. Ultimately though, we have to wait and see what happens. There's a serious possibility that the vintage style packaging could be strong enough to bring some people back into the fold. But we'll also have to wait and see if the economy rebound and gives collectors a little more breathing room with their personal finances.
I say just eliminate Legends - or just figure out some better figures to include in that line.
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SUN CITY CENTER — With golf course membership flagging and course operators in bankruptcy, two local task forces have been studying ways to shore up one of Sun City Center's biggest attractions.
The first Golf Course Task Force was formed by the community association after WCI Communities Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last fall.
The task force sent out proposal requests to 16 consultants to see how much they would charge to study the value and maintenance costs of the North Lakes, Sandpiper and possibly the Caloosa Greens executive courses.
The task force reported back to the board in January, and the board is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to hire the recommended consultant, said Ed Barnes.
Barnes, the association's new president and head of both task forces, said the community association wants to be prepared in case WCI suddenly needs to sell off the golf courses.
WCI, which built much of Sun City Center and runs its golf courses, reassured residents it would maintain its seven golf courses during its financial reorganization.
The association board became involved because it holds the right of first refusal on two of the courses if WCI puts them on the market, which it hasn't.
The second task force is charged with finding ways to increase membership and use of the golf courses, Barnes said.
"The aging population plays less than before," Barnes said. Younger residents moving in recently aren't as interested and enjoy many other hobbies, he added.
"Golfing has pretty much gone down in Sun City Center quite a bit in the last 15 years," he said.
The task force is exploring ways to increase use among current members and ways to find new members, including those living outside of Sun City Center in nearby communities such as Valencia Lakes.
The second task force is expected to complete its report by March 31, he said.
Every resident of Sun City Center has a stake in the fate of the golf courses, he said. The golf courses define the community and play a role in property values.
"If there were some reason for these courses to go away because they weren't viable or making money, we'd see that as having a significant effect on the community as a whole," Barnes said. "This is a community effort to keep those courses viable."
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It's probably pretty safe to say that Viktor Orbán hasn't lost much sleep over having recently become the hate-figure de jour of the international left. But my guess is that he's not overjoyed by what appears to be a steady slide in his personal approval rating among Hungarian voters.
The most jarring indication of Orbán's ebbing popularity was offered by the recent regular poll by Ipsos. While the MTI-supplied wrap-up we published didn't mention it, the survey found that Orbán's personal popularity rating now trails that of his immediate predecessor, Gordon Bajnai, by a slim 28% to 27%.
Before anyone gets all huffy, yes, these numbers by themselves don't say too much. Ipsos polls tend to favor the left, and, even if they didn't, a one-point difference is probably within the margin of error. Moreover, former politicians tend to bounce back in popularity a while after they've left office, a phenomenon that in the US saw former President George W. Bush polling better than Barak Obama as early as late 2010.
Still, the gap does suggest that perhaps voters are starting to tire of the hyperkinetic, hyper-partisan Orbán's approach to the job vis-à-vis that of Banjai, who, if not a genuine "technocrat" was certainly someone who tried to make it seem like he was trying to keep cool and above the fray. Interestingly, the most popular Fidesz MP in the poll was the state secretary in Orbán's office (and former finance minister), Mihály Varga (32%), who, while also not a non-political type, at least sort of looks like one.
So you do have to wonder what might happen to Orbán's numbers if he started looking and acting less like the guy always trying to start a fight in the company canteen and more like the bloodless manager-types currently on the march in Europe, among whom Bajnai fit in like the proverbial pea in a pod. If nothing else, it certainly doesn't make any sense for Orbán to go out of his way to be the odd man out in Europe when he's asking Europe for a bailout, and doing so offers diminishing political returns back home.
Moreover, Orbán himself back in 2008 said that, if returned to power, his government would initially be composed of technocrats rather than politicians.
Again, one shouldn't read too much into these sort of popularity contests, and there is certainly a whole lot more going on with Orbán's public image than mere style and packaging. And for sure, it's pretty hard to "rebrand" any politician as "overbranded" as Orbán. So he'll instead probably have to just keep being himself and wait for his approval numbers to find a floor and eventually bounce back – for his sake hopefully before he is once again a former prime minister.


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Bromley Baseboarding
Baseboarding Now in Whistler
This just released from Whistler Olympic Park, they have partnered with Bromley Sports to provide guests with an exciting snow activity that is new to North America: Baseboarding. During Spring Break 2014, guests will have the opportunity to experience the new adrenaline sport, which is best described as bodyboarding on snow, where participants slide down a groomed run on a specifically designed board.
The Bromley Baseboard has been developed by four-time Olympian, British skeleton racer and sled manufacturer Kristan Bromley. The patented board design provides optimal ride dynamics with a low profile that keeps the rider close to the snow with a low centre of gravity. Boards have a curved base design and parallel runners that allow for a highly maneuverable board that creates an intuitive riding experience. The Baseboard Experience takes place on a 600m long slope that starts near the top of the ski jumps. It is suitable for everybody over the age of eight and no prior sliding experience is necessary.
The Bromley Baseboard Experience will be offered daily from March 15th to 30th, 2014. Pre-booking is recommended by calling 604-964-0060 x 2460. Baseboarding times are for one hour starting at 9:30am. The cost, including Baseboard rental is $25 per adult and $20 per youth (8-18yrs). Sea to Sky residents receives a 20% discount with proof of residency so bring out your friends and family and come out and try this new sport!
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Covering Violence in Conflict Zones and Here at Home Part I
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Kelly McEvers is NPR's international correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon. Before moving to Beirut in January 2012, McEvers was based at NPR's Baghdad Bureau. In 2011, she traveled undercover to follow Arab uprisings in places where brutal crackdowns quickly followed the early euphoria of protests. While colleagues were celebrating with protesters in Egypt or rebels in Libya, McEvers was hunkered down with underground activists in Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria. She has been tear-gassed in Bahrain; spent a night in a tent city with a Yemeni woman who would later share the Nobel Peace Prize; and spent long hours with the shadowy group of anti-government rebels known as the Free Syrian Army.
In Iraq, McEvers covered the final withdrawal of U.S. troops and the political chaos that has gripped the country since. Before arriving in Iraq in 2010, McEvers was one of the first Western correspondents to be based full-time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She also covered Yemen and other Persian Gulf countries. Before covering the Middle East, McKevers spent many years covering the former Soviet Union for PRI's The World, where she investigated the Russian military's role in the violent end to the three-day school siege by Chechen militants in the Russian town of Beslan, and before that, she covered Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore for NPR and other outlets.
In addition to NPR, her radio work has appeared on PRI/Chicago Public Radio's This American Life, NPR's Hearing Voices and On the Media, American Public Media's Weekend America, and the CBC. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books Online, The Washington Monthly, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is a founder of Six Billion, an online magazine that was a regular feature at Harvard University's Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism.
Rachel Dissell is a Metro reporter for The Plain Dealer of Cleveland where she focuses on the impact of violence against women and children and other social justice issues. She has written investigative pieces about Cleveland's response to sexual assault, gun violence and teen dating violence. Dissell also covered a massive federal county corruption probe. Most recently, Dissell was a lead reporter on stories about the Steubenville Ohio rape case and the kidnapping victims of Ariel Castro.
Dissell was awarded the 2008 Dart Award with photographer Gus Chan for their nine-part series "Johanna: Facing Forward" that chronicled the life of a Cleveland teen who was raped and shot by her ex-boyfriend. In 2011, Dissell was honored with End Violence Against Women International's first ever Media Excellence Award. Dissell and colleague Leila Atassi also won numerous statewide awards for their series probing the Cleveland police and their response to rape victims in the wake of the serial killings of 11 black women by convicted sex offender Anthony Sowell. The eldest of seven children, Dissell grew up in and around the poverty, drug use and social ills that often are central to the stories she covers. In addition to her journalism work, Dissell is a mentor to children aging out of the foster care system and participates in several therapeutic programs for children who have witnessed violence.
Bruce Shapiro is the executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, encouraging innovative reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy worldwide from the Center's headquarters at Columbia University in New York City. An award-winning reporter on human rights, criminal justice and politics, Shapiro is a contributing editor at The Nation and U.S. correspondent for Late Night Live on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Nation.
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By no means am I a baker. All of my cakes come from a box. I want to make cookies but everytime I do, I might get them right in the oven, but when it comes to cooling and storing them, I end up with a pretty batch of hard cookies. What Am I Doing Wrong??????
You're probably cooking them a bit too much. Also, I'm know you're not suppose to, but I put my cookies in the containers when they are still warm...not hot, just warm. They're soft all the time.
You can add a slice of bread to your container when storing your cookies, it will help soften them if they are hard or just keep them soft.
Remember, if your cookies look DONE in the oven, they're already TOO DONE. I take my out a little tiny bit early and let them set on the pan for about 5 minutes. The insides will continue to cook on the hot pan!! Good Luck


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Golf may be an old game, but it's no stranger to technological innovation. The following golf accessories can help improve your game and give you a competitive edge over other players. There are selections for your inner golf geek who loves the latest and greatest out on the market.
Practicality is an important factor in choosing a great gift, but the best golf gifts for men are the ones with both quality construction and stand-out style. It's what takes it from being something he'll like to something he'll love.
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Nest Learning Thermostat - They learn from the way you adjust them the first few days. After that, an advanced algorithm automatically programs the temperature throughout the day, night and weekends.
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Top class installation, repair, and maintenance service for the most advanced thermostats in the market are now available in Reno, Nevada. The region's top heating and cooling systems expert, Silverstate Reno AC, has just enhanced their collection of heating and cooling systems with the arrival of Nest Thermostats.
For many years now, Silverstate Reno AC has been offering installation, repair, and maintenance service for the most renowned air conditioner and furnace brands in the market. This includes Trane, Carrier, Amana, Goodman, Lennox, Bryant and Maytag.
The company is particularly known for their highly proactive emergency service that is available round the clock, all year long. Thousands of businesses and residences in Reno have already received exemplary service from Silverstate Reno AC.
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Most of the users of cooling and heating systems now prefer using smart thermostats because of the spectacular benefits of these advanced devices. These thermostats take hassle out of climate and temperature adjustment and provides both energy efficiency and comfort.
This smarter variety of thermostats is available in two forms. The more popular type is the one that learns automatically from user behavior and adjusts itself accordingly. There is another type that provides features like internet connectivity for remote management and programming. Nest was one of the earliest companies to manufacture these thermostats. Nest Smart Thermostats are considered to be a perfect combination of an excellent design and extremely powerful remote management apps and tools.
The arrival of the latest thermostats from Nest at Silverstate Reno AC is certainly great news for people looking for state of the art heating and cooling systems for their commercial and residential use in Reno. Announcing the arrival of the product, a senior official from the company said, " This is a great landmark for Silverstate Reno AC because Nest Smart Thermostats are the best in the business.
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Jacobs impresses with Oaks win at Woodbury Park
PUBLISHED: 20:09 22 February 2012 | UPDATED: 20:11 22 February 2012
Tuesday, being Valentines Day, the ladies' roll-up theme was hearts and roses, writes Carol Pye.
With an excellent turnout on both the Oaks and the Acorns, the ladies played a Joker Stableford over nine holes.
Jacky Jacobs carded a very impressive score of 27 points to win the Oaks with Marleen Johnson, who scored 24, in second place.
The Acorns winner Christine Haveron returned a score of 24 points with Ann Spiller second four points behind.
The weekend competition was a Three Ball Team Stableford.
Playing golf at this time of year is not for the faint hearted!
However, 72 players turned out to take part in the competition. The winners, with 99 points, were Terry Harris, Andy Neilson and Kelly Hughes.
Second were Neil Rice, Paul Heys and Gordon Jackson with 97. Coming in with 94 points, to take third place, were Andrew Hirst, Gary Bourne and Chaz Turner.


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Like Eating a Cloud
The early promise of "America" tends to look drained, ironic or just corrupted these days. From Minutemen to Lou Dobbs, border anxieties have made erstwhile dreams of milk and honey pretty much impossible to remember. Once, and long ago, the US offered possibilities, mythic and large and potent.
Emanuele Crialese's wondrous Nuovomondo (Golden Door) recalls such promise with a mix of exhilaration and delicacy, peppered with judicious insight. It charts the journey of an oddly shaped, determinedly loyal family, the Mancusos, from rocky, weather-beaten Sicily to the glorious unknown of Ellis Island. Their decision is made by 30something patriarch Salvatore (Vincenzo Amato), who, after scaling a stony mountainside to reach a shrine and deposit a stone he's carried in his mouth for what might have been miles: his mouth is bloodied, his feet battered, his pants frayed. And still, he and teenaged son Angelo (Francesco Casisa) have sought the summit, where they ask for guidance. When they are greeted by Salvatore's other son, the mute Pietro (Filippo Pucillo), they believe it's a sign: the young man brings postcards depicting the new world's bounty, composite shots of trees sprouting coins, a giant onion and giant chicken.
Golden Door (Nuovomondo)
Emanuele Crialese
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, Aurora Quattrocchi, Francesco Casisa, Filippo Pucillo, Federica De Cola, Isabella Ragonese
US theatrical: 15 Jun 2007 (Limited release)
UK theatrical: 29 Jun 2007 (Limited release)
Resolute and expectant, the men gather up their meager belongings—and put on new used suits of clothes and boots—and set off, with Salvatore's aging mother Fortunata (Aurora Quattrocchi) and a couple of young local women betrothed to American men (their father warns Salvatore, "They must arrive as they have left, as decent girls"). At the pier, they discover chaos and cacophony, swarms of gonnabe travelers pressed up against one another, checked by physicians, urged to purchase bottles of liquid that will, say their vendors, cure everything from bad teeth to Pietro's silent "condition." Amid the commotion, Salvatore spots a red-headed, alluringly red-gloved British woman, Lucy (Charlotte Gainsbourg), whose status as a solo voyager earns attention and gossip. She sees in his poignant eyes a potential protector, and, he sees in this pale beauty (whom he calls "Luce," or "light") a seeming sign of the new life stretching before him. Following a briefly acknowledged, off-screen payment to an unseemly supervisor, she slips up the gangplank with the family.
Their departure is perfectly dramatized in a striking, single image: the camera looks down on two crowds—on board and on land—both waving as the ship pulls out, slow, groaning, full of expectations and fears. At this point the ship becomes the travelers' home for weeks. They're restricted to close, often unsteady spaces; the sleeping area is stacked with slender bunks and divided into two areas to divide men and women. Bunked alongside Luce, Francesca resists Luce's enigmatic charms, thinking her an unfit match for her courageous, generous son. But it's not long before the long days and worse nights (pitching in dark, tight spaces, bodies tossed into one another, another scene so abstractly rendered that the rocking seems almost lyrical). The slamming closeness leads to near-irresistible intimacy. When Luce looks after a woman shocked by the death of her infant on board the ship, she suddenly doesn't look nearly so haughty as before: this girl knows how to cope with hardship.
Throughout the harrowing voyage, Luce seeks ways to manage her landing. She understands that she must have a man—or at least the promise of one—in order to enter the States, and so she bargains occasionally with the wealthy broker Don Luigi (Vincent Schiavelli). Standing near to her, he murmurs, "I could very easily find someone who could get you out of this mess," leaving the "mess" left undefined. He introduces her to wealthy older suitors as she casts glances across the deck at the increasingly love-struck Salvatore (these passing, panning, point of view shots are lovely, as each furtively steals glances at the other). Enchanted, Salvatore imagines himself swimming in a river of milk, buoyed by hope and then grabbing onto a giant carrot alongside Luce in order to keep afloat. When at last, on the mist-shrouded deck she asks him to marry her, he says yes without a second's thought, even as she cautions that it's "not for love."
On their arrival at the Island, the ship's passengers are subjected to more abuse, prodded by guards and examined by doctors, instructed in loud English. "It's highly unusual for an Englishwoman to be traveling with Italians," Luce is warned. "You'll be questioned about that." Divided up again during their examinations, everyone is questioned about everything. Individuals are tested for "intelligence," confronted with math problems (counting pigs and chickens) and told to put blocks together (Salvatore ignores the flat, fitting-within-a-box model and instead builds a house, describing his unusual design with a kind of self-pleased pragmatism). "We're trying to prevent below average people from mixing with our citizens," explains one examiner. "What a modern vision," says Luce, her jaw set, somber, anxious, and poised.
The women are assembled in groups of 12 or so, set down in a room and essentially auctioned off to American men, some holding bouquets in efforts to shape their minute-long weddings into memories. From the women's perspective, you see an array of lumpy, awkward faces, while the men look on compliant-seeming, nervous prizes to be had, wearing old-world headdresses and wedding costumes. Luce holds her breath when she spots the broker Luigi in the back, angling to have her matched with his client, as she hopes still for Salvatore's bid.
In the cafeteria, Salvatore sits among tables full of strangers and tastes white bread ("It's like eating a cloud," he marvels). Down the hall, Fortunata, resilient and proud, refuses to answer meddling, abstract questions. "What do you want from us?" she asks, "Folk from the old world?" Following a translation, her uniformed interlocutor sits calmly, then explicates: "We want to know if they're fit enough to enter the new world." This would be the promise, then, the policing of borders—however fictional—even then.
Such official efforts to maintain distinctions between vecchio and nuovo are both acute and absurd. As Golden Door reveals repeatedly, the mixing of cultures—exemplified in the tentative, elegant, evolving bond between Luce and Salvatore—is at once magical, mysterious, and unavoidable. The immigrants dream of riches, hope for survival, and finally, after days of being poked and following orders, speak out. As they articulate their experiences, their desires and their losses, they imagine themselves into new lives.
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What are lice in babies?
Head lice are tiny, parasitic insects that live on the hair and scalp and feed on tiny amounts of blood from the scalp.
It sounds gross, but lice aren't a health threat, and they can be easily managed at home. "Lice cause so much anxiety and stress for parents," says Alanna Levine, MD, a pediatrician at Orangetown Pediatric Associates in Tappan, New York. "The thing to remember is that lice are a nuisance and itchy and uncomfortable, but they don't pose any danger to your child."
What are the symptoms of lice in babies?
The most common sign of lice is an itchy scalp. You may also see symptoms of the lice infestation — tiny, wingless insects in the hair or small, sticky masses (the eggs, also called nits) adhering to the hair. You might also notice tiny red bumps or scratch marks.
Are there any tests for lice in babies?
No tests are necessary. Lice infestations are diagnosed by examining the lice and nits on the hair.
How common are lice in babies?
Head lice are most common in preschool- and school-age kids, primarily because they're around many more other kids. Babies and toddlers, though, can get lice.
How did my baby get lice?
Lice are extremely contagious. If your child touches another child who has lice (and let's face it: kids are climbing all over each other all the time), he may get lice. Lice are also spread when kids share hats, combs, scarves, brushes and hair ties. Lice can live on soft surfaces, too, so your child can contract lice by lying on a couch after someone who has lice was on the couch.
What's the best way to treat lice in babies?
"According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the first line of treatment is Nix, which is an over-the-counter preparation," Levine says. "It does have a strong smell, and it's a chemical, but when you apply it properly, it's safe." Two applications are typically needed: an initial one and then a follow-up one about nine days later. (The initial treatment probably won't kill all the eggs.)
Carefully comb out your child's hair after the treatment using a fine-toothed comb (often included with the treatment) to get rid of any dead lice and nits. "Put your energy into the comb-out, because you've got to get all those nits away," Levine says.
Because lice can be spread so easily from one person to another, you may want to consider treating other family members prophylactically. So if your school-age son comes home from school with lice, it may be a good idea to treat your toddler too.
You'll also have to remove lice (and their nits) from any household surfaces. Don't go overboard, though. "You don't have to turn your house upside-down; you just need to be smart," Levine says. "Wash the bedding in hot water, take stuffed animals out and vacuum the couches, the car seats and any place where the child's head has been. You don't have to scrub the floors and clean every article of clothing and make yourself crazy."
What can I do to prevent my baby from getting lice?
Don't let kids share hats, scarves and combs! (Easier said than done, we know.)
What do other moms do when their babies have lice?
"We had it last year, and I just about lost my mind. I have really long hair, and I was still breastfeeding the twins, so pesticide treatment was out for me too. LiceMD is pesticide-free (Walmart and Walgreens carry it). It's just an oily (for lack of a better word) shampoo to help loosen the nits. So the basic theory is that you loosen them and then comb the ba-jeezus out of the head to get rid of them all. I did it repeatedly for a few days until my scalp was raw. But we knocked it out. The twins were easy because they basically had no hair, but my two-year-old daughter was more difficult. I had to do it in installments and kept a shower cap on her the rest of the time."
"Pesticide doesn't always work because the lice can become immune — and it's icky anyway. What worked when my niece and nephew had it was mayonnaise. Put it in her hair, careful to get all the way to the root, and cover her head with a shower cap. This suffocates the lice. Then comb all of the nits out. For your house, you can vacuum, steam or iron bedding, carpets and furniture. The dryer works for pillows and stuffed animals. You can also tie them up in a garbage bag for two weeks."
"We did the mayo treatment and nit comb. We also did a hot blow-dryer on us. It seems to be working — we haven't seen any lice since last week. We were gone all weekend, so that's good too. It sucked. It also turns out we got it from my mother-in-law! She's mortified."
Are there any other resources for lice in babies?
American Academy of Pediatrics' HealthyChildren.org
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While his team dropped its most recent game, Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff has been pleased with the energy he's seen lately.
The Stars showed plenty of that last week against Los Angeles and will try to get past the slumping Kings again Tuesday night.
Dallas (19-12-7) fell 3-2 in overtime to St. Louis on Sunday but rallied from a two-goal deficit to extend its point streak to six games (4-0-2). Jamie Benn scored his sixth goal in eight contests in that defeat, and had a three-point night in a 5-2 victory in Los Angeles on Dec. 23.
Benn provided a goal and two assists for the Stars, and one of those assists was on Valeri Nichushkin's tiebreaking power-play goal in the second period. Those efforts helped send Kings goaltender Martin Jones to his first NHL defeat after a league record-tying 8-0-0 start.
"We haven't had many of those low-energy games, where you get dominated and you're looking for a spark in the game and can't quite find one," Ruff said. "I think that's probably a big reason why we're where we're at. Our energy level has been good."
Jones was outdueled by Chicago's Antti Raanta on Monday in a 1-0 road defeat, Los Angeles' season-high third in a row, and Dustin Brown missed a penalty shot in the second period.
The Kings (25-11-4) have been outscored 9-4 in their last three games and have also lost a season-worst three straight on the road.
"We had our chances. They had some chances," center Mike Richards said. "We just didn't capitalize on our looks at the net."
It's unknown if Los Angeles will send out Jones again Tuesday or use Ben Scrivens, who has never faced the Stars. The Kings are also awaiting Jonathan Quick's return from a strained groin but that likely won't come until early next month.
With Quick in net, Los Angeles beat Dallas 5-2 at home Oct. 19. Justin Williams had two goals and an assist in that win, and Anze Kopitar added three assists.
Kopitar is the only Kings player with more than two points in the last three games, registering one goal and two assists. Williams and Drew Doughty are the only players with more than one.
Williams recorded those two points in the loss to Dallas and has a team-best five in this season's series (three goals, two assists). Kopitar has seven assists in his last four matchups, and Doughty has two goals and three assists during a four-game point streak against the Stars.
He'll try to add to that while helping Los Angeles' struggling special teams. The Kings' power play is 1 for 14 in the last seven games and the team has given up four goals the last 16 times it's been short-handed.
Dallas' power play is 2 for 18 in the last five games, but the Stars had killed off 21 of 22 penalties before allowing St. Louis to score twice with a man advantage Sunday, including the winning goal.
The teams have scored one power-play goal apiece in this season's two matchups.
Stars leading scorer Tyler Seguin has a goal and an assist in each of those games, and Benn had a team-best five points (one goal, four assists).
The Kings haven't lost four in a row since Feb. 16-22, 2012.


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Interested in working your way into the top 1 percent of wage-earners? You'll need a career that pays top dollar for a start, but how to determine which one has the most potential? The New York Times recently broke it down and uncovered a few surprises. For instance, only 1 in 8 attorneys are in the top 1 percent of earners, although those who work on Wall Street have a better shot: A third of them are 1 percenters.
CEOs of medical companies are more likely to be in the top percentile than CEOs in general. One in 4 chief executives at medical supply companies are in the top 1 percent, as are 2 in 5 of those whose companies produce drugs. On average, fewer than 1 in 5 CEOs at companies overall make the top percentile.
The 2010 Census lists the college majors most likely to land its recipients in the highest wage echelons. They are, in order, premed, economics, biochemistry, zoology and biology. Lower on the list are degree-holders in accounting, mathematics and English literature. Of course, it often depends on what you do with your degree: Many of those further down on the list of earners become teachers or enter the lower-paying public sector rather than the private sector.
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Though 2013 hasn't even begun, BioShock Infinite's Collector's Edition, appropriately named the Ultimate Songbird Edition, has already set the bar really high for competitors. The Limited Edition, which was announced last month, is a collector's dream, and features more trinkets and baubles than few games can ever hope to deliver in one package.
There is, however, one core element to the Ultimate Songbird Edition — the Pièce de résistance, if you will — that has helped make this one of next year's most sought after Collector's Editions. We are, of course, talking about the 13-inch Songbird statue that ships in its own specialty box along with a copy of BioShock Infinite, and the various aforementioned trinkets.
And it is that Songbird statue that is the focus of the video above, which features Irrational Games' Ken Levine talking about the design of the piece, and how meticulously detailed it is. Accompanying Levine's narration is an up-close look at the Songbird — one of BioShock Infinite's menacing (but potentially misunderstood) villains.
In the game, the Songbird is obsessed with protecting Elizabeth, the supernatural individual our protagonist Booker DeWitt has been sent to rescue. In a lot of ways, the bond between Elizabeth and the Songbird is as complex as the relationship between the Big Daddies and Little Sisters in the first BioShock, and there's no denying the design of the Songbird is equally as iconic.
This Songbird statue is right up there with the Connor statue that shipped with Assassin's Creed 3 and the dragon from Skyrim's Collector's Edition, but it's also equally as expensive at $149.99. Whether or not gamers will be willing to fork over $149.99 for the opportunity to own a replica of the Songbird is another issue entirely, but hopefully this video helps them decide one way or the other.
Have you pre-ordered or do you plan on pre-ordering the Ultimate Songbird Edition of BioShock Infinite? Do you think that the Songbird was the appropriate character/enemy to preserve in statue form?
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Belle & Sebastian
Pop rarely is as funny, sad, clever and flighty as Belle & Sebastian at their best and, heavenly choirs rejoice, for the first time in some years we have Belle & Sebastian at their best. For consistency of songs and performance, for sheer wittiness of lyric and poignancy of small tragedies, for utter irresistibility of melodies this is the best thing the Glaswegians have done since their second album, If You're Feeling Sinister.
However, this time the songs come with more muscle than you might expect from a band that once redefined fey. Sure there is the familiar skeleton of softly spoken baroque pop with arrangements that can be precise and idiosyncratic - muted trumpet where you might expect guitar; timpani one minute, weeping strings the next and melodies that surely must snap at the first breath.
But now a song like Wrapped Up In Books (a title that is pure B&S) forgoes acoustic guitars and tippity-tap drums for rippling Rickenbacker guitar lines and bouncy rhythm. And Roy Walker all but tap dances up a wall Donald O'Connor-style it's so cheery, with little glissandos on vibraphones, rising brass notes, a flash of guitar and loads of sneaky grinning percussion.
(Meanwhile, under the bright clothing you can still find those smarting bruises in stories such as the bullied schoolboy of Lord Anthony and the complex reactions of Wrapped Up In Books.)
You can't swat these songs away with a cardigan pop dismissal. Not when If She Wants Me arrives as sexy, shimmering early-'70s smooth funk, as good as anything sharp-dancing, afro-sporting chaps in wide lapels would turn out. Not when it's spiced with lines that verge on insouciant but actually just finish up feeling real, such as "If I could do just one near perfect thing I'd be happy/They'd write it on my grave or when they scattered my ashes/On second thoughts I'd rather hang about and be there with my best/If she wants me."
Having already drawn from Bacharach, the Smiths and Arran sweater-wearing folkies, on Dear Catastrophe Waitress, B&S glide into the '70s and seem pretty comfortable, thank you.
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Bond: Harry could make quick return
Recovering Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp remains hopeful of making a return to the touchline for Spurs' next match, according to assistant manager Kevin Bond.
Redknapp has missed the north London club's past two games after he underwent minor heart surgery last week. The 64-year-old has been advised by doctors to rest for up to five weeks, however, he could be back at work when Spurs host Aston Villa on November 21.
The international break has allowed Redknapp extra time in his recovery and, while Bond stressed his boss would heed the medics' advice, he admitted Redknapp was targeting a return against Villa.
''Whatever the doctors say, he needs to take his lead from them,'' Bond told Sky Sports News. ''These people know best and he might have to take a little bit longer.
''He's hoping that he will be back for our next game. I know initially that was his thoughts, that he would be back for the Villa game. If it needs to be longer, he will have to listen to those guys.''
In Redknapp's absence Bond has taken on the managerial responsibilities alongside Joe Jordan and Clive Allen. They masterminded the 3-1 success over Fulham on Sunday and Bond admitted the trio were content to stay in charge until Redknapp was fit to return.
''That's what Joe, myself and Clive and the other members of the coaching staff will do,'' said Bond. ''We will try and keep it going. Hopefully Harry will be back for our next game, but if he's not we will take our lead from him and try to do things in the same way as we always have done before.
''The players know what is expected from them and all we will try to do is to keep things going as sweetly as we can do until Harry returns.''
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I've carried N-Frames, L-Frames and J-Frames. My current three CCW handguns in California are a S&W 329PD (N-Frame), S&W 3913 (compact pistol 9mm), and a M&P 340 (J-Frame .357 magnum).
I have and do carry each of these at various times, under various circumstances. I have carried them in hip holster, cross draw holster, shoulder holster, belly band, camera case on belt, ankle holster and pocket holster. The one I like best and use in urban carry is the J-Frame in a pocket holster. Hands down it is the most comfortable and useful for me.
Years ago I carried a S&W 629 6-1/2" revolver in a shoulder holster, or a S&W 627PC in a cross draw, or belly band, and a S&W 4" 686 in a belly band, or hip holster. However these were certainly not the most comfortable, or best for urban carry, but I did do it a few times until I got lighter more compact guns.
For me the #1 method is a J-Frame in the pocket, as if I get uncomfortable I can put my hand in my pocket without being accused of brandishing. You will need to decide under what conditions you will carry a gun and what you will most likely be wearing. I suspect like most you will end up with more than one handgun and a box full of holsters. You will develop your own personal methodology.
I went with revolvers simply because the semi has too light as trigger pull and I'd sure hate to put one down my leg, or into my arm pit, or stomach because of poor trigger discipline. Start with what you are most comfortable with and shoot well.
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There has been a rapid increase of bilateral, regional and mega-regional trade agreements because the WTO Doha Round of negotiations did not reach a conclusion. Trade in most agricultural commodities is expected to increase, trade rules are becoming more complex, and, in times of food crises, trade instruments are being used by some countries to guarantee food for their own people. Trade can have significant implications for food security, nutrition and employment.
FAO supports member countries by providing:
• In-depth analysis on the possible consequences of trade policies • Capacity development to improve understanding of international rules and their implications • Neutral fora for dialogue between stakeholders from Trade and Agriculture• Support to regional trade integration • Assistance in preparing for trade negotiations and implementing agreements
Key facts
• The value of trade in agricultural products has grown almost threefold over the past decade and will continue to do so.• Low and middle income countries account for approximately one third of global trade in food and agricultural products.• WTO has 164 member countries, of which 36 are least developed.• Between 2000 and 2015 the number of Regional Trade Agreements in force more than doubled.
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• The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015-2016 • FAO Trade Policy Briefs• Countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Agricultural policy issues in the context of the WTO
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Did you know that in America, July is National Ice Cream month? I LOVE ice cream. I don't eat it often, because when I open a tub, I can't stop!
Pistachio, mint choc chip, strawberry, peach melba, raspberry ripple, vanilla, cream…wait a minute, is this ice cream I'm describing or the ice cream pastels in my wardrobe?!
Pastels have been a big trend this year (and are set to continue as a trend into autumn/winter), so inspired by the USA\s National ice cream month, and because it's my birthday today – and ice cream must feature somewhere – here's a whole load of gorgeous ice cream pastels to see out summer in. And wearing your ice cream pastels is a lot easier on the waistline!
Pastel pink reminds me of creamy strawberry ice cream. Mix it up with a cute ice cream pastels print T-shirt. Add a fun ice cream themed charm bracelet!
Clockwise, from top left: Maxi skirt, £14.99, New Look, bodycon dress, £19.99, ice-cream print crop t-shirt, £7.99, both H&M, green blouse, £25 (was £39), JOY, ice cream charm bracelet, £6, Claire's Accessories
Mix up your ice cream pastels – vanilla yellow or cream top, mint bottom, and a bag with studs that are reminiscent of ice cream sprinkles to top it off!
Clockweise, from top left: Mint skort, £17.99, New Look, yellow T-shirt, £14.95, GAP, cream crochet top, £17.99, New Look, pastel studded bag, £59 (was £85), French Connection, peach pumps, £7.99, H&M
FrostFrech's ice-cream cone swimsuit is fun. Just don't drop the real thing!
Clockwise, from top left: Drop waist dress, £33 (was £110), French Connection, lace skirt, £7.99, H&M, swimsuit, £28 (was £35), Floozie by Frost French @ Debenhams, pink shoes, £22.99, New Look, yellow lace insert vest, £7.99, H&M
Gorgeous creamy vanilla shades, mixed with light peach and pink are perfect ice cream pastels for summer – on the beach, at a wedding, at the bar.
Clockwise, from top left: Vanilla playsuit, £19.99, H&M, peach embellished kimono, £34.99, New Look, ice-cream bikini top, £21.20 (was £26.50), matching bottoms, £13.20 (were £16.50), Floozie by Frost French @ Debenhams, striped T-shirt, £14.95, GAP, lace bandeau top, £7.99, H&M
A simple mint slip dress, and a pair of ice cream cone earrings is a simple, summery ice cream pastels look.
Clockwise, from top left: Ice cream print vest, £7.99, pink midi skirt, £24.99, mint dress, £9.99, all H&M, ice cream earrings, £4.50, Claire's Accessories, lemon pencil skirt, £14.99, New Look
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All Shall Be Well and All Shall Be Well, and All manner of Thing
Interview with Tod Wodicka
munificent title of Tod Wodicka's debut novel, All Shall Be Well and All Shall Be Well, and All manner of Things Shall
Be Well hints at the desperate optimism of it's wretched protagonist: Burt
Hecker, a mead-swilling, tunic-sporting 20th century idler stuck in a medieval
past. From his home in
How was the experience of writing your first novel?
It's a very difficult question to answer…this particular novel took a long time to gestate and take the form it's in now. If you can imagine spending three years with someone like Burt Hecker you can imagine what the process of writing this book was like!
Lots of mead drinking…?
Well actually I don't drink mead but there was a lot of alcohol drinking involved!
What prompted you initially to write about this character and his uncommon predicament?
I thought it was just a great idea for a satire. I was working primarily with
black comedy, really satirical stuff… Ienvisioned a really dark book without the family elements which
eventually consumed the book. I wanted to write about a medieval re-enactor
…and basically rip apart 20th-century
Though you live in
I'd been
stuck in
It's interesting how your characters literally turn their back on the historic center and inhabit the periphery…
Well actually I was living there in the periphery…And it's funny because now the historic center is a kind of disgusting, cheapo Disney world in a way and you have an area outside that's more livable and historic in many ways. And then you have the area where most of the Czechs live which is in the panelaky—the communist housing blocks. And towards the end of my residence I only had enough money to live in that area of the city, which is pretty grim.
You give both your main character and his son Tristan very uncertain roots. They both seem displaced, and neither quite grows up. Was that a conscious decision?
Yes… I can
identify with that quite a lot—kind of an American rootlessness. I grew up in
Do you feel this disconnection is something Americans feel more strongly? A yearning for a past?
That seems a particularly American thing. It's the same way you'll meet some guy who says 'I'm Polish-going back five generations.' The idea goes into the territory of what is an American. Everyone tries to form their own niche, to hold onto something, and people can get lost in that.
Sometimes to the point of getting pedantic..!
Yeah that's the worst. They start saying I'm Scottish-American and start wearing a kilt. And 'I'm a quarter this and a quarter that'…it is kind of grasping at straws. Everyone is drowning in the present I think. We're all stuck in a weird present and I think it's easier for most other cultures to easily trace where they're from than Americans. Americans are quite nomadic...
Why did you choose to give Burt such a prominent nose?
The nose came from the painting [An Old man and his Son by Domenico Ghirlandaio]. When I saw the Ghirlandaio painting I knew that was my character, and that was his son.
Who in your novel do you feel has the healthiest relationship with the present?
I would say Burt's wife Kitty, though what we know of Kitty is very tainted by Burt, and he's quite an unreliable character. Kitty never comes into focus, she's never allowed to. We see her through Burt and briefly through the children, so I would say she was for the most part a very stable presence and when she was gone everything swirled out of place.
When you chose that title, was it meant to evoke deluded optimism or do you want to leave readers with a sense of hope for Burt?
Yes. Just like the nose I was doing research for my method writing, reading things that I imagined Burt would read. And as soon as I read those words [a chant by medieval mystic Julian of Norwich] I instantly knew that would be the title of the book…I thought this is the title Burt would use. It evokes a desperate, repetitive optimism.
If you were to pick a different period in which to live what would you choose?
I'm quite interested in medieval times though I'm rational enough to know it's not the best time to live of all the historical time periods. I'm also really interested in Roman history—it's absolutely fascinating
What's next? Are you working on another book?
Yes. It'll be called Clowns at Night.
So what do Clowns do at night?
Well, have you heard of something called sleep paralysis or night terrors? It's an extreme sleep disorder and I've had it since I was a kid and basically you wake up at night and your body is paralyzed and you feel the presence of something else there and it often feels like some kind of evil spirit…I've had it since I was a kid and always thought I was literally crazy; how do you tell someone about that? Then I read symptoms about it that other people had experienced and thought 'holy shit! I'm not crazy.' So it's going to be about that and be kind of an existential horror/comedy…anyone who likes my first book will probably not like the next one…!


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