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Last night I went to a Suboxone group for the first time. It helped so much. I sat in a room with 12 other people who are taking Suboxone and got so much great advice. They are people from all walks of life and we have SOOO much in common. It made me feel like I am not alone in this anymore. As soon as I am done with the night class that I teach (6 weeks) I am going to attend on a regular basis.
One of the questions that I still have is how much Suboxone should I be taking? I told them that I am taking 4mg in the morning and 4mg in the afternoon. Probably 10 of the people in the group agree that this is a small amount and that I should probably increase. The only thing I see is that in the evening I feel really run down and tired and almost like the very beginning of withdrawal aches. Other than that, I feel good most of the day. I am pretty sure that everyone is different and doses are on an indidivual need, but should I be taking more? I just figured if I keep the doses as low as possible, it's better.
I hope everyone is having a great day so far...
Thanks for all of your support!
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Last night I went to a Suboxone group for the first time. It helped so much. I sat in a room with 12 other people who are taking Suboxone and got so much great advice. They are people from all walks of life and we have SOOO much in common. It made me feel like I am not alone in this anymore. As soon as I am done with the night class that I teach (6 weeks) I am going to attend on a regular basis.
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HI Emma!
That is so so great you found a subs group!! I wish they had one here. I too am taking only 8mg a day. The doctor wanted me on 16mg but that was too much for me. I would say I feel pretty good most of the day but can get pretty tired. I would rather be on a lower dose so that it is easier to taper off when the time comes. I think it is different for everyone.
Keep us posted!
Congratulations! It will get better each day.
Thanks you guys! I am so happy that I found this Suboxone center. When I decided to get serious about quitting pills and look for a Sub doctor, I found a lot of places in my area. I made an appointment with one that was in a house and she said there were no signs out front. She explained it was all on a cash basis and it sounded really expensive. I am so glad that I kept looking. This place I am going to is totally covered by my insurance and has group sessions, NA meetings, and one on one therapy. I am going to go to all of the above. I really liked the group last night.
I am going to talk to the doctor on Saturday and let him know about getting really tired by 5:00 and not feeling well all night.
How long do you all suggest that it takes to be on Suboxone? I have heard so many different time frames... 3 weeks to years. I just don't know what to expect.
I'm still trying to figure out how long too! My doctor had me sign a sheet that said 12 weeks... I want to do it for as little as possible of course.
Did you just start too? This Saturday will be 3 weeks for me. He didn't have me sign anything. I have seen 2 doctors and they seem to be totally opposite. One seems to want me on 16 mg a day for as long as I need and the other is much more minimal with 8mg a day. I just don't understand for how long.
unlvgrad... I just remembered responding to you the other day... now I remember... you just started too! Sorry... maybe my memory is going now???
So you are really early too... over all do you still feel good?
You are def not alone and you can do this! Good for you. Keep it up! =)
You both are taking 8 mgs a day. I started at 12 mgs and it took about 4 months. This was dropping 2mgs about every 2 to 3 weeks . This was faster than my doctor recommended. And like I said before there was minor ( FOR ME ) withdraws at the end. This does not work for everyone, but this taper did work for me. Being tired and depressed was also part of the process. Stay active , eat right. get a good night sleep ( I took lunesta ) during and a couple weeks after. I have been put down for giving this advice so take it for what it is worth. Staying clean is still the hardest part for me. GOOD LUCK.
booter is right. I have been on subs for a year and a half. It has been more difficult to go down the longer I am on it. I would not put anyone down no matter how long they are on suboxone. That said, I feel that the sooner you can do it the better as long as you are committed that you don't want to be high anymore. I have never relapsed back to other opiates but I did go back to subs when I tried to jump off at too high a dose for me. You don't have to taper as soon as booter did or anyone elses taper schedule. Just be resloved to continually go down on your dose. Don't go down and back up over and over like I did. That is messing around with your brain. I hope I made some sense here. It is best to taper as soon as you are able to but not to the point that you relapse. Pay attention to your body. As long as you are not jumping all over the place at night then don't go up on your dose. Whatever your course, I am proud of your decision to get counseling and be free of the prison of addiction. This is your journey and the best days are at hand.
Springer10 makes alot of good points. I did taper kind of fast so if it takes longer to big deal.
Thanks for the advice. It gets really confusing at times. I do feel good and I did pass up the refill date for percocet so I think I am going in the right direction. No matter what, I want to keep fighting for this.
It helps to hear that other people have been through this or are going through this... it helps to feel like I am not alone.
Hi Emma!
I'm on week two. I'm feeling pretty good. I do get tired but mostly when I'm bored at work :) I've been sleeping well and trying to eat better. Seeing my therapist a couple times a week helps too. I would like to taper sooner then later but we will see!! Glad you are doing well!
Thanks to everyone for the info!
I would not increase dose. THIS IS MY OPINION. The whole idea is to taper down not up. I wish I had the perfect taper for you. Allthough 10 people do not already agree with me. Still your attitude sounds great. But try to stay at 8mgs if you can. I did take lunesta to sleep. Take everyones advice and do what works for YOU. Good luck. But you could not have said it better EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT.
I absolutely agree - suboxone should ONLY be taken as a short term med to ease off another opiate - by taking more mg's your only ramping up for a bigger fall when the time comes to stop taking suboxone.
I have been on this drug WAY to long (to embarrassed to tell you guys the length of time) and failed at first attempt to get off of it. I'm currently taking 2mg and just had a surgery which my addiction Dr. wanted me to take a much higher dose for pain management but I refused.
I do wish you well in your endeavors and hope you don't stay on this 'miracle drug' too long.
Thats really exciting! I think being able to listen to what others are feeling and going through and being able to relate is soo key to making it through it all. Today was my first day at the doctors and there are alot of groups to pick from, I cant wait, hopefully I have such good results as you did.
Also, I am taking the same amount of sub as you are and it is working very well, how are you feeling on that dose? Im no doctor or expert, but based on what everyone said, I would also not increase unless you were really feeling horrible. Hope everything is working out good! Looking forward to hearing more
I feel great on the 8mg a day until about 5:00 or 6:00 at night. If I am busy after work, I am fine with a lot of energy. If I come home from work and sit down on the couch... forget about it!! I am done... I could fall asleep so fast. I sleep at night, but it's for an hour and then up and so on, all night! That is very frustrating to me. That's been for about the last week or so. On the weekends, I get into these cleaning and organizing moods and that's great because for the last year of taking perc and vics... I would have energy for a week and be lazy for the other 3... it was all I could do to just make it through work.
The best part for me is that I feel in control of my life again... I am happy and productive again. I am not getting irritable and crabby with my son and I can actually focus on the little things in my life again... and those are the things that I love.
Good luck elizabeth... I have looked at many other forums also, and found that this one has the most genuine and caring people. They have helped me so much.
You are so right abot this forum its definetly been such a huge help. So I wonder why you are feeling so crappy that late? I wonder if you should take your second dose later? Although of course I cant be sure... hopefully some others can put in some input on that. But its so inspiring to hear how you are doing so well, I cant wait to get there again. Being productive, thats like such a big thing that I cannot wait for. Keep me updated :)
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Amazon had the first 2 episodes of the reboot free. I think the animation is worse than the original but the humor is better and Donald Duck seems to be a main character this time around.
Quote:I hadn't heard of the reboot but I will say that I really liked the original. As for Donald, I can't imagine what he would be doing as a main character in these stories - unless he's being given some cool alter ego as has happened in the more recent comics. So let me see if I can google the reboot.
I think he lives at Scrooge's mansion with the nephews in the reboot. I think in the original DuckTales Donald was enlisted in the navy and didn't have the resources to raise them.
Quote:Aha! There's a trailer on YouTube!
Cleverly googled YouTube Trailer of the Duck Tales Reboot
Quote:I think it looks pretty good. I don't like the voices of Huey, Dewey, and Louie (spelling) but I like the voices of Uncle Scrooge, Donald, and Launchpad. I see Donald is perceived by the world (or one female character, any way) as one of the greatest adventurers of all time - yet the trailer leads me to believe he bumbled his way through.
Quote:I think this show could work. I don't know that it will be better than the original - animation is animation, and there's no reason 21st century cartoons would automatically be more advanced or have more "wow" than, say, 1960s cartoons, aside from the higher standards imposed by, say, video games.
Well I can't agree with that. A lot of modern cartoons/anime look gorgeous.
Quote:I'm undecided as to whether I'll watch the reboot. But if I don't, it won't be out of any negativity. I just lately find I don't have the patience for extended viewing of cartoons. I think I may possibly watch the first episode.
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It's been about 2-3 weeks since I got my hair permed.
I would say it is not that bad for a change and I find that perm hair is nice too.
One thing that I kind of dislike about perm hair is that I would need to blow it every time I want to go out if not it would look kind of messy (for me).
Although heat protectant products do work, it is to a certain extent and the heat will still damage my hair (I think)
Although heat protectant products do work, it is to a certain extent and the heat will still damage my hair (I think)
When I had straight hair, I don't really blow dry or do anything to it since I have naturally straight hair (not super straight those kind though).
Since I'm always dying my hair so I thought I would only blow dry if I'm in a hurry or what but most of the time I don't.
Actually I don't comb it too since it doesn't tangle. Hahahaha (*shhh it's a secret of mine)
As you know I'm a super lazy person, I find that getting my hair perm might be a good thing because it's prevents me from getting lazy because I would have to prepare early to get my hair done when I'm going out. Hehe
I used to want to have curled hair like those Japanese curls (below)
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Something like this, I like loose but defined curls!
I find that it is quite a hassle so I didn't do it. Haha
Last year I bought a curler online which was raved by the YouTube gurus.
Please ignore my messy table*
Please ignore my messy table*
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I bought the 1 1/2 inch barrel one.
I started practicing how to curl my hair and I failed quite miserably Hahahaha :X
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Yes, it's spoilt.
I was actually thinking of buying either Hot Tools brand or Babyliss but I didn't bought the Babyliss one because on eBay, people claim that they got a Conair curler in a Babyliss packaging.
Buying it in salons in Singapore is quite expensive too.
I wouldn't say that the curler is bad because it does curl pretty well and heats up quickly, it comes with replacement spring and warranty but I couldn't send it back.
Count myself as being unlucky! Haha
This time round it is Babyliss, I got it in a salon.
Kind of lazy to wait for it to ship over and might be a little risky so I bought it in a salon.
Tried using it and it's about the same as the Hot Tools one, just that this barrel is shorter and the spring is more tighter.
I bought a 1 1/4 inch barrel because the 1 1/2 inch one is a little too big.
Tried using it and it isn't that bad, heats up fast and comes with a heat setting too.
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Fred and Friends has issued a voluntary recall of pacifiers, in the US and Canada, in cooperation with the FDA, because they fail to meet federal safety standards.
The Artiste pacifiers have a 'beard' on the knob of the pacifier which can detach, posing a choking hazard. Additionally, the ventilation holes on the Volume and Panic pacifier guards are too small.
To date there has been one report of the knob on the Volume pacifier dislodging, but there have been no reports of injury.
The recall involves three types of Fred & Friends Chill Baby pacifiers which include: Artiste (UPC 728987021282) with a black plastic beard and mustache, Volume (UPC 728987020599) with a black volume control knob and Panic (UPC 728987020605) with a red panic button. Photos of the recalled items can be viewed on the CPSC Website.
Consumers are urged to take the recalled items away from young children and return them to the company to receive a refund of $12. The company is providing consumers with a postage paid envelope to return them. For more information, call (855) 346-6372 or visit them online at www.fredandfriends.com and click on Pacifier Recall.


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Friday the 13th
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- Release Date
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- Writers
- Damian Shannon
- Mark Swift
- Nick Antosca
- Aaron Guzikowski
Latest 'Friday the 13th' News
Friday the 13th Producer Really Wants to Make Another Jason Movie
Andrew Form is determined to get Jason Voorhees back on the big screen, its just a question of when.
What's Really Happening with the Friday the 13th Franchise?
Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form explain the current state of the Friday the 13th franchise.
Jason Returns in Kill Happy Friday the 13th Fan-Made Trailer
Director Nick Merola has released a fan trailer for a Friday the 13th sequel to help fill the gap until someone finally makes a new Jason Voorhees movie.
Corey Feldman Wants to Return in Friday the 13th Sequel
Corey Feldman knows how to properly reboot Friday the 13th, but getting the rights back for everyone is proving to be a bit difficult.
Canceled Friday the 13th Remake Would've Seen the Death of Jason
Screenwriters Damian Shannon and Mark Swift reveal the title for the scrapped Friday the 13th reboot.
What the Canceled Friday the 13th Reboot Was Actually About
Nick Antosca explains what happened with his Friday the 13th reboot, hinting at a classic slasher story.
Friday the 13th Remake Is Canceled, Is Rings to Blame?
With just six weeks left until filming was set to begin, Paramount has pulled the plug on their languishing Friday the 13th remake.
Friday the 13th Reboot Will Have a Young Jason, New Title Revealed?
A Friday the 13 casting call reveals that twins are being sought to play a young Jason Voorhees in the reboot.
Friday the 13th Reboot Begins Shooting in Spring 2017
The long-awaited Friday the 13th remake is reportedly casting for a spring production start in Georgia.
New Friday the 13th Will Be a Hard R, Shoots Spring 2017
Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form offer new setting and story details for their upcoming Friday the 13th remake.
Jason Is Unrelenting in New Friday the 13th Movie Says Producers
Producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form says fans won't be disappointed by the 'unrelenting' nature of Jason in the new Friday the 13th.
Friday the 13th Remake and Rings Release Dates Delayed Again
Both Friday the 13th and Rings have gotten new release dates from Paramount Pictures, coming way later than originally expected.
Friday the 13th Remake Gets Last Witch Hunter Director
Last Witch Hunter and Crazies director Breck Eisner is in talks to take the helm on Paramount's long-awaited Friday the 13th remake.
New Friday the 13th to Show Jason & His Mom Killing Together?
Producer Brad Fuller teases that both Jason Voorhees and his mother Pamela will be together, noting it's not an orgin story.
New Friday the 13th Will Introduce Jason's Entire Family
The Friday the 13th remake will bring back Pamela Voorhees while introducing more of Jason's family.
New Friday the 13th to Introduce Jason's Dad?
Aaron Guzikowski's script for the Friday the 13th remake will reportedly include Jason Voorhees' long-lost father, Elias Voorhees.
Friday the 13th Remake Gives Jason a New Origin Story
Producer Brad Fuller confirms the Friday the 13th reboot won't have any found footage, but does feature a new backstory for Jason Voorhees.
Friday the 13th Reboot Is Sending Jason Back to the 80s?
Andrew Form confirms that the new Friday the 13th reboot is a period thriller, but won't reveal which period.
Friday the 13th Remake Loses Director, Lands New Writer
Prisoners screenwriter Aaron Guzikowski has signed on to rewrite the script for Friday the 13th, while director David Bruckner exits.
Friday the 13th Reboot Delayed Until 2017
Paramount has pushed its long-delayed Friday the 13th reboot into 2017, while The Ring sequel Rings was given a spring 2016 date.


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New Delhi: Notwithstanding Denmark`s refusal to extradite Kim Davy, India on Wednesday said it will continue to insist on the extradition of the main accused of Purulia arms drop case.
Asserting that Davy was a fugitive and should be brought to justice, spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said "Our efforts with government of Denmark have not yet been successful. We have a new Ambassador who has recently gone to Denmark.
"He is in the process of having his initial meetings and we will continue to insist on a way forward needs to be found on this issue."
A Dane, Davy is accused of orchestrating the air-drop of a huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 300 AK-47s, anti-tank grenades and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, from an AN-26 aircraft that he owned on the night of December 17, 1995 in West Bengal`s Purulia district.
The spokesperson also said, "We feel he should be brought to justice for self-professed role. He himself had said what his role was in Purulia arms dropping and if the is the role he needs to be brought to justice for that role."
The issue of extradition of Davy, alias Niels Holck, has strained bilateral ties. In July 2012, India scaled down diplomatic contact with the Denmark after that country refused its extradition request.


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Tis the Season
Dec 3, 2017
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Take a break from the holiday bustle with a quiet stroll around the farm. String popcorn and make an ornament to take home.
All ages.
Meeting Place: Farmhouse
1375 State Route 674 North
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
Cost: Free Event
1375 State Route 674 N.
Canal Winchester, Ohio 43110
Phone: 614-508-8111
Interest TagsOutdoor Activity, Family Oriented, Special Interest, Arts/Music/Film,
Additional Dates for this Event12/16
Additional Events
12/9/2017- Filling the Farm Larder - 1
12/10/2017- Filling the Farm Larder - 2
12/14/2017- Preschoolers Storytime - Keeping Warm
12/14/2017- Homeschooler at the Farm: Warm Treats on a Cold Da
12/16/2017- A Christmas Evening
12/28/2017- Holiday Break Workday
12/30/2017- Smoked, Salted, Pickled and Preserved
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Tecnam has secured a repeat order for four P2006Ts from US-based IASCO Flight Training (IFT), as part of its fleet replacement programme.
The aircraft will join IFT's fleet of piston-singles and twins, which numbers more than 30, including two P2006Ts, to provide multi-engine flight training at its campus at Redding Municipal airport in California. An order for two more of the high-wing, Rotax 912S-powered aircraft is planned.
IFT says the P2006Ts will replace its fleet of out-of-production Beechcraft Duchesses.
Tecnam has delivered over 200 P2006Ts since the first example entered service eight years ago as Tecnam's only in-production piston-twin. The clean-sheet P2012 Traveller will bring this line-up to two when it enters service in 2019.
The Italian airframer introduced the next generation P2006T in April, featuring the Garmin G1000NXi flightdeck and a host of interior upgrades, including a new seat design with electronic switches to control height and comfort, and an improved lighting system.


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Munich is famous for its heritage, customs and of course the people living here or those who lived here in former times. Some of them influenced Munich's history, others were just nice fellows, sometimes a bit freakish, but always typical Munich-ish :-). This one here wasn't even born in Munich, but became a Munich original…
Frederik Hodges was born in 1831. His father owned a stearin factory (other sources say it was a Gin destillery) in the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth, a London borough, which is now part of the London borough of Lambeth. So you can say Frederiks family was quite rich. He was sent to Munich at the age of 15 to study in Munich, but as the German Revolution of 1848 started, he had to go back to London. In 1851 his father died and Frederik had to take over the factory. At that time there were a few factories in Lambeth. Once a nearby factory caught fire, but the London firebrigade couldn't manage to extinguish the fire so the factory burnt down. Frederik Hodges was impressed and shocked, that the firemen couldn't do anything about the fire. He also was afraid to loose his own factory, which stayed unharmed (at least this time). He bought his own fire engine and trained workers to use it, known as the "Hodges brigade". But he felt this wasn't enough, so he travelled through Europe to study different firebrigades in bigger cities. He also came to Munich and was deeply impressed about the Munich fire fighters and their system.
So he created a factory firebrigade like the Munich fire fighters and soon he could prove the effectiveness. Near river Thames his fire fighters took out a dangerous fire and Hodges was awarded the title "captain".
Nobody knows why, but after a while, he sold everything and went to Munich with his wife (who was a daughter of a royal bavarian personal doctor). They lived extravagant in Munich and when his wife died, he lavished money even more.
Hodges was a hulk. This and the fact he always wore fine suits and special long walking sticks made him well known in the streets of Munich. But he wasted his money and also the money from his family, so they forced him to accept a pension. From there on he couldn't waste his money anymore… Hodges died in Munich aged 75 on Christmas Eve 1904.
In Munich he was known as "der Kapitän", which is a correct but literal translation from the english "captain". But in Germany, the word "Kapitän" refers to "skipper" or "shipmaster" and not to a military rank. The military rank "captain", Hodges was given, would be translated to "Hauptmann" in german.
So the citizens called him "shipmaster" and not "Hauptmann" because of this mistransaltion.
You can find a picture of Frederik Hodges, taken in 1875 on this website of Deutsches Museum (the photos are sorted by surname).


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There are bad NBA teams. There are worse NBA teams. Then there are the 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats. For nearly 40 years, the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers set the standard for National Basketball Association futility, waiting for the day when another team would rise up–er, sink down–and trump their 9-73 win-loss record. Finally, in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season, the 7-59 Bobcats managed the feat, making them the worst of the worst in NBA history.
5 2009-10 New Jersey Nets (12-70)
The 2009-10 Nets set the bar low for season-opening futility, starting off the year an NBA record 0-for-18. On the other hand, they managed to win an even dozen games by season's end despite only four victories in the first 52 games–a mark even worse than the '73 Sixers'. At least the Nets' best player, center Brook Lopez, actually proved he was a cornerstone for the future, offering something most of the other teams on the list didn't have: hope.
4 1992-93 Dallas Mavericks (11-71)
Like the '97-98 Nuggets, the 1992-93 Dallas Mavericks managed a measly 11-71 record. And like the Nuggets, the season was a disaster from the start. One star got suspended by the NBA for drug abuse; another got hurt and was never the same. The best player got traded, and the first-round pick hardly played. All of that added up to a start that would even have the '73 Sixers shaking their heads: four wins in the first 61 games.
3 1997-98 Denver Nuggets (11-71)
What do bad teams have in common? Firing the coach and, apparently, 23-game losing streaks. The 1997-98 Denver squad managed to reach 11 wins, but it wasn't enough to save Bill Hanzlik's job after his squad posted losses for nearly a quarter of the season in a row. The Nuggets went into the season thinking they had a young team full of potential, but as it turned out, that statement was only half right. And not the good half.
2 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73)
The 1972-73 Philadelphia squad remains the only team to manage a single-digit win total over the course of a full NBA season. Unlike the Bobcats, though, the Sixers finished hot–or at least lukewarm–winning five of their last 31 games after winning only four of their first 51. And if the Bobcats' best player was in the owner's box, the Sixers took the opposite tack, there, too: They turned one of their players, Kevin Loughery, into the head coach before season's end.
1 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats (7-59)
When the best player on the team is the owner, retired all-world star Michael Jordan, you know it's going to be a long season. And even though it was a labor strife-shortened 66-game season for the 2011-12 Bobcats, it was still a long, long season. Even with a lack of talent on the roster, Charlotte had a chance to avoid making a history of the wrong kind, but they lost their last 23 games to edge the '73 Sixers with a .106 winning percentage, worst in NBA history.


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Having not participated in team sports during my youth, being coached as an adult was a process with which I had to acclimate myself. I did participate in gymnastics and theatre coming up, but I never had a coach get in my face and say harsh things to me to push me forward. Whilst training for the American Diabetes Associations� Tour de Cure, (cycling for a cure) spring 2012, and currently conditioning for the upcoming 40 mile ride on April 12, my husband has taken the role of coach. He doesn�t do the �in your face� coaching but it is difficult to hear just how much better I can do if I just push myself harder, place my hands just so, and not be such a wuss.
Over the past year of learning crossfit, I have also learned positive reinforcement goes a long way. My trainers and fellow team mates encourage each other by saying �good job� on a regular basis, even though I know I could�ve given a bit more or was disappointed in my own performance.
In the office of the Press Gazette, it�s much the same. Throughout this learning curve of being editor, I am encouraged by my co-workers and readers, but I am also learning the responsibilities of leadership, good and bad. Our news service, a vehicle of informing the people of Santa Rosa County, will not print itself, will not fill its own pages with copy, or have monetary support without the hard working people behind the scenes who do their jobs. We�re a team who support one another. We go the distance together. It is their encouragement, constructive criticism, but mostly their �good jobs� I look forward to hear and I also am eager to share.
My mother-in-law told me a long time ago, just before my wedding day, her mother shared something with her and she felt it was important to share with me: if we all pull together for the good of the family, the family will prosper. Good advice. Being a member of a team, working for the good of a cause is a facet of life we should never take for granted.
When my husband steers me forward for a 40 mile ride this spring, still working for the good of a cause, I will do my very best. Reminding me I have to get on my bike, check my baseline of insulin, keep my head up and breathe easy is his job as coach. He has my best interest at heart and, of course, I don�t want to be a wuss.
Watch for me on the bike trail in a red jersey, steadily trying to increase my speed. If you call out to me, I�ll wave as I pass by.


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Ciao, Opera Mavens! We've got a bunch of unique performances and a couple of special events for you to kick off the New Year:
OPERA ON THE SPOT www.operaonthespot.com
January Birthday Bash – This month we celebrate the birthdays of Chausson, Duparc, Mozart, Pergolesi, Poulenc, Schubert, and others; young, classically trained singers embarking on their professional careers present some of these composers' best works. Performance is FREE, come early to enjoy a drink beforehand or call the restaurant (415-252-1110) for a dinner reservation.
Mon Jan 9 at 7pm, Caffe Delle Stelle, 395 Hayes St, San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY www.sfsymphony.org or 415-864-6000
Das klagende Lied (Mahler) – Semi-staged presentation of cantata about a dark fairy tale kingdom where two brothers battle for a queen's love; featuring soprano Joelle Harvey, mezzo Sasha Cooke, tenor Michael Konig, and baritone Brian Mulligan; Michael Tilson Thomas conducting.
Fri Jan 13 & Sat Jan 14 at 8pm, Sun Jan 15 at 2pm
Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC www.sfcm.edu or 415-503-6275
Mary Pleasant at Land's End (Garner) – Full piano / vocal workshop of new opera (with libretto by SFCM alumnus Mark Hernandez) set in the historical Barbary Coast of San Francisco, which promises to be the first major opera to come out of a Conservatory for over a hundred years. Cast includes many well-known SFCM alumni, members of the SFO Chorus, and current Conservatory students; conducted by SFO Chorus Director Ian Robertson. FREE, no tickets required.
Sat Jan 14 at 8pm, SFCM Concert Hall, 50 Oak St, San Francisco
ISLAND CITY OPERA www.islandcityopera.org or 510-263-8060
Don Pasquale (Donizetti) – Crafty Norina and her lovesick beau Ernesto outwit his swaggering uncle, the Don, with help from the wily Dr. Malatesta; finally, an opera where the soprano comes out on top! Starring soprano Eileen Meredith, tenor Sergio Gonzalez, baritone Igor Viera, and bass-baritone Bojan Knezevik (Adler 1995) in the title role; directed by Erin Neff with Philip Kuttner conducting.
Preview Tickets (General Admission): $25 Adults, $10 Students (ages 13-21 with student ID), Free for Children (12 and under)
Regular Performance Tickets: $60 Front Row Café or Large Table Seats, $45 Reserved Sofa Seats
Wed Jan 18 (Preview), Fri Jan 20, Fri Jan 27 at 7:30pm; Sun Jan 22 & Jan 29 at 2pm
Anchor Society Lectures held one hour prior to curtain
Elks Lodge Ballroom, 2255 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
FRESNO GRAND OPERA www.fresnograndopera.org or 559-442-5699 and
TOWNSEND OPERA www.townsendopera.com or 209-523-6426
Concert Series – Recital of popular arias, duets, and classical art songs featuring the two leads of our main stage production of Our Town, soprano Sarah Shafer (seen at SFO as Pamina in The Magic Flute, Rosetta in Two Women, and Mary Lenox in The Secret Garden) and tenor Jonas Hacker (Grand Finalist, 2016 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions)
Tickets: $25 Reserved Seating, $10 General Admission
Tue Jan 5 at 7:30pm, Deva Café, 1201 J St, Modesto
Tue Jan 24 at 7:30pm, Mia Cuppa Caffé, 620 E. Olive Ave, Fresno
Our Town (Rorem) – Opera based on Pulitzer Prize-winning play by American playwright Thornton Wilder, utilizing pleasant melodies and tonal harmonies to honor a time when our lives were simpler. Featuring soprano Sarah Shafer as Emily Webb, mezzo Laura Krumm (Adler 2012-13) as Mrs. Webb, tenors Jonas Hacker as George Gibbs and Alex Mansoori (Merola 2009) as the Stage Manager, and baritone Zeffin Quinn Hollis as Mr. Webb; Ryan Murray conducting.
Sat Jan 21 at 7:30pm & Sun Jan 22 at 2pm, Gallo Center, 1000 I St, Modesto
Sat Jan 28 at 7:30pm & Sun Jan 29 at 3pm, Veterans Auditorium, 2425 Fresno St
WEST EDGE OPERA www.westedgeopera.org or 510-841-1903
Snapshot: New Opera by NorCal Composers and Librettists – Excerpts from eight previously unproduced operas performed by renowned local singers and accompanied by a chamber orchestra comprised of members of SF contemporary music ensemble Earplay led by Mary Chun and Jonathan Khuner. Program 1 cast includes sopranos Chelsea Hollow, Ann Moss & Kristen Princiotta, mezzos Buffy Baggott, Kindra Scharich & Shawnette Sulker, tenor Jacob Thompson, and baritone Jason Sarten. Program 2 cast includes sopranos Amy Foote & Julia Hathaway, mezzo Molly Mahoney, tenors Darron Flagg & Joe Meyers, and baritone Daniel Cilli (OSJ 2006-10). Brief video interviews with Snapshot's composers and librettists will air before each excerpt, and an open panel discussion will follow each program. Tickets: $35 General Admission
Program 1:
Sat Jan 21 at 8pm at David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley *and*
Sun Jan 22 at 3pm, Bayview Opera House, 4705 3rd St, San Francisco
Program 2:
Sat Feb 25 8pm at David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley *and*
Sun Feb 26 at 3pm, Bayview Opera House, 4705 3rd St, San Francisco
LIEDER ALIVE! www.liederalive.org or 415-561-0100
Mozart & Erickson BirthdayFest! – With soprano Heidi Moss, violist Paul Yarbrough, and pianist Kurt Erickson
Fri Jan 27 at 7pm, Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St, San Francisco
LIVERMORE VALLEY OPERA www.livermorevalleyopera.com or 925-960-9210
Silver Jubilee Concert & Dinner – See website for details
Sat Jan 28 at 5pm, The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton
POCKET OPERA www.pocketopera.org or 415-972-8934
40th Anniversary Season Gala Luncheon & Auction – See website for details
Sun Jan 29 at 12:30pm, Green Room, Veterans Bldg, 401 Van Ness Blvd, SF


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Mel Gibson's wife sitting on a personal fortune worth $28MApril 24th, 2009 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 24 (ANI): She might be fighting a multi-million-dollar divorce battle with Hollywood actor Mel Gibson, but wife Robyn Moore has a personal fortune worth a whopping 28 million dollars.
Robyn, who has filed for divorce from the Braveheart star, citing "irreconcilable differences", owns millions of dollars worth of real estate in California alone.
She owns at least 11 properties around Malibu in which she has an interest via her private trust, reports The Herald Sun.
With a market value of 24.8 million dollars they range from suburban homes to hilltop estates and were bought between 2001-07.
In Agoura Hills, home to Gibson's Holy Family Chapel, Robyn owns an eight-bedroom Italianate mansion and a 3.4 million-dollar home with five bedrooms, along with a 1.2 million-dollar two-bedroom retreat.
She also owns a 7.3 million-dollar beachfront home and a six-bedroom 1.9 million dollar Santa Clarita ranch.
Robyn is also said to have bought more homes in 2007-8, one of which was said to be worth more than 4.2 million dollars.
According to the Californian law, gifts acquired before marriage and after separation are considered individual property.
Californian divorce lawyer Evan Sussman said Robyn could claim outright ownership of the real estate if she could prove they had been gifts from Gibson.
In the divorce papers, Gibson said they had separated in August 2006 but Robyn did not give a date. (ANI)
- Gibson's former family mansion on sale - Jul 28, 2012
- Gibson, Moore seal divorce pact - Jun 29, 2011
- Mel Gibson puts his Malibu estate on market for $14.5m - Mar 23, 2011
- British lottery winners gift home, car to house cleaner - Feb 28, 2010
- Hilary Swank 'buys $3.5m apartment' - Dec 20, 2009
- Miley Cyrus sells 'Redneck Riviera' beach house, gets richer by $1.9mn - Feb 12, 2011
- Brangelina buy $40m mansion in Italy - Sep 08, 2010
- Gibson loses half fortune in divorce settlement - Dec 24, 2011
- Depp buys property in Britain - Jan 27, 2012
- Ex-wife gets huge cut in Gibson's retirement package - Sep 06, 2012
- Heather Mills to sell New York home - Feb 20, 2011
- Cary Grant's former Palm Springs retreat being sold for $2.9m - Mar 18, 2011
- Dennis Hopper's widow files $45M creditor's claim - Oct 13, 2010
- Shilpa Shetty's estate taken over by squatter gang - May 28, 2011
- DiCaprio to lease out Malibu home - May 22, 2012
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Full breast radiation (hello, it's gone) with 20 weeks of chemotherapy and 10 years of hormone treatments.Still leaving me with a 10% chance that the cancer will return within 10 years and not guaranteeing complications will not be present in other parts of my body as a result of the triple-treatment hit. I am really wrestling with this decision, guys. Focusing on the fact that the tumors and all my breast tissue are gone, this feels like they are engaging the canons where a few well-placed snipers might do. But there don't seem to be any snipers available. I know of women who are going through this cancer treatment regimen right now who still have their breasts with sizable tumors. (My prayers go out to those of you who have already made these tough decisions. You have my respect for the courage you express, everyday, to show up for yourself and your loved ones in the ways you have decided are best.) Remember when I told you that if I blog about ReaLLy meSSy STuFF it will be for us to build muscle? Well, roll up your sleeves because I'm not playing alone. This is where my decision-making drama with cancer becomes your decision-making drama with [fill in the blank.] You make decisions every day. Now, what if every decision you made mattered – even ones that are not in a life or death category? Like the preference ones that say, "I want this. I like that." Or the reaction, "Stayed up too late. Hit snooze. Reschedule that appointment." ones. Even avoidance, "Let someone else make that decision." ones. And lets not forget those coin-flipping, daisy-petal-picking decisions. Most decisions move you easily along while on cruise or autopilot. Others put you on notice, requiring stand-up attention. Sometimes, you know why you made a particular decision. Sometimes, you are clueless as to the criteria that motivated you. (Was alcohol involved?) But here is the one, most consistent thing about any decision you will ever make – and why you want to pay attention. You will live with the consequences. Life is an assumption we make while dying. Death is an assumption we make while living. Your decision.
When your decisions no longer matter, you stop living.Make a decision to pause for a moment and take that last sentence in. I am making a decision to get comfortable with the question mark that now resides where my breast was. It offers a gift that reminds me of the preciousness of each day – found in every decision I make. How will I use my time today? How will I love today? Who will I laugh and cry with, today? And, as a nutritionally proactive woman who intends to beat this thing as naturally as she can, what will I eat and not eat that will strengthen me, today, while I wait two weeks for the results of another test that I asked the oncologist for? Why? Because, no matter who rolls the dice, I will be the one living with the consequences of my next decision. Not my doctors. I'm not an expert. I'm just a messy muse blathering on in a messy room – with dirty margins. Thank God, I don't need to be an authority to make decisions matter. I just need to be the author of my own life. I have no more time to entertain ghostwriter decisions made on my behalf – unless they come through Grace and The Divine. I have a proposition for you. Walk alongside me for the next few days and take note of your decisions – like they matter. Consider three decisions – big or small – that you will make matter this week. And you are welcome to share them in the comments below! Here are some decisions that mattered to me this week.
- Helped a friend organize her studio so she can move into the next level of her business. I played prima donna while "helplessly" sitting, pointing and suggesting. She did the heavy lifting that doctor's orders wont let me do. (5 lb. limit.) Amazingly, I found I can be a prima donna and maintain a friendship.
- Gave myself a two-hour break from this dang compression bra that I am supposed to wear 24/7 for 6 weeks. I promise you, I did not do jumping jacks. And my poor right breast was very grateful.
- Standing by my June decision to not feed the cancer by staying off dairy, meat, and refined sugar. I feel so much better and, surprisingly, not deprived at all. I made another decision that I did not have to be 100% perfect about this. For me, the need to hit the mark perfectly originates from fear – thus feeding it. Besides, 95% lets you have dark chocolate and eat out with friends.
- Asked for the ONcoType DX testing, even after the oncologist said it wouldn't mean anything because my margins were dirty. He finally understood that it was an important part of my decision-making process.
- Met with a Doctor who specializes in oncological physical therapy to help with the aftermath of chemo (should I go that route). Right now we are focused on reclaiming range of motion in my mastectomy arm – and NOT getting lymphedema.


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Money on the Internet – make money online
Ways to earn money online for beginners without investments. Additional real earning money on the net.
Home work online: pros and cons
Earn Money Online – this is a good that is theoretically available to all, but in practice, few can boast a substantial income. What's the matter?
Earnings without a website
Income opportunities on the internet without having a website, word processing, creating and managing websites, design, graphics, etc.
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Create a site and earn money with it. Placing contextual and banner advertising, selling links, selling their products and participate in affiliate programs (pay for sites even on a free platform).
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Reasons why you should create your own website. How much can you earn on your website. Thereby make a profit. How to create and promote the site.
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Working from home or home work
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By working at home, you can protect yourself from the crush in the transport, shrill squeak alarm and, most importantly, banal office intrigue.
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Work on the Internet related to orders, in terms of constant positive benefits. In the presence of diligence, discipline and competence, you can create a list of regular customers, and earnings in the network will become your stable, regular income.
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Do not forget that the work on the Internet – this is not the canvas, woven of intrigue and relationships, this is your unique opportunity to rise up from the ground.
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Wholesale reduction that engulfed the country in recent months, has led to the fact that people are starting to think about how to make money at home. Work on the Internet today are interested in representatives of different age groups.
Types of income can be divided into three groups:
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If you have not decided how to make money online, you can put information about neiti first view of earnings.
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Telework or freelance, telework – demand among creative people. The most in demand in the labor market of the Internet the following specialties: the designer, copywriter, journalist and translator. Such work is to implement orders in the time and for a specified fee. Contact with the customer is through ICQ, e-mail, Skype, or exchange the remote work.
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Work at home – is piecework, but to make money online is always possible. Leave salaries in his office the past and prepare for self-control, so as to get you as much as earn. If corporate discipline allows you to smoke breaks and tea, work on the internet will train you to time management.
Extra money on the Internet
The financial crisis has reinforced in the minds of people need a choke hold on the salary of the office, even if he indecently low. Fear of people – humiliating pity of others, which in a time of crisis falls on the head of each dismissed from work specialist.
If you get rid of this complex, you will realize that to make money online you can even more than usual in the office environment. Try to find the first source of income among friends and acquaintances, it is possible that your former classmate is ready for a lot of money to give you regular orders. Thus, you may have a work at home – feel free to rank freelancer and tell all of their plans. Certainly, it will help you find the first reliable customer, who will explain to you what the remote work.
Do not forget about former business contacts. If you left a good impression in a business environment, any of your previous partners agree to work with you individually, bypassing your former organization, most importantly, remember that the work of the Internet comes in many forms and your business only to choose a niche.
The main advantage of earning on the Internet – to showcase their talents. According to statistics, most people work, not where they would like, and carry no interest to their responsibilities. If you're still afraid to leave a permanent job, start small – do what you like, at your leisure. If you do have the ability to favorite creativity, you will appreciate, and soon additional earnings in the network will become your primary.
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The main qualities necessary novice freelancer – fast learning and attention to changing trends. Internet – it's fast-paced environment, and a successful business in the field of Internet space is important to keep track of all the innovations in the chosen field of earnings.
If the traditional business in the first place depends on relationships, work on the Internet thrives in proportion to your awareness. Get to know new network capabilities, and remote work will change your life so that you will forget about the painful necessity of working for others, not always pleasant to you, people.
Do not be afraid to invest in the development of their business. Start-up capital in e-commerce is much less than the equivalent cost item in a real environment, but at the same time guarantee higher return. However, working from home is much easier than working in an office.
To get started, use the successful commercial schemes, proven Internet. Sooner or later, the accumulated experience will allow you to develop a unique personal project that will bring not only profit, but also fun.
The real business environment forces you to work in a continuous, stress mode. Creating and unleash some of their own sites, you'll receive a regular income from them at a minimum, if there is no labor, and this is truly a great opportunity, because the free time you can spend with loved ones.
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Getting to Cessenon sur Orb
The nearest airport to us is Béziers - approximately 35 minutes away, which services flights to and from:
- Bristol, London, Manchester, Southampton, Stockholm, Dusseldorf, Paris and Oslo.
- http://www.beziers.aeroport.fr/
Carcassonne airport is 1 hr 10 mins from us and is serviced by flights to and from:
- Paris Beauvais, Billund Denmark, Eindhoven, Glasgow Prestwick, Cork, Port, Dublin, Brussels Charleroi, E Midland, Liverpool, Bournemouth, London.
- http://www.aeroport-carcassonne.com/fr/page/passagers
Montpellier airport is 1 hour away on the motorway and is seviced by flights to and from:
- Paris Orly and Charles de Gaulle, London Luton and Gatwick, Lyon, Brussells Charleroi, Nantes and Rotterdam.
- http://www.montpellier.aeroport.fr/fr/passagers
Please check with the airlines websites for timetables as these vary depending on the season.
Directions from Montpellier Airport to Cessenon sur Orb:
- Taking the A9 sign posted to Béziers, look out for the junction at Béziers sign posted Maureilhan the D64, this will take you through Cazouls Les Béziers, take the D14 sign posted Cessenon Sur Orb.
Directions from Béziers airport:
- Leaving the airport, turn right on the D612, then fork right sign posted Villeneuve les Béziers, stay on this road and it will take you on the ring road until you see signposts for Cazouls Les Béziers D14 and that will take you to Cessenon Sur Orb.
There is also a regular bus service from Béziers to Cessenon sur Orb.


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Is anyone up for sharing garden joys and "ishyews?"
Of course, I'm in the Pacific Northwest
- the nursery to the world - where the soil is rich, the climates diverse, the rains often at least West of the mountain ranges, and life is good for the novice gardener.
My personal favorites are the roses that grow in large and small shrubs, without the fuss and demands of tea roses, but with that gloriously old-fashioned mystery about them that has me thinking of Josephine Bonaparte and her fabulous collection.
But I'm equally as enthralled with Japanese maples in their many varieties, rhododendrons, azaleas, hostas, glorious grasses . . . . a host of possibilities for every site.
Anyone willing to share with me?
I love to share something but I have a killer thumb
this morning I found my indoor plants were dumb,
they all bowed down and look numbed
I dare not mention anything but just thumped!
hi joc,
I love to plant perennials. Last year two friends gave me about 3 dozen plants altogether. I also went to a plant swamp and received 2 dozen more plants. Got everything looking beautiful and had a serious illness and couldn't do a darn thing at the end of summer and fall. Now this year I can't wait to see what comes up as some things were already done blooming last year. Happy Spring. Waiting for my first daffodil to bloom.
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China flat-panel TV market up for robust growth
Keywords:flat panel TV? market report? China? CRT TV? LCD?
Strong 2007
In 2007, shipments LCD TVs and plasma TVs in China grew 83 percent y-on-y and 43 percent y-on-y, respectively. This year, total TV shipments is forecast to grow 4 percent to 41 million units, while CRT TV shipments are forecast to drop from 30 million units in 2007 to 24 million units.
In 2007, most non-China foreign brands left the CRT TV business in China, but priced flat-panel TVs more aggressively than before.
"There had been at least a 30 percent pricing gap between foreign brands and domestic players, but it decreased to less than 20 percent in 2007," said Bing Zhang, TV market research director for DisplaySearch in China.
Foreign brands, like Samsung and Sony, showed strong growth in flat-panel TVs, with unit shipment share of 40.1 percent in 2007, up from 33.6 percent in 2006. The share of domestic players decreased from 66.4 percent in 2006 to 59.9 percent in 2007. According to the report, Hisense and Samsung topped domestic and foreign brands with unit shipment shares of 12.1 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively.
Market dynamics
DisplaySearch examined several China TV market trends in the report.
For LCD TVs, ASPs of 32-inch LCD TVs decreased less than $800 by the end of 2007. The 32-inch LCD sets remain the mainstream product with a 33 percent market share in China. LCD TVs smaller than 26-inch and larger than 40-inch grew moderately in 2007.
Meanwhile, 19-inch and 22-inch LCD TVs, which use adapted LCD monitor panels, grew rapidly. For large-size 40-42-inch LCD TV sets, shipments expanded quickly as LCD TV brands allocated sufficient panels from Gen 7 TFT LCD plants in Asia. In 2007, 40-42-inch sets accounted for 25 percent of the total LCD TV market in China and 46-47-inch LCD TV captured an 8 percent share (Figure 1).
|Figure 1: LCD TV sets of 19-inch and 22-inch, which use adapted LCD monitor panels, grew rapidly in 2007.
Also contributing strong influence in the market are plasma TVs. According to DisplaySearch, the 32-inch Enhanced Definition (ED) PDP TVs emerged first in the world in China in 2H 07.
In the selling season of Q4 07, 32-inch ED plasma TVs grabbed 26 percent of all plasma TV shipments in 2007 due to aggressive promotions (below $666 ASPs) by domestic TV brands such as Hisense, Changhong, Haier and Konka. The 42-inch sets remained the mainstream size for plasma TVs with a 52 percent share. Although several brands introduced 52-inch LCD TVs, a large price gap of approximately $1,350 between 52-inch LCD TVs and 50-inch plasma TVs influenced many buyers to shop for less expensive 50-inch plasma TVs.
Rosy forecast
According to Bing Zhang, the China FPD TV market will exhibit a 29 percent CAGR from 2007 to 2012. Driving this growth are big events, like the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and the World EXPO in Shanghai in 2010, as well as anticipated rapid declines of flat-panel TV prices. Flat-panel TV shipments in China will reach 17 million units in 2008, split between 15.5 million LCD TVs and 1.5 million plasma TVs.
"2009 will be the year when LCD TVs will surpass CRT TVs in China for first time," Zhang noted. DisplaySearch also forecasts that Rear-Projection TVs will fade away from the China market after 2009. Figure 2 shows the China TV demand forecast by technology.
|Figure 2: The China FPD TV market will exhibit a 29 percent CAGR from 2007 to 2012.
The China FPD TV market will continue to move to larger sizes and higher definition such as 1,080p (Full HD). The average size of LCD TVs is expected to increase from 34.4-inch in 2007 to 36.1-inch in 2012. PDP TVs will grow from 41.6-inch in 2007 to 44.7-inch in 2012.
Meanwhile, the share of 1080p LCD TVs will increase from 10 percent in 2007 to 40 percent in 2012, and 1,080p plasmas will increase from 2 percent of all plasma TVs sold in China in 2007 to 30 percent in 2012, said the report.
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The weirdest thing that you've ever done?
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What would you say is the weirdest thing you've ever done in your life?
I'll start, back in Kindergarten, I jammed a bean deep in my ear. I needed a hospital visit to get the damn thing removed, luckily it didn't require any process that caused scarring.
I stuck a sticker up my nose when I was in the 3rd grade. It never came out.
It's a tough choice between that time I threw oranges at a burglar, and that time I whipped a stranger who was dressed in a father christmas outfit, in a pub.
Hey, you asked.
There was a bus full of dignitaries (Town mayors, city council members, aldermen, city managers...) from several different parts of the U.K. visiting my hometown (in the U.S.) Some kind of fact finding/sister city/business opportunity scouting trip. They had lunch one day in the food court of one of the local malls. That food court had a jukebox. I put a $20 into it and selected Zombie by The Cranberries. Over and over, until the $20 was used up. And then calmly walked out, making it to the door about the same time the song started for the second time. A friend who worked at the food court told me later they were too polite to unplug it or ask for it to be shut off, but they did ask for it to be turned down.
It was just a whim, at the time I was a security guard at that mall and had just finished an early shift.
Pepsi-marinated fish sticks and fried pea soup. Also jerked off on a trampoline (not while jumping).
I got kicked out of Barnes & Noble once halfway through trying to move all the bible related stuff to the fiction section.
I was once talked into making a Twitter account. Absolutely disgusting. Once I sobered up I deleted the damn thing.
You develop some pretty weird habits living alone 24/7 for years and years. Lazy habits. Like using a cup for purposes other than drinking. And finding new uses for shower drains. I also spend a lot of time naked.
Is it a sex thing? My brain immediately went to a sex thing...
I'll second the living alone habits thing, I lived alone for about two years and now I have a girl who stays over for the weekend, and there's tons of little weird things I have to force myself to stop doing. Mainly peeing with the bathroom door opened, I've had to lean over and shut the door mid-pee-stream twice now because I forgot she was still in the apartment
edit: this was supposed to be quoting Ezekiel
Lel, that qualifies as weird? Nevermind leaving the door open, I've taken leaks with girlfriends inside the bathroom, none of them ever complained.
Maybe they're all talking about what a weird fuck I am now.
Huh, to me that's fine, I've done that in the past. Maybe because the way my place is laid out the toilet is a straight shot view down the hallway into the living room, so leaving the door open seems like I'm inviting her to marvel at the might of my mighty peeing penis
I stapled my own thumb once. Look, the thing was stuck and I stupidly thought I could fix it from the bottom... yeah, pretty dumb.
Also I spend as much time as I can naked. Just because.
On one of the first days of school in my first year at university I got off the elevator and heard the guy behind me snicker to himself and mutter, "Faggot." So I found out which room he lived in and every Thursday for around a month, I peed on his door.
Who doesn't?
Having been jumping is the only thing that makes that worthy of mention.
Are we telling masturbation stories now?
I was driving from Texas to Pennsylvania and wanked while going 70mph down the highway at 4am to keep myself awake.
In early high school there was this table of guys who would always call my friend a fag, because being gay was "icky" to teenagers at the time. He wasn't gay. Just has long hair. We got kind of tired of it though, so we sat at their table and made out in front of them. It was an odd friendship we had. Can't recall ever hearing much from those guys after that point though.
go on....
Dear Lord, such horror, what kind of monster would do that?, lol
I dunno about it being odd, sounds like your friendship had a lot of benefits.
Finished tech school, got a diploma for becoming an electronic engineering technologist, immediately became English-teaching missionary.
Haven't regretted it so far.
Quick question - why do people do this? What motivates it?
I mean, I'd never start hauling all the new-age Chakra locating books to the fiction section, and I've probably got a stronger what-absolute-bosh opinion on those than you do of Christianity.
I'm pretty sure you know why.
Saying yes to being one of the spambot moderators. I don't deal with users in the moderation queue but I get grilled as if I'm capable of overruling the decisions other mods make. So I get to be a target without the power! Yay! :D
I caught the burglar trying to break in through the window of the flat below, and the only ammunition I had to ward him off was a bag of clementines. It was enough though. In the case of the latter, the woman was dressed as father christmas because it was around christmas time, we're not insane.
I can't answer for anyone else, obviously. For me, it was mostly mischief. Also, it was like ten years ago and I was a lot younger and dumber.
I'm not actually athiest and I'm not religious either. If you ask me, both groups are selling something and I'd like them all to stay off my porch.
I once yelled at a mannequin for thinking it was better than me just because it had a hat and I didn't.
To be fair I was out in public with a friend and he wasn't embarrassed yet so I had to rectify that. He had to drag me away from the store window whilst I was still yelling at the mannequin.
I should go back to that store at some point and let the mannequin know I have my own hat now, that'll show it who is better than whom.
until you come back and now the mannequin is wearing two hats
It better not, or my friend would never live it down what with the tirade I'd yell at it. Woh be to any mannequin wearing two hats like some fancy arse rich git who never had to work for their hat but instead just swims in hats all day long thinking that hats rain down from the skies unto those undeserving of true hattitude on the grounds of them being a fucking mannequin.
Ugh, you hat anarchists are all the same. The mannequins are but a subjugated race used by the hat bourgeois to give the hat proletariat a scapegoat to rally against
Thats nothing. Im winning this bitch!
I once dug through a skip, opening rubbish bags, to find a used vibrator.
Checkmate mother fuckers!
Did you know there was one in there, or were you just feeling lucky?
Me and the girlfriend tend to keep our bodily functions (other than the fun ones) to ourselves, but we were in Vegas a couple weeks ago and I had to pee while she was about to get in the shower. I asked for a moment to go ahead and drain the dragon but she actually came over to stake a look because she "had never seen how it works" for guys. Obviously she understood the mechanics- I think she was just having some penis envy from how easy it is for me.
OT: A number of years ago I was driving home from college and was stuck in gridlock traffic. For some reason I got really horny and decided to just jerk off in my car. I'm sure I've done plenty of other weird things but that immediately jumps out at me.
It was needed for evidence, so I was more "hoping" it was in there and could be found.
Paid money to watch Uwe Boll movies in cinema.
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