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New Hotline Allows Students to Report Any Humane Issues That May Occur During Medical College of Wisconsin Class
MILWAUKEE—To protest the unnecessary use of live animals in a physiology course at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), doctors with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) will join concerned Wisconsin residents for a peaceful demonstration outside the medical college. Today is the first day of the controversial live animal laboratory in which approximately 36 live pigs will be used and then killed. More than 90 percent of U.S. medical schools no longer use animals in such classes.
The doctors' group has set up a toll-free hotline for students to report any problems that may occur during the live animal lab. Reports from other medical schools have described how some animals have actually regained consciousness during painful procedures, due to insufficient anesthesia. Information about the hotline, 1-888-6-TIP-USDA, will be offered to students as they head to class on Monday.
"The Medical College of Wisconsin is one of the last schools in the country to use live animals for student training exercises. It has the technology in place to switch to superior, human-centered teaching methods, and it should do so immediately," says John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., a cardiologist affiliated with PCRM. "Live animal labs are educationally inferior, and they also raise serious humane concerns. I have personally witnessed an animal waking up during painful procedures due to insufficient anesthesia."
WHO: PCRM senior medical adviser Dr. John J. Pippin and concerned members of the public.
WHAT: A protest against the plan to kill about 36 animals in a Medical College of Wisconsin physiology course; launch of hotline to report animal abuse.
WHEN: Monday, February 18, 11 a.m. This is the first day of the live animal lab.
WHERE: The Medical College of Wisconsin, main entrance on North 87th St., Milwaukee
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Hey, thanks for taking a look at my stuff.
You've got some promissing stuff here. One thing you should work on is your sense of volume and line quality. You need more pencil mileage.
Good to see a lot of will to improve. Keep practicing.
@Sleep.less Thanks for stopping by! I definitely need to learn more about line quality and volume. I've been trying to focus on making my lines continuous instead of just little strokes connecting like I usually do and also understanding the value of the line. Hopefully I'll just start seeing volume and form better as I continue to study.
Here's some stuff from the past couple of days.
Using a photo as reference, I tried to study some more about value and form. I need kick the habit of outlining everything and learn when it's best to have a darker line. Also, the shadows could use some more work, would probably be more detailed if I knew some anatomy. Oh well, have to learn the basics to understand complexity.
Some more value studies and gradients
Still life of three eggs. I need to practice on blending the shadows without making an area too dark or too light. Although, I did feel like I'm starting to understand more
Last edited by AK_Guerrero; January 14th, 2013 at 09:49 PM.
(updated January 3, 2013)
Here's some drawings from this week. I love drawing with pencil, but scanning them in makes the lines and value look way too light.
Hasty figure drawing and studying some negative space.
Practicing some line quality
Trying to better my measuring skills. Shadows are a little wonky and it also scanned in lighter than expected. Left is original scan and right is changed with levels. The original falls somewhere in between.
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Great amount of sketches and definate progress visible
Even if you draw digitaly, try not to use "cheats" like automated forms. Better try to draw circles, squars and spheres from your hand itll be more fun and youll learn more.
Hey thanks for the nice words over at my sketchbook. From what I can see you are doing all the right stuff so keep pushing! I've noticed that you mentioned you were trying to improve on line quality, I guess this has to do a lot with pencil mileage and perhaps sticking with a pen might discipline you to think of every line you draw. The rest when it comes to darkness and thickness also known as the "weight" of the line is pretty subjective(at least from what I've learnt) and you can use it to suggest many things like in overlaps or to suggest a shadowed area(if you are just using lines) and even different textures like the transition between skin and drapery for that matter.
Great start to your sketchbook. I'm in my final year of high school too. Great to see you improve like this; You seem to be a very motivated person and that will make you better and better everyday.
I'm no expert but I learnt something the other day that has seen to help my sketches; watch your line weight heavy and light line weight can make an image look just that little bit more interesting and can help imply muscle mass. Maybe try to apply it to your anatomy figure sketches. Just to justify form a bit better. Hopefully I'm of help.
Keep it up.
@w0rmy Thanks! I've been trying to stick to traditional just for the basics but slowly converting over to some digital. I agree that relying on automated forms isn't better than actually learning to draw those forms. The only way I can see doing that is if I need a complete and perfect sphere
@kami: No problem, hope it helped and/or encouraged! I do use a pen sometimes and it makes me think a little more before placing down the line, I just need to stop scribbling so much and focus on putting meaning into that line. And thanks for the tips, never really thought of using line weight as a transition
@Jonocoy: Thanks! It's always great to meet people around my age that are interested in art. Thanks for the tip, I've been trying to do things like darker lines in shadow areas and such but I just need to practice more to understand how to better use it. I seem to always start out light but go overboard when I try to darken something or make it more visable. Maybe it's the lighting in my room (or another excuse, we shall see )
Such a busy week! Most of the stuff I created was related to gesture or figure drawing in one way or another. Need to start "expanding my horizons" or something
So to start off, learning more about gesture, form/contour:
Actually tried to participate with the community and did the spartan challenge: 50 gestures (I was actually missing two gestures and didn't notice until it was too late ) and some shoulder studies.:
Here's the gestures:
And here's the studies. Starting to dabble some more into digital
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I'm glad you joined in on the Spartan Camp! This last week's challenge is the second time I've participated, and I really look forward to it now. I can't wait to see your progression. I super loved your shoulder studies! Maybe I should try to draw my studies similarly, I like the way you used the whites and greys.
@ AdrienneRose: Thanks, it was pretty fun. Somewhere I saw that putting in a little form light makes the picture pop a little more so I tried experimenting. Still have no idea what I'm doing with digital because I've only been working with traditional.
Oh my goodness.....Where has the time gone? Been busy with some school stuff and kept feeling bored until I noticed that I haven't been drawing at all! Time to get back on track.
Here's some stuff from the break. Most of this has been darkened due to how light it turns up on the scanner. Maybe the resolution on the scanner is set too high or maybe i should start using an actual camera...
I tend to use mechanical pencil because one's usually sitting by the desk, and as much as I like how it stays sharp I might try using a regular pencil or colored pencil more often. I usually get sharp, black lines where I want a soft but still darker line.
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Been experimenting with some things. Also need to find a better way to scan/take photos.
Tried taking photos but I need a bigger, better light in order to get a nice one
One of the perspective drawings I was practicing
Random bean shapes and some life drawing
HANDS!!! (and Mickey Mouse)
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Dang Josh, just gotta say, your figures have gotten a lot better O_O
@Ray: Thanks! Kind of exciting seeing how much has improved since I began.
I need to get back into drawing and uploading more.
Here's some stuff from the short break, still learning some value and having trouble trying to stop outlining things for some reason.
I'm starting to get into a rut in what to draw. I keep hearing to just draw anything and everything, but I seem to always just touch the surface of one subject and then move onto something else . I think I also need to start learning how to push values more and get out of my comfort zone.
*Disclaimer: I need to get a big light or something to make the photographs turn out better, so some of the values are skewed due to messing with the levels.
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Some stuff from last night
Edit: Last one for the night. Looked at my pen and thought, "I wonder if I can shade like a pencil with a pen". Needless to say, I enjoyed it.
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Was in town for most of the day today, but I did pick up some stuff from art supply store. Overall, I came out with a gray toned sketchbook, some black and white charcoal pencils, and a neutral gray copic marker. I absolutely have been enjoying all of it.
So with that said, I experimented a little bit, here's some results:
Gray Toned Sketchbook:
Last Night. The last three are from a moleskine sketchbook I bought a while ago. While I do like the slimness of it, the pages are way to slick for my liking and i'll stick it in a bookshelf somewhere to be forgotten forever.... .
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Freehand perspective. Lines are still a bit wobbly and I tend to go over them more than once
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Still trying to wrap my head around perspective and form while trying to work on my freehand lines. Went into Photoshop (elements unfortunately) and messed around with some value. Also a doodle of a lady and the scissors on my desk.
Edit: Totally forgot about yesterdays stuff!
Last edited by AK_Guerrero; February 26th, 2013 at 04:55 AM.
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I am actually trying to get more into drawing from life to better understand light and form. Happy how this turned out
Practicing some form and more values
Some stuff from school, trying to get into sketching from life more (even if I totally screw up their faces...)
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Great progress so far dude. Keep it up!
I don't feel that much improvement in your latest pieces. Good drawings, but not 'better'.
As for the many figure drawings and gestures, I don't really see reason in doing the same thing tons of times in order to learn it. It only comes as mechanic muscle memory, like cramming for a test and then forgetting the stuff you've learned.
I'm an adept of the technique 'one but good'. Try doing one piece and study it like hell. Measure everything, lines, proportions, forms, light, values untill you get it right. Take a piece and really consider all these things and you'll see enlightenment.
You need to understand the core and essence of things, because if you only learn to draw a thing, you'll only know how to draw that, but if you learn a 'technique', you can draw anything using that.
Again, doing thousands of quick figure drawings on one page seems superficial to me. I consider quick gesture and figure drawings only as a means to 'loosen up' for a day of drawing than a study technique.
But, maybe you really feel like you've improved and I'm just talking nonsense. Either way, those were my two cents.
Keep drawing.
@Mewball - Thanks
@sleep.less - I really do need to thank you for your opinion. Looking back on it now, I've just been wandering around and copying pictures hoping the information would stick. Now that I look back on it, this was a really dumb thing to do. I definitely need to start asking myself "why?" instead of just trying to make a replica. After reading your post, I've been trying to be more observant of the subject and figure out more on how it's affected by perspective, proportion, form, etc. So yea, thanks a bunch! I really needed that kick to snap out of the mindless mode and actually start thinking.
Ok, so after that, here's a taste of some things from the past days. I've been drawing more, it's just haven't scanned much.
One thing I need to definitely work on is my perspective, form, and lighting. So, what better way than from life? Also, one thing I've been experimenting with is redrawing the object from memory afterwards to see how much I've retained.
Some more form stuff and then imagination
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I'm liking the study you did on the controller! :0
A bit off topic, but: bro, join our skype improvement group http://conceptart.org/forums/communi...ort-group.html
Quickly before CA goes to hell! if you've heard recent news, here's what happened
So a lot of us are leaving CA
Yea, I've been following that as well. It's a shame, from what I hear, this isn't the first time something controversial like this has happened on this site.
The group sounds like fun, I'll message and see if I can get added. Thanks!
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Not much happening today, been trying to make sure everything is turned in so I can have a stress free spring break. Of the stuff I have done, I've been really trying to stick to being observant and understand how everything works. I have felt like my understanding of form has been getting better lately.
While my dog took a nap on my bed, I thought I would try to do a few sketches. She kept flopping around, so I tried to make them quick
I wanted to try a study of an environment, so why not digital? I found the picture in the references sub-forum on the site and went with it. Even though the colors are off and I used my imagination to change some stuff around, I feel like it was a successful learning experience.
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Well, took a break and it turned out to be longer than I imagined. While I did draw a bit, none of it was really serious and I feel a bit saddened by that fact. On the plus side, I've finally graduated high school, spent some time with the family, traveled around this great state, and now practically have all of the free time I could want for the next three months.
One thing I've realized over this break is that I grew increasingly bored with drawing because I was just doing mindless "study" and I that it became tedious and boring really fast. So now, I'm going to actually try to be observant in my studies, not churn out mindless art, and actually try to have fun by focusing on what I really want to draw and using my imagination a little bit.
So with that, here's some stuff I did over the last two days. These are mostly to help get me back into the habit and to experiment a little. It actually feels pretty good to have that itch again.
(updated January 3, 2013)
Great that you came to that realization Draw stuff that is interesting to you!
Many artists improve that way because they draw a lot, have fun doing it, and absorb a lot of references at the same time xD
I feel as that improving my understanding of form would be greatly beneficial so I bought some cubes and started arranging them around.
This is probably the first thing I've done from imagination for a while. When I was finishing, I felt silly for not using a reference and how much better it would have turned out .
(updated January 3, 2013)
I really do enjoy creating things but I somehow seem to procrastinate for long periods of time. Maybe due to self doubt or fear or something....
Had an idea to paint my paladin from WoW. Was messing around with the idea on one and anatomyish stuff on the other. I walked away from it for a few days so I don't know if it will be finished ever...
Quick, messy self portrait
(updated January 3, 2013)
Awesome studies! I'm seeing massive improvements already. Very jealous ._. See you around!
Great to see you're still around!
As Slothstuff said, that self portrait is a lot better now compared to your pencil one before.
I know how daunting it might be to want to draw things, but not have the confidence for it. I'd just just draw what you want and keep doing it,
no matter how slowly you go. Work a bit at a time on your paladin. The parts you don't know how to draw, use references for!
The important thing is to keep drawing stuff that you want, as much as possible, because when you're enjoying the process, I guarantee you'll be most susceptible to learning in this stage
Good luck and keep doing pieces, no matter how bad they may look to you (get your ideas out) - we all start somewhere
@Sloth Thanks! I'm jealous of the creativity I see in your sketchbook. ⊙ω⊙
@Ray Yea, glad to see a familiar face. Always appreciate the tips and motivation! I don't know why I avoid using reference, I always end up kicking myself afterwards for seeing avoidable mistakes later on. I also need to figure out a rough process or something when drawing or painting because I skip around a lot trying to fill in details.
Big dump of stuff from the past few days (all of it before reminders of using reference and stuff and yea...)
Self portrait with mirror. Considered getting a haircut to avoid hair drawing, but probably would be bad to avoid it (¬、¬)
Going a little crazy with imaginative heads
Thinking about entering in this week's Creature of the Week
And a head I'll never finish. Why do I refuse to use reference >.<
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Climate change is the buzz these days, and extreme weather events often get called into service as supposed examples of global warming (or, in the case of cold snaps, reasons to doubt the whole climate-change narrative). Hurricanes are no exception: Katrina's devastating impact in 2005 and the heavy 2008 storm season have both been cited as proof of global warming's existence — or at least as a good reason to worry.
Weather and climate scientists don't back that story up, though. The evidence of global warming is quite strong, and widely accepted (NASA tracks global temperature data). But tropical storm activity doesn't show any upward trend as global temperatures have risen, and hot years don't show any statistical connection to heavy hurricane years either.
2008, for example, happened to be a busy year for hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin, and 8 storms made landfall in the U.S. But that's just the Atlantic. Worldwide, says hurricane expert Jeff Masters on his Weather Underground blog, last year was nothing to write home about. If last year is any indication, global warming appears to mean nothing in terms of global hurricanes.
The Atlantic Basin, however, where storms like 1992's Hurricane Andrew and 2008's Hurricane Ike come from, has its own recognized long-term cycle: two or three decades of heavy activity, followed by 20 or 30 years of slower activity. At the present time, the Atlantic is entering one of its hurricane upswings, the experts say — so global warming or no global warming, we're going to see a lot of hurricanes in the first part of this century, and a lot of hurricane landfalls.
The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was a big one, Masters notes. And the current trend, probably unrelated to global warming, is for the Atlantic hurricane season to start earlier and last longer. That means coastal builders and remodelers in the United States can't ignore hurricanes — we have to adapt.
Colorado State University forecasters Philip Klotzbach and William Gray release a prediction each winter of the coming year's hurricane activity in the Atlantic Basin. Their 2009 forecast, released in December, calls for an above-average season with 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes. Klotzbach and Gray also include a discussion of the alleged global-warming/hurricane link, noting: "The Atlantic has seen a very large increase in major hurricanes during the 14-year period of 1995-2008 (average 3.9 per year) in comparison to the prior 25-year period of 1970-1994 (average 1.5 per year). This large increase in Atlantic major hurricanes is primarily a result of the multi-decadal increase in the Atlantic Ocean thermohaline circulation (THC) that is not directly related to global sea surface temperatures or CO2 increases."
This map, from Klotsbach and Gray's 2009 hurricane forecast, illustrates that the frequency of severe Atlantic hurricanes has not corresponded to global warming. Major Atlantic hurricane activity was significantly less frequent during the more recent period despite warmer temperatures.
Klotzbach and Gray point out that heavy hurricane years, like the record-setting year 2005, occurred with some regularity in the past, when the planet was cooler: "...six previous seasons had more hurricane days than the 2005 season. These years were 1878, 1893, 1926, 1933, 1950 and 1995. Also, five prior seasons (1893, 1926, 1950, 1961 and 2004) had more major hurricane days. Although the 2005 hurricane season was certainly one of the most active on record, it was not as much of an outlier as many have indicated."
Klotzbach and Gray do expect 10 or 20 years of increased hurricane activity, however. And if global warming is not causing hurricanes, it has been at least theoretically linked to other risk factors — including rising sea levels and an increase in heavy rainstorms and flooding. So any way you look at it, bad weather is something coastal contractors will have to expect in the future — and prepare for now.
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Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental health problem that causes changes in mood. Sometimes you may feel excessively elated, impulsive, irritable, or irrational (called mania) or hypomanic (a milder form of mania). Other times you may feel excessively sad (called major depression).
Bipolar disorder can make it hard to do a good job at work or school, have relationships with friends and family, and it even increases the risk of suicide if it is not treated or treated incorrectly. However, a number of effective treatment options are available.
More detailed information about bipolar disorder is available by subscription. (See "Bipolar disorder in adults: Epidemiology and pathogenesis" and "Bipolar disorder in adults: Pharmacotherapy for acute mania and hypomania" and "Bipolar disorder in adults: Maintenance treatment" and "Bipolar disorder in adults and lithium: Pharmacology, administration, and side effects".)
The exact cause of bipolar disorder is not clear. The problem may be related to an imbalance of chemicals in the brain. These chemicals allow cells to communicate with each other and play an essential role in all brain functions, including movement, sensation, memory, and emotions.
Approximately one percent of people have bipolar disorder. People with a family history of bipolar disorder are at increased risk of developing the condition. Most people develop the first symptoms of bipolar disorder between age 15 to 30 years; it is uncommon to develop the first symptoms of bipolar as a child or as an adult over the age of 65.
Mania — Mania causes you to feel abnormally and persistently happy, angry, hyperactive, impulsive, and irrational at different times. These feelings last at least one week, and may be severe enough that you need to be treated in a hospital. Other symptoms may include:
Mania often causes difficulty maintaining relationships with friends and family, and can interfere with work or other responsibilities. During a manic episode, your moods can change rapidly from euphoria to depression or irritability.
Hypomania — Hypomania is less severe than mania, but it causes a change in mood that is abnormal. Hypomania is usually briefer than manic episodes, although it lasts for at least four days. Hypomania may not seriously affect your ability to work or go to school, and some people actually function better during a hypomanic episode. Hypomania may not need to be treated in a hospital, but it should be treated with medicines because it may lead to a manic or depressive episode.
Depression — People with depression feel very sad and have trouble doing ordinary things like bathing, getting dressed, and cooking. You may feel sad most of the day or you may have little or no interest in any activity. Other symptoms may include:
(See "Patient information: Depression in adults (Beyond the Basics)".)
Alcohol and drugs — More than 60 percent of people with bipolar disorder abuse alcohol or drugs.
Suicide — The risk of suicide also is higher in people with bipolar disorder compared to people with other psychiatric illnesses (including depression). Suicide is often the result of feeling hopeless, and is more likely in people with severe symptoms who must be hospitalized for treatment. If a family member or friend mentions suicide, you should consider this a serious threat and immediately contact the person's doctor or nurse. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call your doctor or nurse or go to the nearest emergency department.
There is no test that can diagnose bipolar disorder. Instead, the diagnosis is based upon a medical and psychiatric history and a physical and mental status examination. Laboratory testing may be performed to rule out other diagnoses.
Treatment of mania focuses on managing symptoms and keeping you safe. In the early phase of mania (called the acute phase), you may be psychotic (having false, fixed beliefs or hearing voices or seeing things others cannot see or hear). You may not be able to make good decisions and you may be at risk of hurting yourself or others. You may need to be treated in a hospital temporarily, until your medicine begins to work.
Medicines are the main treatment for mania, and a number of medicines are available. It is not usually possible to know ahead of time which medicine will be the most effective and cause the fewest side effects. It may be necessary to try several medicines before finding the best one.
Treatment of mania continues until your symptoms completely resolve and you are able to function. Many people continue to take medicine for a long time to prevent a recurrence of mania.
Mood stabilizers — Medicines such as lithium, lamotrigine, valproate, and carbamazepine, are often used first in the treatment of mania or hypomania. All of these medicines may be effective, and the choice is often made based upon what medicines you have taken before, side effects, and any underlying medical illnesses.
Lithium — Lithium has been used for many years to treat mania. Common side effects of lithium can include frequent urination, tremor, loose stools, difficulty thinking clearly, or weight gain. Problems with kidney function, heart rhythm, or thyroid functioning can occur in people who take lithium for long periods of time.
A test to measure the lithium level in the blood is recommended regularly when taking lithium. Blood testing is usually done every 6 to 12 months once the lithium dose is stabilized.
Lithium can cause serious problems if you take an overdose or if your kidneys do not work normally. This can occur if you becomes severely dehydrated or take certain medicines with lithium. If you take lithium, talk to your healthcare provider before taking any new non-prescription or prescription medicines.
Valproate — Valproate is a medicine that is also effective in treating mania. It may be used instead of or in combination with lithium. Common side effects of valproate include weight gain, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, easy bruising, and tremor. Blood testing is usually done to check blood levels and to check for potential complications.
Carbamazepine — Carbamazepine is also helpful in the treatment of bipolar disorder. The most common side effects of carbamazepine include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, itching, and fluid retention. Blood testing is recommended to check blood levels and to check for potential complications.
Carbamazepine interferes with certain birth control methods (pill, vaginal ring, patch), making these methods less effective in preventing pregnancy (see 'Birth control' below).
Antipsychotic medicines — Antipsychotic medicines may be used alone or in combination with a mood stabilizer to treat mania or depression.
Mood stabilizers — Mood stabilizers, such as lamotrigine and lithium, are commonly used to treat depression in people with bipolar disorder. Lithium is discussed above (see 'Lithium' above).
Lamotrigine — Lamotrigine was developed to treat seizures, but it is also effective for people with bipolar depression. Routine blood tests are not needed for monitoring.
Lamotrigine can have serious side effects when taken with other medicines; be sure that your healthcare provider has an updated list of your prescription and nonprescription medicines. An infrequent but serious rash (called Stevens-Johnson syndrome) can occur early in treatment; call your healthcare provider if you notice a new rash while taking lamotrigine.
Antipsychotics — Antipsychotic medicines may help to treat bipolar depression (see 'Antipsychotic medicines' above). In particular, olanzapine or quetiapine can be helpful for patients with bipolar depression. In some cases, an antipsychotic medicine is combined with an antidepressant medicine.
Antidepressants — Antidepressants are sometimes used to treat people with bipolar depression, sometimes in combination with a mood stabilizer. However, people with bipolar disorder who use antidepressants must be monitored closely because there is a chance that antidepressants can cause a manic episode.
There are several types of antidepressants, each of which works differently.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) — During electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), an electrical current is passed through the brain, triggering a seizure. Patients typically receive 6 to 12 such treatments, with at least one day in between each treatment. For unknown reasons, these seizures help to restore the normal balance of chemicals in the brain. ECT is especially effective for people with severe, life-threatening depression that has not responded to medicines. (See "Patient information: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (Beyond the Basics)".)
ECT can be used in pregnant women and in those who cannot tolerate antidepressant or mood stabilizing medicines, and is especially useful for those who need a treatment that begins working rapidly. Although ECT has been negatively portrayed as "shock therapy" in the media, this therapy often provides rapid and dramatic relief of symptoms and has few side effects.
Patients who undergo ECT are given anesthesia to induce sleep and prevent pain. The person's heart and breathing rate, oxygen levels, and blood pressure are carefully monitored before, during, and after treatment is given. Side effects of this therapy include confusion and memory loss.
Medicines — Once the worst symptoms of mania or depression are under control, treatment focuses on preventing a recurrence. People who have suffered a manic episode are often advised to continue taking medicine(s) to control bipolar disorder. This usually includes a single mood stabilizing medicine, such as lithium or valproate. Other medicines may also be recommended if, for example, a single mood stabilizer is not helpful or you cannot tolerate the side effects.
Psychotherapy (counseling) — Although medicines are the treatment of choice for bipolar disorder, counseling and talk therapy also have an important role in treatment. This is especially true after an acute episode has passed.
Psychotherapy may include individual counseling as well as education, marital and family therapy, or treatment of alcohol and/or drug abuse. Therapy can help you to stick with your medicine, which can decrease the risk of relapse and the need for hospitalization.
Pregnancy — Women who are taking medicines for bipolar disorder and considering pregnancy should talk with their doctor or nurse. If you take medicine for bipolar and discover you are pregnant, do not stop your medicine suddenly. Instead, speak with your healthcare provider to determine if you should continue your medicine, change to another medicine, or slowly taper the medicine.
The decision to continue taking medicine during pregnancy is a hard one because of the potential risks to you (if you are not treated or undertreated), your developing baby, and your family. You should discuss all of the risks and benefits of treatment with a knowledgeable and experienced healthcare provider who can help to decide which treatment, if any, is best.
During your discussion, consider the following issues:
Birth control — Some of the medicines used to treat bipolar disorder, including carbamazepine, interact with birth control pills, skin patch, and vaginal ring. As a result, women who take these medicines should consider another method of birth control (eg, an injection of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate, condoms, or an intrauterine device). (See "Patient information: Birth control; which method is right for me? (Beyond the Basics)".)
The blood level of one medicine, lamotrigine, is decreased in women who take birth control pills. Some women who take lamotrigine and a birth control pill will need a higher dose of lamotrigine.
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Patient information: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (The Basics)
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Vic Reynolds, District Attorney
70 Haynes Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-3080
(770) 528-3030 fax
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Prosecutes criminal cases in Superior Court of Cobb County
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Child Support Information
Web site: Georgia's Child Support Enforcement
Internet users can access a wide range of child support information on the site including an application for services and Georgia's current Most Wanted poster.
Georgia's Division of Child Support Services - Contact Information:
- Cobb (330)
590 Commerce Park Drive Suite 112
Marietta, GA 30060-2738
Phone: 1-877-GA DHS GO (1-877-423-4746)
Fax: 770-528-3507
This office works cases when both parents live within the state of Georgia. - Cobb UIFSA (350)
District Attorney's Office Child Support Division
10 E Park Square - Suite 402 Marietta, GA 30090-9620
Phone: 1-877-GA DHS GO (1-877-423-4746) Fax: 770-528-2436
This office works interstate cases only (i.e., One parent lives outside State of Georgia. The other parent lives in Cobb county or there is an existing Cobb county order). The Cobb UIFSA (350) office reports to Region CA.
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) services are available to Georgia parents who need assistance. The custodial parent may apply at the OCSE office that serves their county. There is an application fee of $25. The custodial parent is asked to furnish legal documents, if available, and information about the non-custodial parent. Child Support Services include: locating non-custodial parents, establishing paternity, establishing and enforcing child support orders, establishing and enforcing medical support orders and collecting and distributing support payments.
OCSE Does Not: help anyone get a divorce, find custodial parents, take legal action about visitation rights or custody, enforce court-ordered payment of unpaid bills not related to child support payments, or help legitimize children.
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Juvenile Court
1738 County Services Parkway, Suite 250
Marietta, GA 30008
(770) 528-2220
(770) 528-2561 fax
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Offenders under 17 years old
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Law Library
Amanda Connell, Director
Eric W. Lange, IT Coordinator
Louise Hall, Library Assistant
12 East Park Square
Marietta, GA 30090-7000
(770) 528-1884
(770) 528-1883 fax
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Hours: Mon - Fri (8 - 5pm)
Video Presentation: "Understanding Courts" Video
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Magistrate Court
Frank R. Cox, Chief Magistrate
32 Waddell Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-8900
(770) 528-8929 fax
Magistrate Court Online Filing - View Web site.
Video Presentation: "Bringing your case to Magistrate Court"
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Issues warrants 24-hours a day, presides over first appearance hearings 24-hours a day
Bad Check Division - (770) 528-8900
Criminal Division - (770) 528-8916
Small Claims Court - (770) 528-8910
Warrant Office - (770) 528-8900
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Pretrial Court Services
Pretrial Court Services
32 Waddell Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-8950
(770) 528-8954 fax
Determines release eligibility of pretrial detainees, monitors court-ordered bond conditions.
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Probate Court
Kelli Wolk, Chief Judge
32 Waddell Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-1900
(770) 528-1996 fax
Clerk of Court (770) 528-1900
Estates Division (770) 528-1900
Firearms License ( 770) 528-1922
Marriage License (770) 528-1921
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Solicitor General
Barry E. Morgan, Solicitor General
12 East Park Square, Suite 101B
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-8500
(770) 528-8578 fax
Prosecutes all traffic, misdemeanor, and ordinance violation cases in Cobb County
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These cases include:
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- Traffic citations issued by:
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- Sheriff's Office
- Georgia State Patrol
- Citations issued by:
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- Cobb County Animal Control
- Cobb Water Department
- Cobb County Business License Division
- Kennesaw State University Police
- Cases transferred to Cobb State Court from various municipal courts
- Cases transferred from Cobb Superior Court
- Investigates crimes
- Interviews victims and witnesses
- Makes decisions regarding prosecution
- Files accusations
- Prosecutes cases, which involves:
- Subpoenaing witnesses
- Collecting evidence
- Preparing for trial
- Negotiating pleas
- Trying cases in court
State Court Administration
Donna Tschappat, Director
12 East Park Square
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-2622
(770) 528-2627 fax
Juror Inquiry 770-528-2628
Juror Recording 770-528-2626
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The State Court of Cobb County conducts jury trials on misdemeanor and civil cases that request a trial by jury. All criminal jury trials in this court are tried before a six-person jury. Civil cases, wherein the amount of the claim exceeds $25,000.00, can request a twelve-person jury. All other civil cases are tried by a six-person jury.
General Juror Information:
- Length of Service - One Week, or until trial is complete. Many jurors serve less than a full week.
- Reporting Date & Time - Monday each week at 8:00 A.M. except as otherwise instructed. All Jurors after Monday each week will report at the time given by the Judges or court services personnel.
- Reporting Locations - On Monday at 8:00 A.M., all jurors should report to the jury assembly on the fourth floor of the State Court Building located at 12 East Park Square, Marietta, Georgia. The remainder of the week, each juror should report or call in as instructed daily.
- Juror Service Fees - Jurors will be paid $25.00 for each day they report to the courthouse for service. Checks will be mailed out at the end of each week's service.
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Angie T. Davis, Clerk of State Court
Robin C. Bishop, Deputy Clerk of State Court
12 East Park Square
Marietta, GA 30090
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Accounting Division (770) 528-1241
Civil Division (770) 528-1219
Criminal Division (770) 528-1259
Traffic Violations Bureau (770) 528-2660
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Tom Charron
Court Administrator
70 Haynes Street, Suite 5200
Marietta, GA 30090-9915
(770) 528-1803
(770) 528-8112 fax
Jury Administration (770) 528-1801
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Child Support Receiver - (770) 528-3055
Divorcing Parents Seminar - (770) 528-1812
Juror Recording - (770) 528-1804
Mediation - (770) 528-1812
Volunteer Probation - (770) 528-7986
Interpreter Program - (770) 528-1820
Cobb County Drug Treatment Court - (770) 528-8567 (View Information)
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Rebecca Keaton, Clerk of Superior Court
Kimberly Carroll, Chief Deputy Clerk
32 Waddell Street
Marietta, GA 30090
(770) 528-1300
(770) 528-1382 fax
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Criminal/Civil Information (770) 528-1304
Real Estate Information (770) 528-1328
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'Keeping up with the Kardashians' signs for another three years
NEW YORK (AP) — The Kardashian family will continue living life on TV for the next three years.
The E! Entertainment network said Tuesday it had reached a deal with its most bankable franchise to make three more seasons of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." Terms were not disclosed.
The sixth season of the show averaged 3 million viewers on Sunday nights, the cable networks' top series. Five of the 10 most-watched shows in the network's history, in fact, involved the Kardashians. The 18-episode seventh season begins on May 20.
E! said the entire family is covered by the deal: Kim, Kourtney and Rob Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian Odom, and Bruce, Kris, Kendall and Kylie Jenner. E! will continue to have the first crack at any spinoff projects.
E! has turned the Kardashians into a mini-empire, with spinoff series like "Kourtney and Kim Take New York" and "Khloe and Lamar." Although E! retains the first right to these spinoffs, Tuesday's deal does not specify how many more will be made.
The network would also not say whether musician Kanye West would be included in the series. West and Kim Kardashian have been seen together lately amid reports that they are a new couple.
Kim's elaborate wedding — and brief marriage to — basketball player Kris Humphries was a highlight of E!'s programming last fall. The network had to put out a statement denying rumors that the wedding was orchestrated for TV.
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So lovely.
I can't wait till I have a child of my own that I can bring to Disney to have a conversation with Mickey.
Mickey Tests Some Magic Words at Walt Disney World - YouTube
I still can't figure out how Disney does this... But, some part of me doesn't really want to know. This is one of the most magical and amazing things that the Imagineers have ever come up with. I'd put this up there with Bob Gurr's technological innovation inside Abraham Lincoln.
"If you can dream it you can do it."-Tom FitzgeraldD23 Charter Member
So lovely.
I can't wait till I have a child of my own that I can bring to Disney to have a conversation with Mickey.
I think this is the greatest thing, this is what it's all about, being able to talk with Mickey instead of getting just a nod, I hope that soon all the fav five can talk as well, that would be really great.
Very nice
Yes, this is wild technology.
When you wish upon a star.....
Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. WD
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"For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation will do."
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Speech transformation system - Google Patents
hope this becomes perm. would love to talk to mickey
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I was thinking about this a little more from a tech perspective - I'm guessing they have also added onboard video for Mickey. That would make so much sense they must either be doing it or actively planning to do it.
I'm kind of thinking they'll keep it limited to the controlled greets, but it's a no-brainer to roll this out. People will go wild over it.
Creeps me out a bit. Plus, the very LAST thing we need is another reason for the lines to slow down. As it is, families of seven kids, each with their own autograph book, plus too many pictures because everyone but little Johnny wasn't looking at the camera, the line can take forever. Now we want to encourage conversations????
That's really neat. I'd think they would have to say no autographs or posed pictures for this until the novelty wears off, if ever. You can take pictures while they interact, but no standing still and "Cheese"...ooops, wait, one more...
im there with supernova and then the other half is loving it my little cousin would go crazy !!!!
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TricorBraun designers took Gill's sketch and developed a three-dimensional image of the container. "After some changes were made to the design Hudson's group took over and made sure the finishes were suitable for its pump and determined empirically how the hose would be wrapped around" says Muster. "We built a prototype or two along the way before the 3-D drawings were sent to a tool-making company."
Making a pressure tank
"The Pump and Spray bottle has sidewalls quite a bit heavier than normal to withstand the pressure" says Pennington. "As a pressure vessel it has to meet certain specifications. Along with the pump mechanism the bottle weight makes it more expensive than a conventional HDPE jug."
The hand pump has a special pressure-limiting device built in so that users can pump no more than 20 psi says Bill Hudson president-international at H.D. Hudson. "However the container is molded to withstand a burst pressure of at least 60 psi. So we have a threefold safety factor built into this container."
The HDPE container weighs 520 g just about double that for the same capacity in a nonpressure-withstanding container. The wall thickness is 0.022" which is substantially heavier than required for a conventional 1.33-gal container Hudson says.
Hudson is primarily a global manufacturer and marketer of sprayers and dusters that are used commercially in lawn and garden applications and also in public health uses. It doesn't often get into commercial blow molding but TricorBraun couldn't find another blow molder willing to take on the task given the timing and cost parameters.
Most of Hudson's blow molding is for its own round pressure tanks so molding this container was a real challenge Hudson admits. "We were told that the container needed to fit into a certain footprint for Wal-Mart's retail shelf. Based on those constraints we had to help find a container shape that would present a 'billboard' on the shelf and be comfortable for the user" Hudson recalls.
For example this jug has a curved four-footed base design that Hudson says helps not only in the distribution of the resin but also helps in the distribution of the stress created by the pressure. HDPE was selected for both product compatibility and its blowing properties.
When asked about the economics of selling the product in a pressure tank at retail prices equivalent to a nonpressure container Hudson joked "It's a miracle!" Wal-Mart sells the 1.33-gal tank for under $11. Gro-Tec also bottles the Eliminator in a concentrated form so the tank can be reused several times.
Better performance
"Our container is of the same quality as a tank sprayer because essentially that's what it is" Pennington points out. "It's made to withstand a lot of wear and tear. It has a better performance rating than our competitors' containers. And after testing we found it has a much better consumer satisfaction rate as well."
The jug is decorated by a p-s front label a second label on the shoulder that indicates the bottle is refillable and a back label—all from CCL Label. The three-panel back label includes a base label of 2-mil polypropylene that's printed in a single color. The top panel is printed in six colors and its back is printed in two colors. All printing is rotary letterpress.
Gro-Tec fills and labels the jugs in-house.
Getting into bottle business?
For now the Pump and Spray jug for a pesticide product is being restricted to Wal-Mart's exclusive Eliminator brand. "It cost a lot of money to develop this package and Wal-Mart is a very good customer for us" says Gill. "So we wanted to offer them an exclusive for this package and product." However Gro-Tec plans to use the jug for some new products in different applications.
"We're expanding the use of this container into some liquid de-icer products and some liquid insecticides" says Pennington. "Some of our additional products will require fluorination of the containers and TricorBraun will handle that operation for us." Fluorination yields extra barrier properties that allows HDPE to be used for some chemicals that otherwise wouldn't be compatible with the resin.
In addition Gro-Tec will also offer the container to other companies that make noncompetitive products according to Gill. "We've offered the container to one company for its product and it's now selling the product into the trade under its own brand" Gill says. "That put us in the container business. Several other well-known companies have contacted us about using the jug for their products.
"The package has been in very high demand. And there are a lot of potential applications."


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Definition of polygamous in English:
Syllabification: po·lyg·a·mousPronunciation: /pəˈligəməs
- 1Practicing, relating to, or involving polygamy: polygamous societiesMore example sentences
- This happens routinely after marriage, and women from decimated kin groups are taken as wives in this polygamous society, without brideprice having to be paid.
- These family compounds accommodate the large extended families and polygamous marriages that are common among the Maninka ethnic group.
- Although I am no expert in the anthropology of wealth in polygamous and non-polygamous societies, I absolutely agree with Dr. Hartung's general points.
- 1.1 Zoology (Of an animal) typically having more than one mate.More example sentences
- Male California sea lions are polygamous, mating with many females.
- All deer are polygamous, with males competing for females, but the manner in which each species approaches courtship has much to do with the nature of its environment.
- Howler monkeys are polygamous, living in groups of usually 4-11 individuals, including one or more males.
- 1.2 Botany (Of a plant) bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants.More example sentences
- The sections Hastati and Afroacetosa are composed of polygamous and gynodioecious species as well as a dioecious one, Rumex sagittatus, which lacks differentiated sex chromosomes.
- these are what botanists term polygamous flowers, i. e., some of them are perfect, containing both stamens and pistils; some are male only; others, again, are female.
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- If the probability of multiple mating is random, by chance alone adults with more offspring sampled would be more likely to be detected as having mated polygamously.
- Wolves, for example, are generally monogamous but also breed polygamously if the male is unrelated to the female and prey is plentiful.
early 17th century: from Greek polugamos (from polu- 'much, often' + -gamos 'marrying') + -ous.


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Kathy Manderino has little reason to believe that, in the next 17 years, the number of women elected to office in Pennsylvania will be much higher than it is currently. This outlook may seem dour even anachronistic in the age of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. But Manderino, a Democratic state representative whose district includes parts of Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, is simply referencing a well-established norm throughout the state.
"Today, 27 of the 203 state [representatives] are women," she explains. That means 13 percent of Pennsylvania's state reps are female; only six states in the country have a lower proportion of women in their state legislatures than this. What's worse, says Manderino, is when she was first elected 17 years ago, the numbers weren't too dissimiliar: Twenty-one women were in the state House.
With the help of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW), an organization called She Should Run is hoping to make our state and city government more chromosomally diverse. But is that goal viable, especially when programs similar to She Should Run like the Political Parity Project and Progressive Majority have already tried to make this happen, to practically no avail?
At the very least, it'll be an uphill battle. In Pennsylvania, a woman has never been elected governor; only two of the state's 21 members of Congress are female; and not a single woman in the state legislature holds a leadership position. All of this makes Pennsylvania one of the most male-dominated states in the country, according to She Should Run founder Siobhan "Sam" Bennett. Philadelphia, meanwhile, has never elected a woman as mayor, in contrast to Baltimore, Atlanta, Tampa and 203 other major cities with female mayors in 2009.
There are lots of theories about why this may be, ranging from the argument that men cling tightly to their seats in legislatures as well-paid as Pennsylvania's, to the simple idea that this is a very traditional state. She Should Run confronts the problem from a grassroots-empowerment angle: In her book It Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office (Cambridge University Press, 2005), author Jennifer Lawless posits that women lack equal political representation simply because party committees, colleagues and friends don't ask them to run for office as often as men. Additionally, a woman won't seek office until she's been propositioned an average of six times.
Bennett launched the organization in response to these clear-cut findings, giving it a similarly straightforward modus operandi: Ask many women to run, many times. "If you go out on the street and ask a guy to run for an open school board seat, research shows he'll probably say, 'Yeah, why not?' even if he's completely unqualified," says Bennett. "Ask an overqualified woman the same thing, and she'll say, 'No, I don't have the experience.'"
Philadelphia NOW voted to adopt the She Should Run method in early May, making it the first organization in Philadelphia to do so. Being this late to the game, however, means She Should Run can't affect the local results of either the May 18 primary or November's general election. But next time, it might.


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