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UNH Faculty Senate
Summary Minutes from 4 April, 2005
I. Roll – The following senators were absent: Broussard, Burger, Collins, Drake, Herold, Leichtman, Nagy, Powell, Sheriff, Smith and Tagliaferro. Excused were Emison, Gumprecht, Kenefick, Laue, Lewis, and Trubowitz. Jenna Coulp-Yu was a guest observer.
II. Communications from the chair – The senate chair said that the senate-approved statement on RCM concerns has been transmitted to the RCM Review Committee via Bruce Mallory, Candace Corvey and Chris Shea and that a copy was sent to the senators as well. The senate chair and vice chair, the provost, Jim Varn and the COLSA dean met to discuss faculty governance and maintaining the faculty role in choosing department chairs and program directors. The dean agreed to respond in writing, and the senate chair will inform the senate when she receives that communication. The senate chair said that she has sent to the senators a formal statement on how the Faculty Senate approaches the process of shared governance communication and consultation. In addition, the provost has written a draft statement and is expected to send it to all faculty this week. There will be some procedural changes regarding the commencement and honors convocation ceremonies, and she is trying to arrange for that information to be presented at a senate meeting in the near future. Concern has been expressed about the need for extended university discussion on both first amendment rights and civil discourse. The University Writing Committee asks that faculty send input to Joanne Curran-Celentano, on plans to reform the requirements of the Writing Program.
III. Minutes – The senate unanimously approved the minutes of the last Faculty Senate meeting.
IV. Thompson School renumbering – Don Quigley reminded the senators that last year a motion on Thompson School renumbering was proposed and tabled by the Faculty Senate. This motion is not on the senate floor at this time. Sam Shore, who is chair of the senate's University Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee, said that UCAPC is addressing, from a university-wide perspective, the two motions passed by the COLSA Academic Affairs Committee and also certain cross-university impacts of the renumbering of Thompson School courses. Today's progress report by UCAPC states the COLSA Academic Affairs Committee motions and the history of discussions and motions on Thompson School numbering and expresses some concerns about the renumbering issue. UCAPC has not finished its deliberations and will present further information at the next senate meeting. Faculty may access the UCAPC website at http://euclid.unh.edu/~sds/UCAPC/ to review all the relevant documents.
The COLSA Academic Affairs Committee has passed two motions:
Motion 1: that the Thompson School of Applied Science courses follow the UNH course numbering guidelines for courses taken for baccalaureate credit and renumber Thompson School of Applied Science courses with 400-499 numeric designation. Any exception to this numbering system will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by participating departments and subject to approval by the COLSA Academic Affairs Committee.
Motion 2: that the Academic Policy 05.33 (fs) Thompson School Courses be amended to read: Baccalaureate and Associate in Arts degree candidates may take Thompson School courses for credit with the following stipulations:
1. The TSAS course must be transferable to UNH at the time it is taken.
2. Grades received in TSAS courses will be recorded on the student's transcript but will not affect or be included in the student's GPA.
3. TSAS courses may not be used for general education, writing intensive, or foreign language requirements. TSAS courses may be used for major or minor requirements only if specifically approved on a course-by-course basis by the department granting the major or minor and when the student meets the usual minimal grade requirements of that program.
UNH has only a few 300-level courses, such as some high-school-level mathematics courses which do not count for baccalaureate credit. Currently, TSAS students may take, with approval, 400-level courses and enter BA/BS degree programs as transfer students. BA/BS students may take up to sixteen credits of TSAS courses, and the grades are shown on the transcript but do not affect the grade point average. Those courses may not be used to satisfy general education or writing requirements and may satisfy major or minor requirements only with the approval of the major or minor department or program. If the COLSA Academic Affairs Committee motion were followed, 200-level courses would be renumbered at the 400 level; and baccalaureate degree students would no longer be restricted to taking no more than sixteen credits of Thompson School courses.
UCAPC brought up a number of concerns about the rationale for renumbering and the primary mission of the Thompson School, course equivalency, accreditation, course duplication, pass/fail, and possible ambiguity in the positions of the COLSA dean and the COLSA Academic Affairs Committee. Thompson School students comprise one third of the COLSA students, and the Thompson School is profitable. Faculty are asked to review the information available and give input to Sam Shore.
V. Diversity, minority recruitment and retention – The twenty-four member Diversity Strategic Planning Task Force prepared a university-wide diversity plan for presentation to the senate's Academic Affairs Committee. The plan includes seven strategies with action steps and specific persons responsible for each strategy, as well as outcome assessment and annual reports. The strategies cover organizational structure, recruitment and retention among faculty, students and staff, enhanced integration of diversity in curricular and co-curricular activities, community climate issues, and outreach and engagement. The plan will soon be available on the web at http://www.unh.edu/diversity. Paul McNamara said that the senate's Academic Affairs Committee approved the plan and unanimously recommends that the Faculty Senate adopt the motion as follows:
Whereas on March 8, 2004, the Faculty Senate passed the "Statement on Diversity as a Compelling Interest" (http://unhinfo.unh.edu/fac-senate/pub/Diversity-VIII-M8.htm) and has thus gone on record as committed to the improvement of diversity at UNH, and
Whereas the senate in that document not only recognized the need to promote diversity and the rationale for doing so, but further noted the special challenges our university faces in achieving a diverse community, and
Whereas we now have before us, for the first time, a comprehensive plan with systemic reinforcers, for the promotion of diversity at UNH, and
Whereas the senate desires not only to see diversity efforts promoted but to be engaged in and contributing to those efforts,
Be it resolved that:
The Faculty Senate endorses the seven strategies of the Diversity Strategic Task Force Plan, as well as the vision expressed in the introduction to that plan; and that
The Faculty Senate will appoint two senators each year to serve as the senate representatives on the Diversity Council for that year and will charge that pair of senators to report back to the senate on diversity plans, efforts, and progress that year; moreover
The Faculty Senate hereby gratefully acknowledges the leadership demonstrated by Provost Bruce Mallory and by the new Vice Provost for Diversity, Wanda Mitchell, in promoting and enhancing UNH's efforts to build a more diverse community; and the senate also gratefully acknowledges the considerable efforts and dedication of the diverse group of colleagues (student, faculty, and staff) that constituted the Diversity Strategic Planning Task Force, as well as the many guests who appeared to consult and aid them in their endeavors over the past year.
The Academic Plan includes diversity as an integral component, and a vice provost of diversity was appointed in January. The provost initiative announced a focus on faculty hiring of racial and ethnic minorities and also women in certain technical areas. Please consult your colleagues and send input to Paul McNamara.
VI. Article 3 – Terry Savage, who is chair of the Ad-hoc Committee on Article 3, said that the committee was charged with reviewing Article 3 of the Constitution of the UNH Faculty Senate and has tried to craft a proposal that (1) clarifies the role of the senate as a representative body empowered to act on all matters within the faculty's purview, (2) provides the faculty at large with a practical means of exercising its right to override the resolutions and motions of the senate, and (3) provides reasonable protection from abuses that could undermine the normal operations of the senate. Seeking the advice of the senate, the ad-hoc committee provided a discussion draft of a motion to amend the UNH Faculty Senate constitution:
Moved: to delete the current Article 3 of the Constitution of the University of New Hampshire Faculty Senate ("Referral of fundamental issues to the faculty") and to replace said section with the following:
3. Faculty referendum on senate actions. Any motion or resolution acted upon by the Faculty Senate is subject to a referendum by the faculty of the University of New Hampshire. Any issue may go to referendum upon petition of at least twenty percent of the tenure-track faculty, provided that such petition is made within 45 days of the senate action in question (excluding vacations). The petition shall be delivered to the chair of the senate. The senate chair shall cause transcripts of all relevant senate discussion of the issue to be distributed to all faculty. The chair will arrange for a vote of the faculty by ballot. Faculty members will have not less than two weeks and not more than four weeks to consider the issue and complete ballots. The majority vote shall be binding provided that at least fifty percent of the faculty submit ballots. In the event of a participation rate of less than fifty percent or a tie vote, the original senate action shall stand.
The current Article 3 reads as follows:
3. Referral of fundamental issues to the faculty. Decisions by the Faculty Senate that envision fundamental changes to current practice must be ratified by the tenure-track faculty as a whole. If one third of the senators or the majority of the tenure-track faculty of any college or school votes that a decision is of such fundamental importance, a faculty meeting to ratify the decision will be called by the Faculty Senate chair. This meeting will be conducted by the procedural rules of the Faculty Senate.
The members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Article 3 believe that this provision should be replaced because:
1. It undercuts the authority of the senate as the representative governing body for the faculty.
a. Instead of providing a mechanism for overriding a senate decision, the article is now interpretable as requiring endorsement of all "fundamental" senate decisions. This creates the presumption that the senate is not empowered to act independently on matters of "such fundamental importance." We reviewed the Faculty Senate Bylaws of several other universities (University of Vermont, Central Connecticut State University, University of Maine, University of Maine at Farmington, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Washington State University, and University of Hartford). None had a comparable provision. Instead, all used the power of faculty review of senate actions as an override.
b. The proposed replacement preserves the right of the faculty to challenge decisions of the senate, while acknowledging the senate's role as the representative voice of the faculty on all matters within its purview. The new article 3 eliminates the reference to "fundamental changes", thereby acknowledging the right of the faculty to seek a referendum on any senate motion or resolution.
2. The current Article 3 makes it possible for a minority of senate members to refer, to the faculty as a whole, any action of the majority of the senate simply by declaring the action to involve a "fundamental change."
a. None of the other senate constitutions we reviewed included a provision for part of the senate itself to invoke general faculty action on a senate decision.
b. The proposed change shifts this role exclusively to the faculty. We believe that 20% of the faculty is a large enough percentage, to assure that the issue is a significant concern, but small enough to be practically invoked (approximately 135).
3. The requirement in Article 3 for a general faculty meeting to ratify senate action on matters of fundamental importance is impractical. The proposed article substitutes a ballot system for a vote at a general faculty meeting.
a. Only 88 faculty members of the 331 required for a quorum attended the faculty meeting called in response to the first implementation of Article 3 last year. We do not know the reasons for the low (13%) faculty turnout. We do know that it will not be possible to find a time and place at which all faculty could attend a general faculty meeting. Some faculty (e.g. Manchester) will be disadvantaged by distance, others will have scheduling conflicts, and all can be affected by weather conditions. A ballot system will make it possible for all (or nearly all) to participate. The provision for distribution of the minutes of senate discussion is a practical way of assuring that those who vote are aware of the issues involved. The motion also provides a period of at least two weeks for interested parties to share their views.
b. Sallie Ricker has reported to the committee on the logistical challenges and expense of arranging last year's general faculty meeting. She notes more than twenty specific tasks and $495 in expenses. In short, arranging for such a meeting is a time-consuming task, and our experience to date with faculty attendance is not encouraging.
Some senators expressed support for the new wording, but one senator said that some issues debated by the Faculty Senate can be very complex and that fully informing the faculty could be difficult. Another professor expressed concern that the phrase "provided that such petition is made within 45 days of the senate action in question (excluding vacation)" allows too much time when summer vacation is included. The ad-hoc committee decided not to specify the ballot method, because circumstances could change and thus it seemed better to allow the senate chair, in consultation with the Agenda Committee and staff, to decide on the most appropriate method at the time. Since the motion would amend the constitution, the issue will come up for a vote at the next senate meeting; and a two-thirds majority will be needed for the motion to pass.
VII. Motions on the Honors Program – Michael Kalinowski on behalf of the senate's Academic Affairs Committee presented motion one as follows:
The University Honors Committee voted to eliminate the current designation of "University Honors." This designation involves 6-7 general education courses and 4-8 credit thesis. We would seek to make this change beginning with the class of 2009.
The rationale is as follows:
The designation was instituted at a time when many departments did not have Honors in Major programs. Now, however, this designation allows students to graduate with Honors without doing advanced work in their fields of specialization. We believe the designation is outdated in the current context of the university.
In answer to a question about dual majors, Michael Kalinowski said that having the change occur in 2009 would allow for the development of programs for those who might be impacted. Also, the motion does not preclude the granting of exceptions. Motion one passed with no nays and one abstention.
Michael Kalinowski on behalf of the senate's Academic Affairs Committee presented motion two as follows, and it passed unanimously:
The University Honors Program embraces the values of Discovery, Engagement, and Community that are articulated in the Academic Plan of the University, and we affirm our commitment to provide academically ambitious, motivated, and able students with a coherent, challenging academic experience and a strong sense of intellectual community. We seek students who actively commit to those ideals: they demonstrate, and continue to demonstrate, excellence at the highest level; they embrace intellectual life with energy and a sense of adventure; and they share the desire to pursue their academic work in diverse venues, communities, and contexts. Essential to our effort is a community characterized by active cultural exchange, one that values a range of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and which is broadly representative with regards to race, ethnicity, gender, economic background, first-generation college students, geographical region, specific talents, etc.
VIII. Adjournment – The meeting was
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Sounds like Matt Hughes is already training for his upcoming fight against Diego Sanchez ... at the Trails End Bar and Grill in Taylor Springs, IL.
The former UFC welterweight champion is under investigation for an April 23 altercation that left a female patron with a broken nose, according to the bloodhounds at TMZ:
According to a source who was inside the bar, Hughes got into an argument with a male bar patron ... which led to some forceful shoving.
Sources tell us ... the woman is alleging Hughes pushed the other man into her ... and she suffered a broken nose in the collision.
No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed at this time.
After Thiago Alves booted him from the 170-pound title hunt back in 2008, Hughes (45-8) managed to string together three consecutive wins before B.J. Penn pasted him at the 21-second mark of their rubber match at the UFC 123: "Rampage vs. Machida" event last November.
Hughes, who turns 38 in October, has been enjoying some downtime after a busy 2010 fight campaign that saw the flinty farmboy compile a 2-1 record with wins over Renzo Gracie (UFC 112) and Ricardo Almeida (UFC 117) before the aforementioned drubbing in his Hawaiian trilogy.
The fight against Sanchez is rumored for Sept. 24 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, however nothing is official at this time.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for more updates to this breaking story as they become available.

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Ladies, this just isn't a good idea. On the surface, the $44.95 Yubz phone handset might seem like a clever icebreaker for wallflower types. While you're bound to get dozens of free girlie drinks with little umbrellas, you'll also have to suffer countless deliveries of "Hey sweetie, wanna try my handset for size?" from the kind of guy who still lives in his grandma's basement.
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(09/10/12) - Investigators are searching for the people who took more than $27,000 worth of stolen property.
Saginaw County Sheriff Bill Federspiel says late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, someone removed 24 tires and rims off vehicles at Rick Ford in Hemlock.
Thieves also damaged a window and took a white cargo van.
They say there have been other dealerships that have been broken into over the past few weeks in Genesee County and places near Frankenmuth.
"These people know exactly what they're doing. They were looking for specific types of rims - specific sizes - all specific vehicles, so we are also going to get in touch with the Auto County Theft Team and have that individual looking into this matter ASAP," Federspiel said.
The Sheriff says if he can link the criminals to similar crimes, they could be charged with a 20 year felony.
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Project Devil 2 features templates with applications tailored to specific verticals like retail, entertainment, consumer-packaged goods, finance, automotive and travel.
AOL is rolling out the first major update to its Project Devil initiative today. With Project Devil 2, the company will put less emphasis on the ad format and more effort into how ads can be transformed to solve brand problems, said Sanjay Jain, CTO and co-founder at Pictela, a company AOL acquired in 2010. The company also said its Devil ads can be delivered to around 100 publisher sites.
"There's different types of problems and different types of campaign goals that we can solve with our ad units," Jain told ClickZ. "We built Project Devil, but one size doesn't necessarily fit all. The approach we're taking now is what problem can we solve using essentially one-third of the page."
Project Devil 2 features templates with applications tailored to specific verticals like retail, entertainment, consumer-packaged goods, finance, automotive and travel. A 300x1050 ad unit features space for two applications to run concurrently while a smaller 300x600 unit features one application.
The template for entertainment brands dedicates two-thirds of the ad's real estate to high-definition video, for example. In the retail category, AOL can now feature full catalogs from retailers in their ad space.
AOL's goal is to "draw upon science and campaign specifics for vertical-specific needs," Jain said.
The company continues to innovate on Project Devil and the Pictela platform in the hopes of boosting revenues from brand advertisers. In June, AOL pushed its Pictela platform across multiple screens by launching a series of premium ad formats for mobile devices and tablets.
Internal AOL data from the first half of the year indicates that the average interaction time came in at 24 seconds.
"In terms of reach, we are focusing a lot on making Project Devil a solution for the Internet and not something that's AOL owned and operated specific," Jain said. "Through the devil network, we have the ability now to serve to about 100 publishers."
AOL has also updated the Pictela Management System with new creative tools for agencies and publishers, and said it plans to push its Pictela Enterprise platform out of beta by the end of the year.
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Nav Canada Wants Excise Taxes Cut
Canada's private, user-fee-based ATC system–Nav Canada–believes that general aviation operators are double-charged for use of Canada's aviation infrastructure and that fuel excise taxes should be reduced. In a recent letter sent to the minister of finance, Nav Canada president and CEO John Crichton noted that airline passenger taxes were eliminated after Nav Canada acquired Canada's navigation services in 1999, and it is inequitable for general aviation operators to pay Canada's fuel excise tax because the aviation infrastructure is supported via the user fees.
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A CBS Atlanta hidden camera investigation exposed a registered sex offender posing as a psychologist. It is the second time CBS Atlanta found John Bacon, 41, of DeKalb County working without a required professional license.
"I've practiced every form of psychology there is," claimed Bacon to an undercover CBS Atlanta producer posing as a patient.
Bacon and the producer met at a restaurant.
Bacon told the producer that he has been practicing psychology for twenty years and made his first million when he was 21 years old.
Bacon's outlandish claims continued. "I am licensed, certified, bonded, insured," said Bacon.
In an online profile, Bacon is listed as "Dr. J. Olis Bacon." The word "Psychologist" appears under his name.
"I do psychology because I like to help people," said Bacon to the producer.
"I've got this gift. After five minutes of talking to you, I can pretty much tell what kind of person you are."
Bacon is listed on the Georgia Bureau of Investigation website as a registered sex offender. He was pleaded guilty in 1994 to charges of child molestation and aggravated sodomy. He was also convicted of sex crimes against a child while in the Navy in 1990.
In November, CBS Atlanta found Bacon working as an unlicensed plumber after the state professional licensing board had ordered him to stop.
Bacon is not allowed to work as a psychologist because he does not have a state-issued license.
Dr. Kip Matthews, a licensed psychologist and educator with the Georgia Psychological Association, said he is disturbed by the undercover video we showed him. He said it appeared Bacon committed numerous ethical violations. He said he is concerned for Bacon's patients. "Unfortunately, individuals who prey on potential victims do have good social skills. They come across in a very engaging, personal way that pulls you in," said Matthews.
Matthews said he was particularly concerned with Bacon's supposed assessment of the patient's risk of suicide.
"It is just clinically inappropriate," said Matthews.
Investigative reporter Jeff Chirico interrupted the meeting to ask Bacon the Tough Questions.
"You're a registered sex offender. Do you think you should be operating as a psychologist?" asked Chirico.
"I have no problem with it," responded Bacon.
Bacon claimed to have an online doctorate degree. CBS Atlanta learned that school is considered by some to be a diploma mill.
Bacon insisted he is not going to hurt anyone.
Since the interview, Bacon removed the word "psychologist" from his online profiles and replaced it with "hypnotherapist
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It seems to me that the Artifact is nothing more than…
Price Paid: $9
It seems to me that the Artifact is nothing more than a way for Gerber to capitalize on the growing popularity of mini-prybar tools without providing much real functionality. The "screwdriver" tips on the bar are useless with most screws and positioning of the knife combined with the strong pressure required to open it create a very real risk of slicing open a finger.
When I first bought this I thought it would quickly become a regular part of my gear whether I was on a day hike or just going about my day at work, but as soon as I opened the package my girlfriend managed to cut deeply into her finger due to the general safety issues with the exacto knife blade placement.
The bottle opener functions fine just as all bottle openers do, and the bar itself would be useful for light prying, but the sharp edges located around the phillips screwdriver and bottle opener could easily make this a very uncomfortable bar to use. The sharp edge on the Phillips also makes this not suitable to be carried in a pocket as it could open a hole and be lost pretty easily. Admittedly not a big loss for such a low price.
Personally I would recommend a Gerber Shard and find a different lightweight blade without such a bad risk of cutting. Yes this can be used carefully and responsibly, but there are so many knives that can be opened without the presence of mind required by the Artifact.
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St Andrew's Church – On Sunday there will be services of holy communion at 8.15am and 10am.
Farnhill Methodist Church – the coffee morning held last Saturday raised £183 for church funds and £53.50 for the Gambia Schools Trust.
The Village Pump, the over 50s group meets in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church on Wednesday from 2-3.30pm.
The Farnhill and Kildwick History Group meets in the institute at 7pm on Monday. The theme is "The house where I live(d)". Members will be sharing what they know about the history of their home and looking what's in the archive about local houses. Everyone is welcome at the meeting.


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With the weather on our side we headed for a climb in preparation for our 3 day back pack. We all shuffled out with crampons, snow shoeing, axe, some layers, camera, food, water and loads of sunscreen. The landscape here in Jontunheimen is absolutely stunning, especially when you start to gain height from 1500m to 2000m. We started on foot, then on to show shoes and finally leaving our shoes for crampons to attempt a summit of our first Norwegian 2000m..Brilliant
Niall Foley
After a busy May, June hit us with a reminder, June 3rd 29 Beyond Endurance expedition team members decend on Dublin airport. Depart 06.30am Oslo.
All the team where in great form, some arriving with family members. We arrived in Oslo later that day and met with Bjorn on the bus. Driving north a few stops later, travelling through changing landscapes, we arrived in Krosbu Lodge near to Jotunheimen National Park and Glacier, our base for the next week.
The next day after a briefing, we covered snow shoes, ice axe arrest and crampons which we practised a mile away in to the snowy hills.
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Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment for Ear Wax
Home Remedy Ingredients
- Hydrogen Peroxide - 3%
Lay a towel down on your bed or carpet. Then drip a bit of 3% hydrogen peroxide into one ear. After a few moments you will hear fizzing. Wait until the fizzing stops -- 10 to 15 minutes, occasionally adding more hydrogen peroxide. Shake remaining liquid from your ear onto the towel and repeat on the other ear.
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[WARNING!] HP 3% Food Degree in Ears: Please, be cautious with application of HP 3% food degree in ears, since after sprinkling it with an inhaler to my elderly mother, she experienced an inflammation of drums and internal channels, with the side effect that she lost the hearing almost completely for one day. Nevertheless, with medicinal drops for inflammation and pain, the following day she began to recover gradually her normal level.Thanks God. I was very worried and disheartened.
I just tried the experiment you suggested regarding the dissolving of ear wax using hydrogen peroxide. I took a q-tip which I had used to clean wax out of my ears (it had a fair amount of wax on it). I filled a small glass with about two or three teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide and put the q-tip in the glass. Twenty minutes later the wax was still there, with no sign of dissolving at all. Needless to say, I'm not convinced this solution works.
EC: Sorry it didn't work for you -- the experiment works for us every time!
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03/11/2009[YEA] "I used to work in a large hearing aid place and the only thing the audiologists would have people clean their ears out was with Hydrogen Peroxide. Ten minutes in each ear or put in at bedtime with a cottonball so that it won't get on your pillow and NEVER clean your ears out with a q-tip. It only pushes the wax in further.Posted by Elle
05/31/2009if h202 has been left uncovered, or exposed to heat, light etc. it will loose potency. you may need to get a fresh bottle to ensure that it is effective. if it does not fizz, it is most likely useless.Posted by Kelly (Nashville, TN) on 01/18/2009
[YEA] When I was a little girl, I remember my Mom using hydrogen peroxide to clean the excess wax from my Dad's ears. He would lie on one side and she would pour a capful or so into his ear. Once the "bubbling" subsided, she placed a folded hand towel over the ear and had him turn over to the other side. Once both ears were done, she would gently dry the ear with a tissue. We never used a QTip in the ear!Posted by Angie (Burlington, Canada) on 08/02/2008
[YEA] After having ear blockage for a week . Due to ear wax buildup, I had suffered enough . In the past I have sen a doctor and they irrigate my ear with H2O. I read all the positive comments on this site and thought why not try the Hydrogen peroxide method. IT WORKED and it only cost me a Loonie (1 dollar) I am now relieved of the pressure in my head also the loss of hearing. I would highly recommend this method. It was safe, inexpensive and it worked.Posted by Kyle
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12/09/2009[YEA] "The peroxide method does work! I tried it and it helped clear my blockage.Posted by BDR (N.O., LA) on 05/14/2008
[YEA] I swam laps for the first time in a while. I knew ear wax buildup was trapping the water because every year or 2 have to go to the ENT to have my ear irrigated and cleaned. Couldn't hear, miserable. Tried the hydrogen peroxide to save the hassle and expense of ENT visit. Worked! 15 minutes adding a few drops every 3-4 minutes, then irrigated with warm water. Hard to believe all that was in my ear. Thanks!Posted by John (Kansas City, KS) on 01/26/2008
[YEA] Hello. I and wife have used hydrogen peroxide for years and it always works for us.
We either use it full strength or mixed with mineral oil. Sometimes we warm it first.
After we drain it out we spray water gentle from a syringe or spray bottle. Usually the wax is dissolved without using a syringe or spray bottle, but we use them to removed the rest of the hydrogen peroxide which can irritate the ear canals.
We haven't ever bothered about the ear canal being wet afterward and have had no trouble. Sometimes a few days later an ear canal may get itchy and we've found that the equate brand of preparation H stopped the itching better than campho phenique or anything and soothed the ear canal.Posted by June (KC, KS) on 01/12/2008
[YEA] I also use store-bought H2O2 for use in my ears. I did have trouble with it leaving behind liquid and causing earache. And a couple times after using H2O2 I had sharp pains in my ears. I remedied this by putting a small amount of coconut oil in each ear after draining the H2O2 and it helped pretty quickly.
Now if I use H2O2 in my ears I add a drop of alcohol and only use a drop or two of H2O2 (full strength). This seems to be enough to ward off any virus-related earaches.
I also use H2O2 mixed with distilled water as a nasal wash and this is very effective in immediately ridding me of sore throat issues and any kind of infection I might feel at the back of my palate and upper portion of my throat where sinus drainage occurs. It burns a little, even with using distilled water, but I've come to recognize it as a good burn because I know it's killing the infection.Posted by Xhellie (Coyle, Washington) on 12/07/2007
[YEA] My son's ear canal was completely obstructed with ear wax. I know you're not supposed to use cotton swabs or bobby pins. I was so desperate to remove this blockage that I almost used a bobby pin. I was very skeptical to try this remedy because when I was younger I did this procedure to myself and left it too long. The ending result was the worst ear infection I have ever had.
This is the procedure I followed: I made my child lie on his side with the affected ear facing up. I pulled his ear lobe and used a head lamp so I could look deep into the ear. While still pulling the ear lobe back and up I dropped in the peroxide untill the ear was full. It bubbled immediately! I waited till the bubbling stopped, about 4 minutes and had him flip his head over and drain the peroxide. The peroxide that drained out was brown and murky so I knew it was working. We repeated this process several times, rinsing the ear with warm water between every peroxide "bath". After about 4 sessions I used the syringe to irrigate the ear and a huge ball of wax came ou of his ear. Upon inspection the ear canal was unblocked. Please remeber though, a layer of wax in your ear is a GOOD THING! Thanks again to Earth Clinic and everyone who contributed!!Posted by Steve (Venice Fl) on 11/20/2006
[YEA] Wow!! The hydrogen peroxide worked great for me. I could barely hear out of my left ear for nearly a week, so I used peroxide, for me it took nearly one hour to clear out the canal. I VERY highly recommed using peroxide to get a wax build up out of your ear. When in use in your ear, the peroxide bubbles and sizzles in your ear and the noise gets louder and louder as it clears out that disgusting old wax out of your ear. It was really fascinating though. Interesting experience.Posted by Cass (Dover, DE) on 11/09/2006
[YEA] Our pedicatrician was a really old fashioned doctor. He looked for ways to save his patients money and would recommend old timey remedies if he knew that they worked.
Our pedicatrician found that my son had excessive ear wax. He said he could clean the wax out but it would cost us money and be painful to my son. What our pediatrician recommended was to put olive oil in the ears at night and put a cotton ball in each ear. In the morning after breakfast my son was to lie down and I was to fill one ear at a time with peroxide and he was just to lie there for 15-20 minutes. When the time was up he was to flip his head over real quick to the other side. We did this for close to a week and saw good results. We appreciated the money and the pain that was saved by using a remedy that our pediatrician reccommended. Never again did our pediatrician say that my son had excessive ear wax. My son is now a grown man.Posted by Usha (India) on 11/08/2006
[WARNING!] I have a similar situation to Deb from Philadelphia. I would not suggest putting ANYTHING in an ear with a perforated eardrum or no eardrum at all. You must be careful to protect your middle and inner ear from being damaged. They have a very specific Ph and a system of dealing with invaders. The reason your eardrums burst is because your eustachian tubes are probably closed, not just blocked. Ear infections are one of the most common childhood diagnosis because children's eustachian tubes are not fully developed. Many adults have malformed or closed eustachian tubes becuase their's never developed from childhood or because of allergies. First of all you need to address your allergies because nothing will work that you try unless that is also under control. Some ENTs also conduct allergy tests becuase the whole system is so closely connected as is balance ie. verigo. There is a new surgery which I just had to open a closed eustachian tube. It is called eustachian tubectomy. They endoscopically go in through your mouth and shave the sides of your eustachian tube utilizing the scar tissue that will develop to cause the eustachian tube to function properly. I had this procedure as well as a tympanoplasty which is a rebuilidng of ear drum. The first attempt at closing the ear drum was unsuccessful but the second time they used another new procedure that uses the cartilage from the little flap of skin outside of the opening to the ear to close the ear drum and this cartilage creates a very strong structure. Now I no longer sound like a broken speaker in my head! I would highly suggest you get your allergies under control and really try to surgically fix your eardrums ESPECIALLY before you start considering putting things in your ears. Your hearing will be negatively affected to say the least as well as your inner ear which could cause worse vertigo and balance problems. If you aren't already you should be wearing earplugs, never go swimming or bathe unprotected (this could be causing infections, having water in your middle ear). Ear plugs should not "go down too far" as you say becuase your ear canal is much longer than you think. Any ear plug I've ever used won't go deep enough to be a problem. You can have custom ear plugs made to fit your ear which are the most comfortable option in my opinion. Don't mess around with ears, they're too delicate.Posted by Bud
Ballston Lake, Ny
12/31/2011Usha, You are right about not putting anything in your ears especially if you have perforated eardrums. When I was six months old, Both eardrums burst. All my life I have had ear problems. I am now 85 plus. I have been to so many doctors. All they do is give me ear drops. I think that if they fixed my ears, then they lost a customer, Soooo, keep giving me eardrops and I will be back. After all, they are being paid pretty good. BudPosted by Natasha (UK) on 10/09/2006
[WARNING!] Anyone with major ear problems, please do not use hydrogen peroxide, particularly Deb with the broken ear drum! It is basically bleach and is a really fierce chemical. It only works to clear earwax and you must be sure this is where your problem is coming from if you want to use it. In the UK, hydrogen peroxide is NOT recommended by doctors even for this - they actually recommend pharmaceutical olive oil, which is sterilised, mixes with the wax and helps it soften and clear naturally.
Ears are delicate and can easily be sent out of balance. I used to use q-tips to clean my ears and now suffer from chronic otitis externa, which is basically eczma in the outer ear. I haven't noticed earwax for years, just a dampness and whitish discharge. This, with the "debris" which collects in the ear (dead skin), provides a perfect environment for bacteria to breed in.
The first time I ever had an infection was when I had had a cold, used q-tips and took a long-haul flight with two changeovers. I had the WORST ear infection when I landed the third time and spent the next week in bed on antibiotics and painkillers in the most horrendous pain. That was five and a half years ago and I now have to use ear plugs in any situation where my ears can get wet (swimming, showering) or I will get an infection within 24 hours. I also have to be very careful to avoid introducing germs to the ear with a hand or headphones etc - in-ear headphones are not an option! This is actually a pretty common condition, is most often caused by using q-tips and is not curable. I'm 24.
Saying this, I have heard that garlic can be a very good antibiotic and also Hopi ear candles are great for clearing blocked sinuses. I am very cautious in using anything non-prescribed myself these days as my condition is so sensitive that I'm afraid anything will set it off, but these are gentle enough not to be so bad. Regarding hydrogen peroxide, if you are more resiliant, maybe have a go, but with more serious conditions, don't risk it! And don't ever use it for an extended time. These are all things your doctors should be telling you - there are a lot of advantages to free medicine...Posted by Earthclinicfan
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07/26/2012Quick Hit: Spry xylitol gum cures chronic ear infection
Here is a totally NON-scary super-easy *too-good-to-be-true-but-it-works* cure for infection of ears, throat, or gums or for stuffy nose. It can even cure a strep throat. Could put lots of *specialist* doctors out of business. Cure: xylitol gum or candy, made by the company Spry in peppermint or spearmint, works like a miracle. I have tried some other brands of gum/candy containing Xylitol that do not seem to work as powerfully for me, but if you cannot find the Spry brand xylitol chewing gum and peppermints (available at the Vitamin Shoppe, Sprouts, and online) you might try other brands. I do not know if it is the added mint that makes this brand so much more effective for me or what, but it still blows my mind every time I use it, how effective it is and how time and how much money is wasted on our U.S. Health crisis sheerly because no one knows about/ uses the easy, simple remedies.
God bless everyone on this page and this site! Note: xylitol is not as creepy as it sounds - it is actually birch tree sugar with a Frankenstein kind of name, and was developed as a sugar substitue during WWII in Finland. It can cause stomach gas in some people if you eat or drink a lot of it in beverages or baked goods (using it as sugar substitute in the recipe), but for chewing gum/ peppermints to get rid of ear infection or sore throat it should not be a problem. I would try the gum to start with. In fact xylitol gum was initially brought to the U.S. as a cure for kids with chronic ear infections. If you buy it at the Vitamin Shoppe store, ask the clerk for the *online price* at check out and you get a huge % discount. It's very affordable; under $8 for a bottle of 60 or 100 pieces or so. Xylitol also has many other positive *side effects*! Google it and see!Posted by Oldgal
Toronto, Ontario Canada
09/29/2012I'm 73 and have been using peroxide since my mid-twenties. I have found that putting a few drops of mineral in the ear helps. Take hold of the ear lobe and gently rotate it so that the oil goes deep into the ear then stopper the ear with a bit of cotton ball. Leave it alone for a few hours or overnight and then use peroxide and warm water mixed in equal amounts the following day. I find this keeps any irritation to the ear to a minimum but the effect is just as good. I generally do a treatment like this towards the end of the summer when the first cool days and nights tend to solidify any wax that has built up during the warm months. It helps to get rid of it before winter sets in.... Of course if you are in California you wont' need to worry about this!Posted by Rita (Hunstville, AL) on 07/10/2006
[YEA] Hi, I just wanted to comment that I personally use hydrogen peroxide each and every day to help clean my ears with a Q-tip. This actually helps to combat itchy ears and less wax buildup.Posted by Floyd (Fort Worth TX) on 04/28/2006
[YEA] About 43 years ago, we went to Plat National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. The water there is very cold and has a lot of sulphur in it. It gave all 3 of our children, and myself an ear infection. Mine was so bad, I had to go to the Dr. He told me to mix Hydrogen Peroxide and Alcohol 50/50 .He said the Peroxide would kill the infection and the alcohol would dry up the Peroxide. If you don't get the Peroxide out, your ear will hurt more. Since then we have never went to the Dr. for an ear problem. THANK GOD.Posted by Joanne (Cleveland, OH) on 03/17/2006
[YEA] First of all I LOVE LOVE LOVE your website...it is so helpful...I love to look up and find all these rememdies...KEEP EM COMING! My father when i was little put hydrogen peroxide in my Ear....at first i was a little.. scared.. but then when he put it in all i felt was a little fizzing and bubbling..and right away my earache went away and the pressure. I AM SO GLAD! that i now know how to clear my earaches and ear infection and tell everyone i know!


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PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross says the Federal Reserve is confronted with a big challenge in trying to determine a "neutral" interest rate that will accomplish all its goals — and he says PIMCO and the market have very different estimates of what that neutral rate will be.
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Gross: Bond Bull Is Ending
PIMCO "bond king" Bill Gross says that the bull market in bonds is ending. Gross tells Bloomberg that, without additional quantitative easing, he thinks treasury bonds will decline in yield as the economy slows, which will push credit spreads higher. He sees a 12-month period ahead where combined treasury, corporate, and high yield bonds "don't move much". Gross also says the stock market has been rising in part because of economic improvement, and in part because of the "Bernanke put" — the belief that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve will continue to bolster stocks over the long haul. Gross says there's "a lot of money chasing a lot of risk, and in some cases it may be justified."
Gross on the "Credit Supernova"
In his latest Investment Outlook, PIMCO's Bill Gross says that the U.S. is heading toward a "credit supernova", with exponentially rising amounts of credit leading to an eventual implosion of deleveraging.
Gross says that over the years, the U.S. has used more and more credit to produce less and less growth. In the early 1970s, credit outstanding in the U.S. totaled $3 trillion, he says. "Today, at $56 trillion and counting, it is a monster that requires perpetually increasing amounts of fuel, a supernova star that expands and expands, yet, in the process begins to consume itself. Each additional dollar of credit seems to create less and less heat. In the 1980s, it took four dollars of new credit to generate $1 of real GDP. Over the last decade, it has taken $10, and since 2006, $20 to produce the same result."
The zero-bound interest rates of the past few years, Gross says, are making the "magic" of credit creation turn destructive. "Net interest margins at banks compress; liabilities at insurance companies threaten their levered equity; and underfunded pension plans require greater contributions from their corporate funders unless regulatory agencies intervene," he says. "What has followed has been a gradual erosion of real growth as layoffs, bank branch closings and business consolidations create less of a need for labor and physical plant expansion."
Gross acknowledges that his supernova analogy is "more instructive than literal. The end of the global monetary system is not nigh." But the point, he says, is that more and more credit is being put into speculation instead of productive innovation. He says a time may well come when "investable assets pose too much risk for too little return", which would lead to major credit contraction.
That doesn't mean investors should throw in the towel, Gross says. But he thinks they should plan accordingly. His advice: "Seek inflation protection in credit market assets/ shorten durations; increase real assets/commodities/stable cash flow equities at the margin; accept lower future returns in portfolio planning."
Gross' Forecasts for 2013
PIMCO's Bill Gross says the "New Normal" should continue in 2013, and he expects both stocks and bonds to return less than 5% for the year. Gross also sees unemployment staying at 7.5% or higher during the year, and thinks gold will rise. He also discusses the fiscal cliff bill, and says that the drawn-out, contentious process of creating it "reaffirmed [members of Congress'] ineptitude".
Gross Talks Debt, Asset Allocation
PIMCO's Bill Gross says that if the U.S. doesn't reverse its big deficits and rising debt, it "could resemble Greece within a decade."
In an interview with U.S. News & World Report, Gross also says he doesn't think the "New Normal" will end anytime soon. "Don't think that anytime soon we're going back to the 'old normal' because these cycles of de-levering are biblical in nature," he says. "An investor probably has to look forward to higher inflation. Slower growth and higher inflation — that's not a positive, by any means. Individuals would want it to be just the reverse. The de-levering and the check-writing on the part of central banks, that's really what produces the situation."
Gross reiterates his belief that, in this climate, investment returns won't match those we've seen in previous times. He is finding opportunities in higher-growth countries like China, Brazil, and Mexico. He says that when looking for stocks, he personally targets those with dividend yields of 3% or 4%. He says that an investor who is 30 years old should have about 80% of their portfolio in dividend-paying stocks and the other 20% in bonds; the percentage of bonds should rise as you get older, he adds.
Gross Talks Stocks, Bonds, Gold & Inflation
PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross says that both stocks and bonds are a bit "bubbled" because of the Federal Reserve's policies, but that high-quality dividend-paying stocks should perform better than bonds over the long haul. Gross tells CNBC's Futures Now that he also thinks gold and real assets are offering good long-term protection against inflation, which he sees ahead for the U.S.
Gross: Close the Gap, or Become Like Greece
PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross says the U.S. needs to close its "fiscal gap" quickly, or risk a Greece-like debt crisis.
In his latest investment commentary, Gross says that he doesn't think "Armageddon is … around the corner. I don't believe in the imminent demise of the U.S. economy and its financial markets." But, he says, he's afraid. He points to reports from the International Monetary Fund, Congressional Budget Office, and Bank of International Settlements that all paint a dark picture for the U.S. debt situation. "What they're saying is that when it comes to debt and to the prospects for future debt, the U.S. is no 'clean dirty shirt'", Gross asys. "The U.S., in fact, is a serial offender, an addict whose habit extends beyond weed or cocaine and who frequently pleasures itself with budgetary crystal meth. Uncle Sam's habit, say these respected agencies, will be a hard (and dangerous) one to break."
On average, Gross says, the three studies suggest the U.S. must cut its fiscal gap — which unlike the "deficit" includes future estimated entitlements like Medicare and Social Security — by 11% of GDP over the next five to 10 years. That means spending cuts and taxes of $1.6 trillion per year — about four times what the failed Congressional Super Committee was considering.
Gross says that if the U.S. doesn't get things under control, it risks losing its status as the top destination for global capital and could undergo irreparable harm. "Unless we begin to close this gap, then the inevitable result will be that our debt/GDP ratio will continue to rise, the Fed would print money to pay for the deficiency, inflation would follow and the dollar would inevitably decline," he says. "Bonds would be burned to a crisp and stocks would certainly be singed; only gold and real assets would thrive."
Gross: Follow the Fed and ECB
Bill Gross says PIMCO's strategy is pretty simple: Buy what the Federal Reserve and other central banks are buying.
"We continue to anticipate what the Fed is buying," Gross recently told CNBC. "They've told us they will buy $40 billion to $70 billion of agency mortgages every month until the cows come home. It pays to own these mortgages even though they're overvalued."
Another area PIMCO is looking, thanks to central banks: Spanish and Italian bonds. "[The European Central Bank] told us they are going to buy Spanish and Italian 1- to 3-year debt should those countries apply for a rescue," he said, adding that he thinks the ECB will be buying Spanish bonds in two to four weeks.
Bond Guru Offers Counterpoint to Inflation Argument
Jeffrey Gundlach thinks interest rates will soon rise, but, unlike fellow bond guru Bill Gross, he doesn't think inflation is upon us.
Gundlach, in a web seminar, recently said that a paradigm shift has occurred in the past five years or so, according to AdvisorOne. "Over the majority of the [past three decades or so] we've seen a benign inflation period characterized by stable to falling interest rates," he said. "It's quite likely interest rates will now rise and boost the returns of government instruments." But, he added that inflation can't occur without corresponding increases in median household income, and he says that is falling, AdvisorOne reports.
But Gundlach is concerned about global food price inflation. "Believe it or not, food is the real concern, especially in developing countries," he said. "In these areas, 40% of a person's income will typically go toward food. If it goes high higher, it will have an outsize impact, and riots and other forms of civil unrest could occur." He also discusses debt, saying that developing nations are "now better fiscal stewards than developing countries".
Gross on the Problem with Low Interest Rates
PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross is standing by his comments that the "cult of equity is dying", saying that near-zero interest rates are stunting lending and growth, and leading to lower returns for both stocks and bonds.
"Last month's "dying cult of equity" Investment Outlook elicited a lot of excitement, but somehow failed to impress readers with its main point: Returns from both stocks and bonds will be stunted," Gross writes in his September Investment Outlook (his emphasis added). "How could one argue otherwise on the bond side with investment grade bonds yielding only 1.75%? How could one argue otherwise for stocks under the assumption that bond and stock returns were at least in part mathematically conjoined at the hip? How could one argue otherwise when it is obvious that boomers and X'ers, Y's and Z'ers are likely to be disenchanted for their own good reasons for years? How could one argue otherwise when it is apparent that stock market trading has been taken over by machines — that HAL rules the stock exchange roost and does a bad job of it at that?"
Gross says that the current lack of lending from big banks isn't just due to consumers being constrained. It's also due to the fact that low interest rates make loans less profitable for banks.
So, what to do? "If I were an individual investor, I would do this: Balance your asset mix according to your age. Own more stocks if you are young, but more bonds if you are in your 60s, like myself," Gross says. "If you choose an investment advisor, a mutual fund, or an ETF, make sure that your fees are minimized. After all, if overall returns average 3-4% annually how can you possibly afford to give 100 basis points of it back? You cannot. And be careful. The age of credit expansion which led to double-digit portfolio returns is over. The age of inflation is upon us, which typically provides a headwind, not a tailwind, to securities price — both stocks and bonds." (His emphasis added.)


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Public offerings of Baltic Trading Ltd. (BALT) and CVR Partners LP (UAN) stock priced at discounts to Tuesday's closing prices.
Drybulk company Baltic Trading late Tuesday unveiled plans to sell an unspecified amount of stock to fund future vessel acquisitions and working capital and general corporate purposes.
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The "Open Post" plugin for WordPress was written for websites and blogs that are powered by WordPress, that choose to enable the commenting feature to registered users only. That's great but sometimes these owners might want to allow anonymous users to post comments on selected posts and pages. This is where the simple and basic Open Post plugin comes into play. On a website or blog where comments can only be posted by registered users, you can use this plugin to override this on posts and pages of your choice. The plugin is very simple to install. Once installed, a few things have to be taken care of first before it can work. The instructions are as follows.
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We were at the mall and decided to get a little massage. All of a sudden this incredibly sexy chic sits next to us, before you know it we were inviting her for a little private massage back at our place. It was physical therapy at its best.
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While we were waiting for our beauty treatment, we decided to walk around the mall and find something to eat. We saw this beautiful lonely cutie sitting by herself and went for the move. We invited her over for some drinks and a movie. When we got there what a hot cookie she turned out to be.
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Going out for a bite turned out better than we thought. Out of nowhere this tall sexy lady walked by and we asked her to join us for some tuna dip. We later had some tuna special of our own back at the love pad, if you know what I mean.
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Date: Monday, October 20, 2003
While we were enjoying the sun and a couple of drinks this cutie walked by to spice up our afternoon and we could not let a hottie like that pass on by. We invited her back to our place more drinks and boy was she spicy and hot.
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Date: Monday, October 13, 2003
While we were roller blading we saw this hot, sexy cutie. We could not let this one go. She was too hot. We rolled on over and introduced ourselves, like the lady lovers that we are and invited her over for some wine. When we got there we did more than just take off her skates.
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Date: Monday, August 11, 2003
The day was beautiful so Nicole and I decided to go to the beach and get some sun. We got some rays and then started to get a little thirsty. We went to this bar right off the beach and ran into two total hotties. We started drinking and getting horny as hell and went back to the apartment. Some more partying and then I could feel my kitty starting to purr! I had to let her out!!!


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NORTH LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Arkansas Travelers' pitcher Michael Roth is making the jump from the Texas League to the big leagues.
The Los Angeles Angels on Saturday called up Roth from its Class AA affiliate.
The 23-year-old Roth pitched in college for South Carolina and was picked in the ninth round of the 2012 amateur draft.
Roth, a left-hander, has just 27 innings of minor league experience, having pitched last season for the Orem Owlz, a rookie-league Angels' affiliate in Utah.
Roth had one outing for the Travs this season, picking up a win versus Midland for five innings of scoreless work.
The Angels placed right-hander Kevin Jespen and shortstop Erick Aybar on the 15-day disabled list to make room for Roth and outfielder J.B. Schuck.
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I usually get Burberry Tender Touch for Women, but I decided to go with something a little different. I'm glad I made that decision. My boyfriend goes crazy over this stuff; not to mention everyone elses' compliments! I bought the full size tester to save some money, but I'd buy this again.
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Very persistent perfume, but I expected a bit of a different flavor! Not your fault! Only had to pay double, because delivery via DHL!
Very persistent perfume, but I expected a bit of a different flavor! Not your fault! Only had to pay double, because delivery via DHL!
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great item , great smell , but i think too expensive
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It was a gift so my sister was very happy...
She loves this fragrance
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I LOVE this perfume. I wear it almost everyday. and my hubby is happy:))
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I've had Burberry Brit and Burberry London which I liked both but I thought I would try this one having never smelled it before, and I like it better than either other one. It isn't as strong and overpowering. I've gotten compliments and I like it a lot!
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Does anybody deserve an MVP this week? Ok. Sure. AJ Green made me reconsider my favorite color, but the MVP in that game was on the other side of the field.
What about unsung hero of the week? Be honest with yourself. You don't feel like singing after a loss to the Browns. Do you? That would be like getting beat up by a girl on the playground and then going around talking about how tough your are. That's just embarrassing.
You want to bitch. And so do I. Go ahead. Get it out of your system. So let's talk about the Goat of the Week instead.Fortunately, there are plenty of candidates to choose from.
(A) Andy Dalton - 3 Int's, 1 Pick 6, 1 Fumble. He's almost too obvious of a choice. I'm not going to pretend to be a QB coach, but I will give my analysis: that's bad.
(B) The Defensive Line - 2 QB hits. What happened to the pass rush that was supposed to lay out opposing QBs in the horizontal position all year? Brandon Wheedon had more vertical than Vince Carter (Toronto version, not Dallas).
(C) The Receiver by Committee Plan (Binns and Tate) - 7 targets, 23 yards, 3 receptions. Ok, I bought the hype too. I love rooting for underdogs. The problem is that underdogs are underdogs because they don't usually win.
(D) The Secondary - It's not that they're playing bad, it's that they aren't playing good. Can somebody please get an interception? This problem dates back to last year.
(E) Other - I'm guessing somebody is going to blame the coaches even though it's usually next to impossible to prove that the coaches had a bad gameplan (since you can't really know what their gameplan was)... Ahh Screw it. It's Mike Brown's fault!


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Recipe Renovation: Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Glaze
Recipe renovations help you enjoy the foods you love without the guilt and this cake is proof of that! Try Bethenny's updated (and low-cal) version of a moist chocolate cake with a peanut butter glaze.
Ingredients for chocolate cake
1 1/4 cups oat flour
1 cup raw sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Ingredients for peanut butter glaze
1/2 cup raw sugar
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons soy milk
2 tablespoons creamy 100% peanut butter
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
Directions for chocolate cake
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined.
2. Pour the batter into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 40-50 minutes, rotating the pan about halfway through the baking time. When a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, it's done.
3. Let the cake cool completely, then top with Peanut Butter Glaze.
Directions for peanut butter glaze
1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with a hand blender until the sugar crystals are dissolved. If they aren't dissolving, you can gently heat the mixture until they do (heat on low on the stove or on 50 percent power in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds). Be careful of spattering when blending this recipe.
2. Spread the glaze on the cake. Slice and serve.


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David Walliams, Piers Morgan and Sinitta led the congratulations messages for Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman after they welcomed their baby son Eric into the world on Valentine's Day.
Simon was by Lauren's side as she gave birth to little Eric, named after his late father.
Born in New York's exclusive Lenox Hill hospital – the same hospital Beyonce and Jaz-Z welcomed baby Blue Ivy in January 2012 – the new arrival weighed in at 6lbs 7oz.
Little Eric is 'healthy and handsome', as confirmed by Si himself on Twitter. He revealed the birth of his first son, tweeting last night: 'Very happy to say Eric was born at 17.45pm. Healthy and handsome.'
And confirming he was named after his father Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, he added: 'Named after my dad. Lauren in great shape. Thanks for all of your kind messages.'
Some of Cowell's closest pals have now taken to Twitter to congratulate him and his girlfriend Lauren on the happy news.
Huge congratulations to @SimonCowell and Lauren Silverman on the birth of their son. They have named him David Sinitta Louis-Walsh Cowell.—
David Walliams (@davidwalliams) February 15, 2014
BREAKING NEWS: Simon Cowell has named his new baby son Eric, after his father. Best wishes to him, Lauren and Eric junior. @SimonCowell—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 15, 2014
A young Simon Cowell with his father Eric, who he adored > bit.ly/1ezYZCj … lovely tribute to name his son after him.—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 15, 2014
Wishing @simoncowell a safe flight and safe birth. Thinking of him and Lauren over the next few hours. Very excited! #simonJr—
OfficialAmandaHolden (@Amanda_Holden) February 14, 2014
What a perfect day for @SimonCowell to have his son be born. I wish you all the love in the world.—
Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 15, 2014
Congratulations to @SimonCowell and Lauren on the birth of Baby Eric! Born on Valentines day..love that!—
Marvin Humes (@MarvinHumes) February 15, 2014
Congratulations to @SimonCowell on the birth of his son…best feeling in the world 💙 xxx—
Rochelle Humes (@RochelleTheSats) February 15, 2014
All is well and baby boy says "parents are well and CUTE!". Happy Valentines day BABY!! #justInTimeValentine!—
Sinitta 19 (@sinittaofficial) February 14, 2014
A big woofy congratulations to @SimonCowell and Lauren on the birth of their boy, Eric!!—
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Casual and comfortable, this versatile set is a must-have for your wardrobe! Made in a soft and stretchy fabric blend, you'll move with comfort and ease the entire time you are wearing this cardigan and camisole set. So easy to wear, the cardigan features an open front with feminine cascading printed chiffon lapel that flatters any figure. Pair with the cute matching solid scoop neck, camisole for a stylish set.
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Archive for the 'Customer Service' Category
To serve or not to serve?
Different types of libraries provide different types of service. Public libraries help patrons find things; academic libraries teach students how to do the finding themselves. Working in a private firm library, I tailor the service I provide to the client: articling students and junior associates get shown how to find things, while senior partners get what they ask […]
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Revisiting Vendor issues
I'm fortunate to live in a province that hasn't been too badly hit by the current recession, (which I am reluctant to say is over, despite Prime Minister Harper's announcement). And even though I have a reasonably secure private library, I still pay close attention to articles on librarians and vendors, particularly if the focus is […]
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Storytelling applied
Librarian Jennifer Burns of Toronto (full disclosure: I am friends with Jennifer) went to the 10th annual Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute held in British Columbia this year. I have heard positive feedback about this focussed small group learning opportunity. It brings together both new-to-the-profession and experienced librarians. Jennifer had some interesting thoughts about where […]
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Positive customer service
It's easy to be negative but people should acknowledge postive customer service, too. One of my responsibilities is serials management in a large special library. Did we get the latest issue of a title? Or is there a lapse in the subscription. Recently I called Aspen, a U.S. legal publisher, about claiming a missing journal […]
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Providing value-added services
The little things count a lot for adding value to library service. You don't need a gazillion dollars, but you need some imagination and consistent standards. Here are some of the things Brenda and I do: Brenda: One of my best practices is pretty basic office procedures. When I sign out a journal to a […]
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Professional reading
The newest edition of AALL's (American Association of Law Libraries) Spectrum has several articles I found interesting (hat tip to Library Boy Michel-Adrien Sheppard). As I've mentioned before, professional library associations such as AALL, SLA, and CLA all publish journals to add value to their members. I especially appreciated the articles on being a Brand Ambassador and vendor relationships. Both […]
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Tags: Communications problem solving, Marketing, Professional Associations
Nudge, nudge
I've written before about how important networking is for special librarians, especially solos like me. Having like-minded colleagues is helpful when you're trying to come up with ideas on how to grow your library. A couple of events happened in the space of a week that really resonated with me, and I'll share them here. […]
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On the sunny side of the street…
I blew it. Yesterday, amidst some "retail therapy", I behaved churlishly (don't you love that word!) to a lowly sales rep. Yes, their display was misleading, putting sale items with full price items, but they are people too, and there's no need to be rude. Besides, in the big scheme of life, the universe and […]
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Customer service training
Kudos to the Houston Area Library System for an excellent three-part module on Customer Service training. Some good pointers on effective listening, verbal cues and non-verbal behaviour in customer interactions, and handling difficult patrons are outlined. I especially liked the logical steps in diffusing difficult customer interactions. My basic tenets are to allow the person […]
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Tomorrow, November 27, 2012, charities, families, businesses and regular folk like you will come together to create #GivingTuesday. What this means for you is an opportunity to join a massive trending conversation on social media that will surely create m ore awareness for your cause.
How can your nonprofit join #GivingTuesday?
After you become an official #GivingTuesday partner, create a Partner Page to be featured on the #GivingTuesday website.
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- Encourage your supporters to join the #GivingTuesday community.
- Email your people with sample tweets and Facebook updates they can use to talk about your cause. (Make sure you keep these short and sweet, and include the hashtag #GivingTuesday)
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- Share these ideas with your sponsors and other local businesses.
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Crawford and O'Brien is announcing a new service for their customers. They now offer Search Box Optimization, a new high-level process of altering keyword suggestions in Google Search.
June 16, 2014 /MM-prReach/ —
Nearly 95% of dentists aren't implementing proper strategies that could result in them getting more patients on a monthly basis. This is why Crawford and O'Brien, an industry leader in marketing and search engine optimization, have started a new service to help businesses maximize search box optimization. The new service adds to the marketing firms already extensive list of marketing techniques that help medical practices and businesses of all kinds.
Because many dentists do not maximize their online presence through search box optimization, those who do are reaping all the rewards. For the dentists that are wondering why they aren't seeing enough customers or getting new patients, the answer is easy. It's because these patients are going to the competition, simply because they are easier to find online.
It is vital that any business that wants to be found online uses the right tools to ensure that this happens. This is why Crawford and O'Brien have begun helping companies maximize their online efforts through the use of search box optimization. In combination with the rest of the services they offer, this marketing firm has developed an approach that encompasses a variety of techniques to get the most from online resources. While search engine optimization may be one of the newest services they offer, businesses can rest assured knowing that Crawford and O'Brien offer the right industry experience for success.
A variety of different elements go into search box optimization. Because of this, most companies and medical practices do not have the time or manpower to figure out how to maximize this incredibly useful service. However, Crawford and O'Brien is a marketing firm that can handle all of these duties, ensuring that businesses are noticing more traffic to their online website. Studies have shown that more traffic relates to more customers, which should be the goal for every small business and medical practice.
For companies that do not have a website in place, it is nearly impossible to get new clients in todays tech-driven world. There are simply too many other options, that the majority of people will not wasting their time looking for something that they can't easily find online. And while some businesses and medical practices may have a website or some sort of social media account, Crawford and O'Brien work to implement a full-scale approach to help with search box optimization.
Although search box optimization is something that other companies offer, Crawford and O'Brien excel like none other when it comes to customer service and pleasing their clients. It is the relationship that this marketing firm builds with their clientele that helps create a cohesive environment for everyone to succeed.
Businesses and medical practices that are looking to increase their online presence and draw in new customers need to have the best available marketing tools on their side. If they don't, they won't survive in today's market. Instead of working with other marketing firms that look at businesses merely as another signed name on a contract, those who want to get the best results can rely on Crawford and O'Brien for the best search box optimization resources available.
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