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Posted: February 28, 2011, from the March 2011 issue of Skin Inc. magazine.
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Mature skin that is characterized by fine lines, wrinkles or increased laxity benefit most from ablative laser treatments. One of the most popular and effective treatments available today is the fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. Care for the patient's skin after treatment with the CO2 laser is critical, because it can affect the healing process and the results. Patients should be prepped with pigment-lighteners before and after these treatments in order to prevent the possibility of adverse reactions, such as hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation. The patient must also be taught the importance of keeping the skin occluded with an ointment recommended by the treating physician. Along with a gentle cleanser, this ointment is the only product that should be used for the first four to five days following a deep ablative laser treatment.
The main purpose of these treatments is to create a wound response in the skin so more collagen will be produced. If the skin doesn't have a healthy environment to generate this collagen, patients may not achieve optimal results and it can increase the likelihood of complications. The skin heals best in a moist environment; therefore, after the initial healing period, hydrating agents including hyaluronic acid and emollient moisturizers should be used. Peptide-rich products may also be applied to aid in the rebuilding process.
Fractional nonablative lasers are considered to be a more progressive treatment, meaning they will need multiple treatments to attain results similar to the CO2 laser. They are ideal for those who desire a shorter and less extreme healing period than that associated with CO2 lasers. The esthetician's role in this treatment is similar to ablative laser treatments, although the care is much less intense. The patient will generally use an occlusive agent for one to two days, as opposed to the four to five days that are recommended with CO2 laser.
Lasers may also be used in the treatment of acne, which occurs because oil glands are stimulated to produce more sebum. In addition to this overproduction of sebum, dead skin cells accumulate in the excess oil. This excess buildup of skin cells and oil acts as a breeding ground for Propionibacterium acnes, which is the bacterium that causes acne. Laser light in the red to blue spectrum may be effective at killing this bacteria and decreasing the inflammation associated with it.1 The laser works not by heat, but by activating a protein to destroy P. acnes and the surrounding inflamed acne lesions. Lasers alone or photodynamic therapy, a process where lasers are used in conjunction with a topically applied solution, have proven highly successful. Photodynamic therapy utilizes a topical drug called aminolevulinic acid to photosensitize the P. acnes, making them more susceptible to laser light. Proper product use during this treatment is essential. Gentle cleansers, sunscreens containing zinc oxide and hydrating agents, such as hyaluronic acid and vitamin B-5, should be used.
Erbium laser treatments are also successful for patients experiencing acne grades I and II, consisting of only blackheads and whiteheads with no inflammation. The erbium laser is used to remove superficial dead skin cells and un-roof, or open, lesions. A series of these treatments at a low setting is recommended for quick results with little downtime. In addition, a salicylic acid-based lotion will boost these results; it causes the outer layer of the skin to slough off extra dead skin cells. Recommending proper products for home care can make a significant difference in a patient's outcome.
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The cat became so tangled in the sock I just started (3/4" of ribbing done) that he had to break the yarn to extract her, my project and a feathered toy! What a mess.
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- Posted by cannahavana (My Page) on Thu, Mar 13, 08 at 20:03
Yes I would knit a few stitches with both strands and weave in later. I feel your pain! With two young kids and two cats, I have all but quit using straight needles. I am constantly interrupted on my projects and will lay my project aside on the coffee table. I now will only knit with circulars, so that I can pull the stitches to the middle when I have to set a project down and know that they are pretty safe from mishaps. And, yes, I have chased a cat down the hall with needles dragging beside her and a skein unraveling in the living room! Rebecca |
- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Thu, Mar 13, 08 at 22:09
My personal preference would be to just start knitting with the second strand and weave the ends in later. Less bulk than using both strands, even for a few stitches. |
- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 13, 08 at 23:05
Thank you both. Rebecca, you do have your hands full with your kids, kats, and knitting! I honestly don't think I could knit with all that "help." LOL! I'll try knitting with two strands, and if it looks too bulky, I'll take it out and do as you suggested, Donna. Two strands might not be too noticeable on the ribbing. |
- Posted by feedingfrenzy (My Page) on Sun, Mar 16, 08 at 12:07
If you just start knitting with the second strand, wouldn't that leave a hole? I would make sure to twist the two strands once before weaving them in. |
- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 16, 08 at 21:12
I knitted a few stitches with two strands, and it looks ok so far. I haven't woven them in yet. Feeding, you mean to twist them together, then weave? |
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A bit of convincing English pretension snugly situated on a wooded lot near the Galleria mall, the St. Regis is the suburban answer to downtown's Four Seasons. This is the kind of insulated hotel where golden harps, reproductions of Regency furniture, and massive flower arrangements look right at home, even though Target and Dunkin Donuts are just down the street. Generally, the French-inspired rooms, with striped wallpaper, cherrywood furniture, standing lamps, and live orchids, are as plush as the luxurious terrycloth robes you find in the closet.
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- Levin, K. D. (2009). Adding the Environmental Context to Customer Analytics: From Predicting the Past to Predicting the Future. B-Eye Network Newsletter. www.b-eye-network.com
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36 "Why do you go around so much Changing your way? Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt As you were put to shame by Assyria. | 36 Why do you go about so much, changing your ways? You will be disappointed by Egypt as you were by Assyria. |
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a confection of light and licking brush strokes (a women seated at
a table by a window, fussing with some ribbon, possibly lost in
This flew true my head,
they bit you hard, laughing the whole time, not letting go for an
you've bled pretty good, and you both licked it up greedily
laughing all the way to the bank
the next day
you sit at your desk, with this glorious fat lip
swollen and soar and a knowing smirk smeared like the blood from
the other night across your face.
you can't help running your tongue over it. remembering it, the act
of it. Can you?
break the skin, encourage the pain
remember the gush of beauty of it.
I tried to paint the light of the sun, to paint a swoon. to paint
every time I finished one it burst into flames, leaving me only with
ashes,(pigment and plywood)
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So I opened the box MGP was shipped in, and there among all of the shipping popcorn was the game box. I immediately opened the game box and began punching out the tracks and examining all the stuff. When I pulled out the bikes, I figured out quickly that three of the six bikes were so loose they would not remain upright in game play, and the other three were well on the way to limpdom.
Then, I had a strange thought. What if I shoved a tiny piece of shipping popcorn styrofoam into the ball joint of each bike. It works. It works well. It creates the right amount of tension to keep the bike in any position you want.
I carefully separated each ball joint and placed a small piece of the foam (these are the white foam popcorn packing peanuts that you can squeeze and pop, not the off-white ones that simply get smaller in size when you squeeze them) inside the opening of the top side of the joint, and then carefully pushed the joint back together. You need to be careful, though. One of the clear plastic joints came out of a bike, and I'm not sure if it was glued in or not, so I just pushed it back in. We have played the game three times and all of the bikes work really well.


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KEESEVILLE — Giuseppe "Joe" Guglielmo, 100, formerly of Jackson Street, Keeseville, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Meadowbrook Healthcare Facility in Plattsburgh, with his loving wife by his side.
Joe was born in Cranston, R.I., March 17, 1913, son of Dominque and Louisa Guglielmo, who were descendants from Italy.
As a result of the Great Depression leaving many individuals without employment, Joe (at the age of five) and his parents relocated to Napoli. He later began work with his father in construction. Joe proudly served in the Italian Air Force During WWII.
In 1962, at the age of 42, he returned to America settling in Burlington, Vt. Joe taught himself to speak English by listening to others, and learned to speak six different languages including, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, as well as Arabian. He worked as a carpenter and a janitor at Fletcher Allen Healthcare for 25 years.
Joe loved dancing, playing soccer, basketball, and listening to Italian music. He loved the outdoors, and was an avid gardener. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family.
Joe is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Ruth S. (LaFlore) Guglielmo of Keeseville; his children, Cheryl and her husband Sid Roark, Rosemary and her husband David Fisher of Florida, Debra Dubuque of Nebraska, Robert and his wife Amy Fleury, Michael and his wife Tammy Fleury, all of Peru, Patti LaGoy of Morrisonville; several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Mario, Edward, and Victorio Guglielmo.
Calling hours will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 22, at the Hamilton Funeral Home, 294 Mannix Road, Peru. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at noon at St. John's Church in Keeseville. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Donations in his memory may be made to the Keeseville Senior Citizens Club.
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ConsumerWatch: How To Pick A Pet Food
The F.D.A. has been looking into scores of complaints from dog owners who say their animals got sick after eating Beneful dog food. The agency said, while it generally does not comment on an open investigation, it has seen a spike in complaints since January after several media reports about the dog food.


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1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, | 1 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, |
2 older women as mothers, and with all propriety, the younger women as sisters. | 2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. |
3 Support widows who are genuinely widows. | 3 Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need. |
4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to practice their religion toward their own family first and to repay their parents, for this pleases God. | 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God. |
5 The real widow, left all alone, has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers; | 5 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help. |
6 however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. | 6 But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. |
7 Command this, so that they won't be blamed. | 7 Give the people these instructions, too, so that no one may be open to blame. |
8 Now if anyone does not provide for his own relatives, and especially for his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. | 8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. |
9 No widow should be placed on the official support list unless she is at least 60 years old, has been the wife of one husband, | 9 No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, |
10 and is well known for good works-that is, if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the saints' feet, helped the afflicted, and devoted herself to every good work. | 10 and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds. |
11 But refuse to enroll younger widows; for when they are drawn away from Christ by desire, they want to marry, | 11 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. |
12 and will therefore receive condemnation because they have renounced their original pledge. | 12 Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. |
13 At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn't say. | 13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to. |
14 Therefore, I want younger women to marry, have children, manage their households, and give the adversary no opportunity to accuse us. | 14 So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander. |
15 For some have already turned away to follow Satan. | 15 Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan. |
16 If any believing woman has widows, she should help them, and the church should not be burdened, so that it can help those who are genuinely widows. | 16 If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need. |
17 The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. | 17 The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. |
18 For the Scripture says: You must not muzzle an ox that is threshing grain, and, The laborer is worthy of his wages. | 18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain," and "The worker deserves his wages." |
19 Don't accept an accusation against an elder unless it is supported by two or three witnesses. | 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. |
20 Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will also be afraid. | 20 Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning. |
21 I solemnly charge you, before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of favoritism. | 21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism. |
22 Don't be too quick to lay hands on anyone, and don't share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. | 22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure. |
23 Don't continue drinking only water, but use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. | 23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses. |
24 Some people's sins are evident, going before them to judgment, but [the sins] of others follow them. | 24 The sins of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. |
25 Likewise, good works are obvious, and those that are not [obvious] cannot remain hidden. | 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden. |
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Storage01 is the campus file server. This machine contains all the user websites and web group files, providing a central location for Stevens users to store their files.
- All students are given 250 MB of storage space
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Contains the keyword Creative writing (Elementary education)
Developing writers : teaching and learning in the digital age. Maidenhead, Berkshire: McGraw Hill/Open University Press; 2011.
Get graphic! : using storyboards to write and draw picture books, graphic novels, or comic strips. Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers; 2010.
Creating writers : a creative writing manual for key stage 2 and key stage 3. Vol Rev. and updated. London ; New York: Routledge; 2010.
Pyrotechnics on the page: Playful craft that sparks writing. Portland, Me.: Stenhouse Publishers; 2010. Abstract
"Writers in every field play with words each time they sit down at their desks. In his newest book, Ralph Fletcher demonstrates how playful craft can energize student writing and breathe new energy into the writing workshop."
I can write like that! : a guide to mentor texts and craft studies for writers' workshop, K-6. Newark, DE: International Reading Association; 2009.


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Ahumanu By James Rodgers Published June 22, 2007 The Gathering Ululoa Productions
Fresh off the island of Maui comes the strong debut recording of Ahumanu, three female vocalists singing traditional and contemporary Hawaiian songs. Made up of Liz Morales, Joni DeMello, and Joni's mom, Bessie DeMello, the individual voices are pleasant and charming but the harmonies are magical, as if the Andrews Sisters had come from Hawaii. While Bessie sings harmony vocals, Liz and Joni share lead duties and also play much of the instrumentation. It was shrewd to have only one instrumental piece, the groovy "KP Shuffle," because it's the combination of voices that makes the songs sound new again. What also comes through is their love of family, Hawaii, music, and Elvis, with the King represented twice. Most of these tunes have been recorded many times before, but a good artist knows how to make it their own, and Ahumanu put their stamp on every song.


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I am a retired school teacher (public and private) for twenty-six years. I was,"Teacher of the Year," in 1988-89. My students tested high on the MEAP Test during my years of teaching. I'm interested in returning back to the classroom. Myfavorite subject is reading on the elementary level.


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Making Gift Wrap Out of Fabric
Wrapping an eco-friendly present in gift paper created from trees and colored with harsh chemicals sends a mixed message when you're trying to live in harmony with Mother Nature. Bring your green principles to the party and present gifts in wrap made from fabric instead of paper.
Buying inexpensive fabric on sale keeps the cost below that of wrapping paper, but you can go greener by using leftover fabric from other projects. You can even salvage fabric from older clothing; jeans, for example, may be worn at the knees and hem, but if the denim in between is in good shape, reuse it.
And, you don't have to sew! Just cut out a piece of fabric with pinking shears. The scissors produce a jagged cut edge that resists fraying. Wrap the fabric around the gift as if you were using paper, and tie the fabric in place with yarn left over from a needlework project. (Cellophane tape doesn't stick to fabric very well.)
A mild acidic solution that falls in rain or as dry particles caused when fossil fuel burning produces sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Acid rain has been linked to damaging effects on waterways and forests.
A strategy for designing high-performance, ultra-energy-efficient buildings. Active solar incorporates all the elements of a passive solar design with additional mechanical equipment, such as pumps or fans, to take advantage of the heat from the sun.
Wind, hydro (water), biomass (fuel from natural material such as crops and agricultural waste), and solar power.
Made from materials that will decay and break down into naturally occurring elements in a fairly short amount of time.
Fuel made from natural material such as crops and agricultural waste.
A Japanese term referring to a process of fermenting organic matter
Carbon released when many substances — particularly fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal — are burned by vehicles and planes; by the manufacturing processes of many consumer goods; and by the heating, cooling, and electricity for your home.
The amount of land needed to support a person's consumption of goods and resources. It describes the amount of land required to farm a person's food, mine their energy sources, transport their goods and services, and hold their waste.
The state of reducing a person's carbon emissions as much as possible and balancing the remaining carbon emissions by offsetting them with processes that consume carbon.
Paying for or participating in programs that reduce the carbon in the atmosphere. Purchased shares go toward reducing the same amount of environmental costs that an activity expends. Carbon offset programs or projects often involve tree planting because trees have a huge capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere. Other programs involve everything from supporting solar and wind power to replacing fossil fuel–burning stoves in developing countries with more sustainable energy sources.
A cancer-causing substance.
Reducing the number of vehicles going to the same destination by having two or more people ride in the same vehicle. In most cases, carpoolers take turns being the driver and using their own vehicles.
A system in which a person pays a fee that gives them access to a vehicle (or a pool of vehicles), usually parked in an easily accessible location. Car-sharing can eliminate the need for a personal vehicle.
Changes in the concentrations of various gases in the atmosphere that are affecting the planet's climate. Many scientists believe that the increase of carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, which occurs when gases trap warmth in the earth's atmosphere instead of letting the atmosphere release it.
Fluorescent light bulbs that fit into a standard light bulb socket and use a fraction of the energy of their incandescent counterparts.
Decayed plants and other organic matter that breaks down into rich soil.
Poking small holes in the top few inches of lawn to encourage the flow of air, water, and nutrients.
Principles adopted by a business to make sure that its operations harm no one and instead benefit everyone around it and involved in it.
Bringing natural light into a home.
A community of living organisms and nonliving materials.
Sustainable and ethical travel in a natural environment.
The federal government system for rating energy efficiency in appliances.
Federal agency that regulates environmental laws.
System to ensure that workers and producers receive fair value for their products and that mandates sustainable practices in producing those products.
The distance food travels from where it's produced to the consumer.
The amount of land that various diets require to sustain them.
The energy-rich organic substances, traced back to the remains of organisms that lived 300 to 400 million years ago, that modern societies burn to provide power.
Energy within the Earth in the form of heat.
The warming of the planet caused by gases in the atmosphere trapping the sun's heat instead of letting it get through to space. This action is very similar to what happens in a greenhouse.
Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide produced by the burning and processing of fossil fuels and that contribute to global warming and acid rain.
Water already used for washing, laundry, or showering that is appropriate for household functions from toilet flushing to watering plants.
A scoring system to rate how ecologically friendly buildings are.
White or light-colored horizontal fins above windows that bounce sunlight up onto the ceiling to bring it deeper into the room.
A tiny semiconductor that emits light.
An energy source that burns cleaner than coal and oil but still releases carbon dioxide when it burns and methane during production, storage, and transportation.
Of living things; in food, grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides or genetically modified organisms.
Building design that takes advantage of the fact that the summer sun is higher than the winter sun. Overhangs shade the building from the summer sun and allow the lower winter sun to enter the building and heat it.
Chemicals derived from petroleum.
Energy drawn by a plugged-in appliance even when the appliance is turned off.
A triangle with a number from 1 to 7 inside indicating what type of plastic an item is made from.
A photovoltaic cell; a cell with a thin semiconductor that converts solar power into electricity.
Collecting goods that have reached the end of their lives and processing them, their parts, or some of their parts, into the raw materials from which new goods are made.
Energy from sources that cannot be used up, such as wind, water, and the sun.
A rooftop window that brings in twice the light of a traditional window of the same size.
A panel containing cells that convert sunlight into electricity.
A passage that brings light into a room by bouncing sunlight through a small dome skylight on the roof connected to another skylight on the ceiling of the room. (Also known as a sun tube, sun pipe, and solar tube.)
Using natural resources in a way that allows for continued viability.
An opening such as a window that leaks heat and air-conditioning energy.
The ability of a material to absorb and store temperature.
The environmental practices of reducing consumption, reusing items, and recycling.
Applying a light scattering of compost, other mulch, or sometimes fertilizer, over soil surfaces to add organic matter or nutrients without digging it in
Disposed materials that can cause harm to people, animals, or the environment.
Composting with worms.
Landscaping for water conservation; a practice of garden planning and maintenance.


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Video: Robotic Arm with Coffee-Filled Hands
Posted on October 26, 2010 by Mike
Check out this robotic arm created by Cornell (Gimme!) and the University of Chicago (Intelligentsia). The balloon is filled with ground coffee. It takes advantage of jamming transition. Obviously.
PopSci has all the geeky details.
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The Ethiopian International Taekwon-Do Association General Assembly conducted its meeting on August 30, 2014 at Beshale Hotel Meeting Hall.
Whereas, four regional representatives were present during the meeting:
These were, representatives of Addis Ababa International Taekwon-Do Association,
Representatives of Oromia Region International Taekwon-Do Association
Representatives of Amhara Region International Taekwon-Do Association
Representatives of Benishangul Gumuz Region International Taekwon-Do Association,
Though the representatives from South Region and Dire Dawa Town Administration were absent due to problems which were beyond their capacity, since four regions were present among the regions to establish a quorum, the meeting was commenced with an opening statement from Sabom Wogayehu Behailu, the president of the Ethiopian International Taekwondo Association. Whereas, a thorough discussion was conducted on the presented written and verbal explanation of the performance of the year 2013/2014, Audit Report and plan for the year 2014/2015; approval was rendered for the matters thereon. Whereby, Mr. Tamirat Feyisa, who is the president of the Ethiopian International Taekwondo Federation and Mrs. Wengel, the head of trainings of the Ethiopian International Taekwondo Federation, who were participating in the meeting as a witness also rendered their comments and recommendation. The meeting was concluded with a luncheon.
...Read moreHuman life does not always run smoothly and is often affected by turbulent phases, major challenges or even tragic moments. A young TKD athlete from Ethiopia, Kemal Kasim, has sustain a blow of fate already with 6 years when he (after the civil war in Ethiopia) lost his right leg above the knee playing on a tank. But he did not crush - he even has gained strength. In 1996 he started with TKD, became a coach and an example for many of us (see also the video of his breaking demonstration on our ITF website). Today he is 24 years old and on 31.07.2014 he has passed his examination to 3rd degree. I had the honor to promote him to his 3rd degree and can say that he has passed the promotion with flying colours.
Download the clip (mp3, 3.4 MB)
His life-story and his development are my motivation to start a foundation to allow him a prosthetic leg. Because of his financial situation he cannot afford this and also the technical and medical options are not given in his home country. For this reason I want to invite him to Germany (he can live in my house) for about three or four weeks, where all the requirements are fulfiled. The cost of an artificial leg with necessary precaution and aftercare will be approximately € 10,000.00 (including the flight to Germany). Who is willing to support this project has the opportunity to donate money. The donations should be addressed under the keyword "Kemal Kasim" to the ITF which manages the money.
Bank of the ITF in Spain:
Bank Name: Deutsche Bank
I am thanking you in advance for the humanitarian gesture to support our TKD-brother and allow him a new life. I will continuously inform about the progress of donations and also about the current status of things.
Yours sincerely
Master Paul Weiler
ITF Senior Vice-President
On the 28th May of current year, 8th Dan ITF from Argentina, Dr Adrian Desiderio held an emotional interview in Rome with Pope Francisco, taking advantage of his trip to Rome, the purpose of which was an invitation by the Italian Association of Surgery, for participation in a conference held in Naples, between the 3rd and 6th of June.
...Read moreTaekwon-Do has been taught in New Zealand since the early 70s. Despite this longevity, self defence has only been an integral part of our grading/examination system since the early 90s – perhaps one reason for this is that Taekwon-Do is usually described as a "system of Self Defence', and as such there was no need for a separate component that required examination. ITKD's current examination system now includes a well developed self defence curriculum, one that has evolved in the intervening 25 years. A new approach to the curriculum, written by Master Paul McPhail and Mr Mark Banicevich with the assistance of several ITKD members experienced in self defence , has recently been published. If anyone wishes to purchase the book go to http://www.itkd.co.nz/merchandise/approved-suppliers.
The latest issue of TKD-Talk (published by ITKD, New Zealand) that also contains 3 articles on the new syllabus and is available for downloading at http://itkd.co.nz/news/tkdtalk
Self defence is not just about blocks, punches and kicks. Whereas this may have been the approach in years past, it is now recognised that self defence, or self protection, also needs a very healthy dose of 'de-escalation'. The majority of situations where an individual is faced with aggression can be resolved without resorting to some kind of physical response. Instead, students can be taught that an understanding of basic behavioural or psychological factors is at least as important, if not more so, than leaping at your aggressor with a reverse turning kick. This begins with awareness – being aware of your environment such that awkward situations are avoided. However, if confrontation does occur, then having learned to read body language, knowing where to stand or how to move without appearing aggressive, and particularly knowing how to respond with non-aggressive language (shouting probably won't work), will give our students a real advantage in the self defence stakes.
All of these skills have been incorporated into the new ITKD coloured belt syllabus. Our students will now learn de-escalation and physical self defence. And our Instructors will have the flexibility to use techniques that best suit each student – techniques that have been proven to work in the real world.
A big thanks also must go to Mr Phil Thompson and Protect Self Defence Www.protectselfdefence.co.nz" for sharing their material and expertise in making this self defence syllabus possible.
...Read moreThis is to announce that the IIC for 4th Degree and above which takes place in Treviso Italy from November 16th to 18th 2014 is now fully booked as the maximum number of 150 participants has been reached. All those attending are reminded to complete their registration through their NA/AA with the ITF Online System.
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8 Real help comes from God. Your blessing clothes your people! | 8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. "Selah" |
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Updated: August 8, 2013 6:04AM
David Santori, Chicago Heights, was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court in a ceremony held at the Supreme Court courtroom in Washington, D.C.
Santori was one of a group of 50 Illinois lawyers admitted by application through the Illinois State Bar Association.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts granted the motion for admission. Admission was by application with the recommendation of two current Supreme Court Bar members and certification of good standing from the Illinois Supreme Court.
Santori is the secretary of the Fire and Police Commission of Chicago Heights. He has held that position since 1996. He also has been Brownfield Grant coordinator for Chicago Heights since 2005.
He currently serves as attorney for the Country Club Hills Park District and as an administrative hearing officer for the City of Country Club Hills. He has been an adjunct professor at St. Xavier University at the Graham School of Management, teaching graduate and undergraduate studies since 2001.
Santori has practiced in Illinois as a civil trial attorney since 1972.
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Minesweeper Scratch-Off Postcard: Wish You Were Stressed
Here's a couple of playable Minesweeper postcards from Connect Design, perfect for those who are planning to take a trip to Windows 3.1. The postcards are played by scratching the squares off. They're way harder than the Windows version because it's possible to land on a mine on your first go.
Those who are going to take this thing seriously might want to begin with the Easy card, which has 80 squares, over the 120-square Hard card. Further elevating the awesomeness of these cards are the stickers. There are flags, smileys, question marks and bombs.
Tread carefully at Connect Design's online store when you order the Minesweeper Postcard. Both the Easy and Hard cards cost $2(USD) each, but if you buy one of each at once you'll only be charged $3.50.
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This above puzzle card is very good activity for good and small kids, I like this card and i want to some improvement to this work and make more game like this games.


text: Bridgeit Vaughn (left), of the billing office at Mid State Orthopaedic, meets with Gayle Jackson-Pryce to discuss the costs of Jackson-Pryce's upcoming shoulder surgery. Jenny Gold for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jenny Gold for NPR Shots - Health News With Medical Debt Rising, Some Doctors Push For Payment Upfront April 25, 2014 Rising deductibles and copayments have driven some patients to put off paying their bills. So doctors, who have payrolls to meet, too, are getting much more aggressive about collecting their fees. Listen Loading… 5:06 Download Playlist


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[535] Immunohistochemistry for IgG4 on Paraffin Sections for the Diagnosis of Pemphigus.
Xuefeng Zhang, Elizabeth Hyjek, Keyoumars Soltani, Vesna Petronic-Rosic, Christopher R Shea. University of Chicago Medical Center, IL
Background: Pemphigus is a group of autoimmune vesiculobullous diseases characterized by the presence of tissue-bound and circulating IgG antibodies directed against desmosomal adhesion proteins (desmoglein 1 and desmoglein 3) on the surface of keratinocytes. Both the IgG1 and IgG4 subclasses are produced, with IgG4 being predominant. Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) for IgG performed on fresh-frozen tissue plays a crucial role in diagnosing pemphigus. However, when paraffin sections of a biopsy specimen are histologically suspicious for pemphigus, frozen tissue may not be available to confirm the diagnosis. Immunohistochemical detection of total IgG performed on paraffin sections is of no diagnostic value because of the high background. In this study, we used immunohistochemistry for IgG4 performed on paraffin sections as a diagnostic test for pemphigus.
Design: Nineteen IF-proven pemphigus cases (12 pemphigus vulgaris, 6 pemphigus foliaceus, and 1 paraneoplastic pemphigus) were studied. Four normal skin specimens and 10 non-pemphigus vesiculobullous disease specimens served as controls. Paraffin sections of all cases were examined immunohistochemically for IgG4 expression. Positivity was defined as distinct, condensed, continuous immunoreactivity localized to the intercellular junctions of keratinocytes.
Results: The results were independently evaluated by three pathologists, with a 100% inter-observer agreement. Nine of 12 pemphigus vulgaris cases (sensitivity 75.0%), 4 of 6 pemphigus foliaceus cases (sensitivity 66.7%), and the paraneoplastic pemphigus case were positive for IgG4 immunohistochemical stain. The overall sensitivity was 73.7%. None of the control specimens showed IgG4 positivity (specificity of 100%), although non-specific staining was present in some cases. In the specimens demonstrating acantholysis, 8 of 10 pemphigus vulgaris cases (sensitivity 80.0%) and 4 of 4 pemphigus foliaceus cases (sensitivity 100.0%) were positive for IgG4. The overall sensitivity for specimens with acantholytic lesions was 86.7%.
Conclusions: Immunohistochemical labeling for IgG4 provides a sensitive and specific diagnostic tool for diagnosing pemphigus; it is likely to be particularly valuable in cases where frozen tissue is not available for DIF, and especially when active acantholytic lesions are examined.
Category: Dermatopathology
Monday, February 28, 2011 9:30 AM
Poster Session I Stowell-Orbison/Surgical Pathology/Autopsy Awards Poster Session # 73, Monday Morning


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Youda Sushi Chef
Build your own Sushi restaurant emporium and become an authentic Sushi Chef. Youda Sushi Chef lets you become a sushi expert as you upgrade your restaurant and learn new recipes. Decorate and design your restaurant, perform great knife tricks, and serve delicious sake to keep your customer`s happy while they wait. String together amazing combos in this exciting Time Management Game and master the art of sushi!
- Beautiful art
- Upgradeable restaurants
- Become a Sushi Chef!
Game System Requirements:
- OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
- CPU: 1.0 GHz
- DirectX: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 64 MB
Game Manager System Requirements:
- Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or later
The Big Fish Guarantee:
- Quality tested and virus free.
- No ads, no adware, no spyware.


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Narrow your search
In partnership with NEC, Lenovo offers a 13-inch laptop at 1.7 pounds (0.7kg), and a Yoga-style hybrid at just over 2 pounds (0.9kg).
Chia Zombie heads are reaching for your brains while growing luscious green hair from seed.
If you've been craving Sony's Xperia Z3, this sleek alternative comes close but is a little different: it still streams games from a nearby PS4, is waterproof, and has a really good camera.
Our review-in-progress of the Z3v shows plenty of promise, but the upcoming T-Mobile version has many of the same features, too. Read our impressions.
Sony wants to lure gamers to the Xperia Z3 line with its ability to remotely play PlayStation 4 games. And it'd be thrilled to finally see a smash-hit phone, period.
It's waterproof fro up to 30 minutes, has a 20.7 megapixel camera, and can stream PS4 games wirelessly from a nearby console. Hands-on with this not-quite-Z3 smartphone, coming soon.
A new latch and hinge makes it easy to detach this high-end Windows tablet from its keyboard base.
In partnership with NEC, Lenovo offers a 13-inch laptop at 1.7 pounds, and a Yoga-style hybrid at just over two pounds.
Like the Z10t before it, the Portege Z20t is a tablet-and-keyboard combo, but that's just about where the similarities end.
With monitors that go beyond the norm, HP attempts to make a splash at CES 2015.
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An Easy Health Test You Can Do Every Day
There's one very simple health "test" you can do every day—several times a day, if you want—that can give you a bit of insight into your overall health and nutrition.
At the risk of engaging in a bit of bathroom talk, just look at your urine and check the color. A natural, healthy color for your liquid output is pale yellow, but I'll be honest, many mornings I'm looking at something that looks more like VERY concentrated lemonade or some sort of TANG derivative, and that's because I struggle to make sure I drink enough water, and not just soft drinks. Honestly, ever since I started to be more aware of the color of my urine, I almost have a little competition with myself to see how many bathroom visits in a row I can make sure it's within a more healthy range of hues.
Other colors to be aware of, and what they mean: Very dark yellow could mean liver problems, or severe dehydration. Brown urine can could be caused by liver disease, hepatitis, melanoma cancer,
or copper poisoning. Cloudy or murky urine could indicate a urinary tract infection.
For more on what the hues of your urine mean, check out this guide from the Mayo Clinic.


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Is Buying an Extended Warranty Ever a Good Idea?
Their 5 day guarantee seems dubious (329 comments)
With their 5 day guarantee, if they don't have a refurbished item ready to ship back, why would they ever reimburse the original purchase price if their warranties are typically 12-15%? It would be cheaper to just refund the warranty cost.
The company promises to either fix an item and ship it back within five days of receiving it, or reimburse the customer for the itemâ(TM)s purchase price. If one of those two things doesn't happen in five days, SquareTrade refunds the warranty price.


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Dataloggers Companies in Brunei Darussalam
Category: Monitoring & Testing ×
Subcategory: Dataloggers ×
Location: Asia & Middle East ×
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Ifa Sanat Gharb co.ltd
based in tabriz, IRAN
Manufacturer of Electromagnetic flowmeters , ultrasonic flow meters , GPRS dataloggers , and AMR and monitoring webbased software . ISO9001 , HSE , ISO17025 , IP68 certificate, CE
iQuest (NZ) Ltd.
based in Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND
iQuest manufactures a line of data loggers and offers solutions for Cellular, IP addressable, FTP and Satellite data transmission. iQuest is a leader in the development and supply of high technology products and services to environmental, scientific, transport industrial and other markets.
TMI Test & Process, Inc
based in Reston, VIRGINIA (USA)
TMI Test & Process is a Product Test center and a Technology Research laboratory. Its application fields, ahead of the Product Development, make it the decision point of the company technical directions. Technologies for Measurement in Industry. Data logging - Process validation - Quality control - Process control. Physical parameters measurement in harsh environment. ...
Tri-Tech Holding Inc.
based in Beijing, CHINA
Tri-Tech Holding Inc. designs customized sewage treatment and odor control systems for China`s municipalities and larger cities. These systems combine software, information management systems, resource planning and local and distant networking hardware that includes sensors, control systems, programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems ...
Gutermann International
based in Baar, SWITZERLAND
GUTERMANN is the water industry`s leading manufacturer and innovator of leak detection equipment and smart water loss management systems. We cover the full range of conventional leak detection technology - such as acoustic microphones, leak locating correlators, leak noise loggers and pipe & valve locators - and are the only provider of permanent, unmanned network ...
Wescor, Inc (Environmental Products Division)
based in Logan, UTAH (USA)
Wescor develops, manufactures, and markets high quality instrumentation and other products for medicine, science, and industry. The Environmental Products Division was created with the merger of Wescor`s Water Potential Products line into the former Dataloggers Division of Omnidata. The division`s clientele occupy a broad range of scientific, environmental, and industrial ...
based in Bedford, NOVA SCOTIA (CANADA)
VEMCO is the world leader in the design and manufacture of acoustic telemetry equipment used by researchers worldwide to study behaviour and migration patterns of a wide variety of aquatic animals from salmon smolts to great whites. VEMCO acoustic transmitters and receivers enable researchers to conduct world class studies in lakes, rivers and oceans that require ...
ACR Systems Inc.
based in Surrey, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA)
ACR Systems Inc. has come a long way since we started designing and building data loggers in 1986. However the fundamental principles we learned — customer focus and dedication to quality — made it possible for ACR Systems to become one of the world`s leading suppliers of data loggers. Today, ACR data loggers are self-powered, pocket-sized instruments that measure and ...
Oak Environmental Inc.
based in Calgary, ALBERTA (CANADA)
Oak Environmental Inc. builds solutions for the environmental, hydrogeological, geotechnical, mining and oil & gas industries. Since 1985 we have specialized in the design, manufacture, distribution, installation, rental, and repair of geosciences equipment and instrumentation. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we take pride in routinely supplying clients throughout ...
Savannah Environmental, Inc.
based in Frederick, MARYLAND (USA)
Providing the water/wastewater field with integrated products and comprehensive technical support services. Worldwide, over 1500 customers place their trust and confidence in us. Savannah Environmental, Inc. was formed over 12 years ago as a service oriented firm specializing in wastewater and stormwater flow measurement, with emphasis on infiltration/inflow reduction, ...


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- Conference date: 1971
- Location: Chicago, IL, USA
It is well known that the Mn ion in tin tellurides exists approximately as Mn++ with spin of 5/2. The ions exhibit ferromagnetic coupling 1 with a paramagnetic curie temperature which increases linearly with the magnetic impurity. In this paper we present the complete data of the superconducting transition temperature Tc as a function of paramagnetic ions for various carrier densities. The study showed a strong dependence of TC on the carrier concentration n and also on the spin density Ns. Finally interpretation of the experimental data is made on the basis of the theories of Abrikosov, 2 Benneman 3 and Benneman and Garland. Preliminary superconducting results on the system indicate that the system remains superconducting for the impurity concentration as large as 5 atomic percent. Other 3d elements, e.g., Cr, Ni, Co are successively dissolved in the matrix of SnTe. X‐ray diffraction results show that at least 3 atomic percent of solute can be dissolved while retaining a single phase Bl structure. Complete results will be published elsewhere.
Key Topics
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- Paramagnetism
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- Superconductivity
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- Curie point
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Sunday, May 23
Nationals Park
Attendance: 27,535
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Josh Willingham's solo home run in the 10th inning gave the Washington Nationals a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of a three-game interleague set.
With Cla Meredith (0-2) on the mound, Willingham drilled a 2-1 pitch just over the wall in left-center for the win.
"That's what you dream about when you're a kid. When you're up at the plate, you can't really be trying to do that or it usually doesn't happen," Willingham said of his game-winning at-bat. "I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit and hit it hard."
Roger Bernadina hit a three-run triple while Nyjer Morgan added two hits and a run scored for the Nationals, who took the last two games of the set after dropping the opener on Friday.
John Lannan went 5 1/3 innings and scattered one run on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Doug Slaten (2-0) got the win for throwing a perfect top of the 10th.
Matt Wieters and Julio Lugo each drove in a run for the Orioles, who have dropped seven of nine. Kevin Millwood gave up three runs on eight hits with a walk and eight strikeouts over his 6 1/3-inning start.
"You can handle losses when you just get beat, but games like this, I feel like we beat ourselves and that makes it tough," Millwood said.
With Washington holding a two-run lead in the ninth, Matt Capps came out to close the game, but he was unable to. After getting Ty Wigginton to strike out, Luke Scott singled and Adam Jones doubled. Wieters then grounded out to score Scott for a one-run game, and Lugo blooped a single into right to tie the contest. It was Capps' first blown save in 17 chances this season.
Baltimore got on the board in the first as back-to-back singles from Corey Patterson and Nick Markakis to start the inning was followed by a double play groundout from Miguel Tejada that scored Patterson.
Washington answered in the bottom of the frame. Morgan led off with a single and Cristian Guzman reached base on a bunt. After the next two batters recorded outs, Willingham was hit by a pitch to load the bases, and Bernadina followed with a triple to center that went off Jones' glove for a 3-1 lead.
The Nationals threatened in the fourth as they put two men on base with one out, but Guzman flied out and Ryan Zimmerman looked at strike three to end the frame.
The Orioles, meanwhile, didn't get another runner to second base until the sixth. Patterson led off with a walk and then stole second. After Markakis flied out, Drew Storen took the mound and got Tejada to fly out, but Wigginton walked. Storen, though, struck out Scott to end the threat.
Storen stayed on for the seventh and set Baltimore down in order while Sean Burnett and Tyler Clippard worked the eighth inning.
Mike Winters
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Reece's Faith, Part 57
©2000 -Vertigo-
For Disclaimers please see Part 1
It was a good thing that Reece called home to see if the girls wanted anything before she and Quinn headed back. Learning of the shopping trip, she had to go back into the florist and reschedule delivery for the evening. Guess that ibuprofen finally kicked in, she thought with a smile. Too bad I gave Barry the day off, they have to cab it now, she thought with a small scowl. Looking over to her girlfriend's father sitting patiently on the motorcycle, she closed her eyes and sighed. What am I going to do with him all day? I suppose I could take him instead of Faith... She appeared deep in thought for a short while. Nah, I don't think I can handle that. It's too 'Father-In-Law' for me. "So, where to, Pops?" she slapped Quinn on the back and he fell forward on the bike seat.
"Pops? No, I don't like it. Think of something else," he shook his helmeted head back and forth.
Reece climbed on the bike. "Suit yourself, you're with me today."
"What did you have planned for today before we showed up? Sorry about that, anyway -- it wasn't my idea."
"No worries and you don't want to know what I had planned for today. Trust me," she threw a shit-eating grin over her shoulder causing Quinn to clear his throat.
"Marsha was thrilled that Faith had the day off," he shrugged. "I told her she didn't want to come barging in on Faith's first day off, I figured you'd have... plans," he blushed a little as he said it.
"Yeah, well..." Reece nodded and turned on the bike. "Any place special, Pops?" she shouted over the engine.
"Lead the way, Theresa," he snickered.
Reece bowed her head slightly and chuckled. I deserved that. "Okay, hang on, old man, we're going for a ride," she yelled and peeled away from the curb.
Quinn grabbed fistfuls of leather jacket and held on tightly. Old man...I think I prefer 'Pops'...
It wasn't even noon before Marsha, Cori and Faith arrived at the shopping Mecca of New York City. They left the cab in a flurry of excitement and started to scatter in three directions.
"Hey! Wait a sec. Let's go together so we don't get lost," Cori suggested.
"I'm a big girl, Cor, I can shop all by myself."
"Humor me, Faith. You don't realize how high profile you became with that little stunt at the studio. Reece would absolutely slaughter me if anything happened to you."
"You know, she's right, dear. All the queer people know your face."
"And, that's a bad thing because..."
"Faith, the gay chicks want you and the homophobes despise you. Either way, that spells trouble. Please?" she pouted.
Faith turned to her mother for support, but Marsha was pouting just the same. "Oh, all right!" she threw up her hand. "Fine, we'll go together."
"Goodie!" Marsha clapped her hands like an excited child. "Can we go to Niketown?"
Faith stopped walking and eyed her mom. "I was expecting Bergdorf's, but, sure, I can do Niketown."
"Fine, your father needs new sneakers and I really want to try one of those sports bras..." she thought for a moment, "oh, and those shorts that Theresa wears; they look so slimming."
"Lycra, Mrs. A? I don't know about that," Cori said skeptically. "It'll look like you have a watermelon in the back of your drawers." Cori raised an eyebrow at Faith, who looked ill, apparently picturing her mother in said garment.
"Mom, do we have to be there when you try it on?"
"Of course! How else will I know how it looks?"
A sports bra mom? I don't know about this..."
"You're pretty ample there, Mrs. A. I'm thinking it will look like you have one giant boob in the middle of your chest."
"Thank you, Cori -- Queen of Vivid Imagery," Faith grimaced.
Faith's face was severely pinched as they left Niketown and headed to the 'safety zone'. You can't go wrong at The Gap. She practically flew passed Victoria's Secret, much to the dismay of her friend.
"Hey, Faith, wait up, they're having a thong sale!"
"Are you willing to take Mother in there?" she pointed at the large lingerie store.
"On second thought, I have the catalogue."
"I thought not. Let's go, we're pretty safe with chinos."
Quinn was content to sit on the back of the bike and let Reece lead them. He had no idea where they were going, only that they headed out of the city and into Brooklyn. After the harrowing experience of being on a motorcycle crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, the man was finally at ease and enjoying the ride.
Reece picked her brain at what to do with Quinn. At first, she thought about taking him to the pool hall, but then decided against it. It was too risky. Someone was bound to make some comment about her that would raise Quinn's eyebrows. Then she thought of just riding out to nowhere and that was nixed. Quinn was sure to be sore and need to use a bathroom soon. Fine. We'll go. I can do it. "You alright back there?" Reece asked at the first light since leaving the highway.
"Yeah, where are we going?" he adjusted his grip, yet still his fingers hurt.
"Since we're both not thrilled with the idea of you hugging me, put your hands in my jacket pockets; it'll take the load off your fingers."
"Thanks," he slipped his hands into the pockets and found them very warm and comfortable. Ahhh, that's much better. "You haven't answered my question."
"You'll see when we get there."
Quinn sighed. He hated not knowing where they we're going, but was excited at the same time. He had never done anything like this before and he was wondering what had taken him so long. Perhaps this is a mid-life crisis? he wondered. He sighed again.
Reece misread the sighs. "Okay, we're going to a baseball game."
"Baseball?" He cocked his head. There wasn't any baseball in Brooklyn.
"I was going to surprise Faith with it today, but since I wound up with you, you'll be my date," she joked.
Suddenly Quinn remembered. "The new stadium in Coney Island? Isn't that a minor league team?"
"You don't want to go?" she asked in alarm. She had no other ideas.
"Yes! I want to go! This is fantastic!! Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I had no idea if I really wanted to do such a thing. I don't know that I like you that much yet," she said honestly.
"Well... okay... I can see your point."
"Don't sweat it, Pops, I like you a little... enough to take you to a ball game."
"Oh, wow. Thank you, Reece. I never would have expected it." She's really something.
"It's nothing." My ass. I'm, doing a father-son thing here... god help me.
Quinn smiled broadly behind Reece. This, he never imagined. He never took Faith to a ball game and here he was, going with Reece. She was going to take Faith to her first ball game. Suddenly Quinn felt sad. He waited until the next light to express himself. "Reece, I'm sorry we ruined your day. I'm sure Faith would have been mighty excited to see her first baseball game with you today."
"Her first? She's never been?" Reece felt disappointed to be spending the day with Quinn now.
"Well, I was always too busy," he floundered.
"Faith adored you. Did you know that?" She turned halfway around in her seat to see the sad face of her girlfriend's father.
"Yes, I know. I don't know what happened between us, she was my little girl. Now I feel like shit."
And he looks like it, too. Reece sighed, "Look, what's past is past, we can't change that. Trust me on that one."
"Sometimes, though..."
"Forget it, it doesn't work. You're stuck with the mistakes for the rest of your life." Quinn looked miserable and Reece pulled the bike over to the curb. "I tell you what, we don't have to go to the game today... I'll give you the season tickets and you can tell Faith that they're yours.
"Why would you do that? You don't owe me anything... I don't understand."
"No, I don't owe you a thing... but you owe Faith."
"You'd really do that for me?" Quinn was shocked.
"I'd do it for Faith. I'd do anything for Faith. Anything," Reece stated.
"I believe you." He studied Reece with new eyes. She was still very imposing... and she still scared him, but he respected her and he trusted her... with Faith's life.
Reece began to sweat under the scrutiny and she fingered her jacket uncomfortably. "What are you looking at?"
Quinn chuckled, "You know, I am afraid of you, you don't have to give me that look."
"You were staring at me and I hate that."
"Can we go to the game now?" he asked with a smile.
"Sure, I guess so. Nothing else to do," she said feiging boredom.
"With the girls out shopping, we have to whole afternoon together."
The club owner winced, thinking about spending the entire afternoon with Quinn. "Whatever. Let's go." Reece was highly uncomfortable with the new relationship. She knew it was the right thing to do, but it was new and very unusual for her. Acting civil wasn't going to be hard, but it was going to be new. Reece hated new.
"Thank you for all of this," Quinn said sincerely.
Reece nodded and pointed the bike in the direction of Coney Island.
The girls were settling into a booth for a late lunch when Faith's phone rang. After climbing over the many bags beside her, the actress finally found the phone and smiled broadly upon hearing the voice.
"Hiya, babe."
Faith strained to here Reece over the background noise, "Where are you?"
"You'd never believe me if I told you."
"Try me."
"Me and Pops are at a baseball game."
Faith didn't know what was more shocking, Reece calling her father 'Pops' or where they were. "A what?" She covered the mouthpiece and told Cori and her mom. Marsha almost choked on her tea and Cori's eyebrow piercing threatened to tangle in her hair.
Reece looked over at Quinn who was having the time of his life. "A baseball game. Your dad is having too much fun. Maybe I should scare him or something."
"Stop that," she paused, letting it all soak in. "You're really with my father? Together? At a baseball game?"
"Yeah. Here..." There was a rustling noise and Quinn's voice came over the phone loud and clear. "Hi, honey! Are you having a good day?"
"Yes, Daddy, a great day a little shocking, but great. Are you having a good time? Is Reece behaving herself? Where'd you get tickets to a baseball game?"
Quinn laughed at his daughter's many questions, "Yes, I'm having a fantastic time. Reece has been, well, Reece and the tickets..." There was more rustling and Reece came back on the line. "The tickets are the old man's. He was going to surprise you with them today, but, well, shit happens." She glared at Quinn who closed his mouth. "We gotta go now, see ya at home later."
Faith stared at the phone for a moment before putting it away. Catching the expectant stares from her tablemates, she shook her head and relayed the odd phone call.
"He had tickets to a baseball game?" Marsha's brows drew together.
"That's what she said. I'm telling you, this is creepy. I don't know what's going on with them."
"Hey, don't knock it, Faith. Your dad is getting along with Reece. It's a miracle."
"I'm sure there's more behind it. It's too good."
"He didn't have tickets to a baseball game," Marsha pouted.
"Maybe he did?" Cori wondered.
"Well, we didn't give anyone a chance to talk this morning. It's possible that it's true," Faith thought out loud.
"I can't believe they're at a game together. I tell ya, it's eerie." Cori said.
Faith mock shivered.
After a mighty fine day of shopping, the three women piled into a cab with their purchases. With all the bags, one person had to sit in the front and Faith volunteered. The actress winced when she looked at the driver. The hack was ugly -- he had a huge scar across his cheek, his eye socket looked like it had been crushed, his nose was most definitely broken and his cheekbone was deformed, like someone had smashed into it with a bat. I bet he got robbed or something, she thought. However, after being on the receiving end of some pretty rude stares from the cabbie, she figured, whatever happened to him, he must have deserved it. Finally, the actress had enough of his sideways glances and turned to glare at him. He gave her a somewhat disgusted look.
"Excuse me, but what is your problem?" she asked with annoyance.
"You're that actress," he said with a frown.
Cori tensed up, not liking the tone of his voice. "Hey, you got a problem, buddy?"
Marsha leaned forward to hear what was going on and the dancer fought with her for space in the little opening of the bulletproof partition.
The driver looked in his rear view and grimaced, "Great, dykes and freaks. What's your gig, old lady?"
"I beg your pardon?" Marsha shouted.
"Funny though, you don't look like a lesbo," he once again looked Faith up and down making the actress very nervous. "You look normal to me."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean? What's a lesbian supposed to look like," Faith countered, more angry than scared, "and what constitutes normal?"
"You just don't look like a real lezzy, is all."
"You fucking asshole..." the dancer began.
Cori's fit faded into the background. Faith's head was pounding. She'd never been confronted with something like this before and she didn't know how to react. Sure, she was angry. Who was he to tell her what she should look like? And who was he to tell her she wasn't a real lesbian? She was certainly was a lesbian; Reece was definitely a woman and she loved Reece fiercely. Wait just a minute... Just because he thinks I don't look like a lesbian, does that mean other people think the same thing? Are they trying to invalidate Reece's and my relationship based on what they think she or I should look like? Faith mulled over that while her mother's voice pierced through her thoughts.
"...and who are you to judge what people should look like? How do you know I'm not a lesbian? Just because I don't wear a shirt that says 'I'm a big, old lesbian' doesn't mean I'm not..."
The actress stewed some more until she was enraged with the idea of this man making her feel like she was. Fuck him. Fuck him and anyone that thinks like him. Reece and me are real. I don't need to prove that to the likes of him. Asshole.
"...and another thing, mister..."
"Mom, drop it. Pull over, we're getting out."
"My pleasure," he snickered.
"Let me just tell you one thing, you narrow-minded shit-for-brains, you are so incredibly lucky that my girlfriend, who also looks nothing like your version of a lesbo isn't anywhere near the vicinity of this conversation. I can guarantee you this, you pig, she, who is every single inch a breathtakingly beautiful woman, would hand feed you your nuts in an heartbeat if she even thought you may have insinuated that we are not a valid couple, based on your twisted idea of what we should look like."
Marsha and Cori got out of the cab and Cori was holding Faith's door open, trying to coax the highly irate actress out of the car.
"Don't even think about getting paid, I have your name, you moron, and that's all she needs to know in order to hunt you down and kill you. They call her The Animal..." Faith noted the change in the hack's expression when she said that, "...and do you know why they call her that? She enjoys tearing the throat out of her prey before she rips it apart and eats it." The actress stormed out of the cab.
Cori had peered in the door and watched the man pale. She glanced at the driver's identification and laughed loudly. This guy knew The Animal, all right. She'd kicked his ass... hard. "And don't ever call me a freak again," she slammed the door so violently, the man's teeth rattled.
"Hey, Faith! Wait up! Wait 'til I tell you who that was!"
Faith stopped in her tracks. She was so mad; she was positively fuming. "Who was it?" she bit out through her teeth.
"Joey. He used to have a club in Times Square, but Frankie found out through the grapevine that he was pimping teenagers."
Marsha looked horrified.
Faith swallowed. "Frankie sent Reece after him, didn't he?" She looked sick. "Reece did that to him..." her sentence trailed off as she leaned heavily against a wall.
"Dear god! Theresa mangled him?" Marsha leaned next to her daughter.
"Yeah, she fucked him up real bad. She brought the kids to the church that she was at when she was a kid. After spending some time with them, she became enraged at what they went through and went back and beat him again while he was in the hospital."
"God, Cori. I can't say he didn't deserve what he got, but shit," Faith buried her face in her hands and gathered her thoughts.
"It alarms me, Faith. Is Theresa capable of that kind of brutality now?" Marsha asked with genuine fear.
"The answer would be yes, mother. Reece is still Reece. She was trained and conditioned to fight and sometimes kill. She's capable, but I can guarantee she will never, ever, harm a hair on my head."
"She'd sooner jump in front of a subway," Cori agreed.
The three women stood, lost in their own thoughts for a long while, each coming to terms with what they had seen and heard.
"If you trust her, Faith, Cori... I trust her too."
Faith was still reeling from the encounter and the face of the man, knowing Reece was the cause of his disfigurement. The sheer naked violence that her lover was capable of still scared her immensely. She couldn't justify what she'd seen and heard with the intensity of emotion they shared, the safety and warmth she felt when wrapped in Reece's arms, the depth of love she saw in her clear blue eyes and the gentleness of her touch when she wanted to be tender. Those are the same arms and fingers that tore that man apart. It never failed to amaze Faith how these two people were one and the same. Oh, it scared her, all right, but this was Reece and she could not condemn Reece for her past, just as much as she could not stop loving her because of it. Suddenly, she really craved her lover's arms holding her tightly, soothing her, loving her. It was okay now. That had been a long time ago.
"Wanna get another cab?" Cori offered.
Faith looked around them and spotted a TGI Fridays. "Nope, I could sure use a drink right about now," she winked at Cori who nodded rapidly in agreement.
There was a fashion show in full swing when Reece and Quinn came in the door. Faith was modeling a new short's set and Reece whistled her appreciation.
"Hi, baby!" Faith threw herself in her lover's arms. "You like?"
"Hell, yeah," Reece bent her head to kiss Faith and raised her eyebrow. "You've been drinking?" she asked as she shrugged off her coat.
"It looks wonderful, honey," Quinn agreed as he handed Reece the leather jacket he had been borrowing.
"Just a little," Faith giggled and scrunched her nose up in that way that warmed Reece's heart. "Can I have my kiss now?" she asked as she draped her arms around her tall lover's waist.
"But of course." Reece touched her lips to Faith's and the actress's tongue exploded into her mouth. She had to reach out to the wall to catch her balance. Mmm, gotta love her, just add alcohol... she thought as she held on and returned the kiss with gusto.
"Break it up, guys, there are other people in the room!" Cori laughed.
The two parted and Reece stepped sideways into the smirking face of Quinn. "That was some hello," he mentioned casually, although the embarrassment showed clearly in his face.
"Yeah well, I had no idea. They've been drinking."
"Oh, no, not Marsha too?" he winced.
"Here she comes, Miss America," Marsha's voice preceded her body and she waltzed into the room clad in a sports bra and Lycra bike shorts.
"Good god!" Reece whispered.
Faith shot her a withering glare and Reece rubbed her eyes. Quinn was slack jawed, frozen where he stood and didn't say a word.
"Well, Quinn? What do you think?" Marsha paraded around the living room.
Reece leaned her head close to Quinn and spoke out of the side of her mouth. "I don't know about you, Pops, but my eyes are burning."
Reece elbowed the stricken man.
"Oh, it's... um, unusual, Marsh."
Reece chuckled and whispered again, "Oh, that sucked, buddy, you're in for it now."
"Unusual?" Marsha questioned, hands on hips.
"Well, not really unusual..." Since Reece apparently knew what to say, he looked to her for help. Seeing nothing but a humorous glint in her eyes, he winged it, "I meant different. It's lovely, really."
"So, you like it then?"
"Why, of course I do. You look..." he attempted to look at Reece again but she was rubbing her eyes, "...younger."
The room let out a collective sigh of relief.
"Hey, Mrs. A, show us what else you bought, I don't know if I can behave myself when you walk around like that."
"Oh, Theresa! You're such a card!" Marsha giggled and ran out of the room with a spring in her step.
"That's the way to do it, Mr. A." Reece laughed and sat on the couch to wait for Faith's next outfit.
"I don't know that I like your charm all that much, Reece. You have a way with the ladies," Quinn narrowed his eyes.
Seeing his point, Reece grinned. "Don't you worry, Mr. A, it's all about Faith. I'd never disrespect her."
Quinn tried his best intimidating posture. "You better not," he warned.
Understanding his protectiveness, Reece smiled reassuringly. "Never," she stated seriously, then nearly fell off the couch as Faith sashayed into the room in a teeny-tiny, little sundress. "Oh, yeah, you go, girl!" she encouraged as her lover twirled.
"It's a keeper?" Faith teased with a wink.
"C'mere you," Reece reached out and snatched Faith into her lap. "Definitely," she purred into the actress's ear.
"Aren't you in a mood?" Faith shivered and took a deep breath. "If I didn't have my period..." she whispered.
"Tell me," Reece urged into her lover's neck.
Faith leaned into Reece's ear and whispered, "I'd drag you up to the bedroom and have you make me scream... again and again."
Quinn cleared his throat. Cori just rolled her eyes. "Get used to it, Mr. Ashford, they're weasels."
Reece pulled back and locked eyes with Faith, "You know I don't give a flying fuck about your period."
Faith felt her pulse pick up and she took a deep breath, "Mom and dad are here?"
Reece narrowed her eyes at the pounding vein in her lover's neck. "Just you wait," she promised.
Suddenly, Faith was tugged from Reece's lap, Cori being the culprit. "It's one thing in front of me, but come on," she gestured at Quinn who was picking his nails uncomfortably.
"I'm sorry, Daddy."
"It's my fault. I can't keep my hands off of her," added Reece.
"Don't worry about it. It'll just take some getting used to; don't apologize."
Faith ran to her father and hugged him. "Thank you, Daddy, that was a wonderful thing to say."
Just then, Marsha appeared in her newly purchased sweat suit.
"My mom, the jock," she giggled.
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I've converted to pellet stoves and want to use my attic air handler to circulate heat thru bedrooms. I'm told by FirstCo, the air handler mfg, as well as HVAC contractor when you have unit on continuous fan only, there is no way to regulate the variable speed fan and it will only run at 50% of speed of heat setting (500-600cfm) which isn't enough. Anyone have any ideas for rewiring to force the air handler to run at a higher CFM? Can I replace the variable motor with non-variable, or would the cost be prohibitive? Lastly, if I'm out of luck, do the thru the wall fans you can buy do the trick? Thanks, Fred |
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- Posted by fluffybunnysui (My Page) on Mon, Nov 5, 12 at 21:36
Do you have a condensing unit outside? Why not just turn the power off to the condensing unit and still turn the thermostat to cool? The fan should ramp up into high speed just like its trying to cool the house but with no power to the outdoor unit, you'll have no cooling...just high speed air circulation. Hope this helps |
- Posted by tigerdunes (My Page) on Tue, Nov 6, 12 at 6:24
That's an interesting suggestion and worth a try as an experiment. I don't like the idea of swapping out a nice VS blower motor. You might contact your dealer to see if var speed blower speed in fan on position can be adjusted to high speed.Not something you could do but perhaps a good tech could. IMO |
I do have a condensing unit & boiler hooked to unit, and can turn power off for both & see if fan ramps up. As long as not doing any damage...if I can't get the temperature balanced between the spaces with this air handler, I will install thru the wall fans. Thanks, Fred |
OK, so I tried the suggestion of turning on heat (with boiler turned off) & it did in fact ramp up the fan. Interestingly, even after blocking off all returns except the one bringing hot air from the room with pellet stove, and it only raised temp in bedrooms by a degree or two (when I measured air coming out of vents in bedrooms it was 4-5 degrees cooler than air above pellet stove). Guess by the time it runs through all the ducts it really cools off. Think I'm going to go with the thru the wall fans instead. Fred |
- Posted by countryboymo (My Page) on Wed, Nov 7, 12 at 20:28
If the pellet stove is in the basement and the basement isn't insulated you will not have much luck. If the pellet stove is in the actual living space then leaving bedroom doors open and running some fans to circulate will help. Try circulating the coolest air towards the stove. |
OP, are you going to install powered Jump ducts like the Tjernlund? |
Ionized: I looked into Tjernlund jump ducts but reviews said they don't move enough air & are ineffective so I ordered Broan 380cfm fan and will report back. countryboymo: pellet stove(s) are in the living space, but leaving bedroom doors open and running air handler to circulate hot air hasn't made any difference in bedroom temp. Thanks, fred |
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You might remember how the Wii name began to make perfect sense once you started hearing it. It was clear how much fun 'we' had together. But in thinking about a new Nintendo system, we knew the prevailing thought would be this: yes, the game is right for us, but could it also be a perfect fit for... you.
And the answer to that question is an emphatic absolutely. We're so convinced, we put the pronoun in the name. So today, welcome to the world of Wii U." And just like that, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime ushered Wii U into our lives. Or did he?
In the beginning was the word. And the word was "huh?". Closely followed by "wha...?" and rounded out with a "hmmm". Let's get this out in the open: Nintendo did a terrible job of introducing the Wii's successor at the E3 games conference in Los Angeles at the start of June. It was a fudging of such galactic proportions that some E3 attendees - and a good portion of us watching from home - didn't even realise Nintendo had announced a Wii successor. Whoops.
We all saw the tablet-like device that you now see sitting pretty across the page. But what was it? A Wii peripheral or a console in itself? An introductory film revealed simplistic Wii-level visuals and co-operation with remotes, Balance Board and - gulp - the Wii Zapper. Surely no vision of the future involves that plastic calamity? Where was the HD wowgasm? What does the console do? How is it a revolutionary new way to play? E3 threw up questions.We've returned with answers.
Wii U is the next Nintendo console, ready to pump out 1080p HD loveliness and embrace new play styles with its daring, tablet-like controller. But this was an untraditional debut for an untraditional piece of kit. Nintendo were not at E3 to talk about the base unit or offer up technical specs (more on them in a moment) but to slap a gauntlet down at the feet of conventional wisdom. Why, asked Nintendo, should games be restricted to the TV?
Wii U is, among other things, a second screen. And a touch screen at that. Some implications are clear. Should a selfish family member shoo you from the sofa so they can watch TV, the game can seamlessly continue in your hands, streamed from the base unit. Playing New Super Mario Bros Mii there's no noticeable lag between TV and controller screen.
And what a screen. The 6.2-inch widescreen pumps out a crisp picture that does handsome justice to HD looks. While it lacks the surgical perfection of iPhone's 'retina display' (packing pixels beyond the eye's ability to see them), our eyes couldn't make out the individual pixels that plague DS and 3DS. For our money, the HD Zelda demo reel plays better when it's squished into the controller's confines, compressing the image into a nugget of purest wow.
Once you're done considering its abilities as a replacement, think of Wii U as a supplement. With two screens, your living room is transformed into a DS. First, think small: common gaming faff transplanted from an in-game menu to the touch screen. Map screens and RPG inventories excavated from a pause screen and updated in real-time with a finger prod. Name input freed from the tyranny of cumbersome on-screen keyboards. Bliss!
Now think bigger. A second screen is a second perspective on the action. Ubisoft tell us the controller could pilot a spy drone to accompany the Ghost Recon soldier slinking about on the TV. In Assassin's Creed - announced to rapturous applause - the controller might show us the world in 'Eagle Vision', the extrasensory perception used to pick targets from a crowd. Think of all the fun of DS, viewed through an HD lens and traditional console controls.