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Ph.D. Public Affairs Handbook
Overview of Program
This program integrates the fields of public policy analysis, public finance, public management, and environmental policy. The course of study encourages mastery of the concepts and methodologies necessary to identify, research, and solve public sector problems.
The Graduate School requires doctoral students to complete 90 hours of graduate credit. Typically, two-thirds of the 90 hours are taken in formal course work and directed readings and one-third in thesis credit but this ratio varies among students. Most students who are funded for 12 hours of credit per semester will take three, three credit seminars or methods classes, and the remainder as thesis credit. Students completing a Masters in Public Administration or similar degree may transfer course work (up to 48 hours for SPEA MPA graduates, 30 hours for graduates of other universities) if approved by their Progress Review Committees.
Core Courses. As part of the 90-hour requirement, all Public Policy students are required to complete the following courses:- V680: Research Design and Methods in Public Affairs
- V621: Seminar in Teaching Public and Environmental Affairs. This course prepares students for their professional responsibilities toward students.
- V691: Workshop in Public Policy. Each student is required to take this zero or one credit hour course for three semesters. The workshop provides an experiential base that prepares students to critique research in the field, prepare manuscripts for publication, and to defend new ideas and theories. The course meets once a week for 90 minutes.
Research Skills
Basic Research Skills. Required course work includes a two-semester statistics sequence and two additional elective courses or proficiency in a foreign language. The two-semester statistics sequence can be fulfilled in a number of ways, such as the sequences listed below. You should consult your advisor as to the appropriate sequence. Students interested in alternatives must consult the Program Director.
- V606/V607: Statistics for Research in Public Affairs I and II
- Y575/Y576: Political Data Analysis I and II (Y576) (Companion course Y591 advised)
- E571/E572: Statistical Techniques in Economics I and II
(knowledge of advanced calculus and matrix (linear) algebra theory advised) - G651/G652: Econometric Methods in Business I and II
(calculus and matrix algebra knowledge useful) - S554/S650: Fundamentals of Social Statistics I and II
(Normally, there is limited accessibility to non-Sociology students)
Advanced Research Skills. For the advanced skills requirements, you must demonstrate either (1) advanced proficiency in quantitative analysis or specialized research skills by completing two additional courses approved by your Progress Review Committee or (2) proficiency in a language appropriate to your field of study and approved by the Progress Review Committee. To demonstrate language proficiency, you must pass a language proficiency exam (contact the appropriate language department for proficiency testing information).
Major Fields
Students select two of the four SPEA Public Affairs major fields. For each major field, the student must complete the two required courses and two approved electives.
Public Management: the design and operation of government institutions, including strategic/operations management and interrelationships between public and private organization;
Suggested Courses: Discuss with advisor.
Public Finance: the theory and practice of fiscal administration, including public budgeting, revenue administration, and financial management.
Suggested Courses: E660/E661 Public Economics I/II (requires advanced microeconomic training), E520/E521 Fundamentals of Micro Theory (provides training for E660/E661).
Public Policy Analysis: research methods and quantitative techniques for policy analysis, including the content, design, and evaluation of public programs.
Suggested Courses: Discuss with advisor.
Environmental Policy:
- Economics: V625Environmental Economics
- Law: V645 Environmental Law or B783 International Environmental Law
- Policy: V710 Domestic Environmental Policy or V710 International Environmental Law
Minor Field
Students select a minor field according to their research interests. A three- to four-course sequence is negotiated between you, the Progress Review Committee, and the representative from the department or school awarding the minor. A minor in environmental science within SPEA requires: (1) a sequence of environmental science courses (course number must have an E prefix, e.g. E527 Applied Ecology), and (2) that a member of the Environmental Science faculty be the minor representative on the Progress Review Committee. A minor taken outside of SPEA must meet the requirements of the applicable department or school.
Major Junctures
Progress Review Committee
Forming the Committee. Each student is assigned an advisor when s/he arrives in Bloomington. You may or may not request that the advisor serve as chairperson of the Progress Review Committee. If you find another professor is more suited to your research interests, then you may switch advisors. There is no formal process for switching advisors. However, please advise Donna Pritchett, Ph.D. Program Coordinator of any change.
At the end of the first year, you develop a Progress Review Committee. The Committee, in cooperation with you, defines program objectives, supervises the selection and completion of the minor field, and monitors overall progress toward completion of course work requirements. Members of the Progress Review Committee should be familiar with your academic record and be specialists in the two major fields in which you will stand examination. The Committee will consist of four to five members, with one member generally representing your minor field (though the department granting the minor field may waive representation).
Third Semester Review. Students should plan to schedule their Progress Review Meeting in their third semester. The purpose of this meeting is to reach an agreement between you and the Committee about the character and status of your program. This meeting also serves as a formal evaluation of your performance and prospects. The earlier you are able to negotiate a plan for fulfilling field requirements the better. Committee members can help you devise a scheduling plan that will assure all requirements will be met. It is your responsibility to schedule the meeting. It is best to start with the chairperson's schedule to select potential dates and then circulate a memo to your committee members. This can be a frustrating experience for students because of the difficulty of coordinating faculty schedules. Students are advised to communicate carefully with committee members about scheduling. After a date and time has been set you should send a memo stating the date, time and location of the meeting to Committee members, Professor Sergio Fernandez, Program Director, and Donna Pritchett, Ph.D. Coordinator.
Writing the Progress Review Statement/Memo. To prepare for the meeting, you should develop a document that serves as a "contract" for the completion of degree requirements. A template for the Progress Review Statement is provided in Appendix A. The statement needs to include background professional and educational information, course work completed and planned in each concentration and for basic and advanced tool skills, tentative dates for taking qualifying exams, and a discussion of a proposed dissertation topic. It should also include tables of course work planned and completed in chronological order and by concentration so that the committee can easily see how each degree requirement will be fulfilled. Your Progress Review Statement should be given to committee members two weeks prior to the progress review meeting. Though the PRS is considered a "contract," a student may change the plan of coursework with the approval of the advisor.
If you are planning to transfer credits from previous graduate study, you should indicate this in the statement and in the tables. Typically, students may transfer coursework that is taken at the Master level or above and is related to one of the three selected fields (up to 30 credits). Coursework from either U.S. institutions or foreign universities may be transferred, however, the Progress Review Committee must approve all transferred coursework. Copies of syllabi from potential transfer courses must be attached to the statement to provide Committee members with an idea of the content and structure of these courses. To assist you in preparing this document, talk with advanced students and review their statements. Please note the Seven-Year Rule discussed on page 32 under Transferring Credit. Students are strongly advised to circulate the Progress Review Statement before the meeting and make any adjustments as deemed necessary.
The Progress Review Meeting. Before the Progress Review Meeting, you should discuss expectations with the Committee chairperson. You may be asked to orally present the statement or merely to answer questions. During the Progress Review, the Committee will discuss with you fulfillment of the degree requirements, expectations for Qualifying Exams and research directions. At the end of the meeting, the professors must sign the Report of Progress Review form (See Appendix B for an example). The Program Director must also sign the form. Usually students will revise the Progress Review Statement to reflect the course of study agreed upon in the meeting. The statement and the signed report form must be delivered to Donna Pritchett, Ph.D. Program Coordinator. SPEA 441, for further processing. Students are advised to take the Progress Review Report form with them to the meeting and for all members to sign before leaving the meeting. The final Progress Review Statement serves as a blueprint for completing coursework. Changes to the finalized PRS can be made with the approval of your advisor, but such changes are infrequent. Link to documents with comments/suggestions from previous PhD students on the PRM. HERE
Transferring Credit. If you will be transferring credit from another graduate institution, you will need to complete the "Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit" form (see Appendix B for example). Determination of transfer credits is made at the Progress Review/Advisory Committee Meetings. Students need to be aware of the Seven-Year Rule which states that all course work offered in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements must have been completed within seven consecutive calendar years preceding passing the Qualifying Examination/Oral Examination. The seven-year limitation includes course work in graduate study elsewhere that a student intends to transfer to Indiana University. If the seven-year rule is not met, you will have to revalidate the course work in question. The complete rules for transferring and revalidating courses are set out in the Indiana University Bulletin published by the University Graduate School (may be obtained in Kirkwood Hall 111). In brief, courses may be revalidated by such things as:
- Passing an exam on the material covered by the course
- Passing a more advanced course in the same subject
- Passing a comprehensive exam demonstrating substantial knowledge of the course content
- Teaching a comparable course
- Publishing scholarly research demonstrating substantial knowledge of the subject.
The Ph.D. program coordinator and director prepare and submit the required documentation to the Graduate School for course revalidation.
Progress Review Paper. Each student must prepare and present a Progress Review Paper before taking qualifying exams. Early in the third semester of residency, it is recommended that you meet with members of the review committee to obtain consensus on the progress review paper. The Progress Review Paper helps faculty to judge whether you have the ability to complete all degree requirements in a timely fashion. The paper should demonstrate your ability to conduct independent research and to write in a logical and coherent fashion. The paper should also demonstrate that you have a good command of the literature and the ability to use appropriate research methods. The paper must be of a quality that is acceptable for presentation at a scholarly professional meeting.
Given the highly competitive nature of the academic market, you should try to publish an article or two by the time you graduate. Thus, a secondary objective of the paper review process is to encourage you to prepare a paper for presentation at a national research conference or for submission to a refereed journal. The progress review paper often is a revision of a substantial research paper written for a regular course. (You can, however, submit an entirely new paper to fulfill this requirement.) If the paper is prepared in conjunction with a research project headed by a professor, you must be the sole author of this paper, which must present your ideas and not those of the professor.
At the end of the successful progress review meeting, each member of the Progress Review Committee must sign the Third Semester Review form (sample in Appendix B). If the Committee agrees to allow you to transfer prior graduate course work, you will need to submit the "Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit" form (see Section 1, Part B4 for more information).
Qualifying Examinations.
Students are required to sit for qualifying exams in their two major fields. Some students schedule their Qualifying Exams after they have completed their course work in all fields, while others begin taking exams earlier. SPEA field exams employ a standard format for all students in a field and are offered at predetermined times each year. Each exam is administered by a team of faculty and organized by an exam coordinator for each field. If there is an exam requirement in the minor department, then you must also complete a third exam. Copies of previous exams are on file with Donna Pritchett, Program Coordinator and students may review these exams to make sure the courses they are taking will prepare them sufficiently for the exams. In addition, the Association of SPEA Ph.D. Students(ASPS) has electronic copies of old exams & reading lists on its Oncourse sites. It cannot be stressed enough that students need to communicate with examiners about potential question areas, expectations of literature to be mastered and exam schedules. Students should consult the Program Director and Progress Review Committee chairperson for more information.
Taking the Written Exams. Students are not allowed to utilize notes from a computer disk or hard drive during the exam: the entire exam must be original work composed during the exam period. They may have a bibliography on the hard or disk drive but any use of computer files in exam composition is a violation of the honor code and grounds for dismissal. Students will receive a pass, qualified pass, or a fail for each of the three exams. If you receive a qualified pass, you have the option of taking the exam a second time or going ahead with the oral examination. If you fail, you will be allowed to take the examination a second time. A student who fails to pass a field exam on second taking will be dismissed from the program.
Dissolving the Progress Review Committee. After successful completion of the Qualifying Exams the Progress Review Committee is officially disbanded. Many students have the same committee members for both their Progress Review Committee and Research Committee but it is important for you to communicate with the involved faculty regarding continuation into the Research Committee. For information on completion of the Ph.D., please see the section "Candidacy and the Dissertation".
Except for thesis credits, no incompletes are to be carried from one academic year to the next. Incompletes earned in independent study or readings courses taken during a summer session must be removed before the end of the following spring semester.
Normal Progress for Students in Public Affairs Ph.D. Program
"Normal progress" is attainable by those who diligently work toward the degree. Students who fall behind in any of the stated "normal progress" criteria run the risk of losing financial support. One exception is if the lack of progress is not the student's fault, specifically if the appropriate required courses are not offered on a timely basis or if courses outside SPEA are not available. After being given a formal warning, full time students demonstrating dramatic and continued departures from normal progress standards are at risk of being expelled from the Program.
Normal Progress Requirement:
- Course Work
Normal Progress Requirement:
- Course Work
- Complese V680 and Basic Research Skills
- Progress Review Meeting - Report of the Progress Review Form
- Progress Review Paper - Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit Form
- Qualifying Exam - Report of Written Preliminary Examination Form and Report of Preliminary Examination Committee Form
Normal Progress Requirement:
- Complete Course Work
- Complete Qualifying Exams - Report of Written Preliminary Examination Form
- Create Research Committee - Report of Preliminary Examination Committee Form, Nomination to Candidacy for Ph.D. Degree Form, and Nomination of Research Committee for Ph.D. Form
Normal Progress Requirement:
- Dissertation Proposal Defense - see A Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dessertations here.
- Dissertation Defense and Graduation
Candidacy and the Dissertation
Candidacy Status. After successful completion of the Qualifying Examinations, students need to complete the "Nomination to Candidacy for the Ph.D. Degree" form (See appendix G for example). After processing this form, you officially attain doctoral candidate status. The candidate has seven years from the date of the oral examination to complete his/her dissertation. If the 7-year deadline is not met, you will have to retake qualifying examinations.
Writing the Proposal. Ideally, by the time students have completed the Qualifying Exam, they should have a rough outline of a dissertation research proposal, which is then completed before the proposal defense. In determining a specific topic area, the candidate needs to consistently discuss ideas and research plans with his/her chairperson. Once the candidate decides upon a research path, s/he develops a dissertation proposal. In general, the proposal is intended to demonstrate to the committee that 1) the research question selected makes a sufficiently compelling contribution to the field and 2) you have a plan of action that will lead to its completion in a reasonable amount of time. The actual form of the dissertation proposal varies depending on the expectations of the chairperson and Research Committee members. Students are advised to seek examples of proposals from advanced students and to communicate with her/his chair throughout the proposal development. In practice, the proposal is often finished one or two months after exams; in fact, exams are often seen as part of the preparation for the proposal.
Forming the Research Committee. Technically, after filing for candidacy status, the doctoral candidate forms a Research Committee consisting of at least four faculty members. In reality, the RC is often formed much earlier. Students are advised to begin forming their RC as soon as possible, ideally in their second year. Committee selection should reflect the dissertation topic. Each member should have a particular knowledge base for you to draw upon as you begin the dissertation research. Professors with whom one has taken classes are often good candidates to consider. The selection of the RC should be done in conjunction with the advisor. Research committees generally contain four faculty members. All members must be members of the Graduate Faculty, and at least half of the members must have endorsement to direct dissertations, including the committee chair (the University Graduate School maintains a current list of Graduate Faculty and faculty endorsed to direct dissertations; http://www.indiana.edu/~grdschl/). Please note that all faculty are not automatically members of the Graduate Faculty and that in special cases, the Graduate School will make exceptions to this rule. In addition, the University Graduate School recommends that a representative from the minor field be included on all dissertation committees. In the event that the dissertation research does not involve the area(s) of the minor(s) whether outside or inside the department the major department may request, with the consent of the minor-field representative(s), the substitution of a representative or of representatives from some other field(s) more appropriate to the topic of the dissertation. This representative may come from outside of Indiana University. Finally, please note that the Advisory Committee/Progress Review Committee and the Research Committee need not have the same members.
Dissertation Proposal Defense. It is the candidate's responsibility to schedule the dissertation proposal defense. Before the defense, you will need to have communicated sufficiently with Research Committee members to ensure their support. During the defense the Committee will review the research proposal and make changes as needed. After the Research Committee agrees to the dissertation proposal, the candidate needs to complete the "Nomination of Research Committee for the Ph.D." form (see Appendix G for an example). Each Committee member and the Program Director must sign the form. A one- to two-page prospectus must be included with the submitted form. Once the Dean of the University Graduate School has approved the nomination, any change to the Research Committee must be formally processed using the "Request for Change of Research Committee Members" form (see Appendix G for an example). All dissertations involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by the Human Subjects Committee before commencement of research. Virtually every dissertation involves human subjects-assume that yours does, and so requires review and approval. Contact the Human Subjects Committee, Bryan Hall 10, (812)855-9943 for a full set of guidelines and application.
Completion of the Dissertation. The Research and University Graduate School publishes "A Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations" containing all the administrative requirements for completion of the dissertation. To obtain a copy, contact the Ph.D. Recorder Office, 111 Kirkwood, (812)855-1117 or view the Web site here.


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Ryan Braun has a funny way of inspiring people
July 6th, 2009Hey, you. Mark Burns? I'm sorry, Mike Burns. Listen Mark, I want to talk to you about your pitching. It's not good. I'm just going to come right out and tell you right now that if Dave Bush comes back from the DL, I am sending you down to the minors. We're also looking into some trades right now and if we find the right fit, we will demote you. Just wanted to let you know.
Same goes for you too Seth. We probably won't release you or send you to the minors, but you're definitely out of the rotation. I won't have it. I might actually decide to trade you if you keep this up. Just so you know, nothing personal. I just find you to be a terrible pitcher and don't really like you as a person. Nothing personal though.
Hey Mr. Mustache, are you going to make a freakin' trade or what? Do I have to do everything for myself around here? Get me some help. We can't spot every team four run leads. Seriously, how hard is your job? Pick up the phone and do something.
Prince, put that down. Don't eat that. Dammit man, we're All-Stars. Eat like one. I don't care if it's a veggie burger, Krispy Kremes are not buns.
What are you looking at Corey? Why don't you get a freakin' haircut and shave your face? You're a Milwaukee Brewer, not a Milwaukee Meth Cook.
Yo A-Dub, cool shirt. With that being said, learn how to write would you? You misspelled home run last week. I don't need that.
'Oh look at me, I'm Casey McGehee. I'm getting all these hits, but I can't even play the field.' Come on, man. Even I can play third base better than you.
Speaking of third base, where's Bill Hall? He better be in the batting cage so help me God.
Hey Jeff Suppan just wanted to congratulate you on pitching so well for the first time in your life. Great work.
You guys know what would be cool to have on our team? A pitcher that hits like a pitcher batting 8th. Oh wait we already have that. His name is Jason Kendall. Nevermind.
Macha take Willie with you and go get my dry cleaning. It's the least you could do to help this team.
Braun out.
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Jason Kendall is a "pitcher that hits like a pitcher"?
I agree the stache has to do something to get us going, it's about time, but don't put this on Macha. And agreed with #1, wth? Not every catcher hits like Brian McCann
Thanks for the link to the krispy cream burger, now I have a mission for today.
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Priceless post. Nice.
Braun may be the first person in the history of baseball to get beaned by his own pitcher.
i think we all know we need pitching, its not ryan braun's fault that hes the only one with enough balls to say it.
this is still hilarious though
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Today in WoW: Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 {WoW}
Aug 16th 2011 2:13AM I have a sudden urge to play Age of Empires Online.
Blizzard explains, apologizes for PVP Season 10 gear debacle {WoW}
Jul 7th 2011 8:02PM Sad to say, but this is grown up stuff and it really affects lots of people's lost time. Someone needs to be canned. If I did something like this at work, I'd be gone.
Shifting Perspectives: Guide to patch 4.2 for bear and tree druids {WoW}
Jun 22nd 2011 12:23AM I just revamped my UI this week based on power auras classic. I lifted the most of the auras Beru described here (though I modified them to fit my needs):
Power auras creates all of the icons to the left of my character (they pop up when the spells are usable, disappear when they're not), and the big icons pop up in the middle as notifications telling me important things I need to do (in this example, clearcasting is up - you can see the seconds ticking down in the middle of the icon). It's nice to have something big and obvious like this when you're also trying to focus on health bars. Here is a quick screen shot of the HUD I settled on:
Patch 4.1: Blizzard unveils dungeon finder Call to Arms {WoW}
Apr 6th 2011 9:53PM Wow. Blizzard is taking content recycling to a new level! I feel bad for the guy that farmed countless hours for the baron horse or the bird mount! Now some newb can be rolling on one by just stumbling through a nerfed instance. GG Blizz. Nothing is sacred. /cry
Patch 3.2.2 known bugs {WoW}
Sep 23rd 2009 1:15AM Working as intended.
Arcane Brilliance: Mage changes on the patch 3.2.2 PTR {WoW}
Aug 17th 2009 2:09AM Agreed! I'm all for handing out the nice buff, However Blizz should have been more creative in their solution imo. Spamming one thing for 10 minutes doesn't sound fun. Reminds me of the Shadow Bolt spamming Warlocks from the BC days. Yeah the numbers are going to be huge, but you'll only have spammed one or two buttons for 10 straight mintues! Is there no skill requirements to play anymore? My 5 year old will be a top DPSer playing my mage. Oh well, just another step toward turning this into an arcade game instead of an MMORPG.
WTB creative solution to the problem!
World of Warcraft Patch 3.2 Druid Guide {WoW}
Aug 4th 2009 7:45PM I just respec'd my resto to ret paly. If you can't beat 'em...
TurpsterVision: Multiboxing, Recruit a Friend Style {WoW}
Jul 15th 2009 2:07PM Boxing is fun and a challenge. I box'd shammys to 20 and the most annoying thing about it was collection quests! Tedium! While it was pretty fun, I decided it wasn't enough fun to justify the $70 per month for five accounts. Just running two accounts now, and I don't bother boxing anymore. Having gone through the whole process though, I can really respect all the work and effort it would require to get a boxing team to 80.
Cool stuff!
Patch 3.2 details released {WoW}
May 22nd 2009 4:35PM I agree. This would be a great idea. Something like this would be great. I do think they should mix up the bosses/encounters somehow, so it's not the same every time. People would get sick of it pretty quick if it was the same thing over and over until they got to the harder parts where it was more of a challenge. Let's hope they do it right!
Disappointment with the patch 3.1 game world {WoW}
May 8th 2009 2:58AM @OP - Next time don't do the PTR! If you want to see fresh content, wait till it's released imo. No QQing is allowed about stale content if you saw it all before it was even released live! :P
My comments:
IMO, Ulduar is fine. We were all begging for something other than Naxx. This hit at the right time for our guild. Can't believe there isn't a single quest for it though.. what happened to all the "lore". Have they just thrown that out the window and we're just on one big gear hamster wheel now?
I'm going to do enough tourney quests to get a couple pets to get me to 75 and the achievement, and that'll do it for me. If I ever need more, I'll know where to grind them... Till then, it's not really worth it.
As far as WOTLK as a whole? Very little immersion at endgame.. arcade style dumbed down play style.. little RPG elements left.. homogenization of gear.. I've been playing since release, and if it wasn't for the few raid days with my small guild, I'd have been done long ago. Even as it is, there are times where we stand around, look at each other and say.. "Why are we still here?"
I suspect Blizz will keep us all strung along until SC2/D3 are out and they can try to rope us into those games. They have to know that many WoW players are going to jump ship at the first sign of a worthy alternative (there just hasn't been anything as polished as WoW.. people get spoiled by just how good of a game it is). I'm sure they are going to do their best to make sure that alternative is also a Blizzard game. Everyone sign up for the merged battle.net account? That's step 1.


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The New York Yankees today announced they have signed INF Stephen Drew to a one-year contract extending through the 2015 season.
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The frayed, yellowed menu posted in the window of Aux Fins Gourmet hints at the long history of this classic French bistro, located in the Seventh Arrondissement. The high ceilings, pale yellow walls, white tablecloths, and well-dressed servers have changed little in the bistro's 50-plus years, and the restaurant maintains a loyal following of locals. Perfected over the decades, Aux Fins's signature dishes include the cassoulet and the duck confit, served with thinly sliced potatoes fried in duck fat. Entrées are paired with selections from the comprehensive wine list and followed by complimentary sweets, such as sugar-coated citrus candies.
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We did our entire basement floor and garage floor. I don't know if it makes a difference or not, but we did it just in case. We used several paint rollers and kind of dumped it on the floor, a section at a time, and rolled it on rather thick. I believe we did two coats, letting them dry in between. |
- Posted by steveinboston (My Page) on Tue, Apr 4, 06 at 20:03
When you did the garage floor, was it new concrete or old and maybe dirty? Did you have to prep it at all in the second case? How has it adhered with the wear and tear of cars, etc? |
- Posted by schreibdave (My Page) on Sat, Apr 8, 06 at 7:14
I have drylocked by basement floors. Not as a moisture barrier but for appearance. Very happy so far. For those who have painted an older garage floor, I would be curious how they dealt with the oil stains, etc. I am concerned that I wont be able to get those stains up well enough for the paint to adhere. |
- Posted by blue_fastback (My Page) on Sun, Apr 9, 06 at 10:27
The floor must be free of grease or the paint wont stick. Muratic acid to clean the concrete would be best. |
- Posted by sweet11395 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 18, 06 at 14:22
thanks for the personal input everyone!...but is there anyone else who specifically used it on the basement walls for "sweating/leaking walls"?? how did it fair? did it stop water infiltration and for how long? did it peel or flake? Thanks |
- Posted by scotslassie1959 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 3, 06 at 15:22
I know this is alittle after your posted question but here goes... we have used Drylok in two previous basements, one cinder block and one poured. They both had minor water seepage in only two or three small areas.The drylok stopped the seepage. We were in each house about 4 years after using the paint and in that time never had any flaking or peeling. But remember, the product will only adhere as well as what is under it... scrape off any loose, flaking paint which may already be on the walls. Hope this helps. |
- Posted by pipersville_carol (My Page) on Fri, Sep 29, 06 at 20:56
I had good luck with Drylock. 100+ year old house with parged stone basement walls, seepage coming through in one specific area. Enough to create a small stream on the floor during heavy rain, flowing down to a natural drain. I regraded outside the house a little, upsized a leaking gutter, and painted drylock on all of the interior basement walls. Problem fixed. Every couple of years the seepage area would flake a little bit, and I'd scrape and recoat with more Drylock. |
- Posted by uncledave_ct (My Page) on Mon, Oct 16, 06 at 8:23
We just applied Drylock to our basement walls, and it seems to be making a difference with the humidity. We used to empty our dehumidifier once a day, but now it has been three days and it's not full yet. Our weather has been a bit dryer, so that obviously helps, but even last winter we would empty it twice within a 3-day period. I think it's helping somewhat. We only brushed on one coat also, not two. |
I'm trying to figure out if it's a no-no on floors. Sounds like it works well on walls. We've had a slight dampness in one spot after serious heavy rain. It's only happened twice. So we will use carpet tiles, but I just wondered about painting something on the floor first. It seems like an area of debate! |
I want to do my basement walls in the latex Drylock. Anyone know how much a gallon really covers? I wanted to buy a 5-gallon can for each of the four walls. |
Update=it's been a long time since my original posting but I did end up using dry lok and it's worked quite well. The old concrete walls were vacuumed (possibly with a steam cleaning vac)(the walls are 80 yrs. old and previously untreated). Dry lok was applied directly to the cinder blocks, I believe they required at least 3 coats due to absorption. The paint made a HUGE improvement just in appearance and definitely seems to work on moisture. it feels much cleaner and dryer and there is significantly less moisture seepage. There are still a variety of patches where you can see some sweating but probably one more coat would solve that. I used regular concrete paint on the floor and it made an amazing improvement in appearance. The floors were vacuumed, i think with a steam cleaner, prior to painting. The floors are 80 yrs old but in a basically unused (except for flooding) basement, so no issue with oil stains etc. I run a dehumidifier down there all the time-that combined with the painting has seriously made this almost feel like a finished space (and it started out basically disgusting)! Hope this helps! |
Thanks, Cjoy, for posting an update! We are thinking about doing Dry Lok in a basement that sounds very similar to yours--80 years old with, unfortunately, lots of weeping. Having read your post, I can't wait to get started. |
- Posted by chesterton(email@example.com) onSat, Feb 19, 11 at 9:08
Really glad to hear all the posts from everyone. In the same position as everyone else but not quite as old a house (55 yrs) but ugly basement, concrete floors, block walls. All have been painted before & sealed but still weepy over time. Going to do a revamp again after 12 years since last and looking for a product for the walls & floor. Thanks for all the info, it's really helped in making a decision! |
- Posted by Nate(email@example.com) onMon, Mar 21, 11 at 13:16
Dri lok is good stuff, but you have to fix the exterior problem before you paint the inside. We did my buddy's garage before he dug a French drain or added gutters and the stuff peeled within a few months, but he had alot of water coming in. Dig exterior dirt from walls, clean and paint and backfill. You do this right And you won't need to do the interior. |
I had my basement painted with this. There were concrete walls and put white dry lock paint on them. Put tile on the floor. Its an easy cheap way to improve the looks of the basement so it can function as something short of putting up dry wall, etc. |
- Posted by mike mayer(email@example.com) onSat, May 14, 11 at 12:23
my basement had old drylock that didnt work. i pressure washed it and applied AMES blue max along with some of there seam sealing stuff..they are very helpful if you call them.It is liquid rubber and it doesnt leak!!! |
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I don't recall if I noticed my problem with Dri-Loc when this thread originated, but for what it's worth, I'm generally satisfied except for one issue, and I no longer remember how long after applying, but seems it was no more a few years when I first started noticing the problem. Should note did extensive prep all per manufacturer's recommendations, including thorough wire brushing all surfaces, working the product into the solid concrete walls with a stiff brush, etc. I believe there was one coat of top paint. In probably a couple dozen random spots on mostly two of the three walls there are nickle to quarter-sized "eruptions". They are very ugly, and more than Bumps", as the center of the eruption is broken through. I always meant to call the manufacturer, but never did. The walls look better painted than they did when old grey concrete, but I am very disappointed by the nasty blemishes, considering the maker's claims about the product being effective enough to hold back water. My basement has not had any water, and I run a dehumidifier to manage condensation in the summer. |
- Posted by Dawne(firstname.lastname@example.com) onThu, Jun 2, 11 at 18:09
We are in the process of applying Dry Lok to the basement walls but we first fixed cracks by filling with a flexible caulk specifically for fixing cracked masonry. We have had several downpours (and no gutters on our cape) and haven't had any leakage. |
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Quoted from koahiatamadl A lot of that could be social conditioning, too. You were probably brought up to feel that 'shouting and losing control' are inapropriate responses - especially in a woman. That doesn't mean that you don't get angry - it just means that you have learned to control your reaction. As Lola says - whatever works for you and if walking does it that's great
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Quoted from SquarePeg Ahh, you noticed that! Well, when I was younger I was INTP and good in math and science, so I just set off in that direction, and the inertia has been hard to overcome. Now I think I might be swinging over to ENFP, as I wrote in a previous post. I wonder what it would've been like if I really did go to college in Oregon for Forestry like my guidance counselor suggested? (And he didn't even know my blood type.) I find that hiking through the hilly woods helps me burn off steam very well. But I don't see a career change in my immediate future.
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1 After Abimelech, there arose a ruler in Israel, Thola, son of Phua, the uncle of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, who dwelt in Samir of mount Ephraim: | 1 After the time of Abimelech a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. |
2 And he judged Israel three and twenty years, and he died, and was buried in Samir. | 2 He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir. |
3 To him succeeded Jair, the Galaadite, who judged Israel for two and twenty years, | 3 He was followed by Jair of Gilead, who led Israel twenty-two years. |
4 Having thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and were princes of thirty cities, which from his name were called Havoth Jair, that is, the towns of Jair, until this present day, in the land of Galaad. | 4 He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair. |
5 And Jair died, and was buried in the place which is called Camon. | 5 When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon. |
6 But the children of Israel, adding new sins to their old ones, did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served idols, Baalim and Astaroth, and the gods of Syria, and of Sidon, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines: and they left the Lord, and did not serve him. | 6 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites and the gods of the Philistines. And because the Israelites forsook the LORD and no longer served him, |
7 And the Lord being angry with them, delivered them into the hands of the Philistines, and of the children of Ammon. | 7 he became angry with them. He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites, |
8 And they were afflicted, and grievously oppressed for eighteen years, all they that dwelt beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorrhite, who is in Galaad: | 8 who that year shattered and crushed them. For eighteen years they oppressed all the Israelites on the east side of the Jordan in Gilead, the land of the Amorites. |
9 Insomuch that the children of Ammon, passing over the Jordan, wasted Juda, and Benjamin, and Ephraim: and Israel was distressed exceedingly. | 9 The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin and the house of Ephraim; and Israel was in great distress. |
10 And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned against thee, because we have forsaken the Lord our God, and have served Baalim. | 10 Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, "We have sinned against you, forsaking our God and serving the Baals." |
11 And the Lord said to them: Did not the Egyptians, and the Amorrhites, and the children of Ammon, and the Philistines, | 11 The LORD replied, "When the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, |
12 The Sidonians also, and Amalec, and Chanaan, oppress you, and you cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand? | 12 the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands? |
13 And yet you have forsaken me, and have worshipped strange gods: therefore I will deliver you no more: | 13 But you have forsaken me and served other gods, so I will no longer save you. |
14 Go, and call upon the gods which you have chosen: let them deliver you in the time of distress. | 14 Go and cry out to the gods you have chosen. Let them save you when you are in trouble!" |
15 And the children of Israel said to the Lord: We have sinned, do thou unto us whatsoever pleaseth thee: only deliver us this time. | 15 But the Israelites said to the LORD, "We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now." |
16 And saying these things, they cast away out of their coasts all the idols of strange gods, and served the Lord their God: and he was touched with their miseries. | 16 Then they got rid of the foreign gods among them and served the LORD. And he could bear Israel's misery no longer. |
17 And the children of Ammon shouting together, pitched their tents in Galaad: against whom the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and camped in Maspha. | 17 When the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah. |
18 And the princes of Galaad said one to another: Whosoever of us shall first begin to fight against the children of Ammon, he shall be the leader of the people of Galaad. | 18 The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other, "Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all those living in Gilead." |
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Do you dance for your dog? We are being totally serious. If you don't, you should! You will be amazed by the reaction you will get out of your pooch. Our dog Daisy just stares in amazement, with her tail wagging a million miles an hour. Our dog Scout goes absolutely crazy, jumping up and down. Most dogs really seem to like it, but make sure you do it when no one is around.
Unless you take dancing lessons with your dog. As this Kansas City Star article points out, thousands take lessons on how to Dance With Your Dog. According to the piece, the idea, "referred to as freestyle, developed in Canada in the 1980s and transplanted to the States in the 90s, the New York Times reports. Dog dancing isn't sanctioned by the American Kennel Club and is unlikely to show up at Westminster Dog Show in February. But about 7,500 Americans, many of whom are middle-aged women, are taking dance classes with their dogs. They are seeking out experts and watching videos to master the twirls and spins with their pets. A few enter competitions."


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At The Living Center, our approach to memory care comes from a position of deep respect for our Residents with Dementia. Staff are specially trained to provide these caring, innovative services and take pride in enriching lives.
We are taking a dramatic approach to the look and feel of the environment in our Dementia Unit. Existing lounges and community areas are now re-envisioned as a neighborhood of familiar spaces that provide real-world experiences and conjure warm feelings in us all. Each area allows for independent interests to be lived out by Residents addressing needs for purpose and providing genuine moments of pleasure and peace.
The "Florence S. Klotz" Nursery
Made possible with a donation from The Klotz Famiy, the Nursery addresses the need of so many to give love and nurture. It provides a realistic, comfortable room for giving the special care to "little ones" as well as have purposeful moments, like folding baby clothes or "straighten things up".
Helena's Bird House
Just down the hall are the Love Birds chirping and fluttering in a custom-built, enclosed environment. This aviary was made possible by a donation from The Elliott Family and provides the sights and sounds of nature to Residents of The Neighborhood.
The Office
The Office provides fulfilling moments to our Residents that have worked their whole lives and still desire to "employ" their skills in a purposeful way. Additionally it allows for reminiscing in old books, reconnecting with past memories perhaps once lost. The Office was created with funds from The Living Center's 2008 United Way Campaign.
The Ladies' Boutique
Colorful scraves, elegant hats and sparking jewelry. All can be found in The Boutique. Ladies (and Men if they are inclined) can visit this area and experience again the joy brought with trying on a lovely necklace or chating with a fellow Resident about which hat looks best. As with the entire Neighborhood, this area provides experiences that don't have to be lost once a person moves to The Living Center.
In the near future, areas such as The Porch Lounge, the Outdoor Patio, and the Library will bring even more meaningful surroundings and give our Residents the opportunity to find memories once lost.
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We believe in our Residents' memories and aspire to provide them programming that brings them a sense of pleasure, peace, and purpose again. "Hand-In-Hand" is a unique, programmatic approach that reacquaints our Residents with the things they enjoyed doing all their lives. In a calm and serene environment, our Residents are able to return to past interests such as painting, sorting, flower arranging, and community service, all while enjoying the fellowship of others. Hand in hand with our "Butterflies" who facilitate this program, Residents are given the chance to Rediscover Life.


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Wednesday afternoon, Covelli Loyce "Coco" Crisp hit his 20th home run off Angels starter Jason Vargas. Crisp has been around the league for 12 years. He played in most robust offensive seasons in major league baseball history. Until the above, he had never hit 20 home runs in a season.
Sunday afternoon, Eric Sogard led a double-steal for the Oakland Athletics, already American League West champions by virtue of an earlier Rangers loss. Coco Crisp trailed Sogard, and in doing so recorded his 20th stolen base of the season. At 33, Crisp now has the first 20-20 season of his career. He's just the 24th player to post his first 20/20 season after age 30, and only the fifth to do so at age 33 or older:
Crisp is hitting .257/.332/.443 on the season for a 118 OPS+ — the best of his career by nearly all measures. The only competition is his age-25 season back in Cleveland in 2005, when he hit .300/.345/.465 (117 OPS+ in the much more robust offensive times) over 145 games. That season set the stage for a trade to Boston where he was supposed to fill the void left by Johnny Damon. Crisp never hit in Boston, however — he posted just a .271/.330/.390 (84 OPS+) line before he was shipped out to Kansas City for reliever Ramon Ramirez. Crisp bolted for Oakland in free agency the next season.
By 2010, Crisp's first year in Oakland, the Athletics were at something of a crossroads. The club had already missed the playoffs for three straight years for the first time in Billy Beane's tenure as general manager. Beane's love and interest in getting into European club soccer had gone from intriguing story to full-blown meme. Crisp hit in 2010 — .279/.342/.438, 112 OPS+ — but floundered in 2011 with a .264/.314/.379 (91 OPS+) effort after the A's picked up his club option. The Athletics missed the playoffs again in both seasons.
By 2012 it was five years since either a playoff appearance or a winning season in Oakland. Was Moneyball dead? Was it time for Billy Beane to give up and head for Manchester or Liverpool? Beane's signings were getting tougher and tougher to justify. Among the lampooned was his decision to re-sign Crisp after his brutal 2011 campaign. Crisp earned $5.75 million on his club option in 2011. Not only did Beane re-sign the 32-year-old Crisp, he actually gave him a raise — two years and $14 million for player on the wrong side of 30 who had posted an OPS+ under 95 in six of the past seven seasons.
Crisp's signing was supposed to be just another sign Billy Beane was behind the times, that everybody had caught up to his tricks. But Crisp had always been a fantastic defender, and the league was still starting to catch up to this whole "defense matters" thing. Any hitting would be a bonus.
And here Crisp is, en route to a second straight above-average season behind the plate. He has found more and more power each year — mostly thanks to hitting more and more fly balls (from 34% to 36% to 40% since 2011). His 22 home runs and 118 OPS+ are both career highs. Depending on how he does over the next weeks, he could post the highest WAR (Baseball-Reference) of his career as well — he sits at 4.1 against 4.4 (in 19 more games) in 2005.
Crisp, like so many of the players on this Athletics roster, is the perfect player for Oakland's latest run. But there was no way anybody in Oakland could have seen this coming from Crisp — he's been far more than the complimentary player he needed to be for this team to work. He's been one of its best, an All-Star level performer — even if he hasn't been recognized as such — and he's a reason the Athletics aren't just a good story this season, they're one of the most dangerous teams in the major leagues.


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China Mobile Ltd., the country's largest state run cell phone carrier, claims that it is in talks with Apple to bring iPhone to the land of cheap labor and censorship sometime next year. No agreement has yet been reached...so why bother making the announcement?
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More Jobs Going to China. Steve Jobs, That is
Yes these American companies are shipping all their jobs off to china but it's a good move for them! Just think of all the opportunties it gets them like effectivily destroying the USA's buying market and putting Americans out of work so they cannot buy these companies products. It opens the Chinese buying market up since those workers will be now making 50 cents an hour they should be able to buy an Ipod in 3 or 4 years if they don't eat to much!


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When the recession hit, federal unemployment benefit coverage was temporarily expanded to as long as 73 weeks, depending on the state. When that expansion expired on Dec. 28, 2013, the maximum dropped back to 26 weeks.
The U.S. Senate, controlled by Democrats, subsequently voted to restore emergency benefits for five months, through the end of May. That proposal languished in the Republican-controlled House and was considered dead, especially now that it would no longer benefit those added to the unemployment rolls as of June 1.
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The Puxton Parish Council website has been created to keep villagers and other interested parties informed about the activities of the Parish Council.
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This year's Red Bull King Of The Rock challenge spent its last year on Alcatraz Island, as the international one-on-one tournament will be heading to Taiwan next year. In the last year on Alcatraz, 64 of the best international ballers around the world made the final Alcatraz challenge epic. Read More »


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Name: Robert Status: other Grade: other Location: CA Country: USA
Can you tell me the difference between Amyl Alcohol and Isopropyl Alcohol and why the amyl is recommended for cleaning plastics over Isopropyl? Does the Isopropyl dry things out where the Amyl does not? Please clarify.
Both isopropyl and amyl alcohols are indeed alcohols (having a polar OH functionality). The difference is that isopropyl alcohol has three carbons and the OH is attached to the middle carbon. Amyl alcohol, on the other hand, is a class of alcohols having five carbons. These carbons can be attached together in a straight line with the OH at the end (n-pentyl alcohol) or the carbons could be arranged in all sorts of manner with the OH attached in many different carbon positions. As such, commercial amyl alcohol is most likely a mixture of different 5-carbon alcohols.
I am not sure as to why amyl alcohol is the preferred cleanser for plastics. I can only guess that some plastics are more soluble in isopropyl alcohol rather than the amyl alcohol mixture. As such, isopropyl alcohol may cause some damage to the surface of the plastic (the plastic will lose its sheen).
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but the carbons can be put together in a number of configurations. It has a lower vapor pressure than isopropanol, and is more hydrophobic than isopropanol. I am unaware of any general preference of one over the other. It depends upon what "plastic" is being cleaned and what is being removed from the surface of the plastic.
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Hi Robert,
I found your question a little puzzling. As an engineer with years of experience with a wide range of plastics, I have never once run across any recommendation to use amyl alcohol for cleaning purposes. For many plastics such as nylon, polyester, ABS, and especially solvent- sensitive polycarbonate (Lexan), isopropyl alcohol is recommended for cleaning purposes. In fact, because of polycarbonate's high solvent sensitivity, the only universally recommended cleaning solvent for this plastic is isopropyl alcohol.
The main difference between n-amyl and isopropyl alcohols (in this context) is the length of the hydrocarbon "backbone". N-amyl alcohol's carbon chain is 5 carbon atoms long, whereas isopropyl alcohol's carbon chain is only 3 carbons atoms long. The result is that isopropyl alcohol is more volatile and therefore evaporates faster after it is used for cleaning.
Neither of these alcohols "dries out" plastic, since there is no water (or any other substance) in plastic to "dry out" in the first place. Both of these alcohols act as both polar and non-aggressive non-polar solvents, which is very advantageous for cleaning. Acting as polar solvents, they are able to dissolve polar contaminants such as salts, and other water soluble contaminants.
Both of these alcohols are also able to dissolve non-polar contaminants such as oils and greases, with isopropyl alcohol acting as a somewhat more aggressive non-polar solvent because of its shorter carbon "backbone" and therefore lower molecular weight. Unlike many hydrocarbon solvents, neither of the two alcohols are damaging to any common plastics.
To summarize, when comparing the two, isopropyl alcohol is the cleaning solvent of choice for most plastics. Unlike normal-amyl alcohol, which is not easily available, 99% isopropyl alcohol is available at any drugstore. Isopropyl is better at removing oily deposits, and dries faster after use.
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So you're sitting in the waiting room, reading these letters, unsure of what to do. I'll tell you my story and maybe that will help.
I was sitting in that same spot in February of 2012. How did I come to be there, waiting to see Dr. Kurley? In the spring of 2011, my youngest sister had a tummy tuck. She had been heavy most of her adult life. She had gone to a weight loss clinic and once she reached her ideal weight, she realized that she would never lose the belly and loose skin. After her surgery, I could see what a difference it made in her appearance.
In February 2012, I looked at websites and decided to see Dr. Kurley. I planned to see about something noninvasive. After my appointment, I thought I would just have to live with my belly. I never intended to have liposuction. My husband was very supportive and said he was OK with whatever I decided.
Four days later I called to set up a pre-op. I needed to move quickly since I had reservations to go out west with my sister to see my son. The office worked very hard to schedule my surgery so I would be able to travel.
The big day arrived. I was apprehensive and txt my sister. "When you were about to do this, did you wonder if you were crazy." I ask? "O, believe me, I did!" was her reply. "But I have never regretted doing it".
Everyone was very caring as I prepared for surgery. Dr. Kurley and everyone assured me that I would be fine. They needed to reassure my husband as well. And then, I was waking up. I hardly remember the trip to the hotel. Once there, my husband said he could see a difference already, even with the swelling. The discomfort was minimal. Next morning, I returned to the office for my first post-op visit.
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On my first visit, did I plan to do this? No, it hadn't even crossed my mind. Do I have any regrets? Not one!
Dr. Kurley and all his staff are so caring, thoughtful and kind. I never doubted that I was in very good hands. My results were much better then I ever expected. Dr. Kurley is gifted at what he does.
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