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Title: | DESA1002 'Continuous City' Niki Gango |
Authors: | Gango, Niki Architecture & Allied Arts |
Keywords: | Architecture Design Continuous City Model Drawing |
Issue Date: | 3-Nov-2009 |
Abstract: | The Continuous City has been the underlying theme throughout the semester and as such requires a little attention when interpreting the conglomeration of projects that encompass not only Tunis but the wider context. Cities such as Dubrovnik, Madrid, Isfahan, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Venice, Paris, Stockholm, New York and Jerusalem all formed part of the Continuous City and each student was given a section of their respective city that would ultimately become the basis of their work throughout the semester. The objective of this project was to realize a design concept based on the site F13 in Tunis. The approach undertaken towards this project was to delve into the local traditional housing of Tunis. Ultimately this would lead to the discovery of the quintessential Tunisian courtyard that played a significant role throughout the design process. When designing for an urban dwelling such as a set of three apartments as was proposed throughout my project the consideration of the courtyard: internal, external, shared or otherwise would became an integral facet to the development of the site. Further investigation into Tunisian housing culture also resulted in the understanding that there exists a strong push in Tunis back towards traditional housing methods. Some of the features that persist in such methods include the limited palette of exterior openings, with the incorporation of mainly interior openings that surround the typical Tunisian courtyard space. Furthermore, access to living areas, bedrooms and kitchen areas designed around such a centralised courtyard in order to facilitate local living traditions became of significance. As well as the adoption of thick exterior walls to ward off the harsh African sun. Thus my approach was to design with Tunisian living in mind. In particular special consideration was given to the appropriation of room sizes very early on in the design process. This became the basis for the apartments in addition to the tweaking of the apartment layout and functionality prior to the later adoption of a shaded public space that would sit below the apartments. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5607 |
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These are some of the studies on what women can do in labor to effect labor progress and outcome. More are needed. Please send the names and links of studies which you find important. Together we can make this a better article.
Maternal position during the first stage of labor: a systematic review
From João P Souza and his research team in Brazil.
This review and randomization analysis found walking and being upright to be safe. Two of the studies looked at really long labors and perhaps that is why, overall, the report doesn't show moving around shortened labor compared with laying around. Interventions in labor were common, so this isn't a study to show anything about natural labor per se.
Helen Lugina
2nd Stage or Pushing Stage
MidwifeInfo.com website has this to say about a study on vertical positions in the 2nd Stage:
Fewer abnormal fetal heart rate patterns 1 trial - OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.11 - 0.91).
(Citation: Gupta JK , Nikodem VC. Woman's position during second stage. Cochrane Library)
Nancy from MidwifeInfo says, "I find this evidence too compelling to be ignored by those of us involved in the care of laboring women. There have been varied hypotheses about the reasons for the advantages of non-recumbent positions, such as stronger and more effective uterine contractions (Caldeyro-Barcia 1960), and improved alignment of the fetus for passage through the pelvis (Gold 1950); and also lessened risk of aorto-caval compression and improved acid-base outcomes in the newborn (Ang 1969, Humphrey 1974, Scott 1963). Until recently in the history of childbearing, women would try to avoid the dorsal position and would change position during labor when and as she wished (Engelmann 1882). Different upright positions were achieved using posts, hammocks, furniture, ropes or knotted pieces of cloth, kneeling, crouching or squatting using bricks, stones, a pile of sand, or a birth stool (Englemann 1881). Today, most women deliver in a dorsal, semi-recumbent or lithotomy position. We all know that it is easier for the midwife to monitor the baby and see what is happening if the woman is in a dorsal or semi-recumbent position (yes, the ubiquitous semi-Fowler's position), and we know that this is the position modern Western women expect to assume to birth their babies (or, all too often, to be delivered of them). After all, the TV screen in the labor room is positioned so that the view is best from the semi-recumbent position in the bed, so women just naturally get into bed and slide down into that position. Then they stay there.
Nancy continues, "I would like to propose that we, as midwives, using the best available evidence, make a non-recumbent position the default position for second stage of labor, and use a recumbent position only for specific situations. Why don't we do this now? I would hazard that the reasons have more to do with habit, hospital protocols, fatigue or overwork (I am frequently too tired or too busy to try something different, even if it occurs to me that it might help) than with a conviction that the semi-Fowler's position is better. Even with an epidural, most women can sit in a chair, on a commode, or on a birthing ball next to the bed; or they can stand next to the bed and lean over it, with support from another person. Remembering the significant advantages of an upright position, I would like to challenge all of us to use this evidence to encourage our patients to sit, squat, kneel, or stand to push their babies out."
Thank you, Nancy. I'm sure the readers of SpinningBabies.com agree! Visit MidwifeInfo.com
Researcher Gupta also had this report published:
Woman's position during second stage of labour.
Which is better, being upright or lying down to push out a baby? This review of the Cochrane articles "suggest several possible benefits for upright posture, with the possibility of increased risk of blood loss > 500ml. Women should be encouraged to give birth in the position they find most comfortable. Until such time the benefits and risks of various delivery positions are estimated with greater certainty when methodologically stringent trials data are available, then women should be allowed to make informed choices about the birth positions in which they might wish to assume for delivery of their babies."
I wonder about increased blood loss. I think we should look at how much comes with the placental gush and then how much over the postpartum period before we decide. Sometimes when women lose more at birth they lose less in the days and weeks following birth. Watching blood loss within the next hour or two and making a comparison of blood loss would show us if this initial increased blood loss is significant.

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WWDC starts tomorrow. It's basically Christmas for developers and tech nerds. Here's a short list of things I'd like to see announced from Apple along with their respective likelihoods:
-A multitasking panel for Siri that allows quick access to previous interaction (unsure)
-Localized functionality for at least some Siri-related tasks (probable)
-The ability of Siri to use Google's knowledge graph instead of Bing (unsure)
-A Siri API (unsure – but the Shazam rumors are interesting)
-A "hands-free" Siri option (unsure – would be so great)
-Better inter-app communication (probable)
-PDF storage support in Pages (unsure – seriously, Apple – enough, already)
-All Notification Center items being actionable (probable)
-Map previews in Calendar appointments (probable)
-Public transit in Maps (near certain)
-More info in Maps (near certain)
-Updated aesthetic for OS X (near certain)
-Siri on OS X (probable)
-A larger iPhone (near certain)
-Healthbook (near certain)
-The iWatch (a man can dream, right?)
If Apple introduces only half of these items, I'll be happy. Despite its shortcomings, it is still the company that makes app development a pleasure, and WWDC is the time when devs both celebrate new tools and reflect on just how cool of a thing it is that they do.
All will be revealed tomorrow at 10am Pacific (1pm Eastern).


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No, this story, followed by this story is not from the Onion or the Daily Update on Comedy Central...
The USS Illinois, the first Navy submarine to be staffed by an all-female crew, received the support of the White House on Memorial Day.
Please tell me that this is not the answer to the all male infantry battalion. What the hell is the US Navy thinking?
I know from just my own life that I can't get 5 women in a bachelorette party to agree on the next bar we are going to and then program the address into the Tom Tom without at least one argument, 4 catty remarks about clothes or hair and 10 minutes of backseat driving. HTF are they going to get anywhere?
In a recent study I saw in the Discovery Channel, 100 men vs. 100 women parallel parking a Mini Cooper. The average time for men: 1 minute, 18 seconds. The average time for women: 3 minutes 6 seconds. Now they are going to drive a ship? A ship without windows, an e-brake, or an automatic transmission.... With 110 backseat drivers. Sounds like a new reality show to me.
What are they going to do if the ship breaks down? Press the big blue OnStar button?
My wife told me that the worst thing about being a woman is having woman friends. Now you are trapping them together in a steel tube? A big steel tube full of hate, jealousy, snide remarks, catty moods and short showers. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.... Or a whole mess of them..... On a Fast Attack Boat.....Talk about the ultimate weapon.
I kill myself.... There is so much comedy gold to be mined here that I don't want to crash the server....
So if you ladies would like to spend 3 months away from home never seeing the sunshine except during port visits (more comedy gold), knowing the time of day it is by the meal being served, and hot-racking while your buddy is on watch, you get down with your bad selves.
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Here are some suggestions that may help turn your baby to head down!
Most babies are head down or "vertex" at 30 weeks gestation, but not always. At Boulder Nurse Midwives we begin checking the position of your baby at 30 weeks gestation and every visit thereafter. We use a technique called Leopold's maneuver which means that the midwife will feel your baby's position with her hands. Baby's can be breech for a variety of reasons. The baby may not be ready to turn head down yet! This may be very normal and usually babies will turn head down by 35 weeks all on their own. Breech babies can also be in this malposition because of the woman's uterine shape or there may be a septum or fibroid in the uterus that prevents the baby from rotating. Usually, if the reason is septum or fibroid related, we know this already by ultrasound diagnosis, but not always. Sometimes breech position is related to a short umbilical cord or how the baby is entangled in the cord. If we suspect that your baby is breech at 32-33 weeks we will suggest that you try the following to help your baby rotate:
- Frozen fruit or vegetables applied to the baby's head. This does not hurt your baby but they sometimes move away from the cold.
- Acupuncture (Moxy)
- Chiropractic (Webster Technique)
- Deep water swimming doing flips or hand stands in the swimming pool. (The theory is that the bottom can come out of the pelvis and this helps the heavier head be able to rotate downward).
- Pelvic tilts (Laying on your back and lifting your hips above your shoulders)
- spinningbabies.com
- Please ask your Nurse-Midwife for referrals to acupuncturists and chiropracters who have experience working with pregnant women.
If your baby has not turned by 36 weeks gestation you will be offered to schedule a ECV (external cephalic version)
This procedure is done at Boulder Community Hospital at approximately 37-38 weeks gestation. The ECV involves an attempt to externally turn the baby under the direction of an OB/GYN MD & Nurse Midwife. We have women be NPO (nothing to eat or drink except sips of water) 8 hours prior to the procedure. Upon admission to the hospital we will confirm position via ultrasound and make sure there is adequate amniotic fluid. The nurse will monitor your baby's heart beat with a non-stress test and start an IV with a blood draw for a current CBC, platelets and T&S. If there is an emergency, the anesthesiologist needs to see the platelet number in order to safely administer spinal anesthesia for an emergency Cesarian section birth. We give women a medication called Terbutaline to help relax the uterus for the procedure. This medication makes your heart feel racy like you would feel if you had drunk a couple of cups of coffee. It can also cause some women to have a little headache. We watch the baby's heart rate carefully with ultrasound throughout the procedure and if the baby's heart slows we stop the procedure immediately and let the baby recover and stop all attempts to turn the baby. We put oil on the belly and the CNM usually lifts the baby's bottom out of the pelvis while the OB/GYN attempts to move the head downward. We usually try a front flip or back flip or both depending on the baby's position. Some women want this procedure done under epidural anesthesia to help with discomfort but the procedure is very short in duration so it is usually very manageable with breathing techniques. The pressure and pain from the ECV is no worse or long in duration than a labor contraction.
The risks include placental disruption possibly leading to abruption and fetal intolerance from cord entanglement leading to a potential emergency C-section. If there are signs of fetal intolerance we stop the procedure immediately.
You will be monitored for about 2 hours following the procedure to ensure that your baby looks well oxygenated on the monitor. The statistic that we typically quote for success with this procedure is 50%.
If the procedure is unsuccessful we recommend scheduling a C-section between 39-40 weeks. We do not recommend vaginal breech birth even with providers who feel skilled in this area due to increase risk to your baby.
If your water breaks and your baby is breech this can become an emergency because the cord is more at risk of prolapsing. The head usually acts like a cork on the cervix in vertex presentation and prevents this from happening but with breech babies the bottom does not tend to settle down in the pelvis as easily. This is why we recommend C-section between 39-40 weeks and to call immediately should labor begin or if your water breaks.
Talk with your Nurse-Midwife if you have additional questions or concerns. If you feel a big rotation with your baby please call the clinic and we can check to see if the baby has turned. If your baby is now head down you should obviously stop all exercises to turn the baby from breech to vertex and begin focusing on Optimal Fetal Positioning exercises to now attempt to get the baby in a good Occiput Anterior position!


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The latest Kantar report focuses on smartphone sales by operating system in the UK, as well as other important global markets. Much to our delight, the survey shows Android has the upper hand against iOS all across the world, from London to Beijing.
There's no slowing down the Android juggernaut, no matter the number of the opposing forces (or the magnitude of their efforts), which is once again proven by data released earlier today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
Recently, the Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property decided that Apple did not own the exclusive right to the iPhone moniker, a huge precedent for the Android version built by Gradiente Eletronica SA. Without solid footing by which to have the device name altered or changed altogether, it now seems Apple is willing to enter into an "agreement".
This year's MWC might have brought a pitiful number of exciting new devices, but at least the Global Mobile Awards should put some smiles on the faces of Android aficionados.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest mobile OS of them all? You don't need any kind of magical powers to answer that, but only some common sense and/or access to reports and forecasts from specialized research firms.
What can be more refreshing on a boring grim Wednesday morning than hearing about a report that once again confirms Apple's diamond kingdom is being torn up piece by piece by Android? Nothing, absolutely nothing!
You've made a big change in life and it's time to get you up and going. This article will serve as your reference point to get set-up, answer questions, and dispel myths.
Everywhere you looked some huge tech company was suing another or purchasing a company for its patents in 2012. While Apple vs. Samsung was the biggest story, it may not prove to be the most important.
We are in the golden era of mobile technology, and the industry isn't resting on its laurels. While Apple may have started this industry on a new path, its reign at the top may soon be over.
As we all know, the mobile landscape is stiff with competing ecosystems. With Android and Apple leading the way, Windows is intent on making a strong showing. Amazon has their own ecosystem, but can something so tightly controlled be a long-term success? While we may never see a truly dominant ecosystem, the new battleground that is mobile will be a vital one to gain the lead.


text: Hurricanes give a show of strengthNo. 1 Miami smashes No. 12 WashingtonAssociated PressLast Updated: Nov. 24, 2001Everything is clear for No. 1 Miami: The Hurricanes need one more victory to secure a spot in the Rose Bowl and play for a fifth national championship. Ken Dorsey threw three touchdown passes, and Clinton Portis scored three times as the Hurricanes avenged their only loss last season, dominating No. 12 Washington, 65-7, Saturday night in Miami. In a week filled with upsets, Miami (10-0) quickly made sure it kept itself on track for the national title game. The Hurricanes, behind three turnovers and a quick-striking offense, scored 30 second-quarter points and led 37-0 at halftime. Miami cruised from there, sitting most of its starters for the entire fourth quarter and making sure they remained healthy for the season finale next Saturday at Virginia Tech (8-2). If the Hurricanes beat the Hokies, they will guarantee themselves a berth in the Bowl Championship Series title game Jan. 3 at the Rose Bowl. Who Miami could face is still anybody's guess. With No. 2 Nebraska and No. 4 Oklahoma losing, third-ranked Florida appears to be in position for a trip to Pasadena. The Gators need to beat No. 7 Tennessee next Saturday and win the Southeastern Conference championship game to have any chance. The Volunteers, No. 5 Texas and No. 6 Oregon also are in the picture. (AP ranking in parentheses) (7) Tennessee 38, Vanderbilt 0: Donte Stallworth scored two touchdowns and Alex Walls kicked three field goals as Tennessee cruised past Vanderbilt in Knoxville, Tenn., the Volunteers' 19th straight victory over their in-state rival. Tennessee (9-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) only beat the Commodores (2-8, 0-7) by two points last year and was looking for a good showing before next weekend's showdown at No. 3 Florida. The Vols got it from Stallworth, who missed three games with a broken wrist earlier this season and has scored eight touchdowns in the last three games. Stallworth returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown and turned a short pass from Casey Clausen into an 80-yard score. Clausen also threw a touchdown pass to Kelley Washington in the first half. (13) Stanford 17, Notre Dame 13: Kenneth Tolon scored on a 1-yard pitch with 1:08 to play as Stanford woke up its slumbering offense just in time for a rain-soaked victory in Stanford, Calif. Casey Moore also scored on a late run as the Cardinal (8-2), ranked fifth in the nation in scoring and ninth in total offense, struggled mightily through the first 31/2 quarters against Notre Dame's defense at a drenched Stanford Stadium. But Stanford put together two impressive scoring drives in the fourth quarter to end the bowl hopes of Notre Dame (4-6), which fell to 1-9 in night games under coach Bob Davie. Tank Williams intercepted Matt LoVecchio's pass with 54 seconds left to seal the victory. (19) Georgia 31, (21) Georgia Tech 17: Verron Haynes ran for 207 yards and Billy Bennett kicked six field goals as Georgia snapped a three-year losing streak to Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Tim Wansley returned an interception for the clinching touchdown as the Bulldogs (7-3) strengthened their bowl hopes. (20) Marshall. 38, Youngstown State 24: Byron Leftwich threw three touchdown passes, including a 14-yarder to Josh Davis in the fourth quarter as Marshall held off Division I-AA Youngstown State in Huntington, W.Va. Marshall (10-1) needed Roberto Terrell's 77-yard interception return with 11 seconds left to stop a Youngstown State comeback and avoid possibly becoming the first ranked team to lose to a I-AA opponent. (22) Syracuse 39, (25) Boston College 28: James Mungro ran for a career-high 184 yards and two touchdowns as Syracuse beat Boston College in Syracuse, N.Y., to clinch second place in the Big East. Syracuse (9-3, 6-1) rebounded following an embarrassing 59-0 loss last week at top-ranked Miami. |


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Pete Firman
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Born | Peter Firman 26 April 1980 Middlesbrough, England |
Occupation | comedian, illusionist |
Years active | 2003–present |
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Peter "Pete" Firman (born 26 April 1980) is an English magician, Comedian and television presenter.
He has appeared in magic shows on Channel 4, Five, and Sky1. He was also the presenter of two game shows on CBBC: Stake Out and Wait for It..!, and one of the regular magicians on series 2 of the BBC One show The Magicians.
Early life[edit]
Born in Middlesbrough, Firman began his interest in magic as a child. When he was eight, his mother bought him a magic book.[1] He was educated at Acklam Grange Secondary School, where he twice won the school talent show. He then studied at Middlesbrough College then at the School of Arts & New Media unit of the University of Hull Scarborough Campus in Scarborough where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in theatre.
Firman performed his magic in pubs and as he later explained: "anywhere I could get paid for doing tricks, basically. I figured I wanted somewhere a bit more regular to work, and I saw the comedy circuit as something I could explore. Because I'd always tried to make the magic I was doing funny and lighthearted, and I never took myself too seriously."[2]
Firman's first big break came in 2002 when he responded to an advert from Objective Productions, who were searching for new magicians for a new television show, Monkey Magic. Together with writer Paul Outhwaite and musician Andy Elvin, the three friends formed a short lived comedy team, "Threefellas" and made a short film of Pete doing tricks in the local area. He sent in a tape of himself in his underpants performing magic in Outhwaite's back garden and was chosen almost instantly. "Threefellas" made a few more short films before disbanding.
In April 2003 the cast of Monkey Magic had their first meeting and Firman met fellow magician Ali Cook with whom he later shared a flat for two and a half years. During this time they wrote routines for The Greatest Magic Tricks in the Universe... Ever, the second series of Monkey Magic and The Secret World of Magic.
The first seven-part series of Monkey Magic was broadcast on Five in 2003 as well as a Christmas special. The show featured a team of four magicians each with their own unique style and personality. It was short listed for a British Comedy Award and nominated for a Rose d'Or. A second series of Monkey Magic aired in 2004, which saw his first Mr Ball routine.
Firman co-hosted The Greatest Magic Tricks in the Universe... Ever series on Five which saw a countdown of the most amazing tricks of all time from Horace Goldin's sawing a woman in half illusion to David Copperfield's Vanishing the Statue of Liberty illusion.
In The Secret World of Magic, which aired on Sky1 in 2005, Firman travelled the world with Ali Cook, interviewing the world's greatest magicians, including Mac King, Juan Tamariz and Max Maven, whilst also performing their own brand of sleight of hand on the streets of Paris, Madrid, New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Buenos Aires. He also did a Mr Ball routine in The Secret World of Magic which was developed by him and Ali Cook.
Dirty Tricks was a six-part series in 2005 on Channel 4, hosted by Firman along with Barry and Stuart. It was described as "like magic meets Natural Born Killers" by critic Sam Wollaston of The Guardian.[3] The show had regular spots from Ali Cook and Jonathan Goodwin as well as guest appearances from international variety acts and celebrities including Penn & Teller, Stephen Fry, Mylene Klass and Kevin James. The show was nominated for a Rose d'Or.
Firman was a special guest on Don't Miss a Trick, a one-off family show version of The Real Hustle, which first aired on 25 August 2008 on BBC One.
In 2008, Firman hosted the children's television show, Stake Out on CBBC and in 2009, Wait For It..!, also on CBBC.
In 2007 Firman performed his debut solo show, Hokum at the Underbelly as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2008 he performed his second solo show, Flim-Flam at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,[1] and also toured the UK with the show.
In July 2008 he performed his act at Club Soda in Montreal, Canada, as part of the Just for Laughs comedy festival.[2] He performed his third solo show, The Pete Firman Magic Show at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Firman performs his Mr Ball routine in his live shows. "I perform that routine in my live shows, it's always well received. The fact I move my lips when he talks is of course deliberate. I see it as a post-modern evaluation of ventriloquism in popular culture."
Tricks to Freak Out Your Friends[edit]
In 2006, Firman wrote his first book, Tricks to Freak Out Your Friends, in which he reveals secrets such as "how to crack your nose", "how to take a bite out of a glass" and "how to stick a barbecue skewer through your tongue". It also included simple card tricks and how to swallow knives. It has a foreword from Derren Brown.
- Monkey Magic (2003–2004)
- The Greatest Magic Tricks in the Universe... Ever (2003)
- The Secret World of Magic (2005)
- Dirty Tricks (2005)
- Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (2006)
- Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (2007)
- Stake Out (2008)
- Wait For It..! (2009)
- The Magicians (2012–)
- ^ a b Arthur, Tim (1 July 2008). "Pete Firman: interview". Time Out. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ a b Tousignant, Isa (10 July 2008). "Revenge of the geek". JFL Montreal. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (8 October 2005). "The man with the maggots in his eyes". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Official Pete Firman on MySpace
- Pete Firman at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Mr. Ball on MySpace
- Comedy CV


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Apropos to Halloween last week, a doctor I know — who happens to be an endocrinologist — recently offered me a piece of hard candy. Casually. Without hesitation. When I smiled and noted that my "condition" keeps me off that stuff, he insisted I was being "obsessive."
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Reducing cavities
After doing experiments for 20 years and watching my dental checkups, I believe I have found the substance, found in almost all colas, which causes cavities, and it's NOT SUGAR.
While in middle and high school we did not buy pop, it was too expensive, so we drank a lot of coolaid. We brushed our teeth after every meal (especially since we had braces), and I never got a cavity. One year we had a lot of family reunions. They brought pop, so we drank a lot of pop. At the end of that year I got my first cavity at age 18.
Now during my life I had begun to drink colas, Pepsi was my favorite. During the time I drank Pepsi I got even more cavities, sometimes 2 at one dental checkup. They were always small pinhole cavities and my dentist wisely decided to fill them before they got bigger.
Then for whatever reason, I stopped drinking Pepsi and any other colas. Cavities dropped to zero. So I started looking at the ingredients on the labels. I always drank the sugared soft drinks, the diet ones always gave me a weird after taste and I distrusted aspartame. I noticed the one common element among all the cavity-producing sodas: phosphoric acid.
I believe phosphoric acid is what causes cavities, it's not the sugar. Though the sugar can cause you to put on the pounds.
As an experiment in high school the chemistry teacher would always ask for someone's baby tooth. He would put it in a jar of cola and it would be a pile of white dust after about 7 days. Thus illustrating that too much pop is bad for your teeth.
So if you have teeth problems, the colas may very well be the cause. Stop drinking the colas if you don't want more cavities and switch to a new pop without cola. I found that root beer and lemon lime sodas usually don't have phosphoric acid, but you must check every label.
One of my brothers had something like 16 small cavities one time. The dentist told him it was the cokes.
There is a company in Fort Smith, Arkansas that makes Dixie cups (or at least there used to be). I've been told that they use uncolored Pepsi to test their cups because it is the most acidic soda to drink.
My dentist said ANY carbohydrate (aka sugar) will cause cavities, not just sugar, because they all tend to stick to your teeth.
People tend to consume much larger amounts of carbohydrates than they did years ago, in many forms, so it all contributes. Few people think to rinse their mouths out with water after they consume "sugary" foods if they can't brush, and that would even help.
Oh yeah, phosphoric acid is really bad for you - bad for your bones, your stomach, your teeth! Soda pop is so bad for you - it's too bad so many people drink it but it's their own stupid fault. I hardly ever drink it. The diet stuff is probably even worse since it has aspertame in it.
Chuck, I agree with you 100%, sugar does not cause cavities... At least not in adults...
Years ago I got on the kick of reading labels on everything I ate... And I was shocked at some of the ingredients they put in all the goodies I liked... So I stopped buying them and started making my own baked goods and snacks... Well I got good at it. so good we both put on a lot of weight... LOL
Needless to say I had to cut back on baking but I still needed my sweets... I solved my weight problem by giving up prepared sweets and putting a teaspoon of regular white sugar in my mouth and let it dissolve every time I wanted a snack...
Yep, that's right... I used sugar to loose weight... Look at it this way, a Little Debbie snack is 150 calories, a candy bar is about 300 calories, a teaspoon of sugar is 15 calories... I quelled my hunger for sweets by taking 3 or 4 teaspoons of sugar a day instead of 3 or 4 snacks... 45 to 60 calories VS 450 to 1200 calories a day... And nary a new cavity in over 15 years...
BTW, the only time I have pop is when my teeth are really grungy, I take a mouth full, swish it around for about 20 seconds. spit it out then drink a glass of water... Presto change-o, clean teeth... LOL
gnujt, right on... That aspartame is some bad stuff... I want to cry every time I see Mothers giving their kids sugar free gum... It says, right on the package, only to be consumed by people on sugar free diets.
I found this thread very interesting. I have a brother who has always been super-afraid of the dentist. He recently confided to me that he was having pain in his teeth, and he was going to an expensive sedation dentist (not covered on his dental plan).
I asked him why didn't he just go to his regular dentist every six months and then you won't end up with a really bad problem? He just ignores me.
But I feel bad because he is raising his four children alone (mother was a super-bad alcoholic and relinquished custody). I beg him to make their dental appointments, keep saying you have insurance just do it. Who is the adult in this house?
The last time I saw my hygenist I asked her what a person could do if they don't see the dentist regularly, for either fright or money reasons. She told me that gargeling with Listerine is quite helpful.
I found this thread quite helpful too. I will print out "selected" parts (don't want my brother to see my input!!!) If he can't yank all the soda from his kids maybe he will be more selective, like you say and buy lemon-lime and rootbeer. I'm particularly worried about his youngest child whom he feels needs the sedation dentistry also. The mother doesn't want to pay her 50% and I don't blame her. He is just scaring the child. In all other areas he is a wonderful parent but he's just WEIRD about the dentist.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Growing up (in the 50s and 60s) I did not have regular dental visits. Finally in my twenties, I was faced with tooth pain, and knew I would have to make myself see a dentist. I asked friends who they saw, and if they liked their dentist, and why. An eleven year old replied, " Go to Dr Stradley. He won't hurt you." I did and still am going to him.
I had an appointment with him this week, and he is now an hour away since I moved away from my home town. He mentioned that I had quite a drive, and I reminded that he had come so highly recommended, that I would never consider going to anyone else.
There are dentists especially for children I think...possibly you could locate a good one for him.
Also, my periodontist said that flossing is even more important than brushing. Without proper flossing, gum disease will occur, and bone loss...the main reasons for loosing teeth with advancing age.
My quick recommendation (perhaps not exactly definitive):
Extract teeth.
No more cavity problems.
(You may have to deal with others, though).
Practising censorship, are we?
Or ... is that merely to be characterized as "selective presentation of the facts"?
Sort of like the reputation some husbands have developed of "selective hearing loss"?
ole joyful
Does anyone know anything about Xylitol? It's a sugar (naturally occuring) but has somekind of different structure that makes it better for ones teeth. I bought a pound ($6) at a health food store but not sure how best to use it and wow is it expensive. Some gums have it now as a sugar substitute (or partial). Has anyone had experience with this stuff and how best to use it to prevent cavities?
I understand what you're doing - and would probably do similarly, myself.
I had my tongue firmly in cheek when I made my comment.
Quite a few people around here have become used to my quirky sense of humour, but it appears that you haven't.
I hope that my smart-ass comment didn't cause you one second or smidgeon of emotional tension.
Good wishes to you and yours.
ole joyful
Xylitol has natural anti-microbial qualities and tastes delicious. I have bought the sugar and I have the gum and mints, they're really good, much better than Dentyne sugar free. You're actually doing something good for yourself when you chew the gum and suck on the mints.
Oh yeah, Joyful, I know that quirky sense of humor!!
I don't like going to the dentist either; that's why I go regularly to ward off big problems. Just the words "root canal" make my hair stand up.
I think sodas are so unhealthy for children and should only be consumed occasionally.
very interesting idea. i'm also 34 and have never had a cavity in my life. as a child i rarely drank soda except when i was ill and then i was given flat coke. i also was made to brush my teeth after every meal, i even had to keep my toothbrush in my schoolbag! i wonder what other foods/beverages contain phosphoric acid though? 2 of my kids age 5 and 6 already have 3 cavities each and i dont allow them to have soda.
regarding the benzene someone mentioned, benzene is also in drinking water except it is in VERY tiny amounts like 5 parts per billion. and its not just sodas that supposedly contain these cancer causing amounts of benzene. 100's of drinks were tested and it was also found in Giant's brand of light cranberry juice cocktail, crystal light sunsrise classic orange, and AquaCal strawberry flavored water. and those are just the ones that we know of. lord only knows what they ARENT telling us.
I recommend brushing and flossing.
The dental school did root canal and other work to try to repair my teeth to make up for my neglect of them over the years.
I didn't think that the root canal was that bad, actually - then they extracted it a few months later so now I have a full plate on top.
And left me three on the bottom - but the prosthesis doesn't fit very well. I think one of the three migrated somewhat.
As they fixed, then extracted some of the repaired ones, they gave me a credit on my bill.
I felt that they did what they did in good faith, and had to use resources in order to do those things, so made a contribution to the school of part of the credit.
Which gave me a nice tax-deductible charitable receipt.
Brushing your teeth is sort of like checking the air pressure in your tires - it makes them last longer.
But replacement tires are like the originals.
Replacement teeth - aren't.
A word to the wise.
ole joyful
The pH of coke is about 2 (neutral pH is 7). One thing that designates what hazardous waste is is pH. Anything with a pH lower than 2 is considered to be hazardous waste and requires special disposal. You are practically drinking hazardous waste when drinking soda.
Cavities are a mystery to me. I had very good teeth, but during my first pregnancy, despite taking all the vitamins and calcium, I had one tooth just disintergrate and had to have two others almost rebuilt. My first son, that child, had very bad baby teeth. Every one was either filled, pulled or capped. His permanent teeth were very good. The dentist just kept saying 'something must have gone wrong'.
Two subsequent pregnancies and nothing like that happened.
I finally lost one of the rebuilt teeth, but still have the other and no other cavities. That was 56 years ago, and no other cavities. Over the years, I have been a 'good' tooth brusher, but not after every meal or snack, etc.
Most of my life I have had well water, no fluoride, not too much sugar or sodas, but probably more than I should.
Thanks everyone for a very informative thread. I heard, back in the 60's, that you could pour Coke on your battery and it would clean off the built-up acid. But I never tried it and just thought it was something someone made up.
I have a big problem in that DH is addicted to Pepsi. He is very loyal to the brand and doesn't like other kinds, although if we are somewhere that doesn't sell the brand, he will drink Dr. Pepper. He buys it himself. There have been times when I have tried to talk him into drinking iced tea instead and he just won't give them up. It's that and his smoking that impacts his health. I know most people would say that he's an adult and has to make his own decisions. However, his loyalty to Pepsi and the cigrarettes he smokes do impact our bank account. So does his less-than-perfect health.
When I had grandsons in the house, one of them was very sneaky and when he moved back in with his mom I found probably 50 empty Pepsi cans in his room as I cleaned it out. I would buy the grandsons (and me) store brands that were less costly than the Pepsi and he would drink those as well when he was in our presence. He probably put away 4 or 5 cans a day, all together.
My brother used to be a trucker and he told me once that he hauled the same chemicals to the soft-drink factories as he did to lawn fertilizer factories. He assumed this ingredient was going into diet drinks and so did I, but now that I think about it, phosphorus is an ingredient in lawn and garden fertilizer.
I'm going to quit buying pop for me. The remaining grandson drinks Kool-aid sometimes and otherwise buys his own pop, although mostly he'd rather spend his money on something else. When I tell him about this he will probably be easy to win over because he just hates going to the dentist.
Rita, I'm not sure it will work for me, but I'm going to try your tip about the spoonful of sugar. I seem to crave sugar, and that is what always sabotages a diet for me. The only way I have been able to diet successfully is if I get completely off sugar. It takes about three days and then my cravings and feelings of hunger go away. I do pretty well until we go to some function where someone almost always presses something sugary on me "to taste", and I'm off the wagon like an alcoholic. I have been tempted to announce to everyone that I am diabetic (I'm not) and maybe then they will respect my need to stay away from sugar. It's not like they can't see that I am approaching being 100 pounds overweight.
I brushed my teeth after every snack, and now I don't drink sodas anymore. I have not had any new cavities in 4 years. However, I lapsed on my flossing, and now I have gingivitis. Brushing after EVERY snack (and sugary drink) is critical to preventing cavities. But I didn't know that flossing was critical to preventing gingivitis. It is.
Know you know. (Insert animated rainbow.)
I have to agree, as a kid we never had pop in the house. My mom always made fresh lemonade in the summer & iced tea & the only other thing we drank was milk.
My mom & dad had no cavities and I had none for years til I started drinking Pepsi. Then I had one cavity. I now drink iced tea mostly, unsweetened, plus it's a good anti-oxident!
Neither one of my kids have cavities either, we never had a lot of pop in the house & they don't drink it much now as adults.
We never had soda, but had cavities every few years. We had well water and no fluride. DH had well water also, but his parents were younger than mine and they didn't think fluride was a "communist plot" so they added a tablet to each pitcher of water. Their kids, including DH, had much better teeth.
I had a friend who said she flossed every morning. Have to admit that I looked at her like she was crazy and tried to be gentle as I explained that you are supposed to floss after eating, or at least before going to bed. (By morning, the damage is done.) Sigh.
I had etching across my teeth, my mom attributed it to fluoride in the water and Crest toothpaste. Later a dentist asked me if I had been ill when my teeth were just coming in and said tht is what caused the etching. (sorry just some straight lines - no pictures or art LOL)
Otherwise I have had pretty good teeth. I brush with baking soda and hydrogen peroxide and rinse well. I also have used Listerine my adult life. I wonder if it isn't inadequate rinsing of toothpaste that is scraped from teeth? Have you ever used toothpaste to fill nail holes in walls?


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Saw comments and checked out Shapiro's website. What's all this about new food lists? Salmon was ok but now it isn't???? Eggs were ok but now they're not??? New lectins were discovered? Who what when where???? How do you keep up with the changes? Or do we just admit that when it comes to diet and nutrition no one really knows what is going on and just go back to eating a reasonably balanced diet and assume it'll work out in the end??? Where are these "news" items posted.


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Help !! Plasma VS. LCD
I know nothing about this and have read a lot and gotten confused. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks
My personal opinion....go with LCD. Every display I've looked at that has all size and brands of tv's, the LCD seemed to have a better and less fuzzy picture with more vivid colors. The LCD's also use less energy and of course, cost less to operate as well as cost less to purchase. The Plasma also require more installation, setup and periodic maintenance expertise and a bump or change in ambient temperature has an adverse effect on them. After looking into these things for over a year, I think a Samsung LCD would be the best choice.
What is this periodic maintenance that you speak of?
Windslam's remarks on plasma panels are inaccurate.
I have a Panasonic unit that's over 6 years ago. The installation involved pulling it out of the box, attaching the base pedestal, and connecting the power cord and inputs.
I have not performed ANY "maintenance" procedures. If Windslam is referring to the erroneous claim that the "plasma" leaks out and must be refilled, that's ridiculous. Doesn't happen.
If physical contact is what "bump" means, I'm not in the habit of bumping into it, so I can't say what effect that'd have ... but I'd suspect none unless it's enough of an impact to break the glass.
Most households maintain a room temp on a range of about 15°F to 20°F ... highly unlikely that'd have any effect. My extremes run on the 20°F range (82°F to 62°F) and I haven't noticed any effect on the plasma.
I can't speak to current LCD vs. plasma cost, as I haven't shopped in years ... but last I recall when size gets up to and past the 50"+ range, plasma tends to cost less.
Power consumption, that point is true ... but we're not talking massive amounts of power anyway. I've clocked my 42" unit as pulling between about 375 to 425 watts on average. That's four 100-watt light bulbs. Newer units are likely more efficient.
...no such thing as inaccurate opinions. Sorry you were so offended by my comments but, there's no reason to be rude. I certainly wasn't taking aim at your particular equipment. It's good to hear someone is satisfied with plasma.
My opinion is based on what I have seen and the comments from several people who have plasma tv's, either in person or, through various forums on the web. I've also heard plenty of horror stories from owners of plasma concerning the after market support costs. Again, the Plasma opinions I'm offering are totally on hear-say.
Marciagaye...You'll certainly need to do, as a lot of us are doing with the Christmas season coming, research the hell out of the subject. I'm sure there will be as many differing opinions as there are pieces of equipment to choose from.
Another opinion....I have found, during my web searches, just as a caution....don't be too easily swayed by the people who wait until others give an opinion and then jump in and rudely tear everyone else's comments apart and therefore become an "authority" on the subject. If they can't offer an opinion of their own without trying to belittle other people, their advice is usually bias. I'm sure you've had your experiences with back biters before. This particular site is full of them.
Ok gang, the debate here would be the same as anywhere...it probably points to personal preference and word of mouth from family and friends on whether you end up buying a "Ford or Chevy" of the flat screen panels. They work on 2 different technologies to produce the same thing, a picture. Energy costs of the Plasma are higher because of the need to introduce an electrical charge into a gas (neon, Xenon, etc) at every pixel to produce a color (even to produce the color black). Thus all the pixels together, produce a picture. How long does it take the various gases to leak out? Probably just like refrigerant in a refrigerator, etc....varies depending on the particular unit itself. As the gases leak, the picture fades until eventually, there is none.The gases cannot be replaced.
The LCD unit works on the principle of refracting light. It has one cfl type light that is refracted to provide different characteristics on the liquid crystal to provide the picture as current is passed through it. The liquid crystal is very similar to liquid dish soap with a lot of salt mixed in it, sandwiched between 2 types of polarized glass. Over time, the cfl type light may change color, similar to that in a florescent light tube (when it turns pink or black, etc.), which will alter the images. The light source usually cannot be replaced.
The Plasma will show high speed action better than LCD, which will show a bit of blur to those who are attuned to it. The LCD has the advantage where the screens can be made as small as 5 inches diagonal where the plasma cannot. The LCD provides better clarity when connected to a computer where Plasma does not. The Plasma provides better picture quality when viewed from far left, far right, from above and from below than the LCD.
Basically, they both provide a good picture when operating normally, cost is close to the same and they both are good for at least 60,000 hours of viewing before the possibility of deteriorated picture quality.
Here's my opinion on this as well as any other competitive product.....what kind of warranty will you get, what kind of customer service can you expect from the supplier and the manufacturer.
I hear Samsung is one of the better of all the evils....I don't know because I still use all my older tv's that give great pictures. As they wear out, I'll be in the same boat as the OP !!!
I'll answer the question that I asked Windslam about in a previous post.
Other than wiping off dust and finger prints, there are no periodic maintenance procedures that need to be done on a plasma TV.
Both LCD and plasma TVs offer a fine picture.
Plasmas "tend" to have better black level and more vivid color. LCD TVs "tend" to have higher brightness levels, cost less in 40" to 50" sizes, and use a bit less electricity.
And I don't believe that Dadoes was rude in the least bit.
maryland..I noticed that when I first joined the site. One of my first posts was questioning whether anyone else noticed it and I got a lot of responses that agree. I found out how to block those violators and not even see them when they post anything and then can move on to more constructive conversation. It's unfortunate because I'm sure the rude and crude occasionally have good info to offer at times.
We've all had to deal with them from time to time. They're the one's who cut you down to the boss to make themselves look more knowledgeable. In time, their true colors prevail.
Apologies are hereby offered ... although I was surely not aiming to be rude. I simply took each of the points and explained why they were wrong. I knew when windslam brought up the maintenance claims that he/she likely didn't have direct experience with owning a plasma panel, and may have been quoting erroneous information that had been heard/read elsewhere. In the early days of plasma, salespeople sometimes used the claim of required maintenance, replacing gas that had leaked out, etc. as the basis for steering people away from plasma or for selling service contracts.
I'll say again, I've owned a plasma unit for seven years and have done no maintenance (other than wiping off dust and the occasional fingerprint, as jdbillp references), have had no repairs, and it was no more difficult to install than the two LCD computer displays I got a few weeks ago ... except the LCDs had pedestal bases preattached while the plasma did not.
plasmas also suffer from burn in,lcd does not although plasmas do not suffer from burn in as bad as they used to they still do(IT IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST),yet most average consumers never notice it until some one points it out.LOL,it is usually very obvious.
Thanks dadoes and please accept mine. You're right, I didn't have direct experience and I've explained that. Please understand, I watched the OP's post sit for 2 days with no one offering anything, so I gave what I considered to be my honest opinion from the information I had.
I will say, when I'm in Walmart, Best Buy, Sears where they have multiple size and types of these things set up, the LCD, to me, appear to look better.
LCD is just a type of shining present at the screen tips , which makes pics looks cool, whereas plasma is totally about the pixels , it means plasma have more pixels than any normal one,
but reviewing it in terms of power consumption LCD stands out.
i personally feel plasma is better than LCD,


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It is stated to have developed in India around 300 BC.[1] The word wootz[2] may have been a mistranscription of wook, an anglicised version of urukku (உருக்கு) (ഉരുക്കു), the word for melting in Tamil and Malayalam or urukke, the word for steel in Kannada (ಉರ್ಕು, ಉಕ್ಕು), Telugu (ఉక్కు) and many other Dravidian languages. History of ferrous metallurgy. Ferrous metallurgy involves processes and alloys based on iron.
It began far back in prehistory. The earliest surviving iron artifacts, from the 5th millennium BC in Iran and 2nd millennium BC in China, were made from meteoritic iron-nickel.[1] By the end of the 2nd millennium BC iron was being produced from iron ores from South of the Saharan Africa to China.[2] The use of wrought iron was known in the 1st millennium BC. Mobile Machine Shop US Army 1943.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Milling machine. Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece advancing (or feeding) in a direction at an angle with the axis of the tool.
It covers a wide variety of different operations and machines, on scales from small individual parts to large, heavy-duty gang milling operations. It is one of the most commonly used processes in industry and machine shops today for machining parts to precise sizes and shapes. Face milling process (cutter rotation axis is vertical) Milling is a cutting process that uses a milling cutter to remove material from the surface of a workpiece. The milling cutter is a rotary cutting tool, often with multiple cutting points. Turning. Roughing, or rough turning Parting aluminium Finish turning.
Belt grinding. Applications[edit] Belt grinding is a versatile process suitable for all kinds of different applications.
There are three different applications of the belt grinding technology: Grinding methods[edit] Wide belt grinding is a familiar process in industry as well as home applications. Friction drilling. The basic steps in the friction drilling process: 1. Tool 2. Heat 3. Screw thread tap Friction drilling is a method of making holes in metal in which the material is pushed out of the way with the aid of heat from friction.
The process is also called thermal drilling, flow drilling, form drilling, or friction stir drilling.[1] Casting (metalworking) Casting iron in a sand mold Casting processes have been known for thousands of years, and widely used for sculpture, especially in bronze, jewellery in precious metals, and weapons and tools. Traditional techniques include lost-wax casting, plaster mold casting and sand casting. The modern casting process is subdivided into two main categories: expendable and non-expendable casting. It is further broken down by the mold material, such as sand or metal, and pouring method, such as gravity, vacuum, or low pressure.[2]


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May 8th marked 25 years since the fatal practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. I was too small at that time to remember well the races he raced in. But I still rememeber hearing the news of his death on the radio.Here is a video of one of the best racing fights – Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) vs Renè Arnoux (Williams) in 1979:
Here is a video tribute to the man:
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Gilles Villeneuve – An Appreciation
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MLSsoccer.com's Dan Haiek and Matt Doyle dissect the Third and Fourth Rounds of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, highlighting the Crew's selection of midfielder Fifi Baiden from UC Santa Barbara.
The Crew selected defensive midfielder Kingsley "Fifi" Baiden from UC Santa Barbara 42nd overall in the Third Round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday. Check out his highlight reel from the adidas MLS Player Combine earlier this month in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Preparing for his second year as a pro, forward Ryan Finley gave Crew fans an inside look at his offseason training regimen over the weekend via his Instagram account.
Check out Finley's dribbling skill in this cone drill:
In the second clip, Finley shows his passing control with offseason training partner and U.S. Women's National Team star, Carli Lloyd:
The Crew reports for preseason camp on Friday before heading to Bradenton, Fla. to train at the IMG Academy.
First Round SuperDraft pick Ben Sweat joins the Fn' A Show for Massive Monday to talk about his draft day experience.
U.S. Soccer announced its candidates for the 2014 class to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Appearing on the ballot for the first time following his retirement in 2010 is Crew legend and veteran of three FIFA World Cups for the U.S. National Team, Brian McBride. Other candidates that spent time in Black & Gold on the Hall of Fame ballot include 2004 MLS Defender of the Year Robin Fraser and 2008 MLS Cup-winning manager Sigi Schmid, who appears on the Builder Ballot.
Voting begins immediately and the 2014 National Soccer Hall of Fame class will be announced in mid-February.
Check out the newest member of the Black & Gold in action from the MLS Combine in Fort Lauderdale.
Ahead of Thursday's MLS SuperDraft, TheCrew.com's Cody Sharrett talks with newly acquired midfielder Hector Jimenez about his history with Gregg Berhalter and his future in Columbus.
Newly signed Crew and U.S. National Team defender Michael Parkhurst chats with TheCrew.com's Cody Sharrett about his move back to MLS and more.
MLSsoccer.com's Andrew Wiebe, Jason Saghini and Simon Borg break down Eastern Conference SuperDraft needs after a busy week that saw the Crew trade away its fourth overall pick to New England and acquire the 14th selection from the LA Galaxy.
Crew legend and first-ever pick in the inaugural MLS Player Draft in 1996 Brian McBride recently sat down with MLSsoccer.com's Jeff Bradley to look back on the League's first draft. The two also look ahead to this year's World Cup and McBride gives his impressions of MLS 18 years later.


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I've had several requests lately for a newer version of the merit badge check off list, updated with the newest badges. So I've redone the list as a Google spreadsheet. This will make it easier to keep updated.
Boy Scout Archives: Collections Merit Badge
Collecting can be an educational and financially rewarding pastime: a collector must educate himself about a specific subject, be able to tell which items are worth preserving, how to catalog and organize his collection, and how to evaluate the value of items.
Age Requirements for Merit Badges
A reader asks about how old a Scout should be to work on a merit badge. The Guide to Advancement provides some answers.
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If your Boy Scouts aren't interested in the Coin Collecting merit badge or Stamp Collecting merit badge, maybe they will like the more general Collections merit badge.
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There are several Scouting achievements related to collecting. So how do you start a collection? Here are some tips to get started.
Hobbies Troop Program Feature for Boy Scouts
The Boy Scout Roundtable Planning Guide suggests a Hobbies feature for December 2011. So this month we'll take a look at this feature in more depth. Some of the ideas in this program feature will also be useful to Cub Scouts and Venturers who are working on hobbies related programs.
Leaf Collection Craft
one of the Wolves didn't know what to collect for Wolf Achievement 6 – Start a Collection. I knew he spent a lot of time outdoors and enjoyed nature, so I suggested he make a leaf collection. His mom helped him make a display book for his leaves as described.
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ZAGREB, Croatia -- About 60 people were arrested during an anti-government rally attended by about 15,000 people in Zagreb on Saturday (February 26th). In all 25 people, -- 12 of them police officers -- were injured in clashes that erupted when dozens of youth tried to reach the central square, where the government is headquartered. Pelted by rocks and sticks, police responded with tear gas. The rally came only a few days after another anti-government protest organised via Facebook ended in clashes.
Elsewhere in Zagreb, thousands joined a peaceful protest in support of war veterans, particularly a Croat awaiting extradition to Serbia in a Bosnian prison. Tihomir Purda, who fought in Vukovar, was detained in January at the border between Croatia and BiH, based on a Serbian arrest warrant. A similar protest was held in Osijek. (HRT, Hina, Tanjug - 26/02/11)


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CAIRO - Five Muslim girls have been denied right to learn after a head teacher of a school in Russia's North Caucasus region banned them from attending classes while wearing a hijab.
That is unacceptable in our religion, Ravil Kaibaliyev, the father of one of the children told Izvestia daily newspaper.
The problem erupted a week ago at a school in the village of Kara-Tyube in Russia's southern Stavropol region.
Hijab: What's It All About?
Though several Muslim girls of different ages were allowed to attend their school in September while donning hijab, they were told later that they would not be allowed to enter the school unless they took off their hijabs.
School principal Marina Savchenko defended the decision, saying that wearing a hijab violates school policy, which requires students to attend classes in secular clothes.
We didn't insist that the girls shouldn't wear hijab at all, but suggested they replace it with a headscarf while during the school classes, she told Izvestia.
Russia's Education Ministry backed the school's administration, saying that schools are allowed to adopt their own regulations regarding uniform and rules of conduct.
This argument was rejected by Russian children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov who said that the school in Kara-Tyube is clearly overreacting.
There are no common rules regarding pupils' appearance, Astakhov said, adding that in Western countries, similar conflicts are usually resolved in favor of tolerance.
And a hijab in this case is not some indecent item.
Rejecting the decision, Kaibaliyev, along with other parents, filed complaints at the district prosecutor's office, complaining that the school had violated their constitutional rights to education and freedom of religion.
The prosecutor promised to issue a legal assessment of the incident within 30 days, and to take appropriate measures if the school's headmaster was found to have broken the law.
The hijab ban won flaks from Russian Muslim scholars for violating the right of Muslim students to practice religion.
In a heavily Muslim district girls are not allowed to attend schools in headscarves. Parents of the Muslim girls do not let the girls attend schools without scarves, the spokesperson of the muftis in Neftekumsk district of Stavropol said in a statement cited by RIA Novosti.
The muftis expressed their concerns about the girls' academic performance, warning that the weakness in the school program will lead the custodial agency to intervene.
The parents emphasize that in general teachers do not discriminate the girls on their religion, the spokesman said.
But they are following the instructions of higher authorities.
The muftis' council noted this was the sixth group of parents who had addressed them with such a complaint. Residents of the Arzgirsk and Step districts filed the same complaint.
I would like to speak about the shortsightedness of our officials who demonstrate religious intolerance, the statement said.
For example, about 3,000 people, mostly Muslims, mostly ethnic Nogais and Dagestanis live in the village of Karatub.
Mufti of Stavropol Muhammad Rakhimov addressed the heads of districts, the governor and prosecutor of the Stavropol to help resolve the situation.
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one's affiliations.
The Russian Federation is home to some 23 million Muslims in the north of the Caucasus and southern republics of Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan.
Islam is Russia's second-largest religion representing roughly 15 percent of its 145 million predominantly Orthodox population.
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As per my previous blog entry on the possibility of some involvement of a skin-brain axis to cases of autism (no, seriously), one of the key themes seemingly increasing in importance in autism research is the possibility of some connection with inflammation and the inflammatory processes.Whilst sounding completely at odds with how autism is commonly described - a developmental disorder variably manifesting specific behavioural and cognitive features - there is a surprisingly long and growing […]
Brown, A., Sourander, A., Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki, S., McKeague, I., Sundvall, J. & Surcel, H. (2013). Elevated maternal C-reactive protein and autism in a national birth cohort, Molecular Psychiatry, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.197
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06 July 2012
Just graduated and have a business idea? LJMU's Centre for Entrepreneurship is here to support students and graduates start new businesses, become self-employed or work on a freelance basis.
With this in mind, the Centre has developed a new free package for students graduating in 2012 who are considering working for themselves after graduation.
Graduate Summer Start-up Package
What this free package can offer you:
• 'First steps' workshop to help you develop your business idea (with dates in July, August & September – see below for dates and more information)
• Access to business advice & support from the Centre for Entrepreneurship team
• Hot-desking space in the Centre with guest wireless access
• Membership of LJMU's Start up Network
• Access to specialist legal, financial & intellectual property advice
• Discounts on LJMU's professional business training courses
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This frighteningly timely film is another true eye-opener from Iran's Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Beautifully shot using a mixture of documentary and fiction, it's about a young Afghan woman named Nafas (Nelofer Pazira) who works in Canada as a journalist. Then she gets a letter from her sister in Kandahar, saying life is so bad there that she'll commit suicide when the eclipse comes. So Nafas begins an epic journey halfway around the world, crossing the border from Iran as part of an Afghan man's harem, then encountering a series of amazing people, including an American doctor/ex-militia man, a team of Red Cross workers handing out artificial legs to landmine victims, a mournful wedding procession and numerous petty thieves and scoundrels.
The plot is based on a true story, and Makhmalbaf did exhaustive research to get everything right, including sneaking into Afghanistan himself. The result is stunning–both as a narrative film and as a document of the place and time. The story is colourful and lively, with subtle humour and emotional connections between Nafas and the people she meets. And as she progresses, she encounters a series of situations that paint a remarkable picture of a society that's one of the world's most ancient civilizations … and now one of its most primitive. The head-to-toe burka that women must wear is shown almost like a prison — Nafas keeps peeking out, jeopardising her safety, but she can't bear the isolation and invisibility! And her race against time adds a level of suspense as she's waylaid along the way. This adds a raw emotional core–one woman trying against all odds to rescue her sister. But it's only one small aspect of the power of this little film.
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Mexican President welcomed at White House visit.
One way some in this country have shown their discontent, anger and action, including the new law in Arizona, against illegal immigrants. That subject was brought home in a big way for the White House on Wednesday: one formal and the other one informal setting, NBC's Savannah Guthrie has the details.
The Obama's welcomed the President and First Lady of Mexico with all the pomp and pageantry expected of a State visit, but Mexican President Felipe Calderon did not stand on ceremony, at first opportunity, castigating Arizona's new law on immigration as discriminatory at an afternoon news conference, President Obama came close to agreeing.


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review : mac lightful ultracharge foundation spf25/pa+++
Although I quite liked the Paul & Joe Protective Dual Powder Foundation, it started getting cakey, especially between my eyebrows and below my nose. At first I thought it was caused by the residue on the sponge applicator but even after changing to a new one, the foundation still caked and would literally slide around my face after a couple of hours, creating weird yellow streaks. Honestly, not a good look. I had also tried all sorts for the base, from using sunscreen alone, to applying three different primers (not all at once, of course). It still caked! I was so disappointed because it worked well at the beginning but just got too strange after several uses. I still love the packaging but I won't be re-purchasing this foundation for sure. I think I'll only use it if I'm going out for short instances, such as a mini grocery run or something.
So, I went back to searching for a better powder foundation. I was at MAC with my sisters over Chinese New Year and noticed they had a line called Lightful.
The shade I got is NC25, which matches my skin tone very well. It looks slightly darker in the photo because of the tungsten lighting. The powder is sold separately from the compact. The sponge that comes with the powder is inserted into a compartment below. It is in the standard MAC powder foundation packaging except the Lightful one is a lot prettier instead of the usual black compact.
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- March 1, 2010 at 3:31 AM
Hi lyn,I think this is whitening line from MAC, thus cost extra. I never tried MAC but they seems to be quite good. You know what, all my high-end powder foundations are almost 90% full after so many mths, either I use too little or I use loose powder mostly. "b Does the MAC lightful untracharge foundation oxidizes on you btw?
- March 1, 2010 at 7:02 AM
Hi, You are probably right about the whitening bit and why it costs more. The MAC fdn didn't really oxidise but I use a primer, so it helps lessen that. Not sure if it would be the same without a primer.
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Using (G), bead a tubular peyote stitch with 9 seed beads for each circle (Fig. 1). Insert memory wire inside the beaded cord. Go through the last bead row for several times to tighten it. Repeat it on the other end of the cord and attach a clasp.
Bead flower petals in (B) and connect them to each other while you are beading the last row (Fig. 2). Work like this: join smaller petals together going through 2 seed beads and larger ones going through only one bead. Make 2 petals of each size, 12 petals all together. What you have now is a ribbon of 12 petals joined together. You can change the length of the ribbon, depending on the desired finish size of your flower. Roll the ribbon to form the flower. Connect the petals together going through seed beads at the bottom.
Bead the first ribbon with three leaves in (A), (Fig. 3) and then work the second one with two leaves. Join the flower and the leaves to the cord and decorate your necklace with twigs (C, D) (Fig. 4-5).
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Free speech, whether articulated or symbolic, does not have to be *popular* speech. This is an important distinction to make when discussing the First Amendment's passages on "free speech". The unspoken words at the end of those sentences is "by the government". The Supreme Court tends to view provocative acts such as flag burning with an eye towards *governmental* response, not necessarily a social response.
Can a government representative extinguish a burning flag held by a protestor? No, not legally. He or she has every right to be offended, and to denounce the act in a public speech or press release after the fact, but the burning of a piece of cloth which represents a US flag can only be interpreted as symbolic speech.
I believe the case involving the Boy Scouts came down to the rights of private organizations. The protections offered by the First Amendment only extend to governmental agencies, and the Boy Scouts are not part of the government. An individual who was denied membership because of his race or sexual orientation or other consideration can still pursue a civil suit, but the organization itself is not legally required to follow the same rules as government agencies.
Parents can choose not to allow their children to participate in an organization they feel is exclusionary or prejudiced, but the federal government cannot force the Boy Scouts to modify their internal criteria for membership.


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If you are planning to buy or sell real estate in this area, you have found the right person.
I grew up in the Northwest and I have lived in Skagit County for 23 years. I have an extensive knowledge of the area real estate market. Real Estate is a full time business for me. I continue my real estate education and certification and maintain an active real estate license. In addition to my real estate education I also have a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
My photography and computer graphics background has helped me in producing high quality, professional marketing for my clients.
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