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I have been a psychiatric nurse since 1970 and have seen the changes in mental health care after 1973, when the communities "took responsibility" for care, and most institutions were eliminated. I believe that there must be a place for the shelter and care of people who cannot live a reasonably safe,secure life on their own or who are aggessive, due to mental illness. Families have to keep these people at home when they have no other resources. States should develop long term care for people with chronic mental illness who are at risk of violence or of being harmed themselves and for those mentally ill who have no resources for care. A large institution is preferable to no treatment, homelessness, and lack of monitoring for decompensation.
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The mentally ill are somehow written off by this society. Many of my patients can still function in jobs or trades. The government can build training institutes just as protected as the hospital settings with security personel on site, where these young mentally ill patients could be exposed to productive life/skills, and not just to swallow pills. Many patients want to go back to their jobs but are denied such opportunity. Government can employ them in areas where they would not pose a risk to self and/or others. Government could also build high schools and colleges only for the mentally ill so that safety measures could easily be enforced. An idle mind is the devils workshop. The more they are engaged, the less opportunity to think/carry out violence; and the more productive they will be to self, family, and scoiety at large.
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I am an assistant professor teaching Psychiatric nursing to our next generation of caregivers. I have said for years that we would all pay a price for the decrease in care of our mentally ill population who I believe have had the nations back turned against them. Lack of money and support and the continued stigma that increases with every negative, traumatic event that occurs. When will we all realize that we need to do more. There is such disparity for our mentally ill and the families that care for them. How many more must die before serious action to improve our care of the mentally ill will become a priority?
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I am a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and have worked in this field for 20 plus years. Over the years there has been decreased funding for case-management services for the mentally ill. Case-management is the most important service we can provide. Trained caring professionals who go into the home and community with patients work with families and see each person in their environment. We must increase funding for this most important aspect of care.
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I am so proud to be a member of APNA and so confident in the leadership of our organization. Such a timely well thought out and written public media release warms my soul. I have said from the time of these events in our society that is it not just gun control but three more things: Education of the public so that parents of special needs children are not judged and marginalized as are their children; Education of the parent to prevent the denial, self blame and isolation; and Access to mental health services for the special needs children and often adult children which means not just "getting into care" but timely and appropriate continuous treatment.
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I fully endorse the sensitive and comprehensive statement issued by APNA in response to the Newtown tragedy. Additionally, I would suggest that our leadership draft a letter to the President and Vice President offering APNA representation on the task force that is being created to address the issues and recommend immediate appropriate responses. It is critical that psychiatric nursing be included to lend our expertise and counsel to these deliberations.
I appreciate the need that APNA is trying to meet with this press release and the humanity expressed in each item of the release, especially the reminder that the "perception that mental illness commonly leads to violence" needs to be vigorously combated. However, I am concerned about how the widespread linking of mass murder incidents and the need for better psychiatric care will be construed in the public consciousness. Be careful what you wish for. Programs funded out of fear with the goal of reducing mass murder are likely to be different than those designed with concern for human suffering. Mental health care desperately needs more funding. To provide care we know works more resources are needed. Better treatment might reduce mass murder incidents but it might not. Diagnostically these individuals appear to be quite different; the only real commonality being the use high efficiency weapons. Better treatment may reduce violence overall, but the data would suggest that the most reduction will come from making persons with mental disorders less vulnerable to victimization. Let's lobby for better treatment by showing the public that persons with mental disorders are suffering and can be helped and not by a perception however mistaken that we are exploiting public fear. It's harder but in the end may lead to a more humane system. Doug Olsen
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I am the newly elected president of the Indiana Chapter of APNA. One thing that I would see is to increase access to parents of adult children with mental illness who watch their childrens conditions become worse and cannot do much since civil rights protect the adult child too much and treatment may not be initiated in time to prevent suicide, crimes, or other harmful acts. Any advice on how to start with this initiative would be sincerely appreciated. Warm regards, Debbie Bykowski, APRN
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Refugiums in the reef marine aquarium Marine Invertbrates - A complete walk thru Tank of the month
When setting up a salt water aquarium, one of the most efficient ways of filtration is the addition of a refugium. Not only does it help remove nutrients out of the water, but also serves as a sanctuary for micro-organisms to flourish and reproduce. Also the addition of a DSB (Deep Sand Bed) in a refugium helps serve as a de-nitrifying base for your aquarium. These small sanctuaries for small micro-fauna, copepods, mini brittle stars, and many other small organisms also provide a live food source for your tank inhabitants. There are too many benefits to your salt water aquarium with the addition of a refugium, which should never be passed up. Hopefully this short article can give the hobbyist a better understanding of how beneficial a refugium can be.
One of the most important qualities of a refugium is the exportation of nutrients out of the tank. What are nutrients and how are they exported? Nutrients are also known as Nitrates and Phosphates. Anyone who is familiar with these nutrients and how destructive they can be to an aquarium knows the importance of removing them from your system. Plant life, also known as Macro-algae, will dissolve nitrates and phosphates in your water column. It uses these nutrients to grow and thrive, and most macro algae will grow at an astonishing rate. Once the macro algae has overtaken the entire refuge, simply prune it and watch it grow and dissolve more nutrients. One of the most popular macro algae on the market today is known as Chaetomorpha. Chaetomorpha grows very fast, will not attach itself to anything, and most importantly will not go asexual. When a macro algae goes asexual, basically it is dying and releasing all the nutrients it has dissolved over time back in to the water. This can be very fatal to your livestock, and is why I would highly recommend Chaetomorpha algae. This is by far the best addition any aquarist can add to his or her refugium.
Another great benefit that comes out of a refugium is the various micro-fauna and other critters that will reproduce within the macro-algae, sand and live rock. These critters are good for a few reasons, but most importantly they are great scavengers. Copepods, mysis shrimp, mini-brittle stars, and bristle worms are very small, and can fit into the small holes and areas where snails and hermit crabs. Having a refugium will help maintain or even increase the population of these small organisms in your main tank. Also having a larger population of these organisms in your main tank also adds additional live food for your livestock. Fish, shrimp, hermit crabs, snails and even corals will take advantage of this live food. Not only is live food more nutritional than processed food, it also gives a more natural environment to your livestock.
Overall, the addition of a refugium to any marine aquarium is extremely beneficial, with no ill side effects. They are a great way to help reduce nitrates and phosphates, as well as creating a sanctuary for microorganisms and other little detritus eaters. These organisms usually find a way into your main tank, adding live food for your livestock. A refugium is something that should absolutely not be passed up when setting up a salt water aquarium.
Marine Invertebrates - A complete walk thru
Animals that lack backbones are known as invertebrates. Over 98% of species on earth are invertebrates that rely on other strategies for support such as hydrostatic pressure, exoskeletons, and in some, even glass spicules. Some invertebrate phylums have only one species while others like Arthropoda include more than 800,000 species. The most common marine invertebrates are sponges, cnidarians, worms, lophophorates, molluscs, arthropods, echinoderms, and the hemichordates.
There are approximately 5,000 species of sponges on Earth classified under the Phylum Porifera. Sponges are relatively simple animals that originated during the Precambrian times with fossils records found in the Cenozoic, Mesozoic, and Paleozoic eras. The anatomy of a sponge is organized so that flagella inside the sponge pull water into small holes (ostia) in the body and expel waste through larger holes (oscula). Sponge species have a variety of body plans that provide structure including support by organic fibers, calcareous spicules, siliceous spicules, or any combination of these. Some combine organic fibers with siliceous spicules in a body made mostly out of calcite or aragonite. The body plan of a sponge has adapted to consume small food particles allowing them to reside in habitats, such as polar shelves and submarine caverns that may lack nutrients. Sponges are often studied by scientists to find clues about the first life forms on Earth with more than one cell.
Sponges that are composed of organic fibers are often used by humans for cleaning and other purposes. Sponge diving remains a popular business off the west coast of Florida, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of the Florida Keys, and near the West Indies.
The phylum Porifera includes four classes of sponges that are categorized by their support structure. These classes include Hexactinellida, Calcarea, Demospongiae, and Scelerospongiae. In each class of sponges, there are several taxonomic orders with a multitude of species.
Sponges are able to reproduce both sexually and asexually. During sexual reproduction, sperm cells are transferred to the egg in a carrier cell. Asexual reproduction occurs in sponges when favorable environmental conditions, conducive to sexual reproduction, deteriorate. Many species of sponges will fall apart in this event, leaving behind a concentrated mass of amebocyte cells. In some species, the sponge will produce a gemmule, or mass of amebocyte cells surrounded by nutrients. Sponges can regenerate from this mass of cells when conditions improve. In the Tethya species, buds develop on the outside of the body which later fall off and develop a whole new sponge. Sponges are eaten by chitons, snails, nudibranchs, turtles, fish, and insects. They provide a home to sea anemones, polychaetes, octopuses, copepods, zoanthids, shrimps, brittle stars, amphipods, barnacles, and fish. There are numerous symbiotic relationships between animals and sponges.
The phylum cnidaria consists of about 10,000 species of simple animals found only in marine habitats. Species in cnidaria have special stinging cells called cnidocytes. Familiar animals in the phylum cnidaria are corals, sea anemones, jellyfish, sea wasps, sea pens, and sea pansies. Cnidarians evolved during the Precambrian era.
Most cnidarians have a very basic body plan which includes a digestive cavity with one opening. This opening functions as the anus and the mouth for the organism. The only true organs in cnidarians are the gonads. Most cnidarians are symmetrical, an observation referred to as "radial symmetry". Cnidarians also have an ectoderm and an endoderm. The ectoderm is connected to the endoderm by a gell-like substance known as the mesoglea. Cnidarians use a nerve net and very basic receptors for impulses to move. Oxygen is taken in through the tissues.
Organisms in cnidaria capture and kill their prey using stinging cells around their mouth. The cnidocysts, or stinging cells, send out a stinging barb, which immobilize their prey and help protect against cnidarian predators. When prey is stunned by the poison, the tentacles around the mouth bring the animal into the cnidarian's gastrovascular cavity where it can be digested and pushed back out the mouth.
The four classes of cnidarians are the Anthozoa, the Hydrozoa, the Scyphozoa, and the Cubozoa. Anemones, corals, and sea fans are in class Anthozoa, which was the first to diverge throughout evolution. Portuguese man-o-wars and obelia are examples of animals in Hydrozoa while jellyfish are included in Scyphozoa. Box jellies are in class Cubozoa.
Cnidarian species have a variety of life-cycles. Some alternate between being free-swimming medusae and asexual polyps depending on their environment. In some groups like Anthozoa, organisms never make it to the free-swimming medusae stage, but instead live their whole lives as a non-moving polyp. Organisms in the groups Scyphozoa and Cubozoa spend most of their lives in the medusal stage. Medusae can measure anywhere from a few millimeters to 30 meters long including the tentacles. Some, like the Siphonophores, are individuals but can live in colonies and appear as one organism.
Marine worms can be placed into more than ten different phyla and come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Marine worms are often confused with other animals with thin and long bodies. Most marine worms are grouped into the Annelids, a group that includes the Polychaetes, Oligochaetes, Hirudinae, and the Eunice aphroditois. Polychaetes are most often found near the shoreline and swim or crawl with using a pair of legs found on each segment of their body. The Oligochaetes, which include earthworms, are found on land and the Hirudinae include leeches that live in freshwater environments. Some marine worm species, such as the Bristle worm, can deliver a sharp sting to humans when handled.
The body structure of an annelid consists of a front end with a prostomium, also referred to as a significantly defined head. Most annelids have two pairs of eyes, three antennae, a pharynx or proboscis used to eat food and tentacle-like cirri for probing the surrounding area. An example of the biodiversity of worm species is the Sipunculid also known as Peanut Worm. This worm digs itself into a hole underneath rocks, eats organic material, has no segments and looks like a peanut when it pulls its proboscis into itself.
In general, marine worms live underneath rocks near the edge of the ocean, in algae, or anywhere there is mud or sand. Species of marine worms can be ringed, segmented, or flat. Species include tube-digging worms, burrow-dwelling worms, ribbon worms, and peanut worms.
Some common annelids include the tube-making Galeoloaria, the stinging Fireworm, the short Scale worm, and the huge Eunice aphroditois. Tube worms actually make a tube with a hard shell and retreat into the shell when threatened. The Christmas tree worm has many brightly colored used to filter food from the water. Feather duster worms pull in nutrients with a mop of feather-like tentacles.
Lophophorates are characterized by a special feeding organ called a lophophore that appears like a ring of tentacles around the mouth of the organism. Some lophophorates have a U-shaped or coiled ring and others keep the ring on the inside of the mouth. The lophophore is used to grab floating food particles. Tentacles surrounding the mouth are usually hollow and the mouth is usually located inside the lophophore. The anus is on the same side of the body but on the outside of the lophophore. Lophophorates include the phyla Phoronida, Ectoprocta, and Brachiopoda and are related to the Mollusca and Annelida phyla. Many lophophorates have tubes, shells, or exoskeletons for protec
tion. They are usually non-moving, benthic (sea floor), small animals most of which live in salt water, although there are a few freshwater lophophorates in the Phylum Ectoproda.
Animals classified under the phylum Mollusca are extremely diverse in form, but all have a fairly simple body plan. Familiar mollusks include oysters, chitons, clams, snails, slugs, octopus, and squid. Most mollusks have a soft body and a hard or "calcareous" shell. Many mollusca use mucous and cilia to eat, move, and reproduce. There are more than 110,000 species in phylum Mollusca, more than every other phylum except Arthropoda. With a few exceptions, all living species of mollusks are categorized under Gastropoda or Bivalvia. Another important class is Cephalopoda. Some scientists have determined that there is more biomass from marine mollusks than any other animal on earth.
Mollusks reproduce through external fertilization where the eggs and sperm are released into the water. In some more complex mollusks, fertilization can take place internally after long courtship rituals and mollusk dances. Many of the more sophisticated snails are hermaphroditic. Some go through phases where they alternate gender, others are both female and male at the same time.
Almost all mollusks living in freshwater are gastropods although a few bivalves can be found in brackish water. Some species of mollusks have adapted to living on land but can only live in humid environments. Terrestrial mollusks must have the ability to regulate their temperature, breathe air, make larger eggs, and maintain moisture levels by conserving water. Snails that live in the littoral zone of the ocean often show similar adaptations as terrestrial or land living snails. Snails in the class Pulmonata have adapted to living on land so well that they can be found at high altitudes. Other snails in Pulmonata that once could breathe air have gone back to living in the water.
Mollusks can be found in all habitats of the ocean. Some bivalves like the Protobranchiates, are even found in waters 9000 m or 29,500 ft deep. The more advanced cephalopods could be viewed as the most sophisticated invertebrates. Animals like squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses have huge brains and can move themselves through jet with structures resulting in jet propulsion.
Arthropoda is the largest phylum in the taxonomic system and is composed of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids. Nearly 4/5 of all living animals are arthropods. This ancient phylum dates back to the earliest days of the Cambrian period. Arthropods are characterized by a segmented body plan with legs or appendages on every segment with a rigid exoskeleton made out of chitin. Exoskeletons provide protection and maintain moisture.
Although spiders are possibly the most familiar arthropod, lobsters, crabs, barnacles, and shrimp in the class Crustacea are also in this phylum. Crustacea have body plans segmented into a head, an abdomen, and a thorax. Arthropods use their appendages to feed, as sensory mechansims, and for locomotion. Aquatic arthropods use gills for respiration.
Arthopods are most closely related to the Annelida, or segmented worms. The five main subgroups of the phylum are the Trilobita, Myriapoda, Chelicerata, Crustacea, and the Hexapoda.
The Echinoderms lack a head and have five-point radial symmetry. These fascinating animals live only in marine environments. They have an endoskeleton made out of calcareous plates, which is often protected by spines. The plates that make up the endoskeleton often support the spines and enclose the coelom, an anatomical feature used
for movement, respiration, collecting food, and as a sensory mechanism. The coelom also houses the reproductive organs and alimentary canal.
Echinoderms can be found in all oceans in all zones. There are approximately 6000 species in this phylum. The three main subphyla in phylum Echinodermata are: Asterozoa, Crinozoa, and Echinozoa. Sea lilies and feather stars are in class Crinoidea under subphylum Crinozoa. Starfishes are found in class Asteroidea under subphylum Asterozoa. Brittle stars are also under subphylum Asterozoa, but they are in class Ophiuroidea. Class Echinoidea under the Echinozoa subphylum includes sea urchins, sand dollars and other similar animals.
Mature echinoderms have five points that face outward from the center of the body with a mouth underneath and the anus on top. There are exceptions to this plan however; some echinoderms lack an anus and others, like the crinoids, have both the mouth and the anus on the same side of the body. Scientists refer to the side of the body with the mouth as the oral side and the side with the anus as the aboral side. Crinoids, ophiuroids, and holothuroids have tube feet to help collect food particles floating towards their body. Other types of echinoderms like asteroids are carnivorous and will surround or throw their stomach over their prey. Some echinoids even have teeth used to chew and dismantle plants and small animals found on underwater substrate.
Most echinoderms reproduce sexually producing larvae that feed on phytoplankton until they reach maturity. Some species of echinoderms develop their offspring in embryonic sacs located on the outside of their bodies.
Echinoderms have fascinating water-vascular systems that likely originated from some sort of respiratory system that evolved to include food gathering and movement. They accomplish these tasks through the use of their numerous hollow tube feet that resemble tentacles. There are two rows of tube feet on the outside of the body that fill with seawater so that when the animal expands or contracts, water is drawn into the feet. Once filled, the feet extend outward allowing the animal to walk. Suckers located at the tips of the tube feet are often used to grab prey or to hold onto solid objects when the echinoderm wants remain stationary.
The most familiar echinoderm known to humans is probably the sea star, categorized into the subphylum Stelloridea. There are two classes of sea stars in Stelloridea which include Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea. True sea stars and sun stars in are in class Asteroidea while brittle stars and basket stars are in Ophiuroidea. Echinoderms in the class Asteroidea have arms that are smoothly connected to the body; echinoderms in Ophiuroidea have arms that shoot out from a disk-like center. They are able to regenerate their limbs when one is broken off. In some cases, the limb itself will generaet a whole new sea star, but more commonly the new limb simply replaces the broken one. The small bumps on top of the sea star are referred to as Dermal Branchiae and are used to absorb oxygen from the water for respiration. Pedicellaria are small appendanges used to keep foreign bodies off of the sea star. The madreporite is a hard opening on the aboral side of the sea star used to regulate and filter sea water.
Sea stars also have an eye-like structure at the end of each arm, called the eyespot, used to detect light.
Hemichordates are a relatively small phylum. These creatures are extremely important to the study of the evolution of vertebrates. They are characterized by a body divided into three main areas: the preoral lobe, the collar, and the trunk. Hemichordates are partial chordates and are closely related to the first chordates. According to DNA analysis, hemichordates are closely related to echinoderms, which is also apparent during observations of hemichordate and echinoderm larval stages. Hemichordates have gill slits, a structure that resembles a notochord but is called the stomochord, a dorsal nerve cord, and a reduced ventral nerve cord.
There are three classes of hemichordates which include Enteropneusta, Pterobranchia, and Graptolithina. The most well-known class is the Enteropneusta or "acorn worms". Acorn worms have gill slits, burrow into the sediment, and
likely feed on dirt and detritus. They can reach up to 2.5 m or 8 ft in length but most are actually quite small. In the Pterobranchia class, there are only a few species notably different from the acorn worms. Pterobranchs live in colonies connected by stem-like stolons. Each tiny individual is referred to as a zooid and has one gill slit. The Graptolithina are most well-known in the fossil record showing up in the Ordovician and Silurian times.
Wikipedia: Cnidarians
Introduction to the Hemichordata - Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley
Wikipedia: Lophophorate
Wikipedia: Arthropod
Sea and Sky: Sea Worms
Worms - Life on Australian Seashores by Keith Davey
Echinoderms-The Spiny Animals! Oceanic Research Group
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I have been into freshwater fish for a about 7-8 yrs and never thought about going to saltwater until I was visiting a friend who had this 90 gal saltwater tank, lights, and filter system with about 60 lbs of live rock in it and a few small corals with a variety of fish. The tank was becoming overgrown with hair algae and the owner couldn't take care of the tank anymore. After taking an interest in the tank, I helped him clean it. He told me how to do everything as far a cleaning goes. Not long after it was clean he offered it to me at a really good price and I took it not knowing anything about saltwater systems. Over the last 19 months I have gone from knowing nothing about saltwater tanks to knowing about as much as the average beginner. Thanks to a great local fish store called Aquatic Environments, that had some really good staff with lots of years of experience in saltwater systems, along with Reef Builders and their forums; I am learning every day about my reef system.
This is my basic sump and skimmer filter system and a few of the things I add to treat the system like iodine, strontium molybdenum, and a trace element block. I also add DTs phytoplankton.
My lighting is low, only two 95w compacts, one dual actinic, and one dual day lamp. The actinic is on for about 11 hrs a day and the day light is on for 10 hrs.. The bulbs are replaced every 7-8 months to keep maximum light in the tank.
I change 15-20 gal of saltwater once a month. I feed the fish frozen brine shrimp with omega 3, Cyclopeeze, shrimp pellets, dry seaweed and for a treat I will bring in some live plants for the sail fin and the rabbit fish to eat.
This is my Crocea clam that I have had for about 10 months with the sea apple. I have the crocea at the top of my live rock as close to the light as I can get it. There's purple mushroom purple star polyps and green star polyps.
The Squamosa clam I have had for 6 months and it is growing a lot faster than the crocea clam. It likes to be in the sand. I have tried to put it on the rocks but it always moves itself to the edge and falls down in the sand so I left it there and its doing good!!
This is a tile starfish I found at the LFS 2 weeks ago he is a really cool very slow moving star that eats micro-algae. I haven't found a lot of info in this star. I have searched the internet and have had few results.
These are a few mushrooms I have been keeping. Green hairy mushrooms, green bullseye mush., and orange ricordea. They have been multiplying pretty fast in the tank. I have really good luck with mushrooms only a couple have died at first but now they're spreading really good. That's a cabbage leather on the sand.
Scolymia brain coral and some more mushrooms the brain coral was all pink colored when I brought it home from the LFS. Since then it has been slowly turning green. Also there are some pumping xenia above the brain, green ricordea mushrooms, and purple star polyps.
These are really cool extra large brown polyps. I used to have them up high in the tank getting good light but it bleached the color out and they were white like the pic above. I moved them down and under a rock in less light and the turned back to the brown color they are here. I just added the orange frilly sponge for some more color in the tank.
A large colt coral and a large finger leather
Green Zoos with little brown polyps and yellow colony polyps
My frog spawn. Its also growing fast and branching new pieces off the back and sides.
Here is a list of all the fish, shrimp, and crabs in my reef system:
1 -red sea sail fin tang
1 -blue eye rabbit fish
2 -blue green chromis
1- 6 line wrasse
2– clown fish (1 orange, 1 black)
1 purple pseudochromis 1 green spot mandarin 2 peppermint shrimp 1 coral banded shrimp 1 skunk cleaner shrimp 1 blood red fire shrimp 1 camel shrimp 1 decorator crab 60-80 blue leg hermit crabs
1 sea apple 1 sand conch
Decorator crab is in the bottom corner.
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Vertical placement of elements across grids/columns: Designers face the choice of relying on elements being a particular height, resorting to tables or simply not bothering.
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Alexoid: Position is everything has a pretty good tutorial. The whole article is a good read, actually. I recommend.
I disagree with Alex. It is possible to re-order columns, but only to a limit, which is defined by your HTML containers. And this makes it almost impossible to add new columns. Unless you use absolute-positioning that is..
I think that reordering, is in fact doing as such and should or should I say can be done. The article makes sence and to the point could conclude the facts are or are not accurate.
I only want to say comments as "trippy" or "good" are very annoying. Who come to this site to read articles and find interesting comments – and iF that comments are found then the work and brain of the smart people is forgotten… this sites don't deserve this.
A lot of articles I find is a base to me study :-)
I would be interested to find out if this site was designed before or after the One True Layout article series was published. The site seems to be a poster child for the programing discussed in the articles.
Overall, a very good read. Let's all go to our local printshop and print it out for easy reference!
It's a great article but the benefits of any order columns, in terms of accessibility, has been questioned recently based on real world usage.
The core of the problem to me is that the fathers of css were nerds, not designers and they didn't understand basic designer needs. Vertical centering in a box element? Equal height columns? What's that for (from a nerd's point of view)?
I'm all for standards and I'm using xhtml/css on a daily basis, but it never stopped to amuse me how backwards tableless layouts can be sometimes, compared to what was easily achieved with tables.
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Andy Gardner showed up for work a few minutes early on March 27, just like he has nearly every day for the past 16 years. He came ready to help Safeway customers who count on him to bag their groceries and carry them to their cars. That was the day Andy was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Medal from his colleagues. His family couldn't be prouder, but they aren't surprised by the honor. Andy typically exceeds expectations! An accomplished Special Olympics athlete, Andy's favorite sport is soccer, but he's also participated in basketball, softball, bowling, and golf. He's lived independently for 14 years and travels alone from his Oregon home to visit his mom in Washington and siblings across the country.
Andy grew up in a big family and was always encouraged to be active in as much as possible -- and that includes sports. His mom says she'd drive him to practices, games and tournaments and it led to bigger things. "He was such a good athlete, he loved Special Olympics from the beginning." She says Andy's participation in Special Olympics has taught him how to be part of a team and how to take criticism; he's also learned how to be around people with varied personalities -- and how to win or lose a game and still be happy.
Andy's mom says, "The lessons he's learned on the soccer or baseball field, the basketball court or even in the bowling alley have helped him be successful at work in so many ways, it's hard to name them all." But when asked to name one thing about Special Olympics that has helped most of all, she says it comes down to social skills: "When Andy was initially interviewed to work at Safeway, the HR person asked him (I was not in the room but was later told his answer was why they hired him) -- 'Why should we hire you?' and he said, 'I will be really, really nice to your customers.' In Special Olympics, everyone is taught to be nice to each other and it worked for Andy. He is nice to everyone and Safeway loves that!"
Andy has earned a lot of medals over the years from Special Olympics, and adding one from Safeway to his collection is fitting. Andy said both his job and his participation in Special Olympics "are fun and I meet new friends." His mom adds that, though he loves his job, it's at Special Olympics events or practices that he feels completely at ease. "Some of his greatest and happiest times have been participating in Special Olympics."
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2015 marks the 100 year anniversary of the ANZAC troops landing in Gallipoli. Due to the huge interest in attending the ANZAC Day service to mark this occasion, capacity has been restricted and tickets already allocated via a ballot system. Our 2015 ANZAC trip is only available to those who have been successful in the ballot. On our trip you will walk in the footsteps of the ANZAC's on our moving & memorable Gallipoli experience. Pay tribute & join fellow Aussies & Kiwis on our 4 day tour to commemorate the ANZAC arrival at Gallipoli in 1915. Starting in Istanbul, you'll tour the battlefields & sleep under the stars before attending the Dawn Service at Gallipoli. Visit Lone Pine & Chunuk Bair to pay your respects, before heading back to Istanbul. A tour of Old Istanbul's sights tops off the experience.
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This afternoon, take time to relax or maybe do some exploring, then this evening we'll meet up with your Tour Manager & travel buddies for your pre-trip kick start meeting – where you'll learn all about the adventure you're about to start.
Istanbul is literally a city where East meets West & such a great place to visit. From icons like the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar & the Hagia Sofia, there is so much to be discovered here. You'll discover them all (& more) on day 4, on our return to Istanbul from Gallipoli.
Tonight, if you feel like exploring you could head to the Grand Baazar for some shopping - it's an unforgettable shopping experience. Your Tour Manager will give you plenty of pointers about where to head. With carpets, jewellery, spices, music, electronics & more, the place is buzzing, so make sure you've got your haggling hat on as there are some amazing bargains to be had.
If you're up for it, you could experience a bit of Istanbul's nightlife! Try your hand at backgammon in a sidewalk cafe & watch the crowds go by as you sip on Turkish coffee. Chill out in a tea garden, or take to the time-honoured tradition of the hammam (steam bath house) get scrubbed down on heated marble stones.
This morning, we'll start on our pilgrimage to the site of the region's bloody battle, Gallipoli, where your ANZAC adventure begins. Access may be restricted during the afternoon, but we'll have you in prime position to access the site as soon as it opens. Tonight feel the buzzing atmosphere with many other travellers as we "camp out" under the stars at ANZAC Cove, where World War I troops landed & await the Dawn service tomorrow morning.
Note: Camping out at Anzac Cove will get chilly, and could be wet, so make sure you bring warm clothes, a waterproof jacket & a sleeping bag to keep you snug. There's also 8kms of walking involved so bring your comfy walking shoes.
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We'll wake up before sunrise to experience the magical & very moving ANZAC Dawn Service, before we walk in the footsteps of the soldiers up the very same cliffs as the ANZAC troops did in 1915. We'll pay our respects to the thousands of fallen heros later today - at Lone Pine we participate in the Australian Memorial Service, followed by the New Zealand service at Chunuk Bair. After this truly unforgettable experience, we'll return to Istanbul for our last night of the trip.
- Pay tribute to heroes at Gallipoli & ANZAC Cove
- Visit Lone Pine Cemetery
- Visit Chunuk Bair
After breakfast, we'll head out to explore the city on a guided tour. There is so much to see & experience here so get ready for an action packed morning. First up, show you one of the city's major draw cards & one of its iconic buildings, the stunning Blue Mosque. It's an amazing building with a series of domes & minarets dominating the skyline, complete with a breathtaking interior of tens of thousands of blue tiles.
You'll stop for a look at the Hippodrome of Constantinople – an outdoor square once the centre of sporting & social events during the Byzantine (Roman) Empire. After this we'll take a look at the famous Hagia Sofia church (now a museum) to give you a feel for the ancient Constantinian empire. We'll then head the Basilica Cistern for a look at the ancient underground cisterns that lie beneath the city.
Entry's not included to the sights you'll see & learn about today, but there's the opportunity to enter if you wish, at an additional cost. Your 4-day ANZAC adventure ends back at the hotel at 12.30pm.
- Fully guided walking tour of "Old" Istanbul including the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Hippodrome (entry to sites not included)
- The Blue Mosque, the Galata Bridge, the Spice Markets - discover Istanbul with our expert local guide
- See the Hagia Sofia, Topkapi Palace and Suleymaniye Mosque
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I ordered my Ryobi Ultimate Combo Kit specifically for this project which I began on 22 July 13 and completed on 3 Oct 13. I built this project almost exclusively alone, with the exception of the occasional board holder etc.
My wife requested a deck around the pool to host outdoor parties, the main desk was originally designed as an oval 16' x 22' until my wife decided it wasn't worth the wasted material, also the main deck was increased to 20' x 22'. The lower deck by the ladder is 4' x 20' and the upper deck is 16' x 10' at pool level. Due to building on a budget, I built it in stages beginning with the post and main outside frame. I then added the joist, followed by the decking on the upper and lower decks as well as the ramp to the upper deck. Finally I finished by installing the steps, main deck material and railings. I used every tool in the ultimate combo kit to complete this project.


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Hara Diagnosis- Reflections on the Sea (9780912111131)
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This work presents the theory and practice of abdominal diagnosis with the greatest care ever applied to an important diagnostic technique. Beginning with an historical and cultural perspective on the use of palpation in general, and abdominal palpation in particular, the book details the information required to master and extend the techniques presented. Introductory chapters concern the role of the emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of Chinese medicine. Detailed etymologies, historical context, and classical sources are used to acquire a greater insight into hun, po, zhi, jing, and shen, as well as many other seminal concepts.
The text offers an exceptionally well detailed exploration of interior meridian pathways and the role of classical Chinese energetic anatomy, including concepts such as source and origin. This is followed by a description of the anatomy and physiology of the body's energetically active fascial system, drawn from the latest Western studies, that establishes the authors' rationale for acupuncture based in a complex biological information system. Detailed, step-by-step procedures for practical diagnosis and therapy are accompanied by profuse illustrations and useful case histories.
The treatment systems described are coordinated through the abdominal patterns and are staged from the general to the specific. Therapies and techniques include hara shiatsu, sotai and breathing exercises, and five-phase treatments. Clear instructions are provided for using Manaka's ion pumping cords, mu point diagnosis, O-ring diagnosis, and secondary diagnostic and treatment strategies such as palm diagnosis. The text concludes with a full description of biorhythmic treatment procedures drawn from the Da Cheng and Dr. Manaka's practice. This chapter contains the information necessary to use the biorhythms, including tables for the bi-hourly and daily meridian rhythms, stem-branch rhythms, the ten-day cycle of the phases and source points, and the sixty-day cycle of the extraordinary vessels. The point associations are detailed, as are the selection procedures.
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Clearly there are a few people here that view Curse as the actual down point of the series, really laying into it, saying that the series would be better off dead than to have the Curse/Escape/Tales stories. Now, strong views, could be because of how they perceive the story or it could be something to do with the lack of Ron Gilbert being the main series runner once MI2 ended, but here's a coin flip thread, for anything that was done/explained in Curse, I'm going to take a look at why it was BAD and why it was GOOD. So let's get started:
THE BIG ONE: It was all a Dream/Curse??
BAD: In Monkey Island 1 and 2 we have many modern day references, as Monkey Island 2 progresses further into weirdness at the end we learn that LeChuck and Guybrush are brothers and are really kids at some amusement park, we're lead to believe that the series was actually in the head of a child with an over active imagination, as the credits roll we see Chuckie's eyes glow and somewhat resemble LeChuck facial features, but hey, this is just a cheeky nod to the gamer right? If we believe this route, then there would never be a Monkey Island 3, the idea is out, why would gamers want to play a game storyline they know is just the imagination of some kid, any threatening things in such story wouldn't matter anymore (which is odd seeing as Guybrush can Die in both Monkey Island 1 and 2). There were loads of book titles in the library that mention why Trilogies suck, etc so even though the idea was mentioned afterwards, Monkey Island 2 WAS meant to be the final story, the shock ending was meant to show the gamer that this amazing world they've been in for so long was actually just the dreams of a little boy.
GOOD: But wait, Chuckie's face turns into LeChuck as Guybrush and his parents walk away from him, and let's talk about Big Whoop, in the story, we already know that Four Crewmen and even LeChuck himself have seen Big Whoop and how terrible it is, yet here, in this odd tunnel, the crate is smashed, there is nothing in this crate except for a single E-Ticket, somethings not right here. Then we start seeing things from Melee Island and even the street from Melee Island itself, this is all getting weirder by the minute. Then comes the moment when Guybrush finally rips apart LeChuck, but wait, he's our Brother, our Kid Brother? And this Janitor appears telling us to get out? Then we get our weird ending, with the sinister glance from LeChuck to the player letting us know something is not right. And of course during the end credits we flash back to the Monkey Island universe where Elaine is waiting for Guybrush and comments that she hopes LeChucks hasn't put some kind of Curse on him and this is what Curse and essentially the rest of the series has built upon, has the rest of a series continued on from a throw away joke at the end of MI2, or was Guybrush really cursed and everything from waking up in the tunnels fake?
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Scott/Don Thanks for the advice. At 650 with the stone, I was getting a approx 3.5 minutes bake with good oven spring and some char on bottom crust. I'm not sure about crisp factor. I may repeat these with the tweaked dough and see what happens,with careful documentation along the way, including photos. Then I will compare that to the steel plate at 550. I had a nice gallery of photos but was unable to add them. It said I have too much data? Who should I contact concerning this? I have an apple computer. I cool on a wire rack. I will get an IR thermometer. Thanks for all your help! Mark