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Being Satisfied at work can save your marriage
Counseling couples has taught me there is more to a relationship than one another. It has taught me that relationships are built upon one another's experience at work as well. As a counselor, I understand that sometimes improving one's job satisfaction can improve their marriage as well. The New Year is an opportunity to improve your attitude about your job, and make the necessary changes that will help you feel energized going to work, and looking forward to coming home to your family. This article offers help. [Read More]
A Holiday Gift of Stress is Not Worth Giving; Steps to Reducing Stress During the Holidays
The holidays are a frenzied, frantic time of the year, but they are also full of joy and wonderful memories. Feeling stress and depression during this time of year due to financial, family or relationship burdens is common, but preventable. Planning together as a couple prior to the season's first Christmas carol is your best assurance that you will remember this holiday as one of your best! This article offers ten suggestions. [Read More]
Shoes Can Help Heel Your Body Image Problems
Women were raised with the story of Cinderella and continue the search for their handsome prince. The fact that Cinderella left a glass slipper is not a mere coincidence. Women have been looking for that particular glass slipper ever since they first heard the story. This article explains why heels may help women feel better. A boost of confidence may be easier than you think? [Read More]
The Consequences of having it All
I don't think the question is, "Can women have it all?" I think the question is, "Will I know it and appreciate it when I have it all?" There is a consequence for every behavior, and weighing the cost of the pros and cons of each choice is a better way to teach women what having it all involves. For more suggestions in regards to "Can women have it all" read this article. [Read More]
Miserable at the top of your Material Mountain
Dr. Phil once said that "If you marry for money, you earn every bit of it." What he didn't say that is equally true is that your family for generations to come will earn it too. We all like nice things, but when they are valued more than our loved ones, it becomes a downhill ride, and you usually end up at the bottom alone. this article includes 5 tips to preserve your focus on family/marital relationships and thwart becoming more materialistic. [Read More]


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County transit eyeing budget talks
Rutherford County Transportation Services Director Kerry Giles is keeping her eye on Raleigh.
Because the state has not approved its budget, Giles has been forced to augment Rutherford County Transit's budget because of its reliance on state and federal funding.
The county received nearly $200,000 last year in Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) funds which were used for elderly and disabled transportation ($75,000), employment-based transportation ($28,000) and rural/general public transportation ($95,000) used to provide $1 bus and grocery trips.
Giles has been in a holding pattern because the state has yet to inform transit departments across the state how much, if any, ROAP funds will be available.
In a meeting this week in Hickory, Giles said state officials informed area departments applications for ROAP funding were "forthcoming."
"Once I get that, I know there will be an allocation for us," Giles said. "There is no guarantee that there will be that funding until we get the application."
Because the funding is unknown, transit has stopped approving new elderly and disabled transport applications. The applications will be received but referred to a wait list. Giles said recipients of the service will be limited to three trips per month.
The county is not adding any new dialysis patients. Beginning in August, dialysis patients using Transit are being asked to purchase a $32 per month pass. That is the same for any employment-based transportation.
"We are spending money without any guarantee of getting any funding because we don't want to cut anyone off," Giles said. "But we aren't taking any more applications until we know what our allocation is."
Transit has also stopped its Monday produce trips but will continue the Thursday service and Friday shuttle to Walmart.
While state funding is of concern, a bigger issue facing Giles is the federal highway trust fund, which is scheduled to be depleted at the end of August.
Transit receives nearly $400,000 per year from the highway trust fund. The money is used to pay for vehicle purchase, radios, training equipment, drug testing, marketing and vehicle insurance. Giles said the county pays for all operational costs through funds generated through transit services.
"I'm very nervous about the highway trust fund," Giles said. "We have sent joint letters to our elected officials regarding the fund."
However, even that is in question as the state continues debating over a statewide broker for Medicaid transportation.
Giles said 55 percent of Transit's revenue comes from Medicaid transports. For fiscal year 2014-15, Giles projected receiving $450,000 in Medicaid transport revenue.
The state has debated over creating a broker for those transports which would force cab companies and county transit to bid against each other for rides. All Medicaid transports are funneled through the county Department of Social Services (DSS) directly to Transit. If Transit is full, DSS will contact local cab companies.
Even with funding uncertainties, Giles said Rutherford County Transit is still fiscally sound.
"We are in very good financial shape and we have our own fund balance," Giles said. "We are operating extremely efficient. I feel good about where we're at but I'm keeping a very close eye on things."


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Keith is in GA
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Neither is Becky!? She is so beautiful!!
Too bad you couldn't have gone too…….then they send you
those pics to make you feel jealous LOL.
Caleb is so gorgeous. Can't get over how much he's grown already.
I watched Chesty's video too, and he's lovely too.
Mary,that woman in the yellow shirt can not be your Mother-in-Law.She just looks way to young !!
Thay baby is growing and so adorable!!!
I was just perusing some quilting blogs, and I found you again! Many years ago–almost 9, I believe (you still lived in Florida), I found your blog, and your beautiful quilts and talent inspired me. I took a long hiatus–was a caregiver for mom and sis while working full time. Now, I have found you once again, and your precious family has grown. Caleb is precious; congratulations! I, too, know the love and joy of grandchildren, and my life is enriched and blessed. I know I'm being long-winded, but I am just so glad I found your blog!! Happy quilting; you are still an inspiration to me!
Oh I'm sure you are jealous of Keith! Lucky Grandpa! And how nice that he was able to take his mother to see the baby too. He's getting big! Even looks a little like Keith!! Keept those pics coming! Really enjoy seeing him grow. Take care! Jenn


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Harvard University's endowment shrunk slightly during the last fiscal year to $30.7 billion, but the Ivy League school remains the wealthiest in the nation.
Harvard Management Co., which oversees the school's investments, reported Wednesday that the endowment dipped 0.05 percent for the fiscal year that ended June 30, or about $16 million. It was the first time it dropped since 2009.
The endowment was worth nearly $37 billion before the recession hit.


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The Year's Work in English Studies
The Year's Work in English Studies was a journal published annually by the English Association. J.R.R. Tolkien contributed three essays for the section Philology: General Works:
- Volume 4 for 1923 (published in January 1925, though imprint date states 1924), pages 20-37 .
- Volume 5 for 1924 (published in March 1926), pages 26-65.
- Volume 6 for 1925 (published in February 1927), pages 32-66.
Tolkien wrote about writing the W sections for the Oxford English Dictionary as well as publications concerning names of places. Throughout the essays he attempted to inform the reader while including bits of humor to entertain.[1]
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Jan. 10, 2007
WORCESTER, Mass. - Megan Evans scored 15 points and Jen Hansen added 14 to lead the Army women's basketball team past Holy Cross, 62-49 in Patriot League play Wednesday night at the Hart Center. With the loss the Crusaders fall to 5-11 overall and 0-2 in the league as the Black Knights improve to 15-2 on the season and 2-0 in the conference.
Army started off the game 6-0 in the first two minutes of play, but Holy Cross retaliated 4-0 to stay within two points (4-6). The Crusaders remained within four points of the Black Knights until senior Kaitlin Foley (Albany, N.Y.) stole the ball tapping it to freshman Bethany O'Dell (Lincoln, R.I.) who broke away and exchanged a quick pass with freshman Christy Cushnie (Vienna, Va.) to set up a lay up that knotted the game at 15. O'Dell followed up with a three to put the Crusaders ahead 18-15 with 6:09 minutes left in the half. The teams went back and forth for the next few minutes and tied again at 22 with 3:02 left, but Holy Cross went on a 9-4 streak to go into the break with a five point lead (31-26).
Army came out of the locker room and scored 11-6 to tie the game at 37 (16:09). The Black Knights took the lead as Jen Hansen sunk one from the three-point range (40-37). Holy Cross stayed strong matching Army on a nine point run to stay within two (49-47) with just over nine minutes left in the second half. The score remained 49-47 for the next five minutes until Army put up seven unanswered points (56-47) to take a nine point lead with 2:38 minutes left. In the last two minutes of the game Army went 4-1 to seal the win, 62-49.
Three players had ten or more points for Army as O'Dell was the only Crusader in double digits with a team-high 15 points.
Holy Cross has not lost five straight games since the 1991-92 season. They are back in action and look to break their losing streak when they host Bucknell Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at the Hart Center.


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I know there are other people who asked this question but i just want to know for sure if i should learn c# or javascript (or unityscript) because i heard that unity script is easier to get into while c# is not but i worked with both languages for about a month now and unityscript is alot easier but in c# if i have an error it is easier to spot and i want to know from people who worked with both languages and tell me which is better.And i also heard that if i get a book about javascript it wont be the same in unity. (oh and i heard that unity script doesn't have as many tutorials but c# does since its from microsoft and that its derived from c++)
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Read the FAQ; discussion questions involving opinion should be posted elsewhere, like on the forums.
Feb 05, 2011 at 12:29 PM Eric5h5
if you're into Unity for the long term, I'd recommend C#
if you're just tinkering around with Unity to see what it can do ... then UnityScript is fine
I'm currently in the process of switching to C#, since coding in that language is much more current object oriented programming style (e.g. C# for .NET, its very close to Java programming etc.)
I would expect most serious Unity programmers to work in C#
so if you think you'll be doing a lot of coding (in general, or specially for Unity) then C# is the way to go
if you haven't done much programming before, then either (a) learn Unity with UnityScript to get a feel for what programming is, then switch (not too hard) or (b) learn to program in Java or C# first, and then apply what you've learnt to C# programming in Unity
finally ... the C# way of programming in Unity makes it much more obvious that you are programming in an Object Oriented language, and that what you attach a script to a GameObject you're actually adding an "instance" of your script class to the GameObject - but if this last sentence is gobblygoop to you, then you'll want to learn some OO programming concepts before jumping into C# in Unity
I hope this helps ... Matt ..
p.s. I've been teaching programming to novice computer students at various universities and colleges for over 10 years, and am happily throwing my year 2 degree students into Unity with C# - they learnt Java as their first programming language in year 1 - and they're doing fine
my year 4 students last year created some nice games (in teams) - most of them switched from UnityScript (we only started with Unity for the first time, and most tutorials we found were in UnityScript) to C# for their larger second project - see the games from the 2 teams here (some of my students were visiting from a French university ...) http://www.saintgermes.com/
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That is an awesome response, thank you. But i have one more question, ive heard that programming in boo is exactly the same as c# just with less typing is that true?
Feb 07, 2011 at 01:10 PM mido555
I think there are two significant technical reasons to use C#, the first of which is that the UnityScript runtime adds to the size of projects (about a MB). That said, I'm not sure whether UnityScript generates bigger or smaller code binaries in general than C# scripts of equivalent complexity — I suspect this is a wash. The second benefit of using C# is that the Mono documentation (which is written by and for C# programmers) will make more immediate sense to you as a C# programmer.
Personally, I prefer UnityScript because it's significantly more economical to write code in (less boilerplate) and disagree with the "serious coders use C#" assumption. There's nothing to stop you mixing the two (and indeed calling C# code from UnityScript code and vice versa.) But, if you do pick UnityScript there are the two issues I mentioned above.
answered Oct 28, 2012 at 08:54 PM
you should start with javascript because it is way easy to start out with well it is for me it cannot do all of the things c# can but if you start with c# it is complicated but the languages are very much alike
answered Oct 29, 2012 at 12:18 AM
I think C# is a good choice.I don't think it's harder than java script. If you know one programming language, it's not even hard to learn it,1 week is ok.
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Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Considering it was developed by 38 Studios and Big Huge Games, published by EA, and created from the minds of R.A. Salvatore, Todd McFarlane (creator of comic book Spawn), and Ken Rolston (The Elder Scrolls), Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the greatest underappreciated game ever. It surprises me that such a beautiful game, with characters as unique, alive, and vivid as the massive world they inhabit, could be so overlooked. I am the only person I know to have played the game and I enjoyed every minute of it. Although certain parts of gameplay do get repetitive after awhile, the game stays strong from start to finish and provides the player with an experience I had never seen in a video game before or have seen since.
The land of Amalur is a world inhabited by dozens of different races and species. The player is given the choice of playing as one of four: the Almain (civilized humans), the Dokkalfar (Dark Elves), the Ljosalfar (Light Elves), and the Varani (nomadic humans). The world of Amalur is one dictated by fate. In fact, there are those who are called "fate readers" who can read the fates of others, including when and how they die. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning begins in such a way, with the death of the player. However, the player awakes via the magic of a device known as the Well of Souls, a device designed to bring back the dead. You are its first and only success before it is destroyed. But the Well produces a peculiar side effect, the player is now free of the strings of fate, free to lead their own path and thus change the fates of others and the fate of the entire land of Amalur. The player also gains the power to temporarily tear fate apart and enter "fate reckoning" mode. Players absorb the fate of the enemies they kill, and when they have enough they can enter "fate reckoning." While in such a state, enemies move slower, their attacks are weaker, the player's are stronger, and at the end the player has the choice of executing a massive "fateshifting" move that obliterates all surrounding enemies while rewarding the player with extra experience. It's pretty cool. Very God of War-ish.
The story begins when the player learns a dark force is rising and fated to destroy Amalur. With the power to change fate, the player is tasked to stop it. The journey is not a straight one. The game contains hours of side quests and missions to distract the player and provide ample opportunities to gain experience and level up. Each side quest contains a small story of its own. You find a man who claims he is a wolf who was cursed by a witch and needs your help to return to normal. Thieves attack a family and you must decide whether to track down the looters and give them up for a bounty or simply kill them and take the stolen goods for yourself. An entire town is infected by a virus that makes them all crazy and you have to find out why. And those are some of the simple ones. You encounter hundreds of these quests scattered throughout the land. A land full of lush forests, dry deserts, savage seas, dark caves, and rocky mountains. Along the way you'll learn more about the land, its inhabitants, and ultimately change the way Amalur is forever.
However, where the game truly shines is its gameplay. The player begins as a "blank slate." You are armed initially with a short sword, wooden shield, short bow, daggers, staff, a basic shock spell, and basic armor. From these weapons and powers you learn the three basic fighting styles: Might (up-close and personal), Finesse (long distance and stealth), and Sorcery (magic). When the character levels up, they are given three points and the choice of investing points into any of the three trees of their choosing. But once you commit to a skill tree it does not mean the character is locked into that slot. Your fate is yours to decide. You can choose to be a Might and Finesse hybrid, or long range expert that excels with both bows and spells, become an assassin who can turn invisible and set traps laced with poison, or invest points into all three trees to become a "Jack of all Trades." The choice is yours. The player can visit a fate reader at any time to have their points reset if they want to travel down a different path.
The game is completely open world and full of loot and weapons for the character to discover. Swords and hammers (Might), daggers and bows (Finesse), scepters and (my personal favorite) chakrams (Sorcery) are found from fallen enemies and in secret chests. The number of weapons rivals the number of guns found in the Borderlands franchise. Weapons can be customized with gems (either found or handcrafted) to add special effects, alchemy benches give the player a chance to create potions from the plants they find, and players are even given the options to steal, attack, or kill any character in the world. Just be careful, break the law in the city and the guards will be called and you'll have to cough up some serious dough to prevent being thrown into prison. The player is even given houses along their journey to store extra weapons and armor, change the character's appearance, and upgrade the businesses (like hotels) the player runs. The player is also given the chance to embark on any (or all) of four quests that have a huge impact on the final outcome of Amalur's fate These four "main" side quests correspond to four different guilds, the Warsworn (warriors for hire), the Travelers (thieves and assassins), the light elves, and the dark elves. At the end of each quest, depending on the player's actions and choices, the player has the option of joining, destroying, or ruling the guild and acquiring weapons and armor unique to the guild.
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the love child of Phantasy Star Online and the Mass Effect Trilogy; it is a game that is all about choice. Whether it comes from the path they wish to travel, what quests to complete and in what order, or which skill tree to pursue, the player is always in control. It's beautiful graphics, intriguing story, expansive world, use of the player's choices, high replay value, unique musical score (courtesy of Grant Kirkhope), and ease of play makes it easily one of my favorite video games. The only flaws I would associate with the game would be the few side missions that actually are repetitive and the many loading screens the player has to go through whenever fast traveling or entering a new area. Those can get annoying. However, they don't detract too much from the overall experience of the game. This game is a must buy for those who love the Action and RPG genres.
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MULTILAYER PRINTE IRCUIT ELECTRICAL INTERCONN C ION DEVICE Filed F 2, 1970 Fig. INV
RONALD BECK makmfiwa fl TORNE United States Patent 01 lice 3,616,532 MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION DEVICE Ronald A. Beck, Bloomington, Minn., assignor to Sperry Rand Corporation, New York, N.Y. Filed Feb. 2, 1970, Ser. No. 7,931 Int. Cl. H05k 3/36 US. Cl. 29-625 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The prior art is replete with various methods and apparatus for interconnecting conductive layers of printed circuitry. For example, reference is made to the Feldman Pat. 3,148,310 which shows the use of conductive spheres, the Prohofsky Pat. 3,187,426 which shows the use of a metallic wick, the Brown Pat. 3,193,788 which discloses a conductive pin and the Webb Pat. 3,321,570 which discloses the use of a bellows rivet. While the millions of dollars that government and industry have spent on circuit miniaturization have resulted in basic circuit-size reduction exceeding an order of magnitude, the interconnection devices for the circuits have not been similarly reduced in size. In fact, in at least one micro-miniaturization approach, the circuit interconnector is as large as the circuit module itself. The difiiculties contributing to the miniaturization of connectors stem from the many things that must be achieved at the same time:
Low ratio of interconnection volume to circuit volume. Inherent reliability.
Low cost.
Elimination of excessively tight manufacturing tolerances. Suitability for automation.
The design problem is compounded when a method of interconnections is sought that is general enough to be suited to all of the major microminiaturization approaches.
The interconnection technique of the present invention overcomes most of the disadvantages found in prior art interconnection devices and in addition goes a long 'way in meeting the foregoing list of desirable attributes. Specifically, the interconnection device of the present invention comprises, in its simplest form, a coil type compression spring. The spring is pretreated by inserting it in a molten solder bath while a twisting force or a compressing force tending to reduce the diameter of the spring and/or shorten its length is applied. When the spring is withdrawn and the solder has cooled, the spring is frozen in its compressed state. In accordance with a first embodiment of the invention, these spring members are inserted in apertures provided in an insulating substrate and this substrate is positioned between conductive layers in the multilayer printed circuit package. After the desired interconnection points are all aligned with the interconnecting spring in a desired fashion, the assembly is subjected to an elevated temperature above the melting point of the solder. As the result, the springs are freed to expand and establish a connection between layers of 3,616,532 Patented Nov. 2,, 1971 printed circuitry. When the heat is removed, the solder again solidifies and establishes an excellent electrically soldered connection between the printed circuit layers and the interconnecting spring element.
Because of the manner in which the springs are initially prepared, the new interconnection scheme is found to alleviate the tight tolerances usually found in microminiature fittings. Also, it completely obviates the need for a special mating socket. The reliability achieved through the mechanical and solder contact is excellent and because of the simplicity, the cost of the interconnection is low.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide an improved electrical connection between layers of printed circuitry in a multilayer printed circuit board configuration. It is another object of this invention to provide a method and apparatus for interconnecting the various circuit levels of a printed circuit assembly which permits disassembly in the event a circuit change is desired.
It is still another object of this invention to provide a method and apparatus for electrically interconnecting individual circuit cards in a multilayer printed circuit configuration which compensates for variations in the planar mating surfaces of adjacent cards.
It is still another object of this invention to provide a multilayer circuit assembly interconnecting means which permits a cost saving in the production of printed circuit cards used in assembly.
These and other more detailed and specific objectives will be disclosed in the course of the following specification, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates by means of a cross-sectional view the method and apparatus comprising a preferred embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an alternative form of the invention; and
FIG. 3 shows a spring element which has been compressed and then dipped in solder.
Referring first to FIG. 1, there is shown in cross-section a typical multilayer printed circuit board configuration which incorporates the interconnection technique of the present invention. More particularly there is shown a plurality of printed circuit boards 10, 12, and 14 having a pattern of printed circuitry formed on either or both sides thereof by conventional printed circuit techniques. The board 10 is shown as including a pattern of conductive elements 16, 18, 20 etc. along with the so-called plated through hole 22. The plated through hole comprises an aperture formed through the printed circuit substrate with a metalization layer interconnecting the printed circuit pattern on one side thereof to the printed circuit pattern on the opposite thereof. Processes are well known in the art for producing printed circuit boards with plated through holes.
In a multilayer printed circuit module, it is necessary to establish electrical connection, not only between opposite sides of the same printed circuit layer but also between sides of different printed circuit layers. In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, this is accomplished by providing an intermediate insulating substrate 24 between each layer of printed circuitry 10, 12, 14 to be interconnected. At predetermined locations where it is desired to establish electrical continuity between layers, an aperture or hole is drilled or otherwise formed in the intermediate insulating layers 24.
Prior to the assembly of the module, a coil spring is compressed and inserted into a pot of molten solder. It is subsequently withdrawn from the pot and the solder is allowed to solidify to thereby hold the coils of the compression spring tightly together against the restoring force of the spring. These springs are then inserted into the apertures formed in the intermediate layers 24 as illustrated at 26 in FIG. 1. The assembly is then clamped together and subjected to an elevated temperature such that the solder holding the coils of the spring members 26 again liquifies to release the spring tension. The springs are therefore permitted to expand and establish contact between abutting printed circuit levels. After the heat is removed, the solder again solidifies and establishes a positive solder connection between the printed circuit pattern on a first layer with a printed circuit pattern on a second layer.
Referring next to FIG. 2 there is shown an alternative embodiment wherein the interconnection technique of the present invention is utilized to interconnect aligned plated through holes on a plurality of printed circuit boards. In FIG. 2 there is shown a number of layers of printed circuitry 28, 30, and 32. Each of these layers is shown to include a plated through hole 34, 36, and 38. The printed circuit patterns on the opposed faces of printed circuit boards 28, 30 and 32 are insulated from one another by a layer 40 of a suitable insulating material. The layer 40, however, also causes a gap to be created between the land areas surrounding the printed through holes on adjacent boards so that they too remain out of electrical contact.
To establish the desired continuity between the plated through hole areas on the printed circuit board 28, 30, and 32, again a spring member is first compressed by twisting same on a mandrel so as to decrease its diameter. While in this strained condition, the spring member is placed in a solder bath and the solder is permitted to solidify to hold the coils in their tensed condition. Subsequently, the spring member 42 is inserted through the aligned apertures 34, 36 and 38. Because of the reduced diameter, it is a simple matter to insert the coiled spring, Subsequently, the printed circuit assembly is subjected to a temperature above the melting point of the solder and the tension of the coil spring is released so that it expands in diameter and firmly abuts the walls of the plated through holes in the printed circuit boards. When the elevated temperature is removed, the solder again solidifies to establish a reliable electrical connection between the metalized walls of the plated through holes and the coils of the spring,
Of course, in practice, the solder coated spring member would be prepared in advance and a supply of them would be available to the operator who is given the task of preparing the multilayer configuration. Because upon release of the spring member the spring expands to firmly contact the walls of the plated through holes, it is not necessary to maintain severe tolerances which may otherwise be required if certain of the prior art interconnection techniques are employed.
A typical spring in its compressed state is shown in FIG. 3. The spring 44 is maintained in such compressed state by the coating of solder 45. Upon melting of the solder 45, the spring 44 is released from its compressed state and expands axially and radially, in accordance with the teachings of the specification as set forth above, to make electrical contact with the plated apertures of the structures of FIGS. 1 and 2. It is to be understood that after the solder is melted and the spring expands as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, there will still be a coating of solder on the springs, although such coating is not specifically shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. However, such coating of solder will no longer function to hold the spring in a compressed condition,
Thus, it can be seen that this invention provides a new and improved method and means of interconnecting individual layers of a multilayer printed circuit board module. It is understood that suitable modification may be made in the structure which is disclosed herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Having now, therefore, fully illustrated and described the invention, what is claimed to be new and what is desired to be protected by Letters Patent is:
1. A method for establishing an electrical connection between conductive layers in a multilayer printed circuit assembly comprising the step of:
providing a plurality of substrates having a pattern of conductors affixed thereto;
providing a plurality of insulating substrates having a predetermined pattern of apertures formed therein; inserting, into at least some of said apertures, helical spring members which are held in a longitudinally compressed condition by a coating of solder; sandwiching said insulating substrates between said plurality of substrates having a pattern of conductors afiixed thereto; heating the multilayer assembly above the melting point of the solder coating to permit said compressed spring members to expand to make an electrical connection between the conductor on said substrates; and
cooling said assembly to allow said solder coating to resolidify.
2. A method for establishing an electrical connection between conductive layers in a mutilayer printed circuit assembly comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of insulating substrates having a pattern of conductors afiixed thereto on each side thereof and a pattern of plated through holes interconnecting said pattern of conductors on opposite sides thereof;
juxtaposing said plurality of substrates such that the pattern of plated through holes on adjacent substrates are at least partially aligned;
inserting, into at least some of the aligned plated through holes, helical spring members which are held in a radially compressed condition by a coating of solder;
heating said assembly above the melting point of the solder to permit said compressed springs to expand to make an electrical connection between conductive layers in said multilayer printed circuit; and cooling the assembly below the freezing point of the solder.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,047,683 7/1962 .Shlesinger, Jr. 174-685 UX 3,258,736 6/1966 Crawford et al. 339-17 UX 3,281,751 10/1966 Blair 339-17 3,509,270 4/1970 Dube et al 174-685 DARRELL L. CLAY, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R.
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Death of the Dinner Party?
I read an article on Mental Floss called "What Killed the Dinner Party" (http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/155495) and it occurred to me I can't remember the last time I went to a true dinner party. I've been to people's houses for dinner yes, but only a very small group or a potluck. Dinner was never the "main event".
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SOUTH WHITLEY — Despite holding the lead for most of the game, Whitko's girls soccer team fell to Columbia City Wednesday night after holding a 1-0 lead for more than 40 minutes of play.
Columbia City's Shila Tolliver sparked a 3-0 run with 13 minutes left in the game, leading the Lady Eagles to a 3-1 win over the county rival.
The lone goal of the first half was scored by Whitko's Sydney Sims, putting the Lady 'Cats up 1-0 until late in the second half.
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This seems to be a month of giveaways! The winner of the book The Antelope in the Living Room by Melanie Shankle is commenter #12 Tracy Stanley. Tracy, send me your address and I will get your copy headed in your direction.
Today I've got a new giveaway– four vouchers to go see a new movie that comes out this weekend. It is called 'Son of God' and the vouchers can be redeemed to use in any theater as long as it is showing. Here's what the Dove Foundation had to say about the movie.
I'm always a little leery of movie presentations of faith– often producers use their creative license pretty liberally. But John and I are looking forward to taking our teens to check this one out for ourselves. If nothing else, it is a great springboard and opportunity to talk with others about our faith. And the musical score was done by Hans Zimmer, one of my husband's favorite composers. (He's a big fan of dramatic orchestral musical numbers.) Here's the official movie trailer so you can get a feel for it.
I am going to give away these tickets in pairs, so that two families will have the chance to see this movie more affordably — or free, depending on the size of your family. To enter the drawing, comment below and tell me about a movie you enjoyed recently. I'll choose a winner on Thursday, so get commenting!
Because these vouchers are e-vouchers, if the winner replies quickly, I might even be able to get them to you in time to see the movie this weekend– if I can find time in the midst of the Refresh conference anyway.
Speaking of which, if you're in the Seattle area and are interested in attending Refresh (a conference for adoptive and foster families) online registration is closed, but you can still show up on Friday and register in person. There are lots of good speakers, including Deborah Gray (she wrote Attaching in Adoption) and Milan and Kay Yerkovich (authors of How We Love). I'm excited to be team-leading a couple sessions with two awesome mommas. Lisa Qualls of One Thankful Mom and I are doing a talk on having faith in hard times, and Jen Summers (a fellow mom of ten!) and I are talking about large family logistics. Should be fun!
Of Chaos and Coffee
One of the things about having lots of kids is that you're always trying to control the chaos one way or another. Sometimes that means putting multiple kids in the same activity to save driving, or doing fewer activities overall. Other times you triple a cookie recipe while you've already got a mess in the kitchen, or nix a messy snack and instead suggest one that is easier to clean up.
Recently it dawned on me that years of parenting many little ones left me in the habit of saying 'no' more often than is necessary in my current life. My youngest is 9, and I've got lots of capable teens, all of whom can wash dishes and do all sorts of other useful things, and some of whom can even drive each other places. That makes for a little more margin in our lives. I'm on a campaign this year to say yes to my kids more often. Sure, there are still limits. But 'yes' is definitely flying off my lips more often.
One of the example of this is hot drinks in the morning. For years I saved cocoa, tea, and coffee in the morning for sledding and snow days just to save on hassle and mess, but these days when kids ask for coffee or tea in the morning, my answer is a happy yes. The kids enjoy the extra pampering and so do I. This month, thanks to some freebies from Maxwell House International, we are enjoying cafe style coffee along with our tea and cocoa. This mildly sweet coffee is mellow enough that I'll even let my 9- and 11-year-old daughters make half a cup in the morning. I also occasionally add a spoonful to my Ethiopian coffee for a bit of a different flavor. My kids really like the French Vanilla, but I prefer the Vanilla Nut myself. Swiss Mocha and Hazelnut are a couple of other options. You can see them all here.
Did you know that not only can you enjoy Maxwell House International as a cafe style coffee beverage for a flavorful and creamy coffee experience, but you can also add a few spoonfuls instead of creamer, to bring some romance to your coffee? In honor of Valentine's Day, Maxwell House International wants you to try it. It's delicious!
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$1000 Suave Moroccan Infusion giveaway
Along about February in Idaho, I think the vast majority of folks could use a little more moisture in their skin. Idaho is basically a desert, after all: Boise gets about 12 inches of rain in an entire year. Then there's the fact that the vast majority of the people in our house have dry skin. Suffice it to say that dryness reigns supreme around here. When I was asked by Suave® to try Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Lotion, I happily accepted. This lotion features argan oil from Morocco, a type of oil that is high in Vitamin E and is supposed to be very good for the skin. I found that the lotion smelled good and absorbed quickly, while seeming to stay on my skin for quite a few hours. The fragrance is light and pleasant. My girls and I all liked it. Suave® wanted me to share the following information points with you.
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Simple Toddler Toy
I love to think of fun things for our little grandsons to do when they come to visit our house. Not long ago I put together a simple little toy that gave the boys a fun way to practice their developing fine motor skills. Basically all you do is cut a handful of drinking straws in half and just let your kiddos stick the straws through the holes in the lid of a jar, filling the jar with the straws. I used the lids to Parmesan cheese containers, since they have nice round holes that are just a bit bigger than the average straw.
Since babies like to put things in their mouths, this is definitely a 'do-with-them' toy. And I realized AFTER doing this that– duh– I really should have used the plastic parmesan cans instead of screwing lids onto canning jars. Though canning jars are sturdy and not likely to break when kids are playing on a carpeted floor, kids could theoretically throw them and break them. Next time I buy parmesan, I'll save those plastic cans to make this toy safer. One thing that I didn't expect (but probably should have guessed) is that they liked emptying the jars just as much as they liked to fill them.
As you can see by the engrossed expressions on our little guys' faces, they LOVED this game. It kept them both in the same place, happily occupied, for a good ten minutes, which for them is quite an accomplishment. They tend to turbo all around the house rapidly, usually in different directions.
My absolute favorite picture is this last one, where Ascher is leaning way down to see Ranger's straws go into the jar. It was so much fun to see how much they enjoyed this simple little toy. If you don't have straws, you could do the same thing with crayons or pipe cleaners.Pin It
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The winners of the cookbooks are commenter #21 Janie (you won Y'all Come Over) and #30 vicki c. (you get the The Southern Food Truck Cookbook).
Today I have yet another giveaway for you! This time it's a copy of the latest Veggie Tales video, called Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas. We've been Veggie Tales fans as long as I can remember, and our girls enjoyed this one too. It features Si from Duck Dynasty for extra fun. If you'd like to win a copy of this video for your child, comment below and tell me one Christmas tradition that you especially love. I will pick a video winner on Friday.
One that I've loved doing with our kids is getting out our stash of Christmas story books around December 1st and reading a different one each night. On years that I get really organized, I even gift-wrap each story book, so that the kids can open one each night, adding a new book or two into the mix each year. Since our youngest is 9, we've almost outgrown this tradition, but it has been a lot of fun for many years.
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The winner of the See the Light DVD is commenter #22 Beckey who writes the blog Adding One More and recently brought home a little boy from Hong Kong. Congrats, Beckey!
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The winner of the book Raising Respectful Children is Amy B. Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts about good manners and kids!
Beat the heat: family game ideas
Is the heat getting to you this summer? Now that the weather around here has cooled down into the 90's, our swamp cooler is keeping things reasonably cool. The little girls have been doing some swimming to stay cool. Another hot-weather thing we've been doing, though, is to play games indoors. I really love to play games with my kids. Besides being a fun way to spend time together, games teach kids reasoning and strategy, and (I think) stretch their brains in a good way. This summer we've had games out at least every couple days. But not just any game will do. Our favorites are ones that allow lots of players while being truly interesting to all players, including mom. (Sorry, this rules out Candyland and Monopoly in my book.)
Currently we're on a Rummikub kick. This was a fairly recent addition to our game collection, and it is a lot of fun. It contains numbered tiles that you arrange in sets and runs. For additional fun, you can rearrange any set or run to form different sets and runs. This hugely increases your playing options on any given turn, and it really lets you think creatively. Sometimes the girls and I try to rearrange so much that we get stuck, forget how we began, and then can't put things back the way they were before a turn. Good fun. This game is suggested for up to 4 players age 8 and up, but I would suspect that most 6 year old children could play with a bit of coaching. A whole game takes half an hour or so.
Another game that has been a favorite of ours for quite a few years is Ticket To Ride. This game is played on a US map, with the goal of building train lines from city to city. Up to five players can play together, and the more people on the map, the more crowded things become. Part of the fun of the game is blocking other players from reaching their goals, sometimes causing opponents ridiculously long detours to go short distances. This game often takes an hour or more to play, and is done when one person uses up all their trains.
I've told you before about Dutch Blitz, Unlike the previous two games I mentioned, there's no turn-taking in this game. It is a wild card-stacking free-for-all. A standard deck allows four players to play at once. If that's not crazy enough for you, mark a second deck, and play with up to 8 players for utter craziness. I have to be in the right mood to do well at this game. It is truly lightning-fast with a big group, and if you're a little sleepy while playing a bunch of teens, you will be left in the dust wondering what just happened. This game can easily be learned by any child who recognizes numbers, but younger siblings sometimes get frustrated trying to complete with speedy older siblings. We occasionally handicap speedy older kids (by giving them more cards on their Blitz pile) to give younger ones a fighting chance. But mostly we let the cards fall how they may, and gradually the younger ones get quicker. A game can often take 5 minutes or less, so this is a great choice for some fun when you have just a bit of game time.
Spot It consists of 55 cards that create a free-for-all matching game. (Is it only kid-at-heart me who adores games where you don't have to wait for your turn??) There are four ways to play, and you can play with 2-8 players. This is definitely a game most interesting to younger kids. The instructions put the minimum age at 7, but I'd say it is more like 4, especially once kids learn the names of the various shapes and pictures used for matching. There are multiple pictures in varying sizes on each card, and I've found that my kids are often better at this game than I am– something they enjoy greatly. Each game is done quickly– usually in 5 minutes or less– perfect for young ones with short attention spans.
No game list would be complete in my book without a mention of Phase 10. This game consists of ten different 'phases' with a different goal in each phase. It takes about an hour to run through completely, though if we have limited time we sometimes just play to phase 3 or phase 5. It works well for kids who are age 8 or older.
What games do you like to play with your kids? I'd love some more suggestions.


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That was certainly the case as I have lost so much time and work over this. However, based upon pdavid's suggestion to lower the AGP speed, I have entered the BIOS setup and done just this: from 8x to 4x. I decided to leave it over the weekeend to see if it locked up again, with the promise of replacing the card if it did.
As I never turn my PC off it is easy to see when it has locked up, but since I made the change, it hasn't missed a beat!!
A few thoughts about this.
1. Why didn't nVidia reply to ANY of my emails. Customer service (read: satisfaction) is clearly not a priority with them.
2. The FX5600 is an 8x AGP card, designed and marketed as a games gard, and yet with Linux I am forced to use it in 4x mode? This seems to be clearly a driver issue. Goto point #1.
So I am somewhat frustrated, but relieved that I don't have to waste any more time sourcing and installing new hardware.
I'll continue to monitor this list and if my situation changes I'll let you know.
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Been working with the survey part with bluetooth pairing and work all fine and well, is really interesting. But I can´t seem to figure out how to format the questions.txt file so it gets loaded/read by the app, doesn´t seem to be a link to the source file or an explanation on how the app reads the questionnaire and knows which one is the right answer. Any help would be much appreciated Thanks
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I think the word Rupp is missing from the first sentence of the penultimate paragraph. Good stuff, Ken. I believe Rupp has a shot to beat Lagat this weekend. He was sick when he set the 2M record in Boston, but showed a high level of fitness in that race. Could be very exciting the last 400.
Oregon played better against Cal than they did tonight against Stanford, but they kept grinding and kept it close, then made the big plays down the stretch. I think that was an impressive win, and their road record in league speaks volumes about their poise and character. Different people have stepped up in each game. Much credit to Altman and to his team! It's nice, too, to watch a PAC-12 game where the refs let them play, and don't make it a constant parade to the free throw line. That seems to be a change this year, and should help the league teams who make it to the NCAA tournament.
Not really. Chip had a job interview and nearly left UO. Sorry, that is news whether you think it is or not.
While the story doesn't say it specifically, the implication is that Centro will be leaving Eugene and finding a new coach. Surprising that he wouldn't stay and train with Wheating.
Guess you answered your own question there friend. And how would you define "a real sport?" Why wouldn't track and field qualify as a sport? A bit bizarre.
The players then are required to soak in the ice tubs to prevent the build up of lactic acid.
Not sure I understand why you would be soaking in ice tubs to prevent lactic acid buildup after a walk-through 48+ hours before the game? Soaking in ice is usually done after an intense workout to lessen inflammation in muscles and prevent soreness. Ken, can you help me with that one? Anyone?
Sorry, anyone watching that game could see the Ducks were flat against WSU. We better hope so, because otherwise they're not as good as we think they are. The team had little emotion, and that is unusual for the Ducks. And they were ahead by only 29-20 fairly late in the game. I think it is a stretch to say they were "never threatened."
Of course, you can't get up for every opponent. Not possible - it is a long season. I think that was Goe's point. Certain games stand out no matter what the coach says.
I believe that LSU surrendered nearly 500 yards passing to West Virginia Saturday night. I don't think anyone questions how good the LSU defense is, so clearly it is not as simple as Canzano and others make it out to be. You have to look not just at yards given up, but also at game situation, score, time of possession and a bunch of other stuff, so I appreciated this article by A. Fentress. At times, the Ducks played some decent man-to-man coverage, at other times they seemed to give the Arizona receivers a pretty big cushion. Obviously, a couple of times they got beat deep and were lucky Arizona receivers couldn't catch the pass.
There are a lot of problems with how the sport presents itself to the general public (and even to loyal afficianados). But what track does have are appealing personalities with great stories, millions of (mainly)young people who participate in the sport, and the allure of international competition (USA vs. the world). Let's see the sports leaders work to capitallize on its assets, and utilize TV to showcase the personalities, which will in turn make the major competitions an easier sell to the public. Bolt became an international star overnight. Other stars can be created, as well.
What a tight competition. Klech is sixth, but only 100 points out of second. He's also only 100 points out of 13th.
Will the delay in starting the decathlon affect the running and field events set to start later? Please give us an update when you find out.
About a potential NCAA double for Jordan Hasay . . . the article on spikeuppsycedup.com refers to a 1500-5000 double by Hasay, not a 800-1500 double. I think Hasay is clearly much more suited to a 5000 than an 800, but I doubt if she will double at the NCAAs. If Brianne Theisen does not compete in the heptathlon, Oregon's chances for a team title are slim to none. Lananna won't double Hasay if there's no chance of a championship. While she would be a longshot to make the US world team this year, I think she may try. The US meet is in Eugene and she might benefit from the Hayward magic. It's not out of the question.
Ummm . . . I think Jordan is just a little competitive. Do you think she didn't like getting outkicked by Reid in the DMR last night? She had no real reason to run the 3000, since the Ducks had clinched the meet, and she already had a title in the mile. But, showing the heart of a champion, she delivered some payback, and at the same time showed that her potential is unlimited. Not many sophomores can win two distance races at the NCAAs and nearly pull off the trifecta with a DMR win.
Congrats to the entire womens' team for a superlative performance in Texas.
I'm sure that Brianne is a better athlete than 99.9% of the male jocks playing any sport.
Those are two big points for sure. I believe Purvis should finish in the top three in the 60 as well.
I was concerned about Buckman because she has been up and down a little, but she is a terrific runner when she is on. Looks like the mile could be the key event for the Ducks, along with a good showing in the DMR, points from Amber Purvis, and a high placing in the pole vault by Melinda Gergel.
I went through the results and it appears that not only was Youngblood ninth going into the finals, she was ninth going into her final jump! What a clutch effort for her to deliver with everything on the line. If she had finished ninth, I would say the Ducks had no shot to win. With those six points, they are still in the hunt. With Amber Purvis making finals in the 60 and the 200, they are in decent shape at this point.
I guess I'm in the minority but I enjoyed Goe's post, and am not sure why the extreme security measures are necessary. I like Chip but this seems too paranoid. If media reps want to stand outside practice and aren't being disruptive or trying to go where they aren't allowed, what is the problem? Also, Duck fans should tone down the venom - not necessary or appropriate. He's just doing his job.
When watching a Ducks game on TV, I have to be out of the room for the first few minutes. Then I must sit in a straight back dining room table chair parked a few feet in front of the tv. If I don't, the game doesn't go well and my family starts yelling at me to "go sit in your lucky chair." Things usually improve from that point on.
What a great article. It made me laugh a lot - you can't help but like Cliff's enthusiasm and energy. I'm really excited to watch him grow up over the next couple of years.


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weevil's snout may be curved and can contain tiny jaws. The shape of the snout helps the weevil to dig into plants or seeds. No need to worry about the jaws, though. They are harmless to humans and are only used to nibble through food. The weevil also has antennae that fold up near its snout.
What in the world is a weevil? Farmers may refer to them as evil beetles because they are known to destroy crops. In fact, a weevil is a tiny pest that can cause much damage to grains you may have stored in pantries or cupboards like cereal and rice. There's nothing like opening a box of Cheerios only to find little bugs crawling around inside.
The weevil is so small that it rarely grows longer than a half-inch in length. Many species have a long snout for a mouth, and the snout can even be longer than the rest of its body. Weevils that feed on seeds, though, do not have snouts because the bugs don't need them to bore through food. A
Weevils lay their eggs most any place they find suitable, including plants and trees. And we're not talking one or two little weevils. The average amount of eggs weevils lay is about 100. Fortunately, though, not all of the eggs survive as they grow into larvae due to competition of limited amounts of food. Weevil larvae resemble tiny grubs. They are about 0.4 inches long and are usually white. The larvae do not have legs, causing them to squirm around for food.
After storing up enough food the larvae form little nests called chip cocoons. These are just like butterfly cocoons. The larvae rest in their cocoons for at least a month and emerge as adult weevils. It's amazing how many stages a tiny insect goes through in such a short amount of time.
If you notice weevils indoors, they most likely have invaded the grains in your home. Look for weevils in food, popcorn, bean bags and even Native American corn you may have used as a decoration for Thanksgiving. Who'd have thought holiday decorations are susceptible to pest damage?
The most common pantry pest weevils are the rice weevil and the granary weevil. These insects are often brought into a home in packaged foods. They are also capable of entering from outside sources.
Weevils can do damage to food, but there are ways of saving your groceries. For example, you can boil grains like rice for at least 15 minutes. Or, you can store the grains in your freezer for three days. These techniques will help to kill off the weevils. However, the very thought of bugs crawling around in my food is enough for me to throw it out.
Grains are not the only things that weevils can infest. They can also be found in fruits, seeds and roots of plants. There is almost no limit to the types of plants weevils will invade. They can destroy plums, cotton, cherries, peaches, alfalfa, apples, grains and acorns. Adult weevils lay their eggs in these items. Their larvae emerge and feast on the host plants. This can cause a lot of damage to plants and flowers.
If you notice damage to your flower or vegetable garden and know that there are no rabbits nearby, weevils may be the culprits. You'll probably have to use a magnifying glass to identify them.
In order to eliminate weevils from your garden you may have to burn the infested plants. This will help salvage the remaining healthy plants before any larvae can get to them. Another option is to spray insecticide on the plants. Be sure to read the labels on any insecticides you use, as some are not suitable for use on vegetables meant for consumption.
weevil's snout may be curved and can contain tiny jaws. The shape of the snout helps the weevil to dig into plants or seeds. No need to worry about the jaws, though. They are harmless to humans and are only used to nibble through food. The weevil also has antennae that fold up near its snout.
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some time in april my home became infested. I think the parasites have come from vacated mouse nests in my apt building..they have invaded my body and breed in me..up my nose in my ears up my anus and I'm eating them as well.
I've seen different stages of this parasite..at some stage they bite and opening and go under the skin..
I have seen more of the babies..I have found cocoons on my stove top that seem to come from nowhere, the stove top covered with tiny black microscopic babies. These get all over me and feed on open sores created by some stage of them on my head...They seem to be everywhere..I found another cocoon in a closet that was just scrubbed a week ago .
The Cocoon looked like it had a brown worm coming out of it..there were also some small maybe 1/8 in white worms with many short close to the body legs and a black nose..Found one other cocoon that looked like a mouse poop but was a hallow cocoon....I cannot seem to get any help from the medical field or the pest control..pls. email me.
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Mr. Exterminator - Can weevils lay eggs without a food source? Will they eat clothing/wood (baseboards) if they run out of their food source?
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Has anyone that has had weevils in their house such as basement and not a pantry had any success in fully getting rid of the weevils? What was your process and how did you prevent from coming back? How long did it take to get rid of them?
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The padding under the carpet is made of felt.
Yesterday I noticed insects that look like grain weevils coming from under the carpet into the kitchen and from under baseboards.
There is nothing in my house that weevils would eat. No grains. I don't have any in my kitchen. Bread is kept in the freezer.
I looked in every kitchen cabinet. No sign of them.
Could they have come in in the felt that went under the carpet, or in the carpet?
Please advise.
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Should I spray the plants? or pour malathian in the ground?
what is the best solution or other?


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Tea partiers with a better instinct for self-preservation would see that none of the Mitt Romney alternatives still running would be as corrosive to their cause as the former speaker of the House.
The tea party wasn't just a reaction to President Obama or the financial industry bailouts. As Jonah Goldberg puts it, "a major motivating passion of the tea party movement was a long-delayed backlash against George W. Bush and his big-government conservatism." Support for the war on terrorism and the invasion of Iraq caused many conservatives to stay loyal to Bush. But that didn't mean they liked No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, the attempt at a guest-worker program, TARP, or the Harriet Miers nomination. Especially after the defeat of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., many on the right insisted they'd never again support Bush-Rove conservatism.
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He favored No Child Left Behind, an unprecedented federal intervention in education. He supported Medicare Part D, a brand new, budget-busting drug entitlement. He supported "comprehensive immigration reform," perhaps the most divisive-among-conservatives policy initiative of the aughts. He urged the passage of TARP. And he even spoke favorably about the infamous Harriet Miers nomination to the Supreme Court, a George W. Bush misstep that caused many of his most loyal supporters to rebel.
Tea partiers pledged that if they had their way, the GOP would never again have as its champion a federal government enlarging, entitlement expanding, amnesty urging, Bush-style Republican.
To do so just four years on would be a significant failure.
Another tea party talking point is its suspicion of Washington insiders. For all Sarah Palin's flaws, the tea partiers who rallied around her could at least justifiably claim that she had authentic roots far from Washington and a record in Alaska of taking on corrupt political insiders who sought to enrich themselves at public expense. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Herman Cain — all these flawed tea party favorites have at least some claim to outsider status.
But Gingrich? He is the epitome of the Inside-the-Beltway insider, and not only because of his long stint in Congress. After retiring, he profited lavishly off connections he made on the taxpayer dime, earning hundreds of thousands of dollars influence-pedaling. Most famously, he got $1.6 million from Freddie Mac, the very entity that many conservatives regard as most culpable for the financial crisis. And then he had the temerity to insist that he was paid as "a historian," an explanation so transparently farcical that it can justifiably be seen as an insult to the intelligence of GOP primary voters.
As if supporting such a man weren't incoherent enough already, a movement that valorizes Joe the Plumber, family values, and hockey moms is now rallying behind a long-winded former academic turned career politician with an affinity for private planes, chauffeurs, and buying Tiffany and Co. jewelry for his third wife. It's as if Kanye West wrote a politician into his last album.
Run away, tea partiers! Why don't you just run away?
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas supporting tea partiers would be the first to bail from a coalition that reshaped itself around Gingrich. In Reason magazine, Jacob Sullum runs through some of Gingrich's appalling positions on civil liberties: that the war on terrorism somehow makes null certain rights to free speech and due process; that the government should stop the construction of a mosque until the day when Saudi Arabia permits churches and synagogues to be built; the proposal to escalate the war on drugs by executing drug smugglers; support for warrantless wiretaps; and extreme hostility toward the coequal judicial branch. It's true that only a small subset of tea party voters actually care about civil liberties with any kind of consistency, but Gingrich will alienate them.
And the rest of the movement? Confronted with Gingrich's heresies, which are sure to spill from his novelty-addled mind regularly, they'd have to decide on their next move: leave or live with it.
Some affiliated voters won't support in good conscience a guy who favored all the things they railed against after it happened under Bush. Others will be disgusted by the revolving-door cronyism, and still others will be upset that the Republicans nominated a twice-divorced adulterer (with a record of supporting an individual mandate in health care). There is a small chance that a narrow Gingrich win at the end of a long, drawn out primary, wherein his tea party support suffers, could result in a third-party run that divides the Right side of the political spectrum.
Much more likely is that Republicans, including most tea partiers, rally around the GOP nominee, even if it is Gingrich. That might do even more damage to the tea party, as it would be the ultimate act of compromising principle and ideological purity for the sake of beating the Democrats.
It would seem worthwhile in the immediate aftermath of a Gingrich win. And then President Gingrich would take office, and proceed to behave like … well, a decades-long Washington insider who supported No Child Left Behind, Medicare Part D, the attempt at a guest-worker program, TARP, and the Harriet Miers nomination. Every conservative betrayal would be a reminder that the tea party helped elect just the sort of man they'd so righteously vowed to eschew.
The label wouldn't stand for anything anymore.
And a Gingrich loss to Obama? In a world where the tea party was seen as responsible for his rise, it would be discrediting, as losses always are for the faction that urges a divisive candidate. Along with the blame game, there'd be four more years of Obama, which tea partiers regard as the ultimate failure. No wonder that a Gingrich win is Nancy Pelosi's dark, twisted fantasy.
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4.2 Regulatory Basics
Chapter 4.2
Additional Resources
As noted throughout Chapter 4.2, regulatory issues require expert assistance fairly early in the biodesign innovation process. However, it is extremely useful for the innovator to develop a first-hand sense of which regulatory pathway is likely to be required for a particular device concept. The steps below have been excerpted from the chapter and are presented with active web links to assist innovators in getting started.
Confirm the Appropriate Regulatory Branch
- What to Cover – Determine which branch of the FDA is most likely to regulate the device under development (for most medical devices this will be CDRH).
- Where to Look –
- Is the Product a Medical Device? – Information on the FDA website that defines requirements for medical device categorization.
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act – Chapter II of the Food, Drug, & Cosmetic act specifies the precise definition of what the FDA considers a drug or device.
Classify the Device
- What to Cover – Search the FDA's device classification database and the device classification panels to ensure that the best possible classification decision can be made. Be aware that comparable products may have several different classifications. Finding as many comparable products as possible will help narrow the range of classification options and submission types for the product under development. Collect the following information for each one: device class name, seven-digit regulation number, class number, submission type, physician review panel. Even if a device is quite novel, it may be possible to classify components of the product or utilize similar products as a guide. If the above methods do not result in a classification, use the CDRH Super Search. When performing a search, use the manufacturer, brand name, or common name for one or more similar products.
- Where to Look -
- FDA Classification Database – A FDA search page that enables a user to classify a device based on the device name, review panel, regulation number, product code, submission type, third-party eligibility, and device class.
- Device Classification Panels – This FDA website lists the medical specialties used to review medical devices. Selecting the most likely specialist that would use the product under development enables the user to see the seven-digit device classifications categorized within the specialty.
- CDRH Super Search – Allows individuals to search through multiple FDA databases, including the device listing database, 510(k) and PMA databases, Products Classification database, the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Title 21 database, and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) database. For device classification purposes, the first four databases listed above will prove most useful.
Determine the Regulatory Pathway
- What to Cover – Depending on the device classification, determine if it is necessary and appropriate to pursue a 510(k) or a PMA path (or if the device may be exempt). The key question is: can a reasonable argument be made that the new product combines features of products that were on the market prior to 1976, products that themselves have been cleared through the 510(k) pathway, or exempt products? If so, the 510(k) pathway is probably appropriate. In practice, it can be difficult to be certain which pathway to take and help from a regulatory expert will ultimately be necessary.
- Where to Look –
- Device Advice – CDRH's self-service site for obtaining information concerning medical devices and the application/submission processes.
- CDRH Guidance Documents – Documents prepared for CDRH staff, regulated industry, and the public that relate to the processing, content, and evaluation of regulatory submissions, design, production, manufacturing, and testing of regulated products, as well as CDRH inspection and enforcement procedures.
- CDER and CBER Guidance Documents – Guidance documents (as defined above) for investigational new drugs.
Secure a Regulatory Consultant
- What to Cover – Look for regulatory advice from an expert early—at least by the time the team enters into the development strategy and planning stage of the biodesign innovation process.
- Where to Look –
- Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society – Ask for a contact in the local chapter nearest to the location of the company.
- Personal Networks – Network with professionals in the field and ask for assistance in meeting and choosing a regulatory consultant. Board members and venture capitalists may have contacts in this area.


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