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Forecast discussion: After an evening of moderate to heavy snow in eastern Massachusetts, but light to moderate snow in the southern part of the state, we saw a range of only an inch (Acton) to just over 18 inches (Norwell). Meanwhile, the Cape and Islands had to deal with ocean effect snow showers for most of the day. Now, an Arctic blast will be coming down into New England over the next few days, making the days quite chilly and overnight lows somewhat dangerous.
Like the cold air outbreak a few weeks ago, temperatures during the overnight will be only in the single digits. Winds will be light, but any wind will make our skin feel like it is about 10 below zero this evening. Despite sunshine for Thursday, wind chills will still be around 10 below zero. So, why isn't it warmer? Well, the fresh snowpack has a lot to do with it. The sun's rays are usually absorbed by the ground during the daytime before being released during the evening. However, the fresh snowpack basically "bounces" the radiation back into the sky. So, the air temperatures cannot increase. In weather terms, we call this an albedo.
Also, because we will have high, thin clouds at night, the radiation escapes. However, Friday night will be an exception. Thanks to increasing cloud cover, any radiation during the time will not escape, and remain in our atmosphere. The cloud cover is almost like a blanket you put on top of a bed. It will keep the heat in, allowing temperatures to only fall into the lower teens.
Also, winds will turn from the northwest to the southwest, which is a warmer wind direction, by Friday night. On Saturday, temperatures will actually reach freezing, despite cloudy skies. But, a low pressure system moving through the Great Lakes will help bring another round of light snow, starting by the early afternoon. It will end by early Sunday morning, with light accumulations expected.
A quick moving Alberta Clipper will bring the chance of more snow showers Sunday night into early Monday morning. Once again, this will bring light snowfall. As we head through the middle of next week, the Arctic blast will return, briefly, by Monday night, as temperatures fall into the single digits. But, warmer air from the south will help warm temperatures into the lower to middle 20's by next Wednesday.
72 hour forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy and bitterly cold with a low of 5. Wind chills will be near 10 below zero.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with a high of 17. Winds will come from the west-northwest at 9-12 mph. Wind chill values will be anywhere from 8 to 13 below zero.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy with a low of 5. Winds will come from the west-northwest at 9-12 mph. Wind chill values will be around 5 to 10 below zero.
Friday: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 17. Wind chill values will be near 10 below zero.
Friday night: Increasing clouds during the overnight and warmer with a low of 13.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with light snow by the early afternoon and a high of 35.
Saturday night: Light snow ends after 2 a.m. with a low of 16.
Extended Forecast:
Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, with possible snow showers in the evening. Highs 22-25, lows 16-19.
Monday: Snow showers end by 7 a.m. but remaining mostly cloudy. Highs 31-34, lows 5-8.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 17-20, lows 8-11.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 23-26, lows 15-18.


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My daughter doesn't talk.
My daughter is 19 months old and her vocab is about 10 words. The dr says there is nothing to worry about, but when I'm on here I see all the things she SHOULD be doing and she's not. She totally understands everything we say to her, she even argues with us....just not in words. Like if I say no to something, she will nod yes to me and vise versa. If I ask a question she will answer in the same sense, but again...no words. Is there anything I can try with her? Helpful tips you've used? I will try anything!!
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Honestly, she sounds like she's right on target for her age. 10 words is fine and the fact that she understands you and interacts with you is more important than perfect verbalization. If you want to work with her, I would suggest getting some picture books and practice naming objects with her. Always point out objects when you're on a walk or at the grocery store. Trips to the zoo or museum would be great too. Either way, try not to worry, she'll probably burst into complete setences after her second birthday.posted 03/30/2010 by trae01
Trae01 had good ideas to help facilitate speech development. I'd add that when she responds to you whether with signs or verbally that you repeat back to her what she is trying to say. If you ask if she wants pudding and she nods then say "okay, you want pudding." As the next couple months go by pay attention to the number of words she has and how well she can understood. Also see if the number is growing as she gets older. As she approaches her 2nd birthday if it hasn't increased you should push your pediatrician for an evaluation (just tell him/her to set your mind at ease). Yes, she could be and probably is perfectly normal. But, there are kids who have speech delays and getting treatment before age 3 is best. My son has been in therapy since 20 months when he only had three words. Even with babbling he didn't say certain sounds of words. He is still in therapy at age 8. For some kids just a little help from a therapist teaching them how to speak works wonders fast.posted 04/03/2010 by GWMsmom
I also agree with watching until her 2nd birthday. If there isn't more progress then start looking into therapy. Don't worry though :-) My son had one word at age two. He understands everything I say, but wouldn't talk. By age 2 1/2, they said he has apraxia of speech - where they have age appropriate receptive, but delayed expressive due to motor planning issues in the mouth. The best thing that helped to kick start him was sign language, because then he could communicate and he grew confident through that. Once he got good at the signs, then he moved on to the words. We used the Baby Signing Times dvds. Don't get stresses out too much. It will happen, it just takes time sometimes.posted 04/04/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
she sounds like she's just fine she still pretty you ng, if she was 3 then I would worry, kid develop at a different paces those are only guildline which is why the doc isn't worried, he will tell you when he isposted 03/30/2010 by ruthless09
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Pender County News & Notes - O. Henry performance; NAP applications; car classes; fitness group; grief support group
Published: Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 11:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 11:42 p.m.
Readers Theatre Class offers O. Henry
SURF CITY | Surf City Community Center's Readers Theatre Class presents Gifts from O. Henry at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17. This one hour performance includes three of O. Henry's best known short stories, "The Gift of the Magi," "The Last Leaf," and "One Thousand Dollars."
Admission is free. Details: 328-4887.
NAP application closing date
BURGAW | Barbara Brunson, USDA Farm Service Agency Pender/New Hanover County executive director, announced that the NAP application closing date of Jan.1, 2013, is fast approaching for crops not covered by Federal Crop Insurance. FSA offers the NAP program to provide financial assistance to producers of noninsurable crops when a low yield, loss of inventory, or prevented planted planting occurs due to a natural disaster.
NAP coverage for 2013 costs $250 per crop, but not more than $750 per producer per county, or not more than $1,875 total per producer for all counties.
The deadline of Jan. 1 is for the 2013 crops of beets, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chives, cilantro, dill, greens, kale, lettuce, onions, rutabaga, spinach, and turnips. The deadline for potatoes is Jan. 31.
NAP coverage is not binding until you have made a complete crop report to your FSA Office. All NAP losses must be reported to FSA within 15 days after the date of the weather damage.
If you are interested in purchasing NAP coverage, come to the Pender/New Hanover County FSA Office at 801 S. Walker St., Burgaw. For more information, call 259-9123 or visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov.
CFCC offers auto body classes in Burgaw
BURGAW | In January, Cape Fear Community College will expand its course offerings in auto body repair to residents in Pender County.
CFCC will offer four classes in collision repair and refinishing at the Pender County Schools bus garage facility in Burgaw.
Classes will begin Jan. 4 and are taught five days a week. The courses include painting and refinishing, non-structural damage repair, structural damage repair, and MIG welding.
The program is designed to train students in the use of equipment and materials of the auto body repair trade. The students study the construction of the automobile body and techniques of auto body repair, rebuilding, and refinishing. The course work includes auto body fundamentals, industry overview, and safety. Students will perform hands-on repairs in the areas of non-structural and structural repairs, welding, plastics and adhesives, refinishing, and other related areas.
The last day to register is Jan. 2.
For more information, call 259-0154 and complete a new student application at www.cfcc.edu.
Walk to Run session will be Jan. 9
SURF CITY | 'Walk to Run' beginners Session II, is a program for participants interested in running for fun, health and fitness. The goal is to increase your fitness level while staying healthy and still enjoying the sport. We will explore running form and develop good running habits.
The classes is open to ages 16 and over.
Starting Jan. 9, classes will meet two times a week. Warm-up drills and each participant will walk-to-run at their own individual pace. 5:15-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 8-9 a.m. Saturdays.
The cost is $80. Session I participants can audit for free.
The culminating event will be a 5K at 8 a.m. March 2 in Surf City.
Register at 328-4887.
Hospice presents Living With Grief
PENDER COUNTY | Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Bereavement Services presents Living With Grief, a six-session free support group for grieving adults, 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15-Feb. 26, at Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. 17, Hampstead and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 17-Feb. 21 at Pender County office, 209-A U.S. 117, Burgaw.
This program is designed to provide grief education and support that enable members to cope with and understand their grief. Discussions include the phases of grief and the grieving process, along with other areas of concern for participants. Often being around others who have been through a similar experience enables participants to talk about what they are experiencing. Grief groups help emphasize that participants are not grieving alone and others understand and can support them on their grief journey.
Registration is required, 796-799; leave your name, phone number, and indicate the specific location you wish to attend.
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Feb. 18, 2012
ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Northern Illinois men's tennis team extended its home unbeaten streak to six games Friday, defeating a pair of Hoosier State schools. The Huskies openedagainst Valparaiso and defeated the Crusaders, 6-1, and closed against IUPUI, 5-2."We had a good day today and I feel we improved from last week," said Head Coach Patrick Fisher after the day. "Really proud of our guy's we really challenged them after our match with Drake last week as we did not play at all to our potential and our guy's were motivated to be better this week in all phases and from how we carried ourselves today against Valpo and IUPUI we were in control of both matches and that's tough to do when you play a doubleheader.
The Huskies opened the day against Valpo and made a straight sweep in doubles, including a perfect 8-0 win by Max Phillips and Bryan Poggensee-Wei over Sidd Mehta and Mike Woodson. Making his season-debut at No. 6 for NIU was Maksym Lagutin, who played in good form against Mehta, winning in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2.
Northern Illinois came back in the evening against IUPUI and again took the doubles point. No. 1 Dor Amir and Axel Lagerlof won its match, 8-4, and Frederic Cadieux and Roman Turtygin at No. 2 grinded out their victory, 8-7. Lagerlof, Amir, Cadieux and Phillips won in singles to clinch the Huskies six-consecutive victory at home.
Fisher closed by saying "it seems like I say this a lot about our team, but we still are not even close to where I think this team can perform if we can just concentrate on improving week by week and stay healthy I think this team can be something special. Good team effort all around today, looking forward to seeing where we go from here"


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"Some of the animals in Costa Rica are not afraid of people and are extremely bold. One morning during breakfast a coati (looks like a raccoon with a long tail) jumped up on our table and stole the omelette off one of our plates. We all thought it was funny until the next meal when it happened again!"
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-Stacie Fraley' Costa Rica; 2012; Faculty-Led Geography
"I will never ever forget my Thanksgiving abroad! I was attending the National University of Ireland Maynooth about thirty minutes outside of Dublin. I had four roommates that were all Irish. They were all so excited that they "had an American," because that meant they could celebrate Thanksgiving. We spent the entire day on our dinner. It was interesting cooking dinner in a college apartment on a college budget and with college cooking skills! All of our friends were invited and everyone had to cook something to bring. The oven we had in our apartment was tiny, so we would cook something at our friend's apartment across campus, run it over to our apartment, and then pack it into our tiny oven in order to keep everything warm! We didn't have room at the table for everyone so we pushed our coffee table over and used that, too! I taught them all how to make and color hand turkeys (like you do in first grade) and we hung around the room! We're such children at heart! I also attempted to explain to them why we celebrated Thanksgiving. They just couldn't understand what Pilgrims were and questioned whether the Indians and Pilgrims actually ate together. They were so funny about the whole thing! At dinner, we all went around and said something we were thankful for. I will never forget my Irish College Edition of Thanksgiving with my Irish family!"
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Corn, soybean and wheat prices have all done well this year, although yields (especially corn) have suffered. Many grain farmers are considering planting wheat this fall and following with a soybean double crop.
However, double crop soybeans are more susceptible to summer drought and typically yield about 20 percent less than full season soybeans. Let's consider an example of a planting decision and possible implications using a UK agriculture economics web based decision aid.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed a spotted wing Drosophila fly was found in south central Kentucky. Originally from Asia, this particular fruit fly species can be destructive to softer skinned fruit. The fly was captured in a University of Kentucky Integrated Pest Management trap in a peach orchard.
"For years to come, this is going to be a major production issue for raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, grapes and strawberries," said Ric Bessin, extension entomologist with the UK College of Agriculture.
Keep good records
Farmers with livestock or feed losses related to natural disasters such as the drought or Hurricane Isaac should document for disaster assistance programs. Document number and kind of livestock that have died, supplemented by photographs; dates of death; costs of transporting livestock to safer grounds or new pastures; and feed purchases if feed or grazing pastures or destroyed. For more information, contact the Farm Service Agency at 765-2702.
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Farm accidents are often preventable. With the fall harvest underway, let's be careful and prevent accidents and tragedies from happening. Consider the following safety tips.
• Be sure all workers are trained and physically capable of operating equipment and understand the safety procedures. Take time to talk to workers about safety.
• Long working hours can lead to fatigue and stress, making you less alert to potential safety hazards. Take some breaks when operating equipment for an extended period of time.
LaRue County farmers have been harvesting soybeans during the last couple of weeks. The field pictured is located between Lincoln Parkway and Old E'town Road. Soybeans are grown on about 1.3 million acres in Kentucky generating about $300 million, according to the state Extension Service. It's the second largest row crop in the United States.
The Gardener's Toolbox Series, sponsored by Hardin County Extension Service, 201 Peterson Dr., Elizabethtown, will offer several classes this fall.
• The class, Making a Mosaic Pot, will be 6 p.m. Oct. 10-17. You will decorate an 8-inch terracotta pot and saucer with mosaic tiles in the first class. The next class is about grouting. All supplies are included. Cost is $25; class limited to 20. The deadline to register is Sept. 27.
• The class, How to Grow Garlic, will be Oct. 24. Cost is $5.
Kentucky farmers are busy harvesting crops across the state and that means drivers are more likely to encounter slow-moving farm equipment on the roadways. Slow down as you share the road this fall with farmers, especially as we celebrate National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 16-22.
R & K Final Answer 561 won reserve intermediate champion bull at the 2012 Tennessee State Fair Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Sept. 9 in Nashville, Tenn. Kelly Flanders of Buffalo owns the winning bull.
The 4-H year runs from Sept. 1 through Aug. 31. With the end of the 2011-12 4-H Year, it's now time for 4-H members to submit their 4-H Awards Point System Record Sheets.
Record Sheets are simply a record of the 4-H activities or events a particular member has participated in during the past year. Points are assigned for various events, depending on the level of participation.
Cloverbuds are eligible to submit a record form as well in order to receive recognition. Cloverbuds are ages 5 to 8.
Farmers need to look at their pastures; they may see developing weed problems that need action to correct. If there are weed problems, here are some points to ponder.
Consider whether or not to drill or overseed more forages into existing pasture to improve the stand, spray herbicides to control emerging broadleaf weeds, renovate the stand next spring, or do nothing.
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The Bruins will begin competition on balance beam and conclude on uneven bars, as determined by a random draw conducted by the NCAA on Monday morning. Also competing in the evening session are defending champion Florida, host-team Alabama, Utah, Nebraska and Penn State.
Competing in the afternoon session at 1 pm CT will be LSU, Oklahoma, Georgia, Michigan, Stanford and Illinois.
Friday's team semifinals determine the all-around champion and the qualifiers to the Super Six Team Finals and Individual Event Finals. The top three finishers from each preliminary session will advance to the Super Six Team Finals on Saturday, Apr. 19 at 6:00 pm CT. The top four individuals from each session in each event (plus ties) from the semifinal team and all-around competition will compete in the Individual Event Finals on Sunday, Apr. 20 at 2 pm CT.
The Bruins will start the meet on balance beam, followed by a bye, then floor exercise, vault, another bye and then uneven bars. followed by a bye, uneven bars, balance beam, a bye and then floor exercise. Florida has the Olympic order and will start on vault. Alabama begins on a bye before bars. Utah starts on uneven bars, Penn State has a bye before floor, and Nebraska starts on floor. Rotating with UCLA will be individual all-around qualifier Marie Case from Kent State.
In the afternoon session, Georgia begins on vault, Illinois has a bye before bars, Michigan begins on bars, Oklahoma starts on beam, LSU has the bye before floor, and Stanford begins on floor.
UCLA will be competing in its 30th NCAA Gymnastics Championship and seeking its seventh NCAA title.
Tickets to the NCAA Championships can be purchased at NCAA.com.


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Adapting Filial Therapy for Families who have a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness
Date: August 2004
Creator: Steen, Rheta LeAnne
Description: Utilizing a collective case study design, I examined and described the filial therapy (FT) process and adaptations discovered to be necessary and unnecessary in working with families who have a child with a life-threatening illness in the hospital setting. Data from a total of 7 parents was utilized, including those who terminated early, in order to gain a greater understanding of adapting FT for families who have a child with a life-threatening illness and their participation patterns. The parents attended 10 one- to two-hour FT sessions. The data was analyzed to examine for themes, patterns and relationships intrinsically with each case participant, as well as across cases. Analysis indicated that parents with a child with a life-threatening illness had great difficulty committing to attend FT; and a high rate of attrition occurred for those who did commit. A theme regarding flexibility was found to be of eminent importance in a variety of manifestations including therapeutic methods, session format, location and time of sessions, and intense vs traditional FT. Therapeutic adaptations in flexibility found to be important including openness to cathartic and personal parenting sessions, tolerance of forgetfulness, and lowering typical therapeutic concerns of dependency in the relationship. An inability for ...
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Adult Client Outcomes: Differences Between Counselors with Education in Child Centered Play Therapy Versus Counselors Without Education in Child-Centered Play Therapy
Date: August 2007
Creator: Rees, Brian Christopher
Description: Child-centered play therapists are taught unique relationship building approaches and therapeutic methods to utilize when working with children. The purpose of this study was to determine if adult clients counseled by child-centered play therapists would demonstrate greater positive therapeutic outcomes than adult clients who were counseled by non-educated child-centered play therapists. This study also attempted to determine if the play therapists' clients would show greater, significant improvement in any particular areas of client distress (i.e., depression/anxiety, relationship issues), more so than the clients of the non-play therapists. Archival data from an assessment, The Adult Self-Report Inventory (ASR), was gathered to measure reported pre and post-test client symptomology. This study utilized a 2X2 repeated measure ANOVA design to analyze the impact of counselors who were educated in child-centered play therapy who saw adult clients, versus their non-play therapy counterparts who saw adult clients. Before treatment pre-test and after treatment post-test administration was collected for use in the analysis. The population consisted of 60 adult clients seeking counseling services at a major university in the southwest. All clients were seen by Master's practicum students for ten sessions. The clients were divided into two groups - 30 were seen by play therapists, 30 ...
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Assessing the Adlerian Personality Priorities: A Formal Instrument for Therapeutic Practice
Date: May 2005
Creator: Allen, Elizabeth Gayle Soules
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop an effective formal instrument to assess the Adlerian personality priorities. The development of the Allen Assessment for Adlerian Personality Priorities, AAAPP, seeks to provide a strong comparability to assessing the Adlerian construct of personality priorities as the counselor interview. One hundred and seven participants were given the 1st administration of the AAAPP, Social Interest Scale and a demographic survey. Sixty-four participants completed a 2nd administration of the AAAPP two weeks later. Twenty participants experienced a counseling interview following the 2nd administration. The methods used to evaluate the validity and effectiveness of the AAAPP included: face validity, predictive validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability, multiple regression, Guttman split-half reliability and the Spearman Brown reliability.
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The Characteristics of Play Therapy Sessions with Children: A Preliminary Investigation
Date: August 2003
Creator: Frye, Kristi Dean
Description: This research study investigated various characteristics of children in play therapy and their play behaviors during sessions. Specifically, this research investigated how gender, age, ethnicity, household and presenting problem of children impacted the play therapy process. Thirty-two cases of children who received ten or more sessions of play therapy at the Child and Family Resource Clinic, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas between the years of 1998-2002 and met specified criteria were coded and entered into a computer spreadsheet for analysis. The background information provided by the parent/guardian of each child was analyzed using various measures of central tendency to summarize and describe the data sets. The session summary data completed by play therapists at the CFRC was examined using analysis of variance and multivariate analysis of variance. Analysis of variance and multivariate analysis of variance revealed statistical significance between the following variables: a) males and use of dolls (.01), animals (.007) and weapons (.014), and males and expression of happy (.048), confident (.042) curious (.007) and flat (.029) during play therapy sessions; b) young children and use of vehicles (.050) during play therapy sessions; c) Caucasian children and expression of happy (.011), and confident (.008) during play therapy sessions; ...
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Characteristics of Play Therapy Students in Training.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Solt, Misty D.
Description: This study examined if there were characteristic differences between play therapy students and non-play therapy students in training. Specifically, this study was designed to explore what, if any, characteristic differences between play therapy students and non-play therapy students in training exist in the following two areas: (a) personality variables, as measured by the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R) and (b) attitude toward children, and measured by the Barnett's Liking of Children Scale (BLOCS). Additionally, this study examined whether certain personality traits and the general attitude toward children for the play therapy student group correlated with the play therapy students' effectiveness ratings assigned to them by their play therapy supervisors. This study found statistically significant differences at the .05 alpha level between the play therapy (N=105) and non-play therapy students (N=79) in training in both the Extraversion personality trait on the NEO PI-R assessment and attitude toward children on the BLOCS. Non-play therapy students were in the High range for Extraversion, whereas play therapy students in training were in the Average range. According to this finding, play therapy students are less extraverted than non-play therapy students. Specifically, a statistically significant difference occurred on the Gregariousness scale of the Extraversion domain between ...
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Child-Centered Group Play Therapy with Children with Speech Difficulties
Date: August 2003
Creator: Danger, Suzan
Description: The problem with which this investigation was concerned was that of determining the efficacy of child-centered group play therapy with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children with speech difficulties as an intervention strategy for improving specific speech problems in the areas of articulation, receptive language, and expressive language. A second purpose was that of determining the efficacy of child-centered group play therapy in improving self-esteem, positive social interaction, and in decreasing anxiety and withdrawal behaviors among pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children with speech difficulties. The experimental group consisted of 11 children who received 25 group play therapy sessions one time a week in addition to their directive speech therapy sessions. The comparison group consisted of 10 children who received only their directive speech therapy sessions. The Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised, and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - 3 were used to measure receptive and expressive language skills. The Burks' Behavior Rating Scale was used to measure symptoms of anxiety, withdrawal, poor self-esteem, and poor social skills as observed by parents and teachers. Twelve hypotheses were tested using ANCOVA and Eta Squared. Child-centered group play therapy was shown to have a large practical significance in ...
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Children in Therapy: Evaluation of University-Based Play Therapy Clinical Services.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Tsai, Mei-Hsiang
Description: There is a dearth of research available on child services in the community mental health setting in the fields of psychology and counseling. The purpose of this study was to conduct an experimental evaluation of university-based play therapy clinical services with children aged 3 to 10 years old and to explore dimensions of the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) with children. This study examined real-life clinical services to the largest number of child participants in decades of mental health research, especially in the field of play therapy. Archival data from cases of 364 children served through a university-based play therapy clinic in the southwestern United States was examined. The effectiveness of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) was measures by a decrease in a child's behavioral problems perceived by a parent/guardian measured by scores of the Internalizing Problems, Externalizing Problems and Total Problems on the Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL) and a reduction of parent-child relationship stress manifested in the Child Domain, Parent Domain and Total Stress Score on the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). Data from pretest and posttest was gathered for use in the analysis. Independent samples t-test, repeated measures analysis of variance, and ordinary least squares regression, including effect sizes, ...
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Clinical and Educational Efficacy of a University-Based Biofeedback Therapy Clinic.
Date: December 2003
Creator: Shiau, Shwu-Huey
Description: This study is a qualitative analysis and a quantitative analysis of all peripheral biofeedback client data files of the University of North Texas Biofeedback Research and Training Laboratory since its establishment in 1991 and through the year of 2002. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical and educational efficacy of the BRTL. Clients' electromyography and temperature measures, self-report of homework relaxation exercises and progress, and the pre- and post-Stress Signal Checklist were reviewed and analyzed. In regard to clinical efficacy, results indicate statistically significant changes in both temperature training and muscle tension training as a whole group. When divided into subtypes based on the clients' primary presenting problem, findings indicate statistical significance in chronic pain, tension headache, and temporomandibular jaw pain on temperature training, and show statistical significance in chronic pain, tension headache, hypertension, migraine headache, stress, and temporomandibular jaw pain on muscle tension training. When analyzing the Stress Signal Checklist, only 25% of clients had complete information on both pre- and post-Stress Signal Checklist. For these 25%, 87.5% reported symptoms decreased. When reviewing the clients' self-reported progress in therapist's session notes, there is no procedure for computing a treatment success to failure ratio due to the ...
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College Counseling Center Professional Staff Involvement in Professional Organizations.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Greenhaw, Kimberly J.
Description: College counselors today face increasing challenges, with fewer resources than in the past. Little has been known as to whether college counselors take advantage of resources and benefits available through involvement in professional organizations in these increasingly challenging professional times. College counseling center professionals in one state in the Southwest were surveyed regarding their professional organization involvement (N = 152). Participants were selected by targeting specific 4-year institutions with undergraduate populations and specific counseling professionals who work in college counseling centers within these schools. Most college counselors surveyed were involved in professional organizations, and involved in a variety of ways within these organizations. Many professional organizations catering to college counselors were identified. Specific motivations for involvement and hindrances to involvement were identified. In addition, no significant difference was found among the involvement of professional counselors versus psychologists.
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A comparison of individual supervision and triadic supervision.
Date: August 2003
Creator: Nguyen, Thuy Vy
Description: This study was designed to measure and compare individual supervision to triadic supervision in promoting counselor effectiveness and counselor development. During individual supervision, one counselor met with one supervisor for an hour. Two models of triadic supervision were created for this study: Split Focus and Single Focus. Triadic consists of two supervisees and one supervisor meeting for one hour. During the Split Focus, 30 minutes was allocated to each counselor for supervision. During the Single Focus, the whole hour was spent supervising only one of the counselors. The next week, the whole hour was spent supervising the other counselor. Three comparison groups were employed to determine the effectiveness of the three supervision models. An instrument was used to evaluate counselor effectiveness and another instrument was used to evaluate counselor development. 47 masters-level counseling students enrolled in practicum participated in this study. The practicum met for 16 weeks. Each counselor filled out a Supervisee Levels Questionnaire-Revised at the beginning (pre-test) and at the end (post-test) of the semester. This instrument determined the counselor's developmental growth. Each counselor submitted a tape of a counseling session at the beginning (pre-tape) and at the end (post-tape) of the semester. The tape was rated on-site ...
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Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) California, Oregon and Nevada District Offices along with U.S. Fish and Wildlife are in the conceptual stages of creating a two million acre management complex for wild horses in Southeast Oregon, Northeast California, Northwest Nevada and the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge also in Northeast Nevada. The concept involves a management shift from individual Herd Management Areas ( HMA's) and smaller HMA complexes to an aggregate of HMA's called the Tri-State Complex.
BLM's Winnemucca District Office manager, Gene Seidlitz says, " We're just in the initial discussion stages of developing that sort of strategy of treating all of those areas as one big complex based on what we've been finding recently which is a significant amount of movement between HMA's and outside HMA's into other areas."
As District Office Manager, Seidlitz oversees Nevada's Calico Complex, recently under scrutiny for the highly controversial roundup of almost two thousand wild horses. " BLM somewhat has always had a tendency to look at individual HMA's on an individual basis... we just looked at those imaginary boundaries and thought that's how these horses were to be managed." Seidlitz explained that they learned from the last two roundups in the Calico and are carrying that knowledge forward for more effective management. "Odd as it may seem" said Seidlitz, " we're constantly learning something and adjusting based on that knowledge and expertise."
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Wild horse advocates and animal welfare groups have long been at odds with BLM's determination of AML for wild horses and burros. Many existing HMA's have levels far below what is needed for genetic viability and the ratio of cattle to horses has been quoted as 200:1. Combining HMA's into small complexes has been known to result in a loss of acreage for wild horses and the lowering of AML. The Ely District recently zeroed out several HMA's during such a process.
"Within Winnemucca right now, all our HMA's are managed with an AML which means horses are present... none of those HMA's right now have plans internally with the BLM or externally with the horse groups or the general public to be zeroed out. " Seidlitz assured. As to AML's in general, he stated, " I think another thing that we need to do, not only in this district and State but in other States, is to reassess what that true AML of that complex really is. Obviously that assessment is going to be a very detailed analysis of data from the rangeland including forage, habitat, water, etc. to arrive at an AML for the complex. With no pun intended, when you actually manage theses as a complex, it literally becomes complex.
Voices involved in the process
"I think the key to success on any project of this conceptual magnitude" said Seidlitz, " is having not only the State office and the Washington office fully engaged but linking that in with the district and field offices who actually will be tasked with making it work on the ground level."
The process would possibly include a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) between the various entities and input from Resource Advisory Committees ( RAC's) involved. " If this concept does become a reality, " said Seidlitz, " we're gonna have to have a very solid communication plan for it. This entails your interactive public, our stakeholders, our County, City and State governments. It won't be a hidden agenda is what I'm saying."
Though Environmental Assessment (EA) processes require that public comments be allowed and addressed, input from the general public could possibly be limited to comments made at regional RAC meetings because an EA is not required until action is actually taken on the ground. Seidlitz says, however, " You have a spectrum of people who truly support something and those who adversely oppose. I'm a firm believer in bringing folks together around the table and listen and learn from their concerns and find a middle ground."
Mega-complexes could be the wave of the future for BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program
"Speaking just on behalf of Nevada," explains Seidlitz, "I think these complexes are going to be the future. Whether it's complexes out of the Ely District, the Elko District, the Winnemucca District or Nevada Mountain District. I think you're going to see more of these HMA's being treated as complexes based on the location of them and based on the similarities of movement, forage, water, etc."
NOTE: A collaborative population survey flight is planned for late spring or early summer of this year. The census area will include all but the Oregon acreage involved in the Tri-State Complex concept.
Could this twist in a management approach be a step needed to put BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program on the right track? Should the concept become a reality, the proof will be in the pudding.
Look for reactions and questions from different factions concerned with wild horse and burro management in an upcoming article.


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The process of making movies has a few things in common with the process of making comics. Both are trying to tell compelling stories in a visual medium, and both include a great deal of collaboration. However, there are no pen and pencils "artists" in films - not in live-action films, anyhow - but there are people on the crew who very directly influence the movie's "look." Aside from a film's cinematographer, the person who most influences this is the production designer. In the case of "X-Men: The Last Stand," this position is held by Ed Verreaux, whose credits include the recent remake of "Starsky and Hutch," as well as "Jurassic Park III" and "Contact."
While visiting the set of the latest "X-Men" film in Vancouver, Canada, CBR News (along with several other journalists) had the opportunity to meet Verreaux and chat about his part in the latest adventure for Marvel's merry mutants. The Fox Studio representative (our guide) began our visit by taking us to the X3 production office, located at Vancouver Film Studios, for this particular meeting. It was the last day of November 2005, and it was freezing outside; literally, it's about 30 F. As we entered the offices, all the production workers were bustling - it's like they're Santa's elves and have less than a month to get everything ready for the big day.
We were guided down a long hall where we met Verreaux. All along the walls were tons of production sketches, as well as a few photos of actual sets. "These are some of the current images from the movie. As things develop and change, things get taken down and new stuff gets put up," he explained.
Among these drawings is something X-Men fans have been dying to see in the films, although Fox has asked us not to disclose this item to our readers yet. Suffice it to say, fans will be extremely pleased with what this is and how it appears.
The X-Mansion and the X-Jet
Of the other pictures and drawings, Verreaux pointed out the X-Mansion. He informed us that Royal Roads, a nearby school, is once again being used for the X-Mansion exterior. As the X-Mansion has already been established in previous films, he said there wasn't excessive work to do here.
In addition to the main areas of the school, the X-Men will be going back to the halls under the mansion, which is referred to as the "blue corridors" by the crew. This is where the infirmary, Cerebro, and the X-Jet hangar are located. And although Verreaux said there wouldn't be a Cerebro scene in this movie, the X-Jet will definitely make an appearance.
"Just like Superman has his cape, the X-Men have to have the X-Jet," explained the designer.
Verreaux indicated that the X-Jet hasn't changed that much in this film. He said he made it look more like a real airplane on the inside, and upgraded all of the controls. While he would've liked to do some other modifications, the plane had already been established in other films, plus it wasn't in the budget. Therefore, most of the plane in this film comes from pre-existing pieces used in "X-Men 2."
"It's kind of like Batman and the Batmobile. It's gone through all these different iterations, and the most recent Batmobile [in 'Batman Begins'] is a total departure. So while it's always fun for a designer to say, 'Okay, this is what has been done, so what can I do to make it new and exciting and interesting?' This was something where, monetarilyâ¦those are decisions that had to be made [to not redo the X-Jet]."
Fans who are disappointed about not getting a fancier X-Jet, however, can console themselves with the fact that they are getting something they've wanted to see for a long time - a Danger Room sequence.
"They tried to do the Danger Room in the first two movies. In the first, they had a Danger Room design, which they didn't build at all. In the second, they had a Danger Room sequence designed and built part of the Danger Room, but decided they couldn't afford it. This time, the studio realized this is an X-Men thing, so they wanted it."
Verreaux said that when the crew pulled the old set out of storage, one of the doors had "Danger Room" on it in very small letters. He indicated that this had been kind of a joke with the guys on X2, because Bryan [Singer, the director of the first two "X-Men" films] wanted it, but they couldn't do it.
As plans had been made for the Danger Room previously, the question was asked if either of the previous designs were utilized. Verreaux responded, "I've changed it a little bit - I've simplified it somewhat. We don't see as much of the room as you would've seen in other films. When I was working with Bryan on the first oneâ¦you were actually in this space and you were really aware of it. And in this movie, you're more aware of what the room is projecting, and you begin to realize you are in this big multi-dimensional holographic media space."
From Alaska to Washington DC
Naturally, a majority of the film takes place away from the school in some new locations, as well as several familiar ones. One of the pictures on the wall shows the bar in Alaska where fans met Wolverine in the first "X-Men" movie. Verreaux told us that many of the same characters from that scene will be back, including the bartender. It's a small scene, and there's no fighting pit this time. He indicated Logan just has a discussion with the bartender.
Another familiar location is the Oval Office, last seen at the end of "X-Men 2." There is a Department of Mutant Affairs in the story, and the US president has a large presence overall in the film. Hank McCoy (Beast, played by Kelsey Grammer) is the Secretary of Mutant Affairs, so he has meetings with the president in the Oval Office as well as the White House "situation room." Verreaux also informed us that while the Oval Office was in the last movie, its set had been rented out several times in the past two years and several of its pieces were missing. Therefore, he and his team had to rebuild the office mostly from scratch.
A Mutant Prison Convoy
Another sequence with several sketches on the wall appeared to be a prison convoy, as well as an image of Juggernaut in restraints. Verreaux confirmed, "We have a mutant prison convoy where some of the Brotherhood have been captured. We have a whole convoy sequence where it gets overtaken by Magneto and some of the Brotherhood, and he breaks out several people, among which is Juggernaut."
The Brotherhood he refers to is based on the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from the comic book series. "The Brotherhood will be going around blowing up clinics, and causing panic and terrorism in the world."
As for Juggernaut, he's a powerful force in the film. The designer said his description (in the movie) reads: "Cain Marko/prisoner must be restrained completely because once he starts moving, he can't be stopped."
Verreaux said part of the design question that he had to answer with regards to this sequence was, "What's going to look cool to contain this guy? Not just leg braces and straps - there needs to be more."
The resulting design in the sketches does indeed look "cool" and effective. Juggernaut's restraints "â¦are made out of the same stuff that held Han Solo at the end of Star Wars II," he quipped.
Magneto's Lair
The design crew also built an underground hideout for Magneto. Verreaux said they tried to do it as if it was all made out of metal. In terms of designing a space for a character, that's the one he felt he got to do the most work on. They didn't want the hideout to be gigantic like the first one, but they wanted it to be "â¦a cool supervillain-type of place."
Magneto's lair was also the source of some consternation for the designer, too. For those who haven't been following the film's development, Bryan Singer started out as the film's initial director, but then left to direct this summer's "Superman Returns." Matthew Vaughn ("Layer Cake") then signed on and continued development, but left the project as the shooting date drew near. Finally, Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour," "Red Dragon") jumped on with six weeks left before shooting began. This led to last-minute adjustments to the script, as well as other production elements.
As for how all this affected Verreaux and the design of Magneto's hideout, he explained, "This is where the script really drove us crazy because we had this script, and we were going around trying to find locations [for Magneto's lair] to fit the description in the script. And every time I'd show Brett, he'd go 'No, this isn't really right.'
"And so finally I said, 'Well I'm going to have to do something because this shoots in three weeks. I'm just going to make something up right now.' So I did a design, built a little model, took it down to the set, showed him, and said, 'Do you like this?' He said 'Yeah.' And I said, 'Good. Then this is what we're going to build.'
"And then, later on, we have a whole sequence where we're outside. The Brotherhood have all gathered and they have this big forest encampment, and Magneto is up on this knoll giving them a big speech. And Brett said, 'Behind him, I have to have a trap door leading into his secret hideout.' (Verreaux shrugged his shoulders and laughed good-naturedly.)
"So some of [dealing with the time crunch] was retrofitting stuff as ideas came up. I think that's the one thing where it would've really been nice to have had a lot of this stuff in advance - so instead of reacting, we could've been a lot more proactive. But that's just not the way this movie turned out."
Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge
Two other locations that had a lot of sketches on the wall are both native to San Francisco - Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. In the film, the designer revealed that "Worthington Industries [owned by the father of the mutant Angel] has bought Alcatraz Island, and they have a genetics laboratory there. A young character in the movie [named Leech] is being kept in Worthington labs because of his powers, which become sort of the crux of the movie."
Verreaux and his crew rebuilt part of Alcatraz Island at the film's Boundary and Kent location in Vancouver, and added that the rest will be created with CG (computer-generation). "Unfortunately, because of the building schedule and all that, we really weren't able to have it ready for summer, which is when we should have had it ready - which is when we should have been shooting it - so we're shooting it now in the rain and the snow and the fog and all that stuff."
He also admitted that Alcatraz ended up being their biggest challenge, "â¦because it's huge. And the concept we came up with quite quickly. I built [a little model of Alcatraz] on a Saturday based on talking with Brett on a Thursday. This whole concept had changed, because this entire sequence was actually going to take place in Washington D.C. and it was really problematic. And so he came up with this idea, 'No. Let's do this sequence at Alcatraz instead because we're going to see it later on.'
"So - very, very quickly - we built it in Maya [a software program], and found a location for it. It was, like, getting it done in eleven weeks - getting it ready to shoot and all that - so it was a very short, short timeframe and we had to make a lot of quick decisions. Things like picking the colors of the siding that's ordered and comes from Calgary. It's like, 'Is this color going to work? Because I'm not going to see it until it's up.'
"It's those kinds of things where lots of times you can work stuff out (if it's initially not right). If you don't quite like it you can change it. In this case, there was no changing. You really had to make the right decisions the first time."
Regarding the sketches of the Golden Gate Bridge on the wall, several images showed parts of the bridge destroyed. Someone among us asked if this was Magneto's handiwork. Verreaux replied with a smile that that Magneto may have something to do with that.
The designer explained that all the work surrounding the creation of the bridge was very tricky. In addition to building a section that was functional, he and his team also had to create a crashed section that had to act like a stage where people could run, jump, and fight on it. It's not just a "background piece," Verreaux said. They had to work very close with the stunt coordinator, 2nd Unit coordinator, Ratner, and others to make sure it was all functional. "That's the scary part of it. It's so big and so expensive, that it's really difficult to change once you get going in a direction - it's really hard to turn the ship."
Speaking of the metaphorical "ship," Verreaux also spoke briefly about the film's captain, Brett Ratner. "Brett wants to put his own stamp on [the movie]. As far as aspects that he'll put his stamp on, expect the acting and editing to be more stylized, as opposed to the look. The look can't be changed too much because it has already been established."
Verreaux added, "We've tried to pull back a little bit and tried to make things a little bit more realistic and let fantastic things happen in a real world, as opposed to pushing the world and making the world much more comic book-like."
Tight Schedules and Wacky Weather
As of the date of this interview, he said, "We are over 70% done with principle photography, but then there's a huge amount of post to be done, although that's ongoing at this point and has been for awhile."
"We have three units working. We have a first unit and a second unit. The second unit is doing a lot of the big action and the big broad stuff. The first unit is doing all the character stuff with all of the actors. The third unit is going around picking up little close-up shots of hands picking up coffee cups and stuff like that."
On top of the tight schedule, the film crew has also had to deal with erratic Vancouver weather. As for how it's affected Verreaux's team, he explained, "It hasn't changed the design plan, but it's been difficult for the shooting crews. They've had rain and snow to deal with. They've had a lot of fog. They've had a couple of weeks where they showed up to a location, started shooting for a couple of hours, but then had to stop because they couldn't see anything due to the fog. It's cold - not 'East Coast-cold' - but cold enough to snow, which is tough on the actors.
"We had a sequence where Storm is fighting a bunch of these guys and she causes a big tidal waveâ¦Whoosh! So the special effects guys had a bunch of really huge dump tanks set up - this is second-unit - so all these stunt guys are running toward these things and, literally, this giant wave, like, ten-feet tall, comes blasting out and knocks these guys back.
"Well, they had to rent a bunch of hot tubs or showers for that night so that these guys could get warm, because, of course, the water in the dump tank isn't warm. It's as cold as the water in the tap. So, now you're out, it's almost freezing, and you're totally soaked. You can't just go have a cup of coffee. You'll have hypothermia. So you just have to think about all this stuff and prepare."
With regards to this "wacky weather," people with a knowledge of filmmaking might also be curious about how they maintain visual continuity (e.g. if they're shooting a long outdoor scene over two days, but it snows on one of those days, you can't edit the scenes together). Verreaux replied, "It's night, which helps. Smoke effects and fog effects help also. Storm lays down a lot of fog in certain sequences, too. The trouble is when it's the beginning of a sequence and it's not supposed to be foggy yet."
Verreaux then led us from the production offices to one of the several nearby soundstages where they had been filming. Our first stop was my favorite interior from both of the previous films - the X-Mansion.
Welcome to Xavier's School for the Gifted
We walked down one of the school's hallways. There weren't any ceilings to the set, and lighting rigs hung overhead. Verreaux said he pulled back on the set dressing for this location, because he and Brett wanted to make the mansion look more like an old English school.
Several rooms were in various stages of preparation as we continued down the hall. He pointed out a classroom where Beast will be teaching, as well as Rogue's room (this is actually Kitty's room, too - they just change the set dressing depending on who they are shooting).
We got a glimpse of Iceman's room as well. It contained lots of "ice" items in its decor, including pictures of glaciers and snow-capped mountains. Naturally, they used very "cool" colors throughout the room.
Our walk-through of this set concluded with a visit to Wolverine's room. It was fairly plain and bare. Verreaux summarized the look succinctly: "Simple, austere. Logan doesn't go for interior decorating."
Part of the X-Jet Set
We moved to the next soundstage, and we're outside againâ¦sort of. While we were still indoors, the set itself was a forest location. Evergreen trees were all around, and in the center of the set - the X-Jet. Well, the back end of the X-Jet, at the very least. A stair ramp lead into its body from underneath. The rest of plane will be added digitally, according to Verreaux.
He explained that this set is being used for part of a scene where the X-Men land in a forest. They get out of the jet and it's very foggy. Storm will appear and "clear" the fog. Once the fog is cleared, the rest of the scene will be shot on an actual location - Alouette Lake - which is an hour east of the soundstage.
We were allowed to walk into the X-Jet, and could see where students would be strapped into seats along the jet's walls. It was almost like the inside of a plane where soldiers are getting ready to parachute, except the only door is the one in the floor.
Verreaux described the section of the jet we saw by saying, "If you had a lot of X-Men, this is where they'd all be sitting."
A journalist asked in response, "If you had a lot of X-Men�"
The designer merely smiled, and added that this plane prop is the same as the one used in X2. An interesting note is that the plane's stair ramp is actually longer than the opening in the plane that it drops out of, because the production didn't want the stair ramp to be too steep. So when watching X2, you'll never see the ramp go up into the ship or drop out of it. If you do, that's visual effects doing it digitally. Same with the steps on the ramp flipping up and down - it's a digital effect.
When asked why the X-Men have come to the forest, Verreaux would only say "â¦they are looking for something."
The Blue Corridors
Following this, we were led to the "blue corridor" set, which is supposed to exist under the X-Mansion. Down this hallway, we saw the X-Men's infirmary, a hallway which lead to Cerebro, and the elevator which leads to the school above.
I even had the opportunity to take a ride on the elevator - well, that may not be wholly accurate. I got to stand inside the elevator as Verreaux manually pulled the door shut (I hummed the muzak version of "Girl from Ipanema" for ambience).
We were also shown a door which led to the X-Hangar (where the X-Jet resides). When the door opens, you can see the beginning of the hangar's floor, but nothing after that. Verreaux explained that scenes shot in front of this opening use a green-screen in the background. Then the plane and the rest of the hangar are drawn in digitally. Since the digital team already has most of the X-Jet digital files from the last film, he indicated they are able to save time on this task.
Continuing down the adjacent hallway, we walked right up to the Cerebro door (the metal one with the large "X" on it in the previous films). Verreaux said that while Fox can't store all the set pieces from the earlier movies, many of the regularly-used pieces are saved. And from the details surrounding the Cerebro door that he shared, this was definitely a piece worth preserving. The door was all hand-built; there is wood underneath but it's all hand-cut metal - fabricated and applied - on top. "The Cerebro door cost $200,000 to make, so they definitely weren't getting rid of that," the designer added.
As we finished our walk down the corridors, he added that it's fun to speculate how comic characters actually built their houses and hideouts in their respective comic books, because most of the time, they couldn't really work from a practical point of view.
Mutant Prison Trucks
For our last stop, we were shown the inside of one of the prison trucks which was located on yet another soundstage. This is part of a prison truck sequence. Inside the prison trucks are containment cells that hold Juggernaut, Multiple Man, and other mutants, according to Verreaux.
With regards to the Juggernaut character (played by Vinnie Jones), he said, "Spectral Motion built this incredibly believable prosthetic suit for him, so he's this gigantic muscle man. And it really looks absolutely realistic. He's got this big helmet on, and they built this prosthetic for his face. And he just looks really imposing - he's huge."
The designer then showed us some of the containment cell doors up close. While they looked like hefty metal doors, upon touching them, we discovered they were very light. He said they were built out of meddite and foam-core so special effects could do a "Magneto effect" and have the doors rigged up to rip off the cells. He also explained the truck was rigged to a gimble that "shook and kicked up."
The production bought three tractors and two trailers that they "dressed out" as the prison vehicles for exteriors. They also used one of the trailer's interiors because the whole back to the truck needed to open up for a scene. Stunts occur around these trucks and cars flip over. Verreaux said, "Magneto really goes wild in this sequence. It's pretty cool."
In closing out our tour with Verreaux, he said the experience of "X-Men 3" has been a lot of fun for him. As someone who is Los Angeles-based (his family is down there as well), he said that he expected these months in Vancouver to actually be a lot harder; however, he said the entire production has been "really great" and looks forward to the film's release.
CBR's coverage of the "X-Men: The Last Stand" set visit is co-produced with help from our friends at Comics2Film.com.


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Portland: Bunk Sandwiches
Portland has a wicked food scene. We used to take a trip down twice a year for years then took a hiatus but went back recently purely for a food tour. We decided to do all the restaurants with hype and Bunk was one of them. As seen on DDD their sandwiches are unique and made fresh daily. We tried the top sellers and amazingly they were all good. Seriously delicious. Our favorites were the Italian meats and the Roast Beef but I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. A must stop in Weird Portland.
Italian Cured Meats w/ Bunk marinated hot peppers, provolone picante
Pork Belly Cubano with ham, swiss, pickles and mustard
Oregon Albacore Tuna Melt w/ Olive oil, balsamic,dijon, pickles, cheddar
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Outdated product since 2011, replaced by REF610
The overcurrent unit includes low-set stage I> and high-set stage I>> and the earth-fault unit low-set stage I0 > and high-set stage I0 >>. If the high-set stage is given a setting value within the lower part of the setting range, the relay module will have two nearly identical stages. In this case, the relay can be used in two-stage load shedding applications.
The protection functions are independent of each other and have their own setting groups and data recordings. The overcurrent protection function uses conventional current transformer measurement.
An output contact matrix allows start or trip signals from the protection stages to be routed to the desired output contact.


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What is the Heart-2-Heart Mother/Daughter Retreat ~ The Heart-2-Heart Mother/Daughter Retreat is an atmosphere created to strengthen the bond between mothers and their teenage daughters. It is designed to focus on the needs of the moms and the teens individually, through workshops, to provide strategies that will help them to connect with each other when they come back together.
What makes this Retreat different from other retreats ~ This retreat is different because it is my sincere desire to see relationships of mothers and daughters strengthened. The focus is on making the participants - both moms and daughters - whole. The main purpose of the retreat is to advocate the heart-2-heart connection between a mother and daughter. Other workshops and retreats focus on one or the other; the Heart-2-Heart Retreat is designed to build the relationship not just the individual.
What can participants who attend expect ~ We have so much planned for this event. It is going to be a life changing experience for all who attend. Attendees can expect a pajama contest, which is back by popular demand, workshops and a multitude of activities to help the girls and their mothers build and or strengthen the core of their relationship.
What was the response of the mothers and daughters who attended last year's retreat ~ The moms and daughters loved the retreat last year. One mom said, "The heart 2 heart retreat was a life changing experience. As the mother of a teenage daughter things have been difficult for me. Thanks to the workshops that were offered at the retreat I feel that I have the tools to reconnect with my daughter as well as take time out for myself. I am also grateful for the impact the retreat had on my daughter and for the wonderful mothers that I was able to meet and share with. I thank God for giving you the vision to bring mothers and daughters together and I thank you for a first class retreat."
A daughter from the 2009 Retreat had this to say, "The real meaning of the retreat was to love my mother and treat her as I would treat others. Also I can know that if I want to share anything with my mother I could because I can trust her. She is also the person I can run to for help. This retreat also help me open my eyes and see how much my mother cares for me and that she wants for the best for me… I hope we have another retreat like this because it really fed my heart, mind and soul. Thank you for letting me and my mother get this opportunity of knowing how important a relationship between a mother and daughter really is."
When is the Retreat ~ March 19-20, 2010
What is the investment to attend the Retreat ~ The cost of the Retreat is $488 per couple. The fee includes a 2-night stay at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Inner Harbor; daytime meals; a pizza and pajama party; four workshops; t-shirts and gift bags for the mother-daughter team.
What is the theme of this year's retreat and how is it different from last year ~ The theme of this year's retreat is, "Building Self-esteem to Achieve the Dream". The theme last year was, "Strengthening the Bond". Participating moms and daughters in this year's retreat will leave with a fresh perspective of each other's views, a deeper appreciation of the significance of their relationships and strategies to help them move forward in a positive direction.
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Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III bootloader gets unlocked, renders 'developer edition' phone useless
Unlike any other Samsung Galaxy S III variation, Verizon's model comes with a locked bootloader. That basically keeps you from doing any modding on your device. No custom ROMs, no custom kernels, the likes. Of course, when asked about this, the carrier will say that it's for your own protection. You'll be the judge of how accurate that description is.
To appease the angry masses, Samsung announced a special 'developer edition' of Verizon's Galaxy S III that would come with an unlocked (or unlockable) bootloader. The catch? You'll need to pay $599 for that particular SKU. If you're not in the mood for that, worry not.
The genius devs over at the XDA Developers forum have found a way to unlock the Galaxy S III's bootloader, using a leaked insecure bootloader. So, basically, what this means is that you're now able to run custom stuff on your device, provided you can follow some simple instructions. They're all detailed in this post. The video below even walks you through the process in a step-by-step manner.
One thing of note is that after doing this you should not, for any reason, under any circumstance, accept any official updates from Verizon and Samsung. Doing that may result in a bricked phone. Then again, you unlocked the bootloader to run custom ROMs, didn't you? So do that. You'll be fine.


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We would like to monitor/view our performance on all Virtual machines running on our Windows 2008 R2 Hyper V Server. We need the ability to view common stats live on the server and also be able to view reports?
I know about performance monitor, but not sure if there was more like a "dashboard" view so we can view performance ongoing from our display monitor.
Do you have any suggestions? Would SCVMM do this?


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I got a chance to watch this program yesterday. And it was fascinating. Like pretty much all of the episodes, this one was extremely well done and interesting.
The story focuses on the first round of the 1983 draft, and mainly revolves around Marvin Demoff - he was the agent for both Elway and Marino. As it happens, he kept a journal of his conversations with the players, as well as the people he talked with at various teams.
There are some great segments with many of those people, interspersed with archival footage from the time period. Demoff does the whole thing while sitting in a re-created draft room, which adds a nice element to the story.
One thing you come to realize is just how lucky the Dolphins were, and how it could have gone very differently along the way. And perhaps more incredibly, how pretty much every team in the league would have given *anything* to get John Elway - and several almost did!
And when you look at the other 26 players in that first round, you also realize how few of them actually were "great" - some were very good, and some were just okay, and a few never did much in the NFL. And it reminds you again that the NFL draft is nothing more than the allocation of players from college to the NFL. There are no guarantees.
Its worth watching - so set your Tivos for the next showing!


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Brain & Nervous System Health Center
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
In this article
How Is Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Diagnosed? continued...
Neuropsychological testing is the most accurate method of pinpointing and documenting a person's cognitive problems and strengths.
Lab Tests
There is no lab test that confirms the diagnosis of NPH. Any lab tests that are done are probably being done to rule out conditions that might cause similar symptoms.
Imaging Tests
- CT scan of the head: This scan is similar to an X-ray but gives a more detailed, 3-dimensional picture of the brain. It cannot confirm a diagnosis of NPH, but it can show ventricular enlargement or other changes that suggest NPH. Newer techniques can actually measure the flow of CSF in the brain. These findings alone may not be sufficient for diagnosis. This scan is safe and painless.
- MRI of the head : This scan uses radio signals and a strong magnet to create a detailed picture of the brain. It is safe and painless, like a CT scan, but takes longer (about 30 minutes). It also cannot confirm a diagnosis of NPH.
- Cisternography: This test is much more involved than CT scan or MRI and is not widely used. It highlights absorption of the CSF.
Other Tests to Evaluate Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Lumbar puncture (spinal tap): This procedure involves removal of CSF from the area around the spinal cord in the lower back.
The CSF pressure is measured, and the fluid that is removed is analyzed for abnormalities that might give a clue as to the problem. Usually, more fluid is removed than is necessary for these tests, the idea being that removal of a large volume of CSF may help relieve symptoms (this is checked by comparing exam results before and after).
If symptoms are relieved, it is usually temporary; improvement of symptoms with lumbar puncture is commonly interpreted as meaning that a surgical shunt would be helpful in that person.
What Is the Treatment for Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?
Normal pressure hydrocephalus generally cannot be cured. It is a long-term condition. However, many people with the condition obtain substantial relief through surgical treatment. For those who are not candidates for surgery, treatment consists of measures to relieve mood and behavioral problems, cope with physical problems such as incontinence and walking difficulties, and maximize physical, mental, and social functioning.


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- Pure Reflections
- Two Prominent Artists in One
- Emel Vardar at the New York Art Fair
- An Exhibition To Satisfy A Longing For Snow
- Turkey Through the Eyes of the Edinburgh Review
- Small Scale, Big Story
- A different angle on different cultures: The 14th Turkey-Germany Film Festival
- American Classical Music Legend to Perform in Istanbul
- Turkey's First Ski Marathon Begins!
- AnadoluJet links Thrace to Anatolia
- Anadolu Jet, Mediterranean University, Mahşer-i Cümbüş Cooperation
- Turkish Airlines and Singapore Airlines Begin Joint Flights
- Another Mileage Promotion From Miles&Smiles!
- Flights to Nairobi Get Under Way
- Increase in flights by Turkish Airlines
- Liquid Restrictions on Hand Luggage
- Turkish Airlines at EMITT Fair for 13th Time
- Uğur Cebeci's First Class Memory: "I Flew In A Splendid Residence!"
Flights to Nairobi Get Under Way
Turkish Airlines is now flying to Nairobi (Kenya) three days a week. With the addition of Nairobi, the first to be added to its flight network in 2009, Turkish Airlines has upped its international destinations to a total of 110.
The Istanbul-Nairobi flights, which got under way on 20 February, are on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 6:45 p.m., arriving Nairobi at 2 a.m. the next morning, and the Nairobi-Istanbul flights on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3:30 a.m., arriving Istanbul at 8:40 a.m. Details on Turkish Airlines' Nairobi flights are available from the Call Center at 444 0 849 (444 0 THY), over the website www.thy.com, and at all Turkish Airlines' sales offices.


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Nostradamus 'Prediction'
Jeff Smith
From: "Smith Design Works"
To: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
Sent: September 14, 2001 9:14 AM
Subject: ...
I know you're busy, but is this an accurate quote by translation? I couldn't find it on the Nostrodamus site (and no, I don't believe he was anything else than just a normal man).
"In the year of the new century and nine months,
Personally, I hate this crap, but I'm doing it as a favor for a misguided friend.
Also, have you heard of a newspaper/magazine called "The Nation"? How respected/reputable are they?
Jeff Smith
From: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
To: "Smith Design Works"
Subject: Re: ...
Date: September 14, 2001 8:33 AM
I don't think this is from Nostradamus any more than the village idiot one was from Nostradamus. I am more willing to believe both are hoaxes than that they are real.
Think about it: There are plenty of Nostradamus frea-- er, uh, afficionados out there, and this is pretty graphic detail, to say the least. So, then, why did we not hear a whole pot full of hysteria from all the Nostradumus frea-- er, afficionados earlier this month?
If you can find a web page with this on it, run the command
into your URL window and it will return the date the file was posted onto the host. If you can find one that returns a date before Tuesday, I'll be glad to check this shit out further. Also, if you can find a book with this in it that was published before Tuesday, let me know and I'll be glad to give it all the attention I can muster.
I doubt you'll find any evidence that this particular letter sequence existed prior to, say, yesterday -- at most, the day before yesterday.
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
Six years of service to
people with no reason to believe
Added: September 14, 2001
From: "Smith Design Works"
To: "Positive Atheism Magazine" <email@example.com>
Sent: September 14, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: Nostrildamus ...
Okay, I finally got to the site, I (you) were right ... it's a hoax. It seemed too precise to be for real. I should learn follow my gut instincts (read: critical thinking abilities) before bothering you. :)
Thanks again,
Jeff Smith
From: "Positive Atheism" <email@example.com>
To: "Smith Design Works"
Subject: Re: Nostrildamus ...
Date: September 14, 2001 10:16 AM
Bother? Nah! Makes great reading in the Forum! I had it posted by the time you even downloaded your copy of the response.
Besides, we all could use a little exercise in critical thinking, and what better way than to watch a few people work through a problem wherein we instinctively know what's up but can't quite pin it down?
Your next assignment will be to have worked through a few possibilities and then to send them in and see what we think! d;^)
Cliff Walker
Positive Atheism Magazine
Six years of service to
people with no reason to believe
Material by Cliff Walker (including unsigned editorial commentary) is copyright ©1995-2006 by Cliff Walker. Each submission is copyrighted by its writer, who retains control of the work except that by submitting it to Positive Atheism, permission has been granted to use the material or an edited version: (1) on the Positive Atheism web site; (2) in Positive Atheism Magazine; (3) in subsequent works controlled by Cliff Walker or Positive Atheism Magazine (including published or posted compilations). Excerpts not exceeding 500 words are allowed provided the proper copyright notice is affixed. Other use requires permission; Positive Atheism will work to protect the rights of all who submit their writings to us.


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I noticed that my processors were, in total, in use only about 50% of the time while making a Linux kernel.
I usually make the kernel, then make the modules.
I have just started a make bzImage in one terminal and a make modules in another and see that both my processors are in full use. I expect the total compile time will be a lot quicker as I'm compiling in parallel instead of serial.
Are there any "gotya's" that make this unsafe?


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A spot just became available on our Marketing team.
(Now, we're a little under fire at the moment, so only apply if you've got a thick skin.)
That said, the job is a great opportunity if you're seeking free air travel benefits.
(Although we can't promise that your flight will run on time, if at all.)
But look, if you can see your way past these two issues, then you're staring down the barrel of a plum job in the brave new world of big brands and social media.
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Brabus isn't afraid to get under the hood of any Mercedes-Benz to add a pinch more power and sharpen up the exterior, from the tiniest Smart all the way up to the big G-Class SUV. So it should come as no surprise that one of its latest releases is a tweaked version of the Mercedes CLA45 AMG with some red accents and more muscle.
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My collection of birds photographed, mostly in South Florida.
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runningwild says celestial stunning this is prize winning stuff send it to the baie de la somme france who have an annual birdie exhibition or to the royal photographic society nature group this is stratospheric
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