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Adverse reactions associated with levothyroxine therapy are primarily those of hyperthyroidism due to therapeutic overdosage (see PRECAUTIONS and OVERDOSAGE). They include the following:
General: fatigue, increased appetite, weight loss, heat intolerance, fever, excessive sweating;
Central nervous system: headache, hyperactivity, nervousness, anxiety, irritability, emotional lability, insomnia;
Musculoskeletal: tremors, muscle weakness;
Cardiovascular: palpitations, tachycardia, arrhythmias, increased pulse and blood pressure, heart failure, angina, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest;
Respiratory: dyspnea;
Gastrointestinal: diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and elevations in liver function tests;
Dermatologic: hair loss, flushing;
Endocrine: decreased bone mineral density; Reproductive: menstrual irregularities, impaired fertility.
Pseudotumor cerebri and slipped capital femoral epiphysis have been reported in children receiving levothyroxine therapy. Overtreatment may result in craniosynostosis in infants and premature closure of the epiphyses in children with resultant compromised adult height.
Seizures have been reported rarely with the institution of levothyroxine therapy.
Inadequate levothyroxine dosage will produce or fail to ameliorate the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism.
Hypersensitivity reactions to inactive ingredients have occurred in patients treated with thyroid hormone products. These include urticaria, pruritus, skin rash, flushing, angioedema, various GI symptoms (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea), fever, arthralgia, serum sickness and wheezing. Hypersensitivity to levothyroxine itself is not known to occur.
Read the Levothroid (levothyroxine sodium) Side Effects Center for a complete guide to possible side effects
Many drugs affect thyroid hormone pharmacokinetics and metabolism (e. g. , absorption, synthesis, secretion, catabolism, protein binding, and target tissue response) and may alter the therapeutic response to LEVOTHROID® (levothyroxine sodium) . In addition, thyroid hormones and thyroid status have varied effects on the pharmacokinetics and actions of other drugs. A listing of drug-thyroidal axis interactions is contained in Table 2.
The list of drug-thyroidal axis interactions in Table 2 may not be comprehensive due to the introduction of new drugs that interact with the thyroidal axis or the discovery of previously unknown interactions. The prescriber should be aware of this fact and should consult appropriate reference sources (e. g. , package inserts of newly approved drugs, medical literature) for additional information if a drug-drug interaction with levothyroxine is suspected.
Table 2:Drug-Thyroidal Axis Interactions
|Drugs that may reduce TSH secretion - the reduction is not sustained;therefore,hypothyroidism does not occur
|Drug or Drug Class
|Dopamine / Dopamine Agonists
|Effect - Use of these agents may result in a transient reduction in TSH secretion when administered at the following doses:Dopamine ( ≥ 1µ g/kg/min); Glucocorticoids (hydrocortisone ≥ 100 mg/day or equivalent);Octreotide ( > 100 µg/day).
|Drugs that alter thyroid hormone secretion
|Drugs that may decrease thyroid hormone secretion,which may result in hypothyroidism
|Drug or Drug Class
|(including iodine-containing Radiographic contrast agents) Lithium
|Propylthiouracil (PTU) Sulfonamides Tolbutamide
|Effect - Long-term lithium therapy can result in goiter in up to 50% of patients, and either subclinical or overt hypothyroidism, each in up to 20% of patients. The fetus, neonate, elderly and euthyroid patients with underlying thyroid disease (e.g., Hashimoto's thyroiditis or with Grave's disease previously treated with radioiodine or surgery) are among those individuals who are particularly susceptible to iodine-induced hypothyroidism. Oral chole-cystographic agents and amiodarone are slowly excreted, producing more prolonged hypothyroidism than parenterally administered iodinated contrast agents. Long-term aminoglutethimide therapy may minimally decrease T4 and T3 levels and increase TSH, although all values remain within normal limits in most patients.
|Drugs that may increase thyroid hormone secretion,which may result in hyperthyroidism
|Drug or Drug Class
|Iodide (including iodine-containing Radiographic contrast agents)
|Effect - Iodide and drugs that contain pharmacological amounts of iodide may cause hyperthyroidism in euthyroid patients with Grave's disease previously treated with antithyroid drugs or in euthyroid patients with thyroid autonomy (e.g., multinodular goiter or hyperfunctioning thyroid adenoma). Hyperthyroidism may develop over several weeks and may persist for several months after therapy discontinuation.Amiodarone may induce hyper-thyroidism by causing thyroiditis.
|Drugs that may decrease T4 absorption,which may result in hypothyroidism
|Drug or Drug Class
|Bile Acid Sequestrants
|Cation Exchange Resins
|- Aluminum & Magnesium
|- Cholestyramine
|- Kayexalate
|- Colestipol
|Ferrous Sulfate
|- Simethicone
|Calcium Carbonate
|Effect - Concurrent use may reduce the efficacy of levothyroxine by binding and delaying or preventing absorption, potentially resulting in hypothy-roidism.Calcium carbonate may form an insoluble chelate with levothyroxine, and ferrous sulfate likely forms a ferric-thyroxine complex.Administer levothyroxine at least 4 hours apart from these agents.
|Drugs that may alter T4 and T3 serum transport - but FT 4 concentration remains normal;and,therefore,the patient remains euthyroid
|Drugs that may increase serum TBG concentration
|Estrogens (oral)
|Heroin /Methadone
|Oral contraceptives
|Drugs that may decrease serum TBG concentration
|Androgens / Anabolic Steroids
|Slow-Release Nicotinic Acid
|Drugs that may cause protein-binding site displacement
|Drug or Drug Class
|Furosemide ( > 80 mg IV)
|Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
|- Fenamates
|- Phenylbutazone
|Salicylates ( > 2 g/day)
|Effect - Administration of these agents with levothyroxine results in an initial transient increase in FT4.Continued administration results in a decrease in serum T4 and normal FT4 and TSH concentrations and, therefore, patients are clinically euthyroid. Salicylates inhibit binding of T4 and T3 to TBG and transthyretin.An initial increase in serum FT4 is followed by return of FT4 to normal levels with sustained therapeutic serum salicylate concentrations, although total-T4 levels may decrease by as much as 30%.
|Drugs that may alter T4 and T3 metabolism
|Drugs that may increase hepatic metabolism,which may result in hypothyroidism
|Drug or Drug Class
|Effect - Stimulation of hepatic microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme activity may cause increased hepatic degradation of levothyroxine, resulting in increased levothyroxine requirements. Phenytoin and carbamazepine reduce serum protein binding of levothyroxine, and total- and free-T4 may bereduced by 20% to 40%, but most patients have normal serum TSH levels and are clinically euthyroid.
|Drugs that may decrease T4 5'-deiodinase activity
|Drug or Drug Class
|Beta-adrenergic antagonists
|- (e.g., Propranolol > 160 mg/day)
|- (e.g., Dexamethasone ≥ 4 mg/day) Propylthiouracil (PTU)
|Effect - Administration of these enzyme inhibitors decreases the peripheral conversion of T4 to T3, leading to decreased T3 levels.However, serum T4 levels are usually normal but may occasionally be slightly increased. In patients treated with large doses of propranolol ( > 160 mg/day), T3 and T4 levels change slightly, TSH levels remain normal, and patients are clinically euthyroid.It should be noted that actions ofparticular beta-adrenergic antagonists may be impaired when the hypothyroid patient is converted to the euthyroid state.Short-term administration of large doses of glucocorticoids may decrease serum T3 concentrations by 30% with minimal change in serum T4 levels.However, long-term glucocor-ticoid therapy may result in slightly decreased T3 and T4 levels due to decreased TBG production (see above).
|Drug or Drug Class
|Anticoagulants (oral)
|- Coumarin Derivatives
|- Indandione Derivatives
|Effect - Thyroid hormones appear to increase the catabolism of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors, thereby increasing the anticoagulant activity of oral anticoagulants. Concomitant use of these agents impairs the compensatory increases in clotting factor synthesis. Prothrombin time should be carefully monitored in patients taking levothyroxine and oral anticoagulants and the dose of anticoagulant therapy adjusted accordingly.
|Drug or Drug Class
|- Tricyclics (e.g., Amitriptyline)
|- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
|- Tetracyclics (e.g., Maprotiline)
|(SSRIs;e.g., Sertraline)
|Effect - Concurrent use of tri/tetracyclic antidepressants and levothyroxine may increase the therapeutic and toxic effects of both drugs, possibly due to increased receptor sensitivity to catecholamines.Toxic effects may include increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias and CNS stimulation;onset of action of tricyclics may be accelerated.Administration of sertraline in patients stabilized on levothyroxine may result in increased levothyroxine requirements.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Antidiabetic Agents
|- Meglitinides
|- Sulfonylureas
|- Biguanides
|- Thiazolidinediones
|- Insulin
|Effect - Addition of levothyroxine to antidiabetic or insulin therapy may result in increased antidiabetic agent or insulin requirements.Careful monitoring of diabetic control is recommended, especially when thyroid therapy is started, changed, or discontinued.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Cardiac Glycosides
|Effect - Serum digitalis glycoside levels may be reduced in hyperthyroidism or when the hypothyroid patient is converted to the euthyroid state. Therapeutic effect of digitalis glycosides may be reduced.
|Drug or Drug Class
|- Interferon-α
|- Interleukin-2
|Effect - Therapy with interferon-α has been associated with the development of antithyroid microsomal antibodies in 20% of patients and some have transient hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or both.Patients who have antithyroid antibodies before treatment are at higher risk for thyroid dysfunction during treatment.Interleukin-2 has been associated with transient painless thyroiditis in 20% of patients.Interferon-β and -γ have not been reported to cause thyroid dysfunction.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Growth Hormones
|- Somatrem
|- Somatropin
|Effect - Excessive use of thyroid hormones with growth hormones may accelerate epiphyseal closure. However, untreated hypothyroidism may interfere with growth response to growth hormone.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Effect - Concurrent use may produce marked hypertension and tachycardia;cautious administration to patients receiving thyroid hormone therapy is recommended.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Methylxanthine Bronchodilators
|- (e.g., Theophylline)
|Effect - Decreased theophylline clearance may occur in hypothyroid patients; clearance returns to normal when the euthyroid state is achieved.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Radiographic Agents
|Radiographic Agents
|Effect - Thyroid hormones may reduce the uptake of 123I, 131I, and 99mTc.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Effect - Concurrent use may increase the effects of sympathomimetics or thyroid hormone.Thyroid hormones may increase the risk of coronary insufficiency when sympathomimetic agents are administered to patients with coronary artery disease.
|Drug or Drug Class
|Chloral Hydrate
|(excessive topical use)
|Para-aminosalicylate sodium
|Thiazide Diuretics
|Effect - These agents have been associated with thyroid hormone and / or TSH level alterations by various mechanisms.
Oral anticoagulants
Levothyroxine increases the response to oral anticoagulant therapy. Therefore, a decrease in the dose of anticoagulant may be warranted with correction of the hypothyroid state or when the LEVOTHROID® (levothyroxine sodium) dose is increased. Prothrombin time should be closely monitored to permit appropriate and timely dosage adjustments (see Table 2).
Digitalis glycosides
The therapeutic effects of digitalis glycosides may be reduced by levothyroxine. Serum digitalis glycoside levels may be decreased when a hypothyroid patient becomes euthyroid, necessitating an increase in the dose of digitalis glycosides (see Table 2).
Drug-Food Interactions
Consumption of certain foods may affect levothyroxine absorption thereby necessitating adjustments in dosing. Soybean flour (infant formula), cotton seed meal, walnuts, and dietary fiber may bind and decrease the absorption of levothyroxine sodium from the GI tract.
Drug-Laboratory Test Interactions
Changes in TBG concentration must be considered when interpreting T4 and T3 values, which necessitates measurement and evaluation of unbound (free) hormone and/or determination of the free-T4 index (FT4I). Pregnancy, infectious hepatitis, estrogens, estrogen-containing oral contraceptives, and acute intermittent porphyria increase TBG concentrations. Decreases in TBG concentrations are observed in nephrosis, severe hypoproteinemia, severe liver disease, acromegaly, and after androgen or corticosteroid therapy (see also Table 2). Familial hyper- or hypo-thyroxine binding globulinemias have been described, with the incidence of TBG deficiency approximating 1 in 9000.
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OII Co-Sponsors Conference on Innovations in Education with Institute for Government Innovation; OII "Innovations in Education Exchange;" and more
Innovations in the News
Ball State University graduates Indiana's first Transition-to-Teaching teachers; plus more news on teacher certification, school choice, virtual schools, and magnet schools
Troops-to-Teachers Program Helps Soldiers While Helping Schools
The Troops-to-Teachers program assists military personnel make the transition from military service to teaching in public elementary and secondary schools.
To be eligible, service men or women must have retired from active or reserve duty. They must have completed six or more years of continuous service and must also be willing to enter the reserves for at least three years. Current reservists can also be eligible by having at least 10 years of service and be willing to commit to the reserves for at least three more years. Program entrants must also hold a baccalaureate or advanced degree, except those seeking to become vocational or technical education teachers. In this case, having one year of college or at least six years of military service in the vocational or technical field would qualify them for the program.
The program offers participants counseling, referral, and placement assistance when moving into new teaching careers. The program also links entrants with teacher preparation programs operating in the states in which they would like to teach. Thirty-three states support offices participate in this program. Participants can qualify for a stipend to help them cover the cost of certification expenses. Recipients of stipends must agree to teach full time in a school that is in high need of teachers.
Troops-to-Teachers has placed over 5,000 new teachers in the classroom. Many of these teachers have filled the teacher shortage in many school districts. The Troops-to-Teachers program is administered through the Office of Innovation and Improvement in conjunction with the Department of Defense. The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support within the Department of Defense handles the day-to-day administration of the program. For more information, go to: http://www.ed.gov/programs/troops/index.html and http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2003/04/04092003.html for congressional testimony about the program by Deputy Under Secretary Nina Rees
What's New
OII Co-Sponsors Conference on Innovations in Education with Institute for Government Innovation
OII and the Institute for Government Innovation sponsored a joint conference on "Innovations in Education" at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The purpose of the conference was to explore the role of innovation in this era of scientifically-based research and practice. Participants were education leaders and practitioners who have contributed to education innovation throughout their careers. For more information, go to http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oii/resources/20030415.html. (April 15)
Secretary of Education Rod Paige addressed the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs
The evening prior to the conference, Secretary of Education Rod Paige addressed the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs, Harvard's premier arena for political discussion and debate. In his speech, the Secretary said that the No Child Left Behind Act is "the most powerful affirmative action program ever devised." The presentation was broadcast over C-Span. To read the full address, go to http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2003/04/04142003.html. (April 14)
The Institute for Government Innovation
The Institute for Government Innovation is looking for quality applicants for the Innovations in American Government awards competition. Winners are outstanding examples of creative problem solving in the public sector. Deadlines are May 30 for paper applications and June 6 for online applications. Specific information is available at http://www.innovations.harvard.edu. (April 15)
OII "Innovations in Education Exchange"
OII will host the first session of the Innovations in Education Exchange Series on May 29 at 10:30 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Education. The purpose of the series is to explore one promising practice and illustrate lessons that can be learned from the innovation. To register for this event, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. (April 15)
Job Opportunity
OII has a new job opportunity that is open to candidates from outside of government. Two people will be hired as GS12/13 Education Program Specialists in the Teacher and Principal Quality Program (deadline April 24). The salary range is $58,070-$89,774. Those hired for the positions will research and develop program criteria for the selection, funding, and evaluation of grants and contracts. For more information about this posting, see http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/.
Funding Opportunities
Competitions are now open for the Public Charter Schools program (deadline date, April 28) and the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities program (deadline date, June 3). For applications and guidance, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/charter/applicant.html and http://www.ed.gov/programs/charterfacilities/applicant.html.
Innovations in the News
Teacher Certification
Ball State University has produced Indiana's first Transition-to-Teaching graduates. The Transition-to-Teaching program, created by a congressional mandate and endorsed by the Indiana Consortium of Education Deans, allows non-teachers with bachelor's degrees to gain their teaching certificates in approximately 18 months. [More-The Star Press] (April 11
A new program at the UConn-Stamford campus, aimed at recruiting teachers into subject areas with staffing shortages, will get a jump start from a scholarship fund set up by Northeast Utilities. The certification program is a full-time, one-year master's degree/certification program that targets both recent college graduates and people considering a career change. [More-The Hour Online] (April 11
The Florida Department of Education has an online teacher certification program that gives teachers a mentor and online assignments, but requires no classroom attendance. [More- The Palm Beach Post] (April 7)
Parental Involvement
With a few keystrokes on the computer, parents in Hall County (GA) are able to retrieve facts about the local school system, the county, and the gap that exists between the graduation rates of white and Hispanic students. [More-WXIA-TV Atlanta] (Dec. 1)
School Choice
A new proposal in Minnesota would allow parents of children with disabilities to be able to use public education funding to pay for private school tuition. The proposal is modeled after a Florida program that has more than 8,600 participants and is considered one of the nation's largest voucher programs. [More-The Pioneer Press] (April 10)
Virtual Schools
The Georgia Senate passed a bill Monday that would establish virtual charter schools -- experimental public schools free from some state regulations in the state. [More-WSBTV.com] (April 7)
Magnet Schools
It is a delicate balance to maintain strong schools across a district. Magnet schools in Raleigh, North Carolina have stabilized dying downtown schools by filling and integrating them with suburban middle-income and upper-income students, who were drawn to programs they could not get in their neighborhood schools. [More-The News Observer] (March 23)
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Federal regulators say it was 10 hours before Chevron Corp. discovered that crude oil was spilling from a pipeline into a Salt Lake City creek. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration fined Chevron $423,600 on Monday and ordered it to do a better job monitoring the pipeline. Chevron spokesman Dan Johnson says the company has 30 days to respond to the citation.
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It's all over for Vick. Notice he doesn't have the speed he had just a few years ago. He can't get away from DEs or LBs anymore. If they send a safety, he's toast.
The good thing about the Cards having to punt is getting to see Vick get hit some more.
I stopped fighting my inner demons. We're on the same side now.
Na Na Na Na.....Na Na Na Na....Hey Hey Hey.....
Eagles score here it will be 24-13 and have a very slim chance. Cards need another score to ice it
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
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3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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i'm smelling an Osi 7.5 sack game next week by JPP, against this dismal team.
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I got the end of the Denver-Houston game
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When Brave opened a few weeks back, I was lamenting the fact that I would not be able to see it. With a toddler and a baby whose maternal grandparents live three thousand miles away, it can be hard to find a sitter. For a while we had been discussing whether or not the drive-in was a good option for us. We haven't been since our son was born in 2009, but we used to go quite frequently. Having determined that the baby would most likely sleep in my arms, the only "x factor" was our toddler.
We discussed it for a while beforehand, asked the opinions of friends, consulted Facebook, and finally decided to take the plunge. The drive-in we usually frequent was showing Brave as its first movie, with The Avengers coming up second. Our hope was to watch Brave with our toddler, have him fall asleep in the car and then see The Avengers. About halfway through the day we realised that our feisty little man was not at all likely to fall asleep. As the day progressed we also determined that he would likely not be interested in a second movie, but in case he was, it should be age appropriate. We are lucky to live within easy driving distance of three such venues and so chose the Saco Drive-In. The second oldest operating drive-in in the country, it was showing Brave alongside Madagascar 3 which was much better.
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Got mine last night. This sidearm is awesome!! Great work - thank you.
Had the pleasure of painting one of these bad boys a few weeks ago...beautiful piece Mojo. Hopefully I can still get one in the coming weeks.
Unfortunately there is no real reference of the gun out-side the holster, so most of the color/weathering is left for the imagination.
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Got mine today!
Just awesome. Looking forward to painting it.
Nice job Spidey!
Is that bronze and graphite used for weathering the metal parts? I like the look of it.
Very nice paint up Spidey!!!
Very nice paint up on the barrel Alex, will need to tap you up on techniques?
I will have a couple made per request this weekend but after that the run starts to dry up...
Just got a chance to open mine and hopefully will get to painting it this week! Awesome craftsmanship! Thanks so much Mojo!
I'm going to need one of these for my ESB I'm putting together. Paypal ready and waiting sir!
Gav, got mine today, really awesome work !!!!
Thanks to Volkerc and Mojo to make thes beauties available !
Has anyone found a HUMBROL color for painting the ESB sidearm ?
Hi Gav
Forgot to mention I got mine a few days ago too...Lovely piece of work.. thx man...
Regarding the paint scheme, Humbrol do not do one that even comes close, however, after days of hunting I have found Plasti-Kote Red Oxide... it's perfect!!
Will paint mine up over the weekend...
Spidey... luv ya paint scheme bro... awesome!
Glad ya got it safe Shiv!
looking forward to this paint up...
Got a couple of kits ready to go out the door if anyone wants one!
Grab these kits guys.... they are cool and anyone from Europe... Plasti-kote Red Oxide is your paint...
Gav, will PIMP this blaster up soon... did I tell you I may even add a hint of Gold to it.... , lets face it, it's never been out of the holster has it?
I was just reviewing this thread and forgot to share pics of my ESB pistol& The paint job is slightly idealized and the trigger and pins were not installed when I took this pic. If I recall I just used primer red, which I think is a little bit off. Ive been going through the Floquil colors and think there are one or two that may be closer to the screen used color. I may end up repainting it, if I find the time. The other blaster in the pic is one of the Bespin security blasters (cast off of a screen used one).
Nice work on the weathering Jon... I'm glad ya finished yours off too!
Impressive collection ya got there too!
Ok folks, here's my first coat of Red Oxide.... need to wait 15 mins between each coat.... Once fully coated, i'll start with the first layer of weathering on the grip to add dark weathering...
Then onto the main Ali barrel afterwards using gunmetal...
Stay tuned...
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Nice start shiv....
Look forward to the updates!
More kits available for the ESB guys out there...
Will post a few updates on Sunday, gonna give this base colour at least 24hrs to dry solidly, then i'll spray on the black (very lightly) and then dry brush with silver....
May use a little bit of Gold too.... may as well bling it up...let's face it, the blaster has never been out of the holster..... lol
I'm gonna use gunmetal spray on the Ali barrel and then use steel wool to give an added weather effect... (well that's the plan...)
OK folks, I applied some gunmetal spray to the grip and this is what it looks like now...
What do you think? Big change from the initial base layer?
Have also sprayed the Ali barrel and muzzle... (may rub off a bit more paint though... lol)
I just have the trigger to add and some light dry brushing and that it.....
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I´ll bump here because i´m interested in a Mojo Fett sidearm. i spoke with him and if any other interests, he will eventually make a small run.
Nobody interested in a sidearm from Gav.
If anyone interested in a new production run please post here!
I would be down for one in a couple months at least.
Hey I am deffo in for one of these
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Hey I am deffo in for one of these
Nice! Now we are three.
Two more and we can talk with Mojo.


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Try this interactive strategy game for 2
Take it in turns to place a domino on the grid. One to be placed horizontally and the other vertically. Can you make it impossible for your opponent to play?
Did you know mazes tell stories? Find out more about mazes and make
one of your own.
You could have a go at putting these in order from the smallest to the biggest.
Do you notice anything about the way they increase in size?
What about the sides?
What about the area?
Can you arrange them in a pattern which shows doubling?
Could you draw some different pictures that also show doubling?
Now, what about HALVING? Could you make an arrangement or new picture to show halving, again and again?


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[Article]-Intro to C
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Why even learn to program at all?
Not everyone will have a need to learn programming. I'm sure there are many people who are quite accomplished in the field of computer security and have never written a program. Personally, I constantly find myself modifying programs to add or change their functionality, or just writing my own. And needless to say, if you are going to be doing any type of exploit discovery, you will need some programming knowledge.
Without raising the "to code or not to code" argument, here is the way I look at it: hacking is about controlling a computer and making it do what you want - often when it is not designed to do so. A computer by itself is nothing but a bunch of silicon, wires, and metal. Software controls the computer, and, if you can control software, well...there ya go.
Please be sure to add your comments and suggestions for future articles as Craig is more than willing to please the masses.


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Get Your Derby Drinks Ready
Derby Day is approaching. Make an impression with a proper mint julep.
Mint. Bourbon. Sugar. Water. A mint julep comes down to four simple ingredients. Yet every year around Kentucky Derby, we see too many men settling for pale imitations of the real thing, made out of some store-bought pre-mix and served in a plastic cup. Or even worse, they're handing beautifully dressed women in exotic hats said plastic cup. Don't be that guy when you host a Derby party, either at Churchill Downs, your local track or your bachelor pad.
You'll need: 3 oz. Bourbon whiskey 4 to 6 sprigs mint leaves Granulated sugar, to taste Crushed or shaved ice, to taste
Put the mint and sugar into the bottom of a tall glass or julep glass. Muddle the mint and let sit for a minute to release the flavor. Add the ice and bourbon and mix well to cool the drink. No matter where your horse runs on Derby day, you'll look like a winner.


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43·Fantastic apartment near Sagrada Familia
Size150 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Elevator in building
- Balcony/terrace
- Baby cot
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House rulesDeposit in cash or credit card the day of entry of 300€. It will be refundable, after review of the apartment the day of check out on the same system, cash or card.
Restrictions Check-in: supplement 30 € between 22:00 and 08:00.
No pets are allowed.
RESERVATIONS ACCEPTED ONLY OVER 28 YEARS or accompanied children. The apartment is ideal for families.
1. In this building families with children living
2. Avoid nuisance to neighbors
3. Is silent from 21:00
4. Remember not live alone
5. Use correctly the elevator
6. Violating the rules is cause for immediate dismissal without payment of your stay or bail.
At the exit must return all sets of keys that you were given.
The final day has to leave the apartment, at the latest, at the time of check-out described in the conditions of his apartment.
You have to respect the apartment, furniture and equipment.
It is not permitted to accommodate more people than stated in the booking contract.
The noise is prohibited after 21:00 pm, inside the apartment and also on the stairs. Please do not disturb others when opening or closing the entrance of the building and apartment. This is particularly important and not make concessions.
We do not accept stag groups celebrating or groups visiting the city to attend football matches European Championships.
No reservations are accepted from people who will carry out illegal activities or invite Ladies / company is during the stay in the apartment.
The owner or contact person reserves the right to request the signing of a contract on arrival at the apartment or to be paid the rent.
They scrupulously respect the rest of the neighbors, thus the silence will be maintained throughout the stay, especially at night, in the apartment and on the outside to come back at night under penalty of expulsion without refund of the deposit.
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Reviews of this property
Lovely apartment, great location, close to Sagrada and nearby subway station.
Neatly trimmed, just strange that only sheets on the beds were made and no blankets, which was already cold in September.
Mooi appartement, leuke ligging, vlak bij Sagrada en vlakbij metrostation.
Keurig in orde, alleen vreemd dat er alleen maar lakens op de bedden lagen en geen dekens, wat toch al koud was in September.
Transfer + Check in sehr gut.
Wohnung sauber + o.k.
Check out + Transfer vergessen, mussten morgens aktiv werden + telefonieren.
Prinzip Wimdu:
In Deutschland muss sofort der gesamte Preis (einschl. Provision usw.) angezeigt werden. Es liegen einschlägige Urteile vor.
Wimdu zeigt 825.-€ an und verlangt dann erst in weiteren Schritten 903,-€.
In BAR mussten wir unterschreiben, dass der Vermieter 747.-€ erhält.
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Very nice apartment near the beach . Lovely and clean swimming pool. the balcony door is not closed and the coffee pot was missing. we got the very next day assistance to them. Many thanks!!
All perfect
Todo perfecto
Super good apartment, clean and tidy. Close to Camp Nou.
Fine service, both at check and departure. All in all a good experience,
Super god lejlighed, rent og ordentligt. Tæt ved Camp Nou.
Fin service, både ved checkind og afrejse. Alt i alt en god oplevelse,
Supertoll, apartment was as stated. Key collection and check-out without any problems. Metro station just 200 meters away. With the keys you get tip on parking costs 15 € / day. TAX will be due! We will be back! Taxi costs about 30 € from the Barcelona airport!
Super Toll, Wohnung war wie angegeben. Schlüssel übergabe und auschecken ohne Probleme. Metro Station nur 200 Meter entfernt. Bei der Schlüsselübergabe bekommt man Tipp zum Parken kostet 15 € / Tag. TAX wird noch fällig! Wir werden wieder kommen! Taxi kostet ca.30 € vom Flughafen Barcelona aus!
simply magnificent
semplicemente magnifico
The apartment loved. It is spacious, clean, comfortable and tastefully decorated. Attention had a very good windsurfing.
El apartamento nos encantó. Es amplio, limpio, cómodo y decorado con gusto. Tuvimos una atención por parte de windsurf muy buena.
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2.583 % is available on 15 year loans and 3.125 % is available on 30 year loans.
Are there any rumors on the street as to wheter the FHA will expand their FHA streamline discounted insurance rates to loans they insured after 5/31/09. I closed before that date (by 8 days) but those lazy fricks didn't insure it until July. Thus, no discount rate for Igor. I am under water so my refi options are pretty much that or nada...
I closed in march 09 and didn't realize that I had just made the cut for the old MI rates
anything below 3.25% is going to cost you. i pulled the rates earlier and 3.25% is par for 740 credit. but only on this board do people bitch about rates with a 3 in the front of it
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As the year-end approaches keep in mind that an object will never make you happy. It might for a few minutes, maybe even days, but in the end your experiences are all you've got. So this year why not get your family together and do something wildly different. Ignore Black Friday. Try buying almost nothing for Christmas and you might experience the most joyous holiday season you've ever had. Buy nothing and experience everything.
Since the early 1990s, Buy Nothing Day has inspired worldwide personal and collective action against consumerism. Buy Nothing Day isn't just about changing your habits for one day it is about rediscovering what it means to live freely.
Join millions of us in over 60 countries on November 25, 2016 for Buy Nothing Day and see what it feels like to take a stand against corporate domination. Then, as we enter the holiday season, consider what it might mean to celebrate a holiday that isn't driven by commercial forces. If you are going to buy, make a choice and go local, independent, or make something. Lets take back our lives and stop buying into the consumerist machine.
And why not get playful while you're at it!? … Put up posters, organize a credit card cut up, pull off a Whirl–mart, or a Christmas Zombie walk through your local mall.
Buy Nothing Day is an international day of protest against consumerism celebrated annually just after Thanksgiving.
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Stand in a shopping mall with a pair of scissors and a sign offering a simple service: to put an end to extortionate interest rates and mounting debt with one considerate cut.
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The cheerful dead wander around malls, marvelling at the blank, comatose expressions on the faces of shoppers. The zombies are happy to be among their own kind, but slightly contemptuous of those who have not followed the logic of capitalist consumption to its inevitable cannibalistic conclusion.
You and nine of your closest friends silently drive your shopping carts around in a long, inexplicable conga line without ever actually buying anything.
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I just noticed that Paul Krugman made essentially the same point. However, the intuition behind what Bullard's argument is incredibly common place and so it might still be useful to have two posts.
Bullard writes
If households and businesses had ignored the house price developments as a sort of amusing side show, it would not have been so important. But our rhetoric about the decade suggests otherwise. Households consumed more through cash-out refinancing, developers built more, borrowing increased, Wall Street produced new financially-engineered products to feed the boom, and ancillary industries like transportation thrived. Output went up, and labor supply was higher than it otherwise would have been.
If I am correct this paragraph is the crux of his point on the output gap.
I want to examine further
1) What the rhetoric actually suggests
2) What the data from the period tells us about that rhetoric and our current situation.
The Rhetoric
Lots of things were said about the boom both during it and immediately after, however, a single phrase stands out to me as particular well used: "Lived beyond their means."
This was said both about households and about government. It was said about middle-class suburban America in particular and the American polity in general. What does it mean? Or, more precisely what did people mean by it.
I think that they meant consumption was exceeding permanent income. This necessarily implies savings was lower than optimum. Either, too little is being saved in good times, dis-savings is occurring to fast or too soon or there is too much borrowing. I think the last option captures what most people saw and felt.
However, if this is the case and if at some point it were to come to an end then our expectations on both macro and micro levels is that consumption will have to fall, but production will have to rise.
This is key because although we might expect to consume less and in utility terms to be poorer, we should expect output to rise. This seems counterintuitive, but likely because we are so used to equating output with wealth and wealth with higher levels of consumption. But, this of course not the case.
Just as it is possible to live beyond ones means it is possible to live well within ones means. China and Northern Europe – importantly in fact – are the case in a few data points.
The Data
Lets consider the time path of residential investment and consumption as a fraction of GDP. As is well known they began to grow beginning in the late 90s and continued to do so until the peak of the housing bubble in 2005.
One interpretation is that this represented simple "over-consumption" all the way through.
Another, is that the US had seemingly shifted to a higher productivity regime in the 90s as a result of Information and Communication Technology. The gains, however, were not lasting and a correction set in in 2005.
Another, perhaps in line with your view is that the deviation in the in the 90s may have been consistent with optimal resource allocation but was distorted in the early 2000s.
I offer a fourth interpretation that centers around developments in international finance and trade. In particular, I draw your attention to the correlation between the increase in GDP fraction represented by consumption residential investment with the increasingly negative contribution of Net Exports.
Note that these are plotted in equal terms on the same axis. Thus the increase in GDP derived from consumption and residential investment was matched nearly exactly with the negative contribution of Net Exports.
There underlying story is involved but I as a baseline interpretation I submit that following the Asian Financial Crisis the United States increasingly took on the roll of global banker, providing Safe Liquid Assets in the form of US Treasuries and Agencies.
Demand for these assets grew rapidly but ironically the US government moved during this same period to reduce its debt-to-GDP ratio. The result was extremely low interest rates and easy financing that would eventually be dubbed "a conundrum."
US residential investment peaked in 2005 and this process reversed itself. Net exports fell and the consumption/housing/exports deviation moved towards zero.
Importantly, however, though through this entire process, the net pressure on US GDP was close to zero. The process simply shifted US GDP away from net exports and towards consumption and residential investment.
Both the rhetoric and the data surrounding the first decade of the 21st century suggest that the US "lived beyond its means" by supporting ever increasing consumption and residential investment with decreasing net exports.


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Round 1- Barkevious Mingo
Too great of an athlete to pass up and will excel as a SLB and pass rush specialist.
Round 2- Kevin Minter
Minter is just a pure football player. He has great instincts and relentlessly pursuits the ball carrier. Perfect guy to man the middle for the next 10 years. FINALLY.
Round 3- Tyranne Mathiue
Proved the doubters wrong with a great 4.43, has ridiculous ball skills, and a knack for creating turnovers. Could provide an impact in the return game as well.
I like to think of the 2012 Seahawks with this mock draft (Irvin and Wagner). I believe that these are three guys who could instantly turn around this defense and take our team far into the playoffs.
I know many will not like the lack of offensive lineman, but when you have the 31st ranked defense, it's pretty obvious where the problem lies. Besides, Beatty is a great LT and it is pretty well known that Eli plays better when under pressure anyway. A dominant defense will allow Wilson and Brown to control the game and have Eli killing it with the play-action.


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Last Modified: Thursday, November 15, 2012 8:00 PM
By Lance Traweek / American Press
About 200 workers walked off the job Thursday at the Port of Lake Charles over a dispute between a local labor union and Lake Charles Stevedores.
Glenn Lewis, business agent at International Longshoreman's Association Local 2047, said the workers stopped unloading the three ships after the company brought in a gang of workers from Houston instead of using the local workforce.
Lewis said that bringing in the outside group is a violation of the union's contract with Lake Charles Stevedores.
On Thursday morning, Lewis showed up at the City Docks with the local work gang after receiving word the night before that the Houston gang would be there.
"We peacefully stood by. I wanted to show them we had the local labor here and were ready to go to work," Lewis told the American Press on Thursday.
He said he asked that the gang from Houston be removed from the vessel and the local gang be put to work in its place. Instead, port police arrived to escort the local group off the premises.
But not only did the one local gang leave the property, every gang — about 200 men — from Local 2047 left the City Docks and went to union headquarters on Church Street.
"As union members we stick together," Lewis said. "It is better for all of us to work than some of us to work."
Union officials began negotiating with company executives over the phone. The shutdown lasted about an hour and was resolved after it was decided the gang from Houston would be removed. The local gangs returned to work.
Lewis said Lake Charles Stevedores was "retaliating" against the union because of an incident that occurred three weeks ago when a local worker called the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration because of safety issues regarding a crane. Lewis said the union did not call OSHA but that one worker, who is part of the union, called OSHA on behalf of himself — not the union.
OSHA arrived Wednesday and met with company representatives and union officials. No complaints by OSHA have been filed.
"I would rather see our guys work than outside labor come in and take these jobs," Lewis said. "It has always been a constant fight with Lake Charles Stevedores."
But the owner of Lake Charles Stevedores, Tom Flanagan, said no breach of contract was made by his company. In fact, he said, the workers violated their contract because "they do not have the right for a work stoppage."
Flanagan said the gang coming from Houston "was not a retaliation at all" but simply an effort to meet the workforce needs for the day.
"We have a problem with the longshoreman reporting for work," Flanagan said by phone Thursday.
He said the labor issues that occurred Thursday are a result of the longshoremen not showing up Thursdays and Fridays.
"Thursdays are payday, and when longshoremen are paid on Thursdays they have a bad track record of showing up on Thursdays and Fridays," Flanagan said. "For that reason we occasionally bring in additional workers to meet peak demands."
Flanagan said the Port of Lake Charles is busy at this time, with three large shipments going out simultaneously.
"By Sunday there will be a fourth ship," he said. "There is a record number of tons and workers at this time working at the port as compared to recent years. A lot of work has gone in to attract this work, which benefits the workers very much. We have an obligation. It is the company's responsibility to make sure that the shipping schedules are met, cargos are unloaded and loaded in accordance with the customers' requirements."
Flanagan also said the whole issue resulted in about an hour's lost work.
"It's not a big deal except for the fact that the union has a responsibility to work as ordered, and they do not have a right to do a work stoppage," he said. "All shipments in the port are and will remain on schedule."


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Martha Stewart demonstrates how to plant a container garden.
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How to keep your plants from withering away when you go away
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"Where Do We Go Now?" will run Monday-Saturday, Nov. 5-10.
The film received the Un Certain Regard at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. In the comedy/drama, a group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. Women heartsick over sons, husbands and fathers lost to previous flare-ups unite to distract their men with clever ruses. As civil strife engulfs the country, the women in the village try, by various means and to varying success, to keep their men in the dark.


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If you are going to use different honey supers than you are brood boxes, would it be ok to use standard sized foundation since there would be no egg laying in them and honey cells are bigger than brood cells normally anyway? From what I have read, the bees probably would not draw it out correctly anyway since they are honey cells.
Am I right? Someone with more experience might have a better theory on this one.


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OPPS!! double tap
I have an older Mossberg 500 barrel cut down to 18.25".
The lug that allows mounting to the magazine tube has broken free. I'm not talking about the captive screw. I'm talking about the entire lug. It broke away from the barrel.
I gather these were silver soldered on. Does anyone think this can be repaired? Or is my barrel scrap?
OPPS!! double tap
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Ya it should be able to be re-silver soldered back on without much issue. Of course refinish will be in order, no biggie there. Replacement barrels are reasonable for the Mossburgs too and there's lots of options available.
That's only the 3rd one I'd heard of one coming loose,, other than by neglect. Be sure to inspect the barrel real good though, there may be other issues,, like someone shooting it when the lock nut was loose. That can cause a problem. Like cracks or bulges in the barrel to,,,,not good. I've seen that happen before from that failure to make sure the nut was tight. Mic the barrel in the lug area for any change in size and inspect for cracks(magniflux it would be best) just for shits and giggles. One I'd seen had cracked there.
I had a unknown/suspect action I had checked and it only cost me 8 bucks to have it checked out 2 years ago,so any real good machine shop should be able to do that cheaply. It's cheap insurance if you ask me,,,,just to keep all the body parts in one place!! Just me being fussy again,,,,but a microscopic crack could cause ,,no end of issues if it let loose!! LIKE NO FINGERS TO PUMP THE FOREARM WITH!!! 8-10bucks, or,,,, keep all your fingers,,,Hummmm ???? Your choice to be safe or not .
That's good advice. Thank you! I will post a pic of the barrel and lug soon-will have it checked before I decide if I want to repair it or not.
Recently found this company... may have to try this on a few projects. Looks like it's pretty simple!
How to Repair An Antique Firearm | MuggyWeld.com
it likely can be resilver soldered on . Barrels for those guns are cheap how ever I haver been looking for a xrudy one for a project. .
If you decide not to fix It Id be interested in it for use in a muzzle loader project for my m500.


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As a warm-up for their Ranfurly Shield challenge next weekend, this was not a good one for Hawkes Bay.
The Magpies will be disappointed with this 24-20 defeat to their rivals Bay of Plenty at Tauranga's Baypark Stadium, but if it helps to concentrate minds ahead of next Sunday's Shield match against Otago in Dunedin it might be a worthwhile exercise.
The second-half sinbinning of their wing Zac Guildford was the turning point. They were up 13-8 at that stage and looking relatively comfortable, until Guildford was shown a yellow card for a professional foul when going offside at a ruck when his team was under big pressure.
The Steamers scored 13 points while he was off the field, with Willie Ripia going under the posts for a converted try and scoring two penalties for good measure. To rub the salt in, Ripia scored another penalty as soon as Guildford re-joined the fray.
However, the match was set up for an exciting finish when replacement halfback Chris Eaton scooted away on a break which led to a try for promising first-five Ihaia West.
However, despite the presence of quick men Guildford, fullback Gillies Kaka and wing Telusa Veainu, Hawkes Bay failed to score again, although they went close on fulltime. It meant the Steamers earned the right to be called the ``Bay'' for another year after last winning this fixture in 2010.
The second half turnaround was a big one given Hawkes Bay's big advantage in possession and territory in the first half despite playing against the wind. Bay of Plenty only made it into the opposition 22m area in the final five minutes of the half and Hawkes Bay could have been further ahead at the break, with hooker Ged Robinson and flanker Brendon O'Connor both going close. A fine piece of finishing by Veainu and a penalty from West was all the Magpies had to show for their dominance.
That failure to convert their advantage cost them in the end. Bay of Plenty struck back after the break with a try through Joe Tupe and Guildford's sinbinning was something they took full advantage of.
Hawkes Bay stole a victory at the death at McLean Park last year but this time there was no coming back despite the Magpies laying siege to the Steamers' line in the final seconds.
Bay of Plenty 24 (Joe Tupe, Willie Ripia tries; Ripia con, 4 pens)
Hawkes Bay 20 (Telusa Veainu, Ihaia West tries; West 2 cons, 3 pens)
HT: 10-3 Hawkes Bay
Villain: Zac Guildford - sinbinned straight after dropping a high ball in his 22m. Earlier he was penalised for dropping the shoulder on to a player in an off-the-ball incident.
Hero: Willie Ripia - after a troubled couple of years Ripia appears to be thriving at the Steamers. Scored a crucial try under the posts and kicked four penalties for a good day at the office.
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MOUNT VERNON-Robert Adam Walker of Springfield graduated from Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon following the May 2016 term, announced Dr. Robert Brian, provost.
FRANKLIN, Mass.-Dean College announce that Eliza Youmans from Guyton has earned a place on the dean's list for the spring 2016 semester.
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-Taylor Hall of Springfield, graduated from Coker College May 14 with a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry.
Jason Proctor of Rincon was named to the dean's list at Auburn University.
4-H Teen Leaders serve as mentors and are positive role models for younger 4-H members. By participating in the Georgia 4-H Certified Teen Leader Training, 4-H'ers began their journey as a teen leader for Effingham 4-H. 4-H'ers participated in interactive hands-on sessions and learned the in's and out's of being an "official" Georgia 4-H Certified Teen Leader. Participants receiving their certifications were: Zaniya Brown, Justin Hayes, Marina Herten, Emily Jarriel, Payton Mercer, Owen Mercer, Ben Mincey, Laura Grace Molina, Macy Morgan, Skylar Morgan, April Moss, Reese Powell, Luke Roe, Emilie Rowland, and Jordyn Serrano.
SAVANNAH-Savannah Technical College's Culinary Institute of Savannah has selected five culinary/baking and pastry arts students to study at the Academy of Toulouse in France this fall.
The Georgia Institute of Technology presented degrees to approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students during the Institute's 251st Commencement exercises on May 6 and 7 at the McCamish Pavilion.
The Effingham County Board of Education approved its budget for the next fiscal year, after a couple of tweaks, at its meeting Thursday night.
Ebenezer Middle School
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STAUNTON, VA-Amanda Kay Beasley of Rincon earned a bachelor of arts magna cum laude at Mary Baldwin College's commencement ceremony on May 22.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.-Melissa Mullenix of Guyton received a master's degree in business administration from Marist College the weekend of May 20.
CONWAY, S.C.-Bryana Pilozzi, a senior majoring in psychology, from Rincon, was among approximately 1,940 students at Coastal Carolina University who made the spring 2016 dean's list.
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Cancer survivor turns energies to extreme watersports, community service
When she was only 15, Vicki Hanson of Merrifield was among the first in Minnesota to be diagnosed with a rare form of what was considered terminal ovarian cancer.
The outlook was extremely grim for Vicki, but a new treatment at the University of Minnesota combined with chemotherapy cured her.
"At 15, you don't understand what cancer is," she said. "You don't mentally feel sick."
She feels that because she was young, with little responsibility, she was able to focus all her energy on getting better.
Vicki believes that her competitive nature helped her to beat the cancer.
It's that competitive nature that today, years later, fuels her love of outdoor extreme sports like kiteboarding and wakeboarding.
"I've always been an outdoors person, getting into any sport available," Vicki said. "The cancer opens up your eyes to not waste life."
Recently, Vicki was nominated to star in an adventure film called "Among the Wild," produced by an independent film company from the Twin Cities. Though she wasn't selected, the nomination shows how active Vicki is.
Vicki's history is in water sports — water skiing and barefoot water skiing. She's also a downhill skier.
"I was naturally just excited to learn new watersports," she said of learning to kiteboard. "I was pumped because it was something to do outside."
A relatively new sport, kiteboarding involves a large kite that powers a rider on a board across the water or a snowboard across a frozen lake. Riders are harnessed to the kite and control it with a bar.
Working the kite in the wind, riders can achieve high jumps and high speeds.
Vicki started kiteboarding six years ago. She learned to kiteboard from Todd Hanson. He started as her kiteboarding teacher, but Vicki wasn't just hooked to the sport. Todd became her husband.
Vicki and Todd are often seen flying large, colorful kites on Pelican and other area lakes.
This year, Vicki took first place in the women's division of a 14-mile kiteboarding race on frozen Mille Lacs Lake. She came in fourth among men and women combined.
She and Todd also built a terrain park behind their home on the south end of Pelican Lake. They constructed a rail and a jump, and use a winch to pull them across the water when there's no wind to kiteboard.
They specifically chose to live where they do for kiteboarding, she said. The shallow water behind their house is ideal for the sport.
Sports aside, Vicki is also involved in the community. A Lions Club member for six years, she's president of the Whitefish Area Lions. She was also named Lion of the Year in 2011.
As president, she's created a new fundraiser and works to spread awareness of what the Lions do in the community.
Money from the Lions Club goes back into the community in the form of scholarships and giving to families in need.
Vicki said she got involved in the Lions as a way to give back to the community that helped her and her family through her illness at a young age.
"You know how much of a direct impact it can make on someone's survival or recovery," she said.
Vicki continues to live by her own personal motto: "Create your life as a joyous reflection of who you are."


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Getting to bed
Getting your one-year-old to go to bed is no easy task. Few self-respecting toddlers will go to bed without a fuss or a fight. Your child just has too much that she wants to do to welcome rest, no matter how reinvigorating it might prove. What's going on elsewhere around the house? Where are mommy and daddy? What am I missing? Such questions—even if not articulated—consume your toddler's feverish mind. That's why it's not at all uncommon for parents to use every trick in the book to try to get their toddler to go to sleep: rocking, cuddling, nursing, feeding, reading, singing, stories, sitting with, leaving, and punishing. And that's just in the first hour. Many parents then concede defeat, giving up until later. Of course, they'll just have to start all over then, again trying anything they can think of.
Never use your child's crib or bed as a place of punishment. Nothing destroys your child's comfort at sleeptime more than seeing the bed as a prison.
The younger you start encouraging your child to go to sleep by himself, the easier it will be. But when you finally decide that your child needs to learn how to go to sleep by himself, you may wonder about the best way to do it. Do you need to shut out your toddler entirely? Or should you stay with him every waking moment until he finally drops off to sleep?
Try to picture each of these scenarios from your toddler's point of view. Up until now, everything's been fine. Whenever he got tired, you would rock him, sing to him, feed him, and off he went. If he later woke up, you just came back to go through the same routine again. Then, suddenly—at least to your child, no matter how gradually it actually took you to come to this resolve—you decide that you've had enough of this routine. It's high time that your child learned how to go to sleep without you.
So what happens? One night, out of the blue, you nurse your baby or give him his bottle, say "good night," place him in his crib, and disappear. Naturally, your child will object. He may cry and cry, but you stick in the earplugs and remain firm in your commitment to let him "cry himself to sleep," no matter how long it takes.
Is this really fair to your child? Without warning, you've abandoned your toddler totally to his own devices. Do you think that it will be easier the next night if only you can stick to your guns tonight? It won't: Sleep will come to be something dangerous and frightening for your child. From the moment that you say, "good night" and stand up to put him in his crib, your baby will start screaming and clinging desperately to you. Will you entirely abandon your child again? Or will your resolve crumble on the second night—or if not, then on the fifth or twelfth?
The alternative extreme is almost as bad. Again, everything's fine until the night when you "suddenly" decide to put your child in his crib before he's fallen asleep. Because you don't want your child to be scared, you decide to stay with him until he falls asleep. Though your toddler may not be as scared as he would be if you left, he certainly won't like it either.
For your one-year-old, it must be torture for you to stay visible but out of reach: to be able to see you, but have you refuse his pleas to pick him up. You may not have "abandoned" your child, but all the same you have "rejected" him. If you let your toddler's crying sway you, if you decide to pick him up again—or maybe even give up for now and try again later—he now knows from experience that if he cries long and hard enough, he will get the relief he wants from you. Is this helping either one of you at all?


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2016 Distinguished Alumni Honorees
2016 Distinguished Alumni Honorees received their awards during the annual All Employee Recognition Banquet. Both honorees were able to share stories about their time at South Plains College during the banquet. Deborah "Debbie" Alsup, and Elijah Williams both pose for a photograph with SPC President, Dr. Kelvin Sharp.
The Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award has been established at South Plains College to recognize and honor the noteworthy achievements of its former students.
Recipients of this prestigious award are selected from a pool of nominations submitted to the Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee by the faculty and friends of South Plains College. Nominees for the award must be former students in which the College was a legitimate part of their educational career. They must have worked at least 10 years in their chosen profession or have made significant contributions in their career if less than 10 years. Additionally, they must be recognized for outstanding contributions and achievements by colleagues or employers. All nominations are screened by the Awards Committee which submits its award recommendations to the President of the College. The recommendations are affirmed by the South Plains College Board of Regents through an official resolution bestowing the award.
Two former students were recently named Distinguished Alumni of South Plains College. The awards were presented May 12, 2016, during the annual All Employee Recognition Banquet. A Presidential Reception honoring the recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award was hosted in the Texan Club prior to the banquet.
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To learn more about each 2013 Alumni Honoree, click on the links below.
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2016 Honorees
2013 Honorees
- Brian Butcher, (2003-2004), Spacecraft Software Engineer, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
- Robin Satterwhite, MBA, ED.D., FACHE, (1988-1990, A.S.), Dean and Professor, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
- Jamie K. Roney, BSN, BSHCM, RN, CCRN, (1990-1991; 1992-1994, Certificate of Proficiency, Vocational Nursing; A.S.), Nurse Specialist, Sepsis Coordinator, Coventant Health System, Lubbock, Texas
- Dennis Patton, (1960-1962 A.S.), Posthumous Award, SPC Professor, Co-owner of Chem Tech Services, served on the SPC Board of Regents, Levelland, Texas
2008 Honorees
- Ronald K. Baccus, (1988-1990, A.S.), Structures Subsystems Manager, Orion Crew Module Project, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
- Leann Kuenstler Ellis, Ed.D., (1977-1979, A.A.), Vice President for Academic Affairs, Butler Community College, El Dorado, Kansas
- Dan M. Harris, Jr. (1987-1989, A.A.), Assistant Chief Patrol Agent, United States Border Patrol, Marfa (Texas) Section, Marfa, Texas
- Steven M. Presley, Ph.D. (1978-1980, A.S.), Associate Professor and Research Coordinator, Institute for Environmental and Human Health, Adm. E.R. Zumwalt, Jr. National Program for Countermeasures to Biological and Chemical Threats, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- The Honorable David A. Swinford, (1959-1961, A.S.), Member, Texas House of Representatives, District 87, and principal owner of Ag-Plus Consulting, Dumas, Texas
1998 Honorees
- C. Donald Combs, Ph.D., (1970-71, A.A.), Vice President for Planning and Program Development, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
- H. David Cook, M.D., (1967-69, A.A.), partner and physician in the Dallas Obstetrical Gynecological Association, Dallas, Texas
- Gary W. Owen (1974-76), A.S., Vice President of Engineering Services, Cliffs Drilling Company, Houston, Texas
- Robby Timberlake, R.Ph. (1966-68, A.A.), registered pharmacist and partner in Baggett Pharmacy, Levelland, Texas.
1995 Honorees
- Bill M. Balch, M.D., (1973-75, A.S.), Doctor of Internal Medicine, private practice, Levelland, Texas.
- *Ruanna Myers Gossett, D.V.M. (1976-78, A.S.), Postdoctoral Research Associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, Bryan, Texas
- S. Kent Harrison, Ph.D., (1975-77, A.S.) Associate Professor of Agronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
- Sally Rowell Snow, B.S.N., R.N., (1969-71, A.S.), Trauma Services Coordinator, Cook-Fort Worth Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas
- Thomas R. Watkins, D.D.S., (1972-73, A.S.), Clinical Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center School of Dentistry, San Antonio, Texas.
1990 Honorees
- Michael Balch, M.D. (1968-70), Doctor of Internal Medicine, private practice, Levelland, Texas.
- *Don Boedeker, (1969-71, A.S.), Quality Assurance Engineer, U.S. Navy Weapons Base, Ridgecrest, Calif.
- *Larry McVay, (1958-67, A.S.), Vice President and General Manager of Amoco Pipeline Co., Chicago, Ill.
- David R. Stanley, (1958-60, A.A., deceased), former Professor of Government, South Plains College, Levelland, Texas.
- *Royce W. Waltrip II, Ph.D., (1972-74, A.S.), Research Psychiatrist, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
- *William R. Wheeler, (1965-67, A.S.), Engineering Consultant and Partner, Analysis and Design Applications, Co., Ltd., Bayshore, N.Y.
1987 Honorees
- *Dennis Deel, (1965-67, A.A., deceased), Manager, Analytical Mechanics Division, Martin-Marietta Corp., New Orleans
- *Leslie Lawrence, (1959-61), Professor of Art, Grossmont College, El Cajon, Calif., noted ceramic artist
- Thomas Spencer, Jr., Ph.D., (1958-59), President of Garland County Community College, Hot Springs, Ark.
- Terry Tubb, M.D., (1960-62, A.A.), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Midland, Texas
- Kenneth Turner, Ph.D., (1965-67,A.A., deceased), Curator of No Man's Land Museum, Goodwell, Okla., noted forensic anthropologist.
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Bumble foot is an ailment common in older guineapigs that occurs when the foot pad becomes infected with a bacteria or fungus and swells causing the animal pain, a grossly swollen foot, a club foot with nails bent sideways, and a slow death from blood poisoning (sepsis) in advanced stages. Cage flooring and wet bedding are usual causes for the intial onset; treatment options are very limited usually without success. Bumble foot causes the animal to bumble (walk akwardly) when walking. This condition could also descibe humans or other animals with a similar condition.
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He was born David Gordon Kirpatrick in Kempsey, NSW, Australia, and spent most of his younger days at a dairy farm. The first major influence on his career in music was his father, who liked to vocalize to the accompaniment of his fiddle playing when Kirpatrick was still a toddler. The event that changed his life forever took place when he was ten and heard an aborigine sing a song called "The Drunkard's Child." He was so fascinated, that same year he wrote his first song, "The Way the Cowboy Died." At age 11, he decided to rename himself Slim Dusty. In 1942, as a "seasoned performer" of 15, Slim talked his way into the studios of the local radio station, and at his own expense recorded two songs: "Song for the Aussies" and "My Final Song." He became a regular performer and in 1945 wrote his first classic, "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July." In November 1946, the singer hit the big smoke and in a Sydney studio recorded the six tracks which would be released as his first three 78 rpm singles, starting with "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July." By now, he had a part-time career in show business as an intermittent radio performer playing in music halls and tent shows. In 1952, he married country performer and songwriter Joy McKean.
By April 1957, Slim Dusty already had a recording career of ten-plus years behind him when he was scheduled to record four more songs, but only three had been chosen. At the time, Slim was traveling with Gordon Parsons, who was singing a song he'd written based on a poem by Dan Shean. Needing that extra song, Slim asked Parsons if he could record his song, thinking it would make a good B-side for a song called "Saddle Boy." Parsons had no problem with that as to him, "A Pub With No Beer" was just a novelty song. Months later, while Slim was working in outback Queensland, he was told that the B-side of his latest single had made the pop charts in Brisbane, and as the months rolled on "A Pub With No Beer" became the first-ever Australian-made single to reach the national number one spot. The record went on to reach number three in England, and also sold well in the U.S. For a long time, it was the biggest selling single in Australian music history.
From then on, the Slim Dusty career was assured. Unmistakable in his workman's hat with the turned down brim, Slim was the kind of country music performer America lamented having lost. He was someone who, throughout his 100-album career, sang songs about the Australian landscape and the people who occupy it, someone who toured the length and breadth of the land. The cream of Australian songwriters lined up to offer him songs. Over the years, Slim won every accolade possible, from Tamworth Music Awards Golden Guitars to his Member of the British Empire medal.
Slim's long journey came to an end in Sydney on September 19, 2003, the victim of kidney cancer. His importance to the Australian music landscape was immense. Just one example of his homeland's pride came in September 2000, when he was one of the Australian performers featured in the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games. Slim was given the job of singing Australia's unofficial national anthem, "Waltzin' Matilda." No one else would have been as appropriate. ~ Ed Nimmervoll
Selected Discography
Track List: Trucks On The Track
Track List: King Of Kalgoorlie
Track List: Songs In The Saddle
Track List: Australian Bush Ballads
Track List: The Nature Of Man
Track List: Along The Road Of Song
Track List: To A Mate - Slim DustyRemembers Mack Cormack
Track List: Just With Old Friends
Track List: I Haven't Changed A Bit
Track List: Columbia Lane - The Last Sessions
Track List: The Very Best Of Slim Dusty
Track List: Aussie Sing Song
Track List: The Entertainer
Track List: Walk A Country Mile
Track List: G'Day G'Day
Track List: I'll Take Mine Country Style
Track List: Travelling Country Man
Track List: Dinki-Di Aussies
Track List: Old Time Drover's Lament
Track List: The Slim Dusty Heritage Album
Track List: Looking Forward Looking Back
Track List: Land Of Lots Of Time
Track List: Rarities
Track List: 91 Over 50
Track List: Essentially Australian
Track List: Cattle Camp Crooner
Track List: Coming Home
Track List: From The Dusty Treasure Chest
Track List: Live In Concert
Track List: Ramblin' Shoes
Track List: Ramblin' Shoes Vol.2
Track List: Who's Riding Old Harlequin Now?
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As the flowers and greenery begin to emerge this spring, we are wrapping up another great and exciting year of environmental education programs here at The Field Museum. Over the past year we have grown from the Calumet Environmental Education Program (CEEP) to Youth Conservation Action. New and expanded partnerships throughout the Chicago Wilderness region have allowed us to build on our ten years of success in Calumet where we now reach over 3,600 students. We use new and innovative ways to connect children and youth to nature and to help them become the next generation of conservation leaders.
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Green Ambassadors
For the past ten weeks thirty Bronzeville and Pilsen teens and mentors have come together to discover the connections between nature and culture in their communities. These Green Ambassadors are participants in a new 10-month program jumpstarted by the Field Museum, The Chicago Park District, Mujeres Latinas en Acción, Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab, and Centers for New Horizons. Green Ambassadors expands on the successes of the 2013 pilot Green Voices program. The Green Ambassador program focuses on helping young people build important connections between community heritage and the environment in their neighborhoods.
The Green Ambassadors are actively contributing to the exciting expansion of the Chicago Community Climate Action Toolkit and the transformation of the Burnham Wildlife Corridor. The Corridor, located along the lakefront from McCormick Place to 47th Street is undergoing a massive restoration effort to become a rich urban ecosystem. The Corridor is along the route of the Mississippi Flyway – a migratory bird route traveled by over 300 species of birds. Not only do the trees help reduce the urban heat island and clean our air, they serve as important infrastructure for birds who are dealing with multiple stressors in this age of climate change. The Green Ambassadors are helping connect their communities to the Corridor and gain knowledge and skills regarding climate change, environmental stewardship, green careers, and connections between nature and culture.
May 10th marks an important day in the program when the Ambassadors will participate in the Chicago Park District's Routes and Roots to Grow: A Community Tree Planting Event. Over 600 community members from Bronzeville and Pilsen will join together Mother's Day weekend to plant more than 25,000 native trees in the Burnham Wildlife Corridor. Following the tree-planting event, the Green Ambassadors will continue to be trained by community and museum experts and will be given opportunities to apply what they've learned in their communities. We're excited to see what these Ambassadors accomplish over the next few months!
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Workshops and Events
Looking for educator events, opportunities for your students to shine, and/or ways to enjoy nature this spring? Check out the following activities:
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Classroom Resources
Looking for natural science resources for your classroom this spring? Check out the following links for easy-to-use classroom tools:
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Special Thanks
We'd like to thank our funders for their generous support:
The Boeing Company
Chicago Park District
Chicago Wilderness
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management in conjunction with the Illinois Coastal Management Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Sally Mead Hands Foundation
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I'm not gonna lie i was jealous at first but now not so much… Of course I'm like 'I wish that was me' but come on lets be real… He probably never meet me and I've faced that lol Anyway they seem so happy and cute together! Oh. My. Gosh! Taylor is so beautiful, talented and sweet and Harry is sexy, sweet, funny and sexy ;)… I hope they last for awhile… I know probably wont get married but… I want it to last. They're both two people i look up to so I hope everything goes well!! xD
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This is retarded! Harry wouldn't go out with u lil 10 yr olds anyways. Taylor is beautiful, Harry is hot, HAYLOR is nun of ur business anyways so back off. U ain't gonna hit Taylor with a pick up truck and u ain't gonna go out with Harry. Suk it up u lil kids and get ovr urselfs. Stalkers much? Get a life, seriously. Stop bein crazed and waked. They don't like u! Understand???? Haylor, I support ya. And btw, Selena is Justin's so…yup not gonna happen. But evn if they do break up, who cares? Ya 4 them its gonna be sad but they will get ovr it…directioner all da way,THAT'S Y IM HAPPY 4 THEM (unlike u h8rs!) Love u Harry and Taylor.
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Little girl, grow up! YOU ARE NEVER EVER, EVER! Going to be able to date Harry. He is NOT your man, but he is TAYLOR'S man! He loves Taylor Swift, not you or his jealous little "fans" , so get over it, okay? Real Harry fans does not act like little babies the minute they hear he is dating someone. So therefore, you are NOT a REAL One Direction fan. So, let me just say it one more time, GROW THE HELL UP BECAUSE YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO GET HARRY OR ANYONE ELSE FROM ONE DIRECTION!
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I agree with you… I'm happy for them! I guess some people take everything the boys to personally, you know? like it's there lives and i dont like it sometimes… especially with this topic. I support them! Plus they both seem like lovely people so yeah… and it doesnt matter if some people do or dont like it, they're gonna date each other anyway xP