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Japan's economy almost stalled during the second quarter amid dropping exports as well as poor corporate investment, demonstrating the nation is still greatly dependent on government stimulus for growth.
The economy managed to expand an annualized 0.2% in the April-June quarter, which is weaker than a 2% expansion for the first three months of the year, as Japan's government informed on Monday.
Japan's economy would have contracted in the quarter without a soar in public investment. The government front-loaded infrastructure spending during the quarter, the first of Japan's fiscal year. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet in early August officially approved a ¥28 trillion stimulus package, including ¥15,000 handouts to 22 million low-income folks, so the government spending should remain in the latter part of the fiscal year.
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Safety assessments of containers for transport and storage of radioactive materials involve drop scenarios pre-scribed in the regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA or potential accidents that might occur in a specific nuclear facility. Hereby, the design of impact limiters and foundation properties of the handling region have a major effect on the mechanical loading of the cask and lid system. Reliable numerical simulations, which very often constitute a relevant part of such safety proofs, require systematic information about the energy absorption potential of the respective materials and its implementation in FEM (finite element) programs. However, when performing drop tests, BAM (BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialfor-schung und –prüfung, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing) identified significant differences between numerical and experimental results, which most likely result from numerical methods that do not sufficiently reproduce the behaviour of impact limiting structures. Particularly concerned are container impact limiter made of wood or polyurethane foam as well as damping concrete bricks, which are embedded in foundations of German interim storages.
Hence, at the end of 2008 BAM initiated the research project ENREA (development of numerical methods for analyzing impact limiters subjected to impact or drop scenarios) funded by BMBF. It aims to develop appropriate materials models for simulating impact limiters based on a comprehensive experimental program. Latter consists of static and dynamic compression tests on wood, foam and damping concrete, where test parameters include temperature, support conditions and the material orientation. This contribution focus on results from the first project stage, which comprises displacement-driven tests at constant loading rates varying between 0.02 mm/s and 3,000 mm/s. The data are used to adopt materials models by stepwise optimizing the applicable parameters of FE calculations. The underlying concepts as well as the limitations of available models are presented. Not included is the outcome for wood due to the huge test volume and complexity of applicable numerical techniques. These results are rather given in an independent paper at KONTEC 2011.


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Posted by Mike Gualtieri on August 31, 2011
Guilty! You will find SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS terms in my past research documents and blogs posts. But I have decided to stop using the *-as-a-service moniker because it is a redundant pleonasm like horseless carriage, wireless phone, and absolutely necessary - meaningless because it is excruciatingly redundant.
Does "as-a-service" merely mean that "it":
Stop the insanity.
Join me in pledging to eliminate-as-a-service (EaaS) the *-as-a-service term. Darn. There I go again.
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Lack Of Infrastructure Portability Is A Showstopper For Me
Salesforce.com bills Force.com as "The leading cloud platform for business apps." It is definitely not for me, though. The showstopper: infrastructure portability. If I develop an application using the Apex programming language, I can only run in the Force.com "cloud" infrastructure.
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Q: What is worse than being locked-in to a particular operating system?
A: Being locked-in to hardware!
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Unless there is a compelling reason to justify hardware lock-in, make sure you choose a cloud development platform that offers infrastructure portability; otherwise, your app will be like a one-cable-television-company town.
Bottom line: Your intellectual property (IP) should have infrastructure portability (IP).
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The lopper I had before having to purchasing a new one was about 30yr old. I paid something like $12.00 for it, the cutting blade was getting very dull and it did not have an anvel. Only two blades that crossed something like cissors do. I did not expect to have to purchase a new one right now, but someone with sticky fingers took it without my concent. This new lopper is super, cuts like the limbs were young white pine limbs. Genuine pleasure in running this lopper. Just need something to keep the berry vine thorns from getting to my arms etc. Actually glad the person with sticky fingers took the old one, or I would not have purchased this new one.
Excellent tool to use for pruning dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees, junipers, and just making my life easier. Works as stated and I am pleased to have this addition to my tools.
Works very well, did the job and was easy to handle.
Excellent product.
As stated, I can cut 1" to 1 1/2" branches with this lopper. Being a small woman, the tool gets a little heavy after about 10 minutes, especially if you're reaching outward to the branches. Other than that, I give he 5 stars in every category because it performs exactly as described. I don't know how long these blades are supposed to last, so we'll see, but for the price, I'd say it was well worth it.
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I'm a big Sci Fi fan and an even bigger fan of the Firefly series. In one of the scenes, a crazed guy is holding one of the crew hostage. Another crew member distracts him. Mel draws his gun and shoots the guy in the chest. The guy looks down at his wound and says "You've killed me Mel". Mel replies "No son, you killed yourself, I just carried the bullet for a while". And that's the way I see it. If someone becomes a threat to me, or my loved ones, to the point where I need to draw and/or use my gun, he/she brought the action on themselves, not me.
Yeah Firefly!!
You wouldnt happen to be a frelling 'scaper too would ya?
Oh, well...this thread has already been hijacked, so my own tale will not be out of place.
The next-to-last time we travelled by Amtrak, two years ago, the counter agent who checked us in had a model of Serenity on his desk. I commented about it, and we talked briefly about the series.
The last time we travelled by Amtrak, there was a serious problem with our tickets. The guy with Serenity on his desk recognized me (after a year!), took our problem over from the incompetent who was refusing to correct it, and straightened everything out for us very quickly.
It's good to know people in high places! (Outer space is a high place, right?)
It wasn't a criticism. I was making the point that sometimes having a gun and be willing to use it is enough as was in your case. You could have being justified in shooting but you did the right thing a verbal warning and the sight of the gun was enough. The original post said that when you drew your gun negations were over. In a way you where still negation you just raised the anti and that was enough.
Having to pull your sidearm is very likely to intimidate your assailant and cause him to take off running without you having to fire a shot, and that is fine. But the OP is correct. To carry a firearm with the mindset and deliberate intention of NOT having to use it but rather to [hope] cause your attacker to shiver in his shoes and turn to butter borders on absurdity. If you are not mentally prepared to use it, then the answer is quite simple... don't carry it.
Regardless of what we may hear from armchair quarterbacks and pseudo heroes, unless someone has been in a similar situation, you will never really know how you're going to react when faced with an extreme encounter until it happens. Training, conditioning, and mental preparedness are your best friends to get you to the point of being ready to go the full distance should the need arise. But carrying a gun strictly and solely for the hope of intimidating an attacker is lunacy.
In Missouri brandishing is defined as any display of a firearm in a provocative or threatening manner. So all someone has to do is answer yes to the question "Did you feel threatened?" and you may be found guilty of brandishing. In my opinion, and this is my opinion, not legal advice. I am NOT advising anyone to do anything. But in my opinion, my gun does not come out of its holster unless I intend to use it. Now, if as a result of drawing the gun, the bad guy bales, I'm obviously not going to shoot them in the back. I'm just saying I don't draw the gun until I feel the situation has reached the point where I need to use it. If that gun comes out, I want it to be clear to any idiot, that I had no other choice.
For example, I'm in a parking lot and some guy gets hot saying I took his parking space. This happened recently. He approaches me in an openly treating manner saying he's going to beat the crap out of me. I retreated. I got back in my car and left the area. He didn't pursue, he just stood and yelled insults at me. I didn't care. Sacrificing a little bit of my pride, isn't worth getting in a situation where I have to explain why I shot someone. Now, had he pursued me, or cornered me where I had no retreat option, the rules change. By the way, I'm not a pushover. I played ice hockey for years, and have the broken teeth and scars to show for it. But now I'm a 58 year old guy with arthritis and bad knees. Standing toe to toe with a young, healthy, 250 lb guy is NOT an option. But even if it was even up, standing up to the guy when you are armed can cause problems. What if you begin to lose the fight? Can you use your gun then? You've already demonstrated a willingness to engage in violent activity. The courts have demonstrated time and again that an armed individual is held to a higher standard of restraint and behavior than an unarmed one. You KNOW the situation can escalate to the point where life may be lost. The other guy doesn't.
And PLEASE do not construe this as criticism of anyone else's opinion, or actions in a given situation. Every situation is different. Every person is different. And no one can truly say what they would or wouldn't have done in a given situation until they've been through it. It's up to each person, as responsible individuals, to do what you think is best. You have to go with your gut and do what feels right to YOU.
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I don't go to gunshops as much as I used to, but I can't count the number of times I've heard a customer (or gunshop employee) mouth off about something totally wrong or ridiculous.
At one point, a long time ago, I would have cared.
Now? Not so much.
Some mindsets regard weapons presentation as a challenge. Most times when men are killed by armed women their last words were "You ain't gonna shoot me!" just before they jumped in.
Well said Blade. I'm like you and I've swallowed my pride quite a few times. Situations like a parking spot isn't worth a confrontation especially that we are armed. We are bigger men than them. My life's still at peace and that's the way I like it.
In other words, the situation is fluid and may change from when you decided that this is the point at which gun clears leather. Happened in my situation too. The situation was escalating, so I escalated my response. I wasn't negotiating with him, I was preparing to put a bullet between his eyes. I couldn't have deployed my gun if I'd waited until the "shooty" decision was made. He'd have been right on top of me and my brains would have probably been leaking from my ear.
Once the gun was out, I hadn't decided to shoot, I was preparing to shoot because you can't shoot someone from your holster.
You don't ever draw a weapon with the hope that you will scare an assailant. If you draw, it had by God better be YOU who is scared.
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No. 25 VANDERBILT 9, ILLINOIS STATE 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Anthony Ruffolo's two-out, two-RBI single in the top of the eighth provided the only blemish for Vanderbilt starting pitcher Taylor Hill, and also provided the only runs in the Redbirds' 9-2 loss to No. 25 Vanderbilt in the Music City Classic at Hawkins Field.
Ruffolo accounted for two of the Redbirds' eight total hits, the second with a pair of runners on in the eighth after Hill had left the game, to help Illinois State (4-4) avoid being shutout for the first time this season. Hill scattered seven hits and struck out six Redbird batters in 7.1 innings while earning his third win of the season for Vanderbilt (9-1).
Illinois State starting pitcher Ryan Copeland was tagged with the loss despite striking out five with no walks in five innings. Copeland (0-1) allowed nine hits and was tagged for six runs, though only four were earned as Illinois State committed two errors. Ryan Court also had two hits in the game for the Redbirds.
Early on, the game had the makings of a pitcher's duel with each starter setting down the opposition in order in the first inning. In the second inning, both teams put their first runner on but the results were different. In the top half of the inning, Court singled with one out, but Hill induced an inning-ending double play ball. In the bottom half, Curt Casali reached on an error to leadoff and then later scored on a sacrifice fly by Riley Reynolds for the game's first run.
Vanderbilt continued to collect runs, pushing across one more in the third and then two each in the fourth and fifth innings. Illinois State reliever JD Learnard held the Commodores scoreless in the sixth inning, but Vanderbilt pushed the lead to 8-0 with two more runs in the seventh. The Commodores added a run in the bottom of the eighth after Ruffolo's two-RBI single.
Casali went 4-for-5 in the game with three runs scored and two RBI. Giobbi and Jason Esposito both had three hits as the Commodores pounded out 18 as a team. Will Clinard closed out the game with four strikeouts in 1.2 innings.
Illinois State concludes play at the Music City Classic at noon Sunday against Kent State. Both squads are looking for their first win of the tournament. Illinois State will likely send sophomore right-hander Ryan Camp to the mound against Kent State's David Starn.
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Syllabus FRE161 Cultural Immersion in Montreal
COURSE NAME: Cultural Immersion
COURSE NUMBER: FRE 161 in France
TERM: Summer 2007
CREDIT HOURS: 2 Lecture, 3 Lab, 3 Credits
Prerequisites: FRE111/or evaluation by instructor
Corequisites: None
This course explores French culture through intensive study on campus and field experience in a host country or area. Topics include an overview of linguistic, historical, geographical, sociopolitical, economic and/or artistic concerns of the area visited. Upon completion, students should be able to exhibit first-hand knowledge of issues pertinent to the host area and demonstrate understanding of cultural differences. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a pre-major and/or elective course requirement.
GER161 will provide a sound basis for learning French as it is spoken in France today. By the end of the course, students should have improved their spoken language fluency and have gained a new understanding of French culture in everyday life. French history, architecture and cultural awareness in Germany, along with interpersonal relationships will be discussed.
Practice is provided in the skills of speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and composition.
1. Trip arrangements to France with class as required.
2. Journal kept during extent of stay in foreign country. This is submitted weekly to the instructor.
3. Reflective paper within one week of return.
4. Regular daily attendance in classes at the immersion institute.
5. Fulfill homework assignments from immersion classes.
6. Participate in cultural excursions in France.
7. Attend group get-togethers planned by CPCC instructor.
1. Grading Scale: 90-100=A, 80-89=B, 70-79=C, 60-69=D
2. Final grade will be based on Immersion Institute's assessment (test scores, class participation), weekly personal journal submissions, class attendance, and participation in cultural & host family excursions/experiences
3. NO MAKE UP TESTS will be given.
4. "When a student determines that he/she will be unable to complete courses in which he/she is currently enrolled, it is the student's responsibility to initiate procedures leading to a formal withdrawal ("W") in order to avoid failing ("F") grade. To receive a "W" grade a student must withdraw before the last 25% of the academic term." Final date for withdrawing is June 14 (first session) or July 13 (second session). "The instructor may also assign "W" at other times when circumstances warrant such action. A "W" will remain on the transcript and will not count as credit hours attempted. To receive credit, a student who received a "W" must re-register and pay for the course in a subsequent term. Financial aid recipients need to refer to the financial aid satisfactory progress policy to determine if schedule adjustments will affect financial aid."
5. Students who wish to audit a course must complete an Audit Agreement Form which needs to be signed by the instructor and submitted to the Registration Center by the 30% date of the class. Audit Agreement Forms are available at all campuses.
The final grade will be based on the following:
40% IFALPES Language School's Assessment (test scores, class participation).
30 % Weekly personal journal submissions and reflective paper at end of the experience.
30% Class attendance and participation in cultural excursions/host family experiences.
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I don't know about you, but for me garden design tours are a legitimate way to take a sneak peek at the lives of others. So much is said in a backyard about the interests and lives of the occupants. Dashing around at the Auckland Garden Design Fest in mid-November, I found myself coveting a dark grey swimming pool lined with papyrus in a Xanthe White garden in Mt Eden. The front yard was an impressive native garden with a restrained palette, which suited the angular, modern house designed by Glamuzina Paterson Architects.
A showstopper in this garden was the seamless Selliera radicans groundcover. I've seen this plant growing in its natural habitat on the damp lee side of sand dunes and salt marshes, where it can grow in a sparse open form. But the gardeners at this site had it growing as a solid sheet, which was quite remarkable.
It was a hot day and the more gardens we visited, the more inviting the swimming pools became. Hearteningly, it seemed almost every garden had some edible component, either hidden away or in full celebration.
A large formal garden designed by Sue and Colin McLean featured a theatrical brick structure covered with clipped ficus, which framed the entrance to a terraced garden and yet another pool. This 1920s historic house in Remuera had a potager food garden secreted away out of view of the main house and espaliered fruit trees alongside well-kept vege beds. An unexpected surprise was the beehives hidden in an out-of-the-way spot, from which the owners harvest their own honey.
Landscape designer Trish Bartleet collaborated with Pip and Aileen Cheshire on their garden in Freemans Bay. This is my kind of garden as the best of both worlds are integrated well into a relatively small site. There's a lovely combination of a whimsical fish pond with floating concrete steps in the back courtyard, plus an informal front yard dripping with produce.
The edibles at the front included vege beds, a range of dwarf fruit trees and a grapevine trained along the veranda. This plot also had raspberries setting fruit - an impressive feat in Auckland's climate. It was a packed weekend with plenty of events on, so we were able to squeeze in only half of the garden picks on offer.
Some gardens had jaw-dropping views and included clever engineering on tricky sites.
A property perched on the side of Mt Eden, another Bartleet design, had an almost vertical garden elevated in a series of terraces and featured a range of path styles that were elegant solutions to a very steep site. The limited palette in the front of the property involved artfully trimmed, sculptured dense Teucrium fruticans hedging, which is really quite a commitment. The owners are planning a terraced edible garden as their next project.
After seeing this garden I looked at my young Teucrium hedge with new eyes and have already taken to it with the shears more severely than I would have dared previously.
The new coastal clifftop garden above Karaka Bay designed by Pascal Tibbits was an appealing use of weathered material and dune-style easy care planting for an exposed site, which would work brilliantly in any seaside location.
Super-hardy native iris, Libertia peregrinans, crept informally into a well-conceived platform of shell and inlaid angular bleached timber sleepers. This property is featured on a new TV series, Kiwi Dream Home.
Next year, I'm looking forward to checking out some of the gardens I missed, such as Xanthe White's edible and medicinal garden in Herne Bay, whose brief included evoking the architectural character of the area and whose owners are lovers of old literature. I'm also keen to see some of the newly planted gardens that will be filling out nicely in a year's time, such as Trudy Crerar's Herne Bay garden inspired by Hollywood glamour and designed to complement an Art Deco apartment landmark, also in Herne Bay.
Arriving home with this whirlwind of gardens in my mind, I looked with fresh eyes at our own small garden, weeds and all- it's a horticultural work in progress. It is an evolution of ideas, of time and of plants; of experiments, trials and errors. I enjoy knowing what inspired this patch, how long it took to dig this path, or where this plant came from.
An event like this is about inspirational gardens, but I challenge the organisers next time to include a wider demographic in the line-up, and more home-made designs that haven't cost a bomb to execute.
Gardens give us a sense of connection with the place we happen to be caretakers of for a brief moment in time. Whether it is the enjoyment of hedge sculpting, picking sun-ripened fruit, or evoking a natural landscape as a reminder of a special wildish place, gardens are creative expressions of the lives and interests of our community.


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Pete Wentz And Girlfriend Take Bronx To Travel Town
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Lucky little Bronx was treated to a fun-filled day of riding mini trains at Travel Town, courtesy of daddy Pete Wentz and his new ladylove, model Meagan Camper, in LA's Griffith Park, on Tuesday.
The Fall Out Boy singer recently revealed that he always makes time in his busy schedule for Bronx, telling the LA Times: �I plan my schedule around my son. He�s been all over the world already, from Tokyo to Paris. I try to not ever go too many days without seeing him.�
Wentz added: �On stage, I play music and at home I make fart noises and I�m in.�
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Blood Pressure Basics
You can't see your blood pressure or feel it, so you may wonder why this simple reading is so important. The answer is that measuring your blood pressure gives your doctor a peek into the workings of your circulatory system. A high number means that your heart is working overtime to pump blood through your body. This extra work can result in a weaker heart muscle and potential organ damage down the road. Your arteries also suffer when your blood pressure is high. The relentless pounding of the blood against the arterial walls causes them to become hard and narrow, potentially setting you up for stroke, kidney failure, and cardiovascular disease.
Having your blood pressure measured is a familiar ritual at most visits to the doctor's office. The examiner inflates a cuff around your upper arm, listens through a stethoscope, watches a gauge while deflating the cuff, and then scribbles some numbers on your chart. You may be relieved if you learn your blood pressure is normal or alarmed if the examiner says "150 over 100." But what do these numbers actually mean?
Figure 1: Measuring blood pressure
Understanding the numbers
Blood pressure is recorded as millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) because the traditional measuring device, called a sphygmomanometer, uses a glass column that's filled with mercury and is marked in millimeters. A rubber tube connects the column to an arm cuff. As the cuff is inflated or deflated, mercury rises and falls within the column (see Figure 1). Although mercury gauges are still considered the gold standard for measuring blood pressure, mercury-free devices are available. Many modern instruments use a spring gauge with a round dial or a digital monitor, but even these are calibrated to give readings in millimeters of mercury.
The top number, or systolic pressure, reflects the amount of pressure during the heart's pumping phase, or systole. As the heart contracts with each beat, pressure in the arteries temporarily increases as blood is forced through them. The bottom number, or diastolic pressure, represents the pressure during the resting phase between heartbeats, or diastole. Hypertension is defined as having a systolic reading of at least 140 mm Hg or a diastolic reading of at least 90 mm Hg, or both (see Table 1).
The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC), a group of physicians and researchers from across the United States, developed guidelines for classifying blood pressure in 2003. The figures are based on extensive reviews of the scientific literature and are updated periodically to keep pace with new research.
To classify your blood pressure, a health professional averages two or more readings taken after you have been seated quietly for at least five minutes. For example, a patient with a measurement of 135/85 mm Hg on one occasion and 145/95 mm Hg on another has an average blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg and is said to have stage 1 hypertension.
The JNC guidelines emphasize the importance of tackling escalating blood pressure earlier rather than later, thereby heading off heart disease, stroke, and kidney damage. The consensus among hypertension specialists is that people should do whatever it takes to get their blood pressure numbers down to the healthy range. Whatever works for you is the right strategy to adopt, but it most likely will involve some combination of diet, exercise, stress reduction, and medication. Table 1 offers a brief summary of these strategies, depending on which blood pressure category you fall into; the following chapters discuss lifestyle modifications and antihypertensive medications in greater detail (see "Lifestyle changes to lower your blood pressure" and "Medications for treating hypertension").
Table 1: Classifying and treating hypertension
|Systolic blood pressure
(top number)
|Diastolic blood pressure
(bottom number)
|What you should do
|Less than 120
|Less than 80
|Stick with a healthy lifestyle, including following a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in salt, using alcohol moderately, and maintaining a healthy weight.
|Change health habits. If you're heavy, lose weight. Reduce salt in your diet. Eat more fruits and vegetables, and get more exercise. Drink alcohol only in moderation. You do not need medication at this stage if you don't have other health conditions. If you have diabetes or kidney disease, begin drug therapy if your blood pressure is at or above 130/80.**
|Stage 1 hypertension
|Change your health habits and take a blood pressure drug. Many people start with one medication, but may need to go to a second or third to find a treatment that works. If you have other health conditions, you may need a different drug or an additional one.
|Stage 2 hypertension
|160 or higher
|100 or higher
|Change your health habits. It's likely that you'll need to take at least two blood pressure medications.
|*Note: When systolic and diastolic pressures fall into different categories, physicians rate overall blood pressure by the higher category. For example, 150/85 mm Hg is classified as stage 1 hypertension, not prehypertension.**Because both hypertension and diabetes target the same major organs, drug therapy is generally initiated at an earlier stage in people with diabetes. The goal is to maintain blood pressures below the 130/80 threshold. For people with diabetes or chronic kidney disease, stage 1 hypertension is defined as systolic pressure of 130–159 or diastolic pressure of 80–89.
If your reading is normal
If your blood pressure is below 120/80 mm Hg, this is where you want it to stay. If you are already committed to a healthy lifestyle, keep it up. If you've managed to keep within the normal range without much thought about your health habits, you might want to think again. Data from the Framingham Heart Study suggest that even if your blood pressure is normal at age 55, you run a 90% risk of developing hypertension within your lifetime. But a combination of exercise, weight loss, limited salt intake, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, and limits on alcohol consumption can prevent hypertension (see "Lifestyle changes to lower your blood pressure").
You have prehypertension if your systolic blood pressure reading is 120 to 139, your diastolic pressure is 80 to 89, or both. The risk of cardiovascular disease begins climbing at pressures as low as 115/75 mm Hg, and it doubles for every 20-point increase in systolic pressure and each 10-point increase in diastolic pressure. If your blood pressure falls into the prehypertension category and you do not have any other risk factors, lifestyle changes are the recommended treatment at this stage.
If you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, you should begin using antihypertensive medications at pressures of 130/80 mm Hg.
Stage 1 hypertension
You have stage 1 hypertension if your systolic blood pressure is 140 to 159 or your diastolic pressure is 90 to 99, or both. If you don't have any accompanying conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, or a history of stroke, you will usually start with lifestyle modifications and a single medication. Your doctor may let you try lifestyle modifications alone for two or three months to see if you may be able to avoid medication altogether, but many people find that they need to take some type of medication in order to reduce their blood pressure numbers to healthy levels. You may have to try several drugs to find one that works best.
The initial choice of drug may depend on whether you have other health problems — such as diabetes, migraine headaches, or cardiac arrhythmias — in addition to hypertension. The JNC guidelines also recommend that African Americans, who are at a higher-than-average risk for hypertension-related complications, start with a two-drug regimen if blood pressure readings top 145/90 mm Hg.
Stage 2 hypertension
You have stage 2 hypertension if your systolic pressure is at least 160 mm Hg, your diastolic pressure is at least 100 mm Hg, or both. In addition to lifestyle modifications, you will probably need to take at least two medications. If this course of action fails to bring your blood pressure down to your target level (below 140/90 for most individuals and below 130/80 for those with diabetes or chronic kidney disease), your doctor may add additional drugs to the mix.
What does blood pressure measure?
Blood pressure reflects both how hard your heart is working and what condition your arteries are in. The formula is as simple as ABC — or actually, C × A = B, that is, cardiac output times arterial resistance equals blood pressure. Cardiac output is the amount of blood your heart pumps per minute. With each beat, your heart propels about 5 ounces of blood into the arteries. That adds up to about 4 to 5 quarts over the course of a minute of normal activity. During strenuous activity, your heart must pump considerably more blood to meet your body's increased demand for oxygen.
Arterial resistance is the pressure the walls of the arteries exert on the flowing blood. As blood pushes into the arteries with each heartbeat, it forces the artery walls to expand, much like an elastic waistband stretches to accommodate your body. When the blood flow ebbs, the vessel returns to its original shape. The less flexible the vessels are, the greater the arterial resistance. Narrowed, tightened, or inflexible vessels result in a higher pressure at any level of flow. As cardiac output or arterial resistance increases, so does blood pressure.
Figure 2: How the body regulates blood pressure
Like an expert driver, the body constantly adjusts blood pressure in response to small changes in the environment. The central mechanism for regulating blood pressure is the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. This hormonal interaction takes place primarily in the circulatory system, the nervous system, and the kidneys. However, the renin-angiotensin system appears to operate independently within other organs, such as the brain and the blood vessels.
Natural blood pressure controls
Your blood pressure is never constant, nor should it be. Your body continually adjusts cardiac output and arterial resistance to deliver oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and organs that most need them — your muscles during a jog or your digestive system at mealtime, for example. Your blood pressure also varies according to the time of day. It's highest in the morning and lowest at night during sleep.
Your body can make dramatic adjustments in blood pressure within seconds. A sprint for the elevator, the sound of breaking glass, or a confrontation with someone may send blood pressure soaring from an idling 110/70 mm Hg to a racing 180/110 mm Hg or higher. These changes occur without conscious thought and are directed by complex interactions among your central nervous system, hormones, and substances produced in your blood vessels.
A key player in blood pressure regulation is the layer of cells lining the inner wall of blood vessels. This layer, known as the endothelium, encompasses a surface area approximately equivalent to seven tennis courts. Far from being an inert conduit for blood flow, the endothelial lining secretes dozens of substances that interact with the circulating blood as well as with the cell layer that lies below it. Of particular interest in hypertension research are the vasodilators (nitric oxide and prostacyclin) and the vasoconstrictors (angiotensin II and endothelin-1). These chemical messengers instruct your blood vessels to widen or narrow based on your body's minute-by-minute blood flow requirements.
As long as your blood pressure is in the normal range, healthy vessels tend to be dilated. When blood pressure gets too high (such as during times of stress) or too low (when you're dehydrated, for example), pressure-sensing nerve cells located throughout your circulatory system relay this information to your autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system manages the involuntary activities of smooth muscles, including those in the intestines, sweat glands, airways, heart, and blood vessels. It responds by setting off a chain of events designed to restore blood pressure to normal levels (see Figure 2).


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Unfourtunatly you can't get a 5 speed.
This is a discussion on Porsche Cayenne Turbo vs. my R32 within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Unfourtunatly you can't get a 5 speed....
Unfourtunatly you can't get a 5 speed.
luxury is 1.00 BAR+ of boost and the inability for your passenger to touch the dashboard
Not trying to spark the usual debate, just honestly curious how you afford all of those fancy cars.Originally Posted by ellinopedo182
Grandfather of the Bugeye Mafia
2013 Subaru BRZ Limited
2002 Subaru WRX Bugeyebrid Wagon -- SOLD
2002 Subaru WRX Sedan -- SOLD
Yeah, you DO have a sick garage. Is it nosy to ask what you do for $$?
vf22 Wagon whp305/310wtq
Evo IX: 475whp
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my immediate family own most of north west illinois when it comes to properties, farms, restaurants, and strip malls. I personally go to school over most of the year to become a doctor. Most of the money we get is straight from the restaurants and stores that we rent out. My family is pretty well off.
Anyhow, my brother went to jail two days before i left for greece, when the kid in the 750 started crap telling how when his 750 gets the tune up it will kill the sl500 and the r32, and my brother was upset at all this crap, and told him to shut up. The kid then tells my brother the reason why he lost is because his 750 weighed 4500lbs 'just as much as my brother'. My brother came up to the kids face and told him to say that again, the kid grabbed my brothers hands and started to ridicule him, my brother looked at his friend, looked straight at the kid in the 750 and told him 'hey check this out,' and head butted the kid in the face. The kid came out with a broken nose, but my brother was arrested. It was well worth it, the kid always starts fights, tries to hit other kids, and does a lot of other stuff that completely pisses everyone else off. He is the same kid that beats his gf in the thread in off topic.
So.... to cap everything off
cayenne turbo>r32
nick(bro)>my friends nose
my R32 on CarDomain
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2000 M5 - SS exhaust, Xpipe, AFE Cold Air Intakes, Proj39 Angel Eyes, Carbon Fiber kidney grills, LED taillights... 111mph traps. soon, dinan ecu upgrade.
Just wondering... do you own ALL those cars listed in your signature? I saw a pic of you in your cardomain website and you look kinda young... who do you have so many cars?
He said, MA and PA are rich!Originally Posted by thsiaoo
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I work at a porsche dealership and we just put an exhaust and a GIAC chip in a Turbo Cayenne. I took it out and it spins the wheels through first and chirps second. It is worth the 560 at the flywheel if you have the 5gs to spend plus the cost of the cayenne.
5g's for a chip and exhaust? Wow, that's a Porsche for ya'.
Does the chip just piggyback, or does it need any type of tune?
How much did the exhaust change the sound of the truck?
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It was 5gs with install. The exhaust sounds real good when u lay into it but not to loud when just crusing. The chip is just a reflash of the ECU so it doesn't need to be tuned. They say to give the car a couple of days for the chip to really start working cause it needs to learn driving styles again and such.


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As the Chinese market is growing so rapidly the Beijing Motor Show has become popular with manufacturers debuting luxury models.
The country's demand for premium cars is increasing, especially for unique and ultra-luxury vehicles, says Auto Express.
Models such as the long-wheelbase BMW 3 Series are being offered for the Chinese market only while Rolls-Royce sold a record number of cars last year in the region.
So this makes the Beijing Motor Show, which started this week and runs until May 2, ideal to debut cars such as the new Lamborghini SUV. The newcomer - known as the Urus - reportedly boasts 600bhp, and will compete with the recently unveiled Bentley SUV.
Audi is to show a concept RS version of the Q3. The RS badge is for only the quickest Audis, and this is no exception, with a five-cylinder 2.5-litre turbocharged engine out of the TT RS giving 360bhp and 0-62mph in 5.2 secs.
The Citroen Numero 9 concept will also debut at Beijing, creating a new flagship to the DS range. The Numero 9 concept previews one of three new Citroen models, which could include a new small saloon and an SUV solely focused at the Chinese market.
MG is showing the Icon concept, which rivals the Nissan Juke, while also on show will be the Porsche Cayenne GTS. It will be the most driver-focused version of the SUV, sitting 24mm lower than standard and with a leather and Alcantara-trimmed interior, usually seen in track-focused versions of the 911.


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This is a discussion on Wisconsin CCW Permit Time...Keep us posted! within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by walthrfan my stats are the same as Jerp's. Mailed on the 3rd, check cleared my bank on the 15th. Still waiting. I ...
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my wife used the same as me, an expired MN PERMIT, she got hers last Tuesday both of our checks cleared on the 15th, same as thenthernlady she was a student of mine and used my certificate that I issue and got hers checked cashed the 15th..
But what I do not get is why its taking longer for others like us 4 that were in the same priority mail envelope..as this that got it last Tuesday...makes no sense..other than some teams are laxing cause they took off the week for the holiday...thinking they are entitled as government employees I guess and here we sit.
Hell Dec 14 will be 45 days for me...
They should have known better and had people working overtime doing this to cover the on slaught of applications..they knew were coming..
I used my hunters safety on the 1st, check cashed on the 17th and nothing yet. I do have a common name, so I am thinking that may have something to do with the digging deeper comments. I can guarantee that there are several people with my same name that will be on the naughty list. Funny though, I have bought 3 pistols in the last few months with no issues. Oh well back to staring at the street waiting for the mail car.
another day and nothing that 16 since check cashed Wisconsin is so messed up.
Mailman came and went STILL NOTHING!!
Such a bummer for all of you still waiting. I received mine on the 25th, but I have to wait til 12/8 to use mine due to my job keeping me away from home til then and that's when I'll pick it up from home. They're coming out, slowly, and the WAITING game sucks.
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Mailed from wausau area on november 1st. Check cleared on november 14th. still no permit. hopefully in tomorrows mail?
Nothing in the mail again today. Day 27. This is getting old.
I'm assuming nothing, they are not getting busy till today. Everyone should call down and complain they did process first in first out as it says on the website...processed as recieved it says no way it is...
My wife mentioned that they are probably just taking the applications and stacking them on top of ours that were already there. And she is always right ...and that does make sense, they will never get to us till after 45 days
There apparently is no logic to the DOJ processing. I see that some of you who mailed Nov. 1 are still waiting. My wife, daughter, and I mailed Nov. 1 in 3 separate envelopes. Wife used her expired FL license & received her #2xx Nov.4; my daughter w/ UT license received #18xx Nov. 9; and mine, (used DD214 from 1963) #7xxx, arrived Nov. 18. Their checks were cashed afterward, and my check cashed Nov. 14. I guess we lucked out & I didn't fall too far to the bottom of the pile.
Guys, we all need to calm down. Yes its taking forever, yes its our right to carry, yes we all want it now..... However, they are allotted 45 days.... that is the law, and there is no way calling them and complaning can change that. And think if we start complaining and demanding, how are the anti-gun/carry people going to turn that against us? I could see the headline now, " More Gun Crazy People on the Streets".
Clam down i am in the same boat, and all we can do is wait. Even if you cant anymore, we have to. But you can bet after those 45 days i am going down there to handle that in a nice polite manner, as any disordley conduct charge would give them something to look at on another back round check.
Moral of the post is, they have 45 days, that is the LAW. I know it sucks, but we have to suck it up and wait. Besides, ok it didnt come, why let it run my life? Yes if you review the posts i was freaking out as well last week and the one before. But then i realized i was letting that control my moods, and what i did (sat at home mad because it wasnt there and refused to go do anything), yea i live in a crappy area, but ive lived here this long and had to use SA to stay clear of trouble. Then it clicked, even when i carry, first step is to use SA to avoid conflict! So in the end will change except i will be carrying and have more protection should the need arise. So just kick back and wait like the rest, it will come, and if its not here in 45 days, go to madison to figure it out....
Good luck to all.
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Nontraditional Students and Community Colleges: The Conflict of Justice and Neoliberalism
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BeschreibungFocusing on non-traditional students in higher education institutions, this new book from renowned scholar John Levin examines the extent to which community college students receive justice both within their institution and as an outcome of their education.
InhaltsverzeichnisIntroduction:The Themes of Justice and Neo-liberalism
* Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education
* The Access Mission of Community Colleges and their Accommodation of Non-Traditional Students
* Theoretical frameworks
* The Study
* Social Contexts, Goals, and Motivations of Non-Traditional Community College Students
* Strategies and Actions of Community Colleges as well as their Behaviors in Accommodating Non-Traditional Students
* Organizational Arrangements:Continuing Education, Community Education, and Lifelong Learning
* Justice and Non-Traditional Community College Students
PortraitJohn S. Levin is the Bank of America Professor of Educational Leadership and the Director and Principal Investigator, California Community College Collaborative at the University of California, Riverside, USA.
Pressestimmen"Levin makes a meaningful contribution to the literature regarding nontraditional students and community colleges in particular and illuminates how neoliberalism is threatening education in general. This book deserves an audience in higher education, student affairs, and other curricula where professionals are learning about the needs of nontraditional students, history and philosophy of community colleges, or how contemporary political issues influence the fundamental purposes of education." - Canadian Journal of Higher Education "In Nontraditional Students and Community Colleges, Levin gives voice to the students most predominantly served by America's community colleges. He highlights the efforts of dedicated faculty and leaders of the colleges to serve the best interests of these non-traditional students despite social policies that often act in opposition. This book is well grounded in field-based research and should be essential reading for those who care about justice and fairness for those who are less privileged the very students who attend community colleges." - George R. Boggs, President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges "This splendid study is essential reading for anyone who would understand the struggle faced by disadvantaged students, most of whom depend on community colleges for further education. Levin's work, based on sound conceptual theory and detailed interview findings, joins the relatively modest literature of quality that provides valuable insight into the successes and failures of this vital segment of American higher education." - David W. Breneman, University Professor and Dean, Newton and Rita Meyers Professor in Economics of Education, University of Virginia, USA "Written by a scholar knowledgeable about community colleges, this book takes a unique approach. The author contrasts neo-liberalism, defined as ascribing responsibility for poverty with the individual and with social justice, which is fairness and the equalizing of advantage, and describes how community colleges are the educational sites where the two conflicts are played out. " - Arthur M. Cohen, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, USA "Levin's Nontraditional Students and Community Colleges provides a solid foundation for further research. Levin's extensive use of interviews with students, administrators, and faculty provides practitioners with contextualized, anecdotal data about the specific needs of nontraditional students. Investigators will have a deeper understanding of the struggles of nontraditional students in community colleges, and the ways in which autonomous agents can foster the ideal of justice within these institutions." - UPDATE on Research and Leadership
Untertitel: The Conflict of Justice and Neoliberalism. Sprache: Englisch.
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License fees test priority of legislators
The Minnesota Legislature has convened its 2012 session, and there is a simple legislative test that should be administered immediately so that Minnesotans can see whether this session will be about common-sense compromise or partisan politics.
The Legislature should be asked to approve increases in hunting and fishing license fees.
Several factors make this a good test. Topping that list is the inevitable fact that the state Department of Natural Resources' Game and Fish Fund is on track to run out of money.
Its balance is projected to be at $6.7 million June 30, and it will drop to about $200,000 a year later if nothing changes.
Legally, the fund cannot go into the red, which means programs would have to be cut.
Leaders in the DNR cite these reasons for waning funds. First, fishing license fees have not changed since 2001, and most hunting licenses are at the same prices they were in 2000. Second, last year's state shutdown cut license revenues by more than $1 million. And third, the state's cut from federal excise taxes on outdoor products is lower than projected.
Many Minnesota anglers and hunters are acutely aware of the risks of red ink. That's why many outdoor groups are lobbying the Legislature to approve fee increases. Yes, that's right — these voters want to raise the fees they pay.
The DNR has been proactive in addressing this fiscal challenge. In the past three years it has reduced full-time fish and wildlife employees, compared license fees to other states and requested fee increases from the Legislature.
Gov. Mark Dayton in 2011 proposed raising resident angling licenses from $17 to $24, and resident deer licenses from $26 to $30. He and the DNR also offered several new licenses aimed at curbing the costs for teenagers and people who fish only a few months each year.
Those seem reasonable, but thanks to those "no new taxes" blinders, the Republican-led Legislature last year did not approve anything, nor did it offer any viable alternatives. Naturally, the problem did not go away, so now the Legislature must face the same dilemma: Either raise fees — which has the support of those who pay them — or force cuts to programs at the core of Minnesota's outdoors legacy.
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Dear Zachary A Heartbreaking Letter to Injustice.
Pick 'n' Mix Flix website, for recommending Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father for our "Must See List" series. Not only had I not heard of Dear Zachary before, but I would have missed out on a truly moving film experience. My wife would probably agree as two days after screening the film she was still shaken by what she witnessed.
After his long time friend, Andrew Bagby, is murdered by a former girlfriend, Dr. Shirley Turner, filmmaker Kurt Kuenner sets out to make a film that celebrates the life of his friend. Talking to Bagby's family members, friends, and colleagues, Kuenner begins to craft a story about a man who was a promising med student and, more importantly, loved by all who encountered him. Yet Kuenner's documentary takes an unexpected turn when Turner, while waiting for her extradition trial from Canada to the United States to start, divulges that she is four months pregnant with Bagby's child.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is, on the surface, Kuenner's ode to his deceased friend and yet it evolves into so much more. The documentary is brilliantly edited as several different stories play out on screen during the course of the film. Despite the multiple storylines the film never feels overblown or dull. In fact the opposite occurs as the film is continually gripping as it provides a well rounded look at how the tragedy effected Bagby's loved ones, and a detailed account of how the Canadian justice failed a community.
Never has a film made me feel embarrassed to be a Canadian the way Dear Zachary did. It made me angry to think that my beloved country's legal system could be so flawed. I could understand if it was one particular person who dropped the ball, but it was a series of people at various levels that all took part in the massive blunder. Dr. Turner clearly had a sickness that seemed to be triggered by men yet everyone except the people who mattered could see it. Despite the rage that the film evoked, a greater emotion overcame me in the end: deep sadness.
I would be lying if I said that I did not get a little misty watching Dear Zachary. While I did not break down in tears, though I did see my wife reach for the Kleenex, I found it extremely tough to watch the film considering my newborn child was sleeping in my arms at the time. The film really makes you think about family, friends, and sacrifice. What Andrew Bagby's parents had to endure after his death is unimaginable. This film is unflinchingly heart-wrenching to sit through, so I can only guess that it was 100 times worst for the Bagby family who had to endure it in real time. If this film does not make want to give a loved one, whether it be family or friend, a hug by the time the film ends then you may indeed have a heart of ice.
They say that a person's life can be measured by how those who really knew them speak of them once they are gone. Dear Zachary takes this ideology to a whole new level as it celebrates both life and death but not necessarily in the ways you would initially expect. Although I can talk for hours about all the things I loved about the film, I will practice restraint as Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father really needs to be experienced. I can only hope that I have a quarter of the impact on the lives of my family and friends that the Bagby family had on everyone they encountered.
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is part of our The Must See List series. It was select based on a submission by Colin
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I've been championing this film since it came out, and I still say that this movie hit me emotionally more than any other film that I've seen.ReplyDelete
I went from pulling my hair in frustration to holding my breath while my heart sank into my stomach, from literally yelling at the television to actually crying.
For anybody who hasn't seen this and skimmed over the review, this is one of those films where it's best to know absolutely nothing going in.
I had this as the #1 film the year it came out. I've since re-watched it several times, and while it doesn't hold up quite as well on repeat viewings, recommendations simply do not get any stronger.
@Johnny B! – I would definitely put this film on my list of all-time favourite documentaries. Easily one of the best films docs, heck films, that I have seen in a longtime. It was nothing like I was expecting it to be.ReplyDelete
@Red – My wife has already started to promote the film to everyone she has encountered of late...and I mean everyone! Usually her discussions start with "My husband made we watch this incredibly sad film…" While I did not "force" her to watch the film, I share here sentiments on spreading the word about the film.
I completely agree with you on the range of emotions that you go through while watching the film. The film offers so many surprises. I really had to work hard not to divulge too much in my review. Like you said, it is a film that works best when you know as little as possible going in.
Nice one, Courtney. You've done the film justice. Like Red, I have to say that this was the most emotional I've ever been while watching a film. To say any more is to reveal things that are best left to be discovered, but those who've watched know what I mean. My heart felt like it weighed a ton more.ReplyDelete
What cheers me up, though, is someone else discovering and enjoying the dinky little films I write about, so thanks for the link and compliment. Means a lot.
@Duke – This is a film you should really give a try. I do not want to overhype it or anything but I would be interested to get your opinions on it.ReplyDelete
I think the emotional response, whether it be deep or fanciful, is why we all love film so much. I firmly believe that the worst type of film is the one that gets no reaction out of me at all. Even if I hate a film, at least it evokes a distinct reaction out of me.
@ Colin – Thanks again for the suggestion.
The ability to share films you love with others, or discover films that others love, is one the major reasons so many of us film lovers have blogs. There is something very satisfying about exposing others to something they probably would have not experienced on their own.
@Matt S – Documentaries are not everyone's thing but they can be a rewarding film experience when done well. The quality of docs as really increased in the last couple of years.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed Super Size Me as well, though I have not seen The Pixar Story.
@Custard – Do seek it out if you get a chance. There are a lot of interesting layers to the film that you do not often see in this type of documentary.
I openly admit it - I broke down completely during this film and had to pause it in order to recover. I couldn't even talk to anyone about it for about a week afterwards because I'd start to lose it again...The film is shamelessly manipulative (with its music and how it doesn't reveal certain details until the point of biggest impact), but very effective at communicating its story, the tragedy of it and, I think, the kind of person Andrew was. And yeah, it made me angry too.ReplyDelete
I bet you hugged your baby extra tightly that night, eh Courtney?
@Bob – It was extra tough because my son was sleeping so peacefully in my arms while I was watching the film. I kept looking down at him thinking "what would I do in that situation?" Had I known the type of film it was going to be I would have put my son down in his crib before watching it. I still cannot mention that film to my wife without her getting a little sad.ReplyDelete


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My goal is NOT to be medication free. I need medications to keep me from my life theatening depressions. But I don't need anti-psychotics, I hate them, always have. I realize I have been very sick in the past, but I'm not any longer and haven't been in quite some time. Maybe my illness is, for the most part, in remission. I don't need to be overdrugged and in a drunken stupor to save me from myself any longer.
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Westport's Handy House, and the extensive restoration work going on there, will soon be more visible to passersby thanks to tree and shrub clearing that has already begun.
Arborists Tom Morra and Westport's Eric Whipple, who now work together at RF Morra Tree Care, will bring crew and equipment to the historic Hix Bridge Road house to remove and trim shrubs and bushes that have grown wild and uncontrolled for many years.
Those trees, which include three large overgrown yews on the south and southeast side of the house, are having unintended and unwelcome impacts on the old structure, said Betty Slade, vice president of the Westport Historical Society.
"The three trees are close to the Handy House and block a lot of the light causing increased dampness," she said. "They affect the drainage patterns which now tend to direct water to the house" and their presence prevents grading work that is needed to redirect water away from the house.
"We also believe that removal of these trees will enable people driving by to appreciate the beauty of the Handy House in full. It will be a much more dramatic sight and will attract a lot of attention from locals as well as from visitors," Ms. Slade said.
After studying the situation, the Historical Society concluded that the best course would be to remove the large yews (which are not native trees) and trim back on other plants. Ms. Slade said the tree company is doing the work free of charge.
That work corresponds with other work being done by local landscaper Tim Palmer (also at no charge) and his crew of volunteers.
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Argentina has proved to be way more expensive than we thought, the cost of buses to get around is the biggest problem - it doesnt help that we have decided to travel the entire length of the country to go see Paul Oakenfold in Ushuaia but hey it will be worth it.
Its all about the football
So without a doubt football is huge in this country - the day we arrived in BA there was a bit Argentina game on and we could have went with the hostel but they checked and the tickets were sold out which was a bummer but prob good cause they were �50 each
Anyway the hostel does a tour of the Boca Juniors stadium so we headed out for that, we went on the local bus where you need the exact change - this proved to be entertaining it seems if you wait too long the bus certainly wont and it just goes without you haha - too funny a bunch of stupid tourists trying to get on a public bus is always gonna be interesting needless to say we missed the first bus!!
The stadium itself is right in the middle of La Boca neighbourhood and its capacity is 50,000 - there are no memberships available now as the waiting list is so huge, the problem is they cannot extend the capacity anymore due to its neighbourhood location. The stadium has standing areas that look utterly mental - on ground level behind the goals apparently when they score a goal they all come rushing down the stairs - eeeeeeeek squash tastic !!
I have put some pics in I found online so you get an idea of it when a game is on it looks crazy !
The tour was great and we hope to be able to time it when a game is on when we come back to Buenos Aires :-)
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After the stadium tour we went for a walk around La Boca neighbourhood which is famous for its colourful buildings, we were all starving so the hostel guy took us to a local place for some food - they have a "Choripan sandwich" here that they eat all the time so we tried this its basically a chorizo type sausage it was delicious - we had a wee steak sandwich too cause it was so cheap mmmm
This area is very touristy you walk down one street the our hostel guy said ok lets walk back and go the other way which I though weird - but basically we found out that the criminals pay off the police to allow them to rob tourists in one particular street the same policy applies to selling drugs etc crazy old world !
We wandered for a bit looking at all the pretty coloured houses, which are actually a real neighbourhood not just for show.
So only half of us got on the bus back as the bus decided it was waiting no more and when I was half on it he shut the door literally on me and the people behind us didnt get on - thankfully Marc was on the bus too hehe - we found our way off no problem thankfully as the tour guy was left behind !!
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We know you love tailgating. You know we love tailgating (you've been following all of our coverage this season, right?) Now we're bringing tips and traditions to television, with our tailgating specials to premiere tonight on Great American Country Television. "The Southern Living Playbook" airs tonight at 10 p.m. Eastern on GAC. It will focus on two landmarks of SEC football tailgating; The Grove at Ole Miss and The Quad at Alabama.
What to expect: our Test Kitchen Director, Rebecca Gordon, and GAC host, Nan Kelley, will share delicious recipes, high end décor, fashion trends and tailgating insights. Plus special guest appearances from legendary SEC coaches, their wives, diehard fans, and the most ardent tailgaters Dixie has to offer.
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You're never too young to start tailgating. This little cheerleader was happy to talk about her team (Alabama, of course) with Southern Living Photographer Gary Glark.
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We love the excitement of fans. Because we're fans too. (And we appreciate the dedication of people who go to great lengths to uphold traditions, like these pledges wearing their sport coats in 80 degree weather!)
Hotty Toddy! The Rebels always win the party.
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This nice gentleman at Ole Miss heard we were stopping by so he invited us over to enjoy beef wellington he had prepared for the occasion.
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