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The Sugar Sounds of Our Town
By Noel Black On March 5, 2013 · 2 Comments · In A Big Something, Arts & Culture, Local Genius!, Music
We're continually blown away by the fruits of the house music scene here in the Pikes Peak region. We've long contended that much of what defines and defies our local culture is ability to remain, or at least to appear, secret or hidden. Given our spotty track record for supporting arts and culture that isn't non-profit and doesn't have massive institutional support behind it, it's no surprise that our finest produce would be locally grown. One of the mainstays of the local house and festival scene is musician Mike Clark. A member of the oft-lauded Haunted Windchimes and a solo force in his own right, Clark just released Round and Round, his second solo record under the name Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds. Then another mainstay of the local house music scene, blogger Heather Browne, managed to capture Clark and Co. in Shove Chapel revealing something… Well, as Roald Dahl wrote in The Minpins: "And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
As Heather Browne writes over at FuelFriendsBlog.com:
The songs on Round and Round, his debut record with The Sugar Sounds, make you sway and tap like old rock & roll 45s. This chapel session feels more focused on Mike's tremendous emergent voice — it's one you have to stop what you are doing to give it the attention it deserves.
Click HERE to watch and listen to Mike Clark and The Sugar Sounds at Heather Browne's Chapel Sessions.
2 Responses to The Sugar Sounds of Our Town
Daniel says:
amen, amen.
Johanna says:
Love, love, love Mike Clark!
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Upcoming Math Summit at WSCC to Promote Dialogue between Local Math Educators
Washington State Community College (WSCC) will hold a Math Summit on April 19th. The summit comes during the heart of Community College Month, and its purpose is to bring attention to the math-skills gap that is causing problems for some area high-school graduates when they begin math studies at the college level. Goals of the summit include bringing secondary and post-secondary math educators together to brainstorm solutions for this skills gap, particularly as it pertains to lack of retention of previously learned material. David Scheimann, Retention Coordinator at WSCC, talks about the reasons for the summit. "I have some statistics that show that a lot of students test into developmental math at WSCC, and it concerns me because they have already been through the material", he laments. It will take the collaboration of both secondary and college instructors to make sure incoming college students are well-prepared for math success at WSCC and other institutions of higher education.
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Sorry couldn't keep on writing after i put in the picture.
I also wanted to say that now when I use the new bottle my hair feels a bit dry and not as moisturized as it did before. I thought that myabe the fact that the olive oli is further down the list the cream is not as moisturizing as it used to be .
I dont know if this really makes a difference but i do know that my hair feels dryer now when i use the BBRC.


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10 Cute Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids
November 9, 2012 by admin
Filed under Arts & Crafts, Girl Talk
If you're looking for some fun, simple, and cute Thanksgiving Crafts we've searched the web and found some neat creations.
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1. Family Wall of Thanks {via parents.com} Can be as big or as small {think bulletin board} as you like.
2. Thanksgiving Tree {via familycorner.com} Very easy and festive craft for kids.
3. Thanksgiving Turkey or Pilgrim Hat Placecards {via craftelf.com} Fun to make and will look great at the kid table during Thanksgiving dinner!
4. FREE Thanksgiving Coloring Pages and Activities {via education.com} Keep the kids busy while you prepare for the big meal!
5. Indian Corn Wall Hanging {via busybeekidscrafts.com} Great for preschoolers little hands.
6. Cranberry Finger Paint {via learningvicariously.com} Perfect for toddlers–a little mess but safe to eat .
7. Turkey Hats {via parents.com} Great fun to make and then wear on Thanksgiving Day.
8. Paper Plate Scarecrow {via notimeforflashcards.com}
9. Turkey Cookies {via pillsbury.com} This could easily be turned into a no bake dessert by using store bought sugar cookies.
10. Fruity Turkey {via spoonful.com} Edible turkey made from kids favorite bite-sized snacks.


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Death. Like taxes and the Kardashian sisters, it is unavoidable. I don't usually like dwelling on it, because it tends to depress me, particularly as I enter that sun-dappled grove called "After 50." But every now and then, some lives are worth examining at their natural end, because even though the sorrow is palpable, so is the sense that all of the beauty and laughter created by that creature when living remain in the wake of her passing. That happened for me with Nora Ephron.
I can't remember when I first heard her name, but it was probably around the time when I saw "All the President's Men" with my mother on the Million Dollar Movie. She mentioned to me that the short reporter played by Dustin Hoffman in the film was once married to a really good writer named Nora Ephron, who reacted to his cheating on her by writing a tell-all novel called "Heartburn."
It was both loving and bitter, sweet and caustic, funny and tragic. I was hooked. Here was a woman who could take her own personal humiliation and turn it into a publishing triumph, all the while making you laugh. But make no mistake: Ephron was a serious lady with a serious message, particularly compelling for someone like me who has a tendency to lose focus when life sends curveballs: "be the heroine in your story not the victim."
Ephron is from my mother's generation, someone who was on the cusp of the feminist movement and who might have considered herself a women's libber but who preferred writing about bras (and how they were filled) than burning them. She made the minutiae of a woman's life into grand drama, including cooking, men, hygiene, men, handbags, men, plastic surgery, men, and men. She was a navel gazer, that's true, but unlike so many other women who write about women, she wasn't convinced that we were the center of the universe or that men were simply the backdrop for our fabulousness. Ephron loved men and women equally (short men named Carl Bernstein being the only exception) and made us love the worlds in which we intersected.
The great thing about good writers is that they're never really silenced. Their words live on for them. And for someone like Nora Ephron, whose writing was a vital and vibrant thing, she isn't really gone at all.
I can already hear the keyboard clicking in heaven.


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Video game streaming service OnLive is showing that it's not just about fun and games.
Later this week, a new OnLive Desktop app will hit the iTunes App Store that brings Windows 7 to your iPad. Expected to launch on Thursday, the free OnLive Desktop app gives users Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint software, along with 2 gigabytes of cloud storage for files.
That will be followed next week by a pay-tiered version called OnLive Desktop Pro ($9.99 monthly) that includes 50 GB of cloud storage, as well as priority access and the ability to add other applications such as PhotoShop and Autodesk.
With its Web-based interface, users will get an experience similar to using a high-performance PC on their iPad. "This feels like it is a local Windows desktop. It is indistinguishable. It uses the same technology that we use for delivering video games," says OnLive founder and CEO Steve Perlman, who is demonstrating the system at CES this week.
Perlman says that OnLive's cloud technology makes for better remote accessibility than other options. OnLive began offering cloud-based streaming video games in 2010.
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OnLive also allows for games to be played on mobile Android devices, with upcoming support for Apple iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices. Android support for the Windows desktop app is in the works, too, Perlman says.
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That man is Jerry Moore, the head football coach at Appalachian State. My guess is he won't be the head football coach at Appalachian State after this season -- he'll be able to pick any job he wants. He's won 2 straight championships, and now, he pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in college football history (yes, I went there).
Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32 (Final)
This is the first time since the NCAA split Division I into two divisions that a I-AA (or FCS) team has beaten a ranked I-A (or FBS) team. And Michigan wasn't just any ranked team. They were the preseason No. 5 (they'll be unranked next week, I'm fairly certain), and a legit national title contender. Now they're done.
Speaking of done, Lloyd Carr is now a dead man walking. He was destroyed in his last two games last season, and now he lost to a I-AA team (a team that Michigan paid $400,000 to play this game, by the way -- safe to say that's the worst investment since Enron). They can't fire Carr right now, because that would result in total turmoil in Ann Arbor and probably something like a 5-7 season, but he'll be hard-pressed to keep his job after this.
By the way, basically no one in the country saw this game, since it was on the Big Ten Network, but you could get near-real-time updates on College Football Overdrive on ESPNews. It's on from 3-8 and it's the best place to get college football updates.


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The recovery from the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession has lasted five full years, but even amid news that the U.S. economy grew a better-than-expected 4.2 percent in the second quarter and emerging unemployment remains well within comfortable bounds, the story of growth is much more complex than it appears at the surface. Thanks to wage stagnation and the concentration of employment gains in low-wage jobs, many Americans are still facing financial difficulties. A new survey conducted by Rutgers University found that two of every three Americans felt no improvement in their economic circumstances in the past year, while only approximately one in four expect their personal finances to strengthen in the coming year. And Gallup's Economic Confidence Index tells the same story; while readings have been generally stable, suggesting November's congressional midterm elections have pulled the nation's focus to politics, it is important to remember that Americans are no more confident about the country's near-term economic health than they were are a year ago. And views are still sharply negative.
The labor market is far from completely healed, even though it is now healthier than at any point in the past five years. The steady decline of emerging unemployment is the most obvious manifestation of that reality. Jobless claims — which serve as a proxy for layoffs — highlight the fact that emerging unemployment is returning to acceptable levels. Or, in other words, fewer Americans are being laid off, even if long-term unemployment remains elevated and the labor force participation rate stands near record lows — the dual concerns of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The jobless claims report released Thursday by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that 1,000 fewer Americans filed initial applications for unemployment benefits in the seven-day period ended August 23, bringing total weekly claims down to 298,000. At that level — a nearly eight-year low — jobless claims are just below the important benchmark level of 300,000, which indicates stability in the labor market. By comparison, at this time last year, new applications stood at 336,000.
When jobless claims fall below 400,000 per week, economists consider the Labor Department's report to be evidence of an improving labor market, and weekly claim numbers lower than 350,000 indicate moderate job creation. Of course, there is little value in placing too much significance on any one jobless claims report. But the underlying trends are strong as well; claims have fallen below 330,000 in 22 of the past 25 weeks and below 300,000 in four of the last six weeks.


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Note To Self: LiveScribe and Evernote Integration
I've had a Livescribe pen for a few years now, and I use it all the time. I remember first seeing a demo of the pen at the JavaOne conference; it was shown there because it runs Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME, or "Little Java" as we liked to call it sometimes). The pen is the coolest thing: it records your writing strokes on paper that has a tiny pattern of dots printed on it; the dots are small enough that they're almost invisible to the naked eye unless you have excellent vision and are looking really closely at the paper, but the dots are enough for the pen to sense them. The pen keeps track of your strokes, then you sync the pen with an app on your computer to store those pen strokes as your written notes. The pen also has a microphone built in, so you can record your written notes synchronized with what was being said as you took those notes. I use that all the time in meetings, when it's important for me to remember what was being said. My written notes serve as a kind of table of contents for the audio, making it easy for me to look at my written notes, tap the pen on a word I wrote, and jump right to that section of the audio. It's way cool.
There's a ton more I could say about the pen, but that's not why I'm writing this blog post. I'm writing this as a reminder to myself about the integration between the Livescribe pen and Evernote. I can publish my Livescribe notes as an Evernote note. Here is a blog post by Evernote telling me about those features, including a nice way to really quickly say "Take this page that I'm writing and publish it to Evernote next time I sync the pen."
I'd like to use the Livescribe to record little presentations. The idea is that I'd draw with the pen while I'm talking, then publish that as an Evernote document. Any computer can play back the presentation with no special software; how cool is that?!


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Do you ever walk into a store, grab the first thing you see, put it in your basket and keep moving with no thought involved? And, it wasn't even something you came to buy. It happens to me more than I'd like to admit.
Well, last weekend was a dangerous one. I was still sick (and still am...3 weeks now!), had my athletic pants and a hoodie on and rocking a bit of a head cold. After meeting up with the runners, I stopped in at a local boutique just to browse. I swear, that was the intention. And then, I saw a pair of Paige jeans I've been eyeing for a while that just happened to be my size.
I kid you not, it was the first pair of jeans my hands touched. All of a sudden, the jeans are on me in the dressing room. I take a quick glance or two at the mirror, say "yep, I'll have to get these hemmed as usual, but they look good." The next thing I know, my REI VISA is being handed over to the sales assistant and bam, I have ANOTHER pair of jeans that will make me very happy, but very broke. I'm hooked and it's getting dangerous. It's time to find a new, cheaper, equally healthy addiction...quick.
Shopping is just one of those things that can be so therapeutic at the moment, but leaves you only wanting more. This holiday season I'm trying to make good choices about what gifts I buy/make/give, rather than just spending to feel like I've met the appropriate $ amount for each person. My family decided we're only giving one gift to each other (i.e. my aunt, grandparents and cousins are each getting just one gift from our family). Now, if I could only put the same thought into my personal spending. Ah, to be single and free to spend as you wish with few cares in the world. Right...
Friday, December 5, 2008
Frivolous spending
3 comments:
- Playful Professional said...
I had nothing else to do last night so why not go shopping right? Came home with a bunch of Christmas presents...for myself. Oops.
- December 7, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- heatherdc said...
I am right there with ya. we headed to the outlets this weekend for "christmas" shopping. Um, right. Retail therapy is my new hero. And I have lots of cute things/good buys to show for it. :)
- December 8, 2008 at 7:46 PM
- magda said...
Oh man, I'm the same way, especially once I try things on ... if it looks cute, I'm a really easy sell. I'll tell myself all about how hard it is to find cute things that fit (which ... um ... not really), and it might not be here later, and the best--"I deserve it." Not good, not good at all.
Stimulating the economy's a good thing, though, right? : )
- December 9, 2008 at 10:02 AM
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Mirena Coil removal - mood crash(113 Posts)
Has anyone had problems once their coil has been removed?
I got mine out 8 days ago after it being in for 6mths. Was constantly tired, spotty, headachey, nervous, depressed anxious, no sex drive...etc.
2 days after removal i was spotting. 4 days after I got a feeling like i was going to faint and be sick and this continued for 2hrs. Husband took me to a&e as i hyperventilated (didn't know this at the time) and brought on pins and needles in my arms and legs.
I have been so down then my period started properly on the saturday, full swing on sunday, but my mood is like a roundabout stops and starts very quickly and my tummy feels weird. Am used to having pms and cramps with my period, but this feels weird and it's horrible.
When will i feel normal, how do I know when I ovulate and will that make me feel better?
Any thoughts would be great!
I had the Mirena fitted 3 months ago in an attempt to deal with the complete physical and emotional exhaustion I feel on the first day or two of my period. At first I experienced side-effects; a period of terrible anxiety (which I didn't help by late-night googling of the Mirena coil and finding horrific stories documenting years of terrible depression!); a week or so when my boobs were really sore; spotting. But they all passed and I was delighted to resolve the problems with my periods. No spots, no weight gain, no pains, no PMS - in fact my mood has been more balanced. Unfortunately, a side effect which didn't pass was the hair loss. In fact it has got worse, and, fearing baldness, two days ago I went back to my doctor and she removed the coil. Interestingly, she was unfamiliar with hair loss as a side effect (which is odd as it is mentioned again and again on this thread) and had to look it up.
So, now I have period pain, heavy bleeding and the familiar feeling of tiredness. Overall, the main conclusion I have come to about all this is that, for women, hormones and hormone fluctuations are the bane of our lives. It seems we can't win.
I am 44 and had the MC fitted 14 months ago due to very painful periods and the pill no longer doing its job.
I have been back to my Dr 3 times to ask her to remove it and she has everytime refused and said i need to leave it longer. By month 11 it had settled down, after going through months of still bleeding (only lightly) but i never knew when it would happen and it was frequent. The pains werent as severe but were much more frequent. Breast pain was pretty rough though. I have also noticed more bloating than normal and strangely thickening of my hair as apposed to everyone else hair thinning.
The final straw for me is i recently noticed one breast is now quite a bit larger than the other. 2 weeks ago i found a lump. I have been for initial tests and they think it is not cancerous but are not sure what it is (i get biopsy results tomorrow), however the Dr said he could see the lump amd the breast enlargment just by looking at me, he also said there were lots of them in both breasts, both having lots of lumpiness and thickening. I believe this to be down to the hormones from the coil, so im going to the Drs today to get it removed ( im sure she will try to convinve me again not to).
I am dreading going back to periods and passing out from the pain evry 3 weeks but its better than a cancer scare. It does say in the leaflet that it can cuase these lumps and eventhough not cancerous they can become so.
I know some people who the MC has worked well for though, so it does appear to react different for different people and it could be that my breast lumps are coincidence, but i really think not!
Forgot to add other possible side effects i have had , lower back pain and general nausea, more often in the morning (no im not pregnant)
I have had the mirena for 12 years for treatment for severe endometriosis until it was removed yesterday morning. The pain and other problems I was suffering were getting out of hand and my quality of life has been badly affected for a long time. Now it's out and I've had no bleeding or major pain, a little niggle in my lower back but they did have problems removing it so I'm probably a bit battered and bruised. I'm starting the mini pill instead on Monday as I can't be without treatment. The MC worked brilliantly for about 7 years so would not discount it for others, but be aware of side effects that could flare up further down the line.
I had my mirena coil removed today after 3 years of feeling depressed. I dont know if it psychological but i felt better straight away. Despite cramping i feel emotionally better within hours. I feel lighter in mood and quite happy and if i have to put up with cramping for a few months i prefer it to feeling down. Since having it fitted it did what it was meant to do. lighten my periods but i didnt look forward to anything or get excited about things i normally would. It is only supposed to let a little hormone out into your womb but i think it affects brain chemistry. Three of my friends have had them out and feel better already. I lost my libido so what was the point!
I'm one of the very few who seem to have got on fabulously well with the Mirena Coil. I had it fitted as an alternative to hysterectomy on the advice of my gynaecologist and I'm so glad I did. After years of nightmarish periods where I couldn't leave the house for up to two weeks at a time, I was suddenly normal again. PMT disappeared, yay no more crazy woman! Only problem now is that it seems to have displaced and I will need to have it removed and fingers crossed they will put a new one in. Really concerned about experiencing low mood and bleeding when it's removed though.
Hi , I had the merina for 5 years and it was great for me. Not side effects at all. I had it removed last month and I feel my moods have change completely. I feel also I am putting on lots of weight. Hope things will be back to normal soon. Anybody with the same experience?
Hi, after reading through this thread thought I had to post my story.
I had the mirena coil fitting dec 2009, I was a size 14, have upped my exercise and reduced my food intake since having it fitted (it was fitted to stop me falling pregnant so wanted to shift the excess baby weight) and still I've managed to go up to a size 22!!!! Yes you read that right - a 14 to 22! Several times I went to the doctors about my weight gain and always had the same response, THE MIRENA DOES NOT CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN! go on a diet, join a gym blah blah I did it all and the only time in the just shy of 4 years the coil was in that I managed to lose any weight was when I fell ill with swine flu. So I'm sorry lovely precessional doctors but for me, it does cause weight gain, I'm in no doubt about it! Anyway,
Mood swings - oh yes they are horrendous! I've been a right moo for years now, extremely depressed, anxious, moody, stressy, you name it I've been it. I no longer feel like me! My poor children have been stars putting up with me and well the husband - well erm... Yes he's barely around now cause I've been the wife from hell. I tried getting the coil removed many times and refused every time so we moved town, I went to a sexual health clinic old the nurse I wanted another baby and she removed it no questions asked. Relief!! Then this demon devise puts the final boot it, 2 days of exhilarating pain absolute agony! Then the bleeding begins - tmi (I'm sorry) but I'm having to 'sort myself out' every 20 minutes, it's so heavy! School runs are incredibly difficult (I really wish I stocked adult nappies) I have 'the flu' really bad chest infection from hell, nobody else even has the sniffles so my only guess is yet another side effect, huge blood clots etc etc called the clinic and told its 'normal' hmmm.... Normal being unable to walk down a flight of stairs and feeling like your waters have just gone?! Well thanks for telling me that before you removed it!
So to summarise,
I barely bled for 4 years!
I'm now bleeding 4 years worth of periods in one hit (think ill be needing a transfusion soon!)
No sex drive once fitted - cant have sex after removal due to above problem!
Mood swings
Weight gain
Abdominal and back pain
Not all women experience problems with this coil but if you're thinking of having one fitted please think about the REAL side effects rather than the ones they put on paper. Never ever again for me, I'm hoping to gradually lose the weight now it's out (the large chest is welcome to stay though) go back to being me, the happy me without the devils device inside me controlling every aspect of my
Hi I've registered today in order to add to this discussion. I'm nearly 48 and have had the Mirena Coil in for over 10 years! I'm overdue for removal or replacement of my second cycle. I had been pleased with my coil as it stopped my horrendous heavy periods, but I have also suffered with terrible weight gain and acne! I put on so much weight actually that I had weight loss surgery to help me lose it, extreme but necessary!
I am now a size 16 and feeling better with my weight but my acne is really getting me down, I never suffered with spots before the Coil except at time of the month. So my dilmma.. do I have the Coil removed and risk very heavy periods coming back, or have a final 5 year cycle which should take me through to menopause.. the thing is what if I'm already in menopause? I don't know as I don't get periods? I also have sex drive problems and it's something I didn't realise was linked to the MC!?
I am strongly erring on having it removed, but I really can't bare the thought of very heavy periods again. Also as I've had the coil for much longer than most of you, what will the side effects of removal be for me? I'm not long out of major weight loss surgery.. can't really cope with other problems! Any advice very much appreciated, thanks.
Had coil for constant bleeding 8 years ago, had replacement after 5 years which fell out after 3 days. Had new one put in a few weeks later. Just had that removed to start ivf. Had spotting for a week after removal and now heavy painful period with pain like never before! Hopping not to bleed continuously like I did before I tried the coil! Watch this space!!
It has now been 2 months since i had my coil removed. My bloated stomach has reduced significantly and for 3 weeks of the month i feel alot happier. I have one bad week a month hormones wise which is worse than when i had the coil as i felt a bit down all month with the coil in. I bleed heavily for 2 days but it is worth it. I eat an iron rich diet for 2 weeks prior to menstruation and avoid alcohol as this exacerbates my moods during that time. I feel a lot more positive about everything. My concentration is better at work and i have regained a sense of humour. Obviously the contraception side of things and light bleeding were a good thing. The coil is suitable for alot of people. I am having a 6 months trial without but really think i am alot better off without it.
I had the mirena for roughly 15 months
Got it removed on Wednesday as it wasn't working for me.
Was constantly bleeding (very lightly)
Constant irritations (felt like infections)
Felt depressed and anxious
Today is Friday and I almost went to A&E today the bleeding was worse than after giving birth!! I have worn a pad since the removal (just in case) and today I'm so lucky I was wearing a pad otherwise there would have been a puddle under my desk at work!! In addition I had a palm sized clot that resembled a placenta come out of me - scary stuff!!!!
I wasn't warned by the nurse who removed the coil so I began wondering whether this is normal period or possibly a wound caused by removing it!! Will see how I go over the weekend and if I'm still bleeding like this I will have to go back.
Be Warned!!!
I've just had my Mirena Coil removed today after having it for 15 months. In that time I have gained weight, got depressed and anxious, and anti-social to the point where I can't face leaving the house. On top of that, bloating, constant spotting where I'm having to wear a pad every day just in case, low sex drive and sharp pains on my left side. Oh and crap hair and crap skin. So far I've been bleeding a bit with some discomfort, when the doc had a look she said my cervix was a bit inflammed and bloody, (lovely), but they always deny any of these things are anything to do with the coil! Not looking forward to this 'crash' that's been widely reported on here I have to say, especially with hubby working nights, mind you he is an A and E nurse so at least he'll be there if I get 15 months worth of bleeding in one go! Bloomin heck, trying not to panic muchly!
I think I have just found my sanity again!! Thank you all. I have had the Morena coil in for 4 months and in that time I have had severe headaches, anxiety, depression, mood swings. Just on Sunday I had to have an ambulance phoned for me as I took a panic attack, couldn't breathe properly and got pins and needles in my arms and legs blurred vision and very confused, this lasted for over 3 hours and was told it was a utine infection after being on ECG for a while. I was then discharged from hospital with a course of anti biotics for a urine infection which I have been told from the doc today I did not have. My mum suggested it could be the side effects of the coil but the doctor quickly dismissed this. I have came home and googled it and got brought here, which all comments suggest the exact same as what I have been experiencing. I actually thought I was going mad until now. Just want to say thank you and have arranged for the coil to be removed tomorrow x
Just a quick update here from my last post. I removed the coil myself and did not feel any pain at all. Since removing it, its been 6 days and I am now back to my happy bubbly, confident self. Doctors still insist it was not the coil that was causing all my problems, but after blood tests, ecg tests and swabs everything has come back clear. Such a coincidence since I have removed the coil that I have had none of the symptoms I described in my earlier post. Best thing I done was to take it out.
hi i'm going in to have my mc removed next week after 7 years ( yes 2 years over due) been worried sick about having it removed...does it hurt? but reading some of the comments it sounds like i have more things to worry about..and i'm not a worrier....but all said and done the mc coil is the best thing to happen to me i was having heavy periods for 15 days and it all stopped once i had the coil, i bled for 2 days and only lightly....when they remove the mc will they put another in straight away or do i have to wait.
I had my mirena removed on Tuesday after six months of feeling bloated, bad tempered, putting on half a stone in weight and for the first 4 months being really spotty. The removal took about 30 seconds and was like a smear test maybe a little bit more of a pinch but so worth it. No headaches, dizziness or cramps that some others have experienced just a normal period that started 3 days after the removal. My mood is better and I have rediscovered my knee caps that disappeared in the bloating which has also gone, just hoping the weight drops off too.
Hi, I was just doing some reading and found this thread. I had my mirena removed on the 10th of Feb after having it in for 4 years. I have had a really bad period since. I've had a couple of days with no bleeding (not together) but it has been pretty much non stop. I'm on a new pill. Should I go back to the doctors? Or do you think it will pass?
I thought I would post my experience as reading those of others has been helpful. I had MC fitted in mid December due to heavy periods. In the 9 weeks that I had it, I got very spotty, unexplained mood swings (which I never had), retaining weight despite running three times and week and watching diet, bloated stomach and sore breasts and I bled to some degree or another every day except for 5 days.
When I went for my gynae check up I told the gynae the symptoms and she tried to persuade me to keep on for a few more weeks to see if the bleeding sorted itself out but I said that due to all the other symptoms, this wasn't going to work for me. They are the same symptoms I got on the pill years ago (13 years ago). I agreed to have the MC as I understood it was a low dose hormone that would stay localised. That clearly wasn't the case for me.
The doctor took it out at that same appointment - didn't feel a thing and only took a minute.
That was 8 days ago since when I have been bleeding a lot and having what feels like a proper period. I am hoping that this will stop soon (please - 3 months bleeding is enough thank you) and I will start to feel the benefit of the exercise and healthy eating. It seems that for me, I will just have to put up with heavy periods. At least I knew when to expect them and could plan life around that.
From this thread there are clearly many people for whom the MC has been great but for me, the hormones that it pumps into you and the effect of them just doesn't work and outweighs any of the benefits (I hadn't found any yet!).
I thought the merina was a brilliant,for 8 years i had no periods or period pains but I had bad emotional Pmt each month for about 5 days but I never once thought the Merina was to blame just thought it was the norm.I also would get occassionl mysterious illnesses like extreme joint pain but again never once thought the coil was the cause. Then after 8 years I got 3 very slight periods in a row and after that I never seemed to be as emotional or angry again but I started to feel physically ill at times, swollen leg, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, Shortness of breathe, sleep apnea of some kind but blood tests would be all clear and so on, so eventually I gave uP going the doctors and started to believe I was turning into a hypercondriact because it would always pass! Its very hard when not having periods and its something that's not happening every month to realize what's wrong.
February 2013 I decided for some strange reason to switch to the contraceptive implant Nexplanon(which releases the same one hormone like the marina, due to health risks I can't have combined)Again I had no periods..great!! But I started to get the common and natural stabbing pains mid cycle which I had never had ever before and for 2 weeks of every month I'd find my concentration was to be low, my legs would hurt etc, then in October I felt really Ill again as before severe palpitations, leg swelling, I went to the doctors, he basically told me I was just stressed, a few days later I had a period and felt marvelous after, that's when the penny finally dropped and each month since its been the same symptoms but without the period so I got the nexplanon removed nearly 3 weeks ago as after 11 years without a break I want to find out what my hormones are like and if the implants have helped or made it worse.
BUT what I didn't understand or expect was what I'd go through after removal, on the first night I slept for 12 hours without waking, I then went over the next few days with hot flushes, dizziness, stomach cramps,anger, doom, bloated stomach, feeling pregnant, visiting the toilet on average 15 times a day, even after I had a period I felt awful, stabbing pains in my back, the list goes on, a shaky feeling like a drug addict might feel trying to get clean! But I am happy to say that it seems to have all just gone, 2 days ago! I feel great, ok I won't know until my normal periods return if my pmt will be any better but what I can say is that right now I feel better than I have felt in years because if you think about it these implants/ius slowly release a hormone into our bodies and in some ways we become dependant so I guess what I experienced was some kind of withdrawal or crash!
Still have bloated thou...urgh!!
Still have bloated thou...urgh!!
hi just had mine removed after almost 8yrs . I recommend not leaving in so long lady's . should be removed after 5yrs as it really isn't doing much after that .the hormone is basically gone . had mine removed 1hr ago. I was unfortunate that it had bedded into my womb ! was a very painful experience. pls don't do what I did and leave in so long . resting now with painkillers .
Think I may have removed the MC myself last night.
Had it in for heavy periods 4 years ago, after about a year my periods stopped, About 6 months ago I started bleeding again on a regular monthly basis, definitely not heavy but there.
I also started noticing an odour that was extremely unpleasant no matter how often I washed.
I had been bleeding for 3 weeks and yesterday I was so aware of something being not right so last night I had a feel about for the strings thinking it may have dislodged. Usually I can just feel the tip of a string but last night I could actually grip it.
So I pulled, very very slowly, thinking if it is still in then I should feel a twinge and I would stop. No twinge, didn't feel anything and out it came. Not bleeding, no cramps or pain YET
I actually feel elated that it's gone.
I have been reading up on the MC and yes the lack of a period is one of it's primary jobs and for that I was grateful
The more I have been researching up on all the additional emotional baggage that no one seems to be warned of is astounding.
I have had the depression, weight gain, zero sex drive, apathy, feeling of dread, the list is endless.
I will wait and see if I start feeling better in myself but I doubt if I will have the MC refitted.
Update on me removing the MC on friday night.
The horrible stench has gone.
Within 24hrs of removing the coil my vagina doesn't smell as though something crawled in and died there anymore.
Still no bleeding or pain either.
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THE SERIES With the win over Alabama, the Lady Vols improve to 6-0 in the SEC and 15-3 overall.
The Lady Vols extend their lead in the series to 46-2 over the Crimson Tide, and 20-0 when playing at home.
Today's attendance was 12,512, the second largest crowd at Thompson-Boling Arena this season.
39 STRAIGHT AGAINST ALABAMA UT extended its winning streak vs. Alabama to 39 consecutive games. That is tied for the second-longest active conference winning streak in the nation.
FOR STARTERS Today's starters: freshman Bashaara Graves, senior Taber Spani, sophomore Isabelle Harrison, sophomore Ariel Massengale and junior Meighan Simmons.
Simmons is the only Lady Vol to start every game this season.
Graves drained Tennessee's first bucket for the third time this year as she swished a jump shot to start the game.
Freshman Jasmine Jones was the first off the bench for Tennessee.
SPREADING THE OFFENSE Freshman Bashaara Graves led the scoring effort with 19 points.
Along with Graves, Meighan Simmons (16), Isabelle Harrison (14), Taber Spani (14) and Jasmine Jones (14) also hit double digits in scoring.
UT has had five players in double figures four times this season (Six vs. Texas, Alcorn and five vs. UNC, Bama).
The Lady Vols notched 50 points in the paint to Alabama's 32, while scoring 25 points off the bench.
Tennessee dished out 23 assists, which was the second most of the season. UT had 24 assists in its win over Rice.
All nine Lady Vols who saw playing time scored.
I LOVE THE 90's Tennessee's 96 points marked the fifth time this year the Lady Vols have scored 90 or more points this year.
UT's 96 points were its most in an SEC game since a 110-45 home win over Alabama on Jan. 6, 2011.
`BASH'ING THE COMPETITION Freshman Bashaara Graves went a perfect 6-for-6 from the field in the first half, totaling a team-leading 13 points. She rounded out the game going 9-of-11 from the field and tallied 19 points.
She also hauled down eight rebounds.
SPANI SEES DOUBLE With senior Taber Spani's 14 points against the Crimson Tide, she has now scored in double figures in five of the last six games (Auburn, 12; Missouri, 11; Georgia, 11; South Carolina, 18).
JONES HAS FOR A CAREER HIGH Jasmine Jones scored a career-high 14 points.
Jones registered a career-high four blocks. She had all of three the entire season entering the game.
SIMMONS ON THE BOARDS Meighan Simmons coralled six rebounds in the win, an SEC best for her. Her previous high was five, most recently against Missouri.
AND-1 Three Lady Vols made 3-point plays against Alabama as Bashaara Graves, Taber Spani and Jasmine Jones all recorded and-1s. Spani had two such plays.
UPPING THE FIELD In the first 20 minutes of action, freshman Bashaara Graves and sophomore Isabelle Harrison combined for a perfect 10-for-10 from the field as Graves went 6-for-6 and Harrison was 4-for-4.
The Lady Vols shot 62.9 percent (22-35) from the field, marking the best shooting percentage in the first 20 minutes of play this season. It is the second-best shooting percentage of any half this year, following shooting 65.7 percent against Rice in the second half.
AT THE HALF At the half, UT led 49-35, tying the most first-half points this season which the Lady Vols also had against UNC. Freshman Bashaara Graves and sophomore Isabelle Harrison were perfect from the field in the first 20 minutes of action as Graves went 6-for-6 and Harrison was 4-for-4.
Graves led the team in scoring with 13 points while Harrison added 10.
Graves also led the rebounding efforts grabbing five, while freshman Jasmine Jones grabbed the next best with four.
UT outrebounded the Crimson Tide 23-17 in the first 20 minutes of play.
The Lady Vols shot 62.9 percent (22-35) from the field, the best shooting output for UT in the first half this year.
UT tallied 22 points in the paint to Bama's 14 in the first half, while scoring nine points off the Crimson Tide's five turnovers.
UP NEXT Tennessee travels west on I-40 as UT takes on RV/RV Vanderbilt Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium at 9 p.m. ET.


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The Expected School-wide Learning Results or ESLRs reflect the over-arching goals for Livermore Valley Charter Prep graduates.
Livermore Valley Charter Prep graduates will:
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This four-headed love child named Junkyard Jane rose by night in the tide flats of Tacoma, Washington from a deadly mephitic brew of blues, swamp gas, rockabilly, old engine parts, country, motor oil, folk, funk and used kitty litter. Like all true originals, they display a Creole blend of influences that they affectionately call "Swampabilly Blues".
With five critically acclaimed CD's under their belt and over 1000 live performances since their 1997 debut, the band once again calls the Great Northwest their home after a four year stint in the Americana friendly city of Louisville, Kentucky.
Junkyard Jane, a BEAM Grant (Benefiting Emerging Artists in Music) recipient, was one of only eight groups from a pool of thousands to make the final round at the 2001 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. The group's briefcase full of kudos over the years includes the prestigious Washington State BB Award (Best of the Blues) for "Best Northwest Band" as well as "Best Northwest Recording".
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KABUL (PAN): More than 400,000 women in 180 districts across the country have been provided economic development support, vocational training, improved family healthcare, education and literacy training under a USAID-funded project, the agency said on Sunday.
Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker told participants of a capstone conference: "As women leaders in Afghanistan, your role in helping to build the capacity of the government and civil society, participating in decision-making and in holding your government accountable to its people is essential."
The US government would maintain a strong focus on women's rights and issues in Afghanistan," the top diplomat promised. "The US government will look to you to continue a productive partnership as your country continues to advance towards peace and stability."
A USAID statement said the project had awarded more than 1,000 grants totaling more than id="mce_marker"6 million to support women-focused civil society groups in all 34 provinces of the country, in addition to ongoing technical support to 120 organisations.
The project established the Afghan Women's Advocacy Coalition, comprising 30 civil society groups, project grant recipients, individuals and the Ministry of Women's Affairs. Coalition members are leading advocacy efforts and campaigns focusing on women's access to education, justice and political participation.
Minister of Women's Affairs Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar promised support to the women's coalition. The coalition is committed to continued advocacy for women's rights after the USAID project closes and has established itself as a permanent structure within the Afghan women's civil society movement.
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Other teams to sweep both games were the La Jolla Nomads, Schulz Academy, Kendall Soccer Alliance and Crossfire Premier (U-16s) and San Diego Surf (U-18s). No club left Carson without at least a point for one of its two teams.
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Substitutes: 7-Britton Cocke, 11-Vittorio Lauretano, 12-Jordan Boothe, 25-Alexander Bolton
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We meet again. Welcome to yet another installment of Christian Reads… (So You Don't Have To) – SEO Edition. This one's for July, one of my favorite months. It's the month of my birthday, of my wedding anniversary, and of (usually) really nice weather in Portland.
We've got a lot to cover… so let's get to it:
Official: Google Panda Update 2.2 is Live
- Matt Cutts said that this update was to improve scraper detection.
- Should see little to no change in rankings
Google PageRank Update
- After six months of no updates, Google updated their PageRank values in late June.
- As I'll cover later, you shouldn't be too concerned about PageRank (unless Google was reporting a number for your site and that number is now a 1 or 0).
The 20-Point SEO Account Takeover Checklist
- As someone who works in an agency, we do from time to time engage with clients who have had previous SEO / PPC vendors. So we are, in essence, "taking over" the account.
- This is a comprehensive list of things you should do not only if you takeover an existing account but it's a good list to use if you're just engaging with an SEO program.
Schema.org – Do I Need To Pay Attention To This?
- What is this website? It's a resource that shows you how to mark-up your site content using microdata.
- All of the big search engines have signed-on to universally recognize the mark-up code.
- Should someone building a new website look to adhere to these standards and use microdata mark-up? Yes. If you're already on the top of SERPs, you probably don't need to look to re haul your website and use microdata mark-up.
Break Time
Let's take a quick breather right in the middle here. Here's some fun news. If you're in Portland, you know how… weird… our city can be. Well, TriMet has signed-up to use this piece of artwork for their new Milwaukie Light Rail:
I think I had that beast in my nightmare several nights ago. Anyway, let's get back to it.
Google: PageRank Is No Longer The Be-All & End-All Of Ranking
- SEOs rejoiced when we saw that Google has finally written a blog post about how PageRank shouldn't be "the be-all and end-all of ranking."
- Google recommends paying more attention to click through rate, conversion rate and bounce rate to tell if your rankings are on-target and if you're not only getting traffic but if they're finding what they want.
Google Notifications For Buying Links
- If you're in the business of buying links (which you really shouldn't be), it's being reported that Google is sending out webmaster tools notifications to webmasters telling them that they've detected that the webmaster is "using techniques that are outside Google's Webmaster Guidelines."
- Instead of buying links, you should really have an SEO strategy that instead relies on creating targeted content that site visitors would find interesting (and interesting enough to link to).
Exact Match Domains Can Double Clicks on PPC Ads
- I realize the story headline has "PPC" in it… but I'm thinking that having an exact match domain can possibly double clicks on organic listings as well.
- Exact match domains meaning if someone searches for SEO Service Portland, your domain is "www.seoserviceportland.com"
- Is it worth a rebranding of your company name? No. Is it worth perhaps purchasing the domain and looking to do a one-two-three page site that goes over your services along with offering a case study download or otherwise? Perhaps.
My own personal Christian reads…
I'm almost all the way through China Mievelle's Embassytown and I have to say – for a Mievelle fan, I'm finding that I liked his older stuff better than Embassytown and The City & The City. After I finish up this book, I do believe I'll be back to reading more baby books, as my wife's due date is coming up faster and faster.
If you've been reading any SEO articles lately that I didn't cover, feel free to share in the comments. I would like to also remind readers that Amplify's search engine optimization services are available. Why choose Amplify? Because we have a result-driven approach to SEO and you can rest assured that our account team are all experienced online marketers.


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Dr Rachel O'Connell, The director of the Cyberspace Research Unit at the University of Central Lancashire, said it should be compulsory in schools.
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"Teachers [also] need to be up-skilled," she said, explaining many pupils have no lessons in internet use.
She said up to 92% of nine to 19-year-olds now access the internet at school, but a third had received no instructions on doing so.
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Just over half had seen web pornography but only four out of 10 said they would tell their parents if something on the net made them feel uncomfortable, said Dr O' Connell.
Her call coincided with the launch of a new website offering internet safety tips for parents and children was launched for European Safer Internet Day.
The site brings together content from government, industry, children's welfare organisations and academics for the first time.
Backed by a £1m Home Office awareness campaign, it was being unveiled at a conference in London.


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Portable POS Success
By Tammy Mastroberte | April 08, 2009
In today's increasingly wireless world, the benefits for dropping the cords on technology are endless. Savvy restaurant operators see these advantages, and many now use wireless point-of-sale (POS) applications in their establishments. The increased order accuracy, faster table turns and customer satisfaction alone make the technology worthwhile, not to mention easing the fear of identity theft when the credit card is swiped on a handheld at the customer's table.
However, as with any technology, there are keys to ensuring a successful installation. Whenever wireless comes into the picture, security is always a concern. Add credit cards to the scenario, and PCI compliance rears its head. Many operators leave much of the installation work to their solution provider, but there is still the task of choosing the right vendors.
"When we opened two and a half years ago, we had a software provider that wasn't a good experience," says Paul Shenkman, owner of Sam's Chowder House (
) in Half Moon Bay, Calif. "It kept crashing. It wasn't reliable. It didn't send orders or would drop them."
After six months, Shenkman decided to keep the handhelds, which were Symbol from Motorola (
), but switched to a new software provider, Digital Dining from Menusoft Systems Corp. (
"You need to have the right provider for both software and hardware, and research is necessary," explains Shenkman. "I got a list of all the restaurants in my area using Digital Dining and talked to them. I went to the restaurants and saw the product in action. That convinced me they were the ones."
A point on access points
Depending on the size of the space, the amount of bandwidth and access points needed can vary. All 61 locations of la Madeleine Bakery, Café & Bistro (
) need only one wireless router per store. At each location, one host greets customers at the door and uses a handheld to take sandwich or pasta orders for the kitchen before the customer gets to the counter, according to Laurel Brackenridge, director of IT at the Dallas, Texas-based company.
"We only need one access point because the host is fairly static and the buildings are not very big," she says. "Sometimes we have to relocate them and will move [the access point] around a bit. It is important to do a site survey with the hardware provider, and if they show you areas where the signal is weak, then make sure to purchase multiple access points."
La Madeleine's uses MICROS POS systems (
), along with Symbol 8846 handhelds and routers, which Brackenridge explains is the way to go rather than mixing and matching providers.
"In theory, Symbol hardware will work better with Symbol access points," she notes. "You want to make sure you are thinking about the fact that the access points and handhelds need to work together, and even if you have to pay more money, it is worth it."
At Sam's Chowder House, the restaurant is 8,000 square feet, with seating inside and outside, so three wireless routers cover the entire area. The same is true at Backwoods Steakhouse (
) in Corona, Calif., also using Digital Dining software.
"We started with two routers, but we were having trouble with the signal on our patio so we had to add a third one," says Steve Nolan, owner of the Backwoods, who is using six handheld POS units at his location.
Setting up security
Any time credit cards become involved in an operation, so does PCI compliance, the standards set by the major credit card companies to ensure data security and avoid identity theft and other compromises. The first step as a restaurant operator is to make sure the devices chosen from the vendor are PCI compliant, and the second step is making sure the network data is traveling on is safe from hacking.
At Backwoods, Nolan not only had the vendor check and install the network and equipment, but also had another computer technician come in and make sure the network for Digital Dining could not be accessed outside of the application. Although some restaurants, including Nolan's, do not process credit cards on the handhelds, if credit cards are processed anywhere in the building, PCI is still a concern, says Brackenridge.
"You need to have a good firewall and monitor the traffic to make sure no one is trying to hit your network," Brackenridge notes. "You need to stay up-to-date with PCI Compliance and at least be compliant, if not go above and beyond it."
At Vicky's of Santa Fe (
), owner Mark Laliberte went through his network provider, TimeWarner for his security needs, including having a firewall installed. The company uses four handhelds and Digital Dining software, and since upgrading his 12-year-old POS system, securing credit card information is no longer an issue since the system doesn't store any data, explains Laliberte.
"The old system stored all the credit card numbers and expiration dates, but now everything goes directly to the credit card processors," he says. "There is nothing in my computer system anymore, and even the credit card slips no longer have the number or expiration date."
It is also helpful to run credit card processing over a dedicated network, which is the approach Shenkman took at Sam's Chowder House. Not only is the data encrypted and secure, but it travels on a different network than the Wi-Fi network available to customers, or the corporate network.
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Going beyond data security, it is also important to secure the actual handhelds. "Symbol sells an option that allows for the device to be disabled if it leaves the network area," says la Madeleine's Brackenridge, who encourages operators to make sure the device is not charged in a public place, and is locked up at night.
"We explained the consequences to our managers for losing the handhelds," she explains, emphasizing the importance of having a maintenance plan in place when starting to go wireless. It's important to have a repair process, understand how much money you will need to spend on repairs, and plan for extra handhelds in case one or more goes down, she says.
"You need to think about the resources it will take for your helpdesk, and if you want to outsource maintenance. Right now, if a handheld goes down, we walk through things with a Symbol representative on the phone and then we try to fix it in our corporate office. If they can't fix it, then we send it to Symbol," she explains.
But most importantly, the terms of security are always changing and operators need to stay on top of the requirements as they change. "You need to meet the requirements immediately so there is no breach," says Brackenridge.
When executed correctly, wireless POS applications will pay off in the end. "The handhelds decreased the cashier time by 20 percent, or 8 seconds per transaction," she says.
And at Backwoods, customers can order a drink at their table, and it is waiting for the server by the time he or she walks back to the bar to pick it up.
"It saves a lot of labor and expedites service," concludes Nolan.
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I'm looking to buy a camera in the $250-450 price range. I am not looking for a universal camera that takes videos and does this and that and all this. If it takes videos then cool, but I want something that takes good/great quality photos up close-medium range (mostly close).
I can go higher than 450, but that is my starting range. I'm not doing it professionally or anything like that, it's just for personal use, but I am seriously sick and tired of the horrible camera's that are on my phone/ipad/ipod, etc.
Can some of you Camera/photography guys give me some links of some of the best camera's I can get in this price range (focusing on pictures not video or anything else) and even ones that might be more expensive but not overly so (not going to pay a thousand plus or anything like that).
Thanks guys.
Got a new neighbour? I'm sure K R Y can help you out when he sees this thread.
Yeah I PM'd Kry to let him see this thread, I need lots of help here.
I have this one (I think) it's at the house I was scared to bring it over here. Oldie has it also but he has trouble with the focus I believe but it din't give me any problems the little I got to use it.
That one is nice G.
I was looking at this one:
Wish I knew more about cameras.
Im right there with you man. I think you can't go wrong with that Cannon or Nikon. I say go to a place that has both (bestBuy,Walmart,RadioShack,ect) And try out both. Cannons tend to be a lil complicated for a non ecperienced operator (AKA Me) Try them out in both low light and outside settings.
Here's a video of the zoom on the camera I posted (Canon SX40 HS) and a link to a huge gallery of photos that were all taken by the camera, to see the kind of pictures it can take.
I can get it for $360 roughly from Amazon, let me know if it's worth the price/if I could pay a little more for something better, etc.
Those are some good looking pics!
The first pic has 0 zoom, the red dot is where the sign is. The bottom pic is the sign from the same position, zoomed in.
I watched a few video reviews on it, and pretty much everyone says it's the best "bridge camera", which I guess means between novice and professional, and that it's the best camera you can get for the $400 price range.
So I will be picking this up tomorrow unless KRY has some inside knowledge to hit me with.
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I was going to recommend a bridge camera. You're never going to get full, true macro images without spending $400-500 minimum on JUST a lens. But for just close ups and a versatile lens? Bridges are fantastic for that.
Their zoom range, is just phenomenal. You do however, due to the lens length and build quality compared to higher end dslr lenses, have to deal with a lot of lens faults, like distortion at the wide end.
That said, I was going to recommend either the Canon SX40 or the Panasonic Lumix FZ150. The Lumix range of bridge cameras, easily compete with Canon and Nikon, they are incredible.
You get a shorter zoom with the Lumix (24x compared to 36x) but you gain 0.7 Megapixels, which may help you 'get closer' with cropping. Otherwise, never believe the Megapixel hype. More MP does not = better camera. Never has, never will.
Unless you want to spend a lot more, either of those two cameras will do you proud. Both have their own in built Image stabilization, which will help with movies, and shots being taken at the longer zoom length.
For zoom lengths, the general rule is ' Focal length = Minimum Shutter speed'. So on the canon, it extends to around 800mm (equivilent). So you'd need 1/800th of a second. In low light, that will be a problem.
With the image stabilization, it effectively gives you around 3 'stops' of leeway. Meaning you can shoot at around 1/100th of a second, at 800mm, and still retain a sharp image with no motion blur (from your hands holding the camera, it won't freeze action in the frame).
I can explain all that jargon in much more depth if you want, but tbh I can hear people falling asleep :D.
tl:dr version - SX40 or Lumix FZ150 = YAY DO IT.
A bridge camera is called that because it bridges the gap between a Point and shoot, and a DSLR. Not every dslr is considered a professional camera though, in fact, most aren't.
Also have a look at the Canon GX1. The zoom range, will be FAR less than the bridges, but the image quality will be far better(because it uses a bigger sensor than the bridges), and it's a lot smaller.
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I had to remove a wheel from my Phaeton this week, and replace it with the spare wheel - there was a tiny puncture in the tire, and it was very slowly deflating.
I reviewed the owner manual instructions for changing the wheel, and also the instructions in the Phaeton repair manual. The Phaeton repair manual contains additional information about precautions that must be taken to prevent corrosion from developing on the wheel centering seat (the bevel in the middle of the wheel that makes it easier to fit it on the hub). So, I drove up to my VW dealer and bought a can of the wax spray that is specified for use. It cost about $25.
I have attached some photos below that explain how the spray should be used, and show pictures of a wheel that was installed 3 months ago without using this spray (I had a flat on the same position this summer, and changed it myself in a hotel parking lot).
Instructions from the Phaeton Repair Manual
The wax spray
It comes in an aerosol can.
New wheel before the wax is applied
New wheel after the wax is applied
Wheel showing corrosion if wax is NOT applied
This wheel was in service for 3 months.
Wheel hub showing corrosion if wax is NOT applied
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Elizabeth, a senior in high school, is passionate about promoting healthy nutrition and obesity prevention. She currently serves as the president of the Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council and is a mentor to youth who struggle with obesity, self-acceptance, nutrition and eating disorders. Elizabeth is also creating a blog to raise awareness to health and wellness issues impacting Native American youth today.
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MARION CENTER — Marion Center looked like a worthy adversary for early conference front-runner Homer-Center in the first 10 minutes of Friday's game.
After the 10-minute mark, however, the Wildcats showed why they're unbeaten, piling up 20 second-quarter points to coast to a 28-6 win in a Heritage Conference football game at Dr. John R. Mallino Stadium.
The Wildcats, who have outscored their first three opponents 110-25, are out to a 3-0 start for the second straight year.
"You've got to give credit to them. They came ready to play, and I told (Marion Center coach Dave Malicky) they would," Homer-Center coach Greg Page said. "It's always a dogfight up here, but we were able to stretch it a little bit in the second quarter there because we just stuck to what we wanted to do. We found a few things that we thought could work, running and throwing, and we just tried to execute. … Those kids battled their tails off out there tonight."
The Stingers forced a three-and-out on Homer-Center's first possession, and despite failing to chalk up any points, they controlled the ball for the bulk of the first quarter.
Homer-Center found its groove on its second drive, though, and marched 79 yards on 18 plays to take a 7-0 lead. Quarterback Aaron Berezansky completed 3 of 3 passes, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to running back Matt McAdoo on second-and-20.
Running an out pattern in the left flat, McAdoo kept his eyes on Berezansky's pass as Marion Center cornerback Jonathan Baker broke sharply on the ball. Baker missed an interception by inches, allowing McAdoo to corral the pass and run untouched down the left sideline for a touchdown with 7:55 to play in the first half.
"I just tried my hardest to look the ball in and then go as far as I could. That's about all you can do," McAdoo said.
"I thought we threw it a little late," Page added. "We hit it earlier, and we saw that it was out there. We hit it a little late, and I was a little concerned, but he put the ball on the money, and Mac made a good catch and then did the rest on his own."
The Wildcats forced a three-and-out on Marion Center's ensuing possession before marching 51 yards on eight plays on their next drive to score another touchdown. Lee ran three times for 25 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown run that made it 14-0 with 1:56 left in the first half.
Marion Center went three-and-out on its next possession and elected to punt. However, punter Blake Orr had to leap to get a finger on an errant long snap. Once Orr finally picked up the loose ball, he decided to throw a pass instead of punt. Orr's pass fell incomplete, and Homer-Center got possession at the Marion Center 39 with 25 seconds to go in the first half.
On fourth-and-4 at the 33, Berezansky completed an 11-yard pass to Lee, who alertly stepped out of bounds with 0.8 seconds left in the first half.
Berezansky made the Stingers pay on the next play and lofted a pass to Lee, who was in single coverage with Baker in the left corner of the end zone. Lee bobbled Berezansky's pass but ultimately came down with the catch for a 22-yard touchdown as time expired to stretch the Wildcats' lead to 20-0.
"That play right before half killed us, obviously. That was huge," Malicky said. "We talked about making plays. They made plays in the second quarter, we didn't. That's what we talked about at halftime: 'You've got to make plays and you've got to step up.'"
Homer-Center mounted a back-breaking scoring drive that chewed 8:39 off the clock on its second possession of the second half. The Wildcats covered 98 yards on 16 plays, an impressive drive that culminated with a 3-yard touchdown run from McAdoo that made it 28-0 with 7:18 to go in the game.
Colton Fairman finally put the Stingers on the board on their next possession by scoring on a 10-yard run to cap a nine-play, 61-yard drive.
Derek Simpson recovered a fumble on the ensuing onside kick to give the Stingers a ray of hope.
Simpson then hauled in a 36-yard reception on the next play to give Marion Center the ball at the Wildcats' 15 with 3:15 to play. Two plays later, though, John Ireland intercepted an Orr pass and returned it 19 yards to all but seal the win.
"Homer's a very solid club. That's the best way I can describe them," Malicky said. "They play defense well, they get to the football well, they're always in position, and they don't make many mistakes. You've got to try to beat them, and we made a couple mistakes. They're a very senior-laden team, and that's a big difference sometimes. We've got some good seniors, too, don't get me wrong, but Coach Page has been looking for this team for a few years over there, and he's got a nice one."
Berezansky finished 10 of 13 passing for 113 yards. Lee racked up a game-high 82 yards on 19 carries, Mike Newhouse added 51 yards on 12 carries, and McAdoo had 36 yards on six attempts. Lee caught four passes for 54 yards, and McAdoo snagged three balls for 40 yards.
PHOTO: Homer Center's Ean Lee pulled in a touchdown pass over Marion Center's Jonathan Baker as time expired in the first half Friday night.
John Lucas paced Marion Center with 34 yards on eight carries. Noah Hoover had 30 yards on seven carries and 45 yards on three catches.


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Fox's Hannity Drags Stephanie Cutter Into IRS Witch Hunt
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Fox News host Sean Hannity attacked Stephanie Cutter, former assistant to the president for special projects, for meeting with the former IRS commissioner, suggesting she was involved in the controversy involving inappropriate political targeting of conservative groups. But Cutter has made clear that she was meeting with the former commissioner to discuss health care implementation, which was a key part of her White House role.
Hannity Stoked Fears That Cutter Met With Ex-IRS Head To Coordinate Conservative Group Targeting
Hannity: "I Think The Biggest News That Came Out -- Stephanie Cutter Met With The IRS Chairman." On the June 3 edition of his Fox News show, Hannity suggested that Cutter met with former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman to coordinate the targeting of conservative groups:
HANNITY: What do you take out of Carney's statements that nobody in the White House knew then we found out the White House Counsel knew, then she told the chief of staff. I think the biggest news that came out -- Stephanie Cutter met with the IRS chairman. That's part of the political camp - - she is the deputy campaign manager, again, we were told by Carney, that never happened.
LIZ CHENEY: No. It's absolutely inexplicable that the IRS commissioner would be at the White House 157 times. I mean, most administrations, most honest administrations make a big effort to separate out what is happening in the White House from the IRS. The IRS is supposed to be an independent agency. We're not supposed to be in a situation where the president is using the IRS to go after his enemies.
And when you have members of his political campaign meeting with the head of the IRS, you know there is something very fishy going on. But I would also say people should look at this frankly, those of us who are conservatives, those of us who are patriots, those of us who agree with what the tea party stands for, you know, and take comfort in the fact that the administration would not be targeting us if they weren't worried about our power.
If they weren't worried about the power of these organizations to make real change and frankly to interfere with their plans for the nation so it should give people hope in terms of our ability to affect the future here.
HANNITY: Let me go to this issue of the 157 visits by the head of IRS to the White House because in the Bush years there was one visit. So if we want to -- as a comparison, Hillary went to visit Obama in the White House 43 times, Tim Geithner 48 times, and the IRS commissioner 157? Then he scoffs up by saying, well, I went to an Easter Egg roll -- how damaging or alarming is that number especially compared to the Bush years?
CHENEY: Well, you can't explain it. [Fox News, Hannity, 6/3/13]
In Fact, Cutter Met With Ex-IRS Head To Discuss Health Care Implementation As Part Of Her White House Role
Cutter: "Many Of Those Meetings Were For Health Care Implementation." Cutter explained that she was meeting with the former IRS Commissioner to discuss health care implementation and there was "nothing nefarious going on." On the May 31 edition of CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper, Cutter said:
CUTTER: What we're looking at are the number of times Mr. Shulman was cleared into the White House. It doesn't necessarily mean he went to a meeting.
Number three, many of those meetings were for health care implementation. I was in them with him. So there is nothing nefarious going on. [CNN, The Lead with Jake Tapper, 5/31/13, via Nexis]
In White House Role, Cutter Focused On "Outreach Strategies Around Priority Initiatives Including The Implementation Of The Affordable Care Act." According to her White House bio, Cutter "served as Assistant to the President for Special Projects, focusing on Administration wide communications and outreach strategies around priority initiatives including the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the President's State of the Union Address." [WhiteHouse.gov, accessed 6/4/13]
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