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My step daughter (21), and her boyfriend left the apartment we rented them a huge mess.. I can't open the door without the smell hitting me in the face.. 2 dogs, 1 cat.. they never cleaned up after them, nor let them out. Now the carpet and the new kitchen floor needs ripped up. they lived there for 8 months, and for most of that time her boyfriend was not working. We tried asking them to come back to help clean up, but they have said no... So now what?
We own the apartment.. We bought a house that is two apartments, we live in one and rent out the other one to earn a little money to help us with our bills.. This is only temporary until we complete renovations at the farm my inlaws own, so that we can move there and help my FIL & MIL run the farm. Last year my SD came to us looking to rent out the apartment, with promises to help us with the kids & house so that we can move. They were hoping to take over the apartments when we moved out (which we were more then happy to give them, as a nice start in life) We said yes, and put our life on hold to ready the apartment for them (it needed some TLC, and we gave it, even though it meant not working on the other house) They did not help us ready the apartment and ended up moving in before we said we were ready, promising they would finish it. We gave them a super deal, $400 all included even internet, so that my SD could save for school.
The problems started within the first week... I was in my kitchen and could hear this horrible sound (like a howl & cry combined) every time i walked over a certain spot. My lil'uns were concerned about it.. it scared them. So i messaged them to see if their dog was home & ok. No response. When my other half came home a little while later, i asked him to see if he could get a hold of them, to tell them their dog seems in trouble and would it be alright if we checked on it. No response. He heard the sound and went to check on it (it was killing me) He found two dogs in one tiny cage.. One big dog (pitbull/lab mix) and one tiny yorkie trapped in a cage that was too small for the big dog (it couldn't stand up or turn around). They had left that morning at 7am. They came home at 11pm. I am an animal lover.. I had to say something. I told them it wasn't acceptable to lock two dogs in one small cage. They said they did it because the big dog chews everything, and pees everywhere. I told them, I would too if my parents locked me away from 7am-11pm. I explained that the dog wasn't the problem, that their problems would be solved if they walked the dog before they left and when they came home. My SD told me it was her BF's dog and she was having a hard time convincing him to do that. We reached an agreement that they wouldn't lock the dog up for that long, nor in a cage too small with the other dog, and they would start walking it. I said they could call if they were going to be late and i would let the dog out for them.
The next day i heard the noise again. I went to check. Yep two dogs.. one cage.. way too small. I took the dogs. I waited till the boyfriend came home, and told him if it happens one more time, the dog will be gone when he gets home. He told me to F-off. Nice guy... he went out and got a bigger cage that day.
I kept trying to hammer in his head (leaving SD out of it) that he really needed to walk the dog, and not keep it locked in the house for that long of a time...So he tied it to a my clothesline, and left for the day. It was winter and i wasn't using it i guess he figured. I found out b/c i heard a strange gargling sound while shoveling off my deck. It was his dog, near death from strangling itself. I ran over let it go, and brought it in the house. And then i messaged SD's BF. I told him it wasn't acceptable to tie a dog up outside then leave for the day. I told him his dog almost died, and he was very lucky i decided to shovel my deck. Again, i was told to F-off.. This time i lost it. (and am very ashamed but he pushed a button, i exploded) I gave him a few choice words about his attitude, and lack of respect, and told him "either the dog goes or you do"
My SD came to apologize for her BF (he still hides from me) and started walking the dog. Dec. BF lost his job. Yet SD still walked the dogs, and even shoveled the driveway (I'm really not quite sure what he did, but he never left the apartment) even though she was working long hours to cover their bills. (it was at this time we discovered that she was giving us $300 not $400 for rent, handing us cash hoping we wouldn't count it, but we let it slide b/c BF wasn't working) I stopped talking about the dog at this point also, as he was home and i assumed he was being responsible for it.
This continued till they moved out..probably b/c of the smell. They weren't planning on telling us they were moving, we found out thanks to a future landlord calling to ask us for references. Rent has never been on time or without asking, And all the promises have gone to the wayside.
I am gutted at the state of the apartment. He was home!! I've potty trained two lil'uns, and 4 puppies in the time they lived there.. My house doesn't smell that bad.nor is that dirty.. It gets worse..We had hooked up an Air Exchanger in the beginning to help SD with her allergies.. BF had beat the switches off at some point.
We do not have the money or time to fix it. We had hoped to rent it out again, but the money we would have to put into it is beyond our means. We were struggling as it was, trying to renovate, move, and start our farm. I'm at a loss at what to do.. How do i get out of this hole? We threw them a rope, and they pulled us in, instead of climbing out. The stress of the house and the farm was enough to put Papa & I into MC.. at our last appointment, she told us not to take anymore on b/c the stress is killing our relationship.. And now we have this to deal with. What Would You Do?
Sorry for the book.. I am so lost in this situation...
I'd try and save the money to fix the apartment up, or find someone who was willing to fix it up instead of paying the first few months rent (DH and I did this once when we were pretty broke. We moved into an apartment that needed a lot of work and cleaned and ripped up carpet, etc for the first two months). She is your SD, and she is obviously in a terrible relationship. I know she has shorted you money, and not paid on time, and has a terrible boyfriend, but it sounds like she is working her butt off to make ends meet here and is just in a situation she needs to get OUT of.
Not to side with the dog abuser (because I AM glad that you got that situation taken care of), but what business did you have in their apartment? If they were renting from you, and you are allowed to get upset about landlord-y things (like rent not being on time, or having to ask for it) than you have to act like a landlord too. You cant just walk into a tenant's apartment with no notice if you expect people to act like you are the landlord and they are the tenant.
Did they ever help you out with the kids?
The boyfriend is a POS and the sooner your SD can get away from him the better. I wouldnt sue them or anything like that, because it's just likely to keep her in the relationship for longer and make it to where when she does leave she cant come to you for help. It seems like she is really embarrassed for her BF's behavior, and she cant do it all- work, school, and keep the place clean. She should have told you she was moving, and she should have cleaned the apartment. I would call her and ask her to come over for dinner, without BF. Express that you feel like you've been slighted, and that you cannot afford to clean up her mess. You want to stay on amiable terms with her, but is there anyway that she could help you fix the place up to get it ready to rent? You know she is busy, but the state of the apartment is unacceptable.
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SIDS happens.
Thank you for replying..
I've been thinking about looking for a tenant that doesn't mind doing work in lieu of rent, but i think it may be beyond that.. floors & walls need to come out and be replaced.. I would be very blessed to find someone willing to take on the job, it's a lot of work. And I worry about getting Burnt worse.
I love my SD and she takes no blame for the mess.. she works really hard to support herself, and her BF, and i know she is embarrassed, and just as gutted by the situation. When we discussed the dog and her BF, she told me she has a really hard time confronting him without him reacting badly, as i found out first hand. I've also found out he takes out his anger towards us out on her (blames her etc) My heart goes out to my DSD and if i could get her out of this situation with her BF I would. We had a great talk about how he treats her (her shovelling while he does??) and how she would feel if that dog was her child, I had hoped she would think about losing this POS. I think she is afraid to leave him.
She was put into this relationship by her mother when she was 16.. at the time her father and I looked into getting custody, but were told there was no point. When she was 16 her mother left her Stepfather, and moved school districts to live with her new BF (married him 3m after) As she was in a new relationship and wanted a little freedom, she gave SD the choice of moving schools & living with her or staying in school & living with BF and his family. We had a room at our house, but thanks to some PAS by Mother, she didn't feel 'comfortable' living with us (I was also pregnant with her sister & was hoping she could live us and bond with her) She also had the option of living @ the farm with my inlaws. As i think most 16yr olds would.. she decided living w/ boyfriend sounded fun. No rules, and she can pretend to be grown up. We were upset, and saw a lawyer at the time, and were told that b/c of her age we had no choice but to let her do what she wanted if her Custodial parent was okay with it. She lived with him, her grades went down, but she did finish and graduate high school. She also managed (thanks to my inlaws) to get a full scholarship to university. His parents told her it was okay to quit 2 months in. She's been supporting their son ever since. It's a horrible situation. I only wish i knew how to get her out of it. Before she starts a family with this dude.
I wasn't happy about having to enter their space.. but it was the only way to stop the noise that was terrifying my lil'uns and my conscience. I did message & call to see if it was okay but they didn't respond. It was a tough decision. I think a landlord would have done the same,especially if other tenants were calling,, as they weren't responding i got concerned that maybe it wasn't the dog. I knocked, and banged (which made the noise worse) I could have called the police i guess, and i did think about calling the SPCA. I didn't just walk in.. this was hours after the noise first started.
They helped once.. and left halfway through babysitting.. called someone else to come watch them so she could go. After that they hid from us, never home, always busy.. excuses.
Yes i think so too.. We've been trying to keep calm, and left her out of it. Papa messaged her BF about the mess His dog left, and asked when he might be able to come help rip up the floors.. BF said "No I'm not ripping up any carpet." Papa lost it. I took him out of cell phone range so he couldn't make things worse. He messaged her to tell her we always have a place for her, and that we feel the relationship isn't healthy, and whenever she's ready our arms are open. That she should question being with someone who so quickly is willing to treat her father with so much disrespect. He called BF's parents - got his brother - but left a message about the mess and BF's attitude about cleaning it.
We would love to have a sit down conversation with her alone, but that isn't possible as her BF doesn't let her go anywhere without him. (very controlling) I think she knows what this has done to us (Papa vented to the inlaws as he was there when he got the text) And I'm sure her GM would have told her how much this affects not just us but the whole extended family as well. My inlaws have a huge need for us to move and help them out. Running a farm at 75 isn't an easy feat. We need to be there to help, and now are set back months.
I am at a loss as to how to help her, we've even suggested family counseling for her and her papa, but until she ditches the BF, I doubt she will go. As for the apartment.. I'll talk to papa about renting it to someone who wants to work on it..and cross my fingers.
Craigslist, that's where we found our free, but needs work apartment. interview people. Sometimes new couples will do anything to make a home for themselves. We took the deal because of having complete decoration freedom. I painted my kitchen bright orange (it was amazing, seriously. I was so in love.), which no other rental situation would have allowed me to do. We ripped out 50 years of lineolium underneath cat pee carpet- and I know there are other people like me out there.
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SIDS happens.
We talked about bringing someone in who doesn't mind working on it before they move in.. Papa has a friend who might take on the job. SD called after we sent a text telling her we loved her, we don't hold her accountable for the mess and our arms will always be open.. She's coming by tonight to clean it.. We'll see if BF comes too (really he should have to do it all by himself.. she's done enough.) Hopefully he decides to stay away, and Papa can have a better discussion with his DD alone. She needs help.. She needs to see he doesn't treat her well, and that abuse doesn't have to be physical (although I worry he's crossed that line..if he's so quick to launch a verbal assault on us & beat up a machine to get back at us, what else?)
Thank you again, After rereading, I realize the mess in the apartment is only a small problem..
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Arctic Char with Charmoula
This roasted garlic charmoula—a classic North African marinade and sauce packed with fresh herbs and spices—is excellent with a rich fish, such as arctic char or salmon.
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- Servings: 4
- 3 unpeeled garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup cilantro leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped green olives
- 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- Kosher salt
- Four 5-ounce, skin-on arctic char or salmon fillets
- Pepper
How to make this recipe
In a small skillet, toast the garlic over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the skins blacken, 7 to 8 minutes. Let cool slightly; discard the skins.
In a food processor, puree 1/3 cup of the oil, the garlic, parsley, cilantro, olives, lemon juice, cumin and paprika until smooth. Transfer the charmoula to a bowl and season with salt.
In a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Season the fish with salt and pepper and place it skin side down in the skillet. Cook the fish over moderately high heat until the skin is golden, about 3 minutes. Flip the fish and cook just until it flakes easily, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain briefly on paper towels. Serve the fish with the charmoula.
Make Ahead
The charmoula can be refrigerated for 2 days.
Suggested Pairing
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I have CC'd in a Desantis Nemisis for years and the little holster is starting to wear. The worst part is the glue they have used in it to help hold the edge trim on is starting to become gooie and get on the gun.
This one I am using was purchased through New York Iron Works but their web site shows out of stock and has been for quite some time. I am wanting to actually order 2 of them, one to fit a Beretta 21A and NAA 380 Guardian.
If anyone knows of a place that has them in stock please let me know.
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API GH Test Kit questions....
Does anyone here use their GH test by chance ? I always have a problem matching the coloration of the test to their charts. This one in particular since they are saying ,
First turns Orange and then to Green. Well, I can't tell worth a darn LOL !!
First drop on mine is a Clear/ Orange color. More clear than anything else. Then after the 1st drop, it starts to just barely turn to maybe a slight tinge of green ??? How Dark is that
green suppose to be in order to get an actual reading ?? I generally don't trust the accuracy of these tests but just wanted to get some sort of Idea here if at all possible.
Love to hear some feedback on this.
Same here, but I find that to be true for sera test kits as well
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pretty soft out of the tap @ around 7.0
Once the GH is a higher value (>3) the kits are easier to read.
With soft water place a white sheet of paper under the tube with good area light, look through the top with the cap removed after each drop (it helps a bunch).
Adding GH booster with each water change should solve any issues you are seeing. Plants use very little Ca and Mg compared to everything else so once levels are set around 4-5dGH readings should remain there until removed at the next WC.
The mineral content that effects GH and KH are independent of each other so no real "need" to match them. I routinely set mineral content here for around 5dGH and 2dKH (have for multiple years now).
Try looking at the test tubes from the top down. You're looking through the entire tube so the color is more intense.
I agree these are hard to read. I have problems with color blindness - and because these are orange/green it certainly isn't easy for someone with a red/green deficiency which I believe is one of the most prevalent cases of color blindness.
I have found though, that after several drops there will become a definitive change... I just usually start off adding 3-5 drops right away, knowing that I'm not going to see a change.
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Thanks so much here everyone for your input for starters !! Yes, I do use White Paper
to distinguish coloration in general. They key here which you all have mentioned is to get those levels up a bit so the Test will become more predominant in coloration which I will do..
Wkndracer: thanks for all your personal replies here as well on the subject .
Here's a picture of the Tank I am referring to btw..
Wow looks great!! What plants?
JUST got the GH booster from GLA.. GH readings prior have been around 1 actually so,
is adding say 1 tsp. to get up around the 3 range acceptable @ WC's only ????
Also, sometimes I get the urge to do more than one WC a week so if that's the case,
when I reset everything, same goes with the addition of the Booster I take it ......
Yeah you only add the booster when you do water changes. It doesn't evaporate out, kind of like salt with marine/reef tanks.
So what are your plants in the tank? Must have missed the posts before... :P
I've got 11GH and 6KH.
Is there value in still dosing Equilibrium after a water change?
GH 11 is already high but it's still possible it's short of calcium or magnesium.
I wouldn't use Equilibrium because it contains both (and more of other
minerals) and would raise the GH even further with the substance I don't need.
I would see the water report or find a way to test if it lacks one or another.
Then dose just that.
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Leather seat repair
The black leather seats are splitting at some seams on the lower ( butt contact area). I did a repair with black duct tape but the tape slowly curls and becomes a bit sticky. It is not a good solution. Is there a specific type of tape which could be used? I am looking for a quick and inexpensive fix so as to stem the damage at least. I do not want to use seat covers.
The problem with fixing the seam is that BMW sewed it from the inside out. Meaning they stitched the inside of the leather, flipped it right side out and mounted it onto the seat.
The proper way is to remove the leather and re-stitch.
BUT, I have had some success with one of these curved sewing needles.
The center/rear sitting area of the driver seat is very worn and would need a patch. Not really that concerned with how they look, only function and durability. Sewing seams like the way to go. Thanks. I think I may have an old leather sewing set from my hippie days of the early 1970's when hand sewed some sections of a 25 foot Tipi. The Tipi is stored under the house.
I was going to say use the special glue that comes wound round a reel and is applied with a needle, but some one beat me to it.......
Here's a fix that worked for me: Find a little-used passenger seat in a junkyard or parted-out car. Dismantle the seat and remove the cover and foam pad from the lower half as a unit, and transfer it to the driver's seat in your car (you'll have to take it out and disassemble it too). The upholstery is pretty much interchangeable -- there's just a little minor cutting to accommodate the switching on the driver's side.
That may be a good solution. I have had the seats out before to put new cables in for the power seat adjustments. When you say "dismantle", do you mean separate the back form the seat bottom. I believe that would necessitate the removal and reinstall of the power cables. They were a bitch to work on.
If you mean the bowden cables, none of those extend from the seat bottom to the seat back. There is one for the headrest, but the motor is inside the backrest too -- it's all self-contained. The only connection you have to worry about is the electrical cable that goes from the headrest motor to the control switch.
There is one oddity about taking the seat apart: the backrest clips onto the wedge-shaped hinge extensions standing up from the seat bottom frame in the diagram below. A spring mechanism holds the seat back in place on the hinge extensions, and it takes a little jimmying to get the clips to release so you can take the two halves of the seat apart.
There are many "pick n pulls" in my vicinity and they have a great web site which lists the year,make and model of all vehicles and their location on the lot. If you call they will tell you the color of the vehicle. I have gotten many parts as, unfortunately there are many older BMW heading to the grave yard. We will all join them someday! Thanks for the information.
As mentioned, finding a good passenger seat cushion is the easiest repair, probably no more than $25 at a pic n pull or regular salvage yard. Have seen excellent passenger seats more than once, usually tan/parchment. Black is a harder to find. :thumbup:
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The city of Lima has 92 areas which are considered to be at risk of disaster during an earthquake, according to Peru's Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute (Ingemmet).
In a recent article by Andina, Ingemmet president Susana Vilca advised the national and regional governments to consider these areas in their natural disaster planing.
The critical areas, she said, present recurring signs of "geologic and geohydrologic danger," and are highly susceptible to earthquakes.
According to Vilca, some of the city's critical areas are located in: Punta Hermosa, Lurín, Villa El Salvador, Pachacamác, Villa María del Triunfo, San Juan de Miraflores, Ate Vitarte, Lurigrancho-Chosica, Downtown Lima, Rímac, Ventanilla- Callao, Independencia, Comas, Carabayllo, and Ancón.
A contributing factor, Vilca said, is that many homes in these areas are built on top of sandy land.
Last year a report by the country's Civil Defense agency warned that an 8-degree earthquake, or higher, could leave over 51,000 fatalities, and more than 680,000 people injured in Lima and Callao.
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How to Stop Diarrhea Fast
The objective of this article is to give you a rich summary of useful information and tested strategies on how to stop diarrhea. Read at this page for more specific information on how to get rid of it as fast as possible, but don't overlook the most important thing: how can you prevent it from happening again? Yes! Here is how.
What is diarrhea?
Diarrhea is a very common digestive disorder. It causes discomfort in the sense that a person suffering from it experiences loose and watery stools. It necessitates a person to go to the toilet frequently, usually more than three times a day. The condition can either be chronic or acute. Acute diarrhea usually resolves itself without the use of medication and usually lasts for one or two days. However, chronic diarrhea may last for over a month, and this is usually a sign of mal-absorption problems where the body fails to absorb important nutrients, inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome. Please read along for a summary of the important information and find out how to stop diarrhea in its tracks.
The following are the common symptoms:
- Urgency to have a bowel movement
- Nausea
- Bloating
- Stomach cramps
- Stomach pain
- Lower Abdominal pains
- Frequent watery stools
Adults suffering from temporary condition should not be alarmed, though it could signal potentially serious problems. Children are the most vulnerable because of their smaller body mass and can get dehydrated more easily. The following symptoms require a visit by a healthcare professional:
- Persistent stomach pain, pain in the rectal and abdominal area
- Presence of pus or blood in stool
- Prolonged condition lasting for more than 3 days
- Dehydration signs
- High fever (102 F or more)
- Black, tarry stool
What causes diarrhea:
This illness is either osmotic or infectious. The infectious version occurs where there is amoebic, viral or bacterial organisms that disrupt the normal gastrointestinal functioning, or where the organisms result in water being drawn into the bowel. On the other hand, osmotic diarrhea results where the gut fails to break down for absorption what it has ingested. With both types, the food that a person eats will pass through the intestines too quickly. This results in the failure of the body to absorb important nutrients, and waste products cannot combine and unify, hence the watery stool.
The following are some of the causes of infectious diarrhea:
- Parasites like Entamoeba histolytica, Giarda lamblia and Cryptosporidium
- Viral infections such as viral hepatitis, Norwalk virus, rotavirus, cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex
- Bacterial infections like E.coli, Shigella bacteria, Salmonella and Campylobacter
The causes of osmotic diarrhea include:
- Digestive disorders like IBD, celiac disease and IBS. It is a common IBS symptom
- Intolerance to some food compounds like artificial sweeteners and lactose
- Food poisoning
- Removal of the gall bladder
- Use of medications like some antacids, blood pressure medications and antibiotics
- Radiation therapies that involve high dosages and chemotherapy
People most likely to develop the condition:
Diarrhea is very common and affects people regardless of age. However, the condition usually develops more easily in children (also because of their tendency to put in the mouth non-food objects of all sorts), in people that have digestive disorders and in travellers in places with unfamiliar food and contaminated water. Antibiotics usually interrupt the good bacteria in the gut; hence the use might also lead to the disease.
The diagnosis:
This condition is not usually diagnosed, though the doctor could perform some tests such as:
- Fasting tests
- Physical examination and medical history
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Imaging tests
- Colonoscopy
- Blood tests
The conventional treatment:
In most cases, acute diarrhea clears up on its own within a couple of days, hence it does not require extensive or specialized treatment. The most important thing to do, though, is to ensure that the person affected replenishes the lost fluids, the electrolytes and the salts in order to prevent the body from getting severely dehydrated. The person should therefore drink plenty of water and formulas that are rich in electrolytes in order to maintain the body's osmotic balance.
Apart from that, there are anti-diarrheal medications that can also be used. These medications include bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol), loperamide (Imodium) and kaopectate pectin solution. The medications usually reduce the progression of the symptoms, but they do not lead to a faster recovery. The use of these medications could prolong or worsen diarrhea caused by bacteria or parasites, so a doctor should still be seen if the condition hasn't resolved itself after three days.
Doctors usually prescribe antibiotic medications for the treatment of conditions caused by bacterial or parasite infections. The use of antibiotics for treating other body conditions may result in the disturbance on the normal functioning of the gut bacteria. This might result in the growth of bacteria that are dangerous to the alimentary canal, hence it may result in acute diarrhea. This situation requires immediate medical attention which usually results in the discontinuation of the antibiotic treatment, so that the gut can adjust to its natural bacteria. People suffering from diarrhea should only eat specific foods and stay away from certain foods as they can even worsen the symptoms. The foods to avoid include the following:
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Spicy foods
- Fatty foods
- Milk and dairy products
On the other hand, foods that the body can tolerate include:
- Boiled potatoes
- Plain rice
- Bananas
- Toast
- Cooked chicken
- Cooked carrots
Food rich in fibre, usually also suggested as part of an IBS diet, can cause some discomfort, but it also relieves the symptoms as it facilitates the excrement coalescence in the intestines.
How to stop diarrhea?
Apart from the foods and diets already discussed above, there are other several safe and effective remedies that doctors recommend. They are as follows:
- Regular use of probiotics. Probiotics are rich in healthy bacteria. They therefore populate the digestive tract with the bacteria. According to Dr. Weil, you should take one or two capsule supplements of probiotics or one tablespoon with meals. Probiotics should be taken twice daily together with meals if you are taking antibiotics. After you complete your dosage of antibiotics, continue with the probiotic intake for a few more days.
- Adopt the"BRAT" diet, a mnemonic for Bananas, Rice, Apple sauce and Toast. You should add these foods to your diet and use them frequently. However, they should not used in place of a normal balanced diet.
- Carob powder is usually used to soothe intestines that are irritated. Begin with just a tablespoon mixed in applesauce and some honey to make it tastier, and take it when your stomach is empty.
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Your government, on the basis of outrageous lies, is waging a murderous and utterly illegitimate war in Iraq, with other countries in their sights.
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Greg Brooks, a consultant to the lumber and building materials field, suggested at the recent AMD convention and exhibition that things are looking up for "independents." Economies of scale have not added up for big companies to an advantage, he says, pointing to, among other things, the fact that in most markets, locals are effectively competing with Home Depot on price.
Brooks also suggests independents can do well with younger buyers. Gen X'ers and Gen Y'ers in particular don't share older buyers' faith in big companies. "They're more confident with somebody they can look in the eye."
We've certainly seen and heard enough about consolidation and the "big" getting bigger in recent years, but is it over? Or are we just seeing a respite? That's our poll question of the week, and of course, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the topic. Are you an independent—be it dealer, distributor or manufacturer—successfully taking on the big guys? Email me and tell me about it.
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Classic (Punk) Rock for Classical Liberals: Screeching Weasel
With the Supreme Court decisions over DOMA and Prop 8 coming up, I've decided to feature Screeching Weasel's "I Wanna Be A Homosexual." Frontman Ben Weasel gives his explanation in the liner notes of the band's 1995 release of B-sides called Kill the Musicians:
"Homosexual" was written at the suggestion of Homocore pioneer/fanzine editor/filmmaker Bruce LaBruce who had heard about Sloppy Seconds' "I Don't Want to Be Homosexual" and thought we should respond (and for the record-we never felt that the Sloppys' tune was homophobic, nor did we ever have any animosity toward the band-we just thought it would be funny). Bruce wrote a few lines and I made up the rest as I sang in the studio.
As an aside, I strongly recommend having an older brother that introduces you to all sorts of rad shit like this at a young age. I wore my Screeching Weasel shirt (exactly like the picture in the post) to school on the first day of 7th grade. As my teacher took attendance and I answered "here" when my name was called, he promptly responded with, "And that's an awesome shirt by the way!" Soon thereafter I came to find out that he actually played in a punk rock band and swam in the same circle of musicians as my brother. Small world. Oh, and the Vice Principal didn't think the Screeching Weasel shirt was so awesome. Due to the visible cigarette, I was made to wear it inside out for the remainder of the day (and every other time I wore it).
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But I don't care 'cause it's the straight in straight-edge,
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Shock the middle class, take it up your punk rock ass.
You rub your puny thing, when you see studs with tight jeans pass you on the street.
Who wears short shorts? You wear short shorts.
You're so full of shit
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Police had to close off part of Trafalgar Square as thousands descended on the South African embassy to sign a book of condolence. Both Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband joined the mourners in leaving messages.
Cameron wrote: "The cause of fighting for freedom and against discrimination, your struggle for justice, your triumph against diversity – these things will inspire generations to come."
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1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, 3Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, 4Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University
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Photoacoustic ophthalmology (PAOM), an optical-absorption-based imaging modality, provides the complementary evaluation of the retina to the currently available ophthalmic imaging technologies. We report the using of PAOM integrated with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) for simultaneous multimodal retinal imaging in rats.
Date Published: 1/15/2013, Issue 71; doi: 10.3791/4390
Keywords: Biomedical Engineering, Issue 71, Bioengineering, Medicine, Anatomy, Physiology, Opthalmology, Physics, Biophysics, Photoacoustic ophthalmology, ophthalmoscopy, optical coherence tomography, retinal imaging, spectral-domain, tomography, rat, animal model, imaging
Song, W., Wei, Q., Jiao, S., Zhang, H. F. Integrated Photoacoustic Ophthalmoscopy and Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography. J. Vis. Exp. (71), e4390, doi:10.3791/4390 (2013).
Both the clinical diagnosis and fundamental investigation of major ocular diseases greatly benefit from various non-invasive ophthalmic imaging technologies. Existing retinal imaging modalities, such as fundus photography1, confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (cSLO)2, and optical coherence tomography (OCT)3, have significant contributions in monitoring disease onsets and progressions, and developing new therapeutic strategies. However, they predominantly rely on the back-reflected photons from the retina. As a consequence, the optical absorption properties of the retina, which are usually strongly associated with retinal pathophysiology status, are inaccessible by the traditional imaging technologies.
Photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy (PAOM) is an emerging retinal imaging modality that permits the detection of the optical absorption contrasts in the eye with a high sensitivity4-7 . In PAOM nanosecond laser pulses are delivered through the pupil and scanned across the posterior eye to induce photoacoustic (PA) signals, which are detected by an unfocused ultrasonic transducer attached to the eyelid. Because of the strong optical absorption of hemoglobin and melanin, PAOM is capable of non-invasively imaging the retinal and choroidal vasculatures, and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) melanin at high contrasts 6,7. More importantly, based on the well-developed spectroscopic photoacoustic imaging5,8 , PAOM has the potential to map the hemoglobin oxygen saturation in retinal vessels, which can be critical in studying the physiology and pathology of several blinding diseases 9 such as diabetic retinopathy and neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Moreover, being the only existing optical-absorption-based ophthalmic imaging modality, PAOM can be integrated with well-established clinical ophthalmic imaging techniques to achieve more comprehensive anatomic and functional evaluations of the eye based on multiple optical contrasts6,10 . In this work, we integrate PAOM and spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT) for simultaneously in vivo retinal imaging of rat, where both optical absorption and scattering properties of the retina are revealed. The system configuration, system alignment and imaging acquisition are presented.
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Figure 2 shows the 2-D fundus images of SD-OCT and PAOM acquired simultaneously in an albino rat (A and B) and a pigmented rat (C and D), respectively. In the SD-OCT fundus images (Figures 2A and 2C), retinal vessels have dark appearance due to the hemoglobin absorption of probing light. In addition to retinal vessels (RV in Figure 2B), PAOM visualizes the choroidal vasculatures (CV in Figure 2B) in albino eye because of the lacking RPE melanin. Because pigmented eye has high melanin concentration, PAOM images RPE (Figure 2D) with high contrast in addition to the retinal vessels. In all retinal imaging, the maximum scanning angle is 26 degrees and the imaging acquisition takes ~2.7 sec. To demonstrate the three-dimensional imaging capability of PAOM, a volumetric rendering of the data shown in Figure 2b is given in Figure 3.
Figure 1. Photograph of the five-axis animal holder. The arrows 1-5 highlight the five adjustable freedoms and the arrow 6 highlights the animal restrainer.
Figure 2. Simultaneously acquired SD-OCT (A and C) and PAOM (B and D) fundus images. A) and B) are acquired from an albino rat, and C) and D) are acquired from a pigmented rat. RV: retinal vessel; CV: choroidal vessel; RPE: retinal pigment epithelium. Bar: 500 μm.
Figure 3. Volumetric visualization of PAOM in an albino rat retina.
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Here, we present a detailed instruction on simultaneous in vivo retinal imaging of rat eyes using PAOM combined with SD-OCT. Optical-scattering-based SD-OCT is, perhaps, the clinical "gold standard" for retinal imaging3; however, it is not sensitive to detect the optical absorption in the retina. The newly-developed PAOM is the only optical-absorption-based ophthalmic imaging modality that provides optical absorption properties of the retina6. Because hemoglobin and melanin are endogenously strong optical absorbing pigments, PAOM enables the investigating of the anatomy and functions of the retinal/choroidal vessels and the RPE without resorting to additional contrast agents.
In PAOM, the unfocused ultrasonic transducer has a limited sensitivity region (~2.8×2.8 mm2)10 due to its finite active element, which causes a decayed detection sensitivity of PA signals toward the periphery of the field of view (FOV). Thus, the tilting angle of the transducer should be carefully adjusted to achieve a homogeneous retinal FOV A potential substitution for the traditional piezoelectric transducer is to apply micro-ring resonator, which has lower noise equivalent pressure values and wider detection directivity 14, which may provide a more homogeneous retinal image with better SNR in PAOM. Comparing with SD-OCT, PAOM has similar lateral resolution (~20 μm) but much worse axial resolution (~23 μm) due to the currently limited ultrasonic bandwidth6. The axial resolution of PAOM can potentially be improved by employing novel ultrasonic detector as well. The calibration method of PAOM resolutions was previous reported 6,15 .
In summary, the integrated PAOM and SD-OCT imaging system offers more comprehensive anatomical and functional evaluation of the retina, and, therefore, holds great promises in the future clinical diagnosis and managements of many ocular disorders.
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All experimental animal procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Northwestern University.
We thank the generous support from the National Science Foundation (CAREER CBET-1055379) and the National Institutes of Health (1RC4EY021357, 1R01EY019951). We also acknowledge the support from the China Scholarship Council to Wei Song.
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"People say always: 'you must buy, buy, buy.' But you must pay them as well. You want to sign a player for four years, all the others are on long contracts and then suddenly you have five and then Song is six.
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Bert goes off on folk for discussing stuff.
"Goes off on folk". Oh aye, it was a right rant wasn't it.
didnt get a mention when it came to fight of the year though did it?
It obviously depends on your opinion, i prefer fights that are competitive physically, technical and mentally. Im not into watching muggings but i can appreciate when Silva comes out like in the Griffen fight and performs in a such a way that makes him appear like he's from another planet
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Bleeding radiators and adding water
I have a gas fired Burnham Hydronics boiler. I am going to bleed the radiators as the first floor is not heating up like it used to. I have a two story house with the boiler in the basement. I know to use the key, release air until water starts to come out. But I don't know how much water to add to the system after doing this. Also, do I do this with the heat turned so low it is off? And, does it make any difference which floor I bleed first? Thanks in advance for your help. This site is great. Have always gotten first rate suggestions!
Ayuh,.... Somewhere, you've got a water feed valve to the system,...
It should have an Auto-feed valve that holds yer system to 12 psi, minimum...
How about some pictures of the near boiler plumbing, pumps, valves, etc..??
There should also be a Temp/ pressure gauge,... What's it say,..??
Yer system flows in 1 direction, from the top of the boiler to it's bottom,...
Bleed the system in the same direction, 'n flows...
Hot, or cold...
There is different preferences on the rules for removing air. Lower water pressures allows the diffused air bubbles to emerge for bleeding but if it's set too low, your top rads will start sucking in air when you try to bleed them.
The pump "on or off" is a matter for debate.
I have more consistant success with rad bleeding with the pump off and at least 5 more psi than it takes to get the water to the top of the system but it depends on whether the bleed valves are truely the highest point on the run. 12 to 15 PSI should be enough for yours.
You will only need to replace the water that escaped in the bleeding if you normally keep the inlet water feed valve to the boiler off. It just involves turning the inlet feed valve on for a moment. Your pressure reducing valve will control the volume.
If it's normally left open then the system will refill itself as needed.
Rad bleeding with the pump "on" is done from the bottom to the top.
Rad bleeding when the pump "off" can be done either way.
Bleed bottom to top. After doing so, also drain the expansion tank, as it may be full and the rads were acting as the expansion tank.
If the line has its own pump---consider the possibility that the pump is shot----Bleed first---if that doesn't fix the problem---check that pump.
I've been hesitant to bleed the radiators because of the refilling part of the process. If I only let out a tiny bit of water with each
radiator can I bleed without refilling? There are so many pipes leading in and out. Most have orange levers which seem to lead to the pipes feeding the radiators - they are going in the direction of the pipes which I think means they are open. One pipe leading in has blue levers - these levers are not positioned in the direction of the pipes which I take it to mean closed. I'm thinking the blue levers I need to turn parallel to the pipes to add water but i don't know why there are two. Also, it looks like they may have been installed strangely, because if you read the lever it has an arrow showing close, but if you were to turn it as the arrow shows, you would actually be turning the lever so that it is in line with the pipe, which I have always thought meant open.
If the boiler's water feed is open, then the boiler will automatically refill any bleeding you do if the pressure reducing valve is working... The boiler water feed valve will be on the same line as the vaccum breaker and pressure reducing valve.
If the handle on that valve lines up with pipe, it's open, if it's perpendicular to the pipe, it's closed.
Post pics of pipes, boiler, and valves.
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Here's the boiler. I added a close up of the blue lever so you can read the writing about before the flow, close etc. If a crucial pic is missing I can download more. Hope this is useful.
I see the vaccum breaker and a couple of blue valves shut off below it and up by the ceiling. That would usually be the incoming line. Normally I'd just get you to open up both of them but since I can't see a pressure reducer on that line, don't touch anything yet.
Are you on a city water supply?
Can you take a photo of that line from a different angle?
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These are taken from where the water comes into the house, along the line, and to the boiler. With an overall which I hope helps. Yikes, they are all sideways. Will try to post right way up.
Additional boiler pics from source to boiler - ignore these all photos posted next
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Here are some photos beginning where the water supply comes into the house proceeding along the line to the boiler. Ignore these too as one of the pics us upside down
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I hope these angles/shots are better. There are two blue valves in the closed position.
I'm going to ask one question--how old is the pump?
Do you hear gurgling or any other sign that you have air in the pipes?--Okay that's two---
Now I'm out of here----
no I do not hear gurgling I just have plenty of heat upstairs and hardly any down. It is 60 brrrrrrrrr
The whole boiler was put in maybe in 2006
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Eileen Virginia Marois, age 84, of Milaca, passed away June 13, 2012 at the Heritage of Foley, MN. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the
Milaca Alliance Church. Arr. Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home of Milaca.
Eileen Marois was born February 28, 1928 to Lemuel and Lois (Skalman) Aldrich in Fergus Falls, MN. She was united in marriage to Armand Marios in 1951. Eileen worked as a telephone operator for most of her life. She also worked as a bookkeeper for IGA grocery store and at Shear Beauty Salon until her retirment. She enjoyed attending the Milaca Alliance Church and loved to read and go on road trips.
Eileen is survived by her daughter, Shawn; three sons, Armand, Kevin and Todd; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She will always be remembered.