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- Evaluation Summary: Changing Gender Norms Among Young Men and Reducing Violence in Chongqing, China
This evaluation summary outlines the methodology and key findings of the Nike Foundation–funded Breaking Gender Barriers project with male factory workers and vocational students in Chongqing, China.
Publication date: June 2012
Region: Asia
- Paper Microbicide Applicators: A Low-Cost Solution to Increase Access to HIV Prevention Methods
Since 2003, PATH has conducted a wide range of activities to inform and advance the development of novel microbicide-delivery methods that are safe, acceptable, affordable, and appropriate for use in low-resource settings. This fact sheet describes how PATH identified a paper, user-filled applicator as an important, practical option that could help reduce cost per dose, thereby improving access to microbicide products in impoverished regions most affected by HIV.
Publication date: June 2012
Region: Global
- Just Had Sex? Afraid of Pregnancy?
This wallet-sized brochure provides basic information about emergency contraception for women and men. The online versions are intended to be printed out double-sided, trimmed, and folded. Packets of 100 copies of the printed editions also may be purchased from this website by using the "Order form for PATH's emergency contraception materials."
Publication date: May 2012
Region: North America and Europe
- Key Facts About Emergency Contraception
This one-page flyer provides clear and essential information about emergency contraception. The document can be downloaded in the languages below. Packets of 100 copies also may be purchased from this website by using the "Order form for PATH's emergency contraception materials."
Author: Hutchings J
Publication date: May 2012
Region: North America and Europe
- New and Underused Reproductive Health Technologies
The Caucus on New and Underused Reproductive Health Technologies is a community of practice established under the auspices of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition, for which PATH serves as Secretariat. Caucus members developed this series of peer-reviewed briefs on underused reproductive health technologies. Responsibility for the selection and contents of the briefs rests solely with the Caucus and does not imply endorsement of any single technology by the Coalition or its wider membership. The briefs are available in one combined file as well as separately. For more information on the Caucus, please visit http://rhsupplies.org/index.php?id=894 or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Publication date: May 2012
Region: Global
- Cryotherapy for Cervical Cancer Prevention
Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on cryotherapy for cervical cancer prevention.
Publication date: April 2012
Region: Global
Part of series: Technology Updates
- Microbicide Delivery Device
Part of the Technology Updates series, this fact sheet describes PATH's work on microbicide delivery devices.
Publication date: April 2012
Region: Global
Part of series: Technology Updates
- ProVIC: Integrated HIV/AIDS Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), PATH and our partners are working from the ground up to better link people to HIV and other health services through the five-year ProVIC project. Our programmatic approach includes working through "champion communities" to link people with integrated HIV prevention, care, and support services. This flyer has two sides: one in English and the other in French. It is also available divided into each language.
Publication date: April 2012
Region: Africa
- Evaluation Summary: Changing Gender Norms of Kenyan Scouts
PATH led the implementation and evaluation of a merit-based educational program aimed at changing inequitable gender norms among Kenyan boy and girl scouts in Coast Province in order to decrease the risk of HIV infection and gender-based violence among participants.
Publication date: January 2012
Region: Africa
- Integration of Services for HIV/AIDS and Sexual and Reproductive Health: Pilot Projects in India Have Paved the Way for Wider Use of Effective Models, Strategies, and Tools
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has compelled the fields of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV/AIDS to better leverage their strengths. This report outlines the feasibility of convergence through an examination of the potential opportunities and existing barriers to different types of linkages between SRH and HIV services in India.
Publication date: January 2012
Region: Asia
- Conducting Formative Research for HPV Vaccination Program Planning: Practical Experience From PATH
This report is part of the Cervical Cancer Prevention: Practical Experience Series on the RHO Cervical Cancer website summarizing lessons learned to guide cervical cancer prevention program planning in low-resource settings. It demonstrates that formative research is a necessary component of overall planning, discusses formative research issues specific to cervical cancer, and explains how research results may be used for strategic planning within the cervical cancer context.
Publication date: 2012
Region: Global
- Evaluating HPV Vaccination Pilots: Practical Experience From PATH
This report is part of the Cervical Cancer Prevention: Practical Experience Series on the RHO Cervical Cancer website. It provides methods and tools for designing and conducting an evaluation of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination pilot or demonstration project. It also gives practical examples of using the results to refine an HPV vaccine delivery strategy for national scale-up.
Publication date: 2012
Region: Global
- Directions in Global Health (Volume 8, Issue 2)
This issue of Directions in Global Health features PATH's work to address noncommunicable diseases, such as diabetes and cancer. It also covers efforts to improve health in Kenya, build global and country capacity for influenza control, improve gender equity in China, and integrate health services for better outcomes.
Publication date: December 2011
Region: Global
Part of series: Directions in Global Health
- Meeting Family Planning Needs: PATH Provides Solutions to Expand Access to Products and Services
This fact sheet describes PATH's work to expand access to family planning products and services in low-resource settings.
Publication date: December 2011
Region: Global
Part of series: Areas of focus fact sheets
- ProVIC Success Story: Community Leadership Fosters Behavior Change Around HIV/AIDS and Mobilizes Communities
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, PATH leads a consortium of partners to help communities find sustainable ways to actively participate in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the ProVIC project. Through the Champion Community approach, communities themselves take the lead in promoting behavior change to reduce stigma for children orphaned or affected by the disease.
Publication date: November 2011
Region: Africa
- ProVIC Success Story: Improving Access to HIV Prevention Services and Reducing Stigma Through Mobile Voluntary Counseling and Testing
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, PATH leads a consortium of partners to help communities find sustainable ways to actively participate in the fight against HIV/AIDS through the ProVIC project. ProVIC is expanding and improving HIV prevention services through innovative approaches like mobile HIV counseling and testing clinics, which circulate day and night to reach the most vulnerable groups.
Publication date: November 2011
Region: Africa
- Microfinance and Women's Health: What Do We Know? (Outlook, vol. 28, no. 1)
This issue of Outlook reviews the evidence base for microfinance approaches to improve and address women's health. It begins with background on the microfinance sector and links between microfinance and health. Interventions and approaches focused on family planning, women's health services utilization and access (including health financing mechanisms), and HIV prevention are discussed. The issue concludes with suggested operational considerations for integration and priorities for future research. Some positive experiences with microfinance and women's health signify that this area merits increased attention, yet more evidence of impact is needed.
Author: Drake JK
Publication date: August 2011
Region: Global
Part of series: Outlook
- Home-Based Administration of depo-subQ provera 104™ in the Uniject™ Injection System
This literature review details the key findings on the feasibility and acceptability of home delivery of depo-subQ provera 104™ in the Uniject™ injection system (depo-subQ in Uniject). The review focused on self-injection and looked specifically at subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) compared to the intramuscular formulation; considerations for home administration of injectable contraception, particularly in low-resource settings; and identified research needs for home administration, including self-injection, of depo-subQ in Uniject. A six-page briefing summary of this review is also available.
Author: Keith BM
Publication date: July 2011
Region: Global
- Recent Evidence on Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Settings
This Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention fact sheet summarizes evidence published since 2009 on cervical cancer screening approaches for low-resource settings.
Publication date: May 2011
Region: Global
- Screening and Treatment to Reduce the Risk and Incidence of Cervical Cancer
This fact sheet provides an overview of PATH's work to prevent cervical cancer in Vietnam through the piloting of a "screen and treat" model in three provinces.
Publication date: May 2011
Region: Asia


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WATCH: Ohio State Football: Meyers' ALS Ice Bucket Challenge!
A TON of celebs are doing it. Now watch as Ohio State University's Urban and Shelley Meyer accepted their daughter's (along with many others) ALS Ice Bucket Challenge along with a little help from the Buckeyes.
As many know, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge helps raise awareness and funds to fight this debilitating disease. Look for many more athletic teams and celebs to join in!

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Other than the Amazon $10 price above, only other prices so far I can find it is around $20 froogled:
I bought one for my son and I can't believe how good the sound is. He still laughs every time he has to plug in his mp3 player......
Bought three the last time,in for three more. Surprised that they sound as good as they do.Clipped one to my netbook sleeve,they weigh next to nothing and sound 10x better than the electric kazoo speakers built into my netbook.
This guy bears an eerie resemblance to Marvin the Paranoid Android, if only he didn't look like a soccer ball.
Bought these and love the size and quality. Wish I could buy more than 3 this time! My daughter's friends all want one after seeing how well hers works.
I saw these at Best Buy a couple of weeks ago and almost bought one because of cuteness factor. Glad I held off because this is a MUCH better deal. Got 3 for less than I would have paid for 1.
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I bought two of these. One played intermittently and the other didn't work at all. Very disappointed


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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Millinery Course
I'm rather excited to be starting a short course in millinery at the CAE this Thursday evening. I've been wanting to have a go at this for a while, so I hope it's as much fun as I am imagining! For our first class we have to bring the ingredients to make a fascinator. Unfortunately, fascinators in my mind are synonymous with drunk bogans at the Melbourne Cup, like these delightful ladies below.
I think the thing to avoid is an excess of stripped cocktail feathers, which although perfectly nice when used in restraint, seem to be the main ingredient of cheap and cheerful fascinators. I'm going to try for a more restrained (and I hope, classy) version in grey silk dupion on a teardrop shaped base, with some small poisonous green emu feathers, and grey veiling. Photos will follow hopefully. I'll leave you with some examples of hats by the very talented Philip Treacy, the pinnacle of modern millinery.
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Thursday, 11 March 2010
Hooray for Ice!
I'm celebrating the fact that I finally have a refrigerator again! I didn't have one when I moved into my flat, and for the past three months I've been fridgeless. It's not much fun, and ended up being quite expensive, as I had to eat out a lot. Luckily, a friend has come to the rescue and lent me his bar fridge for as long as I need it, so now I can have milk and fresh vegetables again.
I was mentioning this the other day when I visited one of my relatives. She's my first cousin twice removed, and was born in Hungary in 1921. She was saying that she remembers how in the winter when the Danube river froze, they would take a horse and cart and cut blocks of ice from the river. These would be placed in a big pit, which had been prepared with straw. The ice was then covered with more straw and planks of wood, then straw on top of that, and finally a layer of earth. Throughout the spring and summer, they would chip off enough ice to fill the ice box and keep food cool. How laborious!
My father remembers the ice man coming round in Budapest in the 1940s and 50s. He came by at least once a week, and had a horse-drawn cart with a big block of ice in it. If you wanted a piece of ice, he would cut it off, then balancing it on his shoulder, which was covered with a piece of leather or hessian (much like in the photo above from Berlin) he would take it up to your flat. You could buy different size pieces for different prices. The ice would of course melt eventually and you would have to drain the water out through a little spout at the bottom. And I though defrosting the freezer compartment was a pain!
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Tuesday, 9 March 2010
A Good Woman
Browsing around my local video shop the other day, I came across A Good Woman, a film from 2004 starring Scarlett Johansson and Helen Hunt. The plot is based on Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windemere's Fan, although transposed to 1930s Italy. It is a reasonably enjoyable film, nothing special, and certainly has none of the wit of the original. However, the costumes are rather nice.
I must confess I can watch the most awful dross as long as the costumes are interesting. Look at that lovely spotted dress Meg Windermere is wearing above, with a swoopy hat trimmed in the same fabric.
I'm also rather fond of this pale blue hat with its rosette of white cording.
Helen Hunt as Mrs Erlynne also had some lovely costumes, although I can only find a picture of this one. I love the cut jet beads, and that hat with the finest wisp of veiling at the front. So elegant.
My favourite however, was this dress which I cannot find a full-length picture of. The colours and the pattern, which looks like pansies, is just what I think of when I think of the 30's, and look at the sheer brim on that hat! The pattern of the dress actually reminds me of this china pattern, which is also from the 1930s. The pattern is called "Raymond", and is by Alfred Meakin. I picked up a set like this, plus four dessert bowls and four entree plates. I've never had any really nice china before, so I'm rather excited. I'm going to try and collect some of the other pieces in the set, as they are quite common.
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Labels: film and tv costumes
Monday, 1 March 2010
Red Door Burlesque
Last night I went to a great burlesque performance at The Order of Melbourne, called Red Door Burlesque. It is hosted by the lovely ladies from Hi Ball Burlesque (pictured above in a photo from their fan dance finale), and includes special guests such as the amazing Anna Pocket Rocket, who brings a circus element to the show, with hula hooping and trapeze acts. I forgot to take my camera, but there are a couple of lovely photos on Vintage Suburbia's blog. I met up with her (dressed in immaculate vintage) and her very dapper husband on the night.
Red Door Burlesque is held on the last Sunday of every month, and is well worth checking out for a classy show with lots of sequins, diamantes and feathers, gorgeous girls and fantastic underwear! I particularly liked Rusty Nail's fan dance, and Brandy Alexander's secretary routine, and Andrew McClelland was hilariously silly as the MC. Although we rocked up a little late, two lovely older gentlemen let us share their table. One of them was the over-70s World Champion Triathalete, which was very impressive.
This photo is a little late, but I had to wait for my uncle to email it to me. My cousin Bella and I heading off into the city on St Valentine's Day to eat Harajuku Crepes and go shopping. Bella is a really talented seamstress, and made her dress without a pattern I believe. My dress is from Vintage Clothing, the cardigan is an old one from Portmans, and I picked the little handbag up at Vintage Fair in Launceston when I was down there at Christmas. It is navy blue crocheted raffia, with a lucite inlaid frame.
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Camera and Video
Ask a Camera and Video Question, Get an Answer ASAP!
The notion about filming 29 minutes is sufficient benchmark. You should turn your camera on right now - and roll for 30 minutes to see if it is possible. You can delete your file when your done - or better yet just reformat the memory stick when your done. Then you should charge your camera and roll again. You should repeat the cycle several times so you know exactly how much time you have - what your comfortable with and also to get to know the power meter.
I think you have the right idea. If your equipment is faulty then you can either return it, or get it serviced.
Can you tell me if any of this makes sense?
I hope you will write back and we can talk more about this issue. Honestly though, my prediction is that you need to use the camera and determine if you will have enough power and how long it takes to charge. If you are concerned about the size of the Memory card, that is the end surplus to your question. You just need to know how much space a 30 minutes of video is going to take up on the memory card. I would imagine that 16GB should be sufficient.
So let me ask you to return some information back to me.
Charge your camera for 2 hours. Look at the charge meter(*1). Shoot your camera for 30 minutes and plug it back in for 2 hours. Then roll your camera for another 30 minutes. Where is the charge meter(*2).
Now plug the camera in for 2 hours and check the charge meter(*3).
Does *1 = *2 = *3 on the power meter ?
If so you can conclude that 2 hours should be a sufficient amount of time to recharge the camera to run it for 30 minutes.
The way I see it - you still have plenty of time to validate your concerns before tommorrow night.
You can write me back and tell me if we were succesful and we can conclude the answer. I would expect to hear back in about 7 hours right? It would be great if you could drop me a note before you begin.
If I missed anything please let me know?
Thank you. I value your business.
Mike S.
I just wanted to add one other item to the list.
Your camera is capable of shooting HD video or Low Res 4:3 30fps. Start with the High Resolution best picture option Full HD. If you find that you exceed the capacity of the memory stick in the next 30 minutes - then you will have to lower your quality.
Thanks again. Please let me know if you are ok with these requests.
Hello Joyce,
All your information for the camera can be found at the SONY website, for reference, but I assume you have already read most of it.
I did some more reading and found the following:
What this means to me when I read it, specifically, is that your camera takes 5 hours to charge - but you get the 30frame progressive resolution which is a nice quality and will record for over 1.5 hours on a full charge. This will leave you with a video of less than 4GB which can be stored on the memory card, and you can shoot another, and another, and half of the next - with a 16GB media card. That means that it is really using some good compression to keep your video files of decent *(read as small) size.
The light goes off - when the battery is at full charge.
Running these simple tests should have already giving you some level of confidence and unless you say otherwise - I think you will be good to go for 30 minutes.
If I missed anything in your answer please let me know. I am here to give only value-added service, and do not wish to acquire negative feedback ratings. If you agree then please press the ACCEPT button. Otherwise please work directly with me until you are satisfied.
Thank you. I value your business. Mike S.


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Okay, here's how we roll...
In the ROLL OF HONOUR section are the interviews with established names in the music business.
These include guitar maestro VINNIE MOORE, maverick guitarist BERNIE TORMÉ,
drummer SIMON WRIGHT, BRIAN TATLER of Diamond Head, and
the late MEL GALLEY formerly of Whitesnake and Trapeze.
On the LET IT ROLL page are interviews with up'n'coming bands, and also with musicians who've been rolling along under the radar.
In the ROLLING STOCK section we salute the unsung heroes - the people who work behind the scenes to keep the show on the road - the tour managers, the promoters, the t-shirt sellers, the stage-crews etc., those whose job it is to make sure the wheels are oiled and that the bands are on a roll.
Interviews here include journalist GARRY BUSHELL, lighting director DAVE LIGHTS (the genius who gave us Iron Maiden's Eddie), band manager (and wife of Y&T's main man) JILL MENIKETTI, and rock photographer KEVIN NIXON.


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Help in solving PDF equations
Could anybody please help me in solving the following PDF equation?
(p + r/rou)*(1- (Derivative[1, 0][f][x, t])^2 - k * Derivative[0, 1][f][x, t])/Sqrt[1 + (Derivative[1, 0][f][x, t])^2] ==0
with initial or boundary conditions as
f[x, 0] == -1
Derivative[0, 1][f][x, 0] == p/k
Derivative[1, 0][f][R0, t] == 0
f[x, t] == If[0<= x <=1, Sqrt[1 - x^2]]
where, p, k, R0 and rou are constants.
Thanks in advance.


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Once you see Christina Aguilera's adult baby shower cake, you won't be able to unsee it
There has been a lot of talk today about Xtina's baby shower cake. It depicts - in lots of detail - Christina giving birth, and is captioned with "PUSH XTINA PUSH!" I must warn you, though it is just an illustration, the image is probably not safe for work (NSFW!). If you're dying to see it, CLICK HERE.
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Dick Armey is a former House Majority Leader from Texas's 26th congressional district who helped organize the Republican revolution of the 1994 elections.
Since retiring from the House, Armey has worked as a lobbyist for the law firm DLA Piper and served as chairman of Freedom Works, a political action committee that supports the conservative Tea Party movement. Armey ...Read More


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College Baseball Daily continues our series of interviews with coaches from across the country today with Texas A&M Corpus-Christi head coach Scott Malone. He is entering his fourth season in charge of the Islanders program as they went 20-33-1 while going 10-22-1 in the Southland Conference.
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Paint The Town Ford: Perfect plan
Have you ever had a good day turn bad? Pip Lincolne forged the perfect plan to turn her tricky morning into something much sweeter ...
This Paint The Town Ford post is sponsored by Ford Australia.
Hey? Have you ever had one of those mornings that showed so much promise and then turned into a pile of doo-doo at breakneck speed? I had one of those on the weekend. I woke up super early, shuffled downstairs in the dark and made coffee as the rest of my house slept. I was feeling sleepy but satisfied, knowing that I had a few hours before my teenage kids were ready to get cracking, a whole morning's worth of time to do what I wanted.
I drank my coffee, made a loose to-do list, watched an episode of Orange Is The New Black (actually, I think I watched two!) and did some yoga (which is a new thing for me.) So far, so great! Go me!
And then an email hit my inbox with some feedback I wasn't prepared for. Hm. Dang. Really? Oh. The productive, contemplative, positive mood of my morning was kind of shattered in one fell swoop.
A bit dejected, I did what many people would do, took to my personal Facebook page to talk about what had happened. The talking seemed to help at first, but then it grew into something bigger. My quiet morning became a morning of explanation and debate and more as my friends and acquaintances fleshed my experience out. Sheesh. Sometimes social media is too much, right? I should have known better. Dang.
Still, what I did know was that I needed to turn things around. There was absolutely NO POINT hanging on to the yickiness and ruining a perfectly good day. It was time to get out of the house, to make a plan, to suck it up, move on and have an ace day instead.
I'm really into these kind of feel-good plans. My theory is get out, get on the road, re-frame it, mix things up and make a concerted attempt to have a good time. So that is what we did!
I grabbed my boyfriend (not literally!) and a handful of CDs. We jumped in the car and drove out of inner Fitzroy, through the city and into Port Melbourne. I had it all sorted out. In the boot were some nice plates, napkins, a blanket and the newspapers.
We stopped at Noisette on the way, to get some sweet treats and some coffee and then drove down to the foreshore and parked in front of the Spirit Of Tasmania for a back-of-the-car picnic. Nice.
It was breezy and sunny. The wind blew the tricky bits of the morning right out of my head. Sometimes I think we have a tendency to hunker down and soak up the sad or difficult times, but that really does not help!
Getting outside and doing something fun is a much better plan, provides some much needed perspective and fresh air and is generally the perfect antidote to a bit of down-in-the-dumps. Also … sweet things are a really good pick-me-up too!
On the way home we squeezed the car into a tight rock-star park right in front of the fish and chip shop (this car has magical hands-free parking) where Cam bought the teenagers a healthy breakfast of potato cakes and hand-cut fries while I listened to Metric and mused that heated seats are almost as good as a massage.
And then we headed home. In time for lunch. Feeling happy and smelling like the seaside (and a tiny bit like dim sims.) A perfect plan saltily executed. A morning-gone-wrong turned into a day-gone-right. Nice.
Sometimes you need to get out of your head, away from your computer and into the world, don't you think?
Is hitting the road a crap-day antidote for you, too? Do you make a plan (like me, with my plates and things?!) or free-style it?


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Iv been in closed beta for a couple of Months now and i must say the game is pretty Boring, most enjoyable part was Creating the Hero.
It is Closed beta so i can Understand if it wasn't perfect.
Yay I gave my account away
haha the game is alright but yeah the creating hero part is pretty fun
Bleh, I need a key ;o
Why is this thread here, guys?
EDIT: Thread got moved to the right section ^^
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I'm only one voice in a million, but you ain't taking that from me!
So when does this game start being p2p? Open Beta?
Anyone got a spare key? I would like to try this out.
Creating a hero is DEF fun. The game still isnt boring to me, whenever it starts to get boring, i find something new or some new feature that makes it exciting all over again. Jus gotta keep pushing forward. I'd def subscribe to it.
No one has an extra key?
Meh, my cursor isn't appearing in-game.
Oh well. It was worth a try. Nothing's working correctly for me, anymore.
Go on youtube.com and search champions online, people are having beta videos there and breaking the NDA. Just go there and look at the combat vids.
There's a official gameplay from the devs.
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Actually alot of people dont abide by the rules to the T. I've seen plenty of those floating around that were not properly pinned or welded.
Weld is obvious, a pinned hider will usually have a mark visable.
To remove the flash hider once you find the pin you can drill it but you run the risk of over drilling.
The best way is to take a dremel and a cut off wheel and slowly start scratching at the surface at and around the pin. Usually you reach a point that the remaining part of the pin will just fall out. Then unscrew the barrel and chase with a die.
If there are no marks visible polish with fine sand paper and see if you can see any marks under the finish. If not then try to unscrew it...If it STILL does not want to budge its probaby soldered on. More the likly its silver brazed. To remove fill the barrel with heat stop paste and heat with a HOT torch (propane tanks probably not gonna work) get the flash hider red fast to limit heat transfer and screw it off with vice grips.
Another method is to cut the hider near the muzzle and split the flash hider using a dremal or jewlers saw in 3 places and peel the parts of the flash hider off the barrel with a dull chissle.
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A thought had always crossed my mind as I was growing up, especially during my formative high school years, during when I often pondered my existence and direction in life. This prevalent thought was whether, if I had a choice, I would want to grow up rich and affluent compared to my peers, or whether I would want to grow up less affluent.
I know the thought might seem like a no-brainer, OF COURSE one would want to grow up wealthy and affluent, but there are some downsides to this, even though it might not seem apparent at first. However, these downsides might not happen to everyone who is born wealthier than the rest.
So like I always do here on youngandthrifty.ca, I think I'm going to do a blatant pros and cons list:
Pros For Growing Up Wealthy
- As offspring of a well-to-do family, you may be well rounded as you have access to every course or extra-curricular activity available. You are enrolled in hockey, soccer, basketball, golf lessons, expensive piano classes, French lessons, or figure skating- the list goes on.
- You are taught to be more of an advocate for yourself, you can speak your mind (even if the audience likely isn't interested in what you say, you say it anyway)
- Because your parents have connections, you are given more opportunity, much like what is mentioned in the excellent book by Malcolm Gladwell "The Outliers: The Story of Success"
Cons For Growing Up Wealthy
- Your parents gave you anything and everything that you ever wanted, the latest gadget, the latest car, and even a shiny new Mercedes Benz on your 16th birthday. Some may argue that this is not a "con" but the expectation of instant gratification (an unfortunate trait that us Generation Y possess and is a prime reason why Generation Y's can't save $) is ten-fold compared to this trait in regular old Generation Ys.
- Wealthy children may not know the "value of a dollar" as they did not need to work through high school or university, their parents funded their education and made sure they "focused on their studies" (as we all know this can be detrimental later in life, as money sense and learning about saving, investing, and spending responsibly doesn't necessarily come intuitively).
- Not being taught about saving and investing, silver spoon kids can easily burn through the money given to them
- If your parents are really successful, it is likely that you will have a difficult time exceeding their success. Doctor parents try and get their children into medical school, but they can't, and having "doctors in the family" just doesn't cut it any more. Having a silver spoon in your mouth doesn't necessarily guarantee success.
- Because silver spoon children have everything they could possibly ask for, they often don't have the drive to succeed. It doesn't matter to them whether they are successful or not because they haven't ever seen what it was like to live without. Success isn't measured in how much money you make or how much you are worth (although many would definitely argue otherwise), to me, it is measured by how you reach your personal life goals and how motivated you are to reach those goals
That being said, there are many families that are successful in a monetary sense who have children that grow up to be very well rounded individuals. These children are taught to value discipline, hard work, and money sense. I suppose it could really just boil down to good parenting, but that's another topic entirely!
I thought about this question often because I grew up very frugally in a nice part of town. I didn't realize this until I went to high school, and I saw all these sixteen year old peers driving up in their fancy cars with the top down. It made me realize that all the kids around me were a) spoiled b) very wealthy and c) didn't realize how lucky they were. When I was in my self-conscious anxiety-ridden and low self-esteem (not to mention SELF ABSORBED) teenage years, I wished nothing more than to be "just like them" to fit in with the wealthy crew and to have the same brand name clothes that they had.
As I reach my late twenties and realize that I was being very superficial and immature in my teenage years (er…who's NOT superficial and immature as teenagers?), I am very happy that I had this opportunity to be different and grateful for my perspective on success and wealth.
Readers, what do you think? Would you rather grow up wealthy or grow up less wealthy… but with a determination and drive to succeed?


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The Princeton Review is out with its gay-friendly and gay-unfriendly schools. SMU remained off the gay-unfriendly list for a second year, but the University of Dallas, Texas A&M and Baylor made the list at No. 10, 11 and 12, respectively. No Texas schools are on the gay-friendly list. View the full lists below.
Princeton Review's 20 most gay-friendly and gay-unfriendly colleges in the U.S.
UPDATE: TAMU Senate upholds veto of anti-gay bill, kills pro-LGBT resolution
UPDATE, 10 p.m.: The Senate has postponed the resolution in support of the GLBT Center, which effectively kills it, according to gay campus activist Camden Breeding. However, the Senate also upheld the veto of the anti-gay bill passed two weeks ago.
ORIGINAL POST: Two weeks after an anti-gay bill passed Texas A&M's Student Senate to defund the campus GLBT Resource Center, senators are hoping to pass a resolution supporting the center.
The resolution, entitled, "The GLBT Resource Center Support Resolution," aims to show support for the value of the campus center, as well as support "continued funding for the services that the GLBT Resource Center provides."
Student Senator Robbie Cimmino said he spearheaded the resolution to show the community that the center is a needed resource that helps students come out, as well as educate them and support them when they come out.
"It isn't about being gay for us," Cimmino said. "It's about being a resource for people who need it."
He said the anti-gay bill drew 400 students to the Senate meeting and made LGBT students feel targeted. The student body president later vetoed the bill, which would have allowed students to opt out of funding the center with their activity fees if they had religious objections.
"There was a lot of tension and a lot of people felt discriminated against," he said, adding that many senators who supported the bill for religious reasons didn't realize the impact it would have on students.
Cimmino said many senators who backed the anti-gay bill will likely back the resolution after seeing the campus response.
"I think people will be genuinely supportive," he said.
Camden Breeding, former president of the GLBT Aggies, said he also thinks the resolution will gain support when senators vote on it tonight.
"There's a fair amount of support already," Breeding said. "I'm hopeful."
"This is an opportunity to enhance the campus climate for the LGBT community," he added.
Read the resolution below.
LGBT Aggie receives death threat; school president releases statement
Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin emailed a statement to students, faculty and staff on Friday addressing controversy this week over an anti-gay Student Senate bill. However, gay campus activist Camden Breeding, former president of the GLBT Aggies, notes that Loftin's statement fails to include any specific mention of the LGBT community. Breeding also says Loftin's statement was released because an LGBT Aggie received a death threat. Breeding's Facebook post, shared with his permission, is followed after the jump by Loftin's full statement.
BREAKING: Texas A&M Student Senate passes anti-gay bill in 35-28 vote
After three hours of emotional debate, the Texas A&M Student Senate voted 35-28 Wednesday night to approve an anti-gay measure that would allow students to opt out of funding the campus GLBT Resource Center if they have religious objections.
Less than 24 hours before the vote, the name of the bill was changed from the "GLBT Funding Opt Out Bill" to the "The Religious Funding Exemption Bill," and specific references to the GLBT Resource Center were removed. However, opponents of the bill who packed a Student Senate meeting before the vote Wednesday said the name change did not alter the bill's discriminatory, anti-gay intent.
With the crowd spilling into the hallways, an overflow viewing room was set up, and the Senate meeting had to be stopped several times so administrators could clear fire exits, according to a report in The Eagle of Bryan-College Station. Emotions ran high, with senators cursing and the woman assigned to tally their votes bursting into tears.
A&M Student Body President John Claybrook says he has not decided whether to veto the measure. The closer-than-expected margin of passage means the Senate may not have the votes to override a veto by Claybrook.
Also last night, the University of Houston Student Government Association unanimously passed a resolution opposing a state budget amendment designed to cut funding for LGBT resource centers on college campuses, according to Daniel Williams of Equality Texas. The anti-gay budget amendment from Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, could be voted on by the House later today.
Stay tuned for updates.
Texas A&M Student Senate again targets GLBT Resource Center
It's often said that young people overwhelmingly support LGBT equality, but that doesn't always hold true in Texas, where anti-gay hate is rearing its head on college campuses again this year.
We told you yesterday about some horrific fliers attacking a student body president candidate at the University of Houston-Downtown for his sexual orientation and HIV status.
Meanwhile, just up the road in College Station, a bill was introduced in the Texas A&M Student Senate this week that would allow students to opt out of funding the GLBT Resource Center with their activity fees if they have religious objections.
It's not the first time the TAMU Student Senate, known for its extreme conservatism, has targeted the school's GLBT Resource Center.
Two years ago, the A&M Student Senate passed a bill supporting a state budget amendment by Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, that would have required schools with LGBT resource centers to spend an equal amount on centers for "family and traditional values." The student body president vetoed the bill, and a version of Christian's amendment was ultimately defeated on the floor of the Texas House.
Texas A&M fans live up to stereotypes with sexist, anti-gay signs
The above image is from Saturday's broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay, which was in College Station for Texas A&M's Southeastern Conference football debut against Florida. Full disclosure: I'm a Florida alum and a Gator fan, but even from an objective standpoint, could Aggie fans possibly do anything more to live up to stereotypes about conservative, redneck, homophobic, misogynistic Texas? I guess it's hard when your most famous yell leader is Gov. Rick Perry, who has himself declared political war on gays and women, but aren't young people supposed to be different on LGBT issues? Also, who won that game again? Oh yeah, my "Gay-tors"!!!
Aggies join hands to form wall blocking Westboro Baptist Church protesters from alum's funeral
In an effort of unity and pride, a group of Aggies formed a human wall Thursday to block potential anti-gay hate group protesters from a funeral of one of their own.
The students organized the event after the church announced it would protest former Aggie Lt. Col. Roy Tisdale's funeral. He was killed during a training exercise at Fort Bragg on June 28.
More than 600 Aggie students lined up in front of Central Baptist Church in Bryan on Thursday afternoon to hide the protesters — who never showed up — from the grieving family, according to BuzzFeed.
As a Texas native, I've always been proud of the solidarity the people of Lone Star State display on a daily basis, but actions like this make me truly proud to call Texas my home.
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Westboro Baptist Church has announced their intention to protest the funeral of a fallen Ag.
Lt Col. Roy Tisdale
It is proposed that we respond with true Aggie spirit.
In response to their yelling, we will be silent. Like silver taps, like Bonfire Memorial.
In response to their signs of hate, we will wear maroon.
In response to their mob anger, we will form a line, arm in arm.
This is a silent vigil. A manifestation of our solidarity.
We must establish and enforce some ground rules, because Westboro loves pushing their constitutional rights down our throat.
Texas A&M to end employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression
Texas A&M University President Dr. R. Bowen Loftin issued a memo January 20th, re-affirming the University's commitment to non-discrimination in employment. Historically this memo is issued annually and has in recent years included sexual orientation among a list of attributes that have been the historical basis of discrimination and which the university vows not to use to discriminate in employment. This year's memo is a little special, however. For the first time in the school's 141 year history, Texas A&M has committed to employment nondiscrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression. From the memo:
"… the university has developed an Affirmative Action Program that documents the policies, practices and procedures to support equal treatment for all applicants and employees and assure, in good faith, equal access and affirmative action for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans at all levels of its workforce. It is our policy to not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, sex, color, national orgin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Furthermore, we will maintain a work environment free from discrimination of the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression."
The memo applies only to the employment practices of A&M's main campus in College Station, not to students or employees at any of the other A&M system campuses. Last month the Texas A&M Student Senate passed a resolution encouraging the university system to adopt a system-wide non-discrimination policy for students, staff and faculty that included sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Student Senator Andrew Jancaric, the driving force behind that resolution, greeted the news of Loftin's memo excitedly. "President Loftin has shown a great deal of leadership, particurally given the proximidy of this realease to the legislation passed by the Student Senate. Because of that leadership it will make changing that policy at the student level much more easy," said Jancaric, adding "It's a really important statement coming from the president of our university, which I believe will have great weight with the system's board of regents."
Texas A&M Student Senate passes resolution supporting trans inclusion in nondiscrimination policy
The Texas A&M Student Senate recently passed a resolution supporting the addition of gender identity and expression to the attributes currently covered by that university system's nondiscrimination policy. The policy already includes sexual orientation.
The action by the Student Senate stands in stark contrast to a resolution passed by the same body last year supporting legislation in the Texas House to defund campus LGBT resource centers, that resolution was later vetoed by the student body president. The nondiscrimination resolution's author, Andrew Jancaric, says it's no coincidence that the student senate has done such an about face. "Certain members who supported resolution [to defund LGBT resource centers] are gone," says Jancaric. "I wasn't involved in student government until I saw what my representatives, the people who were supposed to be representing me, were trying to do." He adds that many students were spurred to action by what they saw as a misrepresentation of the Aggie spirit. "We saw what they were doing and thought 'this is a problem that we have, we need to get involved to change the dialogue.'" According to Jancaric over 90% of the student senators supported his nondiscrimination resolution.
Jancaric is working with allies in the Faculty Senate and Graduate Student Council to pass similar resolutions. He says the next step will be to begin a lobbying campaign with the A&M system Board of Regents and Chancellor, who oversee the statewide A&M university system and its 100,000 students.
Jancaric acknowledges that A&M is not the most LGBT friendly school (last year the Princeton Review ranked it the least friendly public university in the nation for GLBT students). "It's an institution that's steeped in it's traditions as an all male military school. There's a culture of masculinity. That has been an obstacle towards equality." At the same time he feels that fighting for LGBT equality at A&M is vital. "I believe that equality needs to happen everywhere," says Jancaric. "If we leave instiutions like A&M alone in the corner to fester we won't achieve it."
UPDATE: Amendments targeting LGBT resource centers blocked, but threat remains
After seven hours of debate the House passed Senate Bill 1811 just after 1 a.m. today. SB 1811 is part of a series of "fiscal matters" bills that compliment the state budget. On Friday, Instant Tea reported that Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, pre-filed two amendments to the bill designed to defund LGBT resource centers from Texas universities and prevent schools from housing them on campus. (Read the full text of Christian's proposed amendments to SB 1811 by going here and here.)
Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, sponsored SB 1811 in the House. Before bringing the bill to the floor Pitts met with both the Republican and Democratic caucuses and explained that he would only support amendments that he deemed to be "perfecting" amendments. The sponsor of a bill can "accept" amendments, which usually means that they pass without a vote. The sponsor cannot block amendments, but other members often vote against amendments a sponsor opposes out of respect.
Pitts stuck by his guns, opposing all but 11 "perfecting" amendments. Although the House did pass some mostly Republican-sponsored amendments over his objections, for the most part they respected his opposition. Toward the end of the evening Pitts' resolve began to fade and several amendments were allowed with the assumption that they would be removed later in the process.
While the House was considering SB 1811 the Senate passed Senate Bill 1581, another of the "fiscal matters" bills — this one dealing exclusively with education. Considering the late hour several of the members, including Christian, removed their proposed amendments to SB 1811 that dealt with education, assuming that the amendments could be offered to SB 1581, which is scheduled to be brought up in the House this weekend.
In addition to SB 1581, there are four additional fiscal matters bills still to be considered by the House: SB 7, SB 8, SB 22 and SB 23; any of which could be a vehicle for Christian's amendments.
Students for Inclusive Resources is encouraging Texans to call their state representatives and ask them to oppose any attempt to defund or ban state universities' LGBT resource centers. To look up contact info for your representative, go here.


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Cue up the Sarah McLachlan music because it's time to remember MobileMe. The service officially kicked the bucket over the weekend. If you look at the success of the iPad, the iPhone, the Mac, it's easy to believe that Apple has the Midas touch, except with brushed metal instead of gold, that everything the company does is a big hit. Not so. MobileMe is/was a series of cloud based tools for storing data, contacts, images, and more. Never really caught on much and a lot of it has now been replaced by iCloud.
Users of iWork.com, an online companion to Apple's not all that popular iWork program, have been told that it's getting canned at the end of July.


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Barely a week has passed since the New York Jets inked quarterback Michael Vick to a one-year deal and already it's been a move that has divided the country and the team's fan base. While the overwhelming response from fans has been of the negative variety due to Vick's checkered past and injury-prone nature, one former teammate is applauding the Jets for bringing in the veteran signal-caller.
Safety Quintin Demps played two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2008-2009 and had the opportunity to get to know the highly scrutinized quarterback on both a personal and professional level.
According to Demps, the Jets made a shrewd front office decision by adding the former Eagle.
"The Jets were smart making that move," mentioned Demps. "I think they've done a good job of making that signing. He'll have the chance to compete with Geno Smith, mentor him and make him better."
With the Giants and Jets vying for New York area bragging rights, the veteran safety isn't in the business of getting territorial.
"I do know as a state, it's an unwritten rival," noted Demps. "I'm not going to get too wrapped up in it."
This offseason Demps signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants after playing for Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs last season. The 28-year-old safety will be joining his fourth NFL team in seven seasons and reflected on some of the quarterbacks he's played with over his career while admitting that Eli Manning could be the best of the bunch.
"I've played with Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, Matt Schaub and Alex Smith," noted the Giants newly acquired safety. "He's the only one that has a ring—two rings— so based on that you'd have to say he's at the top of that list."
Despite Big Blue missing out on the playoffs for the second consecutive year, Demps remains confident that the Giants can win over a frustrated fan base, return to relevancy in the NFC East and eventually reach championship contention this upcoming season.
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The Mills College Children's School was the first campus laboratory school on the West Coast. It opened in 1926 to provide students with opportunities to learn about child behavior and cognitive development. Today it provides an opportunity for Mills students to learn about progressive educational practices that focus on the whole child, including the social, emotional, academic, and physical aspects of education. The school offers programs for infants through fifth graders.
All students in the School of Education's Early Childhood Education Programs spend one to two semesters in the infant/toddler or preschool classrooms with infants from as young as five months old to preschoolers up to five years of age. Four K–5 classrooms in the elementary school also provide student teaching opportunities each semester. The classroom teachers closely mentor Mills students, helping them to develop reflective practices and an inquiry stance toward teaching and learning.
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i am sooo sad to announce that most of my family (teddy, Abe, Rosa, gizmo, Beijing, and spike) are all EXTREMELY sick! flicka and may just passed away in the last couple of days :( their symptoms are: EXTREME AND VIOLENT/CHRONIC DIARRHEA, thin yet bloated, gunky eyes, stringy fur (teddy and Beijing) and like a said rlly rlly bad diarhea. before flicka died hers was so bad the acid removed some of the skin from her back legs and tail. they cannot control their bowel movements so therefore poop all over their houses. i am extremely afraid for Jessie cc charlie and ossie because they have not yet contracted the symptoms. if you know of any disease that may be this please let me know!!!!
p.s. i have already considered worms. their seems to be no worms in their poop. and their death is not like death from worms (starvation basically) they just collapse and wreath in pain for a long time actually until they finally pass away. please if you know anything (by the way i am contacting a vet to come and look at them so please don't just say to take them to a vet thx) contact me.
PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY AND CAUTOUSLY ON ROADS! due to peoples neglect my poor t-bo has been hit and killed today. people dont understand that these are not just farm animals, theses are members of my family! t-bo will forever be in our hearts and he will never be forgoten. he will always be remembered as my fat, food loving maniac of a wonderful cat
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On October 4, 2012, a preliminary hearing was held in Waterloo Village Court involving defendants Gary Goodman and Christine Maddox, both of Elm Street, Geneva, who were charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (class D felony) and criminal possession of a stolen property in the fourth degree (class E felony). Maddox was also charged with a traffic infraction.
Goodman and Maddox were arrested by Seneca Falls Police officers following a traffic stop after a stolen AK-47 assault rifle and a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle were allegedly found in their vehicle.
At the hearing, Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch presented two police witnesses and one civilian witness. Ovid attorney Steven Getman represented Goodman and Assistant Public Defender John Nabinger represented Maddox. Village Justice Dean Mattoon ruled that the prosecutor presented sufficient evidence to sustain the charges against both defendants, who were remanded to the Seneca County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 secured bond. The case will now be presented to a Seneca County Grand Jury.
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On 09/29/12 at approximately 10:40 am Seneca Falls Police Department arrested a 14 year old juvenile for Felony Burglary in the 2nd degree and Felony Grand larceny in the 4th degree.
The charges stem from a report that dates back to 09/04/12 where Seneca Falls Police responded to 25 Peterman Road for a report of a Burglary. The victim of the Burglary reported that he had one Romarm AK-47 and a Mossberg .22 rifle stolen from his apartment.
On 09/28/12 Seneca Falls Police stopped a vehicle on Bridge Street after receiving a tip that the two subjects in the vehicle are in possession of Assault weapons. After locating the two weapons in the vehicle and running the serial numbers, it was discovered both weapons were reported stolen from 25 Peterman Road on 09/04/12.
After further investigation it was found that the 14 year old juvenile entered the apartment and took the two weapons. It is alledged that the two weapons then were given to Christine L. Maddox age 41 of 133 Elm Street Geneva, NY 14456 and Gary A. Goodman age 56 of 133 Elm Street Geneva, NY 14456 just before the traffic stop.
On Friday evening at 7:08 pm, Seneca Falls Police arrested the following two individuals for two counts of Felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree and two counts of Felony Criminal Possession of the Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
Gary A. Goodman, age 56, of 133 Elm Street Geneva, New York 14456. Also charged with no seat belt.
Both firearms were unloaded at the time of recovery, however three magazines for the Waser10 were loaded near the weapons. Both firearms had been previously reported stolen to the Seneca Falls Police Department on 09.04.2012. Arraignment was before Waterloo Village Justice Dean Mattoon. Both were committed to the Seneca County Correctional Facility on $25,000.00 cash bail or $50,000.00 secure bond. Both are to return in Seneca Falls Town Court at 11:00 on 10.04.2012. The Seneca Falls Police Department was assisted on this incident by the NYS Police.
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Three Methods:Shrinking Them QuicklyChanging Your HabitsGetting Medical HelpCommunity Q&A
Hemorrhoids develop when veins in the anal area become swollen and distended. Internal hemorrhoids are typically painless, even when they bleed, but external hemorrhoids are typically painful and itchy. Thankfully, there are many ways you can shrink your hemorrhoids starting right now. See Step 1 to learn how.
Shrinking Them Quickly
1Apply witch hazel extract. This natural plant extract has astringent properties that help to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve itching. Bottles of witch hazel extract are available at most drugstores. You can also find topical creams containing witch hazel.
- Soak a cotton pad in witch hazel and apply it to the hemorrhoids after having a bowel movement.
- When you feel the hemorrhoids itching, apply more witch hazel as needed.
2Try using over-the-counter ointment. Suppositories or creams containing hydrocortisone will reduce inflammation and help relieve the pain.[1]
- The medicines in these creams and ointments can cause skin damage over time, so don't use them for longer than suggested on the packaging.
3Try an ice pack. Place small ice pack against the anal area for a few minutes. This causes the veins to constrict, thus reducing pain and swelling. Apply ice for no longer than 20 minutes at a time.
4Take a sitz bath. A sitz bath is a warm water bath for the buttocks and hips. Place enough warm water in a big tub (that can fit over a toilet seat) or sit in a regular bathtub with a few inches of warm water. Experts recommend a 20-minute sitz bath after each bowel movement and two or three times a day. [2] This can relieve itching, irritation, and spasms of the sphincter muscle.
- Take care to gently pat the anal area dry afterward. Do not rub or wipe hard as this may cause bleeding and irritation.[3]
Changing Your Habits
1Don't strain on the toilet. Try to avoid straining on the toilet. Straining to have a bowel movement is the leading cause of hemorrhoids. Don't go unless you have to, and don't sit on toilet longer than 5 minutes.
- Straining is also called the Valsalva maneuver. During the strain, peripheral venous pressures become increased, causing the dilated veins to become more painful. [4]
- Try placing a cushion on the toilet (available at drugstores). Sitting on a cushion rather than a hard surface helps reduce the swelling of existing hemorrhoids and prevents the formation of new ones.
2Prevent constipation. Constipation makes it more likely for straining to occur, making it tough to shrink hemorrhoids. To prevent constipation, drink plenty of water and maximize fiber intake to keep things regular.
- A high fiber diet along with adequate water intake helps soften stools and makes them easier to pass thus reducing pain on hemorrhoids.
- High-fiber foods include broccoli, beans, wheat and oat bran, whole-grain foods, and fresh fruit.
- Fiber supplements can also help. According to Harvard health you may start slowly, and gradually increase your intake to 25–30 grams of fiber per day. [5]
- Use a stool softener if other methods don't help your constipation.
3Try unverified natural remedies. Certain herbs and supplements have been said to help shrink hemorrhoids and prevent them from returning. There's no scientific evidence that they work, but many individuals have found relief using these remedies:
- Take triphala capsules, available at health food stores. They contain herbs that help with bowel health.
- Use horse chestnut and butcher's broom. These substances are used in herbal hemorrhoid creams, and you can also take them in the form of tea.
- Use aloe. Eat a teaspoon of aloe after meals, and rub aloe on your hemorrhoids for a cooling effect.
Getting Medical Help
1Discuss non-surgical treatment options with your doctor. Hemorrhoids that won't go away after you've tried at-home treatments can be removed using a variety of treatment methods. Discuss the following options with your doctor and decide which one is right for your situation:
- Rubber band ligation. A band is placed around the hemorrhoid to cut off the supply of blood, causing it to eventually fall off.[6]
- Injection sclerotherapy. A fluid is injected into the hemorrhoidal tissue, causing it to shrink.
- Infrared photocoagulation. A probe is used to irradiate the hemorrhoids that don't respond to other treatments.
2Consider having a hemorrhoidectomy. This is the surgical removal of the hemorrhoids and surrounding blood vessels that could lead to recurrence. Recovery time after surgery normally takes just a few days.
Community Q&A
Can I lance the hemorrhoid?wikiHow ContributorIt's not a good idea. You'll end up with a bloody, painful mess. You can try to gently push it back inside, then cover it with hemorrhoidal cream and eat high fiber foods to keep your stool soft until it heals.
What can cause pain while using the restroom?
Can I use toothache medicine to stop the pain from piles?
How do I shrink a swollen pile?
What if your hemorrhoid is external and internal?
See the doctor for the following.
- External hemorrhoids.
- Excessive bleeding.
- Colon cancer family history.
- Change in bowel habits.
Sources and Citations
- ↑ http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Hemorrhoids_and_what_to_do_about_them.htm They are available over-the-counter. Hemorrhoid ointments like Preparation H contain phenylephrine, which is a vasoconstrictor that constricts your anal blood vessels. Read the instructions on the package and follow them closely to shrink hemorrhoids.
- ↑ http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Hemorrhoids_and_what_to_do_about_them.htm
- ↑ http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Hemorrhoids_and_what_to_do_about_them.htm
- ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6565684
- ↑ http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Hemorrhoids_and_what_to_do_about_them.htm
- ↑ http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hemorrhoids/basics/treatment/con-20029852
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Paratroopers in their dress uniforms escorted their guests inside the hotel's ballroom. The female guests wore ball gowns of every hue, making the room a riot of color. The atmosphere was one of celebration, as smiling paratroopers introduced their guests to their leadership and teammates. The 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, "White Falcons," 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, hosted their annual Battalion Ball, April 5.
Traditionally, these events are a celebration of victory and a recount of the unit's exploits in battle. The event celebrated the successful completion of 2-325 AIR's deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn and served as an enjoyable night with much esprit-de-corps.
"It's a traditional event, we want to have good time, but it is also about connecting the unit's history to its future," said Lt. Col. David S. Doyle, commander of 2-325th AIR.
This year, the White Falcons invited Congressman Chris Gibson to speak at their ball. Gibson formerly served as the commander of both the 2nd BCT and Doyle said, having Representative Gibson speak at the event was meaningful, "he has a personal appreciation of the cost and impact of what we do as paratroopers." the White Falcons. He retired from the Army in Feb. 2010 and is currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th district.
Gibson's remarks focused on the achievements of the 2-325th AIR over the last ten years. He spoke about how the White Falcons earned six unit awards; one for each of its six deployments during the last decade.
He detailed the importance of the Global Response Force and how instrumental the 2nd BCT's mission was during the deployment to Haiti in Jan. 2010. "The Global Response Force mission is so important for our nation, as this Battalion saw firsthand when it went to Haiti," he said.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jack Love, senior enlisted adviser, 2-325th AIR, said of his former commander, "He never forgot about the paratrooper and how important they are to the mission and the unit."
Gibson reminisced on his time as a White Falcon encouraging the young paratroopers to "Enjoy every moment you are together, because you don't know when there is going to come a day when you won't be in the White Falcons anymore, and I suspect you will be like me; you will look back on those times and you will remember them as the very best of times."
Col. Tim McAteer, commander of 2nd BCT, honored Gibson by making him a distinguished member of the 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment. McAteer said to Gibson, "It's nice to know that somebody is serving our nation at the level you serve who truly understands the contributions of paratroopers, soldiers and their families; it really makes me feel good that you're serving in Washington and you can carry that message."
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Britney Spears & David Lucado: Grocery Store Couple
Checking off some items on their to-do list, Britney Spears and her new beau David Lucado went grocery shopping in Sherman Oaks, CA on Thursday (April 11).
Keeping her look casual in cropped yoga pants and a t-shirt, the "Toxic" songstress walked side-by-side with her man while chowing down on a snack.
Though Britney is sharing her smooches with David at the moment, it looks like the 31 year-old songstress could have locked lips with a fellow A-list star in her younger years.
As previously reported by GossipCenter, in a recent interview Ryan Gosling dished that he and Spears used to play spin the bottle, saying, "Britney was a sweetheart. She lived right above me, the girl next door. The little girl I used to play basketball and spin the bottle with."
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Reed says those encounters with Houghton are very important to him.
Houghton was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 and announced in 2004 he would retire. On January 3rd, 2005, Houghton's term as a Congressman expired.
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Look on Craigslist, you know the good brands.
Then post em up here. We'll tell ya when you hit paydirt.
Get a used, good quality board.
Even a beat up quality board, give it a base grind.
Then tell him to go nuts.
Also 153 is too big, for an inexperienced hundred & fifteen pounder.
He ain't gonna like it much the first two years on that thing.
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If the local shop carries Rossi, I would go with a 153 Taipan. It has Rossi's RCR profile which is a very well rounded ride. I think all riders should learn what a little camber feels like in their early riding days. Ya, it's a directional twin, but very minor and he will have no trouble riding it switch. It is not so intimidating as full camber, but not a loose rocker ride either. It will let him learn how to carve properly, yet not kick his A**. Don't want to turn him off before he even gets started.
Nice to hear that he is keen to go. You will have a lot of fun watching / helping him get up to speed.
Beginner snowboard recommendation
So my girlfriends son started snowboarding this year and seems to really like it. He's still very much a beginner and was only able to get out about 8 times. He rented equipment all season and now that there are some great sales going on I'd like to find him his own deck. He's 12 years old, 5'4", and about 115lbs. We live in the Midwest so lots of man made snow and it can get icy at times.
The rental board that he used this season had a fair amount of camber to it so I'm not sure which way to go regarding the profile. I'd like to get him something easy to ride but want to make sure he can use it for 2-3 seasons and allows him to progress. Is he better off with a camber/rocker hybrid?
The local shop recommended a Rossignol Circuit but it's mostly rocker. He wants to get in the park at some point but he's got a ways to go before he's good enough to start those shenanigans.
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Now you may be justified in writing off a sport that's usually accompanied with a good pint and a packet of peanuts. However there's something that darts spectators and players alike know, and that's one simple fact: Darts is fun. Yes, accessible to everyone (barring children of certain heights and pointy-objects restrictions), the sport's only caveat is the crowd should enjoy themselves. It is with this spirit that we at Ticketbis are so excited to offer Darts tickets!
While in Britain fancy-dress has become the norm for spectators, the passion of Australians has even lead to the odd friendly riot (so long as you aren't a chair). Needless to say, the ease of access to a beer may certainly add to the allure, but the sport's other main draw may well be the players themselves! Which brings us to Phill "The Power" Taylor, whose statistical domination of the sport has seen him stand as a legend among men!
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I've never had a hammer pull back while carrying. That is odd.
Is it possible that you placed the gun in the holster that way and forgot?
What I would do - decock and then try to figure out how it got that way. How were you carrying? IWB/OWB? What position? Appendix, 3:30, etc.?


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France rejects Bin Laden negotiation call
France's new foreign minister has rejected a reported message from al Qaida's North Africa branch saying that Paris should negotiate with Osama bin Laden over the fate of five French hostages seized from an African mining town.
"France cannot accept that its policies are dictated from abroad by anyone at all," Michele Alliot-Marie said.
"France is doing all in its power so that all hostages, wherever they are, are freed safe and sound," she said.
Ms Alliot-Marie, named foreign minister this week in a government reshuffle, made no other comment and did not refer directly to bin Laden or al Qaida.
The government is studying an audio excerpt by a man identified as the leader of al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, broadcast by the Al-Jazeera news channel.
"Any negotiations must be done with Osama bin Laden and according to his conditions," said a voice described as that of Abu Mossab Abdelouadoud, who is also known as Abdelmalek Droukdel and under other names.
He urged French troops to pull out of Afghanistan to ensure the safety of the French hostages.
The Foreign Ministry is working to verify the message's authenticity, a ministry official said.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's office did not immediately respond to the audio message.
The government had said previously it was willing to speak to the group's Algeria-based North African wing in order to find a solution to the crisis.
The message gave no details on how bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding in mountains somewhere along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, could be contacted.
Bin Laden issued an audio message earlier this month criticising the French for having troops in Afghanistan and banning the face-covering veil.
The message broadcast on Thursday night repeated the call for the French to withdraw from Afghanistan and cease harming Muslims. France currently has around 3,850 troops stationed in Afghanistan as part of the Nato forces there.
Al-Jazeera did not reveal how it came by the audio tape, but in the past it has received messages from affiliates of al Qaida around the region.
The French hostages, as well as a Togolese and a Madagascar national, were kidnapped on September 16 while they were sleeping in the uranium mining town of Arlit.
Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the abductions and is believed to have taken them to neighbouring Mali.
The group grew out of an Islamist insurgency movement in Algeria, merging with al Qaida in 2006 and spreading through the Sahara and the arid Sahel region.
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Key Man insurance. Morbid, but quite necessary; especially when it comes to hedge funds.
In a press release published Monday by risk management and insurance advisory firm SKCG, an arising issue in the hedge fund industry was confronted: Over $600 billion of assets are currently allocated into hedge funds whose managers will cross the 60+ line within the next decade. Basically, though they may seem immortal, illustrious hedge fund managers are still in fact perishable.
David Parker, President of the employee benefits division at White Plains, NY SKCG explains how the uniqueness of hedge fund products can be seen in that the positive returns generated are usually a result of its manager's intelligence and skill. In the event of this 'key man' passing away, a disorderly company dissolution is often just a few steps behind.
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An order of default is when a default judgment is granted. This usually occurs when the other party fails to respond to court papers that are served to him/her. As a result, the other party will usually be granted everything that he/she asks for in the petition/complaint.
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Hello All,
I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions about a problem I am having.
I am finishing my basement I have drywall up on all four walls.
My problem is the wall coming down the stairs I wanna just let it masonry.
I will have on corner that is drywall on one side and masonry on the other.
How do I finish this corner?
Is their a special corner bead I can use?
I plan on painting the walls the same color.
Thanks Jake
Not sure how you can have four walls finished with drywall and and still have an exposed wall?
It's called and end cap. http://www.pittconindustries.com/index.php/softforms
Still will have to use some paintable caulking at the seam because a masonry wall is almost never flat.
And you going to need two totaly differant paints to do the two differant walls.
How did you "attach" the drywall you have now?
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strong side some times front pocket sometimes rear pocket. recently started carrying cold steel RajahIII
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strong side some times front pocket sometimes rear pocket. recently started carrying cold steel RajahIII
That is the only SD tool that I have on my weak side. Reason being is that in the event of a gun grab, I can use it to to fend the BG off. On the other hand, if someone tried to get my knife, my gun will be able to be used to fend off the BG.
Spyderco Manix 2, ft. pocket weak side, and TDI ....belt...weak side.
Cold Steel Spartan strong side front pocket.
SOG Trident weak side back pocket.
It depends. Every day I carry a folder in my right pocket which fills both defensive and utility roles. When I carry other folding knives I carry either left pocket or AIWB depending on what I feel the situation dictates. I usually also carry a small fixed blade behind my reload on my left side.
Kershaw Leek for everyday usage clipped into strong side front pocket
SOG Pendulum also strong side clipped where it almost always opens when I pull it
& a Buck Diamondback on my weak side :)
Strong side until I can send my emerson roadhouse back to have the pocket clip mounted to the left side of the frame
Do you need a folded blade to CC? Also is there a max. length?
Both sides.
I also carry a multi-tool, which is clipped to my jeans' "change pocket." The multi-tool and my Ti-Nemesis Card are the only cutting tools that I ever use. The folders are there for the what-if.
I'd ditch both and just carry a large fixed blade (bowie), if my lifestyle (dress) and local laws allowed it.
Strong front
I always carry one strong side and occasionally one weak side.
weak side pocket,although my folder is only a tool. for SD ka-bar tdi 2:30 on the belt.
Both sides.