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My Ear Canals Feel Weird After Surgery, Will This Go Away?
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Easy-going but hard to tell apart – twins Dylan and Levi were born with a double dose of heart trouble. Just hours old, they came to Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
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Development of Australian case studies in strategic technology management : the Microstill Oil Refinery
Hampson, Keith D. (1996) Development of Australian case studies in strategic technology management : the Microstill Oil Refinery. In 8th Annual Convention and Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education, 15-18 December 1996, Sydney, NSW.
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As the nation wonders 'Where's Holly?' in the BBC's hit show 'The Voice,' bookie Paddy Power has opened betting on how long the popular presenter will be seen in this weekend's show.
Despite being paid a rumoured £400,000 to host The Voice Willoughby has yet to be seen on screen for more than 60 seconds in any of the episodes so far and Paddy Power are offering 2/1 Holly is seen for less than 60 seconds of this week's show. However the bookie fancies the BBC to ramp up her presence slightly making a total viewing time of between 60 and 90 seconds the 4/6 favourite. Its 9/2 the nation's men are treated to more than 90 seconds of 'Holly time'.
Darren Haines, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: "Husbands and boyfriends enduring The Voice up and down the country have been disappointed at the lack of Holly so far so now Paddy Power are turning the national game of 'spot Holly Willoughby' into a bet."
Meanwhile with most of the acts now chosen Jessie J is the mentor tipped to produce the first winning act of the UK show at 7/4 followed by will.i.am at 9/4. And although much is likely to change when the live shows begin Jessie's act Jessica Hammond is Paddy Power's current 9/1 favourite.
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Thousands of Londoners are calling on Boris Johnson to help scrap new fees for people playing team sports in Hyde Park.
Anyone wishing to hold organised leagues, matches and events in the park are now having to pay up to £38-an-hour to use it.
More than 8,000 people, including presenter Colin Murray, comedian Al Murray, musician Beardyman and filmmaker Heydon Prowse, have backed a campaign to put an end to the fees.
Royal Parks imposed the fees in March for organised sporting events involving eight or more people in the park's Old Football Pitch area, adjacent to the sports pavilion on South Carriage Drive.
Private company Will to Win is in charge of booking and payments which range from £5 to £38 an hour depending on the size of the group and the time the pitch is booked for.
Leo Visconti, who is leading the protest, runs a softball league, involving 68 teams, who play at Hyde Park during the summer.
The 43-year-old from Ham, who has been running the league for ten years, said: "It's staggering that a year on from the Olympics which was meant to get the country playing more sport, a private company has been given the job of actively discouraging people from doing so in the heart of London. Royal Parks seem to be going out of their way to undermine London's Olympic legacy.
"Boris Johnson should step in immediately to scrap these unfair fees and pledge to protect free access to our parks and green spaces."
Mr Visconti, who is Head of Corporate and Major Donor Fundraising at RNIB, has now set up pressure group, Save our Softball, and a petition on change.org, signed by more than 8,000 people.
He will be writing to the Mayor in the next few days as the capital gears up to celebrate the first anniversary of the London 2012 Olympics.
Steve Riley, Director of Will to Win said: "The Old Football Pitches are well used and we need to make sure they remain in a good condition, charging for usage means we can raise vital funds to maintain and improve the space."
Dave Jordan, Hyde Park Assistant Manager said: "We are working closely with Will to Win to manage the area more efficiently and to make sure that anyone wishing to operate a formal sporting event or league gets the opportunity to do so in an organised way.
"The vast majority of Hyde Park remains open and free to access for informal games and sporting activity. All eight Royal Parks are popular locations for free outdoor fitness and well-being and are enjoyed by millions of visitors each year."
Your say: 'We pay taxes towards them, why pay a second time?'
Joanne Richings, 37, office manager, Clapham
I signed the petition today.I think the parks are amazing. I did the Royal Parks half marathon last year and it was brilliant. But if they want to make money, they should do it through events like concerts in the park - they must have made so much from them so far this summer.
Taking it off people who want to play a bit of sport is ridiculous. The parks are what make London so great. There are more than eight of us here tonight on a work outing to play rounders - so should we pay?
Lee Robinson, 43, asset management manager, Mayfair
We already pay taxes towards maintaining the parks and to keep London working properly - and it is undoubtedly on of the greatest cities on earth.
But I don't see why we should essentially be paid a second time. Perhaps you could argue that people that play on it very regularly should pay a little towards the upkeep, but in general I think it is negative.
Corinna Yap, 38, spa director, Park Lane
At the very worst there should be a schedule, so at sometimes you can play for free. It is so important for people to come and enjoy sport together, and perhaps this fee and formalising it will put them off. The fact is today our match of softball (and we are top of our league) is a real stress-buster, and that makes us happier individuals.
Suzanne, Tracey, 39, hotel worker, Subiton
If kids don't come and play in the park, were are they going to go? They should just be able to come and play a game of football. It's an open space. I am shocked by the fee. Honestly, I think if you can't come and run around in a park, no matter how many of you there are, for free, it's a bad thing.
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News about a major change in American military operations circulated around the world and it was expressed in fewer than 140 characters. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tweeted to members of the military: "Stand by what I said: Allowing homosexuals to serve openly is the right thing to do. Comes down to integrity." Yes, the message is brief, but why does expressing support for human rights require elaborate discussions? As Mullen told members of Congress a few days ago: "No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about what they do in order to defend their fellow citizens." That is the bottom line and its truth is so evident, only the bigoted can ignore it.
Among the following responses to the tweet were:
"thank you for your integrity," wrote Annq13
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As citizens of the United States of America we must all apologize to those brave gays and lesbians who died for this country despite being treated as lepers!!


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Location: Plant Introduction ResearchTitle: Assembling Germplasm Collections of Nuttall's Povertyweed (Monolepis nuttalliana (Schult.) Greene) and Other Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Allies Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 3/27/2009
Publication Date: 7/1/2009
Citation: Brenner, D.M., Kostel, G., Widrlechner, M.P., Gardner, C.A. 2009. Assembling Germplasm Collections of Nuttall's Povertyweed (Monolepis nuttalliana (Schult.) Greene) and Other Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Allies [abstract]. HortScience. 44:1156-1157. Poster Abstract No. 327. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: The USDA-ARS North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa maintains an extensive working collection of Spinacia germplasm, both of cultivated and wild types, as part of the US National Plant Germplasm System. We seek to expand these collections by acquiring samples of allied genera, including Micromonolepis, Monolepis, and Suckleya. Assembling this germplasm may facilitate rigorous studies of horticulturally valuable traits and clarify their true phylogenetic relationships. The povertyweeds (Monolepis) include five species native to the New World and Asia. Nuttall's povertyweed is native from Alaska south to Mexico, but is found primarily in the Intermountain West and High Plains, where it commonly grows in seasonally moist swales on alkali, clay soils. This annual species is known to have edible leaves, seeds, and roots. Its foliage resembles that of spinach, especially when young, and can be prepared as cooked greens. It is considered to be a minor weed in agriculture, germinating in spring and developing quickly during cool weather. In 2008, we acquired Nuttall's povertyweed seeds from wild populations in South Dakota and Nebraska and are now regenerating them to produce sufficiently large samples to facilitate their conservation and distribution for research. This poster will describe the newly collected germplasm, their germination and regeneration, and the species' ethnographic use history.


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Ice Maker Woes
So, I have a side by side Frigidaire with the M1 ice maker. About 2 weeks ago, we had a brief power outtage (maybe 1 minute). Since then, no ice. Here is what I have checked.
1. With the arm down, the unit does go through the motions go make ice (rotates, etc.)
2. The solenoid valve does dispense water to the ice maker inlet, however it does not get through the inlet into the tray.
I am curious if the inlet is frozen shut, or clogged, etc. If so, how can I actually unclog of defrost that part of the unit?
Help is greatly appreciated.
Check to see if the hose from the solenoid to the unit hasn't popped off. That happened to me once. The solenoid was operating and no water into the unit. Hose had popped off and the water was on the floor behind the fridge.
No water
No water on the floor. I strongly believe that the inlet tube (short plastic) through the fridge wall is frozen, but not sure of how to free up, short of emptying the freezer and defrosting (we have a full freezer).
I tried a short piece of 14 ga wire, heated, but nothing worked.
So, today I took the hair dryer to the ice maker and blasted both front and rear of inlet tube (from inside and outside of fridge).
Currently have two batches of ice being discharged, but they are about 2 hrs in between. Finger crossed that this has is the fix (until I can upgrade the inlet valve)
Be careful with the hair dryer. I once melted the plastic inner lining of my freezer with a hair dryer.
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So, I was hoping to find a big bucket of ice this morning only to find no more than the bunch from the night before. Now when the ice maker calls for water, I hear a series of loud noises from the water line, similar to water hammer. So, now I am thinking it is air or other blockage. Looks like the water line upgrade to the fridge will come sooner.
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Very informative review, thank you! One observation though: you describe the projector as being a "hugely tantalising product for its price point"...but how much more tantalising would it be I wonder, if we weren't being ripped-off due to tune of £750 or so by Panasonic's UK pricing? In the US, the AE4000 goes for just $1999. Even adding on VAT, we're still paying £500 over the odds.
I agree with you on the er, styling John. Perhaps its brick shaped so it can be built into the wall ;)
But seriously Panasonic get with the century! Whilst I have to admit my PJ is up there hanging from the ceiling almost invisible. I also don't want some shapely ominous leviathan hanging there like an obese spider - but many manage a semblance of some sort of style. Its just a shame that the value for money feature set does not include looks - this alone has put me off in the past...and sadly, today it continues Panasonic!
I like the design of PT-AExxxx very much. It's timeless and a little bit industrial (it feels very solid). Those piano-black plastic PJs will look totally horrible after a few years.
How can you give this a 9/10 for value, when the same projector retails for under $2000 in the US?
Great Review I plan to purchase a projector in the coming months and hopefully the price might have dropped by then .I see Richer Sounds at this moment selling this projector for £1899.95. Keep a close eye to there website, price might even drop further.Gerald
Hello, do you think this beamer is still good in 2015? i could get one for 600€ but I'm not sure if the beamer is still as good as it was in the past (technological progress)
I would like to know if is possible adjust the dynamic iris to close completely in a moment that no have images to be projected on playing.
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NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce and Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon today announced the appointment of Ronald K. Hooks as Regional Director in the Seattle Regional Office (Region 19), with satellite offices in Portland, Oregon and Anchorage, Alaska.
Mr. Hooks will be responsible for the enforcement of the nation's primary labor law covering private sector employees in the states of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, northern Idaho, and western Montana.
Mr. Hooks received his undergraduate degree from Lemoyne-Owen College in 1968 and his JD from Rutgers University School of Law in 1971. Mr. Hooks began his career with the Agency in 1972 in the Agency's Memphis office (Region 26). He served as a field attorney in the Agency's Memphis and Fort Worth (Region 16) offices. In 1978 he was promoted to a supervisory field attorney position in Indianapolis (Region 25). In 1990, Mr. Hooks was appointed to a supervisory field attorney position in New Orleans (Region 15).
In 1992 he was promoted to the Regional Attorney position in Memphis and in 2000 he was promoted to the Regional Director position in that office. He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since his 2000 promotion to Regional Director. He will replace Regional Director Richard Ahearn who retired from the Agency last year.
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This weekend, Seattle welcomed the 2012 Mini Maker Faire! Only two men were brave enough to represent Woot at such an important event… but they were too expensive, so we drafted Scott and Sean.
Some just kind of wandered around with cameras, snapping pictures of only the most attractive, photogenic attendees. And others still weren't so much robots as pieces of hand-made folk art.
Ken Judd makes these little guys out of reclaimed materials he finds or buys. They're adorable and each one is original. Check out his website and watch this space, because we'll be talking more about him soon.
As you can see above, it only took him a few minutes to sew a boring anti-bully t-shirt into a sweet anti-bully tote bag. Who's gonna have the best post-ironic accessory in the Whole Foods? That's our Sean!
Back in the exhibit hall, Scott was getting schooled by two very intelligent young ladies. Marielle and Kalindi took the time to explain the University Child Development School's Arduino boards and how they could be programed to make catchy little sound and light projects. Here's a quick visual explanation of the steps:
Understand it all? Yeah, neither did Scott. But these little kids could program, set jumpers, plug in the batteries, and do it all while running a booth. Thumbs up to the University Child Development School for making learning so interesting.
The team at Scrapblasters were also into reclaiming, but what they gave back were some serious speakers. The old trunk became a bass-heavy boom box that could have flattened the room, and their vacuum speakers were pretty good as well.
I didn't even know this event existed until you covered it. I have to say I am impressed with the blog, so much so that I really want to go to the next one! I would love a tiny grill to cook bird eggs or something.
Also, Sean, love the hair :D
abitterwoman wrote:Also, Sean, love the hair :D
Here's my secret:
1. Get a haircut.
2. Wait until it's long enough where you should probably get another haircut.
3. Wait 4 more months.
dseanadams wrote:Here's my secret:
1. Get a haircut.
2. Wait until it's long enough where you should probably get another haircut.
3. Wait 4 more months.
Where I came from, most guys shaved their heads (no, they weren't skinheads). It's nice to come across guys with hair.
I could probably use a haircut too but I'm waiting until I grow it long enough to do a Cousin It kind of thing.
abitterwoman wrote:Where I came from, most guys shaved their heads
nature's taking care of that for me
That little grill is the perfect size for hummingbirds. They're tiny but tasty.
Slydon wrote:nature's taking care of that for me
Haha, as long as its natural, its totally cool. This is going to sound weird but I think men with thinning hair look sophisticated. Women can dig that. Just not a big fan of the young guys with the short fuzzy shaved heads.
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The multicolor braided feature is so cute. If you love deep purple, this shoe is for you.
You may not get away with white jeans in the fall- but you can definitely get away with these hot white, strappy heels.
Blue sandals will transition you from Summer to Fall while still looking fabulous!
A unique pump from Fergie- with metallic strips and taupe color- would love to wear with a pair of light jeans.
Pretty and purple. New BCBG style!
This is a feminine sandal that will give any summer outfit a good "twist"!
This shoe is for a true fashionista. I absolutely LOVE the style, the color, the design, everything. It is so modern yet keeping it classy.
Strappy sandals are very fashionable. I love the color of this nice leather and would wear these in the summer going out with a dress.


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Will-Lee on 31 Jul 2009 at 11:36am
The Claim: Mesotherapy -- an injection of vitamins, drugs, and enzymes -- and carboxytherapy -- carbon dioxide gas injected under the skin -- can do everything from reduce cellulite to spur weight loss to clear dark circles under your eyes.
The Background: Carboxytherapy and mesotherapy have became quite popular recently, especially in New York City, with some practitioners claiming the carboxytherapy, in particular, could work its magic in just five minutes per treatment and in just a few treatments.
The Reality: To begin with, the two treatments aren't even FDA approved for the uses for which they've been touted. The overwhelming majority of our community who have tried it haven't liked it. And RealSelf's expert response has been unequivocal: Steer clear, at least until some claims have been proven.
Beverly Hills surgeon Dr. David Hansen calls mesotherapy (as a substitute for liposuction), flatly, "a waste of time of money" and says it "just doesn't work worth a darn." And Dr. David Dreyfuss of Chicago warns that it's "dangerous" and reports he's had to treat several patients with complications from mesotherapy including "severe dimpling, discoloration, and even complete skin death requring skin grafts."
As for carboxytherapy, the Physicians Coaltion for Injectable Safety issued a stern warning just this week that getting these injections around the eyes is "especially dangerous," potentially causing blindness.


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Mma on RISC
I am currently running Mma on a NeXT station with 16 MB and 400 MB HD.
I have also an IBM 320 RISC machine with a couple of 1.2GB external
drives. Does anyone have experience with Mmma on an IBM RISC, and
if so I would appreciate any comments on what kind of enhancement in
speed I might get as compared to the NeXT---especially if I loaded
Mma on the 1.2GB drive to take advantage of the faster access times.
david farrelly
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Small dark worm in bedding and stool. It is not tapeworm. What is it?
My cat has some sort of dark worm. She has come down with fleas as well. I am treating for those. I cannot seem to identify the worms. I had a battle with tape worms a few years ago and these are not them. They are about the same size as tape worms but dark in color. They also have tapered ends and wiggle instead of moving within itself. They are in the cat's bedding and stool. I had thought that they might be flea larvae, but I couldn't find anything that stated that flea larvae would appear in mass on a cat's stool. Please help. Thanks!
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on Sep 3rd 2008
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Sounds like roundworms, which can either be white or tan in color and be 1"-4" in length.
You need to get your cat to the vet because severe cases can cause problems like dehydration (due to vomiting and diarrhea), and heavy infections can affect the lungs leading to pneumonia. Not to mention round worms are transmittable to humans (yes, that's icky).
Flea larvae is very tiny (think about how small a flea is), so you wouldn't see it in the stool very easily.
Meows to you!
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Holes in 2x12m deck
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I believe I have a 2x12 shown here. I want to put some light surface mounted but don't want to run conduit/pvc surface mounted. Is it against code to drill a small hole in the 2x12? I would like to run outdoor cable behind it to an outdoor box and poke thru to the light. We stripped the stain and are going to re-stain. Thanks
check out the information contained on this link. This is the NJ Residential Building Code for notching and drilling limitations. Go to page 109 for the diagram and information.
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I Like To Share Orange Pictures Of Nature...
I hope you like the pictures!!
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Lovely orange. I like to take pictures of nature too.
What are you doing?????

These are all MINE!!!!!!

I shall have to change my name back!!!!!
My name was orangetas because I love all that is orange in nature. I have a monopoly on all that is orange and beautuful!!!!!
Orange is very pretty :)


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Some Common Phrases and How They Began
You've heard these phrases. Here's how they began.
You've heard these phrases. Here's how they began.
I love games and puzzles dealing with words and language. We were sitting in the studio talking about things that make some words unique and we came up with a bit of a stumper. We came close to the correct answer but came up one letter short. The question: what one syllable word has the most letters?


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Sydney Leroux opened the scoring in the fourth minute, Naho scored right before and right after the break to make it 3-0.
"With Portland playing with three back on their defensive line, there were just a lot of openings for us today," Kawasumi said through an interpreter. "More so than usual. That was easy to find."
Megan Rapinoe made it 4-0 in the 57th minute, while Kim Little added the final goal in stoppage time to take the NWSL scoring lead with her 12th goal of the season.
Seattle already holds the NWSL record for points in a season, eight ahead of the previous high of 38, with five regular season games left to play. It is nine points ahead of second-place FC Kansas City, a 2-1 winner over Sky Blue FC, and 16 points clear of third-place Portland.
Tonight's attendance
of 5,957 marks the second sellout crowd of the season! pic.twitter.com/52OvWlTNqy — Seattle Reign FC (@SeattleReignFC) July 28, 2014
NWSL WEEK 16, Results:
Sunday, July 27
FC Kansas City 2 Sky Blue FC 1
Seattle 5 Portland 0
Saturday, July 26
Chicago 0 Houston 0
Friday July 25
Western NY 2 Boston 4
Wednesday, July 23
Washington 1 Portland 1
NWSL Standings:
46 Seattle 14-1-4 40/15
37 FC Kansas City 11-5-4 34/26
30 Portland 8-7-6 37/33
28 Chicago 7-6-7 24/20
28 Washington 8-8-4 31/39
24 Western NY 7-10-3 33/28
19 Sky Blue FC 4-8-7 21/34
18 Houston 5-10-3 20/30
14 Boston 4-13-2 30/45
NWSL Leading Scorers:
12+1 Kim Little, Seattle
11 Jessica McDonald, Portland
11 Jodie Taylor, Washington
11 Amy Rodriguez, FC Kansas City
9 Allie Long, Portland
8 Lauren Holiday, FC Kansas City
7 Diane Matheson, Washington
7 Samantha Kerr, Western NY
7 Heather O'Reilly, Boston
7 Carli Lloyd, Western NY
7 Nahomi Kawasumi, Seattle
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Wednesday, July 30
7 pm ET
Washington vs. FC Kansas City
9 pm ET
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Thursday, July 31
7 pm ET
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Saturday, August 2
6:30 pm ET
Washington vs. Chicago
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Sunday, August 3
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NWSL WEEK 18, Schedule:
Wednesday, August 6
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FC Kansas City vs. Boston
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Saturday, August 9
8 pm ET
Chicago vs. FC Kansas City
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Houston vs. Sky Blue FC, ESPN3
10 pm ET
Seattle vs. Washington
Sunday, August 10
6:30 pm ET
Boston vs. Portland
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Wednesday, August 13
7 pm ET
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8 pm ET
Chicago vs. Boston
Saturday, August 16
6:30 pm ET
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8 pm ET
Chicago vs. Western NY
Sunday, August 17
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"Alright. One…two…"
Before "three" arrives, a shot reverberates across the overcast central Texas landscape. A tall, sandy blond engineer named John has just pulled a twenty-foot length of yellow string tied to a trigger, which has successfully fired the world's first entirely 3-D-printed gun for the very first time, rocketing a .380 caliber bullet into a berm of dirt and prairie brush.
"F****n' A!" yells John, who has asked me not to publish his full name. He hurries over to examine the firearm bolted to an aluminum frame. But the first to get there is Cody Wilson, a square-jawed and stubbled 25 year-old in a polo shirt and baseball cap. John may have pulled the trigger, but the gun is Wilson's brainchild. He's spent more than a year dreaming of its creation, and dubbed it "the Liberator" in an homage to the cheap, one-shot pistols designed to be air-dropped by the Allies over France during its Nazi occupation in The Second World War.
Unlike the original, steel Liberator, though, Wilson's weapon is almost entirely plastic: Fifteen of its 16 pieces have been created inside an $8,000 second-hand Stratasys Dimension SST 3-D printer, a machine that lays down threads of melted polymer that add up to precisely-shaped solid objects just as easily as a traditional printer lays ink on a page. The only non-printed piece is a common hardware store nail used as its firing pin.
Wilson crouches over the gun and pulls out the barrel, which was printed over the course of four hours earlier the same morning. Despite the explosion that just occurred inside of it, both the barrel and the body of the gun seem entirely unscathed.
Wilson scrutinizes his creation for a few more seconds, then stands up again. "I think we did it," he says, a little incredulous.
Last August, Wilson, a law student at the University of Texas and a radical libertarian and anarchist, announced the creation of an Austin-based non-profit group called Defense Distributed, with the intention of creating a firearm anyone could fabricate using only a 3-D printer. The digital blueprints for that so-called Wiki Weapon, as Wilson imagined it, could be uploaded to the Web and downloaded by anyone, anywhere in the world, hamstringing attempts at gun control and blurring the line between firearm regulation and information censorship. "You can print a lethal device. It's kind of scary, but that's what we're aiming to show," Wilson told me at the time. "Anywhere there's a computer and an Internet connection, there would be the promise of a gun."
On May 1st, Wilson assembled the 3-D-printed pieces of his Liberator for the first time, and agreed to let a Forbes photographer take pictures of the unproven device. A day later, that gun was tested on a remote private shooting range an hour's drive from Austin, Texas, whose exact location Wilson asked me not to reveal.
The verdict: it worked. The Liberator fired a standard .380 handgun round without visible damage, though it also misfired on another occasion when the firing pin failed to hit the primer cap in the loaded cartridge due a misalignment in the hammer body, resulting in an anti-climactic thunk.
The printed gun seems limited, for now, to certain calibers of ammunition. After the handgun round, Wilson switched out the Liberator's barrel for a higher-charge 5.7×28 rifle cartridge. He and John retreated to a safe distance, and John pulled his yellow string again. This time the gun exploded, sending shards of white ABS plastic flying into the weeds and bringing the Liberator's first field trial to an abrupt end.
On the ride back to Austin after that first test-fire, Wilson seemed less than satisfied with the relative success of his 3D printed creation. He fixated on its misfiring and brooded about the tight deadline he'd given himself to work out its kinks before sharing the design on the Web. "I feel no sense of achievement," he told me. "There's a lot of work to be done."
And the most significant test of the Wiki Weapon was still to come, a moment of truth that may have been looming in Wilson's mind after watching his first prototype explode into plastic shrapnel: Firing the Liberator by hand.Report Typo/Error


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My experience was less painful then I anticipated, and currently I am anxiously waiting for positive results regarding my appearance. I will update since today is only the second day after my procedure which not only encompassed Fractional CO2 laser, but 2 Perlane Filler and 2 Restylane fillers. Within 3 months I will try to post before and after Photos. Dr. Bassichis and his staff are very... READ MORE
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text: quick question, after going non turbo again im about to install my egr again, and go completely stock. but i did order some headers for the supra. when it was turbo'd i spliced one of the o2 sensors into the other one, and just ran the car off of one. now that there is no going back, and with the new headers i dont thing there is a plug for the o2 sensor, i was wondering what i can do in order to get rid of both of my o2 sensors? i know that as soon as it sends a code the check engine light comes on and the car starts running a little rich? is there any way to run an na supra without o2 sensors? thanks in advance.


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D.C. Stadium Bill is Really TOD Bill in Disguise
"Included in the last-minute crush of bills that the Maryland General Assembly will consider next week is a much-reported-on piece of legislation that would provide the state's Stadium Authority with the wherewithal to further study and evaluate the economic costs, feasibility and impact of locating a professional soccer stadium for D.C. United in Prince George's County. It's important to note that the proposed legislation doesn't build a stadium. Instead, it allows for further study of the possibility of using a world-class entertainment and office venue to jump-start sorely-needed transit-oriented development at a Metro site in the county."
"The promise and the disappointment of transit-oriented development investment in the county have been addressed by outside observers such as regional economist Stephen Fuller, and local, state and regional policymakers at all levels. The proposed solution: create a sufficient density of uses and activities to generate transit ridership by encouraging, stimulating, supporting and combining private uses that will capitalize on public investment. A professional soccer stadium complex, along with ancillary offices, practice fields, public recreation amenities and opportunities for use by local school and community teams, might just provide the catalyst to kick-off private and public investment at one of the county's Metro sites."


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. . . but then I didn't.
I was about to wean my 4 month old baby. It wasn't that I was emotionally ready - I was drying up. I was frustrated and tired and I was constantly trying to breastfeed, pump, wash bottles, and care for two babies under two years of age - all while being a SAHM, part time hairdresser, and starting my own business. I was exhausted.
I went back and forth debating on whether I wanted to try the supplements or power pumping, or a nursing vacation to get my supply up . . . or just let it go. I had a few months worth of frozen milk. My daughter could make it to 7 months or so on what was stored. In the research process I stumbled across some wonderful breastfeeding blogs. And it hit me, I didn't WANT to stop breastfeeding, it was just too hard to maintain. Why is it so hard? Because I let it be. I fell into the 'boobytraps.'
I was unaware of my rights to breastfeed in public, so I carried expressed milk every time we went anywhere. I couldn't keep up with my pump schedule when we went anywhere because, let's face it, who is really going to stop halfway through the zoo and lug kids and all of your stuff back to the car every three hours for a fifteen minute pumping session? If I ever did attempt to nurse in a public area (with a cover, mind you) I felt like I was doing something wrong and was paranoid that any minute someone would say something to me. Not to mention all the stares. Even when friends or family were over at my house I'd pump and feed because I didn't want to make them uncomfortable (I'm not at ALL modest so it wasn't about my comfort.)
I'm over it. I'm so glad I persisted instead of giving up. I'm so glad I found this treasure trove of wonderful women who advocate for nursing mothers. Breastfeeding is a wonderful, natural, special thing. I cannot believe that I almost missed out because our society is so misinformed and backwards. I hope that soon all of the issues we breastfeeding mothers deal with today are gone and a new mother will feel comfortable feeding her baby any way she wants anywhere she wants without worrying about anything. Ladies, enjoy that sweet gift from God nursing at your breast for as long as you want, it'll be over all too soon.
Bonnie is a married 25 year old SAHM to two beautiful girls ages 2 and 6 months. She is also a part time hairdresser and small business owner. You can find her creations at boutiques in Alabama and online at Bonnie's Bows.


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It's Halloween today. Halloween is one of my all-time favorite holidays. Candy, costumes, and cute-but-creepy kids going around trick-or-treating. Of course, with the storm that blew through this part of the country, Halloween has been delayed because conditions are still too treacherous for the little tykes to be out on candy collection duty. Don't worry; they'll get to go out very soon when the situation is more conducive to it.
Halloween is also a great holiday for photography. Most people think of the "big" holidays — Thanksgiving and Christmas — as being the best time for photos with the family but I would argue that Halloween tops them both. Every Halloween, kids dress in different costumes. Every Halloween, the decorations are a bit different. Every Halloween, things are similar to but not the same as the years past. Halloween is also a very changeable holiday what with its position in the year. Generally by Thanksgiving, fall is nearing its end and conditions are fairly wintry. But Halloween? Some Halloweens are summery in their warmth while others are chilly but not cold. Sometimes all of the leaves are off the trees and some years the leaves are still changing from green to red, brown, or yellow.
Halloween is also one of the last holidays that gets people out of the house and gets them to meet their neighbors. For all the urban legends about dangerous treats, Halloween is one of the last holidays where it's acceptable to go up, knock on a stranger's door, and demand candy. And strangers, being ordinary people for the most part, love it and fill kids' bags and buckets with all kinds of sugary goodness and comment on their costumes.
So, this Halloween, whether it's tonight for you or still to be decided, take your camera and capture some of the holiday. Thanksgivings and Christmases run together but Halloweens always remain distinct in my memories. How about yours?


text: ChickFight is back to bring you more exciting matches from the ChickFight XI event. This contest, coming at you from Ipswich, Suffolk in the UK, saw Jade taking on Faith Lehaine. Jade is a viscous wrestler with a huge chip on her shoulder, and in need of a serious attitude adjustment. Newcomer Faith has the crowd support on her side. Will it carry her to a big win over Jade?


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Coming of age may not be easy—but it sure can be hilarious. Eugene Morris Jerome is 15, lives in 1930's Brooklyn and thinks of little else but playing for the Yankees… and girls. Eugene's witty commentary about his life, his overworked father, his overbearing mother, his overconfident brother and his overly gorgeous cousin, makes this tender journey through young adulthood both poignant and joyful.
Simon's "funniest, richest and consequently the most affecting of his plays." – New York Daily News
Running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including 1 intermission
Evening performances Wednesday-Sunday. Matinee performances on the weekend. Check website for exact dates and times. Ticket prices vary.


text: My 12 year old large dog is having seizures and breathing difficulty every time he tries to walk or expend any energy. I know it is his time to go. I cannot get him out to a vet as he is too big to carry and he cannot walk. It would be too traumatic for him to have people carry him. The vet cannot come and euthanize him. I have meloxicam but afraid to give him a large dose in case it makes him more uncomfortable. I am wondering about gravol. I want my poor guy to go in peace. Any suggestions?


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October 22, 2010
October 12, 2010
Sam has yet to fill out a bio.
Thanks for the edits, mate...
Thanks for the edits, Sam!!
What do you mean by good use of medium?
thanks for the edit/props, Sam!
Sam, thanks for the edit!
thanks for the edits :)
Thanks for the edits Sam and the comment "You have some good building blocks to becoming a good writer." Of course, since I've been writing for years it's about time, isn't it? LOL
Thanks again.
Thanks for the edit Sam, I appreciate it. I wll look out for those commas next time.
Hey, thanks for the edit and the explanation. I had to put that together quickly so I'm not surprised parts of it were unclear. Thanks again.


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- Tap banks, vendors, industry associations and provider associations for more insight into the rules and opportunities
- Talk to your bank about receiving electronic fund transfers via Automated Clearing House (ACH) and electronic payment processes.
- Starting with higher volume payers, contact each health plan and complete enrollment forms for receiving EFT payments.
- Streamline your back office processes to support electronic fund transfer.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The healthcare industry has been slow to adopt electronic payment processes, despite significant benefits including streamlined processes, lower operating costs and increased security. That's about to change, according to KeyBank healthcare bankers working with healthcare providers. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140129/CL54368-INFO) Universal operating rules that stem from the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act took effect Jan. 1, 2014 and provide healthcare providers solutions to problems that stymie electronic payment process adoption, according to Scott Krah, AAP, KeyBank vice president and senior product manager, Healthcare Payments, KeyBank Enterprise Commercial Payments. "We're about to see major changes in how healthcare providers manage the payment process, and that will translate into fewer healthcare dollars dedicated to administrative costs," Krah said. According to industry research, between 10 and 12 percent of a medical practice's revenue goes to billing and insurance-related costs. Healthcare providers should prepare for the new healthcare payments environment by understanding the new rules and the payment options the rules create. Here are some simple steps healthcare providers can take now to take full advantage of the benefits of electronic payment processing:


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I like presents, even when they're bought with my own money -- provided they're good enough (steak, booze and cheese almost always qualify). So you can imagine my delight over the broadband stimulus package. If we're spending my money, at least it's going toward my industry. That's a good thing, right?
Having carefully studied the stimulus package -- or "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act," as it's formally known -- the answer is a qualified "maybe." Here's the rundown:
The package provides for a US$7.2 billion investment in broadband services, split into two buckets: $2.5 billion, almost exclusively in the form of loans and loan backing, to be administered through the Rural Utilities Service (a division of the Department of Agriculture) and another $4.7 billion as part of the Broadband Opportunities Program, which is administered through the National Telecommunications and Information Department of Commerce "in consultation with" (whatever that means) the FCC.
The pros: Thankfully, the Feds are not handing the initiative over to the incompetent Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC), the quasi-governmental agency that administers the Universal Services Fund. I've previously detailed the many weaknesses of that organization -- they've given bailouts to billionaires and mobsters, and have failed to provide even the most elementary oversight. The fact that the Feds are picking other entities to run this initiative is a tacit admission of the USAC's failure.
Speaking of oversight, the act calls for reports every 90 days on the status of grants and loans, and specifically earmarks $10 million for oversight. Of course, the entity doing the oversight (the Department of Commerce's Office of the Inspector General) is ultimately the same entity administering the majority of the funds, so it's a case of the fox watching the henhouse. But still, it's a start.
Where's the money going? Outside of the $2.5 billion in loan backing for rural broadband build-outs, $200 million is earmarked for community college and library computing systems. Another $250 million goes to programs to enable broadband deployment. And $350 million goes towards broadband mapping. The remainder can be transferred to the FCC to develop a national broadband strategy.
Who can get it? Both nonprofit and for-profit entities. The act details who's eligible to apply for the funds, and specifically includes "broadband service or infrastructure providers."
What's not to like? For one thing, the act fails to define "broadband." And while it requires "open access" -- which proponents take to mean net neutrality -- that's not defined, either. That vagueness will lead to lots of wrangling downstream.
Worse, the metrics on which applications will be rated are almost entirely absent. This means the entire process is likely to be intensely political, with a high risk of "good-old-boy" cronyism tainting the process. (Haven't we had enough of that?)
Finally, there's that notion of giving the FCC and its newly appointed chair, Julius Genachowski, the bulk of the money "to develop a strategy." Sorry, strategies don't cost billions. Something's fishy here.
Bottom line: There's a definite potential upside. But the chance of misfiring is high. On the whole, I'd rather have had that steak.
This story, "Unwrapping the broadband stimulus package" was originally published by Network World.


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Northern Kentucky
Join with other liberty minded individuals from across Northern Kentucky for a combined meeting on the 4th Thursday of every month. The combined meetings start at 7pm but arrive at 6:30pm to socialize and meet fellow patriots. The combined monthly meetings are held at the Holiday Inn located at 7905 Freedom Way, Florence, KY 41042. The Holiday Inn Express is easily accessed off US-42 and I-75 at exit number 180.
KY Senate Candidates McConnel and Grimes Don't have a Clue
Written by Legate Damar
Rachel Maddow Slams the Republicans
I was flipping through the channels the other night and saw a picture of the Brent Spence Bridge on MSNBC, so naturally I had to stop and watch the story. Generally I wouldn't be caught dead watching MSNBC, but apparently Rachel Maddow led her June 24th show calling the Brent Spence Bridge "an unusual corner of American politics."
She noted the bridge more or less links the territories of two of the most powerful Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky and Speaker of the House John Boehner in Ohio (Maddow uses Brent Spence Bridge to slam Republicans, 2014).
Yet the bridge hasn't been built, Maddow said. The earmarks that lawmakers like McConnell used to bring back are no longer allowed, she said.
"Under the evolving principals of the Republican Party, Republicans are not allowed to do that anymore," Maddow said. "Unfortunately, that bridge needs building, but without an earmark, no one is sure how that bridge will be paid for (Maddow uses Brent Spence Bridge to slam Republicans, 2014)."
Normally I would have been offended by Maddow's slam on the Republicans, but now I think even the most devout Republican in Northern Kentucky would have to admit that there is a kernel of truth to her criticisms. Mitch McConnell has done virtually nothing in regard to securing the funding for a new bridge and has pushed back saying it is a "local issue." He has only recently taken an interest in the bridge funding due to what's shaping up to be a hotly contested Senate seat in the fall against Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Read more: KY Senate Candidates McConnel and Grimes Don't have a Clue
Chris Robinson for Kenton County Clerk!!
Written by Legate Damar
The new shirts arrived. Who wants one? Also the Ft. Mitchell parade is tomorrow. I could use some volunteers for the 2 mile walk.
Toll Rates and Questionable Studies Supporting Tolling
Written by Legate Damar
The Big Business Propaganda Campaign for Tolls
The elites in NKY along with the corporate special interest through the Build Our New Bridge Now Coalition is starting an education campaign to persuade the residents of NKY that (a) a new Brent Spence Bridge is necessary, and (b) tolls are the only way to fund the project (The Big Business Agenda for Tolling, 2014). They seem to feel the residents of NKY are a bunch of backward philistines that aren't progressive enough to recognize the need for a new bridge, or are willing to concede that tolling is the only financing mechanism available to us. If we are foolish enough to believe them, 63%-65% of NKY commuters who cross the Brent Spence Bridge to work in Cincinnati will end up paying for it.
Their "education" campaign is supposedly designed to clear up any misinformation out there about the project. I just want to reassure my readers that you won't read any misinformation from this author because I conduct something adults call research, and I cite my sources. Unfortunately for us, I have found through my research that the Enquirer is spoon fed by our locally elected officials, elites, and big businesses in order to forward various agendas. Tom Wurtz amusingly refers to them as the political country club, but I don't see the humor. They represent a dark underside to NKY and they set the agenda for us.
One question that keeps popping up is how much the toll rates will be once the use of tolls is established as a funding mechanism for the new bridge. The best estimates for the toll rate will probably come from the proposed rates for the Ohio River Bridges Project in Louisville.
Read more: Toll Rates and Questionable Studies Supporting Tolling
The High Cost of Toll Rates
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Northern Kentucky Commuters will Pay Most of the Tolls
The emphasis of the debate on the use of tolls to fund a new Brent Spence bridge has centered on the cost to NKY commuters. It is estimated by Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) that 63-65% of the traffic that crosses the current Brent Spence bridge are commuters from NKY going to work over in Cincinnati. Therefore the preponderance of the cost for a new Brent Spence bridge will fall on the backs of NKY commuters.
The use of tolls requires the Kentucky General Assembly passing the legislation that allows public-private partnerships (P3). The legislation allowing P3's did not pass due to Governor Beshear's veto in the 2014 legislative session. It seems he didn't approve of Rep. Arnold Simpson's (D-Covington) amendment that disallowed the use of P3's for funding a new Brent Spence bridge (The Big Business Agenda for Tolling, 2014). Since the failure of the P3 legislation to pass there has been little discussion as to setting specific toll rates. Therefore speculation exists as to what cost a NKY commuter or a trucking firm would incur to cross a new Brent Spence bridge going to and coming from Cincinnati to work every day.
Cost of Tolls for a Commuter?
The best estimates for the initial toll rates for a new Brent Spence bridge can be obtained from a Kentucky Highway report's recommendations for the Ohio River Bridges Project in Louisville. The Ohio River Bridges Project involves building a new bridge between Prospect, Ky., and Utica, Ind., the Interstate 65 Kennedy Bridge and a new downtown span next to it. The recommended toll rates are illustrated below:
- Drivers can open prepaid accounts to get the best fare. The account is charged either by reading the transponder from overhead sensors or by snapping a picture of the license plate.
- Drivers without prepaid accounts pay the highest tolls. Their license plates are photographed and bills are sent to their address.
- $1 for passenger cars, light trucks and SUVs that make frequent trips across the river and pay with a transponder.
- $2 for passenger cars with a transponder that cross fewer than 20 times in a month. Other passenger cars would pay $3 if they have an account, but no transponder. Those with no account would pay $4 for each crossing (Tolls set for Ohio River Bridges Project, 2013).
The Big Business Agenda for Tolling
Written by Legate Damar
The Brent Spence Bridge Problem
The elites and big business special interests in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are executing a propaganda campaign to convince the residents of NKY for the need to utilize tolling to fund a new Brent Spence Bridge. In spite of the failure to pass the public-private partnership legislation in the 2014 legislative session, tolling proponents remain undeterred.
The 50-year-old, double-decked Brent Spence carries Interstates 71 and 75 traffic. It is categorized as functionally obsolete because of its narrow lanes, lack of emergency shoulders and limited visibility. The bridge also carries double the amount of traffic it was originally intended for, although it is structurally sound, officials say (Kasich: Ohio's done its part on Brent Spence Bridge, 2014).
According to the Enquirer replacing the 51-year-old Brent Spence Bridge is considered critical to the region's future. The structure is outdated, unsafe and frequently congested. But it's also the heart of our region's transportation system, carrying not only local commuters but billions in interstate commerce every year. If the bridge is not replaced, business leaders fear our region's economy will suffer in lost jobs and missed opportunities for new ones (Bridge taking toll on NKY image, 2014).


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DASH Center for the Arts Executive Director Candi Hall sent out the following letter to announce some great news concerning the Center's new home:
Well....it's that time!!!
Our landlords at 1504 MLK have decided we have done enough to bring joy, beauty and life to that corner. Three months ago they asked us to out by November 30th. After all the work we put into that space, we are sad to have to leave.
This Saturday (Nov. 23), will be our last performance event in that space and we would love to see you all come out and support us! Our in-studio recital will be held from 4-6pm. Come cheer on the kids for all their hard work, as well as the DASH Staff and Administration for theirs!
NOW!!! This is also a RENT Party, as DASH will be moving on bigger and better pastures!! We are in the final stages of solidifying a lease agreement for the old RITE AID/SAVE-A-LOT building on the corner of 11th and MLK...just another corner for us to bring life and joy and beauty!
This new building will be open to several arts groups in the community, not just DASH. We are even planning to give the building it's OWN name...as a representative of the Hilltop.
We hope to see you out at our recital this Saturday, November 23, 4-6 pm then stay and party with us from 6-8!!
ONE LAST THING...if there are any Mechanical Engineers or HVAC folks that could volunteer just a little time to look over something for us that would be great!! Gotta clear some things before signing the lease. Contact Candi Hall...firstname.lastname@example.com.
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DASH Center for the Arts Executive Director Candi Hall sent out the following letter to announce some great news concerning the Center's new home:


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Course Descriptions
Required Courses
MFTH 6800: Relational Theory, Practice, and Ethics (3 credits).
Introduces students to the foundational epistemological theories and practices in marriage and family therapy, history of the field and current developments, and the ethics and values associated with a systemic orientation to change. Students are expected to cultivate the ability to practice from a systemic lens.
MFTH 6900: Foundations of Family Therapy
Prerequisite: Admission to the program
Introduction to postmodern theory & social constructionism with a focus on understanding human interaction, meaning making, and problem resolution through both relational and narrative lenses. Students will explore the relationship between meaning, language, stories, and cultural discourse.
MFTH 7050: Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 6800
An in-depth study of the skills, sensitivities, and theoretical ideas needed by family therapists to encounter otherness and navigate the interface between professional responsibilities, ethics, social justice, and the social and political context of treatment. Students are expected to cultivate the ability to practice from a culturally sensitive lens.
MFTH 7101: Family Systems Theories (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 6800
An in-depth study of family systems theory. Emphasis on the major schools of thought included in a systems analysis of the family and current issues and ideas within family systems discourse.
MFTH 7102: Interventions in MFT (3 credits).
Pre or Co-requisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 7101
A review of the various intervention techniques employed by the major theoretical approaches to MFT. Emphasis on skill development, video and role-play demonstrations, and linking practice and theory with appropriate treatment goals.
MFTH 7103: Advanced Theories Seminar (1 credit each; may be repeated; students must take at least two).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program, MFTH 7102, clinical experience.
A series of seminars that allow students to develop in-depth understanding of at least two theoretical approaches to MFT. Examples of offerings include structural/strategic, family of origin, narrative/constructivism, and solution-oriented.
MFTH 7200: Research in Marriage and Family Therapy (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and a statistics course
Quantitative and qualitative methods for research design and data analysis in marriage and family therapy. Emphasis on current outcome and process studies and on critical evaluation and application of research data.
MFTH 7350: Legal Issues in MFT (1 credit).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 6800
Legal responsibilities and liabilities in the practice of family therapy. Addresses issues such as limits to confidentiality, therapist liability, and client privilege. Includes working with the legal system and relevant aspects of family law.
MFTH 7400: Psychopathology & Pharmacology in MFT (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 6800
Psychological, biological, and medical issues in the practice of MFT and an introduction to pharmacology. Emphasis on DSM IV diagnosis within a systemic context and collaboration with other mental health professionals.
MFTH 7500: Development in the Family System (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program
Human growth and development within the family system. Includes theories of individual development, developmental tasks over the family life cycle, normative and non-normative change, processes of divorce and remarriage, and social, economic, and ethnic influences on the family life cycle. Implications for practice are emphasized.
MFTH 7600: Practicum in Marriage and Family Therapy (6 credits, repeated for a total of 18 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program, MFTH 7102, and approval of the MFT faculty.
Supervised experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy. Includes practice and live supervision at the Marriage and Family Therapy Training Clinic as well as experience in community placements. Requires a minimum of 20 hours per week. Must be taken three successive semesters for a total 500 hours of direct client contact.
MFTH 7601: Treatment Issues in Family Therapy (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 7102
Applications of family systems approaches to the treatment of issues facing families in crisis and transition. Addresses grief and loss, substance abuse, family violence and abuse, child and adolescent behavioral problems, and chronic physical and mental illness. Emphasis on conceptualization and treatment planning.
MFTH 7602: Couples and Sex Therapy (3 credits).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program and MFTH 7102
Treatment techniques for intimate relationships. Emphasis on premarital and commitment issues, anger and conflict, gender and intimacy, and techniques for treating sexual dysfunctions.
MFTH 7700: Assessment in Marriage and Family Therapy (3 credits).
Prerequisites: Admission to the program, MFTH 7101, and MFTH 7500
How to assess family processes within a developmental context. Models for assessing family functioning and use of individual and family assessment instruments will be included.
MFTH 7880: Professional Ethics Seminar (1 credit).
Prerequisite: Admission to the program
Addresses professional issues in the workplace. Includes marketing oneself, politics in the workplace, professional licensure and clinical membership, working in interdisciplinary teams, professional wellness, and the ethics, values, and decision-making associated with current practice issues.
(other elective courses may be approved on an individual basis)
MFTH 7510: Human Sexuality and Gender (3 credits)
The cultural, social, physical, psychological, and interpersonal aspects of human sexuality and gender. Includes gender role socialization and the development of gendered identities, sexual functioning and attraction, sexual orientation, and problems related to sex and gender.
MFTH 7550. Family Stress and Crisis (3 credits)
Understanding normative and catastrophic stress, trauma, and crisis across the lifespan from a family systems perspective. Focus on approaches to prevention and intervention with families, agencies, and communities.
MFTH 7650: Special Topics in MFT (1 credit each, may be repeated).
A rotating series of seminars addressing important contemporary issues in the field of marriage and family therapy. Examples of topics include working with children, working with adolescents, spirituality, family violence, and substance abuse.
MFTH 7980: Internship in Marriage and Family Therapy (1-5 credits; Does not apply toward degree.)
Supervised experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy at FamilyWorks and/or at a community placement. Internship in MFT is ONLY for those students who have completed all other coursework but have not yet accrued their 600 client contact hours.
MFTH 7990: Directed Study in Marriage and Family Therapy (1-3 credits)
Requires admission to the program and consent of instructor
Specialized study in an area of Marriage and Family Therapy under the direction of a faculty member.
SOCI 7021: Statistical Applications in Sociology (3 credits)
Evaluation of social statistics and data management for applied research problems. Students will gain skills in determining which statistics to use for particular research problems and designs, which statistics provide the most practical means for reading and interpreting data, and what computer software is available to facilitate data analysis in sociology.
SOCI 6000: Sociology of Mental Health (3 credits)
Introduces students to the history and causes of mental illness as well as the language of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. The relationship between mental illness and the major sociological variables, such as social class, race, gender, age, and marital status will be analyzed. Students will evaluate mental illness from the institutional and client points of view.
CRJU 7500: Seminar in Criminal Behavior and Personality (3 credits)
An advanced study of specific criminal behavior types emphasizing violent offenders, sexual deviants, the anti-social personality, and the criminally insane.
SOCI 6130: Social Gerontology (3 credits)
Study of the social phenomenon of the aging process, the life cycle, and patterns that include social roles, medicalization of aging and death, and the values, norms, and beliefs related to these phenomenon. Emphasis on the social changes that have occurred as medical technology and science impact on the culture and institutional patterns related to aging and death. Study of the process of dying will include the entire life cycle and new efforts to deal with this complex social phenomenon.
SOCI 6700: Family Sociology (3 credits).
The social context of contemporary issues facing families. Includes family history, cross-cultural issues, research and theory regarding changing gender roles, family violence and abuse, divorce, single parenting, work families, sexual orientation, non-traditional families, and other relevant issues.
- MFT Program
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- Family Works
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- Family Works Fax
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Campus Address
903 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698
Mailing Address
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698
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I was lucky enough to receive a few bits from the Bobbi Brown Lilac Rose Collection this week and I thought I'd review the collection in true gh0stparties style – showing the products on. It's been a while but I fell back in to it pretty easily as this collection is right up my street in terms of colours and the minimalistic Spring feel.
I'll start by saying I'm wearing Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation (review here) as my base and I've popped on a little bit of Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara * on my lashes, I really recommend this if you're after a good quality budget mascara. On my brows is the Kevyn Aucoin Precision Brow Pencil and I have the By Terry Touche Volupte concealer under my eyes. This is just for reference incase you were wondering, it's pretty much my go to routine at the moment and I switch up eyeshadow, blush and lipstick.
On my cheeks is the Bobbi Brown Pastel Pink blush * which is a limited edition shade from the collection, as you can see it gives my cheeks a flawless pop of colour which I adore. As I have quite fair skin and blue eyes, I usually seek out shades like this as the contrast against my skin tone is so flattering. Pink shades like this work for most skin tones and they're great as a "go to" shade in your makeup stash, for those days where you just need something natural yet perky to pull your look together. I never skip out on blush because it's the one thing that makes me look alive and awake!
I slicked a little bit of Pink Lily gloss * which is the brighter, less blue of the two (the other shade is Pink Lilac). I'm not usually one for lipgloss, and I have to say this is quite sticky, but I love how this looks on my lips. I actually took it out with me last night to a party and ended up applying it a few times throughout the night as I liked the colour so much. My lips are usually quite dry but this makes them look full and pouty!
There are some really lovely pieces from this collection, I always adore the shades and palettes Bobbi Brown bring out as they're always very wearable and flattering on most. They also think of all skin tones and their foundations and other shades cover very light porcelain skin tones to rich caramel shades, which is what I like to see! I've not yet tried the nail polish *, Roza, as my nails are in terrible condition for some reason and I'm nursing them back to health but I can tell I'm going to adore this, it's a light grey with lilac undertones. If I hadn't already treated myself to a new palette this week, the Lilac Rose palette would definitely be mine!
The collection should be on counters now. What do you think of the look I created with the collection?


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may/june 2008
A Plethora of Very Diverse
New York Blue, Valerie Joyce. Chesky CD JD316
On this rather relaxing, or at least low-key jazz release, Valerie Joyce's beautiful, smooth and often whispering voice is definitely highlighted. Though a thoroughly trained pianist in her own right, here she perhaps wisely, lets a very professional small group accompany her quite superbly, particularly Andy Ezrin on piano. He and Valerie pretty much share honors and the sidemen such as the acoustic bass players (on different tracks) are relatively subdued. Some exceptions, for too brief moments, are superbly recorded by Chesky revealing in intimate detail, the alto saxophone playing. Joyce's voice would seem to be well suited to jazz, the blues and pop. Here, it is easy to call the music easy listening jazz with ballads included. Typical excellent Chesky audio quality is featured. Their even better SACDs will be the only release form for most future releases.
The Never Ending Waltz. Cincinnati Pops with Eric Kunzel. Telarc Hybrid SACD-60668
This Telarc release once again pairs producer Robert Woods and audio engineer Michael Bishop. As expected, the sonic results are outstanding. Eric Kunzel's conducting has been criticized at times as being too unyielding or too "square" and not rhythmic enough. This time Kunzel doing a good job yields, if at all, only to a couple of the best waltz specialists. The selections are very arbitrarily separated into eight groups. How else could anyone think of separating Tchaikovsky's famous ballet waltzes from a group of only two other ballet waltzes? The target of famous waltzes played by a fine large symphonic orchestra and with outstanding recorded sound quality is met right on. We need to get more listeners to put pressure on more recording companies to issue their releases on SACD! For serious music lovers, I again remind you to sample SACD recordings on a fine, not bargain quality player and enjoy music more than ever, such as this fine release!
Breath, (the relaxing jazz piano). Telarc CD-83664
Anyone who has at times wished that he or she had an excellent recording of relaxing piano music is specifically targeted by this release. It is a compilation from a number of Telarc releases including Oscar Peterson, George Shearing, Dave Brubeck, Michel Camilo, Jacques Loussier and others. Though most selections are solo piano playing of the highest caliber, a few do have very appropriate accompaniment. The subtitle tells it all and the excellent audio quality comes reasonably close to putting you in a small night club or dinner club when played back at an appropriate sound level.
Esperanza, Esperanza Spalding. Heads Up HUCD 3140
Esperanza Spalding is a young and new talent who seems destined for musical stardom. A bit of background is called for here. Her talents are many. Each one is heard or seen on at least a couple of tracks on this very well recorded debut release. She is a fine vocalist that seemingly handles a subtle ballad as well as "belting it out" almost as well as many female jazz veterans. She does so in three languages and at times with either her own compositions or her thoughtful arrangements. Seemingly a genuine musical prodigy, she enrolled at Berklee College of Music when she was just sixteen years old. She later became the school's youngest professor! In her earlier school years she taught herself to play violin and by fifteen years of age she was the concertmaster for a local community orchestra. Soon after, she discovered the bass and has stayed with it ever since while composing, arranging and singing while playing acoustic bass.
Listen closely to this debut recording. Fine as it is, the finest thing is her seemingly unlimited potential. Stay tuned in to see exactly which direction her varied talents will take her. In the meantime enjoy this excellent progressive and varied release.
Die Singphoniker, 25 Jahre, nur das Beste! 25 Years Singphoniker, Just the Best! CPO (2 CDs) 777291-2
This release is a rather tough one to adequately describe. It is a twenty-five year retrospective (anthology) of the Singphoniker male vocal sextet. Mostly done acappella, some selections have discrete instrumentalists added. The promotional literature describes this release as, "A Male Voice's (or Voices') Musical Journey through the centuries from Renaissance to Pop". The two and a half hours of music for male singers, or by male singers is an ambitious project with piano often accompanying. Be advised that very little of the singing is in English. In their wide coverage in the pop field, for the United States we are treated to "You are the Sunshine of my Life", "Fly me to the Moon", Simon and Garfunkel's "El Condor Pasa" and Sting's "Sister Moon". Lennon - McCartney are added with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". The group's make-up has changed only four times in the past twenty-five plus years and the recorded quality has been a bit variable though very pleasantly listenable with these take-outs from their many tours. Classically known composers from around the world dominate the far ranging selections.
Hiromi's Sonic Bloom, Beyond Standard. Telarc Hybrid SACD-63686
Hiromi's popularity has soared in the few years since she burst on the musical scene. She seemingly aggressive style and over whelming talent on piano and keyboard surprised many listeners. Winning many musical awards convinced many listeners and progressive jazz lovers to take a second listen to her. To those not immediately attracted to style and talent, here is the release that will change their minds. An unusual introduction of "Softly As In a Morning Sunrise" sounds like a very old worn vinyl record. After a half minute this outstanding SACD bursts forth in contemporary audio glory. Hopefully you have a really good SACD player to demonstrate that to someone from the older than you generation. Selections coming under Hiromi's progressive treatment include "Caravan" with a fine display of Martin Valihore's talent on the drum set, excellently captured by, whom else, Michael Bishop. "My Favorite Things" from the Sound of Music and "I've got Rhythm" done as a tribute to Oscar Peterson, closes out the set. Audio quality is as good as it gets in superb SACD recording.
A Love Supreme, (The Legacy of John Coltrane). Turtle Island Quartet, (The String Quartet). Telarc CD-80684
Seems strange to even think of the idea that a string quartet consisting of three violins, one of which is a so-called baritone violin, in some of the selections, and a cello, can "belt out" great jazz music associated with John Coltrane the great saxophonist. The selections are mainly from Coltrane albums or his acknowledged great jazz composition, A Love Supreme. John Coltrane has long influenced the Turtle Island Quartet. They have always devoted a portion of their repertoire to Coltrane's music starting with their first album! That explains their passionate dedication to Coltrane and his music. It may sound a bit strange to you but they sure can "swing". Jazz lovers should give this unique release a long listen. It is definitely more than a so-called crossover release. The fine audio quality is typical of Michael Bishop's work for Telarc.
Live at MCG, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan. MCG Jazz 1025
What a duo presented here! The outstanding pianist Billy Taylor paired with very possibly the greatest baritone saxophone player ever, Gerry Mulligan. They are ably aided on bass and drums but make no mistake, they are the album. These two greats have no need to show off. So, relaxed, they just play these beautiful and well-known selections better than we have ever heard previously. The result is truly "easy listening jazz" or simply "cool". Very good overall audio quality adds to the listening pleasure. Enjoy, enjoy as I did—over and over.


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Big Hot One Hot Sauce Review
Tags: cayenne, hot sauce, Oleoresin Capsicum, review
Big Hot One Hot Sauce – Well now lets see… How many implicitly pornographic phrases can you have on a single 5-oz. hot-sauce bottle?
Let's count shall we?
- The Big Hot One (3 times);
- blow your mind;
- how much can you swallow?
- slide this between your lips
- take a big swallow
- exploding with juices
- satisfy your fantasies;
- size does matter and
- a cartoon of a babe with a 44-24-44 shape sucking on a "big one".
So that's 12. And then they actually have the 'nads to cite the Scoville Scale!!! This is bad folks – very bad indeed.
Inside? 1 (count 'em ONE) pepper: a measly cayenne at that. Oh – and some "caramel color". What's this all add up to? A Very Lame Gimmick and even Lamer Hot Sauce. Kenner, LA is just down the street (or river) from Avery Island – home of Tabasco. I'll be honest. This should be called "Runny Thin Tabasco Lite." Looks like Tabasco, smells like Tabasco, taste like weak Tabasco. Methinks Tabasco is shipping bad batches of their stuff to XXX.
Granted, "Mississippi Delta" is a recognized genre and thus they all have certain things in common. But outright theft and gross misrepresentation are not amongst them. If you want Tabasco then get Tabasco. It's everywhere fer chrissake. Leave this on shelf with Texas Pete.
To present Big Hot One Hot Sauce as something "satisfying" – especially in a sexual fashion – is S-T-U-P-I-D.
What? That's all I can say.
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