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Chronic Alopecia
What is chronic alopecia?
Chronic alopecia is a condition where you lose your hair. It may happen on any part of the body. Many conditions can affect the hair follicles and reduce hair growth. Chronic alopecia may be a symptom of an illness, an infection, or another condition.
What are the types of chronic alopecia?
There are many types of chronic alopecia. With some types, the hair loss is temporary and hair grows back. With other types, hair loss may continue or get worse. Some conditions result in permanent hair loss.
- Alopecia areata: This condition affects any part of the body, including the scalp. It may be caused by your immune system attacking your hair follicles. It may start with patchy hair loss. Many people will recover from this condition within a year. Alopecia areata may come back or progress into a more severe hair loss.
- Androgenic alopecia: This is also known as male pattern baldness and affects the scalp. It is a genetic condition where the hair follicles get smaller and produce less hair over time. It usually starts between 12 to 40 years of age and is more common in men.
- Telogen effluvium: This is when hair sheds more than usual and leads to hair thinning. It can be caused by many things including certain medicines, injury, and physical or mental stress.
- Traumatic alopecia: Injury from chemicals, scarring, or tension on your scalp or hair follicles may cause hair loss in these areas. Trichotillomania is a behavior disorder in response to mental stress. It results in a strong urge to pull out your hair.
What causes chronic alopecia?
- Diseases: Autoimmune diseases are when your immune system attacks some part of your body. If your immune system attacks your hair follicles, it can lead to hair thinning or loss. Other diseases may also damage your hair follicle and cause hair loss, such as cancer or thyroid and pituitary gland problems.
- Hereditary: Your risk for alopecia may be increased if you have a close family member with the same condition.
- Medicine or chemicals: Certain medicines used to treat cancer, seizures, and thyroid or blood diseases may cause damage to your hair follicles. Exposure to heavy metals or taking certain hormones will also damage your scalp and hair.
- Stress: Stress on your body or mental stress can cause hair loss. A high or prolonged fever, chronic illness, dieting, or malnutrition may cause hair loss.
- Trauma: Braids, brush rollers, curling irons, or brushes with square or angular tips may cause chronic alopecia. Frequent use of harsh chemicals on your hair may injure your scalp.
- Infections: Many infections can cause hair loss. These include tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, or syphilis. Viral infections, such as herpes zoster or AIDS, may also cause the condition. Fungal infection of your scalp also leads to hair loss. All of these infections may destroy hair follicles and lead to permanent baldness.
- Surgery or procedure: Chronic alopecia may happen after you have a major surgery or radiation therapy.
What signs or symptoms may be related to my chronic alopecia?
In addition to hair loss, you may have the following signs or symptoms:
- Burning, tingling, or itchiness on your scalp
- Hair that easily breaks
- Problems with your fingernails or toenails, such as notching or pitting
- Scales or flakes from the areas of hair loss
- Swelling and redness on your scalp
How is chronic alopecia diagnosed?
Tell your healthcare provider when you first noticed the condition, how long it lasted, and how much hair you have lost. Tell him if you have other signs or symptoms, such as scaling and itchiness. Tell your healthcare provider about any dietary changes, physical stress, or recent procedure or surgery you have had. Tell him about your medical history, including medicines you have taken or are taking. He may also need to know about how you take care of your hair and what products you put on it. Tell your healthcare provider if a family member or a close relative has ever had the same condition.
How is chronic alopecia be treated?
The treatment for hair loss depends on the cause of your condition. Sometimes your hair loss may get better on its own and no treatment is needed. If your hair loss is related to a medicine you are taking, talk to your healthcare providers. There may be other medicines you could take instead that will not cause hair loss. If your hair loss is severe, you may need one or more of the following treatments:
- Medicines:
- Hair growing agents: This medicine helps promote hair growth. It must be used continuously until new hair grows on the affected area.
- Steroids: Steroid medicine helps decrease inflammation and damage to the hair follicle. Corticosteroids may be used to treat alopecia areata.
- Estrogen: This is a female hormone that is used for women with hyperandrogenism (high levels of male hormones). Estrogen can reduce the effects of male hormones on hair growth. This treatment is used in women with male pattern baldness.
- Immunologic agents: This medicine affects the immune system cells that may be attacking hair follicles. This treatment is used to treat alopecia areata. Your healthcare provider may start treatment with a small dose at first and slowly increase the dose with each treatment. The frequency of treatment may be reduced once your healthcare provider sees improvement in your condition.
- Hair transplant surgery: This surgery is generally done on the scalp. It removes hair follicles from one part of your head and puts them into the bald area. This is usually done only if your condition is severe and when medicines fail to improve your hair loss. Ask your healthcare provider for more information about hair transplant.
What can I do to manage my chronic alopecia?
- Avoid hair and scalp trauma: Use a soft-bristled hair brush to protect your scalp from damage. Avoid the overuse of chemicals such as permanent wave solutions on your hair. Avoid hairstyles that pull your hair too much.
- Eat a healthy diet: Ask your healthcare provider if you need to be on a special diet.
- Reduce stress: Try to get enough sleep and daily exercise. Learn new ways to relax, such as deep breathing, meditation, and listening to music. These may help you cope with stressful events.
What should I expect with time or treatment?
Relief from chronic alopecia depends on the cause of your symptoms, your treatment, and other factors. It is a long-term condition and one that may go away and come back. Children who have the condition before puberty will have poor or slow improvement. Those who have a strong family history of baldness may also have the condition early and for a long period. Chronic alopecia may continue even with treatment.
When should I contact my healthcare provider?
- You feel anxious or fearful with sweating and a fast heartbeat.
- You have a change in your appetite, or you sleep a lot more or less than usual.
- You have new signs or symptoms even with treatment.
- You have problems thinking and concentrating.
- Your scalp is very itchy.
- You feel that you cannot cope with your condition.
- You have questions or concerns about your condition or care.
When should I seek immediate care or call 911?
- You feel like hurting yourself or others.
Care AgreementYou have the right to help plan your care. Learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. Discuss treatment options with your caregivers to decide what care you want to receive. You always have the right to refuse treatment. The above information is an educational aid only. It is not intended as medical advice for individual conditions or treatments. Talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist before following any medical regimen to see if it is safe and effective for you.
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Louis Walsh has insisted that he IS coming back to The X Factor this year.
Show bosses revealed last month that Take That star Gary Barlow will definitely be returning to the talent show for a second year and confirmed that American singer Kelly Rowland would not, however no official statement had been made about the other two panel members.
The executives may be hoping to play their cards close to their chests, but Louis has been shouting his new from the rooftops and this week declared:
"I'm back! It's my ninth year on the show and as the only remaining original judge I'm delighted to take my seat once more on the judging panel."
Simon Cowell confirmed the news, saying:
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Astute music manager? We love that! One of the first years that he hasn't been managing the groups category and a girl group wins for the first time. What does that say about Walsh?
It seems that the rivalry between the judges will continue this year too and Gary took to Twitter today, when he heard the news and baited his co-star, joking:
"I hear there's a lovely lad from Ireland joining me on #XFactor," Gary joked on Twitter.
"Congrats Louis! One of these years you'll be head judge :)"
Meanwhile, though it has not yet been confirmed that Tulisa will be back, she has been hinting that she has already singed her papers and is all set to start the auditions this month.
The brunette beauty revealed how she landed the role last year, admitting that she customized a t shirt for Simon and he liked her cheekiness so much, that he hired her on the spot. She told Real Radio North West's Feel Good Breakfast show:
"I was really cheeky. I got him a T-shirt – made sure it was a white V-neck – and I printed a picture of his face on the front that said 'The Male Boss' underneath."
"And I said 'as the female boss only I can knight you with this title. So here you go, got you a little present.' Thought I'd be a little cheeky to get in there!"
"It worked, he gave me the job on the spot so happy days!"
So Louis is back, Gary is back, more likely than not Tulisa will also be on the panel when tryouts start in a few weeks time. That leaves one free spot and many sources have claimed that Katy Perry, Dannii Minogue and Sharon Osbourne are all in the running for the last remaining seat.
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Benefiting from gas fired central heating and UPVC double glazing, the accommodation briefly comprises, breakfast kitchen, lounge, TWO BEDROOMS and bathroom with three piece suite.
Externally there is a TARMACADAMED DRIVEWAY and patio.
In our opinion this property represents GOOD VALUE.
This home is restricted to people of 50 years of age or over and we understand there is a site fee of £74 per month payable (further details available on request).
Travelling away from Burnley down Padiham Road, past George IV Public House on the left hand side through the traffic lights turning left into Gawthorpe Edge. As you then proceed round to the right along Gawthorpe Edge, the subject property is on the outskirts of the development and can be identified by our For Sale board located in the window.
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Two months ago, I was whooping and hollering with excitement. "Snow! I love snow! Bring on the snow!!"
I'm not an outdoors person, but on the first two days of subzero temps, I spent more time outside than I have the last twelve summers combined. I was making snow angels and digging through drifts just for fun. I took a broom and eagerly brushed the light, fluffy snow from our vehicles, laughing gaily when a mound blew from atop hubby's truck and landed squarely on my head. The air was still, the landscape pristine, and my heart was at peace.
Despite the rough weather conditions, the Senate convened this week and worked on a variety of legislation. I hope you are managing the weather safely and have avoided problems.
A wife woke up one morning and said, "Honey, I just had a dream that you bought me a new gold necklace. What do you think it means?"
"I don't know, but Valentine's Day is coming soon. Friday, you'll know," he replied.
A few nights later, she again woke up after having a dream, "This time, I dreamed you gave me a pearl necklace. What do you think it means?"
"You'll know Friday," he replied. Another dream about a pearl necklace elicited the same response.
As the pastor of Salem Assembly of God, a church that has served the community for over forty years, I have remained silent for the past few months regarding the proposed cell tower, which AT&T has now cancelled. During this time I have declined newspaper and television interviews believing that it was in the best interest of the church. As a pastor, it is one of my duties to protect the integrity of the church; a church made up of wonderful people from across Oldham County and Pewee Valley.
For the first time in at least a decade, roughly 20 people will vie for eight seats on the La Grange City Council. Additionally, three people are running for La Grange mayor and many county government positions will see contested primaries.
This newspaper applauds that type of civic engagement, hopefully rooted in good intentions.
Rest assured, this is not an indictment of current officeholders. We applaud them for their service, past, present and possibly future.
Each year, the Kentucky Press Association (KPA) hosts a statewide contest, Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers, among newspapers that awards reporters, editors, photographers and advertising designers in several categories. Newspapers are grouped by size into different divisions, then each entry is judged by out-of-state professionals who name the winners.
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My growing up in first and second grade was done in a small Midwestern town – Decatur, Ill. As I think back, it seems to me we kids had the modern psychologists figured out before our time.
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A new series of podcasts launched today will explore the concept of waiting, with one of four 'listening stations' - specially designed stations where people can listen to the podcasts - to be based at King's. Each podcast is a different meditation on the idea of waiting and they will be released on the last Monday of every month. Featuring a range of artists and academics, the initiative, While You Wait, is presented by King's Cultural Institute, progressive theatre producers, Fuel, and Roundhouse. The listening stations, designed by artist Barnaby Stone, will tour the UK throughout the year. King's will have a listening station in the Entrance Hall at the Strand Campus, opposite the Great Hall, for three months. It will then move to other King's campuses throughout 2013. Deborah Bull, Executive Director of King's Cultural Institute, said: 'I am delighted that King's Cultural Institute is hosting the launch of Fuel's eclectic and imaginative 2013 Spring Season. We are developing a close working relationship with Fuel this year, including this, our first joint project, While You Wait. Further projects are in development and I very much look forward to working with Fuel and their many inspiring artistic collaborators throughout the year.' The first podcast, Waiting...Now, which features Professor Bill Brewer from the Department of Philosophy and composer Paul Clark, is released today. It explores day-to-day waiting and how the use of electronic devices has radically changed how we fill gaps of time.
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Stunt artist Nik Wallenda has tightrope walked his way across the Grand Canyon, in a dare devil stunt broadcast live to the nation.
Wallenda, 34, crossed the quarter of a mile long gorge by walking across two-inch thick steel cable sitting 1,500 feet above the river, without wearing a harness.
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A tense audience watched on as the event was screened live on the Discovery Channel.
Winds blowing across the gorge were expected to be around 30 mph, and Wallenda told Discovery after the walk that the winds were at times "unpredictable" and that dust had accumulated on and around his contact lenses. "Thank you Lord. Thank you for calming that cable, God," he was heard saying about 13 minutes into the walk.
Wallenda wore a microphone and two cameras, one that looked down on the dry Little Colorado River bed and one that faced straight ahead. His leather shoes with an elk-skin sole helped him keep a grip on the steel cable as he moved across.
Speaking to reporters after the event, he said: "It was way more windy and it took every bit of me to stay focused the entire time." He could be heard murmuring prayers to Jesus almost constantly along the way before reaching the final few steps, where he jogged and hopped his way to the finish.
Nik Wallenda grew up performing with his family and has dreamed of crossing the Grand Canyon since he was a teenager. The 34-year-old is a seventh-generation high-wire artist and is part of the famous "Flying Wallendas" circus family — a clan that is no stranger to death-defying feats.
His great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, fell during a performance in Puerto Rico and died at the age of 73. Several other family members, including a cousin and an uncle, have perished while performing wire walking stunts.
After the walk Wallenda was already thinking about what his next gravity defying feat would be, and said he hoped a future stunt would be a tightrope walk between the Empire State building and the Chrysler building in New York.
He did however come into criticism from a group of Navajos, Hopis and other Native Americans stood along a nearby highway with signs protesting the event. The Grand Canyon is an area held sacred by many American Indian tribes and some local residents believe the he had not accurately pinpointed the location.
"Mr. Wallenda needs to buy a GPS or somebody give this guy a map," said Milton Tso, President of the Cameron community on the Navajo Nation. "He's not walking across the Grand Canyon. He's walking across the Little Colorado River Gorge on the Navajo Nation. It's misleading and false advertising."
Some local residents argued the Navajo Nation shouldn't be promoting the gambling of one man's life for the benefit of tourism.
Discovery's two hour broadcast showcased the Navajo landscape, showcasing views of Monument Valley, Four Corners, Canyon de Chelly and the tribal capital of Window Rock.
"When people watch this, our main thing is we want the world to know who Navajo people are, our culture, traditions and language are still very much alive," Geri Hongeva, spokeswoman for the tribe's Division of Natural Resources, said before the walk.
Sunday's stunt comes a year after he traversed Niagara Falls, earning the stunt highwire walker a seventh Guinness world record.
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3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a saucepan, combine raspberries, 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to boil, and continue boiling 5 minutes, or until sauce is thick. Strain sauce through a mesh strainer to remove seeds.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a pan on the stove, melt white chocolate chips with half-and-half on low-medium meat. Stir occasionally until smooth then set aside.
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Ok, this has been going on for a couple weeks, anywho, I live in a mobile home in a park, own it but pay lot rent...
This is about plumbing and pipes, just a heads up! Anyways, a couple weeks ago out of nowhere I was taking a shower, both toilets (at each end of the trailer started bubbling like gurgling making bwoop bwoop bwoop sounds) then the bath would take a couple minutes to.drain, then if u.flushed toilet it would overflow...
Ran the washer.and when the washer drained it came up in bathtubs and toilets a very dark green water. So problems with bathtubs, toilets, and washer but all sinks and fridge ice maker working fine with clear tasty water. Anyways, called my former plumber friend over and he plunged, used Drano, used a snake, and used a 50 foot hose, pipes were found clear... Everything worked ok for a couple of days, then it started again, so called my friend and he said to call my landlord cause he had a feeling it could be tree roots, called the landlord and they came out next day to take care of it, I had an emergency n had to leave but when I came back a note was on my door saying my sewer was cleaned out.
So after that I THOUGHT I was in the clear... Everything worked fine and has been for 3 weeks and now it's starting AGAIN!!!! What the heck.is going on!?
I'm a single mom of two kids and about to pop out a baby in 3 weeks and no where to pee or poop!? I can't afford a plumber and called my landlord again but they're not answering!!!! Urrrgh this is such bad timing, i have no time for this!! Someone please help me please tell me what to do!!!!
Are any of the peole next door having the same issue?
If it's in there lines there not much you can do, keep calling.
I've asked 2 of my neighbors beside me and they say no.... However the guy behind me that I've never met, not sure if this has anything to do with anything, but the yard is always a goopy muddy water mess back there... Will keep calling landlord though
What could be causing the dark green water to come up in the drain in the bathtub though, could that for sure be the sewer?? And could I sue landlord if they don't take care of it or my neighbors? I can't see why my kids and I would have to suffer over a neighbors possible problem....
When waste water can't get out it backs up. You drain the kitchen sink and the water has nowhere else to go but out into the lowest drain in your home, the bathtub. If you are in an older park that has its own septic system it may take some aggressive action to get the owner to make the needed investment to fix the problem.
in some instances a call to the board of health will get some action
Landlord won't do anything until another plumber comes out and tells him it's in the ground??? Does that make any sense!? Lol wtf
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If you own the home then I think it needs to be established if the problem is your house's plumbing or the parks system.
You also need to know if you have septic or city system- tank may need to be cleaned.
If it has to do with your home and not the park- your landlord won't help.
If you establish the you are not responsible(your home's plumbing system) and the responsible party takes no action you can contact your health dept. to get things moving(no pun intended)
Two questions not answered here: 1) Where are you located? Why? This would give some of us info on the type soil you may have there. 2) Are you on a septic system or trunk sewer system? This sounds familiar. My daughter had a problem much like this in a rental home and the landlord had called out the plumber and they could not find anything wrong. They "snaked" the line from the combination (clean-out plug) at the rear of the house and declared all to be cleaned and should drain. I finally went for a visit, out of town at that, and looked into this problem. I found the "grease trap" for the septic system (these are before the main tank) and dug until I could get the top off. There it was--the grease trap was absolutely full of grease which would only allow a tiny bit of water to seep under the big ole' grease wad and into the main tank. We dug out the grease, terrible smell at that, and buried in a hole near the trap. All was well after that. IF you are on a septic system this may be something to ask the landlord to look into.
Not sure. I Own this mobile home, live in a park so have lot rent, the pipes underneath are my responsibility but anything in the ground(sewer) is there's! I think it's there own sewer stuff too cause in my lot rent I also pay gas,water,and sewer. I never pour grease down the drain and I'm pretty sure I do not have a clean out but something called a fernco or something but it's bew
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Midnight Silverado
Ravishing good looks
With this one, we came dangerously close to making a bike thats just too damn beautiful to ride. Not to worry; that feeling goes away after the first couple of kilometres have passed beneath the stylish mag wheels and wide retro looking tires. And with the same power and comfort as its Road Star Silverado sibling, youll have no trouble taking this baby for trips.
Its not easy to improve perfection, but we did it.
The brawny Road Star Silverado thundered onto the cruiser scene six years
ago, taking it by storm with its sheer size, classic retro styling and heaps
of torque. But then, it's hardly a mystery why this belt-driven mega-machine
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Of course, it sports the 102 cubic-inch air-cooled, long-stroke, OHV 48° twin engine and standard performance features of the Road Star family members. But there's so much more.
The unique, retro style and long-range comfort features include -
Gorgeous, Raven lacquer finish
Blacked-out engine with polished fins
Beautiful, chrome front end
Sumptuous, studded seat and passenger seat with backrest
Special Midnight Star logo on the speedometer face.
Fat, whitewall tires
Medium-size, adjustable windshield
Add to that these new features for 2005 -
New, locking hard sidebags
More chrome - handlebar switches, master cylinder, front brake and clutch levers
Chrome passing lamps up front
Put it all together and you have a recipe for one beautiful and functional touring cruiser.
Remember, there are hundreds of Genuine Yamaha Accessories available to help you make your Road Star as unique as you are.
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Road Star Midnight Silverado model features a beautifully finished chrome
front end, a sumptuous studded seat, and special Midnight Star
logo on speedometer face.
Studded touring rider seat and passenger seat with backrest is shaped for roominess and extended long-range comfort.
Fat whitewall tires evoke the classic retro cruiser look.
Medium-size adjustable windshield enhances riding experience by keeping wind and weather off the rider.
New for 2005
New, locking hard sidebags carry plenty of gear in dry security.
More chrome: handlebar switches, master cylinder, and front brake and clutch levers get the shiny treatment.
Chrome passing lamps up front look great and increase visibility.
102 cubic-inch air-cooled, long-stroke, OHV 48° twin engine pumps out huge amounts of torque barely off idle for brisk acceleration and fantastic overall cruising performance. Black-painted engine with polished fins for aggressive appearance.
Pushrod valve actuation keeps overall engine height down and ensures more uniform heat dissipation due to the lack of a cam chain case.
Hydraulic valve lifters driven by twin camshafts deliver exceptional performance and less maintenance.
Single Mikuni 40mm CV carburetor with throttle position sensor features electronic fuel and accelerator pumps, carburetor heater and handy side-mounted air filter to ensure consistent fuel flow, greater throttle response and optimum power throughout the rev range.
Smooth-shifting 5-speed transmission with 5th-gear overdrive delivers outstanding cruising performance with low rpm at highway speeds.
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Ceramic composite cylinder bore plating ensures greater durability due to optimal heat dissipation.
Dry sump lubrication system uses a handy spin-on filter and creates lower center of gravity by helping keep overall engine height to a minimum.
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2-into-2 exhaust system features beefy, staggered shotgun dual pipes putting out a soulful V-twin exhaust tune.
Solid-mounted engine housed in specially designed rigid, double-cradle frame features a stylish 32° rake.
Extra-long 66.5-inch wheelbase creates long and low retro profile, added rider comfort and well-balanced handling.
Telescopic 43mm preload adjustable front forks with stainless steel covers and 5.5 inches of travel stylishly smooth out the bumps.
Link-type, preload-adjustable single rear shock with 4.3 inches of travel lowers center of gravity for excellent handling and plusher ride quality.
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Separate subframe positioned under deeply valanced rear fender allows easy customization with numerous accessible mounting points.
Aluminum front brake and clutch levers are designed for a big, beefy feel.
16-inch cast wheels shod with tubeless tires for a classic, yet sporty look while providing confidence-inspiring handling and excellent grip.
Dual 298mm front disc brakes feature 4-piston calipers (that come straight off the YZF-R1) with aluminum pistons and sintered brake pads for strong, linear confidence-inspiring stopping power.
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Industry-leading Star Family fit and finish features rich, lustrous paint and extensive chrome accents that create a machine as stunning as it is powerful.
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Seat and fork locks both integrated into main ignition switch for extra convenience.
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1670cc, 102 cubic-inch, air-cooled, pushrod OHV, 48° V-twin
Bore x Stroke
97 x 113mm
Compression Ratio
40mm Mikuni CV w/throttle position sensor
Digital TCI
Wide-ratio 5-speed
Final Drive
43mm Telescopic fork with adjustable preload; 5.5" travel
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320mm disc
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Dry Weight
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Fuel Capacity
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What kind of weed is this and how do I get rid of it?
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We have this weed growing up between our pavers and it is also starting to get into the grass. Does anyone know what it is and the best way to get rid of it? I would imagine some generic weed killer would work on the concrete areas but what about the grass? We are in SoCal
looks a bit like purslane. You can look up different weeds and treatment of them at www.weedalert.com
Don't know what it is Git, but I've got it too. Everywhere. Lawn, flowerbeds, and it grows fast.
I just hit it last week with Ortho weed killer (the "kills weeds, not lawns" kind) and it died after 2 applications. No damage to the grass.
First I tried pulling them, but they have a long tap root that doesn't come out unless you dig deep. They take about 1 week to come back -- bigger and with more attitude.
Good luck
It is a native purslane. It is only a weed if it is growing where you don't want it to.
Well, I think I have Id'd it - I was on hold while taking with AT&T about new internet service (Time Warner Cable has not been working well lately) and I found a good site with pictures at UC Davis
It looks like it is Spotted Surge:
more can be found here:
Spotted Spurge
we have it here on long island also, Would like to get rid of it along with the clover. so much for mulching when cutting the grass it seems as tho mulching breeds more weeds???. going back to bagging. BOB
Spotted spurge. See the little spots on the leaves? Has a milky sap probably. Does look a lot like purslane but the spurge has more room on the stem between the leaf nodes whereas purslane, aka portulaca, is usually a little tighter mat. Also, the purslane usually has lots of small yellow flowers about the size of a quarter.
They are fairly easy to pull, especially after a rain when the soil is moist and soft. You just have to be as persistant as they are-like weekly.
I usually try and talk to these guys if I get really stuck with weeds: http://www.ecocontrol.co.uk/
Yes, they are easy to pull. You can even just scrape your foot across them and they pop up. BUT ... that's because they're smart little dudes. They're coming back in a week because you're not getting that long ugly tap root that they've planted for themselves. If you don't dig that up, they're back in a week. I think they seed like crazy, too. It's a never-ending battle. They should call it spotted "scourge".
I had the same weed growing between the cracks of my sidewalk.
I used vinegar to kill it without hurting the environment... thats just a thought...:thumbsup:
Sorry I forgot to mention this earlier, but a pre-emergent works fairly well on this.
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Predictive analytics is changing the face of business – creating a new era of competition. Driving this revolution is R, a powerful open source programming language which is moving from the laboratory to the executive office.
We live in a world that is driven and defined by data. Every moment of every day, huge volumes of data are generated, captured and stored.
Wal-Mart, for example, conducts more than 1 million customer transactions every hour, sending a steady deluge of information to data warehouses that are already among the largest in the world.
At the same time, organizations all over the world are recognizing the competitive advantages that are created when data is properly organized, analyzed and managed. Companies across a broad spectrum of industries – including retail, service, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, finance and consumer product goods – are convinced that data represents a new form of capital.
Yet only a tiny fraction of this data is ever put to use. Why? Because most of the tools that were built to analyze large amounts of data are slow, expensive and old. Moreover, they were designed to be used almost exclusively by "quants," who tend to be highly trained specialists with advanced degrees in statistical analysis.
Welcome to the World of R
The era of these legacy analytic tools is ending, and a new era is beginning — marked by analytic solutions that are faster, more cost-effective, user-friendly and extensible.
These modern analytic technologies can handle very large volumes of data, at very high speeds. Analytic processes that used to take days to perform can now be accomplished in minutes. Imagine the value of sifting through mountains of information and gleaning the knowledge you really need to make better decisions.
The newer, faster and more powerful technologies that make it possible to find needles of insight in haystacks of data are based on a powerful open-source programming language called R.
With more than two million users, R has already become the de facto standard platform for statistical analysis in the academic, scientific and analytic communities.
The adoption of R as the lingua franca of analytic statistics is creating a deep pool of fresh talent. Among students, scientists, programmers, and data managers, R is the accepted standard. In a very real sense, R represents both the present and the future of statistical analytics.
A "Perfect Storm" is Transforming the Industry
A "perfect storm" of events is now pushing R beyond its original core audience and transforming the analytics industry – being driven by several forces:
The first driver is the aforementioned data deluge, and the consensus that the companies who will succeed in the competitive marketplace are those that can most effectively gain insight and predictions from the data they've collected through the use of predictive models.
The second driver is the fact that the application of predictive models to data is no longer a "secret art"; in universities and colleges worldwide, a new generation of data analysts has been trained not just in the necessity of data analysis in today's business, but in the analytic methods that offer competitive advantage. And the training tool of choice for the vast majority of those students is the R language.
Finally, the economic opportunity is unmistakable: the market for data management and analytic technologies currently generates about $100 billion and is growing at a pace of 10 percent annually. The market leaders in data analysis software today are based on decades-old technology unable to meet current demands for analysis of huge data sets within an easy-to-use user interface.
Overcoming Obstacles to Adoption
The two primary obstacles facing many R users today involve capacity and performance.
For example, most R software cannot currently handle the kind of enormous data sets that are generated routinely by large retailers, consumer packaged good marketers, pharmaceutical companies, global finance organizations or national government agencies.
The capacity of R-based solutions is limited by the requirement that all the data has to fit in memory in order to be processed. The algorithms simply won't scale to accommodate "Big Data," the phrase that describes exploding data sets that are, in traditional terms, too large to analyze.
This capacity limitation then forces analysts to use smaller samples of data, which can lead to inaccurate or sub-optimal results.
The second issue involves the inability of many R applications to read data quickly from files or other sources. Speed is critical in all areas of modern life, and it seems unreasonable to wait weeks or months for a computer to crunch through larger sets of data.
Although some software packages claim to address these issues, what's usually missing is an over-arching framework with a top-down approach for analyzing "Big Data" easily and efficiently. Typically, analysts find themselves struggling with a collection of software tools that can create more problems than they solve.
As most CIO and IT executives recognize, open source software development models offer many benefits – and pose many challenges. The benefits include faster development cycles and lower development costs; the challenges include lack of administration, management and support.
For many businesses, especially those operating in complex or highly regulated markets, open source software can be impractical or threatening.
The commercial potential of R, however, has led to a surge of interest in developing enhanced "Enterprise Grade" versions of R software. These newer applications address the key issues that have prevented R from realizing its full potential as a mainstream enterprise technology.
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The R revolution is just beginning. As it spreads, it will transform business at every level. The idea of making critical decisions based on hunches or intuition will seem hopelessly antiquated. It will become common practice for business leaders to rely on knowledge generated through rigorous numerical analysis of large data sets. Fact-based decision making will become the norm instead of the exception.
The use of "Big Data" to guide business decisions – at every level of the enterprise – will become practical, affordable and commonplace.
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As part of an ongoing series for Vetstreet, where this post originally appeared, award-winning consumer reporter Mitch Lipka tackles common scams that target pet owners. This week, he discusses how you can avoid being conned when your beloved furry companion goes missing. Thinkstock Imagine you've lost your dog or cat. …


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Emma Stone Takes Her Canine for a Coffee Run
Showing off her adorable pooch, Emma Stone was spotted taking her scruffy dog for a walk while going for a coffee run in New York City this afternoon (May 4).
In dark RayBan sunglasses, the "Easy A" actress strutted down the sidewalk wearing a long grey cardigan over a loose white tank top with high-rise flare jeans and came out of a local coffee shop carrying two cups, making us wonder who the other cup of Joe is for.
On the business front, Emma is preparing for the much anticipated release of "The Amazing Spider-Man" in which she channels the character of Gwen Stacy while Andrew Garfield plays Peter Parker.
Check out the latest trailer of "The Amazing Spider-Man before it hits theaters on July 3.
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Now, onto Saturday's game, let's talk Utah offense and BYU defense.
First, Utah co-offensive coordinator Dennis Erickson on his quarterback, Travis Wilson. Erickson has been enthusiastic about Wilson's development from the start and Wilson's performance against Oregon State hasn't changed his opinion.
"The biggest thing is he is such a competitor and a will to win in that football game and continued to make plays with his legs, arm, whatever so I have always had great respect for him," Erickson said. "He is really taken over the leadership of this football team so I am excited about his and our future with him at quarterback."<


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my friend is selling his Sti cluster for $250. is this worth it or wat do u guys think?
This is a discussion on Sti cluster... within the Interior Mods forums, part of the Tech & Modifying & General Repairs category; my friend is selling his Sti cluster for 0. is this worth it or wat do u guys think?...
my friend is selling his Sti cluster for $250. is this worth it or wat do u guys think?
its worth it IMO, i think from the dealer new..that cluster costs over 500 bucks
I hate the green,
i can't wait to get an sti cluster and hvac for myself
2012 Toyota Sienna LE AWD (thats right...swagger wagon)
Hawk-Eye Alliance #011
Keep in mind that your milage will be changed, and that you'd probably have to go to the dealership to get a sticker indicating the real milage. There might also be some insurance implications that I dont remember of.
Canadian Tech Support:
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+1 on the miles being changed.
even with the sticker from the dealership, it is likely the title will read TMU (true miles unknown) regardless of the sticker.
the STI cluster is nice, but it will likely cause that TMU on the title and would also show up on carfax. might make a little harder to trade or sell down the road.
are they 04 or 05?


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This is a lone hand I'm playin', doctor, and if I'm euchred, tain't your fault.
You heard how Mason, the Chicago man, euchred the Mukton gang, didn't you?
He "took off his coat" and worked hard and well for the election of the man who had euchred him out of the nomination.
We were euchred out of our find, which meant the loss of bushels of dollars to us.
"He's euchred, and may as well go about his business," laughed Weymouth.
The side whose bid is successful must win the number of tricks bid or it is euchred and the opposite side scores the amount bid.
If they fail to take three tricks they are euchred, and the adversaries score two.
Sure enough, they wouldn't let me have a furlough because I'd been euchred out of my pay.
If he fails to take three tricks he is euchred, and the adversaries score four.
His paper appears on Tuesday, and unless he wires the boys immediately, we're euchred!
card game, 1846, American English, of unknown origin.
To outwit, esp by cheating; scam (1855+)


text: FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Execware, LLC announces the November 27 th issuance of U.S. Patent No. 8,321,475 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUAL DATA MODELING UTILIZING TAGS, the 7th software patent of the company's president and CEO, Robert Listou. That patent marks completion of years of conceptual development of a radically new type of visual analytic program. Focused on rapid manipulation of multiple data displays, contextual data modeling (CDM) enables individuals to easily discover all meaningful groups and/or sequences in user-created datasets of text data about the objects, events, people, or other discrete entities they work with, of any type or mix of types. Listou believes this new methodology is particularly applicable to intelligence analysis and law investigation, but useful in almost any other field. The user's mind is completely in charge. Reasoning while viewing a choice of data displays automatically generates thoughts of changes, which the user easily makes. That data modeling includes deletion and addition, automated and manual movement, in-place editing, coloring, and more. Advanced versions will include concurrently viewing and/or hearing the contents of files associated with the items in the dataset being examined. The user's cognition, not embedded algorithms, generates the conclusions of the analysis. Execware is seeking a firm committed to further developing and commercializing several potential versions of its' patented CDM software. A video overview of CDM is viewable at the company's website, www.execware.com, as is a slide presentation with a detailed explanation of CDM. The patents are accessible there also. And downloadable, for experimenting with one's own data, is a partial demonstration application, Reason ®. Companies interested in discussing commercialization of the CDM patents should contact Grant Moss. Contact: Grant Moss Phone: 770-353-0756 Email: email@example.com SOURCE Execware, LLC


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The Minnesota Vikings announced the exact dates and kickoff times for their four preseason game this fall. Minnesota will host Oakland and Arizona to start the exhibition slate, before closing with preseason road dates at Kansas and Tennessee.
Here is the 2014 NFL Vikings preseason slate:
Friday, August 8 – vs. Oakland, 7pm (TCF Bank Stadium),
Saturday, August 16 – vs. Arizona, 7:30pm (TCF Bank Stadium),
Saturday, August 23 – at Kansas City, 7pm,
Thursday, August 28 – at Tennessee, 7pm.


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Certainteed Shingles Claim
I recently discovered that our roof has defective Certainteed Shingels which were part of a class actions settlement. Our house is 13 years old and warranty on the shingles is 25 years. However, we are not the original owners; have been in this house 6 years.
1) Can anyone share with me their experience regarding getting Certainteed to pay? The local roofer is telling me that Certainteed has been paying about $1000 on average when the roof cost $12k-$15k.
2) What is the rough split between material and labor costs for replacing a roof?
1. True
2. anywhere from 25% to 50% depending on how good of materials and how good the labor is.
1) True on the estimated cost of roof and/or what Certainteed has been paying out?
2) 25-50% is the cost of material or labor?
1. True on both
2. 25% to 50% of the total cost of a roof replacement is in material cost.
In Denver today, the going rate seems to be around $280/sq to strip and replace a roof. (asphalt shingles)..
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text: Police want more people to wear seat belts. Maine State Police and 83 other Maine law enforcement agencies are taking part in the annual " Buckle Up, No Excuses" campaign. The two week crackdown started Monday, May 20th and runs through Sunday, June 2nd." In my career I've seen crashes where lives could have been saves or serious injuries could have been prevented if someone had been wearing their seat belt," said Trooper Michael Johnston with the Maine State Police. If you're caught without your seat belt, it's $70 the first time, $160 the second, and $310 for the third violation.


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Dianna Agron Follows Weekend Date with a Shopping Spree
Posted Sunday June 10, 2012 9:27 AM GMT
Spending a night out with her new boyfriend, Dianna Agron was spotted leaving Bar Marmont in West Hollywood, CA with director Henry Joost on Friday night (June 8).
The 26-year-old actress looked gorgeous in a blue patterned dress with flats, which was the same outfit the blonde cutie wore on "Glee's" second season finale episode.
On Saturday afternoon (June 9), Miss Agron was spotted getting in some retail therapy while shopping solo at Anthropologie in Beverly Hills.
The "Glee" star looked pretty in a simple black-tee with a patterned skirt while sporting the same blue flats from the night before.
Enjoy the pictures of Dianna Agron shopping at Anthropologie (June 9) and out with Henry Joost the night before.
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 7/2/2013 (1595 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The host Crocus Plainsmen varsity girls' basketball team didn't get off to the start they wanted at the Forbidden Flavours Java Jam tournament on Thursday afternoon.
The Plainsmen fell 59-23 to Garden City. Stacey Shearer led the Crocus with seven points, while Alicia Phillips had 26 for Garden City.
The Virden Golden Bears beat the Neelin Spartans 74-49 on the strength of 25 points from Jade Smith. Paige Thomson led the Spartan attack with 24 points.
River East Collegiate beat Vincent Massey 68-38.
Isabella Selk had 25 points for River East, while Tara Vancauwenberghe replied with 13.
Winnipeg's John Taylor Collegiate defeated Garden City 52-46. McKenzie Kumpt had 15 points for John Taylor while Abby Loewen responded with 14.
In junior varsity girls' basketball, Crocus won its first game, beating Swan Valley 56-30. Chantal Kowalyk scored 13 for the Plainsmen.
Kildonan East Collegiate beat Neelin 83-5. Jenna Teixeira scored 10 points.
Virden defeated Vincent Massey 58-38. Morgan Kobialko had 18 points for the Golden Bears.
The tournament wraps up Saturday in the Crocus Plains gym.
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Damn TRX, you got a lot on your plate!!!! I feel a little better now. Thanks!
I have a couple of those projects, too. Looks like the .410 AK project is going to get changed to .44 or .357 Auto Mag...
Damn TRX, you got a lot on your plate!!!! I feel a little better now. Thanks!
Enforcement, NOT Amnesty!!!!!!
"If theyre going to come here illegally, apply for & receive assistance through a corrupted Government agency encouraging this lawless behavior, work under the table & send billions of dollars each year back to their families in Mexico, while bleeding local economies dry, protest in our streets waving their Mexican flags DEMANDING rights, while I have to press 1′ for English, then they need to be shipped back to where they came from!" -Chad Miller
hmmmmm lets see
.44 mag
6.5 grendel
9x18 mak
mp5 in .45 acp
the list goes on
Any specific reason for 9x18? Or are you just sitting on a massive supply you bought when it was cheap? <grin>
haha nahh just like the round and think it would be unique. i was thinking like a vityaz clone in 9x18 using pm63 mags, also i cast and reload in that caliber


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Liz Morawiecki, 44, from Breinton, is embarking on the challenge along 186 miles (299km) of the Pembrokeshire coastline with a friend, Pat Watkins.
Mrs Morawiecki had chemotherapy after being diagnosed with colo-rectal cancer and has since been given the all clear.
The walk is expected to last about two-and-a-half weeks.
'Build up fitness'
She is aiming to raise up to £3,000 for the unit at Hereford Hospital.
It is hoped the money will help to improve facilities at the Macmillan Renton Unit.
Her husband, Andrew, said: "We planned it (the walk) in our retirement. But cancer has taught us not to wait for things.
"She has been quite daunted by it, but she's looking forward to the challenge.
"She's been doing a lot of training over the last three months to build up her fitness and her strength."
Mrs Morawiecki, who was diagnosed with cancer 18 months ago, has checkups every three months.
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With the recent suicide of Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd, National Anti-Bullying Week has gained a whole new meaning this year.
At Osoyoos Secondary School (OSS), members of the student parliament have arranged "We are the Change Week" to coincide with National Anti-Bullying Week.
Student parliament prime minister Jenna Riznek said having the week labelled as "We are the Change" puts a positive spin on a week that is usually associated with negativity.
"We called it 'We are the Change Week' because it kind of brings unity," said Riznek. "It doesn't separate a victim and a bully. It brings everyone together as a community rather than as a fight."
To encourage positivity around the school, the parliament organized a full week's worth of activities for the student body.
The fun started Tuesday during the morning announcements with a few helpful facts.
"We started telling everybody different facts on the announcements, like 10 seconds of intervening stops a bully from continuing to harm someone," said Mykaela Coty-Scholl, deputy prime minister at OSS.
As the day continued, student parliament began to sell special bracelets to all of the students. The bracelets all have a link printed on them, directing students to the website www.stopabully.ca – an anti-bullying website out of Summerland.
During the lunch hour, the Grade 8 and 9 students were all invited to a workshop to make their own tie-dyed shirts.
Riznek said this is a great way for the students to bond and form relationships that will last throughout their time at OSS. Having these shirts means these students will always share a positive memory together, she said.
"It was really to give the kids something to wear as a group," she said. "It kind of gives them a sense of community since they've all done this workshop together. This is going to be their high school for four or five more years and a shirt is something they can wear throughout high school."
Tuesday's activities wrapped up with members of student parliament writing positive affirmations on paper hearts and posting them on students' lockers.
"We made over 400 hearts and decided to take quotes from movies or anything like that," said Coty-Scholl. "The one on my locker is, 'love more, worry less', and so we're trying to get all aspects of bullying – promoting the fact that we should care more about people instead of just judging the physical aspects of them."
Moving to Wednesday, which was dubbed "Be the Change" day, the students continued to make tie-dyed shirts, sell bracelets and promote kindness.
Thursday brought about the annual "All Pink Day", which had dozens of students and staff members dressed in bright pink. The pink movement stems back to an incident in Nova Scotia several years ago, where a student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school and hundreds of his fellow students donned something pink the next day as a show of support.
Today, schools all around the world wear pink as a unified voice against bullying.
Finally, the week's activities wrapped up Friday morning, where a multi-media production focusing on bullying was shown to all the students during an assembly.
"We put together a multi-media presentation that can help students use different words to stop bullying without bullying," said Coty-Scholl. "We interviewed several students who gave us their version of what a bully is and different words that they don't appreciate as well as phrases they would like to hear more of."
Both Riznek and Coty-Scholl said that living in such a technological age has really changed the landscape of bullying. They agreed bullying really has moved from out of the classrooms and hallways and onto the Internet. Cyber bullying, they said, is the normal medium for bullying these days.
"Cyber bullying, I think now is the most powerful," said Coty-Scholl. "We're not the type of people who are face-to-face most of the time. I think now bullying is in the shadows more and I think people feel more empowered being behind a computer."
Riznek added bullying has always been a cowardly act and sitting safely behind a computer screen is the most cowardly way of doing it.
As far as what to do to avoid these types of situations, both said it's just a matter of being "Internet smart" and aware of your privacy and knowing that whatever you put on the Internet will never go away.
Finally, both stressed that it is of the utmost importance to seek help whenever you may need it, even if all you need to do is talk to someone.
"Don't think that you're helpless or alone, because so many people go through this," said Riznek.