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Ron Paul Doesn't Accept Evolution
Posted on Dec 22, 2007
The one and only anti-war Republican presidential candidate didn't raise his hand when asked who doesn't believe in evolution, but it turns out he may have wanted to. In this clip, Paul responds to a question about the incident by saying that it was an "inappropriate question," but that "I think it's a theory—theory of evolution—and I don't accept it."
Paul hasn't been hiding his religious convictions. He wrote back in 2003 that the "secular Left" has been waging a war on religion and Christmas and that "[t]he notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our Founding Fathers."
And in case you think Truthdig has nothing nice to say about Ron Paul, read our own voice from the "secular Left," Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer—who believes in the separation of church and state, it's true—cheering for the libertarian from Texas.
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By Sam, December 23, 2007 at 1:22 am Link to this comment
Who cares! Focusing on crap like this is why "we the people" keep getting crap for government. Focus on the issues the matter.
By B. Young, December 23, 2007 at 1:17 am Link to this comment
He is the only candidate that I have no problem with not believing in Evolution. Why? because he is not going to push anything but the constitution.
I will take Ron Paul over any other candidate by far.
By Oliver, December 23, 2007 at 1:17 am Link to this comment
Well…that's a crying shame, I'll admit.
Still. I'd like to think that his stance on the word of the constitution might well render his spiritual beliefs moot in most ways. This has already be hashed over vis-a-vis his view on abortion.
The fact that he believes in a "creator" really has nothing to do with being President. And he knows it.
So I personally don't give a damn: it's his personal business. As long as he holds the principles of the Constitution above his personal spiritualism (or whatever you want to call it) and acts responsibly, then no-one else should give a damn either. Given that this sort of whim-of-the-president vs Constitutional-law conflict is the basis of his platform, I don't see a problem.
By Derek Lindros, December 23, 2007 at 1:06 am Link to this comment
Sorry to cut/paste but I post by accident on the links site instead of yours
Youve been picked up by Google news, this should be interesting
As a stranger to your blog and knowing nothing beyond this entry as well as a Ron Paul supporter Id like to add my anonymous $0.02.
Im an atheist myself and the answer Ron gave was satisfactory. One of my pet hobbies is the whole evo/cr subject and imho its never been about the science itself to most of the creationists I debate, they are instead putting forth the argument that Science is as much an ideology as Religion.
Which is a question best left to the philosophers and Politicians of late.
I have found that it doesnt matter how hard you push it usually winds up somewhere on middle ground which is evolution does indeed exist but that God may still get to be the one that lite the fuse. I always considered the matter settled if whomever Im debating can to at least that, agree.
Merry Christmas!
By Brian, December 23, 2007 at 12:41 am Link to this comment
Like there are only two choices. Please. I don't accept creationism nor evolution. Both are unproven ridiculous theories. The answer lies in between.
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My proposed solution to the conflicts surrounding Israel.
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Return the Golan Heights to Syria, annex the West Bank to Jordan, and annex the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
1. If you look at any map of the area, you will see that this is logical: you wind up with contiguous countries whose borders basically make sense. Annexing them to Israel is evidently impossible without a huge loss of life. Having some sort of single government ruling over these three regions is simply not gonna happen, and two or three separate governments are going to be too weak to do anything.
2. This finalizes the situation. I believe that the main reason for continued violence is that both sides believe that they can gain ground. There are Jews who believe that they can achieve an Israel from sea to sea, and Arabs who believe that they can one day achieve the dissolution of Israel. By drawing firm borders with a government and an army defending all sides of those borders, the hopes of both belligerent sides are shattered. They'll have to live with immovable, fixed borders, just like the rest of the world does.
3. Israeli troops will leave the Palestinian areas. A power vacuum would be suicide for Israel, so if we want Israeli troops out of these areas they will need to be replaced by some other legitimate, external police force, and Egypt and Jordan would be the natural candidates. Even if the Israeli army does feel the need to interfere, it is still much more circumspect about sending troops to bordering countries (read: an invasion) than sending them to territories which are, in a hazy sense, a part of Israel (read: a police action).
4. The economy tends to follow the borders [see, e.g., the work of Helliwell]. The economies of these territories simply can't stand on their own. Depending on Israel is evidently too dysfunctional to work. Reworking the borders so these territories are contiguous with the surrounding Arab economies will give the PA a fighting chance to integrate into working economic systems.
5. This gives Palestinians a real live government that will represent them, so they will finally have a say in the government that rules over them. It will put them under the oversight of large governments which have the money to build an infrastructure.
6. This creates an accountable government. As it is, the Palestinian Authority is responsible for the people in these areas, and has done a famously crappy job of caring for and policing them. Part of this is that the government is underfunded, and part of this is the questionable level of motivation on the part of President Arafat and his crew to stem violence against Israel. By putting the populace under the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian governments, there is a real, stable government which can be taken to task for the misbehavior of its citizens, and which has an existing police force which can take care of things without endless suspicion from the citizenry it patrols. If Egypt allows its new citizens to commit violence against Israel, Cairo can be sanctioned.
Politics and objections
Security is still an issue, and the Arab states need to show a real interest in shutting down extremists (which most Arab states at least pay lip service to). For example, the Golan Heights are actually heights---a perfect place to launch rockets on Northern Israel, which (until the occupation) was a favorite hobby among Arabs. [I know absolutely nothing about military strategy or logistics, but perhaps the UN's forces can be moved from their current position (between the part of Syria occupied by Israel and the rest of Syria) to the Israeli border per se.] The Arab states would have to both show a sincere effort to police these areas and accept responsibility for terrorists within their new borders, and---more difficult---Israelis would have to trust that the Arab states are doing so.
The Arab states The PA as it stands now is a liability, with huddled masses of poor people living in an area with a crappy infrastructure and no economy. Despite endless supporting rhetoric, Egypt and Jordan have been historically disinclined to accept their poor neighbors into their countries, preferring instead to offer limited aid.
The first solution: throw political guilt at them. Public discussion is entirely focused on what Israel should or should not be doing. Egypt and Jordan are happy having it that way, because it means that they basically have no major responsibilities. But if Israel is so evil, other countries should be bending over backward to protect the PA from Israel, and annexing is the best imaginable way to do so.
A complementary solution: throw money at them. If we could find $87 billion to rebuild Iraq, we should be able to find the resources to build up and support Gaza and the West Bank with change behind the Congress's couch cushions. If the U.S.A. needs to lubricate this deal by offering a few billion along with the territories, then that's the cheapest peace we've ever bought. This also gives these countries a carrot that can be withheld if its new citizens continue to commit violence.
The Palestinians On a pragmatic level, the Palestinians can only gain from this deal. They will have a government which can defend them against any Israeli incursions, and the Israelis will have no reason to incur anymore. They will have a government which has a real live tax base (and potentially international aid) for the building of an infrastructure and an economy. In terms of day-to-day well being for Palestinians and their children, a hard border with Gaza and the West Bank on one side and Israel on the other is a hands-down victory.
The Right of Return (a digression) One thing that Palestinians lose in the deal is a chance to destroy Israel. The rock and hard place of Middle-Eastern politics are the right of return and the existence of Israel. For reasons I have discussed too much already, you can not have both simultaneously. Personally, I think Israel should continue to exist, and I am also inclined to view the right of return as a concept which has done more harm than good.
For those unfamiliar, the right of return is regarding the fact that many of the parents and grandparents of the current residents of the PA had lived in Israel in 1947. War was declared the day after Israel was founded, and Arabs either fled or were kicked out, depending on your source. Either way, they were denied the right to return after a semblance of peace was re-established.
It bears some limited similarity to the situation of three out of four of my grandparents. They were born in Romania, Russia, Poland, and what would eventually become Israel, if family lore and memory serve me correctly. In three out of four of those cases, hatred of Jews caused my grandparents to either leave or be ejected.
After the Nazi dust had settled, the world debated the best thing to do with these people who had been displaced, often to concentration camps. The final consensus was to deny Jews the right of return to Eastern Europe and Northern Africa. Perhaps it would have been possible to arrange for the Jews of 1947 to go back to their homes (which had by then been reoccupied) so that they could recoup their belongings (which had already been looted) and resume their lives among people who had learned to hate them. Instead, the world consensus was to carve out land for Jews on another continent and let them call it home. This was a moral second-best solution which still leaves a bitter aftertaste for many, but on a pragmatic scale it was better than the endless violence and misery that would have transpired if Jews were shunted back, homeless, to their old homelands.
Here, over half a century later, Israel has a solid economy, and I have no right of return to the Eastern European countries my grandparents left or were ejected from. Nobody is up in arms (literally or figuratively) about the denial of millions of Jews' right of return, because in an imperfect world, just forgetting about history is sometimes the best outcome you could ask.
The point of all that discussion about history is that I really don't care about history anymore. I don't care who was living where or how the U.N. drew borders half a century ago. In fact, to the extent that an obsession over history causes death and misery, I truly loathe history. The pragmatic thing to do is to look at the lay of the land as it is today, without resort to The Bible, maps of the Ottoman Empire, or stories about our grandparents, and ask how people can be made happier based on current conditions.
The most sure way to peace is to draw hard-and-fast borders and put an established government on all sides of those borders. Palestinians will have real live governments representing them, and both sides would no longer be able to try sliding the borders a bit to the left or right through incursions or violence. Achieving this requires three concessions: the Israeli right-wing must give up its hopes for a Greater Israel; the Arab world must give up on demands for a right of return to where things were sixty years ago; and we the observers must shift our focus from Israel's foibles to asking what the Arab states can be doing to ameliorate the situation.
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Review by B.lu4R
"The Art of Snake Eating"
Although Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the third installment of the series, it is actually a prequel to the previous two Metal Gear Solid games. You take control of Snake as he tries to prevent another nuclear war from erupting, but you'll find out as you progress in the game which Snake you really are. And if you're wondering why it's called Snake Eater, assume it is because you get to eat Snakes; no spoilers included.
Your mission takes place in the 60's. You've been assigned to help the US government retrieve a scientist (Sokolov) that was turned over to the Soviets in exchange for an agreement in which the URSS accepted to withdraw all of their nuclear missiles from Cuba (also known as the Cuban Missile Crisis). Sokolov is working on a top secret project for the Soviets, and that project needs to be stopped, and hence, recovering Sokolov is your top priority.
The game starts with Snake in an airplane, flying over a jungle and, most important of all, violating Soviet air space. After that, Snake is dropped off in a parachute, and you crash-land in the middle of the jungle. If you get caught, an international incident could occur between the Soviet and the US, so that's where the Tactical Espionage Action of the game comes in. As you are later told, the creation of the special Fox Hound unit depends on the complete success of your mission. Virtuous Mission has begun.
If you're new to the MGS games, the controls might seem a bit confusing. After all, a same button can perform different actions depending on how hard/light you press it or change in each situation. This may seem complex, but the game gradually teaches you how to master each technique during the first mission. As a result, the first few levels are quite simple, and are basically intended for you to practice all the abilities that can be performed. Another point in favor of the controls is that a great variety of actions can be done, letting you control Snake quite freely: go through logs, climb trees, hang of ledges are some of the actions that can be achieved.
Snake Eater boasts a new feature that is essential to master: camouflage. Through the main menu you'll be able to change the clothes that Snake is wearing, as well as decide how his face should be painted. At first it can be annoying to be changing your camouflage as the environment changes, but once you get used to it (and you do get used to it, trust me), you'll realize that this just adds more to the espionage suspense, as well as making the game more realistic.
Eating is also essential (Snake Eater should ring a bell). You'll find plenty of animals and plants that you can eat, such as wild mushrooms and snakes (obviously). Just be aware that, as it happens in real life, you must carefully choose what you eat to avoid getting poisoned or eating something spoiled. Eating constantly helps you maintain a high stamina level which, in turn, lets Snake perform better: his arm will not move when targeting, and he will gradually heal himself, just to mention some things that are influenced by Snake's stamina level.
A big variety of weapons and gadgets is also available, but there's a catch: you'll learn that each weapon is best used in a certain situation. There'll be times when you'll realize that a silenced pistol is best, while at others you'll want to fight off a group of enemies with an automatic gun.
Two of the most important elements in any Metal Gear Solid game are the graphics and the sounds. When you play Snake Eater for the first time, you'll be greeted by a splendid intro-movie with excellent graphics. You are also able to interact during these movies, being able to control some of Snakes movements (For example, you can change to First Person View and move the view of Snake). Once you take control of snake, you'll see that the jungle is perfectly done. You can look at each leaf in a tree, and you'll see that the grass on which you have stepped on gradually starts to grow again. Depending on what you step on, your foot prints may also be visible. To make it simple, a lot of work was put into the graphics of this game.
If you've played any of the games in the series before, you'll know that a lot of conversations take place between Snake and the members of the mission assigned to help him. As a result, Konami did well in making sure that every dialogue is perfectly spoken. Additionally, you can choose to add subtitles to enhance this. Ambient sounds haven't been overlooked, either. When Snake is inside the jungle, you'll fell as if you were actually in the jungle: You can hear the birds whistling, the grass brushing your body and your footsteps (which unfortunately your enemies are also able to hear). Yes, for every action there is a reaction or, in this case, a sound.
Although each area in the game isn't that big (the game consists mostly of small areas), the game does last a very long time, especially because each conversation lasts a couple of minutes. Even saving takes a lot of time, since Para Medic will most likely start a conversation with you each time you do it.
In regards to replayability, new features are unlocked once you finish the game, encouraging you to play it one more time using the newly unlocked thing. Certain actions you do also unlock new features, so if you miss doing them the first time you play the game, you'll most likely want to play it again to finally unlock them.
There's no much to say about the difficulty of the game. Once you start a new file, you are asked to choose the difficulty setting. At first you will get to choose from four different difficulty settings (The usual ones: very easy, easy, normal, and hard). If you start playing the game and discover that it is too easy/hard for you, the best thing you can do is start over again, changing the difficulty setting to a level that is adequate.
You'll find yourself having to replay some parts a couple of times, since there are situations in which you will only find how the enemy reacts by throwing yourself at them. At other times, doing a certain action (or not doing it) may cause an undesirable result that will make the end-screen pop up. Don't worry; this is all part of the Snake Eater experience.
Final Recommendation
If you are looking for a game that combines action with strategy, Snake Eater is the game for you. You'll have to plan figure out how to fool the enemy and decide the best action to take for the benefit of the mission. The game has an intense storyline which slowly unveils as you progress through the game. This keeps you hooked up to the game, wanting to finish it just to discover how the mission concludes. There's no need to worry if you haven't played any of the series' games before, since either way you'll love this game. My score: 10/10.
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 11/27/04
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Seeking to protect Wyoming's prized elk herds from the spread of disease, local conservationists are going to court to challenge the elk feeding program in western Wyoming.
"Crowding of elk on feedgrounds maintains brucellosis in southern [Greater Yellowstone's] elk," Bruce Smith, former senior wildlife biologist at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson wrote in a report on elk feeding last year. "We are left with elimination of elk feedgrounds as the most practical means of greatly reducing brucellosis," the report concludes.
Smith and other scientists agree that crowding wild elk along feedlines allows diseases such as brucellosis to pass from animal to animal like a cold running through a classroom. Unfortunately, the "cold" on the horizon is chronic wasting disease. The elk equivalent of "mad cow" disease, chronic wasting disease is 100 percent fatal in elk. Wyoming's elk feedgrounds "provide nearly ideal conditions for [chronic wasting disease] transmission among free-roaming elk," according to the findings of Markus Peterson, an expert on wildlife diseases from Texas A&M University.
Last fall, chronic wasting disease was identified in the Owl Creek drainage west of Thermopolis, Wyoming, marking the closest known approach of the disease to the western Wyoming elk feedgrounds. Peterson anticipates that when chronic wasting disease reaches the Greater Yellowstone area, it too will spread rapidly among Wyoming's densely clustered feedground elk, likely infecting 50 percent or more of the population (see attached summary of scientific expert reports).
In an effort to avoid these disastrous disease impacts, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, and Wyoming Outdoor Council are asking a Wyoming federal court to order the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to begin an environmental review of 15 feedgrounds located on federal lands in western Wyoming. The review would study alternatives to the feeding program, such as a phase-out of the feedgrounds that would force elk to disperse across their natural winter range as they do in Montana and Idaho. The goal is to prevent an unnecessary loss of Wyoming's iconic elk herds.
"We want to work with the Forest Service, the BLM, and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department toward a commonsense solution to this issue. To find that solution, though, they need to thoroughly analyze and consider options other than just 'business as usual,'" said Lloyd Dorsey of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.
"The Forest Service and BLM have authorized these feedgrounds year after year with no regard for the brucellosis they spread or the potential for a massive chronic wasting disease outbreak among the crowded feedground elk populations. It's critical to begin a study of alternatives to these feedgrounds immediately, before chronic wasting disease begins killing the region's elk," said Earthjustice attorney Tim Preso, who is representing the groups in the lawsuit.
Wyoming's approach to managing disease in its elk herds is currently limited to a controversial test-and-slaughter program at the Muddy Creek elk feedground near Pinedale, Wyoming. With this program, pregnant female elk that test positive for brucellosis are being trucked to an Idaho slaughterhouse to be killed. Just last week, state officials sent 42 elk from the Muddy Creek feedground to slaughter. In the meantime, elk managers have taken no steps to reduce the dense feedground concentrations that caused high brucellosis levels among the elk in the first place.
The groups' lawsuit also challenges the Forest Service's authorization of the facilities being used for this test-and-slaughter program, which include a complex of pens and chutes that has been dubbed the "mother of all elk traps" by state officials. The lawsuit seeks to halt the test-and-slaughter program pending a more thoughtful review of all the options.
"This test and slaughter program is a brutal management tool," said Franz Camenzind of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance. "We are unnecessarily killing elk when the brucellosis infection rate could be lowered by phasing out the feedgrounds and letting elk disperse throughout the landscape naturally."
"It is unfortunate we have to go this route. Litigation is always our last resort," added Mark Preiss of the Wyoming Outdoor Council. "Wyoming people treasure their big game herds and these herds are increasingly threatened by disease. Working together, we can make a difference now if we use the best knowledge we have to make balanced choices that protect our wildlife and our quality of life."
Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699
Lloyd Dorsey, GYC, (307) 734-6004
Franz Camenzind, JHCA, (307) 733-9417
Mark Preiss, WOC, (307) 332-7031, ext. 21, or (307) 349-1203
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Kansas City Business Journal - by Ellen Jensen
Date: Friday, June 4, 2010
When iModules Software Inc. started in 2002, its focus was mostly the secondary education market.
Since then, the software-as-a-service model has allowed the company to enhance its existing platform to meet the needs of higher education institutions and member-based associations.
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If and only if, I can go to school, doing something I most loved to do it would have to be basketball! Basketball has been a love of my life for quite some time now. Although I would love to play basketball as a career I cannot see a real change in the world occurring from the sport. In order to change the world you must first change yourself. Once you've changed yourself, you will start to see an impact in the world around you. Besides basketball, I love to make people laugh & I love to donate to people that are less fortunate. I would like to get put in a position to bless people less fortunate than me, and leave them with a smile on their face:). New people every day I would take a homeless person a day, more if possible. Then I would take them shopping, just do different things that we take for granted in our everyday life. The specific goal I have for making this dream a reality would have to be going to school, getting a degree earning top notch dollars. This would make my job a lot easier and it starts here. Please be willing to give me a start to something AMAZEING!


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Hello, I was wondering why or why not do u give a tummy tuck patient a pain pump? Thx so much.
How Does a PS Decide to Offer a Pain Pump or Not for a Tummy Tuck?
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Tummy Tucks need help with pain
A tummy tuck is a painful procedure because of the tightness that is applied to the muscles along the entire length of the abdomen. Some patients take this better than others but it is important that a patient maintain good pulmonary function and ambulate. I routinely use the local anesthetic pain pump because I feel there are some patients that greatly benefit however, there are times when I think it was not helpful; I can not predict. I have modified my catheter insertion locations over time and this has helped. Using a bolus of local anesthesia in the muscle wall does provide a lot of help to all patients during the initial recovery. I want to try and make the recovery experience as comfortable as possible so I take what ever measures are safe and reasonable.
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Dr. Peterson
Use of pain pumps is a matter of preference for patient and surgeon
Hi there-
Whether or not your surgeon uses a pain pump as a component of your postoperative pain management is something you should discuss with him, and which should be decided by the two of you after a careful conversation.
Any qualified plastic surgeon will be capable of placing it for you at the time of surgery, although you should be aware this will likely increase your costs a bit, as these can cost up to $450 per pump.
The bigger question, of course, is whether or not it is in your best interests to have a pain pump placed.... I have performed many tummy tucks with, and many without, pain pumps. In my experience, the pump caused more problems than it helped...
You see, even with proper insertion of a pain pump, you will STILL have pain after a tummy tuck. And when you have pain, because it is unpleasant to have pain, you will likely have anxiety about the pain and whether the pain means that the pump is not working.
If you speak to any anesthesiologist (the medical experts on pain and the way the brain handles it), they will tell you that anxiety significantly elevates the intensity with which ANY amount of pain is perceived by ANY patient. This is why (in the hospital) we sometimes give patients experiencing what seems to be unusually intense pain for the procedure performed a mild sedative/anxiolytic- it dramatically lowers the intensity of the experience for them.
In other words, many women spend so much time and energy worrying about the pump and whether or not they should be hurting as much as they are with the pump in place, that I felt putting them in was actually worsening the recovery experience for my patients.
I still put them in when patients request them, as long as they understand these limitations, because some people do want them. But please don't think they are somehow going to make you pain free (not even close). If they were always effective and were as great as you might be thinking (or as great as some surgeons who use details like this as a marketing tool would have you believe) we would all be using them, right?
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Pain pump or not after tummy tuck?
I assume the "pain pump" you are talking about is a small catheter infusing local anesthetic under the lifted and tightened abdominal skin and not an intravenous pump (PCA).
If that is the case, I can tell you that I used the local anesthetic catheter/pump system routinely for several tummy tuck patients and found no difference in the patients' need for oral analgesics. The catheters were inserted correctly inside the rectus (muscle) sheath, and the pumps were functioning properly. I DID notice an increase in the amount and duration of fluid collection through the drains, though. So, I decided it was not worth it and have discontinued this practice.
I now opiate analgesics, muscle relaxants, and ice. My patients find this combination to be very effective.
Learn more: http://advancedconcepts.net/procedures-cosmetic-for-the-body-tummy-tuck-abdominoplasty.aspx
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Pain Pump vs Exparel Considerations
Exparel will be available for those concerned about minimizing discomfort after surgeries such as tummy tuck and breast augmentation.
Exparel costs the same as a pain pump and produces the same result but with less hassle and works great.
Narcotics are used only as needed (as cause nausea, vomiting and constipation as frequent sided effects).
Learn more: http://drnichter.com/exparel-long-lasting-local-anesthetic/
Pain pump not very effective
There is at least one study that does not show a benefit of pain pumps in abdominoplasty. Many plastic surgeons are aware of the painful plication(muscle) sutures and use long lasting local anesthesia for this. Now there is even a longer acting anesthetic called Exparel that can provide pain relief up to 72 hrs. I would discuss this option with your plastic surgeon.
Learn more: https://www.aristocratps.com/body/tummy-tuck-new-york/
Using the Pain Pump for Tummy Tuck Surgeries
Thank you for your question.
In my practice, I routinely use a pain pump for every tummy tuck surgery. This is a very large procedure and usually quite uncomfortable for the first week so with the use of the pain pump, patients are able to tolerate things a little better.
I believe each surgeon's office is different so discuss this with your surgeon and see what he/she recommends.
Best Wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_tummyTuck.htm
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Protestors against the development of the A494 trunk road near Queensferry, have welcomed the decision by Enterprise Minster Andrew Davies.
They say the scheme, which would raise the speed limit from 50mph to 70mph, would increase traffic and noise and "tear the heart out of the community".
The Welsh Assembly Government says the area suffers badly from congestion.
The widening scheme would improve the A55's links with the motorways of north west England.
But residents in Northhop, Queensferry, Ewloe and Aston, on Deeside, have formed a coalition committee to oppose it.
Committee chairman and community councillor George Hardcastle said: "Given the nature of the objections, the Assembly Government had no alternative but to go to public inquiry.
"The road does need upgrading, we appreciate that, but it needs two lanes and a drag lane."
No date has been set for the inquiry, which will be held later this year.
In a statement, Andrew Davies said: "There has been much interest in the proposals and a public inquiry is the appropriate forum for taking people's views fully into account.
"I shall consider the inspector's findings carefully before deciding whether or not to proceed with the published proposals."
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Washington, DC — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement after the Senate Commerce Committee passed the Communications, Consumers' Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006.
"While the Senate Commerce Committee did move forward and pass telecommunications-reform legislation, this legislation unfortunately did not contain key provisions. The bill does not ensure that the Internet remains the open and vibrant forum for expression, debate and communication that it was designed to foster. While I support the intent of this legislation to encourage competition in a converging communications market, it is disappointing that the committee did not include sufficient language to protect the openness and freedom of the Internet."


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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Since opening a little more than a year ago, the Titanic has hopped up the local beer scene. It hosts South Florida's home-brewing competition, the Coconut Cup, which features battles between the Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) and the Fort Lauderdale Area Brewers (FLAB). It's also received national acclaim at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, where the Captain Smith's Rye Ale took home a bronze medal in the specialty-beer category, and recently was named a finalist in the prestigious World Beer Cup competition. Closer to home the Titanic has won the hearts of many aficionados with the five house beers brewed on-site (triple-screw light ale, Britannica, boiler-room nut brown, white-star India pale ale, ship-builders' oatmeal stout), plus one seasonal beer that changes every couple of months. And if you want food with your beer, check out the Brew Masters' Dinner. Held about once every six weeks, the meal consists of five courses, each of which comes with a different brew that's chosen to complement the eats. Food also is a major part of the mug club. Membership costs $50 per year and comes with a customized twenty-once mug (four ounces bigger than the usual mug) that hangs in the bar. Membership has its privileges: Besides getting an extra four ounces of beer, mugees also are entitled to special happy hours and free dinner on Wednesdays. Thirsty yet? Oh, and did we mention on the weekend they have great live music? Cheers.
Oh, we know the myth. The best hamburgers are made from ground chuck, because the meat has more fat in it. The fat then prevents the burger from shrinking into a McDonald's-esque disk while cooking. Well, baloney. At the downtown location of Morton's, the hamburger is a full eight ounces of lean ground sirloin. Hard to feel guilty eating that. And it's just about the juiciest thing we've encountered outside the Chris Paciello story. The single drawback? The burger is served only during the noontime meal. Still, order with a side of lyonnaise taters, and that's what we call a power lunch.
This converted no-tell motel on South Dixie is painted a really disgusting shade of green; a more reliable harbinger of the food within can be seen in the clusters of patrons on the benches outside the front door, eagerly awaiting their tables. Inside it's long and narrow, with a boxcarlike feel, but the friendly service and the pungent scent of Thai basil, fish sauce, and chili paste more than compensate for the cramped quarters. A Thai restaurant is only as good as its pad thai, and this one kills: a light hand with the ground pork, and it actually has plenty of shrimp! The rich curries are excellent, as are appetizers like tiger tear and nam sod. The chefs also show a deft touch with seafood; if you find a restaurant of any ethnic description that can cook up a tastier whole snapper, let us know. And if you like your Thai food with plenty of fire, you'll be pleased to know Siam Lotus Room actually takes you at your word when you ask for "four stars" of spiciness. Ouch! Hurts so good.
You just made it. Booth okay? Care for a beverage? Will that be the pasta fagioli or the garden salad? And your rolls: plain or dripping with garlic? For dinner there's lasagna, stuffed shells, eggplant rollatini, chicken parmigiana, veal cacciatore, linguine in clam sauce, ziti with sausage, or something else ... I forgot; I'll be right back. What do you mean you're full? No dessert? Either way it's $7.95. Come on, take the cannoli! (Oh well, just come back: The early bird special is offered seven days a week, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.)
Tart enough. Sweet enough. Mellow yellow filling, almost ecru. Velvety texture. Moist, crumbly graham cracker crust. Outside edge daintily adorned with a ring of whipped cream. Center garnished with more cream and a twisted lime slice. Ideal to serve to your friends, but at close to ten bucks, certainly not meant to throw at your enemies.
Some folks visit this corner storefront eatery for its baked pastas. Other patrons go for its wonderfully prepared veal scaloppine dishes and fillets of fish sprinkled with capers. And most appreciate the lengths the staff goes to ensure that even those waiting for a table outside have a glass of refreshment. We, however, frequent the cafe for its absolutely fresh caesar salad, which is redolent with garlic, Parmesan, and the all-important anchovies. Oh, we know picky diners don't like to look an anchovy fillet in the eye, so to speak. But you don't have to. The dressing here incorporates chopped anchovies, not whole ones, so you get the proper flavor without being, well, grossed out. Best of all, the kitchen will split an order for you, and the results usually are two huge salads for the price of one.


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Traps Illustrated is a brand of magazines that Fred Jones, Jr. reads for new trap ideas.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Season one
Daphne Blake found one (much to her suprise) in Fred's house. He assured her, he only read them for the traps.[1]
Fred was reading one before class.[2]
Fred mentioned that the rest of the gang didn't know about Rick Spartan because they didn't read it.[3]
Fred held one while sleeping in bed.[4]
Season two
Fred read one while on the plane to Yucatan Peninsula.[5]
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- This is a spoof on Sports Illustrated, which has a swimsuit issue.
- It also spoofs Playboy, because Fred says he reads it "for the articles."


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Slate "Press Box" columnist Jack Shafer has a pictoral essay up today on "TV's Aryan Sisterhood," where he mocks the hair of anchor-babes from Paula Zahn to Katie Couric to Diane Sawyer. (He links to an old MRC page for a pic of Katie the Brunette.) This page (5 of 9) cracked me up:
I imagine that at one point in her life, the 60-year-old Diane Sawyer of ABC News was an honest blonde, but is there any middle-aged woman alive whose hair naturally looks like this? A relatively late arrival to the blond gang is NBC's Andrea Mitchell, 59, who looks like an Earl Scheib paint and body shop hosed her hair down with a gallon of Gold Leaf Metallic Clearcoat.
I also enjoyed his description of the "glistening hair doughnut" of MSNBC's Alex Witt. It's okay. He also balances it out by mocking male TV hair:
To achieve the look of Aphrodite, the Greeks yellowed their hair with saffron, colored powders, and mud. Other historical dyes include pigeon dung and urine, Pitman writes, while moderns rely on lemon juice, pool chlorine, and commercial concoctions. But not since late-1970s Brit-punks started soaking their hair in communal vats of hydrogen peroxide has anybody been quite as stridently show-biz blond as Chris [Matthews].
And the Rita Cosby line is too, too wicked:
How big are Fox lips? When Rita Cosby switched from Fox to MSNBC, a construction crane was called in to move hers, which resemble a pair of oily, red eels mating angrily.


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Coach and Former-Player Face-Off as Amherst Spikes Mount Holyoke
It may not be as big as Roy Williams meeting Dean Smith, or a Mike Kryzewski-Bobby Knight showdown, but the volleyball match between Amherst and Mount Holyoke carries a lot ofweight with it.
Angela Povoli graduated from Amherst in 1995 and spent the last year as the Hitchcock Fellow in her alma mater's athletics department. As a former captain, it was only logical that she assistant coach the volleyball team, under the direction of Sue Everden. But the Fellowship ended in July, and Povoli moved down Route 116 to Pioneer Valley rival Mount Holyoke as the Lyons' head coach. The two teams battled it out last night.
While Amherst prevailed in the end, 3-0 (15-6, 15-7, 15-4), Everden is impressed with what her "pupil" has accomplished in the Mount Holyoke program. It took the a great hitting game from Laura Becvar '97 and key kills from Nell Berens '99 to fully tame the Lyons. Amherst now has a 4-2 record.


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Yankee Candle - Boston Strong
Sometimes you see things on the internet and think, " That can NOT be real..." For example, a bacon candle. I didn't exactly think that this couldn't be real, but I couldn't picture what the "Boston Strong" Yankee Candle would smell like.
Let me start by saying, I am a Yankee Candle fan. And this is, in no way, a sponsored post. I am not affiliated, nor do I endorse Yankee Candle. But I would. Their stores are very nice, their employees are lovely people when I shop there, and they have awesome candles.
Now...Boston Strong. What does that smell like? I'm glad you asked. "A heartwarming blend of cinnamon, baking spices, and a hint of freshly poured tea." Alright...tea party, freshly poured tea...makes sense.
Learn more, and buy the Boston Strong candle here. And for a good cause too!
"Designed to help bring our community together and help those families most affected by the tragic events that unfolded during this year's Boston Marathon. All net proceeds from the sale of Boston Strong will be donated to The One Fund Boston. For more information see The One Fund Boston."


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Now ELEVEN years successfully advertising on VRBO !!! This ocean front home is the ultimate vacation beachfront house. Located in Beautiful Wilbur By The Sea. Only minutes from Daytona activities, Daytona 500 speedway and 1 hour to Disney Attractions. The house features a large elevated deck with a panoramic view of the beach. Enjoy a cool drink looking down on the wide expanse of white sandy beach. No automobile traffic is permitted here allowing you to relax comfortably with your family.
Enjoy shelling, fishing, surfing or just relax in the warm tidal pool. For those with children, spring and summer months offer a lifeguard stationed directly on the beach in front of the house.
Inside is a pool table overlooking the beach, wifi and cable T.V. with DVD players in all bedrooms.
Large 2 car garage with a large parking area up front.
Only minutes from Ponce Inlet lighthouse and lots of great waterfront restaurants. The house has a large 2 and 1/2 car garage and an outdoor private shower.
................ RATES START AT $ 1,000 PER WEEK ( low season )......................................
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I am a realtor and have lived in the area for the last 25 years . I love to fish, swim and surf . I travel alot and would not trade this beach for all the others i've been to.
The Owner purchased this house in 2004
I use the house as a get away for me and my wife when its not being used.. A great place to relax and unwind. Since its beach front you have a GREAT view AND EASY ACCESS to the most famous beach in the world !
I love to walk on the beach at sunrise and relax on the deck looking at a 180 degree view of the ocean.. I occassionally surf when the waves are nice and love to swim and boogyboard too. Fishing is also great from the shore.. You catch everything from jack , reds and blues.. Extremely relaxing and a place to get away from it all.. Lots of restaurants within minutes and can get to all the action spots in Daytona in about 10.
My 94 y/o Mom loves short walks on the beach when we get the chance which isn't often, so I took her on a 10 day beach vacation over the holidays at this cozy Wilbur-By-The-Sea beach house and had a wonderful time taking several beach walks a day right out our back door on a long "no car zone" area of great shoreline. The view and sound of the surf is so beautiful and soothing, we were so relaxed from day one. This house is located in a quaint section of mostly vacation homes away from the large condos farther up the coast and is a real hidden gem. Paul, the owner, is totally laid back and easy to deal with which just made things go so smoothly. All in all, a perfect holiday vacation. Thanks Paul, we hope to be able to do this again someday!!
We reserved this beach house for a family get-away. Paul was great to work with before, during and after the process. He gave us some great tips on local cuisine. The location was perfect, away from the crowds of Daytona, but close enough to restaurants and activities. It has easy access to a "no-drive" beach. The house itself isn't new but very clean and comfortable. The view from the family room was stunning! We had our college age son along and he enjoyed the pool table. From the elevated deck, we enjoyed morning coffee watching the sunrise , and late at night we watched thunderstorms roll out to sea. We loved our after dinner strolls on the beach. If you are looking for a beach retreat location, I can highly recommend this rental! We plan to return for a winter break.
This was our 2nd stay at this house. We loved it just as good as the first time. Not overly crowded on the beach. Plenty of room for our family of 5. I just love be able to grill on the back porch while watching the ocean waves. Watching the sun rise every morning. I could go on and on. Of course I definitely recommend staying here on your next visit to the Daytona Beach area. We have been going for the last 17 years and stayed at many of the hotels along the beach. And nothing beats the privacy and space you get for about the same money staying here. We will be back. Thanks Paul for the opportunity to stay here.
This house should be listed on dream home rentals .. The house was completely loaded with anything we could need to spend an entire week On the beach with family. It was amazing sitting on that second floor balcony watching the skies turn colors in the morning and at night and seeing all of the beach activity in the day. Drinking coffee staring out that bay window into the ocean . We are already looking forward to another vacation from work and a week in MrRuffs oceanfront home ! Do not pass up an opportunity to spend time at this home . Highly recommended ! -- The Hadfields
This house is just as pictured! If anything, better than the pics! Nice and roomy. We had 4 travelers and had plenty of space! Loved being able to walk directly from the house right onto the sand and run for the ocean each day! The pool table, the upper deck, the ease of access to the beach...all awesome! All the amenities listed, are there and ready to use. Only complaints,are the sliding glass door didn't lock and had to put a stick in that to hold it (it stayed together fine like this, but needs fixed), a few more pans (like pizza pans) would be a great addition to the kitchen, and the landscaping of the oceanfront yard could be cleaned up a bit. Plenty of room for our full size crew cab ford in the garage. Also a short walk down the street behind us to the river to view, bird and manatee! if you like. We fished directly from the shore. Played in the ocean for hours each day. Loved the idea of a lifeguard and no drive beach also! Also just a short drive back to shopping, restaurants etc. All in all a great stay and great communication with the owner! Beautiful oceanfront property! We've booked again for 2016.
We just returned from renting this house south of Daytona. It was wonderful. Right on the ocean with a view from most rooms in the house. The sunrises were wonderful
It's a very quiet location. Beach is wonderful
House was clean well stocked and had everything we needed.
It has a pool table which we enjoyed a lot in the evenings
Paul is great to rent from. Hassle free
We'll be back
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