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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK � �The Lego Movie,� an animated film that depicts a world based on the colourful toy blocks, collected $31.5 million to lead U.S. and Canadian box office charts for a third consecutive weekend.
The new Kevin Costner spy thriller �3 Days to Kill� was a distant second after pulling in $12.3 million for the period from Friday to Sunday, according to studio estimates.
The big-budget Roman-era disaster movie �Pompeii� generated ticket sales of $10 million in its first week in theatres to claim the No. 3 spot.
�RoboCop,� a remake of the 1987 science fiction film about a part-man, part-cyborg crime fighter, was fourth with sales of $9.4 million, according to studio estimates provided by box office tracking firm Rentrak.
Since opening on Feb. 7, �Lego� has been leading the box office and has taken in a total of $183.2 million domestically, according to Rentrak.
The movie features the voices of Will Arnett and Elizabeth Banks and portrays a world under attack by the evil Lord Business bent on destroying the LEGO universe by gluing it together. The heroes include Batman, a pirate and an astronaut, all made out of the classic children�s interlocking blocks.
�Lego is significantly overperforming our wildest expectations,� said Jeff Goldstein, executive vice president for theatrical distribution at Warner Brothers, which distributed the movie.
�It�s moved way beyond a family-based film to include tweens, young adults and older adults as well. It�s just funny,� he added, explaining its wild success.
The film has also benefited from little direct competition, though Disney�s �Frozen,� which opened back in late November, continued to place among the top 10 films at the box office.
The studio has already announced a Lego sequel, which it plans to release for the Memorial Day weekend in 2017.
�Pompeii,� which was made for $100 million, is set in 79 A.D. and stars Kit Harington from the HBO hit show �Game of Thrones.� The movie tells the story of a slave turned gladiator who attempts to rescue the woman he loves when Mount Vesuvius erupts. The opening fell short of the forecast by its U.S. distributor Sony of sales between $12 million and $15 million.
�3 Days to Kill,� written by French action film director Luc Besson, and starring Costner as an over-the-hill spy trying to connect with his estranged daughter, cost only $28 million to make.
�We are pleased with �3 Days to Kill�s solid opening, which was right in line with our expectations for this lower budget action-thriller,� the studio said in a statement.
Both films received lackluster reviews, with fewer than 30 percent of the notices collected by the site Rotten Tomatoes being favorable. Both also received B ratings from audiences, according to CinemaScore, which gauges audience reaction.
Rounding out the top five, �Monuments Men,� directed by and starring George Clooney and based on the true story of U.S. soldiers who rescued art masterpieces from Nazi thieves, took in $8.1 million.
�The Lego Movie� was distributed by Warner Brothers, a unit of Time Warner. Sony distributed �Pompeii� and �The Monuments Men.� Relativity Media distributed �3 Days to Kill.�
The top films at the North American box office:
Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Feb. 21, led by �The Lego Movie,� according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.
1 (1) The Lego Movie ........................$ 31.5 million
2 (*) Three Days to Kill.....................$ 12.3 million
3 (*) Pompeii................................$ 10.0 million
4 (3) RoboCop................................$ 9.4 million
5 (4) Monuments Men..........................$ 8.1 million
6 (2) About Last Night.......................$ 7.4 million
7 (6) Ride Along.............................$ 4.7 million
8 (8) Frozen.................................$ 4.4 million
9 (5) Endless Love...........................$ 4.3 million
10 (7) Winter�s Tale..........................$ 2.1 million
Last weekend�s rank in parentheses. (*) new release
What movie did you see this weekend?

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John Glenn on Armstrong: 'We lost a good one today'
John Glenn spoke in wonderment of Neil Armstrong's historic moment - "the first time anybody set foot on someplace other than earth."
"What I think about when I think of Neil is not just the landing on the moon, but his whole life," he told The Enquirer. "He really dared greatly. He had his pilot's license before he had his driver's license."
"To this day, he's the one person on Earth I'm truly, truly envious of," Glenn told the Associated Press.
PHOTOS: Neil Armstrong's life and career
STORY: Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies
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Armstrong was a Navy pilot, flew experimental aircraft and served in the Korean conflict.
"He was devoted to that before he ever got into the space program," said Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth in 1962 and a former U.S. senator from Ohio. "He got bit by that bug very early in life and was able to expand on that experience as he went through life like few pilots every can. He was proud of that."
Glenn said, "This was part of the Cold War. In those early space days we were competing with a Soviet Union that claimed technical superiority to the United States.
"The ultimate out of all of our early days was going to be the competition on landing on the moon, and we did that ahead of the time schedule President Kennedy had set. Neil saw himself as the person fortunate enough to represent the great group of several thousands of people working together for our country. It was the culmination of much of our competition with the Soviet Union. I don't think most people remember that."
Watch a video obituary commemorating astronaut Neil Armstrong's life, as well as vintage footage of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
Glenn, 91, lives much of the year in Columbus, Ohio. He was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts and, in 1962, became the first American to orbit the Earth. He was Ohio's U.S. senator from 1974-1998. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in May.
On a personal note, Glenn spoke of the lessons from Armstrong's life.
"It would be great if every person could find something like that that would give them that much pleasure that they would dedicate their lives to. Everyone should pick their field they are interested in and then try to get the finest education possible to allow them to participate in that field."
Armstrong had a reputation in Cincinnati of being extremely private, even reclusive. Glenn, though, said, "I never saw him that way. He was very pleasant and joking. He did not enjoy the spotlight and didn't enjoy being the focal point of a lot of attention. That's all right, there's nothing wrong with that.
"We lost a good one today."
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Israelis, Saudis are wallflowers in Iranian deal
WASHINGTON — As other world powers line up behind the interim deal to restrict Iran's nuclear program, two main holdouts — Israel and Saudi Arabia — remain deeply opposed but aren't likely to muster enough support to derail the plan, foreign policy analysts said on Monday.
Israel, which boasts an unacknowledged nuclear arsenal, rejects Iran's nuclear program in principle, arguing that Israel would be the first target of any Iranian strike. Analysts say that Saudi Arabia and some smaller Persian Gulf states are more broadly concerned with an ascendant Iran in a region where old alliances are being challenged — and even broken — as the region lurches through the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings.
A Saudi government statement said the agreement could represent a first step toward a comprehensive solution to Iran's nuclear program "provided there is goodwill." Those were the first conciliatory Saudi remarks on the interim deal, but analysts dismissed the statement as mere diplomatic courtesy and said that the Saudis were sure to keep the pressure on behind the scenes.
"Any deal is, by definition, a bad deal for them," said Shadi Hamid, director of research at the Brookings Institution's Doha Center in Qatar. "For the Saudis, it's more about Iran's potential rehabilitation and re-entry into the global community. For the Saudis, a more influential Iran means they'll be less influential."
Making sure the deal holds, foreign policy analysts say, requires not only the political will on the part of the Iranians to keep their end of the bargain, but diplomatic maneuvering by the United States to keep the spoilers at bay. That's no simple feat when the two most vocal critics of the deal happen to be two of the region's most steadfast U.S. allies, neither of which seems prepared to accept that Washington is tweaking its long-stagnant policy to reflect changes coursing through the Middle East.
"American policy on the Middle East has been resting on Saudi Arabia and Israel for the past 70 years, and now that's being called into question, as it was going to be at some point," said Michael Stephens, a Qatar-based specialist on Gulf states, Israel and Syria for the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies, a British research center.
"The Americans are making a whole set of recalculations in the region," Stephens added. "Ultimately, Israel and Saudi Arabia aren't coming up as high on the list as they used to."
Israel is virtually alone in its maximalist stance against any Iranian nuclear program. Saudi Arabia's tepid statement on Monday not only is inconsistent with the positions of most of its Western allies, but from fellow Gulf states, Stephens said.
Oman, which was instrumental as a go-between in the negotiations process between Iran and the United States, is the closest Gulf state to Iran and polices the Strait of Hormuz. Dubai, the glitzy city in the United Arab Emirates, has close ties to Iran from years of Persian trade. Qatar shares with Iran the South Pars/North Dome gas field, the largest in the world — "their cash cow," Stephens called it — and counts its relations with Tehran at least as important as its relations with Riyadh. Only Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and Bahrain, he said, are as clearly ruffled by the deal as Saudi Arabia.
"The Saudis, militarily, are playing a regional game the others are not," Stephens said. He ticked off the areas of conflict: "Syria. Yemen. Iraq. Bahrain. Lebanon. Those are all Saudi-versus-Iran, Cold War-style confrontations going on."
Alireza Nader, a senior international policy analyst at the RAND Corp., a global policy think tank, said that sanctions from Congress could "complicate or derail the process." He noted, however, that they are only a hypothetical at this point and that Congress has rebuffed Israeli and Saudi lobbying on issues related to Syria and Egypt.
"For both Israel and Saudi Arabia, there are officials who are very nervous about all this, but there are others who realize they're at risk of becoming marginalized," Nader said.
For now, the two nations are likely to continue pushing for sanctions, sounding off in private and at times in public, and praying that the Iranians slip up so they can say, "Look, these guys are not serious. They're deceptive," Nader said.
He and other analysts said it's highly unlikely that Israel would follow through on its repeated threats of a unilateral strike against Iran without U.S. consent, especially now.


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EXCLUSIVE: A reliable source just told me that this year's Emmy hosts are going to be all 5 nominees in the Reality Host category. So that means: Tom Bergeron of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, Heidi Klum of Bravo's Project Runway, Howie Mandel of NBC's Deal or No Deal, Jeff Probst of CBS' Survivor, and Ryan Seacrest of Fox's American Idol. This was the first year reality TV hosts were eligible for an Emmy Award now that a category recognizing "outstanding host for a reality or reality-competition program" was created by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The award recognizes that reality TV has become "an integral part of television and our culture," John Shaffner, chairman and CEO of the TV academy, said in a statement in April announcing the new honor. Eligibility was open to hosts of programs entered in the reality program and reality-competition categories. So clearly this Emmy hosting gig is a sop. (It's been pointed out to me that these are all AFTRA shows and AFTRA hosts. Is this Big Media giving the finger to SAG?)
The Reality Of This Year's Emmy Hosts
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Yeah, let's reward the reality show whores and give them another job to take away from real actors. (eyeroll)
let's hope your sources are way off on this one. . .
I love it! I hope they give Heidi some complicated intros to mangle–she is so cute.
Well, that would simply suck.
If your source it correct, it would not speak well for what the television industry has become.
Aren't all those "hosts" from AFTRA shows? SAG should walk away from the Emmy Awards as a show of protest.
This is horrible, one of the worst ideas ever; ryan seacrest hosting the Emmys again, did anyone see last year?
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That line-up is utterly pathetic, although there is no better group to represent the decline of intelligence in television.
I'm surprised Ryan Seacrest is allowed to come back this year after his pathetic attempt at hosting last year (need I remind people of his court jester outfit?). I just hope they get rid of that round stage in the middle of the auditorium that only gave its audience an unflattering view of everyone's fat asses. I also suggest they find an announcer who actually knows how to pronounce the nominees/presenter's names. That might be nice.
The glory days are long gone. Lord knows they'll hire a director whose primary concern will be that the Coca-cola cup label on the dias will be facing the camera.
Wake up, Hollywood.
This makes me want to cry.
what about cat deeley from so you think you can dance? she's easily one of the best hosts out there
I do find this a little lame. Why couldn't Whoopi Goldberg host the show she did a great job hosting the Tony's last month.
The Emmy's are crap anyhow it's all political. No good decent shows ever win, the ones that should win are over looked. So why not make it crappier by adding Reality TV shows hosts to host. ;)
This is just representative of what television has to offer nowadays: shit reality shows. This is a pathetic idea and I don't think it has anything to do with giving SAG the finger. It's just bad judgment and decision on the producers part. And they wonder why the ratings are always going down. Go figure!!!
Great idea. I applaud the academy for being forward thinkers. The TV viewers are all flocking to network reality shows because the network scripted shows have become so mediocre in recent years. Reality shows are getting bigger ratings over scripted shows. Just look at the top 10 shows on TV…more reality shows.
On the SAG issue…SAG doesn't want to merge with AFTRA and AFTRA represents the reality shows. SAG will ulitmately lose power in Hollywood as AFTRA become even stronger.
That host line-up is craptastic.
I can hardly wait to not watch it.
This is downright atrocious. And to the "person" who says "scripted" shows are all 'mediocre' apparently you haven't seen episodes of "The Office", "30 Rock", "Lost", "Mad Men", "The Wire", "The Shield", "Friday Night Lights" and on and on.
Reality TV is garbage and shame, shame, shame on the networks for having Reality hosts shove their lack of talents down our collective throats. I guess I can at least avoid all these people the other 51 weeks a year.
Are we still supposed to pretend that Ryan Seacrest has any kind of talent (at least that they can show on national television)?
Way to ruin my favorite awards show…
This sucks. Guess I'll DVR it and fast forward through anything that doesn't involved scripted tv.


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Madrid metro
It is compulsory to validate your ticket for every journey. You just have to introduce it into the validating machines at the entrance gates in every metro station. If you have any problem go to the nearest ticket office.
You can buy metro and bus tickets in any metro station, either at the ticket machines or in the office, both in the hallway.
For more information see the Madrid Transport website (in English)
The metro runs from 6.00 am to 1.30 am. The frecuency of trains is high, even in the rush hour people circulate. After closing time there is a service of night buses (called buhos). At weekends there is the Metrobuho, a bus service which runs the same routes as the metro lines.
Be warned - busy metro stations are popular spots for pick-pockets. Even though the metro has a good security system, it is always a good idea to be specially watchful in the underground. All stations are equipped with interphones at the plattforms, in case you need to contact the metro personnel.
There are traveller information offices at the metro stations of the terminals T2, and T4, at Nuevos Ministerios, at Avenida de América and at the Atocha station. There you can get a lot of the data about Madrid transport and maps of the metro, the city, etc.
Their official website is www.metromadrid.es (in Spanish only).
Metro information telephone: 902 444 403
Madrid's metro network is one of the largest in the world. It is no doudt, the best and fastest way to get round the city. Besides, it is cheap, reasonably clean
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most of Greater Madrid, extending to areas far from the center, as for instance line 8 which goes to the airport.
Due to its extension there are several ticket areas, that is, you pay different fares in the different metro zones, and depending on whether you move from one to the other or not. But most tourists won't move from zone A, that is, Madrid City -except when travelling to the airport-. So, most likely, you will just need a tickets to travel in METROMADRID.
Softguides carries a full metro map to view, download or print.
- METRO MADRID: Madrid city. Ticket zone A. It is the only one you need as a tourist.
- TFM: Line 9 between Rivas Vaciamadrid (zone B1 and B2) and Arganda del Rey (zone B3).
- MetroSur: It is the Metro network in the towns of Alcorcón, Leganés and Getafe (zone B1), Móstoles and Fuenlabrada (zone B2) and the stations Joaquín Vilumbrales and Puerta del Sur in line 10.
- MetroNorte: Part of line 10 between the stations La Granja and Hospital del Norte (zone B1).
- MetroEste: The stretch of line 7 between Barrio del Puerto and Hospital del Henares (zone B1).
- ML1: It is the Metro Ligero network in ticket zone A in Madrid city.
- Single ticket MetroMadrid and ML1 : Valid for one journey in the MetroMadrid and ML1 area (zone A).
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Laurell Manual Resist Spinner, laurell-R
- Contents
Picture and Location
This tool is located at FG23 on the Lab Map.
Process Capabilities
Cleanliness Standard
The laurell-R appears in all three equipment groups (clean, semiclean, and gold) as part of the litho & analytical tools set. Materials control policies are governed by equipment groups; for the description of this policy, click <here>.
Performance of the Tool
What the Tool CAN do
- Allow manual dispensing of Shipley 3612, SPR220-7, SPR220-3, AZ5214IR and ebeam (PMAA 2% and 5% only) resists.
- Adjustable spin speeds, spin time, ramps.
- Interchangeable vacuum chuck allows processing of wafer chips and substrates of unusual size or shape up to 6".
What the Tool CANNOT do
- Because of chemical incompatibility with other standard chemicals, polyimide, LOL2000, SU-8 and Espacer are NOT allowed on this system.
Contact List and How to Become a User
Contact List
- Process Staff: Mahnaz
- Maintenance: Mario/Gary
- Super-Users: none
Training to Become a Tool User
- "All Litho" is required before training on any of the lithography tools. Contact the trainers for the class schedule and training materials (which must be reviewed before the class). If no training hours are indicated, training for the tool is covered in the "All Litho" session.
- Contact SNF training contact on the Equipment Summary page.
Operating Procedures
- Manual Resist Coat
- Shipley 3612
- SPR220-7 or 220-3
- Ebeam Resist - manual application
Special Notes or Restrictions
- Pieces to 6 inch wafers
- No polyimides, SU8, LOL2000 or Espacer (use the headway2 manual coater)
- Check the MSDS sheets for hazard information on the photoresist you are using and handle them with caution.
- Standard resists (3612, 220-3, 220-7 are available in small bottles in the flammable cabinet left of the bench. It is allowed to hand carry these small bottles from the small yellow cabinet to the Laurell bench only. All Ebeam resists are still in the yellow flammable cabinet in the back.
- All the standard resists are kept in the yellow flammable cabinet next to the bench.
- We have 3 different bottle versions of 3612,220-3 and 220-7, droplet bottles, medium size bottles and bigger ones.
- Pouring resist from a big bottle to a small container is only allowed under the litho solvent wet bench. Cover all open containers with foil, label them with a blue card and transfer them using a metal cart.
- Never pour back left over resist in small containers back to main bottles, will cause contamination.
- Keep open containers at least 6 inches back from the front of the exhaust hood
- Notify the staff immediately if resist smells are detected while working at the station.
Handling Personal Chemicals
The flammable cabinet in the litho area will only be for standard small bottles and spray coater resists. No other personal bottles should be stored at any time in the yellow cabinet next to headway. I strongly suggest that everyone follow the policy as we will dispose of any personal chemicals left in there. (No warning or email be issued).
Here is the short version for handling personal chemicals after SNF approval:
- Get a yellow label (for personal chemicals).
- Make sure you have all the information including the date filled in. If there is no date, we will dispose the chemical during shut down (no warning issued).
- All non-standard chemicals should to be stored in the yellow flammable cabinet in the service area (behind furnaces).
- If you want to keep the chemical, get a new label with new date before shut down, otherwise will dispose during shut down (no warning issued).
Basic Operation Instructions
Initial Checks
- Enable "laurell-R"
Before Coating
- The system has two modes: off and program mode
- Off mode: to run the system
- Program (pgm) mode: to program the steps of your recipe
- From top left - Mode (RUN,END,PGM,OFF); Vacuum Indicator; Program (A-Z)
- Heading line
- Setpoint time; Setpoint rpm; Pilot Valves 1-4 (0 indicates valve is off)
- Actual time; Actual rpm; Pilot Valves 5-8 (0 indicates valve is off)
- Verify that each step is correct
- Press STEP to move through the steps of the program
(on the screen you will see 001/003 which indicates which step you are
on of the total number of steps in the program -- i.e. step 001 of 003
How to edit the incorrect step, or set up a separate program:
- Choose any program you like by pressing F1
- NOTE: Entering values that exceed the capability of the motor will cause overshoots of the setpoint speeds and damage the motor.
- Deceleration values should not exceed 1000 RPM/sec; Acceleration values in excess of 2000 RPM/sec are probably not achievable.
- You need to use 300 rpm for last step as well.
Coating Process
- Press F1 to change PGM to OFF (exits program mode). This must be done or program will only run the step is on so make sure to switch to OFF.
- Open the cover
- Load a dummy wafer or your sample and press vacuum. Check to see if vacuum is holding and vacuum pressure seems normal (~22 inches of HG +/_ 2).
- Close the cover
- Push RUN/STOP button to start the program, this will check the system.
- Dispense resist through the hole in the cover.
- Due to a double exhaust system, you need to cover the hole with a wipe, wafer, or your hand immediately before you go to high speed. This will improve the uniformity of the sample.
- When the program is finished, unload the dummy and begin your real wafers
Clean Up
Please note not to use acetone while any wafers are on the hot plate.
- Use a dummy wafer and squirt with acetone to clean system completely on the inside, and wipe down the outside with acetone on a clean wipe.
- Dispose of items contaminated with resist or Acetone in a zip log bag and place the bag in the hazardous waste container next to the bench.
- If necessary, take the chuck to the solvent bench, clean it with Acetone, Methanol, and Isopropanol, blow dry it, and return it to the box at the Laurell bench.
- You should always find the system clean and leave it clean for the next labuser.
- Disable "laurell-R"
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Sculpture Adjunct Associate Professor Laura Frazure BFA '86 (Sculpture) and Associate Professor and School of Art Interim Director Mark Campbell will discuss teaching and traveling in China.
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Berlusconi maintains that he did nothing wrong, saying that his parties were just following in the tradition of "burlesque shows."
The tradition of putting candles on Christmas trees actually began in Germany.
I walked in thinking these were signs of authority and tradition, of an outer protective layer.
Breaking with tradition, Rogers was a guest to the state dinner, which honored Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife.
The government has been shafting veterans since the Civil War and the modern VA does well at upholding that tradition.
There is a tradition that this room was fitted up as a library in 1472.
It is a matter of tradition and social contact to learn where it lies.
Of the first thirty Popes it is said by Christian tradition that all but two were martyrs.
Each one's reasons are the tradition which it has received from its ancestors.
Lefin chose to remedy that by abandoning entirely the tradition, and by writing exactly as the people spoke.
late 14c., from Old French tradicion (late 13c.), from Latin traditionem (nominative traditio) "delivery, surrender, a handing down," from traditus, past participle of tradere "deliver, hand over," from trans- "over" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). The word is a doublet of treason (q.v.). The notion in the modern sense of the word is of things "handed down" from generation to generation.


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Former NFL player arrested for third time in one week
Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young was arrested early Saturday after allegedly entering a home in the middle of the night and scuffling with deputies. This was Young's third arrest in less than a week.
Young was arrested early Saturday after police responded to a 911 burglary call from a house on the 3700 block of Calle Casino in San Clemente, Calif., Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Lt. Joe Balicki told NFL.com on Sunday.


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2035: Institute for Mental Health Advocacy 4th Annual Interactive Panel: APNA's Advocacy Initiatives and an Update on Selected Grassroots Initiatives
Psychiatric nurses are making strategic connections and influencing mental health care and its delivery. During the past year, we have worked with nurses about issues in their home districts. Join us for an overview of the work of the Institute for Mental Health Advocacy followed by presentations of the latest grassroots initiatives and legislative themes occurring throughout the United States.
Speakers: Christine Tebaldi, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Margaret Halter PhD, APRN
Disclosures: The presenters have no conflicts of interest or commercial support to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Session Length: 45 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Define the mission and structure of the Institute.
2. Identify a strategy to address a mental health advocacy issue.
3. List examples of successful grassroots initiatives.
Continuing Nursing Education
.75 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire session, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post test. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. We cannot award credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Originally Presented
Thursday, November 8th
Institute for Mental Health Advocacy Interactive Panel
APNA 26th Annual Conference
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Release Date: February 22, 2013
The contact hours for this session expire: February 28, 2014


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Tips For The New Motorcycle
It's almost that time of year again!
Yes, riding season is just a short jolt around the corner so it's time to start pulling those bikes out of the garage.
For those of you who may have acquired a plethora of new riding gear from the holiday season, I bet you would probably like to use it here soon. Good thing is that just a month(ish) away will be some much better weather for all of you readers to be riding in. But first things come first.
You may not have ridden much over the winter, if any. So you might be unsure if it is ready to go for another hard season of summer. Well fear not. We will make sure you start the year off fresh with some helpful tips to get your motorcycles in top shape for some great riding. Let's see what we need to do.
First off, you should wheel your bike out of the garage and start with a good look over. This includes dusting/washing it off, checking for any signs of mice or other creatures building a home in it (yes this happens), making sure the motorcycle isn't missing any obvious parts, or has any damage to parts that could cause safety concerns.
Next you will want to check your fluids and fuel to make sure the motorcycle is safe to start. A repair manual is a great tool for checking fluid capacities and type so if you don't have one, get one.
You should now be ready to start the bike and make sure it runs just like you left it. Let the motorcycle warm up to operating temperature and listen for any odd sounds (Knocking, rattling, popping, etc.) and if you do hear something out of the ordinary then you should shut the bike off and perhaps call your mechanic. Only if you feel like it is running great and in sound mechanical shape we can move on.
Now that you are positive the engine still runs as it should, you can check to make sure everything else is in working order as well. You will need to inspect tires for wear/dry rot, check brakes for wear/brake fluids, check clutch/throttle/brake cable adjustment, look for any leaks, make sure the air filter is clean, inspect spark plugs for correct gap and wear, check chain/belt adjustment and sprockets for wear, test all electronics/lighting for proper function, check battery voltage and charging system, and check everything for loose bolts and parts.
Only after you have done all of this, should you now be ready to take a slow and short test ride to make sure you haven't missed anything. Ride slowly and take a listen and feel the bike out. You should know your bike better than anyone; so if anything is odd, you or your mechanic can address the problem.
Also if you are unsure about your inspection abilities or just don't have time, have your mechanic do the inspection and save yourself some trouble. Safety is the number one priority and many motorcycle deaths occur from lack of preparation. Don't take anything for granted when it comes to motorcycles.
Auto repair shop management systems review
Running an effective auto shop is the way to make maximum profit each day and to build relationships with customers. That's why many of today's auto shop owners have automated their business processes which helps not only to save labor time, hold control of the business effectiveness of the shop but also business automation is a real opportunity to improve customer service and to increase at the same time customer return rate.
After having looked into the work processes of auto shop business the top software products available on the market were determined, here are the 5 best, in no specific order.
# RoWriter
Pros: RoWriter is relatively easy to navigate after figuring everything out, has a rich list of features any repair shop would need.
Cons: The software contains some spelling errors, grammar mistakes, and comparing to some other applications RO Writer could have run faster.
Key features:
-Draft fast, easy estimates, schedule work orders and future maintenance, accept payments
– Inventory management, auto parts ordering
-Time scheduling, employee time-clock management
-vehicle / customer information tracking
# AutoRepairCloud
Pros: AutoRepair Cloud feels very intuitive and easy to handle. Excellent system that is cost efficient and works well. It helps to manage customers, inventory, and keep track of your annual/monthly budget.
Cons: It lacks integration with any of the labor times guide providers, and requires effort at the beginning to set labor times manually.
Key features:
-Easy vehicle/customer management
-Appointment scheduling
-Inspection reports, estimates and invoices
-VIN code scanner/decoder
-Mobile application to shares workflow with the customer
-Payment processing
The Ways To Pay Less For Motorcycle Repair
Due to the weather being nearly ideal for bikes year round, San Diego Honda motorcycles can be seen on the roads nearly every month of the year. Because of this, Honda motorcycle repairs in San Diego area shops keeps them fairly busy. Even if you're not riding a Honda and need to get some work done on your bike, you have more than a hundred area motorcycle repair locations from which to choose.
Motorcycle repair in San Diego area facilities includes mechanical services on everything from Hogs to scooters, from Harleys to Vespas. In the old days, before the Japanese invasion featuring the likes of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki, the big names were mostly English and American. Bikes like Harley Davidson, Indian, Triumph, BSA and Norton were the ones most commonly seen on the highways and byways.
Riders who owned these motorcycles usually knew at least something about motorcycle mechanics and maintenance because these machines so often required work to be done on them. These bikes were chain driven, which meant having to lubricate and adjust them on a regular basis. Many of today's motorcycles are shaft-driven, requiring some, but much less regular maintenance.
The most obvious way to pay less for motorcycle repairs is to learn to do them yourself. While this might not be appropriate for more complicated work, things like oil changes, making clutch and brake adjustments, oiling and tightening the drive chain and other routine maintenance will not only save you money but give you a more intimate knowledge of your two-wheeled machine.
Looking for various area motorcycle shops can be done by either opening the local phone book or by going to the World Wide Web and typing in 'motorcycle repair San Diego'. Another viable alternative is to ask your biker buddies where they have their work done. If they say they do it themselves, maybe they can teach you to do the same. Taking care of routine maintenance items will not only save you cash but also make it less likely that your bike will require major work.
Comprehensive Services for Boat Maintenance
Blue Ocean Vessel Maintenance is proud to offer the most comprehensive services for boat maintenance and repair in Townsville area. Our modern boat service centre feature state-of-the-art equipment, a large area devoted to hull repair and maintenance and experienced and certified technicians. Our boat service department in townsville makes it easier for you to get proper boat care at a time that works for you. You'll also be glad to know that we stock a wide range of original boat parts, products and accessories services. Whatever your needs for servicing your boat in Townsville, we've got you covered. As aTownsville boat engine service, we specialize in the tuning, maintenance and repair of engines, and feature all the expertise, technology and parts needed for that and all other boat upkeep and repair needs.
When it comes to maintaining your vessel, our goal is to guarantee the safe, efficient and economical operation of your yacht in our care, as well as to reduce your yearly costs. After a full deep cleaning service the rejuvenated gel coat of your yacht's fiberglass is sealed and protected to guard against further staining and to protect the fiberglass against ultraviolet light.
In addition to deep cleaning and treating gel coat, the boat cleaning products we use also clean stainless steel, seating and covers, windows and teak decks. We even clean your fenders; why have a beautifully clean yacht with dirty fenders over the side. Once polished with the protective coating, our experience shows that your boat should remain clean and shiny for at least a full season and often longer, particularly if regularly washed down with our own boat wash. In areas of little airborne and/or waterborne pollution it is anticipated the shine will last even longer. The longevity of the protective coat does, of course, depend upon the use to which your boat is put after cleaning.
Our boat cleaning and maintenance services and the products used to clean the hull and deck of a fiberglass boat or yacht are available only through our trained and licensed Service Agents. The Agent is trained to use our specially developed techniques to guarantee optimal results through the yacht detailing process. As a Townsville Gel coat repairs, Our system leaves boat detailing to science rather than elbow grease, safely and harmlessly neutralizing and lifting stains without causing damage to your yacht's gel coat. Different types of staining require different boat detailing treatments which is why Blue Ocean Vessel Maintenance's trained Service Agents apply them, ensuring optimum results and returning your boat's hull and deck to a bright, shiny condition every time.
the most popular of grooming services for your car
Whenever you drive your vehicle to a car care center, you will come across at least one person waiting to get his or her car washed. Majority of the billboards that talk about car grooming services will mention about the availability of comprehensive car washing services. What makes car washing so popular? Why do all automotive detailing providers offer this service to the customers? What makes car washing along with waxing services the most popular grooming services available today? Let us take a look at the key reasons.
Everybody loves to keep their vehicles clean. However, most of the people are so busy with their hectic schedules that they might not find adequate time to wash their cars. As a result of this, the dirt that gets accumulated on the vehicle body will cause formation of stains. Finally when you find time to wash your car, you might not be able to get rid of the stains with ease. This is where professional car washing services will come to your rescue. The experts at the car detailing centers will use the best-in-class cleansing solutions to get rid of all sorts of dirt and road debris. The most intense stains will also be removed without causing any sort of damages to the vehicles when you make use of the car grooming services.
Majority of the people want to keep their vehicles good looking just like how it was when they first laid their hands on it. This is where car waxing service will be of great help. The major reasons that cause the good looks of the vehicles to fade away are road debris, sunlight, rains, bird droppings, and other stains that you could run into during your daily drives. When you apply car wax on the vehicle body, it will act as a car body cover. The cover will make sure that the road debris and other stains do not get directly in touch with the vehicle body. This will hence enhance the life of the car paint too. The car wax will also provider great protection from the sun. However hard you try to keep the vehicle off sunlight, you will have to expose the vehicle body to sunrays quite frequently. While driving to work on a sunny morning or while going on a road trip with friends through the expressways, your vehicle will get exposed to sunlight. Prolonged exposure could cause harm to the car paint. It could also cause threats to the body parts including the interiors. The wax will protect the vehicle effectively during all these scenarios.
Car washing and waxing services are provided at wallet-friendly rates by majority of the grooming providers. This is another reason that makes it popular among the masses. You should wash your car at least once every month and make use of quality waxing services at least once in three months to keep your vehicle like a brand-new one for a real long time!
Let's learners on the road
The Korean Missionary Society is helping disadvantaged Cambodians to set up their own motorcycle repair shops through its dedicated training center, KOMISO.
Established on the outskirts of western Phnom Penh in March 2009, KOMISO has now trained around 50 people. As well as the technical aspects of repairing a bike, it teaches its trainees the basics of business ethics, planning and management. This gives them the skills, know-how and confidence they need to get their business up and running and to keep it on the road.
"We launched the project to give people who are poor, vulnerable and alienated the chance of a new life," says Dok Virak, project manager at the center.
The courses are thorough and comprehensive; each one lasts five and a half months. But KOMISO provides help beyond the training. "We also give the trainees accommodation, food, transport, medical care and we lend them some money to get the business going," says Virak.
Sambath Rithy, one of the teachers at the center, points out that this additional support is vital. "The trainees can't concentrate so well on their learning if they're thinking about their poor families," he says.
Father Kim Ji Hoon, KMS, director of KOMISO, says the training they offer is especially appropriate for low-income people, because "they can acquire motorbike repair skills even if their educational background is limited."
He adds: "We don't only teach the skills, we also focus on moral education, because we believe good morals lead to better service."
May Phirum, an ex-trainee who now has his own shop in Phnom Penh's Dangko district, fully agrees with this. "I was very interested in the moral education," he says, "because it has helped me to behave more courteously. So customers like me and come back often to my shop."
Trainees are recommended to the center by churches across the country, as well as other NGOs and some local authorities. With few exceptions, they welcome the chance that KOMISO gives them.
"I feel so happy to have a real skill," says another graduate, Sourn Ratha, whose shop is in the city's Sensok district. "My family's living standard has got better and better because I can now earn between 25 and 50 US dollars a day."
Following the success of its training in motorbike repairs, KOMISO is now branching out to offer more vocational skills such as sewing and hairdressing.
A Closer Look At Polaris ATV
Polaris ATV maintenance is very important part of owning any kind of four wheeler vehicles. There are some basic maintenance checks services that anyone can do in his personal garage to supplement his scheduled maintenance visits. For professional ATV maintenance tips and basic ATV repair tips, he can learn for free from the certified ATV mechanic. Big Boss 6×6, Magnum, Scrambler, Sportsman, Trail Blazer, Trail Boss, Xplorer, Xpress 1998-2006 are the packages of Polaris repair manual and automotive repair manuals. This Polaris ATV repair manual covers Polaris ATVs single-seat, gasoline engine and Polaris variable transmission. It repairs the model of vehicles of 250cc to 800cc including Big Boss 6×6, Scrambler, Sportsman, Magnum, Sportsman 6×6, Trail Boss, Trail Blazer, Xplorer and as well as Xpress. But this Polaris ATV repair manual does not include Xpedition, Predation, diesel and 335 gasoline models.
There are different kinds of Polaris repair manuals. Polaris ATV repair manual –Scrambler, Cyclone,haynes repair manuals,Trail Boss, 300, 400L, Sportsman, Explorer, Trail Blazer, and Magnum 1985-1995 is one of them. This repair manual covers Polaris 1985-1995; and 6-wheel drive models including: Trail Boss 1989-1994; Scrambler 1985-1986, 1995; Cyclone 1987; 300, 400L 4×4 1993-on; Sportsman 6×6 1995; Explorer 1995; Trail Blazer 1990-1995; Magnum 2×4; and Magnum 4×4.
Polaris ATV Repair Manual – 400, Boss, Cyclone, Magnum, Scrambler, Sport, Sportsman, Trail Blazer, Trail Boss, Xplorer, Xpress 1985-1997 is another type of Polaris repair manual. This repair manual covers Sportsman 400, 450 and 500, Worker 500 and Xplorer 500, 1996 through 2008, including: Sportsman 400, 2001-2005; Sportsman 450, 2006-2007; Sportsman 450 Browning Edition, 2006; Sportsman 500, 1996-2008; Sportsman 500 RSE, 2000-2002; Sportsman 500 DUSE, 2001-2002; Sportsman 500 HO, 2001-2006, 2008; Sportsman 500 X2, 2006-2008; Sportsman 500 Touring, 2008; Worker 500, 1997-2001
Xplorer 500,1997. Clymer repair manuals can save you money on maintenance and repair bills.
Polaris ATV Repair Manual – Magnum 425, Big Boss 500 1996-1999 is another one. This repair manual covers Polaris Magnum 425 2X4 1996-1999; Magnum 425 6X6 1996-1997; Magnum 425 4X4 1996-1999; and Big Boss 500 6X6 1998.Published by Clymer. Softcover. 341 pgs.
Polaris ATV Repair Manual – Scrambler 500 4X4 1997-2000 is another one. This repair manual covers Polaris Scrambler 500 4X4 1997 to 2000. Published by Clymer. Softcover.
Polaris Repair Manual: Big Boss 6×6, Magnum, Scrambler, Sportsman, Trail Blazer, Trail Boss, Xplorer, Xpress 1998-2006 is the last one. This repair and service manual covers Polaris ATV gasoline PVT models, 250cc through 500cc, including Big Boss 6×6, Magnum, Scrambler, Sportsman, Sportsman 6×6, Trail Blazer, Trail Boss, Xplorer, Xpress, 2-stroke and 4-stroke, 2-, 4-, and 6-wheel drive, 1998-2006.
How to Find Out Before You Rent a Boat
It's hard to argue against the fun and memories that can be made from a summer spent on the lake. But the cost and hassle that comes with purchasing and maintaining a boat can sometimes get in the way. Renting a boat has obvious advantages over owning one. For instance, renters can enjoy boating without the large monetary investments required for purchase, monthly docking fees and costly maintenance and repairs.
Here are 5 things to find out before you rent a boat:
- Is the rental company insured? Carefully review the rental agreement to find out what you will be financially responsible for should an accident or damage to the boat occur. For example, some boat rental companies place responsibility for damage to the boat and injury to anyone on board in the hands of the renter, while the rental company is liable for normal wear and tear and mechanical issues like a blown motor. Read and understand the rental company's insurance limits. This may require a review by your attorney or your personal insurance agent. You may find that your own vehicle coverage may extend to car or boat rentals.
- What size boat do you need? Depending on the body of water you've selected for your boating excursion, you may be limited to a certain size of boat. Conversely, if you've selected a larger body of water, you may want to rent a larger boat. It is also wise to consider the number of people who will be traveling on the boat. Select a boat that can accommodate your guests.
- What's included in the rental agreement? Since rental agreements vary from one company to the next, it is important to read through your agreement closely and understand your responsibilities and restrictions. The agreement will outline specifications for cancelling the boat rental should bad weather occur, any limitations on towing tubes or skiers, and which damages are covered by the rental company versus the renter. Another item to consider: what is the amount of the deposit and what is required in order to get the full amount of the deposit back?
- What safety features does the boat come with? An emergency situation on the water is not the time to find out about your rental's safety features. Before renting a boat, take the time to learn if the vehicle comes equipped with items that will come in handy during an emergency. Does the boat have a handheld radio, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, life jackets, and up-to-date lake charts and maps? If not, you will want to organize these items yourself and store them on the boat.
- Is boating education available? If you're new to boating, look into educational resources. For instance, docking the boat can be one of the hardest tasks, especially if the weather becomes less than optimal. Reviewing tip sheets or practicing docking procedures might be helpful for beginners.
How to Preparing Your Rv for Long Term
Owning an RV is extremely fun since it will help you and your family affordably travel around the country. The only problem with owning an RV is that eventually you will need to store it for a long period of time. This is especially true if you are a working individual who can only travel for a couple of weeks during the year. In order to keep you RV in top condition it is important that you take all of the appropriate steps needed for storing an RV for a long period of time.
The first thing that must be done for long term storage of an RV is finding a good storage location. Tempting as it might be an RV should never be left out of doors for several months at a time. This is just asking for trouble in the form of rodents and weather damage. Instead invest in an RV storage facility that will provide at the least a roof and a sturdy door for your RV. There are some RV storage facilities that are similar to traditional storage units with the main difference being their size and overall function.
Once you have found a good storage site for your RV clean the storage space out. There is no need to risk your RV to the vermin that another renter might have left behind. Plus in some cases the RV storage area might have gone a long time without being used. This usually means that the area has been taken over by any wildlife or insects that are interested in having a warm, safe, location to rest in during the winter and cool comfortable place to relax in all summer. Taking the time to clean your RVs storage area will cut down on the problems you will have in the future.
The next thing that you should do is clean your RV. Do not just drive your dirty, dusty, RV into its storage area and leave it. Instead give the outside a good, thorough washing and waxing if you can. Cover the tires in grease that will help them avoid cracking and other damage. Then clean out the inside of the RV. Remove all food whether it is canned or not and vacuum the interior. Check the RV several times for forgotten food since this will attract vermin and insects who will try as long as they can to get into your RV and make it there new home.
Once you are done with the basic inner and outer cleaning of your RV it is time to get dirty. You must always remember to flush out your RV holding tank and give it a good cleaning. Most people hate this task but it must be done. If you do not flush out and clean your RV holding tank then you might notice extremely bad smells the next time you climb into your RV. Clean your RV using dish liquid that is designed to fight grease and grime. This will give you the best cleaning possible and leave your holding tank smelling fresh and clean.
If it is the winter time or winter is fast approaching there are a few more things that you will need to do to make sure your RV stays in tip top shape. The first thing you must do is completely drain your water heater. There is equipment available that will help flush the water out of your system and dry the lines. Once the water has been drained use a bypass system to add antifreeze to the lines to avoid freezing and damage during the winter. These bypass systems come with instructions that are usually easy to follow.
Last, but not least, you must remove the battery from your RV. Many RV owners are tempted to leave their batter in the RV all year long but this can lead to draining, corrosion, and even leakage of dangerous battery acid. Instead of leaving the battery in your RV when you are not using it remove it and bring it into your house. Do not store the battery in a bedroom; instead store it in a garage or outside work room that remains warm or comfortable throughout the year. To keep your battery from losing charge try to charge the batter for a few days or hours each month to keep it fully charged. When you are ready to use your RV again simply reinstall your battery and get ready to drive.
Secrets To Getting The Most Money Out Of Charity Your Car
In the US it's possible to donate a vehicle (while usually a car, it can be a boat or any other form of transportation) to certain charities, and in return be able to claim a tax deduction on your personal income tax return. For vehicle values of less than $500, the value of the tax deduction comes from the donor's own estimate of the car's value, even if the charity receives less money when they actually sell the car. If a charity is evasive, doesn't welcome your questions and doesn't provide clear answers about where the proceeds from donations go you might consider making your car donation to another charity.
The charity will give you some forms to fill out. You can give these to the driver when they come to pick up the car. One of the exceptions to the new IRS regulations allows donors to still deduct the fair market value of their vehicle when they fill out their income tax forms provided the charity materially improves the vehicle. Besides offline you can also donate your car online to individual charities or car donation programs. Checking with programs online can give you a chance to compare the individual charity benefits to you and more in-depth information on their programs.
The charitable organization uses the profit from they make from your vehicle to help fund their specific causes. There are a few exceptions in the new tax law regarding the fair market value section. For example, you may base your deduction on the fair market value of the vehicle if the charity sells it to a needy individual at a discounted price or if the charity uses the car as part of its mission instead of selling it. By donating a car it can eliminate unnecessary spending of money on repairs, advertising fees and the problems or liabilities associated with selling it.
Some charities that run the car donation program instead of hiring a middleman are discriminating about which vehicles they accept, repair and materially improve. They sell most of the vehicles at retail. You might have an old vehicle sitting around on your property or on the street that you don't use very often or ever. You can usually donate a sad-looking car that is running, depending on the charity. If your car is in running condition, consider dropping it off at the charity yourself to save the organization from paying for towing costs.
If you donate your car and you don't intend to deduct the vehicle donation on your tax return, no further action is necessary after the donation. A large chunk of your car donation money should not be taken out for large administrative fees or investments, so ask the charity first. In some cases charitable car donors can still claim the fair market value for their used vehicle. Make sure to have your title handy or at least know where it is when you call in your donation. Cars that are not being used make good donations, enabling many less fortunate people to have an affordable means of transportation.
You can get a car donation tax deduction up to the limits allowed by the IRS. Don't let your unused vehicle go to waste just sitting around gathering rust. Repairable vehicles are accepted provided the vehicle is repairable for less than for what it could sell for.
Regardless of the laws, it's a good idea to protect yourself by having the proper insurance coverage on your vehicle until it's donated. And your vehicle must have all four of its tires inflated to be accepted. For states that require smog certificates or safety inspection certificates, you can certainly donate your vehicle without these documents.
The donor benefits from the vehicle donation by receiving a tax receipt for the highest possible value. When you donate a car, you know you'll get it off your property within a couple of days or so, clearing out much needed garage, driveway or yard space. Oh and your vehicle must not have any major parts missing. If you think that donating an old car is a good way to ease your taxes then why not check into it today. And when you donate your car to a charity you'll benefit in many ways.
Car Detailing Company
Mobile Car Detailing is the leading mobile car detailing professional in Charlotte, NC. We can come to you, or you can come to us. Our Charlotte car detailers knows the extreme sensitivity of your car's appearance and we take pride in the realization of a car detailing services in Charlotte that cleans, corrects and protects your car to extraordinary levels inside and out.
Mobile Car Detailing Charlotte guarantee our work, can provide references and detail every car as if it were our own! We serve on a reasonable price. Please give us a chance to respond to the needs of your vehicle and provide the best value.
Mobile car detailing Charlotte NC Company is based on the belief that the needs of our customers are of utmost importance. Our charlotte auto detailing team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high ratio of our business is from repeat customers and recommendations. We would welcome the opportunity to earn your belief and provide you the best facility in the business.
Mobile Car Detailing
Vehicle wheels, wheel rims, trim and front cover are first pre-soaked, rinsed and passed to loosen and remove dirt, grime, grease and insect debris splatter. Then the piles of laundry soap suds bubbling cars with a special polymer is used to wash the vehicle with a lamb's wool glove to leave a shimmering, dazzling brilliance.
All exterior rubber and vinyl adjustment are treated to a condition. The interior is aspirated; the dash and steering column are wet given special attention and dusted clean mirrors, windows, windows and tips. Interior fragrance is available on request.
Hand Car Wash
Mobile Car Detailing Charlotte to provide a car wash experience really enjoyable and satisfying hand to each of our clients. Our goal is to develop a relationship of trust with you, which is defined by honesty, integrity and fairness. With over 10 years of experience.
All vehicles are washed using only genuine wool gloves and hand dry cloth to prevent scratching hand. To protect your painting, use 110% carnauba wax for a shiny, glossy finish. Inside, air and preservation of high quality leather to protect and beautify your interior leather is used.
What People Say About Mobile Car Detailing Charlotte
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What is the Advantages of Auto Navigation Systems and GPS
Auto navigation systems and GPS devices are everywhere you turn in this day and age. You can find them in your car, boat, plane, even in your purse (if you have a PDA or cell phone with GPS capabilities combined with the right software and/or subscriptions). If that isn't enough for you, you also have the option and capability of turning your laptop computer into a GPS device if that is your desire. The thing that most people forget to check out or ask about when looking at all the nifty features of unit A over unit B is how easy is the unit you are considering to use?
Handheld GPS and auto navigation systems offer sensible solutions to common travel related problems. They will not have all the answers all the time but are a great help most of the time. There are many styles and types of GPS and auto navigation systems that are available in today's market. Some people may not fully understand all of the neat tricks you can do with your GPS system. Here are a few things you may not have realized you can do with your GPS device.
1) You can always find the spot where you parked your car by marking it. Talk about a treasure hunt where "X" marks the spot!
2) You can track your route while hiking, biking, or horseback riding so that you can retrace your steps in order to find your way back where you started.
3) Some GPS devices can even allow you to 'go it alone' by offering the option of a digital compass rather than telling you step by step where to go (if this interests you, check the package details to see if this is available on the unit you are considering).
Keep in mind however that GPS and auto navigation systems aren't fail safe. There are a few problems that the brochures, boxes, and salesmen might neglect to mention.
1) You still need to carry around an Atlas or road maps for backups as there are occasions when the data for GPS units may not be current or accurate. Remember that roads are built, close, and in need of repair and maintenance all the time. It's nearly impossible to have one that is always correct up the minute.
2) These devices do not typically work well inside buildings or under dense forest cover.
3) Batteries, batteries, batteries. These are worse than digital cameras when it comes to burning through batteries. This is one reason that people tend to leave them charging at all times if you're leaving your car with your unit be sure you have extra batteries for backup as it is quite likely that you will need them at the worst possible moment.
4) GPS units do not recognize the existence of mountains, rivers, and other obstructions in your path so the directions and coordinates they give can occasionally be misleading.
There are many pros and cons when it comes to not only auto navigation devices but also for handheld GPS devices as well. Be sure that you try out the model you are considering before you buy it if at all possible. This will make your decision much easier and allow you to see whether or not you will be able to easily use and understand the auto navigation system you choose.


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Katy Perry parachuted into the Vh1 Divas: Salute the Troops special on Sunday night, kicking off roughly 2 hours of sexiness thanks to her clingy (and patriotic!) stage outfits.
Katy performed an array of hits, including "California Gurls," but she really saluted the armed forces in the form of a fatigue-printed latex dress and a sparkling Jessica Rabbit-inspired evening gown.
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I had breast reduction surgery in July 2013 and I seemed to heal ok . But I am still having so much burning pain and sometimes its unbearable. I still cannot wear a bra . I went to see my Family Dr. who told me this is normal...I even woke up just this morning and had deep red what looked like blood bruising on the incision of the nipple with a faint red rash on the breast. I just don't know what I should do anymore.
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San Francisco couldn't get its offense rolling against Matt Harrison in a 5-0 loss to Texas in baseball action on Friday.
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This is the page of the font : http://www.yanone.de/typedesign/kaffeesatz/
The page says it is free to use. It does indicate whether or not it is free to use for commercial use.
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This pie is your Everyday, Holiday, Special Event, Sunday Dinner, Company Dinner Party type of pie. You will want to make this pie for any reason you can come up with because it is that good! WARNING!!! This is very addictive!
Top Review by MN Farmgirl
Very easy and very good. It is also very rich. Next time I will make a graham cracker crust for my 9-13 cake pan and put the filling on top. I only had 5 dark chocolate Milky Way bars. I melted them on the stove and it went very quickly. I used 2 8-oz containers of whipped topping. You could still taste the candy bars.
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- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 (14 ounce) caneagle brand sweetened condensed milk
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- 1 (13 ounce) carton Cool Whip, thawed
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- Beat both cream cheeses with sweetened condensed milk.
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I'm a walker.
For me, walking is a combination of hobby and exercise. More than
that, however, it is a healthy management of anger. I know this
because I've experienced the results of being confrontational
without taking time to cool off. Anger's positive side is that it
can jolt us out of apathy and into action. Like every emotion,
however, anger needs centering, a period of cooling-off and
reflection before it can manifest its real potential to affect
change. So, I walk out the door and stay away until I can control
this little beast, anger. When I come back, I'm ready to present my
position with reason and resolve.
I need to be
able to walk. Walking to relax or to find peace amid the lonely
desert beauty of the West Bank or in East Jerusalem has become an
impossibility for those of us who live in areas that the Sharon
government has tightened like a noose around our necks. We dare not
venture to the famous Via Dolorosa in the Old City, but in our own
neighborhoods the streets and by-ways have become modern streets of
pain like the road Jesus trod on the way to his death. More than 90
new Israeli checkpoints have appeared in our towns and villages.
Each day we venture out only to find another block, another
malignancy sickening us. The idea of driving vanished when the
Israelis unloaded tons of dirt on roads leading in and out of our
towns or dug ditches to destroy our streets and prevent thousands of
people from leaving home. We have elementary schools, but it takes
tremendous determination to get to them. We have universities, but
they are out of bounds. We have jobs, but our work is not deemed as
important as Israeli security. The endlessly repeated mantra of
Israeli security virtually has stopped us in our tracks. It has
limited our lives, but not our anger. Young people like myself can
no longer walk off our irritation and indignation. So much for
Palestinians' efforts to gain emotional equilibrium.
It seems odd
to me that Israelis do not see that every time our space is
tightened, their security takes a step backward. We are left with
nothing but the resolve to overcome. Anger, in a place where
activity is virtually impossible, easily evolves into rage and rage
into irrational furor. Modern psychology explains this; are the
Israelis unaware of the reality they have created for themselves? We
Palestinians face anger, but our oppressors live in fear. Doesn't
this mean that both groups are prisoners of each other?
Ramallah was
the one town on the West Bank where Palestinians were committed to
investing in the future. Located in a supposedly non-controversial
area under Palestinian Authority control, the town became a symbol
of Palestinian determination. Surely, no matter what happened
elsewhere, Ramallah would remain a safe haven in which Palestinians
could enjoy each other's company.
Coffee shops
and restaurants opened; an old home was renovated into a wonderful,
modern cultural center, and merchants opened clothing stores and
sweet shops. I would joke to guests who wanted to visit the West
bank, "This evening I will take you to the New York of
Palestine. Ramallah is no East Jerusalem, where metal bolted doors
lock tightly by 4 p.m. Come along and mingle with Palestinian
society. Join in on an evening shopping spree. If you don't like
falafel, I'll share a pizza with you."
I used to be
so excited about taking Americans and Europeans to Ramallah that I
would uncharacteristically almost jump up and down. Ramallah, then,
was the symbol of Palestinian dreams of having some semblance of
normalcy at home, in spite of the surrounding hostile settlements.
But I see now that our hope was irrational. Oppression even then had
locked us in and set us up to experience our own form of denial.
Only a few weeks ago, I took a service van through people's yards to
get to a surgery training course in Ramallah. We were unable get
there that day, because Ramallah had been amputated from the rest of
our country. We drove north toward our destination until we came to
a ditch that even tanks would have a hard time traversing. Israeli
tanks, however, lined the perimeter with weapons pointing in and
weapons pointing out. Seeing the obvious, our van driver turned
back. That was the beginning of my daily desperate attempt to get to
Now, I, along
with the rest of those resolute on getting to work no matter what,
take the van in the opposite direction to the edge of Jerusalem,
where we exit near Qalandia Refugee Camp. Then, we start walking.
"Ah," you say, "here's your chance to walk and get
your frustration out." Hardly! We walk through cars parked on
the road as if the road were a parking lot. Most days, unreported in
the press, Israelis hinder any movement. Shooting and tear gas are
par for the course. This isn't walking in order to regain dignity,
reason or peace of mind. My head and chest are filled with the
stench and congestion of smoke. I walk hunched up and blinded. I
think of survival, not peace. It takes memories of walking the paths
around Niagra Falls to cool my rage. There, my vision was refreshed
with the soothing mist of the great powerful rush of water. My chest
was full of excitement. I saw a huge rainbow signaling promise and
hope. That was America. I'm among the lucky ones: I've been outside
our prison. I have dreams to shore me up. Others of my countrymen
have nothing at all except the experience of oppression.
Why, I ask,
cannot America's government understand that Palestinians, like most
people anywhere, would much prefer a walk in a waterfall's mist than
a trudge through the smoke of tear gas and hostile fire? Why have
they joined with Israel to take away our simple lives? Why do
Washington leaders insist that they will always back our oppressors
and ignore our very being? As one living the daily trauma of
existence in the backyard that has become Israel, I wonder if anyone
in America imagines what actually goes on here? Some would surely
answer, "yes." "Yes"-but does anyone out there
care? The talk about security, pre-emptive strikes, a people for a
land without a people, ignorance of the human realities of being
Palestinian, the oil front, the stench of death and the decay of
morality: these are the demons that rear their heads inside mine as
I walk my own Via Dolorosa.
Here's the
rub. Relief from anger comes in small doses, mostly through work.
"Scrub up," my teacher says to me. "You can do a
plantar corn excision on your own today. I will be your assistant,
your nurse," he chuckles. "Am I ready for this?" I
ask, forgetting the world outside the clinic outpatient-procedure
room. The local anesthetic given, I begin with all the hesitancy of
a learner and the compassion of a soon-to-be doctor who fears
unnecessarily hurting her patient. I make a nice elliptic cut around
the corn and excise it. Then, I gently stitch the wound. The patient
smiles kindly, amused by my tenseness. He expresses approval of my
work. I excise his other corn with more confidence. I give him pain
killers and tell him to stay off his feet for one week, at least.
"You'll need time to heal," I tell him, proud to have
handled an entire operation from start to finish on my own. I walk
out feeling happy. I have my work.
But that is
not the end of it. A few hours later, the discharged patient is
dragged back to our clinic by two men holding him up by the armpits.
"My home is in Surda," the man explains, "the
Israelis won't allow my brother to drive me home. They say I can
walk around the mountains if I need to go home. I walked a few
kilometers and collapsed. Doctor, please tell them I cannot
walk." Laughing at his innocent thought that the Israeli
soldiers would listen to a Palestinian doctor, my teacher says,
"Stay in Ramallah until you can walk the mountains."
I know the joy
of walking. Our globe is too closely connected for us not to know
what lies beyond our prison. I've roamed the ancient streets of
Athens; I've laughed at street performers in Piccadilly and sipped
coffee in a caf� by Lake Michigan. I know the relief of walking in
a cool desert night, stars floating above me. These are mere dreams
in my world of gun fire, ditches, harassment and clashes.
Face it, I
think to myself, you live in a ghetto, a bantustan, an island far
away from any turquoise sea. You're one of the lucky ones because
you have the energy to do whatever it takes to get to work. You can
lose yourself in fixing corns on an old man's feet and feel the
inner reward of knowing that you care about and can help Palestine's
injured and crushed. But unreleased anger and unwanted leisure tend
to crush the normalcy of a coherent connection with one's home and
being. What is centering when unconditional love of home requires
constant warring simply to be? I live in a ghetto prison connected
by potholed patches of my own Via Dolorosa. I am not safe at home,
nor anywhere in my country. I am not alone, however. Israelis may
have their "safe" highways, separation, and disdain for
us, the "others" who simply will not go away. Just like
us, however, they do not have peace of mind. As they increase the
constrictions around us, they pull us together in our anger and
Who, I wonder,
is better off? Is it we, the prisoners of our era-or they in the
"ghettoed" villages built on our hillsides? I await the
return of another time when I or my children, or their children,
once again will walk the Via Dolorosa and marvel about what it took
to maintain the walkway of peace.
(Samah Jabr is a freelance
writer and medical student in Jerusalem. This article was written
with the assistance of Elizabeth Mayfield.)
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It's that time of year again… aching, wheezing, coughing up loogies – the shakes, fevers and sore throats. For the first time in several years, I neglected to get a Flu shot and sure enough, I got hit with it badly. Nursing a two day old 103 degree temperature, my doc was kind enough to save me a trip to the E.R. and phone in a prescription for Tamiflu. He rocks. Keep in mind though, there is no such thing as a sick day in this business.
That said, for as long as I've been bartending, there's been this belief – among many – that a good 'ol Hot Toddy, or a couple of fingers of quality Whiskey will either clear things right up or at the very least – make you "feel" a whole lot better.
I love me some Giz (that's pronounced with a hard g you pervs)… as in Gizmodo. I'm a tech junkie. As mentioned previously, not only does Gawker Media (Gizmodo's publisher) publish the very best in tech news, but they're revelers at heart. Every once in a while they'll investigate and report on some of the finer points of imbibing like their mucho insightful post on Endurance Drinking. Such is the case this again week as they delve into the science behind the belief that booze is what you really need to get over your latest bout of bacteria or virus infestation.
"So why does whiskey (and hot toddies and such) sometimes make your throat feel better? Mostly because it gets you a drunk. One of the byproducts of even lower levels of intoxication is that you stop feeling pain so acutely. While this sounds nice, there are risks, aside from the usual drunken ones. First, alcohol is very drying. When you've got a sore throat or a cough, the last thing you want is your throat to be any drier…"
Myth busted. Giz concludes:
"We can reasonably conclude that if you're already sick (or getting sick), boozing ain't going to help you. In fact it may make things worse. That said, if you have a penchant for red wine, there's some evidence that suggests it may significantly boost your cold-fighting abilities. You may be able to get achieve the same results from grape juice, however. The jury is out on that one."
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