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Spot on Technology - Passive Limiters in Headphones
Hearing damage… some background information…
The title of this article already reveals that the subject is how to "limit" our headphones to protect the hearing. Why is this necessary? How does hearing damage arise? Two different kinds of hearing damage are distinguished.
1. Blast and explosion trauma
The blast or explosion trauma is one way of how to suffer a permanent hearing damage. In that short moment the sound pressure which affects the ear is so extremely high that it can damage the internal ear. This can be caused by firing a pistol directly next to the ear or a knock on the ear or for instance by an extremely loud noise or whistling from loudspeakers or headphones due to operating errors. One known example is the microphone feedback when holding the microphone towards a loudspeaker. The damage caused by a blast trauma is often non-reversible and consequently leads to a permanent damage of the hearing. Often the blast trauma is referred to as an accident, but that does not change the dramatic effects on the health of the hearing.
2. Permanent threshold shift
This may sound a little bit scientific, but it is the correct medical term. In science and medicine, healthy or damaged hearing is referred to as the level of threshold in quiet and this criterion is used as an evaluation. The measurement is defined as 0 dB (SPL), frequency-independent describing the sound pressure (more simple: the volume) at which the hearing just perceives sounds or noise.
Picture 1 - Source: Wikipedia.de – Hearing Threshold
Schmerzgrenze = threshold of discomfort
Musikwahrnehmbarkeit = perceptibility of music
Sprachwahrnehmbarkeit = perceptibility of speech
Hörschwelle = hearing threshold level
Why is this term an indicator that it was too much for the hearing? Well, when listening to a high volume for a certain time, the consequence is a shift of the hearing threshold, i.e. the threshold for just perceiving sound is moved upwards. In general it is referred to as hardness of hearing; the technical term is threshold shift.
Fortunately the hearing is more robust than we think. When we listen to the music for thirty minutes with our iPod it does not immediately cause a permanent hardness of hearing. First of all it causes a temporary threshold shift, i.e. a temporary hardness of hearing. This period of reduced hearing happens after exposure to loud sounds, for example after a visit to a discotheque. This kind of hearing impairment is often temporary and after some time the trauma will stop. This, however, should not be taken as a free ticket for listening to loud music; it should only demonstrate that listening to loud music for a short time does not immediately cause hearing damage. In addition to the plain volume the period of listening is most of all a decisive factor.
It could be compared to a barrel of water. The barrel demonstrates the amount of noise we can cope with per day. Whether you turn on the water tap once a day and fill the barrel or add small amounts of water several times a day to fill the barrel remains the same. Important is that the barrel does not flow over.
This requires a certain discipline of the user (as with all matters of health), which especially refers to people who are exposed to "noise" all day for professional reasons such as sound engineers, simultaneous interpreters, musicians, DJs etc. In this case you cannot have a break to relax your ears as this would mean you would have to interrupt your work. Another source of danger is the period of time you are forced to listen to. This results in a quick tiring of the hearing and you tend to turn up the volume.
Especially for the people mentioned above it is important to work at a moderate volume level during the whole time of working to avoid deafness as occupational disease (permanent threshold shift). In many cases this would mean an occupational disability.
Legal Conditions
1. Labour law
As the responsible handling with volumes is not known to each employee (or in the daily routine this fact is sometimes forgotten), it is the employer's duty to ensure a work environment which is not harmful to the health.
In Germany the legal conditions for noise exposure at work are determined in the regulations of the German employer's liability insurance association (BGV B3 - Noise). They differ between local and personal evaluation levels (i.e. the sound pressure level average over the whole time), which should not exceed a value of 85 dB(A) over a period of time of 8 hours and a maximum sound pressure level of 140 dB (SPL).
Similar legal limiting values for noise exposure at work are found in almost all European countries, such as the Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 1643 "The Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005" in Great Britain determining a personal evaluation level of 87 dB(A)/8 hrs. or a maximum sound pressure level of 140 dB(C).
The basis of all legal regulations for noise exposure at work (including when working with headphones) is the so-called equivalent permanent sound pressure level LAeq. This means that the noise exposure is measured, summed up and averaged during the whole work duration (typically an 8-hour work day). This averaged value now corresponds to an even sound pressure level which affects the user during the whole work duration without variation in volume and without interruption (virtually as background noise) allowing a clear evaluation of the noise exposure at the workplace. The linear relation between sound pressure level and time of exposure is of special interest meaning that a sound pressure level higher by 3 dB results in halving the allowed time of listening.
The following values are just "healthy":
85dBA for 8 hours or…
88dBA for 4 hours or…
91dBA for 2 hours or…
94dBA for 1 hour or…
97dBA for 30 minutes or…
100dBA for 15 minutes
2. Mobile Players
Another legal regulation for limiting the volume of listening with headphones is found in the European standard EN 50332-1 which deals with the sound pressure levels of headphones when used with mobile players.
Here it is determined that a mobile player must not produce a sound pressure of > 100 dB(A) on the headphone connected and should correspond to an equivalent permanent sound pressure level of 90dBLAeq.
Furthermore, in the past years more massive demands arose for a stricter regulation of volumes in the private environment. For example in 2008 the Scientific Committee of the EU warned against the dangers of high volumes with mobile players such as MP3 players by publishing their report "newly aroused and newly identified health risks" (SCENIHR) and recommended to tighten the current valid safety standards. They recommend reducing the currently valid volume restrictions for mobile players from 100 dB(A) to 89 dB(A).
At the end of the day the efficiency and realisation of such measures always remains doubtful, because the user can avoid them by using for instance very powerful headphones or amplifiers.
Weighting Filter:
A-weighted, C-weighted or unweighted… that's the question!
We all know the typical specifications for sound pressure measurements such as dB(A), dB(C) or dB(SPL) and have accepted them. Only few of us, however, know the background of these different weighting curves and know why they are used.
The reason for the big number of different weighting filters is simply the human auditory physiology. The properties of the human hearing are unfortunately far from linear regarding the frequency or volume. As shown in picture 1 the frequency curve of the human hearing is far from linear, but prefers individual frequency ranges. For example close to the level of threshold in quiet, deep frequencies below 100 Hz are perceived less stronger by more than 20 dB than frequencies in the range around 1 kHz.
From this the so-called A-weighting filter was developed, which reproduces the frequency selectivity of the human hearing relatively good at a volume level of approx. 40 phon. Unfortunately, this weighting filter is only valid for this volume range. If the hearing volume is increased, the frequency selectivity of the human hearing is changed. Deep frequencies are progressively perceived in the same proportion as medium and high frequencies.
Picture 2 - Source: Wikipedia.de – Frequency weighting
At a volume of 100 phon deep frequencies below 100 Hz are perceived almost in the same proportion as medium and high frequencies. This resulted in the introduction of further weighting curves such as A-weighting (db(A)), C-weighting (dB(C)) or an unweighted (dB) SPL)) measurement.
Picture 3 – Source: Wikipedia.de – Frequency weighting
Relativer Schalldruckpegel = relative sound pressure level
Bewertungsfilter = weighting filter
Frequenzgang des Gehörs = frequency response of the hearing
Frequenz = frequency
Now the problem is that there are many different weighting filters for the same problem (perceived sound pressure level with the human hearing across different frequencies). Basically you should apply a different measurement method depending on the volume level. But this is hard to practice. Two measurement methods have been established: A-weighted (dB(A)) and unweighted (dB(SPL)). Here, the dB(A) measurement is far more common for sound pressure measurements that refer to the human hearing. For the pure auditory sensation the application of the A-weighting is a good compromise. If it comes to hearing protection, however, it is technically not the best approach. As already mentioned, the A-weighting refers to the properties of the human hearing close to the level of threshold in quiet.
When we talk about hearing protection, we have to assume sound pressure levels that are far beyond the level of threshold in quiet. Depending on the volume range the B- or C-weighting might be the better one. In practice it is not possible to change between the different weighting filters all the time. Regarding hearing protection there are two measurement methods that make sense:
1. Measurements with A-weighting. They correspond to most common standards and measurement procedures and can be compared with each other. But you must note that high sound pressure levels are weighted significantly less harmful than they are in practice.
2. Unweighted measurements. They represent the highest safety factor, because in principle they correspond to the auditory sensation at very high volumes and weight all frequencies equally. In principle the measurement method represents the "worst case". You must accept, however, that with low sound pressure levels it is measured stricter as the impact on the human hearing actually is.
The Use of passive Limiters in Headphones…
Definition: What is a passive limiter?
Unlike active limiters, which only work when operated with a supply voltage, passive limiters are circuits which are built with electronic components such as diodes, transistors etc., but are designed to work without a power supply. They are used for headphones, because a headphone (as well as a speaker) usually does not have a power supply.
What they can provide… and what they cannot provide…
Let us start with what they cannot provide. As described before, the degree of damage to the human hearing due to noise is not only caused by the sound pressure level, but especially by the time of exposure to noise. A limiter in a headphone cannot meet this requirement, because a limiter only limits the maximum sound pressure level without taking the time of noise into account.
The patented beyerdynamic EarPatron™ technology, which meets the requirements of the guidelines for labour protection is a hearing protection that also refers to the time of exposure to noise and is used for the SIS Simultaneous Interpretation System or the Headzone Pro XT surround headphone system.
Does this mean that the passive limiter regarding hearing protection is only a bad compromise? No, although a headphone limiter cannot take the time of exposure into account, it is an excellent tool to avoid too high volume levels and protect the user against damages to the hearing when used correctly. Furthermore, the use of passive limiters in headphones provides some important safety aspects.
1. The first big advantage of limiters in headphones is that the noise limiting is done locally because they are inseparably connected with the sound source, the headphone. As described before, the volume limitation of players such as headphone amplifiers, MP3 players etc. can be easily avoided by using another headphone or an amplifier. When a headphone itself is limited (as last item in the chain), such measures cannot be taken any more, which is also an important factor regarding the guidelines for labour protection when the compliance of noise levels of headphone workplaces must be guaranteed.
2. The second advantage of limiters in headphones is the fact that they are adapted and gauged to the acoustical properties of the headphone. In this way the limitation to a defined sound pressure can already be guaranteed by the manufacturer. An electronic limiter connected ahead is only able to limit the audio signal to a defined voltage value. The calibration to the sound pressure of the headphone in use has to be carried out by the user himself with an extensive measurement, which is often hardly possible due to missing measurement equipment.
The beyerdynamic limiter concept
We all know the soft sound of a high-quality, electronic limiter as it is used in studios and for recording purposes. The sound of such an often VCA-based circuit corresponds to a remote-controlled volume increasing and decreasing and not a circuit which clips signals.
Of course it is possible to integrate such an extensive electronic circuit directly into a headphone, but this makes the headphone useless for daily use, as the headphone always has to be equipped with a supply voltage for the operation of the limiter electronics. But this is not available with standard headphone outputs of players.
In order to avoid this and to leave the headphone as passive listening tool, limiter circuits with passive components such as diodes are used. These circuits are known as diode limiter or brick wall limiter and can clip audio signals very fast and secure when the threshold is exceeded. In principle this is the same function as with an equalizer.
At beyerdynamic we have invested a lot of work to achieve a similar sound with a pure passive circuit as with an extensive electronic limiter circuit. This includes a two-stage concept to reduce gently the audio signal by 6 dB when the limiter threshold is achieved (similar to a compressor with a quick attack and slow release time). Then there is a second hard limiter downstream, which limits the audio signal with a brick wall limiter when the input volume is further increased.
The big advantage of this concept compared to others is the soft, compressor-similar range between the unlimited audio signal and the hard second limiter stage. This range still sounds very good and signals the user the achieved limiter threshold without producing immediately hard distortions.
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They play Saturday at home against New Orleans. It won't be easy if they do win.
Yeah I'm just going to take off and grab some popcorn because everyone except the Indiana Pacers works hard 365 days a year and gets paid good money.
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Do people pay to watch you do your job and make millions of dollars solely because of you?
There is no NBA player named Monte Ellis.
No one is even thinking about that. Paul George had a bad game. It was probably his worst game of the season. He was bad offensively and he allowed DeRozan to drop 26 points on him (on 24 shots, of course, but still). It happens. Let's just admit it and move on.
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They don't pay money to watch you and make millions of dollars off of you when you put in lazy half assed performances.
do you think these guys partied last night? I would have assumed not, with 12/31 home game and then the OT trip, but that would explain a lot of things.
and canada probably celebrates new years on a different day, so of course the raptors would be all right.
Not sure that's really a fair comparison
Could it be possible that he just had a bad day at work? Things weren't going his way, and the stuff he usually does that has gotten him this far in his career just weren't clicking? I'm sure you have had days at work like that. You are acting like the dude sauntered out on the court, took a huge dump, and rolled in it.
I heard a lot of oooohs and ahhhs for PG tonight.
There is no NBA player named Monte Ellis.
What hurts more, when he score or gets an assist?
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Yet...we currently sit with a better record than Miami, even after tonight.
I did, it certainly wasn't one of his better games--and I don't think it's unfair to call it his worst performance of the season. It doesn't mean he wasn't trying.


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We've had our faucet for a few months now and have been very happy with it. It swivels around, so we can rest a coffee pot on the counter and fill it...which is very convenient. It was MUCH less expensive than any other faucet with the same look. The only negative is that we have it installed an inch from the edge of the sink and it doesn't reach as far as we'd like. In the picture you can see the vertical bar, and it would be better even an inch or so longer. Fortunately, you can take it out of the holder to make it reach farther. You don't always have an available hand to do that, when you're holding a heavy pot. Overall, still very happy with it!Read More
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I have had this kitchen faucet for over 2 years, and I currently rent the house it is in and after I fixed the problem with the leak, it has not leaked ever since a single time. The finish is really nice and it's heavy. The spray head can be moved to the left and right to cover your 2 sink areas, but the "coil" part is comepletely stiff and will not bend or move. I am giving 2 stars because (1) I had to fix a leak in it myself because the O-ring was never seated properly from the maufacturer (2) it doesnt have the mobility I thought it would. Originally when it arrived, it leaked where the vertical shaft meets the larger base area and my plumber could not stop the leaking. instead of mailing it back, I took it apart, which is a little tricky but as I recall there are some tiny set screws. It turns out that I did not receive a new product, but a previously used one based on the evidence I saw when i opened it. But instead of returining it- I decided to see if I could fix it and use it. The reason it was leaking was because there had been water sitting in for some time causing some greenish crud/corrosion where the rubber o-ring is and also the o-ring was not seated properly which is why the previous owners probably returned it because it leaked for them too. I thouroughly cleaned out the crud and re-seated the o-ring, and re-installed. It did not leak after that, and I've had no complaints from the renters of any leaks to it. However, a normal homeowner would not have spent the hours figuring out how to disassemble the whole thing and re-seat the seal. But it was easy to assemble/disassemble once i figured it out and if the o-ring ever wears out and leaks, I will know exactly how to replace it. Another issue is the inability to move/ swivel it - you can not bend that coil part at all - it's Solid. Think of the faucet as being a solid loop at the top but instead of a solid curved shaft you see on other faucets, they use the curled metal wrap for "design" - but it will not bend just like a curved solid faucet will not bend in the "C" curve at the top which is fine since that is how all of these faucets work. You can unhook the sprayer and move it to the left and right sinks just fine, but from the picture I assumed wrongly that the spring looking part was flexible - it is not.Read More
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"Is it possible to purchase a replacement "head" for this faucet? Mine is wearing out after years of use."
Hello teamfic, I'm sorry we do not have that available. I think you would need to go through the manufacturer. Have a great day!
"can you specify if the deck plate is included or not?"
Thank you for your inquiry. This faucet includes everything you need for proper installation and that includes the deck plate.
Yes it was
"What size bore is required for single hole installation"
Thanks for your interest, hole size required is minimum 1.5 inch diameter.
"Can you install this with the handle on either side or is it fixed on the right hand side?"
Yes, the handle is fixed on the right hand side of the faucet.
It moves to either side.
"Is the spring on this unit flexible or rigid?"
Are you asking about the outside spirals on the faucet? That is for design only. It will not move.
Rigid. Also, the hose it does not pull out like a restaurant model, but can reach all areas of our large farmhouse sink.
"There is a discrepancy with this item. In the title of this item it is listed as Brushed Nickel and then in the Product Details tab it is listed as Stainless Steel, which is it?"
The coil is stainless steel, the other finishes are brushed nickel color. The sprayer is plastic in a brush nickel color.
"I have seen reviews where people are disappointed at how far the faucet can swivel. Are you able to provide degrees from center to where it can turn?"
This faucet can swivel 360 degrees.
"Is it made in the u.s.a.?"
No, it was made in Taiwan.
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May 7, 2009
Provider Appreciation Day Recognizes Work of
Child Care Providers
(Washington, D.C.) – The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) supports the child care organizations and parents across the globe who will be joining together on the Friday before Mothers' Day, May 8, 2009, to celebrate Provider Appreciation Day.
Provider Appreciation Day is a day to recognize the importance of child care teachers and staff who provide care and early learning to young children. Child care organizations across the country are hosting celebrations to recognize the role child care teachers play in nurturing and supporting young children's learning and development. It is estimated that there are nearly 2.8 million child care providers in the United States and that nearly 12 million children under age 5 are in their care.
"Early childhood educators deserve much more than just our appreciation for the integral role they play in the quality of education and care our children receive," said Mark Ginsberg, Ph.D., executive director of NAEYC. "The early years are a critical time in children's growth and development, and child care teachers play a crucial role in preparing young children to succeed in school, work and life."
According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2006, child care workers made about $17,630 a year, significantly less than the average salary of all Americans at $32,390. Despite a challenging set of responsibilities and low wages, child care providers continue to supply one of the greatest resources to our communities, families and young children. Their success is also important to this country's economic recovery and success and NAEYC not only wishes to give them our appreciation, but our endless gratitude for the work they do.
Started in 1996 by a group of volunteers in New Jersey, Provider Appreciation Day is appropriately celebrated each year on the Friday before Mother's Day. The day is jointly sponsored by National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) and the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC).
Founded in 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children has nearly 90,000 members worldwide. The association is the largest and most influential voice for early childhood education professionals and the field of early childhood education in the United States
Founded in 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children is the largest and most influential advocate for high-quality early care and education in the United States.


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Major subassemblies for the Neuron UCAV technology demonstrator have been delivered to Dassault Aviation, which acts as prime contractor and design authority for this pan-European project. Sweden-based Saab handed over the front and central sections, while HAI in Greece delivered the rear fuselage.
By April, Dassault expects to receive the outer wings from EADS-CASA in Spain; the weapons bay and doors from Alenia in Italy; the payload interface from Ruag in Switzerland; and the landing gear doors from Saab. Other key Neuron suppliers include Selex Galileo (electro-optic target sensor); Rolls-Royce (Adour turbofan); Thales (communications) and Volvo Flygmotor (exhaust masking, with Saab). Dassault is supplying "stealth-related parts" (presumably the edges) and will do the final assembly and fitting at Istres, France, assisted by personnel assigned by the other partners. Dassault said that the partners "have already drawn substantial lessons from the program."
The first engine runs of the single Neuron air vehicle are scheduled for the end of the year, with a first flight planned for the middle of next year. This is about three months later than previously planned. AIN learned recently that the first flight of the "rival" all-British Taranis UCAV demonstrator has also slipped, from later this year into early 2012. However, the air vehicle was assembled last year and unveiled by BAE Systems at Warton in July.


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After a solid month of playing 5+ rounds a week on some real courses I've shaved many strokes off of my average and set my bag in stone (mostly) for the time being.
1) Stable control Driver:
175g Star Eagle (go to disc)
165g Star Eagle (dead straight after hyzer flip)
168g Star Starfire (sweepers or forehand control)
2) Distance driver:
163g Star Orc (slight turnover with hyzer flip)
168g Champ Orc (well worn: turnover/hyzer flip madness)
3) Understable
165g Star Eagle (from above) (tuned and worn to hold buttery sweet anny)
168g Champ Orc (from above) (super long anny flex shot)
175g Champ Roadrunner (straight up and back down thumber for tree jumps or weird turnover/slow drive shots, not used often)
4) Mod. Overstable
175g Star Starfire
168g Star Starfire (from above) (no wind/tailwind)
5) Very Overstable
175g Star Max (big skips, knife hyzer etc.)
169g Star Max (worn slightly, killer headwind D, long thumber)
As you can see the lighter weight Eagle, Orc and Starfire fill multiple roles depending on conditions.
None, I never seem satisfied with one, I rarely have a shot I can't do with a putter or driver so for now it stays empty.
175g Black Wizard Soft (putter drives or upshots which require the disc to sit down nicely)
162g Soft Wizard 3x (all putts, rotated through to wear evenly)
I dotn have the range of putter wear like Blake suggests because I have no need for it yet,m when I become more consistent maybe but I am able to shoot straight/hyzer/anny with the light weight softies so I'm satisfied for now. What do you fellows think?
PS The reason I throw so much star is because I got sick of dx only lasting 5 rounds in the heavily wooded courses I play all the time. Plus I like the flight/feel of star.


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'The kid is the future; he might as well learn in games. It's not as if the veterans are setting the league on fire (captain Jason Pominville rose to the crisis by scoring one point in nine games). Rolston could move Tyler Ennis back to wing and put Grigorenko at center on the second line.'
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Grading Casper Wells' Performance as a Pitcher
It's good fun scouting position player pitchers, but a measure of actual congratulations is owed to Casper Wells, who played the role of sacrificial lamb for the Philadelphia Phillies in Saturday/Sunday's 18-inning marathon against the Diamondbacks. In Wells' first pitching appearance this year, on June 28, he was called in for the ninth inning of a laugher, a 19-10 loss at the hands of the Indians. Wells was a member of the White Sox way back then.
But on Saturday, Wells was one of the real last-resort guys. Not only did the Phillies have to fight for 18 innings, they did it in a game in which spot-starter Ethan Martin got two outs before being lifted. Wells, in fact, threw just as many strikes (22) as Martin did and got the same number of outs. Wells also had the misfortune of having to pitch after he'd played for 17 innings in the field. With all of these mitigating circumstances in mind, I'm going to grade Wells on a slight curve.
Mound presence
He gets a mixed review for holding runners close to the bag. Having unfortunately walked speed demon Tony Campana (Campana's fifth free pass of the game!), Wells was aware that he'd need to pay attention to what was going on behind him. He stepped off the rubber a couple of times to look Campana back to the bag, and Campana started and stopped twice while on first base—perhaps lacking confidence in his ability to interpret Wells's move to the plate.
Wells gets a demerit for allowing Campana to take a walking lead on the play that broke the tie. He held the ball long enough to get Campana moving early, but failed to throw over to first. Campana's head start allowed him to score on the play. Here's where Campana was when Wells began his motion.
Mound presence grade: B
Fastball grade: B+
Wells has a pretty mean splitter. Here's a GIF of it from his previous outing. Got some good dive, huh? It also has an appropriate speed differential from his fastball. Wells showed enough confidence in it to begin three at-bats with it and get called strikes each time. The one thing he needs to do better is keep it down.
Off-speed grade: B+
Again, keeping in mind that Wells had to have been pretty gassed for his outing, his control wasn't optimal. Like most position players, he stayed high in the zone (and toward the third-base side of the plate). Maybe he should try starting from another point on the rubber.
Twenty-two of Wells' 40 pitches were strikes, but he bunched the misses together and ended up walking three men.
Control grade: C
In his appearance with the White Sox earlier this year, watching Wells deliver a pitch made me wince. (GIF here.)
That's Wells with an extreme case of the "inverted W," which causes him to externally rotate his right shoulder very rapidly and drag his elbow behind his body as he shifts his weight forward. Put simply, he is out of sync. In the above frame, his front leg has landed but his arm is nowhere near vertical. He is about to rotate his trunk, but he hasn't finished loading his arm.
The inverted W was still there on Saturday. And in contrast to his first outing, Wells showed a lot of problems repeating his release point.
Mechanics grade: D
Overall grade: B
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Now there's an interesting concept - how many teams have a guy on the roster with previous pitching experience who could be a project long reliever for games like this? And for teams who don't have that kind of guy, then who would be their most likely candidate?
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Urinary Disorders
Kidney Stones and Spasms
I was diagnosed with stones on both sides and have passed stones previously. This time pain is in the right hip area/back. The pain is manageable with pain medication when I am up but at night I can only sleep for a couple of hours before I am hit with horrible kidney spasms. The MRI in the emergency room did not show I was passing any but this has been going on for ten days. Does this sound normal/typical? I have no medical insurance for further testing.
R. Bruce Bracken
Urologists allow ureteral stones small enough to pass to do so provided the patient has neither sepsis (severe infection that gets into the blood) or pain that the patient cannot tolerate. Even though you do not have insurance, it sounds as if it is time to get these stones out! There should be a hospital in your area that could help you if you do not have insurance.
NetWellness Staff
The US Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Primary Health Care has a directory that will help you find a clinic that will give you medical, including dental care, even if you have no medical insurance or money.
Coverage For All.org also contains information about free medical care and programs in your area.
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Carrie Prejean
Carrie Prejean is proof that models should be seen and not heard. This busty beauty queen created a huge stir at the 2009 Miss USA pageant when she brazenly denounced same-sex marriage. Her controversial comments cost her the crown and made her public enemy No. 1 among America's liberal media. Despite her precipitous fall from grace, Prejean claims she has no regrets. "I wouldn't do anything different," she says. "I think that I was entitled to my own opinion. [Perez Hilton] asked me, you know, how I feel about a certain subject and I gave him my honest opinion."
AppealCarrie Prejean is precisely what the Beach Boys had in mind when they first began belting out tunes about California girls. This 21-year-old blond bombshell has been blessed with high cheekbones, sumptuous green eyes and a mouthwatering 34C-26-36 physique that easily keeps a surfer warm on a breezy night. Regardless of how you feel about her personal politics, there's no denying that this sizzling San Diego native is the perfect embodiment of blond perfection. It's just a shame we'll never get to see her swap spit with another girl…
SuccessThe sad truth for Carrie Prejean is that her greatest success hasn't come as a model or a pageant contestant, but rather as a lightning rod. Her controversial comments about same-sex marriage have put her in the center of a heated constitutional debate, while highlighting her relative ignorance on the subject. Even she admits that her life hasn't turned out like she hoped it would. "This was not exactly what I had planned or asked or wanted," she says. "I don't have the answers to everything, you know, in the world out there." Only time will tell if Prejean can shed her reputation as a close-minded pariah, or if she will forever be blacklisted by America's notoriously liberal entertainment industry.
Carrie Prejean BiographyCaroline Michelle Prejean was born May 13, 1987, in San Diego, California, and was raised by her parents in a strict evangelical Christian household in nearby Vista. A natural beauty, she made a dazzling debut on the pageant scene in 2005 when she was named the first runner-up at the prestigious Miss California Teen USA exhibition. Her strong finish whetted her appetite for further competition and she made headlines again in 2008 when she was named first runner-up at the Miss California USA pageant. Undaunted, she returned the following year and triumphantly won the Miss California USA title, thereby allowing her to compete in the 2009 Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 19, 2009.
carrie prejean shocks americaCarrie Prejean easily breezed through the first few rounds of the Miss USA pageant and appeared to be the favorite to win the crown before getting tripped up by pageant judge Perez Hilton during the event's final question period. Eschewing the softball questions typical of most pageants, Perez instead asked Prejean whether every U.S. state should legalize same-sex marriage. Prejean replied: "I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised." Although her answer elicited a positive response from the assembled crowd, it left judges divided and they ultimately decided to award the crown to North Carolina's Kristen Dalton.
carrie prejean is widely denouncedCarrie Prejean added more fuel to the fire the following day when she told reporters that she felt as though she had been robbed of her title for expressing her true beliefs. "I feel like I won," she told Access Hollywood. "I feel like I'm the winner. I really do. My [answer] cost me my crown." Her comments angered many members of the liberal media including Perez Hilton himself, who called her a "dumb bitch" in a scorching video blog. She was also publicly denounced by Miss California Co-Chairwoman Shanna Moakler and E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic, who brazenly labeled her an "ignorant disgrace."
carrie prejean bounces backAlthough she was clearly stung by the negative backlash, Carrie Prejean did manage to find a number of prominent supporters. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom eagerly came to her defense and Miss Universe CEO Donald Trump applauded her for doing a wonderful job, calling Hilton's question "a bit unlucky." She was also approached by the National Organization for Marriage to become a spokeswoman for its campaign promoting traditional marriage.
carrie prejean is caught in a topless scandalJust when it appeared as though Carrie Prejean would be able to resume her life, she was involved in another controversy on May 4, 2009, when a topless photo of her appeared on the website TheDirty.com. The photo, which was allegedly taken when she was 17, prompted an immediate investigation by the Miss USA pageant into whether Prejean had violated a contract clause against posing "nude or partially nude." The issue was further complicated when other questionable photos of Prejean also began to surface.
carrie prejean retains her titleAfter some careful consideration, Donald Trump announced on May 12, 2009, that Prejean would be allowed to retain her crown. "We are in the 21st century," he said during an official press conference. "We have determined the pictures taken are fine… In some cases the pictures were lovely." Trump went on to defend Prejean's comments about same-sex marriage. "It's the same answer the president of the United States gave; it's the same answer many people gave," Trump said. "She gave an honorable answer; she gave an answer from her heart."
Carrie Prejean is currently enrolled at San Diego Christian College, where she is studying to become a special education teacher.
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A PLAN to build an anaerobic digestion plant in Ramsbottom was unanimously rejected by councillors — after a protest by about 200 people.
A demonstration was staged outside Bury Town Hall before Tuesday's meeting, where children and adults waved placards and sang songs such as "AD stinks", "Rammy's not a dustbin" and "Don't ruin Rammy".
All 11 members of the planning committee voted against the plan, which would have seen the plant constructed at Fletcher Bank Quarry, despite council officers being 'minded to approve' the proposal.
Protestors were concerned about the potential impact the site, which would have been built by Peel Environmental and run by Tamar Energy, could have on Ramsbottom as a tourist destination, as well as odour and health concerns.
The plant, which would have generated the energy needs of Marshalls quarry at Fletcher Bank, would see food by-products converted into electricity.
After the meeting, a spokesman for the three firms - Peel Environmental, Tamar Energy and Marshalls - said they were "disappointed" at the decision and were "considering their next steps." They do have the option of lodging an appeal.
The planning meeting had to be moved from the Peel Room to the main council chamber to accommodate up to 120 protestors, and there was standing room only as people crammed in to hear the outcome with more left in the cold outside.
Ramsbottom's three councillors each spoke out against the plant, as well as a number of councillors on the planning committee, and after each speech the protestors cheered and broke out into loud applause.
When the decision was announced, there was an outbreak of elation as campaigners and residents celebrated their victory.
After the meeting, Cllr Ian Bevan said: "You can tell the strength of feeling from the residents, and we are delighted that it has been rejected. We are pro-AD and recycling, but it was in the wrong place."
David and Sandy Johnson, of Bank Lane Farm in Shuttleworth, attended the meeting, and they say their home would have been just 50 metres away from the plant.
Mrs Johnson said: "My two kids' health has been secured tonight. If it had been approved we might have been forced to move out."
Cllr James Frith, who was not on the planning committee, but attended the meeting, added: "We should never have been here. It is through the hard work and dedication of the residents that victory has been secured tonight."
Nicole Haydock, joint co-ordinator of Bury Green Party, who submitted documents which questioned the air quality documents submitted by the applicants, said: "We are delighted that Labour members of the planning control committee have listened to our evidence based scientific objection to this planning application."
In a planning report, council officers had said that the plant, which would have been built on the green belt, would not have been inappropriate, because it would generate the energy needs of Marshalls quarry as well as a surplus which would be used by the National Grid.
During the meeting, Cllr Bevan said that the plant did not demonstrate special circumstances and urged councillors to reject it, highlighting that Peel Brow Primary School would have been around 150 metres away.
He said: "The Greater Manchester Waste Unit advise that only one substantial circumstance exists — namely its proximity to an energy user."
"This plant will have an unacceptable impact on residents in our town —noise, dust, extra traffic, air pollution, smells and nuisances —all sources of air pollution."
Cllr David Jones agreed that the plant did not represent special circumstances to build on the green belt.
He said: "For this application to proceed on the green belt and for it to be special circumstances, I would suggest that the electricity generated should be returned to the people of Ramsbottom."
Keith Owen, of SLR, who compiled the planning report on behalf of Peel Environmental, Tamar Energy and Marshalls, told the meeting that the plant "would not generate an unacceptable impact to residents."
Research on behalf of the applicants also claimed that the plant would have created 10 full-time jobs once it was operational, and would have represented a £15 million investment into the local economy.
Cllr Robert Hodkinson, who is also the treasurer of Ramsbottom Business Group, raised concerns that the plant could dent the town's reputation as a tourist destination.
He said: "Ramsbottom has an enviable reputation as a great place to live, and as a tourist destination. Will people still come to Ramsbottom when its reputation is tarnished, and a putrid stench is coming from the AD plant?"
Cllr Tony Cummings, chairman of the planning committee, also hit out at social media users who had called the independence of the committee into question, labelling the rumours as "totally unfounded", and "cheap and gratuitous".


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Muskingum College receives U.S. Department of Education grant to improve special education teacher training programs
Muskingum College is the only private college in Ohio to receive a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help train highly qualified teachers of students with disabilities such as learning disabilities, emotional disturbances and mental retardation.
The U.S. Department of Education has announced the award of $2.4 million in grants to 20 institutions in 15 states. Muskingum College was one of only two institutions in Ohio to receive the grant. Muskingum will receive more than $110,000 during the first year of this five-year grant.
Visiting campus on August 4 was Kristine Cohn who represented U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. Mrs. Cohn is the senior official for the U.S. Department of Education's Region V, which encompasses Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
U.S. Congressman Zack Space was also on campus to celebrate the award with the Muskingum College community.
"Muskingum College's commitment to training teachers has remained constant and consistent," said Muskingum College's President Dr. Anne C. Steele. "This grant affirms Muskingum's important role in partnering with the region to produce highly qualified educators."
.Professor of Education Dr. Linda Morrow, who will direct and supervise Muskingum's grant, was named the 2007 "Professor of the Year" for the state of Ohio by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). A Muskingum faculty member since 1988, Dr. Morrow is co-author of Building on Student Diversity (Sage Publications) and numerous scholarly articles. She adds this latest grant to the more than $2 million in external grant funding which she has secured during her tenure at Muskingum.
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UNDATED (NBC) — An accomplished actor, Tony Simotes, spent years honing his vocal talents, but when his voice changed a few years ago he went to an ear, nose and throat specialist, who put a scope down his throat.
The problem was throat cancer.
The cause was a strain of the Human Papilloma Virus he may have contracted decades ago.
Tony says the fact that HPV is most often transmitted sexually tends to make the topic taboo,
but doctors say HPV may be transmitted easier than we thought.
"We cannot exclude that kissing, for example, does transmit HPV, or even skin-to-skin contact," says Dr. Robert Haddad of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The number of HPV-related head and neck cancers has been increasing.
15 years ago the typical throat cancer patient was an elderly man who drank and smoked heavily.
Now it's men and women in their 40s and 50s who've never smoked and rarely drink, but who've been infected with one of two HPV strains.
In most cases the tumors are curable with radiation, surgery and chemotherapy.
Still, treatment for these young survivors doesn't end with a cure.
Now the focus has shifted to helping patients with life after throat cancer, regaining the ability to eat and speak normally.
"It's where we breathe from, obviously it's where we eat, it's where we taste life, it's where we live life, and your life will never be the same after you've had throat cancer," Simotes says.
Tony is now using his voice to promote awareness, hoping to shine a spotlight on a quietly, but quickly, growing disease.


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i appreciate the fast reply. I unchecked the ALS box. many thanks.
as for the other problem... yes i have a core i7. To be more specific this is the system
IdeaPad Y560A, 15.6" HD LED Glare (1366*768) Ambient Light Sensor, Intel Core i7-740QM (Quad core 1.73GHz, 1333Mhz, 6MB), video dedicat ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1GB DDR3 + integrat Intel HD Graphics (cu comutator), RAM 4GB DDR3 1333MHz (2x2GB), HDD 500GB 7200rpm, DVDRW, Card Reader 6-in1 (SD/SD-pro/MMC/MS/MS-pro/XD), Boxe stereo (2x2W JBL with chamber Dolby Home Theatre), No TV Tuner, 1.3Mp webcam + mic, LAN 10/100/1000, WLAN b/g/n, No Modem, Bluetooth 2.1, No Finger Print, Baterie 6 Celule 2.6A, 3xUSB/ 1xUSB+eSATA/ VGA/ Express Card 34/ RJ45/ Mic-In/ Headphone / Kensington Lock/ HDMI, SlideNav (touch-sensitive slidebar), Black, Adaptor 120W, 2.70kg, 385x255x20-33 mm, Win7 Home Premium 64bit
anyway, i will update my graphics and hope it will be ok
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so i've updated my graphics from the link you gave me but the inmovie image hasn't change.
i dont exactelly know how to upload an image on this site so i uploaded one on an external one. This is the link :
(hope it will work)
the image quality is so bad, not like the ones on my Vaio or other laptops that i used. Its really upsetting considering the ammount i payed for this laptop. i could use a resolution for this matter.
i have another question i hope it will be answered
can somebody tell me what is the normal temperature the laptop must function at?
Everest shows a temperature of 51 c ( 127 F ) with normal usage and while running a game (not for too long) the temperature goes up to 70 C (158 F) wich is a bit high, but i was wondering if it is normal for this laptop. when i exit the game it will almost instantly go back to 50-55 C
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I Have been having the pixel problem as well as most of you. When scrolling while viewing pictures and random occurances on my desktop and dark backrounds.
I Just noticed that when my computer is not plugged up to the charger the problem disappears.
Ive plugged and unplugged my charger several times to make sure.
Try it for yourselves and see if it fixes your problem
SINCE this problem is only happening when running off of and outlet, there must be some sort of CPU or GPU increase when connected to a power source.
Think theres anyway we can access these settings and stop it from creating these pixels??
I Have the IdeaPad Y560 i7 Pre-Installed Windows 7
i cant find the correct VGA update . mine is ATI . lenovo y560 i5 thanks so mutch
@pepemosca- its been 16 days since i have got this laptop and i haven't faced any problems with it whatsoever. i don't have any display, sound, gradients, pixel, heat problems etc etc. the only problem i had was the big mouse pointer and that was fixed through the driver update i did thanks to your input ^^. i don't know what my lcd panel is because im a computer noob but my model number is 0646CU
Specs are:
Intel core i7-740QM
ATI Mobility Radeon HD5730 1 GB
8GB Ram
15.6" LED Glare 1366x768
if you need anything else from me let me know, its an excellent laptop without issues and so i would love to help out if my help is needed.
what about an idle temperature of 63 C ( 145 F) ? latelly thats the temp it runs.
is that ok?
Well I guess this is what I get for not doing my research...
I purchased this laptop thinking it was a godsend, the performance for the price seems unbeatable. I discovered this thread upon looking at reviews of the Y560 (which is currently on its way to me as we speak). I still have time to return it I know, but I'm wondering what is the majority opinion here.
First of all I chose the highest end version:
Intel Core i7-740QM Processor ( 1.73GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
15.6" HD LED Glare 1366x768
Should I take emergency action and return this thing?! I'm using this PC for music production in conjuction with Ableton 8. I never even planned on taking it online because of worries about viruses and spyware/malware and other potential hazards. I know I can find a way around this if need be to fix these issues, I noticed alot of suggestions to download the driver(s) availible on the support forums. I could always download them on another PC to a flash drive or external harddrive and upload them to my Y560 through that method.
Bottomline, if I download the/these suggested driver(s) is this PC still viable for my purposes? This was going to be the lifeblood of my future musical pursuits from here on out. I'm really really dissapointed to hear this news.
I appreciate any and all help I may receive. Thanks, and happy new year!


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This video has been tearing up the web, as well it should.
As far as I can tell, it's the work of Melissa Silverstein, and she's absolutely right about everything she says.
Women created the cinema. Alice Guy was arguably the first person to make a film with a plot, La fée aux choux (The Cabbage Patch Fairy, 1896); the first to make a film with sound; the first to make a film in hand-stenciled color; the first to make a film longer than 1 minute; the first to make a multi-reel film; and she started her long career in 1896, long before D.W. Griffith even thought of making a film. Her contemporaries were Georges Méliès, The Lumière Brothers, and numerous others, but Alice Guy's more than 354 films stand as a monumental achievement at the dawn of cinema.
As Ms. Silverstein points out, "in 2011, only 5% of the top grossing films in Hollywood were directed by Women. The number has decreased since 1998. In 84 years only 4 women — Lina Wertmuller, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola and Kathryn Bigelow — have been nominated for best director. One 1 has won.
Please feel free to send this video out far and wide, and on Sunday, remember that women directors voices and visions are missing from this very large cultural conversation. Telling people this is a cultural problem and not just a gender equity problem is a first step."
Happy to help. A change would definitely do you good . . .
For more information on women in film, check out Gwendolyn Audrey Foster's book Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary, by clicking this link.


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People Make the Place: Valuing Our Volunteers
Whatever your reason for coming to Winterthur, volunteers have applied their talent and energy to make your experience here memorable. Teen interns recently interviewed a few of these behind-the-scenes individuals to learn more about the important roles they play throughout the estate. The resulting portraits highlight the fervent dedication of each person. They are what truly make Winterthur special.
Shall We Dance? Three Centuries of Dance in America
Step out on the virtual dance floor and enjoy this celebration of social dancing in America from the early 1700s through the mid-1900s. Using the 2006 Winterthur Galleries show as a springboard, this online exhibition features additional library and museum objects.
The Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration
Experience the treasures of Winterthur Library in this virtual exhibition based on the 2004 Galleries show. Books, manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and printed ephemera, supplemented with museum objects, document the library's evolution from a du Pont family collection into a world-renowned repository and its role in decorative arts scholarship.
Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience
This path-breaking exhibition charts objects and imagery related to America's historical fascination with maps. Created by Martin Brückner, Professor in English and American Literature at the University of Delaware, Common Destinations was displayed in the Winterthur Galleries from April 2013 to January 2014. It features over 100 Winterthur library and museum objects as well as loans from other collections.
Boston Furniture at Winterthur
BOSTON. The name brings to mind Beacon Hill, baked beans, and the Red Sox—but perhaps not antique furniture. Yet during its early history, Boston attracted many of the finest woodworking craftsmen in America. Perched on a strip of land jutting into Massachusetts Bay, the flourishing seaport depended on artisans to build ships, homes, and furniture...
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The Flowering of American Tinware
Selections from Winterthur's superb collection of painted and decorated early American tinware are on display in our galleries (May 2013 – January 2014) and now are online for the first time. This pocket-sized exhibition highlights the origins of this specialized craft as well as artistic techniques for decorating and practices still in use today.
The Daniel & Serga Nadler Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain
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Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition
Winterthur's major exhibition is available online in permanent form. Uncorked! presents a fascinating and incredibly broad range of wine-related materials—from wineglasses and cellarettes to song sheets and paintings—and, in total, includes more than 300 objects from the Winterthur collections and promised gifts.
Who's Your Daddy: Families in Early American Needlework
View a Web cast featuring curator Linda Eaton discussing many of the items from this exhibition, which was composed of Winterthur collection objects and was on view at Winterthur October 4, 2008, to August 17, 2009. A PDF of the gallery guide also offers an in-depth look at exhibition highlights.
Winterthur joins the Transferware Collectors Club and Historic New England in making available the online exhibition Patriotic America. It serves as the definitive database of early English printed pottery with mid 19th-century images celebrating the new United States. The objects are drawn from a broad range of collections.
Launched in October 2010, this interactive exhibition is a comprehensive resource for the study of the printed designs of Spode ceramics, focusing on the blue printed patterns of Spode c. 1784–1833, the family history and business, and life in the Staffordshire Potteries of that period.
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Dear members who love Pali,
Itivuttaka 1. Lobhasutta.m
[Presented by Dr.Han Tun,MD @ sariputtadhamma/JTN]
1. Vutta~nheta.m bhagavataa, vuttamarahataati me suta.m
"Ekadhamma.m, bhikkhave, pajahatha; aha.m vo paa.tibhogo anaagaamitaaya.
Katama.m ekadhamma.m? Lobha.m, bhikkhave, ekadhamma.m pajahatha; aha.m vo
paa.tibhogo anaagaamitaayaa"ti. Etamattha.m bhagavaa avoca. Tattheta.m iti
"Yena lobhena luddhaase, sattaa gacchanti duggati.m;
Ta.m lobha.m sammada~n~naaya, pajahanti vipassino;
Pahaaya na punaayanti, ima.m loka.m kudaacana"nti.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavataa, iti me sutanti.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "Abandon
one quality, monks, and I guarantee you non-return. Which one quality? Abandon
greed as the one quality, and I guarantee you non-return." This is the meaning
of what the Blessed One said. So with regard to this it was said:
The greed with which beings go to a bad destination, coveting:
from rightly discerning that greed, those who see clearly let go.
Letting go, they never come to this world again.
This, too, was the meaning of what was said by the Blessed One, so I have heard.
Love Buddha's dhamma,


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Damp weather forces Tigers back indoors
LAKELAND, Fla. -- A second consecutive day of damp, dreary weather forced the Tigers indoors for much of their first full-squad workout on Friday morning. The only real activity outside took place on the bullpen mounds at the back of Tigertown, where pitchers threw their scheduled side sessions.
That was a sign of progress over Thursday, when pitchers had to throw in the batting cages. With hitters now taking part in workouts, the cages are busy, though pitchers did use them to work on pitchouts. Miguel Cabrera also used the cages to work on ground balls with infield coach Rafael Belliard.
New third-base coach Tom Brookens used the day to get an early jump on teaching signs. That usually doesn't take place until later in camp, when the roster has been whittled down.
"You make the best out of a rainy day," Leyland said. "The whole key to it is the cooperation of players, and they were great. Everybody knew where they were supposed to be and did what they were supposed to do. Hopefully, tomorrow we'll be on the fields."
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Moving teeth after braces
Dear Doctor, My son is in his second year of Law School at Ohio State. He wore braces for AGES it seemed!!! He had his braces removed during his senior year in high school - now about 6 years ago. He wore his retainer for awhile and then stopped. In the last couple of years, his teeth have begun to move!!!!! I took him back to his orthondontist - whom I really don`t like at all - and he said there was nothing he could do. I cannot accept this answer! Is there a referral service in Columbus or connected with the University that I could use to find a good orthodontist???? Is it possible - and I read an answer to a similar questions which was very depressing - to have some type of appliance made for my son which would help keep the teeth from moving even more than they have already??? He`s going to be a wonderful lawyer - he`s in the top ten perent of his class!!! This is why I am writing to you and not him - he spends every waking minute studying and hopes the problem will go away. Unfortunately, every time we see him - the problem seems to be getting worse!!! Any help you could give me would be very deeply appreciated!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for your question. It is timely. We must understand that just like the rest of our bodies, change is always occurring, be it hair line, muscle tone, or any number of examples. Why do we feel that the teeth once straightened may never change? The teeth are supported by periodontal ligaments that have elastic fibers, so these fibers may undergo physiologic change. Now, I suspect that the change your son has noticed is not of the degree that his original malocclusion evidenced. I also believe that some additional treatment would reestablish the correction and then future retention would be in order. If he would like, he could have an examination at the Orthodontic Section of Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Postle Hall, 305 West 12th Ave, Columbus, Ohio 43210 phone 614 292 9100. He could also contact the American Association of Orthodontists, 401 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63141-7816, phone 1800-424 2841 who will find an orthodontist in his area for consultation.
Don't despair, a small revision is probably indicated.
Walter C Buchsieb, DDS, MS
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District renews coach's contract despite mistreatment allegations
CAMAS, Wash. - Some parents say a Camas High School varsity basketball coach's behavior on and off the court is unacceptable.
Despite the allegations, the school district decided to renew Skylar Gillispie's contract Monday night.
The controversy has been brewing in the community for months, and it came to a head between the coach's critics and his supporters at the school district's board meeting.
His critics say Gillispie has pulled and shoved players and they have video they say that proves it. It just a few of the reasons Gillispie shouldn't be coach anymore, they say.
"(There's been) kids stripped of their self-esteem, their self-confidence," said former JV basketball coach Larry Crafton. "I've seen players in the locker room after practice in tears. I witnessed the use of the f-bomb on several occasions."
That's why a number of Camas High School basketball players and their families came to the school district's board meeting for a vote on whether Coach Gillispie would stay or go.
Seventeen families signed a petition in February, accusing Gillispie of physically and verbally abusing his players.
The district brought in a volunteer assistant coach with more than 20 years of experience to mentor Gillispie on how to treat players.
"I am not tolerant of bullying, of leveraging people, of threatening, demeaning attacks on individuals," said board member Doug Quinn who voted to keep Gillispie. "In supporting the approval of this contract, I've seen a sincere effort on the part of our head basketball coach, Mr. Gillispie, to correct the behavior."
The coach's contract squeaked by, approved by a 3-2 vote. None of the players or their parents wanted to talk following the vote.
Crafton, whose contract as JV coach was not renewed this year, said this isn't about him, it's about the kids who've been mistreated, and a coach he believes cannot change.
"There are certain people you will never be able to change the spots on that leopard," he said. "And that's what they're gonna be dealing with."
KATU News tried to reach Gillispie on Twitter and Facebook. He did not respond.
Camas basketball tryouts are in mid-November. The varsity basketball team's first game is Dec. 2 at Camas High School.
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There is no reason to alter the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) when the U.S. is importing ethanol from foreign sources, mainly ethanol made from Brazil's sugarcane. And the reason this ethanol is coming into the country is Big Oil and environmental activists playing together against corn ethanol.
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) reported U.S. ethanol exports "surged to 82.4 million gallons in November, with large volumes finding their way into new or emerging markets such as China and India, as well as the Philippines, Tunisia, Panama and Mexico."
So, with all this U.S. ethanol good enough for the rest of the world, why isn't more of it staying home? It seems like a natural question that the American public would be asking since a main idea behind the RFS is to wean the U.S. economy off imported energy sources. And the U.S. currently is the low-cost producer of ethanol, according to the RFA.
The problem seems to be that the federal RFS and the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) classify sugarcane ethanol production as being superior to corn ethanol in terms of causing less greenhouse gases (GHG). So, even though sugarcane ethanol can cost more than U.S. corn ethanol, oil refiners are effectively required by the RFS and LCFS to use some amount of imported ethanol in order to meet GHS reduction requirements.
The RFA has contested the Environmental Protection Agency's GHG analysis of sugarcane ethanol production being much better than corn ethanol from day one of the RFS. Not allowing the use of more corn ethanol in the U.S. isn't saving the planet because there are all kinds of ways to look at the GHG situation, but most importantly, that corn ethanol is being produced and being burned all around the world.
The U.S. corn ethanol plants and ethanol itself are not major polluters of the world, as some activists would like to claim. And too many in Congress, the California legislator and Environmental Protection Agency have bought into the baloney of blaming corn ethanol for world problems from air pollution to keeping food from starving populations.
As the RFA continues to request, let's have the standard blend of ethanol in gasoline increased to 15 percent from the current 10 percent. Big Oil should be forced to blend more ethanol into U.S. gasoline, just like Brazil requires a high blend mix in its country. There is even a market for U.S. corn ethanol in Brazil because of the price difference between its sugarcane ethanol and corn ethanol.
If the U.S. won't use corn ethanol, then the rest of the world can prosper from using U.S. ethanol.
What will happen once cellulosic ethanol becomes a bigger part of the U.S. ethanol production is still unknown. The cost of cellulosic ethanol compared to corn and sugarcane ethanol will be a factor, but the EPA has suggested that it sees cellulosic ethanol as being better than sugarcane ethanol in terms of GHG impact. So, if large cellulosic ethanol volumes come online in the near future, it would reduce the need for sugarcane ethanol imports to meet the RFS requirements.
It isn't that sugarcane ethanol production and use is protecting the U.S. environment to any great extent. A large portion of corn ethanol doesn't even leave North America. From the latest government data, in November, Canada was the leading importer of U.S. ethanol and Mexico began importing a sizeable volume, too.
The most encouraging part of the recent report on U.S. imports and exports is that ethanol imports were lower in November than any month since February, 2012, and drastically lower than the fall months of 2012 and summer months of 2013.
Simply put, it is stupid to limit use of U.S. corn ethanol and require imports of sugarcane ethanol.


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The Miami Heat are on the verge of an epic meltdown against the Boston Celtics. Go ahead. I give you permission to use the dreaded "C" word: collapse.
I'm sure, like me, you're waking up on Wednesday morning asking the same questions about this team. What happened? How did we get here? How did Miami let the Celtics win three in a row? And should we be surprised?
I'll go right down the list. This happened because the Celtics haven't given up and made the big shots. Boston made the proper adjustments after the first two games and hasn't looked back. Credit goes to all the veteran players that everyone, including me, called old after Miami's first two wins.
Also, Doc Rivers continues to prove why he's one of the best coaches in the NBA. With his team in a big hole, Rivers never panicked. He saw that his only chance on offense and defense was to use Boston's size advantage as the key to winning. His team hasn't looked back in dominating Miami the rest of the way.
But, with all that said, here's the funny thing about this series; we should have seen this coming.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm not one to lay all the blame on coaching. Erik Spoelstra is not the reason Miami has lost three straight games, but some of his moves should have opened our eyes to the Heat's shortcomings.
First of all, here we are in the Eastern Conference Finals, and Spoelstra doesn't have a firm rotation. Actually, forget the word firm. He doesn't even have a consistent rotation.
We started to see signs of this in the Pacers series. Yes, I know the loss of Chris Bosh threw a loop into the plan, but Miami was still having this problem late in the regular season.
Spoelstra started Ronny Turiaf and Joel Anthony at the center position in games three and four. Yet, those two players didn't even play a single minute in game five.
Norris Cole had been a non-factor for much of the late regular season and into the playoffs, yet he's been on the court for key stretches of the last couple of games. I give credit to Cole for making some plays when given the chance, but this team has just looked uncomfortable on both sides of the ball at key moments.
We've seen line-up's on the court in the last few games that literally had almost no playing time together during the regular season. Have you seen how comfortable the Celtics look playing together? They have a rotation set and all the players seem to know their roles.
Finally, Chris Bosh returned for game five and gave Miami a solid 11 minutes in the first half. How much did he play in the 2nd half? Less than four minutes and not a single minute in the deciding 4th quarter.
Spoelstra said he it wouldn't be fair to Bosh playing in pivotal 4th quarter minutes because he'd been out of action for so long. I don't buy or understand his explanation. The Celtics have one clear advantage in this series and that's size. Why in the world wouldn't you want your one productive big man on the court in crunch time? Especially when Miami had a six-point lead with six minutes left.
Again, this may sound like I'm blaming Spoelstra, and I know a lot of fans already are, but there is a bigger fundamental problem becoming obvious with this team. They were built for three star players to do it all with a group of mixed and matched players sprinkled in.
In theory, it works because those stars take control and win games. But, when one of those stars is hurt and another one isn't playing up to his usual standards, Dwyane Wade, you get this messy situation Miami is in.
It's becoming obvious this whole "Big Three" idea may not be so good after all. The Celtics have a nucleus of four star or former star players, but they also have great depth and guys who know their roles. They also have a coach who knows how to use those players in the right situations.
Where does this leave the Heat? Well, on the brink of disaster. I won't even begin to speculate what happens to Miami if they don't get out of these Eastern Conference Finals. I think you know where I'm going with this.
Miami has one last chance to prove they can overcome and win, despite their flaws. My advice to Erik Spoesltra would be to stick with what got you here. Forget about being fair to players and just put LeBron James, Wade and Bosh in the starting line-up. Use Udonis Haslem and Joel Anthony to help on defense and rebounding and Mario Chalmers, Shane Battier and Mike Miller to hit some open shots. That's your rotation.
Pretty simple. Stop tinkering. Stop experimenting. Or start planning for a very long offseason.
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US and Russia hold talks on nuclear reduction pact – 29 May 09
Russia and the United States, former Cold War enemies, are now working together on a new arms reduction treaty. But as the international community faces new nuclear challenges, does an agreement between Moscow and Washington continue to have the same global significance? Neave Barker reports from Moscow.


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