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Comment #2 Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:58 AM
Just keeps getting better and better. Big ten DT.
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Other than putting a little ivy on the wall for me it's perfect! I had to stop using transparency, lol.
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Running it now. Love the brick wall. Great originality. Easy to use. Thanks!!!!!
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Brian my friend this just kicks ass, very original, very well done and easy to use. You just get better and better with every blind. Thank you!
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What a great bunch of people, wow. Thanks for all the votes of confidence and support. I always cringe on the first day waiting to see the end result of my efforts.Your support means everything, thanks again all of you.B
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Thanks a bunch Quicksilver, nice you took time to comment,you know it makes my day when someone does, Dt1.
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great WB wondering where I could find the WP you used
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Thanks Sargan.
The wallpaper is an original dt1 design, soon to be released with my next skin, "Urban Sound".Very soon{done now, just checking things}
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Great skin the marble work is a nice touch.
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text: (or what's left of Middle Sunday) When I go to Wimbledon I always spend pretty much the whole day at the practice courts. I love being able to see the pros' shots from such close range and you're able to see at least one of the top three for certain. This year the big names I managed to see were Richard Gasquet, Andreas Seppi and Novak Djokovic. Not as good as two years ago when I managed to see all the current top 4 at practice but very enjoyable nonetheless. Here are the links to the pictures - they can all be clicked on to be made much much larger. Gasquet + Seppi Practice Photos Gasquet generates an incredible amount of pace on his backhand with such ease - its even more astonishing to see in the flesh. Novak Djokovic Practice Photos There will be videos of both practice sessions being posted on Youtube in the next week - keep an eye out on the blog. I hope you enjoyed the pics

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Dead tired this morning after last night's late flight back home...so I decided to sleep in and not get in an early morning recovery 6. After the TM runs I crave a run outdoors and will hit the roads after work tonight.
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6 miles easy done including 10-30 second strides @ 5:00 pace w/1:00 recoveries
I spent the entire run thinking about mile 25 of the Detroit Marathon. That was the longest mile for me last fall but also the most exciting. Kind of weird I know but there is a portion of it towards the end where the crowds are right on top of you.
My thoughts today were mostly running that mile in distress while hoping to be on pace. It is mental exercises like these that pay dividends on race day, so for those who are running their first marathon this year keep that in mind.
Visualize yourself on different parts of the course during your training runs; mile 6, mile 13, mile 20 and so on. Feel the strength and excitment, as well as the agony that you most likely will be in. Live and overcome it during your training runs, and the same will happen on the big day.
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I loved the Sherlock Holmes movies. I surprisingly liked 21 Jump Street and I thought it was really funny.
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You need to watch Sherlock the TV show! So much better than the movies. I watched the last (available) episode last night.
Tried to keep up with everyone at the LRS group run last night and just couldn't manage it, turned around 1.4 or so in and ran back. Today's a rest day for me today, but I'll be doing a workout video and my ITB rehab.
You need to watch Sherlock the TV show! So much better than the movies. I watched the last (available) episode last night.
Tried to keep up with everyone at the LRS group run last night and just couldn't manage it, turned around 1.4 or so in and ran back. Today's a rest day for me today, but I'll be doing a workout video and my ITB rehab.
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire."
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Good morning all. I got 4.25 miles done last night. Tonight is 6 more. Got some snow on the way here in Michigan. But not like up in new england. Ya'll take care tomorrow!
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I loved the Sherlock Holmes movies. I surprisingly liked 21 Jump Street and I thought it was really funny.
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I liked the movies too, but I like the show a zillion times more. But then again I've read every Holmes book and the TV show is oddly enough more faithful to the books, even though it is set in modern times. 21 Jump Street was hilarious!
Great run today. 7.16 miles average pace 9:01. Rolling hills to boot. Last mile 8:24 pace. Legs felt great today! It was cold!
Running is my mental-Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Good morning! I will run 6.5 easy later, but first I have to work both jobs- teaching and Weight Watchers. That's why Thursday has been my RD for the past few weeks, but at least it keeps me in running shoes! I have some kinvaras on the way, maybe I will get to run in them!
LRB, that's a great idea about the mental aspect of racing and how to work on it during training.
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10 easy, enjoying the clear roads.
Worked out this morning at 6am with the personal trainer. All upper body today! Felt great i just need to remember to bring eveything clothing wise to get ready for work. Didnt bring socks today so had to wear the little no shows with my dress shoes.
Going back to do 3 on the treadmill tonight then rest tomorrow!
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Morning B&B! 9.3m this morning with 45min@T+15sec on the mill at gym. Warm-up and cooldown to/from gym.. Tempo avg @ 7:09 pace. First half at 7:13 and second at 7:08 as those were settings I had to work with. Enjoying my mill runs, but so ready for spring to get here.
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Just got back from the orthopedic doctor. Great news all around. He was MUCH nicer than that obnoxious primary care doctor (who I will never go to again) who had told me that I should stop running forever and that no one should run because it ruins your body. This guy was very nice, and professional. He told me it is definitely ITBS, there is no way it is a ligament or meniscus and he doesn't even see a need for an MRI to confirm. He told me I am doing all the right things with the foam rolling, strength exercises, icing, and stretching. He told me to get back to running and just increase mileage slowly, that I was doing just the right thing by starting out with very short runs (ran 10 minutes this week at a 12 mm pace, and then ran one mile the next run), and that I can resume a normal running schedule but to increase mileage slowly. He gave me a referral for physical therapy, and I am waiting for a call back from the PT office to schedule an appointment. I have an INSANE work schedule and had to take the day off today to go to the doctor, so hopefully I will be able to schedule PT in with my crazy work schedule (I worked 13 hours yesterday). But I am very happy to get the news I was hoping for!!! He did give me this AWFUL knee brace though and told me to wear it to run. It is HUGE (over a foot long...goes mid thigh to mid calf) and it makes it really hard to bend my knee. Not sure if I will actually run in it.....anyone have experience with a brace like that? I did buy an ITB strap last weekend...may stick to that instead....
Since I had to take the entire day off my full-time job (we are not allowed to take half days) I don't have to work until my part-time job at 4:15....so I am just relaxing for now, and will probably go to the gym in a bit. Actually, I think I may run outside today and then go to the gym..... I HATE HATE the treadmill, but since I've been running less than 15 minutes a clip it has made more sense to me than to bundle up to go out and run for only a few minutes. But since time is not an issue and it's nice out (a brisk 28 degrees and sunny....the calm before the huge snow storm) and I have several hours on my hands right now, why not?! So happy
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That's good news Kristin! Never used a brace or the strap actually. Considering the strap though.
Good morning, daily-ers!
Kristin, I'm glad you got some good news. I had a mild flare up of ITBS after my first marathon, but a few ART sessions took care of it. I was fortunate to be able to maintain my mileage. I never used any brace or strap.
I will be going to a weight class at the gym today, plus running just a few recovery miles this afternoon.
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Amy Yasbeck, the widow of John Ritter, is to write a book about her late husband's life.
The actress will write the book for publisher Simon & Schuster. It will be 5 years on Thursday (Sept. 11) since John Ritter died from an undiagnosed aortic dissection, a tear in the internal lining of the heart.
The actress told TV Guide that the foundation she started shortly after Mr. Ritter's death, The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, is saving lifes.
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Why do Hollywood keep making romantic comedies starring Jennifer Lopez that has her character in silly situations that lead to predictable conclusions? Um, because tripe like "The Back Up Plan" still manages to make $12 million at the box office, just good enough for second place on the weekend, according to studio estimates. JLo wasn't quite strong enough to muscle "How to Train Your Dragon" out of first place, though, and the children's CG movie continues to do gangbuster business, re-claiming the top spot after barely missing out last week to newcomer "Kick Ass". With another $15 million, "Dragon" has made $178 in five weeks of release, and has managed the rare feat of regaining the top spot after falling out weeks ago.
The week saw three new big studio openings hoping to kick "Kick Ass" out of the top spot. As it turns out, they were targeting the wrong film. Of the three, Jennifer Lopez's "The Back Up Plan" took the second spot with $12 million, while Sylvain White's "The Loser" debuted weakly at fourth place with a less than winning $9.6 million. The only thing going in "The Loser's" favor is that it was made on a modest $25 million dollar budget, so recouping production costs and turning a profit shouldn't be out of the question once it finishes its theatrical run and lands on DVD. The biggest gamble that proved costly has to be the documentary "Oceans", which came in at sixth place with $6 million. Made for a whopping $80 million (over three times the budget of "The Losers"), the documentary opened in 1,206 screens. Look for it to rerun endlessly on one of the many nature-centric channels on cable in the next few years.
Predictably, Matthew Vaughn's "Kick Ass" tumbled out of the top spot in its second week, landing in fifth place and adding an extra $9.5 million to its coffers. Nevertheless, the film has made $34.8 million from two weeks, more than enough to justify its $30 million dollar budget. And of course, as previously noted, the film should do very well on DVD, where it can wow its fanboy audiences with the full force of its, well, fanboy-ness. Expect deleted scenes and special features galore.
Here's how the weekend box office looked:
1 —–How to Train Your Dragon —–$15,025,000 —–$178,021,000
2 —–The Back-Up Plan —–$12,250,000 —–$12,250,000
3 —–Date Night —–$10,600,000 —–$63,471,000
4 —–The Losers —–$9,605,000—–$9,605,000
5 —–Kick-Ass —–$9,500,000 —–$34,870,000
6 —–Clash of the Titans (2010) —–$9,000,000 —–$145,639,000
7 —–Death at a Funeral (2010) —–$8,000,000 —–$28,449,000
8 —–Oceans —–$6,000,000 —–$8,466,000
9 —–The Last Song —–$3,700,000 —–$55,398,000
10 —–Alice in Wonderland (2010) —–$2,200,000 —– $327,473,000


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wikiHow to Unleash Your Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Do you suck at Brawl? Do you want to show your friends who's boss? If one of those questions apply to you, then read on!
The Final Smash is a powerful attack that every character has. Unleash it, and not only will you become awesome, your friends will gawk in amazement.
1To unleash your Final Smash, first, you have to break a Smash Ball. You do so by hitting the Smash Ball with attacks.
2When you hear the audience gasp and you see a floating ball (The Smash Ball) dance around the screen, break it and press B.
3Now, you should do a powerful attack, so sit back, and watch your opponent/s get OWNED!
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After a fantastic year of recovery for chemicals in 2011, 2012 proved to be much tougher
Sluggish global petrochemical demand in 2012 has left the participants of the ICIS Top 100 listing feeling deflated following the celebrations of a record 2011 sales year.
Clearly a challenging year for the industry, 2012 had many obstacles impacting on global markets, none more so than the eurozone crises. The decline in sales of the listing reflects the lower global chemical production over the 2012 period. According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), chemical production (excluding pharmaceuticals) dropped by 0.53% to $3.88 trillion.
Through intelligent portfolio management and exploitation of varying market conditions around the world, the elite companies have managed to tread turbulent waters and have maintained their dominance at the top of the listing. However, the scars are there to be seen, with eight of the top 10 achieving lower sales numbers (in reporting currency) compared with 2011.
Despite a 1.9% dip in sales, BASF has extended its innings at the head of the pack and has increased its advantage over Sinopec to $30.2bn. The state-owned Chinese number one has consolidated its runner-up position in the global listing after relinquishing Dow Chemical of that position in 2011. Familiar faces remain at the top as positions 1 through 4 are unchanged. SABIC has moved up one spot to complete the top five. DuPont and INEOS are the only companies with increased revenue, in this part of the table, for the term. The former owed most of its improvement on better performing agriculture, nutrition and health and industrial biosciences segments, which were offset by a decline in the performance chemicals subsidiary.
After considering a 4.0% fall, the top 10 impressively maintains a 37.2% share of total sales. The bottom 50 has improved its share by more than 1% to 20.7% aided by new entrants from last year's bubbling under section. On the whole, shares are similar to 2011, displaying how companies at the top and the lower end of the table have equally been affected by global conditions.
Positions 90-100 are made up of mainly downstream sellers and most notably five Japanese companies. These companies, especially plastic producers, have felt the full effects of buyers staying away from the market and evidence of this lower demand relates further upstream in global ethylene production. The ICIS Worldwide Ethylene Plant Report shows a decrease in olefin production across the major producing regions (North America, Europe, Japan and China) in 2012.
If the record sales figure in 2011 was primarily the result of higher chemical prices, conversely lower sales volumes paired with reduced prices was the theme in 2012.
The ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX), a pricing index that comprises a basket of 12 key petrochemicals in the US, northeast Asia and western Europe, is in-line with lower demand and chemical production.
Dollar-based prices fell for most of the 12 petrochemicals with global butadiene prices seeing the biggest drop at 17.7%. The suffering auto industry impacted the tyre market, which is the primary user of butadiene.
Lower PVC prices are also symptomatic of the slower emergence of China, which has had its smallest gain in GDP in over a decade. Despite the region having the world's biggest PVC market, the impact from the damaged construction sector has been felt further upstream.
Average operating margins were about 1.0% lower compared with 2011, with the lower sales values having an impact on this figure. The top end of the graphic is once again dominated by companies with fertilizer ties due to the improved scope within the industry since 2010. It is worth mentioning that the world potash sector has recently been disrupted due to the break-up of one of its biggest exporting organisations, which may result in lower prices in the near future. On the other end of the table is evidence of the slower growth of the Asian emerging markets. Despite compiling the second highest sales total, Sinopec is surprisingly third from bottom following a 98.5% fall in operating profit (in reporting currency).
Companies looked to reduce costs to compensate for the reduction in sales and a common expense targeted would be selling, general and administration (SG&A) costs. The total percentage SG&A of sales amongst the top 100 has remained relatively flat, indicating how overheads rarely decrease. LyondellBasell has maintained SG&A as a percentage of revenue at 2.0% from last year and leads the group.
Extracting the best out of the workforce is imperative in pushing efficiency. Lotte Chemical (formerly Honam Petrochemical) has remained in the top position even after considering a $1.6m lower value per employee. Eight of the players remain unchanged in the top 10 and a good period for Yara, which enters at the number 8 spot. The average sales/employee for the total listing of 2012 (of declared data) is down about 6%, at $930,000 per employee. This is, however, an improvement on the 2010 number of $730,000 per employee and illustrates the continued emphasis companies place on efficiency.
The fertilizer industry also was not exempt from the global financial challenges with most companies registering lower sales volumes in 2012. Farming conditions played a part in the performance of the industry in 2012 with one of the worst droughts hitting North America in recent times. Buyers also stayed away from the market as stock from the previous period was utilised well into the first half of the year.
There has been a move by most fertilizer companies to invest in expansion as there is a real need to increase the global food capacity. This is in line with the Zero Hunger challenge launch in July 2012 by the United Nations which has been welcomed by governments around the world.
The general feeling is that the demand for more crops is inevitable and companies would spend to increase capacity in order to cope when the time comes.Download the pdf of the ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies


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Kosuke Fukudome's Fall from GraceApril 7, 2017
In Chicago, Kosuke Fukudome was the most talked-about Japanese import since the Nintendo Wii. You couldn't go a few blocks without seeing somebody wearing a Fukudome jersey, be it for his presumed dominance in right field or his "suggestive" last name.
The myth became a legend on Mar. 31. An opening day three-run home run off Eric Gagne created a fan favorite quicker than Michael Barrett's right hook to A.J. Pierzynski's jaw. The fans couldn't get enough.
Vendors sold Fukudome karate headbands, Japanese-style hats, and various t-shirts. (My favorite says, "Fukudome is my homie.") Fukudome appeared to deserve his spot on the pedestal on which the fans had placed him. He batted .305 in April and .293 in May.
Then the buzz wore off, opposing pitchers "sobered" up, and the Spin-O-Rama strikeout was born. Inside breaking balls and outside fastballs, the riddle was solved.
What followed was the fastest fall from grace since Heidi spread rumors about L.C. The damage was done. Fukudome hasn't batted over .250 since June, including a .193 batting average in August. Fukudome is turning in performances reminiscent of Scotty Smalls in the beginning of The Sandlot.
More often than not, Fukudome looks as if he couldn't get a hit with a 10-foot rowing oar.
But, really, I am an optimist. At the end of the day, the Cubs still have the best $12 million-a-year, eighth inning, right field defensive replacement in Major League Baseball. So this is what Jason Alexander must have felt when he married the then-super hot and not crazy Britney Spears.
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The first OLED (organic light emitting diode) TV displays, while delayed, are still expected to reach the market late this year, although the category is elected to make up less than ten percent of the overall market for at least the next four years.
That's according to a study released Monday by research firm NPD DisplaySearch. The Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report stated that LG and Samsung's versions of the technology will debut in "small volumes" by year's end.
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A pro-life article published last week in Princeton University's daily paper has shocked critics and raised strong support from pro-life students.
Ashley Pavlic, a student and president of Princeton ProLife, wrote the article, which calls on readers to "unite in identifying the war against the unborn as the graver evil" in the upcoming federal elections.
"With a major election approaching, we must reflect upon two critical issues: abortion and embryo-destructive research," she says in her column, published in the Sept. 24 issue of the Daily Princetonian.
"A vote for a pro-abortion/embryo-destruction candidate is a vote for the direct and intentional killing of innocent human beings," she writes.
Pavlic claims her argument does not stem from "religious dogma" but from "the objective demands of natural justice."
Given that science has proven that the life of a human being begins at fertilization, she says, "justice demands that we extend to the embryo the same basic rights and protections that human beings in all other stages possess… We must not discriminate on the basis of age, size, stage of development or condition of dependency."
Pavlic argues that killing "an embryonic human being" to harvest stem cells is just as evil as killing a mentally handicapped child to harvest organs for transplant.
"It is time to put away tired clichés," she writes. "You cannot be 'personally' opposed to abortion while thinking others should have the choice. You may as well be personally opposed to slavery, but in support of others having the choice to own slaves."
In the case of abortion, she says, "that 'choice' is a choice for murder."
"While we may prefer the economic, educational, health and foreign policies of pro-abortion/embryo-destruction candidates, we recognize that the issues surrounding abortion and embryo-destructive research are of paramount importance, and we are forced to distinguish between socially desirable policies and the perpetuation of intrinsically evil acts," she says.
Abortion kills 1.3 million children per year in the U.S., Pavlic points out. No presidential candidate is running on a platform of waging unjust war that will result in the intentional death of 1.3 million people a year, she says.
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I have been on Flomax for over ten years. I also have had the side effects: stuffy nose all year long, thickness in the throat, some problems with retrograde ejaculation, and lightheadedness.. I have read about the side effects and decided that I would try and get off Flomax and just use saw palmetto, which I have also been using off and on over the years. I have been off the drug now for about three weeks and am finally I hope getting to the end of the drug withdrawal symptoms: bladder pain I assume from spasms, other intestinal and abdominal pain, some nervousness, problems urinating (getting going, stopping and starting, weak stream). The good part though is that overall I feel a lot better. I continue to take saw palmetto along with zinc. I am hoping I never have to go back on that drug or a similar one and can control my prostate naturally. I have BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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1Jim Says:
Where have you found information about withdrawal symptoms for Flomax? Did you just stop all at once, or did you try reducing the frequency of taking Flomax gradually? Thanks for any info you can give me.
2Barry Says:
I have been taking Avodart and Flomax for 2 years and have recently stopped after my Green Light Laser surgery. Urinary symptoms have improved, and no longer feeling dizzy when I get up, but am feeling a lot of anxiety recently. I am thinking that this may be a withdrawal symptom of the Flomax. Wondering if this is a common experience with others and how long it will last.
3MARK Says:
I would like to know how to cut back . I was on two a day and for the last 3 days one a day. What do I do now so I DO NOT SHUT DOWN but get completely off fLOMAX.
4feetfried Says:
WTF...there is no getting off these drugs! They are not narcotics! They are not addictive! There isnt even any psychological addiction anywhere in this process. Get real.
5timothy Says:
Thank u for this. I have all of the side effect. been on flowmax around 2 year. Thanks i realy thought i was going crazy. been on super beta prostate now along with flowmax for six mo. coming off flowmax thank yiu thank you. Timothy from baltimore
6andiejean Says:
Really? you don't think there are side effects taking a substance (even not a narcotic one) out of your body after a long period of time. I would like to give you a few for a couple years then take you off cold turkey...and watch you get all messed up! But I wouldn't because that would be as rude as your response....
7Kevin Says:
It is an alpha blocker. That means the hormone levels are manipulated via flowmax. When you get off flowmax the hypothalamus and pituitary will behave differently. That means the luetinizing hormone will increase and your gonads will then go I to and increasiv production. Your I doctrine system will change over all. That effects your 5 Apha Reductase and the dihydrotestosterone levels. If there is a excess then the aromatase kicks in and your excess is convertd to estrodiol. That effects your brain. Your mood. It can take any where from three to six months for your system to rebalance. I have no testocles and am off flowmax now. My experience is different cause I produce no testosterone. So I get depressed like crazy. Yay.
8April Says:
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My father was on this drug for his urunary/prostate Sx. He felt sleepy, anxious, and almost narcoleptic! He was only taking it for 3 weeks. He's been off for 6 days. There has been slight improvement. I would never let him take that drug again.
9Ian Says:
Diagnosed with BPH 10 years ago, at age 65. Took Flomax/Tamsulosin for 10 years.Also took Proscar for 5 years but my urologist switched me over to Avodart because the generic substitute for Proscar was not effective. After 5 years on Avodart my prostate shrank and, just recently the urologist told me I could stop taking Flomax but to stay with the Avodart. I immediately stopped the Flomax but, after 2 weeks, found my urination flow lessened and urination frequency went back up. Still had moments of slight incontinence and urination urgency. Maybe I should have given things a bit more time but I restarted the Flomax. I can try stopping again but wonder how long I should give my body to get used to the lack of the drug.
10Ric Says:
You obviously have not been on it
11Dr D J M Says:
Dr. Martin here:
Kev doesn't have any idea what he is talking about. None.
Kev doesn't have any idea what he is talking about. None.
12Cacy Says:
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My husband has been on flomax for about 2 mo. Having dizziness, nausea, some other side effects. How do I get him off of this medication? Can we just stop it? One capsule a day. He has a feeding tube, I've had to break capsule open and put it in his tube I'm wondering if that is also part of his problem?
13Cindy Says:
Aha, finally this explains what is happening to my father in law. He's constantly sleeping. This not only messes with your hormones, but it blocks adrenals, so that's why you get the weakness and tired effects. The withdrawal is also explained by this. When you withdraw from a narcotic, you get a panic attack, the adrenals pump out adrenalin. So when you get off of Flomax, you get a similar effect because suddenly your body can respond to your natural adrenaline levels once again. Same effect, different reason. Actually one of he drugs used for rehab is similar to Flomax. The body also tries to compensate by making more adrenaline, hence the stuffy nose (histamine response to high adrenaline is apparently not blocked). So getting off of Flomax slowly is a much better idea than cold turkey.
14Tony Says:
how to reduce dosage of flomax from 0.8mg to 0.4mg
15Scott Williams Says:
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Been on flowmax for about 3weeks it definitely helps with voiding but I feel like crap! Diaharea nauseated stuffy nose and back pain! I'm 48 workout 5 days a week actually transformed myself on a ketogenic diet in a years time and the prostatitis hit me on Sep 30th 2016 wow! Talk about pain! As of Nov1 2016 I have no problems with my prostate but have terrible diarrhea! I follow up with my Dr on the 3 of Nov. I guess it could be worse? I guess my question is will I ever be able to come off flowmax?
16Russel Jones Says:
I have been on Flomax for 8 years., because I was constantly going to the gents and the butt of jokes when socialising. I have had a bad cough and always having mucus streaming from nose since taking Flomax.I now have had enough and stopped taking Flomax 3 days ago. I am having horrendous head aches especially at night.This I put down to coming off totally.Ihope ! I am taking Beechams to stop the headaches and it is working.I shall be keeping a watch on any changes in my body.I know a doctor visit would be more sensible.
17Al Says:
I think forever is probably correct. Flomax is sort of a substitute for getting older. If you think you got younger all of a sudden then stop taking the drug and you will see!!
18Boss Says:
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I'm 72 years old. Have been talking tamsulosin 0.4mg once a day for 7 months for BPH. Medication definitely helped with the BPH symptoms but caused bad side effects: dizziness, headaches, blurred vision, sinus congestion, backache, and fatigue. Fed up with the side effects, I stopped taking the tamsulosin 10 days ago. I felt better immediately but the BPH symptoms gradually came back. Have experienced several severe episodes of stomach and abdominal cramps usually associated with an intense spell of dizziness during the 10 days, but these symptoms are finally becoming less intense. Started taking nettle root extract 300 mg once a day 3 days ago, and it seems to be helping the BPH (less difficulty starting urination, better flow rate, more complete voiding). I won't be taking any more tamsulosin (generic of Flomax).
19Michael Says:
I was in the hospital recovering from Lumbar surgery. When they removed the catheter I was supposed to urinate by a certain amount time. I couldn't because my bladder wasn't full. The doctor's said okay we will put the catheter back in for a week, put you on Flomax even though my prostrate isn't enlarged, and see what happens. A week goes by and same thing happens again. They wanted to catheter back in and I told them that's not going to happen I just need more time. Not more than 45 minutes later Niagra Falls.
They kept me on Flomax and I've been out of the hospital for 3 1/2 months. I was having some of the side effects mentioned in this forum. I Googled it and found that I don't have the problem the drug attacks. I had been tested. So I stopped it cold.
It's been 9 days since I stopped it. After 3 days I had some anxiety withdrawal that lasted a day. Since that time I've had no problems. All of the side effects ceased and my urination remains normal.
They kept me on Flomax and I've been out of the hospital for 3 1/2 months. I was having some of the side effects mentioned in this forum. I Googled it and found that I don't have the problem the drug attacks. I had been tested. So I stopped it cold.
It's been 9 days since I stopped it. After 3 days I had some anxiety withdrawal that lasted a day. Since that time I've had no problems. All of the side effects ceased and my urination remains normal.
20reno righetti Says:
tamulosin makes me dizzy taking for 3 weeks can I stop taking it all at once
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Causal relationship between wages and prices in UK: VECM analysis and Granger causality testing
In this paper the issue of causality between wages and prices in UK has been tested. OLS relationship between prices and wages is positive; productivity is not significant in determination of prices or wages too. These variables from these statistics we can see that are stationary at 1 lag, i.e. they are I(1) variables, except for CPI variables which is I(2) variable. From the VECM model, If the log wages increases by 1%, it is expected that the log of prices would increase by 5.24 percent. In other words, a 1 percent increase in the wages would induce a 5.24 percent increase in the prices.About the short run parameters, the estimators of parameters associated with lagged differences of variables may be interpreted in the usual way.Productivity was exogenous repressor and it is deleted since it has coefficient no different than zero. The relation (causation) between these two variables is from CPI_log→ real_wage_log .Granger causality test showed that only real wages influence CPI or consumer price index that proxies prices, this is one way relationship, price do not influence wages in our model.
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The instruction set architecture (ISA) of a computing machine is the definition of the binary instructions, registers, and memory space visible to an executable binary image. ISAs are typically implemented in hardware as microprocessors, but also in software running on a host processor, i.e. virtual machines (VMs). Despite there being many ISAs in existence, all share a set of core properties which have been tailored to their particular applications. An abstract model may capture these generic properties and be subsequently refined to a particular machine, providing a reusable template for development of robust ISAs by the formal construction of all normal and exception conditions for each instruction. This is a task to which the Event-B formal notation is well suited. This paper describes a project to use the Rodin tool-set to perform such a process, ultimately producing two variants of the MIDAS (Microprocessor Instruction and Data Abstraction System) ISA as VMs. The abstract model is incrementally refined to variant models capable of automatic translation to C source code, which this is compiled to create useable VMs. These are capable of running binary executables compiled from high-level languages such as C, and compilers targeted to each variant allow demonstration programs to be executed on them.


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Canada's long-time finance minister has announced his resignation after steering the G7 nation through recession and back to a balanced budget forecast for next year.
Jim Flaherty, 64, said he informed Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday of his surprise decision to return to the private sector, one year before the next general election.
In his parting statement, Mr Flaherty dismissed speculation that health problems played any role in his decision to retire.
He had been suffering from a rare blistering skin disorder. In public he appeared bloated, tired and struggling to breathe over the past year and a half.
"My goal was always to get Canada back on track to a balanced budget after the large deficit we agreed was necessary in budget 2009 to combat the Great Recession and protect Canadian jobs," Mr Flaherty said in a statement.
"As outlined in Budget 2014, I followed through on that commitment.
"There is no doubt that Canada's budget will be balanced in 2015. Canada's fiscal position is the envy of the developed world."
Mr Harper thanked Mr Flaherty for "ably guiding Canada through the most challenging economic times since the Great Depression and gaining the country a solid global reputation for economic management."
Mr Flaherty's political career spanned two decades, representing his hometown of Oshawa, Ontario at both the federal and Ontario province levels, though there had been recent concerns about his health.
He was made finance minister when the ruling Conservatives swept to power in a general election, and became one of Canada's longest-serving finance ministers.


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The Cooper Health System Board of Trustees has named Adrienne Kirby president and chief executive officer of Cooper University Health Care.
Kirby joined Cooper in January 2012 as senior executive vice president and chief operating officer. In her new role, she will manage all hospital and ambulatory operations, and oversee the physician group and the institute structure at Cooper. Kirby has more than 30 years of health care management experience, much of it at hospitals in the Delaware Valley.
John P. Sheridan, Jr. remains president and CEO of the Cooper Health System, and Kirby will continue to report to him.
"Dr. Kirby is providing Cooper with a strategic direction and a clear focus on service excellence," noted George E. Norcross, III, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Cooper. "We are confident that her strong, visionary leadership will enable our organization to continue its growth, and help improve access and quality of care for patients throughout South Jersey."


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A HOST of famous faces will appear in the largest ever exhibition of mounted portraits by Lord Patrick Lichfield, which opens at Mottisfont today.
The display of the Royal photographer's work will feature 50 large format portraits created from the 1960s onwards, and kicks off Mottisfont's 2014 exhibition season.
Known for his informal and playful approach, Lord Lichfield has worked with many of the world's most famous and glamorous celebrities, from royalty, to sporting stars, supermodels, to Hollywood legends.
His work offers a glimpse into personalities that are often hidden from the public eye, and he has been known to purposely fall off his chair just to get a smile out of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
From Princess Diana and her bridesmaids, to Mick and Bianca Jagger laughing in their wedding car, this exhibition showcases the extraordinary talent of one of Britain's most successful and wellloved photographers.
- Lichfield: A Life through the Lens starts today and runs until April 21, from 11am to 5pm.


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Rahul Gandhi seen inside polling booth during voting hours in Amethi
Amethi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen inside the voting compartment, the area where EVM machines are kept, during polling hours in at least three booths in his constituency Amethi.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) complained to the Election Commission (EC) against the Congress Vice President for allegedly violating the code of conduct.
In one of the several pictures tweeted by AAP, it showed Rahul Gandhi in a polling booth, seeming to look down at an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). AAP tweeted, "Is the candidate allowed to go to the polling machine?"
The Election Commission said that "Going to the EVM is not allowed."
The picture was tweeted by @TweetingJhadu
Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi said that the panel was "yet to see this....it's a speculative situation. Rules are very clear. We will wait for reports."
The EC officials said that a candidate can enter the polling booth during polling hours and interact with the voters, but cannot canvass for votes during such an interaction.
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THOUSANDS of homes and businesses across the North-East are set to benefit from the latest expansion of the high-speed broadband network in a move business leaders hope could boost the region's economy.
Up to 58,000 homes in the Tees Valley and about 14,000 properties in County Durham are the latest to be included in BT's £2.5bn roll-out of fibre broadband across the UK.
The towns chosen for the upgrade -Darlington, Redcar and Norton, near Billingham, in the Tees Valley, and Barnard Castle, Beamish and Easington in County Durham – will be upgraded by spring next year.
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BT claims that the fibre technology raises download speeds from an average nine megabites per second (Mpbs) up to 330Mbps, the fastest speed recorded so far.
The announcement has been welcomed by council leaders and economic groups, which hope the improved connection to the world wide web will boost existing businesses and encourage others to set up in the area.
Stephen Catchpole, managing director of Local Enterprise Partnership Tees Valley Unlimited, said: "This is very welcome news for the start of 2013 - local businesses and households will be greatly encouraged by such a major investment, which shows we are making good progress in the partnership work that is strengthening our local economy.
"High-speed communications are essential in order to succeed in an ever more competitive and connected world and today's announcement helps to reinforce Tees Valley's credentials as a great place to live and do business."
Councillor Chris McEwan, Darlington Borough Council's cabinet member for economy and regeneration, said: "Local businesses have made it clear that access to affordable, reliable, superfast broadband is essential for them to remain competitive and develop their business. This news puts in place an essential building block from which we can drive forward with our aims."
Alan Napier, deputy leader of Durham County Council, said the news demonstrated that "we are making progress even in these tough economic times".
Farooq Hakim, BT's North-East regional director, said: "This latest investment is a major vote of confidence in the future success of this area. It will be a key part of our economic revival as we finally shrug off the effects of the downturn and create a better, more prosperous future."


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New place to park for recreation
By September the Baldwin Area Department of Natural Resources hopes people will be able to enjoy more hiking, berry-picking and bird-watching on the wildlife area off of 130th Avenue in Warren Township by the Kinnikinnick Headwaters. And it is all because of a parking lot.
The Baldwin Area DNR is building a gravel parking lot off of 150th Street in Warren Township to allow people easier access to the DNR-owned land there for certain types of recreational use.
Mike Soergel, DNR wildlife technician, said this could include hunting, hiking, trapping, some fishing, bird watching, berry-picking snowshoeing, and other forms of non-motorized outdoors-based recreation.
"I just hope folks can appreciate the access point," Soergel said, "and realize the wildlife areas are for the wildlife. Enjoy the recreation, and hopefully the users don't take advantage and litter and vandalize the access point."
Soergel said there is now an access point off of 60th Avenue in Warren Township, but there is space for only one car on that access point, and additional cars have previously parked on part of the land intended for the wildlife.
Soergel said the goal this time is to "provide a spot for people to safely get off of the town road, so they can enjoy the property."
The 60-by-80 foot parking lot will be made of gravel, which both saves money and is better for the environment, Soergel said.
"There's nothing for the birds or the insects to utilize in the pavement," Soergel said, "whereas gravel, if they're not bothered, birds will actually use that as a grit source."
Soergel said the new parking area will provide an access point, help identify the public land as a recreational area and will have lower long term maintenance costs.
Soergel said there will be a sign placed which will identify the primary uses for the area, as well as uses that are prohibited.
"Motorized vehicles, horseback riding, target shooting, due to safety concerns. Things like that," Soergel said. "It's a non-motorized, nature-based recreational use."
Soergel said he has seen people dump all kinds of refuse on public land, that the DNR has then had to dispose of. Soergel said this included difficult-to-dispose of items like televisions with a picture tube.
"I always tell folks the wildlife areas are for wildlife, and there are certain recreational activities that are compatible with wildlife," Soergel said.
The parking area is funded through county conservation aid funding. According to Bob Heise, director of land, water and parks for St. Croix County, counties are allotted a certain amount of money annually that they can claim as grants, provided they can at least match the funds they require from the grant. Heise said this money can only be used for a fish and game related project.
Heise said this particular project is also funded through the Wisconsin DNR and the St. Croix County Sportsman's Alliance.
"It works because it provides the public access to a public resource," Heise said.
Soergel said the construction of the parking area has not yet begun, but it should be useable by September.


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" Brand: Boots / Type: Storage Bags & Containers "
With my first child I went to weaning classes and they suggested getting these tubs to store and freezer pureed food in.
I purchased a pack of the 1oz pots enclosed is 8 pots for £2.99. There is also a larger version of these pots - 3oz; a pack of 4 is £2.99.
The pots are round, clear and about 1.5cm deep with a yellow push on lid. The lids fit on snug so no chance of leakage. The lid tops are flat and I used to use a semi-permanent pen to write on them what they were, but I did have to write really small.
I used to put pureed fruit and veg in these tubs and freeze them. You can get approximately 3 teaspoon full in there which was ideal for early days of weaning. I did find these were redundant when my little boy started eating more so probably only used these for a couple of months so I can see the benefit of larger pots.
The pots were easy to clean either by hand or in the dishwasher. But I did find in the dishwasher I had to put them in the cutlery tray otherwise the washed around and end up in a random place.
I still have these pots and 2 years on I will be using these for my second child because they are still in excellent condition.
I have since seen these available in the pound shop (10 x £1). They looked identical so not sure these are particularly good value.
I would recommend this style of pots but maybe try the cheaper ones.
When I first started weaning my son I wanted something small enough to put fruit puree in, as I had a glut of apples and pears from the garden and I also wanted something that was freezer friendly. I bought these pots in a pack of 8 and I remember them being on a 3 for 2 deal at the time, which was 2.5 years ago now. They can currently (August 2013) be purchased from Boots for £2.99 for a pack of eight. They come in 1oz and 3oz sizes and have green or yellow lids and the plastic the actual pot is made of is opaque white.
They are easy to store as they stack up but the lids always seem seemed to get lost when put Tupperware/plastic container drawer, so in the end I would put the lids on them when they were not in use. They were easy to clean as well.
Like I said I only used these pots for fruit purees and although they were very small they were plenty big enough for my needs. I would sometimes add the fruit to rice pudding or just feed it straight to my son as a pudding. They would not be big enough for a main meal for a weaning baby.
I found, after trial and error that it was best not to over fill them, I would add hot fruit puree to them and then let them cool before putting the lids on and freezing, mostly the lids would stay in place, though I had a few instances where the lid came off in freezing and spoiled the puree. After my son was fully weaned I started to use the pots to put raisins in as a snack when we were out and about and I found them to be very handy. We no longer really use them, though I did find a few left at the back of the drawer a while back and I used them to put herbs and spices in for our camping trip.
Overall I would say that these pots have been very useful, they are not the best as they did sometimes leak, but overall they served their purpose and have lasted a really long time.
Back when I was on maternity leave I wanted to make sure that my weaning baby had as much home cooked food as possible. Not only is it (in my eyes) healthier to have food minus additives and preservatives which has been in a jar or tin for some time, it's also a lot cheaper. To that end, I purchased Boots Freezer Pots from my local mid sized branch of Boots in Altrincham for storing, transporting and freezing portions of food and snacks.
The Boots Freezer Pots come in a set of four 3oz transparent round pots, each with a different primary colour lid (mine are yellow, a darkish blue, green and red, though I have seen other variations). They're just the right size for a portion of food from say 6 months to 18 months (after that my little girl went to bigger portions so we went to a bigger lunch box and kept these for little snacks like raisins, dried apricots and sliced apples and strawberries when on the move).
I find that as fridge and dry food storage they are very good but for me the plastic is a bit too flimsy for them to be decent freezer pots as when you are defrosting the food in the microwave, even without it being hot in there as such, or when you are warming something like left over rice pudding through, that the plastic can feel a bit thin and flimsy and though you never heat a child's dinner to the point that it would ever burn your hand it does feel a bit inadequate for the task. I actually paid under £1 for four lidded pots from Home Bargains which are much more durable so for that reason I can't really give them more than three stars out of five. For transporting dry foods and fruits / cold snacks on the go they are brilliant for popping in the changing bag and for storing left overs in the fridge, then they're OK but when it comes to heating them up the plastic just doesn't seem to hold up.
They've lasted about 18 months so for the money you can't really complain but personally I do think you can get better storage pots for children that are unbranded and cheaper.
I bought these Boots freezer pots a few months ago when I was in the depth of weaning my little boy but in all honesty I didn't find them that useful as they are so small.
When weaning its always very handy to have lots of storage pots around to freezer and store the masses of carrots and sweet potato that you cook. It's amazing how much purée two carrots or one sweet potato produces!! Usually I love Boots for all their baby products and was pleased to find these pots in there. I did note that they were small when I bought them but I didn't think they were as small as they were until I started to use them. I bought them when I was just beginning to wean my little boy so he was only eating little portions at this point. However, he has always had quite a big appetite and ate way more than my little girl ever did. I thought that one or two of these little pots would be enough for one sitting but he ended up eating way more than that so in reality these pots were never really useful to use. I could have just frozen more purée in bigger pots to begin with.
The pots hold just 30g or 1oz of food. There is a little plastic line on the side of the pot to indicate when you have filled it up to this level and its better to just fill it up to here so you don't have an overfill or any spillage. One tablespoon of pureed food will fill these pots and then thats it so you really need quite a few if you want to freeze a lot of food. Luckily the pots do come in a pack of eight with four see through green lids and four see through yellow lids. In my experience the lids don't fit on these pots amazingly well unfortunately. They sort of snap on but do not snap shut like a tupperware or a Tommee Tippe lid would. I never had a problem with spillage but I never felt quite confident with them ie, I felt if I dropped one I wasn't sure whether it would make the lid come off and spill food everywhere. With better pots I had, I used to put these in a lunchbag straight from the freezer in the morning if we went out for the day and it would be defrosted by lunch but I never did that with these as I didn't think they would hold together being rattled around in a lunch bag all day.
The pots have a couple of pluses, they are microwave proof and each one has little ridges on the top and bottom meaning you can stack them on top of each other in the freezer or when you have put them away meaning you can save space. They are cheap as well, I think the pack of eight cost me less than £5 which is good value.
However, the disadvantages definitely outweigh the advantages in my opinion. These pots aren't really useful as snack pots either as they would probably only hold about two grapes! You might get away with storing raisins in them but the way my kids eat them they'd be gone in a minute or too. All in all I think these pots are ok for stage 1 weaning but they don't last for long and so have a very limited shelf life in my opinion.
These little freezer pots where a purchase I made when weaning my first son I have since used them for storing small items. The pots come in various sizes you can buy 8 pots that are 1 ounces for £2.99 or a pack containing 4 3 ounces pots for £3.49 I personally have the 3 ounce pots so the review will focus on these.
The pots are made from plastic and come with lids, the plastic is a little bit on the flimsy side I think and are certainly not as thick to the touch as some Tupperware pots I have. The thinness of the plastic I think comes to the fore when you use them to reheat things when they seem to bend slightly to the touch and you do have to be careful taking them out of the microwave as the plastic is so flimsy it is easy to spill the contents out. The pots are also suitable for use in the freezer and I have never had any problems using them in the freezer and the lids have remained in place well. If I have decanted any amounts from the pots into bags for ease of freezing the small meals come out very easily with a bit of a tweak of the plastic. I personally don't use them in the dishwasher as the pots don't claim to be suitable for it, they are nice and easy to clean by hand and fit nicely into a steriliser if you wish to clean them that way too. The lids I find to be a nice snug fit to the pots and these have never popped out when I have been taking them out and about on day trips. As they do fit so well once my son moved on from the puree stage and would want snacks whilst out I have used them to take snacks out with us such as raisins, breadsticks and the like and again the lids have remained fixed in place. I think one of the great thing about these pots is that they can be versatile and used to store many things in them indeed one of our pots now stores the small balls from our hungry frogs game.
Overall these are great little pots to use whilst weaning they store food well and the lids provide a good snug fit to keep the contents from spilling whilst in a bag whilst out. My only concern is how flimsy they are when re heating and because of this I would often decant them into another bowl to reheat at home so if you are using these repeated whilst out they may not be good enough for you as they may permanently warp in the long run but if you use them purely for storage and freezing they are great. They get 3 stars from me as there are cheaper pots out there of similar quality and because of the flimsy quality they have on reheating.
The Boots range of small storage pots you can buy are very handy for use when weaning. The Boots freezer pots we had come as either a set of 1 oz or 3 oz pots. We found them handy for use when making up all kinds of baby food items and so would recommend them.
Once you have finished using the Boots Freezer Pots for the children you can still use them at home for storing herbs, spices, etc and they can even be used to store craft items like glitter and stick ons in too. The Boots Freezer Pots are reasonably priced and long lasting in use. They are easy to clean and store and worth looking in to.
The smaller 1 oz pots come as a set of 8 pots in a set. You will pay around £3.49 for these, which works out as around 44p per pot. One thing I have to say is that these are teeny! They hold a miniscule mouse like amount of anything, although we knew that when we got them. They are a simple frosted/ opaque pot with a semi clear but coloured lid, they have a kind of indented side bit to them which is not shown here.
If using these to freeze things rather than just store in the fridge you are best using these all set up on a small plastic tray that you can place them all on uncapped and then put the whole kit and kaboodle into the freezer for a short while. Once almost frozen, pop the lids on and place them stacked in the freezer without the tray. This will make for quicker more even freezing and easy storage and will stop the lids from popping off during freezing too.
The larger Boots Freezer Pots are the 3 oz once and these are exactly the same, just a bit bigger. Even though I say these are larger they are still small but they need to be as they were bought to store small amounts of food in not a full adult sized meal. The style and shape is fine and the lids do go on well, as long as when freezing you follow the instructions above. You get 4 of these for the same £3.49.
Our Boots Freezer Pots could be filled with all sorts of nice baby friendly goodies. The very small pots can be used when making up nice tasty gravies and a small amount of that can be placed into each pot to about 3/4 full. This can then be used to mix into some mashed potato/ veg. We also used these small pots to store fruit puree in, as we found that making up batches of these to store in the freezer meant we always had something to mix in with baby rice to give a bit more variety.
The lager pots can be used to store mashed potato and mash and veg mixes, which were perfect to use with the small pots of gravy mix. They can also store small soft pasta shapes with a light sauce and then be easily reheated when needed. We found the larger pots were very handy in this way and the combination of the two sizes gave just enough of a baby sized meal to satisfy.
The pots can be sterilised in cold water if needed so that they are nice and safe to use with your child and we found them to be very handy. I would give the pots a 4 star rating as you can buy similar small pots almost anywhere that will do the same thing, but are not marked up as a baby/ child care item.
They do work well and can be a very helpful and efficient way to store batches of home made baby meals.


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Growing up I always knew the meaning of Memorial Day — we were after all an Army family. There were three of us kids, and we knew what it was like to grow up to remember those who have fallen in the line of duty, and better yet American pride.
Memorial Day always meant barbecues in our house with soldiers and their families who had become our second family. We always believed in our military, and what it stood for: freedom, family, and brave men and women putting their own lives on the line to give us these rights.
Today, Memorial Day has a whole new meaning. After all, for the past six years my sister and I have become Gold Star siblings. Many may not know what this means, but to us it means a loss some may never understand or feel in their lifetime. My brother died April 29, 2008, in Afghanistan. Following in the footsteps of my father, he was a soldier in the U.S. Army. David McDowell, my brother, served as a sergeant first class with the 2nd Ranger Battalion. As a child, David was always playing army, he lived and breathed Army.
Memorial Day that first year, only a month after his death, had new meaning for our family. It permanently changed our entire outlook on the day. It is another reminder that David gave his life for his friends, family and most of all his brothers who stood beside him not only that day but every day. Memorial Day used to be just a day of remembrance of those other families who lost their son, husband and father; for us it will be another day without our brother. I no longer need a certain day to remind me to remember the fallen as I live it every day, and the day itself makes it even more a reality. Memorial Day is no longer what it once was, full of family and friends. It is now another day of fake smiles to mask the pain.
I remember David on a daily basis. I no longer need one day to remember him or the others as I once did before that horrible day. When asked what this day now means to me, it means another day without my brother, another day my mom suffers the loss of her son, and another day his wife and children do not get to see him. This day is another day his children will never get to know what a great man he truly was.Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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AN Austrian court has convicted a woman dubbed the Ice Killer of murdering two men whom she cut up with a chain saw and concealed in the cellar of her ice cream parlour.
Goidsargi Estibaliz Carranza Zabala, 34, who has joint Spanish-Mexican citizenship, was sentenced to life in a secure mental institution for killing her ex-husband in 2008 and her new partner two years later.
"I can't say anything other than that I am sorry that I took Holger and Manfred's lives," a tearful Carranza said in a short final statement to the court in Vienna on Thursday after a trial lasting four days.
Chief prosecutor Petra Freh said the killings were "depraved and horrific", calling her a "highly dangerous woman ready to do anything".
Carranza shot Holger Holz and Manfred Hinterberger, dismembered them and then concealed the parts in lumps of concrete that she stashed in the cellar of her shop, Schleckeria, in the Austrian capital.
The grisly remains were discovered by chance during maintenance work in June last year. After going on the run to Italy, Carranza was captured several days later and extradited.
The trial attracted considerable media attention and on Wednesday involved a PowerPoint presentation by a court-appointed medical expert of photos of the sawn-off heads and other body parts of the victims.
Carranza made a full confession to the court in a long and detailed testimony on Monday. She portrayed Holz as a violent and lazy bully and that in her relationship to Hinterberger, an ice cream machinery salesman, she felt like she was "in a prison".
When arrested, Carranza was two months pregnant by another man, whom she married in prison in March this year. The baby boy was born in January but was immediately taken away from her and is reportedly being looked after by her parents in Barcelona.
"He is totally different. He is very gentle, the opposite of macho," Carranza said of her new husband. Reports said she intends to apply to be transferred to a prison in Spain in order to be able to see her son regularly.
Originally published as Guilty verdict for Austrian Ice Killer


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Longtime SD Mines women's hoops coach done
RAPID CITY (AP) -- The longtime women's basketball coach at the South Dakota School of Mines will not return next season.
The Rapid City school issued a statement saying school officials and Barb Felderman mutually agreed not to renew her contract.
Felderman has been the Lady Hardrockers coach for 32 years. She says, "I have lived my dreams."
Felderman compiled a 474-397 record. She led teams to 11 conference championships and nine appearances in the NAIA tournament, including Final Four appearances in 1998 and 1999.
The gymnasium floor in the school's King Center is being named in her honor.


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Why the terrible revision to 1st quarter 2014 affects REITs
Lots of economic data last week
We had quite a few important economic releases last week, but the highlight was the third and final revision to first quarter GDP. We knew that bad weather had impacted GDP already, but GDP was revised downward from -1% to -2.9%. There may have been some Obamacare-related things happening, as healthcare spending was revised downward in a big way.
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We also got some home price data, with the FHFA House Price Index and Case-Shiller reporting that prices are still increasing. But the rate of increase is decelerating. The new home sales data hit it out of the park, coming in at over 500 thousand. This is much higher than Wall Street's estimate of 439 thousand.
The Markit PMI data was strong as well. Personal income came in as expected. But personal spending was disappointing. Finally, we heard from homebuilders Lennar (LEN) and KB Home as they announced second-quarter numbers.
Commercial REITs will be encouraged by economic strength
Commercial REITs in the retail space, like Simon Property (SPG) and General Growth Properties (GGP), will certainly be concerned about the low personal spending data. Office REITs like Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) will be cheered by the Markit PMI data, which shows manufacturing and hiring are improving.
Implications for mortgage REITs
Mortgage REITs, like Annaly (NLY) and American Capital (AGNC), are driven by interest rates, which have been in a tight trading range. Investors are becoming more comfortable with the idea that the Fed isn't looking to raise rates too soon. People seem to have digested the possibility—although it's probably unlikely—that the Fed will start hiking rates at the June 2015 FOMC meeting.
Implications for homebuilders
Homebuilders like PulteGroup (PHM) and D.R. Horton (DHI) focused on the earnings reports out of Lennar and KB Home. New home sales and the strong home price appreciation data will certainly comfort them.


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The President is expected to propose a reconstruction package with more focus on employing Iraqis. John Dimsdale reports that there may not be enough in the budget.
The Bush administration has raised the cost for leases that allow oil and natural gas companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico. But critics say loopholes in the leases could still cost the U.S. billions. Jeff Tyler reports.
What happens in the U.S. housing market could have a global effect, according to a United Nations report. Alisa Roth has more.
Congressional Democrats have a lot on their list that might be of interest to working families. Hillary Wicai talks to Kai Ryssdal from Washington.
The San Diego Chargers have banned ticket sales outside of Southern California for Sunday's NFL playoff game. It's not against the rules, as Sean Cole reports from Boston.
Robert Reich says a Democratic plan to let the federal government negotiate with drug companies for lower Medicare prescription costs doesn't go far enough.
House Democrats hope to divert billions of dollars into a renewable energy fund by rolling back subsidies for oil companies. Sam Eaton reports.
The debate on creating human/animal hybrid clones continues in Britain, with researchers insisting a ban will put the country behind in stem cell advances. Stephen Beard has more.


text: Hi all. Just signed on to this list a few minutes ago. I've got an old PowerMac 5500/225 with MacOS 7.6.1, a CDRom and a ZipDrive. Last night I attempted to boot into Linux a number of times with BootX 1.1.3, both at startup and after MacOS had completely booted, all to no avail. The screen switches off for a moment, a few instructions appear at the top of the screen, the last saying "booting...", then these disappear and the screen goes completely blank. Nothing happens and goes on happening indefinitely. The BootX extension's in the Extensions folder, the BootXApp's in the Control Panels folder and I put a folder named Linux Kernels in the System folder with these docs in it: base2_2.tgz driver-1.bin rescue.bin root.bin The linux kernel I renamed "vmlinux" and put it in the System folder along with "ramdisk.image.gz." All of these documents come from the current Debian 2.2 'potato' ftp for Powermacs. I thought one problem could be that the linux I downloaded is not in raw binary form (the file description comes up as a SimpleText document.) But before I sit through downloading another kernel I thought I would post the problem to this group to see if anyone has experience putting Debian 2.2 on a Powermac. Thanks! Doug