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Massage - the sensual caress
While men need to see in order to get aroused, women prefer the emotions given by the touch, taste and smell. But it's not always true that men are interested more in the intercourse than in all preceding aspects, such as caresses, kisses and whispers. The emancipation of women resulted in a great need of warmth, intimacy and generosity of both partners. Men and women now have a lot to give, and this results in changing their own behavior starting with the preliminaries, and taking their time in trusting the partner, knowing his/her needs and desires.
Speeches are fine at a table or in a debate, but in bed rather than speaking too much it is recommended to "speak" the language of gestures, being guided by instincts and personal sensitiveness, but especially by the desire to communicate, perfectly done by our bodies and better than words.
Learning to become an expert in massage starts by learning to use the hands (and even mouth) to transmit your desire of loving and being loved. It's not difficult. Once you are not shy anymore to show yourself nude, you should relax, breathe deeply and slowly, relaxing all muscles. Abandon yourself with courage, without thinking to what will happen afterwards, be it consequences or the possibility of not behaving properly. This should be a moment of joy, of having a positive attitude and of being spontaneous, and not concerned by what the other might think if you behave one way or the other.
Use the hands to show your partner your warmth. Follow with your fingers or forefinger the shape of his/her body and face. Thrill them and let your partner feel that, if you do it, it's because you like it and you'd like to feel the same things. You can insist in some particular places in order to discover where your partner finds pleasure, but without pretending a response, which will come anyway.
Limit yourself to give, without impatience and the rush to switch to the next move. Human beings love caresses and the physical contact. Caresses, at the subconscious level, recall the love of the mother over the infant, the contact with the warmth of her body. For some persons, the time spent for the preliminaries is therefore the happiest, the most intense. Not only for women, but also for men who can most of the times finally relax in the arms of their loved one, thanks to her caresses and massage. Pinches can also stimulate, if they are not painful, but only provocative. As it is the case of drawing the body shape with the nails, leaving slight red streaks, which are not painful but show a mute desire of possession. .
It is important to continue to thrill and caress avoiding a sudden stop and interrumption of the spell the partner is living. Tickling a particularly erogenous zone can be the prelude for a more intense intimacy, but also a way to better make your partner participate. It is important to know when to cease with this tickling, i.e. when it's not too late, especially for the male!
An ancient oriental technique is to massage and thrill the erogenous zones of the male or female, and then stop this and do it somewhere else right before the orgasm, and therefore repeat all this several times, thus turning your partner on and waiting, which can be very stimulating if the pleasure doesn't come too late. The repeatedly frustrated desire can finally make your partner impatient, making him/her nervous and ruining the orgasm in the end. Besides hands, you can caress with the mouth, by moving the lips anywhere your fingers would move on your partner's body. It's obvious this offers pleasure for both lovers. Together with the mouth you can lick parts of his/her body with your tongue, thus using the sense of taste, inevitably linked to the smell.
As it is the case in the animal world, the smell has a great erotic power; you can fall in love with the natural perfume of your partner's body, unique for any male or female.
When kissing, the taste and smell act together and therefore it is possible to curiously taste, lick and sniff your lover, as infants do when they take to their mouth an unknown object due tro the instinct and desire to discover.
There are various ways to caress with the mouth:
You can limit it to thrilling the partner's skin, as you'd do it with the hands, and at least whisper tender and passionate words, as the warmth of the breath can "caress" the epidermis;
Or you can use the tongue for tickling the most sensitive parts, in order to arouse those areas as you'd do for the genitals; they have the power to inflame the body, and even bring it to the brink of the orgasm;
You can also bite, if within reasonable limits, i.e not painful. Some persons prefer bites in less delicate areas, such as thighs, buttocks and arms; others instead prefer the opposite: gentle bites of the nipples, lips and inner side of the thighs, which thrill and stimulate the body;
It can prove very pleasant licking with affection many areas of the body and even the face. It's a tender gesture and expresses the desire of taking care and protect the loved one;
With the mouth you can also suck, and this is an instinctive gesture for both males and females, recalling the moments of the breast feeding. Almost all males find very tender and arousing sucking the breast of their lover, especially that the nipples are one of the most sensitive areas for a female. Instead, females, who should know that sucking their lover's nipples is disturbing, should take care of their genitals, thus obtaining the same sensation of a deep intimacy.
You can also caress with other parts of your body, such as hair, nose, head, breasts. Even holding in the arms for more seconds can be considered a caress. Or staying in bed with the legs and arms around the other one, especially after the intercourse, when it's important to keep the profound and intimate contact.
On the other hand, the sudden break of the contact caused generally by the fatigue and sleep, results sometimes in depressions, even if not immediately shown, especially for the female, and risks compromising the effect of all the warmth and tenderness that may have been present before. And if the need for sleep, especially in the evening, can be understood, it doesn't make sense the lack of words that usually accompanies it. Sometimes, several words may be sufficient to communicate to the partner that the need for sleep is not a lack of love but a necessity in that moment, and assure your partner of your best feelings.
The erogenous zones
If you admit that erogenous zones are all those parts of the body, particularly sensitive to sensual caresses, it's natural to state that the whole epidermis can be defined as erogenous.
It cannot be defined an area as more erogenous than others, except for the ones common to anyone, such as the breasts or genitals.
Females appreciate very much the caresses over the breasts, and especially the stimulation of the nipples. Very sensitive are also the neck, especially on the sides and backhead, and the skin of the head, covered by hair. Fortunately, the female's hair has always been admired by males, who find pleasure in caressing it. The inner side of the thighs and the genitals are clearly erogenous zones of both males and females. For women, the nerves' terminals are concentrated in the clitoris which, if stimulated, turns more into red and becomes more rigid. Its stimulation leads, for many women, to a type of orgasm much more intense than the vaginal one.
Males, who often like more the caresses over the genitals, have a particularly sensitive part, that many times is underestimated or unknown by females. It's the area from the perineum up to the anus, where the erectile parts of the penis reside. In the same way, some females don't know that, although a male's chest is very sensitive, being able to be thrilled with her hair or nipples, it is not always arousing for males the stimulation of their nipples (very efficient for females, instead). It seems that about 50% of males are annoyed by this type of touch and prefer instead caresses over the neck, belly and back.
The ear is also very erogenous for both females and males, and therefore is object for playing with it either with the tongue or with the teeth (when gently biting it). Other erogenous zones are those where the blood is closer to the surface and thus makes the skin warmer and more sensitive. For example, at the wrist, back side of the knee and ankles.
Instead, the massage of the feet, sole and toes has the power to relax the whole body and the nerves, and to calm.
Naturally, both males and females love the caresses over the buttocks, and sometimes even bites, as an expression of a possession instinct of their lover.
Another particular gesture that thrills the partner's body is to draw the whole back, from the backhead to the anus, with the forefinger, pressing somehow firmly the spine. The softness of the female's hips has always attracted the male's caresses, but women can also find attractive to thrill with the fingers the solidity of the male's belly, especially that while aroused, the male has a contraction of the muscles in that region. Even the caress of a shoulder with a concave hand is a way to feel the softness of the female's body or the virility of a male. In both cases, either males or females can direct their companion's hands towards the areas they feel more desirable to be caressed, or whispering this to him/her, and this should make the other one excited about what they are about to discover in their partner's sexual behavior.
The importance of massage
The massage is a way to thrill, touch and communicate, it's an opportunity to recover the pleasure of the sensitiveness and touch, and also for regaining the lost intimacy within a couple. The erotic massage is a way to lead the couple to the essence of sensuality, of a more profound contact, often confuse and cancelled by the simple focus on genitals.
Such massage is not reserved only for "professionals" but for all those who prove a considerable desire of love for their own body and those of the others, especially for the partner's. The massage is able to generate harmony and warmth.
The breath control is very important for an efective relaxing. It is advised that the person giving massage use the nose for breathing inorder to accumulate energy and pay attention to any reaction of the partner's body, while the person receiving the massage should use the mouth for breathing for a total abandon. Prior to starting the massage, it is advised to rub your hands to have them warm, and afterwards place one of them on the partner's belly, as if you were listening the inside vibrations and sighs. In fact, this serves to give calm and peace, and therefore slow down the breath and relax the muscles and nerves.
Afterwards, the massage should be performed on any part of the body, being guided by the instinct: it's important to have in view all parts, even the face and feet. Especially the feet massage has influence over other parts of the body, being well-known in therapeutical sessions, as some people find stimulating the body health the barefoot walk on a natural terrain, on grass or stones on a river shore. Instead, the face massage is used to create an intimacy and trust between the two partners, and even to stimulate the senses due to the meridians of energy that cross the head and face, according to the Japanese theories.
It's no doubt about the fact that massage has no side effects, especially when it's performed with the sole intent of creating an ideal condition for calm and relaxing, for the benefit of both lovers.
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This is best done through verbal or non-verbal communication which allows stimulation to be slowed down, changed, or stopped before ejaculation becomes inevitable (stimulation then continues in a few moments, after the urgency fades).For WomenThis is best done by using G-Spot and/or clitoral massage to bring her to multiple orgasms, which naturally tend to take place over an extended period of time. Keep your lubricants, oils, and gloves (if needed or desired) within easy reach, and cover the massage table with a blanket and place a clean sheet over this blanket. You can let the sides of the blanket and sheet drape over the sides of the table so that they may be brought up to cover the receiving partner (keeping him or her warm) after the massage is finished. PropsPieces of (possibly fake) fur or feathers can be used for additional sensual tantalization, and an eye pillow or blindfold can be helpful in blocking out any unwanted light for your partner.MusicPutting a CD (or prerecorded tape) of your favorite music on repeat play is a good idea. Some people are more comfortable with a pillow or rolled bath towel underneath their knees and/or head (when lying face up) or their ankles (when lying face down), and some women will be more comfortable with a pillow underneath their hips; if this is your first massage with your partner you might want to experiment a little or ask him or her.If you're going to be giving the massage, take a look at your fingernails and clip them if necessary.LubricationOne similarity between men and women is that some sort of lubricant needs to be used when massaging their genitals: this will make the experience more pleasurable and prevent sore spots from developing.One difference between men and women is that one may use oil-based, water-based, or silicone-based lubricants on men, while one should use only water-based lubricants on women to avoid encouraging vaginal infections.Don'tsAlso remember that condoms are weakened by oil so it is important to ensure a waterbased lubricant when using condoms. Please be sure any water-based lube you may be using DOESN'T contain Nonoxynol-9. In this context Nonoxynol-9 is unlikely to do anything but irritate.For genital massage on men, or for massage elsewhere on a man or woman's body, you can purchase special massage oils at massage supply shops or else just use a light vegetable oil (such as Safflower, Sunflower, or grapeseed) from the supermarket.Lubricants and oils should be reapplied as necessary, so it's good to keep them handy.Good CommunicationDuring both the relaxation and genital phases of your erotic massage it's important for the person on the table to always feel comfortable making requests and comments. He or she should feel free to mention anything that is getting in the way of his or her comfort and pleasure.Start by quieting and focusing your mind while resting your hands on the receiving partner's upper and lower back. Then, perform a relaxing massage on the back, legs, and feet.Basic principles of relaxing massage include keeping your hands in contact with your partner, taking your time, being rhythmic yet sensitive, and proceeding from long gliding strokes to deeper ones.TechniquesWhen giving a massage be sure to use good body mechanics: use your body weight rather than arm strength for deep strokes, during gliding strokes keep your knees slightly bent and fluid, and don't lean over the table. After relaxing your partner's back, legs, and feet, have him or her turn over. Massage the chest, arms, and hands. Then glide down to the legs. It can feel good to brush the genitals when going down to the legs. After finishing the fronts of the legs and feet, glide back up and slowly brush over the genitals, teasing them.This teasing process can be drawn out by brushing the inner thighs near the genitals, very lightly touching the pubic region, etc. At this point erotic energy is often building, making it a natural time to start shifting the focus to more explicitly sexual activities.Especially if this is your first massage with this partner, it's a good idea to look into your partner's eyes while cradling his or her genitals, and somehow ask his or her permission to go further.The rest of the massage will focus on the genitals, with periodic sweeps up and down the body to spread, balance, and integrate the sensations. One of the skills that comes with practice is being able to read the energy and arousal levels of your partner, and smoothly and gradually ramp up from relaxing massage to more arousing and sexual massage.Pleasuring Your Partner's Sex CentersFor MenThe basic principle of male genital massage is that you should slow down, stop, or change what you are doing just before ejaculation becomes inevitable. The best way to accomplish this is for the man to give a signal just before this point is reached. Verbal cues, raising a hand, pulling away slightly, or even subtle body language cues can all work well. This repeated "peaking" process can sometimes help men learn to have multiple orgasms without ejaculating, and can also be practiced during solo masturbation. Although delaying ejaculation during the course of the massage is desirable from the perspective of maximizing pleasure, many partners do like to finish the massage with one.Ejaculation provides a considerable spark of pleasure, but can leave men too fatigued to enjoy the rest of the evening or do a good job massaging their partner; opposite-sex partners who like to finish male genital massage with ejaculation should have the woman receive her massage first. It's also fun to encourage your partner with hot talk (possibly weaving together a verbal fantasy based on your partner's desires). Letting your partner know verbally and non-verbally that you're actively enjoying his pleasure can be a powerful aphrodisiac. As an aside, it should be noted that a nice feature of male genital massage is that an erection is not required for it to feel good; some massage strokes actually feel BETTER when the penis is soft.Suggested Genital Massage StrokesThere are many different massage strokes that feel good on male genitals. Unless he indicates otherwise, it's usually safe to assume that firm and consistent stroking will feel best.One approach that some people favor is selecting two favorite strokes, and for a period of time alternating between them every once in a while.Sliding Stroke -With the penis resting on the belly, cup the balls with one hand. The heel of the palm of the other hand glides up and down the underside of the penis all the way to the tip.Double Slide Stroke -Bring one hand down, letting it stroke the penis from the top all the way to the bottom. When it hits the bottom, release it. Meanwhile bring your other hand to the top of the penis and repeat the stroke, creating an alternating motion.Teaser Stroke -Take the penis in one hand and gently, sensuously caress it for about ten seconds, then give it one quick up-and-down stroke. Repeat the sensuous caressing for about ten seconds (perhaps using slow up-and-down strokes), and then give the penis two quick up-and-down strokes. Repeat the caressing, then give three quick strokes, etc. Continue until ejaculation approaches inevitability.It's up to the two of you whether to finish with an ejaculation. If you do, then pleasuring can continue all the way through ejaculation and until your partner asks you to stop.At the end of the massage (whether or not there is an ejaculation), the sheet/blanket combination can be folded up over the person on the table to provide a warm cocoon. This can be a time of profound peace and contentment together.For WomenFemale sexual response is often significantly different from male sexual response, in the following ways:Female arousal tends to be more closely tied to emotional states, and feelings of warmth towards her partner. Many women can come in two distinctly different ways: through G-Spot stimulation and through clitoral stimulation. Many women characterize the clitoral orgasms as "sharper" and the G-Spot orgasms as "deeper".Women often vary considerably in what type of sexual stimulation they like, and how they like it done.Female arousal usually takes longer to build, but can often last longer and be more intense than that which men commonly experience. Women can often have multiple orgasms, if stimulation continues following the first (especially with G-Spot stimulation).It's because of latter that the basic approach to erotic massage differs between women and men. Since women can sometimes enjoy stimulation all the way through one orgasm and into the next, there is little or no need for them to hold back in any way. Having orgasms in a series can cause arousal levels to float for a long time at a very high level.Suggested Genital Massage StrokesWomen vary in their tastes concerning G-Spot and clitoral stimulation, so you need to be attentive and listen. A common preference is for their partners to begin with gentle rubbing over the entire vulva, to follow this with clitoral stimulation, and to finish with G-Spot stimulation or G-Spot AND clitoral stimulation.Please be aware that neither clitoral stimulation nor any sort of vaginal penetration usually feels good unless a woman is already in a fairly high state of arousal. When performing genital massage on women one often has a "free hand" which may be used to glide over the rest of her body, tease her nipples, massage her perineum, caress her face, form "connections" with other parts of her body (by stimulating some other part of her body at the same time as you are pleasuring her genitals), etc. Although the genital massage styles presented below are some of the most commonly favored among women, there are many more.ClitoralWhen massaging her clitoris, learn what part of it feels best to her. Going in circles around it softly and rhythmically with a lubricated finger is a good way to proceed, at least until you get more specific feedback or until you uncover something that obviously feels better. Once you find something that feels great, consistency with it is often the key to further pleasure.Some women find that clitoral orgasms feel better if their vaginas are pleasantly filled: more fingers or an appropriately-sized dildo are good ways to accomplish this, though penetration of any kind usually doesn't feel good to someone who isn't aroused, so it probably isn't what she would want you to start right out with.G-SpotThe G-Spot is an area on the forward wall of the vagina, just behind the pubic bone about two inches in. A woman can often tell you when you've found her G-Spot, and it often feels more "ridged" than the surrounding tissue. Pressing into it can be intensely pleasurable, but may cause a sensation of needing to urinate. Female ejaculation is sometimes, not always a result of G-Spot stimulation; female ejaculate is NOT urine, but IS expelled through the urethra.One easy way to stimulate the G-Spot is with your (lubricated) first and second fingers together (possibly starting with just your first finger). Make rhythmic gestures inside the vagina that look like the signal to "come here". Alternatively, one can rub the G-Spot in a circular fashion.Generally, it's the pads of your fingers which are pressing into her G-Spot. Another approach is to rotate your fingers inside her vaginal barrel with even pressure against all areas of it. Be aware that the shape of the vagina changes as a woman's arousal level increases.You'll probably notice the inner portion ballooning outwards during extreme arousal, which means that your fingers will need to rotate a little farther from center in order to maintain the same pressure on the vaginal walls. G-spot stimulation usually only feels good when the woman is aroused.Do and Enjoy and send me feedback!
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Our cultural fantasies today -- from news to entertainment -- are washed in blood and landscaped with severed body parts. I was hoping that "Powder Keg" by Dejan Dukovski would offer a dispassionate deconstruction of brutality -- much as Schnitzler did for sex in "La Ronde," to which "Powder Keg" has been compared. But I was also prepared for a play that simply spoke about savagery from a region of the world that has seen more than its share.
"Powder Keg," which is set in Belgrade, 1995, must lose a lot in translation. These 10 vignettes about aggression seem like training sketches for actors. They are underwritten, barely psychological confrontations, and often confusing. The author is identified in the program as a leading writer of postmodern drama. This, his best-known work, has been translated and produced in 10 languages besides Macedonian, and adapted into an award-winning film. Unfortunately, the amateur quality of this production -- from acting through design -- masks none of the play's flaws and creates new problems.
The first piece is the most provocative, and William Stone Mahoney is the most polished performer in a cast of six. Angele, a young man in a bar, offers a beer to an older man (Mahoney) who is severely injured. Angele encourages him to recount a recent attack in which scores of his bones were broken and organs damaged. Then Angele confesses that he did it. Why? Years before, the old man had attacked him and left permanent impairments. Angele offers to buy the next round.
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Analysis Of European Union Competitiveness From A New Multidimensional Model Perspective
The central objective of this study is to analyze the competitiveness of European Union through the prism of its influence factors: public debt, budget deficit, competitiveness of national economies,credit default swap. Based on these factors were obtained three regression functions for EU competitiveness. The results of the analysis reveal that the EU competitiveness is influenced by two main factors: sovereign risk and competitiveness of national economies. In the current economic situation, sovereign risk rate of 48.52% influences on EU competitiveness, and competitiveness of national economies at a rate of 33.63%. Among the three risk variables underlying the sovereign risk, public debt ratio is most important, thus showing that any sovereign debt crisis would adversely affect the competitiveness of the European Union, followed by the value of the CDS and by the budgetary equilibrium. The second factor, the competitiveness of national economies is mainly determined by the global competitiveness index.The model proposed in this study identifies the factors underlying the central objective of the Lisbon Strategy, namely to make the EU the most competitive and dynamic economy in the world.
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Tracking Sen. Barack Obama's Rapid Political Rise
Election Day is less than a week away, but Sen. Barack Obama has already made history.
In August, he became the first African American to accept the presidential nomination of a major party. Exactly 45 years earlier, Martin Luther King Jr. made his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
So, how did Obama realize King's dream, and how did he rise so far so fast? For insight, NPR's Tony Cox speaks with people familiar with the senator and his life story.
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Barack Obama's first appearance on the national stage came in 2004, when he awed Democrats at the party's national convention in Boston. At the time, he was the Democratic nominee for an open Senate seat in Illinois — an improbable nominee, at that.
Obama declared himself "part of the larger American story" and said "in no other country on Earth is my story even possible."
His story is, indeed, compelling: His white mother grew up in Kansas, his black father in a village in Kenya; they met and married in Hawaii. Obama became a community organizer and, later, a state legislator in racially divided Chicago. His victory in the 2004 Democratic Senate primary was considered a major upset. Only two years before, he challenged Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) in the Democratic primary and got clobbered. But when Obama spoke at the 2004 convention, many Democrats inside the hall and those watching on television saw Obama as the party's future.
Few, however, expected that future to come this fast. Since announcing his candidacy, Obama has given Democratic audiences the sense that he can rise above politics (and even race) and inspire hope. He has drawn huge crowds to his rallies. He has further cemented his standing as a viable candidate with his prodigious fundraising prowess. That his campaign kitty is comparable to Hillary Clinton's is especially impressive, considering the fact that the Clintons have been raising money for nearly two decades, while this is the first time on the national scene for Obama.
One criticism Obama has faced is his comparatively thin elections resume; he is running for president having spent just two years in the Senate. He responds to that by saying that he has not picked up the bad habits of people who have been in Washington too long. And he points out that in 2002, while still a state legislator, he was publicly speaking out against invading Iraq at a time when Sens. Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden and then-Sen. John Edwards all voted to give President Bush the authorization to go to war. Those senators are now his rivals for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination; all are now against the war.
Obama has been heralded widely as a "rock star." But as Howard Dean learned in 2003-04, early hype about a candidacy can certainly fade. Obama's staff has wisely managed to tamp down expectations of their candidate. But the nation has never had a serious African-American presidential candidate before, and the question of whether voters are ready to vote for one is not likely to be answered until the primaries and caucuses begin in January 2008.


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The new installment of the fan-favorite parkour game is still in the works, and DICE put goether a new video that focuses on main character Faith, the revitalized free-running elements, and the accessibility of the gameplay.
Several brief conceptual prototype clips show the first-person action of the game, which maintains the minimalistic color tone of the original but with a next-gen visual style. The video also explains the game's focus on heroine Faith, and promises that we'll get a better picture of why she does what she does, (including the dubious decision-making involved in getting a tattoo on your eye). Developer DICE has also promised an accessible focus on gameplay for new players, and some cool approaches to combat sound effects.
We still don't have many details about Mirror's Edge 2, and the showing at this year's EA press conference leads us to believe that the game is still a long ways off. Nonetheless, it's great to get to hear a little bit more regarding development of the project.
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First gay male to compete on America's Next Top Model
The modeling reality show innovates by having male and female contestent in their latest cycle
Popular reality series America's Next Top Model will have both male and female contestants in its 20th cycle, and it will include a gay guy.
Openly gay Cory Hindorff, a 22-year-old actor and drag queen, will be a contestant.
Hindorff performs as Serena Starr, his drag persona, and has acted in many stage shows and musicals, such as Altar Boyz and Rent.
The new cycle of will show the differant ways men and women act in the modeling industry.
As in previous seasons, the contestants will live under one house. But this time it will have eight men and eight women instead of all girls.
The show will use social media so fans can influence how the show develops, for example choosing contestant makeovers.
Some have said the change is to revive the show, as the previous cycle had the lowest ratings in the show's history, at 1.22 million viewers.
LGBT people have frequently taken prominent roles on the show.
While they have never competed, openly gay Jay Manuel and J Alexander have taken prominent roles in mentoring and judging since the first cycle.
Isis King (Cycle 11 and 17 – 'all-stars'), the first transgender contestant, is now one of the most visible role models and advocates in the media.
King was scouted by ANTM host Tyra Banks after she appeared as a bankground model in a shoot using real homeless women.
Kim Stolz (cycle 5), the first open lesbian on the show, opened an LGBT-friendly restaurant in New York, 'The Dalloway' since the show, and is now a Wall Street trader.
And Laura LaFrate (cycle 18) came out as a 'true bisexual' at the beginning of the series and was a runner-up. She is now pursuing a career as a vet.
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Gretchen Molannen was featured by the Tampa Bay Times in July to talk about her rare sexual disorder.
Molannen, 39, suffered from persistent genital arousal disorder. Women who have this condition experience continuous physical sexual arousal. However, they do not feel arousal psychologically. Many must masturbate to get a few minutes of relief from the unwanted arousal. Doctors believe that this condition may be caused by a nerve malfunction.
Molannen has struggled with the disorder for 16 years and kept her silence. She was unable to work, but the condition affected her job performance.
In 2007, she saw a woman on 20/20 talk about the condition. She sought help from medical professionals. Many of them have never heard of the disorder.
She told the Times that the condition was so debilitating that she had tried to commit suicide three times in the past year.
She had been denied disability benefits because she could not prove her disability. The tests that could prove are expensive. Molannen created a Craglist ad seeking help from medical professional to give her a free MRI. The Times found the ad and contacted her. She agreed to tell her story in July.
She then went before a judge in August for the second time. The judge rejected her disability claim which she gave to the Times.
She thanked the Times for sharing her story which she wrote in an email on Nov 28.
"Thank YOU for taking an interest in doing a story for me! I am flattered that you cared so much to want to help. I just hope this will educate people that this is serious and really exists, and that other women who are suffering in silence will now have the courage to talk to a doctor about it. If men have suffered with the shame of impotence or even priapism, now it's time for women to get help as well. Thank you for your patience with me and for devoting so much time to this. I'm sure your editor is very proud of your work and I'm excited to see my own story online."
The Times tried to contact Molannen over the weekend to see how she was doing. They did not receive a response.
Instead, her boyfriend sent the Times an email telling them that she had committed suicide.
The Times did receive several offers to help Molannen from both legal and medical professionals. But by then it was too late.


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Commercial operations engage in risk analysis. One evaluates the cost to the business of "not being on the air": typically, this is very very high (lost business) -- a commercial radio service (broadcasting or otherwise) is being paid to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Then one evaluates the cost of various protection mechanisms, the degree of risk reduction likely to be achieved by each one, and then buys insurance to cover the remaining risk. You can do that too, for your ham station. I don't pull the plugs and ground all my cables whenever a thunderstorm is near. I'm likely not to be home at the time, it is a lot of trouble, and I can afford to buy and install lightning "protection" equipment. I am under no illusion that I am "protected" from lightning. I have only reduced my risk... And I make sure that my insurance will cover the rare occasions when I get actual damage. I've had my station on a mountaintop for more than 15 years now. I've done the work as per Polyphasor and I've had no trouble. That is a sample size of one. One day, lightning will get me. If lightning damage happens once every 15 years, that's OK for me. Other people will choose differently for their situation. -- Eric K3NA ---------- From: email@example.com on behalf of Barry Kutner Sent: 1997 April 10 Thursday 13:36 PM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lightning Protection Components Perhaps a knowledgeable person can answer the following: Every time there is a thunderstorm, why don't the commercial stations (radio and TV) shut down their xmtrs and unplug their coax? Do they do a grounding job so far above and beyond the Polyphaser standard (ground rods, bulkhead, surge suppressors, common point ground, etc.) that it's OK to stay connected? Or, do they just keep replacing equipment as it blows up? Bottom line, what does it take to stay connected? How about something like a Top Ten box that automatically switches all lines to ground when off the air? (is this feasible Dave or George?) 73 Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: firstname.lastname@example.com Newtown, PA FRC alternate: email@example.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com Administrative requests: firstname.lastname@example.com Problems: email@example.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: email@example.com Administrative requests: email@example.com Problems: firstname.lastname@example.com
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The video will walk you through the connection of the moving rating data using the tMap component. Following this step, the aggregator component is used to calculate the average rating by the state. Then, a target table is created with a tMysqlOutput component. Finally, the flow is documented with a title and your job is ready to run!
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New community center, new start
Saturday was the grand opening of the new Rosehill Community Center. After years of controversy, difficult decisions, and financial challenges, Mukilteo has a beautiful new community center that our community can be proud of.
There was a wonderful turn out on Feb. 5, and the new center fosters not only breathtaking views, but also a comfortable environment for community social interaction.
On Saturday, the new center truly was a community meeting place and a great opportunity to talk with new friends and old. Even a pod of Orcas made two separate appearances to celebrate the opening.
If you weren't able to attend the grand opening and open house on Saturday, be sure to stop by and enjoy your new community center.
The current hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
And if you can't stop by when it's open, the balcony is always accessible where you can enjoy the views.
Now that the new Rosehill Community Center is open, it's time to really focus on how this community asset can be best used to benefit the community.
The first thing that needs to be done is to extend the hours on Friday, Saturday, and be open on Sundays; the time when those of us who have to work a traditional work week will have the greatest opportunity to enjoy it.
The argument used and defended vigorously for the limited hours has been strictly a financial one. The rational and thinking to date has been confined to a very small box.
As a council member, I've been very vocal when it comes to making decisions that financially overextend the city. I also think it's safe to say the council is very aware of how financially strapped the city currently is.
However, I'm also a very 'out of the box' type thinker and I know we could and should have extended community center hours for the community without spending more money.
Simply put, stagger the shifts.
At the old community center the office closed at 5 p.m. Monday through Friday but the community center was open until 9 p.m. and staffed by a facility attendant who was paid for out of the Public Works budget.
That position is still there even though it doesn't show up in the community center staffing chart, and by looking back just a bit, your community center can be open late Fridays, Saturdays, and open on Sundays without the city spending any additional money.
I also need to apologize to Mayor Joe Marine for my statements in a recent letter, which promoted a rumor that he had decided to keep the community center open on Saturdays after receiving many complaints.
As it turns out, the mayor never had discussions indicating the community center would be closed on Saturdays and didn't receive complaints indicating so. Instead it was one of his staff who had told the Jazzercise franchise owner the community center wouldn't be open on Saturdays because of a staff position that was cut by the council.
The staff member admitted to providing incorrect information at a recent council meeting but not to deflecting the misrepresentation of information to the mayor.
Simply put, staff shouldn't be allowed to play politics to get their way. We rely on them for their professional experience, not political games. It creates friction in places where there needn't be any.
We did have a recent council meeting where the community center position previously cut was reinstated by the council. Unfortunately, three of the council members were absent, so my motion to have staff come back to us with a way to extend the community center operating hours didn't even receive a second.
However, moving forward with the full council, I'm confident we can provide community center hours for the community.
The preceding feature is published the second Wednesday of each month for The Beacon and is the opinion of Kevin Stoltz and may or may not represent the views of the Mukilteo City Council.


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Tamaqua White reached the .500 mark in the 9-10 year-old Panther Valley Little League Tournament with a victory on Thursday.
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Tamaqua White-FT Gray
Tamaqua White defeated Franklin Grey, 18-6.
Michael Steigerwalt was the winning pitcher and also added two hits and two RBI for Tamaqua White. Luke Verta chipped in a two-run double while Mike Shlanta and Jimmy Akins both had two hits.
For Franklin, Crum had a hit and two RBIs.
Tamaqua White evens its record at 3-3. Franklin Gray falls to 2-2.


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Machine is sort of a strange album. When I first bought it, I absolutely hated it. Then after listening to it a few more times, it became one of my favorite progressive metal albums. This album is extremely keyboard oriented, sort of like Dream Theater's work with Jordan Rudess. The strongest song on this album is definately The Way, it happened to be the only song I liked even when I hated the album. I originally didn't like it, because I thought John West's voice was a bit whiny, but after a while it grows on you. The Loser Never Wins, Evolution In Reverse, and Mother Earth are without a doubt the strongest songs on Machine. The weakest song IMO is the title track, nothing really special about it. These are some really magnificent musicians on this album, and that is most likely the reason why it is nearly a complete album. Artension sounds very similar to Royal Hunt here, only they have a slightly heavier edge. This is a textbook Progressive Metal album, it may piss you off in the beginning, but if you give it a chance, you'll learn to love it.


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Chuck, Jr. Recaps Alabama, Will Be on Levin and Greta Tonight
Friday, October 5, 2012
Chuck Heath, Jr. journaled about getting the special treatment at Talladega Speedway on Wednesday, and he wondered how he was going to get the special gift, a Kyle Busch race-used tire, back home to Alaska. Yesterday, they went to UPS so that tire could beat them back to Alaska.
Chuck writes:
We stopped by a Birmingham, Alabama, UPS store to ship our tire (Kyle Busch's) to Alaska. The UPS guys got a kick out of it. That was a first for them.
He includes this picture:
Last night, Chuck checked in again:
Hello everyone. Here's today's rundown:
We started our day by doing an early morning television show called, "Good Day Alabama". That went okay but we didn't have much time to talk because they had a very full schedule. The host, Janice, works her rear end off on that show.
After that, we headed over to radio station WYDE, 101.3, where we spent a great hour interviewing with host, Lee Davis. Lee asked dad what his overall impression of the debate was last night, and dad, being the politically correct person he is said on air, "Obama looked like a kid who knew he had done something wrong and was about to be bent over Romney's lap and spanked." I cringed, Lee busted out laughing. Good ole' dad.
We left Lee's station in search of a barber... I really needed a haircut. We got lost again (thanks Mr. GPS) but through some kind of divine intervention, we ended up right in front of a UPS store. We had been talking about what to do with our NASCAR tire for quite awhile. We decided to go in and ask the UPS guys how much it would cost to ship it to Alaska from there. The first quote was 320.00! I thought they were joking. "We could by an airline ticket for that!", I said. We ended up going back and forth, exploring every option, until we finally agreed on a price which was about a third of the first one. It was still way too much but as dad said, "this is an opportunity of a lifetime". (How redneck is that?"
When we told the UPS guys to ship it to Wasilla, Alaska, they put two and two together and said, "Isn't that where Sarah Palin is from?" The floodgates broke and we spilled our little secret again. We took some pictures with the guys and signed some autographs... our weird, indirect brush with fame.
I still needed a barber so our new best friends at UPS told me about one nearby. They also mentioned that if we were hungry, there was a great BBQ joint called, Jim and Nick's right across the street from the restaurant. The restaurant's motto is: If pigs could fly, we'd still eat them. We followed their sage advice and got two orders of baby back ribs, and a #4 haircut to boot. By the way, one of the ladies at the barbershop stopped dad and said she recognized him from somewhere. Dad said, "Yeah, that was me in Cell Block Six".
He finally told them the truth and they raved about his performance on Sarah's tv show. We ended up signing some napkins for them and taking some pictures. They were great.
We went back to our hotel and tried to take a much needed nap. I was exhausted but I couldn't sleep because I was so worried that I'd sleep through my scheduled Mark Levin interview later that afternoon. I never did sleep, and then I got a text right before the interview saying that due to last night's debate and the subsequent buzz, I was being bumped to tomorrow night. Errrr! not again! I understand that one, though.
We got up and drove to Trussville for our book signing. We met some great people but didn't get the crowd we were expecting. Most of the people we have met in Alabama have been big supporters but only a couple of them even knew we were in town. We have to do a better job of promoting ourselves, which is very, very difficult because dad has drummed it into our heads for our entire life to just work hard and let others toot your horn. (I hope the meaning of that came across like I meant it to)
We went back to our hotel and had an appetizer in the restaurant. Ironically, our waitress, Lisa, was a Sarah Palin doppleganger who was also a fan. We then went to the elevator, where dad announced to everyone for the 112th time this trip, "Who's driving this thing?!".
Off to Dallas tomorrow. We'll be doing Mark Levin tomorrow evening, and we'll be on Greta the same night.
I heard the elevation down there is a few feet higher than here, so I hope we get there early enough to acclimate so we can think straight.
Good Night!
Man, it sure sounds like they're having a blast!


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Brewers fall to Astros
Jason Michaels homered twice on Friday night to power the Houston Astros to a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Astros got the victory as -121 home favorites in this contest, while the combined score was a PUSH against the night's posted total (9).
Michaels drove in four runs in the win for Houston. Bud Norris allowed just two runs on three hits over six innings in his start for the Astros.
Jason Kendall hit his first home run of the season in the loss for Milwaukee.


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CARSON, Calif. – David Beckham's announcement Monday that he will be playing his final game for the LA Galaxy on Dec. 1 in MLS Cup against the Houston Dynamo at The Home Depot Center didn't come as much of a surprise to coaches and teammates.
READ: David Beckham to Play His Final Game for the LA Galaxy in MLS Cup 2012
But there unquestionably was a sense of finality at realizing the wildly popular 37-year-old is closing in on the end of a career not only with the defending MLS Cup champions but with Major League Soccer as a whole.
"Personally I'm feeling sad about this decision," Galaxy midfielder Juninho said Tuesday. "I was sad when I heard the news. But it's his decision and I hope it's good for him."
Defender Todd Dunivant said Beckham received some good-natured abuse in the locker room Tuesday, which is understandable considering Beckham was known as one of the team's best practical jokers.
"You always have to jab him because he'd do the same to you," Dunivant said. "Obviously we're disappointed to lose him and I think he's disappointed to be leaving as well, but he'll have another chapter to go and so will we."
Beckham, who has spent the last six seasons with the club, has fostered stunning growth of the game in this country since he signed with the Galaxy in January of 2007. Seven expansion teams have been added to the league and 15 of MLS' 19 teams now play in soccer-specific stadia.
"It's great in that it brings closure to David's tenure with the Galaxy and MLS," Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena said. "David's 37 years old. He can't play forever. He's done more in MLS and for MLS than any of us ever would have imagined.
READ: A statistical look at David Beckham's career in MLS
"He's worth a lot more to the league than we ever could have thought.
"He's done wonders for the Galaxy and he's done incredible amounts of positive things for MLS. We are now a well-known league around the world and we can attribute a lot of that to David.
PHOTOS: Beckham's Galaxy Career
"His six years in MLS have been tremendous and I think it's more than any of us could have imagined."
It hasn't been all smooth going, however. Beckham and the Galaxy's Landon Donovan, for example, had a well-chronicled, testy partnership when the England international first arrived on the scene, but Donovan now says he's "grown a lot as a person since he's been here."
"I've watched him closely with all the things he does," Donovan continued. "His leadership ability, how he handles himself. It's been an inspiration for me.
"We haven't always gotten along, especially in the beginning, but he's a good person. I think we're all very happy for him that he's ready to move on and do whatever comes next."
Donovan admitted the arrival of Beckham, especially someone of his standing around the world, led to some predictable difficulties, not only for the team but between the two stars.
"He would admit there's been some hard times. It's not easy when something like that happens," Donovan said. "It kind of turns everyone's world upside down when someone of his stature comes into a team. Thinking back I don't think he could have handled it any better than the way he did. With all the attention and all the pressure and all the eyeballs on him it's not easy. I think people forget that side of it.
"For him to come in and try to integrate was very difficult. There were some tough stretches, but overall it's been a resounding success, in my opinion."
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mcm wrote:I think what Lugz is trying to say is that in general Whole Foods (or Wegman's) is obviously better than Market Basket in terms of quality, but dropping $500 a week at the grocery store sucks so for him Market Basket (or the like) >> Whole Foods.
I got no problem with his logic.
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That said, we feed 2 kids and 2 adults on less than $90 a week.
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Tons of square footage for a great price!!738 3rd Avenue -
Contact Kristina Miller at 518-378-2159 or email@example.com for a private viewing on this home!
There is nothing like this currently on the market in popular Lansingburgh New York! Over 2300 square feet of living space in this home featuring 4 large bedrooms and One 1/2 baths. Many updates have been made to this home including a newer roof, newer deck, updated windows, stainless appliances, refinished hardwood floors and fresh paint.
This classic home features an original curved staircase, high ceilings, formal dining room with original decorative marble fireplace, Large living room with bay, extra spacious family room with brick fireplace, Eat in kitchen with newer stainless appliances, first floor laundry off kitchen, four very large bedrooms, updated baths, oversized detached two car garage, walk-up attic, screened porch area with additional deck leading to large fenced yard.
This is a great home located in a friendly neighborhood of classic homes. This home is a short distance to downtown Troy, NY and within a reasonable commute to RPI, This large of a home is hard to find at this price!
Again, contact Kristina Miller at 518-378-2159 or firstname.lastname@example.com for a private viewing on this home!
Listing information
- Year Built: 1892
- Status: Sold on 12/9/2015
- Fireplaces: 2
- Total Square Footage: 2,380 ($53.74 per sq. foot)
- Estimated Annual Taxes: $3,553
- Middle School: Kinckerbacker Middle School
- Property ID: 103814802
- Beds: 4
- Total Rooms: 9
- Parking Type Description: Detached 2 cars
- Above Ground Sq. Feet: 2,380
- County: Rensselaer
- Neighborhood: Lansingburgh
- Style: 2-Story
- Baths: 2 (Full: 1 3/4: 0 1/2: 1 Other: 0)
- Stories: 2
- New Construction: No
- Lot Size: 6098 SF
- High School: Lansingburgh High School
- School District: Lansingburgh


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Concomitant use of opioids with benzodiazepines or other central nervous system (CNS) depressants, including alcohol, may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5), Drug Interactions (7)].
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- Hysingla ER contains hydrocodone, a Schedule II controlled substance. Hysingla ER exposes users to the risks of opioid addiction, abuse, and misuse. Because extended-release products such as Hysingla ER deliver the opioid over an extended period of time, there is a greater risk for overdose and death due to the larger amount of hydrocodone present.
- Although the risk of addiction in any individual is unknown, it can occur in patients appropriately prescribed Hysingla ER. Addiction can occur at recommended doses and if the drug is misused or abused.
- Assess each patient's risk for opioid addiction, abuse, or misuse prior to prescribing Hysingla ER, and monitor all patients receiving Hysingla ER for the development of these behaviors and conditions. Risks are increased in patients with a personal or family history of substance abuse (including drug or alcohol abuse or addiction) or mental illness (e.g., major depression). The potential for these risks should not, however, prevent the proper management of pain in any given patient. Patients at increased risk may be prescribed opioids such as Hysingla ER, but use in such patients necessitates intensive counseling about the risks and proper use of Hysingla ER along with intensive monitoring for signs of addiction, abuse, and misuse.
- Abuse or misuse of Hysingla ER by crushing, chewing, snorting, or injecting the dissolved product will result in the uncontrolled delivery of the hydrocodone and can result in overdose and death.
- Opioids are sought by drug abusers and people with addiction disorders and are subject to criminal diversion. Consider these risks when prescribing or dispensing Hysingla ER. Strategies to reduce these risks include prescribing the drug in the smallest appropriate quantity and advising the patient on the proper disposal of unused drug.
- Serious, life-threatening, or fatal respiratory depression has been reported with the use of opioids, even when used as recommended, and if not immediately recognized and treated, may lead to respiratory arrest and death.
- While serious, life-threatening, or fatal respiratory depression can occur at any time during the use of Hysingla ER, the risk is greatest during the initiation of therapy or following a dosage increase. Closely monitor patients for respiratory depression especially within the first 24–72 hours of initiating therapy with and following dosage increases of Hysingla ER.
- To reduce the risk of respiratory depression, proper dosing and titration of Hysingla ER are essential. Overestimating the Hysingla ER dosage when converting patients from another opioid product can result in fatal overdose with the first dose.
- Accidental ingestion of even one dose of Hysingla ER, especially by children, can result in respiratory depression and death due to an overdose of hydrocodone.
- Prolonged use of Hysingla ER during pregnancy can result in withdrawal in the neonate. Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, unlike opioid withdrawal syndrome in adults, may be life-threatening if not recognized and treated, and requires management according to protocols developed by neonatology experts. Observe newborns for signs of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and manage accordingly. Advise pregnant women using opioids for a prolonged period of the risk of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and ensure that appropriate treatment will be available.
- Concomitant use with a CYP3A4 inhibitor, such as macrolide antibiotics, azole-antifungal agents, and protease inhibitors, particularly when an inhibitor is added after a stable dose of Hysingla ER is achieved, and discontinuation of a CYP3A4 inducer, such as rifampin, carbamazepine, and phenytoin, may increase plasma concentrations of hydrocodone and prolong opioid adverse reactions, which may cause potentially fatal respiratory depression. Monitor patients closely at frequent intervals and consider dosage reduction of Hysingla ER until stable drug effects are achieved. Concomitant use of Hysingla ER with CYP3A4 inducers or discontinuation of an CYP3A4 inhibitor could decrease hydrocodone plasma concentrations, decrease opioid efficacy or, possibly, lead to a withdrawal syndrome in a patient who had developed physical dependence to hydrocodone. Monitor patients closely at frequent intervals and consider increasing the opioid dosage if needed to maintain adequate analgesia or if symptoms of opioid withdrawal occur.
- Profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death may result from the concomitant use of Hysingla ER with benzodiazepines or CNS depressants (e.g., non-benzodiazepine sedatives/hypnotics, anxiolytics, tranquilizers, muscle relaxants, general anesthetics, antipsychotics, other opioids, alcohol). Because of these risks, reserve concomitant prescribing of these drugs for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are inadequate.
- If the decision is made to prescribe a benzodiazepine or other CNS depressant concomitantly with an opioid analgesic, prescribe the lowest effective dosages and minimum durations of concomitant use. In patients already receiving an opioid analgesic, prescribe a lower initial dose of the benzodiazepine or other CNS depressant than indicated in the absence of an opioid, and titrate based on clinical response. If an opioid analgesic is initiated in a patient already taking a benzodiazepine or other CNS depressant, prescribe a lower initial dose of the opioid analgesic, and titrate based on clinical response. Follow patients closely for signs and symptoms of respiratory depression and sedation.
- Advise both patients and caregivers about the risks of respiratory depression and sedation when Hysingla ER is used with benzodiazepines or other CNS depressants (including alcohol and illicit drugs). Advise patients not to drive or operate heavy machinery until the effects of concomitant use of the benzodiazepine or other CNS depressant have been determined. Screen patients for risk of substance use disorders, including opioid abuse and misuse, and warn them of the risk for overdose and death associated with the use of additional CNS depressants including alcohol and illicit drugs.
- The use of Hysingla ER in patients with acute or severe bronchial asthma in an unmonitored setting or in the absence of resuscitative equipment is contraindicated. Hysingla ER-treated patients with significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or cor pulmonale, and those with a substantially decreased respiratory reserve, hypoxia, hypercapnia, or pre-existing respiratory depression are at increased risk of decreased respiratory drive including apnea, even at recommended dosages of Hysingla ER.
- Life-threatening respiratory depression is more likely to occur in elderly, cachectic, or debilitated patients because they may have altered pharmacokinetics or altered clearance compared to younger, healthier patients.
- Monitor such patients closely, particularly when initiating and titrating Hysingla ER and when Hysingla ER is given concomitantly with other drugs that depress respiration. Alternatively, consider the use of non-opioid analgesics in these patients.
- Cases of adrenal insufficiency have been reported with opioid use, more often following greater than one month of use. If adrenal insufficiency is suspected, confirm the diagnosis with diagnostic testing as soon as possible. If adrenal insufficiency is diagnosed, treat with physiologic replacement doses of corticosteroids. Wean the patient off of the opioid to allow adrenal function to recover and continue corticosteroid treatment until adrenal function recovers.
- Hysingla ER may cause severe hypotension including orthostatic hypotension and syncope in ambulatory patients. There is an increased risk in patients whose ability to maintain blood pressure has already been compromised by a reduced blood volume or after concurrent administration of certain CNS depressant drugs (e.g., phenothiazines or general anesthetics). Monitor these patients for signs of hypotension after initiating or titrating the dosage of Hysingla ER. In patients with circulatory shock, Hysingla ER may cause vasodilation that can further reduce cardiac output and blood pressure. Avoid the use of Hysingla ER in patients with circulatory shock.
- QTc prolongation has been observed with Hysingla ER following doses of 160 mg. This observation should be considered in making decisions regarding patient monitoring when prescribing Hysingla ER in patients with congestive heart failure, bradyarrhythmias, electrolyte abnormalities, or who are taking medications known to prolong QTc interval.
- Hysingla ER should be avoided in patients with congenital long QT syndrome. In patients who develop QTc prolongation, consider reducing the dose by 33–50%, or changing to an alternate analgesic.
- In patients who may be susceptible to the intracranial effects of CO2 retention (e.g., those with evidence of increased intracranial pressure or brain tumors), Hysingla ER may reduce respiratory drive, and the resultant CO2 retention can further increase intracranial pressure. Monitor those patients for signs of sedation and respiratory depression, particularly when initiating therapy with Hysingla ER. Opioids may obscure the clinical course in a patient with a head injury. Avoid the use of Hysingla ER in patients with impaired consciousness or coma.
- In the clinical studies with specific instructions to take Hysingla ER with water to swallow the tablets, 11 out of 2476 subjects reported difficulty swallowing Hysingla ER. These reports included esophageal obstruction, dysphagia, and choking, one of which had required medical intervention to remove the tablet. Instruct patients not to pre-soak, lick or otherwise wet Hysingla ER tablets prior to placing in the mouth, and to take one tablet at a time with enough water to ensure complete swallowing immediately after placing in the mouth.
- Patients with underlying gastrointestinal disorders such as esophageal cancer or colon cancer with a small gastrointestinal lumen are at greater risk of developing these complications. Consider use of an alternative analgesic in patients who have difficulty swallowing and patients at risk for underlying gastrointestinal disorders resulting in a small gastrointestinal lumen.
- Hysingla ER is contraindicated in patients with known or suspected gastrointestinal obstruction, including paralytic ileus. The hydrocodone in Hysingla ER may cause spasm of the sphincter of Oddi. Opioids may cause increases in the serum amylase. Monitor patients with biliary tract disease, including acute pancreatitis.
- The hydrocodone in Hysingla ER may increase the frequency of seizures in patients with seizure disorders, and may increase the risk of seizures occurring in other clinical settings associated with seizures. Monitor patients with a history of seizure disorders for worsened seizure control during Hysingla ER therapy.
- Avoid the use of mixed agonist/antagonist analgesics (e.g., pentazocine, nalbuphine, and butorphanol) or partial agonist (e.g., buprenorphine) analgesics in patients who are receiving a full opioid agonist analgesic, including Hysingla ER. In these patients, mixed agonist/antagonist and partial agonist analgesics may reduce the analgesic effect and/or may precipitate withdrawal symptoms. When discontinuing Hysingla ER, gradually taper the dosage. Do not abruptly discontinue Hysingla ER.
- Hysingla ER may impair the mental and physical abilities needed to perform potentially hazardous activities such as driving a car or operating machinery. Peak blood levels of hydrocodone may occur 14–16 hours (range 6–30 hours) after initial dosing of Hysingla ER. Blood levels of hydrocodone, in some patients, may be high at the end of 24 hours after repeated-dose administration. Warn patients not to drive or operate dangerous machinery unless they are tolerant to the effects of Hysingla ER and know how they will react to the medication.
- The most common adverse reactions (≥5%) reported by patients treated with Hysingla ER in the chronic pain clinical trials were constipation, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, upper respiratory tract infection, dizziness, headache, and somnolence.
Please read the Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning.
Please read the Medication Guide.
To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact Purdue Pharma L.P. at 888-726-7535 or FDA at 800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch.
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We have lots of 2.8″ TFT breakouts in stock and a brand new tutorial for drawing bitmaps of any size from SD storage!
We have an example sketch in the library showing how to display full color bitmap images stored on an SD card. You'll need an SD or microSD breakout board such as this one . You'll also need to download our SD library modifyied to allow faster reads (these changes will be added to arduino v23) but for now you can download the new library here . Download the library by clicking the Downloads button and uncompressing the folder. Replace the files in your ArduinoIDE/libraries/SD folder and restart the IDE.
Wire up the TFT as we have before (see above) and then wire up the microSD card breakout. Connect the SD card with DI going to pin 11, DO going to pin 12 and SCK going to pin 13 (this is standard on all our shields) Then pin 10 goes to CS. Copy the woof.bmp and miniwoof.bmp files to a microSD card and insert it into the breakout. Run the tftbmp example sketch in the TFTLCD library, you should see the images show up. If not, check the serial monitor for hints as to why it may not be working.
NEW PRODUCT – 2.8″ 18-bit color TFT LCD with touchscreen breakout board! Add some jazz & pizazz to your project with a color touchscreen LCD. This TFT display is big (2.8″ diagonal) bright (4 white-LED backlight) and colorful (up to 18-bit 262,000 different shades)! 240×320 pixels with individual pixel control, this has way more resolution than a black and white 128×64 display. As a bonus, this display has a resistive touchscreen attached to it already, so you can detect finger presses anywhere on the screen.
This display has a controller built into it with RAM buffering, so that almost no work is done by the microcontroller. You'll need 8 digital data lines and 4 or 5 digital control lines to read and write to the display (12 lines total). 4 pins are required for the touch screen (2 digital, 2 analog) but because of the way resistive touch screens work, we can share pins with the LCD so the entire setup can be run by 12 pins (10 digital, 2 analog).
Of course, we wouldn't just leave you with a datasheet and a "good luck!" – we've written a full open source graphics library that can draw pixels, lines, rectangles, circles and text . We also have a touch screen library that detects x, y and z (pressure) and example code to demonstrate all of it. Be sure to see our detailed tutorial at the product page where we discuss how to use the LCD, and go through the example Arduino library and example code.
The library and example code is written for Arduino but can be easily ported to your favorite microcontroller!
- 2.8″ diagonal LCD TFT display
- 240×320 resolution, 18-bit (262,000) color
- ILI9325 (datasheet) or ILI9328 (datasheet) controller with built in video RAM buffer
- 8 bit digital interface, plus 4 or 5 control lines
- 5V compatible! Use with 3.3V or 5V logic such as an Arduino
- Onboard 3.3V @ 150mA LDO regulator
- 4 white LED backlight, transistor connected so you can PWM dim the backlight
- 1×20 header for easy breadboarding, or 2×10 header for cable connection
- 4 x 0.125″/3mm mounting holes with tabs
- 4-wire resistive touchscreen
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hard to describe the awesome here. you make it look so easy!
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ACParadise Network: American Cosplay Paradise American Cosplay Experience American Cosplay Snapshots
Cosplayer Ambrosia > Costume of Princess Zelda (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
- Most Recent Photo
- Series
- Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Character
- Princess Zelda
- Year Completed:
- 2005
- Construction Difficulty:
- Difficult
- Costume worn at:
- Otakon 2005
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
Textbook example of how NOT to make a costume. I'm not even going to go into how terribly made this is because I'll probably be shunned from cosplay forever (5 SHADES OF BROADCLOTH GOD WHAT WAS I THINKING). Shoulder armor was made by Space Invader, everything else was, literally, made in a cave with a box of scraps by me.
- Personal Thoughts:
- 2005 was a summer of Total Fail for me and this was so rushed and so poorly made that I threw 85% of it out after Otakon and never wore it again. I atoned for this pile of garbage by making my original design Zelda, which is probably one of my favorite costumes ever. Yay! Happy ending! But not for you, TP Zelda. There will never be a happy ending for you.
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Feliciano in Yankees' plans for September
Feliciano in Yankees' plans for September
Feliciano pitched a scoreless inning on Saturday for the Gulf Coast Yankees, the lefty reliever's third outing for the club, and manager Joe Girardi is hopeful that Feliciano will be able to see time at the big league level in September.
"I think that's why he's going through what he's going through," Girardi said. "If we didn't think he could help us, we wouldn't put him through this."
Feliciano has been sidelined since having a torn capsule in his pitching shoulder repaired. Feliciano made 344 relief appearances from 2007-10, marking an all-time record for appearances over a four-year stretch, and Yankees general manager Brian Cashman later remarked that the hurler had been "abused" by the Mets. His contract includes a $4.5 million club option for 2013, which the Yankees are likely to decline.


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12 Days Of StyleBlazer Christmas Countdown: 5 Gold Phone Cases
You didn't think we were going to shop you 5 gold rings, did you? Allow us to elaborate. It's day 5 in our 12 days of StyleBlazer Christmas countdown, and rather than taking a literal approach with the classic Christmas carol's "5 golden rings," we decided to get a little creative and gild the one accessory that receives your rings—your phone, of course.
Check out 5 gilded phone cases to give you golden rings.
Gold Bling Skull iPhone 4/4S Case
Python-Embossed Multifunction Phone Case
Miso Crocodile Phone Case
Diagonal Stripe iPhone 4 Case
ORO Leopard Smartphone Case
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