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Lung surgery - discharge
Alternate Names
Thoracotomy - discharge; Lung tissue removal - discharge; Pneumonectomy - discharge; Lobectomy - discharge; Lung biopsy - discharge; Thoracoscopy - discharge; Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - discharge; VATS - discharge
When You Were in the Hospital
You had surgery to treat a lung condition. You may have spent time in the intensive care unit (ICU) before going to a regular hospital room. A chest tube to drain fluid from inside your chest was in place part or all of the time you were in the hospital. You may still have it when you go home.
What to Expect at Home
It will take 6 to 8 weeks to get your energy back. You may have pain when you move your arm, twist your upper body, and maybe when you breathe in deeply.
Do not lift anything heavier than about 10 pounds (about a gallon of milk) for 2 weeks after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and 6 to 8 weeks after open surgery.
You may walk 2 or 3 times a day. Start with short distances and slowly increase how far you walk. If you have stairs in your home, go up and down slowly. Take one step at a time. Set up your home so that you do not have to climb stairs too often.
Remember you will need extra time to rest after being active. If it hurts when you do something, stop doing that activity.
- Do not do yard work for 3 to 4 weeks after surgery. Do not use a push mower for at least 8 weeks. Ask your doctor or nurse when you can start doing these things again.
- You can do light housework 2 weeks after surgery.
It is probably okay to start sexual activity when you can climb 2 flights of stairs without being short of breath. Check with your doctor.
Make sure your home is safe as you are recovering. For example, remove throw rugs to prevent tripping and falling. To stay safe in the bathroom, install grab bars to help you get in and out of the tub or shower.
For the first 6 weeks after your surgery, you must be careful how you use your arms and upper body when you move. Press a pillow over your incision when you need to cough or sneeze.
Ask your doctor when it is okay to start driving again. Do not drive if you are taking narcotic pain medicine. Drive only short distances at first. Do not drive when traffic is heavy.
It is common to take 4 to 6 weeks off work after lung surgery. Ask your doctor when you can go back to work. You may need to adjust your work activities when you first go back, or work only part-time for a while.
Your doctor will give you a prescription for pain medicine. Get it filled on your way home so you have it when you need it. Take your pain medicine when you start having pain. Waiting too long to take it will allow your pain to get worse than it should.
You will use a breathing device to help you build up strength in your lung. It does this by helping you take deep breaths. Use it 4 to 6 times a day for the first 2 weeks after surgery.
Wear compression stockings for about 2 weeks after surgery to prevent blood clots from forming in your legs and traveling to your lungs.
If you smoke, ask your doctor or nurse for help quitting. Do not let others smoke in your house.
Wound Care
Keep the dressing (bandage) on your chest-tube wound for 1 to 2 days after your chest tube has been removed. You may have some skin soreness around your chest tube.
If you have a chest tube:
- Clean around the tube once a day.
- If the tube comes out, cover the hole with a clean dressing and call your doctor right away.
Change the dressing on your incision every day or as often as instructed. Your doctor will also tell you when you no longer need to keep the dressing on your incisions. Wash the wound area with mild soap and water.
You may take a shower once all of your dressings have been removed.
- Do not try to wash or scrub off the strips of tape or glue. It will fall off on its own in about a week.
- Do not soak in a bathtub, pool, or hot tub until your doctor tells you it is okay.
Sutures (stitches) are usually removed after 7 days. Staples are usually removed after 7 to 14 days. If you have the kind of sutures that are inside your chest, your body will absorb them and you will not need to have them removed.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if:
- Your temperature is above 101°F (38.3°C).
- Your incisions are bleeding, red, warm to the touch, or they have a thick, yellow, green, or milky drainage coming from them.
- Your pain drugs do not help ease your pain.
- It is hard to breathe.
- You have a cough that does not go away, or you are coughing up mucus that is yellow or green, or has blood in it.
- You cannot drink or eat.
- Your leg is swelling or you have pain.
- Your chest, neck, or face is swelling.
- There is a crack or hole in your chest tube, or your chest tube comes out.
- You cough up blood.
Putnam JB Jr. Lung, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 58.
Last reviewed 2/7/2013 by Matthew M. Cooper, MD, FACS, Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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Ginger Grant
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|Ginger Grant
|Gilligan's Island character
Ginger as portrayed by Tina Louise
|First appearance
|"Two On A Raft"
|Last appearance
|"Gilligan's Planet"
|Created by
|Sherwood Schwartz
|Portrayed by
|1963 – Kit Smythe
1964–1967 – Tina Louise
1978-1979 – Judith Baldwin
1981 – Constance Forslund
1982 – Dawn Wells
1974-1977 – Jane Webb
|The Movie-Star
|Motion-picture star
Ginger Grant is a fictional character in the 1964 to 1967 television sitcom Gilligan's Island.
Character summary[edit]
Grant is a "movie star", and would casually mention names of some of the biggest movie stars of the day, as co-stars or acquaintances, suggesting that she too was a great star. She also mentions her roommate and fellow actress, Debbie Dawson, several times. In the series' Season 1 Episode 1 "Two on a Raft", Ginger is also "singing in a club in Waikiki", possibly the same gig mentioned by the radio announcer where she was "still wearing the evening gown from her last performance". "When I first broke into show business, I used to work with a magician", Ginger confesses in Season 1 Episode 33 "It's Magic". In Gilligan's Island's pilot, actress Kit Smythe, was hired to portray Ginger; who was then a secretary.
Ginger was sometimes seen helping the Professor with his experiments, dressed in a lab coat and spectacle frames, and they conspired together in the episode 'Ship Ahoax' to make it appear as though she were fortune-telling. They also shared romantic scenes, although these were usually in the form of a "lesson in love", such as in the episodes 'Erica Tiffany-Smith to the Rescue' and 'The Postman Cometh'. It is possible the creator of the show intended to develop a relationship between the pair, but this never eventuated on screen.
She also appears to have been the object of desire of The Skipper (Alan Hale, Jr.) in several episodes. The Skipper chooses Ginger as his preferred contestant in the "Miss Castaway Pageant" held on the island (Season 2 Episode 2 "Beauty Is As Beauty Does"). In addition, when Skipper loses his memory in the first season Episode 30 "Forget Me Not", he is much more attracted to Ginger than Mary Ann, asking Ginger, "Hi, beautiful what's your name?" while leering at her with delight. Ginger's response, not knowing of the Skipper's memory loss answers, with appropriate Hollywood pique, "Ginger, big boy, what's yours?"
Ginger sides with Thurston Howell, III, on many occasions, acting as a witness during a trial over treasure, serving as a sort of spy to divulge information from Gilligan by scratching his back and allowing herself to be bribed by Howell, such as during the "election" of who was to be President of the island. It should also be noted that her secret agent code name and her measurements were both 36-25-36.
Being around the same age as her, Ginger is also close friends with Mary Ann.
Ginger Grant, due to many prior film roles in Hollywood, spent her time on the island occasionally taking on the roles of chanteuse, barefoot fortune-teller, lab assistant, hair stylist, and psychoanalyst – as well as fronting the hastily-formed island musical trio: The Honeybees. She also had to deal with a doppelganger, a plain mousy girl named Eva Grubb (also played by Tina Louise).
Unlike the other female castaways who appeared in more than one set of clothes, Ginger initially appeared only in her evening gown until later episodes also included changes in apparel for her as well.
The character in Gilligan's Island reunion films[edit]
In the 1978 made-for-TV-movie, Rescue from Gilligan's Island; Tina Louise refused to return, for she believed the role had typecast her forever as a glamor queen, and was replaced by Judith Baldwin. Baldwin also portrayed Ginger in the sequel The Castaways on Gilligan's Island. However, Baldwin didn't return for the third sequel, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island; therefore, Constance Forslund, stepped in as the fourth actress to play the "movie star".
Actresses who played the role of Ginger Grant[edit]
Jayne Mansfield, a late-1950s sex symbol, was offered the role of Ginger after the departure of Kit Smythe, who played Ginger as a secretary in the pilot. When Ginger was converted to a movie star, the producers swapped the actresses, and asked Mansfield, who was a Marilyn Monroe-esque, to portray the character. However, she turned it down and was replaced by Tina Louise. Louise, however, disliked the character and for years felt it had ruined her career as being a "serious" actress. Judith Baldwin, played her in the first and second reunion film. Constance Forslund, played her in the third and final reunion film to date. Kristen Dalton played Ginger in Surviving Gilligan's Island. Tina Louise didn't reprise her role in the animated-spinoffs either, in The New Adventures of Gilligan Jane Webb voiced her, while in Gilligan's Planet she was replaced by her co-star Dawn Wells. Roseanne Barr portrayed the role of Ginger in a parody episode of Roseanne.
Fictional filmography[edit]
A following list is a list of films that Ginger appeared in. It is not known to what and or which character she played in each, or if she was even the film's star.
- Belly Dancers from Bali-Bali
- The Bird People Meet the Chicken-Pluckers
- The Hula Girl and the Fullback
- "Casaways Pictures Presents"
- In Our Darkest Hour When All Seems Lost, Somewhere in the Fearsome Black of Night, Let Us Search for That Shining Star Which Will Guide Us Out of Our Desolation
- Mohawk Over the Moon
- The Rain Dancers of Rango-Rango
- San Quentin Blues
- Sing a Song of Sing-Sing
- Housewives from Mars
- Dracula's Women
Filmography notes[edit]
- Ginger also had a part in a movie of an unknown name in a role as a nurse in an operating room. The film "had a happy ending; the patient had twins" – Ginger (Season 1, Episode 35 "A Nose By Any Other Name").
- In Season 1's Episode 3 "Voodoo Something to Me", Mary Ann asks Ginger "weren't you in The Land of the Vampires?", and Ginger replied she was "up for a part", but wasn't actually in that movie because she was "the wrong blood type".
- In "The Little Dictator" (Season 2, Episode 3), "El Presidente" of "La Rebublica de Ecuarico", namely "Pancho Hernando Gonzalez Enriques Rodriguez" (played by Nehemiah Persoff), the unstable dictator is persuaded by her to help fire off yet another bullet left in his gun in some debauched target practice (this bullet is the third of six remaining in Rodriguez' revolver by his exilers). Rodriguez says later, after trying to dispatch Gilligan for trying to net him, that he forgot he already "used the last two in his last cabinet meeting". (This means that the "third" round was actually the last one, thus Ginger effectively saved Gilligan's life at his ostensible execution!) This sequence gives rise to yet another reference to Ginger's film career as she says she "would've had the lead in Standing Cow, Daughter of Sitting Bull", if she "could've learned to shoot like him."
- Denver, Bob (November 1993). Gilligan, Maynard & Me. Carol Publishing Corporation. ISBN 0-8065-1413-2.
- Green, Joey (April 1988). Unofficial Gilligan's Island Handbook. Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-38668-5.
- Johnson, Russell; Steve Cox (July 1993). Here on Gilligan's Isle (1st ed.). Perennial. ISBN 0-06-096993-8.
- Schwartz, Sherwood (April 15, 1994). Inside Gilligan's Island: A Three-Hour Tour Through The Making of a Television Classic. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-10482-0.
- Stoddard, Sylvia (May 1996). TV Treasures – A Companion Guide to Gilligan's Island. New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN 0-312-95797-1.
- Gilligan's Island – The Complete First Season (DVD), 2004, Turner Home Entertainment, UPC 053939673425.
- Gilligan's Island – The Complete Second Season (DVD), 2005, Turner Home Entertainment, UPC 053939692624.
- Gilligan's Island – The Complete Third Season (DVD), 2005, Turner Home Entertainment, UPC 053939733129.
External links[edit]
|Wikiquote has quotations related to: Ginger Grant
- Gilligan's Island at the Internet Movie Database
- Gilligan's Island at TV.com
- Gilligan's Island: Underneath the Grass Skirt (1999 documentary) at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Gilligan's Island Fan Club

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PAWTUCKET — Perhaps 30 minutes before the festivities of Tolman High School's Commencement, Dr. Linda Gifford, a guidance counselor, stood inside the James W. Donaldson Gymnasium offering congratulations to members of the Class of 2011, boys clad in red caps and gowns, the girls in white.
Suddenly, Mckenzie Hosford tapped on her shoulder, and Gifford spun around. When the elder saw Hosford, she immediately gave her a massive hug.
"It's been quite a journey," Hosford told her.
"With a happy ending," Gifford smiled back.
When asked what made this particular class so special, Gifford – herself a 1990 THS graduate – noted, "I think it's their different personalities, and how they all mesh together. They all work in such collaboration with each other.
"I actually had Mckenzie in first grade," she added. "There were five (seniors) who I had in first grade at Potter-Burns (Elementary), but I know a number of others as they went to school there, too. I saw where and how they started off, and where their perseverance
has taken them. This is the first Tolman class that I started off and ended with, and it's gone by so fast.
"I got so close to so many of these kids. They'd always knock on my door to ask for advice or just to talk. This group brings back memories that I had as a student here, and I love it. I think very highly of Tolman and the education it provides. It bothers me when people have negative comments about it."
Wednesday night's ceremony delivered bits of frivolity and fun mixed with philosophy and reflection.
In his "Congratulatory Remarks," Principal Fred Silva explained economists have indicated that, by earning their diplomas, these seniors have increased their earning potential by $1 million over their lifetimes.
"Mark Twain, towards the end of his life, was asked by a young reporter if Twain thought his success had been based on luck," he noted. "Twain knew the reporter thought that he had received much more than he was due in life, and answered 'Yes.' But then he went on to define luck, doing so as "Preparation meeting opportunity.
"We have little control over opportunity, but we have complete control over preparation," he continued. "Our DECA (distributive education) students could not anticipate winning the state competition and competing on the national level when they began their projects this year, but they prepared themselves, and went on to dominate the state competition and represent us well on the national level."
He also said the same of the Tigers' Chorus earning an "excellent rating" at the R.I. Choral Festival, an event in which it never before had attended; and the varsity boys' volleyball team. Just last Friday, Tolman defeated Barrington, the same school it had lost to in an tourney-opening round, to snag the state crown.
"When you entered Tolman, you could not anticipate where you would go after (Wednesday) evening, yet you prepared. Your preparation has led you to opportunities. Some of you have chosen to join the armed forces. Some … have decided to join the workforce. Others have chosen to continue your education at a two- or four-year college, and you apparently have done well."
He then told all, over the past five years, no high school in Rhode Island had been more successful placing students in highly-selective universities and programs than THS.
Silva also mentioned preparation doesn't always lead to opportunity.
"Allison Buja, a member of the Class of 2011, completed her journey on this Earth in 2009, (and) Allison is in my thoughts this evening," he said. "I know she is with us in spirit, and ask you to keep her in your thoughts."
He revealed that his grandmother, who was born in 1880 and lived to be 94, couldn't have anticipated seeing two world wars, the Great Depression, nuclear power or men walking on the moon.
"I believe Twain and my grandmother had the answer: Preparation," he said. "In our world, another word for preparation is education. We are in a world where our education must be ongoing and continuous. The skills that we have emphasized during your time with us are skills that will allow you to be lifelong learners.
"My wish for you is that you remain curious, that you will continue to learn and adapt to your world," he added. "Opportunity will find you."
Silva told them they couldn't have achieved such greatness without their own efforts, but also the love and support they received from their parents, families, teachers, administrators and fellow students. He asked the graduates to thank each and every one of them.
"(Now) you will pass into the ranks of our alumni," he said. "But you will always be Tigers, and your imprint will always be on Tolman."
School Committee Chair Raymond Spooner Jr. told the 243 grads he had attended the Shea High Commencement just 48 hours before, and Mayor Donald Grebien had asked the Raider seniors to stand and scream, "We are Shea!"
He then mentioned, "Nobody comes into this house and outdoes us!" He told the seniors to stand and yell, "We are Tolman!" and they acquiesced, but not to Spooner's liking. Spooner, who received his diploma from Tolman back in 1979, requested another, more spirited bark, and the rafters shook.
"Don't ever be a stranger if you're in the neighborhood," he stated. "You'll always be a part of the Tolman High family."
After greetings and congratulations by Grebien and Schools Superintendent Deborah Cylke, Kelly Vieira delivered her salutatorian speech, one in which she claimed she didn't like negative comments about her soon-to-be alma mater.
"In truth, we're a mixture of different people who all bring different things to the table," she said. "Tolman is actually a good representative of the world: Different people together in one place, trying to make it all work out.
"All those times we came together and proved all those negative (comments) wrong, those times define Tolman," she continued. "Maybe we can go out into the world and show people that getting along with others isn't so hard. If we realize it was possible to do here, it can be possible anywhere in the future. If we leave here with that hope in our hearts, it can spread to every person we ever meet."
Following the Tolman Senior Ensemble's singing "The Great Escape," valedictorian Alyssa Browning offered these wise words.
"What has determined out experience is the group of people that has surrounded us during our years at Tolman," she stated. "Sitting on stage during (graduation) rehearsal, I looked at the face of every person who will shortly walk the stage with me. I realized more than ever what great people are in this school, and I noticed a commonality on every single face – pride.
"This is something we must strive to never lose," she added. "We must leave this building and enter the world … and recognize that we are just as prepared as anyone else. Our Pawtucket roots and our Tolman Tiger education are not topics to jest about … They undermine it's true value. In Pawtucket and at Tolman, we have lived lives of acceptance and diversity. We have befriended those like us and different from us.
"Much like we take pride in ourselves, we must take pride in our pasts, and advocate for our city and school. When we do great things in this world … we represent where we come from and the people who raised us. Our pride shows the next years of Tigers to be even more proud and confident."
Juan Villa read the 2011 Class Poem, one titled, "Our Victory." In it, he paid tribute to fallen Tiger Pfc. Kyle J. Coutu, who died while serving the U.S. Marines in Afghanistan about 16 months ago.
Toward the end, Villa stated, "So bring on the silver, bring on the gold, for we are all victorious, and we deserve it all! We are the greatest class, our names engraved in 'Graduation Heaven,' so – please – a huge round of applause to the Class of 2011!"
Seconds later, the graduates stepped forward to receive their diplomas from Cylke, Assistant Principals Barbara Savella and Dennis Smith and Senior Class Advisor Noreen McVay.
Upon the last recipient's name being called, the class recessed to Corey Smith's "I'm Not Gonna Cry."
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Kitty has been tapped as the keynote speaker for the First International Conference on Paranatural Studies, taking place in London. The conference brings together scientists, activists, protestors, and supernatural beings from all over the world - and Kitty, Ben, and Cormac are right in the middle of it.Master vampires from dozens of cities have also gathered in London for a conference of their own. With the help of the Master of London, Kitty gets more of a glimpse into the Long Game - a power struggle among vampires that has been going on for centuries - than she ever has before.
In her search for answers, Kitty has the help of some old allies and meets some new ones, such as Caleb, the alpha werewolf of the British Isles. The conference has also attracted some old enemies, who've set their sights on Kitty and her friends.
All the world's a stage, and Kitty's just stepped into the spotlight.
©2012 Carrie Vaughn, LLC (P)2012 Tantor
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"Mostly set up"
I have historically loved the Kitty Norville series, but this one left me a little wanting. First off let me say that Marguerite Gavin is spectacular as usual, and the production of this audio book is of very high quality. The writing itself is crisp, funny, and well done...the story on the other hand is basically a set-up for (hopefully) the next novel. The plot in this book just seemed very low-key, no really overall dramatic plotline, when something does happen it is quickly resolved..then something else might happen but these subsequent events did not really seem connected to the prior event. Rather there seems to be several hidden sub plots/action streams happening that we don't really get to see yet. I equate this book with a "book 1" of a trilogy, where some minor things happen but the real plot is to be revealed and resolved in subsequent novels.
That being said, I think that Ms. Vaugh is leading up to a humdinger of a showdown and anybody who misses this book will be lost in later books. So it is a must-read for Kitty Norville fans, but it will probably leave you a little disappointed that nothing really happens.
"Kitty Steals The Show"
I really loved this installment of the series. In this book Kitty gets some new allies via some old ones. Kitty blows the doors off the "long game". I won't give anything away here. Lots of laughs and her usual snark. You get to see a softer side of Cormac also.
"Mediocre at Best"
Though I enjoy the Kitty series; this one fell a bit flat. The storyline was uni-dimensional, rather unimaginative and flat. Hope the next book is better.
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"Ooops, a few mistakes,!!!"
Very very surprised to hear Ms. Gavin slip up a few times while working. Several times I heard her refer to Luis as Louis, and towards the end describing "umpire" dresses! But hey we all make mistakes, and her narration is consistently awesome. Great book,!!!?/
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"kitty is one bad ditch well sort of"
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"Great book!"
Really enjoyed getting back to the heart if what Kitty does best. The web keeps getting more tangled for her.
"Another Great addition to the series"
In this latest installment kidding Norval London in keynote speaker for a paranormal conference. Well she's there she meets vampire who is contemporary of Shakespeare a werewolf who controls the entire British Isles, and for the first time in 100 years, attends a vampire conference. needless to say, arch enemy Roman has his fingerprints involved in this story, and before it as kitties world Ian's perhaps the entire world Will be forced to see things in a new light!!
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"One of the weakest Kitty Norville books yet"
This is the 10th book in the Kitty Norville series. I thought this book was a bit weaker than previous books, it was nice to see Kitty expand to the international stage...but she deal with the same issues as have been dealt with before. I really don't have a ton to say about this book; it was okay.
I listened to this on audiobook and the audiobook was really well done. The narrator did an excellent job with distinguishing between voices and giving the characters a lot of emotion when they spoke.
Kitty and Ben travel to London to attend the first international paranormal conference. While there Kitty end up embroiled in local vamp/werewolf politics. The tension surrounding the 2000 yr old vampire Roman is rising and the long game is coming to a head.
There is nothing really all that surprising in this book. It mainly served to build up tension in the upcoming war between Roman and his enemies.
Kitty does many of things she has done in many recent books in the series; she gets in trouble and then proceeds to talk her way out of it. Neither her, nor Ben have a ton of character growth in this book and they were both kind of vanilla. Honestly I found both of them to be pretty boring.
Cormic is the interesting character in this book. We get glimpses into how he is coping with having Amelia sharing head space with him. Comric does change and grow a lot in the story, but he seems to do a lot of this off screen. I kind of wish we had gotten to follow his story a bit more. Although it is a bit creepy at times how he has a woman stuck in his head.
The plot mainly focused around Roman and the Long Game. There is a lot of posturing between vamp and were groups on either side. Lots of talking between groups and choosing sides. Again, it was pretty boring. I am getting a bit sick about hearing about the Long Game over and over but never really knowing what it is or really having much happen with it. I feel like it's high past time to move on to something new.
Overall an okay addition to the series. The writing is solid but the characters and story felt a bit old and boring to me. I don't know if I am just getting bored with Kitty or what. At this point I am on the fence about whether or not I will read the next book in this series. There are just so many excellent urban fantasy series out there; I would recommend the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, the Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep, or the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews over this one if you are an urban fantasy fan.
"Getting tired of werewolf/vampire politics"
This series has lost its punch. Kitty seems to be in a never ending battle between werewolves, vampires, and some shady scientists trying to control the fate of the world. Roman is still the main threat to everyone, as he has been the last few books, and Kitty goes to a conference to try to warn the world to unite. It's a lot of political nonsense that is getting old, dragging from book to book.
The narrator of this series, is just OK, as she has a way of putting emphasis on the wrong words, so her sentences have all these imaginary comas, that aren't really there. Can be annoying, to say the least.
All and all, the first books were exciting and had an ending. These last few, are rather dull as far as content goes.
"Book 10 is as good as book 1 with a lot of growth"
I have read all 10 of Carrie Vaughn novel and loved them all. She mixes humor with fun Urban Fantasy. The voice of the reader sound just like I pictured Kitty sounding in my head. I want to listen to the next one in the series. I also bought the book for my kindle because it was so good I wanted to read it as well. The trip to London made the city come alive for me. Yet held the air of a con or convention. The all tied up with too many people feel. I loved the story.
Kitty interaction with Cormac and how his sprit guide she is also coming to grips with and the fact she has a healthy relationship with Ben and of coarse the point of the novel, TALK first before acting Kitty secret weapon is talking. Love that.
Kitty rocked and Maquerite had her down pat. She made Kitty come alive also Cormac and Emilia inside Cormac.
It made me Laugh out load. And I listen to the whole story in a long day on the computer working I didn't want to leave the story for a minute.
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AT&T Launches Cloud Based MDM Solutions for Small Businesses
Today on a news release, AT&T has confirmed the availability of their Cloud Based MDM (Mobile Device Management) solutions for Small Business. Previously, these solutions were only available for large enterprises to highly secure their mobile devices like Smartphones and tablets. AT&T believes that with rapid growth of smartphone and table devices usage within Small Businesses, their MDM solutions could be highly effective for comparatively smaller businesses as well.
The new release states that, "AT&T MDM solutions allow small businesses to proactively manage employees' mobile devices and data usage, making it easier for the company to enforce management policies while still empowering workers with mobile access. With cloud-based MDM, small business owners don't need to invest in installing hardware to support the service because it's hosted and managed by AT&T."
This decision of launching MDM solutions for small business came after a recent poll (AT&T Small Business Technology Poll 2012) result, which shows that nearly 90 percent of small businesses use smartphone and more than four in ten small businesses reported all of their employees use them to work away from the office. This statistics also indicates the usage of smartphones on small businesses has increased nearly 80 percent over the last three years.
According to the news release, the key features of AT&T's MDM solutions for small business (20 employees) are as follows:
- Lost device detection, including password recovery, device lock, wipe, and encryption.
- Remote configuration of email, Wi-Fi, and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
- Asset management features that enable business owners to keep track of company-owned devices.
- App distribution capabilities that allow business owners to push mission-critical apps to their employees.
- App whitelist/blacklist capabilities help control how company-owned smartphones are used.
However, AT&T also promises to help business owners to determine and develop their mobility policy and strategies along with providing support, implementation and hosting the entire solution at a reasonable cost.
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Spiritual author Sharron Rose of Sacred Mysteries Productions brings together an extraordinary selection of illuminated speakers for this deeply insightful film.
This creation is the timely follow up to 2012 The Odyssey, which successfully introduced the 2012 subject to the wider world. Timewave 2013 is for those that get the fact something is going on as we approach 2012 but want to know just what that is likely to be.
This adventure through both modern and ancient spiritual truths takes us well beyond the ending of the Maya calendar on 21-12-2012. Here we are presented with information from diverse arenas such as alchemy, shamanism, philosophy and ancient mysticism.
This film contains serious data that can further ones progress along the path to self-realisation. Esoteric revelations about the coding of DNA and its relation to the Maya 260 day count. Hidden Peruvian teaching on becoming a light being, curiously similar to Tibetan Buddhist rainbow-body meditation. Prophecy of the indigenous tribes is provided direct from the tribal shaman themselves, a refreshing change indeed I must say.
I would recommend watching 2012 The Odyssey before Timewave 2013 if this is to be your first encounter with the 2012 subject. Some of the information is easier to process if the viewer is already open to the deeper energies weaving their way through human planetary consciousness. You might then get your mind blown wide open as well as gain increased preparedness for coming events!
If 2012 is not something you are greatly bothered about you will still enjoy this production. It is far broader in subject matter than anything else available at this time. 2012 is something of a hub and strange attractor of esoteric material, this is an investigation of all the data that has been linked to it by dozens of researchers from myriad backgrounds.
All serious seekers will benefit from this experience.
Here is a list of those interviewed and links to their home sites on the net.
Geoff Stray
Jay Weidner
Whitley Strieber
Jose Arguelles
Greg Braden
Riane Eisler
Daniel Pinchbeck
William Henry
Jean Houston
John Major Jenkins
Rick Levine
Dennis McKenna
Sharron Rose
Dr Alberto Villoldo
So many questions will be burnt in your mind by the end of this film!
Will we see enlightened beings arrive through a worm-whole in 2013?
Does unravelling the secret of DNA lead to unlocking star-gate science?
What was the builder of the cross of Hendaye communicating to the world?
I can only hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Well done Ms Rose!!!
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You don't want coverage like this: "Biogen CEO Tries to Refill Early-Stage Pipeline He Decimated". That would be George Scanos:
. . .Scangos and his research chief eliminated about 17 early-stage drug projects in 2010 and last year to hone the company's focus, leaving it with only about four early-stage compounds. Biogen exited oncology and cardiovascular research and is now targeting drugs to treat neurological and autoimmune conditions. . .
"We didn't want to fund projects that were unlikely to generate value," Scangos said in an interview on the sidelines of the J.P. Morgan health-care conference in San Francisco this week. . .But even if Biogen's late-stage pipeline delivers successful new drugs soon, the company needs more compounds in early-stage testing to sustain long-term growth. So it is licensing drugs from other companies. . .
The article itself (from Peter Loftus, originally in the Wall Street Journal isn't quite as harsh as the headline. As as that excerpt shows, part of the problem is that Scanos thought that the company was in some therapeutic areas that they shouldn't have been in at all, so that pipeline he's refilling isn't exactly the same one he cleared out. (And a note to the WSJ headline writers: "decimated" isn't a synonym for "got rid of a lot", although that horse, I fear, left the barn a long time ago. The mental image of decimating a pipeline isn't the sharpest vision ever conjured up by a headline, either, but I understand that these things are done on deadline.)
No, if I had to pick the biggest expensive reversal done under Biogen's new management, I'd pick the construction site a few blocks from here where they're putting up the company's new Cambridge headquarters. Those are the offices that used to be in. . .well, Cambridge, until former CEO Jim Mullen moved them out to Weston just a couple of years ago. I don't know how long it's going to take them to finish those buildings (right now, they're just past the bare-ground stage), but maybe eventually they can all work there for a few months before someone else decides to move them to Northhampton, Nashua, or Novosibirsk.
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1. johnnyboy on January 16, 2012 9:15 AM writes...
Fun Fact:
"The word decimate in the English language has come to mean to destroy or slaughter something but the word has an older historical meaning. The military context of the word can be traced back to the Romans, where the decimation of a military unit was a form of punishment and a way of enforcing military discipline. The word decimate comes from the Latin word decimare meaning to take or destroy one-tenth (from the Latin word decem meaning ten). For a Roman legion deemed to have failed in its duties this meant that one in ten legionnaires would be selected, stripped of their armour and beaten to death by their comrades."
So by extension, Biogen did a lot worse than decimate their pipeline - they more like ninetycimated it.
2. Boghog on January 16, 2012 9:55 AM writes...
jb: "For a Roman legion deemed to have failed in its duties this meant that one in ten legionnaires would be selected, stripped of their armour and beaten to death by their comrades."
The modern equivalent is downsizing.
3. Henrik Olsen on January 16, 2012 10:07 AM writes...
I see they removed the " He decimated" from the headline.
Perhaps they read this blog.
4. Chemjobber on January 16, 2012 10:28 AM writes...
Soyuz nerushimyy respublik svobodnykh
Splotila naveki velikaya Rus'!
5. Curious Wavefunction on January 16, 2012 10:34 AM writes...
Aren't most pipelines today "decimated"? On the other hand, it's giving too much credit to Scanos to suggest that he was responsible for the decimation.
6. Biotechtranslated on January 16, 2012 10:51 AM writes...
My understanding is that before Scangos took the helm, Biogen's R&D was very unstructured. Scientists were free to pursue any possible lead and they ended up with some scientifically promising programs in areas that the company had no business being in.
Biogen is a big(ger) biotech company, but it's still not big pharma. They pitch their MS drugs with a pretty small sales force. The R&D group had programs that targeted diseases that would have required Biogen to increase their sales force by 500%+ and delve into areas they had little knowledge about (i.e. it would cost a ton of money)
So when Scangos arrived, he decided to to come up with a strategy for the company as a whole (which TAs were within their reach) and then killed the R&D programs that didn't fit.
Just like every other R&D strategy decision made, it will take years to find out if it was a right move. Based on his leadership at Exelixis, I'd give him better odds than most.
7. Student on January 16, 2012 11:49 AM writes...
So why kill...and not sell/license
8. Cellbio on January 16, 2012 12:04 PM writes...
Interesting perspective offered by Mike. I was at a biotech that was unstructured. Or, to put it another way, the research emerged from the scientists initiative, which could lead to product opportunities outside of the existing expertise in clinical development and marketing. This, of course, was deemed highly inefficient by the business types, and change was ushered in, which at the time seemed reasonable.
However, the change was largely to replace bottom-up innovation for top down planning, and that failed miserably. Most of us know the drill: pick therapeutic areas with unmet medical need, find targets with rationale in those therapeutic areas, hit the numbers for projects at screening, Hit-to-Lead, pre-IND and FIH stages. This will make project managers happy, and for about 5-7 years fill the "pipeline" with projects rather than products and select for dutiful workers rather than innovators.
While true that some efforts scientists bring forward lack convincing merit from a market perspective, the examples of these are actually small in number, in my experience, but large in influence as they are used as the example to justify change. The cost of these is small compared to the cost of extinguishing scientific initiative in favor of highly managed top-down research which has an apparent rationale which is easily communicated with simple slide deck but has failed pharma and big biotech for more than a decade now.
Additionally, if research emerges that does not fit the downstream operation, it still has value if there is a partner out there with clinical and marketing teams in need of new product opportunities. Seems like the better change would be more deal making rather than finding fault with innovation that fails to land in the lap of your colleagues prior experience or the scale of your marketing team.
9. Howie on January 16, 2012 12:38 PM writes...
@Cellbio I agree with your analysis and comment. To my mind, the challenge facing industry today is the skillful balance of top-down and bottom-up project initiation. How to direct (or redirect) promising initiatives to align with areas where a company could successfully develop (and markety them)? How to keep key therapeutic pipelines full by directing creative researchers toward clear goals? What is the reality among this esteemed group of commenters: has bottom-up or top-down been more effective in new product introduction in your experience? What about out-licensing promising, but "non-aligned" programs?
10. Biotechtranslated on January 16, 2012 1:28 PM writes...
I'm not privy to the details of the strategy that Scangos employed, but from what I've heard, it's not the typical big pharma strategy like the one you described.
It was a little more flexible and took into account some of the other options (out-licensing) that you mentioned.
I agree 100% that it's foolish to drop a promising program simply because it doesn't fit a rigid commercial model, but it is helpful to make the overarching decisions of whether or not the company should be spending large sum of money going into new TAs or whether they should refocus their efforts on expanding in the areas they are already in.
11. RET on January 16, 2012 1:53 PM writes...
At least pharma is creating jobs somewhere...construction and demolition.
12. Cellbio on January 16, 2012 3:06 PM writes...
Reasonable thoughts Mike. I do agree it makes sense to have a strategy and goals that include anticipating indications and the preceding clinical trials that get you a meaningful label. In balance though, this top line goal is over-emphasized too often and drives the formation of metrics that do become too rigid. I hope Biogen gets it right and lets the scientists operate with knowledge of the goals, but not overly bound by them. I'd be surprised if it happens that way, but why not hope.
13. JasonP on January 16, 2012 3:34 PM writes...
"So by extension, Biogen did a lot worse than decimate their pipeline - they more like ninetycimated it."
Nonadecimated, I believe it would be. :)
14. anonymous on January 16, 2012 7:16 PM writes...
Where's the problem? Northhampton is a VERY nice town !
15. Anonymous BMS Researcher on January 16, 2012 8:39 PM writes...
Everytime I see the word "decimate" misused, I think of a classic line from The Princess Bride: "You keep using that word -- I do not think it means what you think it means."
16. NH_chem on January 16, 2012 8:47 PM writes...
For me, Biogen is always been a biotech first thus small molecules sit in the back row. I know some folks who work there and the chemists are always looked down at.
Add to that the Ichan issues and the layoffs/hiring over the past several years, the moral at Biogen is not where it once was. Then again, the stock price is doing well so someone is happy......
17. Big Freddy on January 16, 2012 9:35 PM writes...
Leadership at Exelixis? Did I miss something?...Not to be a jerk but...man a lot of money got spent to get one (maybe two) compounds to a point where they might, possibly, maybe become "me too" drugs. Is that the standard of excellence right now in Biotech? Yikes. But the great thing about EXEL...all the folks leaving the ship landed on their feet. I guess except the stockholders who are being left to hold the bag but...at least there were awesome salaries, repriced options and golden parachutes :-)
18. NH_chem on January 17, 2012 8:36 AM writes...
@17- you are right on. Lots of people lost their jobs and I was at an investor conference the day it happened. The Exelixis rep had the audacity to say that "we will let the R&D people go although we know they were great and delivered a great pipeline. Of course, we will hire them back when we decide that makes sense".
I sincerely worry for those at Biogen.
19. Icahn_Reaper on January 17, 2012 8:42 AM writes...
Scangos' experience at EXEL had nothing to do with how he decimated Biogen research. He was Carl Icahn's personal pick as new CEO and as the designated letter carrier, he carried out Carl's vision to the letter. It's no small wonder that the early R&D pipeline is now bare when he cut the R&D staff by almost 40%. And that he chose to focus an overwhelmingly biologics-based approach on disease areas where small-molecule expertise is crucial. The hilarious part is that Carl cashed out after making a heck of a lot of money and now George is left holding the bag or at least desperately trying to patch the leaks.
20. WB on January 17, 2012 9:38 PM writes...
"Biogen exited oncology and cardiovascular research and is now targeting drugs to treat neurological and autoimmune conditions. . ."
Wow, talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire!
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I've decided to use Square (and continue selling on the Reddit Marketplace, which is a good spot for nerdy merch). You can check out my new shop here to get your fill of emoji stamps, DIY kits and nerdy jokes. Onward.
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Genus: After Fransisco Hernandez, 16th century Spanish physician and naturalist.
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Tall shrub to small tree with a compact crown.
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Dalton Baker, 17, a junior at Healdsburg High School, was rushing on his bike to a football game Friday said his father, Todd Baker of Healdsburg. He was cruising down a hill near the family home at a high speed when he crashed into a cable in a parking lot at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
"He walks by the property every day, and he just decided to take a little bit of a shortcut to get on their driveway," Todd Baker said. "You could see the skid marks where he realized he had messed up."
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Dalton's mom, Victoria Baker, rushed him to Healdsburg Hospital. Not knowing the severity of his son's injury, Todd Baker went to recover the bike.
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Doctors rushed Dalton into surgery and put pressure on the injured liver with sponges.
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SEX Examples of Americans' obsession with sex abound. It seemed the mainstream media would never get over Miley Cyrus' ostentatious twerking at the Video Music Awards. Politician Anthony Weiner managed to live down his sexting scandal, only to mar his comeback with still more sexting. Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" broke records for its searing popularity, but its rape-y message inspired a feminist parody, substituting the lyrics "you're a good girl" with "you're a douchebag."
One researcher in the field of human sexuality estimates that 95 percent of all the sexual activity humans have — in every society — is for pleasure, not for reproduction. Despite the fact that almost everyone is apparently having sex for the sake of sex, we still live in a country where certain public schools stick to abstinence-only sex education with zero information about birth control. Meanwhile, right-wing opposition to women's reproductive rights threatens to send laws governing access to abortion and contraceptives hurtling back to the Dark Ages.
Given the ongoing cultural clash, it's fitting that San Francisco — famous for its sexual institutions like the Folsom Street Fair, Kink.com, Good Vibrations, and the Lusty Lady (may she rest in peace) — is poised to lead the way in offering one of the only Ph.D. programs in human sexuality nationwide.
San Francisco already boasts numerous pioneers in sexual education and related studies. City College of San Francisco, for example, began offering one of the first gay literature courses in the country in 1972, leading to the 1989 establishment of the first Gay and Lesbian Studies Department nationwide. And the National Sexuality Resource Center at San Francisco State University was created to promote sexual literacy, with the goal of replacing misinformation about sexuality and dispelling negative attitudes with evidence-based research on sexual health, education and rights.
The newest Ph.D. program will be housed at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS, www.ciis.edu), and is scheduled to get under way in 2014. Gilbert Herdt, an anthropologist who founded SF State's National Sexuality Resource Center and has been working in the field of human sexuality for some 35 years, is the program director.
Formerly a professor at Stanford and the University of Chicago, Herdt had long dreamed of creating a Ph.D. program with a multidisciplinary approach to human sexuality, an effort he believes would have been stymied a decade ago by political resistance.
"A lot of people are shocked when they realize there is only one Ph.D. program in the United States on human sexuality," Herdt notes, referencing a program offered at Philadelphia's Widener University focused on sex education. The CIIS program will be the first accredited doctoral program in human sexuality in the western United States.
It took decades for women's studies and gender studies to be considered Ph.D.-worthy academic disciplines, Herdt points out. But when it comes to this endeavor, "there's one big difference: Human sexuality remains a taboo in the United States."
Consider this. In the Netherlands, Germany and France, sex education in schools can begin as early as kindergarten. Here in the US, states such as Florida still lack comprehensive programs offering in-depth information on sexually transmitted disease or contraception. It might not come as much of a surprise that Western Europe has lower rates of unwanted teen pregnancy, HIV and STDs.


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The standard 6-speed manual transmission is featured in certain Legacy 2.5i and 2.5GT models and Outback 2.5i models. Among the 6-speed transmission's highlights are its hydraulic clutch, dual-mass flywheel, cable shifter with integrated reverse lock-out, and gear indicator display incorporated in the instrument panel.
Clutch and Flywheel
Subaru chose to equip Legacy and Outback with a hydraulic clutch and dual-mass flywheel. They both contribute to smooth, comfortable shifting.
The hydraulic (rather than mechanical) clutch lends consistency to clutch operation by having the same feel each time it's used. In addition, pedal effort is less than it would be for a mechanical clutch.
The dual-mass (two-mass) flywheel has two rotating halves. One half is connected to the engine crankshaft, and the other connects to the first through a system of damper springs. The springs allow a small degree of twisting rotation between the halves, which better absorbs the shock of engaging the clutch. The dual-mass system allows the clutch disc to be lighter and simpler, which also reduces the exertion required to operate the clutch, thereby contributing to driver comfort.
Internal Components
The 6-speed manual transmission is approximately the same length as the Subaru 5-speed manual. Subaru developed the 6-speed's efficient packaging by optimizing gear placement and the shift link mechanism. Wherever possible, the 6-speed shares its parts with the 5-speed manual transmission, which helps reduce manufacturing costs (and the resultant cost of ownership!).
Synchromesh materials were upgraded for this transmission. The use of carbon for first, second, and reverse gears results in smoother gear changes and improved mechanical refinement. The use of helical gears for reverse adds to that refinement. The potential for wear has been reduced by using double synchromeshes on first and second gears as well as through added honing of second and third gears.
In addition, the transmission's design reduces friction loss by optimizing lubrication paths. That contributes to improved fuel economy.
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Bill DaneAmerican (Pasadena, California, 1938)
ca. 1975photograph | gelatin silver print
Not on view at this time; find out where you can see works from our collection at locations around the Bay Area while our building is closed for expansion
4 1/2 in. x 6 5/8 in. (11.43 cm x 16.83 cm)
Acquired 1998
Collection SFMOMA
Gift of Brent Sikkema
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Monday, June 25, 2012
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LAWRENCEVILLE -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision against hearing arguments in the water war dispute between Georgia, Alabama and Florida is good news for Gwinnett, officials said.
The move means an appeals court ruling allowing drinking water as a legal use of Lake Lanier means the county's main drinking water source will be protected in a decades long battle over the flows of the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint rivers.
"This is great news for Gwinnett and the state of Georgia," local Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash said. "We are very pleased that the arguments for the authorization of water supply are now over, and we're grateful for the state's efforts and leadership during this litigation. We understand the Corps of Engineers is working to determine how much of the storage in Lake Lanier can be used for water supply, and we eagerly await their results."
For a time, a judge's ruling endangered the drawing of drinking water out of the lake, as it was not originally stated as a purpose when the lake was constructed more than 50 years ago. Officials in Alabama and Florida argue that the flows should be protected for agricultural and environmental purposes. But last year, the ruling was overturned on appeal.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who wanted the current ruling to stand, said the Supreme Court's decision affirms the last ruling that drinking water was a Congressionally authorized use of Lake Lanier, a point that the other states had strongly disputed.
"We can now move forward with this issue behind us, have the governors work together and come to a long-term agreement that will provide for the water needs of all three states," Deal said in a written statement.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
More like this story
- Woodall: Move forward with water negotiations ( September 21, 2011 )
- Georgia appeals water ruling to federal panel ( April 1, 2010 )
- Army Corps restricts water flow from Lake Lanier ( November 23, 2011 )
- Top court won't hear tri-state water dispute ( June 25, 2012 )
- US court tosses water restriction on metro Atlanta ( June 28, 2011 )


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I've played guitar for well over a decade. In fact, I was a music major prior to studying computer science for my first degree. However, unlike film, a really can't muster the appreciation for all forms of the art. This, along with a disinterest in other instruments made me a poor student of music but my love of shredding persists. My primary genera has long been technical metal but I've branched into classical and jazz over time.
Click the image to enlarge. Moving from top to bottom there is a standard Furman power conditioner followed by a 2-space drawer which we'll get to in a moment. Next is a T.C. Electronics G-Major processor followed by a Lexicon MX300 processor. Finally, the bottom space is an Engl 530 tube preamp. The complete signal chain is Guitar -> Overdrive -> DI Box -> G-Major -> Re-Amp Box -> Engl 530 -> MX300 -> VHT 2/90/2 -> Speakers or Palmer Speaker-Sim/Load Box for direct to console. The G-Major is used for effects desired prior to preamp distortion such as EQ and filters. The MX300 is used for post distortion effects such as chorus and reverb.
This is the inside of the drawer in the previous image. The DI box is used to change the instrument impedance to run strait to the G-Major processor which is expecting a line level signal. This provides the ability to apply the G-Major's parametric EQ and filtering algorithms prior to any clipping in the preamp stage. The blue box to the left is a "re-amp" that changes the impedance back to instrument level to feed to the Engl premamp. The light green pedal is an Ibanez tube screamer, providing some extra tone shaping and gain early in the chain. Finally, the black Engl box in the rear is a device that maps midi channel events to analog foot-switch signals to provide control over the preamp channel and gain controls. A single midi event can change the settings on the preamp, G-Major and Lexicon devices simultaneously.
After the signal leaves the MX300 it goes to "the hammer of Thor." A 98 watt per channel power amplifier by the folks at VHT. The speaker cabinets are not pictured but include a 1×12 Basson and 1×12 ADA, both sealed. Although I'd like to move to two 2x12s with lower powered speakers, I simply lack the space.
This is an Ibanez RG1570 Prestige. Many consider it one of Ibanez's best models short of the Steve Vai Jems. Although I prefer the ZF vibrato system on my S470, I love the thin Prestige neck on this guitar. The bridge pickup was upgraded to an Evolution.
I have this Ibanez S470QXQM tuned to D with a bit heavier gauge string than the RG1570. The ZF vibrato is absolutely the best floating bridge I've ever used. However this model has the thicker non-prestige neck which is a bummer. Nevertheless, I love the S-Series for their thin mahogany bodies. I may eventually upgrade the neck or just trade it in for a prestige model.


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Taste for a CureFriday, April 15, 2011Beverly Wilshire HotelHome | Auction | Chefs | Dinner Committee Photos | Press | Sponsors | Wineries2011 Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award RecipientDavid Nevins
David Nevins, an Emmy Award-winning producer and veteran network and studio programming executive, was named President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks Inc. in August 2010. In this capacity, Nevins oversees all aspects of original programming for the network. Since his arrival, he has successfully shepherded and launched the critically acclaimed series THE BIG C, SHAMELESS, EPISODES and the epic period drama THE BORGIAS. Prior to joining SHOWTIME, Nevins served as President of Imagine Television beginning in July 2002, where he served as executive producer on all Imagine television shows. Under Nevins's direction and leadership, Imagine produced several breakthrough, innovative titles, including the critic and fan favorite FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (which has received honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award). For his work on the Golden Globe®-nominated ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, Nevins won an Emmy® and PGA and Golden Globe Award nominations. Nevins is responsible for several popular shows currently on-air, including LIE TO ME and PARENTHOOD. He also oversaw production for the long-running Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning series 24. Nevins also executive produced SHARK, MISS MATCH, SAVED and QUINTUPLETS. Prior to joining Imagine, Nevins served as Executive Vice President, Programming, at Fox Broadcasting Company, where he oversaw all development and current programming for both comedy and drama series. His three-year tenure as head of development was highlighted by the development of 24, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, BOSTON PUBLIC and ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE. Previously, Nevins served as Senior Vice President, Primetime Series at NBC, where he was responsible for the development and ongoing creative supervision of such renowned dramas and comedies as ER, THE WEST WING, WILL & GRACE, HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET and LAW & ORDER: SVU. Before joining NBC, Nevins served as Vice President, Creative Affairs for Lewis Chesler Productions. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, Nevins worked under Senator George Mitchell as media relations associate for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in his hometown of Washington, D.C. Nevins is a founding parent of the Larchmont Charter School, a socioeconomically diverse K-8 school based in Hollywood. He also serves on the board of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS), and has been engaged in numerous grassroots organizations in and around Los Angeles, including the Summer Night Lights gang reduction program and the Greater West Hollywood Food Coalition, which distributes surplus food from businesses to individuals in need across the city. He and his wife, Andrea, an acclaimed documentary producer, live in Los Angeles with their daughter, Clara, and two sons, Charlie and Jesse.
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Lowe's Build and Grow Kid's Clinic: Register NOW for Monsters vs Aliens Robot Event on August 23rd
This Hip2Save.com Deal was hand-posted on Monday, August 11th, 2014 at 12:20 pm.
Here's another upcoming Lowe's Kids Clinic that sounds like fun! On Saturday, August 23rd, at 10AM, head on into Lowe's where kids can make a FREE Monsters vs Aliens Robot! Be sure to register your kiddos now as spots tend to fill up quickly! If you've never attended one of these free Kid's Clinics, check out my previous experience here.
(Thanks, Freebie Shark!)
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First time for my son! I'm surr we'll have a blast!
August 23rd is a Sunday. Is the event Saturday or Sunday? Thanks.
Thanks for reminding me Collin. My boys & I went last Saturday to our first one ever and they had a blast! Thank you…
August 23rd is a Saturday
I took my Neices to the one last Saturday . It was soo much fun! The kids enjoyed hammering in the nails to their toy. I'm glad Collin recommended it, otherwise I would have never known about such a great program. Thanks Collin; you're awesome!
We are kind of pros at these now lol. My son loves them, been going since May of last year. Started off as great bonding time for my oldest after baby brother was born. This one looks very different than what they usually do & should be fun. I'm excited for Home Depot's next month, Wizard of Oz birdhouse!
These are so awesome. So thankful for lowe's that they do this. I love the Dusty plane from last year and my son still plays with it.
What ages is this for? I have a 3 year old….
A 3 yr old would do fine, obviously just need more assistance. I think they "recommend" 5 & up, but most kids I see there are way younger. My son started at barely 4 & did fine.
We took our 12 month old last year. He still had fun, lol. He liked pounding away with the hammer with dad. :)
Try Home Depot's also. Their next clinic is September 6th. They will be making Bird Houses. Home Depot lets them paint it also, they have ball.


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You probably know the Keno Brothers, Leigh and Leslie, from their work as appraisers on Antiques Roadshow… they're the ones who make people leap for joy by saying their 17th-century trays are worth bank. But what you may not know, is that these respected antiques experts have put their knowledge and passion into their own collection of furniture, decorative arts, and lighting — all inspired by many years spent studying great objects from the past. This line (simply called Keno Bros.), for furniture company Theodore Alexander, is a classically modern mix of 18th– through 20th-century styles; hallmarks include the use of exotic woods, flowing organic shapes, fine craftsmanship, and elegant-yet-functional details. Oh, and they're also identical twins. Here, we got the scoop on their inspirations, "twinspeak," and more. (P.S.: They answered the questions together, in one voice, rather than separately. That's just how twins do…):
Do you ever finish each other's thoughts? Yes, often. Years ago, on a trip to the interior of Borneo, we spent a week with the Iban tribe. Aside from our guide, who spoke English, we communicated only to each other for several days. Upon our return to civilization, we encountered a friend at the airport who told us that we were not completing sentences and that he could not understand a word that we were saying. We quickly realized that we had reverted back to "twinspeak" — basically body language, facial expression and the use of very few words that only the two of us could understand.
That's impressive. (And probably useful for being able to talk about people in front of them, without them catching on.) OK, who's older, and by how much? Leigh is older by 12 minutes. But, Leslie points out, wisdom does not always come with age.
How much did you fight growing up? Who usually won? We got along amazingly well, yet starting at a very young age we were extremely competitive. We did have the occasional "wrestling match," but it always ended with both of us realizing we were equal and neither would be winning.
As business partners/co-designers, what is each of your unique strengths? How do you balance each other out? Each of us contributes in a unique way. We often agree on exactly what woods to use and how a piece should look. Often, pencils in hand, when the task is to come up with a certain form of furniture or accessory for our line, we draw virtually the identical piece.
What inspires your design (besides your amazing connection)? We have always thought furniture should be appreciated for its sculptural form as well as its functionality. We're inspired by our passion for classic decorative art forms, sculpture and even race-car designs. People always ask us, "What furniture is being made today that will be collectible tomorrow?" Our answer: pieces that show true craftsmanship and quality. Our goal is to make pieces that will be the "heirlooms" of the future.
What's your favorite piece in your collection? The Raindrop. It's a gorgeous table that celebrates the intrinsic beauty of nature with the use of ofram wood and organic curves. The figuring of the grain accentuates the curves of the table.
You just had to know an Antiques Roadshow question was coming. Do you often get recognized as the "Antiques Roadshow guys"? Do people randomly pull out 19th-century pie plates at airports and ask you to examine them? Yes, especially when we are together in airports. Fans ask us about their paintings and furniture often, and usually pull out their handhelds to show us photos of their pieces. But it's great to meet and connect with viewers of the show.
Shop the brothers' designs, starting Monday, Jan. 27, at noon.


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So..would you?
Would You Rock: These Mesh And Vinyl Leggings?
As much as I love writing (I don't love writing, it's painful and difficult and often depressing), I sometimes dream of pursuing a different profession, one with less psychological trauma. No, not construction worker (though that seems fun and like a built-in work-out) or cop (this is getting real Village People), but something a bit more...out there. I'll just come out with it already: I'd like to be a dominatrix. The hours are flexible, the pay is very good, the work seems to come naturally to me, and maybe most importantly, the outfits are pretty awesome. Which leads me to these mesh and vinyl leggings, which are sexy and gothy and perfect for casual Fridays at my future new job.
What do you think? Would you rock them?
(Cross The Line Leggings, $58 at Nasty Gal)


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OMAHA, Neb. and HOUSTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Transgenomic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TBIO) and Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PWRM) today announced the advance on-line publication of a clinical research paper entitled "Abnormal Serum Concentrations of Proteins in Parkinson's Disease" in the scientific journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. The study demonstrates the usefulness of a protein biomarker panel to distinguish Parkinson's disease (PD) patients from age-matched normal controls independent of the severity of symptoms, using clinical blood serum samples.
The analytic technology forms the basis for the NuroPro(R)PD test for PD being commercialized by Transgenomic as per a licensing/collaboration agreement with Power3 Medical signed in early 2009. The publication of the peer-reviewed article is a significant validation milestone in the ongoing clinical development of the NuroProPD diagnostic assay.
The article describes the use of analytically validated quantitative 2D gel electrophoresis to identify protein biomarkers for diagnosing PD using serum from routinely collected blood samples. 57 protein biomarkers, which had been discovered using retrospective blood serum samples from various neurodegenerative diseases, were then applied specifically to PD in a prospective clinical investigation using freshly collected blood serum from PD patients and age-matched normal controls. A multi-variate statistical method, stepwise linear discriminant analysis, selected a combination of 21 of the biomarkers as optimal to distinguish PD patients from controls. When applied to the PD samples, the 21-protein set had sensitivity of 93.3% (52 of 56 PD correctly classified) and specificity of 92.9% (28 of 30 controls correctly classified); 15 of 15 patients with mild and 28 of 30 with moderate to severe symptoms were correctly classif
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Jeremy Scott's Acidic Adventures
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Fashion on Tuesday 21 February 2012
Funky new clothes from the Fall/Winter collection of Jeremy Scott. Check out Bartman, funky emoticons, and other random goofiness. The first time you look you may shriek in horror, but after a few looks you might warm up to a melting smiley face on your chest.
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The movie Koyaanisqatsi sped up 1552 percent
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Film on Thursday 9 February 2012
I love the movie Koyaanisqatsi and the whole Qatsi trilogy by Godfrey Reggio and I really don't think you should watch the following clip unless you have seen the films. But this is pretty amazing to watch for those of you who would love a refresher. Koyaanisqatsi speed up at 1552 percent speed is an […]
80s themed video for new Honeydrum's song
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Tuesday 31 January 2012
The video for Honeydrum's new song, Traci's on the Phone, is sort of a warped 80's k-hole of that era's graphics and fashion. It's cheesy neon bliss for the masses, taken from the EP from AMDiscs called Pleasures of the Sun.
Silkscreen, letterpress, and woodcut art by Zansky
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Art on Monday 16 January 2012
I'm loving the wild and wonderful work of graphic artist Zansky. Working in silkscreen, letterpress, and woodcut, Zansky has his finger on the pulse of some acidic heartbeat, pumping out some freaky imagery for the masses.
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Video for new Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble single
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Tuesday 27 December 2011
This great video by The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble for the song Pretend features Emika on vocals. Their new album, Mr. Machine, is out on !K7 Records.
M83: Wait
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Saturday 29 October 2011
Every once and a while, a video will come along that totally does justice to the song. And then there are those who elevate the song to a whole new level. This does both. M83's Wait might be one of the best videos I've seen in a long time.
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Disturbingly funny video for Duck Sauce's Big Bad Wolf
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Thursday 27 October 2011
I am just not sure how I feel about this one, Duck Sauce's The Big Bad Wolf. Disturbingly funny and weird, it sorta takes off where the awesome absurdity of Barbara Streisand left off. Check it!
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New documentary on the making of Achtung Baby
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Film on Thursday 27 October 2011
Check out the new documentary, From the Sky Down, on the making of U2's seminal album, Achtung Baby, directed by Oscar-winner, Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth).
Battles: Ice Cream (Featuring Matias Aguayo)
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Wednesday 19 October 2011
Battles has teamed up with Matias Aguayo for a random messed-up madness. Ice Cream is a wonky freak out full of florescent mud fighting, karate standoffs, and lots of licking.
Beautiful new art by Robert Hardgrave
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Events on Tuesday 18 October 2011
These very cool pieces by artist Robert Hardgrave on display now at the EC Gallery in Chicago. The show, which is called The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far From The Tree, runs until October 22.
Large scale sculptures made from thousands of crayons
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Art on Tuesday 18 October 2011
Using thousands of large crayons, artist Herb Williams creates a field of sculpture flames for Unwanted Visitor: Portrait of Wildfire at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas.
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Incredible Tape Generations video by Johan Rijpma
By Troy Mattison Hicks in Video on Tuesday 27 September 2011
Sometimes I stand in awe at the creativity that surrounds me. This is a prime example. Video camera, scotch tape, awesome sounds. Tape Generations is the best video I've seen in a while, featuring amazing work by Johan Rijpma.
Terranova's acid house anthem: I Want To Go Out
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Friday 2 September 2011
This bubbly little acid house anthem will make you want to stay out all night at the club or seek out old ceramic figurines. Either way, you can't go wrong. I Want To Go Out is taken from Terranova's forthcoming album, Hotel Amour, for Kompakt.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg: Terrible Angels
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Friday 2 September 2011
This cool new video by Charlotte Gainsbourg has her dancing with clones in a parking garage to some Beck produced electronic synthy weirdness. Looking forward to hearing the new Terrible Angels EP on September 6.
Brilliant music video for How I Know by Toro Y Moi
By Troy Mattison Hicks in New Music on Thursday 11 August 2011
This is a fun new video by Toro Y Moi. Like scenes cut from that 1990s movie, The Frighteners, it's a perfect goof-off, with colors from outerspace and funky animation on top of a great end of Summer song. How I Know is taken from the album Underneath the Pine.