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Deakin University PhD candidate Dean Phillips has been awarded a $22,000 grant to support his research into ways of controlling the devastating plant disease Phytophthora, a pathogen best known for causing the Irish potato famine in the 1840s, and Dieback, which kills many Australian native plants.
Dean Phillips received the Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) Award for his research into 'curing Phytophthora plant diseases by targeting a genetic missing link' as part of this year's Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, presented the awards at a gala dinner in Canberra recently.
Associate Professor Peter Beech, from Deakin's School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Burwood and Dean's PhD supervisor, describes Dean's work as potentially of great importance in the search for a cure for Phytophthora.
"This is a wonderful example of a student using novel methods - which he has largely developed himself - to open a window to future control of this very widespread pathogen," said Associate Professor Beech.
"Phytophthora not only decimates our native flora, but it is responsible for billions of dollars in crop losses around the world each year.
"I also love that this is a truly cross-campus effort, with Dean having worked closely with our ever-generous colleagues in Life and Environmental Sciences at Geelong: most notably Professor Dave Cahill's (Dean's co-supervisor) plant pathogen group, and the chemists Gail Dyson, Xavier Conlan and Luke Henderson.
"Dean's award from HAL is a great recognition of his and others' efforts and the potential of the work."
Dean Phillips - who also did his undergraduate degree at Deakin in Environmental Management - plans to use 'cutting-edge technology' to develop targeted antibiotics to control the Phytophthora pathogen. His current research builds on his earlier discovery of a protein unique to Phytophthora.
"I have always been intrigued by the idea of using molecular techniques more commonly associated with medical science to solve our most pressing environmental problems," he said.
"I am hopeful that this research will result in a cure for this devastating disease."


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Solid waste disposal staff awarded safety bonusesDec 21, 2012 By Christina George, Staff Writer
The Fremont County Solid Waste Disposal District Board unanimously approved $11,456 in safety award bonuses for district employees.
Each of the waste disposal district's 35 full-time employees will receive $250, and four temporary employees will receive $125.
District superintendent Andy Frey said bonuses go to employees who had fewer than three safety incidents written up within the last year.
"It ended up being the whole work force," Frey told the board.
Frey originally proposed the safety bonuses be $500 for full-time employees and $250 for temporary employees, amounting to $24,284. The proposed amounts would have been after taxes were deducted, which would have been covered by the district.
"The safety award is something the district has done annually," he said.
Board member Mike Morgan said he had trouble supporting the bonuses, or what he referred to as "entitlements," when the district already spent $164,000 this year in salary increases.
"I don't think we should be giving these kinds of increases," Morgan said, adding it's out of line with what others are doing locally and nationwide.
Board member Steve Baumann suggested awards be given based on the entire group's safety, adding he was concerned about the proposed dollar figure.
"I'm not entirely in favor of the method that we have in place," Baumann said. "I think this is the wrong message."
Jeff Hermansky agreed.
"I'm really uncomfortable with this $500," he said, adding he liked Baumann's suggestion that the award is given as a group.
Morgan said it is part of the employee's job to be safe.
"For us to feel obligated to pay such a payment ... I think that flies in the face," he continued.
Hermansky asked why Frey chose the qualification cutoff to be three incidents or fewer. Frey said he's open to suggestions for changing the process.
Hermansky said he wants to see a better system next year but felt employees should get $200 or $250 this year because they are expecting it.
Board member Dave Hines agreed and voiced concern about the public's perception.
"Down the road we don't really know what's going on, and if the tipping fees increase, the bonus thing isn't going to look good in public," Hines said. "We do have a fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers to run a tight ship."
Frey said the district pushes for safety and not approving an award would undermine that effort.
"I think it's going to be detrimental," Frey said, adding it's a small price to pay to assure three-quarters of a million dollars in equipment is run safely.
Baumann made a motion to approve $150 and $75 awards with the provision that the system shifts to a group effort before the budget process next year.
Board member Richard Klaproth said the award should be $500 or nothing.
Hermansky than asked to amend Baumann's motion to be $250 and $125 with taxes deducted before it's applied to an employee's paycheck. The motion was then unanimously approved.
Another decision made at the meeting dealt with American Family Life Assurance Company, more commonly referred to as Aflac.
Frey said the district must enroll in the business before a representative can speak with employees about what Aflac offers.
"It seems like it could be a great thing for our employees," Frey said.
The recommendation was approved unanimously.

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Dr Amanda Whitbrook
Position: Lecturer in Computer Science, Engineering and Technology
College: College of Engineering and Technology
Department: Computing and Mathematics
Subject area: Computing
Research Centre: Distributed and Intelligent Systems Centre for Research and Technology Transfer
Lecturer in Computer Science, Engineering and Technology.
I am currently teaching on the Programming II (First Year) module.
My research interests are generally in the field of Artificial Intelligence; Bio-inspired Computing, Mobile Robotics, Artificial Immune Systems, Idiotypic Networks, Task Allocation for Multi-Agent Systems, Artificial Evolution, Machine Learning, Autonomous Systems.
I am an Associate Member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Physics (First Class), Nottingham Trent University, 1993
MSc Management of Information Technology (Distinction), University of Nottingham, 2005
PhD Applied Mathematics, Nottingham Trent University, 1998
Journal Papers
• Amanda Whitbrook, Qinggang Meng, Paul W. H. Chung, 2015. "Reliable, Distributed Scheduling and Rescheduling for Time-Critical, Multi-Agent Systems". Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, August 2015.
• Graziella P. Figueredo, Peer-Olaf Siebers, Uwe Aickelin, Amanda Whitbrook, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2015, "Juxtaposition of System Dynamics and Agent-based Simulation for a Case Study in Immunosenescence", PLoS ONE, 10, (3): e0118359. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0118359
• Qi Chen, Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Chris Roadknight, 2014. "Data Classification using the Dempster-Shafer Method", Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence, DOI:10.1080/0952813X.2014.886301
• Stefan Rennick Egglestone, Amanda Whitbrook, Julie Greensmith, Brendan Walker, Steve Benford, Joe Marshall, David Kirk, Holger Schnädelbach, Ainoje Irune, Duncan Rowland, 2010. "Recommending Rides: Psychometric Profiling in the Theme Park". ACM Computers in Entertainment, 8 (3), Article 21.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2010. "Real-world Transfer of Evolved Artificial Immune System Behaviours between Small and Large Scale Robotic Platforms". Evolutionary Intelligence, 3(3), pp. 123-136.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2010. "Two-Timescale Learning Using Idiotypic Behaviour Mediation for a Navigating Mobile Robot". Journal of Applied Soft Computing, 10, pp. 876-887.
• Jamie Twycross, Uwe Aickelin, Amanda Whitbrook, 2010. "Detecting Anomalous Process Behaviour using Second Generation Artificial Immune Systems". International Journal of Unconventional Computing, 6 (3-4), pp. 301-326.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2009. "The Use of Probabilistic Systems to Mimic the Behaviour of Idiotypic AIS Robot Controllers". Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 7 (6), pp. 72-79.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2007. "Idiotypic Immune Networks in Mobile Robot Control". IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B – Cybernetics, 37 (6), pp. 1581-1598.
Conference Papers
• Amanda Whitbrook, Qinggang Meng, Paul W. H. Chung, 2015. "A Novel Distributed Scheduling Algorithm for Time-Critical, Multi-Agent Systems". In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2015), Hamburg, Germany, pp.6451-6458
• Amanda Whitbrook, Gabriel Gainham, Wen-Hua Chen, 2012. "An Idiotypic Network Approach to Task Allocation in the Multi-Robot Domain". In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2012), Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, pp.5-14.
• Stefan Rennick Egglestone, Amanda Whitbrook, Caroline Leygue, Julie Greensmith, Brendan Walker, Steve Benford, Holger Schnädelbach, Stuart Reeves, Joe Marshall, Abigail Durrant, David Kirk, Paul Tennent, Ainojie Irune, Duncan Rowland, 2011. "User Modelling in the Theme Park: Psychometric Profiling and Physiological Monitoring". In Proceedings of the 19th User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization Conference (UMAP 2011), Girona, Spain, pp.281-292.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2010. "The Transfer of Evolved Artificial Immune System Behaviours between Small and Large Scale Robotic Platforms", In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Artificial Evolution (EA 09), LNCS 5975, Strasbourg, France, pp. 122-133.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan Garibaldi, 2009. "Mimicking the Behaviour of Idiotypic AIS Robot Controllers Using Probabilistic Systems". In Proceedings of the 13th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (WMSCI 2009), Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 272-278.
• Grazziela P. Figueredo, Uwe Aickelin, Amanda Whitbrook, 2009. "System Dynamics Modelling of the Processes Involving the Maintenance of the Naive T Cell Repertoire". In Proceedings of the 9th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence (UKCI 2009), Nottingham, UK, pp. 13-18.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2008. "Genetic Algorithm Seeding of Idiotypic Networks for Mobile-Robot Navigation". In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO 2008), Madeira, Portugal, pp. 5-13.
• Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, Jonathan M. Garibaldi, 2008. "An Idiotypic Immune Network as a Short-Term Learning Architecture for Mobile Robots". In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Artificial Immune Systems (ICARIS 2008), LNCS 5132, Phuket, Thailand, pp. 266-278.
Book Chapters and Books
• Julie Greensmith, Amanda Whitbrook, Uwe Aickelin, 2010. Handbook of Metaheuristics, Second Edition, Chapter 14 (Artificial Immune Systems), Springer. pp. 421-448.
• Amanda Whitbrook, 2009. Programming Mobile Robots with Aria and Player: A Guide to C++ Object-Oriented Control, Springer-Verlag, London.
• Amanda Whitbrook, 2005. "An Idiotypic Immune Network for Mobile Robot Control". MSc Thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham.
• Amanda Whitbrook, 1998. "The Efficient Numerical Solution of Differential/Algebraic Boundary Value Problems Arising in Detonation Modelling". PhD Thesis, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research, Nottingham Trent University. Held at the British Library.
I attended IROS 2015, Hamburg, Germany and presented my paper "Robust, Distributed Task Allocation for Time-Critical, Multi-Agent Systems Operating in Uncertain Search and Rescue Environments"
Energy Modelling Analyst, Energy Technologies Institute, July 2012 - May 2014
Senior Scientist, BAE Systems, November 2009 - December 2011
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In its ability to topple the mighty, Tokyo's widening stock scandal is turning into a Japanese version of Watergate. Since July, when the daily newspaper Asahi Shimbun accused 76 highly placed political and business leaders of unethical trading in shares of the real estate firm Recruit Cosmos, 20 people implicated in the scheme have given up their posts. Last week Hisashi Shinto, 78, chairman of the giant firm Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, resigned after admitting that his bank account contained $73,000 in profits from the Recruit deal. Just five days earlier, Finance Minister Keiichi Miyazawa had departed under a similar cloud....
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Discussion in 'Android Themes' started by devolio, Mar 27, 2009.
Here you go!
Thanks! Wish there were more than 4 icons though, but I assume you don't have the entire icon set. I'm gonna post em up and see if anyone has the entire set.
Appreciate it!
yeah i would like to see more of them too lol
Going back a few pages to search really doesn't hurt guys..
Ummm? ya? seeing as how its my screen and I know what I put on it...I'm about 100% sure its "custom clock widget". thanks though...
No worries, can't blame ya, way too many pages anyway lol
Widgets: Clockr, OneSeven, SMS/Gmail Unread, Battstatt, Last Call, Beautiful widget (flat white), Extended controls, Scrollable news widget, GTasks
Hey something new on my Homescreen
hit the image for more pics and infos
I love this wallpaper!
is possible share? thanks!!
I posted the link earlier, but here it is again...
Here's a full, updated look:
Any chance of sharing the wallpaper?
I think I found it the ultralinx blog
@Kosmo86 - thanks for the news widget. Been looking for something like it for a while.
thanks, really appreciate
do you have the link ?
Hey, what is that cloud behind the clock? I saw lightning on it in another post of yours. Is it live weather?
i borrowed this wallpaper and dock from a few posts back...just my spin on it for now
Dell? Really? LOL
I want this wall, could you give me ?
How do you guys get that lock screen with the clock in words and stuff?


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US F1 appear to be on the verge of giving up on their plans to compete in the 2010 F1 season. Reports in the Argentinean media claim Peter Windsor told Jose Maria Lopez the team will not race in F1 this year. There has been little news from the team for several weeks. It planned … Continue reading US F1 set to abandon F1 bid
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F1 testing in pictures: 17th February
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Behind the scenes at Jerez
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2010 F1 testing live: 17th February
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F1 Fanatic round-up: 17/2/2010
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The Great Plains economy has fared better than most of the country throughout the recent economic turmoil, and at least one expert expects that to continue.
Joel Kotkin will speak at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce's Economic Outlook luncheon on Tuesday.
Kotkin will focus on the resurgence of the Plains and why it's likely to continue.
The strength of agriculture has helped keep the Plains economy stronger than much of the rest of the country. Nebraska continues to have one of the nation's lowest unemployment rates at 4.2 percent in October.
Kotkin is an author who writes the "New Geographer" column for Forbes.com.
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Imagine a car without an engine and you get some idea of how San Diego High looked when Jeremy Tyler went to the bench with his third foul just two minutes into the second quarter.
The Cavers were stalled while host Eastlake went on a 21-5 run that gave the Titans a 33-19 lead at the half.
Tyler got up like he wanted to return with two minutes to play, but coach Martin Thomas Sr. told him to sit back down, that there was a whole other half remaining.
The 6-foot-11 junior never got his fourth foul, but he did rally the beleaguered Cavers to a 58-56 victory in the opening round of the section Division I playoffs last night.
With the win, the Cavers (15-10) earned the right to play at second-seeded Torrey Pines on Saturday night.
Tyler finished with 26 points, 18 rebounds and a big smile.
Consider that the last time San Diego High played, 12 days ago, the Cavers lost to Mira Mesa. Since then they had forfeited three games, two by edict of the San Diego Section for using ineligible players in a scrimmage.
Yesterday morning the team found out that suspended head coach Kenny Roy was permanently dismissed.
"We didn't look at it like we missed 12 days, we looked at it like they took three games away from us," said Tyler, who was returning to the site where he started high school three years ago.
"We were hungry, we knew it was all or nothing. Sometimes the first playoff game is the hardest," said Tyler, who led a 19-4 surge in the third quarter with 10 points.
Eastlake (17-10) would not go down without a fight after falling back 54-46 with 2:10 to play.
The Titans got a pair of three-point field goals from Felix Dion (18 points) to narrow the gap, and a layup from Zander Epps (17 points) with 8 seconds remaining closed it to 58-56.
Eastlake's three-point attempt from Trevon Ash missed with a second to play, and the Cavers grabbed the rebound to secure the win.


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It's a messy situation for the national body, which would prefer some indication of Nelsen's plans around the remainder of his playing future and has led some to question the importance Nelsen puts on the All Whites jersey.
The 35-year-old remains a Queens Park Rangers player in the meantime and has flown back to London from Toronto where he was introduced as coach. He is due to play against his old club Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert tried to get in touch with Nelsen today without success.
The situation highlights a curious relationship between Herbert and Nelsen. They get on reasonably well but are not close.
Nelsen didn't mention Herbert in a list of "influential" coaches he had played under and hasn't always agreed with Herbert's methods and tactics.
Herbert has previously been upset at Nelsen's regular unavailability for New Zealand - he's played 49 internationals since his debut in 1999 - and it will have rankled Herbert that Nelsen has been painted as the architect of the All Whites' success at the 2010 World Cup.
Nelsen hasn't done himself any favours by not getting in touch with NZF - he said he hadn't had the chance to do it but will talk to them "very soon" - but the uncertainty isn't helped by the fact even he doesn't appear to know what he's doing.
It has been a whirlwind last few days and he doesn't know when he will finish up with QPR, who he is contracted to until June 30, and start at Toronto, who begin their MLS campaign in early March.
QPR play their last game on May 19 but Nelsen is hopeful he will secure a release sooner. He is also mindful, however, of the financial implications if QPR were relegated from the Premier League and doesn't want to leave manager Harry Redknapp and owner Tony Fernandes in the lurch.
"They understand that when I play I am playing on glass knees and glass ankles," Nelsen said at his unveiling today. "It is a bit of a struggle. They know I am at the end but they also know the predicament they are in. Dropping out [of] the Premier League has major financial implications, so I have an obligation.
"I really want QPR to stay up and to kick on for Harry and because of the owner. They are just fantastic people. They would like me to keep playing but we have to sit down and talk. If we can get five straight wins, that'd be perfect. I think then we could shake hands [and part company] but we are just going to have to talk and see how things progress."
It's all NZF and Herbert can do in the meantime.
They remain hopeful Nelsen will play for the All Whites in their final Oceania World Cup qualifiers in March but know that when he finishes with QPR his playing career will end. A player-coach role was never an option at Toronto.
"Until he says he's retired we are hopeful," NZF high performance manager Fred de Jong said. "There's a possibility that door is still open and, until he slams it, it could work for us. But when you look at the schedule of the MLS, it looks difficult.
"It's always nicer to deal with absolutes and we knew where we stood but he's working through a whole bunch of stuff and when he knows he will let us know."


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NEW YORK - The artist Richard Prince worked at Time Life in the 1970s, clipping and archiving articles for the news divisions. As the story goes, he grew fascinated with the ads that were left over, noting similarities in props, models, poses. He collected the ads and assembled collages of them before he hit on the idea of simply rephotographing them.
"Richard Prince: Spiritual America," a career-spanning, 160-work retrospective at New York's Guggenheim Museum, brings us back to his creative breakthrough: 1977's "Untitled (living rooms)." Prince photographed four furniture ads depicting luxuriously appointed living rooms, cropped out all the identifying text but otherwise didn't alter them, and hung them side by side. It was a simple, disconcerting, groundbreaking move that short-circuited dearly held notions of artistic originality and authenticity. A sign of its power is that 30 years later it still sort of feels like cheating.
"Spiritual America" is brilliant, annoying, funny, and overstuffed. Prince, who was born in 1949, grew up in suburban Boston (or so he has claimed, although Prince likes to embroider his biography), and is now based in Rensselaerville, N.Y., was a pioneer of what's become known as postmodernism, in which artists dissect the theoretical underpinnings of art by borrowing, reshuffling, and reworking what has come before. He often affects an aloof bad-boy pose, which is by turns delightfully crass or cold and cruel. Then he turns around and wows you with his ideas.
Prince's rephotographing turned out to be as much about advertising as the nature of art. He copied ads for fancy pens, gold earrings, watches. He rephotographed iconic Marlboro cigarette cowboys. He grouped subjects by type, like specimens: necklaces dipping into ladies' plunging necklines; female models in hats all looking to the right. After copying ads, Prince assembled grids of rephotographed images of monster trucks, hair bands, surfing waves, speedboats, scantily clad biker chicks sprawled on motorcycles.
The ads conjure up a luxury lifestyle. But Prince revealed himself as a connoisseur of lowbrow (sinking at times to sleaze) with the trucks and boats and biker chicks, which become a catalog of macho posturing, passions, and insecurities. Prince is an anthropologist of the American dream - or perhaps it's the American unconscious.
In the mid-'80s, he began screen-printing old Borscht Belt one-liners across simple monochromatic canvases: "My father was never home, he was always drinking booze. He saw a sign saying 'DRINK CANADA DRY.' So he went up there." "Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who gives you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house." They confound our expectations of art, feeling more like signs than paintings. And it becomes apparent that the jokes are a litany of guy anxieties: tired marriages, infidelity, boozing, loneliness, dysfunctional families, homosexuality, dead-end jobs.
In 1987, Prince addressed the ultimate expression of modern manly cool: the hot rod. He painted the hoods of Mustangs, Challengers, and Chargers and hung them on gallery walls like minimalist abstract reliefs. They're simultaneously bewildering and exciting because again they don't feel like art. Much of Prince's work is inspired by Marcel Duchamp's ready-mades, which upended definitions of art by positioning manufactured items as art (including infamously, in 1917, a urinal).
Both artists ask us to reconsider the aesthetics of mass-produced items. But Prince also asks: Why is the painting, sanding, and sculpting that goes into customizing cars simply body work, while the same labors applied to an abstract sculpture are called art? And why is one considered manly and the other effete?
Prince's car art has expanded to include hoods with bulging air scoops mounted atop massive plywood cubes, the whole front ends of cars, and in "American Prayer" (2007) almost the entire, stripped-down body of a 1969 Challenger emerging from a plywood block. They honor the cars' sinuous, sleek, sexy shapes. The later works are patched and Bondoed, fetishizing the work-in-progress. The magic (and the joke) of these works is how they recalibrate your eye, turning rusty chassis on blocks in a neighbor's driveway into sculptures on pedestals.
Prince hit on these subjects by the late '80s and has spent the past 20 years elaborating on them. The joke paintings become tedious by the time Prince circles back to the idea as faux expressionist paintings or layered screenprinted one-liners, cartoons, and photos. Photos from the late '90s of depressed rural New York are tepid.
Recent paintings and prints rework the covers of pulp novels about sexy nurses and Willem de Kooning's '50s abstract expressionist women paintings. The nurses are about guys' desire to be cared for. The de Koonings point out the misogyny woven into abstract expressionism's swagger. Prince's talent is for reframing and recontextualizing existing works to expose their essential subjects. The less he alters his sources, the better. His cheeky reworkings of de Kooning and the nurse paintings just get in the way.
But there's one more bright idea here. Around 1999, Prince began assembling what he called "Publicities," matted and framed celebrity head shots, posters, and other memorabilia grouped by subject (Lucy Lawless, Andy Warhol, and the Velvet Underground) or type (rockers, hunks, babes). They are just the sort of kitschy collections you might find in someone's rec room (and so tease highbrow art collecting). Prince reveals them to be holy relics of pop-culture America, talismans that can magically connect ordinary life to the glittering stars.


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So Bill dusted the off the '73 and delivered it and the remains of the '93 to Wade's Rod & Custom, in Wylie, Texas. Once there the '73 was relieved of its floorpan and interior sheetmetal, and the remaining shell was mated to a Pro Motion Race Cars tube chassis, complete with 12-point rollcage. The Camaro's new framework (which resembles that of an IMSA GT-2 race car,) features the Z28's 3.73:1-geared 10-bolt rearend, which now utilizes modified Hotchkis trailing arms, a custom Panhard bar, Aldan coilover shocks, and an Addco heavy-duty rear anti-sway bar. Baer disc brakes (with 13-inch slotted rotors) cap it off. The front suspension also includes many of the parts from the '93 car, including the steering box, master cylinder, brake booster, and modified front spindles. Eibach springs and 13-inch Brembo/Callaway discs complete the package.
In the process of mating the '73 sheetmetal to its new framework, the crew at Wade's installed parts of the '93 Camaro firewall, which already had the requisite accommodations for the LT1. While they were at it, they also installed the Z28's dash, wiring harness, floor pedals, and anti-lock brake equipment. While all of that was going on, Bill shipped the LT1 to Callaway Cars (Old Lyme, Connecticut) to "have the engine put on steroids." Callaway Chief Engineer Mike Zoner and company updated the LT1 with a Callies forged stroker crank, Carillo rods, Arias forged 10.5:1 pistons, a Callaway-grind Comp Cams camshaft, and a set of Air Flow Research heads. An 8-quart Hamburger oil pan sealed off the bottom end, while the top end was buttoned up with a CNC-ported Callaway LT1 induction system sporting a 58mm throttle body and a custom airbox (built at Wade's) with K&N filters. Callaway headers and a Borla exhaust system were added to expel the spent gases. All told, this puppy sends 505 screaming horses (with 454 ft-lbs of torque) through a Centerforce clutch and a Borg-Warner T56 six-speed. The final link in the drivetrain is a DynoTech composite driveshaft.
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Andrew: I saw Mark & Richie on television segment about their Shoppe, and decided to stop in and see what all the magic was about. When you step inside you are greeted with smiles and great smells of all of the products. They have candles and spells for everything you could ever be going through. I was going through a breakup and my self esteem was down the drain, they actually had a self esteem spell kit i followed the instructions and within a week I was feeling like my old self again and in much better spirits. I come in every so often to have readings with Mark and healings with Ritchie and these guys know wh at they are doing. If anyone complains about their hours that is the most the can possible complain about. After talking to them both and finding out that everything is handmade and all that they do they are doing special work down here on earth. I have a handful of their business cards to share with my friends and coworkers and I love going into their store!
Marivel: I came into the Shoppe for a session with Mark and he was AMAZING! He told me things that he couldn't have pulled out of the air. He helped me through a legal case that I was going through and he is an amazing person to speak to. He is like a therapist who can see the future. Everything that he told me came true and I have been going to him for the last 2 years and I go about 2 times a month. I own my own business and I rely on Mark's guidance through his amazing talent to help me make the right decisions and his personality is very relatable which makes me feel at home speaking with him. 5 Stars - highly recommend.
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Get an overview of this hotelLakefront hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Popular property highlights
Located in the heart of Ogallala, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Petrified Wood Gallery and Cowboy Museum. Mansion on the Hill Museum and Lake Ogallala are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, coffee/tea in a common area, and a business center.
Room Amenities
All 152 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Guests will also find coffee makers, free local calls, and hair dryers.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Quality Inn Ogallala provides a fitness center and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This hotel offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, a picnic area, and coffee/tea in a common area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Quality Inn Ogallala is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 152
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast service
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Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast. An additional breakfast (subject to charges) is served daily.
Quality Inn Ogallala has a restaurant on site.
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An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time ends at 7 AM
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Like what? Miyake L'Eau d'Issey or Montale Soleil di Capri or L'Artisan La Chasse? "Modern" part scares me, though. Would probably mean mainstream "pinkness" found in Yardley So? line. Or not? Please elaborate?
Any thoughts?
Thank in advance.
From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.
Bette Davis
Like what? Miyake L'Eau d'Issey or Montale Soleil di Capri or L'Artisan La Chasse? "Modern" part scares me, though. Would probably mean mainstream "pinkness" found in Yardley So? line. Or not? Please elaborate?
Mainstream is fine. I don't worry about things such as mainstream. If I like it, I like it.
I would like something modern, sheer, light and romantic. Nothing marine. A soft floral is more like it.
I need some people to point me in the right direction because I really don't shop much in this department. I love florals and orientals, but today a soft floral is in order. Something that says, "come a little closer".
From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.
Bette Davis
Sage Pearl! You will love it. http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detai...7500§ion=1
One of the most 'modern' florals I know is The Different Co. 'Jasmine de Nuit'. 'Armani Code' is a good Dept store frag. You might like the new Estee Lauder 'Beautiful Love'. It's more floral but very soft magnolia. Definitely romantic.
Lancôme's Miracle Summer.
Lancôme's Trésor eau de printemps.
YSL's Paris Jardins Romantiques (2007 limited ed.)
L'Occitane Cherry Blossom
Salvador Dali's PurpleLight
I'm sure some of these will appeal to you (well -i hope! )
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Bvlgari "Omnia Crystallline"
Ralph Lauren "Pure Turquoise"
Both are light and fresh, but with good sillage and staying power.
SJP Lovely - (Ayala recommends the lotion - "Satin something...") Not tres chere and at your nearest friendly....
(Gotta tell you I love your quote!! :bounce
"The world is ruled by letting things take their course. It cannot be ruled by interfering." Lao Tze
Well, I've been banging on about Lancome's Hypnose in the past couple of days, and I think this would fit the bill nicely. Fruity floral, very soft, with musky undertones, definitely says 'come a little closer', it's quite a sexy and young fragrance I think. Give it a try, it can't hurt!
PS I would concur with Omnia Crystalline too. I got a tiny bottle of this for layering with Omnia (as part of an experiment in creating a 3rd fragrance - which works by the way), and I love it on its own too. Much lighter than Omnia, and very fresh. It's gorgeous, but doesn't last long on me.
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"I don't know the key to success,
but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
Bill Cosby
Sheer and modern...hmm...
Marc Jacobs Blush.
Another vote here for Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline.
Plus what about:
Bvlgari Pour Femme
Vera Wang Sheer Veil (as it's name implies, it's sheer and I find it very modern)
Have fun looking Loli!
I'm simplifying my life. For Sale Thread (some niche, some designer):
How about the new Hugo Boss, Femme? It's quite romantic, a white-floral sort... very feminine but still modern. I always get alot of compliments when I wear this one, so "come a little closer" is probably right!
Also, Ralph Lauren Turquoise and Ralph Lauren Romance. Polo Woman is really good too, if you want something sheer, fresh, modern... the Tommy Girl scent is probably nice, too, though very young.
The Vera Wang scents (minus Princess) all also fit the bill. They're super-light, sweet, but still sophisticated and current as well.
And I love the summer edition of J'adore - its alot *cooler* than the original, which is very warm. Actually, the summer editions of alot of scents are probably great if you want sheer/modern scents.
I'll also echo the Issey Miyake
Finally, Noa by Cacharel. Light floral, a little bit seductive, very white/powdery, extremely fresh. Or even if you're not too picky with mainstream scents, you could go for White Musk from The Body Shop!
If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies.
If the Sage sounds appealing, I'd ask Lucky about a sample even if it isn't listed. They have come through for me each time I enquired. Luscious Cargo also has a sample program for Sage. TDC JdN is gorgeous without being a bit frilly
CdG fragrances have a very modern feel, but are often surprisingly accessible and comfortable. I'd suggest trying Lily (http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detai...3004§ion=1), or perhaps even White (http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/detai...1603§ion=1).
BTW: If you tend to apply heavily, CdG fragrances can be a problem, but if you have a more restrained approach, they are amazing.
Sheer and Modern:
Another vote for the Vera Wang line (minus Princess).
Also Try:
Calvin Klein Euphoria Blossom
Calvin Klein Eternity Moment
Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue
Miss Dior Cherie
"Hit a tripwire of smell and memories explode all at once.
A complex vision leaps out of the undergrowth."
-Diane Ackerman
Between Bvlgari Omnia Crystalline and RL Pure Turquoise, which is more romantic and soft? I can't stand sharp frags such Lovely. It is so sharp to my nose it hurts.lol Narciso Rodriguez is too, just not as sharp.
I am also concerned with the said staying power of Crystalline.
Thanks to everyone for all of the replies and help.
From the moment I was six I felt sexy. And let me tell you it was hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.
Bette Davis
Another vote for Vera Wang Sheer Veil. It is the first thing that came to my mind. Flowery, but grown-up. Modern but not too sweet or fruity. Light and sheer, but sticks around. I would think it would be perfect for that "come closer" moment!
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Bel Respiro, I adore you... but my heart belongs to another.
I bought a scent unsniffed, received it today and I'm wearing it. I thought of you and this post as soon as I sprayed it. It's a lovely, sheer floral! It's got a silly name: U. It's Lily Lambert U, and can be purchased at b-glowing.com.
from b-glowing:http://www.b-glowing.com/product/det...0/cid/48/all/1
"'U' - A beautiful blend of exotic oils. Captivating notes of pink rose, caramel and egyptian sandalwood. Like a whisper in the wind this feminine and light scent is still mysterious."
Sheer and modern = 3 by Comme de Garcons


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An n-gon is a polygon with n sides. For example, a hexagon is a 6-gon.
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Joe Thornton might still be seated in the visitors' room at the Staples Center.
Only if the rest of his San Jose Sharks teammates stuck around, though.
The Sharks captain is still chasing that elusive Stanley Cup ring, but he's just as bummed to be starting summer vacation because it means splitting up from the rest of his hockey-playing pals.
"It's disappointing right now," Thornton told reporters after Tuesday's season-ending setback in L.A. "We were just having so much fun. It's disappointing that it has to end because we were really enjoying this."
The Sharks had a good thing going, at least until their 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 of their second-round NHL playoff series.
Having advanced to the Western Conference finals three times in the past decade, a second-round ouster wouldn't usually be considered a successful season in the Bay Area.
What makes this season different is the way they changed up their squad on the fly, starting to re-shape their roster while still staying in contention.
Heck, they gave the defending champions a scare in a best-of-seven that — I know, this phrase gets used too often — could have gone either way.
"We played our hearts out and that's all you can ask of each other," Thornton said.
After watching his team slump and struggle to score for most of March, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson made a couple of surprising moves to give his squad a new look.
He traded away broad-shouldered winger Ryane Clowe and stay-at-home defenceman Douglas Murray, who combined for 16 seasons of service time in San Jose.
Their replacements were Raffi Torres, whose series-long suspension certainly was a blow to San Jose's efforts to match the intensity and physicality of the Kings, and Scott Hannan, a guy who was re-energized in a second stint with the Sharks.
It wasn't just a couple of parts that changed, though.
The identity of the team seemed to change.
They seemed faster.
They were having a blast.
They were winning again.
"Definitely credit to the guys for turning this thing around," said Sharks defenceman Dan Boyle. "Because it was looking pretty dark and ugly for a while."
Suddenly, the future of this group doesn't look so gloomy.
Logan Couture, 24, emerged as a bonafide star in his fourth NHL season, leaving no doubt he's the future captain and offensive catalyst for the Sharks.
Up-and-comers Justin Braun and Matt Irwin seem capable of increased roles on the back-end.
Odd-ball (and wrecking ball) Brent Burns has become a great story in the Bay Area, moving up from defence to San Jose's top forward line.
Most importantly, the longest-serving Sharks — at least, what's left of them — seem to genuinely enjoy hanging around with a group Thornton jokingly referred to as "a bunch of idiots" during the series against the Kings.
"The group that we ended up with after the trade deadline could have went one way or the other," said Sharks head coach Todd McLellan. "We're in transition a little bit as an organization, obviously, with some of the moves that we made, but I thought the way that they banded together and the way they played for each other and with each other was exceptional.
"It was a really positive sign for our organization, not only in the playoffs but moving forward. It's not about one or two guys, it's about the group as a whole. They accepted that, and I think we have something to build on."
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At this year's Paris Air Show, Esterline CMC Electronics (Hall 5 Stand 242) is showing, for the first time, the Cockpit 9000 avionics suite selected as an upgrade for Lockheed Martin C-130 cockpits. CMC also is highlighting the Cockpit 4000 system, the SmartDeck general aviation integrated avionics suite, recent FMS wins, the TacView military EFB and a new addition to the executive team, Claude Chidiac, vice president of customer support and strategic development.
'The C-130 market has been a real strength for CMC," said president Greg Yeldon. So far the system has been installed in seven C-130s–six for the Royal Saudi Air Force and one for the Fuerza Aérea de Chile. The Royal Saudi Air Force has a total of 23 orders and Chile two for the Cockpit 9000, and there are 10 international customers. Hundreds of C-130s qualify for the Cockpit 9000 package, said Yeldon. "We see more opportunity out there and we're working hard at those."
The all-digital Cockpit 9000 suite is built around the company's latest generation flight management system (FMS)–the CMA-9000. This FMS has been certified by Transport Canada with fully coupled vertical-navigation capability for the Sukhoi Superjet 100. The Superjet 100 is equipped with dual installation CMA-9000 FMSs, which includes multi-sensor-based navigation and enhanced operational capability.
The Cockpit 4000, a fully integrated glass cockpit featuring CMC's SparrowHawk HUD, is designed for the trainer market and is on display in a number of aircraft at the Paris Air Show, including the Hawker Beechcraft T-6B and AT-6. The Cockpit 4000 also flies in or has been ordered for the Pilatus PC-7, PC-9M and PC-21, Aermacchi M-311, Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1C and BAE Hawk Mk51/A and Mk66. So far, CMC has delivered more than 200 Cockpit 4000 systems to Hawker Beechcraft.
Another Paris first for CMC Esterline is the SmartDeck integrated cockpit, which CMC licensed from L-3 Avionics last October. "We have been transitioning that into CMC since October and that's going very well," Yeldon said. No OEM has selected SmartDeck yet, he said, "but there's been a lot of activity surrounding this acquisition and everything's been positive with respect to the response from the market and the opportunities that I see for us." CMC is retaining the SmartDeck name for the avionics system, which brings technologies like synthetic vision, an intuitive user interface, electronic charts, datalink weather and enhanced vision system to general aviation cockpits.
CMC Esterline's key FMS product line continues to develop and will incorporate NextGen capabilities as the FAA's new air traffic control system phases into widespread use over the coming decade. CMC's FMS on the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which was certified in Russia in January, is also installed on the Sikorsky Black Hawk and a number of Eurocopter helicopters. "We see a lot of opportunity on the FMS front for retrofits," he said.
On the military front, CMC's TacView portable mission display "is gaining a significant amount of acceptance within the military community," according to Yeldon. "There has been a lot of activity this year." In fact, CMC already has a contract from Northrop Grumman to supply TacView for the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command real-time information in the cockpit (RTIC) program. The contract covers dual installations of the TacView system on board a total of 32 C-130H aircraft, with deliveries already begun this month and planned for completion by October.
The touchscreen TacView display is night-vision compatible and offers a variety of capabilities for displaying mission information, including moving maps with tactical overlays, mission planning, navigation and approach charts, checklists, live video and CMC's I-Series enhanced vision system.
Esterline CMC's commercial EFBs have been installed in more than 40 aircraft types, and Yeldon doesn't see Apple's iPad affecting CMC's EFB business. "We're in the higher-end Class 2 [and 3] EFB market," he said, "which is still demanding aviation-grade certified products. The customers we're talking to, the positions we're on, they're not seeing the iPad as an alternative. There is a difference in terms of the level of certification that our customers want from our product."
In the aerospace marketplace, Esterline CMC is benefiting from growth in the airline and military segments, while business aviation remains stable, although Yeldon said, "that is starting to turn in the right direction." CMC's revenues are split 50/50 between commercial and military markets. "We're not dependent on one customer or one key program," he said. "The military trainer program is important to us. The retrofit portion, as budgets are under pressure, represents an opportunity to CMC. Large new aircraft builds may be slowing down, but aircraft need to be upgraded to meet current requirements."
CMC has not yet tapped the growing unmanned aerial system market, but "it's on a watch list," said Yeldon. "As UAVs fly more in commercial airspace they're going to need more commercial capability. It's not a market that we're in today, but is something we have looked at. As any opportunity presents itself, we would look into that."
Looking at new opportunities will be the job of newly hired vice president of customer support and strategic development Claude Chidiac, who most recently was vice president of business development for business aviation at StandardAero and, before that, managing director for Grob Aerospace USA. "He'll be looking at areas that we could potentially get into," said Yeldon, "new products, new markets and adjacent technologies. We're looking forward to his contributions."


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With a number of other teams having inked their 2012 first round draft selections to entry level contracts, the Ottawa Senators announced this afternoon that they have signed defenceman Cody Ceci to a three-year ELC of his own.
From the press release:
Ceci, 18, was the Senators' first-round pick (15th overall) in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in June in Pittsburgh. An Ottawa native, Ceci has spent all of his three-season major junior career with the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's, for whom he scored 17 goals and added 43 assists in 64 games last season. In 196 career games with the 67's, he has registered 106 points (30 goals, 76 assists) and 54 penalty minutes.
The 6-2, 206-pound defencemen recently competed for his country, playing two games in the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge held in Yaroslavl, Russia, and Halifax earlier this month. Ceci also participated is his first Senators development camp earlier this summer after being drafted by the Senators.
It's kind of quaint how for the past few weeks, it's been business as usual for some NHL organizations. Hartnell and Simmonds were exteneded, various ELC's were signed. Hell, an Edmonton Oilers first rounder even got hurt.
Savour these moments. With the remote possibility there won't be a lockout, these small transactions are the only pieces of normalcy that we'll get as we approach that September 15th drop dead date.
And yes, this post was more mailed in than the typical Alexei Kovalev shift.


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The rampant amount of errors you run across (if you use IE with script error notification enabled) will make you sad for the internet. It lead my friend Miguel deIcaza to postulate:
But it made me wonder:
Do we get mad at Javascript so much because we can see the problems so readily?
It's right in front of our noses (especially if you have script errors on) - and the source is there for everyone to read and run through JSLint (Javascript validator).
Side note: for fun I ran Don's blog through JSLint and it was red red and more red. This isn't a critique of Don, more of a wow dude might be more right than he knows kind of thing.
Your Slop
What if you could lift the lid on every site out there and peer inside at the source code? What if you could flip a switch that says ignore every try/catch, every begin/rescue and let the errors flow freely?
I think the internet would stop working.
I think blaming a language for being sloppy is probably a bit off base - as Phil put it:
sloppy developers promote sloppy code. It's just most sloppy code is hidden from us more than JavaScript is. ;)
I think Phil's right. But it brings up a question: when you write code, how many errors do you write per hour? And, more importantly, how do you know they're there and then fix them?
Forged From The Fiery Pits of Exception Hell
Think of all the code you've written over the years - Javascript, Ruby, PHP, C# - whatever. Where is it now? How many bugs, logic errors and overall madness have you given birth to?
About 1 time out of 9 I can write a routine that works the first time. And when that happens I usually let out a "YIP!" - and then immediately distrust whatever it was that I wrote.
There's no way I can get it right the first time - Odds are that I can't. I know that so I test my stuff as much as I possibly can. Even then I know I'm letting crap out the door. It's human nature.
Our brains are wired to improve upon millions of years of pain and suffering (if you believe in evolution). Why shouldn't our code be the same way? What do we know of any other way to create... anything?
If you have kids and were present at their birth, you very much know what I'm talking about
The Mark of the Maker
Our code is forged from the pain of misunderstandings, miscommunications, hubris, bullheaded ego and a smidge of inspiration and love. After a period of slow-torture and water boarding, our applications take shape.
The true question is:
Do you forge your code carefully, fold it gently, and pound the finest edge found anywhere in the land? Does your code bear the marks of its maker?
The steel of the sword is only valuable as a measure of vanity - a tree limb can take a man's head if it's properly swung. It's the Mark of the Maker the tells the true tale of the weapon.
What does your Mark look like?


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Went to my initial consultation & after trying on several different sizes of HP silicon gel implants I liked the way the 800cc looked. I will be meeting with my PS in 3 weeks. I am 5'9" 200lbs & need to mention that I have scoliosis. I currently am a 38 A cup & want to go up to a size D possibly DD. I am looking to have a full but natural look. Will getting the 800cc implants be too big for my body type & how will that affect my back as far as pain?
Will 800 Cc Hp Silicon Gel Implants Be Too Big for my Body Type?
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800cc Silicone Gel Implant and Scoliosis
To best answer your question, photos, your breast measurements, and the assessment of your scoliosis are necessary. The following are some factors to consider. Consult with your Orthopedic Surgeon to determine if added weight will cause problems to your back. 800cc implants will add 1600cc or approximately 3.5 lbs of load to your neck, shoulders, and upper back. This weight may significant stress to your back. Don't concentrate on cup size. There are too much variations in bra size from one brand to another. Concentrate on the appearance you desire and the size that will complement your frame. Look at the breast implant sizes that are appropriate to your measurements. A range of implants should be evaluated. Make sure that you have a serious discussion with your Plastic Surgeon on the upcoming surgery. I have implanted 800cc implants in women with your weight and height. You are a tall women and will most likely do well as long as you and your Plastic Surgeon consider the above factors fully. Best Wishes and Enjoy!
Implant Selection Process
Generally speaking, the bigger the implants, the higher the risk of complications. In order to make an accurate size recommendation, I would need to assess your chest wall and breast mound measurements and characteristics. Unfortunately, there is not a general rule of thumb or objective criteria to implant selection.
Your plastic surgeon will perform several measurements of your chest wall and breast anatomy and determine a range of implants that both fit your chest wall and reach your desired goals.
The next step is to try on this range of implants in the office with your doctor. The key to this success is showing your surgeon the body proportion you desire with a bra sizer and allowing your surgeon to guide you to the right implant. It will be much easier to communicate in implant cc's than cup size when determining the appropriate implant for you.
I wish you a safe recovery and fantastic result.
Dr. Gill
Learn more: http://www.drpaulgill.com
Best Breast Implant Size/ Profile for Me?
Thank you for the question but online consultants will not be able to provide you with specific enough advice.
Generally speaking, the best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering revisionary breast augmentation surgery ( regarding breast implant size/profile selection) is:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully. Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results you're looking for. Ask to see lots of examples of his/her work.
2. Have a full discussion and communication regarding your desired goals with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining breast implant size/type/profile will most likely help achieve your goals. In my practice, the use of photographs of "goal" pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as "full but natural" or "D or DD cup" or "fake look" etc means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on him who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup size may also be inaccurate.
3. Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly, allow your plastic surgeon to use his/her years of experience/judgment to choose the breast implant size/profile that will best meet your goals. Again, in my practice, this decision is usually made during surgery.
I hope this (and the attached link) help.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
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Large Breast Implants for Large Body Habitus
Whether an 800 cc implant is the right implant for your body cannot be answered here. You need a direct consultation and measurement and then discussion of your desires. After this, at your present weight, you probably will need a large implant to achieve what you have described you want since cup size varies by chest circumference. I would, however, suggest that you lose at least 30-50 pounds before you consider the breast surgery. You need to do this for your health and, with your scoliosis, prevent later back problems, and doing so will change the implant needed.
An 800 cc implant is large and heavy but may be the right choice for your anatomy
An 800 cc HP implant is a large implant but if you have a 15 cm base diameter then you should do fine with this size of implant. The real question is if your skin envelop will accommodate this large of an implant. For someone your size and shape every 250 cc of implant volume will equat 1 cup size. So you should go up at least 3 cup sizes. An 800 cc implant weighs almost 2 pounds so if you are already experiencing some back, neck and shoulder pain you may want to consider a smaller size.
800 cc Implants
Thank you for your question. In order to fit your body with the correct implants we would need your specific breast measurements and a photo. This would help us fit you with the correct implants to meet your expectations.
Sizing question
Which volume implants to use in order to achieve the look that you want is an issue that has to be determined in consultation with a plastic surgeon who can examine you. No two patients are alike and therefore there is no useful formula based on height or weight for determining which implant to use without an examination. That said, based on your description only, I would say that 800 cc's might be a reasonable size for you. Since those are the largest volume implants made by the companies who sell implants in this country, you can't go any larger. I have used 800 cc implants for patients who were smaller than you and they did very well.
What size breast implants?
To be able to answer your questions, we would need (1) accurate breast measurements, (2) an assessment of the elasticity of your current tissues (3) a photo of your desired size (because talking in bra sizes is not very effective because bra sizes vary with different stores) and (4) confirmation that you understand the increased risks of overly large implants (loss of nipple sensation, stretch marks, back or neck pain, deformity, sagging, etc). Be sure to discuss all these issues with your surgeon before proceeding. Hope this helps.
800 mL breast implants are quite large.
Specific measurements of your chest wall compared to the measurements of the prosthesis determine whether a given implant is unsatisfactory. Having said that, 800 mL implants in most circumstances are acceptable but are very very large.
Learn more: http://www.zubowicz.com/subpag,13-atlanta-breast-augmentation.htm
Will 800 Cc Hp Silicon Gel Implants Be Too Big for my Body Type?
Although they may not be too large for your body type, they may be too large for your breast anatomy.
One of several guidelines most surgeons observe is to avoid implants wider than the patient's own breast tissue. A high profile gel implant would require 15,3 cm (just over 6 inches), an extra-high profile 14.2 cm (a bit under 6 inches). Without photos or measurements, I can't say.
The other important factor is distensibility of the breast skin and tissue. Many women have breasts that just can't be stretched out enough for so large an implant.
As to the back, all I can say is the most common symptom of women asking for breast reduction in back pain, and most get relief with the surgery.
All the best.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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I am working on this. This morning I was about to add some ReCoil - I have it and have not yet tried it - but I decided not to. For one, I have a hair appt today. For another, Recoil says it is great for days of high humidity. So, that means it might drag my hair down at t his time of year. Yes, adding a dab of gel into the CK may work well, but CurlyIndianGirl says that she could not get t hem to "mix" well, and had to layer. So, I will need to work on this, probably with Biotera gel, which has been so far the best gel for me. I am tempted to layer CK with the Deva Foam...
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