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i had my breast implants almost 3 weeks ago and already had sex I'm nervous that maybe one of them popped I have saline the left one seems more swollwen then the right one
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It takes a lot to rupture implants
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Breaking implant during sex
I'm sure you didn't break the implant. They are tough. The swelling you got probably has to do with traumatizing the tissues around the implant just 3 weeks after your surgery. Apply ice, take some Ibuprofen nad be a bit more gentle for a few more weeks!
Implant rupture?
Jackie...A few things- the implants themselves are made to be quite durable- they're designed to be OK during sports, car accidents and, of course, sex. They're designed not simply to look good but to be 'used'. It would be unlikely that an implant would break at this point from normal forces...although I guess anything's possible. Part of the normal routine of inserting saline implants involves putting some saline in the implant to help remove any air and also to test the integrity of the implant...so I assume that your surgeon did this to confirm that the implant he inserted was OK. In all fairness, the one thing that isn't really tested this way is the integrity of the valve through which the implant is filled...this is also the most common source of saline implant leaking.
At this point swelling is normal and sex this early (assuming your breasts were part of that) could certainly have caused an increase in swelling- a change that may not be even on both sides. Going just by the information you posted I'd say that it's more a swelling issue than anything. If you're concerned about leaking/rupture then you should have your doctor take a peek. I hope this helps. Good Luck! Scott Newman, MD FACS
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Rupturing breast implants during sex
It is very difficult to physically rupture a breast implant during sex but still possible. This is more likely to happen after the implants have been in for several months or years than for it to happen a few weeks after surgery. After surgery the swelling around the implant sand the normal pain that you feel during the recovery wll protect the implants and warn you if too much pressure is being applied. The danger is with very rough manipulation that can occur when the breast have healed and are less sensative.
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It is highly unlikely that you have ruptured your saline breast implants during sexual activity. If one breast is more swollen and bruised, it is possible that some bleeding may have occurred. Do you have more pain in this breast? If one of your implants is ruptured then it will quickly deflate within a week. The best course is to see your plastic surgeon and let him examine you to find out for sure.
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Can my breast implant break during sex?
In the same manner, blunt force will unlikely cause rupture. Repeated trauma from the folding io the implant over time is known to be associated with rupture. Obviously, penetrating trauma from sharp objects will also result in rupture. Both saline and silicone implants are very durable and daily activities will likely not cause any increased risk to the integrity of the implant. Hope that thus helps. Best wishes!
Breast Implant Rupture
The incidence of breast implant rupture or leakage is very low. The two major implant companies in the United States have lifetime warranties that cover implant rupture from ANY CAUSE. That means you will obtain a free implant from the company to replace the old broken one, also the companies offer financial assistance to offset the fees for the operating room and supplies. I also provide a warranty for my breast implant patients if a rupture occurs on an implant I placed, we do not charge a professional fee to replace the implant.
If a silicone implant breaks it can be difficult to diagnose. If a saline implant breaks, it is very easy to diagnose. The implant will go completely flat within 24 hours. It is always one sided, I have never seen both implants deflate at the same time, so it becomes very obvious. You will have one augmented breast and one sad and flat breast. It is not an emergency to have the broken implant replaced, let your PS know and then plan an exchange procedure.
Breast implants are very durable and will withstand quite a bit of trauma without breaking. I do not restrict any activity, long term, on any of my implant patients, you are free to exercise, sky dive, scuba dive, kick box, etc. You did not get the implants to restrict your activity, you got them to enjoy your life! Immediately after surgery you should restrict your activity until all of the swelling and soreness has abated. This does vary from person to person, contact your PS for your activity restrictions.
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It sounds as if you may have had sex a bit early following your augmentation, but I doubt that this caused an implant rupture. I have been performing augmentations for a long time and have never encountered this. In fact implant rupture is rarely due to any sort of trauma but rather is usually caused by a defect which develops in the seam of the implant occuring over time.
Ruptured Saline Implant?
If you rupture your saline implant, it is fairly easy to tell. That side would go completely flat and look like before you had your augmentation. More likely you simply caused more swelling on that side. Continue to wear your surgical bra and follow up with your Plastic Surgeon. Good luck!
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But Ryan's mouth and the fallout from what falls out of it hasn't helped his team win. The tire-pumping and chest-pumping and "I can lick any man in the place!" bravado has been an impediment to success.
The Jets' declining win totals since the bloom came off his rose in New York and the circus atmosphere around the team are proof. Further proof is that Ryan himself has tried to tamp down his mouth.
This week, he made mention of the fact he would not be "tweaking" the Patriots leading into the game.
I asked him if he looks back on his Jets tenure and regretted being so loose-lipped.
"Yeah, I dont know," Ryan began. "I mentioned that about the guarantee and all that stuff when I was guaranteeing a Super Bowl, but at the time, thats really what I felt. Then when free agency came (after the 2011 labor strife was resolved) and 17 of our players were free agents when the new CBA was announced, that was probably not the smartest thing to say at the time. Id said it before. But, I really thought if we had the same team back, why wouldnt we think that? We got to the conference championship game. But, either way, Im sure there (are things he wishes he hadn't said)."
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Ryan clearly committed to making things fun, to being glib, to being transparent. But he acknowledged that he's finding things to be different than he imagined at times.
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Ryan is accepting of the fact that, the proclamations that make for good TV, radio and bandwidth, are always going to be used against him when they blow up.
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VLC on ARMEDSlack compile fails
Compiling VLC using Bob's build script (which is a work of art BTW) on ARMEDSlack errors looking for a52 libs. the error is as follows:
checking for a52.h in /tmp/build/tmp-vlc/a52dec-0.7.4/include... yes
If this thread is better placed on another board, let me know. This has always been the best place to go for anything Slackware but this is my first Arm installation.
Please dp not call my vlc.SlackBuild a "slacky VLC". I was drawn to this thread for the wrong reasons. The "slacky build" is at http://repository.slacky.eu/slackwar...ultimedia/vlc/ and it is not at all the same thing.
My sincere apologies. I don't know what possessed me to use that nomenclature. I have been fiddling with options so far to no avail and was hoping that someone could help. Once again, sorry for the confusion.
Well, the error you see looks to be caused by an earlier compilation error. The vlc.SlackBuild looks for a52dec support in a directory where the SlackBuild script compiled liba52 statically.
If you captured all the compilation console output you should look for the line that has "** a52 ...", the lines that follow are the process of compiling liba52. Look for issues there.
I never compiled on ARM so I have no idea what goes wrong there.
The problems seem to go deeper than only one dependency not compiling. I get a52 to compile and still have errors as well as trying to build without a52 support. I have looked into the building of ARMEDSlack and the build scripts used by Mr. Winter and it looks as if there is more to building on arm that is not covered with config options. I anticipate having a lot of research to do before I can accomplish vlc but if I want to move into arm using Slackware it will be well worth understanding it. Thanks again for looking into this.
BTW, I ran this same build script on my Slackware64 in VirtualBox and it ran flawlessly. On behalf of those of us in userland that benefit, thanks. We do appreciate your contributions to the Slackware experience.
The README file in the 'source' directory explains how to use the build scripts in the armedslack tree.
Anyway, all you really do is set the CFLAGS to -march=armv5t (forget armv4 - there's no point running VLC on a machine with such a CPU (although you can still have low speed ARMv5 CPUs also)). Debian have the package, so it's definitley possible to build it.
Sorry for the delay in replying. I found that VLC builds nicely on ARMEDSlack with minimal options. This, of course, rules out the possibility of using Alien's build script, even with modifications for the arch. Since I am using a headless device, I don't need several of the options dealing with graphics. Many of those were the principal culprets breaking the build. My purpose for wanting VLC on this machine was mainly to live transcode for MediaTomb. It is yet to be determined if the processer is powerful enough to handle the load anyway.
Thanks so much for the help. I did indeed wonder about the build scripts and failed to understand the readme at first. This will help me greatly in the future building on ARM.
PS The initial install of ARMEDSlack on the GURUplug went flawlessly. Thank you for the work you have done to put this together.
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When I moved to San Francisco five years ago, I'd internalized a very powerful myth—that this place was the gayest city in America, the streets paved with pride flags, and that my wife and I would fit right in.
I came out and of age in Northampton, Mass., in the '90s—I met Sarah at the women's college we both attended, and we strolled the small-town streets hand in hand, giving the lesbian nod at everyone we saw. Friends, it was high times. We married at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass., the first day we were legally able to do so and moved to San Francisco 10 months later. We didn't decide to relocate here because of its reputation as a particularly homo-friendly town, but let's just say that we didn't really consider Omaha, Amarillo or Provo.
We did fit in, to be sure. Nobody flinched at dinner parties when we said we were married, or at the doctor's office, either, when we said that yes, we were sexually active and no, it wasn't with a man. But what we weren't able to do was find a community. Perhaps I'd seen too many episodes of The L Word, but I imagined falling into a similar crew here, so convinced was I that this was the lesbian promised land. I even remember my wife emailing me a link to the Lexington Club's website, just a stone's throw from our new apartment, thinking it would be our neighborhood hangout. Little did I know it was also one of only two lesbian bars in the entire city (the other, of course, is Bernal Heights' Wild Side West).
Five years later, I now know: San Francisco is America's gayest city—for men. According to a 2004 study published in The Gay and Lesbian Atlas (Urban Institute Press), the Castro has the highest concentration of same-sex male couples of any neighborhood in the entire country. But you don't need a study to tell you that. A quick trip to that neighborhood (or SoMa) will remind you—in a very public way—of our city's reputation as a gay man's mecca. There are more than 30 bars that cater to them, from the double-martini palace, Martuni's, to the aptly named Stud. But it's not only bars—it's the gyms and the restaurants and the shops of the Castro, which also cater to the gay male contingent in a very overt way (hello, Sausage Factory).
On the contrary, by the numbers, more lesbians live in Provincetown, Mass., and Decatur, Ga., than here in SF—in any neighborhood. And aside from the Lexington Club, the lesbian community's socializing is confined to one-off nights at bars—the fourth Wenesdays and third Sundays that remind a gay woman that there is no lesbian scene here. Says Kristin Smith, a 33-year-old Mission-dwelling lesbian and managing editor of Curve magazine; "The lesbian watering holes, like the Lex and Wild Side West, tend to feel like extensions of people's living rooms. And keeping track of the one-off lesbian nights in boys' clubs is like keeping track of the street-cleaning schedules." This might be a nice, safe, welcoming place to start a family, begin a career or retire, but it's hardly the nexus of the lesbian scene.
I know the jokes, the ones about cats and moving trucks and bed death. Is that what's holding us back from developing a full-fledged scene of our own? Are all the lesbians in town at home crocheting receiving blankets for their not-yet-conceived babies and nursing cups of herbal tea? Are gay women in the city uninterested in a scene, or have men supplanted our scene?
Lucy Laliberte, a 31-year-old producer's assistant at Pixar who lives in Noe Valley with her girlfriend, admits she might be a cliché—the young, coupled woman who would rather stay at home than head to a dance club. Still, she recognizes there's a dearth of lesbian activity: "There's no place where lesbians go to hang out. People say Bernal Heights, but that has just as many straight families pushing strollers. There is no equivalent to the Castro." Smith posits a theory as to why this might be the case. "Gay men tend to make more money than any other demographic, or at least have more disposable income. Lesbians, on the other hand, tend to make the least. The gay men of the Castro have been able to preserve the spot, protect it from encroachment, largely because they can afford to do so." She notes that areas like Bernal Heights are more affordable, making them appealing to a broader swath of the population and diffusing a burgeoning lesbian community.
Lexington Club owner Lila Thirkield still thinks we've got it pretty good. "I do think SF is an awesome place for lesbians," she says. "I've heard it all—women don't go out, the whole U-Haul thing, the fact that gay women aren't fucking like rabbits, unlike their male counterparts." She echoes what Smith says, noting, "So much of this is economic." But would she suggest someone open a lesbian bar in the city? "It's really hard and difficult to sustain," she replies. "You'd have to create something so magnetic that everyone would want to go."
Historically speaking, there hasn't been much overlap between the gay male and female social scenes, something that seems at least anecdotally true today—on the average Saturday night at Moby Dick or Badlands, you're not going to find many women in the crowd, lesbian or otherwise. But Smith thinks it may not be as bleak as I'd like to believe, citing a recent Sunday gathering at El Rio. "I think there's a shift among younger queers to be less separatist." This seems like encouraging news—heartwarming, even—to imagine gay men and women evolving toward inclusiveness in the years to come. In 10 years, gay men and lesbians may well be sharing the bar at Twin Peaks, at which point I will be 42, and probably too preoccupied with knitting, tea drinking and baby tending to care about the scene. A girl can dream, right?
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I have a very unusual Colt Commander LW in 38 super. It is nickel plated with aftermarket grips showing a chesspiece knight. The serial number is 242-LW.
Left side of slide has marks: Colt MFG.CO Hartford CT.USA
Right side of slide has marks:Commander Model Colt Super.38 Automatic w/ Colt Logo.
Barrel is Stainless and is marked Colt super 38 auto.
Magazine has a SS bottom plate marked Colt Super 38 Auto.
What is puzzling is the low serial number and the fact that the pistol has a spur hammer rather than the rounded hammer with hole found on most colt commanders.
Can anyone provide more information on this 1911 style firearm?
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Maybe it's my old eyes, but that looks like a government model to me. Here's a pic of a Commander I grabbed off the web...
It's a 1950 commander, hence the low sn. Sure is shiny for a 60 yr old
gun. Check with Colt and see if they know how it left the factory.
If it's been refinished the value is as a shooter. If that bling is factory
the value is a lot higher.
Welcome to the forum friend.
And nice pony you got there.
BILLM I think that the nickel plating has been redone. If it is a 1950 Commander the nickel is in too good a condition to be original. A Colt factory letter costs a $100.00 and I am still trying to decide if it is worth it to get one. In any case it is a good shooter and plentiy eye-catching.
It looks good. If you are happy, who cares about a letter?
happened, and a plain blue 100% Pre 70 series Commander in 38 Super Blue Books at $1,400. Take it to a gunsmith or gunshow--if everyone agrees it's
a replate job, shoot it and enjoy. If there is a chance it's original, that
$100 for the factory letter is money well spent.
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MY daughter got married yesterday.
It was a wonderful day and surprisingly for me, all went to plan.
However, the week's prior to the wedding were fairly stressful. I had my busy day job, my weekly column to write and I'm also a Cosmetic Tattooing Artist in the evening and weekends.
In between all of this, I was at the dreaded gym three or four nights a week in an attempt to squeeze into my mother-of-the-bride outfit.
So, all-in-all, by the time the week ended, I was completely burnt out.
I usually only have time for a quick shower, but feeling the way I did, I decided I would treat myself to a luxurious long soak in the bath that evening when I returned from work.
So it was lunchtime and I headed out to Sauchiehall Street with my wee shopping list of treats for my pamper evening.
Firstly, I nipped into the Body Shop and indulged myself with some luxurious scented bubble bath.
I continued on to John Lewis and bought a couple of gorgeous smelling candles, Lavender and Orange Grove. The last stop was Sainsbury's for a bottle of well-deserved Pinot Grigio.
Heading home on the train, I was tired and drookit for the third time that day. I had three heavy bags and I was sooo … looking forward to my long tranquil soak.
No housework. No writing. No tattooing. No long telephone conversations. A totally chilled-night all to myself was in order.
I smiled and thought: "Janice, tonight you're not going to lift a finger."
So the wine was chilling, the hot water was on and I'd laid out my new jammies.
After dinner, I ran downstairs to my bathroom and started to run the water and pour in my new bubble bath which was soon foaming everywhere.
I lit my two new candles, straightened the bath mat and placed my big fluffy towels to warm on the heater.
I'd already downloaded Britney Spears' Greatest Hits on my iPad.
Perfection. Well almost.
It was a bit too dark, so I lit half-a-dozen tea lights and placed them on my wooden bathroom cabinet and on my window sill.
Finally, I poured a glass of Pinot Grigio with a few ice cubes and had the good sense to put it in a tumbler rather than a long-stemmed glass.
"Knowing me I might spill it in a tall glass," I thought, pleased at just how sensible I can be sometimes.
I sat the wine on the edge of the bath being careful not to spill it on my new bath mat and slowly stepped into the wonderful warm bubbles. I felt like Cleopatra in a bath of milk.
Bubbles were everywhere, candles, glass of wine, great music …
"Hit Me Baby One More Time". I started singing along to Britney.
"Everything looks even better in candle light," I thought to myself, "even me."
"Hit Me Baby One More Time" … but out of the corner of my eye, I was becoming aware that one of the many flames in the room was about six inches higher than the rest. In fact, it was twice as high as the rest.
HOW can that be?" I wonder although by now I was so relaxed that I didn't want to know.
Ignoring it, I did my very best to enjoy my long awaited serene bath time!
But the flame kept getting bigger and bigger.
As much as I tried to relax, my left eye kept involuntarily opening and looking at the candle. Despite my determination to let nothing waste this moment of 'me time', I was getting nervous.
I took a mouthful of wine and lay back staring at the flame. Why such a big flame from such a small tea light?
Then panic set in as the foam-induced serenity was replaced with reality. The bathroom was nearly on fire.
I needed to act quickly and was suddenly a red-skinned Red Adair ready to burst into action.
I might not have been capping an oil well but my wee bathroom could become a tinderbox if I didn't act quickly.
But as I stood, the slippery bath oil had turned the bath into a skating rink, and I am no Torvill and Dean.
I slipped and slided on the oil, and in an attempt to steady myself I grabbed hold of the only thing within reach - the cord for the bathroom blind.
In slow motion, I slipped again and pulled on the cord for the blind which came hurtling off the wall and onto the floor, narrowly missing me and the candles.
Like a floundering seal hanging off a cliff, I was now half in and half out of the bath. The cord of the blind still in my hand.
Most of my luxurious bath water was on the floor and somehow I managed to slither out of the bath and on to the cold wet bubbly floor next to the broken blind.
Britney blares out: "Lucky Lucky - she's so lucky" Well, right there and then I didn't feel bloody Lucky. And that flame was still raging away like a North Sea gas flare.
Saturated and shivering, I grabbed on to the toilet seat and pulled myself up towards the out-of-control flame.
I huffed and puffed, but this just made the flame bigger.
Next thing, with water dripping from my face and a trembling hand, I lifted the tumbler of Pinot Grigio.
"This is an emergency"! I shouted to myself. However, I still had the presence of mind to take a large gulp before throwing the remaining contents on the flame in an attempt to douse it out.
But no. WHOOSH - the flame immediately grew another foot.
"Arghhh!!!", I screamed. Hot wax spluttered everywhere like a Chinese firecracker.
It was on my new bath mats, my window, the mirror, all down the walls. Splashes of searing wax were even on my face and in my hair.
Totally drained, I sat on the toilet seat with water dripping from my chin, smelling of splattered Pinot Grigio and gazed at the damage.
My wooden cabinet had huge scorch marks; my blind was floating on the floor, a discarded tumbler lay on top of a sodden towel.
How did a serene bath time turn into the tsunami around me?
But all is not lost.
My iPad is still working and out blares Britney… 'Oops I did it again.'


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- 18-26 U.S. and Australian Public Libraries and the Internet: Connectivity Issues and Policy Implications
by John Carlo Bertot
- 27-33 The Internet, the State Library and the Implementation of Statewide Information Policy: The Case of the NYS GIS Clearinghouse
by Sharon S. Dawes & Sharon Oskam
- 34-36 THE EXPERT'S OPINION: Equitable Access to the Global Networked Environment Through U.S. Public Libraries: Too Little Too Late?
by Charles R. Mcclure
July 1999, Volume 7, Issue 3
- 5-18 A Research Manifesto for Global Information Management
by R. Brent Gallupe & Felix B. Tan
- 19-29 Organizational Impacts of New Communication Technology: A Comparison of Cellular Phone Adoption in France and the United States
by Patricia J. Carlson & Beverly K. Kahn & Frantz Rowe
- 30-40 Determinants of Information Technology Adoption: An Extension of Existing Models to Firms in a Developing Country
by Subhasish Dasgupta & Devraj Agarwal & Anthony Ioannidis & Shanthi Gopalakrishnan
- 40-44 THE EXPERT'S OPINION: Why We Care
by Mohamed Muhsin
- 41-49 Comparing U.S. & Japanese Companies on Competitive Intelligence, IS Support, and Business Change
by Tor Guimaraes & Osamu Sato & Hideaki Kitanaka
April 1999, Volume 7, Issue 2
- 4-12 Between Individuals and Teams: Human Resource Management in the Software Sector
by Pat Finnegan & John Murray
- 13-21 Information Technology Usage Dynamics in Nigeria: An Empirical Study
by Uzoamaka P. Anakwe & Murugan Anandarajan & Magid Igbaria
- 22-32 Leapfrogging an IT Labor Force: Multinational and Indigenous Perspectives
by Eileen M. Trauth
- 33-39 Global Information Systems and Human Resource Management: A Research Agenda
by Fred Niederman
- 40-44 The Expert'S Opinion
by Fred Niederman
January 1999, Volume 7, Issue 1
- 5-15 The Impact of Culture on the Adoption of IT: An Interpretive Study
by Helen Hasan & George Ditsa
- 16-25 The Impact of Information Sharing on Order Fulfillment in Divergent Differentiation Supply Chains
by Troy J. Strader & Fu-Ren Lin & Michael J. Shaw
- 26-38 Anxiety and Involvement: Cultural Dimensions of Attitudes Toward Computers in Developing Societies
by Roger W. Harris & Robert Davison
- 39-45 The Context of Introducing IT/IS-Based Innovation into Local Government in Colombia
by Mahmoud M. Watad
- 46-47 THE EXPERT'S OPINION: The Design and Implementation of the Republic of Georgia's Health Network
by Adi Armoni
October 1998, Volume 6, Issue 4
- 5-14 Designing Code Tables with Application to Nepali
by Pat Hall
- 15-22 Soviet Influences on Latvian Attitudes Toward Information Technology
by Michael D. Ishman
- 23-33 Evaluating Information Technology Projects in Finland: Procedures, Follow-Through, Decision-Making and Perceived Evaluation Quality
by Petri Hallikainen & Jukka Heikkilä & Ken Peffers & Timo Saarinen & Fons Wijnhoven
- 34-42 Information Systems Education in Thailand: A Comparison Between the Views of Professionals and Academics
by Ang Yang Ang & Supawadee Jiwahhasuchin
- 43-45 The Expert'S Opinion
by Ray Hackney
July 1998, Volume 6, Issue 3
- 5-16 Impact of Banking Information Systems Security on Banking in China: The Case of Large State-Owned Banks in Shenzhen Economic Special Zone — An Introduction
by Keith L. Hood & Jie-Wen Yang
- 17-28 A Study of the Attitudes of Indonesian Managers Toward Key Factors in Information System Development and Implementation
by Nils A. Kandelin & Thomas W. Lin & Ronny K. Muntoro
- 29-38 A Qualitative Assessment of Arab Culture and Information Technology Transfer
by Carole E. Hill & Karen D. Loch & Detmar Straub & Kamal El-Sheshai
- 39-46 Predicting General IT Use: Applying TAM to the Arabic World
by Gregory Rose & Detmar Straub
- 47-48 The Expert'S Opinion
by M. Gordon Hunter
April 1998, Volume 6, Issue 2
- 5-13 High-Tech/Low-Tech: Appropriate Technologies for Developing Nations
by Peter Loh & Christopher Marshall & Cj Meadows
- 14-25 Geographic Information Systems in Developing Countries: Opportunities and Options for Decision Support
by Brian E. Mennecke & Lawrence A. West
- 26-34 GSS-Based Environmental Planning in Tanzania
by D. Splettstoesser & M. Splettstoesser
- 35-42 Informatics Diffusion in South American Developing Economies
by Rick Gibson
- 43-44 The Expert'S Opinion
by Gerald Grant
January 1998, Volume 6, Issue 1
- 5-14 Leapfrogging Across the Millennium: Information Technology in Singapore Schools
by Philip Wong
- 15-26 Tele-Teaching: Australia's Competitive Question
by Robyn E. Wilson & C.J. Meadows
- 27-32 An Overview of Information Technology and Education in Malaysia
by Siowck-Lee Gan
- 33-40 Implementing Flexible Learning in GIS Education: Experiments Using a Spatial Analysis Facility
by Pip Forer & Margaret Goldstone & Felix B. Tan
- 41-43 The Expert'S Opinion
by Jim Kessler
October 1997, Volume 5, Issue 4
- 6-9 Managing the Global Impacts of IT: Standing on Conceptual Quicksand
by John Tillquist
- 10-22 Information Systems in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises: An Evolving Strategic Perspective
by Dorothy G. Dologite & Mei Qi Fang & Yu Chen & Robert J. Mockler & Chiang-Nan Chao
- 23-32 Global Distribution Systems: A Field Study of Their Use and Advantages in Travel Agencies
by Louis Raymond & Francois Bergeron
- 33-35 The Expert'S Opinion
by Tor J. Larsen
July 1997, Volume 5, Issue 3
- 5-17 Information Management As Perceived by CIOs in Three Pacific Rim Countries
by Raymond Mcleod Jr. & Choong Nyoung Kim & Carol Saunders & Jack William Jones & Carlos Scheel & Martha Corrales Estrada
- 18-30 A Study on the Characteristics of Group Decision Making Behavior: Cultural Difference Perspective of Korea vs. U.S
by In K. Chung & Carl R. Adams
- 31-33 The Expert'S Opinion
by Amitava Dutta
April 1997, Volume 5, Issue 2
- 5-15 Outsourcing Maintenance Operations to Off-Shore Vendors: Some Lessons from the Field
by Sam Ramanujan & Hal Lou
- 16-21 An Analysis of Chinese Laws Against Computer Crimes
by Hakman A. Wan & Ming-Te Lu
- 22-34 The Relationship of Some Personal and Situational Factors to IS Effectiveness: Empirical Evidence from Egypt
by Omar E.M. Khalil & Manal M. Elkordy
- 35-37 The Expert'S Opinion
by Ming-te Lu
January 1997, Volume 5, Issue 1
- 4-16 A Diffusion Model for Public Information Systems in Developing Countries
by Rekha Jain
- 17-26 Facilitating Computer-Supported Meetings: An Exploratory Comparison of U.S. and Mexican Facilitators
by Fred Niederman
- 27-35 Telecommuting in Singapore: Current Status and a Comparison with Other Countries
by Lai Lai Tung & Shailendra Palvia & Lee Chia Huei & Ye-Meng Loy & Teng Min Yee
October 1996, Volume 4, Issue 4
- 4-15 Global Information Systems Quality: Key Issues and Challenges
by Klara G. Nelson
- 16-22 Quality Control for Global Software Development
by Rick Gibson & Eugene G. Mcguire
- 23-32 Software Quality Practice in Singapore: Is It Adequate for Today's Global Information Systems?
by Margaret Tan
- 33-37 The Expert'S Opinion
by Jarachsri Tungphaisal & Rick Gibson
July 1996, Volume 4, Issue 3
- 5-17 Information Systems Development: A Conceptual Model and a Comparison of Methods Used in Singapore, USA and Europe
by Shailendra C. Palvia & M. Gordon Hunter
- 18-26 A Comparison of U.S., Japanese and European Software Development Practices and Processes
by Kathleen Foley Curley & Marc H. Meyer & Erl V. Sorensen
- 27-28 The Expert'S Opinion
by Chetan Sankar & Ram S. Mohan
April 1996, Volume 4, Issue 2
- 5-15 Using Information Technology to Coordinate Transnational Service Operations: A Case Study in the European Union
by Barry Shore
- 16-24 The Progress of ISDN: In Germany and Beyond
by Vincent S. Lai & Bernhard Reeh & Jan L. Guynes
- 25-33 The Role of the Information Systems Organization in ISO 9000 Registration
by Elizabeth R. Towell & Joachim Lauer & Kathleen L. Mcfadden
- 34-35 The Expert'S Opinion
by Dorothy G. Dologite & Robert J. Mockler
January 1996, Volume 4, Issue 1
- 5-15 Globalizing Software Development
by C.J. Meadows
- 16-22 A Study of the Lagged Response Effect in the Indian IT Industry
by Aryya Gangopadhyay
- 23-31 Informatics in Uruguay: Evolution and Implications
by Diego Hernandez & Rick Gibson & Eugene G. Mcguire
- 32-33 The Expert'S Opinion
by Prashant Palvia
October 1995, Volume 3, Issue 4
- 5-15 Information Technology Transfer and Diffusion to Mexico: A Preliminary Analysis
by Mo Adam Mahmood & Leopoldo A. Gemoets & Martin D. Gosler
- 16-23 The New Cultural Revolution: The Impact of EDI on Asia
by Janice M. Burn
- 24-31 Computer Software in Developing Countries: A Case Study of CD. Juarez, Mexico
by Dilmus D. James & Danny Vickers
- 32-35 The Expert'S Opinion
by Leopoldo A. Gemoets
July 1995, Volume 3, Issue 3
- 5-15 The Role of National Culture in Systems Analysis and Design
by Barry Shore & A.R. Venkatachalam
- 16-24 Towards an Information Technology Management Framework for Developing Countries
by Hans Lehmann
- 25-33 Managing IT for Business Innovation: Issues of Culture, Learning, and Leadership in a Jamaican Insurance Company
by Michael Barrett & Geoff Walsham
- 34-35 The Expert'S Opinion
by Beth Green
April 1995, Volume 3, Issue 2
- 4-17 IT Diffusion & Socio Economic Change In Egypt
by Sherif Kamel
- 18-29 Paradigm Shift: Cultural Implications for Development of IS Professionals
by Janice M. Burn & Eugenia M.W. Ng Tye & Louis C.K. Ma
- 30-31 The Expert'S Opinion
by Shailendra Palvia & Kenny Lee
January 1995, Volume 3, Issue 1
- 5-17 Organizing Global IS Management to Meet Competitive Challenges: Experiences from the Pharmaceutical Industry
by Bettina Schwarzer
- 18-30 MIS in Large Public Programs: The Literacy Program in India
by Rekha Jain
- 31-32 The Expert'S Opinion
by Prashant Palvia
October 1994, Volume 2, Issue 4
- 5-18 Telecommunication Technologies: Use and Investment Patterns in U.S. Multinational Corporations
by Laku Chidambaram & William G. Chismar
- 19-29 Cross-Cultural Issues in Information Systems Research: A Research Program
by Klara G. Nelson & Thomas D. Clark Jr.
- 30-39 Environmental Constraints in Utilizing Information Technologies in Pakistan
by Syed Zahoor Hassan
- 40-41 The Expert'S Opinion
by Ram S. Rohan
July 1994, Volume 2, Issue 3
- 5-13 The Impact of Environment on Information Infrastructure Enhancement: A Comparative Study of Singapore, France, and the United States
by Laura Lally
- 14-28 Distributing Global Information Systems Resources in Multinational Companies
by H.K. Cheung & Janice Burn
- 29-41 MIS Skills of IS Graduates in the Republic of China
by Pien Wang & M.B. Khan
- 42-44 The Expert'S Opinion
by William R. Boulton
April 1994, Volume 2, Issue 2
- 5-21 Key Trends in Systems Development in Europe and North America
by James C. Wetherbe & Nicholas P. Vitalari & Andrew Milner
- 22-29 Barriers to International Data Transfer
by Effy Oz
- 30-41 Toward A Global Telematics Policy
by Lech Janczewski & Andrew Targowski
- 42-43 The Expert'S Opinion
by Chetan S. Sankar
January 1994, Volume 2, Issue 1
- 5-11 After the Command Economy: Russia's Information Culture and Its Impact on Information Resource Management
by Elia V. Chepaitis
- 12-27 Information System Activities in Transnational Corporations: A Comparison of U.S. and Non-U.S. Subsidiaries
by Maeve L. Cummings & Jan L. Guynes
- 28-38 Global Information Technology Architectures
by Rick Gibson
- 39-41 The Expert'S Opinion
by Tor Larsen
October 1993, Volume 1, Issue 4
- 6-17 Electronic Data Interchange: A New Frontier for Global Standards Policy
by Eileen M. Trauth & Ronald S. Thomas
- 18-27 Internet's Potential as a Global Information Infrastructure: A Case Study and Assessment
by Judith D. Ahrens & Gerardo A. Esquer
- 28-37 Critical Issues of IS Management in Hong Kong: A Cultural Comparison
by Janice Burn & K.B.C. Saxena & Louis Ma & Hin Keung Cheung
- 38-40 The Expert'S Opinion
by Maeve Cummings
July 1993, Volume 1, Issue 3
- 5-15 Standardization of Information Systems and Technology at Multinational Companies
by Steven Gordon
- 16-32 Critical Factors Affecting Success of CBIS: Cases from Africa
by Mayuri Odedra-Straub
- 33-44 Review of the Policy Changes in the Indian Telecom Sector: Implications for Decision Makers
by Rekha Jain
- 45-48 The Expert'S Opinion
by Paul Cheney
April 1993, Volume 1, Issue 2
- 6-20 Global Telecommunications Services: Strategies of Major Carriers
by Jerry Mccreary & William R. Boulton & Chetan Sankar
- 21-32 Strategic Use of Information Technology in International Business: A Framework for Information Technology Application
by Steven J. Simon & Varun Grover
- 33-44 International Computing and the International Regime
by Edward M. Roche
- 43-44 The Expert'S Opinion
by Shailendra Palvia
January 1993, Volume 1, Issue 1
- 6-20 An Agenda for Research Linking Information Systems and International Business: Theory, Methodology and Application
by P. Candace Deans & David A. Ricks
- 21-32 Responding to World Competition: Developing the Global IS Professional
by Paul Cheney & George M. Kasper
- 33-44 The Effect of National Culture on IS: Implications for International Information Systems
by Phillip Ein-Dor & Eli Segev & Moshe Orgad
- 45-46 The Expert'S Opinion
by Prashant Palvia


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U.S. and Canadian DEF bulk prices looking for direction in July reflecting urea price environmentPosted On: 01-08-2014 By: Jon Raeside
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- Average U.S. FTL and tote DEF prices stabilised while LTL prices decreased marginally by $0.01/G. In Canada DEF prices increased across all bulk supply formats by CA$0.02/L for both FTL and tote deliveries and by CA$0.03/L for LTL deliveries.
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I first heard about Gang Gang Dance on a Greyhound bus, headed to Chicago for Pitchfork Music Festival. One of the many people I met along the way recommended the band, and although I didn't get to see them in Chicago, I trusted this semi-stranger's judgment enough to give it a try last week in Madison – It's a Greyhound thing. What I discovered was not what I expected, but with a group like Gang Gang, how could it have been?
The music you can find online or on their albums is utterly ethereal with composite works of varying sounds and rhythms. It's hippie-reminiscent, but takes that ideology and inverts it for a more futuristic experience.
The first thing that caught me by surprise was one member coming onstage, giving the distinct impression that he just woke up. He reminded me of the oddball younger brother in a large family who's just along for the ride, and seemed to be assigned the job of backup dancer and publicist (he had a handheld video recorder he'd pull out every now and then). To say the least, he detracted some energy from a show that otherwise had good pacing. However, his two main "props" – a large drum and crown-shaped tumbleweed he would hold up in quasi-worship of captivating lead singer Lizzi Bougatsos – kept my interest and attention the whole show. I really wanted to know the backstory behind those, especially the tumbleweed, which must surely have been metaphoric for the band's nomadic lifestyle, if nothing else.
I mentioned the pacing before; its inconsistence gave off a predestined feeling – like the ebb and flow of life. With the genre that Gang Gang Dance has created for itself, it was almost better the audience couldn't tell where the artists' music was going next.
Both string players, especially the mustachioed one, were visibly into the performance. And, yes, that opinion was held even before they initiated an impromptu PBR beer giveaway mid-encore. Clearly, the Majestic's tagline – "beer tastes better in the front row" – holds true, because audience-members went wild.
Overall, Gang Gang Dance was an invigorating experience, but the energy wasn't all there. I like when a band leaves it all onstage, which didn't happen that night. Maybe the problem was that the group didn't see it as a "big performance," which is a shame because the Madison audiences I know deserve better.
I'm going to close here with some thoughts on the concert's opener, Prince Rama. People in the audience seemed to connect with the two female members of Prince Rama and their quirky, awkwardly funny quips. I appreciated the lead singer smiling at individual people. I was glad when she finally picked up a guitar, and she also impressed me with her vocals; it would have been easy to often go off key with the wild, elongated notes in their songs, but she didn't, even sustaining her perfect pitch at one point when a guitar tipped over.
The group's act seemed overchoreographed in places, and the handmade David Bowie meets H&M outfits were a little out there. If I were styling the band, I might recommend a more organic look, or as a standby that it try out the styles achieved by Gang Gang Dance's Bougatsos: a jauntily ripped, off-the-shoulder Ghostface Killa t-shirt and bubble print leggings.
By far the best song of the opening act "Trust." By just giving it a listen on your own you'll know why, but even then the live performance was incomparable. The duo began with a whispered chant of "trust, trust, trust" – perhaps akin to the sisters' Hare Krishna commune upbringings – and then the lead singer started to walk slowly up stage. Thank goodness other people caught onto the idea that she'd be doing a "trust fall" because I certainly couldn't have held her up myself if it had come down to that. The song was good enough on its own that it didn't really need a gimmick, but, regardless, it was pretty entertaining.
Prince Rama is still in its opener-band stage, but it's a really good opener, especially by the end – the two women really built up their performance constructively as time went on. And even if Gang Gang Dance didn't quite give it all they had, it was still a good, unpredictable time.


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Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado Photography Workshop
Dan Ballard Photography
Friday, August 1, 2014 at 3:00 PM (MDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
Dan Ballard Photography
Cost: $675.00 ($200 deposit due at registration, balance due on July 1, 2014)
For more information, please contact Dan Ballard @ 719 469-0608 or email@example.com
Rocky Mountain National Park is a jewel of Colorado and a dream for photographers. Sparkling rivers, mountain peaks, and pristine lakes await in this instructional workshop.
Dan is a very passionate and creative teacher and he will spend a large amount of the workshop instructing. He will give several group lectures as well as one-on-one instruction to each student catering to everyone's personal photographic level. Along with capturing stunning images of the park, the main focus of this workshop will be teaching ideas on creating strong powerful images from conception to print.
These topics plus more will be covered in this workshop:
Composition Theory
Mastering Light
Camera Setting Instruction
Lightroom Post Processing Techniques
Setting up your camera bag
Landscape Photography Business Ideas
Critique of five of your images
What is included:
Entrance fee's to all area's
Bottled water
Light snacks for the early mornings.
**Lodging, transportation & meals are NOT included.
What to expect:
This workshop will involve some moderate hiking (1-2 miles at elevation). We will car pool from Estes Park & should be able to park fairly close to where we will be shooting.
For information on Estes Park go to: www.estesparkcvb.com
For information on Rocky Mountain National Park go to: www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm
*Please read under plan your vist - "things you should know"; (1)Your safety,
(2)weather (3)bears. These 3 articles have some very important information
pertaining to the park.
Lodging is up to each individual participant. Dan will be staying at Alpine Trail Ridge Inn and encourages participants to stay here so that it is easier for us to all convene and conclude the days activities with a minimum of travel. However, you are welcome to stay anywhere you would like. When making your reservation at Alpine Trail Ridge Inn you will need to call the local number 800-233-5023 & tell them you are part of the Dan Ballard Photography Workshop for a 10% discount. 2 night minimum stay required. 30 day cancellation policy.
Transportation to & from Estes Park is up to each individual participant. The closest large airport to Estes Park is Denver International . It is about a 2 hour drive.
Driving conditions into Rocky Mountain National Park will consist of mainly paved roads, so a standard car will be sufficient. When possible we prefer that participants car pool with each other. If you are willing to drive please let us know.
See info above
Terms & Conditions:
Deposits - The deposit amount specified with each workshop is due at the time you book a workshop. Your space is not reserved until we receive your deposit. The full balance is due 30 days prior (or on the date specified on the workshop page) to the start of the workshop. If we do not receive your balance by this time, we reserve the right to cancel your workshop and/or fill your spot off of a wait list. In the event of such a cancellation, no refunds will be provided.
Cancellation, Refund & Delay Policy - All workshop schedules and plans are subject to change at our discretion depending upon weather, health and safety considerations, or any other factor related or unrelated to photographic opportunities as we see fit. Full refunds of all monies paid will be made if a workshop is canceled by us or if the workshop is rescheduled and you are unable to attend on the new date. Dan Ballard Photography is not responsible for any other costs which participants may have incurred, including but not limited to travel, car rental, lodging, insurance, photographic purchases and/or rentals.
If you cancel your workshop the following applies. If cancellation is received at least 90 days prior to the start of the workshop, the deposit can be applied to another workshop of your choice. For cancellations received 31 - 89 days prior to the start of the workshop the deposit will be forfeited. For cancellations received 0 - 30 days prior to the start of the workshop, all deposits and workshop fee's will be forfeited.
No refunds will be given for delays or cancellations due to inclement weather, flights, or other events beyond our control, either before, during, or after your workshop. We are not responsible for any additional costs you may incur due to delays or cancellations.
When & Where
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park,
Friday, August 1, 2014 at 3:00 PM (MDT)
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Dan Ballard Photography
Dan Ballard is an internationally known travel and landscape photographer and keynote speaker. He gives presentations on photography around the world at symposiums, festivals, trade shows and workshops.
Dan has visited over 60 countries on five continents around the globe, and his work has attracted the attention and praise of some of the biggest names and companies in the photo industry. Dan's images have been on display around the U.S. in museums and galleries, and he has sold images to clients around the world, including The National Geographic Society and The Travel Channel. He is proud to be on the Mpix, Zenfolio and BlackRapid Pro Teams, and to have strong working relationships with the most trusted names in photography, including SanDisk, ThinkTank Photo, Nik Sofware, and Really Right Stuff. His images have been published in magazines and calendars worldwide, and he has won or been a finalist in numerous prestigious competitions. Large, framed prints of his work can be found at stores around the country. Dan's image "Let 'er Fly" was recently featured in a Smithsonian Channel episode on what makes an award-winning image.


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Students interested in research may also take BIOL 492 Research or BIOL 494 Directed Studies to obtain research-based training in my lab as well as carry out research for Honors thesis. Interested students should contact me (preferably by e-mail) to set an appointment in order to discuss research interests and availability of open spots in the lab.


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Hi I have been making two tier cakes lately. Everyone wants two tiers for birthdays, I love making them. How do you transport them is the question I keep getting asked. Don't you have a box for this is another question I get asked. So my question is do they make a box for tiered cakes? And if so where do you get them? HELP!!!
Yes! Rebecca Sutterby introduced me to these boxes by BRP Box shop. http://www.brpboxshop.com/
They have boxes that are 12" x 12" by 10" high which works really well for me for say, a 9" and 5" tiered cake or even a 10" and 6". They may have even bigger sizes but I haven't looked yet.
Love these boxes. Shipping is free which you should consider in price comparing with other box sellers.
(They also sell great foiled covered cake boards in a 19 x 14 size that I use. I love not having to wrap my boards.)
The boxes we use in the UK are about 5" high but when doing a 2 tier cake, I extend them by using thick card bent in 2 and then stapled on the corners so it adds height to the sides - useful if you have cakes with wires sticking up too!! Hope that helps
Here is the exact link for the 12" x 12" x 10" boxes
LisaMS thank you for the links I LOVE THEM I have looked so long for tall boxes and all my boxes that I use have the windows so this will work great.
DianeLM thank you for the photo that helps to see what works.
Thank you all for your ideas and suggestion you have been a BIG!!!! help Le'Ann
I do the same as Diane but I use stickers (that match the theme) to attach the wrap.
I buy shipping boxes that you can get at Walmart or Sams to box my tiered cakes. You can find 12", 14", 16" and 18" boxes. They are tall and the cakes fit wonderfully in them.
bobbie2003 how tall are they and do you have a photo of one thanks Le'Ann
These boxes are fantastic:
They are heavier than normal cake boxes... I sit the cake on the lid and put the bottom over it... You can even dome up the bottom for taller cakes... I put three tier cakes in these all the time!
tamivo, those boxes are pretty cool! Good idea about flipping them, too.
Indydebi, They are great... a little pricey but I just cant seem to get away from them... they are so much sturdier than most boxes and make a very nice presentation. And.. you can just leave the bottom completely open for 4 and 5 tier cakes (if they are skinny enough).
I stock the 12x12x12 and 14x14x6 ( I usually always have to dome these) I wrote the mfg trying to get a 14x14x14 or even larger sizes but they never did respond to me
tamivo thanks for the info I do like flipping the box over You all have wonderful ideas and suggestion thanks so very much for helping me Le'Ann
I use the ones from WalMart too. They are in the office supply section and are made by Duck. They are more like moving boxes. I buy the 12x12x12 ones. They work great!


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Thanks for that info. I really appreciate all of you keeping us non-feeders updated on the goings on (or lack thereof) in the house.
I always wondered what had happened between them and sure don't blame her for being pissed that he was there. We could have seen a whole other side of Sharon if he was still in there, eh?


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Miralem Pjanic and Pablo Osvaldo put Roma 2-0 up before the break after two howlers from Atalanta goalkeeper Andrea Consigli. Mattia Destro extended Roma's lead shortly after the interval.
Osvaldo swiftly went from hero to villain as he was shown a straight red card 10 minutes into the second period for an elbow on Atalanta defender Carlos Matheu.
Both sides had decent penalty appeals turned down.
Roma and Atalanta fielded almost full-strength line-ups, although Daniele De Rossi was handed a start for the first time in a month for the capital side.