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Great hair and skin!! – I've been going to this salon for years but I've just started writing reviews for all of my favorite places so here it goes. I don't care much for the day spa enviornment but the down to earth girls that work at this place are great. There is a great gal that works the front desk who always makes me laugh while I'm waiting. Tiffany Miller has done my hair for close to 8 or 9 years now so it goes without saying that I love her and think of her as another daughter. I've also had a facial and some waxing done with Nicole the skin gal there and she is fantastic too.
Shellac Manicures – I just had my first Shellac manicure at Radiance Salon and Spa!! This new product for natural nails is AMAZING and I have been trying to find someone to do it for months!! My polish stayed on my nails for over 2 weeks. I can't believe it since polish usually lasts only a few days before it all chips off. I found Radiance on the Shellac website and a manicurist Tracy Caster was listed. She did an awesome job and answered all of my questions. She was very informative about the product. It's a bit more than a regular mani, about $35 but so worth it. I don't ususally write reviews but I wanted the whole world to know about this stuff!
Thank you Melaniee for your awesome review! I love seeing your face every 2 weeks! Thank you again!
I want to tell everyone that I am moving to Mural Salon at 1475 E prater Way. ( Sparks/Prater ) (775) 331-5300 or (775) 527-1512.
I also offer Gel Nails, Women and Men Manicures and Spa Pedicures! Please come by and check out this beautiful salon and get PRETTY or HANDSOME!! Thank you for all your wonderful business!
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I second the Love for Tracy! – I agree with the above poster about Tracy Caster. I specifically came into Radiance and asked for her because of her review, and man was that review spot-on! I also brought a friend with me, and she got Jen Z., who was awsome also. Those girls had us in stitches the whole time, and we both agreed that was the best pedicure we ever had. Thanks Tracy and Jen for a great day!
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Tiffany Miller saved me! Thankyou Thankyou!!! – I just moved to Fernley and tried a few salons out there with horrible luck. The last experience I had was terrible and I was in serious need of some emergency help. I called Radiance about a month ago and I believe I talked to the owner who said that Tiffany Miller did her hair. I was reluctant to try someone new yet again but decided it couldnt be worse than what I had. So, I came in and had a color appointment with Tiffany to fix the mess that I had. She was very sweet and knowledgable. I can tell within a few minutes if someone is good at hair and I felt totally comfortable with her. She did an amazing job on my hair and was even able to leave the length long which I was so scared of losing. I would refer her to all of my friends and family and I will be a client for a loooong time. The salon is beautiful and very easy to find. I'm glad that I tried it and that I trusted the advice from the owner. Thanks again Tiffany, see you in a few weeks.
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The Best Massage Therapist!!! – I have never written a review on anyone, but I would like to say that Maria Rosol the massage therapist at Radiance is the BEST! You will never want to see anyone else after you have had a massage by her. I honestly have been a new person since I had just 1 session with her, she is sweet kind and has a passion for her job. So treat yourself and make a appointment with her. Also Tania Davis who is a hairstylist there does the best color!
Never go here for a Wax! – This is a review of the salon's waxing services only......
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Marguarite at Radiance Salon – Marguarite gave me the best cut and highlights I've had in forever.She is very through,and friendly.
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3 credits
Engineering Communication
Emphasizes methods of communication in the engineering workplace, including the development and writing of proposals, technical manuals, design reports, and business presentations. Effective teamwork communication strategies for virtual and co-located project teams will be addressed.
3 credits
Linear Algebra
This course is an online introductory course in linear algebra. This foundation course is designed to prepare a student for study in the Master of Science in Engineering program. Matrices, systems of equations, determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, vector spaces, linear transformations, and diagonalization. This course is not appropriate for students seeking a MS or MA degree in mathematics. P: MATH 2740 with a grade of "C" or better.
3 credits
Applied Statistics
This course is an online introductory course in statistics. This foundation course is designed to prepare a student for study in the Master of Science in Engineering program or the Master of Science in Project Management program. This course will cover basic concepts of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and applications of statistics including simple linear regression, multiple regression, basic design of experiments and ANOVA. This course is not appropriate for students seeking a MS or MA degree in Mathematics.
Math 2740 with a grade of "C" or better.
3 credits
Structural Steel Design with LRFD
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the design of steel structures by the load and resistance factor design (LRFD) method. The newest steel specification requires a strength method (like LRFD) to be used. The allowable stress method (ASD) has been renamed the allowable strength method, and is based on many of the principles of LRFD design. A general overview of the new ASD method will be given, but the focus of the class will be on designing structures with LRFD. Students will learn to design tension and compression members, beams and beam-columns, and connections. A low-rise steel office building will be designed throughout the semester as a group design project.
CIVILENG 3100 - Structural Mechanics (or equivalent) is required. Familiarity with a structural analysis program (e.g., RISA-2D, STAAD, etc.) will be beneficial but not required.
3 credits
Simulation Modeling of Engineering Systems
This introductory course is applied simulation taught at the graduate level. It is also a system analysis course. Students learn how to analyze systems and how to represent them in the simulation model. Students are expected to bring topics and problems to class and to contribute in significant discussion about the material. This is a hands-on course. Students are taught simulation theory through practice in developing more and more complex models. The course includes a range of simulation styles including: basic manual simulation (rolling dice, random number tables); simple automated simulation (use of general purpose software like BASIC, spreadsheets, macros); traditional simulation (coded programs with tabular results); real time monitoring (graphic displays during simulation); and state-of-the-art object oriented software (including two and three dimensional animation).
A calculus-based statistics course is required. No prior knowledge of simulation is required, nor is any computer programming experience. Basic familiarity with computing in general is needed (files, folders, basic editing operations, etc.), but nothing advanced. A fundamental understanding of probability and statistics is needed.
3 credits
Optimization with Engineering Applications
Students will be able to solve a variety of optimization problems using optimization software or the optimization routines available in spreadsheets (e.g. Excel or Quattro). Linear, nonlinear, and discrete problems will be solved. Students will learn the theory of improving search methods, which are the basis for all optimization algorithms. An emphasis will be placed on the need for the modeler to examine the practicality of program results. Also, students will perform a Life Cycle Analysis, which is an optimization procedure that minimizes the impacts on the environment.
3 credits
Dynamics of Structures
Dynamic analysis of structures using simplified single-degreeof- freedom models, model analysis and static condensation. Assumptions used in numeric analysis methods will be explored in order to better understand the output from computer analysis. Application of dynamic analysis as implemented in the International Building Code.
GENENG 2230, Recommended: MATH 3230 Linear Algebra, MATH 3630 Differential Equations, CIVILENG 3100 Structural Mechanics (or equivalent for all courses listed).
3 credits
Advanced Shallow Foundation Design with LRFD Applications
This course is designed to fully prepare a student with only an introductory course in soil mechanics to: analyze the bearing capacity of shallow foundations; to design shallow foundations to meeting bearing capacity and settlement requirements; to design reinforced concrete shallow foundations; and to apply Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) principles to the design and analysis of shallow foundations.
Civil Engineering 3730 Geotechnical Engineering (or an equivalent course in soil mechanics).
3 credits
Advanced Deep Foundation Design with LRFD Applications
This course is designed to fully prepare a student with a course in deep foundations to: analyze the bearing capacity of deep foundations; to design deep foundations to meet bearing capacity and settlement requirements; to design reinforced concrete deep foundations (drilled shafts); and to apply Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) principles to the design and analysis of deep foundations.
ENGRG 7260 or equivalent.
ENGRG 7280 (formerly CEE 7280)
3 credits
Geosynthetics Engineering
This course is designed to fully prepare a student with only an introductory course in soil mechanics to recognize, design, and analyze the geosynthetic alternatives to traditional civil engineering project features such as: subsurface drainage systems; beddings and filters for erosion control systems; erosion control systems; temporary runoff and sediment control; roadways and pavement systems; embankments on soft foundations; stability of steep slopes; retaining walls and abutments; and landfill final cover and base liner systems.
CIVILENG 3730 Geotechnical Engineering I (a course in soil mechanics) and CIVILENG 3300 Fluid Mechanics, or equivalents of both of these courses.
3 credits
Earth Retaining Structures: Design, Analysis and LRFD
This course is designed to fully prepare a student with only an introductory course in soil mechanics to recognize, design, and analyze concrete retaining walls, MSE walls, cantilever and anchored sheetpile walls, braced excavations, and cofferdams using conventional and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) concepts.
CIVILENG 3730 Geotechnical Engineering I (a course in soil mechanics) and ENGRG 7280 Geosynthetics Engineering, or equivalents of both of these courses.
3 credits
Control Systems Engineering
This course is intended as a first semester graduate course designed for distance education. It covers the basics for building a practical control system incorporating a microcontroller or PLC. Basic electronics, logic, programming for microprocessors and PLC's, fractional horsepower motors, and sensors will be introduced. Control theory implementing electro-mechanical systems will be reviewed.
consent of instructor.
3 credits
Modern Control Systems
This course is intended as a second semester course in the MOE Program in EE. It develops analysis and synthesis techniques for linear dynamical systems using the tools from matrix theory, linear algebra, and Laplace transform.
BS degree in engineering and ENGRG 7310.
3 credits
Digital Control Systems
Digital Controller Design in time and frequency domain. State space modeling, controllability, observability, stability, minimal realization, pole placement and observer design.
a BS degree in Engineering, with some background in Automatic Control Area. ENGRG 7310 and ENGRG 7320.
3 credits
Design of Experiments
This course on Design of Experiments (DOE) provides experiences in planning, conducting, and analyzing statistically designed experiments. The methods of DOE may be applied to design or improve products and processes. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), test of hypothesis, confidence interval estimation, response surface methods, and other statistical methods are applied in this course to set values for design, process, or control factors so that one or more responses will be optimized, even when noise factors are present in the system. This course is designed to teach the nuts and bolts of DOE as simply as possible.
MATH 4030 or ENGRG 6050, or consent of instructor.
3 credits
Design for Manufacturability
A major portion of the costs and in turn the profitability of manufacturing organizations are affected by the quality of the design of their products. Building quality into the design will call upon engineers to systematically design a product and/or process so that it can be produced with lowest costs, rapid response time, and meet customers' expectations. This will require the integration of design, manufacturing, management, and economic principles. The course will address this overall integration and focus on the design for manufacturing aspects so as to provide faster time to market, productive utilization of equipment, faster delivery, improved quality, reduced cost, and effective continuous improvement. Students will be able to systematically design a product and/or process so that it can be produced with lowest costs, rapid response time, and meet customers' expectations. In doing so, they will be able to identify opportunity for design, address technical considerations of design & manufacturing, and make a business decision on feasibility of design.
3 credits
Advanced Finite Element Method
Introduces the finite element method. Emphasizes beam and frame analysis, plane strain, axisymmetric, and three-dimensional stress analysis. Includes dynamic analysis and field problems, such as heat transfer. Utilizes readily available finite element computer programs to solve stress analysis, heat transfer, thermal stresses, etc.
BS in Engineering or related field.
3 credits
Product Design and Development
This course examines the front end of the product development process. Topics include: organization and management issues associated with the product development process; the identification of customer needs and the translation of these needs into product performance specifications; methodologies for the generation and selection of concepts; developing the product architecture with emphasis on creating interfaces, prototyping and design for manufacturing.
3 credits
Engineering Management
Introduce the student to fundamental concepts of management and management theories. Discuss timely topics and issues of business ethics including environmental, safety, and product liability. The student will gain an understanding of differences between engineering and management roles with specific application to motivating, and managing technical personnel. The student will develop an understanding and application of the specific tools of engineering management including basic forecasting, planning, scheduling and decision-making models.
3 credits
Advanced Production and Operations Analysis
Tools and techniques associated with planning and controlling in the production environment including forecasting, aggregate planning, master production scheduling, materials requirement planning, and shop floor control. Integrated aspects of manufacturing resource planning and enterprise resource planning as well as the effects of just-in-time management and theory of constraints.
3 credits
Quality Engineering and Management
This course provides practical tools for planning and completing quality improvement projects. The first part of the course deals with an introduction to quality management philosophies, tools, and approaches. The second part (about 70%) of the course is devoted to the Six-Sigma (SS) philosophy, roadmap, tools, and techniques of planning and executing quality improvement projects. The course concludes with the application of the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) approach to design or improve products and processes.
MATH 4030 or ENGRG 6050, or consent of instructor.
3 credits
Advanced Cost and Value Analysis
This course provides practical tools for planning and completing quality improvement projects. The first part of the course deals with an introduction to quality management philosophies, tools, and approaches. The second part (about 70%) of the course is devoted to the Six-Sigma (SS) philosophy, roadmap, tools, and techniques of planning and executing quality improvement projects. The course concludes with the application of the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) approach to design or improve products and processes. P: MATH 4030 or ENGRG 6050, or consent of instructor.
3 credits
Systems Engineering Management
New technologies and time constraints need to meet the challenges of satisfying customer needs such as performance, quality, and over-all cost effectiveness. This sets up a framework for effective system engineering and management of complex systems. The systems engineering effort needs to integrate a wide variety of key design disciplines, apply robust design methods and tools in a manner as to achieve system engineering objectives, assess and control through design reviews, evaluations, feedback and corrective action. The management issues pertaining to the application of systems engineering to various projects is equally important. Principles of System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP), organizational aspects of Systems Engineering such as functional, product line, and matrix structures, and interfaces between the customer, the producer, and suppliers are some key topics that need to be addressed as part of Systems Engineering Management.
3 credits
Taguchi Method of Designing Experiments
This course will provide experience in applying Taguchi Methods for designing robust products and processes. Taguchi Methods may be considered as "cookbook" approaches to designing and analyzing industrial experiments. Students will learn to plan a project and develop strategies for experiments. Definition of controllable factors, noise factors, responses, and quality characteristics (both dynamic and static) in a project will be discussed. Applications of orthogonal arrays, signal-to-noise ratio, mean-squared deviation, loss function, ANOVA, and related topics will be covered.
MATH 4030 or ENGRG 6050, or consent of instructor.
3 credits
Continuous Improvement with Lean Principles
(Being developed and approved - plans are to first offer this course spring 2011.) Development and applications of continuous improvement as a strategy. Overview of the Toyota Production System. Lean principles including stability, standardization, just-in-time, jidoka, and involvement. Examples from manufacturing, service, and office settings. Specific techniques which support continuous improvement including 5S, total productive maintenance, standardized work, production leveling, kanban systems, value stream mapping, poka-yoke, and A3 reporting. Methods for creating and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement.
1-3 credits
Special Topics in Engineering
Various engineering topics will be explored. Topics vary.
1-3 credits
Independent Study in Engineering
Students registering for independent study must submit, at or before registration, a description and timetable for completion, signed by the instructor supervising the independent study. The project must be above and beyond the student's traditional employment requirements. This is to be a graduate level experience, conducted with graduate rigor and culminating in a document of professional quality. The final report must describe and summarize the project in detail; wherever feasible, graphics, figures, data, and equations are to be included.


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Cooper's parents aren't all that fond of the fact that their son is marrying Charlotte. They've never actually met her before now, but they've heard all the stories of how she hurt their baby boy in the past. Charlotte's mom isn't crazy about Coop's folks either. She thinks they make too much of a fuss over Violet. Charlotte and Coop get into a spat about the various eccentricities of everyone's parents. Don't you just love family gatherings?
Naomi is back from Africa, but she's not talking to either Addison or Sam. Speaking of those two, they've ended their relationship but will keep things quiet until after Cooper and Charlotte's wedding. You heard us. AddiSam is no more. As for Naomi, she's not the only one back in town. Fife has returned, too. And he's still in hot pursuit of Naomi.
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I have a tub in master suite, 2nd floor, new home. Filled tub, turned on jets, enjoyed relaxing bath, turned off, drained out. Went downstairs, water leaking from ceiling onto hardward floor. Called builder, he and plumber came, thought overflow drain leaked, as I told him when jets turned on, water level went over overflow drain, but that was not leaking after they check. They found that the water leaked out at the Air Intake Plate. Called tub Co. and they told him that I caused the leak by letting water go over the intake. My belief is that no fixture in a tub should leak! Who is right!
I imagine there should be a check valve to prevent water from leaking through the air jet system... What kind of tub do you have?
What brand of tub has the air intake inside of the wet area? Mine, for better or worse, pulls the air in from underneath the tub, so somewhere, there must be a path for air. The air turbine on an air tub is not designed for any water to get into it...if it does, you could wreck the turbine motor and would likely to spew water everywhere.
Where in the tub is the air intake? Maybe a picture would help. Sounds like a poorly thought out design, but if you didn't follow the instructions, I don't see it being their problem (other than being kind of dumb). The only advantage of having the air intake inside of the tub is that the incmoing air is likely warmer than if obtained from elsewhere.
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Ryan Braun's case won't do a thing for Floyd Landis, but it might offer us some truth.
By Joe Lindsey
Mark Twain probably never did say that "history doesn't repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme."
But like anything attributed to the legendary American writer and humorist, the phrase has such a Twainian ring of truth to it that if he didn't say it, well, he should have. (Corollary: you'll never coin a phrase so witty that Oscar Wilde didn't think of it first.)
Twain's aphorism neatly characterized my reaction to the news over the weekend that Milwaukee Brewers slugger and National League MVP Ryan Braun had allegedly gotten crossways with Major League Baseball's drug-testing program.
The broad outlines of Braun's case will likely be familiar to anyone who's followed pro cycling and, in particular, the case of Floyd Landis. Let's outline the similarities:
-Braun's test result was leaked to the media (in this case, ESPN's Outside the Lines)
-From media reports, it appears that an initial test showed an elevated testosterone:epitestosterone ratio; a subsequent test allegedly showed that Braun had synthetic testosterone in his system.
-A slim link of religious overtones: Floyd's Mennonite upbringing became part of his lore; Braun is nicknamed the Hebrew Hammer.
-Both were accounted as feel-good stories in their sport. Braun was 2007′s Major League Rookie of the Year, a multiple silver slugger winner and, this year, voted MVP of the National League. He's one of the brightest stars of baseball's "post-steroids era," and his slugging ability is not accompanied by the incredible physical transformation of stars of that era like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire. From physique to demeanor, he's believable.
-Braun contests the results, calling it "BS." A spokesman pointed to unspecified "highly unusual circumstances" that would exonerate the player.
-Braun's appeal is not considered likely to succeed, if only because they rarely do.
There are differences, to be sure. The biggest? Even if Braun loses his appeal, he's sidelined for 50 games – less than a third of the upcoming season. Landis got two years and was never able to return to the sport's top level.
Another big difference is that people in the United States give a damn about baseball, so Ryan Braun's case will be more closely watched. Landis had the rotten luck of winning the Tour the year after Lance Armstrong's first retirement, a time when mainstream sports pundits breathed a sigh of relief that they need no longer watch bike racing.
News of Floyd's positive led to him being almost immediately written off by the mainstream media, just another cheat in a sport full of them. Despite baseball's own uncomfortable association with performance-enhancing drugs, Braun's good-guy reputation and his stature in a sport Americans actually like mean that far more attention will be paid to his case than Floyd's.
Acryonyms like TUE will become common knowledge; we'll watch talking heads on ESPN stumble over terms like gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; and experts will debate the accuracy of using the ratio of C12 to C13 atoms to determine exogenous T. (Aside: I still think Exogenous T is a great name for a punk band.)
Anti-doping experts, led by the dependably quotable Gary Wadler, contend that the testing is very good. And they're right.
But one thing that's never been fully accounted for in the aftermath of the Landis case is this: while Floyd admits to taking any number of drugs to prepare for the Tour, he steadfastly denies taking testosterone at any time during the 2006 season
Floyd has lied plenty in the past. But since he's admitted to repeatedly doping – including in the leadup to the 2006 Tour de France (an admission that would cancel his win there regardless of anything he took during the race) – he has little reason to lie about this specific point.
Which raises the question: if Floyd didn't take testosterone during the 2006 Tour de France, what did the test find?
One can only hope that Braun at least has a better defense planned than Landis did. Floyd's hapless approach began with the ridiculed Jack Daniels' line and the infamous "I'll say no" moment, and crescendoed to a cynical barnstorming tour to raise money to a legal "fairness fund" before the muted denouement, just last month, of his conviction in France on charges of receiving stolen documents in a computer hacking case.
You can make of all that what you will: either Floyd was beset by a series of mistakes and mishaps partly wrought by the people he surrounded himself with – Will Geoghegan's clumsy and execrable witness tampering attempt chief among them – or his fecklessness was matched only by his wish to escape accountability for his actions.
Let's hope that Braun's case proceeds on a more serious level. If there are problems with the exogenous testosterone test, let's find out.
If Braun's positive test is due to a contaminated supplement and this proves to be a catalyst to finally clean up the lightly regulated Wild West of "nutritional aids," then that would be a bonus that any athlete would welcome, starting with Tom Zirbel.
I have no hope that Braun's case will revive any scrutiny of Landis'. My guess is he doesn't either; anyway, given the legal turn taken when his allegations of doping by Lance Armstrong went public, Landis' legacy isn't going to be defined by what happened at the 2006 Tour.
No, my only feelings about the Braun case are of competing emotions: hope and schaudenfreude. Part of me is relishing watching baseball sit with its own cognitive dissonance moment as a universally lauded athlete is accused of Bad Things; part of me enjoys the tables being turned on blinkered, hypocritical fans and pundits who look down their noses at cycling while ignoring the drug problems in American sports.
And hope, because at least in the case of someone like Braun, it's harder to gloss over or avoid. If Braun's primary fault was to take a contaminated supplement, that can produce positive change. If the tests are flawed, they should be improved. And if he did dope, then the fact that the culprit is not some journeyman outfielder but the reigning MVP means that maybe sports has some spine to it.
Maybe it's folly to search for some greater good here. Sometimes, a positive test is just a positive test, and an athlete is just a dumb jock who's been told so long that he gets to play by a different set of rules than the rest of us that he begins to believe it.
But that's a pretty depressing viewpoint of sports; if I subscribed to that, I don't think I'd watch. So maybe I have to care about what all this means. That's OK; I don't fear the consequences of what we might learn, as long as it makes a difference. That part's not really up to Floyd, or Ryan Braun. That one's on the rest of us.
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From 1610 until the Holocaust, an Eastern European Jewish home had a Tz'enah Ur'enah on its Shabbos table. At least 210 editions of Rabbi Yaakov Ashkenazi's classic combining Torah commentary, Midrashic insights, and ethical teachings on the weekly sidrah have appeared. Now, it is available in this new, faithful, beautiful translation, illustrated with woodcuts from the 1726 Frankfurt edition. An inseparable companion on Friday nights, Shabbos afternoons, or any other time. The perfect gift for any occasion. Includes weekly and festival Haftaros, five Megillos, the story of Chanukah and of Tishah B'Av. Translated by Miriam Stark Zakon. Complete in two handsome volumes.
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Technology and medicine have transformed the experience of pregnancy for modern women. Prenatal medical testing can indicate the sex of your child, the amount of fluid in your uterus, the weight of your baby before birth, and many other things.
Yet, pregnancy continues to inspire its own set of myths and tales — and parents who wouldn't dream of skipping a prenatal appointment might wonder whether Great Aunt Sally's predictions about Junior's gender could be on the money.
Why would parents choose to follow pregnancy advice from friends and family that isn't grounded in medical science?
In many cases, hearing predictions about the baby's sex or how much hair the baby will have is fun and harmless. In some cases, though, it could be harmful to do what a pregnancy myth or tale suggests.
Here's when you should beware:
While pregnancy myths may vary from generation to generation and from region to region, here are a few of the most common:
Standing on your head after sex can increase your chances of becoming pregnant.Truth: Although some experts say that lying down after sex for 20 to 30 minutes can boost your chances of conception because it keeps the sperm inside you, standing on your head has not been proven to aid in conception (and you might hurt your neck while trying to do it!).
The shape and height of your belly can indicate your baby's sex.Truth: The popular belief that women carrying boys carry low and that women carrying girls carry high just isn't true. The shape and height of your belly is determined by your muscle tone, uterine tone, and the position the baby is in. That's why someone may think you're having a boy because you're carrying low, when actually the baby just dropped lower into the pelvis because you're closer to delivery. So, what's the most accurate way to determine your baby's sex? Talk to your doctor about getting an ultrasound.
Fetal heart rate can indicate your baby's sex.Truth: A normal fetal heart rate is between 120 and 160 beats per minute (bpm), although some people think if it's faster (usually above the 140 bpm range) it's a girl and if it's slower it's a boy. But there have been no studies that conclusively show that heart rate is a predictor for a baby's gender. Your baby's heart rate will probably differ from prenatal visit to prenatal visit anyway — depending on the age of the fetus and activity level at the time of the visit.
The shape and fullness of your face during pregnancy can indicate your baby's sex.Truth: Every woman gains weight differently during pregnancy, and every woman experiences different skin changes. If people tell you that because your face is round and rosy you're having a girl, they might be right — but it's just as likely that they're wrong!
As you go through your pregnancy, it can be fun to collect and record various people's tales. However, for medical advice pertaining to pregnancy, you should always consult your doctor first.
And keep in mind that every woman's pregnancy is different, which means that your doctor can provide you with information tailored toward your personal medical situation. That's information that friends, family, and strangers at the mall won't have when they tell you their pregnancy predictions.
So, enjoy the stories — but talk to your doctor before you do anything that could affect the health or well-being of you or your baby.
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Date reviewed: November 2010
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Miracle Season, hosted by Steve Pool and Molly Shen, aired Dec. 8, 2013, on KOMO 4 TV. The annual holiday special celebrates the remarkable lives of Seattle Children's patients.
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Chemie.DE RSS-feeds in German and English provide you with the latest sector information from our portals at all times. This keeps you up to date on news, specialist articles, new products, catalogues, software, events
What is RSS?
RSS (Real Simple Syndication) is a specific Internet message format that gives you the opportunity to receive current content and information simply. In contrast to e-mail services with fixed publishing frequences users of RSS-feeds receive information using a frequency that they determine themselves. The so-called RSS-feed gives the user the headings and a teaser on new articles, entries etc. on a website. The exact content depends on which feed is called up.
What is the advantage?
RSS-feeds offer various advantages. The feeds are always current and can be called up at any time. Most programmes (so-called feed readers) call up the current contributions automatically and create an archive that can be sorted and searched. Contributions that have already been read are automatically marked for clarity. The reader quickly has an overview of news as only the heading and a couple of lines are shown initially. A link connects to the full content on the website, where the user can read more on the specific contributions that interest him.
How does it work?
RSS-feeds can be read using various programmes. Besides specialist feed readers the current version of Internet Explorer, the free browser Firefox and Windows Vista can also use RSS content. In the following we will explain the use of RSS step for step.
Internet Explorer 6
- Go to the portal of your choice.
- Click on the orange field icon in the address line of the browser in order to select one of the RSS feeds. You will now receive an overview of the feed content. Alternatively you can also use this overview page for selection.
- Click on the header line of the overview on the line 'subscribe to feed'
- To then call up the feed at any time click on the menu item 'favourites' and the sub-item 'feeds'. This will give you an overview of all subscribed feeds and will display their content at a click of the mouse.
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- Click on the orange field icon in the address line of the browser in order to select one of the RSS feeds. You will now receive an overview of the feed content. Alternatively you can also use this overview page for selection.
- Click on the header line of the overview on the item 'subscribe feed as dynamic bookmark' and subscribe to the feed. If you wish to use a Firefox extension such as Sage, Brief, WizzRSS or similar then save the dynamic bookmark in the corresponding bookmark folder that is used by this extension.
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I shopped and shopped online and off for an affordable industrial book shelf and I was not disappointed. This product arrived and was exactly as depicted in the write up. Well packaged, no breakages, easy assembly. I love the rustic, industrial feel of the product. The only caution, beware the styrofoam padding cause you will have little static styro balls everywhere - assemble in the garage!
If you've seen the catalog that begins with a B and ends with d's this is very similar to the tower they show for $369. but that one has two more shelves and the quality of the components is likely to be better. For my purposes this is perfect; it suffices in form and function. I put it together myself in minutes, easily.
Like all the other buyers of this product, we wanted to buy a bookshelf with industrial look and found other stored to be very expensive. We took chance on this product and found it to be good looking, stable and it serves the purpose. The entire package was very lightweight which made me concerned about stability of the shelf but surprisingly it is very stable and does not move at all esp with tons of books that we keep on it. Only 2 small problems. One, it smelled really bad initially for a day or two but after that the smell completely went away. Two, there are no pre-drilled holes for the screws either in the bottom or top shelf but I was able to screw in with ease though needed wife to hold the shelves in place while I was doing that.
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Regional Dance Company of the Week: Maine State Ballet
BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is thrilled to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Dance Company of the Week! Much like we do with our featured Regional Theaters, each week, we will bring you a story on a regional dance company in one of our coverage cities.
This week's featured Regional Dance Company is Maine State Ballet located in Falmouth, Maine! Read all about them below and scroll to see photos from the company's recent production of THE NUTCRACKER!
Maine State Ballet was incorporated in 1986 as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. The affiliated dance school, the Maine State School for the Performing Arts, has been in existence since the early 1900s. Maine State Ballet is run by a Board of Directors and is supported though dance school tuition, performance ticket sales, business partnerships, grants and individual donors.
Maine State Ballet educates, entertains, and enriches the community through versatile and varied dance programs. The school maintains a population of over 500 students. We encourage them to become active, intelligent young artists who will emerge as leaders in their communities. Maine State Ballet's dance classes, outreach events, lecture demonstrations in the schools and Backstage children's concert series embody the fundamental element of our educational vision.
In addition to its renowned production of The Nutcracker, Maine State Ballet has also presented numerous spectacular full-length ballets from its repertoire including Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Cinderella, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Alice in Wonderland, Hansel and Gretel, Coppelia, and the time honored Swan Lake - as well as the impressive one ACT Productions of Peter and the Wolf, Paquita, The Firebird and Can Can Parisien, to name a few.
Artistic Director and Co-Founder Linda MacArthur Miele is a former dancer with the New York City Ballet and protégé of George Balanchine. Miele continues to expand Maine State Ballet's repertoire to include new full-length productions and smaller ballets that showcase the company's growing number of talented dancers. Jonathan Miele, Co-Founder, is a former professional Broadway show dancer.


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My Year in Vietnam - Vietnam Veterans Share Their Stories
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Loosemore Auditorium, GVSU Pew Grand Rapids Campus
A presentation series organized by the GVSU Veterans History Project, with Professor James Smither as moderator.
More than 2.3 million Americans served in and around Vietnam between 1961 and 1973, and each one has a unique story to tell. Their stories go well beyond the traditional stereotypes, both negative and positive, of the American soldier in Vietnam.
The panelists include not only combat infantrymen from the Army and Marine Corps, but also radiomen, medical corpsmen, engineers, artillerists, officers, various support personnel, a dog handler, a prison guard and a Special Forces member.
In each of 10 presentations, September 25 - April 9, three Vietnam veterans with overlapping experiences will tell their stories and take questions from the audience. All presentations start at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
The September 25 presentation, Send the Marines!, includes stories from Louis Dudeck, Mike Woods
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E/S Orcelle Container Ship: "Delivering The Future Ahead of Schedule"
If there is one design on view at the 2010 Triennial that affects the lives of every American, it is the E/S Orcelle container ship. It is designed as a response to impending changes in the shipping industry, which currently causes 5% of the world's carbon emissions.
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Is 'cohabitation' bad for kids?by Opinion Staff
Days before last week's release of new population figures showing big increases in the number of single-parent households in Palm Beach County, the Center for Marriage and Families released a study concluding that while divorce rates for families with children have fallen to the lowest rate in decades, too many children's lives remain unstable because roughly 40 percent of American kids are living in 'cohabitation' households — one parent and a significant other.
The center, part of the Institute for American Values, suggests that cohabitation means uncertainty, which gives children a sense of insecurity. Examples over the last few years in this area show that such households also can be dangerous. In several high-profile cases, children have died at the hands of a boyfriend.
Why are there so many more 'cohabitation' households? One reason could be the economy, with people leery of the financial problems that can come with divorce. More people also are marrying later, but not always waiting to have children. Either way, it's a new trend that is part of the reshaping of American domestic life.
What do you think? Are households with one parent bad for children? Take our poll.
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Chris Bannister
First stage logo design for a personal trainer, pretty basic concept with his initials (AA) entwined to make a heart. The type of training is more about wellbeing than just bulking up so I saw the heart as an appropriate route.
Check the attachments out for an alternate structure and the full logos with name etc.
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I went this way with a concept.......pretty gutted it has been rejected by the client. Luckily, the client has given me some pointers of where I'm going wrong!!!!
Matej Latin
I like it a lot, but the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this logo was two magnets in a shape of a heart and that it must be some dating website logo... maybe it's just me. What if you made the As more rectangular but in the same position...
Chris Bannister
@Matej Latin Cheers mate I get what your saying, all good points. It's gone in quite a different direction now so it's best left alone or i'll drive myself crazy trying to make it work.
Alexey Ivanov
Nice work, really cool and simple
J.T. Trollman
The excellent usage of shadowing and the line weight are really what make it. I'm unsure it really says "Personal Trainer," but beyond that, it's a strong mark.
Chris Bannister
@Alexey Ivanov thanks very much mate. @J.T. Trollman I think that problem was the reason it was canned, when I had the idea i realised quickly that the weight and shadowing would have to be strong or it wouldn't work. Thanks very much mate.
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Dilectio: A Smashing WordPress Theme
Update (22.12.2007): the theme had some comment errors; Elena has just fixed them. Please download the new version, you'll find the links below.
Over the last year Elena Gafita, the creative mind behind Design Disease team, has designed a number of free WordPress themes, as the Smashing WordPress Theme we released as a present for our readers during our One-Year-Anniversary in September'07. Afterwards we've contacted Elena and asked if it's possible to design another WordPress theme for our readers. Elena agreed.
After we've discussed the details of the design and the main aims we wanted to achieve, Elena started to do her magic. The result is a fresh, clean, user-friendly and playful WordPress theme "Dilectio" — a smashing Christmas present for Smashing Magazine readers. In the following, Elena describes how the design was created and what the theme has to offer.
Please notice that all images are clickable and lead to the demo-version of the theme. You'll find the preview- and download-links in the end of the article. There you'll also find a bonus present for our Smashing readers.
Dilectio: A Smashing WordPress Theme
Dilectio WordPress Theme: an overview
This new theme was a quite different challenge for me, because the guys from Smashing Magazine asked something and I quote "simple, beautiful and user-friendly". I don't know whether I succeeded in meeting these requirements or not, but what you have in front of you is what came out of it.
Dilectio comes from the Latin Language and it means "love, solicitude, esteem". It's a rather atmospheric theme and to achieve this effect I started my scratch from with something that might be identified with this kind of feeling. The element I am talking about is the rounded shape that is repeating randomly, creating a beautiful and original rhythm. I've created "About this Blog" area just to give this identifiable element that a site needs, an area that many will remember.
Main content area and horizontal navigation.
Unordered bullets, headers and comments in the content area.
Being a designer, it's not very common to me to write too much; it's better to present what this theme offers and how one can use it.
Main Features
- 3 Column Theme
- Widget-ready – two sidebars (both sidebars are supporting widgets, but I recommend to use the second one from the right margin.
- The data of the section "About this blog" is stored in the file
about-blog.php, which is located into the main theme directory (see the screenshot below).
- The theme is using 5 plugins; 4 of them are integrated into
functions.php, so there is no need to install them. These plugins are WP-PageNavi, Recent Posts, Recent Comments, Gravatar and FlickrRSS. You can use the last one to present your Flickr images in a Flickr Photostream (see the screenshot below).
"About this blog"-section includes an Intro, search, links to RSS-feeds.
This is how Flickr Photostream may look like.
Support queries are only answered on my blog and not in this release post. Please don't e-mail me or contact with support requests.
Preview and Download
- Blog entry regarding the release of the theme, on DesignDisease.com
- Preview Dilectio Theme (DesignDisease.com)
- Download Dilectio Theme (0.18 Mb)
The Dilectio Theme is released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. This means that you may use it for your personal and commercial projects and you may also make any changes — just don't remove the credits in your footer. ;-)
A Happy New Year to everyone!
Elena — Design Disease
Bonus: Dilectio Wallpaper
[Editors:] Elena has also designed a wallpaper dedicated to the Dilectio theme. We're genuinely happy to offer a Smashing Dilectio Wallpaper for our readers as bonus of the WordPress theme. You can also download the wallpaper (see the rescaled version below) in a .zip-package (0.1 Mb).
Dilectio WordPress Theme: Wallpaper, .png, 1024×768, 96 KB
Thank you for your work, Elena.
Smashing holidays, folks!


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Add romance, drama and grandeur to any space with the Cristallo Fiore 3 Light Chandelier by Elk Lighting. This unique light fixture makes a bold statement in bedrooms, dining rooms and foyers of any size!
The deep rust finish of the Cristallo Fiore 3 Light Chandelier by Elk Lighting sets the backdrop for an elegant array of hand-blown glass florets. The neatly wrapped bouquet with drops of amber and clear crystal add distinguishing design elements, indicative of Italian creativity, to this lamp. Uses bulb type 60W CAND (not included).


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AUSTIN -- Holiday travel is picking up across Central Texas. AAA Texas estimates more than three million Texans are driving out for Thanksgiving this year.
At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport passengers started flying out early Wednesday morning. ABIA is expecting some 36,000 passengers on Wednesday.
"I was very worried. I thought I was going to be late, but I came in and it looks pretty nice now," said ABIA passenger Emile Nelson.
The airport opened its new fourth security checkpoint and the TSA staffed extra screeners at all checkpoints. According to ABIA spokesperson Jim Halbrook, the additions boosted the airport capacity by about 30 percent.
By 8 a.m. Wednesday nearly 5,500 passengers had gone through screening, but wait times stayed under 20 minutes. Back in July of this year, when about the same amount of passengers went through security, the wait times reached 48 minutes.
Passengers on Wednesday were surprised to find the lines moving fast.
"I'm just glad that it doesn't look any worse. I think it's gonna be a smooth trip but I'll have a lot of waiting in between because I gave myself plenty of time," said passenger Alice Marsel.
Airport officials are expecting another surge in passenger traffic between 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and again from 3:30 p.m. to about 6 p.m. Passengers are urged to arrive two hours before their scheduled flight.
"It's definitely worth it," said ABIA passenger Jordan Calvert. "I haven't been home since the semester started so I'm really looking forward to going home and seeing my parents and seeing my dog and my sister."
Despite the airport surge, road traffic is expected to trump air traffic. Compared to the three million drivers, AAA estimates only about 200,000 Texans will fly over Thanksgiving.


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Life Without Parole
A Kate Conway Mystery
Clare O'Donohue - Author
- eBook - ePub eBook: $12.99
After the death of her ex-husband, things are finally returning to normal for Kate Conway-so normal that she's gotten a little bored. Out of the blue, the television producer is offered a documentary gig about lifers in a state prison. Kate jumps at the chance. The only problem is that she's also just been asked to produce a reality show about the opening of a new restaurant-one backed by Vera, her dead husband's mistress. Reluctantly, she agrees to both.
But when one of the restaurant's investors is murdered and Vera is the chief suspect, Kate must ride a treacherous psychological edge, relying on the minds of death row killers to help her solve the case.
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