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Pi in the Sky—and Everywhere Else
If there's one pedal that EHX is most known for, it's the Big Muff Pi. Myer and Matthews came up with its design in 1969. "When I came out with the Big Muff, I spent a lot of time shaping the cascading gain stages, which gave a super-long sustain. I also worked a lot with the filters to get the notes to sound less raspy and more sinusoidal and smooth. That's how the Big Muff got its long, violin-like sustain, because the filters filtered out the harsh cross products."
From there, the Big Muff Pi sold like, er, hotcakes. "I brought the first ones up to Manny's Music and Henry [Goldrich], the owner at that time, told me that Hendrix just bought one," Matthews recalls. "Carlos Santana bought a Big Muff mail order. He sent in a check—a Carlos Santana check, y'know, with his drums and bongos on it— and Carlos Santana stationery. We still have copies of that here."
At that point, it seems the floodgates had opened fully—both crazy product names and off-the-wall design ideas were flowing freely. "One of the other ideas I had around that time was a guitar that had a speaker that was in a ceramic case that screwed into the guitar. So the guitar output would go to an amp, but part of it would bleed into a separate amp that would feed the signal back into the ceramic speaker that would give you some actual real feedback right into the guitar."
As for the funky names on Electro- Harmonix gear, the story behind them is predictably circuitous. "What happened with the Big Muff is that, we had this treble booster, our bass booster, and then we had a fuzz. It had a muffled sound, so I called it the Muff Fuzz. Later on, when we developed the superior distortionsustainer unit, because we already had the Muff, I called it the Big Muff. That's how it came about—it evolved. But I also like those names with a double meaning. And the Bad Stone was just trying to play off the name of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" hit. I came up with most all the names."
With Hendrix and Santana using Big Muffs at the height of their powers, it's no wonder the devices did so well. "We were building 3000 Big Muffs a month," Matthews says. "We quickly followed it with some variations. We had a little treble booster, a bass booster, a Little Muff . . . and there wasn't that much competition."
But that didn't last long. "MXR came along and they were a big competitor. We battled. They came on big with the Phase 90, and we were really working hard to come out with a phase shifter. As we were working on it, the problem was that there was some feedback. But that feedback turned out sounding good, so we captured it. You could have regular phasing or, with the flick of a switch, you could have feedback and get this really edgy sound. The feedback would sharpen the notes. A lot of our competitors, they hate noise. Anything that has noise has to be taken out. They'll work their asses off filtering out every ounce of noise to the point where they filter out the feeling. I mean, playing music is really . . . it's getting out feelings. So I always want to leave the feeling in."
A Fistful of Firsts to Finance Immortality
For decades now, stompboxes from a plethora of manufacturers have been available in such variety that we take them for granted. But Matthews says it was his company that pioneered distortion, delay, modulation, and even sampler pedals. "The old Electro- Harmonix, we had great sounds—we were very innovative. We were first with a lot of things. I mean, we were first with a flanger that wasn't something you created for the studio. We were first with analog delay. We were first with low-cost samplers—the Instant Replay and Super Replay. I took those to Ikutaro Kakehashi, Roland's founder. He liked the technology. He flew me to Japan and wanted me and David [Cockerell, designer of the Small Stone] to be part of Roland. But his chief engineer thought they could do it themselves, so I made a deal with Akai. Kakehashi told me it was his biggest mistake, because Akai samplers ruled the industry."
While Matthews may come across as pretty bold, he's also honest about some of the company's early setbacks. "Instead of really focusing on the chassis and the mechanical construction, we moved on to the next thing. A lot of the early pedals were flimsy and broke down easily. That was not our bag, at that time. That was back in the '60s and '70s. Now, of course, our products are built rock-solid."
Matthews continued his overall quest for immortality in the early 1970s with a trip to Haiti and dalliances with the powers of mental telepathy. Fortunately, the quest also involved making effects pedals. Lots and lots of effects pedals.
"In order to whip death, I had to grow the business," Matthews explains. "Double it in size every year. If we missed that goal and only grew by 50 percent, we'd have to make it up the next year. Again, it was back to my ex-wife and this goal—it was absurd—to whip death in my own lifetime. I was always interested in expanding, in coming out with more stuff so I could make more money, hire more engineers, and have a great scientific think tank that would help me eventually whip death." Considering the time period, it's easy to assume this exceedingly lofty goal was all some sort of flower-power pipe dream. But Matthews says, "I wasn't a hippie, I was a loner. I had long hair, but I wasn't really in any group. I was just into making money, having fun, playing in the group."


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Does any one use or know anything about BOINC or World Community Grid? I am looking for a alternative to F@H.
Lets just say I have spent the last two days reading over at the F@H forums and am pretty turned off by the lack of communication from the project leadership and the condescending attitude of the forum moderators. A prime example would be this thread here where Big Advantage donors are getting a kick in the private parts with no real explanation. To sum it up if your system has less than 24 cores your out of luck come February 17th. Then two months later, If your system has less than 32 cores your also out of luck come April 17th. No more Big Advantage WU's for you.
That thread was a in reaction to this blog post from Peter Kasson.
I am having a hard time justifying the donation of my computer time and electrical costs to the Pande Group at this point. No, this is not due to my own account name error from a few days ago. But that error got me reading over on those forums and I did not like what I found.


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Where are the system start-up configuration files?
The primary configuration file is
For example, if to start named(8), the included DNS server:
To start up local services, place shell scripts in the
How do I add a user easily?
Use the adduser(8) command, or the pw(8) command for more complicated situations.
To remove the user, use the rmuser(8) command or, if necessary, pw(8).
Why do I keep getting messages like root:
not found after editing
This is normally caused by editing the system crontab. This is not the correct way to do things as the system crontab has a different format to the per-user crontabs. The system crontab has an extra field, specifying which user to run the command as. cron(8) assumes this user is the first word of the command to execute. Since no such command exists, this error message is displayed.
To delete the extra, incorrect crontab:
Why do I get the error, you are not in the
correct group to su root when I try to
This is a security feature. In order to
To allow someone to
The above example will add user
I made a mistake in
Restart the system using
In order to use a full screen editor such as
vi(1) or emacs(1), run
After performing these steps, edit
Why am I having trouble setting up my printer?
See the Handbook entry on printing for troubleshooting tips.
How can I correct the keyboard mappings for my system?
Refer to the Handbook section on using localization, specifically the section on console setup.
Why can I not get user quotas to work properly?
Does FreeBSD support System V IPC primitives?
Yes, FreeBSD supports System V-style IPC, including
shared memory, messages and semaphores, in the
options SYSVSHM # enable shared memory options SYSVSEM # enable for semaphores options SYSVMSG # enable for messaging
Recompile and install the kernel.
What other mail-server software can I use instead of Sendmail?
The Sendmail server is the default mail-server software for FreeBSD, but it can be replaced with another MTA installed from the Ports Collection. Available ports include mail/exim, mail/postfix, and mail/qmail. Search the mailing lists for discussions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the available MTAs.
I have forgotten the
Do not panic! Restart the system, type
If you are still prompted to give the
If the root partition cannot be mounted from single-user mode, it is possible that the partitions are encrypted and it is impossible to mount them without the access keys. For more information see the section about encrypted disks in the FreeBSD Handbook.
How do I keep Control+Alt+Delete from rebooting the system?
When using vt(4), the default console driver, this can be done by setting the following sysctl(8):
How do I reformat DOS text files to UNIX® ones?
Use this perl(1) command:
Alternatively, use tr(1):
Yet another way to reformat DOS text files is to use the converters/dosunix port from the Ports Collection. Consult its documentation about the details.
How do I re-read
Go into single-user mode and then back to multi-user mode:
I tried to update my system to the latest
-STABLE, but got
Short answer: it is just a name. RC stands for "Release Candidate". It signifies that a release is imminent. In FreeBSD, -PRERELEASE is typically synonymous with the code freeze before a release. (For some releases, the -BETA label was used in the same way as -PRERELEASE.)
Long answer: FreeBSD derives its releases from one of two places. Major, dot-zero, releases, such as 9.0-RELEASE are branched from the head of the development stream, commonly referred to as -CURRENT. Minor releases, such as 6.3-RELEASE or 5.2-RELEASE, have been snapshots of the active -STABLE branch. Starting with 4.3-RELEASE, each release also now has its own branch which can be tracked by people requiring an extremely conservative rate of development (typically only security advisories).
When a release is about to be made, the branch from which it will be derived from has to undergo a certain process. Part of this process is a code freeze. When a code freeze is initiated, the name of the branch is changed to reflect that it is about to become a release. For example, if the branch used to be called 6.2-STABLE, its name will be changed to 6.3-PRERELEASE to signify the code freeze and signify that extra pre-release testing should be happening. Bug fixes can still be committed to be part of the release. When the source code is in shape for the release the name will be changed to 6.3-RC to signify that a release is about to be made from it. Once in the RC stage, only the most critical bugs found can be fixed. Once the release (6.3-RELEASE in this example) and release branch have been made, the branch will be renamed to 6.3-STABLE.
For more information on version numbers and the various Subversion branches, refer to the Release Engineering article.
I tried to install a new kernel, and the chflags(1) failed. How do I get around this?
Short answer: the security level is greater than 0. Reboot directly to single-user mode to install the kernel.
Long answer: FreeBSD disallows changing system flags at security levels greater than 0. To check the current security level:
The security level cannot be lowered in multi-user
mode, so boot to single-user mode to install the kernel,
or change the security level in
I cannot change the time on my system by more than one second! How do I get around this?
Short answer: the system is at a security level greater than 1. Reboot directly to single-user mode to change the date.
Long answer: FreeBSD disallows changing the time by more that one second at security levels greater than 1. To check the security level:
The security level cannot be lowered in multi-user
mode. Either boot to single-user mode to change the date
or change the security level in
Why is
No, there is no memory leak, and it is not using
256 MB of memory. For convenience,
rpc.statd(8) maps its status file (resident on
Why can I not unset the
The system is running at securelevel greater than 0. Lower the securelevel and try again. For more information, see the FAQ entry on securelevel and the init(8) manual page.
What is
What do the various memory states displayed by
Pages are most often written to disk (sort of a VM sync) when they are in the inactive state, but active pages can also be synced. This depends upon the CPU tracking of the modified bit being available, and in certain situations there can be an advantage for a block of VM pages to be synced, whether they are active or inactive. In most common cases, it is best to think of the inactive queue to be a queue of relatively unused pages that might or might not be in the process of being written to disk. Cached pages are already synced, not mapped, but available for immediate process use with their old association or with a new association. Free pages are available at interrupt level, but cached or free pages can be used at process state for reuse. Cache pages are not adequately locked to be available at interrupt level.
There are some other flags (e.g., busy flag or busy count) that might modify some of the described rules.
How much free memory is available?
There are a couple of kinds of "free memory". One kind is the amount of memory immediately available without paging anything else out. That is approximately the size of cache queue + size of free queue (with a derating factor, depending upon system tuning). Another kind of "free memory" is the total amount of VM space. That can be complex, but is dependent upon the amount of swap space and memory. Other kinds of "free memory" descriptions are also possible, but it is relatively useless to define these, but rather it is important to make sure that the paging rate is kept low, and to avoid running out of swap space.
What is
I just changed
To see what newsyslog(8) will do, use the following:
My time is wrong, how can I change the timezone?
Use tzsetup(8).
All FreeBSD documents are available for download at https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/doc/
Questions that are not answered by the
documentation may be
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A good many Vatel students would like to do their 2nd year in the Marco Polo program on another Campus.
Because of his excellent 1st year results, a good level in Spanish and a high level of motivation for the program, Leonard Cadier's application was accepted by Vatel Lyon's Head of Studies.
Now back from Vatel Buenos Aires, he'll tell us what he sees as most important for preparing a successful Marco Polo year.
Joining the Marco Polo program
"Without a doubt, jobs in the hospitality and tourism management industry that we study in Vatel can be done all throughout the world. So this is how I turned my cover letter for the application.
My goal was to show my school that I was aware of the challenges I'd have as well as the benefits I would reap from this experience.
Which is to say:
- speaking Spanish not only at school but also in my everyday life,
- discovering the Latin American culture,
- having a long international experience to add to my resume,
- getting to know another management style,
- better understanding expectations of Spanish speaking guests,
- preparing to manage teams of many different nationalities."
Preparation of the year on another Campus
"It's quite easy for students to go to Argentina. You just have to remember to take all the required papers, meaning your passport, police record, and birth certificate, and they give you the visa when you arrive.
One thing, however, to think about is the exchange rate in Argentina. There's a parallel market on the streets, much better than what the banks give you. So I'd advise you to leave with euros or dollars in cash and then change them to pesos when you arrive.
For the trip itself, prices vary greatly, and can increase two or even three times. It's better to reserve a round trip right away. This means you have to decide before you leave if you'd like to do your second year internship in the country.
Vatel Buenos Aires gave me a lot of information on the country and the Campus to help me prepare my year at their School. For example, they advised me to wait until I arrived to chose my accommodations to avoid a bad surprise. I spent 3 days in a hostel but it only took me two days to find a studio and I didn't have any problems with the owner.
Two days later, I went to the School to introduce myself, find my schedule and meet members of administration. Everyone was really great."
The same Vatel courses in a different cultural context
"In your second year, whether you're in your Home School or another Vatel Campus, the only thing that changes is the environment. For example, in theoretical courses, I studied hotel laws and management just like my classmates in Lyon, but applied to Argentina.
I had classes in the morning and other ones in the evening with another group, so I got to meet even more people!
There was a great atmosphere on the Campus and the Vatel team was always available if I needed something. From our profs to the administrative staff, they were always there to answer any questions, even to do so in French if we needed that. The Marco Polo contact person was introduced to us upon arrival.
Actually though, I felt so well taken care of that I didn't even have any questions to ask him.
And that's how I was safely able to immerse myself completely in this country and acquire, by myself, all the best practices I'd need in the streets of Buenos Aires. Meaning to be very careful both in the evening as well as during the day, because there are a lot of pickpockets.
On the flip side, I was able to use very cheap transportation and take advantage of living in the largest student city in Latin America. Student life has a lot going on both at night and during the day, it's easy to meet people from other nationalities and there are loads of things to do: plays, shows, festivals, etc.
I'll be really happy to return to Argentina, but also to visit the country and South America more thoroughly. It has a host of exceptional sites to see."
Have you got any other questions to ask Leonard on his Marco Polo experience? You can reach him here:firstname.lastname@example.com He'll be happy to answer you.


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After a rather lucrative week's worth of testing the waters, Turbine has launched Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, the free-to-play rebirth of Dungeons & Dragons Online.
Following a preview week for VIP subscribers that indicated huge success for Turbine's new free-to-play, microtransaction-based structure, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited is now live for anyone who wishes to partake.
"Today Turbine changes the way gamers experience their online entertainment by providing them with a choice in how they pay and play for a premium MMO," said Jim Crowley, CEO of Turbine, Inc. "The DDO Unlimited Beta program has been a huge success and the initial response to the game from both press and players has been nothing short of phenomenal. In response, we have already more than doubled our capacity to handle the increased demand."
To play, simply head on over to www.ddo.com and download the game.


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"Home Sweet Home"! Home is where the heart lies and Yes! There are some Luxury Realty in Sandton that just astound by-passers, owners and viewers with their magnificence. They are made as if to withstand time and to be of subject for art and poetry.
These luxury homes often have the most up-to-date amenities and state-of-the-art appliances. The lot areas are as big as football fields and they loom over everything else.
In 2004, Forbes listed The Ridges in South Africa as one of the most amazing places to live or buy in Sandton. This holds true until today. The misconception of a lot of people that Gauteng is only about Gambling, quick weddings and Show-girls couldn't be further from the truth. Although they do bring in a big crowd of gamers and honeymooners, there is also a softer and subtle side to Johannesburg and it can be seen in places like the Ridges in Summerlin, Macdonald Highlands and Queensridge.
Most homes here are owned by high net worth individuals who live with their families. The ridges are home to a good number of some of the richest and wealthiest people in the world. The people live like royalty and are pampered with everything that a fun-loving person would desire to sale or buy a house.
The Ridges is just next to Red Rock Canyon, which is one of Nevada's geological wonders. The point in the Ridges has is known for its spectacular view that everyone remembers after their first visit. This is the place that is nestled right in the heart of all the beauty that Las Vegas has to offer.
Whether you are looking for a home for the reputed fun and games in Las Vegas, out-of-this-world scenery or just have the need to be pampered, then the Luxury Realty Sandton will be able to satisfy your cravings for a finer lifestyle than no other.
Canturion Property for Sale
Most people don't buy or sell real estate very often, so lots of myths have grown up around the processes and people involved. Here's an examination of the top 10 myths about real estate.
Myths about Real Estate Agents
1) All real estate agents are the same
Totally false. Commissions, working practices and success rates vary vastly across agents. Do a little research to find the right person to work with.
2) All estate agents make a fortune
False. The commission may seem like a big chunk, but most agents only get paid when a deal goes through. Many houses are marketed by multiple agents.who may put in lots of work for no return on some houses.
3) Estate agents will do and say anything to make a sale
Almost always false. Sure there are dishonest estate agents out there, but most rely on client satisfaction and recommendations to thrive, so it's in their interest to be honest.
Myths about Selling Houses
4) You don't need to prepare a house for sale
So false it could cost you thousands! Most buyers want a ready to move into house, and don't have a lot of imagination. General cleaning, minor repairs, and tidiness make a real difference to the chances of selling a property quickly and for the best price.
5) You'll make more if you market the property yourself
Generally false. You won't pay commission, but the agent will reach a far larger audience than you can, and they have the expertise to make sure the deal goes smoothly.
6) You should price high so you can come down
True, to a limited extent. There's no harm in putting your hoped-for price up as a starting point, but you need to be realistic. Potential buyers won't even look at a place that's totally outside their price range.
7) If a property doesn't sell in the first month, it won't sell at all
Generally true! Potential buyers will look with suspicion at anything that's been on the market for a while. This is the major reason why getting the price right and preparing the property for sale are important.
8) Spring is always the best time to market a property
Often true…But some properties have special circumstances. A beach house will sell better in high tourist season, while a ski chalet might do better if marketed in the winter.
Myths about Buying
9) You don't need to worry about the finances until you've found the right house
False. Having your financial arrangements in place before you find your dream property means you can move quickly. This could make the difference between securing the deal or getting pipped at the post.
10) You can't go wrong by investing in property
Mostly true…in the UK. The ups and downs in the property market over the years have left people with negative equity for a time, but the chronic housing shortage in the UK generally makes property a safe investment. Still things can go wrong, surveys and searches help reduce the risk of this.
If you're buying property out of the UK things, become more complicated You really need an agent who's familiar with the local regulations and market conditions, such as Saas-Fee real estate which offers properties in Switzerland.
Most other countries don't suffer from the chronic property shortage which keeps UK prices high, so you need advice to make sure your investment is sound. Also the rules and regulations are different in different countries, again an agent that understands the local requirements will make sure you're fully legal and protected.
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Despite the hype that surrounds the idea of holding an open house, Boca Raton houses for sale are vastly underrepresented in that particular area.
According to the MLS, within the next seven days there are 23 open houses scheduled in Boca Raton. That's out of 2,709 current properties for sale.
That means fewer than 1% of homes for sale hold themselves open. So for prospective sellers of homes in Boca– or anywhere else — who are wondering if holding an open house is a vital part of the sales process, the answer appears to be a resounding, "Probably not."
Open houses used to be an important sales tool
Once upon a time in the land of real estate, open houses were considered an essential selling tool. People came from miles around to visit homes for sale because there was no other way to see what was inside.
The listing broker and the mortgage broker used the occasion to meet people and add to their customer lists. And sometimes they were even able to sell the house to one of those visitors.
Today, however, the Internet has obviated the need for open houses. Why drive 30 miles to visit a property that you can look at while sitting around in your underwear at home?
Nonetheless, if you are planning to run an open house — or if you're just planning to sell your home — here are 8 suggestions that will improve the open house experience of those who attend. They'll also help your Boca Raton real estate agent to acquire some additional customers.
Clean up your kitchen.
As we all know, the kitchen is the showplace of a home. It's the first and last place buyers look. But they don't just look at the kitchen. They look in the kitchen. Everywhere. Cabinets, drawers, oven, and even in the refrigerator.
Remember, they will be buying those appliances, as well as the cabinets, sinks, and counter tops.
So make sure all of these places look (and smell) as clean as is humanly possible. A gross kitchen is a huge turn-off.
Clean up your bathrooms
You have to clean the sinks and the showers and the bathtubs and the toilets. You also need to vacuum up the stray hairs on the floor that we all leave behind.
Sure you're only human, but not when you're trying to sell your home. That's when you're forced to become a lean, mean, cleaning machine.
So remove your bath towels and put out fresh hand towels every day. First, because the appearance of clean, fluffy towels is more appealing. And second, because many of the people coming through your house will use your bathrooms. Unless you want to use the same towels they do, change them each day.
Clean out your medicine cabinets.
Doesn't anyone respect privacy anymore? No, especially not when your house is for sale. So take anything that is private out of your medicine cabinets and your bathroom drawers. Your medical information is displayed on our prescriptions and identity theft is an unfortunate fact of life today. Don't make it easy for someone to make your life much harder. Put your medications away somewhere safe.
Remove any valuables
You may keep your jewelry in the dresser so that it's handy for your own use. But you don't want it handy for the occasional light-fingered visitor who may see your open house as an opportunity to enhance their own collection.
Similarly, if you have collectibles that are small and valuable financially, or just important to you, remove them and place them somewhere relatively inaccessible and out of sight.
Take your pets for a walk
Leaving your pets in the house is a huge no-no. Many people are not pet lovers, so they will not appreciate the fact that your pooch is just being friendly.
Also, even though you may not notice it, pets leave their own odors behind. It's a fact of pet life. You are inured to them because you live in the house.
People who don't live in your house and who do not have pets — but do have noses — will notice those aromas. Clean up around your pet areas and spray around the house and use common sense to minimize pet scents.
Don't leave your pet in the crate
Some animal lovers may feel this is cruel. Non-pet owners may feel the same way. Even if they don't, the barking may unnerve them. Don't take a chance on creating any kind of negative feelings during a potential buyer's visit to your home.
Ask a friend to do a white glove test.
And a sniff test. If cleaning the house has not been your strong suit previously, it won't be when it's time to show off your home.
If you're not sure, bring in a couple of friends and ask them to give you an opinion. If they say the place looks great, give yourself a round of applause and know you've done a good job.
If they say something like, "Well, it's not so bad…" then hire a cleaning service. It's worth the small cost to get your home sold.
Clean up the outside.
The old cliché about judging a book by its cover applies to the curb appeal of your home. If potential buyers don't find the appearance of the front of your house inviting, they are likely to turn around before they get to the front door.
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You might be interested to know that the most popular number of rooms in Brisbane is 3, followed by 4 and 5.
Brisbane is Australia's third-largest city with world-class art galleries, a booming live music scene and a rapidly growing café culture. Despite having stirred from its slumber and broken free of the shackles of once being a 'sleepy country London Residences town', the city retains the laid-back and friendly attitude common to small communities. A highly developed shopping sector also means many communities. A abominable developed arcade breadth aswell bureau abounding professionals applause to blah up on artisan brands and the latest technology while accidental through.
Honestly, there is no other way to say it — the resident amenities at Gallery House are cool. The designers did a really good job here. Taking inspiration from Brookfield's previous project at Portside (Pinnacle), Gallery London Residences West End House has an infinity lap pool on the roof. The picture above gives you an idea of what swimming in this will be like. On top of this, there is an outdoor lounge area, BBQ area and a 'sky-high' oasis for entertaining.
Aside from the luxurious apartments, the accommodation also offers recreational facilities so you can lose your worries and relax. Have a pleasant morning dip at our lap pool, Luxury Apartments Brisbane or work out at the gymnasium. Guests at the Brisbane apartment accommodation can take pleasure in hearty meals in the BBQ facility or in take in the splendid views in the sky deck.
On top of this, it is one of very few places in Brisbane that you can own a luxury waterfront apartment and park your boat out the front. Yes, there are five marina berths for sale that can accommodate boats up to 55ft. Also, the berths are designed so that each boat has plenty of room and the bays aren't shared. It is quite rare to get new marina berths this close to Brisbane City, particularly for boats of this size.


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Traveling Hair Stylist Prices in Duxberry before I go into the points to help you choose your hairdresser, I should first outline the definition of what is a mobile hairdresser? A Hair Stylist Mobile is a hairdresser who usually works for his or herself visiting clients at their homes or place of work, or any other agreed venue and does not operate from a fixed hair salon or beauty shop.
Hairdressing Shears: Do You Know How to Clean and Maintain?
1.When to consider using a mobile hairdresser. The services of a mobile hairstylist may often be required to be used at a home for a wedding when it may often be inconvenient for the bride to travel to a hair or beauty salon to have her hair and her make-up done, requiring her then to travel back to her home to put on her wedding gown. Instead, the hairdresser will travel to the bride's home in order to style the bride's hair for her special day. A Mobile Beauty Salon hairstylist is often in demand for Care homes, hospitals, prisons, the armed forces, and in many other situations where individual attention is required.
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4. Always Use a qualified hairdresser. As with Salon hairdressers, your mobile hairdresser should hold formal hairdressing qualifications. The UK national Vocational Qualification in Hairdressing (NVQ) is the only recognized qualification system, and more than 60% of mobile hairstylists are now trained to this standard. They should also hold professional indemnity insurance.
Your mobile hairdresser should be happy and prepared to recommend the perfect hairdos and often make-up to accentuate and compliment the individual looks of the customer, and offer suggestions on what hairstyle or make up should best suit the client.
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It won't take long to find a salon that does eyelash extensions in Southport, Queensland. However, not all of them offer mobile services that come directly to your front door. This is ideal for those planning a bridal party or a girls' night out, whether you live in Broadwater Parklands or Pivotal Point. These beauty professionals come to women who don't have time to get away, as they offer a beauty innovation that is straight from Hollywood.
You can go online to discover places that offer eyelash extensions in Southport. Another option is to look in the phone book. This way you can find the right place for you.
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I recently received an email from a woman who said she had very long hair. For the past several months, her hair had been shedding much more than what was normal for her. She had read on some forums that sometimes the weight from long hair can pull the hair shaft out and can result in loss. So, she wanted to know if cutting her hair much shorter could potentially stop her shedding. I have a definite opinion on this based on my own experience and research. I will share it in the following article.
The Difference Between Traction Alopecia And Shedding Hair: There are cases where wearing your hair in a very tight braids or pony tails can results in the hair breaking off or pulling out. This is called traction alopecia and it's well documented. Usually, if you examine the hair, you'll see that some of it has broken off. You'll see short little jagged strands that indicate breakage.
Or, sometimes, the weight is so much that rather than breaking off, the hair will actually be pulled out. If you were to take one of these spent hairs and examined the tip, you'd likely see that on the end (at the bulb that comes from your follicle,) the dark colored sheath is still in place. If this is hard to envision, take one strand of your hair, grab it tightly, and pull. Then, examine the end. Since the strand was forcefully pulled out, the sheath that is supposed to protect it will still be in tact.
Now, if your loss is due to the weight of your hair, then yes, getting a cut could potentially help this situation. But, I find that this is the exception rather than the rule. And if this is the case, you can sometimes see a difference in what you're seeing on the end of the strand. In general though, usually this type of loss does not give rise to the high levels of loss that we see with shedding.
Trimming your hair can certainly help to improve it's appearance. A good cut can make you feel better and can give the illusion of more volume. So, it can definitely be worth going for a trim. But making drastic style changes isn't likely to stop some of the common causes of shedding like TE and AGA.


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I'd like to see Tapatalk support implemented.
I know this is probably a huge stretch for DDB, but...
I hate having to use my PC to easily reply to posts and PM's. There are a few apps out there such as Tapatalk or Forum Runner that allow forums to add a plug-in server-side that allows the forum to work directly with the app for free.
Is there any chance someone might be able to activate such a feature? Perhaps it might make people more active in the forums. ;-)
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Treating Morbid Obsessions
By Fred Penzel, Ph.D.
One of the less well understood areas of OCD is the area of morbid obsessions. This category includes thoughts of killing or injuring others, of having death or injury inflicted on one's self or loved ones, of acting sexually in ways that are either unnatural to the person or against society's norms, or finally, thoughts of acting inappropriately in public (e.g. taking off one's clothes, shouting obscenities, making rude gestures, etc.).
I think that we must be careful here to define what an obsession is. Unfortunately the term has been mistakenly used to describe both unpleasant repetitive thoughts and the mental rituals people use to neutralize them. It is my belief that only the former are obsessions; the latter are actually mental compulsions. Simply put, obsessions cause anxiety, while compulsions reduce anxiety.
I also believe that the reason that morbid obsessions (as well as the other types) have long been mistakenly labeled 'hard to treat' is due to three reasons. First, that practitioners often fail to distinguish between obsessions and mental compulsions. Second, that many practitioners fall into the trap of being distracted by the content of the thoughts themselves, failing to recognize them as obsessions. Such thoughts are often treated as genuine desires and impulses and the practitioner tries to 'help' the person 'control' them, or else gets lost in endless discussions of what the thoughts 'really mean'. The harm this inflicts is immense, not only for the anxiety it raises, but also because it may raise new morbid topics to obsess about. Third, that practitioners are not utilizing effective, existing techniques to their fullest.
With that established, let us get back to morbid thoughts. While there have not been many good studies about the incidence of morbid thoughts, my own experiences as a clinician tell me that they are fairly common in OCD. I would estimate that about half of my patients suffer from some form of them. When most of my patients begin treatment, they seem to believe that no one else could be as 'crazy' as they are, a notion which is usually ended both when I am able to tell them much of what they haven't yet told me they are experiencing, and when they attend a support group and hear. others say the same things. Another problem sufferers seem to be burdened with is a doubt that asks "What kind of person am I that could think such a thought? I must be a psychopath or a pervert." Not being able to resolve this doubt causes a lot of anxiety.
Morbid thoughts can be extremely unpleasant, ugly and debilitating, but they are not unbeatable. One word of caution: we lack valid treatment studies here, so I must draw on my own ten years of clinical experience with OCD. I believe that morbid obsessions must be treated behaviorally by gradual and direct confrontation via exposure and response prevention (E&RP). The thoughts themselves are easy to identify, however, many clinicians fail to spot the compulsive avoidance maneuvers that people use to escape the accompanying anxiety. Where these compulsions are happening out in the open, e.g. questioning, praying or touching rituals, counting, or simple physical avoidance, they are, again, possible to spot and suppress. What are less easy to identify are the mental compulsions, designed to neutralize the thought or ensure that the feared event will not happen. If these are not also dealt with, the treatment will not be a successful one. I have rarely seen someone have a morbid thought without having some type of accompanying compulsion. Mental compulsions may include thinking opposite or neutralizing thoughts, images, words, numbers or prayers, or arranging thoughts in a special order, to name a few. Despite the fact that you may be confronting the thoughts, the mental compulsions will still be relieving the anxiety, thus strengthening both the need to keep ritualizing, as well as the belief in the thoughts.
The obvious course of action here, is to not only have, the person expose themselves to the thoughts on a systematic basis, but also to help the person eliminate or counteract the accompanying compulsions. Where sufferers run into trouble with morbid thoughts, is that they do not stay with them long enough to see that the anxiety and preoccupation would subside without the ritual or avoidance. Some might point out here that feared consequences can be in the far future. Others might ask, "If the origin of my morbid thoughts is biological and possibly even genetic, how can changing my behaviors in dealing with them help?" The answer is that OCD is a disorder that has both biological and behavioral aspects. The biochemical problems with serotonin are the basis for the thoughts. However, what frequently worsens and maintains the thoughts are the habitual ways with which a person responds to them through avoidance or compulsion. Behavioral therapy seeks to retrain persons to establish newer, different habits which will not contribute to their obsessions.
The principle behind E&RP is that via repeated exposure to feared thoughts or situations, and when escape or avoid-ance are resisted, something called 'habituation' happens. That is, the sufferer's tolerance for the thoughts or situations gradually increases with each exposure, and these thoughts cause less and less of a fearful reaction. Eventually, with enough exposure, the thoughts can provoke little or no anxiety and do not disrupt the individual's life. When handled the wrong way (as most people do at first) morbid thoughts cause a sort of vicious circle; the more you work to compulsively neutralize them, the more the avoidance, fear and belief in them are strengthened, and the worse they get. Additionally, the stress generated in trying to 'perfectly' avoid or cancel the thoughts also leads to more thoughts.
The actual exposure itself is very straightforward. Sufferers can be exposed to morbid thoughts in a number of ways. What all these methods have in common is that they don't try to reassure. Instead they are designed to evoke anxiety by essentially saying that the thoughts are true and that the feared consequences will happen. Ideally, exposure should be done whenever and wherever the thoughts occur. One good technique is via taped presentations several minutes in length, used several times a day. Other methods could include reading books or articles that provoke the thoughts, writing essays on why the thoughts are really true, or voluntarily seeking out real-life situations likely to bring the thoughts on. An important factor to also build into these techniques, is repeatedly exposing the person to the idea that their escape or avoidance maneuvers cannot and will not work.
I usually prescribe these assignments based on a hierarchy which rates all the feared thoughts and situations in terms of the strength of the anxiety they cause. We begin with only those items lowest on the fear scale, and gradually work our way up, going at the patient's own pace. Each hierarchy and group of assignments is tailored to the particular person's symptoms. Treatment is home-based and outpatient. Homework is given in written form weekly to be done outside the office, with instructions to call if necessary. In the majority of cases, treatment is on a once a week basis, requiring one 45 minute session to debrief the past week's homework, discuss other ongoing issues in the person's life, and to give the next series of assignments. Most people have between 4 and 12 different assignments per week. The whole process takes about 6 to 9 months overall. Those with the more serious and debilitating problems may need to come more than once a week or for a longer period. A few of the most serious cases may even need hospitalization, although this is much less common or necessary.
In addition, I have found antidepressant medication to be very helpful as a co-treatment, especially where obsessions are concerned. However, if someone is reluctant to take them, the issue should not be forced. Medication can frequently reduce the level of thoughts or their strength, making it easier for the person to accomplish homework assign-ments and sometimes even just shrug thoughts off. When the person has been in a state of recovery for 6 to 12 months, they can then try reducing their medication, even discontinuing it, if symptoms do not appear to be a further problem.
To conclude, morbid obsessions are not 'the end of the line;' they can be treated, and there is hope for recovery from even the nastiest thoughts. Just make sure that what you are receiving is truly behavioral therapy of the correct type, and that your practitioner is trained and experienced enough to do it correctly.
If you would like to read more about what Dr. Penzel has to say about OCD, take a look at his self-help book, "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well," (Oxford University Press, 2000). You can learn more about it at www.ocdbook.com
Please Note: Then information in this site is presented as a public service to our patients and friends. It is not a substitute for a careful evaluation by a qualified mental health professional. If you are already under treatment, do not make any changes in your regimen without consulting your doctor.
Staff Articles
- Behavioral Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- The Boy Who Didn't Know Who He Was (Teen Obsessions About Homosexuality)
- Acceptance and OCD
- Acceptance and OCD
- But I Love My Kids (Parents With Thoughts of Harming Their Children)
- Call Me Irresponsible (OCD and hyperresponsibility)
- Coming To Terms With The Lost Years
- Contamination and OCD ("Stronger than Dirt")
- Do-it-Yourself Therapy: Self-Directed Treatment
- Fight for Your Rights: Getting Insurance to Pay for an OCD Specialist
- Getting the Right Treatment (Finding proper CBT treatment for OCD and BFRBs)
- Here's Looking At You, Kid: People With OCD Who Notice Things Too Much
- How Clean is Clean? (Compulsive cleaning and ordering)
- How Do I Know I'm Not Gay? (Homosexuality obsessions)
- How I Treat Violent Obsessions
- How Much Is Too Much? (Taking a more humane approach to behavioral therapy)
- How to Manage Your Parents When You Have OCD (a guide for teens)
- In Search of the Elusive Behavior Therapist
- Inositol and OCD
- Intensive vs. Self-Directed OCD Treatment
- Langley Collyer: The Mystery Hoarder of Harlem
- Let He Who is Without Sin (Religious obsessions)
- Loves Me? Loves Me Not? (Relationship obsessions)
- Morbid Obsessions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (General information)
- Obsessive Love (When People Become "Obsessed" with Other People)
- Panic Disorder (General information)
- Samuel Johnson: A Patron Saint of OCD
- Saving the World (Compulsive Hoarding)
- Teens With Morbid Obsessions
- Ten Things You Need to Know to Overcome OCD
- A Touching Story (Touching and movement compulsions)
- Treating Morbid Obsessions
- Very Superstitious (Magical and superstitious obsessions)
- What Do You Say After You Say You're Sorry (Coming to terms after you recover from OCD)
- What The Heck Is "Obsessive Slowness?"
- When Epidemics Collide: OCD and AIDS
- Your Number is Up! ("Magical" numbers and OCD)
- Advice for Significant Others (Dealing with a TTM sufferer)
- Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Trichotillomania
- Coming to Terms With Your Child's Hair Pulling
- Childhood Trichotillomania (Dealing with the reluctant child's pulling)
- Fight for Your Rights: Getting Insurance to Pay for Your Treatment
- Inositol and Trichotillomania
- A Stimulus Regulation Model of Trichotillomania (Why people pull)
- Trichotillomania (General information)
- Unconditional Self Acceptance and Trichotillomania
- What Cognitive Therapy Can Do for TTM
- Skin-Picking and Nail-Biting - Related Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders: More Than "A Bad Case of Nerves"
- Common Questions, Myths and Misconceptions About Psychiatric Medicine
- Medications that Treat OCD and OC Spectrum Disorders
- OCD and Managed Care
- PANDAS: The OCD - Strep Connection
- Depression: from Children through Adults
- How Do I Know I'm Not Really Gay - Part 2
- How To Defeat OCD By Surrendering
- Living With Your Loved One's OCD: Some Advice For Significant Others
- NAC and Trichotillomania
- Stimulation Substitutes for Trichotillomania
- To Be Or Not To Be. That Is The Obsession: Existential And Philosophical Obsessions
- 25 Tips For Succeeding In Your OCD Therapy
- My Parents Don't Believe I Have OCD
- Both Ends Against The Middle: When OCD Tries To Disrupt Its Own Treatment
- Driven To Distraction: Hit and Run OCD


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The new rules, outlined in a 20-page document under the signature of Attorney General Eric Holder, promise that news organizations would be provided advance notice in most cases before the government sought records in leak inquiries and other investigations.
Holder's action was prompted by disclosures last year that federal prosecutors had secretly obtained records from 21 telephone lines used by Associated Press journalists. In a separate investigation, prosecutors also acquired communications involving a Fox News reporter.
"The changes to the policy…strengthen the presumption that department attorneys will negotiate with, and provide advance notice to, affected members of the news media when investigators seek to obtain…communications records or business records related to ordinary newsgathering activities," the Justice rules state.
Only on the authorization of the attorney general or other designated senior Justice officials can a warrant or a subpoena be issued to obtain journalists' records. Those journalists "shall be given reasonable and timely notice of the attorney general's determination before the use of the subpoena, court order or warrant."
The advance notice provision would not apply, according to the Justice document, in cases when the attorney general determines that the alert would "pose a clear and substantial threat to the integrity of the investigation, risk grave harm to national security or present an imminent risk of death or serious bodily harm."
In criminal cases, according to the guidelines, there should be "reasonable ground to believe…that a crime has occurred and that the information being sought is essential to a successful investigation or prosecution."
"The subpoena should not be used to obtain peripheral, non-essential or speculative information."
In civil inquiries, the information should be "essential to the successful completion of the investigation or litigation in a case of substantial importance."
"The government," Holder's directive states, "should have make all reasonable attempts to obtain the information from alternative, non-media sources."
The attorney general also must authorize any attempt to seek an arrest or indictment of a reporter for an offense the journalist is "suspected of having committed in the course of, or arising out of'' news coverage duties.