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InCrushing, T.D. Jakes explored what believers need to do when they experience heartache and pain and they feel like they are being crushed and unable to get back up. He starts the book out by revealing the big news of when his world fell apart. His teenaged daughter became pregnant at the age of thirteen. A few months prior he watched his own mother die from Alzheimer's. Jakes was very real in sharing all of his questions and statement he said to himself during this time. He wondered how he failed as a father and what he could have done differently. He shared with readers on how experiencing a crushing we are forced to choose to reply on God as our guidance. Years later, Jakes shared how now his daughter is married and how his grandson has turned into a great man. The crushing feeling his daughter had to feel when her life changed now, she able to see how God turned into something good. Throughout the book, Jakes describes the process of fermentation from grapes into wine. He also went into detail about how he was thrown another curveball a few years later when his son had a heart attack and Jakes was preaching in another country. This led Jakes into looking at why we suffer and the sadness and fear Mary must have felt when Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
I would recommend this excellent book on crushing and how God can change and turn anything around for good. We all experience pressure and pain in our lives no can escape it. When we go through bad things, we can decide to rise above it or be crushed from the pain. I liked how Jakes compared to crushed to how grapes are crushed and how they are left to ferment and then they are made into great wine. Many of us like to rush the process of moving forward through whatever painful event we are facing. But often times the bad times immensely help us to grow into the person God wants us to become. I also liked how Jakes explored the story of how Jesus turned water into wine and how Jesus can turn our lives around. The book contained many Biblical stories to illustrate how others in the Bible handled pressure. If you're looking for inspiration book, then read this book!
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How Exercise Benefits the Brain
Jean Blaydes • Debby Mitchell
Why do we exercise? Some people exercise to lose weight. Others exercise to prevent disease. Some exercise just to feel better or to be healthy. One of the reasons we should exercise is for brain health.
Exercise benefits the brain even before it benefits the body. The brain does not store its own fuel, nor does it produce its own fuel. The brain relies on the body to get its needed fuel—oxygen and glucose—to the brain. The healthier and more physically fit the body is, the more efficiently the brain functions. This is because exercise changes the brain at a molecular level by
The brain is a complex structure. More parts of the brain "light up," or are used, when a person is moving or physically active. See the figure, The Human Brain, for some basic information on the anatomy of the brain.
Exercise creates the optimal environment for neural plasticity, the ability of the brain to change. Exercise puts the brain and body into balance naturally by regulating brain chemicals that control mood and responses to stress. Research on the brain reveals how exercise can aid in learning and cognition (Ratey 2008):
Improved Brain Function (Medina 2008)
Enhanced Cognition (Etnier 1997)
Improved Memory
Reduced Stress
Balanced Mood and Behavior
Improved Social Skills and Behavior
Improved Academic Performance (Dwyer et al. 2001)
Health and Learning
Healthy, active kids make better learners. We are not designed to sit. We are designed to move. Dr. John Medina, author of Brain Rules (2008), says this in his July 5, 2011, blog: "The human brain appears to have been designed to solve problems related to surviving in an outdoor setting in unstable meteorological conditions and to do so in near constant motion. So, if you wanted to design a learning environment that was directly opposed to what the brain is naturally good at doing, you'd design a frickin' classroom!"
A new study from American Cancer Society (2011) finds it's not just how much physical activity you get but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of premature death. Time spent sitting is independently associated with total mortality, regardless of physical activity level. Public health messages should promote being physically active as well as reducing sedentary time.
A 2009 study by Hillman and colleagues shows that a single bout of moderate exercise is beneficial for cognitive function. Students walked for 20 minutes on a treadmill before doing a cognitive task; they were compared to students sitting and doing a cognitive task. The conclusion was a positive outcome linking physical activity, attention, and academic achievement. Cumulative brain scans of the participants (see figure I.1) illustrate that the active brain is better prepared to learn.
The 2009 Texas Youth Fitness Study conducted by the Cooper Institute compared Fitnessgram fitness scores to scores from a standardized test called TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills). The researchers found significant associations between physical fitness and indicators of academic achievement:
Moving With Intention and Learning
Movement with intention anchors learning and prepares the brain for learning (Blaydes 2000). Neuroscience supports the link of exercise, physical activity, and movement to improved academic performance. A 2011 study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that intentional movement and exercise can improve test scores. The study adds to growing evidence that exercise is good not only for the body but also for the mind. In the study, first- and second-graders moved through stations in the action-based learning lab, learning developmentally appropriate movement skills while basic academic skills were reinforced. For example, children traced shapes on the ground while sitting on scooters and walked on ladders while naming colors on each rung or reciting sight words.
Third- through sixth-graders had access to exercise equipment with TV monitors with math problems playing for review. For instance, a treadmill had a monitor that played geography lessons as a student ran through the scene, and a rock-climbing wall was outfitted with numbers that changed as the students climbed so that they could work on math skills. The results of the study showed that the time spent out of a traditional classroom in order to increase physical education did not hurt students' academic achievement. In fact, students' test scores improved. Specifically, the number of students reaching their goals on the state tests increased from 55 percent before the program was initiated to 68.5 percent after the program was initiated. When carefully designed physical education programs are implemented, children's academic achievement does not suffer.
The action-based learning lab described in the 2011 study is an example of how intentional movement prepares the brain for learning, each station having a link to learning. The brain and body's movement and learning systems are interdependent and interactive (Madigan 2006). For example, motor development provides the framework that the brain uses for sequencing the patterns needed for academic concepts. The body's vestibular system controls balance and spatial awareness and facilitates a student's ability to place words and letters on a page. When a child walks or crawls in specific patterns, the brain's ability to encode symbols is enhanced and the four visual fields needed for eye tracking are strengthened. Proper development, enrichment, and remediation of these systems are critical to a child's ability to learn.
Movement, physical activity, and rhythmic patterns enhance learning and understanding. Students use gestures, actions, movement patterns, songs, and dance to understand academic concepts and anchor learning. The concept is called embodied cognition. When more modalities are used in learning a concept, the information is stored in several areas of the brain so the brain has more memory pathways for retrieving the information.
The lessons in this book and DVD-ROM address movement, physical activity, and rhythmic patterns that will help students learn and remember information about health and physical activity. For example, in activity 1, the song "Parts of an Exercise Bout" teaches students about the importance of preparing the body for a workout, completing the workout, and relaxing the body after a workout, or bout of exercise. Students learn movements that go with each part (warm-up, static stretch, workout, cool-down, and dynamic stretch) that provide physical activity and rhythmic patterns set to music, which students repeat throughout the song to aid memory. After the song and movements are over, questions on the DVD reinforce what students have learned. You can use the assessments to determine how well students remember the information once the song and movement session are complete. An example is a lesson from Thinking on Your Feet (2000) by Jean Blaydes Madigan:
Action Punctuation
Read a sentence or story. Punctuate using the following body movements and sounds.
Reprinted, by permission, from J.B. Madigan, 2000, Thinking on your feet (Murphy, TX: Action Based Learning).
We can exercise our smarts by exercising to be smart. Healthy, active students make better learners. In fact, healthy, active people of any age make better learners. Our bodies are designed for exercise. As stated previously, exercise benefits the brain first. We exercise to help our brains work better and learn better. The brain is only as healthy as the body that carries it. When we take care of our bodies, we take care of our brains.
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COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO (Nov. 8) – A crowd of thousands was on hand Friday as the 2014 U.S. Alpine Ski Team was introduced during Nature Valley First Tracks at Copper Mountain, home of the U.S Ski Team Speed Center. Olympic gold medalists Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) and World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO) were on hand as 54 athletes were announced during a public celebration to kick off the start of the 2014 Audi FIS Alpine World Cup and Olympic winter.
QUOTESTed LigetyIt's a really cool time for American ski racers, and it's not just because we've been successful the last few seasons. Success definitely helps, but that success comes from the coaches, our technicians, our sponsors and our training partners. And when all that is working right, like it has been the last few years, it makes our job a lot of fun.
Bode MillerRight now we have a very healthy environment with this team. Our coaching staff has a lot of experience and that experience is helping all of us perform. Ted is one of the best skiers in the world right now and and the girls are doing so well. When the coaches get the feeling of knowing what the success is and how to manage it, it makes for a good program to be a part of.
Lindsey VonnIt's not often that you have a team with so much success, especially in speed. This is a really cool time to be a part of the U.S. Ski Team. We have such a great team dynamic, better than I've ever seen and it's showing in our results. Every race we have an athlete who can win.
2014 U.S. Alpine Ski Team RosterName, Hometown, Club (Skis, Boots, Bindings, Poles, Helmets, Eyewear) Date of Birth* Denotes Olympian
Men's A TeamDavid Chodounksy (Crested Butte, CO; Crested Butte Ski Team) Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 6/25/84Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA, Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 7/14/88Nolan Kasper (Warren, VT, Burke Mountain Academy) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, POC, POC) 3/27/89 *Ted Ligety (Park City, UT, Park City Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 8/31/84 *Bode Miller (Franconia, NH, Carrabassett Valley Academy) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC) 10/12/77 *Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT, Park City Ski Team) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Komperdell, POC, POC) 2/12/82 *Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA, Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 4/27/80 *
Women's A TeamStacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA, Mammoth Mountain Ski Team) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Komperdell, POC, POC) 7/3/84 *Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA, Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 3/9/84 *Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO, Rowmark Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki Shred, Shred) 8/19/89 *Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR, Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) (Volkl, Lange, Marker Shred, Shred) 8/17/88Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, CO, Burke Mountain Academy) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, Atomic, Oakley) 3/13/95Leanne Smith (North Conway, NH, Mt. Washington Valley Ski Team) (Rossginol, Lange, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 11/28/87 *Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO, Buck Hill/Ski and Snowboard Club Vail) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, Briko, Oakley) 10/18/84 *
Men's B TeamThomas Biesemeyer (Keene, NY; New York Ski Education Foundation) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Briko, Briko) 1/30/89Will Brandenburg (Spokane, WA; Schweitzer Alpine Racing) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, Shred, Shred) 1/1/87 *Ryan Cochran-Siegle (Starksboro, VT, Cochran's/Mt. Mansfield Ski and Snowboard Club) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 3/27/92Nick Daniels (Tahoe City, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 4/5/91Erik Fisher (Middleton, ID; Bogus Basin/Rowmark Ski Academy) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Komperdell, Oakley) 3/21/85 *Tommy Ford (Bend, OR, Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Swix, Shred, Shred) 3/20/89 *Colby Granstrom (Lake Stevens, WA; Mission Ridge Ski Education) Nordica, Nordica, Marker Swix, POC, POC) 10/21/90Jared Goldberg (Holladay, UT; Team Flow) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC) 6/15/91Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV; Park City Ski Team) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Bolle, Bolle) 1/11/85Robby Kelley (Starksboro, VT; Cochran's Ski Club / Mt Mansfield Ski Club) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 5/26/90Brennan Rubie (Salt Lake City, UT; Snowbird Ski Team) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC) 5/8/91Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY, New York Ski Education Foundation) Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, Shred, Shred) 2/10/86 *
Women's B TeamJulia Ford (Plymouth, NH; Holderness Ski Team) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Leki, POC, POC) 3/30/90Abigail Ghent (Edwards, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Shred, Shred) 2/25/92Katie Ryan (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC) 1/3/93Resi Stiegler (Jackson Hole, WY, Jackson Hole Ski Club) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Leki, Shred, Shred) 11/14/85 *
Men's C TeamMichael Ankeny (Deephaven, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Leki, POC, POC) 1/17/91Bryce Bennett (Olympic Valley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 7/14/92Kieffer Christianson (Anchorage, AK; Burke Mountain Academy) (Rossignol, Lange, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 8/11/92Robert Cone (Killington, VT; Middlebury College) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 1/12/92Samuel Dupratt (Park City, UT; Park City Ski Education Foundation)
(Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 11/28/93Will Gregorak (Longmont, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Shred, Shred) 9/30/90Nicholas Krause (Northboro, MA; Stratton Mountain School) (Head, Head, Head, Leki, POC, POC) 5/12/93Wiley Maple (Aspen, CO, Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Komperdell, Shred, Oakley) 5/25/90Brian McLaughlin (Topsfiled, MA, Green Mountain Valley School)
(Head, Head, Head, Swix, POC, POC) 6/24/93Keith Moffat (Berkeley, CA; Squaw Valley Ski Team) (Atomic, Atomic, Atomic, Leki, POC, POC) 2/3/91Sandy Vietze (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Nordica, Swix, POC, POC) 7/16/93
Women's C TeamJacqueline Wiles (Aurora, OR; White Pass Ski Club) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, Shred, Shred) 7/13/92
Men's Development TeamJack Auty (Durham, NH; Burke Mountain Academy)
(Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Leki, POC, POC) 3/13/95Ronnie Berlack (Franconia, NH; Burke Mountain Academy) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, POC, POC) 4/21/94Daniel Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 3/12/94Drew Duffy (Warren, VT; Green Mountain Valley School) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 6/1/95Tanner Farrow (Ketchum, ID; Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation) (Head, Head, Head, Komperdell, POC, POC) 5/21/93AJ Ginnis (Kaprun, Austria, Green Mountain Valley School) (Fischer, Fischer, Fischer, Leki, Shred, Shred) 11/17/94
Women's Development TeamKatharine Irwin (Vail, CO; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail) (Volkl, Lange, Marker, Swix, Shred, Shred) 6/5/94Lila Lapanja (Incline Village, NV; Sugar Bowl Academy/Diamond Peak) (Fischer, Lange, Fischer, Swix, POC, POC) 12/3/94Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO; Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club) (Nordica, Nordica, Marker Swix, POC, POC) 11/23/92Paula Moltzan (Lakeville, MN; Buck Hill Ski Team) (Rossignol, Rossignol, Rossignol, Swix, POC, POC) 5/7/94Foreste Peterson (Berkeley, CA; Sugar Bowl Academy) (Fischer, Lange, Fischer, Swix, POC, POC) 9/9/93
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World Cup MultiHead Coach: Forest CareyAssistant Coach: Mike KenneyConditioning Coach: Adam ColeHead Ski Service Ted Ligety: Alex MartinHead Ski Service Bode Miller: Chris Krause
World Cup SpeedHead Coach: Andreas EversAssistant Coach: TJ LanningAssistant Coach: Scotty VeenisConditioning Coach: Tony BeretzkiIntern Coach: Chris BeckmannPool Ski Service: Sylvain MunschFischer Ski Service: Leo MussiAtomic Ski Service: Thomas Graggaber
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World Cup MultiHead Coach: Chris KnightAssistant Coach: Jeff FergusHead Ski Service Lindsey Vonn: Heinz HaemmerleHead Ski Service Julia Mancuso: Michael Gmeiner
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Facebook Fallout Widely Scattered
May 23, 2012 9:02 AM PT
After dropping to US$31 per share on Tuesday, Facebook's stock is hinting at a turnaround Wednesday morning, hovering around $32.15 per unit.
Unless the stock surges past its $38 per unit launch price, however, it is hard to imagine how those responsible for its disappointing debut -- a group that includes lead underwriter Morgan Stanley, Nasdaq officials and Facebook itself -- will be able to redeem themselves in the eyes of irate investors, disappointed employees and suspicious regulators.
Some of the factors behind the mess that was the company's IPO are now well known. A glitch in Nasdaq's trading system cause a two-hour delay, panicking investors and traders.
Indeed, that event has already triggered a lawsuit, filed by an aggrieved shareholder who alleges Nasdaq failed to process orders in a timely fashion. The suit, filed in in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Nasdaq OMX Group, is seeking class action status.
20/20 Hindsight
More recently, it has emerged that underwriters Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan downgraded their earnings forecasts for Facebook shortly before the IPO, a highly unusual development.
As lead underwriter, Morgan Stanley in particular is in the hot seat for its performance. Massachusetts has subpoenaed it, and judging by comments from officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and FINRA, more regulatory action is likely not far behind.
In what seems to be a mass adoption of 20-20 hindsight, the scuttlebutt is that the stock was overpriced all along, even taking into account Facebook's and the underwriters' desire to avoid a big first day pop.
Investors, especially institutional funds that placed those first orders for Facebook stocks, have clearly been hurt by the series of events.
But when assessing the fallout from the failed IPO, there are other groups to consider as well.
Working Toward a Goal
Count Facebook employees among those hurt by the preceding days' events, Trip Chowdhry, managing director of equity research for Global Equities Research, told the E-Commerce Times.
"First, look at who has benefited the most from the IPO -- executives at Facebook and members of its board of directors. It is the employees that have been shortchanged because many joined the company expecting there to be an IPO -- and expecting that IPO to be much more highly valued than it was."
These people have been working long days for months, if not years, expecting the payoff to come when the company went public, Chowdhry said.
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Morgan Stanley investors will also feel some of the brunt of these events, David Johnson, principal with Strategic Vision, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Morgan Stanley is going to be the whipping boy for what happened. Right now, the message the general public is getting from the media is that Morgan Stanley did something wrong with Facebook and that is why the stock is floundering."
Whether it is true or partly true doesn't matter any more, he said. "That is the drumbeat that is being sounded not only on the news but among Wall Street insiders as well."
Facebook will not get escape the blame game. Allegations that it wasn't forthright or was overly optimistic about its prospects are already being voiced.
It will get worse as its competitors take advantage of what happened, thus exacerbating this particular narrative, Johnson added.
"If I were a competitor I would be running a campaign trying to reach investors with the message about how 'we are different,' that 'we abide by laws, we don't break them,' 'we know what the new normal is and what is appropriate for Wall Street in this economy.'"
Another potential group to suffer will be Facebook's users. Facebook will have to go after every conceivable revenue opportunity over the next three months, Andreas Scherer, managing partner with Salto Partners, told the E-Commerce Times. "The company has no margin whatsoever for its first quarterly report."


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This message preached on August 2, 2009 at Rock Harbor Church was part of a series entitled, "From Ordinary to Extraordinary" a series based on Hebrews 11.
This particular message in the series is on the faith of Joshua and is drawn from and Joshua 1:1-96:1-20.
We all face times in which our faith seems to hit a wall, those times in which it seems God is asking the impossible of us. It is in those times that God calls us to be strong, courageous, and to fully trust in Him.
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The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team completed day two of the 2013 Northeast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday in second place. Senior Taylor Friedmann defended her title in the 500 yard freestyle event, touching the wall in 4:51.00. The Blue Devils also earned a win from the 1-meter diving board with a score of 228.75 from freshman Jessica Goldman.
Friedmann holds the current NEC record with 4:50.57, today's performance was just shy of that mark. Friedmann was followed by Bryant's Taylor DeBever in second and Blue Devil senior Allison Rasile, who helped earn a win in the 800 yard freestyle relay yesterday with a final lap push, took the bronze with a time of 4:55.69.
WATCH Friedmann claim the 500 freestyle title.
The Blue Devils also secured a first-third finish in the 1-meter diving event. Freshman Shawna Herter took third behind classmate Goldman. She earned a score of 197.00. Between the two was Wagner's Mallory Lee who took silver with a score of 223.00. Central sophomore Kate Dwyer took fifth in the event with a score of 191.50.
WATCH Goldman top the 1-meter diving field.
In the 200 yard IM, Saint Francis (PA) took both the gold and silver spots while Wagner grabbed third. Central senior Katie Lang came in sixth in the event, touching the wall in 2:07.58, earning a new season-best time.
Bryant's Casey Ostrander claimed the title in the 50 yard freestyle, followed by a pair from Saint Francis in second and third. Blue Devil junior Helene Neuhaus took sixth in the race with a season-best time of 23.91.
Central took fifth in the 200 yard freestyle relay, swimming a 1:36.07. The team of Friedmann, Neuhaus, Rasile and junior Erin Massey, was topped by Bryant who paced the race and touched the wall first in 1:34.22.
Current NEC Championships standings are:
1. Saint Francis University 251
2. Central Connecticut State University 237
3. Wagner College 234.5
4. Bryant University 227.5
5. Mount Saint Mary's 130
6. St. Francis College 88
7. Sacred Heart University 79
The 2013 NEC Swimming and Diving Championships will continue tomorrow at 11 a.m. Fans can follow live action via Twitter @necswimming. For more information about the NEC Championships, please visit www.northeastconference.org. Also, visit www.necfrontrow.com periodically to see videos of the competition.


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EWG News and Analysis
The latest from EWG's staff of experts >>
Rocket fuel in your drinking water? We got just the man
Friday, April 27, 2007
This post is written by Enviroblogger Alex Formuzis. He is away from his computer today so I've posted it on his behalf.
There I was earlier this week sitting in the back of a congressional committee hearing room listening to members of Congress and Bush Administration officials from the EPA, FDA, and Defense Department sparring over what level of rocket fuel in the nation's drinking water is bad, or if it's even bad at all. Hmmm, I'm going to go way out on a limb and say that if I put two glasses of water in front of anyone in the world and told them one had rocket fuel in it and one didn't, their first question to me would be "Which is the glass without it?"
How did rocket fuel get into our drinking water, you ask? Well, from a number of different ways, but by far the biggest culprit is the Department of Defense and big defense contractors. You see, over years as they tested military equipment, from rockets to fighter jets, the fuel used seeped into the ground and ended up in our drinking water. Most states have found rocket fuel, or the technical term, perchlorate in their water.
But not to worry – at the hearing I learned something new. There is actually a high-ranking official at the Defense Department in charge of cleaning it all up. And, according to the Defense Department's own website the person in this position is in charge of: "cleanup at active and closing bases, compliance with environmental laws, conservation of natural and cultural resources, pollution prevention, environmental technology, fire protection, safety and explosive safety, and pest management and disease control for Defense activities worldwide."
That sounds like a big job, and one I would hope the president wouldn't trust in the hands of just anyone. I know I sure wouldn't. But, when I found out who that person is, and what he did before he landed in his current role as Assistant Under- Deputy Secretary of Defense for the Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, I got a little worried that maybe, just maybe, he may not be throwing all he has into his new gig.
Alex Beehler was a longtime employee at Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held companies in the world, dabbling in commodities trading, petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment and ranching. He was the Director of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs – that's just a longwinded way to say 'lobbyist'.
Now, at the same time Beehler was responsible for representing and defending Koch's interests in Washington, the company was found responsible for over 300 oil spills in five states, which led to a $35 million fine from the EPA. In one of the states (Minnesota) it was fined an additional $8 million for releasing oil into streams and rivers. But that's small potatoes compared to what was about to happen:
In the fall of 2000, just a few months before the nation would choose its next president, Koch Industries was facing serious trouble with a 97-count federal indictment charging the company with hiding illegal releases of 91 metric tons of the carcinogen benzene from its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.
It looked like some fancy footwork and good old-fashioned courtroom lawyering was the only thing that was going to get Koch out of this jam. If convicted, Koch faced fines of $352 million with several executives facing jail time in a federal pen. However, just after the White House changed hands, and the Justice Department was under new leadership, the department dropped all the charges just two days before the trial was to begin, and settled with a fine of $20 million.
Now, I'm not sure what, if any role Alex Beehler played in this sordid tale, but in order to land a plum presidential appointment where you get to have "Secretary of Defense" in your title, one would think the men and women in charge of filling all those newly vacant positions took one look at his resume and really liked the cut of this man's jib.
EWG's work on perchlorate.
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Chris Wondolowski goal and San Jose's collective effort to maintain a four-game unbeaten streak at BMO Field make this week's ballot for the Amway Positive Play of the Game.
Wondo's ninth goal of 2011 came in the 87th minute to equalize for San Jose. Perhaps even more impressive than the finish was the lead up with Jacob Peterson finding Bobby Burling in the area with a long throw that the towering defender flicked to the back post to an open Wondolowski.
With the draw, San Jose remained unbeaten at BMO Field since Toronto FC joined MLS in 2008.
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Review: ON THE ROAD Hits the Right Beats
The idea of adapting a novel as precious to the American psyche as On the Road would be terribly ambitious, even without the narrative complications of Jack Kerouac's famously stream-of-consciousness storytelling style. Ask Francis Ford Coppola. He has been working to get the project made for some 30-plus years. Well, the film is finally done, and the good news is, it's remarkably decent.
When the bottle finished spinning, the job of adapting the book fell to director Walter Salles and screenwriter Jose Rivera. Best known for their young Che Guevara road tripper The Motorcycle Diaries, Salles and Rivera proved a great choice to adapt such a revered book. Their approach allows the source material to do the heavy lifting, not spending too much time trying to bring their own unique angle to the story.
Instead, this story of Sal Paradise and his pal Dean Moriarty (stand-ins for Kerouac and Neal Cassady, played by Control's Sam Riley and Tron: Legacy's Garrett Hedlund) takes on a rather conventional narrative, propelled forward by the strong character work Kerouac's novel provides. The women that enter the two men's lives as the pair crisscross the country take on even more character than in the book. Salles reportedly made this call based on Kerouac's original scroll that contained more from these women than the published novel.
While Salles' decision to cast Riley and Hedlund proved inspired, his choice of A-list stars Kristen Stewart and Kirsten Dunst as Moriarty's main squeezes was less successful. Stewart remains flat, even in her surprisingly sexualized role, while Dunst follows up an awards-caliber turn in last year's Melancholia with this uninspired performance. Luckily, Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams, and Steve Buscemi show up with excellent (if rather brief) performances along the way to add to the fellas' journeys (and our enjoyment).
For countless numbers of young readers over the last 50-plus years, On the Road has provided a transcendent experience, capturing that youthful desire to just go, go, go, like few other works of art ever could. To expect to achieve that same experience in a two hour and change adaptation is borderline foolish. To tell a beloved story without completely screwing it up is actually a pretty admirable achievement. While Salles's film may not be transcendent, it is a rather enjoyable time at the movies.
(Review originally published during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012. On the Road opens in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, December 21.)
On the Road
- Walter Salles
- Jack Kerouac (based on the novel by)
- Jose Rivera (screenplay)
- Harold Manning (french adaptation)
- Sam Riley
- Garrett Hedlund
- Kristen Stewart
- Amy Adams


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The wines are sourced from the dry, high altitude plateau of Castilla la Mancha and are made with minimal influence of oak. Each wine is a versatile companion to the diverse nature of Spanish cuisine.
- Marques de Tezona Tempranillo 2018 22nd August 2019 Long and pleasingly dry... 90 Points ... more
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I am writing my PhD thesis and as I am not the least chaotic guy I also add notes for future reference. Surely, this means it is not production grade, or how you would like to call it.
There is a nice package called
versions which takes care of the versions. We also have the helpful answers in Using latexdiff with git to use git. My goal now is to have something similar to versions but that the content is removed when for example it is in between
\advisorcannotsee and
\allokay and this would be checked out in the
advisorbranch. Preferably, only the main version should be compiled (or the one marked as to be compiled).
Would such a thing already exist, or are there better solutions for this problem?
Per request:
Example workflow:
- I have a git repository working on the working directory of my thesis which includes all my remarks using
\inputor whatever.
- I have several branches other than the main branch, say
advisorwhich contains the same as the main branch (which contains it all) but then pieces cut out.
- I modify my document and I add things which are for my eyes only (main) and some which are for my advisor. I would like to use something like the versions package to mark parts which belong to where.
- When done editing I commit my changes. As my modification has parts which belong to a different branch I would like to have that the version which is okay for the advisor gets "built" (pieces cut out) and commited to
advisorand the whole thing to main.


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my love for modernist houses is never ending – a trait i share with my brother the architect, whose knowledge of architecture and rad homes eclipses any one i know. he also has an impressive encyclopedic reference for hilarious simpsons quotes, but that's a story for another time.
this house is the kind of place i could happily spend some alone time in.
The place is of profound tranquility where after a day of rain and fog an intense light reflects in the stilled mirror of the majestic Hudson River's deep waters. A place where twilights are a thousand colors as the water breaks into a thousand reflections. A place where the air is clean and calm, and mild. One could say a place that is very close to heaven. In this impressive place, we establish a plane, a platform that underlines the landscape before us, seeking to enhance it.
whoa, pretty much the most poetic architects ever.


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California Legalizes Pot's Cousin Hemp -- But Only If Feds Do
California farmers could be growing industrial hemp -- not marijuana, mind you -- by spring after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would permit California farmers to grow the long-banned distant cousin of the trippy herb. But only if the federal government lifts its hemp cultivation ban.
By Joe Garofoli
California farmers could be growing industrial hemp -- not marijuana, mind you -- by spring after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that would permit California farmers to grow the long-banned distant cousin of the trippy herb.
But only if the federal government lifts its hemp cultivation ban.
The new law permits the growing of industrial hemp -- which contains trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC, the active psychoactive component in cannabis -- for the sale of seed, oil and fiber. Nine other states have passed similar laws.
There is a potential agricultural windfall in California, where $500 million worth of hemp products were sold in 2012, according to industry figures -- but all the raw hemp was imported from China, Canada and eastern Europe.
But that windfall won't be realized unless the federal law is relaxed. Federal law regulates hemp in largely the same way it does its medicinal cousin. There hasn't been a commercial industrial hemp crop grown in the U.S. since 1957, hemp advocates say.
But state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, the law's sponsor, feels that could soon change given recent statements from the federal Department of Justice.
In August, a memo from Deputy Attorney General James Cole clarified that the federal government would de-emphasize marijuana prosecutions in "states and local governments that have enacted laws legalizing marijuana in some form" and have "strong and effective regulatory and enforcement systems."
Oversight structure
Leno believes his legislation sets up just such a structure in California.
It authorizes the California Department of Food and Agriculture and county agriculture commissioners to exercise oversight of hemp production, as they do with other crops.
On Monday, Leno will ask state Attorney Gen. Kamala Harris to seek clarification from the Department of Justice about whether its August memo gives a green light to industrial hemp crops now that the state has approved a regulatory process for them.
"I hope by next spring, this (planting) could be happening," Leno said. "For (the federal government) to say it's OK for marijuana and not hemp would be ridiculous," Leno said. "It seems a given that hemp would be included in (Cole's) statement."
Leno scoffed at the notion that the new law is a back door to legalizing marijuana for recreational use in the state. Colorado and Washington are the only states that permit adult recreational use of marijuana. Medicinal marijuana is legal in California, 19 other states and the District of Columbia.
"Anyone who says that just shows a lack of knowledge," Leno said. "Unfortunately, hemp got wrapped up in the hysteria around marijuana decades ago."
Federal measures
But John Lovell, a lobbyist for the California Narcotics Officers Association, which opposed the measure, said it "would take more than a letter signed by the Department of Justice to have weight. I'd like to see some legislative action" in Congress.
Two federal measures, one each in the House and Senate, tried to legalize growing industrial hemp this year, but got only a handful of co-sponsors.
Should Californians gain approval to begin planting industrial hemp, the retail market for hemp products could boom. It is used in everything from clothing to soap, and as a substitute for fiberglass in automobile parts.
"I think the market could double to $1 billion within five years," said Tom Murphy, a board member of Vote Hemp, an industry advocate. "It could be hugely influential. California is the largest agricultural state, after all."
(c)2013 the San Francisco Chronicle
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Quirky Pence appreciates fans' support
Two-time All-Star interacting online as part of Final Vote effort
SAN FRANCISCO -- In less than a year since the Phillies traded him to the Giants, Hunter Pence has endeared himself to the San Francisco fan base.
With diving catches in the outfield, fiery motivational speeches to his teammates and other oddities, Pence represents a unique personality in the fabric of the Giants' 25-man roster.
For a guy who wears one batting glove and opts for a strange batting stance -- one with which he's had success -- finding ways to be different is the norm. Recently, he's even walked to the plate to Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop."
"We've played it in the clubhouse a few times and some of the guys like it, so I thought it would be funny," Pence said.
Although Pence, one of five National League Final Vote candidates, has played in two All-Star Games, he said the experience never gets old.
"I would love to go and represent," he said. "All the guys are deserving to go; whoever wins, I'll be happy for."
Pence said he appreciates the votes fans are casting on his behalf.
"Fans are going out and I know it's a lot of work to vote, especially because it's unlimited voting," he said. "I want to let them know I appreciate it and tell them thank you and do my part because they've done a lot of work as well."
In order to show his gratitude, Pence has taken to Twitter to thank the fans and promote his candidacy.
He has retweeted fans who have mentioned their voting intentions, put together a video message and is even offering one fan that votes a baseball signed by the entire 2012 World Series club.
At the second update Tuesday morning, Pence remained in third in the vote, behind the Braves' Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig. Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond is fourth, while Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez ranks fifth.
Last year's World Series opponents, the Giants and Tigers, have partnered to help their players make it to Tuesday's All-Star Game. With the partnership, Giants fans are asked to vote for Detroit reliever Joaquin Benoit. Detroit fans are asked to do the same for Pence.
Fans have continued to cast ballots in the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote sponsored by freecreditscore.com (#FinalVote) at a fevered pace, with more than 17 million online votes cast in the past 24 hours alone, ultimately leading to 33.2 million votes entering Tuesday's voting.
Where are those 33 million votes in these close races coming from? Which candidate is carrying your local area? Which state will play a key role in determining the final player on each All-Star Game roster? Use MLB.com's new online Final Vote data visualization map to see the geographic distribution of all 10 candidates' votes. Scroll over any county in the 50 United States to see the color-coded display to show the online vote share for each player.
Now in its 12th year, the 2013 All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by freecreditscore.com gives baseball fans around the world the opportunity to select the final player on each All-Star team. Balloting began immediately following Saturday's Major League All-Star Selection Show presented by Taco Bell and ends Thursday at 1 p.m. PT. The winners will be announced on MLB.com shortly thereafter.
There will be an extra treat for fans who participate in the Final Vote online. If you are not a current MLB.TV subscriber (MLB.TV or MLB.TV Premium), you are eligible to receive a 14-day free trial of MLB.TV from July 12-26. If you are a current MLB.TV subscriber (MLB.TV or MLB.TV Premium), you will receive a 15 percent discount to the MLB.com Shop. MLB.com will send an email Friday to all Final Vote voters with instructions on how to redeem the applicable offer.
Mobile voting in the U.S. and Canada is open to everyone. In the U.S., to receive the 2013 All-Star Game Final Vote sponsored by freecreditscore.com mobile ballot, text the word "VOTE" to 89269. To vote for Pence, simply text message N4 to 89269. In Canada, fans should text N4 to 101010. Standard message and data rates may apply.
For the second consecutive year, the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote sponsored by freecreditscore.com (#FinalVote) will include a social balloting element as Twitter support from the candidates' fans over the last six hours of balloting will count toward their final vote totals. From 7 a.m.-1 p.m. PT on Thursday, any tweet that includes a designated player hashtag will be tabulated as part of the overall vote total used to determine the American League and National League winners. Fans may follow @MLB on the popular social networking service for the latest standings updates in advance of the 1 p.m. PT balloting deadline.
The fun doesn't end there, however. Fans, having already decided the starters and final player on each team, once again will have the opportunity to participate in the official voting for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet via the 2013 All-Star Game MVP Vote on MLB.com during the All-Star Game.
The 84th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.


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Forget bubbles—what about air pockets?
Mohamed El-Erian notes that some argue the recent lackluster performance of global stocks is evidence that markets are "tenuously positioned" on an air pocket.
The PIMCO CEO, who runs the world's largest bond shop, would put it differently. Writing a guest blog on CNBC's website on Friday, he says, "While markets have deviated quite a bit from economic fundamentals, this is due to central bank activism.
"Over the last few months, central bankers have reinflated the wedge that separates weak fundamentals from high market prices," El-Erian says. "Whether it is the Fed's open-ended QE3 and extended forward interest rate guidance, or the European Central Bank's unlimited securities purchase program, robust asset markets are an integral part of policy attempts to counter tail risks and deliver economic growth and jobs."
By artificially inflating asset prices above levels justified by sluggish fundamentals, he adds, these two central banks hope to "calm market concerns, ignite animal spirits and trigger the wealth effect. And their actions are contagious.
"Whether they like it or not—and many don't-other central banks continue to be pulled into more accommodating monetary policy. Witness this week's round of interest rate cuts in Brazil and Korea as an example."
These cuts did not happen because they constitute a "first best policy," he writes. Rather, they seek to counter the collateral damage emanating from the unconventional policies pursued by Western central banks.
"There is a limit to how far and how long prices can deviate from fundamentals. This is particularly the case when central banks, acting without the support of other government entities, do not have sufficiently-refined tools to secure good and sustainable economic outcomes."
Concluding that "investors' romance with the 'central bank put' should not be unconditional or everlasting," he notes. "Central banks should be respected. And they can certainly counter air pockets, but not forever."


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why do you want to straiten your hair?? i got a perm to get curls... well i guess we all want what we don't haveKrystal wrote:I really need someones help. Whenever I straighten my hair, it always goes curly again. Can anyone give me some advice on what to use to keep it straight that won't wreck my hair?
My hair dresser told me to by wax, but it doesn't work and makes my hair even more curly, and plus its bad for your hair, I'm pretty sure.
Any suggestions?
try a ceramic straightener and Paul Mitchell Supper Skinny
my hair looked great for homecoming it looked like Hillary Scott's (Lady Antebellum) in the "looking for a good time" video


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Ukraine's rebel capital seeks ersatz normality
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) -- It has been weeks since Donetsk last had a traffic jam.
The regular rumble on the edge of this besieged city in eastern Ukraine is a constant reminder of the government's effort to shell armed pro-Russian separatists out of their stronghold. Rebels give as good as they get, blindly lobbing shells back at an unseen foe.
As fighting edges closer to the center, hundreds of thousands have fled a city once home to 1 million people. The bustle of a major industrial center has given way to the stillness of fear.
College teacher Nataliya Badibina said she would have left to stay with relatives in Russia were it not for her mother and father.
"My parents are ill. They live nearby and I am not going to leave them," said Badibina, whose apartment block in Donetsk's western Petrovsky district had its windows blown out by shrapnel from a Grad rocket that landed in her courtyard.
Petrovsky district is on the edge of Donetsk and near some of the heaviest fighting seen in the city.
A local supermarket is still open and provides groceries for anybody with the money to buy them. Most people do their shopping before lunchtime, said Badibina, after which the daily booms of artillery start anew.
A few restaurants have braved the shelling and serve customers, albeit typically giving notice that they close well before the 11 p.m. rebel-imposed curfew. After that, the streets become deserted and an even ghostlier silence descends, only to be periodically punctured in the night by artillery booms.
Funds for many are running dry as pensions and government salaries are held up. City council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said those paid on bank cards still get their money. Many others haven't been paid since June.
On Tuesday, a crowd formed outside the 11th floor rebel headquarters in Donetsk amid rumors that pension and disability payments and child assistance were being given out.
Holding a sheaf of photocopied documents, Vyacheslav Melnikov said he was there to apply for money for his two disabled grandchildren.
"I don't even have enough money to feed them. I hope they will help us," he said.
One woman in line, Tatyana Ostrovksaya, said she wanted to be paid the money due to her brother, Viktor, who was killed in a rocket attack earlier in the month.
"They're supposed to pay out two months' worth of pension, but nobody will pay it to me," Ostrovksaya said.
It is not immediately clear where the funds to pay such applicants will come from. Rebel leaders announced months ago that they would raise funds by levying taxes from local businesses, but almost all private enterprises have ceased to operate altogether.
Shops in pedestrian underpasses feel relatively safe from bombardment, although the racket of trams passing overhead can unnerve newcomers likely to mistake it for a rocket hitting the ground. Business owners say they have long become accustomed to the sounds of war. The sheer imprecision of the weapons being indiscriminately used by rebels and government forces alike makes a target of everybody.
Even as chaos brews, a kind of ersatz normality has taken over.
The rebel headquarters, once the Donetsk region administrative building, has been substantially tidied up since it was first occupied and ransacked by separatists in April.
Many windows and fittings are still smashed, but the smell of stale alcohol that permeated the stairwell is largely gone, as are the random piles of binders once stacked up haphazardly in the offices. Rebel bureaucrats sit at their desks and ink documents with their own self-styled stamps.
The barricades of bricks and tires that once skirted the building were removed in late May, although some crude graffiti remains.
The regular police service has been disbanded and in its place are officers from the self-described Donetsk People's Republic. Drivers still mostly stop obediently at traffic lights, not least because the rebel road police now carry automatic rifles. Stories abound of drivers caught speeding having their cars impounded at the point of a gun.
As part of an ostensible law-and-order campaign, the rebel leadership announced this week that it was introducing the death penalty for the most serious crimes. Pressed for information about which offenses would be punishable by death, Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the rebel republic, was unable to offer specifics.
The struggle to maintain normal life took a major blow over the weekend as water taps began to run dry. Local authorities explained that damage to an electricity line had cut off power to the water treatment facility that provided for most of the city's needs. Supplies are now sporadic or nonexistent in some neighborhoods.
Electricity and gas supplies continue to be provided to most of the city because of the efforts of utilities workers who, amid the fighting, repair damaged pipelines and overhead cables. Even gardeners working for City Hall continue to carefully tend flower displays; street cleaners have ensured Donetsk's streets do not pile up with trash.
Rovinsky of the city council said the hospitals and the fire service are also still operating, although there is a shortage of personnel and medical supplies.
The rebel FM radio station, Radio Respublika, broadcasts tips on how to behave in the event of shelling. Among the pieces of advice offered by the radio presenter in one afternoon show was to always keep mobile phones fully charged, have an emergency suitcase with basic items at hand and stock up on medicine such as painkillers and tranquillizers.
"And you must also have water. Plus some food, which should be high-calorie and not take up too much room, like dry fruit or hard cheese," he said.
If larger numbers of people have not fled the prospect of all-out urban fighting, it is partly out of fear that their homes will be looted, as Badibina said happened in the Petrovksy district.
Many once eagerly fulminated against the government or grumbled quietly about the rebels. Now a kind of resigned trepidation is setting in as winter beckons.
"Let's just hope this is all over before the cold sets in," Badibina said, "because winter is going to be hard."


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I've bumped into a strange problem. When a function is supposed to be called, VS starts executing some other code (not the actual function!) in a file called xlocal, from where other functions are called; VS then starts jumping around between a lot of different functions. Eventually, it triggers an error message to come up, which says a lot of things; here you can see the hole message: http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/3...rormessage.png
The original function call that is made looks like this:
where s is of a template class I've created.Code:s.print(0);
I've put a break point at that line, as well as a break point at the head of the function. VS has always been able to call this function before, but now it triggers an error after the function call has been made, but before the function has even been entered. Why doesn't it enter my function directly? What can I do about this? After all, VS doesn't do what I tell it to do but acts completely crazy!


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Students with IEPs
Students who receive services in accordance with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Educational environment refers to the extent to which students with IEPs receive special education and related services in general classrooms or schools with their non-disabled peers. This graph shows the percentage of students with IEPs whose educational environment was classified into one of four settings for students age 6 to 21:
80% or more of time in a general classroom with their non-disabled peers
40-79% of time in a general classroom
Less than 40% of time in a general classroom
In a separate facility
For pre-school students age 3-5 with IEPs, educational environments are classified in five ways:
Receives the majority of special education services inside an early childhood program
Enrolled in a regular early childhood program but the majority of special education services outside the early childhood program
Enrolled in special education class or facility
At home
In the care of a service provider
Click on Demographics to display the percentage of students in each demographic group who receive their services in each of the educational environments.
Click on Disabilities to display the percentage of students in each disability area who receive their services in each of the educational environments.
On the displays for Demographics and Disabilities, hover your cursor over the name of a group on the left. Colored strands will flow across the chart to each of the four environments. You can also hover over each of the environments on the right and see the strands flowing left to each of the demographic groups or disabilities. Hovering over a group or an environment will display additional information.
Click on View Trends to see changes in the student body over time.
Special education law requires that students with IEPs be placed to the maximum extent appropriate with children who are not disabled. This means including students with IEPs into general classrooms, the least restrictive environment, as much as possible. The IEP team, which includes parents, bases placement decisions on the best ways to meet the identified needs of a student. The percentage of time spent in general classrooms will vary according to the needs of individual students, who may require supplemental services to achieve their learning goals.


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The 2018 Ford Edge is a sophisticated crossover utility vehicle that is loaded with technology, a high level of craftsmanship and above average vehicle dynamics. With a car-based design, Edge delivers better on-road comfort, fuel efficiency and overall driving dynamics than any truck-based SUV. Last updated in 2015, the Edge is based on the same global platform as the Ford Fusion sedan.
What's new for 2018 is the SEL Sport Appearance Package. The new package features a dark-accented exterior, unique 19-inch premium Magnetic-painted wheels, grille, mirror caps and rear spoiler. Interior enhancements include Mayan Gray fabric seats with Umber-colored Miko suede cloth perforated inserts, a Copper Dune textured applique that carries the color theme to the dashboard and custom embroidered Umber "Edge" floor mats.
Available in SE, SEL, Titanium and Sport trim levels, power for the Edge is generated from a brace of EcoBoost gasoline engines: 3.5L V6, 2.7L V6, and a 2.0L four-cylinder. Torque for all three engines is communicated to the asphalt via a six-speed SelectShift automatic transmission. All-wheel drive is standard for Sport.
The control hardware has been developed specifically to isolate road imperfections and absorb noise without compromising handling. The front-wheel-drive Edge features a MacPherson-type front suspension, with an integral-link independent rear with coil springs and a 23-millimeter antiroll bar. The advanced system has been tuned to deliver a more dynamic, engaging ride customers will feel immediately.
Thanks in part to the use of high-strength steel, the solid body structure of the Edge provides robust platform for the new suspension.
Inside the passenger cabin, the dashboard and center console have been carefully designed and shaped to look like one thin, streamlined piece. A central eight-inch LCD touch screen supporting SYNC with MyFord Touch is available on even more models. Storage areas have been improved throughout the cabin, with a covered media bin on top of the center stack; an open, pass-through-type storage area beneath the climate controls; an open storage area on the instrument panel, below and to the left of the steering wheel; and large pockets on each door.
Thanks in part to smart design work and next-generation seats that are thinner and more supportive, the interior of the Edge is spacious. Adding further to the feeling of openness, Edge offers one of the largest sunroofs in the business – Ford's Panoramic Vista Roof, measuring 47.7 inches front to back.
Dimensions & specifications
Wheelbase: 112.2; overall length: 188.1; width: 75.9; height: 68.6
All vehicle measurements are in inches.
Engine: 3.5L EcoBoost V6 – 280 hp at 6,500 rpm and 250 lbs-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm; 2.7L EcoBoost V6 – 315 hp at 4,750 rpm and 350 lbs-ft of torque at 2,750 rpm; 2.0L EcoBoost four-cylinder – 245 hp at 5,500 rpm and 275 lbs-ft of torque at 3,000 rpm.
Transmission: six-speed automatic
EPA Fuel Economy: 3.5L V6 – 18 city/26 hwy (FWD), 17 city/25 hwy. (AWD); 2.7L V6 – 18 city/27 hwy. (FWD), 17 city/24 hwy. (AWD); 2.0L four-cylinder – 20 city/30 hwy. (FWD), 20 city/28 hwy. (AWD)
Cargo capacity: 73.4 cubic feet
Safety features
Dual front airbags, front seat-mounted side impact airbags, dual head curtain side-impact airbags with roll over sensor, front seat knee airbags, four-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock, AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control and Curve Control, electronic brake distribution, hill start assist, rear view camera, SYNC communications system, automatic power door locks, battery saver, intelligent access, push-button engine start, automatic headlamps, daytime running lamps, SecuriLock passive anti-theft system, remote keyless entry system, MyKey, SOS post-cash alert system, and tire pressure monitoring system. SEL adds reverse sensing system and. Titanium adds universal garage door opener and active glove box airbag.
Optional safety features include navigation system, blind spot information system with cross traffic alert, remote engine start, perimeter alarm, adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning with brake support, front 180 degree camera, high intensity discharge headlamps with automatic high beams, rain-sensing windshield wipers, lane departure warning, lane keeping assist, and enhanced park assist with side parking sensors.
Basic: 3-year/36,000 mile
Powertrain: 5-year/60,000 mile
Corrosion: 5-year/unlimited
Roadside Assistance: 5-year/60,000 mile 24-hour
The base Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2018 Ford Edge starts from $29,220 for the SE upto $40,675 for Sport. Destination charges add $995.
BJ Maurer Ford
327 Alwine Road
Boswell, PA 15531
There's something to be said about being the first.
Oh sure, it's not always the first who is the best. Sometimes it's the ones that innovate in the face of originality that end up coming out on top. But sometimes, when you're the first you still manage top your competitors.
This is especially true in the case of the Ford Edge. By now the market is absolutely flooded with crossover SUVs. Any car manufacturer that's worth its salt has its own variation of this hot new style of passenger vehicle. Consumers seemed to grasp onto crossovers with wild abandon, much in the same way they did with the advent of the minivan decades ago. "Don't want to give up the utility and versatility of a true blue SUV but also want something that drives more like a car? Get a crossover!" It's not hard to see why crossovers are so popular.
And through that prism, it's no wonder the Ford Edge remains the leader of that particular pack. There's no other crossover that's as reliable, as sturdy as this one. Most vehicles could only wish that they were built Ford Tough. The Ford Edge gets to wear that badge of pride every time one rolls off the assembly line.
So what is it that makes the Ford Edge such a leader within this subset of American cars?
The Ford Edge has been reimagined with a stronger, more athletic shape. It has been retooled to meet higher expectations for quality, and reengineered to add more features and technologies for a more rewarding driving experience.
In other words, it's been refined and retooled and reshaped in ways that only Ford Motor Company knows how to craft a vehicle. So get behind the wheel of a Ford Edge and drive with the leader of the pack.
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ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson has a Climate Science Problem (VIDEO)
The third and final meeting of the year for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) just wrapped up in Scottsdale, Arizona, last week.
On the day of ALEC's board meeting, Greenpeace attempted to ask ALEC's board of directors and executives about climate change science. ALEC CEO Lisa Nelson was not keen on speaking to us.
ALEC has a long history of denying climate change. It continues to take payments from fossil fuel companies like Koch Industries, ExxonMobil, and Peabody Energy. It was part of the American Petroleum Institute's leaked plan to manipulate the public's trust in climate scientists, spelled out in an eerie memo from 1998.
The group even hosts privately-funded events where ALEC legislators are taught how to deny climate change science by public relations consultants who have ties to fossil fuel companies.
As for Lisa Nelson, she is on the board of a Libertarian think tank that promotes solutions to climate change. The Niskanen Center was named after the late co-founder of Charles Koch's Cato Institute, whose recent death led to an attempted coup of the organization by the Koch brothers. Some of Niskanen's staff are former Cato executives, who now support a carbon tax, perhaps the most viable policy solution to global warming. This has caused a rift between the Libertarian purists and the Koch network's hacks-for-hire, like Pat Michaels, the disgraced climatologist at Cato.
Since Ms. Nelson has taken the helm of ALEC, she has lost over a dozen corporate members. Some of those companies--Google, SAP, and Shell--even condemned ALEC specifically for peddling doubt over climate change in their statements explaining why they have abandoned the lobbying group.
[UPDATE: Since publishing, ALEC was abandoned by American Electric Power (AEP), a major U.S. coal-burning utility that has even lent staff to help govern ALEC's anti-environment task force. AEP states that ALEC's interference with the US Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan is the reason they are leaving. AEP remains a member of the utility trade group, the Edison Electric Institute, itself a member of ALEC.]
Ms. Nelson has inherited a big problem. After decades of helping companies lie to legislators about climate change, the companies themselves and many of their front groups will no longer deny that humans are responsible for unnatural climate variability. But ALEC legislators have not received the memo, and if you ask them about climate change, they sound woefully uninformed. Almost as if they were paid to.
More to come on that.


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The first time in print, these old time radio scripts by Philip Rapp are taken from old time radio's golden age shows: Maxwell House Coffee Time, Good News, and more. These are not transcriptions, but the original scripts, sometimes vastly different from broadcast-draft scripts, since Rapp would often revise a script three times before it aired.
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For one hundred years people have attempted to climb to the peak of Mt. Washington faster than anyone else. Travis Pastrana beat the record by 20 seconds in a Subaru WRX STI. On his first try. Watch his Subie dance.
Mt. Washington is home to the "Climb to the Clouds" rally, i.e. that other hill climb. And while it doesn't have quite the cachet of Pikes Peak, with over 100 turns and a summit 6,288 feet in the sky it's still a challenging and gorgeous track.
Pastrana, not surprisingly, has his way with it. In addition to jumping over things on TV, Pastrana makes a pretty good living winning rally races.
Frank Sprongl set the record in 1998 in an Audi S2/Group B Quattro with a time of 6:41.99. On his first run Pastrana surpassed Sprongl's time by clicking off a 6:20.47. His next attempts were hindered by bad weather and he was thus slower.
We also have video of the former record-setting run, but because Sprongl wasn't backed by a fleet of energy drink-sponsored/addicted cameraman, the quality isn't as good. The driving, though, is stellar. Compare.


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Im running dual boot Win 7 and LMDE 64-bit on update pack 5. I When updating to #5 i may have selected "install new version" and I also have duplicate partitions of LMDE upon upstart. Im not sure if this is related, i thought I would share.
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 73#p631249For anyone else with the terminal issue, a solution is to go into Edit / Profiles / Default / Colours, deselect Use colours from system theme and select the Built-in scheme Black on white.


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Crime Prevention:
Just the Facts - Just in Case
This booklet was designed for use by adults, especially college students. Time is of the essence when a person disappears. When the information contained in this booklet is provided to police by a family member or trusted friend, prompt and accurate completion of a missing person report is ensured. In turn, police are able to commence well informed investigative action, including entry of information into a computer network which extends across the United States and Canada
Disaster Preparedness Checklist
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Americans are eager to make preparedness a part of their daily lives. The following checklist will help you take the necessary steps to protect yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of a future terrorist attack or other emergency.
What Teens Can Do Against Terrorism
Teens have been involved in preventing crime for many years. They have worked with elders, peers, and children in settings ranging from neighborhood parks to schools to senior citizen centers to shopping malls. What can teens do about preventing and responding to terrorism and other civic emergencies? There's a lot!


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The Simpsons (1989)
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
- Matt Groening
Episode 1 - Elementary School MusicalRelease Date: 2010-09-26
Marge sends Lisa to a performing arts camp, where counselors and fellow campers inspire her to embrace her creative side; upon returning to Springfield, Lisa grows restless with her boring suburban lifestyle.
Episode 2 - Loan-a-LisaRelease Date: 2010-10-03
Lisa invests in Nelson's brand-new business venture, but soon realizes that her friend's instant success might lure him away from the classroom. Worried that his judgment might be clouded, Lisa introduces Nelson to the well-educated and successful creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, only to find out that he too dropped out of school.
Episode 3 - MoneyBARTRelease Date: 2010-10-10
Lisa starts coaching Bart's Little League team; Marge and Bart spend the day at an amusement park, where former MLB manager Mike Scioscia gives Bart advice.
Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror XXIRelease Date: 2010-11-07
"Treehouse of Horror XXI" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' twenty-second season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 2010. This is the 21st Treehouse of Horror episode, and, like the other "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, consisted of three self-contained segments: In "War and Pieces", Bart and Milhouse discover a real-life board game that they must win to return home; in "Master and Cadaver", Marge and Homer go on a honeymoon on a sailboat, and rescue a mysterious castaway named Roger; and in "Tweenlight", Lisa falls in love with a vampire named Edmund. "Treehouse of Horror XXI" was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Bob Anderson. Daniel Radcliffe and Hugh Laurie both guest starred in the episode. The first segment references Jumanji, the second is a loose parody of Dead Calm and the third satirizes the Twilight novel and film series. The episode also contains references to The Office, A Clockwork Orange and Sesame Street. In its original airing on the Fox Network during the November sweeps period, the episode had a 3.7 Nielsen rating viewed in approximately 8.2 million homes. Critical opinion of the episode was mixed, with "Tweenlight" generally being regarded as the best of the three segments.
Episode 5 - Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your LifeRelease Date: 2010-11-14
Discovering that Marge was once a stellar A+ student whose grades plummeted after being distracted, Lisa fears that she will end up just like her mom unless she pledges to focus solely on academics in an encore episode. When Marge makes a secret deal allowing Lisa to attend her dream school, Lisa learns a lesson in family and altruism. Meanwhile, Bart puts Nelson Muntz in his place and unintentionally claims the title of "School Bully"
Episode 6 - The Fool MontyRelease Date: 2010-11-21
After learning that he is suffering from multiple illnesses and has only a few weeks to live, Mr. Burns becomes distraught by the town's less-than-sensitive reaction to his announcement. Following an unexpected turn of events, Bart finds Mr. Burns weak and vulnerable in the wilderness and secretly takes him into the Simpsons' home. But when Homer and Marge learn about their new houseguest, they decide it's payback time, and Lisa, determined to stand up for Mr. Burns, learns that old habits die hard.
Episode 7 - How Munched is that Birdie in the Window?Release Date: 2010-11-28
Bart helps nurse an injured pigeon back to health. After Santa's Little Helper eats the bird, Bart has a hard time coping with the loss. Worried that Bart needs some help getting over the loss, Marge and Homer take him to a therapy session with Dr. Thurston, who advises that the only cure for Bart's blues is to give away the family dog, but when the Simpsons visit the pup's new home, a shock causes them to rethink their decision.
Episode 8 - The Fight Before ChristmasRelease Date: 2010-12-05
When the rest of the family seems to lack Christmas spirit, Marge contacts Martha Clause (Martha Stewart).
Episode 9 - Donnie FatsoRelease Date: 2010-12-12
Jon Hamm will guest star as a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent as Homer goes undercover to infiltrate Fat Tony's mob. Joe Mantegna will return as Fat Tony, and also voice his cousin Fit Tony.
Episode 10 - Moms I'd Like to ForgetRelease Date: 2011-01-09
Marge reconnects with a close group of mothers she used to be friends with; Bart tries to break up their group when his playdates stop being fun.
Episode 11 - Flaming MoeRelease Date: 2011-01-16
When Smithers transforms Moe's pub into a refined and trendy lounge, the establishment becomes Springfield's local gay hangout; Principal Skinner falls for the new, free-spirited music teacher (Kristen Wiig).
Episode 12 - Homer the FatherRelease Date: 2011-01-23
When Homer insists Bart must earn the new dirt bike he wants, Bart comes up with a scheme; James Lipton interviews a TV cast.
Episode 13 - The Blue and the GrayRelease Date: 2011-02-13
Moe gets Homer to be his wingman, but becomes distraught when the women are drawn to Homer as well. Meanwhile, Marge discovers some gray hairs and tries a new more mature hair style to go along with it, much to Bart's dismay.
Episode 14 - Angry Dad: The MovieRelease Date: 2011-02-20
Bart and Homer make a film based on Bart's comic book character Angry Dad. The cartoon becomes a critical favorite and begins to win a number of awards, but Bart becomes upset when Homer takes all of the credit during acceptance speeches.
Episode 15 - The Scorpion's TaleRelease Date: 2011-03-06
Lisa's school project leads to the discovery of a new drug that makes the elderly less cranky and more tolerable.
Episode 16 - A Midsummer's Nice DreamRelease Date: 2011-03-13
The town is abuzz when Cheech and Chong announce a Springfield stop on their much-anticipated reunion tour. But when Cheech and Chong take the stage in front of their loyal fans, the jokes were just not the same for Chong, so Homer steps in and delivers all the punchlines by heart. Impressed, Cheech invites Homer to go on tour with him as new duo "Cheech and Chunk" while Chong forms a more progressive comedic team, "Teach and Chong," with Principal Skinner. While Homer is on tour, Marge attempts to help the neighborhood cat lady and change her hoarder ways, but turns into a hoarder herself in the process, and Homer realizes that life on the road is not all high times and slapstick humor
Episode 17 - Love Is a Many Strangled ThingRelease Date: 2011-03-27
The tables are turned for Homer and Bart after a therapist cures Homer of his violent tendencies toward the boy.
Episode 18 - The Great SimpsinaRelease Date: 2011-04-10
The family is greeted by folk singer Ewell Freestone (guest voice McBrayer) when they visit a peach farm, but when Marge goes overboard with peach-inspired dishes, Lisa and Bart try to get rid of the unwanted fruit. Later, Lisa becomes a magician's apprentice to the legendary Great Raymondo (guest voice Landau) who helps her develop her craft, but a schoolgirl crush clouds her judgment when she is coaxed into revealing the Great Raymondo's most famous magic trick to his phony archnemesis. But when the rival magician's act takes a risky turn, the Great Raymondo has one last trick up his sleeve and stages showdown with Ricky Jay, Penn & Teller and David Copperfield (guest-voicing as themselves), showing them why he is the master of the craft
Episode 19 - The Real Housewives of Fat TonyRelease Date: 2011-05-01
Fat Tony (voice of Joe Mantegna) woos Marge's sister Selma, and they marry. Marge worries that Selma is choosing her new lifestyle over family after the whirlwind romance, but Tony invites Homer and Marge to join them on a getaway at the Jersey shore. Meanwhile, Bart develops a gift for finding truffles, much to Lisa's delight.
Episode 20 - Homer ScissorhandsRelease Date: 2011-05-08
After Homer discovers a genius talent for styling hair and opens his own salon, he becomes Springfield's most in-demand hair stylist. But having to listen to women's problems and gossip all day long leads Homer to believe his gift may actually be a curse. Meanwhile, when Milhouse decides to live each day to the fullest, he comes out of his shell and professes his love for Lisa, only to have his heart broken. Milhouse then catches the eye of popular fifth-grader Taffy, causing Lisa to make a bold move.
Episode 21 - 500 KeysRelease Date: 2011-05-15
When the Simpsons discover a collection of keys to every door in Springfield, Lisa stumbles upon an eerie hidden classroom beneath Springfield Elementary School. When she shares her discovery with Principal Skinner, the secret room mysteriously disappears and he takes the only key away. A determined Lisa uses her detective skills to lead her back to the room to solve an old school mystery.
Episode 22 - The Ned-Liest CatchRelease Date: 2011-05-22
Feeling guilty for getting Mrs. Krabappel suspended after one of his school pranks, Bart helps her escape detention, and Ned Flanders winds up saving her life in the process. When Edna and Ned start dating, he is surprised to learn she's been with many of Springfield's men, including Homer and Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer.


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Piracy fighters at the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) have trained a pair of dogs to locate DVDs.
As part of a project promoted by the Motion Picture Ass. of America, FACT instigated the training of two black Labradors named Lucky and Flo. After eight months, the two canines were trained to identify DVDs among other items of cargo.
Lucky and Flo were put to put to the test at FedEx's UK hub at Stansted Airport where they were successful in identifying packages and parcels containing DVDs. Customs officers who opened these packages discovered that all were legitimate shipments.
Sniffer dogs can normally be trained only to detect one illicit item, normally either explosive substances or drugs. You might be forgiven for thinking that the effort spent in teaching Lucky and Flo to detect DVDs would have been better spent elsewhere, especially when you consider that fake DVDs smell no different from legitimate items. Despite the dogs' failure to find any knock-off goods, FACT is acclaiming the initiative as a great success.
"This is the first time dogs have been used anywhere in the world to search for counterfeit DVDs and the results were amazing", gushed FACT director general Raymond Leinster. "With the cooperation and assistance of FedEx and Customs we were able to properly test the dogs in a real life situation and prove that they can work in a busy airport environment."
Mary Callahan, director optical disc operations, worldwide anti-piracy at the MPAA, added: "Lucky and Flo's immediate success in locating DVDs in transit offers us a new and highly effective means of detection for counterfeit discs."
FACT's announcement of its initiative can be found here. ®


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Are E-Cigarettes Dangerous?
Originally aired on 12/05/2014
Dr. Oz sets the record straight on smoke-free alternatives. Plus, how clean is your hotel room? See the creepy results of an Oz investigation.
Guests: Dr. Natalie Azar , Ric Edelman
Dr. Natalie Azar talks to Dr. Oz about what's in e-cigarettes and why the liquid nicotine in them is dangerous if it gets out of the e-cigarette.
Dr. Oz explains that the vapor released from smoking e-cigarettes contains formaldehyde and heavy metals, which are toxic and harmful.
Dr. Oz and Dr. Andrea King discuss the effects of e-cigarettes and how they can perpetuate smoking in smokers who are trying to quit.
Jeff Rossen reveals the results of his investigation into the germiest spots in hotel rooms and explains why the telephone and bathroom sink faucet are especially dirty.
Dr. Oz and Jeff Rossen discuss how TV remotes are never disinfected in hotel rooms and most often contain the highest amount of bacteria.
Kim shares her story of financial struggles and how the stress of her debt drives her to smoke and eat unhealthy food.
More than 70% of people say money is their greatest stressor. Dr. Oz and Ric Edelman share the plan to get rich while losing weight.
Ric Edelman shows you how to save on your prescriptions by asking your doctor to prescribe twice the dosage and cutting your pills in half.
Dr. Oz has the fastest fixes to your most pressing health questions.Click for more


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\nTwo years ago, I was sitting at my desk in the law firm where I work when the entire left side of my body started itching: the palm of my hand, my fingernails and toenails, even the bottom of my foot. Within minutes, the sensation spread to my genital area, and the itching there became painfully intense. The best way I can describe it is that it felt like something was underneath my skin trying to get out.
At first, I thought the itching was stress-related, since I'd been under a lot of pressure at the office. But it only became worse after I got home that evening. Although I wasn't sexually aroused, my genital area wouldn't stop throbbing. I didn't want to orgasm, but I felt like I absolutely had to. Once I did, I was relieved to find that the itching disappeared, but it came back
just as intensely several hours later, in the middle of the night.
Urge Overkill
Thinking it may be an allergic reaction, I took an over-the-counter antihistamine, but it did no good. Like before, the itching started in my left hand and foot then moved to my labia and clitoris. An orgasm was the only thing that gave me temporary relief.
Over the next three weeks, the sensation continually woke me in the middle of the night and prevented me from going back to sleep. I tried to focus at work but was constantly running to the bathroom or, worse, crouching behind my desk to relieve myself. I was able to do so in just a few minutes, but it was horribly stressful—I was always worrying that someone would catch me! At my worst, I had 24 orgasms in one hour. By that point, I was exhausted and leaving the house only to go to work and run errands.
Almost immediately after my symp-toms began, I confided what was going on to a few close friends during our lunch break. At first, they joked, "I wish that would happen to me!" But once I explained that I never felt sexually excited, just painfully itchy, they agreed something must be seri-ously wrong with me.
With their encouragement, I Googled my symptoms and discovered they matched those of persistent gen-ital arousal disorder (PGAD), a rare form of sexual dysfunction that only a few thousand women are believed to have. I made an appoint-ment to see my primary-care physician, but she had never heard of PGAD and barely listened as I described the symptoms.
My gynecologist was only slightly more helpful. Although he had read about the disorder, he didn't know enough about it to diagnose me or offer treatment. Luckily, another Internet search turned up Irwin Gold-stein, MD, director of sexual medicine at Alvarado Hospital, in San Diego. I immediately made an appointment and flew from my home in South Carolina to see him.
Doctor's Orders
After taking my medical history and running a battery of tests, Dr. Gold-stein asked me to have an orgasm in his office. My first thought was What? Are you joking? But I was determined to get some answers and, hopefully, a solu-tion to my condition. He turned down the lights and gave me a vibrator covered with a condom then used a vulvoscope, a special magnification camera that monitors genital changes, while I climaxed. A friend I'd brought with me stood beside the examination table, holding my hand.
On a large plasma-screen TV, Dr. Goldstein pointed out what he was looking at. While my brain was telling me I felt constant clitoral arousal and engorgement, those symptoms weren't actually physically present. My self-diagnosis of PGAD had been right.
Dr. Goldstein explained that although no single cause has been pinpointed many women begin experiencing PGAD symptoms after stopping use of certain antidepressants, like I had a month before my itching began. One theory is that abruptly discontinuing these drugs causes an imbalance in the brain's neurochemicals, which regulate sexual reflex. I was stuck in a state of per ceiving constant sexual excitement.
Finally Finding a Solution
I immediately started taking medications, including a mild painkiller, to ease my symptoms. Since stress can exacerbate PGAD symptoms, Dr. Goldstein advised me to exercise regularly, get enough sleep, and talk to a therapist.
Within a few months, my itching had slowed down enough that I began venturing out with friends again. I even started dating a great guy I met online. Just as I had with my friends, I candidly told him about my condition. Understandably, he was really surprised at first but tried hard to understand and was incredibly comforting.
Still, our sex life was complicated for a while. When my PGAD wasn't bothering me, I was so relieved that the last thing I wanted
was to have sex. And when my PGAD was flaring up, I felt unsexy and also wanted to be left alone. My fear was that his touching my body wouldn't ease my itching but would throw me back into that uncomfortable cycle of needing to orgasm over and over.
Luckily, our relationship has weath-ered the storm. We've now been together for a year and a half, and my itching has become less and less fre-quent. These days, I orgasm only once or twice a month to relieve my symp-toms. The rest of the time, I'm having sex because I want to. Some women have been completely cured of PGAD. I'm hopeful I will be one of them.


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Farrow & Ball Lotus BP2019
The Farrow & Ball Lotus wallpapers are an artisanal lotus-flower design, which is drawn from 19th century French archives and influenced by the Arts & Crafts Movement.
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Pootie Doll is pretty unpredictable. What is predictable is the way you feel every time you hear his name come across the news. Keep this Dammit Doll next to the remote at all times.
I like the "pajama" look of this doll. And the eyes in red stand out against the pink. It's my choice for a gift!
I purchased 4 at different times and have given them all away. The last one went to a friends daughter that just found out her cancer is back. Everyone has said these dolls were used a lot! I have been trying to find more because I have more friends that need one.
Love the dolls and love this pattern so much, but the seam busted open, and the stuffing literally came out the first time I demonstrated hitting the bed with it to my daughter. Bought it at a local indie bookstore and will bring it back and ask them to order another in this pattern for me.
I bought one for a gift and love it. Now I want one for me but they are out of stock. Gotta get me one.
Just what my office needed!