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There's been an almost religious response to SRAM releasing 1×11 for the road. I find this puzzling, as to me it represents a valid choice for riding where super-wide range gearing isn't needed. And in the vast majority of the United States, the idea regularly riding extended steep climbs is at best a fantasy. It's restricted to European bike tours, etc.
1×11 provides basically the same gear spacing as 2×8, which honestly back in the day was fine, although also not for everyone, and those who wanted more went to triple chainrings. Today a lot of those who used triples back then are fine with wide-range 2×10 and 2×11 options. But if you want to avoid dealing with a front shifter, and maybe save a bit of weight, 1×11 can be an attractive choice. I was riding with an old colleague from Stanford Cycling, Mark, who's been riding SRAM 1×11 on hilly San Francisco Bay area rides and he loves it. But then he started racing with 2×6, and so learned to ride at a somewhat wider cadence range than riders starting today seem to require.
But one good argument against 1×11 is cross-chaining. We were all taught to not cross-chain. Riding in the big-big or small-small combination causes a lot of friction, it's always been said, and indeed when you spin your chainring backwards in a big-big combo there's a lot more resistance than when it's in a gear with less lateral chain deflection. But when applying power, how much difference is there?
My favorite source on such matters is FrictionFacts, and they did a study on drivetrain losses in various gears. It's reported by Bike Radar.
Here's a key plot from the report. It shows drivetrain losses in various gears on a 2×11 drivetrain:
In general, given the choice between two gear combinations at the same ratio, you take the big-big combination versus small-small. This is because the big-big combination will have the chain under lower tension and the chain will bend less each time it moves off the rear cog and when it moves onto the front chainring. The chain also bends on the pulleys and on the bottom of the chain run, but down there it's under lower tension. So what matters most is when it's under high tension, on the top.
But the big-big combinations tend to have inferior chainlines at the low end of the gear range. You can see it in the plot. Not this isn't an ultra-dramatic effect, and I used to vastly underestimate it based on backward-spinning experiments. The big-big combination is less than a watt higher than the alternative at the same ratio with the small ring. But still, I'll save a watt if I can.
With a 1×11 system the chainring sits aligned with the 6th cog in the back, counting the cogs 1-11. That's 5 cogs to the right, 5 cogs to the left, one perfectly aligned. With a 2-11 system, given my measurement of 9 mm of separation between the small and large chainrings, which is 2.4 cog spacings, that puts the chainrings in positions 4.8 and 6.2. If you always optimized your front chainring choice based on chain line it seems 2×11 should provide on average a better chainline than 1×11, by virtue providing more choice. And indeed if we ran, for example, a 44-44 front, that would obviously be true. I could pick my front ring based only on chain line.
But we don't run 44-44. Instead we pick the front ring based on whether we want a higher or lower gear range. Typically front shifts are a relatively last resort, if the present ring choice is running up against one or the other limit. So in real life, what gears to riders pick?
Now I don't claim to have nearly enough data to study this in depth. But I do have sample data from DC Rainmaker, who was testing the Garmin Edge series support for Di2 reporting via ANT+ Sport of gear choice. Here's a table from DC Rainmaker:
What I did here was to calculate the front chainring position (4.8 or 7.2) versus the rear cog position (1 to 11) and calculated from that the chain deflection in cog spacing equivalents. Weighting these by time spent in each gear I was able to calculate an average chain deflection of 2.6 cog spacings for this ride. I determined that he could have done the same ride with a 44 tooth chainring in the front using 1×11 with the same 11-25 range in the back. So I then repeated the calculation using the closest gear in that 1×11 system, assuming the front chainring as in position 6. Surprise, surprise, surprise: the average chain deflection was now 1.4.
How is this possible? The reason is that DC Rainmaker spent the vast majority of the ride in the ratios which would have been provided by the middle 5 cogs with the choice of a 44 tooth chainring. These have deflections of -2, -1, 0, 1, and 2. A time-weighted average of the absolute value of the chain deflection thus yields the remarkably small number of 1.4.
I'm sure if I were to look at another ride, for example one with super-steep climbs and extended fast descents where the rider spent a large fraction of the time at the absolute extremes of available gears, the chain line result would have been different. But for relatively flat rides the 1×11 system may actually provide superior chain lines, based on this N=1 example.
But keep in mind on all of this we're dealing with a fraction of a watt in drivetrain losses. I like obsessing over this sort of thing but if you're just going out for a training ride it's essentially irrelevant. You're better off worrying about keeping your zipper shut and wearing tight-fitting rather than loose-fitting clothing.

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Yahoo, determined not to be an also-ran in the search engine market, has released two new search applications for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, one of which lets users search for information without typing in keywords.
Released at the CTIA Wireless trade show March 23, the Sketch-a-Search application lets iPhone users search by drawing a boundary on the iPhone's map to find local restaurants within that area.
"What do you do when you're looking for a restaurant in a certain area or section of town, and you don't know the name of the neighborhood, or even its ZIP code?" Ariel Seidman, Yahoo's director of Mobile Search products, said in a blog post. "Now with the Sketch-a-Search app, you can draw a circle around the general area on the map-around the San Francisco waterfront, let's say-and voil??Ã, restaurants appear."
Users can draw any shape, including a circle or a line, on the map to see restaurant results in an area or street, then click on restaurant results to read reviews, look at photos, get directions or call the restaurant to make reservations.
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Users may also filter restaurant results by "cuisine, ambiance or ratings," Seidman said. The application defaults to a person's current location and remembers previous locations.
The drawing can be cleared by clicking the Sketch icon or just shaking the phone, recalling the clearing method from the popular Etch A Sketch toy.
Yahoo Sketch-a-Search currently only covers restaurant searches in the United States, but the application will eventually be made available to international markets, and with additional local categories-think hotels-"in the near future," Yahoo said.
This new search mode comes as companies are increasingly enabling gesture search on mobile applications to take advantage of virtual touch screens and provide a fun, easy alternative to manually typing in queries. For example, Google earlier in March launched Google Gesture Search, which lets users surface contacts and applications on their devices by tracing letters on the screen with their fingers.
The other new Yahoo application, Yahoo Search for iPhone, is a standard search application for the popular smartphone.
It includes embedded Yahoo maps, localized query suggestions that are displayed as users type, search history, voice search and other content from Yahoo that appears right in the search results.
The Yahoo Search for iPhone application, which like the Sketch-a-Search app may also be cleared with a shake of the phone, is available here for 22 markets across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
Yahoo could use a bit of traction with these applications, as the company's search engine market share has been inexorably sliding.
Conversely, Microsoft's Bing search engine, which is in the process of powering Yahoo search thanks to a 10-year search pact, has been gaining popularity.
Yahoo dropped from 17 percent market share through January to 16.8 percent in February, according to research from ComScore released March 9. Bing jumped to 11.5 percent of the U.S. search market in February, up from 11.3 percent in January.


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my fab gift was a Kindle fire ( just have to work out how to use it lol)
my worst was perfume ...evry year my sil get me avon perfume even though i tell her i cant use it as i have Asthma and it is one of my triggers .
I know we should not complain about a gift but.......What gift has been good or bad for you ????
A customer gave my husband a thank you present .....Fab Fingers. Would you believe !!!!!
Another one years ago this is is an elderly Aunt, gave my husband 6 second hand Tennis balls for Christmas....and no he does not play tennis !!!!!
my fab gift was a Kindle fire ( just have to work out how to use it lol)
my worst was perfume ...evry year my sil get me avon perfume even though i tell her i cant use it as i have Asthma and it is one of my triggers .
best pressie this year was my galaxy tab, even though it made me hyperventilate trying to get books on it lol
worst pressie was probably my oil of olay set with face toner and a eye mask lol but only cos i'll never have time to use it with a 3 year old!
i find all smelly giftsets a waste of time, as ive got a big bag on lotions and potions out of them under the bed and some of it has got to be 5 years old! really need to start chucking it out but i feel guilty cos people bought it for me
Is now a married woman!!
Porcelain figurines from beatrix potter for my 3yo which she will never be allowed to play with as they break too easily and will just sit in a cupboard somewhere gathering dust.
I can't give them to the charity shop either as the person who gave them to us is likely to ask where they are at some point.
Where am I supposed to put this crap?
Oh and someone got us a virgin experience afternoon tea which the only places in London to redeem it at are at Radisson hotels (eurgh). It's not even champagne afternoon tea so worth about £10 per person and I'd have to take 1/2 a day off work to go to it, or hire a babysitter to do it at the weekend.
Bah Humbug!
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Some people think ceramic figures are gorgeous...: I suspect they felt they were giving a collectible they would keep and treasure in older years? The afternoon tea is an imaginative idea for those who have everything.... But I can see your point with the logistics!
Lots of nice pressies here. Lots of books I will read, inc John Challis (Boycie) two books signed by the author . A bigger better portable phone charger for my iPhone that will be used daily at work. Lots of Guinness clothes, pen, choc, camera holster... No really bad presents to be fair. Although the key finder that beeps when you even move it or make any noise inc opening the stove doors is going to get buried somewhere I think!
Those who think they know it all are very annoying to those of us who actually do.
I try to be grateful for all gifts, but there is always one weird one that has us scratching our head with puzzlement.
My oddest present this year was "Scents of the Bible" - a gift box with tiny bottles with Frankincense, Myrrh and Spikenard (which I have never heard of). Just bizarre! My MIL has never got her head around me being Catholic - or at least that's the only reason I can imagine for this. And for the record, they smell truly awful!
haha funny thread!
i got rally driver training which is fab!
not so much on the wonky front this year, my mum is class for that as a rule and she got me a truely non stick frying pan!
however sha gave my son a box which when u take the lid off has a plastic cricket under a brolly that chirrups, except it wouldnt work on demand, just started chirruping randomly laster on!
DS is 16!
Weight loss total: 4 stone 8lb! at the top of target range oops!


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I was going for a cheery shabby chic look for K's big girl bed/room and I am SO happy with the results. That's right, I finally finished her quilt and sham. You can see more progress here and here.
My mom and I hand quilted the quilt and then I sewed the binding by hand as well. All the hand quilting and sewing took a long time, but I'm glad I did it that way, because the result is lovely! (Thought I will say that I probably won't be hand quilting for a while, my fingers are still red!)
The sham is exactly as I pictured it to be in my head. I even machine quilted the front to add a bit more detail.
Before I go, here is one of the tricks I came up with as I dreampt up this quilt. I saved images of each of the 7 fabrics onto my computer. Then I created a photo document which allowed me to move around the fabrics into different combinations and positions. This way I could move it all around digitally before cutting and ruining my precious fabric. I could also see it all in one place rather than having to clear a big floor space in order to picture the future result. Check it out, this digital image is the exact placement of the final project pictured up above!
Now we are working on setting up her bed and room. I'll be sure to post pictures of it all put together!


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Dear Parents, Friends, Staff and Students of Caroline Chisholm College,
I am very proud of our Year 12 students who, this week, began their final Higher School Certificate examinations. Not only am I proud of their hard work, their fine results to date and the mature way in which they have prepared for these exams has been impressive. I am proud that, through all of the challenges and struggles, they have maintained a strong sense of community, characterised by mutual support and care. These students understand that their friends' success is a key factor in their own success. I suppose it is an expression of the Sisterhood that our student leaders often talk about - that sense that girls, together, can achieve more than when they act in a self-interested and individual way. As I reminded the students on Monday morning, they are still an important part of our community, and if there is anything Caroline Chisholm College can do to support or assist them, we all stand ready to help.
Our Year 11 students are on retreat this week at Grosevale. The three day program is a very special and important time devoted to their development as young Christian women, and as a community of learners preparing for the challenges that their Year 12 colleagues are currently going through. I am very grateful to Ms Bernadette Murray, Mr Ian Fuller and the fourteen teachers who have prepared this retreat program for the girls, and have given up time away from family and commitments to be with the students and facilitate this, sometimes profound, experience. I pray that God will bless the Year 11 students with his grace at this turning point in their lives.
I am delighted to announce the appointment of a second Assistant Principal to the College from 2018. Mrs Deborah Scollard will join Mr King in the role of Assistant Principal.
Mr Stephen Casni has taken up a position as Deputy Principal at Dominic College in Hobart, Tasmania. The vacancy that will be left by Mr Casni at the end of the year has allowed us to re-imagine how best to provide leadership for learning at the college. I have discerned that having two leaders in the Assistant Principal role will allow the opportunity for effective professional learning of staff and a clear focus on student learning and growth from Year 7 to Year 12. Mrs Scollard, currently at Trinity College Auburn, is an extremely experienced educator with Masters Degrees in both Religious Education and Theology and she is completing a Masters Degree in Gifted Education. I trust that our community will welcome Mrs Scollard with openness and warmth; hallmarks of Caroline Chisholm College. We will have the opportunity to thank Mr Casni for his excellent leadership later in the year.
Over the recent school holidays work commenced on the upgrade of our farm and agriculture facilities. The site will be unavailable for learning activities this term as construction proceeds, and our animals have been temporarily relocated to nearby properties. Improvements include earthworks to provide six paddocks with new fencing, irrigation to the entire site, large rain water tanks (if it ever rains!), twenty-four garden beds for horticulture and a large, modern shed to be used as a learning centre for up to 70 students at once. We will also eventually have an outdoor learning area and chapel. For decades, students at Caroline Chisholm have excelled in Agriculture and Primary Industries under the guidance of Mr Clerke. Soon, we will have contemporary facilities to support learning in this important part of the curriculum.
We received the wonderful news that Mrs Terezel Araya has given birth to a baby boy called Thornett. This is the first child for Mrs Araya and her husband, and we rejoice with them as they welcome Thornett into their family. We also received the sad news that Ms Jacqui Morley's mother died last week in South Africa. Ms Morley has travelled back home to be with her family at this time. Her classes are being covered by Mrs Weaire. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs Morley and for Jacqui and her family. I have assured her of our care and support.
I leave you with a prayer that could be prayed in your family over the coming three weeks as our Year 12 students present themselves for their examinations.
Loving God
be with our students now,
as they prepare for their exams.
Thank you for the many talents and gifts you have
given them and for the blessing of a Chisholm education.
Calm their nerves and anxiety, help them
to remember all that they have studied,
to express it clearly and to answer the questions
the very best that they can.
Holy Spirit, sit with them in their exam
- and be with them always.
In Jesus' name
Mr Greg Elliott


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(The honourable exception here in Britain is, possibly, the saintly Guardian which does seem to take its duty of informing the public just a little more seriously, but as, according to May's circulation figures, it is these days informing as few as 178,758 readers in a nation of more than 64.6 million – not that a large proportion of them can actually read - a shift in strategy is arguable long overdue.) So whereas for a short while the abject horrors perpetuated by IS (ISIL, Islamic State or Daesh – the choice is yours) were the latest disaster to threaten humankind, the obduracy of the left-wing Greek government in refusing to execute a is pensioners in the face of overwhelming European Union demands and how it was increasingly likely to lead to global collapse soon proved to be a sexier story.
That one lasted the best part of a week, before it, too, was shown the door and a new topic likely to outrage the Great British Public was adopted. And what an outrage that has turned out to be! Apparently, as a seven-year-old our dear, dear Queen and her younger sister Margaret gave the Nazi salute! Well! And to add to the calumny their mother, for many, many years the nation's favourite granny, did the same! Well! Could it get worse!
Well, not according to the Sun which 'broke the story'. Further details of just how treacherous our royal family, in fact, were and, obviously, still are, included not just that not a single drop of English blood flows through their veins (though we all knew that), but the Queen has long hidden a secret passion for Sauerkraut and Charles, her son and heir apparent has all 17 verses of the Horst Wessel Lied tattooed on his bum! No wonder Princess Di got shot of the Nazi swine toot sweet.
Sadly for the Sun its scoop, trailed by the paper as 'of genuine historic significance) lasted barely 90 minutes before the public got bored and the other papers immediately scented blood. Within two hours the story was no longer just on earth has the Queen managed to hide her National Socialists sympathies for so long – at least for all the papers that weren't the Sun – but just what complete plonkers the Sun were. That was the fluff. Rather more interesting as far as I am concerned was that the photograph of Brenda, Maggie and Cookie raising their arms to give the salute was taken after they were coaxed to do so by their uncle, the then King of England, one Edward VIII (pictured).
David's fascist sympathies had long been suspected by Stanley Baldwin, who a few years later became Britain's Prime Minister. And when the hullabaloo over David marrying Wallis Simpson erupted, it is more than tempting to assume that when he engineered Edward VIII's abdication, he had rather more delicate matters in mind rather than whether or not the King should marry his best shag yet. (Incidentally, it was Simpson who nicknamed Cookie Cookie, and thereby earned herself the Cookie's lifelong enmity, an enmity which ensured David and Wallis, by then the Duke and Duchess of Windsor would never be allowed to touch British soil ever again.)
To ensure Edward VIII, by then the Duke of Windsor, who with Wallis had made a pilgrimage to Berchtesgarden to meet Hitler in 1937, would never be able even to try to influence Britain's attitude
As for the Sun somehow coming across the picy of the Queen, Margaret and their mother giving the Nazi salute, I suggest that it is a measure of how, in this instance, the Sun simply lost the plot by publishing them as it did. A different treatment with an appropriate story would still have allowed publication, but the paper would have avoided the pile of shit currently being poured all over it. Such a story might well have been something along the lines of how 'evil Uncle David even managed to pervert the minds of his innocent young nieces by conning them into giving the Nazi salute' but thank goodness 'clever Mr Baldwin was aware of his devilish tricks and got rid of him as King!' Job done: pics could have been published and the Sun would possibly have remained on the Queen's Christmas card list. As it is . . .
Me, I'm off on my travels again. Now that the dreaded 65 has passed and I can call it a day just as soon as I like – well could, as I have a 19-year-old at college and a 16-year-old who, I trust will also go to college – I am taking it just a little bit easier than I have so far been taking it easy. Next Wednesday, it's off to Bordeaux again to act as my aunt's walker to various concerts for a week.
Then it's back to work, before on August 12 I – and my son – are off to the back of beyond in Ostfriesland for a week to see whether German lager really is better than the panther piss served up in Old Bligty. (OK, I know it is, but I just want to reassure myself.) Then at the beginning of September it's off to the back of beyond in Castellon to visit my old potter friend. I shall, of course, be filing regular updates and reports of my sojourns, so you can all breathe again.
I should, however, in the interest of balance, report that I sailed a little close to the wind last week at work when, a little more under the cosh than usual (though as an excuse that cuts no ice at all on a newspaper) I was – well, the word used was 'abrasive' with a young female colleague in a separate department. Sadly, over the years this was not the first time, so this time it was not just a bollocking from my chief sub (who I do actually both like and rate – I want to make that clear should she ever happen upon this 'ere blog) but a short interview with one of our two managing editors.
He was, as it turned out, as nice as pie about it all and told me that although he and his fellow managing editor are regularly roasted – abrased? – by our esteemed editor a Mr Paul D. (who can teach the world a thing or two about being abrasive, I should in future restrict my abrasion to more senior hacks and leave the younger ones who might not yet be as acclimatised to 'the working environment' – not his words, however – in peace. Point taken, especially as I suspect he would not be quite as nice as pie were my abrasion to resurface. I might be stupid, but I'm not daft.
Incidentally, Mr Paul D. and I are both Scorpios. In fact, he is just a year and a week older than me. But as he earns well north of £1 million a year, has an estate in Scotland, a villa somewhere in the West Indies, is over 6ft tall and regularly dines with the Prime Minister, there, sadly the resemblance ends. Also I suspect at the end of the day he is a better journalist than I could ever hope to be. Here endeth the lesson (and, I trust, a lesson I have finally learned – see above for notes on the two younger members of the Powell family who are yet to be fully educated and who still rely on my bringing in the shekels.)


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Our backline is unsettled, rushed kicks and hand passes that inevitably favour the Suns.
Our backline is unsettled, rushed kicks and hand passes that inevitably favour the Suns.
Newman has had a couple of Howlers. Why would he handball to Buddy. Turnover, goal.
Boy are we making a host of disposal errors
How did a free kick to Newman result in a Suns goal? Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. Longmire would be fuming.
Not sure Jones is ok. One kick to nearly quarter time.......and whose on Lynch????
Gee I hope Horse gives them a serve......
Skills are terrible and we seem rushed and fumbly. Playing on at the wrong time too.
We are not switched on.
I'm getting a bad feeling. Am really really nervous.
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If we start like this next week we'll be 10 goals down at quarter time.
Smart from Jones then. Waited and found Rohan deep inside 50. Looks like their talk all week about kicking at goal a little closer is coming to fruition.
Hewett has been really classy this quarter.
Rohan 4 goals. He's approaching his form pre leg break.


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The World Wide Web turned 20 on August 6, and it's easily one of the five most important inventions of the last century. (If you're interested, nuclear fission, television, the transistor and the laser make up the rest of my top five.) It has changed human culture immeasurably, and perhaps for just that reason, it remains a source of controversy.
By removing barriers to communication and organization across town and around the world, yet requiring people to spend their time looking into their computer - and now, cellphone - screens, it's managed to bring people closer together while leaving them more isolated than ever before. There was an Internet before the web, but you'd never know it.
The paleo-net was a place where gopher and archie ruled supreme; but command lines had their limitations. Just as the graphical user interface made the computer more accessible than before, so too did the graphical web browser make the Internet more accessible.
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Today, the web isn't just a commonplace item in our society, it's replacing television as a broadcast platform. What began 20 years ago as an experiment with hypertext has become an enormous economic and information engine that can change history right before one's eyes, as we have seen with the recent Twitter-fueled uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East.
But the difference the web has made in the lives of ordinary people is even more noticeable. Were the web a sentient life form - and I suspect it will become one in my lifetime - it doubtless would have approved of the way I celebrated its birthday, by editing a few Wikipedia articles, shopping online and maintain my social networks. I guess I could have opened a bottle of champagne, but it was just the two of us, and I suspect the web is more of a microbrew fan anyway.


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The People First Waiver (1115 Waiver) public forum was held on 6/2/11. The Deputy Commissioner, Jim Moran, was present and provided a brief explanation of the intended purpose for the Waiver redesign. The main objective of the Waiver reform is to create a system that provides services based on the needs and wants of each individual, not the current model of "one-size-fits-all". The changes will explore new ways for individuals to receive services from multiple state agencies, for example a person with a developmental disability and a psychiatric illness will be able to receive services through the People first waiver and the Office of Mental Health simultaneously.
Approximately 40 people spoke (individuals receiving services, families, and agency representatives) and offered ideas about what they would like to see included in the Waiver reform. Several speakers expressed dissatisfaction with the way funds have been managed by New York State. Individuals receiving services advocated for Person Centered Services that are very much in line with eliminating the "one-size-fits-all" system that is currently in place. OPWDD representatives indicated that they will be posting all information from each of the Public Forums on their website.
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Craig Newmark of Craigslist — page 3By BTM Institute Staff Writer | Posted 2008-07-30 Print
An interview with Craig Newmark, Founder of Craigslist
Q. You have some ads that are pretty racy. Why do you tolerate them?
You're right. Racy in itself is okay. Racy and illegal! We don't want them on the site. It's wrong. It's not possible for us to look at every ad that goes on the site. We get more than 20 million posts per month. Our first line of defense is the flagging-for-removal mechanism. If you're looking at an ad and feel that it's wrong, you can flag it for removal. If other people agree with you and vote for removal by flagging, the ad is removed automatically. It's a flawed mechanism. Some times we don't get many flags on a particular thing. There's a guy who pointed out that democracy is a lousy form of government, but it's the best we have. That guy isn't writing much any more. He's right. That quote comes from Winston Churchill.
Over the weekend, I went to something sponsored by the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. It was at Colonial Williamsburg at the House of Burgess, where they pretty much wrote the Bill of Rights. I'm still digesting what I learned, which I put on my blog.
Q. What can corporate America learn from you folks?
Basically, they need just to act upon shared values, not to talk about them, but to follow through with them. One can argue that corporate America doesn't do a good job of this.
Q. In Andrew Keen's book, The Cult of the Amateur, he says that you're keeping people in the newspaper industry from earning a living. What do you have to say about this?
He makes an assertion. If he did any fact checking, he would've observed that many regional newspapers are in trouble because they're part of a chain looking for a 30 percent profit margin. You might also have heard that national newspapers and local newspapers are doing very well. The man who runs the Denver Post recently brought up the plight of regional newspapers.
In mid-2006 I was on a panel with Keen at the Personal Democracy Forum. I pointed out that it appeared that he hadn't done any fact checking. He agreed. Therein lies considerable irony, in that he's decrying amateurism, and yet he was a little short of the fact-checking part. He said things like every ad that goes on Craigslist means one ad that doesn't go in a newspaper. We know that is largely false. Most of the ads we get, we hear anecdotally, would never have gone into a newspaper.
In the book, Keen makes a point that a skilled professional can do a better job than a talented amateur. I pointed out that there are many experts who do a consistently bad job. For example, there's Mr. [Donald] Rumsfeld. He certainly didn't work out well. Keen wound up agreeing with me. He pointed out problems with Wikipedia, but he didn't mention that it's self-correcting. While there are problems, they're being fixed.
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NAMRIA discovered new islands in the Philippines- now we have 7,641 islands to explore!
The Philippines as we all know and learned from school is an archipelago comprising of 7,107 islands. The country has three main geographical sections which are Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. But with recent discoveries and geographical studies the knowledge that our country has 7,107 islands is now passé due to the newly discovered 534 new islands in the Philippines.
The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) found previously unknown islands to be part of the Philippine archipelago. In a speech by Environment Secretary Ramon Paje at the recent Philippine Environment Summit at the SMX Convention Center he said that the discovered 'unknown' new islands in the Philippines are scattered in various locations around the country.
According to news update published on CNN Philippines, the latest finding registered a total of 534 new islands in the Philippines which is more than the 400 previously announced. From just 7,107 the Philippines now has a total of 7,641 islands.
How National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) discovered these previously unknown new islands in the Philippines
NAMRIA discovered over 500 new islands in the philippines through a mapping technology called Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR). Through the high resolution mapping system which was completed last year "new" islands and islets were detected and a new map will soon be released.
NAMRIA is under the Department of National Resources (DENR) and is responsible for providing mapping services and collection of pertinent data used in facilitating natural resources valuable in creating charts, maps and statistics.
The discovery of new islands in the Philippines was made through Philippine Islands Measurements Project conducted by the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) which was started in 2013.
According to Environment Secretary Paje, some of the newly discovered islands were not previously shown on the map and were categorized as "new".
In the CNN Philippines report, Paje cited reasons why they were behind with the discovery- land masses went undetected by the old technology and due to changing land forms.
NOTE: A landmass can be called an island if it is above sea level and on high tide it should remain above water at any given time. It should also be capable of supporting plant or animal life or both.
Where are the new islands of the Philippines located?
Deputy Administrator of NAMRIA Jose Cabayanan Jr. said that most of these newly discovered islands in the Philippines are located in the Mindanao region.
So far NAMRIA has already completed ground validation of the new islands in the Philippines in the area of Luzon and now currently validating new islands in Visayas. Cabayanan said that they intend to complete the ground validation by the end of the year which will include new islands in Mindanao.
Ground validation involves collecting photographs of the seabed paying special attention to hard subtrates. (Subtrate is a layer or substance that has something underneath it that goes through a process in which organism can thrive and live) Samples of actual sediments from the surface are also collected through shallow digging.
What's the overall Impact of these new Islands in the Philippines?
The report that the Philippines has more than the previously known 7,107 islands has implications that can affect the nation in various aspects. With the recently conducted research studies by NAMRIA revealed that 534 new islands emerged and can be categorized as part of the Philippine archipelago.
The recent discovery of new islands in the Philippines is still in its infant stage but this will certainly have positive impacts such as:
Additional land area for the Philippines– new islands in the Philippines mean additional land area which translates to bigger territory. At this point NAMRIA is not yet capable of divulging full details of these new islands in the philippines but will soon come out with a new Philippine map. The soon to be released map of the Philippines will show the newly discovered islands including the increased land area. More land area will mean more opportunities for agriculture and scientific explorations.
Increased coastal economic zone– along with the increased land area, the Philippines will soon gain more coastal area. UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that a country's coastal exclusive economic zone shall extend 200 nautical miles or 370 kilometers from its continental shelf. This will be good for ocean explorations and fishing industry.
Take into consideration the Benham Rise which was declared by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf of the United Nations as part of the Philippine Extended Continental Shelf on April 2012. With the addition of Benham rise to the country's map, the Philippines increased its territory by 13 million hectare from what used to be just 30 million hectares to 43 hectares. (Benham Rise is a 13 million hectare undersea region east of Luzon that is rich in solid methane and natural gas. It is located at the coasts of Isabela and Aurora.)
***The total number of islands for the Philippines has increased from the previously thought 7,107 to 7,641 islands. This is definitely good news for the country knowing that there will be plenty of opportunities for future development. Further studies and research are needed and it would take some time before we could fully assess the full potential of these new islands in the Philippines.


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I just recently got neck surgery done on Jan 14th. My doctor has suddenly terminated my pain contract for reasons that are NOT true and I don't know what to do?
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not much you can do.. Try and find another doctor...
Hi Dave; Hey Guy, what's the matter, you havin' a bad day... a hurtin' day! Always remember, that's what were ALL here for ! "Spill the beans Dave , what's happening"! "Just plain ol' Sacosam I am"!
Were you getting pain medications from two different physicians? Even if it is for another reason?
Otherwise, you doctor felt you should no longer have pain and he/she cut you off.
Or the doctor had a visit from the DEA and is scared and cutting people off. Any doctor that prescribes some drugs under data 2000 exempt, are now getting a visit. I have even seen doctors close their practice, and move in with a group to protect themselves.
I would go to the health food store and see if they have any legal holistic pain controller for you, till you can go without. Please use this only short term.
Wish you the best
YES, YES, YES, Now "THAT'S What i'm talkin' about ! ! Thank You itsmetoo2. Every word you said plus I once saw an RN and a Doctor both canned by a BIG PHARMA salesman... is absolute gospel ! Sacosam It absolutely SUX , and We, or We + somebody have got to change things or we're in trouble ! !
only thing i can suggest is to get a copy of your medical records and find another doc.
i had a problem with a pain clinic a year ago and wanted to change so when i did they tried to make me look like a drug addict while i was in the new doctors office he called the old clinic they said terrible things about me THEY WERE NOT TRUE the new doctor said he would take me on trial to prove myself i did only what he said only got davocet-n-100 2 aday and lyrica 150mg a day thank goodness i still had my shrink(which he knew about they would talk and compare notes ) i also took all the injections he reccommended and never asked for anything extra now a year later he trust me and i get stonger meds the injections when i need them and we have a very good relationship but one office tried to burn me and it has taken a long time to get my good name back after he received my records (8)months later i believe he took my side of things but still we have that paient doctor relationship and the contract that so many of the doctors ask for.i am sorry you were terminated hopefully you can find a more qualified doctor to handle your pain management and will treat you with the respect you so deserve as i did. missy
i had the same thing happen to me . only someone called my dr told a lie and the dr went as far as lying about me not having anything in my system to protect herself . i talked to a lawyer and he said the dea is making it hard on all drs are protectong theirselfs they dont care about the paicents just their licens . i got another dr . i see it everyday where im from the druggies and dealers get what ever drugs they want and i have cronic pain have been in pain for 10 years and i go to the dr and get a run around . i am very quite and backwards drs scare me because they are the ones in controle weater i am able to get up and be in less pain . but i found a new pain dr and i was honest and told her what happend she said it is a shame alot of people have cron ic pain and thye are teated like addicts just because of some people abusing the right to get pain meds . dont give up get your records and ask your family dr for help mine was great help getting my records and mris for me .
their is a stop discrimination against pain pacients . go there sign to get help befor none of us are able to get pain meds .
sorrry to ramble on but i wake up in pain go to bed in pain till my new dr gets my meds to where they help . and im tired of watching the people abusing the rights to get apin meds when they dont have pain .
i'm sorry it happened to you i'm in a good place no one in my family other than my husband knows who i go to my hushand doesn't even know what i take he really doesn't like me on this site thats why you usually see me here early mornings i too wake in pain go to bed in pain pain pain pain i had a breakdown over pain it will never get that way again i'm retired now and can take care of myself daily i hope and pray that for everyone and i pray everyone can find the right doctor for their needs and the government (DEA) will back off and crawl back to where they came from i'm usually quite but our healthcare is such a mess, let the DEA scale down & turn that extra money to other sites like the under fed children and guns in our schools and leave our doctors alone for awhile so they can doctor the sick.missy
Amen to that Missy, I am having so much pain especially in the morning after at least an hour of trying to get comfortable enough to fall asleep that my husband has to bring my meds in for me before i can even get out of bed. I am young, i am only 24 but I just had a baby and the doctors messed up my back really bad. I have herniated disks and bulging disks, they messed up my epidural and gave me a spinal headache and my spinal fluid is leaking out and the surgeon said its bad enough now that I could have surgery but he doesn't want to until its absolutely necessary. I have never once asked for a refill before it was due, they gave me a prescription when i was being discharged from the hospital for Oxycontin (before i went to see the family doctor about all of this) and when I went to him for my follow up, I asked him to please give me something different because it made me feel dopey and I don't like that feeling.
I'm STILL being treated like a drug addict and they get their little urine sample every month and i have to go to the doctor at least once a month and its getting expensive and a little bit rediculas. I went to the dentist and he gave me a prescription for an antibiotic and my doctor called me the next day after I got it filled and said that I am under a contract with her and I am pushing her buttons. Excuse me??? I got an antibiotic and she sent me to the dentist for antibiotics. How far can these doctors go before its too much? I feel like I have absolutely no privacy and I am tired of being treated like a druggie. I understand that people are selling these drugs on the street and it really is a shame for those who are really in pain. I have to jump through hoops and feel like I'm being treated as some kind of criminal. What I would like to know is where are these people on the streets getting all this medicine if its so hard for people who are truly in pain to get them. I'm ready to move to another country where doctors don't look down on you like you are nothing because they are a doctor and your not. In my opinion, he is working for me. I am paying him to help me feel better and he is making it impossible and only adding to my existing anxiety disorder. I'm so frustrated I feel like I'm going to pop and I am afraid to go to another doctor because like many others have said they look at that like you are going to another doctor to see what more you can get out of them and its not like that, i just want to get the help i need without all the BS. I don't know how else to prove myself I am in no way acting like an addict like i said i don't ever ask for refills early and have never had too much or not enough in my urine samples so why do i have to continue with all of this non-sense. Does anybody have any suggestions for me?
I can't take anti inflammatory meds due to esophageal bleeding. Have heart disease. Now facet disorder and shot back. I take Lortab 10/500. My new dr gave me a one month supply of per over 7.5/325 2 per day. When I asked for one more month only, I went to see him, he treated me like a loser and now forced to go to a clinic. I take one lortab and one Percocet twice per day. I am not an abuser, I don't sell my meds and I certainly don't take more than prescribed but my character has been defamed. My husband is upset and we feel we have no where to turn. Honest person who cares about what goes in to my body. They throw meds on you then blame you... even when you refill on time or after due date.
I understand they must protect themselves but I was trying to.inform my loyal pharmacy that I.missed ONE Xanax! She reported me and now I'm too blame? I was concerned an employee was taking one here/there but I get the blame and in the data base I go? With respected legal teams in my family, we are pursuing my patient rights to regain my integrity and character. I understand the pharmacy needs to report to my dr but report it properly: one Xanax in 15 Years! Look at your staff. DEA should ck pharmacy employees! I am a highly respected Christian in my community and my family and friends know I need my meds and that I take it seriously.
The only reason I can think of just like everyone else has said is #1 you are getting meds from more than one doctor, #2 doesn't think you need that type of pain med anymore, or #3 just being a jerk. Have you asked him/her why? They owe you an explanation at best. Good Luck. And as Dave said, find another doctor. There are lots out there.
I had a very similar situation happen to me.
Some "person" if that's what I'll call him who was mad because I wouldn't give him any of my morphine so he made a call without giving his name saying I was abusing my medication,and I was cut off!!! I had had a C-1 to C-2 fussion to fix a broken neck that was broke at those two vertabrae,so there was obvious real pain,but between a ball breaking pain doctor who was looking for a reason to get rid of me right from the start.as a matter of fact the first day I saw her she asked me if I could cut my dose of 6 five mg oxycodone I.R (which wasn't working to start with) to four,I knew I was in trouble! The second problem I had was a cocky neurosurgeon who no matter how much I told him something wasn't right with my neck just blew it off! Well I worked for the University of Wisconsin for five years at that point & even though I had income continuation insurance I went back to work as soon as the doctor said it was safe(not collecting even one check from the I.C.I) but working there like alot of places you can only change your health care provider once a year,but when I was finaly able to I went to this spine clinic & they didn't even have to do a M.R.I,just a x-ray to see that the original operation was shot & needed to be done over,actully when I asked the surgeon if the original screw would have to come out he said if I didn't have skin over it,it would fall out,which meant all that time that that quack told me I was fine & I was out biking & doing other things that could have left me paralized(or dead since it was the very top vertabrae & no signals my brain sent to my lungs,heart,& other organs getting there) it just had me steamed!!! when the new surgeon did the operation he found there was a major infection in my C-1,C-2 vertabrae,I wonder how that happend? I'm being sarcastic of course. I'm not one of those people who are sue happy,but if I wouldn't have had to wait so long just to get my neck fixed & that doctor was such an ass I would have taken him for a bundle!! I had to have a pic line & a constant anti-biotic feed from this machine I had to wear for six weeks,and 4 new screws in my neck. But when I got my new primary care doctor I was honest with her,even the fact that I used to have an alcohol problem,I know what alot of these A.A people are thinking, you will allways have a alcohol problem & I used to believe that but I do not,& I don't care how many of these people say I'm wrong,I'M NOT!!! my alcohol usage stemed from having 3,count em 3 BEST FRIENDS DIE. I'm noy talking about long illnesses,I'm talking about I wake up the next day & there dead!!! No time to get ready to deal with them not being there,just here today gone tommorow. Only one even had to do with alcohol or drugs & after he died ,I stopped because at that time I was drinking 2/3 of liter of vodka a day,the only reason I didn't drink it all was I needed something to chase away the shakes in the morning,now I can buy a 4 pack of Sparks & have one left in the morning & I'm not saying that my way will work for everybody or anybody for that matter,but it did for me. Anyway like I said I was honest with her & I've been on what started as 100mg M.S Contin & Dilaudid,which I found worked better than the morphine but I had to take it more because in the US they don't offer the long acting Paladone or Dilaudid Contin like they do in Canada & G.B. What the main problem is that there is no standard,some doctors aren't afraid to write the meds that are in reality nesesar,where others won't ,there needs to be some kind of standard. I take 8 8mg Dilaudid a day,I don't get "high" & some days not even complete pain relief. I hope u find a do for who is not afraid to write the correct drugs without fear,my doctor has none so why do these others? Good luck.
I thank you so very much for your story and as I have also gotten surgery on my neck and have now been without my pain meds for over a couple of weeks, am now contemplating taking up drinking, I have been in tears for days, wondering what to do and going as far as thinking I CANT DO THIS ANYMORE!!! I just want to die, I know that this pain would drive anyone crazy and theres nothing I can do!! I live in a rural village!!
My doctor is freaking out because I'm on 5mg percocet twice a day and 5mg Valium for muscle spasms, it HARDLY takes the pain away from my back and there are days where if it weren't for my baby boy and my husband, I would have probably committed suicide a few months ago. Its still hard for me to fight off the thoughts of just rather being dead than in this much pain and not being able to hold my son is absolutely just as painful as my back. It breaks my heart and is making my anxiety go through the roof. When my anxiety goes up my pain gets worse and when me pain gets worse my anxiety gets worse. Its vicious and im terrified to try to find another doctor because i said before i don't want them thinking that im "doctor hopping" but when he asked me if the medicine is helping and I said not really, his reply was well "imagine what it would be like without any at all" I'm so frustrated and don't know what to do.
So do u still live in Wisconsin I might need a new Dr and was wondering if u could recommend one?
After reading some of the responses, I realize how fortunate I am. I see one doctor and one doctor only. My Spine Surgeon. I do not see a GP or pain specialist anymore. He knows my insurance status and sees me for other issues as well. The only thing he won't handle for me is the Gynie stuff. But I don't need the Gynie for pain meds either. When I first started as his patient, I had to sign the contract as well. I told him that I had previously signed a contract with another dr. but that was 3 years ago. I encouraged him to contact that clinic (which I'm sure he did) to verify I was med compliant. The main thing is 1) Be honest with your doctor! 2) Get copies of all your medical records. 3) Get a printout from your pharmacy of all your meds. PROVE to your new doctor you have nothing to hide. Good luck and I wish you better health! It sounds as if your doctor is being a real jerk and your the one who has to suffer!
OH MY GOSH, I THINK I JUST WROTE MY FIRST BOOK. SERIOUSLY SORRY SO LONG... The drug addicts, doctor shopping and so fourth is what is hurting everyone of us that have acute and chronic pain. My cousin told me about a women she knew years ago that would go to a doctor in tennessee for hydros, then in mississippi for the same thing. She told me the women never took a one of them, she would sell them all. It makes me sick to my stomach!!! These are people that you wish would all at once get severe pain and have no medication to take.(sorry i know that is harsh).
My ex-husband of 6 years ago was very abusive verbally and physically and when I finally got the nerve to end it (even if I had to go to extreme measures for my safety), I did. He called human services on me to get revenge and told them I was taking drugs. They came to my home, she followed me to my room where I keep my medications and I showed her the prscriptions and she counted every pill in each of my bottles. What pissed me off is when I found out that they had questioned my daughter at school without my knowlege. She was young and thought she was gona be taken away from her mama. The lady told me she would be back in a month to check everything out again but she never came. I am on lots of medication that would be a hay-day for an addict or great money for a seller.
Because at the very moment I had every pill accounted for, his little joke back fired. But if for some reason they weren't all there even if I had dropped a pill in my car (which I have) it would have hurt me from getting the meds I needed. If you ask me, he doesn't know very much or he would have tappered you off the meds not stop at once which can cause some major side effects. Get a copy of your records and if you know anyone or have a friend that knows someone in the medical field to review them that way they can help you know how to approach a new doctor. I am sorry you are dealing with this.
Because the doctor is not getting any more insurance payments on you for time alloted for your type of surgery may have been his reason but still no excuse to treat anyone like that.
Same for me just saw another doc. finally I have a good doc and we have a good understanding. Also missy2 know's what she is talking about.
Did he send you a letter that he was releasing you? I am pretty sure that is required.
jazmynner-you have a casemanager in your insurance company-- find out who is assigned to you and if you are innocent then begin describing your case--she has to get involved and talk to the doctor on your behalf especially if you recently had surgery they are obligated to you because of that-- if he is also the same doctor that did the surgery -- then he has to provide other pain management services as well as care after surgery- for a certain period of time they cannot just do you like that he is responsible to you to ensure that you heal properly ... call your case manager-you must report the situation..you can complain to your insurance company because they authorize the ok for the treatment plan that he submitted to them/ and he is getting paid for complete service--- before--during--- after surgery-call your insurance company look on the back of your card--- there is someone assigned to you--- call immediately explain your case-let them deal with him accordingly--do not allow him to get away with that!!! vtech10
After reading your question and the great responses from all I just broke down and cried for an hour... some tears for my pain most for what we all, meaning suffering people not the theives who make our suffering worse than it should be. This country prides itself on being humane and for trying to do the right thing. Sure there are Doctors who unkowingly or knowingly hand out prescription after prescription to people who sell them to the highest bidder. But we the people who go through excruciating pain that would make the most hardened CIA operative sing like a canary cannot find relief just because of these jerks that sell there prescriptions.
From my point of view these people not only hurt the patients who can't get appropriate medications to alliviate there suffering to the people who take these meds on a recreational basis and some die from overdose from meds that they should not be taking, makes me think and realize that the real problem is not the suffering patients or the ones that sell there prescriptions. IT, THE REAL PROBLEM IS WITH THE DOCTORS... If a Doctor cannot descriminate between the thousands of suffering people, from the abusers, then they have failed the most sacred oath of do no harm. If I can see the obvious difference between real pain and fake pain, then why can't the Doctors??? This problem must be solved! I am blessed to be with a Pain management specialist now.who can see and understand empathicley with his patients(my back just froze with extreme spasms while I was in his office and he immediatly put me in his rooms and gave me multiple injections at and in the muscles mostly on the left side, I GOT RELIEF.
Several years back soon after the auto crash that started me on this path of pain both physically and mentally. I was at a pain clinic that had me sign a "contract". The dr started those injections with a steriod. The first one went horribly wrong. He tried to inject me in my neck(he must not have read that encyclopedia that was my chart, I have moderate to severe cervical stenosis which means my spinal chord is being squezzed by the bones of the vertabrae). My whole body for a better way of describeing it, spasmed. It was like a charley horse but every muscle in my body contracted. I could taste the needle (metallic) the closer it got to my spinal chord. The procedure had to be stopped and the Dr and Nurses were really afraid. My blood pressure shot up to the stratosphere, I got the tremors and they had me lay down untill my numbers returned to "normal". Susequent injections were done with me under anesthesia. The only benefit I got from those costly procedures was a little bit less pain for a couple of weeks. Well this Dr released me after my second urine sample showed thc. Gave no reason just goodbye. When the pain got really bad I would just go to emergency room for some relief. Please accept my apology for going on like this I just have to tell someone. I have no significant other and... well I think you understand. It is a shame that anybody should be suffering so when there are medications that whentaken correctly really help. I think that even though your mind is trying to deal with your injury and pain we still must go through the difficult process of finding a dr who not only must have the schooling but also understands what the patients are going through.
I will stop now. Bless you jazmynnerose. You have helped me and I can only hope that my words have helped you. Search for your Dr. Its a needle in the haystack but a magnet will really help
Kudos to you, Bertram, You hit the nail right on the head. The problem IS the incompetent, uncaring doctors who lack compassion. Not all are like that, but many are. Your comments will be read and appreciated by many. Including me. Thank you.
Be sure to write a letter to your doctor and who ever is his/her superior. Example his board of directors, who ever they answer to, and explain your situation and how you feel. ALL letters go on their perminant record. Make sure you keep a copy and send it certified mail. It might be a small act but it gives patients some control over their treatments. Hope all goes well!
My Dr.I had, was treating me,I was referred there by a fellow patient who was approximatly 40 and at the time I was 47 and was having this severe and escruciating feet/leg pain? I went to see her Dr. and immediatly was put on 15 mg oxycodone where she was on 5 mg and was angry. She came to my house often and eventualy I realized my pain pills were coing up short (she was stealing them) I told the Dr.s office and they got aangry, when confronting the female , I was in custody court for my child and her answer was " she's short bbecause she SELLS them" this info hit the court putting me with my 15 year ol;d child on supervised (bu mom who I live with) for duration of his visits till he's 18) I had this in black and white and showed her, naturally she DENIED it! They then decided neither of us were wanted in their care and I was on 189 30 mg of oxycodone for neuralgia of necxk and back and occipipital are from which I get shots for to reduce pain..
fibromyalgia, and the worst case of neuropathy youv ever seen. I get 84 every 2 weeks from my new Dr. and in this town I have the same problems although I am squeaky clean with my meds, I never run low or OUT! and I will not lend to this particlar girl/woman who got my Dr's name off my bottle evna tho I was at the time magic marking black off all my bottles if someone came through as I liverd in the projects she got it. Next thing I knowe shes seeing him... getting 15 mg oxycodones and between her and her son for 5 pills a day times 14 dys she ran out and was asking me to borrow mine>??? I'm sorry this is lenghthy but it entails alot..she is now 45 with NO NONE NOT any diagnosis and she's getting these pills for nothing but being a drug addict and he gives her methadone as well. I get 84 3o mg everyu 2 weeks as I have multible REAL extremly omg painful issues, where I'll be getting a handi cap tag. I Me am a mess and I'm getting worse and the winters worse..I just want to say that I know she ran out in 4 days this last time and was supposedly told when she goes the same day as me that she was shut off, as we did urines yesterday and mine woulod be fine as well ss I had 3 pills left for yesterday taking me till 4 pm and she was out a week and a half ago! I believe if they urined her as myself they would have foujnd pot suboxine mabe cocaine and she would have caused herself to "break" jher contract and she claims nothing about her urine as we all got one after the holiday and she claims because she owkes some to other ppl that theuy gave her no prescription and I'm affled... can a Dr. just cut you off COLD TURKEY as if if it ever happened to me which I see no reasoon why but ethically can they just dtop a persons meds I;m dying to know this answer... thankyou shelly
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The instrumental opener "Swimming Through The Blue Lagoon" leading into "Looking At The Stars" is beautiful and sets the tone for the album perfectly. The second single, "Love In July", that's been accompanied by this years most saccharine video (below), seems to have almost been woven into the album and it's hard to imagine it out of context from the album. And that's pretty much the story with all tracks on the album - even the Disco Romance era tracks "He Keeps Me Alive" and "Jackie Jackie" seem to fit flawlessly in.
Despite me going on and on about the songs making more sense in the context of the album, there is very much single material on there - the bangin' "Save Your Love" screams out for some club mixes. As do "Moonlight Dance". Hell, overall I think the entire album could be given the remix treatment, much like Disco Romance was.
However, what I truly like about this album is that unlike a lot of other 'quirky' pop starlets these days, and much like her first album, the air isn't filled with a sense of douchebaggery. It's not overly pretentious, it's not in your face, her image hasn't been put together by a hard-working team - this is Sally, and these are the songs she sings. And with pop acts today trying to cover up eventual flaws by adding some glitter, it's easy to forget that sometimes it should be enough.
On a related note, I'd also like to add that it's the perfect antidote against hangover misery, even if I'm sure it's good for other occasions. Do yourselves a favour and pre-order it today.


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Private sightseeing tour with professional guide
Duration 6 h (approximately)
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|Sample the scents and flavors of Dalmatia and learn about Ston's Salt, the salty treasure of Dubrovnik Republic. Bring your appetite along as Ston, where the tastes and traditions have changed little over the years, is also famous for delicious sea food, especially oysters.
All year
|6 hours (approximately)
|This tour departures from various pickup points in Dubrovnik. We do pickups in Dubrovnik Port or the Old Town Port. For hotel guests we organize pickups in front of all major Hotels in Dubrovnik and surrounding.
- Private professional guide
- Visit to Ston Saltworks
- Short guided tour of Ston
- Orientational guided tour of Dubrovnik
- Transportation
- Optional gratuities
- Degustation of Oysters and seafood in Mali Ston
- Lunch
- Other optional entrance fees
This tour begins with a short drive to Bridge Dubrovnik where we stop for a nice panorama view over Gruž Bay and the nearby islands.
Continuing onwards to Ston, a charming fortified town that was very important in the days of the Dubrovnik Republic. Its wealth and influence was derived from its profitable salts works, which are still active today and produce some of the world's purest salt. A 12-kilometre long wall – the world's second longest wall after the Wall of China – connects two fortified cities: the first was built in order to protect the salt plants and the second as the salt export harbor. The oldest in Europe, the Ston salt plants are still in use, and the salt producing technology has not changed for centuries. Our knowledgeable guide will take you for a sightseeing tour of Ston, followed with a visit to the famous saltworks.
Optional: If you are interesting in sampling oysters and seafood, we can easily organize an optional tasting for a small supplement.
Drive to Old Town Dubrovnik where you will be accompanied by your private guide on a sightseeing tour with the highlights of Dubrovnik's rich history and culture. Tour ends at arranged drop off point.
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|30% of tour cost
|Departure day / no-show
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Seriously, almost 2 weeks ago I got my act together. I lowered my alcohol intake, started to eat healthy, work out each morning and I decided to treat learning to program as a job.
So I decided to restart the my Python course at Codecedemy, only to run in to these screens all the time :
Codecademy recently implemented some major changes to their site and it is having trouble ever since. Take a look at their twitter:
To be fair, even though this frustrates me to no end, I do feel bad for the people behind Codecademy. They don't deserve this


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Appearing in "And Death Shall be the Change"Edit
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Doctor Glitternight (Last appearance)
Other Characters:
- Fire-Eyes (Only appearance)[1]
- Three-Who-Are-All (Final appearance)
- Daniel Drumm
Synopsis for "And Death Shall be the Change"Edit
- Synopsis not yet written.
- Brother Voodoo appears next in Marvel Two-in-One #41.
- This issue is the final appearance of Doctor Glitternight (possibly dies in this storyline).
- This is the final issue of the series with Marv Wolfman as Editor in Chief.
- The tagline for this issue is, "The man with the gaze of doom! Fire Eyes!"
See AlsoEdit
Recommended ReadingEdit
- Werewolf by Night (Volume 1) #1-43
- Werewolf by Night (Volume 2) #1-6
- Giant-Size Werewolf #1-4
- Marvel Spotlight #2-4
- Moon Knight (Volume 1) #29-30
- Spider-Woman (Volume 1) #6, 48-50
Links and ReferencesEdit
- Werewolf by Night series article at Wikipedia
- Werewolf by Night series review at Photon Torpedoes
- Werewolf article at the Marvel Universe
- Werewolf by Night article at the Marvel Appendix
- ↑ First and only known appearance to date besides flashbacks
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2013 Central Texas Annual Conference
June 9-12, Arborlawn United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas
If at first blush you find the themes of "Embracing Change/New Ways of Thinking" and "Getting Back to Basics" to be in conflict, if not diametrically opposed with each other, you would not be alone. You also would not have been in attendance at the 147th Central Texas Annual Conference to witness the preaching, teaching, actions and discussions that served to weave these two themes together into a tapestry of hope and direction for the Central Texas Conference.
Presiding over his fifth Central Texas Annual Conference meeting, Bishop J. Michael Lowry served as the conference preacher and continued to lead the conference through a wilderness of change that began with the 2011 adoption of the Exodus Project. Each time he rose to preach, he did so with three core convictions for the conference at the top of his mind...
- the need to engage in deep cultural change that embraces radical discipleship to the way of Christ;
- the necessity of empowering local churches that are committed to our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world;
- and the prerequisite step of developing the next generation of lay and clergy leadership.
While Bishop Lowry's messages were focused on the future, they were also firmly grounded in the roots of our past - both Wesleyan as well as in those of early Christians known in their time as "Followers of the Way." With each of his five messages, Bishop Lowry did not fail to inspire towards tomorrow and remind that we must reclaim the great doctrines of biblical Christianity - doctrines such as a focus on Christ as Lord; original sin (i.e. the radical human flaw found in all); The Good News of salvation; discipleship as a way of life; and walking with Christ in transcendent & transforming spiritual formation.
The Rev. Kenda Creasy Dean, author of numerous books including "Almost Christian: What the Faith of our Teenagers is Telling the American Church," and faculty at Princeton Theological Seminary, continued to weave the ideas of change and tradition together with her unique and renowned insight for ministry to and for youth and young adults. During each of her three special teaching sessions - one for an assembly of the laity and two for the entire membership - Dean demonstrated the need for adults (church leaders, teachers, parents, mentors&ellipsis;) to model their faith to youth - not just preach or teach it and to make sure that today's youth and young people understand that "this faith stuff" truly matters.
One new aspect of this year's conference was when the membership gave of their time and actively engaged in five different mission projects. In just a couple of hours, the CTC AC2013 members and guests built 25,000 Kids Against Hunger kits, 150 UMCOR bedding kits, 180 UMCOR sewing kits, 1,300 snack sacks and wrote as many as 300 JFON advocacy pieces of correspondence.
Other highlights of the 2013 Central Texas Annual Conference included&ellipsis;
An Episcopal & Lay dialogue session (in lieu of the traditional Episcopal Address) with Bishop Lowry, Conference Lay Leader Kim Simpson and young adult Lay Representative Kylie Campbell focusing on the ways that the laity of the CTC is working and can work to fulfill our mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world;
General Ray Bailey's breakout session on "The Ten Commandments of Leadership";
A stirring tale from the Center for Leadership on how the conference is employing Wesleyan spirituality and theology, the transformation of local churches, clergy and lay leadership, ministry with the poor, new churches, accountability and extravagant generosity in the development of the next generation of leadership;
The revelation that in the first two years of HCI, 102 clergy members have participated in Pastoral Leadership Development groups, as well as 391 participants in lay leadership development programs;
The announcement that for the first time, the Central Texas Conference is joining with Path 1 to provide a church planting internship and that the conference has at least four new church starts in the works for the coming year; and
- A report on just a sampling of the many ways the people of Central Texas are being the hands and feet of Christ in their communities, state, nation and world.
Many more of the ministries and missions of the conference were also celebrated throughout the meeting, and a few special awards and acknowledgments were bestowed on members of the Central Texas Conference during the meetings.
The Harry Denman Evangelism Awards, recognizing those whose life and ministry exemplifies the teaching of Christ and the Great Commission, were presented to the Rev. Joel Robbins (clergy recipient) and Chris Rowe, (laity recipient).
The Morris Walker Award, given by the Conference Board of Laity to those who demonstrate "above and beyond" service to their local church, community and conference, was conferred to Darcy Deupree (lay recipient) and Will Cotton (clergy).
The Conference Merit Award, given to students headed to a United Methodist affiliated school, was given to Kevin Gregory and Joy Dister.
- The fourth annual Bishop's Excellence in Preaching Award was presented to Rev. David Alexander, pastor, Mansfield UMC.
While there was a determined effort to spend as much time as possible during Annual Conference in worship, service or learning sessions, the business of the conference was, of course, fully addressed. Chief among that business was the unanimous adoption to receive La Trinidad United Methodist Church into the Central Texas Conference. The body also voted to move the date of future retirements, moving and conference appointments to July 1; approved the proposed budget for the conference; overwhelming voted to approve all four Constitutional Amendments as put forth by the 2012 General Conference; and voted to elect delegates to the 2016 General and Jurisdictional Conferences at the 2014 meeting, as permitted in the 2012 Book of Discipline.
Bishop Lowry ordained four elders and commissioned nine others into the ministry of elder or deacon. The average age of those ordained is 49 years young and the average age of those commissioned is 38. The membership of the conference stands at 166,857, which is an increase from the year prior and the 39th consecutive year of membership growth for the Central Texas Conference. The average weekly worship attendance stands at 46,894 (in the principle worship services), which is up 287 persons. Church school membership numbers dipped a little from the year previous for a total of 69,240, down 186 persons.
- J. Vance Morton, director of communications & IT, Central Texas Conference


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The holidays mean dressing up and eating and drinking which can be the perfect combination for stains. Here's a quick how-to guide for removing stains:
- Red Wine – If it's red wine, wet a paper towel and blot with cool water. You can also use white wine to neutralize the stain or try club soda. Spot treat remaining stain with a laundry detergent and launder according to care label.
- Candle Wax– Scrape off as much hardened wax as possible, then place paper towels both over and under the stain and use a warm iron to melt remaining wax. Or, place garment over a bowl of hot water and pour boiling water over the stain spot until stain is removed. Spot treat with laundry detergent and wash in the hottest water possible that is still safe for the fabric .
- Chocolate – Pre-treat with stain-remover and work detergent in with fingers and let it stand for 20 minutes. Launder in the hottest water possible that is still safe for the fabric .
- Fruit juices, cocktails – Wet a cloth with warm water and club soda and blot. Rinse in cool water.
- Red Sauce Stains (Salsa, Cocktail Sauce, Spaghetti) – Turn garment inside out and work from the "back of the stain" flushing it with cold water. Wet a sponge with white vinegar and sponge stain then rinse with cool water. Repeat as necessary to remove as much of the stain as possible.
- Grease stains (Salad dressings) – Shake on talcum powder or cornstarch to soak up as much oil as possible and pre treat stain with a detergent. Let soak, the launder.
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The project includes fifty-two (52) elevators and three (3) escalators to serve the NY headquarters of Bank of America and other office tenants, and a recreated Henry Miller's Theater, which had been located on the site since 1918. There is also be an elevator to the transit mezzanine below ground.
The 54-story building, rising 945 feet above the west side of Sixth Avenue, between 42nd and 43rd Streets, was completed in 2009. The $1 billion project was co-developed by The Durst Organization and Bank of America, which has committed to a 20-year lease for 1.1 million square feet as their New York operations headquarters.
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