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Union Leader Correspondent | July 18. 2013 9:05PM
Karlee Ray grabs a quick nap with her mother, Joelle, shortly after her surgery at Boston Children's Hospital to have her cochlear implants installed. (COURTESY)
"It was a huge shock when we found out; we were definitely nervous, sad, and scared," said her mother, Joelle Ray, a restaurant manager.
Karlee was born with a genetic condition called Connexin 26, which can result in complete hearing loss that can't be helped with standard hearing aids. While Karlee has grown up over the last 10 months into a healthy, precocious and happy child, her parents still wanted to give her the gift of hearing.
"Doctors have told us that there is a 99 percent chance that she will be able to hear when they turn them on. It is so exciting. It would be fine if she couldn't have them, but to know she will hear our voices and the dogs barking, and hear all the wonderful things in life we take for granted — she will have the opportunity to hear," Joelle said.
Her parents say they're sure that even without the implants, Karlee would still grow up a happy girl.
"You look away for a second and she is halfway up the steps, or smashing the Playstation controller, or trying to eat dog food, or locking herself in the bathroom," Ryan laughed.
"It's become normal to bang on the floor and get her attention that way," Ryan said. "If anything now, once she can hear, we will have to make adjustments by calling her name to encourage her to use her implants."
"She can already sign things like 'want more,' 'all done' and 'come here.' She signed 'more' for the first time at 8 months. It was so exciting, I cried, just to know that she is communicating with us," Joelle said.
"She will be able to speak normally, but probably not until she is 3," her mother said. "And doctors have explained to us that she will have no frame of reference for noises, so if she squeaks a ball and the dog barks, she will think the ball made the noise. If we don't work really hard with the specialists from Easter Seals and her doctors, she will be stunted."
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16 April 2013 , 8:46 AM by Jacquie Mackay
Australia has once again embraced the talent program 'The Voice' and certainly it's a fantastic vehicle to uncover terrific singers and bring them to prominence.
26 year old Sophie Phillis from Emerald (photo at left courtesy of 'The Voice') is one of the many who is hoping that 'The Voice' may be her ticket to a successful singing career, and she jumped the first hurdle by being selected in the blind auditions last night.
Sophie chatted with me this morning about where to from here, and I started by asking her about what it was like auditioning for the judges.
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If you could only recommend ONE item for a friend to pick up with their Chic Week discount (I know, the horror), what would it be?
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YESSSSSSS....Bite Beauty lipsticks!! One of the best formulas I've ever come across, and the colors are all so gorgeous! I have Vouvray and Bouquet
Thinking of just one product makes my head hurt!
I'll play fair and not recommend a set. Dior Lip Glow- it's the perfect shade for everyone and gives a perfectly polished look.
oooh yes, starletta8 - dior lip glow is the coolest thing - its formulated with this color reviver technology that reacts with the chemistry of your lips to create a unique shade that compliments your complexion. love it!
I love the recommendations! Seriously @starletta8, trying to think of just one thing does make my head hurt. For me it would probably be the Clarisonic, but I realize that's not particularly exciting or original.
@krunce - so do you prefer Iconic Overcurl to the original? Interesting!
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I tried my first coupon at Costco over the weekend, to see what it's like. I put it towards a 32-pack of Diet Dr. Pepper. In the days following I've had 13 of them, if for no other reason than they are dominating my refrigerator. I found the crumpled receipt from the trip in my pocket this morning; no discounts noted. After all my clipping efforts to arrive at that point, she didn't even scan it . I feel violated. But that may be due to the excess phenylalanine in my system.
You don't need Korkers and breathables for the duck ponds, just ditch kickers for the goose shit. In the context of locale, it all seems askew, like reading Wired on microfiche.
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Arsène Wenger fielded questions on a reported offer for Gary Cahill in Friday's press conference.
It was suggested that Bolton had rejected a £6million bid from Arsenal for the 25-year-old central defender, who is in the final year of his contract at the Reebok Stadium.
Manager Owen Coyle has claimed the offer "wasn't even close" to his valuation of the player but Wenger countered, "I believe every negotiation is between two parties and you only have to sell the player if you are OK with the price.
"We never speak about our negotiations" the boss said, "I do not want to speak about any individual case - it's not fair and I have never done it before.
Wenger was asked whether Arsenal held out for a higher transfer fee when negotiating the sale of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona.
"As long as we were not happy with it we would not sell the player," replied the manager. "But we would never come out and feel insulted. It is more the way they have turned the head of the player that can be destabilising.
"I have never spoken to any player, nor to the agent, so I do not understand the problem."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Looking for pics of RA's helmet, please post, thanks guys
Looking for pics of RA's helmet, please post, thanks guys
E-mail him.
or search through the helmet archive, someone posted a pic of theirs a few weeks ago.
Or hit the website . . . all sorts of pics there!
ok cool thanks guys, was just wanting to see how others looked painted up and stuff. Will check his website again. I must compliment him on his speed of gettin back to people via emails, very prompt, top notch.
RA does a heckuva job!
btw, thanks much for posting that helmet link Fettsbounty!
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Novels dealing with domestic crises and familial dysfunction are part of a long and honorable tradition. (As Tolstoy said in 1877, "All happy families are alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.") Jonathan Franzen, gifted author of The Twenty-Seventh City and Strong Motion, now claims a place in that tradition with The Corrections, his funny, desolating, unsparing account of a divided, deeply unhappy American family.
At times evocative of two classic portraits of domestic and spiritual malaise, Richard Yates's Revolutionary Road and Joseph Heller's Something Happened, The Corrections ultimately stands squarely on its own. The narrative focuses on three critical months in the history of the Lambert family, longtime residents of the fictional midwestern city of St. Jude. Albert, the patriarch, is a once-formidable figure whose frequent rages and implacable rectitude have dominated life in the Lambert household for nearly 50 years. As the novel begins, Albert had just been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Against the perfectly articulated background of his physical and mental deterioration, Enid -- Albert's long-suffering, perpetually dissatisfied wife -- develops a single, overriding obsession: to see her scattered family return to St. Jude for one last Christmas together.
The bulk of the story depicts the disordered lives of the three departed Lambert children: Gary, a grasping, increasingly unhappy investment banker with family troubles of his own; Chip, a former professor and failed screenwriter who drifts into a dangerous, highly illegal investment scam in economically depressed Lithuania; and Denise, a gifted chef lost in a maze of sexual confusion and "moral chaos." In time, and by various circuitous routes, all three will find their way to that climactic Christmas in St. Jude, and to a final confrontation with the ghosts of the past, a confrontation that is painful, tragic, and liberating, all at once.
Supremely intelligent and deeply affecting, The Corrections anatomizes both a family and a society, gracefully illuminating the inner lives of a handful of characters struggling to escape "the givens of the self," and to find and apply "the corrections" that will transform and redeem their lives. Through a combination of wit, empathy, and precise observation, Franzen himself transforms the familiar materials of domestic drama into something luminous and new, giving us a powerful, often beautiful novel of clear -- and possibly enduring -- significance. (Bill Sheehan)


text: We had Chinese pair power for quite a while now but most of their single skaters (with notable exceptions) were not among the absolute favourites up to now. I wonder if that is about to change with a mind-blowing force. First in ladies there is Zijun Li, arguably the best thing to come out of China since Lu Chen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTkzMdvNuU Wonderful skater, beautiful positions and not as headcasey as she could be Then the Men: He Zhang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RojXBlzQKHI at only 14 he is as expressive and dynamic as some of the best skaters only at the end of their respective careers Han Yan Only slightly older and IMO even more musical than He Zhang but in a more classical sense http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF-EYwt6N5Q&feature=channel_video_title and Jiaxing Liu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RceDahcw70 who is not as successful as the other two yet but also very talented and maybe a bit of a wild tomboy in his skating I am really very impressed with the new Chinese generation!! I only wish they would have come slightly sooner so that Chengjiang Li could have rested his poor hips a couple of years sooner.


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With the series finale on the horizon, the cast of "Glee" paid a visit to the "Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday (March 12) to reflect on the past six years.
For years, celebrities have encouraged young people to engage in the political process, and the latest Rock the Vote video is the hottest yet.
Earlier today (October 7) #TURNOUTFOWHAT dropped a new clip featuring rapper Lil Jon, "Girls" actress Lena Dunham and "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen.
He's quite prolific in the entertainment industry these days and last night (October 5) creator Ryan Murphy invited his pals from the "Glee" cast to attend the premiere of his new season of "American Horror Story: Freak Show."
The TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood was replete with beautiful people such as Lea Michele, Chord Overstreet, and Becca Tobin.
Checking out some of the hottest upcoming styles, Joe and Nick Jonas showed up at the Todd Snyder Spring 2015 presentation at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week on Thursday (September 4).
The "Burnin Up" rockers were in good spirits as they sat front row at The Pavilion at Lincoln Center near fellow heartthrob Darren Criss.
Caught when they least expected it in Los Angeles, Lea Michele, Darren Criss and Naya Rivera posed for a few pictures on the set of "Glee" on Thursday (April 10).
Throwing on their fanciest duds for a fantastic song and dance, Lea Michele and Darren Criss filmed scenes for "Glee" in LA on Thursday (March 27).
Ravishing in a pink ball gown, the 27-year-old beauty clung close to Darren, who was dapper in a handsome tailcoat tuxedo.
Out for another day of filming in the Big Apple, Lea Michele, Chord Overstreet and Darren Criss worked on some new material for "Glee" in New York City this afternoon (March 13).
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Psychology; Damien's tips on surviving Christmas
December 06, 2013 , 11:29 AM by Steve Martin
If you are facing Christmas this year with a bit of fear and trepidation, Damien Adler has a few tips to help get you through.
From paying with cash to avoid credit card bill shock, to dealing with those annoying relatives you have to deal with over the holiday season.
You can listen to Damien again here. You might want to take notes!
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First of all not sure about asking a puppy less then 3 months old for a perfect heel on all walks.... but maybe he's just not pulling on the leash and that's what you mean. A 'heel' is a VERY specific and precise behavior that none of us should be requiring on daily walks for a puppy so young.
I agree ith Mary Beth that you are probably seeing NORMAL behavior from a puppy that will bond closer to a fellow dog then a human if another dog is around. This is why the best breeders won't sell two litter mates to the same owner because those pups may never bond with the humans as long as they have each other. So even though you do not have littermates, the same situations can arise ---> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...dogs-once.html
Great way to help bond with your puppy (rather than your puppy just bond with your other dog) is doing all the training you SHOULD be working on with your puppy. Great link with information is ---> http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...s-puppies.html
Good luck! And remember having fun is the most important thing to do!
As in THIS is what your training and time with your puppy should look like!
and ---> Introducing: Hob Nob Helo (9 Weeks Old!) on Vimeo
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|I have seen other threads on this but where the pup is upset when a child leaves or one of the adults. It was mentioned that this is a type of herding mentality and the pup wants his family all together. I think it is important that you are also training and walking the pup separately. It may help to start them off on the walk side by side, then each take off in a different direction but make a circle and come back together. Start with a short circle and increase the size as the pup learns that it is okay to be apart for a while. Do it several times during the walk.
Obsessive behavior?
So, my 2 1/2 mo. GSD seems to be a bit obsessive with my almost yr old sibe. When I walk him by himself, he's amazing and will Heel right by my side. Training him is so easy, but the only downside is whenever my older dog is around (wether we're walking him or letting them run around at the park) he HAS to be next to her. If my wife and I separate them he'll whine like the world is ending :P
I'm hoping he will grow out of it as long as I keep occasionally walk them separately to the park and put him in a short puppy time-out.
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Robert Wilson Lynd (1879 - 1949) was a British writer, an urbane literary essayist and strong Irish nationalist. He was born and educated in Belfast, and settled in Hampstead in London, as a contributor to many publications.
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- The art of writing history is the art of emphasizing the significant facts at the expense of the insignificant. And it is the same in every field of knowledge. Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about.
- Robert Lynd (1926) The orange tree: a volume of essays. p.60. The last sentence "Knowledge is power only if a man knows what facts not to bother about." was cited in some sources in the 1960s, such as August Kerber (1968) Quotable quotes on education. p.190, and in multiple other sources ever since.
- Most of us can remember a time when a birthday — especially if it was one's own — brightened the world as if a second sun had risen
- Robert Lynd (1969). The Peal of Bells. p.26
- There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.
- On Christmas, The Book of This and That (1915)
- We welcome almost any break in the monotony of things, and a man has only to murder a series of wives in a new way to become known to millions of people who have never heard of Homer.


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Another Down Day For Coty; Stifel Takes Cautious Stance
It's been one week since fragrance and beauty products maker Coty Inc.'s (COTY) $1 billion debut on the New York Stock Exchange, and the stock has fallen more than 5% from its $17.50 IPO price.
The shares were falling 3.7% in recent afternoon trading. The shares tripped out of the gate, losing ground on their first day, and only once closing higher than its debut price.
Today Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage of the stock with a Hold rating. Analyst Mark Astrachan notes that the company should benefit from a strong cash flow and good management team, that's not enough to overcome Coty's modest sales growth relative to its peers. He sees low single-digit organice sales growth, modestly below the global beauty market, with strength in fragrances and cosmetics offset by weakness in its skin care products.
"We believe Coty will increasingly be viewed as a cash generation and allocation story, estimating $429 million and $524 million in free cash flow generation in FY14 and FY15, respectively," he writes. "We believe that barring a large acquisition, which is unlikely, Coty is likely to make smaller, bolt-on acquisitions and/or increasingly return cash to shareholders, including by increasing its expected $0.15 per share dividend, current yield of 0.9%."
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text: Article in the written edition of L'Equipe. ----- When Gailhaguet attacks the coaches According to the president of the French Federation, the evils often come from the coaches. And his words can be violent. At the end of the figure skating World championships in London, medal-free for France, Didier Gailhaguet blamed "the people who were coaching" his athletes. As often happens, the president of the French Federation used harsh terms, writing about Pasquale Camerlengo [...blabla, even though Bourzat was injured, blabla...] that the italian had been a "worm" (litteraly "a larva"). He has never been soft with technicians and it's weighting upon the current atmosphere. Architect of Alexis Contin's world titles in roller skating then of his progress on ice, Alain Nègre was called a "guru" last year, and a "clown" this winter, since that civil servant / middle manager executive refused to work full-time for the FFSG. "It's a habit to be told that you're incompetent", Didier Lucine scowls. Coach of the Annecy club, he (Lucine) has witnessed a year of roundtrips of the DTN Xavier Sendra to incite one of his best skaters, Lénaëlle Gilleron-Gory, to join the INSEP (note from me : Paris Sport Institute which is the base for skaters training in Bercy and Champigny). An incitement accompanied by threats about a possible qualification for the Olympic Games if the girl - minor - didn't comply. To the mail sent by the club to protest against that attitude, the DTN answered that "it didn't grab his attention" and signed with this disdainful salutation : "I ask you to believe in the expression of my profound tiredness" (note from me : traditional french salutation with a twist). Even if her decency invites her to keep quiet, Muriel Zazoui also suffers from that ostracism. In spite of her past record [...], she observes the regular settlement of her protégés abroad [...] : "the Federation promises to pay everything if they leave Lyon, and to cut any support if they stay". ----- Another note from me : if you wonder what the DTN is, that's an ex-good-sportsman become civil servant that the french government lend to sport federations (which are for the most part small non for-profit structures) to help organize high level sport (the current one comes from scuba diving, Gailhaguet prefered him over a guy who was already a member of the FFSG). Gailhaguet has always used the guy in this position to do the dirty work for him (or when he was out of office, as a target to attack the new president). DTNs usually stay no longer than a year or two. After that period, they know people and situations better and may start to ask questions. And they are always credited with bad results at Olys. Under Gailhaguet, the position has been a mix of henchman and scapegoat. I love how Gailhaguet knows how to improve the mood one year ahead of the Olympics. He blames every independent decision of the athletes and totally ignores the negative outcome of the decisions he pushed for. If only he could plug the french skaters with a wireless remote control system and decide everything, it would be sooooo much better.


text: I had my computer with Montreal's CTV station on via Slingbox, when a skating rink appeared. Turned out to be a local news segment on Fortin! He was born in Haiti, and only recently has it been possible to obtain dual citizenship. He applied and is hoping to be the first Haitian to compete at the Winter Olympics. I assume Haiti getting ISU membership is the biggest obstacle, and would require having a skating rink built (as did Puerto Rico). Maxime-Billy said he wants to give back and help develop skating within the country. Best of luck to him!


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To understand why defragmentation (or defrag) is necessary, let's go over how a hard drive stores files. Your hard drive is made up of sectors and blocks, which are like file folders and filing cabinets in an office. When a document, picture or other file wants to save to your hard drive the drive needs to find space to put it. To make most efficient use of the space on your hard drive (and allow you to easily delete/move files), the hard drive breaks up the files into little pieces and stores them where there is available space on the drive. The result of this is a file that may exist as a single, but pieces of it may be in 3 different parts of the hard drive. When you go to open the picture the hard drive knows to look in those 3 separate areas to get the complete file.
So why do you need to defragment if the hard drive knows where to look? Two reasons: Speed and wear-and-tear.
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How much should our state politicians get paid?
Earlier this year many people were very upset that Qld MPs were in line for a 42 percent pay rise.
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Hello to Vince and all you other wise humanitarian folks bringing us TWIM and TWIV! I am a 47 year old indiviual diagnosed with GAD and OCD. Germaphobia used to be my most prevalent and crippling symptom of these disorders until my family doctor found the right drug combo ( cymbalta/xanax) to virtually erase my symptoms, However, I began listing to TWIV to educate myself in hope of conquering my fear of "germs" with knowledge in case I ever develop a tolerance to the medications I am taking. I just wanted all you good people to know what a service you provide to people from ALL perspectives and thank you for changing my attitude toward viruses into one of deep interest and couriosity and very little worry. I look forward to understanding other microbes in the same positive light as I listen to and enjoy TWIM.
I have one request/idea for a topic. One microbe that nearly drove me over the edge befoe I had adequate treatment was a long recurring bout of C-Diff Colitis, after a strong treatment of augmentum. I read awful scary internet websites devoted to this deadly hospital plague but my kindly physicians asked me not to pay any attention to those sites and that they did not pertain to my infection. After 4 'scripts of flagyl failed I was sent to a specialist who placed me on 14 days of Alinia (nitazoxanide) and 20 days of questran powder (cholestyramine) after that -and was cured! Why do we have such "bad" bugs in our gut, how do we get them and re: TWIM #2 have not fecal enemas been used in the past to fight C-Diff as well ? ANY info you could provide on this- my last boogie-man -microbe in a future TWIM would do a geat kindness to a non-scientist like myself. Thank you Sooooooooooo much for your huge contribution to public awareness and sanity! Mia (0:
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Hi Vincent, You did something similar to this in TWiM 2 I think - but I thought this looked interesting form yesyterday's Nature:
NATURE | Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome Nature (2011) doi:10.1038/nature09944 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7346/full/nature09944.html
I really enjoy all your podcasts keep up the good work! I've been meaning to email about all sorts of things for ages but somehow haven't got round to it - anyway maybe more later!
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Greetings TWiM hosts!
I am a HUGE fan of TWi{V,P,M} -- I listen to a lot of podcasts, but these always make it to the top. I was a Chem major but now find myself with a career in software. On the side, I brew beer. I think the beer making process would be a great topic for a TWiM some day but my question is specific: are there known pathogens that can survive the beer making process? If improperly stored, beer can certainly spoil -- but are any of the microbes involved dangerous to humans? Beer making lore seems to say no -- siting the theory that beer consumption started out as a means to consume "safe" liquids. Is this true?
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i hear that. dont worry, the board is maybe 5% of everything...youll be able to progress on it and ride it for a few seasons and love it...enjoy man
and i will definitely let you know!
|They did change a few things on this years model. It's a 6.5 out of 10 on the stiff scale. Being more stiff and a fast board is what has me a little on edge being a beginner boarder. I was looking at a burton blunt 156 Wide. I realize this board is 10 x the board. Just hoping I can handle it being a beginner. I am decent for a beginner. Or so I have been told. lol But I will only just ride down the mountain. Can't afford to crash off jumps. I am nuts enough on motorcycles. lol You place a order at JCJERKY.COM and I will treat you right if you email letting me know we chatted here. Shane
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yes it's a Danny Kaas. Was researching so much wasn't paying much attention when I wrote. lol Never rode brand new.. Not sure about detune mags but will def look into it.
i LOVE beef jerky..hook a dude up lol
|Don't have to grind or file it down but use a stone to take the knife edge off
|yes it's a Danny Kaas. Was researching so much wasn't paying much attention when I wrote. lol Never rode brand new.. Not sure about detune mags but will def look into it.
|riders choice and the danny kass are different models, im guessing it is the danny kass (think he is a monster rider?) and it comes in a 155. width is 25.3 so it should work your size 12s. Its flatter and stiffer for a gnu board so if its never been rode i'd detune the tips of the mag bumps, more in the tips than the middle so the board doesnt feel catchy. If its cold, rewax it with a cold temp wax.
awesome day..
My day can't get better. lol So like I said my housing (friends place), plane ticket (frequent flyer miles) are taken care of. I traded beef jerky (I own a beef jerky company and smokehouse-jcjerky.com) for lift tickets for the whole time I am there. Now the kicker.. One of my friends sits high on the hanson's beverage corp for Monster Energy. He called me. He gave me a 2013 GNU Riders Choice C2 PTX Danny Kaas 155 board with bindings.. It matches perfect for my weight/size and it has great overall reviews... Of course naturally I will have to ship him some jerky/smoked meat products for hooking me up... Seems like this is going to be a great vacation. I need it haven't left my business in 4 years!! I appreciate all great input.. shane
|$70 a day to ride in PA... snows not free somebody has to pay for it. unless you live in Washington where it magically falls from the sky...
I was out at Vail two years ago and at Breckenridge last year. When I went out to Vail two years ago I had only been on a board for about 3 days so needless to say I wasn't very good. I wouldn't worry about Vail being too much for you. You probably won't be hitting up any blacks but compared to the the east coast, all the runs out there are epic and just so much better. Even just the greens are significantly longer and I think you'll end up progressing faster by going out there since you'll spend less time in lines and on the lift and more time riding/practicing. Just don't get stuck on catwalks!
Also, there are plenty of groomed blues and blacks for if you're feeling adventurous but don't want to deal with the bumpiness of ungroomed ones.
In terms of boards I have pretty limited experience, but I was riding a k2 raygun before I upgraded this year. It was a really nice board and pretty forgiving imo. It could handle the beginner/intermediate riding I was doing pretty well and I would definitely take a look at it. If you can get your hands on last year's model, it won't be too expensive either.
Also, $100/day was definitely worth it, for me at least. Even a terrible day out west is better than a great day back east. If you figure on average for a full day weekend lift ticket in say PA, it costs like $70 bucks and every run I went on (even when I was still learning at the beginning) took me a max of like 2 minutes. I remember at the end of my first day coming down the mountain at Vail (at a noob pace) it took me closer to 20-25min. I think an extra $40 or so for thata is worth it and I think if you go, you'll just fall in love with the sport even more.
|well finding the RIGHT board might take a little more time, but at least its not a multi-thousand dollar investment lol. I would look at a 157-158 for your size..that way it wont be too small if you still want to charge later on...idk about whether you need a wide or not. my best advice is to go to a shop and see how size 12 boots fit with certain waist widths
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Hi guys been a long time since I've been in here. Wondering the same. I've got a bunch of forums on tapatlk on my Droid X phone. Was really hoping this one was on tapatalk. I imagine there's a cost associated with running tapatalk. A guess.
Now I can not even reply using my PC. Been fun guys, see you later maybe if they decide to let newbies use the forum.
No one else is complaining of issues (other than Tapatalk features not being enabled), so I'm not quite sure what your issue is related too. Please let us know in case there is anything we can do to remedy any possible software issues.
Ah word. I just installed Tapatalk on my iPhone. Was disappointed to not find this forum on there, but not enough to stop using it. Confusing though, because a lot of the other forums are of a similar format, and have Tapatalk available. Although I'll admit I'm not really sure how you add Tapatalk to a forum, so I can't really complain. Do hope it gets added though!
Unless I'm mistaken, Tapatalk support is an added on feature, it's not native to the forum software as is and needs to be purchased and installed. As for the forum owners have several forums that support this feature, we'll probably get it installed here. I know I wouldn't mind having it available.
Heard back from the powers that be, they will be looking to install the tapatalk functionality here in the next couple of days.
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Francis, Small Sign to Play Collegiately at Green Bay
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Daeshon Francis (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Khalil Small (Chicago, Ill.) signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to play their collegiate basketball for the Green Bay men's basketball program, head coach Brian Wardle announced. The two guards will join the program beginning with the 2014-15 season.
"I am extremely excited to add both Daeshon Francis and Khalil Small to our program," Wardle said. "They are good fits for our locker room, they are humble young men that are unselfish and team first individuals that want to win. They also fit into our program identity as players. They are talented perimeter players that really compete, defend, and rebound. Daeshon and Khalil bring explosive intangibles that you can't teach and will help continue to build on our strong foundation.
"Both are hungry guys that want to be in Green Bay and have room to improve, so their best days of basketball are ahead of them. They have chips on their shoulders and have something to prove, and we have had great success with developing players with these qualities. Both of these guys have played for coaches that our proven winners. Daeshon and Khalil will be high-character student-athletes at our institution and both are excited about what they can bring to Green Bay on and off the floor."
Francis is a 6-foot-3, 170-pound combo guard that currently attends Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. Set to start his senior campaign with the historic Indiana high school basketball program on Dec. 4, Francis averaged 13 points per game a season ago as a junior while helping his team to a 17-6 record. Under head coach Jack Keefer, Lawrence North has produced NBA players Mike Conley, Eric Montross and Greg Oden.
"Being in Green Bay during my visit, it was a family environment like I am used to," Francis said. "My Dad really enjoyed it, and when we got home we talked about it and Green Bay was a place where I could see myself. I really liked Coach Wardle and all the players and coaches, and I felt like we all clicked."
A native of Chicago, Ill., Small is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound guard that currently attends Victory Rock Prep in Florida, where he is averaging 21 points, four rebounds and four assists this season. Small graduated from Providence-St. Mel High School in Chicago, where as a senior in 2012-13 he averaged 18 points per game and helped his team to a 25-6 record.
"I'm really excited to get to Green Bay," Small said. "On the visit, it really felt like a place that I would fit in and play well. I am grateful for the opportunity, and signing just made me even more excited and ready to get there. When I was on my visit, there was a family feel and you could tell it was really a sports town. I know there will be a lot of support and I will be comfortable in Green Bay."
Height: 6-3
Weight: 170
Position: Guard
Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind.
High School: Lawrence North
AAU Team: Spiece Indy Fire
- Averaged 13 points per game as a junior at Lawrence North High School
- Led Spiece Indy Fire to the championship at the adidas Invitational in Indianapolis last
- Named MVP of the adidas Invitational after scoring 18 points in the championship game
Brian Wardle: "Daeshon has a lot of things you can't teach with his explosiveness off the dribble and off the floor. He has great length and is a competitor with a high motor. He has played big in big games throughout his career."
Daeshon Francis: "I am a lockdown defensive player that can change the tempo of the game by the defense that I play. I can score the ball in a variety of ways, whether it is posting up a smaller guard, driving off the dribble or shooting."
Jack Keefer, Lawrence North Head Coach: "He is a great young man with unbelievable motor skills. He plays at such a high rate of speed and that rubs off on our team. Our team is known throughout the state as a no prisoners taken type of a team. We are pressing and running the floor, and we go as Daeshon goes. He plays with unbelievable energy."
LaSalle Thompson, Spiece Indy Fire Head Coach: "I'm extremely proud of Daeshon and happy for him and his family. It has been a long journey for him to get to this point but there is no other kid across the country that deserves it more. His strength as a player right now is in his heart and his ability to outwork any and everyone on the court. That is something that will definitely transition to the next level and will fit in well to Green Bay's program. Daeshon will continue to develop his skillset and that will make him that much better of a Division I basketball player. He is an extremely hard worker and a superior athlete."
Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star: "Daeshon is an all-out effort player who makes plays defensively and can turn them into transition points going the other way. He's arguably the best finisher in the state's senior class, known for his emphatic dunks and he's also a strong rebounder as a guard. Daeshon has always played with a chip on his shoulder because he hasn't been the most talked about or highly-ranked player. That mentality has served him well. He knows how to win."
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205
Position: Guard
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
High School: Providence St. Mel
Current School: Victory Rock Prep (Fla.)
- Averaging 21 points, four rebounds and four assists this season for Victory Rock Prep
- Helped Providence St. Mel to a 25-6 record as a senior
- Averaged 18 points per game during his senior year of high school
- Illinois Basketball Coaches Association first-team all-state as a junior and senior
- Chicago Prep Conference Most Valuable Player as a junior and a senior
Brian Wardle: "Khalil Small is a powerful and physical perimeter player. He brings a lot of intangibles to the program. He is a tough hard-nose defender, a very good rebounder, and backs down to no one. He can also score in a variety of ways and is very versatile."
Khalil Small: "I have athleticism but can be a real team player. I have defensive intensity on the court and can also score. On my team right now I am one of the leading scorers, but I can do whatever Coach Wardle asks me to do for the team. I can bring a few highlights to the games, but I just want to help the team win."
Loren Jackson, Victory Rock Prep Head Coach: "I think it is an unbelievable opportunity both for Green Bay and Khalil. He is definitely going to add athleticism and toughness along with skill to the Green Bay program. Brian has really made some strides with Green Bay, and I think he got a really good one in Khalil and I think he got a sleeper. He makes shots, is explosive and is a big-time athlete. He can really guard the basketball 1-on-1, and he puts the ball in the basket."
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Actor Samuel Johnson unicycling to Darwin for his sister
Apr 03, 2013 , 3:30 PM by Kate O'Toole
Samuel Johnson's sister Connie has had a really rough trot. Over her life she's had to fight 3 different cancers, but this last one is a doozy: terminal breast cancer. Connie's challenge was that Samuel should use his profile as an actor and general famous person to prevent at least one other young mum from having to say goodbye to her kids. Thus the outrageous idea of unicycling 15000 km across the country was born.
Who would do that?! It is a bit ridiculous, but doing something this bold and this silly and this wonderful could make the difference in prompting women to check for breast cancer, or it could raise the money that help finds the cure or better treatment.
It has also given Connie something to smile about. What an amazing gesture of love.
You can find out more at the Love Your Sister website, and listen below to hear Samuel share his adventure so far. He was talking to me from a roadhouse about 127km north of Alice Springs, and the interview starts with a piece of audio from Samuel's blog where he shares the pain of unicycling the Oodnadatta track. Samuel is making his way to Darwin, and he's going to check in with me on 105.7 ABC Darwin along the way.
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'The Obama Effect': Just when you thought it was safe to root for hope and change
posted at 2:16 pm on July 13, 2012 by Howard Portnoy
"New pro-Obama movie breaks the needle off the unintentionally hilarious meter." That is Weasel Zippers' one-sentence critique of a newly released film titled The Obama Effect (it hits theaters today), and it is frankly an assessment that it is hard to top. But here goes an effort.
First a plot summary, courtesy of Newsbusters' Matt Vespa:
[T]he movie, set in 2008, is the fictional account of a man named John (played by Charles S. Dutton) who suffers a heart attack and discovers he's spared death because he has a mission from God: campaigning for Barack Obama….
Upon seeing Obama delivering his sweet promises of an American Candyland, John quits his white collar job and builds a shrine to the Obamamessiah in his house to the point where the inimitable Senator for Illinois has become the wall paper. He pimps out his van with all the Obama slogans and tries to convince his undecided Hispanic neighbor to vote for Obama because he's an awesome guy. He pesters local hair salon patrons, urging the ladies to be on the right side of history (whatever that means) and finally, as The Blaze noted, finds meaning in his life.
OK, take a few minutes to compose yourself.
It is possible, as Vespa writes, that "the trailer [which can be viewed here] was edited a bit deceptively and the plot is a little more complex and twisted than it suggests." But is highly doubtful that Dutton, who is also credited as writer and director, assembled a nearly all-black cast to send up the nation's first black president on the eve of what could turn out to be massive repudiation of everything Obama stands for. It is admittedly curious that second star billing goes to Katt Williams, who is a comedian, but there is no hint anywhere at the film's website that it is intended as satire.
Which raises the question: Then what is it? Is it supposed to be an alternative reality flick that lacks both alternative and reality? Is it a rallying clarion to black voters to get out there and vote again on Nov. 6 even though the black unemployment rate remains fixed at 14.2%? If the film is meant to remind liberals of what they so fervently hoped for in 2008, all they have to do is turn on the TV for a sobering reminder of the disappointment their votes bought them (and us).
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Robert Z. Lawrence is Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment, a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He currently serves as Faculty Chair of The Practice of Trade Policy executive program at Harvard Kennedy School. He served as a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1998 to 2000. Lawrence has also been a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He has taught at Yale University, where he received his PhD in economics. His research focuses on trade policy. He is the author of Crimes and Punishments? Retaliation under the WTO; Regionalism, Multilateralism and Deeper Integration; Single World, Divided Nations?;andCan America Compete? He is coauthor of Has Globalization Gone Far Enough? The Costs of Fragmentation in OECD Markets (with Scott Bradford); A Prism on Globalization; Globaphobia: Confronting Fears About Open Trade; A Vision for the World Economy; and Saving Free Trade: A Pragmatic Approach. Lawrence has served on the advisory boards of the Congressional Budget Office, the Overseas Development Council, and the Presidential Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy.
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During the past few days, reports have emerged from Peru that during a stand-off between Amazon Indians and troops, a massacre of the protestors is being compared to the Chinese Tiananmen Square horror. Supporters of Alberto Pizango, head of Aidesep, a coalition of 56 Amazon Indian tribes, confronted troops on a highway. The group was protesting enactment of a new law that would open huge areas of Indian ancestral lands to oil and gas exploration. The 2,000 Indians were armed with spears and machetes but these were of scant use when troops opened fire. Survival, a UK human rights organization, claims the event became an Amazon Tiananmen massacre in which allegedly hundreds of Indians were killed. They report troops burned and buried scores of bodies to cover up the slaughter.
Alberto Pizango took refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy and has been flown out of the country for his safety. The Peru parliament has suspended the new law for ninety days until an investigation can discover exactly what happened on the highway. Oil and gas invariably are more important to modern people than the land which belongs to Indians.


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Lambda lifting
From HaskellWiki
Turning free variables into arguments.
As an example, consider the following Worker wrapper function, which computes the truncated square root of an integer:
isqrt :: Integer -> Integer isqrt n | n < 0 = error "isqrt" | otherwise = isqrt' ((n+1) `div` 2) where isqrt' s | s*s <= n && n < (s+1)*(s+1) = s | otherwise = isqrt' ((s + (n `div` s)) `div` 2)
isqrt :: Integer -> Integer isqrt n | n < 0 = error "isqrt" | otherwise = isqrt' n ((n+1) `div` 2) where isqrt' n s | s*s <= n && n < (s+1)*(s+1) = s | otherwise = isqrt' n ((s + (n `div` s)) `div` 2)
The isqrt' function may now be safely lifted to the top-level.
Note that naive lambda lifting can cause a program to be less lazy. Consider, for example:
f x y = g x + g (2*x) where g x = sqrt y + x
f x y = g y x + g y (2*x) where g y x = sqrt y + x
f x y = let sy = sqrt y in g sy x + g sy (2*x) where g sy x = sy + x
An expression of this sort which only mentions Free variables is called a Free expression. If a free expression is as large as it can be, it is called a Maximal free expression, or MFE for short. Note that
f x y = let psy = (+) (sqrt y) in g psy x + g psy (2*x) where g psy x = psy x
However, you save no more work here than the second version, and in addition, the resulting function is harder to read. In general, it only makes sense to abstract out a Free expression if it is also a Reducible expression.
This converse of lambda lifting is Lambda dropping, also known as avoiding parameter passing.


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OLEAN, N.Y. -- St. Bonaventure senior guard Matthew Wright scored a game-high 27 points and the host Bonnies shot 54.8 percent from the field as a team en route to an 86-64 win over Canisius College Saturday night in the Reilly Center. The win moves St. Bonaventure to 3-0 on the year while the Golden Griffins slipped to 1-1 in 2013-14 with the loss.
Canisius senior Billy Baron had a team-high 23 points in the loss for Canisius, which shot 38.7 percent from the field in the loss. Fellow senior Chris Perez added 13 points to the losing effort for the Blue and Gold and senior forward Chris Manhertz had a team-high four rebounds.
"It was a physical, heated rivalry game and they gave us all we could handle," Canisius head coach Jim Baron said. "They have a lot of seniors and they really went after the glass and the basket tonight. They also turned us over and forced us to make some bad plays."
The Griffs trailed by as many as 11 points midway through the first half before battling back on the power of a 9-2 run to make the score 29-25 in favor of St. Bonaventure. St. Bonaventure senior Charlon Kloof scored six-straight points to put his squad back up 10 at 35-25 and the teams went into the locker room with the Bonnies holding a 42-35 advantage. In the game's first 20 minutes, both teams shot better than 40 percent from the field, but the difference came at the foul line, where the Bonnies made 13-of-16 attempts, while Canisius knocked down all six of its tries from the charity stripe.
In the opening moments of the second half, the Blue and Gold was able to get within striking distance at four points after Perez hit a lay-up with 17:58 left in the game to make the score 44-40 in favor of St. Bonaventure. Kloof followed with a jumper from just outside the paint on the Bonnies' next trip down the floor to make the score 46-40, but from there, the Bonnies proved to be too much for the Griffs.
After Canisius was given a technical foul for taunting, St. Bonaventure went on an 8-0 run over the span of 1:21, capped by a lay-up from junior forward Youssou Ndoye that pushed St. Bonacventure's cushion to 54-40 with 15:37 left to play. The Bonnies kept pushing the ball and led by as many as 28 in the game's second stanza, as the home team outscored Canisius 30-16 in the paint in the second half to go with a 10-0 advantage in fast-break points.
Kloof ended the night with 15 points for the Bonnies, who improved to 31-5 all-time against Canisius in the Reilly Center. Ndoye posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards and Andell Cumberbatch chipped in nine points, seven boards and three assists off the bench. The Bonnies held a 44-25 advantage on the glass for the game and turned 15 Canisius turnovers into 22 points.
Canisius will return to action Monday, Nov. 18, when the team plays at Rutgers in the first round of the NIT Season Tip Off. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m, and can be seen live on ESPN3.
Game Notes:This was the 162nd all-time meeting between these two long-time rivals, with St. Bonaventure holding a 98-64 lead in the series... Canisius has now dropped five-straight in the Reilly Center, with its last win in Olean coming Dec. 6, 2003... The Griffs made just three 3-point field goals in the loss, the fewest for the team since Jan. 3, 2013, when the team lost at home to Fairfield... For Perez, he has now scored in double figures in 48 career games, including his time at Stetson... Dating back to last year, Billy Baron has scored 20-or more points in four-straight games.


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Five parts today.
Robert Pattinson is still filming his new movie. I have to say I like this look for him.
Robin Thicke gets stopped by a fan trying to get a photo or a grope.
Simon Cowell and his baby mama out to dinner.
Steve Carell and his wife in Hawaii.
Sean Stewart has a new girlfriend.
Not seeing the baby bump yet on Stacy Keibler.
Sofia Vergara out shopping yesterday.
Tori Spelling filming her reality show.


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Private Loan TILA Disclosure
Truth in Lending Disclosure
When borrowing student loans for college, it is important to be aware of the following:
You should always exhaust all federal student loan borrowing before considering borrowing private student loans because the federal student loans typically have better terms, i.e.: fixed interest rate, more flexible repayment terms, etc. However, if you find you are in need of additional loan funds after borrowing all of the federal loans available to you, below is some important information.
Private loans differ from lender to lender. It's important to ask questions when seeking a private student loan, so you can compare loans and choose the one that best fits your needs.
Research before you borrow:
- Will I need a cosigner?
- What is the interest rate?
- Will I need to make payments while I'm in school?
- Is there a minimum or maximum amount I can borrow?
- When does the lender capitalize accrued interest? (add any unpaid interest to the principal loan balance, which increases the amount of money you have to pay back).
- Does the lender offer electronic payments?
- Does the lender offer interest rate reductions or other incentives to borrowers?
- Is the interest based on Prime Rate or LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate)? Both are interest rates on which lenders may base your loan. You can compare these interest rate methods by going to the money rate tables published in the Wall Street Journal.
Choosing a Cosigner
Since private student loans are credit based, you will probably need a cosigner to qualify. A cosigner is a person who agrees to assume responsibility for repaying your private student loan if you fail to repay.
Budgeting for Repayment:
You should plan ahead when taking out student loans so you know how much to budget for repayment.
Add up the total you will owe on your student loans. Your lender will send you a disclosure statement for each loan that you borrow before the loan is disbursed. Review your disclosure statement for each loan. Estimate what your monthly payments will total. Lenders usually have a sample repayment schedule on their website. It will be helpful to review that schedule when planning your monthly budget.
Your Rights as a Student Loan Borrower:
You have the right to:
- Cancel your loan
- Obtain a copy of your Promissory Note; this is a legal agreement to repay your loan under the terms stated.
- A notification of loan sale or transfer, your lender must notify you if your loan is sold or transferred to another organization. In the notification, you should have the new organizations name, address to where payments should be sent, and the telephone numbers for the new organization and a telephone number of the original lender from whom you borrowed.
- A repayment schedule, you should receive this information before your first loan payment is due.
Your Responsibilities as a Borrower:
You are responsible for:
- Repaying the loan as agreed, even if you do not complete your education, are unable to find employment or are dissatisfied with the education you received.
- Repaying the loan even if a bill is not sent; failure to receive a bill does not relieve you of the obligation to repay your loans on schedule.
You must notify your lender or servicer if you:
- Change your name, address and/or phone number
- You drop below half time enrollment
- You transfer to a different school.
- You are unable to meet the agreed upon payment terms. Your bank may be able to work with you by setting up a forbearance which is a period of time when you are allowed to postpone or temporarily reduce the amount of the loan payment due to financial hardship.
New Lender Requirements for Lending Private Student Loans:
Once you have been credit approved for a private student loan, the lender will send you the following:
- Application for Solicitation Disclosure: This will provide information about the range of rates, fees and other terms that apply.
- Approval Disclosure: This notice contains the terms specific to your approved loan. The borrower has 30 calendar days to accept this offer. Upon loan acceptance, the borrower would be provided a promissory note from the lender to complete, sign and return to the lender.
- Private Education Loan Applicant Self Certification Form: Applicant completes this self certification form and submits it to the lender.
- Final Disclosure: Presented to the borrower after the loan is accepted and all required documentation is on file with the lender. This disclosure is made 3 business days before the loan is disbursed. The loan will not be disbursed until the 3 business days have elapsed. The borrower may cancel the loan within this 3 day period.
New York Institute of Technology does not have a "Preferred Lender List" of private loan lenders that we recommend to students. Students are asked to research and select a lender independently of NYIT. The Financial Aid Office will support every effort made by a student to secure a private student loan, as needed.
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA);
Enacted August 14, 2008
Public Law 110-35
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:39 AM
16dp3dt beta 2021 !!!!!
had 2 perfect embryos tranferred...?????
u/s in 2 weeks!
Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:50 AM
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 09:51 AM
You never know.... Only the ultrasound will show you for sure!
Dx: DH: Vasectomy; need IVF/ICSI ME: D.O.R. and many immunological issues. (Initially presented as "normal" but issues were only discovered after IVF attempt #2 and #3 after testing at new clinic)
IVF attempt #1 Nov.2009, Age 37: Long "Lupron" protocol
Dec.2009: Cycle cancelled due to oversuppression
IVF attempt #2, Age 38: April 2010: 3 eggs retrieved, 2 mature, 2 fertilized, ET of 2 embryos BFN
IVF atempt #3 at new clinic: November 2010, Age 38: 5 eggs retrieved, 4 mature, 4 fertilized, ET of 2 blastocysts BFP
Strong beta numbers but babies not measuring on track but one heartbeat is present. Followup u/s reveals no HB's Had D&C--so sad.
Moved to new clinic closer to home + more of a focus on testing for potential immunological factors:
Further testing reveals three mutations related to inherited thrombophilia (2 MTHFR mutations and PA1-1 mutation), positive ANA, elevated NK cells and cytokines and low levels of leukocyte antibodies (LADS), Recommended Immunological treatment: Humira, LIT, IVig and blood thinners if PG
IVF Protocol: Low stim for me/ TESE needed for DH; took Humira in late August and early September; taking DHEA plus Co-Enzyme Q10, vitamins for DH just for good measure! September--two trips to Mexico for LIT treatment, treatments 3 weeks apart
Initial re-testing through Alan Beer Centre after some of the immune treatments reveals only cytokines were lowered, NKs still high and LAD numbers still low. Another LIT in Mexico is recommended. We decide to begin cycle on doctor's recommendation of just doing IVIG.
IVF#4, Age 39 : November 2011: Worst AFC EVER--a whopping 4! Three follicles responded, two eggs were retrieved. Three day transfer of two Grade 1 8 cell embryos: "Fahita" & "Burrito" Stick, stick, stick little ones!
BFP! Beta of 569
Viability u/s at 6 w 2d shows TWO babies measuring on track with heartbeats of 121. Looks like babies might be sharing the same amniotic sac.
Second u/s at 7w 2 d shows ONE baby with hb of 150, measuring 7 w 3 days. No sign of twin. Vanishing twin syndrome?
Third u/s at 8 w 2d shows ONE baby with hb of 170, measuring 8 w 3 days. Looks like a little jellybean!
12 week u/s at 12 w 2 days and baby is measuring 12 w 5 days with a heart beat of 150. Baby mooned us and waved at us with one hand....looked like a "royal" wave to me!
13 week doctor's appointment, HB=155 on doppler
14 week u/s to check cervix, HB=148
16 week u/s to check cervix, HB=138, baby had hiccups!
20 week u/s--everything looks good! HB=130, looks like we're having a GIRL!
IPS results very good!
39 weeks: Our baby girl arrived!!! She is healthy and beautiful! We are so happy!
Posted 10 July 2012 - 11:25 AM
Aug 2009- Failed IUI
Nov 2009- IVFw/ICSI 11 eggs retreived, 10 fertalized
Nov 2009- IVF fresh transfer unsucessful
Feb 2010- FET cancelled, body did not respond to meds
March 2010- FET successful
Dec 2010- Beautiful baby girl born New Years Eve!!
June 2012- FET cycle in process!
June 25 2010- FET 2 embryos transferred
July 11 2012- Scheduled Beta (fingers crossed)
July 11 2012- BFN..
April 2013- Switching from Genesis to Olive (Phone consult booked April 30)
June 2013- Patiently waiting for CD1!
June 30 2013- CD1!!!
July 23 2013- Start injections.
Aug 5 2013- Egg Retrieval 8 eggs
Aug 6 2013- Call from lab 7 eggs were mature and 4 fertilized via ICSI
Aug 8 2103- Day 3 transfer. 2 embies 8B and 9B Now the 2WW!!!
Aug 16 2013 BFP poas
Aug 17 2013 BFP poas
Aug 18 2013 BFP poas
Aug 19 2013 BFP poas I cant belive it the line keeps getting darker! can this be real. Unofficial till bloodbork Wed Aug 21
Aug 21 2013 Official BFP hcg 602!
Aug 27 2013 Second HCG 10,095! Ultrasound booked Sept 3!
Sep 3 2013 First U/S confirms one baby heart beating away at 119 bpm and measuring 6wk3dys
Posted 10 July 2012 - 12:15 PM
Charity gives a meal; justice provides a place at the table.
Posted 10 July 2012 - 01:08 PM
>Me-dont ovulate all the time and I have poor egg quality
>DH-low sperm count
>Jan 23 2009 miscarrage natural conception no fertility treatments
>3 Back to back IUI's June to August of 2009. All BFN
>1st IVF/ICSI November 2009
>10 eggs collected 6 fertilized 2 put back none to freeze
>AF one week later BFN
>2nd IVF/ICSI Feburary 2011
>11 eggs collected 8 fertalized 2 put back none to freeze
>Got AF so I went for a blood test. Levels came back at 41 so they thought I was having a miscarrage. Went back 2 days later and levels were at 46 so they thought I wasnt micarrying proper and might need a D&C. Went back 6 days later levels shot up to 184 so they thought I passed 1 embryo but was pregnant with the other. Went back 2 days later levels down to 169 got AF 2 days later.
>This is when they said I have poor egg quality.
> Decided to go a head with donor embryo cycle at PNWF in Seattle.
>started Lupron feb 26 2012 and started out donor embryo cycle
>March 6 and 20 lining looks great all set for a march 28 transfer
>show up with full badder March 28 to find out the embryos we chose didn't make the thaw. Picked new ones and they looked great! Transferred 2 beautiful blasts that afternoon.
>First beta April 7 number was 718!! BFP!
>Second beta April 9 number was 1286! Looking good
>had a huge bleed so I went for my u/s. have a clot but also a baby with a heart beat! Clot shouldnt cause any problems but might be around for the first trimester.
>Follow up u/s May 9th
>Follow up u/s went great HB of 157! Clot getting smaller.
>another u/s booked for May 23
>u/s went great again! HB of 163! Baby moved a lot for us very exciting! Dr could no longer find clot. Good news!
>EDD December 14 2012!
>Baby couldn't wait and decided to come early.
>Water broke and my baby boy Logan James was born on November 13th!
>He was 6lbs 12oz! Not bad for almost 5 weeks early!
>Spent 5 days in the NICU and a total of a week in hospital


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Talk about influencer marketing...
Can the Linux community follow Linus Torvald's endorsement of Google Nexus One smartphone and move masses out of iPhone?
Check out this eWeek article: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/10-Reasons-Why-the-Linux-Community-Could-Influence-iPhone-Sales-124461/
This could get interesting if the Linux community increases adoption of Apple's user interface design principles...
Social Business transformation
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Can Linux community herd people from iPhone to Google?
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Forbes article by Novell CMO on operating system wars
A point of view from Novell CMO:
Microsoft puts Linux ahead of Apple as desktop OS competitor
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Microsoft CEO put Linux ahead of Apple as the top competitor to Microsoft Windows (desktop) operating system and acknowledged share gains by both at their annual Wall Street briefing today. "Linux, you could see on the slide, and Apple has certainly increased its share somewhat."
"I assume we're going to see Android-based, Linux-based laptops, inaddition to phones. We'll see Google more as a competitor in thedesktop operating system business than we ever have before."
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IBM's open client solution - Why customers and ISV/SIs care
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You might have seen the IBM announcement of its open client solution (http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21060.wss ) - Lotus collaboration software (Lotus Notes 8 and IBM productivity tools with ODF support, Domino, Sametime, WebSphere Portal, Expeditor) and associated software services to support flexibility and choice for the customer around operating systems (Windows from Microsoft, Linux from Red Hat and Novell, Mac OS 10 from Apple - planned for Lotus Notes 8), platform devices, productivity editors (Microsoft Office on Windows, IBM Productivity Editors or open source products on Linux and Windows), alternatives for application development on thin/rich client (leverage Eclipse RCP). See IDC News Service: http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/02/12/HNibmlinuxopenclient_1.html
However, some are reporting that Microsoft is not very happy with this http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/microsoft_is_not_very_hapy_about_ibms_new.html
1. IBM financials for Y2006 show 30% revenue growth for Lotus software in Q4 and also 9 consecutive quarters of growth.
2. Open standards based software does provide flexibility and choice to the customer, ISVs, and Systems Integrators. Flexibility and choice is about operating systems, platforms, productivity editors, applications, collaboration software, application development, and rich/thin client. Microsoft products runs on Windows only, and often have complicated product inter-dependencies. According to Avinash Singh, COO of Birlasoft (http://www.birlasoft.com ), a Systems Integrator based out of New Jersey, "IBM's open client solution is very timely. It allows us to offer more value to our customers who either want to move to Linux desktops or drive a heterogeneous client strategy. This solution can help them reduce costs while increasing organizational productivity. It is all about offering flexibility and choice for our customers."
3. Customers are being Vista "challenged" in terms of cost of software, hardware, deployment, falling short of security features (http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2007/01/vista_firewall.html?chan=search ), printer and device drivers (http://www.enterprisenetworksandservers.com/newsflash/art.php?698 ). "MIT flunked Vista" recently (http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/news/breakingnews.jhtml;jsessionid=RLEG1GEALNJJIQSNDLOSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleId=197004760 ). Office 2007 requires end user training. Customers are also concerned about "after Vista what" -- I spend all this money and cant get locked out of innovation -- do i move to "Live"? when? Why not continue to stay on Windows XP or the like. Others say: I have to "migrate" anyways, so why not leverage Linux? As you may know, many experts are "OOXML challenged" also (http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070117145745854 )
4. Customers are also figuring out a way to free up lots of money in their IT budget by deciding to take alternative procurement strategies instead of renewing/signing Microsoft Enterprise Agreement - "a la carte vs buffet". So says several analysts and press (http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/lotus/general.nsf/wdocs/license )
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Redhat deals as Redmondians FUD
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Three articles of interest:
1. Redhats: City of Vienna, Austria has selected Red Hat Enterprise Linux as its server platform of choice. (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2062154,00.asp)
2. Redmondians: Apparently some see a pattern exemplified bythe Microsoft - Novell alliance:
The question to ask is: What interoperability capability came out of such a level of collaboration with Microsoft? See what InfoWorld has to say: http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/11/21/48OPreality_1.html
3. So what is the meaning of the Microsoft-Novell deal? Looks like Novell and Microsoft disagree... seems like more Microsoft FUD for sure: http://news.com.com/Microsoft%2C+Novell+spar+over+Linux+agreement/2100-7344_3-6137444.html
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Touch-a-Truck event puts kids in the driver's seat
By BARBARA TAORMINA
Union Leader Correspondent | August 04. 2013 8:36PM
Andrew Dicesare, 9, of Dunstable, checks out the controls of a Zamboni Saturday morning at Nashua's Touch-a-Truck event. (BARBARA TAORMINA PHOTO)
"I like ambulances because (they) help people when they get sick," said Jennifer Flores, 6, who made the trip up from Chelmsford, Mass., with her dad to touch a few trucks.
Nashua also showed off plenty of its own big machines to the crowd of kids and parents. The Nashua Police Department brought a command vehicle equipped with computers, surveillance cameras and a microwave and a fridge. The Public Works Department displayed its enormous recycling truck and a shiny bulldozer.
Over at the police command vehicle, the officer in charge explained that the long, black bus was just like a police station on wheels.
"It's a nice family time," said Bob Dorset of Nashua, who had a pack of kids in tow.
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'"Our fans and the atmosphere were amazing, the best all season," said forward Patrick Kaleta, whose early fight fed the frenzy. "It's amazing how much energy the fans can bring to you and how much passion they bring. I know what we've gone through here this last little while. Being a fan once, we owe these guys, and they've stayed behind us."'
Sabres silence Maple Leafs
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