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Is it Better to Replace or Reface Kitchen Cabinets?
To Replace or Reface? That is the Big Question
So, you're going to change your kitchen cabinets. Planning this home improvement project can be exciting as you imagine the new looks you can achieve with a new color or theme. But through the course of your planning, you will encounter big dilemmas in finalizing your remodeling plans (http://www.hgtv.com/kitchens/how-to-avoid-the-biggest-kitchen-mistakes/index.html). One of the biggest challenges is deciding whether you should go with cabinet refacing or replacing.
Let's check out the following points and decide what option is best for your kitchen renovation.
This process involves: 1) installing brand new drawer fronts and cabinet doors; 2) painting or refinishing your existing storage areas; 3) installing new laminate veneer or new wood over existing cabinetry and drawers. To achieve a completely different look, the interiors of your cabinets can also be sanded, stained, or painted. Finally, new pulls, hinges, and handles are added to complete the transformation.
This is a great alternative for homeowners who can't afford an overall remodeling of their cabinets since the costs are around 50 percent less and the work can be done in a shorter amount of time. Another great advantage is your kitchen can still be functional and your activities in the area won't be disrupted that much since the process won't require moving appliances. Families who can't stall meal schedules will find this helpful. This is also beneficial in lessening your impact on the environment since you'll be using less cabinet hardware and wood, glass, or other materials.
This requires taking down your existing cabinetry and replacing everything with new storage units. Obviously this means more cost and time spent on your kitchen remodeling. But before you disregard this option and stick to refacing, you should know that sometimes the latter process won't work. Some sample situations are: 1) your current cabinets are not functional and are too small for your wide pans, tall fruit reserve jars, or other kitchenware; 2) your existing storage isn't made of high-quality materials and is in bad shape already. Basically, if you need to redo your kitchen layout or change the overall design, then replacing is the way to go to achieve that.
A combination of refacing and replacing cabinetry is an option that not many homeowners think of. But this can actually be a great idea to consider when you need to improve the functionality and layout of just some of your cabinets while other units can be rehabbed. If you are also planning to bring in new appliances that won't fit into your existing storage layout, then you can just replace the shelves or drawers located near the assigned spot of your new oven or refrigerator to accommodate its shape and size.
To determine what remodeling process will be best, you first need to identify what you want to achieve with the layout, functionality, and look of your new kitchen. Then consult with kitchen remodeling specialists like us and so we can plan the best design together.
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The cost of treating killer diseases is not cheap. Treating Primary Tuberculosis costs K60 however to fully treat one Multi Drug Resistant TB patient may cost up to K60 000 in just 6 months.
This is from Dr. Pieter VanMaree of Burnet institute during a press conference held this week by the National Government through the National Department of Health and its partners.
Dr VanMaree said the treatment of multi drug resistant TB is expensive, takes a long time to administer and has a lot of negative effects on the patient and therefore the government must look into preventing and controlling this disease before it affects the whole country as it is an air borne disease.
In the meantime the Dr. Stenard Hiasihri who is in charge of the TB response unit in Daru Island, which is currently a TB hotspot in the country says the response to tackle TB in Daru is currently funded by outside donors and the K27 million approved by the National govt for this work has not been released yet.
Dr Hiasihri who also spoke last week to the Special Parliamentary Committee on Public Service Delivery was present at the conference and said the TB unit is however working tirelessly to address the issue with the available resources and staffing however to fully combat TB is beyond the capability of the local hospital and he called on the government to release funds quickly as this is an emergency.

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Release Date: 1984
DVD Release Date: October 8th, 2002
PG|1 hr 47 min
Plot Summary
Moving in from Chicago, newcomer Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon) is in shock when he discovers the small Midwestern town he now calls home has made dancing and rock music illegal. As he struggles to fit in, Ren faces an uphill battle to change things. With the help of his new friend, Willard Hewitt (Christopher Penn), and defiant teen Ariel Moore (Lori Singer), he might loosen up this conservative town. But Ariel's influential father, Reverend Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), stands in the way.
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn, Sarah Jessica Parker, John Laughlin, Elizabeth Gorcey
Director: Herbert Ross
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Keywords: 1980s, Quest, Girlfriend, Best friend, Growing up, Small town, Underdog, Transformation, Inspiring, Mother, Spirited


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This invention relates generally to filtration and membrane technology and, in particular, to enhancing the lifetime of utility of filtration devices.
Many industrial and scientific operations today depend upon filtration to separate valuable, nutrient or metabolic substances from waste or otherwise unusable products. These operations include direct osmosis, reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration methods; all involve passage of fluids over semipermeable membranes which allow the fluid to be separated from small dissolved molecules colloids, and suspended solids. Membrane-retained components are collectively called the concentrate or retentate. Materials permeating the membrane are called the filtrate or permeate.
Direct or natural osmosis utilizes a semipermeable membrane flanked on one side by a concentrated solute solution and on the other by a less concentrated solution. Osmotic forces will tend to equalize the solute concentration by passing water or other solvent through the membrane, while the solute cannot permeate the membrane. In reverse osmosis, application of pressure to the concentrated solution will force pure water or solvent back through the membrane, thereby concentrating the solute. In ultrafiltration, on the other hand, pressure is applied to a solution to force the solvent through the semipermeable membrane. That is, ultrafiltration is pressure-driven osmotic filtration on a molecular scale.
In addition to purely osmotic membranes which involve passage of solvent in one direction or the other, dialyzing membranes permit small solute molecules and ions to permeate the membranes. Dialysis basically is a membrane transport system in which solute molecules are exchanged between two liquids. For example, globular proteins in solution can easily be separated from low-molecular weight solutes utilizing a semipermeable membrane to retain protein molecules yet allow small solute molecules and water to pass through.
The largest contemporary use of dialysis is in hemodialysis, the treatment of the blood of persons with end-stage renal disease in which the kidneys are no longer capable of removing products of metabolism from the blood and excreting them. Hemodialyzers or "artificial kidneys" have now been used for almost 40 years to treat patient with severe renal failure. Many thousand persons with permanent renal failure or even total kidney removal are maintained in health for years at a time, their lives depending entirely on the artificial kidney.
In an artificial kidney, blood flows continually between membrane surfaces (the blood compartment); on the other side of the membrane is the dialyzing fluid (the dialysate compartment). The membrane is porous enough to allow all constituents of the plasma except plasma proteins to diffuse freely in both directions--from plasma into the dialyzing fluid and from the dialyzing fluid back into the plasma. If the concentration of a substance is greater in the plasma than in the dialyzing fluid, there will be a net transfer of the substance from the plasma into the dialyzing fluid. The amount of the substance that transfers depends on: (1) the difference between the concentrations on the two sides of the membrane; (2) molecular size, the smaller molecules diffusing more rapidly than larger ones; and (3) the length of time that the blood and fluid remain in contact with the membrane.
Types of dialyzers include: (1) coil, which incorporates a membrane in the form of a flattened tube wound around a central, rigid cylinder core, with a supporting mesh between adjacent portions of the membranes; (2) parallel plate, which incorporates a membrane in tubular or sheet form supported by plates in a sandwiched configuration; and (3) hollow-fiber, which incorporates the membrane in the form of very small fibers having a microscopic channel running through them. Most sheet and hollow-fiber membranes are cellulosic, although other materials have also been prepared and evaluated.
Probably the most important technical innovation in dialysis technology in support of hemodialysis is the development of hollow-fiber dialysis membranes and devices. One known dialyzer configuration is a capillary flow dialyzer, comprised of multiple hollow-fiber membranes contained within a housing. The hollow-fiber membranes are cylindrical capillaries having a diameter of less than 1 μm, and whose walls function as the semipermeable membrane, permitting selective exchange of materials across the walls.
Since 1980, the reuse of hemodialyzers has risen dramatically. In 1986, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) issued guidelines for the recommended practice in the reuse of hemodialyzers (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, "Reuse of Hemodialyzers," Arlington, Va., 1986), stating that safe multiple use of hemodialyzers may actually improve the quality of care and/or access to dialysis. In large measure, the acceptability of reuse has also depended on the development and use of hollow-fiber hemodialyzers, which can be reprocessed to be equivalent in function, cleanliness, and sterility to a new hollow-fiber hemodialyzer.
Reprocessing of hemodialyzers after patient dialysis depends ultimately on cleaning and disinfecting of the dialyzer. Each piece of equipment used for reprocessing must be appropriately designed, constructed and validated to perform its intended task. Types of reprocessing system vary from sophisticated microprocessor-controlled systems to hand-operated valving systems. In reprocessing, both the blood compartment and the dialysate compartment are flushed with cleaning agents, such as hydrogen peroxide or sodium hypochlorite, and rinsed with water. The water is filtered through a nominal 5 μm (micron) filter and should have a bacterial colony count of less than 200 /ml and/or a bacterial lippolysaccharide concentration of less than 1 ng/ml as measured by the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. The dialyzer should also be free of any visible clotted blood.
The rinsed and cleaned dialyzer must also be treated by a process that prevents adverse effects due to microbial contamination. Typically, the blood compartment of the dialyzer is sterilized or subjected to high level disinfection. In practice, the dialysate compartment is also subjected to the same process because germicides pass through the membrane of the device. Typically, formaldehyde is used as the germicide, although other chemical germicides may be used which are shown not to damage the integrity of the dialyzer and must rinse out of the dialyzer to below known toxic levels with a rinse-out period established for the particular germicide. Care must also be taken not to mix reactive materials such as sodium hypochlorite and formaldehyde.
Hemodialyzers, reprocessed in conformance with the AAMI specific guidelines and performance tests, have an average use number, i.e., the number of times a particular hemodialyzer has been used in patient dialysis treatment may be about 8-15. Considering that hemodialyzers are used at least three times per week per patient, it would be highly desirable to improve the reprocessing system to increase the use number of a hemodialyzer.
Treatment of water to improve its properties for a variety of industrial and residential applications has been widely discussed in the scientific literature and in patents issued in the United States and other countries. The variety of devices for such treatment is so great that a comprehensive review thereof will not be undertaken here, it being generally known that such systems have been proposed based on technologies including static and dynamic magnetic treatment, treatment using electrostatic fields, ultrasound, externally-generated heating radiation (such as microwave), directly injected electromagnetic radiation, and, of course, a variety of chemical treatment techniques.
The scientific basis for the effects of various water treatment techniques has been widely debated and discussed, and opinions in the scientific community vary dramatically about the potential for such treatment techniques on an industrial or commercial scale. For example, in the Soviet Union, magnetic treatment of water to assist in removal or prevention of scale has been reported. Favorable analysis of such treatment has been criticized by literature generated in the United States. Some of the theories discussed include one which advocates the hypothesis that magnetic treatment decreases the surface tension of the water molecules, thereby making the treated water "wetter" than untreated water. Another advocates the belief that the magnetic fields generated within the water act only on the impurities contained within the water. Others related to ionic charge theory, minor changes in pH, changes in the zeta potential or the like.
Despite such debate over the scientific basis of the treatment effect, a number of individuals and companies are continuing to suggest new types of treatment devices for previously discussed applications and new technologies for unrelated and surprisingly diverse applications.
Examples of magnetic water treatment devices include the following:
Stickler et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,746,425 issued May 24, 1988 for "Cooling System for Magnetic Water Treating Device" and Stickler, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,659,479 issued Apr. 21, 1987 for "Electromagnetic Water Treating Device", both use a pipe core of alternating magnetic and non-magnetic sections with an electromagnet surrounding the pipe through which the fluid to be treated passes.
Another treatment system is disclosed in Larson, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,865,747, issued Sep. 12, 1989, for "Electromagnetic Fluid Treating Device and Method". An electromagnetic field having a voltage which operates in the range of 1 kHz to 1000 MHz is applied to a non-ferromagnetic conduit in which a ferromagnetic core is mounted. The core acts as a sacrificial anode and as a receiving antenna for the radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation.
A permanent magnet system is described in Mitchell, U.S. Pat. No. 4,808,306 issued Feb. 38, 1989 for "Apparatus for Magnetically Treating Fluids". A field generator is mounted on one side of a pipe, through which fluid to be treated passes, in a non-ferromagnetic housing. A magnet is embedded in the housing and has an odd number of sections of alternating polarity. For fuel treatment, the uppermost section is desirably a south polar magnetic field. If water is to be treated, a north ferromagnetic plate mounted adjacent to but outwardly from the pipe is used for increasing magnetic field strength. Mitchell indicates that his device can lead to fuel consumption savings, to maintain minerals and other contaminates of water in solution (softening of water), prevention of scale and rust and to improve the taste, cleaning and solvent properties of water.
Additional patents which refer to the use of magnets to treat water include Carpenter, U.S. Pat. No. 4,367,143 issued Jan. 4, 1983, for "Apparatus for Magnetically Treating Liquid Flowing Through a Pipe and Clamping Means Therefor". This patent discusses applying a plurality of strips of ferromagnetic material contained in a shoe member on the outside of a pipe, the number of magnetic strips and the power of the magnets being selected for a particular pipe size. The polarities of the magnets in each strip are aligned in the same way, e.g., all south polar ends being oriented upstream with respect to water flow. See, also, Kulish, U.S. Pat. No. 4,605,498 issued Aug. 12, 1986 for "Apparatus for Magnetic Treatment of Liquids". The magnet arrangement of this patent (surrounding arcuate shape magnets) is such that the south pole magnetic fields are concentrated toward the axis of a pipe through which liquids to be treated pass, while the north poles are directed radially outwardly.
A unique magnet arrangement for water treatment is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,888,113 issued to Holcomb on Dec. 19, 1989 for "Magnetic Water Treatment Device". In this patent, Holcomb discusses the use of a plurality of rectangular magnets attached to the exterior of a pipe. The magnets are arranged in pairs adjacent the pipe such that the positive pole of one pair is oriented to one end of a support housing and the negative pole is oriented toward the other end of the housing. Another similarly constructed housing is secured to the opposite side of the pipe, the second housing also from those in the first housing. Thus the positive pole of the first set faces the negative pole of the second set to cause an "attractive" mode of magnetic flux treatment. Applications such as scale prevention, as well as use in washing machines, swimming pools, ice rinks, livestock watering, and coffee brewing are suggested. The patent also suggests that the taste of treated water is superior to that of untreated water. The patent further mentions that the magnetic force fields can be generated through wound iron coils coupled to a DC generator.
Another water treatment technique is that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,865,748 issued Sep. 12, 1989 to D. Morse and entitled "Method and System for Variable Frequency Electromagnetic Water Treatment". In this device, a non-insulated conductor in direct contact with a fluid to be treated is coupled to a generator of electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the radio frequency range. According to the patent, the radiation is injected at a frequency which is related to the electromagnetic radiation absorption or emission profile of the particular system being treated. This patent also focuses on the use of that system for the elimination and prevention of scale build-up in boiler systems and the like.
These patents are representative of the wide diversity of treatment techniques discussed in the art and it is important for a more complete understanding of the prior art to read the "Background" sections of each of the foregoing patents. Also the tabular listings of art cited against such patents should be reviewed. Each of the background disclosures and listings is incorporated herein and is made available by the copies of the patents supplied herewith.
According to the present invention, reuse or lifetime of utility of a filtration device is enhanced by treatment involving electromagnetic treatment of the feed fluids to the device. The present invention provides electromagnetic treatment for fluids to be received by a filter in a filtration device, which includes a conduit for conveying the fluids to the filter and an outlet conduit through which the fluids are discharged, by directly injecting into the fluids electromagnetic radiation at a preselected frequency through a non-electrically insulated conductor.
In an illustrated embodiment, reuse of hemodialyzers is enhanced by employing a treating device for modifying the reprocessing fluids in a dialyzer reprocessing device prior to their introduction into the dialyzer; the treating device includes an electromagnetic treatment device for directly injecting into the fluids electromagnetic radiation having a preselected frequency through a non-electrically insulated conductor. The electromagnetic treatment device includes an electromagnetic frequency generator for generating an electromagnetic signal having electric and magnetic components electrically coupled with at least one non-electrically insulated conductive probe which is in contact with the fluids. Preferably, the treating device includes a pair of conductive probes spaced apart from one another within a conduit for conveying the fluids to the dialyzer.
According to another aspect of the invention, methods for enhancing lifetime of a filtration device and reuse of a dialyzer are provided. Other ways in which the present invention provides improvement to this art will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the drawings which accompany it.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate the preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the general description give above and the detailed description of the preferred embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the invention. Like reference numerals are used to describe like components, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a side sectional schematic view of the treating device in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic flow diagram of a dialyzer reprocessing system including electromagnetic treatment in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a side plan view of a hemodialyzer of the hollow-fiber type; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic flow diagram of a dialyzer reprocessing system including electromagnetic treatment in which multiple dialyzers are simultaneously reprocessed.
In the description of the preferred embodiments of the invention a dialyzer reprocessing system will be used as an example, but it should be appreciated at the outset that the principles of the present invention have a much wider application, that is, in any process using filtration devices in which the lifetime of use of the filter means is of concern, e.g., separation of whey liquid from whey in cheese making. Also, many of the components of the preferred embodiment are shown in only general form, because the present invention can be employed with or as additions to numerous types of cleaning or filtering systems. Accordingly, such features of available systems as power controls, feed fluid reservoirs and pumps, auto fill systems, timers, temperature settings, alarms, and the like, are not shown.
Reference is initially made to FIG. 1 depicting a treating device 20 according to the present invention. Treating device 20 includes at least one conductive probe 22, and preferably a second probe 23, spaced apart from probe 22, typically about 5.5 in. apart. Probes 22 and 23 are mounted such a way that the tips 24 and 25 of the probes 22 and 23 are in direct contact with fluids that flow through a conduit 26. The probe is mounted in the conduit so that water is treated while flowing through conduit prior to entry into the filter or dialyzer to be cleaned or reprocessed. An electromagnetic wave generator 28 is coupled to a coaxial wire 30 which is in turn connected to the external connectors 32 and 33 of the probes 22 and 23, respectively, so that electromagnetic radiation consisting of magnetic and electrical wave components is provided to tips 24 and 25. The two probe arrangement serves to direct or focus the electric and magnetic fields of the electromagnetic radiation. Conduit 26 where probes 22 and 23 are located is secured to, for example, a wooden dowel 27 to maintain linearity of the conduit. Connectors 29 and 31 are suitably polypropylene tee-type connectors or other suitable autoclavable material.
The probe is suitably constructed of a non-corrosive material, such as stainless steel, platinum or other conductive materials. The coaxial wire 30 is conventional. Conduit 26 is typically a silastic tubing. Probes 22 and 23 can be cut into the tubing and secured with ties or clamps 37 and 38. Ties 37 and 38 are conventional.
In a preferred embodiment, the generator 28 employed for the direct injection of electromagnetic radiation operates at about 40 volts (peak to peak) with 425 milliamps current. The frequency of the radiation generated is in the range of 1 kHz to 1000 MHz. It has been found that a frequency, preferably, in the range of about 20 to 60 MHz is useful in treating water and aqueous solutions. The length of time for injection of the electromagnetic radiation can be varied widely, as can the location of the probes. As explained below, the probes in a hemodialyzer reprocessing system are preferably located where all fluids entering the dialyzer will undergo electromagnetic treatment.
Reference is made to FIG. 2 where a schematic diagram or a dialyzer reprocessing system is shown. Inlets 46, 48, and 50 are provided for sodium hypochlorite solution (bleach), formaldehyde, and bacteriological standard water, respectively. Typically, the cleaning agent is about 15% sodium hypochlorite, although 8-10% hydrogen peroxide may also be used. The formaldehyde used as the disinfecting agent is generally about 1-2%. The water is used as a rinse and as a diluent for the stock cleaning and disinfecting solutions. Each fluid line is provided with valves 52 so that the fluids may be selectively introduced into a dialyzer 54 to be cleaned and processed. The fluids are pumped to the dialyzer 54 via an ultrafiltration pump 56. Prior to entry into dialyzer 54, the fluids enter treating device 60 in which the conductive probes are located in the conduit 53 leading to the dialyzer, as explained above. Disposal of the fluids is via conduit 58.
As best seen in FIG. 3, a hemodialyzer 34 of the hollow-fiber type is typically a cylindrical unit 36 in which reside the fibers (not shown) with a blood inlet 38 and outlet 40, and a dialysate inlet 42 and outlet 44.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a dialyzer reprocessing system in which up to four dialyzers 64, 66, 68 and 70 of the type shown in FIG. 3 may simultaneously be cleaned and processed. Treating device 60 is shown in conduit 62 through which all fluids enter to all four dialyzers.
Experiments have been performed in which the fluids used in dialyzer reprocessing were subjected to electromagnetic radiation in accordance with the present invention and the use number of the dialyzers determined. Dialyzers reprocessed with the conventional cleaning and disinfecting procedures were compared with dialyzers in which the reprocessing included electromagnetic treatment of the cleaning, rinsing and disinfecting fluids in accordance with the present invention.
The comparative testing was performed over a ten-month period from Sep. 1, 1989 to Jun. 30, 1990. The dialyzers used were Hemaflow F60 and Hemaflow F80, both manufactured by Fresenuis AG, Oberursel, West Germany, and Clirans TAF 175, manufactured by Terumo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, for both the controls and treated dialyzers.
The electromagnetic treatment device in accordance with the present invention was installed into the cleaning circuit fluid line on Feb. 27, 1990. The control filters were all filters that had starting and ending dates of use prior to Feb. 27, 1990. The treated filters were all filters with start and stop dates after Feb. 27, 1990. Any dialyzer which exhibits a loss of 10% in any performance test as specified by the AAMI guidelines may not be reused. The dialyzer reuse data are present in Table 1.
Table 1______________________________________Dialyzer Reuse*Control Treated**Start and Stop Dates Start and Stop Datesof Use Before 2/27/90 of Use After 2/27/90F60 F80 TAF 175 F60 F80 TAF 175______________________________________No. of 27 17 24 33 14 13FiltersMinimum 26 4 2 5 5 2Maximum 34 16 19 57 35 35Mean 19.37 7.83 8.96 23.73 13.29 18.77Standard 7.75 2.96 5.58 11.88 7.29 9.35DeviationIncrease 22.5% 69.7% 109.5%Percentage______________________________________ *All filters that started before 2/27/90 and extended beyond 2/27/90 were excluded from this summary. **Active filters included in this category.
The following conclusions were consistent for the three filter types utilized:
1) No difference was found for reuse minimum when the two time categories (before vs. after) were compared.
2) Reuse maximum values for the after categories were larger than the before category.
3) Average reuse was increased by electromagnetic fluid treatment.
The percentage increases for the filters were 22.5% for the F60, 69.7% for the F80, and 109.5% for the TAF 175.
In any system which involves interaction of a membrane with fluids and transport of substances across the membrane, the lifetime of utility of the filtration device is dependent upon many variables, such as the membrane material, the feed fluids used, and general operating conditions. These factors ultimately affect the structural integrity and performance of the membrane. Studies comparing dialyzers reprocessed in accordance with the present invention and those subjected to conventional cleaning demonstrate dramatically improved lifetimes for the dialyzers. In fact, any system involving filtering or cleaning of a filtration device is benefitted by fluid treatment in accordance with the present invention to increase lifetime utility of the device.
While the present invention has now been disclosed with reference to certain preferred embodiments and exemplified with regard thereto, those skilled in the art will appreciate the various substitutions, modifications, omissions and changes that may be made without departing from the spirit thereof. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the present invention be limited solely by the broadest interpretation accorded the appended claims.
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This is our truth, tell us yours
The ever excellent Myles Jackman has described the censorship of pornography as the canary in the coalmine of free speech. It is a good indicator of whether you actually care about the freedom of others, or if its just a cause to hitch your bandwagon too, a la Tatchell.
In some ways BDSM serves the same position in view of women's agency, and feminism's troubled relationship with the idea that the class of women contains those who would chose to do things others might judge to be wrong, where wrong is actually a complex web of emotions around letting the side down, unwomanly, unfeminine, not approved by patriarchy and not what nice girls do.
Look onto those spaces which now are hotbeds of transphobia, look at those arguing that sex workers need to be criminalized for their own good, and their stance on BDSM has deep roots. Which is not to say that they were not always deeply transphobic and whorephobic, but that too many ignored what was being said about a womans, or someone seen to be a woman, right to be treated as a human being.
I am a sub, I am also a masochist, according to people like Stienham, and her new worshiper Emma Watson, I do not exist. I cannot exist, since no woman* actually wants dominance, pain, humiliation. The only sex which is acceptable to Watson is something based on warm fuzziness, where you stroke kittens for several hours before the screen fade of missionary position sex where no one every sweats, or swears, or cries or has anything as messy as an orgasm.
Emma Watson approved sex sounds like the genuine little death, and, frankly you will have to pay me to have something so dull and patriarchally approved.But of course we can not have sex for money, or to conceive, or because we are lonely, or bored, or horny, or anything but lovely romantic monogamous pair bonding.
Ignore that romance is more damaging to millions of women than filming someone having "the wrong kind of sex" Romance tells men that no actually means stalk me until I say yes. Romance tells women that anything is acceptable if you saw "I love you" Romance is the stage on which domestic abuse is rehearsed, romance is the chain which patriarchy uses to keep women tied to the idea that without a man you are nothing. Romance is patriarchy wearing a pinkwashed veil to hide the bruises.
Romance is acceptable, in the way erotica is acceptable, and porn is not. Porn does not tell the big lies. Oh it tells little ones, that there is never shit after anal, that no one has fanny farts, that people with dicks get hard in seconds, and that people with vaginas never need lube, but it does not tell the big lies, that sex means love, that having sex with someone means they will love you, that the kind of sex you have determines your moral worth.
Sex can be many things, and yes it can be a way of pair bonding, or mutual reassurance, or showing you care. This, and I know it will shock Ms Watson, can even be the case when you its painful, or degrading or humiliating, because how different people choose to have sex doesn't always convey what it may mean to them to outside observers. To give an example so that those as devoid in imagination as Steinman and Watson can attempt to understand things outside their own experience; Recently Carter and I were making smiles, and on my knees, choking on his penis, with his hands in my hair I felt glorious, after a week where I had once again contemplated the dark depths of despair. It was the kind of sex that most certainly would not pass the Steinman/Watson test of acceptability, facefucking belongs in the category of things women should not be allowed to enjoy.
Which brings me to our title, and the worst sex ever. There are a whole host of ways to have consensual sex (which is all this post is discussing). Sex can be bad, and still consensual, it can leave you feeling hollow, or horny, or like you just wasted half an hour of your life you will never get back. Its generally bad when when one person tries to impose their idea of what good sex is on another person. Its such an obvious statement that you might imagine feminists would not need it explaining, but it seems they do. Basic agency, the right of a woman to determine for herself what is acceptable should be at the core of any feminism. Instead, as the attacks on BDSM have so long shown, the core seems to be telling women that bad sex (according to the definition of sex which doesn't fit with your preferences) is better than sex you actually want. So slow hand clap Emma for celebrating what patriarchy has told us all along, that women don't get a say in the kind of sex they can have.
The day the discussion of the difference between erotica and pornography goes "the difference between Rubenesque and fat", I will be a happy camper
I like the point you're making here. But I do hope that calling Gloria Steinem 'Steinman' was simply an accidental mistake rather than a deliberate transphobic insult.


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Bleu, Blanc and Rouge Festival 2016 now known as the Bastille Day Festival
Have you ever been to the Bleu, Blanc and Rouge Festival? (Blue, White and Red Festival) Well, I now have… I woke up on the morning of Friday the 15th and read a bit more about this festival on a friend's blog and made the snap decision to drive to Sydney (1 3⁄4 hrs away) and spend the day, or as much as possible, in Sydney. I startled my two teenage sons by whooping about with "get up, quick, get dressed we're heading to Sydney". Much groaning ensured, but I was not to be pursauded. If we couldn't do it that day, we would miss out on the festival for another year due to sport and other commitments for the rest of the weekend. And that was not going to happen!!
I figured we could check out the festival, have some yummy lunch, pick up a couple of French goodies and then share our experience with you, in case you had not been able to get there yourself. We did all of the above, and now share with you what we did and what you can expect next year at this annual festival.
This year the Bleu, Blanc and Rouge Festival was held at Circular Quay in Customs House Square and the greater footpath betweem 14-17 July 2016. The Festival includes the Sydney Bastille Day Party, an open air cinema, French cooking classes, a cabaret show and food markets. A fun way to enjoy the french movies at the open air cinema is to book a 'mov'n bed' which is a portable bed with fresh linen and warm blankets so you can lie back and cozily enjoy the movie. Sounds like a treat on a cold winters night. The cooking classes were themed around the Le Tour de France with menu Mont Blanc, menu Pyrenees and menu St Michel.
The majority of stalls are food stalls and these are organised into countries or regions; the French village, the European village and the Canadian village. There were quite a lot of stalls and they were quite closely packed together so arriving close to lunch time was probably not the best idea. The festival attracts its own visitors and office workers who were looking for something a little different for their Friday lunch, and so it was very packed and the food queues were long. This actually determined what we chose for lunch – we chose the stall with the shortest queue. We were too hungry and those who know me well, know I do not do queues – ever! (Oh, unless it's into the Louvre or similar, and then only loudly and grumpily). I know this was a risky manoeuvre as often no queue means no-one likes the product, but our beef bourguignon and rice was fantastic.
I also enjoyed a glass of Normandy cider with my lunch bought at a cider stall. My under-age son (who is taller than me) was offered one also but on checking whether it was alcoholic we opted for him not to have any. Just as well because two policeman walked past us just as I received my drink!
So whether you like French crepes and patisseries, German bratwurst hotdogs, or Canadian Maple Syrup pancakes there will be food for you to enjoy and artisan products to buy and take home. You may prefer soaps from Provence, artworks of Paris, French cooking knifes or German sausages to take home. It is important to take cash with you as most stall owners will not have eftpos facilities.
My favourite stall finds were
- Jeff de Bruges chocolates are prettily packaged and they have a shop at Level 2, Westfield Bondi Junction;
- A Taste of Paris has an online boutique store that 'introduces French artisan producers with Australian consumers'. I bought a jar of Organic Mustard with black olives with rosemary and a bag of patiences. Patiences are little french sweet biscuits with matching coloured icing and are usually packaged in pretty combinations. We shared the biscuits on the trip home and I've used the mustard in making salad dressings and on ploughman's sandwiches.
- Smoke & Spice Co sell the most amazingly scented roasted garlics and garlic products at their online store and their garlics smelt incredible on their stall. I wish I could put one of those 'scratchy' stickers here so you could smell how wonderful they smelt.
I didn't attend the Sydney Bastille Day Party this year because I held my own little French Bastille lunch but I'd love to hear whether you went and what you thought of it. Did you go to the Festival? If not, maybe pencil it in your diary for next year.
Thanks for reading and see you here again soon… Annette xx
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I just got a text from him saying 'Ok darling, I will later but my internet still has the connection problem.' ... I haven't texted him in 2 days and he responded fine. I have no idea what he's on about. Was it meant for someone else?!
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Sometimes I don't send/receive things unless I reboot my phone. If its on the fritz, I'll end up getting things / sending things that were sent awhile back. With some of the custom text messaging apps going around these days (with bugs), a reduplication of your message is certaintly possible.
It could be a "good save", but what are the odds of that happening? Out of all the "good saves" it just so happened to be an MMS you need internet to view and his original message just so happened to be talking about internet.
I say he's innocent. The only thing that would cast him in doubt is if he didn't have internet on the phone by choice (because the initial message was about a connection *problem* and not just being unable to use internet). If he has had an actual connection problem where he is supposed to have internet on it but does not, then he checks out quite nicely.
Also, changes in his internet connection may be linked to bugs (if any) with his phone. For example, when I change timezones on my phone it won't update until I restart the phone, even though I've been receiving signals from the tower the entire time.
My phone is a cheap knockoff :) Well, get what you pay for.
*I didn't make it clear in my answer but my actual internet connectivity gets messed up with the changing timezones, in addition to the clock :)
see, we have talked about him having internet problems for the past 3 days. he doesn't have internet on his phone (or he has to pay for it in the moment) so he waits until he is home. this is another reason it sounds plausible. also I don't see how he could be lying if when I logged on to view the mss it said it was received from my number today. thanks for your advice I appreciate it :)
Your welcome. If this answer was helpful to you or your relationship in any way, please mark as best answer :) and if it wasn't, then it was a lousy answer after all ;-)


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After starting creating item definitions and Item Authorizations I wanted to use the Check Access Test menu option.
I try this and it brings up my login name (minus the domain part) in the Windows User part by default.
I click on Start Check Access Test and I it appears to work ok.
I use the elipis button to select a domain user account (one that I have added to my Item authorizations).
In the Select User dialog I select a domain user, use the Check Names and its all ok.
Click on the OK button and I get an immediate "Incorrect function" dialog response.
It does say users can be selected only from a Windows Server 2003 machine and we are using Windows server 2008 machine for our domain controller.
I would be surprised if this is a real issue. Selecting users for Item Authorizations works fine.
I have tried putting my own domain account as per pattern 'email@example.com' and I get an immediate 'Incorrect Function'
Is there a problem with Windows Server 2008 or is there some permission that I need to set before I can test another user account.
Instead of press "choose" button, try to manually write the username in the form
I think there was some mistake on your domain with the "default UPN Suffix" name resolution.
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Hi Andrea
I have tried the full domain name
I have tried (for myself)
They all fail with 'Incorrect function'
The only one that works is
If I try another user's account or domain account I get
'Incorrect function'
With respect to
>> I think there was some mistake on your domain with the "default UPN Suffix" name resolution.
I am not sure what you mean.
How can I check to see what this is set to?
(If this is Control Panel -> System Properties -> Computer Name Tab : Domain, then this is set correctly)
I did a SET in CMD.EXE and got this (only part captured)
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\he00273
VS90COMNTOOLS=c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\
I am using fully qualified names and that is not working, unless the application is applying a default UPN suffix to my fully qualified names.
If I use a simple account name it still fails.
It was all coming together beautifully until this glitch.
I have found one work around (although its a pain)
If I use RunAs with the NetSqlAzMan MMC shortcut I can specify another user.
However I have to make that user a member of NetSqlAzMan_Administrators to see the the stores and applications.
I can then run the Check Access Test on that user.
It seems that if the Check Access Test is using Kerberos Protocol Transition (KPT)
http://netsqlazman.codeplex.com/Thread/View.aspx?ThreadId=221464, then it is not working here.
I enabled event logging and got entries like this in the security event log when I tried to use another user account
Event Type: Failure Audit
Event Source: Security
Event Category: Logon/Logoff
Event ID: 537
Date: 27/08/2010
Time: 11:06:06 AM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: FB20562
Logon Failure:
Reason: An error occurred during logon
User Name:
Logon Type: 3
Logon Process: C
Authentication Package: Kerberos
Workstation Name: FB20562
Status code: 0x80090302
Substatus code: 0x0
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My workstation is XP Pro SP3 (we will be moving to Win7 when they update our SOE) and the DC is running on Windows Server 2008.
There seems to be several hotfixes for this issue (0x80090302) but the most promising targets Vista not XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969083/ is for Vista not XP.
I tried using Kerberos Protocol Transition in code and it generated an "Incorrect function" exception
//var ApplicationCheck = new CheckAccessHelper(cs, WindowsIdentity.GetCurrent());
WindowsIdentity otherUser = new WindowsIdentity("firstname.lastname@example.com");
var ApplicationCheck = new CheckAccessHelper(cs, otherUser);
//AuthorizationType authorization =
var cando = ApplicationCheck.CheckAccess(CheckAccessHelper.Operation.Create_New_Case);
The new WindowsIdentity call failed on an "Incorrect function" exception
Stack Trace is
System.Security.SecurityException was unhandled
Message="Incorrect function.\r\n"
at System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity.KerbS4ULogon(String upn)
at System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity..ctor(String sUserPrincipalName, String type)
at System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity..ctor(String sUserPrincipalName)
at SecurityAzManTest.Form1.button3_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Projects\SandBox\SecurityAzManTest\SecurityAzManTest\Form1.cs:line 110
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.DebuggableCallback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg)
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The problem appears to be a Kerberos rather than a NetSqlAzMan issue.
The problem is how does one fix this?
I can't be alone using a dc on win server 2008 with XP Pro SP3!!!
Read here:
Kerberos Protocol Transition works on Windows Vista/2003 or later only !
Not Windows XP !
I have not asked you … but I was sure you are on Vista or later OS … sorry.
Ok Thanks
I would guess that the NetSqlAzMan MMC snap-in the way it checks another domain user using 'Check Access Test' uses the Kerberos Protocol Transition (KPT).
Inwhich case it won't work with XP!
I suppose it would be too hard to prompt for a password and use impersonation if the KPT fails.
I use Windows 7 Ultimate at home. I am not sure when work will catch up to the rest of the world. I think it is planned but its subject to budgetry constraints.
I can always write a simple application for known test accounts where I know the password to run the mmc NetSqlAzMan snap in under that accounts credentials.
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Discoverers wanted: Design workshops for kids
Discovering the fascinating world of design in a playful way: On Sunday, 22 September 2013, the Red Dot Design Museum Essen invites children from five to ten years to two workshops. They aim at equipping tomorrows designers with the design basics of well-shaped products which surround them around the clock whether it is the bed in which they sleep, the pencil they use for homework or the toy they play with in their free time.
What is design? Why does the shower head feature a round form? And why does a structured surface feel warmer than a smooth one when touching it? The child-oriented exercises of the workshops, which were developed together with the renowned Japanese architect and designer Masayo Ave, foster childrens curiosity about their environment as well as their creative talent. During their discovery tour in the Red Dot Design Museum Essen, the kids aged five to six years will train their perception by stretching their imagination and learn to really see the things they look at. In addition, the eight-to-ten-years-old will touch listen and learn the characteristics of different materials within exciting exercises.
As the group size allows for a maximum of 10 children, the Red Dot Design Museum Essen kindly asks for previous registration by phone on +49 (0)201-301040 or via e-mail to museum(at)red-dot.de. The cost sharing is 10 euros. The workshops are part of the EU project PROUD (People Researchers Organisations Using Design for co-creation and innovation).
At a glance:
Sunday, 22 September 2013, 11 a.m. 2 p.m.
Design Gymnastics: Learn the basics of design with open eyes
(for children from 5 6 years, 3 hours)
The workshop focuses on the sixth sense, since it is all about perception and the power of imagination which are of particular importance in the creative design process. The playful exercises facilitate them with a special observing technique and train their perception by stretching their imagination. Thus, the five-to six-years-old learn to really see the things they look at.
Sunday, 22 September 2013, 3 6 p.m.
Touch, Listen & Learn: Understand the basics of industrial materials through tactile discovery
(for children from 8 10 years, 3 hours)
In this workshop, children will feel, hear and learn about industrial materials under the motto Touch, Listen & Learn. They are the basis of every product children meet in their everyday life. The child-oriented exercises focus on the sensorial sense and contribute to a better understanding of the specific characteristics of different materials.
About PROUD:
PROUD (People Researchers Organisations Using Design for co-creation and innovation) is a European project with the objective to make Europe a better place by co-designing for all and by all. PROUD brings designers together with public organisations, businesses and user communities to experience the added value of design thinking and design, while working on innovative solutions for todays real world problems. PROUD helps and supports designers to have the right facilities, knowledge and expertise to play this key role in innovating, improving and consolidating Europe.
Press contact:
Marie-Christine Sassenberg
Communications Manager
Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen
Gelsenkirchener Str. 181
45309 Essen
Phone +49 (0)201 30 10 4-43


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CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – It's tough to find anyone who doesn't have at least a few complaints about getting older.
"Getting out of bed, it sounds like a rock band, 'crack, snap, crackle," explained Sean McGoff of Quincy while he was walking his dog this week on Castle Island.
The man who just might have the answer Sean's complaints is Professor David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School. He and his team have discovered a molecule that has proven to reverse aging in mice.
"They drink it and we see that within a week they start to run farther," he explained. "And then we look at their organs and those are rejuvenated as well."
It's all about DNA. Young people in their 20's and 30's have no problem briskly running, climbing, and jumping. But as we age, those activities get much more difficult. According to Sinclair it's because the DNA in those younger people has not yet been damaged by the aging process. That is the key to his research.
"When we are young there is a protein that works well to repair our DNA," he said.
"But as we get older another protein comes in and stops that from happening. What we've discovered is there's a molecule that can get between them and pop them apart so this youthful protein can do it's action again."
If approved, this is not something you'll find on drug store shelves. It will be prescribed to treat and prevent age-related diseases. "It won't just help your diabetes, as a side effect it will prevent cancer and it will improve your memory and you will have more energy as well," Sinclair said.
But not everyone is crazy about the idea of scientists reversing nature. "We have to have an end to life," one woman told us. "You get to a certain age and you've got ten…


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Five D.I.Ys That Will Not Burn a Hole in Your Pocket
Being fashionable is not about always paying through your nose. You can rack your brains and let your creative side come up with some creative DIY ideas that will make you look like a fashionista in no time. Here are some DIY ideas that will help you get started.
Bling is in! Cuffs have never looked more stylish. Stud them and watch them wow everyone around you.
What you need: A pair of jeans, studs of different shapes, and a plier
Steps for the DIY:
1. Lay out your supplies in front of you.
2. Cuff your jeans
3. Lay out your studs in a pattern. You can mix and match different shapes.
4. Now inserts the studs all along both the cuffs and fasten them in place with the help of the plier.
5. Repeat on the other cuff.
Voila! You're done. Now wear your attitude, not on your sleeve but on your cuff.
What you need: Scrounge through your tool box, and dig out a few industrial pieces like gold or silver nuts (If you don't own a toolbox, these can also be easily found at hardware stores). Use it to make a luxe-looking accessory.
Steps for the DIY:
1. Take a yarn thread and create a large knot at the top.
2. To create side straps for your bracelet or cuff, begin doing a simple braid.
3. As the picture depicts, when the strap for one side is done, begin braiding in the nuts, to create the middle embellishment.
4. And finally, once you are done with this section, continue on with your simple braid to create the strap on the other side.
And that's as simple as it sounds!
Simple to make Chevron Tote needs tape, fabric color, ruler, paint brush, and of course, a basic fabric tote.
Steps for the DIY:
1. Place the fabric tote on the ground.
2. Draw "V" lines with the help of a ruler.
3. Put tapes on the lines and start painting in the sections. Choose a spectrum of your favorite colors. You can go with warm shades like red, yellow, orange or cool colours like blue, green, purple. Don't be afraid to also mix in warm and cool shades.
4. Let it dry and remove the tape.
Here's your Chevron inspired tote, right from the runway! Read more about the Chevron trend here.
Transform your old or plain pair of sunglasses into completely trendy new ones in minutes!
What you need: Sunglasses (preferred cat-eye style), glue, beads, plucker, paper and pencil.
Steps for the DIY:
1. Start by roughly drawing the shape of your sunglasses.
2. Now start placing the beads on the rough drawing for the exact style you want it to look like.
3. Once you are happy by the layout, start placing the beads on the glasses.
4. Place it gently by applying glue on the back of the beads and put it on with the help of the plucker.
5. Follow the track of your design and complete the look.
You have now done yourself a runway inspired look in no time!
Peter pan collars or collars as an accessory are a trend which we can't seem to get enough of. You can add this trend to your wardrobe without burning a big hole in your pocket with our simple DIY.What you need: One of your daddy's old white shirts, lots of beads, a needle and thread.
Steps for the DIY:
1. Cut off the collar from the shirt.
2. Replace the button with a bead.
3. Thread the needle and start sewing the beads in a pattern of your choice, only on top of the collar.
Use this as an instant accessory with any of your collarless tops or tees!
Hope you are as eager to try these as we were to share it with you.
Find more Do-It-Yourself projects here.
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Covered the area with DW.
On the humber: 5 Red-throated Diver, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Velvet Scoter, 2 Scaup, 252 Wigeon and a single Guillemot close in.
A good day for birds of prey: A Red Kite was over the marsh before gaining height and then lost to view. 2 Marsh Harriers flew through - both heading NW - that makes it 4 migrating Marsh Harriers through in 3 of the last 4 visits.
Also today: Hen Harrier, 8 Common Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Merlin, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and 2 Short-eared Owl.
The bushes held a Chiffchaff and 3 Goldcrests
Other highlights: 3 Grey Partridge, Stonechat, 6 Fieldfare, Redwing and a Twite, while heading NW were 3 alba wagtail and 5 Siskin.
Other wildlife: 4 Roe Deer. A Small Tortoiseshell was my first butterfly of the year.
3 patch year ticks today - Scaup, Red Kite and Guillemot.
Total: 111
One of the two Marsh Harriers that passed through over Tetney today. My Tetney circuit involves a walk of over 10 miles - too much of a distance for carrying my heavy dslr which sits at home gathering dust. I try and make do with a bridge camera but it's not ideal and particularly struggles with flight shots (see above!). Currently in the process of trying to resolve this camera dilemma.


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Michael Joseph: Master of Words
1986 · Southampton
by Dickens, Monica
Southampton: Ashford Press Publishing. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0907069665 . A Fine edition in a price-clipped dust-jacket that is Very Good+ bearing some scufing and a tear to the upper right edge . (Inventory #: 58984)


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Ulverston, England
Ulverston Reviews
11 reviews
Nov 29, 2005
Don't live in Carlisle, but its the nearest city to me that TravBuddy would recognise. I actually live in Ulverston which is a little town just outside the LakeDistrict. Its a beautiful town if a little quite and has lots of great individual clothes ships and an amazing variety of pubs. Its just outside the breathtaking Lake District, but far enough away that we don't get the crowds. So don't forget to visit Ulverston if you are ever passing this way. Just don't expect to be surrounded by people as there are lots more sheep!
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LG has continued its pre-Mobile World Congress announcements by unveiling its first quad-core processor smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD.
The manufacturer is billing the device as delivering a 'PC-like performance in the palm of one's hand'. The handset has a 4.7-inch (1280x720) HD screen, 16GB of memory, an eight-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Optimus 4X HD is 8.9mm thick and will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG mobile communications said: 'LG introduced the world's first dual-core smartphone exactly one year ago and today we're announcing the next milestone. But speed in itself isn't what makes LG Optimus 4X HD unique, it's the benefit we're bringing to customers with the HD multimedia experience in a mobile form factor.'
The device will be on display at LG's stand at next week's Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.
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Mystery woman spoils mood in India camp
Huge cheers welcomed the 81-member Indian contingent into the Olympic Park on Friday night during the opening ceremony of the London Games.
However, the presence of an unidentified lady beside flag bearer Sushil Kumar marred the proceedings. A young lady in red shirt and blue trousers was seen leading the Indian contingent in the march past.
Acting chef de mission of the Indian contingent P K Muralidharan Raja was miffed that a person who was not part of the delegation was allowed to accompany the team and hog the limelight in the process.
"She had no business to walk with the Indian contingent and we are taking up the issue with the organisers. We don't know who she is and why she was allowed to walk in. It is a shame that she was with the athletes in the march past," Raja told PTI.
"We were initially told that she would accompany the contingent till the track but she went on to take the entire lap. There was another man also, but he stayed back and did not enter the stadium. We have taken strong exception to this," Raja added.
Raja rued that the lady's presence had created a flutter. "The Indian contingent was shown for hardly 10 seconds in the TV coverage and the entire focus sadly was on this lady, instead of the athletes," he said.


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To be honest, I was dreading Sunshine's speech therapy evaluation on Thursday. After her less-than-enthusiastic approach to physical therapy, I was pretty well convinced that speech would be the same. The 7 months of PT was just not a likable experience despite our amazing and thoughtful therapist. Sunshine doesn't take well to new people … she hasn't since we brought her home. And I'm 100% ok with that, even though it makes many situations uncomfortable. But she's 3 months palate repair post-op now and I knew that at this point, I was simply dragging my feet on scheduling it. It was definitely time for it. So the evaluation was scheduled. During nap time, naturally.
Although timid and not willing to "perform" at first, I was happily shocked to see that Sunshine began opening up and interacting with the therapists. She had a speech therapist and a special needs educator here to evaluate her and both brought lots of fun toys to keep her interest. Before we knew it, Sunshine was very interested in what cool tricks the therapists had up their sleeves. She easily answered their questions and passed many of their tests with flying colors, despite her non-verbal communication. She was even able to demonstrate mastery of a few 3-year-old level skills! They said multiple times, "Oh, she's very smart." Of course we know that already, but it's nice to hear that reinforcement. They also commented that she had a large attention span (read: she is very determined and doesn't stop until she "gets it"), based on how long she stuck with one task. She's still hasn't mastered several other "younger" skills though, so she qualified as over 25% delayed in several categories. She also automatically qualified for services because of her cleft.
After 90 minutes of "playing" and questions, here is the breakdown of her assessment at 28 months old:
Cognitive (playing, thinking, and exploring): 26 months
Communication (understanding others and expressing herself): 20 months
Social or Emotional (emotions, feelings, interacting with others): 22 months
Adaptive (eating, drinking, toileting, and doing for herself): 19 months
Fine Motor (using my hands for play, feeding or other activity): 22 months
Gross Motor (moving her body to change position or location): 22 months
They assessed her at 20 months for communication (which was much older than I thought she'd score) because of how good her receptive language is (what she understands) in combination with her expressive communication through sign. They said that without these 2 factors, her assessment would have been much lower. They also said that her receptive language and ASL knowledge were so significant, that they just couldn't ignore it for the assessment. (Yay for ASL!) Some of their reasoning for other parts of the assessment I question a little, simply because I know that all children learn and master new skills at their own pace … so I have a difficult time with boxing Sunshine into certain categories. But either way, extra help is always a good thing!
So we worked up a bunch of goals and someone will be in touch with me to start scheduling therapy! We'll most likely have speech therapy once a week and then meet with a special needs educator about once a month to help with the non-verbal stuff. I also want to share another suggestion they gave me:
Because she can successfully use the consonant "m" (seriously, ask anyone who is around her for more than 5 minutes … mama, mama, MAAMAAA, maaaa, MA!!!!), they suggested working with her to use the "m" sound to make more words … any kind of words. "Mooo" for cow, "more," "me" … anything with a "m" that makes a sound. They said that repetition is absolutely key here. So that's what we've been working on for the last few days, and we've had some very positive results! She has a difficult time putting the "m" sound and the next sound together to make one fluid word, but she is creating the sounds separately. I'll take that progress for now! Right now, I am focusing on "me" and "more" … she is responding positively, so I'll continue on that track.
This speech therapy thing is all new territory for me, so if any other BTDT mamas have any advice, I am all ears! I would love any suggestions you could offer.