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Breast Implant Problems & Procedures
There can be problems with breast implants. Many of the difficulties are related to local effects of the implants – the implants may be too high, too low, or not the same on each side. In general, it is best to wait at least six to twelve months before deciding if there is an issue because often it just takes time for the implants to settle into their final position.
While most the problems with saltwater implants are problems with positioning, silicone gel implants deserve a special warning. They are more prone to local problems, such as hardening or encapsulation, than the salt water implants. In fact, some studies state that a gel implant placed underneath the breast tissue has a 70 to 100% rate of encapsulation after ten or twenty years. This has been my clinical experience. In addition, the gel implants are more likely to break than the saline implants. Again, there is probably a 50% leakage rate at seven to fifteen years for the gel implants versus around 10% for saline implants at ten years. While the actual numbers can be debated, the trend is there: the gel implants are at least three times more likely to break, and when they do break, you may not realize it. The first sign can be a lump, or a silicone granuloma. The gel implants have recently received FDA approval for women over the age of 22. Manufacturers still recommend that they be replaced every ten years or so, or be followed by regular MRI studies every 1 to 3 years. There are web sites devoted to problems with implants – Toxic Discovery (toxicdiscovery.com) are two active and helpful sites.
Here are some examples of implants problems as wells as explant solutions.
Before and After Photos
Patient A (Double Bubble Syndrome)
A double bubble usually only occurs if the breast starts with some degree of droop. If you can hold a pencil (or an entire box of crayons) with your breast, then you are at risk for a "double bubble" – if and only if the implant is placed underneath the muscle.
This young lady wanted to have a voluptuous look. She is 5'5″ and about 170 pounds. She underwent a breast augmentation using a 700cc filled to 750 cc. At six weeks she has a double-bubble. You can see a line where her breast tissue used to be, and another where the implant is sitting – which makes it look like two bubbles on top of each other, hence the name. This sometimes just happens when the implants are large and the skin envelope is tight.
Patient B (Removal)
This very active young lady had implants placed in the early 2000's, but they never felt quite right to her. They were fortunately placed underneath the muscle – if the implants are placed underneath the muscle, when they are removed the muscled retains its contractility and can pull itself back up into place, especially if it has not been detached. As the muscle pulls itself back up, it can pull the overlying breast tissue back up with it. This means that the skin will not be stretched out, and if the muscle returns to its pre-operative location, it will pull the skin up with it. Hence, no lift was required, and she looks pretty much the same as she did before the surgery, only 6 or 7 years later.
Patient C (Encapsulation or Hardening)
This is a classic case of encapsulation or tissue hardening around a silicone gel implant. This is a Baker IV capsular contracture. This well known complication occurs probably in more that 70% of patients with sub-glandular gel implants after 7 years. They are also very hard and uncomfortable. She had the gel implants removed and a breast lift. She also put in small, saline implants placed behind the muscle, but she could just have easily had a lift and no replacement.
Patient D (Encaptulation)
This young woman had silicone gel implants placed many years ago, and although they were under the muscle, they became encapsulated with scar tissue. Scar tissue builds up in response to the implants, like an oyster making a pearl, causing the implants to feel hard. In this instance, the implants themselves did not actually change, but the scar tissue build up on the outside causes them to feel as firm as a baseball. They also do not move. In my experience, excessive scar tissue formation is much more common around silicon gel implants. The excessive scar tissue was removed and she had new implants placed under the muscle.


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Phoebe's Lodge Respite Centre & Holiday Home
Our holiday home is a free service to the children of this area and although it was donated to us we've since spent thousands of pounds bringing it to a standard acceptable to us and the families that use her. The running costs and improvements which are always being made need financial support and backing.
Phoebe's Lodge is our recently opened (April 2016) respite centre and holiday home based out at Patrington Haven Leisure Park. This static caravan is a free holiday home for families with disabled, poorly or disadvantaged children.
Charity Can Be Fun
Its main purpose is to give families the opportunity to get away from the relentless treatments they go through at hospital or home giving them the chance to get away and enjoy time together as a family, it's about making memories and smiles.
Although the caravan has been donated to us we have invested thousands of pounds bringing it to a standard acceptable to us and the families that use her; this is a free service to the families of this area and as long as our level of support continues we have no intention of charging people to use it.
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I forgot to add in the last post that Dave and I have the photos back from "smile practice", a.k.a., engagement pictures. We weren't going to have them taken but our photographer really wanted to do them so she could see our personalities before doing the wedding photos and the more I thought about it I figured it would be nice to have some pictures that didn't have us all in wedding attire. If you want to check them out go to http://www.tracyvdmphotography.com and enter the website (some are on her blog as well). Go to Client Proofs and the password is wendim. The object was for them to be fairly casual and relaxed. Some are silly but I'm happy with the end result.
July 2, 2008
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Grom Session — Block Party 2
Sat, Feb 23
Admission: Free
Contact Person: Megan
Contact Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
This year we're changing up the Block Party format. We've done competition over the last few years and we're going to slow it down a bit and have a more relaxed laidback jump and rail jam session. Just because it's laidback doesn't mean that it won't be lacking in rails, features, and fun.
Grom Open (12 Years or Younger)
- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm — Open Registration & Warm Up
- 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm — Open Jam
- Open Registration for ages 12 and under
- All participants must be registered with bibs prior to 1:50 pm at the base of CM Park underneath the tent
- Registration is free for everyone
- Registration is limited to 40 participants — first come first served
- Participants must wear their bibs during the event or they will not be able to compete
You MUST have a lift ticket or season pass in order to participate in this event
Liability Release: Everyone participating in the event MUST have a signed copy of the liability release prior to heading out on the hill. This will be available at the registration table. If you're under the age of 18, you MUST have a parent or legal guardian sign this. You can download the liability release here.
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Why Palestine is Still the Issue
Pilger, Johnhttp://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/11/why-palestine-is-still-the-issue/
Publisher: Counterpunch
Date Written: 11/07/2017
Year Published: 2017
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX21200
The longest occupation and resistance in modern times is a crime that has been suppressed in the intellectual and political culture of the West.
Excerpt: What enrages those who colonise and occupy, steal and oppress, vandalise and defile is the victims' refusal to comply. And this is the tribute we all should pay the Palestinians. They refuse to comply. They go on. They wait until they fight again. And they do so even when those governing them collaborate with their oppressors.


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He screamed last night from 11 pm to 3 am so as a gift to myself I'm buying something today on Black Friday. And for the love of God, you should buy yourself something too. You deserve it. Also, I kept this list short, because well, my brain can only handle a few windows at at time and Lord knows I can't buy 25o things on sale today. That's unrealistic. So here's a few ideas.
My boys are obsessed with tents. So I'm buying them one for Christmas. They might break this one too, but if it lasts me a year, I'm happy, because they're happy. And what makes me even happier, is my happy sale price. I've made a list of a few things I need or the kids need and I'm not missing out on 25-50% off. I don't like to pay retail and neither should you. And if I cool off on retail therapy for a bit after this weekend, then so be it. My favorite tents are on sale at Land of Nod along with alot of adorable things, now so Santa Claus your way below and click away!
I also love tents. But I love boots more. Rag and Bone is your best friend because it's 25% off everything. Yep. And you know it's a little spendy and so if you want Daddy to treat you, click below, purchase, wrap it up and sign, love, Daddy, to mommy. Bam.
And Hunters boots are on sale also for 40 bucks....might get my daughter some at this steal of a price.
And if you need to shovel snow and you want to look stylish despite the fact that you're freezing balls, then check out these bad boys. Your husband might think they're sexy, the boot and the price. Oh, also, it's an extra 20% off at Nordstrom, so duh.
And although my daughter is too big for this dress, I could make it a tunic right? For the price and the cuteness? Ok maybe not, so maybe I'll get it for my niece. Again, an extra 20% off till sunday, so you're basically getting this for nothing.
Also, these Paige jeans are a staple. So comfortable. I bought them and said I'd return. I lied. Wear them everyday. Get 20% at Paige.
Also, there's too many things to list for Nordstrom. There's too many to list period. It makes me dizzy. But Nordstrom is my favorite sale...also because it's my favorite return policy too.
These below are adorable for my baby girl and the price is perf.
Also, All Saints, Madewell, Folica (get the baby bliss hair dryer for perfect hair), West Elm, obviously Nordstrom and so many more.
LOCAL!! Today is shop small so if you can get out sans babies or with babies in tow, please shop small and stop by my favorite shops!!!
Nashville: For the cutest things for the home head to White's Mercantile (they also carry some of my favorite Rails shirts and soft onesies for baby and Cadeau for the best coffee mugs and art, Hero for some statement pieces and Imogene and Willie for custom denim. Also, my favorite small shop for clothing H. AUDREY. Also, everyone that works in these stores are friends and super friendly to my babies despite the occasional scream. Strollers welcome. :) Same goes for Franklin stores. See below.
Franklin: White's Mercantile (2nd location-It's right on Main), Haven for statement pieces and a dreamy browse, and don't forget the antique shops where you can find the best vintage earrings this side of the country, Scarlett Scales is one of my faves! Don't stop till the babies wake. It's that or pay full price next week while browsing after the kids bedtime. Happy shopping!


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In conservation "disassociation" refers to objects that are lost due to human error as a result of the inevitability of organised structures coming apart over time. We were interested in showing "And I Paused" as part of the Borough Art Labs series because of e.t. life project's examination of how complex thoughts are arranged in the human brain as compared to ordered archival systems. How do we trace the human decisions that have been made to categorise and tag works? Can we ever truly reconcile our abstract ideas with the specific terminology of the archive? Perhaps then through the inevitable disintegration of this organised structure, a deeper understanding can be reached.
Caught somewhere between states, between lines of text and a solid line of ink, these images are neither decorative art nor prose. I am instead creating a physical pause within the process of a photocopy by moving the image with the laser. Very broadly, as a neurodiverse thinker who likes to experiment with generating patterns for print, these copies/collages seek to destroy the system of the dictionary. The dictionary is a familiar representation of words, language and communication. Some neurodiverse thinkers have trouble grasping these components and so create their own alternative versions in order to communicate effectively. The flexibility of language is being celebrated here, alongside a critique of the complex rules that govern even the smallest of interactions.
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headlined by The Maccabees, Peter, Bjorn & John, and Tony Christie
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Dance Lounge, G Stage, Pussy Parlure, and Silent Disco
published: Wed 27th May 2009Dance Village line-up revealed for Glastonbury Festival
Calvin Harris, Peaches, La Roux, Deadmau5, Erol Alkan, Chase & Status, and many more
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Honorable Deborah R. Gilg
Honorable Deborah R. Gilg, (Retired United States Attorney for Nebraska); Partner, Gilg Law Office
From a difficult, abusive childhood, Mrs. Gilg persevered to become the first female United States Attorney for Nebraska. She has had a wide-ranging professional career not only as a federal and state prosecutor but as an adjunct law professor, private practitioner and mediator. Public service has been a professional priority as she was the Chair of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, administrative hearing officer for the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission, and currently serves on the Nebraska Crime Commission and the Institute for Global Leadership. Since her retirement as U.S. Attorney, she has concentrated on developing women empowerment conferences and mentoring young female professionals.


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Cablevision surrenders, will exit Wiz stores
After wrestling with a business that it bought out of bankruptcy court,
Cablevision Systems Corp. said it will sell or close its remaining 17 The Wiz
consumer-electronics stores.
Cablevision closed 26 stores in the chain last year.
The chain was already in bankruptcy court when Cablevision bought it four
years ago, and the cable operator said it was central to its New York market
strategy of stitching together movie theaters, concert halls and retail outlets
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Well y'all, this book is just so sweet: Ahanu is a boy with Down syndrome who earns an award at school for being thoughful, and when boys make fun of Ahanu, Joshua is bold and stands up for his friend! I love the engaging and bright illustrations, and the story line is great - it engaged my 2 and 5 year olds for its entirety. Plus it also set us up to have a discussion with them about how to consider others!
I could, however, do without the use of the word stupid, used by the bullies on the bus when they say, "Why did he get a stupid award anyway?" - while it wasn't directed at a person, I don't appreciate reading words I don't want my children to repeat, so I'll probably edit that out in future readings.
At the end of the book, I love the Parent Connection page, which gave me great ideas about verses and questions to consider in discussion with my kids after we finish the book! I look forward to reading this book several times over and sharing it with friends!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from B&H Kids, but I wasn't required to write a positive review.
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By Everette Hutchins, Headmaster, The Academy
As the Headmaster of an all-boys Christian middle school, I've been asked "Are you a school or are you a ministry?" What I've learned is that there is no difference between the two. The simplest definition for teaching is "the presentation of ideas brought forward by a figure of authority." A school provides only a place for that to happen. Discipleship, which is the foundation of any ministry, is simply to train or teach … and that's the same thing that happens in any respectable school.
As a Christian middle school, we simply have made the decision to put Jesus Christ at the center of our core values. If you walk into any school, you will see signs posted all over the walls that say "Be Kind!", "Respect each other", "Be helpful", "Be friendly", etc. Many schools will discuss these values and give real life examples, but to teach them explicitly is considered to be time consuming.
Here at The Academy, we ask our boys to become "Men of Honor." All of those core values – respect, honor, truthfulness, confidence, hope – are implied. What we are training them to be, and the core values that provide the foundation, are no different than at any other school. The difference is that we are allowed to wear our faith on our sleeves when we instruct our students on how to be "Men of Honor." We can incorporate it into our curriculum and behavior plans. We can set rewards and consequences. We can measure growth over time.
We are taught to love one another. The Bible tells us that love is not a feeling, but an action. It is patience, kindness, protection, trust, hope, and perseverance. As a school AND as a ministry, these are the qualities we will always strive to display for our teachers, our parents, and our students.
The Academy, a middle school for at-risk boys, is part of Pathways Danbury Youth Ministries, a ministry of the Jericho Partnership.


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[Note: the reason for this post is to pass on a link to an interesting essay about life, dating and marriage, but I found the need to first explain why I ever read this essay in the first place. If you are not interested in my explanation and prefer to just read the essay, click here and read it now…otherwise, read on and you will eventually find the link below.]
Like most people around my age, I have several email addresses on various email services including the grandfather of free mail on the internet, hotmail. I actually have two hotmail addresses and one of them is the very first email address I ever had (my dad helped me sign up for it sometime around 1997 when we had dial-up internet and a Dell computer with a whopping 1GB hard drive…coincidentally, my parents finally replaced that computer two years ago and that single event – my dad helping me set up an email account – over ten years ago was the only time that one of my parent's helped me do anything related to computers, the internet or technology).
Nowadays – since gmail was created – I don't check my hotmail accounts very often, but I still use one of them for bills and online orders; and since the other is my first email address I think I'm keeping it because of an emotional connection (plus it's fun to look back in my inbox and see emails from when I was in high school…way back in the 90s). Even though I don't really use either hotmail address much for actually writing emails, I still check them every couple of days just to make sure I don't miss anything important. The way my hotmail email checking usually goes is something like this; I sign in to one of the accounts and delete my new junk mail (since that's all I seem to get at either), then sign out so I can sign in to check the other one and do the same thing again (delete junk, then sign out).
The people at Microsoft—who did not originally create hotmail, but quickly bought it in 1997 when they realized how popular it would become—are brilliant because they traffic all hotmail users through the msn.com homepage, meaning all advertisements, features and other content they display will be seen by millions of people daily who did not even choose to visit their website, yet still could potentially end up spending significant online time on one of the sites that lives under the ever-expanding msn umbrella. The way companies like Microsoft have created inter-webbing connections and relationships between various companies and their websites – while making crazy dollar bills from naïve internet consumers like me in the process – is absolutely incredible.
I wouldn't list msn.com on any of my lists of top or favorite websites, yet I still end up on the site a lot more often than I intend or even realize. The links from msn that I tend to click usually end up being articles from their "Dating & Personals" section. Now before you start thinking all sorts of ridiculous and untrue things about me, let me explain. I don't actually click on a tab to the section with that name, but articles that happen to be from that section (although it's unknown to me at the time) are often featured on the msn.com main page that I'm channeled through between my hotmail accounts, and normally the articles have catchy titles about things I can relate to or that at least sound interesting – something like "How to date on a tight budget" or "First-date faux pas" – and it probably doesn't hurt that the title is usually next to a picture of an attractive girl that I'd like to date if given the chance (although anyone who knows me know that if I was ever "given the chance" to be in the same room as these girls, the chances of me actually talking to them are less than 3%). I know that I'm not the only one who reads these corny, yet often insightful articles. In fact, I've been in the middle of conversations with friends when one of us has actually used some of the advice (sometimes even quoting something from a "dating and relationships" articles from msn) and the other person called them out, and by doing this, admitting that they too had read the article.
Back to the reason for this post. I want to pass on a link to one of the articles from msn.com that I read this morning while checking my hotmail (I originally wrote this back in June, before I had started this blog, so it was actually not "this" morning, but I double-checked and the article is still online). It's a bit different than the usual dating and relationship articles I have gotten sucked into reading, mostly because it doesn't give a lot of advice, but is more of a personal essay about taking a chance on love and making it work. In that way, I guess it does offer advice to people in the dating world; it's just not a blatantly obvious advice column (perhaps this is why I am feeling brave enough to admit that I read it and pass on the link to you). The essay is titled "Married at 24: Crazy in Love or Just Crazy?" and it's written by a woman (Elissa Schappell) who is writing about her own life. It's a witty and introspective account of unexpectedly meeting her future husband while living a carefree, young and single life in New York city and the also-unexpected struggles of marriage that followed. I don't want to give anything away, but I want to share a one-line preview of Schappell's essay in hopes that it might convince you to read it. Just hours after meeting her future husband on a train, she is struck by the thought "I am either going to marry this guy, or I'm going to kill him so no one else can have him." How wonderfully beautiful (and scary) is that?
Okay, enough from me. Here's a link to Elissa Schappell's essay, "Married at 24: Crazy in Love or Just Crazy?" I'm prepared for your jokes if you think sharing something like this is funny, but at least read the essay before leaving a comment teasing me for having read it.


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Lynda Socks
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If you buy any 3 of my single patterns, you can get 1 extra one for free! Just add all 4 patterns to your basket and check out as normal. Only one offer can be applied per basket.
For years I said that I was not going to knit socks, then I started going to a local knitting group and every week watched my new friend Lynda knit sock after sock; when I caved and bought my first sock yarn, she appeared with several books on knitting socks and after my first pair I was hooked. These socks are my thank you to Lynda for introducing me to sock knitting.
The Lynda socks are knitted from the toe up and use a gusset and heel flap construction, shaped with short rows. The socks have a pattern on the instep and around the leg, while the sole is knitted in stocking stitch. The gusset length is affected by your row/round gauge, so a small amount of optional maths is included to achieve the perfect fit.
My Lynda socks are the first in a collection of sock patterns, called the Knit Night Collection, named after a few of my favourite knitty people. All the socks in the collection come in three sizes (finished sock circumferences, 17.5 (20, 22.5) cm 7 (8, 9) in), with the different sizes being created by scaling the pattern, so larger socks have larger motifs. The patterns in the collection are written to be needle-neutral and can be knitted on any of DPNs, short circulars or long circulars using the magic loop technique.
- 2.5 mm DPNs or a 2.5 mm circular needle at least 80 cm (31 in) in length
- One ball of West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply (4 ply; 400 m 436 yds per 100g ball; 75% wool, 25% nylon) or 400 m 436 yds of an equivalent sock yarn*
- 4 stitch markers
- Tapestry needle
*It is possible that if you are knitting for very large feet you may require more than 400 m 436 yds of yarn for a pair of socks. The sample socks shown are the largest size for a UK size 10 foot (foot length 26.75 cm/10.5 in) and used 320 m 349 yds of the suggested yarn. The socks shown are knitted in the colourway Butterscotch (240).
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NSW Pink Hope Information and Support Day 2019
REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED – Email firstname.lastname@example.com if you would like to attend
The NSW Pink Hope Information and Support Day will provide expert speakers who will provide the latest information and research to give you insight, and to best support your decision making process.
There will be personal stories and time for socialising, which provides a great opportunity to meet and connect with other women and their families.
The event is fully catered including morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and drinks/refreshments.
Please note:
Pink Hope is able to offer travel grants and/or registration fee waivers to those who wouldn't be able to attend the day due to financial reasons.
Please contact, email@example.com, for further information.
Such a powerful, informative and inspiring day. So thankful for the opportunity to connect with others going through the same life choices. – Abbey
Is this event for me?
This event is particularly beneficial for women and their families who have a family history of breast/ovarian/prostate cancer, have had breast or ovarian cancer and deemed at-risk, have a known gene mutation or have undertaken or about to undertake genetic testing. If you have been told you are at-risk by a medical professional this could also be a suitable event for you, if it has been recommended that you undertake risk reducing measures and wish to ensure you are across all the latest clinical guidance and information to assist in your decision making process.
Can I bring support people with me?
Of course! None of us navigate this journey alone and if you have support people in your corner who want to support you – then bring them along.
Is it suitable for men?
Even though we are pink… we provide information for men that is relevant for them individually, as a support person or for their daughters at-risk.
Will there be time for socialising?
Even though this event has a huge amount of information we make sure we act as a conduit for connecting our community.


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THE VENUE CANCELED THE EVENT and rescheduled it to April 28. MNDGNY will go if there is enough interest in the new date. Please check back.
Non-drawing naked field trip! The comics will be naked. They say the audience can get naked too!
Subway stations near The Creek and Cave club:
Vernon Jackson on the 7
21st Ave on the G
Court Square - 23rd St on the E/M
MNDGNY is taking a field trip to Long Island City, for a midnight naked comedy show at The Creek and The Cave. We'll see you at Tom's place or at the venue. We will send you Tom's address a day or two before.
10PM, BEFORE THE SHOW (Meetup members only):
Why not start the evening a little earlier, and stop by Tom's for some (clothing-optional) wine and cheese at 10 pm? It`ll be a quick 10-15 minute walk to the comedy club from his place. While there's no charge (or obligation) to go to Tom's first, please RSVP so he knows how many to plan for. PLEASE NOTE: While Tom is located near Court Square, and is served by SEVEN subway lines, by the time the show is over, some lines may be shut down for the weekend. Plan accordingly! Hope to see you on Friday, March 31st for this fun event!
The Naked Show features NYC's best & bravest comedians performing in the nude.
* NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR FILMING ALLOWED DURING THE SHOW! Really.
*The audience has the option of being as naked as they like! (please come wearing clothes, we will let you know when it's ok to get naked)
– There will be no lewd or sexual acts during the show. Save that for later.
*drumroll please* (in no particular order)
Hannah Cowger
Wendi Starling
Calvin Cato
Kate Willett
Sandip Sen
Jack Comstock
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The Surprising Instability of Export Specializations
We study the instability of hyper-specialization of exports. We have two main findings. (1) Specializations are surprisingly unstable: Export ranks are not persistent, and new top products and destinations replace old ones. Measurement error is unlikely to be the main or only determinant of this pattern. (2) Source-country factors are not the main explanation of this instability: Only 20% of the variation in export growth can be explained by variation in comparative advantage (source-by-product factors), while another 20% of the variation in export growth can be explained by variation in bilateral (source-by-destination) factors.


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Farm Pond Geese
Farm pond has a community of non-migratory, permanent flocks of geese.
The overpopulation of wild waterfowl may cause the closure of shellfish beds and swimming areas due to bacterial pollution from their droppings. This large goose population is a source of nitrogen pollution in Farm Pond.
Application to Addle Canada Goose Eggs in Massachusetts
David Grunden is sending the Town's goose egg addling permit in to the MA Division of Fish and Wildlife. The property owner needs to be the applicant. However, persons other than the property owner may be allowed to do the actual addling. Here is a permit application with David's staff listed as permitted to addle eggs on the properties as well as text to justify the issuance of the permit. The top part of the form needs to be filled out by property owner/tenant and mailed to the address at the bottom of the form. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF APPLICATION.


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10 of zen provides mindfulness tools and training for mums. We aim to help mums to stress less and love more so that every member of our mama tribe is better equipped to thrive.
We believe 'the motherload' is placing limitations on what modern mums can achieve:
- Nagging not-worthiness – In an ever connected world of comparison, mums are battling the 'I'm not enough' mentality every day.
- Lost mo-jo – Mums are losing their sparkle as they are catapulted from careers into the home and left to create a new identity in isolation.
- Frazzle factor - Mums have an average of 17 minutes of 'me time' to themselves each day. Burn out is a genuine risk - frazzled doesn't cover it!
- Brain strain - Women do 60% more cooking, childcare and housework than their partners. And usually most of the other 'stuff' which comes with kids.
We aim to create sustainable change in mums' mental health by…
- gathering constant feedback from mums on what they want and need.
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Bipolar Disorder Quotes and Sayings
If you know people who are suicidal, or if you know people who are bipolar, depressed, have panic attack disorder, just be there for them. They're going through something that's very, very hard.
– Eric Millegan
Bipolar hypomania can be scary, maybe not because of the hypomania, but because of the depression afterwards.
It is both a blessing and a curse to feel everything so very deeply.
Sometimes I don't know if I'm actually happy or it's just my mania talking.
Bipolar is an illness not a hopeless destination
Some days I can conquer the world, other days it takes me three hours to convince myself to bathe
Not only did bipolar rob me of my sanity, but it robbed me of my ability to see beyond the space it dictated me to look. I no longer could tell reality from fantasy, and I walked in a world no longer my own.
It can be exhausting and over whelming to be in your own skin.
Bipolar disorder it's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life
Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.
– Adam Ant
People with bipolar disorder have difficulty with boundaries.
– Claire Danes
I don't know that I'm actually bipolar, but I definitely have huge mood swings, and I'm definitely passionate about the way I feel. I'm not really lukewarm one way or the other.
– Alicia Witt
Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.
– Carrie Fisher
I never found out until I went into treatment that I was bipolar
– Demi Lovato
Bipolar robs you of that which is you. It can take from you the very core of your being and replace it with something that is completely opposite of who and what you truly are.
There are scientists all around the world looking for the genes responsible for bipolar illness and major depression.
– Kay Redfield Jamison
One of things so bad about depression and bipolar disorder is that if you don't have prior awareness, you don't have any idea what hit you.
– Kay Redfield Jamison
In short, unbalanced bipolar systems are so unstable that they cannot last for any appreciable period of time.
– John Mearsheimer
I'm fine, but I'm bipolar. I'm on seven medications, and I take medication three times a day. This constantly puts me in touch with the illness I have. I'm never quite allowed to be free of that for a day. It's like being a diabetic.
– Carrie Fisher
Even bipolar vampires needed sleep from time to time, and he was well past his recommended safe dosage of stress.
– Rachel Caine
There are many different forms of bipolar and the way that it expresses itself.
– Trai Byers
Bipolar disorder is a scary disease, but it is manageable. And I feel blessed that I was able to get the right attention and the right medication to deal with my specific illness.
– Eric Millegan
Everything in nature is bipolar, or has a positive and a negative pole
So when I was 24, someone suggested to me that I was bipolar, and I thought that was ridiculous. I just thought he was trying to get out of treating me. But he was also responding to the chaotic nature of my life.
– Carrie Fisher
Then I overdosed at 28, at which point I began to accept the bipolar diagnosis
– Carrie Fisher


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Right now I am very livid. Two days ago, I spent hours penning down certain ideas to post. Ready to cross the 't's and dot the 'i's, I reach into the drawer to retrieve the document, alas! It isn't there. Bent on finding it, I look around my bedroom, the study, bins, cupboards, bins etc. but, it's just no where to be found!
Resigned to fate I pick up the pen to start writing afresh. Problem is I am currently as blank as an unused CD. *hiss* "what do I write now"?*hiss* *sigh* *hiss* "ohhh!!!" *hiss* Hmmmn (thinking) these hisses are quite rhythmic, a few words here and here, voila! My first single. *Light bulb* Sure it'll thrive in the present Naija music industry. After all, similar albums are released and folk carelessly move and tap to the rhythm ignoring the lyrics very effortlessly. Some even go a step further in accumulating piles of such CDs for frequent play backs in their cars, homes and sometimes, offices! Hmn, this can just be a best-seller entry in the famous How to series: How To Make Quick Bucks With Minimal or No Talent: Record a Naija single. Sale points; a few 'uhs' and 'ooos', insertions of 'baby' and a few pidgin lines here and there etc For further sales, be sure your bio includes a slum experience (even if all you've done is walk or drive through Aj city or the likes).
Been listening to the radio and it is hard to ignore the girls with a breathing disability (or so it seems). Really, it's got to be that or why do they sound like squeaky mice/speak as though their nasal passages have been blocked and they can barely get air out. What other logical explanation can be given to the sorry attempt for an American accent?? The air in the studio must be strange, compelling it's victims to sound foreign at all costs(make an attempt, more like it). And at the peril of their listeners. That's just mean! Where genuine American cum Nigerian broadcasters are making huge attempts to sound Nigerian, our bbb(born, bread and buttered, as they say)are embarrassing themselves trying to fake an accent. Suddenly, Naija is now pronounced Niger etc Rs are overly stressed and subconciously slotted into every word in abid to give it the American oomph. *hiss*+*deep sigh*
This trend is fast becoming a plague; holiday arrives from 'London' (see definition in 'London to Lagos' post) now see the need to fake an accent on their return. A superfluous endeavour to prove to their world they have indeed been beyond the shores of their home country. It becomes more hilarious when on returning from a visit to the UK, the 'arrivee' converses with an American accent *ROTFL* I understand the need to speak well (no one wants to sound like the video below). However, is faking a foreign accent equivalent to being well-spoken??
On another totally random note, my hairstyle is due for change and been racking my head on what to do. With so many hairstyles in vogue now, you would think it a no-brainer. But with my budget, believe me, it sure is. It will be nice to fix Brazilian, Indonesian or Italian extensions; it looks so lovely when properly fixed, but again, budget constraints.
NGN75,000.00 on hair?? EXPENSIVE! You must be earning much more to afford that on a hairstyle. So I thought till I discovered some people actually take hair extension payment plans. Talk about misplaced priorities! Sheer vanity! And I thought I was vain to detest my pairs of Dune and Nine West mistaken or compared with cheap local buys. Really, I am literarily screaming Thomas Pink whenever I wear a timeless piece from the Jermyn Street designer to avoid being mistaken for a TM or H&C, not that such shirts aren't nice, it's just a thing of 'levels'. VANITY! Back at uni, there was a popular tale of a female who arrogantly declared she only wore designers like Atmosphere as she just couldn't be caught shopping at Primark. *LOoooooooL*
One more totally random thought to end this post: Cosmetic surgery – Way to go or not? 😉


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This Has Been a PSA
Hey! This blog doesn't formally update anymore. For three years it was an art blog belonging to Tessa Tallagnon. It is still technically all of those things. The internet is forever, kids. She was in a two year visual arts tech program, and intended to become an animator. The artist loved art, and also you, but stuff happened. For a while I could only attribute my sudden disinterest in art to a permanent effect of temporary unhappiness, but the more immersed I become in my new area of study (screenwriting for television), the more I see that I was never the right way about art to do it professionally. Believe me that I'm somewhere better now. But that doesn't invalidate the time we had together. That would be as stupid as dismissing any other relationship just because it was over.
I can't give you a timeframe for seeing my work in this new medium, if you'd like to keep up, but I can tell you that I have literally hundreds of pages of writing already. When there's something to see, it'll be here. In the meantime, feel free to hang out. I loved this place too.
In my lovely hometown of Burlington, Arts Riot (an institution I initially resented for replacing my favorite market/bakery, which had cream puffs the size of my outstretched hand, but have come around to see is exactly the kind of thing I get behind (and my more cynical friends hate)) has started doing monthly poetry slams. I am charmed as hell to know both this month's featured poet, and the next, and Ms. October is right above you. This is my friend Kalsang, and if you're up in Burlington, you should go to the poetry slam at Arts Riot and see her perform. Gonna be a rad time.
Punk Flower Crowns
I've been so excited about this piece! So, here's the final unveiling. I tried to be a lot more detailed with this one, and I used cel shading instead of soft. (Except the eyes and the hair rooty bit, obviously.) And I finally figured out eyelashes! There's a bunch of process stuff over on the Radio Trees Tumblr, which you should look at.
Merchandise! Better than Before!
Hey! I'm selling stuff again! And it's all way better than before! Better company, and better designs. Check out Radio Trees on Society6 and buy cool things! Including wall clocks! (I've mentioned wall clocks to, like, three people in the last twenty-four hours. I am so jazzed about the wall clocks, guys.)
I really love Society6 because the shirts are really comfortable and well fitting (I recommend the tri-color/athletic fabrics for the top experience) and you can alter the image for different products. Which is important.
I'm not done putting up designs (and I'm also gonna revisit a couple old concepts because of nostalgia requests) but you should go check out cool stuff! Shipping's free until the 8th. Once again, that's society6.com/RadioTrees. Couldn't be easier.
Hey look! Whozzat! It's me!
This kinda isn't my usual. Style, I mean, it's my usual face. I tried pen ink, and used a photo as the basis, and I was shooting for something kinda different anyway. See, I've been reading the Buffy comics since around seventh grade, way before I was even watching Buffy (which I'm still in the process of catching up on, bit of a backwards process) and there's a new artist. Absolutely to die for, I have no idea how to even describe it justly, and it got me thinking about comic book art. So, here, something in a different vein.
Anyway, I guess we haven't seen me in a while, this is about what I look like these days.
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Art & Peace Day (Is a Thing that Happened)
Art & Peace Day
Ey, Burlington kids. I'm gonna be displayed for Art & Peace Day at BHS tomorrow, and there's a new piece premiering! I'm nuts excited, you should look around.


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13 DIYs for Your Leftover Valentine's Day Flowers
Roses are red and violets are blue, but all flowers are too beautiful to just stay in a vase until they wilt away. If you got lucky in the gifts department this Valentine's Day, then you might have a bouquet or two of gorgeous blooms to work with. Even if you don't, you'll want to pick some up to make these gorgeous projects. We're sharing 13 pretty floral DIYs to get you in the mood for spring.
1. Chair Garland: If you're planning a belated Valentine's Day party, this is the perfect way to dress up your place settings. Make each of your guests feel like royalty by greeting them with their own garland. (via Proper)
2. Floral Letters: Get ready to snip, tuck and repeat. Your scissors are going to get a workout with this DIY. (via Swell Maybe)
3. Flower Phone Case: Whenever we see an Anthropologie copycat DIY, we just have to. Every. Single. Time. (via Capture by Lucy)
4. Floral Ice Cubes: You've just gotta do this for your next girls' night. If anything could make champagne more 'gram worthy, it's this. (via Cipzine)
5. Flower Soaps: Since dried blooms will keep, you might want to save this project for a few DIY birthday presents. (via Free People)
6. Flower Display: If you really just can't dry those blooms, tape them up above your desk with some colorful washi tape to create a display to love for days. (via Rabbit and the Duck)
7. Fresh Flower Hair Bow: Add a bit of Valentine love to your hair with a single flower from your bouquet. Depending on the size of your arrangement, you could do this for weeks. (via Studio DIY)
8. Fresh Flower Wall: Got a February soiree coming up? Simply tape your flowers on the wall to create the perfect photo booth backdrop. (via Green Wedding Shoes)
9. Floral Gift Wrap: Yes, you are correct. This gift wrap is inspired by one of our fave chick flicks. (via Eryn With a Y)
10. Flower Pendant Light: Sure, it may not be practical, but the gorgeousness totally makes up for it. (via Paper and Stitch)
11. Rose Water: With this delicately scented mixture becoming a beauty staple, it's about time we DIYed it. (via Babble)
12. Flower Crowns: You know we couldn't pass up a beautiful flower crown. V-Day blooms would be perfect for this project. (via City Girl Searching)
13. Hanging Flower Installation: Imagine your delicate petals swaying over your next cocktail party. Don't forget our invite! (via Sugar and Cloth)
What will you do with your Valentine's Day bouquets? Tell us below!


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Regardless of how you're celebrating, News Years Eve is the perfect holiday to get all dolled up (and indulge in champagne, of course!).
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these were taken with my disposable camera because my mum took my digital camera with her to indonesia :(I realised how much I rely on my digicam...me and my date in the car hahaha.( ..mortician threw a party on the mortuary deck..Collapse )
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Project planning is the foundation of managing a project. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, offers a basic introduction to this crucial task anyone leading a project is going to need to know.
Here's a shot of the whiteboard for your reference!
In Review: Intro to Project Planning
As Jennifer noted at the beginning of her video, project planning is empowering. It's essential to the success of the project and communicates how that will be achieved clearly and simply to the entire team tasked with that assignment.She began with defining what project planning in fact is a process to establish the scope, define the objectives and develop an action plan to obtain them.The project plan will identify and help you mitigate the following:
- Scope
- Time
- Coasts
- Communications
- Human Resources
- Risk
- Procurement
- Stakeholder Engagement
Jennifer offered not only the basic components for a project's planning but techniques that will help you implement those plans throughout the lifecycle of your project. But even if you're not a professional project manager and have only just recently found yourself in a leadership position for a project, then you may find this article on Project Planning for the Accidental Project Manager helpful.
Pro-Tip: The success of your project planning depends not solely on following a good outline, but having the tools with which to work out those details in a way that is both collaborative and offers real-time views of the work as you plan, monitor and report. Sticky notes and even spreadsheets may offer some help, but you'll want an online software suite that addresses your needs.Thanks for watching!
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Well, today, we're talking about the introduction to project planning. Project planning can be the most empowering thing a project manager can do. Here's why. Project planning is essential to project success and communicating with the entire team. As a matter of fact, project planning is so important, it is an entire process of the five project management process groups.
What is project planning? Project planning is the process or series of steps that a project manager goes through to establish the scope of the project, define the objectives, and develop the action steps to meet them. Once you do your planning processes you produce your project management plan.
Within your project management plan you have your scope, your time, and your cost of the project in addition to your quality requirements that you have to meet. You also identify your communications plan and who needs to know what, when, where, and how. It also identifies your human resources plan, how you go about obtaining your human resources for the project.
It also identifies your risk planning and how you identify and mitigate your risks for the project. It also identifies your procurement plan, how you go about procuring other resources for the project. And, also your stakeholder engagement plan, how you get your stakeholders engaged into the project. You can see these are very empowering.
There are some best practices that we recommend for your project planning. Number one, use an online tool. You may use sticky notes, Excel spreadsheets, or other tools to help you in your planning, but we want you to think about moving away from those as your main project management tool to just assisting you in your planning. You really want to use an online tool for the planning and the project management of your project.
You also can leverage templates. Move away from starting every time with a blank piece of paper. By using a template you can save time and effort. You also want to remember to collaborate with other team members. By collaborating you can get information about the tasks required to do the project.
There are certain techniques you want to remember when you're planning. You want to remember to link your tasks because there are tasks that must be completed before other tasks can be started. You also want to plan your resources. What resources do you need? What skill sets do they need? When do you need them to come on board? You also want to build your schedule so you'll know time lines for not only certain tasks to be done but when the entire project will be done. You also want to create a budget and manage and track it along the way.
The key to all of this is agility. By having an online tool you can plan and replan quickly and efficiently all along the project.If you need a tool to help you with your project planning then sign up for our software now at projectmanager.com.


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SRBS have seen the growth of corporate sector in 2013 and were proud on the decision to go for MICE. Thereafter, the group has gone long way in establishing itslef as a business hotel to meet the growing demand of corporates. In 2012 the property was renovated and expanded to accomodate the growth. Today it has created a niche market and have a proven track record of satisfied corporate clients. Some of the Big names include Ambuja Cement, Bank of Baroda, etc. The list is growing gradually. For organising conference we have two spaces Aadhar Conference Hall / Board room for 10 to 30 people and HACCRS Banquet Hall for 30 to 180 person. We also book conference with room packages. We provide complete support of projectors, boards, tables etc for conference requirements. Aadhar the Conference room is also used by small companies for board meetings and also by verious social groups for organising their party meet or board discussion. We make arrangement in theatre style, circular table style, classroom style, round table style as some of the styles are shown above in the pictures.
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Spring is a great time for any homeowner. The re-emergence of warm weather means the re-opening of your pool, but before you can hop on in, there are a few steps you can take in order to have your pool up and running. Here are some steps to go over to prepare your swimming pool..


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Planning a very large family? You'd definitely be in the minority, since the average number of children in a typical household is only 2.5. If, however, you happen to follow through and forgo the 'typical' family model, you may end up receiving some interesting benefits.
In a study of nearly 5,000 Finish women who gave birth at least 10 times before, 2010, cancer rates were significantly lower when compared to the general population. In fact, out of all women followed during the three-decade period, only 656 cases of cancers were reported; that's about 200 fewer cases than the general female population in Finland, or a 24% reduced risk.
Most of the cancers were gynecological (ovarian, endometrial and breast). In fact, for these types of cancers, the rates were 50 percent lower among the women who had delivered 10 or more children. However, researchers found that these women also had lower rates of basal cell skin cancer.
Researchers say that the reduced risk could be related to general health of the women; having 10 children would definitely require them to be extremely healthy. They also note that it is unlikely that this factor alone could explain the substantially lower cancer risks.
Study researcher Dr. Juha Tapanainen, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Helsinki University Central Hospital, and colleagues do have a few ideas when it comes to possible factors.
According to the National Health Institutes of Health, women who give birth before the age of 20 have about half the risk of developing breast cancer than women who give birth for the first time after age 30. Researchers hypothesize that this is because pregnancy speeds up the process of breast cell maturation, and those mature breast cells are more resistant to cancer. To have 10 children, women would likely be in this younger group of mothers.
Another possibility is that pregnancy brings menstrual cycles to a halt, reducing the mother's exposure to estrogen, which, according to the American Cancer Society, may increase the odds of breast cancer. More pregnancies would mean more halts to menstrual cycles, and decreased exposure to estrogen, thereby possibly reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Lastly, the halt of ovulation, and the decrease of hormone changes that occur during ovulation, may play a role in the decreased risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers.
Some of these benefits can be reaped by women who use birth control, which women in this study did not use (they were members of a church that does not believe in the use of birth control). Researchers believe that this group of women may have received an even bigger decrease, had they used birth control between pregnancies, but this is only speculation.
Another important point is that, while only women with 10 children were included in this study, other research projects have found that, once a woman gives birth to five children, her chances of developing cancer are lower than the general population. This means that, even if you're not planning a family of 12, and only a family of seven or eight, you could still be receiving some cancer-reduction benefits.
It should be duly noted that pregnancy does come with its own set of risks – preeclampsia, premature birth, miscarriage, etc. This risk is further increased with age and with each child carried.
Still, as long as you are caring properly for your body, receiving quality pre-natal care, and are prepared to care for a large family, there's no reason that you can't reap the possible cancer-reduction benefits along with the joys of having a large, but amazing family.
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|But is it worth it?
Guilty pleasuresYes, I know, their hearts are in the right place, and they want us to live longer and have unobstructed arteries and order the rocket salad instead.
You can't eat the memories you gave me
When I worked in Ipswich a few years ago there were limited choices for where to get lunch, and some of those were pretty crap.


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Our first interview in the series on sustainable architecture is with Anna Heringer. Anna Heringer is an architect within local sustainable architecture and design. She works together with local communities, traditions, and local materials. Anna shares some insights on what sustainability in architecture means, on how control and standardisation are seen as a contemporary false remedy for fear, and on the potential of vulnerability for enriching our lives.
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The title of this Red Sox reality TV show is turning into "Survivor — Andrew Bailey." Boston's former closer blew a save for rookie Allen Webster on Friday night but the Red Sox won anyway. They beat the Blue Jays, 7-5, behind another save by Koji Uehara, his third in three games. Boston has won four in a row.
The title of this Red Sox reality TV show is turning into "Survivor — Andrew Bailey."
Boston's former closer blew a save for rookie Allen Webster on Friday night but the Red Sox won anyway. They beat the Blue Jays, 7-5, behind another save by Koji Uehara, his third in three games. Boston has won four in a row.
The Red Sox had a 5-4 lead going into the seventh, but Bailey surrendered a two-out home run to Edwin Encarnacion. The Sox bullpen regrouped, and Andrew Miller eventually got the win as Boston got two in the bottom of the inning.
"That was a good response to the home run," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Once again, we responded."
It is hard to imagine that the Red Sox are prospering, as bad as Bailey has been. This blown save dropped him to 8 for 13. In his last seven games, Bailey is 2 for 6 in saves, has given up five home runs, and has been reached for nine earned runs in five innings. That is an earned run average of 16.20.
Webster worked six innings and gave up four runs on six hits and two walks. The first four were shutout innings, but the Jays began to get to him the as they saw more of him.
Webster was better in comparison to his two previous starts, but let's not get too excited. He has had two horrendous starts in which he has given up 13 earned runs in six innings (19.50 ERA), and two not-too-bad starts in which he has given up six earned runs in 12 innings (4.50 ERA). That's better, but not eye-opening.
"The most encouraging thing," Farrell said, "was the number of ground balls. I though he showed a lot of poise overall, and had very good stuff against a good fastball hitting team."
Boston batters had 15 hits off six Toronto pitchers. The starter, Josh Johnson, was chased from the game in the fourth. The loser was reliever Neil Wagner, who fell to 1-2.
Every Sox starter had at least one hit, except for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Dustin Pedroia had three to lead the attack, while Jacoby Ellsbury, Daniel Nava, Stephen Drew and Jose Iglesias had two each.
The Red Sox were all over the bases after being retired in order in the bottom of the first. They scored twice in the second on a two-run triple to center by Drew, then added another run in the third, this time stroking three singles to right field. Mike Napoli's drove in the run.
The Sox added two more runs in the fourth on Ellsbury's base hit. The game began to unravel for Webster in the fifth as Toronto got three singles, a walk and a sacrifice fly by Adam Lind to score three runs.
Another sacrifice fly in the sixth, this one by Maicer Izturis, allowed the Jays to cut the Red Sox' lead to 5-4. Encarnacion's home run tied it.
Boston came back immediately to retake the lead as the Blue Jays' bullpen got wild. Shane Victorino and Pedroia got things started with consecutive singles to open the seventh. After David Ortiz was called out on strikes, Napoli walked to load the bases.
Jonny Gomes came in to pinch hit for Daniel Nava, and Gomes ripped a hard ground ball off Izturis' glove at third to send Victorino in with the go-ahead run.
Then, up came Saltalamacchia, who had not had a hit all year long with the bases loaded in eight times up. He did not get a hit this time, either, but took four balls for a walk that forced in Pedroia to make it 7-5.
That got Bailey off the hook and gave Uehara a chance to solidify his hold on the closer's job. He did it while hardly breaking a sweat.


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Re: splitboards
"Galway, William (USPC.PCT.Hopewell)" <[log in to unmask]>
Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:54:09 -0400
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Speaking of edges, Jason.. Does the splitboard in ski mode have edges on both sides of each ski? Just something I wondered... That would be an advantage I would think over people who buy the Voile
kit and try to split the board themselves (lack of inside edges)...
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From: Jason Ross [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [SKIVT-L] splitboards
On Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:01:54 -0400, Benjamin T. Kulas <[log in to unmask]>
>Well, as I have blabbed about plenty earlier, I use some Phatties for
>my bc ski. Phortunately (at least before they've been beaten up too
>much) they have excellent edge. This past year, most of the bc
>adventures I enjoyed featured ad least some hardpack.
>So you may want to keep in mind hardpack performance when you're
>seeking out a bc ski/board. I wouldn't let it be the dominant
>criteria, but just let the idea of hard snow float in the cavernous
>space up top.
I think (with my limited splitboard experience) that the problem I was experiencing with my splitboard on hardpack is something that is inherent in all splitboards. Like I said, if I get the thing on
an edge, it's wonderful (it actually carves very well). The problem is when I try to let the board run flat. Catching edges is a common problem on a standard snowboard. On a splitboard, it's much
worse. The two "halves" of the board would flex a little differently (due to snow surface variations, or rider input) and that would create another grabby edge running right down the center of the
board. When that edge caught, wackiness would ensue. I cannot imagine that this is special to my particular split board design. Maybe it's even something I'll get used to after a few more days on
it, after all, I got used to having to worry about catching edges on a standard board and it only took a few months of fearing cat tracks.
How do you skiers handle 4 edges anyway? :)
Jason - "redraobwons"
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Learn a Skill, Climb a Hill
Use the skills on our weekend navigation course to plan a climb up one of the mountains in the Northern Lakes.
"It is great to be able to use the learned skills and actually achieve something. It has given me confidence to take to the outdoors without the fear of getting lost. If I do get lost I will be able to find the route again" – Debbie
Base: Herdwick Inn, Penruddock in the Northern Lakes.
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- Team leader Jonathan, an experienced Mountain Guide
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- Singles welcomed (£40 extra for a single room)
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- Maps/Compasses and navigation equipment supplied
- Packed lunch for 2 days/tea and coffee
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The Northern Lakes provide some of the best area to learn navigation skills. Away from the main tracks there is some challenging country with featureless land. However it is still a lovely landscape with stunning views.
Herdwick Inn, Penruddock
The navigation weekend is held in the Herdwick Inn, a traditional Lakeland pub between Penrith and Keswick.
- Bed and Breakfast (Friday and Saturday night)
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Like many comics before her, and after, Gilda Radner was looking for love. Born in Detroit to a middle-class family, her father whom she loved dearly died when she was fourteen. Chubby as a child, the film states her mother, a beautiful looking woman, forced Gilda to take diet pills and repeatedly stressed the importance of being thin. Gilda, feeling unattractive found out she was funny and discovered people liked funny people. Continue reading
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Elvis The Searcher (2018)
The new HBO documentary, Elvis The Searcher, sets itself apart from so many other takes we have seen on the man. True, it is was authorized by the Presley estate, Priscilla Presley is one of the producers, and they do tread lightly on his "legal" drug use, and there is no mention of other women. That all said, the film takes a mostly honest look, a discourse, at Presley's life and his place in the history of popular culture. Since his sad final years, his death and his afterlife, Elvis has become something of a laughing stock, known more for being a fat, pathetic, over the hill, jumpsuit wearing laughing point than the pop culture subversive artist he was. The documentary attempts to correct this by putting Elvis, his talent, his revolutionary influence back in its proper perspective. It's also, intentionally or not, a look at the sad failure of the American Dream. Continue reading
Gimme Shelter From The Storm: Altamont and The End of The Woodstock Generation
"I was born in a crossfire hurricane…" Sympathy for the Devil – The Rolling Stones.
For the first time since 1966, The Rolling Stones were touring America. It was 1969, and the venues were large palaces like Madison Square Garden. It was a month-long tour that began in early November and cumulated one month later. The Stones were on fire. Jagger is in top form strutting on stage like a rooster let loose in a hen house. The music is raw, and the audience primed. The MSG concerts would be preserved with the best cuts eventually finding their way on vinyl in 1970 as Get Your Ya Ya's Out. The Stones agreed to end their tour with a free concert in California, a sort of west coast version of Woodstock. Continue reading
By Sidney Lumet (2016) Nancy Buirski
Along with Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Brian DePalma, Arthur Penn, Francis Ford Coppola, John Frankenhiemer and Woody Allen, Sidney Lumet was one of the filmmakers from the period roughly beginning in the late 1950's through the late 1970's that shaped and formed my love of cinema. With the imminent demise of the studio system, that period was a significant turning point in American film. Overblown, over budgeted Hollywood productions and television would help end the Hollywood Studios stranglehold. A new order was on the horizon as were a new legion of filmmakers and Sidney Lumet was right in the mix. Continue reading
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (2010)
When Jimi Hendrix arrived back in the states from England, he along with his new backup musicians, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, came back as rock stars. In Britain, The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a series of singles including, Hey Joe and Purple Haze. In 1967, the Experience came to America and really hit it big at the Monterey Pop Festival with Hendrix famously setting his guitar on fire. After the festival, the band went on tour with the headlining teen pop group, The Monkees, which Hendrix nicknamed, the Plastic Beatles. It was an odd pairing to say the least. The crowds were mostly fans of The Monkees, young teenybopper girls and their mothers. The site of the psychedelic rock threesome with their wild clothes, permed hair and hard rock music must have shocked the mothers in the audience out of this house dresses. They must of thought the group ranked to the left of obscene. Continue reading
Finding Vivian Maier (2014) John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
It takes a certain quality to be street photographer. You need to get close enough to your subject in order to capture that decisive moment, yet manage to remain elusive, almost invisible to all. You always take the chance of offending someone for invading what may be considered a private moment. It's a balancing act.
An unassuming woman, Vivian Maier, roamed the streets taking, and compiling, street scenes totaling more than 150,000 negatives and rolls of film. What may have helped Maier shoot her photographs without making eye contact was the type of camera she used. She always carried a Rolliflex which unlike a single lens reflex camera was the kind of camera you held at waist level, looked down at and thru the viewfinder. This meant, unlike with SLR's you, the photographer, did not directly engage in eye (lens) to eye contact with the subject. It's possible many of Maier's subjects were not even aware they were being photographed. Continue reading
BIll Cummingham New York (2010) Richard Press
Photographer Bill Cunningham admits he is no artist. He is neither a commercial photographer like Bert Stern nor a documentarian such as Dorothea Lange. But what he does, he does well. Cunningham is a well-known photographer in the world of fashion but don't pin that label him either. That's not what he does. He emphatically says so himself. He says this though he has worked for Vogue, the original Details and currently works for The New York Times. Continue reading