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The RXT-X300 By Sea-Doo
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The RXT-X300 By Sea-DooBy BRP Media 300 Horsepower... 0-60MPH in 7 Seconds... 60-0 in 5 Seconds... WOT 72 MPH!!! There are few, three passenger watercraft that can do just that. And they're all made by Sea-Doo. Late last fall iboats.com and other media were treated to an exhibit of PWC performance only dreamt of by the competitors of Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) Sea-Doo division. You don't turn down an invitation from the top PWC manufacturer and the preeminent four stroke PWC engine manufacturer that suggests you'll see something totally new for the PWC arena with a promise you will be i...
Mineral Oil vs Synthetic Oil
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Mineral Oil vs Synthetic OilBy Jim Self Marine Engine Oil is one of the most controversial topics with marine mechanics and boat owners today. It can be especially contentious when it comes to OEM vs. aftermarket products and about the manufacturer's requirements. These are confusing topics for many boat owners and particularly in the marine industry, there's a lot of rhetoric. This is primarily because some oil manufacturers and marketers have made a lot of inaccurate and self-serving claims. Most of this rhetoric is fairly opinionated to get you to remain loyal to a particular brand and in some cases insinuate that you may be risking your warranty coverage if you depart from an OEM branded product. As far as warranty coverage, you are protected by the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act. As long as you use an oil that meets the specifications laid out by the particular engine manufacturer you can rest assured you are not risking coverage. In the marine industry the National Marine Man...
Power Inverters
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Power InvertersInverter generators are perfect for boating, camping, RV travels, tailgating or other backup power needs. With these easy-to-transport portable generators, you can enjoy your electronics or small appliances with a quieter power solution compared to traditional camping generators. Inverter generators are a recent development and utilize a different type of alternator than standard generators to generate AC power. These are generally 3-phase generators that output AC current like most traditional generators, but that current is then converted to DC, and then "inverted" back to clean AC power. The raw power produced is converted from DC to AC power by a computer controlled inverter module. The inverter also smoothes and cleans the power to make it high quality. A special microprocessor controls the entire process, as well as the speed of the engine. The engine speed varies depending on the electrical demand, which significantly reduces noise and fuel consumption compared to a standard portable. Smooth Backup Power that's safe for sensitive electronics. With the DC power being inverted back into clean AC power at the desired frequency and voltage, the system products consistent and reliable power independent of the engine speed. The result is clean power that is essentially the same quality you get from the electric company. Clean enough power to run even the most sensitive electronic equipment. ...
Why Sierra?Sierra quality products are backed by the industry leading limited lifetime warranty and have been the leading supplier of marine engine and drive parts for over 35 years offering more than 6000 products. Sierra warranties all their parts to be free of defects for the life of the part. If a Sierra product fails due to a manufacturing defect during the normal life of the part, Sierra will pay for replacement of the defective part, any incidental damage caused by the defective part, plus any haul out or towing involved. The warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse or modifications to the part. Normal life of the part is considered standard accepted interval befo...
Keep Your Ice For Twice As Long!
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Keep Your Ice For Twice As Long!AO Coolers first introduced the soft sided cooler over 25 years ago and using the highest quality materials, they have perfected this leak proof, soft sided cooler. Available in multiple sizes (from a 12 pack to a 48 pack) and 4 different models ranging from the standard canvas series to the eye catching carbon series. AO Coolers has the perfect cooler for you whether you are on the water, hunting, or even hitting an outdo...
Choose the Right Kayak!
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Choose the Right Kayak!Here at iboats.com we carry several different brands of kayaks for you to enjoy. The brands we carry have earned their reputation for being the best in the industry. Shop brands like Ocean Kayak or Old Town. There are a few important things to think of when selecting the right kayak. How will you transport it? Do you have roof racks or a truck? How much weight can you li...
Hawk Epoxy - The Premier Choice
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Hawk Epoxy - The Premier ChoiceBy Sea Hawk Paints The Innovative Epoxy System from a Leader in the Marine Building and Repair Industry Building and repairing fiberglass structures is a demanding process that requires strict adherence to proper procedures. Hawk Epoxy, manufactured by Sea Hawk Paints, a division of New Nautical Coatings, Inc., is an easy to use, low-viscosity, low blush epoxy system that makes building and repair jobs a breeze. This state-of-the-art system is for building and repairing boats, planes, surfboards, canoes, and many other substrates. There are also a multitude of home construction and repair projects perfectly suited for the Hawk System. The foundation of the system is the R1 Epoxy Resin which fulfills a...
From Drawing board to TV Commercial - New Minn Kota Trolling Motor
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From Drawing board to TV Commercial - New Minn Kota Trolling MotorBy Minn Kota You've seen the commercial. A guy backs his boat up into the lake, launching it solo from his truck. As the boat begins to slide off the trailer into the water, he casually leans out the driver's side door and presses a button on a hand-held remote. As the boat continues to drift out, the trolling motor deploys itself and then holds his boat in place as he pulls away to park. That is the Minn Kota Ulterra with Auto Stow and Deploy and Power Trim offer truly hands-free operation from start to finish, from anywhere on (or off!) your boat. And now it's available in the corrosive-resistant strength and durability of Minn Kota's Riptide saltwater line. All that control can be done at the push of a button from the remote control that is part of Minn Kota's i-Pilot GPS navigation system, which comes pre-installed on every Riptide Ulterra model. The i-Pilot system gives you complete control of speed and steering, plus the ability to record and retrace paths, electronically anchor onto a fishing spot with Spot-Lock, stay precisely on ...
Suzuki Maintenance Kits
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Suzuki Maintenance KitsNew to iboats are the Complete maintenance kits for Suzuki Engines. These kits feature OEM original parts from Suzuki, so you will get the quality of original parts straight from the manufacturer. Make maintaining your engine easy with the all-inclusive kit that has everything you need to keep your engine running smooth. Kits are available for specific engines so you know that you are getting the right product. Order yours today to get ready for the season! Kits are available for these Suzuki Models. ...
Choosing Replacement Exhaust Components
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Choosing Replacement Exhaust ComponentsBy Quality Mark Inc. The beginning of the boating season-the time of year that brings a mix of joy and apprehension for boat owners. All of us are the same, you cross your fingers when uncovering your boat hoping that all your efforts during the winterization process paid dividends. If you are fortunate, you are able to do some light cleaning and general maintenance and off to the lake. If you are unfortunate, you can be in for some time, energy and money to get your boat in tip top shape. While the task can seem daunting, careful examination and inspection of your watercraft at the beginning of the year can result in a long and enjoyable boating season. For those of you that own an I/O or inboard powered boat, one of the main concerns centers around the condition of the exhaust components. These large cast-iron engine accessories are essential to the proper cooling and exhaust removal on any powerplant. At first glance, these components seem to be simple but they ...
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In my line of work the number of visitors grow fast near the end of the year, meaning also the number of simultaneous users will grow even greater. In our architecture that also means the number of inter-communication processes will cause the number of database connections to grow exponentially.
Something that wasn't a problem at all during the past few months all of a sudden became a problem we were unable to put a finger on. All we found was that is sometimes takes a bit longer to make a database connection. We started timing it and 70% of the slow connections (longer than 1 second) turned out to be just around 3 seconds. In the end we always would have a connection, so what's that to worry about?
Well, with a concurrency causing the number of connections to one single database to grow from 20 connections to 1024 means there are lots of bursts going on. So naturally we started tuning the number of threads cached (threads_cached directive) and this has a small positive effect but did not resolve the issue.
Then after three days of searching I found this little blog post by Don MacAskill where he got into a similar problem with the similar 3 seconds. Consulting Percona pointed him to increase the backlog directive (no idea to what extend), so reading that some of our engineers showed the facepalm and we first doubled (later on quadrupled) the backlog directive and this solved the issue for us.
Especially during these busy days you will find these nice little not so well known (nor documented) directives that just make that difference. Thanks Percona! 🙂

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Self-Exposure is the autobiography of celebrated American art photographer Ralph Gibson. With his 80th birthday on the horizon in January 2019 and a career spanning over 50 years, Gibson is at a point of reflection in his life and work and decided to put pen to paper.
Writing in candid prose, Gibson takes the reader through his life and career from his earliest memories of growing up in California (the son of a Hollywood director, Gibson's childhood is touched by the old glamour of the silver screen: the likes of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth make appearances) to his time in the navy and his continuous love affair with photography.
Gibson's memories are filled with rich characters and period details. Often moving, the narratives of his at times troublesome childhood provide a rich background to the charismatic artist Gibson has become. Gibson covers a range of topics such as music, Catholicism, his wife, Mary Jane, and a long line of fellow artists and photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank. His ruminations on his life so far display a deep, thoughtful understanding and self-awareness that make this book a fascinating read in itself as well as an illuminating companion to his work.
What emerges is an insight into the mind of an incredible, highly decorated artist. Evocatively illustrated, Self-Exposure presents Gibson's life story alongside his photographic work. Designed and produced in close collaboration with Gibson, this large-format publication—as much a biography as it is an artist's book—is Gibson's most personal book to date.
Join us as Ralph shares his latest work with fellow artist Laurie Anderson.
Ralph Gibson was born in Los Angeles in 1939. In 1956 he enlisted in the navy, where he began studying photography. His work is widely exhibited and held in public collections around the world, such as the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Laurie Anderson is a American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery.


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The Skagit River Bridge wasn't particularly worrisome to state engineers. Structural inspections showed its condition to be average. But bridges of its generation, circa 1955, often were designed in a manner described today as fracture-critical — meaning a failure in a key location can ruin an entire span.
Which is apparently what happened Thursday night.
Officials believe an oversized truck traveling south on Interstate 5 hit the bridge and triggered the collapse, said Bart Treece, state Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesman. One of the bridge's four spans fell into the water.
Steel-truss bridges like this one are designed with a complicated web of forces distributed through the interdependent parts.
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It's a trait shared with a bridge in Minneapolis, which fell Aug. 1, 2007. Rush-hour traffic stalled on that bridge went into free-fall, and dozens of vehicles plummeted into the Mississippi River. Thirteen people died, and 145 were hurt. The Minneapolis bridge, supported from beneath, was known as a decaying structure, unlike the Skagit bridge.
The I-5 bridge's superstructure — including steel overhead trusses — was rated as "fair" while the substructure, or columns and foundations, was "satisfactory" in the National Bridge Inventory.
The bridge is on a 24-month inspection cycle, and also must undergo an underwater inspection every 60 months. It was inspected in August and November last year and repairs were made, said DOT Secretary Lynn Peterson.
There are 362 fracture-critical bridges in Washington state, says the Federal Highway Administration.
"It doesn't imply anything bad about the bridge. It just means that if a certain component fails, it can lead to the complete collapse of the bridge," said Jugesh Kapur, former head of bridges and structures for the DOT.
Kapur said a truck hitting a vertical or diagonal part of the truss certainly is capable of causing a failure. Guardrails or similar barriers are supposed to prevent strikes.
Three I-5 bridges appear as "structurally deficient" in the national database: at the Stillaguamish River near Arlington; the Samish River south of Bellingham; and the East Fork Lewis River, at Woodland in the southern part of the state.
The Stillaguamish and East Fork bridges also are fracture-critical, steel-truss bridges. The I-5 Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle, built in 1962, has "satisfactory" or "good" ratings structurally, but is functionally obsolete because of traffic safety or capacity problems.
The Skagit River Bridge has a federal sufficiency rating of 57.4, which is not particularly bad compared to, for instance, a rating of 9 for the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle. These numbers are a combination of structural soundness and traffic-carrying ability.
The Skagit bridge was rated "structurally deficient" in 1992, needing $8.3 million in fixes, according to a report by uglybridges.com, which cites the National Bridge Inventory data for that year. There was erosion on the stream banks below, and serious road-deck damage or wear. By 1994, the federal database listed the bridge as "functionally obsolete," an improved rating but an indication it still wasn't adequate for modern traffic.
These days, it's more common to build steel-girder bridges whose main support comes from beams under the deck, Kapur said.
Kapur, 52, worked in the bridge division 22 years. He was fired in April because of flaws in the new Highway 520 bridge pontoons. He is fighting his termination.
Background on I-35W Minneapolis collapse from the book "Too Big to Fall," by Barry LePatner.


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I don't think I ever want to leave Lakka! It's one of, if not the, most beautiful place I've ever been!
You can see the humans in the cockpit and I'm lying down on the boom! I wish I could bottle the colour of the water here. If I could sell it I'm sure I'd be a very rich boat cat!
It's absolutely breathtaking here!
During the day it's still very hot, so I move around the deck with the shade.
Luckily it's nice and cool in the evenings though. I'm having far too much fun here! I hope you all have a pawesome weekend!
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Kris and Kurt Goodjohn aren't much into talking — they much prefer their work doing it for them.
The young brothers — Kris is age 32 and Kurt is 29 — are partners in Calgary-based Karoleena Homes.
The company provides eco-friendly and affordable homes that are systems-built (modular) in a factory, constructing single- and multi-family housing in Calgary communities such as Marda Loop, Ramsay, Capitol Hill and Erlton.
After talking with visitors to last year's Home and Garden Show, where one of their homes was a full-sized exhibit, the brothers have decided to expand their products.
At this year's show, Feb. 24 to 27 in Stampede Park, the Goodjohns will be unveiling their newest venture: the Karo Cabin.
"We had a lot of good feedback on our homes at the show and talked with some people about recreational uses for modular designs," says Kurt.
"It had been in the back of our minds, but we still had to get our single- and multi-family homes going well. Now is the time."
It makes sense to go modular, says Kris.
"When you think about the cost of traditional building in a remote area — the cost, the time needed to organize trades(people) and deliver the materials — why not go modular."
The Karo Cabin model being displayed at the Home and Garden show is priced from $129,900 — and that includes upgrades like a cedar deck, fireplace, movable interior walls, Hardieboard and cedar siding.
It also includes an on-demand tankless hot water heater and $5,000 worth of appliances.
Measuring 45 feet by 14 feet, the model will contain about 630 square feet of living space, including one bedroom and bath.
Yet it will be able to be rolled into its show location on a single flatbed.
The cabin on display will eventually get to its home on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, but not before other show stops in Vancouver and Edmonton.
"We think there is a renewed demand for recreational housing," says Kurt. "But this time, people aren't looking for the big fancy homes but for value — a place that fits their needs as a family and offers good bang for the buck."
Recent surveys by Re/Max suggest that the baby boomers are re-entering the recreation property market, taking advantage of lower prices and weaker demand brought on by the economic downturn.
"Entry-level product is experiencing the greatest demand this year as value-driven purchasers look to stretch their dollar as far as it will go," says Elton Ash, regional executive vice-president of Re/Max of Western Canada. "This is especially true in Western Canada, where values have softened considerably year-over-year, but are now starting to firm up,"
What's unique about the Karo Cabin is that it can be expanded either out or up by simply adding another module.
On a computer, the Goodjohns displayed a floor plan of the original 45-foot by 14-foot module, adding a 100-square-foot connector module and a 30-foot by 14-foot module.
"Suddenly, we have a lot more house for a growing family," says Kurt.
Truth be known, there is more to the introduction of the Karo Cabin than constructing them for recreational purposes.
With Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi's vow to have secondary suites in every community in the city, the Goodjohns see the cabin scenario as a workable solution.
"At a time when most every local builder is anxious about the pending changes to Calgary's residential construction industry, Karoleena looks forward to the new focus on intelligent urban planning, upward growth and inner-‐city development in the form of eco-friendly infills, secondary, in-law and nanny suites and second-storey modular additions," says Kurt in a news release.
While it continues to grow, Karoleena Homes has made some strategic partnerships.
It now has an agreement with SRI Homes in Lethbridge to manufacture its homes.
Calgary-based DIRTT Environmental Solutions, a leader in modular interior wall systems, has also signed on.
Modular construction is an eco-friendly form of homebuilding, taking place in a safe and secure, climate-controlled factory using the greenest materials available and producing little waste.
The Karo Cabin base module features 650 square feet of interior space, including the kitchen, living room, bedroom, and three-piece bathroom.
It also includes multiple closets and a double-sided fireplace, plus wraparound deck, cedar overhang, mechanical room and storage closet.
Karo Cabins can be fixed to a conventional foundation, screw piles, or a four-foot frostwall allowing for basement crawl space.
They are designed for easy relocation, or expansion with additional connector modules.
Numerous green and energy-saving design and construction upgrades come standard in the Karo Cabin.
It also includes modular, movable and future-ready interior wall systems from DIRTT Environmental Solutions. Visit www.karoleena.com


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That Wild Taxi Ride Is Safer Than You Think, a Study Says
By THOMAS J. LUECK and JANON FISHER
In a city where almost everyone has a story about zigzagging through traffic in a hair-raising, white-knuckled cab ride, a new traffic safety study may come as a surprise: It finds that taxis are pretty safe.
So are livery cars, according to the study, which is based on state motor vehicle records of accidents and injuries across the city. It concludes that taxi and livery-cab drivers have crash rates one-third lower than drivers of other vehicles.
"This is one of the most important studies we've seen," said Matthew W. Daus, chairman of the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission, who said the city had not asked for the analysis by a Brooklyn consulting firm or paid for it, but was nonetheless happy to receive it.
"Our drivers get a bad rap," Mr. Daus said. "Our hats go off to them."
The study was undertaken by Bruce Schaller of Schaller Consulting, a former staff analyst for the taxi commission and New York City Transit who now works as an independent transportation consultant for several cities and transit agencies. He said that he was not paid, that he obtained his state accident records through a Freedom of Information Act request and that he pursued the analysis out of personal interest.
"The public perception is that taxicab and livery drivers are less safe than other drivers in New York City," said Mr. Schaller, citing surveys by New York City Transit showing that riders, when asked to rate "safety from accidents" on a scale of 1 to 10, give private cars a 7.6, and taxis a 5.7.
But Mr. Schaller, pointing to the strict licensing requirements of taxi and livery drivers, their knowledge of the streets and the financial risks they face by driving carelessly, said the results of the study "are not so surprising."
He said the city's own records show that the job longevity of cabbies has steadily increased since the early 1990's, to 9.2 years in 2005 from an average of 5.7 years in 1993. Drivers with more experience tend to drive more skillfully, and more safely, he said.
Some of the findings set off alarm bells about passenger safety. When cabs are involved in accidents the passengers are about twice as likely to suffer serious injuries than the passengers of private cars, the study concluded.
It documented one of the reasons: Relatively few taxi riders wear seat belts, and are under no requirement to do so by state law or city rules. Another reason for the serious injuries is the partitions in taxis, which are designed to protect drivers from passenger attacks, but can cause head and upper body injuries to passengers when the cabs crash or stop suddenly.
And if you are riding a bicycle, watch out. The study concluded that bicycles are about twice as likely to collide with a cab than other vehicles, a danger that experts attribute to the risks of "dooring," in which passengers in parked cabs throw their doors open in front of oncoming bikes.
Still, the overall findings of Mr. Schaller's report are that the safety of taxis and livery cars has improved over the years, and that it compares favorably with other vehicles by several measures.
In a calculation of accident rates per million miles on city streets, it found 4.6 crashes for cabs, 3.7 crashes for livery cars and 6.7 crashes for all vehicles, including public and private conveyances. A livery car was defined as a black car, for-hire livery or limousine carrying fewer than nine passengers.
For a Manhattan resident who takes 100 cab rides a year, Mr. Schaller found, the chance of being injured in a crash is 0.4 percent in 10 years.
On the streets of Manhattan yesterday, the findings provoked a widely varied response from riders and drivers.
"It's not true," said Philip Lee, 42, a delivery driver from Flushing, who drives into Manhattan five days a week and finds the driving habits of cabbies a constant source of irritation.
"They only care about time," he said. "They only care about money. Even at red lights, they cross. They don't care."
But Liz Loughery, a financial executive from Philadelphia who hails cabs several times a week on business trips to Manhattan, said she had no fear.
"The windows were down, and it was fast and furious," she said as she jumped out of an uptown cab yesterday on Eighth Avenue and headed into Pennsylvania Station to catch her train home. "I'm more afraid inside Penn Station."
Charles Bwuah, 50, a cabby from Newark, who has been driving a New York medallion cab for eight years, said he was not at all surprised by the study.
"You see, most people think taxi drivers don't know how to drive," he said. "But that's what they do for a living."
The link is here if you want to read it on the New York Times website.


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Unkai Kurama (鞍馬雲海, Kurama Unkai) is a shinobi from Konohagakure and a member of the Kurama clan's branch family.
Overall, he cared about his clan above all other things, even his niece Yakumo's life. After the death of her parents, he petitioned with fellow clan members to have Yakumo killed. The Third Hokage denied their requests, and it seems they have given up on them.
Unkai has been shown to be a decisive man, willing to take lethal action against threats towards the Kurama clan, even if this included killing one of his own clansmen, like Yakumo. He cares greatly for the well-being of his clan and has been referred to as a father figure for the clan by Yakumo.
Unkai has light brown hair that falls over his ears. He also has small black eyes.
As a Kurama clan member, he is a very strong genjutsu user, even capable of escaping Kurenai's genjutsu, though having to forfeit his battle with her and retreat. Despite this, he still earned Kurenai's praise.
Other Abilities
Unkai proved to have an accomplished leader amongst his fellow clansmen, with them following his directions even if these were against their comrades. Unkai also proved to have a strong sense of smell, using it to pinpoint Kurenai while she was camouflaged.
Part I
Yakumo Kurama Rescue Mission
Several years later, Unkai was set on stopping Yakumo once and for all since her unconscious mind held a terrible beast which had killed her parents years earlier. Even though her powers were now sealed away, the beast would only grow over time and threaten the village. With the help of other members of the clan, they began to assault the compound to capture Yakumo. However, Kurenai Yūhi managed to arrive and spirit the young woman away. When Unkai confronted them, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyūga, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, and Might Guy confronted him and caused him to flee. The group was then trapped in Yakumo's genjutsu. He returned to explain to them Yakumo's dark history and helped them escape, suffering burns from Yakumo's powers. After helping Naruto out of the genjutsu which showed a fiery room by having them shut off their mind, Unkai ended up burned. Unkai remained behind to have his burns treated by Sakura and other medical-nin while Naruto and Kurenai confronted Yakumo and helped her come to terms with her powers and put an end to her deadly subconscious.
- As with the other members of the Kurama clan, Unkai's first name is related to clouds. In his case, a sea of clouds.


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The story of an author meeting his own fictional characters is a common one — and usually it becomes some kind of metafictional meditation on the nature of authorship and what it means to be a fictional character. But what if that fictional character comes from a weird post-apocalyptic world, and it was kind of a shitty story?
David J. Schwartz's "Bear in Contradicting Landscape," in the new issue of Apex Magazine, is a really disturbing, unhinged version of the "author meets his own fictional characters" trope, in which meeting one's own creations is just a catalyst for the unraveling of reality itself. And the onset of a lot of weird animal metaphors. Here's how it begins:
I didn't recognize Eddie at first. He got on the train at Division, sat down opposite me, and every time I glanced up from my book he was staring at me. He wore a trench coat over a bluish gray polo shirt and khakis. Sweat stood out on his brow.
As creeped out as I was, there was something familiar about him. I shut the book and met his gaze. "Do I know you?"
"I'm Eddie," he said, and then, when I didn't react, "Eddie Olstrowski."
It took me a moment. "Eddie from…?" I couldn't complete the thought.
"Yes." He offered his hand, and we shook across the aisle of the train.
"How" was too big a question to start with, so I went smaller. "Is Ann here?"
He nodded. "At the house. We have two kids."
The train was slowing down as it approached the Western stop. "I have to get off here," I said. "Can we have lunch? Something?"
He dug out his wallet and extracted a business card. "Call me at the office." He blushed as he said it; I wasn't sure why. By that time I had to hurry off the train, and a moment later he was gone.
Outside the el station an old man asked me what day it was, and for a second I wasn't sure. I walked to my apartment, counting the blocks. In an alley two blocks from home, a group of kids were tagging the side of a brick building in the twilight, spraying unrecognizable sigils around a massive portrait of a bipedal rabbit. They stared as I approached and laughed when I walked past.
L was on the couch with a book when I walked in. "How was your day?" she asked.
"I met one of my characters. He gave me his card." I handed it to her.
Read the rest over in Apex's new issue, which also includes a reprint by Maureen McHugh.


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A Wixom manufacturing company will be expanding its operations into Lyon Township, creating 39 new jobs in the process.
Hirata Corporation of America –– which designs and manufactures advanced robotic production facilities, primarily for the automotive and semiconductor industries –– will be expanding its facilities, a $2 million investment, according to an announcement by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
Debra Barker, Wixom's business development liaison, congratulated Lyon Township.
'Hirata is a good company to have,' she said.
Wixom officials tried to find a location in the city, said Barker. She said Hirata was in a 32,628-square-foot building but needed at least 60,000 square feet, preferably 80,000 to 100,000, and 200 parking spaces.
'We have a shortage of those types of buildings,' said Barker. 'They will definitely be missed in Wixom as they were a good community member.'
The project was awarded a $200,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant. Michigan was chosen over competing sites in Indiana and Ontario. Lyon Charter Township offered support to the project in the form of a 12-year property tax abatement valued at $50,000.
Wixom, said Barker, has a low vacancy rate.
Barker predicted Hirata's current building, a leased facility on Cartier Drive, north of I-96 and just west of Beck Road, 'won't be vacant long.'
Lannie Young, Lyon Township Supervisor, said the company would be moving into the eastern half of the Ashley Capital building on Grand River Avenue in New Hudson.
'They'll be sharing the building with a plumbing supplies company,' said Young. 'It's a huge facility.'
Young anticipates the move will take place this year.
'They're bringing high-skill jobs here,' he said. 'This is a good marriage.'
Hirata, with headquarters in Indianapolis, is a subsidiary of Hirata Corporation of Japan. The company, according to its website, serves many diverse manufacturing industries, from semiconductors that demand a high degree of precision and cleanliness, to more conventional large scale manufacturing applications such as engine-transmission assembly or tire production.


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We've got games that put you inside the eyeballs of men, and inside the cockpit of aircraft, but rarely do we get to venture into hte space in between. Slower, and lower, but because of that often a lot more fun.
I'm talking about birds, who aside from some seagulls in Wind Waker I rarely get the pleasure of taking command of in a game.
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Spinal Cord Injury can result in paralysis. It may be present in two or four limbs. Paraplegia is the paralysis of the lower extremities. Quadriplegia is the paralysis of all extremities. An estimated 30,000 Canadians live with a spinal cord injury. Each year, about 1,000 Canadians sustain damage to their spinal cord.
- Approximately 80% are male;
- About 50% are paraplegic; 50% are quadriplegic;
- The majority are ages 18 to 24
Paralysis may be complete or incomplete. The extent of paralysis depends on the level of injury in the spinal cord and the extent of damage. Spinal cord injury can result in:
- Loss of control of trunk muscles
- Loss of control of breathing
- Loss of sensation
- Loss of bladder and bowel control
- Alteration of sexual functioning
- Pain and muscle spasms
Spinal Cord Injury:
- Is usually permanent and non-progressive
- Is presently incurable
- Does not cause intellectual disability
- Does not prevent a person from working, playing, having a family and living a full life
Causes of Spinal Cord Injury
The causes of spinal column and/or cord injury may be classified as follows:
- raumatic: motor vehicle accidents • falls • industrial accidents • diving injuries • gunshot wounds • stab wounds • sports related injuries • surgical complications
- Non-Traumatic
- Developmental: Spina bifida • Familial paralysis
- Acquired
- Infective: Viral • Bacterial • Tuberculosis
- Degenerative "wear and tear arthritis": Disc herniation • Rheumatoid spine • Ankylosing spondylitis
- Tumours: Non-cancerous • Cancerous
- Vascular spinal artery thrombosis: Bleeding into the cord due to hemphelia • Artio-venous malformations • Angioma • Arteritis, as in systemic lupus erythematosus
- Metabolic: Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Diopathis: Multiple sclerosis • Syringomyelia
- Iatrogenic: Radiation • Surgical complications
- Psychological: conversion reaction
A high percentage of spinal cord injuries are young adult males, the sports enthusiasts and the daredevils. A major consideration becomes the psychological impact of a sudden change from full physical capacity and independence to a paralyzed accident victim who may require partial to complete assistance to continue living.
Many times, the timesaving procedures at the time of injury contribute as much or more to spinal cord injury than the actual accident, when handling of the injured is attempted by someone who is untrained.
Spinal Injuries and their symptoms, residual outcomes and outcome of rehabilitation can vary from individual to individual.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Immediately following injury of any type, the spinal cord goes into a state of shock called spinal shock. During this period, the cord below the level of lesion stops functioning completely. This loss of movement, sensation, reflexes, bowel and bladder control can last from 6 hours to 6 weeks. When the spinal shock has subsided, it can be determined whether the injury is a complete or incomplete lesion.
Types of Injuries and Lesions
- Upper Motor Neuron: In this type of injury, the spinal cord and the nerves below the level of the injury are capable of reflex functioning, but no longer receive messages from the brain. The paralysis in these cases is associated with increased tone in the muscles and brisk reflexes.
- Lower Motor Neuron: This type of damage may be to the cord itself, with the nerve cells in the cord destroyed so that the cord cannot function, even independent of the central control. This type of injury may occur when the damage is to the cauda equina. It usually occurs in association with injuries to the lumbar vertebrae. Lower motor neuron type of paralysis is associated with absent reflexes and decreased or absent tone in the muscles leading to an eventual wasting of the muscles.
- Fixed type of Injury: A combination of upper and lower motor neuron type of injury can occur if there is damage at the level of T12 or L1 vertebrae. This results in damage to the last part of the spinal cord itself, as well as to the nerve roots which form the cauda equina.
- Complete Lesion: With this type of lesion, there is total paralysis and loss of sensation below the level of the lesion, associated with loss of normal bladder, bowel and sexual function.
- Incomplete Lesion: With this type of lesion, there is some sparing of movement and/or sensation below the level of the lesion. Depending upon the pattern of sparing, incomplete lesions can be classified as follows:
- Anterior Cord Syndrome: This type of damage is to the anterior part of the cord. There is complete paralysis below the level of the lesion, as well as a loss of pain, temperature and touch sensations. There is sparing of pressure and joint sensations. A small number of these patients go on to recover motor power.
- Central Cord Syndrome: The damage here is to the centre of the cord with a lot of swelling within the cord. In these patients, there is some sparing of motor power and sensations to pinprick and temperature which gradually improve with time. Recovery usually starts in the muscles of the lower legs and progresses upwards, with the hands being the last to recover. This recovery may occur over a period of 12 months.
- Brown-Sequard Syndrome: The damage here is mainly to one side of the spinal cord. On the side of the damage, below the lesion, there is loss of motor power and sensations to pressure and joint position. On the opposite side, below the lesion, there is loss of pain and temperature sensations. Chances of complete recovery in this type of lesion are quite good.
- Cauda Equina Lesion: With this type of lesion, there is a patchy loss of motor power and sensory loss, depending on the extent of the injury to the nerve roots. If not completely crushed, nerve roots regrow and there is functional recovery, which can occur over a period of 12 to 18 months.
Functional Expectations
Injury to the spinal cord may consist of transection (complete crushing or severance), or a nick (partial destruction), or a bruise, with resultant paralysis from total to varying degrees of recovery. Functional expectations, or the ability to manage various tasks, will vary according to the level of spinal cord involvement. Below is a brief description of expectations based on numerous observations.
- C4 Quadriplegia: Quadriplegia at this level means that a person has movement at the shoulders and neck. While assistance will be required for personal care, some independence can be maintained by using a motorized wheelchair with head controls to enable the person to use an intercom, a telephone, a door lock, a computer, etc. Functional activities such as turning the pages of a book and typing may be achieved through the use of a mouth stick.
- C5 Quadriplegia: A person with quadriplegia at this level will have good shoulder movement and some elbow movement. He/she will be able to raise the hand to the face. There will be no wrist or finger movements, so objects will need to be held by using various straps or attachments. With these aids, the person will be able to do some feeding, grooming (brushing teeth and hair), as well as activities such as writing, typing and dialing a phone. Assistance will be required for personal care such as bathing, dressing, bowel and bladder care and transferring. While some people may be able to push a manual wheelchair for short distances, a power chair with hand controls will provide independent mobility to travel long distances, such as shopping or going to work. Electronic aids, while not a necessity, will certainly increase the person's control over the environment. Such controls could include a remote TV control, electronic door lock, remote control light switches, speaker phone, etc.
- C6 Quadriplegia: A person with spinal cord injury at this level, in addition to shoulder movements, has wrist extension. Wrist extension enables the person to grip light objects between the thumb and the index finger by taking advantage of the tenodesis action of the hand. Tenodesis is the automatic tightening of the finger tendons resulting in some grasp when the wrist is extended. It is very important not to push down on the open hand as this will stretch these tendons and weaken the available grasp. A tenodesis splint strengthens this grasp and allows for extended periods of hand activity. The person with this level of spinal cord injury will require minimal assistance with feeding, dressing, grooming, pushing a manual wheelchair and transferring. Aids may be used to increase independence in some areas of personal care. Bowel and bladder care is usually carried out with assistance. Driving a car is possible using hand controls for gas and brake pedals. Depending upon the person's transfer skill, a car or van will be used.
- C7 Quadriplegia: The person with quadriplegia at the C7 level has active wrist flexion and elbow extension as well as wrist extension, elbow flexion and shoulder movement. The triceps muscle produces elbow extension and allows a person to straighten the elbow and obtain a good lift. A C7 quadriplegic has the potential to be independent in feeding, grooming, dressing, bowel and bladder care and transferring. One is able to push a manual wheelchair and has generally more endurance than a C6 quadriplegic. While a tenodesis splint may still be used to advantage, more activities can be performed without aids. Driving is possible with hand controls. A car may be used, as the person will probably be able to transfer independently and pull the wheelchair into the car.
- C8 to T1 Quadriplegia: A person with quadriplegia at C8 or T1 has good strength in the arms and some degree of hand function. The long flexors and extensors to the fingers allow grasp. The small intrinsic muscles in the hand provide strength to the grasp and the ability to do fine manipulative activities. At this level of spinal cord injury, the person is able to be completely independent in all self-care and has good endurance.
- Paraplegia: A person with paraplegia is able to be independent in a wheelchair and live completely independently once the architectural barriers such as stairs are resolved. Besides the wheelchair, the only aids which may be needed are cushions on hard surfaces to protect the skin and hand controls for the car. When the injury is at a low level around the hip joint, walking with bracing may be possible.
Complications Associated with SCI
Listed below are a few of the more commonly seen complications that may develop following a spinal cord injury. The descriptions are brief. For more information, please contact your local Spinal Cord Injury Association or Paraplegia Foundation.
- Bradyarrhythmias: An abnormally slow heart rate
- Paralytic Ileus: The small bowel loses its normal peristalsis (wave-live contractions).
- Gastric Ulceration: Stomach ulcers caused by an increase in the production of acid by the cells or the lining, due to the increased stress level.
- Phantom Sensation: Perception of pain or various types of sensations in the areas that have no sensation.
- Neurogenic Pain: Pain, tingling, or burning sensations felt at the level of the injury, caused by nerve cells of the spinal cord that have been damaged but not completely destroyed.
- Myofascial Pain: Loss of movement causes the muscles to become tight, resulting in pain.
- Autonomic Hyperreflexia: "Flu like" symptoms can occur when there is an undetected problem (injury, infection) below the level of lesion. Due to lack of sensation, it is difficult to detect such a problem, but the body responds with certain symptoms.
- Heterotropic Ossification: New bone is laid down in the muscles around the joints.
- Syringomyelia: (Syrinx – caviey; myelia – spinal cord) Formation of cysts in the spinal cord causing a progressive loss of sensation and muscle power above the level of the original injury.
- Osteoporosis: The bones become less dense and are at a greater risk of fractures.
- Postural Hypotension: A sudden drop in the blood pressure caused by the slow return of blood from the legs and feet following a rapid change in position from lying to sitting.
- Respiratory Changes: Normal breathing or respiratory function cannot be attained because the muscles involved have been affected by the spinal cord injury.
- Altered Temperature Regulation: Unable to control one's body temperature when the air is hot or cold.
- Deep Vein Thrombosis: Lack of movement and inability to move causes the blood to flow more slowly, which may result in the development of a clot or thrombosis in the vein.
- Pulmonary Embolus: When a piece of blood clot in the leg breaks off and goes to the lung, impeding the normal flow of blood to the lungs.
- Swollen Feet: Gravity and reduced activity can cause some of the fluid to leak out of the blood and remain in the feet.
Common Problems
- Pressure Sores: Decubutis ulcers are a constant threat to the SCI patient who lacks sensation. A continuous program of exercise, shifting of position and a daily inspection of the involved areas is necessary in order to prevent tissue breakdown.
- Fractures and Burns: A lack of sensation and the flaccid condition of limbs requires careful movement of paralysed parts to avoid twisting or crushing with a resultant fracture and burns resulting from contact with hot surfaces.
- Pain: Pain of varying intensities is a common complaint of the paraplegic and may be of four types:
- Localized or somatic root pain
- Visceral (internal organs of the body)
- Diffuse pain in areas with sensory loss (phantom limb pain)
- Chronic pain resultant from improper positioning or continual muscle strain
- Psychic factors such as a hostile attitude, a sexual problem or a feeling of frustration can be the cause of recurrent pain or may increase one of the above three types.
- Emotional Problems: Spinal cord injury can result in a healthy individual becoming totally or partially dependent on others. Spells of depression and negativism may result. There may be refusal to co-operate, or at least to co-operate fully. There may be considerable concern over future vocational ability.
- Outlook: The site of the injury, the extent of the lesion, the mental attitude of the patient and his physical condition, are all factors in the determination of restoration of function. In the final analysis, only the SCI patient can indicate what progress is possible. Changes in environment and societal attitudes have made success in re-entry to vocations, recreation and normal involvement very probable.
Source: Canadian Paraplegic Association.


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Monogin is a once off treatment for some vaginal infections, it also helps to keep the that area down under in the correct pH environment for TTC.
*A single dose making it very convenient compared to other treatments of vaginal infections.
*It protects the Lactobacillis in the vagina
*May restore vaginal pH to normal (below 4.5)
*Minimize the risk of cross infections or re-infections
*Increased fertility because the vaginal environment favours sperm. (Increasing the chances of the sperm surviving for longer.)
Of course we all like that last one. We all want happy sperm now don't we??????
You can order Monogin on the Making Babies website
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If you regularly download torrents on your computer, chances are you'll want to explore getting them directly onto your iPhone, too. Luckily, you've now got a couple of options to do this.
The first is an app called iTransmission. It's jailbreak-only, which means you'll have to head over to the InsanelyI Cydia repo (repo.insanelyi.com) to get it. The app is currently in alpha, so it might be a little buggy, but it's free and fully featured.
Your second option is an upcoming web app called NowStream. It lets you grab a torrent link, copy it into the web browser on your iPhone, and stream the contents of the torrent instantly on your device. Meaning, yes, you can stream torrents to your iPhone without a jailbreak using this app! Unfortunately, NowStream is still sorting out some legalities at the moment, but you can sign up at their website to get notified as soon as they launch. [Cult of Mac; NowStream]


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MOORPARK, CA – September 07, 2009 – Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for maximizing programming efficiency of CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today that it will demonstrate its complete GibbsCAM MTM (multi-task machining) solutions at the upcoming Mazak R3 Event, held at Mazak's corporate headquarters in Florence, Kentucky on September 15-17th. During the event, demonstrations of GibbsCAM will highlight the theme of the event – "Your Manufacturing Future? Refocus, Rediscover and Reinvent (R3)".
"It is a real pleasure for us to be supporting Mazak during this R3 progressive learning opportunity," states Roger Ablett, Gibbs' General Manager of the Strategic Partner Program, who is responsible for Gibbs' relationship with Mazak worldwide. "Gibbs works closely with Mazak to ensure that GibbsCAM fully supports Mazak's complete product line of machine tools, allowing Mazak customers to realize the optimum return on their investment, especially their multi-tasking models, which clearly provide competitiveness realized through advanced manufacturing technologies."
The latest version of GibbsCAM will be demonstrated at the Mazak R3 Event including GibbsCAM MTM (Multi-Task Machining) and Machine Simulation modules which have been specifically configured for Mazak machine tools. For many years, Gibbs and Associates has provided CNC programming support as new Mazak machine models and variations are developed, so that Mazak customers can swiftly put their machines into production. Gibbs regularly receives specifications and guidance from Mazak, and Gibbs engineers work closely with Mazak engineers at Mazak Technology Centers worldwide. This helps to validate and refine GibbsCAM post processors for the unique configuration and capabilities of Mazak CNC machines, including Mazak's broad line of complex multi-axis, multi-tasking machines. As a result, Gibbs offers one of the widest ranges of post processors for Mazak machines available from any CAM vendor.
GibbsCAM MTM provides a powerful, yet easy to use means to program advance multi-tasking machine tools, such as Mazak Integrex line, allowing the user to focus on developing the most optimal program for their machine. GibbsCAM Machine Simulation provides a virtual environment, which can be used to prove-out machine setup, thereby saving setup time on the machine tool, and a simulation of the machine tool's motions, thus allowing potential crashes and inefficiencies to be identified and corrected before running the program on the shop floor. GibbsCAM's factory-supplied post processors for Mazak machine tools ensure G-code can be run without hand editing.
For more information about GibbsCAM and GibbsCAM's MTM capabilities visit the company's website, http://www.gibbscam.com/.
About Gibbs and Associates and GibbsCAM
For over twenty five years, Gibbs and Associates has been a leader in providing cutting edge CAD/CAM technology, while maintaining its signature ease-of-use and productivity. Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful is the guiding philosophy at Gibbs. Gibbs believes in empowering the NC programmer, machinist, and manufacturing engineer, not eliminating them. Gibbs' goal is to introduce manufacturers to new technologies and new ways of working that makes their machining easier and their businesses more profitable. To achieve this goal, Gibbs creates tools that are naturally intuitive, graphically interactive, extremely visual, associative, and just plain enjoyable to use. Gibbs provides a total quality solution with the service and support successful customers require.
The current GibbsCAM product line supports 2- through 5-axis milling, turning, mill/turning, multi-task simultaneous machining and wire-EDM. GibbsCAM also provides fully integrated manufacturing modeling capabilities that include 2D, 2.5D, 3D wireframe, surface, and solid modeling. GibbsCAM is certified for Microsoft's Windows Vista. GibbsCAM's data exchange capabilities are able to access the broadest range of native and industry standard CAD data formats. GibbsCAM is certified under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Application Program, is a Solid Edge Certified Select Product, and is a SolidWorks Certified CAM Product. GibbsCAM is either offered or endorsed by a number of leading worldwide control and machine tool manufacturers, including GE Fanuc, Infimatic, Siemens, Doosan Infracore, Haas, Index, MAG Fadal, Mazak, Mitsubishi, Mori Seiki, and Tornos. Gibbs and Associates distributes its products worldwide through a network of international Resellers.
In January 2008, Gibbs and Associates merged with Cimatron Ltd, and is now operating as a wholly owned subsidiary. For more information about Gibbs and Associates and its CAM software packages, call 1-800-654-9399, or visit the company on-line at http://www.gibbscam.com/.
About Cimatron
With over 25 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.
Cimatron is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit the company web site at http://www.cimatron.com/.
The Gibbs logo, GibbsCAM, GibbsCAM logo, Virtual Gibbs, Gibbs SFP, SolidSurfacer, MTM and "Powerfully Simple. Simply Powerful." are either trademark(s) or registered trademark(s) of Gibbs and Associates in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995, which are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate to the company's plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The words "may," "could," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions or variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of the future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: currency fluctuations, global economic and political conditions, marketing demand for Gibbs and Associates or Cimatron products and services, long sales cycle, new product development, assimilating future acquisitions, maintaining relationships with customers and partners, and increased competition. For more details about the risks and uncertainties of the business, refer to the Cimatron's filings with the Securities and Exchanges Commission. The company cannot assess the impact of or the extent to which any single factor or risk, or combination of them, may cause. Gibbs and Associates and Cimatron undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Lewis Lemons III, 32, was forced to move out of his apartment and now sometimes stays in a motel room with his twin 9-year-old sons, Avery and Jayden.
The weak economy and high unemployment have prompted many adults to head back to the classroom, armed with the promise that more education will bring them a higher paycheck and increased job security.
But now, some are learning the hard way that just earning a degree isn't a guarantee of a good paycheck -- or any paycheck at all – when the job market is so difficult. That's leaving many Americans saddled with high student loan debts and frustrated by low job prospects.
It is still true that it generally pays to get a college degree. The median weekly earnings for a person with a college degree is $1,053, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, compared with $638 for those with just a high school diploma. Plus the overall unemployment rate for college graduates, currently at 4.1 percent, is less than half the rate for those with just a high school degree.
But experts say there are some caveats. Increasingly, the choice of what – and where – you study, and how much debt you take on, can make a huge difference in determining how well your education will pay off.
"No one ever says that going back to school or getting a degree is a promise," said Sandy Baum, a senior fellow at the George Washington University graduate school of education, who co-writes an annual report on student aid and college pricing published by the College Board.
Economists also have found that people who graduate from college in a weak economic period can see a long-term earnings disadvantage, compared with those who graduate when the economy is healthier.
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"They get trapped in jobs that are little bit lower status, a little bit lower paying, than they might have been," said Don Hossler, an education professor at Indiana University in Bloomington who has studied enrollment trends for decades. "And as time goes by, they're competing with more recent graduates."
The situation can be discouraging for people who held steady jobs when times were good and now are armed with a degree and few good job prospects. That is the situation facing Lewis Lemons III.
In 2006, Lemons made a decision that seemed to make sense at the time: He quit his $20-an-hour job to go back to college with the hope of moving up the economic ladder.
As a returning student, he had plenty of company. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a 42 percent increase in students over age 25 enrolling in postsecondary programs, according to the Department of Education. That compares to a 34 percent increase in enrollment of students between the ages of 18 and 24.
Six years later, Lemons has an undergraduate and graduate degree and is close to getting his MBA. He also has about $80,000 in student loan debt and, after a stint of unemployment, he just landed a contract job -- at $18 an hour.
In retrospect, he says quitting his job to go back to school "was the worst decision I ever made."
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Lemons, who is now 32 and lives in Riverside, Calif., was working for a big health care company when he decided that he wanted to go back to school to study psychology. Although the job was steady and the benefits were good, he saw no career path in it.
"I figured, I don't want to be making $20 (an hour) for the rest of my life," he said. "But look where I am now."
He graduated with a psychology degree from UC Riverside in 2009 as the recession was officially ending and the unemployment rate was topping 9 percent.
He soon landed a job doing social work, which he loved, even though it paid less than he'd been making before he went to school. Hoping to build a career in the field, he enrolled in a graduate program in psychology through National University, a large, private, nonprofit education system.
He lost his social work job in 2011. Since then he's held some temporary jobs outside that field and has been working to finish an MBA from National University.
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Lewis Lemons III helps son Jayden with his math homework as twin brother Avery plays in the background.
There was a time when just having those degrees might have been enough, but the changing job market has made that less of a guarantee.
An analysis of government data conducted by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce found that people are much more likely to get a job out of college if they choose a major with a clear career path, such as business. They also stand to make a lot more money if they choose a major such as engineering than if they choose one like psychology.
Still, the same Georgetown researchers also found that in general, people with a college degree have fared better in the weak economy than those without.
Experts say college students, and especially those who are returning to college later in life, need to be especially savvy about choosing the right school and major. And Baum, the researcher, notes that they can't necessarily count on their educational institution to be giving them the full truth about whether the degree they are pursuing will pay off.
"The fact is, there are schools out there that don't care. We wish there were not but there are," she said.
Lemons said he always dreamed of going to college, and he thinks his degrees should show that he's a hard worker who is trying to improve his skills.
But sometimes, he fears that they hurt him because people will think he's overqualified.
Meanwhile, his bouts of joblessness and low-paying jobs have put a serious strain on his finances. Lemons has had to file for bankruptcy and was forced to leave his apartment in July to avoid eviction.
He and his two boys, who are now 9, have been staying with his mom and his sister or at a hotel until he can get back on his feet financially.
He's even had to accept food stamps.
"It's embarrassing to say, but I went from being a social worker to being on the program," he said.
Lemons said he doesn't blame anyone for his decisions. Still, it's hard to accept that he will may never own a home or be able to help his kids pay for college because of the burden of his own $80,000 in student loan debt.
Unless he is able to land a six-figure job, he said, "I'll never have the American dream that I signed up for."
Lemons' debt is higher than many others'. But the nation's rising levels of student loan debt has started raising alarm bells for some economists, who worry about the long-term effect that debt burden will have on their ability to do things like buy homes and cars, and retire.
By some government estimates, the nation's total student loan debt burden now tops $1 trillion, more than Americans' credit card debt.
On an individual level, people who go to for-profit schools such as DeVry and the University of Phoenix are much more likely to borrow, and debt loads are much higher. They also are much less likely to complete their degrees.
Many see the for-profit schools as a convenient way for older students to earn a degree while working during the day or attending to family needs. But lately the programs have come under more scrutiny.
For students who got a bachelor's degree in the 2007-08 academic year, the median debt load was about $7,960 for public institutions, $17,040 for private, not-for-profit institutions and $31,190 for-profit institutions, according to the College Board. That includes students who graduated with no debt.
About 65 percent of people at private, nonprofit schools, and 56 percent of people at public colleges, graduate with their bachelor's degrees within six years. Just 28 percent of students at private, for-profit schools complete their degrees in that time period, according to government data.
Hossler, the Indiana professor, said student loan debt is a thorny issue. Many people agree that the nation needs to get a better handle on ballooning debt loads. But if there are more rigorous thresholds for who can take on such debt, then there is the risk that low-income Americans will be excluded from the option of bettering themselves through education. That's a major tenet of the American dream.
Some economists also note that taking on some debt for an education isn't a bad thing, as long as you are careful and make sure it pays off.
"There is a tradeoff between how much debt you're willing to take on and … what sort of boost you can expect to your lifetime income," said Paul Ashworth, chief North American economist with Capital Economics. "But in general if people are borrowing to improve their human capital then, as an economist, I'm happy about that. I'm a lot more happy about that than if they're borrowing for an already-overpriced home."
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Carmen Wong Ulrich, president of Alta Wealth Management, says that a delay in paying off your student loans may not be a bad idea if your short-term return, such as a higher-paying job, is helping you get ahead.


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Psychologist to examine Sandusky on Sunday
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, on trial on child rape charges, was expected to be examined Sunday, June 17th by a prosecution psychologist, according to a source with knowledge of the case.
The examination is the result of a court order Friday allowing the defense to introduce testimony on whether Sandusky suffers from a disorder.
The development will not delay the trial, which is scheduled to resume Monday. Prosecutors are expected to rest their case.
In a motion, Sandusky's lawyers said the content of letters written by Sandusky to alleged victims may be a result of Histrionic Personality Disorder, rather than the prosecution's contention that the letters were part of "grooming techniques" commonly employed by sexual predators.
The defense said it intends to offer expert testimony from a psychologist who "will explain that the words, tones, requests and statements made in the letters are consistent with a person who suffers from a Histrionic Personality Disorder."
According to the National Institutes of Health, those with Histrionic Personality Disorder "act in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to themselves."
"The goal of a person suffering from this disorder in writing those letters would not necessarily be to groom or sexually consummate a relationship in a criminal manner, but rather to satisfy the needs of a psyche belabored by the needs of such a disorder," the defense lawyers wrote in their motion.
Judge John Cleland issued an order on Friday granting the defense motion, under one condition: that Sandusky "make himself available to (prosecutors) for the purpose of preparing rebuttal psychological/psychiatric testimony."
Sandusky remains free on bail and under house arrest during his trial.
The longtime Nittany Lions defensive coordinator faces 52 counts tied to what prosecutors say was his abuse of at least 10 boys over a span of 15 years. The state says Sandusky met many of his alleged victims through Second Mile, a charity for underprivileged youths that he founded.
Now 68, Sandusky pleaded not guilty and has maintained that his contact with children was not sexual.
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Over the centuries, the Gaine or Gandharva, a community of occupational caste musicians, functioned as the sole organised means of information and entertainment for the numerous isolated communities across the mountains of Nepal. In a time before postal networks, telephones, radios and televisions, the Gaine travelled from village to village, singing about everything from legendary heroes and ongoing battles to tales of what they saw on their journeys and the lives of the people they encountered on their way. In a society where access to information was considered the exclusive right of the 'high' caste and the wealthy, the Gaine's function was crucial.
Today, as both digital and physical connectivity grows more efficient and expands deeper into the country, the traditional storyteller function of the Gaine has been losing relevance rapidly in the rural areas. This is already evident, with the Gaines migrating to the cities in large numbers. In the urban centres of Kathmandu and Pokhara, the Gaine now roam the tourist areas, hoping to make money by playing tunes for the tourists or selling them a Sarangi (a fiddle-like instrument). That the Gaines have been displaced from their traditional practices is self evident, and a number of organisations dedicated to ensuring that the Gaines can continue to earn a living through their music are today active.
Amidst such noteworthy efforts, a scholarly approach to documenting and analysing the Gaine musical tradition is lacking. While a significant amount of anthropological research on the Gandharvas of Nepal has already been published, a systematic study of the music of the community is lacking. It is with this in mind that the Hri Institute focused its research on the specific musical styles and techniques of five Gandharva communities across the country, focusing on the modes of diffusion; the barriers to the traditional modes of transmission; and the study of new methods that can be utilized to allow the Gandharva community to pass down their musical knowledge as a means of livelihood. The primary data is available as videos on our website; work is ongoing to transcribe, archive and coalesce these into a comprehensive package of audio and text, providing both a historical and contemporary overview of the Gaines, their music and the manner in which they reflect the realities of Nepal.
This research was made possible by a grant from SEPHIS -- the South-South Exchange Programme for Research on the History of Development.
So Far From Home - Kathmandu Exhibition
Three-days long audio visual exhibition 'So Far From Home: Nepali Migrants Tell Their Stories' at Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu began on Tuesday, 8th December 2015.
Music on the move: The Gandharva of Nepal
So Far From Home - Bangalore Exhibition
During the XIXth International Oral History Conference, HRI Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange organised an audio visual exhibition titled "So Far From Home".
It's Our Story - Bardiya Exhibition
Witnessing their stories and voices curated in an audio visual exhibition is a unique experience for migrant women from Western Nepal, finds Smita Magar.
So Far From Home - Biratnagar Exhibition
Hri's audio visual exhibition carries the voices of women back to the places from where they set out on long journeys to seek better prospects. Smita Magar reports.
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Salhesh Nacch
Salhesh Naach recorded at Thera, Dhanusha District, Nepal on 14 October 2010 by Sudip Jha. For more on the legend of Salhesh and Naach in Mithila see Sudip Jha's piece at
Shiva Gandarva singing Behosi pachhi
A popular Nepali pop song 'Behosi pachhi...' performed by Shiva Gandarva
Dukha nadeu dajubhai aama babulai
Des Bahadur Gandarva of Jhapa, Nepal sings about heeding to one's elders and traditions
Sarangi retera gaudai hindeko
Harka Gandarva and Kamal Gandarva, both from Baniyani, Jhapa perform a song 'Sarangi retera gaudai hindeko'
Sarangi bajaudai gaine dai aayo
Harka Gandarva and Kamal Gandarva, both from Baniyani, Jhapa, Nepal perform a song about being separated from one's family. 'Sarangi bajaudai gaine dai aayo, gaun gharai ruwayo
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Music on the move: Sound and pictures, is the output of research on the specific musical styles and techniques of five Gandharva communities across Nepal.Browse Videos
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"Hri" - a sound or a vibration, the utterance of which awakens the empathy that is an inherent part of every sentient being. Regionalism must no longer remain a prisoner of platitude, since there is a consensus that geopolitical friction, poverty and pressing environmental issues as well as cultural and social dislocation must be addressed through the regional framework. There is a need to revive and energise discussions of regionalism on the platform of mainstream politics, public information and research, with a dynamic Southasian sensibility.