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During a holiday is about the only time I really get to enjoy reading a book. I managed three this time!
Seven Days in the Art World- a kind of fact-book recounting seven days spent in different disciplines of the art world by a journalist/sociologist. Particularly liked the auction house section and the art fair one too.
Pure- Brilliant historic fiction novel about the destruction of a church and cemetery in 1785 Paris. It is all centred around the engineer in charge of the operation John-Baptiste Barrat. It immediately reminded me of my trip to the catacombs in Paris. Turns out the bones from the cemetery in the story did actually end up there.
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith- 1949 classic and I completely loved it. Romance, poverty, family life, amibition. My favourite of the holiday.


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We have heard rumors of a new Lotus Exige for quite some time now, but the car has finally been caught testing. This may be one of the ugliest camouflages we have ever seen, but if Lotus thought that would keep our spy photographers away, then they were very, very wrong. The new Lotus Exige will make its world debut in 2012 at the Geneva Motor Show.
The prototype seen in these spy shots reveals a new nose inspired by the one from the Evora and a completely different rear end, both of which make the car appear much longer. The roofline is also different from the one in the current model. The mules previously caught testing where all wider so we suspect that the new Exige is also slightly wider than the current one.
Under the hood, Lotus will place the same engine as in the Evora : a 3.5 liter V6 producing 280 HP in the normal version and 350 HP in the S version. The prototype also gets bigger brakes, another indication the model will deliver better performance numbers.


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Is capitalism sustainable?
Bono stated in his TED2013 talk that the numbers show that we can eradicate all poverty worldwide by 2030. While I really hope that is true, it begs the question: Is capitalism sustainable? Is it possible to have a rich and middle class without a poor class? The sad reality of capitalism is that if there is an exponentially small number of people with exponentially large wealth, there has to be an exponentially long tail of much poorer people who are each contributing to that wealth. Not that we necessarily need an exponentially small number of people with exponentially large wealth, but would the world keep running without capitalistic incentives that increase the separation between rich and poor? Can we eradicate all poverty without the rich sharing their riches? What happens to civilization when nobody is willing to work in the factories and orchards, or build roads?
(Please don't take this question the wrong way! Personally I wish that nobody had to work menial jobs. I just don't understand how we can eradicate poverty when so many jobs will always translate into low-paid labor.)
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Mar 4 2013: In my opinion, as a Socio-Economic system Capitalism in its purest form is not a complete or sustainable system. There must be a proper blend of Socialist concepts and practices into a predominantly Capitalist society in order to try to attain the most amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. You cannot really create much that was not already there in some form or another, thermodynamically speaking you cannot introduce create energy you can only change its form. There is no way to have a small number of people hold the lions share of the wealth while somehow eradicating poverty. I am by no means opposed to Capitalism, i love it but it is incomplete. Things such as Food, Housing, Education and Healthcare should be provided as a basis for life while layering the system with the Capitalist principles of harder work brings greater rewards. It would in effect be a blend of two systems to produce a complete one.
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The Central Carroll Lions and Ringgold Tigers have been unranked and underappreciated all year. Now one of them is assured of a spot in the Class AAA semifinals.
Central went on the road and stunned No. 9 Appling County 46-13, while Ringgold stayed home and eliminated Cedar Grove 37-12. The two Cinderellas meet in the quarterfinals next week at a site to be determined. Central won a regular-season meeting between the two teams, 19-15, on Sept. 13 in Ringgold.
Central (10-2) seized the momentum early against Appling. The Lions scored on Curtis Davenport's 33-yard run and then stunned the Pirates by implementing and recovering and onside kick. That turned into a field goal and the Central defense never allowed Appling to regain its footing. By halftime Central had a 32-7 lead and was making plans to swap films for the quartrerfinal. Central hasn't reached the quarterfinal round since 1987.
Ringgold (10-2) last week won a playoff game for the first time in school history. This week another first: the first 10-win season in school history. Quarterback Slade Dale ran for 167 yards and scored two touchdowns and Cody Goins rushed for another 100. Dale, who will play baseball at the University of Georgia, also starred at defensive back and shut down Cedar Grove's best receiver.
In other games played Friday:
St. Pius eliminates No. 2 Cartersville: The unranked Golden Lions (9-3) went on the road and knocked off the Hurricanes 31-19. St. Pius stuck to its traditional game plan of pounding the football and scored on drives of 73 and 63 yards. St. Pius got 100 yards and two touchdowns from fullback Dalton Wilson.
The Pius defense got a key interception from Fred Dorsey, who also blocked a punt that resulted in points. Cartersville (11-1) was not able to throw the ball effectively in the rain, but the running game was solid with Kalin Heath (95 yards) and Tiamon Pennymon (91) contributing.
Buford thumps Woodward Academy: No. 8 Woodward Academy was no match for top-ranked Buford, which romped to a 40-7 win. The Wolves (12-0) scored three times in less than two minutes near the end of the second quarter to shift the momentum and set the pace for the win. Thomas Wilson scored on runs of 43 and 76 yards and returned a fumbled punt 22 yards. Woodward (9-3) was hurt by the loss of senior quarterback/defensive back Terry Googer, a South Carolina commitment who did not return after hurting his right knee late in the first quarter.
Washington County ends jinx: The No. 3 Golden Hawks (11-0) scored their first win over Peach County, ending a 10-game losing streak to their Middle Georgia rival. Washington County's A.J. Gray ran 20 times for 248 yards and scored six touchdowns in the 56-16 win.
Callaway breaks new ground: The No. 5-ranked Cavs (11-1) set a school record with their 11th win and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2009. Eddie Culpepper scored four touchdowns to lead Callaway, but the momentum-changer was a 99-yard interception return for at score by Terry Godwin.
Carver gets first shutout: The No. 4 Tigers (11-1) limited Jefferson County to 95 offensive yards and scored all their points in the first half of a 19-0 win. Carver got a touchdown run from Noah Hickey and a pair of TD pass, one from Jawon Pass and another on an option from Khane Pass. Carver advanced to the quarterfinals for the eighth straight season, its first under coach Joe Kegler.
Blessed Trinity beats White County in rematch: No. 10 Blessed Trinity kept it on the ground and beat White County 38-0. The Titans (9-3) beat White 30-0 during the regular season. Seniors Chad Manthey and Carter McManes each ran for two touchdowns in the first half as B.T. built a 28-0 lead. The Titans are in the quarterfinals for the second straight year.
The quarterfinal lineup:
St. Pius at Callaway
Carver at Buford
Washington County at Blessed Trinity
Central Carroll at Ringgold
November 23rd, 2013
2:46 pm
Congrats to all 8 teams remaining. Predictions for the final 4?
November 23rd, 2013
5:30 pm
Living the dream!
November 23rd, 2013
11:43 pm
Finals: Carver-Colombus vs. Washington County
Winner: Carver-Colombus
November 24th, 2013
12:56 pm
Fantasy Final Four: SPX, Carver, BT, Ringgold
Realistic Final Four: Buford, deadmeat, deadmeat, deadmeat.
November 24th, 2013
7:15 pm
Love it! This is why they play the games! @Hamilton – lest I remind you of 2011 – Buford vs. Calhoun!!! People were all ready to crown Buford the King of the Sports and thank god for Calhoun! It can be done! Heart wins out over recruiting!
November 24th, 2013
8:11 pm
@BTHomer Last time I checked BT was 100% open enrollment, You want to talk about recruiting? . If we both make it to the finals we will put a running clock on you in the second half. We have more heart than you could possibly know.
November 24th, 2013
8:13 pm
From having played both St. Pius and WACO, Callaway and Carver really don't have a chance. SPX runs the clock and defense down while scoring every time and WACO has their best team they have ever had. I'm not downgraded anyone else, I'm just saying from experience.
November 24th, 2013
9:08 pm
So Buford fumbles inside the 10 in OT and Calhoun kicks a field goal. Good for Calhoun. Your hating is old news BT. You have no idea of the heart that Buford has especially in light of losing 4 kids to sudden death the last 2 years. You are ignorant and should be embarrassed to show it.
November 25th, 2013
10:30 am
Somebody from Woodward how bad is your QB's injury? Hate that for the young man.
Scouring the internet for highlights of Callaway and found a game early in the season on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9cf0bobCcY They look pretty good, tough on the line and have some big skill players too. Geez that QB looks bigger than any lineman we have.
Just hoping the Golden Lions can stay with them. I fell like Willie Nelson singing "On the road again". Buford and Waco in the Dome is who the smart money is on.
@ BTHomerDad I will light a candle for you guys best of luck you are going to need it. Oh yeah lose the "R" word. I am not sure you really are a BT fan the way you get on here and start crap with the recuirting thing.
Where is WACO can't believe this blog has been up this long and he hasn't been on it. Hope he is feeling ok he is probably changing his oil for the long road trip. Happy Thanksgiving everyone !
November 25th, 2013
11:08 am
Yep, on the road again to Callaway for a little post Thanksgiving football. BT will be praying for you guys against WACO, they are fast and tough, but a good d scheme can get it done.
November 25th, 2013
1:36 pm
@middle I am always around when WACO is still alive.. Callaway got big time talent and it was that CB/WR and LB who I can't think of their names, but they stood out big time to me last year.. Also, I think their big Qb played some on the D-line when they knew it was a passing down.. This link if it shows up is where all their games are at on You Tube http://youtu.be/lq9-gJGgf2w Like me I see your a fan who likes to watch film on your team opponent and make judgment on what you see.. The You Tube channel name is WELRWLAG
With that said, I think BT got a good play action game if the run game is moving the ball.. They play kind of like Peach and the problem Peach had Fri was when the Qb did the fake to the running back our D-line was in his face for strip sacks all night. WACO got a strong defense this year and with BT playing off coverage defense that opens up our whole playbook. So if WACO don't have turnovers we should win the game easy.
November 25th, 2013
1:46 pm
BT Homer Simpson –
Wishing the Good people of BT safe travels this weekend…
But if YOU slide off the road & wrap yourself around a pole (& if you are traveling with anyone, they go unscathed) & the pole enters your piehole??? That'd be great!!!
November 25th, 2013
2:00 pm
I watched the Callaway/Pierce game (http://nfhsnetwork.com) – Callaway ran a power-I all night – fast backs, some no huddle. I am not sure they passed at all. I can see our guys needing a series or two to gauge their speed. Based on the last two weeks, I feel pretty good about our D.
Pierce runs a west coast spread much like Catersville, so I didn't get a sense of how the Callaway D will handle the SPX option. The Callaway DBs are tough, especially Terry Godwin – he is a Geno Smith (or better) type player.
If we can control the clock like we did Friday we may be in pretty good shape. I was amazed to see that we only had something like 229 total yards. We must have had the ball for about 22-23 minutes of the first three quarters.
November 25th, 2013
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November 26th, 2013
6:39 am
Hamilton, we had a minus 28 yards rushing on the bad snap punt attempt. Also, during a game like that (rain) the ball is rotated every play thus limiting the number of plays for both teams….


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By Neal McCulloh, Esq. and Kenneth M. Clayton, Esq.
By choosing to live in an association development, community association residents have the unique ability to restrict certain types of behavior and, more importantly, to require certain standards of property upkeep. The description of those restrictions and standards is contained in the association's documents which can be amended from time to time to conform to the wishes of the association members.
Amendments to documents can be drafted for a whole range of purposes.
For example:
In addition to increasing restrictions, amendments can be used to eliminate unreasonable and overly restrictive provisions in association documents. Amendments can be used to provide the board with greater ability to deal with future problems, especially where the composition of the occupants is changing. Amendments can also be used to ensure that a quality of a common area cannot be changed.
An association of primarily investors may want to protect their investments against future leasing and renting restrictions. In such a case, an amendment might be drafted to require 100 percent approval of the unit-owners before any leasing restriction can be placed on units or unit sale or transfer. Conversely, in an association where units are primarily used as residences, the association never develops a transient nature by requiring 100 percent unit-owner approval before any leasing restrictions are relaxed. With a little creative thinking, amendments can be drafted to achieve a host of goals and to tailor the association to the needs and dictates of its unit-owners.
A word of caution before amending to insert the super majority or 100 percent approval requirement - it is imperative that the amendments and their future consequences be carefully thought out. Some associations are prevented from solving serious problems because they cannot get the percentage of unit-owner approval required by their documents for amending the problem provisions. To the degree that unit-owners have faith that their boards are acting in their best interests and will continue to do so in the future, they may want to give the board broader powers, using documents which are easily amended, so that future problems can be effectively solved.
One means of accomplishing broader board power is with empowering clauses. These clauses give the board power to regulate an area, but neither force regulation nor prescribe the method of regulation. For example, the power to regulate the use of skateboards and bicycles on the common elements might be provided for use in the event that the skateboards and bicycles become a problem.
Fix Errors. While a majority of amendments may deal with the rules and regulations, there are many other circumstances which make amendments necessary. Condominium documents are complex by their very nature, and errors are not uncommon. Frequently, documents must be amended to correct unintentional errors. Sometimes the problem is simply a scrivener's error (or drafter's mistake), for which some states have a statutory remedy.
Make More Reasonable. A common problem in documents is provisions which are totally unreasonable and/or infeasible. In these instances, the board may determine that it is necessary to rewrite the documents to correct the situation. Or some provisions may be unintelligible: the board in this case may decide to amend these provisions to either delete the problem wording or to re-write it so it makes sense.
Improve Wording. Definitions contained in a condominium document must be worded to avoid misunderstanding and potential litigation. Consider the familiar single-family residence requirement. What does single-family mean today? Do two non-related individuals occupying the same unit meet this definition and requirement? How about "extended families"? Do they? Without defining the terms further, litigation would certainly arise. However, even the most carefully drafted amendment cannot anticipate every eventuality. But with a clear understanding of the association's goals, language can be implemented to greatly decrease the possibility of misconception.
The term "family" for instance, could be clarified, by defining it is as "a number of persons, related by blood, adoption or marriage, or not more than two unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit." Other terms typically requiring refined definition include "tenant," "occupant" and "vehicle."
Change Amendment Process. The association may want to be able to more effectively deal with amendment provisions in the future by reducing the percentage of approving unit-owners required to amend the documents or by simplifying the procedures involved.
Developer Needs. Developers generally need powers to amend documents to respond to changing market conditions. For example, the documents may need to comply with requirements of the secondary mortgage market - FNMA, FHLMC- or mortgage insurers, such as VA and FHA. And if the buying market is changing, developers may want to amend to take advantage of the changing conditions.
Change Developer Orientation. It is important to remember that typically the developers interest is substantially different from the later unit-owners. Many associations may want to preclude the use of units for business purposes. But the developer may have utilized association property for exactly that purpose during the sales period. Or the unit-owners may want to restrict the age group of individuals living in the community, but the developer may have wanted to keep his market broad as possible and have few, if any, restrictions which may preclude a sale.
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Amending documents is generally not a simple matter. It takes time, personal commitment, money, skillful communication and a good understanding of the needs of the community. While some amendments are proposed by attorneys to solve problems or errors within the documents, generally amendments are the result of problems which have arisen in the community. Since the purpose of an amendment will be to eliminate a problem, it is imperative that both the board and the drafter of the amendment closely understand the problem before drafting begins. The method used to correct the problem must be sufficient, reasonable and not overly burdensome.
To properly draft amendments takes time and an attention to detail, but the chore does not end there. In drafting the amendment, the documents should be examined to ensure that an amendment and its requirements will not conflict with any provision within the overall document or with a superior document. Special care should also be taken to see that words used in the amendment are consistent with those in the parent document. Words such as "paragraph", "section" and "articles" should be consistent.
Special care should be taken to see that the amendment does not cause a violation of public policy or statute. Restriction of occupants on the basis of sex or race would be such a violation. Moreover, poorly worded restrictions on leasing units might be unreasonable or amount to a restraint on alienation.
A determination must be made as to where the amendment should be inserted. If the amendment deals with a topic which is not dealt with in the existing documents or if the topic is already located in a document, a determination will have to be made regarding which document should contain the amendment-the declaration, the bylaws, the articles of incorporation or possibly even the rules and regulations. The amendment's exact placement within the individual document will have to be made.
Your association's attorney should prove helpful in making these determinations, as well as examining the amendment for conflicts with state, federal, county or municipal codes.
Obtaining the required approval for the amendment may certainly be one of the toughest tasks facing a board of directors. It is seldom, if ever, that you can satisfy everyone, but to the degree that amendments are sought to solve problems, they are generally well received by the interested owners.
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School inputs and student performance in public elementary schools in Palawan : a quantile regression analysis
AbstractThis study investigates the role of school resources in different measures of student performance in public elementary schools in the province of Palawan. We contend that it is not enough to identify which school resources matter the most, but that it would be more informative for policy purposes to identify which student types may benefit the most from the provision of a given school resource. This way, we may be able to target our allocations toward more productive educational investments. Using quantile regression analysis, we find that in the case of Palawan, improvements in pupil-teacher and pupil-toilet ratios may benefit high-performing schools the most. We also find that class size and pupil-room ratio improvements, along with the provision of guidance counselors and science laboratories, may benefit low-performing schools the most. Our results also give some evidence that conventional ordinary least squares (OLS) procedures may be both insufficient and imprecise in estimating education production functions, and that educational policies based on least squares methods alone may be misguided if not accompanied by other techniques, such as quantile regression, which can offer more valuable insights into education production processes in general.
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About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, were among protesters who were outside a Phoenix convention hall, where President Obama gave a speech. Seems that openly carrying firearms outside town-hall meetings and assorted locales where Mr. Obama speaks, has become quite popular and trendy. Wonder if Rush, Hannity, Beck, and […] [Read More]
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Oct. 25, 2002 -- For the best treatment in early stages of rheumatoid arthritis, experts have two suggestions -- act quickly and see a specialist.
Both strategies help ensure that patients are more likely to get the best type and combination of drugs found to be most effective in treating this disabling form of arthritis, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.
In one study, Canadian researchers found that people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were more likely to receive disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate -- considered the best first-line defense in slowing disease progression -- when treated by a rheumatologist. In tracking more than 29,000 patients over five years, they found that 80% were given DMARD treatment by a rheumatologist, who specializes in arthritis treatment, compared with 53% of patients seeing a general internist and 14% seeing their family physician.
In another study, Finnish researchers found that patients who got prompt treatment with combination DMARD therapy from rheumatologists were more likely to return to work sooner than those receiving just one DMARD. The patients getting combination drug therapy went on work disability one-third less frequently than those receiving a single drug, the researchers found.
"It's pretty exciting because for years, we've known that work loss is the most economically damaging aspect of rheumatoid arthritis," says Edward Yelin, PhD, director of the Arthritis Research Group at the University of California, San Francisco. "On average, the per-person cost of rheumatoid arthritis in the U.S. is about $20,000 per year. Of that, about two-thirds results from lost work wages due to disability."
Yelin tells WebMD that both studies indicate the effectiveness of DMARD medications, but the Finnish report also gives new credibility to a growing trend of prescribing different types of these drugs to treat early symptoms. "DMARDs are very effective, but since these drugs work on different biological mechanisms, it stands to reason that combination therapy might affect more of those mechanisms and have a greater effect," he says.
That study backs previous findings that combination therapy helps slow progression of the joint damage caused by the disease, but was specifically looking at how this regimen affected patients' ability to work. "Most people with advanced rheumatoid arthritis are unable to work at all, so early treatment with combination therapy to slow progression could have a major impact on future earnings," says Yelin, professor of health policy studies who tracks these trends.
The Canadian study is also significant because it reinforces the importance that patients are treated with DMARDs -- which is more likely to occur under the care of a rheumatologist, says lead researcher Diane Lacaille, MD, of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada at the University of British Columbia.
"Other doctors may not be as familiar with the current guidelines of therapy," says Yelin. "All the drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can have serious side effects -- including DMARDs, which can cause liver problems. But recent advances have been made in their safety. And when you consider that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Cox-2 inhibitors can cause stomach bleeding and don't provide the same relief, rheumatologists are more likely to recommend DMARDs, which are much more effective and less likely to cause liver damage than NSAIDs are to cause stomach burning." -->


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Such a delicious and crisp cookie. Quick to make. The ginger adds a nice hint of spice. I added 1tsp of dried lemon powder to intensify the lemon flavor. A new favorite
Lemon-Cornmeal Cookies
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Cindy Barr
Humble ingredients in these cornmeal-based cookies yield a light, subtly spiced sweet treat. The touch of lemon is a "refreshing surprise," says one reviewer.
Yield: 3 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 55
- Calories from fat: 34%
- Fat: 2.1g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 0.7g
- Carbohydrate: 8.6g
- Fiber: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 11mg
- Iron: 0.2mg
- Sodium: 49mg
- Calcium: 2mg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 ounces)
- 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
- 2. Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup, and level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (through ground ginger); stir with a whisk. Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Scrape sides of the bowl occasionally. Add egg; beat well. Beat in grated lemon rind. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, and beat at medium-low speed just until blended.
- 3. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons batter 2 inches apart onto 2 parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned and almost firm. Remove from oven. Cool on pans for 2 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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In the battle among birth control methods, the intrauterine device (IUD) -- which, in its copper-T form, is 100 percent non-hormonal (whoo!) -- is totally winning! New research, published online in The Lancet Oncology, found women who use IUDs, even for a short time, have a lower risk of cervical cancer than those with no history of using the device. Researchers say that's because IUDs may cause a non-threatening, low-grade inflammation within the cervix that activates the immune system to fight HPV progression.
Sheesh, can you say 180!? The IUD used to be seen as the bad guy, or at least the strange guy, of the birth control world, because back in the '70s, there was a design flaw in one of the first models. But the method has been perfected since then, and it's very clearly one of the best options for any woman -- especially someone who doesn't want to or simply cannot contend with the nasty, often permanent side effects of synthetic hormones in birth control pills.
Seriously, it's about freaking time this "good press" came along, because no matter how great a copper-T IUD (ParaGard) is, I know there are still docs out there who won't insert it in women who haven't had a baby. But, this has nothing to do with these women being the right candidate for the ParaGard and more to do with the individual doctor not being confident with insertion in a woman who hasn't been preggers, because that makes the procedure only slightly more difficult. (Also, old-school docs tend to question women who aren't married, mistakenly assuming that automatically means you aren't monogamous. Because if you get an STD, IUDs put you at a higher risk for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, which, if not treated, can lead to infertility.)
And this is all kinds of frustrating, because all too often, women who could be thriving with a non-hormonal form of birth control are stuck with the pill. The pill, which is a great option for some women, is pretty much my personal idea of pure evil in drug form. Three years on Yaz led to gallstones and other nasty side effects that haven't dissipated now even two years after stopping. I know Yaz and various other pills have caused many women grief -- from blood clots to strokes in women under 30. It's just beyond disturbing.
But with hope, this study and more studies like these will help more women of all ages and their doctors see the light! That they can ditch the pill and lean on a non-hormonal IUD as a very safe, even protective option.
What are your thoughts on the pill vs. a non-hormonal IUD? What do you think about the finding that it guards against cervical cancer?
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i have the iud and i LOVE IT. i recommend it to ALL of my friends. however, i actually have the low hormone iud (mirena) and honestly, i haven't had any problems with it. i know some folks don't dig the extra hormones (and that i can appreciate) but it works for me. i've had mine for almost 3 years now, and hubby and i have already decided that when this one is done (5 years) i'll just have another put in in its place. i can't do pills, my schedule isn't always regular enough for that. i don't need the added weight from the shot (nor did my dr like the idea for me personally). it came down to the ring (pass) or an iud, and i'm absolutely happy with my choice! :)
I will be getting the Paragard after baby #2. I had the Mirena for a while, but after bleeding for three SOLID months with it in, I had it removed. I'd get the Para now except that we'll be trying for baby #2 within the year. Seems like a big waste for a device that lasts 10 years.
Umm..yeah...did you know that IUDs can puncture your uterus? I know two women that this happened to, and they had to have surgery.
I had the paragard for 4 years and loved it, only thing is, the cramps and heavy flow during that time of the month are killer, but worth it!
Pfft. I had Paragard and chose it for the reason of not wanting hormones messing with me.
Butttt I am now expecting my 2nd child and it caused more grief than happiness putting my faith in this BC. I loved it while it WORKED, but it failed for me and a tubal is in my near future.
The placement has to be perfect, you have to check your strings, it can slip at a moments notice and you have no idea. It was great not having to remember to take stupid pills nor gain weight, but preventing pregnancy was what mattered most.
Be sure to go to a dr that inserts paraguards often. My dr was new to it (for women who were post pardom), and I was pregnant les than 5 mo after insertion. Pregnancy with an iud inserted is risky. I was luky that the growing baby pushed the paraguard down, so it could be pulled out without a large risk of misscarriage.
Some people praise up the IUD, some people absolutely hate it. I like the idea of the non hormonal one that sounds like a great compromise. I love that it might actually help to fight off cervical cancer. There might be hope for women to jump on the IUD train.
Let's forget all the side effects because this one kicks HPV butt! Wooo! Ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, back pain, constant bleeding, growing into the uterus, all of it is totally worth forgetting! YAY!


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- The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.53, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Along with this, the company maintains a quick ratio of 2.64, which clearly demonstrates the ability to cover short-term cash needs.
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Servings: 6-8
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Easy
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
1 pound bow tie pasta
1 cup store-bought balsamic vinaigrette dressing
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
1 (4-ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
2/3 cup pitted kalamata olives
1/2 diced green bell pepper
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Grated Parmesan, for topping
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium heat. Add the pasta cook it according to package directions.
While the pasta is cooking, in a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinaigrette, mayonnaise, and sugar.
Drain the pasta well, transfer to a large serving bowl, and let cool. Add the tomatoes, mushrooms, olives, green pepper, salt, to taste, and the black pepper. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Sprinkle with the cheese, toss lightly, and serve.


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Artist: Zwicker
Title: Oddity feat. Olivera Stanimirov (Pilooski Remix) / Oddity (John Talabot Dub) / Oddity feat. Olivera Stanimirov (John Talabot Remix)
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Quotes: snaking modern disco house mix – nizy one! Len Faki / Solid cuts, especially the Pilooski mix. Dave Aju / i like the vibe of the john talabot dub. Marco Resmann / this really stands out from the rest, 10/10 Funk D'Void / john talabot reworks are great! Turntablerocker / Sounds nice! Well done, thanks a lot for giving it to me! Joe (Hot Chip) / Top Package! very good mixes !! Deeper! Deeper!! DJ Pippi / Oddity is my favourite here. nice pop tune with disco backing! DJ Friction
Info: Zwicker aka Cyril Boehler is a very prolific producer,composer and DJ from Zuerich. He is part of the vital Zuerich electronic scene and has been involved in countless productions that received praise from a worldwide audience. Under his moniker "Tweak" he released the album "Hybrid Organics" (2001, Straight Ahead). After a handful of successful vinyl Zwicker releases on the renownend labels BearFunk, Compost Black Label and Get Physical it was time to refine the warm mixture of mutated Disco, House, Electro and Pop on his full length album "Songs Of Lucid Dreamers". You'll find remixes by Pilooski and John Talabot on this Remix EP 2. All mixes are fantastic, btw. the John Talabot could be massive, huge huge, got already top props from usual (disco nerds) suspects. If you missed it: the Remix EP 1 featured remixes by Soultourist, Junior Boys a.o.


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Unfortunately for some revved-up fans, it was all a marketing stunt for his new single. Huertas concocted a faux "sex tape," and got his 35,000 Twitter followers into a tizzy before he released what was actually a super-sexy music video instead.
The versatile New Yorker, 41, has an interesting background: He's a U.S. Air Force Special Ops vet, who served eight years in the military before launching his showbiz career. Huertas spoke to PopEater about his so-called "sex tape," why he got kicked out of college and what he thinks of the war in Iraq.
Tell us about the video for your single.
Originally, I was going to do a video that was a throwback to 'Grease,' but then, because my album is called 'Sex Tape,' and every one of my songs has its roots in sex in some way, I decided that it would be smarter to have the video be a little bit more about sex.
Was anyone pissed when they realized it wasn't a real sex tape, but actually a promo video for your single?
I think some girls [among my fans] were a little disappointed, but they ended up forgiving me quickly. Everybody knows me as an actor. I wasn't going to complete my album unless people were interested. So far, I've gotten nothing but positive response, so I'm going to finish my album and release it at the end of July. It's urban pop. It's a combination of rock, pop, R&B and hip-hop.
Did the"sex tape" create the publicity you wanted?
I went on Twitter and started an argument between me and a character I created, whose Twitter name was "South Belle," to see if any [blogs] picked up on it. And it exploded. What was funny was that I thought I was going to make my fans want to see this sex tape of mine, but it had the opposite effect. Everyone wanted to back me up, and said, 'We're not going to watch the tape!' which was not what I was hoping for. What I had to do was....I said: I'm not going to take a negative attitude to the sex tape, I want to see it. So then everybody flip-flopped.
You were in the Air Force.
I worked in special ops. I worked in the nuclear weapons program. We got deployed during Desert Storm. I went over to Iraq, Colombia. I went to Austria, England, Italy and Spain.
How did you become an actor?
I wanted to be an actor since I was in the second grade. I used to get in trouble a lot in my elementary Catholic school. One day, the most awful, mean nun who everybody was afraid of shoved me out of class and told me to go to another room. I thought I was in trouble. They gave me a song to sing, and when I finally sang my song on stage, I looked to the wings and the awful, mean nun was wiping tears from her eyes. At that moment I said, 'I got to do this.'
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I was going to college, and I don't want to say I was kicked out, but I was asked not to come back.
Um, that's kicked out.
Yeah it is, isn't it? I had a partial scholarship, and I lost it.
Wait a second. Why did you get kicked out?
They said I had disciplinary problems. I've got this hero complex. Whenever someone smaller or weaker is being picked on by someone bigger, I step in. There were a couple of times on campus where I got into physical altercations. I would take on the big guy. I got kicked out and went into the military, because I didn't have any other means of paying for college. I finished my degree [but] it took me eight years because of the deployments.
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An American artist whose first feature, Viva, is an uncanny pastiche of early 70s suburban swinging softcore romps. (Think Belle de Jour meets Confessions of a Window Cleaner.) Her credits on the film include writer, director, producer, editor, costume designer, production designer and star of the show.
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Another very tardy update; the last few weeks have been, um… eventful.
Four weeks ago I had my first sit-down with Dr. McGraw, the radiation oncologist. There was a bit of a snafu in the scheduling, as he would've preferred to have seen me after my PET scan (which was done the following Thursday morning; more on that later) so he didn't have a full game plan for treatment. He also said that he would be passing my case over to one of his partners because he was being deployed with the Air Guard and would be gone for the next three months. He did however take the time to explain things pretty well, so Yvonne & I were thankful for that. Knowing what he did of my case (two things you don't want to hear from a doc; "I've been reading up on your case; it's very interesting." and "Wow, I've never seen [i]that[/i] before!") he thought that a course of 18 daily radiation treatments over a span of three weeks ought to do the trick to completely eradicate the cancer from my jaw.
The treatments would be aimed at my jaw, and should only affect that immediate area; the side effects didn't sound like much fun (and haven't been) but he didn't think it would interfere much with life & work (they haven't, much) and should be effective. The daily thing was kind of a surprise, but he explained that doing smaller doses daily is far easier on the body than larger doses spaced further apart. I think I can accept that; I won't enjoy it, but that pretty much goes without saying.
Following the appointment that morning I was also fitted with my Hannibal mask. They don't call it that, but I will because that's the first thing that came to mind when I saw it; it's a form-fitted mask that helps to keep my head stationary during the radiation treatments, and also allows the techs to mark it up with reference points so they can be more consistent from one treatment to the next (which is better than marking me!) It's made of a plastic mesh that starts out flat and becomes pliable when warmed up. The techs draped the warmed mesh over my face, then fitted it to a u-shaped plate that clamps to a hard plastic headrest. This isn't mine, but looks an awful lot like it:
Since the tumor is on my lower jaw, they also want to keep my mouth from moving, so I was fitted with a mouthpiece, which is similar to a football bite-guard except it has a flat plastic piece in place of the part that would normally form fit around the lower teeth. After the initial fitting, the bite-guard was attached to the mask; the two combined, with the mask clamped onto the headrest, with me in a supine position on the table made for an extremely unpleasant confined feeling.
They did a quick CT scan of my head that first Tuesday, and in the few minutes that it took I nearly gagged on the stupid mouth guard. The bite guard obstructs my tongue's movement, and that combined with the way the mask fits around the bottom of my chin made swallowing really difficult. And that combined with laying flat on my back on the table made for a few moments of near panic. I made it through the CT scan, and was so glad to finally be released from the thing I failed to say anything about that. Later I assumed that at some point we would take some time to get the mask & bite guard to fit better… Wrong assumption.
During our visit Dr. McGraw mentioned that he wanted to use that mask for my second PET scan in order to get more accurate results; I was still hoping that there might be some adjusting we could do with it, but when the nurse trotted that thing out on Thursday morning it was pretty clear that wasn't happening. They got me ready and slapped that puppy over my face & told me to relax, the test would take 20 to 25 minutes. That's when I nearly lost it.
I was to have nothing but water for six hours before the PET scan, and part of the prep involves drinking a thick sugary goop. That made for a bit of sticky gunk in the back of my throat that was hard to swallow. Add to that the bite guard in my mouth and the part of the mask wrapping under my chin and it was extremely hard to swallow. I've never considered myself to be claustrophobic, but I'd never been this restricted before (having my arms strapped to my sides didn't help that either.) I knew I wouldn't be able to make it five minutes, much less twenty-five minutes, so I grunted and kicked and did whatever I could to communicate to the nurse that it wasn't gonna fly… She pulled the mask off and I nearly hyperventilated, so happy to be able to breathe again!
I explained the difficulty I was having, so she went to ask about adjusting the thing; she came back saying the word was 'no' on adjusting, but the doc relented on the mouth guard, and she pulled it off of the mask. The mask was still somewhat restrictive, what with the part that wrapped under the chin, but I somehow made it through the procedure by praying, reciting what I could of the 23rd Psalm (sure felt like the valley of the shadow of death!) and counting. The PET scan operates by making scans of small sections of the body, as if it's a great big meat slicer (that thankfully doesn't actually cut anything.) From the counting I determined that it took around three minutes for it to scan a section of my body; then the table I was on would move forward six inches or so, then it would scan the next section of my body. I lost track of how many times it moved, but if my one-second counts were accurate, it was about three minutes between each move.
Even with the counting and praying, there were still a few moments where I was this close to bailing out; swallowing was difficult, breathing was difficult, I was getting a kink in my neck from the plastic headrest, and having my arms & legs strapped down was just a bit too much. But I did make it through. Later on I realized another factor that made the earlier PET scan so much easier; Dr. Bleeker prescribed a sedative for me to take in preparation for the test. I think the mask would still have been a problem if I'd had the sedative on board, but I have no doubt that would've helped.
Later that same afternoon we met with Dr. Bleeker to go over the results… The PET scan basically measures the glucose uptake of cells in your body. To do that, a radiotracer is injected into the bloodstream; for cancer detection, the radiotracer used is FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) tagged to glucose. Cancers absorb glucose differently from normal tissue, and the PET scan is able to detect those differences; in reading the PET scan, a radiologist reads the scan results and grades the "glow" of an area in SUV (Standardized Uptake Values). When I had my first PET scan back in April, the glow in my jaw was a 10; following chemotherapy it was 3. Considering the fact that normal or benign tissue has an SUV of 2.3, I'd say we're heading in the right direction.
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Hi everyone! We were just at Vida Vegan Con this weekend in Portland and it was the most amazing and best but it also means that we have like, no posts for today. Until tomorrow, please enjoy these adorable capybaras getting tucked in for a nap. I wish that were me right now. Except I hope it's not in some shitty zoo. I haven't researched it yet; don't be mad at me if this is actually a capybara factory farm!!
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