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Made more acne breakouts
By Jessie
from Los Angeles
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Comments about Clear Regular Strength Acne Kit - Complete Kit:
I have been using this product for a month and it only cause me too break out and spread my acne. I have moderate and I am no left it fix what happened it my skin. It was very disappointing. I love Paula's choice and the products they have. I don't think I will finish this profuct and do not recommend.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By Ktull
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This is THE best acne product on the market for the price. My kids won't go without it. It has helped me off and on with my own combo skin but is the gold standard for my teens. I have a friend who is on it and got it for my pastors kids. I hate seeing anyone suffer from acne needlessly. I sure wish this was around when I was a teen! But I'm glad my kids have it. They refuse to use anything else and get mad when we run out. You will NOT be disappointed. I highly recommend starting with the Regular Strength and see if that is all you need. Then graduate to extra strength if you need something stronger.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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I absolutely love these products, along with anything from Paula's Choice. I have been using it for three years now, and still love it just as much. I get compliments on my skin every single day and people asking me what I use. I work at a very well known beauty retailer store that sells cosmetics and skin care so I have tried many different products (that are about three times the price as Paula's Choice) but I haven't found anything else I like as much or that works as well.
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They have very fast delivery, however I am in Canada and I really wish there wasn't an extra charge for sending to Canada, as the exchange from US to Canadian is already rather expensive.
Love it so far!
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At first, it did dry my skin out, but it did not last very long. I've been using the kit for less than a month and have noticed a HUGE difference. I seriously tried every acne product; Proactiv, Murad, Clinique, and every type of skin care at your local drugstore. I don't even want to know what I've spent searching for clear skin. Paulas Choice has made my pores noticeably smaller, my acne is clearing up, and my skin has a soft, smooth glow. I just ordered the dark spot corrector and cannot wait to see the results for that!
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The only thing that has worked for me!
By EmEm
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I use this routine every morning and night. It is gentle on my sensitive skin and has improved the texture and overall appearance of my skin. I've dealt with acne since I was 13 years old. I am on birth control pills to help with my hormonal acne. Even though I'm on the pill, I would still get breakouts almost every day. Within the past year, my pores started getting larger and my skin was very dull and covered with pimples. I stumbled across Paula's Choice on a YouTube video for skincare and it's the greatest thing I've done for my skin! Her philosophy makes perfect sense and is backed by scientific research. I have learned so much about skincare and what works. Thanks to Paula's Choice, my skin is clearer than ever before and my skin's texture has greatly improved! It is worth every single penny! If you struggle with acne, you would do anything to have clear skin. Give this system a try-it's a miracle worker!
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By Claire
from Indiana
When I got my trial kit back in December, I took a "before" picture to see if it really made a difference. I was looking back through my pictures just now and jumped right to this site to leave a review. Wow!I noticed my skin getting clearer, but looking back at the pictures I can tell that these products made the world of a difference! The acne I had cleared, my skin tone became more even (no more red blotchy spots!), and I don't have dry patches anymore - although this could be due to the warmer weather. The Exfoliant and Blemish Treatment can get a bit greasy on my skin, so I only use them at night. I love the cleanser though, it is very lightweight and makes my skin feel great. The only problem I have is with the packaging - they do not travel well! I want to take them everywhere, but have had issues with them spilling. I would invest in some sturdier bottles if you plan on traveling, but overall I love these products!
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By Gigi
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I was really disappointed with this product kit. I read many, many of the reviews and had high hopes for it. My skin has had trouble since I was about 22, though I never really broke out as an adolescent. PC's seemed to make my skin worse. I used it twice a day faithfully for over a month, and it still hasn't gotten better. I was even open to the idea that it might get worse and then get better, but a month seems like a bit much. I'm tired of feeling bad about my skin and it effecting my self confidence. Using this product I broke out more frequently, and the spots are taking longer to heal. I really wish I had something positive to write.
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I'm in awe!
By Alexa
from Newport News, VA
I have tried everything from Proactiv to Lush to Murad and nothing holds a candle to this. I'm in awe at how quickly I've seen a difference in my skin! I would highly recommend to anyone who suffers from breakouts
My 27 y/o LOVES these products!
By kkhersh
from TN
I bought the trial size off this kit for my 17 y/o daughter. Upon its first use, she was thrilled. She said that her "skin felt taken care of". Other products proved themselves particularly harsh. These products were much more nourishing and still effective.
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Only thing that's worked for me
By Case
from Pennsylvania
I am forever grateful for these products. I have had severe acne for about five years now and it's been a struggle trying to figure out what works for me. I have gone through every pill and cream that my dermatologist has recommended and did Accutane twice. I was ready to quit when my acne came back a couple months after the second accutane round. My mom found Paula's Choice online a couple of months ago and begged me to try it and to my surprise, it worked! I use it every morning and night and it really makes my face feel super clean and healthy. I have a mixture of oily and dry skin, and it only makes my face feel dry sometimes if I accidentally put too much of the product on. If you are struggling with acne I urge you to just give this a try, you won't regret it.
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Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser:
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This gentle, but thorough formula quickly dissolves oil, dead skin cells, and makeup that can clog pores.
Clear Regular Strength Anti-Redness Exfoliating Solution:
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This completely unique solution feels water-light and soothing on skin. It exfoliates, kills bacteria, and reduces redness.
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Consider this an essential, fast-acting treatment for anyone struggling with acne. 2.5% benzoyl peroxide goes to work immediately to reduce acne-causing bacteria
NOTE: Those allergic to aspirin (acetylsalicylate) should not use products containing salicylic acid (beta hydroxy acid).
Biochemistry and Pharmacology, June 2007, pages 1,786-1,795; Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, June 2007, pages 124-135; Contact Dermatitis, June 2006, pages 303-312; British Journal of Dermatology, July 2005, pages 124-131; Skin Research and Technology, February 2005, pages 53–60; Dermatologic Therapy, January 2004, pages 16–25; European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, November 2003, pages 407-412; Cutis, December 2001, Supplemental, pages 12–19; and Skin Research and Technology, July 2001, pages 49–55.
Cutis, July 2009, pages 48–55; Biochemistry and Pharmacology, June 2007, pages 1,786-1,795; Contact Dermatitis, June 2006, pages 303-312; British Journal of Dermatology, July 2005, pages 124-131; Archives of Internal Medicine, July 2002, pages 1531–1532; Annals of Dermatology and Venereology, January 2002, pages 137–142; Archives of Dermatology, November 2000, pages 1390–1395; Dermatology, 1999, volume 199, number 1, pages 50–53; and Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, volume 175, issue 1, pages 76–82.
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, October 2009, pages 2,555–2,562; Dermatologic Clinics, January 2009, pages 33–42; British Journal of Dermatology, August 2008, pages 480–481; and Dermatology Therapy, March-April 2008, pages 86–95; Dermatologic Surgery, July 2005, pages 873–880; Lancet, December 2004, pages 2188–2195; Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, September-October 2000, pages 292–296; and www.naturaldatabase.com.
Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser:
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate (detergent cleansing agent), Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer (polymer thickening agent), Glycerin (skin-identical ingredient/slip agent), PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate (thickener), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (detergent cleansing agent), Butylene Glycol (slip agent), PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate (emulsifier), Panthenol (skin conditioning agent), Triclosan (antibacterial agent), Disodium EDTA (chelating agent), Citric Acid (pH adjuster), PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil (solubolizing agent), Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin (preservatives).
Clear Regular Strength Anti-Redness Exfoliating Solution:
Active: Salicylic Acid 2% Inactive:Water (Aqua), Dipropylene Glycol (slip agent/penetration enhancer), Pentylene Glycol (slip agent), Polysorbate 20 (emulsifier), Butylene Glycol (slip agent), Glycerin (skin-identical ingredient), Sodium Hyaluronate (water-binding agent), Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (anti-irritants), Allantoin (anti-irritants), Panthenol (skin-conditioning agent), PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer (solvent), Methyl Gluceth-20 (skin-conditioning agent), Glycereth-26 (thickener), Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane (skin-conditioning agent), Sodium Hydroxide (pH adjuster), Tetrasodium EDTA (chelating agent), Sodium Metabisulfite (stabilizer).
Clear Regular Strength Daily Skin Clearing Treatment:
Active Ingredient: Benzoyl Peroxide 2.5% (topical disinfectant). Inactive Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol (slip agent/penetration enhancer), Bisabolol (anti-irritants), Allantoin (anti-irritants), Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer (film-forming/suspending agent), Hydroxyethylcellulose (thickener), Sodium Citrate (pH adjuster), Laureth-4 (emulsifier), Caprylyl Glycol (preservatives), Hexylene Glycol (preservatives), Sodium Hydroxide (pH adjuster), Disodium EDTA (chelating agent), Phenoxyethanol (preservative).
Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser:
DIRECTIONS: Wet face and apply a small amount of cleanser to your face and eye area with vigorous, yet gentle, circular motions. Rinse well. To remove heavy makeup, repeat or use with a clean, wet washcloth.
Clear Regular Strength Anti-Redness Exfoliating Solution:
DIRECTIONS: Use twice daily. After cleansing with Paula's Choice Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser, soak a large cotton ball with Regular Strength Anti-Redness Exfoliating Solution and gently stroke over face. Pay special attention to acne- and blackhead-prone areas. Do not rinse. Avoid contact with eyes, eyelids, and mucous membranes. If excessive dryness or peeling occurs, reduce application to once per day or once every other day.
Clear Regular Strength Daily Skin Clearing Treatment:
DIRECTIONS: Apply to affected areas after cleansing and exfoliating. Because excessive drying may occur, start with 1 application and gradually increase to 2 or 3 times daily if needed. If dryness or peeling occurs, reduce frequency of application to once per day/every other day. For daytime, follow with a broad-spectrum sunscreen rated SPF 25 or greater.
Detailed instructions on how/when to apply your Paula's Choice products can be found in our How to Put Together Your Own Skincare Routine article.
Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser:
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Skip to comments.Senate Coverage -- (November - December '06)
Posted on 11/13/2006 12:09:41 PM PST by Mo1
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I cannot imagine living in Lou Dobb's America. Thankfully, no one does live in his twisted hatefilled description of this, the greatest country on earth.
What must it be like to wake up every day and see nothing good, only ugliness and despair. What a pathetic man, and what a pathetic life he lives.
OT, white gold is it, but he won't tell me aanything else. Two weeks today. OK I am insane. :)
I don't know if any of you watched any of the speeches at the Federalist Society or not.
I missed Haley Barbour's speech...but I did hear his Q & A...
He was asked about fed $$$$ for Katrina damage..and he said that his state did just fine, thank you very much...and he said that Louisiana has the same federal government that his state does...and the FED did just FINE....LOL
He was asked about maybe running for the Senate some day...and he said that in all deference to the Senators...he told Sen. Lott one time that Senators go to Washington to talk about government...but, Governors actually DO the governing...(big laugh)...
I loved what I heard...I am going to try to catch a rerun of his speech later.
Then, Chertoff came on...and I missed most of his speech, but the part I did hear made me very uneasy...he was talking about how the US is already incorporating international law in our courts...using the Hamdan case as an example....and that we Americans will just have to get used to having international law be more and more common in court decisions....BLECH!!!
I left him right then...but, at 5:00 PM EST this evening, Dick Cheney will be speaking in front of the Fed. Society LIVE...I plan on watching that one.
Your comments on Chertoff are horrifying.
Not just the lib supremes are pushing for international law, but the dems in congress and senate are pushing in that same direction.
They are attacking our constitution from so many directions it's impossible to stop the flow. Chertoff needs to be listened to and people need to understand the danger.
We fail to pay attention to his warning at our peril.
I also heard him say something to the audience about going to Europe and watching trials or something...I didn't catch all of it, but he was exhorting them to go to Europe..
I HOPE it wasn't to see "how it is done"..in a "good" way...I hope he meant to go see "how it is done"..so they can spot similar stuff coming over here.
Well then I hope they go to Germany. German courts require ALL of the facts to come out. None of our tricky rules of evidence.
Since I am going to try to watch a replay of Haley Barbour...I may try to watch Chertoff's...I missed some, and so I want to take it all in context...
I plan on watching VP Cheney's this afternoon...but, I never know with kids what will happen...LOL
Pompous ass.
That guy is making me sick...and so is the MSM for pushing him so much.
Are you watching the hearing for Gates?
Nope .. TV is off
Thanks for the heads up
I'm watching, sleuthie. I can barely stand the bloviations of Warner.
Are you hearing this crapola from Warner???
He sounds like a DEM who will be taking over next year...
Talking about how he "hopes" that Pres. Bush will NOT make any decision re: Iraq until he has a meeting with the INCOMING heads of the committees in next session..
And then working TOGETHER to get a bipartisan 2 BRANCH decision...how to go forward!!!!
IOW...Pres. Bush is asking to give up his CIC job!!!
He's "lecturing" Gates. gag
Hah, if we thought Warner was bad, we now have Levin.
IMO...Warner sounded like he has ZERO respect for Pres. Bush, but just thinks all of the DEMS he works with are peachy!
We are watching our traitors out themselves, once again.
I don't think my gag reflex is up to all of this self-congratulation.
I started to watch, but can't stand Warner..I'll read the thread later on..
Mo1 started a LIVE thread...I will ping you so you will know what thread to read.
Ping me too, sleuthie, please.
good grief....Hagel is up giving "eulogy's" for Santorum and Chafee...and I am assuming Allen...I am going to turn the channel now.
"eulogy's"....= "eulogies"....sorry.
I had to leave when DeWine came on.
When they first came back, after the election, DeWine go up and I swear he spent an hour talking about the fallen soldiers from his state.
I appreciate that he cares enough to do that...but an HOUR...and now today, he was doing the same thing.
I just can't take that...had to change also.
BTW..I just saw a blurb for an upcoming story on Fox News that shows Poppa Bush starting to cry while giving a speech...supposedly over his son..(but, which son)..Jeb ran to the podium to help him, bless his heart.
hey hey...freepmail..
It was Jeb. He was talking about Jeb's loss when he ran against Lawton Chiles and how well he handled that and then he just broke down.
Imagine how he feels over how George is treated.
I got tears watching that....he can't be handling George's treatment well...but, I sure can't understand his "friendship" with Bubba either...ugh.
I looked on FR for a thread about this and didn't find one.
I was looking for something to watch earlier, and I saw a replay of this presser with John McCain, Feingold, Shays, Meehan and Susan Collins.
I couldn't hear the whole thing, since my itty bitty one was playing quite loudly...but, I got the gist of it...and so I went looking.
McCain and Feingold are at it again, wanting more legislation..
Lieberman and Collins are all upset that they can't get the votes for an "Office of Public Integrity" that would be apart from the Congress...
Feinstein has her own plans...and Obama has his own plans, which are very strict sounding, re: getting money for travel and such.
I find the part about Obama especially interesting since he was spending last night with THE MONEY BAGS of the Dem party, George Soros...LOL
Anyway, I just thought I would post this...since I didn't see any article or thread on FR..and thought you guys might be interested.
It was really pitiful watching these people moaning about not getting their bills passed...BUT, if you didn't know better, you would think that Shays, McCain, and Snow were dems, because they were all excited about getting this done ASAP after the new Congress starts...hehehe
I've been watching them pump for this for some time. It is yet another false, feel good proposal to give the impression that they are now, suddenly, going to be policed. It won't be "apart" from the Congress who will fund the thing, with our money, of course. Well, unless they appoint you and me to the thing.
Well...Lieberman and Collins can get their "Office of Public Integrity"....and Kucinich can get his "Department of Peace"...
And we can all go barefoot and sing Joan Baez songs...and the terrorists will like us then.
LOL. I used to have a guitar and a Baez book of songs. "Just a little rain, falling all around..." I got better.
I'd rather just drink myself silly before doing that
A lot less painful
LOL...you can tell we three all lived through that era...
I did NOT make it to Woodstock, too young, but I remember watching the movie at a Drive-in theater, sitting in the back of a pick-up....with some girl friends...and when Sly and the Family Stone came on...
I want to tell you, we got DOWN!!!! We thought that was the coolest thing...
Naaaaa .. I was only 5 yrs old at the time of Woodstock ... but I've heard the stories
LOL....just as I hit the post button I remembered just how young your kids are...and therefore YOU are..
I am sorry I included you in my generation...bless your heart...I didn't mean to hurry it up for you!!
Bah...I know you have gone to bed...but, since I missed a lot of the hearing, I am watching the part I missed...and unfortunately, that meant sitting through Hillbilly.
She truly is a b!tch!! The way she questioned the intelligence, patriotism, and concern for our country of Pres. Bush, VP Cheney, and Rummy to someone who hasn't even been in Washington for the last few years...was disgraceful.
It certainly wasn't the type of behaviour that one would want the POTUS/CIC to have in an open and worldwide seen hearing.
Bah....I saw Jim Talent's questioning of Mr. Gates...and I had a lump in my throat...he was so passionate about what he was saying and trying to get Mr. Gates to understand....and all I could think of was, that skank Claire McCaskill will be taking his place !!!
I am listening to Rusty Humphries radio show..and he just finished calling Pres. Bush and his father "candy asses"....and mentioned Poppa Bush crying during that speech about his son...and said "quit crying, stand up and be a man"...."if I could physically get to the present Pres. Bush, I would shake him and tell him to grow up and be a man!"
Oh...yeah---I need to hear this, after listening to Hillary at the hearing.
I will be going to bed now......sigh
The Kos Kids don't seem to happy about Gates
What a horrid end to your day.
I don't know anything about Rusty Humphries but I would merrily give him a smack on the nose.
As for the Hildebeast, saints preserve us.
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US Forest Service cancels burn on NC mountain
Published: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:50 p.m.
PISGAH FOREST, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has postponed a 1,200-acre prescribed burn in the Bearpen Mountain area in of the Pisgah Ranger District in the Pisgah National Forest.
Fire managers canceled the burn Friday because of increased humidity levels and cloud cover, which they say reduces the quality of burning conditions.
The burn is designed to reduce woody debris, which will help prevent wildfires while also improving wildlife habitat.
The Forest Service still expects to conduct the burn before the end of March.
Area trails and roads will be closed during the prescribed burn.
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I've purchased CD-Key for Call of Duty: Ghosts as a Steam gift from a 3rd party site. Can I somehow confirm that it's region free version instead of RU? If it's RU I shouldn't be able to redeem it as a gift, right? Because it's region locked.
Your only place to find information on the content that will be unlocked from a Steam key will come from the vendor that took your money. Otherwise the only option is to try to redeem it, but if your redemption succeeds the content is immediately tied to your account (and not giftable).


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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit the war-related Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival, which starts Thursday, in an apparent attempt to improve strained ties with China and South Korea, a government source said Saturday.
Instead of visiting the Tokyo shrine, Abe is considering sending a "masakaki" tree, traditionally used in Shinto rituals, at his own expense just like he did in April, the source said.
The move is an attempt to appease both Japan's neighbors, who oppose his visit to the controversial shrine, and the conservative electorate, the source said, adding Abe also took into account the United States, which is concerned about a possible deterioration of relations between Japan and China as well as South Korea.
The Shinto shrine is seen by a number of Asian countries as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it enshrines 14 Class A war criminals along with its war dead.
In a television program aired Friday, Abe declined to say whether he would visit the shrine, while a source at the premier's office said relations between Tokyo and Beijing and Seoul are not as bad as the media say.
While calling for dialogue with the Chinese and South Korean leaders, it is best if Abe doesn't visit Yasukuni Shrine, the source added.
Abe shook hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun Hye at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Bali, Indonesia earlier this week.
He has reiterated that Japan is open to dialogue despite prolonged soured relations with China and South Korea over several issues, including territorial disputes and the perception of history.
Meanwhile, three Cabinet members -- Keiji Furuya, state minister in charge of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo, and administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada -- are considering visiting the shrine during the autumn festival.
The trio visited the shrine on Aug. 15, on the anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II as well as during the spring festival in April.


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In Norway, taxi rates are often higher during the night or weekend compared to weekday office hours. Is this true for the United States? I can't find anything about it on taxifarefinder.
Typically, yes, although it undoubtedly depends on where in the US you are. For example, in New York City, there are night-time and peak-hour weekday surcharges of $0.50 and $1 respectively.


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November sweeps: What to watch this monthNovember sweeps: What to watch this monthTemps are dropping, leaves are falling and TV networks are trying to goose their ratings with big episodes, specials and other televised treats. USA TODAY critic Robert Bianco runs down some November sweeps offerings.
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Backcountry hikers in the mood to rough it may choose from a handful of primitive sites on Big Moose Pond. The rewards: miles of trails with views of Little Moose Mountain. Open all year.
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If you prefer certain amenities to complement sweeping views of Lake Champlain, choose one of 10 mountaintop sites. Most rigs can tow a small RV up the steep slope. Open through Oct. 12.
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Clarksburg, MA
Plunked in the middle of an unspoiled northern hardwood forest with views of the Hoosac Range, Mount Greylock, and the Green Mountains are 45 sites near Mauserts Pond, offering fishing, hiking, and bird watching. Open through Oct. 12.
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Get your foliage fix on horseback. This family campground is adjacent to Arcadia Management Area, crisscrossed with riding trails, and across from Stepping Stone Ranch and its trusted steeds. Open through Oct. 31.
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Volume 46, Issue 8, August 1978
- Papers
Philosophy of physics in general physics courses46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11186View Description Hide Description
General physicstextbooks usually introduce fundamental concepts on the basis of controversial philosophical outlooks—usually one or another form of philosophical empiricism—without indicating this either to the student or the instructor. The philosophical approaches in a number of currently used textbooks are examined critically from a dialectical materialist viewpoint.
Why is g larger at the poles?46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11187View Description Hide Description
It is frequently stated that the value of the acceleration due to gravity at the pole is larger than at the equator because the poles are closer to the center of the earth due to the earth's oblateness. This statement seems misleading in that it attributes significance to the center of mass in such considerations and seems to imply that there is a simple distance dependence. It will be shown that the increase of g due to flattening of a uniform sphere would be only 1/10 as large as would be expected from a 1/r 2 relation, and is only about 1/3 of the observed value. The measured value is larger because the earth's density is not uniform but increases toward the center.
Tuning the ill‐tempered clavier46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11188View Description Hide Description
The equally tempered scale is modified in piano tuning as a result of the inharmonicity of the partials produced by strings of non‐negligible stiffness: An empirical method is described by which tuning may be accomplished satisfactorily by matching measured fundamental frequencies to values determined using a pocket calculator.
Computers as an aid to increasing physical intuition46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11189View Description Hide Description
An important aspect of education in the sciences is the development of intuition concerning phenomena predicted by fundamental theories. Science education today is primarily aimed at expounding theories and showing how to apply them. The computer can greatly aid students in building such intuition by providing a rich range of experiences not found in the everyday world or in the laboratory. Examples are given from the work of the Physics Computer Development Project at the University of California, Irvine.
Principle of equivalence and the deflection of light by the sun46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11190View Description Hide Description
We review the usual principle‐of‐equivalence calculation for the deflection of light by the sun, which fails to give the general relativistic answer. We show that the discrepancy arises because, by construction, this calculation can in fact only yield the deflection relative to the trajectories of infinitely fast particles (purely spatial geodesics). The total deflection is thus the sum of the deflection given by the principle of equivalence and the deflection of infinitely fast particles. We verify this result, which we extend from the case of photons to fast particles in general, by direct calculation.
The scattering of particles with spin from targets with spin46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11191View Description Hide Description
The density matrix is used to obtain an expression for the mean value of any spin operator in the scattering of particles with arbitrary spin. The example of spin‐1/2–spin‐1 scattering is developed and physical information obtained by establishing connections with the polarizationtensor and Wolfenstein observables.
Students' scores on Piaget‐type questionnaires before and after taking one semester of college physics46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11192View Description Hide Description
This paper reports the results of a study designed to measure any change in the Piagetian level of intellectual functioning of students in introductory physics classes over a period of one semester. The classes selected for the study contained students in premedical and engineering physics. Using the most powerful appropriate statistical test, no significant change was found, although there was a tendency for the pre‐course scores to be slightly higher than the post‐course scores. Furthermore, changes in scores considerably greater than those observed would not have been statistically significant.
Determination of molecular size and Avogadro's number: A student experiment46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11193View Description Hide Description
In this paper we describe a simple and inexpensive student experiment for the estimation of molecular size and Avogadro's number. The results are close to the accepted values. We use elementary kinetic theory and two pieces of experimental information. The diffusion length of iodine in air at 100 °C as a function of time is one piece of data used; the other is the change in volume of a given small quantity of carbon dioxide as it goes from the solid to the gaseous state. This experiment is an adaptation of Rogers' demonstration experiment. For demonstration purposes one uses bromine diffusion in air at room temperature and the volume change upon evaporation of a small quantity of liquid nitrogen.
Integrated circuit stellar magnitude simulator46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11194View Description Hide Description
An electronic circuit is described which can be used to demonstrate the stellar magnitude scale. Six rectangular light‐emitting diodes with independently adjustable duty cycles represent stars of magnitudes 1 through 6. The logarithmic response of the eye is experimentally verified.
Lattice vibrations in a linear triatomic chain46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11195View Description Hide Description
The analysis of lattice vibrations of a diatomic chain is extended to a one‐dimensional triatomic chain. Dispersion relations have been worked out. Some special cases, such as the vibrations of a monoatomic chain and the vibrations of linear A B 2‐type ionic and molecular lattices, are discussed using the general results of the triatomic chain. The displacements of atoms in the normal modes and the general solution of the problem have been outlined.
Experiments on magnetic materials46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11196View Description Hide Description
The construction and use of a simple apparatus to measure the magnetization density and magnetic susceptibility of ferromagnetic,paramagnetic, and the diamagnetic solids and liquids are described. The apparatus is valuable in demonstrations, student laboratories, and undergraduate research.
The Leidenfrost phenomenon46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11197View Description Hide Description
The paper describes four demonstrations, suitable for a large lecture hall, of the Leidenfrost phenomenon. The demonstrations show the floating of liquid drops on their own vapor above a hot surface, the delayed quenching of red‐hot brass by water, the explosion of vessels containing suspended liquid droplets, and the momentary incombustibility of living tissue immersed in boiling oil. The paper also contains some history of the study of phenomenon, and suggests that it should, in fairness to Boerhaave's prior description, be renamed the Boerhaave‐Leidenfrost phenomenon.
Summary and recommendations of the Southeast Asian Regional Conference on University Physics Education46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11198View Description Hide Description
This paper is primarily a presentation of the recommendations developed by a conference (RCUPE) held in May, 1977 for the express purpose of discussing the special problems of teaching physics in the Southeast Asian region. The Conference was attended by almost 100 participants representing 11 countries of the region. The principal theme that emerged from the Conference was the importance of developing economic and cultural self‐reliance in the region, and many of the recommendations concerned ways of achieving such self‐reliance in the field of university physics education.
Experiments on the photoelectric effect and on the diffusion of electrons in gases46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11199View Description Hide Description
A versatile appartus for observing the behavior of photoelectrons in a uniform magnetic field in either a vacuum or a low‐pressure gas is described. The apparatus was designed and constructed as a senior research project and is now used in a graduate laboratory course. Data on work functions and the photoelectron energy and angular distributions are presented and a common misinterpretation of photoelectric work functions is discussed. Data on the diffusion of free electrons in low‐pressure air are compared to a series solution of the steady‐state diffusion equation to determine the electron‐molecular total cross section. The interpretation of cross sections from diffusion experiments is discussed.
Kepler problem and Maxwell fish‐eye46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11200View Description Hide Description
In a certain sense the theory of the Maxwell fish‐eye and that of the Kepler problem are formally equivalent. This equivalence and its consequences are described in some detail.
Teaching the exclusion principle with philosophical flavor46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11201View Description Hide Description
An approach to the teaching of the chapter ''Equivalent particles and the exclusion principle'' (which is part of an undergraduatequantum mechanics course) is outlined. The clarification of basic concepts and the preventive treatment of anticipated beginners' misunderstandings are emphasized. The exclusion principle is taught by confronting it with the principle of the ''identity of the indiscernible'' of Leibnitz. The limits of the analogy between general ideas belonging to different disciplines are outlined by discussing the inability of philosophy to predict the directions in which the physical theory actually advances.
Complete vector spherical harmonic expansion for Maxwell's equations46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11202View Description Hide Description
Conventional expansions of solutions to Maxwell'sequations in vector spherical harmonics apply only outside the sources. The complete solution, applying both inside and outside the sources, is given here. Harmonic time dependence is assumed.
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- Notes and Discussions
Simple experiment on superheated fluids46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11203View Description Hide Description
Scattering supplement to ''Velocity space and geometry of planetary orbits''46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11403View Description Hide Description
Rotating assignment of a student as class notetaker46(1978); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.11404View Description Hide Description


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The palm trees still rock in the spring-training breeze. The sunbathers still sprawl on the berms in Vero and Clearwater and St. Pete. It still looks like spring training, smells like spring training, feels like spring training.
But it's not the same.
Guess why.
The Red Sox lineup card appeared on the dugout wall Monday. Those household Red Sox names: Not on it. Leading off: Willie Harris. Hitting cleanup: Dustan Mohr. Starting in right field: No. 83 in your program, Luke Allen.
"I'm not going to sit here and bash the World Baseball Classic," said the manager who made out that card, Terry Francona. "The concept is awesome. But "
If you've been paying attention, you know what he's thinking.
"But just because we have this tournament, I can't make Trot Nixon visit every town in Florida, or he'll blow his back out by Opening Day," Francona said. "There's a reason we lay out spring training like we do. Right now, guys are not supposed to be playing every day."
So managers all over spring training have to do what managers have to do. And when a manager has eight players off on active WBC duty (as the Red Sox do), and this is his team's sixth game in 72 hours (ditto), this is what he has to do.
The World Baseball Classic, on the other hand, is what Bud Selig had to do. And we're not here to bash it, either.
We understand it. We mostly like it. We hope it's everything it once appeared to be on Bud's drawing board.
But we like spring training, too. This is not the NFL "preseason." This is one of the special, magical phenomena in sports.
The games don't count. But spring training still matters. And any way you spin, shake or spray paint this thing, the WBC is messing with spring training.
It isn't destroying spring training. It isn't undermining spring training. You can make a case it isn't even overshadowing spring training.
But we'd better not hear anyone argue that the WBC is somehow helping spring training. If you do, the world your classic is being staged in obviously isn't the same world we live in.
It's almost two years now since MLB announced that the World Baseball Classic would be held in March. One of the first questions we asked -- without even consulting George Steinbrenner -- was: Won't that kill spring training?
The answer we got at the time, from MLB senior VP (and WBC organizer) Paul Archey, was: "We feel like the World Cup can more than just coexist with spring training. It can enhance it."
Sounded good. But is that how it's worked out? It sure doesn't feel that way when those lineup cards get taped to the wall.
There are two issues at work here. One is a fan issue. The second is a team-building issue. We don't pretend -- and no one in baseball should pretend -- that either of these is trivial or selfish.
Nearly 2.8 million people bought spring-training tickets last year. To games that didn't count. Swirl that one through your brain a minute. It's one of the most mind-blowing sporting facts you'll ever contemplate.
So what does baseball owe those people? That's a fundamental question, with an obvious answer.
It doesn't owe them the right to see every team's Opening-Day lineup every afternoon in March. But it owes those folks the right to see a lineup with at least one everyday player. And we've already attended two games this spring which featured zero everyday players in the road team's lineup.
That's not a catastrophe. But it's a lousy way to treat your customers.
Even if the customers kind of understand.
The day after Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez left the Yankees' camp for active WBC duty, we approached a guy wearing a Jeter jersey at a Yankees game.
Let's just say he noticed that the lineup the previous day had featured those three men batting 1-2-3 -- "and today we show up and get Felix Escalona."
"But what are you going to do?" asked Jim Spinner, a 28-year-old chemist from Tampa who once lived in Albany. "It's Selig's little pet."
Spinner said he usually buys tickets to three or four Yankees games a spring. And WBC or no WBC, "we're going to buy tickets either way," he said. "We don't care."
He understands what spring training is. He understands he might not see Jeter play more than once, even in a normal spring. He understands that even if all nine starters play, they might be gone in the fourth inning. He even understands the upside of the WBC.
"I just think the timing's wrong," he said. "I don't know when the timing's right, but I think it's wrong now."
Yet the Yankees are the last team that ought to be posting signs over the ticket window, apologizing for who isn't there. Even Damon said, before departing: "They still have [Gary] Sheffield, [Jason] Giambi and [Hideki] Matsui. The Yankees will be all right."
But not every team is quite that all right. Nevertheless, we haven't seen or heard of one gesture that any of those teams, or MLB, has made to let fans know they've been short-changed in any way.
That's not the way we'd run a business. But no one has asked us for any tips in consumer relations.
Let's put aside that fan issue, though, and ponder how the WBC is affecting teams as they lurch through spring training.
Spring training is a journey. A journey that connects winter to summer. A journey that transports teams from their offseason blitz through the transactions column to the reality of Opening Day.
But what makes it succeed is that everyone takes that journey together. In any spring except this one, that is.
And as you look around this spring, you find some teams that are taking that journey with way too many empty seats -- and lockers.
The Orioles, for example, have a new pitching coach (Leo Mazzone), with some distinct ideas about how his staff should be run. But how does he implement those ideas when four of his five starting pitchers (everyone but Kris Benson) and his team's new starting catcher (Ramon Hernandez) are WBC-ing it?
"It was hard to leave," Hernandez said after reporting to Venezuela's camp. "I'm on a new team, and I know they didn't want me to leave. They want me to stay so I can work with the pitchers. But I've played the game a lot of years. I've been with more than one team. I was with Oakland and then San Diego and now here. So I have an idea how to learn new pitchers. Hopefully, it won't take me that long."
Hernandez wants to believe that. And needs to believe that. Because he was not going to turn down this chance to play for his country, not when "you never know if that's going to happen again."
He probably won't even catch an inning in this tournament -- for a team with lots of catchers but no first basemen. And you know the Orioles love that, too. But this was the position he was placed in, the choice he had to make. And it was no choice at all.
"For us in Venezuela," Hernandez said, "we have pride in our country. So we want to represent our country, no matter what time of year."
That's not a sentiment many American players share. But one who did was another catcher with new pitchers to learn -- Boston's Jason Varitek.
There is no more conscientious student in shin guards alive than Varitek. So he showed up in spring training having learned as much about Josh Beckett, Julian Tavarez, Rudy Seanez and David Riske as it was possible to learn without ever catching them.
But by the time the games started, Varitek was gone. So the Red Sox promised someone would call him after every game those guys pitch this spring -- "just to keep him in the loop," Francona said.
"I think he feels divided," said the manager. "He gives so much of himself -- almost too much of himself. But he was excited to represent the United States."
So he'll represent the United States. Which is great. But the team he left behind feels his absence. And David Ortiz's absence. And even the absence of people like Mike Timlin, Alex Cora and Lenny DiNardo.
"Our camp's different," Francona said. "Our responsibility is to allow these players to play [in the WBC]. But not having them -- it's quiet. When David Ortiz walks into the room, he lights it up. So we not only miss his bat, we miss his presence. When we go places, we're not the Red Sox yet. But the good news is, we will be."
Oh, they will be -- if only because that's what it says on their shirts, and moving them to, say, Salt Lake City probably wouldn't be a real popular idea. But they also need to be the Red Sox in more than name only. And spring training ought to be a pivotal part of that.
But will it be? Can it be? This is a team trying to find, and shape, its new personality after the exits of Damon, Kevin Millar and Bill Mueller. Spring training normally works as a bonding experience for teams like this. But you can't bond with people who aren't around to bond back. Ever noticed that?
The funny thing is that the team that has complained the most about the WBC -- the Yankees -- actually might have its bonding process helped by this event.
"I'm going out there with Jeter and A-Rod," Damon said. "So we'll get to hang out quite a bit. I think we'll even hit 1-2-3, like we would here. So I'm not that worried about it. I think I can bond with anybody, to be honest with you."
But can he finish bonding with the rest of his teammates in the last 10 days of the spring, after he gets back?
Can guys like Varitek and Hernandez finish learning all they need to know about their pitchers in those 10 days?
Can Bud Selig click his heels, send everybody back to Kansas and make everything feel normal again in those last 10 days?
Hey, who knows? Nobody knows. Not even the staff at the Psychics Hotline.
But we already know this:
The March baseball event that used to matter most -- that still matters most to people flowing through the gates and people flipping the newspaper pages back home -- almost has been placed in competition with an event that shouldn't have to compete for anyone's attention. The WBC deserves its own spotlight. But so does spring training.
In our travels this spring, we've found that feeling to be nearly unanimous. We just hope someone at Major League Baseball is paying attention, because its customers and its players and its employees matter every bit as much as the World Baseball Classic.
Jayson Stark is a senior writer for ESPN.com.