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Can Hacking The Brain Make You Healthier?
by NPR/TED Staff | August 9, 2013 — 7:03 AM
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Part 5 of the TED Radio Hour episode The Hackers.
About Andres Lozano's TEDTalk
Neurosurgeon Andres Lozano talks about dramatic findings in deep brain stimulation including a woman with Parkinson's who instantly stops shaking, and brain areas eroded by Alzheimer's that are brought back to life.
About Andres Lozano
Neurosurgeon Andres Lozano remembers the most satisfying case of his career – helping a boy with dystonia that had twisted his body to the point where he could only crawl on his stomach. The boy didn't respond to drugs, but he did respond to deep brain stimulation. Three months after surgery, he was walking like a normal child.
Lozano is a pioneer in deep brain stimulation. His team has mapped out areas of the human brain and pioneered novel surgical approaches to treat disorders like Parkinson's disease, depression, dystonia, anorexia, Huntington's and Alzheimer's disease. He is the chairman of neurosurgery at the University of Toronto.
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A long time before Andres Lozano became a renowned brain hacker, he was actually fascinated by how the brain works. And he remembers the moment that fascination began.
ANDRES LOZANO: When I was a teenager, I watched a television program about Dr. Penfield.
WILDER PENFIELD: This is the brain.
LOZANO: Dr. Penfield was a famous Canadian neurosurgeon and he did epilepsy surgery with the patients awake.
PENFIELD: Now when we stimulate at...
LOZANO: And he was able to stimulate the surface of the brain and, in so doing, elicit actions, elicit thoughts, elicit movements, elicit vision.
PENFIELD: We stimulate it. And to my astonishment, you said, I hear music. If you hum it now, you'll remember it.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Yeah.
PENFIELD: Go ahead.
LOZANO: While Penfield mapped the surface of the brain, the majority of the brain, of course, is below the surface. And so I was interested in establishing what these uncharted areas of the brain do. So it's really like becoming an explorer or traveling to new lands where no one has been before and to discover what lies there.
RAZ: So fast-forward decades later, from curious teenager to renowned neurosurgeon. And the day Andres Lozano gave a jaw-dropping TED Talk on how he's hacking into the human brain.
LOZANO: So there are areas of the brain that are dedicated to controlling your movement or your vision or your memory or your appetite and so on. And when things work well, then the nervous system works well and everything functions. But once in a while, things don't go so well and there's trouble in these circuits. And there are some rogue neurons that are misfiring and causing trouble. Now the manifestation of this depends on where in the brain these neurons are.
So when these neurons are in the motor circuit, you get dysfunction in the movement system and you get things like Parkinson's disease. When the malfunction is in a circuit that regulates your mood, you get things like depression, and when it is in a circuit that controls your memory and cognitive function, then you get things like Alzheimer's disease. So what we've been able to do is to pinpoint where these disturbances are in the brain, and we've been able to intervene within these circuits in the brain to either turn them up or turn them down. So this is very much like...
RAZ: How does it work?
LOZANO: Well, we are able to adjust the activity of circuits in the brain by using electricity.
LOZANO: So what we're doing is placing these electrodes throughout the brain. We are making holes in the skull about the size of a dime, putting an electrode in and then this electrode is completely underneath the skin down to a pacemaker in the chest.
So we are able to go into various circuits, for example, a circuit that controls movement, a circuit that controls your mood.
LOZANO: And with a remote control, very much like a television remote control, we can adjust how much electricity we deliver to these areas of the brain.
We're able to either turn it up if it's underactive, if it's underperforming, or we can turn it down if it's overactive. So this is very much like choosing the correct station on the radio dial. Once you choose the right station, whether it be jazz or opera - in our case, whether it be movement or mood, we can put the dial there. And then we can use a second button to adjust the volume.
So using electrical stimulation, we can influence the activity of neurons anywhere in the brain.
LOZANO: Now the first example I'm going to show you is a patient with Parkinson's disease. And this lady has Parkinson's disease and she has these electrodes in her brain. And I'm going to show you what she's like when the electrodes are turned off and she has her Parkinson's symptoms, and then we're going to turn it on.
RAZ: In your TED Talk, you show this incredible video.
LOZANO: So this looks something like this.
RAZ: This woman with Parkinson's, she's shaking.
LOZANO: And you can see that she has tremor.
RAZ: All of the sudden, the deep brain stimulation is turned on.
LOZANO: It's on.
LOZANO: I just turned it on.
RAZ: And she stops.
LOZANO: And this works like that. Instantly.
RAZ: How - what's going on?
LOZANO: What is going on is that there are a bunch of neurons that are troublemakers that are causing the tremor. And so, if we're able to pinpoint these neurons where they are - these troublemakers, and say, you know, gentlemen, that's enough. Then the tremor goes away immediately. And sure enough, when we place an electrode in the vicinity of these neurons and we apply electrical stimulation, they can no longer fire in synchrony, and the tremor goes away immediately.
RAZ: So there are Parkinson's patients around the world who have this implant in their brain whose symptoms are totally controlled?
LOZANO: Indeed. There are a hundred thousand patients in the world with Parkinson's disease that have these deep brain stimulating electrodes and their symptoms can be alleviated to a great extent, such that some of these patients look perfectly normal.
LOZANO: We realize that perhaps we could use this technology, not only in circuits that control your movement, but also circuits that control other things. And the next thing we took on was circuits that control your mood. And we decided to take on depression. And the reason we took on depression is because it is so prevalent and, as you know, there are many treatments for depression with medications or psychotherapy, even electroconvulsive therapy.
But there are millions of people and there are still 10 or 20 percent of patients with depression that do not respond, and it is these patients that we want to help. And let's see if we can use this technique to help these patients with depression. So the first thing we did was we compared, what's different in the brain of someone with depression and someone who's normal? And what we did was PET scans to look at the blood flow of the brain and what we noticed is that in patients with depression, compared to normals, areas of the brain are shut down. Those are the areas involved in motivation and drive and decision-making, and indeed, if you're severely depressed, as these patients were, those are impaired. You lack motivation and drive. The other thing we discovered was an area that was overactive - area 25. And area 25 is the sadness center of the brain.
If I make any of you sad, for example, if I make you remember the last time you saw your parent before they died or a friend before they died, this area of the brain lights up. It is the sadness center of the brain. And so patients with depression have hyperactivity, the area of the brain for sadness is on red-hot. The thermostat is set at a hundred degrees. And the other areas of the brain involved in drive and motivation are shutdown.
So on the basis of those observations, we embarked on a study to implant electrodes in area 25 and turn on the electricity to see whether we could turn down the activity in this area to see whether this would have some benefit in people with so-called treatment resistant depression.
RAZ: What did you see, Andres? I mean, with the patients, did they all of a sudden become happy?
LOZANO: So many of the patients will say that they have this black cloud over them or they have this tremendous weight - this pressure on their chest. And within - turning this on, within two or three seconds, that sensation disappears in about two-thirds of the patients.
RAZ: Two to three seconds?
LOZANO: Yeah, it takes two to three seconds. They say, this burden is lifting. I feel a tremendous relief. And then they start looking around, then they start becoming more engaged. These are people who often do not leave the house, who sit in a chair all day, and all of a sudden, they'll say, I feel like doing some housekeeping. Or a man will say I feel like going into my garage and, you know, fixing the car. A tremendous sort of call to action to do things that they were not able to do for many weeks and months. And all of this occurs within 10 or 15 seconds of turning on the stimulator.
RAZ: You must - on a regular basis - conduct these experiments and come home at night and just think, that was amazing, that was incredible, what I just witnessed.
LOZANO: What is incredible is when we go to an area of the brain where no one has been before, and we don't really have a good understanding of what it does, and we stimulate there and all of a sudden, we get a totally unexpected finding. A good example of that was when we were treating a patient with obesity by implanting electrodes in the area of the brain that regulates appetite. So when we were doing this experiment on the first human being who had this, as soon as we turned on the stimulator, he told us that he felt he was 30 years younger and was walking through a field with his girlfriend.
So we were not anticipating that. As soon as we turned off the stimulation, this memory went away. As soon as we went back at the same level, we were able to re-create this memory. And as we turned up the current, the details of this scene became more vivid. And so he was able to tell us, it was a sunny day, he was able to tell us, his girlfriend - what she was wearing. We were completely turned around towards looking at an area of the brain where we could unlock a memory of an event that had occurred some 30 years earlier.
RAZ: It's like science fiction.
LOZANO: It's cartography. It's mapping an unexplored galaxy, an unexplored universe.
RAZ: I mean, the possibilities must be endless. I mean, you could imagine this technology, I don't know, being used to make people smarter.
LOZANO: If you ask me is that theoretically possible, the answer is yes.
RAZ: Wow.
LOZANO: Should we do it? That is something that has, you know, a different action. But the idea of altering cognitive abilities, altering personality, is within our reach now. This will then usher what is being called as the era of cosmetic brain surgery, where you will have the possibility of having neurosurgical procedures, not to cure a problem, but rather to enhance the performance of a particular cognitive attribute or behavioral attribute. So I don't think that we are ready for that. I think society is not ready for that now.
RAZ: But, I mean, what's wrong with it? I mean, what if someone wanted to become smarter?
LOZANO: Well, there's issues of, you know, distributive justice in terms of who will get this, who will pay for it, for example. Should we be messing with your intrinsic makeup - your intrinsic personality, for one thing? And secondly, who should be making the decisions as to whether you should have this or not? So these are some of the points that need to be considered.
LOZANO: So I envisioned that we're going to see a great expansion of indications of this technique. We're going to see electrodes being placed for many disorders in the brain. And I think that we will see that, indeed, we will be able to chase more of these evil spirits out from the brain as time goes on. And the consequence of that, of course, will be that we will be able to help many more patients.
RAZ: Andres Lozano is a neurosurgeon at the University of Toronto. You can find his full incredible talk at TED.NPR.org.
KASABIAN: (singing) Hit me! Harder! I'm getting re-wired. I flip the switch that make you feel electric. Even! Faster! Than before. I'm gonna light 'em up with you. I'm gonna light 'em up with you.
RAZ: Hey, thanks for listening to the show this week. If you missed any of it or you want to hear more, you want to find out more about who was on it - you can visit TED.NPR.org. You can also find many, many more TED Talks at TED.com. And you can download this program through iTunes or the NPR smartphone app. Look for the TED Radio Hour. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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New Dynasty Warriors 8 Screens Do Battle Ahead of Next Week's LaunchWritten Friday, July 12, 2013 By Richard Walker View author's profile |
With Dynasty Warriors 8 set to launch in Europe and North America next week, Tecmo Koei has released a new batch of screenshots showcasing the latest instalment in the long-running series, which promises new characters and modes, alongside redesigned stages and new scenarios.
Following the stories of the kingdoms of Wei, Wu, Shu and Jin through the actions of each dynasty's key historical military and political figures, DW8 sees you fighting for control over the Three Kingdoms of China. There'll also be alternate 'What If' takes on historical events, with branching stories and divergent endings.
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Independent retailers meanwhile are also offering an exclusive DLC pack that introduces outfits for Zhao Yun and Sun Shangxiang from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 into the Dynasty Warriors universe for the first time.
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Boats bring visitors into the dark netherworld of Waitomo Glowworm Cave to see the worms glow. Above, the exterior to the caves.
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Dutch designer Willem Heeffer utilized 334 recycled Heinz Beanz cans for the decor of top chef Hans Välimäki's new Midhill American Diner in Helsinki, Finland.
The cans were collected from various restaurants and cleaned before being upcycled into cutlery holders, bar lights, a floor-to-ceiling storage display, and three chandeliers.
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GeneSeek was a counterparty to the third formal patent assertion suit filed by Genetic Technologies against ten companies in the US District Court for the District of Colorado (see GTG announcement dated May 26, 2011) and is now the fourth counterparty in that case to settle with Genetic Technologies.
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Jesuit-Trained Movers and Shakers
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Below are relevant fragments of a very recent email exchange I had with Eric Jon Phelps in which I asked him what it means for someone to be Jesuit trained (my questions are in
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I would like to know from you what it means for someone to be Jesuit-trained. Does the Jesuit Order keep (close) contact with its pupil for the entire duration of the pupil's life? Do the Jesuits openly manipulate their pupils after their education, steering them into certain directions beneficial to the Order on the excuse of merely 'advising' them? Or do they perhaps do that more stealthily and cunningly, by subtly providing their pupils with information at which the pupil then decides ostensibly by his or hers own volition the course in life ideally never suspecting that the Order is subtly steering them into their preferred direction? How does it pay off to have a Jesuit education? Are Temporal Coadjutors Jesuit-trained by definition?
The Order's Temporal Coadjutors may or may not be Jesuit trained. Those students who are trained by the Jesuits have the greatest possibility of finding a job after graduation. Their education is first, their placement is second and the reason for which the Order trained them. Their grads are found in every profession and walk of life. It is in these vocations that they become the most dangerous, men like Tim Russert and Chris Matthews of the Order's CFR-controlled Press. Many coajdutors are Yale and Harvard Grads. The Order has a Jesuit House at Harvard---the alma mater of Coadjutor Bill O'Reilly. If the Order puts you in political office, it expects you to submit to their advisor, men like Jesuit priest John McLaughlin, the man who wrote Nixon's speeches. If you jettison the Order that put you in office, then you will be punished or killed.
Also I can understand that a person such as Bill Clinton, being a Georgetown graduate, has the opportunity to build up a Jesuitical network from which he and the Order may mutually benefit later in life.
However, when it comes to, for instance, a person such as Fidel Castro or Joseph Stalin who were trained at a very early age, I am more at a loss of imagining how the Order maintains control of their pupils.
By sheer power of the machine put them in power. The CIA put Castro in power and has kept him in that power since 1960. The British SIS put Stalin in power and with the CIA, kept him there until he was poisoned for resisting the Order. He arrested his Jesuit advisor Alexander Poskrebyshev in late 1952. He was poisoned in March of 1953 and AP lived to a ripe old age dying in about 1965.
Therefore, could you please explain to me, in your opinion and knowledge, how the Order keeps on manipulating the lives of their pupils especially regarding those who were trained at a very young age?
The Order rewards their minions with money, power, women and anything necessary to keep these slaves happy. The tools also know that to resist this huge monlithic monster will be suicide as he is reminded of the JFK assassination.
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/PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced more than $20 million in awards to enforce state and local underage drinking laws nationwide. The grant awards, made through the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) program, support law enforcement, public education, and coalition building activities to address underage access to and consumption of alcohol.
"Alcohol is a serious and ongoing threat to the safety of our youth, their families and our communities," said Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). "OJP's commitment includes providing training programs that build on best practices and strong partnerships to prevent underage drinking."
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Each state, territory, and the District of Columbia received a block grant of $356,400. The awards support a wide range of activities and emphasize the responsibility of adults to not provide alcohol to minors. OJJDP also awarded more than $2 million in discretionary grants to Maine, Nevada and Washington to assess both state and local underage drinking issues in the first year of the program and to develop and implement a strategic plan to address problems identified by the assessments. An OJJDP sponsored independent assessment team will support the states. After the initial planning period, the grantees will participate in an OJJDP sponsored evaluation of their activities.
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Harry Potter "That" Need Part 4
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Hermione knew it was too late to hide, so she sank back onto the bed as Harry found his legs and moved forward into the room, an uncharacteristically teasing smirk blooming on his handsome face.
"We're not alone, Ginny," she whispered, just as Harry rested a hand gently on top of Ginny's head, causing her to suck in a great, deep breath and her eyes to go wide in shock.
"Can we play too?" he asked softly, motioning to Ron with his free hand to come farther into the room.
Ron's face was a mixture of desire and alarm, but he couldn't move. Hermione was laying naked in front of him, something he'd longed to see for ages, although he'd never had nerve enough even to try to kiss her, and his sister's face - which had momentarily blushed crimson - was buried between her creamy thighs. Ron marveled at Hermione's beauty, at their beauty actually because Ginny was gorgeous as well, but he supposed he shouldn't be noticing that.
Ron's mind whirled with confused thought. "If Hermione and Ginny are together, does that mean they prefer girls? But they can't, Ginny is seeing Harry now. But Harry promised him just this morning that Ginny was still a virgin far as he knew. And Hermione . . . to think he'd been worried about Viktor Krum!"
Neither girl seemed able to speak, but Ginny, who was still happily hiding her face by keeping it buried in Hermione's pussy, reached out toward where she'd heard Harry's voice and grabbed the waistband of his jeans, pulling him towards her and Hermione while trying one-handed to manipulate his button and zip. Clearly that was all the encouragement Harry needed; he took a tentative glance at Ron, as if wondering how he might react to watching Harry shag his sister, and then deciding it really didn't matter much at the moment - "that" need was simply too great - and he hastily began stripping off his own clothing, only slightly embarrassed to know that Hermione was watching him closely.
Ron, although still rooted in place, followed suit, except that his motions were slow and methodical, as if he was operating on auto pilot while his mind wandered aimlessly, trying to grasp the situation. He stood there starkers and not even blushing, but watching as Harry moved in behind Ginny and reached for her bare breasts, pulling her up at the same time and back towards his own now naked body.
Hermione whimpered at the loss of contact as Ginny's mouth left her, but then she saw Ron and smiled at him. She said nothing, but when their eyes met, she shyly looked down toward where Ginny's head had been moments before, as if signaling that Ron should take her place.
Ron moved tentatively towards the bed, still acting as if he was in a trance, or perhaps having a dream he didn't quite believe, but didn't want to risk waking from. His hand brushed against Ginny's left hip, the one now cupped in Harry's left hand, as he moved toward Hermione and he tingled from the contact; but he assumed that was because Hermione was lying naked in front of him.
Cautiously he stretched out next to Hermione on the bed and pulled her towards himself. He really should explore her mouth before moving into such a private place, he thought. If Hermione was disappointed at his choice, she didn't let it show, and she began to kiss him with almost fierce enthusiasm, as the two of them felt the bed tip slightly from the combined weight of Harry and Ginny finding a spot of their own.
Harry was allowing his hands to explore every inch of Ginny's body as their tongues met, utilizing what he learned while watching the two girls together over the preceding several minutes, particularly from Hermione's assault on Ginny. He absently wondered to himself if perhaps he might persuade Hermione, at another time of course, to give him lessons on pleasuring Ginny. She obviously knew the subject well.
Harry and Ron had been walking around in search of Hermione after Harry had finished with Snape. Ron had finally admitted, for the first time out loud, that he kinda fancied Hermione, and maybe it was time to do something about it since it appeared Harry would be spending less time with him now. And apparently he had been thinking rather intently as they'd passed the Room of Requirement that he needed to find Hermione because the door had suddenly appeared, open just enough for him and Harry to see inside. Although the boys were quite taken aback by the sight before them, after a quick glance at each other, they'd stepped silently into the room and closed the door so no one else could join them. Hermione pushing Ginny's legs apart and thrusting her fingers inside Ginny's glistening snatch was not a sight Harry and Ron were willing to share with anyone else, so they stood mesmerized while their jeans grew steadily tighter until finally Hermione spotted them.
Harry assumed he must be doing something right because Ginny closed her eyes and purred like a kitten as he massaged and stroked her while they kissed, but then it occurred to him how differently Ginny tasted compared to just an hour earlier, and he realized part of the wetness he'd felt when their mouths first touched was Hermione; Ginny's face had been buried between his best friend's thighs only moments before, and not only was he tasting Ginny's mouth, but Hermione's pussy as well. The thought caused the tension inside him to mount with agonizing force and he feared he might explode. Thinking it might help to get away from the taste of two girls at once, he turned away from Ginny's mouth and focused instead on mimicking Ginny's actions at the moment Hermione had caught him and Ron watching the two of them.
When Harry's tongue dipped into Ginny's core, he was nearly overcome by the musky scent of her desire, clearly not helping the state of his erection. Ginny was already extremely wet, and quite warm - no, quite hot - there, and it was nearly his undoing when she wrapped her soft hand around his throbbing cock. He heard Ginny's groan of anticipation - or perhaps fear - at feeling his size, followed almost immediately by the same sound from Hermione, who had been watching them intently, as Ron was now licking her little nub with an incredible amount of skill for someone previously inexperienced in such pleasures.
"Perhaps it comes naturally to all the Weasleys," Hermione thought dreamily, and she wished Ron was turned around like Harry so that she could do something for him. She thought of helping Ginny with Harry, but decided that probably should wait until another day, just as Ginny reached over and clasped her free hand in Hermione's.
The two girls came explosively together in possibly the most intense orgasm either had ever had, as much from the culmination of their dreams and the thrill of sharing all their first times together, as from the skill of their new lovers.
Harry was first to lift his face and for a moment, he sat with his feet under him watching Ron lap at Hermione's pussy while Ron's unattended erection throbbed. With some difficulty, he resisted the urge to grasp it. Might be best to save that secret for another time, just in case the girls weren't as open minded about their relationship as he and Ron obviously were about the girls' little secret.
Ginny continued to stroke Harry until the building pressure reminded him he had his own girl to worry about and he moved on top of her. Harry's heart pounded in his chest from the knowledge he was so close to being inside the beautiful redhead beneath him, but he sort of wanted to wait for Ron to catch up - it was silly, but he'd always done everything for the first time with Ron and Hermione, so he lowered his weight onto Ginny's firm body, finally enjoying the feel of her bare breasts against his bare chest as he kissed her, breathing in the still lingering smell of Hermione on Ginny's skin. "That" need was suddenly about to kill him.
Harry groaned loudly when he felt Ginny's thighs circle his waist and he was suddenly unsure whether he could wait for Ron to get that far with Hermione, and wondered why it mattered that they all lost their virginity at the same time, or for that matter, if he and Ron would be the girls' first time, well, other than with each other of course. He wisely thought this might be the wrong time to ask.
Ron heard Harry's groan and looked up from Hermione's curls long enough to realize he was lagging behind. He felt rather strange watching as his baby sister was about to get shagged, but knew there was no one else he'd rather see her with - literally or figuratively - than Harry. He moved up against Hermione, pressing the head of his cock at her opening, and he noticed that Ginny and Hermione were still holding hands, or were again, he wasn't really sure.
Harry lifted himself just enough for his erection to find its way to Ginny's opening, and then he and Ron simultaneously pressed forward, making both girls cry out in mixtures of pleasure and pain, as they squeezed each other's hands tightly, little stars of joy exploding in their minds, as the barriers they'd always been careful not to breach gave way to the men they'd been dreaming of for so long.
Harry was the more cautious of the two, aware that a girl's first time could be painful, and not wanting to hurt Ginny, but longing to drive himself in and out of her. He compromised with a few tentative slow stokes to gauge her reaction, followed by a couple of hard thrusts to ease the need was threatening to explode within him.
Ron was, as usual, less in control of himself than Harry. He'd wanted Hermione for so long, really since even before he realized what "that" need was that he felt whenever he was around her, and he was almost afraid if he didn't explore every possibility, the opportunity would be gone forever. He too knew that a girl's first time might be uncomfortable, but after affording Hermione about a second to protest, he began to move again, steadily increasing his speed until his body almost pounded against hers, the little sounds she was making urging him onward. Ron looked at Harry, seeing the concentration on his friend's face, and he allowed his eyes to follow the lines of Harry's hard body downward to where his cock would appear, then disappear, inside his sister, Harry's rhythm starting to increase as Ginny began to match his thrusts.
And then Ron looked at Ginny, really looked at her, from her red curls meshed with Harry's black ones, up to her very firm and full breasts, and into her eyes, which were no longer teasing him about his lack of experience, but rather were full of longing and desire, and he exploded deep within Hermione as his eyes traveled from Ginny, across the path of their still joined hands, to Hermione's beautiful face.
Harry felt Ginny's insides contracting around him as she watched her brother cum; he felt a new burst of gloriously hot wetness surrounding him and he knew she too had found release. With a deep and forceful thrust, he gave Ginny all that he had and collapsed on top of her, surprised just a little when Ginny whispered very softly, "I don't think Hermione's there yet" and she wiggled her body a little closer to the other couple on the bed and reached toward Hermione's brown curls. "Stay there Ron," Ginny said as she began to massage Hermione's nub with her fingertips, without being too fussed that her hands were touching her brother a bit as well. "Just push into her," and it was only seconds before Ron could feel Hermione tightening around his still semi-erect penis and making him wonder, as she flooded over him, if twice in one night would be too much to hope for.
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2013-09-09 22:43:50
Mmmmmmmm....came so hard from this. Do more of Harry & Ron, and of HG & GW
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2012-02-05 18:37:54
There is a need to fuck in this series that's for sure
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Have you ever wanted to quickly sew up some aprons to give away as holiday gifts, birthday gifts, or hostess gifts...but you couldn't find an easy pattern that was still cute and feminine? Look no longer! This apron can be sewn in under an hour and takes just under one yard of fabric! As part of my new U2rban Apron Collection (U2=Under 1 hour + Under 1 yard) this PDF pattern and tutorial will take you from start to finish in creating your own apron from fabrics that you choose. There are lots of detailed pictures and instructions to guide you along.
This apron design was tested on a variety of shapes and sizes and would be categorized as a Small/Medium (approximate off the rack dress sizes 2 to 12). It was made to fit the following measurements:
Bust - Between 30" and 38" (76cm and 96cm)
Waist - Between 22" and 32" (56cm and 81cm)
Hips - Between 30" and 38" (76cm and 96cm)
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Google Founder Buys 193-Foot Yacht
For most of us the idea of buying a new boat begins to surface this time of year. The weather is cold but we know pretty soon Spring fever and the desire to get out on the water and go fish and ski and soak up the sun is coming. When we think of boats we think Tracker and Ranger maybe a "party barge" or aluminum boat. That's because most of us aren't one of the founders of Google. He can afford a bigger boat. How big you ask?


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text: I agree but would like to draft WR as insurance for Barden. Cruz has got moves and speed but so does JJ. JJ's hands might be better that Cruz who seemed to have butter fingers on easy catches. Randle could come close to Nick's in the near future and maybe stay healthier. Over spending on Cruz and Nicks rather than bringing in first rate protection for Eli would be a mistake.


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10 December 2010
22 August 2012 Last updated at 17:54 BST
Al Murray features in his first new stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 1999.
The comedian, known for his Happy Hour and Pub Landlord shows, returns to the stage with new material.
He told 5 live's Richard Bacon what it was like to be back and how one of his shows 'broke a couple up'.
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Earlier this week, Michael Wex, author of The Frumkiss Family Business, wrote about writing about intermarriage. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning'sAuthor Blog.
I had the misfortune last night to turn on the television just as some self-appointed spokesman for today's hip, young Jewish culture was saying that certain Jewish approaches to the outside world might have been all right, oh, for people of Mordecai Richler's generation, but this idea of the Jew as somehow outside of mainstream North American society was –– winced the shmendrick –– dated, as relevant to today's Jewish experience as country music.
Well, I don't know. I grew up in an Orthodox family in a small town in southern Alberta, not far from the Montana border, and spoke nothing but Yiddish at home. My hometown was the kind of place where country singers like Hank Snow and Wilf Carter were more popular than Jesus — for the simple reason that my father, who ran a furniture store that also sold records, refused to stock any gospel L.P.s.
He liked country and western, though; he used to play it on the radio in the store to make the farmers feel comfortable, and before long he was listening to it at home. His record collection consisted of nothing but cantors and cowboys, and I think he sometimes lost sight of the difference: "Dave Dudley
Six Days On The Road and On Shabbos He Davens At Home."
I still recall Saturday nights, right after havdalah, when the holy Sabbath had just departed, Dad would light his first cigarette of the week and put on some Marvin Rainwater or Lefty Frizzell, while Mom barricaded herself in the bathroom and turned the taps on full-blast. "Tateh," I asked him once, "bist dekh a frimer yid, you're a religious Jew, for God's sake. How can you listen to this stuff?"
He picked up a copy of Hank Snow's Greatest Hits. "Look at these songs," he said. " 'I'm Movin' On,' 'I've Been Everywhere'––they're all about


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Tackling change: Future-proofing water, agriculture, and food security in an era of climate uncertainty
This document from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) discusses adapting water and food management to climate change.
Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises
This report by the National Research Council is an updated look at the issue of abrupt climate change and its potential impacts. The report also summarizes the state of our knowledge about potential abrupt changes and abrupt climate impacts and calls for action to develop an abrupt change early warning system to help anticipate future abrupt changes and reduce their impacts.
National Stormwater Calculator
Feb. 2014 - EPA's National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in the United States (including Puerto Rico). Estimates are based on local soil conditions, land cover, and historic rainfall records.
Despite Climate Campaigners Efforts, Germany's New Coal Boom Reaches Record Level
Jan. 2014 - This article from The Global Warming Policy Foundation and Dr. Benny Peiser discusses the use of coal in Germany and some other parts of Europe.
Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources
Jan. 2014 - Presented in the January 8, 2014 Federal Register, the proposed rule that was signed in September 2013, Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, can be found here.
NOAA Global Analysis - Annual 2013
Dec. 2013 - This report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the year 2013 has tied with 2003 as the fourth warmest year globally since records began in 1880. The report includes global and U.S. data and covers the state of the climate, temperature, precipitation and more.
Ecohydrologic Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Watershed Systems: A Multi-Scale Assessment for Policy
Sept. 2013 - This dissertation by Paul A. Ekness at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst completes a continental and regional scale assessment using statistical and simulation modeling to investigate ecohydrologic impacts within watershed systems.
Carbon Footprint of Supply Chains: A Scoping Study
June 2013 - This document from the Transportation Research Board defines a standardized, conceptual approach to assessing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the transportation component of supply chains, critiques current methods and data used to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and outlines a work plan to develop a decision tool to help estimate the carbon footprint of the transportation component of supply chains.


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Hi Im new here I am not an avid gamer but I like first person shooters for time to time. I recently got a wii from a friend I am excited about the prospect of a first person shooter that has an actual gun and a real aiming interface with said gun. So my question is what game and gun combo allows me to play with aiming at the screen like I am shooting a real gun? Online play is not a big deal for me I just want a lifelike interface. Thanks BB
Goldeneye Wii, Ghost Squad (arcade game...actually pretty fun to waste time with), Conduit 2 (I think) and a plethora of other games. If you see the Wii Zapper icon on the game box, then you're good!
Goldeneye is definitely a great one to start with. The call of duty's are also popular. I only played Black Ops but I felt it was great. FPS is DEFINITELY cool on the wii. Its sad that so many people freak out about the graphics being the tiniest bit better on other consoles and sacrifice all the cool features that the wii adds. Some other things I want to suggest: Red Steel 2 - Very cool FPS that also has some sword play! Avoid the first Red Steel though. Don't worry, the titles are practically unrelated it still kills me they bothered to even call it Red Steel 2, they have nothing to do with each other other than both titles having both swords and guns. The first one was a launch title and its clear the developers didn't really know how to work with the hardware. Resident Evil 4 - Not an FPS, but still has the aiming your looking for and is just a beautiful game. Rail gun shooters - The difference between a rail gun shooter and an fps, to put it in the simplist way possible, is that unlike an FPS you don't move your character on your own for the most part in a rail shooter, the character moves on its own and you focus on aiming and shooting. Unlike FPS you don't see the gun, you are the guy holding the gun. You may have seen these kinds of games in arcades. Because of the rise of HDTV's these were pretty much dead on home consoles. The way the old ones worked would not work on modern televisions. The wii changed all that and the genre came back with avengence! There were some great ports like: - L.A. Machineguns / New York Gunblade - House of the Dead 2+3 and some freaking amazing new ones: -Resident Evil : Umbrella Chronicles -Dead Space Extraction - House of the Dead Overkill Again its not quite the same thing but these games can be so fun to play with a friend and there great for more casual gamers and they still offer the aiming and shooting with a "real gun" kind of deal you like so I thought I'd mention them to you.
Really widely not-known port of the arcade style shooter; it's incredibly fun and it's only like $10 these days. Get a Wii Zapper and it'l be like you're back in the arcade. Better yet, it's without the damned cable that keeps the gun right next to the arcade machine. :lol:


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Two suggestions:1. You guys already have all your MMOs listed in their own category so I fail to see why when I go in the adventure section MMOs are listed there as well. Can you guys not list MMOs in any other section, it's redundant. If I wanted to play an MMO I'd have clicked on it.2. I have suggested this before. Are we ever going to get a Tower defense / attack button on the green bar up top? There are enough TD/A games on this site to Warren them having there own section and for those of us who have had our fill of this type of game for one life (EHEM) we don't have to waist our time loading up game after game just to figure out if its a TD/A or not.Failing these two options how about a smart search function that allows us to filter by game style, developer, ect. I often spend more time on this site looking for a game than actually playing one.
Number 1 is reasonable but not much, seeing as if an MMO is actually an adventure game as well, then it falls under the Adventure genre too.Number 2 is not. Let me justify why.Simply put, TD's are a sub genre which goes under the main genre of Strategy. Though it could be put in Adventure and others.Look AG3 will be becoming implemented slowly but surely and the search will get a smarter filter. Just be patient.
For #2:Go onto the homepage. Scroll down. There should be a little box under the new games / popular games called 'Tags'. In that box are a bunch of words, including tower and defense. You can click those words, which will lead you to a page that lists all of the games that have that tag (not really sure how accurate it is, though).
Regarding # 1 : The reason why all sorts of games turn up in several categories is exactly what sourwhatup2 explained... every game has several tags and sub-categories it can be filed under.ArmorGames uses the same categories that are used allover the internet for specific gaming categories. This makes it easier for a visitor to find the specific game he/she is looking for and wants to play. Regarding # 2 : Making a separate category for "Tower Defence" games would also mean that it is agreed upon to make one for "Zombie", "Battle", "Space" and/or "War" games... this would mean that the selection bar at the top will become way too crowded.This is where the section of the "Tag Cloud" (or "Game Tags" as it is called here on ArmorGames) comes into play... this is a quick way to search for games related to a certain word or type of game. It never failed thusfar! =)Next to that, ArmorGames has already implemented a new feature to the homepage that allows a user to see what a certain game beholds. When you hover over a game thumbnail, you will see a text box popup that tells you what sort of game it is, how many times it was played, how it was rated, etc. etc. This actually makes it much easier to see what the game is and whether you will like it or not. =)
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Bobby Cox will get one more try in October. No tiebreaker needed.
What could've turned into a real tangle of a playoff picture became clear Sunday: Cox and his wild-card Atlanta Braves will face the San Francisco Giants, while the San Diego Padres are finished.
Major League Baseball was looking at the possibility of a three-team, two-day round of games to sort out all the postseason slots -- fun for fans, a scramble for players. Instead, for the first time in four years, the regular season ended with Game No. 162.
The first round was set when Jonathan Sanchez and the Giants eliminated the Padres 3-0 to win the NL West. Philadelphia and Cincinnati will meet in the other NL division series.
"We nailed it," Giants outfielder Pat Burrell said. "It was looking like it was heading the wrong way. Our guys toughed it out."
Tampa Bay clinched the AL East when the World Series champion New York Yankees lost at Boston 8-4. That sent the Rays back home to open the playoffs against Texas, while the wild-card Yankees will start their best-of-five series at Minnesota.
The action begins Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field, followed by games at Citizens Bank Park and Target Field. The banged-up Braves visit Tim Lincecum and the Giants at AT&T Park on Thursday night.
"We're probably not expected to do well," said Braves ace Tim Hudson, wearing a Tshirt with "Wild Card" across the front.
No matter, Cox is in the postseason yet again. At 69, he's retiring after this season. And his Braves went 4-3 against the Giants this year.
Cox guided Atlanta to 14 consecutive division titles from 1991-2005, but only one World Series championship during that run. He and the Braves are back in the postseason after a four-year absence.
The Giants' win simplified the playoff scenario. Had they lost, San Francisco, San Diego and Atlanta would've all finished at 91-71, forcing a pair of tiebreakers. The Giants make their first postseason appearance since 2003, when the team was built around Barry Bonds.
"Versus the past when we lived and died with one superstar player, there aren't any superstars on this team. There might be a couple rising stars," Giants general manager Brian Sabean said.
Hudson and his teammates saw the Giants' victory on TV in their clubhouse. A few hundred fans stayed past a postgame REO Speedwagon concert at Turner Field to watch on the video board, and chanted "Bobby! Bobby!" while watching the Braves celebrate.
The Yankees and Tampa Bay started the day even at 95-66, with both teams already guaranteed playoff spots. To win the AL East, the Yankees needed to finish ahead of the Rays, who held the tiebreaker after winning the season series 10-8.
The Yankees and Rays both had plenty of chances to pull away in the last week or two.
"It would be stupid to say it doesn't matter how you finish. We would have liked to get this thing done, but we didn't," Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte said. "The bottom line is: We're the world champs until someone knocks us off."
It'll be CC Sabathia against the Twins' Francisco Liriano in Game 1, the first postseason game at new Target Field. The Yankees were 4-2 against Minnesota this year.
Rays star David Price opposes Cliff Lee in their opener. Maybe the aces can stop another slugfest: Tampa Bay went 4-2 against the Rangers this season, outscoring them 40-31 overall.
Roy Halladay will make his first playoff start when the twotime defending NL champion Phillies host Edinson Volquez and NL Central champion Cincinnati, back in the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Philadelphia was 5-2 against the Reds, including a four-game sweep at home in July.


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Tneis needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 257 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
New Light Initiative
We are seeking a logo design for a new energy efficient lighting service.
Barbizon Lighting Company is an international distributor & installer of systems and equipment for Entertainment and Architectural Lighting. We work in theatre, film, broadcast, and architectural lighting.
Barbizon is creating a sub-brand—"New Light Initiative"—around our commitment to helping customers create energy-efficiency lighting solutions. We're working ahead of the curve (right now entertainment lighting is exempt from a lot of the energy efficient codes and practices) but we anticipate that entertainment lighting will be a mandatory part of the overall energy efficiency of a building.
Barbizon's New Light Initiative will include: supplying customers compact fluorescent or led lamps, complete control systems for buildings with astronomical clocks and motion detectors, customer services like battery and lamp recycling, education on how to do production or architectural lighting more efficiently.
Entertainment lighting production professionals (existing customers) who work in TV, Film, Museums, Theatre, Themed-Environments.
We also will use this initiative to get information and capabilities to architects, engineers, building managers who realize that yes it's good to be green and all, but are also more motivated to streamline costs and save money on utilities.
Our current logo is pretty rectangular (see attached) or go to our website at http://www.barbizon.com.
We would like this logo to be square or round, basically more icon-like. We're intrigued with a sunrise concept as in "new light" but feel free to play around.
It is not necessary to use our current logo and colors, however complimentary colors to what we have now would be preferred.
We would like to try to stay away from the generic 'leaves' and green arrows crapping around a globe.
I've attached a snapshot of some interesting things found when playing on stock sites, but we'd like our own image.


text: In an Oct. 22 story about the U.S. Census Bureau's efforts to count married same-sex couples, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the assistant chief of the bureau's field division. His correct name is Tim Olson, not Olsen. In addition, the story erroneously implied that a Web site designed to encourage gay households to participate in the census was a bureau project. The Our Families Count site will be produced privately.


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Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us. I loved hearing about your journey to the airport to meet Carlo after month apart. Have a wonderful vacation (and life) together!!
A minute of South Korea
Trip Start
Jan 19, 2013
Trip End
Feb 02, 2013
Once I got to the Central City Express Bus terminal it was down into the subway to begin the long journey across Seoul beneath the streets. Incheon airport is actually on a small island just outside of Seoul off the coast of South Korea. I navigated the lines easily day dreaming of meeting up with Carlo. First stop, before picking him up from the airport, would be to find us a hotel to stay in for the night. I got off at the last stop before getting to the airport; I had heard that there were hotels easily within walking distance from the subway terminal there. It took a little bit of walking around but eventually I found a cheap little place for us to stay called Orange Motel. I didn't even think to stop to put down my luggage, I was too excited to get to the airport and see Carlo for the first time in more than four months.
The last stop to the airport was easy to navigate but it took me a few minutes to figure out how to get from the airport subway stop to the actual airport where the international arrivals would exit. Finally I found where I was supposed to be and after some wandering around I found the gate Carlo would be exiting from. Then I waited… and waited… and waited. His flight landed early but it takes a while to get through customs and visa processing and I held my breath silently as I watched people slowly stream from the exit.
Finally I saw him striding through the sliding glass doors and our eyes locked. I stood there, grinning like a fool, as he walked up to me and we had our first embrace after being apart for so long. Finally we gathered up our luggage and headed out into the cold night to begin our vacation together.
The next morning we woke up early and checked out of the Orange Motel. We had the morning to kill in Seoul before our flight to Bangkok in the evening. I had made plans for us to meet up with some friends of mine to go to see the Tim Burton exhibit at the Seoul Museum of Art and that would take up the majority of our time in Seoul before we would have to leave. I brought us back onto the subway, weaving us through the undergrounds to get us to Seoul City Hall.
We stopped for breakfast at a place called Berry and Bean and we watched Korea wake up and start to come alive outside. As we were finishing our bagels I noticed someone familiar standing outside the coffee shop, looking at her smart phone and glancing up and down the block. I went to orientation with Wilamien and she was planning on coming to the museum with us today. I went outside to flag her down and Carlo and I joined her, a girl named Tash, and a guy named Tim who I had never met before. As we were figuring out our directions to the museum we were joined, once again, by Kenah and Michael (who had joined in with the New Years' revelry just weeks before).
We figured out which way to go and made the short walk to the museum and quickly knew that we had made it to the right place when we saw the twisted wrought iron gates with the bold "TIM BURTON" above them. We went up the cold trail and through the entrance where we were led through the gaping maw of a googly-eyed maniac.
To say that the exhibit was impressive would be a massive understatement. I was hugely disappointed that there was no photography allowed inside because it is difficult to describe everything that there was to be found in the exhibit. Much of it was made up of drawings that Burton had done at some point in his life. It also included a number of props from some of his most popular movies like Sleepy Hollow and Batman Returns. My favorite part was finding familiar images in many of his works. Characters that were hidden in doodles from napkins would later be featured as main characters in movies like The Nightmare before Christmas.
We probably could have stayed for longer but we had places to do and things to see… mostly including getting to the airport and getting on a plane out of South Korea. We grabbed lunch at a typical, sit-on-the-floor style Korean restaurant and then it was back on the subway with us.


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Kitchen circuit re-design - Existing is a mess
I've been getting a little confused reading through NEC 210.52, dwelling unit receptacle outlets, specifically on the kitchen.
Attached below is a diagram of my main floor circuits. The lighting circuits aren't included on the diagram, those are all separate now (two circuits, alternating pattern in case one trips.) My panel is full (20 breaker box), but I know I need to make some more room. Luckily one is for the pool which was taken out before we got the house. I can make some other room by combining a few dedicated circuit outlets in the basement that don't need to be dedicated with what we do down there. Just want to make sure I get this right. So, there are six circuits in my kitchen: #2 - 15A, 14 AWG - OMG what idiots. Microwave is on the same circuit as the family room AND garage. Microwave is marked to run 14-15A, LOL. Even though it's a 15A circuit, microwave is plugged into the only 20A outlet in the house. (Microwave does use a 15A plug.) #4 - 20A, 12 AWG - Two 15A duplex outlets. We never use these. One is underneath the windows, and the other is behind a desk + hutch. #6 - 20A, 12 AWG - Two 15A duplex outlets. One outlet runs the igniter on the gas stove, and the other runs the fridge (marked to run 4.5A) #11 - 15A, 14 AWG - OMG what idiots. Garbage disposal is on the same cirucit as two and a half bedrooms, including my computer. Explains why my two monitors just died. Disposal is marked to run at 8.1A. #13 - 15A, 14 AWG - One 15A duplex outlet. We have a small nightlight and a toaster oven plugged in. #17 - 20A, 12 AWG - Dedicated outlet for dishwasher. I know I need to run a dedicated 20A circuit using 12 AWG to the microwave. I know I need to get the garbage disposal onto its own circuit So, my questions: Question 1 - Since the oven is gas, and only needs electricity for igniting the gas, is it OK that it's on the same circuit as the fridge? It's a 20A circuit, fridge is marked for only 4.5A. Question 2 - Code requires at least 2 20A small appliance circuits. I'm getting confused about that term. Anyways, are circuits 4 and 13 my small appliance circuits? If so, I have a problem with a 15A circuit powering a sole 15A outlet, right? Either way, I need to run 12/2 and replace breaker with 20A, right? Then, I need to either replace single duplex outlet with a 20A version, or put another 15A duplex outlet somewhere else? Question 3 - Is it OK for the garbage disposal to be on a 15A circuit, since it's marked as being 8.1A? Or is this required by code to be a 20A circuit? Question 4 - So, I have one free breaker right now. I think I need to add a dedicated microwave circuit, and a dedicated garbage disposal circuit. That'll put six circuits in the kitchen alone. Is there any way that I can combine any of this, or do I need six? I need to squeeze out another circuit to put the garage & new outdoor outlets, and another circuit to actually make the bathrooms on their own circuit. Question 5 - Related to question 4. Is circuit 4 needed to count as my second small appliance circuit, or do any of the others count for that? I'd love to free up circuit 4, and put those outlets on an existing circuit. I'm really seeing the value of having a new home, AND getting to go in there while it's being built!!! Advertisement |
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The small appliance branch circuits can power the receptacle circuits in the kitchen, dining and pantry areas. The gas igniter can be on one of these circuits. You do not need 20 amp receptacles unless there is only one place to plug into that circuit. A standard duplex is two places. Advertisement
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Just curious on how this made your monitors die.
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Depending on the age of the home, it would not surprise me that it was wired that way. Originally my home had four circuits, in which they divided the house up in four quadrants. So again, do not over think, and if you are bringing the home up to current code, that means AFCI on all circuits that are required to have them, and gfci on the same. Min. 2 SABC circuits, mine has 4, including a lighting and circuit for the disposal. Bath has one SABC for the two outlets, lighting is hooked into the circuit for the two bedrooms, linen closet light, hall light.
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Everyone - How many small appliance circuits does my kitchen have right now? I know circuit 13 is one, but needs to be upgraded to 20A to be code compliant. I don't think circuit 6 counts as one, since it's running the fridge and gas igniter -- or does this still count as a SABS? The counter is just by the microwave, oven, dishwasher, and fridge in the diagram. Does my circuit 4 count as a SABS even though it's on the other side of the room, on the other side of the kitchen table? There's only three outlets around the counter -- and one is for the oven and another for the fridge, so I'm not sure those count.
Jim Port - Thanks. Good suggestion, I think that's the right way to go. darren - I think it made them die because I was too cheap to replace my computer's battery backup when its battery died, so my computer and monitors are plugged straight into the outlet. I'm definitely not a pro, so I could be misunderstanding something. However, my understanding is that low voltage and low current is just as harmful to sensitive electronics as high voltage and high current. Whenever my wife would turn on the garbage disposal, my monitors flickered. It worried me, but I never imagined they were on the same circuit, being all the way at the other end of the house. I'm definitely new to electrical. I assume if it was on a separate breaker, the electrical signal would be cleaner or less affected. gregzoll - Thanks for your reply. I luckily have a basement, and an uninsulated attic at the moment (removed the 1-2" thick insulation that was there so I could air seal), so that reduces some of the work I'll need to do. |
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Lets break it down room by room. You have a floor plan, number the rooms, and use either GoogleDoc's, Openoffice, or if you have MS Office, put the circuits that feed that room # into a spreadsheet. From there, you can create a table to help determine how to break them down further. I have kept my house as simple as my madness is, but due to still in the midst of a remodel, I have probably moved circuits in the panel around at least four times, before I even got to the Kitchen remodel that I am in the middle. Last weekend I actually straightened out the wiring from the bath for lighting, due to I had it on a separate breaker and need that slot for the Kitchen, so yeah, it gets a little hectic doing wiring mod's.
If anything, take the Kitchen, Dining, Pantry and enlarge them to help you draw out the circuits. I have two sets of counter tops, and have a portable dishwasher next to my sink, so it is 36" of counter to the right. I ended up with one SABC to the right of the Sink, another for the mic, then another on the other side of the room to feed the outlet to the left of the stove, the igniter for the gas stove, and the outlet to the right on that counter. Originally I was going to go with only two for counters, and one for outlets in the dining, but wife changed that due to layout change on the stove side of the kitchen. I do have the lighting on its own circuit breaker for dining and Kitchen, due to wife still wants to add a couple more lights, and plus it gives me breathing room on that change. I think that my total daily load at any time hits around 46 amps, especially on laundry days, so I have plenty of breathing room on a 100 amp service. Advertisement |
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Eagles staying loose prior to hosting Harvard-Westlake
The Santa Margarita baseball team has not done things the easy way this postseason, earning an at-large bid and winning two of its three games in walk-off fashion.
Things won't get any easier Friday when the Eagles host Harvard-Westlake of North Hollywood, the third-seed in Division 1, at 3:15 p.m.
As they get deeper into the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs and each single-elimination game becomes more important, the Eagles are trying to keep their approach relaxed.
"I don't think the guys even really think about it. We know the magnitude of these games and we know where we've come from as a program and even from the beginning of the year," Santa Margarita coach David Bacani said. "But we've kind of prided ourselves on being loose, having fun playing the game."
In contrast to the Eagles' two cardiac victories, Harvard-Westlake (25-4) enters the quarterfinals on the heels a pair of easy victories.
In the first round, Wolverines ace Jack Flaherty allowed just four hits and one run in a 7-1 win over Valencia. On Tuesday the Wolverines took down El Dorado, 12-1, behind a four-hit, six-inning performance from starter Conor Cuse.
Flaherty will get the ball again Friday against Santa Margarita, trying to improve on his 11-0 record this season.
After Huntington Beach's upset of Mater Dei in last week's first round, Baseball America moved Harvard-Westlake to No. 1 in its latest national rankings.
"We know that they like to execute the small things of the game but it's nothing we haven't prepared for all year," Bacani said.
Santa Margarita (19-11) is on a roll of its own with three-straight playoff wins.
After a walk-off win over Mission Viejo in the wild card round, the Eagles went on the road to beat Santiago of Corona in a first round game. On Tuesday they needed extra innings before catcher Josh Meyer hit an eight-inning walk-off home run.
"We've had a lot of one-run games this year so we're used to the pressure in big situations, we just try not to make the situation monumental," Canning said about the team's propensity for winning close games. "Just don't make it too big, focus on every pitch."
Fourteen of the Eagles 30 games have been decided by one run, with Santa Margarita winning eight of those 14.
Since back-to-back one-run losses to then top-ranked Mater Dei in April the Eagles have lost just once. Meyer said "after that we knew we could play with anyone."
"Our league definitely prepares us," Meyer said. "It definitely helps us out and we're really not afraid of anyone after what we've been through."
The Eagles will send Dillon Miyashiro to the mound Friday for his second start of the postseason. Miyashiro pitched five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits, walking two and striking out two, in the 7-1 victory over Santiago.
"Great stuff," Meyer said about Miyashiro. "He's always a good outing for us so (we have) a lot of confidence in him."
The winner advances to the Division 1 semifinals, Tuesday at Blair Field in Long Beach where it will face the winner of Friday's Los Alamitos-El Toro quarterfinal.
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Gaige Marshall led Hershey's ground attack with 84 yards on six carries and two touchdowns. Chayton Crow rushed for 70 yards and Tyler Brown had 44 yards on 11 carries and one TD.
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Cal's RB says he'll play against UCLA
LOS ANGELES Cal running back Jahvid Best said Wednesday he "definitely, for sure" is going to play Saturday against UCLA.
That definitely, for sure comes as bad news for Bruins defensive coordinator DeWayne Walker, who is operating under a heavy toll of injuries to his front seven.
Only Walker isn't so sure he buys it.
"I want to see it to believe it, to be honest with you, because it looked like he was dinged up pretty good," Walker said. "If he does play, hurt or healthy, he's an explosive player."
UCLA has three injured defensive ends and an injured linebacker.
Best, who missed the Arizona State game and the fourth quarter of the Arizona game because of an elbow injury, said he thinks Cal will move the ball this week against the Bruins.
"As far as UCLA goes, we feel we can definitely run the ball," Best said.
"We're going to go out and try to dominate the line of scrimmage like we do every time."
Best isn't just Cal's top playmaker. He has been the nation's leading playmaker. He is averaging more than 200 all-purpose yards per game and leads the nation in that category.
Best said he will wear a brace on the elbow, which could make an easy target for UCLA defenders looking to strip the ball. Walker conceded that could be an advantage for the UCLA defenders.
"If we can get our hands on him, sure," Walker said.
"But we're going to have to keep him caged up and not let him get out. Once he does, we don't have anybody who can catch him."
Starting UCLA left tackle Jeff Baca will miss Saturday's game after straining his hamstring chasing down a defender after an interception Tuesday.
"Guys were laughing at me until they realized I was hurt," Baca said.
Baca (Mission Viejo High) might return in time for the Oregon State game, because UCLA is off next week. He will be replaced by Micah Kia, the man whose job he took at halftime of the Arizona game. Mike Harris will play right tackle.
This season has been an up-and-down emotional ride for Kia, a junior. He went from being a stalwart to riding the bench to playing right tackle to returning to his traditional spot.
"It's definitely not ideal, but it makes you stronger," Kia said. "It made our group stronger. There's a lot of competition and that's a good thing."
Former UCLA player, coach and administrator Ed Kezirian drove down from Fresno to deliver the annual "Ducky" Drake speech Wednesday. He exhorted the Bruins to take the rivalry with Cal seriously and play with passion.
The speech used to be given by Drake, a track coach and football trainer, who died in 1988. …
Saturday will be the first career start for freshman defensive end Datone Jones, who replaces injured Reggie Stokes.
"I'm going to take every opportunity to make big plays," Jones said. "This may be a breakout game for me, you never know."
Walker said Jones has been progressing well.
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Have you tried Polo Double Black yet ?
Polo Black is bar far the most complemented fragrance i own, I a really love the smell. Since I came on this forum and purchase some more "quality" juice it does seem a little weak.
Does anyone know of a fragrences the smells very similar but stronger or better quality? (im not looking for the same purpose or style im looking for similar notes)
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Have you tried Polo Double Black yet ?
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I own Black, and used to own Double Black, I really enjoy both of them. Black is really quite underrated, and I agree, very complimented. It just lacks so much in longevity. IMO, Beckham Instinct Intense, is very similar, and stronger with better longevity, and creamier dry down, but is also becoming more rare and hard to find lately. At first I thought I was getting really bad longevity, but it was just olfactory fatigue, people could smell it on me 6 hours after application.
Other than that, and Double Black, I can't really compare any.
Update: I also think Lanvin Arpege pH is similar. But also discontinued here, and harder to find lately.
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I also like Polo Black - but find the longevity a little lacking. However, I couldn't wear it all day -- it gets a little cloying to me after a while.
Also, I don't think Polo Double Black smells very similar to Polo Black IMO. Mango does not seem to be a very common note in male fragrances, so you may have a difficult time finding something similar. I can't think of anything.
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Shares the same main note (mango). May be worth a sample?
Almost ANYTHING is better than Polo Black.
I blindly bought a 3.4 oz bottle of Polo Black and guess what?, I gave it away after four wearings, and honestly I felt bad for the poor guy I gave it to, I felt like a traitor to my friend.
A plastic synthetic mess.
It stinks.
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Even I did the same thing. I gave it away to one of my friends. I found it way too synthetic and it gave me headaches every time I wore it.
I find Polo Double Black much better than the Black. Try it if you haven't.
I dont think that there is anything similar to Black other than the Double Black.
Try Polo Double Black by Ralph Lauren, my impressions are below ↓↓↓. However, like Polo Black, the longevity and projection are both lacking.
Polo Double Black by Ralph Lauren - This pleasant, woody and oriental fragrance opens with a splatter of beautiful mango, lightly seasoned by pepper. This tropical fruity vibe is short-lived, and transitions rather quickly to the awaiting heart. The enjoyable middle has a sweet and soft, roasted-coffee note, with the added warmth of nutmeg. A twinkling of juniper berry announces the enveloping base with its spicy cardamon and dry woods. The composition is well blended, and, at times, subtle. Albeit a very enjoyable experience, the longevity and projection are both lacking.
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I can't think of anything other than Double Black either. It's funny, I have a friend that wears black & I actually think it smells great on him. I don't like it on me or out of the bottle, however. PDB does smell good on me, though. I don't think they're overly similar, but it's the closest I can think of...
Polo Green is much better than Polo Black. :-)
Or if that is too much to swallow, how about Modern Reserve? I rarely get frag compliments (other than while wearing Aventus), but I did get a comment last early spring from a young girl (mid 20's) that she loved my cologne. It was Modern Reserve.
So even though it's not as close to Double Black, Mandarina Pure Black could be a 1st cousin to both of them. It's reasonably close in smell, and entirely similar in style to the two of them. The emphasis of Pure Black is on the tonka bean and the top notes feature tangerine instead of mango. But the structures are similar. Definetly give Pure Black a try.
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