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When Adriano, Bruno and Marcello Cavalieri Ducati founded the "Società
Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati" in Bologna, in July 1926, the sum of
their ages didn't add up to fifty. And perhaps they would never have
imaged that, from that modest radio and electrical material business,
would be born one of the world's most prestigious motorcycle
For one thing, the company began in quite a different direction.
In 1922 Adriano Ducati, nineteen-year-old student of physics, was conducting a series of experiments on the newly emerging science of radio and its practical applications. On 15 January 1924 he had managed, with the equipment he had built, to establish radio contact with the United States from his home in Bologna: an extraordinary event at the time.
That was the beginning of the great Ducati adventure.
The production of capacitors and electronic components was followed, in later years, by the creation of a vast research division to add optics and mechanics, beginning to manufacture cameras and lenses as well as cash registers and electric razors.
While Adriano was the technical-scientific mind of the company, Bruno had taken on the role of Administrative and Financial Director.
On 7 May 1934, during the 1st Italian Radio Technician Congress held in Bologna, Guglielmo Marconi insisted on visiting the "Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati" at its headquarters in Viale Guidotti 51: that was a memorable visit for the Ducati brothers. As he was leaving, more than two hours later, Marconi left them an autographed photo, which is still there.
Since the company was expanding so rapidly, in 1935 they purchased 120,000 square meters of land in Borgo Panigale, at the northwest edge of Bologna.
On 1 June of that year, in the presence of city authorities,
the first stone was laid of what would become the current plant in Via
Cavalieri Ducati 3, whose architecture was designed by Bruno Cavalieri
Ducati himself.
For his merits, in 1939 he was named "Cavaliere del Lavoro", i.e. he was knighted by the Italian government.
The day after the armistice, on 9 September 1943, at 9 a.m., 20 German tanks stopped in front of the Ducati plant in Borgo Panigale, and soldiers armed with machine guns surrounded the buildings. Thus began a tragedy that seemed destined never to end for the Ducati brothers and their company. Before a factory of over 30,000 square meters, with 6,000 employees and 4,000 machine tools, the German High Command gave the order to transfer it all--men and machines--to Germany. Without the aid of anyone except their courageous workers, the Ducati brothers managed to move most of the machinery and some of the raw materials to secret warehouses overnight, by truck, wagon and even by hand, risking their lives had they been discovered. However, their efforts were not rewarded: on 12 October 1944 Allied bomb squadrons razed the plant to the ground.
Attempts to rebuild the company were frustrated, immediately following the war, by serious financial problems: on 1 December 1947, the "Società Scientifica Radio Brevetti Ducati" took its books to court. Until 1948, when the company was taken over by FIM (Fondo Industrie Meccaniche) and IMI (Istituto Mobiliare Italiano), Bruno Cavalieri Ducati retained his role as Administrative and Financial Director. After that date, control of the factory fell entirely into the hands of the State.
Meanwhile, with the war just over,
reconstruction had begun: the mayor of Bologna himself, Giuseppe Dozza,
had made available to the Ducati brothers 12 trucks received as a gift
from the Allies to clear the area from bomb debris. The time was ripe to
seek out new directions, diversifying production. The Cucciolo emerged
from the doors of the Borgo Panigale plant in 1945, the first motorcycle
built by Ducati, forbearer of all that was to come. The Cucciolo
represented an innovation in the field of motorcycles: no one had ever
before had the brilliant idea of applying a propulsion motor to a
bicycle. The extremely difficult economic conditions obviously would not
allow many people to purchase a costly vehicle, not just in terms of
price but also the difficulty of obtaining fuel: thus the essential aim
was to ensure the lowest possible fuel consumption. This feature could
be achieved only by a small, four-stage motor, capable of adapting to
various types of fuel thanks to its low compression ratio (compared to
the competition, the Cucciolo was more powerful and got better mileage:
100 km to the liter in ideal conditions).
This model was so successful that it became the key to the company's renaissance.
Ducati had begun its motorcycle age.
In 1991, Bruno Cavalieri Ducati published a "History of Ducati" through Editografica Milano, in which he reconstructed the milestones of this exciting Italian history, rich with details and lovely photographs. In 1998 he was nominated Honorary President of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. Just a few months before his death on 30 March 2001, Bruno Cavalieri Ducati sent a letter addressed to former Ducati employees from the late 30s, the true Golden Age of the Bologna company. But his message was actually directed to everyone who had contributed to Ducati's success in its long history.
Now that Bruno has left us, his letter almost sounds like a spiritual will and testament, a reminder to all of us to continue with courage and passion along the road undertaken by others so many years ago.


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India's Unique Identity (UID) Project Reaching Underprivileged Households That Have No Existing ID
Survey led by Professor Ravi Bapna
In September 2010, India's government embarked on a tremendously ambitious project, led by Nandan Nilekani, to issue a biometric-based unique digital identity (UID) to each of its 1.2 billion residents, which would connect hundreds of millions of "excluded" Indians with formal economic institutions. The goal: provide all of the country's people, and not just the minority of advantaged families, with access to banking, mobile services, healthcare and education while streamlining the country's massive welfare programs.
As of mid-April 2012, the government has issued "Aadhaar" numbers to about 170 million Indians. Early survey results from Carlson School of Management Professor Ravi Bapna and NYU Stern Professor Arun Sundararajan, with research support from the Indian School of Business, provide clear evidence that the UID is bringing genuinely underprivileged and excluded households into the country's mainstream economic system for the first time.
Bapna and Sundararajan are leading a project to analyze the state of identity in India and to measure the socioeconomic impact of the UID over the decade through a multi-year, nationwide survey conducted by India's National Council for Applied Economic Research. The first wave of the survey was conducted in 2011, and a second phase is ongoing.
The results from their first phase, which use data from 514,000 households chosen to be representative of the country, show:
State of Identity
- Fewer than 30% of Indian households have even one resident with any one form of portable ID; those households with portable ID have substantially higher incomes and likelihood of a college-educated resident than those without.
- The remaining households are forced to rely on documents like ration cards or the government-funded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) cards, which have limited geographic portability and do not easily facilitate inclusion in the socioeconomic system. For example, the rate of illiteracy is four times higher among those without portable ID.
Impact of UID
- The UID rollout is creating an entirely new segment of "included" residents, those who are attaining portable ID for the first time ever. If enrolments continue according to projections, the professors estimate that this segment will number around 300 million people (25% of the population) by the end of 2012 and continue to grow in 2013.
- Early UID adopters represent a segment distinct from the 18% of the population that rely on the NREGA program, the government scheme piloted for UID integration. The early adopter profile validates Aadhaar's potential beyond its use for welfare disbursements and suggests considerable promise for early UID-enabled commercial services, in which numerous pioneering corporations (like ICICI and Visa) are investing.
- Across the states, Andhra, Maharashtra and Karnataka have the highest UID enrollments, with Andhra leading on total inclusion and Karnataka outperforming others on the proportion of early UID adopters who are underprivileged.


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Name: Jen
Age: 25
Location: Florida
I am a young and attractive female with a great personality and many friends, but when it comes to men… I just don't get it. I date many guys, but I can't seem to get a guy into a relationship. I wont have sex with a guy unless we're a "couple", but the men I date seem to be turned off by this fact and don't stay in the picture for long. In the past, I would have sex with guys I dated, but it would always end as soon as a relationship was mentioned. Any tips on how to get a guy to stick around without having to put out?
Basically men are pigs, darling. They want what they want, when and how they want it. (And just for the record, you appear to be just like most men, right? You have a very strict notion about how things should be and you wanna have it just that way.)
Nowadays the men folk don't think it's necessary to commit to a relationship just to get laid. The marketplace, so to speak, is brimming over with less encumbered pussy.
Now, far be it from me to suggest that you change your behaviors or value system. But you might want to take a look at why you are using sex as a lure? Maybe you're good in bed, but not great relationship material. Or it might be that you are simply fishing in the wrong hole, so to speak.
Try connecting with a good fundamentalist Christian boy or one of them fine Mormon missionaries that are always floating around in pairs. They're generally cute as the dickens in their white shits and black ties. And they will probably have a similar outlook as you as to the proper place for sex.
However, you may also discover that men with more traditional values about sex also have very traditional notions about the place of women in a marriage. Ya know, like barefoot and pregnant. You may even find that one of these more traditional types will do you one better by insisting that there be no nookie till you convert and get married in the church or temple.
In other words, beware of what you wish for; you may actually get it!
Good luck
Name: Tessa
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Location: Sherman Oaks
My husband and I are taking our first tentative steps into the world of kink. Unfortunately, we really don't know what we're doing. Are there any good guides out there for the novice kinkster?
You betcha, darlin'! Let me call your attention to Dr Dick's How To Video Library. Click on the Video On Demand tab in the header. This will take you to the library's start page. Once inside you'll find everything your little hearts could desire in terms of guides for the budding perv. In particular, I'd like to call your attention to the series put out by the ever popular, Nina Hartley.
Nina is one of the most recognized and respected people in the adult industry. She is as well known for her outspoken support of the industry as she is for her more than 600 adult titles. Nina established herself as one of the top porn stars of the 80's. Her success continued strong in the 90's when she did some of her best work. Today she uses her position as one of the world's most popular adult stars to advocate sex education and sexual freedom among couples and singles.
Look for: Nina Hartley's Guide To The Perfect Orgy, Nina Hartley's Guide To Stripping For Your Partner, Nina Hartley's Guide To Sex For The Bi-Curious Woman, Nina Hartley's Guide To Foot Fun, Nina Hartley's Guide To Strap-On Sex, Nina Hartley's Guide To Spanking, Nina Hartley's Guide To Double Penetration, Nina Hartley's Guide to Sensual Domination, Nina Hartley's Guide To Couples Sexploration, Nina Hartley's Guide to Threesomes and Nina Hartley's Guide To Bondage Sex. Just to name a few.
These handy dandy guides demystifies the particular fetish, takes the time to explain why fetishes are alluring, and what to do when one is curious about how to play with that fetish. And the visuals…well they will tantalize and inspire.
If Missy Nina doesn't cover the particular kink that you are looking for, just do a search for the particular fetish you're curious about. You'll find just about everything at Dr Dick's How To Video Library. Try search terms like: bondage, discipline, role-play, tickling, tit play, costumes, cock and ball torture, fetish, cross-dressing, diaper and medical play. The list goes on and on.
And the best part of all of this is that you'll be able to view these videos by the scene, or in their entirety. Heck, you can even download to own. And you do it all from the comfort and security of your own computer. Simply put there's no better way to become a big fat pervert than indulging in Dr Dick's How To Video Library.
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The past few months have been spent on moving things from here to there in the house. It's time for James and me to use rooms that have been used as spaces of accumulation rather than spaces to live in. So, aside from meetings and such or dates with family and friends, I've been hunkered down at home and focused on cleaning or organizing things.
A couple of weeks ago I was busy priming and finishing painting in the front office. Last week was focused on moving furniture from one room to the other. The sort of thing that is an inelegant thing at best.
This past week has been spent going through the "I'll get around to filing them" bags. The sort that hold everything from telephone numbers needed for the Parade & jamaica to canceled checks to nifty frames for already bent photos to glass cases to cards I meant to send.
I think I'm within a days work of calling the front office, my office, open for business. Then I'll be on to tackle James' office.
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You'd think this sort of stuff belonged to the past - but no. Apparently, Microsoft is afraid of Android on its Windows 8 tablets, because Intel has just announced that it will provide no support for Linux on its clover Trail processors. Supposedly, this chip is "designed for Windows 8". What?
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in the foot, if it's true Microsoft pressured Intel into keeping Linux out.
Now, it all depends on the success, or otherwise, of Windows 8 on mobile devices. If Windows 8 performs poorly, adoption-wise, so goes Intel's chip.
Intel knows it's a gamble and they have decided to place their bets on Windows 8 taking into consideration the weight of MS in the computing market place.
It may also be MS's plans to go the Apple way - lock in the users using both software and hardware.
This will be interesting. Time will tell.


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We'd been working the banks hard that night, straining our eyes to see even a few inches through water that looked more like chocolate milk.
Whenever we'd push the john boat over a patch of cleaner water, the pan lights clamped to the gunnel would reveal a hidden world.
Blue crabs crouched among the oysters, sometimes one every foot or two. Stone crabs here and there crushed oysters with their oversized claws. The occasional mantis shrimp scurried from the lights. Ghost-like blobs of white barely visible at the bottom turned out to be whelks spilling out of their shells to feed on oysters.
Two small terrapin turtles joined us for a stretch, paddling for all they were worth to keep pace with the orbs of light under the boat's bow and stern.
Pinfish and small redfish hovered just off the bottom, usually tucked in beside a big cluster of oysters. White shrimp flittered through the light, while schools of small mullet broke into a panic at every turn (one small fish even jumped into the boat).
For about an hour we drifted along with the tide, cursing the muddy water we knew hid plenty of flounder. Finally, as we rounded a shelly point, we hit pay dirt. The water cleared for a moment, and suddenly I found myself staring at a familiar shape: An oblong, dark spot on the bottom, shaped like an ace of spades.
I brought the gig down hard, hitting the flounder a little behind the gills. The water erupted in a cloud of silt as the fish struggled briefly. I swung it into the boat, and as I was shaking the fish into a basket at my feet, I spotted another flounder just few feet away. In just a short stretch of bank, we put three fish in the boat.
We gigged for a few more hours, scoring only one more flatfish but observing plenty of marine wildlife. A close encounter with a sea turtle, maybe a small loggerhead or green turtle, provided the heart-stopping highlight of the evening. When it jetted off the sandy bottom at the edge of our lights, it looked, for a moment, like the mother of all flounder.
Thank goodness neither of us brought a gig down.
That's flounder gigging — an addictive mix of hunting, fishing and nighttime exploration. There's nothing quite like it, and those with a taste for adventure (and fresh fish) still have a few weeks to give it a try.
In fact, late summer and early fall offer some of the best opportunities for gigging, particularly as water clarity improves. Big flounder move offshore to spawn in the winter, but can be found in good numbers in inlets and nearby waterways just before they head out.
Flounder must be at least 14 inches long to keep, so judge carefully before sticking a fish.
Anglers are allowed to take 20 flounder per person per day, not to exceed 40 per boat (half that in waters from Pawleys Inlet north to Garden City Beach, where generators also are not allowed.)
Many conservation-minded anglers consider the 20-flounder limit too generous, and it's possible that new regulations will lower it at some point over the next few years.
In the meantime, if you happen to come across good numbers of flounder, gig only those you're sure you'll eat (they can't be sold).
Take it easy on these fish.
The first segment of the statewide dive season opened Saturday and will run through Oct. 6. The second segment will be Nov. 17-Nov. 24, and the last Dec. 21-Jan. 15.
The daily bag limit is 15 mourning doves per day, per person. There's no limit on Eurasian collared doves.
Most dive hunting is done on private land, but the state does plant a number of dove fields open to the public. The following special regulations apply to all Wildlife Management Area public dove fields:
Hunters are limited to 50 shells per hunt
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No shooting after 6 p.m. during the first segment of the season (Sept. 1–Oct. 6).
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Joke, joke, joke, that was a joke!
πως εχεις ω φιλε μου? εγω καλως εχω. τί νυν αναγνωσκεις? γραφε εμοι. χαρησομαι τῳ αντησαι προσωπον προς προσωπον.
I'm an INTJ, like many people around here apparently... I didn't know about this test before you revived this thread. Skimming thru the wikipedia article, this Myers-Briggs classification doesn't seem to have enough validity for real (medical or other) use. Beside an amateur Hellenist, I'm a physician (no specialty yet)
Introvert(22%) iNtuitive(25%) Thinking(62%) Judging(22%)
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ekɛm də mɔ̃tɛɲ]) (February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592) is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes[1] and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as "Attempts") contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers the world over, including René Descartes[2], Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer[3], Isaac Asimov, and perhaps William Shakespeare (see section "Related Writers and Influence" below).
In his own time, Montaigne was admired more as a statesman than as an author. The tendency in his essays to digress into anecdotes and personal ruminations was seen as detrimental to proper style rather than as an innovation, and his declaration that, 'I am myself the matter of my book', was viewed by his contemporaries as self-indulgent. In time, however, Montaigne would be recognized as embodying, perhaps better than any other author of his time, the spirit of freely entertaining doubt which began to emerge at that time. He is most famously known for his skeptical remark, 'Que sais-je?' ('What do I know?'). Remarkably modern even to readers today, Montaigne's attempt to examine the world through the lens of the only thing he can depend on implicitly—his own judgment—makes him more accessible to modern readers than any other author of the Renaissance. Much of modern literary non-fiction has found inspiration in Montaigne and writers of all kinds continue to read him for his masterful balance of intellectual knowledge and personal story-telling.
Montaigne was born in the Aquitaine region of France, on the family estate Château de Montaigne, in a town now called Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, not far from Bordeaux. The family was very rich; his grandfather, Ramon Eyquem, had made a fortune as a herring merchant and had bought the estate in 1477. His father, Pierre Eyquem, was a French Roman Catholic soldier in Italy for a time and had also been the mayor of Bordeaux. His mother, Antoinette López de Villanueva, was from a wealthy (Marrano) Sephardic Jewish family.[4][5] Although she lived a great part of Montaigne's life near him, and even survived him, she is only mentioned twice in his work. Montaigne's relationship with his father, however, played a prominent role in his life and works.
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CAPE CANAVERAL — Nearly four months late — and held up by a last-minute computer glitch — Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off under clear blue skies Thursday afternoon on its final mission to the International Space Station before it is retired next month.
The 27-year-old orbiter, with a crew of six astronauts, thundered from the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center at 4:53 p.m. as tens of thousands of spectators cheered NASA's oldest and most-traveled shuttle.
"The final liftoff of Discovery," exulted Mike Curie, NASA's launch commentator, "a tribute to the dedication, hard work and pride of America's space shuttle team."
It was the 39th liftoff for Discovery. Its 11-day mission, commanded by space veteran Steve Lindsey, will deliver supplies and a humanoid robot to the International Space Station.
The launch marks the beginning of the end of the space-shuttle program, 30 years after NASA began launching reusable, do-all spaceships into orbit to do everything from launching satellites to building the space station itself. After Endeavour in April and Atlantis – now set for June – NASA will have no manned-space rocket for the first time in 60 years.
NASA officials who have spent their careers in the shuttle program said they would hold back their emotions until the end. Still, they acknowledged that the end was on their minds.
Launch Director Mike Leinbach recalled that the first launch he saw was Discovery's maiden flight in 1984. "This is a pretty tremendous day in space flight for us," he said.
Thursday's launch was delayed a little over three minutes by a computer glitch experienced by the U.S. Air Force Range Safety Office, which assures that the Atlantic Ocean downrange from KSC is clear of ship and airplane traffic. Lift-off occurred with seconds to spare before the launch window closed.
"We had about two seconds of hold time remaining, which is about one second more than Mike [Leinbach] needed to get the job done, so we had plenty of margin," quipped Launch Committee Chairman Mike Moses.
Leinbach acknowledged a "fairly large size" chunk of insulating foam fell from Discovery's fuel tank nearly four minutes into flight. But he said that was late enough into the flight that engineers weren't worried the foam did any damage to the orbiter.
Throngs of people watched the launch from vantage points all along the Space Coast. Among those in the VIP area were Florida Gov. Rick Scott, watching the first launch since he took office in January, as well as U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden.
In addition to Lindsey, 50, a retired Air Force fighter pilot who flew dozens of missions in Iraq, the crew includes pilot Eric Boe, 45, an Air Force colonel and fellow fighter-pilot veteran; and mission specialists Alvin Drew, 47; Michael Barratt, 51, a medical doctor; Nicole Stott, a former mission engineer at Kennedy Space Center; and Steve Bowen, 47.
Bowen replaced Tim Kopra, who was injured in a mid-January bicycle accident. Bowen flew aboard Atlantis last May and will be the first astronaut to fly on consecutive shuttle missions.
Discovery was originally planned to lift off on Nov. 1. But a hydrogen leak, followed by the discovery of cracks in the insulating foam and some support rods on the fuel tank, caused a lengthy delay as NASA engineers labored to identify a cause and a fix.
The highlight of the mission will be delivery of Robonaut 2, otherwise known as R2, a 40-inch robot built by General Motors that looks like a human from the torso up, with capabilities to one day be an active member of the space station crew.
R2 will spend the next year or so attached to a stand in the U.S. lab on the space station, simply being tested in zero-gravity and doing such things as turning knobs, plugging things in and other simple manipulation tasks.
But its long-term prospects – including doing actual work in the space station and even outside it in space – are being eagerly anticipated by both NASA and robotic engineers all over the world.
"So in a sense, while it [the testing phase] may be a single step for this robot, it's really a giant leap forward for tin mankind," Rob Ambrose, acting chief of NASA's automation simulation and robotics division, joked at a recent briefing, paraphrasing Neil Armstrong's famous moon-landing statement.
Indeed, NASA expects to upgrade and reprogram R2 so that it becomes a mechanical member of the crew. Eventually, it will get legs or some manner of lower body and be able to work with astronauts on simple tasks such as vacuuming, or more-complex maintenance and repairs and assisting astronauts on space walks. Finally, it could become a caretaker or experiment tender, working on assignments after astronauts have left.
Longer-term, R2 even has potential for deep-space work, Ambrose said.
NASA first began developing the robot 15 years ago, and the R2 model – the second generation of the concept -- was developed in partnership with General Motors, at a cost of about $2.5 million per robot. Two have been built.
From waist to head, it stands 3-feet-4 inches and weighs 330 pounds. Built primarily of aluminum and steel, it has a soft, fleshy exterior, designed so that astronauts would not be hurt if they banged into it. R2's arms give it an 8-foot wingspan. Its head is equipped with eight cameras. Its computer brain is in its torso.
For now, it will remain in a crate until the space station astronauts finish more-pressing tasks and have the time to set it up. Robonaut 2 has only a one-way ticket to space, and it's been waiting for months inside Discovery's hold.
"As far as we know we have not heard any knocking sounds or muffled cries of 'Are we there yet?'" said Scott Higginbotham, payload manager for the mission.
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Nonthermal Processing Technologies for Food
About the authorEditors: Howard Q Zhang, PhD serves as Research Leader, Food Safety Intervention Technologies, USDA ARS Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA. Gustavo V Barbosa-Cánovas, PhD is Professor of Food Engineering and Director of the Center for Nonthermal Processing of Food in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. V M Balasubramaniam, PhD is Assistant Professor of Food Safety Engineering in the Department of Food Science, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Associate Editors: C Patrick Dunne, PhD is Senior Chemist and Senior Advisor, Nutritional Biochemistry and Advanced Processing for the DoD Combat Feeding Project of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center and Biological Chemical Command, Natick, MA. Daniel F Farkas, PhD is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR. James T.C. Yuan, PhD is Group Manager, Food Safety & Technology at American Air Liquide, Countryside, IL.
Title: Nonthermal Processing Technologies for Food
Author: Howard Q. Zhang; Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas; V. M. Bala Balasubramaniam; C. Patrick Dunne; Daniel F. Farkas; James T. C. Yuan
- News
- Contents
Foreword (Dietrich Knorr).
Introduction (Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas and Daniela Bermudez-Aguirre).
Section I. Physical Processes.
1. Fundamentals of Food Processing Using High Pressure (Loc Thai Nguyen and V.M. Balasubramaniam).
2. High-Pressure Processing Equipment Fundamentals (Edmund Ting).
3. High-Pressure Processing Pathways to Commercialization (Daniel F. Farkas).
4. Case Studies on High-Pressure Processing of Foods (Carole Tonello).
5. Microbiological Aspects of High-Pressure Food Processing (Elaine P. Black, Cynthia M. Stewart, and Dallas G. Hoover).
6. Biochemical Aspects of High-Pressure Food Processing (Maite A. Chauvin and Barry G. Swanson).
7. Sensory Quality of Pressure-Treated Foods (Alan O. Wright).
8. Hydrodynamic Pressure Processing of Meat Products (M.B. Solomon, M. Sharma, and J.R. Patel).
9. Physicochemical Effects of High-Intensity Ultrasonication on Food Proteins and Carbohydrates (Jochen Weiss, Ibrahim Gulseren, and Gunnar Kjartansson).
10. Ultrasonic Processing (Hao Feng and Wade Yang).
Section II. Electromagnetic Processes.
11. Pulsed Electric Fields Processing Basics (Olga Martın-Belloso and Robert Soliva-Fortuny).
12. Engineering Aspects of Pulsed Electric Fields (Bilge Altunakar and Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas).
13. Pulsed Electric Field Assisted Extraction—A Case Study (Stefan Toepfl and Volker Heinz).
14. Improving Electrode Durability of PEF Chamber by Selecting Suitable Material (Minjung Kim and Howard Q. Zhang).
15. Radio Frequency Electric Fields as a Nonthermal Process (David J. Geveke).
16. Use of Oscillating Magnetic Fields in Food Preservation (Nuria Grigelmo-Miguel, Robert Soliva-Fortuny, Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas, and Olga Martın-Belloso).
17. Irradiation of Ground Beef and Fresh Produce (Christopher Sommers and Xuetong Fan).
18. Pulsed Ultraviolet Light (Ali Demirci and Kathiravan Krishnamurthy).
19. Ultraviolet-C Light Processing of Liquid Food Products (J.A. Guerrero-Beltran and G.V. Barbosa-Canovas).
20. Nonthermal Plasma as a Novel Food Processing Technology (Brendan A. Niemira and Alexander Gutsol).
Section III. Other Nonthermal Processes.
21. Basics of Ozone Sanitization and Food Applications (Ahmed E. Yousef, Mustafa Vurma, and Luis A. Rodriguez-Romo).
22. Case Studies of Ozone in Agri-Food Applications (Rip G. Rice, Dee M. Graham, and Charles D. Sopher).
23. Ozone Pathway to Commercialization (James T.C. Yuan).
24. Effects of Dense Phase CO2 on Quality Attributes of Beverages (Sibel Damar and Murat O. Balaban).
25. Chlorine Dioxide (Gas) (Lindsey A. Keskinen and Bassam A. Annous).
26. Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water (Ali Demirci and Katherine L. Bialka).
Section IV. Combination Processes.
27. Novel Technologies in Combined Processes (Santiago Condon, Pilar Manas, and Guillermo Cebrian).
28. Nonthermal Processes as Hurdles with Selected Examples (Robert Soliva-Fortuny, Nuria Grigelmo-Miguel, Gustavo V. Barbosa-Canovas, and Olga Martın-Belloso).
29. Bacteriocins as Natural Antilisterial Food Preservatives (Li Liu, R. Paul Ross, Colin Hill, and Paul D. Cotter).
30. Antimicrobial Packaging (Dong Sun Lee and Jung H. Han).
Section V. Driving Forces.
31. Consumer Trends and Perception of Novel Technologies (Christine M. Bruhn).
32. Consumer and Sensory Issues for Development and Marketing (Armond V. Cardello, Robert Kluter, and Alan O. Wright).
33. Effects of High-Pressure Processing and Pulsed Electric Fields on Nutritional Quality and Health-Related Compounds of Fruit and Vegetable Products (Concepcion Sanchez-Moreno, Begona De Ancos, Lucıa Plaza, Pedro Elez-Martınez, and M. Pilar Cano).
34. Industrial Evaluation of Nonthermal Technologies (Huub Lelieveld).
35. Transferring Emerging Food Technologies into the Market Place (Authos Yannakou).
36. New Tools for Microbiological Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Process Validation Methodology (Cynthia M. Stewart, Martin B. Cole, Dallas G. Hoover, and Larry Keener).
37. Regulations and Alternative Food-Processing Technologies (Stephen H. Spinak and John W. Larkin).
38. Future Prospects for Nonthermal Processing Technologies—Linking Products with Technologies (C. Patrick Dunne).
Section VI. Appendices: Fact Sheets.
Appendix 1. High Pressure Processing.
The Ohio State University Extension.
Appendix 2. Pulsed Electric Field Processing.
The Ohio State University Extension.
Appendix 3. Ozone.
The International Ozone Association.
Appendix 4. Food Irradiation.
University of California, Davis.
Appendix 5. Irradiation: A Safe Measure for Safer Iceberg Lettuce and Spinach.
Food and Drug Administration.
Appendix 6. Pulsed Light Treatment.
Cornell University.
Appendix 7. Power Ultrasound.
Washington State University.
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News Release
Joslin Diabetes Center Partners with Acadie-Bathurst Health Authority in Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
Marks First Canadian Affiliate for Global Leader in Diabetes Treatment
BOSTON—October 19, 2006—Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, has announced its partnership with Acadie-Bathurst Health Authority (ABHA) in New Brunswick, Canada. The new affiliate, which is located at Chaleur Regional Hospital, is Joslin's first Canadian Affiliate.
The new Joslin Affiliate is an Education Affiliate, so all of Joslin's premier education programs and services are shared with the institution. This will complement the endocrine services offered by Dr. Farrukh Khan a board-certified endocrinologist who serves as medical director.
"There is no doubt in my mind that the establishment of a Joslin Diabetes Center Education Affiliate right here in Bathurst is a major coup for residents of the region and the entire population of New Brunswick," stated Gabriel Godin, chair of the ABHA board of trustees.
"According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than 5.4 percent of the people in New Brunswick have diabetes, and as many as one-third of the population has diabetes but don't know they have the disease," said Judith Eyres Goodwin, director of Joslin's Affiliated Centers Program. "We look forward to working with the professionals at Chaleur Regional Hospital to bring Joslin's integrated, state-of-the-art education programs and services to people with diabetes and related conditions in the region."
"Our staff have received training from Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston to ensure that they follow the organization's standards closely in providing education to patients with diabetes in the Chaleur region and the Acadian Peninsula," said Alice Hébert, director of nursing for the ABHA.
About Diabetes in Canada
According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than two million Canadians have diabetes. By the end of the decade, this number is expected to rise to three million. Approximately 10 percent have type 1 diabetes. However, the number of Canadians with type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically due to a number of factors: The population is aging, obesity rates are rising and Canadians' lifestyles are increasingly sedentary. Aboriginal people are three to five times more likely than the general population to develop type 2 diabetes. Seventy-seven percent of new Canadians come from populations that are at higher risk for type 2 diabetes. This includes people of Hispanic, Asian, South Asian or African descent. And there is a growing incidence of type 2 diabetes in children from high-risk populations. Diabetes is a contributing factor in the deaths of approximately 41,500 Canadians each year.
About Joslin and Its Affiliated Programs
Since Joslin Diabetes Center's founding in 1898 by a single physician, Elliott P. Joslin, M.D., Joslin has helped revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes worldwide. Through Joslin's affiliation with Harvard Medical School and with a staff of leaders in the field, Joslin has emerged as the global leader in innovative research and pioneering approaches to education and clinical care. As the science and practice of medicine continue to evolve, Joslin's core mission endures: To improve the lives of people with diabetes and its complications by providing innovative care, education and research that will lead to the prevention and cure of the disease.
Joslin's Affiliated Programs was established in 1987 to make Joslin's programs, services, and expertise available to premier hospitals, healthcare systems and physician practices across the United States. Today Joslin Diabetes Center has Affiliated Programs in 27 facilities throughout the United States and in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Joslin provides clinical, educational, operational and marketing support to its Affiliates to make certain that high- quality, comprehensive and cost-effective diabetes care is available to each partner's community—ensuring that these organizations and the patients they serve are in touch with the latest clinical trends and research breakthroughs.
About the ACADIE-BATHURST Health Authority
The ACADIE-BATHURST Health Authority was created when the Regional Health Authorities Act was introduced in April 2002.
The ACADIE-BATHURST Health Authority comprises the following facilities: the Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst, the Tracadie-Sheila Hospital, the Lamèque Hospital and Community Health Centre (CHC), and the Enfant-Jésus RHSJ† Community Health Centre, in Caraquet. It also includes these three health centres: the Miscou Health Centre, the Paquetville Health Centre and the Chaleur Health Centre, located in Pointe-Verte.
The Health Authority serves the population of the Chaleur region and Acadian Peninsula in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. In certain highly specialized areas, the Health Authority also provides services to residents of the neighboring Restigouche and Miramichi regions.
About Chaleur Regional Hospital
The Chaleur Regional Hospital is a 215-bed facility, with more than 70 physicians on staff. For more information on the ACADIE-BATHURST Health Authority and the Chaleur Regional Hospital, please visit our Web Site at http://www.santeacadie-bathursthealth.ca/.


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I'm excited to announce that the Rackspace Cloud is now powered by OpenStack, the open source cloud operating system defined by a community of thousands of developers and hundreds of organizations including NASA, IBM, Red Hat, Morphlabs and Piston Cloud Computing. The Rackspace Cloud is the world's first available large-scale, production-ready OpenStack cloud backed by our award winning Fanatical Support.
The next generation Rackspace Cloud offers a cloud architecture comprising a host of new and enhanced Rackspace products, including Rackspace Cloud Servers powered by OpenStack, Cloud Databases, Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Block Storage, Cloud Networks and a new Control Panel.
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Monday, March 12, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: Akron's WHLO Drops Laura Ingraham
She's been replaced in the 9-11 PM slot by another TRN host, Rusty Humphries.
OMW hears that one reason for the Ingraham departure on WHLO is timing.
Originally brought aboard in her live mid-morning time slot (then 10 AM to noon on 640), Ingraham was moved to nights on WHLO after the station grabbed Premiere's Glenn Beck, when sister talk WTAM/1100 Cleveland dumped him.
We hear that a 12-plus hour tape delay for Ingraham's show just wasn't working in the eyes of the folks at Freedom Avenue, as news events can certainly change between 9 AM and 9 PM.
Ingraham continues to air live from 9 AM-noon on Salem talk WHK/1420 Cleveland.
Some folks are wondering if WHLO's move would clear the way for NextMedia's WHBC/1480 to carry Ingraham in their 10-noon slot, with talk on the horizon very soon at the Canton oldies outlet. We haven't heard any word about that, at least so far...
23 comments:
Ingraham would be a good starting point for 1480 to build around.
She is established and would be a good lead in to Dennis Miller.
Akronites can still get Laura on 1420, which reaches Akron decently.
- VODood said...
Laura is live 9am-12n EST (TRN2). So it makes no sense NOT to carry her there.
Humphries isn't live. He's delayed.
- VODood said...
Oh, my bad. I mis-read the Blog.
Clear Channel should do something about the mess on 106.9 and get rid of those responsible for the sad state of all stations at Freedom Ave.
Better idea... OMW should do something about the caravan of cowards that infest this board like rats on a ship... With their endless barrage of bitter, sneering commentary and juvenile observations!
A caravan of cowards? Like you, who doesn't post your name?
It is funny hearing people whine on a media board about people expressing their right to free speech.
Clear Channel cronies have a problem with free speech, when the speech tells the truth about the filth that is Clear Channel.
If you can't handle opinions, stay away from places where people express them. And get out of radio. Your distain for free speech is an insult to everyone who fought for this right.
Face it guys, the majority of people who don't work for Clear Channel realize how badly they have hurt the radio industry. They are the worst thing to ever happen to the raio industry. Many of those that DO work for them also realize this, however they are afraid of speaking out.
Keith Hamilton, Keith Kennedy, and the like are blinded by the little paychecks they receive. When they are cast out like yesteday's garbage, they will realize that they have been sticking up for the devil.
In Hamilton's case, whispers coming out of Freedom Ave hint that he better get a resume ready. I hear Kennedy is programming WRQK because Hamilton isn't computer savvy enough to learn Selector. Perhaps DPIII will hire him as a board op.
WRQK is now voice tracked from 7pm until Bob & Tom begins in the morning.
If you thought the night girl Meagan sounded bad live, you should hear her voice tracked. Ouch.
The best station in the history of Canton has been reduced to rubble. How sad.
Clear Channel should do something about the mess on 106.9? Are you even listening to the station? I think the music has never sounded better. I have noticed that they dropped some of the tired, lame, burned oldies. They have fresh new imaging, a new nice looking logo, and a better website than they had before. CC has done something about the mess that Cumulus left for them.
I believe that Keith Hamilton is to blame for all that is wrong with radio and the word in general. I do have some solid examples. 1. Hamilton was seen in the golf coast area just 2 days before hurricane Katrina, plus Rock 106.9 plays Rock You Like a Hurricane in regular rotation. Coincidence? I think not. 2. Hamilton took a vacation in Iran. 2 days later Iran announces their nuclear program, plus Rock 106.9 plays System of a Down (a middle eastern group) in regular rotation. Coincidence? I think not. 3. Hamilton takes another vacation in the Bahamas, 1 day later Anna Nichole Smith found dead, and the baby has Hamilton's eyes! Rock 106.9 plays Crazy Bitch in regular rotation. Coincidence? I think not. 4. Hamilton airs "hidden message" Valerie Plame, Valerie Plame, in the music on Rock 107 over 5 years ago. 5 years later, Rock 107 changes name to Rock 106.9 and Scooter Libby convicted in the Plame case just weeks after Hamilton visits D.C on vacation, Hamilton plays Henry Rollins "Liar" on his lunch request show.
Coincidence? I think not.
I could go on and on with examples on how Mr. Hamilton is to blame for everything!
Your sacasm doesn't change the fact that Hamilton has done nothing for Rock 106.9, since they "relaunched," except watch the staff shrink and shrink, much like he said was his goal on the old Rock 107 website. After someone complained about his rant about wanting to fire everyone, he changed the script on the new Rock 106.9 website. Now he says he wants to take care of family. lol However, the old rant about firing everyone is still up there on the old webste. I have a screen shot of the page, so when Hamilton or Clear Channel tries to pretend the comment never existed, I will have proof.
Hamiliton doesn't have the maturity or people skills to succeed in a PD position. He has become even more arrogant and demeaning to staff and his temper is as bad as it ever has been, if not worse.
Make jokes all you want, but it is no laughing matter how Clear channel has taken an amazing heritage station and turned it in to a voice tracked sewage pit, with an incompetent pair of Keiths at the wheel.
Not long from now, I am told, Hamiliton will be the only person broadcasing live from Freedom Ave.
From 19 hours a day of live in-house broacasting to 15 hours a day of voice tracking.
Is that great radio?
How about you list all the great things Hamiliton has done to make Rock 106.9 a better station?
That would be far more impressive than your less than witty sarcasm.
Bring it, if you got it.
vodood is wrong! Humphries IS live at that time and as much as I love Laura, Humphries live at night is one of the best talk radio shows in the country. Laura should be on live, Dennis Miller will fail in talk radio .. like he did on HBO, CNBC, Fox, Monday Night Football etc... and Rusty Humphries is on his way to being one of the biggest talk personalities in the US. I can finally stopped being chained to my computer to listen to him in Akron.
Thanks to Keith Hamilton for visiting the board.
Next time, it may be better to have someone else defend you, as you are not very good at it.
I think Keith Kenedy should be fired for giving the important job of PD to his friend and not looking for someone with experience, who knows how to deal with people. Did Kennedy look, or even interview people for that position? Was he interested in finding the best person for the job, or more interested in saving his friend? Hmmm. Could that violate EEO laws?
Another reason? For making the change to Rock 106.9 the most lackluster launch ever.
Maybe in a year or so, they will get the website working properly. They have only had almost six months, since they knew CC would take over and still the website blows.
I like how Hamilton spends time on his "19th hole" feature, while neglecting the fact that the listen live and other parts of the website (and the station) are not up to par. Someone should tell Hamilton what priorities mean.
The best part of the new WRQK website? When you go to "Hamilton's 19th hole" there is a picture of a woman in a bikini, who looks like she is moving her bowels on the Rock 106.9 logo.
At least they got one thing right.
Now let's thank Joe Kleon for visiting!
Sounds like someone has a case of the sour grapes to me.
Let's be real & try to Narrow it down to who this could possibly be. Most likely candiates are those recently departing the stations:
Joe Kleon (released by Cumulus prior to the LMA, so he has no experience working with CC)
Rob Mackenzie - already pretty much blasted CC and KK on his myspace blog.
Greg Steele. Weekender
Garrett Hart- Has better/more important things to do than bash on the website
So all these hate Hamiton, hate Kennedy posts are coming from one or two of the above. I'm guessing two.
Oh did I?
Not sure why I am wasting my time, but let's quote it, shall we?
"I want to be mad, but at the same time, I was given a
shot at KDD. He gave me my own shift...why, I don't
know. I was TERRIBLE! He must have heard some kind of
potential there."
"...I learned alot, from everyone there."
"...There were alot of fun times. Dammit, I'm gonna miss it!
That was Saturday February 17.
Nobody likes a liar. I'm just pointing out the facts.
With that said, do I comment on here? Yes, absolutely.
But there isn't a single comment of mine on this topic.
Thanks for playing.
You took the bait Rob & You just proved their point. You appear in your new post as angry and bitter.
If Someone is upset that they were fired from radio they have every right to be. I was fired back in 1995 from WTAM by the current program director Ray Davis. Do I hold it against the man? Absolutely not. My life has come past that and I m sure he has no idea who I am. My name is in homage to the late great caller to the Pete Franklin show. Anyway the reason I wrote on here is that far too many people are commenting that fired employees are the ones taking shots at Clear Channel and such. I have never worked for Clear Channel so I would not know what they are like. Its a matter of preference for some people. Coke or Pepsi. I see nothing negative in the post by Rob MacKenzie towards his former employers.
Sour apples...your post was long winded, I would have fired you too.
- Joe Kleon said...
I don't know why I am wasting my time, but here goes. I will only reply to such BS this one time.
I have known Keith Hamilton for over 20 years. We met when we were 16-17 years old during the worst of times at the Safe Landing Runaway Shelter in Akron. My friendship with Keith during the few weeks we stayed there helped me through those tough times, which followed my father's death.
Here is a pic of us taken at Safe Landing.
Even if I was petty enough and lacking of integrity like many anon cowards here, I would not know who to blame for my firing from WRQK. Do I think Keith H. had the power to make that decision on his first day as PD? No. Do I have any hard feelings toward him? No. I had a great time at Rock 107 & was #1 or close to #1 the entire time I was there. I got along great with the staff and had a blast. Was I sad to go? Of course.
The fact is I do not know if Cumulus or Clear Channel gave the order to release me. Neither company would give me an answer and I still do not know. It is a big secret, for some reason.
I ask that I not be included in this sad & childish waste of time. I have many more important things to do, such as building my studio business & keeping my mortage paid.
If not for phone calls talling me about this nonsense, I would never have visited these 'Dr. Laura comments', as I could care less about her. Why post such crap in a Dr. Laura thread anyways?
If anyone has any questions & would like to speak to me, please leave a name and number at the phone number on my website, or email me.
One more thing. I do have experience working for Clear Channel, when I began working for WNCX in the late 1990s. So the person posting that doesn't know what they are talking about. Not a big surprise.
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Until further notice, comments will be automatically closed after approximately 24 hours. This will include posts below this one.
Comments on topics not having to do with the original item or related topics will be deleted. (And no, that doesn't mean "the same company owns the station".)
Our next action will be to not allow comments on all new posts.
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On August 1st:
- You will need a GamersFirst account to log in to Fallen Earth (which is no big deal, because we give them away for free so you should make one now)
- You will need to merge your Fallen Earth account with your G1 account Voltron-style to keep all your characters, reward points, and account history intact. This process will be available on August 1st. To active subscribers who complete this process by August 5th, we'll be handing out some free G1 Credits as our way of saying thank you for undertaking the transition! Which will be useful because...
- The Fallen Earth website is getting an eXtreme makeover! The Fallen Earth Store will now be integrated with the GamersFirst marketplace. From this point on you'll be able to use G1 Credits to purchase Fallen Earth Store items.
Some payments and subscriptions will be affected. Read on if you pay PayPal or Click&Buy.
If, as of August 1st, your subscription is paid directly with a credit card it will automatically recur without your having to do anything. If your subscription is paid with PayPal or Click&Buy, however, your subscription will not recur in August and you will need to resubscribe. This is not optimal, and we're sorry :(. We would prefer to allow accounts paid via PayPal and Click&Buy to continue recurring, but certain things prevent us from doing so and we must make lemons of this lemonade. Note that characters and items will of course not be affected if your subscription lapses, but any reward points you're currently accruing for having a continuous subscription will revert to the default 10 if there is a gap. To prevent any gap in service, please make sure to resubscribe immediately following August 1st (more reminders will of course be sent out closer to this date).
Additional changes that generally don't affect current subscribers but will also be in place as of August 1st:
- New subscriptions will continue to come with one additional "Buddy" product key, but will no longer come with an ATV or Classy Feathered Top Hat (we feel that the new player experience of building your first ATV is valuable, and don't want the initial purchase to bypass that)
- The base price for upgrading from a trial will be reduced from $19.99 to $14.99
In summary, on August 1st before you log in to the game you will be prompted to merge your Fallen Earth account with a GamersFirst account. Once you've completed the merge, from then on you will log in to Fallen Earth with your GamersFirst account. If you have a credit card subscription from then on you're good to go; if you use PayPal or Click&Buy, you'll need to resubscribe. Accounts that complete this transition by August 5th will receive some "thank-you" G1 Credits. New upgrades will only need to pay $14.99, and will receive a Buddy key, but no hat or ATV. The full Free2Play transition is currently still underway, and we're making good time.
A couple points not addressed in this blog are the Subscriber Appreciation Gifts (what subscribers will get each month leading up to the Free2Play transition), the forthcoming Veteran Reward (what you will get if you have ever purchased a copy of, or upgraded, Fallen Earth), and the upcoming gameplay changes. These will be addressed in the next few blogs!
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Name: Anne
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Age: 28
My question is kind of embarrassing, but here goes. I gave birth to a nine pound beautiful baby four weeks ago. I am happy to report that both mother and baby are doing fine. That is except for the fact that my vagina is still stretched out of shape. My question is can I hope to have it return to its previous shape? Also, I've heard that new mothers should wait for six weeks after a birth to start having sex. The problem is that my husband is really horny and he doesn't want to wait. So I'm wondering will it hurt if I start sooner? Another thing, does breast-feeding interfere with my sex drive? I don't feel really sexy these days. Sorry for so many questions in a row.
In the immoral words of Prissy in Gone With the Wind, "I know nutthin' about birthin' babies, Miss Scarlett."
Congratulations on the birth of your child, Anne. Wow, nine pounds, huh? Pretty hefty! I'll bet he's adorable. Everyone here at drdicksexadcice.com is betting that your child is a boy? Us boys tend to give our mommas a hard time right from the get go. At least that's what my own dear sainted mither used to say.
I'm also gonna make another assumption, this is your first child, right? Well, the size of the baby as well as the number of children the woman has carried certainly does affect the elasticity of her vagina. No rocket science there, I suppose. Birthin' babies is pretty traumatic to your pelvic musculature. These muscles lose tone with each successive delivery. But never fear darlin', there are muscle-toning exercises known as kegels that will help you tighten things up in jiffy.
Excuse me for a moment, Anne; I think I'm losing the males in my audience. Here's a tip for all you guys out there who are reading this and rolling your eyes and getting ready to turn the page because you think this is some kinda Oprah — V-Jayjay moment. Listen up you monkeys; kegel exercises aren't just for the ladies. Us men folk have pelvic muscles too. So pay attention, you're gonna want to know about kegels too.
Sorry about that Anne. See what I mean about boys and givin' folks, not only their mommas, problems? Anyhow, if you're not already doing kegels, I strongly recommend that you start right away.
What are kegels, you ask? They're muscle contraction and relaxation exercises designed help restore tone to the muscles that surround the opening of the urethra (see guys, we have one of those), vagina (ok we don't have one of those, and anus (we sure as hell have one of those). Since this includes the muscle that you use to stop and start the flow of urine, you can check if you've identified the right muscle by testing your kegel technique while peeing — if you can stop the flow of urine when tightening, then you know that you're contracting the correct muscle group. BTW, the main muscle is call the pubococcygeus muscle, or PC muscle for short.
Let's try this for starters. Imagine that you're trying to stop yourself from farting or trying to hold your pee. Notice the feeling of squeezing and lifting — it's a sensation of your pelvic muscles tightening and drawing up. Try it now, while you're reading this. That's the beauty part of kegels; you can do them anywhere, anytime. If you're finding it difficult to isolate the muscle group, insert a couple fingers into your vagina before doing a kegel. If you feel pressure around your finger while you are tensing your PC muscle, then you're on the right track.
However, if you're tightening your abs, squeezing your legs together, clenching your butt, or holding your breath then you're not exercising the right muscle group. The object here is to isolate your pelvic floor muscles. Those are the ones you wanna be working.
I want everyone, not just you Anne, to work on both muscle strength and tone. Start with five strong prolonged squeezes (5 seconds apiece). Hold then Relax. Then do a series of 10 rapid contractions in a row. Doing three sets of these two types of kegels twice a day for a week is your goal.
Let's go over that one more time. Start with five strong prolonged squeezes (5 seconds apiece). Hold then Relax. Then do a series of 10 rapid contractions in a row. Doing three sets of these two types of kegels twice a day for a week is your goal.
When you've accomplished this you're ready to increase the set to eight or ten prolonged squeezes and 20 rapid contractions in a set twice a day for a week. The advanced kegeler is able to vary the type and duration of his/her PC squeezing; slow prolonged clenches to quick flutters.
As an aside, I'd like to turn you on to a swell podcast interview I did, a while back, with the maven of pelvic floor strength, the incomparable, Lara Eardley. You'll find the shows HERE and HERE.
On to the other issues you raise. Your uterus and cervix underwent significant changes as you were delivering your baby, and they need time to heal. So if your husband is being a bigger baby than the newborn…see what I mean about boys drivin their mommas and everyone crazy…by pressuring you for nookie, make a deal with him. Hand jobs and blow jobs only for the first six weeks after delivery. I'm sure you can sympathize with the big galoot. He's probably freakin' nutty from lack of nookie. How long has it been since he had some of your fine pussy?
As an aside, allow me to turn you on to a terrific product review we featured a while back. Dr Dick Review Crew members, Jack and Karen, were in much the same situation as you and your man when they reviewed the VërSpanken.
Finally, breastfeeding may indeed interfere with your libido, but more likely it's just the sheer exhaustion of this postpartum period. Nursing your baby every couple of hours, especially during the middle of the night…I mean, how long can that go on before you start looking for your Uzi?
And probably the idea of your husband grabbing at your boobs while they're still real sore from junior chompin' away at them probably doesn't incite great waves of horniness either. Rest assured, this lack of interest in sex won't last forever. Before you know it, you'll be feeling all pretty and randy once again and soon you will be inviting and welcoming your hubby's advances.
Good Luck!
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After Winnipeg put two on base with nobody out in the ninth inning, Casey Haerther hit a run-scoring single to shave the lead to one run. Canaries closer Alan DeRatt (0-3) retired the next two batters, but Kevin Moesquit looped a two-strike pitch into shallow center field to score two and eke out a series-opening win. DeRatt suffered his second blown save of the year in 18 chances.
The loss spoiled a solid outing from Ben Moore, who threw eight innings and allowed three runs. He walked one and fanned six, increasing his league lead to 105 strikeouts. It is the fifth time in five seasons with the Canaries that Moore has recorded more than 100 strikeouts.
Tim Pahuta belted his league-leading 23rd home run of the year in the fourth inning to tie the game at 2-2. Pahuta is five shy of breaking the team and league record of 27, set by Brandon Sing in 2010.
Reggie Abercrombie was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and Marcos Rodriguez had two hits to extend a team-best hitting streak to 12 games.
Gabe Aguilar (1-0) earned the victory in relief for Winnipeg.
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=== * modRana V0.43 * === released: 14.08.2013 * Sun Sep 29 2013 Martin Kolman - 0.43.3 - don't crash if a filesystem path can't be created - fix online routing not respecting route parameters - current mode is now correctly taken into account - "avoid highways" and "avoid toll roads" works correctly again - convert Wikipedia search to the new asynchronous provider framework - convert local search to the new asynchronous provider framework - address, Wikipedia and local search wait for Internet connectivity - and enable it if needed - local search also waits for GPS, if needed - and will enable it, provided it is not turned of in options - local search now initializes GPS and Internet in parallel - this should speed up local search triggered from CLI - provided GPS and Internet is not yet initialized when triggered - CLI search debugging option - disables stdout suppression - add (hopefully) cross platform connectivity checking - the "search" button in the Fremantle app menu on the N900 now goes to the main search page - the modRana standard output now contains current Python version during startup - for easier debugging of Python version specific issues - fix routing to local search results - make "clear results" work for Address and Wikipedia search results - make "clear all" in the main search menu clear all results - tile storage type can now be selected in the QML GUI - in Options->Map - add a directions fix from Geoff Kuenning - thanks! :) * Tue Sep 10 2013 Martin Kolman - 0.43.2 - fix the annoying "Xlib: unexpected async reply" error - thanks to Geoff Kuening for helping to find the root cause ! :) - fix navigation messages when using Monav offline routing - no more "None to First Street" :) - fix route OSD menu - reverse geocoding now uses Nominatim instead of Google - start and destination address display takes aspect ratio into account * Wed Aug 14 2013 Martin Kolman - 0.43.1 - address search now works again in GTK GUI - the QML GUI now supports address search - the address search service was switched from Google to Nominatim - the QML GUI should now handle high-DPI screens properly - the design of the QML GUI was improved in some places to be more consistent - multipple background worker threads can be now cancelled individually - modRana now uses 4 space indentation :) === * modRana V0.42 * === released: 13.07.2013 * Sat Jul 13 2013 Martin Kolman - 0.42.1 - add batch tile redownload & update - accessible from the "Edit" submenu in batch dl menu - redownload ON -> download all tiles, even when locally available - redownload OFF (default) -> download only tiles that are not locally available - redownload update -> download only tiles that ARE locally available - add 32bit (i386) Monav routing server binary by jperon - Thanks ! - this should make offline routing on 32bit x86 machines possible - preliminary support for high DPI screens in QML GUI - fix online routing not respecting directions language - fix tracebacks with some routes from Monav offline routing === * modRana V0.41 * === released: 04.05.2013 * Thu May 09 2013 Martin Kolman - 0.41.2 - fix modRana not showing monav routing data packs - if map folder path is redirected by config file option, the monav routing data folder is also using the redirected path - new option for disabling (almost) all animations in QML GUI - the option is in Options->UI - when enabled, page switching becomes ridiculously fast, even on the N900 :) - dialog animations are still ON, as there doesn't seem to be a clear way of switching them OFF * Sat May 04 2013 Martin Kolman - 0.41.1 - modRana is now Python 3 compatible - Python 2.5 compatibility was of course preserved - as a result, modRana still works just fine with Python 2.5 on the N900 - Python 3 compatibility should enable packaging modRana for BlackBerry 10 - Android compatibility - modRana with the QML GUI now works on Android - Android device module has been added - installable APKs are available - APK generation script was added to the modRana packaging scripts - map data are stored in /sdcard/modrana/maps - QML GUI improvements - theme switching support - night theme for the QML GUI - the menu button can now show current mode, as in GTK GUI - thanks to Wikiwide for the idea & icons ! :) - finally some buttons in Options (related to theme switching & menu icon configuration) - fixed centering to the middle of the Atlantic at startup (center on Brno instead :) ) - fixed main map icon now shows only one map layer - automatic tile downloading in GTK GUI should now be faster due to connection reuse provided by Urllib 3 - new POI icon - various fixes
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I love the features, but it's not entirely stable. I can't play with it for more than a few mins before it becomes completely unresponsive. I've had it crash multiple times,
I'm not yet ready to give up on this yet. I hope development continues. Despite its problems, it's still one of the best navigation apps I've tested on my n900.
My biggest complaint actually isn't the stability though, it's the fact that it doesn't retain my settings when I make changes in the options menu.
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Good job. Are you going to get this in extras-testing etc, what are your development plans, licence etc.
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Keira Knightley is in talks to star in 'Laggies', replacing Anne Hathaway who was unable to commit to the film
Keira Knightley is in talks to star in 'Laggies'.
The 'Anna Karenina' actress is reportedly set to take on the lead role alongside Sam Rockwell and Chloe Moretz in the film, replacing 'Les Miserables' star Anne Hathaway, who had previously been in negotiations for the project.
However, the 'Devil Wears Prada' actress' work on Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film 'Interstellar' will overlap with production on 'Laggies', meaning she was unable to commit.
The film follows a young woman who reacts badly to her boyfriend's marriage proposal. She tells him she is off on a business retreat, but instead hides out with her new friend, 16-year-old Annika.
'Laggies' has been written by Andrea Seigel and will be directed by 'Your Sister's Sister' filmmaker Lynn Shelton.
Steve Golin, Alix Madigan and Rosalie Swedlin are producing for Anonymous Content.
The 'Seeking A Friend For The End of the World' actress can next be seen with Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan', which is released in December, and alongside James Corden and Mark Ruffalo in 'Can A Song Save Your Life?'.


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Large military units establish Operating Bases – Forward Operating Bases, Contingency Operating Bases, etc. – to adjust to a mission in a particular location. Operating Base Cecilia was established to meet the needs of Veteran families in the Chester, Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware County areas. In association with Catholic Social Services, VMC manages the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program for these counties, and also provides Veterans with access to additional services such as employment readiness, training and placement right on site. Planned future programs include additional training programs and a day drop-in center, as well as options to take services to other locations within the four-county area.
On-site resources at Operating Base Cecilia include:
- Supportive Services for Veteran Families, including the homeless outreach team
- Veterans Service Officer (access to VA benefits and entitlements)
- Access to emergency food and clothing and other local services
- Transportation to and from the Coatesville VA Medical Center
- Internet employment application assistance
- Training courses such at ServSafe and basic computer skills
- Personal/life skill courses such as budgeting (offered by Clarifi)
Operating Base Cecilia
605 E Lincoln Highway
Coatesville, PA 19320
(610) 384-8387
Anonymous - Philadelphia, PA
"I am the wife of a Viet Nam Veteran. My husband started going to PVMSEC 10 years ago for help. No mere words could ever express how much his life and in turn our family life has changed for the better in those years. I am and always will be grateful for the wonderful care he has received at the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service Center & Education Center."