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LASIK Testimonials
"Great Experience!"
"My quality of life has improved without the hassle and irritation from my contacts. The process of LASIK was so easy for me."
"After LASIK my morning routine is much simpler, no more finding glasses or dealing with contacts. With two little ones I am up and running after them without having to worry about eye care."
"After thirty years of wearing glasses, I'm thrilled to wake up every morning and be able to see clearly!"
"I should have done it sooner!"
"The freedom from glasses and contacts has been life changing. The ability to get up and go is invaluable!"
"To finally have the freedom without contacts while I hike and backpack has been amazing!"
"I love being able to play with my son without having to worry about my contacts or glasses. Seeing the clock at night is amazing also!"
"A convenient, quick, professional, and safe place to get LASIK. I highly recommend to my friends and family."
"It has been an amazing change waking up in the middle of the night and not have to fumble for glasses to see. Dr Tharp and his team have been friendly and knowledgeable throughout the course of treatment."
"I had a great experience! I don't miss my contacts!"
"My favorite thing about LASIK is waking up and not needing contacts or glasses!"
"Dr. Tharp was honest and straightforward and the LASIK process was one hundred percent not as bad as I thought it would be."
"I wish I had done this years ago! The surgery was easy and now my vision is great."
"The ability to see the world clearly is well worth the money."
"Working with Dr. Tharp and his team has been amazing. After 30 years of poor vision I can see perfectly and no longer struggle with dry eyes."
"It's great to be able to see clearly after years of contacts and glasses."
"I love not having to wear my glasses. Wish I would have done this sooner!"
"Best decision I ever made, amazing experience and results!"
"Not having to worry about wearing glasses or contacts anymore."
"I cannot begin to express my gratitude to Dr. Tharp and the staff at The Vision Care Center for exceeding my expectations with the LASIK procedure."
"Dr. Tharp and the staff at The Vision Care Center corrected my vision after wearing glasses and contacts for over ten years!"
"Life changing and very satisfied!"
I was legally blind before LASIK, now I have twenty fifteen vision. Only regret should have done it years ago.
"I can play with my son without worrying about knocking my glasses off!"
"Everyone I spoke to before I had LASIK told me doctor Tharp was the best and they wished they had not waited so long to have LASIK done. I believe both of those things are 100% true for me as well!"
"LASIK has changed my life so much for the better!"
"Dr. Tharp and LASIK has changed my life! Such a good decision!"
3 mo LASIK post-op. "It is amazing and life-changing to wake up in the morning and see the world without glasses!"
"I love my unrestricted clear vision and enjoying outdoor activities without glasses!"
Dr. Jon Weyer and his staff made me feel comfortable and confident throughout my procedure. It has been life-changing!
"Dr. Tharp and staff were incredible, they changed my life! I wish there was more to say than just Thank You!"
3 mo post Lasik "I have enjoyed the everyday convenience and comfort of no glasses or contacts! My night vision has improved significantly!
"It was so easy, I wish I would have had this procedure years ago."
"I'm an avid shooter, with LASIK I can see better than ever"
"My perfect eyesight from LASIK surgery makes it so much easier to respond to my children in the middle of the night without scrambling for my glasses. I wish I had done it years ago!
I am thrilled with my vision! My improvement in vision has helped me care for my children, care for patients, and enjoy sunglasses again! My vision is actually better than what I could see in glasses and contacts. Wish I would have found Dr. Tharp's office sooner!
"Life-changing for me! As a momma of five, I am ALWAYS ready for anything! Before there may be delay putting in contacts or finding glasses."
"This is the first time I've been able to see without glasses or contacts since 4th grade. Wish I would have had LASIK sooner."
P. Jones"As a kid, I always said if I had one wish it would be to have better eyesight. I never thought this was a possibility for me. Thank you Dr. Tharp for helping me pursue my dream to become a firefighter!
1 week post-op LASIK
"I'm glad I had LASIK done because I can see my children's faces from across a room!"
"Dr. Tharp was very thorough and personable. My experience with him and the process was great!"
"I can see unaided for the first time. Free from hassle of contacts and glasses Read more
"It was the best money I've ever spent, and I have a Harley!"
"Everyone in the office is amazing, couldn't have asked for better results. Best money I've ever spent."
"I've worn glasses all my life and I can easily say that LASIK has changed my life! I love being able to see clearly. Dr Tharp and his staff were wonderful!"
"I've never thought my world could be so clear without glasses or contacts."
"LASIK has changed the way I live my daily life. It's the best money I've every spent, you will not be disappointed."
"Amazing to get up and not reach for my glasses."
"I know have the freedom to enjoy sports and the outdoors without worrying about my glasses."
"My vision is better than it ever was with glasses or contacts. The whole process was easy and efficient. I couldn't be happier with the results!"
"Traveling is so much more enjoyable now that I can see to navigate the signs in the airport!"
"Free from glasses or contacts for the first time in 30 years!"
"I love the feeling of being able to wake up and see!"
"Anyone thinking about having LASIK done needs to go for it, best thing I have ever done! No more glasses!"
"Life changing, so glad I had it done!"
"LASIK by Dr. Tharp has been one of the best decisions I have ever made!"
"The ability to achieve better than twenty twenty vision in less than fifteen minutes was a game changer after wearing glasses for twenty plus years!"
"I am excited about my new vision to help reach my future goals!"
"I am amazed at how great my results are! It is better than I expected and should have done it long ago. It truly is life changing and I would recommend it to anyone considering it."
"My advice is not to wait. Having Lasik will change your life for the better. Thanks to Dr Jon Weyer and his staff!"
"LASIK has given me freedom from being CHAINED to glasses and contacts! Also allows me to be able to see the moment my eyes open!"
"My only regret is that I waited so long to get this done. It has been life changing."
"My favorite part of LASIK was the fast recovery time!"
"I enjoy hiking and being able to see nature clearly."
"I got my first pair of glasses in the fourth grade. I always knew I wanted to have LASIK, so I to the leap for my 35th birthday. It has been one of the best decisions I have ever made!"
"I love that I can wake up and see what is around me."
"No more needing help to find my glasses when I wake up."
"The process was quick, easy, and painless. It helped me pursue my next career path with perfect vision."
"It is amazing to see clearly without the aid of glasses or contacts for the first time in 16 years."
"Best decision I have made. I love waking up being able to see. I am able to drive at night again with no halos."
"It is so exciting to wake up every day and not have to worry about adding something to my eyes to help me see."
"It feels great to be free of glasses and to see everything! "
"My eyes are not longer bloodshot and dry from contact lenses!"
"I'm very impressed with the quality of my vision!"
"One of the best decisions I have made. Exceeded my expectations! "
"The day after my LASIK surgery was the first time in 45 years that I was able to see my clock on my bedside table!"
"I went from a minus nine in my contacts to twenty-twenty in less than a day. I feel like superman with his laser vision! Fantastic experience, professional, and Dr. Tharp and his team won't steer you wrong!"
"Dr. Tharp and his staff were fabulous!"
"I am so excited! LASIK has brought me a whole new outlook. Great experience! Thank you Dr. Tharp, "
"LASIK the gift of sight! Thanks to the team at the Vision Care Center I now have no astigmatism!"
"Night vision is great! Wish I would have done it sooner!"
"I have been unable to see without correction since the sixth grade. Dr. Tharp, Amanda, and staff at The Vision Care Center are highly professional and great at what they do. I would recommend LASIK to anyone – it was a quick, painless procedure."
"Being able to wake up in the morning and see more than a foot in front of me is amazing!"
"Less than 24 hours I could drive without the use of glasses!"
"I'm very grateful to Dr. Tharp and his team for being so patient and attentive with me. I've wanted LASIK from the day I got my first pair of glasses!"
"My LASEK eye surgery has been great and allows me to do several activities without the burden of corrective lenses. The whole team at Vision Care Center has been great and very caring every step of the way."
"Best decision ever! I no longer have to deal with contact lens irritation."
"My vision is great! I wish I had the procedure done earlier! "
"I've worn contacts for over 20 years. I'm so glad I got LASIK, no more struggling with irritated eyes!"
"It's changed my life so much already. I can see without glasses or contacts and the comfort of my eyes have improved because they are no longer dry from my contacts."
"I have been wearing contacts since 8th grade, I forgot how good it feels to wake up and be able to see and it has only been a weeksince my surgery!"
"It's so convenient! I never have to worry about losing my contacts or putting them in or taking them out."
"Best decision I have made yet! I see so much more now and it is without my glasses!"
"LASIK has completely changed the way I approach the day. I would recommend it to anyone!"
"If I had to do that procedure once a month to see without glasses, I would! Dr. Tharp and Amanda are so caring and walk you through it to ease your mind! Best thing I've ever done,"
"LASIK has been wonderful! Dr. Tharp and his staff are great! 100% recommended!"
"I never thought I could watch my sons play sports without glasses or contacts. Post surgery 20/15 vision proved me wrong!"
"Highly recommend. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff. It is so nice to golf, hunt, fish, and be outdoors without the itchy effects of pollen."
"I am very glad I had LASIK done. It has been a life changing procedure done by an excellent doctor and his staff."
"I wish I would have done it sooner!"
"I'm excited that I no longer have to rely on my glasses to see."
"I never have to rely on contacts or glasses again!"
"Dr. Tharp and Amanda were fantastic. I love my freedom from glasses/contacts!"
"I'm thrilled with my LASIK results and love not worrying about contacts in the pool!"
"I have the freedom of not having to look for my glasses anymore!"
"It was something I could do to positively affect every day from here on. I really enjoy the freedom of not having to keep glasses or contacts on me."
"No more reaching for the glasses when waking up!"
"Dr. Tharp and his staff were excellent! My vision is better than I ever expected!"
"Not having to mess with glasses or contacts has helped to simplify my life."
"I love being able to wake up in the morning and I'm able to see immediately!"
"LASIK has changed my life! Dr. Tharp and his team are amazing!"
"I don't have to mess with contacts anymore before I go hunting or playing golf."
"Love it! It's amazing not having to put in and take out contacts morning and night. Time saver!"
"Amazing! Wish I would have done it sooner! Great stuff!"
"It's great to be able to wake up and see for the first time in fifteen years! Dr . Tharp and staff are great!"
"Better than I have seen in years! Great experience and a fantastic staff!"
"LASIK has been amazing! Twenty-fifteen vision! Can drive with no contacts or glasses for the first time in my life."
"It is wonderful not having to wear glasses anymore and everything is so much brighter and clearer!"
"Having LASIK was the best decision I ever made!"
"I wake up in the middle of the night and I can see the TV! It's amazing!"
"No glasses, no contacts, 20/20 vision. My only regret is I waited so long!"
"It's wonderful to be able to see when I wake up in the morning!"
"It's fantastic to have such clarity in my vision without fighting contacts daily!"
"My vision is great! I wish I had done it years ago!"
"I've debated on LASIK for years and honesty, it was one of the best decisions I've ever made! I couldnt be happier with the results!"
"In a matter of minutes I went from being unable to function without glasses or contacts to having 20/15 vision in one eye and 20/20 in the other!"
"I can see details I could never see before!"
"LASIK has been wonderful and well worth it. Takes the worry out of waking up without glasses or contacts."
"It's great to be able to pop out of bed and just go!"
"I see more clear now than I did with contacts!"
"Dr. Tharp and his staff were so amazing! LASIK has allowed me to see everything so much better!"
"Best decision of my life!"
"Dr. Tharp and staff made my experience easy and my clear vision is here to stay."
"After LASIK my vision is 20/20 without the use of glasses or contacts!"
"Best decision I have ever made. It's a whole new world!"
"Everything just looks better!"
"I love to not to have to wear glasses anymore!"
"No more contacts! Waking up in the night and being able to see the clock is wonderful!"
"I had worn glasses for so many years that I had forgotten how inconvenient they were. Since having LASIK I can't imagine having to wear them (glasses) again, seeing everything clearly without glasses has been priceless!"
"It is great to see even more clearly without constantly taking my glasses off and on and not forgetting them, or leaving them behind."
"Makes every day a better and brighter day. Wished I could have had the procedure done sooner."
"I'm so happy that I now see with as much clarity as when I wore contacts; I'm twenty- five years old and wore contacts for fifteen years."
"My vision is great!"
"It is nice to be able to wake up and be able to see clearly."
"After LASIK and an enhancement my expectations for awesome vision has been met! Dr Tharp and his staff are the best and made sure I had the best vision I could have!
"I've been living with glasses for 15 years, now I see clearly without them!"
"Waking up the morning after LASIK and being able to see made me cry tears of joy. LASIK has truly changed my life."
"I can see for the first time in 29 years!"
"I can't recommend LASIK enough for escaping the confines and restrictions brought on by prescription glasses, worth every penny."
"Being contact and glasses free is such a huge relief!"
"Waking up and not having to worry about getting to the bathroom to put in my contacts or remember to take them out before bed has been absolutely amazing. My eyes still feel brand new."
"For the first time in my life I can see crisply and clearly. It's amazing! I only wish I hadn't waited to have the procedure."
"It has been life changing to see without glasses or contacts after LASIK with Dr. Tharp."
"I feel like the version of myself that I've always wanted to be."
"The joy of being able to see, by having a quick painless procedure…….PRICELESS!"
"I love not having to grab glasses or wear a contact!"
"LASIK changed my life for the better, awesome!"
"LASIK has been Convenient and Well Worth It for me"
"Staff were friendly and professional and Dr. Tharp was very knowledgeable. Extremely pleased with the entire LASIK procedure and my outcome."
"I love not messing with glasses or contacts!"
"The surgery was so quick and easy. I love not having to use glasses all the time."
"LASIK has made life with two children easier. I don't have to worry about my glasses getting knocked off my face or time messing with contacts, it is AMAZING!"
"My vision was so bad for so long, it's so nice to be able to wake up and see clearly!"
"I am glad I can see again!"
"I feel less restricted in my life and can truly appreciate the world's beauty when I travel."
"I had LASEK so that I could pursue my dream of naval aviation. The staff was extremely willing to work with my NROTC superiors and my college schedule. In the end, the results were extremely favorable. Very happy with the process and results."
"The ease of no longer hassling with glasses or contacts = freedom!"
"Dr. Tharp and his staff were top notch! After 16 years with glasses, I'm seeing more clearly than ever before!"
"I'm thrilled to be able to wear regular sunglasses again!"
"I don't have to deal with glasses falling off of my face when exercising anymore."
"I love not having to take my glasses on and off all the time."
"The surgery was easier than I ever expected and I was so amazed to wake up the next morning and be able to see!
"Beyond expectations! It is great not worrying about contacts."
"I love being able to go to bed a night and not have to worry about taking out my contacts."
"I had LASIK for the SAFETY it provides me and my family."
"I don't have to wear glasses anymore!"
"I can finally read music at the piano without my contacts moving so much! I love it!"
"Love being able to check on my children at night without needing glasses."
"I can watch TV without my glasses"
"My only regret is waiting so long to have the procedure done."
"The staff at The Vision Care Center has been so wonderful. They have helped me get to a life of great vision!"
"Finally able to enjoy my active lifestyle without the hassle of glasses!"
I can see the signs when I drive!"
Having LASIK was the best decision I have made in years. It has given me such confidence and freedom in my active life."
LASIK has changed my life – I am so glad I had it done. I love my vision."
I have enjoyed having LASIK done, I'm enjoying every minute of it. For once, I can actually wake up and see!"
From not being able to see something clear an inch away to having perfect vision, I would recommend Dr. Tharp, and his staff to anyone. It was worth every penny."
It has changed my life! Best decision I have ever made."
I feel safer taking my kids to the beach!"
LASIK has truly been a life changing experience. The entire staff at Vision Care Center made my experience amazing."
I love not having to grab my glasses first thing in the morning"
Threw the glasses, away, and haven't looked back since. So glad I didn't wait any longer."
"Dr. Tharp and all his staff are wonderful! Best procedure I've ever done! Feels amazing to be able to see without the hassle and worry of contacts or glasses."
"What I love about LASIK is going to the beach and to go swimming without worrying about losing my contact or not being able to see."
"I went from not being able to see the clock beside my bed to being able to see everything all the way out to the horizon when driving."
"I love my new vision"
"It's great to be able to see the alarm clock at night."
"I'm so glad I had LASIK. It was one of the best decisions I have made."
"I do not miss putting contacts in every morning."
"My only regret is waiting so long to have the procedure. What a feeling- when I'm driving and realize my eyes are unburdened from my lenses for the first time."
"My vision was corrected instantly. Doing away with contacts is such a relief!"
"I love walking in the morning and being able to see the time on the clock without having to find my glasses first. It was the best thing I ever did for myself."
"I am in love with my perfect vision"
"Really enjoy not having contacts!"
"The improvement in my vision is like magic…didn't believe it was possible until I saw it myself!"
"Drove at dark, I could see great and things did not run together."
"I had thought about LASIK for a long time, so glad I did it. It's nice to be able to see without having to use glasses or contacts."
"I am thoroughly pleased with the LASIK procedure. I enjoy not having to deal with contacts and glasses."
"Dr. Tharp has been instrumental in helping me achieve my lifelong goal of flying for the military. Without the LASIK procedure I would have been disqualified for vision requirements"
"Quick, painless and now I have the best vision of my life!" After years of worrying, I'm so glad I did it! Dr. Tharp and his staff are compassionate, caring and extremely competent.The world is clearer, crisper and more beautiful. I'll always be grateful to Dr. Tharp and his wonderful staff."
"LASIK was a great investment – No more contacts!"
"One of the best decisions I ever made. No more looking for my glasses!"
"I like being able to wake up in unfamiliar places and seeing my surroundings"
"Very pleased. Don't have to mess with glasses or contacts anymore."
"LASIK made my life easier and hassle free from glasses and contacts"
"LASIK has been the best money I have ever spent. Not having the hassle of glasses and contacts has been wonderful!"
"I put it off for fear and now I wish I had done it sooner. It was an easy, wonderful experience!"
"The best thing is being able to lay on the couch after surgery and not be bothered by glasses while watching TV"
"The best money I've spent!"
"I would highly recommend LASIK to anyone. Dr. Tharp is wonderful — I have 20/20 vision again!"
"Vision was worse than 20/400 for 40 years — now 20/20!"


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It's the second Family Forecast Family Pack giveaway!!
Each Friday during our Forecast: Chance of Rain series we are giving away a Family Forecast Family Pack – everything you need to hold a movie night for your family!
The Family Forecast is a tool to reinforce at home what your child is learning in Motion. Each weekend of our Forecast: Chance of Rain series receive a different Family Forecast movie night guide and plan a movie night for your family based on the movie clips we watched in Motion.
This weekend in Motion we'll be learning more about unity, focusing on unity with our community from Acts 4:32-35 and the unity of the early Christians.
Included in this week's prize pack:
- the movie Night at the Museum
- all the ingredients to make "Mischievous Monkey Banana Bites"
- discussion questions to use following the movie
- a family art pack
There are three easy ways to enter the giveaway:
- Post a comment on the eKidz Facebook
- Tweet the following: Enter for your chance to win a "Night at the Museum" Family Movie Night Pack! #summerfun http://elevationekidz.com/posts/fun-friday-giveaway-2/
- Post a comment here on the blog – tell us a great museum you and your family have visited.
The last chance to enter the Family Forecast Family Pack giveaway is Saturday, June 30, at 12pm. The winner will be able to pick-up their Family Forecast Family Pack at an Elevation location on Sunday, July 1.

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4 Sure-fire Forex Trading Tips That Will Make You A Better Trader
Forex trading is known as a tough business to break into it. So, If you want to trade through Forex markets, you have to build up a good arsenal of strategies, methods and tricks as well. In this topic, we will show you the right way which will help to make you a better trader.
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If you excitedly turned over your calendar this week and promptly donned a witch hat and surrounded yourself with decorative gourds, you're probably already very aware that October—the officially designated Spooky Season—is upon us. This can only mean two things: Halloween, and io9's yearly Halloween Costume Show!
Every year, we ask you to give us a look at what fabulous costumes you, your family, or even your pets will be wearing for All Hallow's Eve, and all spooky-adjacent events, so we can all admire your handiwork in celebration of frightfully good costumery. As in previous years, we're kicking off the festivities right from the get-go of the month, so whether you're still working on crafting your costume, or you've already got one sorted for parties before the big day, we want to see your pictures—final costume, work-in-progress, whatever!
The month-long time frame gives you plenty of time to whip something up, but if you've not started just yet, we'll be running weekly check-ins every Tuesday throughout the month highlighting reader submissions so far, before culminating with a grand roundup of every submitted costume on Halloween itself. So you've still got time to share your costume with us. The best of the very best costumes will be lavished with praise and featured right here on io9! If you need some inspiration to get started, be sure to check out the links below to previous Costume Shows, which included some truly delightful costumes, and equally delightful puns.
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1. From St Lucia: Cape Vidal Full-Day Snorkeling Safari
After pickup from your accommodations, your guide will take you on a safari drive in iSimangaliso Wetland Park. You'll have the chance to see many animals in their natural habitat including elephants, hippos, rhinos, hyenas, buffalos, zebras, wildebeest, antelopes, chameleons and if you're lucky, perhaps a leopard. Then head to the beach for 2 hours of snorkeling and discover over 50 different species of fish. If you're not a keen snorkeler, you can enjoy the beach on your own or go for a little birdwatching walk on the forest dunes of Cape Vidal with another guide. Your tour is conducted in a laid-back, yet professional manner and includes breakfast and a delicious African braai (barbeque) lunch.


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Hi Ari.
I have a question regarding erecting a beam where a partition wall had previously been torn down. This was done by the previous owner, I might add. As a result, the joists on the second floor are spanning about 22 feet and the ceiling is starting to sag. I initially had entertained the idea of putting up the beam, with help, but after doing a bit of reading I'm uncertain. I had intended to erect the 8 ft beam on top of posts that would be located on the interior of the walls as opposed to within the walls themselves. The home is old and I suspect it was built with balloon framing. My concern is regarding the posts and where they should be located. As I understand it, they should be on top of the main floor ceiling joists or at least on blocking between 2 neighbouring joists. Can you shed some light on this situation or should I consult a contractor to do the work?
Removal of walls in homes can have very detrimental effects if they are done incorrectly by amateur carpenters or homeowners. You are observing one of these effects in the sagging ceiling. You are absolutely right in your attempt to correct this situation, before serious structural damage occurs. I would strongly recommend installing a temporary support beam to prevent further damage to the ceiling and floor joists until proper repairs can be made.
The size of the beam and positioning of the support posts or columns has a lot to do with the nature and location of the removed wall. If the wall removed was a load-bearing wall, which is generally located above the main beam below the main floor joists, the support columns should also be located directly above the beam. These posts don't have to sit directly over the floor joists below, but they will require solid blocking between the floorboards and the main beam, to transfer the load directly to the beam. The beam may also require reinforcement in this area, if the new posts are mid-span between the support teleposts or wood columns for the beam. If the removed wall was load bearing you had better install something immediately, even if it is a temporary fix, to prevent a collapse of the floor system above this area.
If the missing wall was only a partition wall, as you suggest, it may not be fully supporting the upper floor joists, but may still have provided some support for the joists above. Shorter joists or upper walls may have had been overlapping framing sitting on top of this area, which is causing the sag in the ceiling. It is less likely that the interior walls are balloon framed, as this is mainly found on exterior walls, but there is still that possibility. If the second scenario, of the wall being a partition only, is the case in your home, a smaller beam may be required and the placement of the posts less critical because they will be carrying a much smaller load. For that situation, placing the support columns directly over a double joist, that is properly supported, may be sufficient.
From the description you have provided, it appears that the previous homeowner may have dangerously removed a load-bearing wall that supported the overlapping ends of the floor joists above. The sagging you describe leads me to this conclusion, as it is unusual to see 22 foot long continuous floor joists, even in older homes. The thoughtless actions of the previous weekend warrior may have caused a potential major life-safety hazard within your home. If too large a load is placed above this area, the entire ceiling could collapse, injuring yourself or anyone on the floor above.
The point you raise in your question is an excellent one about contacting a professional for this type of work. All you have to do to answer that for yourself is to look at the current state of affairs in your home. Anytime a major structural renovation like this is attempted, professionals should be involved in the entire process and the proper building permits should be obtained. The permit will have to be accompanied by an architectural drawing or sketch and may require an engineer's stamp, if the wall is load bearing. Obviously, this was not done in your home, so the onus is on you to complete the process.
The first professional to consult is a licensed structural engineer, for a site visit, to assess the situation and provide you with the correct sizing of the beam and support columns and other details for the proper repairs. Once this is obtained, you can then decide if you feel competent in installing the beam as designed by the engineer. You may find that a competent general contractor may be a better choice for this extremely important, but not tremendously difficult installation. To limit your cost, you could attempt the drywall sheathing, taping and painting of the finished area yourself.


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Dynamic Annotations for ADF Pipelines
ADF is one otf those Azure tools that seems to be getting updated constantly. And to keep up with the changes I like to watch the videos on Channel 9. And last Friday there was another video which spoke about being able to tag pipelines. It's talked about in the first few minutes of this video.
Great! But we have pipelines that are executed by other pipelines. Wouldn't it be even more great if these annotations accepted dynamic content, like most of the rest of ADF does? Within the UI it suggest that it is not the case: typically you can tell whether something accepts dynamic data or not quite easily because an input literally says "add dynamic content", as shown below.
However, at the very least anyway, you can set the names to be the parameters of the pipeline. This is amazingly handy if you have pipelines executed by other pipelines many times as you can now filter by the annotations, which was something you could not do with the parameters.


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Leonardo da Vinci primary resource
Learn about the importance of Leonardo da Vinci's life and works
This primary resource introduces children to painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. Discover the artist's personal development over his lifetime. Who was Leonardo da Vinci? What was his most famous work? When did he create it?
Pupils will learn about Leonardo da Vinci's life and works, and how important they have come to be in our National Geographic Kids' Art primary resource sheet.
The teaching resource can be used in study group tasks for looking at the most significant works of Leonardo da Vinci, as a printed handout for each pupil to review and annotate, or for display on the interactive whiteboard using the images included in the resource for class discussion.
Activity: Ask children to use the information in the resource sheet to make their own Leonardo da Vinci timeline and add in extra dates and information from their own research (our primary resource: Leonardo da Vinci comic could help with this). This could be carried out as a class exercise, and the timeline displayed on the classroom wall. Pupils could discuss which of da Vinci's works is the most important in their opinion, and which is their favourite to look at. They could draw or paint their own version of one of da Vinci's creations, or make their own picture in da Vinci's style.
N.B. The following information for mapping the resource documents to the school curriculum is specifically tailored to the English National Curriculum and Scottish Curriculum for Excellence. We are currently working to bring specifically tailored curriculum resource links for our other territories; including South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. If you have any queries about our upcoming curriculum resource links, please email: email@example.com
This Leonardo da Vinci primary resource assists with teaching the following Key Stage 1 Art objective from the National Curriculum:
Pupils should be taught:
- about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
National Curriculum Key Stage 2 Art objectives:
Pupils should be taught:
- to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- about great artists, architects and designers in history.
This Leonardo da Vinci primary resource assists with teaching the following Expressive arts First – Third level objectives from the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence:
- I can respond to the work of artists and designers by discussing my thoughts and feelings. I can give and accept constructive comment on my own and others' work.
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence Fourth level Expressive arts objectives:
- I can analyse art and design techniques, processes and concepts, make informed judgements and express considered opinions on my own and others' work.


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General Zaroff in "The Most Dangerous Game"
Richard Connell
Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game", infers that General Zaroff, the antagonist, represents exquisite, intelligent, and savage traits throughout the entire development of the story. Dreading for many difficult challenges in his hunts, Zaroff will never stop until he meets his match.
Zaroff, intelligent but likewise generous, he uses his attractive personality to lure ship-wreakers into playing a game of survival. Zaroff, pulling out his gold cigarette case and offering Rainsford his best cigarette, kindly says to him, "I shall be most glad to have your society." (Connell 18) Zaroff invites Rainsford to hunt with him. Inviting Rainsford to a delicate hunt for good impressions proves that Zaroff is most generous; when he has a chance to enjoy something, he offers a companion to accompany him. Zaroff expresses numerous amounts of high-level etiquette throughout the entire story, especially during his conversation...
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Addiction & Compulsion Body, Mind and Words
José de la Isla
Near the end of a seminar on addictions in San Juan, Puerto Rico, documentary producer Penelope Douglas cut into a presentation to make her point. Wake Forest University Medical School had pulled together journalists to provide them with the state of knowledge about addictions.
It's not the nicotine in cigarettes that's harmful to the body, Penelope, who had done extensive research on the topic, said. No one has ever died of nicotine. The other 400 ingredients in cigarettes are the harmful ones. Like so much in science the answer might be yes and not.
But new methods weighing and measuring our addictions, compulsions, and obsessions are now challenging previous assumptions. Eventually science might even encroach on an understanding into motives. This powerful mind-body research into addictions should give writers and creative artists a moment's pause.
For me, it's now three decades after I was part of trying to understand the illicit-drug world. I headed the first think-tank into the topic for a Washington, D.C. group known as the Drug Abuse Council. Back then, the scene was divided into law enforcement and treatment approaches as the two heads of the dragon. A dubious public policy intended to quarantine drug use. Now my participation here in the seminar was to make peace with my past by taking in new knowledge.
Nora Volkow is a leading researcher in addictions. She grew up in Leon Trotsky's house in Mexico City. Her great-grandfather was the exiled Russian revolutionist, who led the Red Army, broke with Vladimir Lenin and was assassinated by one of Josef Stalin's agents in 1940. Volkow became fascinated with neuroimaging, which takes pictures of the brain.
The scholar from the National Autonomous University of Mexico made her first major contribution as a University of Texas-Houston researcher in 1985 when she traced cocaine's euphoric path in the brain by using positon emission tomography, PET, and found addict's brains looked like those of stroke victims.
She is a leading exponent that an addiction is not a failure of will or self-control or character. Addictions are so difficult to break because the brain is changed. Today, she heads the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse.
She doesn't look like a crusty bureaucrat nor like a tweedy researcher. Her body type is more like that of a ballerina who does pirouettes around old concepts with a new science."If you want to talk about free will—that's very interesting," she says and combines research using brain scans with philosophy.
In fact, neuroscience is taking over as the way to understand obsessions and lots of habitual behavior— from addictions to attention deficit disorders, obesity, Alzheimer's, and love and adolescence. The old maps leading to understanding are getting surpassed by a GPS that leaves behind the old, archaic modes of knowledge. Brain science points to not only the natural highs from dopamine (and when it goes askew) to the interaction of genetics and the environment, with implications for how life evolves from an episode to an experience.
All this is instructive to artists who are often averse to the rigors of science and more adapt at the nuances and flexibility of perception. Yet, think again. George Lakoff, a linguist from the University of California, Berkeley, is leading the way using neuroscience, to show how word pictures are formed that report enlightenment and enjoyment from the brain to the mind. It is our nature as sentient beings.
It basically comes to this. Words, just like images, can evoke strong reactions and responses. This is the same dopamine pathway in the brain operating as it does with a fine coc au vin, a chocolate truffle, a nice Burgundy and making love. We are not—cannot be—easily disembodied from our words. We are by nature sensate.
Lakoff argues we become disembodied when the mind—or is it the brain—fails to associate freely and is instead harnessed into logic and syllogisms and structures where the neural inspiration leaves the thought. In other words, there is no giant equation or logic out there that will explain the world. Logic and math are just languages for translating nature. Some day, the ah-ha moment of enlightenment and understanding might get captured in a brain scan like an x-ray of philosophy.
Lakoff explained to me that about 98% of thought is not conscious. That's why facts, unless they have "frames" around them, don't matter. These are the worldviews going into the words we use. Our morality and politics come from what our brains are doing below the conscious level.
Furthermore, everyone has mirror neurons that fire up when you do something or see someone doing something, he explains. That's why we can have feelings of fear, anger and happiness when we see it in others. It is how we empathize. Those neurons fire up more when we cooperate, he adds. We are biologically wired for cooperation.
Now here's the astounding part. Lakoff says empathy has to be developed and used or the brain will atrophy. And that brave new world insight is the strongest case for the arts, creativity and the worldviews coming from writers' words.
Brain science is telling us what we did not know about dialog, that it sparks dopamine and it gives readers a strange comfort and solidarity with the writer.
If anyone thinks brain science portends the end of literature as a way to understand humans, think again. Think what Persaline, Scarlett Johansen's character, said in the movie A Love Song for Bobby Long: "Everybody knows books are better than life. That's why there're books."
*José de la Isla is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist and author of The Rise of Hispanic Political Power (2003) and the forthcoming Day Night Life Death Hope (2008)..
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Report NEP-GEO-2005-05-23This is the archive for NEP-GEO, a report on new working papers in the area of Economic Geography. Vassilis Monastiriotis issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-GEO
The following items were announced in this report:
- Agnès Bénassy-Quéré & Maylis Coupet & Thierry Mayer, 2005. "Institutional Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment," Working Papers 2005-05, CEPII research center.
- Nicolas Marchetti, 2005. "Les conflits de localisation : le syndrome NIMBY," CIRANO Burgundy Reports 2005rb-05, CIRANO.
- Yoonsoo Lee, 2004. "Geographic redistribution of U.S. manufacturing and the role of state development policy," Working Papers (Old Series) 0415, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
- Ben R. Craig & William E. Jackson & James B. Thomson, 2005. "SBA-loan guarantees and local economic growth," Working Papers (Old Series) 0503, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
- Jesus Cañas & Robert W. Gilmer, 2005. "Industrial structure and economic complementarities in city pairs on the Texas-Mexico border," Working Papers 0503, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
- Jordan Rappaport, 2004. "A simple model of city crowdedness," Research Working Paper RWP 04-12, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
- Christopher H. Wheeler, 2004. "Cities, skills, and inequality," Working Papers 2004-020, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Christopher H. Wheeler, 2004. "Worker turnover, industry localization, and producer size," Working Papers 2004-021, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Christopher H. Wheeler, 2004. "Industry localization and earnings inequality: evidence from U.S. manufacturing," Working Papers 2004-023, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Christopher H. Wheeler, 2004. "Productivity and the geographic concentration of industry: the role of plant scale," Working Papers 2004-024, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- Russell Hillberry & David Hummels, 2005. "Trade Responses to Geographic Frictions: A Decomposition Using Micro-Data," NBER Working Papers 11339, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Jan Bruha & Delia Ionascu & Byeongju Jeong, 2005. "Organized Labor and Restructuring: Coal Mines in the Czech Republic and Romania," William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series wp773, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
- Petri Böckerman & Edvard Johansson & Satu Helakorpi & Ritva Prättälä & Erkki Vartiainen Antti Uutela, 2005. "Does a Slump Really Make You Thinner? Finnish Micro-level Evidence 1978-2002," Labor and Demography 0505011, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Petri Böckerman & Eero Lehto, 2005. "Does Geography Play a Role in Domestic Takeovers? Theory and Finnish Micro-level Evidence," Urban/Regional 0505002, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- P Nair & Deepak Kumar, 2005. "Towards the Development of a Definitive Infrastructure Policy in," Urban/Regional 0505005, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- P Nair & Deepak Kumar, 2005. "Mumbai Urban Transport Project—Development and Challenges," Urban/Regional 0505006, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- N Janardhan Rao & Deepak Kumar, 2005. "Vallarpadam Container Terminal Project: Enabling Port Infrastructure," Urban/Regional 0505007, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Deepak Kumar & AP Maurya, 2005. "Online Data Management System for On-farm Trials," Urban/Regional 0505008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Almos T. Tassonyi, 2005. "Local Economic Development: Theory and the Ontario Experience," International Tax Program Papers 0511, International Tax Program, Institute for International Business, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.
- Eliana Baici & Giorgia Casalone, 2005. "Has human capital accounted for regional economic growth in italy? a panel analysis on the 1980-2001 period," Working Papers 101, SEMEQ Department - Faculty of Economics - University of Eastern Piedmont.


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If the hierarchy put Jesus in the driver's seat, they wouldn't have to worry about steering the clergy abuse conversation. Instead, they craft messaging to deflect criticism and distract Catholics.
Because of this, some were re-gifted canned talking points during the Christmas homily. This was the case across the Archdiocese of Chicago, where the Illinois state attorney general recently uncovered hundreds of previously unreported priest abuse accusations. Bishop Ronald Hicks, an aide to Cardinal Blase Cupich, sent a letter to archdiocesan priests on how to address the unfolding scandal during holiday masses and conversations.
Here's a talking point from the letter obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times: Let people know the archdiocese has been "working to develop strong policies and procedures to heal victims and prevent abuse since 1992."
Shouldn't reporting abuse accusations to the police should have been the starting point back in 1992. It seems they're still "working to develop" that policy and procedure more than 25 years later. No rush. Take your time. It's only children at risk.
Read the Chicago Sun-Times article here.
Pulpit Public Relations In Philadelphia Archdiocese
Talking points made their Philadelphia debut when the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua hired the Tierney Group, a public relations firm to handle his image. The faithful should have been more concerned that their shepherd needed to invest so heavily in spin. Since then, archdiocesan leadership continues to manage messaging – with less success.
In one instance, Leslie Davila, director of the office for child and youth protection, emailed United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) talking points to her staff when the movie "Spotlight" was released in 2015. The Oscar-winning film chronicles the investigative reporting of Boston Globe journalists whose groundbreaking coverage in 2002 exposed that archdiocese's clergy child sex abuse coverup.
In her email, Davila wrote that the movie could "stir things up" in victims, survivors and the community. She reminded staff to remember the good work they do. Maybe she thought seeing the movie would cause a few archdiocesan employees to quit? It's a reasonable assumption.
USCCB introduction: "In our experience, Catholics and others will take the movie as proof of what is happening today, not what happened in the past. Do not let past events discourage you. This is an opportunity to raise the awareness of all that has been done to prevent child sexual abuse in the Church. There is much good news to share."
Much good news to share? Such as the news shared in 2018 Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report?
The final bulleted talking point reads: "Remember that if someone is calling to make a new report they need to be referred to the Office for Investigations 1-888-930-9010."
How about telling abuse victims to call the police! The USCCB does not include this instruction in their talking points. This was sent to staff members of the OFFICE FOR CHILD AND YOUTH PROTECTION!
But the real bulls#@! can be shoveled out of the "additional information section."
"Possible Words to those Harmed by Abuse: The movie, Spotlight, is likely to remind you of the pain and suffering you have endured at the hands of someone you had every right to trust, a member of the Catholic priesthood."
Member of the Catholic priesthood? Why not just say Catholic priest? The USCCB intentionally uses this wording to create distance from the problem. The priesthood doesn't have members – it has priests. "That pedophile is just a 'social' member, not a full member." Well… maybe it is like a country club.
"Express great sorrow and profound regret for what they have endured. Apologize for the grave harm that has been inflicted."
To borrow a phrase from my kids. WTF? Do they really have to instruct human beings who work for the Catholic Church on how to be human? That line had to be written by a sociopath and intended for other sociopaths.
"Words alone cannot express our sorrow, shame and disappointment. So, it is our prayer and hope that through our actions you will find the healing you so richly deserve."
Bishops hired lobbyists to prevent survivors from having their day in court. And, who says "you so richly deserve" in conversation? Bishops. That's who. We hope and pray that complicit bishops get what they so richly deserve.
"Over the past years the Church has worked towards both healing and preventing abuse. Our endeavors may be seen in the twelve years of Annual Reports based on the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and independent audits."
Parallel universe?
"The Church strives to put the child in the center of the room when making decision about children…"
That poor kid. My kindergarten teacher did that to me once. She sat me in a chair in the center of the room so she could keep an eye on me. The other kids were outside at recess.
"….and she will not be finished with this issue until child sexual abuse is no longer a part of society or our churches."
She quickly forgot about me and went to lunch. I was left sitting there in the center of the room. The bishops have left for lunch. Until Pope Francis takes a long hard look at clericalism that child will cools his or her heels in the center of an empty room.
"Words Reaffirming our Commitment to the Charter:….Twelve years later we remain committed to the principles of that Charter and we ask for your continued help, support and prayers as we: promote healing and reconciliation with victims/survivors of sexual abuse, respond effectively to allegations of sexual abuse, become accountable for our procedures, and protect the faithful in the future."
Kathy, after countless calls and emails, have you heard back in regard to your personal experience with the lack of archdiocesan accountability for boundary violations? Nope. I didn't think so.
"What the Church is doing now: It has been twelve years since the Charter for the Protection of Children was approved in Dallas. The Charter is a comprehensive set of procedures established by the USCCB in June 2002 for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. It also includes guidelines for reconciliation, healing, accountability, and prevention of future acts of abuse. The Charter directs action in all the following matters: Creating a safe environment for children and young people;
Now potentially dangerous mommy volunteers take classes and prove they don't have criminal records.
Healing and reconciliation of victims and survivors;
Anyone here healed? Reconciled? Anyone?
Making prompt and effective response to allegations;
Did the bishops misplace their copies of the Charter?
Cooperating with civil authorities;
When forced by law.
Disciplining offenders;"
Offenders is a nice soft word for men who raped, molested and abused kids. But not as soft as the discipline. Say three Hail Marys and 10 Our Fathers. Some have been issued three demerits, a full pension and a Vatican assignment.
"Child sexual abuse is a scourge on society. Figures show that 25% of woman and 16% of children are victimized by the time they are adults. Sadly, the Church did not recognize the possibility it could be a part of our communities as well."
The secret archives tell a different story. The Church knew about clergy child sex abuse for decades and actively covered it up.
"But now we know and the Church will keep up its efforts to prevent child sexual abuse in all areas of society."
The bishops expensive lobbying efforts against statute of limitations reform hinders justice for ALL victims of sexual abuse – those abused by a coach, uncle or neighbor. With no prosecution and no civil lawsuit, a perp can score a free pass and anonymity. Is one living in your community? You wouldn't know. So much for prevention.
Speaking The Truth
To end on a more optimistic note, there were priests in Chicago and at least one archdiocesan staff member in Philadelphia who rejected the above supplied talking points and spoke their own truth.
There's only one message the pope, cardinals and bishops should be spreading. It's called the word of God.


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On 25 April 2018, ESA's Gaia mission will publish its much awaited second data release, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars in our Galaxy.
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Pop Bakery: 25 Recipes for Delicious Little Cakes on Sticks
by Clare O'Connell · Published by Ryland Peters & Small
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If you like cake, and you like chocolate, then you'll love cake POPs - the delicious little treats that are a cross between a cake and a lollipop. Discover cake POPs - a combination of moist cake and a sweet candy coating, moulded onto a lollipop stick and then decorated to create a whole host of characters. Clare O'Connell of the Pop Bakery teaches you all you need to know, from how to create the cake balls - a mouth-watering mixture of chocolate cake and icing - to dipping the cake balls in the special candy coating. Then she explains her unique method of painting the POPs using cocoa butter. There is one easy, delicious recipe and 25 beautiful and fun designs. Clare also introduces you to her special layer cakes, which are embellished with classic flower cake POPs. With clear, step-by-step photography and Clare's easy-to-follow instructions, cake POPs are incredibly fun and easy to bake and make. Both children and adults will adore these bitesize delights that are perfect for parties and special occasions. So what are you waiting for? Start cake POPping now!


text: Larry Philpot, a professional concert and event photographer from Indiana, sued Encore Unlimited, Inc., Printed Guitar Picks Limited, and numerous individuals for copyright infringement. Philpot alleges the defendants uploaded photographs he had taken of Carlos Santana, Neil Young, and Kid Rock, printing them on guitar picks, and advertising and selling them through their own websites as well as on Ebay. He seeks liability for reproduction and public display, as well as for unfair and deceptive trade practices under M.G.L. Ch. 93A. Philpot further alleges that the copyright infringement was willful, based (solely, it appears) on his allegation that the defendants tried to hide their identities by registering their domains under aliases. A review of one of the defendant 2019s websites (www.printedguitarpicks.com) reveals that the company allows customers to upload pictures to be printed on guitar picks, while also offering stock pictures of various artists; it is unclear from the complaint whether the former or the latter are the subject of the suit. For the latter, the website indicates that all customers submitting photographs warrant that they obtained permission from the copyright holder; it will be interesting to see whether this clause affects the willfulness decision.


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Chromium team has already listed software, and offered fixes for the software that crash or causes stability issues for Chrome, to stabilize their browser, Google has added about:conflicts page (chrome://conflicts) to Canary build (update: now available on the stable version of Chrome), which detects and shows conflicted software installed on your Computer and shows options to fix them.
Note: This post has been updated on Feb 7, 2016.
About:conflicts page described as " This feature is intended to provide the user with a good overview of what 3rd party DLLs get loaded into their Chrome installation and to call out suspected and know bad DLLs. Hopefully this lead to increased awareness of the adverse effect that 3rd party DLLs can have on the stability of Google Chrome and making troubleshooting easier. In turn, this should have a positive effect on Google Chrome stability."
If you're using Google Chrome, type about:conflicts or visit Chrome://conflicts page to let Chrome to show suspected and bad 3rd party DLLs that effect the stability of browser which leads to crash.


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5 Ways To Believe In Your Strength As A Woman With Acai Berry
You care about your body, choose healthy foods, practise relaxation techniques, exercise, manage your sleep and apply the best natural skin care. But do you feel strong within yourself and believe in your strength as a woman? If you don't, don't worry, you are not alone. Beliefs die hard, habits linger, and peer pressure is continual. It is not an easy task to honestly believe in your strength as a woman. We think that superfruits such as acai berry help your skin shine with glowing beauty which in turn may help you feel strong.
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Minneapolis St. Paul Newborn Baby Photographer || Etta Newborn Photographs
Posted on October 9, 2013
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I had sweet Etta and her mom in for her newborn photography session. She was so easy to work with after she had a little accident:) It was just what she needed to fall into a deep sleep and let me cuddle and pose her!
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'The Plastic Surgeon's Wife,' June 2008
He's one of the best in the country — the doctor Mary Ann Tighe's friends flock to when it's time for a little work. Does that mean lipo on-demand for her? Hot- and cold-running collagen? Nips, tucks, and Botox whenever the mood strikes? Her honest-to-God answers, as told to Valerie Monroe.
Have I ever been tempted to have work done? Yes! Of course! In my early 30s many of my girlfriends were going to my husband for collagen injections. So I said to David, "Why can't I have collagen , too?" "Because you don't need it," he said. I pestered him till he finally agreed. I had the injections, and it hurt like hell. But I liked the way it looked, so I continued to have them. Then one day, at lunch with a friend who also went to David for collagen, we were talking about how much we liked the effect, and I said, "Yes, but it's so painful," and my friend looked at me with surprise and said, "With the liquid Valium, it doesn't hurt at all." And I said, "Liquid Valium?"
So I went to my husband. "I was waiting for you to figure out that the gain wasn't worth the pain," he said. I quit the collagen, because I figured if he was trying this hard to deny me what he thought I didn't need, I wouldn't push it.
For years my friends were going to David for facelifts, to have their eyes done, forehead lifts, you name it. And I would ask him, "Do you think I need what my pals had?" He would always say no, that he'd throw me out of the office. For years and years, that's the response I got. And then one Saturday, when I was 56 — I'm 59 now — we were standing in front of the sink in the bathroom and I said to him, "Do you think I should have my face done?" And he said, "Only if you think you need it."
The first thing I did was to look again at my face.
David has an extraordinarily keen eye. So his not wanting to improve me had meant that I didn't need improvement. Looking in the mirror that day made me wonder what was wrong with me that wasn't wrong before. While I was shocked at his response, I can't say I was distressed, because I immediately assumed David would fix me. I remember thinking how soon could I arrange my calendar so I could have the work done.
David gave me a full facelift. (Years before, I had had my nose done by his mentor, when David was still in training. It was so good, no one ever knew I'd had it done.) I'd had an incredibly busy year, so I was enchanted by the idea that after the surgery, I would have to just lie around. I had the facelift between Christmas and New Year's. For the first three days, I recuperated at the Carlyle Hotel, to emphasize the pleasurable aspect; I wanted a holiday, and it was the yummiest vacation imaginable.
I had zero pain. I didn't even take the pain pills. There were drains behind my ears on the first night, and that was uncomfortable and awkward, but they were removed the next day. Those three days in the hotel were more than enough for me to get back to my normal self. I didn't go to work for ten days, but everyone knew what I was having done. I have a relatively high profile in my office, so rather than deal with subterfuge, I just said, "I'm taking two weeks off to have a facelift." People in my office went, "Ewww, too much information."
I was delighted with the outcome. I see a photo of myself pre-facelift and I think, Boy, I looked tired or old that day. But the most interesting thing was that in a matter of weeks I had completely integrated the experience so that I just thought, This is the way I look. Sometimes now I have to remember I had it done; I have no visible scars, and I feel pretty certain you wouldn't know I had a facelift. I don't feel as if I look my age. Part of that is genetics, and part of it is that I got a free pass.
I understand now that because David is a plastic surgeon, I had assigning him the responsibility of monitoring the way I was aging. At the sink the Saturday afternoon, I realized from that moment forward it was going to be up to me how much I wanted to fight the aging process.
I'd never say I'm done with surgery. If I live to be 90, I'm certain I'll do something else. Periodically I'll see someone and think, That person would look so much better after a facelift. But I was talking recently with Deborah Szekely, the founder of the Golden Door spa, who's in her mid-80s, and she asked me if a facelift should be part of her five-year plan. I told her no. She looks great; she's so beautiful. Her vibrancy shows through her face. For some people, surgery lifts their spirits, but for others, they've just got the spirit.


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Iceland is a cheap, major national supermarket chain specialising in frozen foods. It offers good, multi-buy deals on frozen meals, fresh snacks and alcoholic drinks. It also stocks the usual assortment of fresh foods, drinks, condiments and household goods. The fresh fruit and vegetables tend to be disappointing and overpriced.
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Alternative Food and Drink Shops nearest Iceland
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
149 Lordship Lane, SE22 | 2.5 miles from Iceland
This East Dulwich branch of Moxon's fishmongers in Lordship Lane is a friendly shop stocking ethically sourced fish and is regarded as one of the best ... More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
20 Northcross Road, SE22 | 2.6 miles from Iceland
Excellent ice cream in the summer and a delicious-looking Christmas window in the winter are the kind of thing that make this candy shop a special ... More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
55 Abbeville Road, SW4 | 3.5 miles from Iceland
Renowned as one of London's top butcher's, the Ginger Pig continues its expansion across London with this Clapham shop. The store on Abbeville Road has two ... More
Shopping near Iceland
London > Shopping > Books
1 Calton Avenue, SE21 | 2.2 miles from Iceland
Hazel Broadfoot's and Julian Toland's run a superb, high class bookshop in the heart of Dulwich Village. All the staff have a real enthusiasm, thirst for ... More
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
12 Connaught Street, W2 | 2.6 miles from Iceland
Owned by Roni Avital, who has been in the bagel business since he set up his first bakery in West Hampstead in 1989, ... More
London > Shopping > Menswear
71 Westow Street, SE19 | 3 minutes from Iceland
Founded by a businessman of the same name in the 1980s, Simon Carter is a menswear retailer known especially for their accessories such as cufflinks, ... More
Entertainment near Iceland
London > Entertainment > Pubs
95 Effra Road, SW2 | 2.8 miles from Iceland
Hootananny Brixton is the sister venue to one of the Scottish Highlands' most successful venues, Hootananny in Inverness. Revamped and refurbished, it's fast-establishing itself as one ... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
25 Church Road, Crystal Palace, SE19 | 3 minutes from Iceland
One of ten Everyman cinemas in London, this venue in Crystal Palace comes with fours screens which can seat between 40 and 148 ... More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
167 Sydenham Road, SE26 | 30 minutes from Iceland
Small comedy in Sydenham with a friendly atmosphere, drinks and freshly popped popcorn. They get a good line-up of acts, some of whom you may ... More
Sights and Attractions near Iceland
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
100 London Road, SE23 | 33 minutes from Iceland
Victorian tea trader Frederick John Horniman collected specimens and artefacts from his travels around the world in the 1860's. His personal collection became the foundation of ... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Horniman Museum, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 | 33 minutes from Iceland
The basement aquarium at The Horniman follows a long history of marine life at the museum. Sealife has been on display here since 1903 when the ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village, SE21 | 35 minutes from Iceland
Designed by London architect Sir John Soane in 1811, Dulwich Picture Gallery is the world's first purpose-built art gallery and holds one of the most celebrated ... More
Restaurants near Iceland
London > Restaurants > Thai restaurants
7 Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, SE19 | Same location as Iceland
Thai Cuisine... More
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
24 Westow Hill, Crystal Palace, SE19 | 1 minute from Iceland
Hidden away within the hustle and bustle of the Crystal Palace area, this small yet modern restaurant has a bright decor, helpful service and a friendly ... More
London > Restaurants > Brasseries
56 Westow Hill, Upper Norwood, SE19 | 1 minute from Iceland
Joanna's has been lording it over this sleepy suburb for 40 years now. Taking its name from the rhyming slang for the featured piano that ... More
Education near Iceland
London > Education > Evening Classes
93 Hazelbourne Road, SW12 | 3.4 miles from Iceland
It's kind of an evening class, kind of a dinner party... Led by FHM's Kenneth Harry Putt, the WFA wine appreciation classes are based around tasting ... More
London > Education >
Units 1 & 2 119-123 Hackford Road, Brixton, London SW9 | 4 miles from Iceland
Chocolate Films is a South London based film production company and social enterprise which runs a wide variety of media courses including stop motion animation, light ... More
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Parchmore Place, CR7 | 27 minutes from Iceland
This popular, affordable music school delivers short and intensive part time courses in music production/technology, sound engineering, vocal techniques and keyboard/guitar/dj skills. They also have studios to ... More
Leisure near Iceland
London > Leisure > Games
Burbage Road, SE21 | 2 miles from Iceland
A million miles away from the hustle and bustle of Oxford Circus, the peace and quiet of leafy Dulwich is a great place to enjoy a ... More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Thicket Road, Penge, SE20 | 12 minutes from Iceland
Although Sir Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace - first erected in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and moved here a couple of years ... More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Covington Way, SW16 | 33 minutes from Iceland
A formally landscaped area within Streatham Common, the Rookery includes an ornamental pond, flower and herbaceous beds, and a rock garden with streams. First opened in ... More
Pubs near Iceland
London > Nightlife > Pubs
25 Westow Hill, SE19 | Same location as Iceland
On a prime spot in Crystal Palace, at the top of Westow Hill, the Faber Fox has everything you'd expect from a good ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
79 Gipsy Hill, SE19 | 4 minutes from Iceland
Named after a steam train, to reflect its position next door to Gipsy Hill station, The Great Southern Pub and Kitchen comes with a sun-drenched beer ... More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
39 Sydenham Hill, SE26 | 19 minutes from Iceland
Located in Dulwich, just next to Sydenham Woods, The Wood House emerged from a major revamp in 2015 with a conservatory-style ... More
Nightlife near Iceland
London > Nightlife > Bars
10-11 Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 | 3.2 miles from Iceland
Expanding from their Covent Garden shop into Brixton, Champagne & Fromage, the venture owned by French Bubbles founders, Maud Fierobe and Stefano Frigerio, can be found ... More
London > Nightlife > Bars
30 Acre Lane, SW2 | 3.2 miles from Iceland
Brazilian-inspired cocktail bar and cantina Barrio Brixton serves tapas-style food, plus late night club with DJs. Taking its name from the ... More
Meeting venue hire near Iceland
London > Business > Venue Hire
Creekside, Deptford, SE8 | 4.8 miles from Iceland
Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in contemporary ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Riverside Walk, Nine Elms Lane, Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, Battersea, London SW8 | 4.9 miles from Iceland
In the shadow of the Battersea Power Station, the Battersea Barge is a unique venue that's open daily for food, drink and ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Gallery Road, SE21 | 35 minutes from Iceland
Designed by London architect Sir John Soane in 1811, Dulwich Picture Gallery is the world's first purpose-built art gallery and holds one of the most celebrated ... More
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The C-Vane Pro bow mounted Laser wind indicator was designed by top Laser coach Ryan Minth. Building on the success of the legendary mast mounted wind indicator, C-Vane introduced this wind indicator as an alternative option for Laser sailors. The vane is permanently attached to the stake while the plastic base easily slides in and out of the bow eye fairlead, held in place for sailing with the stake. Simple to install and remove after sailing.
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A Comparison of Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy to Improve Sitting Postural Control: A Clinical Trial
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Background The ability to sit independently is fundamental for function but delayed in infants with cerebral palsy (CP). Studies of interventions directed specifically toward sitting in infants with CP have not been reported.
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare 2 interventions for improving sitting postural control in infants with CP.
Design For this randomized longitudinal study, infants under 2 years of age and at risk for CP were recruited for intervention directed toward sitting independence.
Setting The intervention was conducted at home or at an outpatient facility.
Patients and Intervention Fifteen infants with typical development (mean age at entry=5 months, SD=0.5) were followed longitudinally as a comparison for postural variables. Thirty-five infants with delays in achieving sitting were recruited. Infants with delays were randomly assigned to receive a home program (1 time per week for 8 weeks; mean age=15.5 months, SD=7) or a perceptual-motor intervention (2 times per week for 8 weeks; mean age=14.3 months, SD=3).
Measurements The primary outcome measure was center-of-pressure (COP) data, from which linear and nonlinear variables were extracted. The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) sitting subsection was the clinical outcome measure.
Results There was a main effect of time for the GMFM sitting subscale and for 2 of the COP variables. Interaction of group × time factors indicated significant differences between intervention groups on 2 COP measures, in favor of the group with perceptual-motor intervention.
Limitations The small number of infants limits the ability to generalize the findings.
Conclusions Although both groups made progress on the GMFM, the COP measures indicated an advantage for the group with perceptual-motor intervention. The COP measures appear sensitive for assessment of infant posture control and quantifying intervention response.
Harbourne RT, Willett S, Kyvelidou A, Deffeyes J, Stergiou N. (2010). A comparison of interventions for children with cerebral palsy to improve sitting postural control: A clinical trial. Phys Ther. 90(12):1881-98.
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Harbourne, Regina T.; Willett, Sandra L.; Kyvelidou, Anastasia; Deffeyes, Joan E.; and Stergiou, Nikolaos, "A Comparison of Interventions for Children with Cerebral Palsy to Improve Sitting Postural Control: A Clinical Trial" (2010). Journal Articles. 160.


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Status: Renewed for Season 15
Original Run: December 12, 2009 –
Current Seasons: 15
Network(s): NBC
Genre: Competition, Reality, Sports Entertainment
Number of Viewers*: 4.9 million
TVscorecards user score: 83%
Status for season 16
The series is NOT cancelled. However, it has not yet been renewed or cancelled for season 16
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The action-packed series follows competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those who successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1,000,000. Although many have come close, no competitor has yet to achieve total victory and claim the prize.
The 11th season of NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" will launch on Wednesday, May 29 (8-10 p.m.) before moving to its regular timeslot on Monday, June 10 (8-10 p.m.).
Last summer "American Ninja Warrior" delivered a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.9 million viewers overall in "live plus seven day" Nielsens, scoring as the most-watched broadcast of the night with each of its final five telecasts of the summer. "Ninja Warrior" generated top-10 rankings among primetime summer shows on the Big 4 networks in numerous key demographics.
Zuri Hall, an award-winning television host and actress, is joining the show this season as sideline reporter. Hall will be on the ground giving viewers an in-depth preview of the course and sharing up-to-the-minute reactions from the crowd. She will also be the first to greet competitors after they have taken on the course with her post-race interviews.
Hall will continue to serve as a correspondent across all E! platforms, including "What the Fashion" on Snapchat Discover and "What's Good with Zuri Hall," on E! News.
"American Ninja Warrior," hosted by Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, begins filming March 6 with the Los Angeles city qualifying rounds, before moving on to shoot in previously announced cities for this season, including Atlanta, Oklahoma City, Baltimore, Seattle/Tacoma, Cincinnati and finally, Las Vegas for the show's national finals.
The series is executive produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions' founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed. Brian Richardson, Anthony Storm and Kristen Stabile also serve as executive producers.
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Kurt Busch vying for 2nd Cup title amid uncertain future
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kurt Busch knows he took his first and only NASCAR Cup Series championship for granted.
The one that came 14 years ago with another team.
"If it happens again, I'll appreciate it that much more," Busch said Friday.
Now 40 years old and with an uncertain future after this season with Stewart-Haas Racing, Busch arrived at Texas just outside the top four with two races left before the finale at Homestead, where four drivers will race for the championship. Three of those spots are still up for grabs.
"We have all the confidence in the world, we have all the right to be in the position we're in," said Busch, fifth in the standings and 25 points out of fourth. "Black and white is we have to win. That way we control our destiny. We can still point our way in, and that's been our strength, the consistency of our team this year."
While Busch is still trying to clinch a spot, Joey Logano is the only driver already locked in for Homestead after his bump-and-run to get past defending Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. at Martinsville last weekend.
Truex was clearly upset after the race, when he vowed to prevent Logano from winning the title : "He may have won the battle, but he ain't winning the damn war." He sent a text to Logano later Sunday night.
"I didn't expect to hear from him, so I wanted to tell him how I felt," Truex said Friday in Texas. "I wanted to get his point of view and what he was thinking. What he thought about it. Now I know."
Logano said he wasn't surprised to hear from Truex.
"I am glad he did. It kind of broke the ice," he said Friday. "I was planning on waiting a couple days to let things settle. It got a lot of things out of the way. We both know where we stand. We know where it is at. It is what it is and we move on."
Seven other drivers are still competing for the final three spots. All four Stewart-Haas drivers — Busch, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer and Aric Almirola — are alive in the playoff chase, along with Truex, Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott.
While Kurt Busch has no contract yet for 2019 — he said there is "no movement on that" at this point — he is focused on trying to get another championship with the No. 41 Ford.
"It hasn't been a distraction because I think the team and myself, we've all pushed that aside, and said let's focus on the now and getting the best that we can with the mindset, the crew guys, just the overall atmosphere," he said.
At Texas, Busch has 18 career top-10 finishes. He finished seventh here in April after winning a second consecutive pole at the 1 ½-mile track. His was going for a third consecutive pole Friday, but instead qualified seventh — the lowest of the four Stewart-Haas drivers.
Busch was driving for Jack Roush when he won his Cup title in 2004, having made his debut with that team in 2000. He went to Roger Penske in 2006, and drove for James Finch and Barney Visser before joining Gene Haas in 2014.
"When I chose to leave Roush Racing, I was young and I felt like the driver had more control over the situational events, and the way that a championship was brought together," Busch said. "I realized quickly it's more of a team that brings everything together, and then beyond the team is the connections and the overall health of your program with NASCAR and the way that things work."
In his best season since winning the title, Busch finished fourth with Penske in 2009. His best since then was seventh for SHR two years ago. This season, Busch has 20 top-10 finishes, including one win among his six top-fives.
Busch still remembers what crew chief Jimmy Fennig used to tell him when he was a young driver for Roush.
"If you think for one instance you can't win, make sure you go out and finish fifth," Busch recalled. "That's the mindset that I take from that championship run, and it's helped me over the years. But the way you win now in this system is you have to win races to advance, and you have to win Homestead."
And he knows he has to get there first.