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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Review
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Testing:
As GPUs become more capable of pushing higher pixel densities, the use of panels supporting ever higher resolutions are hitting the market with prices dropping as better technology hits the market. Monitors supporting resolutions up to 4K are available, but can be pricey depending on the screen size you are looking for. If you look at some of the non-name branded parts you can find some tremendous bargains at the 2560x1440 resolution and even find some deals on Ultra HD televisions that can be had as low as $700. I will be running six games through the UHD testing to see just what each card will do with high settings and reduced Anti-Aliasing levels. The test setup is the same as the one used for the balance of the GPU Testing with the exception of the switch to an ASUS PQ321Q 4K capable panel. The settings used for each game can be seen in OCC's 4K testing article.
Setting up the FCAT tools to be able to measure the output signal to the display creates some challenges in measuring the raw data just due to the screen size and is more along the lines of measuring the results when running a 5760x1080 resolution. You can take a look back at our introduction to FCAT or Frame Capture Analysis Tools for a more in depth look at the technology and hardware required to pull these results. While FRAPS is a valid measurement for what it does, it does not give an accurate picture of what is actually hitting the screen. For that reason we chose to stay with FCAT as our method for capturing FPS and illustrating anomalies in performance from one manufacturer to the other. To capture the data stream going to the PQ321Q, the setup is a bit different than capturing the data at lower resolutions. Since we basically have a two-monitor setup with the UHD panel, we can hook up the hardware-based capture solution as indicated below to keep the data stream at a manageable level.
Gaming Tests:
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist
- Crysis 3
- Far Cry 3
- DiRT 3
- Battlefield 3
- Batman: Arkham City
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In the 4K testing we see that both solutions can delver frame rates but the end results are split 50/50 as far as performance goes.


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The act of secretly parking in a car park to eat fast food before going home.
Fast Food Dogging is the act of stopping off to eat a McDonald's on the way home in a secluded car park in January because your supposed to be on a diet.
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Williams et al v. Bettencourt
Plaintiff: Patricia A. Williams and David M. Williams
Defendant: Pamela Bettencourt
Case Number: 2:2013cv00131
Filed: March 11, 2013
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Office: Norfolk Office
County: Hampton City
Referring Judge: Douglas E. Miller
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Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
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McDonalds...Dollar Menu...Dont like it GTFO!!!
OMGGGGG I LOVE FUCKING SHIT!!! You man...
I aint made out of money so...
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian
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McDonalds...Dollar Menu...Dont like it GTFO!!!
OMGGGGG I LOVE FUCKING SHIT!!! You man...
I aint made out of money so...
lol XD That was funny! I like you already you have my respect.
I will look for you, I will find you, and I will raid your fridge.
dont really have a place to go for a first date...i've taken dates everywhere; movies, casinos, clubs, bars...shit you name it ive taken them there but i have to say as long as its outside on a nice day...can just talk; arent being distracted by your friends or people around you and get to know each other...then sleep with her that night and forget about her...have to say sadly it works
Home and we make supper together, cheap, fun, easy then watch a movie or something.
I like activities outside, hiking, rollerblading, biking...
I usually surprise her with random ideas
When you really want something, the whole universe conspires to make it happen.
The trunk of my sedan.
My last status was moderated for no good reason.
if i known her, i'd prob take her home for homemade dinner and a movie. its a first date, most people expect to much from the first. the idea is to give her a taste. but i can actually cook, the trick is to make it simple but slightly exotic just to impress her a bit but not to much for example US girls don't know of chicken tikka but instead of rice a nice and fluffy naan. after the dinner/lunch with all the talking. you'd enjoy the movie. here is where acting plays a role, it can back fire. basically its to use the silence to your advantage and try to read her like a book and that will lead to a second date with a higher rate of success.
this is where you can do something fun, if she doesn't like the activity, you still got the lax home and movie kinda thing than you can work with.
if its a first meeting and scoring, than i'd like to go with somewhere like iceskating and such.
on my way to my DREAMS- your smile - through food
My dates usually consist of renting movies and just hanging out since that seems the best way to get to know each other. but I do think laser tag would be the ultimate date.
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What are some of your favorite/best ideas of where to take someone on a first date?
I tend to avoid loud nightclubs or movie theaters on a first date because both of you are essentially strangers and neither venue affords any opportunity for talking and conversation. And really that's what a first date is all about. Learning more about the other person and getting a feel for what they're about and whether there is any chemistry/compatibility.
For this reason I like to go on first dates that are fun, playful, and laid-back. Never rushed so it disrupts conversation flow or is awkward.
I like to choose places that allow you to interact with your date, like say a fair, carnival, zoo, aquarium, etc. Where you can see cool things, participate in some game or activity, and maybe promote some playful competition and teasing.
Something that causes an adrenaline rush or fear is great too, like a scary rollercoaster ride, etc. People tend to open up a lot more and empathize with those around them when they feel like they're in a "life-or-death" situation.
Other date ideas that are romantic but allow for ample relaxation and conversation is perhaps going bowling, bonfire at the beach, picnic and walk at the park, etc.
Dinner should be someplace nice, but never so upscale that you feel like you have to whisper across the table, or feel uncomfortable dining at. You want your date to be relaxed and comfortable wherever you choose to have dinner at. Some guys might think it's romantic or a kind gesture to try and share food with their date. But I advise against this, especially on a first date, because it can make them feel quite uncomfortable. Remember, you barely really know the girl.
Depends on a lot of things I think. Movies can be a good starter because they don't require a ton of talking. Some people have trouble acting normal or holding up a conversation when nervous and sometimes a movie allows them to relax without pressure. Afterwards it gives them something to talk about as well.
really comes down to how comfortable you are with the person. What kind of things she likes. A first date that is all about the girls likes rather than your own can make her feel special.
I agree with the OP, interactivity on a date is awesome to have. I think the two general guidelines I follow are interactivity in a fun loose atmosphere, no nightclubs or bars, and then for dinner, nice, but not too nice.
Worst first dates would include a restaurant with a smart ass waiter who picks on the girl you're with because she wears gold mittens and talks too much, then you end up agreeing with him and tip him $50 and she sees it and gets mad... going out on a double date with two of her best friends and sitting on the same side of the table as her as they talk the night away and you're the odd man out.
Big outdoor mall like places, like Universal City Walk, have always worked out well for me, or doing things like Mini-golf.
Do: Show up in your car in 10 degree weather with snow on the ground playing Slayer loudly with your windows rolled down and slide into your parking spot and then don't wear a jacket.... I'm sure I looked "soooo cooool"... she later told me she saw me pull in and I "intimidated her" which is why she was so nervous... I'm not intimidating.
On a side note, movies have worked out for me okay too, since as another poster said, it's good for shy people and helps to loosen you up... and if you're shy and trying to give off the image you're not don't do the above Slayer thing... just go to a movie.
If I've known the person awhile... like through work or something... I like staying in the best. Not a lot of pressure, good way to chill out and get to know someone better.
So far behind on anime... need to catch up


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The Turkish-Islamic Union will not be an arbitrary, bureaucratic union. It will not be based on oppression in the sense of "Everyone must follow us, and those who lag behind must be enslaved." It will exist to build world peace, not to engage in enmity or take revenge or as a threatening element. Through this union, members of all faiths will be able to worship freely and visit all those sites that are sacred to their particular faith, while their possessions, lives and honor will be under the protection of the Turkish-Islamic Union.
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The Atlantic Sun Conference and Comcast Sports Southeast will continue their partnership during the 2011-12 basketball season, highlighted by the return of the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night Game of the Week.
The Bisons basketball game against Belmont in Allen Arena on Friday, Feb. 3 will be televised as part of the package. Tipoff is now scheduled for 6 p.m.
The partnership enters its 10th season and will feature some of the best rivalry games in the conference while continuing its superb tournament coverage. Last year, all of the A-Sun's Friday Night Game of the Week's also aired on ESPN Full Court and ESPN3.com.
"The Friday Night Game of the Week provides tremendous coverage of A-Sun teams for our fans and continues to be one of our top initiatives," stated A-Sun Commissioner Ted Gumbart. "The prime time slot is an excellent showcase for our student-athletes and our outstanding institutions. We value our strong partnership with CSS and are proud to continue the relationship."
Date Game Time (CST)
Dec. 3 Jacksonville at UNF - 11:00 am
Jan. 13 Kennesaw State at Mercer - 6:00pm
Jan. 20 FGCU at Stetson - 6:00pm
Jan. 27 ETSU at USC Upstate - 6:00pm
Feb. 3 Belmont at Lipscomb - 6:00pm
Feb. 10 Mercer at Kennesaw State - 6:00pm
Feb. 17 Stetson at FGCU - 6:00pm
Feb. 24 UNF at Jacksonville - 6:00pm
Mar. 2 A-Sun Semifinals - 11:00 am/1:30pm/5:00pm/7:30pm
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In August of 2012, two amphibious crafts were demonstrated to the U.S. Coast Guard in Barrow, Alaska for potential use on arctic missions. These included the tank-like Arktos made in British Columbia and the Amphib Alaska made in Ketchikan. These high-tech machines are only the latest in a string of amphibious vehicles that have cruised Alaska's land and waters over the past several decades.
|Photo courtesy of Candy Waugaman
Nick Rauch had his own Amphicar, as did Ivan and Oro Stewart, the original owners of the iconic Stewart's Photo Shop in Anchorage. In June of 1968, Nick, his 11 year-old son Phillip, Ivan and Oro drove their Amphicars down the the Yukon River from Eagle to Circle City. Their adventure is chronicled here.
Several military amphibious craft have passed through Alaska, including a Studebaker M29 Weasel (seen here in the 1947 Fairbanks Winter Carnival Parade) and an Army alligator used in the Aleutians during WWII. A Ford GPA Seagoing Jeep ("Seep") driven by Frank and Helen Schreider traveled from Alaska to the tip of South America from 1954-56. Australian Ben Carlin drove a Seep from Tokyo to Anchorage in 1957 during his around-the-world trip.
I'm not sure if Paul Satko's Buick-powered "Ark of Juneau" qualifies as a true amphibious vehicle, but this tale of the Satko family's 1938-1940 adventure in it across the U.S. and then north to Juneau is well worth a read. Apparently the Buick engine still rests on a beach near Juneau.
|from Popular Science Monthly October 1928
|Library of Congress
Anyone know of other amphibious vehicles that reached Alaska?


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Clinical Microbiology Issues Update - March 2012
- ASM Attends CLSI Leadership Conference
- ASM Cosponsors National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
- ASM Joins CDC and APHL in a One Day Forum on Campylobacter
- ASM Teleconferences
- ASM Conferences
- ASM Journal Articles of Interest
- ABMM Certification Deadline April 1
- FDA Proposes Lower Risk Classification for Certain Tuberculosis Tests
- FDA Approves the First Quadrivalent Vaccine to Prevent Seasonal Influenza
- FDA Approves the First Helicobacter pylori Breath Test for Children
- NIH-Supported Scientists Investigate a Newly Emerging Staph Strain
- World TB Day 2012
- Public Health Grand Rounds
- Introduction to Public Health Surveillance Course
- MMWR Articles of Interest
- ASCP Annual Meeting Abstract Due Date
- Hawaii to Become the First State with an Official State Microbe
- 44th Oak Ridge Conference
- Articles of Interest
ASM Attends CLSI Leadership Conference
ASM Staffer Kimberly Walker attended the CLSI 2012 Leadership Conference and Educational Symposium in Arlington, VA on March 20. Among the many sessions were those that focused on improving patient care through the implementation of new quality control (QC) tools and laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). A full afternoon session was devoted to the Consensus Committee on Microbiology. For more information on this meeting, please go to http://www.clsi.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=6&ContentID=10936
ASM Cosponsors National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW) is an annual celebration of the more than 300,000 medical laboratory professionals whose vital role affects decision making in nearly every aspect of health care. NMLPW, which began in 1975, takes place the last full week in April each year and is coordinated by a collaborative committee with representatives from 13 national clinical laboratory organizations, including ASM. This year's celebration will be observed 22-28 April. To read more about NMLPW and for ideas, please see http://www.ascls.org/?page=NMLPW
ASM Joins CDC and APHL in a One Day Forum on Campylobacter
ASM, CDC and APHL are jointly sponsoring Forum on the Development of Best Practice Laboratory Guidelines for Campylobacter Diagnosis June 26 in Atlanta, GA. This forum will bring together clinical, public health, and commercial laboratory professionals, clinicians, and epidemiologists to review available data on diagnostic tests for Campylobacter. It will also facilitate the establishment of an action plan for development of the guideline.
ASM Conferences
11th ASM Conference on Candida and Candidiasis
March 29 - April 2, 2012
San Francisco, California
3rd ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens in Animals, Humans and the Environment
June 26 – 29, 2012
Aix-en-Provence, France
For more information on these and other ASM conferences, please visit http://conferences.asm.org/.
ASM Journal Articles of Interest
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Proliferate in Agricultural Soils
Published in the March Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a new study finds reservoirs of resistance in agricultural soils. These contained more diverse populations of drug resistant bacteria, with greater levels of resistance, than composted and forest soils. Vegetable garden soil alone harbored multi-drug resistant bacteria, and also had the highest level of resistance to three major antibiotic classes. http://www.asm.org/images/Communications/tips/2012/0312soil.pdf
New Genomic Data Could Aid Rapid Detection of Pathogenic Enteroccus
Enterococci bacteria, and, in particular, vancomycin resistant enterococci, have emerged as a leading cause of multidrug-resistant hospital-acquired infection. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and The Broad Institute report new genomic sequencing data that can help aid in the advance detection of pathogenic enterococci. They report their findings in the current issue of mBio®. http://mbio.asm.org/content/3/1/e00318-11
Decontamination, DNA Extraction, and Amplification Procedures on the Molecular Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli Ulcer)
Authors compared two DNA extraction methods on 74 surgical tissue specimens from patients with clinically suspected Buruli ulcer to determine the best for the molecular diagnosis method for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease. http://jcm.asm.org/content/50/4/1195.full.pdf+html
Evaluation of PNA FISH Probes for Identification of Candida Species from Blood Cultures
The Yeast Traffic Light system of identification distinguishes between pathogenic species of Candida using Fluorescence in situ hybridization using peptide nucleic acid probes (PNA FISH). The study tested 216 positive blood cultures for the presence of C. albicans/Candida parapsilosis, C. glabrata/Candida krusei and Candida tropicalis. http://jcm.asm.org/content/50/4/1446.full
PCR Identification of Bacteria in Blood Culture Does Not Fit the Daily Workflow of a Routine Microbiology Laboratory
Investigators evaluated the GenoType blood culture assay for the identification of bacteria in 233 positive blood cultures and assessed its suitability in the workflow of a routine microbiology laboratory http://jcm.asm.org/content/50/3/1031.full.pdf+html
ABMM Certification
The American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) certifies the expertise of doctoral-level microbiologists seeking to direct public health or clinical microbiology laboratories. It is recognized by federal and state governmental agencies as a significant component toward meeting licensure requirements to direct laboratories engaged in the microbiological diagnosis of human disease. It is recognized under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 final rule and in all 12 states that require licensure.
ABMM certification is achieved by passing an online multiple-choice exam that is offered daily in the month of June at testing centers worldwide. Visit http://www.microbiologycert.org/ to learn more and apply online. Deadline: April 1, 2012
FDA Proposes Lower Risk Classification for Certain Tuberculosis Tests
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule that would encourage the development of a type of test used to detect cases of tuberculosis (TB). This rule would lower the current risk classification for nucleic acid-based tests allowing manufacturers to utilize the faster, more streamlined clearance pathway for medical devices. To read more about this development, please click the link http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm296308.htm
FDA Approves the First Quadrivalent Vaccine to Prevent Seasonal Influenza
FluMist Quadrivalent, a vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 2 years through 49 years, was approved February 29 by the FDA. This is the first influenza vaccine to contain four strains of the influenza virus: two influenza A strains and two influenza B strains. For more information, see http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm294057.htm
FDA Approves the First Helicobacter pylori Breath Test for Children
The first breath test for use in children ages 3 to 17 years to detect Helicobacter pylori infections, which are responsible for chronic stomach inflammation (gastritis) and ulcers, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Feb. 22, 2012. The FDA first cleared the BreathTek UBT H. pylori test for adults in 1996. To see the report in its entirety, go to http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm293278.htm
NIH-Supported Scientists Investigate a Newly Emerging Staph Strain
Using genome sequencing and household surveillance, National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists and their colleagues from Columbia University Medical Center and St. George's University of London have pieced together how a newly emerging type of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria has adapted to transmit more easily among humans. For more, go to http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2012/Pages/MRSAstaphGenome.aspx
World TB Day 2012
March 24 marks the 13th observance of World TB Day. This global event raises awareness about the epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease. The theme of World TB Day 2012 is "Stop TB In My Lifetime". For more information on World TB Day and how you can become involved, see http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/2012/Pages/WorldTBday2012.aspx
Public Health Grand Rounds
CDC Public Health Grand Rounds will present the topic "Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination" on April 17, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. E.D.T. You can view broadcasts at: http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds No registration is necessary.
Introduction to Public Health Surveillance Course
CDC and Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University will cosponsor the course, Introduction to Public Health Surveillance, May 7–11, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. The course is designed for state and local public health professionals. For more information, click the link http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6109a6.htm?s_cid=mm6109a6_w
MMWR Articles of Interest
Tuberculosis Outbreak Associated with a Homeless Shelter: Kane County, Illinois, 2007–2011
In January 2010, public health officials recognized an outbreak of TB after three overnight guests at a homeless shelter in Illinois received diagnoses of disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates with matching genotype patterns. As of September 2011, a total of 28 outbreak-associated cases involving shelter guests, dating back to 2007, had been recognized, indicating ongoing M. tuberculosis transmission.
Reducing Bloodstream Infections in an Outpatient Hemodialysis Center: New Jersey, 2008–2011
In 2009, to decrease BSI incidence in a New Jersey outpatient hemodialysis center, a package of interventions was instituted, beginning with participation in a national collaborative BSI prevention program and augmented by a social and behavioral change process to enlist staff members in infection prevention.
Vital Signs: Preventing Clostridium difficile Infections
In this investigation, three data sources were used to identify health-care exposures for Clostridium difficile Infections (CDIs), determine the proportion of CDIs occurring outside hospital settings, and assess whether prevention programs can effectively reduce CDIs. CDC's Emerging Infections Program conducted active, population-based surveillance for CDIs from eight diverse geographic areas in 2010.
Outbreak of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O111 Infections Associated with a Correctional Facility Dairy: Colorado, 2010
On April 21 2010, stool specimens from the initial three inmates reported as ill tested positive for Shiga toxin at a reference clinical laboratory and subsequently were identified as STEC O111 at the state public health laboratory. CDPHE and correctional facility health staff members conducted surveillance for other persons with recent illness through cell checks and interviews with all food-service workers, resulting in identification of five additional laboratory-confirmed STEC O111 cases. A confirmed case was defined as STEC O111 isolated from an inmate's stool specimen.
Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Associated with a Firefighting Response: Indiana and Michigan, June 2011
On June 20, 2011, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security notified the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) of an Indiana fire station that reported gastrointestinal illness among a substantial percentage of their workers, causing missed workdays and one hospitalization as a result of cryptosporidiosis.
Abstracts for the ASCP Annual Meeting Due April 30
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accepting abstracts for its November annual meeting in Boston until April 30. For more information, please see http://www.ascp.org/2012annualmeeting
Hawaii Poised to Become the First State to Adopt a State Microbe
Nesiotobacter exalbescens, a thermophile from a remote Hawaiian lake, may soon be named the nation's first official state microbe, possibly elevating awareness of clinical and microbiology laboratories.
44th Oak Ridge Conference: Emerging Technologies for 21st Century Clinical Diagnostics
The Oak Ridge Conference is the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's annual forum for emerging clinical diagnostic technologies. The conference focuses exclusively on pre-commercial technologies, and there will be several microbiology sessions. http://www.aacc.org/events/meetings/Pages/6767.aspx#
Articles of Interest
Bacteria from Mouth Can Lead to Heart Inflammation
Health Day News
March 26, 2012
A type of bacteria from the mouth, Streptococcus gordonii, can cause blood clots and lead to serious heart problems if it enters the bloodstream, a new study indicates.
Iowa Health Officials Prepare for the Possibility of a Measles Outbreak
The Daily Iowan
March 27, 2012
University of Iowa health officials say the number of international students and students traveling abroad leaves the university at risk for infection.
Heath Check: No Antibiotics for Sinus Infection
Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 21, 2012
Hoping for antibiotics for that sinus infection? You may be out of luck.
Pertussis Cases Confirmed in Washington State
The Yakima Herald
March 24, 2012
Health officials report seven confirmed and eleven suspected cases of pertussis in Kittitas County, WA.


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33 U.S. Code § 52 - Park River, Connecticut
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Park River, Connecticut
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text: Epiphone Celebrates 56 Years As Part of the Gibson Family of Instruments 05.09.2013 "Epiphone always made a good guitar," Les Paul (For Immediate Release, Nashville, TN) May 2013 marks the 56th anniversary of the merger of Epiphone and the Gibson Family of Instruments, forming one of the most successful and innovative musical instrument companies in history. For the first half of the 20th Century, Epiphone was a leader in manufacturing a wide range of instruments including guitars, banjos, mandolins and archtop jazz guitars. During this time, Epiphone's greatest rival was Gibson, a rivalry that carried on through several music eras including early Vaudeville, big band jazz, western swing, and rhythm and blues. On May 10, 1957, Gibson President Ted McCarty--a longtime fan of Epiphone--purchased the Epiphone company along with its tooling, parts inventory, copyrights, and designs from the last surviving members of the Stathopoulo family, who were retiring from the music business. "The merging of Gibson and Epiphone in May 1957 turned out to be one of the landmark events in pop culture history," says Epiphone President Jim Rosenberg. "It paved the way for innovations that are still part of our lives today. It's hard to imagine John Lee Hooker, The Beatles, Nirvana, Oasis, or dozens of other artists without their Epiphones. Just as its hard to imagine Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band or John Lennon's "Revolution" without that distinctive Epiphone tone." Founded in 1873 by the Stathopoulo family, Epiphone's first great era began in the 1920s under the guiding hand of Epi Stathopoulo, its innovative and charismatic president and the oldest son of founder Anastasios Stathopoulo, who emigrated to the U.S. from Greece with his family. From the early '20s through the beginning of World War II, Epiphone was a leader in manufacturing and selling mandolins, banjos, archtop guitars, and acoustic guitars as well as upright basses, Hawaiian lap steels, guitar amplifiers, and an early version of the pedal steel--instruments that are now highly sought-after in the vintage market. Epi was also close friends with the great musicians of the day, including Les Paul, who held regular jam sessions in the Epiphone show room in Manhattan and used the factory to manufacture prototypes of his own innovative solid body guitar design. After the death of Epi Stathopoulo in 1943, the surviving Stathopoulo brothers, Orphie and Frixo, tried to keep the company going, but the loss of Epi's leadership (Epi himself held several design patents) along with the advent of rock and roll and increased competition, inspired the brothers to consider retiring from the business. "Originally, Gibson's Ted McCarty was interested in purchasing Epiphone's upright bass line for Gibson," said Jim Rosenberg. "But the Stathopoulo family instead offered McCarty the entire company. Les Paul helped bring the two sides together because Les always loved Epiphone and he didn't want to see it go under. Les always said, "Epiphone made a good guitar. And they always kept Gibson on their toes." Once Epiphone relocated to Gibson's factory located in Kalamazoo, MI, the instrument line was redesigned and throughout the late 50s and 60s, a revitalized Epiphone produced one historic model after another. Nearly every instrument from Epiphone's Kalamazoo-era was embraced by the top artists of the '60s including the Casino (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks), the Rivoli bass (Jimmy Page), the Sheraton (John Lee Hooker), the Bard 12-string acoustic (Roy Orbison), the Texan acoustic (Paul McCartney), the Riviera (Otis Rush), and the Wilshire (Johnny Winter). Over the last decade, Epiphone has reached heights unimagined in Epi Stathopoulo's lifetime. Today from its state-of-the art headquarters in Nashville, TN, Epiphone is once again a world leader in designing and manufacturing affordable professional instruments with an artist list that includes legends Paul McCartney, Slash, B.B. King, Duke Robillard, Jack Casady, Paul Simon, and Paul Weller along with the top contemporary artists of our time like Gary Clark Jr., Joe Bonamassa, Robb Flynn of Machine Head, Tommy Thayer of KISS, Radiohead, Dwight Yoakam, Alabama Shakes, Brendon Small, and Zakk Wylde. "Together with Gibson, Epiphone continues to make history and fulfill Epi's wish to make world class instruments affordable and available around the world," says Epiphone President Jim Rosenberg. "Epiphone is still the House of Stathopoulo. We're designers. We're innovators. We're players. And we're mavericks. And we're passionate about everything we do." Throughout 2013, Epiphone is celebrating its 140th Anniversary with new models, artist events, and limited releases. Visit Epiphone.com for details.


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The National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and Missouri's local emergency management offices urge Missourians to use Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 4-8, as an opportunity to plan and prepare for how they will react and shelter in response to severe weather.
"Severe Weather Awareness Week is a perfect opportunity for schools, families and businesses to revisit what they will do if severe weather hits while at school, home or work," said SEMA Director Donald L. King. "As we all know, tornadoes are a common threat across Missouri, and advance planning and preparation for what you will do when a warning is issued are essential to reacting quickly and sheltering properly."
During Severe Weather Week, each day focuses on a different aspect. Monday was Preparedness Day. Tuesday was Tornado Safety Day. Today is Flash Flood Safety Day. Thursday is Severe Thunderstorm Day and Friday is NOAA Weather Radio Day.
On Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Missourians were encouraged to practice their tornado safety during the 39th annual Missouri statewide tornado drill.
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Tornado watch means watch the sky. A tornado may form during a thunderstorm.
Tornado warning means seek shelter immediately.
An interior room without windows on the lowest floor is the safest shelter location.
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If you are driving in a rural area, seek shelter in a roadside ditch. Protect yourself from flying debris by covering your head with your arms, a coat or a blanket.
Be prepared to move quickly in case the ditch fills with water.


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Wouldn't it be cool to use facial recognition for unlocking your Android device? A list of files reportedly leaked from a Nexus Prime appeared on MyDroidWorld, and one of the surprise applications was FaceLock.apk.
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I won't rehash what's wrong with the reported debt ceiling deal. I will add a bit of perspective, however.
We all know that we have a debt problem largely because of irresponsible Republican spending-- King Ronnie got us started down this road and those of us who are old enough remember the Republican mantra-- "Deficits don't matter-- it's the percentage of GDP that matters." Bill Clinton reversed the tide only to have Dubya embrace deficit spending with gusto, running up the debt to the point that when we really had an economic downturn that required significant deficit spending (including a sizable stimulus), there was less stomach for it. This is what Obama walked into. So, yes, despite the media's effort to find "balance" in the blame, the national debt is largely a Republican creation.
But even Obama's budgets show huge structural deficits without end. And, hastened by the crisis created by the Republicans, credit rating agencies are threatening to lower the USA's AAA rating which would have a significant impact on working class and middle class Americans. This is a reality that the President must address. We may not like the outlines of this proposed deal, but if it is what we are facing, what now?
Progressives are understandably concerned about any trigger that cuts entitlements. So are most Americans. The narrative created by the purported deal favors the Democratic position on this issue-- either significantly cut Defense, or popular entitlement programs are slashed. Americans haven't demanded that Defense be cut because they've never been presented with a necessary choice-- most Americans have reflexively supported excessive Defense spending without having to really engage on the issue of whether it is needed or wise. This has played into Republican fearmongering about the "war on terror" and fueled the military industrial complex. Now, average Americans are going to finally be presented with an "either/or." What side do you think they will come down on?
Most Americans are already sick of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Most Americans can't see the necessity in keeping expensive military bases all over the world. Most Americans, when faced with a forced choice, would rather be investing in this country's infrastructure. This proposed deal will draw clear lines-- Democrats are fighting to protect the entitlements that Americans have paid into all their lives and Republicans are fighting to slash them. Look at the budget. Where's the money? Entitlements and Defense. Which is most bloated? This proposal forces the first real debate of our Defense budget in decades.
This debate will also sharpen the focus on revenues-- most Americans expect the wealthy to pay more. The Republicans will find themselves on the losing end of another issue that will define them for years to come.
This deal also focuses the debate on who Republicans care about-- and who they don't. While the Teajadists may be beyond concerns over their re-election prospects, many Republicans will not be immune from feeling the heat. Let's apply it.
We can look at this proposal as a defeat, or we can look at it as an opportunity to finally get the focused attention of many Americans who often don't engage on political issues, or when they do, focus on issues that do not advance their interest. This will be an epic battle. We may not like the terms of the game, but if it must be played, then game on.


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I just tapped an emag rail for a single screw AM adapter, it still has the wings on it but I plan on grinding them off when I get time. I also drilled and tapped 2 8/32 set screws to lock the single screw adapter in place.
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3862 Terrace Street
Manayunk, Philadelphia, 19128
Commute to Downtown Philadelphia
Most errands can be accomplished on foot.
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3862 Terrace Street has a Walk Score of 86 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
3862 Terrace Street is a seven minute walk from the Manayunk/Norristown Line Manayunk/Norristown Line at the Wissahickon stop.
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Interesting movie. The FX were very cool. I think it was a good movie.
Terrible. However they should have ratings and reviews for children and adults separated.
This show made me think of what we've lost since Lucas was forced out.
One of the worst films ever except for the special effects which we expect to see in any movie today.
High expectations but was disappointed with the weak story.
Can hardly wait for the next sci-fi but unfortunately it won't be Star Wars as this one was a failure.
Poorly done.
If you have standards that a five year old has when viewing this then you'll enjoy it.
The only star in this show was the special effects.
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Walk sets up Scherzer's exit, Tigers' unraveling
Max Scherzer and Alex Avila thought they had strike three on Red Sox rookie Xander Bogaerts in the seventh inning. Instead, Bogaerts walked, ending Scherzer's night and helping to extend Boston's game-winning rally. More >
Tigers begin to evaluate how best to achieve goal
Starting next week, the Tigers, who fell short of a second straight trip to the World Series, have some decisions to make on how much they can keep together, and how much they need or want to change. More >
From Marathon to World Series, Red Sox show heart
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, the Red Sox saw their efforts to help people cope and restore a sense of normalcy bring them closer together as people and as a team. They'll surely never completely understand, but players frequently mention the bombing as a defining moment for a team now heading to the World Series. More >
Victorino's heroics apropos to Sox's turnaround
The signing of Shane Victorino, a talented and scrappy veteran with a work ethic larger than his star power, epitomized the Red Sox's offseason reshaping, so it was only appropriate that he hit the grand slam that propelled the club to an improbable World Series berth one year after finishing in the AL East cellar. More >
Bogaerts quickly rewarding Red Sox's commitment
Drawing two walks on Saturday for the second time during the Red Sox's playoff run, Xander Bogaerts, who turned 21 on the first day of October, became the youngest person to do so twice in a single postseason. It was just his 14th Major League start. More >
Red Sox praise Cards, expect tightly contested Series
The two teams that will face off in the World Series, which begins Wednesday night at Fenway Park mirror each other in certain ways. If there is a city that has the same level of passion for baseball as Boston, it is St. Louis. And both organizations have provided joy to their fan bases in recent years. More >
'Flyin' Hawaiian' flies around bases after historic slam
He watched it fly while he jogged out of the batter's box. He began jumping up and down before he reached the bag. He had barely rounded first when it flew over the top of the Green Monster, a comfortable couple of rows in. And that's when Shane Victorino began to let it all out. More >
Red Sox bullpen finishes off dominant ALCS
This American League Championship Series was billed as a showdown that would be highlighted by starting pitching, and it delivered on that promise. But the Red Sox bullpen had no intention of being left out of the fun. More >
Did you know? ALCS Game 6: BOS 5, DET 2
A look at some notable facts and figures from the Boston Red Sox's 5-2 win over the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park on Saturday. More >
After 'tough' series, Tigers give Red Sox their due
There were ALCS games the Tigers should have won, pitcher Max Scherzer said. But he and his Detroit teammates preferred to give credit to the Red Sox after a 5-2 loss in Game 6 on Saturday night. More >
Tigers relievers unable to follow starters' lead
The Tigers seemed to match up perfectly with the Red Sox in so many areas, but ultimately, this 2013 American League Championship Series was defined by the bullpen -- and that's the one area where Detroit came up short. More >
Unflappable Koji nets ALCS MVP honors
Red Sox closer Koji Uehara was named the American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player after picking up his third save of the series and punching Boston's ticket to the World Series in Game 6 on Saturday night. More >
Tigers' AL reign, season end with Game 6 loss
The Tigers tried to force a Game 7 in the American League Championship Series, but Shane Victorino's grand slam off Jose Veras in the seventh inning, following an error by shortstop Jose Iglesias, turned the momentum in Boston's 5-2 series-clinching victory Saturday night at Fenway Park. More >
Fielder not going to dwell on playoff struggles
With the Tigers poised to break Saturday's Game 6 open in the sixth inning, Prince Fielder got caught in a rally-killing double play, the latest miscue in the slugger's subpar playoff performance. But he's not going to look back on falling short of the World Series. More >
Tigers starters set postseason series strikeout mark
Right-hander Max Scherzer recorded Detroit's 52nd strikeout by a starting pitcher in the American League Championship Series on Saturday night to set a new postseason series record. More >
Pedroia nearly has Fisk moment, but drive ruled foul
The replay review confirmed what the Fenway crowd had feared: Dustin Pedroia's Carlton Fisk moment wasn't to be. In the third inning of Game 6 in the ALCS, Pedroia smashed a towering shot to left, well over the Green Monster. If it was a homer, it would've scored three off Tigers starter Max Scherzer, who winced at the ball's flight path. More >
To the Victor go the spoils: Sox back in Fall Classic
With the Red Sox trailing by a run in the seventh inning of Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, Shane Victorino etched his name in Boston postseason lore, delivering a clutch grand slam over the Green Monster to send the Sox to the World Series with a 5-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday night at Fenway. More >
The Dropkick Murphys open Game 6 with fervor
The Dropkick Murphys, a local rock band known for two prominent songs in Red Sox lore, performed the national anthem and "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" for a raucous Fenway Park crowd prior to Saturday night's American League Championship Series Game 6 matchup between Boston and Detroit. More >
Gomes settling in as primary left fielder in playoffs
For a while, Jonny Gomes and Daniel Nava had been rotating in left field during the postseason. At this point, the position seems to be swinging in favor of the right-handed-hitting Gomes, who again got the nod in Game 6 against Tigers ace Max Scherzer. More >
Peavy ready, waiting in bullpen if needed
After being handed an early knockout in a Game 4 loss, Jake Peavy will be ready to help the Red Sox out of the bullpen for the rest of the American League Championship Series. More >


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Study: KIPP Charter Schools Boost Academic PerformanceFriday, March 1st, 2013
A new Mathematica study on charter school learning gains found that KIPP middle school students "gained an additional 11 months of learning in math, eight additional months in reading, 14 additional months of learning in science, and 11 additional months of learning in social studies when compared to students in comparable traditional public schools." It is one of the most scientifically accurate studies conducted on charter school performance. The study provides evidence against several claims by charter school critics:
No "Cherry Picking" in KIPP Schools
The study found that KIPP schools "have a higher proportion of low-income and black students" and their students "enter the program with a lower baseline math and reading achievement" than students who attend traditional public schools. If charter schools were "cherry picking," we would expect exactly the opposite: there should be fewer low-income students and they should have above average test scores. But KIPP charter schools educate students who are more disadvantaged and have lower test scores. There is no evidence to support the claim of "cherry picking" at KIPP charter schools.
KIPP students are not forced out
Opponents claim that some students are forced out of charter schools, keeping the best students for themselves and sending difficult students back to public school. The Mathematica study found no evidence to support this. The attrition rate at KIPP schools is nearly identical to traditional public schools. "It's a credible way to deal with the criticism that [KIPP] is selectively counseling out kids who aren't doing well," said Jeffrey Henig, a professor of political science and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.
What is the secret to KIPP's success?
KIPP students learn more by spending more time in school. "KIPP students spend an average of nine hours per day, for 192 days each year, in school, compared to 6.6 hours per day, for 180 days, for traditional public schools" which results in 540 extra hours of instruction each year, or nearly 82 extra days of instruction at a traditional public school. The extra help is reinforced with added practice at home, because "KIPP students spend an extra 35-53 minutes on homework each night than students not enrolled in KIPP."
KIPP's "comprehensive behavioral system" was also praised by the study. "In schools where school-wide behavior standards and discipline policies are consistently communicated and enforced, the school rewards students for positive behavior, and the school punishes students who violate the rules, reading and math scores went up, researchers found."
Scientifically Accurate
The study used two methods to compare performance: charter school students were compared to traditional public school students with similar backgrounds (race, income, location, etc.) and also compared to students in the same district who chose to attend a traditional public school instead of a charter school. The first method has been frequently used by researchers who oppose charter schools, while the second method is considered more scientifically rigorous. But no matter which method was used, both comparisons showed that KIPP charter school students were outperforming students in traditional public schools.


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On Friday we comb through our extensive archives to find an older article that we feel deserves another look. From July 25, 2012, Dungeon's Master once again presents: Only Ten – Ameron's List.
"If you could only keep ten of your printed RPG books, which would you pick?"
This is the question Brendan from the gaming blog Untimately asked on Monday. He then proceeded to share his ten. Many of his readers shared their list in the comments section of the original post and I've seen more than a few bloggers post their essential ten list around the blogosphere. Today it's my turn to join in this show and tell exercise and share my list.
Yesterday I looked around my gaming room to try to narrow it down to just ten books. After giving it some consideration I finally narrowed it down to just ten (which was a lot harder than I thought it would be). I've actually cheated in a few instances and grouped a few books together as one entry, but the reasons will be apparent as you read through my list.
You'll notice the absence of any PHB, DMG and MM from my list. This was a deliberate choice. In my opinion some iteration of these books should be on everyone's list; after all they're called core books for a reason. I approached this task with the assumption that the core books were a given and these were the next ten I'd choose after those.
Rather than struggle with ranking, I decided instead to list the books alphabetically. I want you to see my list as a collection. Theses all made my list and that's all that should matter, not which one is more important or useful that the next.
The Art of Dungeons & Dragons
DC Adventures Hero's Handbook
As a huge comic book nerd I get giddy at the prospect of quantifying my favourite characters in a the context of RPG mechanics. This isn't the first RPG based on DC comics but it is certainly the best.
Dungeoneer's Survival Guide
Eberron Campaign Setting
This is the book that started it all, my love affair with Eberron. My home campaigns have been set here ever since I pick this up. This is D&D all grown up. It's a world filled with political intrigue and adventure. Whether you're just starting out with D&D or you're an experienced veteran there's something in Eberron to meet everyone's tastes.
Encyclopedia Magica
When these came out they contained every magic item ever published in a D&D book. Literally thousands of entries. When ever I need a random item or a plot hook I can open any volume to a random page and find something that will work. They also serve as fantastic inspiration if you're going to create unique magic items for your home games. There are even a few funny items that are obviously intended to be more funny than functional.
Greyhawk Ruins
Three towers and 26 dungeon sub-levels. This super-adventure took my home group from level 1-20. There was so much going on that it never got boring. The maps are full colour (a rarity for the time) and still hold up to this day. Whether I need a mega-dungeon or just a few rooms, I'm always "borrowing" from this adventure.
Grimtooth's Traps
Lankhmar: City of Adventure
Before Waterdeep there was Lankhmar. Every time we needed a city map we defaulted to Lankhmar. The white squares were easily filled with geomorphs making the districts different each time. Seeing Fritz Leiber's characters statted out was just a bonus.
Realms of Horror
Tomb of Horrors, White Plume Mountain, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, and The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth all collected in this one adventure. This was Gary Gygax at his best. These classic adventures are a must-have for every serious D&D gamer. I love reading Gygax's adventures. The way he structures his adventures are inspirational and his descriptions are as good as any novel. If you're lucky enough to actually play any of these adventurers you'll never forget the experience.
It was really difficult to narrow this down to just ten. Which items on my list do you agree or disagree with? What printed books in your personal collection would make your list? Let the discussion and debating begin.
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The Challenging 20%: Simplifying the Treatment of Chronic Pain
By Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC
After 18 years of diagnosing, treating, lecturing and writing about chronic pain, what was at first difficult to diagnose and treat has been simplified by experience into six conditions most clinicians miss because the presentations are not typical or do not generally respond to chiropractic.If chiropractic care has not produced resolution of even chronic pain in 12 weeks, it is probably not going to. Ninety percent of the patients who contributed to my experience had failed with chiropractic care, physical therapy or medical treatment.1-2
There are six fairly straightforward conditions that turn out to have less than straightforward presentations in chronic pain patients. Disc and facet injuries, ligamentous laxity, myofascial trigger points and vestibular injuries all create chronic pain that often eludes diagnosis because it is not typical, surgical or readily responsive to traditional chiropractic care. With due respect to the miracles created by chiropractic treatment over the past century, chiropractic adjusting alone often will not correct these pain generators, and in some cases makes them worse. But combining chiropractic care with appropriate exercise and adjunctive therapies can help all of these conditions.
Disc Injuries
Disc injuries are created by a flexion or combined flexion-rotation mechanism of injury, or by long-term static posture that dehydrates the discs. The disc is like a sponge – it absorbs water when we recline and loses water when it is loaded by static standing or sitting. When repeated injuries to the disc annulus are repaired with inflammatory and sclerotic repair tissues, the disc annulus can be transformed into an atypical pain generator.3-4 Flexion will make the pain worse; extension will usually make the pain better unless the patient has co-existing facet-generated pain that is painful with extension.
When the disc annulus is cracked, the inflammatory material within the nucleus leaches out and irritates the adjacent nerve root, causing hyperesthesia in the dermatome, protective splinting in the muscles innervated by that nerve, and eventually myofascial trigger points in those muscles. The disc picture is confusing because there is no muscle weakness, no classic radiculopathy and no sensory loss. An MRI will often be read as normal because this is typically a small disc bulge that is simply chemically active.5-10
Don't depend on the radiology report. Look at the films yourself. A 2 mm bulge is a 2 mm bulge; it is not "normal." There is no way to tell from an MRI whether a disc is a pain generator.
If flexion-extension X-rays show segmental translation at the same level as a disc bulge, it strongly suggests that this level has a damaged annulus. If this hypermobile level coordinates with the sensory exam showing hyperesthesia at the related dermatome, and if the muscles with myofascial trigger points receive their innervation from this nerve root, then this disc is the likely problem. The clinical picture puts the pieces of the puzzle together.
How to treat chronic disc pain: These chronic discs can recover with appropriate exercise to improve circulation and stabilize the injured segment. McKenzie extension exercises and classic spinal stabilization exercises are both essential to recovery. I also use frequency-specific microcurrent to eliminate the nerve irritation,11 treat the myofascial trigger points so the patient tolerates exercise, and reduce inflammation in the disc so that it can recover. Rotary chiropractic adjusting can make the disc worse when it shears the disc annulus. Using an adjusting instrument to keep the segments above and below the disc moving to remove the mechanical stress from the injured disc also is helpful.
Spinal Facet Joint Injuries
Spinal facet joints guide motion in flexion, extension and rotation, and absorb compressive loading in the spine. Facet joints are injured by ballistic or repeated extension and facet compression. These injuries bruise the cartilage and subchondral bone, and stretch the joint capsule and the medial branch nerve that lies along its edge.12-13
Facet joints become pain generators when the cartilage and bone repair with inflammatory scarring and calcification.14 Joint inflammation releases nerve growth factors that cause proprioceptive nerves to infiltrate the joint and change from proprioception to pain transmission.15
Nerve inflammation causes muscle splinting, which leads to myofascial trigger points.17-18 Facet joint referred pain patterns can mimic nerve pain patterns and overlap myofascial trigger point patterns.19 Adjusting will help temporarily, but rotary adjustments gap one joint while jamming the joint on the opposite side. If there is pain relief from adjusting, it is often temporary.
Treating facet joints: Chronic facet joints will respond to modified adjusting. For low back facets, try using a drop table and adjusting the low back from the front. Activating the upper thoracic paraspinal muscles to allow strengthening of the core lower abdominal muscles is essential to reducing the lumbar lordosis and alleviating the chronic postural compression of the lumbar facets. Cervical facets respond to exercise to activate the upper thoracic paraspinals and strengthen the anterior cervical muscle. I have also found that frequency-specific microcurrent helps reduce inflammation in the joint and the nerve, reduce adhesions between the nerve and the capsule, and soften the calcifications and scarring in the capsule and periosteum.20-21 Adopting an anti-inflammatory diet is also helpful.
Ligamentous Laxity
Ligamentous laxity is the most complicated of the chronic six to treat. The spinal ligaments are difficult to repair and the facets and discs are often injured by the same forces that damage the ligaments. The ligaments are stretched beyond their elastic range and don't recover easily.
Laxity in the anterior or posterior longitudinal ligaments allows a spinal vertebra to translate or slide forward or back during flexion and extension, instead of staying aligned and stable during movement. The instability causes muscles to splint, creating myofascial trigger points, but in my experience, treating the trigger points with manual therapy, massage, injections or dry needling gives only temporary relief and often makes the pain worse within hours of treatment.
The muscle relaxation allows the segmental translation to worsen. This worsening within four to six hours after treatment is diagnostic. Diagnosis can be confirmed by taking standing lateral flexion-extension X-rays in the neck or low back. Any cervical segmental translation that exceeds 3.5 mm requires a surgical consult because of potential risk to the spinal cord and nerves.
Treating ligament laxity can be accomplished in time and with careful treatment. Specific stabilization exercises to train the muscles to take over the job that should be performed by the ligaments are essential. Prolo or PRP therapy can be useful to create acute inflammation that will produce helpful repair tissue. The injections should be directed at the segments shown to be unstable by X-rays. Frequency-specific microcurrent reduces inflammation and increases collagen formation.21-22
Osseous adjusting usually makes ligamentous laxity worse. The unstable segment is almost impossible to protect, even with proper and careful setup. Once the X-rays have demonstrated the unstable segment, avoid osseous adjusting for at least a few months. Light-force instrument adjusting can be used to keep the stable segments above and below moving, but even that can be challenging. In many cases, skin taping superficial to the lax segment can be helpful. Treating ligamentous laxity takes time, but relief can usually be achieved within four months.
Myofascial Trigger Points
Myofascial trigger points accompany all of the other chronic pain problems, but in some cases can be their own problem. MTrP are small areas of hypercontractile tissue in a taut band within the muscle. They cause local and referred pain, and interfere with proper function and motor recruitment. The wide use of statins for cholesterol reduction has created a biochemical perpetuating factor because statins interfere with CoQ10 production essential for ATP production in the muscles.
Treating trigger points: Manual trigger-point therapy, frequency-specific microcurrent, dry needling, magnesium glycinate or malate, and gentle reconditioning exercises are all helpful in repairing trigger points, as long as the perpetuating factors such as disc and facet inflammation and ligamentous laxity have been addressed. Most patients on statins will be allowed to take a three- to six-month "statin vacation" to determine if the statins are contributing to the muscle dysfunction. It takes about 200 mcg of CoQ10 to compensate for the mitochondrial damage created by the statins.23
Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain creates deep aching that feels as if it is in the joints or muscles and myofascial trigger points. It is usually caused by nerve traction injuries or disc injuries. The sensory area will most often be hypersensitive, not numb; muscle recruitment and reflexes will be normal in the hard-to-diagnose cases.
Nerve traction injuries are diagnosed when the history demonstrates force vectors that apply traction to the nerve. A simple sensory examination for sharp will show hyperesthesia in the painful area. Sensory loss and motor weakness only occur in those rare cases in which the nerve is torn.
Treating neuropathic pain: Reducing inflammation in the nerve will alleviate nerve pain. If the neuropathic pain is secondary to a disc injury, long-term improvement will depend on the disc repair strategies discussed above. X-ray=guided spinal epidural injections can be helpful, but are invasive, expensive and carry some risk. Frequency-specific microcurrent has been shown to treat neuropathic pain very effectively and is the only treatment shown to quickly repair nerve traction injuries.24-26
Epidurals are not effective in nerve traction injuries and without treatment, nerve traction injuries repair very slowly over months or years.
Vestibular Injuries
Vestibular injuries usually involve some mechanism of impact to the back or side of the head that damages the vestibular system in the inner ear or brain. This challenging group of patients is difficult to diagnose because they are not dizzy. They present with neck pain from muscle tightness.
They experience severe anxiety in visually complex places because without the vestibular system, the brain depends on a visual horizon for its location in space. Finding a simple visual horizon in a mall, grocery store, airport or warehouse shopping venue is difficult and the primitive brain center for balance becomes terrified when it doesn't know where it is in space.
These patients can awaken from sleep in a panic every 60 to 90 minutes for the same reason. Primitive brain centers govern function even during sleep and without input from the vestibular system they create anxiety when position changes during sleep. Patients have difficulty reading or using a computer because the eyes are ungoverned by the vestibular ocular reflex, move with saccadic pursuit and don't track smoothly. Horizontal eye movement to read produces fatigue, anxiety and a sense of disequilibrium.27
Screening for vestibular injuries can be done with a complete history, observation of eye movements during horizontal and vertical gaze, and lateralization of Weber's test with a tuning fork. Complete and accurate diagnosis of vestibular injuries requires a full vestibular testing laboratory, usually available in a metropolitan hospital.
Treating vestibular injuries: Vestibular injuries are very difficult to treat. Upper cervical adjusting can help in certain cases, but may make other cases worse. Vestibular rehabilitation helps to desensitize the brain to the loss of vestibular input and can improve balance and function. Motion sickness medications such as meclizine or Valium are helpful in some cases to reduce symptoms and help with sleep. Frequency-specific microcurrent has been found to help with brain injuries, but is not useful for peripheral vestibular injuries. For most patients, the diagnosis alone is helpful. Once they know the anxiety and disequilibrium have a physical cause, they are better able to develop and follow strategies to help manage their lives and their symptoms.28


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Last month with the economy in the gutter we brought you a review on the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor and found that it packed some serious performance for being a $169.99 processor. While many of our readers would be happy with a 2.33GHz processor with a 1333MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) and 4MB of L2 cache, others want something a little faster. Since the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 is lacking in cache, we figured you'd enjoy a review on the more powerful Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 has four processing cores running at 2.83GHz, a whopping 12MB of shared L2 cache and a 1333MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) to keep things moving along nicely. At $275.99 the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 is roughly 60% more expensive than the Q8200, but for those that don't overclock the extra clock frequency and cache may be worth it.
It should be noted that when the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 originally came out it had a Thermal Design Power (TDP) rating of 95W. The processor I have in my hands today is a new E0 stepping that has a TDP of just 65W! Intel informed Legit Reviews that the 65W parts would carry an S at the end, so this part is officially the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550S. The performance between the Q9550 and Q9550S remain the same, so the only difference is the thermal profiles.
This new 65W part does carry a price premium over the older 95W parts, but they are aimed at the specialty OEM/channel that builds small form factor computers, and not consumers. It should be noted that 65W TDP does NOT necessarily translate to substantial, measurable AC "at the wall" power savings and doesn't change the performance of the processor. TDP is simply a measure of the maximum power seen with commercially available apps. If you are looking to order a specific Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 processor, be sure to use the sSpec number to make sure you get the right TDP and stepping that you desire.
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Let's take a look at the benchmarks to see how the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200S does. It will also be interesting to see how this new E0 stepping Intel Q9550 processor overclocks!
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While my Jolla still hasn't shipped, the community isn't sitting still at all. Sailfish has already been ported to Jolla's spiritual predecessor - yes, the Nokia N9 can now run Sailfish OS. The beautify of it all is that you don't even need to remove Harmattan, since it can dual-boot. It's relatively complete too, since GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth, wifi and 'Calling Functions' are already working.
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