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The synchronizing chain (also known as the "timing" chain) on a tandem is usually adjusted by an eccentric-mounted bottom bracket at one end or the other. When you service a tandem, or, especially, when you set up a new one, you may notice that the tension on the synchronizing chain varies as the cranks turn. It may be quite tight when the cranks are in one position, and rather droopy after the cranks have rotated a bit. This is not good.
The problem is that the chainwheels are not perfectly concentric with the bottom brackets. It is usually possible, and not very difficult, to correct this.
It is best to disconnect the primary chain for this adjustment. This will make it easier to judge how freely the cranks turn. (When the synch chain is too tight, it has a noticeable tendency to bind up the drive train.)
Set the eccentric so that the chain pulls taut at the tightest part of the cranks' rotation. One at a time, loosen up each of the stack bolts on each of the synch chainwheels, and tighten it back just finger tight. Spin the cranks slowly and watch for the chain to get to its tightest point. Strike the taut chain lightly with a convenient tool to make the chain rings move a bit on their spiders. The rotate the cranks some more, finding the new tightest spot, and repeat as necessary.
This takes a little bit of practice, until your hands learn how hard to hit the chain, and how loose to set the stack bolts, but it is really quite easy to learn.
Tighten up the stack bolts a bit and re-check. Tighten the stack bolts in a regular pattern, like the lug nuts on a car wheel. My standard pattern is to start by tightening the bolt opposite the crank, then move clockwise 2 bolts (144 degrees), tighten that one, clockwise 2 more, and so on. Never tighten two neighboring bolts in a row. You may prefer to go counterclockwise, but try to get in the habit of always starting at the same place and always going the same way. This reduces the chances of accidentally missing a bolt.
This technique is also good for high-end BMX bikes and fixed gears, as long as the crankset has replaceable chainrings.
Once you have the chainrings centered and secured, adjust the eccentric to make the chain as nearly tight as possible without binding. Notice how freely the cranks turn when the chain is too loose. That is how freely it should turn when you are done, but with as little chain droop as possible.
There are three common mechanisms for adjusting eccentrics, each with advantages and disadvantages. All three types work well, with reasonable care, and none of the designs would be a reason to reject one model of tandem or another.
This is the easiest type to adjust, but is normally only used on steel frames because of the risk of breaking off the ears that the bolts go through. It is also heavier and less attractive.
This is the easiest type to manufacture, and is quite reliable. This system does have a couple of drawbacks: The ends of the set screws can dent the outer surface of the eccentric, making very fine adjustment a bit difficult. Since it relies on threads cut into the frame, if these threads get damaged, you could be in big trouble. This is rarely a problem in practice.
To loosen a wedge-type eccentric, remove the bolt (usually a 6 mm thread) that holds the wedge in place, and temporarily replace it with a considerably longer one. Thread the bolt well into the wedge, and rap it with a mallet to drive the wedge out. If you try to do this with the normal, short bolt, there may not be enough threads engaged once you have loosened the bolt, and the threads may be damaged by the impact.
Idler tensioners are definitely the low-rent way to go, and, if you find yourself choosing between two tandems, one with an eccentric of any type and the other with an idler tensioner, the balance should weigh heavily in favor of the tandem with the eccentric.
In theory, it makes no difference what size chainwheels you use for the synch chain, as long as they are both the same. The mechanical advantage is the ratio of the two sizes, and if they are both the same size, the mechanical advantage is always 1:1.
For most tandem applications, the synch chainrings must be the same size, because if they are different, one will turn faster than the other, and the phase will be constantly changing. On some tandems, this can cause the riders' feet to collide when the cranks are out of phase.
If you use small synch chainrings, you can save a bit of weight, since the smaller rings are lighter, and you can use a slightly shorter chain.
This is not usually a good idea, however, because the smaller the chainrings, the harder the synch chain pulls (to make up for the fact that it is not moving as fast.) This causes accelerated wear to the chain, chainwheels, and crossover bottom bracket. On less rigid tandems, the greater chain tension of small diameter sync rings can cause noticeable flex of the keel tube, due to "bow and arrow effect" with a strong pilot.
For two-person tandems, chainrings in the range of 38-42 teeth are normally most appropriate, but for older/cheaper tandems larger synch chains may be more efficient.
Synch chainrings last a long time, due to their large number of teeth and straight chainline, but they do eventually wear out. A useful trick when they do is to remove the chainrings and re-install them, with the former front ring on the back, and the former back ring on the front. Since the front (driving) synch ring only wears on the front of the teeth, and the rear (driven) only wears on the back, this brings brand new, undamaged tooth surfaces into action...make sure to replace the chain when you do this!
One can make a case that it is better to use even numbers of teeth for synch chains, and keep the chain always set the same way on them. As a chain wears, it elongates, but the elongation only happens between the rollers separated by outer links.
As the chain wears, it deforms the chainweel teeth to match the increased pitch of the worn chain. On an odd numbered chainweel, each tooth is alternately in contact with a "stretched" half link and a normal-pitch half link, every other revolution. The "stretched" half links deform all of the teeth, which then no longer mesh properly with the un-stretched half links.
With an even numbered chainring, only the teeth that correspond to the "stretched" half links get deformed, and by doing so, they work fine with the elongated half links. The alternate teeth don't wear as much, since they are dealing with normal pitch half links.
As long as you don't derail the chain and put it on out of its normal phase relation to the sprocket teeth, a considerably worn chain/chainrings can run smoothly and efficiently.
For a more thorough explanation of this, see my Chain Life Extension Article.
Since the eccentric has only a limited range of adjustability, in some cases, it may not be possible to use even-size synch chains: if you replace a pair of 39 tooth rings with a pair of 40s, you need to adjust the eccentric 1/4" closer to the fixed bottom bracket, or you can add a link to the synch chain and move the eccentric 3/4" farther. Some eccentrics may not permit this amount of adjustment.
See also John Allen's article on Tandem Cranksets, and the Tandem Magazine article: Adjusting the Timing Chain.
The usual setup for a tandem synch chain has the two cyclists pedaling in exact synchronization, to when the captain's right pedal is straight up the stoker's right pedal will also be straight up. This is called "in phase."
If the cranks are at different angles from one another, they are described as "out of phase" sometimes with an angular measurment. For instance, if the captain's right pedal is at the top of the stroke while the stoker's right pedal is at the bottom of the stroke, that would be 180 degrees out of phase. (Nobody uses 180 degrees out of phase, it just makes the bike handle weird with no benefit.)
if the captain's cranks are horizontal when the stoker's cranks are vertical, that would be 90 degrees out of phase.
A minority of tandemists prefer "out of phase" setups, usually 90 degrees, with the captain's cranks 90 degrees forward of the stoker's. The advantage touted for this system is that it smooths out the power curve so that one of the riders is able to exert full force on one of the pedals at all times. Some folks believe this offers benefits in climbing, but I don't know of any evidence to support that theory.
90 degrees out-of-phase setups also reduce maximum stresses on the frame and drivetrain, so parts mighg last a bit longer this way.
There are a couple of serious drawbacks to this system:
Fortunately, no hardware changes are required if you wish to experiment with out-of-phase cranks. It's just a matter of removing and re-installing the chain.
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What Is It Like To Be an Adult and Not Have Kids?
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Answer by Cyndi Perlman Fink, Retired:
We never wanted children. Forty-one years ago, that was a very unusual decision to make for two young kids. Everyone got married to have children. It was "expected" of you. It's hard to imagine, but women had a lot fewer choices then. Honestly, my mother ironed my dad's boxer shorts. And all of our sheets and his handkerchiefs; it was expected of her. As her daughter, having two children was expected of me.
When my dad sent me to college, I was standing near him when he was talking to his friends about this, and he told them that he was sending me to school to get my "MRS" degree. A doctor, a dentist, a lawyer, or an accountant, two children, a membership in the temple, a teaching job so that I could spend the summers with my kids, that was what my world would look like; it was expected of me.
I finished college, moved 3,000 miles away from home to the West Coast and never looked back. I fell in love with a man who let me entertain the revolutionary idea in 1970 that I could have a career, a marriage, and no children. Fancy that.
Figuratively, my mom put black cloths on the mirrors and went into mourning. Every day, the long distance phone calls, and back then you had to pay by the minute, "So, already?" Mom, it's not going to happen. "You'll change your mind." No Mom, I won't. Thankfully, 10 years later, my brother stepped up to plate with two; the pressure was off.
What is it like not having children? In my 30s I had my tubes tied. Freedom. In my 40s, my career, traveling for business, his career, traveling for his business, a decade of rushes.
In my 50s, our friends' children started having life events. Weddings, bar mitzvahs, graduations. And I felt so happy for them. I had known these kids from birth, and on those days, I wondered if we had made a bad decision. But when I thought about what it took to get there, the diapers, the soccer games, the braces, the tantrums, the whole enchilada, I knew that it wasn't for me. I knew that I had made the right choice. I wasn't "made" to be a mother. I had spared a child from having to have me as one.
Still, I dreaded the moment when I met someone new. "Do you have kids?" I thought that I could read pity or something that closed them off from me. She's not one of us. Poor thing. No children. Is it her or him? I would always rush to fill in that space with "we never wanted any," and somehow that made it so much worse. Selfish, not doing her part. I'm not sure what my part was, but I had my MRS degree, and obviously I wasn't using it. At least according to them. The "them" that had children. Remember, this was another decade or so in the past.
Now, I get the question, "Do you have grandchildren?" No. Then we have to go though the "Your children aren't married?" Or "Your children are married but don't have children yet?" No, we don't have children. The reaction is worse in my 60s because now it's not, "oh, she was too selfish to have children," or "gee, if only there'd been IVF back then;" now it's "Oh, poor thing, who will look after her when she gets old?"
Six months ago, a friend asked me if I regretted not having children and it was like a great dam bursting from the bottom of my soul, and I said "yes, yes, it was the biggest mistake of my life!" There it was. The secret wrenched from my gut. Or so it seemed. I do regret it in some ways. We would have been good parents. We wouldn't have screwed up the kids as badly as we thought we would have. Maybe they only would have needed five years of therapy and not 10. I'll never know. But, after I had finally wrung these words from the depths of my being, I understood clearly that indeed it wasn't meant to be for me, and that my life was much better for having made this choice.
We've always had two or three dogs at a time, and they've had our love, attention, and affection. They're spoiled rotten. Better dogs than children. We have been able to go to a lot of interesting places, and we've gone with friends who have kids. I don't think these things are mutually exclusive.
I know that we've missed out on a lot. I just wasn't ready to take the good with the bad. By bad, for example, I mean the screaming kid in the restaurant. I have no patience for that. Oh, but when it's yours, you don't mind; oh, but I knew I would, and even today that noise drives me crazy, I just don't have patience for it. Or for kicking the table or for banging on it ... I would not have been the kind of nurturing mother who could deal with that.
OPC. Other People's Children. Rent not buy. I have the best of both worlds, a long-term care policy, a retirement fund, and a deal with a loving niece—you make sure that I'm in a nice place that doesn't rip me off and takes care of me if it comes to that, and you get the trust. Everyone wins. We love her. She loves us. We trust her.
That's what it's like for me to be married and not have children.
Answer by Neil Sanford, Amateur Writer:
It's awful.
You spend half your life chasing money and the things it can buy. You work tirelessly at your career, hate it, change careers, hate it again, find something you actually enjoy doing for a living only to become insanely bored with it decades before retirement. You spend half your life upgrading everything you think makes you happy: house, car, stereo, computer, bike, tools, wardrobe, relationships, and drug addictions. You amass useless collections of DVDs, games, gadgets, wine, exercise equipment, toys, music, art, shoes, watches, stamps, and words you play in Scrabble.
You spend half your life thinking you're free to get as rich as you want doing what you think you want to do. But all you do is spend half your life chasing away boredom. There comes a time in life when you ask yourself: What the hell am I doing this for? What is the point of it all? Surely it has nothing to do with how many horses I have under the hood, gigs in the PC, or zeroes in the bank. Surely it has nothing to do with how good I look, how good she looks, or how witty I am at parties. Surely it has nothing to do with anything I've ever thought, read, said, or written.
And then it dawns on you, your purpose in life: It's love. A life without love is a life without purpose and completely meaningless. And I'm not talking about the kind of love you feel for your soul mate. That love is not invincible. I'm talking about unconditional love. The kind of love only children have to give and would die inside without it. I swear my house and everything inside it could burn to black ash, and I wouldn't shed a single tear. I think at best I would shrug my shoulders and mutter "oh well, gotta find a hotel." In fact, it might even be a temporary relief from the crushing boredom, as I could start all over chasing the things I always thought meant happiness. But I know better. Burning my house to the ground is not the answer to this life crisis. Not that I care much about all my shit. It's just not the answer.
My greatest lesson in life is that personal and financial success is not the path to happiness and fulfillment. I could throw it all away and get it back again. Big whoop.
Family is everything, and it's time long overdue I started one of my own.
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Larry "Bones" Windell McKim, age 60, of Donaldson passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013
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Buried in the Corker-Warner reform bill are two provisions that would give the Federal Home Loan banks an opportunity to play a major role in the new housing finance system.
Under the bill, a new federal corporation, a Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp. would among other things vet any application to issue covered securities brought forward by a Federal Home Loan bank. In addition, it would ensure that at least one issuer of FMIC-backed bonds fulfills the securitization needs for credit unions and community banks.
With their larger government-sponsored enterprise sisters wound down as required in this proposal, the fortunes of the FHLBs may be on the rise. To get to that place will require some reshaping of the current structure of the FHLB system. But there is much to be leveraged from these lesser-known GSEs.
The FHLBs are somewhat of a financial curiosity among major institutions that specialize in mortgages. The 12 FHLBs were set up during the Great Depression to ensure regional liquidity needs were met for financial institutions operating in an FHLB's jurisdiction. FHLBs are effectively owned by member financial institutions that purchase nontradable stock and as a result have access to low-cost financing via FHLB advances. The debt of these FHLBs is issued on a consolidated basis and each FHLB is jointly and severally liable for the debts of other FHLBs. While the federal government does not explicitly guarantee the debt of FHLBs, there is an implicit guarantee that, while not exercised during the crisis, poses some risk to taxpayers as another form of GSE.
No FHLB failed during the crisis, though there were some close calls. The current structure of the FHLBs has some kinks that need to be worked out ahead of any substantive increase in the scope of FHLB activities. However, great potential exists to leverage the system.
During the late 1990s, a new FHLB product, the Mortgage Partnership Finance program, appeared on the scene, poised to compete head-on with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Originally it was touted as way to provide banks with a mechanism for managing those risks for which they have a comparative advantage, namely credit risk, while leveraging FHLB advantages in managing interest rate risk.
MPF products were not securitizations but rather in some ways resembled covered bonds, which have been much discussed as an important financing component for the post-Fannie and Freddie world. Lenders would sell their mortgages to a Home Loan bank and receive a fee for taking a first-loss position in the underlying collateral. The MPF and related programs became popular but declined after 2003 for a variety of reasons, not the least of which were restrictions on securitization and the struggles of two leading participants, the Chicago and Seattle FHLBs.
The FHLBs provide a ready-made platform for issuing securities with several distinct advantages based on features of the original MPF programs. First, these entities are directly linked to smaller institutions that have historically been at a competitive disadvantage to large originators with greater market power to demand preferential pricing from Fannie and Freddie. Moreover, the FHLBs have demonstrated their ability as loan aggregators for members and selling these mortgages to Fannie. Serving as the principal aggregator for smaller mortgage originators would help level a field that has been dominated by the top five originators for decades and at great cost, as evidenced by the carnage created in the industry during the crisis.
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In addition, the credit risk could be allocated across the originator, FHLB, private mortgage insurers and investors with great flexibility, taking a cue from the MPF program. To avoid becoming a repository for the dregs of mortgage origination, the new program could turn the MPF model on its head and require participating lenders to take a first-loss position; a mezzanine layer could be sold to investors. A catastrophic guarantee currently held by the FHLB in the MPF program could be retained or in turn sold under a new issuance structure. The point is that the FHLBs have the potential to play a major role either in a securitization (with or without a federal guarantee) or in a covered-bond-ike structure.
Some might argue the FHLBs enabled large mortgage originators to go on a binge with their cheap advances available to members. The flip side of that story is that the FHLBs also provided a countercyclical role during the crisis by providing much-needed liquidity when the market seized up.
The FHLBs' cooperative structure, joint and several liability, implicit federal guarantee, number and composition are issues that need to be addressed if their role is to be expanded. Notwithstanding these structural issues, conceptually the FHLB model holds great promise at breaking the GSE-large originator stranglehold in the industry while offering tremendous flexibility for credit risk transfers.
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Categories Comments Campus Safety
You have to have your id card to get into every building. Otherwise the security guard will escort you to the office to get a new one.
Clubs and Activities
All the clubs are at Tufts university
What to do for fun
Alot, there are tons of activities that are constantly going on. Plays, exhibitions, galleries, First Fridays, all posted up on the walls of the school.
Food and Dining
Pretty pricy. Good sushi though.
Dorm Life
Unknown. Will transfer
Tips for prospective students
Wentworth's food is cheaper, and has a huge library. SMFA teachers are really down to earth, go to them for help. The financial aid/housing department is reliable and a huge help. Housing manager will help you get places off campus. You get free access to the museum, and several discounts on the other local museums (Gardner, Science). There are several local art stores, (Blick for one), that may be cheaper than the school store.
In three sentences
Honestly, a good school with great resources. I have access to any of the local school's libraries and can take any of their classes (I.e, Wentworth, MassArt, Northeastern). The only thing that is an everyday struggle is the technology, where everyone has a mac and works on it, and the hardware at the school constantly has issues.
Reviewer is A past student here.
2 out of 3 people found this review useful. 2 of 4
Categories Comments Bang for the buck
It is REALLY expensive - like $50,000. I think its more like $55,000 now. That's one of the reasons I left. My new school gave me a lot more money.
Did enjoy being here
It was really hard for me to get the classes I wanted. I tried to get into Photo I for three semesters and gave up. Also it was almost impossible to get a studio. It's fun at the school during the day, but after 5 pm when classes end everyone goes their own way. There are very few activities going on for students. They really need to improve their student activities department. At my new school we have activities every day. Also, there are only a few dorm spaces and only dorms for freshmen. A lot of freshmen were lonely. My roommate also transferred.
Did learn a lot
Some of my professors were good. That's the best thing about the place that the teachers really care about the students. The school doesn't do almost any technical training. I heard a lot of other kids say the same thing.
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Reviewer is A current student here.
2 out of 2 people found this review useful. 3 of 4
Categories Comments Great for these types of students
If you like to walk, or if you are not afraid of four seasons and trying new things.
Tips for prospective students
If you don't like being in a busy city, this school is not for you. But Boston is a city full of colleges, and history, which makes it a perfect place for scholars.
Bang for the buck
Being a first born Caucasian female coming from a stable income, I received more money from the school than I thought I would have. But overall the school is very expensive and there are only a few scholarships that can be applied for.
Am enjoying being here
Am learning a lot
I just completed my first year at SMFA and I feel that I learned a lot about the art world in just two semesters. The teachers are all very knowledgeable and passionate about their subjects. I felt that all of my teachers were very helpful. There are an abundance of classes, and other students are always willing to help one another out. I felt that the review board process helped at the end of each semester to better myself and my classmates as artists. If you don't learn anything in class there are tons of artists lectures, and the city has plenty to offer.
Reviewer is A past student here.
5 out of 6 people found this review useful. 4 of 4
Categories Comments Great for these types of students
This school was very black and white. You either fit with one crowd or you fit with the other crowd. The students are either incredibly stuck up or they are the biggest hippies. I personally had no problem making friends just make sure these types of people don't annoy you. I mean there are also the loner type which I was for a while and there is nothing wrong with that either.
Tips for prospective students
Housing was a big issue for me. Freshman are the only ones that receive dorms, that is, if you are lucky and don't live in-state. After that you have to find your own place to live and Boston isn't cheap.
Bang for the buck
My parents are divorced and I only have one parent attempting to help me financially but the fact that she is unable to help with college and despite the fact I was awarded good scholarships, this school was still incredibly expensive.
Did enjoy being here
I commuted two hours everyday (both ways) to get to school therefore despite the fact this was my number one choice, I'd get to school drained and wanting to go home.
Did learn a lot
The professors love what they are teaching and therefore get involved in everything you do. They are always willing to help with projects and they give good feedback. The academics that are taken through Tufts are also excellent as well. The professors there are also always willing to help and seem to answer your emails within the hour every time.


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Summerlander wrote:About Jesus, this is found in John 15:6: "If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned."
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Read the whole section Jesus is describing what happens to those within who he does not exist. They wither and like a dead branch are gathered my men and burned. So again, where does Jesus tell his disciples to kill and slaughter the nonbelievers? Or anyone for that matter? Maybe if you read about christ you might find he was not the jerk that people who were forced by over protective parents to study in Catholic School remember because the priest was a child molestor.
In the end I am sorry we disagree. I'm sorry you hate religion. For whatever we or those saying they represented religion did "I" apologize. However, like rounding up ever lucid dreamer and calling them a nut case, you would be wrong and have over simplified everything. You argue your point well and I fear if I continue to debate you I will become heated and impolite. So I will have to bow out and hope someday you find the side of religion that helps people become more than they are.


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There are four paired sound files below. The left-hand file is the U 67, the right-hand file is its nU-219 pairing. In all cases, the recordings were made with both mics live, mics positioned vertically in headbasket-to-headbasket orientation, Daking 500 series preamps for both channels. Vocal distance apx 10", guitar distance apx 18". This is Michael Joly writing. Listen and read more to learn if the nU-219 is right for you. Then place an order or click "contact me" to send your questions.
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If you or someone close to you is in need of rehabilitation, we can assist you in finding drug rehab programs that are effective. Should you wait for the addict to 'hit rock bottom' before going to a drug rehab? No, you should not wait; there are many bottoms to rock bottom and waiting for it before getting them into a good drug rehab program it is not the way to go.
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There are actual solutions to handling drug addiction and finding a drug rehab program that offer real rehab help is possible. Some may tell you that drug addiction is a state that you can't change and that rehab help only offers a method of controlling the problem. This is not true and achieving full drug rehabilitation is possible from a drug rehab program that has real solutions.
There are many drug rehab programs that handle drug addiction with different drugs or as some call them 'medicines' but the only successful methods are those that do not use any replacement drugs, not even sleep aids.
Drug Rehab through the bio-physical Method
All of us have natural chemicals that the body produces to create the feeling of happiness in the brain. Heavy drugs like cocaine, meth, heroin and pain pills change these normal processes of happiness and once gone, heavy depression sets in. This causes the user to use again and again, but the user needs to take more of the drug to get high as the body is saturated with drugs.
Depression and vitamins
Harmful toxins, like drugs, are stored in the fatty tissue of the body as a method of getting the drugs out of the blood stream. These stored toxins can reside in the tissue for long periods of time, even as long as 6-7 years. The problem with this is that after an addict makes an effort to stop taking the drugs, the toxins are released into the blood stream creating cravings, depression or even drug experiences. In more advanced drug rehab programs, the addict sweats out the toxins in a sauna. And takes specific vitamins which rid the person of depression and finally helps him or her to be able to get some sleep.
Student of life at a drug rehab
Using a sauna to remove the drugs from an addict's body is part of the bio-physical method. This method is not use and other replacement drugs but only uses vitamins, exercise and good nutrition to help the addict have a much better chance of beating their addiction. The body is able to restore much faster to its natural state using this method of rehab. An addict enrolled in this style of drug rehab program is called a student as they study courses to restore social skills, and more importantly they gain life skills. As well as insight into addiction and regain the ability to be a productive and happy member of the community.
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These drug rehab programs use social educational classes to restore or build life skills to make the individual a healthy and productive member of society. The Drug Rehab Program using this method has a success rate of over 80%. Therefore it makes sense to choose this type of drug treatment programs and they are usually recommended for the drug addictions of the current society.
Drug Rehab through the 12 Steps
These type of drug rehab programs have a low success rate approximately a 5 to 10 percent The 12 steps drug rehab program has slowly evolved into Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous from its original name, Alcoholics Anonymous.
The founders of Alcoholics Anonymous were two alcoholics who got together in an effort to handle their addiction in 1934. This program has helped some of people beat alcohol addiction in the past. The group therapy inpatient is the main technology used today in drug rehabs across the country. For drugs like cocaine, heroin and pain pills this same 12 steps method is being used for these addictions, however not very successfully as it basically turns out to be 'the blind leading the blind'.
Drug Rehab through Behavior Modification Programs
This form of drug rehab program is mainly used on teens that have disconnected from the family and are on a path of self-destruction. Because they have yet to fully establish there own sense of right and wrong this, technique is used to slam in to them that they are causing harm to themselves and the family. The teen is berated by his family and peers until they break down into grief. There is a low success rate with this "rehab program" and very few drug rehab centers use this technique. Young people having addiction problems at an early age don't acquire any life skills and that's what they really need.
Drug Rehab through Long Term Religious Methods
This type of rehab help is called long term because of its 1 to 2 year stay on an isolated farm way, way out on the country side. Moving an addict out of his environment is a good step in all forms of drug rehab but keeping any one on a farm for that period of time is difficult. Many addicts leave the program before it is completed which makes it difficult to establish the actual success rate but those who do complete have a 30-40 percent success of staying off hard drugs.
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Talk about drug rehabs, otherwise known as drug rehabilitation centers, is very common these days, and rightly so. Drug use and alcohol consumption has created serious issues today in the lives of some people that use them. If the problem of addiction to these substances is left untreated, it has the tendency to direct the lives of persons affected to a totally different and harmful direction. It is in order to avert this kind of outcome that drug rehab is usually recommended for people battling with drug addiction.
Addiction to alcohol or other highly addictive drugs is a really tough issue. Why did I say that? You see, when an individual is addicted, they often find out that there is little they can do on their own without seeking professional assistance. What could be identified as being responsible for the difficulty in effort to stop taking alcohol or drug is the fear of withdrawal symptoms. The discomfort, both physical and mental, that these addicts have come to associate with the process of leaving their lives of addiction often scare them enough to prevent them from considering drug rehab. When talking about the problem of addiction as well as the remedies available for it, some points have to be clearly articulated.
Some available options for rehabilitation.
Addiction is not Exactly Same as Substance Abuse
Some people often come to the conclusion that addiction and substance abuse can be used interchangeably. It is common to see the two being used one for another. In technical term, however, they are better used differently. Substance abuse simply refers to the use of prescription drugs without seeking a doctor's advice, or taking more than the prescribed dose for treating a condition. Addiction goes further, or is more problematic, than substance abuse. It refers to instances of individuals taking certain drugs compulsively even when there are no genuine underlying reasons or need for doing so.
Drug Rehab is not Synonymous with Detoxification
Just as some people think that drug abuse and addiction are the same, so do some others take detoxification to be synonymous with drug rehab. But in actual fact, drug detoxification is simply a sort of short-term precursor to drug rehab, which lasts longer. The aim of drug detoxification is to help addicts pass through the withdrawal process without being discouraged by the symptoms that could come up. Drug rehab proper then follows to help take effective care of the problems that addiction might have caused in the lives of patients and set them on the right path again.
The importance of drug rehab cannot be over-emphasized as it is a means of getting rid of unnecessary and unhealthy addiction. The process is best carried out under the supervision of experts at facilities for addiction treatment. This is important because it is a possibility that cannot be totally ruled out that an individual, who has fully recovered from his or her addiction problem, might suffer a relapse into it. But with the assistance of a standard alcohol treatment center, such a relapse may somewhat easily be averted.


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This event is not sent to the object if the drag was not accepted during the On Drag Over events. If you process the On Drag Over event for an object and reject a drag, the On Drop event does not occur. Thus, if during the On Drag Over event you have tested the data type compatibility between the source and destination objects and have accepted a possible drop, you do not need to re-test the data during the On Drop . You already know that the data is suitable for the destination object.
An interesting aspect of the 4D drag-and-drop implementation is that 4D lets you do whatever you want. Examples:
• If a hierarchical list item is dropped over a text field, you can insert the text of the list item at the beginning, at the end, or in the middle of the text field.
• Your form contains a two-state picture button, which could represent an empty or full trash can. Dropping an object onto that button could mean (from the user interface standpoint) "delete the object that has been dragged and dropped into the trash can." Here, the drag and drop does not transport data from one point to another; instead, it performs an action.
• Dragging an array element from a floating window to an object in a form could mean "in this window, show the Customer record whose name you just dragged and dropped from the floating window listing the Customers stored in the database."
• And so on.
So, the 4D drag-and-drop interface is a framework which enables you to implement any user interface metaphor you may devise.
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• The process number of the source process.
The Drop position command returns the element number of the item position of the target element or list item, if the destination object is an array (i.e., scrollable area), a hierarchical list, a text or a combo box, as well as the column number if the object is a list box.
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are useful for testing the nature and type of the source object.
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• If the drag and drop is limited to one process, use these commands to perform the appropriate actions (i.e., simply assigning the source object to the destination object).
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ElasticSearch is a great tool for full-text search over billions of records. But what if you want to search through files with help of ElastricSearch? How should you extract and index files? After googling for "ElasticSearch searching PDFS" , "ElasticSearch index binary files" I didn't find any suitable solution, so I decided to make this post about available options.
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The simplest and easy to use solution is Ingest Attachment. It's a plugin for ElasticSearch that extracts content from almost all document types (thanks Tika). It's a good choice for a quick start. Ingest Attachment can't be fine tuned, and that's why it can't handle large files. We post about pitfalls of Ingest Attachment before, read it . Installation process is straightforward, check out official ElasticSearch site for details.
Apache Tika is a de-facto standard for extracting content from files. Roughly speaking, Tika is a combination of open-source libraries that extract files content, joined into a single library. It's open source and it has a REST API. You have to be experienced to setup and configure it on your server. For example, I had issues with setting up Tesseract to do OCR inside Tika. Also you should notice that Tika doesn't work well with some kinds of PDFs (the ones with images inside) and REST API works much slower than direct Java calls, even on localhost.
So, you installed Tika, what's next? You need to create some kind of wrapper that:
To make ElasticSearch search fast through large files you have to tune it yourself. Details in and posts.
To sum up, Tika is a great solution but it requires a lot of code-writing and fine-tuning, especially for edge cases: for Tika it's weird PDF's and OCR.
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FsCrawler is a "quick and dirty" open-source solution for those who wants to index documents from their local filesystem and over SSH. It crawls your filesystem and indexes new files, updates existing ones and removes old ones. FsCrawler is written in Java and requires some additional work to install and configure it. It supports scheduled crawling (e.g. every 15 minutes), also it has some basic API for submitting files and schedule management. FsCrawler uses Tika inside, and generally speaking you can use FsCrawler as a glue between Tika and ElasticSearch.
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Dear Gossips,
Kanye West is mad again. And when something is picking Kanye's ass, it's always a good day. This is Kanye's new cause of the day:
Kanye West thinks Kanye West's girlfriend should be on the cover of VOGUE. Anna Wintour isn't feeling that. If she's not feeling Victoria Beckham, you can imagine how she feels about Kanye West's girlfriend. And Kanye thinks this is an injustice.
"There's no way (Kanye West's girlfriend) shouldn't be on the cover of Vogue. She's like the most intriguing woman right now. She's got Barbara Walters calling her like everyday," West told Ryan Seacrest on the radio yesterday.
Kanye's rationale for having his girlfriend on the cover of VOGUE is because last week she posted a picture of her ass in a bikini on Instagram:
"And collectively, we're the most influential with clothing. No one is looking at what [Barack Obama] is wearing. Michelle Obama cannot Instagram a [bikini] pic like what my girl Instagrammed the other day."
For Kanye, Anna Wintour's rejection of his girlfriend from the cover of her magazine is a class issue. In his mind, society treats reality show stars as second class or third class citizens in the celebrity ecosystem. He is calling for an overhaul of the celebrity hierarchy. He is fighting for the right of the reality show star to be given the same respect as the Movie Star.
"[Former French Vogue editor] Carine Roitfeld supports my girl. That's a breakthrough. There's a wall of classism that we are breaking through."
All the inequality in the world…and this is the fight that Kanye is fighting. You hear that Russell Brand? F-ck your redistribution of wealth formula, because Kanye West's girlfriend has a net worth of at least $40 million and she can't be on the cover of VOGUE – and THAT's the cause you should be getting behind!
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This waffle is different from our traditional American Waffles. The Belgian Sugar (or "Liege" Waffle) is a popular street-food across Europe. Served warm, plain or garnished with chocolate, Nutella, fruit, ice-cream or whipped cream, it is enjoyed by thousands of shoppers and sight-seers. I decided to do a little internet research on the history of the Liege Waffle and this story is consistently shared:
"According to legend, it was invented in the 18th Century by the Prince of Liège's cook. At the Prince's request, he experimented with cooking a kind of bun by adding polished sugar to the dough. Seduced by the appetising odour of vanilla that emanated during the cooking, the Prince fell for the new cake's charm." Source
Belgian Pearl Sugar. Since I qualified for free shipping I decided it was time to see if I could recreate a childhood memory for my son. After looking at several different recipes, I decided to use the one on the very back of the box of pearl sugar. You might wonder if you can just crush sugar cubes. You could, but I wanted to be authentic. Having read other recipes, I'm told that there's something special about this Belgian Pearl Sugar. You really want the sugar to melt, and get that wonderful caramelization, don't you? The ingredients are: milk, yeast, eggs, butter, flour, salt, vanilla and eggs. Cinnamon is optional, but I decided to skip that.
therma-pen, you can see that 96 degrees was just right. You also want the butter and eggs to be at room temperature. Yeast likes warmth!
Begin by dissolving the yeast in the milk. That's easy enough, right?
NOTE: I turn my oven on to WARM for a few minutes, then turn it off. I cover the dough in a bowl, and place it into the warm and cozy oven to help proof the dough.
- Gently flatten the dough into a rectangle and add the pearl sugar.
- Fold the dough over, in thirds (my own technique to distribute the sugar throughout).
- Divide the dough into small patties, about 3-4 oz each.
SOLUTION: I figured that if that cart vendor could pull out a package of dough and make fresh waffles, then he must prepare them in advance. I wrapped each piece in plastic wrap and refrigerated them. The next day, I brought them to room temperature (about 30 minutes).


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ICE's use of detainers to imprison people without due process and, in many cases, without any charges pending or probable cause of any violation has raised serious constitutional concerns. In November 2014, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged "the increasing number of federal court decisions that hold that detainer-based detention by state and local law enforcement agencies violates the Fourth Amendment." The secretary directed ICE to limit its use of detainers going forward, but serious questions remain about whether and how ICE's practices will change on the ground.
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Wapakoneta defeats Elida, 1-0, in 11 innings
ELIDA — Defense wins games.
That's true for the most part, but a team needs a little bit of offense to break the tie every once in a while.
The visiting Wapakoneta Redskins found themselves tied in a scoreless tie with the Elida Bulldogs in the top of the 11th inning.
"We knew we'd get a run sooner or later," senior shortstop Josh Apple said. "We just didn't know when."
In the top of the 11th inning with one out, the bases loaded and Elida's infield in, Apple hit a ball slowly toward the left side of the infield.
With Brandon Schreiber on third base and sprinting toward home to try and break the tie, the throw was off, and wasn't there in time. Wapakoneta eventually won the game 1-0.
"It was good to finally break through there and score," Apple said of his game-winning RBI. "It was up and down the whole game. We could not hit today at all."
Senior pitcher Johnny Crawford gave the Redskins 10 innings of work, striking out nine and giving up only four hits.
While he put in 10 innings of work, he had an efficient day on the mound, walking only one batter, and throwing 123 pitches.
"Johnny battled," Wapakoneta varsity coach Jason Brandt said. "Out of the 10 innings, he only faced 35 batters. He was only five batters over the minimum of what you can do in 10 innings. He didn't walk a batter until the 10th inning. Very good command today of his pitches."
After the Redskins got the lead at 1-0, A.J. Etzkorn came in to close out the game and eventually earned the save.
Etzkorn walked the first batter and struck out another. The runner took second on a ground ball fielder's choice. Then the runner took third base on a wild pitch.
There were two outs, tying run on third base. A rocket down the first base line and Chandler Kaeck dove to make a tremendous stop, collected the ball and beat the runner to the bag.
"Our defense played tremendous, Josh Apple made some really nice plays at shortstop," Brandt said. "Chandler there at the end of the game."
Wapakoneta's defense played error-free baseball against Elida to record their third shutout in a row. Brandt said he is happy with the defensive effort.
"It was a good job defensively there at the end," Brandt said. "We played error-free ball there for 11 innings. Johnny and A.J. threw tremendous, once again. Pitching and defense will win games, but our offense literally stunk tonight."
The Redskins were only able to muster up five hits in the game, but they drew nine walks.
The chances were there, but everything seemed to go wrong when trying to get the tie-breaker on the board.
Striking out on bunt attempts, swinging on ball four, and striking out in general were themes Wednesday night. The Redskin batters struck out a total of 14 times in 49 plate appearances.
Speaking to the effort of all his guys in a long game, and their will to not give up on the defensive end, Brandt said he was impressed.
"We still have some room to improve, but all around it was a really nice day defensively," Brandt said.
The Redskins will now take on the Versailles Tigers today at home. This is a game not originally on the schedule, but added late to make up for early missed games.
The Redskins improve to 5-4 on the season, after starting the season at 2-4.
Wapakoneta has completed three shutouts in a row, against the New Bremen Cardinals, the Kenton Wildcats and Elida.
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Walter John Hoxie
Walter John Hoxie was born in Rochester, New York, February 26, 1848, but spent the majority of his life in the south. During his life, Hoxie taught at many schools around the country. While teaching in Massachusetts, Hoxie married Harriet Mosely in 1871. They had 3 daughters. In 1879, Hoxie moved to the south and bought a plantation at Land's End on St. Helena Island in South Carolina. While there, he took every opportunity to study birds. A talented writer, Hoxie contributed approximately five hundred lengthy articles to magazines and newspapers, such as the Savannah Morning News. Hoxie even had eight titles in the Auk, Wilson Bulletin, and Ornithologist and Oologist.
Hoxie is probably best known for his collection of specimens. During his extensive travel through the south eastern part of the United States he collected and prepared hundreds of museum specimens over the course of his life. A few notable ornithological records Hoxie took were the second and third Bridled Tern to be recorded from the United States, and the breeding of the Long-billed Curlew and of the Savannah Sparrow on the Sea Islands.
Hoxie also had many pets, none of which were captives, rather they were allowed to come and go as they pleased. Most of them were birds, including Audubon caracaras, doves, sand pipers, parakeets, mocking birds and even bald eagles.
John Walter Hoxie died in his last home in St. Petersburg, Florida on July 30, 1934.
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