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Organic D/Earth is a non-toxic, mineral of crushed fossils that can be used daily in feed, topically, or around animals year round. 100% Food Grade. Made in USA. Read More
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Organic D/Earth (Diatomaceous Earth)
Diatomaceous Earth - A non-toxic, powdery mineral of crushed fossils that can be used daily, in feed, topically, or around animals during the parasite season or year round for maximum benefit (for internal or external parasites).
D/Earth Features & Benefits:
- 100% food grade quality Diatomaceous Earth
- excellent nutritional supplement
- natural flea control
- 3 lb & 12 oz come with convenient shaker top (10 lb is a bag in a box)
Directions for Use of Diatomaceous Earth:Topically:
Can be used as a dusting powder during parasite season by sprinkling or rubbing into coat of the animals. Destroys the waxy outer layer on fleas and ticks, causing them to dehydrate and die.
Oral Use:
1 to 2 tablespoonfuls per 50 lb of body weight as needed as a nutritional supplement for animals with skin and coat needs associated with internal parasites.
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- Brand: Thomas Laboratories, Inc
- Type: Insect
- Form: Dust
- Ingredient: Diatomaceous Earth
- Size: 12 oz,3 lb,10 lb
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"Works great! "
We had a severe flea infestation in our house and on the dogs. Tried virtually every shampoo and chemical, but they didn't work. I spread DE around our house, inside and out, and on the dogs, no more fleas! It was the only thing that worked. I also use it in dogs' food for parasites. Works great!
"Great Stuff!!!"
I was comparison shopping for chemical dewormers when I saw you carried the D.E. Great price for a good quality product!
"must have"
you can buy a 50 lb bag for $26 at your local grain store.
"Great for Parasites"
It works great for mites and fleas in my animals, and superb for combating intestinal worms in rabbits and dogs (it only took 2 days, and I saw a bunch of dead and slowed worms in the droppings). I'm even going to try it on my goats. It's also a good source of silica (which many people are deficient in). I just think the price is a bit much.
"It works IF you follow directions ... and I mean search the net... not just whats on the box!"
Several people have said it didn't work... well if it got wet... it's not gonna work, if you don't use it often enough... it's not gonna work. Basically, go online search for details on using D earth for pest control.... it takes more than putting it on once and forgetting. I know for worms it worked great on my Cattle Dog ... I gave it in his food for 3 to 5 days then a few days later he passed a large number of worms (he'd been wormed with traditional wormers from the vet at most a month before and this got the best results...) and if you apply it to your dog and the yard and the house... (with nature stuff you can't just treat the dog you have to treat EVERYTHING or it doesn't work well!)
"Wouldent want to be without it!"
I love this stuff! Sprinkle under the dogs and cats food bowl and no more ants. Feed it to the dogs and goats every day to help with worms. I use a dust sprayer to dust the goat shed and chicken pen. That cuts the fly population in half for me. I even take it myself everyday ^_^ I buy it in the 50lb size from my local farm supply store tho. Its expensive here.
"D.Earth WHAT"
I tryed this stuff for the whole summer and did not effect my cats at all nore ants...i think this is a big come on to take our money.......
"not happy"
bought this to try flea control on our 3 dogs and cat. Didn't help a bit!
"D/Earth works"
Trying to avoid using a lot of chemicals on pets can be tough when you're fighting off fleas and ticks. Discovering diatomaceous earth was a big help in our three-cat, two-dog household. I filled an old sock and used it to dab D/Earth on the fussy cats. The dogs enjoyed being rubbed. Try not to breathe the stuff, though; it's an irritant that shouldn't be inhaled. When ants were driving us crazy in the kitchen and the bathroom, a sprinkling of D/Earth along the interior walls and along the exterior foundation finally got rid of them - in one application.
"worked great"
I used this product all last summer and had good control of fleas for my pack. I fed it to my horses and dogs for internal worm control too. No one refused to eat it.
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Researchers working on 2 graves as excavation continues at site of former Fla. reform school
MARIANNA, Fla. – Researchers are working on two graves at a former Florida reform school where students say they were abused.
On Sunday, the University of South Florida researchers continued for a second day attempts to unearth remains and later identify those buried at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School in the Florida Panhandle. The digging and work will go on through Tuesday.
Erin Kimmerle is the USF anthropologist leading the excavation. She reported Sunday that researchers have found skeletal remains in one coffin. She says the second coffin will be opened later in the day.
Researchers also hope to learn how the boys died. Former inmates at the reform school have detailed severe beatings by guards during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Discover Mexico City's most densely populated graphics-production district.
In most parts of the USA, it's a given that a week or two in midwinter spent relaxing on a sunny beach is a good thing. It's not much different here in Canada, where everything gets covered in the white stuff around November and most people join the bears in a state of hibernation until the ground reappears in April. The lucky ones make like the birds and flock off south, heading for Mexico--Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta, or Cancun.
The Pacific and Caribbean beaches annually draw 20 million pasty-skinned gringos to Mexico for holidays that involve sun, sand, surf, beer, tequila, more sun, more beer, and maybe a swim--just about everything that has nothing to do with screen printing. Sure, you might pick up a screen-printed T-shirt or two on your trip, or a funny bumper sticker, but squeegees, mesh counts, and exposures are the last things a person thinks about while on holiday in Mexico. Well, just about everyone.
"You want to go where?" my long-suffering partner of the heart inquired, with a mixture of suspicion and curiosity. "How far is that from the beach?" Her bubble of joy, which had swelled at the suggestion of a mid-winter getaway, popped quicker than a 40-N/cm screen brushing against the business end of an X-Acto blade. I had mentioned the "S" word in the same sentence as holiday.
Trying my best to sound convincing, I replied: "Cuernavaca and Mexico City. We'll go visit Juan and Octavio and check out this cool place in Mexico City where screen printers and suppliers line the streets with racks, T-shirt presses, and other equipment on display and blocking the sidewalk. It's amazing!"
"I'm not riding buses for three days just to go look at screen-printing equipment," she said.
"I'll rent a car!" I quickly blurted out. "It'll be fun!" Meanwhile, my mind conjured up a disturbing vision of a cliff, a car racing toward a jagged seascape, and a bunch of cows all over the road. "We'll spend most of the time at the beach," I assured her.
"Well, in that case, I'll need new luggage," she said. I knew the trip was on!
So we made plans to include a visit to La Zona Serigrafica in Mexico City.
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We've noted many times the disconnect between statements by the leaders of al Qaeda that Iraq is the main front in their war against civilization, and statements by leaders of the Democratic Party that the Iraq war is a "distraction" from our "real" war against al Qaeda. It would be convenient for the Democrats if al Qaeda would abandon Iraq altogether, but so far the group has shown no inclination to do so.
Campaigning in Gary, Indiana, today, Barack Obama started to articulate what many Democrats believe to be true–or at least wish were true–i.e., that al Qaeda is not in Iraq:
Obama corrected himself with the observation that al Qaeda's "top leadership" is not in Iraq. But this is, of course, a non sequitur. So what? Al Qaeda's top leadership has made creating chaos in Iraq its number one priority. Was the top leadership of Nazi Germany in Normandy, or the top leadership of imperial Japan on Iwo Jima? Obama's slip nicely reveals how the Democrats' incoherent policy on Iraq requires them to deny, explicitly or implicitly, the reality of what is happening there.
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"Arise and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time." Winston Churchill
"Proclaim Liberty throughout All the land unto All the Inhabitants Thereof." Inscription on the Liberty Bell


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By Quentin Fottrell
General Motors reported stronger U.S. sales Thursday. That may cheer investors, but analysts say the news also means car buyers searching good deals might want to wait.
GM's profit in North America rose 23% at $1.7 billion, helped by tight control on inventories. The company expects profitability to remain steady in the second and third quarters as it focuses on a new range of light trucks, luxury Cadillacs, and the new version of its Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan. But buyers looking for a car should hold off until automakers roll out their new stock, analysts say. The Chevy Traverse, Nissan Altima, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave will soon be replaced by the 2013 line. "There will be some discounting on older models when those new models arrive," says Chintan Talati, spokesman for TrueCar.com.
As sales have picked up, automakers scaled back incentives on new cars in recent months in a move to boost their profit margins, analysts say. Incentives fell nearly 5% to an average of $2,446 during April, according to a survey by TrueCar.com, and have dropped by nearly 10% for Ford. "I wouldn't expect much in the way of incentives," says Joe Wiesenfelder, senior analyst at Cars.com. He says U.S. carmakers needs to keep profit margins higher here partly due to weakness in Europe. "The days of incredibly amazing deals are probably behind us," Carroll Lachnit, features editor at Edmunds.com. The one exception may be Japanese automakers, which have kept incentives up. (Tom Henderson, a spokesman for GM says incentives will rise and fall, and says transaction prices don't take account for the high trade-in prices for used cars.)
It's also a busy time of year for the auto industry, so there are fewer reasons for dealers to cut prices, experts say. "If you can wait for the fire to be off the market that's a good idea," Lachnit says. The average transaction price for light vehicles in the U.S. was $30,303 in April 2012, up 4.2% ($1,219) from April 2011, TrueCar.com says. "Typically more people buy cars as the weather gets nicer," says Brian Moody, industry analyst at AutoTrader.com. Deals for leases may be more enticing at the moment, he says. GM, for instance, is offering $159 per month leases on a Chevy Cruze, with a $1879 down payment.
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Belle Star
In 1864, Missouri teenager Maybelle (age 16) and her family (descendants of the notorious Hatfields) fled their hometown for Texas, avoiding the approaching Union soldiers. While in Texas, Belle became friends with a renegade group of fellow Confederate Missourians, including Jesse James and his gang. Belle's first husband was a stagecoach robber, bringing Belle along for the adventure, resulting in his gruesome death. Running from the law, Belle married into the Starr clan, a Cherokee Indian family notorious for whiskey, cattle, and horse thievery, and learned their rustling ways until she was found guilty of horse theft and served nine months at the Detroit House of Corrections. Legend has it, the outlaw queen inspired fashion of the day with her strong sense of style - riding sidesaddle while dressed in a black velvet riding cape and a plumed hat, carrying two pistols with cartridge belts across her hips. Two days before her 41st birthday, she was ambushed riding home from a neighbour's house and shot several times in an act of vengeance. No one was ever found guilty of her murder, and supposedly her ghost still rides at dusk in the Oklahoma plains.
Using soft, pebbled, vegetable-tanned leathers with diamond patterned laser cutouts, matching ribbons with weighted silver tips, on a 2.5" Fellowship-hi heel and tunite Bellevue sole, this open-toed slingback is sure to make you "wanted" in all 48 states and 13 provinces & territories. Keep pushing west and beyond your imagination.
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They never fail to garner compliments. Every time I wear them, someone always stops me to say how cute my shoes are. Fluevog love forever!


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Emily Dickinson Book Recommendations -
After my last post on Emily's new biography, Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds, Jessie asked what biography I recommended to start with Dickinson.
Here are my favorite Dickinson books--
My Emily Dickinson ($10.17) by Susan Howe - While this deals more with Emily's work, it has some intriguing insights to her work as both feminist & rebellious.
Emily Dickinson: A Biography by Connie Ann Kirk ($35, hardcover). This book was written to teach the life of Emily Dickinson and not create controversy or be a bestseller. A good understanding to Emily's life for anyone interested in learning it.
Leslie recommended this Emily biography,My Wars Are Laid Away in Books: The Life of Emily Dickinson. I haven't read it, but will definitely check it out!
Also, I watched this quite a few years back and enjoyed it-- The Belle of Amherst with Julie Harris, (a one-woman play on Emily's life) on PBS and remember it being pretty good. I just read the Amazon reviews on this and it sounds like others liked it as well and recommended it to introducing Emily to students. I also think this is available on Netflix's Watch Instantly movies.


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According to Ping Chong, the problem with most political theater is that it's too preachy. It focuses too much on the message, ignoring form, art and humor. "It's just ranting," he says.
For the last 14 years, the internationally acclaimed director, choreographer and visual artist has crafted a series of political theater projects that adopts a subtler and more satisfying artistic approach. The first production of Undesirable Elements was staged in 1992 in New York City's Artists' Space. Chong brought in a bunch of random people from a variety of backgrounds that are typically ignored by mainstream American culture. Members from this diverse group told their stories, and Chong cut up these tales and sculpted them into a cohesive piece performed by the storytellers themselves.
"I call it 'seated opera for the spoken word,'" he says. "It's choreographed storytelling that's a form of social activism, but it's also art in the formal sense: It encourages viewers to view the world in new ways."
Since that first production, Chong has staged new versions of Undesirable Elements in different cities around the world—Tokyo, Berlin, Rotterdam, Chicago, Seattle—and this weekend he will launch a new show featuring five people from Albuquerque. The theme is otherness. "People think of difference as threatening," Chong says, adding that although our society is extremely diverse, you wouldn't know it from the mainstream media, primarily because commercial TV, radio, films and print are created mostly by upper-class white people.
Chong is in town right now to stage his Albuquerque version of Undesirable Elements at VSA's North Fourth Art Center. Five Albuquerqueans are involved, including a Navajo man, a woman born in Switzerland, a blind person, a deaf person and a woman with cerebral palsy who requires a computer to communicate. Marjorie Neset, VSA's executive director, says the performance is a perfect fit for her organization. "This is what we're all about," she says.
VSA is the local chapter of a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing creative outlets to those with disabilities or limited access to the arts. Chong's performance is part of VSA's monthlong Out of the Ordinary Festival, which will also include a photography show of work by visually impaired artists, a multimedia dance piece by Cathy Weis and a screening of short films put together by John R. Killacky.
As far as Chong's show, this is highly inventive experimental theater. We've never had anything quite like it in New Mexico. Chong is really excited about the Albuquerque version, because of the individuals involved. "We're basically working with four entirely different kinds of communication," he says. "The challenge is to get people to see it who normally wouldn't."


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The theme of October's Mixology Monday is exotic drinks, a category of beverages in which I am quite the raw novice. Exotic beverages always seem to require a lot of equally exotic ingredients that I don't normally keep on hand: passion fruit, orgeat, rums older than Dakota Fanning–you get the idea.
This class of drinks intimidates me, but it also intrigues me greatly, so I wanted to start moving in its direction. After all, these drinks are some of the best liquid fun you can experience, if they're done right, so they're worth the investment of time and capital.
I've paid close attention this summer to Rick's tiki experiments at Kaiser Penguin. A few months ago, he posted a recipe for a Noa Noa cocktail, a mix of rum, lime, brown sugar, and mint. Sounded yummy to me, so the Noa Noa was my first choice.
The recipe Rick posted (which I won't actually reproduce here, since I used his recipe almost verbatim) called for demerara rum. I thought I had a convenient source for that, but I was wrong. In its place, I used another African rum, Starr, a product of the island of Mauritius.
Starr's flavor profile bears notes of citrus, cardamom, and a touch of vanilla, making it a lovely rum for sipping on its own. But it also mixes nicely, and my wife and I both loved the Noa Noa. Thanks, Rick!
My second exotic was a slight variation on the El Floridita No. 1. So slight in fact that if were to alter its numbering in any way, I'd have to go with a cliché and call it El Floridita No. 1.1.
The pink tinge comes from the use of hibiscus syrup in place of simple syrup. My wife had made the hibiscus syrup for an unrelated food-writing commission, so since we had that on hand, I thought it would make a nice substitution.
El Floridita 1.1
Adapted from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology
- 2 oz. light rum
- ¼ oz. lime juice
- ½ oz. hibiscus syrup
- maraschino liqueur to taste
Technique: Shake over ice and strain into a cocktail glass.


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Wouldn't life be a little dull without a few weird and wonderful things to play with along the way? After all, getting old is inevitable, but growing up is optional.
That's why Firebox scours the world, looking for the very latest gadgets, toys, games and other cool stuff. We search high and low for gifts with a twist. Products that are inspirational, quirky, bizarre and downright fun.
We're very selective though - so only the most original, exciting and unique gifts get picked.
From Las Vegas to Los Alamos, Tokyo to Tashkent, we scour the world looking for the 'coolest stuff you can buy', then make it available through our award-winning website.
Firebox.com began life in early 1998 as hotbox.co.uk, an internet retailer founded by university friends Michael Smith and Tom Boardman. Operating out of Cardiff, the company saw rapid initial growth due to the huge success of Michael and Tom's (since much-imitated) invention, the Shot Glass Chess Set. In the Summer of 1999 the company moved to London and relaunched as Firebox.com. In 2002 the company opened its first combined Head Office and Distribution Centre located in South London.
...and along the way we have grown rapidly from the initial partnership of the two founders to a core team of over 40 staff.
Firebox.com strives - like a modern-day Rocky Balboa - to achieve greatness. Although we focus on maintaining excellent customer service and an exceptional and enjoyable shopping experience (rather than climbing stairs and fighting Mr T). If you have any questions, suggestions, or problems (or just want to see what our team all looked like as kids) then please check out our contact us page.


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St Johnstone 3-3 Hearts: Drama as Jambos snatch point from nine-man Saints
Six goals, three red cards and a Stevie May hat-trick as spoils are shared in Perth.
Stevie May's second hat-trick in five games was not enough for nine-man St Johnstone as Danny Wilson completed a two-goal comeback in injury-time to earn Hearts a dramatic 3-3 draw.
In a dramatic Scottish Premiership encounter at a wet McDiarmid Park, St Johnstone lost centre-back Steven Anderson to a controversial red card for a last-man foul and saw Murray Davidson suffer what looked like a serious injury to his left knee, which saw him taken away in an ambulance at half-time.
But May scored either side of the break, the first from one of two contentious penalties given against Kevin McHattie, with his treble coming from the spot soon after Dale Carrick had pulled one back.
Saints goalkeeper Alan Mannus and Hearts forward Ryan Stevenson were sent off in a mass last-minute brawl during a scramble for the ball after Sam Nicholson had scored, and Wilson soon headed Kevin McHattie's corner past makeshift keeper Tam Scobbie.
The action was incessant and started early when May's volley was blocked in a crowded goalmouth before Davidson's backheel was saved by Jamie MacDonald.
Saints were reduced to ten men in the 21st minute after gifting Hearts possession following their own throw-in the opposition half.
Gary McDonald had the chance to pass the ball inside to Chris Millar but delayed and his pass further back was intercepted. Carrick skipped past Anderson but was 35 yards out on the right and appeared to be heading for the corner flag when he was tripped, but referee Brian Colvin surprisingly produced a red card.
Saints carried a greater attacking threat despite replacing winger Lee Croft with defender Gary Miller, but they suffered another major blow.
Davidson landed awkwardly after leaping high in the air in a bid to head a goal kick and immediately signalled to the bench that he was in real pain. The physios did not take long to determine the injury was serious enough to warrant a stretcher and David Wotherspoon came on.
However, the home side got a break when McHattie was penalised for a pull on the shirt of Nigel Hasselbaink as the Dutchman tried to turn him just inside the box. Assistant referee Michael Banks flagged and Colvin pointed to the spot, to the disgust of the left-back.
May sent MacDonald the wrong way with his powerful spot-kick to give Saints a 39th-minute lead and he was celebrating again less than four minutes into the second half.
Hasselbaink was allowed to turn with the ball ten yards inside the Hearts half and May was quickly away to latch on to his through-ball and go head to head with MacDonald.
MacDonald stopped his stabbed effort but May won the ball back in a challenge and just managed to scramble the ball over the line, despite his slip in the six-yard box and the efforts of Wilson and Brad McKay to clear.
Carrick headed home his first Hearts goal when he met McHattie's cross from five yards following a half-cleared corner in the 59th minute but the lifeline only lasted four minutes before McHattie fell foul of another linesman.
May tried to flick the ball over his head, again just inside the box, and the flag went up for handball despite the left-back's claim that it had hit his chest.
Again Colvin pointed to the spot and May sent MacDonald the wrong way despite hitting the opposite corner.
Hearts had only scored two goals in their previous seven matches but they piled forward and Mannus saved from McKay, Nicholson and Carrick before Nicholson forced the ball home from close range, sparking a major struggle which ended with the two red cards.
Callum Paterson headed off the bar as Hearts pressed, but there was still time for defender Wilson to spark wild celebrations with his 91st-minute header.


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The Continence Clinic at Baptist Medical Center seeks to improve the quality of life for men and women suffering from urinary incontinence (the uncontrolled loss of urine) and other urological disorders. Many people who experience urinary incontinence do not seek medical help because of embarrassment or lack of awareness that treatment is available. Over 25 million Americans suffer from incontinence; however, with treatment, symptoms can be improved or alleviated.
Baptist is the first hospital in the Jackson metro area to provide a wide-range of services specifically focusing on continence. The Continence Clinic offers minimally invasive diagnostic testing, patient education services, and non-invasive or minimally invasive outpatient procedures. A dedicated team of nurse practitioners, nurse specialists, wound, ostomy, continence nurses, and urology technicians assist the urologists in developing and implementing an individualized plan of care. In addition, the comprehensive medical staff at Baptist is available to assist with any other medical needs during the urological work-up and treatment process
Since there are different types, degrees and combinations of incontinence, your physician must consider the severity of the leakage, the patient's age, tolerance of treatment and lifestyle. All of these factors go into the decision regarding evaluation and treatment. First patients undergo a thorough history and physical examination plus urinalysis.
Many patients require some form of urodynamic evaluation, which might include a cystometrogram, urethral pressure profile, electromyography, and voiding flow rate.
State-of-the-art diagnostic services performed at the Continence Clinic include Urodynamics and Cystoscopy. Urodynamics are a series of tests that provide a detailed look at the function of the bladder and urethra.
The following are descriptions of common urodynamic tests that are performed:
This test measures the amount and speed of urine you void from your bladder. You will be asked to urinate into a funnel attached to a computer that records your urine flow.
This test evaluates how much the bladder can hold, how strong the bladder muscle is, and how well the signals work that tell you when your bladder is full. A thin tube ( catheter) is inserted into the urethra and bladder, and filled with water or contrast dye. X-rays may also be taken with this test. You will be asked to report any sensations you feel and you may be asked to cough or bear down during this test to check for urine loss.
This test measures the pressure and flow of urine out of your bladder. You are asked to urinate while a catheter in the urethra measures the pressure within the bladder.
The bladder is filled with contrast dye through a catheter, then video x-rays are taken while the dye is urinated through the urinary tract.
This test takes x-rays of the urethra to check for scarring. Contrast dye is injected into the urethra to visualize narrowing or scarring.
This test provides direct visualization of the urinary organs. A small tube called a cystoscope, attached to a light source and camera, is inserted through the urethral opening, allowing the doctor to look inside your urethra and bladder. These procedures are often painless and do not require a hospital stay or extensive preparation. Information collected during these tests is reviewed with you and will help determine a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Once the diagnostic tests are completed, your physician can plan a course of treatment. These include exercises, medication, external devices, catheterization, behavior techniques and surgery. There are many conservative treatments that are available before considering surgery for most patients. These include:
Agents such as collagen, Coaptite, Deflux or Durasphere, are injected into the urethra at the urinary sphincter to help control urine from leaking out.
A mesh tube or stent is placed inside the male urethra which allows urine to pass through without obstruction. This is done as a treatment for prostate enlargement, urethral narrowing or scarring from injury or previous surgery.
There are two types of neuromodulation offered in the clinic. The first treatment is called Interstim. It is the stimulation of the nerves that affect bladder function to correct over-activity or under-activity of the bladder. This treatment requires a trial testing period of 5-7 days with stimulation of the sacral nerves (in the tailbone) and is used for treating uncontrollable urinary urgency, frequency, or retention (inability to urinate). Final treatment consists of implantation of a stimulating electrode and battery pack, much like a pacemaker, to provide constant stimulation of the bladder nerves. Another neuromodulation treatment offered at the clinic, Urgent PC, stimulates a nerve located in the ankle which carries an impulse to the nerves that control bladder function. The sessions are 30 minutes, once a week for 12 weeks with results typically seen in 6 weeks..
For women, the sling procedure corrects stress incontinence by supporting the bladder neck and urethra in their correct position. The sling is laced through an incision in the thigh and vagina. The procedure may require an overnight stay in the hospital.
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Amy Snowden
Amy Snowden grew up in a small town in Oakdale, Louisiana; a very awkard, quirky, shy kid. She started as a songwriter writing funny original music, before moving her way into stand-up comedy.
After making her way to Los Angeles, she appeared on FXs "The Man Show," winning a comedy contest. Other television credits include: "Americas Got Talent," "Comedy Time," and she has recently been named a top 5 finalist on the Jon Lovitz "Find Me a Comic" contest.
Amy has performed with many celebrity comics including Anthony Clark who called her a comedy genius. She now resides in Los Angeles and plays the "World Famous Comedy Club," and has recently been named a paid regular at "The Hollywood Improv."
Her act includes comedic songs, which have become quite popular in the clubs as well as youtube; her most recent hit is called "Toe Hoe" and is based on a true story. Amy's voice is unique and different with southern twist.


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Tiger, taken at the Norfolk Zoo. Norfolk, Va.
Judy S. Fung 3/31/2005 5:41:23 PMWonderful detail, closeup and capture, David! #231209
Laura Clay-Ballard 4/21/2005 5:17:59 AMcongrats! Beautiful image. #1274169
Jason 4/21/2005 6:58:23 AMWay to go Dave! #1274874
Chuck Inglefield 4/21/2005 10:46:45 AMThis photo is AWESOME! Maybe it's my my monitor, but this guy looks so alive in this photo..almost like he's moving. Your exposure is right on. What a beautiful photography. If you ever decided to sell copies of this, I would be interested. Great work!
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Judy S. Fung 4/21/2005 10:51:54 AMCongrats, David! #1276566
Debbie Truesdale 4/21/2005 3:59:42 PMCongrats.... Great photo!!! Debbie #1277662
Jim Kinnunen 4/21/2005 8:21:54 PMCongrats, David on a great finalist!! #1278732
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The Pixelated Projects of Cristian Zuzunaga
Since I first posted Cristian Zuzunaga's Pixellation fabric in April of 2008 it remains one of my favorite and most unique upholstery applications. Imagine my delight when I found the designers site that profiles many of his pixelation projects — from furniture to fashion.
Though the Togo upholstered in Shanghai is appealing, I'm holding out for Moroso's Steel armchair by Enrico Franzolini upholstered in Arena.
Check out the image captions for specifics on fabric names and see the Cristian Zuzunaga for even more — including his collaboration with fashion brand Quadrat.
If you're like me and can only dream of pixelated upholstery, check out Christian Zuzunaga's silk scarf or tote bag — available exclusively at the Tate giftshop.
Via: BoingBoing | Couch upholstered in "pixelated" fabric
• Pixelated Decor: Bedding!
• Pixel Decor: Furnishings, Upholstery & Artwork
• How To: Pixelated Painting


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10 Celebrity-Inspired Styling Tricks To Try This Month
Whether it's conversation-starting footwear or unbasic denim, you'll definitely want to add these ideas to your outfit arsenal. Keep reading to shop the looks!
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Tip: Let an oversized scarf double as a wrap.
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Final regular-season blog: Avs go out a winner
Very nice day at the Pepsi Center. Avs get Adam Foote a win in his final game, good crowd, lots of nostalgia and shaking of hands and "have a good summer" and just one big happy bowl of humanity at the Can.
I could go all Scrooge here, but I won't. Well maybe a little: I'll just say this: the Avs are on the clock. Soon enough that will be the case at the draft in St. Paul, and when next season starts, the clock will start on the excuses that were – in my book – too easily bandied about in the final two months. If you listened around the building today, the entire reason for the Avs' 5-26-2 finish to the final 33 began and ended with injuries.
Of course, we all agree with some of that. Injuries played a big role in the record. But I didn't hear enough accountability today for my taste otherwise. Basically, the Avs need to be fully healthy to be any good, we were told too often in the final two months. Otherwise, it's just too tough to overcome.
OK, fine. But next year? Nothing is going to work as an excuse. Nothing. If the same number of injuries occur, then the Avs have to find players who don't get hurt as much. If it's always about the players who aren't on the ice, then the Avs need to change management and come up with a philosophy where it's about the players who are on the ice.
They're on the clock.
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Above is a picture of Adam Foote officially doing his last interview, in the hallway outside the Avs' dressing room. Below is a video of his next-to-last:
I'll miss Foote. He is a genuinely good person, who really matured a lot as a player. He was a lot more hot-headed and emotional as a younger player, sometimes with the media. As the years went by, he was the sage, wise old owl. But he never lost his passion for the game. In fact, I think it increased more as the years went by. I think he appreciated things more, and was more thankful for all the game had given him.
He was a character in some ways. He was never wrong about anything – and I mean that in a humorous way. I think back to my first year covering the team, 1995-96, with a funny story, to me at least: I quoted him in the paper once, something about him saying the team needed to be better, that guys had to step up more, etc, etc. It kind of came out in print that he was ripping on teammates a little, and he denied saying the words. He said I misquoted him, and his teammates were all ripping on me the next day in the locker room – and this was after a practice at the old DU Arena.
Too bad for him I had the crude audiotape still – those big-box tape recorders back then – and clicked "play" on it when Claude Lemieux and some players demanded to hear the tape. Foote sheepishly walked away as the tape played, and everybody started giving him the business. It became a frequent inside joke over the next year. Foote learned to watch his words a little closer after that, but never lost his sense of humor over the incident. That's what I liked about him – he took himself seriously, but not too serious to be a jerk.
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Avs fans should tune in to Versus at 6 p.m. Tuesday night (not 6 a.m. like I wrote earlier). That's when the NHL's draft order will be determined, via the weighted lottery. Avs have 98.5 percent chance of getting two of the top 11 picks. They could still get the No. 1 pick. Odds favor Edmonton getting the No. 1, but it could happen for the Avs.
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I tried to talk to Peter Mueller after the game, but he wasn't available. Will he be back for training camp next fall? I think he will. But is it for certain, even at this date? No.
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Former Avs I'm happy for as the playoffs begin:
– Jose Theodore, for spoiling Dallas' hopes today. The Stars didn't deserve it. They barely beat a horrible Avs team in two games before today, and choked when it mattered most. Andrew Brunette added two assists too.
– Teemu Selanne, for an incredible second half with Anaheim.
– Chris Drury, with a huge goal Saturday that helped the Rangers get in the playoffs.
– Cody McCormick, who played a solid role with Buffalo this year and now gets to play in the postseason.
– Johnny Boychuk, who had a fine season as a D-man in Boston.
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Milan Hejduk officially said he wants to come back for another year with the Avs. The team will re-sign him, I'm 100 percent confident.
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Choose 2 charms from your pack. Using the Clover yo-yo maker as my guide…
I pin my charms right sides together to prevent slipping of the fabric as I sew the circle. I recommend changing your stitch length to 1.5 instead of 2.2 or 2.5. I have found it will allow you to sew with out moving your presser foot up and down as often. Make sure to leave an opening for turning. I usually backstitch at the beginning and end of stitching to lock those stitches…to allow for a smoother finished look to the pincushion.
I trim to about 1/8 inch, with the tight stitches it is unlikely the stitches will pull out.
Next, turn pincushion right side out.
Stuff very full…or use walnut shells.
This step takes patience. I turn the openings in and pin atleast 3 places. You want to align the edges as closely as possible. I sometimes find myself repinning 5 times or more. Then using the silk thread, wip stitch opening closed.
To give your pincushion more personality…chose a pearl cotton size 8 to coordinate. Knot one end of the pearl cottong and draw up into the center of the pincushion. I use a doll makers needle as they are longer and stronger to pull through the stuffing and fabric layers.
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The current controversy over Safeway's scanning of licenses for all alcohol purchases in Rohnert Park and Petaluma will resolve itself one way or the other.
For the moment, I would like to turn to some of the larger questions it has raised in my mind. I will come back to Safeway at the end of this article.
For Better or Worse…The web is with us
Most people (including our household) have histories and data stored in an almost infinite number of data bases and computers. Frankly, it is unavoidable, unless you are living in a cave…
- We shop online
- We pay bills online
- We e-mail
- We blog
- We Facebook
- We can even pay our taxes online
- We give out our e-mail addresses to stores, retailers, banks, and financial institutions
- We use GPS
Even for those who elect to live in a cave, there is a good chance that Google has taken a picture of the entrance and posted its location on the Internet.
Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems most likely described the situation best when he said, "You have no privacy. Get over it." The simple fact is that records have been generated by us or kept on us for a very long time.
What is different now is the ability to pull it together and distribute it digitally around the world in mere seconds. Therefore, what is critical is the management and protection of that information so that it is not used in a harmful or criminal manner. That, of course, requires legislation that keeps up with the technology and enforcement of laws regulating the use and distribution of information. On this front, I believe we are way behind the curve.
It is a cliché, but the "Computer Web" is clearly a two-edged sword. For example, GPS is a wonderful tool, particularly when emergency services personnel are trying to reach you. If your car or cell phone has GPS, they know where you are and can get to you quickly. On the other hand…remember, they know where you are…
How to Cope…Living on the Web
There are a few things an individual can do to reduce the risk of fraud or identity theft.
- Regularly review all bills and bank statements for unauthorized charges
- Carefully review credit card or debit card statements to make sure that someone has not submitted unauthorized charges. Also make sure that automatic charges have ended if, in fact, you have cancelled the service or product.
- When paying a bill in a restaurant with a credit card or a debit card, make sure that your card is returned to you. In a busy restaurant, it is possible for the server to mix up the cards.
- Consider not giving out personal information and your e-mail address to secure future coupon and discount offers from a retailer. It has been our experience that all we receive are offers for things we don't purchase, not to mention the daily e-mail ads. If you still wish to do so, consider setting up a separate web e-mail to receive the advertizing/promotional e-mail. I think you will find that you will rarely open it.
- To better identify potential credit card fraud problems, use one card for online transactions and a separate card for "real world" transactions.
- If you use public Wi-Fi or public computers, do not connect with your bank, credit card, or brokerage accounts.
- If you receive a call from someone purporting to be from your credit card company, bank, or brokerage to report a problem on your account, do not give out information without first verifying they are in fact who they say they are. A usual clue is if they start asking for account numbers, social security numbers. The best procedure is to terminate the conversation and call the company on a number that you have to verify the call.
If there is a single overall caution I could offer– be careful about giving out personal information. Granted there are legitimate reasons and legal requirements to do so in the course of our daily lives when establishing bank accounts, financial records, etc. However, one should question other requests for your identifying information such as street address, social security number, driver's license number.
This brings us back to the Safeway policy of scanning a driver's license to purchase alcoholic products…
- While it may be permitted under California law, there is no mandate that it be done.
- While there are legal limitations on how the data is to be used, violations are difficult to detect and if detected, the penalties are not particularly severe.
I said in an earlier article that I accept Safeway's assertion that they are complying with California law. I accepted it largely because I have elected to do my shopping elsewhere.
However, in researching this issue generally, I noted that the creators of the scanning hardware and software tout its data storage and data mining ability. One company is even pushing a scanner that not only records the data on the magnetic strip but also images both sides of the card during the scan. Let that feature spin around in your mind for a few minutes.
In closing, the Safeway system is far from foolproof. For $20 or less, one can buy a card reader/writer and create any date they want on a magnetic data strip. I am sure that it would be a simple task for a 19 year old to adjust his or her license.
USEFUL RELATED LINKS (A Web Bibliography)
1. First, a twenty minute film, " Smart Card" which, while painting an extreme future, may give you a different perspective on today. If you view nothing else on this page, be sure and check out this film. Links below:
2. Information from the California Office of Privacy Protection
3. For an industry article on the problems of scanning see Retailers Caught in the Middle on ID Checks
4. Also See Driver's license scanning reduces fraud, but may alienate shoppers


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IRVING, Texas (AP) - Gerald Sensabaugh is retiring with the Dallas Cowboys after spending the last half of an eight-year career with them.
The safety signed a one-day contract with the Cowboys on Thursday. He was released for salary cap reasons in March.
The 29-year-old Sensabaugh started 84 of 112 games for Jacksonville and Dallas. He had 14 interceptions and 469 tackles.
Sensabaugh was a fifth-round pick by the Jaguars in 2005 out of North Carolina. His best season came with the Cowboys in 2010, when he had career highs of five interceptions and 10 pass breakups. He also had the only two sacks of his career that year.
He appeared in three playoff games - one with Jacksonville as a rookie in 2005 and two with Dallas in 2009.
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I am looking for a Technical Architect who has experience creating technical documentation (E-R diagrams, data dictionaries, technical specifications, flowcharts, etc) and who has hands-on Visual Basic 6.0 and Classic ASP experience. They should be very comfortable with Microsoft SQL Server and have strong database design skills. The ideal candidate would also be fluent in C# .NET
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I think lack of documentation may be a bottleneck. So I think the first priority might need to be creating documentation so that a developer who didn't write the original code can quickly understand what they would need to do to modify a given component of the system.
I would also be looking for the selected candidate to participate in the ongoing development. And to advise on strategy for scaling the development and the development team. For example, should we migrate to C# and if so, when?
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by Hugh Gilmore
Being an old-book seller has its privileges: One gets to read other people's mail, but it also carries its burdens. Sometimes the bookman comes across things he'd rather not have seen.
A month ago I lifted a small, unlabeled box from a shelf near my desk and opened it. Inside was a plastic sandwich bag filled with letters. I remembered them at once. Yes, what was her name? Mary Margaret something.
I'd never read the whole bunch of them, just enough to remember that a few were heart-wrenching. I thought I'd sent them off to auction or sold them to another book dealer. I don't know where I first acquired them, but it was about 20 years ago. Something about a young girl and reform school, writing to her mother from down south.
Oh well, I had an hour. I decided to read the 20-or-so letters and make sense of the "story," if there was enough material to reveal one. I looked among them for her distinctive handwriting, which I'd remembered as childish and quite awkward compared to the simple grace of female handwriting typical of her generation.
I found and read the earliest-dated one at once. Ripeness is all, as they say – this time I was struck, and thus came the mandate that set the direction of my summer's work. Here's that letter from Mary Margaret (age 15, last name withheld). I've recorded the spelling exactly and added a few points of punctuation – a few periods and capital letters to set off the run-on sentences. Most of the letters originate from Lexington, Ky. This one does not, but that took some figuring.
February 10, 1921
Dear Mother, I will drop you a few lines to tell you that I want to come home. I am not well and have not bin well since I have bin here. I have had two of those same old spells.
Mother this makes three times I have tried to stay away from home but I can't do it. If I don't get to come home pretty soon I believe I will loose my mind. I am goin to give you a chance to send for me and if you don't something is going to happen. It will be worse than it was the other time. I can neve for get home – and it worries me to think about it. I go to bed every night with a broken hart. I just can't stay away from you that is all.
If you don't let me come I will do what will all ways cause you to regret not leting me come. I have just got out of bed and I am so week that I cant hardly hold the pen. Mother won't you please let me come you don't know how I feel. I can neve learn while I am this way so please see Mrs Massie about this and explane to her – and that you will cause you love me.
At least I hope you do so please see to this right away as I am going to do some thing if you dont. I mean just what I say. I cant stand it any longer. as ever your unhappy girl.
Mary Margaret
Please do this for me wont you please."
Mary Margaret's mother wrote back, lovingly, tenderly, but saying no. In fact, Mary Margaret could never return home again, she said. Her grandmother, in another letter, wrote to echo that idea, saying, "… it will be quite impossible for you to ever come back here." Furthermore, Grandma wrote, about Grandpa, "He is an old man, Mary, and he had to do a terrible deed to defend his little grand-daughter who he believed as innocent as a baby and all he expects in return is for you to be a good, sweet and obedient little girl."
I read on and discovered that Mary M, as people were calling her, was writing from St. Monica's Home, in Des Moines, Iowa. And that an M.D. from Lexington, Dr. Josephine Hunt, had written to the deaconness of St. Monica's to say, " I have thoroughly examined Mary Margaret with respect to physical evidence of immoral habits. From these examinations, I am convinced she has lived morally, and that she has never been infected with venereal disease."
What was all this about? Who had saved this packet of letters, and why? I read on. Mary Margaret and another girl from St. Monica's soon ran away. They stole a horse and carriage from a Ft. Des Moines livery, but got caught. The other girl was said to be a streetwalker. Mary M. was in reform school. The letters end.
I was driven, of course, to research this story. I've been discovering more each day. Any day now, a batch of old newspaper clippings from Lexington is supposed to land in my email box. I do know this so far: The 1920 murder of a very prominent citizen of Lexington, "The Athens of the South, " lies at the heart of this sad and pathetic tale.
Sitting on my shelf for 20 years! When I learn more, I'll tell you.
Hugh's book, "Scenes from a Bookshop," tells stories of old-bookshop life from the days when he ran a Chestnut Hill book store. Available through bookstores and from Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle formats.