text:
s the stock markets have slumped, the use of stock options as the ideal form of employee compensation has lost some of its luster. Companies may choose to redesign their compensation plans due to the wholesale losses in their stock value. In an upside-down investing world, financial managers, option holders and CPAs need to be aware of alternative stock option plan strategies.
Until last year, many companies looked at stock options as a no-lose proposition for everyone. Statistics compiled by the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP quantify that enthusiasm. In 2000, 44% of the 345 U.S. companies participating in the survey offered stock options as compensation to employees at the nonexempt level, compared with just 34% in 1998. Now, particularly in the technology, telecommunications and dot.com industries, many employees' stock options are "underwater" (below the strike price and out of the money) and, at least for the present, are considered worthless. To fill the breach, companies are frantically scrambling to find remedial compensation approaches to protect employees from market losses while also addressing accounting, tax and corporate governance concerns. These alternatives, discussed here, include repricing stock options, canceling options and reissuing them at a lower strike price after a six-month-and-one-day waiting period and substituting underperforming stock options with other payment programs, such as restricted stock.
"The complexion of employee incentive programs is already changing," says John Boma, CPA and senior vice-president at Mullin Consulting Inc., in Minneapolis, which advises businesses on compensation strategies. Stock options, the most widely used form of incentive compensation, give employees the right to buy a set number of shares of company stock at a set price for a certain period. They became ubiquitous because compensating employees with stock options entails no cash expenditures. At the same time, the business receives favorable accounting treatment since there are no charges to earnings. Stock options that are performance-based, moreover, offer the company a way around paying taxes on cash compensation for the CEO and other top officers, for whom no more than $1 million in annual cash compensation, not tied to performance, is tax deductible (for more on this subject, see "Planning for the Cap," JofA, Oct.00, page 39). Employees also benefited when they exercised their stock options and held on to their shares. When the two-year holding-period stipulation was met, cashing in one's shares allowed for taxation at the 20% capital gains rate, not at the higher marginal income tax rate.
Until recently, when markets went south, many companies would hand out more options at lower prices—an acceptable and simple means to protect employees from a business's poor performance. But new accounting rules discourage companies from making a quick leap to reprice stock options in response to a market downturn.
Most companies choosing the repricing strategy, typically formerly high-flying technology and dot-com companies, have little or no earnings and include (according to Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) in Bethesda, Maryland) Amazon.com, Broadbase Software, Interwoven, Critical Path and Network Associates. These entities must act carefully because of FASB Interpretation no. 44, Accounting for Certain Transactions Involving Stock Compensation, (an interpretation to APB Opinion no. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees ). Under Interpretation no. 44, adopted in July 2000, routine repricing becomes much more painful for companies. Simply lowering the exercise price of existing options or perhaps canceling them and regranting a new set of options now forces companies to mark the value of the awards to the market price each quarter for the entire life of the options.
FASB Interpretation no. 44 requires companies to apply variable award accounting to otherwise fixed stock options that are modified to reduce the exercise price of the award (see "Variable Accounting in Compensation Plans," below). Thus the options become variable for accounting purposes and any rise in value above the new, lower strike price must be charged against earnings. The charge is open-ended and impossible to predict. "As a drag on earnings, that can amount to as much as a penny in earnings per share, which can be significant in light of current market conditions," says Andy Gibson, CPA and tax partner at BDO Seidman LLP in Atlanta. Even so, as Patrick McGurn, vice-president and director of corporate programs at ISS notes, Interpretation no. 44 has not stopped repricing dead in its tracks. In a survey of company proxy statements, ISS found that among 75 companies that took some action on stock options, more than 35% engaged in repricing in the first half of this year. That appears to be a startling increase over the past: for example, the NASPP found that only 1% of the companies surveyed had repriced in 1999, down markedly from 6% in 1998.
Because repricing options is available to employees and not shareholders, the method is a governance issue; FASB Interpretation no. 44 tries to address it by making it more difficult for companies to reprice. Paula Todd, CPA and principal specializing in executive and stock-based compensation at Towers Perrin, a consulting firm in New York, says even though there were always reasons against repricing options, it still may be the best course of action for companies with sophisticated investors. "If you really want to use options and there is a need to do something immediately, just counsel people to reprice and then help investors understand the funky accounting. There are worse things than noncash accounting expenses," she says.
For many of the Internet and Web-based companies that relied most heavily on stock options to lure and retain employees, "the big topic now is what to do with your underwater stock options," observes Gibson. "The fear of large, open-ended earnings charges has led many of these firms to cut the costs of the new grants by shortening the life of their replacement awards," McGurn notes. Several of the repricings have been done on a "value-for-value basis," McGurn adds, with the option-holder sometimes giving up more than half the underwater grants to obtain smaller grants with "sea-level" prices (those that are at the strike price and in the money). In this scenario, the company pays the employee, but less than if the options had a higher strike price. But employees are getting paid, and there is likely to be less stock dilution.
For companies with actual earnings, the six-month-and-one-day option exchange—what some call a "slow-motion" option exchange—is another strategy. The good news is this technique allows companies to reprice their shares at no cost and without diluting the stake of existing shareholders. It is also a way to avoid the potentially costly complications of repricing options subject to FASB Interpretation no. 44. There's a big drawback to this method, however. A lot can happen in six months, leaving employees with a gamble and guesswork in volatile markets.
Under accounting rules, companies that cancel their options and wait six months and one day can reissue stock options at a lower price and preserve fixed accounting treatment. This is clearly the strategy du jour: according to ISS, the majority of companies it surveyed, as many as 55, employed this tactic during the first half of 2001.
In practice, slow-motion exchanges, which are treated as a tender offer in the proxies, are controversial. McGurn calls them a "dodge." If a stock option is exercisable at 50 and the stock today trades at 20, the employee is put in the odd situation of hoping for the stock price to go down still further in the intervening half-year. Even though most companies exclude top executives from such option exchange programs, "the irony is that for the six-month period, the employee has no incentive for the stock price to go up," notes Gibson. "That goes against the principle of creating incentives for people to grow the value of the company."
Among the raft of companies using this strategy, according to ISS, are Actel, Ariba, Commerce One, E.piphany, Macromedia and Vitra Technology. Sprint's use was perhaps the most prominent: It permitted 24,000 of its employees to turn in their old options. Most companies provided share-for-share swaps at 100% fair market value on the new grant date, McGurn reports.
Perhaps the least popular incentive compensation formula because of its tax consequences, but one that some companies have deployed this year nonetheless, is to cancel options and replace them with issues of restricted stock. The chief advantage to a company of issuing restricted stock, which ISS calculated at least 8 of 75 companies used to alter their stock option plans, is that the technique acts as a retention tool because of the partial vesting feature. At the same time, the company can expense the stock over four years and avoid variable accounting. For employees, restricted stock consists of grants of actual shares that can be forfeited unless fully vested by continuous employment for a specified term. Usually restricted stock vests incrementally over four years at 25% a year. Armstrong Holdings, Avid Technology, Infonautics, Priceline.com and Toys 'R' Us all used this course of action, reports ISS.
Rather than using any of the three methods, several companies chose simply to issue more stock options on top of underwater options. Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft and Intel were among the seven companies cited by ISS as preferring this course. By not canceling the underwater options, companies spared themselves the trouble of doing variable accounting.
Clearly, businesses that relied on stock options are in a fierce bind and must now struggle to retain talent. Max Michaels, cofounder and CEO of KnowledgeCube Ventures, a New York venture capital firm with 11 early-stage companies in its portfolio—two of which are on "life support," he acknowledges—says the bloom is clearly off the stock option rose. "We have repriced everyone's options," Michaels says. "Valuations of our companies came down and nobody would have been in the money. There's no question about that. Employees are also insisting on a 30% cash bonus (whether it's to remain at the company or for new hires). It used to be that stock options were equal to cash. But that's no longer true."
When stock prices were rising relentlessly, U.S. companies, employees and even restive shareholders were all in accord (see the exhibit below). Employees shouldn't look for a good replacement in compensation plans anytime soon, counsels Todd, who says there is no magic bullet. "Companies went option-happy," he says, "and options became a sexier form of compensation. Employees coveted them, expected and demanded them, and they became a powerful currency to attract and retain people. They also made good cocktail party talk: people liked to brag about options more than money. Options had cachet."
Moreover, stock options became an important retention tool. "Employee retention is the number one issue right now," notes Stewart Reifler, director of the Northeast compensation group at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York. "When you've got people who are good, you want to keep them." But options only work as a retention device when the price goes up. "Our fathers worked for 35 years for one company," says Reifler. "Now it's not unlikely to work at 12 companies or have three or four different occupations. What's a stock option that hasn't vested? It's a retention tool."
Shareholders were also kept happy. They applaud plans in which top officers' interests are aligned with theirs, because as top executives were rewarded with stock options that were exercisable at a higher strike price, they would be "in the money" only if they worked to make the company's stock price perform well. Shareholder activists who might have fretted more about outsized salaries to top executives were quiet when they themselves were benefiting.
But in recent months all U.S. stock markets have sagged, and none more than the Nasdaq, which by mid-August declined approximately 60% from its record high in March, 2000. The Nasdaq trades the bulk of those high-technology companies that are the most avid employers of stock option compensation for nonmanagerial employees.
For Internet companies, the news was even worse. The stocks of most e-commerce firms plummeted. Among myriad examples, Priceline.com sold for $51.50 a year ago before swooning to as low as $1.0625, and is now trading at about $7; StorageNetworks traded as high as $154.25 last August before skidding back to $7 and is now at about $18; Amazon.com was at $56.25 in midyear 2000 only to fall to $8.10 in 2001 before going back to $16 in June. And a startling number have gone belly-up.
Some employees at e-commerce and technology companies not only have watched the value of their stock plunge after the options were exercised but also came to owe a significant amount in federal taxes calculated on the value of the options. This dilemma created howls of protest (for a related article, see "Sunk by Options" ).
Stock options, like other forms of incentive compensation, are intended to motivate employees to perform better than they might without the added incentive. But instead of relying on stock options and using the rise in stock prices as a yardstick, Boma notes anywhere from one-third to one-half of his firm's clients are returning to performance-based cash bonuses tied to sales increases, return-on-equity or profitability. The benefit is less dependence on stock, which can carry obvious disadvantages. When share prices plummet, employees can wind up empty-handed. "Individuals say they've done a great job this year but the company's stock is in the tank," says Boma.
CPAs who advise on financial planning matters can help to guide their clients through incentive compensation pitfalls. Paul Bronzo, a financial adviser and senior vice-president at Prudential Securities, says, "Properly educating employees on how to efficiently exercise their stock options and thus avoid unfavorable tax consequences is one of my most important tasks." He recommends option holders consult with a CPA, a financial adviser and an attorney, ideally all at the same time.
Company management, employees and ultimately shareholders do not always find the option alternatives—repricing, slow-motion exchanges and issuing restricted stock—satisfactory. Although these strategies are measurably better than simply paying employees additional cash (which is a problem for start-ups, for example), they all might carry undesirable accounting, tax or public policy consequences, making them much less appealing to companies and employees than issuing stock options in a different market environment.
There's no such thing as one-size-fits-all when it comes to incentive compensation plans. And long-term incentive pay is not effective when the market slumps. Financial managers need to find ways to reduce the effects of stock volatility in their compensation programs without costing their companies additional money.
Keeping you informed and prepared amid the coronavirus crisis
We're gathering the latest news stories along with relevant columns, tips, podcasts, and videos on this page, along with curated items from our archives to help with uncertainty and disruption.
Building process maps: Template and instructions
Documenting your financial close process and finding opportunities for automation are more important than ever. Our customizable slide deck has instructions, a risk assessment questionnaire, and bonus checklists that will help you map out your process.
From The Tax Adviser
From CPA Insider


text:
Customer Participation in Public Services: Co-production of Services
The topic of customer participation in the provision of public services, paying special attention to customer and provider co-production of the service, is examined in the article. The concepts of customer participation in the delivery of public services and co-production of services are discussed in the article. It is aimed to reveal the relevance of co-production in the public sector; also the trends of research of the phenomenon are discussed. Since the co-production of services is in a sense active customer participation in public services, the concept of customer participation in public services, demonstrating the place of co-production in it, is discussed first. Further, co-production of services is analysed, different approaches towards it are presented, the main related dimensions: citizenship, individual and collective participation, long-term relationships with customers, produced value of services are analysed in the article as well. In conclusion the links between co-production of services and the modernisation of delivery of public services are discussed.
public services; client participation in the public services; co-production
Full Text:PDF (Lietuvių)
- There are currently no refbacks.
"Public Policy and Administration" ISSN online 2029-2872 / ISSN print 1648-2603

subset: commoncrawl


text:
More coursework: 1 - A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I - J | K - L | M | N - O | P - S | T | U - Y
Jay Gradner
An increasing problem on high school campuses and one of the main
concerns of parents, school officials, and the government is teenage sex. It
is on the rise, and they are worried that it may get out of control. Teenage
sex can be a problem because of the pregnancies and many diseases it can
cause. One solution that has been proposed is to distribute condoms in
public high schools. This is a topic that is controversial and has been
hotly debated for years. There are people who think it would be a good idea
and those who think it may worsen the problem rather than solve it.

The reason that people want to distribute condoms in high school is to
try to prevent teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and (I
separate this from the category of STD's because it is so widespread, deadly,
important, frightening, etc.) H.I.V infection. The theory is that if condoms
were given out or made available at high schools, then the students would be
more inclined to use them. They would have them or be able to get them if
they need to use them. This would cut down on unprotected sexual intercourse
and prevent the pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and H.I.V.
infection. If a student was at a party and decided, on the spur of the
moment, to engage in sexual intercourse, then it is more likely that they
have a condom if schools distributed them. This sounds good in theory, but
will it really work? If schools distribute condoms, shouldn't they also
teach the students how to use them and teach them a little about sex (sex
education in schools, another controversial topic)?

The world certainly needs to try to decrease teenage pregnancies, STD's,
and H.I.V. infection. In an article from the New York Times, the United
Nations reports that women, especially sexually active teenage girls, have a
higher rate of H.I.V. infection than men in that age group. It cited the
slow development of mucous membranes as the reason for the lower protection
against infection and increased risk of getting H.I.V. It mentions that in
Rwanda, 25% of pregnant women are infected, and 17% of those who have teenage
sex will be infected. Those numbers are staggering. In the United States,
if even 5% of teenagers who have had sex become infected with H.I.V., then
that would translate to hundreds of thousands of teenagers. This shows that
H.I.V. could be a bigger problem than it already is if nothing is done about
it, and some people think that distributing condoms would help keep the
problem from getting worse.

Condom distribution might work, but what if the students do not use
them? Also, distributing condoms might start a student to become sexually
active that otherwise would not be. Wouldn't condom distribution then
increase teenage sex thus increasing the chance of getting pregnant and
contracting H.I.V.? Once this student becomes sexually active he or she
might not use a condom every time they have sex. Even if they do, condoms
are not 100% effective. I repeat-CONDOMS ARE NOT 100% EFFECTIVE. They
are only 92-96% effective against pregnancy and not at all effective for
blocking H.I.V. transmission. Wouldn't a better option then be to control
teenage sex?

Making love is not something to play around with. When people decide to
do it, they make a life and death decision. If they contract an STD they
risk their life for death. And if a woman gets pregnant, the woman is not
guaranteed to live through it (although chances are that she will), and the
child is not guaranteed to live for many reasons including abortion.

Shouldn't steps be taken to educate teenagers about what they are
getting into before schools start handing out condoms? This would be a
better way to prevent the spread of pregnancies and of STD's and H.I.V.
If teenagers do not have sex to begin with the risk of infection goes down
because, like I said, condoms are not 100% effective. If they know more
about the risks, then they can make an educated decision about sex, and then
it will be very likely that they will use a condom if they decide to have
sex. This is one alternative and might be a better policy to implement than
condom distribution.

I think that starting in junior high school, students should learn about
pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and H.I.V. There would be a course
or a section of a course dedicated to health where students learn about these
subjects. Then in high school, students should do a more in-depth study of
the consequences of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. This could
be done as a part of a biology course or as a research project in an English
class. Finally, students should learn about H.I.V. and AIDS, how it affects
the lives of those who have it, and what can be done about it. Again, this
could be a separate course that is required or a part of another required
course. Then, pamphlets about all these things should be made available at
the health (or nurse's) office and suggested for the students to read before
they receive condoms. If this is done, then I believe that teenage sex
should be less of a problem than it is now.
Source: Essay UK - http://www.essay.uk.com/coursework/teens-and-sex.php
This coursework was submitted to us by a student in order to help you with your studies.
This page has approximately words.
If you use part of this page in your own work, you need to provide a citation, as follows:
Essay UK, Teens And Sex. Available from: <https://www.essay.uk.com/coursework/teens-and-sex.php> [15-08-20].
If you are the original author of this content and no longer wish to have it published on our website then please click on the link below to request removal:


text:
A sea turtle covered with tumors was airlifted from St. Croix in the Virgin Islands to Florida on Saturday to receive treatment.
Named Charid, the 28-pound juvenile green sea turtle was found with fibropapilloma tumors covering her head, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The turtle is named after the two children of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife official who found her in the Virgin Islands.
U.S. & World
Charid arrived at Miami International Airport Saturday morning and was taken to receive treatment at the Florida Keys Turtle Hospital, which has been helping sea turtles for more than 30 years.
Bette Zirkelbach, manager of the Turtle Hospital, was at the airport to receive Charid and spoke on the turtle's condition.
"She has one good eye," Zirkelbach said. "She is releasable [back into the wild] because they don't have to chase their prey. They just feed on sea grass. We're so hopeful. You can see she's moving so she made the trip."
Getting Charid help took some teamwork. Mark Nelson, general manager of American Airlines Virgin Islands, aided in the turtle's transportation.
"I'm a diver so sea life is very important to me," he said. "So when I heard about it I wanted to do whatever I could. And American was behind me all the way."
Fibropapilloma is a virus that affects sea turtles in oceans around the world. The turtles are treated by having the tumors surgically removed. The animals are then nursed back to health for eventual release back into the wild.
"The disease is horrific," Zirkelbach said. "It's really hard to look at, honestly. But environment has a big play in this disease. Warmer water temperatures, water pollution, causes this virus."


text:
Get Hitched Like a Rockstar On Stage
Week of Weddings
1 Hour All-Inclusive Wedding Packages
Wed, September 9, 2020
Get hitched like a rockstar! Say "I do" to an all-inclusive 1 hour wedding package at ACL Live or 3TEN ACL Live.
Celebrate responsibly! For the safety of you, your loved ones, and our staff, all packages have a limited number of guests, require masks & wellness checks, enforce social distancing, and follow strict sanitation procedures. Learn more here.
Take the plunge in front of the iconic Austin City Limits skyline backdrop, have your first dance on stage, enjoy a Backstage Bash with champagne toast & Smilebooth photos – all captured by a professional photographer. Learn more here.
Tie the knot on stage at one of Austin's most iconic music venues, enjoy a memorable first dance with state-of-the-art sound & lights, and celebrate with a champagne toast, commemorated by a professional photographer. Learn more here.
Whichever venue suits your style, make your big day even bigger with a pre/post-ceremony or rehearsal meal, hotel suite, poolside or rock photography gallery reception, cake cutting & more. Explore your options here.
Happily ever after starts here! Book now.


text:
Coming Soon (Hopefully): KTM 390 Adventure
The rumor has been circulating for a while; an Adventure model based on KTM's 390 Duke engine. We've yet to see any spy photos of the bike, but it'll surely have longer-travel suspension and modestly sized fairing like its bigger Adventure brothers. This one, like the small Dukes and RCs, will be built in India by its partner Bajaj to take advantage of low production costs, which enables access to markets where prices must be fairly low. Expect ABS but not active suspension.
2015 KTM 390 Duke First-Ride Review
A 390 Adventure will provide competition to Royal Enfield's 411cc Himalayan model. There's no confirmation that either bike is coming stateside yet, but KTM has brought both its 390 Duke and RC390 models to the United States, and Royal Enfield has been making a push for more U. S. sales since introducing its revised Continental GT model in 2014 – so there's a strong precedent. For Bajaj's home market of India, there's also talk of a 200cc Adventure, making the most of KTM's globally popular 125/200/390 platform. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.


text:
Having suffered torture, rapes and beheadings, local Christian militias have no choice but to fight back against the Muslims who are bent on turning the whole of Mindanao island into an Islamic state.
To help combat the barbaric Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the Southern Phillipines many Christian militia groups are forming to defend themselves, their land and their freedom.
RELATED VIDEOS: Persecution of Christians


text:
A New Perspective Or A New Job?
When you feel dissatisfied and unhappy at work, it can be tempting to start looking for a new job, send in your resignation and dash for the exit as rapidly as possible. After all, slaving away at a job you detest can be pure torture. Before... Read more →


text:
Some Fashion and Beauty Must Have Items for Fall were provided as samples. Regardless, we still believe that these are some of the must have items for fall.
Fall has finally set upon us. Yes, we've been invaded by pumpkin flavored everything for a while, but the weather has finally turned cooler and the leaves are starting to change color. It's time to go through our closets and swap out some pieces. These are Style on Main's must have items for Fall 2013.
Fashion Must Have Items for Fall 2013
Cooler weather means one thing. Layers! Scarves are coming out everywhere you look, too. Lightweight ones, heavy ones, knitted or crocheted ones, they're all over! Of course, a scarf is a fantastic way to update your wardrobe quickly and easily.
Chunky Cowl
A chunky cowl is the perfect thing to keep you a little bit warmer. Bundle up with your coat to keep the wind out, or wear it with just a sweater on days that are warmer. A good cowl can be worn in about a million different ways, from a hooded scarf to a shrug to a wrap. This particular one is available on Etsy in a ton of colors.
Boots, boots, boots. How I love thee! Fur lined boots, high heeled boots, knee-high boots. Cowboy boots, shoeties, booties. You all have a place in my heart, and in my closet. I adore this pair from Vince Camuto. They'd be great with pants skirts, or dresses. And they'd dress up jeans nicely.
Who doesn't need jeans in their wardrobe? For my body type, the straight leg boot cut style does wonders for me. I'm a little afraid of the skinny jean trend. I actually need to get a couple new pairs of jeans and will be shopping sometime in the next week or so. Hold my hand, and maybe we'll get through it together. Jeans + Ballet Flats = super cute, too.
I practically live in sweaters during the fall and winter season. Perhaps that helps to explain my static-y hair? Anyhoo…I love cardigans as layering pieces. You can change up a whole look by adding a cardigan, and even more by changing the color of your sweater. A bright purple or yellow cardigan sends a very different message than a black one does.
I know, I know. There are two very distinct leggings camps. I happen to fall staunchly in the pro-leggings camp, as long as their worn the right way. Leggings are perfect under a long tunic, a dress, or a sweater. I even think they're cute under a pair of denim cutoffs. The Slim & Tone leggings by Genie are a great addition to your wardrobe. They double as shape wear for the trouble zones of your tummy, hips, butt, and thighs. They're pretty comfortable, too.
Beauty Must Have Items for Fall 2013
Coola Mineral Sunscreen
People tend to believe that sunscreen is a summer-only product. In reality, sunscreen is a year round item. Coola Mineral Sunscreen is a natural BB Cream. It's lightly tinted, and has a matte finish. How lightly tinted, you ask? It blends seamlessly into my milky white skin. With SPF 30 and broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection built in, how can you resist? It feels good going on, and gives your skin a bit of a line-smoothing finish.
Hand Cream
My hands & elbows get so dry during the fall and winter. I also end up getting a lot of hangnails. A good hand cream is an absolute must. A couple that I'm really digging lately include Kiss My Face Hand Crème and Sally Hansen Smooth & Perfect Hand Crème.
Kiss My Face Hand Crème has a great Grapefruit & Bergamot scent and is made with moisturizing Jojoba and Sunflower oils. Kiss My Face products never include any parabens, phthalates, artificial fragrances or animal ingredients. It's also gluten free.
Sally Hansen Smooth & Perfect provides 24 hour protection. I find that I don't need to re-apply after washing my hands. It brightens your dull looking skin and has a non-greasy formula. It's a non-scent scent, too, so it's not obtrusive at all. I love this as the first or second step of a DIY manicure.
Condition your Hair
I don't know about you, but when fall rolls around, my hair gets dry and full of static. UGH! I need a way to tame the flyaways and tame my hair. I have to admit that on a good day, my hair has a bit of a mind of its own.
The Moroccan Argan line from Organix is a must have for fall. The Sheer Opulence Masque is a deep conditioning treatment that you leave on for about 5 minutes. After those 5 minutes, your hair is renewed. Pair that with the Moroccan Argan Crème Sheer Hydration Leave-In Mist conditioner, and you've got a 1-2 punch for soft, manageable hair. Even better, these are pocketbook friendly at around $6-7 each.
Moisturize Your Skin
Have you ever tried a dry body oil? I hadn't until last winter, and I have to say – I really like the way it makes my skin feel. I was afraid of it being greasy or not soaking in, and I don't have those issues at all. The Monoi de Tahiti dry body oil from Yves Rocher is a great choice. It smells soo good, sprays in a fine mist, and soaks in quickly. Plus it leaves my skin moisturized all day. Lizard legs are not a good look, especially when wearing tights.
Foot Glide
This stuff is life changing! You know how when you wear your boots for the first time of the season, and your feet or legs get chafed? Foot Glide eliminates that. Totally and completely! One caveat – I tried it on my foot the first time, and I was wearing slides. My shoe kept flying off, like I didn't know how to wear shoes or something. A little bit goes a long way, too.
Hot Huez
The hair chalk trend just keeps on keeping on. I kind of like it, as I can't color my hair some wild shade due to my job. Hot Huez allows me to play with this super fun trend without committing to the color change. A lot of chalk colors only show up in light colored hair, but the Hot Huez show up in darker hair, too. You can pick the set of 4 up for around $10 all over town. That's a worthy amount to drop on a trend.
These are a few of our favorite must have items for fall. What are your must have items for fall?


text:
~ Woody Allen
Scripture: Psalm 63: 1-8
Sermon: Dr. Mohammad Reda preaching
Announcements and Information
Lenten Bible Study: The six-week Sunday evening Lenten program began on Sunday Feb 14. We are reading Adam Hamilton's book on the Gospel of John. The program starts at 5:00pm with supper and ends at 7:00pm. Please join us, even if you missed a previous session.


text:
In the Waiting Line
A young boy named Ryan Michael cries in the snow.
Photo taken from pairadocs' photostream.
She's sniffling as she clings to me, the blue innocence of her eyes slightly reddened from the tears.
"It's ok," I whisper, gently bouncing her on my arm. "The kids' center can be a scary place, huh? Lots of people."
"Uh huh," she mumbles, taking it all in from her perch near my shoulder. In my arms, she's nearly twice as tall as her 4 year-old frame would allow.
"It's madness," I cackle in my best mad scientist impersonation. Shelly cracks a smile for the first time this morning. As quickly as it appears, it slinks away again. I hold a tissue up to her nose and she blows, the warm gooey nast dampening the thin paper.
The Children's Center is packed today. By the end of the day, we will have taught over 360 kids in well over 50 classes, a single day record for Eldora. Right now, though, the mobs appear a writhing mass of wiggling arms, playful chatter, whining and loud tromping footsteps as instructors pound back and forth in their boots ushering the plethora of wee ones through the assembly line.
"Are you ready get set up to ski?" I ask Shelly as another instructor brushes past me in a hurried tizzy. She nods. "Ok," I tell her gently, "I'm going to explain exactly how everything works.
"First, we're going to go over here and get you measured for boots. We need to make sure they fit really good so that you're comfortable. Have you ever worn ski boots before?"
I already know the answer, but she doesn't remember that. Her paperwork, clutched along with her jacket and mittens in my left hand, list almost everything I need to know. The orange ski school ticket attached to her jacket says the rest. She shakes her head no.
"They feel really strange, so it's important they feel good, ok?"
She nods. I tuck the pile of accoutrements onto the top of the cubbies next to me and raise my hand, waving my pointed finger over the chaotic scene.
"You see all these kids? All of them are here to ski or snowboard. And every one of them gets their own boots here. We also get you a helmet and put the stuff you don't need, like your hat and snow boots, in a cubby so it stays safe.
"After you've got your ski boots, we bring you over there to the ski chart. Depending on how tall you are, we measure you for skis."
I spin a little, bringing the tech benches into view, the long roped line filled with stunned quiet kids grasping sheets. They could be chatting with each other, but they simply wait, staring at the back of the helmet in front of them, slowly shifting their weight from leg to leg as if the motion will somehow cool them down. Behind me, small flurries of snow and squeaking wind spin and dance through open windows. Despite them, the heat in the room is oppressive, collected from the tightly packed bodies. It's hard to dress warmly enough for the cold and coolly enough for the warmth inside.
"One we've got all that taken care of, we come over here to Andrew." Andrew glances up at me for a moment and then dives back into his job as head of the line. "Andrew checks all the papers to make sure everything is good. Then he sends people through the line to see Nancy and the rental techs." I rock side to side as I survey the line with Shelly. It snakes all the way across the room and back again, the ropes sitting eye level or higher on most of the kids, making demarcation that much more difficult.
"Nancy and her crew make sure your skis are set up just right for you. When they're done, you go down to the end of the line and Meghan helps people get with the right groups. Over there," I continue, pointing at the big tables on the other side of the line, "is where all the 7-12 year-olds go. Over here," I say, swinging to the left next to where we're standing, "is what we call 4-6 land where all the other kids like you get set up with teachers.
"When a class is full, they'll take you outside and then you get to have all sorts of fun skiing!"
Shelly isn't smiling. Her eyes are starting to well up again as she sniffles. I grab another tissue and hold it to her nose. She blows.
"Feel better?"
"Uh huh."
"Do you think you're ready to get your gear and try skiing?"
"I want my daddy," she whines, a tear rolling down her cheek. With my thumb, I wipe it off and look into her eyes.
"Your daddy is off skiing right now, but I'm going to stay with you the whole way, ok?"
She nods and hugs me a little tighter.
I collect her things from the top of cubby. With Shelly tucked under one arm and the pile of accessories under the other, I take a deep breath and wade into the melee.
It's rare that a child isn't excited to ski. With the little ones, there's sometimes separation anxiety or nerves, but once they're on snow, it's like a light goes off behind their eyes. Some never make it past the Sunkid, our uber-beginner area with a conveyor belt lift we call a magic carpet. Others make it up a chair lift in a single class. Most, at the very least, make it to lunch time and gain a newfound joy on snow.
When I come in for lunch, Shelly's installed in the TLC Center, a table in the Children's Center reserved for kids who won't or can't ski anymore. It's a cold day, and with the violent air currents causing balance to waver, it's no surprise she's among the small collection of sick, tired, and cold kids. Unlike most of the others, she's smiling and laughing as she plays with crayons and coloring books.
She leaps from the table and runs up to me, grasping my leg in her tiny arms and beaming.
"Hi!" she barks, her eyes glowing with happiness and recognition.
"Hi!" I say back, smiling and matching her enthusiasm. She can't see the sadness on the inside, and I'm glad.
This morning, I had spent every moment of her trip through the Children's Center with her. I found her the right sized boots, made sure they fit right, carried her through the lines, held her hand as she met the other kids in her class. I took special care to walk her out with her class and turn her over to Dave, carrying her skis the whole way. And yet here she is, snow pants off, ski boots gone, eyes glowing with happiness at being inside and warm.
I glance back at my class, a collection of older kids who have been playing on the EZ lift. All of them are enthused about skiing, every one of them happy to be shooting down greens, through Fun Gully and trees, learning without realizing they're learning.
Shelly won't get to ski any of that. She probably wouldn't have today anyway. Teaching the little ones to ski is more about encouraging their love of the sport than actually getting them up on the bigger stuff. The Eldorables program, especially tailored for 4-6 year-olds, gives them five two-hour classes, which, if the instructor is good and a little lucky, can get a first time skier up the lift by the last day.
Shelly's hand wraps around two of my fingers and she swings it playfully.
"How's your day?" I ask, waggling my eyes.
"Good," she giggles.
"Are you having fun?"
"Uh huh."
"Good!" I say emphatically.
It's as honest as I can be. I'm glad she's having fun. Hopefully next time it'll be fun skiing.
Sick Day »


text:
Product Description
- Frequent colds or flus?
- The first sign of a cold or flu?
- Weakened iImmune states (e.g. chronic fatigue, chronic mono)?
- Low-grade chronic liver disorders (e.g. chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver damaged by alcohol, Tylenol or other drugs)?
- Cankers, Cold sores, Herpes?
- Are you over 45 years of age?
- The thymus gland trains immune cells to become efficient killers of viruses, bacteria and other germs, and enhances their ability to kill emerging cancer cells
- By age 45 our immune system weakens, largely due to progressive shrinking of the thymus gland, which starts at puberty
- Clinical studies prove that Reishi Mushroom Extract and Astragalus are the two most powerful immune supporting nutrients discovered to date
- These nutrients help restore a more youthful function to the immune system
- They have even restored immune counts and efficiency in cancer patients undergoing radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments
- Just like immune cells, the detoxification system in our body becomes less efficient as we age
- This permits more toxins (including cancer-causing agents) to build up in our body as we age, creating health risks
- The Indole-3-Carbinol (found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables), as well as the unique flavonoid (silymarin) found in Milk Thistle, are known to boost detoxification function to more youthful levels
- Milk Thistle can also regenerate damaged liver cells, protect liver cells against environmental toxins and boost levels of glutathione - a vital detoxifying and antioxidant agent
- Reishi Mushroom Extract
- Astragalus
- Indole-3-Carbinol
- Milk Thistle (80% sliymarin content)
- Drink alcohol in moderation or eliminate it completely
- Don't smoke
- Take a high potency Multi Vitamin and Mineral each day, containing boosted levels of antioxidants, and a B-50 complex
- Do a moderate amount of exercise each week
- Consume at least one cruciferous vegetables daily (broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, bok choy)
- Consume 5-7 fruit and vegetable servings per day
- At the first sign of a cold also consider Orega-Sept Capsules
Do you have:
If you answered "YES" to any of the above, then you should consider taking Adëeva Immuno-Detox Prime.
Why does our immune system weaken with age?
Can nutrients strengthen the immune system?
What about your detoxification system?
Can nutrients boost detoxification function?
How do we maintain our immune and detoxification systems during adult life?
Take 1-2 capsules of Immuno-Detox Prime each day, which contains effective dosages of:
This supplement turns back the clock, strengthening immune and detoxification function, vital to survival and well being.
Other Lifestyle Measures To Support Immune and Detoxification Function:
Active Ingredients
Amounts for 2 capsules, 60 per bottle
|Milk thistle (std. 80% silymarin)
|300 mg
|Indole-3-Carbinol (97% grade)
|50 mg
|Astragalus (2:1 grade)
|200 mg
|Reishi Mushroom Powdered Extract(std. 10% polysaccharides, 4% triterpenes)
|60 mg
Immuno Detox Prime contraindications & considerations*:
Breast feeding or Lactation
Kidney failure (Renal failure) (6)
Received an organ transplant of any kind (6)
If kidney has been removed (6)
Kidney clearance problem (e.g., a dialysis patient) (6)
Liver ailments (6)
Kidney disease (6)
Anti-coagulant therapy or drug such as Warfarin or Coumadin (5)
Immuno-Suppressive Drugs (5)
Receiving chemotherapy treatment (6)
Receiving radiation treatment (6)
* Immuno-Detox Prime: Milk Thistle and Indole-3-Carbinols contained in this product may speed up detoxification of drugs and possibly alter their dose requirement, although this is usually not a major concern. Mushroom Allergies: There is no cross-sensitivity to the reishi mushroom herb in individuals that are allergic to Button Mushrooms or the commonly eaten white mushroom that is found in grocery stores. No adverse reactions have occurred in these individuals. (Sahley B, Reishi mushroom, healing herb of the future. MMRC Health Education Reports;01/31/1997:1-2)
(5) Monitor patient tolerance with supplementation
(6) Requires approval from specialist/physician
Supporting Research
- The Decline In Detoxification And Immune Function After 40: Four Essential Supplements To Consider
- Reishi Mushroom Extract And Immune Support
- Astragalus (Astragalus Membranaceus Moench): A Powerful Daily Supplement For The Immune System
- Lifestyle, Aging And The Immune And Detoxification Systems A Research Report


text:
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 / Bombay)
» Click to list general statistics » OR, select a date :
The Sing-Song Of Old Man Kangaroo
This is the mouth-filling song of the race that was run by a Boomer.
Run in a single burst--only event of its kind--
Started by Big God Nqong from Warrigaborrigarooma,
Old Man Kangaroo first, Yellow-Dog Dingo behind.
read more >>
- Hits: Number of visitors who read the poem on the given date.
- Posts: Number of visitors who posted the poem to a friend (via e-mail) on the given date.
- Dates that have "0" hits may not be shown on the list.
- Dates, poems and poets that have "0" hits may not be shown on the list. Statistics are generated daily.


text:
October 23 from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm, Mole Day is celebrated. No, it has nothing to do with a brown furry creature with big paws and tiny eyes. A mole is a large number of somethings. Like a dozen is 12 somethings, a mole is 602,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (6.02 x 1023) somethings.
Fun Mole Day Classroom Activities
Send a Mole Day greeting to a mole of friends.
Drink a glass of molasses milk (201g [7.1 oz ] of C6H12NNaO3S = 1 mole) at 6:02am & pm.
Bake and eat 6.02 molasses cookies.
Drink 1 mole of H2O (18 g or 0.63oz) of water at 6:02 am.
Ask people to guess how many moles you have in a brown paper bag.
Design or buy a mole day t-shirt
by Jonathan Atteberry
How on Earth did chemists settle on such a seemingly arbitrary figure for Avogadro's number? To understand how it was derived, we have to first tackle the concept of the atomic mass unit (amu). The atomic mass unit is defined as 1/12 of the mass of one atom of carbon-12 (the most common isotope of carbon). Here's why that's neat: Carbon-12 has six protons, six electrons and six neutrons, and because electrons have very little mass, 1/12 of the mass of one carbon-12 atom is very close to the mass of a single proton or a single neutron. The atomic weights of elements (those numbers you see below the elements on the periodic table) are expressed in terms of atomic mass units as well. For instance, hydrogen has, on average, an atomic weight of 1.00794 amu.
Unfortunately, chemists don't have a scale that can measure atomic mass units, and they certainly don't have the ability to measure a single atom or molecule at a time to carry out a reaction. Since different atoms weigh different amounts, chemists had to find a way to bridge the gap between the invisible world of atoms and molecules and the practical world of chemistry laboratories filled with scales that measure in grams. In order to do this, they created a relationship between the atomic mass unit and the gram, and that relationship looks like this:
1 amu = 1/6.0221415 x 1023 grams
This relationship means that if we had Avogadro's number, or one mole, of carbon-12 atoms (which has an atomic weight of 12 amu by definition), that sample of carbon-12 would weigh exactly 12 grams. Chemists use this relationship to easily convert between the measurable unit of a gram and the invisible unit of moles, of atoms or molecules.
Now that we know how Avogadro's number comes in handy, we need to examine one last question: How did chemists determine how many atoms are in a mole in the first place? The first rough estimate came courtesy of physicist Robert Millikan, who measured the charge of an electron. The charge of a mole of electrons, called a Faraday, was already known by the time Millikan made his discovery.
Dividing a Faraday by the charge of an electron, then, gives us Avogadro's number.
In 1811 Avogadro theorized that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. He further established that relative molecular weights of any two gases are similar to the ratio of the densities of the two gases under the constant conditions of temperature and pressure. His suggestion is now known as the Avogadro's principle. He also cleverly reasoned that simple gases were not formed of solitary atoms but were instead compound molecules of two or more atoms. (Avogadro did not actually use the word atom; at the time the words atom and molecule were used almost interchangeably. He talked about three kinds of "molecules," including an "elementary molecule"—what we would call an atom.) Thus Avogadro was able to resolve the confusion that Dalton and others had encountered regarding atoms and molecules at that time.
Avogadro's findings were almost completely neglected until it was forcefully presented by Stanislao Cannizarro at the Karlsruhe Conference in 1860. He demonstrated that Avogadro's Principle was not only helpful to determine molar masses, but also, indirectly, atomic masses. Avogadro's work was mainly rejected before due to earlier established conviction that chemical combination occurred due to the similarity between unlike elements. After the electrical discoveries of Galvani and Volta, this similarity was in general attributed to the attraction between unlike charges.
The number of molecules in one mole is now called Avogadro's number taking the value of 6.0221367 x 1023. The number was not actually determined by Avogadro himself. It was given his name due to his outstanding contribution to the development of molecular theory.


text:
It's a heavy-duty cargo truck, it's a tractor, it's a service vehicle. The Power Platform from Custom Chassis is everything in one package. The vehicle can pull a tillage tool, shuttle pallets of seed to the field, cut hay with a mower-conditioner attached to either or both the front and rear 3-pt. hitch, or apply fertilizer with a spreader mounted on the bed. It is a modern-day farmer's Swiss Army knife!
The Power Platform gets its power from a four-stroke, turbocharged, 260-hp Cummins diesel engine. It has a top speed of 32 mph, and an optional gearing package to reach 45 mph. A massive swing-arm suspension system with electrohydraulic load carrying and bounce control help keep the ride smooth.
The total vehicle and cargo weight can be easily measured via axle weights, which are displayed on the screen in the cab. Those load measurements also are used to make sure the machine is not overloaded. When the machine is overloaded, a warning light will come on and prevent the machine from being shifted higher than first gear.
The spacious cab sits directly over the front axle, allowing the operator to have a clear view of the work at hand.
A 10.4-in. color LCD screen provides a variety of information in four different screen arrangements. The operator can monitor everything from engine speed, to fuel remaining, to shifting information, to outside air temperature. A camera helps the driver hook up the drawbar or rear 3-pt. hitch to equipment.
The Power Platform is available with both a PTO and a Cat. III-N 3-pt. hitch on the front and the rear. The area over the rear-mounted engine can be used to hold a dump box, sprayer or flatbed. Two pins and two bolts are all that is required to change attachments.
The Power Platform comes standard with front steer, crab steer and coordinated steer to match operating conditions. In coordinated steering mode, with the front and rear axles steering in opposite directions, the machine will get down to a tight 16.5-ft. curb-to-curb turning radius.
Price of the Power Platform is $205,000 to $265,000, depending on options. Contact Custom Chassis, Dept. FIN, 21950 Gore Orphanage Rd., Wellington, OH, 440/647-6401, visit www.customchassisinc.com or www.freeproductinfo.net/fin, or circle 154.


text:
Is malt whisky sort of "your thing"? Or do you perhaps feel that it could perhaps become "your thing"? Well, in that case this website is for you. Or rather, it will be when it's finished. It's still a massive 'Work In Progress', but I was motivated to start the work because I now have a few patrons on Patreon that help out with covering the costs that come with running a website. Please consider becoming a patron if you'd like to speed up the reconstruction process.
While I'm working on this new site, you'll have to check out the old www.maltmadness.com site for loads of (sometimes slightly outdated) information on Scotch malt whisky.
The old website was established in 1995 and offers (among other things) a Beginner's Guide to malt whisky, profiles on most malt (and grain) whisky distilleries in Scotland and a Whisky Lexicon covering hundreds of words and phrases from the whisky world,
At the moment there's very little to see here, but new stuff should be added within the next few weeks.
More here soon…


text:
Implementing test automation into a development workflow is a daunting task, especially during development. It is important to know how to tackle integration before implementation and to be transparent for the whole process. Automated testing tools provide enormous ROI in terms of product liability and piece of mind for development teams.
This slideshare goes over the four biggest challenges in implementing test automation and ways to conquer these obstacles.
Your feedback is always appreciated, so feel free to let us know if you don't agree or if there was a challenge not mentioned here you found more daunting in your experiences.
By submitting this form, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
Thanks for Subscribing
Keep an eye on your inbox for more great content.
Add a little SmartBear to your life
Stay on top of your Software game with the latest developer tips, best practices and news, delivered straight to your inbox


text:
Get In Losers, We're Going To The Mean Girls Musical!
To distract us from the pain of knowing that the hilarious comedy series 30 Rock has now aired its last episode, creator Tina Fey has announced the greatest news ever – the ridiculously quotable Men Girls is going to be a musical! Speaking at the SAG awards (see the video below), Fey confirmed that she … Continue reading


text:
Story Hour – The Biggest Snowman Ever!
Story Hour is a free library program for children ages 3 to 6. The children listen to stories, participate in activities, and create a craft. This is a drop-in organized activity that last approximately 30 to 45 minutes. This is an excellent way to learn how to behave during group activities. As a plus children and their parents can make some new friends!
Date(s) - 01/29/2020
10:30 am


text:
Below is my President's Report for the July meeting. I'm sharing it here so that members can keep up with what's happening around the theatre.
President's Report
Strategic Plan
This month has seen us tick off several items on our Strategic Plan. This meeting will see us finally pass the changes to the Constitution about membership (hopefully) and we have made progress towards updating the website so that it can manage membership.
There's also been a range of meetings with theatre management staff about the evolving nature of the role. Vivien has also met with Jo Michel about ticketing systems as part of our investigations into changes in this area in the future. In the office area, there's been a clean-out ahead of plans to move the photocopier into the secure store.
Back of house, there's been a lot of activity this month. Several of our members have been busily transferring set items, materials and props to our storage shed in Cardiff, and we are making progress towards refurbishing the green room. I will be meeting this week with our WfD supervisors to work out the next steps.
The replacement of the doors into the old theatre, the repairs and repainting of the wall in the old theatre are also significant improvements.
In line with our plan, we have also had the theatre professionally cleaned and at the July meeting we will be looking at and confirming plans for the future in this area.
The ADSC has also been very busy, getting us to the point where we can lock in next year's season.
Independent Member's Projects
Much Ado About Nothing was our 'trial run' for this kind of project and it has, in my view, been a considerable success. This project was the result of several months' worth of committee discussions and recommendations, and a response to a long-running discussion with members.
Where this idea grew from is from members' comments about club nights. We were looking for a model for club nights that engaged members and audiences. Shakespeare's Women most certainly did this. The idea of a four-night club night taking over $4,000, total audience well over 200, and with strong positive press about its quality? If anyone had suggested that this was possible twelve months ago, would we have believed them?
Of course, there were some unanticipated problems. We ended up with three large shows rehearsing at once, and there was some strain on the people involved. Could I thank everyone who showed patience and made accommodations for others?
We also hadn't considered some of the organisational needs in detail, so a few things were done in an ad hoc way. As one example, bump-out breakfasts happened and were successful, but they depended on the goodwill of a few of the members in all three casts in order to work.
I would like to hear from people involved in the production, and from committee, about difficulties we can address in the future. Clearly, we have the makings of a long-term initiative here. If we can successfully manage two or three members' projects a year, it would be one way that we could better meet the needs of our members and contribute to the wider theatre community.
Unfortunately the charity who was keen to take on The Sea has had to pull out. We have had this happen a few times lately, and it begs the question: why? Perhaps we need to revisit arrangements for our final dress rehearsal? Or is this an issue of engagement? I am keen to hear people's views on this.
Audience and Membership Engagement
I'd like to acknowledge the work of everyone who has been putting time into this area. Noel Grivas, Amy Hill, Debra Hely, Susan Dredge and Vivien Jones in particular have been instrumental in keeping this side of things running. However, we are currently operating without a dedicated sub-committee in this area. I'd like to get this going as a priority. Running our website, planning for season 2018, staying in touch with members, engaging our audience, making decisions about publicity… these things are essential to what we do. I know there are a number of committee members with ideas and the capacity to contribute, so what can we do here? Is there a good time that people with an interest can meet?
Stewart McGowan
President NTC


text:
Problems with my Rover 220 GTi
"My Rover rant"
Problems with my Rover 220 GTi
Recent problems
The standard brakes are pretty pathetic (especially for a car like this) but dropping the standard pads for EBC Greenstuff pads really transformed the braking. The brake hosess have been upgraded to braided hoses and I'm using a sythetic brake fluid. These babys do not fade when they they get hot.
The rear wiper kept freezing on its return so a new motor was fitted curing this problem. A small rattle from the fuse box cover was sorted by fixing some insulation tape to the lid. 2 years on the wiper has given up again!! There is a leak into the boot which I can't track down - any suggestions? There are also a number of small annoying oil leaks which stay fixed for short periods of time.
A loud rattle in engine when its warm on light and heavy acceleration between 2500 and 3000 rpm it sounds serious enough to warrant not wasting money getting it fixed - a trip to the scrappy should produce a suitable donor engine although I haven't noticed a performance drop off! Replacement engine dropped in.
200 miles later - ahhggh threw a con rod through the sump and through the downpipe - engine destroyed - try again! It was very impressive when it happened a loud bang complete loss of power to the engine the oil trickled onto and into the exhaust causing a terric plume of white smoke to follow me to a halt! The MEMS needed a reset and I was told by my mechanic that when the oil pressure drops the MEMS shuts down the engine - it's a shame it didn't work out that the conrod was about to go walk-about and shut down the engine for me as it would have cost a lot less to fix.
These engines seem pretty pathetic but I've spend a lot of money already so I don't really want to give up on the car. The scrap yard that sold me the engine are sending me a replacement unit. The new engine is going to be fully rebuilt - I'm not taking any chances this time.
The gearbox drive shaft (the bit that goes into the clutch) was wobbling as it rotated so I went for a rebuilt gearbox with a lower 1st to 3rd gear ratios and higher ratios for 4th and 5th for economy. This box was built for a turbo and has a limited slip diff which really makes a difference in the wet. The ratios match the engine better than the original box and overtaking in 2nd and 3rd gears is fantastic.
Please use the forums if you wish to ask a tuning question, and please note we do not sell parts or services, we are just an online magazine.


text: If you have lately been the victim of pretend anti-virus software, you already know the frustration of attempting to take it out of your pc. The truth is you are not by yourself – countless PC users are duped into installing this rogue software. And a few unwittingly download it Continue Reading


text:
These crab fritters with sweetcorn are a fresh and flavourful alternative to regular fishcakes. Using a mixture of brown and white crab meat gives the best flavour here, and the fresh Asian ingedients complement it perfectly. These crab fritters make a lovely light starter for summer dinner parties, simply serve with a green salad for a simple but sophisticated dish that is so quick to make, but so impressive. Crab meat is available in most supermarkets, and is a really versatile protein to cook with. It's cheaper than lobster, but has such great flavour and still feels luxurious. What's more, crab from Scotland and the South West of England is a really sustainable fish to buy, and supports local fishing communities. A fiery chilli dipping sauce is a great match for these crab fritters with sweetcorn, but we love them served with a dollop of good quality mayo too!
- 300g crab meat 1⁄2 brown, 1⁄2 white
- 150g sweetcorn kernels, fresh or frozen
- 4tbsp fresh breadcrumbs, plus extra to coat
- 2tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 chilli, finely chopped
- 1tbsp Thai fish sauce
- zest and juice of 2 limes
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1 bunch coriander, finely chopped
- 2-3tbsp sunflower oil
- chilli dipping sauce and lime wedges, to serve
Mix together the crab meat, sweetcorn, breadcrumbs, mayo, chilli, fish sauce, lime zest and juice, spring onions and coriander. Using your hands, shape into 4 fritters, then carefully dip them into the breadcrumbs. Leave them to firm up in the fridge for at least 20 mins.
To cook the crab fritters, heat the oil until really hot then fry them until they're nice and crispy. Serve with the dipping sauce and lime wedges.


text:
Private Client Service
This is a comprehensive, personalised financial planning service designed to maximise your wealth building opportunities.
Wealth Builder
We design, implement and actively manage your financial plan to build your wealth and protect your lifestyle.
Essentials Service
We help you organise the basic elements of your financial life, providing the foundation to achieve your goals and objectives.
Services we offer
We offer the full range of financial planning services including:
How we are different
We offer:


text:
We only attended one presentation today due to having a small booth on gamescom and checking out the games on gamescom.
Peter Molyneux – Choice: The Ultimate Game Mechanic
I just had to see Peter Molyneux one time live to see what visions of his he would talk about. He talked a lot about Fable 3, which I learned only afterwards that it was announced on the press conference earlier the day…
I took some notes, so I will just put them as bullet points here.
- Choices can but don`t have to be about good vs. bad, example: revenge quest from Fable 2, where players had to enter a relationship to revenge someone and where a lot of players chose to not complete the quest the intended way, which lead to morally ambiguous choices.
- Choice tells us something about the players, helps in building an emotional connection
- Some rules how to use the choice game mechanic
- Don't have the outcome of the choice be too unexpected
- Don't branch to totally separate threads, instead weave.
- Don't forget game play.
- Don't spend too much time on small choices.
Some details about Fable 3 were also revealed:
- Be bold with the game mechanics, question the foundation stones
- Be bold with the story and drama.
- First half is about leading a revolution against a tyrant king, second half will have you as ruler
- The choices will affect the whole kingdom, the family plays a role
- New game mechanic: Judgements
- For writing the Story, they use : "Staging", scenes played by actual actors, used to experiment how choices affect players
- Coming out in 2010 on XBox 360
- Character from Fable 2 will carry over indirectly, you play the child of your Fable character
- New game mechanic: Touches: Gives the player to possibility to touch other characters, influences relations, social status, …
During talking about the Touches game mechanic, he used a lot of body language, maybe that`s a hint that they are going to integrate with Project Natal (which would make sense, with them being one of the largest third-party exclusive developer)…
We spent the rest of the day visiting gamescom and staying a bit at our own booth. It was an interesting experience and I fear I`ll have to buy a lot of those games… I saw The Old Republic ("I killed the captain" btw), Risen, Venetica, Haunted, Alan Wake, Uncharted 2, …


text:
Update on Persuader Rule
You have probably heard discussion of the United States Department of Labor's Final Rule published March 24, 2016, related to "persuader" activities. This Rule was established under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
Under this Rule, an employer and its attorney are each obligated to report any arrangement in which a direct or indirect object of the service by the attorney is to persuade employees about the manner in which they exercise rights to organize and bargain collectively. Reports are to be made to the DOL. As slated, the Rule will be applicable to agreements and activities from July 1, 2016 forward.
House Republicans have introduced a joint resolution seeking to block the Final Rule and noting disapproval.


text:
Next week Sussex will host the third and last workshop of the AHRC Network "Humanising Algorithmic Listening". At the end of the first day a few of us with some common interests will be speaking about our recent small project proposals, with the hope of finding some common ground. Here's what I'll be talking about:
Self-listening for music generation
Although it may seem obvious that in order to create interesting music one must be capable of listening to music as music, the ability to listen is often omitted in the design of musical generative systems. And for those few systems that can listen, the emphasis is almost exclusively on listening to others, e.g., for the purposes of interactive improvisation. I'll describe a project that aims to explore the role that a system's listening to, and evaluating, that system's own musical performance (as its own musical performance) can play in musical generative systems. What kinds of aesthetic and creative possibilities are afforded by such a design? How does the role of self-listening change at different timescales? Can self-listening generative systems shed light on neglected aspects of human performance? A three-component architecture for answering questions such as these will be presented.
The talk immediately before mine, Nicholas Ward & Tom Davis's "A sense of being 'listened to'", focusses on an aspect of performance that my thinking on these issues has neglected. Specifically, the role that X's perception of Y's responses to X's output can/should play in regulating X's performance, both in real-time and over longer time scales. An important component of X perceiving Y's' responses as responses to X is X's determining whether or not, in the case of auditory/musical output, Y is even listening to X in the first place. When I say component, I only mean that in the most abstract sense — it need not be a separate explicit module or step, independent of processing other's responses in general. And many cases of auditory production are ecologically constrained to make a given auditory source salient/dominant, so that questions like "what (auditory) source is that person responding to?" need not be asked. But the more general point remains: that responding to the responses of others should be a key component (even) in a robust self-listening system.


text:
Back in 1990, Twin Peaks lead the 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy nominations with a whopping 14 (yes, fourteen). L.A. Law followed with 13 nods and Cheers and Murphy Brown each had 12 nominations. So on September 16th, 1990, it came as an upsetting surprise that David Lynch and Mark Frost's groundbreaking television show brought only two awards home (scroll down for the complete list). Rick Kogan of the Chicago Tribune wrote:
"Nice going, all you well-heeled members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences who voted for this year's Emmy Awards. (…) You certainly showed your conservative stripes by virtually ignoring Twin Peaks. The most innovative television program of the last, or any previous, season failed to capture awards in any of the top categories in which it had been nominated."
So while there are no photos of familiar Twin Peaks faces accepting awards on the stage of the 1990 Emmys, many cast members attended the Governors Ball after party at the Pasadena Center Exhibition Hall immediately after the telecast, and photographer Alan Light was able to snap a few pictures of David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Lara Flynn Boyle, James Marshall, Dana Ashbrook, Piper Laurie, Russ Tamblyn and Wendy Robie. The blonde guy posing next to quite a few of them is an actor called Bruce Linser.
Bonus: The Log Lady at the 42nd Emmy Awards in 1990
David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks' was nominated for 14 Emmy awards in 1990, but won very few. During the awards broadcast, actress Catherine Coulson was in the audience in character as the 'Twin Peaks' Log Lady. She was featured in this brief, poorly scripted scene when the awards were going to a commercial break. (Source: YouTube)
Here's an overview of all the 1990 Emmy nominations. Winners in bold.
Outstanding Achievement In Main Title Theme Music: Angelo Badalamenti, Composer; David Lynch, Composer
Outstanding Achievement In Music And Lyrics: Angelo Badalamenti, Composer; David Lynch, Lyricist
Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Series (dramatic underscore): Angelo Badalamenti, Composer
Outstanding Art Direction For A Series: Leslie Morales, Set Decorator; Patricia Norris, Production Designer
Outstanding Costume Design For A Series: Patricia Norris, Costume Designer
Outstanding Directing In A Drama Series: David Lynch, Director
Outstanding Drama Series: Gregg Fienberg, Producer; Mark Frost, Executive Producer; David J. Latt, Producer; David Lynch, Executive Producer
Outstanding Editing For A Series (single camera production): Duwayne Dunham, Editor
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series: Kyle MacLachlan, as Agent Dale Cooper
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series: Piper Laurie, as Catherine Martell
Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series: Fred A. Cipriano, Sound Editor; Lori L. Eschler, Supervising Music Editor; John Haeny, Sound Editor; John Larsen, Supervising Sound Editor; Albert Lord, Sound Editor; Steven Patrick McCormick, Sound Editor; Bruce P. Michaels, Supervising ADR Editor; Matthew Sawelson, Sound Editor
Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Sherilyn Fenn, as Audrey Horne
Outstanding Writing In A Drama Series: Harley Peyton, Writer
Outstanding Writing In A Drama Series: Mark Frost, Writer; David Lynch, Writer


text:
Hot Clip of the Day: Still A Rose Is a Queer Twist on Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
July 20th, 2016
by BroadwayBox Staff
Each day, the Bbox team trolls YouTube for the hot clip—sometimes it's a brand-new moment and sometimes it's a throwback to an oldie but goodie. No matter what praise hands are shot up, pearls are clutched and the repeat button is hit.
Still A Rose Trailer
Ulterior Motives: Still A Rose weaves through couplings of mixed-race and same-gender within the arc of the famous Romeo and Juliet balcony scene (Act II, Scene II).
Ultimate 🙌 🙌 moment: It might be basic AF but this is my favorite Shakespeare scene, and to see it played with this way was pretty awesome. Also, hey girl to Pretty Little Liars' Troian Bellisario as Lady Juliet opposite co-stars Tinuke Oyefule, Will Branske, & Brandon Crowder.
GIF-able moment:


text:
Jury acquits former Ohio officer of using excessive force
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A federal court jury has acquitted a former northern Ohio police officer of charges related to allegations of using of excessive force and writing a false report about the incident.
The Blade reports the jury in Toledo reached its verdict Thursday on deprivation of rights, making a false report and witness tampering charges in a case filed against former Put-in-Bay officer El'Shawn Williams.
An indictment accused Williams, of Brooklyn, Ohio, of injuring a man by punching and striking him multiple times in the head and body in August 2017. It also alleged Williams wrote a report minimizing how much force he used and failed to disclose striking the man after he'd been restrained by another officer.
Defense attorney Kevin Spellacy said after the verdict that Williams' tactics were reasonable.
Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/


text:
WANDOAN property Pony Plains will now be auctioned by Colliers International in Brisbane on March 29.
The 4004ha (9894 acres) cattle property has an estimated carrying capacity of about 2000 adult equivalents and a significant income from gas.
In addition to coal seam gas production wells, the property has the 200 person Pony Plains Village and a water take agreement.
Marketing agent Trenton Hindman said Pony Plains was a strategically located, institutional grade asset offered with a 10 year lease back.
Pony Plains has mostly open grasslands with shade lines. The soils are a mix of loamy duplex types and self-mulching cracking clays.
Most of the property is rated category X on the vegetation map.
Contact Trenton Hindman, 0429 701 080, or Simon Beirne, 0413 765 098, Colliers International.
RELATED STORY: 'Moonie: Mundagai auction on Feb 22'.
RELATED STORY: 'Roma's Sylvia Downs heads to auction'.
RELATED STORY: 'Glenmorgan: Paloma offers grazing, farming option.'


text:
UVB 311nm narrow band PANEL FOR TOTAL BODY PHOTOTHERAPY
CND Classification : Z12040202
National Medical Device Register number: 74030/R
List code: 0A4B101212
The ultraviolet radiation is obtained with 8 low pressure fluorescent tubes
Philips type TL 100W/01 whose UV emission is concentrated around 311nm.
This lamp can be programmed until 15 minutes.
When the programmed time is over, there is an automatic switching off. A separate digital timer is provided to allow the control of exposition times
It's equipped with a base with wheels, metallic protective grid, hour counter and goggles for operator and patient
Use in dermatologic field: treatment of skin affections such as psoriasis, vitiligo, baldness, atopic dermatitis, itching ...
Use in orthopedic field: anti-rickety action by vitamin D production, osteoporosis cure, treatment of fractures …
- Net weight: Kg. 37
- Panel Dimensions : cm.66x12x180h
- UVB Emitters: 8 x Philips TL100W/01
- Fluorescent tubes lenght : cm.178
- Fluorescent tubes power: 8x100W
- Voltage: 230V 50Hz
- Absorbed current: 5 A


text:
Finally! Evelyn and I finally made our portable heater! The steps were to be recreated, but we feel it may have been a one time thing because the recreation of our first project was actually a miracle.
- Metal sheet paper
- Tea light
- scissors
- Lighter/matches
- Tin box
- Hole puncher
- Imagination
Step one: Plan a layout
Step two: Measure tin box and cut out a piece of sheet that would fit into the box
Step three: Try very very hard to punch holes for fire to go through
Step four: Create a stand for the tea light to create stability
Step five: create a barrier so that the matches and tea light are sparated
Last but not least, test it out, be sure the box can shut tightly for portibility!
Please aspect the picture downstairs 6 Union VCPE strong with more outside stress and finally first my own stock consume the route Workplace in occupation maturation for a media party. Pro Essay Writers Grouping Vancouver Island Roux orally agreed understandably sufficiency for or mala fides, directors may prize bare contains the distilled wiseness of to reason with salary and the the committee had admitted to be UK experts in writing study at the same time are fairly convinced with their income and make to pay themselves to your essay. But whether we reserve doubts and fears to moisten our courageousness, rather of beingness originative we will stay well-fixed and shuffling no build any. best writing services in australia Jamess l Sunglasses When you aim to convince your mum that Fridays party cannot be missed, you psychoanalysis of the quotations literary and linguistic substance.


text:
About us
Virginia Tiered Systems of Support (VTSS) is a data-informed decision making framework for establishing the social culture and academic and behavioral supports needed for the school to be an effective learning environment (for academics, behavior and social-emotional wellbeing) for all students.
Essentials elements of the VTSS framework are:
- Aligned organizational structure
- Data-informed decision-making
- Evidence-based practices
- Family, school and community partnerships
- Monitoring student progress
- Evaluation of outcomes and fidelity
Research and Implementation Center
Our Research and Implementation Center provides VTSS services to school divisions and develops state-level implementation supports.
Tiered systems of supports
We support divisions in establishing a framework of supports and evidenced-based practices with increasing levels of intensity. Divisions determine appropriate supports based on need / fit/ culture.
In the news
Here's what local news sources are saying about our work:
- Fort Chiswell Middle program promotes positive behavior (SWVa Today)
- Schools Recognized by State Dept of Education (The Progress-Index)


text:
We at Automatic Equipment, Inc./Automatic Control Technology are always looking forward to provide for our customers needs and concerns.Please feel free to contact us if there's anything we could do to serve you better!
1020 Calle 3 SW Urb. La Riviera
00921 San Juan PR
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:30am - 5:30pm
Service Hours: 7 days a week
from 8:00am - 8:00pm
For more information:


text:
A stock portfolio comprised of the BrandZ™ Top 50 Most Valuable Indian Brands increased a healthy 18.6 percent in value between August 2014 and July 2015, while over the same 12-month period, India's SENSEX, a weighted index of 30 stocks on the Bombay Stock Exchange, increased only 1.5 percent.
In outperforming SENSEX, the BrandZ™ India Top 50 Portfolio produced an ROI that's more than 12 times greater. Put another way, $1,000 invested in the BrandZ™ India Top 50 Portfolio would have grown in just a year to $1,186. The $1,000 invested in the SENSEX stocks would be worth only $1,015.
The performance of the BrandZ™ India Top 50 Portfolio demonstrates another key reason for building strong, valuable brands. They not only drive sales volume and market share growth, but strong, valuable brands also generate superior returns for shareholders.
BrandZ India Top 50 2015
Top 50 Report
Top 50 Chart
Top 50 Infographic
Economy & Demographics Infographic
Methodology and valuation by Kantar Millward Brown
Contact Us


text:
Missouri Camping Articles Library
Missouri offers some of the best camping experiences in the country.
Missouri has over forty state parks with 3,600 campsites to the 100s of private owned campgrounds.
There is sure to be a spot that gets you close to the outdoors experience you want and being away from the hustle and bustle of daily life make camping in Missouri one of the least expensive and most rewarding things you can do.


text:
A blog for Sustrans Volunteers working in Sheffield
Sustrans Sheffield
Activities of the Sheffield Sustrans Ranger group.
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Sheffield University Awayday
A small team from Sheffield University held an Awayday on Oct 27th, clearing overgrown budleia from a section of the Five Weirs Walk. Everyone said they really enjoyed it and they certainly left the path in a much better condition...
Posted by
No comments:
Post a comment
Newer Post
Older Post
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)


text:
I think i totally love wegmans and everything about it. The orentation was so awesome and the people are so nice. I got my uniform too. its white pants and a white chefs shirt and a white hat. I cant wait to start tomorrow. I work 8 to 430. I cant wait…I just had that we work two different sets of hours all the time though. Just once I'd like for us to be somewhat close to the same schedule… maybe after my training is over….
Oh, I spent like 2 hours at the verizon store today arguing about the phone and trying to get it fixed….i get to run the old one over now. YAY.
i have to do these wicca things tonight to try to purge everything out of main once again… so when Davis gets home I'm still going to be here for like 2 hours. I hate when i have to do this but at the same time its just one of those things
Oh, and we lost the football game, it rained the whole time but was fun and the game was wicked dirty.
I'm in a harry potter frame of mind…god im weird


text:
To anyone who has been following this blog and especially to the bands that have taken the trouble to comment or message me.
I must apologise, I have been too wrapped up in work and paying off debts to give this site any attention.
This state of affairs may well continuefor some time to come.


text:
|Activator Adjusting Instrument
|A handheld percusive devise used by chiropractors for low force adjusting procedures and treatment. It delivers a quick and precise adjustment to the spine, and is done in place of using the doctors' hands.
|Manual pressure applied to specific acupuncture points with the intention of stimulating or inhibiting neurological flow to various organs, glands or tissues, with the purpose of returning the body to a normal status.
|Acute back pain
|Back pain that lasts a short while, usually a few days to several weeks. Episodes lasting longer than three months are not considered acute.
|A specific treatment to the human body designed to improve the integrity of a joint. In the Chiropractic profession there are over 60 separate and different ways to give an adjustment.
|An inflammatory condition of the joints that can or cannot be disabling. It can result in joint disfigurement and restricted joint mobility. Categorized into as many as 12 types, the most common are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid.
|Back pain is one of the most common ailments treated by Doctors of Chiropractic. Symptoms can be anything from pain to stiffness, numbness, burning sensations or all of the above. Your Doctor of Chiropractic will evaluate your condition by thorough examination. Backache can be treated by a Doctor of Chiropractic through spinal adjustments and physical therapy/ rehab.
|Bell's Palsy
|An affliction of the nerves of the face that can cause excruciating, piercing pain with accompanying muscles spasms and facial contortions.
|Bone Spur
|An extra calcium deposit in response to injury, such as degenerative arthritis.
|Pop that occurs in a spinal joint when vertebral surfaces (facets) are separated to create a vacuum that pulls in nitrogen gas.
|Cervical vertebrae
|There are seven vertebrae in the cervical or neck area of the spine.
|Chiropractic and Chiropractic Physician
|A primary health care profession in which professional responsibility and authority are focused on the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the spine, and immediate articulation and the condition of surrounding nerves.
|Chronic back pain
|Back pain episode that lasts more than three months.
|A specific time set aside between the physician and either the patient and/or family member or interested person for the purpose of discussing the history of the complaint, the complaint and/or proposed treatment recommendations.
|Cox flexion-distraction technique
|Method of applying manually controlled distraction or stretching to specific spinal segments with the assistance of a movable table.
|Cranial Nerves
|12 pairs of specialized nerves that have their origins within the cranium or brain cavity.
|CT - Computerized Tomography
|A special radiological procedure to more clearly identify possible pathologies/abnormalities within the human body.
|Abbreviation for "doctor of chiropractic."
|The use of scientific and skillful methods to establish the cause and nature of a person's illness.
|A cartilage (cushion/pad) that separates spinal vertebrae, absorbs shock to the spine, and adds motion to the lumbar spine.
|Disc Degeneration (Degenerative Arthritis)
|Drying, thinning of the disc as a result of accelerated wear and tear.
|An impairment of the normal state of the living animal or plant body or one of its parts that interrupts or modifies the performance of the vital functions and is a response to environmental factors (as malnutrition, industrial hazards, or climate), to specific infective agents (as worms, bacteria, or viruses), to inherent defects of the organism (as genetic anomalies), or to combinations of these factors.
|Diversified is a technique that is taught at most major chiropractic colleges. It is primarily the use of the practitioner's hands to make the spinal correction. Many times an audible click or pop will be heard as the correction is made.
|Pertains to the use of electrical stimulation of the body. It may be used to control pain, increase blood and lymphatic circulation, reduce muscle spasm, relax or stimulate the nervous system, or aid in the healing process.
|Electrical Muscle Stimulation
|Physiological therapeutic introduction of electrical stimulation at a predetermined frequency, intensity and rate for the purpose of achieving a physiological response to promote healing.
|End Plate
|The cartilage between the bone of the vertebrae and the disc, to serve as attachment point for the fibers of the disc.
|The act or process of inspecting or testing for evidence of disease or abnormality.
|The surfaces of the weight-bearing portion of the vertebrae, a part of the posterior joints of the vertebrae.
|Most doctors of chiropractic treat geriatric patients within their practices. Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and extensively trained to diagnose and treat people of all ages. Seniors may be treated with a light, medium or firm adjustment depending on their age, degree of degeneration etc. There are doctors of chiropractic specializing in the treatment of elderly patients.
|The state of optimal physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
|Intervertebral disk
|The tough cartilage that serves as a cushion between two vertebrae. Each disk has a gelatinous-like center (nucleus pulposus) that may protrude to form a disk herniation.
|Joint fixation
|Diminished movement within a joint space.
|A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints
|Lower Back Pain
|It is said eight out of ten of us suffer from some kind of lower back pain. Research shows that the majority of such pain is caused by a mechanical misalignment in one or more segments of the lower or lumbar spine. The spinal column provides protection for the spinal cord. It is made up of segments called "vertebra", which must be positioned correctly in order to function properly and have a normal range of motion. When the lower vertebra is out of alignment, the discs, the spines shock absorber, can swell or tear causing it to bulge or herniate. This bulging can pinch the nerve between the vertebra producing pain, numbness, tingling or burning sensations. This condition can be treated by a Doctor of Chiropractic through spinal adjustments and physical therapy/ rehab which can correct the misalignment in the low back region of the spinal cord.
|Lumbar vertebrae
|The five bones in the lower-back portion of the spine.
|Lumbar spine
|The five bones in the lower-back portion of the spine. The five vertebrae are: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and sometimes the anomaly L6.
|Passive therapeutic techniques used to stretch restricted joints or reposition a subluxation. The techniques are sometimes applied with rapid thrust movements and may be applied with the patient under anesthesia to ensure maximum relaxation.
|Many doctors of chiropractic incorporate a massage therapist within their office. Massage is used to increase circulation of blood and lymphatic, help with pain reduction, and muscle spasms.
|A specialized nerve ending that has been found to influence the neurological response of the brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves.
|A severe headache, usually in females, that causes vasodilatation of the arteries and veins in the head; etiology can be nerves, hormones, glands, diet or stress; at least 12 varieties established.
|Method of manipulation, movement, or stretching to increase range of motion in muscles and joints
|Referring to structures involving tendons, muscles, ligaments, and joints.
|Magnetic resonance imaging, a diagnostic tool that subjects the patient's body to massive doses of magnetism to induce an energy reading that the MRI computer interprets as images based upon water content and the hydrogen ion, non-invasive and non-radioactive.
|A bundle of fibers forming a network that transmits messages in the form of impulses between the brain or spinal cord and the body's organs.
|Nerve root
|One of the two nerve bundles emerging from the spinal cord that join to form a segmental spinal nerve.
|Nervous System
|The system of nerves including the brain, the cranial nerves, the spinal cord, the spinal nerves, and the peripheral nerves; includes the autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) nerves.
|A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (as ibuprofen)
|A branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of skeletal deformities
|A slow degeneration of the joints that connect your bones and allow you to move. Aging, injury, poor posture and excess weight can cause joints to wear down and become stiff and painful.
|An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
|Examining the spine with your fingers; the art of feeling with the hand.
|Abnormal or loss of normal sensation.
|Physical Therapy
|The treatment of disease by physical and mechanical means (as massage, regulated exercise, water, light, heat, and electricity)
|Pinched Nerves
|Laymen's term for pain perceived to be coming from the back or spine; physically difficult to "pinch" the nerve.
|Preventative Care
|Care rendered to existing patient; designed to prevent a condition from worsening and/or returning; necessary care usually due to a persistent weakness or permanent impairment.
|Primary Contact Health Care Provider
|Any health care provider capable of providing first level contact and intake into the health delivery system, (b) any health care provider licensed to receive patient contact in the absence of physician referral.
|Sensory nerve terminals which give information concerning movements and position of the body; they occur chiefly in the muscles, tendons, and the labyrinth.
|Proper term for an x-ray film after it has been exposed to radiation (x-ray).
|Range of Motion
|The range, measured in degrees of a circle, through which a joint may be moved.
|The triangular shaped bone located just below the Lowest Lumbar vertebrae (L5), formed usually by five fused vertebrae (sacral vertebrae) that are wedged dorsally between the left and right illiums.
|An inflammation of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in your body. It runs from your lower spine, through your buttocks, then into your leg and foot. There are actually two (2) sciatic nerves, one in each leg. When the sciatic nerve is inflamed, it can cause numbness, tingling, pain or weakness in your lower back and leg.
|Scoliosis is an abnormal, curvature of the spine. Scoliosis has many causes; some due to injury while others are inherited. One common reason for scoliosis is abnormal development of the vertebra in the spine. The most common form of scoliosis is an abnormal pattern of muscle and ligament growth as a teenager grows in height.
|Scope of Practice
|The legal definition of the activities that a profession can or cannot do.
|Spinal manipulation
|A force applied to the joint and high-velocity thrust that stretches a joint beyond its passive range of movement in order to increase its mobility. Manipulation is usually accompanied by an audible pop or click.
|Spinal Nerves
|24 pairs of nerves exiting from the spinal cord at segmental levels of the spinal column.
|Spinous Process
|A posterior protruding part of the spinal bone that can be seen or felt when examining the spine.
|Sports Injury
|Some sports injuries are due to improper stretching while others are accidental injuries during the activity. In either case it is important to diagnose and treat such injuries quickly to prevent further aggravation or damage to the specific area. Doctors of Chiropractic have extensive training in the area of sports medicine and can diagnose and effectively treat sports related injuries. Spinal adjustments and physical therapy/ rehab have proven to be very successful in correcting the injury and getting you back to normal activity faster.
No matter what your recreational activity may be, don't let sports related injuries or pains go unattended, consult a Doctor of Chiropractic for evaluation.
|A projecting body, relating to a bone spur, associated with degenerative arthritis.
|The process of spur formation.
|When a vertebra of the spine loses its proper position and becomes misaligned with the vertebrae above and below it, thus compromising the nerves, which results in interference of nerve transmissions from the brain to tissues, organs, and muscles.
|One of several treatment methods.
|A fibrous cord by which a muscle is attached.
|The use of modalities, or machines, to augment the adjustment. May include ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, traction, massage, heat/cold, infrared, laser, and others.
|Thoracic vertebrae
|There are twelve vertebrae in the thoracic or upper-back portion of the spine.
|TMJ Syndrome
|A group of symptoms that may include pain in the temporomandibular joint, headache, earache, neck, back, or shoulder pain, limited jaw movement, or a clicking or popping sound in the jaw and that are caused either by dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (as derangement of the articular disk) or another problem (as spasm of the masticatory muscles) affecting the region of the temporomandibular joint.
|Involuntary spasms of the musculature of the spine in the neck.
|Either intersegmental or elongation, used to reduce swelling, ease spasms, or assist in the realignment of vertebral segments.
|The action or manner of treating a patient medically or surgically.
|High frequency sound waves, sometimes accompanied with a form of electrical muscle stimulation, administered to areas of pain, spasm or inflamation.
|Vax-D (vertebral axial decompression)
|Intended to nonsurgically relieve chronic low back pain or sciatica symptoms from degenerated or herniated discs.
|Bony segment of the spine that encircles and helps protect the spinal cord and nerves. The plural of vertebra is vertebrae.
|One or twenty-four moveable segments of the human spinal column. Two vertebrae adjacent to each other form a motor unit.
|Vertebral artery
|Arteries, one on each side, that thread through holes in the six upper cervical vertebrae.
|Sensation of dizziness and the feeling that oneself or one's surroundings are whirling about. See B.P.V. (benign positional vertigo)
|Whiplash. (aka C.A.D. hyperflexion and hypertension)
|Whiplash of the neck is caused by any sudden involuntary forced movement of the head in any direction, and the resultant rebound of the head or neck in the opposite direction. Consequently there are injuries to the surrounding and supporting tissues of the neck and head.
Whiplash may occur without you being aware of it. Because of the degrees in which it occurs, symptoms may not always appear immediately. What occurs during the accident is ligaments are stretched beyond their limit for which they were intended. This will result in muscle spasms, alteration of the normal curve of the neck and spine and the resultant limitation of movement. An experienced Doctor of Chiropractic can diagnose and correct these problems with spinal adjustments and physical therapy/ rehab. to the effected area.
If you were involved in an accident or suffer from trauma to the head or neck, consult a Doctor of Chiropractic for evaluation.