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The introduction comes a year after Polk entered the gaming industry for the first time at last year's E3.
"With the Striker, our goal is to fill a void in the gaming headset market by offering an affordable headphone option that delivers dynamic sound during all aspects of a game―whether it's dialogue between characters or an intense action sequence," Mark Suskind, vice president of user experience at Polk, said as part of the announcement.
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Timothy Maurice Webster Presents a Self-branding Guide to Authenticity in Soul to Sole
It's time we stood still and listened to this voice and heard what it has to say for the benefit of distinctively branding ourselves – introspect with the inspirational and philosophical words of Timothy Maurice Webster's Soul to Sole; the self-branding guide to authenticity.
Soul to Sole is for thinkers who desire their footsteps and their soul to move to the same beat – the belief that by asking better questions and ultimately bridging this gap, the individual leader and influencer can live more effectively and make a larger difference in his/her life and the lives of his/her community.
With this book, Webster asks this essential question: Is it possible to align the Soul to the Sole? Is there a movement away from conspicuous consumerism, towards a more holistic lifestyle where the pursuit of authenticity is desired? Should we perhaps be attempting to marry modernity, technology and a new definition of what it means to live authentically? The old definition suggests we walk barefoot, put away our phones and forgo chatting in favour of living in the spiritual moment.
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Timothy Maurice Webster is a contemporary brand stylist and successful entrepreneur. He is the author of three brand leadership books and a columnist who consults and speaks at the intersection of three key leadership pillars; value formation, style manifestation and brand position. He writes a monthly column for Destiny magazine as well as a weekly column for The Star newspaper. He features on the Phat Joe Show on Metro FM, where he discusses ideas of the soul and introspection.
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Starring: Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Jenny O'Hara.
Director: John Erik Dowdle.
Writer: Brian Nelson.
On a particularly gloomy day in Philadelphia, five unrelated people get trapped in an office building elevator. As the security teams, and a jaded cop, watch them on a camera and try to get to them out, the group of five find themselves being picked off one-by-one. Someone in that elevator is not who they say they are. Is The Devil in disguise?
M. Night Shyamalan's reputation has taken some heavy knocks over the last few years, and most of them somewhat deservedly. The writer and director was cursed by a stunning debut, The Sixth Sense, which he has struggled to live up to. The grossly self-indulgent The Lady in the Water marked the end of Shyamalan's honeymoon period with Hollywood, and neither the foolish The Happening or The Last Airbender have done much to repair the damage. Still, Universal have made much of his involvement in Devil, a film for which he has only a producer and story credit.
Devil hinges on a commonplace idea crammed into an unusual setting. You don't have to dig very far to find movies concerning a group of people being murdered one-by-one, with the certainty that someone in the group is responsible. But squeezing that dynamic into a small metal box is inspired. Screenwriters will tell you that one of the hardest things to do is the single-location movie. It's no mean feat keeping the audience interested in a story which never moves. So it's to Devil's credit that, despite its flaws, it never loses your interest. The action is split between the five people in the elevator and those working around the building to get them out, and while it never lingers too long in either setting, it would have been fascinating to see the story told only from the perspective of those trapped.
Movies which are confined this way rely heavily on the quality of the performances, and the cast of B-list actors more than hold their own. A genuine sense of claustrophobia and fear permeates the elevator scenes, as it becomes clear that any one of these people could be responsible for what is going on. There are a handful of effective scares and an unsettling atmosphere in places, but unfortunately Devil is not as terrifying as you might have hoped.
What really lets Devil down in the end is the occasionally clunky dialogue ('You must consider that one of those people is The Devil'), and some dreadfully clumsy exposition in the form of a narrator relaying a story he was told as a child. It's just a little too heavy-handed and spoils the intrigue.
Devil is not a wasted opportunity at all, it's an effective horror movie built around a great idea. It just could have been a little scarier, and a little less eager to make sure we get what's going on. That aside, if you're looking for a supernatural thriller for a cold Saturday night, you could do a lot worse. After all, it's a hell of a lot better than The Lady in the Water or The Happening.


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The year was 1948. Twelve-year old "Jimmy", as was his alias on Ralph Edwards' nationally broadcasted radio program "Truth or Consequences", was in a Boston hospital bed battling cancer. "Jimmy's" wish was to have a television so he could watch his beloved Boston Braves play. During the broadcast, a number of Braves players visited "Jimmy" in his hospital room. What began as a plea for a television raised over $200,000 for cancer treatment and the Jimmy Fund was born. Many years later "Jimmy" revealed his true identity as Einar Gustafson from the Aroostook County town of New Sweden.
When the Braves left Boston for Milwaukee in 1953, Beantown's other professional baseball team, the Red Sox, adopted the charitable arm of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Perhaps no other professional sports team and charitable organization are as synonymous as the Red Sox and the Jimmy Fund.
Much has changed since 1948 in the battle with cancer. Due to new discoveries and treatment options, many forms of cancer have a much higher cure rate. Still, the options available leave many cancer patients weak and vulnerable. There is much work still to be done.
This year's major Jimmy Fund event takes place on Tuesday, August 18th and Wednesday, August 19th with the WEEI/NESN Radio-Telethon. During those two days, countless people will come on air to share their stories about their fight or a loved one's battle with cancer. This year's fundraiser takes on greater significance as cancer has stricken their own. NESN studio host, Tom Caron, has received treatment for cancer over the past year at Dana Farber. Recently, Red Sox manager John Farrell was diagnosed with a very treatable form of lymphoma, which will require him to miss the remainder of the season.
Most, if not all of us, personally know someone who is dealing with or has battled cancer. Cancer can in a small way be likened to dropping a big rock in the middle of a lake. It not only affects the person dealing with the disease but the rippling effects impacts family members, as well as friends.
Cancer has affected a couple of my family members. My grandmother fought cancer and lived into her early nineties. While this was difficult, she did live a full, vibrant life until the end. While everyone's circumstances are challenging, to me it is much more heart-breaking when a child and their family receives this devastating diagnosis.
After all, kids only get to live one childhood. A youngster's life should be filled with such concerns as doing well on that test in school, making new friends, and winning that big basketball game on Friday night. Summers spent at the lake, going out for ice cream, riding bikes with friends. Does that girl sitting across from me in math class like me? I mean, does she really like me? Their days shouldn't be filled with trips to the hospital, treatments that cause them to be sick and lose their hair.
I have watched the countless stories over the years during the Red Sox broadcasts. Kids and adults alike who courageously fight the good fight everyday. These accounts have moved me, and I'm sure many others as well. Until now, it is always been someone else's story. After all, what can my contribution really accomplish? The war against cancer is so big and my resources are so small.
2015 is different and I will get involved. You see, this year's Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon holds personal meaning for me. Back in February, I heard the shocking news of Zak Mills, who was eleven at the time. Zak is the son of Penquis Valley High School boys basketball coach Jason Mills. I had the great opportunity to coach with Jason for seven seasons when he was the boys varsity basketball coach at John Bapst. Zak starting tagging along with dad to practices and games when he was three or four and stayed involved when Jason starting coaching at Penquis.
Zak, who just turned twelve in April, is very active in athletics, particularly soccer and basketball. Shortly after Christmas, he was complaining of soreness in his wrist. Dad at the time, like 99.99% of us would probably do, dismissed it to a probable fall during basketball. About a month later when the pain didn't go away, a bump was found on the wrist. Following a biopsy, a cancerous tumor, osteosarcoma was found.
Rounds of chemotherapy would begin, followed by surgery to remove the tumor, and more chemo. Through the whole ordeal, Zak has maintained a toughness that has been truly awe inspiring. Over the last six months, many of Zak's weekends have involved stays in the hospital receiving treatment.
Zak was scheduled to have the weekend of August 8th and 9th off and was to attend the final leg of the Mini-Maine Masters golf tournament. The ninety-nine hole miniature golf event brought twenty-four family friends together. Over $1800 was raised to help offset some of the family's expenses. A setback landed him in the hospital the Friday prior to Sunday's tournament. As we were beginning the day's journey at the Pirates Cove course in Bar Harbor, Zak still laid in a hospital bed at Eastern Maine Medical Center. The prospects of him joining us for the final leg in the afternoon seemed dim.
To illustrate Zak's toughness, he got out of the hospital and arrived at Blackbeard's in Bangor to meet up with our crew. He had been through a lot and would probably rest in the van. Zak, though, had other ideas. Not only did he get out of the van, he played through our final course. On the final eighteen holes, one of the event's organizers, former Penquis Valley basketball standout Trevor Lyford, was in my threesome. With the three of us well out of contention for the coveted green jacket, Zak played in Trevor's spot. Needless to say, Zak beat me.
Initially, Zak was hoping to be ready for the start of soccer season. Unfortunately, his road to recovery has taken longer than originally anticipated. In speaking with Jason recently, he looks to wrap up treatment over the next six weeks, landing back in school by Columbus Day.
While Zak is approaching the end of a along ordeal, recently I was shaken with the news that one of our John Bapst basketball players was diagnosed with cancer. In early July, Jon Bowman started undergoing treatment in Boston for a type of cancer called rio armas sarcomas. In communicating with Jon, the cancer has attacked one of his lungs as well as the bone marrow in his hips. Just a few weeks prior to the diagnosis, I saw pictures of Jon and his father Kevin taking part in the Trek Across Maine bicycle tour for the American Lung Association. I saw a smiling Jon, with that big, wide smile of his, basking in the glow of accomplishment, riding his bike for 180 miles over three days. It was a dose of reality slapping me in the face, how life can change in an instant.
If you've ever met Jon, you soon realize what a beautiful person he is. He is short in stature but has the heart of a lion. Despite going winless in basketball last season, he always gave 100% effort on the court and was one of the most positive people you could ever meet. His smile always lights up a room. Everyone in our basketball community, as well as anyone who knows Jon, loves him. He has a long road ahead of him but he will use that same determination to battle and fight this. That's just who he is.
The morning after I heard about Jon's illness, I was reminded of the words I spoke to our junior varsity basketball team after a practice this past winter. Coming after another loss, I told the players how proud I was of them in how they stuck with each other during the season. I let them know how honored I was to help them in my small role with the team, how well they represented the school. Then I was haunted by my closing remarks before we parted our separate ways that January afternoon.
I remember telling them there would be obstacles in life which would be much more daunting to overcome than a winless basketball season. It was my hope they could take some of those lessons and apply them when facing future difficulties. Little did I know at the time how true this would be. While it is Jon dealing with cancer, all of us who know and love him hurt.
Looking back on that January day, my words feel so inadequate. While I believe athletics can aid in teaching life lessons, nothing from the court that winter could possible prepare us for this. Losing basketball games pales in comparison, it's not even in the same league.
You see, when I tune into this year's WEEI/NESN Radio-Telethon this year, it won't be just another face, another story. This year the cause of fighting cancer has hit home in a much too personal way. When I donate this year, it will be for the Zaks and Jonnys, people who are much too young to be dealing with these hardships. Please join me in donating, either to the Jimmy Fund, or one of the many reputable charities aimed with fighting cancer. Let there be a day in the future when people like Zak and Jonny can live in a world free of cancer.


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Lightweight Backpacking: Stove Systems
Building on my earlier posts about lightweight shelters, sleeping bags, and backpacks, we'll now discuss the pros and cons of different lightweight backpacking stoves and how to think about stoves and cooking from the perspective of a lightweight backpacker.
A gear system is a group of items organized around a particular function, such as cooking. For example, a lightweight stove system can include items that serve multiple functions at the same time, like a windscreen that also serves as a pot stand.
Using a single piece of gear for multiple purposes is one of the cornerstones of lightweight backpacking and it's helpful to start thinking this way if you're assembling a new stove system.
It's important not to get too carried away with gear weight, especially with a survival item like a stove. There are other variables to consider including fuel availability, safety, boil times, and cost that are just as important and can trump gear weight.
Finally, I describe how to select a stove for one person in three-season conditions, excluding winter. While some of the stoves and stove systems I mention below can be used to cook for multiple people or to melt snow for drinking water, those topics are beyond the scope of this article.
The compactness of backpacking gear is often overlooked by hikers getting into lightweight backpacking. Gear that's compressible or compact is important because you can reduce the size and weight of your backpack. It's another reason why you want to get a more compact shelter and a highly compressible down sleeping bag or quilt.
Having a compact stove system can be more important than how much it weighs, since you can save more weight by carrying a smaller backpack than you'd ever save by carrying the lightest possible stove system.
The ideal stove system is one that takes up the least amount of space in your pack and fits together like nested Russian dolls. This isn't always achievable, but it can be a useful goal for choosing between different stoves and cooking gear. This strategy eliminates most white gas stoves for lightweight backpacking because they are not compact.
Some backpacking stoves, like the Jetboil Flash (MSRP $99.95), include integrated pots, cups, or fuel bottles. This can be valuable because it all fits together in a compact system that doesn't take up much backpack space.
The only downside to an all-in-one option is if you want to mix and match different components with different stoves depending on the location or season.
Cooking Styles
Lightweight backpackers tend to eat very simple meals. Breakfast can involve boiling water for coffee or tea and making instant oatmeal. Lunch is rarely cooked, while dinner is usually a freezer bag meal or a simple one-pot meal.
Freezer bag cooking is a style of food preparation where hikers premix dehydrated foods, made at home or purchased in bulk, in one-quart Ziploc bags before they go on a trip. To cook a meal, boil water, pour it directly into the bag, and wait ten minutes for the food to rehydrate. This reduces the amount of trash hikers need to pack out.
The other common cooking style is a one-pot meal based around soup and a staple like ramen noodles or couscous. These meals require some simmering but are easy to make quickly without a lot of cleanup.
Both styles of cooking eliminate the need for extra dishware and cups because all meals are eaten directly from the cook pot or a plastic bag. While this eliminates some gear weight, it mostly eliminates bulk from your stove system.
Cook Pots
Lightweight backpackers rarely carry cups or dishes and only bring one cook pot on trips. While there are a lot of different camping pots and pans on the market, many lightweight hikers buy Snow Peak or Evernew titanium pots or make homemade cook pots from 24-ounce Heineken cans.
Here are some guidelines to help you narrow your search for the perfect lightweight cook pot.
- If weight is important to you, buy a titanium cook pot. It is more durable than aluminum and 50 percent lighter than steel.
- Pots with folding handles eliminate the need to carry pot grippers, a cup, or a bowl.
- Pot lids with small vents at the top help prevent boil overs.
- Get a pot sized between 700 ml and one liter. This will let you boil three to four cups of water, which is sufficient for a hot meal and a drink.
- Avoid pots with non-stick coatings. If you store all of your other cooking gear inside your pot, it is going to take a beating and wreck the coating.
- The bottom of your pot should be wider than the flame on your stove. This improves the efficiency of your burn.
Lightweight Backpacking Stoves
Most lightweight hikers use alcohol stoves, wood stoves, or canister stoves that use an isobutane/propane gas mixture.
Alcohol Stoves
Alcohol stoves have long been favorites with cost-conscious lightweight backpackers. They're inexpensive to buy or you can make one yourself to save money. They take seven to 10 minutes to boil two cups of water however, so they're not good for impatient people.
Several popular commercial stoves are the White Box Original Stove (MSRP $20), the Brasslite Turbo 1D (MSRP $20) and the AntiGravityGear alcohol Pepsi-style can stove (MSRP $12).
In addition, there are complete stove systems built around an alcohol stove that include a burner, a pot stand, a fuel bottle, and a windscreen to improve the stove's efficiency. For example, Trail Designs makes the Caldera Cone (MSRP $34.95), which is a complete system that incorporates all of these components. The entire system, including a fuel bottle, is packed in a plastic caddy that protects objects in your pack from the sharp edges of the windscreen and doubles as a food-safe cup and bowl. The caddy slips perfectly inside a titanium Snow Peak Trek 700 pot (MSRP $39.95), making a nice compact package.
Alcohol stoves can burn a variety of different alcohol types including methanol, sold at gas stations in yellow HEET bottles, or denatured ethanol, which is easy to buy in hardware and general stores. Cooking with alcohol requires caution however because it can be difficult to see an alcohol flame in daylight. Lighting an alcohol stove can also generate a fireball making them dangerous to cook with, especially inside a tent or shelter. (Note that you should avoid using any stove inside a tent or other unventilated area.)
Wood Stoves
Wood stoves have become popular with lightweight backpackers because they let you use sticks you find on your hike and help cut down the amount of fuel you need to carry. This is a perfectly good strategy as long as it doesn't rain much and you have dry fuel. It's also easy to build a homemade wood stove using one of the many designs available online.
Like alcohol stoves, most wood stoves take seven to 10 minutes to boil two cups of water. Unfortunately they also leave a black film on the outside of your pot that can get all over your other gear if you aren't careful about packing the stove in its own stuff sack. Cooking with them can be dangerous because the flame can be difficult to control.
Many commercial wood stoves also give you the added option to burn alcohol or a solid fuel called esbit, as a hedge against wet weather. The Bushcooker LT (MSRP $75) manufactured by the Four Dog Stove Company and Trail Design's Caldera Ti-Tri (MSRP $79.95) are both popular wood stoves that provide a multi-fuel option. The Bushcooker LT is small enough to fit in many pots, while the Caldera Ti-Tri is packaged in the same plastic caddy as the Caldera Cone alcohol stone.
Canister Stoves
If you're new to lightweight backpacking, you don't have to switch to an alcohol or a wood stove if you already own a stove that screws onto an isobutane/propane fuel canister. These are a great alternative for trips where you don't have to worry about a resupply stop and fuel canister availability.
For example, Snow Peak canisters come in a 6.9-ounce small size or a 12.9-ounce large size and burn for approximately 35 and 70 minutes. It takes about three to four minutes to boil two cups of water using a canister stove, so you can get close to 10 hot meals out of a small canister if you're careful.
Stove systems built around a canister only require a stove, a fuel canister, and a pot. A windscreen is less essential since not using one doesn't hurt stove efficiency much. In fact, windscreens should not be used on stoves that directly attach to canisters, because they can trap too much heat.
Though it's not advised to use any stove in a tent, canisters are relatively safer to cook with in a well-ventilated tent or shelter because the flame height is easy to control. You can also turn them off immediately to conserve fuel and they require zero cleanup.
The only real downside to fuel canisters is that you may have to carry a few extra ounces of fuel or the weight of an empty canister if you finish one during your trip. The canisters themselves are relatively inexpensive and easily recycled, though care must be taken to make sure that the fuel in them has been completely vented before disposal.
Common canister stoves used by lightweight backpackers include the Snow Peak Giga Stove (MSRP $39.95), the MSR PocketRocket (MSRP $39.95), and the Jetboil Personal Cooking System (MSRP $99.95). Some of the other stoves made by these manufacturers are also available in ultralight titanium. Canister stoves may include a built-in peizo ignition system: this will eventually break and is not worth relying on. Save your money and buy a fire steel sparker instead.
In this post, I introduced an important concept called a gear system to illustrate how lightweight backpackers think about minimizing the number of different items required to serve a common function, in this case cooking. When compared to other campers or more traditional backpackers, it's interesting to note the behavioral and dietary changes that lightweight backpackers have adopted, such as simpler meals, to lower their overall pack weight.
While ultralight backpackers are known to take such changes to the extreme to get their gear weight under 10 pounds, the lightweight backpacking philosophy is more flexible when it comes to making such comfort/gear weight tradeoffs.
You don't have to sacrifice all of your luxury items to get your gear weight under 20 to 25 pounds. The aim of lightweight backpacking is to be more comfortable, not to forgo all of the pleasures of backpacking that you enjoy today.
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Philip Werner is the author of SectionHiker.com, a blog about lightweight backpacking and hiking. A popular speaker, Philip gives frequent backpacking talks and gear demonstrations across New England. In addition, he is a Long Trail mentor for the Green Mountain Club, a trail adopter in the White Mountain National Forest, and a lightweight backpacking evangelist for Gossamer Gear.


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I sort of started this goal of consistently posting for the month of December. I haven't been perfect, and it's a challenge to put my butt in front of the computer every morning when I feel like I have a million other things to do (okay, two things, but they're both crying about something. And a third thing that's probably chewing on something or peeing somewhere right now). But I feel accomplished when I can track what's going on as of today, and the few missed months this year kind of make me sad.
Last night was a quick thrown-together dinner of Safeway rotisserie chicken, salad, and some rice pilaf Hulk made with homemade chicken broth. I had intended to give my new hiking shoes a spin, but the only spin they took was down the hallway to the kids' room to get them corralled for bedtime. By the time that was over, wine > hiking. I'll try to squeeze a test hike in tonight if Hulk can kid-wrangle for me.
I've been doing pretty well on my Whole30-ish eating, I would give myself a B+. But I've been ravenous, despite feeling stuffed to the gills after every meal. The other night I was super hungry after dinner, so I ate a corn dog before bed. I probably need to eat more fat, since I have been absolutely craving avocado lately. I should probably stock up on some good food options because the whole chicken- or ground-beef-on-greens I've been doing is going to get old pretty fast.
Any tips on feeling full but still hungry?
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We have our own sources (it's amazing what some cold Taco Bell takeout and a couple of Vicodin will get you at MSNBC) and have obtained an internal memo detailing some of the primary concerns voiced by a few of the higher-ups at the network.
1) We JUST finished paying off trauma counseling for interns from the Olbermann era.
2) Can't justify it as a diversity hiring just because he looks ethnic standing between Matthews and O'Donnell.
3) CNN might hire a Wayans brother in response just to mess with us.
4) Mika. Just because she's an annoying twit.
5) Sharpton feels threatened, becomes incapable of doing anything but running naked through the halls screaming "BEETLEJUICE WE MUCH!"
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Atropine, a naturally occurring belladonna alkaloid, is a racemic mixture of equal parts of d- and 1-hyocyamine, whose activity is due almost entirely to the levo isomer of the drug.
Clinical Pharmacology
Atropine is commonly classified as an anticholinergic or antiparasympathetic (parasympatholytic) drug. More precisely, however, it is termed an antimuscarinic agent since it antagonizes the muscarine-like actions of acetyl-choline and other choline esters. Atropine inhibits the muscarinic actions of acetylcholine on structures innervated by postganglionic cholinergic nerves, and on smooth muscles which respond to endogenous acetylcholine but are not so innervated. As with other antimuscarinic agents, the major action of atropine is a competitive or surmountable antagonism which can be overcome by increasing the concentration of acetylcholine at receptor sites of the effector organ (e.g., by using anticholinesterase agents which inhibit the enzymatic destruction of acetylcholine). The receptors antagonized by atropine are the peripheral structures that are stimulated or inhibited by muscarine (i.e., exocrine glands and smooth and cardiac muscle). Responses to postganglionic cholinergic nerve stimulation also may be inhibited by atropine but this occurs less readily than with responses to injected (exogenous) choline esters. Atropine-induced parasympathetic inhibition may be preceded by a transient phase of stimulation, especially on the heart where small doses first slow the rate before characteristic tachycardia develops due to paralysis of vagal control. Atropine exerts a more potent and prolonged effect on heart, intestine and bronchial muscle than scopolamine, but its action on the iris, ciliary body and certain secretory glands is weaker than that of scopolamine. Unlike the latter, atropine in clinical doses does not depress the central nervous system but may stimulate the medulla and higher cerebral centers. Although mild vagal excitation occurs, the increased respiratory rate and (sometimes) increased depth of respiration produced by atropine are more probably the result of bronchiolar dilatation. Accordingly, atropine is an unreliable respiratory stimulant and large or repeated doses may depress respiration. Adequate doses of atropine abolish various types of reflex vagal cardiac slowing or asystole. The drug also prevents or abolishes bradycardia or asystole produced by injection of choline esters, anticholinesterase agents or other parasympathomimetic drugs, and cardiac arrest produced by stimulation of the vagus. Atropine also may lessen the degree of partial heart block when vagal activity is an etiologic factor. In some patients with complete heart block, the idioventricular rate may be accelerated by atropine; in others, the rate is stabilized. Occasionally a large dose may cause atrioventricular (A-V) block and nodal rhythm. Atropine Sulfate Injection, USP in clinical doses counteracts the peripheral dilatation and abrupt decrease in blood pressure produced by choline esters. However, when given by itself, atropine does not exert a striking or uniform effect on blood vessels or blood pressure. Systemic doses slightly raise systolic and lower diastolic pressures and can produce significant postural hypotension. Such doses also slightly increase cardiac output and decrease central venous pressure. Occasionally, therapeutic doses dilate cutaneous blood vessels, particularly in the ''blush'' area (atropine flush), and may cause atropine ''fever'' due to suppression of sweat gland activity in infants and small children. Atropine disappears rapidly from the blood following injection and is
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Atropine generally is contraindicated in patients with glaucoma, pyloric stenosis or prostatic hypertrophy, except in doses ordinarily used for preanesthetic medication.
Atropine is a highly potent drug and due care is essential to avoid overdosage, especially with intravenous administration. Children are more susceptible than adults to the toxic effects of anticholinergic agents.
Do not administer unless solution is clear and seal is intact. Discard unused portion. Atropine Sulfate Injection, USP should be used with caution in all individuals over 40 years of age. Conventional systemic doses may precipitate acute glaucoma in susceptible patients, convert partial organic pyloric stenosis into complete obstruction, lead to complete urinary retention in patients with prostatic hypertrophy or cause inspissation of bronchial secretions and formation of dangerous viscid plugs in patients with chronic lung disease. Pregnancy Category C. Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with atropine. It also is not known whether atropine can cause fetal harm when given to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Atropine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.
Adverse Reactions
Most of the side effects of atropine are directly related to its antimuscarinic action. Dryness of the mouth, blurred vision, photophobia and tachycardia commonly occur with chronic administration of therapeutic doses. Anhidrosis also may occur and produce heat intolerance or impair temperature regulation in persons living in a hot environment. Constipation and difficulty in micturition may occur in elderly patients. Occasional hypersensitivity reactions have been observed, especially skin rashes which in some instances progressed to exfoliation. Adverse effects following single or repeated injections of atropine are most often the result of excessive dosage. These include palpitation, dilated pupils, difficulty in swallowing, hot dry skin, thirst, dizziness, restlessness, tremor, fatigue and ataxia. Toxic doses lead to marked palpitation, restlessness and excitement, hallucinations, delirium and coma. Depression and circulatory collapse occur only with severe intoxication. In such cases, blood pressure declines and death due to respiratory failure may ensue following paralysis and coma.
In the event of toxic overdosage (see ADVERSE REACTIONS), a short acting barbiturate or diazepam may be given as needed to control marked excitement and convulsions. Large doses for sedation should be avoided because central depressant action may coincide with the depression occurring late in atropine poisoning. Central stimulants are not recommended. Physostigmine, given as an atropine antidote by slow intravenous injection of 1 to 4 mg (0.5 to 1.0 mg in children), rapidly abolishes delirium and coma caused by large doses of atropine. Since physostigmine is rapidly destroyed, the patient may again lapse into coma after one to two hours, and repeated doses may be required. Artificial respiration with oxygen may be necessary. Ice bags and alcohol sponges help to reduce fever, especially in children. The fatal adult dose of atropine is not known; 200 mg doses have been used and doses as high as 1000 mg have been given. In children, 10 mg or less may be fatal. With a dose as low as 0.5 mg, undesirable minimal symptoms or responses of overdosage may occur. These increase in severity and extent with larger doses of the drug (excitement, hallucinations, delirium and coma with a dose of 10 mg or more).
Dosage and Administration
Atropine Sulfate Injection, USP may be administered subcutaneously, ntramuscularly or intravenously. The average adult dose is 0.5 mg (5 mL of a 0.1 mg/mL solution), range 0.4 to 0.6 mg (4 to 6 mL). As an antisialogogue it is usually injected intramuscularly prior to induction of anesthesia. This produces only minimal blocking of vagal activity. In children, the dosage ranges from 0.1 mg in the newborn to 0.6 mg (6 mL of a 0.1 mg/mL solution) in a child age 12 years, injected subcutaneously 30 minutes before surgery. During surgery, the drug is given intravenously when reduction in pulse rate and cessation of cardiac action are due to increased vagal activity; however, if the anesthetic is cyclopropane, doses less than 0.4 mg should be used and should be given slowly to avoid the possible production of ventricular arrhythmia. Usual doses are used to reduce severe bradycardia and syncope associated with hyperactive carotid sinus reflex. For bradyarrhythmias the usual intravenous adult dosage ranges from 0.4 to 1 mg (4 to 10 mL of a 0.1 mg/mL solution) every one to two hours as needed; larger doses up to a maximum of 2 mg may be required. In children, intravenous dosage ranges from 0.01 to 0.03 mg per kg of body weight. Atropine is also a specific antidote for cardiovascular collapse resulting from injudicious
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You've been looking forward to this trip to the Super Bowl for ages, but temperatures in Dallas right now are the coldest in about 20 years. In fact, today it's 20 degrees colder in Dallas than in Juneau, Alaska! If the frigid weather is getting you down, you might want to escape to a shopper's and foodie's delight–Plano, Texas.
Plano is within a 30-minute drive of most major attractions and entertainment venues throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It's also the safest city in North Texas, according to a recent survey by CQ Press, and among the most family-friendly and economical in the whole state. Plano has received numerous honors, including being named by USA Today as the most affluent city in the United States in 2008.
There are plenty of amenities in Plano, including an abundance of local watering holes. One of them, Ringo's Pub, has a decidedly British flair and a Jack Russell terrier as its mascot. You can tuck into fish and chips, bangers and mash or shepherd's pie, while hoisting a pint of Guinness or Smithwick's Irish Ale.
But the biggest attraction for me is Plano's charming historic downtown area, with its brick streets, unique restaurants and more than 50 specialty shops, including three quaint antique malls, art galleries, a Scandinavian cookware pottery shop, tea rooms, and a wine shop.
And when I'm finished with the day's shopping, there's no question about where I'll pause for refreshment before heading back to my hotel with my newfound treasures–Urban Crust, 1006 E. 15th St. in historic downtown Plano.
Urban Crust is a real "find"–you'll find yourself raving about it to your friends after you get back home. I first heard about it from another travel writer, who told me that I shouldn't miss going there, when she heard that I was going to be in Plano. It's definitely worth all the hype.
Salvatore Gisellu, a master chef and native of Sardinia, Italy, presides at a custom-built, wood-burning oven in the open kitchen, where the specialty of the house is artisanal pizza. Using the finest imported Italian ingredients, local organic herbs and greens, and in-house, handcrafted mozzarella cheese, Gisellu and his staff create amazing concoctions.
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The pizza here is amazing. But you don't have to just take my word for it. In 2010 Urban Crust won first place as the Best Pizza in the Dallas area in the WFAA-List Contest.
After your meal, climb the stairs to Urban Crust's 32 Degrees Rooftop Ice Bar, which is very cool in more ways than just temperature. The draft beers are poured at a constant 32-degree temperature, and there's a strip of ice running the length of the bar where patrons can rest their drinks to keep them cold.
Yes, I said ice. And I know you've probably had enough of it this week in Dallas. But resting your signature cocktail on ice is a lot better than slipping and sliding on the ice on Dallas's frozen streets.
So, come in out of the cold while in the Dallas area this week for the Super Bowl by taking my suggestions in this three-part series. Be sure to check out Come in out of the cold while in Dallas for the Super Bowl, Part 1, and Come in out of the cold while in Dallas for the Super Bowl, Part 2, for more ways to "warm up" before Game Day.


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The teeth. Those Kennedy teeth. On display in Kitty Kelley's tribute to the photographer Stanley Tretick, those teeth and that hair populate more than 200 images that will be, for the most part, familiar and reassuring to fans of one of America's great political dynasties. To others, including those who have been born in the 49 years since the administration of President John F. Kennedy, there may be a more tenuous connection to those emotions.
There are also some pictures that will move many readers, especially those photographs of a widowed Jacqueline Kennedy after the assassination of her husband. Whether in the company of the surviving Kennedy brothers, Senators Teddy and Bobby, or with her children in her arms, Jackie emerged as the symbol of a Camelot that had come and gone in the blink of an eye. Luminous and dignified, her image shines through almost as powerfully as that of her husband.
Despite the omnipresence of family in these photos, some of the most revealing ones portray Kennedy alone. He seems, in many of these pictures and in my childhood (or perhaps childish) memory, a man apart from others, even in a crowd — and there are some great shots of Jack on his campaign amid adoring, reaching voters.
The president was by all accounts a man to whom others were attracted — powerfully so. But who attracted him? It seems banal to aver that he loved his wife and children, and there is ample evidence, including the photographs in this book, that he did. And of course there was his teeming clan at Hyannis Port, with its throng of Kennedy imps who adored their presidential uncle and clambered aboard the golf cart for thrill rides across impossible green swaths beside imperial blue waters (even as they urged Uncle Jack to "run over the photographer"). Camelot was far away from the Oval Office and the West Wing and the White House pool, where the chief executive, despite being sickly and heavily medicated, exercised his many powers — constitutional as well as sexual.
Kitty Kelley's text dreamily recalls her sister-brother relationship with Stanley Tretick. Her lilting encomium portrays him as a talented and hard-working image-maker, a fact that is documented by the contents of his own contact sheets. Tretick was smitten with the Hollywood-burnished Irish-American magic on the 1960 campaign trail, and he became a lifelong Kennedy acolyte, gathering a trunkload of captivating pictures and anecdotes over the next decade or so.
Kelley writes: "Stanley's memos frequently mention the president's good manners and how much he appreciated courtesy in others. 'I knew he played golf and I also knew he hated being associated with golf and didn't want to be photographed playing the game because of the identification with Eisenhower, who was criticized severely for golfing all the time.'"
The press gave the young Democratic president no grief over his athletic pursuits: golf, touch football, sailing. Rather, they stood in awe of his glamour.
As someone who grew up in an Irish Catholic family in Independence, Mo., in the 1960s — and as a target consumer of such books as this — I must frankly attest that I dived eagerly into Kelley's tribute to the perfectly groomed politician whom Tretick termed "A Very Special President" (the title of Tretick's photographic study of J.F.K.'s abbreviated term in office). Kennedy will endure for me as an icon of my youth and the vigor of a nation, both now distant memories.


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LONDON Firefighters were forced to use miniature domesticated oxygen masks to treat two puppies rescued from a burning barn in Devon, UK, on Monday.
In a post on Facebook, Newton Abbot Fire Station shared photos of the dogs being treated with gel and oxygen after save assistances reached the situation in the early afternoon.
Here are some photos taken by firefighters at the scene.
There were five puppies in the barn when the fuel took brace. Three croaked at the scene.
The two pups pictured in the photos above were treated by firefighters and then taken to the vets. Unhappily, a spokesperson from Devon& Somerset Fire& Rescue Service confirmed to Mashable that one of the rescued puppies had now been died.
"They weren't bad blazes but was in a wide arena and was exactly too much for the purposes of the a little puppy, " the owner of "the farmers ", James Barter, was quoted as saying in the Torquay Herald Express . "I think of myself as moderately tough but I was pretty upset."
He went on to say that the existing puppy seems to be doing fine.
"We have called it Blaze in honour of its magical survival, " he said.


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Me and my nemesis.
The "big" shop.
*I can do this.*
Me. Colin. Cameron. Ethan. A 'just-immunized' Lolee girl.
*I can do this.*
Two carts.
Me with one (with Lola). Colin pushing the other one with Ethan inside.
wandering loose walking where ever his legs took him
next to the
almost near the
somewhere that could maybe be described as beside the cart
most of the time.
Shop, shop, shop.
*Keep going. I can do this. I have to do this. No turning back now.*
Shop some more.
Lola nearly buried under the groceries.
Two carts FULL to the brim.
*Almost done....I can do this.*
Lots of them.
My own bags. (Lots of them, too.)
A list that price-matched almost everything we needed.
Competitors' sale ads, just in case they wouldn't take my word for it.
*The end is in sight!*
Time to check-out.
::abrupt intense downward spiral::
Lola decides she has had it and begins to
make this ungodly high-pitched, half-squeal/half-shriek sound cry. Loudly.
Boys begin playing with every candy bar/toy/bag of chips/magazine/Slim Jim they can reach.
::full blown panic::
*I can NOT do this!*
Needless to say, during this horrific process, I had to call Shane *who was thankfully close-by* to come and rescue me.
Which, he promptly did.
My hero saves the day.
Thank God.
We all managed to make it out of the store in one piece.
{Though I did leave behind a small bit of my sanity in the checkout lane.}
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
In a nutshell
9 comments:
- Amanda Hoyt said...
Ugggg sounds like a complete nightmare to me!
I like to shop ALONE whenever possible :)
Wish we could Walmart together...
Love and hugs, friend
You are my hero!!!
- June 15, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Kenzie said...
Oh girl... so NOT funny and yet your descriptions are magical. Shane is awesome :) I can't even fathom 2 carts. I'm worried about how I will do it with 3. I've decided right now that I will have to go at night...or let Dusty go for me! HA~ then we will spend DOUBLE. Sorry girl. That totally stinks! Always something to look back at and well, be glad you aren't there now :)
Love ya friend!
- June 15, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Jen said...
My head hurts reading this! I can picture it all in my head! I made a CVS run today, I will have to tell ya about it later!
- June 15, 2010 at 4:57 PM
- Shelly said...
you are soooo brave for even trying! the only place i take my *3* is to the park! you're my hero! thank goodness for wonderful husbands!!!!
- June 15, 2010 at 5:50 PM
- Laura said...
Feel for you, Devin. I don't even like bringing the 3 boys when Seth and I are together, and have never ever tried doing it alone!
- June 15, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
hehehe thats funny, Dev. :) I remember the days Mom would take all five of us kids hahaha. So I'm sure she could sympathise with you :) We use to fill (I'm embarrassed to admit how many buggy loads) :)
ps cute blog. Thats neat how you feed your posts into facebook :)
- June 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
- Holly said...
I feel for you! I just have 1 & feel like I'm going insane! Why do they always wait till the last minute to pitch a fit too? It's like they know...Kudos to you though. :)
- June 16, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Julie said...
BRAVE, BRAVE Momma!! Oh can I ever relate to those kinds of shopping experiences. Fortunately when I go shopping now I usually only two kids with me, so it's fairly manageable.
That's awesome that Shane was able to come help you.
However - don't ever underestimate your parenting abilities. You are a GREAT mom, and no matter how crazy one day seems you are STILL a great mom.
- June 16, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Karie said...
I have been there a million times and I swear I will never do it again either and yet, for some reason, I do. Why, who knows. The funny thing is I only have two, I wonder what's gonna happen when the third one comes. Oh boy, that's all I can say.
- June 17, 2010 at 9:54 PM


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The Education Committee of the Faith Community Working Group, brings members of Montgomery County's diverse faith communities together for understanding and respecting one another, and working collaboratively with Montgomery County Public Schools to enhance quality religious education, assure respect for all religious traditions and secure an environment free of discrimination, bullying and harassment.
The committee has made great strides in their mission thus far. Some examples are
- The development of an Interfaith calendar for MCPS.
- The publication of the "Guidelines for respecting Religious diversity"
- The creation of Parent Academies. – An ongoing series of workshops facilitated by the Education Committee and and the MCPS Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships (OCEP) which gives parents helpful information about navigating the school system including tips on excused absences, how to communicate with teachers and counselors regarding their
- concerns, tips on how to deal with and report bullying, and a discussion on how to self-advocate within the MCPS school system.
The committee also had a very successful forum (view video here) on religious diversity that brought together members of the education and faith communities to discuss faith issues related to MCPS students.
Updates on FCWG Education Committee Meeting with MCPS Board of Education to ensure "Safe Learning Environment" Click A Safe Place to Learn for video
FCWG Education Committee members Dr. Harminder Kaur and Mrs. Lubna Ejaz, along with County Liaison Rev. Kaseman are engaged in a series of meetings with Associate Superintendent Dr. Jonathan Brice, Public Information Officer Derrick Turner, and Executive Director Denise Bracalilly Stultz, to discuss the best ways to connect with the families of MCPS who have concerns regarding the hate incidents and insecurity in the schools. We have been reviewing how material can be more easily found on the MCPS website, public forums for a discussion of how to report incidents and the ways the schools respond, and Parent Academy programs on inter-group dialogue and how parents can support their students.
Committee Members
Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky Co-Chair Education Committee
Mansfield "Kasey" Kaseman is the Interfaith Community Liaison for the Montgomery County Executive's Office. He has 40 years of experience in ecumenical and interfaith relations that includes founding and administering non-profit organizations, networking with all sectors of community life, serving on regional and national boards, and enhancing businesses through Corporate Citizenship.
Steven Adleberg was a principal in the Fairfax County Public School system for 33 years. Currently he is the JCRC's Director of Education Outreach.
Richa Agarwala Ph.D. Co-Chair Education Committee, is a member of Chinmaya Mission Washington Regional Center and Hindu America Foundation. She is the Hindu representative on Faith Community Working Group's subcommittee on Education for the Montgomery County Public Schools and participates in a women's interfaith book club. Professionally, Richa has a doctorate in Computer Science from Iowa State University and did a postdoctoral fellowship in Mathematical Support for Molecular Biology at Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science. She is a senior scientist at the National Institutes of Health in the field of Bioinformatics.
Mumin Barre is a member of the FCWG Education Committee and Equality for Eid Coalition. He is the founding Co-Chair of the MC Executive Ike Leggett's African Affairs Advisory and serves on the Montgomery County Sister Cities Board, Montgomery County Muslim Council, and Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee.
Fred Evans retired from the Montgomery County Public Schools after a successful 30-year career as former principal of Gaithersburg High School and Parkland Middle School. Currently, Fred utilizes his professional skills as an adjunct professor in the education leadership graduate schools of Johns Hopkins University and Hood College.
Mimi Hassanein currently serves as the Senior Fellow and Middle Eastern Community Liaison for Montgomery County. Mimi is also the Vice President of the Programming Committee for the Women's National Democratic Club and an elected member from Montgomery County for the Democratic Central Committee for Maryland.
Chris Murray is a Nationally Board Certified teacher who has taught in MCPS for 10 years at the high school level. He currently teachers courses in both World History and Comparative Religions.
Aman Shergill serves as an executive officer on the board of the Winston Churchill Educational Foundation in Potomac, she is an active delegate on the Executive Board of the Winston Churchill HS Parent Teacher Student Association as well as the Council Advisory Committee at Churchill. Aman is also supporting a local youth run non profit called Sikh Kid to Kid, building social and religious tolerance through education.


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My one political post and manifesto: It has to stop.
image source: NBC News
The response to this presidential election has been... sad. On all sides. Democrats are speaking out, calling those who voted for Trump racists, bigots, supporters of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Republicans are celebrating and saying that this is going to "make American great again," implying that it wasn't already. Those who opposed Trump are rioting and protesting, burning American flags. Democrats are blaming those who didn't vote and those who voted for 3rd parties for this outcome. Republicans are speaking with pride and not being mindful of what they say or how they say it. They are not realizing how tender and deep the wounds are for some people right now. And if I hear one more person call someone whose beliefs are simply different from their's "uneducated," I feel like I am going to lose it and educate that person myself on what it means to be "educated."
What a disgrace. I am embarrassed by our country right now. I'm embarrassed by my generation who is participating in and encouraging this. I'm embarrassed by these adults who are acting like children, but who seem to forget an important rule that you learn in childhood: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.
The saddest part of all of this to me is that it shows how twisted our culture has become, how twisted our world is, and how saviors are now found in people instead of the divine. It reflects a world that seeks hope in men and not in Christ. It reflects a generation who seeks hope in other people or things, and a generation who claims to be open-minded but isn't. I'm tired of the hypocrisy. We are a democracy, are we not? Those who on Tuesday were posting photos of their "I voted!" stickers and encouraging people to "just get out there to vote!" are now the ones criticizing people for doing that very thing, but for voting for a candidate that wasn't the one they would have chosen. I believe in voting for who you believe will do the best job in office, whose goals most align with your own and whose vision for where the country is going is most similar to what you believe in.
Are you shocked that in a bipartisan system, there isn't always a candidate who aligns well with your beliefs? I'm not. I've been a critic of the bipartisan system for a long time. My beliefs do not fall into one political party. And yes, I do believe Americans have the right to vote for the third party candidate if they wish to. I absolutely do not believe in shaming people for this. I dream of the day when our country moves away from the bipartisan system, a system that only leaves room for division and hatred.
I do not believe in shaming people who think differently from you. My generation shocks me. I am truly embarrassed by my generation right now. And not because of who they voted for or what they believe in. I'm embarrassed for their behavior and their hypocrisy. They claim to believe in diversity, but they do not promote diversity of opinions that are not in line with their own. And the worst part is that pointing this out to them only adds fuel to the fire, or makes them think, "Oh, you have no idea what you're talking about." How self-righteous and condescending, and how sad it is that you live in that mindset.
To all the women (AND men) who have tried to shame other women for not voting for Hilary, this is just not ok. You talk about sexism and how abominable that is, yet you are telling someone to vote for someone because she is a woman? Oh my. I can't even go down that road right now. My brain can't handle unraveling that thought process. Think long and hard about what you're asking of other women. That's a tall order and not one that I think you have the right to request of other women. I think our country is ready for a female president, but I don't believe in shaming people for not believing in the one who was running this election year.
No matter who you voted for or didn't vote for, no matter what you believe or don't believe, you have no right to shame people for who they voted for and what they believe in. I want the self-righteousness to stop. I want the shaming to stop. I want the ugly words to stop. I want Americans to grow up. Stop saying you're moving to Canada--you're not. I have lived through 3 elections while I was simultaneously involved with Facebook and have seen these extravagant claims each time. I haven't met a single person yet who actually followed through. If you really want to leave, stop spending your time posting about it online and start researching what it actually takes to get a visa or become a citizen of another country. It's not as easy as packing your bags and driving over the border. Also-- if you are saying that you are praying for our country and our leaders, I hope you earnestly, honestly are and that you aren't just saying that in a spiteful way to indicate that you think our country needs help. It clearly does, and if you are reporting that you are "praying for our country," I honestly hope that you are sitting at the foot of the cross asking for God to shower endless mercy and grace on our country in the coming weeks, months, and years, and that He would give vision to our leaders for what is good and right and peace-seeking.
Have an open mind. Trust that God's hand is present. Trust that people will surround our new President who will not let our country turn into one of hatred and violence. And look in the mirror and see how your words and actions are leading us in that direction. And realize that this "my side vs. your side" rhetoric won't help things in our country. Viewing the other side as the enemy creates further division amongst our people. Stop blaming people. Stop shaming them. And for Republicans who feel victorious, stop speaking with so much pride and joy when there are clearly people around you hurting. Quietly celebrate and take note of the feelings around you. This was a tough election year and many feel that they were just choosing the lesser of two evils-- be mindful in how you speak and what you say.
There's a verse from Nehemiah that keeps playing in my head as I see everyone worrying, freaking out, calling each other names, etc. Nehemiah is helping to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. He is being asked to meet with some of the leaders who oppose the work he is doing to rebuild the wall.
"And I sent messengers to them, saying, 'I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?'" Nehemiah 6:3
I can't unpack this whole verse for you with how I see it relating to our country's circumstances, but I just find hope in it. And more than ever, I find hope in the new creation that is coming.
"And he who was seated on the throne said, 'Behold, I am making all things new.' Also he said, 'Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.'" Revelation 21:5.
This is my manifesto. From a woman who is tired of the unkind words, actions, pictures. From a woman who wants to lift those around me up instead of tearing them down. Won't you join me in this?
Also: I hope I have not shared any insight into my own political opinions in this post, but rather, just personal opinions about behavior related to politics. If I have offended you, I deeply apologize and hope you can see that I never meant to be hurtful. I want the meanness, the shaming, the ugliness, to stop.


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|20th August 2004, 04:19 AM
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Balanced Preamp with discrete solid state volume control.
Hi All,
I'm thinking about designing and building a pre-amp based on the attached skeleton schematic.
I would like the pre-amp to have the following features,
- Fully Balanced from input to output.
- Discrete Solid State Volume Control.
- Output able to drive headphones.
- Dual Mono construction.
- Input Selection with relays.
- Full remote control functionality.
- Controller with ATMEL AVR uC for Remote decoding, display driving etc.
From the schematic you can see it is based on a BJT shunt type volume control. I've shown only a 6 bit design, I haven't done the maths to figure out how many would be required to get decent enough resolution in practice. I guess 8 bits would probably give fine enough volume resolution.
Just a quick overview of the operation. The upper 6 PNP BJTs are turned on/off by input control signals. The PNP devices drive current through the Bases of the NPN shunt devices turning them hard on. When the PNP devices are off the bases of the shunt devices are pulled to the negative supply rail by pull down resistors. Note that it does not work if the bases are only pulled to ground.
I think that using BJTs offers a couple of important advantages over FET type analog switches.
1 - The BJTs have a lower on resistance.
2 - BJTs have a lower capacitance giving the circuit a wider bandwidth.
I know I've shown op-amps at the input and output, this may not please some of you but I think that there are some pretty good devices out there so I'll probably stick with the op-amp approach but with suitable devices for driving headphones on the output. Please though lets not turn this thread into a debate about op-amps Vs. discrete or which op-amp is best. There are plenty of those sort of threads around.
I've played around with some simulations of the BJT shunt design at the results look promising, very low distortion especially with a fully balanced approached.
|20th August 2004, 06:59 AM
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Hi Dave,
One issue to think about is that BJT's in their off-state have a capacitance that is non-linear with the instanteneous signal level. That is one of the reasons that they should not be used as mute switches in DACs and other equipment: many people claim that they can hear the effects.
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|20th August 2004, 08:23 PM
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Hi Jan,
Thanks for the response.
I'm aware that this circuit does have a close similarity to those mute circuits which are not really considered to be an audiophile solution.
However comparing it to other solid state volume control solutions such as MDACs or CS3310 I'm hoping the BJTs will still out perform the FET based switches used in these devices.
This is an interesting solution from Mark Levinson,
it uses as far as I can tell from the high res image these
switching devices -
Again I think the BJTs will perform better given a much lower on resistance to ground, capacitance in the BJTs should be similar or less.
I'm really keen to get further feedback from people here on this design.
|20th August 2004, 08:28 PM
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Sorry, but I think BJT's are about the worst choice you can make here. The integrated solutions are FAR better. BJT switches always have an offset voltage when on, and a varying cap when off. A good FET switch can have sub-1 ohm on resistance, which becomes important at high attenuation steps, and extremely low Ron modulation when used intelligently.
You may want to use a specific solution for your own reasons, but the technical reasons are not good.
Jan Didden
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|20th August 2004, 08:40 PM
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Hi Jan,
Thanks - that is very helpfull. I original thought of going with the Mark Levison FET switch approach, perhaps I should be sticking with that.
|20th August 2004, 09:03 PM
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If you are trying to use the BJT's to attenuate the signal, I would have to aggree with Jan... It will be easier to just change the DC voltage on the gate of a JFET & use as a DC voltage controled voltage divider circuit than with BJT's. You can graph out the operation and adjust the DC voltage on the potentiometer for the gate to attenuate on a logrithmic scale as is needed for linear audio volume control. As for the OP Amps, I don't see any problem there, but you may want to use them as just unity gain voltage followers to limit the typically poor slew rate affects. Just connect the output to the inverting input.
|20th August 2004, 09:17 PM
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Hi Cunningham,
The BJTs are operated strictly as switches either fully on or fully off - so the attenuation is in discrete steps. This is certianly not supposed to be a voltage controlled amplifier circuit. I've never seen one of those used in a audio and probably for good reason.
I think I'd keep the op-amp setup as is, they serve as differential amplifiers keeping in line with the balanced topology. This gives improved rejection of noise and distortion both at the input signal and at the output of the attenuator circuit.
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A 23-year-old Airman stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson died Nov. 6 while training in the Republic of Korea.
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Cantankerish posted a topic in Instruction and Playing TipsI left an easy putt on the green this past Sunday, and it bothered me enough that I am still thinking about it the next day. It was under two feet, the result of a long putt on the previous stroke, with a bit of a break in it. I was the last to putt and the other guys were already walking off the green. I did not want to hold the party up, and it was so short that I skipped the entire part of investigating, analyzing, and then executing the plan. Ya know...golf. So I hit it straight and it lipped out due to the break. Thing is, I do that often. And I am not the only one. I mostly golf with the same 8 or 10 people all the time. And I think every one of us has done this. Nobody is rushing us, either. If I stayed an extra 30 seconds to do it right every single time I would not get any grief for it. Is this a problem in our "culture" that we need to intentionally fix or is it just the nature of amateur golf for fun - not league play? (I do not see those as mutually exclusive, btw. A person can play smart when not in competition.) Mostly I am interested in hearing if any of you guys do this, and if any of you have successfully got out of this REALLY STUPID habit.
Jason Day Spits at Pace of Play, Vows to Slow DownUgh. Then he brags about being put on the clock only a few times. This may explain a bit of why I never really felt like I was a Jason Day fan. P.S. As one commenter on Twitter said… "Wait, that was Jason Day playing fast?"
How to deal with slow play ?(I might quit)
broombroom posted a topic in Golf TalkOk lately slow play and bad etiquette has been making me angry and depressed at my once great golf club to the point I may not pay to be a member any more. People are so ignorant and arrogant, they never ring bells to let you know its safe to hit on blind shots even though they see us on the tee box. The worst thing is I can never practice by myself or play golf with my friend as a two ball. We/I always get stuck behind a 4 ball of old guys that never let us through. They hack and hack and time waste so much its unbelievable. Once I got so mad I shouted fore to get a group that skipped in front of us out of the way to let us hit and of course we get up and it is the pro playing in the four ball saying it was rude etc etc and he would have let us through, yea right, the time was when we were on the tee box with you!. I am just so sick of this and do not know what to do? Today I was stuck behind a 4 ball of old hacking men, with no one in front of them, for the 4th, 5th, 6,th par 3, 7th and 8th when I eventually walked off because they never let me through. What is there to do about this?


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We arrived on Anglesey on Friday afternoon with the intention of doing absolutely nothing except relaxing as this was our first 'proper' break since Christmas. Of course, it would have been a bit daft not to take the sea fishing gear so we picked up some bait from Menai Angling (the new name of Gareth's fishing4u shop) then spend a very lazy Friday doing nothing but sit in the sun, drink tea and read some sci-fi / fantasy novels (currently Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy which is very good).
Saturday we did much the same thing except forced ( oh how tough it was!!!! ) ourselves to have a bash at the Bass entering the Menai Straights at one of our favourite locations just North East of Beaumaris. As the sun set you could certainly tell that the seasons are a bit late this year with snow still on the mountains of Snowdonia opposite us and a distinct 'nip' in the air – in fact it was bloody freezing. The Bass obviously thought so as well as our wonderful peeler crab baits came back in untouched so after a couple of hours we called it a night.
The following day we did much the same, a whole load of relaxing.
Towards the evening we again got 'that itch' that sea anglers get towards dusk and we headed of towards Cemlyn Bay, a place that has never thrown up a big fish for us but there's always a chance.
We arrived just as the sun was setting and the tide starting to flood but damn, was it windy, blowing straight at us and making it feel even colder than the previous evening.
I'd brought my light rod but that stayed in the car and my normal beach caster went onto the beach with us. We tried all sorts of bait combinations, lug, rag, mackerel and crab but the first hour was mainly spent trying to keep our hands warm.
Finally a tell tail nod on my rod indicated a fish and I brought a tiny codling to the shore. Not long after Wendy had a more substantial bite and we both had the thought, BASS, but the tell tail glow of yellow eyes coming through the surf revealed the first of a couple of Dogfish for Wendy that evening.
With the Dogfish feeding I changed to a single hook pulley rig as they can really mess up clip down multi hook distance rigs as if you don't see the bite they'll swallow the bait and you'll end up cutting the hook off rather than trying to remove it – the hook will eventually rust where as removing it will almost certainly kill the fish.
I lashed a big crab onto a size 2/0 hook and placed the cast just behind the breakers, or my approximation to that anyway – it was dark after all. A few minutes later and thump! the tip arches down and then springs straight as a fish picks up the bait and runs with the lead – this had to be a Bass! But no, another Codling, slightly bigger than before but still no monster – back he went and after a final coffee we left Cemlyn and headed back to the cottage.
And that was all the fishing we did – we were just far, far too relaxed to clamber over rocks or do anything remotely strenuous over the few days we were on the island but that was exactly what we both needed, a few days doing nothing at all.
We did do a bit of exploring and I've a few photos to download yet but they're on the other camera which is currently under a load of other stuff.


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he said my vag tasted like ravioli n pennies... i forgot I was on my period
she met some random, took his vcard, peed in his bed, left, and then requested him as her boyfriend on facebook
I told the cop it was my birthday and he said "happy fuckin birthday", handcuffed me and threw me in the back of the cop car.
it's not gay if you rub your penis between their butt cheeks and pretend they are tits
You stressed the importance of not breaking the seal too early... and then proceeded to piss your pants when you sneezed.
His ankle bracelet only gets in the way when I'm trying to take off his pants.
What should i be more turned off about... his massive collection of condoms or that he asked me to sign my name by number 68 on the list posted on his wall?
I think the two go hand in hand.
update: the house isnt on fire anymore, but he is still pissing on all your stuff.
the house was on fire??
shit I thought I told you.
Apparently, I woke up in the middle of the night, got up out of bed, dropped trou in the corner, squatted, and pissed on the carpet. When Eric heard, he thought it was the dog and started yelling, and I responded by saying "No no, its okay. It's me."
just shaved my legs at the gas station bathroom before going to the club. is that too ghetto?
ok please explain why some one shaved half of my pubes?
she was in the bathroom washing her eye makeup off with hand sanitizer.
So I gave him a handjob and now we aren't friends anymore
You're at Notre Dame. What did you expect?
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