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Causes and Diagnosis of Pelvic Pain
Pelvic Abscess
Pelvic abscesses are fluid filled masses of inflamed tissue that can occur within the female pelvis. The abscesses are caused by bacteria reaching the upper genital tract. The bacteria often originates from a separate genital tract infection, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or from otherwise healthy bacteria from the lower genital tract that has travelled up past the cervix.
Pelvic abscesses are exceptionally rare in men, and when they do occur they grow above the prostate. In women they are more common. The first area of the upper genital tract that is affected is the endometrial lining of the uterus. The infection can then spread through the fallopian tubes and to the ovaries, where they are called tubo-ovarian abscesses (TOA). The infection can also spread as far as the lining of the abdomen. Along this route the pelvic abscesses that form can cause a fever and a considerable amount of pelvic pain. The pelvic abscesses can grow to fill the pelvis, and painfully push up into the lower abdomen.
Pelvic abscesses are rare, but often require speedy treatment to recover with minimal damage done to the genital tract and other internal organs. Therefore receiving a diagnosis and early treatment early is essential. To diagnose a pelvic abscess, your GP will do a pelvic and rectal examination, which may include ultrasounds. If left untreated, your fever will spike, your abscess will grow, and it can obstruct the intestines preventing normal function. In worst cases the abscess can rupture, leading to sepsis with a high risk of fatality. In most cases of TOA occurring, there will be permanent damage done to the reproductive system that can cause future issues with fertility.
If you've got a pelvic abscess you will feel poorly, you'll have a fever and a lot of pelvic pain. Treatment involves a course of antibiotics and a procedure to drain fluid from the abscess, followed by continued monitoring in an emergency unit to asses your recovery. Depending on the severity and location of your abscesses, an operation may be required to remove infected tissue to prevent it from causing any further damage.
What are the Symptoms of Pelvic Abscesses?
The most common symptoms of a pelvic abscess include feeling generally unwell with pain in the abdomen, fever and a mass visible through a pelvic examination. However, they can grow large with no obvious signs other than discomfort in the groin.
Other symptoms include:
pain that gets worse as you move
pain during and following sex
an increase in the number of white blood cells (leucocytosis)
a higher than normal resting heart rate, over 100 beats per minute in adults (tachycardia)
physical weakness and emotional exhaustion
abdominal bloating
constipation or diarrhoea mixed with mucus
limping or inability to raise the leg, depending on the position of the abscess
pain when passing wind or stool
extreme pelvic pain and lower abdominal pain
general feeling of being unwell
a fever exceeding 39°C (103°F)
Conditions with similar symptoms include ovarian cysts, acute appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, diverticulitis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Pelvic abscesses can go undiagnosed if they occur at the same time as the conditions above.
What Causes Pelvic Abscesses?
In women your risk of developing a pelvic abscess is highest when you are of reproductive age, if you have had multiple sexual partners and have previously suffered from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID).
Pelvic abscesses are often avoidable through good pelvic hygiene and medical support during unrelated pelvic treatments.
Gynaecological conditions - Including Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and rectal cancer, which can cause infections within the pelvis.
Infection following abdominal/pelvic surgery - Pelvic abscesses can occur as a complication of a hysterectomy, caesarean section or another pelvic surgery which have allowed infection to enter the genital tract. The current estimated figure for pelvic abscesses occurring as a result of infection from gynaecologic surgery is low at 1%. If you've had an operation or an infection in your pelvic area and start to feel ill afterwards, it's important to see your doctor if you think you have a pelvic abscess.
Peritonitis - Peritonitis is an infection of the inner lining of the abdomen, which often spreads to the internal organs.
Intestinal diseases - Complications from diverticulitis, appendicitis and Crohn's disease, can all lead to pelvic abscesses forming. 10-30% of people with Crohn's disease will develop a pelvic or abdominal abscess at some point. This occurs when the bowel wall becomes inflamed and a small hole occurs. Read more on our bowel problems page.
Appendicitis - An infected appendix can spread over to the other pelvic organs, resulting in pelvic abscesses forming.
Pelvic organ cancer - Any pelvic cancer can result in abscesses forming if it leads to infection.
Intrauterine device (IUD) insertion - Although IUD's are an effective method of contraception and rarely have complications, when they do so they can be very serious. The IUD can move and perforate the uterus (occurring in between 1.3-1.6 per 1000 insertions) or intestines. This can allow infection to occur and enter the pelvis.
HIV - Although HIV does not directly cause pelvic abscesses, those suffering from HIV are at a higher risk of developing abscesses. This is as they are slower to recover from infections due to their weakened immune system.
To read about other causes of pelvic pain, visit the Causes and Diagnosis of Pelvic Pain page.
How to Treat Pelvic Abscesses
If you are diagnosed with any size of pelvic abscess you will be immediately admitted to hospital to avoid the abscess rupturing when emergency care is not available. If peritonitis is present, where the lining of the abdomen is also infected, the impact to the internal organs can be life-threatening and will require immediate medical treatment.
In women, with any degree of TOA there is a risk of losing normal function of your fallopian tubes and a risk of suffering with infertility as a result.
Bed rest - Whilst admitted in hospital, you will be put on bed rest to avoid any further discomfort.
Antibiotics - A broad spectrum of anaerobic antibiotics will be administered intravenously (through an IV) as well as orally whilst you are admitted to hospital, usually for 10-14 days. These may include clindamycin, gentamicin, and aqueous penicillin. Antibiotics can clear the infection but often are only part of the treatment as the abscesses also need to be drained if they do not shrink within 2-3 days. Antibiotics are most successful on abscesses 8 cm and smaller in diameter.
Pelvic abscess drainage - A highly successful procedure, the infected abscesses are drained under local anaesthetic. The procedure will occur through the vagina (preferred for women) or the anus, usually through ultrasound guidance and with extra care so as to avoid the infection recurring. If the abscesses are unable to be drained through the vagina or anus, they can be drained through a long needle inserted through the skin of the abdomen or pelvis (percutaneous abscess drainage). The drain will be left in place for around two weeks to ensure all the infection is drained. You will continue on a course of antibiotics throughout.
Surgery - If there is any risk of your abscess(es) rupturing, you will be taken into emergency surgery to remove it and any damaged organs.
Hysterectomy - Removal of the uterus. Often the only solution to remove a large pelvic abscess. This surgery leaves you infertile.
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy - Removal of the uterus, cervix, plus both ovaries and fallopian tubes. This surgery leaves you infertile.
Laparotomy - If the abscesses have been unable to be drained through other means, a laparotomy may be required. This is when a surgical incision is made to the abdominal cavity to get access to it. This surgery is often required when the infection has spread to the lining of your stomach (peritonitis). Open surgery is required to drain abscesses and treat any damaged tissue or organs.
Posterior colpotomy - Procedure to drain fluid through an incision in the vagina. Preferable to a laparotomy as it is completed through the vagina rather than abdomen.
To read about other treatments available for pelvic pain, visit our pelvic pain treatment page.
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White flower spike in a yard of Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 31, 2012
Flower spike of some marsh orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2014
Orange and green flower spike of Red Hot Poker Plant (Torch Lily, Kniphofia uvaria) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 17, 2009
Flower spikes of Water Spider Orchid (Habenaria repens) near a pond in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, August 2, 2014
Flower spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) popping from cyanobacterial crust of salt marsh. Southeast coastal area near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Spider on a flower spike in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 25, 2009
Flowering grass spike in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 1, 2010
Cottony 5-lobed tubular flowers in a dense spike-like cluster of Snake cotton (Froelichia) taken from roadside of Road 364, near Sugarloaf Mountain. Gause, Texas, August 8, 2009
Spikes of plantain (Plantago) flowers on a roaside in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2009
Pyramid spike of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with mangrove in background. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Lizard-tail gaura (downy gaura, Gaura parviflora, G. mollis) spike flower with mating stilt bugs (Jalysus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 31, 2008
Pink flowers of Fire Spike (Odontonema callistachyum) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, January 11, 2009
Mullein flower spike in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, August 15, 2009
Flower spike of plantain (Plantago) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2010
Brown flower spike in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 19, 2010
Flower spike of Torch Lily (Tritoma, Red Hot Poker, Kniphofia uvaria) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2012
Pyramid spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a fly. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Flower spike of some grass in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, June 15, 2010
Hairy flower spike of plantain (Plantago) on Racoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 2, 2009
Nodding flower spike of Lizard-tail gaura (downy gaura, Gaura parviflora, G. mollis) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 23, 2012
Snake cotton (Froelichia) on roadside of Road 364, near Sugarloaf Mountain, with cottony 5-lobed tubular flowers in a dense spike-like cluster. Gause, Texas, September 20, 2008
Flower spike of Siberian Tea (Badan in Russian, Bergenia crassifolia) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2009
Flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
Flower spike of largebracted plantain (Plantago aristata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2009
Flower spike of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria, Russian name Derbennik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 10, 2009
Flower spike of largebracted plantain (Plantago aristata) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 1, 2010
Flower spike of largebracted plantain (Plantago aristata) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 15, 2009
Dry flower spike of largebracted plantain (Plantago aristata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 6, 2012
Flower spike of Wild Calla (Water Arum, Calla palustris) in Lembolovo, 40 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 7, 2011
Blue flower spike of Long leaf Speedwell (Veronica longifolia) in fields west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 29, 2011
Flower spike of Common Plantain (Plantago major) east from Toksovo, 10 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 9, 2009
Dry flower spike of plantain in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 24, 2009
Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
Lizard-tail gaura (downy gaura, Gaura parviflora, G. mollis) spike flower with stilt bugs (Jalysus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, July 1, 2012
Close up of a flower spike of pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 2, 2012
Flowers on terminal spikes of silver-sheath knotweed (Polygonum argyrocoleon) on a roadside of Salwa Road. Qatar, February 14, 2014
Flower spike of Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
Flower spike of plantain (Plantago) east from Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 8, 2014
Flower spike of swamp orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 9, 2014
Flower spikes of Western marsh orchid Dactylorhiza majalis (baltica) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 13, 2014
Flower spike of marsh orchid near Oredezh River in Siverskaya, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 15, 2014
Close up of a white flower of Spiked Rampion (Phyteuma spicatum, Kolnik in Russian) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
Flower of Spiked Rampion (Phyteuma spicatum, Kolnik in Russian) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
Blue flower spike of Black Rampion (Phyteuma nigrum, Russian name Kolnik) near Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 22, 2014
Flower spike of Chapman s Fringed Orchid (Platanthera chapmanii) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, August 2, 2014
Close up of flower spike of Chapman s Fringed Orchid (Platanthera chapmanii) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, August 2, 2014
Flower spike of Cleome noeana near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
Flower spike of Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
Flower spikes of Reseda muricata taken from area near Al Khor Hospital. Qatar, March 7, 2015
Plumose flower spikes of fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 2, 2015
Flower spike of false amaranth (Digera muricata) on periphery of a small field of alfalfa in Harrarah settlement. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015
Flower spikes of little seed canary grass (Phalaris minor) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
Emerging flower spike of grass Cutandia memphitica on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, January 29, 2016
Flower spike of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in area of Jabal Al Jassasiya, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, January 29, 2016
Flower spike of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
Flower spike of Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia, Russian name liubka) near Novinka, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 14, 2014
Flower spike of annual lovegrass (Eragrostis barrelieri) in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, December 23, 2015
Close up of flower spikes of Slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) taken from the median strip of Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 13, 2016
Flower spikes of Slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis) taken from the median strip of Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 13, 2016
Dry flower spikes of plantain with wooly cover (Plantago ciliata, local name Rablah) near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) with flowering spikes in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Flowering spikes of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016
Pink flower spike of heath spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) in Zakhodskoe, 50 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 10, 2016
Flower spikes of swamp orchids in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Flower spike of a marsh orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
A spike of white flowers of lily family in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2017
Flower spike of a marsh orchid in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 4, 2017
Flower spike of marsh fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea, Russian name Kokushnik) on roadside in Yuntolovsky Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 7, 2017
Flower spike of creeping lady s-tresses orchid (Goodyera repens) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 6, 2017
Dark brown flower spike of false indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 5, 2018
White flower spike of spring ladies-tresses (Spiranthes vernalis) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 16, 2018
Flower spike of golden colicroot (Aletris aurea) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 23, 2018
Long spike of small flowers of golden colicroot (Aletris aurea) in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, June 23, 2018
Flower spike of elegant gayfeather (pinkscale, Liatris elegans) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, September 23, 2018
Flower spike of toad flax (Linaria texana) in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, April 3, 2019

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Can you work at McDonalds at 12?
The minimum age to work at a restaurant is 16 years old with working papers. You can't be 12 years old working at McDonald the age requirement is 15 years of age.
Who will hire a 12 year old?
5 Age-Appropriate Jobs for 12-Year-Olds
Babysitter. Adie Bush / Getty Images. Babysitting is a popular job for 12-year-olds.
Yard Worker. Hero Images / Getty Images.
Dog Walker. Paul Plews / Getty Images.
House and Pet Sitter. Kevin Dodge / Getty Images.
Tutor. Hero Images / Getty Images.
Can a 12 year old work at Subway?
The general minimum age requirement for Subway employees is 16. Does Subway Hire at 15? – Yes. Some state regulations allow minors as young as 15 to work at Subway.
Can you work at Dairy Queen at 14?
Can a 13 year old work at KFC?
Whilst State and territories minimum age restrictions set the minimum baseline for children wishing to work, under KFC's risk management approach to safety, the minimum age for the safety of all our employees is 14 years old. If you are an employee who is able to work full-time or part-time, you are eligible to apply.
How do you write availability on a CV?
It's important to be as specific as possible when mentioning your availability on your resume. Avoid simply stating that you're looking for part-time or seasonal employment. You can state the exact times you're available during the week if you don't have any flexibility in your personal schedule.
Can a 13 year old work at McDonald's?
Depending on each store's policy, the minimum age to work at McDonald's is 14 years old but what jobs teenagers can apply at McDonald's? Crew members are divided into Kitchen Crew, Counter Crew, and Maintenance Crew. Minimum age is generally 14 years old.
Does Travelling look good on your CV?
Doing work experience abroad shows bravery Landing a job when you're travelling isn't the easiest thing to do, so this will look really great on your CV (and talking about it in your interview will make you stand out from the crowd).
Can a 13 year old work at Home Depot?
Home Depot employees must be at least 16 years old. Does Home Depot Hire at 14? – No. Jobs at Home Depot are often too dangerous for minors under 17.
What age can a teenager get a job?
How early should you start applying for jobs before graduation?
Start as Early as Possible Since many graduates find employment outside of their college's formal recruiting program, which can take time, it makes sense to start as early as the summer before senior year.
How do you say Travelling in CV?
Step One: Call it what it is. Many people put their trip under work experience, but since it's not work, it's not work experience. At the bottom of your resume, create a section called "Other Experience" and title it "(Your Name) Gap Year" and include the dates. Step Two: Pick tangible skills.
Can a 13 year old work at a gas station?
There is no standard age for working at a gas station; each gas station will have different requirements. Many gas stations sell alcohol, which may be why the minimum age for employment is often 18. Some gas stations, however, are open to hiring younger workers.
Can a 12 year old work at Starbucks?
Though the coffeehouse generally prefers workers to be at least 16 years old, some locations allow minors as young as 14 to join the Starbucks family. Underage associates may need to work limited hours and hold special work permits depending on the child labor laws in their state.
What should I put for availability?
Examples of the Best Answers
I am available to work Monday through Friday, and I am very flexible about the start and end times on those days.
I'm available during school hours while my children are at school, 9 am – 3 pm, Monday through Friday.
I'm flexible and available just about any time you need me to work.
How much does a 14 year old get paid a month?
As of Mar 22, 2021, the average annual pay for the 14 Year Old jobs category in California is $36,886 an year. Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $17.73 an hour. This is the equivalent of $709/week or $3,074/month.
What should I make my teenager pay for?
The Family Budget: A Guide to What Teens Should Be Paying For Themselves
Social Outings. Just about every teen would rather be out with friends shopping, gaming and socializing.
Cell Phone.
Car Expenses.
Extra Clothes or Luxuries.
How much does Baskin Robbins pay 14 year old get?
If you are coming in at entry-level without any prior experience, then you will most likely start out at minimum wage. The average hourly rate for a Baskin Robbins crew member is $9.
How do you teach a teenager financial responsibility?
Teach Your Teen Financial Responsibility
Freedom Is Tied to Level of Debt.
Everyone Needs a Budget.
Avoid Credit Card Debt Above All Else.
Open an IRA & Contribute to It.
Choose a College Wisely.
Beware the Small Foxes.
Use a Software Program to Track Finances.
How much does a 16 year old get paid at mcdonalds?
I would expect between $7.25 and $8 to start. Starting off, usually you get $7.25 per hour but once you build up job experience, your pay rate will increase so you can make $9 per hour and up.
How much does maccas pay a 17 year old?
As a 17 year old casual I got paid $15.12 an hour which is quite good compared to other jobs I've had.
How much money should a 15 year old have saved?
Even better, how many teenagers do you know that are actually saving money! While there may be some, they are few and far between. In short, a teenager should try and save $2000 a year from ages 15-20. Having $10,000 set aside at age 20 is a great foundation for any teenager to start their next phase of life with.
Do McDonalds employees get free food?
Employer Summary McDonald's Restaurant employees receive free or discounted meals.
As a minimum age requirement, you must be at least 16 years old to work at Walmart and 18 at Sam's Club.
What is the lowest salary you can live on?
GoBankingRates determined the "living wage" necessary to live comfortably in each US state late last year. Some states, like New York, require $95,724 to live comfortably, but in other states, it can be as low as $58,321.
How much money does a 14 year old make at Mcdonald's?
Crew Team Member, Late Night Shift – $10 to $14 an hour.
A 15 year old would make $7.25 per hour. McDonald's USA, LLC, Hires no one under the age of 16.
The minimum age for working at McDonald's is 14 years old; however, this may be higher depending on varying state laws. You also may need to obtain a permit or written permission for working if you're still in school. Age requirements may also vary by position (managers typically need to be 18 years or older).
What is a good wage for a 14 year old?
How much money does the average 18 year old make?
Incomes tended to gradually increase with age among workers in their 20s and 30s, with the median full-time employed 18-year-old earning about $17,700 and the median 37-year-old earning about $50,000.
How much does McDonald's make an hour?
McDonald's Corporation Jobs by Hourly Rate
Job Title:Cashier Range:$7 – $11 Average:$9
Fast Food Worker Range:$8 – $12 Average:$9
Restaurant Manager Range:$9 – $15 Average:$12
Crew Leader Range:$8 – $12 Average:$10
Does Mcdonald's pay weekly 2020?
They pay biweekly. Mcdonald's will give you a paycheck every other week. Bi-Weekly on the 5th and 20th of every month.
How much does a 14 year old get paid at Chick Fil A?
Total Pay Average The typical Chick-fil-A Student salary is $10. Student salaries at Chick-fil-A can range from $7 – $15..
What is the busiest McDonald's in the world?
Pushkin Square
How many hours can a 16 year old work at McDonalds?
40 hours per week when school isn't in session, 8 hours per day when school isn't in session, 3 hours per day when school is in session, and. 18 hours per week when school is in session.
How do I teach my teenager to save money?
10 Tips to Teach Your Child to Save Money
Discuss Wants vs. Needs.
Let Them Earn Their Own Money.
Set Savings Goals.
Provide a Place to Save.
Have Them Track Spending.
Offer Savings Incentives.
Leave Room for Mistakes.
Act as Their Creditor.


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News Release 24-Feb-2020
'Resetting' immune cells improves traumatic brain injury recovery in preclinical trials
Targeting overactive immune cells and dampening their chronic neurotoxic effects may offer new therapeutic strategies for traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to new preclinical research in mice, which has been published today [Monday 24th February 2020] in the Journal of Neuroscience.
The collaborative research, which involved scientists from Trinity College Dublin and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA, also suggests that the impact of TBI on brain degeneration may be modifiable a relatively long time after the injury was sustained - something at odds with current thinking.
Traumatic brain injury and delayed treatment
Triggered by trauma, microglia - the brain's immune cells - morph into an inflammatory state, which helps to protect the brain. However, long-term inflammation after TBI may contribute to neurological degeneration and cognitive declines similar to those observed in TBI-associated neurodegenerative diseases, such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy and Alzheimer's disease.
The scientists involved in the new study found that highly delayed targeting of chronic inflammation pathways may be a very effective therapeutic strategy for TBI.
One month after a TBI, the team inhibited a particular receptor microglia need to survive. The inhibition killed 95% of the mice microglia cells. However, the cells bounced back to normal levels once the inhibition ends.
The researchers then stopped the inhibition after one week and let the mice recover for a few months. They found that the inhibition essentially "reset" the mice's microglia: the new cells were in a more normal, less inflammatory state. The mice recovered better than the mice that didn't receive treatment, showing less brain damage, fewer neuron deaths, and better motor and cognitive performance.
David Loane, Research assistant professor in Trinity's School of Biochemistry and Immunology, said:
"These preclinical studies suggest that the consequences of TBI on brain degeneration and related neurological impairment may be modifiable quite a long time after injury by targeting inflammation pathways, which is a finding at odds with widely accepted views about head injury."
"The exciting thing is the possibility that we may one day be able to minimise brain degeneration and neurological impairment in people who have suffered a TBI. It will of course always be incredibly important to act quickly whenever someone suffers a TBI, but our findings suggest targeting inflammation pathways further down the treatment line may make a major difference to long-term brain health and recovery."
Dr Loane has recently established a state-of-the-art, preclinical research laboratory in Trinity to study the neuroimmunology of TBI and related dementias. His work is supported by an SFI President of Ireland Future Research Leaders Award and the National Institutes of Health (USA).
David Loane
loanedj@tcd.ie
@tcddublin
http://www.tcd.ie/
Journal of Neuroscience
Science Foundation Ireland, National Institutes of Health
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Gameforge Has Acquired Publishing Rights for TERA in the Americas
Can start migrating October 22
Poorna Shankar Posted: Oct 15, 2020 9:01 AM
Following the shut down of En Masse Entertainment and service end of life announcements, Gameforge has announced today that they are taking over publishing rights for TERA in the Americas.
This will include new local servers, meaning, that existing players who join the newly-hosted servers will be able to continue playing the game and receive the latest content updates that were previously unavailable in their region. This includes the upcoming TERA Battle Arena and the nightmare dungeons.
If you're an existing En Masse Entertainment and Steam player in the Americas, you can migrate you account and progress Gameforge's platform starting October 22, 2020, until December 18, 2020 using the official news page. Afterwards, you can access the game through the Gameforge client.
"We wanted to make sure we selected the right partner to help us continue bringing TERA to our players in the Americas," stated a spokesperson from Bluehole studios. "After so many years working together and seeing how well they have been able to welcome players from other regions, we are confident that Gameforge is the right choice".
Check out the trailer below.


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Belotero is an injectable filler that uses hyaluronic acid, which is a natural component of your skin and is responsible for many important functions, including retaining moisture. Its natural supply in our skin decreases as we age, similar to collagen production— both of which are partly responsible for loss of volume. Injecting dermal fillers into these areas of low volume can temporarily pad out wrinkles and restore the natural contours of the face.
Belotero is one of the lightest dermal fillers available. Other hyaluronic acid fillers include Restylane, Perlane, and Juvéderm, but Belotero differs from other fillers in that it can be injected superficially without risking a bluish discoloration known as the Tyndall effect. It is FDA-approved and proven safe and effective on smile lines, nasolabial folds, and vertical lip lines. Other areas that can be treated include the lips and vermillion border, the chin, marionette lines, and under-eye hollows.
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Also this year the DI.FM Vocal Trance End Of Year Show 2018 with a lot of great DJ's from different countries.
Here are already some names, F.G. Noise, Nitrouse Oxide, ReOrder, Stargazers, Eximinds, Photographer, DJ T.H and more will follow.


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Bulldog Tribune • November 14, 2019 • https://Roosevelt.News/1699/arts-entertainment/1699/
Flapper Girls-DEBUNKED
Sophia C. , Staff Writer
What did women actually wear during the 1920's
The first thing you might be thinking of when someone says "1920's" is the flapper girl. The flapper, despite popular belief flapper girls,were not respectable women. (which in the early 20th century was very important). Typically the style was worn by actresses, and young women trying to break the social norms of the time.
(Article about flappers in case of confusion here. It's a really good article even if you already know what it is)
In the 1910's the Edwardian era, women wore long dresses and very conservative clothing. Showing an ankle, was the worst thing you could do as a proper Victorian or Edwardian lady. You can't change centuries of proper dress with one change of a decade. You can't go from forbidden to show ankle to thigh-high in a change of decade. But in the 1920's one thing certainly did change. Modern fashion as we know it. So back to the flapper, not every girl was a flapper, and if you were a flapper your dresses weren't thigh high, it would most likely reach below your knee, and even then it wasn't much.
So where did this stereotype begin? Actresses such as Josephine Baker, Zelda Fitzgerald, or Louise Brooks were movie stars of their time so they got a lot of press and attention. Also when people do historical cosplay they want to appeal to the modern eye. Well first let's begin with one thing. Flapper girls did exist, it was a fashion subculture, and the highly fashionable hairstyles of the time were a direct rip of the flapper. Actresses and young women would wear these styles, bob their hair. The whole style was a feminist movement.
In the book "Flappers, 6 women in a dangerous time." It states "The freedom to wear comfortable clothes was Almost as crucial as a right to universal suffrage no woman could claim effective equality with a man while her organs were being slowly crushed by whalebone corsets and her movements impeded by bustles and petticoats that added stones to her body weight" in other words women of the flapper era were saying "heck you" to the centuries of how society confined them to tight corsets, and uncomfort. The 1920's for the first time in centuries, women were starting to dress and act for themselves instead of for catching the male gaze. This was the flapper movement, women in the United States finally got the vote in 1920 and now they wanted their personal freedom. The flapper movement was more of a feminist movement than anything else. Women would roll their stockings, curl and cut their hair like a bob, wear shorter dresses and release themselves from the confinement of the corset. Does that mean all women dressed like a flapper? No, the flapper was more of a style you would see in magazines, but not in everyday life. Sort of like Japanese street fashion, you see Japanese street fashion all over the internet but when you actually got to the Japanese neighborhood of Harajuku, you don't actually so much Japanese street. So what did women actually wear in the 1920's, if the flapper wasn't as popular as we think today.
First thing first, if a woman in the 1920's wore a dress that had the hemline above their knee they would either be a prostitute or a dancer. So we can just assume that every woman in the United States and Europe was not a prostitute or a dancer. (Fashions varied differently from country to country, but the United States and Europe had similar to identical fashion throughout history, and even to this day.) So what did women actually wear during the 1920's. The female silhouette was to be as straight as possible. You have a waistline? Unacceptable! Cover that waist up with a straight dress, that goes below your knee of course, you don't want people to think that your a prostitute or a dancer. Many people think that women stopped wearing corsets during this period, well some women did not. But truth be told most women wore corsets. Unlike the corsets of the past decades these corsets were designed to flatten the bust and hips to provide a more straight silhouette for the time. And then I will include some photos of the actual fashion of the time.
See, compared to what most people think 1920's fashion is, it's actually quite conservative, but really similar. So why do most people think that 1920's is super revealing and such. Movies of today and of the 1920's both reveal the stereotypical flapper. For back then it was to differentiate the the movie stars from real people. The movies of today want to appeal to the modern audience, so by pulling more revealing clothing that appeals more to the audience of today it might make more sales. Unfortunately this is the case of many historical dramas. So be skeptical. I hope I informed you a little more on 1920's fashion. If you are interested in fashion history please comment what you would like to see next, or if I said any inaccuracies please correct me!


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Iraq vet in Mississippi left in medically-induced coma due to severe Narrative violation
John Hayward
The same media outlets that couldn't wait to hype the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri are tiptoeing very delicately around the beating of Iraq veteran Ralph Weems in Mississippi. Weems is a white man severely beaten last Saturday night, allegedly by a mob of black men upset about the Brown shooting. Working from a phone interview conducted by Weems' friend with the Associated Press, the UK Daily Mail has the most detailed account of the incident:
David Knighten of West Point told AP earlier by phone that he and Weems had gone to a Waffle House early Saturday.
He said a black man waved him over outside the restaurant and told him politely that people were upset by the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and it wasn't a safe place for whites.
When he went in, he said, Weems was inside and was arguing with around seven black men.
They left after an argument that brought police, Knighten said.
[Police chief Tim] Brinkley said a Waffle House employee told officers who answered a 1am disturbance call that a patron was creating a disturbance and upsetting other patrons.
After he was asked to leave, employees also asked the other patrons to leave, Brinkley said.
Knighten said he showed those officers his .45-caliber handgun and his concealed carry permit.
On the way to Weems' house, Knighten said, they went into a Huddle House restaurant with a nearly vacant parking lot.
However, he said, they apparently had been followed by a group of more than 20 black men.
Knighten, who said he had served with the Air Force in Afghanistan, said he came out of the restroom to find Weems surrounded.
'I was trying to defuse the situation,' he said.
After some shoving, he said, the security guard told everyone to leave.
Knighten said some people blocked him from leaving with Weems.
When he got out, he said, Weems was down and people were kicking him.
Knighten said others attacked him, adding 'I do remember racial slurs being yelled from the crowd.'
Knighten says he has broken bones in his face, a cut over his left eye and a blood clot in his right eye.
On Saturday he wrote on Facebook, 'All my injuries were minor fractures and lacerations. I just wish I could have reached him sooner. Please keep your thoughts and prayers on Ralph.'
Police did not arrive on the scene until after the crowd had left, he said.
Police said they were called to the Huddle House about 2am.
Punch line:
'This does not appear to be a hate crime,' Brinkley said in a police press release Sunday.
'We are investigating this as an aggravated assault. It's very early in this investigation but thus far the evidence and statements suggest that a verbal altercation turned physical and somebody got hurt.'
Brinkley added that the final determination on hate-crimes charges would be left up to the grand jury. It seems as if there is an abundance of both eyewitness testimony and security camera footage from both the Waffle House and Huddle House, so it won't be necessary to speculate on what happened (and we've all seen how much damage idle speculation and false mythology did in Ferguson.) One arrest has been made, and others are reportedly pending.
One wonders how an incident that began with a racist blockade of a restaurant, and ended with a beating that required brain surgery, can be breezily dismissed as utterly lacking in "hate crime" potential, even if we grant that Weems began or escalated verbal hostilities inside the Waffle House. Presumably we'll be told that Weems' Huddle House beating was entirely a result of hard feelings from the Waffle House argument, and was not directly caused by racial animosity. One wonders how well that narrative would sell if Weems was a black veteran pursued and assaulted by a mob of whites, after they told him the Waffle House was off-limits to black people, but he insisted on going inside anyway.
If you can handle a safari into the left-wing fever swamps, check out how the lunatics who write and read Crooks and Liars are coping with this severe racial narrative violation:
Poor Ralph Weems IV. Just minding his own business, him and his concealed weapon, when he's warned not to go into the local Waffle House, because the black folks inside are all worked up over Ferguson. He goes in anyway (probably because after serving as a Marine in Iraq, he sees himself as an ambassador of good will — or maybe he had an overwhelming craving for the old chopped n' cheddared). Anyway, just as he was warned, the residents inside aren't in a good mood. So he leaves to go to a Huddle House instead, but he and his Air Force buddy are inexplicably followed by more than 20 people who surround him — just him — and kick the hell out of him, putting him in the hospital.
I'm sure he's not drunk while any of this happens, and so I'm certain he didn't do or say anything to instigate this (because God knows, the cops won't come to the rescue of white victims, so he was probably on his best behavior). It's just that you know how black people get (savages, can't control themselves, always attacking white people for no dang reason, etc.), and so they did.
Go into a public restaurant after being warned that white people aren't welcome, and you deserve what you get. The comments to the Crooks and Liars post are almost equally mind-blowing, ranging from those who join the author in pretending this incident couldn't have happened because it runs so contrary to the Narrative, to those who just think it shouldn't be reported on because it violates the Narrative, to fever dreams about the mythical epidemic of white people randomly attacking blacks for no reason from coast to coast. They also fretted about conservative websites, specifically including Breitbart, picking up on the story, and I didn't want to disappoint them.
To reiterate, this is a criminal investigation with quite a bit of evidence to sort through, so no one should jump to any conclusions, nor should the word of a single eyewitness be taken as gospel (another lesson that should be learned from Ferguson.) Also as with Ferguson, the people involved in this story are not mere puppets to mighty Narratives about racial unrest or social justice – they are individual human beings responsible for their own actions. But for the record, racist mobs do not have the right to shut down restaurants, no matter how upset they are about news stories, and people who get into verbal altercations do not deserve to be hunted down and beaten, no matter what they said. Unfortunately, we are currently vexed with a sizable group of people who don't understand one or both of those essential points.
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A new way to avoid an embarrassing male sexual problem?
(HealthDay)—Men troubled by the embarrassment of premature ejaculation might soon have an easy way to avoid it, new research suggests.
Special "wipes" embedded with a mild anesthetic—benzocaine —appear to help reduce premature ejaculation, a small new study has found.
According to the American Urological Association (AUA), premature ejaculation is the most common form of male sexual dysfunction, affecting about one in three men aged 18 to 59.
Currently, drug treatments for premature ejaculation in the United States are limited to creams or sprays, the AUA said.
"Premature ejaculation means ejaculation in less than 2 minutes after penetration," explained one urologist, Dr. David Samadi. He's chief of urology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
While benzocaine and other anesthetics have been used before to treat the condition, their use in a bedside wipe is new, he said.
The new study—funded by the wipes' maker, Veru Healthcare—included 21 men with premature ejaculation who were in monogamous heterosexual relationships.
Fifteen used the wipes, which contain 4 percent benzocaine, while six others received a placebo wipe with no anesthetic.
After two months, the men in the treatment group showed significant improvement in premature ejaculation compared to those in the placebo group, said a team led by Dr. Ridwan Shabsigh, who specializes in men's sexual health in New York City.
The study was presented May 13 at a meeting of the American Urological Association. Findings presented at medical meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
"This study is encouraging in demonstrating a new and innovative way to reduce the symptoms of premature ejaculation," AUA spokesman Dr. Tobias Kohler said in a meeting news release.
"Premature ejaculation can cause a variety of issues related to negative feelings and emotions that can lead to problems with sexual relationships. This data shows topical 4 percent benzocaine wipes is a promising therapy to treat the most common form of sexual dysfunction among men," he said.
Kohler is associate professor and residency program director at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
But Samadi brought up one potential downside: benzocaine's effect on the man's sex partner.
"The study has not mentioned a common problem of using topical anesthetics, which is absence of an orgasm in the female partner," Samadi said. "Topical anesthetics can be absorbed through the vaginal wall and reduce the partner sensation if a condom is not used."
Dr. Harris Nagler is a urologist at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y. He reviewed the study and agreed that the wipes are a "novel technique for application of topical anesthetic to decrease penile sensitivity and premature ejaculation."
But he added that the study was small and was also too vague about a number of factors, such as a "lack of consistency of measurement of time to ejaculation."
And Nagler said topical anesthetics won't help every man battling premature ejaculation.
That's because the treatment has "also resulted in erectile dysfunction in some men due to penile numbness, and vaginal insensitivity—affecting partner satisfaction," Nagler said.
"However, it is reasonable to assume that there would be men who would benefit by this novel approach," he said.
Premature ejaculation isn't a true illness
More information: Harris M. Nagler, M.D., urologist, Northwell Health's Arthur Smith Institute of Urology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, N.Y.; David Samadi, M.D., chairman of urology, chief of robotic surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; American Urological Association, news release, May 13, 2017
The U.S. National Library of Medicine has more on premature ejaculation.
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Nanotechnology prevents premature birth in mouse studies
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Researchers pinpoint the three days pregnancy sickness is most likely to start
Higher live birth rates found after transferring fresh rather than frozen embryos
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Noble Forge
Artisan Blacksmith Philip Bowling's Noble Forge
13020 San Fernando Road, Unit E
info@nobleforge.com
History of Blacksmithing
The Metal Tree
Showcase Staircase
October 26, 2016 by 100thmm
At Noble Forge we are always open to collaborating with other artists and builders on projects. We shared with you the amazing Occidental gate project we worked on with Heather McLarty. Recently, we were asked to work with a construction company and glass artist to create a staircase for a beautiful home in Santa Monica, California.
The home is Spanish Colonial style, which features curves and arches, stucco exterior, balconies and painted accent tiles. Terra cotta was used for both the roof and entryway. Painted tiles accent both the exterior and interior of the house, creating a flow when transitioning from walkway to home entry.
Once in the home, the ornamental staircase sits prominently in the entryway. Our Artist Blacksmith, Phillip Bowling, was provided with glass bottle bottoms in various cool colors, which he then incorporated into the ornamental ironwork design of the staircase. The staircase is set against light blond wooden floors and rich cherry brunette wooden doors and molding. Each stair features painted tiles, some that match those used in the exterior design of the house, others are of various multi-colored designs.
All of these elements came together to create a one-of-a-kind showcase staircase, which is both playful and stunning at the same time. The staircase is in balance when considering the elements of Feng Shui. In Feng Shui, it is recommended that each room of a home include at least three of the five elements; wood, fire, earth, metal and water. In this instance, the staircase area is composed wooden doors and floors, an ornamental metal staircase, glass accent pieces, which represent water, and tiles which represent earth.
Noble Forge takes great pride in the work we do and we were thrilled to be a part of yet another exciting project. We hope the home's owners enjoy every step they take!
An Everlasting Gift for your Beyond Special Someone
Soon the harried holiday season is going to take hold. People will be out and about shopping for that perfect gift; many of which will be gifts that live in just this moment and are only for this time. At Noble Forge we wish to offer to you a different thought on gift giving, and this is take the time to slow down the fast paced shop-till-you-drop to create a beyond special gift for that beyond special someone.
We will work directly with you to take the design and feel you envision, and then translate it into a beautiful, sculptural, custom forged piece; one that will be a cherished for years, even generations, to come.
Imagine how honored they will feel when presented with your creation! Your gift could be functional, fun or inspirational, either way it will be instantly recognized for its uniqueness. All of the pieces we create – fireplace screens, tool sets, andirons, railings, chandeliers and gates – are hand-formed by skilled artisans in our studio located North Hollywood, California. Each piece is carefully crafted using time-honored and centuries-old techniques, an approach that is rarely used today –this attention to detail and authenticity is what makes our pieces so special.
A one-of-a-kind, gorgeous piece of art does not happen overnight. It may take up to six weeks to complete a project, so contact us today (818-765-5004) and let's get started on a most amazing gift for this season – one that will last for every single season of a lifetime and then some.
At Noble Forge we've established a well-deserved reputation for exceptional hand-forged products, allow us to help you establish a well-deserved reputation as a gift giver of the highest form – one that creates beauty from the heart.
To learn more, be sure to visit our FAQ page.
An Interview with Artist Blacksmith Heather McLarty
September 27, 2016 by 100thmm
Noble Forge had the amazing opportunity to work with a fellow Artist Blacksmith, Heather McLarty. Heather describes her work as transforming "industrial materials into soulful sculpture using fire, anvil and hammer; mind, body and heart." She has an impressive portfolio of artwork, and we were thrilled when she engaged us to help construct a piece of public art – a gate for the athletic field at Occidental College in Eagle Rock, CA.
Heather creates her art in a teepee, which sits in her own backyard. For this project she forged each small piece at this location. She would then assemble the pieces on 4 x 8 sheets of plywood and bring them to Noble Forge where Phillip would forge all the pieces together, ensuring that the pieces were squared and straight. She shared, "It was so great to have someone help me on this big project, Phillip was able to do the hand forging and fabrication allowing me to continue to be creative and focused."
Another project, and one that is near and dear to her heart, is Adam's Forge, for which she serves as the president. Adam's Forge is a not for profit that is dedicated to "creating a thriving blacksmithing community through regular schedule of classes and events that inspires and supports aspiring artists, tradespeople and the community." This volunteer-run organization was started in 2001 by the parents of Adam Leventhal, a blacksmith who lost his life to suicide. The museum and school are both housed in Adam's blacksmith studio.
Adam's Forge fosters the blacksmith community by offering classes for those wishing to discover more about blacksmithing, as well as CBA (California Blacksmith Association) certification programs. They also offer project-oriented classes where students will create a candleholder, letter opener and more.
"The thing about the blacksmith community," says Heather, "is that we all know it was a dying craft, therefore this community understands the importance of being generous in sharing techniques and helping each other to learn and grow." The community champions collaboration more so than competition, as seen in the collaboration between Noble Forge's Phillip Bowling and Heather McLarty whose partnership created the amazing gate at Occidental College.
Video Blacksmith Meets Real Blacksmith; A Day with Felicia Day
August 30, 2016 by 100thmm
We love the day that Felicia Day came by to visit and learn about the art of blacksmithing. She has appeared in shows like Supernatural and Eureka, and co-starred in Joss Whedon's award winning Internet musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Her web series, The Guild, has won numerous honors, most recently earning the PGA nomination for best web series in 2011. Her production company, Knights of Goods, produced a web series Dragon Age, which is a six-part webseries based on the BioWare video game series. In 2012 she launched a YouTube channel, Geek & Sundry, which attracted over a million fans. The company was sold to Legendary Entertainment in 2014.
We were excited to become the subject of her Flog, which she describes as a collection of things she wants to talk about and do. Unbeknownst to us, she loves blacksmithing, in the gaming world anyway; and she decided to share what blacksmiths do, as she puts it – "for realsies" – with her audience. Lucky for us, she learned about Noble Forge and came by to check us out.
Phillip, our real life Blacksmith, showed her the various equipment and tools necessary for the art of blacksmithing. Donned in safety gear, Felicia learned how to forge metal, using a one-inch square bar stock, which is not to be confused with an ingot – which are collected and smithed to create or improve items in one of Felicia's favorite video games, Skyrim. The forge is very hot; Felicia was surprised to learn that it can get up to 2,000 – 2,500 degrees! Hence, the safety gear.
Felicia was an absolute delight! She enjoyed learning the basics of blacksmithing. She also learned some of the terms like chamfer, which is a symmetrical sloping surface at an edge or corner, and striker, a person that provides an extra set of hands, making it easier to adjust the piece being worked on and saving the blacksmith a lot of time – as well as, at times, a lot of frustration.
In the end, Felicia Day had successfully created her first ever blacksmithing project – a fireplace poker – and we were able to share what we do in this video! Thank you, Felicia, for spending time with Noble Forge!
A History on the Noble Brothers Foundry
May 29, 2014 by Gina
Noble Brothers Foundry
Recently we received an inquiry as to whether or not we were somehow associated to the Noble Brothers Foundry, a large ironworks manufacturer based in Rome, Georgia, USA back in the 1850's. Unfortunately, Noble Forge has no ties to the Noble Brothers Foundry but an investigation into the history seemed appropriate.
Ruins of Cornwall Furnace
The Noble Brothers Foundry helped shape history and produced parts associated with steam boat engines, furnaces, locomotives, and firearms (notably cannons) before, during and after the United States Civil War. The first Confederate cannon was made by Noble in Rome, from iron drawn from the hills of Cherokee County and smelted at Cornwall.
There is a story that says that James Noble was visiting a manufacturing exposition in Sydenham, England when he saw samples of some iron from the Round Mountains and decided he had to move there. He and son James, natives of Cornwall, England, headed west and relocated to Rome, Georgia. Apparently, the remains of the facility can still be seen today and more about how and what the Noble Brothers made can be found online or you can visit the historical sight of the old forge. If your are a Civil War buff then this is a story worth looking into.
iron artwork
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Another wet and blustery Sunday here again.. I am so looking forward to springtime, I think this must have been the wettest winter on record!
After we walked the dogs today I spent the afternoon in my shed and made a few things..
Hope you like the little thank you duo.. I will be back soon with another card made from this same stamp set 🙂 ..
Shaker-licious, Sarah! They're contagious, aren't they? Hope you get a ray of sunshine soon!


Koester-Hegmann, Christina; Bengoetxea, Harkaitz; Kosenkov, Dmitry; Thiersch, Markus; Haider, Thomas; Gassmann, Max; Schneider Gasser, Edith M (2018). High-altitude cognitive impairment is prevented by enriched environment including exercise via VEGF signaling. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 12:532.
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In this blog I am trying to explore the concept of static classes and static members in c#.
A class can be declared static, indicating that it contains only static members. It is not possible to create instances of a static class using the new keyword. Static classes are loaded automatically by the .NET Framework common language runtime (CLR) when the program or namespace containing the class is loaded.
Use a static class to contain methods that are not associated with a particular object. For example, it is a common requirement to create a set of methods that do not act on instance data and are not associated to a specific object in your code. You could use a static class to hold those methods.
1. They only contain static members.
2. They cannot be instantiated.
4. They cannot contain Instance Constructors (parameterize constructor).
/// this is called when prior to first time variable is being used.
/// this constructure casued error at compile time.
In static class all member must be static. That is why static method always use static class variable. Static class instance could not be created. So in order to use static member of class you must use the class Name to call/use members.
Because static class couldn't be initialized (objet not created), so static class cannot define any parameterize constructor. However you can define static parameter less constructor to initialize the class variable, and this static constructor is called by CLR prior to call/use the constructor code(code written inside the static constructor).
You can also use static member in non static class, but you can create object of that non static class as you did in all other classes. However you can use static member of class without creating object of that class, by using the <classname.memername>.
Static method always use static member of class non static member never used by the static class regardless they resides in static class or non static class.
// if they are not static they will not be used in add method.


Coste medio de proyecto:$150,000 - $1,500,000Lump sum fees or hourly consultations are generally offered.
Comentado: What type of material was used to finish the knee wall?The knee wall is painted drywall on metal furring channels that covers the poured concrete foundation wall. The sill & trim are painted wood.


Do note that the Duplicate section will only show up if you didn't specify a CMS when Setting up a Website either as a fresh install or just moving an existing one.
STORM will now go and duplicate your website, depending on the size of the website you're copying it can take anywhere from seconds to minutes.
Whilst this is going on it's worth checking you've got valid DNS setup for the staging site.
The duplicate website function will not update the site files or database like the Staging function, so you may have to update these yourself.


This award-winning intimate 40 room iconic boutique hotel is located in the heart of Sydney's restaurant, bar and nightclub district, moments from Oxford Street and Kings Cross Station and nestled in a quiet corner of the Darlinghurst, Potts Point and Kings Cross Triangle.
Renowned for discreet and personal service, the Kirketon Hotel welcomes its guests to experience the genuine warmth and charm of the professional team whose prime objective is to satisfy the guests every desire.
The intimate 40 room iconic boutique hotel is located in the heart of Sydney's restaurant, bar and nightclub district, moments from Oxford Street and Kings Cross Station and nestled in a quiet corner of the Darlinghurst, Potts Point and Kings Cross Triangle. Moments walk to Woolloomooloo, the Sydney Financial District, and Botanic Gardens, home to the award winning 'Eau de Vie' the Kirketon is ideally located for all accommodation needs.


The page (excerpted in screenshot) may just be a release schedule, but release schedules are big deals in the software and hardware world. Release schedules for Vista, OS X, iPhone, and Wii are major new stories. Fortunes rise and fall around releases. Accordingly, massive coordination occurs between those releasing platforms and those offering products for those platforms. The goal? Launch with impressive benefits for end-users.
Government is increasingly viewable as a kind of operating system for democracy, markets, and civil society. It's great to see GPO doing a very OS-like thing and announcing their upgrade schedule for their piece of GovOS 09.
Publishing release schedules would be a great thing for us at the Sunlight Foundation to do, too. In many areas we in the Open Government Data community function like the platform "vendors" for GovOS that we are. But we could do more. (So could governments.) We could start planning and coordinating around platform release schedules the same way software and game companies do for major hardware and operating systems upgrades. We could starting regularly scheduled conference calls discussing the next couple of years worth of GovOS Releases. We could, internally and as a community, start timing our own releases of products and services with related GovOS releases and upgrades and thereby provide impressive benefits to our end-users, American citizens.


B.B. King and Wynton Marsalis have both invited Wynonna to perform during their upcoming New York City concerts. She will sing "When Love Comes to Town" with King in his honor for the 34th annual Academy of Achievement Celebration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on June 3. Three days later, she will perform two songs with Marsalis at the Apollo Theater during the season opener of Jazz From Coast to Coast, a series sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center. Wynonna will release a new single to country radio in July, with an autobiography and a live concert CD and DVD to follow.


The Defenders is a group who value and wish to celebrate both their leather "lifestyle" and their Christian spirituality. Contrary to common belief, the two are not mutually exclusive. The Defenders believe that the leather experience can, when integrated and spiritually informed, actually produce a richer spirituality for us, and for the Church.
We strive to provide a space that leathermen and leatherwomen will find welcoming and familiar, yet unique in its spiritual dimension.
The Defenders was established in 1981 in New York City as an affiliate of Dignity New York. By 1987, we had become a national organization. Today we are one of two Leather clubs with a presence from coast to coast.
The Defenders has been affiliated with DignityUSA from the beginning and maintains close ties to this very day. We are a bridge between the Leather Community and the Christian Community.


Ramsey Island - a Different View.
Today Chris (G1VDP), his mum, Rob (MW0RLJ) and Jane went on a boat trip around Ramsey Island.
This allowed them to see many of the birds and seals that reside on the cliffs and beaches of this beautiful island. They also visited St Davids and the St Davids lifeboat station. The photos will be uploaded into the gallery over the coming days.
We must also stress that at NO point has the MC0SHL call been on air from the island this week, and the reports on the cluster on Thursday were wrong. We are operating from the farm on Mainland Great Britain EU-005. We will try and get on for an hour or two again this evening if band conditions improve.


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From Football To Opera: Singer Morris Robinson Takes Center Stage : Code Switch Once Morris Robinson dreamed of fame on the football field. Now, he's moving audiences across the world with the power of his voice, and changing the face of opera.
From Football To Opera: Singer Morris Robinson Takes Center Stage
February 3, 20165:11 AM ET
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Morris Robinson in the Los Angeles Opera's 2009 production of The Magic Flute. Los Angeles Opera hide caption
Morris Robinson in the Los Angeles Opera's 2009 production of The Magic Flute.
Morris Robinson has the kind of bass voice that reverberates so strongly, you feel it in your concert seat. Listening to it, you assume he's been singing all of his life. And he has — but not opera.
Robinson grew up in Atlanta, the son of a Baptist minister and a mother who spent a lot of time making sure her children played musical instruments and did well in school. His earliest memory of singing was being "in the kiddie choir," standing on a chair in church and singing the hymn "Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus." He got a lot of applause. "Then I realized I wanted to play the drums, which is a lot more exciting than singing. So I ended up being the church drummer."
For a long time as a youth, Morris Robinson says, "singing was just something to do. Nobody thought of it as a viable profession."
Aiming For One Goal ...
What he really wanted to do was play football. And he did, but soon he grew too big to play in his division in the youth leagues, so reluctantly, he turned to music.
Opera's Morris Robinson Goes Home, Musically
He sang in the Atlanta Boys' Choir and in the chorus at his performing arts high school, where he also played football.
"When you're a big black guy down south in Georgia," he grins, "you play ball. It's like a rite of passage."
Chorus was fun, but football was cool. And cool counts a lot in high school.
His prowess on the field got him to the Citadel, the military college in Charleston, S.C., where he played ball and soloed in the schools' venerated Christmas concert with an "O Holy Night" people still remember. An offensive lineman, Robinson was voted All-American three times — but it wasn't enough to get him a much hoped-for spot with the NFL.
He was, ironically, too small. "At 6 feet 2 1/2 inches, 290 pounds, I'd be blocking someone 6 feet 6 inches, 300 pounds," he says. "Would somebody pay me millions of dollars to protect their quarterback? Probably not."
... Working On Another
After graduation, he got a job in corporate sales and moved around the country as he got better offers and promotions. Along the way, he married Denise Wright, an attractive flight attendant he met en route to a sales conference. Their son Miles is 10 years old. Sometimes Robinson sang for his former teammates when they got married. He missed music and began to wonder if he might be able to do something more than weddings.
While working in Boston, he applied to Boston University's Opera Institute and was accepted with a full scholarship and stipend. It was a chance to become an opera professional, but that meant giving up a lucrative job: "company car, expense account, office at home, 401(k) — quit."
Denise encouraged him. They both saw it as an investment in Robinson's career. He promised to give it his all for two years to try to make it work. "If it doesn't," he promised, "I'll go back to work."
He didn't have to. Robinson was cast regularly from the start. His first role was with the Boston Lyric Opera as the king in Aida. One role led to another, work was steady — so steady, "I had to cut back on my part-time work at Best Buy to put some change in my pocket, I was singing so much."
Morris Robinson, singing "Ol' Man River" in the Houston Opera Company's 2013 production of Show Boat.
At the same time, he was learning a lot: "So much is coming at me: languages, style, stage combat, stage position, vocal production. ... It was like drinking out of a fire hydrant!" But the doggedness and discipline he'd learned on the football field stood Robinson in good stead.
He's sung with opera companies from St. Louis to Sydney, from Atlanta to Aix-en-Provence. In 2013, he starred as Joe in the Houston Grand Opera's production of Show Boat; his "Ol' Man River" brought down the house.
'It Is Changing' — Somewhat
As an African-American opera singer, Robinson is still something of a rarity, but less rare than he once was. Racial barriers are not as high as they were when Marian Anderson and William Warfield sang onstage.
"I will say it is changing," he says carefully. "Exposure has reached out and brought in more African-American singers represented on stage, in concert halls and opera houses." But change is relative. "There are still very few of us," he admits. And diversifying opera's audience is still challenging.
Robinson says he's lucky: He's sung most of the roles he's wanted in many of the places he's wanted to sing them. But over the years, he has steadfastly refused to consider one role: the title role of Porgy in Porgy and Bess.
Robinson thought he knew what people were thinking when they asked: "I'm a big, black opera singer; I should be singing Porgy and Bess." And he was having none of it: "I didn't want to be typecast that early in my career."
Now, firmly established after 17 years of singing mostly Italian and German works, Robinson is ready. This fall, he'll be singing Porgy at Milan's iconic opera house, La Scala.
And seats will rumble.


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Impact of the 'family-firm' life cycle on the management processes involved in sustainable glasshouse horticulture
Nicole Taragola, Dirk Van Lierde, Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan congres › Poster
In Flanders glasshouse vegetables and ornamental plants are typically produced at family businesses. At this type of businesses the objectives and long-term firm developments are influenced by the so called 'family-firm life cycle'. In many cases the firm shows a life cycle that corresponds with the life cycle of the entrepreneur. The objective of the paper is to test the hypothesis that the 'family-firm life cycle' will have an impact on the personal and business characteristics, objectives and the quality of the management processes involved in sustainable glasshouse horticulture. As sustainable horticulture integrates the three P's (People, Planet, Profit) special attention is paid to human resource, environmental and financial management. Data for the research are based on interviews and accounting data at 138 glasshouse holdings situated in Flanders (northern part of Belgium). The results reveal that the glasshouse managers in the different phases of the 'family-firm life cycle' show significant differences in age, education level and numbers of seminars attended. The economic dimension, modernity of durable goods, solvency and investment pattern of the firms in the different stages of the 'family-firm life cycle' also show significant differences. At the older businesses the availability of a successor has an important influence. The results confirm the hypothesis that the objectives and the quality of the management processes involved in environmental, human resource and financial management are dependent on the phase in the 'family-firm life cycle'. In the early stages firm managers are more ambitious and attach a higher importance to the management processes involved in sustainable development. In the later stages the availability of a successor has an important influence. Unexpectedly no significant influence of the phase in the 'family-firm life cycle' on the income obtained per familial labour unit is found. The insights derived from this research have important implications both for research and practice. They can enable glasshouse growers and advisers to take and/or support correct decisions and may help policy makers to differentiate on the base of the 'family-firm life cycle'.
Gepubliceerd - aug-2008
7th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists - Gent, België
Duur: 26-aug-2008 → 29-aug-2008
http://www.meetings.be/EAAE2008
7th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists
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Taragola, N., Van Lierde, D., & Van Huylenbroeck, G. (2008). Impact of the 'family-firm' life cycle on the management processes involved in sustainable glasshouse horticulture. Postersessie gepresenteerd op 7th Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Gent, België.
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