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HealthWiki > Where Women Have No Doctor > Chapter 12: Sexual Health > Improving Your Sexual Health
Improving sexual health means:
- 1 More Information
- 2 More Information
- 3 Feeling more pleasure from sex
- 4 Making sex saferWhy practice 'safer sex'?
- 5 Talking about safer sex
More InformationSTIs
HIV and AIDS
- learning about our bodies and what gives us pleasure. See below for more information about sexual pleasure.
- reducing the risk of unwanted pregnancy and infections passed through sex. This means women must have access to information about family planning methods and ways to prevent infections, including HIV. Women also need control over when to use these methods. For information about family planning and choosing a method that works best for you, see the chapter on "Family Planning." Also see 'Making sex safer'.
- changing harmful gender roles, including harmful beliefs about women's sexuality. This kind of change takes time, because it means women and men must develop different ways of relating to each other.
|Mutual respect is shown in many areas of life.
Both men and women are capable of feeling — and controlling — their desires.
More Informationlack of desire
What brings pleasure to one person should not be harmful to another.
Feeling more pleasure from sex
It is natural for women and men to want to share sexual pleasure with their partners. When each partner knows the kind of sexual talk and touch that the other likes, they can both enjoy sex more.
If a woman does not feel pleasure with sex, there may be many reasons. Her partner may not realize that her body responds differently to sexual touch from the way a man's body does. Or she may have been taught that women should enjoy sex less than men, or that she should not tell her partner what she likes. Understanding that women are capable of enjoying sex just as much as men, and that it is okay to do so, may help her like sex more.
How a woman's body responds to sexual pleasure
Sex often begins with kissing, touching, talking, or looking in a way that makes a person feel excited. Different women respond differently to sexual thoughts and touch. A woman may begin to breathe harder, and her heart may begin to beat faster. Her nipples and skin can become very sensitive.
The clitoris gets hard and may swell, and the lips and walls of the vagina become wet and sensitive to touch. If sexual touch and thought continue, sexual tension can build up until she reaches a peak of pleasure and has an orgasm (comes).
When a man reaches his peak of sexual excitement, his penis releases a mixture of sperm and other fluid called semen. If this happens inside or near a woman's vagina, his sperm can swim into her womb or tubes, and fertilize an egg, making her pregnant.
It often takes longer for a woman to reach orgasm than a man. But when orgasm happens, the energy and tension in her body releases, and she feels relaxed and full of pleasure.
It is possible for almost all women to have orgasms, but many women never have them or have them only once in a while. If she wants, a woman may be able to learn how to have an orgasm, either by touching herself (see the next page), or by letting her partner know what feels good.
A woman can have sex with a partner of the opposite sex, the same sex, or with herself.
Touching oneself for pleasure
A woman can learn to touch herself in a way that gives sexual pleasure. Touching oneself does not use up sexual desire, and can be a good way for a woman to learn about her body and what kinds of sexual touch feel best. Many communities have beliefs that touching oneself is wrong, so sometimes it makes people feel ashamed. But it does not cause harm as long as a woman feels comfortable with it. Any object that is put in the vagina should be as clean as possible.
Touching oneself can be a good way for a woman to learn what kinds of sexual touch feel best.
Choose a time and place when you will not be interrupted. It may help to think about a lover or a situation that made you feel very sexual. Try touching your breasts or genitals in different ways and see what makes you feel excited. There is no right or wrong way — whatever makes you feel good.
Lack of desire
If a woman has been raped or forced to have sex, she may need time — or to talk with someone she trusts or a trained mental health worker — before she wants to have sex again.
Many things can affect how much sexual desire a woman or man feels. For example, when life seems exciting — such as when starting a new relationship or a new job — a woman or man may feel more sexual desire. The amount of desire a women feels may change throughout her monthly cycle, or at certain times during her life. It is common for a woman to feel less desire when she:
- feels tired from hard work, not enough food, illness, or a new baby.
- is very worried about something.
- has a partner she does not like.
- fears that others will see or hear her having sex.
- is afraid of becoming pregnant or getting an infection.
When a woman lacks desire, her body makes less of its natural wetness, and she may need to use lubrication, like saliva, so that sex is not painful. When a man lacks desire, it is more difficult for his penis to get hard. He may feel ashamed, and this may make it more difficult for him to get hard the next time.
If you or your partner do not feel like having sex, try to forgive each other and to talk about it. Allow time for sex when you both want it, and try to do things that you both will find exciting.
If sex is painful
Sex should not be painful. Pain during sex is usually a sign that something is wrong. A woman may feel pain with sex when:
- her partner enters her too soon, before she is relaxed or wet enough.
- she feels guilt or shame, or does not want to have sex.
- she has an infection or growth in her vagina or lower belly.
- she has had genital cutting.
Making sex safer
Why practice 'safer sex'?
There are often risks involved with sex, but there are ways to make it safer. We say "safer" sex as a way of reminding people that less risk is not the same as no risk. But, safer sex can save your life.
Like all infections that people get, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are caused by germs. Some infections are caused by germs passed through the air, food, or water. STIs are passed through sexual contact. Some STIs cause sores or discharge on the genitals, but you usually cannot tell if a person has an STI just by looking. Many men and women can have STIs without knowing it themselves. The germs that cause some STIs (like genital warts or herpes) are on the skin of the genitals and are passed by skin-to-skin contact.
The germs that cause other STIs, (like gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis, syphilis, and HIV) live in the body fluids of an infected person. These are passed when blood, semen, or the wetness of the vagina of an infected person comes in contact with the skin of the vagina, anus, tip of the penis, or mouth of another person. All of these infections can cause serious health problems. HIV, without ongoing treatment, is fatal.
So, to practice safer sex means having as little contact as possible with the skin of your partner's genitals, and with his or her body fluids unless you are absolutely certain that he or she is not infected with any STI.
Safer sex methods
Every woman needs to decide how much risk she is willing to accept, and what steps she can take to make sex safer. The following are different ways that women can reduce their risk:
Very safe:
- Avoid having sex at all. If you do not have sex, you will not be exposed to STIs. Some women may find this the best option, especially when they are young. However for most women, this choice is not possible or desirable.
- Have sex with only one partner, who you know for sure has sex with only you, and when you know for sure that neither of you was infected by a previous partner. This can only be known by testing for STIs.
- Have sex by touching genitals with your hands (mutual masturbation).
- Use condoms during oral sex. A barrier of latex or plastic helps prevent infection with herpes and gonorrhea in the throat. It also protects against the very small risk of infection with HIV through tiny cuts in the mouth.
- Always use latex condoms — for either men or women — when having vaginal or anal sex.
- Have sex in ways that avoid getting your partner's body fluids in your vagina or anus. Sex using your mouth is much less likely to spread HIV. If you get semen in your mouth, spit it out (or at least swallow it) right away.
Other ways to lower risk:
- Have the man withdraw his penis before he comes (ejaculates). You can still get HIV if he has it, and you can still get pregnant, but it is not so likely since less semen gets inside your body.
- Using a diaphragm may lower your risk. For more information, see 'The Diaphragm'.
- Avoid dry sex. When the vagina (or anus) is dry, it tears more easily, and increases the chances of infection. Use saliva (spit), spermicide, or lubricant to make the vagina slippery. Do not use oil, lotion, or petroleum gel if you are using condoms — these can make the condom break.
- Get treated for any STIs you may have. Having one STI makes it easier to become infected with HIV or other STIs.
Every woman should protect herself from AIDS
The following story could happen in any community.
Fátima's story: Every woman should protect herself
Fátima lives in a rural town in Brazil — and she is dying of AIDS. When she was 17, she married a man named Wilson. He was killed a few years later in an accident at the cooperative where he worked. Fátima had to leave her baby with Wilson's parents and go to the city to find work. When she had extra money, she sent it back home. The work was hard, and she was very lonely.
When she learned that the government was building a highway near Belem, Fátima got a job cooking for the road construction workers so that she could stay at home. It was there that she met Emanuel. He was handsome, had cash in his pockets, and charmed her little girl when he came around after work. When the work crew had to move on, he promised to return.
Emanuel did come back, but he never stayed long. He got a new job driving trucks that kept him on the road most of the time. Fátima thought he probably had other women, but he always told her she was his only one. They had a baby boy, but he was small and sickly and died after a year. Soon Fátima began to feel sick, too. The nurse at the health post gave her different medicines, but nothing helped. Finally she went to the hospital in the city. They did some tests, and told her she had AIDS. When she asked how she could have AIDS, the doctor replied, "You shouldn't have slept with so many men." Fátima did not think she was at risk for HIV — she had only had sex with 2 men in her life! She thought that only prostitutes and homosexuals in the cities got HIV or AIDS.
Why did Fátima think she was not at risk for AIDS?
Fátima was at risk for getting AIDS, not because of her own sexual behavior, but because of her partner's.
We share the risks our partners take — both the risks they take now and any risks they have taken in the past.
Talking about safer sex
If you think your partner might support your wish to have safer sex, try to talk together about the health risks of STIs. This is not always easy! Most women are taught that it is not 'proper' to talk about sex — especially with their partners or other men — so they lack practice. A man may talk with other men about sex, but is often uncomfortable talking with his partner. Here are some suggestions:
Work with your community to educate women and men about condoms and how to use them. This will help make condoms more acceptable.
Focus on safety. When you talk about safer sex, your partner may say that you do not trust him. But the issue is safety, not trust. Since a person may have an STI without knowing it, or may get HIV from something other than sex, it is difficult for a person to be sure he or she is not infected. Safer sex is a good idea for every couple, even if both partners have sex only with each other.
Practice talking with a friend first. Ask a friend to pretend to be your partner and then practice what you want to say. Try to think of the different things he might say and practice for each possibility. Remember that he will probably feel nervous about talking too, so try to put him at ease.
Do not wait until you are about to have sex to talk about it. Choose a time when you are feeling good about each other. If you have stopped having sex because you have a new baby, or were being treated for an STI, try to talk before you have sex again. If you and your partner live far apart or must travel often, talk ahead of time about how to protect your sexual health.
Learn as much as you can about the risks of unsafe sex, and about how to have safer sex. If your partner does not know much about STIs, how they are spread, and the long-term health effects from them, he may not understand the real risks involved in unsafe sex. Information can help convince him of the need to practice safer sex.
Use other people as examples. Sometimes learning that others are practicing safer sex can help influence your partner to do so, too.


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Each year 1,800 to 3,000 preventable occupational incidents involving pesticide exposure are reported. Keeping workers safe is not just a best management practice — it is the law. The federal Worker Protection Standard was revised in 2015 and now has a greater focus on reducing pesticide exposures. A closed system of transferring chemicals can reduce unnecessary exposures by providing controlled delivery of chemical products without risk of worker exposure, over-pouring, spilling or releasing vapors. Many of the revisions became effective in January.
"Beyond workers compensation, issues related to exposure, other huge potential liabilities are: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or state regulatory fines, as well as cleanup or remediation costs," says Kerry Richards, Ph.D., president-elect of the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators and former director of Penn State's Pesticide Safety Education Program. "This is particularly true if a pesticide gets into a water source, kills fish or contaminates drinking water."
According to Richards, the direct and indirect costs of a pesticide spill or injury can be substantial, not the least of which is the loss of wasted chemicals.
"Pesticides, particularly newer, concentrated formulations, are very expensive, so spilling a few ounces could cost you several hundred dollars in lost product during a single transfer," says Richards.
Although a number of pump types exist for chemical transfer (rotary, siphon, lever-action, piston and electric), most are not engineered as a sealed, contained system. In addition, these pumps can have seals that leak or are known to wear out quickly. Some can be difficult to operate, making precise volume control and dispensing difficult.
Closed systems can improve the safety and efficiency of chemical transfer, as well as prevent the spillage or loss of valuable chemicals or concentrated formulations.
"The availability of new technology that creates a closed or sealed system is ideal for handling pesticides or other dangerous chemicals and should become a best management practice," says Richards.
"With such devices, pesticide handlers can maintain a controlled containment from one vessel to another and significantly reduce any potential for exposure or spill."
Tapping technology
Small, versatile, hand-operated pressure pumps, such as those manufactured by GoatThroat Pumps, for example, are engineered to work as a system which can be either closed or sealed. The pumps can be used for the safe transfer of more than 1,400 industrial chemicals, including aggressive pesticides. The pumps function essentially like a beer tap. The operator attaches the pump, presses the plunger several times to build up a low amount of internal pressure, and then dispenses the liquid.
The device is configured to provide precise control over the fluid delivery, from slow (one-ounce) up to 4.5 gallons per minute, depending on viscosity, and are safe to use with containers, from 2-gallon jugs to 55-gallon drums.
Mike Cocino, assistant superintendent of Seaview Golf Resort in Galloway, New Jersey, sought a safer, more efficient way to transfer liquid fertilizers, wetting agents, biostimulants and other plant growth regulators from 55-gallon drums to measuring containers. These would, in turn, be transferred to mix tanks ranging in size from 1-gallon hand pumps to 300-gallon sprayers.
According to Cocino, sliding the heavy drums off pallets with a dolly, and then tipping and pouring the drums was challenging, particularly in areas with limited storage.
"Drums can roll or fall, and you do not want to lose control of an entire drum," says Cocino. "When tipping a drum, it's difficult to pour out the right amount, and it's easy to over-pour or splash some of the contents out."
Getting to the needed drum typically required his staff to move a few other drums out of the way, which was labor intensive.
To address these issues, Cocino purchased three closed-system pumps. "Safety is a huge priority for us, and with the sealed pumps we're able to safely pump out whatever amount of product we need without moving or tipping any barrels," says Cocino. "The barrels stay safely in place, upright on their pallets, which is definitely a 'back saver.' Because of this, we've eliminated any issues of spillage or related cleanup," he says.
Cocino estimates that by avoiding the need to move the barrels and tip and pour product, and clean up any potential spills, his operation saves at least 50 hours of labor annually.
"The closed, sealed pumps also allow my staff to safely and completely empty the contents of each barrel," says Cocino. Previously, tipping and pouring left a large amount of product at the bottom of each barrel due to the difficulty of removing it. And the precise control of product the pumps allow enables exact filling of measuring containers to the desired fill lines for more consistent results in mix tanks.
"Our golf maintenance operation is safer, cleaner and more efficient with these pumps," Cocino says. "Any golf course, lawn care, landscape or growing operation that requires the safe transfer of liquid chemicals should look into them."
Not to waste
When Lancaster Farms, a whole sale container-plant nursery and landscaping company serving the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions, needed to adjust its well water to a lower pH for a pesticide spray application, it had to transfer sulfuric acid into the spray water as a buffering agent.
According to Shawn Jones, Lancaster Farms' propagation and research manager, the nursery chose to purchase 55-gallon drums of sulfuric acid to raise the water's pH. The drums of chemicals ended up being more cost-effective than multiple 2.5-gallon containers and easier to recycle. However, Jones was wary of the danger that tipping and pouring acid from the drums would pose, along with pouring bleach and another strong disinfectant for different uses in the propagation area.
"We use 40 percent sulfuric acid to buffer our spray water," says Jones. "Our irrigation water is all recycled from ponds, with the drum storage areas relatively close to our water source, so we wanted to avoid any possibility of accidental spillage."
Previously, the nursery had used siphon pumps to transfer the acid, bleach and disinfectant, but Jones was dissatisfied with this approach. "None of our siphon pumps lasted more than six months before we had to replace them, and none allowed metering with the kind of precision we required," he says.
Instead, Jones chose to implement several closed, sealed pumps along with graduated cylinders for precise measurement. "With the pumps, the drums always remain in an upright position so they won't tip over accidentally." The one touch flow control dispenses liquids at a controlled rate. "We get precise measurement of chemicals into our mix tanks. We use every drop, spill nothing and waste nothing."
In terms of longevity, Jones' first sealed pump has already lasted six years and outlasted a dozen previous siphon pumps.
"Our pumps paid for themselves in safety and savings our first growing season and should last a decade or more with just routine maintenance or repair," concludes Jones.
"Any grower, farmer, or nursery that needs to move or measure dangerous liquids safely and reliably should consider one."
Lawn care, landscape, and nursery chemicals can be expensive, and operators are always looking for ways to decrease the cost of inputs to help increase profits. Sealedsystems and closed systems allow for accurate and precise measuring of chemicals, meaning you're using only the amount of product required and not a drop more.
Taking the guesswork out of measuring costly materials, and providing an efficient means of transferring custom-blended or dilute products from original containers to mix tanks or backpack sprayers cuts input costs. This keeps expenses to a minimum, with the important bonus of increasing the safety of handlers by reducing the potential for exposure to chemicals. This boosts the bottom line, and also helps with Worker Protection Standard regulatory compliance.
The author is president of Westcott Distribution Inc., Milford, Connecticut.


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Zion Industries, Inc.
About halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee lies a town where the bakery
Fig Bars and candy Fig Pies were born. The town of Zion was officially
launched in 1900 after a year of planning and surveying by John Alexander
Dowie was a Christian zealot who moved to Chicago in 1893. By 1896, his Christian Catholic Apostolic Church had acquired a large following. Dowie, an advocate of clean living, began to look for land on which to build a city where his followers could live under the laws of his church.
He chose 6,400 acres of farmland between Chicago and Milwaukee, where Zion grew almost overnight. Strict laws enforced by Dowie and his church controlled all activities. The Church owned all industrial and commercial establishments. Theaters and drugstores were prohibited, as were sales of liquor, tobacco, playing cards, oysters and clams, rabbit meat, and pork.
Completed in four months in 1901, a large all-frame structure housed male members who came ahead of their families to build homes in the new city. The building had more than 350 rooms and in later years was known as the Zion Hotel. It became a Midwest landmark before being razed in 1979. Buildings to house the various industries controlled by the church were also hurriedly constructed. By the early 1900s about twenty industries governed by the church as Zion Industries, Inc., had taken shape.
Two of these industries were the Baking Division and a Candy Division. The Baking Division first produced a general line of crackers, cookies, cakes and pies. But some church leaders were seeking a distinctive product. They looked to the Bible and therein found reference to the fig. So was born, in 1920, the Zion Fig Bar, a product that was to make the name Zion a household word throughout much of the United States, especially from the 1920s through the 1950s.
The Candy Division first turned out a general line of candy, and by the 1920s was producing candy bars. Due to the popularity of the fig bar in the Baking Division they introduced their own version - the Fig Pie candy bar. It was chocolate-coated with a confectionery center. Other candy bars that were good sellers in the late 1920s and into the 1930s were the Cheer Leader, Cocoaroon, and Cherry Sundae.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who oversaw the church after Dowies death in 1907, strictly enforced the law established by Dowie. But by 1939, Voliva lost political control of the city, which had alternated between prosperity and bankruptcy over the years. Through reorganization, the real estate was allotted to individual owners. Today Zion resembles its neighboring communities and differs little from mainstream America. A main attraction of the community in the spring is the Zion Passion Play, which was first performed in 1935. The Baking Divisionis the only division of Zion Industries still in operation*. The Candy Division closed in 1961. The Zion Fig Pie sold well into the 1940s and early 1950s before disappearing. It deserves a place in candy bar history if for nothing else that it was inspired by verses in the Bible.
Candy Bar Gazebo, Fall 1994
*The Zion Bakery ceased production in 1988. Cookies bearing the Zion label are currently manufactured in Wheeling, Illinois.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A pair of young brothers were on their way to a day of fun at the Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade. Tragically, they never made it.
The boys died after their father crashed into a utility pole, landing in a stranger's front yard.
Relatives said 9-year-old Brian and 5-year-old Dustin were the boys killed in Friday's wreck at about 11 a.m. near 12th and Ewing.
Their older half-brother Spencer Miller said the boys were the best of friends. Miller said he opened up to FOX 4 because he wants people to know who the boys were, and to remember Brian and Dustin by name.
"They were on the way to the parade," Miller said. "Baby Brian loved it. Every year he'd go."
It was a tradition these boys looked forward to every March. This Saint Patrick's Day, they didn't get there," he added.
Miller said relatives called him Friday night and told him his younger half brothers were gone -- killed earlier that day in a crash that left many in a Kansas City neighborhood shocked and devastated.
Miller said his former step dad -- the boys' father -- and his step dad's girlfriend had the boys in the silver car, which Miller said had someone else's plates on it.
Miller said the boys' dad also had a warrant, no insurance, and was under the influence.
"It hurts. Angry," Miller said. "He just cared about himself. He'd rather risk the boys' lives than pull over and get a ticket."
Authorities haven't explained yet what happened. They did say there were no child restraints used.
Miller said right now, the focus should be on 9-year-old Brian.
"He was my little man. I raised him for the first few years. Taught him how to use the big boy potty."
And 5-year-old Dustin.
"He's Brian's little mini-me. Followed him around everywhere. He loved his older brother."
Miller said he'll picture them from now on as they were when they were here: a pair.
"They were the best of friends. They did everything together," he recalled.
The family is having a balloon release for Brian and Dustin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sugar Creek Park. They've invited the public to attend and to bring your own blue and green balloons -- the boys' favorite colors.
Miller has set up a YouCaring page to help pay for funeral expenses.
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Because I am a girl…report.
I spent the last few weeks volunteering at Plan Australia in the brand and communications department. For those of you who don't know, Plan is a non profit, non political and non religious organisation that assists children in over 60 countries by bringing sustainable improvements to their communities. These countries are mostly in Africa, Asia and South America. People are also able to sponsor a child, and Jamie Durie is one of their ambassadors.
In my second week of volunteering, I became aware of a report that Plan is conducting called 'Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2007. This will be the most comprehensive report ever published on why millions of girls and young women are being condemned to a life of inequality and poverty. The report states most girls and young women in the world's poorest communities are powerlessness, a situation that should not be allowed to continue.
There was a news story on SBS a couple of weeks ago, which spoke about Plan and the report. I only saw it when I was in the office, but it talked about the 2007 report that warns that six of the eight Millennium Development Goals agreed by world leaders are likely to fail girls living in poverty. The report warns the goals will be missed altogether unless world leaders adopt a tougher stance on the enforcement of international laws set up to protect girl's rights.
Plan will be the first to produce a global report series on girls and young women each year from 2007-2015. Plan will continue to follow the lives of 135 baby girls living in nine developing countries as part of a group study on girl's rights and gender discrimination. This 'life cycle' approach in each report will provide an important lens for examining girls' rights and will bring to life the inequalities buried in global statistics.
The report demonstrates what is currently being done at a local, national and international level, and highlights the effort needed for real progress. The global statistics provided in this report paint a bleak picture of some of the challenges facing girls and young women growing up in the world's most impoverished regions:
* girls aged 15-19 years old account for 50% of victims of sexual assault worldwide
* birth complications and unsafe abortions are the leading cause of death for young women aged 15-19 years old
* 70% of the 1.5 billion people living on less than a $1 a day are female
* stunted growth in an estimated 450 million women as a result of childhood malnutrition
* approximately 7.3 million young women are living with HIV/AIDS, in comparison to 4.3 million men
* two thirds of 15-19 year olds newly infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are female
* 62 million girls do not attend primary school.
Global statistics on the extent of female foeticide, early marriage, abuse and violence and the lack of education given to girls in poorer nations are pulled together in this report. Each chapter links to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and imposes the question 'What still needs to be done?'. Real life case studies, action plans, 'Girls' voices', and a table listing 59 years of international legislation specifically addressing girls' rights are presented within the report.
You can download the whole report at http://www.plan-international.org/news/becauseIamagirl/ (scroll to the end of the page)
Or visit www.plan.org.au for news updates.
I still find it hard to digest that while we have Wii and ipod's and the chance of so much education and 24 hour convienence stores, and the choice to be whoever we want, some girls don't get much of a life at all from the moment they are born into this world.
What are your thoughts about this study?
2 thoughts on "Because I am a girl…report."
Hi Anna I am interviewing the CEO of Plan next week for an article for Issue 14 – should be really interesting. It will be good to hear his thoughts on what the reporting will actually achieve, in terms of who they are planning to target to help make meaningful changes. G
I'd be keen to learn more about this – It often seems so futile to try to remember girls have it worse off than you because how can you imagine such a terrifying, horrible situation in such a lucky country? We don't have enough voices from these girls spoken in Western societies – something very sorely needed. I'm looking forward to more work from Plan.


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Digital fluency: empowering all students
"Although "digital literacy" is often a phrase associated with programs that have utopian pedagogical visions, it also can become a term attached to rigid curricular requirements, standardized testing, and models of education that stigmatize some students as remedial when it comes to their basic programming skills or their abilities to use software productively. Furthermore, the term "digital literacy" can generate conflicts among educators because many different disciplines may claim sole responsibility for providing any needed instruction, as I've argued elsewhere. Computer scientists, media scholars, librarians, composition teachers, and digital arts instructors have all made supposedly exclusive claims to design and assess digital literacy programs in both K-12 and higher education environments. In contrast, internationally known mixed reality artist Micha Cárdenas calls for an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach to "digital literacy" that is more in keeping with the latest thinking about "digital fluency" in the field."


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Molson Coors Brewing Co. TAP, -1.07% said Monday that its Molson Coors Capital Finance ULC unit plans to sell senior notes due 2010 and 2015 in a private placement. The notes are expected to be guaranteed by Molson Coors Brewing Co., Coors Brewing Co. and certain other U.S. subsidiaries of the parent company, with the proceeds used to repay borrowings under a credit facility in which they are borrowers. Roughly $1 billion remains outstanding under the credit facility.
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Winsor prepares young women to pursue their aspirations and contribute to the world.
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Winsor is a diverse, vibrant community that values intellectual curiosity, authentic engagement and personal integrity. We challenge our students to lead lives of purpose as responsible, generous-minded women.
Winsor strives to consciously create an environment of respect and inclusion and to support ethnic, racial, religious and socio-economic diversity among all the constituencies of the school. Winsor strives to support this environment by building a more inclusive curriculum, addressing a range of learning styles, offering a wide array of diversity efforts and programs, and by participating in the wider community.
The school affirms, teaches and values:
- Belief in the dignity and humanity of every person and a commitment to understanding individual and group differences.
- Respect for oneself and for one another and responsibility for oneself and for community.
- Generosity of spirit, thinking beyond one's immediate self-interest and sharing talents freely with others.
- Openness to new ideas and rejection of stereotypical thinking.
- Honesty, kindness, integrity, courage, humor.
- Empathetic understanding.
Winsor is committed to recognizing the importance of communication and to encouraging dialogue among all constituencies; to promoting intellectual and social growth and development within the school community; to providing a safe, supportive setting so that students have the opportunity to explore and to clarify their own beliefs and values, to take risks, and to think and speak for themselves; and to recognizing and responding to individual and institutional prejudices, both overt and subtle, based on gender, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, and physical and mental ability.
To teach these values, which flow from the mission of the Winsor School – developing "responsible, generous-minded women" – the school is:
- striving to consciously create an environment of respect and inclusion through a wide array of diversity efforts and programs;
- building a more inclusive curriculum;
- developing the knowledge and methods to address a range of learning styles;
- striving for ethnic, racial, religious, and socio-economic diversity among all the constituencies of the School; and
- offering a variety of ways of participating in the wider community.
Aware of the complexity of diversity issues, The Winsor School acknowledges a continuing need to evaluate and revise its diversity efforts. This process is critical to maintaining an academic and social environment where all students can develop confidence, values, knowledge and the life skills they need to thrive within Winsor and in the global community.
The Winsor School believes that a critical dimension of academic excellence in the 21st century is the preparation for responsible participation in the global community.
The forces of globalization now ensure that individuals and communities separated by vast geographic distances and cultural differences are increasingly interconnected and interdependent. Distant peoples and events shape local worlds, while at the same time individual and community decisions––made at Winsor, in Boston, or in New England––often have an impact on wider social and ecological environments.
In preparing its students to act responsibly in this interconnected and interdependent world, The Winsor School is committed to ensuring that its students not only understand the nature of globalization but also appreciate the personal stakes and responsibilities they have as global citizens.
We believe a global citizen...
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- Strives for self-knowledge through the study of others.
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- Actively seeks intercultural dialogue and engagement.
- Is willing to act on behalf of social justice and human rights.
- Acts as a steward for the natural environment.
The Winsor School promotes the ethics of global citizenship in several ways:
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Global Studies Courses
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Coffee is a product that's as richly nuanced as it is elaborate in its preparation. At Iberital we create the perfect tools to enable baristas to get the most out of their coffee.
It all started in 1975 in a garage in Barcelona, where Blai Farré used to enjoy doing his favourite hobbies: metalworking and parts machining. Find out how his passion and entrepreneurial vision led us to manufacture robust, technologically sophisticated espresso machines that look great too.
It all started in 1975 in a garage in Barcelona, where Blai Farré used to enjoy doing his favourite hobbies: metalworking and parts machining.
His family ran a butcher's shop, the family business, and in his spare time Blai focused on repairing coffee machine pumps and other mechanisms such as the popular soft drinks and soda vending machines.
His hobby became quickly noticed by businesses and restaurateurs, and they commissioned him for bigger and bigger projects. He soon gave up the family business and began doing what he loved full time: parts machining.
Although he initially only repaired machinery, he soon began manufacturing pieces for the coffee-machine manufacturers themselves. He manufactured his own moulds using casting processes and successfully sold his own parts and spare parts.
As the demand for parts and services grew, the premises became too small. So, in 1980, the company moved.
Alongside the move and the availability of more space business expansion: Spain's first line of small machinery was begun. Although Iberital now had a bigger space, queues at the counter were still common in the shop.
In 1985, while continuing to work on the manufacturing side, Blai Farré started to distribute spare parts for different coffee-machine models. It was the company's tenth anniversary and this innovation gave us access to international markets.
Over the first 10 years of working with the leading coffee machine manufacturers, Blai Farré and his team acquired so much knowledge of the sector that their own customers would consult them on their needs and on the opportunities that they saw in the market. One of these opportunities was the professional grinder for decaffeinated coffee. Many manufacturers dismissed this need as a minority demand; however, Blai Farré, the good entrepreneur and businessman that he is, began manufacturing his first coffee grinder, a grinder that enjoyed a long period of success on the market.
By 1990, our professional catalogue of spare parts had grown to include more than 8,000 products, a huge milestone in the sector.
It was 1992, a big year both for Barcelona and for Iberital. Blai Farré manufactured his first, own-brand espresso machine. The reception was fantastic. National and international markets alike praised the machine and recognised its successful development.
Customer faith in Iberital led to an increase in the volume of work and new orders. The portfolio of products, both self-manufactured parts and spare parts, grew. In 1995, we began manufacturing a line of professional espresso machines. The Iberital brand made a big impact on the market.
1997 was another crucial year for Iberital. It was the year of major international expansion. Obtaining international standards opened doors worldwide for our machines.
As the new millennium was ushered in, Iberital moved premises again, moving to bigger facilities in the metropolitan area. A more convenient space for dispatching products for international export, which already accounted for 30% of our turnover.
In 2005, we launched our new line of coffee machines: the Expression range.
It brought a touch of innovation to an ever-changing sector. Just a year later, we further increased our portfolio of espresso machines: Expression, Junior and New Iberital.
Iberital became a market leader thanks to its constant stream of new ideas, new projects and creativity; Barcelona's design is in our genes.
With the company at full capacity, we increased the size of our facilities to 4,000 m2, positioning ourselves perfectly for meeting the next 10 years with renewed enthusiasm. Exports had now reached 60% of turnover.
In 2008, we launched Stila, our first machine for the semi-professional/vending market.
We positioned ourselves in the B2B market with our first online catalogue, allowing customers to check the availability of models in stock and buy online.
In 2012, we launched Intenz. Elegance and attention to the smallest detail permeate every curve.
A powerful machine with a sophisticated design. Built for environments with a heavy workload.
In the same year, sales were also strong for the Expression TWO, a pioneering machine offering the latest in technological innovation. It features two independent boilers to optimise and control water temperature.
Our commitment to quality, technical excellence and sustainability was recognised in 2013 with Quality ISO 9001 and Environment ISO 14001 double certification: we are the first company in the sector in Spain to receive this recognition.
2015 was a year of change for Iberital. We are a renowned, pioneering and forward-looking brand that aims to revolutionise the sector and offer espresso machines for all types of baristas.
We launched the IB7 machine, which is perfect for small spaces. A wise choice that offers a unique design; it's both hard-wearing and attractive at the same time.
We never stop growing, so we moved to a new, more efficient and sustainable factory to begin a new chapter and meet the demands of the global market. We also refreshed our brand identity and shared our discourse about the passion for the coffee universe that characterises us. The Coffee Universe was born, our online magazine with a limited print run. A content hub where we periodically publish articles, interviews and curiosities from the coffee universe.
In 2016 the new Expression Pro topped off a great year. Together with ACID, Andreu Carulla's studio, we designed our most innovative machine yet, to worldwide acclaim.
We tripled our investment in R&D. Our vision and commitment to building a more sustainable future is endorsed by the European Union: our 2017-2018 project to develop "the coffee machine of the future" is subsidised by the Horizon H2020 SME Instruments programme. It's the kind of recognition that reinforces a job well done and drives us to keep on progressing.
Our presence in the global markets continues to increase. We started the Iberital Asian Tour, visiting Shanghai, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City, Beijing and Seoul.
In April, we held the Barcelona Coffee Scene in London, an event with talks, live music and tastings. In May, we held the first Secret Coffee Lab in Barcelona, an event brimming with technology, synthesiser music and Iberital espresso machines, during which we enjoyed live performances from actors and renowned baristas. At World of Coffee in Budapest and Coffee Fest in Chicago, all our visitors could leave a message on the whiteboard at our stand, describing their vision for the espresso machine of the future. The coming years for Iberital hold the promise of innovation, technology and holistic design. The market awaits our big "coffee machine of the future" project with bated heart.
Our business culture and vision make our workforce our most valuable resource. We are a professional, closely knit team of real people, each with a story to tell.
Exports already represent 70% of Iberital's turnover. Our presence in both new and existing markets continues to grow. A global brand that's always growing.


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Ah, spring! That magical time of year when you spend your weekends strolling through fields of wildflowers, counting robins and splashing in puddles like a giddy toddler.
That was a nice daydream, wasn't it?
The reality is, your house and yard are a mess, and there'll be no puddle splashing until you tackle a few spring home projects. A sure sign of spring: a dumpster in your driveway. Here's some inspiration:
Spring Cleaning
Yes, this is a thing. Not just a legend passed down from your great-great grandmother. But before you can tackle the actual scrubbing of corners, you have to clear out.
Start with the kitchen cupboards. Take each item out, give it a hard stare and ask yourself if you really use it. Goodbye, weird contraption that presses Mickey Mouse faces into your toast.
Hit the bathroom. Purge the beauty products that have gathered dust for a year. Toss out old cosmetics. They don't come with expiration dates, but after a few months, bacteria grows there.
Broken toys, old mops, towels with holes in them, ratty old rugs. Pitch them. Spring is a time to purge, purge, purge. Into they dumpster they go.
Inspect The Outside Of Your House
Winter might have beat up on your home a bit. Time to walk around the outside for a spring inspection.
Inspect your roof for any loose, missing or damaged shingles. Check the yard for any damaged shingles that may have fallen. Inspect your wood fencing. Remove any badly rotted or damaged pickets, boards, lattice or posts and replace them. Check your wood steps and deck for cracks, rotting boards or places where nails have popped up. Get rid of any rotted boards and replace them.
Clean out the debris from your gutters and make any needed repairs. Consider buying easy-to-clean mesh screens that cover your gutters and prevent debris from clogging them. Less work next spring!
Clean Up The Yard
Everything looked so pretty under that white blanket of snow. One of the best things about winter is the giant excuse to completely ignore any yard work. Well, guess what? The snow is gone, revealing a big expanse of yuck.
Decaying leaves you never got around to raking. Fallen limbs from that big storm. Trash that blew in from who knows where. A couple shrubs that succumbed to ice.
It's time to rake it all up and get it out of your yard so winter's debris doesn't hamper your lawn and garden's new growth. Fallen leaves and dead foliage can smother plants and foster disease.
Remove old mulch to make way for a new layer once your spring planting is done. Prune away dead and damaged branches. Cut back spent perennials and pull up those sad old annuals you ignored last fall.
What to do with all this yard debris? Hmmm. We think you know.
Clean Out The Garage
You're a pro at the excuses. In the summer, the garage is too hot. A guy could get heat stroke out there! In the winter, frost bite! Guess what, Goldilocks? Spring is just right. Not too hot. Not too cold.
If you want your garage to stow all your summer stuff, from lawn mower to kiddy pool to beach toys, you better clear it out. What to toss? Broken outdoor toys. Rusty, wobbly old lawn furniture. Gross old garbage cans.
One thing to note: you can toss almost anything in a Bin There Dump That dumpster — except for hazardous materials. No motor oil, please, or gasoline, household cleaning chemicals or pesticides. No propane tanks, batteries, old paint, fluorescent light bulbs, tires or aerosol cans.
Check with your local Bin There Done That franchise operator for the restrictions in your area, then dispose of those items properly. Use cabinets for storing anything toxic. You can lock the doors for safety.
Use your walls! With the right shelves and hooks, you can actually quadruple your storage space. There are lots of fancy garage organizing systems out there, but don't forget about humble pegboard. It's inexpensive, and holds everything in plain sight.
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When you're ready to tackle your spring home chores, Bin There Dump That is ready, too. (Actually, we're always ready. You're the one procrastinating.)
Our residential friendly bins snug up conveniently in your driveway, so you'll only have to walk a few steps to load your unwanted items. (More time later for puddle splashing.)
Don't worry about heaving that old lawn furniture over the side of your dumpster rental. Walk it right in, through our easy-access double doors. Not every dumpster company offers this back-saving feature, but you can count on it here.
Now that your garage is clean and tidy, you might take more pride in your driveway, too. Our operators place protective wooden boards on your driveway before they put the dumpster in place. This helps distribute the weight of the bin evenly, and protects your driveway from any scratches or gouges.
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The Census Bureau releases annual population estimates by City. The most recent (2009) estimates were released last week.
I pulled statistics for the Des Moines metro area and created a couple graphs to show trends over time. Here are the top five things I noticed in these graphs:
1 - The City of Des Moines has clearly turned a corner
Like many central cities that have experienced declines in population, the City of Des Moines is is now gaining population in absolute numbers. This is good for the City and good for the region.
2 - The Des Moines metro area is gaining population
Des Moines has recently received a lot of positive national press about its quality of life, business opportunity, and livability. Individual municipalities are still competing for residents and businesses, but at least its not a zero-sum game.
3 - Des Moines is the largest municipality by a factor of 4
More people choose to live in the City than in the suburbs. The City of Des Moines provides a huge variety of living options from downtown lofts to suburban-styled subdivisions to historic neighborhoods.
4 - The RATE of suburban growth has slowed
While they are still adding population, formerly "exploding" exurbs like Waukee are experiencing a drastic reduction in the rate of growth.
5 - The RATE of urban growth has increased
In 2009, the rates of growth for the major municipalities in the Des Moines metro area converged at about 2%. However, examining the rate of growth trending tells a different story - Des Moines, Windsor Heights, and West Des Moines are on their way up. Almost every other municipality is experiencing a slowdown in the rate of growth.
What Does it Mean
In the coming years, look for an increasing number of people to seek out the connectivity, energy, and community of urban living. The City should capitalize on those things that make urban living unique rather than try to compete with the suburbs. Suburbs will try to incorporate elements of urban living in their development plans.


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I have never seen reference to a contemporary image of Jose Altamira. If there was one it would have been a drawing or painting. My suggestion is that your nephew draw a picture of him. He arrived at Monterey in 1820, age 33. He did not make a favorable impression.
Fr. Payeras wrote of Altimira: "His actions will reveal his merits; for this he lacks neither talent nor still less application." He was impulsive, political, hot tempered. In the definitive biographical dictionary Franciscan Missionaries in Hispanic California there is this telling paragraph "Altimira was a sort of "Young Turk" missionary, a type that would not be frustrated..."
The galleries on our website (particularly 19th century drawings and the Franciscans) will give him some images of padres to start from. The key things is how does your nephew envision him. I would love to see a copy of his picture.


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Nah, waste of time. I'm happy with my level and play style for casual play. This just isn't an event for me, no biggie.
Was just a little bummed since I had set aside a chunk of dough for it. But both Steam and Oculus are having Halloween sales so they will get my money instead.
Transference was really good too, scared the crap outta me.
Played Beat Saber for like 6 hours a day the week after it came out (lost a few pounds, lol). It's still fun, but even modded I'm sick of the songs, more of a party game now. Haven't tried Transference, the reviews were mixed. Still playing In Death a lot, love The Forest. This month I'm just going through all the horror games to get in the spoopy mood. Nothing really special yet, mostly just jump scares and experiences. Still fun. Anyway, off topic, sorry folks.
Only 1 is missing :P
You mean can the single hyperstim consumable be restocked
Skills are only for using bigger guns, if you're not using bigger guns for bigger cats then you shouldn't have those skills. Sell them for profit.
Unless you're just not happy with your current level 50 guns, but want to eventually use level 90 guns, but beware you will be spending 10x more than you do now. Is that comfortable spending? If not... Chip out...
Oh wow, there was 1000+ yesterday when I went to buy the medistims for survival


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The transition between the end of November and December is an interesting time in the Cook household. We have 2 birthdays on the 30th November and ever since J arrived on it I've been fiercely protective of the date, ensuring that it's not overwhelmed and overtaken by Christmas
I love everything about the festive month but over the last couple of years I've noticed that Christmas keeps arriving earlier and earlier and I saw several friends on social media with their trees up in mid-November. Call me bah humbug but it's a bit early isn't it?
As we were away in Somerset on the hubster and J's birthday weekend we decided to hold a small get together at a local indoor soft play followed by cake and games at our house on the 5th December for J with family and friends. We agreed that this was the cut off date for birthday celebrations and on the Sunday we would be putting the Christmas tree up
Friday night arrived and the hubster still hadn't baked a cake for J's party which was surprising as the last couple of years he's made it his 'thing'. He's made a Makka Pakka one for her first birthday and a Frozen castle for her 2nd birthday so determined not to miss this year I had a quick google and settled on a simple '3' cake before heading to the supermarket on Friday night for the ingredients
We started baking at 6pm on the Friday, and after a couple of mishaps (the hubster forgot to put butter in the first batch – they smelt and looked like baked pancakes! – gross!) we finally finished and iced them at 12:30am. Considering it was so late and last minute (and how utterly rubbish I am at baking) we were really impressed with what we made and were looking forward to J's reaction on Saturday afternoon
Saturday morning bought with it madness. Anyone who has ever had a party or event at their house will understand the need / want to have the house spotless, even if it is going to be demolished by a bunch of crazed kids hyped up on sugar and requiring a full reset afterwards! We like to split up when there's a need for a reset and so the hubster set to work on it whilst I took J out to meet one of my colleagues who has a couple of horses and had offered her a ride on them
We arrived a bit later than expected but she had a helmet and stirrups all set for her and off we went. The horse wasn't overly enthusiastic at being out in the cold and we only managed a short walk but J did so well and really loved it, plus it gave the hubster some much needed time. On the way home she asked if she could go again and thankfully my colleague is more than happy for her to come along. I've said to J that next time and any time after that we'll help her out with the mucking out and grooming. I sense a few expensive horse years ahead!
After we finished prepping the house and food we rushed to meet everyone at soft play and it was so nice seeing J run off with her cousin and friends. She really had a great time exploring and I'm still getting used to her not wanting our undivided attention when there. I'm sure this is the point when people start wanting their children to remain dependant on them after so many months of encouraging independence
The late afternoon on Saturday saw 11 of us back in my tiny house with party food, gingerbread man decorating, pass the parcel and doh-nutters before finishing off with the finale, the cake! Everyone also seemed to be impressed with our efforts and big slices went to every guest and even more leaving with them. I snapped away getting as many shots as I could, having forgot the SLR the weekend before, and I'm so chuffed with the below shot of J
J was as good as gold, but we were all knackered and at 6pm everyone left to go home. Shortly afterwards we put J to bed, leaving me the final task of the day, putting the tree and lights up. This year something possessed us (possibly related to me dropping several not so subtle hints!) to buy a new Christmas tree and we opted for a 7ft one!
It's not the most amazing tree in the world, but it's bushier and way taller than the last one! Although I work in safety I'm the person you see mocked on adverts wrapped up in lights and beads, and this year was like no other with several rolled eyes from the hubster. I am so pleased I managed to do it all the night before as J would have been climbing the walls in the morning waiting to decorate it
The hubster and I share lie-ins – I get Saturday and he gets Sunday. Typically, J was up at 6am on Sunday morning, so what better thing to do than decorate said Christmas tree. Several hundred baubles later, lots of tinsel and a gold star (which J and I had scoured several shops in the week looking for!) we were all set
My Christmas tree looks everything but a designer tree, in fact to some it probably looks tacky but I love it, it's full of momentos including a Mickey and Minnie bride and groom from our Disney trip in 2011, and this year Anna and Elsa! J absolutely loves the coloured lights and keeps looking at them saying that they look so twinkly and getting as close as possible to them
So there we have it, the end of the birthday celebrations (I should also add, the hubsters was the same day as J's but we celebrated on the weekend away!) and now we are into Christmas mode….I really must get organised!!
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CBN Report Asks: "Are Vaccinations Safe for Your Kids?"
"My 3-and-a-half-year-old brother, Enoch, was born a healthy and normal baby. He developed as he should have, crawling faster than we could run, cruising down halls and around rooms and taking a few independent steps by his first birthday. He was always into mischief and fairly burst with energy. But at 15 months, Enoch was given his DPT (diphtheria, whole cell pertussis and tetanus) vaccine. He became lethargic and unresponsive to his family. No longer was he attempting to walk....Enoch continued to get worse, shrieking out a high-pitched scream instead of crying normally as he once had. He was limp as a newborn and my parents felt as if they were losing him....Enoch's pediatricians were busy concentrating on getting his eczema under control and wasted no concern at all over his lethargic behavior and failure to walk. "He's just lazy," they told my parents, "because he's got older siblings to carry him around." Mom strongly disagreed...... Enoch saw six other doctors at Johns Hopkins, including another child developmental specialist, a pediatric neurologist, two different pediatric opthalmologists and two pediatric genetics specialists....After running many tests and getting no answers, the neurologist marked down that Enoch had been damaged by his vaccinations. The specialist we had originally contacted agreed. My parents were told that Enoch's recovering his abilities was dependent on his willpower and God. Enoch is not alone in reacting to his immunizations. Many other children have suffered adverse side effects, including deafness, brain damage, autism, seizures, bronchial spasms and death, from various vaccines.
The Web site of the National Vaccine Information Center [www.nvic.org], a nonprofit organization, recommends that parents ask themselves eight questions before allowing their children to be vaccinated: (1) Is my child sick right now? (2) Has my child had a bad reaction to a vaccination before? (3) Does my child have a personal or family history of vaccine reactions, convulsions or neurological disorders, severe allergies or immune system disorders? (4) Do I know if my child is at high risk of reacting? (5) Do I know how to identify a vaccine reaction? (6) Do I know how to report a vaccine reaction? (7) Do I know the vaccine manufacturer's name and lot number? (8) Do I know I have a choice? " - " - Elizabeth Johnston, Martinsburg Journal
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The National Vaccine Information Center has been working to prevent vaccine injuries and deaths through public education for the past 25 years. The best way for a parent to become educated about vaccination and how to prevent their child from being harmed by vaccines is to become an educated health care consumer.
Today, the Christian Broadcasting Network's "700 Club" broadcast an excellent overview of the dilemma that faces parents when they take their children to get the 48 doses of 14 vaccines the federal government recommends children under six receive - "Are Vaccinations Safe for Your Kids?" - and you can view the report and post your opinion at
http://www.cbnnews.com. The report will be broadcast again at 11 p.m. EST on the CBN and ABC Family channel. This morning, after the report aired at 10 a.m. EST, "700 Club" host, Dr. Pat Robertston, and his co-host expressed their concern about the vaccine safety issue.
If you choose to vaccinate your child according to the government's recommended schedule, if you plan to selectively choose which vaccines your child will receive, or have decided not vaccinate, it is important to understand the risks and complications of diseases and vaccines. Knowledge is power. Go to www.nvic.org and learn more about vaccines and your state vaccine laws.
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- Christina Koch said...
Two vaccinations I'm considering do not have thimerosal but do contain aluminum phosphate. Is this ingredient bad?
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I am a teacher, and your marketing technique for menactra should be destroyed and censored. The TV ad is scaring the children. If they cough or sneeze they fear they will die in a day. If you don't know how to word your ads, perhaps you should hire someone who does.
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my husband brought my son for his yearly and brought him back saying "they gave him his shots, one of which was for the chicken pox." i had no idea he would be getting it and would have asked them to wait until he was atleast four for it. he was lethargic, glassy-eyed, had a 102-4 fever, and lost weight over the next few weeks. he cried almost constantly. looking back i think he should have been hospitalized but i was working at a camp that summer and kept waiting for "the next day" of possible improvement. when i returned that fall to his pediatrician, i told them how he reacted and they acted like everyone responds like that and stated i should have just given him some tylenol (i did, and gave advil throughout the whole time).


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What movie have you seen that actually (gasp) IMPROVED on the book?
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I actually really enjoyed both Stick It and The Covenant. I've seen the latter quite a few times! :)
And I could not agree with you more on TVD. Elena was just awful for the whole first part of the first book, and I really just didn't enjoy it that much. In either the second or third one, it started out with one character referring to another as "lovely love" (ugh!) and that's when I dropped the series for good.
I've heard this from several people about TVD! It's fun to see a book adapted for something other than a movie, and for the show to succeed at sort of branching out and becoming its own world. Good choice!ReplyDelete
Absolutely love this vampire series. :)ReplyDelete
Not gonna lie, I really enjoyed The Covenant. ;-) I haven't actually read or seen the Vampire Diaries. But I have seen the Secret Circle - I liked it better than the 1st book. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!ReplyDelete
I'm not a big movie-goer, either--but that's because I don't get out much, and it costs too much for the whole family to go to the movies that often. So it's a really big deal for me to prefer a movie over a book.
I've not seen TVD or read the books, so I can't comment. I do wonder, though, if seeing the series has made you at all curious to go back to the first book and see if you now have a better appreciation for it--or are the two so different that they're beyond comparison?
I like Vampire Dairies, the show and the book, but I'd have to agree with you. The book has a totally different feel to it. And it's weird, because not much happens throughout the book. I kept counting the pages when I was done reading it, and wondered how the author could put so little action scenes and still keep me reading.ReplyDelete
Definitely! It's been a few years since I read the books but when the series started I was more hooked on it than the series. I like the character developments more and I like that Stefan hasn't been a completely good guy. He's shown his darker sides. And while I'm not usually a fan of love triangles I like how this one has developed. Rather than straight away it's been gradual with Elena developing feelings for Damon, more so after Stefan went Ripper.
And damn, I wish they hadn't picked Ian Somerhalder for Damon. I'm a tad smitten and I'm supposed to be the girl who doesn't go for the bad guys.
I started reading Vampires Diaries after I watched the first season, and I stopped because of too much going on at school and haven't picked it back up yet, but I did notice that I like Elena better in the show than in the book. In the show she is so nice and caring, but in the book she is so shelfish and stuck up, I was quite surprised.ReplyDelete
Ah really great choice and I agree. Is a very good fast paced T.v show.ReplyDelete
I completely agree. I was going to say this on my post but didn't cuz I had enough movie example. I read the first few VD books but I love the TV series way more. Elena was so unlikeable in the books and you can't go wrong with Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley. :DReplyDelete
Oh, I haven't seen the tv show, but yes, people seem to love it. Might have to check it out! And ha, I love Stick It too!ReplyDelete