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Tenafly PediatricsContact me
74 Pascack Road
Park Ridge, NJ
Offices also in Tenafly, Fort Lee, Clifton, Paramus, Oakland, and Hoboken, NJ
- 201-326-7120
- http://www.tenaflypediatrics.com/
Our practice offers comprehensive care from infancy to young adulthood. Our services are designed to ensure the healthy development of each child by:
- Screening for health conditions
- Administering immunizations against common illnesses
- Counseling parents on nutrition, safety, and other important topics
- Diagnosing and managing acute and chronic illnesses
Expecting MomsWhether you will be first-time parents, or are looking for a new pediatrician for your family, call us to set up a no-charge visit to meet a physician and the staff. We call this visit a "pre-natal" visit (even if your child is already born or older) and we will answer questions you may have about the practice, as well as questions about what to expect once your baby is born, if you're expecting. We encourage you to contact the office which you would choose, which is generally the office closest to your home.
First Year
During the first year of life, your child will be seen for check-ups 8 times before turning 12 months. So much growth and development takes place during this time, we feel it is important to monitor your baby's health frequently.
During these visits, our clinical staff will take careful measurements of your baby's growth, including height, weight and head circumference. Your physician will ask you questions about developmental milestones (speech/social development, motor development, etc.) and make sure your baby is given the appropriate immunizations. Sleeping and eating patterns will be discussed. We recommend you watch a video that Dr. Sheryl Jawetz made which discusses sleep training.
At the six-month visit we advise you to start giving vitamins and solid foods. Many patients have questions about when to start feeding their baby solid foods. Click here to see a video of Dr. Wisotsky teaching about this.
Additionally, click this link to see the handout we give patients:
Solid Foods Handout .
At the nine-month visit we will test your baby's blood for anemia and lead with a small fingerstick. We prefer to do the test in-house so that we can get faster results, but if your insurance does not cover in-house blood tests you have the option of going to an outside lab. We also discuss the transitioning from baby food to table food.
Toddler (age 1 - 6)
Check-ups continue to be a very important of your child's life in this stage. Important lab tests and screenings are performed, which are more fully explained below.
At the 12- and 15-month visits, we continue to document feeding and sleeping habits. At the 12-month visit we also test for Turberculosis in addition to the appropriate immunizations.
At the 18-month visit we ask that prior to your visit you complete a MCHAT questionnaire which screens for autism. We have the test in an online format which you can access by clicking here: MCHAT. The questionnaire's responses are sent to our practice where it will be scored and reviewed with you at the visit.
We recommend you review the video that Dr. Larry Stiefel recorded on "Toilet Training"
This video helps guide you in a) knowing whether your child is ready to be toilet trained, and b) once your child is ready, the video also describes techniques in making the experience successful and positive for ALL concerned!
Check-ups continue for age 2, 2 and a half, and then annually from age 3 - 6 with more lab tests, such as hemoglobins, urinalysis and cholesterol tests, being performed. These tests can all be done at the practice, or you can take your child to a lab as an option if your insurance does not cover in-house labs.
At age 3 we recommend your child's eyesight be screened with the Pediavision. This is a tool that screens for common issues like eye muscle weakness and near sightedness, without the need for the child to read off letters or numbers.
If you choose to have your child go to an ophthalmologist instead, you should take him/her by age 4. At age 3 we also test your child's hearing using a device that does not rely on your child's cooperation, but tests the eardrum objectively.
At age 4, if toilet trained we will do a urine test along with the regular lab work. There are also pre-school immunizations to administer.
At age 5 we complete the series of all immunizations begun at infancy as well as the regular lab work.
At age 6, except for the flu vaccine which we recommend annually, there are no immunizations until your child turns 11. Regular lab work is performed.
Pre-Teen (age 7 - 12)
We recommend annual checkups throughout the pre-teen years. Immunizations are given at age 10 or 11 as well as the HPV at age 12. Labs are performed including urinalysis, hemoglobin and cholesterol. These lab tests are performed in-house or you can go to an outside lab if you choose (your insurance company may not cover in-house labs).
We continue to monitor hearing and vision, growth and development and social development. Puberty is discussed during the later years of this stage, and the HPV vaccine is also discussed at age 12. The HPV vaccine protects against viruses that lead to certain cancers.
Your child should continue to receive annual check-ups during their teen years. We generally see children through college but will often recommend transitioning to an internist during that time.
This stage of your child's growth and development requires continued monitoring and education. Heights, weights, lab tests and hearing/vision screenings are performed and it is a time that the patient can discuss other concerns directly with their doctor. An additional Tuberculosis test is given to patients entering high school, and a meningococcal vaccine is given prior to starting college.
We recommend printing out the brochures below as they provide some guidance as your child goes through the puberty stage:
At age 18, as your child is now a legal adult, we treat them as such, and they are given a form to authorize the sharing of medical information with their parents if they so choose.
Tenafly Pediatrics has expanded its Park Ridge, NJ location, which is just two miles from the Rockland County border. Established in the mid-1970s, Tenafly Pediatrics has grown due to the quality of medical care provided to its young patients. The Park Ridge office has walk-in hours for sick visits from 8:30am-9:30am, Monday-Friday. Evening check-ups are also available. Check out our website at tenaflypediatrics.com and see for yourself how convenient the practice is to your home, and the quality of care your family will receive.
Meet the Health Care Professional
Dr. David Schaumberger is one of the pediatricians working out of our newly expanded Park Ridge office. As someone who lives nearby, he enjoys working in Northern Bergen and Rockland counties. Dr. Schaumberger completed his pediatric residency from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and has been working at Tenafly Pediatrics since 2001. On a personal note, he enjoys ethnic cuisine and spending time with his three children. Tenafly Pediatrics is a recent Angie's List Winner with offices conveniently located throughout Bergen County.
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Exporting Preservation: New York City to Tbilisi, Georgia
Lena Kiladze, Peg Breen, Tara Kelly, and Mary Kay Judy
Peg Breen, Lena Kiladze, and Tara Kelly
Lena Kiladze, a Tbilisi architect who heads The American Friends of Georgia in Tbilisi
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Crowd at General Mechanics Society Library
Church of the Virgin / Gelati Monastery in Tbilisi
Tbilisi, Georgia
Marusya Chavchavdze - AFG; David Lordkipanidze General Director National Museum; and Conservancy President, Peg Breen
English language Tbilisi newspaper
Mother Church, circa 1029
Grand Synagogue, circa 1895
Tbilisi ICOMOS Volunteers
UPDATE: May 28, 2015
The Conservancy and the presented a joint program at the detailing how New York's preservation laws and programs are helping to guide preservation efforts in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Georgia is an ancient country struggling to reclaim and preserve its unique heritage following its independence from the Soviet Union and also battling large developments that threaten to overwhelm Tbilisi, the capital city. Conservancy President Peg Breen and Friends Executive Director Tara Kelly were in Tbilisi last fall on separate trips sponsored by the U.S. State Department.
Breen and Kelly both praised the U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland, who helps fund Georgian preservation efforts and who sees preservation as key to the country's economic future.
They recounted their experiences last night, joined by conservator Mary Kay Judy, who did several preservation projects in Georgia in the late 1990s, and Lena Kiladze, a Tbilisi architect who heads The American Friends of Georgia in Tbilisi.
Both Kelly and Kiladze showed pictures of existing high-rise buildings that are out of place in the older sections of the city and proposed developments on the high cliffs on either side of Tbilisi that would dominate the rest of the city, which was founded in the 4th century. Like in New York, some Georgian elected officials think that large buildings are necessary to attract tourists and development.
Kelly also showed large public protests against some of the projects. And every speaker said they urged the public to speak out and demand protection of their heritage.
Breen detailed meetings with preservation oriented elected officials. Municipal Assembly Member Tamar Taliashvili brought together representatives of the various embassies in Tbilisi to urge multinational laws and mutual respect of heritage. Breen spoke to the group about how the Conservancy puts together private and public funding on restoration projects and detailed federal and state reports on the economic benefits of preservation.
Kelly noted that New York's 50 year old Landmarks Law has always been a model for other American cities and now it is helping to shape preservation overseas.
October 2014
Conservancy President Speaks in Tbilisi as Guest of U.S. Embassy
Landmarks Conservancy President Peg Breen spent last week in Tbilisi, Georgia discussing architectural preservation as an economic development tool and urging Georgian officials to protect that country's unique cultural and architectural heritage. She was a guest of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi and worked closely with the American Friends of Georgia.
Click here to view Tbilisi photo album.
U.S. Ambassador Richard B. Norland said cultural preservation "holds considerable significance not only for Georgia's economic development but also its further democratic evolution." He added that he looks forward to "building on your visit."
Tbilisi sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It has monuments and churches dating from the 4th and 5th centuries, a medieval Old City, Islamic architecture, and Art Deco and Classical style homes and public buildings built during the Soviet occupation of Georgia. While Tbilisi's "Grand Synagogue" was built at the end of the 19th century, the City is currently celebrating 2600 years of Jewish life and culture.
With all its incredible history, Tbilisi is also experiencing development pressures for new hotels, office buildings and homes. Tbilisi residents are fighting a proposed hotel development in a major park and are very concerned about a privately funded proposal for three new high-rise office complexes in different sections of the City to be connected by gondolas.
"Citizens in Tbilisi want a say in how their City is developed and preserved," Breen said. "New Yorkers can understand that."
Breen met with local and national elected officials, architects, students, local ICOMOS representatives and residents eager to learn about our preservation laws and the public participation built into our preservation and development statutes. She addressed a cultural heritage meeting at Tbilisi's Assembly—the equivalent of New York's City Council—met with the heads of banks and private investment firms, and gave public speeches at the National Museum, National Library and School of Architecture.
Local ICOMOS architects are focusing on the Betlemi Quarter of the Old City, organizing residents and training craftspeople on restoration techniques. The World Monuments Fund, Kress Foundation and UNESCO have helped them in the past with planning.
Nato Tsintsabadze, an architect who volunteers for ICOMOS, greeted us holding preservation economist Donovan Rypkema's manual on community organizing. She explained that there is an "official protection zone and buffer" for the Old City that was created in the 1970s and expanded in the 1980's. But she said that, in one section, the City demolished old homes and replaced them with new construction made to look old. Many people expressed a desire for their preservation laws to be updated and include a specific process for community input.
Under Ambassador Norland, the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation is helping to support the architectural preservation of the Church of the Virgin at the Gelati Monastery, a major cultural World Heritage Monument three hours west of Tbilisi. The most recent project there is the study and conservation of the mural painting within the dome of the Church. The World Bank is helping to fund the rehabilitation of the stone surface and structure of the Church.
Gelati developed from the 12th to 18th centuries on a high hillside overlooking the old Georgian capital of Kutaisi. The view includes a broad valley and snowcapped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains in the distance. It continues as a popular destination for Georgians and tourists alike.
Since 2001, the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has supported more than a dozen preservation projects that have conserved frescos and icons at ancient churches, an archaeological site with ruins dating from the 4th century BC, medieval manuscripts and museum collections, and created a database of historic sites in the Historic Center of Tbilisi.
The American Friends of Georgia initially suggested Breen's visit to the Embassy. The non-profit group was founded by the late New Yorker Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff and supports numerous social, medical and educational programs in Georgia. Architect Lena Kiladze, head of AFG in Tbilisi, has wide connections and is a major voice for Georgian heritage conservation.
At AFG's suggestion, the U.S. Embassy also has invited Tara Kelly, executive director of the Friends of the Upper East Side, to visit Tblisi in early November and discuss educational programming.


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September 29, 1829.—Police Constables should take timely warning from the dismissals that have already taken place; for they may rest assured that no man will be suffered to remain a day on the Police Force who shall be found in the slightest degree intoxicated on Duty; they are also particularly cautioned not to pay attention to any ignorant or silly expressions of ridicule that may be made use of towards them personally, all which they must feel to be beneath their notice.Source: Metropolitan Police. Instructions Orders &c. &c. 1836. London: W. Clowes & Sons.
They are forbidden to carry sticks or umbrellas in their hands when on Duty.
They are also strictly forbidden to enter into conversation with any person whatever, except on matters relative to their Duty.
The Police Constables are particularly desired immediately to give their names, and the Division they belong to, to any person demanding it, until the whole have their clothing and numbered hat-covers for the night Duty.
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Large gyms packed with students, filled with the turning of pages and the scribble of pencils may be a dwindling sight as Dartmouth University has discontinued giving credit for Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
AP courses, offered through College Board, are courses that have a standardized test in May and if a student earns a three, four, or five, (s)he earns certain college credits.
Dutch Fork currently offers 22 AP courses, ranging from Calculus to Human Geography, all of which are designed to give students a unique learning environment that will help students succeed in college, according to College Board.
"They test a student's ability to think critically and read and write on a college level. They also prepare students for college life because in college every course is an AP course, so might as well enjoy the experience and practice of that now," Academic Gifted Program coordinator Joe Landreneau said. "The only downside to an AP exam is an all or nothing, you pass or you don't pass and it determines if you get college credit or not. The positives far outweigh the negatives."
With the Dartmouth decision being handed down, it strongly affects how students decide whether or not to enroll in higher-level classes.
"I would not take an AP class if the credit did not count because it would be pointless to have that much work without any reason," freshman Anna Wolverton said.
While students, like Anna, wouldn't take a more rigorous course without more benefits, Landreneau would still want to teach his AP Language and Composition class because he sees more than just college credit.
"Absolutely [I would teach an AP course still]. The AP course is not about college credit, it's about being able to read, write, think on a college level," Landreneau said. "That's ultimately what my goal is to do, is to prepare these kids to read, write, think on a collegiate level. If they pass the exam wonderful, but if they don't, they are still being prepared for the college experience."
AP teachers in subjects other than English also sees the advantage of having AP courses; even without college credit.
"Yes, the students receive an experience that is similar to college. So even if there is no credit there is still experience," AP history teacher Demetra Vastis said. "I really like teaching AP Human Geography and AP World so I would continue."
Dartmouth's decision came down as a result of internal studies that showed no correlation to passing an AP course to having knowledge of the material. For teachers at Dutch Fork, that is not the only reason that they believe Dartmouth decided to stop handing out college credit.
"It's all about money. The AP programs cause students to come into college with lots of credits already, which means that they don't stay in college for a longer time which means they're going to lose more money. It is just a money issue," Landreneau said.
Anna sees the reasoning behind the Dartmouth claim, because AP classes only "shows partly the grasp of knowledge of the subject."
AP classes, according to college board, teach students skills and habits needed to be successful in college.
"On the AP level the students receives a good experience in writing essays," Vastis said. "As a history major my tests were based on essays so being in an AP class will help students prepare for college."
For a nationally ranked AP program like Dutch Fork, who has AP courses in every subject, it is hard to see the AP classes going anywhere, even with the verdict issued by Dartmouth.
"I don't think that its going to have much of an impact at all. I don't see it having a big impact there. Universities know that if you pass an AP course, there is pretty much no course in college you cannot pass. It's been around for over 50 years," Landreneau said. "Courses continue to grow and i don't see it slowing down anytime soon, especially with virtual learning and being able to earn credit that way, I don't see it dwindling anytime soon. So this Dartmouth decision will become a non-factor."


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Yesterday was the first day of the Navratri.
A stylized Pinterest version of another painting which can be found at the link here.
See Source for my original Navratri post.
Source: Navratri: Celebrations for the Goddess
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The first set of nights are spent meditating upon the Divine Feminine in her powerful and destructive aspect known as Durga or Kali. We ask the goddess to help us identify and eliminate those aspects of our self that are not helpful, skillful, or productive, such as greed, envy, procrastination, laziness, lying, gossiping, etc. We also ask her to protect our spiritual practice from its many dangers and pitfalls.
The second set of nights are spent meditating upon the Divine Mother in her spiritual wealth-giving aspect know as Lakshmi. We ask the goddess to help us develop and maintain helpful qualities, such as patience, forgiveness, compassion, loving-kindness, and…
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With over 25 years' experience in architecture, Mik set up Planet Architecture to further his goal of producing ethically and ecologically sound homes and buildings.
Mik is highly-qualified in his field (BA (Hons) Architecture; Dip. Arch. ARB, RIBA, HNC Building Studies) and well-regarded for his professional abilities, but he is particularly renowned for his friendly and approachable manner.
His local knowledge ensures that projects are sympathetic to their context and environment.
Outside the office: When he's not at the drawing board, Mik can be found watching motorsports, restoring classic cars, cycling, canoeing or turning his hand to a bit of DIY.
Mik's inspirational quote:
"A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it" - John Ruskin
Joanne carries out the company's research, ensuring that the architectural team are up to speed with all the latest ideas in sustainable building and emerging construction technologies.
Having previously worked at the sharp end of the legal profession for 19 years, Joanne also makes sure Planet Architecture is up to date with all the appropriate rules and regulations for every project.
Qualifications: BA (Hons) Humanities,
Outside the office: Joanne can be found dog walking, cycling, running, or horse riding.
Joanne's inspirational quote:
"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" -Benjamin Franklin
Some say he's telepathically linked to his computer and that he can spot a disparity of .01nanometre by 'the rack of his eye'.
What we do know is that, with 30 years' experience in architecture and interior design, our master draughtsman produces accurate and considered drawings at impressive speed, which reduces costs for everyone.
Qualifications: OND and HND Building Studies.
Outside the office: Mick is usually found walking and generally socialising.
Mick's inspirational quote:
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative" - Oscar Wilde.
At 4 years old we're not sure whether we're allowed to officially call Juno a member of staff.
Her drawing ability leaves a lot to be desired and she's certainly not getting the minimum wage.
You're more likely to find her under one of the desks or ensuring that there are no left-overs at lunch time, than doing a fair day's work, but having Juno around makes the workplace that little bit happier.


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Deerfield led and participated in Audentes Therapeutics $42.5 million Series B financing. Audentes is a biotechnology company committed to the development and commercialization of gene therapy products for patients with serious rare diseases.
The Series B funding will allow Audentes to further its two key programs for X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy and Pompe Disease. It will also fund the addition of new programs to its product pipeline and expand its internal research capabilities.


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Editor's Note: Babble is a part of The Walt Disney Company. Also, Babble participates in affiliate commission programs, including with Amazon, which means that we receive a share of revenue from purchases you make from the links on this page.
For every young Disney lover, some Mickey room decor is a must. And this DIY Mickey Mouse Button Art is the perfect touch. Glue black, red, and yellow buttons onto burlap, then frame the masterpiece. It's guaranteed to bring your little one a bit of magic.
DIY Mickey Button Art
inspired by Repeat Crafter Me
- White or tan burlap (like this from Amazon)
- Picture frame (8 x 10 is the best size)
- Marker
- Scissors
- Mickey template, optional
- Small black, red, and yellow buttons (like these from Amazon)
- Hot glue gun and glue
- Tape
- Unfold the burlap and lay it flat on top of the picture frame.
- Mark the edges of the frame with a marker. Cut the burlap to create a rectangle.
- Use the template to trace Mickey's head onto the burlap, or freehand draw.
- Start gluing the black buttons onto the burlap, on the top portion of Mickey. (Be careful when gluing the small buttons, so you don't burn your fingers.)
- Glue the red buttons towards the bottom half of the outline. Add two yellow buttons, as his pant buttons. Let the glue cool and dry overnight.
- Take the glass out of the picture frame. Place the burlap on top of the back of the frame and tape it flat.
- Put the burlap in the frame.
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Remember this lovely altered notebook on this post?!
Today, Jenny is back with a fab altered diary which would make a perfect gift for Christmas.
I started off with this very plain and boring black diary which I bought for just £1
I made this diary for my teenage daughter who has a thing about all things "nerdy" and as soon as I saw this glasses paper I knew I wanted to use it for something for her. Having recently started work she needs a diary to write her shifts down in. I started off with sheet of kraft card which I cover the whole diary with. I then matted the glasses paper which comes from MME Cut Paste Flair pad onto a piece of black card. I have used some Basic Grey Candy Buttons in the corners to add a little bit of interest to them.
The glasses are from a necklace which I took apart I have used a set of numbers from an old set of Alpha's which I had tucked away. I stuck the glasses down with glossy accents and then filled the lenses with it to give them a more realistic appearance. I added a couple of flat backed gems to the corners for a little bit of sparkle.
Have you altered a notebook or diary (or some other office supply) recently? Leave a link in your comment so we can pop by and see it!
Jenny is a busy Mum with three children and regularly blogs her cards and crafts at Dragonllews Spot!


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Silver plated charm bracelet with enamel painted Union Jack heart bead, silver plated England bead, an English rose, a crown and two faceted crystal beads. Make a statement with this fabulous piece of Union Jack Jewellery. Also makes a great souvenir idea.
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Ariana, 16, is a student at Western Springs College, Auckland, where she is a Student Leader and Travelwise Leader. She is a member of the Western Springs Eco Warriors and has helped organise the Auckland Schools Green Jam. Ariana is a trained Marine Mammal Medic and is an Eco-journalist for the school newsletter.


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MIDDLETOWN —On Sunday, September 15 from 12-4pm, DeepCut Gardens and the Deep Cut Bonsai Society will present Bonsai Day. Experience this intricate and ancient art through demonstrations and displays, with experts on hand to answer your questions. Held annually on the lawn of the HorticulturalCenter at DeepCut Gardens, Middletown, Bonsai Day lets visitors get a glimpse as Bonsai Society members work on their trees. The following demonstrations and lectures will be available for free.
- 1pm - Demonstration on a Curly Leaf Boxwood
- 2:30pm - A guided walk through the bonsai tree display to view the various stages
- 3pm - Demonstration on a Shimpaku Juniper
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Texas tornado survivors start to return home
GRANBURY, Texas Residents of a North Texas town ravaged by a deadly tornado are starting to return to home for the first time since the midweek storm.
The process is slow because several hundred people showed up early Saturday to register at a Granbury church. The registration is required to return to the neighborhood.
Only residents of Rancho Brazos Estates and a few friends and relatives are being permitted into the area.
Granbury bore the brunt of an outbreak Wednesday night of 16 tornadoes that swept through North Texas. Six people were killed and dozens injured in the town about 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lonny Haschel says cars must pass through a three-lane checkpoint to enter the area.
CBS News correspondent Anna Werner reports from Granbury that a string of tornadoes came through North Texas Friday night about 100 miles northwest from Granbury. A stormchaser on the ground shot video of a tornado that touched down near Newcastle, Texas, but no one was hurt.
In Granbury, workers are trying to restore water service, raise electrical lines and clear debris piles filled with insulation, roof tiles, pieces of carpet, a shoe, a teddy bear, a woman's purse.
Jerry Shuttlesworth wasn't planning to return to the neighborhood Saturday. He doesn't know where his mobile home ended up, but he finally has his only treasured possession: his bull-terrier mix, Junior, who had been.
Shuttlesworth, 53, broke three bones in one of his feet and suffered a 2-inch gash in his forehead.
Friends helped spread the word about his dog through social media. On Friday, someone found Junior and took him to a shelter, where a worker called Shuttlesworth.
"You could call it a miracle," he said. "He's scratched up and a little traumatized, but he's eating. He's my baby. I don't care about anything else."
Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday toured Granbury.
Perry said the devastation is almost incomprehensible. Abbott urged residents to be cautious of those who might try to scam them as they rebuild.
The National Weather Service said Friday that the Granbury tornado was an EF-4, based on the Fujita tornado damage scale. Winds in an EF-4 tornado are between 166 and 200 mph. An EF-5 is the most severe.
Also Friday, the Hood County Sheriff's Office said the death toll is unlikely to change, as those who were reported missing were with relatives or friends and are safe.
Workers on Friday cleared debris in nearby Cleburne, where a tornado cut a mile-wide path through part of the city Wednesday and damaged about 600 homes. The weather service said it was an EF-3, which has winds between 136 and 165 mph. No deaths or severe injuries were reported.


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On September 26, 2009, we selected the murderer of a Census Taker for the "Dock of Shame" -
"A part-time Census Bureau field worker was found hanged in Kentucky 12 Sep 2009 with the word "fed" scrawled across his chest, according to a law enforcement source. Bill Sparkman, 51, was found at the Daniel Boone National Forest in rural southeast Kentucky."
Recently, his death has been reported as a suicide that was perpetrated as a murder to ensure that the insurance proceeds would be paid.
According to a news report by Ian Urbina for The New York Times (24 Nov 2009):
"The Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word 'fed' scrawled on his chest staged his death to look like a homicide so that his son could collect his life insurance, the authorities said Tuesday. 'We believe this was an intentional act,' said Trooper Don Trosper, a Kentucky State Police spokesman. 'We believe the aim was to take his own life.' "
It, now, appears that it is not a "murderer" of a Census Taker that is "river debris" that deserves to be in the TSGS Dock of Shame, but, rather, the Census Taker himself... Bill Sparkman.
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The programme
Diabetic hypoglycaemia is wholly preventable. Our hypoglycaemia prevention project will enable patients and clinicians to identify and address avoidable cases and enable enhanced quality of life.
Hypoglycaemia is a significant barrier and a well-documented complication in the successful management of diabetes (both Type 1 and Type 2). The trade-off between achieving early and sustained glycaemic control is a very real clinical challenge faced daily by patients, carers and their healthcare professional team and can be described as a resource intensive complication of diabetes with direct and indirect associated costs to the NHS.
Avoiding hypoglycaemia has the potential to reduce the NHS deficit by over £4m.
How are we helping?
Building on the development of our Hypoglycemia toolkit, we will support an implementation programme based on Quality Improvement methodologies that will put patients in control of their care, enabling them to work in partnership with their clinicians to avoid the fear and impact of hypoglycaemia.
This project is implementing a locally developed set of tools to support general practice and community pharmacy to foster greater self-care, health literacy and activation of patients with diabetes leading to:
- The prevention of severe hypoglycaemic episodes in diabetes.
- An increase in health literacy and/or activation of patients to "do something" about avoiding episodes of hypoglycaemia (of any severity). This will include: recognising hypoglycaemia and its causes; inclusion of the management of hypoglycaemia in personal self-care plan; taking the correct steps to manage hypoglycaemia if it occurs and the importance of maintaining good glycaemic control.
Expected Impact
Managing hypoglycaemia improves the quality of life of patients, encouraging adherence to medication, improving glycaemic control and reducing the health burden of deteriorating diabetes.
- The hypoglycaemia project will reduce demand on urgent care and hospital diabetes services, shifting capacity to planned care and primary care helping to reduce the NHS deficit
- The quality improvement and behaviour change methodologies in the project will embed capability and capacity in primary care to ensure the sustainability of general practice
Next Steps
Through this programme we will aim to:
- Successfully pilot an evidence-based, patient-centred toolkit for hypoglycaemia reduction
- Develop implementation methodology that can be used at pace and scale
- Support 500 patient self-assessments resulting in an increase in the number of structured patient consultations to discuss hypoglycaemia risk and support the agreement of patient goals to reduce future risk.


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Photoremodeling of Arterial Wall Reduces Restenosis After Balloon Angioplasty in an Atherosclerotic Rabbit Model
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- Received August 13, 1997
- Revision received December 17, 1997
- Accepted December 30, 1997
- Published online April 1, 1998.
Author Information
- Nicholas Kipshidze, MD,FACC, PhDA,* (Kipshidz{at}post.its.mew.edu),
- Harry Sahota, MDB,
- Richard Komorowski, MDA,
- Victor Nikolaychik, MD, PhDC and
- Michael H Keelan Jr., MD, FACCA
- ↵*Dr. Nicholas Kipshidze, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Froedtert East, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226.
Objectives. This study evaluated the long-term impact of endoluminal low power red laser light (LPRLL) on restenosis in an atherosclerotic rabbit model.
Background. Despite widespread application of balloon angioplasty for treatment of coronary artery disease, restenosis limits its clinical benefits. Restenosis is a complex process and may be partly attributed to the inability of the vascular endothelium to regenerate and cover the denuded area at the site of arterial injury. We previously demonstrated that LPRLL stimulates endothelial cell proliferation in vitro and contributes to rapid endothelial regeneration after balloon injury in nonatherosclerotic rabbits.
Methods. Rabbit abdominal aortas (n = 12) were treated in separate zones with balloon dilation and balloon dilation plus laser illumination. Endoluminal laser therapy was performed using a laser-balloon catheter delivering a single dose of 10 mW for 3 min from a helium-neon laser (632 nm). Angiography was performed before and after treatment and was repeated 8 weeks before harvesting the aortas.
Results. Quantitative angiographic analysis demonstrated no differences in the minimal lumen diameter (MLD) between the two zones before treatment; an increase in the MLD in both zones after balloon angioplasty and a significant versus slight reduction of the MLD in the balloon treatment versus balloon plus laser zones at 8 weeks. Histologic examination showed a very high level of myointimal hyperplasia in the balloon treatment zones but a minimal level in the LPRLL-treated zones. Morphometric analysis revealed a statistically significant difference in the lumen area, intimal area and intima/media ratio between the balloon versus balloon plus laser treatment sites.
Conclusions. Our experimental data indicate that endoluminal irradiation with LPRLL prevents restenosis after balloon angioplasty in an atherosclerotic rabbit model.
The introduction of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in late 1977 began a new era in the management of coronary artery disease, but the frequent occurrence of restenosis (30% to 50%) significantly limits the long-term clinical benefits [1, 2].
Endothelial cell disruption/dysfunction after coronary artery intervention may mediate restenosis, suggesting that rapid regeneration of endothelial cells might impede this process [3–6]. It has been postulated that the process of restenosis has histologic and pathophysiologic similarities to wound healing in other living tissues [7–9]. Numerous reports indicate that noncytotoxic doses of low power red laser light (LPRLL) stimulate in vitro cell proliferation and contribute to tissue repair [10–12]. We previously identified that LPRLL does enhance endothelial growth as well as attachment in vitro at a dose that has no effect on smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation [13]. In vivo studies in nonatherosclerotic rabbits treated with balloon angioplasty and endoluminal LPRLL confirmed the presence of accelerated endothelial regeneration [13, 14]. The objective of the present study was to determine the long-term impact of endoluminal LPRLL on restenosis in an atherosclerotic rabbit model.
1 Methods
1.1 Experimental Animals
Fifteen adult New Zealand White rabbits weighing 2.5 to 3.5 kg were used in this study. Experimental atherosclerosis was induced by a cholesterol diet and balloon injury as previously described [15]. After 2 weeks of atherogenic diet, the animals were anesthetized by a mixture of ketamine (10 mg/kg body weight) and xylazine (1 mg/kg) administered intravenously and then maintained with pentobarbital (12 mg/kg intravenously) when required. The femoral artery was exposed and ligated, and the abdominal aorta was deendothelialized by a 4F balloon embolectomy catheter passed via an arteriotomy retrograde into the abdominal aorta and withdrawn inflated three times. The animals recovered from anesthesia and were continued on the atherogenic diet for 4 weeks before balloon/laser treatment. Rabbits were fasted overnight before all surgical procedures.
On the day of the second procedure, the marginal ear vein was cannulated with a 22-gauge angiocatheter and flushed with heparin to ensure patency. Anesthesia was then induced with a mixture of ketamine (10 mg/kg) and xylazine (1 mg/kg) administered as a bolus injection via the marginal ear vein, and then maintained with pentobarbital (12 mg/kg) given intravenously as a bolus injection to achieve effect when required. The abdomen and groin were shaved and the skin cleaned for the operation using betadine. The abdomen was opened and the abdominal aorta carefully exposed from the iliac bifurcation to an area adjacent to the renal arteries. Two treatment zones 2 mm in length averaging 2.7 to 3.5 mm in diameter were identified by placing a fine prolene stitch in the adventitia. In addition, the distance from each stitch to the iliac bifurcation was measured and recorded.
Animals used in this study received humane care in compliance with the "Principles of Laboratory Animal Care" formulated by the National Society for Medical Research and the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals" prepared by the National Academy of Sciences and published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH publication No. 85-23, revised 1985).
1.2 Experimental Protocol
Two treatment zones of 2.0 cm in length, each within the abdominal aorta, were identified with prolene stitches as described previously. All catheters were advanced using a 4F or 5F pediatric introducer sheath through a small incision in the femoral artery. The introducer catheter was continuously flushed (1 to 2 ml/min) with lactated Ringer's solution. Immediately before introducing the catheters, heparin (1,000 IU) was administered through the introducer catheter as a bolus injection. Each zone was subjected to one of the following treatments: 1) Balloon dilation alone, in a selected aortic segment with 1.1:1 balloon/vessel ratio using three cycles of inflation to 8 atm pressure for 30 s, followed by one cycle of inflation to 2 atm for 180 s using a laser-balloon catheter. 2) Balloon dilation plus laser illumination. Three cycles of inflation to 8 atm for 30 s each, followed by laser illumination. Endoluminal LPRLL therapy was performed using a laser-balloon catheter with a 200 μm fiberoptic with a diffuse tip at the end to provide a uniform distribution of light in the radial and axial directions of the balloon (Fig. 1). In all animals a single dose of 10 mW was given for 180 s generated from a helium-neon laser (wavelength 632 nm). During illumination the balloon was inflated with a mixture of nonionic contrast and saline to 2 atm.
The anatomic order of each treatment site was systematically rotated to avoid any inherent bias. Angiography was performed in all animals immediately before and after balloon-laser treatment and was then repeated 8 weeks before harvesting the aortas for tissue processing. After treatment, the catheter was removed and the site of the catheter introduction repaired with one stitch using a prolene suture. The skin was closed and the animals allowed to recover. Antibiotics were given as necessary. Twelve animals recovered from the second procedure and were kept on atherogenic diet for an additional 8 weeks.
1.3 Tissue Processing
The animals were then reanesthetized and heparinized, the abdomen opened, and the abdominal aorta exposed to identify the marking tags.
The animals were euthanized to ensure blood was not delivered to the abdominal aorta. The aorta was then cannulated proximal to the treatment zones. The iliac arteries were severed and all side branches of the abdominal aorta ligated. The entire vessel was then flushed in vivo with ≅100 ml phosphate-buffered saline to remove blood from the lumen of the vessel. This was followed with ≅100 ml of 10% buffered formalin. The aorta was then fixed at hydrostatic pressure (80 mm Hg) for 30 min using 10% buffered formalin. Following fixation, the artery was dissected to reveal the two treatment zones. This procedure was designed 1) to minimize the generation of artifacts and to preserve the normal diameter and length of the vessel, and 2) to avoid a potentially bloody dissection during harvest by enabling the fixed vessel to be dissected out from a dead animal.
1.4 Tissue Staining
Each vessel was serially sectioned in 2-mm increments to produce a minimum of nine 4-μm cross-sections. Following embedding in paraffin and dehydration, the sections were stained for light microscopic analysis with the following agents: 1) hematoxylin and eosin, 2) Movatt's elastic tissue pentachrome, 3) smooth muscle cell actin, and 4) proliferating cell nuclear antigen.
1.5 Analysis of Data
The areas of lumen, intimal hyperplasia and media were determined using a Tamaya Digital Planimeter (Lietz, Overland Park, KS) in all zones at 8 weeks after treatment. From this data the ratio of the total intimal area to the total medial area was derived.
In addition, the two treatment zones were analyzed histologically in a blinded fashion by two cardiac pathologists.
The angiographic data were analyzed for changes in luminal diameter for all treatment zones immediately before and after laser/balloon treatment and 8 weeks later before harvest of the vessels. Quantitative analysis of angiograms was performed on all vessels. Two observers, in blinded manner, recorded the diameter of each treatment zone by tracing the original image of the video recordings onto clear transparent sheets. This method is reproducible within 0.2 mm in our laboratory. For all treatment sites the minimal lumen diameter (MLD), the percent of stenosis in comparison with an inflated balloon as an internal standard was determined. From these data acute gain and late loss were derived.
1.6 Statistical Analysis
Data (mean value ± SD) were analyzed for overall differences between treatment groups by Student ttest, incorporating the Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Comparison of the mean values with a p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Correlation analysis was then performed between all measured variables using Pearson product moment analysis as well as Spearman rank order correlation analysis.
2 Results
2.1 Quantitative Angiographic Analysis
Quantitative angiographic analysis in 12 animals demonstrated that there were no differences in MLD between the balloon zone (1.82 ± 0.09 mm) and balloon plus laser zone (1.85 ± 0.10 mm) before treatment (Table 1). Balloon angioplasty resulted in an increase in MLD in both balloon alone and balloon plus laser treatment sites to 2.53 ± 0.43 mm and 2.46 ± 0.46 mm, respectively. An acute gain in lumen diameter (defined as the difference in predilation and postdilation MLD) was present in both the balloon group (0.71 ± 0.06 mm) and the balloon plus laser group (0.61 ± 0.24 mm).
Angiography was then repeated at 60 days immediately before vessel harvest and revealed a significant reduction of MLD at the balloon treatment sites (1.62 ± 0.16 mm). By contrast, the MLD of sites subjected to endoluminal laser therapy after balloon dilation was only slightly reduced (2.32 ± 0.06 mm) (Fig. 2).
Late loss (defined as the difference between MLD at the time of harvest and after dilation) ranged from 0.91 ± 0.05 mm in the balloon group to 0.14 ± 0.04 mm in the balloon plus laser group (p < 0.05 balloon vs. balloon plus laser). In the balloon group there was a significant correlation between acute gain and late loss (r = 0.47, p < 0.05); in the laser-treated arteries there was no correlation between acute gain and late loss (r = 0.04, p > 0.05).
2.2 Pathologic Analysis
The angiographic findings also were reflected in the pathologic analysis based on histologic and morphometric criteria. Histologic examination of the extent of medial necrosis did not show any differences between treatment sites. There was a significant difference, however, in the level of myointimal hyperplasia. In the specimens obtained from balloon treatment locations we observed a very high level of myointimal hyperplasia. Interestingly, hyperplasia was concentric with a large number of SMCs. By contrast, the specimens subjected to endoluminal irradiation with LPRLL demonstrated minimal, eccentrically situated zones of myointimal hyperplasia (Fig. 3).
Morphometric analysis demonstrated that intimal area was five times greater in the areas subjected to balloon treatment alone (25.3 ± 1.9 mm2) than in the balloon plus laser treatment sites (4.2 ± 0.7 mm2) (Table 2). Also there was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in the luminal area, intimal area and intima/media ratio between the two treatment sites.
3 Discussion
We demonstrated both angiographically and histologically that endoluminal laser irradiation of postangioplasty zones is capable of reducing the degree of myointimal hyperplasia at 60 days following balloon dilation in an atherosclerotic rabbit model.
The effect of LPRLL was previously studied in vivo using the balloon injury model in normal rabbit iliac arteries [13]. Quantitative analysis identified significant enhancement of re-endothelialization following intravascular LPRLL irradiation. Ultrastructural analysis of vascular segments using scanning electron microscopy confirmed these results. Endothelialization originated from the proximal and distal ends of the injured segments in control arteries. By contrast, re-endothelialization was homogenous throughout the vessel in the laser-treated arteries. Moreover, there was less platelet adhesion and less macrophage deposition in the laser-treated vessels.
The mechanisms by which laser light enhances endothelial repair were further evaluated in vitro by studying the adhesive properties of endothelial cells and their rate of regeneration [16]. We show that stimulation or inhibition (or both) of cell proliferation in vitro can each be obtained with LPRLL by varying the energy level. These data correlate with other reports. It is recognized that LPRLL is capable of influencing cellular behavior (cell growth, differentiation, motility, migration and phagocytosis) in the absence of significant thermal effect [10, 16–21]. In our experiments endothelial cells were more sensitive to photobiomodulation with LPRLL then were SMCs. SMCs were more resistant to LPRLL, however, although a higher dose of LPRLL was cytotoxic for both endothelial cells and SMCs. We also observed that low doses of light significantly increased the attachment efficacy of endothelial cells. Similar results were reported by Karu et al. [11]. They demonstrated that LPRLL stimulates adhesion of He-La cells in vitro and speculated that visible light alters the intensity of ion fluxes through the cell membrane, which may enhance cell sedimentation and adhesion. Functional behavior of tumor cells, however, is not as dependent on attachment and adhesion, whereas endothelial cells require attachment before proliferation [22].
Integrins are major receptors that mediate adhesive interactions in living tissue. They are intimately involved in the regulation of many cellular functions, including programmed cellular death, hemostasis-thrombosis, leukocyte activation and the response of cells to mechanical injury [23]. Integrins can trigger several signal transduction pathways and regulate changes in gene expression critical for proliferative response and affinity of membrane to growth factors. Experimental balloon angioplasty rarely results in complete denudation of endothelium. Based on in vitro (enhancement of cell adhesion) and in vivo (homogenous endothelialization of entire segment) findings, we believe that intravascular laser therapy may trigger integrin-dependent pathways of preserved endothelium that signal increased DNA synthesis. This results in endothelial cell proliferation. We investigated this hypothesis by determining the rate of (H3) thymidine uptake in confluent endothelial cell cultures (unpublished data). Low doses of red light increased DNA synthesis by 45.5% ± 6.8%. At higher doses, DNA synthesis diminished, consistent with a cytotoxic effect of higher dose therapy.
In summary,we found that endoluminal LPRLL after balloon angioplasty stimulates endothelial regeneration, thereby enhancing vascular healing before a hemodynamically important reduction in arterial lumen area can take place. This results in a decreased rate of restenosis.
Although the mechanisms by which this might occur have not yet been established, stimulation of endothelial repair with LPRLL may be mediated by integrin-dependent pathways that in turn prevent migration of SMCs into media as well as reduction of platelet activation and vascular reactivity [24–26].
3.1 Study Limitations
Our data support the idea of beneficial effects of endoluminal LPRLL on restenosis; however, certain limitations of the present study must be acknowledged. First, is the small animal model, with the principal disadvantages of the atherosclerotic rabbit model, including the morphologic differences from human lesions; second, and perhaps more importantly, is that the biologic mechanism of action of LPRLL on the vascular wall needs further exploration. Furthermore, additional studies are required to access function and biologic activity of regenerated endothelium.
3.2 Conclusions
Our experimental data indicate that endoluminal irradiation with LPRLL prevents restenosis after balloon angioplasty in an atherosclerotic rabbit model. Endoluminal LPRLL therapy may have a significant role in interventional cardiology, not only to prevent restenosis after coronary interventions but also to stabilize vascular endothelium so that progression or redevelopment of the disease is inhibited. Randomized studies are required to establish this as an effective clinical tool in humans.
We are grateful to John R. Petersen, MD for review of the manuscript.
↵1 This study was supported in part by a research grant from Global Therapeutics, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado and USCI—Division of Bard, Billerica, Massachusetts.
- Abbreviations
- low power red laser light
- minimal lumen diameter
- percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
- smooth muscle cell
- Received August 13, 1997.
- Revision received December 17, 1997.
- Accepted December 30, 1997.
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3: Charity is longsuffering and kind.
5: Charity envies not. It is not puffed up.
7: Charity seeks not her own.
9: Charity is not easily provoked.
11: Charity thinks no evil and does not rejoice in iniquity.
13: Charity rejoices in the truth.
15: Charity bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
17: Charity never fails.
19: Charity is the greatest of all treasures.
21: All things pass away. But charity is the pure love of Christ. It endures forever; and whoever possesses it will be forever blessed.
23: Faith, hope and charity bring us to the Lord, who is the fountain of all righteousness.
25: The Lord is filled with charity, which is everlasting love.
27: Except men have charity they cannot inherit a place in the mansions of the Father.
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I found Geoff Pullum's analysis of Dan Brown's writing style interesting - and amusing. Check it out here. He links to several of his previous pannings of Brown, the funniest of which was this gem. (Raises eyebrows.)
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Anyone with an interest in film, or Hammer horror in particular, can go visit Albion magazine to read my feature-length article The Horror of It All: The Dynamics of Class and Power in the Hammer Gothics.
And don't forget to keep visiting my new blog, RIP: A Blog for Dead Stars. I'm updating it about once a week now with obits of the rich, famous, struggling and not-so-famous, mainly from film and the arts. There'll be an update later today, with several interesting characters to add to the roll of the dear departed.
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I'm pretty busy these days, and I'm totally lacking in inspiration. I've always said that thinking time is a luxury, and I just haven't had the time (perhaps the inclination) to sit down and think deeply on the religious issues I used to blog about.
Part of the problem is that this blog has lost its focus. When I started it almost two years ago, the focus was spiritual abuse and fundamentalism. I said a lot about those issues, and I got out of my system a lot of the things I hadn't yet expressed about my journey out of fundamentalism. Now the blog doesn't have that focus and, more to the point, doesn't seem to have any focus. That makes it difficult to attract and hold readers, and ultimately difficult to motivate myself into writing regularly
And yet I really miss blogging. So I've decided to create a blog with a very clear focus, something that will require a little bit of research each day, and that will entertain myself and my readers. I have created RIP: A Blog for Dead Stars. It will be a round-up of obits and news stories about people - mainly in film and the arts - who've died.
Lest you think I just have a morbid obsession with death, it is not death itself that fascinates me, but the personalities themselves who are moving out of this world every day. RIP is about their lives, not the grisly details of their deaths.
I think it will be a fun project for me to undertake (oops, bad choice of words), and has the potential to get a regular audience, which I've missed as Grace Pages has faded slowly away. The Grace Pages remains, although I still struggle to find a focus for it. For now it will contain assorted ramblings for anyone who happens to be listening in. And if anyone has any thoughts on direction - let's hear them!
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I'll be writing a feature article for a British Christian magazine about homosexual (but not pro-gay) and 'ex-gay' ministries in the UK. I'd love to talk to anyone who has had any experience of this kind of thing in the UK, whether positive or negative. I'm trying to get a broad overview of conservative ministries to gays in the UK, especially in comparison to ex-gay ministries in the US.
If you can help, or know of anyone who can help, drop a comment underneath or email me.
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There's a certain stereotype of the gay man that is almost superfluous to describe: effeminate, outrageously camp, with a particular taste in fashion and music, and an obsession with sex; probably promiscuous, too. It is a stereotype reinforced by both gay and straight people. It is an image of the gay man representative of one particular subculture, perhaps, but a subculture that is in fact just one aspect of the gay "community".
I was amused by the irony when a straight friend the other week explained his reasons for thinking that "all" gay men were of a certain type. His first piece of evidence was that all the gay men he'd met were the same; but where had he met these men? On a night out in a gay club with his gay brother. Most gay men I know rarely do "the scene", and many are put off by it. The second piece of evidence was the image put forth by well-known gay celebrities such as Graham Norton and Julian Clary (both camp as t*ts). I pointed out that in fact there were hundreds more gay celebrities that have little in common with Norton and Clary; the irony is that they were ruled out of his equation simply because their gayness was so incidental to their public image, and manifest in such a non-stereotypical way, that they had slipped under his radar. Or should that be gaydar?
The media often does little to help the situation. Programmes like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy further entrench the stereotype. The gay media, too, at least in the UK, is dominated by a particular type of "queer". I enjoy my monthly read of Gay Times,
but find it bizarre that a serious, well-written feature about politics
or the arts can be followed by a full-page ad for hardcore porn videos.
Reading another gay magazine, Attitude, I found no less than
three articles in a row, all opening with a cliche along the lines of
"We gay men love to..." followed by some fashion supposedly followed by
all gay men, ranging from being "obsessive" to having a fetish for men in uniform.
I am full of praise for The Advocate, a US magazine which apparently doesn't suffer from the same blinkered view of gay life as its UK counterparts. And I have discovered pockets of people trying to do something to balance things out: The Independent Gay Forum discusses gay issues from a broadly conservative perspective; and Out Everywhere is a thriving online and offline community making a conscious attempt to challenge the ghettoization of gays into a monolithic subculture.
I hope to add my own voice soon with In Perspective, a quarterly online periodical of gay perspectives on just about anything. Look out for the launch later this year.
Friday, 12 August 2005 in Gay issues, Writing & Language | Permalink
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Some urban myths are merely funny, like the one about the guy who developed his holiday photos and found a picture of his toothbrush up the butt of some burglar or prankster. Others are plainly irresponsible, warning of fictitious bomb threats or contaminated products.
Another category of myths informs a person's outlook on a whole group of people, often a minority. 'All the Jews stayed home from work on 9/11' is one such legend. It was this past weekend that I realized just how powerful urban myths are in determining a worldview, and how fundamental urban myths can be to shaping a person's prejudices. A friend of mine made a passing comment about how "the Americans" are always suing for crazy reasons. I asked what he meant by that; in other words, I asked for evidence. His evidence was a story that was "in the news" a few weeks ago.
"There was a woman in the USA who sued the company who made her microwave. She won, like, thousands of dollars or something, because her dog died when she microwaved it -- and there was no label on the product warning her not to microwave her dog."
It was a classic urban legend. To believe it actually happened is about on the same level as actually trying to microwave a dog in the first place. Yet this was an intelligent, educated man, a teacher. I immediately challenged the story, and he informed me that a trusted colleague had told him the story.
This bizarre legend had become yet another pillar in his view of Americans as a certain type. I wondered how many of the other disturbing opinions he had expressed during that weekend -- that ethnic communities contribute very little to Britain, for example -- were based on the same principle, a network of urban myths, each of which functioned as verification for the others. It wouldn't be the first time an otherwise intelligent person swallowed hook, line and sinker a blatant urban legend that happened to confirm a prejudice.
We would all do well to familiarize ourselves with the Urban Myth. Some are simply amusing -- at least if you haven't had the same story in your inbox a hundred times -- in reality they can be the insidious tools of prejudice and intolerance.
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I thought I'd do the (Liverpool) Daily Post a favour earlier this week by phoning them to let them know of an error I spotted online. Surely that's what good citizens do all the time? Well, maybe not. I was very polite and not at all condescending, but the chap on the other end of the phone evidently didn't take me very seriously, and responded without much more than a grunt.
So I thought I'd drop the newsdesk an email, just to say that I didn't get much of a response on the phone, but I wanted to let them know about the mistake, purely as a member of the public being helpful to a local paper. However, I didn't bank on the editor being in a rather touchy mood that day. He denied it was an error (and fair enough, I could have been mistaken myself) and promptly turned it into a peeing contest by pointing out a minor slip I had made in my email, which "I'm sure you will appreciate was also factually wrong".
The response was classic passive-aggressive. And very defensive. Both responses were also very unprofessional. Are all editors like this? Eegad.
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I'm looking forward to Radio Four's Word 4 Word tonight. Tonight's programme will be the first of six examining dialects across Britain. I'm hopeful it will be founded on good linguistics rather than the shenannigans of the 'proper English' school. You can listen to it live online at 9:30pm. Unfortunately, I think it's only accessible in the UK.
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Ok...pc crashed and needed to reinstall some apps...started with ObjectDock..."serial# wrong!?" I haven't even tried others so I don't get frustrated. So anyone know what the problem is? These are all paid for apps with serial#'s downloaded from Stardock and "should" be valid! Is this going to continue into the future?
Ya then it's dying at the servers.
I have ObjectDock 1.90 on my account and I tried to DL and install. Just to see what it would do here.
Windows 10/Defender blocks it from being run at all. Invalid Security Certificate.
I also DL and installed ObjectDock 2.2 which does run and install. I don't like it because it always puts blank/empty spots on the Dock for running APPs. Leaves them there after they close. It's broken.
Do you have Winstep Ultimate Web? Would you like it?
Yeah, that's one of the things I don't like about 2.2....just the overall way it's options are setup...I can get things done and adjusted easier and faster with 1.90.
And yes I have Winstep as well....works great!
Can we please stop beating around the bush. It says "activate.exe failed to reach your server" then goes on "do I wish to activate via email?" YES....PLEASE...ACTIVATE! Can we do this or not? I really hate the newer version and would love to get my 1.90 version activated! Thanks!
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I checked my Object Desktop backup folder and I have 2 different versions of 2.20. When I hover over the .exe files 1 says file version: 184.108.40.206 and the other says file version: 22.214.171.124. Is there a difference?
I just tried 1.90 Windows won't let me install is either.
Just a guess, but what if you save the activate.exe from 2.20 and change it out for the 1.90 version and see if that would activate OD. Or am I just out of my mind.
Eheh. Does he have Winstep? Steve/WebGizmos is 'only' THE most prolific Winstep themes creator EVER.
Eheh. Does he have Winstep? Steve/WebGizmos is 'only' THE most prolific Winstep themes creator EVER.
I tested an old product (Fences Pro - same guts as your old OD) activation here and it worked fine. I also checked our activation logs for those products and, while rare-ish (their frequency in the log), they are activating.
The stoppage has to be local (your PC). I would just try shutting down any and all firewalls, AV products, including Windows defender.
While it might be more than you want to do, you can use Fiddler to perhaps see where its failing:
This is a fresh install of Windows 7...and had no problem install and activating OD2...and I turned off the firewall and Microsoft Security Essentials...no other AntiVirus or firewalls and still would not activate.
So what is this other option of activating via email? I
I might give this fiddler thing a try but I didn't really want to install anything else. I'm trying to get all my basic stuff reinstalled so I can then back it all up so everything is fresh. So let me know what the deal is with this email activation so I can get on with it.
Long since retired I am afraid.
OK...installed this Fiddler app...not very familiar with it but I'm guessing that while it's running it follows what's going on with my computer. Yes - No?
I tried again to install ODPlus and in Fiddler and this came up..."http://sdcentral.stardock.com/activate/connect.html" so I'm again guessing that SDCentral could be the culprit since It's not installed? Would...or should...that make a difference?
Ok...here's a copy of what this Fiddler app created....maybe since you suggested it's use you can make heads or tails out of this.
I just installed the ODPlus 2.20 version you sent and I didn't even have to activate it or insert a key. Why can't this be done with my 1.90 version?
Because, no doubt when you activated 2.2 on 8/21/2018 4:45:56 AM, the activation file was still in:
Ok, we think we found what could be an issue, WebGizmos. You should not have seen it every time, but possible to see often enough.
In any case, please try again and let me know.
----------------Sean DrohanStardock Customer Service Manager
Ok...tried again and still wouldn't activate...got this instead...
"Application start: 2018-8-29 17.30.4
Downloading test internet data...
Download: success
Test internet data - failed
Please check the serial number that you have entered and ensure that it is associated with the email you used. Try to activate the product again. If you are using Stardock Central you can right-click on the product and attempt to activate without reinstalling. Please include this log file when contacting email@example.com."
And got his in Fiddler....
Tweaked something - try again WebGizmos
Same thing...won't activate. This really sucks.
Sorry to hear you still facing the problem WebGizmos, wish I can help. Anyway, I have to let you know that Stardock will be on Holiday Weekend and will only be back on Tuesday. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Thank you,
Stardock Community Assistant
Need more than that, Web.... I need to know if you get the same error
or something new
Need more than that, Web.... I need to know if you get the same errorQuoting WebGizmos,
Like I said..."same thing" aka "same error"...it doesn't activate...I get the same errors I've been getting...nothing new.
So what's the deal? Am I ever going to get to use my ObjectDock again? I think this is dragging on long enough now.
Easy, Web.......... I am doing what I can to get a decade old legacy app working for you. Finding dev time, and justifying it, is not as easy as you may believe.
I PM'd you a new key, Web - make sure you use it and only have version 1.9 installed - you can use the purge to get rid of all and start fresh:
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