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Coping with insulin
Although many people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will be prescribed tablets (e.g. metformin) eventually many people will be transferred to insulin. Insulin cannot cure diabetes - there is still no cure for diabetes - but it can slow the progress of the disease and make it easier for some people to control their blood glucose. Those who had changed to insulin from tablets said that they felt much better because insulin kept their blood glucose more stable.
- Age at interview:
- 45
- Sex:
- Female
- Age at diagnosis:
- 33
- Background:
- Tina is a development funding assistant who lives with her long-term partner and has 4 adult children. Ethnic background/Nationality: White British.
Well I had various tablets which were diabetic tablets, and I can't remember the names of them, but they didn't particularly seem to work anyway. I didn't, I never really got fantastic control over my diabetes.
I mean, obviously you know, what you eat affects it a lot, and I wasn't so aware at the beginning about the hidden sugars in food. So I was aware that I shouldn't have sugar in tea, and I shouldn't have treacle sponge pudding or whatever, but I wasn't so aware of the hidden sugars in food and, which, you know, I am a little bit more now. And so I think' That I, you know, I mean that was quite a long time I sort of struggled trying to get control. And sometimes, you know, some days were better than others really, but basically I would say that my sugar levels were always more than they should have been, for quite a lot of years.
Now looking back on it all, what do you think you could have done differently?
I think I should have gone on insulin earlier because as soon as I went on insulin, that my sugar levels sort of came down. And I mean even on insulin, you can still can have high sugar levels, because it does depend on what you eat and it depends on, you know, how regularly you are at making sure you do your injections and all the rest of it. So you still can have high sugar levels but not as high as they used to be on just tablets. So I think I should have gone on insulin, really. But I didn't push it and' You know, that was it.
So when did you go on insulin?
I went on insulin as soon as I had as soon as I came out of hospital after I'd had the MRSA, I went on insulin. I was put on insulin probably about within two or three weeks of me coming out of hospital. And that was obviously to get stricter control on my sugar levels, which did work more or less straightaway and I was on a combination insulin. I think it was called Nova 30, for probably about a year, 14 months maybe, and that was working okay, but then I still needed better control. And after speaking to my diabetic nurse, she said that there was an insulin which, meant that you had to inject more each day, but would give better control, and so I've just gone, well I've been on that around about, probably about a year I think I've been on that.
And that's called?
It's the night-time insulin called Levemir, [insulin detemir] and the day time one' I'm not sure.
It was quite a lot, quite a juggling act when I first went on it. More so that the one I originally went on because that was two injections a day, and although my sugar levels were higher they seemed quite stable. They didn't fluctuate that much, but on this insulin you have better control using it, but you have to be much more much more accurate with your blood sugar readings. You have to be much more aware of taking them yeah.
- Age at interview:
- 54
- Sex:
- Female
- Age at diagnosis:
- 31
- Background:
- Shahnaz is a widow and mother of five children aged 21, 23, 25, 27 and 28. Ethnic background/Nationality: Pakistani muslim.
Yes, I go to Pakistan. They also have a good system in place for dialysis, in Pakistan too. So, I get my dialysis done there too.
And so, a bit about, if you could talk a bit about your diabetes management in Pakistan in some detail'?
Well, when you go there then obviously among your own people there is lots of eating that goes on. So over there, basically, what I have to do for my diabetes is that I have increase my dose of insulin. Because people just insist, 'Oh please, eat this, eat that'. So even though I am careful about my diet, but I do increase my insulin dose by one or two, so that my sugar stays in control.
So this dose that you increase, is that on somebody's advice or?
Oh yes of course, I have checked with the doctors, my doctors here have said that when you look, check at night to find that your sugar is raised then take your insulin, take three or four doses. And if you find that with food as well, that you are eating the kind of food that carries the risk of raising your sugar, then also you can put two to three units [of insulin].
So the advice that the doctors give you, do you find it easy to'?
...follow it? Definitely. I find it very easy.
Most people we interviewed who were on insulin had had diabetes for five or more years and most of them had started with oral medication such as metformin (see 'Controlling diabetes with metformin and other medications'). Only a few people had been prescribed insulin directly after being diagnosed. The kind of insulin and also the dosage varied from person to person, according to their blood glucose level and their state of health; few people could recall the name of the insulin they were taking.
There are seven main types of insulin:
- Rapid-acting analogues - injected just before, with or after food and only last long enough for the meal at which they are taken.
- Long-acting analogues - injected once a day to provide background insulin.
- Very long-acting analogues – provides background insulin for 42 hours (3 days) and are normally used for people unable to inject themselves and are given by a healthcare professional.
- Short –acting insulins- injected 15-30 minutes before a meal to cover the rise in blood glucose after eating. They work for 2-6 hours but can last up to eight hours.
- Medium - and long- acting insulins – are taken twice a day to provide background insulin or in combination with short-acting insulins or rapid- acting analogues.
- Mixed insulin – a combination of medium- and short-acting insulin.
- Mixed analogue – a combination of medium-acting insulin and rapid- acting analogue.
Originally all insulins came from animal sources and were known as porcine (pork) or bovine (beef). Many of these remain available and are very inexpensive. Then it became possible to synthetically manufacture insulins that were exactly the same as the insulin we normally produce in our own pancreas: human insulins. More recently insulin manufacturers have produced insulins closely similar to the human type but slightly modified to have certain alleged benefits: the so-called "analogue" insulins and these are designed to work at different speeds and said to have a more predictable absorption rate than human or animal insulins. Most people tend to use human insulin or insulin analogues when first diagnosed but a small number of people still use animal insulins as they find it works better for them as they found they lost their hypo warning symptoms when using human or analogue insulins.
- Age at interview:
- 68
- Sex:
- Male
- Age at diagnosis:
- 46
- Background:
- Philip is a retired company director who is married with no children. Ethnic background/Nationality: White British.
So if we talk a bit more about your treatment and management at the moment.
At the moment. Currently my sugar levels have been reasonably erratic, and they've gone from anything between 6 to 23, and that has caused the diabetic nurse at my practice to investigate different regimes. And at the moment we've gone from a Mixtard 20, and we changed that recently mainly because it was just about to be discontinued in manufacture. So we had to have another insulin to take. And so they recommended that I took NovoMix 30, which is long-lasting but not as long-lasting as the Mixtard 20. And I take 22 units in the mornings and take 20 units in the evenings.
I keep a record of my sugar levels on my computer, and I do a reading in the morning before breakfast and before having insulin. I have a reading at lunchtime; I have a reading before dinner when I have my second injection, and I have a reading when I go to bed. The reading when I go to bed is quite high, because I usually have a hot chocolate before I go to bed - along with the gin but I have the gin before the chocolate - and it's usually quite high in the mornings. But it's usually back down to 8 or even 6 in the mornings.
- Age at interview:
- 61
- Sex:
- Male
- Age at diagnosis:
- 50
- Background:
- Gareth is a retired paramedic and is married with 2 grown up children.
I take 42 units [of insulin] in the morning, and 44 at night, which is quite high. Its' That's the one that suits me at this moment. It keeps my sugars level.
Has it changed over the years?
Oh yes. When I first started on insulin I was on something like about 10/10, just to find out, it's like everything you titrate isn't it? People might not know what titrate is - you find the level of the medication that you need to keep your diabetes in control. So I started going up and then of course my sugar was rising slightly, so I increased it with telling people what I'm doing and also with the consultation with a nurse or a doctor. And I'm on this level now.
I was finding that if I was taking more units in the morning, I found that my levels the following morning would risen, so this is why I take a high dosage in the evening - two more in the evening to counteract that - so I take 44 in the evening just before my evening meal - because that is normally your biggest meal. And then, in the morning, I just take say 42, and then I'm right for the day.
The people have to take insulin or tablets at various times in the day, more than twice, so if you were logging it, [write] it down [on the] log when you're taking your tablets and what time you're taking them, and also whenever you take your reading, what time you take your readings. So if you have to go to the doctor, he can see the peaks and troughs of whatever you've got. Its important that you record when you are newly-diagnosed and I'm not saying that you shouldn't do it after, but it's more imperative that you take it when you are newly-diagnosed, so that they can see how you're reacting with your treatment.
Some experienced insulin users had developed routines that worked for them and preferred to stick to their own tried and tested methods of coping. Others valued deciding for themselves whether to raise the insulin dosage depending on what they were planning to do or eat. The 'Dosage Adjustment For Normal Eating' or DAFNE routine was thought by several people we interviewed to be a good way for very active people to manage their insulin although this system is normally for Type 1 diabetics only. This is because those with Type 2 diabetes do produce some insulin which makes carbohydrate/insulin ratios fluctuate.
- Age at interview:
- 81
- Sex:
- Male
- Age at diagnosis:
- 72
- Background:
- Philip is a retired senior sales engineer and is married with two adult children. Ethnic background/Nationality: White English.
I stick to a fairly standard regime where I have my breakfast, my lunch, my evening meal and a little snack at night before I go to bed. And my, the way I use my insulin that suits me perfectly, I go up and down a bit. But other people who are leading active lives and they want to keep their life as normal as possible, do things when they want to do them, rather than when their regime tells them they've got to do it. I think it is a much better, DAFNE, Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating. And I think it is a much better system for people with active lives.
So is your insulin, I mean the level that you take is that sort of fixed, you don't change it that much?
I don't change it that much at all. I have 26 of a morning, 18 of an evening before my evening meal and that seems to suit my lifestyle. If I am more active, if I'm going to be active, I tend to may take a little Mars Bar or something, have a chew at that. And that will raise my blood sugars to counteract the effect of the exercise that I am doing. So once again it's coming back to this self-management. To be able to look ahead and say [to yourself] 'Well' I'm going to be doing that, I'm doing this, I'll have that before I do it, and that'll balance me out while I'm doing it'.
These are suggestions that people have made you know over the years, and it suits me.
And I think everybody is an individual as far as that goes. And each person has got to adjust their regime to themselves, not to what other people are doing. They've got to adjust it for themselves I think. Trying to tell people, 'Well you should do this and you should do that, and you should do that, like I do' - that's wrong. I think there's only one person who should tell you what to do and that is the doctor, or the clinic staff.
I think you should recognise your symptoms, be able to recognise when you are going low - particularly when you are going low - look at what you are doing if you are driving and things like that; what precautions should you take if you are driving any distance. I think all these things come under your self-management. You've got to plot it ahead. You've got to look ahead at what you are going to do, how you are going to do it. You've got to be able to analyse I think your feelings to a certain degree, what's happening to you. And carry on with your normal life.
There are several other education courses that are recommend for people with Type 2 diabetes:
- Diabetes Education for Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (DESMOND) for people with Type 2 diabetes
- The X-PERT Diabetes Programme for people with Type 2 diabetes and the X-PERT Insulin Programme for people with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
Several people said that being 'insulin-dependent' had given them an illness identity which made them feel they were defined by their diabetes. Others who were not on insulin felt that it marked a point of no return, and that they intended to resist it for as long as possible. Others not yet on insulin were simply worried by the thought of it.
- Age at interview:
- 34
- Sex:
- Male
- Age at diagnosis:
- 28
- Background:
- Darren is a baptist minister in training, married with 3 young children. Ethnic background/Nationality: White British.
Insulin-dependence is quite interesting. You've got to make sure you're going to eat within 15 minutes of taking the injection so, my experience has been if you eat out or anything like that, you've got to wait for your meal to come because, I've been in those restaurants where you order your food and then you end up waiting, so you can't inject, order your food and then, you know, 'Oh I'm sorry, what did you order? Oh it's half an hour'. Great. I'm the guy shivering under the table.
So there's this whole thing of you know, you bring your support equipment out with you and so now I've got this rucksack with extra pockets in it that we bought, that has everything in it, and I mean I always carry a bag with me because I have so many things to carry around with me for the job, but, I don't know... I think there is a symbolism of being read, [laughs] upon reflection. So yeah I feel like that's me now, it's on my driving licence, I'm going to have to wear it on my wrist. I'm going to, you know, I'm going to have to declare it wherever I go and whatever I do. And almost when you weren't insulin-dependent it was less of a thing but now, because you are, there is an issue.
People also talked about the practical difficulties of taking insulin during their everyday lives; how they managed their injections when they went out for meals with friends and how they had to use different parts of the body to avoid getting sore patches of skin.
- Age at interview:
- 69
- Sex:
- Male
- Age at diagnosis:
- 62
- Background:
- Brian is a retired teacher who is single with no children. Ethnic background/Nationality: White British.
But I know the hospital always keep saying to me, you know, 'How are your injection sites? Are they painful?' And they never are, fortunately. The stomach one I have to be care-, the night one. Because it's 12 o'clock, 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock in the morning, you can be a bit forgetful. I have to work out what date it is. And if it's an odd date I do it on the left-hand side, because 'odd' and 'left' are short words. If it's an 'even' date it's a longer word, so I do it on the right-hand side because it's a longer word. So I do either side of the navel with the evening one. And the day ones, there are four in the day, I tend to use one leg for about a month and then I swap over to the other leg, just to keep it even.
In the same place?
Well, it's about the size of a loaf of bread, small loaf of bread area, which I'll stick it in somewhere. And we're quite happy.
Several people stressed to the importance of keeping insulin cool when travelling. Insulin needs to be kept at temperatures lower than 25°C/77°F, ideally between 2 and 6°C/36 and 43°F.
Some of the people interviewed said they had not been told how they should dispose of their used needles or 'sharps'. Several people noted how important it was to keep injection sites clean and also to shake the insulin container before the injection.
Although the pros and cons of traditional forms of insulin made from animals as opposed to newer 'human' insulins manufactured synthetically have been hotly debated for years, no one we met expressed an opinion on this subject.
For links to more information on coping with insulin see our resources section. See also 'Managing hypos'.
Last reviewed March 2016.
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The outcome? Fired up and 'woke' discussions!
I'll tell you what happened.
As EHPSA studies are drawing to a close we are continually searching for fora to present study findings to stakeholders who may make good use of them. The SADC stock-taking meeting in Johannesburg in April, presented a unique opportunity. The meeting brought together all ministers of health and NAC Directors from the 15 SADC countries to discuss progress made towards reaching HIV prevention targets - the 100-day action plans - which are part of the Revitalise HIV Prevention drive.
The UNAIDS goal of cutting new infections by 75 per cent will require a focus on HIV prevention, combined with scaled-up HIV testing and treatment. EHPSA has a research portfolio that contributes evidence to support the "how to" questions related to this target.
It is an exciting time for EHPSA. As EHPSA-funded studies are winding up, they are beginning to present their findings to key stakeholders in the region.
Recently I have attended three such meetings: the Evidence for Impact Symposium in Lusaka; the UNAIDS/SADC HIV Prevention Stock Taking Meeting in Johannesburg; and the SANAC Adolescent Girls and Young Women Prevention Summit in Johannesburg.
During the next three weeks I will be blogging about these, starting with the Zambia event.
There is growing recognition in international development that research is never purely an academic exercise. We often hear that research should provide evidence that can be used to strengthen policy and programming for vulnerable populations. In other words, we are aiming for policy relevant research because this will improve the lives of citizens. Policymaking is not a straightforward process and can be a messy exercise, with domestic political agendas, norms, values, regional commitments and global movements all influencing the way policy is formulated and implemented. Evidence is often regarded as a neutral player in the game and promoted for its ability to present scientific facts and logic without favouring a specific policy outcome.
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Global data from WHO in 2016 shows that there were 357 million cases annually of four curable STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, trichomonas), and around 300,000 foetal and neonatal deaths from syphilis in pregnancy. This latter is more than double the number of AIDS-related deaths in children under the age of 14 years globally, which UNICEF estimates at 120,000 in 2017.
Together Tomorrow is a study conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council that explored the HIV prevention needs of male-male partnerships.
This mixed methods study took place in South Africa and Namibia, and involved almost 250 couples (across study phases) in an attempt to better understand behaviours which could place men at increased risk of HIV.
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have been identified as vulnerable to HIV infection and a deeper understanding of the unique behaviours, needs and challenges of male-male partnerships is required.
The study took place in partnership with the Gay and Lesbian Network in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and Positive Vibes in Namibia, and in collaboration with investigators from the University of California, San Francisco and University of Michigan.
Poor mental health among men who have sex with men is contributing to increased risk of HIV Read...
Making public healthcare spaces more friendly to men in same-sex relationships could help to reduce the spread of HIV Read...
Providing services for couples can help to address HIV among men in same-sex relationships Read...
Together Tomorrow: understanding the HIV prevention needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) and their partners in South Africa and Namibia (3pp). Read...
Research protocol considerations when working with male couples: Lessons learned from the field. Solomons et al. TUPEE713. Read...
1. Coping mechanisms utilised by same-sex couples in Southern Africa, in the context of homophobia and HIV, Gillespie et al (Poster)
2. Queering public healthcare spaces for men who have sex with men in the context of HIV&AIDS: a qualitative study.Ngidi et al (Poster)
3. Sexual agreements among same-sex couples. Essack et al.
4. Engagement in HIV prevention and treatment activities among male couples in South Africa and Namibia. More...
Read the blog here...
Working with traditional leaders (2pp). Read...
Delegates of ICASA had an opportunity today to seek an answer to the big question: when will the clever scientists discover a cure for AIDS and an HIV vaccine? I found myself brave enough today to engage with the "real scientists". Unfortunately, I quickly discovered that I am part of the so-called lay public. But with me, in the same boat, were most of the policy makers in the room, trying their best to keep up with incomprehensible jargon, graphs and randomised control trials.


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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it has completed its investigation of alleged abuse at the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh concluding there is insufficient evidence of any civil rights violations.
"The staff and leadership at SCI Pittsburgh, under the leadership of Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, have been innovative and comprehensive in addressing the issues that were identified in the review," Governor Tom Corbett said. "This is consistent with our mission upon taking office to make Pennsylvania's correction systems safe, secure, effective and efficient for our employees and inmates."
In a letter to Corbett, the DOJ released its findings of investigation and commended the Department for thoroughly addressing the issues.
"We are pleased to report that the Department of Corrections has used the months since we opened our investigation to reform its policies and practices," the Department of Justice wrote. "Importantly, the reforms are already translating into safer prison conditions at the Pittsburgh prison and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system.
"In view of the significant reforms that have been developed in recent months – a number of which have already been implemented – we have decided to close our investigation. We greatly appreciate the cooperation of Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel and his staff have provided us throughout our investigation."
"This is a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment of the staff at SCI Pittsburgh," Wetzel said. "In the face of adversity, they responded with the type of resolve that is representative of our organization."
To read the entire letter issued by the DOJ, visit the DOC's website at www.cor.state.pa.us.


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I was going to spend my afternoon bashing out the stats from the latest readership audit. But, you know what? Such things are insignificant when people are hurting. And it's plain for all to see that Mia Freedman is hurting. So let's talk about Mia bashing instead.
This is not a post about obesity or gainers or fat activism – if there's one thing anorexia has taught me, it's that everyone has their own struggles, so it's best not to judge. This is a post about the media – more particularly, the Australian media's – love of a whipping girl.
I pulled up NW this week for its maltreatment of Jessica Simpson, but this is so much worse – because the likelihood of Jessica Simpson reading NW is about on par with pigs flying. Mia, meanwhile, has to operate in the media space – because that is her job. The media feeds into her blog and her other work and it, in turn, feeds off her: her opinions, her fans, her ability to string a coherent sentence together and look photogenic. Usually it's a mutually beneficial gig. But this week it took a turn for the worse.
What has happened to Mia is sort of the equivalent of showing up to work and finding that your computer has been vandalised, your desk trashed and your co-workers are saying nasty things about you (and, to top things off, someone took your yoghurt from the fridge). So you go and hide out in the toilet cubicle and cry until everyone goes home. Not fun. Demoralising.
I have just watched both the Today Tonight and A Current Affair segments, titled "Heavyweight fury" and "Mia's Fat Fight" respectively (thank you, Today Tonight, for asking permission to use my clip of Mia; oh, that's right, you didn't). And I feel about as enraged as I did when I posted about Max Markson's abuse of his client relationship with Lara Bingle and the consequent Woman's Day story and ACA segment that arose as part of the bargain. We all know how that turned out.
You need a very thick skin to participate in the media game. Mia knows this. If ACP didn't teach her, then Channel Nine certainly did. In fact, she taught us all about this in her memoir Mama Mia: A Memoir of Mistakes, Magazines and Motherhood. Women adored that book because it was so honest and taught us all that even successful, beautiful women do it tough in their struggle to be all things to all people. It was a very generous thing, that book. And in all my dealings with Mia since we started doing this crazy blog thing in 2007 I have experienced nothing but generosity and compassion. The lady cares about women.
But this isn't a personal character reference, either. Anyone who's visited Mamamia.com.au would know that the community she's created has been, for the most part, a very positive thing for women. In fact, it has come to play a very important part in connecting women who might otherwise feel isolated at home with their new babies, or suffering depression or are just having a shit day and want to know that other people are, too. Her "best and worst bits of the week" segment is the backbone of the blog.
This, of course, comes with its own set of problems and responsibilities. I do not envy Mia the time it takes to filter through her many comments (mostly my posts are met with the sound of crickets!), particularly the more negative ones. It can't NOT affect you. Praise God that she has a supportive family and friends and also the common sense to walk away when it gets too much.
The media too often forgets that behind the public persona there is a real person with feelings. The way Mia was portrayed, particularly by Today Tonight, and taken completely out of context (i.e. most of the references were taken from Mia's comments section, not her own words - and, yes, she does have a responsibility where monitoring comments are concerned) reeks of unfairness. And aren't we a nation about the fair go? Not in the world of tabloid journalism, my dear.
Not only was she not given the opportunity to tell her side of the story (as she was on ACA – and, obvi. she is more PBL-friendly because of her past connections), but she has inadvertently become the poster girl for fat-bashing – the woman who brought "Body Love" to Cosmopolitan magazine in the '90s, and who put size-16 Sara-Marie Fidel on a cover, is a fatist! Oh, please.
As the chairperson of the National Body Image Advisory Board, I imagine Mia has done her research: she would be fully aware of the idea that obesity is about more than "fat women sitting on the couch eating chips" but there is no ignoring that it is also a national health epidemic. As a blogger with a special interest in body image, gainers are going to be on her radar. It's important we discuss things like this. And it's her job to start discussion about things like this. I fear she may be a little gun-shy the next time around.
Mia has written umpteen blog posts about the media's maltreatment of women based on their bodies. To portray her as anything but a positive conduit for such issues is a gross injustice and lazy journalism (the media has no problem digging up the dirt from your past, but contracts amnesia when it wants to make a point that might be contradicted by such positive evidence).
The tabloid media is always going to have a field day when a prominent figurehead attracts attention from special interest groups. But to make Mia the whipping girl for fat discrimination, and suggest she be removed from the Advisory Board, is extreme and unfair and doesn't further the public dialogue about women's health in a positive way. As Pauline Hanson, who is all too familiar with media manipulation, would say, I don't like it.
"I believe that when we get to heaven, we will learn the truth about our differences. We will learn that all of us were right about some things and wrong about others. But even the things we were right about won't matter. God wants us to get along, to stop fighting with everyone over petty things we disagree about, and to begin to find the things we can agree about so that we may get along with one another. Practise looking for ways to agree with others, and then watch what God does through the unity of faith." - Joyce Meyer, Starting Your Day Right, May 14
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Longtime Oregon dealer On The Way RV recently shuttered its doors, according to a report in the Item Observer. Jerry Fry, who co-owned the company with Charleen McClure, said the recreational vehicle business has taken a hit with the economic downturn.
"We thought this summer that things would get better, that the industry was moving forward," he said. "And by the end of August, we could see that the upturn wasn't happening … we thought `why struggle through another winter and not be able to pay bills?'"
Financing for customers, high gas prices and commercial credit for inventory have become challenges in the last few years, Fry said.
On The Way sold 285 RVs in 2006; that sales total was perhaps a dozen in 2011, he said. The work force, meanwhile, has shrunk over the years from 20 to two full-time employees.
Fry, who's been involved in RV sales for more than 20 years in Oregon and Washington, started his company in 2000. In 2005, he purchased his current lot in Rickreall across from the Polk County Fairgrounds.
"We want to say `thank you' to all of our customers, we've had them out of Dallas, Roseburg, Eugene, Longview, Wash., all along the coast," Fry said. "It's been marvelous working with them."


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Logitech and Skype used a seasoned card magician this morning to show a roomful of reporters what they're calling "high-quality video." Here, that's defined as VGA resolution (640×480) at up to 30 fps. The setup will require three components: First, a new Logitech High Quality webcam with new drivers. Current choices are the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 ($99.99), the QuickCam Pro for Notebooks ($99.99), and the QuickCam Orbit/Sphere AF ($129.99). These use glass, Zeiss-branded lenses, and specially tuned firmware; next, the new Skype client software, version 3.6, currently in beta; and finally, a dual-core Intel-based PC—no Macs need apply yet, though the Logitech spokeswoman did say that the Mac was a terrific platform.
The picture did look pretty impressive, despite distractions from the magician Jonathan Blair's cooing pigeon and a Scientific American reporter's persistent sniffles. I do have to wonder how often regular Skypers will experience the magical moments of achieving this video quality, with everyone running the right hardware and software and everyone's broadband connection behaving well.
Also, I've heard from other Web video vendors that laptops with built-in webcams are a big impetus to the growing popularity of videocalling. But Logitech's Gina Clark, Vice President and General Manager Internet Communications North America, said no, it's the increase in broadband access that's the real driver. When asked whether this technology will become available in laptops, she answered that there's not enough room in the laptop bezel to use glass lenses and autofocus. I dunno–laptops with built-in VGA cameras already are available, including Mac iSight ones. And for most laptop screens, I can't imaging a glass lens making a noticeable difference.
The event featured case studies of a young girl using Skype to attend school virtually and a drippy-nosed infant being watched on his mother's PC screen. Real feel-good stuff like that makes Skype and Logitech employees thrilled to go to work every morning. A couple statistics we were given: 25% of Skype called use video, and 65% of interpersonal communication is nonverbal.
When asked whether the Skype platform had changed at all to accommodate the higher video quality, which will require more and faster throughput, a Skype's Don Albert, General Manager and Vice President Skype North America, stated that it was the same underlying platform with all its Supernode issues; only the client software is different. New video codecs will help deliver the better picture at faster frame rates, but latency and other networks are sure to prevent all your Skype video calls from looking just like your friend or loved one is on TV.


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Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
(Water Speedwell, Blue Speedwell)
Family: Plantaginaceae, formerly Scrophulariaceae
Status: Exotic
Veronica anagallis-aquatica is found in water or directly next to it, mostly at lower to middle elevation. It has small blue or purple flowers and connate light green leaves. The flowers are tightly packed onto terminal or axillary racemes.
Please click on an image for a larger file.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch Spring, Apr. 30, 2007
Veronica anagallis-aquatica, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Kelly Kindscher, & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gila Bird Area, Oct. 12, 2008
Veronica anagallis-aquatica, flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Arrastre Gulch, April 10, 2009
Veronica anagallis-aquatica, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Newby Road, April 23, 2010
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#1 Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens
Tops & Bottoms is the tale of a rabbit who lives on a bear's property. Through a series of cleverly made, self-serving deals with the bear, the rabbit grows and harvests a variety of vegetables, each time taking the crop's best parts for his own family. This time, Bear, you take the tops and I'll take the bottoms. Deal?... and off the rabbit goes to plant carrots and the like.
Use Tops & Bottoms to teach theme. The story contains several, including ones involving work ethic, the lengths one goes to help one's family, and the "little guy" besting the "boss man." Be sure to include the illustrations to help students discover and understand certain themes. For example, the bear wears boots throughout the story, adding to the impression that he is "the big boss." Some say there are even ties to plantation owners and the struggle of slaves, so even though the story is written at a third grade level or so, some pretty deep and meaningful discussions can be brought out.
#2 Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
In Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, Mr. McGreely does battle against three little bunnies who continue to break into his garden and eat all of his vegetables. Mr. McGreely goes to great lengths to protect his garden... fences, moats, walls, you name it. But the bunnies always figure out a way to thwart his efforts.
Use Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! to teach onomatopoeia. Each time the bunnies break into Mr. McGreely's garden, a slew of snappy sound words accompany the illustrations, showing their sneaky exploits.
If you are interested in my literature unit for Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, you can see it HERE.
#3 The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
The Gardener is one of my favorite books with which to teach. Set during the Great Depression, Lydia Grace is sent to the city to live with her Uncle Jim and help in his bakery. The story is told through the letters that Lydia Grace writes back to her family. Though at first Lydia Grace is unsure of her new environment, her positive attitude and spirit help to change more than just herself.
Use The Gardener to teach character growth. Though Lydia Grace is the main character, use the details in her letters to infer changes in Uncle Jim. The clues can be subtle, as Uncle Jim never says a word, but the change is profound.
If you are interested in my literature unit for The Gardener, you can see it HERE.
#4 Weslandia by Paul Fleischman
In Weslandia, the main character, Wesley, a sort of social outcast at school, develops (with a little magic, of course) a brand new plant he calls a swist. Wesley's backyard gets filled with the new plant, and Wesley begins using parts of the plant for food, shelter, and various gadgets. Wesley eventually develops products from his plant that he sells to the same kids who bullied him! A whole new civilization is born in Wesley's backyard.
Use Weslandia as a companion to your science unit on plant growth or even in conjunction with your economics unit. (Yeah, it's that versatile.) Integrate engaging projects with students' plant learning, like asking students to develop a new plant of their own, with diagrams and explanations of its parts, needs, and uses. Extend the project into the economics realm by having students use their plant as their natural resource to create imaginary products to sell.
#5 City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems
Oh City Dog, Country Frog, how I love thee. Seriously, this simply told, touching story from Mo Willems (yep, the pigeon author) and illustrator Jon J. Muth (how this book didn't win the Caldecott I'll never know), takes the reader on a journey of friendship, at times full of love, and at times heart-breaking. Though the story travels through all four seasons, it begin in spring and ends in "spring again." The text is minimal, but very powerful, which makes it a perfect choice to reread and use multiple times during the year, even with upper elementary.
Use City Dog, Country Frog to teach how to create mental images. (Use it for a lot of things, actually.) The concise style paired with Muth's illustrations compel readers to use their five senses to dig into deeper understanding. After reading and discussing, try rereading the book once more, asking students upon completion to draw and explain their "lasting" mental image, the image seared into their mind that they will remember until they are old. (Yes, it's that good.)
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John Michael Brannon
Get to know a little more about John Michael Brannon...
Year you got your license?
Birth city?
You specialize in what part of the city?
Highland Park
What are you especially known for in real estate?
Knowing Birmingham's market very well
What did you do before real estate?
Property Management at for Apartment Complexes
Lake, gym, Alabama Football
Favorite restaurant in town?
Cocina Superior
Business philosophy?
If you help people get what they want, you can get what you want.
Why did you choose Brik?
I felt like Brik had a respectable reputation, and i found there were great attitudes among everyone
Roll Tide? Or War Eagle?
Roll Tide!
Favorite Birmingham event?
Baron's games and local brewery parties
Favorite Bimringham place?
Red Mountain Trail
Best Brik moment?
Being on the Brik kickball team!
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First off, both Allen and Scott moved from Grand Forks, ND to Warroad, MN! It was a no-brainer for us to switch teaching jobs and move to the shores of Lake of the Woods. That said, the move did make for a very busy summer and fall, and not much fishing happened once the school year started. We are finally settled into our new positions and homes up here, and hunting is just about wrapped up… just in time for ice fishing!
Currently, Allen is prepping the sleeper house and the bomber for a busy winter, and Scott is readying his sled and portables for his guided snowmobile fishing adventures. The ice is a little slower to arrive this year, with a just couple hundred yards of ice along shore on the main lake and the shallower bay areas like the Angle area are mostly ice covered. The long term forecast is fairly mild, so safe ice is a ways off yet. Ice depths are just a few inches in most spots. The DNR test netting this fall indicated good numbers of fish in most areas of the lake, so we should be looking at some great ice fishing this year once we can get out there!


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Sometimes Mother really does know best. My tried and true immune boosting remedies have been passed down through our family for generations. Now I'm sharing them with you. Many of these are herbal remedies that have been used for centuries and many doctors have started promoting them in recent years. I can't promise you a cureall, but I can tell you from my own experience, that these remedies will serve you all winter long.
Should you get sick, keep taking these immune boosting remedies to curtail the duration and severity of whatever "bug" you catch. Before you know, you'll be back in action.
Bone Broth. I think just about everyone's grandmother has a version of Chicken Soup. My recipe is intended to be used as a savory yet medicinal broth championed by Weston A. Price. I brew it all winter long. I try to drink a cup every day, and I use it to sauté vegetables, make rice, and as my soup/stew starter too. This style of bone broth has been found to fight infections common with colds and flu viruses. Bone broth is also known to heal leaky gut and leaky gut can lead to immune issues so this cure serves double-duty.
Cod Liver Oil. I'm sure it sounds like a real throwback (my best friend's mom used this religiously while we were growing up). However, Cod Liver Oil now comes in capsule form and definitely has a time and place. Some of the benefits of Cod Liver Oil are that it contains high amounts of Vitamin A, to support the immune function, and Vitamin D, which regulates immune function. There seem to be additional benefits from taking these two vitamins together, so Cod Liver delivers a doubly-effective boost to help your body fight off what is ailing you. (If you're pregnant or nursing be sure to consult with your doctor before taking Cod Liver Oil.)
Elderberry. This one has gotten so trendy they now sell it as a syrup or in pill form at Whole Foods and natural pharmacies, so it's readily available. I like to source my Elderberry syrup at my local farmer's market but my kids prefer the chewable store-bought kind. However you take it, elderberry stimulates the immune system. It's high in vitamins A, B and C and has loads of beneficial antioxidants.The syrup is a good aid when you feel the flu coming on. Start taking 1-2 teaspoons daily, or add to tea, until resolved.
Garlic. This one came from my grandmother who used abundant garlic when she cooked, but my Mom took it to new heights. She would make a raw garlic sandwich to ward off a cold and put a clove in our ears at the first sign of a possible ear infection. Garlic is a natural antibiotic. It bolsters the immune system, fights free radicals, and detoxifies the body (among many other things). When you start feeling sick, upping the amount of garlic you ingest is extremely beneficial. (If you aren't one for consuming pure, raw garlic try adding it to a cup of bone broth or in pill form, called kyolic, instead.) There's no harm in taking garlic daily during cold season and it has been proven to help fight colds and flu.
Ginger Root. Ginger is terrific for digestive issues and nausea as well as for colds and influenza. The best way to ingest ginger is to juice it directly like this no-nonsense ginger juice recipe which can be consumed hot or cold. For kids, or anyone who prefers a slightly sweeter taste, you can't beat Honey Lemon Ginger Syrup because it will keep in your fridge all winter long. Be sure to use good quality, raw and local (if possible) honey to provide added anti-viral benefits.
Oil of Oregano. My mother was always into herbs, but I didn't learn about oregano oil until my Mother-in-Law turned me on to it. Once you learn about oil of oregano you'll never think of the spice the same way. The oil is derived from the plant itself and has been heralded as 'nature's ultimate antibiotic'. Two compounds found in oregano: carvacrol and thymol have powerful antifungal and antibacterial properties. Oil of oregano can be ingested or inhaled aromatically. It has been known to help with the following conditions: Sinus infections & colds (diffuse); sore throats (dilute in water, drink); respiratory infections /immune health (dilute in water, drink); bronchitis (dilute in water, drink).
I'm not suggesting that you use this instead of an antibiotic, or in lieu of going to a doctor, but for the adults in our family (oregano oil shouldn't be used by children or pregnant women) it's a fantastic resource. If we feel something coming on oregano oil can often give it the boot. I use it sparingly and briefly, never more than a few days at a time.
Probiotics. As Dr. Alejandro Junger, the best-selling author of the CLEAN books, says, "a healthy gut makes for a clean bill of health." And probiotics are one way to a good gut. Your immune system is actually centered in your gut, most people don't know that, but that is why it's critically important to foster good gut health for overall wellness. Stress, poor eating habits, antibiotics and environmental toxins take a toll on the bacteria that call your gut home. (And that's a lot of bacteria! Bet you didn't know that you're home to more than 100 trillion bacteria.)
To keep them all working together and to avoid what's called gut dysbiosis, a term referring to when the bad bacteria overrun the good ones, you'll want to add probiotics into your daily routine. Rather than reaching for an afternoon coffee, try kombucha. Or add saurkraut, kimchee, pickles or any other naturally fermented foods to your daily routine. You're not only going to feel better and have more energy you're going to have a stronger immune system.
Vitamin C. This was my Mom's all-time, all-year, fail-safe remedy. We always took Emergen-C, which now comes in a variety of flavors. But Vitamin C, no matter what form you take it, has been around for ages and it's no wonder considering that Vitamin C plays an important role in boosting the immune system. It's also useful for detoxing the body from environmental toxins. If you feel a cold or flu coming on, start taking 1,000 -4,000 mgs.
Try these natural immune boosting remedies to foster your bodies' innate ability to beat germs and develop better resistance.
Do you have any family recipes or tips for keeping your immune system in top form? Share your immune boosting remedies in the comment section below.


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Welcome to my blog. You can read about my adventures in different types of needlework, and I also offer some free cross stitch patterns. Please, come back often. :)
Love - free cross stitch pattern
I am doing all right. Have been busy, as usual, not much free time for crafting and even that is often taken up by Pinterest and other internet sites and blogs. Sometimes I feel guilty that I am just looking and looking instead of doing but I know that I need such times, and they are worth the time because later I can use a lot of the inspiration I receive. It's like input and output.
I hope this makes sense. Do you ever feel like this? Do you have "collection" periods to be followed by more active crafting times?
It was on Pinterest that I saw a funny and really cute way of writing the word Love. I liked it so much that I made it into a cross stitch pattern. It was fun finding out a way to draw it, and I am sure it would be even more fun to stitch it.
I am planning to use my favourite DMC variegated for it: 115. What colour would you choose? Solid or variegated? Or perhaps more than one?
I hope many of you will enjoy stitching it.
See you soon.
3 comments:
- Wendy said...
You're right, it is lovely! Thanks for sharing. I think variegated thread would look nice, but so would a solid colour.
- 12 October 2012 at 11:27
- Lila said...
Agi, you sound like me! I too spend too much time looking for ideas and inspirations! (Well, I'm not "looking for them" , they just happen to be discovered :D)
And I too think that it will result in something very nice & creative later... It is a consolation. But the truth is, at least in my case, there has to be moderation; there definitely has to be more time for work than for play.... Internet takes too much time... too many temptations (Pinterest is fun, but has its downsides!) too many blogs, groups, freebies... ehh
Oh, only yesterday I discovered a discontinued variegated thread you mention :) It is interesting to try some day, if only I manage to buy it...
Thank you for the pattern and have a productive weekend :)
- 12 October 2012 at 15:49
- Yiotas Cross Stitch said...
Love it, thanks for sharing!
- 29 October 2012 at 13:19


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Now that winter is about to go bye-bye (and good riddance, we say), our locks are dying to emerge and say "hello world!" from beneath our itchy knit beanies and stifling wool hats. Whether you're debuting your new punky cropped 'do, cutting your own Birkin bangs, or itching to try your hand at one of the DIY runway hairstyles we featured a few weeks ago, we know that your hair is always in need of some TLC. We got Clyde Elezi and the stylist of Soho mane station The Drawing Room ( a Refinery29 fave!) to spill some of their best-tressed secrets to keep you crowning glory always, well, glorious!
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Hedgehog © John N Murphy
The June Bank Holiday weekend and the start of the summer. We all look forward to it and the fine weather that it brings. With this fine weather about, people move from home to holiday resort, jamming our roads with traffic as they try to get from A – B as quickly as possible. This is the start of the crazy season and the season of the ugly little thing, the Hedgehog. His Irish name Gráinneog which translates to ugly little thing sums him up.
For most of us, the only time we see one of these nocturnal creatures is after it has been flattened by a car tyre along our country roads or newly built motorways. When surveys have been carried out to find out which animals are killed most often on our roads the poor hedgehog often comes out in the top four. Surveys have calculated that about 12,000 to 15,000 hedgehogs are killed on our roads every year. This seems a very big number, but if the hedgehog population can suffer these deaths, and yet not go extinct, surely this is a good thought. To help preserve these spiky mammals less speed and more care, especially at night might help preserve these little mammals and us as well.
I recall my first encounter with one of these little fellows. One weekend in June myself, the parents and my four brothers were travelling back from a day at the picturesque seaside village of Kilmore Quay in Wexford. My dad suddenly hit the brakes and swirved our Ford estate car to narrowly miss a little spikey ball in the middle of the road. As he pulled the car to the side of the road, we all piled out to see the cute little mammal that caused the commotion, a hedgehog. Of course we did all the wrong things. In a joint group decision we reckoned he would be a great pet for the garden, so little 'Hammy' was wrapped in a beach towel and taken home to our small suburban garden. I had the pleasure of holding him all the way home. Of course once released into the garden he was never spotted again. Always leave them close to where you find them, this was the first lesson I didn't learn, till many years later.
Hedgehogs are solitary and nocturnal animals. In summer, hedgehogs spend the day in temporary nests. They hibernate during the winter, in a small nest or winter retreat called a hibernaculum. Most hedgehog deaths occur during this hibernation period due to freezing or destruction of their nests. Many are burnt to death when piles of stick or brush are gathered for bonfire burning in early spring, when gardens are being prepared and tidied for the summer.
The 6,000 or so spines on a hedgehog offer protection from predators, when they roll up into a tight ball covering the head and soft underside. Animals with long snouts like foxes can often prize open Hedgehogs and eat or attack them from their soft underbody.
The hedgehog's breeding season lasts from about April until September. The main period of activity is in May and June, when the nights are warm. The gestation period for hedgehogs is about four and a half weeks. Most baby hedgehogs are born in June and July. Hedgehogs have up to 2 litters a year, of about 4 - 5 young.
What can we do to help hedgehogs survive and why should we bother to protect these ugly little creatures. Well, like all biodiversity on the planet, they have their uses and niech. Habitat loss is a big issue, especially the clearance of hedgerows and rough ground where they live. Did you know, hedgehogs can swim, they are great climbers, they run almost as fast as a dog and they rid your garden of pesty plant eating slugs. These are just some of their skills.
Apart from being run down on roads and the loss of suitable habitat, their next biggest cause of death is poisoning. Hedgehogs love slugs, not the big fat black or brown ones that live on dead matter, but the small stripped ones that prefer to feed on living plants. Slug pellets placed in the garden to prevent grenery being munched is a big problem for hedgehogs. The main ingredient in slug pellets is a substance called metaldehyde. The reason it is used is because it is (usually) harmless to other animals, and it takes only small doses to kill slugs.
Hedgehogs prefer small striped Slugs that feed on live plants, They don't normally eat these large black ones that feed on dead vegetation © John N Murphy
To kill a slug, it takes between 5 and 20 micrograms of metaldehyde per gram of slug. Whereas a hedgehog sized animal would need 200 - 1,000 micrograms per gram. So it would take 40 - 50 times as much to kill a hedgehog than a slug. That is a lot, but many other factors need to be considered. For example, will hedgehogs eat slug pellets? They do not usually like hard, dry things but post mortems have found slug pellets in hedgehogs, proof that they will eat them occasionally. However, this is not proof that they died as a result of eating the slug pellets.
So what if hedgehogs eat poisoned slugs? Dead or sick slugs are an easy target for hedgehogs, so it would seem that many hedgehogs could get metaldehyde in this way. But metaldehyde soon decomposes in dead slugs, so the risk is minimal. If however, a hedgehog did eat poisoned slugs, the sort of doses involved would mean that a hedgehog would have to eat about 5,000 slugs for it to prove deadly. Some tests show that to kill a 1lb hedgehog it would take about 250 milligrams of metaldehyde, much more than would be consumed by eating poisoned slugs, or pellets themselves.
This seems to suggest that slug pellets are safe, but this does not take into account the effect of small doses which could cause smaller problems from sickness to birth defects. It would seem that more research needs to be done in this area. There are some things that you could do to help prevent poisoning by pellets such as purchase only pellets that contain blue dye and taste nasty to hedgehogs. Use slug pellets sparingly or do what I do, leave out beer for your slugs. This might result in drunken Hedgehogs all over your garden. But BE WARNED, this might just lead to a June Hedgefest of ugly little things, in field near you.


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This is the full text of the letter we and five other major children's charities have issued to voice concerns that children will be denied access to justice in proposed changes to legal aid.
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As representatives of organisations dedicated to working with the UK's most vulnerable children and young people, we are concerned that the legal aid changes being debated in Parliament will deny many children access to justice.
Children are fundamentally different to adults. They have less capacity to make complex decisions or to represent themselves effectively in legal proceedings. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child strongly emphasises the responsibilities of the government to ensure children have prompt access to legal support when they need it. However, these considerations are absent from the government's impact assessment of legal aid cuts.
The government's calculations show that around 6,000 children under 18 will no longer be eligible for legal aid in their own right and could be forced to go to court on their own. Many of these children, including child victims of human trafficking, will not have parents or carers who can help them.
Without access to legal aid, many more children will be placed at risk of exploitation and abuse resulting in greater social problems now and further down the line. Clearly, there is a strong economic imperative for protecting children by providing early legal advice to prevent issues from escalating.
It would cost just £10 million for all those under 18 to receive legal help and, crucially, representation in court. The government must ensure that all children have access to legal aid when they need it.
Shān Nicholas, Interim Chief Executive, The Children's Society
Andrew Flanagan, Chief Executive, NSPCC
Dr Hilary Emery, Chief Executive, National Children's Bureau
David Bull, Executive Director, UNICEF UK
Anne Marie Carrie, Chief Executive, Barnardo's
Helen Donohoe, Director of Public Policy, Action for Children