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A gratifying aspect of XC has been the contribution of sounds of poorly known species and regions to the collection by locals. The sounds of Sitta ledanti from Algeria are a point in case. It was only discovered in 1975 in an area of northern Algeria and is endemic to that country. It turns out Algerians like Karim Haddad, organised in AquaCirta, are working to safeguard the only forests that the birds live in: mount Babor, the forest of Guerrouche and the forests of Tamentout and Bouafroune, the latter two going without formal protection up to this day. Only last month they secured evidence of its occurrence at a fifth location, the Lerabaa forest of Ouadjana in Jijel province. Excellent.
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On the 20th of March Baudewijn Odé will be presenting a talk on "Grasshopper sounds on Xeno-canto" at this conference in Leiden, the Netherlands. Check it out. We'll keep you posted on progress in that area and report back on Baudewijns talk & vision :-)
It would be interesting to hear about Baudewijn views regarding the ultrasound components of grasshopper sounds versus XC's present mp3 only policy.
.... clearly this also involves serving .wav one way or another :-)
That's good news! High time for me to grab my field guide + CD and familiarize myself with these beautiful little creatures ...
Using high sample frequency .wav files is one solution, but time expansion is an alternative that allows XC to keep using .mp3 and still retain ultrasound components.
.. indeed. Apparently the grasshopper commuity also have different ideas on sonograms/spectrograms.
I still don't know how to go about uploading these grasshopper sounds... Also, are any North American species currently listed?
hi Daniel, check out https://www.xeno-canto.org/explore/taxonomy?o=ORTHOPTERIFORMES for the species currently listed. Just a handful. Uploading: just as you would upload any other recording..
Okay, so the reason I couldn't find Orthoptera is because you have it listed under Orthopteriformes. Might it not be better to list the actual name of the taxon rather than having it conform to taxonomic conventions for bird orders?
You found it :-) Short answer: yes. Daniel, these poor animals had no home here, we've made a temporary shelter for a bunch of them.
Well, it's a start! :)
On a related subject, is it possible to upload bat sounds to XC? Is there a list of non-bird species we are allowed to upload?
hi Marie-Lan, well, there is only the list of grasshoppers now.However, you can upload them as a soundscape, and fill out the species present as background species. However: .mp3 and bats are usually not a good mix, but perhaps some species use frequencies low enough to be transferred at 320kbps.
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New spotlight: Elliot's Storm Petrel a species from Chile and Peru from Shaun's list.
One of the cool things of the CC licenses that XC uses is that the sounds are used for a lot of different purposes. It is not that easy to keep track of them but scientific use is relatively easy to monitor using Google Scholar. Check it out, 2000+ "citations"!
Frank Lambert has been adding a solid set from South Africa over the last weeks. Great to see more coverage in Africa. If you hear of birders going that way please suggest they take recording kit along :-)
Quite a few recordists from the region as well these days. Brilliant.
The Africa collection has actually passed a cool milestone a few days ago: 40,000 recordings now.
There are many sound recordists in South Africa. It's the countries around us that are not well covered.
true Lynnette, in that respect South Africa stands out on the continent. I am sure you lead by example in the region :-). Very curious to see what the near future will bring.
I have just recently come back from a trip to Zimbabwe and Mozambique, so am busy adding lots of recordings as I edit them. Trying to do a batch daily when I have time to edit.
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this is facinating! a couple of questions: 1) is the NNN phrase in your documentation for keeping the exact location a secret? 2) are you concerned that the quartz thing was stolen? I guess the person that stole it should be more concerned than you though, yah? 3) are you a little nervous about possibly being followed/stalked? i know that N/A land that has been violated does not bode well for the violator. I guess what i'm trying to say is you are being quite adventerous and i just want you to stay safe. there is such history there and vibes and energy, i just don't want you getting pulled into something supernaturally that you can't get out of. i know, i know, i keep watching too many paranormal/criminal minds types of shows. i'll mind my own biz! please keep posting about this.


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On a hilltop far removed from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood, Dimples (Jeff Probst) sits comfortably in his favorite cushy club chair amongst the walnut paneling of his Man Cave. The wife and kids are at grandma's for the weekend leaving our fearless leader to not only fend for himself for a few days, but to finalize the casting for the upcoming Survivor Cagayan. Legs astride in his expertly worn-in jeans and barefoot so he can rub the shag carpeting in between his toes, Dimples balances two sets of cards on each thigh. He thinks better when he multitasks, when he's got a lot of those proverbial balls in the air so to speak. On one leg are cards with the names of possible future Survivors. On the other leg is his grocery list. With the missus gone and Lupe back in Tijuana for her niece's quinceañara, it is up to the master of the house to do his own shopping. The grocery list reads as follows: mung beans, pop tarts, goobers, nerds, milk duds, headcheese, bangers, whoopie pies, kumquats, nutter butters, potatoes. Needless to say, Dimples is sick of kale, coconut water, tofu and all the rest of the trendy foods L.A. housewives are into this year. He's going to live it up, dammit! And by the time wifey gets back into town, the wrappers will be disposed of and his little bingeing secret will be safe.
Gazing out of the open window at the back of the Spanish style estate, Dimples sighs with a small smile on his lips. This is the way life was meant to be lived. It is a perfect California 73 degrees outside. The dogs, Immunity and Tribal, are scampering and cavorting in the lush gardens as the sweet sweet tunes of Foreigner's Greatest Hits carry throughout the house. Just as Immunity and Tribal playfully wrestle with a rejected Idol prototype, the rhythmic thumps of 'Juke Box Hero' shake all through the house jostling the tchotchkes collected and gathered from world travels. The didgeridoo, various animal teeth, totems and one tarsier skin began swaying and rattling as if they were their own hodgepodge band. Dimples shut his long lashes as his foot began to tap with the beat... here comes his favorite part... Yeah he's gotta keep on rockin', He just can't stop, Gotta keep on rockin', That boy has got to stay on top, And be a juke box hero! And with wild abandon Dimples leapt up out of his chair with his fists pumping, his hips swaying and his head finding and catching the beat. He rocked it out that day, my friends. He rocked it hard.
However, when the song was over, Dimples brushed his hair off of his damp brow and looked down at his carefully organized cards with the thick block lettering scattered and mixed up on the Oriental. Panicked, he glanced at his watch. Shit, Burnett is gonna call any second wanting the new cast list. *brrr-ring! brr-ring!*
Oh hey Mark. Uh yeah, I've got the list right here. Just give me a second.
I sound out of breath?
Oh, it's that damn Immunity. She dug up my wife's tulips again. I just ran in from the patio.
OK so here's the list: Goobers, Kumquats, Milk Duds...
Yeah, these are the names I was given. I know, strange parents these kids have. *nervous laugh*
Where were we? OK uh, Headcheese. *pause* Yeah I think he's from Jersey.
Pop Tarts, Mung Beans...
So, did you miss me? Let's recap, shall we?
Here we are once again. Back in our ole trusty Filipino jungle. Back on the island where the tarsiers call the shots and the weather can be a cruel mistress. Azure seas, jagged rocks, powdery beaches, they're all still here. But what isn't here is a veteran. Can I get an amen? Hallelujah! That's right, folks. 18 shiny new faces are arriving by land, by sea and by air. Some nervous and excited, others cocksure and full of bravado. All silent.
They are silent because, like me, they are on the edge of their seats wondering how our Cruise Director, Dimples, will kick off the new season. Will he fly in on the wing of Amelia Earhart's lost Model 10 Electra? Will he mosey in on the back of a bengal tiger that he trained during his hiatus? Or will he reenter the hemisphere via an asteroid? Whichever entry he chooses, it's bound to be spectacular, right? Right?!?
Here it comes. Look at him all sassy in his flattering cornflower blue. Hmm, he's standing awfully still isn't he? I hope it's not another one of those standing atop a jagged rock in the middle of the sea entries like we had two seasons ago. Two seasons ago... mmm Golden Boy (Malcolm)... naked hair tossing Golden Boy... I'm sorry, where was I? Oh yeah, you better not be standing on a stupid rock again Dimples!
39 Days, 18 people, 1 Survivor!
Hands on hips - his go-to move.
And whoosh! Yes, it's cool. Yes, it's not easy. Yes, it's scary. BUT we've seen it before! You may not have recycled a cast this time around, but you recycled the entry and I'm Joan Crawford damn mad about it.
With Dimples safely back from his favorite perch, a rickety truck arrives and out tumble an eclectic group of ne'er-do-wells. One girl has dreadlocks, another looks like she mainlines nicotine, and a third gentleman could easily moonlight as the Jolly Green Giant. The ramshackle and dusty group turn their attention to the coast where a boat is pulling in and tossing out some boobs. Boobs for everyone! Lastly, a fire engine red helicopter lands at a safe distance and out trot a bunch of glasses wearing, pocket protector having nerdy types.
Dimples greets the new arrivals with a, "Welcome to Survivor Cagayan!" Thus signaling the start of the game. The 18 neophytes whoop and clap amongst nervous giggles and anxious stares. Dimples then explains that they have been divided into three tribes based on the 3 qualities it takes to succeed in this game: Beauty, Brawn and Brains. Turning to Funbags (Morgan), Dimples asks her what tribe she thinks she might be on. Funbags replies, "I don't mean to sound conceited, but we're Beauty!" Sounding conceited is a big worry of Funbags'. She fears it, she runs from it, she tries to outsmart it yet she wallows and wades in it whenever she possibly can. It is sort of her drug of choice, if you will.
Dimples then asks Spencer which tribe he thinks he might be on. Spencer replies, "I guess we're the nerds." And he would be right. These so-called "nerds" have an average IQ of "one-thirty." Now, that's not one hundred and thirty. No, no, no, little lambs. That would be one PLUS thirty for a grand total of 31. Which, according to the current Stanford-Binet classification would put all of these mouth breathers into the Lower Extreme. As "Lower Extreme" is a little too politically correct for this here bloggy blog, I prefer to use the 1937 classification of "Mentally Defective."
This leaves us with the last group, the Brawns. Bald tough guy Tony is thrilled to be considered as a part of this group. He'll "stawmp awl ova them booties and bwains." His accent is curious to say the least. It's like New Yawk with a hint of Bah-ston, a pinch of Chic-ahh-go and a smattering of Bristol. Nevertheless, we've got a game to get to.
Your first little piece of business, Survivors, is to choose a leader to represent your groups. LJ, as unsure as we are as to why he's on the Beauty tribe, is quickly selected for the post. Similarly, Sarah and David are also chosen. But hark! There is a twist to being a chosen one. Now the chosen leaders must choose who they deem to be the weakest in their respective tribes. Ooooh harsh.
LJ, with the logic that you can't trust hot girls over cute girls, chooses Funbags as the weakest member of the Beauty tribe. Sarah chooses leathery straw Trisha for the Brawns while David of the Brains shoves Garrett forward and declares, "Him." David, you see, has this game all figured out. He's not playing for right now. In fact, he's not even playing for tomorrow or next week. No siree bob. He's playing for Day 39. Day 39, folks. Day 39 when there are only 3 players left in the game. That's how ole brain trust David is going to conquer and master Cagayan. Speaking of "Cagayan", I need to change that. I keep thinking it's "A Gay Can" and the PC police will arrest my ass if I go strutting around here tossing out A Gay Can like it's no biggie. Since I don't think we'll be using Filipino tribe names until we get over the 3 tribe hump, I'm changing Cagayan to Contagion - because, as we will soon discover, ineptitude is infectious around these parts.
With our three weak players chosen, Dimples tells them that they are not out of the game nor are they out of their tribes. They will simply arrive at camp before the others and they will make a decision that will affect the rest of the tribe. Yo David, how's that Day 39 strategy working out for you now?
Garrett arrives at his camp first and discovers that he can choose to either get a clue for the Hidden Immunity Idol or choose a second bag of rice for the tribe. This is a no-brainer (Ha!). Obviously, strapping Garrett chooses to take the Idol clue. Who in their right mind would choose a second bag of rice?
I'll tell you who, Trisha. The only chain smoking Pilates instructor on the planet, Trisha. Trisha hems and haws over what to do. Her heart is telling her to choose the clue, but her gut is telling her to get the rice. I mean, obviously her gut is telling her to eat - the chick is all loose skin and bones - but come on! You don't pass up a clue to an Idol especially since your tribe thinks you're the weakest and could fear future retribution from you thus making you a target.
Over at Beauty, Funbags is biting her lip and staring at the flag pole. Does she read the note nailed to the post or does she flip her hair one more time? Decisions, decisions. Thinking back to how she was just chosen as the weakest player, Funbags is a bit perplexed to say the least. She doesn't mean to sound conceited, but maybe LJ was super attracted to her and doesn't want her around to mess with his head. And it's not like she's being super conceited when she tells us that she's also the biggest jug... err I mean grudge holder in the universe. She's really good at holding jugs, I mean grudges. She's also really good at getting men to do whatever she wants. She's really good at lots of things and that's not her being conceited at all.
Back at the Brains, Garrett has now stripped down to his boxer briefs and is well on his way to finding the Idol. Unfortunately though, these "hide and seek" type games just aren't his bag, baby. Like, if you hide easter eggs, no way young Garrett will find any. Actually, that might not be because of his weakness in the seek-and-find arts. That could be because he is our brother from Israel (I'm not Jewish, I just like to pretend I am. Some people pretend to be princesses or movie stars, I like to pretend I'm a sassy older Jewish mother who is perpetually panicked about getting dinner ready on time. Don't ask me to explain it.) So yeah, 20 bucks says Garrett has never searched for easter eggs in his entire life. Lucky for him, that Idol looks nothing like an egg nor does it contain delicious candies inside, and he finds it! If you must know, the Idol looks like one of Flavor Flav's necklaces. Yeah boyyyy.
Back at Beauty, Funbags is also in her skivvies searching for the Idol. She doesn't mean to sound conceited, but she's really really good at finding things...
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She's also probably really really good at making out. While she might be good at everything, she's not exactly Speedy Gonzalez. While searching the lava rocks for the Idol, the rest of the Beauties come prancing into camp. So there's Funbags with her funbags waving hello at everyone and now she has to explain why the hell she was perched on the edge of a rock in her underwear. With some quick thinking she tells her tribe that she was given the decision to choose items for comfort or shelter materials and she chose shelter materials. As for why she was up on the rocks, she thought she'd get some quick crabbing in before everyone arrived.
And here is where we meet Brice. Fierce and fabulous in purple pants, Brice is a breath of fresh air amongst these boring Beauties. With that southern drawl and keen fashion sense, I know that Brice and I are going to be lifelong friends. He'll call me "gurl" and I'll spin around the room in a chiffon dress as he shouts, "You betta werk! Gone With The Wind faaaaabulous." I can see it now, we'll watch the Oscars together and throw hors d'oeuvres at the TV when Anne Hathaway shows up on the red carpet. It'll be major. So yeah, we like Brice - not only for the hey gurl heyyys, but for his attention to the intricacy of tribe dynamics. He can sense that Funbags is on the outs with the tribe so with a simple whisper of "I got chu," he lets Funbags know that he's with her.
Over at the Brawns, Trish is all open arms with hugs and forgiveness. She quickly tells her tribemates that she had the choice of choosing the clue for the Idol or an extra bag of rice and the tribe is thrilled to hear that she
What do you say we check in on the Brains? With so many smart people in one place I'm anticipating a multilevel shelter with slides and separate rooms like in the Blue Lagoon. And did you know that J'tia is a nuclear engineer? A real life nuclear engineer!
Naturally, she immediately takes charge of building the shelter and puts everyone to work. She's got the boys chopping bamboo, the girls gathering firewood, and she... well, she'll just sit here in the sand and shout out orders. Kass, attorney at law, starts to get suspicious of J'tia when the structure she has them building keeps collapsing. When that leaf blew on the roof like it did, the shelter probably shouldn't have caved in. And when that piece of sand blew onto the floorboards, the earth probably shouldn't have opened up to reveal Dante's Inferno. As I am a crackerjack little researcher I have managed to rustle up Jenga's (J'tia) resume. Oh wow, she worked in Russia...
Is that... ohhh it is. *welp* Apparently she also worked in ship building back in the 1900's in Belfast. I guess that didn't stop her heart from going on. And umm, lemme see, it says here that she built the Tacoma Washington Bridge as well. Good luck with her, Brains!
And this brings us to the first Immunity Challenge. Come on in guys! For today's Challenge you will maneuver a cart through an obstacle course. At each tower you will retrieve a key, use it to unlock a chest, put the chest on the cart and continue on. Once you've collected all 3 chests, you must disassemble the cart, slide it through a barricade, put it back together and take it to the finish where 2 people will use the pieces inside the chest to solve a puzzle. The first team to finish will not only win Immunity (not to be confused with the dog of the same name), but a fire making kit. The second team to finish will also win Immunity (the dog) and some flint. Third place gets bubkis. Survivors ready, go!
There's way too much for me to get through today so all you need to know is that Jenga accidentally set fire to her tribe. BEAUTY and BRAWN WIN IMMUNITY!!! Brains, we'll see you at Tribal Council.
Back at Brains, the mood is reflective and frustrated. There is a lot of talk about woulda, shoulda, coulda. Well, you know what? Woulda, shoulda, coulda won't get you the million dollars, kids. Only one person in this hot mess of a tribe seems to have a firm grasp of what's going on and that person is Kass. On the outside, Kass is unassuming and nonthreatening, but on the inside... on the inside she'll rip your head off, scoop out your ooey gooey center and shrug her shoulders like it's an everyday thing. As a lawyer she's undefeated. Do you want to know what else she's undefeated at? Honesty. Kass tells it like it is and she does it with such determination and conviction that you have no choice but to nod and go along with it.
For example, while David is moaning over how much of a threat Garrett is and how they need to vote him out tonight, Kass firmly states, "No." David, taken aback, replies, "Alright." That's all she said. Just one word. No. But the way she said it sent tingles up my spine. My fallopian tubes curled up like the edges of a mustache. My nipples inverted and sought shelter. Never has a more determined no been uttered. I could learn things from Kass. I could study her so the next time someone asks me if I'll ever blog The Amazing Race again, I'll be able to say no with such strength that their brains will ooze out of their ears and they'll forever lose their ability to speak or type. With powers like Kass's I could probably rule the world.
After putting David in his place with a syllable, Kass heads back to the shelter and is confronted by Jenga. Jenga innocently asks, "So, who are you thinking for tonight?" Kass, without hesitation, replies, "Honestly, I'm leaning towards you because you haven't been pulling your weight around camp. You tell us a lot what to do, but I don't see you doing anything." *bites fist* I love this chick!
She actually made Jenga cry which isn't easy to do since the radiation of that incident we don't speak about dried up her tear ducts.
Later, Jenga asks Tasha if she pulls her weight around camp. Tasha then warns Jenga that she was a bit bossy with everyone the other day and it probably rubbed people the wrong way. Garrett, however, approaches and tells Jenga that she has nothing to worry about. He is 100% positive that David is going home tonight.
And this brings us to our first Tribal Council of the night. Everybody grab your torches and get some fire. Fire represents your life in this game.
"What's going on?"
"There's a big spider."
"You mean after 3 days out here you're scared of a spider?"
"It was crawling on me!"
Dimples starts off the discussion wanting to talk about the first few days. Jenga does her best Donkey impression and jumps up and down, "Oooh pick me! Pick me!"
"I knew you were gonna talk to me a lot, Dimples."
"Why do you think I'm going to want to talk to YOU a lot?"
"Because some people are considering me for the vote tonight."
And with that we're off and running. Jenga begins to vehemently insist that she is an engineer and engineers get shit done. They sure do.
I don't know. If I was Jenga, I'd stop throwing around that engineer word or the Copacabana University she attended is going to demand that she give back her diploma.
Not only is her tribe kind of fed up with her, but the celestial gods are as well. The more Jenga's voice screeches into the night air, the harder and faster the rain (and Dimples' hair) falls. The thunder boomed and shook, the lightning lit the tribunal and Dimples' bangs slowly made their way down Dimples' forehead. It wasn't pretty and it made me extremely uncomfortable. So, let's get to it. By a vote of seventy twelve to eleventeen, David is the first person voted out of Survivor Contagion.
No time for mourning because we've got another episode to cover! Onward, friends.
The next day begins with a groan. A groan, a whine and an, "I'm not having any fun!" No, a 4 year old little girl hasn't wandered into camp. It's just Garrett totally not feeling this experience at all. He came on Survivor to outwit people not to, you know, survive in the wilderness. If he were back at the poker tables, he'd be sitting comfortably in his chair with
Whine, whine, whine. This is how Garrett communicates. It's very nasal with long drawn out brain piercing syllables. He always sounds like he just woke up and it kind of scrapes on the underside of your skull. Can you feel it? *scrape scrape, scrape scrape* Iiiiii donnnnn't liiiiiike being heeeeeere.
After a morning of moans, Garrett finally finds the strength to get up and make an alliance with Kass and Spencer. Kass nods and agrees on the surface, but underneath she is acutely aware that she is the swing vote. Both Garrett and Spencer want her as do Jenga and Tasha. So Kass will smile and do their stupid handshake, but she is, in reality, a free agent. She'll hear all the pitches before making her final decision.
Checking in on the Brawn tribe, we find that Cliff and Woo have already become fast friends. Batman had Robin. Jordan had Pippin. Now Cliff has Woo. It's adorable and we love them for it. Woo is a long time fan of Cliff's and even collected his basketball cards for a time so it is charming to see these two opposites hit it off and bring the chuckles. They're a bit like Laurel & Hardy or Lucy & Ethel. I love an unlikely alliance so I hope these two stick together for the duration.
Over on the Beauty tribe, Brice is unhappy with how the rest of his tribe is playing dumb. He's got Alexis walking around in her panties flirtatiously offering the men coconut water and he's got Jefra in her kerchief wondering how much everyone else urinates. And then we've got hard to understand Jeremiah making googly eyes at Funbags. She doesn't want to be conceited or anything, but Funbags doesn't really like Jeremiah in that way. She'll keep him close though just in case. I don't know if you know this, but she's really really good at getting what she wants from men. She's sort of the best at it. And that's not at all bragging. I'm just telling you the truth.
Watching Jeremiah drooling over Funbags, Brice decides that they're the perfect two to make an alliance with. Seeing as he's the perfect wingman (i.e. He's as gay as the day is long and of no threat to Jeremiah.), he can assist Jeremiah in his seduction of Funbags. With a quick lean in, Brice whispers to the young lovers, "I think we need to be like the brains of the operation." Jeremiah replies with a hesitant yeah. Maybe he's scared of the gay? Is that like still a thing? But Morgan catches on instantly and smiles and nods at Brice. She definitely likes the idea of the three of them working together. Brice tries to seal the deal with Jeremiah by saying, "Us country folk got to stick together," but in all honesty it was Funbags' enthusiasm *bounce bounce* that reeled in Jeremiah, not Brice.
Back at the Brawns, we've got some tension brewing. It seems that MalnuTrisha (Trisha) suggested that Lindsey go gather some wood and Lindsey didn't take too kindly to it. Lindsey asks MalnuTrisha if they have a problem because she feels like MalnuTrisha might have a problem with her. MalnuTrisha, feverishly trying to smoke a hollowed out twig filled with coconut shell shavings, shakes her head and walks away to tattle to Tony. Tony is jealous of Cliff and MalnuTrisha is jealous of Lindsey so it makes sense that these two insecure weirdos would seek out each other's company.
Let's get one thing straight, MalnuTrisha is a tough old broad from Bah-ston and if you step to her in the wrong way she'll Hundred you to death. She'll slice you with her Saw and blow your face off with her Teaser. You don't fuck with
Similarly, Tony is a tough fort-making cop from Jersey. His father made forts and his father's father made forts and his father's father's father made forts. And we're not talking your average couch cushion fort. We're talking forts made from the elements - in this case palm fronds. That's right. Under the guise of working on the shelter, Tony is whipping himself up a second structure to be herein called the Spy Shack. It may look like a pile of leaves leaning against a tree, but it is in fact a sophisticated mode of gathering intel. I wonder if Tony has ever met Phillip Sheppard, but I digress. With the Spy Shack in play, Tony can effectively spy on various duos like Cliff and Woo. Oh sure, the duo would have to make sure to do all of their covert planning on one specific spot in the camp in order for the Spy Shack to be effective, but hey, it's a fort and we love that!
And this brings us to our second Immunity Challenge. Come on in guys! For today's Challenge you will swim out to a bamboo cage and retrieve underwater fish traps that you will swim back ashore. Once back ashore, one tribe member will use the pieces to solve a complicated fish puzzle. The first tribe to complete their puzzle wins Immunity and a fancy schmancy fish catching set. Second place also wins Immunity, but with a smaller suckier fish catching set. And third place wins zilch. Brice and Cliff elect to sit out this Challenge because they're bl... issfully happy to watch the others compete. Survivors ready, go!
Swim, swim, swim. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Jade has once again managed to set her entire tribe on fire which isn't easy to do considering they were all wet. BRAWNS and BEAUTY WIN IMMUNITY!!! Brains, here's some ointment for those burns. If you see a radiation cloud over your camp when you get back, blame Jenga.
Speaking of Jenga, she bites her lip and looks at Dimples, "I think I let my tribe down." You think? YOU THINK? You want to know what I think? I think someone cheated on their IQ test. That's what I think.
Instead of immediately checking in to see how the Brains are dealing with their loss, we head on over to the Brawns which tells me that something is about to happen. Knowing that Cagney and Tony both sliced various appendages open during last challenge I wondered if we might get one of those Dr. Ramona scenes I love. But no, it's an Idol scene. Tony actually had the wherewithal to search the fish catching prize they won for a Hidden Immunity Idol clue. It was right then that I knew he'd find the Idol. When you've been blogging Survivor for 85 years like I have, you get to know the signs.
(Tony's wood)
(My wood - Red Sand Beach, Maui)
While I can appreciate that the clues are supposedly "harder" by placing the Idols in the water, they still seem super easy to find. Trust me, if that whiz kid Garrett could find an Idol, anyone can find an Idol. Anyone but Funbags, that is. So Tony takes his little clue to the pond with an enormous piece of driftwood planted in the shallow end. Wouldn't you know it? The Idol is tied to that piece of driftwood. The last time I hung out near a piece of driftwood that size was about 5 weeks ago in Maui. I didn't find an Idol, but I did get invited to join a ménage à trois by my tour guide which was both flattering and really really weird. But enough about me, let's get back to Tony and the crazy loon noises he is making as he places the Idol around his neck. It was very A Place In The Sun.
OK now we can laugh at those crappy Brains losing again. Garrett once again faces a no brainer decision (these are the type of decisions he excels at). Since Jenga totally screwed up the Immunity Challenge and caused them to lose, she should be the one to go home tonight. In fact, he thinks that his idea is so tremendous that he'll save everyone a lot of time and energy and just tell them how they'll vote tonight at Tribal Council.
"So what do you guys think we should do? Should we have a hundred side conversations or try to think what to do as a group?"
"Kass do you have any opinion?"
(oh shit, everyone hide!)
"I think Jenga. She backstroked all the way back while we were pulling the stuff. And then the puzzle."
(hmm, she's not being too brutal)
"I mean, there wasn't one contribution to the Challenge... on ANY aspect."
(oh, there we go.)
"I'm just being honest."
(we know! and we love you for it.)
"Spencer, what do you think?"
"Uh yeah, that makes sense. Are we just ummm having an open forum right now cuz this is weird?"
"I still kind of just want to talk to people."
"Look my vote is to like not have side convos. Ever. At all. Let's just hang out and you guys can watch me crunch on these hermit crab shells. Wouldn't that be more fun than playing the game?"
"Then why don't you just quit?!"
And scene.
"If you don't wanna play Survivor, then get out of here!"
What in the sam hell is going on here, Garrett? You're giving me Tina Wesson flashbacks from that season we don't talk about. WHY ARE YOU THERE? Why are YOU on the show and those people who have been auditioning year after year desperate to play aren't? Tasha, girl, we all feel your frustration. Thank you for verbalizing what every single one of us was thinking. Your hair is giving me Jasmine a la Big Brother Australia 2013 flashback so thank you for that too.
OK so Tasha is proving to be someone we might be able to enjoy especially since I see her talking to my Kutthroat Kass down by the water suggesting that they take the game into their own hands and flip this shit upside down. Yes! Do it! I was a little worried that Tasha might be a little too soft for this game, but she tells us straight up, "Why can't I be top dog? I can make it happen!" Indeed. Make this jimmy jammy happen, ladies!
*crunch crunch crunch* What's that?
*sigh* Shit, here comes Garrett.
"What's up?"
"You guys left Jenga alone in the shelter? There could be shenanigans going on."
"No, there are no shenanigans going on! I just prefer the 4 of us all stay together."
Meanwhile up in the shelter, the Shenanigan Bug has bitten Jenga in the ass and the poison is swiftly making it's way through her veins. With wide eyes and a lazy smile, Jenga slowly rises from her seat and quietly walks over to the giant bag of rice. In her brain, she hears only one word. Over and over again. It starts out tiny.... shenanigans, shenanigans. And then it gets a little louder shenanigans, shenanigans. And louder still... shenanigans, shenanigans. Until finally...
Major tribe crippling shenanigans. Dumping the rice into the fire shenanigans. And when she was done, Jenga sat back and she laughed and laughed. Alright I'll admit it, I laughed too. Heartily! I laughed especially hard when she said, "That's what happens when you leave crazy people alone!"
Kass, not one to miss a thing, notices immediately that their rice is in the fire. She asks Jenga who threw rice on the fire. Jenga shrugs her shoulders and says, "I don't know." Kass asks, "The Rice Fairy?" No way, Kass. A Rice Fairy would bring you rice. She wouldn't dump it. Plus, let's get real here, there is no way a Rice Fairy could empty that big heavy bag. A Rice Troll could probably pull it off. A Rice Nymph probably could too. A Rice Satyr definitely could.
When Garrett enters the scene and discovers what Jenga did, he first replies with a pout and then he gets angry... at Kass and Tasha! Kass says, "Look! Garrett! That's all of our rice." Garrett whines, "That's whyyyyy I waaaanted us allll to stayyyy up heeeeeere." He's angry that they didn't listen to him when he said that no side conversations were allowed. Because of Kass and Tasha's defiance, Garrett and Spencer were forced to leave Jenga in the shelter and go down to the beach. It was all Kass and Tasha's fault. Kass stares open-mouthed at Garrett for a second before catching herself and walking away. She marches right over to the camera and asks to see the data that got these people into the Brains tribe. You and me both, Kass.
And this brings us to our final Tribal Council for the evening. The faces of the Brains are sad and depressed. There's a hopelessness that has wafted over the scene. Dimples notices it immediately and asks Spencer what's going on. Spencer begins by doing a sing song thing with his voice, "we had one of those OPEN DISCUSSIONS which is NOT WHAT YOU DO in Survivor." He's clearly mocking Garrett, but in as gentle a way as possible.
Tasha then takes over and explains how they were all pretty candid about how they lost the Challenge (i.e. Jenga). She further explains how Tasha wanted to talk to Spencer and Garrett in private but he said no. Dimples naturally asks Garrett where the strategy is in refusing to have conversations to people. Garrett then opens his mouth up really wide and sticks both of his nasty feet deep inside. His responses after that were something like, "Mawh mrmm grmm mwrhh."
Jenga openly and freely admits to dumping the rice while Kass explains how she and Tasha were down washing their feet but Garrett was so paranoid they were talking game (they were) that he left Jenga alone and went to get them. And then Garrett started to chew his face. He announces that the rest of the alliance is well aware that Tasha and Jenga are working together. "Nom nom nom. Oh, did I say "alliance." I didn't mean alliance, I meant tribe. All of the alliance members in the tribe are aware. Oh wait, I said alliance again didn't I?" Kass, in an effort to help Garrett cover his tracks, says, "I'm not in an alliance" Garrett The Genius replies, "You, me and Spencer aren't in an alliance?" Kass put her head in her hands. I put my head in my hands. You all put your head in your hands and together we shouted, "How did this dummy get on the Brains tribe?!"
Oy vey. Alright, let's cut to the chase and wrap this puppy up for today. I'm not sure whether I'm surprised or not by this vote. I mean, I think I am because of the whole rice thing, but then again, Garrett has the ability to speak so maybe I'm not really that surprised after all. Anyhow, Garrett is the 2nd person voted out of Survivor Contagion.
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JOHANNESBURG, 29 August 2013. South African Airways Technical (SAAT) has called off, with immediate effect, wage negotiations talks with the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU). The decision to call off the negotiations is a result of the striking SATAWU members' disregard of the picketing rules and intensified unruly behaviour.
Since yesterday, striking SATAWU members were involved in erratic acts of intimidation, trespassing and damage to property. Earlier today, close to 150 SATAWU members were picketing outside of the SAA Technical entrance. The group then decided to divert their aggression towards innocent members of the public by going on a 'drive slow' on Jones Road that leads to SAA and SAA Technical premises. Occasionally, the group would park their vehicles in the road thus negatively affecting traffic flow on Jones Road. This has had a temporary effect on the access to the two entities. Alternative access points have been arranged.
SAA's Group Security department has also received reports of severe intimidation of passing motorists and alleged assault of members of the public and employees of the company. The company will take the necessary disciplinary steps in dealing with these incidences.
SAAT has successfully applied for an interdict which will strengthen the law enforcement agencies' ability in dealing with any acts of criminality associated with the picketers.
This behaviour by SATAWU protesters is unacceptable and SAAT management cannot continue to engage with the union until such time that the union ends disobedience of picketing rules. This disorderly behaviour, which is directed at innocent members of the public and employees of the company, is a clear act of desperation by SATAWU. The strike action has had no noticeable impact on SAAT and SAA's operations. The contingency plans will continue to be in place in order to ensure minimal, if any, disruptions to airline's operations. To date, SAA flight delays as a direct result of the strike have on average been three (3) per day.
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I don't know him personally. I wish I did, as he seems like a helluva nice guy. He's a hospitalist, and in our occasional communications by email or blog comments seems to be pretty cool, and a damn good doctor. He's the kind I wish worked at my hospital.
In addition, Karl is also a great cook from what his family tells me. Every year he single-handedly whips-up some sort of major-league Mardi Gras feast. Never having been to Mardi Gras I have no idea what he's cooking, but if I was invited, and lived near you, Karl, I'd definitely come over (but I'd have to draw the line at crawdads- crustaceans just ain't my thing).
As you can see in the picture, Karl's sister was also kind enough to make him a Dr. Grumpy cooking apron for Christmas.
He's also built his own wooden boat. Not a model, but a real boat. Which is way beyond what I can do. My boat-construction abilities are limited to inflating a raft for the pool.
Unfortunately, for all the fact that Karl is a good person, doctor, and cook, he's been diagnosed with brain cancer, has been through chemotherapy, and is now home on hospice.
So, Karl, this post is dedicated to you. I'm sure you helped plenty of patients and their families over the years who never had a chance to thank you.
Not to mention helped patients of other neurologists, and because of my field's inherent lack of social skills, I suspect my neurobros didn't thank you either.
Since you're now on the other side of the bedrail, I want to thank you on all of their behalfs and wish you and your family the very best at this difficult time.
I also want you to know what an awesome sister you have, and how much she loves you enough to put me up to this. Your wife is in cahoots with her.
Thank you, from all of us out here in cyberspace.
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Glenn Hillman never scorned convention. Although the precocious gardener went straight from diapers (almost) to digging in, not for a moment did he stray from the straight lines of traditional design while laying out the structure of his Connecticut garden. But that's not to say he didn't blur them considerably to create a garden with flair.
Not many 23-year-olds would turn to Colonial Williamsburg for a template, but Glenn went there and to other historic properties for inspiration in 1991, after coming home from college with an architectural history degree. He put what he'd seen on that tour to use two years later when he tackled a 3-acre yard in need of renewal at his parents' newly acquired historic house in Litchfield, Connecticut. There he installed a garden that he grew to love so much that when his parents eventually moved down the street, he stayed behind.
The Colonial Revival movement was born in Litchfield—so a modern solution wouldn't fit the Hillman home. But going classic was natural for the young landscape gardener, who put all of his learning and convictions into practice. "Luckily," he says, "the footprint was in sync with my taste."
He put his own stamp on the land and took advantage of its vistas by following the existing axis straight down from a central urn on the lawn beside the house to where a pool resided. He removed the pool to put in an herb garden. Although he kept the layout for the perennial border around the house, renovation and reclamation were needed. "The stone wall was a wreck; the fence was a wreck; the beds were a wreck—but they could all be fixed," he says.
In the herb garden, Glenn used a traditional layout of brick paths delineating quadrants, where he put in shaped trees and clipped boxwood. From there, he went unplugged. "Farther away from the house, you can be more relaxed," he reasoned.
Starting with the golden hops vine he let loose on the arbor, he encourages civil disobedience in his herbs. Although only the hops vine has the potential to become a holy terror, the golden oregano and lemon balm also tend to stray. "I want exuberance," Glenn explains. A prim little herb garden doesn't interest him. He collects and cossets herbs with color, growing variegated sages, shocking golden tansy, and comfrey with yellow stripes—all plants that make you sit up and take notice. And he sees no reason why an herb garden must be populated solely by herbs. Other shrubs and perennials—lilac, spirea, roses, and geraniums—add color and texture.
Finding plants that create the right friction between staid brickwork and floral frill led him to allow irises, chamaecyparis, and foxgloves to cohabit peaceably beside the familiar quartet of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
The garden's axis cuts across the lawn, through a gate and the herb garden, and then down an ornamental pear allée that ties it all together, ending at a shed Glenn designed, patterned after a pavilion in Williamsburg. Carefully selected trees around the periphery, including golden locust and Japanese stewartia, add an arboretum feeling to the area. He continually updates the perennial beds with current versions of old faithfuls to render the garden more sustainable (requiring less maintenance) and more engaging throughout the seasons.
Glenn also collected or designed strategically placed focal points throughout. An armillary sphere, a bee skep, birdhouses, and sharp white pickets keep herbs this side of chaos. These accents collude with the plants to honor the landscape's roots and impart the essence of the home. The landscape he installed has never needed revamping. "You follow the basic tenets, and everything falls into place," Glenn says. "Good design doesn't change."
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Blooming Urn
An urn, painted with buttermilk to encourage a mossy patina, is filled with purple sage, pansies, licorice plant, and a conifer.
The Colonial Revival garden is not confined just to herbs. It also doubles as a potager and includes perennials.
Climbing Roses
To weave the rock garden and house into the perennial border, Glenn chose an adept climber, the ultra-hardy electric pink rose 'William Baffin.'
Climbing Roses Detail
'William Baffin' roses are more suitable for colder climates than most roses.
Hand-trimmed bluestone is accented with sedum.
Homeowner and landscape designer Glenn Hillman.
Herb Garden
The lovely linchpin in the property's layout is the herb garden, with its boxwood sentinels, 'Palibin' lilac standards, and mirrored lattice arbors imposing symmetry among the gold, silver, and green herbs.
Perennial Border
Hemming a lawn on all sides, the perennial border keeps a constant color dialog bouncing between flowers and foliage.
Rock Garden
Glenn built up a wall to shoulder the rock garden terrace, adding pockets for planting.
Colorful Blooms
Although Glenn juggled their positions, the peonies and irises came with the house. He added perennials Salvia 'Caradonna,' lamb's ears, Phlox 'Nora Leigh,' and Dianthus 'Bath's Pink' to emphasize stem colors and foliage hues.
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The garden features a traditional herb garden layout, with a rock garden terrace and classical focal points inspired by historic gardens.
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Garden Shed
Set at the end of a pear allée, the shed is modeled after a pavilion in Williamsburg.
This showy purple heirloom variety of iris smells just like bubblegum, Glenn says.
Glenn chose bricks for the garden's paths and edgings because they are timeless and mellow with age.
The sunroom features sweeping vistas of the lush greenery beyond. Abundant windows allow for easy flow between the indoor space and the garden.
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Glenn dabbles in topiaries, sequestered here.
Sunroom Details
The sunroom doubles as a nursery, where Glenn can work on rooting and potting his plants.
Arbor Entry
The latticework arbors on either end offer a lovely view across the garden.
Hostas flourish in the shadier parts of the garden.
Terrace rockery
Dianthus has crept beyond the rock terrace to swarm around a garden chair.
This antique astronomical device adds interest in the herb garden.
Woodland Area
Glenn achieves a woodland look in this shady glade.
Bee Skep
A reproduction bee skep with a base built by Glenn's father sits amid southernwood, iris, cornflower, and chives.
Blue Blooms
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These are some photos I took a while ago for MAC's MacZine that just came out, so here I am now, posting them, online, on the internet, on my weblog!!!!! The theme of the issue was "Wanderlust," so I did a Los Angeles-inspired moodboard and outfit, which is not surprising to readers of this blog. (This is also basically the outfit form of next month's Rookie theme!)
Weetzie Bat, postcards from a Peter Max paper airplane book, Joan Didion, Elle Fanning in Rodarte in A Magazine Curated by Rodarte, postcards and photos from an antique store I went to in Pasadena with Autumn and Arrow, a tapestry my mom made a long time ago, daisies from the craft store, and Joni Mitchell's Song to a Seagull, which ends with my favorite Joni song, "Cactus Tree."
My top is vintage, my eyelet skirt is from the dress-up box my sisters and I used when we were little, my platforms are by D&G, my necklace was a gift from Chris Habana, and I made both my crowns from craft store flowers and joke shop houses.
Every time we visit I'm particularly delighted by all of LA's pastel houses and surrounding floral life.
I added the necklace for the spooky side of LA and Hollywood Babylon-type stuff, and for the weird psychics that are everywhere and other mystical things Weetzie Bat is obsessed with. I just like that something so sunny and colorful with pastel houses and flowers everywhere can also be so dark and David Lynch-y. But I should probably stop talking about it before it becomes too obvious that I'm trying to justify to myself that time that I murdered a person wait what?
IN OTHER NEWS, I saw Moonrise Kingdom yesterday thanks to a screening set up by their PR for me and my friends, and it was EVERYTHING I'D HOPED IT WOULD BE AND MORE. During the school year I usually avoid watching movies that I know will make me that emotional and inspired because I'm left with all this energy that school doesn't allow for and then it has nowhere to go, but it's almost SUMMER, so soon I get to run away and read fantasy novels and play records as much as I want! (People rolling their eyes right now might like to know that I thought the movie did a good job of not being too self-indulgent on the montage-of-cute-people-doing-cute-activities part. Just enough for me to be like, "Oh Wes, that is so you! Typical Wes! Wes, you aesthetically-defined bitch! =P I heart u so effing much!!!!" before complimenting him on his shoes and throwing my yogurt spoon in the air, but not so much that it stops actually helping the story move along. Also the main kids were so absolutely perfect, and too witty and dark and confused to be cutesy, too. The other kids were also absolutely perfect. So were the grown-ups. Oh my god it was all so good. I may have liked it more than Royal Tenenbaums, which is my favorite Wes Anderson? Oh my god I don't even know I just want to go back. I plan on seeing it at least four more times once it's out in theaters.)


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Jered Weaver Will Keep His Halo Through 2016! + Other Random Off Day Thoughts
Jered Weaver and the Angels reach a 5-year, $85 million deal
Major sports news in 2011 breaks more like an avalanche than like the smooth flowing waves of the pre-social media days. It starts with a small flurry of tweets and rumors that quickly progress into larger and more detailed blasts from other forums, Facebook, independent blogs, insider blogs, press blogs and then the full crescendo of completely confirmed new articles comes crashing down. And all of this occurs 24 hours or more before the official press conference, which these days serves more as an opportunity to get feelings and impressions about that which everyone already knows, takes place.
When this particular avalanche began, I was on my way back down the highways from Yosemite, ecstatic about the Angels perfectly timed sweep of the Orioles, contemplating everything I needed to do to get ready for Monday morning and it just didn't register. But as the avalanche grew Sunday night? Well, have you ever seen a grown woman restraining herself with effort from turning cartwheels in the living room? Yeah, it was like that. If I thought I was excited about Angels news earlier in the day, well that was nothing compared to how I felt by evening time.
So, Jered Weaver is now an Angel until 2016, with a full no-trade clause to boot. *Cue happy dances and shouts of joy* I'm not going to say I never worried about him leaving the Angels, because as my blog will attest, that isn't true. But the full no-trade clause confirms my long held suspicion, as my blog will also attest, that Weaver wants to stay in Anaheim as much as the fans and the organization want him to. Everything I've ever read about Weaver says he's a Los Angeles/Orange County boy through and through. He grew up here. He went to college here. He still lives near his folks, who come to many of his games. I've gotten the impression from interview snippets that he's known his fiancé and many of his best friends since high school or longer. He has been an Angel since day one, and although signing the initial contract with him after the draft took some doing, he never once indicated he wanted to look at playing anywhere else. This has always charmed me about him. I know I feel the same way about continuing to live in the same county I grew up in, near family and old friends. A lot of us do. It's alI very human and relatable…and I hoped that a) I was reading between the lines correctly and b) this meant that if the front office didn't muck things up, Weaver would work with them to stay in an Angels uniform.
I had my concerns. The Angels are known for being pennywise and pound foolish about contracts. Weaver's agent Scott Boras is well known to prefer his clients to go through lucrative free agency bidding wars and players often like to test the free agency waters themselves to get an idea of what's out there. But in the end, the hometown kid, who just happens to be one of the best pitchers currently in the game, stays with the hometown team that really appreciates and needs his killer stuff and all is right with my baseball world! I know many Angels fans were miffed when the organization didn't make any trades in July. (Not me, because I didn't see anyone out there who would make enough of a difference to the Angels to justify what we would probably have had to give up, but that was the subject of another blog post…) Now that we know what the front office had in mind instead, I hope this news makes up for any lingering disappointments on that front.
Jerome Williams Notches a W
I love Jerome Williams's story of perseverance and dedication, making it back to Major League Baseball, but I was uncertain about starting him Sunday. It's not like we have a lot of other options. But I thought his relief outing against Texas was inconclusive. No runs or walks, but two hits and he was behind in a few counts in the one inning he pitched. Clearly he deserved extra slack for his first inning back on the mound in the Majors but still, to me it was inconclusive. Well darned if he didn't pitch a heck of game on Sunday! No walks, six strikeouts and only one earned run and six hits in seven innings to complete the Angels sweep of the O's. That would have kept the Angels in the game even if the offense hadn't shown up. Welcome to the rotation Mr. Williams! And if you keep pitching like this, I hope you stay a good long while!
Yosemite Weekend
As ecstatic as I was about the Weaver news and the Angels victory and the fact that the Angels bridged another game along the gap to first place (Thank you White Sox! I promise I loved you all the way up until sunset today. 😉 ), I was just too tired from having fun to post about it all until today. My husband's family has a cabin in Yosemite, literally inside the national park on private land surrounded by federal land. Trust me, I know how lucky I am. Not only are my in laws absolutely lovely people, they have all of these wonderful toys. They are rebuilding the cabin this summer from the original 1920's construction (you know, giving it a foundation and other modern frills, he he) so the family gathered en semi masse in the park this weekend to make a few decisions about the construction and play in Yosemite Valley.
It was a fantastic weekend! We biked through Yosemite Valley and Wawona, hiked a few of the more popular trails (I've been on most of them at one point or another, but we were there with our young niece and nephew, so it was a minimal hiking, trail highlights kind of weekend. They're good kids and did really, really well!) and goofed around together taking in the sheer breathtaking beauty of it all. One of the many things I have enjoyed about this blogging community is all of the fun details I have learned about other teams and also about life in other parts of the country. Yosemite definitely offers a non-traditional view of California, so I thought I would share a few photos. I posted about the trip in more detail here, and with more photos, if anyone is interested.


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Otitis, or ear infection, can affect the external, middle or the inner part of the ear. Middle ear infection is a common form of ear infection. The "middle ear" is the air-filled part of the ear that lies just behind the ear drum. Doctors cannot normally see the middle ear, but many middle ear problems will produce changes in the appearance of the ear drum that allow an appropriate diagnosis to be made.
Ear infection can occur suddenly, leading to acute otitis, or can last longer, as in chronic otitis. Middle ear infections may occur following a cold or other virus, with nasal allergy symptoms, or they may develop without a known cause. Ear infections are much more common in children than adults. For that reason, most of the information on these pages is geared toward children, although the same recommendations apply to adults as well.
Middle ear infections (otitis media) develop when bacteria or viruses get inside the ear and begin to multiply. These bacteria and viruses often enter the body as respiratory or other infections, such as the common cold or a viral sore throat .
Children are more vulnerable to otitis media than are adults. Two reasons for this difference in vulnerability are:
Children have eustachian tubes which are smaller, more level, and straighter than those in adults.
- The eustachian tubes connect the middle ear with the back of the nose and help to stabilize air pressure within the ear.
- The difference in anatomy makes it easier for bacteria to enter the middle ear from the nose and throat.
Children have larger adenoids than do adults.
- The adenoids are tonsil-like structures located just out of sight at the junction of the back of the nose and the upper throat. Like tonsils, adenoids tend to be much bigger in childhood than later in life.
- Ear infections may be more likely to develop when swollen adenoids block the nearby openings of the eustachian tubes.
Ear infections are the most common infections in babies and young children. It is estimated that 3 out of 4 children under the age of 3 will experience as least 1 ear infection, and half of these children will have 3 or more ear infections by the age of 3. Although ear infections themselves are not contagious, the colds and other infections that frequently lead to ear infection can be passed from person to person.What are the risk factors for ear infections?What are the symptoms of ear infections?How is ear infection diagnosed?What are the treatments for ear infection?Are there screening tests for ear infections?How can I reduce my risk of ear infection?What questions should I ask my healthcare provider?Where can I get more information about ear infections?
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