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Canning the "smart cans" for a while (if not longer)
Earlier this week, the trash can disappeared from the street corner near my office. The only sign of its prior existence: two quartets of severed bolts protruding from the darkened pavement, their shiny tops a bright testament to their recent rendezvous with a reciprocating saw.
A Chicago Tribune article explains the disappearance: it was a BigBelly "smart can," and it was deemed a potential hazard to next month's NATO summit.
This raised all sorts of questions for me.
Are the BigBelly cans a good idea?
Yes, I think so. They're solar-powered, so they require no infrastructure to install: just plant and go. Their internal compactors mean that they have much greater capacity than ordinary cans, and their output will take up less space in a landfill, which is a huge issue for the city these days. Also, according to the Trib, they send an email when they get full, a system that appears to result in quick response—in addition to its labor-saving benefit to workers that only have to empty cans that need emptying. Fuel savings and reduced air pollution are other positive factors. This is a technology that works.
How much of that labor-saving benefit is now being negated by having to remove the BigBelly cans, and later re-install them?
A lot, I'll bet. Most of it, maybe—the cans were only installed a year ago. And yes, the work is being done by city workers so we're all paying for it. Meanwhile who knows when, if ever, the smart cans—which cost nearly $4,000 each, part of a $2.5 million deal—will return to Chicago's downtown streets. ("When the city's public safety departments have deemed it appropriate to do so," says the Streets&San spokesperson. Uh-huh.)
But isn't the city right in thinking them less easy to check "for anything dangerous"?
Well, yes, I suppose so. With their drop-box hatches it's not all that easy to view the contents of BigBelly cans. But aside from that, they're not all that much more opaque than old-fashioned wire baskets, as the photo at right shows—the wire baskets house solid plastic inserts. Let's be realistic: it is, unfortunately, not that difficult to make an effective, er, "dangerous anything" that can be readily camouflaged as innocuous-looking garbage, such that any wire basket more than half-filled with trash will conceal it from all but the most thorough checks (i.e., dumping everything out and sorting through it).
So, if it's not likely to make much of a safety difference, why do it?
Here's the rub: if something hidden in a wire basket goes bang and hurts people, the word is that it was hidden "in a trash container." If it goes bang in a BigBelly can, that brand name is splashed all over every headline—right above a big colour photo of mayhem and destruction. In short, this is all a matter of pre-emptive face-saving on the part of the city, which has an option to buy many more BigBelly cans in the future.
I don't blame the city for doing this; I really think it's in our best interest, although I'm still a little disappointed to see these neat pieces of smart tech vanish from the streets. But let's not pretend it's going to make anyone any safer. It's no substitute for what's really needed, which is for every member of the public to take personal responsibility for public safety: to maintain awareness, to report suspicious activity, to "see something, say something."
And finally, the big question few in this town ever seem to see fit to ask…
Which of former Mayor Daley's friends and/or family made a buck off the BigBelly deal?
Come on, you know that's what makes this "The City That Works."

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The so-called "1992 consensus" has been abandoned by both the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and Beijing, as both are now adhering to the "one China" framework (一中框架), members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) told a forum yesterday.
The closed-door meeting on how the party should deal with the "1992 consensus," which was widely considered the primary reason behind its loss in the presidential election last year, was the second of nine scheduled forums on major China policy issues the DPP has arranged.
The DPP has never recognized the existence of such a consensus. While both the KMT and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recognized the initiative, they defined it differently, with the KMT interpreting it as "one China, with different interpretations" (一中各表), while Beijing saw the consensus as "a pledge to express each other's insistence on the 'one China' principle."
Most participants in the forum held the same view as the DPP's official position and tended to agree that the "1992 consensus" has become a non-issue in the face of recent developments, DPP China Affairs Committee spokesperson Cheng Wen-tsang (鄭文燦) told a post-forum press briefing.
In recent KMT-CCP meetings, the KMT has echoed Beijing's "one China" framework of "one country, two regions," and reaffirmed their anti-Taiwan independence position, Cheng quoted DPP politicians as saying.
Meanwhile, the KMT no longer promotes its "one China, with different interpretations" stance and President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) interpretation of the consensus in his latest message to Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) has been tilting toward Beijing's definition, Cheng summed up several participants' remarks as saying.
"The KMT and the CCP handled the issue [by giving it up] before we were able to handle it," Cheng said.
However, a different voice from an unusual participant, former National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general Su Chi (蘇起), raised participants' eyebrows and attention.
Su has admitted he coined the term in April 2000 as an outgoing official of the then-KMT administration for the purpose of facilitating communication and reconciliation between the CCP and the DPP, which was set to take power in May that year.
He has said the consensus was more of a political term and a symbol than a substantial ideology, but it was able to build mutual trust between the KMT and the CCP.
The Ma confidant yesterday advised the DPP to work on building trust with Beijing and try to seek a party consensus on "no independence," since Taiwanese independence "is now an unrealizable goal for most people."
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Academia Sinica political scientist Hsu Szu-chien (徐斯儉) argued about the necessity for Taiwan, a "small yet respectable democracy," to trust the authoritarian regime of Beijing, saying that the key issue was not which party wins Beijing's trust, but how Taiwan would face a much bigger neighbor with territorial claims and military threats against it as a country, Cheng said.
"Why does Beijing have to be the final judge on Taiwan's political aspiration and hold the right to set the timetable?" Cheng quoted Hsu as saying.
Separately yesterday, KMT spokesman Yin Wei (殷瑋) defended the "1992 consensus" as the party's unchanged cross-strait policy, and questioned the DPP over its intention to redefine its cross-strait policy.


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Monday, October 17, 2016
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Your carpet works hard for you, day in and day out. Over time, dirt and stains are unavoidable, and they also will make your carpet look worn and dull. You need to hire a reliable rug cleaning company to thoroughly clean your carpet to breath life directly into it. Check this out article to see how to find the appropriate company for the task.
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When working with a carpet cleaning company, be sure you do some research and discover one which has a good reputation. Talk to your family and friends to locate individual who worked for them. That is a good starting point. If you do not know anyone who has used a upholstery cleaning company, search the internet for reviews from individuals that have used a service before.
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Simplify Carpet Cleaning By Using These Ideas.
Are you ready to achieve the carpets inside your home cleaned? You need the right advice to help you pick a reputable company to do the job for your family. Keep reading to discover how to get your carpets cleaned correctly, helping you save money and providing you with satisfaction.
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The initial step is usually to prepare your carpet for cleaning. Thoroughly vacuum the area to get cleaned before you start. It is important to remove loose soil and debris just before washing the carpet. For the best results, any problem areas ought to be pre-addressed with the right cleaning product before you use the carpet cleaner.
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Find Out The Techniques For Getting A portland window Cleaner
When you are like most people, you don't really enjoy washing the windows in your home. It's a tough job and achieving professional results can be challenging. Why not just use the professionals? The next article will open your eyes on the possibilities and you could never reach for that old cleaner again! I think it is time to visit www.cleanservicesnorthwest.com, the no1 cleaning window specialist in Portland.
Whilst you may be able to have a great rate on upholstery cleaning from your newer company, it can be a great idea so that you can assist those that have experience. You do not want someone to visit your house to correct a problem and so they end up making things worse because of a deficiency of proper knowledge.
If you are attempting to clean a stain off from your window, never rub. Only use a blotting motion having a cotton ball as this helps to pull the stain through the rug. Rubbing will just spread the stain, which makes it much more tough to remove from your floor.
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Vacuum and shampoo your windows frequently: at least once every 5 - one week. The vast majority of dirt and debris that is certainly visible on your own windows is still loose and can be removed having a quick run of the vacuum. The more time you depart it on the floor, the harder it will likely be to remove.
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As well as cleaning windows, many professional window cleaners offer other services. Many window cleaning companies also provide upholstery cleaning services. You might even find somewhere having a deal on window and upholstery cleaning.
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Many cleaning companies use chemicals in the event you don't want these substances at your residence, find someone which utilizes "green" methods. Look carefully at any labels you use and discuss with your window cleaner what kind of products they already have too.
Ask your rug cleaning company how much time they have been running a business. It is really an industry where people come and go a lot, and you do not want to hire the brand new guy around the block. Finding someone with many years of experience will benefit you. It shows they can be interested in their business and also a reputation which includes allowed them to sustain.
It is best to clean spills immediately. Make use of a dry absorbent cloth to remove liquid and scrape away solids material as quickly as possible. Avoid rubbing the stain which can only make it spread and go deeper in the fiber. Instead blot and lift stains before you apply you upholstery cleaning chemicals.
Before getting a window cleaners company, be sure that the technicians are very-skilled in the cleaning process. It is vital that the technicians understand how to operate the machine well enough and they are generally truly in a position to remove tough stains. If you're doubtful, avoid getting a company in order to be in the safe side.
When you have pets or children, point out that towards the cleaning company before you decide to hire them. Certain products are bad for pets or children, while certain pet odors or stains must be treated with special cleaners. Should you make sure they know up front, you won't end up getting any surprises later.
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Saturday, October 15, 2016
Helpful Tips For Hiring Carpet Cleaners For Your Residence
Any kind of flooring is pricey, and carpet is no difference. Although vacuuming removes dirt and debris, your carpet requires an intermittent deep cleaning. You'll have to employ a professional carpet cleaner. A firm that does good work can restore the look of any carpet. Read the following tips to see what you need to be looking for in the carpet cleaner.
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While you just might get yourself a great rate on carpet cleaning from a newer company, it can be a good idea that you can work with people that have experience. You may not want someone to come to your own home to fix a difficulty plus they wind up making things worse caused by a absence of proper knowledge.
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Ask people you trust to refer a great carpet cleaning company. You can now claim so that you can execute a good job, but you will not want to allow anyone in your house to do such a delicate job except if you know they will do a great job. Talk with friends and family members to determine if they recommend anyone in the area.
Most carpet cleaners companies will not get business through making telephone calls to the people they do not know. Therefore, if you receive a call, remember to thoroughly investigate the corporation to ensure that they may be reputable. Search the web to ascertain if these people have a website and when you can find any customer testimonials listed.
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Friday, October 14, 2016
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Cleaning you home's carpet is difficult. Without the proper expertise, the final results may be spotty a best and, at worst, damage your carpet. Lots of people have found that having their carpets cleaned by professionals is a great relief and a lot more effective. This article below has some very nice tips on ways to pick the best carpet cleaners service to suit your needs.
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Companies that do upholstery cleaning normally charge with the square foot. So as to make sure that you are currently failing to pay anymore than you ought to, study the area you plan to obtain cleaned ahead of time. When the figure quoted is much more than you expected, you may be handling a shady company.
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Things To Search For In The Great Carpet Cleaning Company
Time as well as traffic both get their toll on your carpeting. Undo it all by employing a professional rug cleaning service that may make sure they are look new again. The following article contains expert advice on what to consider when hiring and what to anticipate during the entire process. You won't believe your eyes when they are finished!
When you clean your carpet, don't use an excess of heat. Make sure that the person you choose will not be using excessive heat in the carpet. If you are trying to eradicate a stain, excessive heat can cause it to seep through and stain the ground below.
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As soon as you have new carpet installed, have it steam cleaned straight away. Chemicals are occasionally used to generate a carpet more presentable. You are able to reduce the probability of your loved ones being exposed to these chemicals with the carpet cleaned as soon as you take it home.
Ensure that the carpet cleaners company you're seeking to hire provides the experience to do a great job. May be the company capable to treat all kinds of carpet soiling? What sorts of carpeting can the organization clean? An educated company will be able to give you an estimate of the things your carpet will be once it's cleaned.
Ask a potential carpet cleaning company which products they use to wash carpets. Surprisingly, this can be a big deal, as several of the chemicals employed by these firms may harm children, the elderly, or pets. In the event the company refuses to resolve your question and offers you the perfect solution you did not need to know, go with another company.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
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Will be the carpets filled with stains? Perhaps you have attempted cleansing the carpet yourself? If you have, it's clear that one could take advantage of a certain amount of rug cleaning know-how. However, you will find things to take into consideration when looking for a service. So, continue reading to acquire more information.
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Vacuum and shampoo your carpets frequently: one or more times every 5 - 1 week. The majority of dirt and debris that is certainly visible on your carpets remains loose and can easily be removed with a quick run of your vacuum cleaner. The more you leave it on to the floor, the harder it will probably be to remove.
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Judge dismissed the city's claim
A judge dismissed the city's claim against the former operator of the ... Bangor Daily News-9 Sep 2016 Good evening from the BDN Portland office on Congress Street. ... it was owed $195,000 for cleaning services and linens it purchased for the ... Judge rejects most claims by 2 creditors of failed Nova Star ferry Press Herald-9 Sep 2016 More at http://portland.bangordailynews.com/2016/09/09/home/a-judge-tossed-the-citys-lawsuit-against-the-former-operator-of-the-nova-star/
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Portland Safe & Clean awards handed out at downtown ceremony
Portland Safe & Cleaning awards handed out at downtown ceremony Portland Tribune-30 Sep 2016 As part of the program, more than 30 men and women work every day downtown cleaning sidewalks, removing graffiti and alerting Portland ...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Seattle Facilities
Seattle - The University of Washington is consistently ranked among the country's top leading institutions in medical research, earning special merits for programs in neurology and neurosurgery. Seattle has seen local developments of modern paramedic services with the establishment of Medic One in 1970.[235] In 1974, a 60 Minutes story on the success of the then four-year-old Medic One paramedic system called Seattle "the best place in the world to have a heart attack".[236]
Three of Seattle's largest search engine optimisation agency and medical centers are located on First Hill. Harborview Medical Center, the public county hospital, is the only Level I trauma hospital in a region that includes Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.[237] Virginia Mason Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center's two largest campuses are also located in this part of Seattle, including the Virginia Mason Hospital. This concentration of hospitals resulted in the neighborhood's nickname "Pill Hill".[238]
Located in the Laurelhurst neighborhood, Seattle Children's, formerly Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the pediatric referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a campus in the Eastlake neighborhood. The University District is home to the University of Washington Medical Center which, along with Harborview, is operated by the University of Washington. Seattle is also served by a Veterans Affairs hospital on Beacon Hill, a third campus of Swedish in Ballard, and Northwest Hospital and Medical Center near Northgate Mall.
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Interstate 5 in Washington as it passes through downtown Seattle
The first streetcars appeared in 1889 and were instrumental in the creation of a relatively well-defined downtown and strong neighborhoods at the end of their lines. The advent of the automobile sounded the death knell for rail in Seattle. Tacoma–Seattle facilities railway service ended in 1929 and the Everett–Seattle service came to an end in 1939, replaced by inexpensive automobiles running on the recently developed highway system. Rails on city streets were paved over or removed, and the opening of the Seattle trolleybus system brought the end of streetcars in Seattle in 1941. This left an extensive network of privately owned buses (later public) as the only mass transit within the city and throughout the region.[239]
Three of Seattle's largest search engine optimisation agency and medical centers are located on First Hill. Harborview Medical Center, the public county hospital, is the only Level I trauma hospital in a region that includes Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.[237] Virginia Mason Medical Center and Swedish Medical Center's two largest campuses are also located in this part of Seattle, including the Virginia Mason Hospital. This concentration of hospitals resulted in the neighborhood's nickname "Pill Hill".[238]
Located in the Laurelhurst neighborhood, Seattle Children's, formerly Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the pediatric referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho. The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a campus in the Eastlake neighborhood. The University District is home to the University of Washington Medical Center which, along with Harborview, is operated by the University of Washington. Seattle is also served by a Veterans Affairs hospital on Beacon Hill, a third campus of Swedish in Ballard, and Northwest Hospital and Medical Center near Northgate Mall.
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Interstate 5 in Washington as it passes through downtown Seattle
The first streetcars appeared in 1889 and were instrumental in the creation of a relatively well-defined downtown and strong neighborhoods at the end of their lines. The advent of the automobile sounded the death knell for rail in Seattle. Tacoma–Seattle facilities railway service ended in 1929 and the Everett–Seattle service came to an end in 1939, replaced by inexpensive automobiles running on the recently developed highway system. Rails on city streets were paved over or removed, and the opening of the Seattle trolleybus system brought the end of streetcars in Seattle in 1941. This left an extensive network of privately owned buses (later public) as the only mass transit within the city and throughout the region.[239]
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Due out November 22 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the console version of The King of Fighters XIII seeks to address many concerns fans have voiced about the franchise. Concerns like lengthy matches, addressed in the video by massive combos that take out an entire life bar.
Yes, it does take a great deal of coordination to actually pull any of these moves off successfully, so players shouldn't run into them defenseless all that often. That is unless the player is me. This short video summarizes just about every The King of Fighters match I've played in my long and painful career, hence the popular saying. "The key to victory is just a Fahey away".
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A federal judge decided Friday that girls and women of all ages should have access to emergency contraception as easily as anyone can buy condoms — right off the shelf without a prescription.
From San Diego County to the nation's capital, the ruling set off the latest round of disagreements about the highly sensitive issues of reproductive choice and parental rights. The controversy involves religious organizations, women's advocacy groups, health experts, legal scholars and lawmakers.
U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in New York ruled in Tummino v. Hamburg that the morning-after pill be made available without a prescription or parental permission. This means the drug, sold under the name Plan B One-Step, must be moved from behind the pharmacy counter within 30 days.
Korman's decision struck down the existing policy of the federal government, which requires girls 16 or younger to have a doctor's prescription for the medication. Currently, those 17 or older can purchase the drug from a pharmacist without a physician's approval.
Initially, the Food and Drug Administration had planned to allow universal access to Plan B but was overruled by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. At the time, President Barack Obama said that as a parent he agreed with her.
Korman called the administration's actions "politically motivated." He cited studies supporting wider access to the drug and said the FDA should have been able to carry through on its initial recommendation.
"The decisions of the secretary with respect to Plan B One-Step … were arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable," he wrote.
Korman said regulation requires that when the FDA allows nonprescription drug sales, "the standards are the same for aspirin and for contraceptives." He ultimately determined that the government violated those standards in the case of Plan B.
It was unclear Friday whether the government would appeal the ruling.
The FDA made no comment, saying the legal case was ongoing. At the Justice Department, a spokeswoman said officials were reviewing the ruling. And White House spokesman Jay Carney said Obama still agrees with Sebelius' decision to set 17 as the minimum age for buying the morning-after pill without a prescription.
The lawsuit was filed in 2005 by the New York City-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which argued that the emergency contraceptive was being held to a different standard than other types of drugs because of politics.
Over the years, numerous groups have expressed formal support or opposition to the government's policy. Lobbyists have included the American Medical Association, various pharmacy associations and organizations promoting traditional family values.
Kenneth Schell, pharmacist in chief at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, said that although there is substantial evidence of the pill's safety, that doesn't mean those who decide to take it should assume there is no medical risk. Side effects may include nausea, abdominal pain, headaches, vomiting and a heavier menstrual period.
"Some type of education with regard to sexual activity and the risks associated with using morning-after pills as a form of birth control should be utilized," Schell wrote in an email.
Korman's ruling raised a cheer from numerous women's health and family planning advocates who said the drug has been held victim to ideological and cultural warfare for too long.
Planned Parenthood called the move a "significant and long-overdue step forward for women's health."
About 750,000 pregnancies occur among 15- to 19-year-olds each year, the organization estimated.
"At Planned Parenthood, all of our female patients are offered emergency contraception to keep in their bathroom," said Jennifer Coburn in San Diego, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Southwest. "It's like keeping a fire extinguisher in your kitchen. You hope not to have to use it, but if you find yourself in need, you are really glad it's there."
In Washington, the National Organization for Women also hailed the judge's decision.
"Millions of women need access to this safe and effective product, and the prevention of unwanted pregnancy, particularly in adolescents, should not be obstructed by paternalistic politicking," the group said in a statement.
Others worried about young girls lacking the relevant medical knowledge before buying Plan B, or being vulnerable to manipulation by their sexual partner or an adult outside their family.
"This ruling places the health of young girls at risk," said Anna Higgins, director of the Family Research Council's Center for Human Dignity in Washington, D.C. "There is a real danger that Plan B may be given to young girls under coercion or without their consent. The involvement of parents and medical professionals acts as a safeguard for these young girls. However, today's ruling removes these common-sense protections."
In Clairemont, Chris Clark said Korman's decision was alarming.
"Here's a man who decides he knows better than parents what is best for children," said Clark, pastor of the East Clairemont Southern Baptist Church. "Schools cannot give Tylenol to a child, but it's OK for them to go pick up contraceptives without parental knowledge. It's just very inconsistent."
In addition, he said, the availability of the pill, condoms and other contraceptives encourages activity "that is reserved for a unique relationship between a husband and wife."
The morning-after pill contains a high dose of the hormone progestin. Taking it within 72 hours of unprotected sex can cut the chances of pregnancy by up to 89 percent, medical studies have shown. But the drug works best within the first 24 hours.
Plan B prevents ovulation or fertilization of an egg, so if a woman is already pregnant, the pill will have no effect.
According to the medical definition, pregnancy doesn't begin until a fertilized egg implants itself into the wall of the uterus. Still, some critics said Plan B is the equivalent of an abortion pill because it may also be able to prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus, a contention that many scientists — and Korman in his ruling — said has been discredited.
Staff writer Paul Sisson, The Washington Post and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Plan B timeline
A look at decisions related to morning-after pills, now sold as Plan B One-Step:
- 1999: The Food and Drug Administration approves prescription sales of Plan B.
- 2006: The FDA approves nonprescription sales for women 18 and older. Younger women would need a doctor's prescription. Because of the age limit, the contraception is behind pharmacy counters, so consumers have to ask for it rather than picking it up off the shelves.
- 2009: U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in New York orders the FDA to lower the age restrictions to 17.
- 2011: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overrules the FDA's plan to lift age restrictions on nonprescription sales of the morning-after pill. She says young girls shouldn't be able to buy emergency contraception on their own.
- 2012: Korman rules that the age restrictions on over-the-counter sales of the morning-after pill are "arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable" and must end within 30 days.
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Back in the day, to do anything like write to the screen we would have to use Interrupts to tell the CPU and DOS what to do.
I am sure you have seen Assembly code that looked like this:
mov ah, 8h int 21h add al, 3h mov dl, al mov ah, 2h int 21h
and gotten scared off. All that does is get a nuber that typed in the console, add 3 to it and prints the result back to the console. Nowadays, this code will not run on Windows 7 and anything above without an emulator like DOSBox.
Luckily, Win32 Assembly is not that bad, and it is even a bit easier if you have used the Windows API in your programs. You CAN still write console apps, but they are not DOS apps and do not use Interrupts instead use the Windows API.
One Interrupt you CAN use and will use a lot is - int 3 this will call up your debugger and display your code at that point. In the 1st Getting Started tut is a link for OllyDbg, it is a good and powerful debugger.
There are 2 main ways to create windows and controls - with CreateWindowEx or using a resource editor and create dialogs. To get an app designed quickly, nothing beats a resource editor. I prefer CreateWindowEx, though sometimes I will
create the windows and controls in a resource editor and convert that to CreateWindowEx code (thanks to a Dialog to Window converter in the IDE I use. This tutorial I will use CreateWindowEx, next one I will do the same with Dialogs.
Few things before we start:
In Assembly, nothing is holding your hand like a runtime or compiler that checks your buffers, preserves the registers etc, so you have to be careful to write and read the correct addresses. Another IMPORTANT item is Register Preservation.
What the hell is that? The general purpose registers are eax, ebx, ecx, edx, esi, edi, (also ebp, and esp but these are special) Register preservation just means that when you call a Windows API, you are guaranteed
whatever value is in the registers ebx, esi, and edi before the call to an API, that same value will be there after the call. eax, ecx, and edx are not guaranteed to be preserved. Confused?
Lets say you do:
mov eax, 3 invoke MessageBox, NULL, NULL, NULL, MB_OK
and are expecting eax to still contain 3 after calling MessageBox, you are wrong. Especially with eax, the return values of most functions are returned in eax.
If you wanted eax to stay the same, you would push it onto the stack (another tutorial subject to come) and pop it off the stack after the call
mov eax, 3 push eax invoke MessageBox, NULL, NULL, NULL, MB_OK ; check return value pop eax
Or just use a register that has to get preserved like esi
mov esi, 3 invoke MessageBox, NULL, NULL, NULL, MB_OK ; check return value ; esi still contains 3
Register preservation is IMPORTANT in windows callback procs, if you use esi, edi or ebx in a callback and forget to save it, your app will bomb at some point. Luckily, MASM makes it easy to save regs with the word USES.
If you are writing a proc that does not interact with anybody else then you don't have to preserve these regs, BUT if you are writing code that some other developer is going to call, then the standard is to follow the
Register Preservation rules.
This tut, we will create a window with a button. That button when clicked, will grab a copy of your screen and "slide" it to the right (didn't know what else to do with the button, I DID NOT want the button to say hello)
.386 .model flat, stdcall option casemap:none include windows.inc include masm32.inc include kernel32.inc include user32.inc include comctl32.inc include gdi32.inc include \masm32\macros\macros.asm includelib masm32.lib includelib kernel32.lib includelib user32.lib includelib comctl32.lib includelib gdi32.lib
Windows.inc has a bunch of equates and structures that we need. Masm32.inc has protos for functions we will call. The Windows API incs, contain protos and equates for calls.
For instance, we use CreateWindowEx but there is no such API CreateWindowEx it is known as CreateWindowExA or CreateWindowExW (for the Unicode version) So, in user32.inc if you open it, you will see
CreateWindowEx equ <CreateWindowExA>
If you wanted to, you could do MakeMeAWindow equ <CreateWindowExA> and use MakeMeAWindow instead of CreateWindowEx.
The SDK/MSDN will tell you where the API you need is located, then you just include the inc and lib for it.
next are the includelib. True, lib files can contain code that can be "statically" linked into your program, but in the API case the lib files gives the linker hints as to where the functions are at runtime.
SetControlFonts PROTO :DWORD,:DWORD BTN_DONT_CLICK_ME equ 1001
For any procedure you call with "invoke", you need a prototype to tell ML how many parameters there are and the data type so it can do some checks for you. It makes sure in our case SetControlFonts has 2 parameters, no more and no less
or it will throw an error.
The BTN_DONT_CLICK_ME equate is what I will use in our message handler to see if the button was clicked
.data szFontName BYTE "Verdana", 0 szWndClsMain BYTE "DIC_FIRST_ASM_APP", 0 szWndClsButton BYTE "BUTTON", 0 szDontClickMe BYTE "Don't Click Me :-)", 0
Ooooh, our INITIALIZED data section. This is where we put all of the strings for the app, any initialized structures, arrays, numbers all go here. The string can be enclosed between either ' or " and is NULL terminated (0)
if you forget to NULL terminated your strings, windows will throw a hissy fit at random times in you app and you will go crazy as to why. So don't forget that 0 at the end of your strings.
.data? hInst DWORD ? hHeap DWORD ? hFont DWORD ? hMain DWORD ? swid DWORD ? shgt DWORD ? hDC DWORD ? cDC DWORD ? dwid DWORD ? hScr DWORD ? hBmp DWORD ? hOld DWORD ? msg MSG <?>
This is where we put anything we don't need initialized (when your app starts, they are "zeroed" out), handles to controls, windows, fonts, things we need for the life of the app. They are "Global"
Explanations inline...
.code ; this is were all our code will go FirstWindow: ; this is our entry point. ; Initialize common controls xor edi,edi push edi push sizeof INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX invoke InitCommonControlsEx, esp comment # The return value from Windows API calls get returned in the eax register # invoke GetModuleHandle, NULL ; With Intel Assembly syntax it is mov destination, source mov hInst, eax ; Get the handle to our heap invoke GetProcessHeap mov hHeap, eax ; Create a font ; We could of easily used a LOGFONT structure in the .data? section ; But why use a global when we don't have to.. ; First we will alloc some memory for our LOGFONT stucture ; the handle to our heap is still in eax, so we use it invoke HeapAlloc, eax, HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof LOGFONT ; esi is preserved across API calls so we will save the pointer there ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_calling_conventions mov esi, eax ; Next we will fill the LOGFONT structure with some info mov (LOGFONT PTR [esi]).lfHeight, -11 mov (LOGFONT PTR [esi]).lfWeight, FW_NORMAL lea edi, (LOGFONT PTR [esi]).lfFaceName ; szCatStr is a function in the MASM32 library that appends the second string to the end of the first. invoke szCatStr, edi, offset szFontName ; now we pass the pointer to the LOGFONT structure to CreateFontIndirect invoke CreateFontIndirect, esi ; save the handle to the font mov hFont, eax ; Free the pointer to our LOGFONT structure invoke HeapFree, hHeap, 0, esi ; Register our window class ; I personally don't want to use a global var just for this one WNDCLASSEX Structure ; so I will alloc from our heap invoke HeapAlloc, hHeap, HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof WNDCLASSEX mov esi, eax mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).cbSize, sizeof WNDCLASSEX mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).style, CS_HREDRAW or CS_VREDRAW mov eax, hInst mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hInstance, eax ; The above 2 lines is 1 byte smaller than the following 2 lines ; push hInst ; pop (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hInstance mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).lpfnWndProc, offset WndProcMain mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hbrBackground, COLOR_3DFACE + 1 mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).lpszClassName, offset szWndClsMain xor eax, eax mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hIcon, eax mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hIconSm, eax ; The above 3 lines are 8 bytes VS: ; The following 2 lines are 14 bytes ; mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hIcon, 0 ; mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hIconSm, 0 invoke LoadCursor, NULL, IDC_ARROW mov (WNDCLASSEX PTR [esi]).hCursor, eax invoke RegisterClassEx, esi invoke HeapFree, hHeap, 0, esi ; Are you ready? Lets create and display our window! ; First we will get the coords to center our window invoke GetSystemMetrics, SM_CXSCREEN ; screen width ; Here we subtract our app window width from the screen width sub eax, 755 ; instead of dividing by 2, we shift eax right by 1 shr eax, 1 ; save the value to ebx xchg eax, ebx invoke GetSystemMetrics, SM_CYSCREEN ; screen height ; subtract our window height from screen height and "divide by 2" sub eax, 485 shr eax, 1 ; ##### Create main window ; we don't need ShowWindow or UpdateWindow since we use the WS_VISIBLE style ; ALSO, we don't "add" styles togeter, we "OR" them together invoke CreateWindowEx, WS_EX_APPWINDOW or WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT, \ offset szWndClsMain, \ NULL , \ WS_OVERLAPPED or WS_SYSMENU or WS_MINIMIZEBOX or WS_CLIPCHILDREN or WS_VISIBLE, \ ebx, eax, \ 755, 485, \ HWND_DESKTOP, NULL, \ hInst, NULL mov hMain, eax ; the infamous "Message Loop" ; IsDialogMessage is in here so we can nav with tab key ; This will dispatch all messages to the correct handler .while TRUE invoke GetMessage, ADDR msg, NULL, 0, 0 .break .if (!eax) invoke IsDialogMessage, hMain, ADDR msg .if eax == FALSE invoke TranslateMessage, ADDR msg invoke DispatchMessage, ADDR msg .endif .endw ; We made it here, so user closed app invoke ExitProcess, msg.messageYou don't have to use .if/.else/.elseif/.endif if you don't want to, you could use labels, cmps and jmps. For beginners, I strongly recommend .if/.endif ML won't create bad code.
This is our Window Procedure (Windows Callback) that will handle all messages sent to our window. We have 1 window so one proc, for a bigger program with multiple windows or subclasses, you will have many more.
WndProcMain proc hWin:HWND,uMsg:UINT,wParam:WPARAM,lParam:LPARAM ; it is faster to compare a register vs memory, so we will save the message to eax and compare that. mov eax, uMsg .if eax == WM_CREATE ; when we called CreateWindowEx, it sent the message WM_CREATE to our window, this is where you create any controls, set fonts, any initialization. ;##### Our little button invoke CreateWindowEx, NULL, offset szWndClsButton, offset szDontClickMe, BS_CENTER or BS_TEXT or BS_VCENTER or\ WS_VISIBLE or WS_CHILD or WS_TABSTOP, 317, 232, 120,20, hWin, BTN_DONT_CLICK_ME, hInst, NULL ; easy way to set the fonts for all controls in our window ; we will use the callback EnumChildWindows to set all control fonts to the font we created earlier. ; When you have many controls, this will enumerate all controls and pass the handle to our Proc SetControlFonts ; where we set the fonts. invoke EnumChildWindows, hWin, addr SetControlFonts, NULL ; If you need to have a control in another font like bold or underline ; this is where you set those fonts AFTER the call to EnumChildWindow (or your control won't get your new font) with SendMessage and WM_SETFONT ; Many messages fall under WM_COMMAND, we only want BN_CLICKED .elseif eax == WM_COMMAND ; The high word of wParam is the notification code. ; move wParam into edx register mov edx, wParam ; the control ID is in the Low Word of wParam (edx) the low word of edx is dx ; zero extend dx and move to eax movzx eax, dx ; the notification code is in the high word of edx, so we shift edx right by 16 to grab it. shr edx, 16 .if edx == BN_CLICKED .if eax == BTN_DONT_CLICK_ME ; oooh, someone clicked our button, call our proc to move the screen call Magic .endif .endif .elseif eax == WM_CLOSE ; our app is closing, call our proc to clean up any memory, handles, objects the destroy the window call CleanUp invoke DestroyWindow, hWin .elseif eax == WM_DESTROY invoke PostQuitMessage, NULL .else ; this is for any messages we are not handling, pass them on to the default proc for the window/control invoke DefWindowProc, hWin, uMsg, wParam, lParam ret .endif ; for the messages we process, we have to return 0 xor eax,eax ret WndProcMain endp CleanUp proc ; in our case, we only have 1 handle to clean up ; in a larger app, we would clean up a lot more here. invoke DeleteObject, hFont ret CleanUp endp
this is the proc the callback EnumChildWindow will call with the handle of the enumerated controls
we set the fonts here.
SetControlFonts proc hWin:DWORD, lParam:DWORD invoke SendMessage, hWin, WM_SETFONT, hFont, FALSE mov eax, TRUE ret SetControlFonts endp
this proc is called when someone clicks our button
just makes a copy of the screen and slides it to the right.
it uses a macro from the MASM32 package rv (return value) to call the proc, and get the return value on one line.
Magic proc mov hScr, 0 ; screen handle is zero mov hDC, rv(GetDC,hScr) ; get its DC mov swid, rv(GetSystemMetrics,SM_CXSCREEN) ; get screen width add eax, eax ; double it mov dwid, eax ; store it in a variable mov shgt, rv(GetSystemMetrics,SM_CYSCREEN) ; get the screen height mov hBmp, rv(CreateCompatibleBitmap,hDC,dwid,shgt) ; make double width bitmap mov cDC, rv(CreateCompatibleDC,hDC) ; create a DC for it mov hOld, rv(SelectObject,cDC,hBmp) ; select compatible bitmap into compatible DC ; ------------------------------------------------ ; blit 2 copies of the current screen side by side ; ------------------------------------------------ invoke BitBlt,cDC,0,0,swid,shgt,hDC,0,0,SRCCOPY invoke BitBlt,cDC,swid,0,swid,shgt,hDC,0,0,SRCCOPY ; -------------------------------------------------------- ; repeatedly blit the shifting image to the current screen ; -------------------------------------------------------- push esi mov esi, swid @@: invoke BitBlt,hDC,0,0,swid,shgt,cDC,esi,0,SRCCOPY ;invoke Sleep, 25 ; slow it up a bit sub esi, 8 jns @B pop esi invoke SendMessage,0,WM_PAINT,hDC,0 ; clean up the mess after invoke DeleteObject,hBmp ; delete the compatible bitmap invoke SelectObject,cDC,hOld ; reselect the old one invoke DeleteDC,cDC ; delete the compatible DC invoke ReleaseDC,hScr,hDC ; release the screen DC ret Magic endp
the end of our code / entry point
end FirstWindow
Next up, Our first window using a dialog instead of CreateWindowEx
This app: http://www.gunnerinc...iles/shrest.zip includes source using jmps/cmps/calls and no invoke/.if/.endif if you want to see an alternate way of coding in MASM
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your so skillfull in my whole life i can never draw as good as this :) even barbie doll is so detailed
but.. it looks finished already haha xD she has such a frighteningly beautiful face & looks like she has a bad hair day :p but i do luv her makeup/that dress
incredible!!!wish i could draw like u .....
The barbie doll's expression makes me laugh xD Such a talent you are.
cool drawing
I like how most people keep commenting "Is this a picture??" or anything involed to that sentence, it's so retarded. Anyways, I love this drawing. 5/5 and faves
fantastic draw !!!! i want to draw like that !!!!!!
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Qua – Devil Eyes
Here's another sprite animation by Paul Robertson. It reminds us that we'll live forever in the heart of those who loved us. And/or that ultra violence and ultra cute characters mix very well.
Qua is electronic musician Cornel Wilczek. Devil Eyes is a track on his 2007 album Painting Monsters On Clouds.
The video is available in the two flavours: the official release (4 minutes) from external links, and the extended version (6 minutes) from my server.Also tagged 8bit, blood, butterfly, cats, clouds, desert, fisherman, hide and seek, meteor, music notes, panda, Paul Robertson, planet Earth, Qua, smoke, trees


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but I have no idea how to test the theory.
I dont have that equipment, nor the expertise to use them, but i have used a microscope before to examine dies. You can probably just use a regular microscope for this scale, and The LED even has a clear lens to see right into it. I still wont be bothering to do that. Instead I built the thing, and have been running it as a test to see how long it will take to fail, and it has shown no signs of failure yet.
Its been months with no sign of dimming, ......
Engineering isn't about "you cannot do that", or "that's wrong". Engineering is about knowing why you cannot do it so you know when / where you can do it.
Leds, especially high brightness leds, behave far more like resistors (at high current levels) than like diodes,
the resistor really is there to provide some negative current feedback
the datasheet lays it out clearly for you.
but im pretty sure everyone here knows about that stuff,
The reason casino owners and lotteries make money is because people are greedy, not uninformed.
Where do you get resistors for less than one cent each? I get them cheap on the internet, and they are 2-5 cents each, in packs of 100 or more.
As an aside, this is easily my favorite thread of the new year.
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When her husband's chronic illness began to spiral out of control, author Carolyn Starks figured out how to help her children deal with their fear while getting her spouse the care he needed.
We were eagerly waiting in our hotel room for my husband, John, to finish showering so that we could head to the amusement park. My tween daughters started yelling "Hurry up!" over the hiss of running water. But as I finished my cheap shot about him taking longer in the bathroom than a woman, my heart sank.
It suddenly dawned on me that my husband, a type 1 diabetic, might not be taking his time in the shower but languishing there. He could be suffering from low blood sugar, which would render him unaware of where he was, confused and unable to help himself. My pulse was racing, my hands were shaking, my thoughts snowballing. I opened the bathroom door, but he slammed it shut. I heard loud banging, as if he were punching the wall. I opened the door again and found him in a grand mal seizure. That dreadful sound was his head knocking against the tile wall.
"Is Daddy going to die?" my younger daughter, Natalie, cried out.
"Daddy's going to be fine," I answered, way too cheerily.
I embraced him in a bear hug, and then dragged his soaked, flailing body out into the carpeted foyer, where my daughters saw their dad, for the first time, naked and frail. I ran to the lobby for help, leaving my daughters stock-still, staring at their defenseless father.
And so began Cecelia and Natalie's baptism by fire into the new reality of their dad's diabetes.
It's serious enough that it could kill him...but it probably won't...but be on guard just in case he passes out and you have to help him...but we can't tell you when, or if, that will happen again.
After the paramedics left, we sat our daughters down, looked deep into their wet eyes and explained what had happened. We encouraged them to share their feelings. My younger daughter piped up, saying how worried she was about him. His response: "I'm fine." After all, what do you tell your children when their father has a pernicious disease that lets him look—and in fact be—perfectly healthy most of the time, but that can strike him down at any moment? I wanted to counsel them and cancel the outing. But I followed my husband's lead and decided we could skip the emotional roller coaster and ride a real one instead at the amusement park.
My daughters grew up learning about diabetes in uncomplicated doses. They mimicked my conversations with John: "Daddy, is your sugar low?" the younger one would ask, baby voiced, her pudgy hands cupped around his face. Countless times they watched Dad prick his finger to check his blood sugar. And often they perched on the bathroom counter as he pushed the insulin needle into his hip. "No big deal," he had taught them to repeat and believe. However, they never wanted to talk about the disease. I couldn't even get them to say the word "diabetes."
And there was much we kept from them. They didn't know their dad had, on several occasions, suffered blood sugar levels so low that he either couldn't communicate or lost consciousness. Our family doctor wasn't ever too alarmed, because my husband's A1C test—which measures a diabetic's average blood glucose control for the past two to three months—was always very good. We asked about consulting an endocrinologist, a specialist in hormone imbalances like diabetes, but our doctor thought it wasn't necessary. He gave us the name and number of a diabetes educator, but my husband didn't want help from somebody who (a) wasn't a doctor or (b) didn't have the disease.
Our hotel room emergency pushed us to demand help. Since our insurance company requires referrals to specialists, we desperately searched for a new family doctor willing to write one. On the way to an appointment with a new M.D., I repeatedly stated our mission: "We are not walking out of his office without a referral to an endocrinologist." My husband agreed. Twenty minutes later, we walked out empty-handed. When I asked why we couldn't see a specialist, the doctor pointed to the framed photos of his prized patients: professional athletes. They trusted him, so we should too—even if they didn't have diabetes. We left, my blood pressure hitting an all-time high.
About a week later my husband passed out in the kitchen while getting breakfast ready. Our daughters found him unconscious on the floor as I was giving him emergency glucose and talking to a 911 dispatcher. His blood sugar level was 17. (The normal range is between 70 and 180.)
Later that afternoon, my normally calm husband anxiously sought help from our family doctor. The few times he had previously suffered low blood sugar, we could usually figure out why it happened. It was often due to an error in the amount of insulin he had injected. But two unexplained life-threatening emergencies within 10 days were uncharted, terrifying waters. The doctor had an explanation: My husband could have accidentally injected insulin into a vein, instead of fat, dramatically lowering his blood sugar level. While this was plausible, John still wanted to consider trying an insulin pump—a programmable device the size of a pager that delivers insulin continuously through a tube inserted in the body—which required a referral to an endocrinologist. Once again, the doctor refused his request.
On his way to the hospital for yet another blood test, my husband called me with the "no referral" news, to which I responded by shouting obscenities. Then I called the doctor's office. A polite secretary asked me to leave a message, but I could barely speak through sobs: "You ask the doctor how he would feel if his children saw him pass out and nearly die in front of them!" He never returned my call.
Fueled by a tankful of anxiety, I pressed on. I had heard about a diabetes support group in our town, and since my husband couldn't attend due to work, I towed my daughters and their coloring books along. I had forgotten one of the golden rules of parenthood: Your children hear, if not feel, everything you say. My way of dealing with my own fears about my husband's health was to obsessively ask him to check his blood, badger him to tell me his blood sugar level and panic when the levels were off. In essence, I had reduced him to nothing but a number—which was unfair to him, the kids and me. He is obviously so much more than that to all of us.
Inside the small church basement, we were warmly greeted by a mother who said she'd started the group because she couldn't find much support for herself and her 9-year-old diabetic daughter. It was here that I learned diabetics should not take insulin before a hot shower, as my husband had done both times before those two incidents. (The heat escalates blood flow, causing the drug to be absorbed faster.) But my most treasured takeaway was the name of a highly recommended endocrinologist. I sighed with relief as I wrote it down on a scrap of paper. Weekly my daughters and I returned to the group, absorbing encouragement while they played or colored with diabetic girls and boys brought by their parents. I was teaching my girls, through my actions, to seek help from others when they are lost and to not live in isolation when they are afraid.
Meanwhile, my husband found a general practitioner who, after hearing about his recent emergencies, immediately wrote him a referral to an endocrinologist—the name read off my tiny piece of paper. The specialist reassured us that my husband could gain back control of his disease through education and an insulin pump, if he wanted one. Finally!
My husband not only learned how to use the pump but also began counting carbs, preparing for blood sugar spikes instead of reacting to them, and getting help for the depression that stemmed from coping with a chronic illness. He realized that despite having diabetes for three decades, he had been undereducated—and perhaps unwilling to learn new methods for controlling the disease. But now his emotional and physical health are better than ever. These days we have funny names we use with the girls for blood testing, and make a contest out of guessing the number on the meter when my husband does a check. We are even considering taking part in a federal study that tests our daughters annually for diabetes.
This doesn't mean our battle is over. We fight the disease every day. I've heard it said that when a member of a family has a chronic illness, everyone in the family has it. Is it horrible for me to think that sometimes we have it worse than he does? When I ask my husband how he can live with the disease, he says that after 34 years he feels he has power over it. I decided that we needed to be empowered too. I showed my girls where we keep emergency glucose tablets and gels, then placed additional meds around the house where they could see them. We posted a sign emblazoned with "911" by the phone with the sentence "My dad is a diabetic and passed out." We role-played and practiced our emergency response. We talked about the days Dad passed out, but focused on the positives.
"I know that was scary. But look at us! We handled it, didn't we?" I said to them. "We knew what to do to help. I am so proud of us. And Dad's okay. This might happen again, but we know we can handle it because we already have."
"But it probably won't happen again, right?" my older daughter, Cecelia, asked, her blue eyes wide.
Every mom instinct I had wanted to skim the surface. But I was speaking with young girls who could spot a lie before a single word is spoken. I told them that we trust Daddy to take care of himself. But we can never, ever trust diabetes.
Diabetes Overview
Type 1
The body halts or decreases its production of insulin, making insulin injections or a pump necessary to stop glucose from building up in the bloodstream. This disease is usually diagnosed in childhood. Warning signs can include weight loss, frequent urination, rapid breathing or loss of feeling or tingling in feet.
Type 1.5, or LADA
Often misdiagnosed as type 2, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults occurs when the body stops or lessens its manufacture of insulin—basically a slowly progressing form of type 1.
Type 2
Most people with this kind are overweight, as fat cells can make it more difficult for the body to process insulin. The result is an increase of glucose in the bloodstream that requires medication to alleviate. Previously diagnosed in adulthood, it's now being diagnosed in children due to the obesity epidemic.
Gestational Diabetes
Up to 18% of expectant mothers have high blood sugar during their pregnancy. The condition usually goes away once a woman gives birth, but it increases her risk (possibly her child's too) of developing type 2 diabetes later in life.
Originally published in the November 2012 issue of Family Circle magazine.
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The Republican governor discussed his budget proposal with reporters on Monday. State finance officials are scheduled to present the measure to legislative finance committees on Tuesday.
Haslam said poor revenue collections are forcing him to make $150 million in reductions for the remainder of this budget year, and $160 million for next year.
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What a great 10 days in J7-land Dominica
Wow! What a great time due in part by my escape from weeks of sub-freezing temperatures in NJ! Certainly the 80's in Dominica were a welcome treat. The north shore of Dominica is beautiful. Actually the whole island is a recreational playground with many beautiful beaches and an abundance of hiking trails. Economically, however, Dominica is much more impoverished than other Caribbean islands with greater than 60% of its estimated 70k population chronically unemployed. Tourism plays a major economic role and there are many, many roadside stands selling local fruits, vegetables, and handmade crafts. And the island has launched one of the first national hiking trails that goes from the north to the south through two of its national parks. The Wai'tuKubuli National Trail is 174km long, divided into 14 segments, is destined to be a major Caribbean eco-destination for hikers. The trail passes from the southern beaches through two National Heritage protected Parks north to the very scenic north shore ending in history-rich Portsmouth.
The intriped Buddipole team of Chris/W6HFP, Steve/wG0AT, and myself spent nearly each day of our week long dxpedition hiking and field activating remote beach or mountain sites in this very scenic island. See some of the pictures of the many days hiking and some of the beautiful beaches we had some QRP fun, often between frequent rain showers! But the rain squalls were short lived and more importantly, they were warm!
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I loaded up images for Raspian "Wheezy" and Incredible Pi PBX onto seperate SD cards and it quickly became apparent that the network issue wasn't specific to the XBMC install I had.
I did some playing around and established that on all distributions I have tried the following happens:
- I can communicate with my Router (192.168.1.1) and out to the internet fine from the Pi
- I can connect to (ping/ssh/http/whatever) to the Raspberry Pi (192.168.1.70 assigned by DHCP) from the LAN
- I CANNOT connect to any LAN hosts (All on 192.168.1.x) from the Pi (Destination host unreachable, etc)
I have tried the following:
- 3 different distributions running on 3 seperate SD card (as above)
- I have tried manually setting an IP address and subnet mask
- I have tried a totally different router and network cables
- Tried with vanilla installs of the distros - no changes from the default
- Tried a different subnet (Setup hosts on a new network (inc hardware) on 192.168.2.x)
Basically, as far as I can tell, I have eliminated all possible causes apart from the Pi hardware itself, but it's just an odd problem and I can't possible see how a hardware fault would cause such a specific connectively issue.
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Don't expect Fox to clear up all the swirling "American Idol" rumors today when the network announces its upcoming lineup to TV critics.
Early word was that the network might name the judges' panel for its upcoming season of the hit talent show at the Television Critics Association press event in Beverly Hills today. Several big names have been rumored to be under consideration to replace Simon Cowell, and last week, Ellen DeGeneres quit. There were unconfirmed reports that Kara DioGuardi's contract had not been renewed, meaning as many as three slots could be open if Fox sticks to a four-judge format.
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As Navistar International Corp. completes its final testing stages and prepares for the upcoming launch of its 2010 MaxxForce engines, a new online entertainment channel – MaxxForce TV – is making its debut, according to a news release.
Starting this month, customers will be able to learn about the benefits of Navistar's MaxxForce brand engines — used by several RV manufacturers — in a whole new way with the launch of MaxxForce TV, an online channel devoted entirely to trucks and engines. The inaugural series, "Maxx IQ," is an entertaining and informative game show hosted by Joe Elmore, host of the television show "Horsepower TV" on the Spike Network.
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The face of Maxx IQ is Nashville's own Joe Elmore, known to car and truck enthusiasts as the co-host of America's longest-running performance car show, "Horsepower TV." Every weekend on the show, he shares engine building tips and visits hot rod and automotive events around the country. Hero to millions of fellow "gearheads," he's the perfect fit for a game show that's all about trucks and engines.
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"Obviously, engines are one of my passions," said Elmore. "So it was satisfying to give drivers a chance to win some money and educate them about MaxxForce engines at the same time. During the shoot, I got the opportunity to test-drive the engines myself and they have some real power. I was impressed."
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Nick Minnerath scored 36 points, including four 3-pointers, for Detroit.
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